Ruth Postcard pick-up

[JoeyF1981]

Won this lastnight from probstein's auction. Did some research and found that this postcard was from 1914-1916 based on the manufacturer and style. Cant wait to get it.

[Jaybird]

Not to rain on your parade but I am suspicious about the postcard. I think the fact that the price remained so low is indicative that others were as well. I hope it is real and right as rain but my gut says no. If I had it in hand, I could tell for certain but the back along with the clarity of the image on the front cause me to pause.

[JoeyF1981]

Originally Posted by Jaybird

Not to rain on your parade but I am suspicious about the postcard. I think the fact that the price remained so low is indicative that others were as well. I hope it is real and right as rain but my gut says no. If I had it in hand, I could tell for certain but the back along with the clarity of the image on the front cause me to pause.

Well I did some research on the manufacturer stamp in the right corner which says "cyko". Cyko postcards were made between 1904-1920's. Ive checked several websites and they all indicate the same thing.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by JoeyF1981

Well I did some research on the manufacturer stamp in the right corner which says "cyko". Cyko postcards were made between 1904-1920's. Ive checked several websites and they all indicate the same thing.

I am with Jason. I don't get a warm fuzzy on the authenticity of it. It might be good...but sure doesn't look like the other 250+ RPPC's I have from that time frame. It almost looks like a second generation photo.

[ullmandds]

I also am skeptical...most likely not real. What's with his eyes?

[Leon]

To give an idea here is what some real photo postcards look like from that era. BTW, I don't even like the way the back stamp looks.

[JoeyF1981]

http://www.playle.com/realphoto/

this is one of the websites I came across to date it.

[glchen]

I think the postcard went so low because probstein put the era of the postcard at postwar 1942-80, so it probably didn't come up in a lot of searches (like mine!). The backstamp does indicate what Joey said: Link. As the others have said, hopefully, it's not a fake.

[jimivintage]

Originally Posted by Jaybird

Not to rain on your parade but I am suspicious about the postcard. I think the fact that the price remained so low is indicative that others were as well. I hope it is real and right as rain but my gut says no. If I had it in hand, I could tell for certain but the back along with the clarity of the image on the front cause me to pause.

You beat me to it, Jason. I was skeptical when viewing the front, but then as soon as I saw the back, I immediately thought, "fake". I hope for your sake it isn't though.