BS: Russian post cards

Subject: BS: Russian post cards
From: kendall
Date: 12 Sep 11 - 12:13 PM

I'm getting deja vu but I can't go through 20 thousand posts to find it again.
I have a packet of Post revolution Russian post cards featuring Lenin.
Does anyone know the value of such stuff? How would I find out the value?

Subject: RE: BS: Russian post cards
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Sep 11 - 12:41 PM

One of my favorite sources for images.

cardcow.com

http://www.cardcow.com/45905/czar-samples-food-russian-soldiers/

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

Dude do you spend your ENTIRE life on Mudcat?

Subject: RE: BS: Russian post cards
From: kendall
Date: 12 Sep 11 - 01:35 PM

No. Why do you ask?

Subject: RE: BS: Russian post cards
From: maeve
Date: 12 Sep 11 - 02:22 PM

This thread, Kendall? Russian Post Cards, 2004 thread.

Subject: RE: BS: Russian post cards
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Sep 11 - 02:30 PM

Ten bucks at What's It Worth To You will get you a printable appraisal by a professional.

Subject: RE: BS: Russian post cards
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 12 Sep 11 - 02:34 PM

The best way is to search the postcard sellers sites.
Several factors come into play, besides condition.
Unused or used? PC collectors want pristine. Stamp collectors look for those with first day of issue stamps and commemorative postmarks. *Some of these are quite valuable.
Illustration- images by a recognized political artist? Or just static pictures of Lenin? The latter are too dull and too common to be of much interest.

* I collect Japanese stamps. A postcard with the 1900 stamp commemorating the wedding of Crown Prince Yoshihito is worth 12,000 yen or more if it has a first day cancellation, and about 300 yen if dated later.

Subject: RE: BS: Russian post cards
From: Bettynh
Date: 12 Sep 11 - 03:23 PM

In Ebay, you can look here to see what people are ASKING for Russian postcards. If any of them looks like the ones you have, follow it until the auction is over (notice, I filtered out all but auctions). That will tell you what someone actually PAID for the thing (plus postage, hassle with Paypal, etc.) Then you can decide how to go with it. Ebay gets the biggest audience, but craigslist is free. ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Russian post cards
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 12 Sep 11 - 03:40 PM

Bettynh, thanks for the addition I was too 'cryptic'. The "sites" I mentioned all adveriise within Ebay (Postcards-international-Russian-people).

Subject: RE: BS: Russian post cards
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 12 Sep 11 - 05:28 PM

Ebay 310275928594
V. I. Lenin, 12 postcards in cover, 1968. Asking U.S. $12.00.

The date given may not be the earliest for this set, since card sets, like books, were often reprinted.

Ebay 110397737831
A lot of 4, asking $28.00. No date given.

Subject: RE: BS: Russian post cards
From: kendall
Date: 13 Sep 11 - 01:32 PM

They are worth more than that to me.