Postcards
Starting your postcard collection There are many postcard collectors at Delcampe and their collections are extremely varied. Are you thinking of starting a collection too? Here are a few ideas to help you choose a topic. Colour or no colour? It’s an important first question. It will determine whether you will collect old, semi-modern or modern postcards... Based on what you decide, you will have more or less postcards available to you. An inspiring place... At Delcampe, we noticed a long time ago that most collectors start by collecting postcards that show a place they love the way it used to be. It may be a village or the town where they grew up or their favourite holiday
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spot. Many postcard fans began with places they are familiar with. Later they sometimes choose places they don’t know but have a direct link to: related to their family name or their first name...The place doesn’t matter, as long as it has some meaning for you and leads to discoveries. Thousands of subjects Postcard collecting isn’t limited to places. There are many other possibilities: forgotten trades, famous people, means of transport, a period, science, cooking and sports related
