"103:-INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE OLDEST JEWISH SYNAGOGUE / IN AMERICA, NEW PORT, R. I." linen post card from Berger Brothers, mailed, slight yellowing of the paper with age, minor wear at bottom corners. $7.00 rji

"1127 - LUXEMBOURG / L'autel votif de la cathédrale" showing the altar of the cathedral from a high vantage point, unused continental postcard, faint internal crease at top center. $1.00 li

"1173  Cairo - Interior of the Mosque Azhar" including many people grouped into classes, unused sepia-tone post card, Lehnert & Landrock copyright, mild wear at one corner. $3.50 ei

"152 / Interior of Cathedral of St. John the Divine, N. Y." facing the altar of what is said to be the largest church in the US, several flags displayed on both sides; sepia-tone real photo post card in vertical format, mailed at New York City in 1912 to Reverend Purdy Lapham Van Wicklen in Covington Ohio by someone who had just heard 'a first class sermon here Sunday'. One upper corner creased twice & nicked, tiny spot of toning mostly in the lower front border. This Episcopal church in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the Upper West Side has undergone construction for over a century, most recently because of a 5-alarm fire there in 2001. Hard to find! $12.00 n(m)i(c)

"15. NOTRE-DAME DE LIESSE. - Intérieur de l'Église (Vue d'ensemble)" showing the interior seen facing the altar, black & white, unused carte postale, slight browning of the paper with age on back, faint album impressions at the corners. $3.50 f(n)i(c)

"16. BURGOS: CATEDRAL, SEPULCROSE DE LOS CONDESTABLES DE CASTILLA, POR JUAN DE BORGOŇA. SIGLO XVI." phototyped postcard from Hauser y Menet in Madrid, very late usage at Mechanicsburg Virginia, tiny upper corner bend, small bottom corner bend. Part of the World Heritage Site. $2.50 csi(c)

"168 - Damas - Entrée Principale / de la Mosquée des Omayades" sepia-tone real photo postcard with exemplary composition & contrast, Edition Gulef, former owner's neat handstamp dated 1961 in address area, English translation of caption on back, pertinent writing in English at top of back, good edges. Surprisingly hard to find. $4.00 si(c)

"170 - Damas - Intérieur de la Mosquée des Omayades" sepia-tone real photo postcard with exemplary composition & contrast, Edition Gulef, former owner's neat handstamp dated 1961 in address area, English translation of caption on back, pertinent writing in English at top of back, good edges. $3.00 si(c)

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"17. NOTRE-DAME DE LIESSE -- Le Sanctuaire" showing the sanctuary inside a large French church, black & white post card, unused, slight browning of the paper with age on back, album impressions at corners, light album marks on back. $3.25 fi

"2. Vue intérieur St.(sic) Sophie Galérie." Showing the interior of the church in color, undivided back post card, unused, light toning in front message area, tiny bend at one corner, trivial corner wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 ti

"2006--Interior, Church of Guadalupe, C. Juarez, Mexico" Curteich linen postcard with 4-centavos stamp affixed but unaddressed, toning & adherences at front corners due to album. $1.50

"=207= / Santuario de / Gadalupe / Morelia, Mich." showing a sanctuary within a Mexican church, real photo post card very late usage in the United States. $3.00 (mi)

"22. - Église de BROU. - Mausolée de Philibert-le-Beau" in France, black & white with dark red caption on green back, writing on back dates to 1921, mild wear at one corner. This Duke of Savoy died in 1504. The church is also known as église Saint-Nicolas-de-Tolentino. $2.00 f(b)ci(c)+

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"23.- Interior del Palacio Federal.- S.L.POTOSI, Méx.-" unused Ekc real photo tarjeta postal, small faint corner crease, large spot of toning probably from a chemical in the development process. $1.25 m(s)i(c)

"274 - Damas - Mosquée des Omayades" sepia-tone real photo postcard with good composition & contrast, Edition Gulef, circa-1961, English translation of caption on back, mailed with 15-p Palais de Justice stamp (lightly canceled, first issued 1952) to Mr. & Mrs. Sam Cowart in Georgiana Alabama, minor corner & edge wear. $3.00 si(c)

"2760 TEPOTZOTLAN" showing the interior of the Church of San Francisco Javier, real photo tarjeta postal with glossy finish, late usage at Seal Harbor Maine. Violet handstamp of photographer Hugo Brehme (one of the most important to document the Mexican Revolution, whose works are now auctioned) complete in the stamp area. The city name is also seen spelled Tepotzotlán. $10.00 m(m)pi(c)*

"29  SAINT-HERBOT. -- Chapelle Saint-Herbot. -- Vue intérieure. -- LL." black & white carte postal with green back, very late usage at Rossburg New York, mild corner wear, toning at one back corner. $2.75 f(s)i(c)

"3. Vue intérieur St.(sic) Sophie Galérie." Showing the interior of the church in color, undivided back postcard, unused, light toning in front message area, tiny bend at one corner, trivial corner wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ti

"32. - GISORS. - Eglise - Piliers de la Nef Sud" emphasizing the pillars inside, sepia-tone lithograph on undivided back post card from A. Bardel, unused, very lightly toned back. $5.00 fi

"35. - CORO DE SANTA PRISCA. TAXCO GRO." showing the ornate interior of a church, sepia-tone real photo tarjeta postal, very late usage at Curtis Michigan (slight oxidation suggests at earlier age than postmark), lightly toned back, small scrape at the bottom edge. $2.75 m(g)i(c)

"40 / JERUSALEM: TOMB OF KING DAVID / JERUSALEM: LE TOMBEAU DU ROI DAVID: unused post card, I. Amad copyright, tiny corner crease. $2.00 jii

"4  Interieur Kerk Zuid-Beveland / Zeeland (Holland)" showing the interior of a church with a service underway, many women seated together (probably the choir); unused sepia-tone briefkaart, Edition F. B. den Boer, good edges. $3.75 ni(c)

"4966. SALON (B.-du-R.) -- Intérieur de l'Eglise" showing its interior, unused sepia-tone carte postale with good edges, very light toning in front borders. $3.00 f(s)i(c)

"4 - ROMA - Cappella Sistina." showing the interior of the Sistine Chapel, cartolina postale with red caption, very late usage at Hogue Kentucky, piece of one bottom corner is gone, long internal crease near the other bottom corner. $0.75 vi(c)

"5.  Vue intérieure de St.(sic) Sophie (Peristyle)." black & white post card with undivided back, unused, fresh appearance. Caption error: the abbreviation should be Ste. Also the printer did not put the image exactly parallel to the bottom edge. 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 ti

"5214 - INTERIOR of ST. PAUL'S GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH / FORT WAYNE, IND." looking towards the altar, color on yellowish paper, postcard mailed there 1912, minor corner & edge wear. $5.00 i(f)i(c)%

"579. - Abbaye d'AIGUEBELLE / Chapelle de St-Bernard dan l'Église Abbatiale" black & white carte postale in vertical format, French writing over all of the back dates to 1918. An uncommon postcard. $6.00 f(a)i(c)

"60057  LOWER AUDITORIUM, KIRTLAND , OHIO" black & white postcard published by F. G. Pitt, unused, very light toning on back from drying in the production process itself, minor softening of the corners, two corners with small bends nowhere near the image. Printing on back is blue, which we believe is the version of the card that is harder to find. $3.00 o(k)i(c)m*

"692 - JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. La Colegial. Crucero" an interior, black & white phototype post card with red caption, very late usage at Lacota Michigan, small corner crease, toning along top back edge. $2.00 si(c)

"70124 INTERIOR KING'S CHAPEL, BOSTON, MASS." unused Phostint post card with trivial corner wear, from Detroit Publishing. $4.00 mi(c)d

"76  CAIRO. -- Altar and Pulpit of Mosque Moerirt" including 3 men seated & reading, also captioned in French on the back; unused carte postale, tiny speckles of toning on back. $3.00 ei(c) ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

"79. CONSTANTINOPLE. Ste Sophie" black & white interior, quality postcard from NPG, unused, fresh appearance. $4.00 ti

"8 HONDSCHOOTE. -- Intérieur de l'Eglise. Le Maître-Antel." In France, black & white post card from ND Phot, unused, good contrast, toned back. $2.00 fi

"8. -- Mlle Adèle Colson, au clavier de la tour, Malines. / Juffer Adèle Colson, aan't beiaardklavier, Mechelen." sepia-tone postcard from booklet, neatly separated, paper yellowing evenly with age. The lady is playing the carillon bells in the cathedral tower there. $16.00 mgbbi

"90. CONSTANTINOPLE. Intérieur de Grand Bazar", post card from NPG, made in Germany, corner crease. Interesting details. 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 ti

"90-  Interior of Sanai-shogun, Nikko..." also captioned in Japanese, postcard circa 1908, unused. very lightly toned back, trivial corner wear & rounding. $4.75 ji+

"9. - La Cathédrale de ROUEN. - Buffet d'orgue" showing an organ with 32-foot pipes, fine cabinet work & a large stained glass window above; unused black & white carte postale with green back, circa 1920, tiny upper corner crease, slight toning on back. $2.50 mf(r)si(c)

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

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

"ASSISI - Chiesa superiore di S. Francesco. / Il Coro. / 61754" unused real photo postcard from Sezione Edizioni d'Arte, lightly toned back, slight oxidation on front (which also has a long shallow scratch that is hard to see except in just the right light). $1.75 ii(c)

"Autel de la Ste-Vierge, Eglise St-Lambert" in Québec, sepia-tone AZO (squares in corners) real photo postcard from O. Allard (artist-photographer in nearby Montréal), small light smudge near the stamp box, mild corner wear. Rare & beautiful. $12.00 q(s)pi(c)%

"B.4 TOWER OF LONDON H.M. Office of Works / WHITE TOWER, ST. JOHN'S CHAPEL" sepia-tone post card, unused, minor corner wear & rounding. $3.50 pei

"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; divided-back postcard with very late usage at Saint Nazianz Wisconsin, quite a bit of corner & edge wear. 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)

"Bottnaryd, Krykan." showing the interior of a small-town Swedish church, unused sepia-tone real photo postcard with exemplary focus, contrast & composition; glossy finish, trivial wear at one upper corner, otherwise excellent condition. $5.00 si(c)

"BRUXELLES. Eglise Ste Gudule. La chaire de Verite." showing the interior of the Gothic cathedral, postcard mailed 1913 with clear Brussels Exposition cancel to New York City, minor corner & edge wear. The name of the martyr saint is often seen rendered Gudula in English. $4.50 bi

"Buddha statue and altar in Xa Loi Pagoda, / Saigon" unused chrome post card, fairly fresh. $2.50 si

"CAIRO. INTERIOR OF MOHAMED ALY MOSQUE" post card with Lehnert & Landrock Succ. copyright, toning on back edges due to contact with other cards, front is fresh. $2.25 ei(c) NEW / NEU / NOVÝ

"Cairo - Interior of the Mosque Mohamed Ali." real photo post-card with wonderful composition, contrast, tonal range & focus doing justice to its beauty & grandeur; copyright by Lehnert & Landrock Succ., slight oxidation, trivial corner wear. Teach a photography class with it. $4.75 i(c)e*

"Cairo - The Coptic Church Abu Serge" looking to wards the altar with some seated worshipers, unused sepia-tone post card, Lehnert & Landrock copyright, No. 1111, good edges. $5.00 ei(c)

"Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, Plan." unused postcard published in 1926 by the Episcopal Layman's Club of the Cathedral, excellent condition. Detailed call-outs are interesting: the West Front, North Transept, Choir Sacristy & South Transept had not begun; the Baptistery location was tentative; enumeration of the Seven Chapels of Tongues; etc. History in your hands. $10.00 n(n)i(c)

"Chapel, Broaddus College Philippi W. Va." unused postcard. The institution is now known as Alderson-Broaddus College. $7.50 (wci)

"CHAPEL OF THE HOLY NAME... / U.S. Naval Training Center /  GREAT LAKES, ILL." interior in vertical format, facing the altar; real photo post card mailed there 1952, slight yellowing of the paper with age on back. $2.50 i(g)i(c)

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"CHOIR SCREEN, LINCOLN CATHEDRAL 42" in England, Excel Series sepia-tone real photo postcard with good focus & composition, unused. $3.00 ei

"CHRIST CHURCH, ALEX. VA." interior without people, sepia-tone Azo (squares in corners) real photo with good composition & contrast (but focus a little fuzzy), unused, good edges. $3.00 vi

 
"CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH / Grosse Pointe, Michigan" Unused linen post card showing the altar. Nice. (2 available) $1.00 each. mai(c)

   
"Compliments of J. Abrew Smith. // D. J. Devendorf, Herkimer, N. Y." approximate 7½"x5½" sepia-tone photograph within an intricately embossed frame, sturdy backing, rounded corners by design, Smith's writing by his own hand, Devendorf''s handstamp neatly in violet. Smith was a layman who supplied the Old Fort Herkimer Church from 1896 to 1899. Devendorf sketched the churches of Herkimer New York, probably using photos like this for reference. $17.50 n(h)a(d)g(s)

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

"Delft. / Interieur Nieuwe Kerk met praalgraven" black & white post card showing the interior of a large church, very late usage in the United States. $2.00

"Delft. Interieur Oude Kerk met praalgraven" black & white postcard showing the interior of a large church, very late usage in the United States. $2.00

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

"EHRE SEI GOTT IN DER HOEHE" uncaptioned (so we use the German words from the central decorative arch meaning 'Glory be to God in the Highest' from a cantata by Bach) Artura real photo postcard showing a large organ, altar & Christmas decordations; evenly-divided back is addressed by Hulda to Mr. Edwin L. Freeze in New Berlin Ohio. If this interior is in New Berlin, then this is likely the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church on West Maple Street in its second or third year (1908-1910) at its then-new location. The lack of caption naming the village may be because of anti-German sentiment during World War I. $12.00 i(c)o(n)c NEW / NEU / NOVÝ

"Einsiedeln  Kapelle / ...No. 12014" including 7 kneeling Swiss worshippers, unused carte postale in vertical format, minor rounding to one corner, otherwise quite fresh. $7.00 si

"ES-28 / TABERNACLE INTERIOR / The interior of the historic Mormon Tabernacle..." Unused postcard, Seaich published, good edges. $1.75 mi(c)

"Finistère. -- 6058. -- Environs de MORLAIX / Eglise de GUIMILIAU. Le Baptistère (1675) / ÉDIT. INIZAN, LANDIVISIAU" monochromatic dark green postcard, very late usage at Gelatt Pennsylvania, lightly toned back, area of dark toning within caption. $1.75 fi

"Glasgow Cathedral."  showing the interior in vertical format, unused sepia-tone post card printed in Germany, noticeable album marks & very light toning, number 83 in the Caledonia series. $3.50 si

"Glasgow. / The Nave, looking west, The Cathedral. / The Wrench Series, No. 517" black & white postcard with undivided back, very late usage at South Bend Texas, corner wear & rounding, tiny ding in bottom edge, small corner crease not into image, paper browning evenly with age. $6.00 si

"GRANADA -  Cartuja. Altar Mayor  L. Roisin, Fot." real photo post card with glossy finish, showing the main altar, oxidation indicates an earlier card than its usage at Ashcamp Kentucky, tiny edge ding, small corner crease misses image. $2.25 si(c) ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

"H-2019  INTERIOR, OLD CHURCH, PUEBLO OF ACOMA, N. M." Fred Harvey postcard with considerable printed information on back, mailed in early 1920's to Mrs. W. B. Palmer in Wilmette Illinois, 3 corners knocked off, the other rounded with wear. Hard to find in any condition. $2.00 n(a)i(c)f

"Habana: Altar de la Iglesia de San Francisco / Altar at San Francisco Church  106642-N" unused white-border era postcard from C. Jordi, large area of toning on the back. $3.00 ci

"Harvest Thanksgiving. Parish Church, Lesmahagow" interior bedecked with many plants and flowers, post card from Askham Series, mailed there 1908 to the US, much corner & edge wear, 2 long surface cracks in the front finish. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 sti

"Hildesheim.  St. Michaeliskirche (Seitenschiff)" real photo postcard with slight oxidation from Hildesia_Verlag in Hildesheim, small spot of toning at top back center, very late usage at Horse Springs New Mexico. $2.75 gi(c)

"H. L. Brown. July 8, 1922 II" showing a church interior, real photo postcard mailed 1959 from Crewport Washington, corner crease not into the image, noticeable corner & edge wear, as is. $1.00 i(c)

"HOLY CROSS COLLEGE / Worcester, Massachusetts / Interior view - St. Joseph Memorial Chapel" including many of its stained glass windows; unused post card made by Dexter Press & published by NATCO®, fairly fresh with good edges. $1.50 m(w)c(h)si(c) NEW / NEU / NOVÝ

"Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church / Lexington Ave. at 88th St., New York 28, N. Y." with an interior view of the altar & chancel, including its irreplaceable wood carvings from the Black Forest; black & white real photo post card with good focus & composition; mailed 1960 at East Freetown NY, tiny bit of an upper corner is gone, other corners with trivial wear. This Manhattan church is also notable for its Gothic architecture. $5.00

"INTERIOR AV FANTOFT-KIRKE" real photo post card with excellent composition, oxidation indicates circa-1915 age, unused, good edges. $4.50 ni(c)

"INTERIOR, CHRIST CHURCH, ALEXANDRIA, VA." circa-1916 post card, small corner crease, faint internal crease, minor corner & edge wear, long but faint bend near top. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 vi

"INTERIOR, FIRST M. E. CHURCH, XENIA, OHIO" including a large pipe organ; postcard mailed there OC15 1916 to Mrs. Robert Strickle in Dayton Ohio, small upper corner crease, very light toning on back. Rare: we found no other interiors when we searched the Internet, on offer or exhibited. $10.00 o(x)mi(c)a

"'INTERIOR' NIEDRINGHAUS MEMORIAL M. E. CHURCH, / GRANITE CITY, ILLS." with a large pipe organ behind the altar, Newvochrome postcard printed in Germany, mailed at Granite City in 1909 to Miss Ema McDonald in Elmwood Indiana, small upper corner crease hard to detect from the front, curl to the paper that any album could handle. Google images does not show this card, so we judge it to be an uncommon view. $8.00 i(g)i(c)m NEW / NEU / NOVÝ

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

"Interior of Catholic Church, Ravenna, Ohio" Octochrome postcard made in Germany for publisher W. T. McConney in Ravenna, mailed there OCT 28 1909 to Miss Myrtle Aylesworth in Hughesdale Rhode Island (DPO, La Posta scarcity 4)where it was received the following day, very light toning both sides. $20.00 o(r)i(c)-r

"Interior of M. E. Church, / Swampscott, Mass. / Showing an Estey Reed Organ, / Style G 61 ..." advertising postcard of the Estey Organ Company in Boston, mailed at the Essex Street Station (circa 1910, no dial in cancel!) to Reverend P. L Van Wicklen in Scituate Massachusetts, upper corners creased (one twice), other edge wear is minor, light toning on back. When this company completed an installation it would ask permission to make a postcard of it and send it to their current list of prospects, probably for a donation. Rare; we could find no example of it offered or exhibited when we searched the internet. $15.00 m(s)i(c)m

"Interior of Old Church / Guam, M. I., 1910-1689" unused black & white post card on yellowish paper, back toned, noticeable wear along the upper edge & one bottom corner. The church is probably the Umatac Church which dates back before 1689. Rare; we could find no example of it offered or exhibited when we searched the internet. $15.00 gi(c)& NEW / NEU / NOVÝ

"Interior of St. Boniface Cathedral, / St. Boniface, Man." postcard mailed there 1911 to Mr. Ralph Butler in Zanesville Ohio, noticeable corner wear. $3.25 m(w)i(c)

"Interior of the Basilic. Bethlehem. Intérieur de la Basilique." black & white postcard from Georges A. Michel booklet, unused, tiny spots of toning on back. $2.00 pi

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"Interior of the Cathedral / La Valletta, Malta." black & white post card, caption from writing on back. $1.25 mi

"Interior of the Old Church, Grand Pre, N.S." color postcard from Valentine & Sons, writing on back dates to 1910, corner wear & rounding. $4.00 ni*+

"Interior of St. Boniface Cathedral, / St. Boniface, Man." color postcard mailed there 1911 to Mr. Ralph Butler in Zanesville Ohio, considerable corner wear. $3.00 m(w)i(c)& NEW / NEU / NOVÝ

"INTERIOR ST. COMUMB'S CATHEDRAL LONDONDERRY" post card from E. W. Campbell, unused, trivial corner & edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ni

"Interior of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Easton, Pa." Worn corners, old postcard but mailed 1961. $2.75 (pi)%

"IN THE CHILDREN'S TEMPLE AT MONT-LAWN" showing many children seated for a service in Nyack New York, black & white from Christian Herald Children's Home, mailed there in 1930's. toned back, corner crease, light toning on front. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50

"Interior of Old Church / Guam, M. I., 1910-1689" unused black & white post card on yellowish paper, back toned, noticeable wear along the upper edge & one bottom corner. The church is probably the Umatac Church which dates back before 1689. Rare; we could find no example of it offered or exhibited when we searched the internet. $15.00 gi(c)

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

"INTERIOR OF ST. LUKE'S / CATHOLIC CHURCH / JERSEY SHORE, PA." Americhrome postcard  mailed there SEP 5 1912 to Mr. William Foye in Vine Kansas, traces of cancel ink on front, mild corner & edge wear. Surprisingly hard to find in any condition. $6.00 p(j)i(c)

"INTERIOR OF WREXHAM PARISH CHURCH." in Wales, unused sepia-tone real photo postcard from Breese Brothers, glossy finish, back lightly toned from album contact, good edges. Well composed with good contrast. $4.50 wi

"Interior Presbyterian / Antwerp Ohio" showing the pipe organ, pews  & lectern within the church, real photo postcard mailed there AUG 2 1913 to Miss Augusta Kayler in Nevada Ohio. Interesting message: '...You should be here with me attending Chautauqua this week...Ask your father to have a biography of some Temperance worker for Sunday 10. Beatrice.' More completely, this is the First Presbyterian Church on West River Street. To convince yourself, just visit that church's Facebook.com page to see a video of that organ being skillfully played! Rare: no other offers or exhibits when we searched the Internet. $20.00 o(a)i(c) NEW / NEU / NOVÝ

"Interior Whippingham Church I. o. W. / 6976" in the Isle of Wight, postcard with evenly divided back, addressed & messaged neatly but not mailed, corner wear & rounding. $2.50 e(w)i(c)

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"Jerusalem. The Rock Moriah. Omar Moschee, der Felsen. / La Roche dans la Mosquée d'Omar" mosque interior containing the rock on which Abraham is said to have offered Isaac, color post card from Fr. Vester & Co., circa 1908, corner wear & rounding, edge wear, corner crease, interesting writing on back. $4.50 pi

"JERUSALEM. / The Holy Sepulchre /  Grabeskapelle / Saint Sépulcre" showing the ornate interior, postcard from Fr. Vester & Co., No. 5, fresh appearance. $3.00 pi*

"JERUSALEM.--The Rotunda and Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre." including the great candlesticks marking the entrance, J. Fulleylove art on unused Tuck Oilette post card 7308 (The Holy Land Series I), initials written neatly in stamp box, otherwise fresh. $4.75 ptai

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"KINGS COLLEGE CHAPEL / CAMBRIDGE" signed HC art on an unused postcard printed & published by J. Salmon Ltd., reddish toning along the back bottom border, trivial wear at 2 corners. Exemplary late Gothic English architecture with the largest fan-vault in the world. $3.50 a(h)i(c)eca

"Kirtland, O. Temple." unused AZO real photo (squares) post card. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 (oim)^

"Langar Church, Nottinghamshire" signed ink drawing of the interior, postcard dated 1941 by the artist, unused, tiny spot on back. $1.75 ei

"Lichfield Cathedral. Choir, East." color, undivided back post card, soft corners, slight browning of the paper with age. In England. Nice! $5.50 ei

"LIEU DE LA CONVERSION DE S. PAUL / (BAB-CHARKI - - SAKHRA)" showing the interior of the now-Syrian church on the road to Damascus where Saint Paul was converted upon seeing & being blinded temporarily by Christ; unused real photo postcard with high contrast, undisclosed publisher. The spelling of this place is sometimes seen as Bas-Chakri-Sakhra. Rare: when searching the Internet we could only find one view of the place, & that was its exterior. $20.00 rsi

"LUNÉVILLE. - INTÉRIEUR DE L'EGLISE St-JACQUES / Vue prise du côte de l'autel" unused carte postale with undivided light green back, message space at right front, good edges. A beautiful old postcard. $10.00 f(l)i(c)

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

"MALTA - St. John's Church" interior without people, black & white postcard with dark red caption, brownish paper especially about the back edges, mild corner wear & rounding. $3.00 mi

"MALTA, ST. JOHN’S CO-CATHEDRAL, VALLETTA. 83314" showing the interior, post card from Photochrom Co., all British production, unused, wartime quote from Prime Minister printed on back, tiny corner bend, trivial wear at another corner. $3.00 mi

"No. 101 IDOLS, MIDDLE SECTION, AYER ITAM TEMPLE PENANG" interior, real photo postcard printed in England, slight oxidation. $6.50 mi%

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"No. 554 / Interior, Little Church of the Flowers / Forest Lawn memorial Park, Glendale, California" unused DOPS real photo post card with fresh appearance. $3.00 icc

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

"Osuna / A 25  INT. TEMPLO DO ST. DOMINGO - OAXACA - MEX." unused Ekc sepia-tone real photo tarjeta postal showing the ceiling ornamentation within the Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán in Oaxaca de Juárez, exemplary contrast & focus, many spots of toning on the back, slight oxidation on front does not detract. $2.75 m(o)i(c)

"Our Lady of Fatima Shrine at St. Joseph Church, / Ashland, N. Y. on Route 23. The oldest Roman / Catholic Church in the Catskill Mts. 44" interior showing the altar flanked by candles, postcard mailed 1962 in Chauncey Ohio, minor corner wear. $1.25 ni

"P.2.  Tower of London. Chapel of St. John - c. 1080." unused continental-size postcard, printed in England for the department of the environment, 1973 copyright, lower corner crease that is hard to detect from the front. $1.00 i(c)pe(l)

"PANAMA / 'The Crossroads of the World' /  S2001--The GOLDEN ALTAR of San Jose Church…" unused chrome post card. $1.00 pi

"Parish Church, Wrexham." showing its exterior in vertical format, with steeple close to the viewer; unused color postcard, front sky corners show toning from album contact, back lightly toned for the same reason, minor corner wear. $5.00 w

"PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SHOWING THE LINCOLN PEW, GETTYSBURG, PA." multiview showing interior & exterior, unused linen post card with fresh front, heavy pencil writing on back. $1.75 (lmpi). Not as fresh, just a few spots of light toning both sides & hint of corner wear. Shown. $1.50 lmpi

"PROFESSIONAL PEW REFINISHERS" unused chrome advertising post card for Valko & Son in Pittsburgh, claims & contact information of the back. Unusual subject matter & very hard to find! $5.00 ap(p)i(c)g

"PUB. BY S. E. LONG / Interior Catholic Church, Dunkirk, Ind.  958  Pub by S. E. Lony(sic)" post card mailed APR 18 1911 (clear COL. & CHI. TR33 RMS hand cancel) to Mr. Jack E. Maynard in West Lafayette Indiana, 3 long vertical creases ironed out fairly well, noticeable corner & edge wear. Actually a rare card. Why? Take a look again at the 2 ways in which the publisher's last name is spelled on front & you will know the answer! As is. $3.75 i(d)i(c)

"READING THE KORAN IN THE MOSQUE" copyrighted postcard printed in Israel, mailed with 0,30 Janusz Korczak Israeli stamp to Milwaukee Wisconsin, tiny bend at one upper corner, otherwise good edges. $1.25 ai(c)

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

"ROMA - Cimitero dei Cappuccini - II Cappella" showing a chapel decorated by numerous skulls & bones, sepia-tone postcard, unused, soft corners, small spot near right front edge, long bend, toned back. (As shown) $4.00 Faint toning at one front edge, corners better. $4.75 mici(c)

"ROMA - Cimitero dei Cappuccini - II Cappella" showing a chapel decorated by numerous skulls & bones, sepia-tone post card, unused & fairly fresh. $6.00 mcii

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

"ROME. -- Interior, St. Peter's, Rome." Alberto Pisa art showing its bronze of St. Peter in vertical format, unused Tuck Oilette post card 7555 (Rome Series II), very light album impressions at the corners, minor wear at 2 corners. $4.50 tii(r)

"ROME. -- San Clemente" showing its interior in vertical format, unused Tuck Oilette postcard 7555 (Rome Series II), light album impressions at the corners. Tradition asserts that the church is founded on the house of Clement, fellow laborer of St. Paul. $5.00 tii(r)^

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

"ROME. -- Santa Maria Sopra Minerva." Alberto Pisa art showing its interior in vertical format, unused Tuck Oilette post card 7555 (Rome Series II), very light album impressions at the corners. This Dominican church is 14th century Gothic. $5.00 tii(r)

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"SEVILLA.  Catedral Tumba de Cristobal Colón" tomb of Christopher Columbus in Seville Cathedral (born by the sculpted kings of Leon, Castile, Aragon & Navarre); unused tarjeta postal from C. R. S. (70), trivial corner wear, colors fresh. $3.00 cssr(s)i(c)

"SHAKESPEARE'S MONUMENT, / STRATFORD-ON-AVON" showing the funerary monument sculpted in limestone by Gerard Johnson for the interior of the Holy Trinity Church; unused post card with Quatremain art, numbered *660 on back, mailed to the US, bottom corner crease, top corner crease multiply (some long), minor wear to the left edge. $3.00 a(q)i(c)s

"SHELBY, O. INTERIOR SACRED HEART OF MARY CHURCH" looking toward and centered on the altar, pews in the foreground with no worshipers, 2 stained glass windows on each side & two large ceiling fixtures (each with 6 lights); color post card mailed AUG 4 1911 (light SHELBY, OHIO / TRANS. CLK. cancel ties stamp) to Clara Merwine in Galion Ohio from her cousin Bertha, mild corner & edge wear. $8.00 oi-o

"SHOWS WASHINGTON'S PEW / INTERIOR, CHRIST CHURCH, ALEXANDRIA, VA.  64932" unused white-border era from B. S. Reynolds Co., good edges, fresh appearance. SALE IN PROGRESS vi

"SHWE THA LYAUNG PAGODA'. THE HUGE 1,000-YEAR-OLD BUDDHA IMAGE IS RECKONED TO BE THE / LARGEST OF ALL RECLINING BUDDHAS AND THE MOST LIFE LIKE..." unused continental postcard, excellent condition. $1.50 bi. Near mint. $2.00 bis

"SNAKE TEMPLE, SUNGEI KLUANG, PENANG / Photo by C. S. Foo." interior, real photo post card with good contrast & focus, bilingual back asks for alms & promises to pray for visitors, fresh appearance. $7.50 mi%

"ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH / 209 Southwest Street /  Bellevue, Ohio 44811" showing the interior, unused chrome postcard. $1.00 oi

"ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH / 2635 CLEVELAND AVENUE / FORT MYERS, FLORIDA ..." showing its interior, including a pipe organ; postcard with good edges, lengthy personal note written over all the back mentions that Marie-Claire Alain (prolific recording organist) 'will play here Oct 17'. Hard to find! $8.00 f(f)mi(c) NEW / NEU / NOVÝ

"ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, GAYLORD, MICH.  2-1-864: unused Kodak real photo postcard with excellent contrast & composition that gives a you-are-there feeling; good edges, fresh appearance. A shame they did not credit the photographer. $8.00 m(g)i(c)

"St. Thomas Episcopal Church in the City of New York is / situated on Fifth Avenue at 53rd Street. It is the outstand- / ing example of Gothic church architecture in America" an interior including some of its beautiful stained glass windows; chrome post card mailed 1959 from South Lima NY, bottom corner with small creases, other corner wear is minor. Located in Midtown Manhattan. $1.25 sn(m)i(c)a

"TABERNACLE ORGAN / TEMPLE SQUARE / SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH" unused chrome postcard with trivial wear at 3 corners. $1.25 ui

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

"Temple of Confucius -- Chinatown, New York City" showing art in the interior of the only such temple on the East Coast of the USA, message in child's handwriting on back, upper corners creased (one is tiny), bottom corners have trivial wear, short internal crease. Located at 2-4 Pell Street. $2.75 n(n)r(a)i(c)

"Temple of The Sleeping Buddha, Beijing" unused continental-size post card in near-mint condition. $1.00 ci(c) NEW / NEU / NOVÝ

"THE CHANCEL, HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, STRATFORD-ON-AVON" in England, sepia-tone post card, very late usage in the United States, small corner crease, one corner multiply creased. $1.50 ei

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

"The Golden Buddha of Sukothai Era, Wat Trai / Mit, Bangkok, Thailand" also captioned in Thai on the back, unused chrome post card, small area of light toning on the back. $1.00 ti

"THEIR MAJESTIES SILVER JUBILEE 1910-1935 / INSIDE ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL." unused sepia-tone real photo post card, British production, lightly toned back. $4.25 r(g)i

"THE TRANSFIGURATION / This famous painting is in the Little Chapel by / the Lake. / KNOTT'S BERRY FARM / Buena Park, California" unused chrome, fresh appearance, good edges. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 c(b)ri(c)!%#*

"Touro Synagogue - Newport, R. I. / … / This twelve branched chandelier was a gift of Jacob / Pollock to the Synagogue in 1769..." continental postcard with scalloped edges as issued, writing on back dates to 1967. $1.50 jrgi

"TOWER OF LONDON. / 4. St. John's Chapel in the White Tower. Interior / looking east…" black & white post card from an undisclosed publisher, unused & fairly fresh. $2.00 pei(c)

"TOWER OF LONDON. / 7. St. John's Chapel in the White Tower…" black & white interior, unused post card. $2.00 pei

"TOWER OF LONDON. ROYAL CHAPEL OF St. JOHN" black & white interior from London Stereoscopic, unused, faint album marks on back. $2.00 pei(c)

"Tubular Pneumatic / Organ in Grace / M. E. Church, / Washington C. H., / Ohio. Cost / Collar 5,500" postcard mailed there MAR 15 1909 to Miss Winifred Overhaulser (Overholser misspelled) in Springfield Ohio, trivial corner & edge wear, very light toning on back. $9.00 o(w)mi(c)a NEW / NEU / NOVÝ

Uncaptioned Cyko real photo postcard with evenly divided back, showing the interior of a small church including a partial view of its organ at the right; back pencilled location is Dalton Ohio. Date range is 1908 - 1920. $7.00 i(c)o(d)m NEW / NEU / NOVÝ

"VENEZIA - Interno S. Marco." cartolina postale Italiana with very late usage at Smithsburg Maryland, rough edges as issued, small upper corner crease. $1.25 ii(c)

"Wrexham / Parish Church" interior in vertical format, unused color postcard printed in Saxony circa 1910, toned back from album contact, mild corner & edge wear. Wrexham is a town in Wales. $6.00 wi

"ZUID - BEVELAND  KERKINTERIEUR" showing several Dutch worshippers in 2 pews, unused sepia-tone photogravure briefkaart, Serie Nr. 25, 2 small corner creases, well rounded corners, internal crease in top front border. Well composed post card image. $2.00 ni

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