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LARGE LETTER POSTCARDS OF INTEREST
GIANT LARGE LETTER LINEN POSTCARDS
All giant large letter postcards are extremely rare. Most of the giant large letter postcards are the only ones to be found so far of these type of postcards.
Beals No # - 7"x 11"
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Tichnor 78051 - 7" x 11"
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Beals 14 AT 240 - 7" x 11"
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Tichnor 75619 - 7"x 9"
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E.C. Kropp 19025JN - 7"x 11"
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Tichnor 77096 - 7"x 11"
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Tichnor 77446 - 7"x 11"
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Colourpicture No # - 7"x 11"
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Curt Teich D-7141 - 7"x 8.25"
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Beals No # - 7"x 11"
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MINIATURE LARGE LETTER POSTCARDS
Miniature large letter postcards generally measure around 2.5"x3.5" and are smaller versions of an already printed normal standard size postcard. These type of postcards are usually found in miniature postcard packets.
Curt Teich
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Longshaw
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Curt Teich
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E.C. Kropp
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Curt Teich
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Curt Teich
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Curt Teich
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Curt Teich
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Curt Teich
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Curt Teich
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Curt Teich
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Curt Teich
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Tichnor
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Curt Teich
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Curt Teich
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Curt Teich
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Curt Teich
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Curt Teich
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Curt Teich
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Curt Teich
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Curt Teich
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LARGE LETTER LINEN POSTCARD MISPRINTS
Large letter linen postcard misprints are among the rarest postcards to be found. Sometimes, these misprints are likely to be unique. We divided these type of postcards into four categories, missing color(s), color(s) misaligned, cut incorrectly, and a blank back.
MISSING COLOR(S)
Curt Teich 9A-H2204 - missing the color black
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E.C. Kropp 27693N - missing the colors red and orange
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Tichnor 66678 - missing the color red
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Metropolitan 1084 : missing the color blue
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COLOR(S) MISALIGNED
Curt Teich 6A-H2240 - light red misaligned
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Curt Teich 1B-H1281 - blue misaligned
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E.C. Kropp 8682 - background misaligned
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Metropolitan 45485 - black misaligned
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CUT INCORRECTLY
Metropolitan 49990 - top and bottom cut incorrectly - also missing light blue color in letter trim
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Curt Teich 9A-H777 - top and bottom cut incorrectly - likely at top of the sheet when printed as there is no postcard printed above
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Eastern Photo E-6389 - top and bottom cut incorrectly - N-506 is the publisher # for another postcard printed below
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Tichnor 73700 - bottom cut incorrectly - top of postcard printed below is showing
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BLANK BACK
Curt Teich 3B-H1636
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Curt Teich 5C-H303
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Curt Teich 3B-H1104
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Curt Teich 3B-H460
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LARGE LETTER ARTIST
Darrell Forney(1933-2002) was an artist whose artwork included number of paintings in the style of large letter postcards. Some of these large letter paintings were printed as actual postcards.
Front of postcard made for Darrell Forney's USA 1976 painting, 48" x 79"
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Back of postcard made for Darrell Forney's USA 1976 painting
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1983 42" x 72"
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1978 42" x 66"
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60" x 96"
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1979 42.75" x 66.75"
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In the August 1980 issue of the American Postcard Journal, Forney wrote an article about the inspiration behind his large letter postcard paintings.
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LARGE LETTER ON A POSTCARD RACK
On this chrome postcard from the Trading Post in Ketchikan, Alaska, there is an Alaska large letter on one of the postcard racks.
Curt Teich Alaska large letter on a postcard rack
LARGE LETTER PULLOUT
This large letter pullout has 10 views that come out when the tab on the right is pulled. The large letter image is a black and white of the Curt Teich Bermuda large letter postcard with the same publisher, Yankee Store in Bermuda. It is unclear whether Curt Teich actually made the pullout as no manufacturer is listed.
Bermuda large letter pullout
TICHNOR LARGE LETTER FACTORY FILE
Tichnor large letter Factory File postcards have a handwritten stock in the upper right corner. On the back, Factory File is stamped. It is unclear how these Factory File postcards were used at Tichnor Brothers. We have found about 35 of these type of postcards around 2010 from postcard dealers in the New England area. Tichnor's Office File postcards were donated to the Boston Public Library and can be view on Flickr.
Tichnor 74680 Factory File
SWITZER CARD SERVICE LARGE LETTER POSTCARDS
Switzer Card Service was a distributor and publisher of large letter postcards. Collectors and dealers alike could order a set of all 48 states and state capitols individually or in bulk from their service. For an additional fee, Switzer would also overprint requested town names on a state large letter postcard. Switzer also published several state capitol large letter postcards to make sure they had all of the 48 state capitols available for sale.
1941 Switzer Card Service advertisement large letter postcard
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1949 Switzer Card Service advertisement large letter postcard
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Switzer order of 300 Columbus, Ohio large letter postcards
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Switzer as publisher for this Little Rock, Arkansas large letter postcard
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LARGE LETTER FROTTAGE
This New York frottage large letter postcard is from 1906. A frottage is made rubbing a soft pencil or crayon on a paper on top of a textured surface to reproduce an image on the paper. In this case, the postcard is the textured surface to reproduce the New York large letter postcard image on the paper.
1906 New York frottage large letter postcard
LARGE LETTER TRI-FOLDOUT POSTCARD
This Omaha large letter postcard unfolds into a bigger large letter view of Omaha of three sections.
~1910 Omaha tri-foldout large letter postcard, front
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~1910 Omaha tri-foldout large letter postcard, inside 3.5"x16.5"
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QSL RADIO LARGE LETTER CARD
This standard size QSL radio large letter card from Brazil is printed on flat stock paper and dated 3/22/47. It would have been added as an addition to the book but the words "Post Card" are not printed on the back.
1947 PY1JY QSL radio large letter card
LARGE LETTER CURTEICH BRIEF CARD
A Curteich Brief Card was used to write a message inside of a postcard without using an envelope. The sender would write a message on the inside of the postcard and seal up the top edge. The receiver would then tear off the sealed portion on the top edge to read the message, leaving a perforated edge on top and bottom of the postcard.
Curt Teich 2B-H327 Brief Card
CURT TEICH LARGE LETTER ADVERTISING BROCHURE
This large letter Curt Teich brochure was an advertising piece for Curteichcolor. On the back, Curteichcolor is described as an exclusive color process that adds depth to the printed page. Terms and conditions of sale are also on the back.
Curt Teich large letter advertising brochure
CURT TEICH LARGE LETTER POSTCARD COST SAMPLE
This Curt Teich Massachusetts large letter postcard cost sample was made on August 12, 1938. Cost samples are extremely rare and this is the only one known for a large letter postcard that Curt Teich made. From the information from the back of postcard, this cost sample was for a new order of 25,000 Massachusetts large letter postcards that cost Curt Teich $5.60 per 1000 to produce and sold at $6.00 per 1000.
8A-H1343 Curt Teich Massachusetts Large Letter Postcard Cost Sample Front
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8A-H1343 Curt Teich Massachusetts Large Letter Postcard Cost Sample Back
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CURT TEICH ADVERTISEMENT FOR STATE LARGE LETTER POSTCARDS
The 1941-1942 Curt Teich catalog has an advertisement for state large letter postcards. The catalog refers to these postcards as, "C.T. State Letter Cards." Although Curt Teich had made a large letter postcard for every state except Hawaii, only 36 states are shown. The Alaska large letter postcard was made in 1942 when it was a territory of the United States.
Curt Teich 1941-1942 Catalog
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Curt Teich State Large Letter Postcard Advertisement
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AUDREY BRINKLEY AND ELSIE HAWBECKER
Audrey Brinkley and Elsie Hawbecker were prominent collectors of large letter postcards from the 1930s-1960s and exchanged many large letters and other types of postcards with other collectors. Anyone with substantial collection of large letter postcards will likely have some that were either sent or received by Audrey or Elsie. They produced around 550 real photo large letters from 1949-1969 for a broad range of locations around the world. Some of the postcards they made were for the A.S.H.C. (All States Hobby Club), in which they both served in notable roles. Elsie also made a checklist for large letter postcards that she circulated with other collectors into the 1960s.
Audrey Brinkley and Elsie Hawbecker Christmas Real Photo Postcard
Audrey Brinkley Large Letter Correspondence Postcard
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Elsie Hawbecker Large Letter Correspondence Postcard
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Postcard used for Audrey Brinkley and Elsie Hawbecker's Real Photo Large Letter Postcard # 238
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Audrey Brinkley and Elsie Hawbecker's Real Photo Large Letter Postcard #238
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LARGE LETTER DECAL
These rare large letter postcard decals from Chicago and Sacramento look to be from the 1960s.
Chicago Large Letter Postcard Decal
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Sacramento Large Letter Postcard Decal
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