1907-1910 Weiser Wonder - Walter Johnson PC, new to the hobby

[slidekellyslide]

I buy and sell thousands of postcards per year (not baseball)...there are commercially produced real photo postcards..mostly European. I have never once seen a printed postcard with an AZO back. There are photos of photos, photos of paintings, and just about any other thing you can think of printed on real photo paper.

Here is a recent example of a Titanic real photo postcard I sold that was just a photo of a painting...I got 5 of these in a recent estate auction so they were most likely made for commercial purposes, but almost surely were made by a photographer to make a few bucks on the disaster.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/370715700734...84.m1559.l2649

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

I buy and sell thousands of postcards per year (not baseball)...there are commercially produced real photo postcards..mostly European. I have never once seen a printed postcard with an AZO back. There are photos of photos, photos of paintings, and just about any other thing you can think of printed on real photo paper.

Here is a recent example of a Titanic real photo postcard I sold that was just a photo of a painting...I got 5 of these in a recent estate auction so they were most likely made for commercial purposes, but almost surely were made by a photographer to make a few bucks on the disaster.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/370715700734...84.m1559.l2649

Dan,

Thank you very much for providing this information and sharing your expertise...both are greatly appreciated.

Best Regards,

Eric

[martindl]

I don't have anything to add really other than to say I too have been dealing with postcards for years and have never seen AZO back non-photo postcards either.

[Bicem]

Me neither, but that doesn't mean it's not possible. I'm not saying it is printed (can't tell for sure w/o seeing a close up of it), it's just that I've never seen a rppc with so much grain.

[slidekellyslide]

Well, it looks like a very touched up photo or an artist's rendition of the "Weiser Wonder", that's why it looks grainy, but I'd bet it's for sure a real photo postcard.

[h2oya311]

So, who won the "white border" Weiser variation postcard on eBay yesterday?? I was hoping to sneak in w/ a $1,250 bid, but I got creamed!

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...id=80753014833

[Leon]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

So, who won the "white border" Weiser variation postcard on eBay yesterday?? I was hoping to sneak in w/ a $1,250 bid, but I got creamed!

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...id=80753014833

Not me but I was about the 3rd underbidder at $1800ish.....It wasn't a steal. Neat postcard.