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Category: Postcards Used

Easter Blessing To Hannah From Genevieve

Here’s another beautiful Easter card; this one showing a dark-haired angel holding a book, and gazing down to her right. She is situated in the center of a silver cross with ornate scroll work and the unfurled message,  “Easter Blessing.” …Read More…

Monterey Hall Of Records 1834

This circa 1908 postcard shows an old adobe structure, built around 1834 or 1835, called the House of the Four Winds, or La Casa de los Cuatro Vientos. It was so named because it was the first house in Monterey…Read More…

Entrance To Hotel Del Monte

“704 – Entrance Hotel Del Monte, Monterey County, Cal., Coast Line, S. P. R. R.” There’s so much going on with this postcard… Early autos Well, for starters, this continues the topic from the prior post – early American cars…Read More…

Accept All Good Wishes

“This is me don’t it look like me”  is the sender’s caption at the top of the card. Wonder if there was a striking resemblance or this was said jokingly, but in either case knowing what the postcard sender thought…Read More…

Laramie, Wyoming, Circa 1921

Divided back, used Real Photo Postcard. Postmarked May 8, 1921 from Laramie, Wyoming. Series or number a[?] 6. Availability Status:  SOLD This commercial type Real Photo Postcard shows the east side of Second Street, looking south, in Laramie, Wyoming. The…Read More…

It Is Certainly Great Around Weitzer, Colorado

Divided back, used postcard. Postmarked August 15, 1917 from Weitzer, Colorado. Publisher initials:  A.P.C. Company. Number or series 2106. Price:  $20.00 “It is Certainly Great Around Weitzer, Colo. But it Needs You to Make it Heaven” No other postcards are…Read More…

Wishing For You In Augusta, Michigan

Divided back, used postcard. Postmarked December 1919 from Augusta, Michigan. Series or number 2138. Price:  $5.00 “I Broke My Wishbone Wishing for You in AUGUSTA, U.S.A. Come and Mend it P. D. Q.” A cute pennant postcard showing a small…Read More…

All A-Tiptoe

Undivided back, artist-signed, used postcard. Postmarked February 13, 1905 from Santa Barbara, California. Artist:  Elizabeth Curtis. Publisher:  Raphael Tuck & Sons Co., Ltd., New York. Copyright 1903. Price:  $15.00 “All a-tiptoe I will be Until my Valentine I see.” Here’s…Read More…

For Ever And Aye

For My Valentine… “A little bird told me ‘Twas Valentine’s Day, And gave me this feather To send you, and say: ‘I’ll love you, my sweetheart, For ever and aye’ “ A lovely verse for Valentine’s Day – I like…Read More…

Hand-Painted Rose

Divided back, hand-painted, used postcard. Postmarked April 21, 1911 from San Jose, California. Printed in Germany. Price:  $1.00 “May loves rarest dearest treasures Fill life with o’erflowing pleasures, And this greeting true and tender Oft remind thee of the sender.”…Read More…