22.00 USD
This is one of those precious ones it is difficult for us to let go of :) the RPPC that breaks the "third wall." Do you see how along the right edge of the photograph, through careless cropping, the actual environment is visible beyond the painted, trompe l'oeil background? Does this hurt the magic of the image for you? If it does, we understand, but frankly, it makes it all the more special for us :) And what about the wonderful mule? Painted wood, or early cast plastic?
Grand-mama, mother and daughter (or son, because in those days, as very young children, even tough guys like Humphrey Bogart were often dressed in what we see today as little girl clothes). They stopped to get a portrait taken at a fair or fete, or while on holiday. In any case, the picture was made outdoors and not in a studio.
Wonderful image in very nice, unposted condition.
"Buy land. They ain’t making any more of it." Whether this phrase originally came from Mark Twain or Will Rogers (it is often attributed to both of these famous American humorists), the basic idea can certainly be applied to vintage postcards. Whether through the ravages of time, or by being bought up by collectors, these wonderful old pieces of history are vanishing away.
"Rare" postcards? Like any collectible, there are certainly some hard to find postcards, but it is difficult to apply the term "rare" to many cards printed in large runs by the major European or American printers of the early 1900s. At best, the term is a subjective one, that will mean something different from person to person. In our experience, as soon as we call a postcard rare, we're liable to find it in some other dealer's collection the next week.
But, there is one category of vintage postcards for which the term "rare" is almost always an accurate one, by any standard, the "Real Photo Postcard," or RPPC.
Even though most of the postcards in our shop are arguably "real photographs" (developed from a negative through a sliver bromide, or gelatine silver, process onto postcard stock photo print paper), actual RPPCs (in the generally accepted sense), are photographic prints produced on postcard stock by home photographers, or independent studios, in extremely limited runs of usually no more than a few to mail off to friends and family. This means that, given the age of the RPPC (in this case, about 90 years), it is likely that this is a one of a kind, absolutely irreplaceable, card. Rare, indeed!
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.
And please come visit our blog at:
redpoulaine.blogspot.com
where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!