{"product_id":"the-atkinson-bros-picture-postcard-handbook-1899-1911","title":"The Atkinson Bros. Picture Postcard Handbook 1899-1911","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"211\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"175\"\u003eThe Atkinson Bros. Picture Postcard Handbook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"178\"\u003eBy Michael Smith and Roger Miller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"633\"\u003eFounded in Hamilton, Ontario, by William and Walter Atkinson, Atkinson Bros. grew by the close of the 19th century into a prominent manufacturer, wholesaler and stationer in Canada’s expanding fancy goods trade. In 1899, from its new Toronto premises, the firm issued its first postcard series. Within little more than a decade, Atkinson Bros. would publish some of the most collectible postcards of Canada’s Golden Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"771\"\u003eThis deluxe handbook offers collectors and researchers a comprehensive and carefully documented guide to the firm’s postcard production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"795\"\u003eInside, you will find:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"1414\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"924\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"924\"\u003eA concise yet informative history of the Atkinson Bros. business and its evolution within Canada’s early postcard industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"1090\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"1090\"\u003eListings for approximately 2,000 postcards, including the classic patriotic issues, regular and fancy view cards, novelty series and other specialty productions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1230\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1230\"\u003eMore than 500 postcard illustrations, each reproduced in the card’s original colour of issue for accurate identification and reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1414\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1414\"\u003eExtensive appendices providing additional research material, including illustrations of all known Atkinson Bros. postcard back types and examples of the firm’s souvenir view albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1416\" data-end=\"1702\"\u003eMeticulously researched and clearly organized, this handbook serves as both a practical collecting guide and an important reference work on one of Canada’s notable early postcard publishers. An essential addition to the library of any serious collector of Canadian Golden Age postcards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coin \u0026 Stamp Supplies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56762031407264,"sku":"9781999196035","price":22.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/2204\/0736\/files\/ATKINSONBROS.jpg?v=1771525868","url":"https:\/\/coinstampsupplies.com\/products\/the-atkinson-bros-picture-postcard-handbook-1899-1911","provider":"Coin \u0026 Stamp Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}