Rob D.
01-04-2010, 12:21 PM
To the best of my knowledge, the postcard on the right is new to our hobby. It came to me from a former, longtime postcard dealer who found it among a collection he bought years ago that he never got around to including in his inventory.
I'm not too familiar with Raymond Kahn Co. postcards. The one on the left I've owned for a couple of years after buying it on eBay. I've seen a couple other non-Lajoie examples through the years, but not enough that I remember exact details. What I find interesting are the differences in design, most notably that the image of Lajoie on the example on the right has the look of being a sketch, while the one on the left has the appearance of a photograph (though the PC is not a real-photograph variety).
I always assumed that Raymond Kahn Co. postcards were a single issue, but I'm wondering whether these two distinctly different styles indicate otherwise. Or, more likely, I made an incorrect assumption.
I'm not too familiar with Raymond Kahn Co. postcards. The one on the left I've owned for a couple of years after buying it on eBay. I've seen a couple other non-Lajoie examples through the years, but not enough that I remember exact details. What I find interesting are the differences in design, most notably that the image of Lajoie on the example on the right has the look of being a sketch, while the one on the left has the appearance of a photograph (though the PC is not a real-photograph variety).
I always assumed that Raymond Kahn Co. postcards were a single issue, but I'm wondering whether these two distinctly different styles indicate otherwise. Or, more likely, I made an incorrect assumption.