Divided Back postcard, embossed. Postmarked Tioga, Texas, August 23, 1909. Printed in Germany. Price: $15.00 To My Dear Uncle….. Great color on this one and a welcome change from the black and white entries we’ve been posting! Addressed to: “Flem…Read More…
Category: Postcards Used
Russian Photography House of V. T. Koksharova
Real Photo Postcard. Russia, postal stamps removed. Date unknown. Price: $20.00 A rare find….. We don’t come across many old postcards of photographers’ business locations in North America, and I’m guessing it’s probably the same situation for Russian cards….Read More…
Coming Home By Rail
Divided Back postcard. Postmarked from Loudonville, Ohio, October 10, 1908. Price: $10.00 Railway days……. There are other “Coming Home By Rail” postcards that can be found online; the joke, of course, being that the person is not traveling by train…Read More…
With Every Fond Wish
Divided Back, embossed postcard. Copyright 1908, Julius Bien & Co., New York. Postmarked March 15, 1909 from Kansas City, Missouri. “St. Patrick” Series Number 740. Price: $12.00 Just realized we missed posting a St. Valentine’s card last month, oops! But…Read More…
To Mr. and Mrs. Les Sparks, Lansing, KS
Divided Back, embossed postcard. Made in U.S.A. Series 161. Postmarked from Tonganoxie, Kansas, December 23rd. Year missing. Circa 1925 – 1936. Price: $7.00 A cute design for this card, with its bowl of holly, quite adorable bow and dainty stars….Read More…
A Joyful Christmas To Ida Thorstensen
Divided Back, embossed postcard. Postmarked December 24, 1914 from Brooklyn, N.Y., Station G. Series 347. Price: $7.00 A small insert of Santa in his sleigh. He’s looking over his shoulder at us, surrounded by a spray of holly and berries….Read More…
Gator Couple
Divided Back, artist-signed, used postcard. Postmarked August 21, 1917, Brimfield, Illinois. Postcard artist: Hans Horina. Price: $15.00 A gator (the “husband” we presume) standing in a river or pond, calls out,“Oh, I don’t know!” to his wife, who is walking…Read More…
Hotel Turpin Autobus, San Francisco
Divided Back, used postcard. Postmarked July 23, 1916 from San Francisco, California. Stamp removed. Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell. Price: $12.00 Auto Bus meets trains and Steamers. Hotel Turpin Auto Bus. 17 Powell St. at Market, San Francisco, Cal. F. L….Read More…
Postcard To Mabel L. Schultz, Halsey, Oregon
Divided Back, Real Photo Postcard. Postmarked June 9, 1910 from Portland, Oregon. Price: $15.00 The image on this postcard is of Tressa or Tessa, surname unknown. She writes: “Wish you were here this week enjoying the Rose carnival. Dude is…Read More…