Divided back, used postcard. Circa 1949. Artist unknown. Publisher: Fischgrund, Mexico (Eugenio Fischgrund). Printed in Mexico. Printer: F. Sanchez H. y Cia, México, D.F. (Mexico City). Price: $20.00 Color! If you’ve been looking at the last number of black and…Read More…
Category: Postcards
Silver Parcel-Gilt Ewer
Divided back, unused postcard. Circa 1930s – 1950s. Price: $10.00 “Ewer R3043 Silver parcel-gilt. End of 16th century. Hispanic Society of America, New York.” Various definitions of ewer are: a pitcher with a wide spout; a vase-like pitcher, often decorated;…Read More…
Another TJ Tourist RPPC
Divided back, unused with writing, Real Photo Postcard. Circa late 1940s or 1950s. Price: $7.00 “See my Straw Mule. Wellie look like he was drunk but he wasn’t. J.T. is about ready to take off. ha ha.” A group of…Read More…
Tourists In Tijuana, 1955
Divided back, unused, Real Photo Postcard. Circa 1955. Kodak Paper stamp box. Price: $7.00 An African-American couple (presuming couple and presuming they’re from the U.S.) posing for a photo wearing tourist sombreros, seated on a platform behind a “Tijuana Zebra.”…Read More…
The Lehmann Family With Ikey And Buster
At first, we were just willing to place a heavy bet on the identity of the people in this Real Photo Postcard, but then after a little more research…. John M. Lehman or Lehmann, born Illinois about 1868; his wife…Read More…
Little Girl And Big Horse, Defiance, Iowa
Oh! I hadn’t realized I had two by this photographer. Excellent! It’s a great one of a pretty girl (gazing downward) in coat, gloves and hat (how do you like that big pom pom, not to mention the big bow…Read More…
Another Horse And Buggy RPPC
Another Real Photo Postcard with horse and buggy: this one showing two gents in suits and derby hats. It looks to be maybe late winter, as the trees in the background are not leafed out yet. Also showing is a…Read More…
Horse And Buggy Couple
“12 1/2 of these” appears written in pencil on the back of this Real Photo Postcard. Hmmm, maybe this was photography lingo for twelve “half-size” or something to this effect. But it’s a beautiful photo of a young couple posing…Read More…
Stilt House, 1907
A Real Photo Postcard showing a sepia-toned, faded image of four men, one woman and a small dog, posed in front of a home on stilts. The very faint writing, in pencil at the bottom, says, “taken during Dec. 1907.” …Read More…