"1^ST Prize Float / Memorial Day Parade - May 29, 1966" in Hazel Park Michigan, unused chrome postcard. Float reads Fighting Soldiers From the Sky. $2.00 m(h)mp

"FRATERNITY, LOYALTY / AND CHARITY // THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC VETERAN // The men who in the conflict led / And for the union fought and bled / Tho' passing on are never dead." unused intricately embossed & gilded post card from Decoration Day Series No. 1, minor wear to 2 top corners. Decoration Day became Memorial Day to become more inclusive, honoring all US soldiers who died in all wars. Design printed too low to get a gold border at top and bottom; miscut at the printers, not trimmed. $7.50 mcffg NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

      "In Memoriam / DECORATION DAY / D-6" art depicting a woman holding a sword beneath a gold wreath (Encircling a globe) & flanked by American flags; unused intricately embossed & gilded postcard, trivial corner wear, otherwise fresh. Shown left. $15.00 mf. Similarly captioned, image of lady bearing the American flag, heavy price pencilled on back may erase, other back toning & edge wear is minor. Shown right. $10.00 mf NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

   "In Memoriam / To the Unknown / 'For each comrade well has done / the meed which will forever run / in hallowed melody well done.'" with flag decorations, unused elaborately embossed & gilded post card from Decoration Day Series No. 1, toned back, minor wear at 3 corners. $7.50 mf NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

    "KNABENSHUE AIR SHIP, HARTFORD, CONN., DECORATION DAY, 1907  No. 3 / Published by E. F. Haworth, Hartford, Conn." with a large well-dressed crowd milling about it; black & white postcard mailed there June 14 1907 to Canada, traces of cancel ink on front, minor wear to the corners, light toning near the top front edge. This is an early flight of aeronaut A. Roy Knabenshue, who began his exhibitions in 1906, and was later hired by the Wright Brothers. Later the passenger-carrying airship was renamed the White City. $100.00 zcm

"Ladyfest / OHIO / Feminist Arts Festival" held Memorial Day 2004, continental advertising post card with art on both sides, near mint. $1.50 mwo

"READING LOCOMOTIVE NO. 2102 masquer- / ading as Delaware & Hudson No. 302 on / Memorial Day, 1973" unused chrome postcard, fresh appearance, unusual subject matter. $2.50 rm

    "To My Comrade // WOMAN'S / RELIEF/ CORPS / 1883" attractive art in vertical format showing a member in uniform, flag & badge (which looks like a medal); unused & elaborately embossed color post card from the Decoration Day Series No. 2, small spots of corner & edge wear, small spot of light toning on back. The organization name was actually Women's Relief Corps. It was founded in 1883 to serve living Civil War veterans, and to decorate veteran graves on Decoration Day. $9.00 w(s)mc NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

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    "'AANPIJPEN', VOLENDAM" showing one Dutch smoker giving another a light, unused briefkaart; 374 Uitg. Firma F. B. den Boer, Middelburg. Small bottom corner bend, shallow thins near the top back edge, tiny spot & a little toning in the front borders. $4.25 snm

    "Anderson, / McKeown. / Indiana" showing a young man with his high-wheel bicycle, 1880's sepia-tone cabinet photograph (approximately 4" x 7") with customary rounded corners, very fancy back advertising the photographer's location opposite the opera house & 'Instantaneous Portraits of Children / A SUCCESSFUL SPECIALTY", light toning both sides. This style of bike were popular among wealthy young men, due to their cost. Compare the front wheel diameter to his leg length; it was probably his, rather than a prop. $10.00 bpgmi NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

    "Bolfslieder in Bildern: Nr. 6 'In einem …" caption in fancy Germanic script, Baluschet art depicting the solitude of a young man on a hillside, postcard mailed 1919 from Stolberg Germany to Aachen, brownish paper, corner & edge wear. $5.00 asm

    "Bonne  Fête / 1190  FURIA" showing a man with a small bouquet of flowers, carte postale made in France, appropriate birthday message in French written on the back, trivial wear at the bottom edge. $4.75 mb

    Cabinet card (approximately 4" x 7")showing a well dressed man with his bike, no photographer advertising, back is blank, light toning both sides. $5.00 bm NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

    "Frühlingswanderung." signed Hey art showing a man with walking stick in the country, undivided back post card, unused, trivial corner & edge wear. $15.00 am

    "Groupe des bedouins. / 66 756" showing 5 men standing near a wall, some holding sticks for controlling camels; unused postcard in black & white, undivided back, fairly fresh considering its age. $7.50 em

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

    "LEE DOTSON / PHOTOGRAPHER / Cor. 8th & Chillicothe Sts. Portsmouth, O." showing a man with his bicycle, approximately 4"x7" cabinet photograph with usual rounded corners, set at a slight angle to the gilt edges, handstamp in violet on back used for caption, unimportant toning & a small scrape on back. $5.00 bmpo NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

"MEN ARE ALL ALIKE / AIN'T THEY MAME?" washerwoman stands on the back of another to peer over the transom of a door with do-not-disturb sign, post card with a little writing on front that is in the spirit & not bothersome. $1.25 cm

    "MEN'S BATHING DEPARTMENT, BUCKSTAFF BATH HOUSE, HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, ARK." white-border era postcard, showing many wrapped men & attendants, interesting. $8.50 (asm)*

    "Oude Visscher (Volendam)" showing an old fisherman smoking a cigar, unused briefkaart from D. B. M. (numbered 177), printed in Holland, three small light spots of toning on back. $5.00 nsm

    "Porte / Bonheur // 4496" showing a smiling young man with flowers wising the recipient good luck, hand-tinted (and, hence, unique) real photo postcard of French manufacture, message all over back legibly in French, trivial edge wear. $5.00 m NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

    "PORTRAIT OF A MAN / Titian  RITRATTO D'UN UOMO  New York" color postcard in vertical format, engraved & printed in London, Medici Society Ld. copyright, fresh, with good edges. $2.50 a(t)m

    "PUVIS DE CHAVANNES _ TROIS HOMMES AU PIED D'UN ARBRE" showing 3 mean near the foot of a tree, black & white carte postale on yellowish stock, unused, Braun & Cie. Éditeurs (their number 35619 on back), fairly fresh with good edges. $3.00 na(p)m

    "RETRATO DEL AUTOR. TIZIANO  MUSEO DEL PRADO. 407." sepia-tone postcard from booklet, very late usage at Sound Bound Brook New Jersey, mild wear to one long edge. $2.25 a(t)m ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

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    "Souvenir // DIX / PARIS / 1725" showing a smiling man waving goodbye from the deck of a ship, unused hand-colored real photo postcard, slight curl to the paper, trivial edge wear, overall fresh impression. $5.00 m

"STEPHANO SEATED, MILAN, 1985 / PHOTOGRAPH BY HERB RITTS" unused sepia-tone continental post card from fotofolio. $2.50 nm& NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

    "The Altenheim (German Old Men's Home.) / Cincinnati, Ohio" corner view of its exterior in color, postcard mailed at Cincinnati May 18 1915, minor corner wear. This institution, which allowed residents to live as if they were in a private dwelling, is sometimes referred to as Deutscher Altenheim and (later) Cincinnati Altenheim. $7.00 oms!

    "Uitg. Jos. Nuss, Amsterdam.  Volendam" showing a Dutchman seated on a pier, briefkaart with undivided back, very late usage at Walnut Shade Missouri, mild corner rounding, short red mark in front message area, bottom center edge nibbled somehow. $3.00 nmc

    Uncaptioned sepia-tone post card showing 8 well-dressed middle-aged men (1 in uniform) on chaise-lounges, mailed 1918 in Switzerland (3-h rate), message in German. Whatever it is, it is unusual. $7.00 sm

    "…VIIII. 1. Zdiàr. (Zupe Spisskà) /  Matej Pitoniak. / Jeune homme. / (Fot. Karol Plicks.)" accents omitted from the z & s characters, sepia-tone showing a man smoking in Czechoslovakia. $4.50 (ctm)

    "Volendam" showing a group of 5 young men outside a brick building, postcard with very late usage at Amidon North Dakota, small faint upper corner crease, internal crease, mild corner & edge wear. $3.25 nm

    "Volendam. Volendammer Visschers." showing 2 fishermen (one smoking a pipe) & part of their boat, unused, minor edge wear. Slightly larger than a regular-size postcard. $2.25 nmf

    "Welke Blätter" Hey art on color post card showing man with book dozing off outdoors, signed art on undivided back, unused, soft corners. $15.00 asm

"Worcester, Mass. / Home for Aged Men." color postcard from Hugh C. Leighton, mailed there 1910, trivial corner & edge wear, a few tiny speckles of cancel ink in the sky. $6.00 m(w)m

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    "AYERS HAIR VIGOR / FOR THE TOILET / Restores Gray Hair to its Natural Vitality and Color" ad card showing four semi-nude finned mermaids who have just rescued a case from a sinking ship, product pictured on back, browning paper due to age, tiny nick into one border. The preparing company was in Lowell Massachusetts. $12.00 mam(l)^*

    "Beauty Above and Below, Silver Springs, Florida" unused Curteich linen postcard simultaneously showing a small boat and an arched woman diver below. No flippers or tail, but a visual reference to the 'mermaids' performing there. $3.00 mf

    "COME ON, YOU CAN DATE HER / UP ON THE WAY BACK" US Navy speedboat captain admonishes sailor about to dive toward a finned mermaid, linen post card mailed 1944 in Minnesota, minor corner wear, a tiny ding in the bottom edge, a little cancel ink in the sky. $3.00 mm(n)

    "DAVY JONES LOCKER / Cocktail Lounge / Beneath the Reef Hotel on / the Beach at Waikiki. Unique bar with pool view window." post card prominently showing an attractive woman diver with a Hawaiian lei, various bottles of liquor & a diver suit. No flippers or tail. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 mh*c

    "FEEDING FISH UNDERWATER AT SILVER SPRINGS, FLA. / 6A-H596" linen mailed there 1938, thin area of toning along bottom edge, toned back. Two mermaids shown in their bare feet. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 mf

"Fish Hook & Pins-n-needles" La Grande Oregon QSL card with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art depicting a mermaid caught by her tail by a fisherman in a boat. $2.50 om

"Florida's / Weeki / Wachee" unused, continental postcard showing 2 similar views of different seated mermaids with fins; 3 tiny conrner creases nowhere near the image, 2 short internal creases near the upper left front corner do not affect the image. Located on US 19 & Florida 50. $1.50 mf(u)r

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"'Playmates' in Silver Springs Florida." sepia-tone Azo real photo (squares in corner) postcard, writing on back, 2 small corner creases. The mermaid is a very young lady in her bare feet. $9.00 mf

    "S1240 / AQUARENA, SAN MARCOS, TEXAS. / Even the fish are trained at Aquarena's submarine theatre. / This scene shows pretty aqua-miss rewarding her piscatorial / troupe..." unused chrome. Performer wears large flippers, trivial wear at one corner. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (130,654 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 mt

"SOUVENIR OF / SILVER / SPRINGS / FLORIDA / NATURE'S / UNDERWATER / FAIRYLAND" folder copyrighted 1935 by Curteich with 16 back-to-back images including 2 mermaids playing cards underwater--the only mermaid item. A good variety of views from the area, including some Seminole material. $5.00 mf

"Surface Stage at the Aquarena in San Marcos, Texas. / Thousands of visitors are thrilled at the underwater ballet / of the Aquamaids as seen from the submerged submarine theater..." unused chrome postcard from photo by Don R. Bartels. Shot at some distance with one performer (no flippers or tail) on stage. $2.50 mt*

    "THE MERMAID ROOM / KODACHROME BY RODNEY MC CAY MORGAN 'A Franklin Hughes Creation  6B-H961" circa 1946 linen post card, trivial wear at 2 corners, otherwise fairly fresh. Located at 56th Street & Seventh Avenue. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 mn(n)p

    "Under Water 'Clear as Air' at Silver Springs, Florida" showing three divers--one of whom is being painted by another! Curteich linen sent free by serviceman, small ink smear on back, minor wear at corners. No flippers or tails. Shown. $6.00 mf. Same post card but unmailed & therefore more fresh. $7.00 mf%

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    "212. EAUX-CHAUDES. - Buvette Minvieille et Poste Météorologique." black & white post card with red caption, unused, lightly toned back, unusual subject matter. In France. $6.00 fm

    "4K2PGO" colorful Heyss Island (Остров Хейса, in Franz Joseph Land) QSL card from the USSR Geophysical Observatory there, used July 1991, excellent condition. We have also seen this island spelled Heiss when referring to the Krenkel hydrometeorological station there. $5.00 amr&. Same but used August 1991, excellent condition. $5.00 amr NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

     "ASCENSION du MONT-BLANC OBSERVATOIRE et REFUGE VALLOT" including the cabin built by Joseph Vallot near the mountain's summit for meteorological & scientific study at the end of the 19th century; unused Tuck Oilette postcard (SÉRIE 105 MONT-BLANC. No. 14), minor corner wear. The observatory shown later fell. $6.00 tmm

"Ben Nevis / ..." H. B. Wimbush art in vertical format, unused Tuck Oilette Postcard 7680, back lightly toned, tiny corner crease. Second line of caption is handwritten & hard to read. Back explains that the building atop the Inverness-shire mountain is a meteorological observatory constructed in 1883. $5.00 asmt

"Cyclone / KKG-8737" Ketchikan Alaska CB QSL card with Runnin' Bare style cartoon art depicting the winds & lightning that beset the state, club handstamp on back, fresh appearance. Operator was Michael R. Wirth. $2.00 aqm%

    "It's beautiful Weather in New York / 126" unused Mainzer-published postcard purporting to be an 'actual photograph' on the back, trivial wear at one upper corner, otherwise fairly fresh. $3.75 n(n)mm

KENTING AVIATION, LIMITED (Canada). Continental black & white photo of its Douglas DC04 (CF-KAD) parked with door open near a building, decal reads in part 'DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT / METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH ICE RECONNAISSANCE", good focus, contrast is low & image is dark. Rare. $5.00 amc

    "le Panorama de Menton / Suis arrivé, ____ 190__  / Distractions: variées / ... " fancy carte postale with an embossed thermometer, barometer & wallet beneath the color view, various blanks for the purchaser to fill in. Removed very carefully from a booklet, unused, whitish scraped area mars the scene. Judging by the even browning of the paper & the division of the back, it is from the time just after the undivided back era. The most elaborate such postcard we have ever scene. $6.00 fm

    "Mule Barometer / Directions / ... //  QUEEN CITY / COUNTRY STORE / ... / Greater Cincinnati Airport" holed at the top for hanging, string tail protruding from comic-art donkey, no post card back, quite fresh. $2.00 aom

    "Raijin in Sanjiusangendo, Kyoto" showing the Shinto demon god of thunder & storms with his drums; black & white circa 1908 post card, violet chop on front probably from a temple, toning near the back edges. Other names for this deity include Narukami & Raiden-sama. $3.00 jr(a)md

    "Rain effect, Aden 20.3.22" showing surface flooding near the Grand Hotel Royal; sepia-tone postcard from J. M. Coutinho, unused, rough edges as issued, very unusual subject matter. $18.00 am

    "South Shetland Islands / The 16th Polish Antarctic Expedition / HF0POL" shortwave (28 MHz) QSL card documenting 2 contacts by operator Zbigniew Kulczak in 1992. The Polish station, on Admiralty Bay of King George Island, conducts biological, meteorological & geophysical research on a year-round basis, coordinated by the Institute of Ecology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. $6.00 aemp ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "The Belvidere, Central Park, New York / ...  ILLUSTRATED POST CARD CO., N. Y." unused post card with undivided back, toning noticeable in bottom front message area & over the back, minor corner wear. A fantasy castle originally (and as shown) served merely as an elevated observation platform. Later, from 1919 to present, serious meteorological measurements are taken from its tower for the National Weather Service. $7.00 n(n)mf%

    "THE PAPER WANTS / SNEEKY WEATHER!' / SNOWY // IT'S MAKIN' / DOWN SOMESIN' / WONDERFUL! // GOTTA TIE THE / DOG LOOSE! // YAH, IT'S / PENNSYLVANIA / DUTCH TALK" with 3 pertinent drawings illustrating the meanings of the phrases, postcard mailed 1952 to Mr. & Mrs. M. Silverstein in Bronx NY from their daughter Gloria (who was on vacation), a little extraneous writing on the back, light spotty toning in the front borders. $2.25 amg

"TI2WPW" continental US Weather Bureau Costa Rica shortwave QSL card used 1992 by operator 'Leo' Leopoldo Garcia to document 2 contacts, excellent condition. Interesting personal history handwritten on back with a few small ink smears that obscure nothing. $2.50 cmqg NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

    "U. S. Weather Bureau, Peoria, Ill." handcolored (and, hence, unique) post card, printed in Germany circa 1910, published by E. A. Strause & Co. Neatly pencilled message on back: 'Do you still have the post card craze. Frances & I have almost 2000.' Moved in 1959, and renamed since at least 2 times. $5.00 mphi

    "VR4CR" Honiara QSL postcard with map of the Solomon Islands as background, used 1965 by operator A. W. Carter at the Weather Office there. Recipient's check mark on front as is common with these. $3.00 smm

    WORLD WEATHER (United States). Continental color photo of its Douglas DC-3 (N19937) on the ground, good focus & contrast & composition. Rare. $5.00 a(p)m

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