{"product_id":"the-w-g-macfarlane-picture-postcard-handbook-1901-1910","title":"The W. G. MacFarlane Picture Postcard Handbook 1901-1910","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"231\" data-start=\"111\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"187\" data-start=\"111\"\u003eThe W. G. MacFarlane Picture Postcard Handbook 1901–1910 – Third Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"190\" data-start=\"187\"\u003eBy Michael Smith\u003cbr data-end=\"209\" data-start=\"206\"\u003eEdited by Roger Miller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"429\" data-start=\"233\"\u003eA year in the making, the third edition of \u003cem data-end=\"334\" data-start=\"276\"\u003eThe W. G. MacFarlane Picture Postcard Handbook 1901–1910\u003c\/em\u003e has arrived — extensively revised, expanded and enhanced for collectors and researchers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"613\" data-start=\"431\"\u003eThis authoritative reference explores the remarkable story of W. G. MacFarlane, one of Canada’s most ambitious and influential postcard publishers during the Golden Age of postcards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"663\" data-start=\"615\"\u003eInside this expanded edition, readers will find:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1331\" data-start=\"665\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"888\" data-start=\"665\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"888\" data-start=\"667\"\u003eA comprehensive history of MacFarlane’s souvenir view book and postcard publishing enterprise, including a detailed account of his rapid expansion into the United States and the eventual collapse of his company in 1908.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1052\" data-start=\"889\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1052\" data-start=\"891\"\u003eListings for more than 5,700 postcards — representing some of the most collectible and historically significant cards produced in Canada between 1900 and 1914.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1207\" data-start=\"1053\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1207\" data-start=\"1055\"\u003eNearly 1,400 postcard illustrations, each reproduced in the card’s original colour of issue, providing collectors with an invaluable visual reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1331\" data-start=\"1208\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1331\" data-start=\"1210\"\u003eMultiple appendices rich with additional research, including one featuring more than 500 of MacFarlane’s U.S. view cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1544\" data-start=\"1333\"\u003eMeticulously researched and thoughtfully organized, this third edition stands as the definitive guide to MacFarlane’s postcard output and an essential resource for serious collectors of early Canadian postcards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1699\" data-start=\"1546\"\u003eWhether used as a scholarly reference or a practical collecting companion, this handbook is an indispensable addition to any Golden Age postcard library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coin \u0026 Stamp Supplies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56763065172128,"sku":"1999196028","price":32.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/2204\/0736\/files\/WGMACFARLANE.jpg?v=1771600947","url":"https:\/\/coinstampsupplies.com\/products\/the-w-g-macfarlane-picture-postcard-handbook-1901-1910","provider":"Coin \u0026 Stamp Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}