AFGHANISTAN HISTORY
About 5"x7"--great for details (costuming, art, etc.) or for display. More card for the money--almost 74% more image area than a regular-size postcard.

"Afghanistan, Amir Habibullah Khan, / (1901 - 19)" black & white image within a beige border, 2001 copyright, oversize post card in excellent condition. $2.00 ah

"Afghanistan, Emir Dost Muhammad Khan / 1792 (1826 38) and (1842  - 63)" black & white portrait within a beige border, 2001 copyright, excellent condition. $2.00 ah. Same postcard, but 2 tiny spots in upper front margin. $1.75 ah

"Afghanistan, Ghazi, Aminullah Khan Logari / a Key figure in defeat of the British Army in / 19th century. Art Work: S. Abed & Shahzad." black & white portrait within a beige border, post card with 2001 copyright, excellent condition. $2.00 ah

"Afghanistan, Ghazi Mir Bacha Khan Kohistani / a major figure in defeat of the British army in / 19th century, Art Work: S. Abed & Shahzad" black & white portrait within a beige border, 2001 copyright, unused oversize post card in excellent condition. $2.00 ah

"Afghanistan, Ghulam Nabi Khan Charkhi / A key member of Afghan Independence / in 19th Century" black & white portrait within a beige border, 2001 copyrighted postcard, excellent condition. $2.00 ah

"Afghanistan, King Zahir Shah with Pakistan / Leaders, 1958" black & white image in horizontal format within yellow border, 2002 copyright, unused oversize post card in near mint condition. $2.50 ahpr#

"Afghanistan, Khushal Khan, Khatak, / (1613-89), He Said: I have taken up the / sword to defend the pride of Afghan." black & white portrait within a beige border, 2001 copyright, unused oversize postcard, tiny corner bump. The comma between Khan and Khatak in the caption served no useful purpose; the whole name should read Khushal Khan Khatak. $1.75 ah

"Afghanistan, Mirwais Khan Hotaki, / (1709-38) he defeated Safavids at Guinabad / in 1722"  black & white portrait, 2000 copyright, unused oversize post card, light but extensive surface abrasions that can be seen in just the right light. $1.50 ah

"Afghanistan, Said Noor M. Shah Khan a major / figure in defending Afghan independence in / Sher Ali Khan Cabenet(sic) (1863 - 79)" grainy black & white image within a beige border, 2001 copyright, unused oversize postcard in excellent condition. $2.00 ah

"Afghanistan, Sardar M. Doud with / Pacha Khan 1958" black & white image within beige border, 2001 copyright, unused oversize post card, excellent condition. $2.00 ah

"Afghanistan, Said Noor M. Shah Khan a major / figure in defending Afghan independence in / Sher Ali Khan Cabenet(sic) (1863 - 79)" 2001 copyright, postcard in excellent condition. $2.00 ah

"Afghanistan, the founder of Ghorid Dynasty / (1150-1217) Ghias-ud-Din Ghori" black & white portrait, 2000 copyright, unused oversize post card, excellent condition. $2.00 ah#

"Afghanistan, Wazir M. Akbar Khan, a major / figure in defeat of British 1939 - 42" black & white portrait within a beige border, unused continental post card, faint gripper mark from printing process on back. $1.75 ah

"Greetings from Afghanistan" showing A Hadi Dawi (1894 - 1982), poet diplomat & famous for life-long service to Afghanistan; at his desk in black & white, green border, long but faint internal crease in bottom border. $1.25 ah. Same postcard but excellent condition. $1.75 ah

"Greetings from Afghanistan" showing Ahmad Shah Baba (1747 - 1773) who founded the kingdom of Afghanistan, black & white within a black border, 1999 copyright, post card in excellent condition. $1.75 ah

"Greetings from Afghanistan" showing Faiz M. Hazara (1861 - 1931), court historian of King A. Rahman and Habibullah, the author of Seraj ul Tawarikh (Torch of Histories); black & white within green border, 2002 copyright, two tiny spots in front border. $1.75 ah. Same postcard, except excellent condition. $2.00 ah

"Greetings from Afghanistan" showing Ghazi Sardar M. Fateh Khan, a key to the defeat of the British Army in the 19th century; signed portrait in black & white within a beige border, 2001 copyright, post card in excellent condition. $1.75 ah

"Greetings from Afghanistan" showing King Abdul Rahman Khan (1880 - 1901), sepia-tone postcard within cark brown border, 2002 copyright, excellent condition. $1.75 ah

"Greetings from Afghanistan" showing King M Zahir, who ruled from 1933-1973; black & white with green border, 2002 copyright, tiny corner bend. $1.50 ahr

"Greetings from Afghanistan" showing Shah Shuja (1803-1810 & 1839), who accepted a British Mission under M. Alphinstone in 1809, 2002 copyrighted postcard, excellent condition. $1.75 ah

"Greetings from Afghanistan" showing President Sardar M. Daud Khan (1909 - 1978), color portrait with violet border, 2001 copyright, post card in excellent condition. $1.75 ah

AFRICAN HISTORY

"THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL MEMORIAL / TO DAVID LIVINGSTONE AT BLANTYRE, / LANARKSHIRE" 4 different unused postcards with pertinent annotations on back, showing sculptured tableaux depicting his character & lifework in Africa. Specifically: faith conflicting with superstition as he meets a medicine man (shown middle left); confrontation with an Arab slave-trader, urging his followers to show restraint (shown top left); showing endurance as he refused to turn back in a forested morass (shown bottom left); & kneeling in prayer as he died at Ilala Northwestern Rhodesia. His exploration for the source of the Nile spanned 1866 - 1873. Both sides toned lightly, minor edge wear on all. All 4 for $l0.00 total. abfhns

AUSTRIAN HISTORY

"H. VERNET, pinxit. / Napoléon à Wagram [Détail] / [6 juillet 1809]" where Archduke Charles was beaten; unused Luxochromie carte postal from Musée de Versailles, small chip off a bottom corner, minor wear to 2 other corners, very light toning on back. The plateau of Wagram is now in Austria. $1.75 nh(a)a

"Innsbruck Triumphpforte." showing the Triumphal Arch on Maria Theresa street, postcard from Karl Redlich (F 146), mailed there 19.VIII.29, extensive light toning on the back, minor edge wear & a few speckles of cancel ink on the front. This arch was built in 1765 for the wedding of Archduke Leopold. $3.25 ah

AZERBAIJAN HISTORY

"Baki/Baku // ... // The fortresses of Baku. / Maiden Tower (XIII-VII BC)" showing the exteriors; unused continental postcard in vertical format, excellent condition. $2.50 ah

PRIMITIVE ART & PREHISTORIC ROCK CARVINGS
OF GOBUSTAN (TERRITORY OF GOBU IN AZERBAIJAN)
A booklet of 12 oversize approximately 8-3/4"x4-3/8" cards in color,
some having multiple views (which we then separate by //)
each having scholarly commentary in 3 languages.

• "Buffalo hunt (neolithic period) // Scenes 'Hunting the wild boar with blades', and 'The Caucasus against the furious beast of prey' (the beginning of our era)"
• "Dancing People (IV-IIIrd millenium B. C.) // Yally (Mesolthic Age)"
• "Drawings with female images (VIIIth millenium B. C.) // Tattooed female"
• "Gaval dash (stone-tambourine) at Djingirdag. // Araba dashy (Stone-arba)''
• "Harvest-time scene (Bronze Age) // Collective labour scene"
• "Mountain goats (IIIrd-IInd millenium B. C., Yazyly tepe) // (IIIrd millenium B. C.)"
• "Pottery of Bronze and Antique times. // Gold ring with turquoise (Middle Ages) / Weapons of the Bronze Age"
• "Returning from the hunt (Mesolithic period) // The boat with the sun on its stern."
• "Rock carvings (Mesolithic and subsequent periods)"
• "Roman epitaph (Ist century, Beyuk dash (A big stone) // The epitaph in Persian written by Arabic script on the Jazyly, Tepe (a hill with inscriptions)"
• "Seven beauties // Lions"
• "The racing deer. 9iind millenium B. C.)"

The above booklet of seldom-seen material: $50.00 ahp&

BAHAMIAN HISTORY

"GREGORY TOWN and its cove on beautiful Eleuthera / Island in the Bahamas which provided a sheltered / harbour for the pirates which ravaged the Caribbean /. in the 18th century ..." chrome post card mailed in the 1970's with 16-c stamp to Pennsylvania (SOCIAL REVOLUTION / THE BAHAMIAN / SOLUTION slogan cancel). $3.00 b-bh*

BAVARIAN HISTORY

"311. C. GAUTHEROT. Napoléon blessé devant Ratisbonne / (25 avril 1809). / Napoleon verwundet bei Ratisbonne. / ..." art depicting him wounded during the Battle of Regensburg (Bavaria), unused post card from the Musée at Versailles, fairly fresh with good edges. $3.00 nbh(b)a

BELGIUM HISTORY

"MANNEKEN-PIS / History and Origin // Clothes and Decorations // 5 original photographies / 2 Prints / All copyrights reserved" complete & illustrated staple-bound booklet of 12 pages plus covers from Albert, approx-imate size of a continental postcard when folded, surprising details include 3 origins. Example inside pages available on request. $6.00 mh(b)

"S. M. l'Empereur Napoléon Ier Commandant en / chef de l'armée française du Nord, pendant / la campagne de 1815  en Belgique." using the detailed caption on back; unused lithographed postcard from Van Eeckhoudt in Bruxelles, light toning on back from the production process itself, good edges, excellent condition. $2.50 nbh(b)

"Funérailles du roi Léopold II, 22 décembre 1909. Arrivée du char funèbre place Ste G?dule" unused sepia-tone carte postale, good edges, but the printing of one letter in the caption is light. $8.50 r(b)h(b)

"La retraite allemande en Belgique  Novembre 1918" showing retreating German soldiers & their wagons in a city, unused sepia-tone postcard from a photo by P. Legast, mild corner wear & rounding, back paper browned with age. $5.50 bhw

1860. "Ostende en 1860. -- Vue de l'ancien Phare et de l'Etablissement Delmée. Edit. A. E. rue de l'Eglise, 40, Ostende." historical view including a lighthouse & bridge, black & white carte postale with undivided back, writing on back, light toning both sides, small corner crease, minor corner rounding. $7.00 b(o)lh*

BÉNIN HISTORY

"Monument érigé sur la plage de OUIDAH pour commémorer / la date anniversaire de l'arrivée des premiers missionnaires: / 18 avril 1861. / Photo: Dominique Quénum ..." unused oversize postcard (approximately 6-3/4" x 5"), upper corner crease, 2 other corners with minor wear, 2 small spots of toning on back. $1.50 brhpc

BURMESE HISTORY

   
C.1158. "'That Byin Nyu' the highest temple in the land of pagodas was probably one of Sithu I's last / great works of merit built towards the end of his reign (1113-1160). Myanmar." unused continental post card, tiny spot on back edge. Shown. $1.50 bh. Near mint condition. (2 available). $2.00 each bh.

   
1163. "MYA THEINDAN PAGODA WAS BUILT BY KING BAGYIDW IN 1163. IT'S9sic) HEIGHT / IS 321 FEETS(sic) AND THE SHAPE IS CIRclE FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP" unused continental postcard, excellent condition. $1.50 bh. Near mint condition. (2 available). Shown. $2.00 each bh.

   
1245. "SHWE NAN DAW MONASTERY WAS BUILT BY KING THIBAW IN 1245. IT IS A / WOODEN BUILDING." unused continental post card, excellent condition. $1.50 bh. Near mint condition. (2 available). $2.00 each bh.

   
1784. "DEVOLTEES(sic) AT MAHA MYAT-MUNI BUDDHA IMAGE, IN MANDALAY.  MAHA MYAT-MUNI WAS WOR- / SHIPPED BY KING BODAQW PAYA, IN 1784 ..." unused continental post card, excellent condition. $1.50 bh. Near mint condition. (2 available). $2.00 each bh

   
1819. "Bodawpaya superintended for many years the building of the Mingun Pagoda. The pagoda is comp- / leted would have risen to a height of 500 feet. It was left unfinished when Bodawpaya died in 1819." unused continental postcard, excellent condition. $1.50 bh. Near mint condition. (2 available). Shown. $2.00 each bh.

     
1822. "MAHA AUNG MYE ZAN MONASTERY TODAY KNOWN AS ME NU OKKYAUNG (BRICK) MONASTERY BUILT / BY NAMADAW ME NU, KING BAGYIDAW'S CHIEF QUEEN FOR THEIR TEACHER MONK IN 1822" unused continental post card, excellent condition. $1.50 b. Near mint condition. (2 available). Shown. $2.00 each b.

      1857/ "'MANDALAY PALACE', BUILT BY KING MINDON IN 1857. THIS MAGNIFICENT / PALACE IS..." unused continental postcard, excellent condition. $1.50 b. Near mint condition. (2 available). $2.00 each b*

CALIFORNIA HISTORY

1771. "1067  SAN GABRIEL MISSION.  FOUNDED IN CALIFORNIA 1771." unused linen postcard, small faint bottom corner crease, light toning near the back edges. $1.75 c(s)h

1791. "No. 31. Mission of our Lady of Solitude, Soledad. Founded 1791." in what is now Monterey County California unused sepia-tone postcard from Vroman's Series, minor corner wear. Seldom seen, seldom offered. $3.75 c(s)hs

CANADIAN HISTORY

"MARTELLO TOWER ON THE COVE FIELDS. / BUILT IN 1505" pn Cap Diamante near Quebec City, overlooking the Saint Lawrence River seen at the left; souvenir post card dated July 31 1908 in the printed message area (John F. Hurley extolling the virtues of Quebec City), sent to W. Ropes Esq. in Salem Massachusetts, stamp removal thins from the back, corners rounded & worn, toning & a bit of cancel ink show in the light front areas. Four such fortifications were build in & around the city, but this was the first. Note the cone-shaped roof to protect from snow accumulation. The round shape made it more likely that cannon balls would glance off of it rather than penetrate. $3.25 q(c)h(c)

1702. "POWDER MAGAZINE BUILT 1708, FORT ANNE, ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, N. S.--2" white-border era post card, made in Canada, unused, small corner crease. $1.75 nh*

1783. "[NB3]  MARKET SLIP, WHERE LOYALISTS / LANDED IN 1783, SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK. / Climo Photo." including a freighter & sailing ship in vertical format, unused black & white postcard, minor wear at 2 corners. $2.75 ns(p)h

1793. "OLD FORT YORK - TORONTO, CANADA. / Build 1793-Restored 1933. Opened May 24 1934. General Zebulon Pike of Pikes Peak Fame Killed here 1813." postcard mailed 1937 to East Sparta Ohio, minor wear at one bottom corner. $2.00 o(f)h

1925. "New Model / Ford / Under Its Own Power. // All / Canadian / Route // Halifax To / Vancouver" with a side view in black & white of the automobile Model T Ford used to publicize the Trans-Canada Highway circa September 1925, unused postcard from the Novelty Mfg. & Art Co. Ltd., light toning on back, minor corner rounding. It took this Model T 40 days to do it! Our caption is from the lettering on the side of the vehicle. Rare. When we searched the Internet we found no other offers, no recorded sales & no one even exhibiting it. History in your hands: 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 ach

CHILEAN HISTORY

"Monumento Caupolicán / Niebla" showing  the indigenous Mapuche / Araucanian leader who battled the first arrivals of Europeans (1553 - 1558) in what is now Chile; unused Agfa real photo postcard, very light toning at the edges of both sides. The sculptor was named Nacanor Plaza. $4.00 cn(s)hsi

CHINESE HISTORY

"CANTON.  REGIMENT OF 'BRAVES' ON PARADE" showing the Muslim Kansu Braves who fought in the Boxer Rebellion / Boxer Uprising / Yihetuan Movement against foreigners 1899 - 1901, bearing pikes & war scythes; black & white post card with blue caption from the undivided-back era,  mild corner & edge wear, a little cancel ink near the top front, lightly toned. Rare. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 cpmh

"THE MEETING-HALL OF SURRENDER OF PORT ARTHUR" now Dalian or 大连市, also captioned in Chinese & Japanese; unused carte postale with unevenly divided back from a booklet, made in Japan (Kanda, Tokyo), small upper corner bend, minor corner rounding. The historic event referred to happened 2 January 1905. $12.50 mh(c)

COMMUNISM HISTORY

"World Communist Movement / SELECTIVE CHRONOLOGY 1818 - 1957 / PREPARED BY THE / LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE / OF THE / LIBRARY OF CONGRESS / VOLUME I / 1818 - 1945" paperbound reference printed for the use of the Committee on Un-American Activities in 1961, 232 pages, very lightly used. $12.00 hp-h NEW / NEU / NOU

CZECHOSLOVAKIAN HISTORY
Depicted in a remarkable series of quality post cards showing paintings of various historic events. Ideal gift for the student of Czech history, or for a youngster who might appreciate learning about his or her heritage. The dates of the events are listed chronologically at the right. Cards shown below indicate typical quality. All cards mailed in the US, but they have Czech captions. Normal wear.

 
c.983

c.997

Coronation of Vratislav, who then ruled Bohemia & Moravia,
a reward from Henry IV for support during the Investiture Contest.
1086

Ottokar II (King of Bohemia & Duke of Austria)
dies at Dürnkrut (now in Austria) 26 August 1278

1415
Council of Constance

Tycho Brahe relating astronomical theories
to Emperor Rudolf II in Prague c.1570

1618 Second Defenestration of Prague

1631

Josef II gives alms to the hungry in Prague, 1772

All the dates: 28 zari 936, c.983 (shown), c.997, 1037, 1039, 1083, 1086, c.1108, 1126, 1158, 1241, 1279, c.1361, 1415 (2 different, 1 shown), c. 1420, 1421, 1424, 1431, c.1436, 1471, c.1570 (shown), 1618 (shown), 1618 - 1648, 1620, 1631 (shown), 1790, 1791, 1805 & 1812. Offered as a group of 31 at $58.50 ($2 each). ch

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                                    DALMATIAN (CROATIAN) HISTORY
 In 1918--after the surrender of Germany, Austria-Hungary & its allies, a number of after-war boundaries remained to be settled. Italy, an American ally, had ambitions to gain territories along the Dalmatian coast, where they had a minority population. But President Woodrow Wilson proposed boundaries along majority-language lines instead. A number of confrontations resulted among forces that were recently allied. In little-known maneuverings, the American forces ousted the Italian military from the island of Trau / Trogir & adjacent areas of the Dalmatian coast (now in Croatia). All this was prior to Wilson's stroke and the treaties that settled most of these lands as Jugoslavian. The following extraordinary sepia-tone real photo postcards were taken & annotated by a US sailor during that period, November 1918 - May 1919, Among other things, they document the enthusiastic reception given to the Americans by the majority populace there. When we searched the Internet we were unable to find the likes of these photos from any source. Presented in chronological order, rather than by caption, these surviving photos present exceptionally interesting history ...

"83 Chasers in Spalato 1^st time 11-17-18" showing some military ships near shore, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

"85 Crowd in dock Spalato 11-17-18" with a distant view (presumably the ship coming into port), Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

"87  On the dock at Paludi" in Calabria Italy, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, light toning near the back edges, good edges, slight waviness to the paper itself.

"90 The water front Spalato" fairly close showing some masted ships, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

"92 The Square in Spalato" showing a sailor & some local people in Split, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

"96 Paludi Bay" similar to 87 above, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, light toning near the back edges, good edges, slight waviness to the paper itself.

"110 Largest cement plant in Dalmatia" caption from writing on back, unused AZO real photo (triangles point both ways), tiny spot on front, low-contrast  /  grayish.

"112 Clissa & the old castle" the Italian name, now Klis in Croatian or Kilis in Turkish; unused AZO real photo (triangles point both ways) postcard with good focus & contrast & composition, very light toning near the back edges.

"127 At Trau" showing a Trogir waterfront scene with a couple of small boats, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

"137  Milina  338 at the dock" a confusing caption & numbering, in Serbia if correct; Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

"140 Spalato from the Tower" showing a view of Split, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

"158  Austrian Kids in Trau" Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat). Trau is also known as Trogir.

"160 Fishing village Seghetto near Trau" including several small boats, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

"161 Fish Market. Trau" Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat). Trau is now Trogir.

"162 Trau from the Island" Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on toned back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat). Trau is now Trogir.

"165 Wood market - Spalato" showing it from a distance, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

"175 French Admiral's Yacht. Spalato" with a good side view, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

"209 Church Parade in Marina Trau" showing many participants, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

"Tribunal steps _ Trau 255" showing a Naval officer posing with some local citizens, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

"265 At Trau 5-2-19" shows crowd with 2 tuba players (presumably greeting a ship), Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, tape mending corner.

"Concert in Square. Trau. 5-2-19" showing sailor band entertaining the local citizens, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

"In the Square on Sunday. Trau. 5-4-19 266" Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

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

"Church parade. Trau. 5-4-19 268" showing a street filled with people, sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

"270 The Little Canal Trau" showing a religious procession in the foreground, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

"271 Church parade by Canal Trau 5-4-19" with good view of both, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

"Spalato Square 280" with a street scene from Split, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

"Court yard - Municipal Bldg - Trau 286" showing a long staircase with some people for scale, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with caption from writing on back, slight waviness to the paper (won't lie perfectly flat).

=> All 28 of the above postcards for $375.00 jcdh <=

EUROPEAN HISTORY

"Historical Atlas (Eighth Edition, 1954)" edited by William R. Shepherd, 226 pages of maps in color, an additional 115 pages to index them. Served in a college library reference room, its cover wear attesting to its usefulness. Well researched & detailed, it is unrivaled for European history through 1930, although its scope is worldwide. You cannot get much more for your money: $15.00 hm-hm
 

FRANCE HISTORY
Gray borders shown below emphasize
that each card has a rough-cut artistic edge as issued.
Much data is printed below each portrait in English.
Ideal for the history instructor or student.

Robert II Le Pieux (972 - 1031). Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50

Henry I (1005 - 1060). Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50

Jeanne of Boulogne (married Jean le Bon). Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50

"JOAN OF ARC / Born at Domremy... / ... She deli- / vered Orleans (April 29th--May 8th, 1429) took Meung, Beaugency, etc. / ..." black & white post card, 63 ND, unused, biographical text in English, rough artistic edges as issued. $2.25 bh

Louis VII Le Jeune (1120 - 1180). Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50

Blanche of Castile (1188 - 1252). Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50

"BASILIQUE DOMRÉMY / LIONEL ROYER, Pinxit.  A. Noyer Édit, Paris / 4. -- Bataille de Patay" which occurred 18 June 1429 in Loire Campaign of the Hundred Years War between the French & English; postcard with very late usage at Saint Nazianz Wisconsin. The illustration of the battle on Wikipedia is in error; it depicts the English on horseback, but in fact they fought mostly with ground troops such as longbowmen. $2.00 hf(p)a(r)f(p)f(d)i(c)

"102 CHATEAU DE BLOIS -- Caehot oú fut assassiné le Cardinal de Lorraine. -- ND" showing an assassination site in black & white, unused, brownish paper. The murder occurred in 1588. $2.50 mf(b)h

Louis XVIII (1755 -1824). Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50

"Musée / du Louvre // J. L. DAVID, pinxit. / Le sacre de Napoléon Ier" showing his coronation in 1806; unused carte postale with minor wear at the corners. $3.50 na(d)mh

FRENCH REPUBLIC HISTORY

"American Troops in Parade -- PARIS - 4 th of July 1918 - A. P." black & white post card with green back, issued by the American Red Cross, unused, trivial edge wear. $10.00 (rffhp)

"Going up gang-plank from / lighter to ship New Hampshire / 'Homeward-Bound' / Apr. 22-1919" with caption from writing on back, sepia-tone Azo (triangles both ways) real photo postcard with good focus & interesting composition, light album marks & indentations at corners, tiny corner crease nowhere near the image. Possibly unique. $11.00 s(m)h

"Les Présidents de la République Française depuis sa fondation" showing portraits of the first 9 French presidents-- including Casimir Périer, Felix Faure, Raymond Poincaré & J. Grévy. black & white postcard on brownish paper, small corner crease, lightly toned back. $5.00 nhf

"P. Carrier-Belleuse -- PANTHÉON DE LA GUERRE -- A.-F. Gorguet / Les Auteurs et les principaux Collaborateurs" showing portraits of 19 named men, unused black & white post card, slight browning of the paper with age, unusually detailed. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 wh

GREAT BRITAIN HISTORY

"9482 0  CORONATION PROCESSION, 1911  ROTARY PHOTO, E.C. / THE NEW ADMIRALTY ARCH" unused real photo postcard , spots of toning on back, just a little toning in the front bottom border. $4.50 ghr

"Souvenir of 1936 the Year of the three Kings" with George V, George VI & Edward VIII (left-to-right), Valentine real photo postcard, heavy bottom corner crease, long internal crease from the top edge, tape stain along back bottom edge, minor corner wear. $5.00 r(g)gh

HAWAIIAN HISTORY

INTER ISLAND AIRWAYS. Unused regular-size postcard bearing Roy Anderson art (& the later Hawaiian Air logo) on pebbled stock, 1974 copyright, excellent condition. Depicts one of the 2 Sikorsky S-38 amphibians that in 1929 inaugurated the first scheduled air service in the Pacific. Nice! SOLD a(p)ah*!*

INDIANA HISTORY

"FORT WAYNE / Erected by Gen. Anthony Wayne / in 1794 // Packard / THE PACKARD CO. / ESTABLISHED 1871" sent by Beck & Dollison factory representatives & piano tuners on North High Street in Columbus Ohio, colorful back due to forwarding from 'City', missent to Covington & finally delivered in Corning Ohio; lightly toned back, mild corner & edge wear. $6.00 hi(f)o(c)m

JAPAN HISTORY

JAPAN. "Emperor Hirohito stands with President and Mrs. Reagan at / Tokyo arrival ceremony ... November 9, 1983" unused regular-size Cora-Lee post card from a copyrighted Matsumoto photo, fresh appearance & good edges. $2.75 jh(j)r

"Tsnchiro Kamakura" showing the entrance of a small underground prison where Prince Morinaga was kept in 1334, now part of a shrine complex; circa-1910 carte postale with toned divided back, minor corner & edge wear. Yes, we spelled the first word correctly. An uncolorized version of this postcard is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (ex Jaeger Collection). Seldom offered; seldom seen. $8.00 jh

Almost complete DENNIS J. BUCKLEY (DD-808) MAR 31 1954 hand cancel ties 3¢ New York City tercentenary stamp franking #6 cover to New Jersey, informative large black R. Milling cachet commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the Kanagawa Treaty (神奈川条約) ending a 200-year period of Japanese seclusion. $3.00 n(d)j-h

LATVIAN HISTORY

"Riga. Kizov street, 18, At this Place Lenin / met Latvian social / democrats at 1900" caption from pencil writing on back, which translates some of the back printing all in Cyrillic, 1969 post card printed 1969 in quantity of 50,000. $1.25 lh

LEBANON HISTORY

"Americans were shocked to hear of the bombing of Marine / Headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon ... " showing troops looking for survivors in the rubble, unused Cora-Lee post card in excellent condition. $2.00 lm(m)h

"Our nation plunged into anguish at the news of the slaughter / of Marines at the Marine Headquarters on October 23, 1983. / ... Some 1,200 to / 1,400 U. S. Marines were brought in to : persuade Israel to pull / its troops out of West Beirut ..." unused Cora-Lee postcard showing those Marines landing from an amphibious vehicle, excellent condition. $2.00 lm(m)h

MEXICAN HISTORY

"2011 CUSTOM HOUSE, JUAREZ, MEXICO" white-border era postcard, unused, a few tiny spots on front, trivial corner wear. Where Presidents Diaz & Taft banqueted on October 17, 1909. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 m(c)h

"Mural. (por Diego Rivera)" depicting a forced conversion scene in which Conquistadores open fire on native Mexicans who refuse to be persuaded by priests; postcard printed in Mexico, name written neatly in address area, back toning appears to have originated in the printing process itself. $1.75 a(r)m(g)h(m)

"MEXICAN OFFICER 1822" art on quality beige paper depicting a standing officer with his sword, hand-made original Serigraph, unused post card, toning on back attributable to the production process. $14.00 am(g)m(m)h

"No 4. / Efect0s del / bombardeo en le Juárez" showing several men near a building that had been hit by artillery and countless bullets, sepia-tone real photo, toning that shows in the right front border also into the image. In the revolution of 1910-1911, this city was threatened by insurrectionists on February 1st 1911, and bombarded shortly thereafter. 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 m(c)h

"THE OLD GUADELUPE CHURCH JUAREZ, MEXICO BULLET RIDDLED DURING / BATTLE MAY 18, 9, 10, 1911." including a small building with an 'Agencia Imparcial sign, unused sepia-tone real photo post card, slight oxidation. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 m(c)h

"After the Battle at Matamoros, Mexico--June 4th, 1913" showing a crowd gathered around a pile of dead Federal soldiers, unused STRATTON real photo postcard, lightly toned back, corner rounding. One of Robert Runyon's historic photographs documenting the fight to establish a constitutional republic--in this case, the day following the capture of the Federal garrison by General Lucio Blanco & his rebels. 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(t)pmh

"Cavalry Killed at Agua Prieta / by Villa's Guns." including their dead horses, looking towards the United states; sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed 1918 at Nogales Arizona, oxidation consistent with age, 2 stress marks in the sky at the upper right front. The Second Battle of Agua Prieta occurred 1 November 1915 against the forces of Carranza. $35.00 m(s)mh

"U. S. Cruiser West Virginia, Puget Sound Navy Yard" unused, trivial corner wear, slight yellowing of back paper with age, fairly fresh. Protected Americans during the Veracruz crisis in Mexico, and 2 years later (1916). Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 swh

MONTSERRAT HISTORY

"VP2MBO" shortwave (18.126 MHZ) QSL card with simple map to indicate the position, used 1994 by operator Ed Elrod of Indianapolis Indiana. A fairly detailed & interesting history of the island covers the back as shown. $3.00 mh

NEPALESE HISTORY

"Temple of Guhyeshurie on the Baghmutty / at PUSHPUTTEE (1852-60) / by H. A. Oldfield" historical art reproduced on an unused continental post card with good edges, copyrighted. $1.75 nha*

"Town of KEERLUNG / (KYIRONG) / May 1855) / by H. A. Oldfield" historical art reproduced on an unused continental postcard with good edges, copyrighted. SOLD nha(o)

NEW MEXICO HISTORY

   
"Greetings FROM / NEW MEXICO" including the sun symbol & art portraying a historical 1540 scene, unused large-letter linen post card recounting some state history on its back. Interesting. (2 available) $3.00 each. nlh*

"Oldest House in the U. S., Santa Fe, N. M. / Built about 1530. / Occupied by Onate / in 1598. ..." circa 1912 post card, tiny spots of cancel ink on one front corner, 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 nhas

NEW YORK HISTORY

"Historical John Lyons Homestead, Built 1640, Port Chester, N. Y.   13 / 51-H2052" with the exterior as it looked in 1935, linen post card with late usage at Brodheadsville Pennsylvania, one corner multiply creased, mild corner wear. $1.75 ngha

"KENT-DELORD HOUSE, PLATTSBURG, N. Y. / OCCUPIED BY BRITISH OFFICERS, SEPT. 6th TO 11th, 1814.   107844" white-border era postcard but very late usage at Cadyville, light toning on back, light rubber band mark on back, 2 holes that close very well (hard to see from front), corner crease, minor corner & edge wear. $2.00 n(p)h*

"3 Million People viewed the Parade of the 27th Division" the crowd shown here assembled under a Navy Club welcoming banner (their exact location 509 Fifth Avenue. New York City) strung across the street, the Star Shoe Store at the extreme right; real photo postcard with very late usage at Donaldson Pennsylvania, tiny bit of corner knocked of top, very light toning. Troops of the US Army 27th Division (largely New York men) disembarked from the ocean liners Leviathan & Mauretania, and paraded up Fifth Avenue to celebrate the end of World War I. The caption is mute on the date, but it is March 25, 1919. See a movie of the event at the National Archives. History in your hands. $17.00 n(n)hm(a)pw

     
"THE ENTRANCE OF THE 'HALF MOON' / INTO NEW YORK HARBOR" art depicting Hudson's historic September 1609 search for a passage to the Indian Ocean, writing on both sides of the divided back, uneven spotty yellowish toning on back, tiny upper corner crease. $5.00 en(n)h

NEW ZEALAND HISTORY

CHRISTCHURCH. "CHRISTCHURCH / FIRST INTERNATIONAL / FLIGHT TO NEW ZEALAND / Southern Cross, Australia to New Zealand / 11th September 1928" with artwork in vertical format showing Kingsford Smith flying over Christchurch's Cathedral, unused continental postcard, 3 corner bumps, attractive. $1.25 nha(p)

NORWEGIAN HISTORY POSTCARDS

"This is m/t Trans Holm ex m/s Estrella ... taken in Jössingfjoden Norway, on the South-West Coast, near Kristiansand. Regards, Arild Frengen, Capt." continental size Kodak photograph annotated by her captain on the back. This Norwegian chemical tanker has since been scrapped in Denmark by the Fornaes Shiprecycling Company. The dark area at the left & center shows a plaque mounted on a jagged rock, fixing the place precisely in Norwegian: 'Her fant kampen sted mellom deN britiske destroyer cossack og det tyske hjelpeskip den 16 febr. 1940' -- referring to what is now known as the Altmark incident in which a British destroyer boarded a German ship carrying many British prisoners who were liberated in neutral Norwegian waters. Several interesting points of international law were raised by the incident. All edges are fine; the left edge looks ragged because the rock in the foreground is ragged, not the edge. Rare. $12.50 ns(o)lhg

OHIO HISTORIC POST CARDS

1772. "SCHOENBRUNN CHURCH -- The village of Schoen- / brunn, built in 1772, was the first town in Ohio established under the direction of the white man..." unused chrome-era postcard in excellent condition. $0.75 o(s)h

1774. "Logan Elm, / Near Circleville, Ohio. / ... / Message of Logan, / the Mingo Chief, to the White Men, / Delivered / under this tree in 1774 / ..." continues quoting the speech in full; postcard printed in Germany (n. N. 1835/1), mailed at Circleville circa 1910 to Mr. Don Eli in Galion Ohio, lightly toned both sides, trivial corner wear. This historic tree succumbed to Dutch Elm Disease & storm damage in 1964. The quotation is thought to be the most famous speech ever uttered by a Native American. Hard to find! $7.50 o(c)i(m)th

1782. "GNADENHUTTEN” monument to 90 massacred Christian Indians on March 8 1782, unused chrome postcard, excellent condition. $1.00 o(g)h

1795. "FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4th 1910 // Dayton, Ohio, the home / town of Orville and / Wilbur Wright, who solv- / ed the secret of aerial navigation, was founded / 115 years ago today." unused postcard from the Historical Advertising Compnay of New York, light toning near the front edges. The advertising merchant was supposed to supply a handstamp in the front area. But most if not all merchants decided not to buy a card that would only be good one day--which explains why this card is rarely seen stamped or unstamped. $12.50 a(p)o(d)ha

1796. "Log Cabin, Oldest House in Dayton, O. Built 1796" postcard mailed there NOV 13 1909 to Mrs. W. R. Taylor in Fort Recovery Ohio, minor corner wear, small paper adherence in the message area obscures nothing. $3.00 o(d)sh

1836. "CIRCLEVILLE OHIO AS IT APPEARED IN 1836" diagrammed as an aerial view with descriptive text alongside, unused chrome postcard in near-mint condition. Exceptionally interesting. $1.50 oh

1870. "Gallipolis Wharf, 1870, Gallipolis, O." including several river steamers near the Hamilton Aleshir(e) building, historic sepia-tone post card published by G. A. Roedell, mailed there 1914 (stamp removed), short tear & long horizontal crease are hard detect from the front. Seldom offered. $5.00 o(g)s(r)h(o)

1877. "Leipsic Ohio 1877 / This town is first rate / the scenery's great, And I'm certainly feeling fine, ..." postcard with unevenly divided back mailed there OCT26 1914 (with a 1-c parcel post stamp tied, but stamp damaged) to Mrs. S. O. Zierolf in Hamler Ohio, all corners creased, light spotty toning both sides. With that illustration, it is one-of-a-kind. $10.00 o(l)h!

PHILIPPINES HISTORY

"MAGELLAN' CROSS / THIS CROSS OF TINDALO WOOD / ENCASES THE ORIGINAL CROSS PLANTED / BY FERDINAND MAGELLAN ON THIS VERY SIT ? APRIL 21, 1521" at Cebu Philippines, unused multiview continental-size postcard in excellent condition. $1.25 h(p)pc

"Mabuhay Ang Kalayaan!" unused continental multiview postcard showing 3 scenes from the political uprising of 1986. $2.00 ph

"Mabuhay ang Pilipino! / People Power Revolution / EDSA, Philippines Feb. 22-25, 1986" showing a large throng of people in the streets, unused continental post card in excellent condition. $2.00 ph

"The Peaceful Revolution / People & Prayer Power / Feb. 22-25, 1986" unused continental post card from photographs by Sonny Camarillo, tiny bottom corner bend. The revolution pictured led to the departure of President Ferdinand Marcos. $1.75 p(c)ph

PRUSSIAN HISTORICAL POSTCARDS

"GOSSE, pinxit. / Napoléon reçoit la reine de Prusse / a Tilsitt (6 juillet 1807)" unused carte postale in fresh colors from Noyer, very light toning on back. Tilsitt, sometimes spelled Tilsit, was then in Prussia and is now in Russia. $3.00 npha

ROMANIAN HISTORY

 
 
Six unused Braşov postcards to emphasize on both of their sides that Transylvania has joined with Romania by overprinting World War I postcards with 'România' on the front & 'CARTA POSTALĂ on the backs as shown in our 4 examples above. Unused, dating to 1919 when that union took place. Braşov is referred to in the front captioning in German as Kronstadt, because Saxons were there from the 13th century & still are a significant ethnic group there. Trivial edge wear throughout, back lightly toned, one back heavily toned. History in your hands, for a total of only $15.00. rh

"STOICA D.  Intrarea triumfală a lui Mihaiu Viteazu in Alba Iulia." showing the triumphal entry of Michael the Brave into the Transylvanian town in 1599, from a painting by Dumitrescu Stoica; unused sepia-tone photogravure postcard, minor corner wear, speckles of toning on back possibly from the printing process itself. $3.00 rha

"STOICA D.  Uciderea lui Mihaiu Viteazu." art showing the murder of King Michael in 1601, unused photogravure carta postala from Colecţia tablourilor istorice, speckled toning on back likely from the printing process itself, minor corner wear. $3.00 ra(s)hr(r)

SENEGALESE HISTORY

"6W1AE" Dakar shortwave (18 Mhz) QSL card with attractive art picturing a mosque, used 1997 by an operator with 23e Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine--a French military force which was protecting and evacuating French nationals at the time, due to sporadic separatist street violence and border tensions. History in your hands! $5.00 sm(f)h NEW / NEU / NOU

SERBIAN HISTORY

"Ustanak na Takovu / La revolte de Takovo / JUGOSLAVENSKI UMJETNICI / ART YOUGOSLAVE" depicting Serbian chieftain Miloš Obrenović leading an oath starting the Second Serbian Uprising versus the Ottoman Empire in 1815; post card, unused, corner crease. $3.00 jsh(s)

SLOVENIAN & CARINTHIAN HISTORY

"The Genesis of the Contractual Theory / and the / INSTALLATION / of the DUKES OF CARINTHIA" by Joseph Felicijan, hardbound book, 1967 copyright, 145 pages well indexed. Quality scholarly books about Slovenian and Carinthian history in English, such as this one, are not easy to find! Every student of the American revolution should read this book! $16.00 sh

"THE SLOVENES AND YUGOSLAVISM 1890 - 1914" by Carole Rogel, hardbound book, 1977 copyright, 170 pages well indexed, a few marks from the previous owner. $18.50 sh

SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY

"A HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA / Social & Economic" by C. W. de Kiewiet, hardbound book reprinted in 1957, 292 pages well indexed, former owners names on inside cover area, no dust jacket. Special chapters on Witwatersrand & the Boer War, gold mining, the regulation of industry, etc. $5.00 sh

SOUTH PACIFIC HISTORY
Historical note: After World War I, a treaty among the 3 major naval powers  left the United States without bases in the Western Pacific region--unlike the other powers, Great Britain & Japan. Concern about the relative proximity of Japanese bases on their home islands (roughly 1/5 the distance of Pearl Harbor) caused the US to project its power & maintain a presence in the region by using the only option it had available--cruises in force during the 1920's. Australia, understandably among the nervous about the nearby Japanese, thus welcomed the US naval visits, as the postcards below attest.

"NORTH TERRACE, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA" unused sepia-tone real photo post card with glossy finish & low contrast, back states 'Issued by the Government of the Commonwealth of / Australia to the Officers and Men of the American Fleet / July - August 1925', tiny album adherence near one back corner, good edges. $6.00 sh

"SECTION OF PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA" unused sepia-tone real photo postcard with glossy finish, back says 'Issued by the Government of the Commonwealth of / Australia to the Officers and Men of the American Fleet. / July - August, 1925', 2 back corners with small album adherences, good edges. $6.00 wh%

THAILAND HISTORY

"No. 162 / Battle of Bang-Ra-Chan. Person holding an axe on the / back of the buffalo is Nai Chan Nuad Kheo" with art depicting Thai resistance in the Burmese-Siamese War circa-1765 to -1767, unused chrome postcard, 2 tiny corner bends. The location name is more often seen as Bang Rachan. An uncommon card. $2.00 th NEW / NOV / NOVÝ / NOWY

TIBETAN HISTORY

"Flight of Dalai Lama of Thibet" borne on the shoulders of 4 men surrounded by horsemen, going to India in 1959; well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1963 at Silver Lake Minnesota, minor upper corner wear, small ding tears paper at the top edge but affects nothing of importance. A moving sight & most unusual subject matter! $7.50 thr

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HISTORY

"1732 Washington 1799 / 'With a heart full of love and gratitude I now take / leave of you. I most devoutly wish that your latter / days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.' / Farewell to his Officers, Dec. 4, 1783." with his portrait within an embossed frame of cherries, unused postcard, minor corner wear, light toning near one back corner. Front shown left. $4.00 wh. Same card, but lightly toned bottom front edge. Back shown right. $4.00 wh NEW / NEU / NOU

1833. "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. $18.00 iblgh****

1861. "Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln" gorgeous art with flags framing the scene, intricately embossed; from Tuck Post Card Series No. 155 (Lincoln's Birthday), mailed FEB 8 1909 in Cincinnati to Miss Gay M. Stewart in Newark Ohio, small corner crease, light spotty toning in the message area obscures nothing. The date was 4 March 1861; the place, the East Portico of the US Capitol. $5.00 lhdt

"Inauguration Parade Passing Willard Hotel on Penna. Ave. March 4, 1909, Washington, D. C. // COPYRIGHT / 1909 BY / HARRIS & EWING" with soldiers marching down the snow-lined street, postcard published by I. & M. Ottenheimer in Baltimore, mailed at DC March 1909 to Miss Elisabeth White in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania, noticeable corner & edge wear, toning both sides. Taft was the President to be. $8.00 dpph

UTAH HISTORY

"842--Bronze Cast Typifying 'Mormon Hand-Cart' Pioneers en route to Salt Lake City in 1856" Unused linen postcard with tiny pinholes at the upper corners. $2.00 msh(u)

VIETNAMESE HISTORY

"3331. TONKIN -- Son Exellence le Kham-Saï / marchant contre le Dé-Tham (Été 1909)" black & white carte postale addressed & messaged in French, when the country was called French Indo-China. The campaign of His Excellency Kham-Saï (Governor of Tonkin, the man in the center, in distinguishing garb) in the summer of 1909 was not successful. Dé-Tham had a price put on his head by the French Governor-General Klobukowsky after an unsuccessful attempt to take Hanoi, but was beheaded much later in his sleep on March 18 1913 -- ending a conflict that had lasted a quarter century. The shoeless but medaled man on the right signals to the viewer that some of the Governor's best & fearless men were going on the mission. Tonkin now lies completely in North Vietnam. The horse shown is a Vietnamese Hmong, diminutive in size, thick mane cropped to form a crest, prized for sure-footedness in mountainous terrains where Dé-Tham was known to be hiding. Publicizing this ill-fated campaign, Frenchman Louis Toullaine addressed the postcard to his niece Mademoiselle Luçienne Toullaine in Paris. Seldom offered. 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 vhh

VIRGINIA. Sheridan's Ride; Battle of Cedar Creek. NEW / NOV / NOWY
Selected lines from a lengthy poem by Thomas Buchanan Read
illustrated on a postcard series that has a few historical inaccuracies,
but that nonetheless documents important 1864 Civil War events.

  
  
  

Top row: No. 1 (album marks & a little back toning).
2nd Row: No. 3 & No. 4, both in excellent condition.
3rd row: No. 5 (small red spot on back) & No. 6 in excellent condition.
4th row: No. 7 & No 8 both in excellent condition.
Bottom row: No. 9 & No. 10 both in excellent condition.
Your choices: $6.00 each, except No. 1 & No. 5 at $5.00 each. cph

WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY

VANCOUVER / COLUMBIA CITY / VANCOUVER BARRACKS (CLARK COUNTY). "W7DZB" QSL postcard mailed there 1963 by operator Jacob G. Grider, attractive design includes a large drawing of Fort Vancouver established in May 13th 1849; a lot of wear,& creasing & toning to the top edge detracts. $1.00 whq

WESTERN EUROPEAN HISTORY

"THE AGRARIAN HISTORY OF WESTERN EUROPE / 500 - 1850" hardbound book by B. H. Slichter Van Bath, translated by Olive Ordish, printed in Great Britain, 364 pages indexed, gently used. Extensive & scholarly tables, outlines & diagrams. We have seen it offered for more than twice our price of $9.00 ah

WEST VIRGINIA HISTORY

"Old Mansion House, Point Pleasant, W. Va. Built 1796" postcard circa 1915, trivial wear at 3 corners, otherwise good edges. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 wh+

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70 AD. "Rome. Arch of Titus." shown in vertical format with a woman in the foreground for scale, unused Tuck Oilette Postcard 7026, trivial wear to the bottom corners, otherwise fairly fresh. The monument commemorates the defeat of the Jews in AD70. $5.00 itjh

79 AD. "POMPEI -- Basilica" showing one of the larger public buildings buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD;  unused divided-back post card from Trampetti e Migliaccio in Naples, light spotty toning in sky & most of back, small upper corner crease. $1.50 ih NEW / NEU / NOU

203 AD. "ROMA - Arco di Settimio Severo." showing the marble Arch of Septimius Severus dedicated in AD 203 to commemorate his Parthian victories; unused cartolina postale italiana with undivided back, a little wear at one upper corner, small bottom corner crease not into the image, toning near the back edges. $2.50 ih

997. "Smrt sv. Vojtěcha r. 997" with signed art depicting the martyrdom of Saint Adalbert (Bishop of Prague) in 997, at the hands of Baltic Prussians who he tried to convert; postcard with rounded corners & spotty toning on back, very late usage at Albert Kansas. $4.00 chrp NEW / NEU / NOU

1058. "Knizete Spytihneva soud r. 1058" post card art in color depicting what is probably a Bohemian prince surrounded by his subjects, very late usage at Addison Kentucky, corner wear & rounding. $2.00 bh

1226. "S. Francesco morente benedice / Assisi - Ottobre 1226" depicting the final blessing Assisi by Saint Francis, unused postcard, fairly fresh with good edges. $2.50 r(a)h

1355. "Slavný vjezd Karla IV. do Rima r. 1355" post card art in color showing the crowning of the King of Bohemia (who founded of the University of Prague) in 1355; corner & edge wear, toned back, one corner multiply creased, 2 edge dings, very late usage at Fair Play Maryland. $1.50 brh

1415. "Mistr Jan Jus se obhajuje / v Bosácké kapli r. 1415." art showing Master Jan Jus defending his religious beliefs at Bosack chapel, just prior to his being burned at the stake; postcard with noticeable corner & edge wear, very late usage at Canjilon New Mexico. $3.00 chr NEW / NEU / NOU

1440. "The Ruins of Nakagusukujo Castle / Only walls are left now, but it was famous castle / built in 1440 ..." also captioned in Japanese, unused continental postcard with fresh appearance. 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 rh

1444. "LUEBECK, BURGTOR" unattributed art in vertical format showing the north gate of the city (erected in 1444), unused Tuck Oilette Postcard 7080 from the Wide - Wide - World Series, mild corner rounding, toned back. $3.25 lth

1540. "Battle of Mauvilla" painting depicting the bloodiest battle every fought in America (1540, between DeSoto's Spaniards & Creek men and women in what is now Alabama); chrome postcard, mailed, cancel ink on front. $1.00 ih

1547. "EL EMPERADOR CARLOS V, / / EN LA BATALLA DE MŰHLBERG / TIZIANO.  MUSEO DEL PRADO, 410." his portrait on horseback carrying a lance, sepia-tone fototipia post card from booklet, mailed 1956 at Carlos Indiana, 2 corners show a little wear. The battle was against the Protestants in 1547. $2.50 r(s)hh

1588. "95 BLOIS -- Le Château. -- Le Musée. - Assassinat du Duc de Guise. -- LL." Art showing an assassination scene which took place 23 December 1588 in France, black & white on yellowish paper, unused, toned back. Unusual subject matter. $2.50 mfh

1607. "JAMESTOWN ISLAND, VIRGINIA / Here the First Permanent English Settlement in America / was Founded, May 13, 1607 / ..." continuing with other historical details, unused postcard on brownish paper separated from a booklet, printed note on back about its joint administration. $1.50 vh

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1607. "Join the quest to establish a New World / Could you have survived / Find out. Visit Jamestown1607.org" unused continental post card published by the state of Virginia in anticipation of the 400th anniversary, near mint. $1.25 hv

1618. "Shození místodržících z oken král. hradu r. 1618" with signed art showing governors being dropped from a window of King Castle in Prague in 1618, dopisnice with noticeable corner & edge wear, toned back, very late usage at Moneta Wyoming. $3.00 chi

1620. "BÍLA HORA" color multiview with 3 captioned scenes--Kral.obora Hvezda, Bojiste r.1620 & Kostel Marie Vilezné, corner wear & rounding, lightly toned front, lightly toned back. The 'White Hill' is where Bohemia lost its independence to Catholic forces under the command of the Duke of Bavaria in 1620. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 cbh

1621. "Poprava ceských pánu / na Staromestském námestri r. 1621" post card art depicting the reinstatement of Austrian rule over Bohemia, proclamation in old market square in Prag, curtailing liberties and exiling Protestants as punishment for independence try. The 3-year war ended in 1621. very late usage at Costa West Virginia. $2.50 bh

1630. "Ruins of Old Fort McClary, Built in 1630, Kittery Point, Maine" postcard from Harry Weinbaum News Agency, postcard mailed 1943. $2.25 mh+

1631. "Návrat českých vystěhovalců do vlasti r. 1631" with art depicting the return of the Czech emigrants to their homeland in 1631, postcard with 1 bottom corner creased multiply & worn, other corn wear is minor. $2.00 ch

1632. "OLD ST. LUKE'S CHURCH / BUILT 1632 / SUFFOLK VIRGINIA / 13164" black & white post card from Starkey-Mathews Company, unused, rough edges as issued, slight browning of the paper with age. $3.50 vh

1645. "Gruss von den Polauer Bergen  Ruine Meidenburg"  showing the ruins of Dívčí Hrad (sometimes seen Devicky Hrad) castle now in the Czech Republic, burned & plundered by Swedes in 1645; postcard with a lightly embossed frame for the view, mailed 1909 with an Austrian stamp to Vienna, upper edge has mild edge wear, some writing lightly in the front border belongs. $4.25 chg

1659. "4583--Reform Protestant Dutch Church, Kingston, N. Y.  / This church was organized in 1659" with the adjacent cemetery, monochromatic gray-green on an undivided back, late usage from Glasco, thinning along one short edge affects mostly the back side. Attractive. 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 nch

1680. "GOVERNOR WILLIAM GREENE HOUSE, BUILT 1680, EAST GREENWICH, R. I." black & white postcard on brownish paper, unused, soft corners, toning in upper left front margin, long mark on back (rubber band?). $1.75 rgh

1682-1683. "Ayers Cherry Pectoral / Cures COLDS COUGHS &c / Penn's Treaty (1682 or 1683?) Over" with a circa 1890 ad card from Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co. of Lowell Massachusetts on the back, fresh appearance. Several sources contend that this remedy contained either opium (in use as a cough suppressant at the time) or heroin, but this card sheds no light on the subject. Sold but front still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ammh

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1684. "Luxembourg" postcard showing a historical painting in color; back elaborates "Prise de Luxembourg, le 3 juin 1684.  Peint par Van der Meulen. Galerie historique de Versailles. / Einnahme von Luxemburg, am 3. Juni 1684..."; 2nd série de luxe  1er édition No 89, mild brownish paper on back, tiny corner bend. $5.00 lh

1691. "TREATY STONE, LIMERICK" unused sepia-tone real photo post card from an undisclosed publisher, good focus & contrast, very light album marks at the back corners, good edges. The Treaty (actually Treaties) of Limerick or Conradh Luimnigh in 1691 ended the Williamite war in Ireland. $3.00 ih

1717. "West Parish Meeting House / at West Barnstable, Mass / established in 1717" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed there 1960, cancel ink in sky, address ink smeared a bit on back. A different view than that listed below. $1.50 m(w)h

1718. "G. Cederström. Karl XII:s likfärd / Les funerailles du roi Karl XII / Nationalmuseuum.  Überführung der Leiche Karl XII" showing the 1718 military funeral procession for Swedish King Charles XII in winter, ending his invasion of Norway; unused postcard from Paul Heckscher in Stockholm, mild corner wear & rounding, other edge wear is minor. $2.50 a(c)sh

1730. Clear HOUS. FLAT. & SAN ANTO. / TR10 / DEC / 12 / 1912 R.P.O. hand cancel on 1-c Washington stamp franking postcard from San Antonio to Rochester New York. Noticeable ink smears on back mercifully miss the stamp & cancel area. Postcard shows "Mission San Francisco de Espada, / Fourth Mission, Built 1730 / San Antonio, Texas' in color with a little edge wear. $9.00 t(s)h-r

1734. "K4DCN" QSL card with interesting map showing the original Orange County as organized in 1734--including what is now Chicago, Detroit & Cleveland, among other things; mailed there 1957 by operator Robert E. Lee. $3.00 vmh

1734. "K4DCO" QSL card with interesting map showing the original Orange County as organized in 1734--including what is now Chicago, Detroit & Cleveland, among other things; mailed there 1957 by operator Wade Stephen. His call sign was updated from Kn4DCO. $2.50 vmh

1754. "OLD FORT WESTON, BUILT 1754, AUGUSTA, MAINE." white-border era but mailed 1957 from North Wayne. Post card 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 m(a)h

1756. "18. CALCUTTA -- The Black Hole" with fencing in the foreground, sepia-tone post card with very late usage at Etna Ohio, small ink smear in address area. A small dungeon where British prisoners were held in 1756--a matter of some historical debate. $2.50 iph

1756. "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

1757. "FORT WILLIAM HENRY AT PEMAQUID, DAMARISCOTTA, MAINE  535" black & white postcard, American Art published, unused. Destroyed 1757 (per Last of the Mohicans), subsequently reconstructed as seen here. $1.75 m(d)h

1764. "610  BLOCK HOUSE, BUILT 1764, PITTSBURGH, PA. / 5A-H2131" as it looked circa 1935, linen postcard mailed there 1946, stamp removed, small scrape at right back edge. $1.50 p(p)h*

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1765. "THE FAMOUS SPEECH OF PATRICK HENRY / IN THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES." art published for the Concessionaire of the Jamestown Exposition 1907, mailed much later at Patriot Indiana, tape repair to front, considerable corner rounding, as is $0.50 he

1769. "The Manufacture of WEDGWOOD POTTERY. / The Thrower's Wheel. / First Stage in Pottery Making" black & white postcard, album impressions at the corners. Etruria, where Bentley turned the wheel for Josiah Wedgwood in 1769. $17.50 (pe(e)h)

"GRAVE OF BRITISH SOLDIERS BATTLE GROUND, CONCORD, MASS. / ... April 19, 1775" postcard published by Mrs. G. N. Tanner in Concord, very late usage at Strafford New Hampshire, one upper corner creased twice, small indent on right front edge. $1.50 cm(c)m(b)h

1775. "Výjev ze selského povstáni v Cechách r. 1775" showing a Bohemian citizens tribunal with one person already executed, post card with lightly toned back, minor corner wear & rounding. $2.00 bh

1776. "BETSY ROSS MAKING THE / FIRST AMERICAN FLAG 1776" art within a firecracker border, all intricately embossed; small bottom corner crease, toned back with pencil writing, noticeable corner rounding, from Tuck's Independence Day Series of Post Cards No. 159. $3.75 hffft%

1776. "'Old Barracks' occupied by the British, 1776. / Trenton, N. J. / 98-6" postcard mailed 9 27 09, typed message, blurry R.P.O. cancel, to Miss Katherine Zane in Hillsboro Ohio, lightly toned back mostly from cancel ink, minor corner rounding. $3.00 n(t)h

1776. "OLD ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, NORFOLK, VA., SHOWING CANNON BALL FIRED BY LORD DUNMORE IN 1776 / 52081" unused white-border era postcard from Louis Kaufmann & Sons, long corner crease. The cannon ball is still stuck in its walls! $2.75 vh. Same, a linen postcard with minor wear to 3 corners. $1.75 vh

1776. "Washington Crossing the Delaware, Dec. 25, 1776." with embossed art depicting the historic moment against the background of an American flag (19 stars showing - scene a bit early for that!), unused Tuck postcard from its Series No. 124, small spot of dark toning on back, a little edge wear on top. $3.75 whf

1776. "WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS 1776, LOOKING WEST, NEWBURGH, N. Y. 2 / 111227" unused from white-border era, good edges. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 nwh

1776. See also Bicentennial topical covers.

Circa 1776-1778. "Varnum Memorial House, East Greenwich, R. I.   17360" unused linen postcard in excellent condition. Home of General James Mitchell Varnum, it saw meetings among Generals Washington, Sullivan & Lafayette during the Revolutionary War. $3.50 rg(v)hw

1777. "Birmingham Meeting House (built 1763). Scene of Battle of Brandywine Sept.,11 -- 1777" a Quaker meeting house at that time, and temporary hospital for the battle victims; postcard printed in Germany for publisher S. J. Parker & Son, mailed MAR 31 1908 (partial N.Y. & PITTS. TR10 R.P.O. RMS hand cancel) to Mrs. S. C. Dobson in Columbus Ohio, just a little toning at the bottom left front corner, good edges. The location is Chadds Ford Township in Delaware County Pennsylvania. $3.75 hp(c)

"CONTINENTAL STOREHOUSE MARKER, BENNINGTON, VT. 59 / 4A-H1557" unused Curteich linen postcard from 1934, yellowish paper on back, four small areas of toning on back that might be from the production process, good edges. Quality printing lets you read the entire inscription about the Battle of Bennington in 1777. $2.00 v(b)h NEW / NEU / NOU

1777-1778. "CONTINENTAL ARMY HUT / Valley Forge, Pa. / Reproduction of huts used by the Conti- / nental Army during the winter of 1777-78 ..." unused black & white Albertype post card, speckled toning on back probably from the printing process itself. $2.00 p(v)ha

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1777-1778. "VF-54--Washington at Valley Forge, Pa. / 1777-1778 / FROM D. W. GRIFFITH'S 'AMERICA'  OC-H386" unused Curteich linen post card in excellent condition, slight yellowing of the paper with age. $2.50 phw

1777-1778. "Washington Headquarters, 1777-1778 / Valley Forge, Pa." unused black & white Albertype post card published by D. J. Voorhees, good edges, back paper yellowing evenly with age. $2.25 p(v)awh

1777-1778. "Washington's Headquarters Valley Forge, Pa. / 1899  ILLUSTRATED POST CARD CO., N. Y." post card showing its exterior & a white picket fence, unused, undivided back faintly discolored by album contact, minor toning in the front message area, minor wear at the top edge. Occupied as such during the winter of 1777-1778. $5.00 p(v)wh

1781. "Cowpens Battleground / (Jan. 7, 1781) / 3B-H1360" with long poem by Harry Russell Wilkins next to the monument there, unused Curteich linen postcard, slight browning of the paper with age on back, fairly fresh. $2.50 shp%

1783. "621.--"Resignation of General Wash- / ington," Annapolis, Dec. 12, 1783. -- / Painting by John Trumbull." color postcard mailed at Washington Maine, 4 tape repairs, internal creases & edge wear. As is. $0.50 hw

1783. "RESIGNATION OF GEN. WASHINGTON, ANNAPOLIS, DEC. 23, 1783" in a postcard painting published by B. S. Reynolds Co., unused, small corner crease, corner crease, toned back, corner wear & rounding. $1.50 whm

1790. "ONE OF HIS STEAMBOAT MODELS IN 1790 / JOHN FITCH / INVENTOR OF THE STEAMBOAT / 112307" including his portrait & handwriting, white-border era post card in color, unused, pertinent information on back, tiny corner bend, trivial corner & edge wear. $3.75 hc

1790. "THE BRITISH CONVICT SHIP 'SUCCESS' OLDEST SHIP AFLOAT, / LAUNCHED AT MOULMEIN, BURMAH 1790 / PRISONER RECEIVING / 100 LASHES WITH CAT O'NINE TAILS" with convict & guard spectators, unused sepia-tone postcard, 2 corner creases (1 small), corner & edge wear, paper browning with age. Unusual subject matter. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 pssbh

1790. "THE BRITISH CONVICT SHIP 'SUCCESS' OLDEST SHIP AFLOAT, / LAUNCHED AT MOULMEIN, BURMAH 1790 / ORIGINAL / INSTRUMENTS OF TORTURE" including an iron maiden & whipping post of clever design, unused sepia-tone post card, small corner crease, corner & edge wear, paper browning with age. Unusual subject matter. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 pssbh*#

1790. "THE BRITISH CONVICT SHIP 'SUCCESS', OLDEST SHIP AFLOAT,  LAUNCHED AT / MOULMEIN, BURMAH 1790 // THE COMPULSORY BATH / VICTIMS SCRUBBED WITH SALT WATER" unused post card with muted colors, 3 creases (one long & heavy), corner & edge wear, paper browning with age, as is. Unusual subject matter. $15.00 pssbh

1792. "20. Testament écrit par Louis XVI dan la Tour du Temple - 25 Décembre 1792" unused black & white carte postale, back captioning in English has several errors, good edges. $2.50 r(f)hc

1793. "23. Dernier Adieu de / Charlotte Corday à son père /  Prison de l'Abbaye -- 16 Juillet 1793" in her handwriting with an inset picture of her, black & white post card, unused. $2.25 pch*

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1793. "CHARLOTTE CORDAY. -- Gravure de A. LAMOTTE, d'après MULLER / G1 LL. MUSÉE DU HAVRE" showing the French revolutionary who killed Marat in 1793, at a barred prison window; sepia-tone postcard, writing on back explains in English, tiny bottom corner bump. $2.75 pnhm

1794. "Fort Fincastle, Nassau, Bahamas" an aerial view on unused linen post card published circa 1956, tiny corner crease. Built by Lord Dunmore in 1794. 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 bh

1796. "C. Weidmann. / Lübeck anno 1796." black & white with gold caption on undivided back, mailed there 1898 to Vienna Austria (5-pfg. stamp socked-on-nose, blurry blue receiving mark), 2 corner creases, corner wear and rounding. $9.00 lh-l. This postcard is No. 24 from Bernhard Nöhring of Lübeck. It shows a panoramic view of the city as it appeared in 1796, undoubtedly from a painting.

c.1800. "Philadelphia waterfront / at Arch Street about 1800." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 at Edelstein Illinois, faint small bottom corner bend, light fingerprint toning on back. Art is not attributed (a shame). $1.75 hp(p)

1805. "Musée / du Versailles // THEVENIN, pinxit. / Reddition d'Ulm (20 décembre 1805" showing Napoleon receiving the capitulation of Austrian General Mack during the truce that preceded their signing of the (Fourth) Peace of Pressburg (now in Slovakia) on 26 December; unused postcard, trivial edge wear, minor light toning on back. The way the artist's name is normally seen is Charles Thévenin. $3.25 nhsmaa

1806. "Fort Edgecomb, Built 1806, North Edgecomb, Maine"  postcard numbered 347A on back, unused, published by J. D. Alexander in Damariscotta, good edges. $2.00 m(f)m(n)h

1806. "Napoleon I. am Sarge Friedrichs d. Großen / in der Garnisonkirche Potsdam. / (25. Oktober 1806)" showing Napoleon meeting the Prussian king, art in black & white. Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & artistic research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 np

1807. "2005. / Old Fort / Knox in 1807, / Vincennes, Ind. / From a / Drawing" post card mailed there 1906, Clintonville Ohio receiving mark on back, light amount of cancel ink on front. $4.00 ih+

1807. "307. GOSSE. Napoléon recoit la reine de Prusse à Tilsitt / (6 juillet 1807) / ... / Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia in Tilsitt / ..." also captioned in Russian & German, unused postcard printed in Paris for the Musée de Versailles, toning along the back bottom border, small upper corner crease, other edge wear is minor. $2.50 nmahpr(p)

1807. "GOSSE, pinxit. / Napoléon reçoit la reine de Prusse / a Tilsitt (6 juillet 1807)" unused carte postale in fresh colors from Noyer, very light toning on back. Tilsitt, sometimes spelled Tilsit, was then in Prussia and is now in Russia. $3.00 npha

1808. "OLD BLOCK HOUSE, BUILT 1808, NO. EDGECOMB, MAINE  1386" black & white, unused, from American Art Postcard Co., lightly toned back. $2.50 mh

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1810. "First Bridge ever built across the Connecticut River at Hartford-- Opened to travel April 24, 1810--Carried away in / Mar, 1818--A toll bridge--Looking North" black & white post card from George E. Wright, unused & interesting, good edges. $6.00 cb

1813. "'Old Betsy' Cannon used by Major George Croghan against the British and Indians in the Defence of Fort / Stephenson, August 1st and 2nd, 1813. Fremont, Ohio" color Litho-Chrome postcard from American News Company, mailed circa 1908, minor corner & edge wear. $4.00 oh

1813. "PERRY'S VICTORY. 'We have met the ennemy(sic) and they are ours.'  16922 / Com. Perry transfering(sic) his flag, / Sept. 10, 1813. / On Lake Erie cedar Point, O." post card mailed 1908 from Sandusky, toning along bottom back edge, internal crease from the top edge is hard to see in the sky, mild corner wear. We doubt that this postcard was printed in quantity, unless the caption errors were corrected. $7.50 o(c)hf

1813. "REPRODUCED FROM HOWARD PYLE'S LAST IMPORTANT PAINTING / DU PONT POWDER WAGON CARRYING POWDER TO COMMODORE PERRY IN 1813" postcard mailed at Meadville Pennsylvania JUL 22 1913, upper corner crease, bottom corner with 2 creases, noticeable wear & corner rounding, back toning. Back provides interesting details on the historic journey from Brandywine Mills Delaware to Erie Pennsylvania, which was recreated for the centenary celebration. $2.50 hdap

1813. "'WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND THEY ARE OURS.' / - COMMODORE PERRY TRANSFERRING HIS FLAG / SEPT. 10TH, 1813, PUT-IN-BAY, OHIO." a correctly captioned variant of the postcard above, pre-printed message on back to Steamer Chippewa passengers touting a lunch service on the ship & the Blue Goose Sightseeing Line 50¢ trip. Top edge worn with long thin scrape nearby, minor corner wear. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 o(p)hf

1813. "The battle on Lake Erie, Sept 10th, 1813 near Put in Bay, O." black & white drawing from H. J. Foltz, post card printed in Germany, unused, fresh appearance. $8.00 oh

1813. "THE ESSEX // PERRY'S FLAGSHIP NIAGARA / 1813  1913 / COPYRIGHT APPLIED FOR // THE WOLVERINE" unused black & white postcard issued for the Centennial of the Battle of Lake Erie in 1913, front lightly toned, back heavily toned, minor corner wear. The Niagara was restored for the celebration & towed by the Wolverine to various Great Lakes ports. $4.00 s(m)h

1814. "137  Château de la MALMAISON / (ancienne résidence de l'empereur Napoléon Ier et de l'impératrice Joséphine). / Chambre à coucher de l'impératrice Joséphine où elle mourut en 1814.  ND. Phot." unused black & white carte postale, album impressions at 2 corners, small bottom corner crease not into the image. The location is Rueil-Malmaison in France. $1.50 nfhi(c)

1814. "174. - Palais de FONTAINEBLEAU / Fac-simile de l'abdication de Napoléon Ier / Cliché Michel" unused black & white carte postale, very faint album toning at corners, minor wear to the top corners. The handwriting is rendered in more readable printing at the lower right front corner. $2.00 nhc

1814. "Abdication de Napoléon au Palais de Fontainebleau (1814)" black & white post card with undivided back (from B. F., Paris), tiny mark on upper front edge, slight browning of the paper with age. $3.50 nh

1814. "H. VERNET, pinxit. / Adieux de Napoléon / à la Garde Impériale 0224 Fontainebleau / ([20 avril 1814]" post card, unused, toned back. $3.00 nha

1814. "Musée / du Louvre // E. MEISSONIER, pinxit. / <<1814>>" showing Napoleon leading his troops in their successful Battle of Champaubert against the Prussians & Russians, unused post card from A. Noyer in Paris (their number 541 on back), minor wear at the top edge. $3.50 nhprma

1814. "NORGES / HØITIOSTUND ER KOMMEN. / CRUNSLOVEN OPLÆSES  / 1814" with art depicting an historical event in Denmark's ceding of Norway to Sweden, and the subsequent declaration of independence by Norway; unused color postcard numbered 23 on back, corner crease & minor corner wear. $4.50 yhn

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1814. "Original Star-Spangled Banner Manuscript / as written by Francis Scott Key, Sept. 14, / 1814." with all four verses--the middle 2 being relatively unknown to most people; black & white real photo post card, good edges. Written during the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $4.00 mph

1818-1945. "World Communist Movement / SELECTIVE CHRONOLOGY 1818-1957 / PREPARED BY THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE / OF THE / LIBRARY OF CONGRESS / VOLUME I / 1818 - 1945 / Printed for the use of the Committee on Un-American Activities" 232 pages softbound, lightly used. Interesting & now hard to find. $15.00 hs

"Entrevista de Bolívar y San martin / Setiembre 26 de 1.822. / Guayaquil - Ecuador. S. Am." sculpture depicting an 1822 event following the partial liberation of Peru from the Spanish, unused Gevaert real photo postcard, slight curl to the paper, tiny spot of ink in the lower right back corner of no consequence. $3.00 eh

1823. "DUKE OF ANGOULEME / Eldest son of the Count of Artois, who became Charles X ... / ... in 1823 he commanded an army in Spain, in order / to reestablish the monarchy of Ferdinand VII ..." black & white postcard, 46 ND, unused, biographical text in English, rough artistic edges as issued. $2.25 bhs

1824. "Fort Gibson Stockade, near Muskogee, Okla. Originally Built by U. S. Army on this Site in 1824." white-border era post card mailed at Muskogee in 1940, minor corner wear. $3.00 oh

1825. "LAFAYETTE'S VISIT, MAY 25, 1825, by Malcolm Parcell / One of a series of Murals depicting early travel along the National Pike / The Pioneer Grill / George Washington Hotel - Washington Penn." when W. R. Lippincott managed it, unused postcard, fairly fresh except for a hint of toning near the bottom front edge. $2.25 nphhg

1830. "Memorial Marking Spot where Lincoln Family entered Illinois from Indiana 1830 / Located Illinois Side of Lincoln Memorial Bridge" linen view separated neatly from a folder, small ding not into image. Reverse shows a historical map of that time. $0.75 lh

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

1837. "THE FIRST HOUSE IN FOND DU LAC, WIS.--10 / (BUILT IN 1837)" including Indians & horses in the art, linen post card made in the USA, single letter penned in stamp box on back,  tiny spot of light toning in upper front border, fairly fresh overall impression. $3.75 w(f)h

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1842. "Afghanistan, Remnant of British Army / in 1842, Dr. Brydon" black & white art within a beige border, 2001 copyrighted postcard, unused oversize postcard in excellent condition. $2.00 amh

1846. "STEAMBOAT 'IRON WITCH,' about 1846 / by J. V. Cornell / The New York Historical Society" art in color, slight yellowing of paper, unused museum card which could be used as a post card. Ship was registered to the Hudson River Day Line. SOLD s(h)hs(r)

1847. "First Theatre in California, 1847" unused color postcard, small bottom corner crease, minor wear to the bottom corners, copyrighted by Palace Drug Company, back paper starting to brown evenly with age, minor wear at one bottom corner. $2.00 ah%

1849. "Repubblica di S. Mari / ... / Il Generale Garibaldi ed il Reggente Belzoppi / (31 Luglio 1849)" entire front misregistered about 3 / 4-inch too far right, clipping about two letters from 17 lines of text explaining the significance of that historical moment for San Marino; black & white with red caption on undivided back postcard, slight yellowing of the paper with age. $7.00 esh

1850. "715:-OLD SPANISH LIGHTHOUSE, BUILT 1850, POINT LOMA, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA" unused linen post card in excellent condition, short strokes in front margins are printer's guide marks. 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 lhc(p)

1853. "The Arctic Regions. / The Humboldt Glacier, North Greenland / 200 feet high, 60 miles long. Discovered and named by Dr. E. K. Kane, 1853." with signed Albert Operti art depicting native kayakers for scale, Tuck Oilette Postcard 7339, unused, printed in England, minor corner wear, colors fairly fresh. $9.50 ga(o)g(k)th

1857. "THE MASSACRE GHAT, CAWNPORE." unattributed art on an unused Tuck Oilette postcard 7234, initials neatly written in stamp box, light album impressions at the corners, one bottom corner shows a little wear. British troops & European families were killed there (Kanpur, India) during the Sepoy mutiny of 1857. $4.25 ith

1862. "Locomotive General // The Historic Engine 'TEXAS' / Used by Captain William A. Fuller in the pursuit and capture / of the 'GENERAL' and the Andrews Raiders on April 12, 1862" postcard published by Witt Brothers in Atlanta, mailed there 1914 to Miss Mollie E. Hunt in Millvale Pennsylvania, faintly creased several times (2 are long). In the University of Georgia Archives, and now it can be in your collection too! $3.25 ch

1864. "SHERIDAN'S RIDE / No. 1 // "Like a herald in haste to the chieftain's door / The terrible grumble, and rumble and road, ..." depicting 19 October 1864 at Winchester Virginia when General Sheridan set out to learn first-hand how Union Troops were faring near Cedar Creek; unused divided back postcard, album marks at the back corners, a little back toning from the printing process itself, trivial wear at 3 corners. $3.00 chv(w)

1865. "Old State Locks, Rapids and Indian Huts about Year 1865, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.  73876" linen post card mailed there 1949, lightly toned front, 2 internal crease, minor corner wear, partial cancel on front. Indians were undoubtedly the Chippewa. $1.50 mh

1865. "3--'SURRENDER OAK.' Citronelle, Ala.  Last surrender of the Civil War, included troops and munitions of / war of Ala., Miss. and East La.  Lieut. Gen'l Richard Taylor to Maj. Gen'l Edward R. S. Canby on May 4, 1865. / PUBLISHED BY N. L. SEELEY" postcard mailed there MAR 26 1909 to Eugene Morrison in Butler Pennsylvania, album marks at the back corners, minor corner wear, very light toning on front. The oak was destroyed in a 1902 hurricane. Historians would dispute the word 'last' in the caption as 2 surrenders occurred latter. $7.00 a(c)cht

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1872. "Plymouth, Vt.  Birthplace of President Coolidge, July 4 - 1872" showing a panorama of the town, sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed at Chester Vermont OCT 5 1925 to Mrs. F. B. Moore in Mystic Connecticut, slight oxidation consistent with age, small corner crease, minor corner wear. Note the hurried over-captioning at the bottom: the Coolidge presidency starting August 2 1923 took everyone by surprise. $10.00 vh

1874. "321:-METROPOLITAN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ASS IT IS TODAY  / (c) C. P. JOHNSTON CO., SEATTLE, WASH.  SEATTLE IN 1874 ..." unused linen multiview post card with 2 panoramas for comparison, minor wear at 2 corners. $2.75 wh

1876. "Building in which the First National Bank was located during the James and Younger / Bros. Raid, Sept. 1876, Northfield. Minn." black & white postcard with pastel tints of blue & pink, mailed there 1909, sender comments on the robbery. $10.00 mnh

1880. "OIL SCENE IN 1880 BETWEEN OLEAN N. Y. AND BRADFORD, PA. 55236" unused white-border era post card from The Book Shop, small corner crease, another creased twice, mild edge wear. $2.75 noh*

1889. "'ALONE ON THE CLAIM' CUSTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA, 1889 / S. D. BUTCHER COLLECTION, NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY" farmer with herd of pigs, horse, well & more; mailed 1970's, corner crease, wear at one corner, light toning in bottom front border. Interesting! Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 nah

1893. "HISTORY IN THE MAKING / (Reproduction of Oil Painting) /One day in 1893 Mr. Henry Ford pushed his first car out of his workshop ... " unused 1933 Century of Progress postcard, very light toning on back, one corner with trivial wear. $7.00 aeh

1898. "69. HAVANA. Maine souvenir. -- Recuerdo del Maine." with a before & after view of the US armored cruiser (ACR-1) that exploded February 15 1898, killing many of its crew, a catalytic event for the Spanish-American War later that year; unused tarjeta postal, noticeable corner & edge wear, light spotty toning in the front sky. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. chs(m)d

1898. "This Picture Was taken Just After the Close of the War. / Surrender Tree, Santiago, Cuba, Under Which General Toral Surrendered to General Shafter / July 17, 1898" black & white on undivided back post card with grayish paper, mailed 1907 in Washington DC, 4 small corner creases, toned both sides. $4.00 cht

1901. "Temple of Music. Buffalo, N. Y. / Pan American Exposition Building.  In Which President McKinley was Shot. / September 6th, 1901." unused post card made in Germany, published by F. F. Rick & Company (their No. C13167), 1908 date written in pencil on back will probably erase well, otherwise excellent condition. $5.00 pnmh

1901. "52  Milburn Residence, Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, N. Y. where President McKinley died September 14th, 1901." color view of the exterior, interesting historical information printed on the back, unused postcard, trivial wear at one corner, otherwise good edges. $4.50 nh

1903. "ORIGINAL WRIGHT AEROPLANE. / This was the first power-driven, may-carrying aeroplane to make a free controlled and sustained flight. / It was designed and built by Wilbur and Orville Wright and flown by them on December 17, 1903. The / aeroplane has been lent by Mr. Orville Wright. / The Science Museum, London, No. 108." unused photogravure post card by Waterlow & Sons, tiny upper corner crease. In a spat with the Smithsonian's initial assertions, this American artifact wound up overseas for a while! Do not buy an expensive print; instead, own the original card from us for less! SOLD RECENTLY a(p)h

1905. "THE PORTSMOUTH DRAMA / Pax Domini Vobiscum // THE CZAR THEODORE ROOSEVELT  THE MIKADO // WITTE  ROSEN KOMURA TAKAHIRA // U.S.S. Mayflower August 5 1905 // It is my earnest hope and prayer in the interest not only of these two great / Powers, but of all mankind, that a just and lasting peace may speedily be conducted between them." sepia-tone real photo post card mailed AUG 29 1905 at Ripley Ohio, stamp damaged, album toning, 4 tiny scrapes on front obscure nothing. This historic conference among those portrayed brought an end to the Russo-Japanese War later that year. 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 jnrrh

1906. "TAKEN FROM RUSSIAN HILL" showing a panorama of fires after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, unused, rounded corners, faint internal crease, Rotograph Co. but unnumbered. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 fch

1907. "DEUXIÈME / CONFÉRANCE / DE LA PAIX. / LA HAYE 1907" postcard showing the empty chamber in which the Hague Peace Conference of 1907 was held, black & white from De Groot & Dijkhoffz, faint album impressions at the corners, trivial corner wear, otherwise fresh. $8.50 nh

1907. "20 ÉVÈNEMENTS du MAROC. -- CASABLANCA / Ruine incendiées du Mellha, près de la porte de Marrackech" unused black & white carte postale, published by Geiser in Alger, minor wear at one corner. Devastation is from the bombardment by the French preparatory to their occupation in 1907. $7.50 fh

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1907 - 1909. GREAT WHITE FLEET
COMPLETE SET OF 20 BLACK & WHITE POSTCARDS
All unused, published by the Evening Post,
trivial faults not described (as is our custom with historic material).
The captions are very detailed. Copyright was to E. Muller.
Officer portraits are within oval insets when ships are shown.

The postcards:

1. "REAR ADMIRAL ROBLEY D. EVANS"
   shown above right

2. "BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY, Capt. Wm. H. H. Southerland"

3. "BATTLESHIP KENTUCKY, Capt. Walter C. Cowles"

4. "BATTLESHIP ILLINOIS, Capt.. John M. Bowyer"

5. "BATTLESHIP KEARSAGE, Capt. Hamilton Hutchins"

6. "BATTLESHIP ALABAMA, Capt. Ten Eyck D. W. Veeder (Flagship of Rear-Admiral Charles S. Sperry), shown at top

7. "BATTLESHIP LOUISIANA, Capt. Richard Wainwright"

8. "BATTLESHIP VIRGINIA, Capt. Seaton Schroeder"

9. "BATTLESHIP KANSAS, Capt. Charles E. Vreeland"

10. "BATTLESHIP RHODE ISLAND, Capt. J. B. Murdock"

11. "BATTLESHIP VERMONT, Capt. William P. Potter"

12. "TORPEDO BOAT WHIPPLE, Lieut. Hutch I Com, Commanding Flotilla" toned back

13. "BATTLESHIP OHIO, Capt. Charles W. Bartlett"

14. "BATTLESHIP MINNESOTA, Capt. John Hubbard (Flagship of Rear-Admiral Charles M. Thomas)"

15. "BATTLESHIP GEORGIA, Capt. Henry
     McCrea (Flagship of Rear-Admiral William H. Emory)"

16. "BATTLESHIP MISSOURI, Capt. Ga. A. Merriam"

17. "BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT, Capt. H. W. Osterhaus (Flagship of Rear-Admiral Evans)"

18. "BATTLESHIP MAINE, Capt. Giles B. Harber"

19. "ADMIRAL DEWEY'S BRIDGE, OLYMPIC // SWEARING IN THE CREW / AT HAMPTON ROADS // QUARTER-/DECK GEORGIA // QUARTER /DECK- / CONNECTICUT"

20. "BOXING // MASCOTS / CONNECTICUT // MASCOT / LOUISIANA // WRESTLING" shown lower right

NO LONGER AVAILABLE. s(m)h

THE FIRST BALKAN WAR

1912. "…La guerre balkanique 1912 / …à DRATCH." Showing Montenegrin soldiers (who fought the Turks in Albania) in the street during the first Balkan War, black & white postcard, also captioned in Cyrillic, unused. $8.00 (mh)***

1912. "...La guerre balkanique 1912...Artillerie de campagne contre Skadar" Showing an artillery unit, unused post card, caption also in Cyrillic, 3 corners with tiny wear. $12.50 ah

1912. "…La guerre balkanique 1912…'Au feu!' contre les ennemis" showing troops behind a fortification ready to fire at the enemy during the first Balkan War, black & white postcard, also captioned in Cyrillic, unused, light toning one back edge. $7.50 (mh)*

1912. "...La guerre balkanique 1912... / Bachibouzouks tués." Showing dead Turkish irregulars, unused post card, caption also in Cyrillic, one worn corner and a tiny edge knick. 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 aht

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1912. "...La guerre balkanique 1912...La tranchée turque prise à Bardagnole avec le reconovement des officiers" Showing a Turkish trench, unused postcard, caption also in Cyrillic, small corner crease. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 aht

1912. "...La guerre balkanique 1912. / ...L'ambulance de la croix rouge monténegrinne à Grouda" showing the Red Cross hospital in tents during the first Balkan War 1912, black & white post card with red captions in 3 languages, tiny piece of upper right corner missing with a small burn mark nearby. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 (mrh)*+*

1912. "...La guerre balkanique 1912...Le campament des Monténegrins à Vraka" Showing entrenched Montenegrin soldiers in Albania, unused post card, caption also in Cyrillic, one corner creased, another soft. 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 ahm

1912. "…La guerre balkanique 1912 / Le comandant monténegrin obsérve les position turques" showing a Montenegrin officer observing the Turks from his position in a tree, black & white postcard with red caption in 2 languages, unused & fairly fresh. $15.00 (mh)*

1912. "…La guerre balkanique 1912 / …Le consul russe Emiliyanov (X) avec la suite à Detchani" showing the Russian consul, black & white post card with red caption in 2 languages, one corner toned both sides, minor corner wear. $12.00 (mh)*

1912. "...La guerre balkanique 1912...Les Nizams tués" showing dead Turkish soldiers, black & white with red caption. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ah

1912. "…La guerre balkanique 1912 / …Sur la rue à Datch." Showing Montenegran soldiers (who fought the Turks in Albania) in the street during the first Balkan War, black & white post card, also captioned in Cyrillic, unused. $8.00 (mh)*

1912. "...La guerre balkanique 1912. / …L'artillerie serbe montagne sur Javer-Kassaba au moment de l'attaque contre Liyeche" showing the mountain artillery in 1912 during the first Balkan War, black & white postcard, unused. $15.00 (mh)*

1912. "Ligne de bataille près de Odrin" TCV with 3 stamps, post card mailed from Vidin 1913, clear "Panajot Velizaroff, Vidin (Bulgarujo) / Membro de l'internacia Ligo Nr. 2335" violet handstamp, 1 / 3-inch tear at left edge that closes well. The Bulgarians were victorious against the Turks in this battle. Odrin is sometimes called Edirne or Adrianople. $10.00 bh-b

1912-13, "...La guerre balkanique 1912-13 / …Les tranchants devant une position turque prise par les Monténegrins à Bardagnole le 9.11.1913" black & white post card with red caption in 3 languages, showing Turkish position taken by Montenegrins during the first Balkan War, unused & fairly fresh. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 mht

1912-13. "...La guerre balkanique 1912-13 / …Sur la tranchée turque prise à Bardagnole le 9.11.1913" black & white postcard with red caption in 3 languages, showing Montenegrins taking a Turkish trench during the first Balkan War, unused & fairly fresh. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 mhta

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1913. For the great floods throughout the Midwest in that year, please see our extensive selection in Disaster postcards.

1914. "Aus friedlichen Tagen.  Unser Kronprinz als Gast bei dem Generaloberst v. Kluck" showing Crown Prince William with General Colonel Alexander von Kluck, unused real photo postcard with matte finish, fairly fresh with good edges. Among other things, the general commanded the 1st Army in the First Battle of the Marne in 1914 after his blunder -- a deviation from plan -- prevented the Germans from encircling Paris. $15.00 rgwh

1914. "Dans les Flandres / Nov. 1914" signed Dupuis art, shows head of a bearded sailor, No. 5 Nos Poilus on back, unused carte postale, minor wear at one corner, faint marks at corners from album contact. $6.50 awh+

1915. "The First Transcontinental Telephone Call was trans- / mitted by a telephone instrument of this type on / January 25, 1915. ... Mr. Theodore N. Vail, President / of American Telephone and Telegraph Company ... encased in plastic on Jekyll / Island, Ga." unused chrome postcard in color, vertical format, excellent condition. $1.25 tgh

1915. "Korpskommandant G. de H. / Karl Tersztyánsky von Nádás." portrait of the Hungarian-born Austro-Hungarian officer in uniform with many medals, unused black & white postcard from Brüder Kohn, minor corner & edge wear. Headed the Army Group that guarded the Bosnian & Voyvodina frontiers from Serb incursions in 1915. Hard to find. $19.00 whmv

1918. "STRASOURG(sic). - Entrée solonnelle du Maréchal Pétain, le 23 Novembre 1918" Unused post card with green back. $8.50 Correct spelling in caption. Shown. $7.50 ahp

1919. "Parker going thru ice on Elbe River, Germany / 69" showing the destroyer with men on deck on her cruise to German ports in early 1919 to implement the terms of the armistice, real photo with dark image. History before your eyes. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(m)gh

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1919. "Les Fêtes De La victoire / 14 Juillet 1919 / 2 bis Le Rond-Point des Champs-Elysées" unused sepia-tone real photo postcard with slight oxidation, back with several tiny spots & toning near the edges, minor wear at one bottom corner, just a few small light spots of toning in the sky, small corner crease. $5.00 f(p)h

1923. "Départ des refugiées musulmanes de Salonique" now Thessaloniki / Θεσσαλονίκη; also captioned in Greek, showing the departure of Ottoman Muslim refugees with their worldly possessions in large bags, boarding a train, during the population exchange that took place between Turkey & Greece by treaty in the spring of 1923, after the Greco-Turkish War and before the following Treaty of Lausanne; unused carte postale from Editor D. Sonides in Salonika, light toning on back, minor corner & edge wear. The exchange effectively put a halt to horrific ethnic cleansings previously experienced by civilians loyal to both sides during the war. The cost? About 500,000 Muslims & 1,500,000 Orthodox Christians were uprooted from their homes & not allowed to return. Rare, historic & unusual. 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 gths

1923. "Coolidge at play -- / (notice playfulness in / his every line & feature.)" showing him standing next to his father, with a typical serious expression on his face (maintaining his 'silent Cal' persona), caption hand-written with tongue-in-cheek on the front. This historic photo was taken of President Calvin Coolidge standing next to his father, the Justice of the Peace who swore him the previous night (August 2 1923) at Plymouth New Hampshire, after the unexpected death of Warren G. Harding. Historians note that the President was hurriedly whisked off to Washington DC on the 3rd, not to return again until years later for a funeral in his family. They are standing on the stairs of the very house in which he was sworn; compare the steps & porch turnings shown in the accompanying postcard captioned "Where President Coolidge Took the Oath of Office". Uncaptioned sepia-tone real photo postcard in vertical format mailed SEP 16 1927 (clear NEWPORT VT. & SPRING. MASS. R.P.O. hand cancel) to Mr. Foster Copeland Jr. in Columbus Ohio. At the time of mailing President Coolidge had already announced his somewhat surprising decision not to run for a second full term. The card in vertical format belongs in the Smithsonian. Both postcards for $210.00 pvh

1923. "Die Oberlander / bei der Fahnenweihe in München 1923 ... Sammelwerk Nr. 8:  Deutschland erwacht ... Bild Nr. 14 Gruppe 28 ..." real photo souvenir card showing a parade of Bavarian higlanders in traditional attire wearing Nazi armbands. On magnification, some of the faces appear to be retouched -- possibly by an anti-Nazi group trying to make the Nazis look ridiculous. No postcard back, much pertinent information on back in German. $40.00 nbhfp

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1926. Unused regular-size postcard on quality pebbled stock showing Varney Air Lines in flight carrying US air mail, signed Roy Anderson art copyrighted 1973, a little pencil writing on back will probably erase well, good edges. Varney was the predecessor to United Airlines, and participated in the very beginnings (April 1926, the Pasco-Boise-Elko route) of commercial air transportation in the US. Shown. $4.75 a(p)a(a)h-u. Same but no pencil writing on back, near mint. $7.50 a(p)a(a)h-u*

1928. "ENTHUSIASTIC THOUSANDS OF NEW YORK'S CHINESE WELCOME DR. C. C. WU, / SPECIAL ENVOY OF THE NEW CHINA, CHINATOWN, NEW YORK" showing a May 1928 parade in progress for the envoy of the Chinese Nationalists, sent by Chiang Kai-shek; unused postcard given out at the Chin and Chin Lee Restaurants (Broadway & 44th, and Broadway & 49th, respectively). Heavy vertical crease is not too conspicuous by the luck of where it falls within the image, small tear in the right front margin, bottom corner crease not into the image. 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 pn(n)ch

1928. Christening of LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin on July 8 1928 by Countess Helene von Brandenstein-Zeppelin & other dignitaries, uncaptioned real photo postcard (you are supposed to know what it is) mailed at Friedrichshafen 24.8.28 with an 8-pfg stamp to Sulzberg Germany, message in German mentions the airship, light but extensive toning on back. The lower front is not scrapped; instead it appears to be some kind of foam that appears in all examples of this Friedrichshafen scene. $18.00 bh

1929. "... auf dem Broadway / ... Mannschaft / (Pass)agiere des Luft- / New York einge- / ... it wurden" 3-1/4" x 4-3/8" printed photo souvenir for Germans showing the ticker-tape parade on 1.9.1929 on Broadway New York for the passengers & crew returning from their round-the-world tour of LZ127 Graf Zeppelin, literally millions welcoming them. Explanation penciled on back in German, trivial wear at one bottom corner. The explanation of the inset at the bottom right front is hard to read but we believe it shows Captain Eckener disembarking. $13.00 zn(n)hp

1940. "BRAZZAVILLE (A. E. F.) Arrivée du Général de GAULLE dans la / capitale de la FRANCE LIBRE - 24 Octobre 1940" showing him reviewing the French troops, Afrique Françaises Libre carte-postale. Nice. 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 fhm

1940. "DeGaulle's visit to Brazzaville / French Equatorial Africa, October 24, 1940" including native dignitaries in formal attire for the historic occasion, caption from annotation on back, sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard, image is light but detail is there due to good focus. Sold but image side is still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 fh

1941. "Down But Not Out / December 7, 1941, Japan's sneak attack on Pearl / Harbor sinks the Arizona, Oklahoma and Utah. The Oklahoma was salvaged and scrapped..." including aircraft in the aftermath of the bombing, chrome post card, near mint condition. (5 available). $1.50 for one, $1.25 each for quantities. a(m)hh

1944. "Vast Air Raids / During the heavy bombing of Brunswick, Germany, / starting with the first use of the 30 lb. incendiary / J bomb in April of 1944 and culminating in the / vast air raid of October 14-15, 90% of the city was / destroyed, including the aircraft factory" showing many bombers flying overhead, chrome post card, near mint condition. (6 available). $2.00 for one, $1.75 each for quantities. a(m)bh

1944. "Dedication of Kentucky Dam by President Truman / 6B-H2296" in 1944 (postcard printed 1946), creating one of the world's largest man-made lakes (Kentucky Lake); unused linen postcard from Wilson's Book & Stationery Store, trivial corner & edge wear. $3.75 khp

1945. "American troops move into Intamuros section of Manila 2-23-45" showing a squad moving thru a rubble-strewn street, real photo post card mailed with 12-centavos Independence of 1946 stamp to Ohio, trivial corner & edge wear. No Philippines cancel, but 'Missent to Akron, Ohio' and 'NOT FOR ROUTE 2' (from Sectorville Station at Portsmouth) confirm mailed status. $15.00 ph-o

1945. "The Signing of the United Nations Charter" black & white postcard derived from an official UN photo, unused, excellent condition. Date of the historic occasion was 26 June 1945. $7.50 uh

1955. "FORMOSA CRISIS / THREATENS MILLIONS / IN KOREA!!" US 2-c postal card sent FEB 14 1955 from Seattle, printed appeal for funding to enable 500,000 religious booklets to be sent to Korea by The Life Messengers, corner crease & a little cancel ink on front. At the time an invasion by Communist Chinese was though imminent by some. $5.00 ktrhwc

"JOHN GLENN / INTO ORBIT / FEB. 20, 1962" showing the historic launch from Cape Canaveral, unused Mirro-Krome postcard printed in the USA, copyrighted, near-mint condition. $2.50 shf NEW / NEU / NOU

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1962. "President Reagan speaks in Westminster Abbey's Royal / Gallery to 500 members of both Houses...June 8, 1962" on the Falklands War, unused, heavy bottom corner crease, otherwise fresh appearance, pertinent information on back. $2.00 pfh

1962. "ZD9AM" DX-pedition Tristan da Cuhna shortwave (7 Mc) QSL post card used 1962 by operator James 'Jimmy' Long (W4ZRZ) via W4ECI, internal crease that is hard to detect from the front, small upper corner bend. In the previous year a volcanic eruption forced all island inhabitants to evacuate. Expeditions such as this one helped to assess the damage--which was tolerable in places, so a resettlement resulted in 1963. thv&!

1969. "JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER / N.A.S.A. / The Apollo 11 crew leaves the Manned Spacecraft / Operations Building and enters the van which will take / them to Pad 39A... / July 16, 1969." chrome postcard from a NASA photo, fresh appearance & good edges. $2.50 sh

1969. "JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER / N.A.S.A. / Man's first landing on the Moon was accomplished / at 4:17 p.m. today, July 20th, 1969. Lunar Module / 'Eagle' touched down gently on the Sea of / Tranquility." unused chrome post card, fresh appearance & good edges. $3.00 sh

1969. "THE ARMSTRONG AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM / Wapakoneta, Ohio / ... / Splashdown of Apollo 11 - July 24, 1969" unused chrome postcard, fresh appearance & good edges. $1.25 sh

1969. "UW3AJ" continental QSL card with design depicting the docking of the Soyuz-4 & Soyuz-5 spacecraft in January 16, 1969; minor corner wear. $3.00 sh

1971. "James Irwin, lunar module pilot on Apollo 15, July, 1971, sa- / lutes the U.S. flag. Seen against the backdrop of Haley Delta / are the lunar module FALCON and a lunar rover" unused lithographed continental postcard from the Armstrong Air and Space Museum, excellent condition. $1.25 sfhu

1981. "A jubilant Ronald Reagan displays a doodled / self-portrait, reflecting the triumph of his 190- / day counter-revolution..." celebrating the largest tax cut in US history July 29 1981. Unused chrome post card from a photo by Bill Fitz-Patrick. $2.50 ph

1983. "President Reagan meets with Lebanon's President Amin / Gemayei, newly-elected and embattled head of...July 22, 1983" unused postcard with fresh appearance. $2.50 plh

1986. "Unarmed Forces of the Philippines / People Power Revolution Feb. 22-25, 1986" unused continental multiview post card with 4 scenes photographed by Sonny Camarillo, fairly fresh. $2.00 ph

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