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Virginia,Alexandria,Holiday Inn

Dentist Advertising Postcard

Dentist Advertising Postcard – back

Legend of the Sand Dollar

Legend of Sanddollar- back

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Abilene Texas,The Colonial Inn

Liberty Jail, Missouri

Marineland of the Pacific Performing Dolphin

California,Vallejo,Royal Inn

California

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4 Used Postcards: Hawaii…Washington State…Australia

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About Vintage Advertising Postcards

The first advertising postcards were introduced in Britain in 1872, and the genre sooned gained popularity as an effective promotional vehicle. Collectors look for cards with distinct and colorful illustrations or photos. While there are many collectors who specialize in the early advertising images or art deco images, collectors also specialize by theme.  Examples include collectors of alcohol,beer or wine cards, household products like soap or food, or services like dentists or doctors.

I recently listed several advertising cards using comic humor to remind doctor/dental patients of appointments.

Advertising Postcard-Dentist-Pink Panther

Advertising Card-Dentist-Family Circus Comics

Another popular topic are roadside attractions.

Advertising Postcard-Roadside Attraction

Advertising Postcard-Roadside Attraction

Another popular topic are gas station and motel/hotel postcards.

Advertising Postcard-Marina/Gas Station

Advertising Postcard-Hotel

And finally, here are advertisements for commercial travel ventures

Advertising Postcard-Rose Bowl Flea Market

Advertising Postcard-Colorado River Cruise

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Postcards: Totem Marina,Tacoma,WA…Olympic National Park…Seattle WA…Astoria Column, Astoria,Oregon…Diamond Lake,Southern Oregon…Black Canyon,Gunnison River,Colorado

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SOLD

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Now listed in eBay Store

Now listed on www.rosessundries.com
Now listed on www.rosessundries.com
Now listed in eBay Store

45′s: Patti Page…Duane Eddy…Marvelettes…The Guess Who…Mashmakhan…Count Five

Postcards: Statler Hilton Hotel…Jimco Truck Stop Gas Station…Prehistoric Gardens, Oregon Roadside Attraction…Enchanted Forest, Oregon Roadside Attraction…Rose Bowl Flea Market, California Roadside Attraction

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 Now listed in eBay Store

 Now listed in eBay Store

  Now listed in eBay Store

 Now listed in eBay Store

 Now listed in eBay Store

SOLD

 Now listed in  eBay Store

Now listed on www.rosessundries.com

Now listed on www.rosessundries.com
Now listed on www.rosessundries.com

Now listed on www.rosessundries.com

Vintage Hotel Postcard

You find them in stacks of old postcards everywhere–the motel/hotel postcard. They were usually given away free to overnight guests and were a great way for the innkeeper to advertise. But today they are a history of the great motels and hotels of the past. American families used to take gas guzzling road trips for vacations—gasp! And stayed in family friendly motels on the way. So contained in many family collections are the postcards picked up on the way.

Today these remnants of a day gone by are snapped up by postcard collectors specializing in motels and hotels. Collector Andrew Wood says “While I collect linen motel postcards, even that focus allows a number of specializations. On a given day, I’ll point out my sub-collection of Wigwam Villages, Alamo Plazas, sombrero-themed motel postcards, or art deco-streamline modern motels.”

 Here are some recommended reference books for motel postcard collectors:

Gas,Food & Lodging: A Postcard Odyssey through the Great American Roadside	Home Away From Home:Motels in America	The Motel in America

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