History is told through paper
Explore the past through antique postcards, letters, and more. Don’t miss out on exclusive discounts and new articles.
Postcard Articles
The McElroy Family on the Road: Jazz, Integration, and an American Life in Motion
The story of the McElroy family unfolds across dance floors, railroad platforms, and postcard backs written in hurried pencil and looping ink.
Why Are So Many Early Postcards Printed in Germany?
Flip over almost any printed postcard from between 1900 and 1914—whether it depicts the Eiffel Tower, Niagara Falls, or an English seaside resort—and you’ll likely
Hell’s Belle and the Murder Farm: When True Crime Met the Golden Age of the Postcard
When Belle Gunness’s farm burned in 1908, investigators unearthed a mass grave that stunned America. Postcards of the “Murder Farm” soon followed, macabre souvenirs that still captivate collectors.
How To Value (and Sell) a Postcard Collection
Unlike other collectible markets like sports cards, comic books, and sneakers, postcard collections are often difficult to appraise and determine a precise value. Some rare
The McElroy Family on the Road: Jazz, Integration, and an American Life in Motion
The story of the McElroy family unfolds across dance floors, railroad platforms, and postcard backs written in hurried pencil and looping ink.
Why Are So Many Early Postcards Printed in Germany?
Flip over almost any printed postcard from between 1900 and 1914—whether it depicts the Eiffel Tower, Niagara Falls, or an English seaside resort—and you’ll likely
Hell’s Belle and the Murder Farm: When True Crime Met the Golden Age of the Postcard
When Belle Gunness’s farm burned in 1908, investigators unearthed a mass grave that stunned America. Postcards of the “Murder Farm” soon followed, macabre souvenirs that still captivate collectors.
History is told through paper
Explore the past through antique postcards, letters, and more. Don’t miss out on exclusive discounts and new articles.
Postcard Articles
The McElroy Family on the Road: Jazz, Integration, and an American Life in Motion
The story of the McElroy family unfolds across dance floors, railroad platforms, and postcard backs written in hurried pencil and looping ink.
Why Are So Many Early Postcards Printed in Germany?
Flip over almost any printed postcard from between 1900 and 1914—whether it depicts the Eiffel Tower, Niagara Falls, or an English seaside resort—and you’ll likely
Hell’s Belle and the Murder Farm: When True Crime Met the Golden Age of the Postcard
When Belle Gunness’s farm burned in 1908, investigators unearthed a mass grave that stunned America. Postcards of the “Murder Farm” soon followed, macabre souvenirs that still captivate collectors.
How To Value (and Sell) a Postcard Collection
Unlike other collectible markets like sports cards, comic books, and sneakers, postcard collections are often difficult to appraise and determine a precise value. Some rare
The McElroy Family on the Road: Jazz, Integration, and an American Life in Motion
The story of the McElroy family unfolds across dance floors, railroad platforms, and postcard backs written in hurried pencil and looping ink.
Why Are So Many Early Postcards Printed in Germany?
Flip over almost any printed postcard from between 1900 and 1914—whether it depicts the Eiffel Tower, Niagara Falls, or an English seaside resort—and you’ll likely
Hell’s Belle and the Murder Farm: When True Crime Met the Golden Age of the Postcard
When Belle Gunness’s farm burned in 1908, investigators unearthed a mass grave that stunned America. Postcards of the “Murder Farm” soon followed, macabre souvenirs that still captivate collectors.
Meet Daniel, creator of Mailseum
I’ve been a collector my entire life. I started collecting baseball cards as a kid and spent many lazy Saturdays sorting, organizing, and enjoying my collection (and ripping off my brother in trades from time-to-time).
Like many kids that collect baseball cards, my hobby withered away as I entered adulthood and was replaced by more sophisticated hobbies, like gardening and doing puzzles. Until I discovered the hobby of postcard collecting.
Postcard collecting is everything I ever wanted from a hobby. There were millions of different views and designs produced, so no matter how long you collect, you will never run out of new material. Unlike early baseball cards, which can easily go into the thousands of dollars, postcards are very affordable and often less than $10 each.
I am committed to promoting the hobby of postcard collecting whenever and wherever I can, whether that’s through articles exploring the history of a small town, a YouTube video about selling on eBay, or telling friends about my unique side hustle. I want as many other collectors as possible to experience the unique joy of collecting postcards.
Meet Daniel, creator of Mailseum
I’ve been a collector my entire life. I started collecting baseball cards as a kid and spent many lazy Saturdays sorting, organizing, and enjoying my collection (and ripping off my brother in trades from time-to-time).
Like many kids that collect baseball cards, my hobby withered away as I enteredadulthood and was replaced by more sophisticated hobbies, like gardening and doing puzzles. Until I discovered the hobby of postcard collecting.
Postcard collecting is everything I ever wanted from a hobby. There were millions of different views and designs produced, so no matter how long you collect, you will never run out of new material. Unlike early baseball cards, which can easily go into the thousands of dollars, postcards are very affordable and often less than $10 each.
I am committed to promoting the hobby of postcard collecting whenever and wherever I can, whether that’s through articles exploring the history of a small town, a YouTube video about selling on eBay, or telling friends about my unique side hustle. I want as many other collectors as possible to experience the unique joy of collecting postcards.