Are Old Post Cards Collectable?

As the title says, I did try a search here without much luck. Cards like this or is it junk?

Here's the back

Definitely collectible. For those who don't necessarily collect postcards, there's yet another group of collectors who are interested in the slogan cancels shown in the postmark.

For example, in your postcard, the slogan cancel announces the 1922 Winter Carnival in Ottawa. Here's some recent information posted about that event some 91 years ago:

http://urbsite.blogspot.com/2013/01...arnival.html

Ha! Cool we have winterlude now but there's fierce grudge matches (again) between the Senators and Canadians still. Thanks!

WT1..From a recent transplanted citizen of Ottawa..thanks for the link to those great shots of Ottawa.."Winterlude" the current winter fest ended today. Go Habs Go!

UGHHH not another habs fan! Nice postal stationary and another case of the postmark is mightier than the stamp.

Not here. I am a Maple Leafs fan.

When we won against Montreal a week ago 6-0, I thought it was a habulous night.

Chimo

Bujutsu

Luv it Nitro!

Go Canucks

Life would be simpler if collectors would distinguish between postcards and postal cards; the issue is NOT whether they have a picture, but whether they are issued by a government or a private company/individual.

The waters got muddied a little bit when the USPS issued Scott #UX143-144 in 1989, postal cards with a full color image on the reverse side.

I would make the effort if I knew the difference. So this would be a post card? I have a couple of order cards (company cards postage paid, sorta things) One from the blue ribbon tea company unused, and another from..... umm Not sure my reading glasses are with my tax paper work (forgot them as I fled the room!) They have printed on stamps not stuck on stamps, all of them that is. Seems I have two of the one I posted, just to a different relative.

I look at it this way: Post cards are not listed in any of the major catalogues in the mainstream. A card such as the one Ross has scanned is in some of the major catalogues and under the title of stationery.

So, it is more stationery than it is a post card even though the card says otherwise - in my opinion of course.

Chimo

Bujutsu

I forgot to mention the slogan postmark. This is a nice one that was used in 1921 and 1922 only. It is a Universal machine cancel. It is listed in the Coutts Slogan Catalogue under #W-290 with a CV of $13.00

Chimo

Bujutsu

The OP's Canada item is a postal card, issued by the Government, and listed in the Unitrade Catalog.

I always thought of government issued cards as postal cards, and privately issued cards as post cards. However, the Canadian card belies that interpretation since the card itself says post card, and in recent months the whole issue has been further confused by the USPS referring to imprinted with value cards as post cards.

It is a very confusing picture now with no simple way out. If you use one or the other terms, the person reading the topic may or may not understand what you mean. (Heck, you may not understand what you mean)

Also note the USPS has in recent years abandoned the term "postal card" for "stamped cards" -- yet another term, as in this example:

https://www.beyondtheperf.com/2013-...deer-stamped