“Collection Artistique. 98 – NICE – La Jetée-Promenade et les Palmiers. Postcard from a photo likely taken by photographer Jean Giletta (1856-1933). Born Jean-Baptiste Gilletta in Levens, France; at some point Giletta dropped the Baptiste and the second letter L…Read More…
Category: Postcards Unused
Rags, The Baby Burro
Beautiful linen postcard of adorable baby burro, named “Rags.” The caption on the back states, “N-4 – I WANT MY MAMA. When the photographer found this baby burro and its mother out on the hot desert – it was an…Read More…
Birdies By A. Wagner
Charming, artist-signed, vintage postcard of a painting by A. Wagner showing a couple of colorful songbirds sitting on a tree branch with pink blossoms. In the vicinity is a meandering path through a meadow leading toward what looks to be…Read More…
Teedler Toddler
Divided back, Real Photo Postcard, unused. The stamp box shows the outlined (rather than the filled in) Cyko logo, with the words “Place Postage Stamp Here.” Circa 1907 – 1920s. Price: $7.00 Sort of a funny photo of a beautiful…Read More…
St. Patrick Day Greetings
Divided back, embossed, unused postcard. Made in U.S.A. Publisher: Samson Brothers, Series 315 or S315. Date of card unknown, possibly circa 1915. Price: $6.00 Well, this beauty of a card seems to have it all: shamrocks, harp, pipe, and castle…Read More…
Dear Erin
Divided back, unused postcard. Publisher: Wolf & Co., New York. No. 1503. Card date unknown, possibly circa 1910. Price: $10.00 “Wishing You a happy St. Patrick’s Day.” “Dear Erin how sweetly thy green bosom rises, An emerald set in the…Read More…
Irises At Heian Shrine
“Blooming Irises in ‘Heian’ Shrine Garden (Kyoto).” Postcard from photo taken in the gardens of the Heian Shrine in Kyoto, Japan, which is a top-ranked Shinto shrine of great cultural importance. This card is obviously not old, but we came…Read More…
Salinas Rodeo Girls
“Showing their Levi’s, California Rodeo, Salinas, July 13 – 16, 1939” Great vintage postcard showing photo of seven beautiful cowgirls lined up and posing in their dungarees, boots, hats, and western shirts. Photo taken at the Salinas, California Rodeo grounds…Read More…
Song Of The Merchant Kalashnikov
Russian postcard from a painting of a scene about the epic poem by Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов). The full title of the poem in Russian is “Песня про царя Ивана Васильевича, молодого опричника и удалого купца Калашникова” and…Read More…
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
Divided back, unused postcard. Manufactured by Wayne Paper Box & Printing Corp., Fort Wayne, Indiana. Series H-916. Circa 1940-1946. Price: $12.00 This mission, founded in 1772 by Father Junipero Serra, was named after Saint Louis, Bishop of Toulouse, France, and…Read More…