www.MitchellPostcards.com

Dedicated to a renowned postcard publisher

Edward H. Mitchell

1867-1932

As a collector of postcards, one of my favorite publishers is Edward H. Mitchell, of San Francisco. Most of his postcards are about the West, he was very prolific, and his cards have great color for the time they were created. He published postcards for other photographers, which are included in my collection. Because of the large number of different postcards there are many duplicate numbers. There are postcards being republished with other publishing companies that Mitchell owned or was a partner in, Pacific Novelty Co. and Souvenir Publishing Co. We have done our best to create an inventory system for your reference and ours. The inventory list is larger than the postcard slideshow. Probably only 2/3’s of my postcards are on the web site because of the labor and costs involved in creating the slide show. I have two galleries now and am getting ready to start the third.

Mitchell rode the rails, which makes sense in his era. I am sure that he created many postcards about the railroads in exchange for discounted travel. I believe that is where the saying “The road of a thousand Wonders” which appears on many cards came from. Mitchell also was willing to have artists paint hats on people, he loved hats, and add other eye candy to sell postcards. At one point he was even putting sparkle on cards.

I continue to buy postcards published by Mitchell regardless of their subject matter, I am more concerned about the condition of the cards. The only advantage to selling to me is that I can pretty much guarantee you that you will be able to continue to view your cards on my web site. I think that this could be one of the largest Mitchell postcard collections. If someone has a larger I would like to hear from you.