ABBEYS. "Abbey of Gethsemane, Nelson County, near Bardstown, Ky." including some of the fencing around it, unused Curteich linen post card, fresh color & good edges. $2.25 kc+

ABBEYS. "NOTRE-DAME d'HAUTECOMBE / Abbaye d'HAUTECOMBE / Couvent des Religieus Cis ersiens(sic) depuis 1123..." black & white postcard with unused green back, caption supplies more historical details, corner crease, noticeable toning along one short front edge, back soiled, mild wear at bottom corners. $1.50 fc

    ABBEYS. "The Cloister, Abbey of Our Lady of the Valley / LONSDALE, R. I." including hooded residents, color post card circa 1915, unused, minor wear to top edge, heavily toned back includes rubber band trace. $4.25 ric

BASILICAS. "5  CARTHAGE. -- La Basilique Primatiale. -- LL" showing an exterior corner, unused sepia-tone postcard from booklet. In Tunisia. $1.50 tc

BASILICAS. "BASILICA of the TRANSFIGURATION / to be erected on / MOUNT THABOR in PALESTINE" showing the planned exterior, white-border era post card in horizontal format soliciting that contributions be sent to the Commissariat of the Hold Land Mount St. Sepulchre in Washington DC, mild corner wear & a little toning mostly near the edges of both sides. The plan for this Catholic shrine was approved by Pope Benedict XV. $5.00 pc& NEW / NY / NOVO

    BASILICAS. "BASILICA of the / TRANSFIGURATION / to be erected on / MOUNT THABOR / in PALESTINE" showing the planned interior, white-border era post card in vertical format soliciting that contributions be sent to the Commissariat of the Holy Land Mount St. Sepulchre in Washington DC, mild corner wear & a little toning mostly near the edges of both sides. The plan for this Catholic shrine was approved by Pope Benedict XV. $5.00 pcd NEW / NY / NOVO

BASILICAS. "COVADONGA - Interior de la Basilica" sepia-tone postcard from Huecograbado, very late usage at Indian Springs Indiana, 2 small corner creases not into design, mild corner & edge wear. In Spain. $1.50 sic

BASILICAS. "PARIS. -- Le Funiculaire de la Basilique / du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre." sepia-tone carte postal in vertical format, unused, tiny corner crease not apparent from front, paper yellowing evenly with age (circa 1915 - 1917). $4.00 uf(p)c

BASILICAS. "ROMA / Basilica di S. Pietro e Papa Giovanni Paolo II / Basilique de St. Pierre et Papa Giovanni Paolo II / …" including the Pope with outstretched arms, also captioned in 2 other languages, continental post card with much writing on back. $1.25 c

    BASILICAS. "Roma.  Interno della Basilica di S. Pietro" color on unused undivided back postcard from E. Richter, small ding at top edge. $3.50 vi(c)c(b)

    BASILICAS. "Roma.  Piazza di S. Pietro e Basilica Vaticana. / 222 E. Richter -- Roma." black & white with brown caption on unused undivided back postcard, small corner crease, minor edge wear. $4.00 vc(b)

    BASILICAS. "ROME. -- Santa Maria in Cosmedin." Alberto Pisa art showing a woman praying before an altar, Tuck Oilette postcard 7555 (Rome Series II), unused, light album impressions at the corners. Architecturally, the oldest example in Italy of a basilica with 3 apses. It is said to rest on the pagan site of the high altar of Hercules. $5.00 tcii(c)a

BASILICA DI MONTECASSINO ART
Exquisite paintings shown on sepia-tone postcards of regular size, carefully removed from a booklet, All unused, yellowish paper, with good edges. Numbers are as printed on their backs.

"Annunziazione del De Matteis (secolo XVII) - Montecassino" 54882.
"Annunziazione del De Matteis (sec. XVII - dettaglio) - Montecassino" 54883.
"Basilica di Montecassino - L'ASSUNTA Del De Matteis" 37615 (Shown above left).
"Gesù Cristo perdona l'adultera - Montecassino (Cav. Paolo De Mattels)" 55050.
"LA resurrezione di Lazzaro (Cav. Paolo de Matheis) - Montecassino" 55049.
"Montecassino - Crocifisso del sec. XIII" 54880.
"Montecassino - Morte di S. Benedetto - Affresco nella Cappella del Crocifisso - Scuola Beur" 863
"Montecassion - S. Benedetto" 62296 (shown above right).
"Montecassino - S. Gregorio Magno (francesco de Mura" 55051.
"S. Benedetto fa abbattere gli idoli che sorgevano in Montecassino (Art. Beur)." 55048

All 10 of the above postcards: $12.00 r(a)ic

    BENEDICTINE ORDER. "267 Church Parade Trau" including many priests (probably from the Benedictine monastery there), Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat). $10.00 jpc

BENEDICTINE ORDER. "CONCEPTION ABBEY / CONCEPTION, MISSOURI  64433" postcard with an aerial view of their seminary. $1.25

    BENEDICTIONS. "52  LOURDES. --Bénédiction des malades. -- LL." with several priests in the foreground, unused color carte postale. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 f(l)rm(p)c

    BENEDICTIONS. "A. C. -- 51. BOULOGNE-SUR-MER -- Bénédiction de la Mer" showing the blessing of the sea rite in France, TCV 1907, lightly toned back. $7.00 (fco)

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BISHOPS. "A BISHOP / Southern French, about 1425" color post card from the Cleveland Museum of Art, writing on back. $1.25 rc

    BISHOPS. "Monseigneur Lemonnier, Evêque de Bayeux" unused postcard, excellent condition. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (f(b)c)

    CARDINALS. "21 BISKRA - Monument du Cardinal Lavigerie" in vertical format with a pedestrian nearby for scale; sepia-tone post card. The Catholic founder of the White Fathers, he became the Primate of Africa. $4.25 (ac) NEW / NY / NOVO

    CARDINALS. "169. -  BAYONNE (B.-P.). -- La Place de la Liberté et le Monument du Cardinal Lavigerie. M. D." Blue monochromatic carte postale with green back, trivial wear at one corner, otherwise fairly fresh. $2.25 (fc)+

    CARDINALS. "16  CARTHAGE. -- Le Mausolée du Cardinal Lavigerie (Gustave Crauk, sculpteur). -- LL" unused sepia-tone postcard from booklet, fairly fresh. $3.00 tccs

CARMELITE FATHERS. "AYLESFORD, Box 65, Darien, IL 60559 / Entrance to the new Carmelite Spiritual Center, / conducted by the Carmelite Fathers..." unused chrome post card from a photo by Drew Perecich, excellent condtion. $1.25 i(d)c

CARMELITE FATHERS. "C-1207 / Altar of the Beautiful Church of the Carmelite / Fathers, consecrated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel" in Panama City Panama, unused chrome postcard from A. & L. Greene, lightly toned back. $1.00 pc

CARMELITE FATHERS. "Sacred Heart Statue  Munster, Indiana" with a sculpture of Jesus, arms outstretched, with 3 angels at the Carmelite Shrines; unused chrome post card numbered 1DK-1395 in stamp box, fairly fresh with good edges. $1.50 i(m)cs

CARMELITE NUNS. "CARMELITE MONASTERY. WHEELING. W. VA. / Calvary in Nun's Garden." Unused post card, black & white. $3.75 wc%

    CARMELITE NUNS. "Karmeliterinnen-Kloster.  Mayerling, N.-Oe." showing the convent for the nuns of the Discalced Carmelite Order, postcard mailed circa 1914, published by Ignaz Scheibelhofer (his number 9089). $12.00 ca NEW / NY / NOVO

    CATHEDRALS. "9 / CATHÉDRALE de BAYEUX. -- L'Abside" unused carte postale with undivided back, light album marks at corners. $3.25 (fc)+

CATHEDRALS. "Catholic Churches in Ratanakosin 1982.  / 2. ...  / Inside of the Cathedral" chrome postcard mailed 1987 to the US, interesting message details the other Catholic facilities in the complex. $1.75 tc

    CATHEDRALS. "Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier's Church / St. Peter's Cathedral" multiview on undivided back, fresh color on brownish paper, mild corner wear & rounding. Attractive. $7.50 om. Same except wear at one corner & a tiny but noticeable ding on one edge. $7.00 omc. Same, but a little more corner & edge wear. $6.50 omc

    CATHEDRALS. "CUERNAVACA, MOR. MEX. PUERTA DE LA CATEDRAL. 2329" unused sepia-tone Ekc real photo including a vendor beside the entrance. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 m(m)c

    CATHEDRALS. "Greetings from Providence" monochromatic olive-green multiview with 4 scenes--Round Top Church, Sayles Hall and Wilson Hall, Columbus statue & Cathedral--mailed there 1904, cancel on front, small corner crease, toning near one back corner. $4.00 (rmc+) NEW / NY / NOVO

    CATHEDRALS. "Macao, Ruins of the old Cathedral" in vertical format looking up its stairs looking towards its southern stone facade, with a few people for scale; unused circa-1912 color post card published by the Turco-Egyptian Tobacco Store in Hongkong, small corner crease, light toning on back, minor corner & edge wear. Built by the Jesuits, the cathedral was destroyed 1835 in an historic fire. $8.00 mfch

CATHEDRALS. "St. Augustine Cathedral, Bridgeport, Conn. - Parish es- / tablished in 1842 - 3rd Roman Catholic Church in / Connecticut." showing its exterior in vertical format, chrome postcard from Dexter Press, round corners as issued, paper clip indentation & scrape, some cancel ink in sky, as is. $0.75 c(b)c

    CATHEDRALS. "St. Mary's Cathedral, Covington, Ky." white-border era post card from Kraemer Art, unused, minor corner & edge wear. $3.25 kk(c)c

    CATHEDRALS. "TOURS." color multiview on undivided back with 3 scenes--vue générale, le théâtre, la cathédrale; brownish paper, very late usage in US, small piece of one corner missing, small ding in top edge. $5.00 fmct

    CEMETERIES. "St. Joseph's Catholic Church & Cemetery, Easton Pa." color postcard made in Germany circa 1910, very late usage at Distant Pennsylvania, mild corner wear, cancel smeared a bit. $4.50 p(e)cc

    CHURCHES. "CATHOLIC CHURCH, Rockland Lake, N. Y." with a corner view in winter, white-border era post card, toning in left front border, mild corner & edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 nwc

    CHURCHES. Most Catholic churches are filed locally. Example showing is St. Joseph's in Canaan Connecticut, which is filed with our Connecticut post cards. See the bottom of this page for ways to get to such postcard listings.

    CHURCHES. "Neustrelitz Kath. Kirche / K54" black & white image of a Catholic church within an angelic border in color from Otto Wagner, undivided back post card, fairly fresh. $10.00

    CHURCHES, "OLD FIRST CHURCH. OLD CATHOLIC CHURCH, BENNINGTON. VT." color post card made in Germany, mailed 1909, minor corner wear. $8.00 vc

    CHURCHES. "78. St. Michael’s R. C. Church, Bay Ridge, / Brooklyn, N. Y." black & white postcard with undivided back with yellowish paper, very late usage at Rockroyal, one corner creased twice, mild corner & edge wear. $5.00 nc

    CHURCHES.  "Dobratsch (3167 m) Deutsche Kirche" showing the Catholic church in Carinthia Austria, the highest church in Europe; color photochrom postcard mailed circa 1910 with an Austrian stamp, small corner crease, other edge wear minor, thin band of dark toning at top front, speckles of cancel ink in the sky, 2 small ink smears on back. This edifice was erected in 1693 to commemorate an appearance there by the Virgin Mary, so it is sometimes called Maria am Stein (Mary at the Stone). $3.50 csa NEW / NY / NOVO

CHURCHES. "St. Stephen's Catholic Church, Warwick, N. Y. " color post card, circa 1915 but mailed much later at Hannawa Falls, much corner & edge wear. SOLD RECENTLY (nc)&

    CHURCHES. "Theatinerkirche" with signed Kley art in vertical format, unmailed Postkarte with German message on front, trivial corner wear, very faint album impressions at the corners. This Bavarian Catholic church, built 1663 - 1690, is in the Italian high-Baroque architectural style. $10.00 a(k)bca

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    CISTERCIANS / ORDER OF CISTERCIANS / WHITE MONKS. "Stift Heiligenkreuz im Wienerwalde" showing the Cistercian Monastery in Lower Austria prominently, black & white post card mailed circa 1908 - 1910 to Wien, small unimportant spots of toning from cancel ink on both sides. $4.25 ac NEW / NY / NOVO

CLOISTERS. "Das Katharinenkloster am Sinai. St. Catherine's Cloister by Mount Sinai. / ..." color postcard, signed Perlberg art, pertinent information writing on back, toned back, light edge wear. $3.00

    CLUBS. "Indian Creek / near / Kansas City Mo. / July 1912 / This am I swimming / in Indian Creek / at the picnic of / The Kath. G[hard to read] / Verein" caption from writing on back, real photo postcard showing 2 young men (members of a German Catholic club) in the water swimming, heavily toned back, corner crease, small spots near top edge on front. $3.75 m(i)c NEW / NY / NOVO

CONFESSIONS. "Outdoor confesional(sic) at / 'holly' Czonstochowa, Poland" showing a women kneeling next to a priest, home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1963 from Atwater Ohio. Very unusual subject matter: the only time we have seen a confession in progress on a postcard. $3.75 pc

CONVENTS. "168 / COMEDOR Y PASO SECRETO DEL / CONVENTO DE STA. MONICA / PUEBLA PUE." showing a room within a Mexican convent, sepia-tone real photo postcard with slight oxidation, circa 1930 but very late usage at Loyalton Pennsylvania, mild corner & edge wear. $2.75 mc

CONVENTS. "56. DAUPHINÉ -- Vue générale du Couvent de la Grande-Chartreuse" with French convent's violet cachet on back, unused post card. $2.00 (fc)

CONVENTS. "56. MENTON (A.-M.) -- La Terrasse du Couvent de l'Annonciats - FL." including 5 monks standing in the shade, sepia-tone carte postale with advertising of Sélecta papeterie / librairie / maroquinerie printed in red on the back, toning along one short back edge obviously from printing process, paper browning evenly with age. small corner crease. $4.75 fc

CONVENTS. "708  Convent de la GRANDE-CHARTREUSE. / Le Réfectoire des Frères" showing the interior of the dining room, black & white postcard on yellowish paper, very late usage at Mesic NorthCarolina, mild corner wear & rounding, small internal crease near one top corner. $3.00 fc

CONVENTS. GOURIN (BRITTANY). "8 MOEURS ET TYPES BRETONS.-Paysan de Gourin.--LL." Showing a man in costume, black & white post card from Lévy Fils, unused, toned back. $4.50

CONVENTS. "A. Fabian & Comp., Breslau. Breslau / Elisabethinerinnenkloster und Kirche. / 183." showing a large convent & church, postcard mailed there 1899 to Berlin (German 5-pf stamp tied by clear cancel, light receiving mark), faint internal crease, mild corner wear. $15.00 pc-p

    CONVENTS. "BUSSACO--(Portugal) Entrada do convento" black & white post card mailed 1911 to Pennsylvania, very light toning on back. $3.75 pc+

CONVENTS. "Greetings / from / The Sisters of / Saint Joseph..." unused chrome postcard showing their convent in Tipton Indiana, tiny spot of light toning in address area, otherwise very fresh. $1.25 ci,i

CONVENTS. "SANTA CLARA CONVENT, HAVANA, CUBA" showing it courtyard with many flowers in bloom, unused white-border era postcard, toning on back message side obviously from the printing process. Founded in 1610, it housed the Department of Public Works when published. $4.50 cc(c)

    CONVENTS. "ST. JOSEPH'S CONVENT, HARTFORD, CONN." color post card mailed there 1909, back tape repair skillfully done before mailing, mild corner & edge wear, trace of cancel ink in sky, faint small corner crease.$5.00 c(h)c+

CONVENTS. "St. Joseph's convent, St. Marys, Pa." showing an exterior view as it looked circa 1935, unused linen postcard with minor corner softening. $2.25 pc

    CONVENTS. "St. Mary's School & Convent, / Claremont, N. H." color post card printed in Germany, mailed there 1910, album marks on front, lightly toned back. $6.50 nc

CONVENTS. "Tertiaries going up to the Convent. Tertiaries se rendant au couvent." in Québec, white-border era postcard with pebbled surface, from booklet, unused by 2 areas of toning on the back, unusual subject matter. $3.75 rc

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CONVENTS. "Ursuline Convent  Cleveland, O." with 'Nottingham, O.' crossed out at the end of the caption by the printer, color post card mailed 1906 (clear BUF. & CIN. TR 25 16 SEP 1906 R.P.O. overlapped by a lighter indistinct cancel), light album marks at corners, back paper browning evenly with age, small but noticeable smudge of cancel ink in the sky. Hard to find! $9.00 oc(c)-r

    CROSSES. "10. Environs d'Aix-sur-Vienne / ARLIQUET -- Le Calvaire" green back postcard with French scene, unused. $1.75

    DOMINICAN ORDER. "N. 3-- MOSTEIRO DE BATALHA …" rest of caption too small to read clearly, showing the Dominican monastery at Batalha Portugal, post card mailed 1909 to Missouri, corner crease, edge wear. $4.00

    EXCOMMUNICATION. "16 EXCOMMUNICATION OF THE COMANDANTE, 2ND ACT  MISSION PLAY, SAN GABRIEL, CAL." unused white-border era postcard from Pacific Novelty Co., minor corner wear. $3.75 c(s)tc

    FÁTIMA. "FÁTIMA / Pais de Jacinta e Francisco / Jacinta and Francisco's parents" with the mother in a 3-wheeled chair, unused ADOX real photo postcard, good focus & contrast, slight curl to the paper, tiny ding in one edge. The children were two of the three shepherd children reported to see the Virgin Mary in 1917. Both were declared 'blessed" in 2000 by Pope John Paul. $10.00 prcu NEW / NY / NOVO

    FRANCISCAN ORDER. "Indianermissionsausstellung der Kapuziner, Altötting / Barspiel in Valdivia / P. Michael Schuster von Mauth mit spielenden Indinerknaben" color from A. Adolph in Passau. The Franciscan Order held this Indian mission fair in Valdivia Chile; one of the fathers is shown with native children who are playing stickball, fresh appearance & unusual subject matter. Marvelous! Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cc(f)

FRANCISCAN ORDER. MUCKROSS ABBEY
A 15th century Franciscan friary.

"Muckross Abbey, Killarney" color postcard from Valentine's Series, unused, faint pushpin semicircular indent at top. minor wear to a top corner. Otherwise fairly fresh. $6.00 ic NEW / NY / NOVO

"Muckross Abbey, Killarney." unused color post card from Lawrence (number 8223), noticeable album marks at the front corners, minor wear to a bottom corners, numerous small shallow surface scrapes on the back. $2.25 i NEW / NY / NOVO

"Muckross Abbey, / Killarney" showing its exterior overgrown with ivy, color post card printed in Great Britain (Valentine), writing on back dates to 1908, faint album impressions at the corners, minor corner wear. A 15th century Franciscan friary. $5.00 ic NEW / NY / NOVO

"MUCKROSS ABBEY, KILLARNEY." color postcard mailed 1910 in New York State, light but noticeable toning on the top front. $2.00 ic NEW / NY / NOVO

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    GROTTOS. "NORTH AND EAST FRONT / OF GROTTO / WEST BEND, IOWA.  104" unused EKKP real photo postcard with good composition & focus, slight discoloration at the corners from album mounts (not into the image). The 'grotto' is actually a large complex of grottos dedicated to the Virgin Mary--so large it is sometimes called the 'eighth wonder of the world'. $8.00 ic

HOLY YEAR. "ANNO SANTO MCMXXV" post card for the Holy Year of 1925, art depicts pope & several Vatican scenes. A little writing & 2 small album adherences on back. Ready to frame & present to a devout Catholic! $7.50 yc

HOLY YEAR. "Funzione dell'apertura della Porta Santa / Ricordo dell'Anno Santo 1900" unused color cartolina postale Italiana with religious art depicting the Pope & observance of the Holy Year, paper browning with age, still exquisite. $25.00 yc

    LOURDES. "85  LOURDES. - Le Calvaire (XIIe Station). Mort de Notre-Seigneur" showing sculpture of 3 crosses & the people beneath them during the death of Christ, sepia-tone carte postale from booklet, traces of cancel ink in sky. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 f(l)c(l)r

MASS. "LUXEMBOURG / Grand-messe célébrée en la Cathédrale / de Notre-Dame de Luxembourg, centre / d'un pélérinage national annuel" unused continental postcard, long corner crease. $1.00 lci

    MASS. "Te Deum à la Cathédrale de Strasbourg, / le 26 novembre 1918." showing a well attended mass in progress in Alsace, brownish paper, unused post card. $7.00 afci

MISSIONS. "Saint Stephens Mission / St. Stephens P. O., Wyoming" showing its exterior, black & white card cancelled there JUN 24 1958 (but no stamp or address), light toning on the back is obviously from the printing process. This Catholic mission ministers to the Arapahoe & Shoshoni Indians from the Wind River Reservation. $3.50 wci NEW / NY / NOVO

    MISSIONS. "Saint Stephen's / Mission // St. Stephens / Wyoming" multiview Espeprint postcard bearing a JUN 24 1958 hand cancel (but no stamp) & an interesting & lengthy note about the facility all over the back by L. M. Miles, SJ. Nine views include: chapel, shrine, main building, chapel interior, sisters building, gymnasium exterior & interior, etc. A little wear to one upper corner & a little toning along one short front edge. This Catholic mission ministers to the Arapahoe & Shoshoni Indians from the Wind River Reservation. $6.00 wcmi NEW / NY / NOVO

MONASTERIES. "22 BURGOS.  Real Monasterio de las Huelgas / Interior de la sala Capituar" black & white postcard on yellowish paper from Hausar y Menet booklet, very late usage at Scituate Massachusetts, minor wear at 2 corners. $1.50 sc

MONASTERIES. "The Monastery, Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, Portland, Oregon" unused linen post card from Angelus Commercial Studio. $2.00

NOVENAS. "Mary, Help of Christians / Pray For Us" small card with prayer on back from Salesian Missions in New Rochelle New York, no postcard back, fresh appearance. $1.00

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NUNS. "ROCAMADOUR (LOT) / Chemin de la Maison de Marie à la Chapelle ND Phot." including some French nuns, black & white post card with green back, very late usage at Ballengee West Virginia, toned back edges. $3.00 fc

    ORPHANAGES. "TEKAKWITHA INDIAN ORPHANAGE, SISSETON, SOUTH DAKOTA" showing its exterior, black & white postcard with signed personal note from Father John to a benefactor, minor wear to bottom corners. Undoubtedly for Wahpeton Sioux children. Named after Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, 'Lily of the Mohawks' whose canonization as a Catholic saint is pending. $8.00 s(s)sic%

PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS. "HIGH SCHOOLS OF HAMILTON OHIO //  HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL / CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL / ROOSEVELT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL / WOODROW WILSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL // 6A-H426" unused linen post card from the Wargo News Company, tiny corner bend. $2.50 oc

    PILGRIMAGES. "Pélerinage de BENOÎTE-VAUX..." red caption hard to read, shows end of a pilgrimage. green back, unused postcard. $7.00 fc*

    PONTIFICAL COLLEGES. "Josephinum--Pontifical College  St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum" unused black & white multiview post card from a series published by the Columbus Dispatch newspaper, tiny brown spot on front, otherwise fairly fresh. $4.75 ocsm%

POPES. "206 CATHEDRALE D'AVIGNON / URBAIN V (Guillaume GRIMOARD)…" with a brief biography printed below his black & white portrait, unused postcard, green back. $2.50

POPES. "207 CATHDRALE D'AVIGNON ND. Phot. / INNOCENT VI (Etienne Aubert)…" with a brief biography printed below his black & white portrait, unused post card, green back. $2.50

POPES. "208 CATHEDRALE D'AVIGNON / CLEMENT VI (Pierre-Roger de BEAUFORT" with a brief biography printed below his black & white portrait, unused postcard, green back. $2.50

    POPES. "209 CATHEDRALE D'AVIGNON / BENOIT XII (Jacques FOURNIER)…" with a brief biography printed below his black & white portrait, unused post card with green back. $2.50 (bfc)

POPES. "210 CATHEDRALE D'AVIGNON / CLEMENT V (Bertrand de Got)…" with a brief biography printed below his black & white portrait, unused postcard with green back. $2.50 (bfc)

    4 continental-size commemorative cards for the visit of Joannes Paulus PP II (Pope John Paul II), backs have scriptural quotations (not designed for mailing) in Lithuanian, fresh appearance & good edges. Would make a stunning display. $7.50 for all 4. lrc% NEW / NY / NOVO

    POPES. "Firenze  Ritratto di Papa Giulio II.  Raffaello Sanzio" art showing the Pope seated on a massive chair, color post card with undivided back, mild corner & edge wear, very light toning on back. $3.75 cai

POPES. "Joannes Paulus PP. II" portrait with reproduction of his signature as caption on continental postcard, writing on back, 1980 copyright, small spot on back corner. $1.50 c, Similar but holding a staff with crucifix, 1979 copyright. $1.50 c Both for $2.75

    POPES. "PAPST PIUS X" Unused post card with undivided back, from Buchdruckerei Germania in Berlin, corners worn, small spot on back. $7.50

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POPES. "ROMA XXIV DEC / MDCCIC" with religious art in color depicting Christ & the Vatican; Latin text mentioning Popes Leo XII & Leo XIII, and mentioning a jubilee. Unused cartolina Italiana per l'estero, paper browning evenly with age, minor corner rounding. Waiting to be framed. $25.00 yvc

    POPES. "Seggio Pontificale" mailed in US later, sepia-tone postcard. $1.25

    POPES. "S.S. PIO XI." Showing Pope Pius XI, color from from Sborgi, unused, minor wear at 2 corners. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cs

    POPES. "S. S. Pio X nei giardini del Vaticano" sepia-tone on yellowish paper from Fototipia Alterocca (their number 92), unused post card, minor wear to one upper corner. In the foreground is Pope Saint Pius X walking in his garden. He served the Catholic Church as Pope from 1903 - 1914-- reforming its liturgy, bringing the Gregorian chants back to the services, and beatifying Saint Joan of Arc (among many other things). $4.00 vcg

PRAYER CARD. "Make sacrifices for sinners and say often, especially while / making a sacrifice: Jesus, this is for love of Thee…" prayer card illustrated in color with Our Lady of Fatima, published by Blue Army of Our Lady, imprimatur of the Bishop of Trenton, fresh appearance, no postcard back. $1.00 rc

    PRESENTATION SISTERS. "Sacred Heart Academy, / Fargo, N. D." showing its streetside exterior, post card mailed 1909 (RPO cancel), spotty toning on back, noticeable edge & corner wear, 3 corners creased. Opened by the Catholic Presentation Sisters, this schools last graduation was in 1950. $3.00 nc(p)

    PRIESTS. "Boys Town's Father Flanagan" showing a portrait of the Roman Catholic priest who founded the Nebraska orphanage, linen postcard in vertical format, name written neatly above stamp box, just a hint of edge wear. $3.25 bscn NEW / NY / NOVO

    RECTORIES. "OUR MOTHER OF SORROWS CHURCH AND RECTORY, CENTERVILLE" black & white post card from The Mayrose Company, unused post card with small corner crease, light toning on back, minor wear at 2 corners. $4.50 mc

    RITES. "A. C. -- 51. BOULOGNE-SUR-MER -- Bénédiction de la Mer" post card sent TCV in 1907, lightly toned back. $7.00

    SAINTS. "1336. - Fontaine sacrée (Finistère) / St-VÉNEC, près Châteaulin (Co. E. Hamonic, (St-B.)" including women (one kneels) & children nearby, black & white carte postale with very late usage at Catron Missouri, minor corner & edge wear, vertical bend is hard to notice from the front. Rare. $12.00 f(s)rc

SAINTS. "…1598-1662. F. Zurbaran. / …St. Laurent. / …Ermitage" rest of caption in Cyrillic, sepia-tone Russian Red Cross, unused postcard, soft corners. $15.00

SAINTS. "23 _ LES FRESQUES DU PANTHÉON _ PUVIS DE CHAVANNES / RENCONTRE DE SAINT-GERMAIN ET DE SAINTE-GENEVIÈVE ENFANT" unused sepia-tone carte postale, toned back, mild corner & edge wear. $1.50 a(d)c

    SAINTS. "3 AMBOISE (I.-et-L.) - Le Château (mon. histo.) - La Chapelle St. Hubert / Haut-Relief représentant la chasse de St.-Hubert (Légende de St.-Christophe et de St.-Antoine)  R. D." showing an elaborate carving of a hunting scene, black & white post card from R. Dorange, unused, good edges. $3.75 fhc(s)

SAINTS. "877 ROMA. Appartamenti Borgia. S. Caterina. Pinturiccio." sepia-tone postcard on brownish paper, former owner's handstamp on back. $1.25 r(a)ic(s)

    SAINTS. "A. DÜRER / St. / Eustachius / (München) / 2010b" art depicting the armored saint standing with his flag, unused post card from F. A. Ackermann, trivial corner wear. $2.00 acb

SAINTS. "A. DÜRER / St.  / Georg / (München) / 2009b" art depicting the armored saint standing with his flag, unused postcard from F. A. Ackermann, one corner with 2 small creases nowhere near the image, tiny spot in upper right front border. $1.50 acb

    SAINTS. "APPARIZIONE A S. BERNARDO - FILIPPO LIPPI" color post card with undivided back, fairly fresh, thick stock, gilt edges. $5.00 rac

    SAINTS. "Guanajuato. 'El Hormiguero'. Verbena de S. Ignacio." unused Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card, paper yellowed a bit with age, minor corner wear. Shows many people gathered July 31st on a hillside near La Bufa on the outskirts of Guanajuato to honor Saint Ignatius Loyola, patron saint of that city. Those who are athletic actually climb the peaks shown. Rare. $15.00 m(g)c(s) NEW / NY / NOVO

SAINTS. "La Délivrance de Saint Pierre. / Tapisserie Francaise, seconde moitié du XVe siècle... / 102 LL. Musée de Cluny" sepia-tone postcard, very late usage in US, lightly toned back. $1.00 rc

    SAINTS. "MUSÉE DU LUXEMBOURG. / 557  ÉTIENNE GAUTIER - SAINTE CÉCILE.  (G. B.)" unused black & white carte postale with red captions, minor wear to one corner; postal notice on back dates to 1905 - 1907. An unforgettable image from the museum in Paris. Saint Cecilia in English, she is the Catholic & Orthodox patron saint of church music & musicians. $6.50 c(s)mmf NEW / NY / NOVO

SAINTS. "MUSEE HISTORIQUE CANADIEN INC. / MONTREAL, CANADA" 'KATERI TEKAKWITHA' / La petite Sainte Iroquise  The Little Iroquois Saint" unused linen post card, 3 album paste spots on the back, thinning in the stamp box area due to album removal. Unusual subject matter. $3.00 ic

SAINTS. "Photo officielle du Centenaire / autorisée par la Maison Mère / des Soeurs de la Charité de Nevers / SAINTE BERNADETTE / COUVENT SAINT-GILDARD - NEVERS" black & white continental postcard; portrait of her final rest, quite beautiful. $2.50 c

    SAINTS. "... Pilgrims at the Shrine, Gougane Barra" in west Cork, honoring St Fiacre (patron saint of gardeners & Parisian cabbies!); unused color post card printed in Saxony, back paper browning evenly with age (circa 1905 - 1910), mild wear at the bottom left front corner. $7.00 ictg NEW / NY / NOVO

SAINTS. "ST. JEROME / By Domenikos Theotokopoulos, / called El Greco..." unused sepia-tone post card, copyrighted by The Frick Collection, tiny spot near upper border on back, paper browning with age. $2.00 ac

SAINTS. "S. Benedetto - Statua di bronzo, cripta in Montecassino" sepia-tone postcard from booklet on brownish paper, unused. $1.25 r(a)ic(s)

SAINTS. "S. Scolastica - Statua di bronzo, cripta in Montecassino" sepia-tone post card from booklet on brownish paper, unused, small light spot of toning beneath front caption. $1.00 r(a)ic(s)

SAINTS. "V.2. / From 'Soliloquii di Sancto Augustino vulgari'. / [Florence: L. Morgiani & J. Petri, 1491.] / British Museum Printed at the Oxford University Press" sepia-tone postcard, unused, fairly fresh. $2.00 rc

SAINTS. "Venezia / Palazzo Ducale / Museo Archeologica - S. Cristoforo - Affresco / (Tiziano)" sepia-tone post card with very late usage at Christopher Illinois, minor wear to bottom corners, faint corner bend, lightly toned back. $2.00 a(t)c NEW / NY / NOVO

SAINTS. "Venezia - R. Accademia - Tintoretto - Il miracolo di S. Marco" black & white post card with blue caption, Italian made, unused, writing on back. $1.00 ria

SAINTS. "XIII. 9 / ALBRECHT ALTDORFER. / St. Jerome. / British Museum ..." unused sepia-tone postcard, small corner crease not near image. $2.00 r(a)c

    SCARBORO FATHERS. "SCARBORO FATHERS IN ACTION / … / The shortage of priests on St. Vincent over the past centuries …" also mentions Marian Shrine, printed in USA, no post card back. $2.75

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    SCHOOLS. "Catholic School & Hall, Western Port, Md." real photo postcard with caption along the bottom border, mailed circa 1909 to Benwood West Virginia by Margaret D., low-contrast  / grayish, corner crease, toned back, short internal crease near stamp, album marks on back. $10.00 mc

See also Religion on stamps. Shown are part of the 1951 Holy Year imperforate set issued by Monaco.

See also Religious topical covers.

SEMINARIES. "Petit Séminaire des Missions Franciscaines / 16, rue de Noë, Fontenay-sous-Bois (Seine) / No. 11. - Sous la neige." monochromatic reddish brown post card, unused, internal crease that is hard to see, otherwise fresh. $3.00

SEMINARIES. "SAINT GREGORY PREPARATORY SEMINARY / MT. WASHINGTON, OHIO" including a map of the Cincinnati Archdiocese, mentioning Archbishop Karl J. Alter on back, monochromatic dark brown postcard, unused, lightly toned back, good edges. $2.50 o

SHRINES. "20.  ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. / Shrine at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church." as it looked circa 1962, unused chrome post card, one corner creased twice, minor edge wear, as is. $0.75 nc NEW / NY / NOVO

    SHRINES. "AEROPLANE VIEW OF THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS -- AURIESVILLE, N. Y. / 2A1067" at the curve of the New York State Barge Canal, white-border era post card from Heritage Art Co., very late usage at Fayette, several creases, as is. $2.75 nc+

SHRINES. "CATHOLIC SHRINE / INDIAN RIVER, MICHIGAN / LARGEST WOODEN AND BRONZE CRUCIFIX / IN THE WORLD" unused chrome postcard. Sculpted by Marshall M. Fredericks. $2.00 m(i)sscc

    SHRINES. "Hearing the Praises of the Sorrowful Mother, at the Shrine, Frank, Ohio." white-border era from E. C. Kropp, black & white postcard with sky tint, unused, fairly fresh. The oldest Marionist shrine in the Midwestern US, its current mailing address is in Bellevue. $11.00 o(f)o(b)rc+

SHRINES. "N.-D. de Fourvière - Autel de Notre-Dame de Bon Conseil, ex-votos 1914-1917" showing a shrine with many flowers & cards in France, black & white on unused green back post card, lightly toned back edges, short ink mark on back, long but faint paper bend. $3.25 fc

    SHRINES. "PROCESSION AT THE SHRINE, OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION, CAREY, OHIO" white-border era post card published by Hermann, fresh appearance both sides, trivial corner wear. $6.00 ocpr

    SHRINES. "Shrine and altar prepared for Holy Mass, Annual Pil- / grimage, Shrine of Our Lady of the Prairies, Powers / Lake, North Dakota…" unused chrome from Vanguard Photo, fresh appearance. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

SISTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS. "HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL / Salt Lake City, Utah / A 300 bed hospital conducted by the Sisters of / the Holy Cross..." chrome postcard, writing on back, small corner crease, minor edge wear. $1.00 uc

    SUMMER SCHOOL. "'Oh! You Elm Tree' / Catholic Summer School, Cliff Haven, N. Y. / 25205" color from undisclosed publisher, unused, minor wear on one corner, faint toning on back from album. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ntc

    UNIVERSITIES. "Greetings FROM / National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D. C." showing an image of how it was planned to look when completed, unused linen post card, tiny scrape on back affects nothing. The shrine was built on the grounds of the Catholic University of America. $5.00 dcc

    URSULINE SISTERS. "14. - Pensionnat des Religieuses Ursulines à HAMONT. - Ecole ménagère. - Cuisine." sepia-tone showing 6 women working in a large Belgian kitchen, from Henri Georges, unused postcard, one serrated edge (from booklet), light toning near one back corner, otherwise fresh. $12.50 bc

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