Vintage Halloween Collectibles Research (1900-1979)

Sane Halloween Observer As might be guessed from the previous blog introduction  there is a real thrill discovering sets, or additions to sets, (by someone who loves obscurities). And these cards really wowed me!  Here are five (are there more?) wonderfully illustrated and poetic cards featuring weird witches, bedraggled cats, skulls, elves, and an odd moon seemingly spirited up from a cider keg. These likely date from the early 20th century, judging from the addition of gold (below) seen during 1920's / 1930's paper goods by Rust Craft, Whitney, Dennison, and Gibson.   These seem close to character designs found on a  Whitney  (?) product (particularly the witches and cats)... but I'm no longer certain after noticing items from another postcard set (example shown below) with a "M in a teapot beanpot" mark on the back: Update 12-1-2014:  an active member of the Vintage Halloween group on facebook ( www.facebook.com/groups/vintage

Sane Halloween Observer This first entry begins with a disclaimer - I do not self-proclaim myself an expert in the field of vintage holiday collectibles - I am instead a hardscrabble artist inspired by these objects, and have been watching the (mostly Halloween) market for many years numbering now not much less than a decade -- yikes! And while there are blogs (too few in my opinion) existing on this subject, I'm starting another to fill what I perceived to be a void for something objective and random (that focuses  little to no time on the vagaries of market pricing). In thinking about the value of doing this blog, I hope to maintain the following ground rules in consideration of future content: No direct reference and/or links that locates a specific item for sell. In instances where bloggers do this, there arise consequences whereby the blogger becomes a 3rd party before and after..., as well as skewing the market. Blog entries should avoid the promotion (self or o