Collecting Children's Vintage Greeting Cards

This book will take you on a trip down memory lane. Remember those cards your mother saved when you were born? Collecting Vintage Children's Greeting Cards begins with those first baby cards and takes you from first birthdays to the teenage years. There are chapters on Christmas with Santa, Frosty, and Rudolph. You'llfind cartoon characters, cowboys & Indians, dogs, cats, wild animals, and fairytale and nursery rhyme cards, including boxed sets. There are cards by artists Charlot Byj, Marjorie Cooper, Angela, Mabel Lucie Attwell, and others. The book covers cards from the 1930s through the 1960s, with the main focus on the 40s and 50s. Included for each card is information on size, date, series, name of card, and current collector value. There are tips on where to find cards, what to look for, and how to care for your collection.

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Table of Contents:

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

Babies

Birthdays

Characters

Country Life

Cowboys and Indians

Dolls

Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes

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