ABBEYS. "Abbey of Gethsemane, Nelson County, near Bardstown, Ky." including some of the fencing around it, unused Curteich linen post card, fresh color & good edges. $2.25 kc+

ABBEYS. "ABBAYE SAINTE-ANNE DE-BONLIEU. -- La Basilique, côté Nord / Photo Joguet - Montélimar" carte postale mailed 1957 but a much earlier postcard, small upper corner crease, minor wear at the other upper corner. 2.75 f(a)c

ABBEYS. "Montecassino - Finestra (secolo XI)" showing the windows of the territorial abbey rebuilt by Abbot Desiderius; unused STA postcard neatly removed from a booklet, good edges. $2.75 ic

ABBEYS. "NOTRE-DAME d'HAUTECOMBE / Abbaye d'HAUTECOMBE / Couvent des Religieus Cis ersiens(sic) depuis 1123..." black & white postcard with unused green back, caption supplies more historical details, corner crease, noticeable toning along one short front edge, back soiled, mild wear at bottom corners. $1.50 fc

ABBEYS. "S. Margherita Ligure - La Cervara" showing the Abbey on the road to Portofino, circa-1937 sepia-tone photogravure postcard from Cesare Capello in Milano, good edges, pencil writing on back will probably erase well. $2.00 ic(a)

ABBEYS. "The Cloister, Abbey of Our Lady of the Valley / LONSDALE, R. I." including hooded residents, post card circa 1915, unused, minor wear to top edge, heavily toned back includes rubber band trace. $4.25 ric

ANTI-CATHOLICISM. Sepia-tone real-photo postcard showing 2 college-age men with their musical instruments, mailed Feb 4 1914 at Lexington Nebraska. Exceptionally interesting message: "Am going uptown to-night to hear a speech against the Catholics. Are having quite a time here over religion now." According to the Clipper-Citizen weekly of Feb 6 1914, the speaker was William Lloyd Clark. He spoke to a standing-room-only crowd on February 2 & 3 (the card was mailed next day) at Smith's opera house. His pre-announced topic was an innocuous sounding 'Public Schools, Free Speech and Press'. But the local Catholics knew of the career anti-Catholic pamphleteer & speaker by reputation & promptly circulated a petition for signatures asking their city council to suppress the meeting. Some signed it, some did not & were threatened with a boycott of their businesses. The meeting was peaceful, and so too was the aftermath. William Lloyd Clark continued travelling extensively well into the mid-1920's. He later identified himself with the Independent Klan of America, which some label a splinter group of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). In any event, when the KKK began its resurgence -- some say 1914, some 1915 -- they found his many anti-Catholic pamphlets useful & circulated them widely at their meetings. Clark also published ads in the KKK Dawn asking for subscriptions. An interesting piece of social history. $37.50 n(k)src

ARCHBISHOPS. "Palacio Arzobispal--(Quito, Ecuador)" showing the archbishop's palace & a horse-drawn carriage passing the nearby park; black & white, unused, album marks on back, extraneous writing on back, lightly toned front.  $2.50 ec(a)

ARCHBISHOPS. "S. E. Le Cardinal Mercier Archevéque de Malines // A. Vanderplanc... / BRAINE L'ALLEUD" unused real photo post card with unevenly divided back, oxidation suggests circa-1916 age, back toned, good edges. He died in early 1926 as an older man. $8.00 bc(a) NEW / NY / NOVO

ARCHBISHOPS. "N 35 MEDELLIN  Palacio Arzobispal" unused Ekc real photo postcard showing the Archbishops residence, good composition & contrast, a few tiny spots of toning on back, slight curl to the paper. $2.25 cc(a)

ARCHDIOCESE. "THE RESTORED / CATHEDRAL OF ST. PETER IN CHAINS / CINCINNATI, OHIO // MAP OF THE / CINCINNATI ARCHDIOCESE" including Hamilton & 18 identified nearby counties, unused postcard small spot of light toning in front sky, otherwise fresh with good edges. $1.50 o(c)cm

BASILICAS. "293. / LA BASILICA DE GUADALUPE" real photo tarjeta postal with oxidation & paper curl, minor corner wear. $3.25 m(d)c*

BASILICAS. "42. Oviedo.-Antigua Iglesia de Santullano del siglo IX" showing the Basilica of San Julian de los Pradas, a well preserved Asturian church; tarjeta postal from a booklet, upper corner crease, very late usage at Pine City Arkansas. $3.00 sc(b) NEW / NY / NOVO

BASILICAS. "5011 - VENEZIA. / Chiesa della Salute." now Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, unused cartolina postale with divided back, trivial corner wear, otherwise quite fresh for its age. $2.00 ic(b)

BASILICAS. "5  CARTHAGE. -- La Basilique Primatiale. -- LL" showing an exterior corner, unused sepia-tone postcard from booklet. In Tunisia. $1.50 tc

BASILICAS. "BASILICA DE GUADALUPE" in Mexico City with bus, automobile & pedestrian traffic in the foreground; Kodak real photo postcard glossy finish, location & address written on back, two tiny nicks in the sky. $2.50 m(d)c*

BASILICAS. "BASILICA DE ZAPOPAN_JAL. MEX. 2072" showing its exterior, unused Ekc tarjeta postal with good focus & contrast. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 400% of original print area) & enhanced 144-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 m(j)c

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BASILICAS. "'Basilica' Lima Perú" unused real photo post card, corner crease, tiny spot on back. $2.25 pc(b)

BASILICAS. "BASILICA of the TRANSFIGURATION / to be erected on / MOUNT THABOR in PALESTINE" showing the planned exterior, white-border era post card in horizontal format soliciting that contributions be sent to the Commissariat of the Hold Land Mount St. Sepulchre in Washington DC, mild corner wear & a little toning mostly near the edges of both sides. The plan for this Catholic shrine was approved by Pope Benedict XV. $5.00 pc& NEW / NY / NOVO

BASILICAS. "BASILICA of the / TRANSFIGURATION / to be erected on / MOUNT THABOR / in PALESTINE" showing the planned interior, white-border era post card in vertical format soliciting that contributions be sent to the Commissariat of the Holy Land Mount St. Sepulchre in Washington DC, mild corner wear & a little toning mostly near the edges of both sides. The plan for this Catholic shrine was approved by Pope Benedict XV. $5.00 pcd

BASILICAS. "Chiesa di S. Maria Novella  Firenze / 716 Francesco Pineider Edit. Firenze" showing the exterior of the basilica in Florence Italy; unused black & white cartolina postale with dark red caption & undivided back, faint album toning at the corners, back is double-printed in error. $5.00 eic(b)

BASILICAS. "CONGREGAZIONE DELLA S. CASA DI LORETO / LA S. CASA PROTETTRICE DELL'AVIAZIONE" showing the basilica in Loreto Italy containing the Holy House in which the Virgin Mary is said to have lived, shortly after 1920 when Pope Benedict XV declared its Madonna to be the patron saint of air travelers & pilots (as noted in its caption); mailed at Loreto to a Roman address, stamp removed causing a slight thin, good edges. $5.00 ic(b)

BASILICAS. "COVADONGA - Interior de la Basilica" sepia-tone tarjeta postal from Huecograbado, very late usage at Indian Springs Indiana, 2 small corner creases not into design, mild corner & edge wear. $1.50 si(c)c

BASILICAS. "LISBOA -- Egreja da Estrella" with a corner view of the Portuguese basilica, unused bilhete postal with divided back, minor corner rounding, very light toning on back. $2.25 pc

BASILICAS. "LA BASILIQUE SAINT-JOSEPH DU MONT-ROYAL / SAINT JOSEPH'S BASILICA OF MOUNT ROYAL / Brother André's Heart" showing a woman piously touching the glass urn in which his heart is plainly seen; carte postale in vertical format, mailed 1957 to Ohio (Canadian stamp removal causes thin on back), edges worn, small corner crease in a dark area. $3.00 cqm

BASILICAS. "Le Littoral Méditerranéen / 1032  MARSEILLE -- Basilique de N.-D. de la Garde." hand-colored real photo carte postale from booklet, mailed from there to Vermont (12-f stamp, T=-,10 postage due marking in pencil), deckled edges as issued. $2.50 f(m)c(b)h

BASILICAS. "PARIS. -- Le Funiculaire de la Basilique / du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre." sepia-tone carte postal in vertical format, unused, tiny corner crease not apparent from front, paper yellowing evenly with age (circa 1915 - 1917). $4.00 uf(p)c

BASILICAS. "ROMA / Basilica di S. Pietro e Papa Giovanni Paolo II / Basilique de St. Pierre et Papa Giovanni Paolo II / …" including the Pope with outstretched arms, also captioned in 2 other languages, continental post card with much writing on back. $1.25 c

BASILICAS. "ROMA - Basilica di S. Pietro - Interno" Unused post card, printed in Italy, black & white. $1.75 vi(c)c+

BASILICAS. "Roma.  Interno della Basilica di S. Pietro" color on unused undivided back postcard from E. Richter, small ding at top edge. $3.50 vi(c)c(b)

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BASILICAS. "Roma.  Piazza di S. Pietro e Basilica Vaticana. / 222 E. Richter -- Roma." black & white with brown caption on unused undivided back postcard, small corner crease, minor edge wear. $4.00 vc(b)

BASILICAS. "ROME. -- Santa Maria in Cosmedin." Alberto Pisa art showing a woman praying before an altar, Tuck Oilette postcard 7555 (Rome Series II), unused, light album impressions at the corners. The oldest example in Italy of a basilica with 3 apses. It is said to rest on the pagan site of the high altar of Hercules. $5.00 tcii(c)a

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Exquisite paintings shown on sepia-tone postcards of regular size, carefully removed from a booklet, All unused, yellowish paper, with good edges. Numbers are as printed on their backs.
  

"Annunziazione del De Matteis (secolo XVII) - Montecassino" 54882.
"Annunziazione del De Matteis (sec. XVII - dettaglio) - Montecassino" 54883.
"Basilica di Montecassino - L'ASSUNTA Del De Matteis" 37615 (Shown above left).
"Gesù Cristo perdona l'adultera - Montecassino (Cav. Paolo De Mattels)" 55050.
"LA resurrezione di Lazzaro (Cav. Paolo de Matheis) - Montecassino" 55049.
"Montecassino - Crocifisso del sec. XIII" 54880.
"Montecassino - Morte di S. Benedetto - Affresco nella Cappella del Crocifisso - Scuola Beur" 863
"Montecassino - S. Benedetto" 62296 (shown above right).
"Montecassino - S. Gregorio Magno (francesco de Mura" 55051.
"S. Benedetto fa abbattere gli idoli che sorgevano in Montecassino (Art. Beur)." 55048

All 10 of the above postcards: $12.00 r(a)ic*

BASILICAS. "Firenze - Il Duomo" postcard from the Astro Edizioni d'Arte, printed in Italy, number written neatly on back, hint of album toning at the corners, attractive. $1.50 ic(c)

BASILICAS. "Firenze - Santa Maria del Fiore" showing the basilica with its Gothic Revival façade to great advantage, unused cartolina postal from Ferd. Gobbato in Venezia, trivial edge wear does not detract from the beauty of the place. $1.25 ic

BASILICAS. "Interior of Basilica, Ste. Anne de Beaupré" in Québec, unused leather postcard, back dark with a couple of shallow scrapes. $4.75 q(s)lci

BASILICAS. "Maria Dreieichen." multiview post card with 3 scenes of the Austrian basilica, scalloped edges as issued, short marks in the front caption, mailed 1955 from Stockern to Wien with a 30g stamp, messaged in German, minor wear to the bottom corners, very light toning on back. $1.00 a(m)c(b)

BASILICAS. "STE. ANNE DE BEAUPRÉ. / POSE DE LA PIERRE ANGULAIRE DE LA NOUVELLE BASILIQUE / THE LAYING OF THE CORNER STONE OF THE NEW BASILICA. / 14 SEPTEMBRE 1924 SEPTEMBER 14" unused postcard published by the Church Store there, made in the USA, trivial wear at 2 corners, fairly fresh. $7.50 q(s)c(b)

BASILICAS. "... y Plaza de la Paz  Guanajuato / 16" centered on the Basílica Colegiata de Nuestro Señora de Guanajuato, sepia-tone Azo (squares in corners) real photo post card with pleasing contrast & interesting composition, some signage readable--e.g. 'Las Novedades; unused, back paper yellowing with age, tiny ding in the bottom edge, otherwise good edges. First word in the caption hard to read. $3.75 m(g)c

BENEDICTINE ORDER. "267 Church Parade Trau" including many priests (probably from the Benedictine monastery there), Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie flat). $10.00 jpc

BENEDICTINE ORDER. "Bibliothek Admont: 'Die Hölle v. J. Th. Stammel" showing the interior of the old Admont Abbey (a Benedictine monastery) including a Stammel carving (entitled 'Hell',  depicting a man struggling with the Devil), real photo Postkarte from a Conrad Fankhauser image, very late usage at Carlton Kansas, faint but long internal crease from the bottom edge, superb focus & contrast gives a 3-dimensional feel to the scene that importantly conveys a sense of size (largest such library in the world), trivial wear at 2 corners. $7.00 dlkcpa

BENEDICTINE ORDER. "CONCEPTION ABBEY / CONCEPTION, MISSOURI  64433" postcard with an aerial view of their seminary. $1.25

BENEDICTIONS & BLESSINGS. "52  LOURDES. --Bénédiction des malades. -- LL." with several priests in the foreground, unused carte postale. 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 f(l)rm(p)c

BENEDICTIONS & BLESSINGS. "A. C. -- 51. BOULOGNE-SUR-MER -- Bénédiction de la Mer" showing the blessing of the sea rite in France, TCV 1907, lightly toned back. $7.00 (fco)

BENEDICTIONS & BLESSINGS. "Blessing of the bell / on Galapagos Islands" Ecuador, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1963 in Stanford Kentucky. $2.25 gbc(b)*

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BISHOPS. "A BISHOP / Southern French, about 1425" color post card from the Cleveland Museum of Art, writing on back. $1.25 rc

BISHOPS. "Monseigneur Lemonnier, Evêque de Bayeux" unused postcard, excellent condition. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 (f(b)c)

CARDINALS. "21 BISKRA - Monument du Cardinal Lavigerie" in vertical format with a pedestrian nearby for scale; sepia-tone post card. The Catholic founder of the White Fathers, he became the Primate of Africa. $4.25 (ac)

CARDINALS. "169. -  BAYONNE (B.-P.). -- La Place de la Liberté et le Monument du Cardinal Lavigerie. M. D." Blue monochromatic carte postale with green back, trivial wear at one corner, otherwise fairly fresh. $2.25 (fc)+

CARDINALS. "16  CARTHAGE. -- Le Mausolée du Cardinal Lavigerie (Gustave Crauk, sculpteur). -- LL" unused sepia-tone postcard from booklet, fairly fresh. $3.00 tccs

CARMELITE FATHERS. "AYLESFORD, Box 65, Darien, IL 60559 / Entrance to the new Carmelite Spiritual Center, / conducted by the Carmelite Fathers..." unused chrome post card from a photo by Drew Perecich, excellent condtion. $1.25 i(d)c

CARMELITE FATHERS. "C-1207 / Altar of the Beautiful Church of the Carmelite / Fathers, consecrated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel" in Panama City Panama, unused chrome postcard from A. & L. Greene, lightly toned back. $1.00 pc

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CARMELITE FATHERS. "Sacred Heart Statue  Munster, Indiana" with a sculpture of Jesus, arms outstretched, with 3 angels at the Carmelite Shrines; unused chrome post card numbered 1DK-1395 in stamp box, fairly fresh with good edges. $1.50 i(m)cs

CARMELITE MONKS. "Bovedas, lugares que se oncontraron algunas / momias, convento de Desierto de los Leones. / México" showing doors to 2 underground chambers were mummies were found beneath the former Carmelite monk residence; unused DOPS real photo tarjeta postal. Now a national park located entirely within the Federal District of México. Numbered 6 in a very hard-to-find series which provoked a lot of unfounded speculation -- and, we suppose, its early withdrawal from circulation. $7.00 m(d)cm

CARMELITE MONKS. "Parque del retiro Desierto de los Leones. / México" showing a park for meditation & prayer with small shelters at the former Carmelite monk residence; unused DOPS real photo tarjeta postal, lightly toned back. Now a national park located entirely within the Federal District of México. Numbered 18 in a hard-to-find series. $12.00 m(d)c

CARMELITE MONKS. "Pasillo interior del convento, / del Desierto de los Leones. / Mexico" showing an interior passageway were Carmelite monks used to have a monastery; unused DOPS real photo tarjeta postal, minor toning in the right front border, light thumbprint on back. Now a national park located entirely within the Federal District of México. Numbered 3 in a hard-to-find series. $9.50 m(d)c

CARMELITE MONKS. "Ruinas del convento del / Desierto de los Leones. Mexico." showing the entrance to the basement area where Carmelite monks used to have a monastery; unused DOPS real photo tarjeta postal. The subterranean area is said to have served many purposes -- storage of food & water, punishment, storage of mummies, and even Inquisition -- but there is not much documentation. Numbered 5 in a hard-to-find series. $10.00 m(d)c

CARMELITE NUNS. "CARMELITE MONASTERY. WHEELING. W. VA. / Calvary in Nun's Garden." Unused Albertype post card. $4.25 wcca*

CARMELITE NUNS. "Karmeliterinnen-Kloster.  Mayerling, N.-Oe." showing the convent for the nuns of the Discalced Carmelite Order, postcard mailed circa 1914, published by Ignaz Scheibelhofer (his number 9089). $12.00 ca

CATHEDRALS. "1404 MILANO - Porta Maggiore del Duomo / dello Scultore Leonardo Pogliaghi" the magnificent sculpted main entrance to the cathedral on a real photo postcard printed in Italy, slight oxidation, good edges, lightly toned back. We were surprised to find no other example of it --offered or exhibited -- when we searched the Internet. It is also hard to find this attribution of the sculpture anywhere on the Internet. A postcard that teaches: $7.00 ics

CATHEDRALS. "16. AMIENS - La Cathédrale - Rosace du Transept" showing a stained glass window, unused carte postale, good edges. $1.50 g(s)f(a)c

CATHEDRALS. "202  CATHÉDRALE DE BOURGES. - Façade Ouest, Séraphin décorant une voussure de la / Porte Central. - ND" unused black & white carte postale in vertical format depicting the statue of an angel, paper just starting to brown with age, misprinted at a slight angle to the vertical edges, good edges. $1.00 ac

CATHEDRALS. 22.-4.77 first day cover for Austrian S4 & S2.50 stamps showing the exterior & interior of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Wien, official cachet in black, unaddressed. $1.25 a-c

CATHEDRALS. "226 300 year old Philippino Cathedra(l)" black & white photo the size of a regular postcard, 3 short stray marks in the upper front border, small bottom corner crease, other corner wear minor. Possibly a proof or mock-up for a postcard. The caption would be a little easier to understand if 300-year-old was hyphenated. $2.00 pc*

CATHEDRALS. "57 - THE OLD CATHEDRAL, HAVANA, CUBA" unused hand-colored tarjeta postal, lightly toned back, minor edge wear. Originally a Jesuit church, it became a cathedral in 1788. $4.00 chc(c)

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CATHEDRALS. "7162  Sevilla - Puerta del Perdón" showing a cathedral 'door of forgiveness'; unused undivided back postcard from an undisclosed publisher, slight curl to the paper, extensive light spotty toning on back, good edges. $3.25 sc

CATHEDRALS. "731 CHARTRES. La Cathédrale Arcs-Boutants de l'Abside (côté sud). ND Phot." Unused carte postale with light toning on back. The exemplar of French High Gothic architectural style. $1.50 fca

CATHEDRALS. "9 / CATHÉDRALE de BAYEUX. -- L'Abside" unused carte postale with undivided back, light album marks at corners. $3.25 (fc)+

CATHEDRALS. "ALTAR DEL PERDON / Catedral de México" with a dark image that obscures some detail; unused real photo post card with glossy finish, unfortunate horizontal crease near the top, soiled back. As is. $1.00 m(d)ci(c)

CATHEDRALS. "Building - the Cathedral at Panama (City)" uncaptioned (so we used part of the message) sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed at Cristobal Canal Zone (1-centesimo Balboa stamp is tied) to Houston Texas, upper corner crease, minor corner wear, small spot of dark toning on back obscures nothing. In Spanish, this historic building is called 'Catedral Metropolitan'. Obviously one-of-a-kind: the recipient's sister is in the image. $7.50 pc

CATHEDRALS. "Catedral de Guayaquil. - De estilo gótico; las caladas agujas / de sus torres y los numerosos pináculos de sus remates / dan gallardia y hermosura a su silueta. - Ecuador, S. Am."  unsued Gevaert real photo postcard, slight curl to the paper. $3.00 eac(c)

CATHEDRALS. "Cathedral of Cuzco, Peru" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1961 at Larwill Indiana. $2.00 pc(c)

CATHEDRALS. "CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL, ST. LOUIS, MO.--32" unused postcard published by St. Louis Greeting Card Company, made in the USA by E. C. Kropp, tiny spot of color missing in the front sky, good edges. $2.00 m(s)c(c) NEW / NY / NOVO

CATHEDRALS. "Catholic Churches in Ratanakosin 1982.  / 2. ...  / Inside of the Cathedral" chrome postcard mailed 1987 to the US, interesting message details the other Catholic facilities in the complex. $1.75 tc

CATHEDRALS. "Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier's Church / St. Peter's Cathedral" multiview on undivided back, fresh color on brownish paper, mild corner wear & rounding. Attractive. $7.50 om. Same except wear at one corner & a tiny but noticeable ding on one edge. $7.00 omc. Same, but a little more corner & edge wear. $6.50 omc

CATHEDRALS. "CUERNAVACA, MOR. MEX. PUERTA DE LA CATEDRAL. 2329" unused sepia-tone Ekc real photo including a vendor beside the entrance. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 m(m)c

CATHEDRALS. "Dom zu Limburg a. Lahn, Inneres" showing the interior of the Catholic cathedral in Hesse Germany, Originalfoto Postkarte from Cekade, unused, excellent condition. $3.00 hi(c)c

CATHEDRALS. "EA1IV" Santiago de Compostela QSL viewcard used1967 by operator Gustavo Docampo Otero, beautiful line drawing of Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela on front, tiny corner bump, otherwise excellent condition. Slightly taller than a regular-size postcard. $2.25 sc

CATHEDRALS. "EA3JJ" Lérida / Lleida QSL card used 1984 by operator José M. Prunera Pujol, outline of the La Seu Vella cathedral prominent in the design, excellent condition. $1.75 sc

CATHEDRALS. "FIRENZE - Cattedrale" showing the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, unused sepia-tone post card, numbered 4382 on back, good edges. $1.50 ic

CATHEDRALS. "GENOVA -- Cattedrale di S. Lorenzo. / Un Saluto da Genova" unused cartolina postale from an undisclosed publisher, undivided back, 2 tiny spots in the sky do not belong, otherwise fairly fresh with good edges. $1.50 ic(c)

CATHEDRALS. "Greetings from Providence" monochromatic olive-green multiview postcard with 4 scenes--Round Top Church, Sayles Hall and Wilson Hall, Columbus statue & Cathedral--circa 1904, cancel on front, small corner crease. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 rmc

CATHEDRALS. "HI8-RBP" Santo Domingo QSL postcard used 1977 by operator Rafael Baez, beautiful illustration is captioned 'Fachada Norte de la Catedral Primada de América, / Santo Domingo, República Dominicana' (north side of the first cathedral in America), fairly fresh with good edges. $2.00 dc

CATHEDRALS. "IK4CUD" continental Rimini Italy QSL viewcard with a line drawing of Temio Malatestiano (a 13th century cathedral) in blue, used 1986 by operator Fabri Gallusi Guiliano, upper corner bend, still attractive. $1.75 ic

CATHEDRALS. "Interior of St. John's / Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio" showing the altar in vertical format, unused Mezzochrome postcard made in Germany, published by The Cleveland News Company, mild corner & edge wear, light album  toning on back. A beautiful image with some subtle gradations of color captured by the unusually fine dot pattern: why were not more Mezzochromes made? $5.00 o(c)i(c)c

CATHEDRALS. "La Catedral de Cuenca" hand-tinted real photo showing the front of the cathedral, published by Gevaert, unused, slight curl to the paper, good edges. $3.75 ehc(c)

CATHEDRALS. "LUCCA - Cattedrale" or Duomo di San Martino, sepia-tone postcard mailed 1926 from Livorno to Claremont California (stamp damaged by removal attempt), a little cancel ink in the front sky, toning from album contact both sides. $1.00 ic

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CATHEDRALS. "Macao, Ruins of the old Cathedral" in vertical format looking up its stairs looking towards its southern stone facade, with a few people for scale; unused circa-1912 post card published by the Turco-Egyptian Tobacco Store in Hongkong, small corner crease, light toning on back, minor corner & edge wear. Built by the Jesuits, the cathedral was destroyed 1835 in an historic fire. $8.00 mfch

CATHEDRALS. "Milano - Il Duomo." showing the Gothic cathedral that was constructed in a period of over 500 years, unused postcard from Esare Capelle in Milano, small upper corner crease, other corner wear is minor. $1.75 ic

CATHEDRALS. "No. 103--St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Ave. & 50th St  J. Koehler, NY." black & white postcard with undivided back, mailed 1906 to Alliston Ontario (clear receiving cancel on back), small corner crease, another corner with 2 creases (one long), soft corners, light toning in front message area. $3.00 n(n)c

CATHEDRALS. "OSUNA / A. 79 / MEXICO  TEPOTZOTLAN" showing the ornate exterior of the cathedral there, unused sepia-tone tarjeta postal, fairly fresh with good edges. The name of this municipality is also seen with an accent as Tepotzotlán. $2.50 m(m)c

CATHEDRALS. "Saltillo, Mexico. Cathedral. / Ptg. John Baldwin." on a well-done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1958 at La Joya Texas, trivial wear at one upper corner does not affect the art. In Coahuila State, the architecture is mostly Spanish Baroque. $2.50 m(c)a(b)ca

CATHEDRALS. "Seňán. Fotógrafo  CÓRDOBA: PATIO DE LOS / RANJOS Y EXTERIOR DE LA CATEDRAL" hand-colored fototipia de Hauser y Menet in Madrid, excellent condition. $3.75 sc(c)

CATHEDRALS. "St. Andrews R. C. Cathedral. / Glasgow  Brandon Series" showing its exterior, postcard in vertical format, mailed to Ohio but stamps removed, lightly toned both sides, minor corner wear. $4.00 sc(c)

CATHEDRALS. "St. Augustine Cathedral, Bridgeport, Conn. - Parish es- / tablished in 1842 - 3rd Roman Catholic Church in / Connecticut." showing its exterior in vertical format, chrome postcard from Dexter Press, round corners as issued, paper clip indentation & scrape, some cancel ink in sky, as is. $0.75 c(b)c

CATHEDRALS. "St. Mary's Cathedral, Covington, Ky." white-border era post card from Kraemer Art, unused, minor corner & edge wear. $3.25 kk(c)c

CATHEDRALS. "St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City" sepia-tone postcard with the exterior view within an embossed border, very late usage at MacDougall NY, noticeable edge wear, just a little toning both sides. $1.75 n(n)c

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CATHEDRALS. "Taxco, Mexico" showing the unmistakable silhouette of Santa Prisca Cathedral against the sky, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1966 from San Jose Illinois, minor wear to 2 corners, image somewhat dark. $1.75 m(g)c

CATHEDRALS. "TOURS." color multiview on undivided back with 3 scenes--vue générale, le théâtre, la cathédrale; brownish paper, very late usage in the United States, small piece of one corner missing, small ding in top edge. $5.00 fmct

CATHEDRALS. "NOTRE-DAME. La cathédrale de Paris est / une des merveilles de l'achitecture gothique ..." unused carte postale No. 2 from the Tuck Series 587, 2 corners creased, lightly toned back, minor corner rounding. $1.75 tfc

CATHEDRALS. "Rouen / Cathédral" carte postale on light green paper published by B. F., Paris;  undivided back, unused, light toning near the right front edge, corner wear & rounding. $6.00 f(r)c NEW / NOV / NOVÝ / NOWY

CATHEDRALS. "XE1VT" Mexico City QSL postcard used 1962 by operator Werner Asche. Beautiful view shows the Catedral Metropolitana lit up at night, thick stock so the edges have help up well. $2.00 m(d)c

CEMETERIES. "St. Joseph's Catholic Church & Cemetery, Easton Pa." postcard made in Germany circa 1910, very late usage at Distant Pennsylvania, mild corner wear, cancel smeared a bit. $4.50 p(e)cc

CHAPELS. "955. / EL POCITO  VILLA DE GUADALUPE MEXICO." showing the Baroque chapel built around waters reputed to have healing properties, in the complex of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe; unused real photo tarjeta postal, noticeable edge wear at the top & bottom, small spot of toning on back. $3.00 m(d)c

CHURCHES. "CATHOLIC CHURCH, Rockland Lake, N. Y." with a corner view in winter, white-border era post card, toning in left front border, mild corner & edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.75 nwc

CHURCHES. Most Catholic churches are filed locally. Example showing is St. Joseph's in Canaan Connecticut, which is filed with our Connecticut post cards. See the bottom of this page for ways to get to such postcard listings.

CHURCHES. "Neustrelitz Kath. Kirche / K54" black & white image of a Catholic church within an angelic border in color from Otto Wagner, undivided back post card, fairly fresh. $10.00

CHURCHES, "OLD FIRST CHURCH. OLD CATHOLIC CHURCH, BENNINGTON. VT." post card made in Germany, mailed 1909, minor corner wear. $8.00 vc

CHURCHES. "78. St. Michael’s R. C. Church, Bay Ridge, / Brooklyn, N. Y." black & white postcard with undivided back with yellowish paper, very late usage at Rockroyal, one corner creased twice, mild corner & edge wear. $5.00 nc

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CHURCHES. "Dobratsch (3167 m) Deutsche Kirche" showing the Catholic church in Carinthia Austria, the highest church in Europe; color photochrom postcard mailed circa 1910 with an Austrian stamp, small corner crease, other edge wear minor, thin band of dark toning at top front, speckles of cancel ink in the sky, 2 small ink smears on back. This edifice was erected in 1693 to commemorate an appearance there by the Virgin Mary, so it is sometimes called Maria am Stein (Mary at the Stone). $3.50 csa

CHURCHES. "St. Stephen's Catholic Church, Warwick, N. Y. / M15300" post card, circa 1915 but mailed much later, bottom corners creased, other corner & edge wear. $4.00 nc*

CHURCHES. "Theatinerkirche" with signed Kley art in vertical format, unmailed Postkarte with German message on front, trivial corner wear, very faint album impressions at the corners. This Bavarian Catholic church, built 1663 - 1690, is in the Italian high-Baroque architectural style. $10.00 a(k)bca

CISTERCIANS / ORDER OF CISTERCIANS / WHITE MONKS. "Gruss aus Pairis / Phototyp. F X. SAILE, Colmar" showing the Cistercian monastery in Orbey, Alsace; mailed with a German 5-pfennig stamp on back (& another on front which has been removed) at Urbeis -2.9.98 to Strasbourg (where it arrived the same day), handwriting in French is shaky both sides, spotty toning at the right front & back bottom edges. $7.00 gca

CISTERCIANS / ORDER OF CISTERCIANS / WHITE MONKS. "Stift Heiligenkreuz im Wienerwalde" showing the Cistercian Monastery in Lower Austria prominently, black & white post card mailed circa 1908 - 1910 to Wien, small unimportant spots of toning from cancel ink on both sides. $4.25 ac

CLOISTERS. "Das Katharinenkloster am Sinai. St. Catherine's Cloister by Mount Sinai. / ..." color postcard, signed Perlberg art, pertinent information writing on back, toned back, light edge wear. $3.00

CLUBS. "Indian Creek / near / Kansas City Mo. / July 1912 / This am I swimming / in Indian Creek / at the picnic of / The Kath. G[hard to read] / Verein" caption from writing on back, real photo postcard showing 2 young men (members of a German Catholic club) in the water swimming, heavily toned back, corner crease, small spots near top edge on front. $3.75 m(i)c

CONFESSIONS. "Outdoor confesional(sic) at / 'holly' Czonstochowa, Poland" showing a women kneeling next to a priest, home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1963 from Atwater Ohio. Very unusual subject matter: the only time we have seen a confession in progress on a postcard. $3.75 pc

CONVENTS. "168 / COMEDOR Y PASO SECRETO DEL / CONVENTO DE STA. MONICA / PUEBLA PUE." showing a dining room & secret passage within the convent there, hand-colored (and, hence, unique) real photo postcard, circa 1930 but very late usage at Mullett Lake Michigan, scalloped edges as issued. $3.75 mch

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CONVENTS. "56. DAUPHINÉ -- Vue générale du Couvent de la Grande-Chartreuse" with French convent's violet cachet on back, unused post card. $2.00 (fc)

CONVENTS. "56. MENTON (A.-M.) -- La Terrasse du Couvent de l'Annonciats - FL." including 5 monks standing in the shade, sepia-tone carte postale with advertising of Sélecta papeterie / librairie / maroquinerie printed in red on the back, toning along one short back edge obviously from printing process, paper browning evenly with age. small corner crease. $4.75 fc

CONVENTS. "708  Convent de la GRANDE-CHARTREUSE. / Le Réfectoire des Frères" showing the interior of the dining room, black & white postcard on yellowish paper, very late usage at Mesic North Carolina, mild corner wear & rounding, small internal crease near one top corner. $3.00 fc

CONVENTS. GOURIN (BRITTANY). "8 MOEURS ET TYPES BRETONS.-Paysan de Gourin.--LL." Showing a man in costume, black & white post card from Lévy Fils, unused, toned back. $4.50

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CONVENTS. "A. Fabian & Comp., Breslau. Breslau / Elisabethinerinnenkloster und Kirche. / 183." showing a large convent & church, postcard mailed there 1899 to Berlin, faint internal crease, mild corner wear. 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 pc-p

CONVENTS. "BUSSACO--(Portugal) Entrada do convento" black & white postcard mailed 1911 to Pennsylvania, very light toning on back. $3.50 pc

CONVENTS. "COLINA LA POPA Y CONVENTO SANTA CRUZ" showing the Colombian convent on a hill & a bridge in the foreground, unused postcard in excellent condition. $3.00 cc(c)

CONVENTS. "Convent, Parkersburg, W. Va." postcard mailed APR 19 1909 (almost complete GRAF. & CIN. TR.5 R.P.O. hand cancel) to Mrs. Sarah Hickey in Kidwell West Virginia, unfortunate spotty toning on front, corners worn & rounded, back lightly toned especially near the edges. Uncommon. $1.75 w(p)c

CONVENTS. "... / CONVENTO DE STA. MONICA  147/ PUEBLA PUE." with first line of caption hard to read; real photo tarjeta postal with slight oxidation & trivial corner wear, slight curl to the paper, very late usage at Mesquite New Mexico. $3.00 m(p)c(c)

CONVENTS. "Greetings / from / The Sisters of / Saint Joseph..." unused chrome postcard showing their convent in Tipton Indiana, tiny spot of light toning in address area, otherwise very fresh. $1.25 ci,i

CONVENTS. "Land of Cross-tipped Churches / Ohio Byway" picturing the Maria Stein Convent and Relic Chapel & its marker erected by the Ohio Historical Society, unused continental post card, fairly fresh. $1.00 o(m)c

CONVENTS. "PORTUGAL / TOMAR - Convento de Cristo / Arcos do Claustro do Cemitério" post card also captioned in French, mailed at Blodgett Landing New Hampshire JUN 18 1957 (partial cancel, DPO, 2 years later than listed in La Posta), faint internal crease, corner & edge wear. $3.75 (pc-n)

CONVENTS. "SANTA CLARA CONVENT, HAVANA, CUBA" showing it courtyard with many flowers in bloom, unused white-border era postcard, toning on back message side obviously from the printing process. Founded in 1610, it housed the Department of Public Works when published. $4.50 cc(c)

CONVENTS. "Santuario e Convento di S. Francesco.  2292" cartolina postale Italiana in color published by Franz Schemm, light album marks at the corners, slight curl to the paper, faint vertical paper bend more easily felt than seen. Surprisingly hard to find. $4.00 ic(c)

CONVENTS. "ST. JOSEPH'S CONVENT, HARTFORD, CONN." post card mailed there 1909, back tape repair skillfully done before mailing, mild corner & edge wear, trace of cancel ink in sky, faint small corner crease.$5.00 c(h)c+

CONVENTS. "St. Joseph's convent, St. Marys, Pa." showing an exterior view as it looked circa 1935, unused linen postcard with minor corner softening. $2.25 pc%

CONVENTS. "St. Mary's School & Convent, / Claremont, N. H." post card printed in Germany, mailed there 1910, album marks on front, lightly toned back. $6.50 nc

CONVENTS. "Tertiaries going up to the Convent. Tertiaries se rendant au couvent." in Québec, white-border era postcard with pebbled surface, from booklet, unused by 2 areas of toning on the back, unusual subject matter. $3.75 rc

CONVENTS. "Ursuline Convent  Cleveland, O." with 'Nottingham, O.' crossed out at the end of the caption by the printer, color post card mailed 1906 (clear BUF. & CIN. TR 25 16 SEP 1906 R.P.O. overlapped by a lighter indistinct cancel), light album marks at corners, back paper browning evenly with age, small but noticeable smudge of cancel ink in the sky. Hard to find! $9.00 oc(c)-r

CROSSES. "10. Environs d'Aix-sur-Vienne / ARLIQUET -- Le Calvaire" green back postcard with French scene, unused. $1.75

CROSSES. See also our Crosses on postcards category.

DOMINICAN ORDER. "N. 3-- MOSTEIRO DE BATALHA …" rest of caption too small to read clearly, showing the Dominican monastery at Batalha Portugal, post card mailed 1909 to Missouri, corner crease, edge wear. $4.00

EUCHARISTIC CONGRESSES. "Eucharistischer Kongress / Bitsch 26/27 Mai 1912" showing a parade of young girls with palm fronds & banners, Postkarte mailed from Breidenbach Lothringen with German 10-pfg stamp to New York City. The International Eucharistic Congress took place in September of that year, so there is not much information about this local Catholic event. Also spelled Bitche, the commune is now in the Moselle department of France. $20.00 prf(b)c

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EXCOMMUNICATION. "16 EXCOMMUNICATION OF THE COMANDANTE, 2ND ACT  MISSION PLAY, SAN GABRIEL, CAL." unused white-border era postcard from Pacific Novelty Co., minor corner wear. $3.75 c(s)tc

FÁTIMA. "FÁTIMA / Pais de Jacinta e Francisco / Jacinta and Francisco's parents" with the mother in a 3-wheeled chair, unused ADOX real photo postcard, good focus & contrast, slight curl to the paper, tiny ding in one edge. The children were two of the three shepherd children reported to see the Virgin Mary in 1917. Both were declared 'blessed" in 2000 by Pope John Paul. $10.00 prcu

FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI. "Köln a. Rh. / Fronleichnamsprozession auf dem / Waldmarkt." showing a Roman Catholic procession for the Feast of Corpus Christi, unused post card from Eduard Hölzermann, good edges. $4.50 npc

FRANCISCAN ORDER. "FRANCISCAN MONASTERY, WASHINGTON, D. C. / ALTAR OF ST. JOSEPH  82003" unused white-border era post card, copyright Commissariat of the Holy Land, authoritative elaboration on the scene printed on back, 2 tiny spots of light toning in the upper front border. $5.00 dc(f)

FRANCISCAN ORDER. "Indianermissionsausstellung der Kapuziner, Altötting / Barspiel in Valdivia / P. Michael Schuster von Mauth mit spielenden Indinerknaben" color from A. Adolph in Passau. The Franciscan Order held this Indian mission fair in Valdivia Chile; one of the fathers is shown with native children who are playing stickball, fresh appearance & unusual subject matter. Marvelous! Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 cc(f)

FRANCISCAN ORDER. "LA RÁBIDA (Huelva): El Monasterio, deside el Monumento a Colón." showing the friary; real photo tarjeta postal with glossy finish, very late usage at Page City Kansas, trace of cancel ink at top front. $2.75 sc(f)

FRANCISCAN ORDER. "LA RÁBIDA (Huelva): Puerta al Claustro y Capillas laterales, en la Iglesia del Monasterio." real photo targeta postal with slight oxidation, very late usage at Wayside Kansas, 'MISSENT TO & FORWARDED / FROM NEW BRITAIN CONN.' postal marking in violet on back. $3.00 sc(f)-c

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FRANCISCAN ORDER. MUCKROSS ABBEY
A 15th century Franciscan friary.

"Muckross Abbey, Killarney" color postcard from Valentine's Series, unused, faint pushpin semicircular indent at top. minor wear to a top corner. Otherwise fairly fresh. $6.00 ic

"Muckross Abbey, Killarney." unused color post card from Lawrence (number 8223), noticeable album marks at the front corners, minor wear to a bottom corners, numerous small shallow surface scrapes on the back. $2.25 i

"Muckross Abbey, / Killarney" showing its exterior overgrown with ivy, color post card printed in Great Britain (Valentine), writing on back dates to 1908, faint album impressions at the corners, minor corner wear. A 15th century Franciscan friary. $5.00 ic

"MUCKROSS ABBEY, KILLARNEY." color postcard mailed 1910 in New York State, light but noticeable toning on the top front. $2.00 ic

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FRANCISCAN ORDER. "PILGRIMS assembled outside Main SHRINE / CHURCH for Benediction..." postcard, mailed there with Franciscan metering 1975 advertising 'Conventual Franciscan Retreat For The Laity'. Such retreats did not involve living alone; instead there was an emphasis on community life. $2.50 o(c)cr

GROTTOS. "FATHER DOBBERSTEIN AND HIS ST. BERNARD DOGS" at the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend Iowa, before a structure made in large part of coral & shells; unused early chrome postcard in near mint condition. As an architect, Paul Mathias Dobberstein designed & built several religious grottoes in Iowa and Wisconsin. $4.00 dgcsai

GROTTOS. "GROTTO OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES, NAZARETH PARK  LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS" post card mailed SEP 11 1914 from Chicago to Miss Mary A Heelan in troy New York, stamp removed thinning the back & noticeably creasing that corner. Sender writes: 'I attended the blessing of this Grotto on Monday. It was beautiful.' Hard to find in any condition. $7.50 i(l)c NEW / NY / NOVO

GROTTOS. "NORTH AND EAST FRONT / OF GROTTO / WEST BEND, IOWA.  104" unused EKKP real photo postcard with good composition & focus, slight discoloration at the corners from album mounts (not into the image). The 'grotto' is actually a large complex of grottos dedicated to the Virgin Mary--so large it is sometimes called the 'eighth wonder of the world'. $8.00 ic

HOLY YEAR. "ANNO SANTO MCMXXV" post card for the Holy Year of 1925, art depicts pope & several Vatican scenes. A little writing & 2 small album adherences on back. Ready to frame & present to a devout Catholic! $7.50 yc

HOLY YEAR. "Funzione dell'apertura della Porta Santa / Ricordo dell'Anno Santo 1900" unused color cartolina postale Italiana with religious art depicting the Pope & observance of the Holy Year, paper browning with age, still exquisite. $25.00 yc

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JESUITS. "Antiga Egreja do Collegio -- Ponta Delgada. -- S. Miguel-Açores. / Old College Church -- Ponta Delgada. -- S. Michael-Azores" circa 1908 bilhete postal, printed number 30 in lower left back corner, hand-colored appearance, a little writing in the address area. This Baroque structure was formerly part of a Jesuit college and was never finished. $5.00 pc(j)

"Naših prvih 12 misijonarjev D. J. za Bengalijo / Novi se pripravijajo, da pohitijo za njimi. ..." picturing the first 12 Jesuit missionaries to be sent to the Bengal region from Slovenia -- including Sedej Viktor DJ, Anton Vizjak DJ, Janez Ehrlich DJ, Leopold Vidmar DJ, Mihael Šmid DJ, Lojze Demšar DJ, etc. Black & white post card mailed to Ohio 28 III 38; corners creased, worn, and in 2 cases chipped away. 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 rsc

JESUITS. "The seminario de San Martin in / the village of Tepozotlan(sic), Mexico. / Ptg. John Baldwin." showing the Jesuit monastery in Tepotzotlán that was important in educating the indigenous people nearby, home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1958 at Il Indio Texas. The best example of Churrigueresque architecture in the country. $2.50 m(m)ca(b)a

LOURDES / LORDA (HAUTE-PYRÉNÉES). "53  LOURDES - La Grotte" unused postcard from Cie Alsacienne 1es Art Photomécaniques, hand-colored appearance, good edges. $4.00 f(l)c

LOURDES. "85  LOURDES. - Le Calvaire (XIIe Station). Mort de Notre-Seigneur" showing sculpture of 3 crosses & the people beneath them during the death of Christ, sepia-tone carte postale from booklet, traces of cancel ink in sky. 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 f(l)c(l)r

LOURDES. "LOURDES" hand-tinted real photo multiview carte postale with scalloped borders as issued, unused, tiny corner bends, a little edge wear at the top, very light toning on back. Five scenes: La Basilique, La Grotte, La Procession aux Flambeaux, La Basilique Souterraine & L'Apparition. $3.00 fcm

MADONNAS. See also our Madonna postcards category.

MASS. "Cliché Toudic, photo. Jurançon / 5 - EAUX-CHAUDES, station thermale--Avant la Saison, une sortie de Messe" carte postale showing a small number of people leaving a French Catholic church. Interesting writing on back from one who had been inside. The caption, in effect, excuses the light attendance because it was the off-season. $5.00 fcg(t)

MASS. "CORTÈGE SE RENDANT A LA MESSE DU DIMANCHE" with signed art showing Napoleon & nobles leaving to go to Sunday mass, postcard with small adherence on front that obscures nothing. Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & artistic research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. Not easy to find! $2.00 nc(m)

MASS, "Guerre 1914-14-16 / HEIPPE (Meuse) - Monument érigé sur a Côte du Moulin. Première Messe / …" showing the erection of a monument to fallen soldiers, sepia-tone carte postale with red caption, unused. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg .tif format. $1.50 fcc

MASS. "LUXEMBOURG / Grand-messe célébrée en la Cathédrale / de Notre-Dame de Luxembourg, centre / d'un pélérinage national annuel" unused continental postcard, long corner crease. $1.00 lci

MASS. "Te Deum à la Cathédrale de Strasbourg, / le 26 novembre 1918." showing a well attended mass in progress in Alsace, brownish paper, unused post card. $7.00 afci

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MISSIONS. "Altar of the Sorrowful Mother. Show- / ing cruciform frame incised in burned brick ..." showing the interior of the old Franciscan Mission San Xavier del Bac near Tucson, unused chrome post card in excellent condition. $1.25 a(m)i(c)c

MISSIONS. "Arapahoe Children - Saint Stephens Mission / St. Stephens P. O., Wyoming" showing 5 children in traditional attire, circa 1958 black & white card, light toning on the back is obviously from the printing process. This Catholic mission ministers to the Arapahoe & Shoshoni Indians from the Wind River Reservation. 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 wci

MISSIONS. "MISSION NUESTRA SENORA DE GUADALUPE JUAREZ, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO" with a vegetable stand in the foreground, faded 'NEVERIA / LABARCA' sign overhead, 'NEVERIA' sign completed by hand at the left edge, white-border era, upper corner crease, minor bottom corner wear. Postcard 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 m(c)c(m)

MISSIONS. "Saint Stephens Mission / St. Stephens P. O., Wyoming" showing its exterior, black & white card cancelled there JUN 24 1958 (but no stamp or address), light toning on the back is obviously from the printing process. This Catholic mission ministers to the Arapahoe & Shoshoni Indians from the Wind River Reservation. $3.50 wci

MISSIONS. "Saint Stephen's / Mission // St. Stephens / Wyoming" multiview Espeprint postcard bearing a JUN 24 1958 hand cancel (but no stamp) & an interesting & lengthy note about the facility all over the back by L. M. Miles, SJ. Nine views include: chapel, shrine, main building, chapel interior, sisters building, gymnasium exterior & interior, etc. A little wear to one upper corner & a little toning along one short front edge. This Catholic mission ministers to the Arapahoe & Shoshoni Indians from the Wind River Reservation. $8.00 wcmi

MONASTERIES. "22 BURGOS.  Real Monasterio de las Huelgas / Interior de la sala Capituar" black & white postcard on yellowish paper from Hausar y Menet booklet, very late usage at Scituate Massachusetts, minor wear at 2 corners. $1.50 sc

MONASTERIES. "ABBAYE D'HAUTECOMBE. -- La Chapelle. ND" Unused carte postale, glue along one edge. A former monastery, which served the Cistercian Order and then the  Benedictines. $2.00 f(a)c(m)

MONASTERIES. "Stift Admont (641 m) mit den Hallermauern" prominently showing the old Benedictine monastery with Baroque architecture in Styria Austria, Stengel post card with bold colors, mailed 1920 at Rottenmann, small light smear in the written message area obscures nothing, a little corner & edge wear detectable from the front. $4.00 scaa

MONASTERIES. "The Monastery, Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, Portland, Oregon" unused linen post card from Angelus Commercial Studio. $2.00

NOVENAS. "Mary, Help of Christians / Pray For Us" small card with prayer on back from Salesian Missions in New Rochelle New York, no postcard back, fresh appearance. $1.00

NUNS. [CCCS logo in red] showing two Catholic postulants in wedding attire, clutching rosaries, kneeling beside each other in the 'brides of Christ' ceremony where they become novice nuns; the Order of St. Benedict has such a ceremony, for example. Black & white carte postale of French origin, unused, good edges. Seldom seen. $20.00 rc(n)

NUNS. "ROCAMADOUR (LOT) / Chemin de la Maison de Marie à la Chapelle ND Phot." including some French nuns, black & white post card with green back, very late usage at Ballengee West Virginia, toned back edges. $3.00 fc

OBLATE FATHERS OF MARY IMMACULATE. "Missiën der Paters Oblaten in Zuid-Afrika / mille van Montolivet." Known to be serving a Basuto village from the other card below, sepia-tone postcard published by Nels, fairly fresh. Refers to a Catholic mission of Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate. $15.00 brc

OBLATE FATHERS OF MARY IMMACULATE. "Missien der Paters Oblaten in Zuid-Afrika / Basutosch dorp" sepia-tone post card published by Nels, album marks on front but fairly fresh. Refers to a Catholic mission of Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate. $17.50 brc

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ORDINATION. "ORDINATIONS, ST. MARY OF THE LAKE SEMINARY, MUNDELEIN, ILLINOIS  114926" as seen from the choir loft, the bishop officiating; unused sepia-tone white-border era postcard from the Hermitage Art Company in Chicago, couple of small spots of very light toning on back, small ding in the bottom edge can be seen from the back. $3.00 i(m)c(o)r

   
ORPHANAGES. "TEKAKWITHA INDIAN ORPHANAGE, SISSETON, SOUTH DAKOTA" showing its exterior, black & white postcard, minor wear to bottom corners. Back typed message acknowledges a donation & is signed 'Father John'. Undoubtedly for Wahpeton Sioux children. Named after Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, 'Lily of the Mohawks' whose canonization was by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. Sold but front still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $5.00 s(s)sic%

PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS. Beautiful uncaptioned postcard with a winter scene, sent from St. John's Convent Jan 8 1907 to Mr. James McAllister in Beatty Pennsylvania (very small) by Sister Evangelist to convey a New Year greeting, small upper corner crease, faint but long internal crease nearby. The clear N.Y. & PITTS. TR 31 R.P.O. RMS hand cancel is determinative that this was Sister Evangelist Wall, the first principal of what is now the renamed JFK Catholic School in Washington Pennsylvania. $4.50 p(w)ncw NEW / NY / NOVO

PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS. "HIGH SCHOOLS OF HAMILTON OHIO //  HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL / CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL / ROOSEVELT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL / WOODROW WILSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL // 6A-H426" unused linen post card from the Wargo News Company, tiny corner bend. $2.50 oc

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PILGRIMAGES. "Pélerinage de BENOÎTE-VAUX ..." red caption hard to read, shows end of a pilgrimage. green back, unused postcard. $7.00 fc*

PONTIFICAL COLLEGES. "Josephinum--Pontifical College  St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum" unused black & white multiview post card, tiny brown spot on front, otherwise fairly fresh. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 ocsm

POPES. "206 CATHEDRALE D'AVIGNON / URBAIN V (Guillaume GRIMOARD)…" with a brief biography printed below his black & white portrait, unused postcard, green back. $2.50

POPES. "207 CATHDRALE D'AVIGNON ND. Phot. / INNOCENT VI (Etienne Aubert)…" with a brief biography printed below his black & white portrait, unused post card, green back. $2.50

POPES. "208 CATHEDRALE D'AVIGNON / CLEMENT VI (Pierre-Roger de BEAUFORT" with a brief biography printed below his black & white portrait, unused postcard, green back. $2.50

POPES. "209 CATHÉDRALE D'AVIGNON / BENOIT XII (Jacques FOURNIER)…" with a brief biography printed below his black & white portrait, unused post card with green back. $2.50 (bfc)

POPES. "210 CATHÉDRALE D'AVIGNON / CLEMENT V (Bertrand de Got)…" with a brief biography printed below his black & white portrait, unused postcard with green back. $2.50 (bfc)

POPES. "29 _ PALAIS DE FONTAINEBLEAU / salon de réception du Pape" where the Pope was received, sepia-tone postcard, numeral inked on the back, very light album impressions at the corners, good edges. $1.50 i(c)c

 
4 continental-size commemorative cards for the visit of Joannes Paulus PP II (Pope John Paul II, now Saint), backs have scriptural quotations (not designed for mailing) in Lithuanian, fresh appearance & good edges. Would make a stunning display. $7.50 for all 4. lrc*

POPES. "Firenze  Ritratto di Papa Giulio II.  Raffaello Sanzio" art showing the Pope seated on a massive chair, post card with undivided back, mild corner & edge wear, very light toning on back. $3.75 cai

POPES. "FONTAINEBLEAU . . . LE PAPE ET L'EMPEREUR." showing Napoleon & the Pope with hats doffed out of respect, signed art on postcard. Postcard 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 nfc

"Gruss aus den _______  /  Leo XIII. (Giacchino Pecci)" picturing the Pope who wrote many important encyclicals. Unused Postkarte with undivided back, circa-1900 Collection Das Grosse Jahrhundert (The Great Century), fresh appearance, trivial wear at 3 corners. Not shown or offered anywhere when we searched the Internet. We have seen other postcards from this important series offered as high as 30 Euros, but we need only $16.00. vgc

POPES. "Joannes Paulus PP. II" portrait with reproduction of his signature as caption on continental postcard, writing on back, 1980 copyright, small spot on back corner. $1.50 c, Similar but holding a staff with crucifix, 1979 copyright. $1.50 c Both for $2.75

POPES. "PAPST PIUS X" Unused post card with undivided back, from Buchdruckerei Germania in Berlin, corners worn, small spot on back. $7.50

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POPES. "ROMA - S. S. Pio XI nei Giardini Vaticani / e Cupola di S. Pietro" showing Pope Pius XI, sepia-tone post card, album marks on back. $3.75 vc. A card very similar to this, showing Pius X is offered below.

POPES. "ROMA XXIV DEC / MDCCIC" with religious art in color depicting Christ & the Vatican; Latin text mentioning Popes Leo XII & Leo XIII, and mentioning a jubilee. Unused cartolina Italiana per l'estero, paper browning evenly with age, minor corner rounding. Waiting to be framed. $25.00 yvc

See also our Vatican City covers, some of which honor Popes. Shown here is a 1978 cover in memoriam of Pope Paul VI (now Blessed).

POPES. "Seggio Pontificale" mailed in US later, sepia-tone postcard. $1.25

POPES. "S.S. PIO XI." Showing Pope Pius XI, color from from Sborgi, unused, minor wear at 2 corners. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 cs

POPES. "S. S. Pio X nei giardini del Vaticano" sepia-tone on yellowish paper from Fototipia Alterocca (their number 92), unused post card, minor wear to one upper corner. In the foreground is Pope Saint Pius X walking in his garden. He served the Catholic Church as Pope from 1903 - 1914-- reforming its liturgy, bringing the Gregorian chants back to the services, and beatifying Saint Joan of Arc (among many other things).  A card very similar to this, showing Pius XI is offered above. $4.00 vcg

POPES. "To Commemorate the Visit of His Holiness / POPE PAUL VI / to New York City, October 1965" continental-size souvenir card in vertical format from Dexter Press, scalloped edges as issued, lengthy quote on back from his address to the Reopening of the Ecumenical Council in September 1963; tiny corner bend, very light toning in a few places on the front border, image itself is worthy of framing. $2.00 crn

PRAYER CARD. "Make sacrifices for sinners and say often, especially while / making a sacrifice: Jesus, this is for love of Thee…" prayer card illustrated in color with Our Lady of Fatima, published by Blue Army of Our Lady, imprimatur of the Bishop of Trenton, fresh appearance, no postcard back. $1.00 rc

PRESENTATION SISTERS. "Sacred Heart Academy, / Fargo, N. D." showing its streetside exterior, post card mailed 1909 (RPO cancel), spotty toning on back, noticeable edge & corner wear, 3 corners creased. Opened by the Catholic Presentation Sisters, this schools last graduation was in 1950. $3.00 nc(p)

PRIESTS. "Boys Town's Father Flanagan" showing a portrait of the Roman Catholic priest who founded the Nebraska orphanage, linen postcard in vertical format, name written neatly above stamp box, just a hint of edge wear. $3.25 bscn

RECTORIES. "OUR MOTHER OF SORROWS CHURCH AND RECTORY, CENTERVILLE" black & white post card from The Mayrose Company, unused post card with small corner crease, light toning on back, minor wear at 2 corners. $4.50 mc

REDEMPTORIST BROTHERS. "REDEMPTORIST CHURCH, LIMERICK." built by the Redemptorist Brothers in Gothic style, unused sepia-tone real photo postcard, light album impressions at the corners of both sides, glossy finish, divided back. More fully, Mount St. Alphonsus Redemptorist Church. Hard to find! $7.50 ic

RELICS. "41 / PARIS. -- La Crypte de la Sainte-Chapelle / Collections ND. Phot." unused black & white carte postale with undivided light-green back, light toning near the back edges, front is very attractive with just a hint of toning at the bottom edge. The epitome of Rayonnant Gothic architecture, the lower level shown houses several important relics. $4.00 f(p)ca

RITES. "A. C. -- 51. BOULOGNE-SUR-MER -- Bénédiction de la Mer" post card sent TCV in 1907, lightly toned back. $7.00

SAINTS. "1336. - Fontaine sacrée (Finistère) / St-VÉNEC, près Châteaulin (Co. E. Hamonic, (St-B.)" including women (one kneels) & children nearby, black & white carte postale with very late usage at Catron Missouri, minor corner & edge wear, vertical bend is hard to notice from the front. The name of this saint is sometimes seen as Guéthnec, Guithénoc, Vennec, or Wihenoc. Rare. $10.00 f(s)rc

SAINTS.
"…1598-1662. F. Zurbaran. / …St. Laurent. /  …Ermitage" rest of caption in Cyrillic, sepia-tone Russian Red Cross Francisco de Zurbarán art postcard, unused, soft corners. $15.00 rc(s)ma(z) NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

SAINTS. "23 _ LES FRESQUES DU PANTHÉON _ PUVIS DE CHAVANNES / RENCONTRE DE SAINT-GERMAIN ET DE SAINTE-GENEVIÈVE ENFANT" unused sepia-tone carte postale, toned back, mild corner & edge wear. $1.50 a(d)c

SAINTS. "3 AMBOISE (I.-et-L.) - Le Château (mon. histo.) - La Chapelle St. Hubert / Haut-Relief représentant la chasse de St.-Hubert (Légende de St.-Christophe et de St.-Antoine)  R. D." showing an elaborate carving of a hunting scene, black & white post card from R. Dorange, unused, good edges. $3.75 fhc(s)

SAINTS. "3  Collections des Monument Historiques / NARBONNE -- Église Saint Just, mise au Tombeau." French art showing Saint Justus being lowered into his tomb, unused circa-1910 carte postale with divided back, minor corner rounding, back paper starting to brown lightly & evenly with age. $2.50 f(n)c(s)m NEW / NY / NOVO

SAINTS. "877 ROMA. Appartamenti Borgia. S. Caterina. Pinturiccio." sepia-tone postcard on brownish paper, former owner's handstamp on back. $1.25 r(a)ic(s)

SAINTS. "A. DÜRER / St. / Eustachius / (München) / 2010b" art depicting the armored martyr & soldier/saint standing with his flag, unused post card from F. A. Ackermann, trivial corner wear. The saint's name is also sometimes see as Eustathius or St. Esthak. $2.00 acb

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SAINTS. "A. DÜRER / St.  / Georg / (München) / 2009b" art depicting the armored saint standing with his flag, unused postcard from F. A. Ackermann, one corner with 2 small creases nowhere near the image, tiny spot in upper right front border. $1.50 acb

SAINTS. "APPARIZIONE A S. BERNARDO - FILIPPO LIPPI" post card with undivided back, fairly fresh, thick stock, gilt edges. $5.00 rac

SAINTS. "FIRENZE - Chiesa del Carmine - Storie di Massimo, di Tiburzio e di Valeriano; Spinello Aretino.  993" depicting the beheading of 3 Third-Century saints, black & white fresco art on a postcard with very late usage at Sulphur Kentucky. $2.75 mic(s)

SAINTS. "Guanajuato. 'El Hormiguero'. Verbena de S. Ignacio." unused Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card, paper yellowed a bit with age, minor corner wear. Shows many people gathered July 31st on a hillside near La Bufa on the outskirts of Guanajuato to honor Saint Ignatius Loyola, patron saint of that city. Those who are athletic actually climb the peaks shown. Rare. $15.00 m(g)c(s)

SAINTS. "La Délivrance de Saint Pierre. / Tapisserie Francaise, seconde moitié du XVe siècle... / 102 LL. Musée de Cluny" sepia-tone postcard, very late usage in the United States, lightly toned back. $1.00 rc

SAINTS. "Murillo.  979. M. del Prado. / San Ildefonso." showing Saint Ildefonsus / Ildephonsus attended by angels, sepia-tone tarjeta postal neatly removed from a booklet, very late usage at Morgan Vermont, bottom corners each have a small crease. $1.00 csaa

SAINTS. "MUSÉE DU LUXEMBOURG. / 557  ÉTIENNE GAUTIER - SAINTE CÉCILE.  (G. B.)" unused black & white carte postale with red captions, minor wear to one corner; postal notice on back dates to 1905 - 1907. An unforgettable image from the museum in Paris. Saint Cecilia in English, she is the Catholic & Orthodox patron saint of church music & musicians. $6.50 c(s)mmf

SAINTS. "MUSEE HISTORIQUE CANADIEN INC. / MONTREAL, CANADA" 'KATERI TEKAKWITHA' / La petite Sainte Iroquise  The Little Iroquois Saint" unused linen post card, 3 album paste spots on the back, thinning in the stamp box area due to album removal. Unusual subject matter. $3.00 ic

SAINTS. "Photo officielle du Centenaire / autorisée par la Maison Mère / des Soeurs de la Charité de Nevers / SAINTE BERNADETTE / COUVENT SAINT-GILDARD - NEVERS" black & white continental postcard; portrait of her final rest, quite beautiful. $2.50 c

SAINTS. "... Pilgrims at the Shrine, Gougane Barra" in west Cork, honoring St Fiacre (patron saint of gardeners & Parisian cabbies!); unused post card printed in Saxony, back paper browning evenly with age (circa 1905 - 1910), mild wear at the bottom left front corner. $7.00 ictg

SAINTS. SAP 2320. "INVOCATION / DE LA / JEUNE FILLE à MARIER / Saint-Antoine, c'est à genoux / Que Je vous réclame un époux" with 16 more lines in the poem of a young woman appealing to various saints on the occasion of her impending marriage, hand-tinted real photo post card, handwritten message over all the back in French dates to 1926, a little wear on the bottom edge & at one upper corner. $5.00 pw(o)c

 
SAINTS. "SAINT / Gemma Galgani / 'The Passion Flower / of Lucca'" 3rd edition of a well-illustrated 40-page religious booklet + covers (shown right) & prayer insert (shown left), complete (folds to regular postcards size), authored by Bruno Hagspiel SVD, published by Divine Word Missionaries in Techny Illinois (now a neighborhood of Northbrook). Recounts her mysticism & life, exceptionally rapid beatification & canonization, and prayers she is said to have authored. Offers other similar publications. Solicits mass intentions to support missionary work of the Passionist Order. Back cover with corner crease, otherwise reasonably fresh. Ste. Gemma Galgani is the patron saint of students & pharmacists. Sold but panels shown still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $7.50. i(t)c(s)epr(t)

SAINTS. "S. Benedetto - Statua di bronzo, cripta in Montecassino" sepia-tone postcard from booklet on brownish paper, unused. $1.25 r(a)ic(s)

SAINTS. "SOUVENIR DES CATACOMBES DE St CALLISTE / Via Appia Antica 33 · ROMA / COEMETERIUM S CALLISTI / IN VIA APPIA/ LIT. I. SALOMONE ROMA" unused cartolina postale italiana with undivided back, faint album impressions at the corners, 4 small spots of light toning on the back. The saint's name referenced in this underground Christian cemetery is also seen as Callistus or Callixtus. $5.00 icc

SAINTS. "S. Scolastica - Statua di bronzo, cripta in Montecassino" sepia-tone post card from booklet on brownish paper, unused, small light spot of toning beneath front caption. $1.00 r(a)ic(s)

SAINTS. "ST. SCHOLASTICA ACADEMY, FORT SMITH, ARK. / 1498-29" Unused linen postcard, fresh colors. Scholastica is the patron saint of education, venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church & the Roman Catholic Church. $2.00 a(f)ec(s) NEW / NY / NOVO

SAINTS. "ST. JEROME / By Domenikos Theotokopoulos, / called El Greco..." unused sepia-tone post card, copyrighted by The Frick Collection, tiny spot near upper border on back, paper browning with age. $2.00 ac

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SAINTS. Three 20.2.39 hand cancels tie the first day of the Interregnum issue (5 different stamps) to the back of an unaddressed postcard captioned "SUA SANTITÀ PIO XI" showing Pope Pius XI standing in full regalia on front. Sold but both sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 each or both for $3.75. vc-v

SAINTS. "V.2. / From 'Soliloquii di Sancto Augustino vulgari'. / [Florence: L. Morgiani & J. Petri, 1491.] / British Museum Printed at the Oxford University Press" sepia-tone postcard, unused, fairly fresh. $2.00 rc

SAINTS. "Venezia / Palazzo Ducale / Museo Archeologica - S. Cristoforo - Affresco / (Tiziano)" sepia-tone post card with very late usage at Christopher Illinois, minor wear to bottom corners, faint corner bend, lightly toned back. $2.00 a(t)c

SAINTS. "Venezia - R. Accademia - Tintoretto - Il miracolo di S. Marco" black & white post card with blue caption, Italian made, unused, writing on back. $1.00 ria

SAINTS. "XIII. 9 / ALBRECHT ALTDORFER. / St. Jerome. / British Museum ..." unused sepia-tone postcard, small corner crease not near image. $2.00 r(a)c

SCARBORO FATHERS. "SCARBORO FATHERS IN ACTION / … / The shortage of priests on St. Vincent over the past centuries …" also mentions Marian Shrine, printed in USA, no post card back. $2.75

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SCHOOLS. "Catholic School & Hall, Western Port, Md." real photo with caption along the bottom, circa 1909, low-contrast / grayish, corner crease all within the message area. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 m(w)c#

SCHOOLS. "Mary Immaculate Hall / Saint Francis School of Nursing / Calvin Street / Pittsburgh 1, Pennsylvania / Main Entrance" also including a corner view, unused black & white postcard dating to 1951 by printing on back, toning on back obviously due to the printing process itself, trivial wear at 2 corners. Definitely uncommon; when we searched the internet we could find no example of it offered or even exhibited. $10.00 p(p)mc& NEW / NY / NOVO

See also our Religion on stamps. Shown are part of the 1951 Holy Year imperforate set issued by Monaco.

See also our Religious art on postcards & icon cards.

See also our Religious topical covers.

SEMINARIES. "Petit Séminaire des Missions Franciscaines / 16, rue de Noë, Fontenay-sous-Bois (Seine) / No. 11. - Sous la neige." monochromatic reddish brown post card, unused, internal crease that is hard to see, otherwise fresh. $3.00

SEMINARIES. "SAINT GREGORY PREPARATORY SEMINARY / MT. WASHINGTON, OHIO" including a map of the Cincinnati Archdiocese, mentioning Archbishop Karl J. Alter on back, monochromatic dark brown postcard, unused, lightly toned back, good edges. $2.50 o

SHRINES. "20.  ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. / Shrine at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church." as it looked circa 1962, unused chrome post card, one corner creased twice, minor edge wear, as is. $0.75 nc

SHRINES. "862 / St. Mary's Shrine, Haines Halls(sic), Catskill Mts., N. Y." linen postcard mailed at Tannersville 1947, toned back, a little extraneous writing on back, two long internal creases intersect in the trees of the front, another internal crease in the grass. We see this postcard offered at fanciful prices at the auction websites, but few bother to point out that the caption is in error: Halls should read Falls. As is. $1.00 n(h)c(s)

SHRINES. "AEROPLANE VIEW OF THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS -- AURIESVILLE, N. Y. / 2A1067" at the curve of the New York State Barge Canal, white-border era post card from Heritage Art Co., very late usage at Fayette, several creases, as is. $2.75 nc+

SHRINES. "CATHOLIC SHRINE / INDIAN RIVER, MICHIGAN / LARGEST WOODEN AND BRONZE CRUCIFIX / IN THE WORLD" unused chrome postcard. Sculpted by Marshall M. Fredericks. $2.00 m(i)sscc

SHRINES. "Hearing the Praises of the Sorrowful Mother, at the Shrine, Frank, Ohio." white-border era from E. C. Kropp, black & white postcard with sky tint, unused, fairly fresh. The oldest Marionist shrine in the Midwestern US, its current mailing address is in Bellevue. $11.00 o(f)o(b)rc+

SHRINES. "N.-D. de Fourvière - Autel de Notre-Dame de Bon Conseil, ex-votos 1914-1917" showing a shrine with many flowers & cards in France, black & white on unused green back post card, lightly toned back edges, short ink mark on back, long but faint paper bend. $3.25 fc

SHRINES. "PROCESSION AT THE SHRINE, OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION, CAREY, OHIO" white-border era post card published by Hermann, fresh appearance, trivial corner wear. 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 ocpr

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SHRINES. "Shrine and altar prepared for Holy Mass, Annual Pil- / grimage, Shrine of Our Lady of the Prairies, Powers / Lake, North Dakota…" unused chrome from Vanguard Photo, fresh appearance. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50

SHRINES. "SHRINE OF THE LITTLE FLOWER / WOODWARD & TWELVE MILE RD. DETROIT" unused real photograph postcard from the Grogan Photo Service in Chicago, slight curl to the paper, circa-1937 (after its completion). Now designated a minor basilica by Pope Francis. Despite the caption, it is located in Royal Oak Michigan. $4.00 m(r)c

SISTERS OF CHARITY / BARMHERZIGEN SCHWESTERN. "Exerzitienhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern / Unter-Tullnerback, Trenental, N.-Oe." showing the retreat house of the Catholic Sisters of Charity there, black & white postcard conveying religious sentiments to Fraulein Hermine Schmalfuss in Wien, small corner crease not into the image, traces of cancel ink on front, partial show-through of the writing on back. $6.50 ca

SISTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS. "HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL / Salt Lake City, Utah / A 300 bed hospital conducted by the Sisters of / the Holy Cross..." chrome postcard, writing on back, small corner crease, minor edge wear. $1.00 u(s)cm(f)

SISTERS OF SAINT FRANCIS. "Providence Hospital, Sandusky, O." showing its exterior, black & white postcard published by The Evening Star-Journal (then a daily newspaper in Ohio) & mailed there 1907, 2 corners with small creases, light toning on front mostly in the borders. The Sisters of St. Francis served there for almost 80 years before it was sold & became the Firelands Regional Medical Center South Campus. $5.00 o(s)c(s)mn

SUMMER SCHOOL. "'Oh! You Elm Tree' / Catholic Summer School, Cliff Haven, N. Y. / 25205" color from undisclosed publisher, unused, minor wear on one corner, faint toning on back from album. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ntc

TRAPPISTS. "Oelenberg (Als.) -- Eglise." showing the ruins of the church at the Trappist monastery in Alsace, bombed in World War I; unused carte postale, noticeable corner & edge wear, toned back. The expulsion of the Trappist monks was widely publicized among French Catholics for propaganda purposes. The monastery was reestablished in 1925. $7.50 ai(c)cw NEW / NY / NOVO

UNIVERSITIES. "Greetings FROM / National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D. C." showing how it was planned to look when completed, unused linen post card. The shrine was built on the Catholic University of America grounds. 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 dcc

URSULINE SISTERS. "14. - Pensionnat des Religieuses Ursulines à HAMONT. - Ecole ménagère. - Cuisine." sepia-tone showing 6 women working in a large Belgian kitchen, from Henri Georges, unused postcard, one serrated edge (from booklet), light toning near one back corner, otherwise fresh. $12.50 bc

VATICAN CITY. Please see Vatican City postcards & Vatican City stamps.

VIRGIN MARY. "58 Environs de CAUTERETS - Statue de la Vierge du lac d'Estom - (1785 m.) - BR" Unused carte postale. A beautiful card for a beautiful subject. $12.00 fc(v)

WHITE FATHERS. "Mission des Pères Blancs / SOUDAN FRANÇAIS -- Leçon de Catéchisme" for a large group, circa-1920 carte postal with divided green back, fairly fresh, just a hint of a bend at one corner, otherwise good edges. Rare: when we searched the Internet no one else offered or exhibited this postcard, and there were only 3 other postcards total for these missionaries. The White Fathers got their name from the white cassock or gandoura that they wore (see the man teaching at the left) at the time, not from the color of their skin. The location is probably Ségou which is in present-day Mali. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. frc

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