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GREAT BRITAIN / UNITED KINGDOM. "9. ZEEBRUGGE. SOUVENIR DE LA GUERRE 1914-18 / Le torpilleur 'THETIS' bloquant l'entrée du canal. -- The torpedo-boat 'THETIS' obstructing canal entrance." as deliberately sunk to impede the outlet for German U-boats in Belgium during World War I; unused carte postale on brown paper, toned back, minor corner wear, somewhat tilted printing. The effort caused only a brief delay because not all planned obstructions were put in place. $6.00 s(m)wb!

GREAT BRITAIN / UNITED KINGDOM. Bornu (1899 registration to the British & African Steam Navigation Company). Unused sepia-tone Kodak real photo, faint corner crease. In 1915 this ship was sold to the Admiralty for whom it served as an Army Transport Supply Ship. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(b)s(m)w

GREAT BRITAIN / UNITED KINGDOM. "Britain's Bulwarks / H.M.S. 'KING EDWARD VII" unused real photo from Valentines, trivial corner wear, slight yellowing of the paper with age. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg (135,045 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 %

GREAT BRITAIN / UNITED KINGDOM. "British Cruiser / 'Orion' / off / Port Everglades, Fla." As seen from above, unused sepia-tone DOPS real photo post card, low contrast / grayish, good edges. $5.00 fms!

GREAT BRITAIN / UNITED KINGDOM. "Fighting the U-boat in British shipyards.-- / Vessels under construction on the Clyde" in Scotland, sepia-tone, printed in England on thin stock, one corner multiply creased, slight yellowing of the paper, faint corner bend, short internal crease. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(m)s

GREAT BRITAIN / UNITED KINGDOM. "H.M.S. BELFAST / Saved from the scrapyard by public subscription in 1971..." showing the cruiser that served with Arctic convoys & fought at the Battle of North Cape during WWII. unused continental post card mailed 1976. $2.00

GREAT BRITAIN / UNITED KINGDOM. "HMS LOCH-ALUIE" with a side view, real photo postcard with glossy finish, slight curl to the paper, good edges. F428. $5.00 s(m)

GREAT BRITAIN / UNITED KINGDOM. "Malta. H.M.S. St. Angelo." with a harbor scene that may not include the named British ship; black & white real photo postcard mailed JUL 13 1952 from the USS Salem while on the southern coast of France (Villefranche probably), small bottom corner creases miss the image, other corner & edge wear. $3.00 ms(m)-n

GREAT BRITAIN / UNITED KINGDOM. "OSLOFJORD" with caption taken from the ship's name showing prominently, unused color postcard issued by the Norwegian America Line (NAL), envelope glue disturbance on back from a covered mailing, edges are good. Used by the Royal Navy as a troopship, it struck a mine on December 1 1940, with some loss of life & subsequent controversy (and propaganda) when it was not towed to the nearest port. Not to be confused with later ships which bore this name, she had two funnels. $20.00 s(m)s(o)d NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

GREAT BRITAIN / UNITED KINGDOM. HMT Zeeland. "Red Star Line / New York - Antwerp // S. S. Vaderland / SS. ZEELAND ON THE SCHELDT / ANTWERP // AMERICAN LITHO. CO., N.Y." with lithographed art in color showing it with a tug & several small masted ships nearby; private mailing card with undivided back & paper browning evenly with age, very late usage, two small creases weaken an upper corner, a little toning near the bottom right front corner. The Red Star Line ship Vaderland was chartered to the American Line. Later renamed Southland and used as a troopship, she was torpedoed off the Irish coast in June 1917. Nice! $18.50 s(r)s(a)s(o)s(m)p NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

GREAT BRITAIN / UNITED KINGDOM. "R. M. S. 'Lancastria' -- Cunard Line" Signed art, printed in England, unused post card, slight yellowing of the paper with age, trivial wear at one corner. Ship was lost in World War II when evacuating British Expeditionary Forces at St. Nazaire France, with great loss of life--approximately 5,000--the worst maritime disaster in British history, and not widely publicized at any time. $25.00 s(c)df. Same but better corner & two small paper adherences at the very top front edge. $25.00 s(c)s(m)df

GREAT BRITAIN / UNITED KINGDOM. "SEWING MACHINES ON DECK." showing British sailors mending clothing by hand & with sewing machines, black & white post card from the Star series, unused, considerable corner & edge wear. $6.00 (s(m)s)

GREAT BRITAIN / UNITED KINGDOM. "Union-Castle Line to South and East Africa / The Union-Castle Royal Mail Steamer 'Pretoria Castle' 28,625 tons" side view in sepia-tones, before its remarkable transformation into the armed merchant cruiser HMS Pretoria Castle (F61); one corner creased twice but not into the image, otherwise quite a fresh postcard. Only seen this way for about 1 year -- October 12 1938 - October 1939; would be the hardest part of a great before-and-after display. $12.00 s(u)s(o)s(m) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

GREAT BRITAIN / UNITED KINGDOM. "THE MIGHTY ARMADA AT SPITHEAD / FOR THE CORONATION REVIEW. // S. CRIBB / 54" showing most of the 165 military ships assembled to honor George V, unused sepia-tone real-photo postcard, minor toning to the back, light album impressions at the corners, slight oxidation, minor corner wear. $12.00 s(m)e(s)r

GREAT BRITAIN / UNITED KINGDOM. Wanted to buy--photographic postcards showing Royal Navy Light Cruisers during the period 1905-1919, Please offer us some priced in US dollars or Euros! *c!

ITALY. "ITALIAN CRUISER 'VARESE'" side view, flag shown in sky; unused, browning paper with age, album marks at corners, corner wear & rounding, corner crease. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 s(m)ii

ITALY. "NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA / 'ROMA' / 32,580 G. R. TONS - 21 KNOTS PER HOUR / FOUR TURBINE SCREWS, OIL FUEL / NORTH AMERICA EXPRESS" showing her underway from the side, unused sepia-tone postcard, small corner crease, small smudge on back, otherwise attractive. The second ship of that name, converted to become aircraft carrier Aquila in 1940, seized by Germans in 1943, sunk at Genoa in 1945. $15.00 s(m)is(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

JAPAN. "S. S. NITTA MARU, N. Y. K. New Liner. / 16,500 Gross Tons" with a side view underway near a city, large violet backstamp reads 'SOUVENIR OF THE VOYAGE / 1940 / S.S. NITTA MARU N.Y.K. LINE", unused post card includes Japanese captioning, trivial wear at one corner, otherwise fairly fresh. Launched May 1939, this luxury trans-Pacific luxury liner was sold to the Imperial Japanese Navy in February 1941 which converted her into the Taiyö-class escort carrier Chuyo. During World War II, it carried prisoners of war (including from Wake Island & from the sinking of submarine USS Sculpin). In the fall of 1942 she was converted into an escort aircraft carrier. On 4 December 1943 it was torpedoed multiple times close to Hachijo Island, and sank with loss of about 1250 lives, including 20 of the prisoners of war on board. $200.00 s(o)js(m) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

NETHERLANDS. "3427 Hr. Ms. 'Holland'" unused black & white briefkaart with red caption, trivial wear at bottom corners, otherwise good edges, light uneven toning over the front, back paper evenly & lightly browning with age. Built in the late 1890's to protect far-flung Dutch colonial interests. $8.50 s(m)n

NEW ZEALAND. "T.S.S. 'Monowai.'" showing a side view of her underway, captioned real photo with excellent composition & contrast, hand annotations on otherwise blank back supply some history. This ship was owned by the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand. It saw service during World War II as HMNZS Monowai, an armed merchant cruiser, and later as a landing ship & troopship. Rare: the best collection of British Commonwealth ships we ever saw had no image of her. $16.00 ns(u)s(m)

POLAND. "Dar Pomorza" showing the tall ship under full sail, on a Christmas card used 1974, 3 light streaks of rubber band discoloration & 2 stress marks noticeable from the front. Has a long history as a training ship, including for the Polish Naval Academy at Gdynia. $1.75 ps(m)

PORTUGAL. "RICKMER RICKMERS" continental card with glossy color photo showing the 3-masted bark moored at Hamburg Germany to serve as a museum, apparently one half of what once was a greeting card. Having a long history, she previously sailed as the Portuguese Navy training ship NRP Sagres, winning the Tall Ships' Race in 1958. $5.00 gs(m)s(o)p NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

PORTUGAL. "Visita regia aos Açores em 1901. Esuadra Portugueza / Royal Visit at the Azores 1901, the portuguese squadron" showing the ships, undivided back postcard, unused. $12.00 !

RUSSIA. "CORIETZ, RUSSIAN GUN-BOAT, & A TRANSPORT" with side view of her mostly submerged, also captioned in 2 oriental languages, unused carte postale, very light toning both sides due to album contact, good edges. The aged ship (often spelled Korietz) was sunk near the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War on February 9 1904 off the coast of what is now Inchon Korea. $11.50 ks(m)rj

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US BATTLESHIP ALABAMA. "U.S. BATTLESHIP ALABAMA, LENGTH 373 FT. 119 / 16 IN., BREADTH 72 FT. 2½ IN., DRAFT 23 FT. 8½ IN., / PLACE LAUNCHED PHILADELPHIA, PA." color on undivided back from A. C. Bosselman, made in Germany, mailed 1907, 2 small corner creases, corner creases, internal crease, light toning on front, minor corner wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(m)b

CMV ALCYONE. "1330 // C M V 'ALCYONE' / ... // Port of DAMIETTA / EGYPT" photograph on Kodak paper showing the cargo ship sully loaded alongside a dock, continental size but slightly reduced in the sky by a scissors trim that could easily be straightened. The name of the port is sometimes seen as Damiata or Domyat. In early 1942, this ship evacuated civilians from Antigua to the United States; while on such duty for the Naval Transportation Service she survived German submarine attacks. Later in the war, she was attacked by air off Scoglitti Sicily, and participated in the invasion of Makin Island (Gilbert Islands). In total this storied ship earned eight (!) battle stars for service as a merchant vessel. Truly rare. $25.00 es(m)gs& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

USS AMPHION. "U.S.S. AMPHION AR-13" monochromatic blue, unused, no publisher given. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 %

USS ANGLER (AGSS 240). "K1SDY/MM" QSL post card showing the submarine moving along the surface, used 1966 by an operator aboard when of the Delaware coast, corner scrape within the in upper left front border. $2.50 s(m)

USS ANTIETAM. "Carrier 'Antietam'" about 2 / 3rds of it as seen from above, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1963 at New Carlisle Indiana. $2.50 s(m)

USS ATLANTA. "U.S.S. ATLANTA (CL-104) / ..leaving / Seattle for a training cruise to Alaska, 27 Jun 1948" unused black & white post card, light but extensive toning on back from the offset production process. $1.25 s(m)w

KNOX-CLASS FRIGATE U. S. S. BARBEY (DE-1088). Wanted to buy--postcards showing this ship, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). Large violet cachet on government postal card mailed 1973, from the ship which served as the Seventh Fleet flagship for over 20 years, minor corner wear, writing on front marks arrival, minor ink smear on front. $1.50 (m)

USS BON HOMME RICHARD. "U.S.S. BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) / Attack Aircraft Carrier of the United States / Navy." a side view of it underway, unused chrome postcard, trivial wear along one short edge. $2.50 s(m)

US CRUISER BROOKLYN. "U. S. Cruiser 'Brooklyn' leaving Brooklyn Navy Yard for a Cruise." with stylish onlookers in the foreground, unused color post card, very light toning from album contact, trivial wear at one edge. Sold but 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 s(m)n(b)

US CRUISER BROOKLYN. Wanted to buy--other postcards showing this ship. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

US CRUISER CHARLESTON. "1064 - U. S. CRUISER CHARLESTON ENTERING THE DRY-DOCK, BREMERTON, WASHINGTON." color from Edward H. Mitchell, mailed 1908 to England (clear St. Ives Cornwall receiving mark), mild browning of the paper with age, much corner & edge wear, part cancel on front, long internal crease, corner crease. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced scan in .jpg (317,774 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 s(m)wm

BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT with an inset showing Captain H. W. Osterhaus who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)g

USS CONSTELLATION. "U. S. S. CONSTELLATION DRESSED FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH'S / BIRTHDAY DURING VISIT OF H. M. S. YORK, NEWPORT, R. I. / IN 1937" unused linen postcard from Berger Bros., slight browning of the paper with age, fairly fresh color & good edges. $3.75 rs(m)

US DREADNAUGHT DELAWARE (BB-28). "U. S. Dreadnaught Delaware." unused color postcard with red caption, published by Kress & Co., interesting details about the ship on back, trivial corner & edge wear. Served off Veracruz during the Mexican Intervention of 1914 & later, for similar purposes, during the political disturbances there in 1916. $9.00 s(m)m(v) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

USS DIXIE. "U.S.S. DIXIE AD-1 / HOMEWARD BOUND / AZORES ISLANDS / 1919" unused chrome postcard, reproduction from Marine Photos & Publishing, interesting pertinent information on back. $2.50

SUMNER CLASS DESTROYER USS DOUGLAS H. FOX (DD-779). showing her at a dock, uncaptioned & unused real photo post card with glossy finish, minor corner wear. Launched in 1944, she saw action in the Battle of Okinawa. $7.00 s(m)r

EDGAR ALLEN POE. Wanted to buy--post cards or photographs from this ship during World War II. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

SS FAIRFAX. Wanted to buy--real photo postcards or photos of this Merchant Marine ship during World War II. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. "U.S.S. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT CVA-42 / ... / ...Photo shows FDR operating in the gulf of Tonkin on 19 Oct 1966." with helicopter departing, unused black & white post card, hint of toning on back from the offset printing process. $1.50 s(m)vr

LIBERTY SHIP S/S FURNIFOLD M. SIMMONS. "W6OPQ" QSL post card from the Liberty Ship S/S Furnifold M. Simmons 2 miles offshore in 1946, mailed 1948 in US by operator Frank Young. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cs(m)cs(m)

USNS GENERAL ALEXANDER M. PATCH. "UNITED STATES NAVAL SHIP GENERAL ALEXANDER M. PATCH (T-AP 122)" part of the Military Sea Transportation Service, chrome post card mailed 1969, stamp wrapped around an edge, unusual subject matter. $2.50 s(m)%

USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (SSB(N)-598). "U.S.S. GEORGE WASHINGTON / The world's first fleet ballistic missile submarine..." showing the ship used as a deterrent to war in European waters, unused Plastichrome® post card, 2 pinholes near upper right corner, small internal crease, slight yellowing of the paper with age. $1.25 s(m)

BATTLESHIP GEORGIA with insets showing Captain Henry McCrea & Rear-Admiral William H. Emory who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)gg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

USS GEORGIA (BB-15). "BATTLESHIP GEORGIA / Length, 435 Feet / Speed, 19 Knots" including US flag in upper left corner, good edges. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(m)

USS GEORGIA (BB-15). "FOR HOME AND COUNTRY / USS GEORGIA / ©Pict. News Co. / 2200" unused post card, black & white within a multicolor US flag border, minor corner & edge wear, old price on back won't come off. $7.50 s(m)

USS GEORGIA (BB-15). "USS Georgia" during its service with the Atlantic Fleet, real photo postcard mailed July 1909, writing on back notes the new style masts, corner wear, extraneous writing on back, adherence on front. $10.00 s(m)

USS GEORGIA. "USS Battleship Georgia" sepia-tone image within an elaborate multicolor embossed border of eagles, shields, flags & bunting; post card mailed 1909, considerable corner wear & rounding, back paper browned evenly with age, sender's heavy writing on back lightly indents the front, small spots of toning in the lower left front border, upper corner creased. $10.50 s(m)

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

ShipsMilitary_GreatWhiteFleet_BattleshipAlabama-200_small.JPG available from Judnick.com

The postcards:

"REAR ADMIRAL ROBLEY D. EVANS"
shown above right
"BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY, Capt. Wm. H. H. Southerland"
"BATTLESHIP KENTUCKY, Capt. Walter C. Cowles"
"BATTLESHIP KEARSAGE, Capt. Hamilton Hutchins"
"BATTLESHIP ALABAMA, Capt. Ten Eyck D. W. Veeder (Flagship of Rear-Admiral Charles S. Sperry), shown at top
"BATTLESHIP LOUISIANA, Capt. Richard Wainwright"
"BATTLESHIP VIRGINIA, Capt. Seaton Schroeder"
"BATTLESHIP KANSAS, Capt. Charles E. Vreeland"
"BATTLESHIP RHODE ISLAND, Capt. J. B. Murdock"
"BATTLESHIP VERMONT, Capt. William P. Potter"
"TORPEDO BOAT WHIPPLE, Lieut. Hutch I Com, Commanding Flotilla" toned back
"BATTLESHIP OHIO, Capt. Charles W. Bartlett"
"BATTLESHIP MINNESOTA, Capt. John Hubbard (Flagship of Rear-Admiral Charles M. Thomas)"
"BATTLESHIP GEORGIA, Capt. Henry McCrea (Flagship of Rear-Admiral William H. Emory)"
"BATTLESHIP MISSOURI, Capt. Ga. A. Merriam"
"BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT, Capt. H. W. Osterhaus (Flagship of Rear-Admiral Evans)"
"BATTLESHIP MAINE, Capt. Giles B. Harber"
"ADMIRAL DEWEY'S BRIDGE, OLYMPIC // SWEARING IN THE CREW / AT HAMPTON ROADS // QUARTER-/DECK GEORGIA // QUARTER /DECK- / CONNECTICUT"
"BOXING // MASCOTS / CONNECTICUT // MASCOT / LOUISIANA // WRESTLING" shown lower right

We will scan more of these postcards soon, but they are no longer available. s(m)h

U. S. S. HAYNSWORTH (DD-700). "U. S. S. HAYNSWORTH (DD-700)" side view of the destroyer in sepia-tone. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(m)

LA SALLE CLASS TRANSPORT HERALD OF THE MORNING (AP-173). "W7RM" Centralia Washington maritime mobile QSL card from operator Don A. Harris aboard the SS Citrus Packer (leaving Boston) in 1950, small tear, light toning on front. The former Navy transport AP-173 Herald of the Morning (Saipan, Palau, Iwo Jima, Leyte & more), sold to the Waterman Steam Ship Company. Any memorabilia for the ship is surprisingly scarce. Sold but 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 wqs(m)s(w)#

LA SALLE CLASS TRANSPORT HERALD OF THE MORNING (AP-173). Wanted to buy--other postcards & QSL cards pertaining to this ship, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

USS IDAHO (BB-42). "Neptune Party, U. S. S. Idaho crossing Equator" with many sailors on deck & a group of seated officers watching; unused Azo real photo post card (triangles pointing both ways) with good focus & good contrast & interesting composition, matte finish, slight curl to the paper, a few small spots of light toning in front borders, Earned 7 battle stars for WWII service. $13.50 s(m)

BATTLESHIP ILLINOIS with an inset showing Captain John M. Bowyer who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)g

USS IMPERATOR (ID-4080). "U. S. S. Imperator." a side view underway, during her brief (3 months during 1919) US Navy service bringing troops home after World War I. Unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles both ways) real photo, tiny bend at one corner, 4 short linear marks in the sky, tiny ding in the top edge. More often seen as a transatlantic passenger ship, she was for a time the largest of that type (after the Titanic sank), beginning life as the SS Imperator for the Hamburg America Line. Later she became the RMS Berengaria for the Cunard Line. $40.00 s(m)s(c)s(o)w

USTS INDEPENDENCE. "U. S. TRAINING SHIP 'INDEPENDENCE' MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD, CAL." post card mailed 1907, stamp removed, 2 corner creases, edge wear. $6.50 (cms)

SS JEREMIAH O'BRIEN. "World War II Liberty Ship / SS JEREMIAH O'BRIEN / HOME PORT SAN FRANCISCO..." 2-sided color brochure showing the ship passing beneath the Golden Gate Bridge & a map on the back in black & white detailing its location. cs(m)

USS JUNEAU (CLAA-119). "USS Juneau CLAA-119" black & white postcard, unused. Helped to stabilize the situation in Trieste in 1947, and one of the first to see service during the Korean War (sinking 3 torpedo boats & supporting raiding parties along their coast, earning 5 battle stars). Sold but 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 s(m)k

SS Kaiser Wilhelm II. "S. S. Agamemnon" shown in vertical format with a tug nearby, sailing toward the viewer; circa 1917 black & white postcard, unused, small corner crease, several spots of light toning on the back. First a trans-Atlantic ocean liner with a speed record to her credit, she was seized just after the outbreak of World War I. She served first as a barracks ship, and then a troop transport, with the name change coming in September 1917. We have seen several images of her on the Internet, but this particular view is not among them. $15.00 s(m)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU0

BATTLESHIP KANSAS with an inset showing Captain Charles E. Vreeland who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)g

BATTLESHIP KEARSAGE with an inset showing Captain Hamilton Hutchins who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

BATTLESHIP KENTUCKY with an inset showing Captain Walter C. Cowles who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

USFS KENTUCKY. "Madeira. The Casino" with violet 'U. S. F. S. KENTUCKY / MAY 12 1904' handstamp in from message area accompanied by handwritten 'Homeward bound!!!', 25-réis Funchal King stamp tied by indistinct cancel, crisp BOULOGNE-S-MER 18-5-04 transit marking & clear Orangeburg S. C. / MAY 30 / 1904 arrival marking describe the rest of its journey. Corner of the stamp overhangs the edge, light tropical toning both sides. The markings of this military ship are seldom seen. $20.00 ms(m)-f

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R / V KNORR. "RESEARCH VESSEL KNORR / Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543" unused chrome postcard from a photo by F. Medeiros, much pertinent information on back, master's handstamp & autograph on reverse, fresh appearance & good edges. $3.50 s(m)m(w)

BATTLESHIP LOUISIANA with an inset showing Captain Richard Wainwright who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Post card sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

TORPEDO BOAT MAC KENZIE / TORPEDO BOAT MACKENZIE (TORPEDO BOAT #17). "TORPEDO BOAT MAC KENZIE" sepia-tone undivided back real photo postcard mailed 1906 at Spokane Washington. Annotation on front: 'Spokane Wn 7 / 24 / 06 Greeting from Uncle Fred' (to Herbert Loth in Chicago). Noticeable wear at one corner, back paper browning with age. Operational from 1899 - 1916, she was probably serving as a training ship for the US Naval Academy. $15.00 s(m)wg

USS MADAWASKA. "U.S.S. Madawaska / 'Going Through" / M22" showing the Hamburg-American line ship seized for US troop transport during WWII, real photo post card mailed 1919 (US Navy cancel) by one of the 12,000 or so soldiers carried, album marks on back, stamp damaged, low-contrast / grayish, stain at top front, minor corner wear, slight yellowing of the paper. $16.00 s(m)-%

BATTLESHIP USS MAINE (BB10) with an inset showing Captain Giles B. Harber who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Post card sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

BATTLESHIP USS MAINE (BB10). "BATTLESHIP USS MAINE" unused color postcard with undivided back, heavily toned front, red caption very hard to read in upper right corner, mild corner rounding, faint album marks at corners of both sides. Published by Robbins Brothers (their number 9712 on back). This is the second USS Maine (BB10). The original USS Maine had two main turrets en echelon, rather than on the centerline; the forward turret was to starboard, the aft turret to port; she had two funnels and a foremast well forward of the superstructure. The USS Maine on the postcard has two main turrets on the centerline, the forward turret on the forecastle deck and the aft turret on the main deck; she had three funnels and a foremast directly above the bridge. $20.00 s(m)

BATTLESHIP USS MAINE. "'Maine' as it is now. Havana, Cuba" post card showing the partially submerged wreck of the US warship, color, mailed NOV 2 1908 (1-centavo stamp neatly tied) to Maine, much corner & edge wear, light toning front & back. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (283,375 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 cs(m)-c

USS MANCHURIA. The troop transporter in World War I at St. Nazaire France, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard, thins on back due to album removal, corner crease, edge wear, lacks freshness. $8.50 (f(s)s(m))%

U. S. S. MIANTONOMAH. "U. S. S. Miantonomah" side view with men un deck & crossed US flags in upper left corner, color on undivided back from the Illustrated Postal Card Co., mailed 1907, heavily toned back, cancel ink on front, long corner crease, corner & edge wear, slight browning of the paper with age. $5.00 s(m)%

BATTLESHIP MINNESOTA with insets showing Captain John Hubbard & Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Post card sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)gg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

BATTLESHIP MISSOURI with an inset showing Captain G. A Merriam who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

USS MISSOURI. "30 Printed in U.S.A. / A 16" Salvo from the USS Missouri in Korean Waters / cutting up enemy shore installations. From USN photo." black & white, 2 creased corners, extensive but very light water stain on front, minor edge wear. Arcade card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 km(n)s(m)

USS NEVADA REAL PHOTO POST CARDS

"Sunday Afternoon aboard the U. S. S. Nevada" unused candid sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard showing several sailors resting at the side of the ship, caption printing light, slight oxidation, 3 small areas of toning on back. Shown above.

"Sunday Afternoon in Southern Waters" unused candid sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo post card showing many sailors resting on the decks in calm seas, small corner crease, album impressions at the corner, album marks on back, light toning on back, trivial wear at one corner.

Uncaptioned unused candid sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard showing a long line of sailors pulling together on a rope, slight oxidation, album impressions at the corner, tiny spot on back, 2 / 3" dark spot of toning on front, good edges. writing on back identifies ship; same source as the other two.

$12.00 each or all three post cards for $30.00 s(m)

USS NEW HAMPSHIRE. "Going up gang-plank from / lighter to ship New Hampshire / 'Homeward-Bound' / Apr. 22-1919" with caption from writing on back, sepia-tone Azo (triangles both ways) real photo postcard with good focus & interesting composition, light album marks & indentations at corners, tiny corner crease nowhere near the image. Possibly unique. $18.50 s(m)h

BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY with an inset showing Captain William H. H. Southerland who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Post card sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

USS NEW YORK. Another real photo post card in stock--please inquire!

USS NEW YORK. "U. S. S. New York / Liberty party going ashore" unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard, low contrast, trivial corner wear. $8.50 s

USS NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55). "The IMMORTAL SHOWBOAT / U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship Memorial" lit up at night in Wilmington North Carolina. Unused chrome post card, one serrated edge (from booklet), fresh appearance, exceptionally colorful. $1.25 s(m)n

USS NORTH CAROLINA (ACR-12). "U. S. Cruiser 'North Carolina' in transport service..." with many men crowded on deck, unused Azo (triangles both ways) postcard, rounded corners. Extensive light soil on both sides, but could be mostly cleaned up with patience & a very soft eraser. Necessarily between December 1918 & July 1919, when she repatriated servicemen of the AEF returning from World War I. You clean $6.00; we clean $10.00. s(m)w!

USS NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55). "U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA / America's famous World War II battleship is / moored west of the Cape Fear River..." Unused chrome post card provides aerial view of it in North Carolina, one serrated edge (from booklet), fresh appearance. $1.25 s(m)n

USS NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55). "U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55) / WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA" unused chrome postcard, one serrated edge (from booklet), small spot of light toning on back, front colors fresh. $1.25 s(m)n

USS NORTH CAROLINA. "IWO JIMA BOMBARDMENT / U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship Memorial / Wilmington, North Carolina" firing its guns at night for the crowd, unused chrome post card from a photo by Hugh Morton, serrated long edges from folder. $1.50 s(m)n

USS NORTH CAROLINA. "U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA BIG SHELL / WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA" with a child posed beside a shell for scale, unused postcard with serrated edges as issued, fairly fresh. $2.00 s(m)n

US DREADNAUGHT NORTH DAKOTA (BB-29). "U. S. Dreadnaught North Dakota." color post card with red caption published by Kress & Co., minor corner & edge wear, traces of cancel ink on front. Part of the US naval force that served off Veracruz in the Mexican Intervention (April - November 1914). $8.50 s(m)m(v) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

USS NORTH DAKOTA. "U.S.S. N. Dak. at Athens Dec 22, 1919, / The famous statue 'The tempter, National Museum, Athens." unused sepia Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard, slight softening of the corners. Ship was used in Mexican operations during 1914 off Veracruz. PRICE ON REQUEST

USS NORTH DAKOTA. "YORKTOWN. U. S. S. No. Dakota / 1922" with a view of the shore, unused sepia-tone real photo post card with low contrast & fuzzy focus, light album indentations & marks at the corners, short oxidized mark in an unimportant part of the sky. Ship was used in Mexican operations during 1914 and later to train gunners & engineers during WWII. $4.50 s(m)v

USS O'BRIEN. "U.S.S. O'BRIEN (DD-975)" unused chrome postcard with pertinent information on back,2 small spots on back, one small spot on front. Commissioned on 3 December 1977. $2.00 s(m)

BATTLESHIP OHIO with an inset showing Captain Charles W. Bartlett who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Post card sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)g

USS OKLAHOMA (BB-37). "Shadow Boxing on The Oklahoma" during the time she was protecting Allied convoys in European waters during WWI, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard, toned back. soft corners, slight oxidation. $20.00 s(m)

FLAGSHIP USS OLYMPIA. "U. S. S. OLYMPIA IN BOSTON HARBOR" with US flag in upper left front corner, unused color post card with undivided back, toned back, well rounded & worn corners, lacks freshness. This ship engaged Spanish forces at Manila Bay in 1898, for an immortal victory under Commodore George Dewey. She was at Boston from June 1899 till January 1902, so this is an old view! $12.50 s(m)pm

USS OREGON (BB-3). "8200. U.S.S. OREGON. COPYRIGHT 1906 BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." showing the ship which performed blockade duty during the Philippine Insurrection of 1899-1900, color with undivided back, unused, lightly toned back. Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(m)dp

USS PARKER (DD-48). "Parker going thru ice on Elbe River, Germany / 69" showing the destroyer with men on deck on her cruise to German ports in early 1919 to implement the terms of the armistice, real photo post card with dark image. History before your eyes. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(m)gh

USS PC449. "U.S.S. PC449" with a side view of the experimental submarine chaser underway; linen post card sent free 1942 by C. S. Sherbno to his daughters in Toledo Ohio, trivial wear at one corner. Launched in May 1940, this ship appeared as shown only briefly, being substantially modified in early 1945 into a mock escort carrier CVE for Operation Swiss Navy. Later she became an oceanographic research vessel at Texas A&M. $7.50 s(m)g(s)c& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

SS PENNSYLVANIA. Wanted to buy-- postcards or other small paper memorabilia from this ship. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

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USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CV-47, then CVA-47, then CVS-47). "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. $2.00 s(m) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

USS PIERCE (APA-50). "S.S. American Planter" showing the former Ormsby Class Attack Transport from the side, when transferred to the United States Lines & renamed; Kodak real photo postcard with identification penned in neatly on back (verifiable under magnification of the front), contrast a bit low. Participated in operations off the Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, Marianas, Western Caroline Islands, Philippines liberation, and Okinawa occupation -- and awarded at least 7 citations, ribbons & medals that we know of. Rare: the only postcard of her we have ever seen in anyone's stock. $50.00 s(m)gmmcpr NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

USS PITTSBURGH. "MALTA FROM U.S.S. PITTSBURGH." Unused Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard includes another military ship in the distance, fairly fresh. $15.00 ms

USS PORTLAND. "U. S. S. Portland Passing Under St. John's Bridge, Portland, Oregon" unused linen on yellowish paper from Angelus Commercial Studio, good edges. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (332,975 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50

"S. S. PRESIDENT HOOVER S. S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE" unused post card showing the ship underway, Dollar Steamship Lines logo on lightly toned back, trivial edge wear. Both ships were ill-fated. The President Coolidge was a luxury cruise liner that became a military ship during World War II; it sank with loss of 2 lives off Vanuatu while it was serving as a troopship. The President Hoover was mistakenly bombed by Nationalist Chinese on 30 August 1937, with one life lost. After repairs, she ran hard aground off Formosan Samasana Island (now Green Island) on 11 December 37, becoming a total loss. $20.00 s(d)s(o)s(m)vtd

USS PURITAN (BM-1). "U.S.S. 'Puritan' at Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va." with the crew on deck & showing its surprisingly ornate bow, color postcard mailed 1910, light cancel ink in sky, stamp just over the top edge, minor corner wear. This ship's service spanned 1896 - 1922, including the Spanish-American War. Hard to find! $12.00 s(m)v NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

USS RECRUIT (TDE-1). "U. S. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER / San Diego, Calif." showing a dry-land training destroyer escort, chrome post card from booklet, mailed 1963, minor corner wear, unusual subject matter. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(m)cm(n)

BATTLESHIP RHODE ISLAND with an inset showing Captain J. B. Murdock who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Post card sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

S-49. "CENTRAL OPERATING COMPARTMENT OF THE SUBMARINE S-49" showing some of the hundreds of valves & gauges there, black & white postcard souvenir of the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland Ohio, good edges/ $10.00 s(m)ei

S-49. "ENGINE ROOM OF THE SUBMARINE S-49" showing two 900 horse-power Diesel engines, black & white post card souvenir of the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland Ohio, tiny corner crease. $9.50 s(m)ei NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

S-49. "TORPEDO ROOM OF THE SUBMARINE S-49" showing some of the hundreds of valves & gauges there, black & white postcard souvenir of the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland Ohio, minor wear at the bottom corners. The sub carried 12 torpedoes. $9.50 s(m)ei

HEAVY CRUISER USS SALEM (C-139). "U. S. S. SALEM" unused sepia-tone Artvue post card, paper browning evenly with age, lightly penciled price in upper front border should erase fairly well, tiny corner crease. Serving as flagship of the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean and then the Second Fleet in the Atlantic, she never fired her guns in anger after her launch in 1947. $3.00 s(m)

USS SAMARITAN. "U.S.S. SAMARITAN AH-10 / Ex-U.S.S. CHAUMONT AP-5 converted to a hospital ship 1943- / 1944. Recommissioned 1 Mar 1944... / ...in San Francisco Bay" unused black & white postcard, near mint. $2.00 s(m)mc

CRUISER USS SAN FRANCISCO (C-5). "14151 - U. S. S. San Francisco in drydock at Navy Yard, / Portsmouth Va." color post card with undivided back, mailed APR 1 1907 from Portsmouth (complete JAMESTOWN CELEBRATION cancellation), minor corner wear, cancel ink on front mostly in the sky. During this time she was decommissioned, but being outfitted as a mine vessel. $10.00 s(m)v-e NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

USS SEATTLE. "DINNER ABOARD U.S.S. SEATTLE, BREST, FR. MAY 1919" showing many sailors eating on deck near covered gun barrels, unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles both ways) real photo postcard, lightly toned both sides. $12.50 s(m)f%

USS SEATTLE. "TROOPS BOARDING U.S.S. SEATTLE.=BREST FR / …HOMEWARD BOUND TRIP 5-10-19" sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles both ways), unused, toning along back edges, edge wear. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(m)f

USS SEATTLE (CA-11). "USS SEATTLE BRIDGE & FOREMAST" showing the ship that performed escort duties during WWI & brought back doughboys from France in 1919, Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard, unused, toned both sides, low-contrast / grayish. There appear to be some Army personnel on deck. $6.50 s(m)%

USS SHAWMUT. "U. S. S. SHAWMUT - Mess hall" showing the interior with places set & an upright piano, unused sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with good contrast, slight browning of the paper on back, toning & thinning in front corners due to album contact & removal (not affecting image), couple short marks at a back corner may not erase well, unusual subject matter. $12.00 s(m)i

USS SHAWMUT. "U. S. S. SHAWMUT / U.S.S. SHAWMUT = DISPENSARY" with 2 sailors near racks filled with bottles, unused sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles both ways) post card with low contrast, browning of the paper on back, toning & thinning in front corners due to album contact & removal (not affecting image), short marks at a back corners may not erase well, most unusual subject matter. $25.00 s(m)ip

SUBMARINES SHARK & PORPOISE. "U. S. Submarine Boats Shark and Porpoise. 72-22" color post card mailed 1908, long crease. Rare. $28.00 s(m)%

USS TENNESSEE. "A Note from / U. S. S. Tennessee / Panama" with message dated Feb. 26 '09 at R. P. Panama. Sailor wrote: "...Have been here since the 22^nd and expect to remain 14 days." Fancy postcard with envelope enclosure (still there!) & glitter on the letters. Apparently mailed as an enclosure itself, because there was no cancel. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original postcard area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 ps(m)g

USS TENNESSEE. Post card on Apr. 14 '09 at Magdalena Bay México. Writer: "Will leave here as soon as the California finishes target practice." Embossed floral card commemorating their record target practice March-April 1909. The best floral postcard we have ever seen. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 fs(m)

US ARMORED CRUISER TENNESSEE. Postcard mailed Apr. 28 1909 from the ship. Much pertinent information printed on the back. (For example, torpedoes were tested by surface ships such as this before they were put into submarines.) Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original postcard area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 s(m)

BATTLESHIP USS TEXAS (BB35). "The Grand Old Battleship 'Texas' at Rest, Houston, Texas" shown in 1948 with crew on deck, unused linen post card, back paper starting to brown with age. She served in both World War I and World War II. $3.50 s(m)t%

USS TEXAS. "Scenes at / Norfolk Navy Yard. / Portsmouth near / Norfolk, Va.-34" unused multiview postcard with 3 scenes--Trophy Park, drydock & USS Texas in drydock, published by E. C. Kropp, fairly fresh. $3.75 vs(m)

COAST GUARD CUTTER THE MACKINAW. "Coast Guard Cutter / THE MACKINAW" a side view of it near shore at Cheboygan Michigan, chrome postcard, tiny corner crease, edge wear along the bottom, dark colors, Writing in stamp box may not remove well. $1.50 s(m)m(c)m(c)

SHERMAN CLASS DESTROYER USS TURNER JOY (DD-951). "U.S.S. TURNER JOY (DD-951" shown from a high vantage point, underway; unused chrome post card, a few very short rusty marks on the back. Remembered for her participation in the Gulf of Tonkin incident, escalating US involvement in Viet-Nam. $2.00 s(m)v

SHERMAN CLASS DESTROYER USS TURNER JOY (DD-951)."Visit / USS / TURNER JOY / (DD-951)" advertising brochure the size of a #10 envelope, picturing the ship, its location & other visiting information. $1.00 n-m NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

UNNAMED. "33:--DOGS OF WAR AT REST, LEAGUE ISLAND NAVY YARD, / SESQUICENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, PHILADELPHIA, PA." color postcard from John D. Cardinell (official), unused, album marks on front, light toning on back. $5.00 epms(m)%

UNNAMED. "ALGUNOS BUQUES DE LA FLOTA DEL PACIFICO EN LAS ESCLUSAS DE GATUN, CANAL DE PANAMA / SOME OF THE PACIFIC FLEET SHIPS IN GATUN LOCKS, PANAMA CANAL 31511" circa 1933, unused white-border era postcard from booklet, tiny speckles of blue ink in the address area are from the printing process. $4.25 cs(m)

UNNAMED. "Battleships endeavoring to force a landing. / COPYRIGHT 1906 BY ILLUS. POST CARD & NOVELTY CO., NY. 104-4" color post card, 3 corners creased, back heavily toned, corner & edge wear, as is. $2.50 s(m) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

UNNAMED. "CASA TORPEDEROS ENTRANDO EN LA COMPUERTA CENTRAL DE LAS EXCLUSAS DE GATUN, CANAL DE PANAMA / 838. U.S. DESTROYERS ENTERING MIDDLE CHAMBERS, GATUN LOCKS, PANAMA CANAL. 99157" with 3 ships abreast, unused white-border era postcard from I. M. Maduro booklet, tiny spot of light toning in right front border. $3.50 cs(m). Same except spot of toning is at lower left corner. $3.50 cs(m)

UNNAMED. "Crossing the Equator, The Initiation" showing water being dumped on several men, color post card, published by Stratton, corner & edge wear, light toning on back, slight yellowing of the paper with age. $5.00 s(m)

UNNAMED. "Mailo" showing US sailors watching a postal vehicle unload bags of mail for their ship, sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard with good contrast & focus, writing on back explains the scene, back lightly toned. Unusual subject matter! $15.00 s(m)p NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

UNNAMED. "No. 364 7,000 Ton Light Cruiser, U. S. Navy Official Photo U. S. Navy." black & white post card mailed OCT 23 1942 at Norfolk Virginia (no stamp or military information about the sender), a little extraneous writing on the back, 2 corner creased (one multiply), faint paper-clip indentation at top, cancel ink on front mostly in sky, as is. $2.00 s(m)

UNNAMED. "SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE, U. S. BATTLESHIPS AT ANCHOR, SAN FRANCISCO BAY 40 / © STANLEY A. PILTZ 6A-H1021" linen postcard mailed there 1947, tiny corner bend. Most prominent in the scene is an aircraft carrier with no planes aboard. $2.25 s(m)c

UNNAMED. "SUBMARINOS AMERICANOS PASANDO LAS ESCLUSAS DE GATUN, CANAL DE PANAMÁ. / U. S. SUBMARINES PASSING THROUGH GATUN LOCKS, PANAMA CANAL" showing 5 such ships abreast, white-border era post card from I. L. Maduro booklet, late usage at Kents Hill Maine, tiny corner bend, minor corner wear. $3.50 cs(m)

UNNAMED. "The President's Review of Naval Parade - Hampton Roads - April 26, 1907" black & white panoramic foldout in 2 panels, tape stain & remnants at top, postcard mailed 1907, soiled & stained back, as is. $4.00 s(m)

UNNAMED. Uncaptioned Azo real photo (triangles both ways) of an unidentified military ship, unused post card, lacks freshness, long internal crease, corner wear & rounding. $3.75

UNNAMED. "U. S. BATTLESHIP IN NEW DRY DOCK. / NORFOLK NAVY YARD, PORTSMOUTH, VA." unused color postcard in vertical format, toning near the back edges. An interesting view. $4.50 s(m)v%

UNNAMED. "U. S. LIGHT CRUISER -- 69" linen with fresh color, published by Hopkins News Agency, unused post card, small spot of toning on back. $4.50 (s(m))

US BATTLESHIP VERMONT with an inset showing Captain William P. Potter who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

US DYNAMITE CRUISER VESUVIUS. "U. S. Dynamite Cruiser Vesuvius." shown underway with crossed flags in the upper left sky, color post card with undivided back mailed 1908 at Carmen Oklahoma, mild corner & edge wear, tiny corner crease. $8.50 s(m)

US BATTLESHIP VIRGINIA. "U. S. BATTLE-SHIP 'VIRGINIA'" showing a side view with the American flag in the sky; color postcard from the Prudential Insurance company of America, detailed ship statistics printed in back message area, mailed March 1909, browning paper on back, used as an insurance receipt so writing on front is consistent with issuing company, mild corner rounding, small ding in top edge closes well. This ship sailed round the world with the Great White Fleet. $5.00 s(m)i

US BATTLESHIP VIRGINIA with an inset showing Captain Seaton Schroeder who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Post card sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

US WASHINGTON. "U. S. Armored Cruiser Washington" with eagle & crossed flags in upper left corner, trivial corner wear. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(m)

USS WEST-MADAKET. "U.S.S. WEST-MADAKET In the Port of Rotterdam / 1-18-19" unused real photo postcard, image printed at an angle to the edges, noticeable edge wear & toning both sides. Commissioned in late October 1918, this was her first (delivering flour) of only 2 trips in World War I; decommissioning was in May 1919. We doubt there are many photos of this ship from that brief period in existence. This Liberty Ship was later to be torpedoed in the Atlantic, sinking on May 5 1943. $12.00 s(m)nw NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

US CRUISER WEST VIRGINIA. "U. S. Cruiser West Virginia, Puget Sound Navy Yard" unused, trivial corner wear, fairly fresh. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (263,618 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 sw

TORPEDO BOAT WHIPPLE with an inset showing Lieutenant Hutch I. Cone who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

USS WOLVERINE. "13 OLD WOLVERINE TRAINING SHIP AND PERRY MONUMENT, PENINSULA DRIVE, ERIE, PA." Unused linen postcard, moonlit scene. Nice. $2.50 pms(m)+% NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

ATTACK TRANSPORT WOOD (APA-56), renamed USS LEEDSTOWN (APA-56). "S. S. EXILONA" Kodak real photo postcard showing the ship dramatically in silhouette against the sky, when owned by the American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines, reliable penned identification on back from a seaman's collection. During World War II, this ship earned at least 4 citations, campaign ribbons & awards of which we are aware for the occupations of Marshall Islands, Guam, Western Caroline Islands & landings at Leyte & Lingayen Philippines. Rare: the only image of any kind for this ship that we have ever seen in anyone's stock. $50.00 s(m)s(a)mgcp& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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

USS WYOMING (BB-32). "ONE OF THE BIG GUNS ABOARD THE U. S. BATTLESHIP WYOMING" showing the ship that joined with the British to guard convoy routes and aid Allied minelayers in the North Sea, white-border era postcard, one corner multiply but faintly creased, large spots of light discoloration on back. $3.50 s(m)

USS YORK COUNTY (LST-1175). Slightly curved shoulder patch with white lettering on black background, length about that of a regular postcard (so could be sleeved as such). $2.25 s(m)!

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