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"Anchor Line T. S. S. California Glasgow & New York" showing a side view near shore, black & white postcard printed in England, unused but extensively & unevenly toned both sides. As is. Unfortunately this ship was torpedoed & sank on February 7 1917; 36 people lost their lives. $5.50 s(a)s(o)d
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"EU10 / RC60 / UC2AAA" continental DXpedition QSL card from the 'Ghost Zone' of Belarus caused by the Chernobyl disaster, used 1992 by operator Dr. Valery P. Pristavko, thick stock, tiny upper corner crease. By such expeditions Larry publicized to the world that over 22 percent of Belorussian territory was highly contaminated & uninhabitable. $3.75 bd "'Every Man Knew' by artist David Conklin ... / ... This commissioned / painting commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the / sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald ..." sold for the benefit of a memorial at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point Michigan; unused continental postcard in excellent condition. $1.75 s(l)da(c)m
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"LUSITANIA / Just 3 years old, the mighty ..." unused & copyrighted reproduction postcard from an original painting by Russ Porter, excellent & colorful. Recounts her ill-fated history on its back. history $3.00 s(c)s(o)d
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"PARIS - LES ANNEES FOLLES / 10 - Accident de la gare Montparnasse" showing a train crashed through to the street, unused continental post card, unforgettable image. $2.50
RMS Celtic (1901). Same post card as above. Torn in half, taped together both sides, then mailed (!) 1956 at Hibbard Indiana. Couple of surface cracks in the glossy finish, as is. $2.00 s(w)s(o)di
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"Steamer 'Farallon' from the Westward, Juneau, Alaska." color photo of the ship docked & covered with ice; unused postcard published by Edward H. Mitchell, minor corner & edge wear. In January 1910, this ship wrecked on Black Reef in Cook inlet. $10.00 ad&
"Surrogate" unused Cyko real photo postcard showing ruins after a fire. $5.00
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Uncaptioned Azo real photo (triangles up) post card showing a house damaged by an explosion "where the man came out". $5.00
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--AIRCRAFT & AIRSHIP CRASHES
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HARBOUR AIR (Canada). Unused regular-size postcard showing its DeHavilland Canada DHC-2 (C-FOCJ) in flight over Vancouver British Columbia, copyrighted, near mint. On 4 August 1998 this aircraft overturned on landing at Kincolith British Columbia; all 5 aboard drowned. $15.00 abd HELISUL / HELISUL TAXI AČREO (Brasil). Unused continental-size post card showing it Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante (PT-WAV) in February 1995, published in Brasil, near mint. On September 13 1996, this plane crashed into a mountain near Joinville Brasil, killing both people aboard. $15.00 abd HEMET VALLEY FLYING SERVICE. Unused regular-size postcard showing its Lockheed C-130A Hercules (N135FF) at Hemet California in 1990, printed in Thailand, near mint. On 13 August 1994 this aircraft crashed near Pearblossom California while on a firefighting assignment; all three crewmembers on board perished. $15.00 ac(p)df HORNBILL SKYWAYS. Unused continental post card showing its Shorts SC-7 Skyvan 3-100 (9M-AXM) parked in 1983, from a limited edition of 500, near mint. On 30 July 1993 this aircraft crashed in the jungle near Miri in Sarawak Malaysia; one of the passengers was killed. $15.00 amdb INTERANDES (Colombia). Continental black & white photograph of its Douglas C-47B (HK-3177) on the ground near another airplane, good composition, focus just a bit fuzzy. On 15 May 1991 this aircraft crashed at La Poyatta Colombia with 13 fatalities. Rare. $10.00 acd To order from this
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JAPAN DOMESTIC AIRLINES (Japan). Unused continental post card showing its Nihon YS-11A-217 (JA8764) in a terminal near other vehicles, from a limited edition of 600, near mint. On July 3 1971 this aircraft crashed into Yokotsu Mountain in Japan; unfortunately all 64 people on board perished. $10.00 a(p)jd JARI FLORESTAL MONTE DOURADO, LTDA. (Brasil). Continental color photograph of its Fairchild FH-227B parked on an overcast day, good composition & focus. On 6 June 1990 this airplane crashed near Altamira Brasil (its destination) when operated by TABA. Unfortunately all 22 souls on board died. Rare. $15.00 a(p)bd JEDDA AVIATION (Australia). Continental black & white photograph of its Piper PA-23-250 Aztec (VH-WAC) parked, good focus & composition, but contrast is quite low. On 01 October 2003 this aircraft crashed near Mareeba Queensland & a family of 5 on board perished. Rare. $15.00 a(p)qd
LUMBINI AIRWAYS (Nepal). Continental postcard showing its DeHavilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-AEQ) parked on a slope near the Paradise Lodge, copyrighted, near mint. Also later flew for Yeti Airlines, crashing near Jumla on June 21 2006 with 9 fatalities. $15.00 adn LUXAIR (Luxembourg). Continental color photo of its Vickers Viscount (LX-LGC) with open doorway, good focus & contrast & composition. On 22 December 1969 this aircraft was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident; fortunately no one was killed. Rare. $10.00 adl
MCMCD / MONROE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT (USA). Continental black & white Ilford real photo post card showing its Douglas DC-3 (N28889) being serviced, good composition & focus but image a bit dark, . On May 2 1989 this aircraft crashed after striking mangrove trees; both people on board perished. This Florida District reached agreed in 1995 to discontinue ground spraying of mosquito insecticide from its planes in important Schaus swallowtail habitat during the endangered butterfly's breeding season. Rare. $12.50 adef
METRO AIRWAYS (Denmark). Continental color photo of its Fairchild Swearingen 226 Metroliner III (OY-BPN) on the ground. On December 24 2002 this aircraft crashed on takeoff from Aberdeen Scotland with 2 fatalities; cause was a multiple bird strike. Rare. $10.00 asd
NORDAIR (Canada). Continental color photograph of its Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation (CF-NAJ) on the ground, good focus & composition. On August 3 1969, while flying for Canairelief Air, it crashed at Uli airstrip in Nigeria with 4 fatalities. Rare. $12.50 cadn To order from this
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PAN MALAYSIAN TRANSPORT (Malaysia). Unused continental post card showing its Shorts Skyvan 3 (9M-PID ex 9M-AXX) parked near a building, from a limited edition of 500, near mint. On January 31 1993, while flying for Pan-Malaysia Air Services, this aircraft crashed into Mount Kapur in Indonesia, killing all 14 aboard. $12.50 aimd To order from this
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PIEDMONT AIRLINES (USA). Unused regular-size postcard showing its Beechcraft BC-99 (N7217L) on the ground, FROM A LIMITED EDITION OF 500 PRINTED IN 1986, image a little heavy on the magenta, tiny corner crease. When operated by L'Express Airlines on 10 July 1991 this aircraft crashed into a residential area of Birmingham Alabama, resulting in 13 fatalities. $10.00 a(p)da
RESORT AIRLINES (USA). Unused continental black-and-white post card showing its Curtiss C-46 on the ground, image somewhat light, near mint. Three different Resort Airlines C-46's crashed with fatalities during 1952 & 1953. $7.50 ad* ROYAL AIR LAO (Laos). Unused continental post card showing its Vickers Viscount 806 (XW-TDN) aircraft on the ground, published in England, near mint. In March 1975 this aircraft crashed with 4 fatalities during takeoff from Phnom Penh with a non-pilot at the controls, and was written off. Rare. $10.00 ald
SALAIR, INCORPORATED (USA). Unused regular-size post card showing its Douglas DC-3C on the ground, from a limited edition printed in 1987, very light surface abrasions on the front. Later served Living Water Teaching Ministries in Guatemala, where it crashed on 1 November 1998 near Quezaltenango with 11 fatalities. $7.50 agd SASCO AIR CHARTER (Sudan). Unused regular-size postcard showing its Cessna 404 Titan (ST-AID) at Zurich in July 1983, near mint. On June 7 1993, this plane crashed at Ariab, killing all 11 aboard. $10.00 asd To order from this
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SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES (USA). Continental-size color photo showing its Curtiss C-46 (N10427) on the ground, good composition, contrast a bit low. Later, when operated by Joanne Fashions, it crashed with 2 fatalities near Barrancabermeja Colombia on 21 February 1973. $7.50 acd SELVA COLOMBIA. Unused continental post card showing its Douglas DC-3A (HK-2213) at Villavicencio in October 1988, near mint. This aircraft crashed on 28 May 1994 near Villavicencio, with 7 fatalities; the operator was Transoriente Colombia at the time. $10.00 acd SERVICIO AÉREO VARGAS ESPAŃA / SAVE (Bolivia). Unused regular-size postcard showing its Fairchild Swearingen SA 226TC Metro II (CP-1516) at La Paz-El Alto Airport in October 1993, with livery marking Trans Al (Lai), near mint. On December 13 1997, while leased from STAP / Serv. y Transportes Aéreos Petroleros, this aircraft crashed at La Vertiente Bolivia with 10 fatalities. Nine souls were fortunate enough to survive. $12.50 a(p)bd SERVICIOS AEREOS DE EXLORACIO DE PETROLERAS, LTDA. (Colombia). Continental color photo showing its Canadair CL-44 (HK-3148X) in flight from below, good composition and contrast. When later operated by Lineas Aéreas Suramericanas, it crashed on 6 July 1988 with 8 fatalities at Barranquilla. Rare. $7.50 acd SERVICIOS AEREOS SANTA ANA / SASA (Bolivia). Unused continental post card showing its Convair CV-440 on the ground at La Paz, tiny spot in message area, hint of edge wear, otherwise fresh. On 21 August 1992 this aircraft crashed into Chacaltaya Mountain with 11 fatalities. Rare. $10.00 abd
SL EXPRESS / SL AVIATION SERVICES (USA). Unused continental post card showing its Douglas Turbo DC-3C (N96BF) on the ground, from a limited edition of 500 published in the Czech Republic, tiny bend at one corner. This aircraft crashed with 2 fatalities at Lobito Angola on 15 December 1994, and was written off. $7.00 a(p)ad
TAG AIRLINES. Regular-size color post card showing its DeHavilland DH-104 Dove (N1600H) parked at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland Ohio. The type of airplane in penned in neatly on the back, back paper yellowing lightly with age, good edges. In January 1970 this aircraft crashed into Lake Erie with fatalities that spelled the end of the airline itself. $9.50 a(p)o(c)da
TRANS BRASIL AIRLINES (Brasil). Unused continental size color post card showing its Embraer EMB-110 (PT-TBB) being boarded in the 1970's at Fernando de Noronha, near mint condition. On February 3 1992 this aircraft crashed at Taquari Hill, Caetité Brasil; all 12 aboard perished. $10.00 a(p)b TRANS-CANADA AIRLINES (Canada). "Trans-Canada Airliner ... Lockheed Lodestar LaGuardia Filed' linen-era postcard with identification of airplane type neatly penned on back, otherwise excellent condition. Tail number for this L-18-08A was CF-TCX. On November 4 1943 this aircraft crash at Toronto Ontario & was damaged beyond repair. $7.50 a(p)dcao
UAT - AEROMARITIME / UNION AÉROMARITIME DE TRANSPORT (France). Continental black & white photograph of its DeHavilland DH-114 parked, good focus & contrast & composition. A small independent airline that connected Paris to the former French African colonies 1949 - 1963. In November 1967, during the Nigerian-Biafran War, it crashed at Enugu (Énugwú). Rare. $15.00 a(p)dfnba UAT - AEROMARITIME / UNION AÉROMARITIME DE TRANSPORT (France). Unused continental post card showing its Douglas DC-6B ready for boarding in 1961, trivial wear at 2 corners, otherwise fresh. On 2 October 1964 this aircraft crashed into Mount Alcazaba in Spain, killing all 7 aboard. $15.00 a(p)fsd UNI AIR ROUERGUE, S.A. (France). Continental postcard showing its Fokker F-27-500 Friendship (F-BYAH) in flight over clouds, trivial corner & upper edge wear. On 28 January 1979 this airplane crashed into a mountain on a test flight to from Rodez Airport in France; 5 souls perished. $15.00 a(p)f(u)d
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WESTWARD AIRWAYS, LIMITED (United Kingdom). Continental black & white photo of its Britten Norman Islander (G-AXHE) parked when it served as the Heathrow Gatwick Shuttle, good composition & focus & contrast, several tiny black speckles from the development process. On 5 February 1994 this aircraft went off the runway at Cark Cumbria and was written off. Fortunately, there were no casualties. Rare. $7.50 a(p)du WIDEROE FLYVESELSKAP A/S (Norway). Unused continental postcard showing its DeHavilland Canada DHC-7-102 (LN-WFL) on the ground, excellent condition. Later became SU-MAB of National Aviation of Egypt which in November 1997 crashed into a hillside and was written off. $5.00 a(p)dn WIEN CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES (United States). Continental black & white Ilford real photo post card showing its Shorts SC-7 Skyvan (N4917) on the ground on a rainy day, good composition & focus, contrast is a bit low, identification details penned on the back, otherwise excellent condition. On August 25 1977, when flying for Island Airways on lease from Air Cargo Hawaii, this aircraft crashed on approach to the Kona-Keahole Airport, and both occupants lost their lives. $12.50 a(p)dh WINGS WEST AIRLINES (United States). Unused regular size postcard showing its Fairchild Swearingen SA-227 Metro III (N3112K) on the ground, copyrighted, near mint. Reregistered as N343AE, it was damaged beyond repair in an aborted takeoff on September 29 2002 at Hawthorne Airport in California; fortunately there were no fatalities. $10.00 a(p)cd
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DISASTER
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"30. Second & Ludlow, / Dayton, O. flood. 3-26-13." Including a large church, sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles up) post card, unused, light toning on back, low-contrast / grayish. $8.00 od*
"CAMPBELL AVE. FLOOD / HAMILTON, OHIO" with sky tinted by hand, unused post card from Feicke-Desels Printing Co., trivial wear to one corner. $4.75
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"FLOOD SCENE AT NEW CUMBERLAND, PA. / INTERNATIONAL NEWS PHOTO" prominently showing a Tydol station with 2 pumps, black & white postcard from Tichnor Bros., writing on front dates to March 1936, writing on back mentions it is one of the last 2 from a set, light toning on back. $17.50 gdp
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"Manikarnika Ghat" post card with note on back explaining this is a flood at Benares India in 1948 (40 feet higher than usual). $4.00 (id)
PARIS FLOOD OF 1910 "121 Paris-Venise -- Inondations 1910 - La Rue des Fossés St-Bernard / prise du Boulevard St-Germain" with a large iron fence along the left side, unused sepia-tone carte postale, light toning on back due to album contact, good edges. $7.50 fd
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"46 INONDATIONS DE PARIS (Janvier 1910). -- Ravitaillement Quai Montevello. -- LL" showing boatmen being thanked by residents for the foodstuffs they are receiving, unused sepia-tone carte postale, good edges, light mark in address area. $10.00 fd "47. - Paris - Inondations 1910 / Rue de Bercy prise Boulevard Diderot" with the hotel / restaurant at the left, unused black & white carte postale, good edges. $7.50 fd "74. PARIS INONDÉ / Cliché de 28 Janvier 1910 / (Crue maximum: 9 m. 50)" centered on a man with waders helping a woman to cross by carrying her on his shoulders, makeshift bridges in the distance; unused black & white carte postale, good edges. $7.50 fd "Ch. D. Meaux / 4. Meaux - 26 Janvier 1910 -- Rue du Tan - Le courrier" showing a courier in a longboat bein poled by 2 standing men because of the flood; black & white carte postale sent 5 -9 10 TCV to Indiana, 2 corners creased, both sides toned along one short edge. Unusual subject matter. $12.00 fpd
"Crue de la Seine -- Janvier 1910 / PARIS -- Quai d'Orsay / La Ligne des Invalides / ŕ 6 mčtres sous l'eau" including a few well-dressed pedestrians at the left; unused black & white carte postale, faint bend at one corner. $7.50 fd "Inondation de Paris, Janvier-Février 1910 / Rue de l'Université et Esplanade des Invalides" including a few pedestrians & a rowboat in the distance; unused black & white carte postale, good edges. $7.50 fd End special section on Paris flood of 1910 To order from this
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Postcard Collector. August 1985 (Volume 3 Number 8). Features on hand-made with attachments, March 1913 disasters, 1984 Olympics & more. $2.50 p,d
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![]() "South West from Bridge Street" showing a 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood scene, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard. $15.00 o(c)d
"THE GREAT FLOOD OF 1936 STRANDED ON STATE ROAD, PA." showing several people in a pickup truck & an empty car nearby, surrounded by water, black & white post card from Tichnor Bros., unused, light toning on back, minor wear to bottom corners. $5.00 pad
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Uncaptioned real photo postcard of a flood scene sent from Wallingford Kentucky in 1913 (clear cancel), prominently showing a long building that was probably their depot. $8.00 kd
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