International Postcard Show, Nov 13th 14th & 15th, 2009, New Yorker Hotel, 34th & 8th Ave.

International Postcard Show, Nov 13th 14th & 15th, 2009, New Yorker Hotel,
34th & 8th Ave.

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York
City will host its Fall 2009 International Postcard Show & Sale on Friday, Nov
13th thru Sunday, Nov 15th at the Hotel New Yorker, 34th St. & 8th Avenue.
Friday 12 Noon til 8:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM til 6:00 PM, and Sunday 11:00 AM
til 4:30 PM. Admission is $7.00. A 3-day Weekend Pass is $10.00. More than 35
dealers from all over the world will be exhibiting & selling over two million
postcards, all neatly categorized by subject and location.

Among the highlights of this year's show will be:

A seminar on the subject of Art Nouveau & Art Deco Fashion Postcards by Edith
Weber, author & expert on fashion postcards and antique jewelry. Ms Weber is
the author of the just-published Art Nouveau & Art Deco Fashion Postcards,
published by Schiffer Publishing.

Although most people are familiar with the Art Nouveau & Art Deco periods,
many have never seen the fabulous and diversified women's fashion postcard
sets that were designed by famous European artists. Alphonse Mucha, Henri
Meunier, Umberto Brunelleschi & Xavier Sager are among the many artists
featured in the book. The seminar will begin at 10 AM on Sunday, Nov 15th.

An exhibition of postcards depicting "New York City Nightlife & Entertainment"
brings to life the restaurants, nightclubs, theaters, parks, stadiums, zoos,
and amusement parks, with many of the spectacles that thrilled New Yorkers
over the past century. Parades, circuses, movies, plays, revues, fireworks,
art exhibits, seances, readings, lectures, exhibitions, expositions, sporting
events & daredevil acts enthralled New Yorkers from every walk of life. Share
their enthusiasm & joy!

Postcards have a special place in the world of historical images. They were
the people's images, the vernacular views, accessible to all for the price of
a penny. People bought them everywhere, at the general store, at the five &
dime, the newsstand, the souvenir shop, the drugstore, on the steamship and at
the train station. They depicted every aspect of life and every artifact of
man. They are tiny visual time capsules, and taken together they form a
vernacular history of life in the 20th century.

Best of all, because postcards were plentiful during the last century, they're
still inexpensive to collect, at least right now. But as postcards have become
more popular, the less common postcards have risen in value significantly.

"Postcards are an easily accessible, visual window to our past," says Joan
Kay, Metro Club president. "Some postcards can be extremely valuable but most
are still well within the range of everyone's pocketbook. Whatever topic or
view you're looking for, you can be certain that you'll find the rarest early
images of it at the International Postcard Show."

The Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York City was founded in 1946 and is the
oldest continuously-run postcard club in the United States.

SOURCE Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York City

Joan Kay, Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York City, +1-718-375-7353,
antiquepostcards@verizon.net