But the primary postcard believed to be ever despatched, mailed by Theodore Hook to himself in 1840, fetched £31,758.seventy five ($45,370.60) in 2002, setting a Guinness Record for the postcard sale. In 1843, 1,000 of those playing cards offered for a shilling apiece. Now solely 12 stay, and one was offered for £20,000in 2001 (or...Read More