"46 Collect. A. Benoit Jeannette (Martinique) / Vue Générale de ST-PIERRE (Martinique) après la Catastrophe du 8 mai 1902 / ..." followed by 4 lines of French poetry (Comme le flot que le vent chasse / Et qui sous no pieds vient mourir ...) in the sky, black & white carte postale with very late usage at New Waverly Indiana, minor wear at one upper corner, small ink smear in address. $4.00 mdvp

    "51372  Steamer Spartan, Wrecked off Block Island, R. I. / Handcolored" color post card, unused with undivided back from The Rotograph Co., yellowish paper, light toning on back, light toning on front mostly near 2 short edges. Ship was registered in 1883 to James J. Hill. $12.00 s(h)rd

"964.T. / THE ILL-FATED WHITE STAR LINER 'TITANIC,' THE LARGEST SHIP IN THE WORLD, WHICH FOUNDERED / WITH A LOSS OF 1503 LIVES, 15th OF APRIL 1912, OFF NEWFOUNDLAND, ON HER MAIDEN VOYAGE." unused real photo postcard with crisp contrast & good depth-of field, from J. Beagles & Co. Ltd.; handwriting on back dates to July 3rd 1912; toned back, good edges, smudge of brownish toning at the upper right front. Not the one of the many phony post cards printed with an Olympic image & deliberately miscaptioned as Titanic by the unscrupulous -- instead, the real thing. [Note the enclosed forward First Class section of the Promenade deck, to protect the passengers from bow spray.] Read our illustrated article on how to tell the difference, and save yourself some real money. $350.00 s(w)s(o)ds NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"Anchor Line  T. S. S. California  Glasgow & New York" showing a side view near shore, black & white postcard printed in England, unused but extensively & unevenly toned both sides. As is. Unfortunately this ship was torpedoed & sank on February 7 1917; 36 people lost their lives. $5.50 s(a)s(o)d

    "CUNARD LINE. / S. S. LUSITANIA. Turbine" with art depicting her underway, flag of the Cunard Line at upper right; Tuck Oilette postcard 9268 (CELEBRATED LINERS--'CUNARD LINE'), printed in England, mailed at Birkenhead NO 30 1907 to a passenger's neighbors. Unusual addressing did not name them or give their street number, simply stating whose houses they were between. Back unevenly toned, a lot of wear along the edges & at 2 corners. Later this ship was sunk by a German U-20 submarine in 1915, at the cost of 1,959 lives. $20.00 s(c)s(o)tdwf NEW / NEU / NUEVO

    "De szabadits meg / a Gonoszló" art depicts wheat farming couple regarding their field after a bad thunderstorm, mailed 1900 to Szombathely, light toning on back, corner & edge wear, light toning on front, album impressions at the corners. $7.50 hda

       
Eight sepia-tone real photo postcards of a train wreck at Silver Lake (Wyoming County, New York). One mailed from Perry New York 1907 to Freedom New York has message: 'Here are some views of the wreck Jan 12 - 1907 which I suppose you heard about, at the junction where we left that night.' Amateur photography of fairly high quality, each possibly unique. Good edges, light browning of the paper & some oxidation due to age. On the postcard at the upper right we can read "L. & P. / 441" on a side of one of the units; any lettering before that L is obscured. Three shown. All 8 for $120.00 nd%

"'Every Man Knew' by artist David Conklin ... / ... This commissioned / painting commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the / sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald ..." sold for the benefit of a memorial at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point Michigan; unused continental postcard in excellent condition. $1.75 s(l)da(c)m

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    "Helvellyn, Striding Edge." in the Lake District of England; color post card from Reed's Penrith Series, brownish paper, very late usage in the United States, corner crease, toning on both long front edges, small upper corner crease not into the image. Many a hiker and scrambler has met with an accident along this treacherous terrain; some have died. $3.25 e(h)e(s)d

    "HOUSE MOVED FROM FOUNDATION ACROSS STREET / IN ROSSVILLE" sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles up) post card, writing on back, heavily toned back edges, 2 corner creases (one missing a small chip). $13.00 od

    "Hyde Park and East End Tornado, Sunday, March 11, 1917, Cin., O." showing trees down before & upon a house, black & white postcard from Geo. W. Harriman, light toning on back, light toning on front, minor wear one edge. $7.50 od. Similar except minor corner wear & rounding. Cincinnati Ohio. $7.00 od

    "Hyde Park and East End Tornado, Sunday, March 11, 1917, Cin., O." showing a man standing in the ruins of a home that was destroyed, black & white from Geo. W. Harriman, post card mailed April 11 of that year from Newtown (clear hand cancel), slight browning of the paper with age, faint corner crease. Cincinnati Ohio. $7.00 od

"LUSITANIA / Just 3 years old, the mighty ..." unused & copyrighted reproduction postcard from an original painting by Russ Porter, excellent & colorful. Recounts her ill-fated history on its back. history $3.00 s(c)s(o)d

    "Members of Chicago Fire and Police De- / partment engaged in the recovery of / bodies from sunken hold of Steamer / Eastland." with a dead body being raised by rope, black & white. 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 dis(l)lf

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    "M. K. & T. R. R. BRIDGE / OVER RIVER BLUE, / DURANT, OKLA. / J. T. MOORE   Hand-colored", mailed 1911 from Idabel (clear hand cancel), tiny corner crease, minor corner wear & rounding, slight yellowing of the paper with age. Parts of railroad cars show at both sides of the bridge, including one with a crane & long timbers. Perhaps they had just finished it. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ob*##

    "MORNING OF DEC. 9-1909 / KALAMAZOO, MICH. 20-96" real photo postcard showing smoldering aftermath of a fire. $16.50 (mfd)

      "m.v. Poinciana, / at Bermuda" showing the Dutch-built freighter from the side, near shore; unused real photo postcard, identification written on back is confirmed by magnification of the front view, trivial & tiny spots of toning on back. Later, when named the Jim Atria, she capsized & sank in the Miami River, and it is now a destination for divers. Rare: the only card of the ship we have ever seen in anyone's stock. Also included, a smaller and undoubtedly unique photo showing her front deck in high seas, captioned by the same hand on back "The m.v. Poinciana / Bad weather." $30.00 gets both items. bdfs(o)

    "No. 12 ERIE ST. VIADUCT,  LORAIN, OHIO" black & white postcard showing the aftermath of the 1924 tornado on the bridge, unused, published by Hamm, light toning both sides. $6.50 o(l)bd& NEW / NEU / NUEVO

    "No. 17  ON 6th AND WASHINGTON THE NIGHT OF THE STORM,  LORAIN, OHIO" black & white postcard showing the aftermath of the 1924 tornado on a house & 2 large close-by trees, unused, published by Hamm, light toning both sides, trivial wear at one corner. $6.50 o(l)td NEW / NEU / NUEVO

    "No. 1 . FIRE STATION No. 1 AND CHURCH NEXT DOOR,  LORAIN, OHIO" black & white postcard showing the aftermath of the 1924 tornado, unused, published by Hamm, very light toning both sides, trivial corner wear. $6.50 o(l)fd& NEW / NEU / NUEVO

    "Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen. / Dampfer 'GROSSER KURFUERST', den 22 Juli 1910. / Bergen" viewing the Norwegian town from the sea, unused black & white post card, light album toning at the corners, faint internal crease near a bottom corner. The name of this ship is sometimes seen as Grosser Kurfürst. Just three years later the Grosser Kurfuerst saved 106 persons from the burning steamship Volturno during a heavy gale on the high seas (10 October 1913). $15.00 s(o)nd

    "NOSSI-BÉ. -Cyclone, 24 November 1912" postcard showing some damage to a house & fence, visitor's commentary in writing on back states in French that this house is typical. $17.50 nd

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    "N. Y. K. LINE / M.S. HEIAN MARU, M. S. HEIYO MARU 6,800 GROSS TONS" showing a side view near shore, unused postcard, small corner crease. The passenger cargo luxury liner Heian Maru was converted to be a submarine tender in World War II. It was sunk in the Truk Lagoon of Micronesia, and has now become a diving destination. The Heiyo Maru served during that war as a passenger / freighter and troopship. It was torpedoed and sunk on 17 January 1943, also in Micronesian waters, with hundreds of troops on board. $150.00 js(m)do

"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

"PARIS - LES ANNEES FOLLES / 10 - Accident de la gare Montparnasse" showing a train crashed through to the street, unused continental post card, unforgettable image. $2.50

    "Police are here shown recovering bodies / from between decks of the ca sized(sic--missing p) / Steamer Eastland" with a man's body being hauled up with the aid of a rope, Chicago River Illinois. Black & white post card sold. 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 dlis(l)m

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    "R.M.(sic) CELTIC / 20,904 TONNAGE, 700 FT. LENGTH, 754 FT. BREADTH, 13,000 I.H.P." real photo postcard from C. W. Hunt & Co., very late usage at Edenton Ohio (2 different cancels clearly struck, one ties a 1955 rehabilitation seal), slight curl to the paper, one corner multiply creased but not into image, long surface crack in the glossy finish. The caption should read R.M.S. Celtic, which was registered to the White Star Line in 1901. This ill-fated ship saw 17 people aboard die as a result of a mine in 1917, then torpedoed in 1918 with a loss of 6 souls & finally run aground off Queenstown in 1928. $25.00 s(w)s(o)di-o

RMS Celtic (1901). Same postcard as above. Torn in half, taped together both sides, then mailed (!) 1956 at Hibbard Indiana. Couple of surface cracks in the glossy finish, as is. $2.00 s(w)s(o)di

    "R.M.S. / Celtic" color post card with 3 flags (US, UK & White Star) in the border, used, mild corner wear & rounding. Attractive & uncommon. The ocean liner wrecked & broke up at Roche's Point, Cobh Ireland, in 1928. 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(w)s(o)di

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      "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.

    See also an article by John Elsbury on Shipwrecks near Alderney, as illustrated on postcards.

See also additional Fires & firefighting post cards.

    "S. S. Eastland - Wells St. Bridge - Chicago River. / RECOVERING BODIES AFTER DISASTER" with a tug & many spectators, black & white. 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 dis(l)

    "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

"S.S. 'RYNDAM' 15,015 Gross Reg. Tons / A New Concept in Tourist Travel" postcard printed in the Netherlands for the Holland-America Line, unused, bottom corner bend not easily noticed from the front. Routine sailings were between Rotterdam and New York City. Later named the Copa Casino, she sank 16 March 2003 of the coast of the Dominican Republic. $12.00 s(o)dd

    "STEAMER EASTLAND / CLEVELAND  CEDAR POINT / ... / EASTLAND. / In Sight of Shore / all the way" postcard in vertical format with life-saving ring & 3 pennants, mailed 1913. 'Baseball by Wireless' among the advertising facts on the reverse. The presence of the life-saving ring & 'In sight of shore all the way' are especially ironic given its tragic fate in 1915. $25.00 s(l)o(c)ds(n)

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    "Steamer Eastland, Cleveland, Ohio" underway with passengers, color, mailed 1908. Note the lighthouse in the left background. Postcard sold. 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(l)dlo

    "Steamer Eastland, Cleveland, Ohio" underway with passengers, color, mailed 1908. 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 dos(l)

"Steamer 'Farallon' from the Westward, Juneau, Alaska." color photo of the ship docked & covered with ice; unused postcard published by Edward H. Mitchell, minor corner & edge wear. In January 1910, this ship wrecked on Black Reef in Cook inlet. $10.00 ad& NEW / NEU / NUEVO

    "Streetcar that the motorman lost control of came down 10th st. at 90 miles an hour, whirled around twice before it hit the cannal(sic) right in front of our house" real photo postcard showing the Rushville - Glenwood - Connersville local car of the Indianapolis & Connersville Traction Line on its side in the water; mailed by Anna Brown DEC 3 1907 in Connnersville to Sarah Spaeth in Brookville Indiana. Eyewitness accounts such as this are rare. Obviously one-of-a-kind: no photographer attribution (she just stepped out of her house), no printed caption (so we used the message instead) & no publisher attribution. A different postcard of this accident - the only other we have seen - had no account of how the accident happened. $150.00 i(c)r(i)d NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"Surrogate" unused Cyko real photo postcard showing ruins after a fire. $5.00

    "TAKEN FROM RUSSIAN HILL" showing a panorama of fires after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, unused, rounded corners, faint internal crease, Rotograph Co. but unnumbered. Postcard 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 fchd

    "TERRE HAUTE INDIANAPOLIS & EASTERN TRACTION COMPANY" unused real photo postcard showing its interurban car in the water near a covered bridge, several windows broken out, many spectators looking on; both sides lightly toned, long internal crease stays within the water, minor corner wear. Obviously one-of-a-kind: no caption (so we used the railroad name alongside the car, no photographer or publisher attribution. $50.00 di(t)r(t)

    "The Ill-Fated Eastland, which turned / turtle in the Chicago River, July 24, 1915, / at 7:30 A. M., causing the death of over / 1200 persons, mostly women and children" side view at a dock, black & white. Shown pumping water out at 2 places & venting steam near the waterline. Post card sold. 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(l)d

    (Tokyo disaster, uncaptioned in English) black & white post card showing devastation in Tokyo after a disaster, penciled T on front by former owner to identify city, toned back. $7.50 each.

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"Tornado, Lorain, O. // 6 / 29 / 24 / Broadway / #52 / PHOTO-ART / RICHMOND IND" postcard showing several cars thrown together near Muirs Original Cut-Rate store. Mailed there 1924, toned back. $20.00 od

    "TORRENCE PRINTED IT / Boat houses wrecked by ice jam on Cedar River--Charles City, Iowa" black & white post card with undivided back, light toning on back, minor corner & edge wear. $6.50 id+

    Uncaptioned Azo real photo (triangles up) of the sidewheel steamer Yosemite, run aground July 9 1909 at Orchard Narrows Washington near Bremerton, and a total loss. [The same ill-fated ship whose boilers blew in San Francisco Bay in 1865 killing 50]. Possibly unique because of the lack of caption; many people came out to see it and took pictures of their own. Dark image with much oxidation, unused, brownish paper, toned back. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 w(o)s(c)d

Uncaptioned Azo real photo (triangles up) postcard showing a house damaged by an explosion "where the man came out". $5.00

    Uncaptioned sepia-tone Artura  real photo post card showing the 9/21/10 wreck near Kingsland Indiana of 2 different types of interurban electric railroad cars of the Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company. 41 souls perished in this disaster. This is not the captioned view that you might have seen produced by an enterprising photographer who sold them commercially. Instead, this is a spectator's personal photograph taken from a slightly different angle, and obviously one-of-a-kind. $45.00 i(k)r(f)d NEW / NEU / NUEVO

    "U.S.S. Indianapolis (SSN-697)" Kodak real photo postcard with crisp focus & contrast, extensive information about the ship penned in on the back by Jack E. Niece -- who suggested the name of the sub to commemorate the over 800 men of the heavy Cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) who lost their lives in the last days of World II when torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. Very special. $10.00 s(m)d

    "View of Eastland, taken from south side / of river, shortly after accident, showing / the rescuers anxiously at work. Police / had not yet removed the throngs of cur- / ious which lined both sides of the river." black & white. Shown above right. 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(l)di

    "View showing where schooner struck Congress St. bridge on the night of July 29, 1905. Caused by breaking of dam at Beardsley Park.  Rainfall for 16 hours being 11.36 inches." black-and-white undivided back post card mailed at Bridgeport Connecticut in 1905, trace of cancel ink on front, tiny corner crease, light toning near back edges. $10.00 cdb

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    AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL AIRWAYS (Australia). Unused regular size postcard showing its Douglas DC-4-1009 Skymaster flying over Melbourne Victoria, pertinent information under the caption, paper lightly browning with age, obviously airline issued (logo at bottom front center), trivial corner wear. On 26 June 1950 this plane crashed shortly after taking off from Guildford Airport in Western Australia. Only one passenger survived; the other 28 souls aboard perished. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 400% of original print area) & enhanced 144-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 a(p)wdv

    FRENCH MILITARY. "3134 -- PARIS.  Le Dirigeable militaire Republique, après avoir évolué sur Paris, retourne à Meudon." black & white carte postale mailed 1913 at Paris but stamp removed, heavily toned back, album marks on back, many speckles of cancel ink on front sky. On 25 September 1909 the ship crashed, incurring substantial damage, but it was repaired quickly. $15.00 zfa(m)d INFORMATION ADDED RECENTLY

    FRENCH MILITARY. "3134 -- PARIS. -- Le Dirigeable Militaire LA REPUBLIQUE / aprés avoir évolué sur Paris retourne à Meudon. -- ND Phot." showing the Lebaudy République near the Arc de Triomphe, caption in the sky; black & white carte postale mailed at Paris to Michigan, speckles of cancel in the sky, paper browning with age, several small light scrapes show in the sky. The airship first flew in June 1908, but was short-lived; in 1909 it crashed with the loss of all its 4 crew members. Meudon is short for Chalais-Meudon, its hangar near Paris. $15.00 zfa(m)d NEW / NEU / NUEVO

HARBOUR AIR (Canada). Unused regular-size postcard showing its DeHavilland Canada DHC-2 (C-FOCJ) in flight over Vancouver British Columbia, copyrighted, near mint. On 4 August 1998 this aircraft overturned on landing at Kincolith British Columbia; all 5 aboard drowned. $15.00 abd

HELISUL  / HELISUL TAXI AÈREO (Brasil). Unused continental post card showing it Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante (PT-WAV) in February 1995, published in Brasil, near mint. On September 13 1996, this plane crashed into a mountain near Joinville Brasil, killing both people aboard. $15.00 abd

HEMET VALLEY FLYING SERVICE. Unused regular-size postcard showing its Lockheed C-130A Hercules (N135FF) at Hemet California in 1990, printed in Thailand, near mint. On 13 August 1994 this aircraft crashed near Pearblossom California while on a firefighting assignment; all three crewmembers on board perished. $15.00 ac(p)df

HORNBILL SKYWAYS. Unused continental postcard showing its Shorts SC-7 Skyvan 3-100 (9M-AXM) parked in 1983, from a limited edition of 500, near mint. On 30 July 1993 this aircraft crashed in the jungle near Miri in Sarawak Malaysia; one of the passengers was killed. $15.00 amd

INTERANDES (Colombia). Continental black & white photograph of its Douglas C-47B (HK-3177) on the ground near another airplane, good composition, focus just a bit fuzzy. On 15 May 1991 this aircraft crashed at La Poyatta Colombia with 13 fatalities. Rare. $10.00 acd

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INTER CITY AIR (Canada). Unused regular-size postcard showing its Convair CV-580 (C-FICA) at Vacouver British Columbia in 1984, published in Switzerland, near mint, On 18 September 1991 this aircraft crashed at Belvedere Center Vermont. Both people aboard perished. $15.00 abvd

LINA CONGO (Congo Republic, Congo-Brazzaville not Zaire). Continental black-and-white photograph of its DeHavilland Canada DHC-6 (C-GNWD leased) parked near a DeHavilland building, good focus & composition, contrast a bit low. On March 12 1992 this aircraft crashed during a storm at Etsouali with all 3 of the crew losing their lives. Rare. $12.50 adc

    MIDDLE EAST AIRLINES (Lebanon). Continental color photo of its Avro York (OD-ADB) on the ground, good composition, contrast a bit low. Rare. On September 29 1958, while on a cargo flight from Beirut to London via Rome, it disappeared into the Mediterranean with loss of all 5 souls aboard. Photo sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 400% of original print area) & enhanced 144-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 ald

    NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES (USA). "Northwest Orient Airlines Stratocruisers -- Finest ... Fastest" post card showing its Boeing 377 (N74561) in flight as seen from above, airline-issued, mailed 1957 from Alaska, pertinent information about the plane on back, part cancel on front is not prominent, slight ink smear on back near stamp. $10.00 Same, but unused with good edges. $15.00 [On April 4 1968 this aircraft crashed into a mountain near Bend Oregon, with 3 fatalities.] (a)o,a(p)o+

    ORIENT AIRWAYS, LIMITED (Pakistan). Unused black-and-white continental post card depicting its Convair CV-240-7 in flight over mountainous terrain, from a Convair photo, near mint. On 14 March 1953 this aircraft crashed at Kalasahar India; all 16 aboard perished. Sold but 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 aipd#%

    PRECISION AIRLINES (USA). Continental black-and-white photograph of its Beech 18 (N45A) parked, good focus & composition, contrast is low. On March 3 1988 this aircraft crashed at Vienna Missouri with 2 fatalities. Rare. Photo sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 400% of original print area) & enhanced 144-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 adm

    SAHSA  / SERVICIO AEREO DE HONDURAS, S.A. (Honduras). Continental color photograph of its Lockheed L-188 (HR-SHN HR-SAW) on the ground, colors muted. Acquired from Eastern Airlines in the late 1970's to improve service to Panama & Central America, it crashed on 8 January 1981 at Guatemala City with 6 fatalities. Rare. $5.00 ahgd%

    SAUDIA  / SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES. Continental color photo of its Convair CV-340 (HZ-AAZ) on the ground, good composition but low contrast. On 8 July 1968 this aircraft crashed south of Dhahran; all 11 on board perished. Rare. Photo sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 400% of original print area) & enhanced 144-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 asd

WIDEROE FLYVESELSKAP A/S (Norway). Unused continental postcard showing its DeHavilland Canada DHC-7-102 (LN-WFL) on the ground, excellent condition. Later became SU-MAB of National Aviation of Egypt which in November 1997 crashed into a hillside and was written off. $5.00 a(p)dn

WIEN CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES (United States). Continental black & white Ilford real photo postcard showing its Shorts SC-7 Skyvan (N4917) on the ground on a rainy day, good composition & focus, contrast is a bit low, identification details penned on the back, otherwise excellent condition. On August 25 1977, when flying for Island Airways on lease from Air Cargo Hawaii, this aircraft crashed on approach to the Kona-Keahole Airport, and both occupants lost their lives. $12.50 a(p)dh

WINGS WEST AIRLINES (United States). Unused regular size post card showing its Fairchild Swearingen SA-227 Metro III (N3112K) on the ground, copyrighted, near mint. Reregistered as N343AE, it was damaged beyond repair in an aborted takeoff on September 29 2002 at Hawthorne Airport in California; fortunately there were no fatalities. $10.00 a(p)cd

WORLD AIRWAYS (United States). Unused regular size postcard showing its Douglas DC-6A (N90783) on the ground, from a limited edition of 500 published in 1984, near mint. This plane also flew for Zantop. On August 7 1996, when flying for Transair Cargo, this aircraft crashed near Lizambo in The Congo Democratic Republic and was written off. $12.50 a(p)cd

WRANGLER AVIATION (United States). Unused regular size copyrighted postcard showing its Canadair CL-44D4-6 (N100BB) on the ground, trivial wear to the bottom corners, minor fingernail indents at the top edge. Exceptionally attractive all that said. Pm December 1 1992 it was struck by lightning approaching Aguadilla-Borinquen Airport in Puerto Rico; there were no fatalities, but the damage forced it to be written off. $7.50 a(p)pd

ZAIRE AERO SERVICE (Zaire). Continental postcard showing its Douglas DC-4 (9Q-CBG), from a limited edition of 600, country of registration written on back, otherwise excellent condition. On August 23 1988 this aircraft crashed at M'Bamou Island )near Kinshasa) in the Congo Democratic Republic with 5 fatalities. $12.75 azdc

    ZAMBIA FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE (Zambia). Continental black & white photo of its Britten Norman Islander (9j-ACF) parked, good composition & focus, contrast is low. Rare. On 27 March 1975 this aircraft crashed at Kalengwa Zambia, but few details are known. $10.00 azdm

    ZAMBIAN AIR CARGOES (Zambia). Continental black & white photograph of its Lockheed L100 L-382B-1C (9J-RBW) parked, good composition & focus, contrast is low. Rare. Note on classification: L-100 is the civilian version of what Lockheed called the L-382; C-130 is the military designation of the same aircraft. We are informed that all 5 Zambian Air Cargoes aircraft were civilian. Necessarily taken in the April 1966 - 1969 timeframe. Later this aircraft served Pacific Western Airlines, when incurring damage at Eureka Northwest Territory. Crash landed with 5 fatalities at Jamba Angola in November 27 1989 while flying weapons & UNITA guerrilla fighters (reportedly for the CIA) as Tepper Aviation N9205T. $15.00 a(p)zad

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"Bridge & Riverside Streets" with a 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood scene, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard. Dark image but detail is there due to good focus. $14.00 o(c)d

"Bridge Street" with a 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood scene, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard. $15.00 o(c)d

"Bridge Street" with a 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood scene, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) post card with wide border at the right front, album impressions at the corners. $15.00 o(c)d NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"CAMPBELL AVE. FLOOD / HAMILTON, OHIO" with sky tinted by hand, unused post card from Feicke-Desels Printing Co., trivial wear to one corner. $4.75

"COR. THIRD & VINE ST. / FLOOD HAMILTON, OHIO" showing a residential area after the 1913 flood there, unused black & white postcard with sky tint, 2 tiny corner creases. $7.00 od

    "COLS. O. FLOOD 3-26-13  ROGERS AVENUE" including 2 people & an overturned railroad car, unused black & white postcard published by Haenlein Brothers, lightly toned back, minor corner wear, 2 tiny bottom corner creases. $6.00 od NEW / NEU / NUEVO

    "COLS. O. FLOOD 3-26-13  STATE & MILL STS." showing an upside-down auto still in some water at Columbus Ohio, unused black & white post card published by Haenlein Brothers, minor corner & edge wear. $7.00 oad

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    "Columbus Pike from Bridge" a Chillicothe Ohio 1913 flood scene, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard, excellent composition includes 9 people for scale at center, light album impressions at the corners. $15.00 o(c)d

    "Corner of 4th & Ewing Streets" showing lots of debris from the flood of 1913 at Chillicothe Ohio, unused sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard. $15.00 o(c)d

    "Cor Water & Hickory St.   Schlegel." in Chillicothe Ohio, including a Quaker Oats ad sign on building, unused AZO real photo post card with matte finish, image a bit dark but focus is very sharp. Debris on the street is from the 1913 flood. $15.00 o(c)d

    "East 2nd St  Schlegel" Unused AZO real photo post card, Chillicothe Ohio circa 1913 after the flood; two tiny spots of toning in the front borders, faint album impressions at the back corners. Small piles of rubble still neatly swept into the street for pickup. $15.00 o(c)d NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"East Main Street from Rose Street" with a 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood scene, Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard, considerable album adherences on back, low-contrast / grayish. $11.00 o(c)d

    "East Second Street" in vertical format, showing an overturned statue due to the 1913 flood at Chillicothe Ohio, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard. $15.00 o(c)d

"East Water Street" with a 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood scene in vertical format, Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard, light album impressions at the corners. $15.00 o(c)d

    "Elsass Nursery  Schlegel" showing a 1913 flood scene in Chillicothe Ohio, unused AZO real photo postcard with matte finish, faint album impressions at the corners. $15.00 o(c)gd

"Ewing Street Looking South from Main Street" showing a 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood scene, unused AZO real photo postcard, slightly low-contrast / grayish. $14.00 o(c)d

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    "Flood Mar. 25-13, S. Walnut St., Germantown, O. / 513" black & white post card, corner & edge wear. small corner crease. 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 o(g)d

    "Flood Scene near MINERAL CITY, O.  Mar. 3, '08" sepia-tone real photo post card addressed but not mailed, low-contrast  /  grayish, trivial corner & edge wear. $10.00 o(m)d

"FLOOD SCENE AT NEW CUMBERLAND, PA. / INTERNATIONAL NEWS PHOTO" prominently showing a Tydol station with 2 pumps, black & white postcard from Tichnor Bros., writing on front dates to March 1936, writing on back mentions it is one of the last 2 from a set, light toning on back. $17.50 gdp

"Hanging Rock Oh. / high water" undoubtedly after the flood of 1913, caption from writing on back, unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo post card, slight oxidation, corner bend, slightly uneven cut to bottom edge does not reduce image. $5.00 od

    "Hickory from Poland Park" showing 1913 flood devastation at Chillicothe Ohio, unused AZO real photo postcard with excellent contrast. Note the tilting house. $15.00 (od)

    "Hickory South from 4th St." post card showing the 1913 flood aftermath, Unused AZO real photo post card. $15.00 o(c)d

"Hickory Street" with a close-up of a Chillicothe Ohio house ruined in the 1913 flood, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up). $15.00 o(c)d

"Hickory Street North from Fifth Street" from the 1913 flood at Chillicothe Ohio; unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard light album impressions at the corners, slightly low-contrast / grayish. $14.00 o(c)d

    "Hickory Street North From Fourth" showing an armed guard on duty after the Chillicothe Ohio flood of 1913; unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard, small discolored spot on back. $17.50 o(c)d

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    "HOUSE UPSET, RODGERS AVE., COLUMBUS, O., FLOOD 3-25-13" unused black & white postcard published by the Novelty Company on North High Street, bottom corner crease not into the image, heavily toned back, front toning is less showing mostly in the borders. $4.25 o(c)d NEW / NEU / NUEVO

    "Hot box 4 mi. from Medway / #11  3 / 25 / 13" unused AZO real photo postcard showing a wagon used in the inspection & repair of damaged tracks after the flood in Ohio, heavily toned front as shown, slightly uneven edges due to trim.  Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (od)

    "Inundation of Karuizawa. 10^th Aug 1910." in Japan, unused post card. $10.00 (jd)

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"Manikarnika Ghat" postcard with note on back explaining this is a flood at Benares India in 1948 (40 feet higher than usual). $4.00 (id)

    "Mr. John Patterson / The Hero and General of Rescuers / who himself risked his life to save / others; watching Heroic Workers / during Greatest Flood in Modern / History at Dayton, O., March 1913." black & sepia-tone on brownish paper with dark red caption, post card published by Kraemer Art, unused, very light toning in back address & stamp area, good edges. Notice the policeman in the background ensuring that the spectators keep their distance. $9.00 kgdon*- NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"Mulberry Street Entrance to City Park  March 26, 1913 No. 15" with a Chillicothe Ohio 1913 flood scene, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard, dark image, album impressions at the corners. $13.50 o(c)d

"Paint Street Entrance to City Park, Mar 26, 1913" with a Chillicothe Ohio 1913 flood scene, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard, minor corner & edge wear. $14.00 o(c)d NEW / NEU / NUEVO

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"121 Paris-Venise -- Inondations 1910 - La Rue des Fossés St-Bernard / prise du Boulevard St-Germain" with a large iron fence along the left side, unused sepia-tone carte postale, light toning on back due to album contact, good edges. $7.50 fd

    "154. PARIS INONDÉ / Janvier 1910 - Crue maximum : 9 m. 50) / Faubourg St-Antoine" with many signs--Le Mobilier, KRIEGER, SVIADOCHT Fres, SCHMIDT, etc.--and a raft being poled down the center of the street; unused black & white carte postale, good edges. $8.00 fd

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    "33 PARIS INONDÉ. - Cliché 28 Janvier 1910 (Crue maximum : 9m50). / Le Quai de la Tournelle envahi. / A. Noyer. Paris." unused black & white carte postale with good edges, a little light toning near the back bottom edge & near the top front edge. $7.50 df NEW / NEU / NUEVO

    "43. - Paris - Inondations 1910 / La Seine au Pont d'Austerlitz, La passerelle ud ... / F. F." Unused carte postal, lightly toned back, trivial wear at 2 corners. $7.50 df NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"46  INONDATIONS DE PARIS (Janvier 1910). -- Ravitaillement Quai Montevello. -- LL" showing boatmen being thanked by residents for the foodstuffs they are receiving, unused sepia-tone carte postale, good edges, light mark in address area. $10.00 fd NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"47. - Paris - Inondations 1910 / Rue de Bercy prise Boulevard Diderot" with the hotel / restaurant at the left, unused black & white carte postale, good edges. $7.50 fd

"74. PARIS INONDÉ / Cliché de 28 Janvier 1910 / (Crue maximum: 9 m. 50)" centered on a man with waders helping a woman to cross by carrying her on his shoulders, makeshift bridges in the distance; unused black & white carte postale, good edges. $7.50 fd

"Ch. D. Meaux / 4. Meaux - 26 Janvier 1910 -- Rue du Tan - Le courrier" showing a courier in a longboat bein poled by 2 standing men because of the flood; black & white carte postale sent 5 -9 10 TCV to Indiana, 2 corners creased, both sides toned along one short edge. Unusual subject matter. $12.00 fpd

    "COURBEVOIE - Place Victor-Hugo -- Inondations - Janvier 1910" showing a small boat passing the Hôtel Meuble during the French flood, TCV less than 2 months later to the USA. Interesting & detailed message on how people coped from a soldier who helped out during that flood. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original image  area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 f(c)f(p)d^

    "COURBEVOIE - Rue de Paris / Inondations - Janvier 1910" post card showing a long boat near the Hôtel Meuble with soldiers who helped out during that flood, interesting account by sender (a soldier who took particular delight in helping the distressed young ladies), TCV less than 2 months later to the USA, one badly worn creased corner. $12.00 f(c)f(p)d%

"Crue de la Seine -- Janvier 1910 / PARIS -- Quai d'Orsay / La Ligne des Invalides / à 6 mètres sous l'eau" including a few well-dressed pedestrians at the left; unused black & white carte postale, faint bend at one corner. $7.50 fd

"Inondation de Paris, Janvier-Février 1910 / Rue de l'Université et Esplanade des Invalides" including a few pedestrians & a rowboat in the distance; unused black & white carte postale, good edges. $7.50 fd

"Poland Park" including 3 houses on adjacent property, 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood scene; unused Azo real photo (triangles point up). $15.00 o(c)d

Postcard Collector. August 1985 (Volume 3 Number 8). Features on hand-made with attachments, March 1913 disasters, 1984 Olympics & more. $2.50 p,d

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    "RELIEF PARTIES. Columbus O. Flood March 26, '13" showing many Ohio men (one of whom appears to be tripping & falling into the water) walking over the remains of some railroad tracks, unused black & white postcard from Haenlein Brothers, small spots of toning near the edges of both sides. $5.00 o(c)d NEW / NEU / NUEVO

    "Rescue Boats / Col's, O. Flood / 3 -25 - 13" showing 5 people in a rowboat, black & white post card mailed there APR 4 1913 (commenting on the situation), published by Haenlein Brothers, minor corner & edge wear, toning both sides. Printing quality was poor so it could be rushed to market. $5.00 o(c)ds(p)l

    "Ruins of Entire Block of Homes formerly Owens St., Hamilton, O., during Great Flood / March 1913." black & white post card with brown caption, unused, good edges. $7.50 kod*

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    "Schusterhaus Cotta // Hochwasser 1897 // Neues Rathaus / Löbtau // Druck u. Verlag Louis Klemich Dresden Postplatz." showing the high water of the July 1897 flood in the Dresden area, including the shoe-making factory in Cotta & the new city hall under construction in the suburb of Löbtau; Postkarte with undivided back, very late usage at Price Texas, small piece of an upper corner missing, other corner & edge wear is mild. $17.00 sd NEW / NEU / NUEVO

  "South West from Bridge Street" showing a 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood scene, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard. $15.00 o(c)d

    "SUN MFG. CO. FROM RAILROAD, COLUMBUS, O., FLOOD, 3-25-13" unused black & white post card, toned back, small upper corner crease, front toned most noticeably in the borders. $4.50 odi NEW / NEU / NUEVO

    "THE BREAD LINE, HIGH SCHOOL BLDG. / HAMILTON, OHIO FLOOD" of 1913, showing many people carrying baskets; unused. black & white with sky tint, 2 corners creased (one is small), trivial edge wear. Postcard 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 osd

"THE GREAT FLOOD OF 1936 STRANDED ON STATE ROAD, PA." showing several people in a pickup truck & an empty car nearby, surrounded by water, black & white post card from Tichnor Bros., unused, light toning on back, minor wear to bottom corners. $5.00 pad

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    "The Schattschneider Bakery and Residence, Central Ave. and Owens St., Hamilton, O., after / Great Flood March 1913, in which Husband and Wife lost their lives" black & white post card with dark red caption, Kraemer Art card with writing on back, minor corner wear, lightly toned back. $10.00 okgd*

    Uncaptioned AZO (triangles up) real photo post card showing 3 gentlemen & an automobile stationary in the 1913 Easter Sunday flood, back writing specifies 'Patterson Pike West', colorless embossed photographer's imprint 'O. B. Durfee / Forest, O.', excellent condition. The skillful photography imparts a sense of swiftly moving waters; one of the very best Ohio flood postcards we have seen. $50.00 o(f)dp NEW / NEU / NUEVO

Uncaptioned real photo postcard of a flood scene sent from Wallingford Kentucky in 1913 (clear cancel), prominently showing a long building that was probably their depot. $8.00 kd

    Uncaptioned sepia-tone real photo post card of 5 women with wide-brimmed hats overlooking the flooding of the Ohio River (probably the one in 1913) with parts of homes submerged; mailed at Manchester Ohio in 1916 by Glenn Yates, low contrast / grayish, light toning on front. Postcard 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 od

    "WEST MAIN ST." post card showing a flood scene, unused AZO real photo, circa 1913, slight oxidation, a little light toning at the back corners due to album contact. $15.00 odm NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"West on Main Street from Hickory" with wide borders all around, showing a 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood scene, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard. $15.00 o(c)d

"West Second Street" showing a 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood scene, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard, lightly toned front, lightly toned back, dark Image. $11.00 o(c)d

    "Wilhelms Residence on Riverside Street" showing a 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood scene, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard, album impressions at the corners. $15.00 o(c)dg

    "Wreckage in Dayton St., Hamilton, O., during Great Flood, March 1913" black & white with dark red caption from Kraemer Art, unused, trivial wear at one corner, otherwise fresh. $8.00 kod NEW / NEU / NUEVO

    "Y. M. C. A. Play Ground, Flood at Hamilton, Ohio." with caption repeated at lower left corner, black & white with sky tint, unused postcard, from Feicke-Deach Printing Company, lightly toned back, minor wear at 2 corners. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ofd

"Yoctangee Park" showing a 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood scene, unused sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard, Schlegel published, low-contrast / grayish. $12.00 o(c)d NEW / NEU / NUEVO

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