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A free postcard appraisal online helps identify whether a card is a common souvenir, a real photo postcard, a scarce subject, a signed piece, or a historically sensitive item.

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A free postcard appraisal online helps identify whether a card is a common souvenir, a real photo postcard, a scarce subject, a signed piece, or a historically sensitive item.

Auction records are market evidence, not a final appraisal. Condition, authenticity, provenance, completeness, edition, demand, and market timing can materially change value.

Photo checklist

  • Photograph front, back, publisher, divided/undivided back, stamp box, postmark, handwriting, subject, and condition.
  • Keep albums intact until photographed; note whether cards are glued, corner-mounted, or loose.
  • Document tears, trimmed edges, creases, stains, silvering, fading, writing, and missing corners.

What similar items actually sold for

To help ground this guide in real market activity, here are recent example auction comps from Appraisily’s internal database. These matched sales are market context only, not an object estimate or identification, and they do not guarantee a price for your specific free postcard.

Shown USD range: USD 40-USD 125. Median of these 3 USD examples: USD 70.

Comparable What sold Auction house Date Lot Source-reported amount
FRAMED KEITH HARING 1985 FREE SOUTH AFRICA POSTCARD sold by Uniques & Antiques, lot 373 — auction record photograph FRAMED KEITH HARING 1985 FREE SOUTH AFRICA POSTCARD Uniques & Antiques 2025-12-02 373 USD 125
Pepper Martins Mudcats Free Concert RPPC Postcard sold by Davis Brothers Auction, lot 912 — auction record photograph Pepper Martins Mudcats Free Concert RPPC Postcard Davis Brothers Auction 2026-04-10 912 USD 40
Charles Bronson signed postcard ""Open Up Your Mind-And Be Free..."" Approx. 6x4 Inch. An English sold by Chaucer Auctions, lot 98 — auction record photograph Charles Bronson signed postcard ""Open Up Your Mind-And Be Free..."" Approx. 6x4 Inch. An English Chaucer Auctions 2023-08-18 98 GBP 50
CARLYLE, Thomas (1795 _ 1881). A postcard depicting the author, with pasted on SIGNATURE of Thomas Carlyle, inscribed: 'Thomas Carlyle (Rectory of the University). With an album of signed free fronts. Folio. sold by Chiswick Auctions, lot 276 — auction record photograph CARLYLE, Thomas (1795 _ 1881). A postcard depicting the author, with pasted on SIGNATURE of Thomas Carlyle, inscribed: 'Thomas Carlyle (Rectory of the University). With an album of signed free fronts. Folio. Chiswick Auctions 2017-09-27 276 GBP 270
Lot of (17) Postcards – Ref. (TT, UU, GG, HH, II, JJ, KK1, KK2, XX1, XX2, YY, ZZ, AAA) • (TT) Copyright, 1908 by Chas, A. Beck, PCG Co. (1.) Miss Liberty, at dawn’s first peep, awakes the echoes from their sleep (2.) Miss Liberty at noon doth make, with cannon’s blast, the earth to shake. (3.) Miss Liberty, quite debonair, end the day with rocket’s flare. (4.) Miss Liberty, with hearty cheer, at sunset rends the atmosphere. • (UU) SB S 214 Made in U.S.A. (1.) There Were Some Fine Milch Cows (2.) There Was Lots Going On. • (GG) Copyright 1909 by J.O. Cardinell (1.) On Picket Duty • (HH) A Z O around where stamp would be (1.) A Soldier’s Dream In Texas, Serg’t Schulze. • (II) Ancient Order United Werkmen A O U W, Holy Bible. • (JJ) Published by Geo. G. Prince, Buffalo, N.Y. 4444 (1.) To Our Flag, Here’s to the flag of our own cherished Land, The flag which protects her fair name, Our freedom’s loved emblem, so dear to our hearts, Illumined by honor’s pure... • (KK1) Freedom Train Postcard Copyright 1948 The American Heritage Foundation F.T.3 (1.) Freedom is everybody’s job, Our American Heritage, The Freedom Train, I am an American, A free American, Free to speak, without fear, Free to worship God in my own way... • (KK2) Copyright 1948 The Heritage Foundation (1) Freedom is Everybody’s job... • (XX1) Howard Novelty Co. 1683 Souvenir Founder’s Week, Philadelphia 1908 Independence Hall • (XX2) 225th Anniversary of the Founding of Philadelphia, Historic Philadelphia, Old Market House, 2nd 7 Pine Sts., William Penn, The Treaty Elm, One of the old landmarks of Philadelphia “Not sworn to and never broken.” • (YY) Hotel Chamberlin, Geo. F. Adams, Mgr. Fortress Monroe, VA (1.) Warships at anchor in front of the Chamberlin, Dancing Pavilion. • (ZZ) H. 998 (1.) Anything in a Uniform “Looks good to me” • (AAA) Daughter of the Regiment sold by Roan Inc. Auctioneers & Appraisers, lot 272 — auction record photograph Lot of (17) Postcards – Ref. (TT, UU, GG, HH, II, JJ, KK1, KK2, XX1, XX2, YY, ZZ, AAA) • (TT) Copyright, 1908 by Chas, A. Beck, PCG Co. (1.) Miss Liberty, at dawn’s first peep, awakes the echoes from their sleep (2.) Miss Liberty at noon doth make, with cannon’s blast, the earth to shake. (3.) Miss Liberty, quite debonair, end the day with rocket’s flare. (4.) Miss Liberty, with hearty cheer, at sunset rends the atmosphere. • (UU) SB S 214 Made in U.S.A. (1.) There Were Some Fine Milch Cows (2.) There Was Lots Going On. • (GG) Copyright 1909 by J.O. Cardinell (1.) On Picket Duty • (HH) A Z O around where stamp would be (1.) A Soldier’s Dream In Texas, Serg’t Schulze. • (II) Ancient Order United Werkmen A O U W, Holy Bible. • (JJ) Published by Geo. G. Prince, Buffalo, N.Y. 4444 (1.) To Our Flag, Here’s to the flag of our own cherished Land, The flag which protects her fair name, Our freedom’s loved emblem, so dear to our hearts, Illumined by honor’s pure... • (KK1) Freedom Train Postcard Copyright 1948 The American Heritage Foundation F.T.3 (1.) Freedom is everybody’s job, Our American Heritage, The Freedom Train, I am an American, A free American, Free to speak, without fear, Free to worship God in my own way... • (KK2) Copyright 1948 The Heritage Foundation (1) Freedom is Everybody’s job... • (XX1) Howard Novelty Co. 1683 Souvenir Founder’s Week, Philadelphia 1908 Independence Hall • (XX2) 225th Anniversary of the Founding of Philadelphia, Historic Philadelphia, Old Market House, 2nd 7 Pine Sts., William Penn, The Treaty Elm, One of the old landmarks of Philadelphia “Not sworn to and never broken.” • (YY) Hotel Chamberlin, Geo. F. Adams, Mgr. Fortress Monroe, VA (1.) Warships at anchor in front of the Chamberlin, Dancing Pavilion. • (ZZ) H. 998 (1.) Anything in a Uniform “Looks good to me” • (AAA) Daughter of the Regiment Roan Inc. Auctioneers & Appraisers 2017-02-18 272 USD 70
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