@Dar Brown welcome to the community. Please take the time to introduce yourself, have a look around and join in

I recently bought ten stamps from a UK auction house. The invoice added £15 for postage, which was disproportionate to the amount I paid for the stamps. Be aware that auction houses tend to add a "default" postage cost, which I always query. I got the cost down to £5, still more than necessary, but £10 saved. The shipment won't be tracked or registered, but for what I paid, that's a risk I'm happy to take. It's not obligatory to accept their postage charges, send a reply email and query them

There was a time when ethnographic postcards weren't frowned upon. They usually depicted people from various ethnic groups posed in national dress, often naked etc. Today, they are extremely collectable, and most early cards sell for $30 upwards. Australian ethnographic cards are very desirable. This "humorous" one dates from 1900-1910, and it goes a tad further than the usual ethnographic postcard. It's unused, so nothing to show on the back, and sorry about the poor image cropping, but the title is "The First Perambulator". It's incredibly unacceptable by today's standards, but history is history and we need to learn from it. What do you think?