Category: Postcards

John Arquero, Tourguide, Hilo, Hawaii

Posted on July 18th, 2014 by Annieoakley

Divided back, Real Photo Postcard, unused with writing. Circa early 1950’s. Price: $10.00 Real Photo Postcard in black and white, signed by Hawaii tour guide, John Arquero. He is shown wearing an example of a traditional costume worn by Hawaiian…Read More…

Tags: oo's and kioea birds, traditional Hawaiian royalty costume, traditional uses for bird feathers, unusual hats helmets and headgear, vintage Hawaiian RPPC real photo postcards, vintage images of mahiole helmuts of Hawaii, ʻIʻiwi bird

Categories: Hats, Men, People, Photos With Names, Postcards, Postcards Unused With Writing, Real Photo Postcards, Traditional Costumes

Hawaii’s Flag

Posted on July 18th, 2014 by Annieoakley

Divided back, unused postcard. Photographer: Stewart Fern. Mirro-Krome Card by H. S. Crocker, Inc., San Francisco. S-78. Nani Li’i Natural Color Card. Publisher: Ray Helbig’s Hawaiian Service, P. O. Box 2835, Honolulu 3, Hawaii. Reg. 1951, Hawaii, U.S.A. Price: $5.00…Read More…

Tags: Hawaii vintage postcards, photographer Stewart Fern, vintage postcards and photos of state flags

Categories: Postcards, Postcards Unused

Scenes On The Blue River, Kansas City, Missouri

Posted on July 14th, 2014 by Annieoakley

Divided back, unused postcard. Publisher: The Elite Post Card Co., Kansas City, MO. Made in the U.S.A. Number/Series: 127 A-16656. Circa 1908 – 1914. Price: $8.00 Another Art Nouveau style postcard from The Elite Post Card Co. of Kansas City,…Read More…

Tags: antique and vintage postcard scenes of the Blue River Missouri, antique and vintage postcards by The Elite Post Card Co of Kansas City MO, vintage and antique postcards of rivers camping and canoeing

Categories: Art Nouveau, Canoes, Postcards, Postcards Unused

Views On Indian Creek, Dallas, Missouri

Posted on July 14th, 2014 by Annieoakley

Divided back, unused postcard. Publisher: The Elite Post Card Co., Kansas City, Missouri. Made in the U.S.A. Number/series: 157. A-16684. Circa 1908 – 1914. Price: $8.00 “Views On Indian Creek, Dallas, near Kansas City, MO.” Beautiful postcard with Art Nouveau…Read More…

Tags: antique and vintage postcards of rivers bridges and old mills, The Elite Postcard Co of Kansas City MO antique postcards

Categories: Art Nouveau, Bridges, Postcards

From A Sister Of Yours

Posted on July 13th, 2014 by Annieoakley

Divided back, unused, embossed postcard. Publisher unknown. Circa 1908 Price: $20.00 Here’s a wonderfully unusual one: A postcard with a cropped photo attached to it! The card shows a likeness of a pink rose and bud with the stems holding…Read More…

Tags: genealogy for Louis L. Collins and Lydia Loretta Pember, genealogy for Louis L. Collins Iola Kansas, John Wesley Pember and Sarah Elizabeth Christie genealogy, old family photos of Goldie Pember or Edith Pember or Alice Pember parents John Wesley Pember and Sarah Elizabeth Christie, vintage and antique postcards showing drawings of birch bark, vintage and antique postcards with sender's photo attached

Categories: Birch bark motif, Flowers, People, Photos With Names, Postcards, Postcards Unused With Writing, Women

Royal Avenue, Belfast, Ireland

Posted on July 11th, 2014 by Annieoakley

Undivided back, unused postcard. Publisher: The Valentine Company. Circa 1901. Price: $4.00 Turn of the century image in pale aqua and black of Royal Avenue in Belfast. This is a photo that has appeared in several incarnations. Sepia toned or…Read More…

Tags: horse-drawn trams and trolleys, Valentine Company vintage and antique postcard publisher, Valentine Series vintage postcards Great Britain

Categories: Buildings, Postcards, Postcards Unused, Streetcars, Undivided Back

Mother And Son RPPC

Posted on July 9th, 2014 by Annieoakley

Divided back, unused, Real Photo Postcard. PMC stamp box showing diamonds in all four corners. Circa 1907. Price: $15.00 Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) showing a studio portrait of a beautiful young mother and her adorable, approximately three year old son….Read More…

Tags: boys historical clothing, boys rompers and tunics early 1900s, examples of Breton or Bretonne style womens hats, PMC stamp box showing diamonds in all four corners, sailor suits for boys early 1900s, vintage mother and son photos early 1900s, womens fashion early 1900s

Categories: Children, Hats, People, Postcards, Postcards Unused, Real Photo Postcards, Women

A Hearty Greeting

Posted on July 7th, 2014 by Annieoakley

Divided back, used postcard. Postmarked June 17, 1912, Arapahoe, Nebraska. Publisher unknown – possibly John Winsch. Price: $4.00 “June 17, 1912. Dear Cousin Lena. I got your letter saturday. I was away sewing all week. I will be looking for…Read More…

Tags: antique and vintage post office cancellation marks showing GPM, John Wincsh vintage and antique postcard publisher, vintage postcards of four leaf clovers

Categories: Flowers, Postcards, Postcards Used, The Lena Davis Postcard Collection

Art Nouveau Violets

Posted on July 6th, 2014 by Annieoakley

Divided back, embossed postcard. Postmarked March 20, 1915. Publisher: E. Nash. Series or number L-11. Price: $10.00 “Greeting you with friendship so warm, As to pierce the gloom of any storm.” A stunning Art Nouveau style, embossed postcard showing violets,…Read More…

Tags: Art Nouveau vintage postcards, vintage postcards showing violets and rain

Categories: Art Nouveau, Flowers, Postcards, Postcards Used, The Lena Davis Postcard Collection

Figs

Posted on July 6th, 2014 by Annieoakley

Divided back, used postcard. Postmarked May 1908, Thomasville, Alabama. Publisher: K – Win & Co., Art Publishers, Chicago, Illinois. Price: $8.00 “Hello Cousin – how are you fine I hope. I am all ok. I guess you got my picture…Read More…

Tags: antique and vintage postcards of fruit, antique and vintage postcards sent to Mobile Alabama, handwriting examples from the early 1900s, Hinson family genealogy in Mobile Alabama, Spinks family genealogy in Thomasville Alabama, vintage fig postcards

Categories: Fruit, Postcards, Postcards Used