PADDOCK. "Maj. Paddocks Res.  Princeton Ill." sepia-tone real photo post card (triangles up) showing its exterior, well composed with good contrast, unused. $7.50 ig

    PALMER. "FOUNTAIN SQUARE. / LOOKING NORTH. / WOLCOTT N. Y." including the Palmer Brothers grocery storefront prominently & a nearby garage, circa 1923; unused black & white post card from an undisclosed publisher, numbered 42029 on back, many speckles of light toning on back, noticeable wear at one bottom corner, one upper corner with multiple creases, left front edge has a few short faint internal creases. $7.00 n(w)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    PARKER. "G4IUF" QSL postcard used 1991, continental size, pictures operator Mike Parker, his equipment inside & the antenna outside. Exceptionally interesting, continental size, tiny corner bend. $4.50 (eg)+

PARROTTE. "Residence of Mrs. C. S. Parrotte" Proof for an Edison Ohio real photo postcard from the estate of Dan Carloch (the photographer / entrepreneur who made many postcards circa 1908-1910), captioned in his hand on the back, unique, order for 60 postcards noted, good focus & contrast. One of the most interesting postcards we have ever seen, because it gives a feel for how many commercial real photo's were made for these small-town homes at that time. $40.00 (og)

    PARSONS. "WINCHESTER AVENUE, ASHLAND, KENTUCKY--15" when Jack Benny & Fred Allen were playing in the comedy IT'S IN THE BAG at the Capitol Theater (next to the C. H. Parsons Company furniture store); linen postcard mailed 1952 (but better date for the scene is 1945 from the movie), a little cancel ink lightly in the sky. $3.00 k(a)mfg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    PARTRIDGE. "MR. & MRS. O. H. PARTRIDGE, BEN MY CHREE, B. C" Azo real photo (squares in corners), unused, small spot on lower edge. $7.00 (bng)

    PATTEN & SAVAGE. "Headquarters for Specialty orders / T. R. Savage Company. /   WHOLESALE GROCERS / ... /  Importers of MOOSE CHOP TEA / E. P. Patten" printed advertising with striking silhouette of moose on government postal card mailed at Unionville 1903, browning paper shows age, small spots of cancel ink on face. $12.00 maagfs*%

    PATTERSON. "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, 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 kogdn*-

PAUL. "SAILING BOATS, BLACKPOOL." being met by waders, spectators & a wagon; Tuck Oilette Postcard 1460 (Blackpool), mailed there 1905 to William H. Paul Jr. in Philadelphia, bottom corners crease, other corner & edge wear is minor, toned back. $4.00 e(b)ts(s)g& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    PAUL & CAMERON. "Cameron" exceptionally interesting Albyn Press continental listing their kith & kin--Chalmers, Chambers, Clark, Clarkson, Cleary, Gibbon, Mackail, MacVail, Paul, Taylor, etc.; unused postcard, light toning on front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 tsg(c)g(p)

PAYNE. "Ella Payne W1-SWL" Londonderry Vermont QSL card used 1970, with typed note attached, picturing the sender and her equipment, tape at one border. $2.25 (vt)

PAYNE & SERATA. "Meeting of BRIDGETON STAMP CLUB / at YMCA Rooms on Thursday FEB 24 - 1944" notice on  postcard mailed from Strawberry Point Iowa to New Jersey. (The club mailed its notices from small towns all over the country). Honor roll on stamp side lists members serving in Armed Forces--such as Okey Payne & Isaac Serata in the Navy. $1.75 (ng)*+

    PEABODY. "ESTELLE PEABODY MEMORIAL HOME CHAPEL / UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH U. S. A. / Indiana Synod / Located at No. Manchester..." unused chrome from Dexter Press, initials written in stamp box. $1.00 (ig)

    PEARSON. "Ochre Point and the Cliff Walk, NEWPORT, R. I." With 5 residences identified--Mrs. George W. Collard's (on the left) to Mrs. Frederick Pearson's (on the right); black-and-white postcard with sky tint on undivided back, album marks on back, minor edge wear, even browning of back paper. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (238,313 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 rg(c)g(p)+*

PEARSON. "PEARSON HOUSE / Keosauqua, Iowa / Built of modifi8ed Georgian design in the 1840's..." interesting typed message about Pearson family genealogy, soiled back, 2 small corner creases, small tear. as is. $2.00 ig%

PEARSON. "THE LYCOMING HOTEL / WILLIAMSPORT, PA. / W. L. STODDART / ARCHITECT ..." showing its exterior in vertical format, mailed 1922 to Pearl M. Pearson in Allport Pennsylvania by her husband, speckles of cancel ink on front, writing by sender in right front border, minor corner rounding. $3.50 p(w)ga NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

PEŃARES. "Miss Rita Peńares / Unang / 'Bitoon sa Babaye' / May 1, 1931 / Cebu Studio" real photo of her as a beautiful young woman, toned back, thin spot on back as if a stamp had been placed & then removed, minor corner wear. $4.00 ng

    PERARD. "11  SAVENAY (Loire-Inf.) -- Rue et Place des Halles / 5°-6° mille" including several pedestrians & readable signs (F. Perard at left, Halle in distance, ...), unused black & white carte postal with green back, just a little back edge toning. $4.75 f(s)g

    PERASSO. "W6MRV" small wooden San Francisco shortwave (21.200 mc) QSL mailed 1971 at Daly City, small hole provided by sender to facilitate hanging. Most unusual. From Louis Perasso. QSL card sold. Still available for scholarly study & genealogical research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (148,430 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 cwg

PERKINS. "PITTSFIELD N. H." real photo showing John H. Perkins Undertaker establishment with a gas pump in front of it & a house to the right. Unused, small dark toning spots in sky & a thin streak of dark toning along the right front edge, heavily toned back. $12.50 ng

    PERREY. "Gaité / Serie 2066  ANIE PERREY" hand-colored / tinted real photo post card mailed 1908 with French stamp TCV, minor corner wear, a few tiny flecks of color missing. Hard to find. $5.00 ng

    PESCHKO. "Celluloid Collars & Cuffs / WARRANTED WATERPROOF." advertising card from the Donaldson Brothers in New York (Celluloid Novelty Company) including a full-color US map locating major cities, postman & flag; back handstamped by John Peschko, merchant tailor in East Stroudsburg Pennsylvania. Minor corner rounding. SOLD RECENTLY mpfga

PETERSON. "CARL A. PETERSON'S GREENHOUSES /   TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK / ... /  ACKNOWLEDGMENT" form on government postal card mailed 1949, a little extraneous writing on back, paper clip indentation, tiny staple holes as are common with these. a little cancel ink on front. $1.50 ng

PETERSON. "Senora Peterson of Montevideo, Minn." with a close-up of her smiling in costume, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1964 from Gibsonburg Ohio. $2.50 mg

    PETRIE. "THE PETRIE HOUSE, PETOSKEY, MICHIGAN" including several people standing outside, black & white post card mailed there 1909, small part of one corner chipped away, light stain near one short back edge, upper corners creased, scrape on front affects bottom of 1 window and part of a few people near it, as is. $3.50 m(p)g!%

    PETROW. "Main Street, looking South, Fremont, Neb." circa 1947 with numerous signs--Marsons, Petrow's Cafe Candy Kitchen, Stephens Natl Bank, J. C. Penney Company, Brunners Drugs, The R&S Shoe Store; unused linen post card, small dark spot of toning in address area, good edges. $3.50 n(f)g(p)nm

    PETSCHER. "K8HTM" QSL card with operator Ernie Petscher pictured with his equipment, mailed there 1962, yellowish paper, mild corner & edge wear. $5.00 og

PHARES. "Just / Arrived / I came Jan. 3 1923 / My name is / Vivian Arlene / I belong to / Mr. & Mrs. E. F. Phares / I weigh 7 lbs." with artwork showing baby on flying stork, mailed, light toning on front, light toning on back. $2.50 bg

    PICKERING. "Copyright 1906 by the Rotograph Company / G6691  The Pickering House, built 1660, Salem, Mass." color postcard with undivided back, very late usage at Princeton Massachusetts, faint 1-1 / 4" internal crease, paper yellowing evenly with age. The oldest house in Salem, with gabled architecture. $7.50 mga

    PICKERING. "Jews' House and Steep Hill, Lincoln  Valentines Series" in England. Postcard with black & white on paper yellowing with age, classic era but mailed 1958 in the US. The approximately 900-year-old building served as a Jewish synagogue in the Middle Ages, and is still used for some Jewish functions today. The name on the storefront prominently at the left bears the name of M. Pickering. $8.00 e(l)jg(p)

PIERCE. "PIERCE FAMILY REUNION / The Sixteenth.... THURSDAY, June 18, 1914..." held in Ludlow Falls Ohio, mailed government postal card with heavily toned back. $2.50

    PINKHAM. "PINKHAM BROTHERS /   DIGGING FOR MAINE STEAMER CLAIMS" at Little River Maine, postcard mailed 1976. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (mfg)

    PIPES. "The store and house (on the other side of card) which have a x on belong to Mr. Pipes" Fulton Ohio real photo with caption taken from writing on back, mailed there 1909. trivial edge wear, slight oxidation, lightly toned back. Rare, not a commercial card. $20.00 og NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    PLAISTED. "CALVIN PLAISTED, THE OLD BASKET MAN" postcard with undivided back postcard from Enterprise Press, unused & fairly fresh. $32.50 (m(k)gp)

PLAISTED. "NEW CAPITOL, AUGUSTA, MAINE AND GOVERNOR PLAISTED." black & white from Leighton & Valentine Co., unused. $6.00 (mg)

PLANK. "KA9TBO" QSL postcard with art depicting the home of operator Sylvia G. Plank, mailed there 1993, minor wear to 2 corners. $1.75 ig

    PLANT. "'Islanda' largest private yacht. - Owned by Morton F. Plant, New London, Conn." showing a side view looking towards shore, color postcard made in Germany, published by The Rhode Island News Company, mailed 1909, one corner creased, small ding to bottom edge, a little cancel ink in upper left front corner. The entire message pertains to this ship. 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 cgs(p)

    POTTER. "JOSEPH POTTER FRUITERER & GREENGROCER" showing the storefront with produce displays & 3 employees on a sepia-tone real photo post card mailed 1905 to Charlestown Station in Boston from Waterloo Liverpool Great Britain (stamp removed). $12.00 g(p)e(l)f%

    POTTER. "The Potter Ranch, eight miles from the hotel, / near Santa Barbara, Cal." including many pigs feeding a 3 troughs, color postcard mailed 1908, a couple of light smudges on the back, and a surprisingly inappropriate message congratulating a young girl who had just graduated from grammar school. $9.00 gc(s)p

    POTTER. US BATTLESHIP VERMONT with an inset showing Captain William P. Potter who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Postcard 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(m)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

POWELL. "POWELL'S MOTEL / Highway 167 and Main St. / Batesville, Ark. / Largest Pool in North Arkansas ..." multiview postcard with 2 exterior views, converted to QSL usage by handstamps in the message area by Price Powell (K5EFM), stamp damaged, small corner bend. $1.50 ammg

    POWELL. "RUDGWICK CHURCH. E503" showing its exterior, including nearby gravestones, at 3:40 in the afternoon; sepia-tone Hamiltons real photo postcard with glossy finish, British production, small upper corner crease & small upper corner bend neither into the image, minor wear to the bottom corners, 2 tiny scrapes affect the front image. Writing on back notes marriage of Polly Powell there January 12 1939. Rudgwick is in Sussex England. $5.00 e(r)gc NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    PRADE. "ERNEST l. PRADE, NBC OFFICIAL, CONDUCTS THE NATIONAL / HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA AT INTERLOCHEN, MICHIGAN / 16919" black & white post card, mailed there 1942. $5.00 (m(i)mrg)

    PREINER. "Rax. Am Preiner Gschaid." showing a narrow country road, black & white on paper yellowing with age, mailed circa 1912 at Prein an der Rax, tiny spot in caption area. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ag

PRICE. "MILLBURN INN / 5 Old Short Hills Road, Millburn, N. J." showing its exterior with signage, unused chrome post card, 2 small spots of light toning on back. When James Price was the owner-manager. $1.25 ng

    PRIESTLEY. "The Promenade Ramsey I.O.M." color postcard mailed there August 1913 by Ernest Priestley to his mother in Bradford, corner wear & rounding. $6.00 (ig)% NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

PRINCE. "Marble Palace, Residence of F. H. Prince, Newport, R. I. /  66448" showing its exterior and a flower-lined path leading to it, unused linen postcard with fresh appearance & good edges. $3.00 rg

    PRINGLE. "5771. PRINGLE HOUSE, CHARLESTON, S. C." 1910 Detroit Photographic, minor corner wear & rounding, toning near 2 corners. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif formats. $1.50 (sdg)

    PRINGLE. "5771. PRINGLE HOUSE, CHARLESTON, S. C." post card with 1901 Detroit Photographic copyright notice, unused, light album impressions at the corners. trivial corner & edge wear, back paper browning lightly with age. $10.00 sdg

    PRITCHARD. "12127 / Aber Bridge" unused color postcard printed in Saxony for the Wrench Series, heavily toned back, mild corner rounding. Prior to its construction in 1900, a ferry operated by David Charles Pritchard served the purpose. Replaced by a swing bridge in 1970. $6.00 wg

    PULIS. "Tube connecting New-York and Brooklyn / 90 feet under the bed of East River / Photo. Copyright by Pierre P. Pulis 1907" with a train & conductor shown in vertical format, color postcard mailed 1909, small corner crease, mild corner & edge wear. $7.50 sn(e)ppg%

    RAMSEY. "Marvin Ramsey Lassoing Five Racing Rodeo Horses / Stryker's 'Photogloss' - Rodeo Series - 22" black & white postcard mailed 1944, one corner with noticeable wear, couple tiny spots at the front edges. A remarkable sight! $12.00 cgh%

    RANDALL. "W. F. RANDALL'S WHITE SAND PIT /  OTTAWA, MINN." including a standing man for scale, sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed there 1910, back toned lightly from album contact, trivial corner & edge wear. $19.00 m(o)mg

RANKIN.  "COSTUMES WORN BY NIGHT RIDERS /  ON THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER OF CAPT. RANKIN /  AT REELFOOT LAKE" black-and-white on browning paper with edge toning, corners worn & rounded, 2 long internal creases. Reelfoot Lake is between Lake & Obion Counties in  Tennessee. The night referred to was October 19 / 20 1908. Some of the settlers around the lake formed the Night Riders to combat the land company that was asserting its lake rights due to old land grants issued by states before the area was submerged by a significant earthquake. Captain Quintin Rankin was hung & shot in this incident; another man, a land company lawyer the Night Riders were intent on killing, escaped. For obvious reasons a rare postcard. 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 stmg%

    RANKIN. "POINTS OF INDUSTRIAL INTEREST WITHIN THE VICINITY OF TERRITORY /  SERVED BY PIEDMONT AND NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY." picturing 2 trains & its company logo at the top over a message from the Charlotte North Carolina Chamber of Commerce; unused, small corner crease not into image, mild edge wear. Mentions W. I. Rankin as Vice President and Traffic Manager. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 nrg

    RASOR. "Spotty / And Her Calf / Owner W.A. Rasor / Brookville, Ohio" Unused Ekc real photo postcard shows two-headed calf. $18.00 oag

RATCLIFF. "WN0MNR" unused QSL postcard with womderfully detailed map of the state & an inset image of the operator, Karl Ratcliff; 2 pinholes near the top & a long internal crease that might iron out. $2.50 kgm

    REAY & MACDONALD. "MACDONALD / OF KEPPACH" exceptionally interesting Albyn Press continental listing their kith & kin--Allan, Bain, Kay, Key, MacCaw, Morgan, Pole, Polson, Reay, Scobie, etc.; unused post card, light toning on front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 tsg(m)g(r)

    REED. "Board of Trade Building, Columbus, Ohio" showing its exterior in vertical format, including the storefront of Clyde S. Reed Optician next door; unused sepia-tone postcard, tiny spot on back, otherwise excellent condition. $10.00 o(c)g. Same except both sides have light but noticeable toning. $7.00 o(c)g

    REESE. "M. J. Reese / Democratic Candidate /  for / TREASURER NEWARK CITY / ELECTION NOV. 6, 1917" small publicity card (about the size of a credit card) bearing his black & white image, with a small imprint of Typographical Union in Newark Ohio at the upper right corner, unimportant pencil writing on back, no postcard back. Our scan is in black & white but the card is on manila stock. $6.00 polg

REITER. "Geigenbauwerkstätte in Mittenwald.  Echt Foto 72  Schöpfer der Oktavgeige" showing the old violin maker Johann Reiter at work in his Bavarian factory, real photo postcard with interesting composition & exemplary contrast, deckled edges as issued. The instrument name is sometimes seen as Oktav-Geige, and very few were ever made. It is shaped like a cello, but is the size of a 17" viola, with a narrow chinrest, and it can be played with a cello or viola bow. $25.00 bmip(v)g& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

RELF. "HOTEL UTAH, SALT LAKE CITY / 500 ROOMS  FIRE PROOF / THIS MAGNIFICENT HOTEL OPENED JUNE 8TH, 1911. / THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF / LARGE SAMPLE ROOMS / ... / UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF / GEO. O. RELF." unused advertising postcard with fairly fresh color & minor corner wear, back paper browned evenly with age. Room rates quoted on front. $9.50 uga& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    REMSBURG. "HAWAIIAN TOURIST COURT ON U.S. 340, 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FREDERICK…" Unused color-litho Bursheen finished postcard. When S. M. Remsburg was the proprietor. In Knoxville Maryland. $3.00 m(k)mg

    RENDER. "The Shambles, York.  Sampson, York" including signs for Brooke Bonds Tea & J. Render, unused black & white postcard, faint album toning at the corners, additional toning in the front caption area. The detail provides a good feel for this old English street, its timber-framed buildings & runnel. $4.50 eg(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

REYNOLDS. "Lester Eugene Reynolds / 18 mo. Old" caption from writing on back, showing him standing on a fancy wicker chair, real photo postcard mailed 1907 from Alfred New York, slight oxidation, cancel ink on front. $5.00 gbn

    RICCAR. "Riccar Inn. Poland Spring, Me." unused Azo (triangles up & down) sepia-tone real photo with good contrast & composition, lightly toned back, trivial wear at 3 corners. Named after George and Mathurin Riccar, who founded the American branch of the Riccar family in America. $5.50 mg*+

RICHARDSON. "McRae Block, Roseville, Cal. / E. C. KROPP CO. MILWAUKEE" with B. A. Richardson Men's Furnisher on the corner & the nearby drug store & real estate office; unused color post card, large album adherence on back, approx. 1" thin scrape at bottom front. $2.75 cg(r)

    ROBINSON. "John Robinson's House, Leiden." showing the exterior, unused black-and-white on undivided back postcard with paper browning with age. The caption is somewhat inaccurate: the building with the flagpole was built in 1683 on the site of John Robinson's House. A plaque there commemorates his spiritual leadership of the Pilgrims who sailed to America in 1620 hoping he would join them later. (But he died first.) $4.50 ng+

ROBINSON, THAYER & TULLIS. "EASTER SOUVENIR / LaFayette /  Christian Sabbath School / LaFayette, Ohio" string-bound 1897 booklet on sturdy paper, listing the officers & teachers & pupils in great detail. A little toning & unimportant creases at upper left corners. Officers & teachers include John Akerman, Daisy Eversole, Alma Bechtel, Lloyd Sager, Ollie Heath, William B. Hawk & Walter Craig. Students include Nellie Taylor, Helen Graham, Guy Moore, Rufo Anspach, Leo Hall, Willie Kyle, Lulu Ferguson, Essie Hall, Celina Thayer, Minnie Fisher, Hattie Robinson, Glenna Helser, Tracy Tullis & many many more. $17.50 oeg(b)g(r)

ROCKAFELLOW. "Ball's / CIRCLE HIP / SKATING / Corsets / with Coiled / Wire Spring / Elastic Section" circa 1890 trade card showing two young women ice skating & an inset showing the corset itself; F. A. Rockafellow & Co. of Carson City Michigan ad on back. Penciled 'D' on back will probably erase well. Cut just a little off-center. $20.00 alsmg& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

ROESCH. "RES. OF F. F. ROESCH /  CORLAND GRAIN DEALER  MARTEL" in Ohio, including the back of an old automobile (circa 1910), unused Azo (triangles up) real photo with good focus & composition, good edges. $20.00 (og)

    ROGERS. "THE OLD BLAKE HOME, ROGERS, ARKANSAS" linen post card mailed there 1958, tiny ding in right front edge, otherwise fairly fresh. Will Rogers was married there, and his daughter Mary was born there. The home is now torn down. $3.00 a(r)g

    ROGERS & WALLENDER. "RADIO STATION KWTO--BURGE / HOSPITAL (POLIO WARD DRIVE) / 1950" picturing Gwinn Hinkel (age 9, in iron lung) & Randy Rogers (age 20 months) & George Earle (KWTO 'Man on the Street' & Judy Wallender (age 2, on crutches) in black-and-white postcard, metered there December 20 1950 & sent to thank a donor, mild corner & edge wear. $10.00 m(s)rcmg(h)g(r)

    ROLFE. "Steamer 'Okoboji,' Lake Okoboji, Iowa" black & white, mailed 1913, stamp removed, pencil writing on front in caption area, album marks on back. Ship was registered to Fred & Roy Rolfe. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 is(l)s(r)g%

    ROMEDER. "West Main Street, WARE, Mass." color post card with red caption, mailed 8/6/08 to Mr. Engelbert Romeder in New York, a little extraneous writing on the back, sender's writing on the front supplies the date. $5.00 m(w)mg

    ROSEVER. "WARREN STREET, HUDSON, N. Y.  3" where the drug store was opposite Rosever's Style Shop, white-border era from Ruben Publishing, 1-1 / 3" tear that closes well, small corner crease. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ng NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    RUFFING. "MAIN ST. BELLEVUE, OHIO." showing many carriages & buggies parked in the vicinity of Callaghan Grocer opposite A. Ruffing Dry Goods & Carpets, sepia-tone mailed at Clyde 1910, area of yellowish toning on back, corner wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 omg(c)g(r)

    RUFFING. "West Main Street, by Night, Bellevue, Ohio" showing where the E. M. Kent Co. was just opposite A. Ruffing Dry Goods & Carpets, color from J. A. Baker & Co., mailed (smudge cancel), corner crease, minor corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (166,875 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 omg

RUSKIN. "Printed by Valentine, Ltd., Dundee / Ruskin's Monument, Coniston" including a few nearby graves & a seated young man for scale; unused monochromatic dark green image in vertical format on a post card with undivided back, small light spot of toning below the caption, tiny tear in one edge not into the image. The image is deliberately offset to the right to allow a more meaningful writing space for the purchaser; note that the caption at the top is centered on the card, not the image. $8.00 ecg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    RUTAN. "Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine, Ohio / 9A328-N" linen circa 1939, unused, trivial corner wear. $2.75 omg

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SAMPSON. "With Christmas Greetings" under 3 embossed bells & holly accented with glitter; color Tuck Holly Post Card (no numbering) with undivided back, mailed DEC 10 1906 to Miss Ethel Sampson in Yorkshire New York (Doane 3 South Wales transit mark the next day, also in Cattaraugus County), light spotty toning on front, minor corner & edge wear. $4.00 n-ctggb& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    SANNER. "WA0KVL / WA0VBV" picturing the entire Sanner family with their radio equipment, Minneapolis Minnesota QSL postcard mailed 1972 by operator Pat Sanner. Dick Sanner & their 3 children are also shown in black & white. $5.00 mgf

    SCHALLER. "Schaller Memorial American Legion Home, Post No. 28, Perrysburg, Ohio / 3C456Z" as it looked circa 1953, black & white white-border era post card, unused, trivial corner wear. $3.00 ofg

    SCHATTSCHNEIDER. "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 with dark red caption, Kraemer Art post card with writing on back, minor corner wear, light toning on back. $10.00 okg*

SCHENCK. 1915 real photo post card showing the Ridgefield Connecticut residence of H. de B. Schenck. $9.00 (cg)

    SCHIFFMANN. "Use SCHIFFMANN'S / GERMAN ASTHMA CURE /  (see other side)" with horseshoe and flowers, ad for R. Schiffmann MD in Saint Paul Minnesota on back. Claimed on back to cure asthma, hay fever & croup. $12.00 (ammg)

SCHOKKING. "Rokin. Amsterdam" showing buildings with some readable signs--INSTRUMENT / FABRIEK / A. J. SCHOKKING Jr. / OPTICIEN, A DE JONG & ZONNEN..., unused sepia-tone post card from booklet, small thin at upper front corner not into image. $2.00 ng(s)

    SCHREPEL. "WB5ZCR / M" CW mobile postcard & black-and-white Fort Worth Texas viewcard showing Donald P. Schrepel's automobile parked near the Hobby Hub (1 mile south of Ranger Stadium, managed by Mr. Schrepel) & Paul's Deli, one corner faintly but multiply creased, minor toning both sides, 2 small tears that close well at bottom edge, small internal crease to bottom edge. Nicer than it sounds. $4.25 tg

    SCHROEDER. US Battleship Virginia with an inset showing Captain Seaton Schroeder who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. 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 or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

SCHULTA. Uncaptioned Azo real photo (triangles point up) showing 3 men & 3 girls on a port, writing on back identifies five as Juanita Schultz-Wau[?], Geneva Schultz, Francis Schultz, Richard E. Schultz & Johanna Schultz Paugh [or Paogh]. Possibly from Tilton New Hampshire, source considered. $12.00 g

    SCOTT. "Mt. Adams From Sunnyside Canal, Yakima Valley, Washington." color from Portland Post Card on brownish paper, mailed 1910 by Burdett Scott to his mother Mrs. C. M. Scott in Cortland Ohio, one bottom corner with 2 small creases, mild corner wear. $4.50 w(s)mg

SCOTT. "TERRACE MOTEL / ... / Headquarters Big Game Hunting--Summer pack / trips & Fishing trips--Spring bear hunts..." with more advertising on the back for Ellis & Lloyd Scott, outfitters & guides; unused chrome postcard from a photo by Dean Beemer. In Cody Wyoming. $3.75 whmg

SCOTT & STOCKTON. "Yours of JUN 5 1905... / in payment of claim under Policy... / S. D. Stockton /  Agent" signed form on government postal card mailed to Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company from Poughkeepsie New York, apparently due to the demise of William E. Scott there; light browning of paper with age. $3.50 ngi

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SEABURY. "The Steam Yacht 'MACHIGONNE' For Sale / Designed by Charles L. Seabury. Steel hull. ... / ... / ... Can be seen at Morris Heights, New York City. / Address CYRUS H. K. CURTIS, 425 Arch Street, Philadelphia" advertising postcard with a side view & detailed description in the caption below, undivided back, stating that the only reason for sale was that the owner was building a bigger ship. Mailed APR 23 1907 to Mr. John Hirsch in Erie Pennsylvania. The owner of the Curtis Publishing Company owned this ship from 1904 - 1907. Its home port was Camden Maine during the summer months. Both sides toned, one bottom corner is creased twice, an upper corner crease is very faint & a long horizontal crease is hard to see from the front. $15.00 s(p)m(c)g(h)g(c)g(s)an(m)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    SERENNE. "ORLEANS. -- Orphelinat Serenne" with sign on gate reading "5-CORPS d'ARMEE / HOPITAL / MILITAIRE TEMPORAIRE / No26' with several soldiers nearby, black & white, unused. The orphanage was donated by the Serenne family, and also served as a temporary military hospital during World War I. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 fmsg

SHAHANI. "FAMILY GROUP, DARIEN INDIANS, REP. OF PANAMA" some semi-nude, unused color postcard in horizontal format. Advertising of K. H. Shahani, proprietor of Royal India (Panama hats, silks, perfumes, etc.) in Cristobal Canal Zone on the back. $11.00 gpfpi

SHAMA. "LARIAT MOTEL / Located on Hwy. 85 & 14 A" postcard showing its exterior when operated by Mr. & Mrs. Philip Shama, writing on back dates to October 1987, internal crease shows in trees. $1.00 smg

    SHAW. "gm3ano" ANSCO real photo QSL postcard with Scottish call sign showing the operator Ian O. Shaw & his equipment on the HMS Jamaica 'bnd Hong Kong', minor wear at one corner. $5.00 sqhg

    SHERICK. "CLYDE C. SHERICK /  Judge Court of Appeals / SECOND TERM /  Non-Partisan Judicial Ballot /  Election November 6, 1934" picturing the judge and with a message to voters, mailed at Ashland. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (309,840 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 (olgp)

    SHIVE. "No. 5--Near Bellewood Park, Pattenburg, N. J. / One Minute's Walk to White Eagle House for a Country Dinner. / 40 cents. Boarders Wanted the year 'round. Milton Shive, Prop'r." with several small but readable signs--Stews, Ice Cream, Boarding, White / Eagle House, etc.--black & white on undivided back, spots of toning both sides. $9.00 nga

    SIDNER. "Cupid Told The Stork To bring / a boy to us Sun. / Name Edward Philip / weight 9 lbs. / date of birth Feb 25 1912" with embossed image of a flying stork bearing 3 babies, color post card published by Winsch (1910 copyright), mailed Feb 27 1912 at Lilly Chapel Ohio (nice strike of the DPO cancel with just a couple of embossing gaps) by Mr. & Mrs. B. C.  Sidner, a few unimportant tiny speckles of toning on front & a tiny corner bend. Framing suggested. $10.00 bgw-o

      SIEBERT. "C. SIEBERT, / Manufacturer and Importer of / GUNS, RIFLES / Breech-Loading Short Guns, Revolvers, Pistols, &c. / Also, FISHING TACKLE, / ..." illustrated circa 1890 advertising card promoting its ready-acting dog-tail and gun-barrel attachment on back, slight adherence at right front edge obscures nothing. The shop was in Columbus Ohio. SOLD RECENTLY adggfo

    SILL. "Standard Screw Fastened / Boots & Shoes / Have no Equal /  TRY / THEM…" circa 1890 advertising card, art in sepia-tone colors depicts young girl waiting, illustrated ad on back from dealer F. S. Sill of Monroe Michigan. $15.00 (aggm)

    SILVETI. "BULLFIGHTS'67 / CD. JUAREZ / ...EDITH EVANS / ALBERTO BALDERAS Downtown Bullring / ...JUAN SILVETI / ...EL QUERETANO" unused publicity postcard with Carta Blanca beer ad on the back, good art. A modern classic. (2 available) $5.00 each. bmg(b)g(s)

SIMMONS. "Thanksgiving / Greetings" embossed art showing 3 youngsters peering over a fence at a tom turkey, writing on back dates to 1912, to a Miss Mildred Simmons of G'ville N.Y. (Glenville or Gloversville?) from her Aunt Julia, corner wear & rounding, tiny spot of dark toning near a back edge. $2.00 tg

    SINN. "Sightseeing Cruises on Capt. Sinn's / BIG FLAMINGO II / ... / NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT ANYWHERE / .. / Wildwood Crest, New Jersey..." side view of it carrying passengers on a sunny day, unused chrome post card, fresh appearance & good edges. $3.00 s(c)n(w)g

SIRIGO. "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 NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    SLAVIK. "Rue du Commerce ŕ Port Said. / 76250" with readable signs--Cook's Office, Georges Bakirtzi, Coast Guard Office & James Slavik; black & white postcard with undivided back, unused & fairly fresh. $8.50 eg(s)g(g)

    SMALL & MURRAY. "MURRAY" exceptionally interesting Albyn Press continental post card listing their kith & kin--Moray, Murrie, Neaves, Small, etc.; unused, light toning on front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 tsg(m)g(s)

SMITH. "L. H. SMITH WOODEN WARE CO., Limited, / MANUFACTURERS OF / BROOMS AND BRUSHES / AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN / Wooden Ware, Paper, Twines, Grocer's Sundries, &c" form on government postal card acknowledging a remittance, mailed there 1890 with neat cancel, paper browning with age, one corner creased twice. $3.00 p(p)g

    SMITH. Sepia-tone real photo postcard showing a woman standing in the snow, undivided back, poem neatly written to its side: "November 7, 1906 / May life's cloudless sunshine lighten / All your coming days, / And contentment bless and brighten / All your future ways. Fern Smith / 829 So. Mitchum? St / Ft. Collins Colo." Good edges, album impressions at the corners. Undoubtedly unique and probably portraying the sender. $15.00 cpg

    SMITH. "Street Scene / Ft. Atkinson Ia." including several horse-drawn vehicles near the storefront of F. C. Smith & the HAIR SALON further down, real photo postcard with good focus, circa 1913, unused, light album marks at the corners of both sides, light spots of fingerprint toning in front sky, slight oxidation. $25.00 ibgh

    SNYDER. "Snipe Lake District, Saskatchewan, Sept. 8, 1915. / Garden Truck, R. A. Snyder's farm, Sec. 15-26-19 W. 3^rd." Azo real photo (triangles up) postcard with writing on back identifying one of the visitors in the shot. $20.00 (sga)

    SOLEAU. "USE / GOWANS & STOVER'S / ABSOLUTELY PURE & HEALTHFUL / SOAPS" with girl in bonnet, ad for F. X. Soleau dealer in choice family groceries in Monroe Michigan, very light toning both sides. $12.00 aggm

    SOPER. "WA9QJS" sample QSL viewcard showing the operator Michael B. Soper with his equipment, various quantities priced in the address area. Interesting & fresh. Dates to the 1960's. $5.00 igs

    SORG. "Sorg Residence, Middletown, Ohio." a gated property, color Litho-Chrome postcard mailed there, lightly toned front, faint small corner bend, minor corner & edge wear. $6.00 og

    SOUTHERLAND. Battleship New Jersey with an inset showing Captain William H. H. Southerland who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. 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 or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

SPEED. "SPEED'S RESTAURANT / U. S. HIGHWAY 11 SOUTH…" unused chrome postcard with interior & exterior views. When Albert and Johnnie Speed were the hosts. $1.50 (mrg)

    SPIRA. "MAIN STREET, CENTERBURG, OHIO" real photo mailed 1907, published by D. W. Short, writing on front, trivial corner wear. Prominent near the left is the entire front of the Jesse Spira Clothing store, next to a grocery. An interview published by the Columbus Jewish Historical Society puts the Spira's as the only Jewish family in Centerburg at the time, with the nature of their business uncertain. This postcard provides the answer. $27.00 ojgm

STARKEY. Birthday postcard sent to Mr. Clemm Starkey of Mannington West Virginia on May 25 1909, minor toning & edge wear. $2.00 g(s)

    STARRIN. "Fultonville, N. Y. Old English Gateway at John Starrin's Mansion" In color, unused, corner crease, toning near one edge. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original postcard area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 (ng)

    STEEN & WHITE. "IOWA TO THE FRONT / The two ears of corn, white and yellow, shown herewith are the / Champion Ears of Corn of the World, having won the / prize at the Iowa State Fair in th greatest corn / competition on earth. The yellow ear is the property of Geo. Steen, West Liberty, Iowa, and the white / of I. B. White, / Oskaloosa, / Iowa" color postcard mailed 1909, hint of toning on front does not detract. $20.00 i(w)g(s)sa

    STEINER. "Orig. erstkl. Oberbayer. Stimmungs Oberlandlerkapelle 'Die Unvermüstlichen' /   Kapellmeister Fritz Steiner München" showing the Bavarian musical group & its instruments, unused color postcard with trivial toning on back. $10.00 bmg

STEVENS. "Felicidades" label attached to color photo (NPB) of a house in Spain with satellite dish nearby, back has lengthy note to Geraldine Stevens--in part about Julia's baby. $1.25 g

    STEWART. "CLAN STEWART / Castle Stalker, The seat of the Stewarts of Appin" Valentine's Series, unused, corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (205,729 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 tsg

    STEWART. "K5YRY" sepia-tone real photo QSL postcard mailed there 1963 by operator George P. Stewart, who is pictured at his equipment. An external view of his house is also included! $7.50 ng NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    STEWART. "Riverview Cafe / Gatlinburg, Tenn." with distinctive art deco style, signs all legible--CAFE, STEAKS, SEA FOOD, COUNTRY HAM, FRIED CHICKEN, SANDWICHES, FROSTED MALTED, NUMA'S ICE CREAM; unused linen postcard, tiny spot of toning at top back center, good edges. When Wilton W. Stewart owned it. $7.50 tg

    STEWART. "Sam Stewart, Texas Cowboy, Fighting a Brahma Bull / Stryker's 'Photogloss' - Rodeo Series -16" unused black & white post card, light toning both sides, trivial corner wear. $7.50 cbgn

    STEWART. "WA5ALX" sepia-tone real photo QSL post card used 1963 by operator Rose F. Stewart, who is pictured on the front, and who mentions some family members in the note on the back, minor wear to the top edge. An external view of her house is also included! $7.50 ng NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    STILLMAN. "West Broad Street School, Westerly, R. I." Some color, post card mailed 1908, undivided back, corner & edge wear, light toning on front, cancel on front, internal crease, small crease at a bottom corner. Published by O. Stillman, bookseller & stationer at Westerly. As is. $3.50 (rg(s))

    STIRLING. "The E. C. Sterling Residence, / Redlands, Cal." color postcard from booklet, mailed 1909 in Sacramento (straight-line machine cancel), corner wear & rounding. $4.50 cg+%

    STOCKER. "W-64--Cruiser 'Sightseer,' Capt., Otto Stocker, of Ottens Harbor / Wildwood-by-the-Sea" showing a side view while speeding along with many passengers, unused linen post card, trivial wear at one corner. $4.00 (ns(c)g)

STONE. Three different hand-tinted post cards, each bearing the portrait of Natalie Stone, daughter of the wealthy & prominent Julius Stone, given out with Christmas gifts to the help working at their Grandview Heights mansion. Two with a printed "Buon Natale" on front & a handwritten Christmas message in Italian from her on the back; there is also an adherence on the back of those two. The other postcard is also of Italian origin but has no handwritten message. Mr. Stone was noted for his philanthropy, donating (among other things) Gibraltar Island to The Ohio State University. $50.00 for all 3. og

STRAIT. "West Side Park, Paterson, N.J. / 63286" color, mailed 1911. Message reports the death of Martha Strait on March 5, 1911. $5.00 ng

STRATTON. "Photographed by / OSWALD E STRATTON, /   Bridgeport Ohio" small photo of a man & woman, no postcard back, toned, small corner crease. $1.50 (og)

    STUART. "WM. STUART. / Furniture, Carpets, Stoves / 57 E. Tuscarawas St. / CANTON" advertising card with embossed border treatment, unusually detailed & interesting pricelist all over the back, corner creases, small tear in the upper edge closes well, small toning spots on both sides, as is. A little larger than a continental postcard. $4.25 o(c)fga

    SUMERACKI. "Sincerely Jacob P. Sumeracki" real photo of Wayne County Treasurer candidate running on his record, early 1938 meter, considerable edge wear. $10.00 pm(w)g

    SWEETMAN. "Ranelagh Street, Liverpool" including  the French Cleaners next to W. B. Sweetman's in the foreground, sepia-tone with sky tint, circa 1908 but very late usage in the United States, 2 corner creases, internal crease, considerable corner wear. $3.75 eg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    SWICK. "M. Swick /  Photographer / Bridgeport, Ohio" small photo of a man & woman, no postcard back, toned, corner wear & rounding. $1.50 (opg)

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VALENTINE. "Private park for public use. / Two miles out of Greenfield Ill. / at Joe Valentine home." with J. R. Work art, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed there 1964. Unusual subject matter. $2.50 ig

VAN ALEN. "Old Van Alen House / Built in 1737..." black & white postcard mailed 1942, a little extraneous writing on back. $2.00 ng

    VANDERBILT. "CORNELIUS VANDERBILT HOUSE, NEWPORT, R. I." with an exterior corner view, color post card with undivided back from Bosselman, unused, toned back, light toning in front caption area, album marks at corners, minor wear at bottom corners. $3.50 rgb NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    VANDERBILT. "The Breakers, Residence of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Newport, R. I." color, circa 1908, published by Robbins, unused. $6.00 rg+*

VAN ORMAN. "HOTEL SHAWNEE  HOTEL McCURDY  HOTEL ORLANDO / VAN ORMAN HOTELS / F. HAROLD VAN ORMAN, President" unused sepia-tone multiview advertising postcard, good edges, paper yellowing evenly with age. $6.00 g

    VANRHEEDEN. "K5JEW" quality QSL post card picturing the operator Albert VanRheeden at his equipment, mailed there 1966, corner crease, light water stain at top center edge, periods of typed message on back indent the glossy front finish. $3.75 ag

    VISGER. "Thousand Islands. Steamers Castanet and Captain Visger." side-by-side, each with many passengers aboard; color postcard mailed 1910 at Old Forge, corner & edge wear, faint small corner crease. 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 s(v)n(t)g

    VON KLUCK. "Aus friedlichen Tagen.  Unser Kronprinz als Gast bei dem Generaloberst v. Kluck" showing Crown Prince William with a general, unused real photo postcard with matte finish, fairly fresh with good edges. Among other things, General Alexander von Kluck commanded the 1st Army in the First Battle of the Marne in 1914. $15.00 rgw

    VON NÁDÁS. Korpskommandant G. de H. / Karl Tersztyánsky von Nádás." portrait of the Hungarian-born Austro-Hungarian officer in uniform with many medals, unused black & white postcard from Brüder Kohn, minor corner & edge wear. Headed the Army Group that guarded the Bosnian & Voyvodina frontiers from Serb incursions in 1915. Hard to find. $19.00 whmvg

    VREELAND. Battleship Kansas with an inset showing Captain Charles E. Vreeland who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. Postcard 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(m)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    WAINWRIGHT. Battleship Louisiana with an inset showing Captain Richard Wainwright who commanded her as part of the Great White Fleet. 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 or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

WALDKIRCH. "Thanksgiving / Greetings" with embossed art including a flower vase & tom turkey, mailed 1910 to Miss Gladys Waldkirch in Akron Ohio from her cousins Fred and Ernest, minor corner & edge wear, attractive image. $2.50 tg

WALLICK. "THE DESHLER-WALLICK / 'America's Most Beautifully Equipped Hotel' / COLUMBUS, OHIO / L. C. Wallick, Pres." shown in vertical format on a Kropp linen postcard mailed 1944, more advertising text on the back, minor wear to the bottom corners, small light stain below the stamp. $2.50 o(c)g

    WARD. "Home of J. H. Ward Edison Ohio" showing him & his family on the wrap-around porch, unused Azo real photo (triangles up), light browning of paper shows age. $20.00 o(e)g

    WARNER. "The Old North Bridge and Monuments, Concord, Mass" black & white post card with undivided back mailed 1907 to Miss Gertrude Warner in Delaware Ohio, tiny nick shows only on the back edge, minor corner & edge wear, yellowish paper lightly toned on back from album contact. $4.50 m(c)bg

    WARNER & DOOLITTLE. sepia-tone real photo postcard with exemplary contrast, mailed at Estherville Iowa circa 1914, trivial damage to stamp, possibly extraneous pencil writing also on the back. Invitation on back reads: "Mr. & Mrs. L. C. Doolittle / At Home / Friday evening Feb 2 / at 7:30 / to the Amoma Class / In honor of / Miss Opal Warner". The Amoma class is a Baptist organization for young people. We are told that the view is that of the parsonage for the New Union Baptist Church. $15.00 ig(d)g(w)

    WARTHER. "Model of Steel Mill in which Mr. Warther worked / for 21 years. Hand-carved of walnut and ivory..." chrome post card in color, unused. Location is Dover Ohio, short mark on back. $5.00 (ogk)

WEBER. "F. T. D. ACKNOWLEDGMENT / ... / WM. F. WEBER / 51 Monument Avenue  Hatboro, Penna. ..." post card mailed there 1949, small corner crease, small staple holes as are common on these, a little extraneous writing on back. $2.00 pg

    WEBER. "JOHN K. WEBER / HONESDALE HUNTER " QSL post card with commissioned art depicting a hunting scene. First POMA card in PA. Nice! $3.75 phg

    WEBSTER. "440 LORD CHIEF JUSTICE ALVERSTONE" unused Beagles real photo, much oxidation, album marks on back. This is Richard Everard Webster, First Viscount Alverstone, who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from October 24 1900 to October 21 1913. 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 lgg

    WEICHOLD. "SORAU, N.-L.  Markt  / Verlag Rauert & ..." black & white street scene showing the storefronts of Carl Kaestner & Theod. Weichold (among others), postcard mailed there 1902, small tear, arrival cancel ink on front, corner wear & rounding, small corner crease. The full name of the city is Sorau in der Niederlausitz, which explains the N.-L. in the 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 pg(k)g(w)

WEIGHTMAN. "Weightman Building.  Williamsport, Pa. / Published by Scholl Brothers, Williamsport, Pa. No. 252" showing a corner view in color with streetcar tracks in the foreground, undivided back post card mailed there 1907, 2 corners creased but not into image, long & heavy internal crease also misses image, light cancel on front partly in the image, 1/2" tear from the top edge closes well. As is. $2.25 p(w)g(w) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

WEST. WOMAN'S BENEFIT ASSOCIATION
WOMAN'S LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY

"'WESTHAVEN' GARDENS ON THE ST. CLAIR RIVER, PORT HURON, MICH., HOME OF MISS BINA M. WEST" black & white with sky ting, white-border era from Curt Teich, unused, lightly toned back. Founder in 1892 of one of the first fraternal benefit societies established for and managed by women, & an outspoken supporter of women's suffrage, she represented the National Council of Women of the US at the International Council of Women in Geneva in 1908. Undoubtedly this card was issued on the occasion of the dedication of the Society's new home office in 1917. Many people could not tell you who she is, but the fact that women can get life insurance these days is tribute to her legacy!

"SLEEPING BARRACKS AT LAKE HURON CAMP, WOMAN'S BENEFIT ASSOCIATION 113473" black & white with sky tint, white-border era from Curt Teich & Co, unused, light toning near one front corner. Most unusual subject matter--a little known aspect of this fraternal organization's history.

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    WHITE. "Residence of Dr. I. C. White, Morgantown, W. Va." mailed there 1910, stamp removed. I. C. White founded the West Virginia Geological Survey; the building that replaced his residence is named White Hall in his honor. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (156,664 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 wg

    WHITMAN. "THE PENN GROVE HOTEL / An attractive hotel set amidst a pleasant grove of tees / beside Wolf Creek .." showing its entrance when managed by Francis C. Whitman, chrome postcard mailed there 1959, trivial wear at 2 corners. Interesting information on back & cancel struck at an odd angle. $1.50 p(g)g

    WICKWIRE. "Wickwire Brothers Wire Works, Cortland, N. Y. / 12651. F. A. Hall & Co., Publishers" black & white, undivided back era, unused. This wire drawing mill & blooming mill was owned & operated by the Wickwire family. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 n(c)ig

WIDER. WARREN (TRUMBULL COUNTY). "MISSING SINCE MAY 4 / R. W. WIDER / Ages 63 years..." a Warren Ohio man with portrait, unused on government postal card, heavy toning at bottom, as is. $2.00 (og)

    WIGGIN. "QUILLCOTE, SUMMER HOME OF KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN, HOLLIS, MAINE" real photo circa 1910, but mailed much later, one corner badly creased & nicked. $7.50 m(h)g

    WIGGINS. "Greetings from Beautiful Wawasee Inn / Boating on Wawasee Lake--Linton G. Wiggins, Prop., Wawasee, Ind." showing 6 women in a long rowboat, monochromatic red violet, mailed 1907 at Syracuse Indiana, slight yellowing of the paper, corner crease. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original postcard area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 is(p)g

    WILHELM. "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 NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

WILKINSON. "Al Wilkinson on 'Torpedo'" action on an unused linen postcard with browning paper on back, Doubleday copyright. $5.00 (cgh(n))

WILLIAMS. "AN ANTE BELLUM HOME // MISSISSIPPI / THE MAGNOLIA STATE" showing the exterior of the Gloucester built in 1803 by the David Williams family of Natchez. Unused linen postcard. $3.00 m(n)g

    WILLIAMS. "HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW / 1964 GRAND CHAMPION STEER / Purchased by Bill Williams for 20,500.00 / WORLD'S RECORD PRICE PAID BY INDIVIDUAL!" unused chrome post card with advertising on back for his restaurants in Houston & Richmond Texas, excellent condition. $7.50 ta(c)ga

    WILLOCK. "REPRESENTING /  Smith-McCord-Townsend / Dry Goods Company /   Wholesale Dry Goods, Notions and Furnishings..." a quality card mailed 1907 by salesman S. C. Willock, undivided back. Why the turkey? It was almost Thanksgiving! $5.50 mtga+

    WILLOCK. "The High School Building at / Olathe, Kansas, 1906." sepia-tone real photo postcard with caption from message on front. Interesting comments on the newness of the building, the class color fights, and its location. Of genealogical interest to the Willock & the Macoubrie families. Annotation on back leads us to believe that 4 copies were made. $15.00 kg(m)g(w)

    WILLOCK. "The Methodist Episcopal Church at Olathe, Kas. / Feb 26-1906" sepia-tone real photo postcard with caption from detailed annotation on front. Mentions entertainments & recitals there, members, teachers in the Sunday School, the Reverend Henderson, and the Willock-Macoubrie wedding. Annotation on back leads us to believe that 4 copies were made. $15.00 kg(w)g(m)

WINCHESTER. "WINCHESTER MYSTERY HOUSE, NEAR SAN JOSE, CALIF.  458 / PHOTO CO