If you are mounting the cards in frames for display or in an album, use photo corners that are archival quality and make sure the pages and/or matts that are touching the cards are of acid free paper. Display away from direct sunlight as the sun will cause the card to fade and discolour, preferably on an inside wall if you have moisture problems in your home.
If you wish to store your cards in a binder in plastic sleeves, look on the package for PCV Free / Archival Quality pages. The ones I use are BCW Pro Pages (120 Micron Polypopylene) and are available in many different configurations. Most vintage postcards can be stored 4 per page side. The larger (later) cards can either be put in the 3 per page (2 vintage size cards on the top and 1 larger opening on bottom for the bigger card) or in the 2 per page format. Don't forget the other trade cards - the tea, tobacco, cereal cards that are the size of business cards...the sleeves that baseball/hockey card collectors use are perfect for those.
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