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Category: Beaches and Seaside

Brace’s Rock, Cape Ann, Mass.

Initially, four postcards were found that were addressed to Ida L. Vance; since then we ran across a fifth. This is just the third one getting up on the website, and though it was postmarked in May, it reminds me…Read More…

A Case Of Lock-Jaw

Undivided back, artist-signed, used postcard. Postmarked September 6, 1905 from West Hoboken, New Jersey. Artist:  Antlers. Price:  $10.00 “Sept 6. I am afraid you will be in such a case some day. have you got over to homestead yet. I…Read More…

Blackpool From The Air

From an unknown with writing talent, this aerial view of the beach and coastline at Blackpool, Lancashire, England, is described on the back of the card: “This is the holiday haunt of thousands of workers from the Industrial Midlands –…Read More…

Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, England

“Dear Ellie. Thought I had better let you know that I am not going to the theatre. Hope you will enjoy your little gift. Best love, Janey[?]” Addressed to:   “Miss E. Potts, 6 Cholmley St., Hull.” Circa 1902 – 1910…Read More…

Frederick At The Sea-Shore

“My dear Aunt Hetty: –  Here I am at the sea-shore, well and happy. I send love to Marie and Aunt Flora your loving, Frederick.” Addressed to:   “Mrs. H. L. Demarest, 468 Ellison St., Paterson N. J.” The adorable little…Read More…

Busy Persons Correspondence Card

1942 bathing beauties for Mr. J. Matthews from his son Jack, on one of those “check off your responses” type of card. Sometimes they were straight-forward, sometimes wacky, depending both on the card choices and the sender. In this case,…Read More…

Surf Bathing In The Pacific

Here’s a colorful card of a southern California beach scene, with reports about the weather, the tourists, and the 1908 presidential race. “Bryan” was William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic candidate who ended up losing to William Taft. Note that the…Read More…

In Northern Seas

From one end of the country to the other:  We were on the coast of Maine in the last post, and this one looks like it might be Alaska, but there’s no information under than the caption,  “In Northern Seas” …Read More…

Puerto Armuelles, Panamá

Divided back, Real Photo Postcard. Postmarked May 11, 1947. Republic of Panamá. Price:  $25.00 Here’s a Real Photo Postcard from the Republic of Panamá, 1947. The cancellation mark is too blurred to read the city. The sender wrote: “Hi Sweet: …Read More…

By The Sad Sea Waves

Divided back, used postcard. Postmarked June 2, 1908, Idaho (city unknown.) Publisher unknown. Price:  $20.00  A wonderfully unusual postcard showing a drawing of a man in an old-fashioned bathing suit (the card is postmarked 1908) who is bald on top…Read More…