Gay and Lesbian Postcards & Post Cards (Webpage Not Illustrated)

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GAY POSTCARDS & LESBIAN POST CARDS
As a matter of policy, we do not stock postcards
depicting overt sexuality or nudity in this category.
Instead, we focus on sensitive and / or humorous depictions
of these lifestyles. Scans of listed items are not available
under any circumstances. We will try to answer any
questions you might have, of course.

"#5 MADAME BUTTERFLY" cross-dresser with humorous sign (whose text we will not repeat) in street setting, unused chrome postcard from Americards Co., 1980 copyright. $5.00 g

"#8 GREG'S COBRA" tattoo peaks through cut in jeans, unused chrome post card, 1980 copyright by Americards Co. $3.75 g

"1092 SALON 1910. -- J. LEEMPŒLS. -- Fleurs aimées. -- LL." art showing 2 seated women holding hands (both ways), flowers in the foreground; sepia-tone postcard with a little toning both sides, minor corner wear. Joseph 'Jef' Leempoels was a Belgian artist, 1867 - 1935. $9.00 ga(l) NEW / NY / BAGO

"42 - Brúlants Aveux / Loi - Je t'aime! ô, ma bien-aimée! Et toi, redis-les / sans cesse ces deux mot si doux…." 2 women embrace, one is on a swing, the other kneeling with a sword; black & white postcard mailed circa 1905 in France; inconspicuous but long internal crease. $10.00

"945…" rest of caption in Cyrillic, real photo of art showing a woman caressing another woman in a garden setting, postcard mailed 1915 in Petrograd Russia, toned back, corner crease, much corner & edge wear. $12.00 g

"© Auke Bergsma 1981 / 'Twins' Ingrid & Jeanette" two shapely women in bathing attire, tummy to tummy, each pulling at the other's top; unused continental postcard from Art Unlimited in Amsterdam. $5.00 g. Same but minor corner & edge wear. $4.50 g

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"8-Miss Dish breaks for lunch / Photographer: Bern Boyle" cross-dresser in out-standing hairdo & red coats stops for a bit by a Disco Coffee sign, unused continental post card printed in Spain, tiny corner crease. $4.50 g

"ACT UP, ATLANTA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, 1988 / PHOTOGRAPH BY WILLIAM KLEIN" angry demonstrator holds a 'Read my lips' sign on which two men are kissing; black & white unused continental postcard from fotofolio, trivial wear at one corner, tiny spot in lower right front margin. $5.00 g

"B. Wennerberg. Badsische." 2 women & a bed, one seated in hose & slip, the other in the covers, both amused at something that is being read aloud, color art from MHV, numbered 1054 on back, unused post card, long thin shallow scrape on back, dark & large spot of toning mostly in the lower front caption area (nowhere near the women). $9.00 g

"Carib Beauties--Southern Mexico" two women lounging & gazing at each other suggestively, one with bare breasts hidden by her arm; black & white Stratton real photo postcard on grayish paper, unused, 2 small scrapes near stamp box on back. $10.00 gm

"DANCING SHEIK TO SHEIK" black & white line drawing signed by Ken Brown, shows two sheiks dancing together, post card with 1980 copyright, unused. $5.00 g

"Dear / Arrived all safe. The beds here are / very short, but the weather being warm, we don't mind. / P.S. Fred passed a remark about the size of my feet, but there isn't much / in it, is there?" Image is of two young men sleeping side-by-side in a very small bed, their bare feet sticking out towards the viewer. Color postcard mailed 1908 in Jeromesville Ohio, light toning on back, minor corner wear. $10.00 g NEW / NY / BAGO

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"ELLA von Herbert Achternbusch / Eine Produktion des / Theaters an der Glocksee e.V. / … / Foto:C Cornelia Bothe." showing man in feminine housecleaning attire & feather cap; unused continental postcard some small spotted areas of toning on the back. $3.75 g

"FEMALE IMPERSONATORS, c. 1945 / PHOTOGRAPH BY LISETTE MODEL" slightly overweight men in heavy makeup do a can-can number with skirts upraised on stage; unused black & white continental post card from fotofolio, bend & minor wear across top border. $3.75 g

"GAMAY© / it's not just a soap" cross-dresser with a liberal application to his face holds up a bar while leaning on a table full of hair curlers, unused continental postcard styled by Joe Paleski & photographed by Kevin Nevelson, 1980 copyright, small corner crease, otherwise fresh. $3.75 g

"GEE - I WISH / THAT I HAD A GIRL" cartoon art in full color depicts 2 men and a girl--all wearing similar white dresses. A fragile post card with internal creases, corner crease, and a 3 / 5-inch tear in the margin. Mailed circa 1910 from one family member to another, it may have provoked an angry reaction. As is. $5.00 g

"GIRLFRIENDS / #44 PHOTOGRAPH © 1980 PAULA GILLEN…" two men stand & embrace side-by-side, each attired in 4 striped & matching cones (head, breast & crotch) with sunglasses to match; unused continental postcard from Americards, minor wear to one corner. $4.50 g

"Gruss aus dem / Hofbräuhaus! / Nur mit solchem Mittel / derwisch i diesen Titel" art depicting an overweight cross-dresser in lederhosen, high heels & bra balancing a stein on his head & wearing the Miss Bier contest ribbon; continental post card in vertical formal mailed there to California, several tiny spots of cancel ink on front, small corner crease, tiny corner bend. Bavarian humor. Clear fancy cancel commemorating 800-Jahrfeier München 14.JUNI - 31. AUG 1958. A picture of the stamped back is available on request. $5.00 gbb-b NEW / NY / BAGO

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"Home of LIBERACE / Famed TV and Motion Picture / Personality / Sherman Oaks, Calif..." with car parked in front & black & white oval portrait inset; unused chrome post card with minor corner wear, lightly toned back. $3.75 g

"Jolly Bathers. - No. 6" two women in bathing attire & a rowboat, one stepping out, the other standing with her hand on her shoulder to brace herself, expressive faces as if one has caused the other to blush; black & white postcard on undivided back from Douglas Post Card & Machine Co., back heavily soiled, mild corner wear & rounding, small corner crease. $10.00 g

LESBIAN SEDUCTION SERIES OF 6 POSTCARDS
(IN FRENCH ONLY, WITH OUR ROUGH TRANSLATIONS)

(1) A young lady in pants (daring at the time) & another in long dress stand together outside. Caption suggests their age is twenty years each, but they look a little older to us.
(2) They stand close to one another in an embrace,
the lady in pants behind the other.
(3) They discover a suitable picnic site. The caption asserts that it is tranquil, and that they can gaze at each other eye-to-eye.
(4) The wine is poured. One suggests to the other "Let us drink to our loves..."
(5) Same scene as in (4) above, but caption talks about the "heart that I love and adore".
(6) A hand begins an entry inside the blouse.
One says, "What dost thou do?" Her answer: "I wish to see in thy corsage the place of thy dear heart."

Condition of the cards is pretty good; they could be framed together. Messages, written from one lady to another, are on the backs of four. (Typically this kind of material was enclosed in an envelope, and sent on successive days of the week.) Two cards have condition faults: one has a long crease that is hard to see; and another has a water stain towards the bottom.

The above 6 postcards, probably a complete series,
ready for framing. $150.00 g

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"Metro Opera, Paris 1987 © Dolores Marat 1987" two standing women in coats kiss as the background suggests traffic passing by; unused continental post card from Catch in the Netherlands, fresh appearance & good edges. $5.00 g

"MISS DISH-FIRST WOMAN TO EXPLORE URANUS" showing cross-dresser in outlandish metallic & rubber costume, unused continental postcard in color from Paradise Cards 1980. $5.00 g

"MISS DISH-GOING NOWHERE" cross-dresser wearing mask & polka-dot dress leans against lamp post as his hair rises inexplicably upward; unused continental post card in color from Paradise Cards 1980, small spot on back. $4.75 g

"MISS DISH-INTRODUCING MIS DISH" close-up of cross-dresser with heavily applied lipstick, outlandish hairdo & odd glasses, puckering up; unused continental postcard in color from Paradise Cards 1980, tiny spot on back plus very light toning from printing process, small corner crease. $3.75 g

"MISS DISH- X-RAYTED" skeleton revealed as cross-dresser with pants lowered ducks behind x-ray equipment; unused continental post card in color from Paradise Cards 1980, fresh appearance & good edges. $5.00 g

"NEW YORK CITY, WEST SIDE HIGHWAY / TRIBUTE #1 1980' lower half of a man in blue jeans, with emphasis on the bulging crotch area; unused continental postcard, copyright 1978 by Stanley Stellar Photographs, long corner crease. $3.75 g

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"ROBERT LONGO ©1986 / MEN IN THE CITIES 1980 / charcoal, graphite, ink on paper…" heavily made-up cross-dresser in formal strapless gown with long gloves; unused black & white continental post card from Japan, fresh appearance. $5.00 g%

"S. 521-5508" hand-colored / tinted real photo postcard from Traub showing a woman with low-cut dress extending a pink flower to another who is similarly clothed; mailed 1909, in Ohio, yellowish paper shows on back, mild corner & edge wear, corner crease. $12.50 g

"STRUCTURE" showing an interracial group of 6 bare-chested muscular young men standing side-by-side, unused continental advertising post card for cotton drawstring pants, 2 tiny corner bends that are hard to see from the front. $2.25 g. Same, but the group seen from the back, leaning over a fence. $2.25 g. Both for $4.25 g NEW / NY / BAGO

"theweddingparty / it's a love thing / It's also a legal thing. We deserve: employment, / medical & insurance benefits, assets / transfer, social security benefits ..." art depicting two young men in tuxedos standing side-by-side; unused freecard publicizing a June 29 2003 event, 2 tiny corner bends not easily detected from the front. $5.00 gsf NEW / NY / BAGO

"THIS MAN WAS BRUTALLY / MURDERED FOR / BEING GAY. / YOU CAN HELP. / …" with a petition to the Naval Clemency & Parole Board printed on the back, unused continental postcard from Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, near mint, unusually detailed, unusual subject matter. (4 available) $4.00 each. gns

Uncaptioned art depicts two women in old-fashioned swimwear, one assisting the other with her wrap while one hand is poised to caress her, color post card made in Germany, mailed 1n Canada 1907, corner & edge wear, lightly toned front, lightly toned back. $9.00 g

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WOMEN DRINKING CHAMPAGNE
(SERIES OF 6 POSTCARDS)

(1) "Ges. gesch. - Copyright, S. No. 337 I" 2 women. both in hose & slips, sit close together on a loveseat while drinking some champagne, one has her arm around the other; fresh color, circa 1908, unused, 2 corners with noticeable wear.
(2) "Ges. gesch. - Copyright, S. No. 337 II" 2 women. both in hose & slips, cuddle while seated & gazing into a small mirror beside them; fresh color, circa 1908, unused, minor corner wear
(3) "Ges. gesch. - Copyright, S. No. 337 III" 2 women. both in hose & slips, cuddle drowsily on a loveseat after draining a bottle of champagne; fresh color, circa 1908, unused, minor corner wear.
(4) "Ges. gesch. - Copyright, S. No. 337 IV" 2 women. both in hose & slips, one whispering a suggestion to the other; fresh color, circa 1908, unused, minor corner & edge wear.
(5) "Ges. gesch. - Copyright, S. No. 337 V" 2 standing women clad in hose & slips gaze at each other, each having an arm around the other despite a small chair between them; fresh color, circa 1908, unused, minor corner wear.
(6) "Ges. gesch. - Copyright, S. No. 337 VI." two women, both in hose and slips, both seated, one with her hand on the other's leg, the other reciprocating with an arm around the shoulder; no caption on front, fresh color, circa 1908. unused, slight yellowing of the paper with age, trivial corner wear & rounding.

The above 6 postcards, probably a complete series,
ready for framing. $100.00 g

"World Famous the one and only / FINOCCHIO'S / House of the Fabulous Female Impersonators / 506 Broadway, San Francisco…" group shot of 11 performers and one ventriloquist's dummy, only one in male attire; unused continental post card, fairly fresh. (2 available) $5.00 each. g%

"Ziedonis" art in sepia-tone depicts three women in diaphanous wrap frolicking in the woods, postcard mailed in Latvia 1929, old price (not ours) on back is hard to erase, front is fresh with good edges. Ready to frame. $17.00 g

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