Skinner and Lycos Offer Postcards in On-line Auctions
Boston, MA – Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses, and Lycos, Inc., one of the most visited destinations on the Web, have announced the arrival of on-line auctions on their collaborative Web site at http://skinner.lycos.com. In December 1999, Skinner and Lycos joined to create a site that effectively combines the reach of on-line auctions with the excitement of off-line auctions. The same site now also features exclusively on-line auctions of selected objects. Current offerings include antique and vintage postcards from the collection of a discriminating New England collector whose interests include locomotives and railroads, New England towns and roadside America, automobiles and motorcycles, fire fighting, greeting cards, and Black memorabilia, among other subjects. Others from the collection depict baseball stadiums, U.S. mail wagons, New England steamship companies, holiday and advertising subjects.
Historical significance, nostalgic value and small size, combined with their availability and affordability, have made postcards an ideal collector’s item. In fact, according to Skinner specialist Kerry Shrives, "Postcards have become one of the nation’s largest collectors’ markets."
Traditionally, collectors of postcards and other memorabilia have taken to haunting shops and shows, and attending auctions to view available merchandise; but recent Internet technology provides this new and exciting venue of on-line auctions. It enables large auction houses, including Skinner, to market postcard collections in a manner compatible with the collecting habits of the average collector, and allows the purchase of several, a few, or even a single postcard. Collectors can view a small but exclusive selection of postcards by visiting on-line auctions at http://www.skinner.lycos.com.
For further information, telephone Kerry Shrives or SaraEllen White at 978.779.6241, fax 978.779.5144, email kiosk@skinnerinc.com, or visit http://www.skinner.lycos.com.
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