Product Information
This book will take you on a trip down memory lane. Remember those cards your mother saved when you were born? Collecting Vintage Children's Greeting Cards begins with those first baby cards and takes you from first birthdays to the teenage years. There are chapters on Christmas with Santa, Frosty, and Rudolph. You'll find cartoon characters, cowboys & Indians, dogs, cats, wild animals, and fairy tale and nursery rhyme cards, including boxed sets. There are cards by artists Charlot Byj, Marjorie Cooper, Angela, Mabel Lucie Attwell, and others. The book covers cards from the 1930s through the 1960s, with the main focus on the 40s and 50s. Included for each card is information on size, date, series, name of card, and current collector value. There are tips on where to find cards, what to look for, and how to care for your collection.Product Identifiers
PublisherCollector Books
ISBN-101574324659
ISBN-139781574324655
eBay Product ID (ePID)46906180
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
TopicPapercrafts, Reference, Paper Ephemera, Antiques & Collectibles, Crafts & Hobbies
AuthorLinda Mcpherson
IllustratorYes
Dimensions
Item Height0.5in.
Item Length10.9in.
Item Weight27.3 Oz
Item Width8.5in.
Additional Product Features
Publication Year2005
SeriesIdentification and Value Guide Ser.
FormatPerfect
ReviewsThere are lots of Valentines and other holidays as well in the splendid edition of Collecting Vintage Children's Greeting Cards newly released by Collector Books. At long last all of those grand old greeting cards from childhood have been gathered together in a book. Besides holidays, there are birthdays, dolls, fairy tales, get well, pets, and everything else including dogs and cats. Altogether there are more than 800 colorful greeting cards, mostly from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Book TitleChildren's Greeting Cards : Collecting Vintage
Lccn2006-282504
Target AudienceTrade
Lc Classification NumberNc1860.M38 2006