Here’s a Real Photo Postcard showing an oval studio portrait of a handsome guy, maybe in his thirties or early forties, in a dark suit coat and vest, and light colored shirt. This was not fancy attire. We see that…Read More…
Category: Postcards
Gruss Aus Berlin
An autumn scene in Berlin, Germany with the caption: “Gruss aus Berlin. Charité – Chirurg. Klinik – Kirche.” Gruss aus Berlin translates as Greetings from Berlin. This postcard shows what appears to be a Charity hospital or surgeon’s clinic…Read More…
Thanksgiving Greetings
Happy Thanksgiving to all! Here’s a beautiful postcard showing a design of two turkeys on a little path out in the country. (Well, with scrutiny, the turkey in the background is just next to the path.) I like the stand…Read More…
Mullen & Bluett Clothing Company
Undivided back, artist-signed, unused postcard. Publisher: American Commercial Advertising Company, New York. Circa 1909 – 1910. Price: $20.00 Here’s an old postcard that was used for advertising purposes by the Los Angeles, California-based Mullen & Bluett Clothing Company, and shows…Read More…
View Of Cincinnati, Ohio in 1906
Undivided back, used postcard. Postmarked June 20, 1906 from Cincinnati, Ohio. Publisher: The Cincinnati News Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. Printed in Berlin, Germany by Leipzig. No. 3216. Availability Status: SOLD A view of Cincinnati, Ohio, looking south from Mount Adams, circa…Read More…
Teddy B.
“Hello Little Bessie. I just happened to think that this was your birthday. So I am going to send you Teddie picture. He was very tired when he had it took he had been climbing the Mts that day. from…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…
You…Why Don’t You Write
Undivided back postcard, postmarked August 23, 1907 from Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania. Publisher unknown. Price: $15.00 Here’s another from 1907, and one of those ones that are just as great on the front as the back. The front shows a print in…Read More…
Why On Earth Don’t You Write
There is a Cora A. Seeley, age about 32, single, listed as a servant on the 1905 New York State Census, Saratoga County, living with Herbert A. Shaw, his wife Edna, and daughter Mary. Curiously, the census taker only marked…Read More…