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by Cameron
Sun Oct 18, 2020 5:20 pm
Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
Topic: POSTCARDS ON KODAK PAPER - IS IT POSSIBLE TO "DATE" THEM?
Replies: 28
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Re: POSTCARDS ON KODAK PAPER - IS IT POSSIBLE TO "DATE" THEM?

I also have one of these Kodak postcards where I am trying to pinpoint the date. It has the written square in top right corner but I notice that the word Kodak on the bottom line seems to have a triangle instead of the letter A. It could be a printing error of course but to my ageing eyes it looks ...
by Cameron
Sun Nov 13, 2016 5:59 pm
Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
Topic: POSTCARDS ON KODAK PAPER - IS IT POSSIBLE TO "DATE" THEM?
Replies: 28
Views: 21289

Re: POSTCARDS ON KODAK PAPER - IS IT POSSIBLE TO "DATE" THEM?

I have found only seen one Poulsen studio card in my collection. It is dated 1921 and has no detectable pencil codes. It has a printed '8' in the stamp box. It is a studio photo of a baby of a friend of the family, so I would guess the parents had many copies made, and so I would not expect the stud...
by Cameron
Thu Aug 25, 2016 3:26 pm
Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
Topic: POSTCARDS ON KODAK PAPER - IS IT POSSIBLE TO "DATE" THEM?
Replies: 28
Views: 21289

Summary

Unless we can collect and analyse many hundreds of these postcards, I think we are limited to the following conclusions, based on the contents of this thread. The number of corner crosses, whether deliberate or accidental, offers no useful information for dating purposes and can be ignored. The inte...
by Cameron
Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:53 pm
Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
Topic: POSTCARDS ON KODAK PAPER - IS IT POSSIBLE TO "DATE" THEM?
Replies: 28
Views: 21289

Re: POSTCARDS ON KODAK PAPER - IS IT POSSIBLE TO "DATE" THEM?

I have just started looking through a collection of old family photos and found this to be the site with the most comprehensive set of information on this topic. Mine are nearly all from Brisbane, but I doubt that will make any difference. Most are studio photos of people, and of course, most have n...