"10
H. P. Double Cylinder upright / engine and boiler with electric light /
plant attached. A compact and highly / efficient outfit particularly
adapted for / operating the Parker Jumping Horse / Carry-Us-All" unused
circa-1908 (unevenly divided back) advertising postcard for the C. W. Parker
in Leavenworth Kansas, maker of amusement park carousels. Back continued:
'This combined engine and boiler has stood the test for 15 years. It is easy
to operate, uses little fuel and has few parts. A monkey wrench can be used
on every both. For prices address C. W. Parker, Leavenworth, Kans. World's
Largest Manufacturer of Amusement Devices'. Rare: no other offers, no other recorded sales, and no exhibits when we searched the Internet. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. k(l)aa
 "147. / COPYRIGHT 1908 ROCHESTER PHOTO PRESS / ROCHESTER N.Y. // THE
PERFORMANCE / ALWAYS SATISFACTORY00IF YOU USE / RICHARDS 'ROYAL TROLLEY /
HOUSE DOOR HANGER" real photo calendar (February 1910) advertising card picturing the product &
additional claims over all the back, oxidation consistent with age, size of
a regular postcard. From a mention in a 1905 trade publication we learned it
was made by the Richards Manufacturing Company of Aurora Illinois. Sold but
both
sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. cai(a)
"45743 / Interior View of the Retail Store, Florida Trunk
Mfg. Co." including two clerks and some customers,
circa-1908 (unevenly divided back) advertising for fancy leather
& alligator goods over most of the message side,
postcard printed in the United States, pencil writing on back, corner crease, internal crease, much corner & edge wear, lacks freshness. Still
exceptionally interesting. $7.50 fai
"All Roads Lead to CAFÉ
MARTIN / Broadway 26th St. 5th Ave. / · NEW YORK ·" unused postcard with
undivided back on thick stock, mailed SEP 29 1910 at Hartford Connecticut, small upper corner crease,
pencil writing on front in the hand of the sender, small scrape on back affects nothing. Part of a series of
ads in which various forms of transport--zeppelin, e.g.--are featured. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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"ALWAYS
UP-TO-DATE / WALKER HOUSE, TORONTO, DURING AVIATION MEETING copyright"
with blimps, balloons, biplanes & monoplanes fancifully in the sky (some
labeled-- such as R.C.Y.C. OF TORONTO, G.T.R. International, WALKER HOUSE
SPECIAL, NIAGARA NAV CO. TO NIAGARA FALLS & C.N.R. FLYER). In 1909 Toronto
held was what arguably the first 'airshow' in North America; it had but one
aviator. This appears to be for the July 8-16 1910 Toronto 'Aviation Meet'
which had 5 participating flyers fresh from another 'meet' in Montreal.
Unused private postcard with unevenly divided back, published by the
Advertising Department of the Walker House, various postage rates printed in
the stamp box, minor corner wear & rounding.
$14.00 a(p)o(t)a

"American Fence" with fresh colors, Thornville Ohio ad for Tenney & Roberts on back,
postcard mailed 1910, soft corners, minor edge wear. $15.00 oa

"Any Part Removable //
Mfg. By American Gas Lt. Co. / Kalamazoo, Mich." unused circa-1908 real
photo advertising postcard with unevenly divided back, fairly fresh for its
age, good edges. Not as wide as most postcards, but it is all there. Rare.
$19.00 m(k)a NEW / NUEVO / NOUVEAU
"A view showing part of Long Beach Ostrich
Farm" with front view in color showing many
ostriches in a group, back prices plumes from 3.50
to 12.00 (depending on length); unused circa 1910
advertising post card, tiny upper corner crease,
minor edge wear. $15.00
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B. E. MORELAND. All 4 of the
above signed B. E. Moreland art copyrighted 1907, all slightly smaller than
regular postcard size. "The 'Cracker Jack Bears
No. 1" bears ascend into an airship from the Lincoln zoo, unused postcard,
unevenly toned back, one upper corner worn away. $15.00 aa(m).
"The 'Cracker
Jack Bears No. 2" throwing product to children near a home, unused postcard,
light fingerprint toning on back, long faint upper corner crease hard to detect from the
front, an internal crease towards the center, a little wear & 3 short
internal creases from the top edge, a bottom corner creased twice. SOLD
RECENTLY aa(m). "The 'Cracker Jack Bears No. 3" bear impulsively goes
over Niagara Falls, distracted by his snack; long upper corner crease, a few
tiny spots of light toning on back. $20.00 aa(m).
"The 'Cracker Jack Bears
No. 9" bears visit with a black peanut farmer, mailed 1908 in New York to
North Bangor NY (both cancels faint), a little toning at the stamp corner.
$25.00 aa(m)

"BERRY'S / Boot Polishes //
'An easy Winner" with signed P. Lehmann art depicting a hobo running away
from a policeman on a bicycle with wheels made with shoe polish containers.
Ad postcard mailed 1909 in London England, toning, corner rounding, 2 small corner creases. Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 bgaa
"BEST
PEDIGREED Percheron, French Coach, and / Belgian brook mares or fillies
delivered at your R. R. Station. If interested: / think about it and write
to AUGUST ROGY, Box 185, Central Post Office, / Paris, France // 745
ND Phot." unused divided-back postcard, exceptionally fresh for its 100-year-plus age. This business is mentioned as
early as 1874 in the New York Times. We found references to it in 1887 &
1892, so it was quite successful. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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"Better
be a 'Healthy, Young Man' at sixty, / Than a 'Failing, Old Man' at Forty"
advertising postcard in 2 panels, one to be returned by the recipient,
promoting the LaVerne G. Ogden Course for health, and including a
testimonial by B. D. Catlin, stamped but uncancelled, light toning on the
outer panels. Author of health pamphlets: 'Revised Course of
Instruction in Deep Breathing' (1914), 'Zone Food Science' (1920), & 'Eat &
Get Well Through Harmonious Food Balance' (1926). Seldom seen or offered.
Sold but sides shown still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. faao(c)
 "BUY
WRIGHT'S AEROPLANE SHOES" unused advertising postcard meant to be used by a
salesman of Aug. Wright Company in Petersburg Virginia, alerting the
recipient of an impending visit, toned back & what looks like a chemical
spot near the left front edge, minor wear at one bottom corner. A shameless
exploitation of the Wright Brothers name, who had attorneys & probably put a
quick stop to it. Rare. Sold but both
sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. a(p)av(p)
"COAL
MINE VENTILATION / WITH / THE CANTON AUTOMATIC TRAP DOOR / ADAPTED TO ALL
CONDITIONS AND ALL HAULAGE SYSTEMS // CHEAPER FOR YOU BETTER AIR FOR YOUR
MEN // SURE TO OPEN SURE TO CLOSE NO TRAPPER BOYS REQUIRED" showing their
style M door open in monochromatic blue, advertising card in monochromatic
dark blue from the American Mine Door Company, on the back is a black &
white image showing the dedication of the McKinley Monument on Sept. 30,
1907, 2 small corner creases, advertising side toned, mild corner rounding
& light toning. Size is that of a regular postcard. Sold but
ad
side still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 mo(c)a
"Come
over and hear our EDISON just received from Lit Brothers Edison Phonograph
Distributors PHILA." unused & embossed advertising post card published by
the Rose Company in Philadelphia, circa-1910 back paper has a little album
toning & a small spot of paste adherence. Lit Brothers was a moderately
priced department store that is now in the National Register of Historic
Places. Seldom offered, seldom seen. $10.00 eap(p)
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"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! Sold but front
side still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00
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"DO YOU USE. / R. B. BREAD /
?" circa 1908 advertising postcard with art on front showing a boy & a girl
playing with a toy sailboat, the size of a trade card but intended to be
mailed. Rare. Shown. $10.00 fca. Different image showing 2 girls sledding, heavy
bottom corner crease. Also rare. $9.00 fca. Different image showing a child
holding a small dog, album toning both sides. $9.00 fca.
Special: all 3 for
$26.00. fca
 "ELECTRIC
COFFEE PERCOLATOR / Coffee-making a dainty dining room pleasure /
instead of a dirty kitchen task. Ask about it." unused real photo postcard
with the following advertising text in the back message area 'SOUVENIR FROM
THE BROOKLYN EDISON EXHIBIT AT THE 1908 ELECTRICAL SHOW , MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN, OCT 3rd to 14th, inclusive'. That event was described & devices
shown were enumerated in great detail in the November 7 1908 Electrical
World, starting at page 853. The 'coffee pot' mentioned on page 855 was
built by the Simplex Heating Company. As far as we can determine, this is
the only surviving postcard focusing exclusively on that device. $30.00
ean(b)f
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"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. Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00
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"Heinz Ocean Pier. /
ATLANTIC CITY. / EXTENDING 1000 FEET INTO THE OCEAN. // HEINZ / PERMANENT
-57- EXHIBIT. / VARIETIES" within an intricately decorated border, undivided
back post card, mailed there 1907 to Miss Lydia Leathem in New Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, small upper corner crease not into the image, other minor
corner wear, light fingerprint toning on back. $8.00 nfa
 "Her
Number is / McKeesport 977 Bell and 101 P. & A. / CALL HER UP / when you
want Good Lumber at the very / Lowest Prices. / National Lumber Company /
1617 Fifth Ave., McKeesport, Pa." real photo advertising post card with
oxidation consistent with that age, mailed MAR 26 1910 at McKeesport to John
P. Hale in Glassport Pennsylvania. Back message touts their 'lumber, doors,
sash & interior finish', stamp corner has 2 creases, toning near the edges
of both sides. There were other firms with this name, but even a mention of
the McKeesport National Lumber Company is rare; we found but one mention in
a 1915 publication, and no advertising like this whatsoever. Sold but both
sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. p(m)la

"HOME OF DR. W. N. KENZIE , LIGHTED WITH ACETYLENE SOUVENIR OF
RICHLAND, MICH." advertising postcard with undivided back sent to Adam Row
in Hagerstown Indiana (received there DEC 6 1907), neatly typed address, one
upper corner creased, other corners with noticeable wear. A postcard with
this scene but no borders & no ad exists, but this version is seldom seen or
offered. $13.00 g(k)m(r)a
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 "HUMPHREYS'
/ WITCH HAZEL OIL / (COMPOUND)" reads the advertising banner borne aloft by
a Wright flyer, unsigned art copyrighted 1909 by Humphreys' Homeopathic
Medicine Company on an advertising postcard for W. H. Teague of Lewiston
Maine, preaddressed to manufacturer in New York City & requesting a free
sample, blanks on back not filled in unevenly toned back. Message area lists
very detailed claims for the oil's applicability Surely one of the earliest
suggestions that aircraft could carry advertising banners, but the placement
of the banner would have made more sense trailing behind the fast-moving
aircraft, rather than hanging straight below it as if there were no wind.
Another variant of this card replaces the aeroplane with a kite having such
text. Either way, it's a rare image. $11.50 m(l)g(t)ac
"I'LL
BE DOWN YOUR / WAY ABOUT _____ / _____ // A. C._NO. 1. COPYRIGHT 1907 BY
K-WIN, CHICAGO" art depicting a salesman with sample case coming down in a
zeppelin, unused advertising postcard from A. Hauck & Son in Jewett Ohio,
divided back, excellent condition. Printed message in part: 'A Rare
Opportunity / ... we ask you to note that we have added to our store a new
line of China and Glass Ware / ... Our Prices are right.' $10.00 o(j)ga
"Interior of M. E. Church,
/ Swampscott, Mass. / Showing an Estey Reed Organ, / Style G 61 ..."
advertising postcard of the Estey Organ Company in Boston, mailed at the
Essex Street Station (circa 1910, no dial in cancel!) to Reverend P. L Van
Wicklen in Scituate Massachusetts, upper corners creased (one twice), other
edge wear is minor, light toning on back. When this company completed an
installation it would ask permission to make a postcard of it and send it to
their current list of prospects, probably for a donation. Rare; we could
find no example of it offered or exhibited when we searched the internet.
$15.00 m(s)i(c)m
"LANGAN
& TAYLOR STORAGE BUILDING / DELMAR & EUCLID AVES. / A16" circa 1907 -
1908 (unevenly divided back) postcard with advertising message printed as
follows on back: 'Dear Madam / Our new Building is NOW READY to receive your
Furniture, Pianos, and other valuable Goods. / Strictly Sanitary and Fire
Proof / ... / Langan & Taylor S. M. Co.' (Storage & Moving Company), minor
wear to the bottom corners. Rare: when
we checked the Internet no one was offering it, exhibiting it, or even
bragging about having sold it. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 m(s)gga

"LES VRAIS GOURMETS NE CONSOMMENT QUE LE 'CHOCOLAT BARON' ANVERS. // Visitez
son stand avec comptoir de vente à l'Exposition -- Bruxelles 1910 --" unused
carte postale from Sigmund Spear Kunstanstalt in Dresden, fingerprint toning
on back, small upper corner crease, all corners with minor rounding. Hard to
find; we found only 1 auction record when we searched the Internet. $20.00
faeb
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"LIGHTED WITH ACETYLENE SOUVENIR OF ST. AEMILIANUS ORPHAN ASYLUM, ST.
FRANCIS, WIS." advertising postcard with undivided back sent to Hillsboro
Ohio, somewhat light typed address, very light spotty toning on back, good
edges. Rare. $15.00 w(s)sa
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"LINDSAY
GAS LIGHTS / MANTLES / TWICE THE LIGHT for HALF THE MONEY // HENRY SIEGEL
CO., BOSTON" unused advertising post card with unevenly divided back, faint
album toning at the back corners, good edges. $4.50 m(b)a
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"Little
BILLY BAKER made such awful good bread - / Done up in a paper-0 so one day
he said: / 'I must tell everybody / from the top of a steeple / it's a
clean HOLMSUM BREAD 0 / for clean wholesome people! // "t's as / light as
air! // ..." advertising postcard mailed DEC 13 1909 from St. Louis
Missouri, all corners with small creases, long internal crease from the
bottom center edge, spotty toning on back. Hard to find! As is. $5.50 fpa
"MAKING HAY WHILE THE SUN
SHINES" art with an agricultural scene, pre-printed advertising for
Electro-Silicon Silver Polish on circa
1908 divided back postcard, from a firm
located at 32 Cliff Street in the Financial District of Manhattan, unmailed,
mild corner rounding, a few spots of light toning. $4.00 n(m)aa
"Manufactured
by / C. W. PARKER / World's Largest Manufacturer of Amusement Devices /
Leavenworth, Kansas" with gorgeous art advertising the wooden horses
they made for carousels & merry-go-rounds; unused circa-1908 (unevenly
divided back) postcard, trivial edge wear, just a hint of toning on back.
Rare: we found no other offers, recorded sales, or exhibits when we searched
the Internet. $75.00 k(l)aa
 May 1910. "THE JOHN BAIZLEY IRON WORKS
/ TUBE WELDING SHOPS / ... / PHILADELPHIA, PA." holed calendar post card
mailed MAY 5 1910 at Philadelphia to C. W. Robinson in South hermitage
Pennsylvania. Extensive list of products & services in the back message
area: blacksmiths, iron & steel plate work, ... fire escapes, complete line
of second-hand ice and refrigerating machines... Interesting & rare: no
other offers or displays found when we searched the Internet. Sold but both
sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi
scans (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both.
cp(p)g(b)a

"Mea Magneto / World's Altitude Record 9713 ft. / Gaillon Hill Climb 97½ mph
8% grade. / Marburg Bros. 1777 Broadway New York" unused advertising post
card, unimportant back toning from the printing process itself. The hill
climb was an annual French event for race cars started in 1899 & lasting
until at least 1920. The world record cited was in effect in October 1910,
helping to better date this rare image. The business address is in the
Theater District of New York City. $25.00 a(p)f(g)an(n) NEW / NOVA / NOWY
"New County Building, Chicago // This Building / contains
11000 Tons Structural / Steel, Produced, Rolled / and Fabricated by /
CAMBRIA STEEL CO / 1906-1907" including pedestrians & streetcars nearby,
color undivided back post card from V. O. Hammon Publishing Company (No.
510), mailed 1907 to Mr. E. D. Stout (President of the Missouri Southern
Railroad), corners creased faintly, long internal crease is also faint,
evident wear at the front corners. Industrial advertising at a high
corporate level that is
not often seen. $6.50 i(c)ira
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NEW DEPARTURE COASTER BRAKE ADVERTISING POSTCARDS
"This is the City / Merchant
Keen, / Who looked around / for a new machine, / And bought the Bike / all
people Like, / Equipped with the Hub / that we built / The New Departure
Coaster Brake." ad postcard mailed 1910, mild corner wear and rounding. Card 3 in a series of 8 that
were mailed weekly. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00
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"This is the Girl / who types,
--she's a pearl, / Who takes the tip / from the Merchant keen, / And gets
the Dainty / Maid's Machine, / Which is the Bike / all people like, /
Equipped with the / Hub that we built. / The New Departure / Coaster Brake."
advertising post card mailed 1910 to New Midway Maryland, small upper corner
crease, one bottom corner with multiple creases. Card 4 in a series of 8
that were mailed weekly. Smaller than card 3: apparently 2 adjacent blank
edges trimmed off neatly. $10.00 ba
"This is the Clerk -- / a gay
young spark, / Who loves the Girl / who treasures a curl, / And follows the
lead / at the Merchant keen, / Buys the latest / smart machine, / Which is
the Bike / all people like, / Equipped with / the Hub / that we built. / The
New / Departure / Coaster / Brake, small bottom corner crease, minor wear on
the top edge. Card 5 in a series of 8 that were mailed weekly. Smaller than
card 3: apparently 2 adjacent blank edges trimmed off neatly. $10.00 ba
"This is the Dame / with the
Merchant's name, / Who smiles at Binks / who shuffles and shrinks, / Bows to
the Clerk / without remark, / Looks at the Girl / and pats the curl, / As
she asks with a / frown / of the Merchant keen, /This talk of Hubs, what
does it mean?'..." ad post card machine-addressed & mailed 1910 to New
Midway Maryland, trivial corner & edge wear. Card 7 in a series of 8 that
were mailed weekly. Smaller than card 3: apparently 2 adjacent blank edges
trimmed off neatly. $10.00 ba
"A wedding too / (departure new)
/ And here's the Dame -- / of course she came, / Here's young Binks / with
grins and winks, / The Groom -- the Clerk, / a radiant spark, / The Bride --
the Girl, / a blushing pearl, / And here's the City / Merchant Keen / Who'd
made the match / through is Machine . Which is the Bike / all people like /
Equipped with the Hub / that we build. / The New Departure / Coaster Brake."
advertising post card, 2 faint but long corner creases, minor edge wear,
mailed 1910 to New Midway Maryland. Card 8 in a series of 8 that were mailed
weekly. Smaller than card 3: apparently 2 adjacent blank edges trimmed off
neatly. $10.00 ba
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"Our
Big Catalogue / of 1216 Guaranteed / Articles will save / you $ $ $ $ $ /
Motorcycle Equipment Co. / Hammondsport, N. Y. // HAVE A DRINK / WITH ME! //
Pacific Coast Branch / Los Angeles -Calif." circa-1907 postcard with
unevenly divided back, mailed, long bottom corner crease hard to see from the
front. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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"POOLE PIANO CO., BOSTON, MASS. // HEIGHT OF PERFECTION / POOLE / PIANOS //
Boston, Mass. Harvard Medical School. Courtyard." showing a zeppelin with
advertising in the sky, post card published by Hugh C. Leighton Co.,
made in Germany circa 1910, a few tiny spots of toning show in the front sky. The airship is
obviously added in at the printer, making this the earliest suggestion that
zeppelins could be used for advertising that we have ever seen! Sold but front
side still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00
zm(b)mgca

"POWER OF MONEY / LARD SALE / 3 lb. Cans .... 41c / ... /
UNION MARKET COMPANY / J. F. RYAN, Manager" unused advertising postcard with
detailed prices for lard & various types of meat in the back message area,
trivial wear at one corner. Our unevenly divided back places it squarely as
1907 - 1908, as confirmed by mentions in the Newark Ohio Advocate 1906 -
1911. Seldom seen. $6.00 o(n)fgam
"Red Star Line
/ Antwerpen-New York. / Boston-Philadelphia."
monochromatic dark lavender postcard with signed art, undivided back, mailed 1907, stamp damaged, toned back edges, partial cancel on front. $5.00 sa

"RESIDENCE OF C. E. DAVIS, LIGHTED WITH ACETYLENE SOUVENIR OF MINOOKA,
ILLINOIS" advertising postcard with undivided back sent to G. F. DUNCAN in
Selma Indiana from Chicago in 1907, neatly typed address, mild corner wear &
rounding. Rare. $14.00 g(d)i(m)a
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"SEE US FOR YOUR NEXT SUIT / THEO. BIEKER & SON / 4 MAIN STREET HAMILTON,
OHIO" black & white post card with drawing of girl sewing up embarrassing tears
in a boy's pants, undivided back mailed 1907, slight yellowing of the paper on back,
corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size
& enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 oas

"SENIOR / Copyright 1905 by E. L. Blimline &
Co. N. Y. / Makers of College Brand Clothes" art card showing
gentleman with hand in pocket & smoking, handwritten message on front advertising College
Brand suits & ties (sent just in time for Easter), postcard mailed there 1906, ironed out wrinkling,
toned both sides, still attractive
& memorable. Used exactly as intended. $3.00
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 "SOME
INTERESTING FIGURES / ON THE OTHER SIDE // National / Photographic Company /
Chicago / 3094" advertising agricultural Alabama real estate available from
the Alabama Land & Lumber Company on Dearborn Street in Chicago, mailed MAR
7 1908 to C. J. Stackwell in Grand Ledge Michigan (where it was received the
next day). One of 5 example offers: 40 acres near Citronelle, all level land
for cultivation was $400. Rare: Nothing like it for sale or exhibited when
we searched the Internet. Sold but both
sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.2 both. ra(g)i(c)a
"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. $20.00 spwgoa
"'Special
Shovels' // ATLANTA, GA., Starting two hundred and forty men on a new sewer.
No other shovel used on this work but our long / handle Round Pint, which
cost the city more per doz. but which they consider the cheapest shovel to
be obtained. / CONNEAUT SHOVEL CO., CONNEAUT, OHIO." black & white postcard
with red caption, small bottom corner bend,
minor edge wear. Rare. When we searched the Internet, no one else offered
it, or bragged about selling it, or even exhibited it. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00
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"Spring
Millinery Display / Beginning March 25, 1909 / Frances Caldwell / 110 E.
FIFTH ST. - DAYTON, O." advertising postcard mailed at Dayton Ohio March 22
1909 to Mrs. Nathan Feinberg of that city, light album marks at 3 corners,
light surface abrasion at the other corner (hard to notice at first). There
is an artist's signature at the back of her neck but it is hard to read even
under magnification. Rare: when we found no others offered, displayed, or
even mentioned when we searched the Internet. $15.00 mgoa
"The
American with his flying-car / Has to the Heavens brought / One thing
thats(sic) new to those above / A bag of 'HAPPY THOUGHT'" art depicting a
fanciful airship made mostly of a package of that brand's ribbon-cut chewing
tobacco being delivered to 2 appreciative saints in Heaven, advertising
postcard with undivided back mailed AUG 1908, toned both sides, corners
creased & rounded. As is. $3.00 ta
"The
best geared locomotive and cars. Get catalogue and prices from the
Climax / Manufacturing Company, Corry, Penna., U. S. A." showing one of its
locomotives pulling a load of large logs, advertising postcard from the PCK
Series, printed in Germany, mailed 1908. Back continues: 'When in need of
Geared Locomotives and Logging Cars, get Catalogue and prices from us. We
can make prompt shipment of any size.' Trivial corner wear. The company
operated from 1888 - 1928, but it is surprising how little of their
advertising postcards survive; this one is rare. Sold but its
front is still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged
& enhanced (publication-quality) 300-dpi scan in .jpg format. $3.75
p(c)la*

"The Blériot Monoplane." 1909 Tuck postcard printed for Messrs. Blériot Ltd.
advertising their monoplane accomplishments & specifications, and their
motor lamps, available at 53-54 Long Acre London W.C. Thin paste residue on
back obscures very little, mercifully allowing all the advertising message
to be read. Ours is the only offer we have ever seen & the only back that
has ever been displayed. $100.00 a(p)ta

"M. Louis Blériot. / M. Bleriot's Aeroplane on which he crossed the Channel
from Calais to Dover, July 25th 1909" as shown by Messrs. Selfridge & Co. in
London on Monday morning, July 26th at 9 a.m. Tuck post card printed
in England for Selfridge, trivial corner wear, light toning on back. $100.00
a(p)ta
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"THE LINDSAY GIRL / COPYRIGHT 1909 BY LINDSAY LIGHT CO., CHICAGO // LINDSAY
GAS LIGHTS / LINDSAY GAS MANTLES" unused 'Calendar Post Card' as declared on
its back, fairly fresh with good edges. We see no trace of a calendar & have
no explanation. $9.00 ai(c) NEW / NOVA / NOWY
"The Steam Yacht
'MACHIGONNE' For Sale / Designed by Charles L. Seabury. Steel hull. ... /
... / ... Can be seen at Morris Heights, New York City. / Address CYRUS H.
K. CURTIS, 425 Arch Street, Philadelphia" advertising postcard with a side
view & detailed description in the caption below, undivided back, stating
that the only reason for sale was that the owner was building a bigger ship.
Mailed APR 23 1907 to Mr. John Hirsch in Erie Pennsylvania. The owner of the
Curtis Publishing Company owned this ship from 1904 - 1907. Its home port
was Camden Maine during the summer months. Front toned, one bottom
corner is creased twice, an upper corner crease is very faint & a long
horizontal crease is hard to see from the front. Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00
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"THE
SUNDAY HERALD--BOSTON, FEBRUARY 25 / Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Hastings Riding in a
Tri-Car / In Havana and Equipped for a Journey Into the Suburbs" circa-1907
advertising postcard for Indian motorcycles reproducing the article with its
illustration for a contemporaneous & enterprising salesman, Undivided back,
minor corner & edge wear, 2 short internal creases from the right front
center. Theodore K. Hastings was the Vice President of the Federation of
American Motorcyclists. He was out of Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City and
made publicity trips abroad to Cuba & England, competing successfully at
times. His activity continued at least into 1908 where we found numerous
different mentions of him in Vol. LVII of the Bicycling World & Motorcycle
Review. Pertinent personal message handwritten on front complements the
advertising intent: 'Dear Veda. Have just returned from an 800 mile trip on
my Indian. The Hendee Co Spring-field, Mass make them but your local dealer
will show you. They are fast, cheap and economical, and it dont(sic) take an
expert to run it and keep it going. Want one. Harry'. Rare: no one else can
show you this. The reason you do not see any more of these is probably
because the newspaper objected to the use of all its presumably copyrighted
article, text and illustration, for an unintended commercial purpose of
another business. That was also the probable reason the card was mailed
under cover, instead mailing exposed to public view as a postcard. After
paying to make them, the salesman still wanted to use them, even when
pressured by the Boston Herald! Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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"THE WONDERFUL / EBERHART SECRETARY / Inlaid with 135,341 Pieces, of 550 Kinds
/ of
Woods,... / Built by U. H. Eberhart / Inlaid Gun Cabinets, Tabourets, Checker
/ Boards, etc.,
made to your order / at reasonable cost..." unused sepia-tone advertising card, circa
1910, mild rounding at the corners, 3 corners have faint creases (one is long but all
mercifully miss the folk art). Rare & unusual. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg
(289,407 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 ofga

Three unused real photo undivided-back advertising cards
for Bryan-Marsh double-filament incandescent light bulbs. Left: "Look at the
shape of the Bryan-Marsh Double-Filament / Two simple hairpin loops; That's
the secret of the wonderful / Candle-power maintenance-- / Most Light for
One Cent' / BRYAN-MARSH CO. / CHICAGO. NEW YORK." Center: "Copyright
1907 / ... / There is perfection in every Box of Bryan-Marsh-Lamps. / ..."
Right: "Beautiful Lamps--- / Beautiful in appearance; beautiful quality of
light; / Bryan-Marsh Gem High Efficiency Units / Fitted with special
Holophone reflectors. / ..." All 3 with good edges & very lightly
toned backs. Rare: no other offers, no recorded sales & no exhibitions when
we searched the Internet. All 3 for $42,50 total. ai(c)n(n)e
"Travel in the Springtime,
Travel in the Fall - / ... // Write for our beautiful Catalog. We send it
free. It de- / scribes our perfectly appointed Pony Carts, Traps, Governess
/ Cars for Children ... / The Walborn & Riker Co., Dept. 3 Saint Paris,
Ohio" circa 1906 - 1907 hand-colored advertising post card published by
Adolph Selige, unused, faint internal crease, light toning,
trivial 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 format. $2.00 o(s)auc
Uncaptioned circa-1910-1918 sepia-tone Azo (triangles up)
real photo postcard showing 6 Lake Shore Rail Road trainmen standing before
a baggage cart loaded with Uhl Brothers numbered crates ready to ship,
exemplary focus & contrast. The Uhl Brothers, important makers of sturdy
metal furniture, were located exclusively in Toledo. They moved in 1910 to
co-locate with this depot on Dorr Street, so they had no need to ship from
any other depot. And they then had no need for wagons to take their products
for offloading at railroad sidings; all they needed was a baggage cart, and
even small (less-than-wagon-load) orders could go out quickly. Yes, their
name had changed to Toledo Metal Furniture Company in 1904. But if you had
crates so obviously sturdy & custom-made, and everyone knew who you were,
would you have thrown them out? Notice these small crates are not suitable
for steel tables, soda fountain chairs, typewriter chairs, or cabinets--some
of their larger mainline specialties. Those small crates could have lasted
them quite some time. Our surmise is that the picture was taken for an
advantageous business reason in 1910: to show visually to any
prospective customer that they could now get even small orders to the depot
quickly. That is what the image is saying: the railroad represented by these
men & the Uhl Brothers business represented by these crates are now just a
baggage cart away from each other! The biography of Philip E. Uhl is located
at www.onlinebiographies.info if you want to learn more about the business
he founded. LOST IN STOCK o(t)r(l)a
"We can shoe the
children / with long wearing, perfect / fitting and stylish Shoes.../ A. W.
FRIEND / Pleasantville O." advertising message on the back of a Statue of
Liberty postcard, mailed at Pleasantville in 1908 (bold cancel). Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 oagfc
"WE DESIGN AND BUILD SKIDDING AND LOADING
MACHINERY TO MEET THE NEEDS / OF THE DIFFERENT WOODS OPERATIONS. WRITE
FOR CATALOGUE / RUSSEL WHEEL AND FOUNDRY CO., DETROIT, MICH." with an
embossed logging scene in sepia-tones, advertising postcard mailed 1907 to
the Cornell-Yale Company at Holdrege Nebraska, a few tiny speckles of cancel
ink in the front sky, trivial wear at one bottom corner. SOLD lm(d)gani
"WILL
DROP IN on or about [the 26th inst] / ... / NATIONAL CASKET CO." salesman's
post card mailed MAY 12 10 from Mansfield Ohio to Mr. R. V. Davy in Mineral
City Ohio, light toning shows in the front borders, lightly toned back. An
unusual type of advertising that is hard to find. The company headquarters
was in Oneida New York. $12.00 cbn(o)
"Yonge Street, looking North, Toronto, Canada" with an insurance company at
the right edge & the #43 Yonge Street horse-drawn cab at the center
foreground with numerous bicyclists & pedestrians; postcard mailed circa
1910 with printed advertisement of a Thousand Islands tour being arranged by
the Dahl-Millikan Grocery Company of Washington Court House Ohio! Minor
corner & edge wear, cancel indistinct. $9.00 o(t)o(w)fa
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HARVESTER
ADVERTISING POSTCARDS
All 1909 (when noted) or
1910 copyright, unused, lightly toned front, lightly toned back, mild corner & edge
wear. In color on grayish-yellow paper.
Would make a nice display together.
"CHILI--American Harvesting Machines in in general use
throughout Chili and the Argentine Republic, the great wheat producing / countries of South
America" showing bullock carts, men & a buggy in the field. $5.00 aac.
Same, writing on back dates to 1911, small bottom corner crease, writing on
front caption. Shown. $4.75 caa
"ENGLAND--American Harvesting Machines play an
important part in harvesting the crops of England" showing a machine drawn by 2 large
horses, unused, faint internal crease. $5.50 a. Similar but no internal crease.
$5.00 aa.
"FINLAND--A
MOWER WITH REAPING ATTACHMENT IS GENERALLY USED IN PLACE OF THE SELF=
BINDER, BECAUSE THE GRAIN FIELDS ARE SMALL, AND THE WOMEN FOLK ASSIST IN THE
WORK. 11." unused postcard, light transfer of caption ink on back
attributable to the printing process. 1909
copyright. $5.50 faa

"FINLAND--The women folk assist in the work of
harvesting in many European countries." postcard showing men & women gathering hay
manually. $5.50 aa. Same but writing on back, worn
corners. $3.75 faw
"MEXICO--Modern American Binders near the Pyramids of
Cholula. Mount Popocatepetl in the distance." showing 2 binders being drawn by oxen.
$5.00 aa.
Same, 1909 copyright, mailed 1910 at Delaware Ohio, noticeably toned both
sides, small bottom corner crease. Shown. $2.00 aa
"RUSSIA--Camels are used as draft animals to operate
American Harvesting Machines on the Steppes of the Caucasus." showing a machine drawn
by 2 camels, unusual subject matter. $5.00 aa.
"UNITED
STATES--In the Land of Sunshine and Plenty, Harvesting, Like All Other
Things, / is Done on a Large Scale, and Machines Cutty a Wide Swath are
Necessary. 10" unused postcard with 1909 copyright, tiny spot of
toning in caption area, very lightly toned back. $5.00 aa

"An attractive Wall Paper Pattern / from the 1910 / S. A. Maxwell & Co.
Exclusive Line". Sold but still available for
scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in
.jpg format. $1.50 oai(h)
"FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 4th 1910 // Dayton, Ohio, the home / town of Orville and / Wilbur
Wright, who solv- / ed the secret of aerial navigation, was founded / 115
years ago today." unused postcard from the Historical Advertising Compnay of
New York, light toning near the front edges. The advertising merchant was
supposed to supply a handstamp in the front area under this idea. But most
if not all decided not to buy a card that would only be good one day--which
explains why this card is rarely seen stamped or unstamped. $12.50
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"I know you will be pleased / BUSTER BROWN COFFEE IS GOOD" advertising postcard
with signed Outcault art showing man reading news so good the dog is also pleased, writing on back, brownish paper, corner wear & rounding, 2 small corner creases. $8.00
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 "NOTABLE
EVENTS // Indianapolis, June 14th, 1910: Brookins takes passenger up to about
800 feet / [ditto] June 17th, 1910: Brookins ascends to 4939 feet above
sea-level. / Atlantic City, July 9th, 1910: Brookins ascends 6175 feet above
sea-level // All the above worlds records were made with Wright biplanes
equipped with Mea magnetos as sole ignition device. / Compliments of Marburg
Brothers, 1777 Broadway New York" advertising postcard mailed AUG 5 1910 at
Station G of New York City to Mr. W. E. Hannum in Lynn Massachusetts, corners
with small creases & rounding, cancel doubled up, a few small spots of dark
toning near the top back edge. The Indy events were held at the Speedway there,
with Orville & Wilbur Wright making an appearance for the National Aviation
Meet. Mea magnetos were mostly used on automobiles, such as the Mercedes, at
that time by their German manufacturer. The Midtown Manhattan address given no
longer exists; we are told a skyscraper is planned for it & nearby
locations. Sold but both
sides still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scans
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. a(p)i(i)n(a)a
"Pilz-Strümpfe sind die
besten. / Wright, Flugmachine" meaning 'Mushroom [brand] stockings are the
best'; unused circa-1909 German advertising postcard with evenly divided
back, light album impressions at the corners, fairly fresh with good edges.
Rare: from a seldom-seen series that also included a Drachen-Fesselballon
(balloon-kite) illustration. $20.00 a(p)a
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"Rien n'arrête sa marche
triomphale" translating 'Nothing stops his triumphal march', French
advertising for Simon Cream with Glycérine, salesman steps from his fanciful
bottle-shaped car to demonstrate it; postcard with serrated top & bottom
edge, circa-1909 because we have seen another example postmarked then, name
neatly written in the address area. $7.00 a
"REPRESENTING / Smith-McCord-Townsend / Dry Goods Company / Wholesale Dry Goods,
Notions and Furnishings..." a quality postcard mailed 1907 by salesman S. C. Willock,
undivided back. Why the turkey? It was almost Thanksgiving! $5.50 mtga+
"Station Hotel / St. Enoch Station Hotel, Glasgow / ...Burns Mausoleum
/ Station Hotel, Dumfires / For Tariff please address Manager" with the logo of the Glasgow and South
Western Railway at the upper left, Tuck post card multiview mailed 1906 to New York. $10.00
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"Swift's Premium Butterine / Copyright 1910 Swift & Company" set of 6 unused
advertising postcards each with an eight-line poem & art of a different airship, emphasizing
worldwide acceptance of their butter substitute. Top to bottom & left to
right: Miss Johnnybull of London town; Miss Deutscher Girl of Deutschland &
Zeppelin; Miss Milano from Italy & dirigible; Miss U. S. American &
biplanes; Miss Parley Vous of Gay Paree & Bleriot aeroplane; and the
all-inclusive "No more on Mother Earth we run...". Backs had pre-printed
messages in handwriting from different women. Small upper corner crease & lightly toning near left front edge on the British. Toning along one short edge of the US. Sold but front
sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 each or $19.75 for all 6. apa(p)f
"The
COEY BICYCLE ATTACHMENT / Invented and patented by C. A. Coey. / Fits any
bicycle. Weighs only eight pounds. / Can be folded when not in use. Can be
attached in / three minutes. Greatest seller of the age. Agents / wanted.
Order today. First order secures agency. / PRICE $12.00 / C. A. COEY & CO. /
D-1424 Michigan Avenue / CHICAGO ILLINOIS" postcard with an enlarged black &
white illustration of the attachment on back, mailed 1908 to the Romeo
Electric Light Plant at Romeo Michigan. Astonishing illustration: a man,
woman & child each on their own bicycle riding a railroad track, stabilized
to the rail they are not on by the device. [And, hopefully, not encountering
a train coming from the other direction! The postcard never stated the
detachment time!] This device ostensibly made a smooth paved road out of a
railroad track, or so they thought. By showing a family on an outing, the ad
is essentially saying "Safe enough for your entire family." By showing a
woman riding a bicycle not in a public place and with her husband, she is
not being depicted as the loose woman some of her day might have thought. No
other offers or displays of this advertising when we searched the internet;
all we could find were black & white ads that appeared in a few magazines &
journals of the time. So the inventors did try to make money from the
invention, but evidently their efforts did not last long. Surprised? We
venture to say that the publicity of a few unfortunate accidents put this
bad idea to a well-deserved rest. Hopefully not many horrific family outings
resulted. $180.00 bi(c)ar(u)fg(c)
"The
Emery Shirt" caption taken from the labels on sample cases dangling from an
improbable aircraft, monochromatic blue postcard Mailed MAR 28 1910 at
Chicago Illinois to Root Brothers in San Francisco by salesman Leo Keller
(his handstamp neatly on back) advising prospective client he would visit
April 15th with midsummer & autumn shirt samples. Two internal creases near
the stamp, several dash-like white marks near the front left edge suggest
the interaction with a different cancel on back of another item. Top edge
has a wavy scissors trim, but the reduction is slight. Rare in any
condition. $12.00 fg(k)a
 "THE
EXCELSIOR CATALOG / May not be as beautiful as the
picture shown above, / ... The Excelsior Steel Furnace Company / Furnaces,
Furnace Pipe, Nested Stove Pipe / Stove Pipe elbows / Station U
Chicago Ill." real photo advertising post card mailed at Chicago AUG 26 1910
to Julius W. Stoffel in Mascoutah Illinois, typed message & address,
oxidation consistent with age, tiny indent to an internal crease at the
bottom edge, light toning on back. Rare: we found no ad cards this early for
the company when we searched the Internet. $9.00 i(c)a
"There are six towns on this beautiful lake and six
active 'U. S. N. Deck Paint' / accounts of many years standing. To each and
all we beg to refer: / LEWANDO & TILTON, Wolfboro, N. H. G. W.
TARLSON, Weirs, N. H. / J. H. DOWNING CO., Alton Bay, N. H. WEEKS &
SMITH, Meredith, N. H. / J. P. PITMAN & CO., Laconia, N. H. I. G.
LUNT, Center Harbor, N. H." printed in red in the sky on a postcard
captioned "Lake Winnepesaukee / and Mt. Washington from Belknap Point" made
in Germany from an A. L Davis photo. The product was sometimes referred to
as USN Deck Paint, without the periods. Quite unusual to see specifically
named referrals on advertising of any era & definitely hard to find.
Sold but front
side still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 an(l)
 Unmailed
cartoon advertising post card of Hodges & Goy, Sidney Iowa dealers in
clothing & general merchandise, 2-color message shows a smiling customer (as
seen here) or held the other way shows someone dissatisfied with other
merchants, edges pretty good, but paper starting to show its circa-1910 age.
Rare & amusing. $15.00 i(s)gga
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"With 'SUN' Arc Lamps so strong and bright / No shadow to obstruct the light
/ ... / THE SUN VAPOR LIGHT COMPANY / Canton, Ohio, U. S. A." advertising
post card whose message was a 4-line poem about its use in stores, mailed
MAR 22 1910 from Canton Ohio, long internal crease is not too conspicuous,
minor wear at the corners, toning near the stamp. Rare. $12.00 o(c)i(s)a
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"WRITE US IF YOU NEED
ANYTHING IN OUR LINE FOR / IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT. / ROBINSON NECKWEAR COMPANY,
/ ATLANTA, GEORGIA" color advertising postcard showing the exterior corner
of that company (colocated with the Paragon Suspender Co.--the only time we
have seen it), typed message on back quoted for our caption here, mailed
1907 to Oklahoma, 2 small corner creases,
toning & small ink spots mostly in the front border areas. Rare. Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00
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