Antiques Dealer magazine Dec 1980 Postcards Collects Market Generalist Strategy

December 1980

ANTIQUE ANTIQUES OLD COLLECTIBLE COLLECTIBLES ROADSHOW ROAD SHOW FIRST THINGS FIRST COME SEE OUR NEW SHIPMENTS E&, fctnu? Antiques 230 EAST 54 ST. IBET. SCEOND & THIRD AVES.) NEW YORK. N. Y. 10022 (^Antiques ^Dealer The Magazine of the Antiques Business (LONDON ADDRESS 29 HUGH ST., SW1) Direct Imports Edward Martine Stephen Matejak PLaza 3-1463 • Arthur Tell DECEMBER 1980 VOL. XXXII, NO. 12 I^aA&&MMAMMMAMMMAMAMAAMMMM^A&&&A&&^^ FOR 1981 STOCK THE BEST SELLERS CONTENTS ANTIQUE JEWELRY FEATURES Mike Megurowsky 139 Hester St. (nr. Canal & Boweiy) N. T., N. Y. 10002 (212) CA 6-2660 WE FEATURE ESTATE JEWELRY Personalized Service, Write or Call, By Appointment Only Since 1885 serving dealers only Member: Appraisers Asi'n. of America OTTOTOOTTOWTOWPWOTWWWWim, CHICAGO'S LARGEST ANTIQUE DEALER featuring FURNITURE ORIENTAL ART French. English. & Amer«jn Large & Varied Sflfttion SILVER PAINTINGS CHANDELIERS CLOCKS PORCELAIN ART CLASS BRONZES BRIC-A-BRAC DOROTHY DOUGHTY & BOEHM BIRDS & MUCH, MUCH MORE ALL AT OORPOSG Galleries 751N.WELLS CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 312/337-4052 MON.-SAT. 10-5 WHOLESALE & RETAIL We are tnleresled in purchiung wofthwhil* ARTol all period! VISA—MASTER CHARGE Postcards 14 No longer just a hobby, they're getting first-class attention from collectors/ investors. By Roy Nuhn The Generalist 20 Reminiscences of a retired dealer reveal how the generalist strategy pays off. By Tom McGrath American Wing: Something for Everyone 24 The Metropolitan's new exhibit hall offers lessons for every student of antiques. By Ernyl Jenkins Accounting Simplified 26 For a small antiques shop, there are easy, inexpensive methods of keeping the books straight. By Prof. Wayne Moeller DEPARTMENTS Between the Lines 7 Letters 28 Auctions 8 Shows 30 Trade News 10 Classified 33 Exhibitions 12 Index to Advertisers 33 ON THE COVER: St. Nicholas brings good tid- ings for the postcard collector: The top-selling cards on the American market have shown a 125 per cent increase in value since 1977. Roy Nuhn, former editor of the American Postcard Journal, offers a definitive view of this popu- lar market. Contents copyrighted 1980 by Ebel-Doctorow Publications, Inc. Clifton, New Jersey Antiques Dealer

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