AALTO. "CT1FJK" shortwave (30 m) QSL viewcard in monochromatic blue, picturing the operator outside with his equipment, used 1995 by operator Mark I. Aalto, excellent condition. $2.75 pg

ABBEY. "...THE SEXUAL SYSTEM AND ITS DERANGEMENTS ..." Toll Gate No. 4 SHOO! FLY! advertising card for the quoted educational book by Dr. E. C. Abbey of Buffalo New York, also selling his Cutavaco a 'great specific for skin diseases', removal from an album thins out 3 back edges but the lengthy book claims are almost all unaffected. $3.75 smg

    ABERCROMBIE. "WB4NXY" QSL card mailed 1970, showing the operator C. Greg Abercrombie & his equipment, some light cancel ink on front. $3.00 sg

ABRAMS. "STREET STORE IN GHETTO" with 3 vendors in the street facing the sidewalk--a black lady selling shoes & boots, flanked by a black lady selling vegetables & a bearded white man vending something (wares mostly hidden by boxes), horse-drawn wagons parked on the other side of the street in front of a fish market & Abrams storefront. Postcard whose front edges show a lot of wear, but do not really detract from a myriad of fascinating details. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 i(c)bhsg(a)

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    ADAMS. "AT ANCHOR //  THE LAUNCH LANDING //  VIEW OF HOTEL CHAMBERLAIN FROM HAMPTON ROADS / GEO. F. ADAMS, MGR. / FORTRESS MONROE, VA." color multiview post card showing a military ship at the upper left & a launch full of sailors heading for the hotel; fairly fresh except for tiny spot on back bottom border. $7.00 v(f)m(n)g

    ADAMS. "HOTEL CHAMBERLIN / GEO. F. ADAMS, MGR. / FORTRESS MONROE, VA." multiview postcard in color with 2 scenes--sun parlor & blue parlor; very late usage at Odd Virginia, minor corner wear & rounding, faint upper corner crease. $5.00 v(f)gi

    ADAMS. "HOTEL CHAMBERLIN / GEO. F. ADAMS, MGR. / FORTRESS MONROE, VA." multiview postcard in color with 3 scenes--guard mount, the south entrance & on guard; very late usage at Hampton Virginia. minor corner wear & rounding, tiny bottom corner creases nowhere near the image. $5.00 v(f)gm

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ADAMS. "Thanksgiving Greetings" with embossed art including a child praying at a plate with patriotic symbols in the left background & a tom turkey in the right, mailed 1909 to Miss Bertha Adams in Auburn New York. corner crease, much edge wear. $2.00 tg

    ADARGO. "WHAT WE SAW at CATALINA / EVERETT ADARGO / DEEP SEA DIVER / Catalina Island, California / RECORD: / 3 Minutes 1 Seconds--Depth, 56 Feet" unused black & white postcard, previous caption on front scratched off at the printers, three small spots of light toning on front, corner crease, a little toning in the back address area. Back continues with detailed & interesting list of the kelp, mosses, fish & shellfish that could be observed there. $8.00 c(c)fg

ADKIN. "View of Capt. Adkin's New Observation Boat / at 1000 Island House Dock, / Alexandria Bay, N. Y. / Regular Trips. 9:30 A. M., 2:20 P. M., 8:00 P. M." showing the Maxine V underway with passengers on the St. Lawrence River, unused white-border era postcard (circa 1915, long internal crease, upper corner crease, toning back & front is light, small dark spot within the right front border. $4.00 s(r)n(a)g& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

ADKINS. "ONE BRANCH OF WORK OF THE CHILDREN'S MISSION HOME ' THE GUARDIAN ANGEL" beautiful art in vertical format showing an angel protecting 2 children, monochromatic dark gray-green postcard mailed 1915 from Dillsboro IN by 'Papa Simon' (who preached at Olean & Friendship Indiana) to Elizabeth (Mrs. J. B.) Adkins in Lima Ohio. Two corner creases not into the image, a little corner rounding. $4.00 acg(a)

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ADLER. "S1053 / FELIX AND HONEY. Painting by Ray Wolf. The King of Clowns / Felix Adler ... with his trained little piggie that / likes to drink milk." unused postcard with wonderful signed art, circa 1947 - 1952, trivial corner wear, otherwise fresh. Frank Bartlet Adler performed with Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey for 28 years & was subsequently inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame. $3.50 cpg

ADLER. "ZS1ACD / MAX ADLER / S.A. COLLEGE OF ACCORDIONISTS" oversize (slightly wider than a continental postcard) Cape Town South Africa QSL postcard used 1955 by this member of the South African Brotherhood of Magicians and Memorable Order of Tin Hats, several small creases. sepia-tone design has Mr. Adler's portrait superimposed on a Hohner Accordion. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 mmgs%

ADSIT. Government postal card mailed FEB 14 1927 at Marcus Iowa by County Treasurer Ray Adsit , with his handwritten response totaling taxes on several properties for W. L. Gund. Slight smearing of request ink in a few places. $2.50 rg(a) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

AHOKAS. "8P9DF" Hastings QSL card used 1992 by operator Kari Ahokas of Nokia Finland, front pictures that operator seated outdoors in sepia-tones, 2 small rubber-band adherences on front. $3.00 bqg

AICHINGER. "Hannsdorf  Th. Aichinger's Hotel Bahnhof" circa 1910 black & white postcard with sky tint, trivial edge wear, very faint album impressions on the front. Hannsdorf is now called Hanušovice (Czech Republic), and its German population was expelled after World War II. 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 cg(a)

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AKERMAN, BECHTEL, EVERSOLE & HEATH. "EASTER SOUVENIR / LaFayette /  Christian Sabbath School / LaFayette, Ohio" string-bound 1897 booklet on sturdy paper, listing the officers & teachers & pupils in great detail. A little toning & unimportant creases at upper left corners. Officers & teachers include John Akerman, Daisy Eversole, Alma Bechtel, Lloyd Sager, Ollie Heath, William B. Hawk & Walter Craig. Students include Nellie Taylor, Helen Graham, Guy Moore, Rufo Anspach, Leo Hall, Willie Kyle, Lulu Ferguson, Essie Hall, Celina Thayer, Minnie Fisher, Hattie Robinson, Glenna Helser, Tracy Tullis & many many more. $17.50 oegg

    ALBRIGHT & BAUGHER. "Residence of J. F. Albright, Baltimore, O. / Colonial Badge Co., Basil, O." sepia-tone real photo postcard with publisher's identification in red, mailed at Baltimore in 1909 by J. F. A. to 'Cousin Charley' Baugher in Hebron Ohio. $15.00 o(b)g(a)

ALCIATORE. "Your order of OYSTERS A LA ROCKEFELLER since 1889 when this dish was concocted / by Jules Alciatore at The Restaurant ANTOINE is number: 1228895 ..." postcard with 1938 copyright, picturing the sampling of the millionth order, excellent condition. Since then the services have gone well over 2 million. 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 i(r)l(n)g

    ALCOTT. "Columbus Ave. North, Sandusky, O." including several horse-drawn buggies; black & white post card with undivided back mailed there 1906, printed in Germany for C. W. Platt (No. 52501), good edges, a little cancel ink shows in the front sky. Signage: Lang's & O. S. Alcott. $7.50 o(s)g(a)g(l)

    ALDRICH. "COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / 70557  GRANDFATHER NUTTER'S ROOM, THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH MEMORIAL, PORTSMOUTH, N. H." color Phostint post card, unused, trivial wear at one corner. Aldrich was a poet, novelist & travel writer. $4.00 ndggia

ALDRICH. "Water View, Senator Nelson W. Aldrich's Estate, Warwick, R." missing I, post card mailed 1907 from Pawtucket (flag cancel with 1 in stripes), soft corners, 3 initials penned in the bottom caption area, several tiny speckles of cancel ink in the sky. The bottom of the image is not quite parallel to the bottom edge, but the card is not trimmed. A prominent Republican, Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich served in the US Senate from 1881 to 1911. SOLD RECENTLY rg(a)p

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    ALLEMBERT. "Robert and Jacques Allembert would like you to visit / Le Bistro / at 827 Third Ave., New York 10022" with art depicting the Turtle Bay Manhattan restaurant in full service, post card in excellent condition. It became the Al Bustan Lebanese restaurant. $3.75 n(m)gi(r)

ALLEN. "6  Soo-Pacific Line Steamers, Vancouver, B. C." color postcard with the advertising in the back message area & the handstamp of Walter H. Allen General Eastern Passenger Agent, speckled dark toning along the left back edge, trivial edge wear. Scarce--the best ship collection we ever saw did not have it. Why? This railroad line operated in the summer only during the 1920's & 1930's between Chicago & Vancouver. $12.00 bs(c)gr

ALLEN. "HOME OF BONA ALLEN BUFORD GA." with some caption lettering blurry, real photo mailed there 1908 to Ohio, minor corner & edge wear, slight oxidation. This mansion is now in use for weddings, receptions & corporate events. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 gg#%

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    ALLENDER. "Did you ever leave the car without / notifying the conductor--with this result?" cartoon art depicting a man falling ignominiously despite his cane, as streetcar pulls away; post card mailed 1908 to Miss Katie Allender in Warm Springs Montana from her sister, mild edge wear & corner rounding. $2.75 scg

ALLI. "POOLSIDE MOTEL / Lake Rd.  Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio showing sign, building, pool; chrome postcard mailed 1969, trivial edge wear does not detract. When Bob & Dick Alli were the managers. $1.25 o(g)mg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    AMMANN. "F. T. D. Acknowledgment" from Ammann, a Flushing Long Island florist; 1950 postal card, a little cancel ink on front, small corner bend. 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 n(f)fg

    ANCELLOTTI. "I2OUH" QSL viewcard picturing the operator Ermete Ancellotti with his grand-daughter & ham radio equipment, handstamps of the Italy Telegraphy Club applied neatly to the address area, good edges. $3.75 ig NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

ANDERSON. " ____ 19__ / MR. G. H. ANDERSON, / Dear Sir:--We would like to have our piano tuned about / _________ / (What Date?) / ..." advertising postcard for the local piano tuner when phones were still new enough to have only 2 or 4 digits, noticeable toning both sides, lower corner crease is hard to detect. $4.00 o(c)g(a)m

    ANDERSON. "DONALD J. ANDERSON / Postmaster // Post Office - Kellogg, Iowa" unused black & white post card with his contact information on back (he was a dealer in historical Post Office Department items). Excellent condition. $3.75 i(k)pg-i

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ANDERSON. "W8ALZ" Pleasant Hill Ohio QSL card used 1971 by operator Robert L. Anderson Sr., lengthy note mostly about his family on the back. $3.00 og

    ANGELIS. "TARPON SPRINGS, FLA. / FOR DIVERS AUTOGRAPH / [Dionysus handwritten] / ST. NICHOLAS BOAT LINE / SPONGE DIVING EXHIBITION" showing him in an orange suit, holding his helmet; continental souvenir postcard from a photo by R. D. Hyre, printed in the USA, excellent condition. The diver's full name was Dionysus Angelis. $5.00 fppag(a)

ANSPAUCH. "The Great American Tea Co. // DISTRIBUTORS OF QUALITY / MERCHANDISE SINCE 1856 // Teas, Coffees, Grocery Specialties // 'I serve many- / I'll gladly / serve you // 802 // J. F. ANSPAUCH / SHELBYVILLE IND" // Teitsout Studio / Linton IND." with him delivering a basket of groceries from his truck, unused real photo postcard with crisp focus & interesting composition, 2 small corner creases, tiny thin on back, very light toning on back. Name of the photography studio is embossed in fancy script lettering; so we may have a letter or 2 wrong. The last numeral in 1856 is at variance with conventional wisdom that the company was founded in 1859; perhaps they counted a predecessor company. $225.00 i(s)fg(a)a

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ANTHONY. "Street Sprinkling Assessment / PAYABLE OCTOBER 1st, 1899 / To FRANCIS G. ANTHONY, Collector, Dr. / ... / New Haven, Conn." postal card mailed there 1899 to Center Church Chapel, billing them for 96 cents, a little cancel ink on the back. Center Church is the founding church of New Haven, with roots dating back to 1638, sometimes known as Center Church on-the-Green. $5.00 c(n)g(a)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    ARCENEAUX. "K5SGJ  K5SGK" QSL post card picturing the operators Mabel and Arcy Arceneaux at their equipment, some cancel ink on front, 3 corners creased (2 are tiny), small ink smear on back. $3.25 lg

    ARGENTA. "K0IAF" Seymour Iowa QSL postcard mailed 1968 featuring a large photo of the John Argenta Jr. family, cancel ink on front, mild corner & edge wear, light toning shows in the front borders. $2.75 igfq%

ARGIROV. "town ASSENOVGRAD" showing a panorama of the town, sepia-tone real photo postcard from an exchange, captioned by hand in English on back & in Cyrillic on front, small spots of dark toning on one edge & adjacent corners (but not into the image). Sender was Josif Nikolov Argirov. $10.00 bg

    ARMSTRONG. "Colonel Armstrong Monument / RIVERFRONT PARK, KITTANNING, PA. / Photo courtesy Leister Studio, Kittanning / ..." black & white post card in vertical format, made by The Tecraft Company, unused, good edges. Unveiled in September 1926, the monument memorializes Lieutenant Colonel John Armstrong & his son who successfully drove off the Delaware Indians in 1756. $2.75 p(k)ghi

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    ARNOLD. "The home of Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Arnold, Waynesville N. C." per writing on the back. Azo sepia-tone real photo (triangles point up), good detail but low contrast, slight oxidation. $10.00 (ng)

    ASHWILL. "Residence of Eli Ashwill Edison Ohio" including him & 2 ladies on the porch, unused Azo real photo (triangles up), tape residue in center of back, otherwise fresh. $20.00 o(e)g

ASTOR. "'CHETWOOD,' RESIDENCE OF J. J. ASTOR   NEWPORT, R. I." unused & colorful linen postcard with good edges. $3.00 rg

AULT & STUMP. "You are most cordially invited to be present /  at the / Wilson, Blankenhorn and Miller /  Class Reunion of Old Students / to be held in / Marshallville, O., July 25, 1912" printed on mailed government postal card with a personal message writing on front, browning of paper shows age, cancel ink on front, vertical crease, bends at upper corners. Sent by officers O. K. Lehman & Mrs. Ida Ault Stump. $4.00 og

    AUSTEN & COLBURN. "Perfumed /  with / 'FOREST FLOWERS'" circa 1890 advertising card for a cologne from W. J. Austen in Oswego New York, offered by J. F. Colburn in Newport Michigan, toning both sides, worn corners. $5.00 (anpcg)

    AXMAN. "MIDDLETOWN RAPID TRANSIT, MIDDLETOWN, O." showing a horse-drawn streetcar pausing before the Merchants National Bank (lawyer's office above it), the awning & clock sign of A. E. Axman's jewelry shop just behind them; post card mailed there 1908, small upper corner crease hard to detect from the front. $20.00 o(m)nghscj

    AYERS. "BLUE HAVEN COURT, LAKE CITY, TENN. / E-9750" showing its highway frontage, unused linen postcard, small area of toning on back, trivial wear tot he upper corners. When Mr. & Mrs. Woody Ayers were the owner-managers. $3.00 tmg

AYLWARD. "Entrance to Detroit River Tunnel, Detroit, Mich." built for the Michigan Central Rail Road 1906-1910; unused postcard, interesting information printed on the back, small bottom corner crease is hard to see at first. Two signs for Richard L. Aylward Coal & Coke are at the left side. $3.75 m(d)r(m)g

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    BAARDA. "Veemarkt. Sneek" showing the sheep pens of J. Baarda at the market there, writing on back dates to 1947, minor wear at 2 corners. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 nga

BADGER. "U.S. Dreadnaught Wyoming (Flagship). / ADMIRAL BADGER, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF" with his portrait inset in an oval, unsued color postcard, detailed information about the ship printed on back, corner crease that is hard to see (in the ocean), trivial corner & edge wear. Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger commanded part of the US naval force that served off Veracruz in the Mexican Intervention (April - November 1914). $10.00 s(m)gm(v)

      BAGGS & THOMAS. Two unused Cyko real photo's showing Muskingum College baseball players--Everett R. Thomas (right fielder from Bridgeport Ohio, class of 1910) shown left & Walter R. Baggs (center fielder from Bridgeport Ohio, class of 1907) shown right, accompanied by letter from Muskingum College Library Director who identified them positively. $100.00 for all both postcards & the letter. $60.00 for either one of them. s(b)c(m)g(b)g(t)o(b)

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    BAHR. "BAHR'S MOTEL / Deer River, Minnesota" mailed 1973 when owned by Bob and Mary Bahr, ding to one corner. $1.25 m(d)mg

BAKER. "Everything in SHEET METAL / TINNERS' & ROOFERS' SUPPLIES / Eaves Trough Conductor Ridge Roll / METAL ceilings cornices windows skylights lath / F. O. SCHOEDINGER / COL'S. O." also picturing W. W. Neds, F. G. Mirick, George Z. Hayes & Oscar Baker, undivided back advertising postcard mailed there 1907, heavy toning on back, upper corner chipped off, 3 corners creased, noticeable edge wear. As is. $8.00 o(c)agggg%

      BAKER. Mostly complete MAR 7 83 NEW YORK (12 in killer) cancel on Scott UX4 postal card with small watermark, neatly addressed to "Mr. Wm. K. Baker, Treas., Springfield Massachusetts", neatly written message on the back clarifying the quantity of an order, slight photo corner mount toning at all corners of the front (but not the back). More completely, Mr. Baker's title was Treasurer and Clerk of Corporation for the Springfield & North-Eastern Rail Road. Nice! Click on the image of either side to get a greatly enlarged view. $375.00 u(p)r-gr NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    BAKIRTZI. "Rue du Commerce ŕ Port Said. / 76250" with readable signs--Cook's Office, Georges Bakirtzi, Coast Guard Office & James Slavik; black & white postcard with undivided back, unused & fairly fresh. $8.50 eg(s)g(g)

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    BALDERAS. "BULLFIGHTS'67 / CD. JUAREZ / ...EDITH EVANS / ALBERTO BALDERAS Downtown Bullring / ...JUAN SILVETI / ...EL QUERETANO" unused publicity postcard with Carta Blanca beer ad on the back, good art. A modern classic. $5.00 bmg(b)g(s)*##

    BALL. "A civic testimonial to the beneficence of the / Ball brothers and their families, on the campus / of the Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, / Indiana" showing the sculpture by Daniel Chester French, unused hand-colored (and, hence, unique) Albertype postcard, lightly toned back. $4.00 acihsg

    BALL. "Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Ind." linen post card mailed there 1948 by Mrs. Mary A. Hinckley in an exchange with Miss Goldie Gibson, small ink smear in the address area obscures nothing, a little cancel ink in the front sky, soft corners. $2.50 i(m)mg(b)

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    BALL. "Entrance to John Ball Park, Grand Rapids, Mich." monochromatic blue with red caption, post card mailed 1908, early typewriter message, corner wear & rounding. $4.75 mg

    BALLINGTON. "WA4EHX" West Columbia South Carolina QSL card used 1969, showing the operator Leona Ballington & her equipment, address label added. Sold but still available for scholarly study & genealogical research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(q)g

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    BANNON "KB4HAH" Pensacola Florida QSL postcard picturing the operator Eugene C. Bannon with his 2 daughters & MARS logo & ARRL logo, mailed there 1986, 3 small spots & a postal routing mark in the front lettering, minor corner wear, 3 raindrop hits on the back. MARS is a Navy-Marine Corps organization of ham radio operators. $3.50 f(p)g

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BARBER. "Barber Memorial Seminary, Anniston, Ala." in an exterior corner view, white-border era post card, corner & edge wear, 3 corners creased in border. This school for black girls was dedicated in February 1898 from a fund left by Mrs. Elizabeth Barber. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 abg(b)e

BARNARDO. "DR. BARNARDO'S HOMES.--The Gordon Ward in H.M. Hospital, Stepney Causeway." showing several beds for boys & 2 pediatric nurses in attendance, black & white post card, mailed 1906 but stamp removed, extensive light reddish toning near the back bottom obscures nothing, light toning on front, one small bottom corner crease (not into image) . Doctor Thomas John Barnardo was a Victorian social entrepreneur best known for rescuing homeless & afflicted children from the streets. He died in the year previous to this mailing, so the postcard may be part of a fund-raising campaign launched immediately thereafter to fill the void caused by the loss of his considerable fund-raising skills & connections. The first of many homes he established for such children was at Stepney Causeway. $20.00 spe(s)gci

    BARNUM. "Amenia Union, N. Y. Aug 8 1879 / Sir: / My Agent S. N. LOOMIS, will be at your place / ... with a full stock of / Stationery & Blank-Books ... / ... / J. D. Barnum." form letter printed on 1-c US government postal card, mailed there (clear AUG 9 DPO hand cancel), spotty toning on address side, much lighter toning on the other side. $12.00 n(a)gg-n NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    BARTBERGER. "TEACHENOR-BARTBERGER ENGRAVING CO., KANSAS CITY" showing work scenes in their zinc etching and halftone etching departments, undivided back post card, inconspicuous corner crease, name Roger written on face, addressed. The business owners were R. B. Teachenor & E. G. Bartberger. $12.50 m(k)pggi

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    BARTLETT. BATTLESHIP OHIO with an inset showing Captain Charles W. Bartlett who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Post card 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 s(m)g

    BASS. "The RESIDENCE OF J. H. BASS, ESQ. FORT WAYNE, IND." including the nearby pond & gazebo, sepia-tone postcard with RFD mailing about an agricultural matter, published by Norwood Souvenir Company, minor edge wear, spot in front sky, lightly toned back. $7.00 i(f)g(b)

BATCHELDER. "THE BATCHELDER FARM HOUSE, RAYMOND, N. H. 12." real photo with good contrast & focus, mailed 1920, light toning on back. $15.00

    BAUER. "Nürnberg, / Bratwurstglöckein" with seated patrons being served outside, color postcard from Besitzer Heinrich Bauer (his violet handstamp on back), circa 1910 but very late usage at Iola Illinois, mild corner & edge wear. $5.00 bg

BAUGHER. "INDEPENDENCE HALL, PHILADELPHIA" art depicting it within a border of flags, all embossed; from Tuck Independence Day Series of Post Cards No. 159, mailed 1910 to Roy Baugher in Hebron Ohio from his cousin in Lancaster, faint small corner crease, two traces of cancel ink in the front sky. $3.00 pg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    BAZZINI. "Visit the Romantic / Grotto / ITALIAN RESTAURANT / ... / 224 West 46th Street ..." multiview postcard with 2 interior scenes, one including the bar; mailed 1956 when Mr. & Mrs. Bazzini managed it, just a little wear near one corner, otherwise fairly fresh. In New York City. $2.75 ni(r)mg

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BEACH. "No 28 SONS OF UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS DRUM CORPS. / SCOUT YOUNG CAMP NO2  PORTLAND ORE.  L. E. BEACH, INSTRUCTOR" parade scene, sepia-tone real photo. Formed from 3 smaller fraternal organizations in 1904, they eventually had other similar groups merge with them. Later, during World War II, the Scout Young Camp led the campaign to remove all Japanese from Western Oregon. This rare post card has sold but is still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $3.00 pfgmo

BEARD. Clear OCT 8 1944 US Postal Service cancel on postcard sent free by Cpl. Harry R. Jones of the 154 Armored Signal Company at APO 446 c/o PM New York, light but complete boxed violet PASSED BY 47487 ARMY EXAMINER, with censor's signature Robt E. Beard 1st Lt. below. Our 5th edition reference indicates that the unit arrived in France 2 days later BUT as we read the message, the intention is to notify the recipient of a change of address already made. The postcard view is a non-descript Cincinnati Ohio view, and it is unlikely that the Army would have bothered to censor a postcard from that US location. Upper corner crease misses all postal markings. $25.00 a-gg

    BEATLEY. "Air View of Orchard Island with Beatley's Hotel in Foreground, Indian Lake, Ohio" unused linen postcard. The hotel was owned by J. R. Beatley, who died in 1945. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 o(i)o(o)g(b)

    BEATLEY. "Beatley's on the Lake, Indian Lake, Ohio 121747-N" showing the small launch Lone Feather, unused linen postcard. corner crease, minor corner wear. 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 osg

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    BEATTY. "9602 C  VICE-ADMIRAL SIR DAVID BEATTY  ROTARY PHOTO , E.C. / COMMANDING THE FIRST BATTLE-CRUISER SQUADRON." unused real photo post card, slight curl to the paper, excellent condition. Sir David received this rank in August 1915 -- after his participation in major morale-boosting victories at Heligoland Bight (1914) and Dogger Bank (1915). Hard to find! $15.00 m(b)he(d)g

BEAUCHAMP. "Tower of / London. / Interior of / first floor / of the / Beauchamp / Tower / Many of the stones / bear inscriptions / engraved by for- / mer prisoners" including a guide, black & white circa 1910 postcard, unused, light album marks on front, minor corner wear, ink line on back. Thomas, the Third Earl of Warwick & member of the Beauchamp family, was imprisoned there. $3.50 pgei

    BEAULIEU. "Amitiés / 453" with caption & numbering at the bottom front, hand-tinted real photo postcard, 1913 message in French on back to Alice Beaulieu at St. Benoit, minor corner & edge wear. $5.00 w(o)g

BECHTEL. "The Moon as Photographed From the Mt. Lowe Observatory, / South California. / 507" black & white Tichnor Brothers postcard mailed 1912 in Los Angeles to George Bechtel in Portland Indiana by his grand-daughter Sue, tiny bottom corner crease, minor edge wear, 2 short internal creases from the top edge, faint but long internal crease from the right front edge. Surprisingly hard to find! [We did find one other, offered at $39.99!] $7.50 ac(m)g%

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BECHTEL & EVERSOLE. "EASTER SOUVENIR / LaFayette /  Christian Sabbath School" in Ohio, string-bound 1897 booklet on sturdy paper, listing the officers & teachers & pupils in great detail. A little toning & unimportant creases at upper left corners. Officers & teachers include John Akerman, Daisy Eversole, Alma Bechtel, Lloyd Sager, Ollie Heath, William B. Hawk & Walter Craig. Students include Nellie Taylor, Helen Graham, Guy Moore, Rufo Anspach, Leo Hall, Willie Kyle, Lulu Ferguson, Essie Hall, Celina Thayer, Minnie Fisher, Hattie Robinson, Glenna Helser, Tracy Tullis & many many more. $17.50 oeg(t)g(b)

    "BECK / MEMORIAL / HOME // BLOOMINGTON / ILLINOIS" mortuary advertising on a multiview linen postcard with 5 scenes--chapel, reception area, family room, lounge & exterior; unused, fresh colors, good edges. $4.00 i(b)i(m)mg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    BECKWITH. "HEATH & HALLETT, CARSON CITY, MICH" with art showing 2 angels regarding a round oak stove, circa 1890 advertising card, detailed list of features on back from maker P. D. Beckwith in Dowagiac Michigan, corners worn & rounded, one bottom corner crease, light toning along the bottom edge. About the size of a regular postcard. $15.00 m(c)m(d)gaa

    BEDARD. "Camping Lac Jourdain / 3 milles de QUEBEC" showing several RV's & pitched tents, as seen from a high vantage point; unused chrome postcard printed in Canada, excellent condition, with a small map at the top back center. When Marcel Bedard was the proprietor. $2.75 qgcr

    BELDING. "Silk Warping, Belding Bros. & Co., Mill No. 2, Belding, Mich." black & white postcard with red caption, mailed there 1910 to Butternut (discontinued post office, clear receiving mark next day), 2 corner creases, corner & edge wear, An interesting industrial interior. Founded by Hiram H. Belding & Alvah N. Belding in 1860. $11.00 miig%

    BELL. "A Note / from / New York // SER. 506" including a small envelope on front with enclosure, glitter added to the lettering; floral post card to Mrs. Susie Bell of Johnstown Pennsylvania, sent by a friend with a New York City address. Tiny tear at left edge, toning on envelope. $2.25 fg(b)n(n)

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    BELLANCA. "Buffalo’s Bonded Telegraph Florist /  SINCE 1915 / Thank You!…Your Buffalo order received / ... /  Bessie Bellanca" FTD card on government postal card mailed there 1950, a little extraneous writing on back, staple holes as are common on these. Shown. $2.50 n Similar except mailed in 1949 & a little cancel ink on front. $2.25 nfg+

BELLINGGRATH. "Beautiful Terrace At Bellingrath Gardens, Mobile, Alabama 119" unused linen postcard, 2 small spots of toning near top back edge, back paper browning evenly with age. On the country estate of Mr. & Mrs. W. D. Bellingrath. $2.75 agg

BENDER. "Missionsstation Soppo: Eine durch Missionar Bender vollzogene Taufe" showing a baptism by immersion in progress, black & white postkarte, trivial toning on the back. The German Baptist Church of North American had a mission & school in what is now called Great Soppo in West Cameroon. In the early days, shown here, it was called the German Baptist Mission. The missionary shown is Reverend Carl Jacob Bender. Rare & the best Cameroon postcard we have ever seen in anyone's stock. $40.00 crg

BENEDICT. "Birthplace of Hon. Wm. McKinley, Niles, Ohio / Published by Ward's Pharmacy, Niles, Ohio" including prominently the storefront of J. S. Benedict; black & white post card mailed there DEC 18 1911 (bold & complete flag cancel) to Miss Jennie E. Sheppard of Worcester Massachusetts, corners noticeably rounded, a bit  of cancel ink & a small light toning spots at the top front, upper corners creased but not into image. $7.50 o(n)pg

    BENNETT. "Public Square  Mt. Gilead O." including horse-drawn vehicles, and many signs--the post office, City Bakery, Kozy Korner Shoe Store, jeweller(sic) & Doctor Bennett; sepia-tone real photo with good composition & focus (which yield the details), mailed 1918, faint corner crease, minor corner & edge wear. $19.00 ogp

    BENNETT. "S. C. BENNETT & CO. / Furniture, Carpets & Stoves / Largest Stock and Lowest Prices / 119 EAST FIFTH STREET" two circa 1885 trade cards with girl illustrations, good edges; advertising on back touts bedroom sets, bureaus, carpet, cook & heating stoves, etc. from this Dayton Ohio merchant. Rare; we found no others when we searched the Internet. Both for $25.00 adfgo NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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    BENOIT. "Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich.  8" as seen from a high vantage point, postcard mailed 1939 to Arthur Benoit in Springfield Massachusetts by his father who mentions Cecilia; tiny upper corner crease, internal crease from the bottom is hard to see in the grass & trees, couple small spots of light toning on back. $2.00 m(d)mg

BERKOWITZ. "IT'S TIME TO SELL / TAKE ADVANTAGE... / BERKOWITZ BUSINESS BROKERS / 163-18 JAMAICA AVE., JAMAICA, NEW YORK..." ad soliciting bakeries, mailed there 1954, brownish paper, 2 long creases, small corner crease, 3 / 5" tear, partial cancel on front, as is. 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 nfga

BERLINGER. "MAYER BROTHERS, / OSTRICH FEATHERS, / 103 Bleecker Street. / New York, ..... 188 " unused postal card for salesman Philip L. Berlinger, lightly toned message side, noticeable wear on the bottom edge, back more toning near the edges. The address, in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, is now residential. Mr. Berlinger moved on to incorporate a company in his own name, located on 696 Broadway. $12.00 n(b)n(n)og(b)

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BERNARD. "Colorado Springs / Colo. / May 1907" sepia-tone Azo real photo (diamonds at corners) postcard showing four well-dressed people atop donkeys. Names given--Mrs. Lula Bernard, Mother Willock, Merrill Bernard (son of Mrs. Bernard) & Mrs. Ward, faint album impression at corners. $10.00 (c)

    BERNHARD. "Ohio Wesleyan University / College Pennant Series No. 362." with black & red pennant above, postcard mailed there FEB 2 1909 to Miss Maggie Bernhard in Kinsman Ohio by her brother Lloyd. Message states in part '... tonight we defeated Delaware 31 - 6. It was a regular football game.' Both sides toned, mild corner wear. $6.00 o(d)s(f)cg

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    BERRYMAN. "BERRYMAN'S CAFE / Beaver Bay, Minn." including its Mobil gasoline pumps, advertising on back; chrome post card mailed 1958 at Hovland, small corner crease in sky, noticeable internal crease at left front edge, a little paper separation at a bottom corner. Not as bad as it sounds. $2.50 m(b)gg

    BERWIND. "No. 2. E. J. Berwind's 'The Elms', Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island." showing its exterior; color post card with undivided back, made in Germany, unused, minor wear at 3 corners, tiny spot of toning near the back bottom edge. $6.00 (rg)

BILLANY. "BILLANY & COCHRANE / TELEPHONE No. 1538 / Machinists' Tools, / No. 527 Commerce Street. / Philadelphia 1893" postal card ordering a roller boiler tube expander from a Richard Dudgeon in New York (whose steam carriage is depicted on a 4-c US stamp), minor edge wear, minor toning. $6.00 pmg(b)g(d)

BINDER & BODARD & DONNER. "Villen Bodard.  Sommerfrische Hart, 500 m Seehöhe, Post Gloggnitz, N.-Öe / Villa Binder.  Villa Angerler.  Villa Blelek.  Herrenhaus / Villa Donner" showing a panorama of the village, naming the residences shown; unusually detailed black & white postcard mailed 1916, light toning both sides, tiny corner crease, other corner wear is minor. $12.00 ag(b)g(d)

BIBBINS, BROWN, CLARK, DAVIS, FICK, FRIMODIG & FULLER. "M.A.C. Base Ball Squad - 1915" when Michigan State University was known as Michigan Agricultural College, sepia-tone real photo postcard, small creases at the bottom corners, a little wear on the top edge. The only printing on the back is 'KOLLEGE KODAK SHOP. / EAST LANSING, MICH.' The 1915 roster, namely: Arthur Bibbins, Arthur Brown, Harold Clark, J. Francis Davis, Hilmar Fick, Lyman Frimodig, Merrill Fuller, Charles Hood, Robert McWilliams, William Miller, Harold Springer (who also played football!), Walter Thomas & Dean Williams. $75.00 s(b)m(e)c(m)gggg

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

BINGHAM. Government postal card announcing that Prof. L. U. Hulin of North Lima Ohio would be filling in for a pastor on vacation at the Umstead Bible Class of the Christian Church, corner crease, lacks freshness. [Also mentions Supt. G. M. Bingham of Lisbon Ohio & Supt. B. F. Stanton of Ashland Kentucky would fill in on successive Sundays.] $2.25 oggg

    BINIECKI. "'CHROME COFFIN' - 1923 'T' Bucket Ford, chrome tube-type chassis, full / chrome DeSoto engine, fuel inj. OWNERS: Biniecki Bros., Warren, Mich. / Photo by Robert Hegge" publicity card for auto shows, no postcard back, 2 internal creases--about 1" from bottom of card & a longer curved one from the side--both faintly seen from the front. $3.75 ap(h)gm

    BLACK. "THE BLACK HOUSE /  ELLSWORTH ME" unused AGFA real photo post card showing a staircase & hall. $3.50 mgi!

    BLACK. "The Black House / Ellsworth, Me." unused AGFA real photo postcard showing a bedroom. Interesting Federal style furnishings. $3.50 (migf)!

BLACK. "THE LAKE AND CASINO, LAKEMONT PARK, ALTOONA, PA.  671" looking in from the water, post card with undivided back made in Germany for A. C. Bosselman & Co., mailed MAR 24 1907 (almost complete HARRISBURG, PA. TANS. STA. hand cancel) to Mrs. Julius Black in Toledo Ohio by her cousin Emma, toned both sides from album contact, small upper corner crease. One of the oldest amusement parks in the US, now with the oldest surviving roller coaster. $8.00 ap(a)gb

BLAGDEN & BOWERS. "2-M-11-90 / North British & Mercantile Insurance Co. / No. 54 William Street / New York, 13 JUL 1894 ..." government postal card with form over the handstamp of H. E. Bowers (successor to Sam P. Bladgen as Manager there), stating that agent H. Lyman in Westfield Massachusetts had an account current through June. A little cancel ink & light toning on the front; back is fine. The address was in the Financial district of Manhattan. $4.00 in(m)g(b)

    BLAIR. Res. Of E. B. Blair, P.M. Edison O." showing the postmaster's house with 5 awnings out, unused Azo real photo (triangles up), light toning on back. $15.00 og

BLACK. "THE LAKE AND CASINO, LAKEMONT PARK, ALTOONA, PA.  671" looking in from the water, post card with undivided back made in Germany for A. C. Bosselman & Co., mailed MAR 24 1907 (almost complete HARRISBURG, PA. TANS. STA. hand cancel) to Mrs. Julius Black in Toledo Ohio by her cousin Emma, toned both sides from album contact, small upper corner crease. One of the oldest amusement parks in the US, now with the oldest surviving roller coaster. $8.00 ap(a)g

    BLACKSTONE. "Blackstone Memorial Library, Branford Conn." post card with red caption at top, paper yellowing with age & dulling the front colors, 3 dark tiny spots in the sky, mailed circa 1914. The library memorializes James Blackstone, who was born 1793 in Branford. $3.75 clg

BLAGDEN & BOWERS. "2-M-11-90 / North British & Mercantile Insurance Co. / No. 54 William Street / New York, 13 JUL 1894 ..." government postal card with form over the handstamp of H. E. Bowers (successor to Sam P. Bladgen as Manager there), stating that agent H. Lyman in Westfield Massachusetts had an account current through June, handstamped signature of J. N. F. Levick. A little cancel ink & light toning on the front; back is fine. The address was in the Financial district of Manhattan. $4.00 in(m)g(b)g(l)

    BLAKELY. "THE MUSIC SHELL AT MAYO PARK, ROCHESTER MINN." with musicians onstage & an inset showing Director R. L. Blakely, unused black & white postcard, mild corner wear & rounding, light but extensive toning on the back may some yield to an eraser. $7.50 m(r)mg

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BLANCETT. "34X Dell Blancett  Bulldogging Round Up, /  Pendleton Ore.  'Electric Studio'." showing him in action, unused sepia-tone NOKO real photo post card, tiny corner bend, tiny shallow chip from top edge. Dell married Bertha Kaepernick who gave exhibitions of horse riding; she is probably on the horse shown near to him, because she also served as his hazer during such events. Necessarily before Canada's entry into World War I. $37.50 cgo

BLUMENSTIEL. "TETRAZZINI SINGING at LOTTA'S FOUNTAIN TO 100,000 PEOPLE ASSEMBLED IN THE STREETS / OF SAN FRANCISCO ON CHRISTMAS EVE, 1910. / COPYRIGHT 1910 BY PACIFIC PHOTO AND ART CO. S. F.  PUBLISHED EXCLUSIVELY BY CARDINELL VINCENT CO. SAN FRANCISCO" the Chronicle Building bedecked with flags in the background, the world-famous operatic singer simultaneously presenting that city with a gift & a pointed snub to Oscar Hammerstein (who wanted her singing in New York City). From the looks of it, 100,000 was a gross undercount. May people remembered that day. Written on the back: 'John Blumenstiel and I are in this crowd.' Spotty but light toning on the back, a long internal crease from the top that is hard to see from the front, other edge wear is minor. $7.50 c(s)mng ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

        BODIN. "PORTLAND TEA STORE. TEAS, COFFEES & GROCERIES / AT THE LOWEST PRICE FOR CASH. / 75 Middle Street, PORTLAND, ME. / JOHN BODIN, PROP'R. / 270  COPYRIGHT 1881 BY F. TODD" advertising card with marvelous art depicting an organ grinder with monkey, blank back has 3 tape remnants. Shown. $20.00 afggmm. Same series, but art portrays seated man playing a squeezebox, tape remnant & a spot of toning on back. $20.00 afggmm. Same series, but art portrays an older man blowing into a stylized saxophone, tape remnant & light toning on back. $20.00 afggmm. Take all three, to make an unforgettable album page: $55.00 afggmm. ILLUSTRATIONS ADDED RECENTLY

   BOK. "1100-46  The Singing Tower, Florida" hand-colored post card, unused, back paper yellowing evenly with age, edge toning at upper left front, good edges. At the Bok Mountain Lake Sanctuary, named for Edward Bok, editor of the Ladies Home Journal. The sanctuary's carillon tower was designed by architect Milton Bennett Medary. $3.00 f(m)g(b)hma

    BOLDT. "Boldt Castle, Heart Island, Thousand Islands, N. Y. / 73688-N" with a large yacht nearby, unused white-border era postcard, tiny upper corner crease, otherwise fairly fresh. $4.25 n(h)n(t)g

    BOLIN. "Bird's Eye View of Springfield, Illinois" color postcard mailed there NOV 19 2-01 PM 1909 (exact time in well-struck machine cancel) to Mr. C. H. Bolin in Newark Ohio, small upper corner crease, toning near the back edges, a little cancel ink on front. $3.50 i(s)g-i

BOLTON. "CONGRESSMAN OLIVER P. BOLTON / Candidate for Congressman-at-Large" showing his family at a split-rail fence, from his campaign for a fourth term serving Ohio's 11th District (eastern Cleveland suburbs) in Washington, unused postcard, fairly fresh. He was from Mentor Ohio & his campaign committee was out of Willoughby. $2.00 po(w)o(m)gf

    BOND. "RIVER COURT / 2005 First St. -- U.S. 41 & Fla. 82 / Right at Downtown Exit from New Bridge / ... / Mr. & Mrs. H. L. Bond, Resident Managers" including several autos parked there, unused chrome postcard numbered 3892-C on back, fairly fresh but the colors are awful (note the green clouds). $2.00 mgf(u)

BOOHER. "VETERINARY Announcement / Having been located in the Vandalia Area by the Procurement- / Assignment Board, I am opening an office for the practice of / Veterinary Medicine on Route 40 / ...DR. H. E. BOOHER, Veterinarian" on government postal card mailed NOV 3 1944 at West Milton Ohio (clear cancel on 1-c Washington), pre-printed address to "BOX HOLDER / RURAL ROUTE" & nothing else. $10.00 vgn-o

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    BOOS. "Compliments of / Geo. W. Boos. /  BUY / ANCHOR COFFEE / AND /  Get one of these Beautiful Cards" with a boy in sailor suit smoking near a fishing boat, circa 1890 trade card for a Toledo Ohio merchant, good edges, back paper browning with age. $10.00 absgo

BOOTH. "The Commander  /  With the Two Waifs  //  Where the 'Other Half' Lives" showing Commander Evangeline Booth (her name was not necessary, everyone called her 'The Commander') standing with 2 poor children, inset on a view of wash overhanging a slum street in America; black & white postcard solicitation for the Salvation Army Home Service Fund, unmailed, 2 small corner creases, minor corner wear, lightly toned back. Circa 1919, just after her program of sending personnel directly to the American Expeditionary Force in the front lines in France provided the publicity she needed to raise millions instead of tens of thousands of dollars. $15.00 sng

    BOOTHBY. "PENELOPE BOOTHBY MONUMENT, PARISH CHURCH, ASHBOURNE. G.2540." real photo, unused, fairly fresh. Thomas Bank's most famous sculpture on the tomb of a 5-year-old girl who died tragically in 1791. Postcard 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 (escg)

BOSSERMAN. "'THE TERRACE,' WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA" showing its entrance on US Route 522, unused advertising postcard when Mrs. W. H. Bosserman ran it, long corner crease, edges otherwise sound. $4.50 v(w)rg

    BOSWELL. "HOTEL PERSHING, 64th ST. AT COTTAGE GROVE AVE., CHICAGO 27, ILL. / SOUTH SIDE'S MOST UNIQUE COCKTAIL LOUNGE / 8B-H152" when Sonny Boswell was the manager, circa 1948; unused Curteich linen multiview post card, minor corner wear. Hard to find! $6.00 i(c)gm NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

BOSWORTH. "RECÁMERA INFERIOR DE LAS EXCLUSAS DE MIRAFLORES, MIRANDO HACIA EL SUR, CANAL DE PANAMÁ. / LOWER CHAMBER, MIRAFLORES LOCKS, LOOKING SOUTH, PANAMA CANAL." white-border era post card from booklet, very late usage (MAR 12 1960) at Raleigh North Dakota (DPO, almost complete handstamp with signed note from postmaster V. Bosworth explaining it was the best he could do with his old canceller), small corner crease at bottom, hint of cancel ink in the upper front border. $5.00 cg-n

    BOWDLE. "E. T. BOWDLE /  PHOTOGRAPHER / C. J. YOUNG, Operator, / BOWDLE'S BLOCK, /  LIMA, OHIO" fancy ad on back of carte de visite with brownish paper & toning, photo shows well dressed man & woman, corner wear & rounding. Handwritten 'For Filene McKenna on back. $3.00 opg(b)

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    BOWYER. Battleship Illinois with an inset showing Captain John M. Bowyer who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Postcard 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 s(m)g

BOYD. "BUILT BY / James Boyd & Bro. / INC. / PHILADELPHIA // COMBINATION CHEMICAL ENGINE & HOSE MOTOR CAR" with a close-up side view in sepia-tones; unused ROTOX real photo advertising postcard with excellent focus & contrast, light toning over most of the back, a little light toning in the front borders. This firm, successors to James Boyd & Sons of Boston, built fire apparatus exclusively at 25th & Wharton Streets. Their advertising slogan was: "Others may build more, but we build the best." In April 1915 such a vehicle by this manufacturer was sold to Williamsport Pennsylvania for $4985. $180.00 fp(p)ga

BOYD. "In Loving Remembrance of / Julia A. Boyd / Died Feb. 21, 1918. / Aged 83 years" followed by an 8-line poem on a gold-on-black memorial card approximately 5"x7" in size, probably produced by the Charles McClintock Co. of Philadelphia (considering our source). $5.00 pg

BOYD. "THANKSGIVING GREETINGS" with embossed art showing 2 children in frilly clothes flanking a tom turkey, addressed to Wilma Boyd of Sunbury Ohio but not mailed. considerable wear at one front corner. $2.00 tg

BOYER. "This is a picture of the famous Café de la Paix, one of / the largest and most centrally located restaurants ... / .... / When you come to Paris, see me because I have some / wonderful Paris addresses and sight-seeing information / for you.  / Alden Scott Boyer / President." showing people outside the Cafe & an advertising sign for LES DOLLY SISTERS; sepia-tone card on brownish paper, typed advertising message over all the back, rounded corners as issued. Interesting information about prices and local customs then. $10.00 f(p)g(b)

    BOYES. "DR. BOYES' HOSPITAL, HEBRON, NEB." black & white on undivided back, writing on front, corner crease, long crease, thick stock, 2 long vertical creases. Postcard sold. 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 nmg

BRADDOCK. "DER GLASS ISS / VOT KEEPS THE / VIND OFF THE LADIES BEHIND" with two Dutch boys conversing near a fire hydrant & auto outside a building with a 'HAND MADE FRANKFURTERS' sign; post card mailed 1913 at Rogers Arkansas by Charles Linton to his cousin Charles Braddock in Waynesville Ohio, mild corner wear, light water stain along 3 back edges. Enough double-entendres for you? $5.00 dgg

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BRADLEY. "THE MONTOWESE HOUSE IN INDIAN NECK, Branford, Conn. ('Pub. by C. F. Bradley.')" showing the exterior of the resort, black & white postcard mailed there 1915, mild corner & edge wear, paper lightly browning with age. 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 c(i)g(b)

BRADLEY & MASON. "William Addison Bradley / Age 5 weeks 3 days" sepia-tone Azo real photo post card with the baby's image in an oval beside the hand-written caption, date on back February 27 1908 (in the same hand) notes that the baby is now 12 weeks of age and gives weight. Obviously the son of Robert L. Bradley and Bessie Mason in Le Roy New York Born 28 November 1907, he eventually married Miriam Yarnall. Addressee is Edward Elliott at Red Bank New Jersey. $25.00 g(b)g(m)n(l)

BRANDT. "Thanksgiving / Greetings" with a large embossed wishbone over a rural scene & large turkey, color post card mailed 1913 to Miss Erma Brandt of Dundee Ohio, corner crease & considerable edge wear. $2.00 tg

BRELSFORD. "DENISON UNIVERSITY / DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / ... / RADIO 8SG" QSL on government postal card mailed there in October 1927, fairly even browning of the paper with age, partial cancel on front. Wow--QSL's this old are seldom seen! The club is now known as W8SG. Signed by Charles Brelsford '29. $10.00 o(g)cg(b)

BREWER. "ALBERT P. BREWER / Lt. Governor of Alabama" recounting his elected posts, unused chrome post card with just a little wear at one corner. Initially he represented Morgan County. $2.00 pga&

BROCK. "W8INE" Boys' Club of St. Marys Pennsylvania QSL postcard with BAC logo in black, used 1934 by operator Wilbur Rimer, uneven but light toning both sides. Back message area has printed details about the club authored by Director H. J. Brock. $3.75 bp(s)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

BROECKNER. Fancy "Edw. Broeckner Druggist" Wagon, $1000 Day at Dyersville Iowa, 1919 real photo, a little low on contrast, but the detail sure is there!  With the glass, we see a man in blackface, a hobo, a clown, a cowboy... Stamp removed clumsily from the back, causing some paper separation that did not go through to the front. The lower right corner is creased (small). In the area of the window at the upper left are 3 about 1-inch-long paper cracks, possibly caused by the stamp removal. $30.00 (ipg)

    BRONSON. Clear JUN 3 1912 Los Angeles machine cancel promoting the World's Panama-Pacific Expostion in San Francisco 1915 ties 2-c Washington stamp franking #6 envelope bearing illustrated advertising for the R. D. Bronson Desk Company, corner & edge wrinkling away from the image & stamp. $9.00 ace-g

    BROOKS. "Mine Cars found in W. B. Brooks' / 'Thoroughfare' Mine, Jan 29, 1912" showing 2 old cars that were underground some 26 years, according to the sender of the postcard mailed 1912 in Nelsonville Ohio, some oxidation, small corner crease. This small mine at one point employed about 50 men. Rare. $50.00 o(n)mg

    BROOME. "KING'S ARMS TAVERN  EDENTON, N. C. / 120872" when Maurice Broome was the manager, white-border era postcard with corrected caption & tiny corner crease, lightly toned back. Shown. $3.75 nge. Same, but mild corner wear & lightly toned back. $3.75 nge

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

    BROTHERS. "MODEL OF THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH  / IN THE VALE / The Work of Bily Brothers, Spillville, Iowa" sepia-tone real photo postcard with glossy finish, mailed there 1953, message in a heavy hand, good edges. Hand made carving. $8.00 ikg

   BROWER. "Charles DeWitt Brower  King of the Arctic / 1884 to 1945" in a fur coat, unused Kodak real photo postcard in vertical format, good contrast & focus, small upper corner bend, small spots of light toning in the lower front border. He ran a successful whaling business at Barrow Alaska, with strong ties to the native communities. $9.00 aa(b)ng

    BROWN. "CALIFORNIA POPPIES / (COPA DE ORO) / If a body write a body / And a body don't reply / ... / 1703  WOOD'S POST CARDS, LOS ANGELES" color post card with light embossing on brownish paper, mailed 1909 at Tres Piedras New Mexico to Mrs. Francis Brown in East Nassau New York by her sister Mary, album marks on front. $4.25 cfg

BROWN. "June 24 1911 / Bellsville, O. / Bellsville 19 / Bethesda 2" sepia-tone real photo captioned by writing on front by Orwell G. Brown (standing, shown by x) who pitched for Woodsfield, Bellsville & Bellaire Ohio teams, relating a loss to Caldwell and a game-winning home run on previous day, mailed at Armstrong's Mills Ohio 1911, minor corner wear & rounding. SOLD RECENTLY s(b)g(b)o(b)o(w)

    BROWN. "W0CTB" Willow Springs Missouri QSL card mailed there 1971 by operator Victor M. Brown, who is pictured with his equipment. Light cancel ink at top of front, minor wear to the bottom corner, a few light speckles of toning on the back. $4.00 m(w)g

BROWNMILLER. "IMPORTANT! / Keep this Card for Your Income Tax Purpose / .. Community Co-Operative Oil Co. / Marcus, Iowa" form on government postal card mailed 1961 summarizing dividends & interest paid to Orval (John) Brownmiller in Cherokee Iowa (the addressee) from 1952 to 1960. Seldom offered & seldom seen. $5.00 oi(m)g(b)

BRUNAUD. "5. EVIAN-LES-BAINS / Vue générale et la Dent d'Oche (2.225 m.)." including 2 small boats (one under sail) in France, unused real photo carte postale with good composition, Editions R. Brunaud. $2.50 fg(b)

BRYAN. "The London Brush Factory / 75 DUNDAS STREET WEST. / A FULL ASSORTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING LINES ALWAYS IN STOCK, VIZ: / ..." with an exceptionally detailed listing of brush types for salesman Thomas Bryan of London Ontario (his blue handstamp added vertically at the front right) to a grocer in Brockville, Canada advertising postal card mailed 1880, spots of toning as shown. $140.00 aog

BRYANT. "Log Cabin of John H. Bryant, 1833, Princeton, Ills." unused color litho-chrome postcard published by C. J. Dunbar & Company, tiny spot on back near stamp box, faint album marks at corners, good edges, light yellowing of back paper due to age. In 1854 this man invited Abraham Lincoln & Owen Lovejoy to speak at an anti-slave rally in what is now known as Bryant Woods to commemorate the event. Seldom seen. $20.00 iblg**%

    BUCHBINDER & BOCHNER. "Gruss aus Czernowitz" showing the corner signage of Jacob Buchbinder prominently, street repair & curb finishing at the corner, and 'Entw. / Baumst. Bochner' on the sidewalk & completed curb nearby. [The latter translates from German as 'Entwickler / Baumeister Bochner' or 'Developer / Master Builder Bochner'.] The Bochners were one of the first documented Jews in Bukovina, and Czernowitz is the major city of Bukovina. Buchbinder is the name of a Jewish banker in Czernowitz at that time. And thus this postcard depicts the Jewish bank building which was completed on the Ringstrasse there in 1899. Black & white Correspondenz-Karte with dark red caption, undivided back, yellowish paper, published by Leon König, mailed there 1899 with Austrian 2-heller stamp to Berlin, small corner crease, minor corner wear. $100.00 uggj

BUCKBEE. "COPYRIGHT 1909, BY H. W. BUCKBEE  Buckbee's Easter Lilies.  H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL. ..." showing many lilies growing in one of his greenhouses, monochromatic green advertising with a form on back acknowledging an order & indicating the date of shipment, bottom corners creased, short tear closes so well it can only be detected from the back. Hard to find! $10.00 efgi

BUCKINGHAM. "105--Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago / © CURT TEICH & CO., INC." unused linen postcard, minor wear to the top edge. Given by Miss Kate Buckingham in memory of her brother. $3.00 i(c)g

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BUCKINGHAM. "336  CLARENCE BUCKINGHAM MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN BY NIGHT, GRANT PARK, CHICAGO / 116590" color post card mailed there 1930, upper corners with small creases not into the image, mild edge wear, a little extraneous writing on the back. $2.50 ig

    BUFFORD. "Use / the Alden / FRUIT / VINEGAR // Copyright 1884 by J. H. BUFFORD'S SONS" trade card with art showing a bicyclist collision with a dog, back advertising for E. D. Hamilton, Jackson Michigan dealer in staple & fancy groceries, small thins on both sides. $10.00 fmbg(h)g(b)a

    BUNSTEIN. "Compliments of / J. BUNSTINE & CO., / Importers and Dealers in / FANCY GOODS, TOYS, JEWELRY, &c. // 112 East Third Street / Dayton, Ohio // SUNSHINE PUB. CO., PHILA." showing a child painting a picture with dominoes laying nearby; circa 1890 ad card, 2 front edges lightly toned, paste discoloration near the back edges. Rare. $10.00 agjot

BURGESS. "LOCUST GROVE MOTEL - U.S. ROUTE 20 - NORTH MADISON, OHIO" with an aerial view in black & white, when hosted by Betty & Harry Burgess; unused postcard, trivial wear at one corner, otherwise fairly fresh. 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 o(n)mrg

BURGOON. "Veterans Administration / Domiciliary Form 5515 / ... / DISCHARGE / Facility Dayton, Ohio / Date Admitted Oct. 18, 1943 / Joseph Burgoon / is hereby discharged from this Facility. Reason for discharge / Maximum hospital benefit 1/24/44 / B. C. Cockrell / Manager / CLINICAL DIRECTOR" card on brown stock, size of a regular postcard but blank back. A sad piece of social history & the only example of its kind we could find when we searched the Internet. $5.00 o(d)g(b)g(c)si

    BURGY. "Locomotive électrique / Editions Louis Burgy, Lausanne 3688" unused black & white carte postale, minor corner rounding. 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 sg(b)

    BURKHEAD. "W4GTH" QSL card mailed 1949 by operator Colonel Calvin H. Burkhead, pine cone design, trace of cancel ink on front. Sold but still available for scholarly study & genealogical research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ng

BURKITT. "Souvenir Silhouette Post Card / FROM / BURKITT'S DRUG STORE / S. E. COR. FIFTH AND MAIN STS. / DAYTON, OHIO / Try a 10c. special from our FOUNTAIN / WE ARE AGENTS FOR HUYLER'S CANDIES" with a beautiful silhouette of a woman wearing a flowery hat, some letters obsured by it so we filled in what is shown here in italics. Divided back postcard, unused, toning both sides, small crease in one of the hat projections. Apparently the pharmacist hired a quality artist to cut these quickly for prominent customers, and then pasted the work onto their advertising postcards. Rare: we could find nothing like it on the Internet -- displayed or offered. The quality of the art is so realistic that you would swear you could extrapolate some of her facial features. $35.00 spwgoa NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    BURLESON. "The Largest Institution of its Kind in the World / Drs. Burleson & Burleson, Rectal Specialists, Grand Rapids, Michigan" color post card on brownish paper, mailed there 1917, album impressions at the corners, corner wear & rounding (one corner chipped away), most unusual subject matter. $7.50 m(g)mg

    BURNHAM. "Compliments of / E. BURNHAM / HAIR GOODS // TWO STORES // 71 and 73 STATE ST. // CENTRAL MUSIC HALL. // 180 WABASH AVE. //  THE IDEAL HAIR BAZAAR." showing a young woman with watering can & rake outdoors, back is blank & browning with age, one corner has a tiny split. The addresses are in Chicago Illinois. $7.50 agi

    BURTON. "Officer P. T. Richardson and Commander / Lexington Fayette Government Center" in Lexington Kentucky; unused post card in near mint condition. Rare; we believe it is a proof for a series that was never printed! $7.50 k(l)lh(n)g

BUSH. "Lydia E. Pinkham's / Vegetable Compound / B310" showing two small children seated separately, detailed curative claims on back including for 'constipation, bilousness & torpidity of the liver, tumors from the uterus, kidney complaints, etc.', violet handstamp on back of Dr. Lew Bush (a druggist in East Stroudsberg Pennsylvania), corner crease, paper browning with age. Blood Purifier ad, also on the back, claims cure for diseases 'arising from impurities of the blood, such as 'Rheumatism, Cancerous Humor, Erysipelas...'. $10.00 amppg

BUSHLINE. "Miles Canyon, Alaska" color post card mailed 1910 to Miss Blanch Bushline in Sligo Pennsylvania by a relative, noticeable corner wear, one corner creased. $4.00 ag

BUTCHER. "143--Union Station, Chicago" including signage for Pennsylvania R.R., Burlington Route, Alton Road, Milwaukee R.R. & Fred Harvey (freight agent for the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad). Linen postcard mailed 1951 (PITTS & CHI. R. P. O. cancel on back, Milton West Virginia cancel on front upside down), some additional cancel ink in the front sky, from Cliff Butcher to his mother Etta Butcher. There are similar views with the same caption placed differently in the sky (see above), so please check your albums! $2.50 i(c)g

    BUTCHER. "STATE CAPITOL, SHOWING CONFEDERATE MONUMENT / COLUMBIA, S. C.--3" linen postcard mailed 1948 by Private Clifford Butcher at Fort Jackson to Etta Butcher in Milton West Virginia (receiving postal marking clear & askew in front sky), minor corner wear. $2.75 cs(c)g

BUZBY & CARLL. "Meeting of BRIDGETON STAMP CLUB / at YMCA Rooms on Thursday MAR 9 - 1944" notice on  post card mailed from Jim Falls Wisconsin to New Jersey. (The club mailed its notices from small towns all over the country). Honor roll on stamp side lists members serving in Armed Forces--such as William Carll & William Buzby in the Army. $1.75 (ng(b))*+

BYCROFT & DORSEY. "HARRY / BYCROFT / Livery & Sale Stable" with our caption taken from the only legible sign, showing a crowd gathered around a lengthy electric interurban train that had stopped there; unused sepia-tone AZO real photo (triangles point up) postcard. Pencil writing on back puts location at Concord Michigan. We disagree: the Macoupin County coroner reported in 1910 (about the time of this postcard) that a George Dorsey fell to his death at Harry Bycroft's barn; and Bycrofts live to this day in Gilespie Illinois. Probably one of a kind, because there is no caption, no attribution to a photographer & no mention of a publisher. $50.00 i(g)g(b)g(d)

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