"… Rudens rïts" Russian part of caption scratched out, black & white postcard showing a cow in a pasture, mailed in Latvia with 2 Russian 10-kopek woman worker stamps in 1946. $4.00

"…BIG CATCH / (Dolls in Latvian national costumes)" also captioned in Cyrillic, unused chrome post card, lightly toned back, 2 small corner creases. $1.50

"…Latvian SSR. Riga. Pioneer Castle / Lettische SSR. Riga. Pionierpalast" also captioned in 2 other languages, copyright 1977, no postcard back (more like a museum card), fresh appearance. $1.25

"…Latvian SSR. Riga. The State Academic Drama Theatre / Lettische SSR. Riga. Staatliches Akademisches Drama-Theater" showing the exterior of the building, also captioned in 2 other languages, seller's mark on back, no post card back (more like a museum card), fresh appearance. $1.25

"…Riga. Alexanderboulevard. Kathedrale" also captioned in Cyrillic, color postcard, Granbergs brefkort, pre-1917, unused & fairly fresh. $5.00

"18^TH TO 20^TH CENTURY LATVIAN DRESS / for unmarried woman of Nica Region. / She hold cap of the married woman which replaces / crown after marriage." Unused Plastichrome® post card, fresh appearance. $2.50

"210 Latvijas skati. Gauja starp Valmieru un Strenci." color postcard, writing on back dates to 1938 & explains where the river is in English, corner & edge wear, bend at one corner. $3.75

    "Behrsi" in Germanic script from Czarist times, sepia-tone view of a woods, unused post card, album impressions at the corners, lightly toned back. $4.00 (lt)

"Dauds Laimes / jaunû / gaû" art with young girl catching gold coins being dispensed from a machine operated by a cherub, postcard mailed 1912 (1-kopek Russian stamp & clear cancel), heavily toned back, severe internal crease, corner wear & rounding, as is. $7.00

    "Daudz laimes jaunã gadã" Beautiful post card with what looks like hand coloring, sent from Jelgava to Riga in 1927. Clear cancel; and tied, nicely centered stamp. $11.00

    "IZSKAIDROSANAS." real photo postcard of a painting showing woman receiving flowers from her beau, mailed Dzerbene Latvia 1.VI.27 (6-santimi stamp & clear cancels, slight oxidation, lightly toned back. $6.75

"Jehresfeler de Beifreiung Riga's / Enthüllung der Kriegerstatue 3. Sept.1918" real photo post card of the monument commemorating 1 year of liberation (by Germany) of Riga from Russia, writing on back in English helps to explain, slight oxidation. $9.00

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"Kemeri / 'Latvia' Sanatorium" caption from pencil writing on back, otherwise captioned only in Cyrillic, postcard with 1971 publication, fresh appearance. $1.25

    "Laiks mainäs." real photo post card of a signed D. Mastroianni photo-sculpture, 2 women in diaphanous wrap afloat with Neptune nearby, mailed Jelsawa 18.7.27 (6-santimi stamp & clear cancels, slight oxidation. $15.00 ^

LATAVIO. Continental color photo of its Antonov AN-24 (YL-LCF) parked, good focus & contrast & composition. Rare. $5.00 al

LATAVIO. Continental color photograph of its Antonov AN-26 (YL-LDC) parked near a Transavia container, good focus & contrast & composition. Rare. $5.00 al

    "LATVIAN AIRLINES / YAKOLEV YAK-40" unused continental postcard from a photo by D. Schreiber, fresh appearance. $2.00 al

    "PAREGOJUS" real photo post card of a painting showing a woman putting small flowers in her hair, mailed in Valmiera Latvia 17.4.24 (4-santimi stamp & clear cancels), slight oxidation. $8.50

RAF-AVIA (Latvia). Continental color photo showing its Antonov An-26 (YL-RAA) on the ground, good composition & focus. $3.75 al

"Riga. Kizov street, 18,At this Place Lenin / met Latvian social / democrats at 1900" caption from pencil writing on back, otherwise captioned only in Cyrillic, post card printed 1969 in quantity of 50,000. $1.25

"RIGA--Universität / Augstskola" sepia-tone postcard, feldpost usage during WWI but fairly fresh. $5.00

"RIGA / V. I. Lenina meoriälais dzïvoklis -- musejs Rigä, Kirova jelä 18…" also captioned in Cyrillic, showing an interior from a L. Baloza foto, no post card back (more like a museum card), writing on back explains in English. $1.25

    See also Latvia postal history. Shown is a stamped parcel receipt.

"Serie 5684. Nr. 7 / Otto Kubel: Schlüsselblumen." signed art showing children picking some yellow flowers. Postcard mailed in Riga 1935 (10-santimu stamp tied by clear cancel), much corner & edge wear, corner crease, heavily toned at the top of the back. $1.50

"SLOKAS IELA." real photo street scene includes a small jitney-like vehicle, seller's mark in violet on back (Photo G. Vilcin), unused post card. $10.00

    "The river Lielupe in winter…Riga, 1939.5.II" real photo postcard with caption from writing on back, lightly toned back, 2 corners toned on front, corners worn. One year before the Russians came. $3.25

    Uncaptioned real photo showing several Latvian miners with some basic tools, uneven edges as issued, low-contrast  / grayish. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ml

"UK2GAS" Rezekne QSL postcard used 1972, fairly fresh. $2.00

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"UQ2AH" Riga QSL card on thin stock used 1970. $1.50

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"YL2LW" Riga QSL card used 1991, fresh appearance. $1.50

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    "121: STATE LIBRARY AND SUPREME COURT, HARTFORD, CONN." unused white-border era post card, minor corner wear. $4.00 cll

"144--U. S. Supreme Court, Washington, D. C." postcard mailed 1957, ink smear on back. $1.25

    "14.--La femme avocat. / Les hommes font-ils meilleure besogne en politique? Quel mépris nous vient au cœur pour eux devant let faits. / La France divisée en partis ennemis s'entredechirant, la haine des classes attisée, devenue en moyen de gouverneur, les / déclassés remplissant les villes et les campagnes manquant de bras; les sinécures, les concussions, les pots-de-vin partout; la / dette grossissant de milliard en milliard en pleine paix; à toutes les aventures. Hommes, il n'y a pas lieu d'être fiers de votre œuvre. / Je salue l'aurore des temps nouveaux, l'avènement aux affaire de la femme." Image of woman in lawyer robes standing behind a child. French is colloquial, argumentative & sarcastic-- something to the effect "Why not women lawyers? Men do a lousy job at it! Look what they have done in politics & public affairs ... I greet the advent of new times when women are in business." Undivided back postcard, mailed in France to Greece circa 1900 - 1903, 2 thin paper adherences on back, small corner crease, minor edge wear, album impressions at the corners. The baby in the picture probably symbolizes the non-voting status of women under the Napoleonic code, under which they were essentially treated as children. SOLD RECENTLY splw(s)

    1879 legal notice on government postal card from the E. J. Holmes, Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa in Des Moines, good edges. $12.00 (i(d)gl)

    "440 LORD CHIEF JUSTICE ALVERSTONE" unused Beagles real photo with much oxidation. This is Richard Everard Webster, First Viscount Alverstone, who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from October 24 1900 to October 21 1913. Post card 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 lgg

    "50. -- Le Bon Juge." showing a French judge (who was probably well-known at the time); postcard, TCV, used Chateau-Thierry, Aisne, France 1905. $20.00 lf(c)

    "79 TETUAN / OFICIAL DE LA GUARDIA / JALIFANA." showing a uniformed lawman with sword on horseback, sepia-tone tarjeta postal from an undisclosed publisher, very late usage at Monroe South Dakota, trivial corner & edge wear, a few dark tiny speckles at the top front which may be from cancel ink. $6.26 thl NEW / NOU / OPKOMEND

    "8 - Flagrant délit de Braconnage // Nulle équivoque ! pris en fraude / Le délit est certain, flagrant, // C'est le rapport de la maraude, - / Tel qui croit attraper se prend !" showing French game wardens seizing a rabbit from poachers; unused carte postale with 4-line poem referring to the flagrant violation, back & front caption areas toned. Unusual subject matter. $8.50 hppl

"A Member of the famous Royal Canadian Mounted / Police..." post card mailed 1972. $1.00

"AMERICA'S No. 1 HOME STUDY PARALEGAL PROGRAM..." unused 2-color business reply card. $1.00

    "A milk inspection, Brussels, Belgium" with a 3-dog cart, color postcard, unused & fresh appearance. Special policemen are assigned to stop the carts anywhere to inspect for cleanliness. $15.00 dbfpl NEW / NOU / OPKOMEND

    "Anvers / Laitière Flamande / H. N. à A. No. 36" showing a milk inspection, undivided back post card in black & white, unused. $25.00 dblp NEW / NOU / OPKOMEND

    Appam (registered 1913 to the British & African Steam Navigation Company, Limited). Uncaptioned sepia-tone real photo post card with good focus & contrast, ship's name prominent, toning in right front (not on ship), toning on corresponding back edge too, tiny corner crease. In 1916 this vessel was captured by the German cruiser Moewe and sailed to then-neutral United States. The US District Court ordered her return to the owning company, and it sailed as the Mandingo until the WWI armistice (after which she again became the Appam). Her case is still cited as an important one in international law. $8.00 s(b)lws(o)

"A Thorough Compilation of the Role of Statistics in Legal / Cases / STATISTICS AND THE LAW" unused business reply card from a December 1987 Wiley advertising campaign, excellent condition. $1.00 ml

Barbados Mounties, / astride Canadian horses" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 from East Machias Maine. $2.00 bl

    "BREACH OF PROMISE CASE (6). / Adjourned for lunch" real photo post card on bromide paper, mailed 1910 in Ohio, printed in England, minor corner wear & rounding. $4.50

"BRITISH COLUMBIA / join us... / FOR TWO CENTURIES" showing RCMP officer and totem poles, postcard mailed 1970. $1.50

"CAMERON, W. VA." unused government postal card with legal form of attorney Chauncey D. Hinerman. $2.50

    "Capitan de la Guardia Civil hablando / con el moro confidented de Espana" showing police speaking with an informant, color post card from Benzaquen & Co., unused, most unusual subject matter, much corner & edge wear. $14.00 tl+

    "Chancard, tu / te fous des agents / Lucky boy! / You laugh / at policemen" art shows incontinent man's struggle with the power of suggestion near Mannekin Pis statue as a policeman nears, color postcard on paper browning with age, good edges. $4.75 ml+

"Charlotte Amalie Police Station  Photo by John Penrod", continental post card from Dexter press, scalloped edges as issued, clumsy stamp removal causes multiple creases & striations visible from the front, as is. $0.50 vl

    "CLYDE C. SHERICK / Judge Court of Appeals / SECOND TERM / Non-Partisan Judicial Ballot / Election November 6, 1934" picturing the judge and with a message to voters, mailed at Ashland. 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 (olgp)

"Collection 'HUMOUR ET INSOLITE' (1re série) / 8. Marc Paygnard Joyeux Noël (1980)" unused black & white continental postcard showing Santa Claus on the back of a policeman's motorcycle, Editions Admira. (2 available) $1.50 each. ml

    "Court of Appeals /  Albany, New York" black & white on yellowish paper from a photo by William Noyes, unused postcard. $2.75 npl* NEW / NOU / OPKOMEND6

"DEAR SIR / THE IOWA JUSTICE..." 1874 notice from publisher that an issue would be delayed and stating why. Interesting, mailed in Des Moines. $12.00

    "D. Traffic Duty at Ludgate Circus" unused post card from the Celesque series. Nice! $12.00

    "Double Clutch" Bellingham Washington QSL card with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art showing trucker stopped by police, neat handstamp on back. $2.00 wl

    "E7108(?) POLICE HEADQUARTERS, BRIDGEPORT, CONN." with approximately 60 uniformed officers stand in front of the entrance, color postcard made in Germany, mailed 1908, well rounded corners, long corner crease. The beginning of the caption is hard to read, so the publisher's number may be wrong. $4.50 cl

    "Excuse haste (and a poor pen.) / NO. 25. CHRIS N. KROGSTAD, MENOMONIE, WIS." post card with signed Krogstad art, mailed MAR 26 1906 (inverted year in cancel) at Parksley Virginia, corner crease, corner wear & rounding, cancel on front. $5.00 al-v

"Expert Guidance Without the Fees / PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS & TRADEMARKS" unused business reply card, 1991. $1.00

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"F. O. P. / BOOSTER...1998" unused sticker, slightly smaller than a post card, fresh. $1.00

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"FREE! 16 PAGE / SPECIAL / REPORT / Learn The Secrets of Lawyers..." unused 1988 business reply card. $1.00

"HELPFUL HOTLINES / Attorney General / Betty D. Montgomery" small card handed out at Ohio State Fair, no post card back, interesting. $1.00

"How the New Pay-as-you-go Tax Law Affects You" 1942 fold-out booklet explaining US withholding tax law for the first time, including detailed payroll withholding tax tables. Exceptionally interesting. Size approximates #10 envelope when displayed. $3.75 l

"I hope I will be / able to get away." cartoon showing man being chased by policeman, postcard mailed 1907 but stamp removed. $2.75

"Jordan's desert / patrolmen" rifles showing, mounted on camels; well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 from Stewart Mississippi. $2.00 jl

"Judge Thomas Giles / KAVANAGH / for / Michigan / Supreme / Court" matchbook cover, no wear on striker, matches removed neatly. $1.00

"London Policeman, London R.F.43" real photo post card, with bus prominent in background, unused. $2.00

"Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with / their world-famous dogs trained for police work." unused chrome postcard from Dexter Press, mailed 1953, rounded corners as issued. $1.50 lcd

    "MISSOURI SUPREME COURT BUILDING / JEFFERSON CITY, MO. --9" showing a corner view, unused linen postcard from Corwin News Agency, slight browning of paper on the back, noticeable crease in one corner. $2.25 ml

    "Mounted Police / Barbados, W. I." chrome postcard mailed there 1965 to US but stamp removed. minor corner & edge wear. $1.50 blhp

    "Mr. John Patterson / The Hero and General of Rescuers / who himself risked his life to save / others; watching Heroic Workers / during Greatest Flood in Modern / History at Dayton, O., March 1913." black & sepia-tone on brownish paper with dark red caption, postcard published by Kraemer Art, unused, very light toning in back address & stamp area, good edges. Notice the policeman in the background ensuring that the spectators keep their distance. $9.00 kognl*- NEW / NOU / OPKOMEND

"Norway, Kristiansted / Chief of police" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962. $2.00"

"Nr. 5074 "Hipp, hipp, hurra, die Plizei war da" photo of a police van being towed, to the delight of the photographer judging by the caption. An unusual gift for someone who has been towed recently? $1.50

OFFICE / CLERK IN CHANCERY / Trenton..." government postal card on a 1930 New Jersey court matter, lightly toned back, 3 small holes. $1.25

"OFFICE / CLERK IN CHANCERY / Trenton..." government postal card on a 1931 New Jersey court matter, lightly toned back, 3 small holes. $1.25

"OFFICE / CLERK IN CHANCERY / Trenton..." government postal card on a 1932 New Jersey court matter, heavily toned back, punched. $1.00

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

"POLICE WOMAN ON DUTY IN TEL-AVIV" trilingual captioned continental post card, mailed 1968, stamp removed. $1.50

"Race Distinctions in American Law" hardbound book by Gilbert Thomas Stephenson, 1910 copyright. , part of The Basic Afro-American Reprint Library, 388 pages well indexed, gently used. $7.50 bls

"Royal Canadian Mounted Police" showing one using a lance from horseback, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1963 from Indiana, small RCMP illustration on the back, minor wear to one corner. $2.00

"Royal Canadian Mounted Police" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1963, showing several on horseback. $1.50

    "Royal Canadian Mounted Police & C. P. R. Hotel, Banff, Canadian Rockies. 41" hand-colored real photo postcard published by Coast, unused, fresh appearance. SALE IN PROGRESS alhh

"Royal Canadian Mountie 28 / K2999" showing one on horseback with a lance, unused linen post card. $2.50

"SAULT. STE. MARIE, ONTARIO, CANADA" showing an RCMP patrol boat with 4 officers. Unused chrome postcard. $3.00

    See also Courthouse postcards. Shown is the old courthouse at Newberry South Carolina.

    See also Law topical covers. Shown is an 1858 courthouse cover.

"Spain's Civil Guard" close-up of a uniformed man with his rifle, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1964 at South Holland Illinois. $1.75 sl

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY / Office of the Clerk" 1949 legal notice on mailed government postal card. $1.25

    "SWAZIPHOTOS / P.O. Box 32? /. MBABANE" with caption from blue handstamp on back, regular-size black & white photo in vertical format of a Swazi policeman holding a club at his side, corner crease. An accompanying long letter from the man shown establishes the identity as Daniel R. Dlamini of Mbabane. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 sgl

"The Court of Common Please of Cuyahoga County, Ohio / INFORMATION FOR TRIAL JURORS / … / Approved by: / THE CLEVELAND BAR ASSOCIATION / THE CUYAHOGA BAR ASSOCIATION" 19-page booklet, circa 1972, writing on back. Exceptionally interesting--distinguishing both civil & criminal trials in Ohio. Size approximately a #10 envelope. $3.75 l

    "There Are No / Speed Laws In / Fennville, Mich. / THE SKY IS THE LIMIT" with name of town changed from Holland in the pennant flying from the auto, post card mailed circa 1916. wear & faint crease at one corner. $4.50 mla

"THEY'RE BRINGING IT ALL BACK ... / POLICE ON THE / HOMEFRONT / A Collection Of Essays Compiled by NARMIC" paperback book copyrighted 1971 by authors who were uncomfortable with what they saw as militaristic trends in planning, training, weaponry, communications & intelligence systems for use in policing America. Parts of the book are in small print, and a former owner's name appears twice on the outside. 134 pages within the covers. $2.00 ip

"TRAFFIC POLICE / BROAD ST., BRIDGETOWN, B'DOS" at the corner where Knights is, post card mailed to New York City (12-c flying fish stamp with light Christchurch hand cancel). $1.75 bl-f

Uncaptioned AZO (squares in corners) real photo postcard of a traffic cop under an umbrella. $3.50

Uncaptioned chrome post card showing a London bobby stopping a bus for a boy who is dragging a toy bus behind. Mailed there circa 1970. $1.25 (lb)

Uncaptioned photo of an Indiana sheriff in his patrol car talking to a standing nude woman. (Seeing is believing!) no postcard back, unusual subject matter. $3.75

Uncaptioned printed photo of a clothed police officer peeling potatoes in a nudist camp. no post card back, unusual subject matter. $1.50

    Unused government postal card with legal forms (concerning claims & outcomes of judgments) from attorney Chauncey D. Hinerman, 1930's. $2.75 w(c)lg NEW / NOU / OPKOMEND

    "Water Police, Durban" shown in 6 small boats grouped together, town in the distance; black & white postcard with red caption, mailed to Escourt Natal in 1908 (clear receiving mark), slight yellowing of the paper with age, tiny ding at top edge, unusual subject matter. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ls

"WB6VXZ / ... / CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL" shortwave (28.5 mc) QSL card mailed there 1970, trace of cancel ink on front , good edges. From Jerry Henness. $2.50 cl

    "Where Ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise / 712" lovers necking in an old auto are unaware of the policemen aware of the goings-on, black & white post card mailed 1909 in West Virginia but stamp removed, minor corner & edge wear, light toning along top back edge. Front surface has numerous tiny speckles of white that suggest the printer under-inked the run. $6.00 all

"ZC4CH" continental QSL card with map outline design in background, used 1959 by Robert Roberts at Police H.Q. in Nicosia Cyprus, small bends & creases at all corners. $1.25 cl

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"S. d. N. -- Cour d'Honneur et Terrasses  / L. o. N. -- Court of Honor and Terrace" Unused continental postcard. $2.00

"S. d. N. -- Cour et bâtiment du Secréteriat  / L. o. N. -- Secretariat: courtyard and building." Unused continental post card. $2.00

"S. d. N. -- Entrée du bâtiment de l'Assemblée  / L. o. N. -- Entrace to Assembly building" Unused chrome postcard. $2.00

"S. d. N. -- Entrée du Secréteriat  / L. o. N. -- Entrance to the Secretariat" Unused continental post card. $2.00

"S. d. N. -- Façade principale et Bibliothèque  / L. o. N. -- Main front and library." Unused continental postcard. $2.00

"S. d. N. -- Façade principale vue de la voûte  / L. o. N. -- Main front, seen from the archway" Unused continental post card. $2.00

"S. d. N. -- Palais vu de l'Ouest  / L. o. N. -- Buildings, from the west" Unused continental postcard. $2.00

"S. d. N. -- Salle de Commission  / L. o. N. -- A Committee room" Unused continental post card. $2.00

"S. d. N. -- Séance du Conseil  / L. o. N. -- A meeting of Council" Unused continental postcard. $3.50

"S. d. N. -- Vue de nuit  / L. o. N. -- Main front, at night" postcard. $2.00

    "S. d. N. -- Vue du nord  L. o. N. -- General view from north / S. d. N. -- Vue du sud L. o. N. --  Genral view from south" Unused continental multiview post card. $2.50

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"EXCUSE ME, I FORGOT IT WAS LEAP YEAR" showing 2 women attempting to restrain a man who wants to leave, sepia tone, unused & fairly fresh. $7.50 Same postcard but mailed 1912 & minor corner wear. $6.50

CENTER. "I'LL SEE YOU AFTER LEAP YEAR" showing a well dressed man about to walk away from a seated woman, sepia tone post card, unused & fresh appearance. $7.50

RIGHT. "LEAP YEAR, OR ANY YEAR, IT'S ALL THE SAME" showing a young lady searching a man's jacket that has been hung up, sepia-tone postcard, unused & fresh appearance. $7.50

"LEAP YEAR / IS COME, / OH JOY; / THERE'S NO / ESCAPE, MY BOY, / COME OFF / YOUR PERCH- / DON'T TARRY:…" with one more line of poetry & cartoon art showing treed man being serenaded by a woman below, post card mailed 1908, light amount of cancel ink on front, one edge worn to an uneven state. $3.00

    "LEAP YEAR / 1908 / The joys of single blessedness / Would cease to make you hesitate / …" with 2 more lines of poetry, image has woman talking to a man on a park bench, black & white postcard with red caption, soft corners, lightly toned back. $5.50

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