"CROATIA / LINE" credit-card size calendar for 1994 showing one of its heavily-loaded container ship CROATIA EXPRESS on the front. $2.00 s(o)cc

"DUBROVNIK" panorama, color post card, very late usage at Bakerton Kentucky, small corner crease, minor corner & edge wear. $2.50 c*

"DUBROVNIK" showing an entrance to a castle, sepia-tone real photo postcard with good contrast, mailed there to Illinois (3-d red stamp with F. N. R. overprint in black), yellowish paper, minor corner & edge wear. $3.50 c

"DUBROVNIK" street scene with several people near an old church, Schleuyner real photo post card, writing on back, toned back, curl to paper, many fine surface cracks on front. $5.00 c

    "Dubrovnik≈Lokrum / Raguse≈Lacroma" showing the proximity of the island to the coast, sepia-tone real photo dopisnica with slight oxidation, very late usage at Lyman Washington, minor corner wear. $4.75 c NEW / NOV / NOVÝ / NOWY

"Dubrovnik, Poljana Gundulic / Ragusa, Gundulic denkmal" showing many pigeons at the foot of a large statue, sepia-tone real photo postcard, very late usage at Charmco West Virginia, trivial corner & edge wear. $4.00 c

    "Dubrovnik.  Poijana Marche." also captioned in Cyrillic, colorful & bustling market scene, color post card from J. Tosovic in Raguse, unused, minor corner wear. $20.00 c*

"Dubrovnik-Raguse / 11671" panorama of city including old fortifications, caption on back, sepia-tone real photo postcard with good composition, very late usage at Strange Creek West Virginia, slight oxidation, slight curl to paper, minor corner & edge wear. $3.00 c

    "DUBROVNIK. Trg Kralja Tomislava. / Crkva Sv. Vlaha" showing the exterior of a church, color postcard, very late usage at Jacobs Kentucky, minor corner wear. Shown. The church honors the patron saint of the city, Sveti Vlaho. $3.50 c+. Same except very late usage at Fort Wingate New Mexico, 3 corners creased (1 twice), light toning in front sky. $2.25 c

"DUBROVNIK : Ulaz u Knezev dvor. / RAGUSE : La porte du palais des Recteurs" showing an arched portal in a palace, color, unused post card, toned back, mild corner wear. $3.00 ci

    "Dubrovnik. Utvrde Sv. Marije i Lokrum" showing 4 armed soldiers at a coastal overlook, color postcard on yellowish paper from Burger & Com. in München, numbered 10621 on back, unused, fairly fresh. $5.00 cm

"Fiume. / Fiumara" showing many masted ships, postcard sent with a 5 heller green Franz Josef Austrian stamp to Bohemia in 1917, Fiume cancel is weak in spots. $3.75 (f)% NEW / NOV / NOVÝ / NOWY

"FOTOGRAFIA / LA VELOCISSIMA / S. LEPRI / Calle S. Maria N. 15 / Zara" caption from blue handstamp on back, real photo post card showing a group of 11 adults seated (possible a club or church group), low-contrast  / grayish, slight oxidation, toned back. $5.00 c

    "Hrvatsko slavonske narodne nošnje slikao  J. Tišov. / 2. Snaša sa Granice. / Types du peuple de Croatie et d'Esclavonie / ... / 2. Paysanne de Granitza" showing a woman with two pails supported by a yoke on her shoulders; unused color postcard, lightly toned back, mild corner wear. $5.00 a(t)c

    "...Kistanje / Starine kod sitanja. / Weiss & Dreykurs, Wien. 841." multiview with 2 black & white scenes & red captions also in Cyrillic, undivided back mailed 1903 but stamp removed, corner & edge wear, internal crease, several small spots of dark toning on front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cm

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    "Korpskommandant / F. Z. M. Stephan Ljubicic / PHOT. JANUDKA / WIEN, 1919." striking portrait Austro-Hungarian officer Stephan Baron von Ljubicic in uniform, tiny spot of light toning at two front corners, trivial wear at one corner, otherwise surprisingly fresh. Born in Croatia, his long military career spanned 1877-1915, rising to Kommandant of XI Corps. Hard to find. Post card sold. 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 wcgm

"Lepoglava, 15 VIII 1961" real photo postcard with good composition from Star-Ivanec, caption from writing on back. $4.00 c

    "Nasta Rojc pinx. / Hrvatska narodna nosnja Sestine - Zagreb / ... / Croatian National costumes Sestine - Zagreb" also captioned in German, signed Rojc art showing a young woman with raised umbrella on a country road, small internal crease & small corner crease (neither into image), unused & otherwise fresh. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (cwu)

NORTH ADRIA AVIATION. Unused continental post card showing its Let 410 UVP (9A-BNA) at Prague in October 1993, from a limited edition of 500, near mint. $7.50 acc

    "Pola. Molo Bellona" showing several masted ships docked, color on yellowish paper, mailed there 1911 (clear machine roller cancel on Austrian 5-Heller stamp) to Wien, a few small spots of toning on back, faint corner crease, mild corner & edge wear, trace of cancel ink on front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cs(c)!

    "Pola. Via dell' arsenale -- Arsenals-Quai" including a streetcar passing near some ships, color, from A. Bonetti in 1910, unused, slight browning of the paper with age, trivial corner & edge wear. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cs!

    "Pozdrav iz Zadvarja. //  Vodopad Gubavica / Zadvarje / Zadvarje. // Weiss & Dreykurs, Wien. 2436" multiview with 3 scenes including the waterfalls, monochromatic blue-black with dark red captions on undivided back, grayish paper, mailed 1902, corner wear & rounding, inconspicuous vertical crease, light toning on front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cwm

"PULA -- Arena" unused continental post card showing the exterior, one corner badly creased. [This Croatian ruin dates from Roman times.] $1.00 !

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See also Croatian postal history.

    See also Fiume postal history. Shown is a registered envelope mailed there from a Maltese ship.

"SENJ. Dio luke i Nehaj grad" shore scene with people & 2 sailing ships, color postcard from S. Markovic in Zagreb, very late usage at Sulphur Well Kentucky, edge wear. $3.75 c&

    "SIBENIK.  Katedrala" showing the exterior of the cathedral, color post card, mild corner & edge wear, a litte ink smear on back, very late usage at Augusta Jew Jersey. $3.00 (c)*

"SIBENIK.  Panorama" color postcard, very late usage at Bayville New Jersey, light partial cancel ink on front, minor corner & edge wear. $2.75 c

"SPALATO. Peristilio del Duomo.  SPLIT. Peristil." black & white post card showing a macabre gargoyle, numbered 21925 on back, unused, toned back, lightly toned front. SALE IN PROGRESS cm

    "SPLIT" real photo postcard with glossy finish from BYK, unused, slight yellowing of the paper with age, trivial wear at 2 corners. SALE IN PROGRESS c

"SPLIT. Francuska obala." a waterfront scene with pedestrians and many small masted boats docked, color post card with very late usage at Rogers New Mexico, 3 corners creased faintly (1 is tiny), mild corner & edge wear. SALE IN PROGRESS c

    "Split, Obala Drva. / Spalato, Riva della Legna" showing loading or unloading of a small ship, unused, black & white, small corner crease not in image, light toning on front. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cs(c)

    "SPLIT.  Panorama s Marjana" showing people on benches with a coastline view, color postcard, one corner scraped on back, very late usage at Dewitt Kentucky. SALE IN PROGRESS c

    "Split.  Vrata "Argentea" / Spalato. "Porta  Argentea" unused color post card, initials 'G.A.M.' only thing printed on back, small faint corner crease, noticeable corner wear. SALE IN PROGRESS c

    "Trogir: / Slavija 5. VII. 1908" showing a small band & soldiers marching through some spectators, black & white postcard with dark red caption from Ivan Belas, unused, tiny corner crease, mild wear at upper corners. $15.00 cm*

Uncaptioned woman standing in costume behind potted plants, color post card, presumed Croatian because "Dopisnica. / Correspondenz-Karte" heads the undivided back, unused. $7.00 ^

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    "VRANJIC. (Piccola Venezia.)" showing a panorama of the town & its setting, color postcard on brownish paper from G. A. Milisich, mild corner & edge wear, pencil writing on back should erase. SALE IN PROGRESS c

Wanted to buy--older post cards from Pola, especially those relating to the Austrian Navy. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

"YT2OH" shortwave (14 Mc) QSL card used 1970 by operator Stancl Vladimir, trivial wear at one corner. $2.00 c

"YU2AKL / SPLIT, a drawing from the end of 18th century" shortwave QSL diploma awarded for numerous contacts with the Yugoslavia Radio Club headquartered at Split, small corner crease. $3.00 c

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

"YU2CBM" shortwave (21 MHz) Split QSL card with attractive graphics depicting a sailboat & lighthouse, used 1972 by member of Radio Klub Marjan, fresh appearance. $3.00 c

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"YU2LA" shortwave (21 Mc) QSL card with simple world map design, used 1972 by operator Fardas Zlatko, good edges. $3.00 c

"YU2OB" shortwave (28 MHz) Osijek QSL card used 1991 by Sarcevic Ivan, fresh appearance. $2.00 c

    "YU2OL" shortwave (14 MC / s) Osijek QSL card depicting the operator Posavec Lovro at his station, Beograd QSL bureau label on the back. $4.00 cg

    "Zupska Narodna nosnja u Dubrovniku" showing a man & 3 women in traditional costumes, color from I. Kulisic, circa 1921, unused, mild wear at bottom corners. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cc

HISTORICAL NOTE
In 1918--after the surrender of Germany, Austria-Hungary & its allies, a number of after-war boundaries remained to be settled.
Italy, an American ally, had ambitions to gain territories
along the Dalmatian coast, where they had a minority population.
But President Woodrow Wilson proposed boundaries
along majority-language lines instead. Then confrontations
resulted among forces that were recently allied. In little-known maneuverings, the American forces ousted the Italian military from the island of Trau / Trogir & the adjacent Dalmatian coast
(now in Croatia). All this was prior to Wilson's stroke and the treaties that settled most of these lands as Jugoslavian.
The following extraordinary sepia-tone real photo postcards
were taken & annotated by a US sailor during that period,
November 1918 - May 1919, Among other things, they document
the enthusiastic reception given to the Americans by the majority populace there. When we searched the Internet we were
unable to find the likes of these photos from any source.
Presented in chronological order, rather than by caption,
these surviving photos present exceptionally interesting history.

    "83 Chasers in Spalato 1^st time 11-17-18" showing some military ships near shore, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat).

"85 Crowd in dock Spalato 11-17-18" with a distant view (presumably the ship coming into port), Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat).

    "90 The water front Spalato" fairly close showing some masted ships, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat).

"92 The Square in Spalato" showing a sailor & some local people in Split, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat).

    "110 Largest cement plant in Dalmatia" caption from writing on back, unused AZO real photo (triangles point both ways) postcard, tiny spot on front, low-contrast  /  grayish.

"127 At Trau" showing a Trogir waterfront scene with a couple of small boats, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat).

"140 Spalato from the Tower" showing a view of Split, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat).

"158  Austrian Kids in Trau" Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat). Trau is also known as Trogir.

"160 Fishing village Seghetto near Trau" including several small boats, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat).

    "161 Fish Market. Trau" Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat). Trau is now Trogir.

"165 Wood market - Spalato" showing it from a distance, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat).

"175 French Admiral's Yacht. Spalato" with a good side view, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat).

"209 Church Parade in Marina Trau" showing many participants, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat).

"Tribunal steps _ Trau 255" showing a Naval officer posing with some local citizens, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat).

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"265 At Trau 5-2-19" shows crowd with 2 tuba players (presumably greeting a ship), Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, tape mending corner.

    "Concert in Square. Trau. 5-2-19" showing sailor band entertaining the local citizens, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat).

"In the Square on Sunday. Trau. 5-4-19 266" Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat). &

    "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).

    "Church parade. Trau. 5-4-19 268" showing a street filled with people, sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat).

    "270 The Little Canal Trau" showing a religious procession in the foreground, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat).

"271 Church parade by Canal Trau 5-4-19" with good view of both, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat).

"Spalato Square 280" with a street scene from Split, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat).

"Court yard - Municipal Bldg - Trau 286" showing a long staircase with some people for scale, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat).

All 23 of the above postcards for $300.00 jcdh

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"129. - La Croix du Nivolet à 1546 mètres d'altitude" black & white postcard shoing people at its foot for scale, Challes - Les Eaux (Savoie) France TCV in 1909, corner crease. $4.50 c-f

    "10. Environs d'Aix-sur-Vienne / ARLIQUET -- Le Calvaire" in France, green back, unused carte postale. $1.75 (fc) NEW / NOV / NOVÝ / NOWY

"1   ENV. DE MONTRICHARD-SAINT-GORGES (L.-et-C). -- Le Calvaire" in France, black & white post card, writing on back supplies pertinent information, inconspicuous tear about 3 / 4" long. $3.00 cf

"17 Région LIMOUSINE -- Aubazine (Correze) - Croix du Calvaire - Pélerinage au moi d'Août" black & white postcard from Jové, unused, lightly toned front, lightly toned back. $2.25 (fc)&

    "3139. - QUIMERC'H (F.) / Calvaire et Chapelle du Cimitière" showing some children by a large ornate cross in cemetery, black & white post card with very late usage at Streeter West Virginia. $3.00 fcc+

    "5443. - CONFORT. / Vieux types de la Région / près du Calvaire. / Collection Villard" near a large cross; black & white carte postale in vertical format, green back but very late usage at Trementina New Mexico, back edges starting to brown, small corner crease, minor corner wear. A very small village. Shown. $10.00 fcc. Same but unused, excellent condition. $12.00 fccNEW / NOV / NOVÝ / NOWY

"65  GRAVILLE. -- La Croix de Robert-le-Diable. -- LL." in France, color postcard circa 1908, unused, album marks on back, soft corners. $4.00 cf

"81  LOURDES - La Calvaire (VIIIe Station) - Jésus console les Filles de Jérusalem" sepia-tone post card from an Alsatian publisher, one serrated edge (from booklet), very late usage in US. 2 corner creases. $2.75 cf

    "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, very late usage at Truchas New Mexico, traces of cancel ink in sky. $2.75 f(l)cr NEW / NOV / NOVÝ / NOWY

"A happy Easter // Now is / CHRIST / Risen / 1. Corinthians 15. 20" with a large embossed cross of violets, postcard mailed 1911 in New Jersey, one corner with a small but heavy crease, the other corners & edges with mild wear, small spot of light toning in the address area. $3.00 ec

    "BOURGNEUF-la-FORÊT (Mayenne). - Le Calvaire" postcard sent TCV to Paris, light toning on back, minor corner & edge wear. $2.25 (fc)+

"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

"Dreisessel-Hochstein 1330 m / 24905" real photo post card with people for scale, TCV from Passau Germany to Illinois in 1931, small corner crease, one corner badly creased (just nicks image). $2.25 c

    "EASTER GREETINGS / 'Sing ye to the Lord, for He hath / triumphed gloriously" woman caressing crucifix, exquisite hand-colored  /  tinted real photo post card from EAS, pencil writing on back, lightly toned back, minor corner wear. $7.00 ewc

    "Faith" showing a girl near a luminous cross in the background, hand-colored / tinted real photo postcard printed in Germany, used 1919 by a US soldier Sgt. Harold Scribner in the A.E.F., shinny surface shows a little oxidation. Hauntingly beautiful. $12.50 cgr

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Collector, museum & club links are especially welcome.

"Gorges du Loup / Le Calvaire / Photo Walker" dramatically showing the cross next to the rapids there, sepia-tone real photo in vertical format, some oxidation shows age but very late usage at Waterflow New Mexico (2 different cancels), long internal crease from the top edge. In the Alpes Maritimes of France. $2.25 cf(g) NEW / NOV / NOVÝ / NOWY

    "GOTTVERTRAUEN / Lindberg pinx." Serie R No. 66, mailed in Hungary 1918, one stamp removed, corner & edge wear. $3.00 ac

"Monument de la Tranchée des Baïonnettes. - Vue intérieure. / Bayonets' Trench's Monument - Inner view." monochromatic dark blue postcard with green back, showing several crosses prominently, unused, good edges. $3.50 c

"Panorama (171) / Uruapan Mich" in Mexico, with a cross prominently in the foreground; real photo tarjeta postal, mailed there 1940 to Massachusetts by Hazel W. Harper, 2 corners creased, image a bit dark. $2.50 mc

"Prière au tout / Puissant / Nos armes protégez sans cesse dans la bataille / Soutenez no vaillants dans le feu et la mitraille / 298\4" hand-colored  / tinted real photo post card from Gloria showing young woman holding an elaborately carved cross, wear at 2 corners, otherwise fresh. Obviously a World War I item. $6.00 cw

"SAINT-GERMAIN-sur-MEUSE - Calvaire" showing a cross flanked by trees, carte postale with a little writing on both sides, circa WWI, trivial edge wear. $5.00 fc NEW / NOV / NOVÝ / NOWY

    See also ArtOfTheSpirit.com for art by Christiahna.

    "THE TOMB & CROSS / CANUTE OKLA." unused, sepia-tone DOPS real photo postcard, small light smudge in sky, small writing on front at bottom edge. $6.00 oc

Uncaptioned sepia-tone real photo post card showing a priest, a man & 2 women at the foot of a large cross, lightly toned front & lightly toned back, good edges. $3.75 c

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