MAGNOLIA (ESSEX COUNTY). "227.  MAGNOLIA BEACH, MAGNOLIA, MASS." showing 4 beachcombers in the foreground & a large complex of buildings in the distance, unused NOKO sepia-tone real photo postcard, two small spots of toning on the back, slight oxidation. $12.00 m!

MAGNOLIA (ESSEX COUNTY). "Gardens of The Oceanside  Magnolia, Mass." hand-colored / tinted Albertype post card with very late usage at West Boxford, weak corner due to crease, other edge wear is minor, tiny spot on front. $3.75 mgah

MAGNOLIA (ESSEX COUNTY). "Lobster Lane, Magnolia, Mass." black & white postcard from the Rotograph Co., printed in Germany, unused, good edges. Shown. $6.00 m. Same view but in color from E. C. McIntire, also printed in Germany, lightly toned front. $6.00 (m)

MAGNOLIA (ESSEX COUNTY). "Road to Station thru' the Willows / Magnolia, Mass." hand-colored / tinted Albertype post card with very late usage at Woodville, yellowing tape on back edge repairs small tear. $2.75 mta

MAGNOLIA (ESSEX COUNTY). "The Oceanside and Cottages  Magnolia, Mass." hand-colored / tinted Albertype postcard with very late usage at Gloucester, minor corner & edge wear. $5.00 ma

MALDEN (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "2531--Malden Square, Malden Mass." including the Salvation Army storefront, a large sign for Black's Furniture & Carpet Warerooms & a streetcar in the distance; color from Souvenir Post Card Co., mailed 1908 at Boston, a little extraneous writing on back, corner wear, partial cancel on front. $6.00 m+

MALDEN (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "B. & M. R. R. STATION, WESTERN DIVISION, MALDEN, MASS." trackside view including several passengers & buggies, white-border era, unused, minor edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 mr

MALDEN (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "G296  Public Library, Malden, Mass." color on undivided back from the Rotograph Co., post card mailed 1908 from Malden Station of Boston (clear flag cancel), good edges, fresh appearance. $7.00 m

MALDEN (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "G298b  Summit Street, Malden, Mass" including 2 parked buggies near some residences, Rotograph postcard with undivided back, mailed APR 1 1908 (clear BOSTON CIRCUIT R.P.O. flag cancel) to Miss Frances Bell in Dorchester Massachusetts, lightly toned back, good edges. Hard to find! $10.00 m(m)-r

MALDEN (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "G299  Malden Square, Malden Mass." including streetcars & horse-drawn wagons, Rotograph postcard with undivided back, mailed JAN 23 1908 (clear BOSTON CIRCUIT R.P.O. flag cancel) to Miss Frances Bell in Dorchester Massachusetts, very light toning near stamp, trivial wear at 3 corners. Seen offered elsewhere as high as $9.99. Save with us & pay just $7.00. m(m)-r

MALDEN (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "PATH IN PINE BANKS PARK. / MALDEN MASS." sepia-tone real photo postcard in vertical format, mailed AUG 16 1911 (almost complete BOSTON CIRCUIT R.P.O. flag cancel at an angle) to Miss Florence Dustin in Mason New Hampshire, spotty toning on back, long lower corner crease, other edge wear is minor. Rare: no one else was offering it or even showing it when we checked the Internet. $12.00 m(m)t

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MALDEN (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "Pine Banks Park, The Log Cabin, Malden, Mass. / 214028" color post card mailed JUN 8 1911 (complete BOSTON CIRCUIT R.P.O. flag cancel) to Mrs. M. Downing in Washington D.C. from one of her children (H.), corner creases are faint because in dark areas, little edge wear at the top. $5.00 m(m)

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA / MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (ESSEX COUNTY). "B. & M. STATION, MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, MASS." with Boston & Main train and passengers in the station, unused & early color white-border era postcard, printer's code translates to 1915, made in the USA, faint small corner crease nowhere near the image, minor wear at 2 corners. 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 mr

MANOMET / SOUTH PLYMOUTH (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "W1NUP" QSL postcard used there 1947, exceptionally colorful graphics. $3.00 m

   
MARBLEHEAD / SOUTH PLYMOUTH (PLYMOUTH COUNTY).  "BURGES'S AEROPLANE PLANT, / MARBLEHEAD, MASS." including a biplane under construction, partially visible in the Burgess (correctly spelled) Company shed at the left; unused post card published by A. Kagan in Boston, printed in Germany, tiny upper corner bend, a few tiny spots of dark toning in the right front border, minor wear to the bottom corners. The firm was licensed to build Wright aircraft from February 1911 to January 1914; after that period, the manufactured Curtiss aircraft under another name. Rare. SALE IN PROGRESS a(p)m(m)i

MARBLEHEAD / SOUTH PLYMOUTH (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "Copyright 1905 by the Rotograph Co. / A 7202 Abbot Hall, Marblehead, Mass." black & white post card with undivided back, tape carefully restoring the torn upper left corner produces yellowish discoloration at the left edge, very late usage at Silver Beach Massachusetts. Unfortunate angle of the view obscures the famous & storied Howard clock with tree leaves. In the National Register of Historic Places, it is now the town hall & historical museum. $1.50 m(m)

MARBLEHEAD / SOUTH PLYMOUTH (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "From Crocker Park looking Towards Abbott / Hall, Marblehead, Mass. / from an Original Water Color by James F. Murray" unused chrome post card from Curhan Co., exceptionally colorful, 3 tiny spots on back. $1.00 am

MARBLEHEAD / MARBLE HARBOR (ESSEX COUNTY). "F. T. D. Acknowledgment / ... / Signed Ronald C. Smith Inc / City Marblehead State Mass" on government postal card mailed there 1949, a little extraneous writing on back, staple holes as are common with these. $1.00 m%

MARBLEHEAD / MARBLE HARBOR (ESSEX COUNTY). "Lighthouse Point, Marblehead, Mass.  101643-N" on a day when many sailboats were out, unused white-border era postcard in color, minor corner wear. $4.75 mls

MARLBORO / MARLBOROUGH (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "CITY HALL, MAIN STREET / MARLBORO, MASSACHUSETTS  5615" with a lot of readable signage--First National Stores, Coca-Cola, Packard Paints, Bell Shops, Marlboro Hardware, City Hall Market--and many autos parked on both sides of the street. Unused black & white Photolux postcard with back paper browning with age. (2 available) $4.75 each. m(m)m

MARLBORO / MARLBOROUGH (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, / MARLBORO, MASSACHUSETTS  5623" unused Photolux post card from American Art, good edges. m(m)

MARLBORO / MARLBOROUGH (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "PUBLIC LIBRARY, MARLBORO, MASSACHUSETTS" showing its exterior, unused black & white Photolux post card, fairly fresh except trivial wear at one corner. $3.50 ml

MARLBORO / MARLBOROUGH (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "THE CAUSEWAY, FORT MEADOW ROAD, MARLBORO, MASSACHUSETTS  5621" unused Photolux postcard, tiny upper corner bump, otherwise excellent condition. $3.50 m(m)

MARTHA'S VINEYARD / MARTHAS VINEYARD / KAPAWOK / NOEPE (DUKES COUNTY). "American Scene. Fishing along / the Atlantic. Swordfishing / near Martha's Vineyard, Mass." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 at Cape Neddick Maine. Uses reproduced art by Edward Turner. $2.50 mfa*

MARTHA'S VINEYARD / MARTHAS VINEYARD / KAPAWOK / NOEPE (DUKES COUNTY). "GAY HEAD CLIFFS, MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MASS." including the lighthouse there; unused white-border era postcard, minor toning near front edges, light spotty toning on back. $3.50 lm(m)

MARTHA'S VINEYARD / MARTHAS VINEYARD / KAPAWOK / NOEPE (DUKES COUNTY). "STEAMER NAUSHON, NEW BEDFORD, / MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET STEAMSHIP LINE, MASS.   806" black & white on yellowish paper, mailed 1945 at Bay Bluffs but stamp removed, soft corners, light toning on front. Ship was registered in 1929 to the Massachusetts Steamship Lines. $3.25 s(m)m(m)*

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MASSACHUSETTS (GENERALLY). "Greetings from Massachusetts" with 2 fall scenes on an unused chrome postcard from Dexter Press, fairly fresh. $1.00 m

MASSACHUSETTS (GENERALLY). "Greetings / from / MASSACHUSETTS // The Bay State" colorful linen state map postcard with state flower on front, important routes designated & illustrated, excellent condition. $3.75 m(m)m

MASSACHUSETTS (GENERALLY). "Massachusetts // The / Bay State" with a fairly detailed map & state flower, post card mailed 1959 from Northampton Mass. Detail includes dozens of towns (Adams, Haverhill, Lenox, Taunton, etc.) & art depicting tourist attractions, small bottom corner crease, short internal crease from the bottom center edge. $3.00 mm(m)

MATTAPAN (SUFFOLK COUNTY). "K1NQP" QSL card with attractive hobby-related graphics, mailed 1960 by operator Shepard G. Saunders, cancel ink on front, small corner crease, tiny corner crease. $1.00 m(m)

MATTAPAN (SUFFOLK COUNTY). "KBA 1181" unused QSL postal card (4-c Social Security) for operators Carl and Dave Rimer. $2.00 m(m)-u(p)

MATTAPAN (SUFFOLK COUNTY). "W1DFR" shortwave (14 mc) QSL card mailed 1960 by operator Warren C. Baker, small amount of cancel ink on front, 2 worn corners. $1.75 m*

MAYNARD / ASSABET (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "F. T. D. Acknowledgment / ..." from a Maynard florist whose handstamp is blurred (Hawkes, Hawes, something like that), FTD logo in upper left, filled in printed form elsewhere; mailed there 1950 on government postal card, a little extraneous writing on back, slight browning of the paper. $1.00 (m)*

MEDWAY (NORFOLK COUNTY). "Lake Populatic / Medway Mass" sepia-tone real photo post card with undivided back, unused, low-contrast / grayish, reddish stain just along part of the bottom border. Lake Populatic is also known as Populatic Pond. $2.75 m

MELROSE (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "W1IAP" QSL card with patriotic eagle design in red, mailed 1935 by operator Albert La Rue, pinhole at top as is common with these, lightly toned back, 6 tiny ink spots at the top front edge. $2.75 m(m)

METHUEN / METHUEN FALLS (ESSEX COUNTY). "No. 1 / J. M. TENNEY'S RESIDENCE / METHUEN, MASS." sepia-tone real photo postcard, trivial corner wear & rounding. Sold but front still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 m(m)g

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MIDDLESEX FELLS (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "'Archway,' Spot Pond, Middlesex Fells, Mass." with streetcar or interurban passing over the bridge, postcard mailed 1910 at Boston, a little extraneous writing on back, minor corner & edge wear. $7.00 m*

MILFORD / MILFORD CENTRE (WORCESTER COUNTY). "Main Street. Old Home Week 1904. Milford Mass." with many buildings bedecked with flags & bunting as a parade passes, black & white post card mailed there 1906, weak corner due to crease, message erased off bottom of front. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 m(m)mp*

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MINOT / FARM NECK (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "THE BEACH AND COTTAGES, MINOT, MASS." black & white postcard, paper yellowing evenly with age, from E. D. West Co., mailed there 1941, faint album marks on front, good edges. $2.75 m

MOHAWK TRAIL (BERKSHIRES). "A BIG TURN OF THE MOHAWK TRAIL" white-border era post card from Tichnor Bros., very late usage at Lanesboro, small corner crease. $1.75

MOHAWK TRAIL (BERKSHIRES). "APPROACHING HAIRPIN TURN ON MOHAWK TRAIL" unused hand-colored (and, hence, unique) Collotype postcard, very light toning on back, good edges. Surprisingly hard to find; because it does not show the turn itself not many were printed. $3.75 cm(m)h

MOHAWK TRAIL (BERKSHIRES). "DEERFIELD RIVER ALONG THE MOHAWK TRAIL" white-border era postcard but very late usage at East Falmouth, pertinent information on back about the road, lightly toned back, corner crease, much corner wear & rounding. $1.75 m&

MOHAWK TRAIL (BERKSHIRES). "DEERFIELD VALLEY FROM WHITCOMB SUMMIT, MOHAWK TRAIL, MASS. 125" white-border era post card from C. W. Hughes, mailed 1937 at Pittsfield, a little extraneous writing on back, partial cancel on front, stray pen mark in bottom front border. $1.50

MOHAWK TRAIL (BERKSHIRES). "Elks War Memorial at the Summit of the Mohawk Trail, / in the Berkshires, Mass. Elevation..." chrome postcard mailed 1955 at North Adams, minor corner & edge wear. $1.00 m

MOHAWK TRAIL (BERKSHIRES). "FAMOUS HAIRPIN TURN, MOHAWK TRAIL" unused hand-colored (and, hence, unique) Collotype post card, light toning on back, light surface scrape in lower right front corner. $2.00 cm(m)h

MOHAWK TRAIL (BERKSHIRES). "HAIR PIN TURN, MOHAWK TRAIL, MASS.  74" including some old autos & a lookout tower where they could stop, unused white-border era post card, interesting information about the area printed on the back, minor corner wear, otherwise fairly fresh. $4.00 m

MOHAWK TRAIL (BERKSHIRES). "HALF WAY UP THE EASTERN SLOPE, MOHAWK TRAIL  COPR. No. 14  ©" sepia-tone Cyko real photo post card from Chas. R. Canedy in North Adams, unused, copyrighted, slight oxidation. $5.00 m

MOHAWK TRAIL (BERKSHIRES). "SHOWING ONE OF THE BIG CURVES IN THE DISTANCE ALONG THE MOHAWK TRAIL" white-border era postcard with very late usage at North Uxbridge, pertinent information on back about the road, partial cancel on front, mild corner wear. $2.00 m

MOHAWK TRAIL (BERKSHIRES). "THE BEAUTIFUL BERKSHIRE HILLS ALONG COLD RIVER, MOHAWK TRAIL, MASS.  82" unused linen Tichnor post card, numbered 108841 on back, 3 small scrapes near back edges, trivial wear at 3 corners. $1.50 m(c)m(m)

MOHAWK TRAIL (BERKSHIRES). "'The Rockledge' on Mohawk Trail / near Greenfield Mass / Ptg Douglas A. Jones." art showing its exterior, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1958. $2.00 m(m)a%

MOHAWK TRAIL (BERKSHIRES). "UP EASTERN SLOPE, MOHAWK TRAIL, MASS." color postcard from the Collotype Co., mailed 1941, a little extraneous writing on back, lightly toned back. $1.25

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MOUNT GREYLOCK (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). "ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP, MT. GREYLOCK SUMMIT AND MASSACHUSETTS STATE MEMORIAL BEACON  6P" at night, linen postcard mailed 1937 at Pittsfield, a little extraneous writing on back. trivial corner wear & rounding. $2.50 m

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MOUNT GREYLOCK (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). "Rare view of Mt Greylock / in the area of North Adams / Mass. / Ptg. by Stuart Eldredge." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1960 from South Egremont (reinforced cancel). $2.25 m(m)ma

MOUNT GREYLOCK (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). "Up Mount Greylock. Below / Adams, Mass." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 from Housatonic. $1.75 m

MOUNT HERMON (FRANKLIN COUNTY). "FORD COTTAGE, MOUNT HERMON SCHOOL MOUNT HERMON, MASS." showing its exterior, sepia-tone Albertype post card mailed there 1932, yellowish paper, small spots of cancel ink on the front sky, discoloration in sky due to contact with a stamp on another card. $3.25 ma+*

MOUNT HERMON (FRANKLIN COUNTY). "MT. HERMON SCHOOL, Mt. Hermon, MASS." with caption corrected by hand from Southfield to Mt. Hermon, postcard mailed there 4 MAR 1903 to South Hanover (clear hand cancels), color postcard from Detroit Photographic, mild corner & edge wear, a little browning of the back paper with age. Writing on front explains 6 things in the scene--dormitory, chapel, science building, recitation hall, etc.--so exceptionally interesting. Please note: The printed caption on the postcard "MT. HERMON SCHOOL, SOUTHFIELD, MASS."  is erroneous, necessitating the noted hand correction by the sender. Mount Hermon is nowhere near Southfield in Massachusetts. $15.00 md-m*

MOUNT HOLYOKE (HAMPSHIRE COUNTY). "Mt. Holyoke Covered Railway. / Rt. U.S. 5  Northampton Mass." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1955 at Chicopee, wonderful but unattributed art. $2.00 m*

MOUNT SUGARLOAF (FRANKLIN COUNTY). "Midway on the Connecticut River from its origin / in Canada to where it empties in the Long Island / Sound, as seen from Mt. Sugarloaf with the Holyoke / Mt. Range in the South" unused chrome postcard from the New England Novelty Company. $1.00 m(m)

MOUNT WACHUSETT (WORCESTER COUNTY). "SUMMIT HOUSE, MT. WACHUSETT. A. P. Lundbeorg, Worcester, Mass / Printed in Germany" black & white post card with undivided back but very late usage at West Wareham, Tuck Post Card Series No. 2308, light album marks on front, minor corner & edge wear. $5.00 mt*

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NAHANT (ESSEX COUNTY). "Pulpit Rock.  Nahant Mass. / No. 5213  from  the New England News Company in Boston Mass. Leipzig Dresden." postcard with undivided back, very late usage at West Peabody, minor corner & edge wear, small corner crease, toned back, lightly toned front most evident in sky. $3.75 mr

NANTASKET BEACH / NANTASKETT (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "265:--Atlantic House, Nantasket Beach, Mass." white-border era post card mailed there in 1920's (2-cent rate), a little extraneous writing on back, 2 small corner creases, cancel ink on front. $1.75 m*%

NANTASKET BEACH / NANTASKETT (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "324 S. S. 'NANTASKET.' ROWES WHARF, BOSTON TO PEMBERTON AND NANTASKET BEACH, MASS." unused linen postcard, light toning on back. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 (s(n)m(n))

NANTASKET BEACH / NANTASKETT (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "HOTEL NANTASKET // NIX-MATE //  STR. / NANTASKET" multiview post card in black-and-white with yellow highlights, undivided back, mailed 1904, 2 corners crease (1 is small), edge wear, penciled message on front partially erased. $5.00 mm(n)

NANTASKET BEACH / NANTASKETT (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "SOUTH SHORE, NANTASKET BEACH BOAT." color postcard from Robbins Bros., mailed 1908 but stamp removed, lightly toned front, lightly toned back, edge wear. Ship 'South Shore' was registered in 1906 to the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company. $6.00 (s(n)m(n))*%

NANTASKET BEACH / NANTASKETT (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "Steamer Betty Alden" color post card mailed 1914, stamp removed, corner crease, corner & edge wear. $5.50

NANTASKET BEACH / NANTASKETT (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "Steamer Mayflower." postcard mailed circa 1910, stamp damaged, trivial edge wear. Ship was registered to the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company. $7.00 (s(n)m)

NANTASKET BEACH / NANTASKETT (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). Steamer Myles Standish (1895). "Steamer Myles Standish" post card from Tichnor Bros., circa 1910-1915, unused. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(n)m(n)s(c)

NANTASKET BEACH / NANTASKETT (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "S. S. 'ALLERTON,' ROWES WHARF, BOSTON TO PEMBERTON AND NANTASKET BEACH, MASS." linen postcard from United Art Co., mailed 1938 at Allerton, a little cancel ink on front in sky, good edges. $4.50 ms

NANTASKET BEACH / NANTASKETT (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "STEAMER 'ROSE STANDISH.'" white-border era, unused, 2 small corner creases. The ship was registered to the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (174,899 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 s(n)m(n)%

NANTUCKET (NANTUCKET COUNTY). "SANKATY HEAD LIGHTHOUSE, NANTUCKET, MASS." white-border era postcard with red caption at the bottom front, interesting printed information on the back; mailed (clear NEW BED. & NANTUCK. TR10 R.P.O. mail boat hand cancel without year) to Mr. James Morgan in Jamaica Plain Massachusetts, several very tiny speckles of cancel ink in the front sky, short internal crease near one bottom corner, other edge wear is minor. For more information on the interesting cancel, please see the May/June 2003 Transit Postmark Collector for an excellent article by Douglas N. Clark. $20.00 lm(n)-r

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NATICK / NATICK CENTRE (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "A 21005  Main Street, Natick, Mass" black & white post card from The Rotograph Co., mailed 1907 at Auburn, minor corner & edge wear, faint bend at one corner. $7.00 mm

NATICK / NATICK CENTRE (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "WN1ORF" QSL postcard mailed 1972 without stamp (postage due handstamp on arrival in Trenton Ohio), lightly toned front, lightly toned back. From Steven Naticchioni. $1.25 m

NANTUCKET / SERBORN / WESCO (NANTUCKET COUNTY). Steamer Gay Head (1891). "STEAMER GAY HEAD, NANTUCKET, MASS." shown near a rocky shore, white-border era post card mailed there 1920 but stamp removed, small corner crease, corner crease, toned back, corner wear & rounding. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format (about 178 Kb). $1.50 *

NANTUCKET / SERBORN / WESCO (NANTUCKET COUNTY). ISLAND AIR LINES / ISLAND AIR. Unused regular-size post card showing its Cessna 402 parked near a building at Nantucket, from a limited edition of 600 printed in 1993, near mint condition. $7.50 am

NEEDHAM (NORFOLK COUNTY). "WA1HUS" QSL postcard mailed 1968, a little longer than most postcards, cancel ink on front, reddish toning on back from printing process, corner wear. From Paul J. Frank. $1.00 m

NEEDHAM HEIGHTS / HIGHLANDVILLE (NORFOLK COUNTY). "Methodist Church, / Needham Hgts, Mass." sepia-tone real photo post card with crisp focus, mailed there 1916. $9.50 m

NEW BEDFORD / ACHUSHNET VILLAGE (BRISTOL COUNTY). "4071 / 4  Duck Pond, Brooklawn Park, New Bedford, Mass." showing children & a woman with stroller by a fence, unused postcard circa 1910 - 1912, 'New Process - Chrom' on back, minor corner & edge wear. $7.00 m(n)

NEW BEDFORD / ACHUSHNET VILLAGE (BRISTOL COUNTY). "Music Bug...Printer" QSL card with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art depicting a bug with guitar & a man printing money, used but fresh appearance. $2.00

NEW BEDFORD / ACHUSHNET VILLAGE (BRISTOL COUNTY). Clear BOSTON MASS. CARRIER / DEC 4 2PM (1878) receiving mark on government postal mailed at New Bedford the same day, bearing the logo of the NEW BEDFORD / MERCURY // UNION / 92 / STREET, heavy vertical crease, triangular violet B. D. / BOSTON / DEC 4 / 2 P.M. marking on back, heavy vertical crease mercifully misses all postal markings, a few small ink spots on front. $30.00 m(n)n-m

NEW BEDFORD / ACHUSHNET VILLAGE (BRISTOL COUNTY). Clear SEP 15 1890 New Bedford Mass. 2 hand cancel dates government postal card to Connecticut from E. Anthony & Sons (publishers of the Evening Standard & Republican Standard). $8.00 m(n)n-m

NEW BEDFORD / ACHUSHNET VILLAGE (BRISTOL COUNTY). "STEAMER MAINE,NEW BEDFORD, MASS." white-border era postcard mailed 1916, stamp removed, corner crease, lightly toned back. $5.50

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NEW BEDFORD / ACHUSHNET VILLAGE (BRISTOL COUNTY). TUCK SERIES 1079 NEW BEDFORD MASS. "New Bedford, / Mass. / City Hall" unused postcard with undivided back, light album toning both sides, trivial corner & edge wear. $4.50 tm

NEWBURYPORT (ESSEX COUNTY). "ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL, NEWBURYPORT, MASS. 732" white-border era from American Art Post Card Co., mailed there 1939, a little extraneous writing on back, slight browning of paper, mild corner & edge wear. $2.75 m(n)m

NEWBURYPORT (ESSEX COUNTY). "THE SWETT-ILSLEY HOUSE. BUILT 1670. NEWBURYPORT, MASS.  OA5106" white-border era from American Art Post Card Co., mailed there 1934, a little extraneous writing on back. corner crease, soft corners. $2.00 m

NEWBURYPORT (ESSEX COUNTY). "W1NNF" QSL card mailed 1970, partial cancel on front, one bent corner. $1.50 m

NEWTON CENTER / NEWTON CENTRE (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "NEWTON CENTER SQUARE & MASON SCHOOL, NEWTON CENTER, MASSACHUSETTS  3441" including the drug store on the corner & several autos (mid-1940's), sepia-tone from American Art Postcard, unused. $3.75 m

NEWTON CENTER / NEWTON CENTRE (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "W1BZO" QSL post card used 1970, world map design, address correction on face. $1.25

NEWTON HIGHLANDS (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "Harry Quint / Florist / GREENHOUSES and NURSERIES..." acknowledgment / advertising (both sides!) in green, mailed 1949, a little extraneous writing on back, staple holes as is common with these, two small light smudges on face. $1.75 mf

NEWTONVILLE (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "F. T. D. A. Acknowledgment / Eastman's Flower Shops / Newtonville..." on government postal card (1-c Jefferson) mailed 1949 to New York City, form text in purple ink, a little extraneous writing on back, staple holes as are common with these. FTDA stands for the Florist's Transworld Delivery Association. $1.25 mf%

NEWTONVILLE (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "WA1IML" unused QSL post card with space-theme art, good edges, exceptionally colorful. $2.00 m

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NORTH ABINGTON (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "Arnold Shoe Factory, NORTH ABINGTON, Mass." showing its exterior, post card printed in Germany for Souther-Mears in Boston, mailed 1908 by someone who worked there--"This is what I call my prison..." The black & white views of this factory are common, but this color view is hard to find. $11.00 m(n)i

NORTH ABINGTON (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "K1UIW / THE BEAUTIES OF '63 RIDE ON WIDE TRACK WHEELS" QSL postcard prominently showing a Pontiac in monochromatic blue, mailed 1961 by operator John J. Cull, hint of cancel ink on front, minor wear to one corner. $1.75 m(n)a

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NORTH ABINGTON (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "W1OUP" QSL post card with large hobby-related graphics, used 1965 by operator Omar G. Simmonds, a few tiny spots of light toning on front, good edges. $1.75 m(n)

NORTH ABINGTON (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "W1OUP" QSL post card with small hobby-related graphics, used 1980 by operator Omar G. Simmonds, corner crease, 2 paper adherences on back, as is. $1.00 m(n)

NORTH ADAMS (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). "Hoosac Tunnel, Western Portal, North Adams, Mass." with a train emerging, post card with undivided back, made in Germany, unused, minor corner & edge wear. $6.00 m+

NORTH ADAMS (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). "NORTH ADAMS FROM THE WESTERN SUMMIT / MOHAWK TRAIL" showing a panoramic view of the town, unused early chrome postcard numbered MA408 on the back, small corner bend. Previous caption printed in error was inked out by the printer on back. $1.25 m(n)

NORTH ADAMS (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). "NORTH ADAMS HOSPITAL, NORTH ADAMS, MASS.  3" white-border era postcard from C. W. Hughes & Co., mailed there 1928, a little extraneous writing on back, trivial corner wear, cancel ink on front. $2.75 mm

NORTH ADAMS (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). "Notch Road to Mt. Greylock, North Adams, in the Berk- / shires, Mass." in autumn, chrome post card mailed 1955. $1.00 m(b)m(n)

NORTHAMPTON / NONOTUCK (HAMPSHIRE COUNTY). "Birds-Eye View of Northampton, Mass." black & white postcard with undivided back from the American News Company, very late usage at Bolton, a little extraneous writing on back, one corner badly creased, lightly toned front, lightly toned back. $3.00 m*

NORTHAMPTON / NONOTUCK (HAMPSHIRE COUNTY). "College and Plant House, Northampton, Mass." including a garden by a walkway in the foreground, color on unused post card with undivided back from S. Langsdof & Company, album marks on back, tiny light spots of toning on front, long corner crease. $4.50 mcg+

NORTHAMPTON / NONOTUCH (HAMPSHIRE COUNTY). "COLLEGE HALL, SMITH COLLEGE, NORTHAMPTON, MASS." white-border era postcard, unused, soiled back, corner wear, lacks freshness. $2.00 mc+

NORTHAMPTON / NONOTUCK (HAMPSHIRE COUNTY). "Episcopal Church, Elm Street, Northampton, Mass." Plastichrome® post card published by New England Novelty Company, small light ink smear near the stamp box is probably from the production process. $1.00 m(n) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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

NORTHAMPTON / NONOTUCK (HAMPSHIRE COUNTY). "HIGH TIMES AT SMITH COLLEGE." whimsical art depicting 2 lovers enjoying the moonlight in an early aircraft, unused Scott Photo B 982 postcard, made in Germany circa 1910, fairly fresh & seldom seen. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. c(s)m(n)m

NORTHAMPTON / NONOTUCK (HAMPSHIRE COUNTY). "Lanning Fountain, Smith College, Northampton, Mass." showing a beautiful sculpture commemorating 'A BEAUTIFUL LIFE', sepia-tone post card, series B 1023, made in Germany, unused. $3.00 mc

NORTHAMPTON / NONOTUCK (HAMPSHIRE COUNTY). "Northampton, Mass. Smith College Grounds." color postcard from Hugh C. Leighton, mailed there 1908, one corner badly creased, corner & edge wear, toned spot on front message area, as is. $2.00 mc

NORTHAMPTON / NONOTUCK (HAMPSHIRE COUNTY). "SAGE HALL - SMITH COLLEGE, NORTHAMPTON, MASS." unused Collotype Company postcard, fairly fresh with good edges. $3.50 m(n)c(s)c

NORTHAMPTON / NONOTUCK (HAMPSHIRE COUNTY). "Smith College Girls Look at a Prized / Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed NOV 18 1964 from Palos Heights ILL (year date in dial is upside-down). $2.25 c(s)m(n)a-i

NORTH ATTLEBORO / NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH (BRISTOL 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, postpaid to Columbus Ohio.

NORTH BLANDFORD (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "NORTH BLANDFOLD. North Meadow Pond." black & white postcard mailed 1909 at Chester, a little extraneous writing on back, corner & edge wear, lightly toned front, tiny corner crease at bottom. $4.50 m

NORTH BROOKFIELD / NORTH BROOKFIELD CENTRE (WORCESTER COUNTY). "W1EBU" QSL card with winged Mercury in design, mailed there 1951 by operator Charles C. Burns, light speckles of cancel ink toning both sides, minor corner wear. $1.50 m(n)

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NORTH EGREMONT (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). "PEACEFUL SCENE ON LAKE  S-341 / GREETINGS FROM PROSPECT PARK & LAKE, North Egremenot, Mass.  1A-H181" generic C. T. Great Lake scenes, linen mailed 1937 from Great Barrington, a little extraneous writing on back, partial cancel on front. $1.50 m. Generic postcards explained.

NORTHFIELD / NORTHFIELD VILLAGE / SQUAKHEAG (FRANKLIN COUNTY). "Greetings / from / Northfield" monochromatic dark violet multiview on government postal card with four scenes-- Gordon Lake, home of D. L. Moody, the Auditorium & Main Street. Mailed 14 AUG 1899 at East Northfield (clear hand cancel) to Glenn Summit Pennsylvania (receiving mark a little light). Tiny corner crease but not much edge wear. $25.00 mm-m

NORTHFIELD / NORTHFIELD VILLAGE / SQUAKHEAG (FRANKLIN COUNTY). "W1ZPB" QSL postcard picturing the operator Walton G. Congdon & with a small map illustrating the location within the state, mailed 1991, tiny bottom corner crease, just a little edge wear, attractive all said. $3.00 n(n)g

NORTH PLYMOUTH (PLYMOUTH COUNTY, CAPE COD). "Van Bael's Wharf, Rocky Nook, North Plymouth, Mass." unused linen postcard from an undisclosed publisher, back paper yellowing evenly with age, good edges. Built in the mid-1700's to service old sailing ships of Kingston & restored in 1945. In the online collection of the Boston Public Library, but seldom offered. $5.00 m(n)

NORTH TRURO (BARNSTABLE COUNTY). "161 Highland Light and Radio Beacon, North Truro, Cape Cod, Mass." linen post card in excellent condition. $3.00 lm(n)

NORTH TRURO (BARNSTABLE COUNTY). "Highland Light, Cliffs and U. S. Wireless Station, North Truro, Mass." post card with undivided back from Metropolitan News, very late usage at Buckland, slight browning of the paper with age, corner crease, corner & edge wear. $7.00 mlr

NORTH TRURO (BARNSTABLE COUNTY). "Highland Light By Moonlight, North Truro, Mass." including horse-drawn carriages outside the wireless station, writing on postcard back dates to 1917, minor corner wear, one corner with 2 small creases, small corner bend. $4.75 lmm

NORTH WEYMOUTH / OLD SPAIN (NORFOLK COUNTY). "CAIN'S / LOBSTER HOUSE / 162 BRIDGE STREET / ...A Good Place to Eat / a Shore Dinner / ..." North Weymouth Massachusetts advertising post card with wonderful design, mailed there 1923, a little extraneous writing on back. 2 corners badly creased, edge wear includes 3 / 8" tear, lightly toned front. $5.50 mas*-

NORTH WORCESTER / NORTHVILLE (WORCESTER COUNTY). "General Devens Monument, Court House Plazza, Main Street, North Worcester, Mass." color postcard with rough edges as issued, writing on back, small corner crease. $3.50 m

NORWOOD (NORFOLK COUNTY). "THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING. NORWOOD, MASS.  157" black & white, from American Art Post Card, mailed there 1942, a little extraneous writing on back, 2 corner creases, cancel ink on front. $1.50 m

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ORANGE / ORANGE CENTRE (FRANKLIN COUNTY). "THE LIGHT-RUNNING / NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE. / JOHNSON, CLARK & CO. / ORANGE, MASS." circa 1890 trade card illustrated with babies riding sewing machines atop high-wheeler bicycles, violet handstamp on back for W. S. Taylor (Utica New York dealer in watches & jewelry), light toning on front mostly in the borders, heavy toning near one back corner obscures nothing. $15.00 bsnmja

ORANGE / ORANGE CENTRE (FRANKLIN COUNTY). "The Old Battles Place / near Orange, Mass. / Compliments / of New Home / Sewing Machine Co. / ORANGE, MASS..." circa 1890 ad card, SAR, wavy paper will not lie flat, lightly toned back. $2.50

ORANGE / ORANGE CENTRE (FRANKLIN COUNTY). "W1IIP" shortwave (3.5 MC) QSL card mailed there 1936 by operator Howard C. Ayer, partial cancel ink on lightly toned front, raindrop smearing of address ink on back. $3.00 m(o)

OSTERVILLE (CAPE COD, BARNSTABLE COUNTY). "The 14th Fairway / Oyster Harbors Club / Osterville on Cape Cod, Mass." hand-colored / tinted Albertype postcard, trace of cancel ink in the sky. 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(o)m(c)s(g)ah

PALMER (HAMPDEN COUNTY). PALMER & MUNSON STREET RAILWAY COMPANY. "PALMER AND MUNSON / TROLLEY TRIPS // Published for Lynde and Banister. / PATENT APPLIED FOR." multiview postcard with undivided back showing local scenes in the trolley windows; published by Blanchard, Young & Company. Mailed OCT 28 1907 to Miss Helen O. Cadwell in Chester Massachusetts (arrival cancel partially showing on front), two corners creased, faint internal crease from the bottom edge, lightly toned front. What they were trying to patent was the idea for displaying multiple views. Hard to find; we found no other example of it offered when we searched the Internet. SALE IN PROGRESS m(p)r(p)m

PELHAM / PELHAM HEIGHTS (HAMPSHIRE COUNTY). Wanted to buy--postcards & postal cards from there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

PITTSFIELD (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). "BERKSHIRE SAVING BANK, PITTSFIELD, MASS." Photochrome postcard mailed JUN 14 1912 (almost complete BOS. & ALBANY  TR41 R.P.O. hand cancel) to Mr. C. A. Mansfield in Cleveland Ohio by his wife & children, 3 corners creased, all corners noticeably rounded, light spotty toning both sides. $2.75 m(p)

PITTSFIELD (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). "W1EFN" QSL card mailed there 1948 by operator Walter A. Peck, trivial edge wear. $1.75 m(p)

PLUM ISLAND. "Newburyport, Mass., Plum Island Light." unused post card from Hugh C. Leighton Company, printed in Germany circa 1906, album marks on front, tiny corner crease. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 lm(p)

PLYMOUTH (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "STATUE OF MASSASOIT / Protector of the Pilgrims / Plymouth, Mass." unused chrome postcard from Nevia Guidetti, fairly fresh. $1.00 ism

PLYMOUTH (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "WASH DAY IN / OLD PLYMOUTH" signed art depicting 3 Pilgrim women working, sepia-tone postcard with advertising on back reading 'Play fair to yourself--wear / Walk-Overs', circa 1907-1908 because of unevenly divided back, back paper browning evenly confirms age, good edges. Check your album: there is a much more common card with this caption & different image. $5.00 m(p)

PLYMOUTH PLANTATION (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "Workers and visitors at Plimoth Plantation houses / New Views of Old Plymouth. / Painting by Carolyn Barr Christensen" well done home-made (and, hence unique) post card mailed 1960 at North Carver, paper a bit wavy, minor wear to one corner. $1.75 m(p)

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PROVINCETOWN / VILLAGE OF PROVINCETOWN (BARNSTABLE COUNTY, CAPE COD). "7952  THE TURN, PROVINCETOWN, MASS." Detroit Publishing post card mailed AUG 13 1909 on the USS North Carolina to Miss Stella Pennington in Dayton Ohio, 2 corners creased but not into the image, top corner creased twice, light spotty toning both sides, stamp damaged by sender. This is just after the armored cruiser's return from the Mediterranean, where she had provided relief to Armenians in Adana Province of the Ottoman Empire, who suffered at the hands of Turkish Muslims. $12.50 m(p)a-n(n

PROVINCETOWN / VILLAGE OF PROVINCETOWN (BARNSTABLE COUNTY, CAPE COD). "Boston Belle Approaching / Provincetown / Cape Cod, Mass." Unused Lusterchrome postcard. $2.50 (m(p))*

    PROVINCETOWN / VILLAGE OF PROVINCETOWN (BARNSTABLE COUNTY, CAPE COD). "c385 - Provincetown from Centre Church" post card made in Germany for publisher F. H. Dearborn in Provincetown, mailed aboard the battleship USS Vermont (BB-20) while it was in New York, tiny upper corner crease, very light album marks at the back corners. 1909 is the probable year given the unevenly divided back & its known participation in the Hudson-Fulton Celebration. This multicolor version of the view is apparently uncommon: only a monochromatic blue version of it is shown by the Provincetown History Preservation Project; and no offers could be found anywhere. $10.00 m(p)

   
U.S.S. BIRMINGHAM (CL-2). "Sailors from Atlantic Fleet landing at Railroad Wharf, / Provincetown, Mass." postcard with divided back, published by The Provincetown Advocate, mailed JUL 9 1910 on the USS Birmingham, one bottom corner creased 3 times, other corners with mild wear, traces of cancel ink in the front sky, back paper browning evenly with age. $13.00 m(p)-n(b)

PROVINCETOWN / VILLAGE OF PROVINCETOWN (BARNSTABLE COUNTY, CAPE COD). "S. S. Steel Pier, Provincetown, Mass." showing the ship with passengers heading towards the viewer's left, linen mailed 1939, minor corner wear. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ms(c)*

   
PROVINCETOWN / VILLAGE OF PROVINCETOWN (BARNSTABLE COUNTY, CAPE COD). "U. S. Fleet and Harbor from Monument, Provincetown, Mass." postcard mailed aboard the USS South Carolina SEP 14 1911 to Miss Lola Plummer in Paxton Indiana, back toned by album contact, back thinned in 2 spots from paste contact. $6.00 m(p)-n(s) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

   
PROVINCETOWN / VILLAGE OF PROVINCETOWN (BARNSTABLE COUNTY, CAPE COD). "W. G. STIFF  PROVINCETOWN, MASS." panoramic AZO real photo (squares in corners) of the lighthouse there, sepia-tone bi-fold postcard, unused, uneven toning on back especially at the edges, surface cracking of the glossy finish, pushpin damage at the corners, 5 dark speckles of toning in the top right sky. Sold but entire front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $3.75 m(p)l

QUINCY (NORFOLK COUNTY). "A 'flattop'" shown underway with many aircraft on deck, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard in vertical format, mailed 1963 from Kalkaska Michigan, minor corner faults. Although the caption does not identify the aircraft carrier, the numeral 47 is boldly painted at the end of its flight deck; so it is the USS Philippine Sea (CV-47, then CVA-47, then CVS-47). Built in Quincy Massachusetts. $2.00 s(m)m(q)

QUINCY (NORFOLK COUNTY). "BETHANY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, QUINCY, MASS.  7441" unused Photolux from the American Art Postcard Company in Boston, excellent condition. $3.00 m(q) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

QUINCY (NORFOLK COUNTY). "HARVARD CUP / FIRST AMATEUR PRIZE IN / BOMB DROPPING CONTEST // PHOTO BY / ARAM" unused postcard with unevenly divided back, 3 small corner creases, a little wear at all corners. The Harvard Aviation Field was located in Quincy Massachusetts. The contest, demonstrating a form of defence against naval attack, was reported in the Aug 28 1910 New York Times, page 20. Rare: a search of the Internet found but one recorded sale, and no current offers. $18.00 a(p)a(m)c(h)m(q) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

QUINCY (NORFOLK COUNTY). "Home of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, 135 Adams Street, Quincy, Mass." black & white postcard, paper yellowing with age, linen from Tichnor, unused, good edges. $2.00 m!

QUINCY (NORFOLK COUNTY). "MAN LIFTING KITES ON / HARVARD AVIATION / FIELD. // COPYRIGHT BY / ARAM." more fully 5 kites designed by Samuel F. Perkins for military reconnaissance purposes, being tried at Quincy Massachusetts, September 1910. The Library of Congress has the original photographs of the event & is the source of our information. Note the tent-like structure beneath the scout, intended to cushion any fall. The postcard itself is rare, as is any that deals with an experimental military program. Most unusual, you will have to admit. $25.00 km(q)m(a)c(h) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

QUINCY (NORFOLK COUNTY). "QUINCY BAY, WALLASTON, QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS" showing several rowboats & small sailboats & a pier, linen-era from American Art Post Card Co., mailed 1939 at North Abington, tiny spot in lower front border, minor toning along one back edge. $2.25 m!

QUINCY (NORFOLK COUNTY). "ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, QUincy, MASS.  7439" unused Photolux postcard from American Art in Boston, fairly fresh with good edges. $3.00 m(q)

   
QUINCY (NORFOLK COUNTY). "Submarine Boat Octopus, Launched Oct. 4, 1906 For River Shipyard, Quincy, Mass. / Photo by W. Campbell, 108 Howard ave., Quincy, Mass." as it enters the water; sepia-tone real photo postcard with undivided back mailed DEC 10 1906 from Quincy (well-struck flag cancel) to Mister Camillus W. Duston in South Framingham Mass. (next-day arrival marking), upper corner creased twice, long bottom corner crease, back heavily soiled as shown. This C-1 class sub was built by a subsidiary of Electric Boat. The Washington Post carried an article on the launching in the next day's paper on page 10. Rare: no other offers of this postcard & no recorded sales were found on an Internet search. The Wikipedia article has a different photo of the event. $15.00 s(m)m(q)p NEW / NOVA / NOWY

QUINCY (NORFOLK COUNTY). "W1AXR" shortwave (7 Mc) QSL card on brown stock, used 1936 by operator Fred E. Davis, two ARRL logos in black, tiny pinhole with discoloration at top center (as is common with these), back is blank & unevenly toned. $2.75 m(q)

QSL postcards & QSL cards -- illustrated explanations

QUINCY (NORFOLK COUNTY). "W1KQJ" unused QSL postcard for operator 'Bill' West, excellent condition, good edges. $2.00 m(q)!

RANDOLPH (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). Wanted to buy--postcards and small paper collectibles from there, especially pre-1970. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

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

READING / LYNN VILLAGE (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "Rabbit 1 / KGK-8584 / Butterfly" QSL card with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art depicting a rabbit chasing a butterfly, used 1977 but fresh appearance. From Dave & Lynne Crogan. $2.00

READING / LYNN VILLAGE (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). See also Reading Gymnastics Academy photo offer. Athlete shown is Gina Sethman competing at the 1992 Buckeye Classic.

READING / LYNN VILLAGE (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "W1GHD" 1930's QSL card for operator Ed Ladd, unused, spotty toning both sides. $2.00 m(r)

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REVERE BEACH / CHELSEA BEACH (SUFFOLK COUNTY). "E 6445   NAUTICAL GARDEN, REVERE BEACH, MASS." color postcard circa 1912, unused, fragile corner due to crease, slight browning of the paper with age. $3.75 m

REVERE BEACH / CHELSEA BEACH (SUFFOLK COUNTY). "s54   The Shelter, Revere Beach, Mass." color within a nicely embossed shell border, mailed 1907 from Boston, trivial corner wear. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ms

ROCK / ROCK STATION (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "Smith St.  Looking from Miller St.  Rock Mass.  179" sepia-tone real photo postcard with crisp focus, mailed there 1917 (legible hand cancel), narrow strip of toning along one short front edge, long corner crease, lightly toned back. $14.00 m

ROCKPORT / ROCKPORT VILLAGE (ESSEX COUNTY). "LOBSTERMAN'S SHACK, Rockport, Mass. This shack on / Bearskin Neck ..." unused linen post card from Transcolor Corp., round corners as issued. Interesting signage & traps. $2.50 m

ROCKPORT / ROCKPORT VILLAGE (ESSEX COUNTY). "THE ROAD DOWN BEARSKIN NECK, ROCKPORT, MASS.--R174" including pedestrians & some small shops, linen from Rockport Post Card Co., trace of cancel ink on front. $2.00 m

ROCKPORT HARBOR / LONG COVE / TOWN COVE (ESSEX COUNTY). "Rockport harbor(sic), Mass" home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1964 from Camden Indiana, corner crease, corner wear. $1.00 m

ROSLINDALE (SUFFOLK COUNTY). "GREETINGS FROM ROSLINDALE, MASS." generic Tichnor linen post card showing a colorful turn in a country road, mailed 1949 at Boston, light album marks on back, trivial edge wear. $1.25 m. Generic postcards explained.

ROSLINDALE (SUFFOLK COUNTY). "W1CUW" unused QSL postcard for operator Salvatore J. Aliano, corner crease, long internal crease at top, small spot of toning at top front edge. $1.00 m(r)

QSL postcards & QSL cards explained with illustrations

ROXBURY (SUFFOLK COUNTY). "S.W.L." QSL postal card, mailed 1947 by operator Harvey W. Smith, trace of cancel ink on front, 3 corners creased (1 is tiny). $1.00 m(r)

ROXBURY (SUFFOLK COUNTY). "W1EXH" QSL card mailed 1934 by operator Edward F. Barnes, ARRL logo & American flag on front in color, tiny pinhole at top center, small bottom corner crease. $3.00 m(r)

ROXBURY CROSSING (SUFFOLK COUNTY). "U. S. Mail" with a mail carrier posed next to his horse-drawn delivery wagon; sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard from W. H. Parsons & Company, photographers at Roxbury Crossing Massachusetts, 2 corners creased, all corners with minor rounding, heavily toned back a bit of which shows to the front left & bottom edges, auctioneer's address label on back. Uncaptioned so we used the lettering on the wagon itself. Postcard sold front 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(r)ph

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SAGAMORE (BARNSTABLE COUNTY, CAPE COD). "CAPE COD CANAL, SAGAMORE, MASS." white-border era post card but very late usage at Antassawamock Neck Rural Station (crisp cancel), small corner crease, very lightly toned front. $4.00 m

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SALEM / NAUMKEAG (ESSEX COUNTY). "5569 HAWTHORNE'S BIRTHPLACE, SALEM, MASS. COPYRIGHT 1900 by DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." color postcard with undivided back, very late usage, a little extraneous writing on back, minor corner wear. $3.00 md

SALEM / NAUMKEAG (ESSEX COUNTY). "5570. FIRST CHURCH SALEM, MASS. COPYRIGHT, 1901, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." color on undivided back post card, very late usage at Saundersville, corner crease & minor edge wear. $4.50 md

SALEM / NAUMKEAG (ESSEX COUNTY). "81379. GARDEN VIEW 'THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GALES', SALEM, MASS." color Phostint postcard mailed 1925, minor corner wear, partial cancel on front, toned area at lower right edge of back. $1.75 m

SALEM / NAUMKEAG (ESSEX COUNTY). "Birthplace of / William Watmore Story / Salem, Mass." sepia-tone from Boston Post Card, numbered 518 on back, undivided back but very late usage at West Hanover, minor edge wear, corner crease. $2.75 m%

SALEM / NAUMKEAG (ESSEX COUNTY). "Copyright 1906 by the Rotograph Company / G6691  The Pickering House, built 1660, Salem, Mass." postcard with undivided back, very late usage at Princeton Massachusetts, faint 1-1 / 4" internal crease, paper yellowing evenly with age. The oldest house in Salem, with gabled architecture. $7.50 mga

SALEM / NAUMKEAG (ESSEX COUNTY). "General View / Salem Fire Ruins  June 25 1914 / Salem Mass" black & white post card mailed to Scotland in 1914, a few small spots of toning on front, a little extraneous writing on the back, small corner crease. $10.00 mf

SALEM / NAUMKEAG (ESSEX COUNTY). "HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES, BUILT 1668, SALEM, MASS." With an oval inset showing author Nathaniel Hawthorne, linen postcard, partial cancel on front. 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 ma

SALEM / NAUMKEAG (ESSEX COUNTY). "HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES, SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS" unused black & white post card from copyrighted photographs made by the Maynard Workshop in Waban, paper browning evenly with age, trivial corner wear. $3.00 mp*

SALEM / NAUMKEAG (ESSEX COUNTY). "Copyright 1905 by the Rotograph Company / A6701   Old Custom House, used 1805, Salem, Mass." with a horse-drawn buggy & a few pedestrians outside, monochromatic dark-green postcard mailed 1911, soft corners & the hint of an album impression at one corner. $8.00 m

SALEM / NAUMKEAG (ESSEX COUNTY). "Old Pickering House, Salem, Mass. / 70771" linen post card mailed there 1942, a little extraneous writing on back. $1.50 m

SALEM / NAUMKEAG (ESSEX COUNTY). "Peabody Museum / Salem, Massachusetts / R.M.S. Queen Mary, built 1936, Glasgow, Scotland, / passing Ambrose Lightship. .../ ..by Jack L. Gray, 1959." unused chrome-era postcard, fresh with good edges. The lightship is at the left. $3.75 la(g)m(s)m

SALEM / NAUMKEAG (ESSEX COUNTY). "Roger Williams House or Old Witch House, built 1635, Salem, Mass. Copyright 1905 by the Rotograph Co." including signs for Castoria & a laundry & a plumber, black & white postcard with undivided back, mailed there 1908, extraneous writing on back. $3.75 m

SALEM / NAUMKEAG (ESSEX COUNTY). "Salem Fire Ruins June 25, 1914 / Showing St. Josephs Church and / Fire Station / Lafayette St. / Salem Mass., black & white post card mailed to Scotland in 1914, a few small spots of cancel ink in the sky, a little extraneous writing on the back. $10.50 mf

SALEM / NAUMKEAG (ESSEX COUNTY). "Salem, Mass., House of Seven Gables" color post card with undivided back from H. C. Leighton Co., very late usage at Ashfield, minor corner wear. $4.25 m

SALEM / NAUMKEAG (ESSEX COUNTY). "THE WITCH CITY / SALEM, MASS." art showing a witch & black cat flying over, with a crescent moon in the back ground; color Tichnor Gloss postcard mailed 1961, a few short arcs of cancel ink on front might suggest bats coincidentally. $2.00 m

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SALEM HARBOR / SOUTH RIVER (ESSEX COUNTY). "Air view of Derby Wharf and Salem Harbor. / Salem, Massachusetts" unused chrome postcard from photo by Mike Roberts. $1.00 m

SALEM WILLOWS / SALEM WILLOWS PARK / WILLOWS PARK (ESSEX COUNTY). "Halcyon Days, Salem Willows, Mass." showing several people leisurely watching ships go by, unused color post card circa 1909, numbered 9010 on back, mild corner wear & rounding. $8.00 m

SALISBURY BEACH (ESSEX COUNTY). "Aerial View, Salisbury Beach, Mass. / Chambers Associates" including the Twilight roller coaster, parking area & pedestrian walkways; unused linen post card with good edges. $4.50 ma+

SALISBURY BEACH (ESSEX COUNTY). "Steamer Merrimac Landing, Salisbury Beach, Mass." post card in color mailed 1911 from Haverhill, mild corner wear, tiny corner crease. Ship was registered to Lori L. H. Taylor. $6.50 s(t)ms(c)

SALISBURY BEACH (ESSEX COUNTY). Wanted to buy--circa 1910 postcards showing the dance hall there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

SALISLBURY BEACH STATE RESERVATION (ESSEX COUNTY). Wanted to buy--post cards showing "Ben Butler's toothpick" at Salisbury Beach State Reservation Massachusetts. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

SANDWICH / SANDWICH VILLAGE (BARNSTABLE COUNTY). "Sandwich Congregational / Church, Sandwich, Mass." showing its exterior & the nearby road, art by George Yates on a well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed there 1962. $2.00 m(s)

SAUGUS (ESSEX COUNTY). Wanted to buy--post cards from there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio. *c

SAVOY STATE FOREST. "North Pond, Savoy State Forest / Near Mohawk Trail" in autumn, unused color postcard with a Darwin quote on back, small spot of toning near one back corner, trivial wear at one corner. $1.00 m(s)

SCITUATE / SCITUATE HARBOR (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "Beach and Cottages, Sandy Hill, SCITUATE, Mass." with the word 'Hill' in the caption hand-corrected from 'Hills', postcard mailed SEP 30 1908 from Sandhills (complete hand cancel, now a DPO) in disagreement with that correction & that correction (1), a little extraneous writing along left back edge, minor corner & edge wear, back paper yellowing with age. $5.50 m-m

SCITUATE / SCITUATE HARBOR (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "Scituate, Mass. Lobster boats / anchored at the town dock. / Ptg. John Russell Cliff" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 from Greenbush. $2.00 ms

SCITUATE / SCITUATE HARBOR (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "Scituate, Mass. The Cudworth / House in foreground, Lawson / tower beyond." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1960 at Plympton, ink smear on back, internal crease not evident from the front. $1.75 m

SCITUATE / SCITUATE HARBOR (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). "ST. MARY'S CHURCH, SCITUATE, MASSACHUSETTS  6145" unused Photolux postcard from the American Art, good edges. $3.00 m(s)& NEW / NOVA / NOWY

SCONTICUT NECK (BRISTOL COUNTY). Wanted to buy--quality real photo post cards from there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

SEEKONK (BRISTOL COUNTY). "WN1DOG" QSL postcard with quality cartoon art on front, mailed 1961 by operator William Frankland, tiny spots of cancel ink on front, trivial corner wear. $2.00

SHARON (NORFOLK COUNTY). "WA1LAW" QSL post card mailed there 1970, corner crease. $1.50 m

SHEFFIELD (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). "'Curtis Pond' / Sheffield, / Mass." postcard with black & white scene in oval border, writing on front, spot of blue ink on back, edges sound. $5.50 m

SHELBURNE FALLS (FRANKLIN COUNTY). "BRIDGE OF FLOWERS, Sheburne Falls, Mass." unused chrome post card with dark colors, printed by E. & J. Cigar Company. $1.00 m

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SHELBURNE FALLS (FRANKLIN COUNTY). "BRIDGE OF FLOWERS, SHELBURNE22 FALLS, MOHAWK TRAIL." Collotype postcard mailed 1940 to Ohio, back paper browning evenly with age, just a little edge wear most evident from the back. Interesting message on back explains the colorful scene. $3.50 mcbf

SHELBURNE FALLS (FRANKLIN COUNTY). "SWEETHEART TEA HOUSE, ON THE MOHAWK TRAIL, SHELBURNE FALLS, MASS. 137MT / 7A-H1632" Curteich linen postcard mailed 1957, large Boys Town seal on back, small corner crease. $1.75 m. Mailed 1959. 2 corner creases, small corner crease. $1.25 m

SHELBURNE FALLS (FRANKLIN COUNTY). "Sweet Heart Tea House Mohawk Trail, Shelburne Falls Mass." black & white post card from Ruth Murray Miller, very late usage, trivial corner & edge wear. $2.50 m

SHIRLEY / SHIRLEY VILLAGE (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "Cottages Nos. 1 and 3 and Cook House. / Industrial School for Boys, Shirley, Mass." postcard from Brockelman Bros., very late usage there, good edges. $4.50 mb+

SHIRLEY / SHIRLEY VILLAGE (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "Published by Brockelman Bros. Administration Building, Industrial School for Boys, Shirley, Mass." post card circa 1910 with very late usage in Ashby, minor corner & edge wear, internal crease, writing on front. $3.25 mb+

SHREWSBURY (WORCESTER COUNTY). "K1KNQ" QSL card mailed there 1969, partial cancel on front, trivial wear at 1 corner. $1.50 m

SIXTEEN ACRES (HAMPDEN COUNTY). Wanted to buy--undivided back postcards from there, and postal cards mailed from there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *m

SMITH'S FERRY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "TOTO'S ZEPPELIN. SMITH'S FERRY (Holyoke), MASS." on US 5 between Northhampton and Holyoke, a restaurant & bar owned by Salvatore 'Toto' LoBello, unused post card on thin stock, very light toning both sides. After its 1934 fire (causing the previous owner to sell) but before 19 November 1938 when it was completely destroyed by fire. It had many notable visitors in its brief existence, including JFK before he became Senator. Truly rare: we found no other offers, no recorded sales & no exhibits when we searched the Internet. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. m(s)m(h)rg

SOMERVILLE (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "The Real-Time Multitasking / Development Environment" unused multicolor business reply card from Binary Techniques in Somerville Massachusetts, March 1989. $1.50

SOMERVILLE (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "W1GAG" QSL card mailed there 1935 by operator C. 'Kay' Peacor (illustrated in monochromatic blue, as well as her ham radio equipment), tiny pinhole at top center, partial cancel ink on front, minor corner rounding, heavily toned top back edge. $4.50 m(s)gi(h)

SOUTH BOSTON / DORCHESTER NECK (SUFFOLK COUNTY). "Mosquito Fleet Yacht Club House, South Boston, Mass." postcard mailed AUG 30 1910, upper corner creased twice, pinhole at top center, wear at the bottom corners, light wear along the upper edge. Seldom seen; 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 m(s)s(p)

SOUTH BOSTON / DORCHESTER NECK (SUFFOLK COUNTY). Wanted to buy--post cards or photos showing the ferry Madeleine which serviced City Point circa 1911-1915. We are told that in 1921 she was renamed Prudence. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

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SOUTHBRIDGE / SOUTHBRIDGE CENTRE (WORCESTER COUNTY). "American Optical Co., Southbridge, Mass." post card from J. Williams, mailed 1913 at Dodge, a little extraneous writing on back, small corner crease, faint corner crease, light corner & edge wear. $5.00 mi*+

SOUTH EGREMONT (BERKSHIRES). "In the Heart / of the / Southern / Berkshires //  Olde / Egremont / Tavern" route map in dark blue on yellowish paper, much pertinent information on the back, unused postcard, couple tiny red spots on back. Locates Great Barrington, Amenia, Danbury & South Norwalk (among others). $3.00 mm

SOUTH HADLEY (HAMPSHIRE COUNTY). "Rockefeller Hall, Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass." black & white post card with undivided back from Rochester News Company, very late usage. $4.00 mc

SOUTH HAMILTON / WENHAM DEPOT (ESSEX COUNTY). "WA1KZN" QSL postcard mailed there 1970, attractive patriotic eagle design, small ink smears on back, long internal crease. $1.50 m

SOUTH SUDBURY (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "Garden in the woods on Raymond / Road South Sudbury, Mass. / Owners, Will C. Curtis and R. H. Stilles" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1961 from Sudbury. $2.00 mg

SOUTH WEYMOUTH. "W1OSO" unused QSL card with striking patriotic eagle design, prepared for operator R. H. Johnson, excellent condition, tiny spots of ink on back obviously from the printing process itself. $2.00 m(s)

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SOUTH WORTHINGTON (HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, BERKSHIRES). "HILLTOP REST INN, centrally located in the Beautiful / Berkshire Mountains on Rt. 112…" chrome post card mailed 1957, Elizabeth Kenny Foundation seal on back, one corner badly creased. $1.00 m!

SOUTH YARMOUTH (BARNSTABLE COUNTY, CAPE COD). "KAYL-5407" QSL postcard with cartoon art in which the wife is bound and shackled, 2 handstamps neatly applied to back, most unusual subject matter. $3.75 m

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). 3-wheel delivery truck & trailer of the R. W. Rice Coal Company, on Wilbraham Road in Springfield Massachusetts, the Indian Motorcycle plant in the background, manufactured by the Knox Automobile Company on the other side of that street; approximately 8-5/8"x6-1/2" original real photo with good focus & contrast. Knox was in business 1900 - 1914, but because such vehicles were unstable in braking turns, 3-wheelers were made only briefly. Rice Coal was incorporated in 1903, and probably bought this vehicle circa 1912 (after the first one was sold to the Springfield Fire Department.) This picture is Knox-Martin tractor invented by Charles Martin, a Knox employee. The picture was taken on Wilbraham Road and the factory in the background is the Indian Motocycle plant. The Knox plant was across the street. The first one was sold in 1912 to the Springfield Fire Department. John Y. Hess, President, Knox Motor Car Club of America).  Rare. 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 amm

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "A Lake in Forest Park, Springfield, Mass. / NO. 823, HENRY R. JOHNSON, PUBLISHER, SPRINGFIELD, MASS." black & white post card with undivided back mailed there 1904, very lightly toned front, a little extraneous writing on back, lightly toned back. $4.00 m

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Calhoun Park, Springfield, Mass." Including several well dressed children near the water, black-and-white postcard with undivided back mailed there 1908, part cancel on front, corner wear & rounding, light toning on back, a little extraneous writing on back. $4.50 mc+

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SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "City Library, Springfield, Mass. / Published for Forbes & Wallace" showing its exterior in vertical format, unused black & white post card with undivided back, 3 small spots of ink at a back corner, paper browning evenly with age, light toning along bottom front edge. $9.00 ml

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Copyright 1905 by the Rotograph Co. / U. S. Arsenal, Main Building, Springfield, Mass." postcard from the Rotograph Company, 1905 copyright, small cancel on front, well struck SPRINGFIELD, MASS. / TR CLERK DEC 8 1905 cancel on 1-c Franklin stamp, light but extensive toning near back left edge, a few tiny ink spots on back, words 'Trolley car' penned in above address, long crease. $6.00 m(s)-m+

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Court Square and Congregational church, Springfield, Mass.  45 / 70244" unused linen-era post card published by the Springfield News Company, pencilled number in stamp box, otherwise fresh with good edges. $2.75 m(s) NEW / NOVA / NOWY

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Date _________ / We acknowledge with thanks your F. T. D. order / … / TIERNEY-CARTER, INC. / 288 Bridge St., Springfield…" on government postal card mailed there 1949, small staple holes as is common with these, a little extraneous writing on back. $1.25 m

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH / AND COURT HOUSE AT LEFT / SPRINGFIELD, MASS." unused Curteichcolor post card, 4 small spots of light color in the address area, good edges. $1.00 m(s)c

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Home Office Bui8lding, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Springfield, Mass." showing its exterior, postcard mailed 1949 by the company with a preprinted message refusing politely to send their wall calendar to Ohio. minor corner wear. $2.75 mic

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "K1DFC" QSL card mailed 1963 by operator Phil Carpenter, a little cancel ink on front, corner crease. $1.25 m(s)

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "LIKE A FLASH / INDIAN MOTOCYCLE / HENDEE MFG. CO. / SPRINGFIELD, MASS." unused circa-1923 advertising post card with unevenly divided back, good edges. A lot of dealers hype this card as being much earlier, but they are wrong. Take a look at the words 'INDIAN MOTOCYCLE' with no R. According to the official company history, the R was dropped from the phrase in 1923! Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (publication quality) & enhanced 300-dpi scan in .jpg format. $3.75 mm(s)a

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Masonic Temple, / Springfield, / Mass." black-and-white on undivided back postcard made in Germany, toned front, fresh back. $4.25 mf

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Mirror Lake, Springfield, Mass." black & white on undivided back from H. Rude, post card mailed there 1905, trivial wear to 2 corners, light toning on back. $4.50 m

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Municipal Group, Springfield, Mass." Curteich linen postcard mailed 1956, label of the 28^th Division on back, Considerable corner wear. $1.50 m*

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "MUNICIPAL GROUP / SPRINGFIELD, MASS." as it looked circa 1953, unused chrome post card in vertical format, good edges. $1.25 m

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Our Lady of Hope Church, Springfield, Mass. / 7A-H3049" as it looked circa-1937 (from the printer's code); unused postcard in excellent condition. $3.00 m(s)

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Public Library, Springfield, Mass." Linen postcard from Butler Paper Company, mailed 1958 at South Westport. $2.00 ml

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "RABBITS, FOREST PARK, SPRINGFIELD, MASS. / 62782" 9 in all; unevenly divided back postcard, mailed JUL 29 1910 (bold BOS. TROY & ALBANY TR10 R.P.O. RMS hand cancel) to Miriam & Anson Wilbor in Hartford Connecticut, small spot in message area obscures nothing, mild corner & edge wear. $4.00 m(s)a(r)

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Regatta on Connecticut River, Springfield, Mass." color litho-chrome post card, numbered 11400 on back, mailed there 1909, faint internal creases (one long), corner & edge wear. $5.00 m+

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Riverside Park (Springfield, Mass.). The approach to the park is beautiful" including many people in the distance, black & white postcard mailed at Agawam 1913, a little extraneous writing on back, 2 corner creases, 2 small spots of toning on back. $3.75 m

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "S. F. D. / CHIEF" with caption taken from the grill of the Knox vehicle itself, fire-fighting vehicle manned by 3 uniformed men; real photo post card with excellent detail & contrast, mailed 1908 from Springfield Massachusetts, oxidation consistent with age, lower corner crease through nothing important. $45.00 fm(s)

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SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Springfield, Mass. Art Museum." Good color on undivided back post card from Tuck, series number 1058, mailed there 1905, minor corner wear, small corner crease. $4.25 mt

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "SPRINGFIELD, MASS. NEW HEADQUARTERS STATION of Fire Department, Court Street, and its / up-to-date Flying Squadron. (See other side.) A 540" including its 5 vehicles, phototype postcard from George Graves, mailed there 1913, lightly toned front. $11.00 mf

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Steamer Sylvia and Water Front / Springfield, Mass" on the Connecticut River, unused postcard from Mason Brothers & Company, browning paper on back, small corner crease, considerable corner & edge wear. Circa 1910. Owned by Captain H. E. Smith, the ship was registered in 1899. $6.00 s(s)ms(r)+

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Steamer Silvia on Connecticut River, Springfield, Mass." color from Metropolitan News, undivided back post card, unused, light spot of toning on front caption edge, slight browning of paper. Owned by Captain H. E. Smith, the ship was registered in 1899. $8.00 s(s)s(r)m*

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Steamer Silvia on Connecticut River, Springfield, Mass." similar to the postcard shown above but in monochromatic green from Metropolitan News, undivided back, mailed 1906 from there, a little cancellation ink in sky on front, slight slight browning of paper. Owned by Captain H. E. Smith, the ship was registered in 1899. $8.00 ms(s)*

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). COUNTY). "STEARNS BLDG. TEL. 4432 BRIDGE STREET / RALPH KIRKHAM SAFFORD / … / Local Securities" printed on unused government postal card, circa 1909, 2 small corner creases, faint internal crease. $2.75 m

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "The / Home of Reliable flowers / Springfield, Massachusetts / Wenks / FLORISTS" with a monochromatic green drawing of their facilities, FTD acknowledgment mailed at the Highland Station there in 1949. Trace of cancel ink on front, small staple holes as is common with these. Wenks is also spelled Wenk's on the back. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 mf

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "The Barney & Berry Skate Factory, Springfield, Mass." showing the exterior of its brick building in which both roller skates & ice skates were made; postcard published by Danziger & Berman, mailed OCT 1 1910 (Albany N. Y. TERM. R.P.O. hand cancel) to Miss Lucile Heilbrun in Kansas City Missouri by her mother, mild corner & edge wear. SALE IN PROGRESS m(s)is(i)

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "TIERNEU-CARTER, Inc. / flowers / 288 Bridge Street SPRINGFIELD, MASS." FTD acknowledgment on government postal card mailed 1946 (Returned for better directions postal auxiliary marking), a little extraneous writing on back, small staple holes as is common with these, light cancel ink on front. $1.25 m

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). Wanted to buy--post cards & postal cards from there that we do not already list, especially those for florists & greenhouses. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

SPRINGFIELD / SPRINGFIELD CITY (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "WN1JHD" unused QSL postcard with glitter added, fairly fresh. $2.00 m

   
SQUANTUM / ATLANTIC. "Aviation Field / DOME OF SAVIN HILL / Sept. 3-13-1910 / COPYRIGHTED 1907 / Boston Post Card Co." a 1907 postcard with sky tint to which a biplane & the label 'Aviation Field' has been added to make a souvenir for the Harvard Boston Aero Meet held 1910 flown from Atlantic Massachusetts (now Squantum, shown in the background) for spectators at Savin Hill--the first aero meet in the Eastern US & only the second in the country. [Another souvenir in which a dirigible replaces the biplane was produced, and is exhibited at the site of the Dorchester Historical Society.] Mailed SEP 16 1910, a day after the unofficial end of the meet, from West Somerville Massachusetts to Miss Cora F. Murdough in St. George Maine. Sender comments in part: 'Have been to Savin Hill three nights to see the aeroplanes. It was a wonderful sight. How I wish I could have gone up in one.' Going up in one was expensive: On the 13th & 14th English aviator Claude Grahame White made flights with passengers who paid $500 each for the experience--a lot of money in those days! $37.50 a(p)m(s)m(a)c(h)

SQUANTUM / ATLANTIC. HARVARD-BOSTON AVIATION MEET OF 1910
Second meet in US history, at which many records were broken.
Held at Atlantic Massachusetts (now Squantum) September 3rd - 13th.

      "AVIATOR CURTIS FLYING / GLEN CURTIS." that is, Glenn Curtiss when correctly spelled; post card with contemporary news clippings detailing his accomplishments & prize money, good edges, a little light fingerprint toning both sides.

    "BROOKINS / Brookins in the Clouds // ©1910 E. J. GODSHALL" postcard with contemporary news clippings detailing his accomplishments & prize money, tiny bottom corner crease, light album toning near the back corners.

"Brooklins on Wright Biplane. / Copyright By Aram, Boston" with a date September 8 handwritten in the sky, unused postcard with 2 long creases through the upper left front corner, 2 small creases at the opposite corner, a lot of spotty toning on back obscures nothing. The spelling of the aviator's last name should be Brookins in the caption; we have seen that error slip by at least one knowledgeable auctioneer. On September 8 1910 Brookins competed for the altitude record at the Harvard-Boston Aviation Meet of 1910 and won. This card is in the style of others issued for that meet.

    "JOHNSTONE / Machine in Mid-Air / ©1910 E. J. GODSHALL" post card with contemporary news clippings detailing his accomplishments & prize money, tiny bottom corner crease, light album toning near the back corners, good edges. Annotation by hand: 'Killed at Denver Nov 17, 1910". Very light toning both sides.

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SQUANTUM / ATLANTIC. "WILBUR WRIGHT / 250 Feet in the Air  ©1910 E. J. GODSHALL" postcard mailed SEP 8 1910 at Stoughton Mass. (postmarked the next day) to another Stoughton resident. Terse message: 'Don't miss it.' The identical but unmailed image was auctioned by Harmer-Schau with an explanation written on its front (not by the pilot) which realized $633.00. Apparently Wilbur flew at the Boston Harvard Aero Meet September 1910, and took a very few of these aloft in an effort to defray expenses by creating souvenirs! The discoloration in the front sky suggests that the sender at first affixed a stamp there (TCV) and then thought the better of it when told it would not be cancelled aloft. The meet itself was flown from Atlantic Massachusetts, now Squantum. Stoughton is approximately 17 miles from Boston--giving further credence to the auctioneer's explanation. $300.00 a(p)m(s)m(a) NEW / NOVA / NOWY

STOCKBRIDGE (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). "COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / 13761 INDIAN MONUMENT, STOCKBRIDGE, MASS." color Phostint post card, very late usage there, minor corner & edge wear. $2.25 md

STOCKBRIDGE (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). "ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH, STOCKBRIDGE, MASS." sepia-tone with good contrast from booklet, unused Albertype postcard, tear that closes well caused by booklet separation. $1.25 ma

STOCKBRIDGE (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). "Stockbridge Bowl - - Stockbridge in the Berkshires, Mass." in autumn, unused chrome post card from a photo by Winthrop P. Moore, trivial wear at one corner. $1.00 m

STOCKBRIDGE (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). "ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, STOCKBRIDGE, MASS." Unused black & white Albertype postcard, minor wear at one corner. $3.00 ma

STOCKBRIDGE (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). "The Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts." showing a corner view of its exterior, unused chrome post card from a photo by Nick Ruscio, fairly fresh. $1.25 mt

STONEHAM (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "Gay the Florist / STONEHAM 80, MASS…." FTA acknowledgment on government postal card mailed 1949, staple holes & nearby wrinkling, partial cancel on front, good edges. Not as common as FTD acknowledgments. $1.25 mf

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STONEHAM (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "Public Library, Stoneham, Mass." color postcard from Robbins Bros., mailed 1908 (Cambridge flag cancel), 2 corners with noticeable wear, very lightly toned back. $4.50 ml*

STONEHAM (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "STONEHAM BATTERY STATION" showing its delivery vehicle outside their storefront, giving prices of batteries for Ford, Buick, Studebaker, Nash, Velie, Chevrolet & other makes in the window itself; black & white post card mailed at Stoneham Massachusetts in 1924 by a customer whose message reads in part 'On my way the old battery kicked up, and stopped here to have it fixed. This place is O.K.' One bottom corner with 2 small creases, a little wear to the upper edge, light traces of album paste on back & a couple long creases from album removal effort. As best we can tell their business was short-lived, dating from about 1920. Part of the window signage is 'Carl Grimes / Service". This exceptionally interesting postcard is seldom seen or offered in any condition. $18.00 m(s)gt

STONEHAM (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "W1GQQ" QSL card mailed 1959 with hobby-related cartoon art, trace of cancel ink on front, long crease, corner crease. $1.00 m

STORROWTON / STORROWTON VILLAGE MUSEUM (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Storrowton on Eastern States Fair Grounds / Sprinfield, Mass." unused chrome post card, fairly fresh. $1.25 m(s)

STORROWTON / STORROWTON VILLAGE MUSEUM (HAMPDEN COUNTY). "Tavern at Storrowton, the 'New / England Village' near West Spring- / field, Mass. Ptg. by William Barss" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 at West Springfield, 2 corners creased. $2.00 m(s)

STOUGHTON / STOUGHTON CENTRE (NORFOLK COUNTY). "Boating on Glen Echo Lake, / Stoughton, Mass. / 10930" unused. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 m(s)m(g)s(b)

STURBRIDGE (WORCESTER COUNTY). "Candle making in the Fitch House, Old Sturbridge Village. / The costumed demonstrator is dipping bayberry candles." Chrome post card from a photo by Walter H. Miller, writing on back dates to 1956. $1.75

STURBRIDGE (WORCESTER COUNTY). "LIBERTY CAP MOTEL / Sturbridge, Mass." overhead view, chrome postcard from Dexter Press, mailed 1969. $1.00 mm(s)

STURBRIDGE (WORCESTER COUNTY). "Massachusets(sic) Turnpike / near Sturbridge, Mass / Painting by William Barss." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1961 from Brimfield, small spot near lower back edge, faint corner crease. $1.75 m

STURBRIDGE (WORCESTER COUNTY). "THE INN, Old Sturbridge Village, Strurbridge, / Massachusetts. A twenty-room exhibition…" a Colourpicture publication numbered K9354, postcard mailed there 1956, Easter Seal of that year affixed to back. $1.25 m

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STURBRIDGE (WORCESTER COUNTY). "The pewterer at his forge, Old Sturbridge Village, / Sturbridge, Massachusetts." Chrome post card from a photo by Walter H. Miller, mailed 1975, lightly toned back, minor corner & edge wear. $2.00. Unused, trivial corner wear. Shown. $2.50 mp

STURBRIDGE (WORCESTER COUNTY). "The tinsmith at work in his shop, Old Sturbridge / Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts" chrome postcard from a photo by Walter H. Miller, unused & interesting. $2.00 mp

SUDBURY / SUDBURY CENTRE (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "Garden in the woods on Raymond / Road South Sudbury Mass. / Owners, Will C. Curtis and R. H. Stilles" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 from Wayland. $2.00 m

SUDBURY (MIDDLESEX COUNTY). "Longfellow's Wayside Inn / at Sudbury, Mass / Ptg by Loring W. Coleman" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed there 1960, good edges. $2.00 m(s)

SUNDERLAND / SUNDERLAND VILLAGE (FRANKLIN COUNTY). "Sunderland, Mass., / Sunderland Bridge and Sugar Loaf Mt." color postcard from Hugh C. Leighton Co., very late usage in Rochester Massachusetts, tape mending on both sides, considerable corner wear & rounding, as is. $1.00 mb

SWAMPSCOTT / SWAMPSCOT (ESSEX COUNTY). "BATHING AT FISHERMAN'S BEACH, SWAMPSCOTT, MASS. 83352" white-border era post card showing many people, good color, fairly fresh. $3.75 m+

SWAMPSCOTT / SWAMPSCOT (ESSEX COUNTY). "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

SWAMPSCOTT (ESSEX COUNTY). "NEW OCEAN HOUSE -- SWAMPSCOTT, MASSACHUSETTS AA-H249" linen postcard mailed 1953 at Lynn, scalloped edges as issued, band of light toning on back, small internal crease at top. $1.25 m

SWANSEA (BRISTOL COUNTY). "REST HOUSE, SWANSEA, MASS." post card from Fannie Wood, printed in Germany, mailed there, a little extraneous writing on back, several tiny spots of toning in upper right front corner, 2 small scrapes in the grassy area. Now gone, this rest house operated under the Massachusetts Episcopal Diocese. $3.25 m+

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TAUNTON / TAUNTON GREEN (BRISTOL COUNTY). "Christmass(sic) at Taunton, Mass." home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 at Conklin, faint corner crease. $1.50 mc

TAUNTON / TAUNTON GREEN (BRISTOL COUNTY). "NEW! Free 208 Page Handbook / DATA ACQUISITION, COMMUNICATIONS / & INDUSTRIAL CONTROL INTERFACES" unused multicolor business reply card from MetraByte Corporation in Taunton Massachusetts, January 1988. $1.50 me

TAUNTON / TAUNTON GREEN (BRISTOL COUNTY). "Taunton, Mass. / Watson's Pond near Sabatia Lake." color postcard from Metropolitan News & Publishing, mailed 1909 at Raynham, a little extraneous writing on back, corner & edge wear. $3.00 m

TAUNTON / TAUNTON GREEN (BRISTOL COUNTY). "W1MQZ" QSL card with hobby-related art mailed there 1947 by operator John St. Martin, small bottom corner bend, small spot of light toning on back. $1.75 m(t)

THATCHER'S ISLAND (ESSEX COUNTY). "THATCHER'S ISLAND, TWIN LIGHTS, GLOUCESTER, MASS." white-border era postcard but mailed later, small corner crease. $3.25 lm(t)m(g)+

TOPSFIELD (ESSEX COUNTY). "NEW from Orbital Biosciences / Quantitative Microcentrifuge Concentrators ..." an unused business reply card from a 11/98 advertising campaign for Orbital Biosciences® in Topsfield Massachusetts, excellent condition. $1.25 bm

TYRINGHAM (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). "VILLAGE OF TYRINGHAM, MASS." black & white Collotype post card including a Mobilgas sign & 2 pumps in the foreground, unused. $12.00 gmc

UPTON (WORCESTER COUNTY). Wanted to buy--postcards & postal cards from there. Please offer us some priced in US dollars or Euros!

VAN DEUSEN (BERKSHIRE COUNTY). Wanted to buy--undivided back post cards from there & postal cards used there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *m

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