Antiques- Collectibles (fields of interest)

- postcards. History says that first postcard originated in 1869. in Austria- Hungary. First stage of so called "early postcards" lasted by 1896. There were not many of them before 1891. By 1871, almost two million 3.5" by 4.5" postal cards were mailed in Europe each week. In 1897. the card's width was increased by an inch so that half the address side could be used for correspondence and large number of them floodded the market. This left the face side free to be decorated by photographs and early artistic prints called "chromolithographs." One information reveals that in France in 1910. 33000 workers produced more then 123 milion postcards. They are collected by category such as: Advertising, Town views, Movie Stars, Aviation, Submarines, Zeppelin, Nudes, Signed artist, Dogs, Fire, Smoking, Political...- all these subjects hold peoples' interest today.

WANT LIST: I'm interested in Croatian (Hungarian) postcards and countries of former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Hercegowina, Serbia and Montenegro...) from period 1890s to 1940, Austria- Hungary military post "K.u.K. Feldpost" ( 1914.- 1918.), "K.u.K", "K.u.K. MILITARPOST" ( 1912.- 1918.), "Marine-Feldpost" ( - 1918.), postcards with ships themes, zeppelin and World War I and II. If you have postcards/ postal history- please contact me.