16 Biblical Themed Postcards

[debodun]

These were published by the Watch Tower Society about 100 years ago. I showed them to a Jehovah's Witness and she was quite impressed although she said that the depiction of Jesus on the cross was wrong. They must have changed their belief in that since these were printed. Any idea of the value?

[mariok54]

I think these were taken from The Photo Drama of Creation which was published in 1914. A very confused book.


http://ia600303.us.archive.org/2/items/PhotoDramaOfCreationSlidesPartOne/1914_Photo_Drama_of_Creation_Part_1_text.pdf

How much individual cards might be worth is anyone's guess. Old Postcards to have a very good market (there are a few collectors on this forum as I recall) but over here anything with Religious overtones tends to be trickier to sell.

[Ipcress]

Think they're postcards of the stills taken from the film. When films are released, there are usually heralds, lobby cards and other ephemera available to help promote the film.

Second postcard down from the right in the first pic is seen here in the film on Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=9TClA1qh4wY#t=2370

[Rauville]

I don't know the source of the pricing here, but it appears that a set of 39 cards brought $536 back in 2010.

Scroll down the page about 2/3rds. of the way:
http://valuablepostcards.blogspot.com/2010/04/march-2010.html

[debodun]

Thanks for the link, Rauville.

[bigwull]

i once had a visit from 2 Jehovah,s Witness,s....on opening my door...they said hello.....and i said as i was closing it....Goodbye.....

[greenacres]

BigWull you should have checked some of the postcards some of them are really interesting. I collect antique postcards. I started the collection for my husband. They are framed in his office. I like the real photo postcards the best.

[bigwull]

seeing as how...i don,t believe in...God..as such....there,s little point in me looking at them...i consider the bible...to the greatest work of fiction..that has ever been written....i,m more inclined to believe in the exitence of alien life forms than i ever will be of god.....there are too many anomalies in the bible...for me to take it seriously.....

[greenacres]

No not those silly. The other postcards. Click on the dates. Ty Cobb real photo postcard and many others.

[bigwull]

No not those silly. The other postcards. Click on the dates. Ty Cobb real photo postcard and many others.

what other postcards....all i,m seeing is biblical ones.....now you,ve got me scratching my neep.....

[mariok54]

No not those silly. The other postcards. Click on the dates. Ty Cobb real photo postcard and many others.

what other postcards....all i,m seeing is biblical ones.....now you,ve got me scratching my neep.....

I think Greenacres is talking about the Links on Rauville's link! Coffee time to stimulate those grey cells!

[greenacres]

Thanks mario you understand. Not feeling great today or I would take some photos of mine. Maybe later. Sinus thing.

[bigwull]

No not those silly. The other postcards. Click on the dates. Ty Cobb real photo postcard and many others.

what other postcards....all i,m seeing is biblical ones.....now you,ve got me scratching my neep.....

I think Greenacres is talking about the Links on Rauville's link! Coffee time to stimulate those grey cells!

what grey cells......they all went ...in my  lysergic acid diethylamide...days .....or as the others know it...my M.A.D days....

[greenacres]

This a bad photo, but these are new. They were one of my husband's anniversary gifts. I could't cut down on the glare. I haven't hung it yet. They are if  I remember from 1914.

[Rauville]

Nice cards Greenacres!
There is so much history in the form of early postcards. If we were using that method of communication today, it would probably get tossed in the trash.