Mood Indigo Divided Plate…MidCentury Cocktail Picks

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 Now listed in eBay Store

I’ve moved my eBay store to a different eBay seller ID: grandmastree

You’ll get the same great vintage finds and the same 5 Star Service.

Why did I decide to do this?

It is simple really. I believe that I deserve to have a top seller logo next to my name on eBay. But try as I might, I wasn’t able to achieve enough volume to meet eBay’s criteria. However, if I combine my three identities (Roses Buttons, Roses Sundries and From Grandma’s Tree) I believe that in a few short months, I will be able to achieve this coveted status.

Here are some gift ideas for the vintage postcard collector.

1. Album or acid-free display picture frame into which the collector can place his or her collectibles.
2. Sleeves. A sleeve is a protective sheet of plastic that covers the postcard and protects it when out of an album. Make sure that it is mylar or other archival material.
3. Resource books Purchase a gift card from Amazon and let the person do his or her own shopping.
4. Storage Boxes Locking or unlocking metal carrying cases are especially nice.
5. Software specific to postcard collecting and dealing.
6. Lighted magnifying glass
7. Gift certificate. Discover where the collector likes to shop for postcards. That way you make no mistakes and the gift will be a perfect choice.
8. Magazines. If he or she doesn’t already receive a collector’s periodical, you might consider giving one of the several published periodicals.
9. Trip to a postcard fair. Go online and find out where some are happening or better yet, look inside a postcard collector magazine.

Univex 3D Camera…Lefton Ewer…Chokin Trinket Box…6 Vintage Italy Postcards

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Now listed on www.rosessundries.com

Now listed on www.rosessundries.com

Now listed in eBay Store

Now listed on www.rosessundries.com

Now listed on www.rosessundries.com

Now listed in eBay Store

The Chrome Era is generally considered to be from 1939 to the present.

Here’s an informative summary from Postcards of Hamilton

“Today we think of chromes as any modern, glossy surfaced card. The term “chrome” originated with Kodak’s Kodachrome film. This colour-reversal film that could be used to produce positive images was first introduced in 1935. It was not long before photographers and printing firms (including postcard manufacturers) began to use colour positives. Chromes were the first colour postcards produced from colour film and printed with the photo-mechanical halftone process. The “chrome era” begins with the publication of a series of 85 chrome postcards by the Union Oil Company of California in 1939. The cards originated in the San Francisco office and were sent out to dealers to be given out free at their gas stations. Large national postcard publisher/ printers such as Mike Roberts, Plastichrome, Dexter Press, Curt Teich and others followed in the production of modern chromes. In the beginning, the traditional 3 ½” x 5 ½” size of postcard was adhered to but by the 1960s the continental size of approximately 4″ x 6″ was becoming more popular. “

Fenton Ribbon Edge Hobnail Bowl…Capodimonte Powder Jar…3 Postcards Europe

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SOLD

SOLD

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Now listed in eBay Store

Now listed in eBay Store

Sandford,England Trinket Box

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