Crazy for My Collectibles

Alice In Wonderland has always been a very collectible item and theme and both the young and the old can’t seem to get enough. It all started as a novel titled “Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland” back in 1865 written by an English gent named Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the name Lewis Caroll. Today, we know the story as Alice in Wonderland and with the 2010 Tim Burton re-make of the classic with movie stars Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, and Mia Wasikowska to name a few, they have all gotten together for a very important date and so, we just know this modern day version of Alice In Wonderland will create new collectors and those that have been collecting will certainly be adding to their collections!

Alice In Wonderland items are currently Sky Rocketing in price and everyone I have spoken with recently is not a bit surprised and some felt the prices were about to really spike up as the peak has yet to be reached! Below is a random sampling of Alice In Wonderland related items and what they are currently selling for on EBay, Tias, Rubylane, Vintagedisneyalice.blog, Alice-In-Wonderland, Collectalice, and Spiralvisions (images are from these websites}.

1893 Lewis Carroll Alice In Wonderland Book SIGNED BY DODGSON $9,500
SALVADOR DALI Alice In Wonderland MAD TEA PARTY Print (From ALICE IN WONDERLAND COLLECTION) $2,499
ANTIQUE ROBINSON&LEADBEATER ENGLISH BISQUE ALICE IN WONDERLAND GIRL+DOG FIGURINE $1,400
1950s Alice in Wonderland Spinning Top Features colorful images of Alice with the Flamingo, the Mad Hatter, White Rabbit, and Humpty Dumpty. Made in the USA by Colmor – $125.00
1980s Alice in Wonderland Miniature Doll, Limited Edition of 1000 made by Tina Richardson for Small Bears For A Big World series. $95.00

Disney Alice In Wonderland Items:
2001 Disney Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum Figurines on EBay $450
Alice in Wonderland Disney Animation $355
DISNEY ALICE IN WONDERLAND QUEEN BARBIE DOLL $140
ALICE IN WONDERLAND COOKIE JAR – VINTAGE & RARE $105
1950s Alice In Wonderland NAPCO Planter $125
Madame Alexander Alice In Wonderland Doll $85
3D Alice In Wonderland Cheshire Cat Souvenir Spoon $135
1930s Alice In Wonderland “Come To Life” Pop-Up Book $495
1970s Alice In Wonderland children’s board game $63
Alice In Wonderland ‘The Duchess” Pewter Figurine $35
Alice In Wonderland “Mad Hatter” Royal Doulton Toby Jug $85
Alice In Wonderland Figurine for Disney by Armani $675

The Mad Tea Party Tote Bag This Alice in Wonderland tote bag features a vintage image of the Mad Tea Party. We’ve pixilated bits, sharpened others. The image is set off center. Lekker Brand.

Did you know collecting Greeting cards / Postcard is currently the third largest collectable arena in the world!

Possibly the very fist Christmas card ever created was by a young British man named William Egley in 1842. The card is said to be preserved by the British Museum and depicts holiday scenes and says “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year”.

By the 1860s greeting card companies began emerging and they hired prominent artists of children’s books and sought after lithographers to create the images on their greeting cards and post cards. Card painters included magnificently talented artists Frederick S. Church and Winslow Homer. Versus were written by Tennyson and Longfellow. These first greeting cards were priced around the 50-cent point and this was a huge amount to pay in those days. Soon however lesser expensive German Holiday cards began appearing in the market place. Wow – what would it be like to posses one of these antique Christmas cards!

Many of the antique Christmas cards are true masterpieces incorporating silk fringes, tassels, mother of pearl inlays and satin backgrounds. Flowers, angels, carolers, gentle animals, romantic young women and happy children and have the most magnificent colors.

From 1900 to 1920, penny postcards from Germany featuring Santa Claus, nostalgic hearth and snow scenes, holly, toys and Nativity settings captured the market. In 1910, J.C. Hall began selling postcards out of a shoebox at a YMCA in Kansas City, Mo. His one-man enterprise turned into what we know today as Hallmark Cards Inc.

Greeting card/Postcard collecting is currently the third largest collectable arena in the world! There are many things to look for when collecting Greeting cards/Postcards. Whether buying or selling post cards and greeting cards, everyone wants to know the condition of the card and here is a good source for basic ratings of the condition of greeting cards and postcards.

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