Postcard dating by stamp

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* British and Canadian cards ** Incomplete chronological assessment # Some sources say 1926. Research has already been done by earlier historians and guidelines have been put into place. Mashburn (Colonial House) The dating of the postcard for years or eras of issue can be accurately determined if the card is studied for identity points.Most of the photo postcards that we have noted date from 1907.There are some photo postcards that appeared a few years earlier. The companies involved and the printing details can be used to date these postcards, even when they were not postally used.