Photo Postcards 1905-1925

This postcard collection was made between 1905 and 1925 and consists mostly of Australian and United Kingdom scenes. Some however are among the earliest picture postcards produced by private companies in Australia.

Even though the private printing of postcards was allowed in 1898, few were collected prior to the 1905 decision to divide the card, allowing a picture on the front and message and address on the back.

This change made it far more attractive to collect postcards and it is really from this date that Australian cards became part of the global trend of collecting and exchanging cards.

The collection contains examples published by well-known Australian photographers such as the Falk, Crown and Kerry Studios along with rarer examples produced by amateurs.

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