"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

"1740 1912-13" post card with signed Sager art comparing ladies' fashions of those times, B. G. Paris 533, tiny spot near 2 front edges, trivial corner & edge wear. $13.00 af

"A Detachable Wool Lining Makes / Our Gabardine Topcoat / Three Coats in One" showing 2 standing conversing, unused oversized (a little longer than a continental) advertising postcard for Roe Emerson, clothier in Newark Ohio, good edges. $3.00 fo

"ARE YOU ON OUR / MAILING LIST? / SPEEDGEAR / AUTHENTIC RACEWEAR" with an auto racing scene in color, unused postpaid business reply card, near mint. $1.25 rf

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

    "Celluloid Collars & Cuffs / WARRANTED WATERPROOF." advertising card from the Donaldson Brothers in New York (Celluloid Novelty Company) including a full-color US map locating major cities, postman & flag; back handstamped by John Peschko, merchant tailor in East Stroudsburg Pennsylvania. Minor corner rounding. $12.00 mpfga NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"DEFINING / TOMORROW'S / TRENDS // HONG KONG CONVENTION / AND EXHIBITION CENTRE // FASHION / ACCESS // Asia's Largest Trade Fair for Handbags, Travelware, / Footwear, Leather Garments & Fashion Accessories" unused continental post card in vertical format, near mint condition, copyrighted. (2 available) $1.50 each. hf

"HARLEY-DAVIDSON®  / Limited Edition / MOTORCLOTHES® / APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES / FALL 2006 / PUT SOME SCENIC IN THE BYWAYS" oversize (approximately 6"x9") post card mailed to Ohio. Fashion modeled includes the Mettle Leather Jacket, Mockneck Zip Front Seater with Patch Jeans & the Stylus Leather Jacket with Chaps. Surprisingly good edges, several tiny but noticeable scuffs from the postal equipment show on front. $1.50 mf NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"HARLEY-DAVIDSON®  / MOTORCLOTHES® SOME DUST NEVER SETTLES / APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES / LIMITED EDITION / 2006 / SUMMER" oversize (approximately 6"x9") post card mailed to Ohio. Fashion modeled includes the Legendary Leather Jacket  & the Suspicion Leather Jacket with Chaps. Surprisingly good edges, several tiny but noticeable scuffs from the postal equipment show on front, tiny corner bend. $1.50 mf NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"HARLEY-DAVIDSON® RACE COLLECTION / APPAREL and ACCESSORIES / PODIUM WEAR" oversize (approximately 6"x9") post card mailed to Ohio. Fashion modeled includes the Raceway  Leather Jacket, Screamin' Eagle Twill Jacket & the Screamin' Eagle Race Shirt. Surprisingly good edges, tiny scuff from the postal equipment shows on back. Models include Andrew Hines & G. T. Tonglet from the Vance & Hines NHRA Pro Stock Team. $2.50 mfr& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"HELMUT NEWTON / 'Paloma Picasso wearing gold jewely(sic) designed by her and a dress by Karl Lagerfeld', Saint Tropez 1973. Jewelry referred to are many bracelets on both wrists; dress exposes one breast, postcard with light toning on back. $2.00 jff%

    "If You're in Need / of a new Overcoat, / Act Now" showing a well-dressed man holding his gloves standing at a curb, unused oversized (a little longer than a continental) advertising post card for Roe Emerson, clothier in Newark Ohio, good edges. $3.00 fo

"Lee J. / The Finest Men and Women's Clothing, Shoes, & Accessories" continental publicity card, full color both sides, showing the interior of the store, map, famous customer (Rams line backer Robert Thomas) & more. Near mint. $1.50 m(s)fs(f)

    "Le Mode en 1910" signed Sager art, postcard mailed then at Folkstone England, stamp removed, tape repair to back folds over front edge slightly, writing on front comments the fashions are true-to-life, edge wear, small corner crease, as is. $4.50 af

"Limited Edition Apparel & Accessories / HARLEY DAVIDSON® / MOTORCLOTHES® / HOLIDAY 2006 RUMBLE ALL THE WAY" oversize (approximately 6"x9") post card mailed to Ohio. Fashion modeled includes the Nemesis 2-in-1 Jacket with Camo Cargo Pants & the Passion Leather Jacket. Surprisingly good edges, several tiny but noticeable scuffs from the postal equipment show on front. $1.50 mf NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Make Your First / Fall Suit a Worsted" showing a well-dressed man & woman facing one another, unused oversized (a little longer than a continental) advertising post card for Roe Emerson, clothier in Newark Ohio, trivial edge wear, 3 small areas with toning on the back. $2.00 fo

"NEVER BLEND IN. / THE SPRING 2007 / HALEY-DAVIDSON® / MOTORCLOTHES® COLLECTION" oversize (approximately 6"x9") post card mailed to Ohio. Fashion modeled includes the Evangeline Leather Halter, the Bad Moon Leather Jacket & the Evangeline Leather Jacket. Surprisingly good edges, a little scuff from the postal equipment shows in the front sky. $2.00 mf& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Newcomb-Baker Shoes / MIRACLE MILE - JACKMAN AND LASKEY / COMPLIMENTARY OFFER / DREW - FOOT SAVES - BAREFOOT FREEDOM / ..." advertising a sale at a Toledo Ohio shoe store, on government postal card (15-c Federalist Papers) mailed Nov 22 1988, very light partial cancel ink on front. $1.25 fo-u(p)

    "NEW / Nationals / Participation / Plaques // Personalized Shirts, Hoodies, Blankets and More for Nationals / ... / Eastwood Mall, Niles, Ohio / ... / Softball Products from Softball People" advertising card in excellent condition, directions to store over the entire back. $1.50 s(s)fo(n)

"Our Fine Clothing / is First Choice / for Important Occasions" showing a man & woman conversing outside a brick structure, unused oversized (a little longer than a continental) advertising postcard for Roe Emerson, clothier in Newark Ohio, trivial wear at one corner. $2.75 fo

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

"Season After Season . . . / the Number One Topcoat" showing standing man holding newspaper, unused oversized (a little longer than a continental) advertising postcard for Roe Emerson, clothier in Newark Ohio, small split & wear at one corner. $2.00 fo

See also Costume post cards.

    See also Millinery postcards.

    "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 from a Bellevue Ohio merchant 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 NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    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

"THE 2007 / HARLEY-DAVIDSON / MOTORCLOTHES COLLECTION" approximately 9"x6" oversize advertising post card, full color both sides illustrating 3 different leather jackets, bend at one corner. $1.00 mf

"THE HOLIDAY 2007 / HARLEY-DAVIDSON® / MOTORCLOTHES® COLLECTION" oversize (approximately 6"x9") post card mailed to Ohio. Fashion modeled includes the Attitude Leather Jacket & the Dazzle Lambskin Leather Jacket. Surprisingly good edges, a long corner bend that is hard to see on front. $2.00 mf NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"THE NEW GEAR IS HERE. / THE 2007 / HARLEY-DAVIDSON® / MOTORCLOTHES® COLLECTION" oversize (approximately 6"x9") post card mailed to Ohio. Fashion modeled includes the FRXG Midweight Leather Jacket, the whirlwind Perforated Leather Jacket & the Transportation Leather Jacket. Surprisingly good edges, a little scuff from the postal equipment is hard to see on front. $2.00 mf& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "THE SIGHTS OF PARIS / A presentation of Models / in the Dress Department / 'Au PRINTEMPS' stores" unused black & white postcard from booklet, tiny nick on serrated edge from separation. Three models, three customers, and a sales clerk. $10.00 fif(p)

Uncaptioned Azo real photo (triangles up) post card showing a lady wearing a large hat & a fur stole & muff, writing on back dates to 1912, light toning on back, some wear on one long edge. $4.00 f

    "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)

    "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). SALE IN PROGRESS oagfc NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"You are cordially invited to a home / showing of all that's new and / exciting in fashions of all sizes!" with image depicting 5 stylishly dressed models, postcard mailed 1980 with stamp damaged before sending, 2 small adherences on front. Held in Frazeysburg Ohio home. $2.00 of

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    "AD35DN  DL1SDN / KH8  3D2DS" QSL viewcard depicting Rotuma Island 1992, fresh, exceptionally interesting. It was from an expedition to American Samoa. QSL viewcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 fa

"A FIJIAN LASS / Photo by Wm. H. Dame" post card mailed 1972 to Ohio, pen cancel ruins 2 stamps. $1.25

"CATHAY HOTEL / Centrally situated in the town of Lautoka, Headquarters of the North Western District of / Viti Levu…" unused chrome post card, Curteich 3-D Natural Color Reproduction, corner crease, internal crease, lacks freshness. $1.00 ft

    "Coastal View - Lau" Unused post card, Stinson Studio No. 60, minor corner wear. $5.00 (f)+*

    "Coast Scene, Vanua-Levu.  Harry Gardiner, Suva, Fiji." post card in color, unused, light toning on back, minor corner wear & rounding, small corner crease. $5.00 f

"DEEP-SEA FISHING" showing the vessels Fleet Lady, Albacora, and Susan Jane of the Yanuca Hotel, unused post card in excellent condition. $1.75 f NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"FIJIAN FIREWALKING / After a night spent in mystic rites..." Unused chrome postcard. $2.00

"FIJIAN KORO / Fijian villages, wherever possible, are built / close to the sea..." Unused chrome post card. $1.50

"FIJIAN MEKE / The Women's mekes are delightful to / watch..." Unused chrome postcard. $1.25

"FIJIAN OUTRIGGER" bearing 6 people, unused chrome post card in excellent condition. $1.50 f NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Fijian Village Scene" including several people nearby the thatched houses, unused sepia-tone post card, numbered 141 on the back, tiny spots of toning on back, good edges. $7.00 f

"GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS / SUVA, FIJI" including some uniformed men in the foreground, unused postcard in excellent condition. $1.25 f NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL / This Hotel is owned by the Cathay Organization..." Unused chrome post card. (2 different) $1.25 each *

"HOTEL MOCAMBO / On a hilltop overlooking Nadi International / Airport…" unused chrome postcard, Curteich 3-d Natural Color Reproduction, fresh appearance. $1.50 ft *

"HOTEL MOCAMBO POOL / The Mocambo Pool is a favourite haunt..." Unused chrome post card. $1.50 *

    "Hut of Native Chief, Fiji" Unused EKKP real photo postcard, lightly toned back. $10.00

"Island Sea, Cuva, Fiji" Unused linen post card, fresh color. $2.50

    "Koro Boi - Fiji" showing a small village as seen from a high vantage point, unused sepia-tone postcard, numbered 156 on the back, minor corner wear & rounding. $10.00 f

    "Koro Wai-Wai - Namosi, Fiji" postcard mailed to the United States in 1925 but stamp removed causing minor thin on back. $10.00 *f

"NACANIELI (DANIEL) VUNIBOLA / The many thousands of visitors..." showing a named commissionaire, post card mailed 1972 but stamp removed. $2.00 ^

"NGAULITO / In calm sheltered waters some 20 miles West / of Nadi..." Unused chrome postcard. $1.50

"OOLOOLOO CRUISE / Mrs. Vince Starck and Mrs. Harold Starck well / know hostesses..." Unused chrome post card. $2.00 %

"OOLOOLOO CRUISE / Mrs. Vince Starck, well-known Hostess of the / ouLoooLoo Coral Garden Cruise..." Unused chrome postcard, nice! $2.00 (f)*

"Policemen, Triangle, Suva, Fiji   EKTACHROME BY CHARLES STINSON" post card airmailed from Auckland New Zealand (clear machine PACKET / BOAT cancel) by a ship passenger 17 AUG 1956 to Pennsylvania. $2,50 fl-p

    "PREPARING FOR A FEAST / It is traditional that men prepare the food to be eaten at feasts / ...The taro which is being peeled,..." Unused chrome post card. $1.25 fc

    "Royal Palms, Botanical Gardens, Suva, Fiji" black & white, unused postcard. 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 ft

See also Fiji postal history & Fiji stamps.

    "(Sk2551)  Coast Scene, Fiji  Harry Gardiner, Suva, Fiji." post card In color, unused, light toning on back, minor corner wear & rounding. $4.50 f*

    "(Sk2552)  Native Canoe.  Harry Gardiner, Suva, Fiji" postcard In color, unused, light toning on back, minor corner wear & rounding, small corner crease. $4.25 (f)

"SPEAR DANCE / Possibly the most spectacular of the Fijian / mekes is the spear dance..." Unused chrome post card. $1.75

"STARDUST / Bi-weekly the luxury cruiser 'Stardust' sails / from Lautoka ..." Unused chrome postcard. (2 available) $2.00 each *

SUN TOURS LIMITED (Fiji). Wanted to buy--postcards & photos showing their aircraft, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

SUNFLOWER AIRLINES, LIMITED (Fiji). Unused continental post card showing their Britten Norman Islander (DQ-FDW) on the ground in 1969, from a limited edition of 500, gorgeous and near mint. $7.50 af

SUNFLOWER AIRLINES, LIMITED (Fiji). Unused continental postcard showing their DeHavilland DH-114 (DQ-FDY) on the ground, from a limited of 500, near mint. $7.50 af

SUNFLOWER AIRLINES, LIMITED (Fiji). Unused continental post card showing their Shorts SD-330-100 (DQ-FIJ) on the ground at Nadi in May 2000, wonderful colors, top edge roughened a bit in the production process. $5.00 af

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"SUVA HARBOUR / Overseas visitors board the Oolooloo cruise / boats..." Unused chrome postcard. $2.00 (f)#

"SWEET MEAT VENDORS / Under the shade of a Flamboyant Tree..." Unused chrome post card, interesting. $2.00

"Tavua Hotel, Fiji EKTACHROME BY CHARLES STINSON" unused early chrome postcard from Stinsons, numbered 102 on back, small thin on top back edge, small spot of yellowish toning on back. $1.00 f*

    "TEVITA BEATS THE LALI / Most Hotels in Fiji use the lali instead of a / dinner bell..." Unused chrome post card. (2 available) $2.00 each. (f)!

"VR2DK" Viti Levu QSL card mailed 1966 by operator Owen H. Marshall, stamp removed, one corner creased twice, another corner with a tiny crease, trivial wear at another corner. Lettering in green. $1.25 f NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"VR2DK" Viti Levu QSL card used 1969 by operator Owen H. Marshall, good edges. Lettering in black. $2.00 f

"YANQONA CEREMONY, / KOROLEVU BEACH HOTEL" Unused chrome postcard. $1.50

"YANQONA CEREMONY / The Yanqona (or Kava) drink has been / prepared with all its..." Unused chrome post card. $1.50

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AATHO? "AATHO / A 914 / 8)" showing a couple with 3 dairy cows, unused continental. $1.50

ÅBO. "Åbo" showing several small boats, black & white, undivided back, tiny toning spot on back, otherwise fresh. $4.00

    A / B SKARGARDSGLYG. Unused continental postcard showing its Britten Norman BN 2B-21 Islander aircraft (OH-BND ex G-BKOH) in flight, from a limited edition of 500, near mint & attractive. $7.50 af%

    AULANKO. "AULANKO N:o 3869." aerial view, unused real photo with pleasing contras & fresh appearance. $4.25 (f)+

"Backe" real photo from Akta booklet, circa 1915, slight oxidation, near mint. $8.00 f

    BÖLE. "Utsikt från Böle berg, Rossön." real photo postcard from Akta booklet, circa 1915, slight oxidation, near mint. $8.00 f(b)

Finnish birch postcards with offset printing. Lot of 10 different modern unused near-mint continental postcards depicting the types of scenes for which they are best suited--outdoor, animals, birds & camping. Framing suggested. $8.00 wf. Same, but a sampler of 4 different, near-mint. $4.00 wf Single near-mint example for study. $1.25 wf. Wood grain assures that every one is literally unique. NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Forsmobroarna." Showing a long bridge, real photo from Akta booklet, circa 1915, slight oxidation, near mint. $7.50 fb

HÄMEENLINNA. "OH3OD" QSL card used 1955. $2.75

HELSINKI (HELSINGFORS). "FINNAIR / Convair 340 (OH-LRG) Helsinki" showing a side view, unused continental, fresh appearance. $1.75 a(p)f NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

HELSINKI (HELSINGFORS). "H2RE" QSL postcard, used. 2 corner creases, continental size. $2.00 %

    HELSINKI (HELSINGFORS). "HELSINGFORS BOULEVARD... HELSINKI BULEVARDINNÅTU" real photo street scene, circa 1912, unused. $8.00

HELSINKI (HELSINGFORS). "Helsinki--Helsingfors." Unused real photo with coastline view, small boats, and a park; album paste remnants on backs. (3 different) $2.50 each

HELSINKI (HELSINGFORS). "HELSINKI HELSINGFORS SUOMI FINLAND / 'Havis Amanda' / ...Der Markt" Continental mailed 1981 to Michigan where forwarded, bent corner. $1.25

HELSINKI (HELSINGFORS). "HELSINKI HELSINGFORS SUOMI FINLAND / ..Korkasaari Zoo" Showing seal & camel & boat,unused continental, fresh appearance. $1.25

HELSINKI (HELSINGFORS). "HELSINKI HELSINGFORS SUOMI FINLAND / ...Der Hauptbahnhof" mailed 1972 but stamp removed. small corner crease. $1.00

HELSINKI (HELSINGFORS). "Helsinki, Finland" Well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 in US. Shows aerial view of city & shore. $1.50

HELSINKI (HELSINGFORS). "Helsinki Rautatieasema / ... / Helsingfors. Bahnhof" Unused real photo, circa 1940. $4.25

HELSINKI (HELSINGFORS). "Helsinki. Runebergin Espanaati / Helsingfors. Runebergsesplanaden" black & white, writing on back, 2 corners with slight wear, light toning on back. $2.00

HELSINKI (HELSINGFORS). "MODTAGELSESPAVILLONEN" black & white showing crowd & many flags, no postcard back, long crease. $3.00 Same series captioned "AEREPORT PAA KALR JOHANSGADE" showing a parade in the rain, no creases, no postcard back. $5.00 Both for $7.50

HELSINKI (HELSINGFORS). "OH2BMG" QSL postcard, used, nice scenic art. $1.50

HELSINKI (HELSINGFORS). "OH2MB" QSL postcard used 1955, continental size. $2.00

HELSINKI (HELSINGFORS). "OH3GZ" QSL fold-out card used 1991, picturing the sender--noted author and expedition leader Pasi Luoma-Aho. Exceptionally interesting. $3.00

"Holaforsen och Laseleforsen." real photo postcard from Akta booklet, circa 1915, slight oxidation, near mint. $7.00 f

"Hoting." real photo post card from Akta booklet, circa 1915, slight oxidation, near mint. $8.00 f

HYVINKÄÄ. "OH2BMH" QSL postcard used 1972, fresh appearance. $1.50

HYVINKÄÄ. "OH2MQ" QSL post card used, fresh appearance. $2.00

    IMATRA. "Imatra" showing nearby Vuoksi River & bridge in winter, near the Finnish-Russian border; postcard in color, unused, circa 1915, corner crease, minor wear to upper corners, couple tiny spots of toning on back. $2.75 fw

JAKOBSTAD. "OH6MK" QSL card used 1970, fresh appearance, thick stock. $1.50

JÄRVENPÄÄ. "OH2-829" QSL card used 1970, attractive art. $2.00

"Junsele. Betarsjön." real photo post card from Akta booklet, circa 1915, slight oxidation, near mint. $7.00 f

JYVÄSKYLÄ. "OH6QZ" QSL postcard, used 1957, scenic view, continental size. $2.50

KAR-AIR O / Y. Unused continental post card showing one of its Douglas DC-6B's at Paris Le Bourget airport in France, published in France, minor wear at top edge. $4.75 aff!

KAR-AIR O / Y. Continental black & white photo of its Douglas DC-3 (OH-VKD) on the ground, good focus & contrast & composition. Rare. $5.00 af%

KAR-AIR O / Y. Continental black & white photograph of its Lockheed Lodestar (OH-VKU) parked, good focus & composition, contrast just a bit low. Rare. $5.00 af%

    KARJAA. "TRUCKER'S FESTIVAL / KARIS KARJAA / COUNTRY CAVALCADE" unused continental for the event held June 29-30, 1985. $2.50 (fa)+

KIMINKI. "OH6NEV" QSL card used 1991, fresh appearance. $2.00

KOLHO. "OH3KD" QSL card used 1970, fresh appearance. $2.00

KOTKA. Four views each captioned KOTKA, Unused black & white. $3.00

KOTKA. "KOTKA / N:o 2945" Aerial real photo view, writing on back identifies several places shown by numbers on front. $3.25

KULJU. "OH3MFP" QSL card used 1990, fresh appearance. $2.00

    KUOPIO. "Maanviljelysnäyttely Kuopiossa  Puutarhaviljelysosasto" mailed to US but stamp removed. heavily toned back, light toning on front, minor corner wear & rounding. $2.25 f+

KUORTANE. "KANSAKOULU KOURTANEELLA" black & white, undivided back (writing on front dates to 1905), writing on back, light toning on back, much corner wear & rounding. $2.50

LAHTI. "OH3NA" QSL card used 1948, continental size, fairly new town then. $3.00 small corner crease and small adherence on back. $2.00

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LAPLAND (LAPPLAND). "Haymaking Lappland style / in Northern Finland" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 at Cunningham Kentucky. $2.00 (f(l))%

LAPPEENRANTA. "OH5XO" QSL postcard used 1972, attractive art. $2.00

LAPPEENRANTA. "OH5YF" QSL postcard used 1970, attractive view, fresh appearance. $1.75

LYLY. "OH3NY" QSL card used 1957. $2.75

MAXIMUM CARDS

                   
  19-5-1997 Finnish masted sailing ship stamp issue: 2,80 "Fregatti  Fregatt  Frigate" (above left); 2,80 "Parkki  Bark  Barque" (above right); 2,80 "Kaljaasi  Galeas  Galleass" (at left); & 2,80 "Meripelastusalus ... Sea Rescue Vessel" (not shown). Hard to find complete set of four $11.50 f-fs NEW / NY / NOUVEAU

    
  5-9-2000 Finnish design stamp issue: 3,50 "Berger Kaipiainen" (above left); 3,50 "Dora Jung" (above right); 3,50 "Tapio Wirkkala" (at left); & 3,50 "Kyllikki Salmenhaara" (not shown). Hard to find complete set of four $11.50 f-f NEW / NY / NOUVEAU

"Multråberget vid Angermanälven." real photo from Akta booklet, circa 1915, slight oxidation, near mint. $8.00 f

MYNÄMÄKI. "MYNÄMÄKI" real photo continental with a small bent corner, writing on back. $1.25

"Nämforsen sedd från Hotellet, Näsåker." real photo from Akta booklet, circa 1915, slight oxidation, near mint. $7.00 f

NIITTYKUMPU. "OH2BJH" QSL card used 1972, fresh appearance, thick stock. $1.50

    ORIVEDEN?. "Oriveden Kansanopisto." Unused real photo, oxidation dates it to circa 1910, no postcard back. $4.25 f+

PERNIÖ. "N:o 7303 PERNIÖ, Alkio-Opisto" Unused photographic continental, corners worn. $1.00

PERNIÖ. "Perniö / Bjärnå" Unused real photo continental, small corner crease. (2 different) $1.00 each

POLTINNHO. "OH3PK" QSL card used 1949, wrinkled corner. $2.50

PORI. "PORI Björneborg / Kauppatori / Salutorget / Market place / Der Markt" Addressed continental, but unmailed. $1.50

PORI. "Pori  Finland" Beautiful night view, continental with writing on back. $1.00

PORI. "PORI SUOMI FINLAND" Unused continental, fresh appearance. $1.00

    PORVOO (BORGÅ). "N:o 5078. PORVOO - BORGÅ" real photo from the air, unused, long corner crease, good edges. $2.50 f+

Postcard Collector. June 1989 (Volume 7 Number 6). Features on Franz Josef, stamp postcards of Finland, cheese, Tuck DC cards, women's rights & more. $2.00 p,f

"Resele." real photo from Akta booklet, circa 1915, slight oxidation, near mint. $8.00 f

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RIIHIMÄKI. "OH3HS" QSL card used 1972. $1.50

RIIHIMÄKI. "OH3MIG" QSL card used, fresh appearance. $2.00

ROVANIEMI. "OH9NJ" QSL card used 1971. $1.50

SAIMAAN KANAVA. / Saima kanal." In color, unused, North Star Printing, small scrape, light toning on back. $1.00

SALO. "Salo" Unused photographic continental, interesting aerial view. Minor corner wear. $1.00

SAVONLINNA. "OH4MF" QSL card used 1990, fresh appearance. $2.00

    See also Finland gymnastics photos. Athlete shown is Jonna Alikoski.

See also Finland postal history & Finnish stamps and philatelic literature.

"Sollefteå" real photo from Akta booklet, circa 1915, slight oxidation, near mint. $8.00 f

    "Sollefteå. Utsikt mot Djupön." real photo from Akta booklet, circa 1915, slight oxidation, near mint. $8.00 f

SUOMUSSALMI. "OH8SR" QSL card used 1991, fresh appearance. $2.00

TAMPERE (TAMMERFORS). "TAMPERE, TAMMERFORS - SUOMI, FINLAND / Hämeensilta / Hämeensilta bron..." showing a bridge & streetcar, unused continental. $1.25

TEISKO. "TEISKO SUOMI FINLAND / Teiskon kirkka (M. Åkerblom 1788)..." Unused continental, fresh appearance. $1.00

TOHOLAMPI. "OH7TZ" QSL card used 1972. $1.50

TOIJA. "OH1VA" QSL card used 1970. $1.50

TOIJALA. "OH3OB" QSL card used 1961. $2.50

TORNEDRIVER. "Finland. Ferryboat on Tornedriver" In color, undivided back mailed 1909 in US, minor stamp damaged, writing on front, corners worn. $5.00

TURKU (ÅBO). "TURUN YLIOPISTO" 2 views on an unused continental. (2 different, one with views of the University) $1.00 each

UNCERTAIN. "Pomarkun vanhan kirkon hyväksi" Unused continental. $1.00

    UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. "FINLAND--The women folk assist in the work of harvesting in many European countries" In color, writing on back, worn corners. $3.00 faw+

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. "Kalevala / Wäinämöinen kehoittaa ..." with what looks like a poem, two men point ot a bright object in the sky, in color, water stain one corner, corner wear & rounding. $2.00 %

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. "OG2LRE" QSL card commemorating 75 years of Finnish independence, map shows how the country's beginning call letters vary by location, award details, etc. Interesting. $2.50

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. Uncaptioned old real photo showing a building from which the Finnish flag is flying. unused, minor corner wear & rounding. $2.00

UTTI. "OH5PX" QSL postcard mailed 1970 to US, 2 corner creases. $1.25

VALKEALA. "OH5PZ" QSL card used 1971. $1.50

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VARKAUS. "OH7OI" QSL card used 1970. $1.25

VIESTIR. "OH3NJ" QSL postcard used 1959, with beautiful art portraying a man & woman in a boat. $3.00

    WASA WINGS. Unused continental postcard showing its Beechcraft King Air 200 (OH-WWR) parked, excellent condition. $5.00 a(p)f NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    WESIJÄRVI CANAL. "WESIJÄRVI CANAL. Finland." In color, undivided back, album marks on front, one toned corner. $4.50 f+

WIBORG. "Wiborg / Wiipuri" Showing many small boats, ST, unused, corner wear & rounding, light toning on back. $1.75

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"71st Waldo Firemen's Festival / Honoring / Fire Chief Bruce Baker (1960-1976) / Chief Mike Fogle (1989-Present), / Chief Rex Henry (1976-1989)" color art depicting them in uniform on continental postcard mailed there with a special fancy July 4 2004 station cancel based on the art, interesting & detailed explanatory note from a resident on back, front autographed by the designer postmaster Leigh Purdy. Very special. Waldo is in Ohio. $5.00 of-of#

"85.--PORTALS OF THE PAST, GOLDEN GATE PARK, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA" explained on back as fire remains, colorful linen, unused. $1.50

"994--PORTALS OF THE PAST, GOLDEN GATE PARK, / SAN FRANCISCO...a memento of the great San Francisco fire of 1906. The Portals are all that remained standing of one of Nob Hill's magnificent mansions." Unused chrome. (2 available) $1.00 each

"Aquarium in Battery Park and New York Harbor" showing the fire boat dock, in color, American Art Publishing, unused. $2.25

"Bank After Fire" Cyko real photo, very similar caption writing to the Hotel Rockwell card of 1909 below. unused. $5.00

"Boston Fire Department in Action, / at Chelsea, Mass. April 12th, 1908." Very colorful, unused, much corner & edge wear. $6.00

"Burning Cane before Harvest" in Hawaii, unused chrome. $1.00

    "Burning Gas Well near Green River, Utah" Unused black & white, Auburn Post Card published. $4.75 fu+

"Burning Oil Tank at night, Lima, Ohio" black & white with brown caption on undivided back, published by Milton Weixelbaum, mailed there 1908, 2 corners worn, small tear at one corner. $8.00 oof

"Burning Sugar Cane" in Hawaii, unused chrome. $1.00

    "Chemical Engine House No. 2, Randle Highlands, D. C." including the firemen seated out front, sepia-tone on yellowish paper from Randle Highlands Drug Store, trivial edge wear most easily seen from back, a few tiny spots of light toning both sides, back printing skewed just a bit. $18.00 df

    "Cincinnati / Fire Department / Headquarters. / Home of Fire Company No. 3,..." with 3 horse-drawn wagons, monochromatic dark blue, mailed there 1907, corner crease, mild edge & corner faults. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 foh

"City Hall and Fire Dept., Clifton Forge, Va.  9B78-N" showing their exteriors, unused white-border era postcard distributed by Barr-Topham Company, fairly fresh both sides. The firehouse door is open but the equipment is gone. $3.75 vf

"Civil Defence / Heritage Gallery" showing the exterior of the oldest still-standing fire station in Singapore, unused continental post card, near mint condition. (3 available) $1.25 each. sf

    "COPYRIGHT 1904 ILL POST CARD CO. NY / New York Fire Boat in Action.  96-56" color mailed there 1910 to Ohio, 2 corner creases, mild corner wear & rounding, internal crease at top. The boat involved is the New Yorker. $7.50 f%

    "CRAZY HORSE PAGEANT / Hot Springs, S. Dak." with a Sioux teepee ablaze prominently, unused chrome. $2.50 fsi+

    "CUARTEL DE BAMBA, CRISTOBAL, ZONA DEL CANAL / FIRE STATION, CRISTOBAL, CANAL ZONE  No. 367" with manned horse-drawn wagons & fire chief's auto displayed in front of their building, interesting & pertinent message typed on the back, sent TCV to Illinois FEB 4 1931 (light but complete Balboa Heights cancel ties 1-c Gorgas stamp), minor corner wear including one faint crease. $11.00 cf-cf*%

    "Cunard RMS Lucania" name showing plainly on the box, art on divided back postcard of British manufacture, mailed 1905 in the US where the writing on the front was still permitted, a little corner & edge wear, small tear in the top edge closes very nicely, a little toning both sides from cancel ink. Damaged by fire 14 August 1909 while docked at Liverpool England, she never sailed again. $12.00 s(c)s(o)f NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Fire Boat in Action. New York.  745" color, printed in Germany, unused. $6.00

    "Hand pump fire equipment / Jugoslavia" translation of writing on back, real photo post card includes man on a very long ladder, original writing on back dates to 30 / 5 / 1923. slight oxidation consistent with that date. Very unusual. Obviously privately produced & possibly unique. $35.00 (fj)

HEMET VALLEY FLYING SERVICE. Unused regular-size postcard showing its Lockheed C-130A Hercules (N135FF) at Hemet California in 1990, printed in Thailand, near mint. On 13 August 1994 this aircraft crashed near Pearblossom California while on a firefighting assignment; all three crewmembers on board perished. $15.00 ac(p)df NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Hotel Rockwell After Fire." Cyko real photo postcard, writing on back dates to August 11, 1909. $5.00

    "H. Sienkiewicz QUO VADIS? / Glaukus przebacza Hilonowi / …" art depicting people being burned to death, color post card mailed 1923 in Simanc Hungary, clear cancel, violet Austrian censor marking. $10.00 mf

    "INSTEAD OF A GUSHER -- FIRE! / OIL WELL EXPLOSION IN WEST TEXAS" Unused linen postcard, tiny corner bend. $2.75 fot+

    KENAI AIR ALASKA, INCORPORATED. Continental color photo of its Bell 212 helicopter (N811KA), good contrast & focus, exceptionally attractive. Rare. Later served in a fire suppression & heli-tanker service with Rogers Helicopters. $5.00 a(p)af NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "KLM 0204" unused QSL postcard for operators Gerald, Shirley, Gerald Alan, Dorothy & Martha Ulrigh; signed Bob Tupper cartoon art (fireman on ladder advises lady concerned about which nightie to wear before she is rescued); fresh appearance. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 of

"LA BASILIQUE APRES L'INCENDIE DU 29 MARS, 1922, STE. ANNE DE BEAUPRÉ" in Québec, mailed 1925 but stamp removed, small tear, 2 badly bent corners, as is. $1.00 fq

    "Lafayette Park. Looking toward Market st.(sic), San / Francisco, Cal., during the fire, April 18, 1906, undivided back, toned back, album marks on front. $6.75 fc

"La Guerre 1914-18 -- L. C. II., Visé Paris / 236. La Cathedrale (sic) de REIMS en feu - The Cathedral of REIMS on fire" during World War I, black & white on green back, unused, light toning along 3 back edges. $3.50 fwf

    "Launching the Fire Tug 'Torrent,' / Lorain, Ohio" postcard mailed 1911, heavy cancel on front, tiny tear, corner wear & rounding. Unusual subject matter. $6.00 fos(l)*%

"L'INCENDIE, 29 MARS, 1922, STE. ANNE DE BEAUPRÉ" in Québec, showing a wide view of the toppling steeple, scrape on front, light toning on back. $1.00 fq

    "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 NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Milner's Department Store.  Toledo, Ohio / COMPLIMENTS OF THE W. L. MILNER FIRE BRIGADE" corner view on an unused undivided back post card published by W. L. Milner and Co., evenly browning paper with age, hint of toning at upper front corners. Decidedly hard to find. $20.00 of

    "MORNING OF DEC. 9-1909 / KALAMAZOO, MICH. 20-96" real photo postcard showing smoldering aftermath of a fire. $16.50 (mfd)

    "Old Orchard Maine Showing the Ruins of the Emerson Hotel, Alberta and Fiske after the fire of August 1907" showing the many pedestrians & auto traffic it generated afterwards, mailed 1909, corner crease, minor edge wear, 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 mf

    "Ottawa, O., Fire Department / Ready for action" with a side view of their horse-drawn fire truck & 20+ firemen standing beside it, unused sepia-tone Weixelbaum postcard, minor edge wear. SALE IN PROGRESS o(o)fh

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"RUINS of FIRE on / St. CLAIR ST." Showing what was left of the Clem Kimmel Seeds, Farm Machinery & Hardware building, unused, browning paper. $3.00

    "Ruins from fire of 'Green River Bridge' / and Gristmill foot of Cemetery / Hill, Greenfield Mass." real photo mailed 1910, captioned by hand on front, clear BOS TROY & ALBANY RPO cancel. $14.00 %

"Salem Fire Ruins June 25, 1914 / Showing St. Josephs Church and / Fire Station / Lafayette St. / Salem Mass., black & white post card mailed to Scotland in 1914, a few small spots of cancel ink in the sky. $10.50 mf

    "Schennectady Public Buildings, Steamer House No. 4, S. F. D. / Schennectady, N. Y." including a manned steamer fire wagon drawn by 2 horses in front, color, mailed there 1907, toned back & rounded corners, writing on front. Postcard 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 @

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    "SPRINGFIELD, MASS. NEW HEADQUARTERS STATION of Fire Department, Court Street, and its / up-to-date Flying Squadron. (See other side.) A 540" including its 5 vehicles, phototype from George Graves, mailed there 1913, light toning on front. $11.00 mf

    "TAKEN FROM RUSSIAN HILL" showing a panorama of fires after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, unused, rounded corners, faint internal crease, Rotograph Co. but unnumbered. Postcard 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 fch

    "Tank containing 56,0000 bbls Crude Naptha on fire / Midwest Ref Co. / Extinguishing flames with foam ice" unused sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles both ways), rubber band mark & light toning on back, a few tiny dark spots on the front, corner & edge wear, a little toning at the bottom front border. An interesting scene with many onlookers. The Midwest Refining Company was headquartered in Denver 1900-1930 and was involved in the Teapot Dome scandal. $20.00 of

"THE BURNING OF SAN FRANCISCO, APRIL 18, 1906" mailed 1906, writing on front. black & white. $5.00

"The Burning / Oil Tank / near / Bowling Green / Ohio" color, published by Fred Hale, writing on front, light toning on back. $4.50

    "The 'Owlyout,' Chateaugay Lake, Adirondacks, N. Y." including some activity at their small boathouse, color from Valentine & Sons, circa 1912, corner crease, corner wear & rounding. This lodge burned to the ground with the loss of one life in 1917. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 nf NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "United States Observatory on Mt. Utsayontha / Catskill Mountains, N. Y." circa 1915, minor corner & edge wear. This was a fire tower, now sadly not in use & vandalized. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg (397,446 bytes) or .tif format. $1.75 n(m)n(c)f%

"VIEW O(F FIRE ZONE / LOOKING WEST FROM sepia-tone CLAIR" Unused, brownish paper. $3.00

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    White people burning dozens of opium pipes in Shanghai, black & white view mailed Dec. 28 '09 at Woosung China. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 csf NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

Front & Back
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FUTURISTIC FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT
ON DISPLAY AT THE MUNICH, BAVARIA
INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION OF 1912
Caption:  "Künstlerisches Spielzeug in Halle I - Feuerwehr am Brandplaz (Entw. A. Schiopsnies)."
You will want to get out a magnifying glass
to study the detail on the front.
The back is also special. Mailed from the exposition,
the card has a well-struck fancy cogwheel cancel,
which is listed in the German catalogues
at a substantial premium.
The most unusual fire service postcard we have ever seen!
$100 postpaid & insured to a U.S. address

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    "Charming Girls at Chinatown, San Francisco, California  SF34" one about to light a string of firecrackers whilst the other blocks her ears, linen postcard, 2 corners creased (most easily seen from the back), 2 thin lines of dark brown toning on back, 2 long internal creases, as is. $2.50 c(s)fg

"KABOOM / DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS / MON.JULY.3^RD.1995 / FOLLOWING RED, WHITE & BOOM" continental size card advertising an after-fireworks dance event in Ohio, good art, one corner bent, no postcard back. $1.00 of

    "OK2SO" Zlín Czechoslovakia Class A Operators Club shortwave (14 MC) QSL postcard used 1949, multicolor view shows fireworks seen over a large building, mild corner wear. Nice! $5.00 cqf

    "Parkersburg Homecoming-The skies over Parkersburg and the / Ohio River are ablaze in color each August as the city celebrates..." unused chrome showing fireworks in West Virginia, exceptionally colorful. $1.25 wf

"The beautiful Cincinnati, Ohio River Front / Stadium is the home of the Cincinnati Bengals / football team and home of the Cincinnati / Reds baseball team." skyline view with fireworks in the background, unused chrome postcard numbered 138068 on back, near mint condition. (2 available) $3.00 each. sof& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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