Vintage postcard collectors appreciate the humor, artwork, and history found on the front and back of vintage postcards. Some collectors collect holiday or theme postcards. Others collect view or real photo postcards. And there are some who collect them for what's on the backside of the card, the postage used, the date or location mailed, or other novelties - like affixed stickers. If you know a collector and you are looking for a great gift ideas for him or her, you can hardly go wrong with these tips.
Consider an album or acid-free display picture frame into which the collector can place his or her collectibles. Get some information about the type of cards that he or she collects. Then you might go all out and consider purchasing some specific postcards to include in the album or frame.
Sleeves make a great gift idea. A sleeve is a protective sheet of plastic that covers the postcard and protects it when out of an album. Sleeves come in both rigid or flexible styles and open at the top or sides. You can also find them sized to fit vintage or more modern card sizes.
Resource books make great gift ideas for the collector. If you have access to the collector's library, see what he or she already owns and then seek out some other titles. Or you can purchase a gift card from Amazon or Borders and let the person do his or her own shopping.
Locking or unlocking metal carrying cases to transport cards or to store them when the collection becomes sizable make great gifts. If the collector collects more than one type of postcard, cases help organize the collection, yet make each card accessible. Cases also help keep the postcards vertical, protecting them from damage.
For the collector who is also a dealer, display tables, easels and dry-boards are always useful tools for helping to set up a display area. Another good idea is a canopy to cover the display area when the event takes place outdoors.
Software specific to postcard collecting and dealing is available. If your intended collector is computer savvy, why not consider looking into one of the software packages on the market.
Consider an album or acid-free display picture frame into which the collector can place his or her collectibles. Get some information about the type of cards that he or she collects. Then you might go all out and consider purchasing some specific postcards to include in the album or frame.
Sleeves make a great gift idea. A sleeve is a protective sheet of plastic that covers the postcard and protects it when out of an album. Sleeves come in both rigid or flexible styles and open at the top or sides. You can also find them sized to fit vintage or more modern card sizes.
Resource books make great gift ideas for the collector. If you have access to the collector's library, see what he or she already owns and then seek out some other titles. Or you can purchase a gift card from Amazon or Borders and let the person do his or her own shopping.
Locking or unlocking metal carrying cases to transport cards or to store them when the collection becomes sizable make great gifts. If the collector collects more than one type of postcard, cases help organize the collection, yet make each card accessible. Cases also help keep the postcards vertical, protecting them from damage.
For the collector who is also a dealer, display tables, easels and dry-boards are always useful tools for helping to set up a display area. Another good idea is a canopy to cover the display area when the event takes place outdoors.
Software specific to postcard collecting and dealing is available. If your intended collector is computer savvy, why not consider looking into one of the software packages on the market.
Comments
Thanks Jean
I've only been collecting for a few years, since inheriting an album. Then I went crazy on eBay for a while, but have settled down to just enjoying what I have.
We have something else in common. I've got quite a few postcards in my collectibles, too. It took my 7 years to find my complete series of 12 womans suffrage cards that are now proudly matted and framed. These are all great ideas in your article. I didn't know about the software for postcard collectors.
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