"#286 D S R / March 25 1956 // Leo Nowicki (center) / Gen Mangr. D S R // Fan trip on / Woodward and Gratiot / lines" approximately 3.5" x 3.5" photo of the crowded interior of the streetcar that ended an era that began in 1863. The Gratiot line was subsequently converted to buses. $7.50 r(d)m(d)sgi

"101 ANVERS Entrée de la rue Leys" including a streetcar number 330 passing by F. Dierckx, monochromatic blue postcard mailed at Antwerp Belgium 1912 to the United States, small corner crease, toned back, corner & edge wear. $3.50 sb

"104  Peak Tramway Station, Hongkong." with tram at the platform, unused circa-1907 postcard published by K. M. & Co. in Hong Kong, unevenly divided back, minor corner rounding. 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 hs

"108  ALGER. - Boulevard Baudin et rue çharas. -- CAP." as seen from a high vantage point, including a streetcar passing the Toulouse Hotel,  unused sepia-tone postcard, neatly separated from booklet, paper yellowing evenly with age. $4.50 as

"10^th ANNUAL HEART OF OHIO POST CARD SHOW OCTOBER 25 & 26, 1985, ALADDIN TEMPLE" with a large image of an old streetcar that used to run on the Broad & Mt. Vernon route in Columbus, unused post card, fresh appearance. (2 available) $1.50 each. osp

"11 ORAN - Place d'Armes" with an Algerian streetcar with a 'Rhum LUCETA' advertising sign, post card on yellowish paper from booklet, unused, lightly toned back. $3.75 sa

   
"115. Cherrelyn Horse Car, Denver, Colo." overloaded with passengers, some seated on top, horse backed onto a platform for the downward descent to Hampden & Broadway, postcard mailed 1908 at Colorado Springs, 2 corners with heavy creases, mild wear to the other 2 corners, unfortunate cancel ink on front. As is. Shown left. $2.50 sc(e)h. A different post card with the same caption, sent AUG 10 1908 to Miss Myra Hazelton in Cincinnati Ohio, 3 corners with mild wear. Pertinent message: 'What do you think of this car service? The horse pulls the car up the hill and rides back...' Shown right. $8.00 sc(e)h NEW / OPKOMEND / NY

"120. DUOMO AND PIAZZI MILAN, ITALY" showing more than 10 streetcars from a distance, color post card, unused. $1.50

"141  BRUXELLES  Place Royale" including streetcars, horse-drawn traffic & pedestrians in the foreground; carte postale with lightly toned back. $5.00 bs

"141 -- BRUXELLES - Boulevard de la Senne" with 2 streetcars (#50 & #54 & pedestrians in the foreground; unused carte postale from Edition Grand Bazar Anspach-Bruxelles; noticeable edge wear, surface crackling & paper curl. $3.00 bs

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"148 BELLE ALLIANCE PLACE, BERLIN, GERMANY" including 5 horse-drawn streetcars, color, unused postcard, a little extraneous writing on back, minor wear to bottom corners, album marks on back. $3.75 sg

"153  DIJON. -- La Place Saint-Étienne. -- LL." including a streetcar going around the corner (CHOCOLAT LOUIT & KALODONT PATE DENTIFRICE ads on top), black-and-white post card with green back from Levy Fils & Cie Paris, unused, faint corner crease, minor toning on back. $3.50 sf(d)d

"153 LE MANS. -- La Place de la République. --- Republic Square. -- LL. 2 la Civette" including 2 streetcars (one with Cremieux advertising), black & white postcard with green back with very late usage at Reva South Dakota, 2 small corner creases. $3.75 fs

"163 LE HAVRE - La Falaise de la Hève vue du Casino" including a streetcar & old autos, unused sepia-tone post card neatly separated from a booklet, minor wear at one bottom corner. $3.00 sf

"1691. Cherrelyn Horse Car, Denver Colo." post card showing it with passengers about to descend (horse backed onto the platform) to Hampden & Broadway, noticeably worn edges, pasted onto a back that simply does not belong (place or time). Despite the caption, the scene is in Englewood Colorado, which is south of Denver. The line ran from 1883 to 1910. $3.75 sc(e)h

"1756 - FIRST AVENUE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON" as streetcars pass between the Wilcox storefront & Alaska Outfitters (more signs including one for billiards), unused post card from Edward H. Mitchell, album marks at back corners, browning paper on back due to age, trivial corner wear. $6.00 smwb

"18 ALGER -Rue de Constantine et rue Dumont-d'Urville" including a segmented trolley, one edge uneven when cut from a postcard booklet whose perforations were too light, a little toning along bottom edge. $2.25

"1  LE MANS. -- Vue générale prise du Quai de l'Amiral-Lalande  ND Phot" including a streetcar crossing the bridge, unused carte postale with green back, corner crease, back edges browning with age. $3.75 sf(l)b

"20166  I. O. M. Douglas. Loch Promenade" including a streetcar passing near the Villiers Hotel with Buffet signs, many pedestrians & a few small sailing ships; picture post card with good edges, faint album marks near the corners, short thin mark mostly in the upper front border, but otherwise quite fresh for its age (c. 1910). $7.50 is

"2 Alexandria - Ramleh Station" showing Egyptian streetcars (2 double-deckers) & passengers outside, real photo postcard, unused, 3 small spots of toning in the front margins, tiny corner crease. $3.75 se

"2294.  West House, Sandusky, O." showing streetcar, post card, writing on back, circa 1912. corner & edge wear. $3.75 o(s)s

"25 PCC 'STREAMLINERS,' THE NEW, SI- / LENT STREET CARS ... / ... ENTERED TRANSIT / SERVICE IN DALLAS, JUNE, 1945 ..." showing car 601 on Route 16 (Seventh to the Ball Park), unused post card, minor wear to one upper corner, whitish residue in message area obscures nothing. Hard to find! $4.00 t(d)s

"2602. Hat and Basket Vendor, Mexico" showing a lady with many hats atop her head & a streetcar in the background, postcard mailed to Ohio, pertinent information on back, small corner crease, corner wear, stamp overhangs two edges slightly, traces of cancel ink in the sky. $4.25 mp(h)s

"297:--Giant Rock and Trolley Line Through Gorge, Niagara Falls / 19413" unused white-border era post card, back has interesting information, establishing that the route shown was on the Ontario side; good edges, both sides toned from album contact. $3.25 o(n)s

"330. UPPER ENTRANCE TO SELBY TUNNEL, ST. PAUL, MINN." Showing a streetcar emerging & sign warning pedestrians of danger, post card mailed there 1911, cancel ink on front, lightly toned back. $4.25 ms*

"335. ALGER. -- La Rue d'Isly. LL / Isly's Street" showing a trolley in 2 sections, postcard on brownish paper, one uneven edge (from booklet separation), very late usage in the United States. $3.00 (as)

"34_4__Le Havre _ La Place de l'Hotel de Ville / et le Boulevard de Strasbourg" French viewcard showing streetcars from a distance, hand-colored / tinted real photo, corner crease. $2.00

"36  DIJON. -- La Rue de la Liberté. -- LL." including a streetcar with 'A LOUER' sign about to pass the new Pharmacie Bruant, unused carte postale with green back, neatly removed from booklet, tiny speckles of toning in the front sky, 5 spots of album paste on the back. $3.00 sfp

"4.095 - GENÈVE. -- Pont de la Coulouvrenière" with a streetcar passing over the bridge & some foot traffic; unused carte postale with light album toning on the back & front corners. $4.00 bss*

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"42  LE MANS. -- La Place Thiers. -- LL." with a streetcar about to pass Paul Hervé's Cafe Thiers (at the left), circa 1920 carte postale, unused, green back, minor wear to one bottom corner. The food advertising signs on the streetcar are "Farine Lactée Nestlé" (an important source of nutrition for children whose mothers were unable to breast-feed) & "Potages Maggi". $8.00 f(l)sgf

"4. RAPID TRANSIT, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO." postcard mailed there JUN 12 1917 to Howard Barnett in Troy Ohio by his brother, one upper corner crease with a tiny nearby tear that closes well, back lightly toned from handling of pencil writing. $8.00 so(m)hg NEW / OPKOMEND / NY

"51 DIJON. -- Place Darcy et Porte Guillaume. -- LL." French streetcar with Potages Maggi ad passes a postcard shop on the right, black & white with green back, browning on back edges. $3.00 fs

   
"546--Cherrelyn Horse Car, Denver" showing it fully loaded, the horse backed onto the platform for a downward ride to Hampden & Broadway, unused undivided back post card, minor corner wear. Despite the caption, the scene is in Englewood Colorado, which is south of Denver. The line ran from 1883 to 1910. Shown left. $8.00 sc(e)h. Another, different but with the same caption, mailed SEP 5 1905 to Miss Allice Robins in Piqua Ohio, light yellowish toning on back. Shown right. $8.50 sc(e)h. NEW / OPKOMEND / NY

"5711. LYON -- Pont Lafayette et Quai des Brotteaux" showing 5 streetcars going across a bridge, unused post card, back thinned from album removal. $1.00

"65 ALGER. LA RUE DUMONT d'URVILLE. DURMONT d'URVILLE STREET LL" sepia-tone postcard showing a segmented streetcar, very late usage in the United States, fresh appearance. $3.00 Same but a little brownish paper. $2.75

"65  DIJON. -- La Porte Guillaume et la Place Darcy" post card showing prominently a streetcar with Liqueur Bénédictine advertising. $2.50

"6892.  FORT ALLEN PARK, PORTLAND, ME." with a streetcar prominent from the side, postcard published by the Detroit Photographic Company, light violet handstamp 'DUPLICATE' on the undivided back, faint album marks at the corners. Very nice for its age. $10.00 m(p)sd

"71  DIJON. -- Le Théâtre. -- LL." including a streetcar & a few pedestrians in the foreground, unused carte postale, album paste at back corners, good edges. $2.50 sft

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"7 - DIJON -- Place d'Armes - Hôtel de Ville, ancien Palais des Ducs de Bourgogne..." post card showing two streetcars with different advertising signs from the side, one uneven edge (from booklet separation), album adherences on back. $1.25

"70. LOURENÇO MARQUEZ / Photo Wexelsen" showing a streetcar & a few pedestrians & a worker with a bucket, bilhete postal on slightly yellowing paper, unused, trivial wear at one corner, small spot of toning on back left edge. Caption is near the left edge of the back, and the attribution of the photo is there too. $10.00 ls

"74 LE HAVRE. -- Rond-Point de Graville" showing streetcar number 27 overtaking a buggy, black & white postcard with green back from l'Imprimerie Nouvelle Photographique, one corner creased twice. French. $3.00 fs

"79  TOURS. -- Le Grand Pont de la Tranchée" with 3 streetcars & some pedestrians crossing a long bridge; carte postale with green back. small corner crease, long thin stain at upper left front corner (album paste?), paper browning with age. $2.00 sf(t)

"8035 INCLINED PLANE, CINCINNATI, OHIO" showing 2 streetcars descending a ramp, post card from Detroit Publishing Company, mailed there 1910, corner & edge wear, part cancel ink on front, corner wear & rounding, faint internal creases at left front edge, as is. Sold but front still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 osd

"80  LE MANS. -- L'Avenue Thiers.  ND Phot." including a streetcar & several pedestrians near a patisserie, unused black & white carte postale with green back, good edges. $4.50 st

"82  BREST. -- Vue prise des Glacis vers la Place des Portes. / View taken from the Glacis towards the Place of the 'Portes'. -- LL." including a streetcar & several pedestrians, carte postale with, much writing on back dates to 1919, good edges. $4.50 sf

"85  LE MANS. -- La Place Thiers et la Caisse d'Epargne.  / ND Phot." with 2 streetcars (one with Byrrh advertising sign) passing Cafe Paul Herve, unused black & white carte postale with green back, minor wear to one corner. $4.00 sf

"874--CABLE CAR TURNTABLE, SAN FRANCISCO, / CALIFORNIA. ..." showing a side view with several passengers on board, unused chrome postcard, fairly fresh. $1.25 sc

"90 - DIJON -- Place Darcy" including a segmented French streetcar in the foreground, black & white post card on brownish paper, American soldier's mail marking and indistinct cancel but unaddressed. $3.00 fs

"920--CHINATOWN, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA / San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest Chinese / settlement outside of Asia. ..." with a streetcar going past the Cathay House; unused chrome-era postcard in vertical format, fairly fresh. $1.25 sc

"9217  Gruss aus Basel  Bahnhofstrasse. / Gebr. Metz Kunstverlage-Anstalt Basel." including a streetcar turning the corner by a large building, carte postale with undivided back, very late usage at Giatto Rural Station of West Virginia, considerable corner & edge wear (including a small bottom corner crease & rounded corners at the right front), slight browning of paper with age. $6.00 gss

"927 - THIRD STREET, PORTLAND, OREGON. / PUBLISHED BY E. P. CHARLTON & CO.  PORTLAND ORE." showing streetcars, horse-drawn wagon & pedestrian traffic near the Gunst store; black & white post card with undivided back mailed there circa 1908, small corner crease, corner wear & rounding, back paper browning evenly with age, small spot of toning in caption area. $5.00 os

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"ALASKA STREET CAR / Designed-Built-Owned-Operated by / Martin Itjen of the days of '98 / SKAGWAY, ALASKA / The trick cub bear on the front / of the car is the Traffic Manager" showing him before his 1929 Model A sight-seeing vehicle, black & white post card with sky tint, tiny corner crease, very light toning near the edges. $10.00 a(s)agsm

"AMSTERDAM, Centraal Station" including several streetcars, some in the foreground & a few readable signs; postcard with a yellowish background, fabricated in the Netherlands, small corner crease misses image, very light toning on back. $2.00 sn

"AMSTERDAM. / Koningsplein." including streetcar (No. 25), pushcart & pedestrian traffic, Flicks Cacao advertising sign in the distance; unused circa 1908 briefkaart, minor corner rounding. $6.00 ns

"Amsterdam / Nieuwmarkt met Waag" showing a streetcar about to pass an outdoor market with many stalls, briefkaart from Weenenk & Snel (s 46693), tiny bottom corner bend. $3.75 ns

"And the car came along, / But they both moved to slow / They went down in a heap, / T'was a beautiful show." embossed art & poetry depicting a man & woman upended by a streetcar cow-catcher, word 'too' misspelled in the second line. Post card printed in Germany mailed circa 1908 from Cincinnati Ohio, tiny tear that is very hard to detect from the front, other corner & edge wear is minor, message written at the top front only partially erased scraping some color. Risqué? The 'beautiful show' obviously referred to the upended lady's underwear. Hard to find in any condition--we tried! $6.00 spl

"Barcelona  Teatro Principal" with a horse-drawn & electrified streetcars passing in front of it, postcard with unevenly divided back mailed to Richmond Indiana & forwarded from there to Idlewild Michigan, violet handstamp of HOTEL PENINSULAR / BARCELONA in the back message area, stamp removed, 3 corners creased, 1/4-inch tear in one short edge, other noticeable wear at corners. As is. $1.50 tssh

"Bend in Kloof Road, Cape Town" in Cape of Good Hope, showing tram. Published Valentine & Sons. Unused postcard. $4.50 (sc)

"Berliner Verkehr. Gertaudtenstrasse" showing many streetcars passing a confection store, real photo post card, mailed TCV 8.3.28 from there to Illinois, I. W. B. Nr. 542 on back, faint bend at one corner. $5.00 sg*

"BLOWING UP OF A CAR / COL. O." showing a crowd around a 'COURT HOUSE' streetcar during the strike of 1910, a horse-drawn wagon at the left & a vintage auto on the right; sepia-tone real photo, a little cancel ink detectable in the smoky areas. Post card sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 ossu

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"BOSTON ELEVATED RY. #5821 / SEASHORE TROLLEY MUSEUM" showing it in restored condition, unused chrome postcard, 1995 copyright, tiny spot on back, otherwise excellent condition. $1.25 smm(b)

"Bridge Street and New Bank, Stockport. / E. A. Greenwood, Stockport" with an English streetcar #18 about to pass the Singer Sewing shoppe on the right; unused postcard with minor corner rounding, slight toning shows in the front message area. $8.00 e(s)ss

"Broadway at Night / Los Angeles, Cal." by moonlight, with many pedestrians, several streetcars & a black street sweeper; post card from Newman, unused, circa 1915, minor corner & edge wear, lightly toned back. $5.00 c(l)msb

"Bruxelles  La Bourse" including 2 streetcars & many pedestrians in the foreground, unused sepia-tone postcard, extensive album remnants along the back edges. $2.00 sb

"Bucureşti  Ministerul de Domenii şi Statuia I. I. C. Brǎtianu" including 3 Romanian streetcars, a few pedestrians & a BOTOT sign; unused sepia-tone carta poştalǎ, back lightly toned, minor wear to bottom corners, slight curl to the paper. $3.50 sr!

"C1072--SAN FRANCISCO'S / CABLE CARS  / Crossing at California and Powell Sts. / ..." unused early chrome post card, a little toning near 2 back edges. $1.25 sc

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"C181 / CABLE CAR TURNTABLE / The cable car was invented in San / Francisco by Mr. A. S. Hallidie..." with a good side view of a streetcar, chrome postcard mailed there 1952, one corner with a small but noticeable crease. $0.75 sc

"c-466  Town Hall, Wakefield, Mass." bedecked with a lot of bunting & flags, streetcar number 724 passing in front; post card in vertical format, published by Blanchard, Young & Co., mailed there circa 1908, back paper yellowing evenly with age, small bottom corner crease, several small spots of light toning show in the front sky. $6.50 m(w)s

"Cable Car on Turn Table at Powell and Market Streets, San Francisco, California" unused linen postcard with fresh color published by Smith News. $3.00 (cs)

"CABLE CAR / SAN FRANCISCO, / CALIF.--52" with signs fo the Hotel Powell and the Pig'n Whistle prominent, linen post card mailed 1952, small bend at one corner. $2.50 cs. Unused $3.00 cs

"CALIFORNIA RAILWAY MUSEUM / Rio vista Junction, California / Key System Suburban Car 371" chrome postcard airmailed 1990, small bend at one corner. Retired in 1946. $1.00 s

"Calle Miguel Lerdo - Veracruz" showing pedestrian & streetcar traffic, unused real photo post card, small corner crease, very light album toning. The signage on the corner building will yield to someone familiar with the locality. $6.00 m(v)s

"Camps Bay, C. P." showing two streetcars in Cape Province South Africa, color postcard mailed TCV 1930 at Capetown (bold cancel ties 2 different definitives) to Illinois, small corner crease, corner crease. $3.75

"Campus Martius, Detroit, Mich." as seen from a high vantage point, including streetcars in 4 directions; post card mailed there 1914, 2 small corner creases (one is faint), a little extraneous writing on back, lightly toned back, mild corner & edge wear. $3.00 ms

"Casparis - Pa." sepia-tone real photo postcard captioned by hand, mailed 1918 in nearby Connellsville. Message reads: "Take a squint at our city and its chief officers. What is in the picture is all there is in our village. Mr. Moran lives in the car and our office is in front where we are standing. / Lawrence.' Crackling of the glossy finish from the bottom edge, minor corner wear, album toning on back. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. p(c)sg(m)

"Central Promenade / Blackpool / Here by the sea I think of thee" on a crowded day, with a streetcar in the left foreground; postcard, image in fancy embossed border, mailed 1912, lightly toned front, minor wear bottom edge. $3.25 es

Check number 4750 of the Jamestown Street Railway Company for $98.27 made payable to the Erie Railroad Company on April 28 1913, signed S(elden). B. Broadhead (Treasurer) & A(lmnet). N. Broadhead (President), paid by the First National Bank of Jamestown New York, perforated as paid 5/2/13, neatly separated from a checkbook pad leaving perforated edges at left & top, engraved drawing shows one of their streetcars. $5.00 n(j)sngr

"Chicago  136  Corner State and Madison Street" showing 2 types of streetcars, postcard mailed 1906, stamp removed, lightly toned back, lower right corner broken off, AS. $1.00

"Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee #172 is shown / here speeding along the main line of the Indiana / Museum of Transport and Communication located / in Forest Park, Nobelsville, Indiana." unused chrome post card with saturated colors, excellent condition. $1.25 si(n)m

"Chicago Transit / Map CTA / Showing CTA Streetcar, Bus, "l" / and Subway Lines and Connecting / Suburban Bus Routes / Issued by Chicago Transit Authority" foldout map in 24 panels back by a key to many streets & much information--lost & found, telephone information, chartered service, etc. Dates to October 1948. Just one small corner crease to report. $5.00 ibmss^

"CHURCHILL'S / BROADWAY AND FORTY NINTH STREET / NEW YORK // 30913" corner view of the restaurant-cabaret club, with a streetcar pausing in front; postcard from J. R. Mayers Co., back toned & written on, noticeable toning in the front margins. This club was one of the most popular pre-Prohibition establishments in NYC, founded by Captain Jim Churchill. $3.50 n(n)sg

"City Hall and Washington Street, / Providence, R.I. // 24482" including a streetcar in front & part of Hotel Dorrance, postcard, circa 1915, unused. $4.00 (rs)

"City Hall Belfast" with 2 streetcars rounding the corner, both with legible ads (Van Houtens Cocoa, Bermoline), post card from publisher Lawrence, toned back, noticeable corner & edge wear. Other vehicles shown are horse-drawn. $3.50 sn

"COLISEUM DURING REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION / CHICAGO" with many waiting to enter and witness the nomination of William Howard Taft, horse-drawn vehicles & streetcar traffic included, a restaurant / lunch room sign at the lower left corner; sepia tone KARBO real photo post card, message on back dates to September 16 1908. Admission cost $50 and up--a lot of money in those days! Rare: no other examples were found offered or even exhibited when we searched the Internet. 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 pi(c)s

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"COLUMBUS, OHIO'S / DOUBLE DECKER STREET CAR" seen from the side with interesting signage--'NORTH & SOUTH HIGH', 'PASSENGERS / OUT FIRST PLEASE', 'USE BOTH DOORS', 'PLEASE HAVE EXACT / FARE READY'; unused postcard published by Haenlein Bros., small spots of toning both sides (front spots in sky). This was a short-lived experiment that lasted about one year. $5.00 sc(o)

"Constantinople. Place de Top-Hané" including a somewhat indistinct double-decker streetcar in the foreground, color post card, circa 1912, unused, toned back. $5.00 ts

"Cor. Baltimore and Calvert Sts., Baltimore, Md." with a trolley stopped for boarding there, post card in vertical format with undivided back, a lot of glitter added for highlights, writing in front caption area dates to early 1906, paper browning with age. A Ross Drug Store sign is readable. $9.00 smg

"CORNER OF SWANSTON & COLLINS STREETS, MELBOURNE" including a streetcar & horse-drawn buggy in the foreground, postcard from the B. P. Series, pebbled finish, writing on back, considerable corner & edge wear, but interesting. $3.50 vs

"Court House and Denver Interurban Car. / Boulder, Colo." fresh appearance both sides, minor edge wear. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 c(b)s*

"Dayton Street Railway employees and first trackless trolleys in the state of Ohio / ... MAY 19, 1933 ..." approximately 10" x 8" original captioned sepia-tone photograph with good focus & composition. Framing is suggested. $10.00 o(d)sr(d)

"De Kinderwagen der Toekomst. / Van Markens Drukkerij-Vennootschap. - Delft" meaning 'child transportation of the future' in Dutch, showing an outlandishly decorated streetcar entrant in a light-hearted festival contest put on by the Hague Tramway Company; unused circa-1908 briefkaart with minor corner rounding & light album toning both sides. Very hard to find, and in much better condition than the only other one we have ever seen. $14.00 nsu

"Den Haag.  De Bijenkorf." showing a streetcar passing by the corner, black & white postcard from a booklet, mailed TCV (2-1 / 2 cent stamp) to Illinois, minor wear at 1 corner. $3.00 ns

"Did you ever leave the car without / notifying the conductor--with this result?" cartoon art depicting a man falling ignominiously despite his cane, as streetcar pulls away; post card mailed 1908 to Miss Katie Allender in Warm Springs Montana from her sister, mild edge wear & corner rounding. $2.75 scg

"DONEGAL PLACE, BELFAST." including trams about to round the corner where the Singer Sewing Machine store was, color within an embossed border, unused postcard, slight browning of the paper with age. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ns

"DOUBLE DECKER IN FRONT OF STATE CAPITOL, COLUMBUS, OHIO" with the streetcar prominently in the foreground, post card published by the Haenlein Brothers, mailed there 1917, minor corner wear, small corner crease not into image. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.75 ocs

"Double Deck Street-car / Paris" loaded with passengers, 'CAFE de LYON  AVENUE HENRI MARTIN' advertising sign on it side; Azo real photo (triangles up), writing on back also sets the location as Paris, light album toning at the corners of both sides. Obviously produced by an English-speaking tourist for his own use, not in commercial quantities; so possibly one-of-a-kind. $16.00 sf(p)

"Dresden.  Georgentor." German view showing streetcar 512, black & white postcard with brown caption, unused, album impressions at the corners. $2.00

"Dublin. / Grafton Street. /  The Wrench Series, No. 100" showing a trolley about to pass the J. M. Barnardhu & Son storefront, sepia-tone on yellowish paper, undivided back post card mailed there 1903, small corner crease, corner crease, tiny spots of cancel ink on front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (186,388 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 is

"E. 36212. LLANDUDNO: BAY & GREAT ORME TRAM"  in northern Wales, postcard from the Celesque Series, unused, faint album impressions at the corners, fairly fresh. $4.00 ws

"Eastern School Building. / Scioto Valley Traction Terminal. / Chillicothe, Ohio.  13466" including a Scioto Valley Traction Company car, passengers & a sign reading 'STREET CARS / GOING IN EITHER DIRECTION / WILL TAKE YOU UP TOWN. / Fare 5 Cents'. Postcard with sky tint, mailed JUN 8 1914 (RPO cancel), minor edge wear. Seldom seen & seldom offered. $24.00 o(c)rs*

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"EIGHTH AVENUE LOOKING WEST, CALGARY, ALBERTA" showing prominently a streetcar, Lamberts Clothes Shop, a drug store, Winchester Cigarette sign, etc. white-border era postcard, Valentine Edy published. $6.00 as

   
"Electric Car Tunnel, Yokohama" also captioned in Japanese, showing trolley car #21 emerging; unused carte postale made in Japan, small spot of toning near the back bottom edge, minor corner wear, back paper starting to brown evenly with age. Shown left. $8.00 j. Another from a different printing with brighter colors, tiny spot of toning near the front bottom edge, small paper separation at one top corner, back paper starting to brown evenly with age. Shown right. $8.00 js. Both for comparison: $15.25 js

"Electric Park At Night, / Baltimore Md." showing the main entrance of the amusement park & the tracks of the North Avenue line of the United Railways & Electric Company trolley in the left foreground; color from the Illustrated Postal Card Co., mailed 9 JUL 1907 (clear TRANS. CLK. CAMDEN BALT. MD. hand cancel) to Miss E. C. Whealan in Bellaire Ohio, couple small spots of toning & a red check mark on back, minor corner & edge wear. Rides at the park included a carousel, shoot-the-chutes, human roulette wheel, roller coasters & more. The site of many historic Maryland firsts, it was nonetheless razed in 1916 & no trace of it remains today. $8.50 am(b)s

"Elizabeth St. and Hyde Park, Sydney" in New South Wales, including several pedestrians & 2 streetcars (one a double), post card numbered 24 on back, unused, small corner crease. Circa 1910-1915. $3.75 (ns!)

Engraved stock certificate No. 85 for 100 shares of The City Railway Company of Dayton Ohio, signed by William H. Simms (Secretary) & S. B. Corwin (President) on 5 October 1893, embossed seal; registered & countersigned to Catherine Harris on 3 September 1895 at The Union Safe Deposit & Trust Company, 2 inconspicuous vertical creases to make it envelope size. Measurements approximately 11-1/4" x 7-7/8", a framing candidate. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 o(d)sr(t)ggg

"F-3200-7  Oslo. Utsikt fro Abelhaugen... / Norway   View of the town, with the National Theatre" including 2 blue & white streetcars, continental post card mailed 1971 to the United States, part cancel ink on front. $1.00

FARNLEY DISTRICT (LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE). Approximately 8" x 6-1/8" original sepia-tone photo showing trackless trolley cars #501 signed 'MOOR TOP  / FARNLEY' & #503 using a 4-wire system passing each other in opposite directions, flanking a horse-drawn cart, good focus & contrast. Sold but its front is still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged & enhanced (publication-quality) 300-dpi scan in .jpg format. $3.75 e(f)s

"FIRENZE - Palazzo del Podestà o del Bargello / 371" including a streetcar & pedestrians in the foreground, unused sepia-tone cartolina postale in vertical format, tiny corner crease, paper browning evenly with age. $2.50 si

"FIRENZE / Via dei Pecori / e Piazza del Duomo" including a streetcar with a Nestle advertising sign on its front passing by La New York, postcard from Dr. Trenkler, circa 1907, unused, a little extraneous writing on back. $5.00 si

"FIRST ELECTRIC TROLLEY CAR, SCRANTON, PA.  FIRST ELECTRIC TROLLEY SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES" with a crowd gathered around & in it near a Parlor Furniture Store. The side of the trolley is more informative & reads: 'Scranton Suburban Railway / Adams & Washington Avs To Green Ridge'. Postcard mailed in Scranton 1907 to Butte Montana, 2 small corner creases neither into the image. Hard to find! $20.00 p(s)sr(s)f

"Flora Fountain (S. W.), Bombay. (Copyright)" including a streetcar, post card with purple caption, printed in Saxony, very late usage at Grandin North Dakota, 2 thin scratches (one is long), small bottom corner crease. $1.50 is*

"FORT COLLINS MUNICIPAL RAILWAY / CAR 21" in Colorado, showing a side view of it in restored condition; unused chrome post card, tiny corner bend, otherwise fresh. A beauty built in 1919. $1.00 sc(f)

"Front St., Worcester, Mass." showing several streetcars & horse-drawn vehicles, unused post card with undivided back from the Metropolitan News Company, printed in Germany, faint album marks detectable in the front message area, trivial corner wear. $6.50 sm(w)

"Fryeburg, Maine showing a trolley drawn by 2 horses, postcard mailed there 1909 by a student (obviously at the Fryeburg Academy, a private preparatory school) to Miss Ruth A. Roberts of Winchester Massachusetts. Corners rounded mildly, bottom corner crease not into the image, a little edge wear, long internal creases in the upper left front, as is. Hard to find in any condition. 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(f)hs

"Further Feltheit" German continental postcard showing streetcars prominently in foreground, mailed 1969 from Nürnberg Bavaria to Ohio, 2 small corner creases. $1.00

"Gay St. looking North from Bankers Trust Co., Knoxville, Tenn.--11" including streetcars, old autos & pedestrians, unused post card from E. C. Kropp, unused, small faint upper corner crease not into image, very light toning both sides. Clocks in foreground show a startling disparity--the one at the left shows 8:05 in the morning, the one at the right shows 11:23 am. $4.50 stc

"Genève et le Mont Blanc" showing a streetcar & pedestrians crossing a long bridge, unused postcard numbered 8833 on back, mild corner wear & rounding, edge ding that closes well but is still noticeable from the front (nowhere near the image). $2.25 ss(g)

"GENOVA / Corso Torino" with streetcar #192 in the foreground, a hand cart & a few pedestrians, no autos; postcard produced in Italy, toned back especially at the edges, front shows considerable corner & edge wear, as is. $1.50 si

"Gent. I can support anything / I use Mennen's Sure Corn Killer" c. 1890 ad card with irritated woman standing on a man's foot (because he would not yield his seat on a streetcar), stuck to album remnant, wavy paper. $3.00

"Graz. Hauptplatz mit Rathaus" including 2 streetcars in the foreground (one with number 30 on its front), real photo postcard, mailed TCV 18.VIII.31 from there to Illinois, 2 ink smear on back, corner crease. Graz is in Styria Austria. $5.00 sa-a*

"Gent. I can support anything / I use Mennen's Sure Corn Killer" with irritated woman standing on a man's foot (because he would not yield his seat on a streetcar), advertising card lithographed by Stahl & Jaeger, with fresh colors, stuck to album remnant, somewhat wavy paper, one edge of the card itself is a little rough towards the top. $3.50 ams

"GRANBY STREET, NORTH FROM CITY HALL AVENUE, NORFOLK, VA." including streetcars, auto & pedestrian traffic; unused white-border era post card, mild corner wear & rounding. Signs are partially legible. $4.00 v(n)s

"Griswold Street. The Wall Street of / Detroit, Mich." with the Norton Hotel at the left, streetcars center & a cafe at the right, also including the Ford and Dime Bank Buildings; unused C. T. Photochrom postcard, faint upper corner crease, light toning near the back edges. $3.00 m(d)s

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"... Gruss aus Kniajewo" including Bulgarian pedestrians & a streetcar, carte postale also captioned in Cyrillic, numbered 4996 on back, unused, minor corner wear. Circa 1912. In Cyrillic Kniajewo is Княжево.  $9.00 bsg

"Habana. Hotel Plaza. Plaza Hotel / Publ. El Partenon, 106 Obispo St." showing a streetcar passing the corner on which it is located; unused Ekc real photo postcard, good detail with readable signs. $7.50 cs

"HABANA: PARQUE CENTRAL, HOTEL PLAZA /  HAVANA: CENTRAL PARK, PLAZA HOTEL  122650-N" including 2 streetcars & a LARRANAGA sign, white-border era with bright colors, unused. trivial wear at 2 corners. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 cs

"Hamburk(sic). Alsterpavillon u. Neuer Jungfernsteig" including a double-decker bus with Chlorodont advertising, echte Photographie Postkarte with scalloped edges as issued, message written on back in German dates to 1947, long internal crease from the bottom edge, 1"-long pencil mark from the left front edge may possibly be erased. This promenade area (where eligible young women would be shown by their proud families) has since been redesigned for high-end shops. The toothpaste brand advertised lasted until the 1980's. $3.50 gbds

"HERALD SQUARE, BROADWAY AND SIXTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY." including several streetcars & signage -- Budweiser (partial), David P. Leany Realty Co., Star Shoe Co., HEARN; unused white-border era postcard, two tiny spots in the sky, minor corner rounding, back lightly but extensively toned. The New York Herald & The Telegram newspapers occupied the building in the center. $5.50 n(n)rsn

"HORSE-DRAWN STREETCAR" on Main Street USA in Walt Disney World, unused postcard in excellent condition. $1.25 dhs

"HOTEL METROPOLE, WIEN" corner view with streetcars & old autos & horse-drawn vehicle, sepia-tone Postkarte from BRW, unused, fairly fresh. $1.75 sa

"HPOONGYEES IN TRAM CAR RETURNING WITH ALMS COLLECTED, RANGOON.  No. 73" showing many saffron-robed Burmese priests returning on a streetcar; unused postcard from D. A. Ahuja, toned from album contact. Most unusual & seldom offered. Postcards of them actually soliciting the alms are much more common. 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 brs

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"ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM / Collector's Card #24 - The 'Saint Looie'" with a side view of it in restored condition, carrying passengers; unused chrome-era postcard in excellent condition. $1.25 cm

"INTERIOR LOWER DECK OF THE NEW DOUBLE DECK CAR NOW IN OPERATION / COPYRIGHT 1913 BY P. P. PULLIS  ON BROADWAY, NEW YORK" with some of its signage readable--e.g., CAUTION, LOOK OUT FOR AUTOS & WAGONS by an exit, streetcar operated in Manhattan by the New York Railways Company; post card mailed there JUN 21 1913, heavy upper corner crease, front toning light, back has fingerprint toning from doubled Horse Car (probably on Bleecker Street, which operated till 1917) cancel. Message mentions a big new German ocean liner. $10.00 r(n)n(m)i(m)s-n

"International Bridge Between El Paso, Texas / and Juarez, Mexico" showing a streetcar prominently, circa 1915, corner crease. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 stmb(e)#

"INTERSECTION OF ST. CLAIR AND SUMMIT STREETS, TOLEDO, OHIO  23" including several streetcars & a horse-drawn water wagon in the foreground, white-border era post card mailed there 1922. Actually this is a much earlier view & there is a classic-era version with the same scene that is more common. $5.00 o(t)s

"I WILL / WALK / Until the Street Car / Trouble is Settled in / Favor of Honest Labor / COMPLIMENTS OF / Montgomery County Reporter" parcel or baggage tag in very fresh condition. The strike occurred in Ohio on May 9 through May 19 1913 in the Cincinnati area. Dennison tags are not particularly common, but we did find one other with similar color & shape postally used in Alaska in 1915. $8.00 suo(m)

"Junction at Main, Ninth and Delaware Sts.,  /  Kansas City, Mo." with a streetcar & Boley sign prominent in the foreground, post card with undivided back, writing on both sides with some pertinent information. $5.00 a(m)mc+

"June 17-18-09 / Wright Bros. / Celebration" with 2 streetcars passing before the dense Court of Honor crowd, apparently before the parade began; uncaptioned (so we use all the writing on the back) Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard, oxidation consistent with age, very light album toning on back. Focus is good enough to get a lot of the signage--O. W. Shroyer, Geo. C. Albert Imported Key-West & Domestic Cigars, a restaurant & drug store, for instance. Shroyer was President of the Aerial Club of Dayton. When underway, the parade posed a significant interruption to normal streetcar service in the city. $10.00 psg

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"KANBU STREET, DALNY" in Manchuria, with a streetcar prominent; also captioned in Japanese & Chinese; unused carte postale with unevenly divided back, made in Japan (Kanda, Tokyo), small crease at both bottom corners, upper corners with minor wear, small spot of light toning in front caption area, very light toning on back. Rare: we found no others offered, sold, or even exhibited when we searched the Internet. Other names for Dalny, now in China, that are sometimes seen: Дальний, Dalian, Dalniy, 大连市 & Dairen. $10.00  (ms)

"KELLEY PARK / TROLLEY CAR NUMBER 168" unused chrome postcard in excellent condition, copyrighted. Built in Portugal, it ran on the San Jose Railroads in California. Issued before the San Jose Trolley Corporation merged with the Santa Clara Valley Railroad Association to become the California Trolley and Railroad Corporation. $1.25 spc(s)

"KEY SYSTEM 167 / Unique articulated cars ... / bound for / San Francisco, in Oakland June 7 1954" unused postcard numbered TP33 on back, excellent condition. The Key System of mass transit also similarly served other East Bay communities like Albany, El Cerrito, Oakland & Berkeley. Streetcar service was discontinued in 1948. $3.50 c(o)c(e)s

"La Côte d'Argent / 151 - ROYAN PONTAILLAC - Arrivée du Tramway  TITO" in France, carte postale from Bloc Frères booklet, quite fresh but for a faint crease near removal edge. $6.50 fs

"Lambton Quay, Wellington, N. Z." with a streetcar about to pass between a the Trocadero & fruiterer (far right) & a building erected in 1859 (far left), unused photochrom No. 44 post card with unevenly divided back, light album marks at the back corners. $4.25 n(w)s

"LIBERTY BELL LIMITED" showing a side view of the Lehigh Valley Transit #1030 at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport Maine; unused chrome postcard, 1995 copyright, excellent condition. Ran from the 1930's to 1951. $1.25 smm(k)

"Lincoln Square and Court House.  Worcester, Mass." showing a streetcar & horse-drawn vehicles, postcard made in Germany for The Metropolitan News Company (14907), mailed 1909 but a little of the sender's writing on front, noticeable corner & edge wear. $6.50 m(w)sc

"Lodz. Ulica Piotrkowska" including a streetcar & horse-drawn traffic as seen from a high vantage point, unused postcard with red caption, back paper browning with age, small corner crease, noticeable edge wear. Circa 1910. $6.50 ps

"Liège Palais de Justice et Place Saint-Lambert" sepia-tone post card including several streetcars in Belgium, from Ern. Thill booklet, very late usage in the United States. $2.50 bs

"Ljubljana / Aleksandrova cesta / palača Lubljanske / kreditne banke." showing a streetcar paused at the corner of the bank on Alexander Street; regular-size postcard in vertical format, mailed there 18 IV 24 with 50-para Jugoslavian King stamp, minor corner rounding, several speckles of cancel in the front sky. $5.50 ss

"London Life. / An Electric Tram" showing car 623 signed 'Holborn', a Van Houten's Cocoa ad alongside, bobby at the left; sepia-tone postcard from Samuels Ltd., mailed 1911, trivial corner wear. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 e(l)sl

"Madison Square, New York" including 3 streetcars & several horse-drawn wagons, color from Success Postal Card Co. (their No. 1014), used there 1910, 2 corners with faint small creases, long but faint vertical internal crease, all corners with minor wear & rounding, cancel ink shows in the front sky. Signage includes Lincoln Trust Company, Cross Apartments & Cremo 5¢. $5.00 sn(n)

"MADRID / PLAZA DE CASTELAR / 1137  Hauser y Menet.--Madrid" including 3 streetcars, unused tarjeta postal with album impressions at the corners, mild corner rounding, paper browning evenly with age. $8.50 ss(m)

"Main Street. Lima, O. / No. 580  Germany" including several streetcars in the foreground & the Hoover Brothers building (sold stoves, lamps, dishes, furniture, etc.) in the midground; postcard with red caption & undivided back, light toning in the front caption area, minor wear. $7.00 o(l)ms^

"Main Street looking North, Winnipeg." showing 4 streetcars (Belt Line closest to viewer), circa 1910-1915, color, unused, album impressions at the corners, brownish paper, corner wear & rounding. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 m(w)ms

"March 1920" uncaptioned (se we used all the writing on front) Azo (triangles up & down) real photo postcard. Writing on back identifies the people 'just in front of the car barn. Notice Sam Smith's barn also' as: Lewis Lemieux, Bill Miller, Pete Laney & Lyman Murphy. Enough names & a date to figure the location exactly; somebody is going to get lucky on this one! $7.00 sw

"Market Square, Piqua, Ohio" showing a bustle of pedestrians, horse-and-buggies & an streetcar on a sunny day; post card with undivided back, addressed neatly on back but never mailed, fingerprint toning in front sky, light album toning both sides. Seldom seen & seldom offered. $14.00 o(p)s  

"Market Street, Looking East, Warsaw, Ind." with a streetcar passing the real estate office of Hickman & Neff, color from W. R. Thomas, post card made in Germany circa 1909, long internal crease & 2 smaller ones, corner & edge wear, lightly toned front, initials in upper left front corner, as is. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 isr

"MELBOURNE & METROPOLITAN TRAMWAY BOARD / TROLLEY CAR NUMBER 531" showing a side view in refurbished condition, unused chrome-era postcard, excellent condition. Ran from 1928 to 1985 in Melbourne Victoria. $1.25 sv

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"MIDDLETOWN RAPID TRANSIT, MIDDLETOWN, O." showing a horse-drawn streetcar pausing before the Merchants National Bank (lawyer's office above it), the awning & clock sign of A. E. Axman's jewelry shop just behind them; post card mailed there 1908, small upper corner crease hard to detect from the front. $20.00 o(m)nghscj

"MIDDLETOWN RAPID TRANSIT, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO" paused before JA. JOHNSON HARDWARE &THE PETER WEBER CO. storefront, then Third Street now Central Avenue (liquor, wine & cigars); postcard mailed from West Middletown APR4 1912, small upper corner crease, long bottom corner crease, other corner & edge wear is minor. $10.00 so(m)hg NEW / OPKOMEND / NY

"Milano - Corso Vittorio Emanuele." street scene with a few legible signs (Fiat, Nestle...) & 2 streetcars; sepia-tone carte postale mailed 4 7 06 (MILANO FERROVIA / ESPOSIZIONE cancel) to Mr. George B. Wilson in Columbus Ohio, 1 corner with 2 small bends, writing on front was permitted at that time, very light toning in the front sky. Shown left. $5.00 is-i

"Monroe Street, Toledo, Ohio" with a streetcar passing by a hardware store & a building with a pocket watch sign, post card mailed 1909, tiny corner crease, noticeable corner wear, lightly toned back. $7.00 ocs

"MONTAGNE (Gironde) - La  Gare des tramway de Libourne à Puisseguin" showing a train signed 'AUX / DAMES DE FRANCE / BORDEAUX'; unused carte postale with green back, circa 1920, a little light brown toning near the edges. Hard to find! $18.50 f(m)s

"Montevideo / Uruguay / - 1052 - / Boulevard Artigas" showing an electrified streetcar crossing it, circa 1907 - 1917 unused sepia-tone Velox real photo postcard, oxidation consistent with age, very light toning on back from album contact, good edges. $9.00 us

"Montmorency Station, Quebec / 104,392.©" showing several horse-drawn vehicles surprisingly near the tracks, a streetcar in the right foreground & a depot sign reading 'QUEBEC RY - LIGHT & POWER CO.', postcard from the Valentine & Sons Publishing Company, printed in Great Britain, unused, album impressions at the 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 qhrs

"Montreal Transportation Commission 2-man car 225 is / westbound on a training run over the p.r.w. of the MILLEN / carline (now Henri Bourassa Blvd.) ..." unused chrome postcard in excellent condition, unusual subject matter. $2.00 sq

"Mulhouse  Rue du Sauvage" street scene including a streetcar about to pass a Schiff Corsets shop; unused sepia-tone postcard numbered 74 on back, mild corner & edge wear, light toning both sides from album contact. In Haut-Rhin France. $3.25 sfl

"MÜNCHEN  Rathaus mit Frauenkirche / City Hall and Cathedral" Bavarian continental post card with streetcar prominent in right foreground, stamp removed, ink smear on back. $0.75

"NEW DOUBLE DECK CAR, NEW YORK CITY" of the New York Railways Company which ran on Broadway from the South Ferry to 59th Street in Manhattan, described further on the back; unused postcard, minor wear at one bottom corner, otherwise fairly fresh. $9.00 r(n)n(m)s

"News from the Old Home Town / ANOTHER AXCIDENT! / Bill Hawkinses Mule Nocks Streat / Carr Offen the Trak." with text full of deliberate misspellings, unused comic postcard with signed cartoon art showing a mule kicking an electric streetcar, front toning is light, back toning is heavy. $3.75 sc

"NIMES -- Les Trois Piliers Romains  A. R." including a streetcar with PICON advertising on its front,  post card with green back from booklet, mailed there 1918 to New York City, much corner & edge wear. In France. The caption is erroneous: the pillars date to the Middle Ages. $3.25 sf(n)e

"No. 79  Entrance to Winona Lake, Ind." including a trolley near a bend in the tracks, postcard on gray paper, mailed there 1906, extensive dark yellowish-red toning on the bottom of both sides, tiny corner crease, wear at lower left front corner, lacks freshness. $4.75 is+

"North on Main St. from Court St., / Buffalo, N. Y. 44" including streetcars & Western Savings Bank in foreground, post card mailed there 1915, light toning on back, corner wear & rounding. $4.50 nms

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"Oakwood Street Railway Co. / Dayton, O. / 035707" block of 4 tickets, each good for one fare, when Harrie P. Clegg was their Vice President. Backs have 'OAKWOOD / TICKET FARE' in green. Necessarily pre-1919, because we know he was President then. Seldom seen; seldom offered. $7.50 o(d)r(o)sg

"ODD FELLOWS' BUILDING, VIRGINIA, MINN." Including part of a streetcar about to pass it, post card from Bloom Bros., writing on back, 2 long but inconspicuous creases. $2.00 msf

"OHIO / THE / BUCKEYE STATE // WALKING IS CHEAP, / But Oh, You SORE FEET! / in COLUMBUS. // The / STRIKE IS STILL ON // ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES COUNCIL / UNION LABEL / COLUMBUS, O." with a shiny embossed metallic add-on of streetcar #528; post card published by the Cott Printing Company, mailed there SEP 5 1910 to Springfield Ohio (2-cents postage necessary due to add-on), lower corner creased twice, mild toning both sides. $25.00 o(c)ssu-o

"Old Alabama Street, / Underground Atlanta" line drawing on yellowish paper including a streetcar prominently, continental post card from Phoenix Publishing, mailed 1974, stamp removed, part cancel ink on front, corner bend. $1.00 gs

"Old Union Station, Atlanta, Ga." including horse-drawn carriages & streetcars, post card, circa 1910, unused. $11.50 gs

"ORDER ?90 / THE G. C. Kuhlman Car Co. / WORKS AT COLLINWOOD  / CLEVELAND OHIO // 5/14/07" showing a streetcar numbered 476 in an approximately 9-3/8" x 4-3/8" sepia-tone original photo with sharp focus but low contrast in the lighter-toned areas (making the order number on the plaque very hard to read), linen backing was unmarked. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 o(c)s

"Ottawa Transportation Commission car No. 650 at / Brittania Park Loop - June, 1949. ..." unused chrome postcard from a photo by J. Wm. Hood, tiny corner bump, otherwise fresh. $1.00 sp

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"Pacific Avenue, South from Ninth Street, Tacoma, Wash." Including a streetcar rounding a corner & a Morris Gross Clothing sign, postcard with writing on back dates to 1910, mild corner & edge wear. $5.00 ws

"Palermo - Piazza Tredici Vittime." including a streetcar, black & white post card, unused, much edge wear, lacks freshness. $1.25 si

   
"Parte del Palacio Nacional. -- Part of the National Palace. MEXICO" showing numerous streetcars & carriages outside, postcard mailed from Juarez 11.NOV.10 to Texas (bold cancel). $4.00 ms

"Photo by Tevis (Tuck) Cromer - 28 Woodland Ave.  Dayton, Ohio / Daughters Sara and Martha" playing hugging a large snowman, multiview Azo (triangles both ways) real photo postcard also captioned by hand "Middle Town - Mule Car. - 1914" in lower front border. Good focus so we can make out the City Hotel in the distance behind the streetcar. Probably one-of-a-kind. Middletown is near Dayton Ohio. Photographer Tevis C. Cromer is best known for his photos of the 1913 flood. $35.00 o(m)o(d)g(c)swp

"PITTSBURGH RAILWAYS CO. // TOKEN FARE" nickel sized, picturing the streetcar in profile on the side not shown. $2.50 npsr

     
"Pohled do historie" unused folder of continental sepia-tone postcards showing historic Czech streetcars. Cover includes 2 postcards & there are 9 more within, all generally excellent to near-mint condition. Two examples shown. $15.00 sc

"Pola. Via dell' arsenale -- Arsenals-Quai" including a Croatian streetcar passing near some ships, color, from A. Bonetti in 1910, unused, slight browning of the paper with age, trivial corner & edge wear. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 cs

"Port-au-Prince.  Haïti" showing a steam-hauled tramway with two passenger cars, pedestrians nearby & another tram heading away in the distance; carte postale mailed 30 January 1911 to Michigan, stamp removed carefully, both sides toned, lower corner is crease twice but neither is into the image. The railcar at the left was constructed of automobile parts; the cars it pulled were holdovers from the Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de Port-au-Prince (which last ran in 1888). This postcard modifies the information currently in Wikipedia, which had this tram service operating from 1912 - 1932, not from 1911. Decidedly 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 hs

Postal stationery envelope sent FEB 17 1916 by Charles B. Clegg (one of the owners of ) The Oakwood Street Railway Company at 1620 South Brown Street in Dayton Ohio to The Maxwell Motor Car Co., also of the same city, neatly opened. $3.75 o(d)srg

POWELL & MASON STs. cable car die-cut postcard approximately 10 inches in length, mailed from San Francisco (by tourists who rode it) using a 4-cent Lincoln stamp to the Business Office of Washington University (where it applied a blue MAR 21 1962 receiving mark on back), small bend at one end & a tiny paper separation at the other. $3.75 sc(s)

"Powell Cable Car / San Francisco" with wonderful signed Cantrell art depicting the San Francisco Municipal Railway loaded with passengers, at the turntable; postcard published by Cantrell, mailed 1950. $4.50 c(s)sr(s)

"Pub by C. S. Woolworth & Co.  5183--Limited Car, Gloversville, N. Y." showing the Schenectady Limited car number 103 with 2 conductors, monochromatic green postcard with undivided back, mailed 1907, cancel ink on front, corner crease, slight yellowing of the paper with age. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ns*

"PUB. BY SOUVENIR POST CARD CO. N.Y.  COPYRIGHT, 1904, A. LOEFFLER / 1014  BOWERY, SHOWING ELEVATED RAILROAD / NEW YORK" including several streetcars & signage -- 'CASPERFELD & CLEVELAND / 144 / DIAMONDS / AND / WATCHES', 'CALLAHAN'S' & 'THE GAIETY'; post card mailed 1907, noticeable corner & edge wear, upper corner crease not into the image. $8.00 n(n)jg(c)s

"Public Square and Ontario Str., Cleveland, O." including streetcars in both directions near The May Company & May's Drug Store, postcard mailed DEC 30 1907 at Cleveland to Miss Delight Earl in Jamestown New York by her brother Charley, mild corner & edge wear, a few tiny spots of cancel ink in the sky. $4.50 o(c)sg

"Railway Station of Yokohama." depicting a streetcar on a bridge; unused circa-1908 hand-colored carte postale with unevenly divided back, small dark spots of toning near the top front edge, a little edge wear, light uneven toning on back, one badly creased upper corner, other corners with mild rounding. As is. $4.25 js

"Rapid Transit in Dayton O." post card mailed there JUN 16 1909 to Miss Emily Henderson in Bellefontaine Ohio, heavy vertical crease through the center, back paper browning evenly with age. Sender notes streetcar travel would be limited in town due to the crowds (Wright Celebration). $2.25 o(d)s

"RAPID TRANSIT IN SEBRING O." with a line drawing signed Earl Wehner showing a mule-drawn trolley car (penned on its side 'Warsaw Ave. Car' by sender, postcard published by J. B. Meiler & Sons in Dayton, mailed there 1908 (well struck SEP 8 1908 Elmwood Place Ohio DPO flag cancel overlaps & Cincinnati receiving marks, both on the next day), minor edge wear, light toning both sides from album contact. Amusing & hard to find! $20.00 o(s)a(w)s-o

"'Rapid Transit,' Middletown, O." attractive postcard showing a mule car in black & white within an outer United States flag border in color, published by the Feicke-Desch Printing Company, album toning on both sides. Cards such as this were light-heartedly poking fun at the community, which was among the last communities to have such service. $12.50 o(m)sf

"Rapid Transit, / Middletown, Ohio" with a streetcar pulled by 2 mules, conductor aboard, alongside a large white building; unused circa 1907 post card, unevenly toned back, mild corner & edge wear. The caption is red, in the upper right front corner. $12.00 o(m)s

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"RAPID TRANSIT, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO" showing a mule car with conductor & 1 passenger in front of Stewart's storefront, ad on side reading 'CINCINNATI 80¢ CH&D NEXT SUNDAY' for the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad; postcard mailed there 1911 to Miss Pauline White of Manchester Ohio, minor corner wear, light toning both sides. $15.00 o(m)sr(c)

"RAPID TRANSIT, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO" showing a horse-drawn streetcar at the end of its line at the track crossing of what is now Central Avenue (then Third Street), just after discharging passengers at the Cincinnati & Springfield (later the CCC&I) depot  there; post card mailed there 1909 to Mrs. Eli Roush by her daughter Jida, mentioning Aunt Mae Davidson in the message, minor edge wear. $20.00 o(m)sg(r)r

"RAPID TRANSIT, /  MIDDLETOWN, OHIO" with trolley drawn by 2 horses prominent, post card, used there 1914 (clear flag cancel). minor wear at 3 corners, toned back. $15.00 os

"RAPID TRANSIT, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO." post card published by Dysert's Art Store, mailed there in 1917 to Miss Henrietta Oberlies in Dayton, trivial wear at one corner, faint 1" internal crease from the bottom edge. $12.50 o(m)sh

"Rapid Transit / Middletown / Ohio" in front of the Merchants National Bank, monochromatic green postcard printed in Germany for the Johnson Drug Company, mailed MAR 6 1908 at Middletown (flag cancel with 1 in bars), tiniest possible chip in the center of the upper edge. $8.50 so(m)hn NEW / OPKOMEND / NY

"Rapid Transit / Middletown / Ohio // 347  HAND COLORED" sepia-tone post card mailed there 1907 to Miss Ada B. Brown in Muncie Indiana, not hand-colored despite what the caption says, paper browning with age darkens the image, light album toning shows in the front borders, small upper corner crease just into the view. $10.00 osh

"Rapid transit, to the Railroad Station, Middletown, Ohio" with the depot shown at the left side, postcard mailed there NOV 13 1908 (cancel in 2 different directions), cancel ink near the right front border, minor wear at the corners. $7.50 so(m)h NEW / OPKOMEND / NY

"Riding is fine, / But walking for mine, / in COLUMBUS, O. // The STREET CAR STRIKE is not settled yet. // ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES COUNCIL / UNION LABEL / COLUMBUS O." showing a crowd around a streetcar deliberately abandoned in front of Union Station there, post card mailed at Columbus AUG 16 1910 to Lancaster Ohio, lower corner crease, toning both sides. $25.00 o(c)ssu

"Riding is fine, / But walking for mine, / in COLUMBUS, O. // The STREET CAR STRIKE is on. // ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES COUNCIL / UNION LABEL / COLUMBUS O." showing a crowd around a streetcar deliberately abandoned in front of Union Station there, post card mailed at Columbus MAY 2 1910 to Hebron Ohio, lower corner creased twice, light toning both sides, small sticker in address area obscures nothing. $25.00 o(c)ssu

"Roma - Il Traforo sotto il Quirinale" including a streetcar & pedestrians in the foreground, unused sepia-tone postcard. one corner with 2 small creases, soft corners. $1.75 si

ROME CITY STREET RAILWAY COMPANY. Approximately 11" x 7-1/4" unused engraved stock certificate numbered 314, showing streetcar #7 pulled by 2 horses in its image engraved by the American Bank Note Company of New York. Incorporation was under the laws that state, excellent condition. Each share was $100.00 and was 'full paid and unassessable'. 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 n(r)sh

"SAN DIEGO TROLLEY / New articulated trolley pauses on C Street, during a / trip to San Ysidro and the Mexican border..." unused chrome post card, trivial wear at one bottom corner, otherwise fairly fresh. $1.00 sc(s)

"SAN FRANCISCO CABLE CAR / Looking down California Street, San Francisco..." mailed chrome postcard, stamp removed, corner & edge wear. $0.75

"SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA / CABLE CARS" post card mailed 1969. $1.00

"San José.  Avenida de Rogelio Fernández Güell" showing a streetcar passing a gated property, unused, light toning on front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 cs

"S.A.P. - 69 - MARSEILLE - La Rue Noailles" including several streetcars & many readable signs--Fabriques, Chocolat Menier, etc.; black & white post card, circa 1915, unused, small corner crease. $4.00 fs

"Scene at Euclid Beach / Cleveland / Sixth City" showing the trolley depot at the entrance, with many passengers & streetcars; postcard mailed there AUG 12 1912 to Miss Vivian Weston in New London Ohio, upper corner creased twice (1 long), bottom corner crease, other corners noticeably worn, long internal crease from the bottom border is hard to see at first, a lot of cancel ink in the front sky. Hard to find in any condition. $11.00 ao(c)s

See also our extensive listings of references on streetcar RPO (railroad post office) service. Shown here a monograph covering Cincinnati & Cleveland. Also available: Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh & Saint Louis.

Sepia-tone real photo postcard showing a horse-drawn streetcar with passengers, mailed SEP 16 1914 (when withdrawal of US troops had been ordered) with 1-cent Washington stamp, clear VERACRUZ MEX. U. S. M. A. G. duplex cancel (1 in killer), forwarded from Washington DC ten days later to Easton Maryland, trivial corner wear, front image has slight oxidation & another DC cancel lightly struck in the foreground. $45.00 ms-m&

"Série - R. S. Le HAVRE-Ste-ADRESSE - Vue Panoramique" including streetcar running atop the cliff, unused real photo postcard with good composition & focus, very lightly toned front, long indentation that is hard to see from the front. $2.75 fs

"'s-Gravenhage, Scheveningsche weg" showing a Dutch streetcar, bicyclist, pedestrians & a handcart on the old Scheveningen toll road, unused postcard, 1-1/4" tear from top closes well in the trees, corners worn & rounded, back disturbances & toning from album contact. As is. $2.25 ns

"Solingen. Am Gleisdreieck" including streetcars at the corner where lines 4 and 5 come together, real photo post card from Mowe, numbered 155 on back, unused. Solingen is in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. $4.50 sn

"South End of 17th Street, Denver, Colo." with a 'SEEING DENVER' corner storefront at the left & two streetcars near the Savoy corner in the middle; unused postcard, noticeable edge wear, very faint corner crease. $8.00 cs

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"SOUTHPORT AV. / 144" uncaptioned (so we use everything readable on the vehicle) & unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles all up) real photo of a streetcar with 2 conductors inside, light album toning on back, good edges. An old open-air design with cow-catcher front that is very similar to the illustration at chicagology.com/transportation/chicagorailways/ The occasion for the photo was probably the conversion of the line from cable to electricity circa-1906. $9.00 si(c)

"SOUVENIR / FROM THE / QUEEN CITY OF THE PLAINS / DENVER, COLO." showing the sightseeing streetcar 'SEEING DENVER" loaded with passengers, above & beside an advertising message, private mailing card mailed at Manitou, faint small bottom corner crease. 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 c(d)sp

"Souvenir of / Greater New York / Grand Central Depot" including a horse-drawn streetcar alongside it, souvenir card with undivided back, mailed Jul 8 1908 (during the final 2 months when it was being torn down so excavation could began for Grand Central Terminal), corners worn & rounded, cancel along the lower left front edge, light cancel ink in the front sky, back with small dark spots of toning near the edges. The depot serviced the New York & Harlem Railroad, New York & New Haven Railroad, and New York Central & Hudson River Railroad. $8.00 n(n)shr

"Spiezer Verbindungs-Bahn" postcard-size photo showing one of the smaller trams connecting Spiez Switzerland to the local boat station on Lake Thun, a little toning on the back, slight curl to the paper. $10.00 ss*

"ST. ANNES ON SEA, DRIVE AND ELECTRIC CARS. / Copyright" in Lancashire England; post card from the Star Series, printed in Bavaria, writing on back dates to 1911, two noticeable corner creases, heavily toned back, scrape on bottom back edge, as is. The town name is more commonly seen as St. Anne's-on-the-Sea. $1.50 s

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"STATE STREET, LOOKING NORTH FROM MADISON." in Chicago, crowded by pedestrians & several streetcars, vertical format; postcard mailed there 1914 (Balboa commemorative stamp), a little extraneous writing on the back, mild corner & edge wear. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 is

"Stockholm. Kungl. Djurgården" including a tram prominently, unused Axel Eliassons brefkort number 4115, printed in Germany, excellent condition. $10.00 ss

"Strasburg - Ruprechtsau  Partie am Rhein-Marne-Kanal" showing an electric streetcar on a bridge over a canal, unused Postkarte with undivided back, No. 253 from photographer/publisher J. A. Deppisch, minor corner wear, light toning both sides. $6.50 asbp

"Street car strike / April 29, 1910. / Just after a riot." With caption from writing on back, sepia-tone real photo post card mailed there May 22 1910, brownish paper, partial cancel on front, 2 small corner creases (not into image). Shows policeman standing at the entrance of a Long & High streetcar in front of the Metropole Hotel, with a large crowd surrounding him. Sold but front still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ossu

"Street Car System / Port-au-Prince Haiti // By Raymond U.S.M.C.-15. // B2-5" showing a 2-car train loaded with passengers; unused sepia-tone real photo post card, rounded corners, 3  small corner creases. The US Marine Corps in 1914, to quell civil unrest; they stayed until 1934. 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(m)hs

"STREET DURING STRIKE" showing streetcar number 292 deliberately abandoned on a North 4th Street intersection of Columbus Ohio (near the Lang, Schenck & CO. liquor merchants store), 2 other streetcars further distant left, many pedestrians, and 'The Union's Clothes Sign' at the right; unused sepia-tone AZO (triangles up) real photo postcard, excellent condition. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 o(c)ssu

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"STREET SCENE, EIGHTH & K, SACRAMENTO< CAL.  84302" with streetcars & pedestrians in the foreground, unused white-border era. Card is rectangular, but image area is not quite rectangular. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.75 cs

"SUPERIOR ST. EAST FROM OLD POST OFFICE, CLEVELAND, OHIO" including several streetcars, post card mailed there 1913 (Perry Centennial cancel) to Mrs. Eva W. Pember in Linden Heights Ohio, upper corner crease, pencil writing smeared on back but still legible. Hard to find! $8.00 o(c)

"THE AUCKLAND FREE LIBRARY" showing pedestrians boarding a streetcar near the Shrimski store; unused postcard from bookseller R. Mackay in Auckland, vertical crease ironed out fairly successfully, minor corner wear, toning near the edges of both sides. $2.50 nsg

"The Custom-house and Yamagata-Dori, Tairen." including a streetcar passing by, scene within an embossed border, caption beginning in Chinese; post card mailed 20.3.19 with Japanese stamp boldly tied (DAIREN / I.J.P.O. violet hand cancel) TCV, sender was Masao Toda in Dairen South Manchuria. All corners creased -- 3 are tiny, none into the view or stamp. 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 ms-cj

"THE GHETTO, NEW YORK" including many push-cart vendors & a horse-drawn streetcar nearing Remington Street on the East Side; unused white-border era postcard, numbered N. Y. 372 on back, trivial wear at one upper corner, otherwise fresh. $7.00 nsh

"The Parade, Douglas" with streetcar number 75 prominent in the foreground, the Villiers Hotel at the left; unused postcard from the Valentine Series, trivial wear at one bottom corner, otherwise good edges, couple of tiny spots of toning in the sky.  $9.00 is

"THE ROSE SERIES P. 7154  EAST STREET, ROCKHAMPTON" showing streetcars , bicyclists & other traffic near Kirby's & Stewart's (James Stewart & Co. Ltd.) in Queensland, sepia-tone real photo postcard on pinkish paper, a little writing on back, minor wear at one corner. $6.00 qgsb

"THE STREET RAILWAY POST OFFICES OF BOSTON" by Roger J. Heinen, softbound book with 1981 copyright, 46 pages well illustrated (cancels, photos, routes, timetables & a useful bibliography). Gently used. $11.00 rms-ms

"THE STRIKE IS ON / COL. O." showing a Court House street car on the Long & High route stopped by a large crowd, readable signs include 'Coulter's LUNCH', 'PIANOS', 'METROPOLE' & 'Knox THE TAILOR'; sepia-tone real photo post card published by Myers Photo Company, mailed there AUG 1 1910, mild edge wear, bottom corner crease. Writer comments: 'That is the way they get to a card tear them to pieces and beat up the scab motormen. Things very quiet.' Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 o(c)ssu

"The Trackless Trolley. (First in America.) / Take Hollywood Laurel Canyon Cars at P. E. Station, / 429 South Hill St. connecting with Trackless / Trolley in Laurel Canyon" with front & back views of 2 cars bearing passengers, postcard published by The Benham Company for Pacific Electric Railway (whose logo is on the back), mailed circa 1910 to Bellevue Ohio, good edges. Bungalow Land was promoted as an area for vacation homes, from 1910 - 1915; instead, permanent residents were attracted & they built much more than bungalows! $10.00 s

"The Water Front, St. Petersburg, Fla. / 203,361 J.V." including streetcar 23 on a pier, unused souvenir post card from The Valentine & Sons Publishing Company, fairly fresh both sides. Circa 1912 - 1914. $6.00 sf(s)

"Third Street, East from Main, Middletown, Ohio, showing a horse-drawn streetcar about to pass the storefront of the Otto Grau Piano Company--flanked by the First National Bank to the left & Johnson Hardware on the right as we look at it; postcard mailed there 1915 to Clarence Haworth of Wilmington Ohio; long creases through the other buildings at the right side ironed out successfully, curved thin scrape in the sky. $10.00 m(o)g(j)mns

"TOWN HALL, DURBAN" in Natal, including 2 streetcars passing in the foreground, unused post card copyright by G. B. & Company, numbered 980 on back, faint & tiny corner crease. $4.75 ns

"TOWN HALL, MELBOURNE" showing a street scene bustling with activity, including streetcars, pedestrians, horse-drawn buggies & an early auto; corner wear & rounding, very late usage at Melbourne Kentucky, toning at corner on back, corner crease, mild corner wear & rounding. $4.75 vs

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"Traction Terminal Building, Indianapolis, Ind." Showing parts of several streetcars, post card mailed there 1913, small spots of toning on back, part cancel ink on front. $5.00 is

"Traction Terminal, Indianapolis" showing several streetcars, color from Majestic Publishing, postcard numbered 34 on back, circa 1915, unused, lightly toned back. $4.25 is

"TRAMWAY ÉLECTRIQUE" trade card with art showing 2 boys on a small electric streetcar, slight toning on back, no advertising stamped on it (front or back)--which is very unusual. $7.50 abs

"TYPICAL ROCHESTER RAIL EQUIPMENT / 859 616 1234 47291" linen post card, unused & fresh, front colors misregistered a bit. Streetcar 859 shown was typical of the 850 - 869 series in use 1914. The number 47291 in the caption is not a streetcar number. 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 n(r)s

"Union Square, New York" including a John Bank's Sons Piano Movers  (uprights only, grand pianos would not have fit) horse-drawn wagon the foreground & a conduit electric trolley (3rd rail between main tracks); postcard mailed there 1908, made in Germany. $7.00 hnms

"Union Station, Columbus, Ohio" with a double-decker streetcar & horse-drawn wagon passing by; post card published by W. S. Harriman, mailed there 1921, light toning on back, minor corner & edge wear, long but thin scratch in sky can be seen under magnification. The double-decker only plied the streets of Columbus for about one year. $5.00 so(c)

"Upper Queen St. Auckland" showing 2 types of streetcars (one horse-drawn) passing by a saloon in New Zealand, unused postcard with fresh appearance. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 snh

"WASHINGTON SQUARE, NEWPORT, R.I." post card with undivided back, prominently showing a trolley & wagons, unused, inconspicuous corner crease. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 (rs)

"Water St., Looking East, Sandusky, Ohio" including a streetcar passing a studio & a few pedestrians, color postcard that was mailed but stamp removed thinning its back corner, much corner & edge wear, 2 creases (one faint, one long), as is. $1.25 os

"...Werkehr: / ...Ecke Dönhoffplatz." post card numbered 8 on back, real photo Berlin street scene showing streetcars, cyclists, pedestrians & signage; postcard mailed -6.3.28 in Berlin (bold cancel), TCV stamp obscures some lettering in caption. Crisp focus & excellent contrast will make you reach for your magnifying glass, because the details are there! $10.00 (asg-g)+

"West Branch from Trolley, N. Y. / 11380.  H. C. GUTHRIE, PUBLISHER." looking out over grapevines to Lake Keuka, unused post card with undivided back, long but faint vertical crease, lightly toned both sides. The publisher was located in Penn Yan, on the East Branch of that lake. An electric trolley ran from Penn Yan to Branchport on the West Branch - thus explaining the rather vague captioning! Rare! $25.00 n(k)sa

"Westertoren. Amsterdam" including streetcars crossing a small bridge, unused sepia-tone post card in vertical format, light album marks at back corners. $2.00 ns

"West on 3rd St., Middletown Ohio" showing a mule drawn streetcar having just passed the City Hotel, the Morris storefront & Up-to-Date Tailors offering suits and overcoats, 2 boys on bicycles in the left foreground; circa 1916 postcard with red caption, minor corner wear & round. Very hard to find! When we checked, the local library did not list the card in their extensive collection. 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 o(m)sgb

"West Street, Durban" Natal street scene with a double-decker tram passing Cuthbert's, cart outside Smith & Winfield Artist Supply, and more signs that could be figured with some local knowledge; sepia-tone postcard with red caption, from booklet, numbered 950 on back, mailed there NO 26 1910 (bold cancel ties 1 / 2-d King stamp) to Ladysmith (clear next day arrival mark), fresher than most. $10.00 ns-n

"WOONSOCKET AND PROVIDENCE / TROLLEY TRIPS / 101 / PATENT APPLIED FOR" multiview postcard using streetcar design, mailed AUG 8 1906, heavy album marks on back, corner wear & rounding, 3 corners with small creases. Hard to find! $8.00 r(w)sm

"XX  DAMAS -- Rue Salhieh Place Arnousse" with a streetcar in the distance, post card from Edition Soubhi S. et Munir Aïta in Damas, several small speckles of toning on front, less toning on back. $4.00 ss

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