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

KEOKUK (LEE COUNTY). "EXCURSION STEAMER 'CAPITOL' ON THE MISSISSIPPI, KEOKUK, IA." white-border era postcard, unused, fresh appearance. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(s)s(r)i

KEOKUK (LEE COUNTY). "COPYRIGHTED 1913 BY H. M. ANSCHUTZ / POWER HOUSE, MISSISSIPPI RIVER POWER CO., KEOKUK, IOWA." unused post card published by C. H. Rollins & Co. in Keokuk, fairly fresh with good edges. $2.50 i(k)e NEW / NEU / NOVİ

KEOKUK, WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON & WAPELLO COUNTIES. Mobile QSL card from W0OAQ / M, used 1969, fresh appearance. $1.25 i

KEOSAUQUA (VAN BUREN COUNTY). "'Hotel Manning' on Des Moines / River, Keosauqua, Iowa" using art attributed to George Shane, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed there FEB 25 1958. $2.50 i(k)a(s) NEW / NEU / NOVİ

KILBOURNE (VAN BUREN COUNTY). "W9DKQ" QSL card on yellowish stock, mailed 1948 by operator Charles H. Schafer Jr., minor corner wear. $2.00 i(k)

KLINGER (BREMER COUNTY). Wanted to buy--undivided back post cards from there, or postal mailed from there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *m

LAKE OKOBOJI (DICKINSON COUNTY). "Steamer 'Okoboji,' Lake Okoboji, Iowa" black & white, mailed 1913, stamp removed, pencil writing on front in caption area, album marks on back. Ship was registered to Fred & Roy Rolfe. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 is(l)s(r)g*

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LAKE STARKER (DES MOINES COUNTY). "Lake Starker, Crapo Park, / Burlington, Iowa." with people in a rowboat & several at water's edge; color postcard, but the people have not been colored in -- most unusual. Post card mailed MAR 26 1914 (mostly complete transfer clerk cancel) to Miss Gertrude Brown in Boyertown Pennsylvania, small upper corner crease, corner & edge wear elsewhere is minor, album toning mostly on back. $10.00 i(l)

LINN GROVE (BUENA VISTA COUNTY). Wanted to buy--postcards & paper memorabilia from there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

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MADISON, MARION & AUDUBON COUNTIES. Mobile QSL card from WA0JRZ / M, mailed 1970, trace of cancel ink on front , minor corner & edge wear. $1.25 i

MANCHESTER (DELAWARE COUNTY). Group of well-dressed children standing together outside a house, real photo postcard mailed there July 19 1908 (flag cancel). Writer lists the names, including Marguerite & Elva Madden, Dorothy R., Marjorie A., Amber D. & Ernest & Janette Kinne. The get-together was for Mr. Madden & the sender was Mrs. W. D. Horst. $10.50 ic

MANNING (CARROLL COUNTY). "Ben Myatt's home Manning / Iowa" including a man & a woman at the front of the house, real photo postcard with caption from handwriting on front, corner crease, noticeable dark toning in front caption area, tiny pinhole closes well, long bend near the bottom edge, slight rounding to the corners. Caption close-up is below this listing. Sold but the front still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 ig(n)g(m)

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

MARENGO (IOWA COUNTY). "20. Iowa County Court House, Marengo, Ia." an exterior corner view & violet hand-stamped caption, sepia-tone Cyko real photo postcard with writing on both sides, considerable front oxidation. Front message "Stands on the 1/2 blk / where Uncle Miners / ... is ..." a little hard to read. $15.00 ic

MARENGO (IOWA COUNTY). "27. Carnegie Library, Marengo, Iowa." an exterior corner view & violet hand-stamped caption, sepia-tone Cyko real photo post card with writing both sides, slight oxidation, small spot of toning at top front border. Front message "1/2 blk east of Aunt / Mena's home north / side of street". $15.00 il

MARENGO (IOWA COUNTY). "37. M. E. Church. Marengo, Iowa." showing its steepled corner, sepia-tone Cyko real photo postcard with writing both sides, slight oxidation, strong crease vertically through center, light toning near the back edges. $11.00 i

MARQUETTE (CLAYTON COUNTY). "LOOKING TOWARD McGREGOR FROM PONTOON BRIDGE - MARQUETTE - IA" unused sepia-tone DPOS real photo post card with minor corner wear, faint rubber band mark on back, another short light linear mark near a back corner. $3.00 i(m)

MARQUETTE (CLAYTON COUNTY). "Rafting on the Mississippi, Passing thorough Pontoon Bridge, Marquette, Iowa  51099-N" with a sternwheeler pushing a raft of logs, postcard mailed MAY 1 1944 (clear MPLS. & ST. LOUIS N. D. TR.52 R.P.O. RMS hand cancel) to Andy R. Jeffers in Newark Ohio, toning in back message area, minor corner wear. $2.75 i(m)lb

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MARQUETTE (CLAYTON COUNTY). "THE MISSISSIPPI - VIEW FROM SUSPENSION BRIDGE, AT MARQUETTE-IA" including a small ship coming towards the viewer, unused DOPS real photo postcard, small corner crease not into the image, small light spot of toning near the stamp box. $3.00 i(m)

MARSHALLTOWN / MARSHALL (MARSHALL COUNTY). 1905 post card shoing the public library. $5.00 (ml)

MARSHALLTOWN / MARSHALL (MARSHALL COUNTY). "Hospital, Soldiers' Home, Marshalltown, Ia./ 14587" unused postcard with unevenly divided back (circa-1908), printed in Germany for the Souvenir Post Card Company in New York, minor corner wear, faint album marks at the back corners. $4.50 i(m)m(f) NEW / NEU / NOVİ

MARSHALLTOWN / MARSHALL (MARSHALL COUNTY). "Lloyds Restaurant / Marshalltown, Iowa." with art attributed to Frank Miller, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard, mailed there JAN 25 1960, good edges. $2.50 i(m)a(m) NEW / NEU / NOVİ

MARSHALLTOWN / MARSHALL (MARSHALL COUNTY). "Lover's Lane, Marshalltown, Iowa" monochromatic gray-blue post card mailed 1908 at Atwater Ohio, 4 tiny pinholes at 2 opposing corners, light toning near back bottom edge. $7.50 il

MASON CITY (CERRO GORDO COUNTY). "11884.  Cecil Hotel and Theatre, Mason City, Ia." color postcard from Acmegraph, circa 1913, small corner crease. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 it#

MASON CITY (CERRO GORDO COUNTY). "Northwestern States Portland Cement Plant, Mason City, Iowa / 28451-N" unused Curteich postcard printed for the Mason City News Agency, former owner's handstamp in violet at the base of the address area. $4.25 i(m)i NEW / NEU / NOVİ

MASON CITY (CERRO GORDO COUNTY). "W0RJU" QSL card with hobby-related cartoon art mailed there 1948 by operator Joe Diaz, trace of cancel ink on front, 2 corners creased, small scrape on back near stamp, paper browning evenly with age. $1.25 i(m)i

MERIDEN (CHEROKEE COUNTY). Wanted to buy--better postcards from there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio. *c

   
near MERRILL (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "View on River near / Merrill, IA. 11" real photo postcard mailed there JAN 8 1914 with a 1-cent parcel post stamp (incorrect usage) to Mr. Albert Hanson in Storm Lake Iowa, 1/3" tear at top center edge closes fairly well, ugly splotchy toning in the front sky, toning near the top back edge, wear at all corners. As is. $2.00 i(m)-u(p) NEW / NEU / NOVİ

MILLS COUNTY. Mobile QSL card from WA0WOB / M, used 1969. minor edge wear, small corner crease. $1.00 i

MITCHELLVILLE (POLK COUNTY). "W0DIB" QSL post card with art depicting a woman talking on the phone while reclining in her teddy; used 1948 by operator Thomas S. Wildman, heavily toned front, lightly toned back. $1.00 i(m)

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MITCHELLVILLE (POLK COUNTY). "WA0VBF" QSL postcard mailed 1971, hobby-related art, cancel ink on front, minor ink smear on back. $1.75 i

MONTEZUMA (POWESHIEK COUNTY). "The Methodist Church - Montezuma _ Iowa" unused sepia-tone real photo post card from The Hamilton Photo Company in Ames Iowa, good focus, good edges. $12.00 i(m)

   
MONTICELLO (JONES COUNTY). "First Street, looking West.  MONTICELLO, IA." postcard mailed JAN 8 1906 (FARLEY & CEDAR RAPIDS R.P.O.) to Mrs. Lydia Cunningham in Bradford Vermont (arrival on 10th) by her niece Blanche, tiny upper corner crease, mild corner wear elsewhere, light back corner marks & browning paper from album contact. $10.00 i(m)-r NEW / NEU / NOVİ

MOUNT PLEASANT. "Campus View - Iowa Weslyan(sic) College, founded in 1848..." chrome postcard mailed there 1962, small bend at one corner, wear at another, dull colors. $0.75 ic

MOUNT PLEASANT. "HARLAN HOME, IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE CAMPUS, Mount Pleasant..." unused chrome post card from A. M Wettach. Senator Harlan was a close friend of President Lincoln; his son married Harlan's daughter. $1.25 icl

MOUNT PLEASANT. "MIDWEST OLD SETTLERS & THRESHERS / Mt. Pleasant, Iowa  52641" unused Dexter Press postcard, photographed & published by Jerry K. Magnuson to publicize a 5-day reunion. Shown are 2 views of a sorghum press powered by steam. $1.25 i(m)p NEW / NEU / NOVİ

MOUNT PLEASANT. "W0SWY" QSL card used 1969 with hobby-related art, small bend at one corner, exceptionally colorful. $1.75 i

MUSCATINE (MUSCATINE COUNTY). "Friends / ROLLED KILN DRIED / Oats // Muscatine Oat Meal Co. / MUSCATINE, IOWA" art including a girl, box of White Oats & the company itself; back also in full color depicts William Penn Making Friends with the Indians by presenting them with a box of oats. Noticeable edge wear & light toning both sides. This advertising card is the size of a regular postcard. $14.00 aiifg

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MUSCATINE (MUSCATINE COUNTY). "Mississippi River Steamboat. Muscatine, Ia." with a side view of the sidewheeler Quincy, 3 fishing in a small rowboat in the foreground; unused postcard made in Germany, imported & published by F. A. Neidig, both sides with uneven & spotty toning. Distinctive logo of the Diamond Jo Line shows above the wooden hull packet's name. $3.75 i(m)s(r)s(d)

MUSCATINE (MUSCATINE COUNTY). "S. S. 'President' on the Mississippi. Muscatine, Iowa / 0B851-N" unused Curteich linen post card printed for the Herman Conn News Agency in Muscatine, very light toning in the upper right front corner, tiny indent at the center bottom edge, otherwise fairly fresh. $6.00 i(m)s(r) NEW / NEU / NOVİ

MUSCATINE (MUSCATINE COUNTY). "THIRD STREET, MUSCATINE, IA. / 10377" with a couple riding in an auto on the wrong side of the streetcar tracks; circa 1908 postcard with pencil writing on the toned back, both bottom corners creased (one small, one heavy), noticeable corner & edge wear. As is. $2.00 i(m)

MUSCATINE (MUSCATINE COUNTY). "W9BTP" home-made QSL on government postal card mailed 1932, ink smear on back, ink smear on front, brownish paper, long & interesting hobby-related message. $2.50 i

near NASHUA (CHICKASAW COUNTY). "Two Miles East of Nashua, Iowa / 'The Little Brown Church in the Vale.'" unused sepia-tone real photo card with blank back, oxidation suggests circa 1910 - 1915, well composed with good focus. $11.50

NEW HAMPTON (CHICKASAW COUNTY). "HIGH SCHOOL  NEW HAMPTON IA. 9" sepia-tone real photo from Carroll Post Card Co., writing on back dates to 1914, corner crease, toning on front sky, minor corner wear. $12.00 i

NEWTON (JASPER COUNTY). "2395  Court House, Newton, Iowa." showing a horse-and-buggy packed before it; black & white from Pearson-Ullberg, unused postcard, corner wear & rounding, 2 corner creases, very light toning on back. Necessarily pre-1911 when the current courthouse was built there. $5.50 i(n)c

NEWTON (JASPER COUNTY). Wanted to buy--post cards & postal cards from there, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

NICHOLS (MUSCATINE COUNTY). "9DIB" multicolor QSL card with American flag & ARRL logos used in the 1920's by operator Thomas Wildman, radio engineer at KTNT & KPNP, faint long vertical crease, otherwise exceptionally fresh for its age. $3.25 i(n)

NORTHWOOD (WORTH COUNTY). " 6. / RESIDENCE ST. / NORTHWOOD, IA" unused Sterling Quality Photo postcard made by L. L. Cook of Lake Mills Wisconsin, light toning on back, trivial corner wear. $11.50 i(n)g(c)

OELWEIN / HUB CITY (FAYETTE COUNTY). "Interior, / C. G. W. Shops, / Oelwein, Ia." of the Chicago Great Western Railroad, black & white post card with red caption & undivided back, mailed MAY 23 1910 at Clarion Iowa to Miss Christina Anderson in Severance Kansas, one upper corner creased twice, 2 short internal creases from the top edge, back paper browning from album contact. Rare: the views in the Hamilton College library & Wikimedia Commons are different. $12.00 i(o)r(c)i

OLLIE (KEOKUK COUNTY). "KPM3315" QSL card in excellent condition, made for operators Larry & Wilma Hart, forwarding handstamp of Virgil Curtis at Ollie Iowa (KPH 4639) in address area. $2.00 m(i)i(o)

OSAGE (MITCHELL COUNTY). "Picking Flowers in Clark Gardner Nurseries / Osage, Iowa / FROM / Clark Gardner Nurseries / Osage, Iowa" private mailing card illustrated both sides--backside (shown here) is two small children picking flowers, message side showing 'Millions of hardy Perennial Plants'; noticeable toning both sides but not in images, sent under Osage Iowa Permit No. 1 to West Lebanon Pennsylvania where it arrived OCT 21 1941. Other side image mostly a typed message of thanks to a customer from the president, Clark Gardner. Printing quality of the images is poor; it is not our scanner's fault. $6.00 ifg-i!

OSKALOOSA (MAHASKA COUNTY). 1907 real photo. House. $8.00

OSKALOOSA (MAHASKA COUNTY). See also a joint listing with West Liberty below.

OTTUMWA (WAPELLO COUNTY). "MAIN STREET, OTTUMWA, IOWA" with many readable signs--Capitol theater, Hotel, Cafe, ISU Co., Lunch, etc.; unused Kropp linen-era postcard published by the Lewis News Agency in Ottumwa, excellent condition. $3.00 i(o)m NEW / NEU / NOVİ

OTTUMWA (WAPELLO COUNTY). "WN0UUQ" QSL postcard mailed 1970, attractive patriotic eagle design, fresh appearance. $2.00

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PERRY (DALLAS COUNTY). "HIGH SCHOOL,  PERRY, IOWA" postcard with an unevenly divided back, mailed 28 SEP 1909 (clear MARION & CO. BLUFFS TR6 R.P.O. cancel) to Miss Minnie Hoelzen in Burlington Iowa, both bottom corners creased, other edge wear is mild. Seen offered elsewhere at $16.99, but we need only $7.00 i(p)

PETERSON (CLAY COUNTY). Wanted to buy--postcards & paper memorabilia from there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

PLEASANTON (DECATUR COUNTY). Wanted to buy--post cards showing log cabins in or near this town. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

POINT ANN (CLAYTON COUNTY). "E 9106. VIEW FROM POINT ANN, LOOKING NORTH, McGREGOR, IOWA." including a split in the railroad tracks below the cliff on the Mississippi River, unused color postcard printed in Germany expressly for A. A. Horning, light toning both sides, minor corner & edge wear. $7.00 i(p)

POTOSIA (PLYMOUTH COUNTY).  "Aug. 20, 1910 / Potosia, / Iowa" showing several couples in horse-drawn vehicles (a good part of the town?) out for a picnic, caption from writing on front, sepia-tone real photo post  card with slight oxidation, one corner with multiple creases & tiny tear (none of which affects the image, other corner & edge wear is minor. First names of three pictured written in by sender include George & Lillian. Possibly unique. $17.00 ih

POTTAWATTAMIE & HARRISON COUNTIES. Mobile QSL card from K8DCR / M, mailed 1970, good edges. $1.25 i

QUIMBY (CHEROKEE COUNTY). "How do you like / our Methodist Church?" sepia-tone real-photo postcard with hand-written caption on front, slight oxidation, mailed from Quimby in 1907, minor edge wear, back toning very light but wide-spread. Probably one-of-a-kind--notice the pronounced tilt to the front image, which would not be present in a commercial product. $18.00 i(q)

QUIMBY (CHEROKEE COUNTY). "Quimby, Ia." showing a panorama of the town, a rural road leading into it with a nearby stream; sepia-tone real photo post card mailed there 1908, slight oxidation, small ding on the bottom edge, back toned unevenly but mostly light. $13.00 i(q)

QUIMBY (CHEROKEE COUNTY). "This is a view of the / river at Quimby" as one would see it from a boat; sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed there 1907, many spots of yellowish toning on the back, slight curl to the paper. This would be the Little Sioux River. Probably unique--we take the caption from the sender's writing on the back. $8.00 i(q)

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REDLINE (SHELBY COUNTY). Wanted to buy--undivided back post cards from there, or postcards mailed from there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *m

RED OAK (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). "Hotel Johnson / Red Oak, Ia. 5195 // Airship to and / from all Trains" including passengers on the roof, unused post card, back paper browning with age. Unusual and rare. $110.00 zui

RED OAK (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). "Special Charter Savings Offer / ... / WEB / DEVELOPER" unused business reply card from a February 1997 campaign by Web Developer magazine out of Red Oak Iowa, excellent condition. Headliner for the issue shown is 'Hacking the Web'. $1.25 sci

RUSSEL (LUCAS COUNTY). Wanted to buy--postcards & postal cards from there so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

SABULA (JACKSON COUNTY). "SAVANNA-SABULA BRIDGE / Over the Mississippi River on Route 64 / The most direct route between Chicago & Omaha." unused chrome postcard in excellent condition, numbered 18,470F on back. 64 is the state route number in both Illinois & Iowa; the US Highway 52 is also carried here. $1.25 i(s)i(s). Same except a word penned in over the stamp box. $1.00 i(s)i(s)

SALIX (WOODBURY COUNTY). "Mother Goose   KWK-1681  Lame Duck" QSL card with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art, fresh appearance. $2.00 i

SANBORN (O'BRIEN COUNTY). "PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Sanborn, Ia." sepia-tone real photo post card mailed 1907 by Zaidy McCullom. $10.50 i

SEYMOUR (WAYNE COUNTY). "K0IAF" QSL postcard mailed 1968 featuring a large photo of the John Argenta Jr. family, cancel ink on front, mild corner & edge wear, light toning shows in the front borders. $2.75 igfq

SHELDON (O'BRIEN COUNTY). "Just Arrived / Sheldon Ia.." hand-colored  / tinted leather showing child with bags, mailed there AUG 3 1906 to Graettinger (both postal markings clear). $6.00 il-i

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      SHELDON (O'BRIEN COUNTY). "Sheldon, Ia. 11/4/09" Azo (triangles up) real photo of a house & yard, captioned by hand, mailed there NOV 4 1909 (fairly complete flag cancel) to Mr. Victor Button in Boston Massachusetts, oxidation in the dark spots of the image, small upper corner crease, other corners with mild wear. Probably one-of-a-kind. $10.00 i(s)-f NEW / NEU / NOVİ

SHELDON (O'BRIEN COUNTY), "K0REF" QSL card dated 1968, with photo of operator Jim Cardin at his equipment. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 i(s)i(h)g

SIDNEY (FREMONT COUNTY). "WA0ZRT" QSL card mailed there 1969, partial cancel on front, toned along both sides of one edge. $1.00 i

SIOUX, LYON & OSCEOLA COUNTIES. Mobile QSL from W8OCR / M mailed 1969, trivial wear to bottom corners. $1.25 i

SIOUX, MONOMA, HARRISON & POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES. Mobile QSL card from WA0DCQ / M, mailed 1969, partial cancel on front, ink smear on front. $1.00 i

SIOUX CITY (WOODBURY COUNTY). "1799  Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa." post card mailed NOV 23 1907 (almost complete DUB. & SIOUX CITY RPO hand cancel), internal crease from bottom edge, toned both sides. $3.75 i(s)c

   
SIOUX CITY (WOODBURY COUNTY). "4504. Entrance to Logan Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa" postcard mailed MAY 25 1911 to Miss Lulu Wheeler in Battle Creek Iowa, bottom corner weakened by long crease, all corners show minor wear at the tips, back lightly toned. Surprisingly hard to find. $5.50 i(s)c NEW / NEU / NOVİ

SIOUX CITY (WOODBURY COUNTY). "Grave of Sioux Indian Chief 'War Eagle,' Sioux City, Iowa / 5757-29-N" unused post card published by Olson News Company in Sioux City, 3 tiny spots of light toning in the upper front border, otherwise fairly fresh with good edges. $2.25 i(s)ci NEW / NEU / NOVİ

   
SIOUX CITY (WOODBURY COUNTY). "Public Library.  Sioux City, Iowa." Albertype postcard published by the Sioux City Stationery Company, mailed JUN 24 1921 from Randolph Nebraska to Mrs. M. J. Jay in Wilcox Nebraska, soft corners. $2.75 i(s)la NEW / NEU / NOVİ

SIOUX CITY (WOODBURY COUNTY). "RIVERSIDE CLUB, SIOUX CITY, IA." including some canoeists & a boathouse, color post card mailed there 1913, a little cancel ink on front. $5.50 is(p)

SIOUX CITY (WOODBURY COUNTY). "W0HFT" QSL card mailed there 1947 by operator Don N. Olson, cancel ink on front, tiny bottom corner crease. $1.25 i(s)

   
SIOUX CITY (WOODBURY COUNTY). "Wholesale District, Sioux City, Iowa." emphasizing the railroad service; postcard mailed there MAY 16 1920 to Miss Elsbeth Freundl in Chicago Illinois, brief message in German, small bottom corner crease, mild wear & rounding at all corners. $5.00 i(s) NEW / NEU / NOVİ

SOLON (JOHNSON COUNTY). "MAIN ST.  SOLON, IA  181· B" with good focus allowing for many readable signs--American Legion, Country Club Beer, Sherwin-Williams Paints, Solon Hatchery, Chansky Drugs (Coca Cola prominent); real photo postcard, name neatly inked in the stamp area, good edges. $8.00 i(s)mc NEW / NEU / NOVİ

SOLON (JOHNSON COUNTY). "W0NFM" QSL with attractive world globe & ARRL logo in background, mailed there 1948 by operator Clair J. Brown, light toning on front from cancel ink, tiny upper corner crease, tiny ding in top edge, minor corner wear. $1.50 i(s)

SPENCER (CLAY COUNTY). "Dear Mamma - This picture was taken on the road to Colo. Springs. We had just finished our lunch. ..." showing four people posted alongside their 1907 or 1908 (previous owner penciled 1907 on front, we think 1908) Buick, real photo postcard with message from Carrie to her mother Mrs. J. C. Wright in Spencer Iowa, mailed in 1911 (stamp damaged). Lightly toned back, minor corner rounding, both upper corners creased, traces of cancel ink in the front sky, album toning at the front corners. Possibly unique. Because there is no printed caption, part of the interesting message is used here instead. $10.00 i(s)acg

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

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STOCKPORT (VAN BUREN COUNTY). "UNIVERSAL / STOVES / AND / RANGES" circa 1890 trade card for William Parnitzke of Stockport Iowa (much later, of St. Petersburg Florida), picturing a small boy & girl gathering flowers on front, light fingerprint toning on front, minor edge wear, faint but long corner crease, small scrape on back but everything legible. The only advertising for him we could find when we searched the internet. $5.00 agci

   
STORM LAKE (BUENA VISTA COUNTY). "Ice Boating on Storm Lake, Iowa. / G. M. TRIPLETT" black & white postcard mailed SEP 24 1925 (CHI. & SIOUX CITY TR16 R.P.O. hand cancel almost complete) to Mrs. Max Gray in Lockbourne Ohio from his dad & mom, faint upper corner crease, paper yellowing a bit with age, trivial corner wear. Hard to find! $12.00 i(s)w

STORM LAKE (BUENA VISTA COUNTY). "One of the Solitary Spots on Storm Lake, Iowa" showing a tree, fence & shoreline; post card in vertical format, mailed there JUL 30 1906, well-struck receiving mark JUL 31 at Mountain Park Oklahoma Territory, three short & unimportant internal creases, tiny ding on one edge. $5.00 i(s)-o

STORM LAKE (BUENA VISTA COUNTY). "PLAY GROUNDS  SUNSET PARK  STORM LAKE IA. / 2614" including a tall slide & swing set; sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed SEP 24 1925 (partial CHI. & SIOUX CITY TR15 R.P.O. RMS cancel) to James Gray in Lockbourne Ohio from his parents on vacation, 3 small spots of dark toning on back obscure nothing, oxidation consistent with age. Rare. $12.50 i(s)g

SUGAR CREEK (LEE COUNTY). "Covered bridge across / Sugar Creek Iowa." including many swimmers; well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postc card, mailed 1961 from Cory Indiana, minor corner wear, tiny thin spot at top center edge. As best we can determine, the bridge is no longer there. The Sugar Creek covered bridge in Illinois does not look like this; it is shorter. $2.00 i(s) NEW / NEU / NOVİ

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TAMA (TAMA COUNTY). "Baptist Church, Tama, Ia." unused post card with unevenly divided back, made in Germany for publisher H. Soleman & Son in Tama (their number 50), fairly fresh with good edges. Rare. $10.00 i(t) NEW / NEU / NOVİ

TAMA (TAMA COUNTY). "MUS-QUA-KIE INDIAN SUMMER WI-KE-UP, TAMA, IOWA" mailed there 1906 to Gay J. Townsend in Sandusky Ohio, a lot of corner & edge wear, toning both sides, thin along the top front edge takes out a bit of sky. Message on front reads in part: 'My summer home ... June 28, 1906'. The Indians referred to are often spelled Meskwaki / Mesquakie / Meskwahki. As is. A rare postcard: we found none for sale or exhibited when we searched the Internet. $8.50 i(t)i(m)

near TAMA (TAMA COUNTY). "Indian Series. Making Beadwork.  News, Tama, Iowa" undivided back post card mailed 1907 at Toledo Iowa, light toning both sides, long internal crease, minor corner & edge wear. Undoubtedly Meskwaki / Mesquakie / Meskwahki Indians. A rare postcard: we found none for sale or exhibited when we searched the Internet. $10.00 i(t)i(m)

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TOLEDO (TAMA COUNTY). "Leander Clark College, Toledo Ia." with an exterior corner view, divided back postcard mailed there September 1907 to Gay Townsend in Sandusky Ohio. Cards from this small college are inherently hard to find. $13.00 i(t)c

TOLEDO (TAMA COUNTY). "MAIN BUILDING / LEANDER CLARK COLLEGE" with a corner view of its exterior (rebuilt after the major fire in 1889), black & white post card mailed by a student in 1906 at Tama Iowa to Gay J. Townsend in Sandusky Ohio, couple small spots of light toning on back, small upper corner crease, cancel ink confined to the front message area. Formerly Western College its name became the caption name in this year; in 1919 it merged into Coe College. Cards from this small college are inherently hard to find. $13.00 i(t)c

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TOLEDO (TAMA COUNTY). "Toledo, / Iowa. // TAMA COUNTY COURT HOUSE" corner view including a nearby monument; color postcard with undivided back mailed there 1906 to Gay J. Townsend in Sandusky Ohio, 2 small corner creases, other corner wear is minor, traces of cancel ink show in the sky. The oldest view we have ever seen of this structure. $10.00 i(t)c

UNION COUNTY. Wanted to buy--postcards & postal cards from there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. "GREETINGS / FROM / Iowa" with route map surrounded by 7 views, chrome mailed 1968 from Fairfield, pertinent information on back explains insets, minor corner wear, trace of cancel ink on front. $1.00 mi(u)

VALLEY JUNCTION (POLK COUNTY). "Office on imperial Poultry farm" showing a hand-drawn & -colored exterior view on 1-c government postal card drawn by Gretchen Heath, mailed there August 30 1906 to her grandmother Hursh in Mountain Park Oklahoma (next day arrival, both cancels clear, originating cancel is DPO), 2 small corner creases, toning both sides is spotty. Obviously one-of-a-kind. $25.00 ig-i

   
VINTON (BENTON COUNTY). "RIVER ROAD.  CEDAR RIVER PARK.  VINTON, IA." Azo (triangles up) real photo mailed there MAY 2 1913 to Mr. Harley Wilson in Clarksburg West Virginia. recipient docketing in pencil that he relied May 6th, small upper corner crease, small smudges of cancel ink show in the front sky. $8.00 i(v)

WALCOTT (SCOTT COUNTY). "CEN PE CO / LUBRICANTS // 1999 SILVER BULLET / EVENTS SCHEDULE" showing the tractor of 2-time National Champions Rich & Jordon Lustik in action, wheels high off the ground; unusually detailed continental card publicizing their stops at NTPA & ATPA events. Small corner bend. $1.50 ia

WATERLOO (BLACK HAWK COUNTY). "B. D. Ackley & Homer Rodeheaver / Musicians of the Sunday Party  Waterloo Ia.  22620" unused sepia-tone Azo (squares in corners) real photo postcard, photographer credited is C. U. Williams in Bloomington Illinois, light album toning at the back corners, good edges. Rare: nothing else like it when we searched the Internet. Bentley DeForest Ackley was an American musician (on piano & organ among other things) & prolific gospel composer associated with Billy Sunday & publisher H. Rodeheaver from 1907 - 1915. SOLD RECENTLY i(w)mrp

WATERLOO (BLACK HAWK COUNTY). "WJ0C" shortwave QSL (28.47 Mhz) card mailed 1990, good edges, fresh appearance. $2.25 i

WAUKON (ALLAMAKEE COUNTY). Wanted to buy--postcards showing the Allamakee County courthouse there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio. *c

WAVERLY (BREMER COUNTY). "THE BEAUTIFUL CEDAR, LOOKING NORTH, WAVERLY, IOWA" unused black & white postcard with sky tint, made in the USA by E. C. Kropp Company in Milwaukee, tiny paper separation at one top corner, bottom corner creased. Hard to find. $3.25 i(w) NEW / NEU / NOVİ

WEBSTER CITY (HAMILTON COUNTY). "POST OFFICE  WEBSTER CITY IOWA" including parts of four automobiles outside, sepia-tone real photo post card with good focus & high contrast, mailed there 1941. $5.00 ip*

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

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

WEST BEND (KOSSUTH COUNTY & PALO ALTO COUNTY). "THE GROTTO OF THE REDEMPTION / West Bend, Iowa  50597" unused postcard with a route map of the state of Iowa -- suggesting how to get there & information on its free camp grounds -- on much of the message side. This religious site portrays the life of Christ in ornamental stones. $1.75 mi(w)rc

WEST BRANCH (CEDAR COUNTY & JOHNSON COUNTY). "FORMER PRESIDENT AND MRS. EISENHOWER / SHOWN AT THE DEDICATION CEREMONIES OF / THE HERBERT HOOVER BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM, / AND BURIAL PLACE -- WEST BRANCH, IOWA / -- AUGUST 19, 1965" unused postcard published by the tri Cities Color Photo Service in Bettendorf Iowa, light spotty toning near 2 back edges obscure nothing, good edges. $1.00 i(w)p NEW / NEU / NOVİ

WEST BRANCH (CEDAR COUNTY & JOHNSON COUNTY). "HERBERT HOOVERS BIRTHPLACE / West Branch Iowa" unused multiview Plastichrome® post card including the Memorial Library there, fairly fresh with good edges. $1.25 i(w)pl NEW / NEU / NOVİ

WEST LIBERTY (MUSCATINE COUNTY) & OSKALOOSA (MAHASKA COUNTY). "IOWA TO THE FRONT / The two ears of corn, white and yellow, shown herewith are the / Champion Ears of Corn of the World, having won the / prize at the Iowa State Fair in the greatest corn / competition on earth. The yellow ear is the property of Geo. Steen, West Liberty, Iowa, and the white / of I. B. White, / Oskaloosa, / Iowa" postcard mailed 1909, hint of toning on front does not detract. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 i(w)g(s)g(w)sa

WEST UNION (FAYETTE COUNTY). "The Paragon SWING BAND" with a few of their instruments posed for an uncaptioned (so we used the sign) & unused sepia-tone Azo (squares in corners) real photo postcard, trivial corner & edge wear, light spotty toning on back. The 9/22/38 Fayette County Leader mentioned that they were from West Union & the paper in nearby Fredericksburg mentioned in 2/10/38 that they played at a midwinter college formal. That's it, so apparently they did not last long. Rare: a search of the Internet found no other postcards or paper memorabilia for them, on offer or exhibited. $22.50 i(w)m

WEST UNION (FAYETTE COUNTY). "WA0GMZ" QSL card mailed there 1969, good cartoon art, trace of cancel ink on front , good edges. $1.75 i

WHEATLAND (CLINTON COUNTY). "GREETINGS FROM WHEATLAND, IOWA" generic post card mailed there AUG 29 1922, stamp removed, upper corner crease, other 3 corners have paste spot thins on back, light toning shows in the front borders. $1.00 i(w) NEW / NEU / NOVİ

WINNESHIEK COUNTY. Mobile QSL card mailed 1969, pronounced curl at one edge, 4 small tape remnants on back, as is. $0.50 i

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