AALTO. "CT1FJK" shortwave (30 m) QSL viewcard in monochromatic blue, picturing the operator outside with his equipment, used 1995 by operator Mark I. Aalto, excellent condition. $2.75 pg

ABBEY. "...THE SEXUAL SYSTEM AND ITS DERANGEMENTS ..." Toll Gate No. 4 SHOO! FLY! advertising card for the quoted educational book by Dr. E. C. Abbey of Buffalo New York, also selling his Cutavaco a 'great specific for skin diseases', removal from an album thins out 3 back edges but the lengthy book claims are almost all unaffected. $3.75 smg

ABERCROMBIE. "WB4NXY" QSL card mailed 1970, showing the operator C. Greg Abercrombie & his equipment, some light cancel ink on front. $3.00 sg

ABRAMS. "STREET STORE IN GHETTO" with 3 vendors in the street facing the sidewalk--a black lady selling shoes & boots, flanked by a black lady selling vegetables & a bearded white man vending something (wares mostly hidden by boxes), horse-drawn wagons parked on the other side of the street in front of a fish market & Abrams storefront. Postcard whose front edges show a lot of wear, but do not really detract from a myriad of fascinating details. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 i(c)bhsg(a)

ACKERSON. "W. D. Ackerson Company Market / W. Rogers Bakery / J. F. TUTTLE" including a Swift & Company horse-drawn delivery wagon & personnel before it; uncaptioned (so we use the storefront signage) & unused real photo postcard with oxidation consistent with age, good edges. The scene is circa-1906 in Newton New Jersey; we found a mentions of Ackerson in the State Treasurer's accounts from 1902 - 1910. Possibly one-of-a-kind: no caption, no photographer credit, no publisher information. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. n(n)gggh

ADAIR. "WRIGHT BIPLANE 'CHYENNE'  MUSKOGEE OKLA" Azo (triangles both ways) real photo postcard showing aviator Leonard Bonney about to transport Miss Olive Adair aloft at the 1911 Muskogee Fair, light album toning on back, good edges. The hobble-skirted Miss Adair became the first journalist to fly in Oklahoma; she was society reporter for the Muskogee Daily Phoenix. After the flight she broke a champagne bottle on the pilot's seat to christen the aeroplane 'Miss Cheyenne' (misspelled in the caption as reported here) in honor of the biplane owner's original state. We know the woman pictured was not Kathryn Hull (who was the first and only other woman Bonney took airborne that day), because she had nothing to do with the naming of the biplane. Super rare. $75.00 o(m)ng NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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ADAMS. "AT ANCHOR //  THE LAUNCH LANDING //  VIEW OF HOTEL CHAMBERLAIN FROM HAMPTON ROADS / GEO. F. ADAMS, MGR. / FORTRESS MONROE, VA." color multiview post card showing a military ship at the upper left & a launch full of sailors heading for the hotel; fairly fresh except for tiny spot on back bottom border. $7.00 v(f)m(n)g

ADAMS. "HOTEL CHAMBERLIN / GEO. F. ADAMS, MGR. / FORTRESS MONROE, VA." multiview postcard in color with 2 scenes--sun parlor & blue parlor; very late usage at Odd Virginia, minor corner wear & rounding, faint upper corner crease. $5.00 v(f)gi

ADAMS. "HOTEL CHAMBERLIN / GEO. F. ADAMS, MGR. / FORTRESS MONROE, VA." multiview postcard in color with 3 scenes--guard mount, the south entrance & on guard; very late usage at Hampton Virginia. minor corner wear & rounding, tiny bottom corner creases nowhere near the image. $5.00 v(f)gm

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ADAMS. "Thanksgiving Greetings" with embossed art including a child praying at a plate with patriotic symbols in the left background & a tom turkey in the right, mailed 1909 to Miss Bertha Adams in Auburn New York. corner crease, much edge wear. $2.00 tg

ADAMS, BEARDSLEY, BEACH & BOND. "1849 - 1883. / Homoeopathic Hospital College, / Cleveland, O. / WILL HOLD ITS /
Thirty-third Annual / COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES / in the First M. E. Church, / Cor. Euclid Avenue and Erie Streets / Wednesday Evening, February 28, 1883, at 7:30 o'clock." containing an insert (folded out at right), naming the Ushers, Order of Exercises, Officers, Executive Committee, Library Committee & Members of Graduating Class -- C. B. Adams, H. V. Beardsley, C. A. Beach, R. Belle Beach, G. W. Bond, etc. Horizontal crease to all pages & a long bend at the top right of the front cover. Closed in 1919, but later became the Huron Road Hospital, and even later the Meridia Huron Hospital. $12.00 mocggggggg

ADARGO. "WHAT WE SAW at CATALINA / EVERETT ADARGO / DEEP SEA DIVER / Catalina Island, California / RECORD: / 3 Minutes 1 Seconds--Depth, 56 Feet" unused black & white postcard, previous caption on front scratched off at the printers, three small spots of light toning on front, corner crease, a little toning in the back address area. Back continues with detailed & interesting list of the kelp, mosses, fish & shellfish that could be observed there. $7.00 c(c)fg

ADKIN. "View of Capt. Adkin's New Observation Boat / at 1000 Island House Dock, / Alexandria Bay, N. Y. / Regular Trips. 9:30 A. M., 2:20 P. M., 8:00 P. M." showing the Maxine V underway with passengers on the St. Lawrence River, unused white-border era postcard (circa 1915, long internal crease, upper corner crease, toning back & front is light, small dark spot within the right front border. $4.00 s(r)n(a)g

ADKINS. "ONE BRANCH OF WORK OF THE CHILDREN'S MISSION HOME ' THE GUARDIAN ANGEL" beautiful art in vertical format showing an angel protecting 2 children, monochromatic dark gray-green postcard mailed 1915 from Dillsboro IN by 'Papa Simon' (who preached at Olean & Friendship Indiana) to Elizabeth (Mrs. J. B.) Adkins in Lima Ohio. Two corner creases not into the image, a little corner rounding. $4.00 acg(a)

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ADLER. "C. B. D. CLOTHING HOUSE. / Men's, Youths', Boys' & Children's' Clothing / And Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats & Caps, / 248 & 250 ASYLUM STREET,  HARTFORD CONN. / First Clothing Store from N. Y. & N. H. Depot. / M. ADLER & SON" with art depicting a man on a high-wheeler bicycle running over a cat's tail; lithography by Bufford of Boston (necessarily 1882 or earlier), blank back with one tiny light spot of toning. 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 abcg

ADLER. "S1053 / FELIX AND HONEY. Painting by Ray Wolf. The King of Clowns / Felix Adler ... with his trained little piggie that / likes to drink milk." unused postcard with wonderful signed art, circa 1947 - 1952, trivial corner wear, otherwise fresh. Frank Bartlet Adler performed with Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey for 28 years & was subsequently inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame. $3.50 cpg

ADLER. "ZS1ACD / MAX ADLER / S.A. COLLEGE OF ACCORDIONISTS" oversize (slightly wider than a continental postcard) Cape Town South Africa QSL postcard used 1955 by this member of the South African Brotherhood of Magicians and Memorable Order of Tin Hats, several small creases. sepia-tone design has Mr. Adler's portrait superimposed on a Hohner Accordion. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 mmgs*

ADSIT. Government postal card mailed FEB 14 1927 at Marcus Iowa by County Treasurer Ray Adsit , with his handwritten response totaling taxes on several properties for W. L. Gund. Slight smearing of request ink in a few places. $2.50 rg(a)

   
AHLERS. "John Ahlers, delivering package of parts to be delivered to our Cleveland agency by the first Air Express to leave Dayton" rare clipping from the NCR News that is simply not available any other way. Approximately 3" square, it was neatly cut & preserved in a postcard sleeve without toning. The previous owner's pencilled annotation, attempting to identify the pilot, is definitely incorrect & can be cut off if you wish. A search of the Internet found almost no information pertaining to this flight. $10.00 a(p)o(d)g(a)  

AHLERS. Uncaptioned & unused SOLIO real photo postcard mostly showing the large crowds gathered between the W. I. Douglas Shoe Co. store at the extreme left & the Ahlers Fur Store toward the center; excellent contrast & focus. Gives a feel for being there: for example, most people dressed up to view the parade. $10.00 pgg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

AHOKAS. "8P9DF" Hastings Barbados QSL card used 1992 by operator Kari Ahokas of Nokia Finland, front pictures that operator seated outdoors in sepia-tones, 2 small rubber-band adherences on front. $3.00 bqg

AICHINGER. "Hannsdorf  Th. Aichinger's Hotel Bahnhof" circa 1910 black & white postcard with sky tint, trivial edge wear, very faint album impressions on the front. Hannsdorf is now called Hanušovice (Czech Republic), and its German population was expelled after World War II. 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 cg(a)

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AKERMAN. "Mandy Akerman" on a carte de visite from Louis Seebohm, photographer & portrait painter on Third Street in Dayton Ohio, name handwritten on back, corners rounded as issued, did business in Dayton 1859 - 1871, lightly toned both sides, small surface abrasions above her head. $8.00 og(a)g(s)p NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

AKERMAN, BECHTEL, EVERSOLE & HEATH. "EASTER SOUVENIR / LaFayette /  Christian Sabbath School / LaFayette, Ohio" string-bound 1897 booklet on sturdy paper, listing the officers & teachers & pupils in great detail. A little toning & unimportant creases at upper left corners. Officers & teachers include John Akerman, Daisy Eversole, Alma Bechtel, Lloyd Sager, Ollie Heath, William B. Hawk & Walter Craig. Students include Nellie Taylor, Helen Graham, Guy Moore, Rufo Anspach, Leo Hall, Willie Kyle, Lulu Ferguson, Essie Hall, Celina Thayer, Minnie Fisher, Hattie Robinson, Glenna Helser, Tracy Tullis & many many more. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 oegg

ALBERT. "Mr and Mrs Henry Albert" on a circa-1870 carte de visite from T. W. Cridland photographer on Main Street in Dayton Ohio, names handwritten on back, corners rounded as issued, , lightly toned both sides, small surface abrasions above her head. $10.00 og(a)g(c)p

ALBRIGHT & BAUGHER. "Residence of J. F. Albright, Baltimore, O. / Colonial Badge Co., Basil, O." sepia-tone real photo postcard with publisher's identification in red, mailed at Baltimore in 1909 by J. F. A. to 'Cousin Charley' Baugher in Hebron Ohio. 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 o(b)g(a)

ALCIATORE. "Your order of OYSTERS A LA ROCKEFELLER since 1889 when this dish was concocted / by Jules Alciatore at The Restaurant ANTOINE is number: 1228895 ..." postcard with 1938 copyright, picturing the sampling of the millionth order, excellent condition. Since then the services have gone well over 2 million. 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 i(r)l(n)g

ALDEN. "OTTAWA HILLS / THE E. H. CLOSE REALTY COMPANY / TOLEDO, OHIO // RESTING SPOT - HILLSIDE PATH / DESIGN BY JOHN J. WATSON" real photo postcard mailed 1918 at Perrysburg to Mrs. Willis Alden in Maumee Ohio by her daughter Myrtle, overpaid with a 2-cent stamp, oxidation consistent with age, upper corner crease partly within the border, message in pencil so just a little toning on back from that source. A real estate postcard purposed to display one of the amenities of that affluent bedroom suburb of Toledo, but put to private use. John J. Watson was a landscape architect who is most noted for his design of the 4 Ringling Isles of the Florida Keys. Rare: when we searched the Internet we found no other offers, no recorded sales, and no exhibitions either. $18.00 o(o)rg(a)a

ALCOTT. "Columbus Ave. North, Sandusky, O." including several horse-drawn buggies; black & white post card with undivided back mailed there 1906, printed in Germany for C. W. Platt (No. 52501), good edges, a little cancel ink shows in the front sky. Signage: Lang's & O. S. Alcott. $7.50 o(s)g(a)g(l)

ALDRICH. "COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / 70557  GRANDFATHER NUTTER'S ROOM, THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH MEMORIAL, PORTSMOUTH, N. H." color Phostint post card, unused, trivial wear at one corner. Aldrich was a poet, novelist & travel writer. $4.00 ndggia

ALDRICH. "Water View, Senator Nelson W. Aldrich's Estate, Warwick, R." missing I, post card mailed 1907 from Pawtucket (flag cancel with 1 in stripes), soft corners, 3 initials penned in the bottom caption area, several tiny speckles of cancel ink in the sky. The bottom of the image is not quite parallel to the bottom edge, but the card is not trimmed. A prominent Republican, Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich served in the US Senate from 1881 to 1911. 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 rg(a)p

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ALLEMBERT. "Robert and Jacques Allembert would like you to visit / Le Bistro / at 827 Third Ave., New York 10022" with art depicting the Turtle Bay Manhattan restaurant in full service, post card in excellent condition. It became the Al Bustan Lebanese restaurant. $3.75 n(m)gi(r)

ALLEN. "6  Soo-Pacific Line Steamers, Vancouver, B. C." postcard with the advertising in the back message area & the handstamp of Walter H. Allen General Eastern Passenger Agent, trivial edge wear. Scarce--the best ship collection we ever saw did not have it. Why? This railroad line operated in the summer only during the 1920's & 1930's between Chicago & Vancouver. 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 bs(c)gr

ALLEN. "HOME OF BONA ALLEN BUFORD GA." with some caption lettering blurry, real photo mailed there 1908 to Ohio, minor corner & edge wear, slight oxidation. This mansion is now in use for weddings, receptions & corporate events. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 gg#*

ALLEN. "Rockin Chair Park. / Shepherd, Mich." showing an eye-catching lawn ornament roadside display of the tourist novelty store operated by 'Clint' Allen on Federal Road, just west of Shepherd, in the early 1950's; unused Devolite Peerless real photo postcard with good edges, slight curl to the paper (no problem in an album). The main reason this view is hard-to-find is because the business was moved to Houghton Lake after US 27 was re-routed, drying up its traffic. $9.00 m(s)rg

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ALLENDER. "Did you ever leave the car without / notifying the conductor--with this result?" cartoon art depicting a man falling ignominiously despite his cane, as streetcar pulls away; post card mailed 1908 to Miss Katie Allender in Warm Springs Montana from her sister, mild edge wear & corner rounding. $2.75 scg

ALLI. "POOLSIDE MOTEL / Lake Rd.  Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio showing sign, building, pool; chrome postcard mailed 1969, trivial edge wear does not detract. When Bob & Dick Alli were the managers. $1.25 o(g)mg

AMBROSE. "Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway. / Nashville, Tenn. _____ 190___ / Dear Sir: / Our Books show balance to Dr. of your / Company on Claim Account, to _____ 190___ / of $______ / Please remit to J. H. AMBROSE, Treasurer, / / Nashville, Tenn., and oblige, Yours truly, / L. K. WENNING" government postal card mailed at Nashville APR 20 1904 to Athens Incubator Compnay in Athens Ohio, requesting a catalogue (which was sent 2 days later judging by the docketing on back). Paper browning unevenly with age; edges are good. $5.00 g(w)g(a)r(n)

AMES. "Dont get / up in the air" post card with embossed biplane, mailed APR 5 1910 to Mrs. William Ames in Minneapolis Minnesota from her brother Oscar, not much toning, minor corner wear. $4.00 g(a)m

AMMANN. "F. T. D. Acknowledgment" from Ammann, a Flushing Long Island florist; 1950 postal card, a little cancel ink on front, small corner bend. Sold but still available for genealogical study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 n(f)fg

ANCELLOTTI. "I2OUH" QSL viewcard picturing the operator Ermete Ancellotti with his grand-daughter & ham radio equipment, handstamps of the Italy Telegraphy Club applied neatly to the address area, good edges. $3.75 ig

ANDERSCH. "Ossek. Marktplatz  4052" showing its marketplace & some readable signs--e.g., 'NAJEMNE AUTO / MIET AUTO / J. ANDERSCH' a car rental place & 'MÉSTSKÝ / UŘAD / OSEK // STADTAMT / OSSEGG' the town office; real photo postcard mailed with Czech stamps to Sandusky Ohio, slight curl to the paper, toned back, lightly toned front. $5.00 cg(a)

ANDERSON. " ____ 19__ / MR. G. H. ANDERSON, / Dear Sir:--We would like to have our piano tuned about / _________ / (What Date?) / ..." advertising postcard for the local piano tuner when phones were still new enough to have only 2 or 4 digits, noticeable toning both sides, lower corner crease is hard to detect. $4.00 o(c)g(a)m

ANDERSON. "DONALD J. ANDERSON / Postmaster // Post Office - Kellogg, Iowa" unused black & white post card with his contact information on back (he was a dealer in historical Post Office Department items). Excellent condition. $3.75 i(k)pg-i

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ANDERSON. "G. R. ANDERSON'S STORE, PLEASANT HILL, LONG LAKE" Illinois, with an auto tire repair progressing in the foreground; unused postcard made by P. L. Huckins in Chicago Illinois (as we learn on back), fairly fresh with good edges. Rare: not in the Lake County Historical Archives or the Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County, for example. $27.50 i(l)g(a) NEW / NUEVO / NOWY

ANDERSON. "W8ALZ" Pleasant Hill Ohio QSL card used 1971 by operator Robert L. Anderson Sr., lengthy note mostly about his family on the back. $3.00 og

ANDREEN. "Göteborg. Őstra Hamngatan." unused brefkort with undivided back, Förlag Joh. Oi. Andreen in Göteborg, trivial edge wear. $4.25 sg(a)

ANDREEN. "Göteborg. Grand Hôtel Haglund." unused brefkort with undivided back, Förlag Joh. Oi. Andreen in Göteborg, excellent condition. This hotel was closed in 1970 & demolished in 1972. $4.50 sg(a)g(h)

ANGELIS. "TARPON SPRINGS, FLA. / FOR DIVERS AUTOGRAPH / [Dionysus handwritten] / ST. NICHOLAS BOAT LINE / SPONGE DIVING EXHIBITION" showing him holding his helmet; continental souvenir postcard from a photo by R. D. Hyre, printed in the USA, excellent condition. The diver's full name was Dionysus Angelis. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & genealogical research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 f(t)ppag(a)n

ANGOTTI. "Green Street, Northampton, Mass. The Smith College / girls monopolize this street which adjoins the cam- / pus..." including the Angotti Beautiful Clothes store towards the left, unused Plastichrome® post card in excellent condition. $3.00 m(n)g

ANSCHUTZ. "CHAS. A. ANSCHUTZ / 212 W. 53d Street / CLEVELAND, OHIO" showing the travelling salesman posed in a Wright Biplane; postcard mailed AUG 14 1912 to publicize his imminent arrival at The Hopgood Drug Store in Warren Ohio. Contact information on back & a list of the products he represented: Wm. R. Warner & Co.; Pfeiffer Chemical Company; Fred Wright, Perfumer; Mellier High Class Perfumes; The Searle & Hereth Company; Carter Family Medicines; & Kickapoo Family Remedies. This salesman really got around the state; we find many mentions of him in trade publications (such as the Midland Druggist & Interstate Druggist) when we use Chas. & Charles from 1907 to 1915. But this postcard is the only paper memorabilia of any kind we could find when we searched the Internet. Sold but both sides still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scans (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 each or $7.25 both. a(p)o(c)pmg

ANSPAUCH. "The Great American Tea Co. // DISTRIBUTORS OF QUALITY / MERCHANDISE SINCE 1856 // Teas, Coffees, Grocery Specialties // 'I serve many- / I'll gladly / serve you // 802 // J. F. ANSPAUCH / SHELBYVILLE IND" // Teitsout Studio / Linton IND." with him delivering a basket of groceries from his truck, unused real photo postcard with crisp focus & interesting composition, 2 small corner creases. Name of the photography studio is embossed in fancy script lettering; so we may have a letter or 2 wrong. The last numeral in 1856 is at variance with conventional wisdom that the company was founded in 1859; perhaps they counted a predecessor company. 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 i(s)fg(a)t

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ANTHONY. "Street Sprinkling Assessment / PAYABLE OCTOBER 1st, 1899 / To FRANCIS G. ANTHONY, Collector, Dr. / ... / New Haven, Conn." postal card mailed there 1899 to Center Church Chapel, billing them for 96 cents, a little cancel ink on the back. Center Church is the founding church of New Haven, with roots dating back to 1638, sometimes known as Center Church on-the-Green. $5.00 c(n)g(a)

ARCENEAUX. "K5SGJ  K5SGK" QSL post card picturing the operators Mabel and Arcy Arceneaux at their equipment, some cancel ink on front, 3 corners creased (2 are tiny), small ink smear on back. $3.25 lg
 

ARGENTA. "K0IAF" Seymour Iowa QSL postcard mailed 1968 featuring a large photo of the John Argenta Jr. family, cancel ink on front, mild corner & edge wear, light toning shows in the front borders. $2.75 igfq*

ARGIROV. "town ASSENOVGRAD" showing a panorama of the town, sepia-tone real photo postcard from an exchange, captioned by hand in English on back & in Cyrillic on front, small spots of dark toning on one edge & adjacent corners (but not into the image). Sender was Josif Nikolov Argirov. $10.00 bg

ARMSTRONG. "Colonel Armstrong Monument / RIVERFRONT PARK, KITTANNING, PA. / Photo courtesy Leister Studio, Kittanning / ..." black & white post card in vertical format, made by The Tecraft Company, unused, good edges. Unveiled in September 1926, the monument memorializes Lieutenant Colonel John Armstrong & his son who successfully drove off the Delaware Indians in 1756. $2.75 p(k)ghi

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ARNOLD. "A. Holland Forbes, donor of trophy, and N. H. Arnold making an ascent" writing in margins continues 'Aug. 14th 1908 - This is the balloon that won the race.' The balloon was the North Adams No. 1. The back printed touts the Massachusetts town: 'This city is not only the balloon center of the East, but is unsurpassed as a retail trading center and has excellent advantages as a place of residence and for many kinds of manufacturing. For information concerning the city address, THE MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION, / S. McVeigh, President.  J. E. Miller, Secretary". Unused post card from the New England Printing Company in North Adams, minor wear at all corners. $16.00 bm(n)rg(f)g(a) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

ARNOLD. "The home of Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Arnold, Waynesville N. C." per writing on the back, Azo sepia-tone real photo (triangles point up), good detail but low contrast, slight oxidation. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ng

ASCHBACHER / ASCHBAKER. "ASHBACKER'S HIGH SCHOOL BAND / OAK HARBOR, O." uncaptioned (so we use all the writing on the drum) cyanotype real photo postcard mailed in August 1911 (stamp removed), forwarded from Fostoria to Miss Susan Maurer in Toledo, good edges, light smudge in the address area obscures nothing. George F. Aschbacher (note spelling difference!) was superintendant of the Oak Harbor public schools & a teacher at the parochial school for St. Johns' Evangelical Lutheran Church (also a choir director there). When we searched the Internet for this postcard we found no offers, no recorded sales & only 1 display (at the Ohio Historical Society). Rare: quite possibly due to the misspelling of his name on the drum! $18.50 o(o)mg

ASHWILL. "Residence of Eli Ashwill Edison Ohio" including him & 2 ladies on the porch, unused Azo real photo (triangles up), tape residue in center of back, otherwise fresh. $20.00 o(e)g

ASTOR. "'CHETWOOD,' RESIDENCE OF J. J. ASTOR   NEWPORT, R. I." unused & colorful linen postcard with good edges. $3.00 rg

AULD. "ROB'T. AULD'S / CHEAP CASH / GROCERY" showing the storefront that existed on the Wonder Block of East Main Street 1882 - 1898 in Alliance Ohio, a carte-de-visite & cabinet card display at the left, melons & brooms set outside; approximately 8"x5" sepia-tone photo, good contrast & focus, minor edge wear, a little crinkling & toning near the bottom edge. SALE IN PROGRESS o(a)fg

AULT & STUMP. "You are most cordially invited to be present /  at the / Wilson, Blankenhorn and Miller /  Class Reunion of Old Students / to be held in / Marshallville, O., July 25, 1912" printed on mailed government postal card with a personal message writing on front, browning of paper shows age, cancel ink on front, vertical crease, bends at upper corners. Sent by officers O. K. Lehman & Mrs. Ida Ault Stump. $4.00 og

AUSTEN & COLBURN. "Perfumed /  with / 'FOREST FLOWERS'" circa 1890 advertising card for a cologne from W. J. Austen in Oswego New York, offered by J. F. Colburn in Newport Michigan, toning both sides, worn corners. $5.00 (anpcg)

AVERY. "Rell Clements JR. Copyright 1928 / No. 3" sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed MAY 18 1936 from Ypsilanti Michigan to Mrs. J. B. Avery in Onaway Michigan by her niece Nina, conveying family news. Unfortunately, the recipient misinterpretted the scene as a Navy airship visiting the Ypsilanti Airport, and annotated in ink to that effect on both sides. Ypsilanti does not have an airport-- the closest being Willow Run in Ypsilanti Township, which only opened in 1942! What this view actually shows is the USS Los Angeles moored at the Naval Air Station in Lakehurst New Jersey. $10.00 bg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

AXMAN. "MIDDLETOWN RAPID TRANSIT, MIDDLETOWN, O." showing a horse-drawn streetcar pausing before the Merchants National Bank (lawyer's office above it), the awning & clock sign of A. E. Axman's jewelry shop just behind them; post card mailed there 1908, small upper corner crease hard to detect from the front. $20.00 o(m)nghscj

AYERS. "BLUE HAVEN COURT, LAKE CITY, TENN. / E-9750" showing its highway frontage, unused linen postcard, small area of toning on back, trivial wear tot he upper corners. When Mr. & Mrs. Woody Ayers were the owner-managers. $3.00 tmg

AYLWARD. "Entrance to Detroit River Tunnel, Detroit, Mich." built for the Michigan Central Rail Road 1906-1910; unused postcard, interesting information printed on the back, small bottom corner crease is hard to see at first. Two signs for Richard L. Aylward Coal & Coke are at the left side. $3.75 m(d)r(m)g

AYLWORTH & DUNCAN. "J. H. MANCHESTER / 1908 MAPLE AVENUE FARM / HORACE DUNCAN BUILDER" picturing the round barn that is now on the National Register of Historic Places; sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed NOV 29 1909, good edges. Location is in what is now New Hampshire (Goshen Township, Auglaize County) Ohio, near Waynesfield. It is possible that the 1908 in the nameplate was its street address, because the barn was actually built in 1877. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. o(n)g(a)aa

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BAARDA. "Veemarkt. Sneek" showing the sheep pens of J. Baarda at the market there, writing on back dates to 1947, minor wear at 2 corners. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 nga

BACKUS. "W4-SWL" unused sample QSL card from Backus Press for operator Floyd F. Backus, excellent condition. Back quotes prices & procedural details. $2.00 v

BADGER. "U.S. Dreadnaught Wyoming (Flagship). / ADMIRAL BADGER, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF" with his portrait inset in an oval, unsued postcard, detailed information about the ship printed on back, corner crease that is hard to see (in the ocean), trivial corner & edge wear. Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger commanded part of the US naval force that served off Veracruz in the Mexican Intervention (April - November 1914). $10.00 s(m)gm(v)

BAGGS & THOMAS. Two unused Cyko real photo's showing Muskingum College baseball players--Everett R. Thomas (right fielder from Bridgeport Ohio, class of 1910) shown left & Walter R. Baggs (center fielder from Bridgeport Ohio, class of 1907) shown right, accompanied by letter from Muskingum College Library Director who identified them positively. $100.00 for all both postcards & the letter. $60.00 for either one of them. s(b)c(m)g(b)g(t)o(b)*

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BAHR. "BAHR'S MOTEL / Deer River, Minnesota" mailed 1973 when owned by Bob and Mary Bahr, ding to one corner. $1.25 m(d)mg

BAILEY, BLIS, BONAR & BROWNE. "REBECCA'S TRIUMPH" program for a 3-act play presented April 11 1924 at the Licking County Normal School auditorium in Hebron Ohio. Full-page ads: Newark Business College, Linehan Brothers shoes in Newark, Emerson Clothes in Newark, Winchester flashlights available at The-Crane-Krieg Hardware Company, The Hebron Creamery, The Lake Lumber Company & E. V. McCament Funeral Director. Cast of characters: Thelma Green, Doris Mowery, Imo Priest (playing Gyp the colored servant), Gladys Kline, Doris Courtney, Olive Hoskinson & Dorothy Jones. Club members mentioned within: Mary Bliss, Ruth Woolard, Betty Gettys, Florence Bailey, Catharine Justice, Wilma Bonar, Carrie Hoskinson, Fannie Wengert, Charlotte Will, Blanche Browne & Edna Gosnell. String bound, color cover black-and-white otherwise, fits within a continental sleeve, light toning & a corner crease on the outer cover. $15.00

BAIZLEY. May 1910. "THE JOHN BAIZLEY IRON WORKS / TUBE WELDING SHOPS / ... / PHILADELPHIA, PA." holed calendar post card mailed MAY 5 1910 at Philadelphia to C. W. Robinson in South hermitage Pennsylvania. Extensive list of products & services in the back message area: blacksmiths, iron & steel plate work, ... fire escapes, complete line of second-hand ice and refrigerating machines... Interesting & rare: no other offers or displays found when we searched the Internet. Sold but both sides still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scans (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. cp(p)g(b)a

BAKER. "Everything in SHEET METAL / TINNERS' & ROOFERS' SUPPLIES / Eaves Trough Conductor Ridge Roll / METAL ceilings cornices windows skylights lath / F. O. SCHOEDINGER / COL'S. O." also picturing W. W. Neds, F. G. Mirick, George Z. Hayes & Oscar Baker, circa 1907 advertising postcard, upper corner chipped off, 3 corners creased, noticeable edge wear. As is. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 o(c)agggg

BAKER. "J. E. BAKER, / steam Carpet Cleaning Works, / 164 East 125th Street, and 125th Street and Columbus Ave. / New York, March 27, 1895" advertising postal card conveying an offer of free pickup & delivery within the city, returned by an appreciative customer with an order. The address exists no more, but was in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. Any paper memorabilia from this company is rare. $15.00 n(m)ag

     
BAKER. Mostly complete MAR 7 83 NEW YORK (12 in killer) cancel on Scott UX4 postal card with small watermark, neatly addressed to "Mr. Wm. K. Baker, Treas., Springfield Massachusetts", neatly written message on the back clarifying the quantity of an order, slight photo corner mount toning at all corners of the front (but not the back). u(p)r-gr OFFER WITHDRAWN

BAKER. Ore Boat George F. Baker on Maumee Bay, unused, Hamm published post card, white-border era, minor corner wear, lightly toned back. $5.00 s(u)s(l)ig

BAKER. Uncaptioned sepia-tone real photo of three women aside a train at a depot whose name is 4-letters long (but does not yield to magnification), mailed SEP 1 1910 at Palatine Illinois to Mr. Guy E. Baker in Columbus Ohio by his mother, a little toning at the back corners probably from album mounts. Message mentions she will send cherry trees for planting at their 9th Avenue place, which may help. $5.00 g(b)

BAKIRTZI. "Rue du Commerce ŕ Port Said. / 76250" with readable signs--Cook's Office, Georges Bakirtzi, Coast Guard Office & James Slavik; black & white postcard with undivided back, unused & fairly fresh. $8.50 eg(s)g(g)

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BALDERAS. "BULLFIGHTS'67 / CD. JUAREZ / ...EDITH EVANS / ALBERTO BALDERAS Downtown Bullring / ...JUAN SILVETI / ...EL QUERETANO" unused publicity postcard with Carta Blanca beer ad on the back, good art. A modern classic. $5.00 bmg(b)g(s)*##

BALL. "A civic testimonial to the beneficence of the / Ball brothers and their families, on the campus / of the Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, / Indiana" showing the sculpture by Daniel Chester French, unused hand-colored (and, hence, unique) Albertype postcard, lightly toned back. $4.00 acihsg

BALL. "Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Ind." linen post card mailed there 1948 by Mrs. Mary A. Hinckley in an exchange with Miss Goldie Gibson, small ink smear in the address area obscures nothing, a little cancel ink in the front sky, soft corners. $2.50 i(m)mg(b)

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BALL. "Entrance to John Ball Park, Grand Rapids, Mich." monochromatic blue with red caption, post card mailed 1908, early typewriter message, corner wear & rounding. $4.75 mg

BALL. "G6640 John Ball Park, Grand Rapids, Mich." postcard with 1905 copyright, unused, light toning on back. $4.00 m(g)g(b)

BALLINGTON. "WA4EHX" West Columbia South Carolina QSL card used 1969, showing the operator Leona Ballington & her equipment, address label added. Sold but still available for scholarly study & genealogical research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 s(q)g

BANKS. "E. MAIN ST 2 / WESTON OHIO" sepia-tone Karbo real photo post card with good contrast & focus. Back annotation: 'This is about twelve miles from Bowling Green. Smaller than Reisterstown (Maryland). Very pretty town. Monday August 2nd 1909.' Interesting details: man at the left in wagon shades himself with an umbrella bearing advertising of the Akron Cultivator Company; buggy shop near that; water wagon controlling dust; & F. J. Banks Hardware across the street. $16.50 o(w)mg(b)

BANNON "KB4HAH" Pensacola Florida QSL postcard picturing the operator Eugene C. Bannon with his 2 daughters & MARS logo & ARRL logo, mailed there 1986, 3 small spots & a postal routing mark in the front lettering, minor corner wear, 3 raindrop hits on the back. MARS is a Navy-Marine Corps organization of ham radio operators. $3.50 f(p)g

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BARBER. "Barber Memorial Seminary, Anniston, Ala." in an exterior corner view, white-border era post card, corner & edge wear, 3 corners creased in border. This school for black girls was dedicated in February 1898 from a fund left by Mrs. Elizabeth Barber. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 abg(b)e

BARNARDO. "DR. BARNARDO'S HOMES.--The Gordon Ward in H.M. Hospital, Stepney Causeway." showing several beds for boys & 2 pediatric nurses in attendance, post card mailed 1906 but stamp removed, extensive light reddish toning near the back bottom obscures nothing, light toning on front, one small bottom corner crease (not into image) . Doctor Thomas John Barnardo was a Victorian social entrepreneur best known for rescuing homeless & afflicted children from the streets. He died in the year previous to this mailing, so the postcard may be part of a fund-raising campaign launched immediately thereafter to fill the void caused by the loss of his considerable fund-raising skills & connections. The first of many homes he established for such children was at Stepney Causeway. $9.00 spegcim(f)

BARNUM. "Amenia Union, N. Y. Aug 8 1879 / Sir: / My Agent S. N. LOOMIS, will be at your place / ... with a full stock of / Stationery & Blank-Books ... / ... / J. D. Barnum." form letter printed on 1-c US government postal card, mailed there (clear AUG 9 DPO hand cancel), spotty toning on address side, much lighter toning on the other side. $12.00 n(a)gg-n

BARTBERGER. "TEACHENOR-BARTBERGER ENGRAVING CO., KANSAS CITY" showing work scenes in their zinc etching and halftone etching departments, undivided back post card, inconspicuous corner crease, name Roger written on face, addressed. The business owners were R. B. Teachenor & E. G. Bartberger. $12.50 m(k)pggi

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BARTLETT. BATTLESHIP OHIO with an inset showing Captain Charles W. Bartlett who commanded it in the Great White Fleet. Post card 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 s(m)g

BASS. "Brookside Farm, Ft. Wayne, Ind. / PUBLISHED FOR ENCORE AMUSEMENT CO." by M. G. Callahan in Marion Indiana, post card with unevenly divided back, mailed SEP 2 1911 (PITTS. & CHIC. TR8 R.P.O. RMS hand cancel) to Miss Georgianna E. Metzger in Toledo Ohio by her sister Helen, thick stock but corners show a little wear, cancel ink in the front sky & some light spots that are harder to explain, back toned. The former residence of J. H. Bass is now home to St. Francis College. In the Harter Postcard Collection of the Allen County Public Library & now it can be in yours too. $3.50 i(h)gc(s)

BASS. "Brookside Farm, Residence of J. H. Bass, Fort Wayne, Ind." post card from S. H. Knox Company, mild corner & edge wear, slight toning on back from album contact. $4.00 ig

BASS. "The RESIDENCE OF J. H. BASS, ESQ. FORT WAYNE, IND." including the nearby pond & gazebo, sepia-tone postcard with RFD mailing about an agricultural matter, published by Norwood Souvenir Company, minor edge wear, spot in front sky, lightly toned back. $7.00 i(f)g(b)

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BATCHELDER. "THE BATCHELDER FARM HOUSE, RAYMOND, N. H. 12." real photo with good contrast & focus, mailed 1920, light toning on back. $15.00

BAUER. "Nürnberg, / Bratwurstglöckein" with seated patrons being served outside, postcard from Besitzer Heinrich Bauer (his violet handstamp on back), circa 1910 but very late usage at Iola Illinois, mild corner & edge wear. $5.00 bg

BAUGHER. "A Happy New Year" with subtle embossed art & gilded accents, high-quality postcard made in Germany and mailed DEC 15 1911 (IND. & PEO. TR44 R.P.O. cancel) to Miss Gladys Baugher in Hebron Ohio by her cousin Carl, upper corner crease, minor corner wear otherwise, light album toning on back. $2.50 ng

BAUGHER. "INDEPENDENCE HALL, PHILADELPHIA" art depicting it within a border of flags, all embossed; from Tuck Independence Day Series of Post Cards No. 159, mailed 1910 to Roy Baugher in Hebron Ohio from his cousin in Lancaster, faint small corner crease, two traces of cancel ink in the front sky. $3.00 pg

BAZZINI. "Visit the Romantic / Grotto / ITALIAN RESTAURANT / ... / 224 West 46th Street ..." multiview postcard with 2 interior scenes, one including the bar; mailed 1956 when Mr. & Mrs. Bazzini managed it, just a little wear near one corner, otherwise fairly fresh. In New York City. $2.75 ni(r)mg

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BEACH. "No 28 SONS OF UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS DRUM CORPS. / SCOUT YOUNG CAMP NO2  PORTLAND ORE.  L. E. BEACH, INSTRUCTOR" parade scene, sepia-tone real photo. Formed from 3 smaller fraternal organizations in 1904, they eventually had other similar groups merge with them. Later, during World War II, the Scout Young Camp led the campaign to remove all Japanese from Western Oregon. This rare post card has sold but is still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $3.00 pfgmo

BEARD. Clear OCT 8 1944 US Postal Service cancel on postcard sent free by Cpl. Harry R. Jones of the 154 Armored Signal Company at APO 446 c/o PM New York, light but complete boxed violet PASSED BY 47487 ARMY EXAMINER, with censor's signature Robt E. Beard 1st Lt. below. Our 5th edition reference indicates that the unit arrived in France 2 days later BUT as we read the message, the intention is to notify the recipient of a change of address already made. The postcard view is a non-descript Cincinnati Ohio view, and it is unlikely that the Army would have bothered to censor a postcard from that US location. Upper corner crease misses all postal markings. $25.00 a-gg

BEATLEY. "Air View of Orchard Island with Beatley's Hotel in Foreground, Indian Lake, Ohio" unused linen postcard. The hotel was owned by J. R. Beatley, who died in 1945. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 o(i)o(o)g(b)

BEATLEY. "Beatley's on the Lake, Indian Lake, Ohio 121747-N" showing the small launch Lone Feather, unused linen postcard. corner crease, minor corner wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 osg

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BEATTY. "PROF. BEATTY LEAVING AVIATION FIELD, / PRINCETON ILL. JULY - 2 -12" unused Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard with good edges, light album marks at the back corners. The United States had only 20 airports by the end of 1912, most converted from fields or country club land. Rare: no other offers or even exhibits when we searched the Internet. $100.00 i(p)g(b) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

BEATTY. "9602 C  VICE-ADMIRAL SIR DAVID BEATTY  ROTARY PHOTO , E.C. / COMMANDING THE FIRST BATTLE-CRUISER SQUADRON." unused real photo post card, slight curl to the paper, excellent condition. Sir David received this rank in August 1915 -- after his participation in major morale-boosting victories at Heligoland Bight (1914) and Dogger Bank (1915). Hard to find! $10.00 m(b)e(d)g

   
BEAU. "86  NOS AÉROPLANES. -- Le Comte de Lambert sur Wright ŕ Juvisy. -- LL." unused carte postale, back message area topped by an advertisement 'Dans votre intéręt, Choissez-vous toujours: Au Soulier d'Argent / 21 -- Rue Rollon -- 21 / M^on BEAU, TÉLÉPHONE 13-48 / ROUEN, LE _ _ _ _ _ 191 ', light toning near the short back edges. The name of this shoe store translates 'The Silver Shoe', owned by Monsieur Beau & his successors until 1964 (when it closed). The only mention we could find was in the Benjamin M. Anderson Aeronautical History collection at Rice University. It was not exhibited there, and we could find no offers anywhere. $25.00 a(p)f(r)g(b)a NEW / NUEVO / NOWY

BEAUCHAMP. "Tower of / London. / Interior of / first floor / of the / Beauchamp / Tower / Many of the stones / bear inscriptions / engraved by for- / mer prisoners" including a guide, black & white circa 1910 postcard, unused, light album marks on front, minor corner wear, ink line on back. Thomas, the Third Earl of Warwick & member of the Beauchamp family, was imprisoned there. $3.50 pgei

BEAULIEU. "Amitiés / 453" with caption & numbering at the bottom front, hand-tinted real photo postcard, 1913 message in French on back to Alice Beaulieu at St. Benoit, minor corner & edge wear. $5.00 w(o)g

BEAZELL. "© WILLARD / PAM CANYON, NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA  1A-H201" including many fan palms, circa-1931 postcard with scalloped edges as issued, mailed 1937 (light RPO cancel) to Mrs. C. V. Beazell in Elyria Ohio by her niece Nellie, light spotty toning near the top front edge. $2.50 c(p)g(b)t

BECHTEL. "The Moon as Photographed From the Mt. Lowe Observatory, / South California. / 507" black & white Tichnor Brothers postcard mailed 1912 in Los Angeles to George Bechtel in Portland Indiana by his grand-daughter Sue, tiny bottom corner crease, minor edge wear, 2 short internal creases from the top edge, faint but long internal crease from the right front edge. Surprisingly hard to find! [We did find one other, offered at $39.99!] $7.50 ac(m)g*^

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BECHTEL & EVERSOLE. "EASTER SOUVENIR / LaFayette /  Christian Sabbath School" in Ohio, string-bound 1897 booklet on sturdy paper, listing the officers & teachers & pupils in great detail. A little toning & unimportant creases at upper left corners. Officers & teachers include John Akerman, Daisy Eversole, Alma Bechtel, Lloyd Sager, Ollie Heath, William B. Hawk & Walter Craig. Students include Nellie Taylor, Helen Graham, Guy Moore, Rufo Anspach, Leo Hall, Willie Kyle, Lulu Ferguson, Essie Hall, Celina Thayer, Minnie Fisher, Hattie Robinson, Glenna Helser, Tracy Tullis & many many more. Sold but front shown still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 oeg(t)g(b)

BECK. "BECK / MEMORIAL / HOME // BLOOMINGTON / ILLINOIS" mortuary advertising on a multiview linen postcard with 5 scenes--chapel, reception area, family room, lounge & exterior; unused, fresh colors, good edges. $4.00 i(b)i(m)mg

     
BECKER. "W. Va. State 4-H Camp. Jackson's Mill" including a baseball diamond with backstop, swimming pool & cottages; real photo post card mailed JUN 7 1948 at Weston West Virginia to Mrs. Azelia Becker in Wheeling West Virginia, writing on front by the sender, her son Herb. Messaged in part: 'I'm having a swell time. They are keeping us very busy. the food is good. I slept very well last night.' Shown left. $8.00 w(j)s(b)s. A different postcard printed with more contrast & more yellowish tones, mailed JUN 8 1949 at Weston to the same lady, this time by her son Eddie. Messaged in part: 'Classes are all over & we're starting to set up the government. Our cabin won our first basket-ball game last night 68-32 ...' Shown right. Seldom seen; seldom offered. Both for $17.50. w(j)s(b)sg

BECKWITH. "HEATH & HALLETT, CARSON CITY, MICH" with art showing 2 angels regarding a round oak stove, circa 1890 advertising card, detailed list of features on back from maker P. D. Beckwith in Dowagiac Michigan, corners worn & rounded, one bottom corner crease, light toning along the bottom edge. About the size of a regular postcard. $15.00 m(c)m(d)gaa

BEDARD. "Camping Lac Jourdain / 3 milles de QUEBEC" showing several RV's & pitched tents, as seen from a high vantage point; unused chrome postcard printed in Canada, excellent condition, with a small map at the top back center. When Marcel Bedard was the proprietor. Rare: when we searched the Internet there were no other current or recorded sales, and no exhibitions of it. $5.00 qgcr

BEEBE. "'Ranger' the famous High Jumping Horse / Worlds Championship Rodeo / SesquiCentennial Exposition // Fred Beebe Director // 48" unused real photograph the size of a regular postcard with pencilled information about the auto across the back "Wills-Ste-Claire - Marysville, Mich 1921-1927'. Four people are seated in the auto as the horse goes over. According to the PhillyHistory Blog 'Unfortunately, there is little further documentation regarding the event'; this particular show is not mentioned at all in the blog. Nor is an image showing this named horse mentioned in the remarkable Brightbill Postcard Collection at the Library Company of Philadelphia. Fred Beebe was its rodeo promoter & producer. Only about 12,000 of these autos of all models were produced by that company according to conceptcarz.com. $35.00 hp(p)eg(b)m(m) NEW / NOV / UUSI / ÚJ

BEETLE. "a Merry Christmas / and a Happy New Year // Chas. H. Beetle / The Victrola Shop" advertising card the size of a regular postcard, heavily toned back, lightly toned front. According to the Illinois Daily Review, he was doing business in Decatur in 1913. Any kind of paper memorabilia from that business is rare. $7.50 i(d)gc

BEHRLE.  "For Lease -- 155,00 S. F. (Will Divide) / I-75 and Needmore Road -- Dayton, Ohio / Mid-States Development Co. ..." unused real estate advertising postcard published by Barry Behrle (Vice President of builder Con/Steel Corporation), excellent condition. $2.50 ro(d)g

BEIBHEISER. "HESS BRO'^s." showing the interior of Galion Ohio's first meat market, located on South Market Street after 1887, the sausage for which they were best known hanging at the left. Identifications on the back from a reliable source: Carl Beibheiser, Charlie Hess (owner) & Wally Thayer. Backed sepia-tone photograph, image itself approximately 8Ľ"x6Ľ", 9Ľ"x7Ľ" overall. Focus is good, but high-contrast means parts of the image are too bright to yield detail. $15.00 o(g)g(h)g(b)g(t)  NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

BELDING. "Silk Warping, Belding Bros. & Co., Mill No. 2, Belding, Mich." black & white postcard with red caption, mailed there 1910 to Butternut (discontinued post office, clear receiving mark next day), 2 corner creases, corner & edge wear, An interesting industrial interior. Founded by Hiram H. Belding & Alvah N. Belding in 1860. $11.00 miig%

BELL. "A Note / from / New York // SER. 506" including a small envelope on front with enclosure, glitter added to the lettering; floral post card to Mrs. Susie Bell of Johnstown Pennsylvania, sent by a friend with a New York City address. Tiny tear at left edge, toning on envelope. $2.25 fg(b)n(n)

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BELLANCA. "Buffalo’s Bonded Telegraph Florist /  SINCE 1915 / Thank You!…Your Buffalo order received / ... /  Bessie Bellanca" FTD card on government postal card mailed there 1950, a little extraneous writing on back, staple holes as are common on these. Shown. $2.50 n%. Similar except mailed in 1949, a little cancel ink on front & short creases to the pinholes at the bottom. $2.00 nfg*

BELLICAN. "BELLEMONT MOTOR HOTEL / AND RESTAURANT / ...Natchez Mississippi" showing its swimming pool when Karl R. Ewald Jr. & Arthur C. Lewis Jr. were the co-owners, & when Paige Bellican was the hotel manager; unused chrome-era postcard, trivial edge wear but otherwise fairly fresh. $1.50 m(s)smg(b)

BELLINGGRATH. "Beautiful Terrace At Bellingrath Gardens, Mobile, Alabama 119" unused linen postcard, 2 small spots of toning near top back edge, back paper browning evenly with age. On the country estate of Mr. & Mrs. W. D. Bellingrath. $2.75 agg

BELTZ. "A. J. BELTZ / DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE." uncaptioned (so we used all of the sign) sepia-tone Cyko real photo postcard showing the storefront & staff in South Mahoning Township Pennsylvania, a buggy & wagon drawn up to it; well focused with pleasing contrasts, very light toning both sides. The establishment of one of the oldest residents of the township. Rare! Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. p(s)g(b)

BENDER. "Missionsstation Soppo: Eine durch Missionar Bender vollzogene Taufe" showing a baptism by immersion in progress, black & white Postkarte, trivial toning on the back. The German Baptist Church of North American had a mission & school in what is now called Great Soppo in West Cameroon. In the early days, shown here, it was called the German Baptist Mission. The missionary shown is Reverend Carl Jacob Bender. Rare & the best Cameroon postcard we have ever seen in anyone's stock. $40.00 crg

BENEDICT. "Birthplace of Hon. Wm. McKinley, Niles, Ohio / Published by Ward's Pharmacy, Niles, Ohio" including prominently the storefront of J. S. Benedict; black & white post card mailed there DEC 18 1911 (bold & complete flag cancel) to Miss Jennie E. Sheppard of Worcester Massachusetts, corners noticeably rounded, a bit  of cancel ink & a small light toning spots at the top front, upper corners creased but not into image. $7.50 o(n)pg

BENNETT. "Public Square  Mt. Gilead O." including horse-drawn vehicles, and many signs--the post office, City Bakery, Kozy Korner Shoe Store, jeweller(sic) & Doctor Bennett; sepia-tone real photo with good composition & focus (which yield the details), mailed 1918, faint corner crease, minor corner & edge wear. $19.00 ogp

BENNETT. "S. C. BENNETT & CO. / Furniture, Carpets & Stoves / Largest Stock and Lowest Prices / 119 EAST FIFTH STREET" two circa 1885 trade cards with girl illustrations, good edges; advertising on back touts bedroom sets, bureaus, carpet, cook & heating stoves, etc. from this Dayton Ohio merchant. Rare; we found no others when we searched the Internet. Both for $25.00 adfgo

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BENOIT. "Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich.  8" as seen from a high vantage point, postcard mailed 1939 to Arthur Benoit in Springfield Massachusetts by his father who mentions Cecilia; tiny upper corner crease, internal crease from the bottom is hard to see in the grass & trees, couple small spots of light toning on back. $2.00 m(d)mg

BERKOWITZ. "IT'S TIME TO SELL / TAKE ADVANTAGE... / BERKOWITZ BUSINESS BROKERS / 163-18 JAMAICA AVE., JAMAICA, NEW YORK..." ad soliciting bakeries, mailed there 1954, brownish paper, 2 long creases, small corner crease, 3 / 5" tear, partial cancel on front, as is. 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 nfga

BERLINGER. "MAYER BROTHERS, / OSTRICH FEATHERS, / 103 Bleecker Street. / New York, ..... 188 " unused postal card for salesman Philip L. Berlinger, lightly toned message side, noticeable wear on the bottom edge, back more toning near the edges. The address, in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, is now residential. Mr. Berlinger moved on to incorporate a company in his own name, located on 696 Broadway. $12.00 n(b)n(n)og(b)

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BERNARD. "Colorado Springs / Colo. / May 1907" sepia-tone Azo real photo (diamonds at corners) postcard showing four well-dressed people atop donkeys. Names given--Mrs. Lula Bernard, Mother Willock, Merrill Bernard (son of Mrs. Bernard) & Mrs. Ward, faint album impression at corners. $10.00 (c)

BERNARDINI. "WB4IEL" QSL postcard mailed 1970, photo pictures the operators Jim & Joe Bernardini with their equipment. $4.50 fg

BERNHARD. "Ohio Wesleyan University / College Pennant Series No. 362." with black & red pennant above, postcard mailed there FEB 2 1909 to Miss Maggie Bernhard in Kinsman Ohio by her brother Lloyd. Message states in part '... tonight we defeated Delaware 31 - 6. It was a regular football game.' Both sides toned, mild corner wear. $6.00 o(d)s(f)cg

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BERRYMAN. "BERRYMAN'S CAFE / Beaver Bay, Minn." including its Mobil gasoline pumps, advertising on back; chrome post card mailed 1958, small corner crease in sky, noticeable internal crease at left front edge, a little paper separation at a bottom corner. Not as bad as it sounds. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 m(b)gg

BERWIND. "No. 2. E. J. Berwind's 'The Elms', Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island." showing its exterior; post card with undivided back, made in Germany, unused, minor wear at 3 corners, tiny spot of toning near the back bottom edge. $6.00 (rg)

BIBBINS, BROWN, CLARK, DAVIS, FICK, FRIMODIG & FULLER. "M.A.C. Base Ball Squad - 1915" when Michigan State University was known as Michigan Agricultural College, sepia-tone real photo postcard, small creases at the bottom corners, a little wear on the top edge. The only printing on the back is 'KOLLEGE KODAK SHOP. / EAST LANSING, MICH.' The 1915 roster, namely: Arthur Bibbins, Arthur Brown, Harold Clark, J. Francis Davis, Hilmar Fick, Lyman Frimodig, Merrill Fuller, Charles Hood, Robert McWilliams, William Miller, Harold Springer (who also played football!), Walter Thomas & Dean Williams. $75.00 s(b)m(e)c(m)gggg

BILLANY. "BILLANY & COCHRANE / TELEPHONE No. 1538 / Machinists' Tools, / No. 527 Commerce Street. / Philadelphia 1893" postal card ordering a roller boiler tube expander from a Richard Dudgeon in New York (whose steam carriage is depicted on a 4-c US stamp), minor edge wear, minor toning. $6.00 pmg(b)g(d)

BINDER & BODARD & DONNER. "Villen Bodard.  Sommerfrische Hart, 500 m Seehöhe, Post Gloggnitz, N.-Öe / Villa Binder.  Villa Angerler.  Villa Blelek.  Herrenhaus / Villa Donner" showing a panorama of the village, naming the residences shown; unusually detailed black & white postcard mailed 1916, light toning both sides, tiny corner crease, other corner wear is minor. $10.00 ag(b)g(d)

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BIEKER. "SEE US FOR YOUR NEXT SUIT / THEO. BIEKER & SON / 4 MAIN STREET HAMILTON, OHIO" with black & white drawing of girl sewing up embarrassing tears in a boy's pants, undivided back mailed 1907, slight yellowing of the paper with age, corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ocsg

BINGHAM. Government postal card announcing that Prof. L. U. Hulin of North Lima Ohio would be filling in for a pastor on vacation at the Umstead Bible Class of the Christian Church, corner crease, lacks freshness. [Also mentions Supt. G. M. Bingham of Lisbon Ohio & Supt. B. F. Stanton of Ashland Kentucky would fill in on successive Sundays.] $2.25 oggg

BINIECKI. "'CHROME COFFIN' - 1923 'T' Bucket Ford, chrome tube-type chassis, full / chrome DeSoto engine, fuel inj. OWNERS: Biniecki Bros., Warren, Mich. / Photo by Robert Hegge" publicity card for auto shows, no postcard back, 2 internal creases--about 1" from bottom of card & a longer curved one from the side--both faintly seen from the front. $3.75 ap(h)gm

BITTNER. Uncaptioned sepia-tone real photo postcard showing part of the Labor Day parade down Main Street in Watertown Wisconsin. A private interurban car (center foreground) is about to pass the Victor 5˘ Shop (sign in the lower left corner). On the right we can easily make out the Wisconsin House (a hotel on the corner of Main & 5th), and the Bittner Meat Market (located between 4th & 5th on Main). Watertown's first celebration was in 1906, as recounted by the Watertown Historical Society. This scene was on Monday (of course) September 7th 1908, and the postcard was mailed at Watertown the next day to Miss Ottilie Zobel in Manistee Michigan. Very light toning on back mostly near the edges. Possibly one-of-a-kind: no printed caption, no photographer credit, no publisher information. $19.00 w(w)lpg(b)

BLACK. "THE BLACK HOUSE /  ELLSWORTH ME" unused AGFA real photo post card showing a staircase & hall. $3.50 mgi!

BLACK. "The Black House / Ellsworth, Me." unused AGFA real photo postcard showing a bedroom. Interesting Federal style furnishings. $3.50 (migf)!

BLACK. "THE LAKE AND CASINO, LAKEMONT PARK, ALTOONA, PA.  671" looking in from the water, post card with undivided back made in Germany for A. C. Bosselman & Co., mailed MAR 24 1907 (almost complete HARRISBURG, PA. TANS. STA. hand cancel) to Mrs. Julius Black in Toledo Ohio by her cousin Emma, toned both sides from album contact, small upper corner crease. One of the oldest amusement parks in the US, now with the oldest surviving roller coaster. $8.00 ap(a)gb

BLAGDEN & BOWERS. "2-M-11-90 / North British & Mercantile Insurance Co. / No. 54 William Street / New York, 13 JUL 1894 ..." government postal card with form over the handstamp of H. E. Bowers (successor to Sam P. Bladgen as Manager there), stating that agent H. Lyman in Westfield Massachusetts had an account current through June. A little cancel ink & light toning on the front; back is fine. The address was in the Financial district of Manhattan. $4.00 in(m)g(b)m

BLAIR. Res. Of E. B. Blair, P.M. Edison O." showing the postmaster's house with 5 awnings out, unused Azo real photo (triangles up), light toning on back. $15.00 og

BLACK. "THE LAKE AND CASINO, LAKEMONT PARK, ALTOONA, PA.  671" looking in from the water, post card with undivided back made in Germany for A. C. Bosselman & Co., mailed MAR 24 1907 (almost complete HARRISBURG, PA. TANS. STA. hand cancel) to Mrs. Julius Black in Toledo Ohio by her cousin Emma, toned both sides from album contact, small upper corner crease. One of the oldest amusement parks in the US, now with the oldest surviving roller coaster. $8.00 ap(a)g

BLACKSTONE. "Blackstone Memorial Library, Branford Conn." post card with red caption at top, paper yellowing with age & dulling the front colors, 3 dark tiny spots in the sky, mailed circa 1914. The library memorializes James Blackstone, who was born 1793 in Branford. $3.75 clg

BLAGDEN & BOWERS. "2-M-11-90 / North British & Mercantile Insurance Co. / No. 54 William Street / New York, 13 JUL 1894 ..." government postal card with form over the handstamp of H. E. Bowers (successor to Sam P. Bladgen as Manager there), stating that agent H. Lyman in Westfield Massachusetts had an account current through June, handstamped signature of J. N. F. Levick. A little cancel ink & light toning on the front; back is fine. The address was in the Financial district of Manhattan. $4.00 in(m)g(b)g(l)

BLAKELY. "THE MUSIC SHELL AT MAYO PARK, ROCHESTER MINN." with musicians onstage & an inset showing Director R. L. Blakely, unused black & white postcard, mild corner wear & rounding, light but extensive toning on the back may some yield to an eraser. $7.50 m(r)mg

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BLANCETT. "34X Dell Blancett  Bulldogging Round Up, /  Pendleton Ore.  'Electric Studio'." showing him in action, unused sepia-tone NOKO real photo post card, tiny corner bend, tiny shallow chip from top edge. Dell married Bertha Kaepernick who gave exhibitions of horse riding; she is probably on the horse shown near to him, because she also served as his hazer during such events. Necessarily before Canada's entry into World War I. $37.50 cgo

BLANCHARD. "BLANCHARD GARDEN  SKAGWAY, ALASKA" including nearby residences, sepia-tone real photo postcard with white border & good edges, pertinent writing on back--"dahlias as large as a plate, delphiniums as tall as I am, ...". $7.00 agfg

BLANTON. "J79T" DXpedition shortwave (28 MHz) QSL viewcard used 1989 by operator Barry Blanton (WC5N) who is pictured on back (as is WCEW, Ray Husher), views on both sides in black & white. $2.00 dgg

BLOCH. "1909 / Parade to honor Wright Bo." where parade participants rounded a corner by 2 clothing stores (including the Bloch store at 800 E 5th on our left); uncaptioned (so we use all the writing on the back) Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard, trivial wear at 2 corners, toning near the back edges. $10.00 pg

   
BLIZZARD. "B1618A3  West Second Street, Frazeysburg, Ohio." with the general merchandise store of Ora Blizzard at the right; pencil writing on the back dates to December 1911, black handstamp of the 2-day Frazeysburg Home-coming Festival August 18 & 19 in the address area detailing the east bound & west bound stops of the Pennsylvania Railroad for both days, trivial wear to 2 corners. Rare. SALE IN PROGRESS o(f)g(b)

BLUMENSTIEL. "TETRAZZINI SINGING at LOTTA'S FOUNTAIN TO 100,000 PEOPLE ASSEMBLED IN THE STREETS / OF SAN FRANCISCO ON CHRISTMAS EVE, 1910. / COPYRIGHT 1910 BY PACIFIC PHOTO AND ART CO. S. F.  PUBLISHED EXCLUSIVELY BY CARDINELL VINCENT CO. SAN FRANCISCO" the Chronicle Building bedecked with flags in the background, the world-famous operatic singer simultaneously presenting that city with a gift & a pointed snub to Oscar Hammerstein (who wanted her singing in New York City). From the looks of it, 100,000 was a gross undercount. May people remembered that day. Written on the back: 'John Blumenstiel and I are in this crowd.' Spotty but light toning on the back, a long internal crease from the top that is hard to see from the front, other edge wear is minor. $7.50 c(s)mng

BOCHNER. See also BUCHBINDER below.

BODEN. "Bob Boden Leaving Mexico" showing the rider being thrown from that horse at a rodeo, unused linen post card with yellowing paper on back, Doubleday copyright, printed in 1939, trivial corner rounding. $4.00 cnhg

       
BODIN. "PORTLAND TEA STORE. TEAS, COFFEES & GROCERIES / AT THE LOWEST PRICE FOR CASH. / 75 Middle Street, PORTLAND, ME. / JOHN BODIN, PROP'R. / 270  COPYRIGHT 1881 BY F. TODD" advertising card with marvelous art depicting an organ grinder with monkey, blank back has 3 tape remnants. Shown. $20.00 afggmm. Same series, but art portrays seated man playing a squeezebox, tape remnant & a spot of toning on back. $20.00 afggmm. Same series, but art portrays an older man blowing into a stylized saxophone, tape remnant & light toning on back. $20.00 afggmm. Take all three, to make an unforgettable album page: $55.00 afggmm.

BOECHER. "BOECHER BROS.  General Merchandise  // BREAD SOLD HERE" showing their personnel lined up outside, uncaptioned (so we used some of the store signs) sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed there APR 4 1908 (clear hand cancel) to Master Forest Valentine in nearby Kingston (same-day arrival postal mark) by his uncle Herbert, mentioning the then up-coming funeral of Sally Black, small spot of toning in the message area obscures nothing, minor corner wear. Sign at the top right: 'Dr. Bell's PINE-TAR-HONEY / COUGHS COLDS GRIP / STRENGTH TO THE LUNGS'. The tokens (Token Catalogue #131887) for this store's bread occasionally come up for auction; they helped to publicize their somewhat unlikely sideline. Bound to make some Ohio token collector very happy, as this is possibly one-of-a-kind. $75.00 o(h)g(b)g(v)n

BOELTER. "IN The Air Ship Viewing / Orchard Neb. // Photo by / Newberry" with writing on back identifying the people--'This is Myrtle, Alvin and Ma in an air ship over Orchard Nebr.' More specifically Ma is Mary Boelter, Alvin Frederick Boelter is her son, and Myrtle is Myrtle E. Boelter Miller (Ma's granddaughter). Addressed to 'Mr. & Mrs. Charles Pierce in Queenbush Illinois' (Queen's Bush tract of timberland in Brown County there?) but unmailed. Sepia-tone Azo (triangles us) real photo postcard. Yes, it really is Orchard Nebraska--compare the central panel of the James A. Newberry fold-out bird's-eye view postcard in the collection of the Library of Congress. Super rare; handcrafted, combining as many as 4 photos with a drawing, edge at top curved inward slightly as in a fast cut with long scissors. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. n(o)g(b)

BOHLER. "The organ in the North Heidelberg Church, Berks County, PA. It was built in 1892 by Samuel Bohler of Reading, PA." postcard from a color photo by Bruce Wetteroth, writing neatly over all the back, good edges. Hard-to-find. $4.00 p(n)g(b)mp(w)

BOISSEAU. "Form 1326.  9-01.  2m.  (GES 52540) / The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis R'y Co. / FREIGHT CLAIM DEPARTMENT / Cincinnati Nov 29 1901 / We Acknowledge the receipt of your Claim No.   for Loss..." postal card mailed at Dayton DEC 1 to the Dayton Globe Iron Works, by freight claim agent F. P. Boisseau, some cancel ink on front (obscures nothing). $5.00 r(c)g

BOK. "1100-46  The Singing Tower, Florida" hand-colored post card, unused, back paper yellowing evenly with age, edge toning at upper left front, good edges. At the Bok Mountain Lake Sanctuary, named for Edward Bok, editor of the Ladies Home Journal. The sanctuary's carillon tower was designed by architect Milton Bennett Medary. $3.00 f(m)g(b)hma

BOLDT. "Boldt Castle, Heart Island, Thousand Islands, N. Y. / 73688-N" with a large yacht nearby, unused white-border era postcard, tiny upper corner crease, otherwise fairly fresh. $3.50 n(h)n(t)g

BOLDT. "BOLDT ESTATE, THOUSAND ISLANDS, ST. LAWRENCE RIVER." unused white-border era post card published by Valentine Black Company in Toronto, printed in Great Britain, excellent condition. More completely, this view is Heart Island in New York State waters. $3.50 n(h)n(t)g

BOLDT.  "BOLDT ESTATE, THOUSAND ISLANDS, ST LAWRENCE RIVER." with no period after the ST, unused postcard printed in Great Britain, for publisher Valentine-Black Company Limited, fairly fresh with good edges. $3.50 n(h)n(t)g(b)

BOLDT. "TELEPHONE ON THE ORIENTAL / LIMITED, GREAT NORTHERN / RAILWAY. SEE AMERICA FIRST." postcard mailed OCT 7 1913 (partial RPO cancel on GN-perfin stamp) to Mrs. John Boldt in East Cleveland Ohio, Great Northern logo on back, two corners crease, noticeable spot of toning at right front, toning near the top back corners. Message from husband: 'My dear / I am sitting at this desk and writing these cards. John' Unusual subject matter that is seldom offered & seldom seen. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.  tr(g)gi

BOLIN. "Bird's Eye View of Springfield, Illinois" postcard mailed there NOV 19 2-01 PM 1909 (exact time in well-struck machine cancel) to Mr. C. H. Bolin in Newark Ohio, small upper corner crease, toning near the back edges, a little cancel ink on front. $3.50 i(s)g-i

BOLTON. "CONGRESSMAN OLIVER P. BOLTON / Candidate for Congressman-at-Large" showing his family at a split-rail fence, from his campaign for a fourth term serving Ohio's 11th District (eastern Cleveland suburbs) in Washington, unused postcard, fairly fresh. He was from Mentor Ohio & his campaign committee was out of Willoughby. $2.00 po(w)o(m)gf

BOND. "RIVER COURT / 2005 First St. -- U.S. 41 & Fla. 82 / Right at Downtown Exit from New Bridge / ... / Mr. & Mrs. H. L. Bond, Resident Managers" including several autos parked there, unused chrome postcard numbered 3892-C on back, fairly fresh but the colors are awful (note the green clouds). $2.00 mgf(u)

BONNEY. "AVIATOR BONNEY AFTER FIRST FLIGHT / JULY 4, 1911 - BATTLE CREEK, MICH. / With warm regards for Battle Creek / S. W. Bonney / Wright Aviator" unused Azo (triangles up) real photo post card with good edges, back toned from album contact, oxidation consistent with age. The writing in the sky was on the negative, not on the postcard. In the Stuart A. Lassen Postcard Collection; now it can be in yours too! Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. m(b)g(b)aa

BOOHER. "VETERINARY Announcement / Having been located in the Vandalia Area by the Procurement- / Assignment Board, I am opening an office for the practice of / Veterinary Medicine on Route 40 / ...DR. H. E. BOOHER, Veterinarian" on government postal card mailed NOV 3 1944 at West Milton Ohio (clear cancel on 1-c Washington), pre-printed address to "BOX HOLDER / RURAL ROUTE" & nothing else. $10.00 vgn-o

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BOOS. "Compliments of / Geo. W. Boos. /  BUY / ANCHOR COFFEE / AND /  Get one of these Beautiful Cards" with a boy in sailor suit smoking near a fishing boat, circa 1890 trade card for a Toledo Ohio merchant, good edges, back paper browning with age. $10.00 absgo

BOOTH. "The Commander  /  With the Two Waifs  //  Where the 'Other Half' Lives" showing Commander Evangeline Booth (her name was not necessary, everyone called her 'The Commander') standing with 2 poor children, inset on a view of wash overhanging a slum street in America; black & white postcard solicitation for the Salvation Army Home Service Fund, unmailed, 2 small corner creases, minor corner wear, lightly toned back. Circa 1919, just after her program of sending personnel directly to the American Expeditionary Force in the front lines in France provided the publicity she needed to raise millions instead of tens of thousands of dollars. $15.00 sng

BOOTHBY. "PENELOPE BOOTHBY MONUMENT, PARISH CHURCH, ASHBOURNE. G.2540." real photo, unused, fairly fresh. Thomas Bank's most famous sculpture on the tomb of a 5-year-old girl who died tragically in 1791. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.75 escg

BORDERWICH. "A Bicycle is not a Racycle. / Without Racycle Crank Hanger / Why is a CHEAP bicycle like this Lady? / (HOLD TO THE LIGHT) / MORAL: / BUY A RACYCLE / The Henderson Litho. Co. Col." sexist hold-to-light advertising card: when held to light you see the woman's figure in silhouette with exceptionally skinny hips & legs over the words (now showing) 'A FINE FINISH BUT A POOR FRAME'. Slightly longer than a continental postcard. Handstamped in violet on back: 'ED. BORDERWICH, / Sale Agt. / 331 E. 8rd. St. DAYTON, O. / Telephone, 469'. Paper browning with age, 3 horizontal creases so it could be folded into quarters. Rare: nothing like it offered, or even displayed, when we searched the Internet. $37.50 bhsgo

BORSTAD. Wanted to buy--postcards and other memorabilia from or about this family, especially those located in North Dakota. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio. *c

BOSSERMAN. "'THE TERRACE,' WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA" showing its entrance on US Route 522, unused advertising postcard when Mrs. W. H. Bosserman ran it, long corner crease, edges otherwise sound. $4.50 v(w)rg

BOSWELL. "HOTEL PERSHING, 64th ST. AT COTTAGE GROVE AVE., CHICAGO 27, ILL. / SOUTH SIDE'S MOST UNIQUE COCKTAIL LOUNGE / 8B-H152" when Sonny Boswell was the manager, circa 1948; unused Curteich linen multiview post card, minor corner wear. Hard to find! $6.00 i(c)gm*

BOSWORTH. Massive grave monument for Loren Bosworth & Percie U. [Ursula Weeks] Bosworth on an obviously unique sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed May 5 1908 from Eastford Connecticut, stamp removed. No printed caption, no photographer attribution; obviously taken as a favor for Louise Thomas in West Haven Connecticut to whom it was addressed. Sender comments on back: 'Thought you'd be interested in seeing what a fine finish old Loren had. Took 14 horses to bring it [the monument] over from Abington [about 6 miles away].' What is unspoken is that Loren Bosworth's cattle frequently strayed into town causing their impoundment & resultant disputes with hard feelings. Loren lived March 1824 - November 1903; Percie, April 1834 - December 1862, bearing him 6 children. We speculate that Loren's grave was subjected to vandalism / desecration from those enemies who survived him from 1903 until 1908, so his relatives put up the massive monument as if to say ... let us see them move that one! Notice the paste residue near the bottom front, suggesting that the recipient valued the message more so than the image. $12.50 c(e)cg

BOSWORTH. "RECÁMERA INFERIOR DE LAS EXCLUSAS DE MIRAFLORES, MIRANDO HACIA EL SUR, CANAL DE PANAMÁ. / LOWER CHAMBER, MIRAFLORES LOCKS, LOOKING SOUTH, PANAMA CANAL." white-border era post card from booklet, very late usage (MAR 12 1960) at Raleigh North Dakota (DPO, almost complete handstamp with signed note from postmaster V. Bosworth explaining it was the best he could do with his old canceller), small corner crease at bottom, hint of cancel ink in the upper front border. $5.00 cg-n

BOWDLE. "E. T. BOWDLE /  PHOTOGRAPHER / C. J. YOUNG, Operator, / BOWDLE'S BLOCK, /  LIMA, OHIO" fancy ad on back of carte de visite with brownish paper & toning, photo shows well dressed man & woman, corner wear & rounding. Handwritten 'For Filene McKenna on back. $3.00 opg(b)

BOWERSOX. "Grandpa & Grandma Erbaugh" photographic cabinet card from A. L. Bowersox in Dayton Ohio, our caption from the handwriting on back, round corners as issued, light toning both sides. Size is approximately 4-1/4" x 6-1/2". Appear to be Amish. $10.00 g(e)g(b)p

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BOWYER. Battleship Illinois with an inset showing Captain John M. Bowyer, commander in the Great White Fleet. 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 s(m)g

BOYD. "BUILT BY / James Boyd & Bro. / INC. / PHILADELPHIA // COMBINATION CHEMICAL ENGINE & HOSE MOTOR CAR" with a close-up side view in sepia-tones; unused ROTOX real photo advertising postcard with excellent focus & contrast, light toning over most of the back, a little light toning in the front borders. This firm, successors to James Boyd & Sons of Boston, built fire apparatus exclusively at 25th & Wharton Streets. Their advertising slogan was: "Others may build more, but we build the best." In April 1915 such a vehicle by this manufacturer was sold to Williamsport Pennsylvania for $4985. $60.00 fp(p)g(b)a

BOYD. "In Loving Remembrance of / Julia A. Boyd / Died Feb. 21, 1918. / Aged 83 years" followed by an 8-line poem on a gold-on-black memorial card approximately 5"x7" in size, probably produced by the Charles McClintock Co. of Philadelphia (considering our source). $5.00 pg

BOYD. "THANKSGIVING GREETINGS" with embossed art showing 2 children in frilly clothes flanking a tom turkey, addressed to Wilma Boyd of Sunbury Ohio but not mailed. considerable wear at one front corner. $2.00 tg

BOYER. "This is a picture of the famous Café de la Paix, one of / the largest and most centrally located restaurants ... / .... / When you come to Paris, see me because I have some / wonderful Paris addresses and sight-seeing information / for you.  / Alden Scott Boyer / President." showing people outside the Cafe & an advertising sign for LES DOLLY SISTERS; sepia-tone card on brownish paper, typed advertising message over all the back, rounded corners as issued. Interesting information about prices and local customs then. $10.00 f(p)g(b)

BOYES. "DR. BOYES' HOSPITAL, HEBRON, NEB." black & white on undivided back, writing on front, corner crease, long crease, thick stock, 2 long vertical creases. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 nmg

BRADDOCK. "DER GLASS ISS / VOT KEEPS THE / VIND OFF THE LADIES BEHIND" with two Dutch boys conversing near a fire hydrant & auto outside a building with a 'HAND MADE FRANKFURTERS' sign; post card mailed 1913 at Rogers Arkansas by Charles Linton to his cousin Charles Braddock in Waynesville Ohio, mild corner wear, light water stain along 3 back edges. Enough double-entendres for you? $5.00 dgg

BRADFIELD. "THE WORLD / IS SO FULL / OF A NUMBER / OF THINGS / I AM SURE / WE SHOULD / ALL BE AS / HAPPY AS / KINGS" postcard copyrighted 1909 by M. P. Adelsperger, mailed JUN 1910 (partial GILMAN & SPRING. T502 RPO hand cancel) to Miss H. Bradfield in Marengo Ohio by her niece Min(nie), soft corners, minor toning on back from pencil writing. $3.00 mg(b)-r

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BRADLEY. "THE MONTOWESE HOUSE IN INDIAN NECK, Branford, Conn. ('Pub. by C. F. Bradley.')" showing the exterior of the resort, black & white postcard mailed there 1915, mild corner & edge wear, paper lightly browning with age. 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 c(i)g(b)

BRADLEY & MASON. "William Addison Bradley / Age 5 weeks 3 days" sepia-tone Azo real photo post card with the baby's image in an oval beside the hand-written caption, date on back February 27 1908 (in the same hand) notes that the baby is now 12 weeks of age and gives weight. Obviously the son of Robert L. Bradley and Bessie Mason in Le Roy New York Born 28 November 1907, he eventually married Miriam Yarnall. Addressee is Edward Elliott at Red Bank New Jersey. $25.00 g(b)g(m)n(l)

BRAILEY. "C. E. Brailey" showing the store located at Plank Road & Brailey Road, with visitors in horse-drawn buggies & store personnel; sepia-tone real photo postcard from the J. Cogan Art Studio in Swanton Ohio, good focus & depth-of-field yield details, small upper corner crease hard to detect from the front, trivial corner wear. The monochromatic green postcard of this scene in the Swanton Public Library is based on this real photo; it is the only other example of this image we could see when we searched the Internet. Rare. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. o(s)g(b)

BRANDT. "Thanksgiving / Greetings" with a large embossed wishbone over a rural scene & large turkey, color post card mailed 1913 to Miss Erma Brandt of Dundee Ohio, corner crease & considerable edge wear. $2.00 tg

BREITSAMTER. "Passionspiele Oberammergau 1922 / Darstetter des Herodes / Gregor Breitsamter" who played Herod the Great in the Bavarian Passion Play, with his sepia-tone portrait over a reproduced signature, unused real photo post card with matte finish, excellent condition. $5.00 r(d)bg

BRELSFORD. "DENISON UNIVERSITY / DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / ... / RADIO 8SG" QSL on government postal card mailed there in October 1927, fairly even browning of the paper with age, partial cancel on front. Wow--QSL's this old are seldom seen! The club is now known as W8SG. Signed by Charles Brelsford '29. $10.00 o(g)cg(b)

BRENTON & BOYER. "To Alva / From Pearly" postcard with inset sepia-tone real photo of the sender, Ms. Pearley Brenton [later married Boyer in the Hopewell Township of Licking County] within a beautifully embossed floral matting with glitter added, addressed but sent under cover to her cousin Mr. Alva Wilson in Columbus Ohio, tiny nick in the top edge, bottom corner crease. $8.00 go(h)g(b)g(w)

BREWER. "ALBERT P. BREWER / Lt. Governor of Alabama" recounting his elected posts, unused chrome post card with just a little wear at one corner. Initially he represented Morgan County. $2.00 pga&

BRIGGS. "4/8/56 / R. A. Briggs / 1484 21st St. / Wyandotte / Michigan" approximately 5" x 7" photograph showing a motorman standing at the entrance of vehicle 252, Michigan Milk Producers Association ad nearby--YOUR FINEST DRINK! / MILK / YOUR FINEST FOOD!; identification written on the back in pencil, long horizontal crease toward the top. $5.00 m(w)gfp

BRINKMIER. "From BRINKMIER'S STUDIO / 313 Smithfield St., Pittsburg, Pa. / 904 Lafayette Ave., Moundsville, W. Va. / 1414 Market St., Wheeling, W. Va." with caption taken from the printing on the back, unused sepia-tone KARBO? real photo postcard. Type of paper used is very hard to read; squares in corners of stamp box. $3.00 pg

BRINSMADE. "Cleveland, O., Sept. 1869. / To the W. M. and Wardens / of _______ Lodge." detailing the hotel & transportation arrangements made in preparation for a meeting of Freemasons on Oct. 19 1869. Listing of hotels, locations & reduced rates. Announcing discounts on: Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, Little Miami, and Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Rail Roads; Cleveland Omnibus Company. Officials: Allan T. Brinsmade, Secretary; & Peter Thatcher, Chairman. Two heavy folds but quality paper has held up. Approximate size: 5-1/4" x
8-1/2". 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 o(c)fgg

BROADHEAD. Check number 4750 of the Jamestown Street Railway Company for $98.27 made payable to the Erie Railroad Company on April 28 1913, signed S(elden). B. Broadhead (Treasurer) & A(lmnet). N. Broadhead (President), paid by the First National Bank of Jamestown New York, perforated as paid 5/2/13, neatly separated from a checkbook pad leaving perforated edges at left & top, engraved drawing shows one of their streetcars. $5.00 n(j)sngr

BROCK. "W8INE" Boys' Club of St. Marys PA QSL postcard with BAC logo in black, used 1934 by operator Wilbur Rimer, uneven but light toning both sides. Back message area has printed details about the club authored by its Director, H. J. Brock. $3.75 bp(s)g

BROECKNER. Fancy "Edw. Broeckner Druggist" Wagon, $1000 Day at Dyersville Iowa, 1919 real photo, a little low on contrast, but the detail sure is there!  With the glass, we see a man in blackface, a hobo, a clown, a cowboy... Stamp removed clumsily from the back, causing some paper separation that did not go through to the front. The lower right corner is creased (small). In the area of the window at the upper left are 3 about 1-inch-long paper cracks, possibly caused by the stamp removal. $30.00 (ipg)

BRONSON. Clear JUN 3 1912 Los Angeles machine cancel promoting the World's Panama-Pacific Expostion in San Francisco 1915 ties 2-c Washington stamp franking #6 envelope bearing illustrated ad for the R. D. Bronson Desk Company, corner & edge wrinkling away from the image & stamp. $9.00 ace-g

BROOKS. "Mine Cars found in W. B. Brooks' / 'Thoroughfare' Mine, Jan 29, 1912" showing 2 old cars that were underground some 26 years, according to the sender of the postcard mailed 1912 in Nelsonville Ohio, some oxidation, small corner crease. This small mine at one point employed about 50 men. Rare. $42.50 o(n)mg

BROOME. "KING'S ARMS TAVERN  EDENTON, N. C. / 120872" when Maurice Broome was the manager, white-border era postcard with corrected caption & tiny corner crease, lightly toned back. Shown. $3.75 nge. Same, but mild corner wear & lightly toned back. $3.75 nge

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BROSSY. FEB. 22,1894 "Remember / This / When You / Are / House / Cleaning / Next / Spring / … / L. C. Brossy Dyeing Co. / Dyers and Cleaners" ad for cleaning & dyeing curtains & drapes from Detroit Michigan firm, printed & illustrated with art in yellow green, about the size of a modern continental postcard, slight browning of the paper with age, trace of cancel ink on front, long crease. Sold but front still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 amg-am

BROTHERS. "MODEL OF THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH  / IN THE VALE / The Work of Bily Brothers, Spillville, Iowa" sepia-tone real photo postcard with glossy finish, mailed there 1953, message in a heavy hand, good edges. Hand made carving. $8.00 ikg

BROWER. "Charles DeWitt Brower  King of the Arctic / 1884 to 1945" in a fur coat, unused Kodak real photo postcard in vertical format, good contrast & focus, small upper corner bend, small spots of light toning in the lower front border. He ran a successful whaling business at Barrow Alaska, with strong ties to the native communities. $7.50 aa(b)ng

BROWN. "CALIFORNIA POPPIES / (COPA DE ORO) / If a body write a body / And a body don't reply / ... / 1703  WOOD'S POST CARDS, LOS ANGELES" post card with light embossing on brownish paper, mailed 1909 at Tres Piedras New Mexico to Mrs. Francis Brown in East Nassau New York by her sister Mary, album marks on front. $4.25 cfg

BROWN. "Feb'y 14th / Here's my greeting, / Valentine! / You're The one I'd / Like for mine! / Painting Copyright by Frances Brundage" with signed art on an embossed postcard printed in Germany, series 414, mailed 1915 from Newark Ohio to Russel Brown by his aunt Cooper, toned front, minor corner wear & rounding, tiny tear in bottom edge closes well. $3.75 vgba

BROWN. "June 24 1911 / Bellsville, O. / Bellsville 19 / Bethesda 2" circa 1911 sepia-tone real photo captioned by writing on front by Orwell G. Brown (standing, shown by x) who pitched for Woodsfield, Bellsville & Bellaire Ohio teams, minor corner wear & rounding. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(b)g(b)o(b)o(w)

BROWN. "Lake James / Angola, Ind. From Hotel" post card mailed from the rural station there AUG 12 1909 (gorgeous cancel) to Mrs. J. R. Brown in Cleveland Ohio from here daughter Kate, a little wear at the corners, light album toning on back. $5.00 i(a)g(b)-i

BROWN. "One of the largest funerals ever held here, this shows the silver grey car, sorrel team and colored driver, Rev. Brown in front." including many people on the stairs of the church entrance; uncaptioned (so we quote from the descriptive message) sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed SEP 1? 1912 at Covington Ohio, trivial corner & edge wear. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. o(c)hg(b)

BROWN. "THE DELIGHTFUL COUNTRY HOME OF MR. VINCENT GOLDTHWAITE, WELLESLEY, MASS. / Roofed with Asbestos 'Century' Shingles. / From plans and specifications by / WILLARD D. BROWN, Architect, 15 Beacon St. Boston, Mass." advertising postcard mailed OCTOBER 8 1912 by Keasbey & Mattison Company in Ambler, Pennsylvania to the Reed Brothers in White Cottage Ohio, mild corner & edge wear. $5.50 m(w)aaggm(b)p

BROWN. "W0CTB" Willow Springs Missouri QSL card mailed there 1971 by operator Victor M. Brown, who is pictured with his equipment. Light cancel ink at top of front, minor wear to the bottom corner, a few light speckles of toning on the back. $4.00 m(w)g

BROWNELL. "AMERICAN AIRLINES / America's Leading Airline // THE UNITED STATES--CANADA--MEXICO" airline-issued (logo on back) advertising postcard mailed NOV 28 1953 to Mr. Sherman Brownell in Milan Ohio by his granddaughter Wilma, faint upper corner crease, other edge wear is minor. $5.00 a(p)g

BROWNMILLER. "IMPORTANT! / Keep this Card for Your Income Tax Purpose / .. Community Co-Operative Oil Co. / Marcus, Iowa" form on government postal card mailed 1961 summarizing dividends & interest paid to Orval (John) Brownmiller in Cherokee Iowa (the addressee) from 1952 to 1960. Seldom offered & seldom seen. $5.00 oi(m)g(b)

BRUCE. Clear partial (80% OFF) EL DORADO SPRINGS MO. JUL 1 1913 hand cancel ties 2-c Washington franking #6 envelope addressed to Messrs. W. W. and Harry E. Gavitt Medical Co. in Topeka Kansas, conveying a well written 2-page offer to sell them an 'old wives remedy' for piles & cake breast, in the hand of Miss Agnes Bruce. Docketing by recipients: 'remedy to sell', 'ansd 7/9-13 R. M.' & 'write again Nov. 1913 H. E. G.' An interesting insight into the medical business of that day. $10.00 mm-g

BRUCE. "Andy Bruce / W3VQA / Wilmington, Del. 19804" picturing the operator with his ham radio equipment, real photo QSL card on Kodak paper used 1988. $3.50 d(w)g

BRUNAUD. "5. EVIAN-LES-BAINS / Vue générale et la Dent d'Oche (2.225 m.)." including 2 small boats (one under sail) in France, unused real photo carte postale with good composition, Editions R. Brunaud. $2.50 fg(b)

BRYAN. "The London Brush Factory / 75 DUNDAS STREET WEST. / A FULL ASSORTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING LINES ALWAYS IN STOCK, VIZ: / ..." with an exceptionally detailed listing of brush types for salesman Thomas Bryan of London Ontario (his blue handstamp added vertically at the front right), to a grocer in Brockville Ontario; advertising postal card mailed 1880, spots of toning as shown. $16.00 aog

BRYANT. "Log Cabin of John H. Bryant, 1833, Princeton, Ills." unused color litho-chrome postcard published by C. J. Dunbar & Company, tiny spot on back near stamp box, faint album marks at corners, good edges, light yellowing of back paper due to age. In 1854 this man invited Abraham Lincoln & Owen Lovejoy to speak at an anti-slave rally in what is now known as Bryant Woods to commemorate the event. Seldom seen. $17.00 iblgh****

    BUCHBINDER & BOCHNER. "Gruss aus Czernowitz" showing the corner signage of Jacob Buchbinder prominently, street repair & curb finishing at the corner, and 'Entw. / Baumst. Bochner' on the sidewalk & completed curb nearby. [The latter translates from German as 'Entwickler / Baumeister Bochner' or 'Developer / Master Builder Bochner'.] The Bochners were one of the first documented Jews in Bukovina, and Czernowitz is the major city of Bukovina. Buchbinder is the name of a Jewish banker in Czernowitz at that time. And thus this postcard depicts the Jewish bank building which was completed on the Ringstrasse there in 1899. Black & white Correspondenz-Karte with dark red caption, undivided back, yellowish paper, published by Leon König, mailed there 1899, small corner crease, minor corner wear. Sold but entire front still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 uggj. Close-up still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. Both for $7.25.

BUCHTER. "Palermo - Foro Umberto l. e Monte Peliegrino" carte postale mailed there 1906 to Mrs. Daniel Buchter in Ashland Ohio by her son Stanley, rough edges as issued, small upper corner crease, a few speckles of cancel ink in the front sky. $2.00 ig

BUCK. License No. 4008 granted by The Industrial Commission of Ohio Department of Inspection, Division of Steam Engineers, to Etly Buck, permitting him to operate stationary steam engines & boilers for a year commencing December 22nd 1919. Signed by District Examiner H. E. Cecil & Chief Deputy Joseph M. Case(?). Bottom-border text admonishes the recipient to display the license conspicuously in his boiler room. Folded bottom & both sides to fit into an album page. Overall size of approximately 12"x8ľ" was a bit tall for our scanner; we chose to show the more interesting bottom margin. The top margin is blank & all there with no damage. Originally folded vertically into thirds so as to fit into a mailing envelope. The license was hard to get: 1,876 applied earlier that year, but only 851 qualified; the 1920 statistics were similar with 1,926 applicants but only 747 qualified. Having a distinctive name, George Etley Buck died & was buried in Montgomery County Ohio; he got this certificate when he was about 24 years of age. $12.50 ig(b)

BUCK. Uncaptioned sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed NOV 14 1910 at Enola Pennsylvania. Shows a large group of Pennsylvania Railroad Enola Classification Yard employees & management, posing beside their steam locomotive #1803, supply car no. 5 marked Lucknow Harrisburg & Enola in the background. The sender, J. L. Buck Jr., marked himself with an 'x' on front. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. r(p)p(e)g

BUCKBEE. "COPYRIGHT 1909, BY H. W. BUCKBEE  Buckbee's Easter Lilies.  H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL. ..." showing many lilies growing in one of his greenhouses, monochromatic green advertising with a form on back acknowledging an order & indicating the date of shipment, bottom corners creased, short tear closes so well it can only be detected from the back. Hard to find! $8.50 efgi

BUCKINGHAM. "105--Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago / © CURT TEICH & CO., INC." unused linen postcard, minor wear to the top edge. Given by Miss Kate Buckingham in memory of her brother. $3.00 i(c)g

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BUCKINGHAM. "336  CLARENCE BUCKINGHAM MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN BY NIGHT, GRANT PARK, CHICAGO / 116590" color post card mailed there 1930, upper corners with small creases not into the image, mild edge wear, a little extraneous writing on the back. $2.50 ig

BUFFORD. "Use / the Alden / FRUIT / VINEGAR // Copyright 1884 by J. H. BUFFORD'S SONS" trade card with art showing a bicyclist collision with a dog, back advertising for E. D. Hamilton, Jackson Michigan dealer in staple & fancy groceries, small thins on both sides. $10.00 fmbg(h)g(b)a

     
BUHLA. "F. A. BUHLA / ... / GLOUSTER, OHIO / CHOSEN / 1964 / Magician of the Year // COMPLIMENTS / of / BUHLA THE MAGICIAN / ESCAPE ARTIST AND / LECTURER / Hoping This Will Always / BRING YOU / GOOD LUCK // BUHLA HAS SEVEN ONE-HOUR SHOWS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!" currency-size advertising, both sides shown, small upper corner bend, slight indent near top center. Rare. Rare. $8.00 nmog

BUNSTEIN. "Compliments of / J. BUNSTINE & CO., / Importers and Dealers in / FANCY GOODS, TOYS, JEWELRY, &c. // 112 East Third Street / Dayton, Ohio // SUNSHINE PUB. CO., PHILA." showing a child painting a picture with dominoes laying nearby; circa 1890 ad card, 2 front edges lightly toned, paste discoloration near the back edges. Rare. $10.00 agjot

BURGESS. "LOCUST GROVE MOTEL - U.S. ROUTE 20 - NORTH MADISON, OHIO" with an aerial view in black & white, when hosted by Betty & Harry Burgess; unused postcard, trivial wear at one corner, 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 o(n)mrg

BURGOON. "Veterans Administration / Domiciliary Form 5515 / ... / DISCHARGE / Facility Dayton, Ohio / Date Admitted Oct. 18, 1943 / Joseph Burgoon / is hereby discharged from this Facility. Reason for discharge / Maximum hospital benefit 1/24/44 / B. C. Cockrell / Manager / CLINICAL DIRECTOR" card on brown stock, size of a regular postcard but blank back. A sad piece of social history & the only example of its kind we could find when we searched the Internet. $5.00 o(d)g(b)g(c)si

BURGOS. "EA1IY" Spanish QSL postcard used 1970 by operator Manuel Burgos who is pictured with his equipment, small bends at the upper corners, tiny bottom corner crease. $3.25 sg(b)

BURGY. "Locomotive électrique / Editions Louis Burgy, Lausanne 3688" unused black & white carte postale, minor corner rounding. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 sg(b)

BURKHEAD. "W4GTH" QSL card mailed 1949 by operator Colonel Calvin H. Burkhead, pine cone design, trace of cancel ink on front. Sold but still available for scholarly study & genealogical research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ng

BURKITT. "Souvenir Silhouette Post Card / FROM / BURKITT'S DRUG STORE / S. E. COR. FIFTH AND MAIN STS. / DAYTON, OHIO / Try a 10c. special from our FOUNTAIN / WE ARE AGENTS FOR HUYLER'S CANDIES" with a beautiful silhouette of a woman wearing a flowery hat, some letters obsured by it so we filled in what is shown here in italics. Divided back postcard, unused, toning both sides, small crease in one of the hat projections. Apparently the pharmacist hired a quality artist to cut these quickly for prominent customers, and then pasted the work onto their advertising postcards. Rare: we could find nothing like it on the Internet -- displayed or offered. The quality of the art is so realistic that you would swear you could extrapolate some of her facial features. $25.00 spwgoa

BURLESON. "The Largest Institution of its Kind in the World / Drs. Burleson & Burleson, Rectal Specialists, Grand Rapids, Michigan" post card on brownish paper, mailed there 1917, album impressions at the corners, corner wear & rounding (one corner chipped away), most unusual subject matter. $7.50 m(g)mg

BURNHAM. "Compliments of / E. BURNHAM / HAIR GOODS // TWO STORES // 71 and 73 STATE ST. // CENTRAL MUSIC HALL. // 180 WABASH AVE. //  THE IDEAL HAIR BAZAAR." showing a young woman with watering can & rake outdoors, back is blank & browning with age, one corner has a tiny split. The addresses are in Chicago Illinois. $7.50 agi

BURNS. "Kosciuszko Monument / Humboldt Park, Chicago" Hammon postcard mailed FEB 10 1913 to Miss Helen Burns in Mercer Pennsylvania by her Aunt Anna, 2 internal creases, streaky toning on back does not obscure message. $2.25 i(c)g(b)

BURRELL. "L-1  La Grange, Illinois, Home of the Streamlline(sic) / 0B-H463" as it looked circa-1940 (from the printer's code), postcard mailed JUL 29 1948 from Brookfield Illinois to H. O. Burrell & family in Van Buren Ohio from Aunt Jen, fairly fresh with good edges. Very hard to find--quite possibly because Streamliner was erroneously spelled in the caption! $10.00 i(l)g(b)

BURRILL. Almost complete QUINCY JUN 4 1909 hand cancel (La Posta 5 rarity scale) on 2-c Washington postal stationery to Topeka Kansas, docketed by the recipient W. W. Gavitt Medical Company. With partial contents: a handwritten order for Gavitt's System Regulator tablets in the hand of Miss Grace Burrill (who sent a dollar), & a Report of Agency form filled out by the company on June 7th concluding they had no agent controlling her territory in Hickory County. Shown left. Another cover with contents from the same correspondence, this time containing a trial order blank and accompanied by a company Report of Agency referencing the earlier correspondence. Shown above  right. Interesting! $28.00 total gets both. mm-g(b)

BURTON. "Officer P. T. Richardson and Commander / Lexington Fayette Government Center" in Lexington Kentucky; unused post card in near mint condition. Rare; we believe it is a proof for a series that was never printed! $7.50 k(l)lh(n)g

BUSH. "Lydia E. Pinkham's / Vegetable Compound / B310" showing two small children seated separately, detailed curative claims on back including for 'constipation, bilousness & torpidity of the liver, tumors from the uterus, kidney complaints, etc.', violet handstamp on back of Dr. Lew Bush (a druggist in East Stroudsberg Pennsylvania), corner crease, paper browning with age. Blood Purifier ad, also on the back, claims cure for diseases 'arising from impurities of the blood, such as 'Rheumatism, Cancerous Humor, Erysipelas...'. $10.00 amppg

BUSHLINE. "Miles Canyon, Alaska" color post card mailed 1910 to Miss Blanch Bushline in Sligo Pennsylvania by a relative, noticeable corner wear, one corner creased. $4.00 ag

BUTCHER. "143--Union Station, Chicago" including signage for Pennsylvania R.R., Burlington Route, Alton Road, Milwaukee R.R. & Fred Harvey (freight agent for the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad). Linen postcard mailed 1951 (PITTS & CHI. R. P. O. cancel on back, Milton West Virginia cancel on front upside down), some additional cancel ink in the front sky, from Cliff Butcher to his mother Etta Butcher. There are similar views with the same caption placed differently in the sky (see above), so please check your albums! $2.50 i(c)g

BUTCHER. "STATE CAPITOL, SHOWING CONFEDERATE MONUMENT / COLUMBIA, S. C.--3" linen postcard mailed 1948 by Private Clifford Butcher at Fort Jackson to Etta Butcher in Milton West Virginia (receiving postal marking clear & askew in front sky), minor corner wear. $2.75 cs(c)g

BUZBY & CARLL. "Meeting of BRIDGETON STAMP CLUB / at YMCA Rooms on Thursday MAR 9 - 1944" notice on  post card mailed from Jim Falls Wisconsin to New Jersey. (The club mailed its notices from small towns all over the country). Honor roll on stamp side lists members serving in Armed Forces--such as William Carll & William Buzby in the Army. $1.75 (ng(b))*+

BYCROFT & DORSEY. "HARRY / BYCROFT / Livery & Sale Stable" with our caption taken from the only legible sign, showing a crowd gathered around a lengthy electric interurban train that had stopped there; unused sepia-tone AZO real photo (triangles point up) postcard. Pencil writing on back puts location at Concord Michigan. We disagree: the Macoupin County coroner reported in 1910 (about the time of this postcard) that a George Dorsey fell to his death at Harry Bycroft's barn in Gillespie Illinois; and Bycrofts live to this day in Gillespie. Also, the Illinois Traction System ran electric interurban service through Gillespie. Probably one of a kind, because there is no caption & no attribution to a photographer or publisher. 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 i(g)g(b)g(d)r(i)

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