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Are old Saturday Evening Posts worth anything?

Are old Saturday Evening Posts worth anything?

Saturday Evening Posts with covers produced by Norman Rockwell are very collectible. Rockwell produced many Post covers from 1916 through 1968. They typically have a value of $15 to $40, although the most scarce, which are the earliest ones, get into the low hundreds.

What happened to the Saturday Evening Post?

The Saturday Evening Post ceased publication in 1969 only to be revived in 1971 after its parent company, Curtis Publishing Company, was acquired by Beurt SerVaas, an Indianapolis industrialist. Corena SerVaas founded the Saturday Evening Post Society and transferred to it the ownership of the magazine.

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Why is it called Saturday Evening Post?

The new publication would be called The Saturday Evening Post because it would be printed in time to be delivered to Philadelphia addresses in the second mail delivery on Saturdays. (The U.S. Mail was delivered twice daily until 1950.)

Is the Saturday Evening Post still in business?

The Saturday Evening Post is an American magazine, currently published six times a year. The magazine declined in readership through the 1960s, and in 1969 The Saturday Evening Post folded for two years before being revived as a quarterly publication with an emphasis on medical articles in 1971.

What is the most valuable Life magazine?

The most valuable copy of Life, priced at $200, is the April 13, 1962, issue with Liz Taylor and Richard Burton on the cover. The price is high because there is an insert of Topps baseball cards inside. Life magazines with covers picturing movie stars or members of the Kennedy family are especially collectible.

Did Ben Franklin start the Saturday Evening Post?

The modern Saturday Evening Post dates from 1897, when publisher Cyrus H. K. Curtis bought the failing periodical for $1,000. Curtis immediately cobbled together a suspect genealogy, alleging Ben Franklin as the Post’s founder and pushing the masthead date back from 1821 to 1728.

Who did the most Saturday Evening Post covers?

Norman Rockwell
America’s most famous illustrator, Norman Rockwell captured the emotions of America and the times by illustrating over 320 covers for the Saturday Evening Post.

Is Saturday Evening Post still being published?

Who did the Saturday Evening Post?

Norman Rockwell’s
At the start of his career, Norman Rockwell’s secret ambition was to have his work published on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post. He viewed the Post as the greatest show window in America for an illustrator. Rockwell’s career with the Post lasted 47 years.

Should I throw away my old magazines?

If either your books or magazines have gotten wet or the paper has turned tan or brown, they should be thrown away with your household trash, as there is no recycling market for this material.

Are 1960’s Life magazines worth anything?

The High End. Certain copies of 1960 Life magazines are worth more, including those having to do with that year’s presidential race. They typically fetch upwards of $15 on eBay.

What was the Saturday Evening Post in 1909?

1909: The Internet Archive has volume 182, numbers 13-18, covering September 25 through October 30, 1909. 1909: HathiTrust has volume 182, numbers 14-26, covering October 2 through December 25, 1909. 1909: HathiTrust has volume 182, numbers 19-26, covering November 6 through December 25, 1909.

What was the name of the Saturday Evening Post?

The Saturday Evening Post is the name of a popular American general interest weekly magazine published in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Is the Saturday Evening Post a weekly magazine?

The Saturday Evening Post is the name of a popular American general interest weekly magazine published in the 19th and 20th centuries. There is also a current incarnation, published bimonthly.