Tuesday Treasures - October 20, 2026

 Well, the Tuesday is here when I have no newly purchased "treasures" to share!   St. Vincent de Paul hasn't provided anything but a handful of 5¢ postcards.  While the former manager had her good and bad days, she knew what she was doing.  The shelves are becoming bare after losing a lot of volunteers. 

I've had my best luck in the Goodwill Bins, but still nothing exciting.  

So, here are some of my more unusual antique postcards.  While not strictly "thrifted" items, they are all second-hand purchases, which is sort of the same.  I consider them "treasures" too.  Some of them are so like new, it was hard to believe they weren't reprints. I got them all from my favorite eBay seller, who has cut back his inventory considerably.  I still order his lots of 10 or 20 now and again.

c. 1900 - 1910

Postmark 1908

Postmark 1905
Just what is this supposed to mean?  

c. 1908 -1912
This has glitter details, as was popular in the Edwardian era (1900-1915).

One of 70 (!) official postcards issued for the 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration, commemorating the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson's exploration of the Hudson River and the 100th anniversary of Robert Fulton's commercial steamboat service.

The 7th All-Sokol Gathering in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1920.

Postcard artwork created in 1919 to commemorate the patriotic gymnastics festival following the establishment of Czechoslovakia in 1918.  This festival was the 7th of the festivals, but the first after the country became independent. 

c. 1900 - 1915

In addition to glitter, puns with playing cards and gardening tools were big in the Edwardian era!

Postmark 1905

Swedish from 1905, the English translation is below.

 c.1908-1912

In the early 1900s double entendre jokes were common, and considered cheeky, not obscene.  It was "seaside humor," the postcards often sent from seaside towns in the UK and US. 

c. 1910, this would never fly today!

There are two estate sales this weekend that look promising by the photos.  If prices are reasonable there may be "new" treasures next week!