CANADIAN NATIONAL EXPOSITION, TORONTO 1931 "Picturesque domes and ivy covered walls are everywhere" TCV to Illinois, lightly toned back. $3.25

INTERNATIONAL OVERSEAS EXHIBITION, PARIS 1931 "D'apres aquarelle de Provin  110 ANGKOR-VAT  Blance, Arch." Unused sepia-tone post card. $4.50

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CENTURY OF PROGRESS

"177:--Interior View, Fort Dearborn, Chicago World's Fair." Unused, very light toning both sides. $2.50

    "224  THE TRIBUNE TOWER, BY NIGHT, CHICAGO / 202-29" by moonlight as it appeared in early 1929; color postcard with Century of Progress 1933 back, very late usage at Brookfield Illinois, corner crease not into the image, three tiny spots of toning within the right front border. Home of the Chicago Tribune newspaper. $3.75 iemn NEW / NUEVO / BAGO

"264  AEROPLANE VIEW LOOKING NORTH FROM MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, CHICAGO" Fresh color, mailed much later, minor corner wear. $2.50

    "303:--Lagoon and Science Building, Chicago World's Fair." Fresh color, unused. Shown. $3.25 ei+ Soft corners, spot in margin. $2.75 (ei+)

"315  BRIDGE ON OUTER DRIVE, CHICAGO" mailed much later, one corner bent. $2.25

"36A19 'OLD HEIDELBERG', CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" Expo cancel. $3.00 (e)

"36A23 FORD EXPOSITION BUILDING, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" Fresh color, but mailed much later. $2.50

"36A27 AVENUE OF FLAGS, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" mailed much later. $2.50

"36A8 CHRYSLER BUILDING, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" Fresh color, mailed much later. $2.50

"4:--The Heart of Chicago by Illumination" mailed, light amount of cancel ink on front, extraneous writing on back. $2.75

    "50  Great Stairway - Hall of Science / 'A Century of Progress' Chicago 1933 World's Fair" unused real photo from Kunz Greeting Card Co., several small spots of toning & yellowish paper on back, minor corner wear & rounding. $4.00 ie

    "50 YEARS / OF PROGRESS //  IN BURLINGTON / LOCOMOTIVES" Century of Progress exposition, fresh appearance, unused. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 re

"807 THE ENCHANTED ISLAND" Expo cancel but stamp removed, toned spot on back. $2.75

     "BELGIAN VILLAGE" SEP 3 1933 expo cancel, small faint corner crease, heavily toned back, 2 child's squiggles in sky are small & hard to see but resist erasure. As is. $1.25 eb

"FOUNTAIN AND COURT OF ELECTRICAL GROUP" Unused, small stain on a back corner. $3.75. Same but no stain. $4.25

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    "Giants of Speed and Power at A Century of Progress" showing the Royal Scot, the Burlington train & the Pride of the Prairies" Fresh, unused & interesting. Left engine from the London, Midland and Scottish Railway; other 2 from the Burlington Route. (2 available, 1 shown) $5.00 each. er(b). Two large toning spots (album paste?) on back. $3.50 er(b)

"HAVOLINE THERMOMETER..." with their advertising on the back. World's tallest thermometer. Unused, fairly fresh. $4.50

"JAPANESE GARDEN AND PAVILION" black & white, writing on back. $2.75

"JAPANESE PAVILION" R. H. D. Co., addressed but unmailed, corner crease. $3.25

"NORTHERLY ISLE FROM THE LAGOON" black & white, writing on back. $2.75

"SOUVENIR OF / A Century of Progress / CHICAGO'S / 1933 / WORLD'S FAIR" folder from American Colortype, unused, back-to-back views include the Lincoln Group & panorama, flap that folds in is present but separated, much edge wear. $2.25 (e)

    "THE HIGHEST AT THE FAIR / OTIS ELEVATOR EXHIBIT / THE SKYRIDE - thrill ride of A CENTURY OF PROGRESS EXPOSITION / Chicago, 1933" post card mailed but stamp removed, light amount of cancel ink on front. $7.50

    "The Midway / Amusement Center of 'The Fair' / 'A Century of Progress'" sepia-tone postcard mailed in Chicago 1933, minor corner & edge wear. $5.00 eai

    "The Old Mill Garden" AZO real photo (squares in corners) post card with writing on back. $7.50 (e)

    "The replica of Mt. Vernon / presented by K. Mikimoto" unused postcard with fresh colors, tiny corner crease. Specially built for this exposition as a symbol of Japanese friendship. $5.00 ewj

"THE TWO BILLION CANDLE POWER SCINTILLATOR / FLOODING THE SKY WITH RAINBOW HUES GENERAL MOTORS BUILDING" mailed, two corners badly creased, the others rounded. $2.00

"WF-1 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" mailed much later. $2.75

"WF-14  ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AS SEEN FROM LAKE MICHIGAN, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" mailed much later, one corner worn. $2.50

"WF-16 TOWER OF WATER, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" mailed much later, faint corner crease, trivial wear at 3 corners. $2.75

"WF-17  HALL OF SCIENCE, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" mailed much later, small corner crease, minor wear at 3 corners, image fresh. $2.25 (e)

"WF-18  HALL OF SCIENCE, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" mailed much later. $2.75

"WF-19  A SECTION OF THE HALL OF SCIENCE, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" mailed much later. $2.50 (e)

"WF-21  HALL OF STATES AND FEDERAL BUILDINGS, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" mailed much later. $2.50

"WF-23 'ENCHANTED ISLAND'. A PLAYGROUND FOR CHILDREN, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" as seen from above, 1933 card mailed 1956 from Berwyn Illinois, faint corner crease, Exceptionally colorful. $4.00 (aie)!-

"WF-24  SKY RIDE, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" Light cancel ink on front, mailed much later. $2.50 (ea)

"WF-25  THE LINCOLN GROUP, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" mailed much later, light amount of cancel ink on front. $2.25

"WF-29  INTERIOR COURT OF HALL OF SCIENCE BY NIGHT, CHACO WORLD'S FAIR" mailed much later, 2 tiny spots in front margin. $2.50 (e)

"WF-30  ELECTRICAL GROUP BY NIGHT, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" mailed much later. $2.50

    "WF-31  ADMIRAL BYRD'S POLAR SHIP, 'THE CITY OF NEW YORK' / CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" in 1933, mailed much later at Wadsworth Illinois. $3.25 aes(s)

    "WF-4  ELECTRICAL BUILDING, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" with 3 sailing ships in the foreground, mailed much later, tiny spot in sky. $2.50 (e(1)ei)

"WF-5  HALL OF SCIENCE, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" mailed much later, small corner crease. $2.25

    "WF-7  TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION BUILDING, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR" not quite completed, exhibiting some new architectural concepts; postcard mailed much later. $3.25 (eia+)

"X-141 SKY RIDE AND LAGOON SHOWING CASCADE FOUNTAIN" Expo cancel but stamp removed. corner wear & rounding. $3.00

"X-170 SOCIAL SCIENCE AND SKY RIDE" Unused, lightly toned back, couple small spots in one corner on front. $2.00

"X-180 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BLDG." Unused, fairly fresh. $4.50

"X-183  TRAVEL BUILDING AT NIGHT" Unused, minor toning in two margins. $2.25

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"Museum of Natural History / near Eastern entrance of / America's Exposition  1935" published by John Sirigo (official photographer), post card mailed 1935 at San Diego, some brownish paper, interesting message, small corner crease, tiny surface scrape that does not affect color, corner crease. $3.75 epg

"PALAIS DES TEXTILES. / TEXTIELS PALEIS." with a front view of the textile pavilion at the Brussels Exposition of 1935, black & white, unused official postcard with good edges, copyrighted, paper starting to yellow with age. $3.25 eb NEW / NUEVO / BAGO

"PAVILLON DE LA NORVÈGE. / PAVILJOEN VAN NOORWEGEN." with a corner view of the Norwegian pavilion at the Brussels Exposition of 1935, black & white, unused official postcard with good edges, copyrighted. $3.50 ebn NEW / NUEVO / BAGO

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    "24. AMUSEMENT SECTION  GREAT LAKES EXPOSITION, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 1937" including a zeppelin overhead & Leisy's Alpine Village restaurant in the foreground,  black & white from Ben Wheatman's News Co., unused, good edges. 5.00 ezo%

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

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

"GL14  HORTICULTURE GARDENS ALONG LAKE ERIE, GREAT LAKES EXPOSITION, CLEVELAND, OHIO / 6A-H1381" linen post card mailed 1936 in Cleveland, faint internal crease at top center, minor corner wear, a little cancel ink on the front. $2.00 eog NEW / NUEVO / BAGO

"GL7  THE SUBWAY ENTRANCE TO THE GREAT LAKES EXPOSITION, AT NIGHT, / SHOWING THE AURORA BOREALIS, CLEVELAND, OHIO  6A-H605" colorful linen postcard with message on back, faint stress marks near one upper corner not into design. $2.75 eo

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

    "Voyage de noce" publicity postcard for IXe Congres Int. Philosopie (9th International Philosophy Congress) in Paris, mailed to London, their special 4-8 37 cancels clearly tie 5-c and 25-c stamps, minor corner wear. $12.50 ef-f

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"©SFBE  GIANT STATUE OF 'PACIFICA' OVERLOOKING COURT OF THE SEVEN SEARS  A14" unused copyrighted postcard from H. S. Crocker Co., fairly fresh. $4.50 ecs NEW / NUEVO / BAGO

"©SFBE  ORIENTAL TOWER MIRRORED IN ONE OF TREASURE ISLAND'S LAGOONS" unused copyrighted postcard from H. S. Crocker Co., fairly fresh & quite colorful. $4.50 ec NEW / NUEVO / BAGO

"©SFBE  TOWER OF THE SUN FROM COURT OF REFLECTIONS, SAN FRANCISCO EXPOSITION  A-27" unused linen from H. S. Crocker Co., fresh appearance. $4.50 ec

"A View of Constitution Mall  WF15 / New York World's Fair 1939" official linen from Tichnor Brothers, unused, light toning along bottom back edge. $3.75

"COURT OF FLOWERS / 1940 GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION  A-2 MOULIN" real photo with good focus & composition, slight waviness to paper, otherwise fresh appearance. $15.00 ecp

    "COURT OF THE MOON / 1940 GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION  A-8 MOULIN" unused real photo with pleasing contrast & composition, slight waviness to paper, otherwise fresh appearance. $15.00 ecp

"COURT OF THE SEVEN SEAS / 1940 GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION  A-1 MOULIN" unused real photo with good contrast & composition, slight waviness to paper, otherwise fresh appearance. $15.00 ecp

"COURT OF THE SEVEN SEAS / 1940 GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION  A-4 MOULIN" with a daytime view from above, unused real photo with good focus & composition, slight waviness to paper, otherwise fresh appearance. $15.00 ecp

"COURT OF THE SEVEN SEAS. / GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION / SAN FRANCISCO" official linen from H. S. Crocker Co., unused, fresh appearance. $4.50 e

"ELEPHANT GATES / 1940 GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION   A-10 MOULIN" unused real photo with good contrast & focus, slight waviness to paper, otherwise fresh appearance. $15.00 ecp

"F28:--THE DU PONT CHEMISTRY BUILDING, NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939. / 44226" linen mailed 1939, a little extraneous writing on back, minor corner wear. $2.75 en%

"FEDERAL BUILDING AND LAGOON / 1940 GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION  A-3 MOULIN" including a transportation vehicle loaded with many people, unused real photo with good focus & composition, slight waviness to the paper, otherwise fresh appearance & exceptionally interesting. $16.00 ecp

"GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION GROUNDS. GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE AND SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BRIDGE BY NIGHT. / OAKLAND AND BERKELEY IN FOREGROUND. SAN FRANCISCO IN BACKGROUND  42027" unused linen postcard with fresh appearance & good edges, very light toning on the back is from the printing process. $4.00 ec(s)c(b) NEW / NUEVO / BAGO

"HALL OF CULTURE, JAPAN PAVILION" sepia-tone DOPS real photo with good focus & composition, unused, slight oxidation, near mint. $20.00 ec

"HOMES AND GARDENS BUILDING / 1940 GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION  A-12 MOULIN" unused real photo with good composition & contrast, slight oxidation, slight waviness to the paper, otherwise fresh appearance. $15.00 ecp

    "INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND CRAFTS HALL, JAPAN PAVILION" at the 1940 Golden Gate Expo, including beautiful pottery at the left; sepia-tone DOPS real photo post card with good focus & contrast, unused, slight oxidation, near mint. $15.00 ecpji

"MODEL SILK ROOM, JAPAN PAVILION" sepia-tone DOPS real photo with good focus & contrast, unused, slight oxidation, trivial wear at one corner. $19.00 ec

"PORTALS OF THE PACIFIC / GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION / SAN FRANCISCO" official linen from H. S. Crocker Co., unused, fresh appearance. $4.50 ec

    "RAINBOW FOUNTAIN / 1940 GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION  A-9 MOULIN" unused real photo post card with good contrast & composition, slight waviness to paper, otherwise fresh appearance. $15.00 ecp

    "'Riders of the Elements' / New York World's Fair 1939  A-38" showing a sculpture symbolizing man's conquest over natural obstacles, with the Aviation Building in the Background, small paper separation at one corner can be seen from the back, otherwise quite a fresh & appealing postcard. $3.25 ensh

    "RIO DE JANEIRO  AGASSIZ CAVERNS IN TIJUCA   BRAZIL" monochromatic green, unused, from Lito Tip Guanabara, minor wear at 3 corners, pinhole in top center border, slight yellowing of paper. Issued at the New York World's Fair in 1939. $3.75. bce

    "RIO DE JANEIRO  VICTORIAS REGIAS IN THE BOTANICAL GARDEN  BRAZIL" black-and-white, unused, from Lito Tip Guanabara, pinhole in top center border, slight yellowing of paper. Issued at the New York World's Fair in 1939. $4.00 bge

"SAN FRANCISCO BAY AND BRIDGES TREASURE ISLAND / 1940 GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION  A-6 MOULIN" with an aerial view, unused real photo with good composition, slight waviness to paper, otherwise fresh appearance. $15.00 ecp

"The Cosmetics Building WF 23 / New York World's Fair 1939" official linen with gilt border, mailed 1939, small corner crease, toning near one back corner. $3.50 e

"TOWER OF THE SUN / 1940 GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION   A-7 MOULIN" unused real photo with good focus & composition, slight waviness to paper, otherwise fresh appearance. $15.00 ecp

    "TRAVEL HALL, JAPAN PAVILION" sepia-tone DOPS real photo with good focus & composition, unused, slight oxidation, near mint. $20.00 ejc

"TREASURE ISLAND / 1940 GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION  A-5 MOULIN" sepia-tone real photo with excellent contrast & good focus & superb composition, unused, slight oxidation, slight waviness to paper, otherwise fresh appearance. Gives the best overview of this Expositions setting and ground that we have seen. $17.00 ecp

    "TRIUMPHAL ARCH / 1940 GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION   A-11 MOULIN" lit up at night, unused real photo with wonderful contrast & composition, slight waviness to the paper, otherwise fresh appearance. $15.00 ecp

"VIEW OF GARDEN, JAPAN PAVILION" sepia-tone DOPS real photo with good focus & composition, unused, slight oxidation, slight waviness to paper, otherwise fresh appearance. $20.00 ec

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SEATTLE FAIR 1962 / CENTURY 21 EXPOSITION

"GAYWAY / SEATTLE WORLD'S FAIR" showing the amusement zone for children as seen from above, unused chrome postcard separated neatly from booklet, from a color photo by Mike Roberts, copyrighted, faint small corner bend. The fair was held in 1962. $3.00 eaw NEW / NUEVO / BAGO

"No. 212. CHOLBURI THAILAND: Working in the Salt-fields" showing several workers with baskets amidst piles of salt, back annotation 'Purchased at the Thailand Exhibit, Seattle Fair, Wash. June 12, 1962.' $2.50 tew

"No. 79  BANGKOK THAILAND: Thai musical instruments" chrome postcard, back annotated 'Purchased at the Thailand Ex- / hibit, Seattle Fair, Washington / Jun 12 1962, small ink smudge on back, good edges. $2.00 tmew

NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR
1964-1966

"GENERAL MOTORS 'FUTURAMA' NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1964-1965 / © 1961-62 N.  Y. W. F." advertising souvenir tray in black, white & gold from Houze Art, still in original package. Exceptionally attractive. Dimensions approximately 4" x 4.5". $5.00 e

"THE BILLY GRAHAM PAVILION AT THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1964-1965" chrome mailed there with first day of issue of the 5-c commemorative, interesting pertinent information on back, small corner crease & bend. $3.00 en-u

"WILLIAM A. SHEA MUNICIPAL STADIUM / Flushing Meadow Park, Queens" an aerial view, ready for baseball; unused chrome postcard in excellent condition, copyright notice mentions the New York World's Fair so circa 1964-1965. $6.00 sen

CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION OF 1967
FAIRBANKS ALASKA

    Lot of 4 different unused chrome postcards publicizing the Centennial Exposition: artist sketch of the site, the Gold Rush town re-creation & the main exhibition area; also, a photo-based aerial view (shown), near mint. All four for $7.50. ae%

"CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION / FAIRBANKS, ALASKA" an aerial view of the site including the stern wheeler Nenana and a train, unused chrome from C. P. Johnston Company from a photo by Mal Lockwood, fresh appearance. This expo was in 1967. Shown above. $2.00 aep

1968 - 1990 EXPOS
Listed in chronological order.

"EXPOSITION D'OEUVRES CHOISIES DE L'ART UNIVERSEL / ... / EXHIBITION OF SELECT WORKS OF WORLD ART / THE SPIRITUAL IMPRINT OF MANKIND" colorful Emaus art depicting a Mexican family for the Mexico 68 exhibition, airmailed with 80-centavos exhibition stamp to New York, good edges. Nice. $2.50 m(g)ef

"Terre des Hommes  Man and His World" unused official showing the music Belfry, 1968 Dexter Press copyright. $2.50

ODYSSEY 86 (Canada). Unused continental postcard showing its Douglas DC-3 (C-FGXW) landing at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport on its trip around the world for Expo'86, minor edge wear. Served earlier as a flight calibration aircraft with Transport Canada, from whence it got extra long windows between the captain & the wing. $7.50 aen

    "FABRIC GARDENS / An International Exhibition of Quilts At Expo '90" six unused continental post cards in near mint condition. Artists are Caryl Bryer Fallert, Therese May, Janet Page-Kessler, Adrien Rothschild, Takako Satake & Nancy Whittington. $7.50 for all 6. es NEW / NUEVO / BAGO

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    "Hudson-Fulton / Celebration Commission / OFFICIAL POST CARD / NO. 57 / FLOAT--FAIRIES" color, unused, fresh & appealing. $12.50 (epf)*

    "'MOONSHINE STILL' IN ROCK CITY GARDENS, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN" showing elves at work, unused linen, minor browning of paper on back not detracting from the colorful front, faint internal crease. $2.00 (tmf)

"VIEWS IN ROCK CITY GARDENS / Lookout Mountain" in Tennessee, chrome multiview with 6 views & 4 decorative elves, fresh appearance. $2.00

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    "29p / Emperor Penguin / BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY" 1993 calendar card (wallet size) depicting the stamp indicated by the caption, issued by the Falkland Islands Philatelic Bureau, rounded corners as issued. Nice. $1.50 bcpbf

    "LU9BV LU0BV" QSL card used 1956, penguin design, back map publicizes Argentinean claim to the Falklands. Sold but front still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 afq

"President Reagan speaks in Westminster Abbey's Royal / Gallery to 500 members of both Houses...June 8, 1962" on the Falklands War, unused, fresh appearance, pertinent information on back. $2.50 pf

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    See also Falkland Islands postal history. Shown is a cover from the Falkland Islands Wildlife Expedition of 1986.

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