Tally real feather 1920s Audubon Prints
06 June 2026
Description

Bird card prints with real feathers originals labeled Tally!

Dimensions

Hand painted real feather 6 -3 inch by 5 inch cards and 6-4 r inch by 2 inch plus a hand painted 3 by 5 additional card

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Inherited
For sale
Yes
Answered within 5 days
By David U.
Jun 11, 09:04 UTC
Fair Market Value
$80 - $180 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Hello, this item is a group of small vintage bird-themed decorative cards or prints labeled “Tally,” each embellished with real feathers to create colorful exotic bird images. The cards appear to date to the early to mid 20th century, likely around the 1920s to 1940s, and belong to the tradition of novelty featherwork souvenirs and greeting-card style decorative ephemera rather than true Audubon prints. John James Audubon’s original and later authorized bird prints were engraved, lithographed, or chromolithographed natural history plates, while these examples are hand-assembled decorative cards using applied feathers, printed text, and small painted or printed branch details. The “Tally” wording suggests a commercial or game-related card format, possibly produced as novelty scorecards, place cards, or decorative keepsakes.

The group appears to be in generally good condition for fragile featherwork, with visible color, intact feather placement, and only minor expected age toning to the card stock. Value depends on the number of cards, completeness of the set, condition of the feathers, and decorative appeal, but this material usually has modest collector demand compared with true ornithological prints or original Audubon-related works. These are attractive vintage featherwork cards, but they should not be valued as Audubon prints unless documentation proves a direct publisher or artist connection. Based on the photographs, quantity, condition, and current decorative ephemera market, the fair market value is $80 to $180 USD for the group.

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