"1--Franklin Academy, Columbus, Mississippi" with the auditorium closest to the viewer, unused linen postcard, small corner crease not into image, two small light spots of toning near a back edge. Now modern as shown, it started as the first public school in the state in 1821. $2.50 m(c)e

"5L7T /  CQ WPX C / WORLD RECORD" Bongtown Liberia QSL card used 1987 by Yugoslavian operator Raša Zalarević, detailed information about the Youth Research Center at Petnica Serbia for extra-curricular education of gifted children on back, good edges. $4.50 lse

    "American student in Mexico" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1964 from Maywood Illinois, trivial wear at one corner. $1.50 m(g)e NEW / UUSI / NÝR

    "American students in Mexico" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1964 from Louisville Illinois, trivial wear at one corner. $1.50 m(g)e. A different scene with same caption, mailed 1964 from Morris Rhode Island, vertical guideline distracts on the front. $1.00 m(g)e. A different scene mailed 1964 from Clay City Illinois, small bottom corner crease with light wear nearby. Shown. $1.50 m(g)eNEW / UUSI / NÝR

"A. Rizberger.  'Die eerste Shrijfles.'  134" black & white postcard with red caption depicting a child's first reading lesson at home while mother knits, undivided back, writing on back may well be child's first practice writing, minor edge wear. $6.00

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    "At the core of the Big Apple / THE RADIO CLUB OF / JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 22, N. Y. C. ..." 1993 continental QSL card from Joe Fairclough (president at the time) & his crew.  The school's educational philosophy is spelled out on the back, 'designed to take the reluctant student and make them a winner, someone who fights to get into school rather than out'. Most QSL cards do not have a memorable design, but this is certainly an exception! $3.75 n(n)ge

    "AUDITORIUM AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS, SCHOOL / FOR THE DEAF, AT NIGHT FAIRBAULT, MINN." black & white, unused, a little edge wear. Now the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 mse%

    "Barber Memorial Seminary, Anniston, Ala." in an exterior corner view, white-border era post card, corner & edge wear, 3 corners creased in border. This school for black girls was dedicated in February 1898 from a fund left by Mrs. Elizabeth Barber. 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 abg(b)e

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    "Barracas al Sur.  Consejo General de Educatión / REPUBLICA ARGENTINA / 109" black & white on undivided back with yellowish paper, TCV from Buenos Aires NOV 29 1905 to Nebraska at 10-centvos impreso rate, attractive cancel, backstamped on arrival JAN 7 1906), yellowish paper, couple toned spots on back, mild corner wear & rounding. $8.00 ae-a

    "Boys and Girls are in school spin(sic) Boldak." oversize post card showing their groups standing outside, separately; socially significant, most unusual subject matter. $2.50 ae%

    "'CHILDREN AT STUDY' / STATE EDUCATION BLDG., ALBANY, N. Y." sculpture showing a group reading books, unused sepia-tone Azo real photo (squares in corners) with good composition and focus, small spot on back. $3.50 ncse

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    INTERNATIONAL FIELD STUDIES (USA). Continental black & white photograph of its Convair CV-440 (N1179) on the ground, good composition & focus, but contrast is low. Rare. Their home office is in Nelsonville Ohio. They service teachers to enhance classroom education by trips to the Bahamas, North America & Central America. $5.00 aeo(n) NEW / UUSI / NÝR

    "Kew Gardens  Kew / Stengel & Co., Dresden 4425" showing the Royal Botanic Gardens exterior, monochromatic dark blue-green post card with red-brown caption & undivided back, used, 3 corners with mild rounding, bottom corners are creased but nowhere near the image. More formally the 'Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew' with a large staff devoted to botanical research & education. 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 se(k)ge

    "McClain High on Left and Vocational School, Greenfield, Ohio / 116433" including 7 female students nearby, circa 1927, now an Ohio Historical Society Landmark; black & white postcard with sky tint, back slightly toned, initials penned in stamp box. Unusual in that students are included prominently, giving us an idea of how they dressed. $6.00 o(g)e

"MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CAMP / ST. MARY'S LAKE BATTLE CREEK, MICH. t233" including some people near their dock, Kodak real photo post card from L. L. Cook Co., good composition & contrast, writing on back dates to 1955. $2.50 mce

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"MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION / CAMP ST. MARY'S LAKE- / BATTLE CREEK, MICH. t243" including their flagpole, Kodak real photo postcard from L. L. Cook Co., minor wear at 2 corners, small spots of light toning on one back edge, writing on back dates to 1955. $2.50 mce

"MICHIGAN EDUCATION / ASSOCIATION CAMP / ST. MARY'S LAKE /  BATTLE CREEK / MICH. t238" including several buildings & a glimpse of the water, Kodak real photo post card from L. L. Cook Co., writing on back dates to 1955, light toning near one back corner. $2.25 mce. Same but a little more back toning. $2.00 mce

"Morgan Spurlock Presents / CHALK / Real Teaching Leaves a Mark" postcard modified by a sticker application on the back for its opening at the Drexel Gateway theater in Columbus Ohio & the website for the film, unused post card in near-mint condition. Details of 4 awards & cast on the front. An often sarcastic mockumentary on the experiences of new teachers. $2.00 moe

"One room schoolhouse in / Pensylvania(sic) Dutch region." with young children outside playing stick-ball; home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 from Lenhartsville Pennsylvania. $2.00 ae NEW / UUSI / NÝR

"Peruvian pupils in / a rural school" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 in the United States. $2.00

    "ROBERT DAY'S RESIDENCE  MT. JOY O." with his family outside near the corner porch, sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard, tiny spot on back, light toning in the upper left front corner (just sky), low contrast but the detail is there due to good focus. Robert Kenton Day was an Ohio teacher, who became principle of Rarden High School, & conducted normal schools during summer breaks. For several years before his death (in 1923) that high school led the state in graduation rates. $20.00 o(m)fge

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"Ross's / MEASUREMENT / IN TODAY'S / SCHOOLS (3rd Edition)" revised by Dr. Julian C. Stanley, a classic hardbound book with dust cover, 1954 copyright, 485 pages well indexed, lightly used. $4.00 e

    "School lets out at Kulusuk, Greenland" showing several small children posed alongside their building, well done home-mad (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 from Riner Virginia. $3.50 ge

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    "SESQUICENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, PHILADELPHIA / PALACE OF VARIED INDUSTRIES. / PALACE OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL ECONOMY" multiview postcard in color from John D. Cardinell (official), unused, minor wear at corners, long crease misses design. $3.75 epme

    "State Normal School, Westfield, Mass. / 11390. S. S. CONNER, PUBLISHER" in an exterior corner view, black & white postcard mailed JAN 11 1905 from  Woronoco to Granby Connecticut (bold SPRINGFIELD, MASS / TRANSIT cancel & clear WORONOCO cancels), corner wear & rounding, upper corner crease, a little cancel ink & toning in the front border areas, one pinhole that closes well. The first coed normal school in the US is now known as Westfield State College. $8.00 mce-m

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    "Students are in the Class in Areas There no School" showing 2 seated young Afghan girls at their studies; most unusual subject matter, couple of spots of toning on back. $2.25 aes. Same oversize postcard, but no toning on back. $2.50 aes

    "The Kansas State Institution for the Deaf and Dumb / at Olathe, Kansas -- Feb. 1906" sepia-tone real photo postcard, pertinent information in message written on front--which building, when completed, where located; addressed but not mailed, short cut that closes well from the bottom edge affecting only one world. Probably unique because no caption. 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 kse

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    "The Laboratory School, Indiana State Teachers College, Terre Haute, Ind. / 8A-H632" showing its exterior circa 1938; unused linen post card from Wabash Valley News Agency, a few small spots of light toning on back, soft corners, Interesting pertinent information on back. $2.25 iec

    VALPARISO (SAUNDERS COUNTY). Uncaptioned real photo but message explains: "students studying the Eskimo!" Students stand on steps with makeshift bows, arrows & spears. real photo postcard mailed Valpariso Nebraska 1909 by Pearle (the proprietor or head teacher of the school). $25.00 neai NEW / UUSI / NÝR

    "VELGJŘRENHEDSBAZAREN I KJŘBENHAVN" fancy black 4 9 1901 favor cancel on uncaptioned postal card, unused, undivided back, small corner crease in a dark area (so hard to detect from the front), very light toning both sides. Sold at a fundraiser for the sisterly Society for Sororal Charity, an early middle-class Danish woman's educational group, which has since disbanded & whose records are now kept at the Copenhagen City Archives. Unsigned but unforgettable art. Seldom seen. $25.00 des-d NEW / UUSI / NÝR

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    "Via Dolorosa Jerusalem - Jordan" continental post card with interesting typed message from Sarah G., who was there to speak to a seminar on world literacy about making primers for illiterate adults, and to consult with people having special problems; minor edge wear. $1.50 je+

"Write / on Target / ... / Using Graphic Organizers / to Succeed on Ohio's / Writing Proficiency Test" for grades 5 & 6, unused continental postcard from eapublishing.com, near mint. (2 available) $1.25 each

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