Holy moly postcard!

I'm guessing that this postcard is potentially worth a lot of money...

The bids on it are up to $21.50! There are 6 watchers (most of whom I'm guessing are just watching to see how much it goes for). I usually post them for $.99 each and let the market decide. NC postcards are usually hard for me to move. Who knew?

Final bid: $26.51!!!

I now have 65 "Greetings from" postcards

http://sites.google.com/site/susanvmayer/postcards/Greetings

Why won't anyone buy this postcard?

I just don't understand it. It's perfectly good. It's from 1946. Surely there's someone from or interested in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, that wants it. It's only $0.99! There are more random places in the world. Buy my postcard! Now!

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC

I now own 2 postcards of this beautiful Episcopal cathedral in NYC. Here's an interesting fact from their website.

The Very Rev. James Parks Morton, Dean at the time, pressed for a revival of the building program, but with a new emphasis. The Cathedral would hire and train the unemployed and underemployed from the neighborhood to do the work. He urged, "We will revive the art of stonecraft ... and provide our city with a massive symbol of hope and rebirth."

The Stoneyard was dedicated on June 21, 1979, and on September 29, 1982, aerialist Philippe Petit crossed Amsterdam Avenue on a 150-foot high wire to deliver a silver trowel to Bishop Paul Moore, marking the start of the next phase of construction. Because stonecraft was a moribund skill in the United States, professionals had to be brought from England to train the stoneworkers. The great work was underway again. Blocks were cut, and both the North and South Towers progressed upward.

Postcardpalooza!

http://sites.google.com/site/susanvmayer/postcards

Postcards

I've acquired LOTS of postcards lately. I bought a lot of 250ish that are mostly from VA. I guess I misread the auction, because I didn't realize I'd be receiving 5+ of each card. Here is a sample of them.

I've also gotten a couple more Greetings from cards.

Saturday

I went to the Sleepy Poet Antique Mall on South Blvd. tonight. It has lots of goodies. There were a surprising number of stained glass and furniture from old churches. Disappointingly, only one vendor had postcards. They were reasonably priced, though. There weren't very many Greetings from postcards, but I bought one that caught my eye.

The face has a faded spot on it and it's not a Curt Teich, but the corners are very good and it was only $1.

The second card I bought is of the Court of the Two Sisters in New Orleans. I actually have a postcard from there that I bought at Acorn Creek in Ruston. I'd LOVE to dig through there one day. Maybe at Christmas...

Afterward, I went to Michael's to pick up some canvas that was 40% off. I had an interesting idea for a christmas gift for Mema. My plan is use a rooster applique to make a mini-quilt, but to convert it to a piece of wall art. I hope it will turn out like what I see in my head.

Postcards

I won another "Greetings from..." postcard on eBay tonight! This one is from Arkansas. I'm bidding on 3 other currently, two from Kentucky and on from Florida. I've noticed that the individual cities and towns tend to be priced higher than the states. That seems like a good place to start.

Out and About on Sunday

Michael and I went to the Greater Charlotte Antiques and Collectibles Show today at the Metrolina Expo. First off, it's not very easy to figure out how to get in there, at least from Statesville Road. We had to turn around a couple of times. I was surprised that the Expo wasn't a large building, but several smaller ones and a few old storage buildings.

I like to wander through and look at what people have to offer. Most of it (and pretty much all of it according to Michael) is junk. We figured out that the best stuff was inside the larger buildings.

I was in search of postcards. I'll admit that I've never really bartered before. I had a bit of a learning curve to conquer. The first vendor was overpriced, so I walked on. The next one overcharged me, and I really didn't know it until we visited others. I bought 2 postcards for $6. They weren't in sleeves and, after checking a chart, would consider them in good to fair condition. At least they had interesting scenes: the Huey P. Long Bridge at New Orleans and the natural bridge at Natural Bridge, VA.

Vendor numero tres gave me a buy-3-get-1-free deal, totaling $6. That was okay with me! I got the Washington National Cathedral (good perhaps because it is yellowed with age), Times Square at Night (very good), and two funny ones: "I'm not tryin' to be dramatic but to make it emphatic... They're bitin' down here!" with a big fish biting a guy's butt (good) and "We have no idea where we're going" with a family in their car driving by a sign that says "You are now entering Hell, next stop High Water" (good).

The next vendor I checked out had some nice cards. I chose on depicting the LA State Capitol in very good condition. I paid $2 for it, compared to $3.50 minimum on eBay. Good deal!

The last vendor was the jackpot! He had my Greetings from... retro cards! I think I got a really good deal! I dug through all the states and found Louisiana and Mississippi ones (both in very good condition) for $3 each. Right past all the states he had several more, including these two, priced at $5. I got those two for $5. Go me! I bartered! Woohoo! BTW, the Louisiana one is going for $5.50 with shipping on eBay!

All in all, a good day! Now I know you can bring your dog, so next time Sadie is coming!