Old Orchard is a coastal resort town in Maine. A summer vacation destination since the 1800's, it has a 7-mile long beach, hotels and an amusement park frequented by New Englanders and Canadians. I grew up in Portland, about 30 minutes away, so collecting postcards depicting Old Orchard is a passion.After a very long search, I finally found the Old Orchard in the Future card from 1907. It's deemed to be rare by Daniel E. Blaney, the author of the Arcadia Publishing book "Old Orchard Beach" and the president of the Old Orchard Beach Historical Society, who states in the book that this card is the most sought after card by collectors. He says that he knows of only four copies to exist, of which he owns three. Presented above is copy No. 5 !
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They seem to have predicted the amount of traffic right! A very busy looking place.
Howdy
Happy PFF to you .
Great card ,summer vacation sounds really nice right now :)
Enjoy the rest of your weekend .
Until next time
Happy Trails
Happy PFF! I have seen these 'future' postcards - early 'photoshopping' of balloons and bridges in each image.
What a gem of a card, lucky you. I like the thought of ballooning into a resort although I would prefer jet-packs:-)
The guy at the top of the postcard, near the word Old, is filming a videoclip with his iPhone 4GS, and then he will post it across all social media.
:)
That's a great card, but I'm glad we don't have all those things in the sky.
Love this card! Looks like it was a great vacation spot!
Isn't it neat to come up with a collectible like this in excellent condition. This could have been the cover of a Popular Mechanics magazine in 1910!
Great card! You are lucky.
wow! this is a wonderful card - am now humming "those magnificent men in their flying machines" ;-)
happy PFF!
Love this pc! How fun that you have a copy of it and not just an image. Love all the little details in it.
Happy PFF!
Hugs- Tete
Wonderful future postcard. I've never been to Maine ... on my list! Happy PFF!
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