Oneida Boat Club

Oneida Boat Club in Burlington NJ.
Nice colors in this card. Standard 3.5" x 5.5" card.
Undivided back unused postcard. Published by Burlington Post Card Co. Burlington, NJ. Made in Germany

New or Used?

Collecting older postcards is a great way to learn a little history. One of the questions people ask is, should I collect new(unused) or used cards? Well for me the answer is both. By collecting a card with a post mark you can date the card easily. A card thats unused needs a little bit more looking into. Although with the different postcard eras you can usually find out without to much trouble.
More on this subject later.

Postcard Eras

For those who need to know these things, here are the postcard eras.

• Pioneer Era (1893-1898)
• Private Mailing Card Era (1898-1901)
• Undivided Back Era (1901-1907)
• Divided Back Era (1907-1915) note: although "divided backs" is a term used to describe newer cards as well.
• White Border Era (1915-1930)
• Linen Era (1930-1945)
• Photochrome Era (1939-Present)
• Real Photo Postcards (1900 to Present Day)

Downtown Riverton of Days Gone By

A unused divided back postcard. Standard 3.5" x 5.5" card
Williams & Wright Building in Riverton, NJ. Check out the old autos.
Card published by The Collotype Co. Elizabeth, NJ and NY.
Sign on the corner of the building says "KEATING". The store on the left is a little market.

Something Old

I started to collect postcards a few years ago while selling off some old tools on ebay I used to collect. It seems funny now. I was running out of room for my collection of old tools, so I decided to sell them only to pick up another hobby.
All the pictures I will be posting are from my personal collection. All cards are standard size 3.5" x 5.5" unless I say otherwise. I store my cards in archival safe ultra pro postcard sleeves. I have some in books where I slide my cards in ultra pro archival pages, 3 to a page which gives me plenty of room to be able to move them around if needed as I add more cards. I also get double protection for the cards. Other cards I have in special postcard boxes with lids that are also acid free and archival safe.