SOMEONE, somewhere in South Devon has a very valuable work of art by an Oscar winner tucked away.  In 2012, during Torbay's Art on the English Riviera exhibition, hundreds of secret postcards were decorated by artists, sports people, celebrities and students, and were then sold anonymously for £10 each to buyers who didn't know whose art they were buying.

At the time, a little known actor named Eddie Redmayne decorated a postcard for the occasion after accepting the challenge through a London film company. Now he's an Oscar winner for his portrayal of Professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything — and that postcard is now worth a few bob.

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Few things serve as better time capsules than vintage postcards. They render a location and freeze it in time. The folks that created ScenePast have a new app called Americana Road Trip which allows users to compare a vintage postcard with today's view of the same spot.

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Few things serve as better time capsules than vintage postcards. They render a location and freeze it in time. The folks that created ScenePast have a new app called Americana Road Trip which allows users to compare a vintage postcard with today's view of the same spot.

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Few things serve as better time capsules than vintage postcards. They render a location and freeze it in time. The folks that created ScenePast have a new app called Americana Road Trip which allows users to compare a vintage postcard with today's view of the same spot.

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Few things serve as better time capsules than vintage postcards. They render a location and freeze it in time. The folks that created ScenePast have a new app called Americana Road Trip which allows users to compare a vintage postcard with today's view of the same spot.

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Few things serve as better time capsules than vintage postcards. They render a location and freeze it in time. The folks that created ScenePast have a new app called Americana Road Trip which allows users to compare a vintage postcard with today's view of the same spot.

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Few things serve as better time capsules than vintage postcards. They render a location and freeze it in time. The folks that created ScenePast have a new app called Americana Road Trip which allows users to compare a vintage postcard with today's view of the same spot.

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Postcards are a growing source of collectibles for many people, according to some vendors at the event. Ocean County married couple Jim and Anne Estelle attend 10 antique events each year, which they have done for roughly four decades, they said. The couple caters in part to collectors' growing fascination with postcards, as well as jewelry and other items. But with post cards, Jim Estelle said, "There has been an increased interest - I try to find as many as I can."

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