Delaware railroad stations with people and a train are favorites. Steamships that served Delaware ports are good. Postcards are most heavily collected down state, but New Castle County residents are beginning to take interest. Paper Ephemera Collecting old paper is one of the fastest growing hobbies worldwide. Old business documents, deeds, surveys, advertisements, account books, can labels, cigar bands, trade cards, sports programs, railroad timetables, theater playbills, transit tickets, first day covers, matchbook covers, and pamphlets with a Delaware connection are eagerly sought by local residents.
Values depend on many factors.
An old deed may almost worthless on the general market, but the present day owner of the property might pay well for it. Bills from a feed store in Georgetown might be of no interest to a Newark resident but sell well in Sussex County. Art Works of Delaware artist's are prime collectibles. Of course paintings by Schoonover or the Wyeths have a market well beyond the confines of the state. Many other artist are of more local interest.