ALLAMAKEE COUNTY. Mobile QSL card from W0AGO / M, mailed 1969, ink smear on front, four tape remnants on back, as is. $0.50 i

AMANA (IOWA COUNTY). "A14 / AMANA REFRIGERATION, INC. / AMANA, IOWA" exterior with a bit of the parking lot on an unused chrome postcard from Dexter Press, small corner bend. $1.00 i(a)i

AMANA (IOWA COUNTY). "AMANA COLONIES / Bratwurst Capital of the World" showing 3 men making the sausage at the Amana Meat Shop (its advertising on the back), light edge wear, cancel on front, small corner crease. $1.75 if

AMANA (IOWA COUNTY). "AMANA WOOLEN MILLS / Amana, Iowa" showing older woman working at the looms, chrome mailed 1985, light edge wear, heavy internal crease, as is. $1.00 ii(a)

AMANA (IOWA COUNTY). "Furniture Shop, Amana, Iowa / Amana craftsmanship is displayed in this beautiful hand-made furniture." unused chrome distributed by Maries Gift Shop, small corner crease, tiny corner bends at bottom. $1.00 i(a)f NEW / NEU / NOVİ

AMANA (IOWA COUNTY). "Mill Stream, Amana, Iowa / This hydro plant converts the old mill stream to / power for the Amana Woolen Mill." unused chrome distributed by Maries Gift Shop, one corner has a bend & a little wear, another is faintly creased. $1.25 i(a)wi NEW / NEU / NOVİ

AMES (STORY COUNTY). "Greetings from / AMES, IOWA" generic chrome postcard showing an autumn scene at a lakeside, Scenic Art numbered 2073G on the back, fresh appearance. $1.00 i. Generic postcards explained.

    AMES (STORY COUNTY). "Horticulture Building, I. S. C., Ames, Iowa" showing its exterior, black-and-white postcard with sky tints, mailed there 1914, considerable corner & edge wear. Iowa State's first African-American faculty member worked here at that time; his name was George Washington Carver. $5.00 icb NEW / NEU / NOVİ

    AMES (STORY COUNTY). "The Campanile, / Iowa State College, Ames, Ia." showing 2 sides of the clock tower, unused real photo post card with glossy finish, from The Hamilton Photo Company there, slight curl to paper. $3.00 icc

AMES (STORY COUNTY). "W0CGG" QSL postcard mailed there 1970, corner & edge wear includes 2 tiny tears. $0.75 i

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ATLANTIC (CASS COUNTY). "Greetings From Atlantic, Iowa" generic chrome post card from Dexter Press showing a woman leading a herd of cows down a country road, numbered 55-29271-B on back, unused & fresh. $1.00 i. Generic postcards explained.

ATLANTIC (CASS COUNTY). "Greetings From Atlantic, Iowa" generic chrome post card from Dexter Press showing a dairy herd grazing on a farm, unused, long corner crease, faint signs of sleeve interaction on front surface. $0.50 i. Another with different design, from a photo by Ozzie Sweet, fresher. $1.00 i.Generic postcards explained.

AVOCA (POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY). Sepia-tone cabinet portrait of a young child with toys, large Brandt Brothers ad with artwork on back concerning portraiture & duplicates, 1894 date, a few tiny surface scrapes in the background show up white. Done by Brandt Brothers who also had a studio in Davenport at that time. $2.50 pi NEW / NEU / NOVİ

    AVOCA (POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY). Two different cabinet portraits, approximately 4"x7" in size, of well dressed men, both copyrighted 1889, fancy ad & artwork cover the backs, Done by Brandt Brothers who also had a studio in Walnut (Jefferson County) at that time. $6.00 for both. pi NEW / NEU / NOVİ

    BEDFORD (TAYLOR COUNTY). "My old home" real photo mailed there 1911 by Barbara Moser. Caption from writing on back. $10.00 ig

    BEDFORD (TAYLOR COUNTY). "Court House, Presbyterian and / M. E. Churches, / Bedford, Iowa // E. C. Kropp CO., MILWAUKEE", postcard sent MAR 30 1911 by Barbara Moser, forwarded from Nevada Ohio (clear hand cancel there on APR 1) to Martel Ohio, browning paper on back, corner wear & rounding, corner crease, light album marks on back. 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 i-o

BELLEVUE / BELL VIEW (JACKSON COUNTY). "Bellevue on the Mississippi River by Moonlight, Bellevue, Iowa" with a distant panorama, monochromatic green post card with red caption on browning paper, mailed there 1910 (bold hand cancel) by I. E. Baer, one corner chipped away (the others worn), toning both sides. $3.00 i

BELMOND (WRIGHT COUNTY). "K0DXT" QSL postcard mailed there 1971, hobby-related art, correction on face, trace of cancel ink on front. $1.25 i

    BONAPARTE (VAN BUREN COUNTY). "Bonaparte, Iowa. / July 13, 1907" real photo post card of a young woman (Ethel P.) wearing a hat with flowers. Quite possibly unique. $7.50 im

BONAPARTE (VAN BUREN COUNTY). "Greetings from BONAPARTE, IOWA" generic showing a winding country road in the autumn, sent 1957 by Charlotte M. Dally in Webster City, typed message, small part of cancel on front. $2.00 i. Generic postcards explained.

    BRIDGEWATER (ADAIR COUNTY). "5171A.  M. E. Church. Bridgewater, Iowa, real photo post card with good focus, mailed there 1910 by Mrs. Rosa Coss. $17.50 i

BURLINGTON (DES MOINES COUNTY). "BURLINGTON ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER / Burlington, Iowa / Here in the hear of the Corn Belt..." postcard with the MacArthur Bridge on the right in the distance, front surface has many wavy hair-line striations, back has a a large ugly light brown spot, as is. $0.50 i

    BURLINGTON. "The Electric Fountain in Crapo Park, Burlington, Iowa" Linen post card has 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 i

    CARROLL (CARROLL COUNTY). "St. Anthony's Hospital, / Carroll, Iowa" sepia-tone postcard with with red caption, from Carroll Post Card Co., unused, light toning on back, corner & edge wear, corner crease. $5.00 im+

CEDAR FALLS (BLACK HAWK COUNTY). 1963. Pheonix logger at Black Hawk Steam Engine Show. $5.00

    CEDAR RAPIDS (LINN COUNTY). "1966  Union Passenger Station, Cedar Rapids, Iowa" black-and-white postcard mailed there 1907 (exact time in clear cancel) by W. J. Grother, multiple small ink smears in address area suggest raindrops, faint album marks at corners & light toning on upper front edge. The 1966 in the caption is a card number, not a year. $10.00 i

CEDAR RAPIDS (LINN COUNTY). "Benjamin Franklin High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa / 0B-H496" corner view of its exterior as it appeared in 1940, unused linen post card distributed by Cedar Rapids News Agency, tiny corner crease, faint short internal crease. $2.00 i

    CEDAR RAPIDS (LINN COUNTY). "Cedar Rapids Water Works, Cedar Rapids, Iowa / 9AH2574" showing its exterior as it looked in 1939, unused linen postcard, light toning on back. $2.75 i+

CEDAR RAPIDS (LINN COUNTY). "Consistory Building, Cedar Rapids, Iowa / 121930-N" unused Curteich linen post card showing its exterior, light toning at back corners due to album mounts. $2.25 i. Its earlier white-border-era equivalent, fresher, with a hint of corner wear. $3.50 i. NEW / NEU / NOVİ

CEDAR RAPIDS (LINN COUNTY). "Greene Hall, Men's Dormitory, / Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa / 2B-H12" as it looked in 1932, unused linen distributed by Cedar Rapids News Agency, grayish paper on back, trivial corner wear. The expanded dorm now houses men & women on alternate floors.  $2.50 ic NEW / NEU / NOVİ

CEDAR RAPIDS (LINN COUNTY). "McKinley High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa / 121934-N" unused Curteich linen with minor corner wear. $2.25 i NEW / NEU / NOVİ

CEDAR RAPIDS (LINN COUNTY). "St. Luke's Methodist Hospital, / Cedar Rapids, Iowa" exterior as it looked in 1940, linen post card distributed by Cedar Rapids News Agency, good edges, slight yellowing of the paper on back. $2.50 i NEW / NEU / NOVİ

CEDAR RAPIDS (LINN COUNTY). "THE CEDAR RIVER IN SPRING, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. / 42834" unused linen with slight browning of paper on back, published by William Baylis, colors fairly fresh & pleasing, very faint internal crease. $2.25 i

CEDAR RAPIDS (LINN COUNTY). "W0IUY" QSL card mailed there 1949 by operator Fred A. Cook, cancel ink on front, 2 corners creased (1 long). $1.00 i(c)

CEDAR RAPIDS (LINN COUNTY). "W0MYW" QSL postcard mailed there 1971, cancel ink on front, small corner crease. $1.25 i

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CENTERVILLE. "WA0RHA" QSL card mailed there 1970, hobby-related art, large correction on face, good edges. $1.50 i

CHARITON (LUCAS COUNTY). "Greetings From Charlton, Iowa" generic Tichnor chrome showing a hunter near a pheasant, unused, colorful & fresh. $1.25 ih. Another, showing a pair of male ringneck pheasants in some tall grass. $1.00 i. Another, from another publisher, showing a male ringneck pheasant at rest. $1.00 i. All three make a nice group for $3.00. Generic postcards explained.

    CHARITON (LUCAS COUNTY). "Home of A. W. Mauk / R. F. D. No. 2, Chariton, Iowa" color litho-chrome postcard mailed 1920, made in Germany, faint corner crease. $6.50 ig NEW / NEU / NOVİ

CHARITON (LUCAS COUNTY). "WB0OVK" QSL postcard mailed there 1977, world map design. minor toning at one front corner. partial cancel on front. $1.50 i

CHARLES CITY (FLOYD COUNTY). "Auditor's Office, Floyd County, / Charles City, Iowa, July 9, 1880..." with a handwritten message in very fancy script by the auditor J. Trigg on government postal mailed there. browning paper due to age, faint small corner crease. $8.00 ig%

    CHARLES CITY (FLOYD COUNTY). "TORRENCE PRINTED IT / Boat houses wrecked by ice jam on Cedar River--Charles City, Iowa" black & white on undivided back, lightly toned back, minor corner & edge wear. $6.50 id+%

CHARLES CITY (FLOYD COUNTY). "W0YBV" QSL postcard mailed there 1952, internal crease. $1.25 i. Another but mailed there 1948, a little cancel ink on front, tiny corner crease. $1.25 i(c)

CHEROKEE (CHEROKEE COUNTY). "1775  Opera House, Cherokee, Iowa" black & white post card mailed 1907, one corner with multiple creases, two black ink spots on the building, other front toning noticeable in the front border & image sky. Poster wording may yield to magnification. Built in 1890, it became the Rialto Theater after World War I, and burned down in 1938. As is. $2.50 i(c)t NEW / NEU / NOVİ

CHEROKEE (CHEROKEE COUNTY). "1778  Congregational Church, Cherokee, Iowa." black & white postcard with undivided back, mailed 1907, horizontal crease through center of the card, postal marking on front is clear, small corner crease, both sides lightly toned. $2.25 i(c)

    CHEROKEE (CHEROKEE COUNTY). "1795. Elk and Deer Farm Cherokee, Iowa. PEARSON-ULLBERG CO., MINNEAPOLIS" with a handwritten message below reading 'This is taken from life south of Cherokee, Ada', black & white postcard with undivided back mailed 1906 from Quimby Iowa, 2 faint small corner creases (1 not into image), toning in sky looks like stamp paste residue but stamped on back. $7.50 i(c)aa

    CHEROKEE (CHEROKEE COUNTY). "CHEROKEE STATE HOSPITAL" showing the exterior of the mental health facility opened in 1902, monochromatic red-violet post card with undivided back mailed 1905, small upper corner crease not into the image, bottom corners & edge worn, lightly toned front. The full name of the institution is the Cherokee State Hospital for the Insane, and part of it is a prison. $9.50 ipm NEW / NEU / NOVİ

CHEROKEE (CHEROKEE COUNTY). "PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / CHEROKEE, IOWA" black-and-white postcard mailed 1919, slight yellowing of paper on back, minor corner wear & rounding. $3.25 i&

    CLARION (WRIGHT COUNTY). "I have the largest and oldest land /  business of any person in the county. Send me your land to sell. Lands / bought and sold. ..." 1890 advertising of the N. F. Weber, Law, Loan & Land Office on government postal card, brownish paper. County referred to is Wright County Iowa. The front has the signature of N. F. Weber at the left edge. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 irl

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    CLEAR LAKE (CERRO GORDO COUNTY). "City Park   Clear Lake Ia.  x282" including many well-dressed people sitting on benches (possibly for a concert?), Defender real photo with good contrast & focus, mailed there 1924, stamp removed, just a little waviness to the paper. $20.00 i%

    CLINTON (CLINTON COUNTY). "15932--- / St. Mary's / Church, / Clinton, Iowa" showing an exterior corner, monochromatic green postcard mailed there 1907, corner & edge wear, heavy but small crease at upper right front, reddish toning on both sides of the message edge, a little cancel ink in the front sky. $6.00 i

CLINTON (CLINTON COUNTY). "AIR VIEW / E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., INC. / CLINTON, IOWA / This is the World's Largest Cellophane Plant" showing the exterior, unused chrome post card with many small abrasions in the grassy area, many light spots of toning on back, corner crease, as is. $0.50 i(c)

    CLINTON (CLINTON COUNTY). "Clinton, Iowa / Sixth Avenue" mailed there 1906 (clear flag cancel with numeral 1 inside stripes) toned back, soft corners. $7.50 i

CLINTON (CLINTON COUNTY). "CLINTON, IOWA / The Little Italy Festival Town" depicting signs at the outskirts of the town, pertinent information on back about festival on back, unused chrome, good edges. $2.00 i. Same except view is of people watching a gondola ride near a bridge. $2.00 i

    CLINTON (CLINTON COUNTY). "Excursion Boat J. S. on / Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa" with many passengers on deck, color post card mailed there 1909 (clear flag cancel), 2 corner creases (one small, one long), mild corner & edge wear, some yellowing of the paper on back. $8.00 is(r)

    CLINTON (CLINTON COUNTY). "POST OFFICE, CLINTON, IA.--11" unused white-border era post card, many small spots of light toning on the back, but the front is much fresher. $5.00 ip

    CLINTON (CLINTON COUNTY). "RESIDENTIAL SECTION, CLINTON, IA.--4" white-border era postcard from E. C. Kropp, numbered 8157N near stamp box, unused, mild corner wear. $3.25 i

CLINTON (CLINTON COUNTY). "W0APF" QSL postcard mailed there 1953, nice 3-color promotional art featuring a bridge over a river, minor browning of the paper with age. $1.75 i

CLINTON (CLINTON COUNTY). "WA0ODB" QSL postcard mailed there 1972, cancel ink on front, one corner worn. $1.25 i

    COLFAX (JASPER COUNTY). "CITY MINERAL SPRINGS AND MASON HOUSE PARK, COLFAX, IOWA" black & white on undivided back, unused, toned both sides. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 i

COUNCIL BLUFFS (POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY). "GENERAL DODGE HOUSE / Council Bluffs, Iowa" showing the exterior of the National Historical Landmark, 1965 copyright of the Dexter Press, unused & fairly fresh. $1.00 i

    COUNCIL BLUFFS (POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY). "Illinois Central Railroad Bridge over the Missouri River between Omaha, Neb. and Council Bluffs, Iowa / 8A849-N" as it looked in 1938, unused, white-border era, minor corner wear. Post card 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 irb

COUNCIL BLUFFS (POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY). "Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital, Council Bluffs, Iowa" showing its exterior as it appeared in 1938, unused linen from the Eric Nelson News Company, soft corners. $2.50 im

COUNCIL BLUFFS (POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY). "W0GFQ" bi-fold QSL viewcard with 3 black & white views (1 interior) of operator Leo I. Meyerson's home, toned both sides, corner crease. $3.75 i(c)i(h)g NEW / NEU / NOVİ

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    DAVENPORT (SCOTT COUNTY). "4411-- / Entrance to / Rock Island / Arsenal. ' Davenport, Ia." as it looked circa 1904 - 1906, including a bridge in the distance; monochromatic green postcard with undivided back, back paper browning lightly & evenly with age, minor corner wear. Still an important & active US Army facility. $9.50 im NEW / NEU / NOVİ

    DAVENPORT (SCOTT COUNTY). "Greetings from / Davenport, Iowa / GOVERNMENT SHOPS - ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL" showing their exteriors circa 1900, unused black & white private mailing card, 3 corners faintly crease (one twice), a little light toning near the front edges, looks fresh for its age. $10.00 i(d)p

DAVENPORT (SCOTT COUNTY). "Relax on THE CRUISER THUNDERBIRD operating on / the Mississippi River at Davenport, Iowa…" chrome post card mailed 1964, partial cancel on front. $2.00

DAVENPORT (SCOTT COUNTY). "WB0EJL" QSL postcard mailed 1974, attractive patriotic eagle design, small bend at one corner, tiny spot on face. $1.00 i

    DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). 1879 legal notice on government postal card from the E. J. Holmes, Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa, good edges. $12.00 (i(d)gl)

DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "3 - POLK COUNTY COURT HOUSE, DES MOINES, IOWA. / Enos B. Hunt, Jr. Publisher, Des Moines Iowa" color postcard with undivided back mailed NOV 1 1906 at Valley Junction (clear DPO hand cancel on 1-c Franklin stamp), front is toned lightly, bottom corner crease, a few short internal creases but they are hard to see. $4.75 icg-i% NEW / NEU / NOVİ

    DAVENPORT (SCOTT COUNTY). "American Legion Post No. 26, Snug Harbor, Davenport, Iowa / Showing Roller Dam, Mississippi River and Bridge" Post card 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 ifb%

    DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "ASK FOR A CATALOGUE OF / SEEDS, PLANTS and BULBS / POULTRY SUPPLIES, ETC. / IOWA SEED CO. / SEEDSMEN TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE / 612-615 Locust St.  DES MOINES" unused color postcard with large & attractive floral art for an important agricultural supplier, mild corner wear & rounding, tiny dark spot near right front edge, a faint internal crease most easily seen from the back. $7.00 ifa

DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "BEAUTIFUL IOWA STATE CAPITOL / DES MOINES..." unused Plastichrome® post card. $1.25 ic

DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). Carter & Hussey. Blank Book Makers & Printers, 1884 postal card. $12.50

    DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "DES MOINES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DES MOINES, IOWA" as it looked in 1934, unused linen postcard, 2 tiny corner creases nowhere near image. $3.25 ai

DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). HAWKEYE AIRLINES. Unused regular-size post card showing its Douglas DC-3 (N101KC) at Des Moines Iowa in 1974, copyrighted, excellent condition. $5.00 ai*%

    DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "Home of Successful Farming Publishing Co. / Des Moines, Iowa" showing its exterior, color postcard mailed 1914, a little cancel ink in the sky, minor edge wear. $5.00 i

    DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "Iowa State Capitol Building and Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Des Moines, Iowa" Post card 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 ic

DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "IOWA STATE CAPITOL / DES MOINES, IOWA" unused Plastichrome® postcard. $1.25 ic

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    DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "Iowa State Fair, Des Moines / AUG. 25 TO SEPT. 1, 1905 / SWIFT & COMPANY PRIZE DRAFT TEAM" showing a wagon drawn by 6 horses; sepia-tone undivided back post card mailed there (during the fair) to Miss Elizabeth Hursh of Mountain Park Oklahoma, front heavily toned from album contact, arrival postal marking struck over a horse and part of the wagon. The company is still one of the world's largest processors of beef & pork. $6.50 ihf NEW / NEU / NOVİ

DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "K0CMD" QSL post card mailed there 1957, corner crease, ink smear on back. $0.75 i

    DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "LAFAYETTE YOUNG / DES MOINES, IOWA / Republican Candidate for / United States Senator / Subject to the Primaries June, 1912..." political ad card whose back is covered with an endorsement letter from Elihu Root. Founder & publisher of the Atlantic Telegraph; war correspondent during the Spanish-American War; edited the Des Moines Capital until his demise, This campaign was not successful. Nice & seldom seen! $8.50 inpg

    DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "Main Post Office, Des Moines, Iowa" 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 ip

DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "Seven Church Spires, Des Moines, Iowa." including a Pabst Beer sign in the foreground(!), black & white post card mailed there 1907, internal crease near an upper corner, minor corner wear, receiving cancel on front mostly in sky. $5.00 i NEW / NEU / NOVİ

    DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "THERE IS A BIRD IN THE ZOO / CALLED THE PELICAN / IOWA STATE FAIR" Back continues: "These pelicans were crippled by shooters who didn't / know or care that the big birds are protected in / Iowa...Make sure of your target, shoot / only at lawful game species, and give rare birds / and animals a chance for survival." Lengthy & interesting ecological message sent 1954 at Des Moines, black & white post card with toned back, small corner crease, unusual subject matter. $6.00 ebi(d)

DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "W0BQ" QSL postcard used 1971, Quarter Century Wireless Association design. faint corner crease, minor corner & edge wear. $1.50 i

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DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "W0NEN" QSL card mailed 1949 by operator Aubrey Keel, cancel ink on front, stamp damaged due to location over edges, minor corner wear, two tiny spots of light toning on front. $1.00 i(d)

DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "W0TJC" QSL postcard with attractive hobby-related graphics, mailed there 1947 by operator Jack L. Patterson, minor wear along the top edge, small  light spot in top front border. $1.50 i(d)

DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "WA0POE" QSL post card mailed 1970, correction on face, cancel ink on front, light toning one back edge, undamaged edges. $1.00 i

    DES MOINES (POLK COUNTY). "Where Church Spires Rise, Des Moines, Iowa  Enos B. Hunt, Jr., Publisher / Des Moines, Iowa" unused black & white post card with undivided back, light toning both sides including album marks at corners. $8.50 ig

DONLEY (MARION COUNTY). Wanted to buy--undivided back post cards from there, or postal cards mailed from there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *m

    DOW CITY (CRAWFORD COUNTY). c.1912 real photo postcard.  Multiview:  Main Street, city park, public school, Baptist church, LDS church & M. E. church. Slight oxidation, internal crease, lightly toned back. $15.00 im

    DUBUQUE (DUBUQUE COUNTY). 1913 black & red ad of Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co. on 1-c McKinley government postal card mailed 1913, brownish paper, corner crease, tiny spots of toning on front. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 i(d)i

    DUBUQUE (DUBUQUE COUNTY). QSL card with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art picturing a carnival & clown, used with club handstamps on back, tiny spot on one front edge. $1.75 ic%

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    DYERSVILLE / DYERVILLE (DUBUQUE COUNTY). Fancy "Edw. Broeckner Druggist" Wagon, $1000 Day, 1919 real photo postcard, a little low on contrast, but the detail sure is there!  With the glass, we see a man in blackface, a hobo, a clown, a cowboy... Stamp removed clumsily from the back, causing some paper separation that did not go through to the front. The lower right corner is creased (small). In the area of the window at the upper left are 3 about 1-inch-long paper cracks, possibly caused by the stamp removal. $30.00 (ipg)

EARLHAM (MADISON COUNTY). "WA0AUX" QSL card mailed there 1970, design noting the town's centenary that year, stamp damaged, fresh appearance. $2.50 i

    ESTHERVILLE (EMMET COUNTY). Sepia-tone real photo post card with exemplary contrast, mailed at Estherville 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) NEW / NEU / NOVİ

EVANSDALE (BLACK HAWK COUNTY). "KTF-7531" QSL card mailed 1976, colorful artwork but cancel ink on front, good edges. $1.75 i

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    FAIRFIELD. "SKETCH OF HIS LIFE / MAJOR CHAS. GANTZ, 'The Won / -der,' who is without doubt the small- / est person on earth, was born Aug. / 27, 1865, on a farm near Fairfield, / Ia...." next to a sepia-tone image of him seated, post card mailed 1907 to Indiana, album marks at corners, 2 corner creases, exceptionally detailed. This Fairfield Iowa resident was unusual in that he owned & managed his own shows while on exhibition, rather than being exploited by others. Message on the back, from someone who had seen him at a fair, reports him to be 18 inches tall & very jolly. $26.00 cig*+%

    FORT ATKINSON (WINNESHIEK COUNTY). "Birdseye View / Ft. Atkinson, Iowa." with a church in the foreground and many rail cars further on, unused sepia-tone real photo postcard with good edges & glossy finish, slight oxidation, toning on back & faintly at the corners due to album contact. $19.00 i

    FORT ATKINSON (WINNESHIEK COUNTY). "MAIN ST. EAST  FT. ATKINSON  IOWA  6" sepia-tone real photo from American Post Card Company, unused, faint album marks both sides. While the contrast is low, the focus is good enough to read signs--Western Creamery and the Savings Bank are in the foreground, a millinery sign ... $20.00 im

FORT ATKINSON (WINNESHIEK COUNTY). "SCHULTZ / PHOTO CALMAR" with man on horseback (possibly the parade marshall) preceding an adult band passing in front of the Post Office, definitely 1913, sepia-tone NOKO real photo postcard with good contrast & focus, slight oxidation, interesting writing on back (flying machine did not get up until half past 5, threshing might begin the last of the week, Bertha's heart problem...), toned back edges due to album contact, one corner creased twice but not too noticeable. $35.00 ip

    FORT ATKINSON (WINNESHIEK COUNTY). "SCHULTZ / PHOTO CALMAR" with drummer preceding horse-drawn wagon with 'SCHISSELIMBCO" banner at its side, part of a 1913 parade passing the F. C. Smith storefront, many onlookers, sepia-tone NOKO real photo post card with good contrast & focus, unused, slight oxidation, toned back corners due to album contact. $37.50 i

    FORT ATKINSON (WINNESHIEK COUNTY). "SCHULTZ / PHOTO CALMAR" with drummer preceding 3 autos (license 15178 precedes the F. C. Smith General Mdse. car) passing the post office in a 1913 parade, sepia-tone NOKO real photo postcard with good focus & contrast, toned back corners due to album contact. Long message on back chastises recipient for not writing & implies that the scene is from their Farmer's Day parade! $50.00 ip

FORT ATKINSON (WINNESHIEK COUNTY). "SCHULTZ / PHOTO CALMAR" showing a 1913 parade passing between the F. C. Smith general merchandise store & the grocery store across the street, part of the post office visible in foreground, sepia-tone NOKO real photo post card, odd light vertical line printed through the central image that is hard to explain, unused, slight oxidation, toned back corners due to album contact. $22.50 i

    FORT ATKINSON (WINNESHIEK COUNTY). "SCHULTZ / PHOTO CALMAR" showing many 1913 parade spectators in front of a jewelry store (watch sign hanging) & shooting gallery & Orton Drug Co., several flags in evidence, sepia-tone NOKO real photo postcard with good focus & contrast, slight oxidation, unused, toned back corners due to album contact. $27.50 i

FORT ATKINSON (WINNESHIEK COUNTY). "SCHULTZ / PHOTO CALMAR" showing an auto (license 51894) carrying ladies in a 1913 parade passing in front of the post office, adult band behind them, sepia-tone NOKO real photo postcard, slight oxidation, unused, light toning on back due to album contact. $37.50 i

    FORT ATKINSON (WINNESHIEK COUNTY). "SCHULTZ / PHOTO CALMAR" with three automobiles (flag- bedecked with plate number 56367 follows auto of Jacob Capp) part of 1913 parade passing in front of the post office, sepia-tone NOKO real photo post card with good contrast & focus, slight oxidation, unused, faint album marks on back. $50.00 ia

    FORT ATKINSON (WINNESHIEK COUNTY). "SCHULTZ / PHOTO CALMAR" with a large farm wagon loaded with men pulled by two handsome horses, passing by the post office in a 1913 parade, sepia-tone NOKO real photo postcard with good contrast & focus, slight oxidation, unused, light toning along back edges due to album contact. $32.50 i

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    FORT ATKINSON (WINNESHIEK COUNTY). "Street Scene / FT. ATKINSON Iowa." including horse-drawn wagons near the General Store (looks like Joe A Keene's, some paint signs clear), real photo post card with good contrast & focus, circa 1913, slight oxidation, unused, good edges, light album marks on back. $27.50 i

    FORT ATKINSON (WINNESHIEK COUNTY). "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

    FORT ATKINSON (WINNESHIEK COUNTY). "Street Scene / Ft. Atkinson Ia" including a very early auto about to pass in front of a store with 2 large Anna Held Cigar posters on its side (in the right foreground), real photo post card with good focus & contrast, circa 1913, unused, light album marks at corners of both sides, slight oxidation, small fingerprint toning at the left front edge in the sky, good edges. $27.50

FORT ATKINSON (WINNESHIEK COUNTY). "Street Scene / Ft. Atkinson Ia" showing the edge of town, focus is good enough that signs may yield to magnification, unused real photo postcard, light album marks on front, light toning back edges due to album contact. $19.00 i

    FORT DODGE (WEBSTER COUNTY). "Greetings / from / Fort Dodge // A FINANCIAL PROBLEM" caption in gold glitter to left of an embossed boy sitting on a curb in color post card with writing on back, 2 corners creased (one badly), tiny scrapes on high parts of boy, light spots of toning on both sides. $3.00 igb

    FORT DODGE (WEBSTER COUNTY). St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, shown on a linen that is clean and fairly fresh. 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 im

FORT DODGE (WEBSTER COUNTY). "WA0VZH   WA0VZG" QSL post card mailed 1970, hobby-related art, trace of cancel ink on front , good edges. $1.75 i

    FORT MADISON (LEE COUNTY). "Des Moines St., Looking West, Ft. Madison, Ia." including a horse & buggy going down the residential street, unused color post card with undivided back, back paper browning evenly with age, minor corner rounding. $9.50 i

GEORGE (LYON COUNTY). "WA0TYQ / Navy Mars Call - N0LNT" QSL card mailed there 1970, cancel ink on front, one corner badly creased. $1.50 i

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    GRINNELL (POWESHIEK COUNTY). real photo postcard. "When frost is on the campus". The campus referred to is, of course, Grinnell College. $12.50 ic

HAMBURG (FREMONT COUNTY). Wanted to buy--post cards & postal cards from there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

    HARLAN (SHELBY COUNTY). "Feel it. / Live it. // ... / Get your life in balance with / mind body & spirit / fitness" unused continental business reply card from the publishers of Fitness Magazine in Harlan Iowa, near mint. (2 available) $1.25 each. si

HUBBARD (HARDIN COUNTY). "W0OPK" QSL card mailed there 1947 by operator D. W. McKinley, scrape in top front center border (pulled out from pushpin probably), 2 small corner creases, paper starting to brown evenly with age. $1.50 i(h) NEW / NEU / NOVİ

HUMBOLDT (HUMBOLDT COUNTY). "WB0QYY / SB0RKO" multicolor QSL postcard with hobby-related art, mailed there 1971 by operator Janet Blakestad, good edges. $1.75 i

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    IDA & CRAWFORD COUNTIES. Mobile QSL card from K8DCR / M, mailed 1970, corner crease. $1.00 i

INDEPENDENCE (BUCHANAN COUNTY). 1909 real photo postcard. "Our home". $12.00

    INDIANOLA (WARREN COUNTY). "Friends church. / Margaret. / Indianola Iowa" real photo postcard with caption taken from handwriting on front, undivided back, circa 1906, slight oxidation. Possibly unique. 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 i(i)

    INDIANOLA (WARREN COUNTY). "Greetings from / INDIANOLA / IOWA // HAWTHORNE SCHOOL / ERVING SCHOOL / INDIANOLA HIGH SCHOOL // Published by Bailey & Wright, Palace Book Store, Indianola, Iowa" black & white multiview post card with undivided back mailed there 1905, 2 corners creased, fingerprint toning on front, Santa Claus sticker from sender in color balances out the design nicely. We believe it is rare, and have never seen the Erving School identified on another postcard. $12.00 im NEW / NEU / NOVİ

    INDIANOLA (WARREN COUNTY). "Indianola Iowa.  Carnegie / Library." hand-captioned sepia-tone real photo post card mailed there AUG 6 1905 to Mountain Park Oklahoma, slight curl to the paper, some oxidation, very lightly toned both sides, good edges. Probably unique. $16.00 il

    INDIANOLA (WARREN COUNTY). "Science Hall" at Simpson College (affiliated with the United Methodist Church), hand-captioned sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed there 1905, slight oxidation, light toning on back, minor corner wear. Probably unique. $16.00 ic

IOWA AIRWAYS, INCORPORATED. Unused regular-size post card showing its Embraer EMB-110 Bandierante (N101TN) in flight as seen from above, advertising message on back, near mint. $7.50 ai

    IOWA CITY (JOHNSON COUNTY). "IOWA CITY, IOWA / OLD CAPITOL. / TOM JONES PUB. CIN. O." sepia-tone oval view of the exterior on yellowish paper with simulated wood grain, dark red caption; undivided back postcard mailed 1907, upper corner crease, ding at top due to push-pin, a little cancel ink on front misses the image. Interesting message explains that the building shown was then used as a law building (at the State University of Iowa, often referred to as the University of Iowa today). Iowa City was the second capitol of the Iowa Territory; and many capitol postcard collections miss this fact. $8.50 iccl NEW / NEU / NOVİ

IOWA CITY (JOHNSON COUNTY). "NEW METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH  IOWA CITY IOWA" showing an exterior corner in black & white, undivided back post card mailed there March 14 1907 (clear & complete flag cancel with 1 in stripes), several creases have been ironed out with some success, 1" scrape on front & some light toning miss the church. Interesting message: 'We hope to be in it by next Christmas. Our E. League is selling these cards to raise money for the & of course I had to purchase some." As is. $2.75 i NEW / NEU / NOVİ

IOWA CITY (JOHNSON COUNTY). "State University of Iowa  THE TERRELL DAM  Published by C. L. Wieneke, Iowa City" black & white postcard with undivided back, mailed there SEP 27 1906 (clear & complete flag cancel with 1 in stripes), seal of that university on back, 2 small corner creases not into the image, corner & edge wear, couple of short very thin scrapes & a trace of cancel ink in the front sky. $6.50 ic(s)

JOHNSON, CEDAR & MUSCATINE COUNTIES. Mobile QSL from WA0UYW / M, used 1969, small light spot on front. $1.00 i

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    KEOKUK (LEE COUNTY). "EXCURSION STEAMER 'CAPITOL' ON THE MISSISSIPPI, KEOKUK, IA." white-border era postcard, unused, fresh appearance. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(s)s(r)i

KEOKUK, WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON & WAPELLO COUNTIES. Mobile QSL card from W0OAQ / M, used 1969, fresh appearance. $1.25 i

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KILBOURNE (VAN BUREN COUNTY). "W9DKQ" QSL card on yellowish stock, mailed 1948 by operator Charles H. Schafer Jr., minor corner wear. $2.00 i(k) NEW / NEU / NOVİ

KLINGER (BREMER COUNTY). Wanted to buy--undivided back post cards from there, or postal mailed from there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *m

    LAKE OKOBOJI (DICKINSON COUNTY). "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%

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LINN GROVE (BUENA VISTA COUNTY). Wanted to buy--postcards & paper memorabilia from there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

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MADISON, MARION & AUDUBON COUNTIES. Mobile QSL card from WA0JRZ / M, mailed 1970, trace of cancel ink on front , minor corner & edge wear. $1.25 i

    MANCHESTER (DELAWARE COUNTY). Group of well-dressed children standing together outside a house, real photo postcard mailed there July 19 1908 (flag cancel). Writter lists the names, including Marguerite & Elva Madden, Dorothy R., Marjorie A., Amber D. & Ernest & Janette Kinne. The get-together was for Mr. Madden & the sender was Mrs. W. D. Horst. $15.00 i

    MANNING (CARROLL COUNTY). "Ben Mizatti home Manning / Iowa" real photo postcard with caption from writing on front, corner crease, noticeable dark toning in front caption area, tiny pinhole closes well, long bend near the bottom edge, writing on back for the Nicoll family in Estherville. Possibly unique. $15.00 ig(m)

    MARENGO (IOWA COUNTY). "20. Iowa County Court House, Marengo, Ia." an exterior corner view & violet hand-stamped caption, sepia-tone Cyko real photo postcard with writing on both sides, considerable front oxidation. Front message "Stands on the 1/2 blk / where Uncle Miners / ... is ..." a little hard to read. $15.00 ic NEW / NEU / NOVİ

    MARENGO (IOWA COUNTY). "27. Carnegie Library, Marengo, Iowa." an exterior corner view & violet hand-stamped caption, sepia-tone Cyko real photo post card with writing both sides, slight oxidation, small spot of toning at top front border. Front message "1/2 blk east of Aunt / Mena's home north / side of street". $15.00 il NEW / NEU / NOVİ

MARENGO (IOWA COUNTY). "37. M. E. Church. Marengo, Iowa." showing its steepled corner, sepia-tone Cyko real photo postcard with writing both sides, slight oxidation, strong crease vertically through center, light toning near the back edges. $11.00 i NEW / NEU / NOVİ

MARSHALLTOWN / MARSHALL (MARSHALL COUNTY). 1905. Public library. $5.00 (ml)

    MARSHALLTOWN / MARSHALL (MARSHALL COUNTY). "Lover's Lane, Marshalltown, Iowa" monochromatic gray-blue postcard mailed 1908 at Atwater Ohio, 4 tiny pinholes at 2 opposing corners, light toning near back bottom edge. $7.50 il

    MASON CITY (CERRO GORDO COUNTY). "11884.  Cecil Hotel and Theatre, Mason City, Ia." color postcard from Acmegraph, circa 1913, 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 it#

MASON CITY (CERRO GORDO COUNTY). "W0RJU" QSL card with hobby-related cartoon art mailed there 1948 by operator Joe Diaz, trace of cancel ink on front, 2 corners creased, small scrape on back near stamp, paper browning evenly with age. $1.25 i(m)i

near MERRILL (PLYMOUTH COUNTY). 1914 real photo. View on river, parcel post stamp. $6.50

MILLS COUNTY. Mobile QSL card from WA0WOB / M, used 1969. minor edge wear, small corner crease. $1.00 i

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MITCHELLVILLE (POLK COUNTY). "WA0VBF" QSL postcard mailed 1971, hobby-related art, cancel ink on front, minor ink smear on back. $1.75 i

MONTELENA. real photo post card of their Methodist church. $12.00

MOUNT PLEASANT. "Campus View - Iowa Weslyan(sic) College, founded in 1848..." chrome postcard mailed there 1962, small bend at one corner, wear at another, dull colors. $0.75 ic

MOUNT PLEASANT. "HARLAN HOME, IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE CAMPUS, Mount Pleasant..." unused chrome post card from A. M Wettach. Senator Harlan was a close friend of President Lincoln; his son married Harlan's daughter. $1.25 icl

MOUNT PLEASANT. "W0SWY" QSL card used 1969 with hobby-related art, small bend at one corner, exceptionally colorful. $1.75 i

    MUSCATINE (MUSCATINE COUNTY). "Friends / ROLLED KILN DRIED / Oats // Muscatine Oat Meal Co. / MUSCATINE, IOWA" art including a girl, box of White Oats & the company itself; back also in full color depicts William Penn Making Friends with the Indians by presenting them with a box of oats. Noticeable edge wear & light toning both sides. This advertising card is the size of a regular postcard. $14.00 aiifg

MUSCATINE (MUSCATINE COUNTY). SS President on the Mississippi. $6.50

MUSCATINE (MUSCATINE COUNTY). "W9BTP" home-made QSL on government postal card mailed 1932, ink smear on back, ink smear on front, brownish paper, long & interesting hobby-related message. $2.50 i

    near NASHUA (CHICKASAW COUNTY). "Two Miles East of Nashua, Iowa / 'The Little Brown Church in the Vale.'" unused sepia-tone real photo card with blank back, oxidation suggests circa 1910 - 1915, well composed with good focus. $11.50

    NEW HAMPTON (CHICKASAW COUNTY). "HIGH SCHOOL  NEW HAMPTON IA. 9" sepia-tone real photo from Carroll Post Card Co., writing on back dates to 1914, corner crease, toning on front sky, minor corner wear. $12.00 i

NEWTON (JASPER COUNTY). "2395  Court House, Newton, Iowa." black & white from Pearson-Ullberg, unused, corner wear & rounding, 2 corner creases. $5.00

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NORTHWOOD (WORTH COUNTY). real photo. Residence street. $11.50

OLLIE (KEOKUK COUNTY). "KPM3315" QSL card in excellent condition, made for operators Larry & Wilma Hart, forwarding handstamp of Virgil Curtis at Ollie Iowa (KPH 4639) in address area. $2.00 m(i)i(o)

    OSAGE (MITCHELL COUNTY). "Picking Flowers in Clark Gardner Nurseries / Osage, Iowa / FROM / Clark Gardner Nurseries / Osage, Iowa" private mailing card illustrated both sides, noticeable toning both sides but not in images, sent under Osage Iowa Permit No. 1 to West Lebanon Pennsylvania where it arrived OCT 21 1941. Other side image is "Millions of Hardy Perennial Plants, and a typed message of thanks to a customer from the president, Clark Gardner. $6.00 ifg-i

OSKALOOSA (MAHASKA COUNTY). 1907 real photo. House. $8.00

OTTUMWA (WAPELLO COUNTY). "WN0UUQ" QSL postcard mailed 1970, attractive patriotic eagle design, fresh appearance. $2.00

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POINT ANN (CLAYTON COUNTY). "E 9106. VIEW FROM POINT ANN, LOOKING NORTH, McGREGOR, IOWA." including a split in the railroad tracks below the cliff on the Mississippi River, unused color postcard printed in Germany expressly for A. A. Horning, light toning both sides, minor corner & edge wear. $7.00 i(p)& NEW / NEU / NOVİ

    POTOSIA (PLYMOUTH COUNTY).  "Aug. 20, 1910 / Potosia, / Iowa" showing several couples in horse-drawn vehicles (a good part of the town?) out for a picnic, caption from writing on front, sepia-tone real photo post  card with slight oxidation, one corner with multiple creases & tiny tear (none of which affects the image, other corner & edge wear is minor. First names of three pictured written in by sender include George & Lillian. Possibly unique.  $20.00 ih

POTTAWATTAMIE & HARRISON COUNTIES. Mobile QSL card from K8DCR / M, mailed 1970, good edges. $1.25 i

    QUIMBY (CHEROKEE COUNTY). "How do you like / our Methodist Church?" sepia-tone real-photo postcard with hand-written caption on front, slight oxidation, mailed from Quimby in 1907, minor edge wear, back toning very light but wide-spread. Probably one-of-a-kind--notice the pronounced tilt to the front image, which would not be present in a commercial product. $18.50 i(q)

    QUIMBY (CHEROKEE COUNTY). "Quimby, Ia." showing a panorama of the town, a rural road leading into it with a nearby stream; sepia-tone real photo post card mailed there 1908, slight oxidation, small ding on the bottom edge, back toned unevenly but mostly light. $13.50 i(q)

QUIMBY (CHEROKEE COUNTY). "This is a view of the / river at Quimby" as one would see it from a boat; sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed there 1907, many spots of yellowish toning on the back, slight curl to the paper. This would be the Little Sioux River. Probably unique--we take the caption from the sender's writing on the back. $8.00 i(q)

REDLINE (SHELBY COUNTY). Wanted to buy--undivided back post cards from there, or postcards mailed from there. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *m

    RED OAK (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). "Hotel Johnson / Red Oak, Ia. 5195 // Airship to and / from all Trains" including passengers on the roof, unused post card, back paper browning with age. Unusual and rare. $125.00 zui NEW / NEU / NOVİ

RUSSEL (LUCAS COUNTY). "WA0UPL / 0" QSL on 5-c Lincoln government postal card used 1970, cancel ink on front. $1.50 i

SABULA (JACKSON COUNTY). "SAVANNA-SABULA BRIDGE / Over the Mississippi River on Route 64 / The most direct route between Chicago & Omaha." unused chrome postcard in excellent condition, numbered 18,470F on back. 64 is the state route number in both Illinois & Iowa; the US Highway 52 is also carried here. $1.25 i(s)i(s). Same except a word penned in over the stamp box. $1.00 i(s)i(s)

SALIX (WOODBURY COUNTY). "Mother Goose   KWK-1681  Lame Duck" QSL card with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art, fresh appearance. $2.00 i

    SANBORN (O'BRIEN COUNTY). "PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Sanborn, Ia." sepia-tone real photo mailed 1907 by Zaidy McCullom. $11.00 i

SEYMOUR (WAYNE COUNTY). "K0IAF" QSL postcard mailed 1968 featuring a large photo of the John Argenta Jr. family, cancel ink on front, mild corner & edge wear. $2.00 ig&

    SHELDON (O'BRIEN COUNTY). "Just Arrived / Sheldon Ia.." hand-colored  / tinted leather showing child with bags, mailed there AUG 3 1906 to Graettinger (both postal markings clear). $6.00 il-i

SHELDON (O'BRIEN COUNTY). 1909 real photo of a house & yard. $10.00

    SHELDON (O'BRIEN COUNTY), "K0REF" QSL card dated 1968, with photo of operator Jim Cardin at his equipment. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 i(s)i(h)g

SIDNEY (FREMONT COUNTY). "WA0ZRT" QSL card mailed there 1969, partial cancel on front, toned along both sides of one edge. $1.00 i

SIOUX, LYON & OSCEOLA COUNTIES. Mobile QSL from W8OCR / M mailed 1969, trivial wear to bottom corners. $1.25 i

SIOUX, MONOMA, HARRISON & POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES. Mobile QSL card from WA0DCQ / M, mailed 1969, partial cancel on front, ink smear on front. $1.00 i

    SIOUX CITY (WOODBURY COUNTY). "RIVERSIDE CLUB, SIOUX CITY, IA." including some canoeists & a boathouse, color post card mailed there 1913, a little cancel ink on front. $5.50 is(p)

SIOUX CITY (WOODBURY COUNTY). "W0HFT" QSL card mailed there 1947 by operator Don N. Olson, cancel ink on front, tiny bottom corner crease. $1.25 i(s)

SOLON (JOHNSON COUNTY). "W0NFM" QSL with attractive world globe & ARRL logo in background, mailed there 1948 by operator Clair J. Brown, light toning on front from cancel ink, tiny upper corner crease, tiny ding in top edge, minor corner wear. $1.50 i(s)

    SPILLVILLE (WINNESHIEK COUNTY). "MODEL OF THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH  / IN THE VALE / The Work of Bily Brothers, Spillville, Iowa" sepia-tone real photo postcard with glossy finish, mailed there 1953, message in a heavy hand, good edges. Hand made carving. $8.00 ikg

STORM LAKE (BUENA VISTA COUNTY). "One of the Solitary Spots on Storm Lake, Iowa" showing a tree, fence & shoreline; black & white post card in vertical format, mailed there JUL 30 1906, three short & unimportant internal creases, tiny ding on one edge. $5.00 i(s) NEW / NEU / NOVİ

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UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. "GREETINGS / FROM / Iowa" with route map surrounded by 7 views, chrome mailed 1968 from Fairfield, pertinent information on back explains insets, minor corner wear, trace of cancel ink on front. $1.00 im%

    VALLEY JUNCTION (POLK COUNTY). "Office on imperial Poultry farm" showing a hand-drawn & -colored exterior view on 1-c government postal card drawn by Gretchen Heath, mailed there August 30 1906 to her grandmother Hursh in Mountain Park Oklahoma (next day arrival, both cancels clear, originating cancel is DPO), 2 small corner creases, toning both sides is spotty. Obviously one-of-a-kind. $25.00 ig-i NEW / NEU / NOVİ

VINTON (BENTON COUNTY). 1913 real photo. River Road, Cedar River Park. $6.00

WALCOTT (SCOTT COUNTY). "CEN PE CO / LUBRICANTS // 1999 SILVER BULLET / EVENTS SCHEDULE" showing the tractor of 2-time National Champions Rich & Jordon Lustik in action, wheels high off the ground; unusually detailed continental card publicizing their stops at NTPA & ATPA events. Small corner bend. $1.50 ia

WATERLOO (BLACK HAWK COUNTY). "WJ0C" shortwave QSL (28.47 Mhz) card mailed 1990, good edges, fresh appearance. $2.25 i

    WEBSTER CITY (HAMILTON COUNTY). "POST OFFICE  WEBSTER CITY IOWA" including parts of four automobiles outside, sepia-tone real photo with good focus & high contrast, mailed there 1941. $5.00 ip%

    WEST BEND. "NORTH AND EAST FRONT / OF GROTTO / WEST BEND, IOWA.  104" unused EKKP real photo postcard with good composition & focus, slight discoloration at the corners from album mounts (not into the image). The 'grotto' is actually a large complex of grottos dedicated to the Virgin Mary--so large it is sometimes called the 'eighth wonder of the world'. $8.00 ic NEW / NEU / NOVİ

    WEST LIBERTY (MUSCATINE COUNTY) & OSKALOOSA (MAHASKA COUNTY). "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 NEW / NEU / NOVİ

WEST UNION (FAYETTE COUNTY). "WA0GMZ" QSL card mailed there 1969, good cartoon art, trace of cancel ink on front , good edges. $1.75 i

WINNESHIEK COUNTY. Mobile QSL card mailed 1969, pronounced curl at one edge, 4 small tape remnants on back, as is. $0.50 i

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