Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FlamingPumpkin / E+ via Getty Images Many postcards sold for a few cents (or even a penny) when they were first made, but they’re ...

Antique Christmas postcards are an affordable collectible favored by many collectors. The practice of collecting postcards of all types is called "deltiology," and those who collect consider the years ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. People can be sweet and simple creatures, and postcards are the proof. For generations, folks have sent bits of beautiful cardboard through ...

Before the paparazzi and TMZ, we had to rely on celebrity postcards to get a glimpse into the private estates (and Christmas trees) of Hollywood’s finest. These vintage postcards from the 1920s and ...

YORK, Maine — The Old York Historical Society now has a portion of its collection of historic postcards searchable online at oldyork.org. A collection of 1,780 postcards, part of a larger donation of ...

The Penobscot Marine Museum is collecting old postcards that capture a glimpse into the lived experience of Mainers from more than a century ago.

It's been nearly 150 years since the postcard first came on the scene. The great-grandparent to tweets, profiles, feeds and other social media, postcards were once the most efficient and cheapest form ...

This postcard shows a crowded beach with a pier in the distance. It’s still a common sight today. Courtesy of Digital Commonwealth, Massachusetts Collections Online. Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collec ...

Before social media, they were social media. Postcards from the early to mid-20th century were the Instagram posts and tweets of their time. They told visual stories. You could only write a certain ...

While freebies are rare on airplanes nowadays, these once-common trinkets are now a valuable collector's item, often carrying price tags in the triple digits.