"11. The Barber" showing a street barber in India, sepia-tone postcard from Art Union in Calcutta, paper yellowing with age, 2 tiny tears close well, very late usage at Swanton Nebraska, corner & edge wear includes a small crease. $5.00 bi

"123. A TURKISH BARBER SHOP / CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY" color post card, circa 1918, minor edge wear, unused. $4.00 &

"15. -- Kabylie -- Barbier en plein air" in Northern Algeria, postcard, unused. $8.00 ba

"47251 Tanger - Coiffeur arabe" showing a barber at work under a tent, color postcard with undivided back, unused, toning along edges on both sides (mostly at the edges). $8.50 (bta)

"59 KAIROUAN -- Souk des Coiffeurs. -- LL." black & white carte postale with green back, unused & full of life (the area for barbers & hairdressers), toning along back edges. $7.50 tb

"61.  LES PRISONNIERS ALLEMANDS EN FORĘT -- Aprčs la Barbe, la Toilette au ruisseau" showing German prisoners, guarded by the French in a forest, freshening up after receiving a haircut; black & white carte postale with green back, toning near back edges, faint corner crease, trivial rounding at 3 corners. Most unusual subject matter; presumably a propaganda piece to assure the world such soldiers were being well-treated. $19.00 bwpm

"9.--Petits Métiers-- Perruquier Chinois. Little crafts.-- Chinese hairdresser." unused circa-1915 carte postale from Collection Liou-Seu, unused, corner & edge wear, heavily toned back. $15.00 cb

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"A CHINESE STREET BARBER, PEKING." unused white-border era published by Camera Craft in Peking, made in USA, spot of light toning on back, light toning near one front corner. $11.00 cb

"A Roadside Barber, Calcutta" action in India, also including a folded umbrella prominently, black & white, unused. $5.00 biu

"a TIM BURTON film / Sweeney Todd / THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET" unused continental post card publicizing the 2007 film from DreamWorks LLC & Warner Brothers Entertainment, suggesting it as a Christmas gift, near mint condition. Nominated for 3 Oscars, including a win for Art Direction. $1.75 mb

"BARBER IN THE STREET, SHANGHAI." with a young boy washing his customer's hair, other customers waiting; circa 1915 postcard, unused, published by Young Photo Company there, printed in Germany, minor wear at one back corner. $19.00 cb

"CHINESE BARBERS" postcard, circa-1915, unused, corner wear & rounding, very lightly toned back. $18.00 cb

"Coiffeurs turcs. Constantinople" also with Arabic writing, unused post card, lightly toned back, corner wear & rounding, heavy album marks on front. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 bt

"Collection - M. T. / 18 Madagascar -- Tananarive. Femme se Coiffant." showing a woman styling her friend's hair; unused phototyped carte postal from Guende in Marseille, rounded corners, spotty toning on back. Rare: no other offers, no recorded sales & no exhibits when we searched the Internet. $9.00 mb

"Columbus, O., Nov 188(5) / Your valued favor of 10 inst., containing ... / ... / EXCLUSIVE MANUFACTURERS / OF THEIR Genuine Hair Chemicals. // WRIGHT BROS. & CO." filled form with red printing on government postal card mailed there NOV 1885. $6.50 bo(c)

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"Company Barber" numbered 1361--7 on back, obviously World War I vintage, unused postcard printed in the USA, corner & edge wear. $25.00 (bwm(a))

"DJIBOUTI -- Le coin du coiffeur" with barber in action on the street corner, black & white postcard, cliché G. B., one serrated edge (from booklet), unused, soft corners, very light toning on back. $14.00

"Fancy Hair-cutter" signed art showing a bike & a boy getting his haircut outside in Pakistan, mailed to the United States in 1958, stamp removed, internal crease in caption area. $2.00 pb

"GREETINGS / FROM: /  ERNIE CONRAD'S / BARBER SHOP / AND EVELYN / … /  Sunbury, Pa." wooden postcard whose back advertises the collecting interests of the proprietor, dated 1981 Holiday season on the back, near mint. $7.50 bpwg*

"high  /  lights  /  only  /  $19  /  includes  /  BURRING  /  TIE DYE  /  7-FOIL" Master Cuts advertising card, 2002 date stamped on back, otherwise very fresh. $1.25 b

"HIGH STREET, BELFAST, MAINE." black & white postcard. Many readable signs include Coca Cola & barber shop. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (mcb)

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"Karachi--Barber" unique printer's proof for a real photo postcard (good contrast & focus) that would eventually be entitled 'Karachi--Street Barber' (change noted on back), cropping lines on front to delimit the image ultimately shown, main image cut out & put on a grayish background to obscure unwanted clutter in the original shot. Obviously unique & exceptionally interesting. $13.00 pb

"KING'S ARMS BARBER SHOP, Williamsburg Virginia…" unused chrome, pertinent information on back, interesting. $1.25 (vb)

"LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE / San Antonio, Texas / (Upper) Newly arrived Air Force trainees march / to barbershop ... / ... " (Below) After leaving barbershop 'skinheads' / read instruction booklets." multiview postcard mailed there 1983 by David to his grandparents Mr & Mrs James Chase in Mayfield Ohio. $3.75 bg(c)t(l)m

"MAIN / BARBER SHOP/…/Groveport, Ohio” matchbook cover showing barber pole and hair-cutting tools, striker stain front and back does not detract, matches carefully removed. $1.00 o(g)b

"Main Street, East from Columbus Street , /  Lancaster, Ohio." With barber's pole in foreground, color, circa 1915, unused & fairly fresh. $6.00 (bmo)

"MARCH 14-20  ONE WEEK ONLY / CUSTOMER APPRECIATION /  DAYS" unused continental postcard with a discount offer for Regis Salons. Gorgeous hairstyling on model; copyrighted, near mint. (2 available) $1.50 each b

   
"MasterCuts / 20% off / Any color Service / with your next haircut" unused circa-2005 continental postcard in excellent condition, back mentions their website too. $1.00 ba

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"Mohamed had his hair cut on this / spot. So does this pilgrim" presumably a Saudi Arabian scene, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 in the United States. $2.00

"N3CBG" QSL card mailed 1985 by operator Michael Tarant with Doylestown Barber Shop in his return address, stamp side sports a Scoiety of Wireless Pioneers logo in black & a handstamp promoting Jehovah Witnesses Bible studies. $2.00 p(w)b

"NAVAL REVIEW / ONE OF THE CLOSE SHAVES OF A SAILOR'S LIFE" with 2 views, color post card, circa World War I, unused, rubber band mark on back, noticeable spots of toning on both front side borders, mild corner & edge wear. $5.00 (bm)

"'Next' Barbering in the Cow Camp M115" postcard mailed 1909 (Rapid City South Dakota flag cancel), cancel ink on front, one badly creased corner. $15.00 (bc)

"No hot towels / here" unused black & white post card published by the Chicago Daily News, obviously World War I vintage, small corner bend, minor wear at another corner. $5.00 (bw)

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"POST OFFICE. NEW PARIS, IND." with many crowded outside, including 2 delivery wagons (one for RFD #3), sepia-tone real photo post card mailed there SEP 12 1911. The building itself was built in 1902 to house a drugstore (left) next to the MM Barber Shop (right), as we can see from the stonework overhead. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 i(n)ppb-ri

"RAGAZZE D'AMERICA" (Girls of America in Italian) 1937 calendari da barbiere (pocket-size booklet-style barbershop calendar) complete with ribbon placeholder. Cover (shown left) depicts burlesque dancers & beauty pageant contestants (Miss California, Miss Arizona & Miss Florida). Inside starts with a nude & female tennis player; then January to March opposite a cowgirl riding a black stallion; center is April through September; bathing beauties opposite October through December (shown below left); ending with maid helping wealthy lady in formal attire opposite another nude with handstamp 'MADE IN ITALY' above her. Now rare; most were discarded when their usefulness was up. To the best of our knowledge we are the only ones offering this one. $25.00 cbi

"Ruckerinnerung schoner Tage! / I. Bei der Toilette (Original-Aufnahme)" showing German military barbers at work, postcard mailed from Germany to New York circa 1903, one corner badly creased, other edge wear. Original printing sold for the benefit of orphans. $20.00 bgm

"SIXTH STREET, LOOKING WEST, EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO" with a barber shop & billiards parlor & the Columbia shown, mailed 1923, corner wear & rounding. $4.00 obb

"Street Scene / Ft. Atkinson Ia." including several horse-drawn vehicles near the storefront of F. C. Smith & the HAIR SALON further down, real photo postcard with good focus, circa 1913, unused, light album marks at the corners of both sides, light spots of fingerprint toning in front sky, slight oxidation. SALE IN PROGRESS ibgh

Uncaptioned sepia-tone real photo post card showing British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) observation car 123 partially loaded with tourists, in front of George S. Russell's Shaving Parlors (also offering hot & cold baths) with a sign advertising a matinee at the Grand Theatre, and the My Wardrobe clothes-cleaning shop; mailed there 1910, small upper corner crease. Seldom seen. $20.00 b(v)burg

"Village barber and customer, tribal area of / the Northwest Frontier of Pakistan between / Peshawar and Kohat." chrome postcard. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 pb-ap

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"5.  BASUTOS STORING GRAIN" unused continental post card, trivial wear to one upper corner. $3.00 bi

"Missiën der Paters Oblaten in Zuid-Afrika / mille van Montolivet." Known to be serving a Basuto village from the other card below, sepia-tone postcard published by Nels, fairly fresh. Refers to a Catholic mission of Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate. $15.00 brc

"Missien der Paters Oblaten in Zuid-Afrika / Basutosch dorp" sepia-tone post card published by Nels, album marks on front but fairly fresh. Refers to a Catholic mission of Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate. $17.50 brc

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See also our African postcards (not as geographically specific.)

See also our Lesotho postcards for modern issues.

"SOUTHERN AFRICA / Wayside bead seller with her wares of conical Basotho hats and reed baskets" unused continental postcard from booklet. $2.00

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