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Category: Mysteries

Dr. W. Derby’s Croup Mixture

Undivided back, unused, artist-signed postcard. Circa 1906. Artist:  Stauter. Publisher unknown. Price:  $20.00 “Wet feet, cold hands, Dr. W. Derby’s Croup Mixture, Eaton Rapids, Mich.” is printed at the bottom of this artist-signed postcard showing merriment in winter – elves…Read More…

Holiday Wishes From The Holtorfs

Here’s a personalized holiday greeting card, with two deckled edge sides, the printed message,  “With the best of Holiday Wishes”  and a small design of probably a poinsettia. It’s signed,  “The Holtorfs”  and shows an older couple with their two…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…

Ethel In Mitchell, South Dakota, 1909

From North Dakota on the prior post, we go south (well for the addressees, anyway) for a postcard written by a beautiful young woman with a sense of humor. On the front she writes: “To keep the rats away you…Read More…

Mystery Church

Divided back, Real Photo Postcard, unused. AZO stamp box, circa 1907 – 1918. Price:  $7.00 Real Photo Postcard showing a side view of a large church in the Gothic Revival style, of stone construction, showing a tall spire, several smaller…Read More…

Vintage Alaska Tourist Photos

Price for the set:  $15.00  Size for each photo:  3 and 1/2 x 2 and 1/2″ Here is a wonderful collection of vintage black and white photos, (in very good condition except for the top two which have some major…Read More…

Three Kids Photo Taken By The Up-To-Date Studio

Divided back, unused, Real Photo Postcard. AZO stamp box. Photography studio:  The Up-To-Date Studio. Circa 1907 – 1918. Price:  $8.00 Real Photo Postcard showing oval studio photo of three gorgeous children, two girls and a boy, who must surely be…Read More…

Stein 4th Of July Float

Undivided back, Real Photo Postcard. Circa 1902 – 1906. Price:  $20.00 “Dear Uncle Walter, Your postals I received. Many thanks for same but sorry to say I lost the postal card Saturday of you. send me one again. be so…Read More…

I Think It Great

Divided back, unused postcard. Publisher unknown. Series 852. Made in the U.S.A. Circa 1918. Price:  $10.00 Cute postcard circa 1918 (another example of this same postcard shows up elsewhere online with this date) showing a boy and girl, the smiling…Read More…

You’re Just My Style

Divided back, unused with writing on the back. Publisher unknown. Series 852. Artist:  Witt. Circa 1918. Price:  $10.00 There is no artist’s signature on this postcard but it seems to have been done by the person who signed his or…Read More…