  "127
JOHN J. HEYES PUBL./ NATL MILITARY HOME. // FAIRVIEW PARK PARACHUTE DROP /
DAYTON, OHIO" postcard with a name & home town of the aeronaut pencilled at
the top of the undivided back, album toning at the back corners, good edges.
This amusement park was operated from 1896 - 1915. The young Fred J. Woodall
risked his life for the princely sum of $1.25--the sum collected from the
spectators after his leap--in his first ascension. The Dayton Herald of 19
Oct 1896, page 1, carries more details. Very hard to find & seldom seen.
$35.00 bo(d)a NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "1609
/ HUDSON-FULTON MEMORIAL CELEBRATION / 1909 // The 'Half Moon' and the
'Clermont' on their trip / up the Hudson river escorted by U. S. Men of War
/ and Balloons" the Wright flyer being unmentioned; exposition souvenir with
an artist's concept of the event, the size of a regular postcard but
with blank back, good edges. The Wright plane when it actually flew that
course carried a canoe in case they ditched into the water, so the artist
did not get the idea quite right. The caption writer did not know what to
call the aircraft & so left it unmentioned. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
 "1912 AN OBSERVATION BALLOON OF U. S.
Aerial Service, anchored to a vessel. / From this balloon the actions of the
enemy under-sea boats are detected" showing a tethered balloon working from
a ship, unused postcard with good edges. This is the SC-1
(Signal Corps #1) of the US Army, while being tested at Fort Myer Virginia
(hence, its access to the coastal waters), and operating from the first permanent
military airfield in the United States. Excessively rare, there is no record
of its likes being offered anywhere else on the Internet.
It is
astonishing that testing of a then-new military capability from a then-new
military installation would receive any publicity at all in print; we
speculate that the military censors put the kibosh on this ill-considered
idea rather quickly! 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
bvm(a)a(m)
"2006. Nasser's Air Ship, Toledo, O." post card mailed there SEP 23
1910 to Mrs. Carl Joseph in Fremont Ohio, cancel ink in the front sky, minor
wear to the bottom corners, back paper starting to show its age. Nasser is
sometimes seen spelled Nassr on postcards. Seldom offered; we have only seen
one other in the past 20 years. $11.00 bo(t) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"2199 A CALIFORNIA HONEYMOON // COPYRIGHT 1920 / EDWARD H. MITCHELL / SAN
FRANCISCO" unused postcard with evenly divided back, minor toning on back.
$8.00 bmc(u) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "39420
/ The Dirigible Balloons of Baldwin and Tomlinson at Grant's Tomb, at the
ascension during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration at New York" post card mailed
SEP 7 1910 from Springfield Ohio,
all corners with minor wear, small upper corner crease. More specifically, this scene was in the Morningside Heights
neighborhood of Manhattan. Rare! Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
bn(m)e
"521
/ Toledo Passenger Air-Ship, / First Successful Flight, / May 22, 1908. /
Roy Knabenshue at the Helm, with / Aeronauts Chas. K. Hamilton and / Earl
Hess, all of / Toledo, Ohio." postcard mailed there MAY 17 1909 to Master
Floyd Wright in Helmer Indiana, published by Aldrich the Postcard Man in
Toledo, trivial corner wear, very light toning on back. A recent search of
the Internet found only 1 exhibit & no other offers than ours. $15.00 bo(t)g(h) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "5840
Balloon, Isle of France, 2nd Prize, Racing for the Gordon Bennett Cup."
unused postcard from the Adolph Sedge Publishing Company in Saint Louis,
unused. In the 1907 Gordon Bennett Balloon Race from the publisher's city,
they landed at Hubertsville/Herbertsville New Jersey, garnering $1000 for
their 2nd place finish. The Airpost Journal Vol XXV No. 2 (November 1953)
provides many details on the competition & opines that mail was probably
dropped from this & all other participants, although any example is
decidedly rare. $45.00 bpm(s) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "5846
Hawley and Post and their Balloon 'St. Louis'" postcard mailed circa-1908 to
Mrs. Peter Richards in Clinton Fall Minnesota, noticeable corner rounding,
light spotty toning both sides. In the 1907 Gordon Bennett Balloon Race from
the publisher's city, they landed in Carroll County Maryland good for 9th
place. The Airpost Journal Vol XXV No. 2 (November 1953) provides many
details about the competition & opines that mail was probably dropped from
this & all other participants--although any such example is decidedly rare.
$30.00 bd(l)pm(s)
 "5850
Von Abercron and Heidemann and their Balloon 'Dusseldorf.'" with an
unusually close-up view; post card from the Adolph Sedge Publishing Company
in Saint Louis, unused. In the 1907 Gordon Bennett Balloon Race from the
publisher's city, they landed at Little Creek Delaware & garnered $750 for
their 3rd place. The Airpost Journal Vol XXV No. 2 (November 1953) provides
many details about the competition & opines that mail was probably dropped
from this & all other participants--although any such example is decidedly rare.
$45.00 bd(l)pm(s) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"938 - PARIS /
Panorama de la Place / de l'Etoile / preis en ballon / Altitude 700 m. / J.
H. déposé" unused carte postale, a little toning near the
edges due to album contact. $3.50 bf(p)
  CHAPMAN.
"ABOVE THE AVERAGE / F. C. Chapman & Co. / Cleveland. / 1909
August 1909" woman in
photographer's balloon basket prop drawing attention to a real photo
advertising post card for the seller of cheese, butter & eggs at the right
prices (as we learn on back); mailed 1909 To C. Drucker in that city,
oxidation consistent with age, a lot of toning in the calendar area & the
back. $8.50 bco(c)g(c) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "Across
the Land, Across the Sea, / Kind messages I send to thee" post card
published by Wildt & Kray in London (their Series 1085), mailed from London
JA 1 1908 to Miss Emma Eloe in Buffalo New York, light toning near the front
corners, tiny upper corner crease detectable from the back, other corners
with minor wear. $3.00 b
"A Dirigible / No. 1" unused Cyko real photo postcard with divided back &
good edges. Slight oxidation, consistent with circa-1908 to -1910 age.
$10.00 b. See also "Club Grounds" below. NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"Aerial Navigation at the Inter-State Fair" with a man taking a wide swing
on a trapeze suspended from the circular balloon while many watch; post card
with undivided back, mailed SEP 30 1909 at Reading Pennsylvania to Miss Mary
Crock in Americus Kansas, bottom corner creased twice in the caption area,
album marks & light album toning on both sides. Messaged in part: 'Was in
Trenton yesterday, arrived just now in Reading, will attend fair today.' The
fair was held in Trenton Township New Jersey. Rare. $15.00 bn(t)
"Aerial Navigation is thrilling and Interesting! / N. E. Fair, September 5
to 8, 1910 / Four Days--Two Nights // Capt. Baldwin just starting on one of
his daily flights in Worcester, Mass" postcard mailed there to Master Ralph
Williams in Barre Massachusetts from his mother, small faint upper corner
crease, tiny bottom corner bend. Seldom offered. $9.00 bm(w)
"Agricultural Building, State Fair, Huron, S. D. Pub. for the New York
5 and 10¢ Store." with an airship overhead; postcard mailed OCT 28 1911 from
Lake Preston South Dakota to Ralph S. Wang in North Georgetown Ohio
(Columbiana County added in the post), message dated a few days earlier,
bottom corners creased (1 is long), soft corners. Rare: we found no others
offered or exhibited when we searched the Internet. $14.00 bs(h)a
NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "A
Happy Christmas" with maroon-coated Santa arriving on an airship toting
toys; art on an embossed postcard with glittery background, printed in
Germany, fairly successful attempt to obliterate the addressee's last name
on back, minor corner rounding, tiny white spot on front is a thin, couple
small spots of toning on back. SALE IN PROGRESS
bc
"A happy / New Year" art showing children suspended beneath a balloon with
anchor, intricately embossed postcard printed in German, Serie 175,
mailed1908 from Moline Illinois to Mr. Otto Warner in Andover Illinois.
Shown left. $4.50 nb. "A Happy New Year" another post card from Serie 175, this
one equipped with a shamrock propeller, mailed 1908 from New York to Mr.
Joseph Ober in East Rutherford New Jersey, minor wear at the upper corners.
Shown right.$4.25 nb. Both for $7.75 nb.
  "A.
Holland Forbes, donor of trophy, and N. H. Arnold making an ascent" writing
in margins continues 'Aug. 14th 1908 - This is the balloon that won the
race.' The balloon was the North Adams No. 1. The back printed touts the
Massachusetts town: 'This city is not only the balloon center of the East,
but is unsurpassed as a retail trading center and has excellent advantages
as a place of residence and for many kinds of manufacturing. For information
concerning the city address, THE MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION, / S. McVeigh,
President. J. E. Miller, Secretary". Unused post card from the New
England Printing Company in North Adams, minor wear at all corners. $16.00
bm(n)rg(f)g(a)
NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "AIRSHIP AT MOORING MAST OF 'PATOKA,'
NEWPORT, R. I. 6044-29" unused C. T. American Art Colored postcard,
minor wear to one bottom corner, otherwise fairly fresh for its 1929 age.
SOLD RECENTLY br(n)s(m)
"Air ship built by a friend of mine here Mr. Roy Knabenshue of L. A. &
Dayton Ohio 1914 / E C L" Azo (triangles all up) real photo postcard.
Uncaptioned, so we used all the pencil writing on the back. Small spots of
toning in the front sky, slight toning near the back edges, front oxidation
consistent with the stated age. This is the year he went to Chicago & gave
aerial tours of the city. $20.00 b
NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"Airship (dirigible balloon) race at St. Louis / one of the events of The
International Aeronautic / meet of 1907, under the auspices of the Aero /
Club of St. Louis, which will manage the air / races of Centennial Week"
unused official postcard of the Saint Louis Centennial Celebration (held
October 3-9 1909, No. 3 published by Gould Press with copyright asserted.
Listed in the Gene Bushman Collection at the Missouri State Archive, but not
shown there. Seldom offered, seldom seen. $16.00 bm(s)r NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "AIRSHIP
/ E PALESTINE / FAIR" showing it manned, nearby & above a crowd & tent;
unused sepia-tone real photo post card with oxidation indicating a
circa-1910 age. East Palestine is a village in Columbiana County Ohio. The
name of the airship is on the side of the balloon; it may yield to
magnification. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
bo(e)
"Air Ship Flight, Willow Grove Park. / Copyright 1908 J. M.. Canfield."
including its airship ride at the left, in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.
Unused evenly divided back postcard, asserts 'THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL
SOUVENIR POST CARD OF WILLOW GROVE PARK' & 'In addition to the Music and
other amusements, exhibitions of various kinds are sometimes given' on its
unevenly toned back. Note there is a similar postcard bearing a 1907
copyright on front; so be sure to check your albums! Seldom offered. $10.00
bp(w)a
NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "Air-ship
going against the wind over Omaha, Neb." unused postcard with
evenly-divided back, made in Germany for The Omaha News Company, album
impressions at the corners, curl to the paper but no problem in any album,
good edges. The only similar card we have seen had its caption
left-justified; this is the only right-justified caption we have seen.
$15.00 bn(o)
"Airship Landing, Showing Hangar, Palisade Amusement Park, N. J." postcard
published by E. D. St. George Company, mailed JUL 26 1908 from Edgewater New
Jersey. fairly fresh with good edges. The name of the park can also be
spelled Palisades. No more, the park has given way to high-rise
condominiums. $10.00 ban(p)
NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
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 "Air-ship
making ascension from 'Kings Highway', Omaha Neb." unused Mezzochrome post
card made in Germany, published by The Omaha News Commpany, trivial wear at
one upper corner, very light album marks at the back corners. $15.00 bn(o)
NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"Airship OVER RACE TRACK, IOWA STATE FAIR // COPYRIGHT T. T. SHANNON DES
MOINES" postcard mailed SEP 1908 at Nichols Iowa to Miss Mayme Schneider in
Muscoda Wisconsin, minor corner wear, spotty light toning both sides. The
only other example we found was unused in a historical preservation exhibit
in which its age was mis-estimated. $12.00 bi(d)r
 "ALLGEMEINE DEUTSCHE SPORT-AUSSTELLUNG MÜNCHEN 1899" with art (signed WO)
showing an airship over the city, Bavarian 5-pfg government postal card in
color, clear postal markings on back (both sending & receiving within the
city), minor wear at the corners, overall impression--remarkably fresh for
its age both sides. Priced well below recent auction realizations. $70.00 zbbea
 "Around
the Gilded Dome / Copyright by T. F. Shannon Des Moines Ia // Airship
Encircling Monument / Copyright by T. F. Shannon Des Moines Ia" showing the
Iowa State Capitol & the Iowa Civil War Monument; unused multiview postcard
with undivided back, faint short internal crease from the top edge, very
light toning both sides. Rare. $11.00 bic
"Ascension of the Max Fleischman Balloon 92. - CINCINNATI, Ohio /
HANDCOLORED" unused circa-1908 post card published by the Ohio Post Card
Company (asserting their copyright on the unevenly divided back), light
album toning at the back corners. Seldom offered. Max was a yeast magnate
who left a large estate & foundation on his death. $13.00 bo(c)g(f)h
NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
  "At
LIVERPOOL / Captive-ated with the scenery" art signed JIB shows a couple
floating in an improbably shaped balloon, pull-tab yields many small black &
white views, accordion style: exchange & Nelson's Monument; Church Street;
Sefton Park (2); Commutation Row; from Landing Stage; Landing Stage;
overhead electrical railway; Ranelagh Street; Lime Street; and St. George's
Hall -- all from the Dainty Series (last 3 shown). A Pocket Novelty Card of
British manufacture throughout. Message written all over the divided back
from a son to his mother. Rare: only one recorded sale of a similar fold-out
but for Nottingham was found when we searched the Internet. $20.00 e(l)b
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webpage as a Favorite now
 "BALLOON
ASCENSION AT ASBURY PARK, AUG. 12 1910, IN WHICH BENNY PRINZ LOST HIS LIFE.
/ BENNY PRINZ / PHOTO BY F. NEW BURGER." depicting the beginning of a
disastrous double parachute drop done from about 4,000 feet; unused Cyko
real photo postcard, oxidation consistent with stated age, thin strip of
toning runs near the right front edge. According to the Asbury Park Press of
that same day, a trapeze strap broke causing the mishap. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
bn(a)dg
"Balloon Ascension at The Pines, / Groveland, Mass." post card with unevenly
divided back, a little pencil writing on back '... from Grandma', minor
rounding of the corners, light toning both sides. This is still a recreation
area, located near the raceway (which was built much later). Seldom offered.
$15.00 bm(g)
NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"BALLOON BUSTED / CHLUMSKY PHOTO" catching a breach in the left side as we
view its silhouette, a piece of fabric near our left edge; unused circa-1910
Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard with evenly divided back, oxidation
consistent with estimated age, light toning near the back edges. A good
thing the balloonists did not have that happen when they were aloft! $10.00
bps
NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"BALLON ROUTE". The short
line electric railroad line with this misnomer for a name actually involved
no balloon at all, just a trolley from Los Angeles to the sea & back. Still,
if it interests you, be sure to see our rare listings for the
Los Angeles Pacific Railroad
post cards
on another page.
 "Balloon / Wedding / Krug Park, Omaha's Polite / Resort"
circa 1906 post card, spots of light toning & a tiny pit in the front
sky, approximate 1" tear at bottom
closes well with faint internal creases radiating from it. 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
bnu*
"Baloon(sic) House, Ft. Omaha, Nebr." with a military & civilian crowd,
unused circa-1908 postcard with unevenly divided back, made in Germany,
published by the Megeath Stationery Company in Omaha, tiny upper corner
crease, back paper browning evenly with age. Seldom seen or offered, quite
possibly because of the misspelling in the caption. $12.50 bn(f) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"Best Wishes / for / Christmas" series of embossed art postcards printed in
Germany, scenic balloon art, including holly sprigs & a US flag . Top row:
Windmill scene, unused & very fresh. $5.00 bc. Second row left: Large house
in winter scene, mailed 1911 to Williamstown New York, minor corner & edge
wear, a few tiny spots of toning at the back edges. $4.00 bc. Second row
right: Church & nearby houses scene, very lightly written message in English
over all the back, good edges. $4.50 bc. Take all 3 and save: $12.25. bc
"BIG BEAR / balloon festival / Beulah Park
/ JUNE 22, 23, 24
2001" publicity card with same color image both sides, little smaller than a regular
post card, fresh appearance. (2 available) $1.00 each
"Brockton Fair, Brockton, Mass." an obviously contrived view on a postcard
printed in Germany for publisher F. W. Glasier, mailed OCT 3 1908 at
Brockton (complete Flag 1 cancel) to Miss H. I. Macdonald in Boston
Massachusetts, minor corner wear & rounding, light toning near the back
edges. $10.00 bm(b) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "Captain
Baldwin's Airship. Dutchess County Fair. Compliments of the
Poughkeepsie Eagle" unused post card with unevenly divided back
(circa-1908), 2 corners creased, toning at top back edge possibly from the
printing process itself. $12.00 bn(p)
 "C. Dixon The Youngest Aviator / With His Mother and Sister / Copyright by
Aram, Boston." unused postcard, very little toning both sides, good edges.
Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
bfm
 "Central
Maine Fair. / 1908." held at Waterville; Cyko real photo with "Strobel
Airship' pencilled in lightly on back (which is correct, but probably
erasable if it bothers you), good edges, oxidation consistent with captioned
age. Rare. $20.00 bm(w) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "Club
Grounds" unused Cyko real photo postcard with divided back & good edges.
Slight oxidation 7 back paper browning, consistent with circa-1908 to -1910
age. $10.00 b. See also "A Dirigible" above. NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
  "Come
Home! We will have six City blocks of street carnival. Also Motor Boat
races. // Come Home! We will have giant baloon(sic) and double parachute
drop. // Parkersburg Centennial and Home Coming / Parkersburg W. Va.
September 8th - 10, 1910" post card mailed there SEP 7 1910 (flag cancel) to
Miss Carrie Courtney in Beloit Ohio, odd toning near the bottom back edge
looks like balloon shading from another card. Rare, possibly because of the
misspelling. $18.50 bw(p)r NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"CONQUEROR / NEW YORK" uncaptioned (so we use all the lettering showing on
the balloon) & unused circa-1908 sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo
postcard, album toning on back. Later in the Gordon Bennett Race in Berlin,
it ripped open & fell over 4700 feet, crashing through a house roof in
Friedenau; fortunately the occupants were unharmed, because the balloon
remains in the netting became a sort of parachute on the way down! $20.00
bgd NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"COPYRIGHTED BY M. RIEDER 1905 // When I invent this air-ship true / I'm
coming over after you / And we'll fly round the world together / That is
providing it's pleasant weather." with signed WEB fantasy art depicting a couple
riding in a bicycle-built-for-two gondola of an improbable balloon; unused
undivided back postcard on brownish paper, slight rounding at the corners.
Rare. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
bpmfa
 "COPYRIGHT
PICTORIAL NEWS CO. / AIRSHIP 'AMERICA' / JUST BEFORE LAUNCHING LIFE BOAT
AFTER TRAVELING 1008 MILES IN 72 HOURS / DESIGNED BY MELVIN VANIMAN,
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER" unused postcard with undivided back, light album
toning at the corners, otherwise fairly fresh & decidedly
rare. This was Vaniman's first Trans-Atlantic crossing attempt; he died on
the second one in July 1912. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
bg(v)l
"Coshocton's Air Ship / Siegrist & Williams Druggists / Coshocton, O." post
card from United Art Publishing Company in New York, mailed DEC 6 1907 from
Coshocton to Miss Bessie V. Grant in Wheeling West Virginia, traces of
cancel ink & a little toning in the front sky, minor corner wear. Seldom
offered. SALE IN PROGRESS bo(c)p
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"CROMWELL DIXON AND HIS SKI-CYCLE / YOUNGEST INVENTOR AND
AERONAUT IN THE WORLD--AGE 14 YEARS." postcard with undivided back mailed at
Columbus JUL 31 1907 to Miss Verna Miller in Athens Ohio (where it was
received the same day), light album marks at the back corners, paper
browning with age both sides. Message on front from Earle to his mother &
sister reads in part: '...This is a picture of the young aeronaut at
Olentangy...' meaning Olentangy Park in Columbus Ohio. Attribution to the
photographer within the front image: 'Photo By / Moon'. Rare: a recent
search of the Internet found no other offers & not even an exhibit. $100.00
bo(c)g(m) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
  "CROMWELL
DIXON / Youngest Inventor and Aeronaut in the World--Age 14 years" unused
unevenly divided back, imprint at left back edge reads: 'Olentangy Park,' /
Columbus, Ohio. Front is very lightly & unevenly toned with one brighter
white spot in the left margin which obscures nothing. Back is lightly &
unevenly toned with a few light spots apparently paste residue; they obscure
a couple of letters in the stamp box. A recent Internet search found no
other offers & only one exhibit by a collector. $50.00 bo(c) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"C. T. S. Souvenir Card / Air Ship about to / ascend" at
the 1908 West Virginia Fair; real photo postcard mailed there NOV 27 1908 to
Miss Mary Davison in Chambersburg Pennsylvania, minor corner rounding, white
spots on back suggest some of message whited out. . Messaged: "This ship is
Knabenshue's, you have hear of him. the ascent was very pretty.' C.T.S.
refers to the type of card from the publisher. $15.00 bw(w) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "Curtiss
Flying His Airship" 28 June 1907, trailing an extremely rare 5x8 40-star US
flag (unofficially correct after the Dakotas were both admitted to the Union
in 1889, out of date less than a week later when Montana came in);
sepia-tone Cyko real photo postcard with evenly divided back, made by H. M.
Benner in Hammondsport New York. Pertinent writing over most of the back:
'This is the air-ship that Baldwin had here last summer and made a flight
with. I think you must have seen it in the paper You have the Herald do you
not? Another party here [name hard to read] is making one and it takes 800
yds of silk - this cost just one thousand dollars $1.25 a yard', oxidation
consistent with 1908 age, trivial corner wear. The National Air & Space
Museum write-up of its similar postcard does not notice nor attempt
to explain the unusual flag. Very simply, Curtiss was well aware of the
flag's rarity & the showman wanted to make his appearance all the more
memorable!
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"DALLAS AIRSHIP CALGARY" passing over a large building, a horse-drawn
wagon & a couple of pedestrians nearby, long banner at the right reads
'LOCAL OPTION BEER / HARMONIE Ltd'; sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed
JUL 14 08at Calgary Alberta (cancel missed stamp) to Mr. Roger Hardy in
Allendale Nova Scotia (21 JUL 08 receiving mark finally cancel the stamp).
At the time 'local option beer' was made by several breweries in Canada; it
had approximately 1.6% alcohol (much lower than the common 3%) & thus could
be sold as a temperance drink or temperance beverage! Rare. $30.00
ba(c)b
"Das gestörte Picknick" meaning 'the disturbed picnic', balloonists release
ballast to ruin the activity below; unused circa-1910 (we saw one cancelled)
comic Postkarte with signed Thiele art, minor corner wear & rounding, light
album marks at the back corners. $15.00 ba(t) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"Dear Bro John / this is the 4th
of July sene / Your Sister Leana" at the Kay County Fairgrounds off
Main Street; sepia-tone real photo post card mailed SEP 25 1906 at Blackwell
Oklahoma Territory to Mr. John Davis in Shawnee Oklahoma Territory (complete
flag 1 receiving mark the next day), corners a bit worn & rounded, toned
both sides. Probably one of a kind: no printed caption, no photographer or
publisher attribution either. $15.00 bo(b)g(d)f NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "Dear / I was rather / worried" with signed René Bull art depicting an
improbable aeronaut, unused circa-1908 postcard with unevenly divided back
from The Ellandbee 'Humorous' Series (no. 128, designed in England &
chromographed in Belgium for Landeker & Brown in London, small bottom corner
bend, toning is very light.
The work of this Irish- born then-English illustrator is more often seen in
newspapers & magazines of his time. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
a(b)b
"DETROIT" 2 men suspended from a photographer's
prop balloon; unused Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard, uneven cut to
the bottom & left front edges. $3.00 bm(d)
  "DONT
FAIL TO VISIT / C. H. DAVIDSON'S / 22 WEST WASH. ST. / THEY SAVE ... MONEY /
FURNITURE HARDWARE / STOVES RUGS GUNS / PHOENIX" uncaptioned (so we use most
of the advertising sign on the balloon basket) real photo post card mailed
NOV 13 1910 at Phoenix Arizona Territory (complete flag cancel) to Mr. Isaac
(Ike) Miles in Eaton Ohio by his brother, unfortunate heavy toning on both
sides. Message in part: 'I was at the fair to-day went up in the balloon,
went 1500 ft high had a fine trip and a good view of the country...' Rare.
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  "Durstige
Grüsse aus Frankfurt a./M." man suspended on a beer-barrel balloon send
'thirsty greetings', image of a tram near the Hauptwache Plaza; post card
with undivided back mailed there 26.7.06 to Mr. John Bernard in Brooklyn New
York, lower corner bend, whitish abraision over Postkarte on back,
noticeable toning both sides. $5.00 bbgg NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
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 "EVERYONE
LOOKS UP TO YOU" with signed P. D. Sullivan art on a postcard with undivided
back, mailed MAR 17 1907 from Canode New Mexico Territory to Fred G. Avery in Ada
Ohio. P The cancel from a discontinued post office, a little light, is
rarity 5 according to our La Posta. $20.00 ab-n
"F. Doubek. Tausend Grüsse!" signed art on a circa-1904 Postkarte from
Ackermann in Munich, trivial light toning in a couple of spots, but overall
excellent condition. Such Bavarian imagery has evolved greatly from the
original 13th-century city coat of arms which depicted a male monk in
similar robes with a cross in front. $10.00 bba(d) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"First Airship at Vancouver, Wash." showing the balloon 'GELATINE'; post
card with unevenly divided back made in Germany for publisher M. Rieder in
Los Angeles, mailed at Vancouver MAR 8 1907 to Mrs. C. F. Tigard in
Beaverton Oregon, sender commenting that the scene was from: 'the summer
before last. It landed in the garrison grounds.' Two small dark spots of
toning at the top front edge, otherwise fairly fresh. The airship publicized
the Knox Gelatine Company at the Portland Exhibition in 1905. There is a
black & white version of this postcard. $15.00 bw(v)e NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"FIRST SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT OF AIR SHIP, KNABENSHUE, KING OF THE AIR, IN FLIGHT
/ FROM FAIR GROUNDS TO THE TOP OF THE SPITZER BLDG. JUNE 28, 1905, TOLEDO,
O." postcard with unevenly divided back, made in Germany for J. G. Boutelle,
mailed JUN 12 1908 from Toledo Ohio to Miss Iva Baxter in Lima Ohio, minor
corner wear, album toning to the back paper, small shallow thin on back
obscures nothing. No mean feat, airship landings on buildings are known to
have happened only 6 times. Rare. $15.00 bo(t) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
  "FLOYD WALLACE AND THE CAPTIVE
BALLOON / Which escaped Sept. 20th, at the Oneonta, (N. Y.) Fair, carrying
him 30 miles through the air to Summit. In his hand is the knife with which
he cut the balloon, climbing the ropes above the basked to accomplish the
feat, allowing the gas to escape. // PUBLISHED BY GEO. REYNOLDS & SON,
ONEONTA, N. Y." postcard mailed at Oneonta NOV 13 1905 to Ed Rappleyea in
Prattsville New York, extensive but light toning both sides probably from
album contact. We have seen very fanciful prices on other offers--even over
$100.00--but believe that $12.00 is reasonable. bn(o)kg NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"FLYING HIGH / IN KANSAS CITY" with 3 well-dressed ladies in a prop gondola,
balloon & zeppelin in the background; unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up)
real photo post card, minor corner rounding, very light toning both sides.
Obviously a studio situation, the photographer's identity is not revealed.
$3.75 b
 "FLYING HIGH IN MARION" 3 women posed in a photographer's
prop balloon basket over a view of the small town; unused circa-1910 Azo
(triangles all up) real photo postcard with photographer's offer on back
along the message side--'12 duplicates of this photograph will be mailed
postpaid to any address by sending this picture (which will be returned) and
55 cts. in stamps to Clayton's Studio, LEE'S SUMMIT, MO.' Small spots of
light toning near the back edges, good edges. Lee's Summit is within Jackson
& Cass Counties of Missouri. Rare. $15.00 m(m)b NEW / NUEVO / NEU
  MOUNT GILEAD
(MORROW COUNTY). "FLYING
HIGH AT Mt GILEAD FAIR" 2 women & a girl in a photographer's prop balloon
shown over an actual street scene; real photo post card mailed OCT 24 1912
at Mount Gilead to Mrs. Daisy Rose Fowler in Columbus Ohio by her niece
Loree, fairly fresh with good edges. Rare. $15.00 o(m)bg(f)
NEW / NOVA / NUEVO
  "Forest
Park, St. Louis, Mo. / BALLOON AND AIRSHIP CONTESTS / CENTENNIAL WEEK /
Saint Louis" post card mailed August 17 1910 from Saint Louis, faint lower
corner crease, a little toning near the edges of both sides. Rare. $15.00
a(p)bm(s) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU
 "Greetings
/ from / Irving / Illinois" in glitter added to a postcard with fanciful art
depicting an airship made mostly of violets, addressed & messaged to Miss
Estella Matkins in Fillmore Illinois but unmailed, minor wear to the bottom
corners, some of the glitter rubbed off. Interesting message from ailing
writer--'I went to Nokomis two weeks to Mrs. Rungg's to take treatment from
the Osteopath and now go to Hillsboro when I am able...' The Hillsboro DO
was John J. Pleak, who visited Nokomis once a week. Hillsboro, Irving &
Nokomis are all in Montgomery County. $8.00 i(i)mgb
  "Gruss
aus Göppingen / Gesetzlich geschützt" Postkarte published by R. Bernheimer
in Göppingen, undivided back mailed at Goppingen 22 OKT 06 to Miss
Paulina Schäfer in Chicago Illinois, pencil address smearing, album toning
at the back corners. $8.00 bgg
NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"Gruss aus Wien" with a view of the city within an embossed balloon;
Postkarte with undivided back mailed to George Eaton Bird in Madison
Wisconsin, clumsy stamp removal by a certifiable imbecile causes a shallow
rectangular thin on back, 'Mama & Papa' signed within the balloon on front
(permissible writing then). $7.00 ba(w)g
NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
  "High
Life In The West / I HEARD PIKE'S PEAK ABOUT IT // COPYRIGHT 1908 By H. H.
Tammen Denver" dancing girl parachutes from a balloon giving the rocks below
a good peek upward; unused & embossed 'Summit of Pike's Peak Official
Postcard' as we learn on the back, exceptionally fresh for its age. Shown at
the History Colorado website, but seldom offered. $10.00 bc(p)
NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"Hotel Johnson / Red Oak, Ia. 5195 // Airship to and / from all Trains"
including passengers on the roof, unused black & white post card with sky
tint, back paper browning with age. Unusual and rare: there are only 6 known
instances of airships landing on buildings. Shown left. $50.00 bui.
The colorized version of the same postcard with different proportions,
unused, upper corner crease, faint vertical crease from top to bottom, minor
corner rounding, unevenly toned back. As is. Shown right. $16.00 bui
"Hudson-Fulton / 1809 - 1909 / Celebration" with embossed
art depicting a Puritan gazing at an overhead balloon; postcard mailed AUG
18 1909 at Brooklyn New York Station B to Miss Margaret Quackenboss in
Canaan Four Corners New York, long upper corner crease, light toning near
the upper right front corner. Seldom offered or exhibited. $4.75 eb
  "I
DROPPED OFF AT OTTAWA / Copyright. The Allets Mfg. Co., Ottawa". Left:
silhouette art depicts a salesman with sample case descending from a
balloon, breaking his fall with an umbrella; postcard addressed & messaged
in French, dated 9 Janvier 1906, small lighter shallow scrapes in the front
sky, paper browning with age. $5.00 bou. Right: same caption, lady descends
with umbrella breaking her fall; post card with undivided back, light toning
both sides, better ageing of the paper. $9.00 bou.
Both hard-to-find for
$12.75. bou
"I'll come if I can." hapless balloonist hangs by his coat on an anchor;
signed Pirkis art on a comic post card mailed JUL 5 1906 at McKean
Pennsylvania to Orrie Greenman in Northeast PA (where it arrived the same
day), Erie Pennsylvania transit cancel misplaced on front, noticeable spotty
toning on both sides. $5.00 ba(p) NEW / NOV / NUEVO
"I love a Balloon, but O / you Aeroplane" postcard mailed OCT 2 1912 at
Bridgeville Pennsylvania to Mr. R. F. Means in Northfield Ohio, minor corner
wear, very light toning both sides. $3.75 b
  "I
am in a regular fix" depicting a hapless balloonist hanging by the seat of
his pants from an anchor; signed Lance Thackeray art on a Tuck Write Away
Series 1275 postcard chromographed in Saxony, unevenly divided back
(circa-1908), album toning at back corners, minor wear at the bottom
corners. $6.00 ba(t)t NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "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.
$22.00 bcm
 "KNABENSHUE
AND HIS AIR SHIP / THE FRANKLIN, TOLEDO" unused post card with undivided
back, minor wear to 3 corners, otherwise fairly fresh. We have seen another
example canceled in 1905. $12.00 bo(t)
"KNABENSHUE AND HIS / AIR SHIP / THE FRANKLIN, TOLEDO" as
close-up as you are likely to see it; postcard with undivided back mailed
NOV 14 1905 at Toledo to Miss Mabel Rider in cedar Rapids Iowa, corner wear
& rounding noticeable from the front. Looks like the Wikipedia image to us! Seldom offered. $10.00 bo(t) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"Knabenshue
in his Airship, Greenville, O. / Drake(sic) Co. Fair, 1907" postcard mailed
there DEC 23 1907 to Dr. Cecil George at the Columbus State Hospital, violet
handstamp on back reads 'Published by / BRENNEMAN / Greenville Ohio.' Small
upper corner bend, other corner wear is trivial. The appearance at the Great
Darke County Fair was described in the July 25 1907 Greenville Journal.
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. bo(t)
 "Knabenshue
leaving Spitzer Building on his return trip June 30, 1905" showing the
airship 'Toledo No. 1'; unused postcard with undivided back, fairly fresh
with good edges. This Toledo Ohio scene was from one of 6 known
instances of an airship landing on any building. $15.00 bo(t) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
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 "Knabenshue's
Airship at Brockton Fair, 1906. Photo by D. T. Burrell." post card
with good edges. Many postcards were issued for
this appearance, but this one is hard to find. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. bm(b)p
"KNABENSHUE'S AIRSHIP Descending at Ohio State Fair Grounds" postcard
designed, printed & sold by Clyde W. Hurst & Co. in Columbus Ohio, mailed
SEP 30 1908 at Steubenville Ohio to Master Robert Fisher in the same town,
small dark spot in message area, other back & front toning is quite light.
Rare. $15.00 bo(c) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "KNABENSHUE'S
PASSENGER AIR SHIP" showing the 'White City', the first passenger dirigible
in America; unused postcard with evenly divided back. We have seen the
age of this post card incorrectly estimated as 1913, but we have seen
another example postmarked 1908; so we disagree. 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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"K. V. i. B. 12. / Serie 1705" with fantasy art depicting multiple babies
within & suspended from 3 balloons; unused circa 1908 postcard, slight
curling inward of the paper from its edges (no problem), lightly toned
divided back. Shown left. $10.00 bf. Same series, slight curling inward of
the paper from its edges (no problem), post card mailed 4 Aout 08 from
Roan-Coo Belgium (stamp removed), long upper corner crease, small lower
corner crease. Shown right. $8.50 bf. Both for $17.25 bf.
  NEWTON / NEWTON DEPOT (NEWTON COUNTY).
"Life Saver ... [very hard to read
2-line caption]" sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed DEC 6 1911 at Newton
Mississippi to Mrs. J. N. Flindt in Davenport Iowa by her son Emil who
wrote: 'Moma, This is a picture of the balloon we have with the show...".
Small bottom corner crease tiny upper corner bend. $12.00 bm(n) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"Looking Over / Hot Springs" with couple posed within a photographer's prop
balloon drawing, postcard mailed at Hot Springs with 1910 flag cancel,
unfortunately the state abbreviation cannot be read--so it could be Hot
Springs Arkansas, California, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, South Dakota,
Virginia, or even Washington! Minor corner wear & softening, stain mostly
withing the right front edge. $5.00 b
  "MERRY
CHRISTMAS TO ALL" airship bearing Santa & toys floats over a winter scene;
signed Beaty art on a post card with undivided back, mailed DEC 24 1907 at
Chicago Illinois to Mr. & Mrs. Benerle in the same city, album impressions
at all corners, noticeable wear at the bottom corners. $4.50 bca(b) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"McPHEETERS / PHOTO" a couple within their prop balloon, the man
pointing out a local cigar store per the writing at the bottom; unused
Artura real photo postcard with lightly toned back. $4.00 bpg
 "Moosehead
Lake, Me. Flying at Mt. Kineo" showing a piloted airship carrying 4
passengers over the water; unused postcard made in Germany, published by
Kineo Company (their number 33840), tiny spot of light toning near the stamp
box, otherwise fairly fresh. Seldom offered. $11.00 bm(m)
"N. ADAMS MASS." with people surrounding a large balloon; sepia-tone real
photo postcard mailed there JUN 13 1908 (flag cancel) to Miss Della Bliss in
Orange Massachusetts. This Massachusetts club gave ballooning 2 of its who's
who: F. H. white, sport balloonist & William Fitzhugh Whitehouse. Rare.
$20.00 bm(n) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "North
Adams Balloon Days, March - 1908" showing the 'North Adams No. 1' balloon;
unused Azo (triangles all up) post card with album toning on back & good
edges. This Massachusetts club gave ballooning 2 of its who's who: F. H.
white, sport balloonist & William Fitzhugh Whitehouse. Rare. $20.00 bm(n)
  "Oct.
31st .. / All Hallowe'en Greetings" pumpkin-faced balloon floats witch
aloft; embossed post card mailed October 31 1909 at Newark New Jersey to
Mrs. Frank Bond in Port Jervis New York, printed in Saxony, numbered 914 on
back, minor corner wear & rounding. Hart to find! $18.00 hb NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"OHIO VALLEY EXPOSITION" Cyko real photo postcard with
evenly divided back, caption handstamped in violet at a slight tilt to the
top right front edge, partial strike '... ARCADE, CINCINNATI' in same color
of violet along the message edge, writing over most of the back 'View on the
Miami-Erie Canal where the air ship is kept, Aug 29th to Sept 24th 1910',
oxidation consistent with stated age, good edges. One end of the airship is
visible in its tented hangar. Rare. $30.00 bo(c)e
"Olcott Beach" as a couple poses
in a photographer's prop to commemorate their visit to the New York amusement park; unused Azo (triangles up) sepia-tone real photo postcard with good
edges & not much oxidation for its circa-1910 age. From the days of the Luna
Amusement Park there. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. n(o)ab
 "Passed over town in my / air ship. Below was
not in sight when I took this. / Hal P. Smith // MANISTEE" with a panoramic
view of the Michigan town; sepia-tone real photo post card mailed JAN 25
1906 (ink spot in dial of flag cancel) to Richard Warner Jr. of Grand Rapids
Michigan (arrival mark the same day is clear on back), a little toning on
the back, same identical handwriting & ink both sides. This aeronaut was
tasked with controlling his aircraft and with controlling his camera.
His written comment essentially tells us that his camera was being
controlled remotely (by some undisclosed device). He necessarily focused his
attention on the controls for his safety, rather than on the sights
he could have seen below. Rare, interesting, and of historic importance.
Consider: (1) The first aerial photo from a airplane was taken in 1909 by
Wilbur Wright at Centrocelli Italy; (2) George Lawrence's 1906 panoramic
photo of San Francisco ruined by an earthquake is literally famous. The
photo Smith took obviously excited enough local interest to have a real
photo postcard published with the indicated caption added at the lower right
of the image. But it is his handwritten explanation that is most
interesting. When one does something truly difficult, it is human nature to
explain it, so that others understand how really difficult the task was.
Look at how clear his writing is & his bold signature; he wants the viewer
to know how proud he was of the planned photo & and how difficult it was to
obtain it. $210.00
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"PAU -- Fêtes
Aérostatiques I. CALLIZO phot" real photo postcard mailed there 2 -2
)& to Mrs. E. Speakman in Woodbury New Jersey. Message in front sky reads
'One ballon(sic) had already started, there were seven.' Rare, as are any
postcards showing the celebration itself, rather than the publicity leading
up to it. $25.00 bf(p) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU
"Philadelphia, Pa. and Schuylkill River taken from Ballon 1 Mile high. / ©
W. N. JENNINGS" circa 1910-1912 postcard, a little pencil writing on
back may not erase well, mild wear to the upped edge. $10.00 bp(p)p(s)
"Photo Art Prints for Framing
or Mailing / Adirondack Balloon Festival / Glens Falls, NY" color
continental postcard in excellent condition, copyrighted Dean Color. $1.50
bn
"Photo Art Prints for
Framing of Mailing / ADIRONDACK HOT AIR / BALLOON FESTIVAL / GLENS FALLS,
N.Y." color continental postcard in excellent condition, copyrighted Dean
Color. $1.50 bn
 "Picking
Oranges in California. / AS SEEN ON THE BALLOON ROUTE / EXCURSION" post card
with unevenly divided back mailed 1907 from Playa Del Ray California to Mrs.
Frank Sackey in Richmond Indiana, 2 corners creased, mild corner & edge
wear. $3.25 abc(u)
 "'Ready
for the Race' Indianapolis, Indiana." showing 8 of the 9 gas-filled balloons
entered in their in the first event-competition ever to be held at the
Indianapolis Speedway on June 5 1909; unused post card published by the
Indiana News Company, made in Germany, good edges. Also notable because the event caused the first traffic
jam at the facility. The winner went some 382 miles to Alabama. Rare: we did
not find it offered elsewhere or even exhibited 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.
bri(i)
 "ROYAL
ENGINEERS, BALLOON SECTION, / PREPARING FOR AN ASCENT WITH / BALLOON 10,000
FEET CAPACITY / Copyright" their crest below the caption; unused postcard
from the Star Series of G. D. & D. London, minor wear & corner rounding,
spotty toning on back mostly near the top edge. $5.00 bm(g)h
"ROY KNABENSHUE FLYING 6/9 08 / PUB. BY S. H. KNOX & Co."
real photo postcard mailed SEP 18 1908 at Station A of Toledo, writer
commenting 'this air-ship is right near our house, and we see it almost
every day.' Small bottom corner creases, minor corner wear at the top,
slight oxidation consistent with age, light toning near the back edges,
attribution on front runs off the bottom edge. Rare. $17.50 bo(t) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU
"ROY KNABENSHUE READY TO START / COLLINGWOOD AVE. TOLEDO,
O. / PUB. BY S. H. KNOX & Co." real photo postcard mailed OCT 10 1908 from
Station A in Toledo, heavy toning on back obscures nothing. Sender asked:
'Do you think you will ever sail in this?' Good edges, slight oxidation
consistent with age. When searching the Internet recently we found one
gallery exhibit, but no other offers. $15.00 bo(t) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU
 "ROY
KNABENSHUE'S AIR-SHIP / Will make daily flights during / THE GREAT DARKE
COUNTY FAIR / AUGUST 26 - 27 -28 - 29 & 30 1907 // Don't forget the date;
And meet me there sure!" post card published by the Wm. H. Williams Company
in Greenville, mailed at Greenville AUG 24 1907, mentions 'the big pumpkin show next week'.
Its appearance at
the Great Darke County Fair was described in the July 25 1907 Greenville
Journal. Rare. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. bo(g)o(t)
"Scene during Balloon Races at the Speedway, Indianapolis, Ind." showing 5
gas-filled airships; postcard mailed at Stockwell Indiana MAY 6 1912 to Mrs.
Ellen Peters in Muscoda Wisconsin by her niece Grace, mild corner & edge
wear. Such events were popular from the opening there in 1909. $12.00 bi(i)r NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU
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Serie 478 postcards made in Germany showing lovers fancifully suspended
beneath a balloon. Upper left: no caption, unused, minor corner rounding,
very light toning at the stamp box. $8.00 bl. Upper right: no caption,
unused, minor corner rounding, very lightly toned back. $8.00 bl. Lower
left: "Such a happy pair are we, / Off together on a spree." long lower
corner crease, mailed MAY 13 1910 at Archer Iowa (clear 5PM cancel) to Miss
Martha Shinkle in Gaza Iowa (light receiving mark the same day!), light
toning near 2 back edges. $7.50 bl. Lower right: "Wave a happy holiday, / To
those who pass by our way." mailed NOV 24 1909 to Miss Rose Marx in Chicago
Illinois, mild corner & edge wear, unevenly toned back. $7.00 bl. Take all 4
for $26.75 bl.
Serie 8600: six fanciful &
imaginative postcards shown above, all embossed & printed in Germany.
Left-to-right & top-to-bottom: "How do, old boy! / Didn't expect me yet
awhile, did you?" unused, tiny upper corner crease, toned back. "An
afternoon's sail.", mailed 11 MAY 1909 to Miss Ruth Springer in Cornell
Illinois, album toning along bottom back edge. "The very latest in
motor-cars.", mailed at Boyertown Pennsylvania to Mahon Hoffman in Niantic
Pennsylvania, by C. G. Markley jeweler in Boyertown (handstamp in message
area, good edges. "Every man his own navigator!", good edges, toning in
address area. "A short spin before breakfast!" good edges, small violet
UNICO handstamp above message area. "Plus de rochers sournois vous guettant
au passage / On peut voguer bien loin sans crainte du naufrage." in French
meaning ""More insidious rocks await you in passing / can sail far without
fear of shipwreck.", mailed 1AVRIL 1911 at Temploux Belgium to another in
that country, good edges. Your choice $20.00 each for 1 or 2. $18.00 each
for 3 or more. b
Series No. 8000, printed in Germany, divided back embossed post cards: Left:
"Many a wish for / your future good, Many a Greeting bright... / Easter
Greeting" with several chicks ascending into a balloon gondola, mailed 1911,
tiny upper corner bend, minor bottom corner wear. $4.50 be. Center: "May
happiness / attend thy way, /This Easter-tiem, and with you stay. / Best
Easter wishes, mailed MAR 29 1911 at Gloversville New York to Miss Helen
Winnie in Vails Mills New York, good edges. $5.00 be. Right: "May happiness
/ attend thy way, / This Easter-time, / and with you stay. / A Happy Easter"
with several chicks descending from a balloon gondola, messaged 1911, a
little toning shows in the upper right front border. $4.50 be. Take all
three for $11.75. be
"Stargazer / Project
Stargazer was established in Ja. 1959 for high altitude / astronomical
investigation from above 95 percent of the earth's at- / mosphere." showing
the balloon's gondola now on display at the Air Force Museum, unused
chrome-era postcard in excellent condition. $1.00 bma
 "Strobel
Air Ship / Voltz" at Waterville Maine (which we know because that
information was later added to the caption of other postcards bearing the
exact same image). Unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles all up) real photo post
card in excellent condition. This variant of the card is rare & you will not
find any variant of it in better condition. SALE IN PROGRESS bm(w)
 "STROBEL'S
AIRSHIP AERONAUT FRANK W. GOODALE" unused circa-1910 post card with
evenly divided back, heavy album toning at the front corners & most of the
back. $13.00 bg(g)
NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "STROBEL'S
AIRSHIP AERONAUT FRANK W. GOODALE" postcard mailed FEB 8 1911 from
Coopersville Michigan to Mrs. D. C. Foreman at Leroy Michigan, album marks
at the front corners. $14.00 bg(g)
NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "TAKE
A TRIP WITH ME IN THE AIRSHIP AT THE 'BANNER FAIR' / CELINA, O., AUG.,
16-19th" postcard mailed AUG 3 1910 to Zelma Springer in Van Wert Ohio by
her cousin. This is a Strobel airship. The name Stanley Vaughn is written
neatly on the back in pencil, correctly identifying the aeronaut. $12.00 bo(c)g(s)
"The Air Ship Passing Over
Administration Building, State Fair Grounds" unused souvenir postcard for
visitors of The Columbus Dispatch Building in 1906, undivided back, small
bottom corner crease, very faint album toning at its corners. $8.00 bo(c)
 "The
'California Arrow' / Capt. Thomas S. Baldwin, / 250th Anniversary
Celebration, / Norwich, Conn. / July 5th and 6th 1909" postcard mailed NOV
12 1909 from Norwich, minor wear at one upper corner, very lightly toned
back. $8.00 bc(n) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "The
Falling Airship 'Akron' H. B. SMITH ©" its remains plummeting to water
carrying all 5 people aboard (including the inventor & photographer Chester
Melvin Vaniman) to their deaths from an altitude of 750 meters; NOKO real
photo postcard with mourning border surrounding the image, over-all back pencil
writing imperfectly erased. The place is near Atlantic City New Jersey, the
effort was a second attempt at a trans-Atlantic crossing & the date 2 July
1912. Internal pressure split the bag containing the hydrogen gas which then
escaped & exploded. SALE IN PROGRESS bdn(a)pp
"THE FAMOUS STROBEL AIRSHIP which won First Prize at the International Race
at St. Louis on / Oct. 24,11907(sic), will be one of the Special Attractions
at the Great Cambridge Fair, Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 2 , 3, 4, 1908 // Flights
will be made on Tuesday, Wednesday, / Thursday and Friday." postcard mailed
1908 in New York State to Miss Dorothy Webster in Schuylerville New York.
Back printing reads: 'Meet me near the Air Ship at the Cambridge Fair. It
will be there this time.' This message implies that the first time (in 1907
at Cambridge in Lamoille County Vermont) it was not there! A big deal for
such a small village & such a small county! $15.00 bv(c) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
  "THE
FLYING MACHINE. -- EARL'S COURT 1904 / Copyright, J. J. Keliher & CO.,
Limited, London, S. E." post card mailed 1904 at Earl's Court to Miss Evie
Gould in Clapham S. W., messaged in part 'We have just been in the Flying
Machine (Bird & I) How would you like to? It was jolly fine. Dad & Ma
wouldn't come.' Minor corner roudning, light toning both sides. $10.00
be(e)a NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
♫The daring young man on the flying trapeze.♫ Uncaptioned (so we made up our
own for this unusual sight) NOKO (nothing in corners) real photo postcard
with unevenly divided back, oxidation consistent with circa-1908 age.
Seriously folks: don't try this at home unless your life insurance is paid
up! $12.00 be
  "The
highest expectations for Hallowe'en // Painting only copyrighted by S. Garre
1909" with a fanciful pumpkin-shaped balloon; embossed post card mailed OCT
30 1909 from New Holland Ohio to Miss Mildred Barnes in Sabina Ohio, minor
edge wear. $19.00 hb NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 "The
Kids from Greensburg Kansas" with fantasy art showing multiple babies
suspended from a balloon, unevenly divided back post card mailed circa-1907
from Greensburg,upper corner crease. Printed in
Germany by K. V. i. B. 12, Serie 1525 for the United Art Publishing Company
of New York City. 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(g)bf
"THE MONTGOLFIER BALLOON / Height: 85 feet Diameter: 48 feet"
picturing the means by which man made in 1783 the historic first successful
ascent into the air over the outskirts of Paris France; unused chrome-era
postcard, fairly fresh with good edges. $1.25 bh
 The unforgettable almost-magical balloon drop over the thousands of gymnasts (comprising
the then-largest gymnastics meet in history) as they reach upwards at the 1992 Buckeye
Classic in Columbus Ohio. Photography by Bill Judnick. 5"x7"
black-and-white custom prints $9.00 each. g(b)-b
 "This
balloon was at our fair a few weeks ago." uncaptioned (so we use the
pertinent text written on front) real photo post card, colorless impressed
logo of the Waldrop Photo Co. in San Juan Puerto Rico on back, mailed MAR 3
1911 (cancel place to light to be sure) to Miss Catherine Myers in Tonawanda
New York, small upper corner crease, long almost vertical crease faintly
toward the right front side. A few years later the originator became known
as the Waldrop Photographic Company. $15.00 bp(s) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"This is a view of Kalkaska on Carnival day a short while
ago." with a balloon on the ground drawing a crowd; uncaptioned (so we use
the first sentence of the message) real photo postcard with evenly divided
back, mailed at Kalkaska Michigan (cancel too light to date for sure --
looks like MAR 6), oxidation consistent with circa-1908 year, tiny bottom
corner crease, noticeable toning near the bottom back edge. Obviously
one-of-a-kind. $17.50 bm(k)
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"This photograph was taken just as the Air Ship was ready for a start at the
Cambridge Fair of 1908. Five minutes later it was / in the air under
absolute control of the navigator and was a most interesting and beautiful
sight. After visiting the village and / circling the Fair Ground for
forty-five minutes it returned to the enclosure, landing safely and easily
within 50 feet of its tent." in Lamoille County Vermont. Back printing
continues: 'Yes, it is true, the Airship will be at the Great Cambridge Fair
and will make flights every day, Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, 2, 3, 1909". Upper
corner crease, album toning on back. Rare. $17.50 bv(c) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
"'Tre ballonger' av
Richard Akerman." art by the Welsh artist on an circa 1983 unused
continental postcard printed in Sweden. $1.25 ba
 TUCK POSTCARD 9495
(AIRSHIPS). "THE LEBAUDY AIRSHIP" unused Tuck Oilette post card inspired by
a real photograph, printed in England, tiny bottom corner bend, just a few
light spots of toning on back. Seen 1911-1914 with a red overprint 'A HAPPY
CHRISTMAS' & with a green "DOUGLAS-LOOKING FOR KELLY. KELLY FROM THE ISLE OF
MAN'. $12.00 bti NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU
 TUCK POST CARD 9495
(AIRSHIPS). "THE MILITARY AIRSHIP 'PATRIE'" unused Tuck Oilette postcard
inspired by a real photograph, printed in England, album marks at all back
corners, trivial corner wear. Seen 1911-1914 with a green overprint 'A HAPPY
CHRISTMAS' & with a green "WORTHING. I LIKE THIS SPOT ABOVE ALL OTHERS'.
$12.00 ba(m)te(w)
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  "Unsere
Zukunst liegt in der bust / Graf Zeppelin / 3909" meaning 'our future is in
the chest' in German, unused metamorphic Postkarte with the head & cap of
the count incorporating two zeppelins & several balloons, slight oxidation,
small upper corner crease, lightly toned back. $20.00 mbb
"UP IN THE AIR, READY FOR MY BALLOON ASCENSION, GOOD BYE! / 355" Kraemer Art
Company postcard from its American Special Series Art Cards, copyrighted
1905, mailed 13 JAN 1913 (CIN. & KNOX. RPO cancel with RMS duplex) by W.
Clemmons to Mrs Gracie Clemmons in Hamilton Ohio, minor wear at one upper
corner, unevenly toned back. Rare: we could not find it on the
Internet, for sale or even on exhibit. The only time we have seen its like,
it had a black text overprint of the balloon extolling the virtues of
Kentucky from a balloonist's point view--and that just once. $15.00 bk
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"U.
S. Dirigible Balloon, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas." circa-1908 postcard with
unevenly divided back, minor corner & edge wear, very light toning on back.
Seldom offered. SALE IN PROGRESS bk(f)a(m)
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"USES OF THE AIR SHIP".
Signed Bowman art on a 12-postcard series. 8 are mailed with 1909 - 1913
postmarks in Midwestern US states. Minor faults except: a lot of toning on
back (left, row 3); 1/2" tear from top center edge (center, row 3). Obviously
done in printings at different times, because of slight variations in the
dimensions & border treatments. There is scant information on this gifted
artist. All these postcards are very hard to find, so apparently none were
printed in quantity. Finding all 12 at once at our price of $70.00 is a real
treat. a(b)bbf
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"Valentine / Greetings" showing Cupid suspended from 2 heart-shaped
balloons, unused intricately embossed post card printed in Saxony, unevenly
divided back, fairly fresh with good edges. Shown left. $5.00 vb. "Valentine
Greetings" from the same series, similar description, but addressed &
messaged to a Mr. Adam Schumaker in Dayton Ohio. Shown right. $4.50 vb. Take
them both for $8.75 vb.
"WADSWORTH, OHIO / BALLOON RACES" unused lithographed postcard from Jeffrey
Neumann photography, near-mint condition. $1.50 o(w)bp
 "WILL
TAKE A FLYING TRIP TO [ ... ]" signed Grace Harlow art depicting a gentleman
suspended beneath a balloon, postcard mailed AUG 16 1911 at Mishawaka to Mr.
Gale Kirby in South Bend Indiana, corners worn & rounded, paper browning
with age. Writer mentions a soft ball game upcoming with nearby Woodland, a
weekly band concert at Wyatt & the country commencement at Spring Creek.
$7.50 a(h)b
 
"You'd certainly enjoy the air in Trotwood, O." postcard published by J. M.
P., mailed there AUG 20 1917 to Miss Nellie Baker in Dayton Ohio, a lot of
corner wear, stamp part lost over the upper edge, back heavily toned. $6.00
bo(t)
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"Z-1129 RETURNING FROM A FLIGHT, ONTARIO BEACH PARK" with the Scenic
Railroad Building at the right, in Rochester New York; post card published
by Scranton Wetmore & Company, mailed DEC 21 1916 in Ilion New York to Mrs.
Clarence Gross in Nelliston New York conveying family news, small upper
corner crease, all corners with minor wear & rounding, front sky with a few
small spots of light toning. $12.00 bn(r)a
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