Lot #720: Vintage 1920s-30s Ontario "Real Photograph" Postcard - "General View of Parade, Fort Henry, Ontario" - AGFA ANSCO Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)

One Vintage 1920s Ontario Canada "Real Photograph" Postcard (RPPC), unused, showing "General View of Parade, Fort Henry, Ontario" published by W.G. McFarlane, Publisher. "Made in Germany" wth high quality European Inks and Methods. No Stamp, and No Postmark. The Stamp Box on the back of the card (where the postage stamp would go) is labelled with the words "AGFA-ANSCO" printed to form the box. An AGFA ANSCO Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) is a genuine photograph developed directly onto postcard-weight photographic paper, rather than being printed using a printing press. While most postcards are mass-produced using tiny ink dots (halftones), an RPPC is a "continuous tone" image, meaning it has the clarity and detail of a professional photograph. Under a magnifying glass, you will not see any ink dots. The image will look smooth, like a photo from a family album. Unlike mass-printed cards that had thousands of copies, many RPPCs were "one-offs" or produced in very small batches by local photographers. They often document specific street scenes, local disasters, or family gatherings that were never captured by major publishers. Because they are actual photographs, they contain an immense amount of detail (like legible store signs or recognizable faces in a crowd) that printed cards often lose. The "Agfa Ansco" branding refers to the manufacturer of the specific photographic paper used for the card. The Agfa Ansco brand is the result of a 1928 merger between the American company ANSCO (based in Binghamton, New York) and the German company AGFA. The "AGFA-ANSCO" label was used from 1928 until WWII when the the U.S. government seized the company during WWII (likely due to part German ownership. After WWII, the logo used was only "ANSCO" (with stars) Dimensions: 9 mm x 14 mm Pickup category timeslot {A}