Sports cards are always popular. This early 1900's boxing card is an example of one of the lesser sports that was popularized on postcards. Changes in the sport make this card an unlikely scene today. In fact in my lifetime I don't remember seeing two Caucasian adult boxers in the ring together. The gloves and the footwear are also interesting, and one can actually see real turnbuckles on the ring posts. My how times have changed.

Schmucker Postcards

The art of Samuel Schmucker runs from the very plain to the sublime. The work he submitted to the Winsch Publishing Co. that was associated with Halloween is beautiful, captivating, and adds energy to the holiday. One of the issues that we are presently dealing with concerns itself with the impact of art and artists upon the public mind before the days of television. When you consider that postcards and posters made up 50% or more of the images people saw in their daily lives, it's not hard to imagine that this art had a great deal to do with how Americans saw themselves and their society. As we look at Halloween postcards we see all the basic concepts of Halloween, so is art imitating society, or were the artists drawing images of what they saw as relevant to the holiday. Schmucker certainly seems to be making a statement with his beautiful and stylish witches. Winsch seemingly added the work of Jason Frexias to the work of Schmucker in creating some very interesting cards. If you know anything about Winsch's use of combined artists I'd like to know more. Did the artists know he was going to combine work? Did they work together prior to submission? Was this their idea or something Winsch did on his own?

Windows Into History Released

DVGold Productions

Announces

"Windows Into History"

A Postcard

Collector & Investor's Multi-media Kit.

• This is the first multi-media kit ever released concerning vintage postcards and it contains a :
• 30 minute DVD video on the history, evaluation, grading, acquisition, and marketing of postcards.
• 400 page CD for windows that includes a 300 artist reference, information on postcard eras, a multitude of topical examples, the parts of a postcard, Inter-net links, helpful hints and tips on buying and selling cards, and several enjoyable topical slide shows set to music.
• 40 page color Field Guide that discusses identification, history, evaluation, and other useful information for the collecting investor.
• Very useful evaluation tool to employ before making acquisitions so that you don't overlook any of the important aspects of grading a postcard.

According to author and narrator, Tom Eggers, the kit should be of great value to anyone collecting or investing in postcards. He believes it will be an invaluable tool for the beginner, and a great resource for the established collector. Even professional dealers are finding this kit a great resource and direct visual aid whenever they make presentations or give talks. According to one show dealer who played the video in her show booth, " It was of fantastic interest at the show and drew in many curious dealers and collectors."

Tom will be writing blog messages to this site on almost a daily basis concerning investing and collecting postcards. Please feel free to comment. You can view the Multi-media kit at http://www.dvgold.com .