opinions wanted on autographed post cards

Steve1124

Autographed post cards can be graded (by PSA/DNA) either by having the card itself assigned a numeric grade (in addition to having the autograph authenticated), OR by having the autograph graded (apparently on how strong and sharp it is). However, no description (such as year, etc.) is usually given on the post card, and the label just says "post card" in my experience. So my question is this: How would you, as a buyer, prefer to have an autographed post card slabbed? Also, does it tend to "de-value" a slabbed post card, when no description is given on the holder, other than just "post card" (no year, or other information about it)?

Sean1125

I think if you simply ask PSA you can get it your preference... From what I read on the boards they are fairly flexible and for a fee will even add a personalization to the slab.

Edited for grammar.

fkw

I dont think that would be true for the high end Pre1960 issues....

Vintage postcard collectors use the ACC numbers to ID their cards, I would think PSA would use the same numbers ... it would be like saying a signed T206 or E90-1 card will be labeled as "baseball card" or "tobacco card", "candy card"... they dont do that so why do it with a another type of card in the ACC ???

the ACC has a complete section devoted entirely to Sports Postcards ie PC742 Bost Amer Series, PC743 Bregstone, PC748 Dormand, PC753 McCarthy, PC754 HOF issues, PC755 StL Team Issues, PC757 Sporting New, PC758 Stein, PC760 Rose Co., PC765 AC Dietsche, PC773-2 HM Taylor, PC773-3 Wolverine News, PC775 Grignon Cubs, PC778 Morgan "redbelt", PC796 (Sepia), PC805 Novelty Cutlery, etc.

top tier vintage postcards in general usually (now) sell for more than a T, E, M, etc. card of same player.

they are highly sought after and collected just like the major T, E, W, D, M, card series.

If you are talking modern generic knockoff real photo issues w/o identification of makers, ie modern Kodak stampbox reproduction made by Jim Rowe in 1970's, then your prob right, as the PC itself is almost worthless and the signature is the main point of interest and 95+% of the value.

Steve1124

fkw- Thanks for the info; most of it went beyond my knowledge of expertise though. What is the "ACC" - some kind of catalog I presume? I've long wondered if there was a catalog somewhere that had these baseball player issues. Would like to learn what publication this is. As far as PSA, whenever I've sent them a post card, autographed or not, they just put the designation "post card" on the label, unless it's something found in the SCD (i.e. 1962 Ford Detroit Tigers post cards). I have a 1957 autographed post card, but on the back there is some paper loss, so PSA graded the card "poor 1", but certified the autograph PSA/DNA as genuine. But that "1" seems to give the card a stigma of being low value, whereas if they had graded the autograph itself instead, that would probably have graded a '7' or '8' or higher. The "problem" with most players appearing on post cards, is that there is nothing imprinted on the post card to define what year it is -- so it's only by identifying the player from a similar team set, or other issue that it can be documented on the label. Apparently PSA doesn't have time to do that kind of research, or has simply chosen to just define them as "post card", and let it go at that.