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Category: Postcards Unused

Disappointed But Fashionable

Divided back, unused, Real Photo Postcard. AZO stamp box circa 1907 – 1918. Price:  $6.00 A young woman posing in winter or late fall attire:  She wears a long checkered skirt that shows her side-buttoned boots just a little. The…Read More…

A Handsome Bearded Gentleman

Here’s a Real Photo Postcard showing an oval studio portrait of a handsome guy, maybe in his thirties or early forties, in a dark suit coat and vest, and light colored shirt. This was not fancy attire. We see that…Read More…

Gruss Aus Berlin

An autumn scene in Berlin, Germany with the caption:   “Gruss aus Berlin. Charité – Chirurg. Klinik – Kirche.” Gruss aus Berlin translates as Greetings from Berlin. This postcard shows what appears to be a Charity hospital or surgeon’s clinic…Read More…

Thanksgiving Greetings

Happy Thanksgiving to all! Here’s a beautiful postcard showing a design of two turkeys on a little path out in the country. (Well, with scrutiny, the turkey in the background is just next to the path.) I like the stand…Read More…

Mullen & Bluett Clothing Company

Undivided back, artist-signed, unused postcard. Publisher:  American Commercial Advertising Company, New York. Circa 1909 – 1910. Price:  $20.00 Here’s an old postcard that was used for advertising purposes by the Los Angeles, California-based Mullen & Bluett Clothing Company, and shows…Read More…

Roadside Birches

A vintage postcard in black and white of a photo of a small stand of birch trees by the side of a winding one-lane dirt road. On the front is printed  “Roadside Birches – L.G. – 403.”  LG are possibly…Read More…

Country Girl

Here’s a Real Photo Postcard of a beautiful young woman posing in a countryside setting on a sunny day. I know, the word beautiful is used a lot here at Laurel Cottage, but after all aren’t all women beautiful? But…Read More…

Woman With Book

Here’s a Real Photo Postcard from probably the 1920s of a woman sitting in a wooden chair, holding a large, leather bound book. She wears her hair in the bobbed, waved fashion of the day, a pearl necklace, and a…Read More…

San Blas, Republic of Panama

“Una de las islas del archipiélago de San Blas, República de Panamá. One of the islands in San Blas, Republic of Panama.” Palm trees, thatched roof buildings, a few natives, and a beautiful beach at the  “puente del mundo, corazon…Read More…

Woman Seated At Table

Real Photo Postcard of an unknown woman with a rather intent gaze. She looks to be possibly in her 50s, has dark hair, slightly graying at the sides, worn pulled up and back and parted in the middle. She wears…Read More…