The Postcard Price Guide: A Comprehensive Listing by J.L. Mashburn (1995, Book, Illustrated)

The Postcard Book by Mashburn is very nice for use either by a person who has just started the exciting hobby of postcard collecting or can also be used by a professional collector or a dealer of postcards. The different categories of postcards have been indexed in a very user friendly manner so that you can easily access a variety of postcards such as Artist-signed postcards, Fantasy, Nudes, Schmucker, Santas, Greetings, Sets & Series, Advertising postcards, Topical Postcard, Transportation postcards, Sports postcards Real Photo Postcards, Roadside America postcards, Exposition postcards.

Being a power seller on eBay (http://stores.ebay.com/postca​rds-stamps-gallery) I regularly refer to this postcard book as a guide. It gives a very useful and practical way for dealers to figure out the exact condition and grade the postcard accordingly. The valuations in the book are very closely related to the market value and are of practical use. The strongest section of the book is for Artist Signed Postcards. There is also a very comprehensive list of postcard publishers and distributors which include Bamforth Co, Albertype Co., Munk M. Vienna, Reichner Bros, Reinthal & Newman, Rotograph Co., Ullman Mfg. Co., Winsch John, Valentine & Sons, Tuck and scores of others. I use this book as a guide to assist me while posting thousands of vintage postcards of USA and other countries of the world on my eBay store which can be accessed at http://stores.ebay.com/postcar​ds-stamps-gallery