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Category: Humorous

Just Missed The Rain

Divided back, used postcard. Postmarked February 3, 1909 from Stockton, California. Price:  $12.00 I love these type where the sender has written in their own caption, so to speak….And for me, this should be titled,  “Blessed Rain”  since we don’t…Read More…

A Nice Light Job

A funny postcard from an unknown publisher showing two drawings of a guy:  On the left he’s put pen to paper and written,  “I struck a nice light job working for the city…”  while on the right, in “real life”…Read More…

When Last Seen On The Road

This RPPC has one of the best homemade captions ever! The image shows a couple of guys (we presume them to have a great sense of humor) in their photo prop car, overcoats and derby or bowler hats. If you’ve…Read More…

This Tin Lizzy Makes Some Feed!

“When a Ford gets sick, Hit her with a brick, And she’ll ramble right along just the same.” Here’s a humorous artist-signed postcard of a drawing of a man tossing a brick at the radiator of a Model T, while…Read More…

If You Are As Glad…

Divided back, used postcard. Postmarked October 8, 1917 from Fresno, California. Publisher unknown. No. 1005. Price:  $4.00 We’re finding the verse funny in this one….. “If you are as glad to be remembered, as I am to remember you, We…Read More…

How The Fashions Came

Divided back, unused postcard. Circa 1907. Publisher:  A.T.F. Company, Chicago, Illinois. Price:  $10.00 Heee heee. A great one, eh? Is that a horse or mule on the left? I don’t know. To me the image looks a little moose-like. This…Read More…

Don’t Worry If You Work Hard…

“Don’t worry if you work hard and your rewards are few… REMEMBER the mighty OAK was once a NUT like you.” 😀 Divided back, unused postcard. Publisher:  Daco. “A Daco Card.” Box 6194, Waco, Texas 76706. Series D-132. Circa 1960s….Read More…

If You Are Not A Bear

Divided back, used postcard. Postmarked June 14, 1907 from Chicago, Illinois. Publisher:  Tower M & N Company, New York. Series or number 97-6. Availability Status:  SOLD “The children too must have a pet – If you are not a bear…Read More…

For Thee I Pine

Here’s a great postcard with the lovely play-on-words:  “For thee I pine, For thee I bal-sam.” On the front of the card the sender wrote:  “But more so for the old white horse, Em.”  (Awww!) The card is addressed to: …Read More…

Bachelor’s Permit

The third and last in this miniseries from the Exhibit Supply Company:  A priceless bachelor’s permit allowing the bearer to among other things, “…make love with one hand on his pulse and his eye on the clock and his pocketbook.” …Read More…