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ADVERTISING POSTAL CARDS,
AD POSTCARDS & POSTCARDS

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ADVERTISING POSTAL CARDS & POSTCARDS
PROMOTIONAL POST CARDS / MARKETING POSTCARDS
ADVERTIZING / PUBLICITÉ / EKANNTMACHEN
PUBBLICITÁ / ANNUNCIAR / PUBLICIDAD
Chronological arrangement: Before 1881 1881-1885
1886-1890 1891-1895  1896-1900  1901-1905
1906-1910 1911-1915  1916-1935  Linens  Continentals.
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See also Computer postcards, Trade cards,
Advertising on covers & Advertising stamps.

ADVERTISING POSTAL CARDS--1880 OR BEFORE

  Illinois_Bloomington_IRKrum-120.JPG (256929 bytes)  "I. R. KRUM, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in / Lumber, Grain, Coal, Salt, Doors, Sash and Blinds / Bloomington, Ill." 1874 advertising on government postal card, toning along right front edge. $18.00 ialg

  Illinois_Bloomington_1875_small.jpg (3686 bytes)  "PRICE LIST- / DOORS, SASH AND BLINDS" from I. R. Krum in Bloomington Illinois, 1875. $20.00 iag-!

  Brushes-300_small.jpg  "The London Brush Factory / 75 DUNDAS STREET WEST. / A FULL ASSORTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING LINES ALWAYS IN STOCK, VIZ: / ..." with an exceptionally detailed listing of brush types for salesman Thomas Bryan of London Ontario (his blue handstamp added vertically at the front right), to a grocer in Brockville Ontario; advertising postal card mailed 1880, spots of toning as shown. $175.00 aog


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AD POSTAL CARDS--1881 TO 1885
Intended to be mailed. See also Trade cards
which were not intended to be mailed.

  Georgia_Macon_CarhartAnd-200.jpg (712488 bytes)  "CARHART & CURD, / DEALERS IN / Hard-ware, Tin-ware, Wooden-ware, Table and Pocket Cutlery, / NAILS, HOES, IRON, STEEL, &c…" pioneer ad on government postal card from early 1880's, mailed, light but fairly large water stain at upper right corner. $10.00 g(m)ag

"CARRIAGE / MALLEABLE / CASTINGS... / GUELPH CARRIAGE GOODS COMPANY / GUELPH, CANADA" 1882 advertising card mailed to Hagersville Ontario, tiny ink smear on front. $20.00 oa

"Chicago,_______1883 / Dear Sir…" receipt on government postal card with art crest advertising blinds, doors, flooring, balusters, siding, etc; filled in & used as intended, corner crease, light partial cancel on front. $30.00

  Advertising1884_ValparaisoIndiana_Clothing_small.jpg (3096 bytes)  "Valparaiso, Ind. Oct. 23, 1884 / Dear Sir: / Your order for Corduroy / Suit / is received" on illustrated government postal card mailed there, light toning on front, light toning on back. $95.00 (iacf)


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ADVERTISING POST AL CARDS--1886 TO 1890
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  Ontario_Hamilton_1886TinnerTools.jpg (136680 bytes)  "--OFFICE OF:-- / S. J. MOORE, / Manuafacturer of / Tinners' & Canners' Tools... / Hamilton, ______188_" filled in Nov 5 1886, including an image of some equipment, government postal card mailed there 1886 to Hagersville (clear cancel), brownish paper. $32.50 oa-o

  Ohio_Akron_1888_small.jpg (4176 bytes)  "Akron (O.) Iron Co. / SHAFTING" 1888 pioneer advertising card with three drawings in brownish red on government postal card. Mentions steel rim pulleys, hangers, and couplings too. Nice! $72.50 (oam)

  Massachusetts_Boston_103BedfordSt-110.jpg (305827 bytes)  "103 BEDFORD ST. / ... / SPECIALTIES / Imported ENGLISH STYLES / Athletic Shoes, Police Shoes, / Bicycle and League Ball Shoes, / English Black and Russet Grain / Riding Boots & Hunting Shoes... / UNITED RUBBER COMPANY" advertising printed in red on government postal card mailed 1890 from Boston (clear machine cancel with 4 in killer bars) to Newport Rhode Island, paper browned evenly with age, good edges. Exceptionally interesting & detailed. $15.00 mabfh


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AD POSTAL POST CARDS--1891 TO 1895
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  Wisconsin_Milwaukee_AMenecke1894Ad.jpg (293155 bytes)  "A MEINECKE & SONS / MILWAUKEE WILLOW WORKS" 1894 hammock ad on government postal card, small tear. $7.75 wa+%

  NewYork_Cambridge_1893Pioneer-100.JPG (231085 bytes)  "CAMBRIDGE VALLEY / SEED GARDENS. / JAN 26 1893 / ... / JEROME B. RICE & Co." illustrated pioneer seed ad on 2c Jefferson government postal card, long scrape from small hole in center, browning paper. Central ad reads 'TRY RICE'S SEEDS / SUITED FOR / ALL SOILS AND / ALL CLIMATES / THEY ARE NORTHERN GROWN'. Cambridge Valley is in New York State. $10.00 naag%

  Maryland_Baltimore_1891Paint_small.jpg (5372 bytes)  "HIRSCHBERG, HOLLANDER & CO. / Importers, Manufacturers and Jobbers of / PAINTS" 2-color advertising on government postal card mailed 1891. A beauty! Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

  Missouri_Kansas_City_Paint_Ad_1891_small.JPG (1901 bytes)  "Cutler & Neilson Paint & Color Co. / Formerly Campbell & Cutler Paint and Glass Co. / Kansas City, Mo." 1894 advertising & credit notice on mailed government postal card. $18.00 ma

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  Ohio_Cleveland_OfficeOfTheBishop-100.JPG (273219 bytes)  "Office of THE BISHOP & BABCOCK CO. / Cleveland, O., 189[5]" with a large illustration of one of their instruments printed in orange-red as background to a printed receipt on government postal card mailed to New York, a little cancel ink along right front edge nowhere near the illustration or printing. The company made many air compressors useful in hand pumps for the dispensing of beer, and we believe the pictured device was some such device. $20.00 oab%

  Advertising_1894_DetroitMichiganCover.jpg (192192 bytes)  "Remember / This / When You / Are / House / Cleaning / Next / Spring / … / L. C. Brossy Dyeing Co. / Dyers and Cleaners" ad for cleaning & dyeing curtains & drapes from Detroit Michigan firm, printed & illustrated with art in yellow green, about the size of a modern continental postcard, slight browning of the paper with age, trace of cancel ink on front , long crease. Dated February 22, 1894. $12.00 am-am

  Missouri_Saint_Louis_Rolled_small.jpg (3867 bytes)  "Rolled Shoulder / Try Them… / COX & GORDON" pricelist on pioneer advertising card from a St. Louis Missouri meat company, unusually detailed & interesting, within-city usage. $25.00 (m(s)%)

  Connecticut_Bridgeport_1891Advertising.jpg (481183 bytes)  Ten Eyck & Baker Shoe Company (successors to Fancher & Ten Eyck Shoe Company) of Bridgeport Connecticut 3-color mailed advertising postal card advising Newport Rhode Island recipient when their salesman would call. View of their factory in mint green, dark blue printing with red updates to the firm's name on evenly browned paper--most attractive. The company made 'Ladies', Misses and Children's Fine / shoes and Oxfords, Hand Welts, Turned and McKay Sewed'. Clear & complete OCT 31 1891 (very early) Boston machine cancel on back with 4 in killer bars. $125.00 caf


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ADVERTISING POSTAL CARDS--1896 TO 1900
Intended to be mailed. See also Trade cards
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1898 HAND-COLORED TEA ADVERTISING CARD
FROM TOKYO TO INDIANAPOLIS

Message text:  "We beg to advise you that we are now firing and packing the first crop teas for Edwin J. Gillies & Co., New York.   They will be of the same high quality as in former years and will go forward by first steamer.  Send your orders immediately to Edwin J. Gillies & Co., New York, so as to secure some of the early pickings for your best trade, as they cannot be obtained later in the season."

Front upper left corner reads:  "Souvenir Japanese Postal Card".  Front lower left reads: "FAN CHOP  / RMA CHOP  / BEE HIVE CHOP". (Both in rose-color ink.)

Sent April 2, 1898. $135.00 postpaid & insured to a US address


Deltiology. Vol. 8, Number 1 (Whole Number 74). Postcard Advertising Considered Unethical in 1896. Also, The Famous Postcard with the 1907 Christmas Seal Tied In. $2.75 p(d)a


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ADVERTISING POST CARDS & AD POSTAL CARDS
--1901
TO 1905

  Expo1905_PortlandWorld_BookAd.jpg (163233 bytes) advertising postcard scan available from Judnick.com  Advertising message for the New International Encyclopaedia from Dodd Mead & Co., written as if from sender at he Portland World's Fair / Lewis & Clark Exposition, below a black & white view of the Fair, post card mailed there 1905, cancel ink on front, album marks on front, corner crease. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 eoa

"Dear Sirs: Kindly place our name and address...The Excelsior Steel Furnace Co. / 38 W. Monroe St., ..." dated February 1st 1902 (mailed then, received next day in Springfield Ohio) ad for hot air registers, stationary and adjustable elbows, furnace pipe and fittings, etc. on government postal card. $4.00 i(c)a NEW / NOVA / NOWY

  Maine_Bangor_HeaddquartersSilhouette-100.jpg (274332 bytes)  "Headquarters for Specialty orders / T. R. Savage Company. / WHOLESALE GROCERS / ... / Importers of MOOSE CHOP TEA / E. P. Patten" printed advertising with striking silhouette of moose on government postal card mailed at Unionville 1903, browning paper shows age, small spots of cancel ink on face. The company was in Bangor Maine. $12.00 maagfs**%

  NewYork_NiagaraFalls_ItsAllInThe-100.jpg (297535 bytes)  "'ITS ALL IN THE SHREDS' / SERIES 103 / THE HOME OF / SHREDDED WHEAT / NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. / ... / The cleanest and purest of all cereal foods, made in the cleanest and finest food factory in the world" also picturing Niagara Falls framed by wheat to its sides; unused advertising postcard with undivided back & evenly browning paper due to age, good edges, attractive. $8.50 nfswa

  Missouri_KansasCity_Link_300_small.jpg Missouri postal card available from Judnick.com  KANSAS CITY (JACKSON, CLAY & PLATTE COUNTIES). "'Link' from Old Missouri /  Will call… / REPRESENTING / Smith-McCord / Dry Goods Company…" with cartoon art of an unmentionable act, on government postal card mailed 1905 (clear flag cancel), toned back, paper browning with age, extraneous writing on back. Both sides shown. $4.00 ma%

  NewJersey_Pattenburg_No5Advertising_small.jpg (3331 bytes)  "No. 5--Near Bellewood Park, Pattenburg, N. J. / One Minute's Walk to White Eagle House for a Country Dinner. / 40 cents. Boarders Wanted the year 'round. Milton Shive, Prop'r." with several small but readable signs--Stews, Ice Cream, Boarding, White / Eagle House, etc.--black & white on undivided back, spots of toning both sides. $9.00 nga

PORTLAND WORLD'S FAIR. Advertising message for the New International Encyclopaedia from Dodd Mead & Co., written as if from sender below a black & white view of the Fair, mailed there 1905 (clear fair cancel). cancel ink on front, album marks on front, corner crease. $10.00


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AD POSTCARDS & ADVERTISING POST CARDS
--1906
TO 1910

  Florida_Jacksonville_InteriorTrunkStore_small.JPG (4884 bytes)  "45743 / Interior View of the Retail Store, Florida Trunk Mfg. Co." in Jacksonville, including 2 clerks and some customers, advertising for fancy leather & alligator goods over most of the message side on back, color, printed in US, pencil writing on back, corner crease, internal crease, much corner & edge wear, lacks freshness. Still interesting. $7.50 fai

  Ohio_Thornville_AmericanFence_small.JPG (5568 bytes)  "American Fence" good color, Thornville Ohio ad for Tenney & Roberts on back, mailed 1910, soft corners, minor edge wear. $15.00 oa

  Mining_CoalMineVentilation-200_small.JPG 1907 advertising card available from Judnick.com  "COAL MINE VENTILATION / WITH / THE CANTON AUTOMATIC TRAP DOOR / ADAPTED TO ALL CONDITIONS AND ALL HAULAGE SYSTEMS" advertising card in monochromatic dark blue from the American Mine Door Company, on the back of an image showing the dedication of the McKinley Monument on Sept. 30, 1907, two small corner creases, advertising side toned, mild corner rounding. $14.00 mo(c)a

"Red Star Line / Antwerpen-New York. / Boston-Philadelphia." monochromatic dark lavender postcard with signed art, undivided back, mailed 1907, stamp damaged, toned back edges, partial cancel on front. $5.00 sa

  Ohio_Hamilton_SeeUsForYour.jpg (155912 bytes)  "SEE US FOR YOUR NEXT SUIT / THEO. BIEKER & SON / 4 MAIN STREET  HAMILTON, OHIO" black & white post card with drawing of girl sewing up embarrassing tears in a boy's pants, undivided back mailed 1907, slight yellowing of the paper on back, corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 oas

  Ohio_Bellevue_BO4-4-06Dear-200_small.JPG advertising post card available from Judnick.com  "SENIOR / Copyright 1905 by E. L. Blimline & Co. N. Y. / Makers of College Brand Clothes" art card showing gentleman with hand in pocket & smoking, handwritten message on front advertising College Brand suits & ties (sent just in time for Easter), postcard mailed there 1906, ironed out wrinkling, toned both sides, still attractive & memorable. Used exactly as intended. $3.00 o(b)fa

"We can shoe the children / with long wearing, perfect / fitting and stylish Shoes.../ A. W. FRIEND / Pleasantville O." advertising message on the back of a Statue of Liberty postcard, mailed at Pleasantville in 1908 (bold cancel). $10.00 oag

  Ohio_Savannah_TheWonderful-100.JPG (289407 bytes)  "THE WONDERFUL / EBERHART SECRETARY / Inlaid with 135,341 Pieces, of 550 Kinds / of Woods,... / Built by U. H. Eberhart / Inlaid Gun Cabinets, Tabourets, Checker / Boards, etc., made to your order / at reasonable cost..." unused sepia-tone advertising card, circa 1910, mild rounding at the corners, 3 corners have faint creases (one is long but all mercifully miss the folk art). Rare & unusual. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (289,407 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 ofga

  Ohio_Pleasantville_FriendAd-200_small.jpg advertising postcard available from Judnick.com  "We can shoe the children / with long wearing, perfect / fitting and stylish Shoes.../ A. W. FRIEND / Pleasantville O." advertising message on the back of a Statue of Liberty postcard, mailed at Pleasantville in 1908 (bold cancel). SOLD RECENTLY oagfc NEW / NOVA / NOWY


AMERICAN HARVESTER
ADVERTISING POSTCARDS
All 1910 copyright, unused, lightly toned front, lightly toned back, mild corner & edge wear.
In color on grayish-yellow paper.
Would look nice displayed together.

"CHILI--American Harvesting Machines in in general use throughout Chili and the Argentine Republic, the great wheat producing / countries of South America" showing bullock carts, men & a buggy in the field. $6.00 aa.

"ENGLAND--American Harvesting Machines play an important part in harvesting the crops of England" showing a machine drawn by 2 large horses, unused, faint internal crease. $5.50 a. Similar but no IC. $6.00 aa

"FINLAND--The women folk assist in the work of harvesting in many European countries." showing men & women gathering hay manually. $6.00 aa.

"MEXICO--Modern American Binders near the Pyramids of Cholula. Mount Popocatepetl in the distance." showing 2 binders being drawn by oxen. $6.00 aa.

"RUSSIA--Camels are used as draft animals to operate American Harvesting Machines on the Stppes of the Caucasus." showing a machine drawn by 2 camels, unusual subject matter. $6.00 aa


  Ohio_Suffield_WallPaper_small.jpg (3832 bytes)  "An attractive Wall Paper Pattern / from the 1910 / S. A. Maxwell & Co. Exclusive Line" with violet backstamp of I. H. Shanafelt & Co. in Suffield Ohio, mentioning McCall's Magazine patterns, mailed. $6.00 oa

  Artist_Outcault_IKnowYou-100.jpg (358098 bytes)  "I know you will be pleased / BUSTER BROWN COFFEE IS GOOD" advertising postcard with signed Outcault art showing man reading news so good the dog is also pleased, writing on back, brownish paper, corner wear & rounding, 2 small corner creases. $8.00 (a(o)dfa)

  Missouri_Kansas_City_Smith1_small.jpg (3743 bytes)  "REPRESENTING / Smith-McCord-Townsend / Dry Goods Company / Wholesale Dry Goods, Notions and Furnishings..." a quality card mailed 1907 by salesman S. C. Willock, undivided back. Why the turkey? It was almost Thanksgiving! $5.50 mtga+

  Scotland_StationHotel_small.JPG (3849 bytes)  "Station Hotel / St. Enoch Station Hotel, Glasgow / ...Burns Mausoleum / Station Hotel, Dumfires / For Tariff please address Manager" with the logo of the Glasgow and South Western Railway at the upper left, Tuck multiview mailed 1906 to New York. $10.00 s%


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AD POST CARDS & ADVERTISING POSTCARDS
--1911
TO 1915

1911 Civic Celebration postcard with color view of Minnehaha Falls. advertising postcard franked by 1-c Franklin with Minneapolis MINN precancel (letters imperfectly formed), typed message in blue advertises "THE GREATEST PRESERVATIVE PAINT / EVER PRODUCED / ... / MAIRE PAINT CO.", corner crease, bottom back edge toned, corner wear & rounding. $10.00 m-a

  Maine_Gardiner_FuneralHome_small.jpg (4269 bytes)  "AMESBURY-WHITE COMPANY / INC. 1913 / 39 WASHINGTON ST., GARDINER, ME." with ad for the non-sectarian funeral home on the back, unused Azo real photo (squares in corners), slight oxidation, minor corner wear & rounding. $15.00 ^

Deltiology. Vol. 8, Number 4 (Whole Number 77). The Postcard on Which 'Everyone' Profits--slogan of the Adpostal Corporation of Allentown Pennsylvania, launched 1911. $2.75 p(d)a NEW / NOVA / NOWY

"HOTEL UTAH, SALT LAKE CITY / 500 ROOMS  FIRE PROOF / THIS MAGNIFICENT HOTEL OPENED JUNE 8TH, 1911. / THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF / LARGE SAMPLE ROOMS / ... / UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF / GEO. O. RELF." unused advertising postcard with fairly fresh color & minor corner wear, back paper browned evenly with age. Room rates quoted on front. $9.50 uga& NEW / NOVA / NOWY

  Tobacco_HCTRPChildren_ClarindaAd_small.jpg (2480 bytes)  Uncaptioned hand-colored  / tinted real photo of 2 young children trying a pipe, decorated with paste beads, ad for Clarinda Lawn Mowers' Easy Adjusting Line on the back, printed in Germany, circa 1912, fresh & unused. $10.00


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ADVERTISING POSTCARDS & AD POST CARDS
--1916 TO 1935

  Massachusetts_NorthWeymouth_CainsAd_small.JPG (6677 bytes)  "CAIN'S / LOBSTER HOUSE / 162 BRIDGE STREET / ...A Good Place to Eat / a Shore Dinner / ..." North Weymouth Massachusetts advertising postcard with wonderful design, mailed there 1923, a little extraneous writing on back. 2 corners badly creased, edge wear includes 3 / 8" tear, lightly toned front. $5.50 mas*-

"FIREBOX BOILERS / Especially for / Dairies and Creameries / ... / Johnston Brothers, Inc., Ferrysburg, Mich." advertising mailed there 1932 under Sec. 435 1 / 2 P. L. & R., reply card detached, short internal crease from top edge, exceptionally detailed & interesting. $5.00 ma

"MACY'S FAMOUS BUREAU OF STANDARDS, N. Y. . . . where trained scientists have made / 4 million tests to make sure the customer buys high quality for low cash prices" unused advertising postcard, copyrighted 1939, heavily toned back, minor corner wear, tiny closed pinhole at top center. Exceptionally interesting interior. $10.00 nasi

  France_Bordeaux_EtcheOna.jpg (151729 bytes)  "RESTAURANT / ETCHE / ONA / 11, RUE MAUTREC, BORDEAUX" with signed Jacques Le Tanneur art, green back, writing on back, tiny tear with nearby scrape showing on back, small spot of light toning at bottom front edge, small bend at one corner. $8.50 fa

Pennsylvania_Doylestown_TimeTo-100.JPG (275811 bytes)"Time to Re-tire? / (Buy Fisk) // © 1910 THE FISK RUBBER COMPANY" yawning boy with candle leans against an automobile tire, classic advertising postcard with an image that was in use even longer that the copyright & the 1916 flag cancel on the back would indicate, corner crease not too conspicuous, minor corner wear, toning near 2 back edges. Sent by R. G. RUTHERFORD / DOYLESTOWN PA. as indicated by the large violet handstamp in the message area. $9.00 paab

"We Knew Them Over There / Now We Know Them Over Here" showing servicemen & Salvation Army workers posing near a large doughnut sign symbolizing their front-line meetings during World War I. Unused postcard from the 1919 Salvation Army fund-raising campaign, capitalizing on the publicity generated by sending female workers to the American Expeditionary Force front lines in France. Minor corner wear, light toning on the back. One of the most successful advertising ploys in history. $15.00 sa&

  Washington_Seattle_VisitYeOlde-200_small.JPG  "VISIT YE OLDE CURIOSITY SHOP  EST'D 1899. / MOST UNIQUE SHOP IN THE WORLD / ... / GROUND FLOOR AT COLMAN DOCK ENTRANCE, SEATTLE." including 14 labeled curiosities set out front--whale jaw bones, Ecuadorian giant clam shell, tusk of Alaskan mammoth, hat worn by Chief Seattle, etc. Color post card with a lot more advertising printed on the back, long corner crease, small corner bend. A great read & a wonderful piece of Americana! $10.00 wa


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ADVERTISING POST CARDS & AD POSTCARDS--LINEN ERA

  MechanicalEngineering_BrownAndSharpe-100.jpg (383846 bytes)   "BROWN & SHARPE / TOOLS / Help good mechanics do better work" wallet-card size booklet with 16 panels (3 shown including cover at right), illustrating & describing some of their calipers, telescoping gauges, protractors, micrometers, etc. Circa 1941. Browning paper due to age & trivial faults. $4.00 ma

"CASE LIVESTOCK SALES CO.... / Richard Murray, / Auctioneer  E. Gordon  Izzy Case" advertising in detail a July 1954 sale (which included the Atchinson herd from Sherman Connecticut), typing font on government postal mailed at Hartford, a little cancel ink on front, tiny spots & a little extraneous writing on back, exceptionally interesting. $2.75 ca(c)a

  Ohio_Cleveland_DraftingDesigning-100.JPG (247232 bytes)  "Drafting º Designing / Engineering Service / MECHANICAL º Structural / ... / S. W. HULL / ENGINEER º DRAFTSMAN / ..." illustrated advertising of professional services on postcard mailed 1932 from Cleveland Ohio during the Depression, a couple of long but faint creases. An interesting piece of social history. $5.00 ogsma NEW / NOVA / NOWY

  Advertising_HowMuchDid_HartfordConnecticut-100.JPG (201448 bytes) advertising postcard scan available from Judnick.com  "HOW MUCH / Did Dish Breakage / Set You Back / LAST YEAR? / COLT AUTOSAN DISHWASHERS / COLT'S PATENT FIRE ARMS MFG. CO. / AUTOSAN MACHINE DIVISION  HARTFORD, CONN." sent September 31 1939, a little smaller than most post cards. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 agc

  DistrictOfColumbia_NeputneGrill-100.JPG (342103 bytes)  "NEPTUNE GRILL / 145 B Street, S. E. / WASHINGTON, D. C. / OPPOSITE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY" multiview of their front & aerial view of location (marking notable buildings nearby such as the Folger Library, Supreme Court & House Office Buildings), unused Curteich linen advertising on yellowing paper, pertinent information on back, faint corner crease. $3.00 da%

  RI_Pawtucket_Ad_small.jpg (5020 bytes)  "NO HARD SKIN / with a STANDARD HUMIDIFIED / In Your Dough Room…" ad from Standard Engineering Works in Pawtucket Rhode Island to bakers, mailed, corner wear & rounding, extraneous writing on back. $3.00

  Food_SidesOfBeefAre-200_small.jpg  "Sides of beef are 'quartered' before expert / graders determine the quality. / Only the choicest been is branded 'Swift's / Premium'." showing a worker applying that grade to some ribs with a roller, monochromatic blue-green postcard, mailed 1949, minor wear at one corner, cancel ink in left front border. $6.00 fa

  Music_TheKingSisters-200_small.JPG advertising post card available from Judnick.com  "The King Sisters / VICTOR'S CAPTIVATING HARMONY QUARTET" postcard advertising the Budd Company record store in Columbus Ohio & RCA on back, mailed 1946 and forwarded, long internal crease hard to see in front background only. $2.75 mo(c)a NEW / NOVA / NOWY

  Ohio_Cincinnati_W8AKW-Ad.jpg (142383 bytes)  "W8AKW" 1930's QSL advertising card for 'Kilowatt Xtal' phones, from R. L. 'Ted' Tedford, red & blue on brown paper, unused & most unusual. no postcard back, light fingerprint toning on back. $8.00 oa

  NewYork_Brooklyn_WashingtonPaperAd_small.jpg (5334 bytes)  "Washington / BOX AND PAPER COMPANY, INC." advertising cartons made to order on government postal card mailed 1954, a little extraneous writing on back. Firm was in Brooklyn New York. $3.75 na

"Where You See This Sign, It's Genuine // Chicken / IN THE / Rough //  ...Lots of Shoestring Potatoes / Jug Honey and Hot Buttered Rolls" with rooster carrying golf clubs, promotional offer on back for the first person to eat at 25 places listed on their placemat, Curteich linen with faint corner crease & corner bend, writing in stamp box, minor wear to bottom edge, short paper bend towards the top. $8.50 os(g)a


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AD POSTCARDS & ADVERTISING POST CARDS
--CHROME
ERA
Regular size (approximately 3.6"x5.6").
See also Continental size (approximately 4"x6").

"Always in good taste... / because it always tastes good. / Known for quality for more than seventy years" including a Claxton Fruit Cake, unused chrome from Claxton Bakery in Claxton Georgia, mild corner wear, lightly toned back. $1.25 afg%

  SportsPin_AutoRacing_Brickyard400.jpg (84781 bytes)  "BRICKYARD / 400 / INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY / AUGUST 5, 1995 / PENNZOIL / Official Motor Oil" large enameled advertising pin manufactured by SRE Industries. Still in original pouch. $9.00 s-ria

"BRONNER'S FAMILY CHRISTmas WONDERLAND" unused chrome advertising postcard showing a signpost to various churches in a garden, For a store specializing in Christmas decorations year-round. $1.50 mac

  Ohio_PortClinton_CheeseHaven-200_small.JPG advertising post card available from LotsOfCards.com  near PORT CLINTON (OTTAWA COUNTY). "CHEESE HAVEN  PORT CLINTON, OHIO  OPEN YEAR AROUND" showing its exterior, unused chrome postcard, much interesting advertising information in back message area, near mint. Sold a wide variety of food including sausage, breads, fudge & wine. (2 available) $1.50 each. ofa NEW / NOVA / NOWY

"Custom Wood Kitchens -- Built-in / Appliances / Our Specialty / ... / FERRELL-GARDNER / WOOD PRODUCTS / Phone 61 / New London, Ohio" unused chrome with minor corner & edge wear, small light spot of toning on back. $2.00 oai

"EDGREN STUDIO / 85 CHESTNUT STREET / BOSTON 8, MASS." reminding people to do their Christmas shopping there & showing part of their interior, sepia-tone on yellowish paper, writing on back. 2 tiny corner crease, bend at one corner. $1.25 am

"ELECTROLLUX® / Red Carpet SERVICE / ...any make vacuum repaired / ..." with wonderful art depicting a lady whose vacuum cleaner is spouting dust from several places, 1978 copyright, unmailed, from sales representative Lorene Landau. A modern design classic, pertinent information on the back, excellent condition. $7.50 ag

"ELSIE THE COW / and her BRAND NEW TWINS / ELSIE THE COW IS THE TRAVELING REPRESENTATIVE OF BORDEN'S FAMILY OF FINE FOODS" showing her barn boudoir, unused chrome lithographed in US, lightly toned back, more pertinent information on back. An unusual piece of Americana! $5.00 af*

  AdChrome_OldEz_BirdOwl.jpg (155513 bytes)  "EZRA BROOKS / (real sippin whiskey) / 'Old Ez' / This bottle commemorates an old / owl, who spent fifteen years in / the whiskey warehouses of Ezra / Brooks..." striking decanter image & more pertinent information on back. Most unusual subject matter. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 aba

  Automobile_GeneralMotorsMotorama-200_small.JPG  "GENERAL MOTORS MOTORAMA OF 1956 • New York, January 19 to 24 •  Miami, February 4 to 12 / Los Angeles, March 3 to 11 • San Francisco, March 24 to April 1 • Boston, April 29 to 29" unused chrome advertising post card, fairly fresh. $3.75 aa

"Here's A Bright / IDEA" chrome postcard with advertising for Veda Gilp Associates on the back, meter mailed JUL 19'95 in Columbus Ohio, small scrape on back affects nothing, attractive front. $1.50 oa

"Kellogg's / OF BATTLE CREEK" Yogi Bear and pal in balloon float over the plant & comment, unused chrome with more advertising on back. $5.00 ba

"FERGUSON & MURRAY, INC. / 'Your White Gloved Movers'at / Ft. Lauderdale, Orland, Boca Raton, Hollywood" showing the exterior of their building, unused chrome fro Tom Neel Color Cards, fresh appearance, good edges. $1.00 a

  Automobile_GeneralMotorsMotorama-200_small.JPG  "GENERAL MOTORS MOTORAMA OF 1956 • New York, January 19 to 24 •  Miami, February 4 to 12 / Los Angeles, March 3 to 11 • San Francisco, March 24 to April 1 • Boston, April 29 to 29" including many cheerleaders & models above & beside a vehicle, unused chrome advertising post card, fairly fresh. $3.75 aa

  Wisconsin_Milwaukee_GreetingsFromSchwaben_small.jpg (8080 bytes)  "Greetings from Schwaben Hoff Milwaukee / Wisconsin" nice artwork advertising a restaurant, unused. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (ma)

  Texas_Houston_HLivestockShow-200_small.jpg  "HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW / 1964 GRAND CHAMPION STEER / Purchased by Bill Williams for 20,500.00 / WORLD'S RECORD PRICE PAID BY INDIVIDUAL!" unused chrome post card with advertising on back for his restaurants in Houston & Richmond Texas, excellent condition. $7.50 ta(c)ga

"INMAN-MONARCH / GLASS SERVICE, INC. / ... / Highland Park, Illinois ..." with a view of a seating area in their showroom, unused chrome post card advertising their mirrors, patio doors, plate glass, shower doors, etc. Fairly fresh with good edges. $1.50 i(s)i(h)a

"Keen's English / Chop / House // our / famous / English Mutton Chop" art showing two waiters bringing in a large chop, unused, good edges. Restaurant located on 36th Street in New York City. $2.00 an

  Florida_BoyntonBeach_Lemon-100.jpg (190342 bytes)  "Lemon Meringue Pie / at / LUCILLE and OTLEY'S" showing a slice in necessarily vertical format, Boynton Beach Florida restaurant hours printed on back, unused chrome postcard, fairly fresh & eye-catching. $2.00 f(b)fa+

Lot of 18 different unused business reply card conveying suggestions to the advertising professional. Varied topics include literature displays, binder, card decks & packs, staff shirts, bags, golf putters, pins, etc. Most 1996-1997. Interesting. $10.00 a

"NEPTUNE GRILL / 145 B Street, S. E. / WASHINGTON, D. C. / OPPOSITE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY" multiview of their front & aerial view of location (marking notable buildings nearby such as the Folger Library, Supreme Court & House Office Buildings), unused Curteich linen on yellowish paper, pertinent information on back, faint corner crease. $3.00 da

"'New Technology could revolutionise advertising on racing cars' / Autosport May 2001 // AD / FLASH" showing readable Toyota advertising on the wheel of Emerson Fittipaldi's #11 car as it races by, continental advertising card in color both sides, near mint & exceptionally interesting. $2.00 ra

  California_Carlsbad_PeaSoup-100.jpg (313798 bytes)  "PEA SOUP / ANDERSEN'S / RESTAURANT" fanciful comic art showing 7 chefs trying to split a pea for their famous soup, mailed 1962. A modern advertising classic from Carlsbad California. $3.75 c(c)a

"Products the Pros Use" unused color business reply card from AMSOIL in Superior Wisconsin advertising synthetic lubricants & bearing grease; excellent condition. $1.00 aw

  RacingAuto_Rent-A-Wreck-120.JPG (307171 bytes)  "rent-a-wreck / racing" showing their car #61 with a fantasy real-woman hood ornament, unused regular-size postcard, This advertising image appeared on many T-shirts that they made. (2 available) $2.50 each. a(r)a

"Swiss Chalet BISMARCK, HOTEL CHICAGO" chrome with art showing a dancing couple & the Matterhorn, writing on back but address erased so unmailed. $3.00

"'THE ART CRITICS / by Marcel Brunery / French 19th-20th Century" advertising for Haussner's Restaurant in Baltimore Maryland, where it used to be on display, unused chrome, fresh appearance & good edges. $1.50 a(b)ma%

  Illinois_Chicago_TheBerghoffIn-200_small.JPG advertising post card available from Judnick.com  "The Berghoff in 1898 // PETER / DIEM // The Berghoff today" unused chrome-era advertising postcard with signed Peter Diem art, back lightly & front edges toned, minor wear to one short edge. $4.00 i(c)aa NEW / NOVA / NOWY

  Michigan_BattleCreek_TheBestToYou_small.jpg (10115 bytes)  "'The Best to You Each Morning'" unused chrome with aerial view of Michigan plant surrounded by Yogi Bear, Tony the Tiger & more cartoon characters, fresh appearance, good edges. $5.00 ma

"The Upjohn Company's old-fashioned drugstore in Disneyland / Over 1000 pharmaceutical antiques..." showing its exterior, unused chrome, fresh appearance & good edges. $1.25 ad

"'THE VENTIAN FLOWER VENDOR' / by Eugene de Blaas / Austrian School (1843-1909)" advertising for Haussner's Restaurant in Baltimore Maryland, where it used to be on display, unused chrome, fresh appearance & good edges. $1.50 ama

  NewYork_Brooklyn_WashingtonPaperAd_small.jpg (5334 bytes)  "Washington / BOX AND PAPER COMPANY, INC." advertising cartons made to order in Brooklyn New York. on government postal card mailed 1954, a little extraneous writing on back. $3.75 na

  Michigan_BattleCreek_WeveJustBeen_small.jpg (8569 bytes)  "We've / just been thru / the Kellogg plant / where these famous / characters put / the Snap! / Crackle! / Pop! into / Rice Krispies" unused chrome with more advertising & Rice Krispies box in green on back, unused, Classic postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ma

  Croatia_KandiAd_YU2BOP_small.jpg (4385 bytes)  "YU2BOP" shortwave (14 MHz) QSL card with Kandi® chocolate desert advertising over one side, used 1976 by a member of the Osijek (Croatia) Radio Club. $4.00 cfa


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AD POST CARDS & ADVERTISING CARDS
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For smaller size in same era, see also Chromes.
Freecards or rackcards are listed in their own category,
and can be slightly larger than continentals.

  Automobile_1958DeSoto.jpg (262485 bytes)  "1958 DE SOTO / the exciting look and feel of the future / FIREFLITE  FIREDOME  FIRESWEEP" unused continental postcard, near mint. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 aa%

  Afghanistan_BeMarcoPoloFly-200_small.JPG advertising post card available from Judnick.com  "BE A MODERN MARCO POLO / FLY / ARIANA / AFGHAN / AIRLINES // At the Foot of a Rainbow... / ...an Afghan Caravanserai // AFGHANISTAN" oversize post card, number 47 in a series, porous paper; very unusual subject matter. The words 'a modern' in the caption are almost white-on-white. $3.75 aaa%

"CELEBRATING / IMAGINATION™ // All / Playwear / Sale!" for boys & girls, unused advertising continental for carters.com sale in April 2001, near mint. $1.25 fa

  Movies_FlixPal-200_small.JPG advertising post card available from Judnick.com  "FlixPal.com is a certified affiliate of the Spiritual Cinema Circle / Bell Rock / Sedona" thick continental advertising postcard with a piece of red rock embedded within, color both sides; mailed with first-class stamp to Ohio, a little corner wear, light scuffs in the top front border from postal equipment. Hand-made card from 3deez.com. $2.00 mcra NEW / NOVA / NOWY

"Gruss / von der 'Csardasfustin'" a Hungarian restaurant in Vienna Austria, unused. $3.00

JAN 12 1959 Juneau cancel with inverted 12 in dial, on Pentothal® Sodium continental advertising postcard sent to Ohio, view is Mendenhall Glacier. $2.00 a-aa


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LONGABERGER BASKET ADVERTISING OF 1993: 3 different continental postcards offering new issues of baskets, liners, protectors & coordinates: the All-American Liberty Basket (shown above), Lily of the Valley Basket & the J. W. Collection® Original Easter Basket. Unmailed, pertinent writing on back from Longaberger Consultant in Whitehall Ohio. All three $4.00 a


"NEW MEXICO STATE TOURIST BUREAU / advertises in / HOLIDAY / to reach 850,000 / on-the-go families" continental sent by metered mail, toned front, several small creases, as is. $0.75 an

"New, Positive / Leadership / For West Virginia / Gaston / Caperton / Democrat / for Governor" Unused. $2.25

"'New Technology could revolutionise advertising on racing cars' / Autosport May 2001 // AD / FLASH" showing readable Toyota advertising on the wheel of Emerson Fittipaldi's #11 car as it races by, continental advertising card in color both sides, near mint & exceptionally interesting. $2.00 a(r)a

  Pottery_PeachblowP2007-200_small.JPG advertising post card available from Judnick.com  "Peachblow Pottery / 2007 / Spring Open House" advertising postcard for the Lewis Center Ohio potters, text circled on back in pen for emphasis, otherwise excellent condtion. $1.25 po(l)a NEW / NOVA / NOWY

  Fashion_Racewear'sStylesAnd.jpg (430199 bytes)  "Raceway's Styles and colors are / plentiful -- Enjoy your business or / funtime with a jacket created..." unused continental, advertising for Racewear Designs of El Cajon California, near mint. $1.50 fca

"Russell Greenslade Design  / ... Decorative Handcut Puzzles ..." showing four of his puzzles in color, unused continental advertising postcard in near mint condition, copyrighted. $1.25 oa

"SOME OF OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS // ROCK SOLID / PROMOTIONS" displaying 16 corporate logos--Muscle Mill, Maximum Fitness, Cytodyne Technoligies, Reps Fitness Supply, etc.; unused continental, fresh appearance & good edges. $1.50 s(b)a

"Staufenberg Designs / Custom Collage / Amy Staufenberg" showing her 'Great Grandma B.', continental postcard, near mint. $1.00 a

  RacingAuto_TeamSalad-120.JPG (597181 bytes)  "TEAM SALAD" showing racing cars #49 & #50 sporting Grandma's POTATO SALAD ADVERTISING in many prominent places, unused continental postcard, near mint. Unusual advertising. $2.50 a(r)fa

"The / FUNKY / CHICKEN / CLUB // popdomm Sa.17.08.02" bathing beauty popping out of her bikini top on unused continental-size publicity card with the Ace of Clubs design, back lists the artists expected to perform at Köln Germany, near mint. (2 available) $2.00 each. pna%

  Halloween_TwoGreat-200_small.JPG Halloween ad card available from Judnick.com  "TWO GREAT LOCATIONS / HALLOWEEN MANIA / OHIO'S LARGEST HALLOWEEN STORE" continental advertising card in full color both sides, near mint condition. $2.00 hsa NEW / NOVA / NOWY

"Windjammer / 'Barefoot' Cruises ..." showing the Fantome, their flagship under sail, minor corner wear, unused. $2.50

"You learned to walk. / You can learn to ride." continental advertising card for a Columbus Ohio Harley-Davidson dealer's instructional program, near mint. $1.25 ma


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