Trinidad and Tobago, Tripolitania & Tristan da Cunha Postcards & Post Cards

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"9Y4BK" Port-of-Spain shortwave (14.026 MHZ) QSL postcard mailed 3 AP 87 to Pennsylvania using a pair of 20-cent flower stamps, trivial corner wear, 2 small US routing marks on front. $2.50 t-tf

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"9Y4DR" Chaguanas Trinidad shortwave (28 MHZ) QSL card used 1988 by operator David Rollock, good edges. $2.00 t

"9Y4GR" Post-of-Spain QSL card on pebbled white stock, used 1986 by operator Gregory Redon. Shown left. $2.00 t. Similar but green stock mailed with a 95-c flower stamp to Pennsylvania, a few speckles of cancel ink on front. Shown above. $2.50 t

"9Y4H" San Fernando QSL card used 1990 by operator Dr. H. Haricharan, bit of envelope flap adheres to back, fresh appearance. $2.00 (t)

"9Y4NW" Tobago shortwave (18.0 MHZ) QSL card used 1993, good edges, address correction on front. $1.50 t

"9Y4SF" Saint Augustine Trinidad QSL card used 1994 by Dr. St. Clair Forde on the University of West Indies campus, blank back, good edges. $2.25 tc NEW / NOUVEAU / NOU

"A Hindu temple, St. Joseph, Trinidad" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 at Goin Tennessee. $2.00 t

"Blossoming bigonia(sic] in Trinidad" with profuse pink flowers, home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 from US. $1.50 (t)

"Blue Basin View / Trinidad." black & white from Goodwille & Wilson, Mailed there December 27 1907 to Ohio (one penny stamp tied by clear socked-on-nose GPO Port of Spain cancel, Cincinnati flag receiving mark in 1908), writing smudged a little. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 t

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"Digging stones in a Quarry. Trinidad, B.W.I." showing a group of black labourers at rest, unused postcard separated neatly from a booklet, published by James Book Store (circa 1910). Note this is the colorized version of the card. We found only one other when we searched the Internet, and it was priced over ten dollars. We ask only $7.50 tmp

"East Indian girl in Trinidad" with multicolored corn, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 at Pressmen's Home Tennessee. $1.50 t

"Government House grounds, Trinidad" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 Goodspring Tennessee. $1.75 (t)

"Interior of / the Great Cave / Gasparee, / Trinidad, B. W. I. with 5 views in monochromatic dark blue post card from a James Book Store booklet, mailed in the United States, tiny bottom corner bend. $3.50 tcm

"Macqueripe Bay, Trinidad. B. W. I." monochromatic dark blue postcard from James Book Store, mailed in the United States, one uneven edge (from booklet separation), chipped corner shows on back only. $2.75 t

"Native women Port of Spain, Trinidad." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1960 at Beechgrove Tennessee. $2.00 (t)

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"Pitch Diggers, Trinidad." dark red caption, from Davidson & Todd, unused, album impressions at corners. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 (tp)

"Pitch Lake, La Brea, Trinidad." dark red caption from Davidson & Todd, unused, album impressions at corners. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 (tp)

"Pitch Lake, Trinidad. / A. A. Waterman, The Hatter, Clothier & Outfitter..." showing a work scene from a distance, black & white with dark red caption, printed in Germany, unused, album marks on back. $6.50 (t)^

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"Pitch Lake, Trinidad, B. W. I. / Stephens Ltd., Trinidad." including a couple of diggers at the largest natural deposit of asphalt in the world, postcard with undivided back, small lower corner crease not into the image, minor corner rounding, lightly toned back. $6.00 t

"Pitch Lake. Waterman, 15 Frederick Street." with workers filling cars on rails, post card with brown caption, unused, printed in England. $9.00 t

"PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD, W. I. / Trinidad Hilton" with an aerial view, mailed to Illinois (12-cents QEII stamp), tiny bottom corner bend. $1.25 t

"S2-4 / The First Boca, Trinidad, B. W. I." monochromatic blue postcard neatly removed from a booklet, upper corner bend. $3.00 t NEW / NOUVEAU / NOU

"S2-5 / Sunset off Gasparee Island, / Trinidad, B. W. I." monochromatic dark blue from James Book Store, mailed at Cross Plains Indiana, neatly removed from a booklet. $3.00 t

"Saman Trees, Trinidad. B. W. I." black & white from Muir Marshall & Co., unused. $2.00 tt

"The Saddle Road near Port of Spain, / Trinidad, B. W. I." monochromatic dark blue) from James Book Store, mailed in Evanston Indiana, neatly separated from a booklet. $3.00 t

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"Trinidad butterflies with / window pane wings" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 at Mount Zion Illinois. Shown left. $1.75 bt Different image, same caption, mailed 1962 from South Wilmington Illinois. Shown right. $1.75 bt

"Trinidad Erato butterflies" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 in the United States. $1.75

"Trinidad / Harlequin beetle" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 in the United States. $1.75 (ti)

"Trinidad jumping spider" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 at Shirley Illinois. $1.75 (ti)

"Trinidad / Native Hut" with several natives beside it, real photo mailed from Martinique (90 stamp hand cancelled) to Berlin, 1.2-inch tear, corner crease, internal crease, as is. $3.75 (t)

"Trinidad's scenery" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 at Laupahoehoe Hawaii. $1.50 t

"Trinidad / thorn spider" art on well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 at New Holland Illinois. $1.75 it

"VP4LE" Palo Seco QSL postcard mailed 30 AU 61 at San Fernando (clear cancel on 12-c definitive stamp) to Philadelphia, raindrop smearing of ink on both sides. $1.50 t-t

"VP4TO" San Fernando QSL card used 1948 by operator Geoffrey P, Tonkin. $2.00 (tq)%

"VP4VS" Port-of-Spain QSL card mailed there 1966 to Massachusetts by operator Victor L. Steele, 2 corners with small creases, 1/3" tear at top edge, a little cancel ink on front. $1.50 tq

Wanted to buy--used postcards with undamaged stamps & clear cancels. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio! *c

12 postcards of different designs in similar format & quality, from a booklet (believed to constitute the entire contents), none with location captions, inscribed "Copyright Pergiba & Co., Ltd., Trinidad" in very small letters on their fronts, also inscribed "B. G. LITHO COLOUR PRINTERS, GEORGETOWN, BRITISH GUIANA" on their backs. $35.00

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