Thomas A. Reitz wrote:
>
> Okay, I know that few of us are thinking about Christmas yet, but some of us
> are.
>
> We are looking for good quality reproduction Christmas postcards, ca.
> 1900-1914, to use as part of a hands-on activity in one of our school
> programs.  We would need approximately 5,000 cards.
>
> We are prepared to print these cards using origingals in our collection.
> However, we've taken several postcards from our collection to local printers
> and we aren't completely satisfied with the possible results - for example
> adding the colour gold to print job, makes it a five-colour process as
> opposed to four-colour, and it adds to the price.  Most of the postcard
> printers insist on putting a glossy finish on the final product.  And the
> original cards do not meet current postal standards for postcard size and
> postcard printers don't want to adjust their normal print runs to
> accommodate a smaller size card.
>
> So anyway, just wondering if any historic sites or museums have reproduced
> cards for programming use or gift shop sales.  Or do you know of a
> commercial supplier?  So far our searching hasn't turned up any leads.
>
> Thanks - and an early Merry Christmas!
>
> Thomas A. Reitz
> Manager/Curator
> Doon Heritage Crossroads
> R.R. #2
> Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G 3W5
>
> Telephone:  519-748-1439 ext. 227
> Fax:        519-748-0009
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> http://www.region.waterloo.on.ca/doon/

Consider reproductions made by Shackman in New York, although they are
also represented in the gift marts in major cities and through the
Museum Store Association in Denver, Colorado.  They offer several later
19th and early 20th century reproduction Christmas items, including
postcards, scraps, booklets, gift tags, etc.

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