Halloween is fast catching up to Christmas when it comes to holiday collecting. Vintage Halloween collectibles serve to remind us of how the holiday has changed, what we enjoyed about it as children, and what its core symbols are (and, doggone it, they're just plain fun!).

Although the whole range of Halloween collectibles includes trick or treat bags, papier mache jack o'lanterns, cut-out decorations, masks and more, I'm most interested in two areas: Noisemakers and postcards.