"1013  I. O. M.  Laxey Wheel" with a man at its top for scale, unused color postcard, faint album toning near the corners, long scrape near the right front border, otherwise fresh. From 1854 this wheel pumped water from the Great Laxey Mining Company. 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 im

"1018  I. O. M.  Port St. Mary.  Sugar Loaf Rock." unused color post card, trivial wear at one upper corner, 2 tiny marks in the lower front border probably from the printing process, fresh overall. $7.00 ir& NEW / NUOVO / NY

"1019  I. O. M.  Castletown.  Rushen Castle" unused color postcard, faint album impressions at the corners, several tiny speckles of toning in the upper front border & nearby sky. $5.00 i NEW / NUOVO / NY

    "1021  I. O. M.  Glen Helen Waterfall" including 2 foot bridges, unused color picture post card in vertical format, tiny scrape at the upper left front corner, faint corner toning from album contact. $6.50 iw NEW / NUOVO / NY

1977 one-crown Isle of Man coin commemorating Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee, circulated just a bit, but a nice specimen. Silver dollar size. $2.00 in

    "20166  I. O. M. Douglas. Loch Promenade" including a streetcar passing near the Villiers Hotel with Buffet signs, many pedestrians & a few small sailing ships; color picture post card with good edges, faint album marks near the corners, short thin mark mostly in the upper front border, but otherwise quite fresh for its age (c. 1910). $7.50 is NEW / NUOVO / NY

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    "20434  I. o. M. Pete's Cottage (interior)." with Pete dozed off at a table & a spinning wheel near the fireplace, unused color picture postcard, indents at the corners from album, otherwise fairly fresh. $7.50 ii(h) NEW / NUOVO / NY

    "ARRIVAL OF STEAMERS, VICTORIA PIER, / DOUGLAS, I.O.M. // Greetings from Isle of Man // GLEN HELEN, I.O.M" multiview Tuck post card 2678 with 2 sepia-tone real photos within embossed oval frames, mailed at Douglas 20 AUG 13 (clear machine cancel on 1/2-penny stamp franking to Yorkshire), mild corner & edge wear most noticeable from front, toning near 2 back edges away from the stamp. $6.00 imt-i NEW / NUOVO / NY

    "Bradda Head, Port Erin" including people in the foreground, 3 sailing ships in the midground & the lighthouse in the distance; unused color postcard from Valentine's Series, couple of tiny spots in the clouds (underinked at printer), good edges. $10.00 il NEW / NUOVO / NY

"DOUGLAS. I.O.M" with misplaced periods as indicated, black & white multiview postcard with 5 scenes including Loch Promenade & Toast Rack (with Jacob's Marie Biscuits advertising), mailed there 1949 to Ohio (clear cancel), corner crease, light toning at upper right front corner, cancel ink on front. $3.75 im-I*

"Douglas.  The Pier." including the nearby lighthouse, a few small ships & several horse-drawn conveyances; unused color postcard printed in Saxony, lightly toned both sides, 2 small spots of noticeable edge wear. $8.00 il NEW / NUOVO / NY

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    "Glen Helen Hotel and Grounds" including its fountain & nearby footbridge, unused color post card from Valentine's Series, good edges & fairly fresh. $8.00 i NEW / NUOVO / NY

"GOOD LUCK FROM / DOUGLAS" multiview chrome postcard with 4 scenes--Harbour, Inner Harbour, Promenade & Promenade Gardens--surrounding a black cat; mailed at Douglas (somewhat faint 20 AUG 1976 'Isle of Man / FOR A / SUNNY / SEPTEMBER' fancy cancel ties 9-d franking to Ohio). $2.00 i-i

    "GREETINGS / FROM / DOUGLAS" multiview sepia-tone postcard within silver borders, 5 better views including the Laxey Wheel, electric railway & Douglas Head Lighthouse; mailed 26 JUL 24 to Salamanca New York, clear cancel on 1-penny stamp, underfranking noted as postage due 2-cents on arrival at New York City, small corner crease, corner & edge wear most noticeable from the front. $4.50 i-i NEW / NUOVO / NY

"Greetings from DOUGLAS" unused black & white large-letter post card, a few faint abrasions in the glossy finish, good edges. $5.00 i;& NEW / NUOVO / NY

    "Greetings from the / ISLE / of / MAN" unused black & white large-letter postcard with glossy finish, minor corner wear. $5.00 il%

"Harris Promenade and Gardens, Douglas, I.O.M." sepia-tone real photo post card mailed there 1936, one badly creased corner, additional edge wear. $2.75 i*

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    "ISLE OF MAN / STEAM PACKET Co. / S. S. Tynwald" color postcard, circa 1912, unused, minor edge wear. Ship was registered in 1891. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(i)i

    "Kirkbraddan Old Church, near Douglas" including a good bit of its cemetery in the foreground, color post card from Valentine's series, fairly fresh. The more modern spelling is Kirk Braddan. $10.00 ic NEW / NUOVO / NY

"LOCH PROMENADE, DOUGLAS, I. O. M." post card with copyrighted Brian Gerald art published by Valentine & Sons, mailed at Douglas 25 JNE 1948 (clear hand cancel) to London, trivial corner wear, some cancel ink mars the front sky. $3.75 i-i NEW / NUOVO / NY

"Manx Cat - Royal Horse Train" continental post card with 2 views, mailed at Douglas with 26 p. damaged stamp to Ohio (receiving mark overlaps originating cancel), one bent corner & one dinged edge. $1.25 i*

"On the Sands, Douglas, I. O. M." monochromatic silver, D. F. & Co. series, postcard mailed 1905, ink smear on back, corner & edge wear. $4.25 i*

"PEEL CASTLE. ISLE OF MAN." sepia-tone post card mailed there 1924, minor edge wear, light toning on back, faint corner crease. $3.50 i*

    See also Isle of Man postal history. Shown is a 1973 official FDC for a railway issue.

    See also Isle of Man stamps. Shown is an international reply coupon.

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    "Sound & Calf of Man" color post card mailed at Port St. Mary JY 24 1909 (clear cancel ties stamp with a corner gone before mailing) to Manchester then forwarded (the new address in red) to Southport, 2 small corner creases, mild edge wear, a few speckles of cancel ink show in the sky. $7.50 i-i NEW / NUOVO / NY

    "S.S Lady of Mann" real photo postcard, period missing in caption, writing on back explains this ship carried many passengers to the island for holidays. $10.00 (i)*

    "S.S. 'LADY OF MANN' / THE ISLE OF MAN STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED / Length 371 feet..." unused continental post card printed in Great Britain by J. Arthur Dixon, long but inconspicuous internal crease. Ship was registered in 1930. $2.00 si*

    "S. S. Queen Victoria. I. O. M." color postcard printed in Saxony circa 1915, unused, brownish paper, trivial corner & edge wear. Ship was registered to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. $7.50 si*

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"SUNDAY SERVICE AT KIRK BRADDAN, I.O.M." with a throng seated out-of-doors, color postcard mailed at Douglas 17 JLY 1937 (clear cancel ties 1-d King stamp franking to Northumberland), some cancel ink on front noticeable in sky, upper corner creases do not affect the stamp or cancel, album impressions at all corners, one bottom corner with a small crease. $3.75 i-i

"THE CALF SOUND AND KITTERLAND, ISLE OF MAN" unused chrome postcard distributed by Ranscombe Photographics, excellent condition. (2 available) $1.25 each. i

    "The NEW ROUTE / TO AND FROM / THE / ISLE OF MAN / VIA / HEYSHAMM / MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY / TWIN SCREW STEAMER / 'MANXMAN' / ..." color post card from Midland Railway, unused,  toned back corners, tiny bend at one corner not into image. The ship was registered in 1904. $9.50 s(m)ri

    "The Parade, Douglas" with streetcar number 75 prominent in the foreground, the Villiers Hotel at the left; unused color postcard from the Valentine Series, trivial wear at one bottom corner, otherwise good edges, couple of tiny spots of toning in the sky. $9.50 is NEW / NUOVO / NY

    "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)*%

    Unidentified church with its cemetery in the foreground. From an Isle of Man collection. Not Kirk Braddan. Illustrated to help you identify it. $10.00 ic

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