1905 Harvard Postcard?

[71buc]

I purchased this item in the mid 80's and have always been curious if it was authentic. The printing appears to be lithography so I have always assumed it to be real. However, it is in awfully good condition for an item printed in 1905. I saw that member mjkm90 posted pictures of the same image on a pitcher and mug set. As you can see by the back I spent 18.00 on it. Any opinions about the authenticity? If it is real does anyone have an idea of the approximate value if any?



Thanks

Mike

[thecatspajamas]

What does it say under "copyright" on the front image? I can't quite make it out.

[71buc]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

What does it say under "copyright" on the front image? I can't quite make it out.

I attempted to blow up that portion of the card for you. Thanks

[scooter729]

Hi,
I have seen this postcard before and see no reason yours is not real. It is in great shape as well! However, the value isn't anything too much - maybe I would put it in the $30 -$40 neighborhood?

There are many Harvard collectors out there (including myself), so it would always have a market, but the piece is fairly common, albeit in excellent condition!

Scott

[jbsports33]

Popular with postcard collectors, but as stated above not too high. We have sold them for 40.00-60.00

Jimmy

[thecatspajamas]

In my little digging that I did, I didn't run across any Ullman prints, postcards, etc that looked to be modern-day reproductions. I did find the info at the link below dating the beginning of the Ullman Mfg Co to 1888. Also, FWIW the style of the stamp area on the back is very close to that used by another RPPC manufacturer ca. 1905-06 (Ullman was not included in the reference, so I can't say for sure what style they used at that time). Hope that helps, and it looks like others have chimed in regarding price range and rarity.

http://genforum.genealogy.com/ullman/messages/43.html