"1 / 1007 - LED ZEPPELIN" collage of art & performer faces, unused continental post card, printed in E.E.C., tiny spot of toning on back. $1.50 m

"100% Royalty-Free / 22 CD's of the Hottest Music Available..." unused business reply card from Chameleon Music of Agawam Massachusetts, October 1996. $1.00

"1010 Michelle Pfeiffer" the American film actress (Grease 2 & Scarface, for example) & singer; unused continental postcard, trivial wear at 2 corners. $1.25 fmm

"1016 Kiefer Sutherland" the Canadian signer/songwriter & TV actor; unused post card, minor wear at the upper corners. $1.25 fmt

"113/3". Woman standing to play cymbals, stone in the background suggesting Greece. Hand-tinted / colored Postkarte with undivided back mailed from the Netherlands to Belgium at the 2-1/2-cent rate. Back paper browning evenly with age, minor corner rounding. $7.50 wm

"113 Vista Tipica / Monterrey N. L. Mex." showing a Mexican man serenading a young woman, hand-colored Ekc real photo tarjeta postal, unused, slight curl to the paper, very light toning on back probably from stacking in the production process. $5.00 m(n)m

"1243 / 2" hand-colored / tinted real photo postcard with seated young woman playing small harp, a lot of leg showing. Publisher's monogram is AL. $9.00 w(a)m

"1271 / 4" hand-tinted real photo postcard shows a young woman, seated, strumming a guitar; publisher not disclosed. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 mw^

13 August 1904 Hamburg-Amerika Linie bilingual (English & German) menu & musical program with Willy Stöwer art depicting the Twin Screw Steamer 'Hamburg', approximately 8.5x10" when opened out. Mouth-watering fare included: Malosol(sic) Caviar in Ice, Venison Soup à la St. Hubert, Filet of Beef Wellington Style Sauce Bordelaise, Roast Wild Duck ... Musical selections from: Meyerbeer, Maillard, Strauss, Wagner, Bendix, Herfurth, Seidenglanz & Thümer. Pencil writing on both sides from fellow passengers. Brownish paper with uneven edges as issued. Sold but shown 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 s(m)s(o)a(s)mf

"14  TYPES D'AUVERGNE -- Joeur de Cornemuse. -- LL" writing on front--'old time sheep herder' & 'common sights' postcard with green back, faint album marks on front, good edges & fairly fresh, unusual subject matter. $6.00 fm

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18 August 2000 Greenland drum dancer semi-postal stamp issue complete on maximum card. $3.50 gmdi-gmd

" ____ 19__ / MR. G. H. ANDERSON, / Dear Sir:--We would like to have our piano tuned about / _________ / (What Date?) / ..." advertising postcard for the local piano tuner when phones were still new enough to have only 2 or 4 digits, noticeable toning both sides, lower corner crease is hard to detect. $4.00 o(c)g(a)m

"201^e.S^e.N^o.5. SALON 1901. MOYSE. LE JOUEUR DE FLUTE.  S.I.P." showing him as a youth of 12, unused hand-tinted real photo carte postale with undivided back, minor corner wear & rounding, slight oxidation consistent with age. Marcel Moyse (1889 - 1984) was a famous French flute player, and many works were specifically composed for him. $19.00 mf

"21" Charlie Rich, original scupt doll by / Madonna Hardy Inlow ..." standing with guitar, unused black & white advertising postcard with good edges. $2.50 dm

"217 / 3" hand-colored / tinted real photo postcard with lovely lady at the harp, unused, fresh appearance. DLG published. $7.50 (mw)

"217 / 5" hand-colored / tinted real photo post card with lovely lady at the harp, unused, fresh appearance. DLG published. $7.50 mw

2643 / 6. Seated young woman holds a lute (probably a photographer's prop). Beautifully hand-tinted real photo postcard mailed from Greece 1911, sender's name written lightly in the lower right front corner. RPH published. $7.50 w(r)m

"2672" hand-colored / tinted real photo post card with beautiful young woman at the harp, TCV with French stamp, light toning on back. $7.50

"269 /  AN /  PARIS /  FLUTE ENCHANTERESSE" signed Mastroianni art depicting a female flute player enchanting a shepherdess near her sheep. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 am

"279  Les Poilus! / Les chansons de Jean RAMEAU illustrées // Le v'là tous là nos cher poilus / Plein d'santé et plein d'amitiance ..." illustrating a song in French dialect by Baroque composer Jean-Philippe Rameau; unused carte postale with green back, strong vertical crease, small corner bend affects nothing. Poilus is an old French term for an infantryman, that was reused in World War I; and the soldiers in this view are in infantry uniforms & the mustaches are appropriate as well. $4.50 wmm(f)

"29. The Smiths" unused sepia-tone continental post card, Edition Oasis, printed in the European Economic Community. $1.25 m

"3100 / 5" hand-colored / tinted real photo postcard showing lady with large stringed instrument, writing on back. $10.00 (m)

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"3169 / 4" hand-colored / tinted real photo post card with paste beads added, showing a man giving a friendly lady a lesson at the piano, from Leo Uhlfelder New York, unused, fresh appearance. $7.50 (m)

324. "TARIOL-BAUGÉ" hand-colored / tinted real photo post card of an older woman (with fan) in elegant attire, published by FK Paris, tiny nick in edge closes well, tiny corner nicked off, album adherences on back. We believe this is Anna Tariol-Baugé the singer. $8.00 w(f)m

"32644 MADONNA / ©1992 BOY TOY INC. /  ©WINTERLAND ROCK EXPRESS" caption on back, unused continental postcard, 3 linear marks on the back. $1.25 m*

"32. STRASBOURG (Alsace) - Une Rue (Photo 1918) M. D." a band of soldiers plays to the crowd; unused carte postale with green back, good edges, light toning near the back edges. $4.00 am

"3374 Alphornbläser" unused post card in vertical format from Edition Photoglob in Zürich Switzerland, tiny bend at one corner, partial fingerprint smudge on the back. $4.25 ms

"3893  Alphornbläser" unused Postkarte in vertical format, from Edition Photoglob in Zürich Switzerland, couple tiny dark spots at the top back edge, album impression at one corner, otherwise fairly fresh. $3.75 ms

"392. ..." with Cyrillic caption translated by 1913 writing on back as "With Youth", real photo postcard of lady harpist entertaining a old man who holds some small flowers. $6.00

"3  TYPES D'AUVERGNE. -- La Bourrée. -- LL." two couples dance to a fiddler in a country setting, carte postale in color, mailed 1908 to United States, soft corners. A beauty that would inspire a fine painting. $7.50 dfm

"41 [rest of caption in Cyrillic]" painting of a cellist, unused real photo postcard, slight curl to the paper, light toning near the back edges, minor corner wear. The depiction of the bow, peg & posture is well done; however, the model is not using the best technique to grip the bow. $5.00 m

"4909 / 10" hand-colored / tinted real photo post card of boy playing a violin with many small chicks and eggs in foreground, fresh appearance, shown. $7.50 Another from this series, similar condition. $7.50

"556. - Joueurs de Biniou en Bretagne" perched atop barrels, a biniou player & a double-reeded bombarde player, a traditional pairing in Brittany, together with an older assistant who probably collected coins from spectators;  typed message from sender comments that the scene is in the vicinity of Rennes, mailed to Pennsylvania 1947, serrated edge from booklet, tiny corner crease not into the image. $7.50 mf(r)f(b)

 





"6.-TIPICA CALLEJUELA. TAXCO GRO.  Desantis Jr." showing 5 musicians on a small street, with onlookers; Ekc real photo tarjeta postal with very late usage at Franklin Kansas, slight curl to the paper, good edges, fine surface crackling to the image betrays true age. $4.50 m(g)m

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"61 -- ALGER - Musiciens arabes / Louis Ledoux, éditeur, Alger" showing 3 musicians (tambourine, flute & small drum) seated on the ground, unused monochromatic green post card, browning paper on back, thin rubber band mark on back. $4.50 am*

"677. MUSÉE ROYAL D'ANVERS. /  Concert en famille, /  par J. Jordaens" sepia-tone postcard, unused. $2.00

"7176   Granada - Gitanos" showing a group singing & playing guitars & tambourine; unused post card with undivided back, exceptionally fresh for its age. $25.00 sgm*

"80 - LED ZEPPELIN ROB LIVE" unused continental post card, bend at one corner. $1.25 m

"8. -- Mlle Adèle Colson, au clavier de la tour, Malines. / Juffer Adèle Colson, aan't beiaardklavier, Mechelen." sepia-tone postcard from booklet, neatly separated, paper yellowing evenly with age. The lady is playing the carillon bells in the cathedral tower there. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. mgbbi

"994 / Kosáry Emmy" Hungarian opera diva & film actress; unused sepia-tone real photo postcard with matte finish, lightly toned front, toned back especially near its edges. Her name is sometimes seen as Emma Kosáry. Rare. $13.50 hmm

"A. B. Chase Organ Co. / W. J. MORGAN & CO. LITH CLEVELAND O.  NORWALK, O., U.S.A." circa-1890 lithographed trade card, back listing several features, small tear at the center front border closes well, toned both sides, minor corner rounding. $5.00 ao(n)m

"Abe Lyman" showing the smiling band leader & radio show musician on an unused circa 1940 Mutoscope post card, slight miscut at the printer left a sliver of the top of another postcard at the bottom of this one (could be trimmed with care). Otherwise in excellent condition. $3.25 fmmr

"A CLOSE-UP OF DR. SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY / In his studio..." at the Berkshire Music Center, unused post card. $4.50

"ACCEPT / RUSSIAN / ROULETTE" unused continental postcard, minor toning near one back corner. $1.25 m

"A Chinese operatic Princess / in Taiwan, Formosa." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 in the United States. $1.75 tm

"A corner of the / Piano Section of / Wanamaker's / New Building, / New York." referring to their 1907 building, not the one that opened in the 1930's; post card with undivided back mailed AUG 3 1907, upper corner crease, trivial edge wear. Rare. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. i(s)m

"Add an elegant touch / to your next event..." unused continental-size advertising card for the services of central-Ohio harpist Miriam Weber Brown with contact information, near mint condition. $1.50 ma(m)

"A drummer of Barbados / Police Force." showing more of the uniform than the drum, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1961 from Addison Maine. $2.00 blm

"Afghanistan, Ahmad Zahir beloved Afghan / Singer, Photo courtesy Zalmai," shown seated at a table in black & white, 2000 copyright, unused oversize postcard, fairly fresh. $1.75 am*

"Afghanistan, Ustad M. Husain / Sarahang, a famous Afghan Musician." black & white portrait within a beige border, 2001 copyright, unused oversize postcard in excellent condition. $2.00 am

"A-Ha / Scoundrel Days" with 3 images, unused continental post card numbered PP 131 on back, fresh appearance. $2.00 m

"'ALF' / Alison / Moyet" with close-up portrait, unused continental post card, numbered PP 159 on back, fresh appearance. $1.50 m

"ALICE / COOPER / TRASH" unused continental postcard from World Postcards, 1989 copyright, imaginative design, near mint. A modern classic, almost metamorphic in character. $2.50 m

Alice Faye, actress & vocalist of the 1920's & 1930's,  Ekc real photo post card in excellent condition, caption reproduces her signature, photographer's initials. $7.00

"ALL TRAINS VIA WASHINGTON / B. & O. S.-W." unused & uncaptioned (so we use te sign) sepia-tone Azo (triangles point up) real photo of a uniformed man with trumpet on the end of one of its trains, album toning both sides due to acidic papers, good edges. The trumpet has military use as a signaling instrument. The railroad was the Baltimore & Ohio South-West. $5.00 r(b)m

"ALPHORNBLÄSER - COR DES ALPES  phot. J. Gaberelli" circa-1926 Postkarte showing a man using his alpenhorn, small bottom corner crease not into the image, rough edges as issued, slight yellowing of the paper with age. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 smmp

"Annual Summer / Music Collectables(sic) show // Annual Summer / Antique Paper Show" publicity postcard for 1997 events in Portland Maine, mailed to Ohio, fairly fresh. $1.00 m(p)m

"Antoine" playing his harmonica & guitar, real photo postcard, unused, scalloped edges as issued, fresh appearance. $2.00 (3 available)

"Antoine" playing his harmonica & guitar, real photo post card, unused post card with scalloped edges as issued, fresh appearance. $2.00 each (3 available)

"A Piper in Glencoe, Argyllshire. / Amid the rugged grandeur of Glencoe..." unused continental post card from a photograph by Donald Murray, fresh, trivial corner wear. A Macdonald in Scotland. $1.00 tsm

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"ARCADIA" black & white in color border, unused continental postcard, numbered PP 048 on back, fresh appearance. $1.50 m*

   
"Archibald Sessions, concert organist, / inaugurating Y. M. C. A. Organ, Jerusalem // 'AMERICAN COLONY PHOTO CARDS.' (COPYRIGHTED) / THE AMERICAN COLONY STORES, JERUSALEM." unused real photo post card, printing on back for caption & source, faint album marks at the back corners, slight oxidation, good edges. Our estimate of age would be 1933 when their building was dedicated, Jerusalem then in the British Mandate of Palestine. They had a youth chorus & their founder Spafford wrote at least one hymn. A Christian organization that worked without evangelizing amongst the local ethnic groups, they supplemented their income by the store which sold photos, crafts & artifacts. This is only the second image we have seen from them in 34+ years of dealing, and by far the most interesting. $37.50 pmnf

"'ARIOSA' COFFEE. / 839,972 POUNDS ROASTED DAILY" circa 1890 lithographed advertising card, girl playing piano on front, Arbuckle plant pictured in black & white on back, minor corner wear, a few tiny speckles of red ink on back apparently from the printing process itself. $8.00 afgim

"Armes Dian-dle thua nit / wanen, weil i furt uass weit von / dir, mirk zum Trost dir's klane / Sprüchle: d'Lieb geht ü-ber Berg und Mir // Kunstlerpostkarte No 1812 von Ottmar Zieher" verse in Southern German or Austrian dialect shown beneath its music, with a illustration; unused Post-Karte, album marks at the corners. $10.00 m

"ARMY Song Book" 64-page booklet plus covers, slightly taller than a continental post card, published by order of the Secretary of War in 1941. All the verses to songs too numerous to mention, for the soldier. For example: Aloha Oe, Song of the Army Engineer, Goodnight Ladies, The Man on the Flying Trapeze, The Raw Recruit, and much more more. Soldier's name written neatly on front cover, very good condition. $6.00 mm(a)

"Arte Granada / REYES CATÓLICOS, 13 / GRANADA" showing a Spanish gypsy group with guitar & tambourines, real photo tarjeta postal mailed 1960 at Alma Kentucky, caption taken from the violet handstamp on back, minor wear to 3 corners, two short but noticeable linear scratches in the center of the upper front border do not go through, slight oxidation indicates an older card than indicated by the cancel. $7.50 gsm

"ARTFAX  Columbus Museum of Art" showing 'Lady with a Theorbo' & open music book, circa 1675, by John Michael Wright. Museum card on thin stock with much information about the painter & the instrument. $1.25 w(a)m

"ARTISTIC HAINES & CO. /  Pianos /  HAINES & Co. /  Rochester & NEW YORK USA." advertising card with art featuring child in Napoleonic hat, one corner badly creased but still appealing, back is blank & browned slightly with age. $5.00 acm

"Artur Schnabel" Silesian Jewish classical pianist, composer & teacher, silhouette on an unused Verlag Ludwig Möller post card from the Berühmte Musiker Series (Famous Musicians, Nr. 9), minor corner rounding, otherwise fairly fresh. His signature printed under the image compares quite well to an autographed item we have seen. $18.00 scjs

"Arturo Toscanini / and his New York Philharmonic Orchestra / use and exclusively endorse Conn Instruments" unused advertising postcard for high-end instruments from the Heney & Lefter Music Company of St. Petersburg Florida, just a little wear to the top edge, tiny bottom corner crease. Toscanini served as Music Director of the NY Philharmonic from 1928 - 1936, which helps to date this item. Rare. 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 f(s)ma

"ASHBACKER'S HIGH SCHOOL BAND / OAK HARBOR, O." uncaptioned (so we use all the writing on the drum) cyanotype real photo postcard mailed in August 1911 (stamp removed), forwarded from Fostoria to Miss Susan Maurer in Toledo, good edges, light smudge in the address area obscures nothing. George F. Aschbacher (note spelling difference!) was superintendant of the Oak Harbor public schools & a teacher at the parochial school for St. Johns' Evangelical Lutheran Church (also a choir director there). When we searched the Internet for this postcard we found no offers, no recorded sales & only 1 display (at the Ohio Historical Society). Rare: possibly due to the misspelling of his name on the drum! $18.50 o(o)mg

"A Sonora Phonograph is the most cherished of all Christmas gifts" with art showing a Sonora delivery truck outside the bay window of a residence all decked out for Christmas. Advertising card (with preprinted message we use as the caption) from Irwin Moser & Son in Hamden NJ ('merchants of pianos and players pianos / Edison, Victor & Sonora), distributed August 24 1921 at the Flemington New Jersey Fair. Pencilled information at the top. 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 n(h)mgca

   
"Atwood flying over plant of / The Hobart M. Cable Company La Porte Indiana / on his trip from St. Louis to New York, / August 15th, 1911, at 4:47 P.M." postcard with lightly pencilled information about the flight in the message section--number of stops, length of time, prize money won. Minor corner wear & rounding, light toning both sides. The company was a maker of fine pianos. Shown left. $10.00 a(p)i(l)mg. The colorized version, with multiple creases & a horribly toned back. As is. $4.50 a(p)i(l)mg

"Auditorium Pipe Organ, TOPEKA, KANSAS / BUILT BY W. W. KIMBALL CO., CHICAGO" with advertising claims of the W. F. Roehr Music Company of Topeka Kansas added by handstamp to the front right message area, undivided back postcard mailed FEB 13 1906 at Topeka to Master Harry dean in Grafton Ohio (where it was received 2 days later), corners well worn & rounded, small thin near the stamp on back of little consequence, paper starting to yellow with age. The organ shown was less than one year from its dedication concert in February 17 1905; sadly this organ was junked circa 1930. Roehr advertising is rare; a postcard without the advertising is shown at the OHS Pipe Organ database, but even that is seldom offered. $10.00 k(t)mi(c)i

"Aus dem / Gewerbemuseum / zu / Markneukirchen." showing early bassoons, oboes & brass instruments within a German music museum, post card mailed there 151130 TCV to Illinois, slight curl to the paper, small bottom corner crease, minor wear on the top edge. Attractive & interesting. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 gmm-g

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"AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE / R.E.M." unused continental postcard on thick stock, copyright 1993, printed in England, fairly fresh. $1.50 m

"Ayer's Sarsaparilla / for Purifying the Blood / Health and Happiness / RESULT FROM THE USE OF ..." advertising card with boy playing drum & girl playing tambourine, fresh appearance, circa 1890. $9.00 acmm

"B1436 / 'ROTOGRAPH' / SERIES // The Song without Words" showing two lovers dreamily seated at a piano, sepia-tone real photo with some oxidation (bromide paper), mailed circa 1910, small bottom corner crease not into the image, other corner wear is minor, toned back. $3.75 lm

[Balalaika player] depicted in art on a Russian postcard mailed 1912 to Barton Wisconsin, 2 corners creased (1 is small), N. Y. & CHI. RPO transit cancel JUN 2 1912 well struck on front, message in Russian. $3.00 mr-r

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"BANG BANG MACHINE / >a musical>performance art /  theatre>visual experience / ..." unused continental post card publicity postcard in near mint condition. A modern classic. $2.50 tm

Banjo payer & pianist entertaining at a club, uncaptioned home-made & hence unique postcard mailed 1963 at Andover Ohio. Art is not attributed. $1.50 m

"BANTU LIFE--BANTOELEWE / Swazi musician. / Swazimusikant." showing her standing amidst several pots, unused copyrighted continental post card, brownish back paper as issued, trivial wear to one upper corner. $1.75 sm

"B. A. Rolfe / and his great Radio Band / use and exclusively endorse Conn Instruments" unused circa-1930 advertising postcard for high-end instruments from the Heney & Lefter Music Company of St. Petersburg Florida, light toning on back, tiny bottom corner crease. Rare. $11.00 f(s)m

Barr's Post Card News. July 11, 2016 (20 pages). Articles on art postcards, patriotic teddy bears, old sheet music & the Northern Pacific Railroad. $1.00 prm

Beatles, all bald(!), unused continental in color. Issued to tie in with "Help". $2.00 f(b)mn*

"Bella Chelito / 343" showing the superstar Madrid nightclub songstress in traditional attire, circa 1915; unused hand-tinted real photo postcard, made in Spain, minor corner wear, a tiny nick out of the left front edge, very light toning on back. Publisher's monogram at lower left front is a Star of David. $14.00 sm

"Benny Goodman" playing his clarinet in formal attire, unused sepia-tone postcard with matte finish, published for the '400' Restaurant at Fifth Avenue & 43rd Street, with their advertising on back -- 'Most dependable place for Social Function, Banquets, Receptions and Wedding Parties, Private Dining Rooms ...' Just a tiny spot of very light toning in the left front margin, otherwise excellent condition. When was it? Circa 1945 when its phone number was MUrray Hill 2-3423. Rare. Why? There is a spelling error on the back -- 'Afte Theatre' instead of 'After Theater'. We daresay the restaurant owners were not amused! 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 mn(n)

"Benny Goodman / COURTESY OF / MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA" showing the King of Swing on an unused circa-1940 Mutoscope post card in excellent condition. $4.00 mff

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"Ben Webster in concert" showing 'the Frog' jazz tenor saxophonist on stage in one of his last appearances, unused circa 1973 continental postcard from Art Unlimited® in Amsterdam, printed in Holland, numbered B925 on back, excellent condition . $1.75 bm

Betty Hutton, pop singer & actress in low-cut dress; Ekc real photo post card in excellent condition, caption reproduces her signature, photographer's initials. $7.50

"BIG / WORLD / JOE JACKSON" unused continental postcard with art, numbered PP099 on back, near mint. $2.00 m

"BING CROSBY  PARAMOUNT" where the American actor, singer & CBS radio star joined in 1932; unused real photo post card from the Picturegoer Series (No. 1037) manufactured in London, light album album toning on the back, good edges, curl to the paper should straighten out in an album. Shown in formal attire. $9.00 rmm

"BING CROSBY  PARAMOUNT" where the American actor, singer & CBS radio star joined in 1932; sepia-tone real photo post card of British manufacture, light album album impressions at the corners, good edges, a few of his film appearances penned neatly on back, curl to the paper should straighten out in an album. $7.50 rmm

"Binghamton N.Y. / Fritzi Scheff in 'Mamselle Modiste'." post card showing the soprano with drum and flags in the second operetta composed by Victor Herbert especially to showcase her talent, city name added in gold glitter, from Wheelock & Co., unused, small tear, light toning on back. $12.00 nmng

"BLACK FLAG / DAMAGED" unused continental postcard, numbered 1186 on back, printed in England, fairly fresh. $1.50 m

"BLUES BROTHERS" showing them performing, unused continental post card, numbered PP27 on back, corner crease. Wonderful design. $1.50 m

"Blvd. / BJÖRK" unused continental freecard from Advertising Post in Amsterdam, fresh appearance. $1.50 mf

"BOB BURNS' HOME VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS" postcard mailed 1947, nicely balanced color, small scrape on back probably from postal equipment. Bob Burns was a musical comedian who played on radio in the 1930's & 1940's. $2,00 a(v)mr

"Bob Crosby / Courtesy of Music Corporation of American" with a smiling portrait of the American swing music singer & Dixieland band leader on a circa-1940 Mutoscope postcard in excellent condition. His radio variety series ran on CBS & NBC. $4.00 fmmr

"BOLIVIA / FIESTA DEL PUEBLO / SACACA / FOTO: Frédéric Savariau" showing a group of musicians playing pipes & dancing in a village, unused continental post card, tiny corner bump. $1.75 bm*

"BOLIVIA / 'JERURES CON BAJONES' DE SAN IGNACIO / DE MOXOS (BENI) / FOTO: Victor Hugo Ordónez" showing two young men playing colorful pipes, unused continental postcard, fairly fresh. $2.00 bm%

"BOLIVIA / MUSICO CHIPAYA / ORURO / FOTO: Oscar Ruiz /  COLLECCION 'CIMA' / P-492" showing a seated male playing a long flute near his hut, unused continental post card, scraped area noticeable in sky. $1.00 bm%

"BOLIVIA / MUSICOS NORTE POTOSI /  CHAYANTA-POTOSI / FOTO: Oscar Ruiz / COLLECCION 'CIMA' / F-035" unused continental postcard showing 2 men playing wind instruments outdoors, fresh appearance. $2.00 bm%

"BON JOVI" showing a group member standing, post card numbered PP 176 on back, fresh appearance. $1.50 m

"BON JOVI" showing the group standing, postcard numbered PP 177 on back, fresh appearance. $1.50 m

"BON JOVI / CROSSROAD / Thanxs For Believin'" unused continental post card showing a group member & listing the album songs, Boomerang freecard, fresh appearance. $1.50 mf

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"Bookmark / THE STARR PIANO CO. / 315 NORTH MAIN ST. / PIQUA, OHIO." shown above left, unevenly toned back with 'A Piano Poem' in 3 verses & additional advertising. Shown above left. $10.00 bmo(p)pg

"Bookmark / The Soward Music Co. / 40 North Main Street / Dayton, Ohio / 202 (over)" shown center left, back with additional advertising presented by Dan. W. Young. $12.00 bmo(d)gg

"BOOK MARK" with 'A Piano Poem' in 3 verses & the advertising of The Starr Piano Company of Dayton Ohio on back. Shown above right. $10.00 bmo(d)pw

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"Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden, B & U International / Picture Service, Amsterdam" singing, continental post card, unused, near mint. $1.50 m

"Bryan Adams / 18 til I die" with guitar on unused continental postcard, Boomerang freecard, trivial corner wear. $1.50 m

"Buddy / Rogers / COURTESY OF / MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA" showing the smiling jazz musician & singer on an unused circa 1940 Mutoscope post card, good edges, 3 small spots on back from the printing process itself. $3.75 fmm

"BURKINA FASO / 2 - Festival folklorique et musical. / © 2011 - Photo: Elie Sankara" showing several male drummers at a folklore & music festival, unused continental-size postcard, trivial wear on the bottom edge. $2.00 bmp

Burl Ives, folk music singer & Broadway actor, appears at the Nugget Casino. Unused postcard in excellent condition. $8.00 (nfmt)

"BUY ONLY THE CLOUGH & WARREN ORGANS / THEY CAPTIVATED THE WORLD // SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE // Clough & Warren Organ Co. / MANUFACTURERS, / Detroit, Mich. // COPYRIGHTED  KETTERLINUS, PHILADA." art depicting 3 frogs suspended from a balloon, circa-1890 ad card, back touting patented tubes that approach the sound of pipe organs. $6.00 am

"B. W. M. BENN, HARPSICHORD MAKER / ... / Double Manual Harpsichord ... based / on J. D. Duicken, 1745, 2x8', 1x4' nasale, buff, / FF-g''', shove coupler, ..." postcard mailed by a conference attendee in Minneapolis Minnesota, cancel ink on front from another card in the mail stream, minor wear to the bottom corners. Most unusual. $3.75 m(m)ma

Carol Channing, singer & Broadway actress, on a card promoting her appearance at the Nugget Casino in 1975 with the Mike Curb Congregation, excellent condition. $9.00 (mnft)

"CARUSO / 22" in elegant attire, sporting a handlebar mustache; unused sepia-tone real photo post card from Breitkopf & Härtel, made in Germany, minor wear at the bottom corners, otherwise fairly fresh. By comparing dozens of photos of him in recognized references, we find this otherwise unpublished photo most closely resembles an autographed photo he signed in London in 1902--also in street clothes with what looks like this cane. This is a divided back postcard, so it appeared some 6 years later. $30.00 mf

"Cassetten / Fachabteilungen" unused black & green oversize postcard from T. Petertil, depicting a baby rock band (2 guitars, pacifier...), small internal crease. $1.25 o

"C. G. CONN CO.'S  ARTIST MODEL  SLIDE TROMBONE" circa-1910 unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo post card, trivial corner wear, light toning near the back edges, oxidation consistent with age. This long-established manufacturer out of Elkhart Indiana did almost all its advertising by other means; any ad postcard from them is rare. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. i(e)m

"Chanteuse de complaintes bretonnes á bord de son auto 'deux chiens' pas de cylindre!"  postcard showing an itinerant Brittany ballad singer, who traveled from town-to-town in her dog cart! $65.00 dfm

"charlatans" showing the group in crouching positions, unused chrome postcard from A Bigger Splash in Manchester, numbered X433 on back, low-contrast /  grayish, fresh appearance. $1.50 m

"Charlie Spivak / VICTOR'S BRILLIANT TRUMPET-PLAYING BATONER" with biographical details on back & Columbus Ohio record store ad, post card mailed 1945, cancel in on front, small scrape in background. $2.50

Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter, Santa Monica, California, 1987; unused black & white continental postcard. $1.50

Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Founded in 1867 under the direction of Clara Baur.
The Bowden Collection in The Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County Has an Impressive Display of  16 Different Postcards.
We have 10 (1 a duplicate) in this very special section,
including 6 that are not yet in that collection.
All have a tiny pinhole at the top center that has been mended carefully.

"A Corner in the Library - Cincinnati Conservatory of Music , Miss Clara Baur, Directress" unused postcard made in Germany, numbered 62 on its divided back, very light album toning. In the prestigious Bowden Collection. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. o(c)mmil

"CINCINNATI CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, / CINCINNATI, OHIO" post card published by the Cincinnati News Company, made in the USA, former owners violet handstamp on back. Not in the Bowden Collection. SALE IN PROGRESS o(c)mm

"Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Miss Clara Baur, Directress. Highland Avenue, Burnet / Avenue and Oak Street" unused post card made in Germany, numbered 63 on its divided back, very light album toning both sides. Not in the Bowden Collection. $10.00 o(c)mm

      "Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Mt. Auburn, Cincinnati, O." hand-colored postcard published by the Norwood Souvenir Company, mailed DEC 14 1911 to Mr. A. E. Karg in Findlay Ohio, traces of cancel ink in the front sky, light toning both sides. Student Inez wrote in part: '...Recital tonight, tomorrow night + Frid. night. Am not going tonight. It is sight-singing class.' Not in the Bowden Collection. $12.00 o(c)mm

      "Cincinnati (Ohio). -- View from Highland Avenue Entrance / Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Miss Clara Bauer, Directress." post card with undivided back mailed SEP 24 1905 at Cincinnati to Gordon J. Reed in Middletown Ohio (where it was received the same day!), light album toning at the corners. Student Lula S. McClellan writes: 'This is a beautiful place. I have a splendid teacher but am so homesick. I am coming home..." Not in the Bowden Collection. $12.00 o(c)mm

"CLARA BAUR CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, AVONDALE, CINCINNATI / Copyrighted by Kraemer Art Co., Cincinnati, O." postcard numbered 645 on its unevenly divided back, mailed at Cincinnati JUL 13 1907 to Miss Mamie Clann in New Orleans Louisiana, mild corner & edge wear, extensive but light toning on back. In the Bowden Collection. $8.50 o(c)mmk

"Clara Baur Memorial Fountain and Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio." Kraemer art postcard mailed July 29 1924 from Cincinnati to Mrs. Clarence Noble in Burlington Wisconsin, minor corner wear, light toning on back includes a water stain along the left top edge that cannot be detected from the front. In the Bowden Collection. $8.50 o(c)mmk

"Conservatory of Music.  38. - CINCINNATI (Ohio) / Handcolored" evenly divided back post card mailed FEB 26 1908 to Miss Anna K. Montgomery in Lancaster Pennsylvania, trivial corner wear, light tiny spots of cancel ink in the front sky. In the Bowden Collection. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. o(c)mh

    "Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio" including 5 young women & 2 older women seated on the lawn; Kraemer Art post card mailed SEP 23 1918 from Cincinnati Station C (light flag cancel) to Miss Milford Thompson of Seaman Ohio, spotty dark toning near the top of both sides obscures nothing. Not in the Bowden Collection. [It is simply our speculation, but this may afford a rare view of Directress Clara Baur seated at the right.] $9.00 o(c)mk

"Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio. / 33447" unused Kraemer Art Postcard, 4 tiny spots of toning at the upper left front, 1 small spot of toning at the upper left back. Not in the Bowden Collection. $9.50 o(c)mk

"Driveway from Highland Avenue - Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, / Miss Clara Baur, Directress" unused postcard made in Germany, numbered 67 on its divided back, very light album toning both sides. Not in the Bowden Collection. $10.00 o(c)mm

   
"Driveway from Oak Street, / Cincinnati Conservatory of / Music, Miss Clara Baur, Directress" post card made in Germany, numbered 08 on its divided back, mailed SEP 12 1917 from Cincinnati Station E to Mrs. William Schmidt in Sidney Ohio by her niece Grace W., spotty toning mostly on the back obscures nothing. The student wrote in part: '...like it very much. I have a Swiss man for my teacher. I can hardly under stand a thing he says. I have to practice 6 hrs. a day at least to get in all he wants me to ...' Not in the Bowden Collection. $12.00 o(c)mm

"FREDERIC SHAILER EVANS / Pianist, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music" postcard mailed MAY 11 1912 at Cincinnati to Miss Etna McAtee in Burlington Kentucky, small crease at the stamp corner & an upper corner crease that is hard to notice at first. Sender student wrote 'This is my piano teachers picture.' The January 31 1915 Cincinnati Enquirer mentioned that he would give 3 successive Sunday afternoon teas. Not in the Bowden collection, and the only instructor postcard for the Conservatory that we have ever seen anywhere! $14.00 o(c)mgn

"Main Entrance, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Miss Clara Baur, Cincinnati." unused postcard made in Germany, numbered 58 on its divided back, very light album toning both sides. Not in the Bowden Collection. $10.00 o(c)mm

"Main Hall and Stairway - Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Miss Clara Baur, Directress" unused postcard made in Germany, numbered 59 on its divided back, very light album toning both sides. Not in the Bowden Collection. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. o(c)mmi

"Main Hall Looking into Piano Studio - Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Miss Clara Baur, Directress" unused post card made in Germany, numbered 60 on its divided back, very light album toning both sides, trace of wear at its upper corners. Not in the Bowden Collection. $9.50 o(c)mm

   
"Main Vestibule  Cincinnati. - Conservatory of Music.  Miss Clara Baur, Directress" postcard with undivided back, mailed SEP 15 1906 at Cincinnati to Lonoke Arkansas (where it was received 2 days later), a lot of cancel ink at the top front, soft corners. In the Bowden Collection. Compare to "Main Hall and Stairway..." above. $9.00 o(c)mmi

   
   
"Piano Studio - Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, / Miss Clara Baur, Directress" postcard made in Germany, numbered 56 on its divided back, mailed SEP 19 1915 at Cincinnati to Miss Oakleigh Armstrong in Letts Indiana,small bottom corner crease, minor corner wear elsewhere, very light album toning both sides. In the Bowden Collection. Student who boarded & studied there wrote in part 'If you ever take music you must come here. ..The girls are all so nice. I have a Southern girl for a room-mate. She is from Miss. ...' In the Bowden collection, but not messaged. Shown above left & right. $11.00 o(c)mmi. Same except unmailed, writing in pencil on back reads 'Smith & Nixon Piano Mfg. Co. / Norwood O.' $9.00 o(c)mmi

"South End of the Drawing Room - Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Miss Clara Baur, Directress" unused postcard made in Germany, numbered 69 on its divided back, very light album toning both sides. In the Bowden Collection. $10.00 o(c)mmi

"The Old Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati." Kraemer Art number 1952 post card made in Germany, written November 31 1913 & mailed the next day at Cincinnati to George W. Fensler in Dupont Ohio, minor wear at 2 corners, very light toning both sides. Not in the Bowden Collection. $9.50 o(c)mk

"West Entrance to Grounds Highland Avenue / Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, / Miss Clara Baur, Directress." unused post card made in Germany, numbered 57 on its divided back, very light album toning both sides. Not in the Bowden Collection. $10.00 o(c)mm

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Cliff Richard, the British answer to Elvis Presley, unused real photo post card, scalloped edges as issued. (5 different) $3.00 each. All five for $13.00. mf

"Clyde Lucas / COURTESY OF / MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA" showing the American big band leader elegantly attired with white tie & carnation; on an unused circa 1940 Mutoscope postcard in excellent condition. $4.00 fmm

"Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter" showing them on stage, unused circa 1968 continental postcard from Art Unlimited® in Amsterdam, printed in Holland, numbered B990 on back, excellent condition. $1.75 bm

"Colonia Eritrea - ASMARA - Suonatori ambulanti." showing itinerant street musicians with onlookers. Unused postcard in excellent condition. $19.00 *em

"COLORADO INDIANS / playing the marimba..." including a semi-nude woman & a pipe-smoking man, unused chrome postcard, Ecuatoriana airline logo in back message area. $2.75 einm*

"Company Orchestra" WWI vintage postcard showing banjo, harmonica, drum made from a washbucket …, toned back, corner crease. corner wear & rounding. $2.75

"COMPLIMENTS OF / KRANICH & BACH / PIANOS & PLAYER PIANOS / NEW YORK" art showing a boy with kite near a windmill; postcard from Serie 234 printed in Germany, merchant's violet handstamp so lightly stricken in the message area as to be useless to the recipient (addressed to Mis Martha Ulisner in Upperco Maryland but unmailed), minor corner rounding. Most of the Kranich & Bach advertising we have seen had images of their pianos on front; this kind is truly hard to find. $11.50 kbwa

"Compliments of the / SHAW PIANO COMPANY, / MANUFACTURERS OF / GRAND AND UPRIGHT PIANOS. / Factories, ERIE, PA. / B945" circa-1895 trade card with conspicuous upper corner crease, blank back is toned, corners clipped. The firm operated from 1890 - 1901 when they went bankrupt. This is a rare card; we found one other different little girl card of theirs when we searched the Internet, but that is all. $4.75 agmp

Composers of all types of music are grouped together on our specialized Composer postcards webpage. Examples shown are Mozart (classical) & Count Basie. Others on that page include: B. D. Ackley (gospel), Jos. Pircher (folk), Tom Beardslee (Afro-beat),
W. C. Handy (blues), Bob Marley (reggae) & Porter Wagoner (country).

"Conjunto de K'antus. / La Paz - Bolivia / Fotografia: Edgar Dueri / 2011..." showing a marching band with pipes & large drum, unused continental post card, fairly fresh. $2.00 bm

"Constantinople -- Derviches musiciens" showing 4 seated, one of which is reading a large book; unused carte postale, 36 Editeur S. N. Nicolaïévitch, minor corner & edge wear. $6.50 tm

Conway Twitty, country music singer, on a card promoting his appearance at the Nugget Casino in 1980, excellent condition. Shown. SOLD fn(s)m. Another design, promoting his 1979 appearance there with the Lennon Sisters, excellent condition. $8.00 (mfn(s))*

“C. O. PAEFFGEN / Elvis, 1970” with his portrait in a modern style, unused continental postcard, copyrighted, tiny spot on back. $1.50 a(p)m

"Cordially Yours / Ginny Simms" showing a smiling portrait of the American pop singer & film actress on a black & white arcade card with good edges, paper browning on back, light annotation penciled on back 'vocalist with Kay Kyser' could go quickly under a soft eraser. She also sang with Dinah Shore, Peggy Lee, Jo Stafford & others, so we believe the annotation is correct & pertinent. Some of her starring roles were in 'Here We go Again', 'Hit the Ice" & 'Night & Day'. $4.00 fmmm

"Country and Western entertainer, Merle Haggard, performs / for President and Mrs. Reagan in Southern California, / March 8, 1982." unused chrome postcard in excellent condition. $2.50 mp

"CŠOD / Dnevni center Groharjeva hiša" continental multiview postcard showing the Grohar House day-care center for children in Sorica, excellent condition. Two views; young girl paining, young girl singing with youngsters in the background playing simple musical instruments. $2.00 smmc

"[Cyrillic caption] 1941." art depicting a quartet of young women accompanied by a stringed instrument, sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed 1915 probably in Petrograd (cancel a little hard to read), a little oxidation consistent with age. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 mr

"Daily Exercise / While Band Plays / U.S.S. New York" with music at the right & sailors running by; unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard, low contrast, good edges. Rare. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. s(m)m

"DANIELLE DARRIEUX  NOVA" showing the French singer & long-time movie actress; unused real photo post card from the Picturegoer Series (No. 1223) manufactured in London, album marks at the back corners, good edges, curl to the paper should straighten out easily in an album. Starred in "Marie-Octobre', 'Bluebeard', '8 Women' & many other films. $8.00 mm

"Dave Berry" showing the 1960's British pop singer leaning against a lamp post, real photo postcard printed in Germany, scalloped edges as issued, slight curl to the paper, hint of rubber band mark on back. Often appearing partially hidden by an upturned collar, this is about as good a look at his face as you are going to get. $2.75 mf

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Dave Berry, British beat singer of the 1960's; unused continental post card in color. $2.50 m+

"Dave Koz & Friends / A Smooth / Jazz Christmas / featuring Brian Culbertson, / Norman Brown, & / Patti Austin" unused continental-size publicity postcard for their appearance at the Palace Theater in Columbus Ohio; presorted first class US postage paid (permit #410), near-mint. $1.25 mo(c)c

"DAVID BOWIE / & GUESTS / THE / GLASS / SPIDER / TOUR /  EUROPE'87" postcard numbered PP 167 on back, fairly fresh. $2.00 m

"DAVID BOWIE / DAY-IN DAY-OUT" collage with fancy fonts on unused continental post card, fairly fresh. $1.50 m

Dean Martin, singer and actor, and his Palm Springs home; unused black & white continental postcard. $1.50

"DEANNA DURBIN  UNIVERSAL" which she joined in 1936, Canadian lyric soprano & musical film actress; unused real photo postcard from the Picturegoer Series (No. 1196), light album impressions at the corners, good edges, slight curl to the paper (no problem in an album). Shown left. $8.00 mmc. Same description, Picturegoer Series (N. 1196a), shown center. $8.00 mmc. Same description, Picturegoer Series (No. 1170), shown right. $8.00

"DEANNA DURBIN  UNIVERSAL" which she joined in 1936, Canadian lyric soprano & musical film actress; unused real photo post card from the Picturegoer Series (No. 1185a) manufactured in London, album marks at the back corners, 2 tiny spots of toning in the right front border, good edges, curl to the paper should straighten out in an album. $7.00 mmc. Another from the same series (No. 1185) wearing a hat, light album toning on back but not the front, curl to the paper should straighten out in an album. $8.00 mmc. Another, with flowers in her hair (No. 1222). Shown. $8.00 mmc.

"DEANNA DURBIN  UNIVERSAL" unused real photo postcards of British Manufacture from the Picturegoer Series: (No. 1221 left), (No. 1170a center) & (No. 1221a right). All with light album toning on back, good edges, slight curl to the paper (no problem in any album). $8.00 each. mmc

"DEANNA DURBIN  UNIVERSAL" unused real photo postcards of British Manufacture from the Picturegoer Series: (No. C269 left), (No. 1222a center) & (124 right). Left with heavily toned back & noticeable edge wear, slight curl to the paper (no problem in an album. $4.75 mmc Others with light album toning on back, good edges, slight curl to the paper (no problem in an album). $8.00 each. mmc

"DEANA DURBIN  UNIVERSAL PICTURES" unused real photo postcard of British manufacture from the Colourgaph Series 85 (No. C297), album impressions at the back corners, back lightly toned, slight curl to the paper, trivial wear to one bottom corner. $7.00 mmc

"DEANA DURBIN  UNIVERSAL PICTURES" unused real photo post card of British manufacture, noticeable upper corner wear with small separation, heavily toned back, small blue toning in the lower front border, slight curl to the paper (no problem in an album). $4.00 mmc

Dear Dr. Stearns, Some time ago I sent you a copy / of God Of The Congo for mixed chorus ..." typed note on a revalued US 1954 postal card sent by organist Eddie Paddock to Youngstown College, small scrape at upper left corner. Comments about west coast concerts, Hammond Organs, Leslie speakers, etc. $4.00 mc(y)

"Dear Gary - I really / enjoy your programs. / Stop my work every / day to watch it. Here / is my idea of a / droodle. It is called / Gary & his Pogo-Chello(sic)" postal card sent MAR 24 1954 by Mrs. J. W. Vaughan in Dallas Texas to TV star Gary Moore. Minor edge wear, a little extraneous writing on the back, approximately 1-inch internal crease, faint corner crease. Americana like this is now being added to museums. $8.50 tm

"DE LA / SOUL / TRUGO" black & white with magenta accents on 75% recycled board, post card numbered X290 on back, fairly fresh. $1.50 m

"Debbie Harry" in concert performance wearing a white miniskirt & kneepads, unused continental-size postcard, printed in Italy, numbered ISC 1052 on back, tiny bend at one corner. $2.00 m

"Debbie!" (Reynolds, of course) with tophat, cane & long legs shown to advantage on a postcard in vertical format promoting her appearance at the Nugget Casino in September & October 1975, excellent condition. Back continues with advertising for Liberace, Tennessee Ernie Ford & the Don Conn Orchestra. Her best-known songs are Tammy & A Very Special Love. $7.00 nfdmm

"Decker Brothers / MATCHLESS Pianos / 33 Union Square, N. Y." art including sheet music for 'Old Folks at Home', circa-1890 trade card, addresses for D. H. Baldwin & Co. (their general & southern agents) on back, one upper corner crease, other corners with tiny bends, ironed out internal crease from the top center edge. The NYC address is in the Flatiron neighborhood of Manhattan. $4.25 amn(m)

"DEF LEPPARD" unused continental post card with Joe singing, from Cult Images Ltd., fresh appearance. $1.75 m

"DEF LEPPARD / ADRENALIZE" unused continental  postcard with art & group portrait, numbered AB93 on back, printed in England, minor wear at one corner. $2.00 m

"DEF LEPPARD / ADRENALIZE" unused continental post card with futuristic art, numbered X417 on back, near mint. $2.00 m&

"Der musikalische Besenbinder Alb. Müler-Lingke" painting showing a broomstick maker playing the pipe for some children, postcard with undivided back, album marks on back. $3.75

"Désormais, san bac ni bâteau / Désormais, san bac ni bâteau / A son aise, on peut passer l'eau // Messieurs les abbés font comm'ça / Et puis encore comm'ça / Comme faisant préchi précha // ..." and the text of 6 more verses over the image of the Avignon bridge, music of the famous French song below; sepia-tone carte postale with green back (dates to circa 1920), very light toning in front sky. $2.75 f(a)mb

"DE VOE'S / 208 So. 11th St., Phila. 7, Pa. // SCHOOL BAND SPECIALS ... // Let Us Service Your / School Band Instruments / During Summer Vacation ..." advertising postal card mailed MAY 2 1949 at Philadelphia (BUILD YOUR FUTURE / WISELY, SAFELY / U. S. SAVINGS BONDS slogan cancel) to the Band Director at the high school in Seaman Ohio. Noticeable toning on both sides, just a hint of cancel ink on the message side, trivial corner wear. Rare: most of these were thrown out, so very few if any survive. $15.00 p(p)ma

"Devil Dancers, Ceylon." including 2 drummers, Plâté Art postcard numbered 52 on back, unused, corner wear. $8.00 cdm

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"DIANA / ROSS / SWEPT AWAY" record promotion from Ed Travelling, unused chrome postcard, trivial corner & edge wear. $1.75 mb+

"DICK POWELL // WARNER BROS. & / VITAPHONE PICTURES" with a portrait & reproduced signature of the American singer, actor & film director; sepia-tone real photo post card of British Manufacture, back annotated with some of his many films--'Page Miss Glory', 'Broadway Gondolier', 'Stage Struck', etc. Light spotty toning on back, minor corner wear, slight curl to the paper. $4.75 mma

"Die Knabenkapelle." with back caption reading "KINDERZECHE-DINKELSBÜHL / 37. Die Knabenkapelle" Postkarte with deckled edges as issued, light but distracting toning on much of both sides, poor printing quality. This Bavarian boys band gives concerts & participates in parades dressed in period Rococo uniforms near a Bavarian chapel. $1.50 mpbb

"Die Obersteirer Alpensänger und Tänzer" showing an Upper Styrian (Austrian) song & dance ensemble, with a guitar, small recorder & a remarkable zither; unused carte postale of Swiss manufacture, pencil annotation on back dates it to 1905, corner crease, heavily toned from album contact. $8.00 mda

"Director A. R. McAllister and his Joliet High School Band / use and exclusively endorse Conn Instruments" unused circa-1936 ad postcard for high-end instruments from the Heney & Lefter Music Company of St. Petersburg Florida, trivial wear to the bottom corners. Rare. Why would anyone use a high school band to endorse instruments? His band won state and national championships, played at Radio City Music Hall & was praised by none other than John Phillip Sousa. He is widely regarded as the founder of the high school band movement & served as president of the National School Band Association for 14 years. That is why. 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 f(s)mi(j)ga

"Disney's / ALL-STAR RESORT / MUSIC" with backside mentioning Calypso, Country Fair, Rock inn, Broadway & Jazz at Orlando, postcard mailed 1995 to Mr. Ed Roth in Walker West Virginia, crushed upper corner & 2 conspicuous scrapes from the postal equipment. As is. $0.50 dm

"Don / Johnson" in a casual pose up close, unused continental post card, numbered PP 139 on back, fresh appearance. $1.50 m

"Don't Fiddle around - Come to us." with unattributed art, postcard with undivided back mailed 1905 at Elyria Ohio to Master Frank Holm at Rankin Pennsylvania, small ink smear in the front message,2 corners creased (not too conspicuous),  other corners with mild wear. $3.25 m

"Don't Let Any thing but a [phonograph] sass you" with embossed & signed Dwig art on an unused Tuck postcard from Series No. 165 'Knocks00Witty and Wise', design copyrighted 1909, minor corner rounding, otherwise fairly fresh. $6.00 at(s)m

"Dr. and Mrs. Edgar Stillman-Kelley at work in their charming studio on the campus of Western College, Oxford, Ohio. / The photographer caught the composer as he was showing his wife an experimental progression in a new work, 'Beauty and the Beast'." unused Azo (squares in corners) real photo post card, small spot of light toning in the address area, trivial wear at one bottom corner. This couple split their teaching time with the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music from 1918 until 1934 when they retired. Rare: we found no other examples or displays when we searched the Internet. $12.50 o(x)mg(s)c(w) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Droodles: Beethoven's Fifth" showing the outline of a hip flask instead of notes within the stanza, postal card mailed MAR 25 1954 to TV show host Garry Moore. $10.00 tm

"Drums in Kelantan, Malaya" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1963 at Tewksbury Massachusetts. $2.00 mm

"DURAN DURAN" unused continental postcard showing the group in black & white within a color border, numbered 4447 on back, 1984 Gallery Card, trivial edge wear. $1.25 m

"Easter Greetings" angel with lute accompanies harpsichordist in art copyrighted 1908, deeply & intricately embossed postcard mailed MAR 24 1910 at Dansville Michigan to Mrs. John McMichael (who resided there), advertising a millinery sale at the Luongo Store in the 2 following days, excellent condition. $10.00 am(d)me

"EASTER / PUSSYCAT / ON ELEKTRA SUPERIOR-QUALITY CASSETTES, COMPACT DISCS AND RECORDS" unused continental post card showing the group, numbered IS 1097 on back, printed in Italy 1990. 3 tiny corner bends. $1.25 m

Ed Ames, singer. Wanted to buy--postcards featuring him or publicizing his appearances, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

Eddie Fisher, singer & once husband to Elizabeth Taylor, "Love Ya" followed by reproduced signature, no post card back. $2.50

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"Eddy Duchin // COURTESY OF / MUSIC CORPORATION / OF AMERICA" showing pianist & bandleader of the 1930's & 1940's smiling, circa 1940 Mutoscope post card, made in USA, unused, grayish paper, minor wear to one bottom corner. Shown left. $3.75 fmm . Another example, darker with better corners, series of tiny dots along the right front edge attributable to the printers. Shown right. $4.00 fmm

"ÉDUCATION MATERNELLE. -- La Leçon de Chant" hand-colored / tinted real photo showing two children getting a family singing lesson from their mother at the piano, VBC Série postcard No. 3056, unused & fresh, just a little album toning on the back. $12.00 mf

"Egerländer Damen-Orchester  Direktion: H. Roth" showing a north-western Bohemian (Chebsko) group, Postkarte mailed at Mannheim 1909, minor corner & edge wear, a few small light spots of toning on both sides. $7.00 bmg(r)

"Eidgen:Sängerfest / Zürich / 14 - 18 Juli / 1905" art including a male harpist & the coats-of-arms of the Swiss cantons, deeply & intricately embossed carte postale mailed there 2 days later, 3 corners with tiny creases & a little wear. We are used to seeing the name of that event spelled out as Eidgenössisches Sängerfest (Swiss Federated Singing Festival). But no other postcard for that festival is as colorful as this one, which is why you hardly ever see it offered. 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 smh

"Elizabeth Taylor / New Mattamoras(sic) Ohio / Geo Taylor's / Sister // Nov. 1902" showing a lady playing an upright piano, diploma hanging on the nearby wall; uncaptioned (so we report all the writing on back) sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo, oxidation consistent with circa-1910 age. We do not understand the date on back. This is Elizabeth N. Taylor of New Matamoras Ohio, born 15 September 1887--which would put her at age 15 or so in 1902. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. o(n)mg

"ELTON / ICE ON FIRE / EUROPEAN TOUR '86 / JOHN" multiview continental post card with 5 portraits, fairly fresh. $2.00 m

Elvis Costello, singer & songwriter, by Jim Farmer 1979; black & white postcard, unused, toned back.

Elvis Presley, singer & actor, in uniform; unused black & white continental post card. $1.50

"ELVIS PRESLEY" unused continental postcard with portrait, numbered PP 130 on back, fairly fresh. $2.00 m

"Empango Drum Ceremony, Bunyoro, Uganda.  73-9-22" real photo from the Public Relations Department, striking image with good composition, unused & interesting. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 um#

"Engelbert Humperdinck" showing the British popular music singer of the 1960's & 1970's; real photo postcard printed in Germany, unused, scalloped edges as issued, excellent condition. $2.75 mf

"ENRAPTURED // A. B. CHASE PIANOS AND ARTISTANOS / MANUFACTURED BY / THE A. B. CHASE CO., NORWALK, OHIO" advertising post card mailed JUL 6 1915 with an H. B. C. perfin stamp, message in English but hard to read, tiny upper corner crease, other corners with trivial wear. $12.00 o(n)am

"Enric Madriquera / COURTESY OF / MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA" with a portrait of the violinist & conductor of the Cuban Philharmonic on a circa 1940 Mutoscope postcard, excellent condition. 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 cmm

"Enrico Macias" close-up of the Jewish-French singer from Algeria with his guitar, real photo postcard, unused, scalloped edges as issued. $2.00 (mj)

"Environs d'Avignon. / Le Fort Saint-André à VILLENEUVE. - Une Farandole provençale." music with the title La Farandoulo (a folk dance) over it, dancers close to the castle in the Gard Départment of France; unused carte postale with green back, back toning mostly light in the address area. There are several variations of this postcard with differing caption placements & different dancer positions with respect to the viewer. So please check your albums carefully. $4.00 f(v)dm

"ERASURE" close-up portrait of them both, unused continental post card printed in Scotland, numbered PC282 on back, tiny corner crease, minor edge wear. $1.25 m

"ERNEST l. PRADE, NBC OFFICIAL, CONDUCTS THE NATIONAL / HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA AT INTERLOCHEN, MICHIGAN / 16919" black & white post card, mailed there 1942. $5.00 (m(i)mrg)

"EROS RAMAZZOTTI" showing the Italian pop singer in concert, unused publicity card from Heroes Publishing, numbered SPC2503 on back, no postcard back, fairly fresh. $1.50 mi

"Esmeralda Sisters" hand-colored / tinted, made in Germany, unused, brownish paper on back, trivial wear at one corner. This pair is a song-and-dance act that appeared at such places as the Opheum in San Francisco. GG published, numbered 462 /3. $13.00 wnmd

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"Estey Organ Co. / BRATTLEBORO, VT. U. S. A. / J. Ottmann Lith. Puck Bldg. N.Y." circa-1890 trade card for D. H. BALDWIN & CO. 158 West Fourth Street Cincinnati & John E. Weidig (their agent on Ludlow Street in Hamilton Ohio), tiny bottom corner bend. Necessarily 1885 or later from the name of the lithography company. $8.00 amvo(c)g

"Estey Organ Co. / BRATTLEBORO, VT. / U. S. A. / J. OTTMANN LITH. N.Y." circa-1890 trade card for D. H. BALDWIN & CO. 158 West Fourth Street Cincinnati ('representatives for the West'), small bottom corner crease. Necessarily 1885 or later from the name of the lithography company. $8.00 amvo(c)

"Estey Piano Co. / NEW YORK, / Manufacturers / Ketterlinus Phila." lithographed circa-1890 advertising card (the size of a regular postcard) for D. H. Baldwin & Company in Cincinnati Ohio, back text emphasizes upright pianos, good edges. $8.00 amo(c)

"ESTEY PIPE ORGAN / SOUTH CONG'L CHURCH / SALEM MASS." black & white postcard on thick stock, mailed 1908 from the Essex Street Station of Boston to Reverend P. L Van Wicklen in Scituate Massachusetts, small upper corner crease with wear, other corner & edge wear is minor. $4.00 m(s)m

"EUROPE" unused continental multiview post card with 3 concert scenes, numbered PP 175 on back, faint internal crease. $1.25 m

"EUROPE / HEROES PUBLISHING COMPANY" unused continental postcard with a group portrait, numbered SPC1021 on back, fresh appearance. $1.50 m

"EUROPE'87 / RUN / DMC" unused continental post card with collage, numbered PP173 on back, near mint. $1.75 m

"EUROPEAN TOUR'83 / RUSH" unused continental postcard, numbered PP 026 on back, fresh appearance. $2.00 m

"EURYTHMICS" unused continental post card showing the British duo singing, from Interdesign Images, printed in West Germany. $1.50 m

"EVOLUTION OF THE PIANO" unused advertising postcard fro Maynard Pianos & Player Pianos made by R. K. Maynard Piano Company in Chicago Illinois & sold by S. F. Watson & Son in Richmond Indiana (per pre-printed message on back, very light album marks at the back corners, good edges, paper browning evenly with age. $5.00 i(r)i(c)m

"EXODUS" showing the group, unused continental postcard, printed in Italy 1990, numbered ISPC 1138 on back, fairly fresh. $1.50 m

"EZRA BROOKS // As long as there are parades, there will be the great drum and bugle corps so traditional in America..." advertising post card showing its collectible Conquistadors decanter for its 12-year-old whiskey, fairly fresh with good edges. $3.00 amp

"FAITH NO MORE" with the group in military uniforms against a Russian backdrop, unused continental post card, numbered X550 on back, printed in England on 75% recycled board, fairly fresh. $1.50 m

February 1 1962. Ray Charles earnings, opera star Annabelle Bernard in Germany, Treasury agents padlock Philadelphia Independent, sit-in at Chicago's Burnside Elementary School, Willie Mays divorced in Mexico & much much more. Well read, with numerals lightly penciled on the back cover.  $6.00 the complete issue. bm

"Fezz Fritsche / the 'Goosetown Kid'" small publicity card listing his recordings (Laughing Schottish, Andulko Saforova Polka, Orphan Waltz, etc.) & New Ulm Minnesota phone number on back, internal crease in the right front border, very faint corner mount toning. This territory band leader had his own radio show on KHUJ. $4.50 mgm(n)r

Flower-bedecked parade float of a three-masted ship without signage placed before a massive pipe organ; uncaptioned real photo postcard mailed at Millstone NJ (now a discontinued Post Office in Somerset County) on APR 16 AM 1906 (the day after Easter) to Mrs. Mattie Elliot in Morristown New Jersey; Newark NJ transit cancel 12:30PM that day; sender's first name written neatly top front. Parade floats for the Atlantic City Easter Parade (a huge regional event at the time) were often decorated with flowers, and we have seen such a 1906 parade float albeit different that participated in that event. The church, hall, or auditorium in which this organ was situated was undoubtedly known to both sender & recipient; but images of New Jersey organs typically emphasize the keyboard rather than the pipes, leaving us in the dark. The true location has to be near the cities mentioned here: participate in the parade, display by the organ, take then develop a photo, mail the next morning ... is all on a tight timeline. $15.00 mpn(a)

Forrest Tucker & Joan Weldon in "America's Happiest Musical Hit / THE MUSIC MAN / SHUBERT THEATER -- CHICAGO"  unused chrome postcard. $5.00

"FORT WAYNE / Erected by Gen. Anthony Wayne / in 1794 // Packard / THE PACKARD CO. / ESTABLISHED 1871" sent by Beck & Dollison factory representatives & piano tuners on North High Street in Columbus Ohio, colorful back due to forwarding from 'City', missent to Covington & finally delivered in Corning Ohio; lightly toned back, mild corner & edge wear. $6.00 hi(f)o(c)m

"Foto: Centfox / Harry Belafonte / Ufa/Film-Foto  Nadruk verboden" unused real photo postcard numbered 3791 on back, printed in Holland, licensed for use in Belgium & the Belgian Congo, light rubber band mark & other toning on back, small bottom corner crease distant from the image. $5.00 mf

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"FRANKIE / GOES / TO / HOLLYWOOD / LIVERPOOL" unused continental post card with a collage of portraits & art, numbered PP 136 on back, fresh appearance. $1.50 m

"Frankie / Masters / COURTESY OF / MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA" with a smiling portrait of the swing & big band leader on an unused circa 1940 Mutoscope post card in excellent condition. $4.00 fmm

Frank Sinatra, with his hands in the cement at Grauman's Chinese theater, unused chrome postcard. $6.50

"Frank Sinatra // W. J. Gray / L. A." showing the solo artist as a smiling well-dressed young man; unused Ekc real photo post card with glossy finish, excellent condition. Later he would have an important movie career as well. $7.50 fm

Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians appear at the Nugget Casino (with Bertha & Tina the elephants as another act!) Unused post card in excellent condition. A modern classic! $8.00

   
   
"Free Concert to the Citizens of Denver, January 24th, 1912, by Madame Schumann-Heinck, inspired by her attendance at the Free Municipal Concert on the Sunday preceding" unused  postcard, also with the exterior illustrated on the back & various facts filling the message side of the other back. Tiny corner crease not into the image, other corners soft, back lightly toned, fold wear. The operatic contralto was a German Bohemian who received full military honors for her support of US troops when she died in 1936. No one else can offer you this! $20.00 c(d)mib

"FREE / New Music CD / & / New Music Monthly Magazine! / Subscribe to CMJ New Music Monthly ..." with an illustration featuring Grammy-winning singer & poet Ani DiFranco on one of their covers, unused business reply card from a June 1997 campaign, excellent condition. $1.00 smp

"Friederike / Kierschner // 238" hand-colored real photo post card showing the German opera singer in an unspecified role, mailed in France 1908, stamp bent around the edge, oxidation noticeable in the background. Hard to find. The only other postcard we have seen of her was for her role in Aida. $17.50 w(d)m

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"Geigenbauwerkstätte in Mittenwald.  Echt Foto 72  Schöpfer der Oktavgeige" showing the old violin maker Johann Reiter at work in his Bavarian factory, real photo postcard with interesting composition & exemplary contrast, deckled edges as issued. The instrument name is sometimes seen as Oktav-Geige, and very few were ever made. It is shaped like a cello, but is the size of a 17" viola, with a narrow chinrest, and it can be played with a cello or viola bow. His instruments now fetch over 2,000 British pounds at auction. $17.50 bmi(s)p(v)g

"Génie précose" showing a young girl playing at a toy keyboard with another singing, Concone lesson book prominent in foreground. Mailed 1912 from Belgium. $14.00 (tgm)

"GEORGE / MICHAEL" close-up on unused continental post card, 1988 copyright, Top Ten Card, tiny bends at 2 corners. $1.50 m

"GET A CALL FROM / RASCAL FLATTS ON / APRIL TH / 1. Get out your cell phone / 2. Go to 'messages' or 'sms' ... " continental publicity card advertising a CD on both sides (full color), near mint condition. $1.25 mta

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"Gibraltar. Vegetable sellers." near the J. Roscoe Glass & Brinsmead Piano storefronts, unused postcard from V. B. Cumbo. trivial corner & edge wear. The pianos were made in Kent and had several patented features for their frames, soundboards, bracings, etc. $7.50 gmp

"GG // Cº // 2420/4" showing a kindergarten-age child orchestra comprised of trombone, paid, inexpensive violin & baton; sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed August 10 1915 from Zombor Vojvodina (10-heller Hungarian stamp as appropriate then, Budapest violet transit marking) to Ohio, slight curl to the paper, slight oxidation consistent with age, minor wear to the top corners, noticeable wear to the bottom corners, back cancel hard enough struck to partially raise its impression on front. Charming! $5.00 cm-v

"GG // Cº // 2420/4" showing a young woman with a lute, postcard mailed 1915 TCV to West Virginia, small bottom corner crease, light toning on back. $7.50 w(g)m

"Glen Miller / COURTESY OF / GEORGE B. EVANS" showing the American big band leader & arranger in formal attire with his trombone; unused circa 1940 Mutoscope postcard in excellent condition. $4.00 mff

"gloria estefan cuts both ways" unused continental post card from World Postcards, 1989 copyright. Nice. $2.00 m

"God Save the King" with the first 4 measures of music beneath, followed by the words in English then French; unused postcard from REX (their 601), very light album toning at the back corners, otherwise excellent condition. Emphasis was on English / French solidarity in World War I -- not French-Canadians, who resisted being drawn in. $10.00 mwp

"GOLDFLY / GUSTER" unused circa 1998 continental freecard advertising for an Indie rock album released the previous year, tiny corner bend, otherwise excellent condition. $1.25 fm

"Granada No 24 Danza de Gitanos" showing a gypsy musical group & dancers, sepia-tone postcard mailed 1957 in US but obviously an earlier card, one uneven edge (from booklet separation). $12.50 gdm*

"GRAND OPERA HOUSE / FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 8.15 O'CLOCK // ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN / FIRST AMERICAN TOUR, SEASON 1905-1906 // For Information Address / B. Ulrich, The Lyric / BALTIMORE, MARYLAND" post card with undivided back, 2 long creases & 1 short internal crease. One of the greatest pianists of the 20th Century, known for his interpretations of several composers, especially Chopin. Rare. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. fmm(b)

"Gratefully yours / Frank Sinatra" showing the well-dressed singer & recording artist on a circa 1940 black & white arcade card, minor wear at one bottom corner, very light album marks at the upper front corners. Later he was to have quite a movie career as well. $4.00 fmm

"Greetings from the Nature Island / Dominica" unused continental post card with a close-up of a government band on parade, from a copyright photo by Cecil Clarke, excellent condition. $1.75 dmp

"Gruss" showing a violin amidst violets, post card mailed 1900 from Germany to Belgium, soft corners. $6.50

      "GUEREZA _ HENDAYE-PLAGE" picturing André Marchal, blind from birth but one of the greatest organists of all time, seated at his 2-manual mechanical-action organ by Victor Gonzales at his villa Guereza in Spain; continental in size, the card was long used for personal family correspondence (we have seen one mailed in 1961). The message over all the back was no exception, and reads in part 'For us 1980 has been very sad with the death of my father in August on the Basque Coast _ There is a good article in Jan. issue of the American organist on him...' Notice how the card does not name him; you are supposed to know who he is! Now have a good look at the organ ... in his villa! SOLD RECENTLY mgi(h)

[Guitar held by willowy looking damsel] kitsch art on a black & white postcard, toning both sides, erasure marks on back, minor corner wear. $3.00 mw

"Guy Lombardo" showing the Canadian-American violinist and band leader in black-tie attire on an unused circa 1940 Mutoscope postcard with good edges, small spot of toning on back from the printing process itself. $3.75 fmm

"H - 650 Hawaiian Islands Girl with Ukulele / Hawaiian Islands" with its player leaning back against a palm tree, unused sepia-tone Ekc real photo postcard, caption at bottom exceptionally difficult to read (white on light brown), tiny pinhole at top center in border, paper bend striations suggestive of album removal at 2 corners. paper separating a bit at one corner (hard to detect). $25.00 hm

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"Hafengasse aus Alt-Köln" showing a flutist, house painter & organ grinder (all named!) playing in Harbor Alley there, long poem in German dialect in the sky; from Alt-Köln Serie 1 No. 1, post card mailed there 1909 to Columbus Ohio, inconspicuous small corner crease, name lightly penciled in the sky, minor corner wear. Now Cologne, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia. $35.00 mnp

"HAITI / 'THE DRUMMER' A FOLKLORIC FIGURE" depicting a man playing it outdoors; unused chrome post card made in the USA, trivial edge wear. $2.00 hm

GLEN ISLAND PARK (WESTCHESTER COUNTY). "Hal McIntyre / AT GLEN ISLAND CASINO, NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK" showing him up-close smiling with his saxophone on a monochromatic dark green Photo-Gloss advertising post card used during World War II by a patron (war bonds logo on back), apparently delivered without stamp at East Hampton Connecticut. Very special: Hal made his debut there in 1941. $16.50 mn(n)n(g)

"Hal McIntyre / VICTOR'S TERRIFIC YOUNG BANDLEADER" postcard with biographical details on back & Columbus Ohio record store ad, cancel in on front, scrape back edge, small scrape front background. $2.00 (mf)

"HAPPY / MONDAYS / … / THE RAVE IS ON" unused continental postcard, numbered ISPC 1171 on back, printed in Italy 1990, fairly fresh. $1.50 m

"Harry James / COURTESY OF / MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA" showing the trumpeter & swing band leader on an unused circa 1940 Mutoscope postcard, overinking in the production process affects both sides, good edges. $2.25 fmm

"HAS YOUR PIANO TUNING BEEN SATISFACTORY? / H. D. SHOEMAKER, Tuner / ... 235 N. 18th St." advertising card the size of a regular postcard, listing numerous Columbus area-residents & businesses as referrals--such as St. Mary of the Springs, Puntenney & Eutsler & the Capital City Bank; a few small shallow scrapes to the front obscure nothing, bland back has light album marks at the corners. $8.00 o(c)mg

Heinrich Knote, operatic tenor, in a role wearing fur & carrying a sword, real photo post card, pencil writing on back. $12.50

"Henry Busse / COURTESY OF / MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA" showing the jazz musician playing trumpet on a circa 1940 Mutoscope post card in excellent condition. $4.00 fmm

"Herve Vilard" French song writer & performer, black & white real photo postcard printed in Germany, scalloped edges as issued, excellent condition. $2.75 mf

"HIBBARD'S / Rheumatic Syrup / and Plasters" with gorgeous near-jewel-like colors depicting an Egyptian woman playing the harp, ad of druggist S. M. Sackett of Monroe Michigan on the back gives wide-ranging claims & compositional details. Seldom seen & seldom offered. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 400% of original print area) & enhanced 144-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 ammmpg

"Horace Heidt / COURTESY OF / MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA" showing the American band leader & pianist, black & white Mutoscope post card, unused, grayish paper. Shown left. $4.00 fmm. A somewhat darker printing with a small spot of toning on back. Shown right. $3.75 fmm

"How do you / like my / band / ?" with signed K. O. Munson art on a continental-size circa-1945 blotter that was not used for its intended purpose, depicting a bikini-clad woman surrounded by 3 shapely trumpet players; excellent condition. We have seen this image on a 1946 calendar; but if a calendar was below this blotter it was removed with exceptional care. Rare! $15.00 apm

   
"H. P. MAUS PIANO HOUSE, LIMA, OHIO." unused circa-1910 C. T. photochrom postcard, faint but long crease. Shown left. $4.25 (om)i. Another example, also unused, from another more colorful printing, good edges. $4.50 o(l)mi(s)

"Hudson-Fulton / Celebration Commission / OFFICIAL POST CARD / NO. 64 / FLOAT--AEOLIAN HARP" unused post card, fresh & appealing. $12.50 (epm)

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"HULIT(sic) CONSERVATORY.  YORK COLLEGE. / YORK, NEB." unused black & white postcard, an obvious reproduction of an earlier card for its historic interest. The correct name of the conservatory was Hulett, and music was taught there, of course. $3.50 ncm

"Iff I could beat it out of /  DOVER PLAINS, N. Y. / I vould be down to you yet" Dutch kid comic art with town name in a drum, post card mailed 1915, scrape & light toning at center of bottom front edge, minor corner wear & rounding. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ndm*

   
"I'll drop in on you about 4/14 // F. SCHMIDT / Representing / Lyon & Healy / Chicago" with artwork including some of the musical instruments they manufactured; postcard mailed APR 7 1911 from Erie Pennsylvania to a firm in Mansfield Ohio, album marks on both sides especially at the corners due to album contact. Of more than passing interest: two major fires destroyed many of the firm's records, so it is not known precisely when they started making certain kinds of instruments. They are, of course, best known & long-time producers of various types of harps. $10.00 i(c)m

"I'll Think Of You / This Christmas" with Janet Jackson in a dress showing some cleavage, unused continental postcard, fresh appearance. $2.00 mb

"'INTERIOR' NIEDRINGHAUS MEMORIAL M. E. CHURCH, / GRANITE CITY, ILLS." with a large pipe organ behind the altar, Newvochrome postcard printed in Germany, mailed at Granite City in 1909, small upper corner crease is hard to detect. Google images does not show this card, so we judge it to be an uncommon view. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. i(g)i(c)m

"Interior of Auditorium showing largest Organ in the World. / Ocean Grove N. J." conspicuously showing the 'HOPE JONES ORGAN CO. ELMIRA, N.Y.' builder's credit on the central bank of pipes; postcard mailed there AUG 3 1918, largely unsuccessful white-out attempt by a previous owner in the message & address areas, minor corner rounding. Seldom offered. $8.00 n(o)misn(e)

"Interior of Christ Church 1723 / 'The Old North Church of Paul Revere Fame' / The Avery-Bennett Clock 1776--The Organ 1799 / The Brass Chandeliers 172--The Cherubim 1746" unused Ekc real photo post card, fairly fresh with good edges. More interesting than most. $7.00 i(c)m(b)cmh

"IN / XS" unused continental post card from A Bigger Splash in Manchester, numbered X400 on back, near mint. $2.00 m

"IRISH MUSIC" with a pub scene, unused continental John Hinde 3D postcard, back also in full color, thick stock, near-mint condition. $2.50 im3

"Ithaca Organ" circa 1890's trade card, lightly toned front. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 anm

"I want a Steck Piano / Not English You Know / 36." circa-1887 ad card for G. W. Early, sole agent located in the Neil House Block of Columbus Ohio, also mentioning the Steck Hall warerooms at 11 East Fourteenth Street (in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan). Early won best grand piano forte & best upright piano forte awards at the 1887 Ohio State Fair, which provides us with our age estimate & an appreciation for the quality of his product. 'That's not English you know' was a song composed by Joseph P. Skelly & lyricist George Cooper published in 1885. Rare: no other offers, past or present, & no exhibitions whatsoever when we searched the Internet. $15.00 amo(c)n(m)

"JAMIROQUAI" showing the group within a modern art tableau, unused continental post card from A Bigger Splash in Manchester, numbered X566 on back, printed in England on 75% recycled board, fairly fresh. $1.50 m

Jan and Arnie, rock & roll artists, with their record, 1958; unused black & white continental postcard. $1.50

"Jan Garber // COURTESY OF / MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA" showing the American jazz band leader, Mutoscope postcard, made in USA, unused, grayish paper, minor wear to one bottom corner. Shown. $3.75 fmm. A bettter example, with good edges. $4.00 fmm

"Jan Kiepura" sepia-tone portrait of him, well dressed & smiling; postcard mailed 12 V 34 from Ventspils Latvia to Riga (10-santimi stamp with corner bend), minor wear to 2 corners, just a few tiny spots of toning on the back. The Polish singer and actor's name is sometimes seen as Jean Kiepura. 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  lpmt

"JASON DONOVAN" close-up portrait, unused continental postcard, numbered U663 on back, printed in England, fairly fresh. $1.50 m

"JEANETTE MACDONALD  PHOTO PARAMOUNT" American singer & musical film actress, sepia-tone photo the size of a regular postcard, back lightly toned from album contact, slight curl to the paper should straighten easily in an album. $5.00 mm

"Jens Vejmand" depicting the Danish road worker flanked by a six-stanza song immortalizing his life (poetry written 1905, melody 1907), unused brevkort, toned both sides, heavy vertical crease runs along the left side of the image so it is not very noticeable. Unusual subject matter. $2.00 dmp NEW / NUEVO / BAGO

Jerry Vale, singer & club entertainer; black & white arcade card printed in the US. $3.00

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"J hob' dir in d'Augerln g'schaut, d'Augerln warn trüb, i hob' dirs net ..." music with words in a Bavarian alpine dialect, art depicts a man trying to impress the woman & convey his feelings towards her. Unused Post-Karte with undivided back, album marks at the corners, otherwise surprisingly fresh for its 100-year+ age. $9.00 mb

"Jimmy Catheart at Bledsoe Beach - Lake James" showing the band, real photo postcard with high contrast & good focus, mailed at Angola Lake James Rural Station JUL 22 1935. Truly rare: when we searched the Internet we could find no other offers, no recorded sales & no one exhibiting it. The name of the locale is often seen as Bledsoe's Beach Resort, and this would be inside the dance hall that was there. The property was auctioned in mid 2011. Any photograph of this band is rare. The name of this venue is sometimes seen as Beldsoe's Beach. 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(l)mdi(b)

"JOAN SUTHERLAND NORMA / PHOTOGRAPHY BY MAX WALDMAN" postcard with black & white scene from the opera composed by Vincenzo Bellini, oversized, unused. $1.25

"JOEY TEMPEST" close-up in a blue jacket, unused continental post card, numbered PP 179 on back, fresh appearance. $1.50 m

"JOHN / HAMMOND / Wednesday, December 17" postal card (14-c George Wythe, circa 1985) publicizing the appearance of the jazz guitarist appearance in the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania area, sent to WXXP (an FM radio station there), one corner with 2 creases (one is faint). Image includes his guitar, so this is not Johnny 'Hammond' Smith, with whom he is sometimes confused. $1.25 mr

"Johnny Green" showing the dance band leader, songwriter & musical arranger surrounded by trumpets & trombones; unused circa 1940 Mutoscope post card, good edges, a little light toning along one short back edge. $3.75 fmm

"Joni Mitchell" black & white postcard showing her hugging a guitarist, unused continental printed in Italy, numbered 39 on the back, near mint. $1.75 m

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& broadcasting over radio station WLW

"CHERNIAVSKY / Cherniavsky and His Greater Gibson Sympho-Syncopators" unused black & white postcard, 4 rave reviews briefly quoted on back, long upper corner crease avoids the musicians & instruments. Shown above.

"THE LATEST JAZZ SENSATION / JOSEF CHERNAIVSKY(sic) / Director of the Greater Gibson Sympho-Syncopators" showing the band director with upraised baton; unused black & white postcard, 4 reviews briefly quoted on back, long upper corner crease only runs through his hand. His name is spelled correctly on the back. Shown above right.

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"Josef Limburg: GEIGENSPIELER." nude man seated & playing violin while nude woman with tambourine lies limp across his right knee--a German work dating to 1911. Sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed 1958 at Ada Kansas, much oxidation, approximately 1-3/4" internal crease from the bottom edge, minor corner & edge wear, back toned. As is. $2.50 nm

"JUDY GARLAND  METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER" portrait of the American film actress & singer seated, displaying some jewelry on her hand; unused real photo post card from the Picturegoer Series (No. 1178) manufactured in London, good edges, slight curl to the paper (no problem in an album). Acclaimed appearances include: "A Star is Born', 'Judgment at Nuremburg' & 'The Wizard of Oz'. 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 mm

Julie Andrews, singer & actress; unused continental postcard in color. $1.50

   
"Julius Bauer & Co." circa-1878 ad card for the Wabash Avenue Chicago manufacturers of pianos, church & parlor organs, album paste spots on the back do not obscure anything, good edges. We base our age estimate on an advertisement that we found; trade cards are rare. $15.00 ami(c)

"JUMBO ZEN" gray & yellow oversize post card picturing the rock bank, back advertised their appearance 'at the Cab / Olympia, Washington. $1.25 ow

"KAISER & CO., BERN.  7742. Déposé." showing 2 Swiss children in costume with an alpenhorn, black & white Postkarte, mild corner wear & rounding, lightly toned. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 mscc#

"KAPELLE ALPENJÄGER-REGIMENT STEIERMARK No 10" showing the Austrian military wind orchestra after Friedrich Pilz (probably the man in civilian clothes at the front center) was recruited as the capellmeister of the Alpine hunter regiment No. 10 in 1923; sepia-tone real photo postcard with slight surface pitting & oxidation consistent with that age, back with light spotty toning. Rare: we found no other offers, no exhibitions, and no recorded sales when we searched the Internet. $10.00 a(s)mm(a)

"Kay Kyser" showing the smiling radio personality & bandleader on an unused circa 1940 Mutoscope postcard in excellent condition. $4.00 fmmr

"KDR 3723 / Dirty / Old Man" QSL card with Runnin' Bare art commissioned for operators Tom & Suzie Whitman (1977 Miracle Jamboree Talent Contest Winner), tiny corner bend, otherwise fresh. Depicts male & female with guitar with stage fright, ready for a performance. $2.00 o(n)m

"KE-2 / My Old Kentucky Hone / ..." with music & song words below, unused Curteich linen postcard, light mark at top front. The song was composed there by Stephen Foster. $1.50 km

"KISS" multiview of each in performance, continental postcard from Top Ten Card, copyright 1988, mailed but stamp removed. 2 faint corner creases. $1.00 m

"KISS / TOUR'84" unused multiview continental post card, numbered PP 001 on back, fairly fresh. $1.50 m

Kitty Kalen, 1960's singer; black & white arcade card, lightly toned front, small stain on back. $1.25

"KMFDM / MORE & FASTER" unused continental postcard in black & white from Damaged Goods, numbered DG 145 on back, near mint. A modern classic. $2.50 m

        
"KRAKAUER BROS. / NEW YORK"  3 circa 1890 advertising cards depicting grown people on an early form of tricycle, back adverting lists advantages of their pianos, available from F. E. Everett in Potsdam New York (left & right) & Miller Organ Company in Lebanon Pennsylvania (center). The earliest of them is at the right when only 10,800 were in use; the other two came later when there were 11,000 in use. More precisely, the Krakauer Building was located on 136th & 137th Streets in the Bronx, bespeaking the success of Jewish immigrant Simon Krakauer & other family members, whose handmade instruments were long known for their high quality. Backs are browned lightly from album contact & each has a few small thins on the back from album removal. All three are hard-to-find. Sold but front sides still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $5.00. mn(b)bgja

KRB RHEINLIEDER SERIES ON POSTKARTE
All these post cards have art depicting lovers and/or diners
above verses meant for music.
    

Nr. 1 F. "Im Rolandsbogen" with 6 stanzas of a German song by Jörg Ritzel, unused postcard, just  a little toning at a bottom corner. Shown above left. $4.00 wmp

Nr. 2 F. "Warum ist es am Rhein so schön?' with 9 stanzas of a German song by A. von Bergsattel, unused post card, mild corner wear. Shown above center. $4.00 wmp

Nr. 3F. "Die Lindenwirtin" postcard with 6 stanzas of a German song by Rudolf Baumbach, hint of toning near the bottom front. $4.00 wmp

Nr. 6F. "Der Rheinenthusiast" with 4 stanzas of a German song by Herm. Brandt, unused post card, very light toning near the front corners. Shown above right. $4.00 wmp

Nr. 12F. "Vom Rhein der Wein" with 2 stanzas of a German song by Hermann Brandt (Opus 8), unused Postkarte, very lightly toned back. $4.00 wmp

Nr. 13F. "Stolzenfels am Rhein." with 3 stanzas of a German song by H. Dorgeel, unused post card, very lightly toned back. $4.00 wmp

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"KRESGE ASSEMBLY HALL  NATIONAL / MUSIC CAMP, INTERLOCHEN, MICH.  N1204" showing its exterior viewed from the water, unused real photo post card with good contrast & glossy finish, good edges. $2.50 m(i)mc

"KRM 1861" Cortland Ohio QSL postcard used 1968, cartoon art showing hillbilly playing fiddle, fresh appearance. $2.00 om

"LA PASSION A NANCY - 1914 / Saül veut percer David de sa lance (Tableau symbolique)" with David holding a small harp, black & white post card with green caption. $5.00

"LA PRIÈRE!..." black & white showing little girl kneeling in prayer next to her mandolin, TCV circa 1906. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50

"L. Asher:  Jenny Lind."  with the 'Swedish nightingale' seated at the piano as painted by Louis Asher in 1845; unused sepia-tone post card, good edges. 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 mafs

"Lawrence Welk / COURTESY OF / FREDERICK BROS. MUSIC CORP." showing the American accordionist & band leader seated & smiling on an unused circa 1940 Mutoscope postcard in excellent condition. $4.00 fmm

"LED ZEPPELIN" unused continental post card printed in the EEC, numbered 180 on back, one corner multiply creased (faintly, not into image). $1.50 m

LE GIORGIONE. "Le concert champêtre / PE064" unused continental-size postcard with deep colors, copyrighted 1975, good edges. $1.50 n(p)a(l)m

"Les Chanson de Botrel illustrées par ...  1682. - Les Deux Gabiers // I / Il était un gabier de Misaine, / Il était un gabier d'Artimon; ..." carte postale mailed 5-8 06 TCV from Granville Manche, back unevenly toned, front top edge with a bit of toning. Subject song is about 2 petty officers in the French Navy; but it should be noted that their insignia is not shown & their appear to be quite young for the rank. $4.75 m(f)m

"Les Pirates" pop group, real photo postcard, unused, scalloped edges as issued. $2.00

"LEVEL / 42" showing the group, unused continental post card, numbered PP 172 on back, fresh appearance. $1.50 m

"Life on a barge in Belgium" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1965 at Sandy Lake Pennsylvania, 2 small corner creases. A child's accordion is played by a boy to entertain the mother. $2.75 mbs(p)

"L'INCOGNITA, THE UNKNOWN SOPRANO / who has startled London." masked as was her custom, later revealed to be the Australian Violet Mount; postcard mailed OCT 10 1908 at Paddington West to Corning Ohio, the writer claiming kinship -- "This is a card of my cousin, the Australian prima donna. I shall send you for Cmas a sample of her records ... Wilhelm", small upper corner crease, mild corner & edge wear.  She won critical praise for her arias at the Alhambra Music Hall & the Hippodrome, though sometimes inexplicably getting billing inferior to performing dogs & monkeys. She was recording for the Zonophone label at this time, and continued active until 1921, sometimes working with name musicians such as flautist John Amadio. Hard to find! 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 ma

"Lisbon (Portugal) the 29th February 1892 / I am writing a history of the violoncello ..." requesting birth & death dates of the professors teaching that instrument at the Vassar College of Music in Poughkeepsie New York, postal card mailed by Professor Carlos de Mello, multiple (but unimportant) creases. $5.00 mn-p

Lise Fleuron" seated & playing a mandolin, with a generous view of her bosom, postcard with undivided back, unused, album impressions at the corners. We have another postcard of her, close-up, in our millinery listings. $25.00 (bnm)

"LONG BRANCH VARIETY SHOW CAST / Long Branch Sallon / Boot Hill, Dodge City..." unused chrome postcard showing a performance to music from an upright piano, one uneven edge (from booklet separation). $2.50

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"LOUIS PRIMA / recording exclusively for Majestic Records" smiling with his trumpet at the ready, preprinted script message on back mentioning his appearances at the Panther Room - College Inn - Hotel Sherman in Chicago (depending on the evening), black & white post card, faint upper corner crease, tiny ding in 1 long edge, light toning on back. Probably during his unsuccessful attempt to reinvent himself, late 1936 in Chicago, where he also appeared at the Blackhawk. Soon his fortunes would change. Rare. $20.00 mi(c)

[Lovers with Cello] uncaptioned hand-tinted real photo with dress & flowers embroidered(!), unused tarjeta postal of Spanish origin, back paper is brownish with age & unavoidably uneven due to the presence of the embroidery, a few small spots of edge wear. The cello is real, not a photographer's prop & the cello music showing is difficult. $10.00 me

"MABEL GREEN / [AL monogram] E 138" showing the actress & vocalist (performed 1903 - 1924) posing with a prop lyre (too few strings to be real), tinted real photo post card, unused, fairly fresh. $9.00 mnw(a)t

"Madame Melba" unused sepia-tone real photo post card printed in Berlin, showing her standing in elegant attire as photographed by Aussie photographer Henry Walter Barnet [Wikipedia shows her in a different photo but the same dress, pearls & hairstyle]. Dame Nellie Melba was an operatic soprano known for her performances in French & Italian. Trivial wear at one corner, slight oxidation consistent with age. 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 mpa

"MADAME TETRAZZINI / "MIGNON'  Ambroise Thomas" her portrait within an embossed border, a stanza from the opera below the caption; unused circa-1908 real photo postcard printed in England for the Rotary Photographic Plate Sunk Gem Series, trivial upper corner wear, otherwise quite fresh. She played the role of Felina in Mignon (1907) which gives us the date estimate for the card. $10.00 m

"Made by C. L. Davis  Harris Station, Ohio" using all the printing on the back for our caption; unused real photo postcard with good edges. The head of a lady is lightly seen hovering over the violinist, leading us to believe the photo is a contrived example of the photographer's capabilities. Good luck trying to find Harris Station in the gazetteers! The best we could do is find Harris Station Road (Route 50) now within Bainbridge. Philatelic references say Harris Station had a post office until 1928. 1928. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. o(h)mp

"Madeira. Natives." showing a costumed man with a 6-string guitar, postcard in vertical format, unused, minor toning in the back address area, a little corner & edge wear. $4.25 cmm

Madonna. "PP 188 - Madonna" unused continental postcard with portrait. $1.50 *

"Margaret Anglin" showing the beautiful actress in nursing attire (note Red Cross armband & pin), vertical format; black & white postcard, front lightly toned, minor corner rounding. Shows Miss Anglin starring as Zira in the opera of the same name in 1905. A favorable review of her first-night performance was published in the New York Times of September 22 1905. Awarded as a prize to a Barr's Postcard News Reader. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 rnn(n)m

"Marihuana" art on unused continental post card, numbered PP 060 on back, fresh appearance. A design classic. $3.00 m+

"MARIJAN / SMODE // »ZELENITE / POLJA / ZELENA« showing popular Slovenian singer as a young man standing in a rustic setting with his personalized guitar; continental postcard with his hard-to-read autograph on the back, lightly toned back, one corner with 2 small creases. We know the autograph is genuine because our supplier in Slovenia is honest. $4.00 sma

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"Marillion / Fugazi" imaginative art & fonts, unused continental postcard, fairly fresh. A modern classic. $2.00 m

"Marillion / Market Square Heroes" imaginative art, unused continental post card from Poppictures Ltd., numbered C608 on back, minor corner wear. A modern classic. $2.50 m

"Marlene Dietrich / 'Rose' Verlag  Reproduction verboten" showing the film actress & singer with cigarette in hand, unused postcard in near-mint condition. $9.00 mfsm

"MARLENE DIETRICH  PARAMOUNT" portrait of the stage & film actress & singer; unused circa-1931 real photo post card from the Picturegoer Series (No. 1083) manufactured in Great Britain, album impressions at the back corners, good edges, curl to the paper should straighten out in an album. Acclaimed appearances include: "The Blue Angel', 'Destry Rides Again' & 'The Spoilers'. Her contract with Paramount started in 1930, and she made 6 films there through 1935, which gives us estimate for the card's age. $9.00 tmm

"MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN / METO(sic) GOLDWYN MAYER  / PICTURES" with the signature (useful for authenticating autographs) of the Irish actress (Tarzan's Jane) & singer; unused real photo postcard, light album marks at the back corners, slight curl to the paper. It is unlikely that many such error cards exist; the studio executives would not have been amused. Her contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer started in 1932. $10.00 mma

"Mason & Hamlin Organ & Piano Co. / New Illustrated Catalogue Describing recent improvements and ONE HUNDRED STYLES ORGANS sent free / BOSTON · CHICAGO · NEW YORK" colorful trade card with 'GOOD ADVICE' on back includes 'Do remember that R. H. PHIPPEN receives pupils in Vocal and Instrumental Music, (organ and Piano,) at the old place 136 Main St., Biddeford, Me.', good edges, lightly toned back. A similar advertisement for Phippen appears in the 2/16/1884 Biddeford Daily Journal on page 1. $11.00 amm(b)g(p)

"MAYOR P. H. McCARTHY INTRODUCING TETRAZZINI TO 100,000 PEOPLE ASSEM- / BLED IN THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO ON CHRISTMAS EVE, 1910, TO / WHOM SHE SANG AS A COMPLIMENT. /  PUBLISHED BY CARDINELL VINCENT CO. SAN FRANCISCO" showing the world-famous operatic singer simultaneously presenting that city with a gift & a pointed snub to Oscar Hammerstein (who wanted her singing in New York City). Spotty but light toning on the back, minor corner rounding. $7.50 c(s)cmfp

"MAY PETERSON / SOPRANO--METROPOLITAN OPERA FAME / The Prima Donna who rode the Old Gray Mare / at St. Paul National Legion Convention / Concert Bookings: Write Haensel & Jones, Aeolian Hall, New York." unused & most unusual advertising postcard, several small spots of toning & wear at the borders of both sides. This scene was at the 1924 American Legion convention in Saint Paul Minnesota.  Peterson sang for many seasons with the likes of Caruso & John McCormack. The Hall mentioned for her agent is located in Manhattan New York. $20.00 mh(u)n(m)a

"McLoughlins' XXXX COFFEE / is Better Quality than any other Coffee on the Market. / This is the reason of its enormous sale" circa-1895 die-cut mechanical trade card with 3 slots into which a girl player is inserted to play 'The Last Rose' on the McLoughlin piano pictured on front. One of the base supports is creased & folded in; the other is missing. The small bust at the top is creased at its neckline. $4.00 afm

"Meeting Notice / American Association of Retired Persons / ... / Program: Musical. Albert Hirsch / Goodwill Singing Ambassador" on 9-c US government postal card mailed to Dunnellon Florida in February 1977. Long-time concert & opera singer, he organized & directed the 60-voice Army Air Corps Chorus during World War II. $2.50 mf(d)-u(p)!

"Mehlin Pianos / Contain more valuable / improvements than all / others. They are the / best now made. / For Sale by / James Gerard & Co. / 119 W. FIFTH ST. / DAYTON OHIO" bookmark with blank back. Shown left. Different design, same description except some toning on back. Shown right. Sold but front sides still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scans in .jpg format. $3.00 for both. bmo(d)g

"Mexico" showing a man playing a guitar next to a woman, both in traditional attire; well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1966 from Franklin Pennsylvania, 2 lines of cancel ink on front. $1.75 m(g)m

Mickie Finn Show (Fred & Mickie Finn), Dunhill Records stars, on a postcard promoting their appearance at the Nugget Casino, trivial wear at 2 corners. $7.50 (mn)

Mick Jagger, rock-and-roll star, wearing a hat, in a kung-fu-like pose; unused sepia-tone oversize post card from Ludlow Sales, fairly fresh & ready to frame. $1.75 o

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"[... Mignon.]  1062" scene from a the comic opera, heroine in gypsy costume clutching a lute; [text in Russian] beginning the caption, real photo post card mailed 1912 with a Russian stamp, mild corner & edge wear, slight oxidation, light toning shows in front caption area, dark toning near one back corner. $12.00 mg

"Mignon d'Amour / Dans un bonheur suprême /Laisse moi te redire: je t aime! // Dix / Paris / 1185 " scene from a the comic opera, heroine in gypsy costume clutching a cheap but real lute (not a prop); unused sepia-tone real photo postcard, some toning on back, minor corner wear & rounding. $12.00 w(d)mg

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"Military Band in Parade, Wright Brothers' Celebration, Dayton, Ohio, June 18, 1909" postcard mailed OCT 7 1909 to Mrs. Fenner Robertson in Mount Liberty Ohio, small bottom corner crease, minor corner rounding, light toning on back. $4.00 pm

"Military Band in Parade at Wright Bros. Home-Coming Celebrations at Dayton, Ohio" monochromatic blue-green postcard published by John J. Keyes in Dayton, mailed there JUL 3 1909 to Miss Mary Shaffer in Upper Sandusky Ohio, faint bottom corner crease, 2 other corners with small creases, spot of toning in the upper right front corner. $3.75 pm

"Military Band / Wright Bros. Celebrations, Dayton, O." postcard with 5 pinholes near the edges, spotty reddish toning on front, messaged 'This is the Ft. Thomas Soldiers marching on Main St. / Mother'. [These men were from nearby Kentucky, not Arizona.] $4.00 pk(f)m

"Milwaukee Looks Good To Me" shown left, man riding beer stein beneath fanciful airship made of beer keg with beer-bottle propeller, circa-1908. Shown right unused postcard publicizing the 33rd National Sänger-fest in Milwaukee, an invitation for visitors to dine at the First and Last Change restaurant at 614 Grand Avenue on its front (with detailed priced menu) & offering free baggage services on back. The musical extravaganza began in 1886 in Milwaukee, pitting Germanic singing societies in friendly competition against one another every 3 years. The basic artwork at the left has many variants & printings, but no one else can show you the postcard on the right. $20.00 total for both. w(m)mb

"MINISTRY" unused continental postcard showing guitarist, from Damaged Goods 1994, printed in EEC, minor edge wear. $1.50 m

"MINISTRY / BURNING INSIDE" unused continental post card with captivating art; printed in England, numbered 1194 on back. A modern classic. $2.50 m

"MIRTHFUL MONKEY MUSIC -- A pixieish(sic) / primate plucks his booming bass as part of the Rudi Lenz aggregation of cheerful chimps in the / fabulous RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & / BAILEY CIRCUS" unused circa 1973 postcard, a few small spots of light toning on back. $2.50 cma

"MIZZI GÜNTHER / 'DIE LUSTIGE WITWE'  132" real photo postcard of the soprano appearing in the title role of Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow opera (which started 1905), above some of the score; good focus & contrast, mailed 1907 at Mannheim Germany, slight curl to the paper, decent edges. Comment about her in the back message is in German. $30.00 mf

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"Mt. Vernon Ohio / 1913 1879 34" uncaptioned (so we used all the writing on the back) Cyko real photo postcard, slight oxidation consistent with 1913 age, good edges. Apparently this Mount Vernon church was in its 34th year; the pipe organ shown might have been new, occasioning the photo. $20.00 i(c)o(m)m NEW / NEU / NOVO

"Mrs. Mary L. Hoffman, / 8 Front Street, Monroe, Mich. / Millinery and Fancy Goods, / Embroidery and Filling Silks, ..." circa 1890 advertising card illustrated on front with a charming girl playing toy drum, good edges, very light toning on back. $10.00 aeggmmmt

   
"Mt. Vernon Ohio / 1913 1879 34" uncaptioned (so we used all the writing on the back) Cyko real photo postcard, slight oxidation consistent with 1913 age, good edges. Apparently this Mount Vernon church was in its 34th year; the pipe organ shown might have been new, occasioning the photo. $20.00 i(c)o(m)m NEW / NEU / NOVO

"Mt. Vernon Ry. Station // Pennsylvania Ave. from Post Office / Washington D. C. // Raleigh Hotel" postcard with 3 captions across the top, showing the WA & Mt V RYC building with streetcar beside it, streetcars down the tracks of Pennsylvania Avenue, a building with large sign reading in part "...BRADBURY / FACTORY WA... / F. G. SMITH PI... / / PIANOS / RENTED / STORED / REPAIRED" & the named hotel. From Leet Bros. Pub., album marks on back; paste residue, small tears & internal creases at bottom from album removal. Still an interesting card. $9.00 dm

"Mumsy And 'Flora True' // Harry A. Cole 1933" showing them performing for radio station WJAY in Cleveland Ohio, Azo (squares in corners) real photo postcard, back inscribed LOVE FROM 'FLORA TRUE' & 'Mumsy' / W.J.A.Y. 9 AM. SATURDAY with irregular spots of whitish discoloration. The station later became WCLE. Rare: the only other offer we have seen misread Mumsy as Mumby. $19.00 o(c)rm NEW / NEU / NOVO

"MUSÉE DU LUXEMBOURG. / 557  ÉTIENNE GAUTIER - SAINTE CÉCILE.  (G. B.)" unused black & white carte postale with red captions, minor wear to one corner; postal notice on back dates to 1905 - 1907. An unforgettable image from the museum in Paris. Saint Cecilia in English, she is the Catholic & Orthodox patron saint of church music & musicians. $6.50 c(s)mmf

"MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE / ... / JUNO / Soundtrack Now Available at iTunes™/ ..." unused 2007 advertising postcard in near-mint condition. $1.00 mm

"Music Man" Jacksonville North Carolina QSL card with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art for Frank & Joyce Cowan, depicts a man beating a large drum, unused. $1.75 nm

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"MUTANT POP / FAST product / the first year plan / THE HUMAN LEAGUE / GANG OF FOUR 2-3 / SCARS The MEKONS" a mutant-pop rock group. Unused post card. $1.50 sm*+

"My Old Kentucky Home.  12805 / The sun shines bright, / In the old Kentucky home / ..." with some of the music & all of the original lyrics (now changed to eliminate a racial epithet which we will not repeat or show here), surrounding an image of a log cabin; postcard mailed 1909 without stamp to Miss Carrie Rudolph in Zanesville Ohio, marked DUE 2 CENTS in violet by the RPO clerk, beautifully centered 2-c postage due stamp cancelled by pen, spotty toning both sides, a lot of corner & edge wear. As is. $2.00 k(g)bm-u(p)

Nancy Sinatra, singer & movie actress, appears at the Nugget Casino with Pat Butram & Hugh Lambert. Unused postcard in excellent condition. $8.00 (fnmm)

"Nat 'King' Cole // Capitol / Records" showing him smiling in a hound's-tooth jacket & tie, unused echte foto postcard from Editions Altoona-Amsterdam, small ding at the top edge, very light toning on back. Hard to find! $6.00 mfb

"NENA / Live" singing, unused continental post card, numbered PP 039 on back, fresh appearance. $1.50 m

New Kids on the Block, music group, 1990; unused continental post card in color. $1.50

"Newport Band. / R. H. Dyer, Leader. / Newport Me." postcard published by Harry Merrill in Newport (No. 30425), made in Germany, mailed at Newport 1908 & forwarded from Winslow Maine to Waterville, small bottom corner crease. $8.00 m(n)mg

"NICK KAMEN / EACH TIME YOU BREAK MY HEART" with a close-up portrait, unused continental postcard, numbered PP 147 on back, fresh appearance. $1.50 m

"NIGHTLY THRU AUGUST 12th IN THE / CIRCUS ROOM THEATER RESTAURANT / THE FABULOUS / MILLS BROS. / EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION / ROY CASTLE / Versatile Star of the Garry Moore Show / ... / COMING AUGUST 13: RAY BOLGER SHOW / featuring PONCIE PONCE" unused publicity postcard for the Nugget Casino in Sparks Nevada, excellent condition. Necessarily on or after 1957, because John Senior stopped touring with this group from Piqua Ohio, leaving three. Very hard to find! 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 mnfbo

"No. 16 / STRAUSSTOWN  HOLY HOLY HOLY" in Pennsylvania; sepia-tone Azo (triangles up, circa-1910) real photo postcard, annotated on back 'seated about 800 people', good edges, lightly toned back. Strausstown's population was not even half that figure, so the beauty, inspiration & majesty of their pipe organ must have drawn many to their services. Rare. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. p(s)mi(c)

"No 28 SONS OF UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS DRUM CORPS. / SCOUT YOUNG CAMP NO2  PORTLAND ORE.  L. E. BEACH, INSTRUCTOR" parade scene, sepia-tone real photo. Formed from 3 smaller fraternal organizations in 1904, they eventually had other similar groups merge with them. Later, during World War II, the Scout Young Camp led the campaign to remove all Japanese from Western Oregon. This rare post card has sold but is still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $3.00 pfgmo

"No. 380 BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai Pecnlier Musical Band." showing a seated group playing several instruments, unused chrome post card, circa 1962. $2.00 tm

"No. 79  BANGKOK THAILAND: Thai musical instruments" chrome postcard, back annotated 'Purchased at the Thailand Ex- / hibit, Seattle Fair, Washington / Jun 12 1962, small ink smudge on back, good edges. $2.00 tme

"No. A 17686  Alphornbläser mit Eiger - Mönch - Jungfrau" showing two alpenhorns being played in Switzerland, unused post card. Different sizes compensate for the limited notes of each, allowing more complex pieces to be played. $4.00 ms

"Nostalgia Theatre . . . The King of Rock and Roll, / Elvis Presley ... / TUSSAUD'S LONDON WAX MUSEUM, St. / Petersburg Beach, Florida" unused chrome postcard dating to 1983, tiny fingernail-ding in upper edge, otherwise fresh. $1.75 fmm

"[NPG monogram]  3805" man with mandolin serenades a woman who is smelling a large bouquet of flowers; unused hand-tinted real photo, made in Germany, fairly fresh. $7.00 m

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Oak Ridge Boys, country music singers, on a post card promoting their appearance at the Nugget Casino in 1981, nice. (shown) $9.00 Another design, promoting their 1980 appearance there with Con Hunley, excellent condition. $8.50 (f)!

"Officiella brefkort.  Konstindustriutställningen i Stockholm 1909 / Musikgaléren" official postcard mailed there with a 10-öre stamp to Miss Ethel J. Knox of Lynn Massachusetts, minor corner & edge wear, many tiny speckles of cancel in the sky. The exhibition was for handicrafts and the industrial arts (a purpose often misinterpretted). The riders in the boats could listen to the music. $4.00 sme

"OK2SFS" Ostrava QSL postcard used 1970 by Frantisek Ghiglione 'member of the State Philharmonic Orchestra', line drawing depicting him playing the bassoon. Nice! $5.00 cqm

"Öle Bulls Statue, Bergen" in Norway, showing a violinist, monochromatic green post card with red caption, writing on back dates it to 1910. $3.25

"Opera Comique / Gonzales / 355" hand-tinted real photo carte postale mailed TCV in France, some cancel ink near the right front edge, good edges. The theater was closed in 1899 & demolished in 1902. $12.00 mf(p)

Opera house interiors & exteriors are listed on the Music Venues webpage at this site.

"Orig. erstkl. Oberbayer. Stimmungs Oberlandlerkapelle 'Die Unvermüstlichen' / Kapellmeister Fritz Steiner München" showing an upper Bavarian vocal group of highland singers in a musical production called 'The Unknown', unused postcard with trivial toning on back. $10.00 bm

"Ozzie Nelson / COURTESY OF / MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA" showing the smiling band leader & entertainer on a circa 1940 Mutoscope post card in excellent condition. $4.00 fmm

"P-23  The Parkersburg High School Band, Parkersburg, W. Va. / George J. Dietz, Director  1B-H1333" linen postcard distributed by Valley News Service. The publisher's code fixes the printing date as 1941. [We are told that a similar view was published showing the band in 1944.] Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 wmg

 
"PANTASTIC! / MANILA BULLETIN // THE INTERNATIONAL SMASH HIT MUSICAL! // Peter / Pan // OPENS JUNE 1st 2007 HKAPA LYRIC THEATRE" unused copyrighted continental publicity postcard in English & Chinese, trivial corner wear, otherwise excellent condition. (2 available) $1.25 each. htm

"PARADE WORLD TOUR '85 / SPANDAU BALLET" unused continental post card, near mint. $2.00

"PARSONS MAT. / NIGHT NOV. 8 / THE (CORNELL) ROWING and / COLUMBIA YACHTING GIRLS in / Simple Simon Simple" black & white image with partly red captioning on undivided back postcard mailed 1905 at Hartford Connecticut, minor corner wear, toning both sides. Based on a book by Otis F. Wood & Charles H. Brown, this Broadway musical first opened October 30 1905 for a short 8 performances; then came this production. $13.00 s(r)s(y)c(h)c(c)tm

"Participant at Ronceverte, W. Va. / fidlers(sic) contest." Well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1963. Nice! $2.25 w(r)m

Patti Page, traditional pop music singer (Tennessee Waltz & Old Cape Cod for example), appears at the Nugget Casino with Rocky Cole Conducting and Eddie Peabody. Unused postcard in excellent condition. $8.00 nmf

"PATSY CLINE'S GREATEST HITS // CRAZY / BACK IN BABY'S ARMS / FADED LOVE / ..." partial stereo cassette cover picturing the country singer. As is. $0.50 m

"Peru" showing a costumed man beating drum. well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1964 at Franklin North Carolina, a little light toning in the front borders. $1.75 pm

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"Petits Métiers-- Musiciens chinois. Little crafts.--Chinese musicians" showing street musicians, black & white postcard, unused, corner wear & rounding. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 cm

"Pink Floyd The Wall / Berlin '90" with imaginative art, unused continental post card, near mint. $2.00 mg

"PINK / FLOYD // THE / WALL //  BERLIN '90" with imaginative art, unused continental postcard, fresh appearance. $2.50 mg

"Pipe Organ. / Zion City, Ill." also showing some of the capacious (8,000 souls) seating of the Shiloh Tabernacle which burned in 1937; unused circa-1910 Azo (triangles all up) real photo postcard, small upper corner crease, uneven spotty toning near 2 back edges. This rare postcard later appeared in a common version specifying the tabernacle in its caption, so check your albums! $17.00 i(c)i(z)m NEW / NEU / NOVO

"POEZLIA A. SRANS 36" with accent over S, real photo of art showing lovers being serenaded by three women playing harp, violin & stringed instrument; postcard mailed 1922 in Riga Latvia (clear cancel), slight oxidation, minor corner wear & rounding, small spot near back bottom edge. $12.50

"POLYNESIAN LUAU" showing an authentic Tahitian dancer & drummer performing at night, unused Walt Disney World post card, tiny corner crease, other edge wear is trivial. $1.25 fddm

POOLE PIANO COMPANY , BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Gathered in one spot for your convenience.
The earliest suggestions we have seen
that zeppelins could be used for advertising.

"POOLE PIANO CO., BOSTON, MASS. // HEIGHT OF PERFECTION / POOLE / PIANOS // Boston, Mass. Harvard Medical School. Courtyard." showing a zeppelin with advertising in the sky, post card published by Hugh C. Leighton Co., made in Germany circa 1910, a few tiny spots of toning show in the front sky. The airship is obviously added in at the printer, making this the earliest suggestion that zeppelins could be used for advertising that we have ever seen! 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 zm(b)mgca

"Poole Piano Co., Boston, Mass.  Boston, Mass.  T. Wharf / Sold by J. e. LOTHROP PIANO CO. Dover, N. H." unused postcard from The Hugh C. Leighton Company in Portland, small upper corner crease, light toning on back. Shown top left. $10.00 mm(b)z

"POOLE PIANOS / For sale by / The J. E. Lothrop Piano Co.  Dover, N. H. // POOLE PIANO CO., BOSTON, MASS // HEIGHT OF PERFECTION / POOLE / PIANOS // Boston, Mass.  Rowes Wharf" unused post card from The Hugh C. Leighton Company in Portland, minor wear to the bottom corners, spotty yellowish toning on back. Shown bottom left. $10.00 mm(b)z

"The Constitution , Old Ironsides,; Charlestown Nay Yard, Boston, Mass. // HEIGHT OF PERFECTION / POOLE / PIANOS // Poole Piano Co., Boston Mass." postcard mailed SEP 30 1910 at Chilton Wisconisn to Miss Almas Schley in Milwaukee Wisconsin, tiny upper corner crease, minor corner rounding elsewhere, yellowish toning over much of the back. Shown center left. $10.00 mm(b)z

"Portage Avenue looking East, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada." with some readable signs including Winnipeg Piano, post card mailed 1938 to the United States, trace of cancel in on front, small corner crease. $1.75

       "PORTLAND TEA STORE. TEAS, COFFEES & GROCERIES / AT THE LOWEST PRICE FOR CASH. / 75 Middle Street, PORTLAND, ME. / JOHN BODIN, PROP'R. / 270  COPYRIGHT 1881 BY F. TODD" advertising card with marvelous art depicting an organ grinder with monkey, blank back has 3 tape remnants. Shown. $20.00 afggmm. Same series, but art portrays seated man playing a squeezebox, tape remnant & a spot of toning on back. $20.00 afggmm. Same series, but art portrays an older man blowing into a stylized saxophone, tape remnant & light toning on back. $20.00 afggmm. Take all three, to make an unforgettable album page: $55.00 afggmm.

"post a stickercard / HUEY LEWIS" with his sepia-tone portrait (removable sticker) In a color border, unused continental post card, copyright 1986, fresh appearance. $1.75 m

"post a stickercard / RATT" showing the group in color (removable sticker) in a black & white border, unused continental postcard, copyright 1985, fresh appearance. $1.75 m

Postcard mailed October 23 1906 to Mr. Joseph Gilbert 'trap drummer' in Loudonville, by his friend Joe 'the owl" (shown) who had just arrived there; album marks at corn, heavy Loudonville cancel impression. $5.00 o(l)g(g)m

"pound." picturing the early 1990's rock band (Pat, Jason, Jerry & Sandy) in monochromatic blue, unused continental post card, mentioning their old website & Same Old Life album, near mint condition. Later named Flywheel. $1.75 m

"PP 192 - Madonna" continental post card in monochromatic blue, fairly fresh. $1.50 mf*

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"Prof. Hammond at A(bbey Ch)apel Organ Mount / Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass. / PHOTOGRAPH COPYRIGHT 1909 by S. S. KINNEY" postcard with evenly divided back, push-pin tear off at one lower corner, other corners with small creases & rounding, paste stain soaks through back to obscure caption letters in parens here. As is. The Hammond Wing added to the Music Hall in 1967 honors him. $3.75 m(s)mpc NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Prof. Hammond at the Clavichord the gift of the choir members / of the class of 1903. Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass. / PHOTOGRAPH COPYRIGHT 1909 BY A. S. KINNEY." Excelsior postcard with evenly divided back, mailed OCT 15 1910 from South Hadley to Miss Abel Studley in Hingham Center Massachusetts, long but faint vertical bend through the message area. The Hammond Wing added to the Music Hall in 1967 honors him. Shown at the College site & nowhere else that we could find; now it can be in your collection too! $10.00 m(s)mpc

"Putto che suona / la Chitarra / Firenze  G. B. FIorentino" showing an cherub playing the lute, unused postcard with undivided back on thick stock, trivial wear at one corner does not affect the image, excellent condition otherwise. Beautiful art. $3.50 a(f)am

Raquel Welch, singer & actress, on a postcard promoting her appearance at the Nugget Casino in 1976, excellent condition. 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 nmmf

"Ravello - Giardino del Palazzo Rufolo" showing the garden & view that inspired Richard Wagner's stage design of the opera Parsifal; unused postcard, Edit. L. Cicalese in Ravello (their number 21976), fairly fresh with good edges. $3.00 img

Ray Coniff, on a card promoting his orchestra's appearance at the Nugget Casino, unused post card, hint of wear at one bottom corner, otherwise excellent condition. $7.00 nmf

RCA VICTOR RECORDING STARS
- PORTRAIT COLLECTION ON 14 POSTCARDS
All but one unused, all printed circa 1948, with the same front format.
Interesting information printed on all the backs.

1. ARTIE SHAW         
2. CHARLIE SPIVAK
3. DAVID ROSE
4. DINAH SHORE (upper left)
5. DUKE ELLINGTON
6. "FATS" WALLER (upper right)
7. FREDDY MARTIN
8. GLENN MILLER
9. HAL MCINTYRE
10. PERRY COMO (lower left)
11. SAMMY KAYE
12. SPIKE JONES
13. THE KING SISTERS (lower right)
14. TOMMY DORSEY

Very difficult to assemble these days, and impossible at our price. When exhibited in 1978 this group won a ribbon (included). You can have this stunning display of nostalgia or the makings of a wonderful gift for only $90.00. fm
We'll include 2 related surprises.

"Red / Nichols / COURTESY OF / FREDERICK BROTHERS / MUSIC CORP." American composer & jazz band leader with  his cornet on an unused circa 1940 Mutoscope postcard, good edges, slightly overinked  (shows on back). $3.75 fmm

"Red Norvo" elegantly attired jazz musician at his vibraphone, circa 1940 Mutoscope arcade card in excellent condition. $4.00 fmm

Red Skelton -- comedian, short story author, Muzak composer & TV entertainer -- on a post card promoting his appearance at the Nugget Casino in 1980 with The Muglestons, excellent condition. $8.00 (nfmta)

"REGALITO / Famous Clown of Mexican and American Circuses, / appearing as House Clown at the Circus Hall of / Fame, Sarasota, Fla." unused post card, tiny spot of toning in back message area. Shows him standing as he plays music on two rows of hanging bottles filled with colored water at the first Circus Hall of Fame, which survived only from 1956 to 1977. $7.00 cmmf

"R.E.M. OUT OF TIME" unused continental postcard showing the group in a basement, numbered PP7 on back, near mint. $2.25 m+

"RENOWNED RINGMASTER -- The voice of / Ringmaster Harold Ronk entertains and informs / ... / Greatest Show on Earth" shown close-up with microphone in hand, unused circa-1973 postcard. Known for singing 'Welcome to the Circus' in a stentorian voice to millions, he passed in 2006. $3.00 cgm

Richard Gere, actor & pop musician; unused black & white continental post card. $1.50

"Richard Himber / COURTESY OF / MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA" with a smiling portrait of the American band leader, composer & magician on a circa-1940 Mutoscope postcard in excellent condition. He invented many magic tricks including 'The Himber Wallet', 'The Himber Milk Pitcher' & 'The Himber Ring'. His band act typically included an interlude of magic. $8.00 fmmm

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"Rip Rip / Girardi als Rip Rip / Von Meilhac und Gille  Musik von Robert Planquette" unused postcard from J. Gerstmayer in Wien, Serie IV. Nr. 19, 'Nach 20 Jahren Schlaf!' (after 20 years of sleep) printed in back message area, minor corner & edge wear, bottom corners have small bends. Planquette's comic light opera Rip Van Winkle opened in London in 1882. Hard to find. $17.50 mg(g)

Roger Miller, on a postcard promoting his appearance at the Nugget Casino in 1976 with Fred Travalena, excellent condition. $8.00 (mn)

   
"'Roney's Boys' Concert Co. of CHICAGO / HENRY B. RONEY, TRAINER AND MANAGER / 2358 INDIANA AVE. / PHOTO BY ROOT STUDIO CHICAGO" postcard mailed FEB 16 1910 to John Price in Clinton Missouri, publicizing their coming appearance there on FEB 22nd & the availability of tickets at Violette's, fairly fresh. $12.50 i(c)mmmgb NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Rosette Inlays of McNally Strumsticks™ / Soundhole inlay rosettes in Koa wood (Moon w/ Stars) / and Cherry ..." unused continental postcard in near-mint condition. $1.25 ma&

"ROTOGRAPH SERIES No. B 532  / FRITZI SCHEFF / Hall N.Y. No. 29" black & white postcard with undivided back, mailed SEP 27 1905 from Cleveland Ohio to Miss Emma G. Schroeder locally, light album toning on back, minor wear at 2 corners. The actress & operatic singer was enjoying great success at that time for her role as Fifi in Victor Herbert's Mademoiselle Modiste'. She played a hat seller in it, so this costume is probably from that operetta. $12.00 fm

"RUSH / MOVING PICTURES / GEDDY LEE NEIL PEART ALEX LIFESON" unused continental post card, numbered IS 1093 on back, printed in Italy 1990. 2 small corner bends. $1.25 m

"SADE / DIAMOND LIFE" with small portrait on unused continental postcard printed in France, numbered A-C284 on back, minor edge wear. $1.50 m

"'Sakuhachi' or 'Direct Bamboo Flute' Store" circa-1910 Japanese carte postale with divided back, very late mailing at Mauldin South Carolina, light toning on back probably from the printing process itself, trivial wear at 2 corners. $10.00 jm

Sal Mineo, singer; unused black & white continental post card. $1.50

   
"Sanatorium of The Christian Science Benevolent Association, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts / Assembly Room. View No. 9BA  © the Christian Science Publishing Society, 1928." including a sizeable pipe organ; unused Azo (squares in corners) real photo postcard with minor wear at 2 corners, very light toning near the back edges. The C.S.B.A. offers nurses training for those relying on Christian Science for healing. In their photo gallery, but we could find it nowhere else when searching the Internet. $19.00 m(c)im(f)m

"Santiago, Chile hotels are famous for fine food" showing diners being entertained by dancer & musicians (including a male harpist!); well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 from Maple Glen Pennsylvania. $2.50 cm

"SCENE FROM THE EXCITING OUTDOOR MUSICAL / 'HATFIELDS & McCOYS / ... / ... Beckley, West / Virginia, June through August." including a banjo player, unused chrome postcard, excellent condition. $1.50 mtw

"SCHMITT MUSIC COMPANY / 'Scarbo,' a portion of which decorates Schmitt's / downtown Minneapolis store at 88 South Tenth Street, / is the third section of Ravel's piano work ... / inspired by three poems of Aloysius Bertrand." postcard from a photo by Curt Anderson, mailed 19 JUN 1980 at Minneapolis to Miss Maria Truitt in Urbana Illinois, small bottom corner crease, other corner wear is minor, short internal crease from the top edge. $2.00 m(m)mp

"Schwäbische Liedergruppe / Stuttgart / Conductor: Karl Kromer / American Tour 1922" showing the Swabian vocal group in costume, making hard money after the inflation of 1919; post card, good edge, very light toning on back. Rare. $20.00 mgc

"Scotland" showing a man with bagpipe standing next to a youngster, both in kilts; home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1965 from Punxsutawney Pennsylvania, minor wear to 2 corners, source unattributed. $1.50 ms

"SEAL" publicity card showing him in an orange jacket, unused continental post card with striking design, numbered SPC2365 on back, no postcard back. $1.75 m

"SEHNSUCHTSKLÄNGE" showing a sculpture of a woman playing the harp, sepia-tone real photo post card from GKV in Berlin, very late usage at Grenville New Mexico, back paper browning evenly with age indicates true age, trivial corner wear. Quite beautiful. $5.00 sm

Sepia-tone real-photo postcard showing 2 college-age men with their musical instruments, mailed Feb 4 1914 at Lexington Nebraska. Exceptionally interesting message: "Am going uptown to-night to hear a speech against the Catholics. Are having quite a time here over religion now." According to the Clipper-Citizen weekly of Feb 6 1914, the speaker was William Lloyd Clark. He spoke to a standing-room-only crowd on February 2 & 3 (the card was mailed next day) at Smith's opera house. His pre-announced topic was an innocuous sounding 'Public Schools, Free Speech and Press'. But the local Catholics knew of the career anti-Catholic pamphleteer & speaker by reputation & promptly circulated a petition for signatures asking their city council to suppress the meeting. Some signed it, some did not & were threatened with a boycott of their businesses. The meeting was peaceful, and so too was the aftermath. William Lloyd Clark continued travelling extensively well into the mid-1920's. He later identified himself with the Independent Klan of America, which some label a splinter group of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). In any event, when the KKK began its resurgence -- some say 1914, some 1915 -- they found his many anti-Catholic pamphlets useful & circulated them widely at their meetings. Clark also published ads in the KKK Dawn asking for subscriptions. An interesting piece of social history. $19.00 n(k)srcm

"SEPTEMBER 1906 / After the Opera" advertising card the size of a regular postcard, its back covered with descriptions of new Victor Records releases by Arthur Pryor's Band (No. 4743, 4779, 4778 & 31551) & Sousa's Band (844 Invincible Eagle March & 4452 My Country Tis of Thee). Seldom seen. $15.00 mya

"SER. 7" fantasy art shows 5 children playing with a trombone, embossed post card with unevenly divided back, mailed 24 -9 06 from Brussels Belgium to another in that city, sender's writing on front in French, fairly fresh with good edges. $4.00 fcm

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"Series 1317 4." showing a girl standing with a good lute, uncaptioned postcard, caption on the back, unused. $5.50 mg

"SERIES 1562  MISS ELLALINE TERRISS & DAUGHTER  DAVIDSON BROS. LONDON" sepia-tone real photo postcard with glossy finish, mailed JU 27 1906 at Lincoln. At this time in her career this popular actress & singer starred in 'Beauty of Bath' (lyrics by P. G. Wodehouse & music by Jerome Kern). $8.00 w(d)mt

"Shakin' / Stevens / IN / CONCERT / SHAKY / Blisspark London" unused continental postcard, numbered PP 024. 1984 copyright, tiny ding on bottom edge, minor wear at one corner. $1.50 me

"Shanghai Surprise" showing Madonna, unused continental post card numbered PP 115 on back, fairly fresh. $1.50 mf*

"Shawn Colvin // WHOLE / NEW / YOU" continental size publicity card for her new album issued in 2001 'investigating the nuances of the feminine psyche'; all-over-back printing mentions her 2 Grammys, scheduled TV appearances, tour & website. Near mint. $1.25 m

"Shep Fields / COURTESY OF / MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA" showing the big band leader blowing bubbles near an NBC radio microphone as he did regularly at the start of his broadcasts, unused circa 1940 Mutoscope postcard, small spot of toning on back, otherwise excellent condition. $5.00 fmmr

                                SHONINGER PIANOS BOOKMARKS
                                              
"SHONINGER / PIANOS" die-cut bookmark with Dutch girl design within an embossed frame, advertising claims on the back for the manufacturer (B. Shoninger Company, New Haven Connecticut factories & New York City warehouses) & contact information for the seller J. C. Martin & Company (Dayton, Washington Court House & Springfield Ohio). Shown above left. $8.00 bmo(d)c(n)

"SHONINGER / PIANOS" die-cut bookmark with woman & iris designs,  intricately embossed, advertising claims on the back for the manufacturer (B. Shoninger Company, New Haven Connecticut factories & New York City warehouses) & contact information for the seller J. C. Martin & Company (Dayton Ohio). Shown above right. $8.00 bmo(d)c(n)

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"SIMON" from Duran Duran, unused continental postcard showing his black & white portrait within a color border, numbered 4448 on back, 1884 Gallery Card, small corner crease, minor wear to one corner. $1.00 m

"Simply Red / LIFE" unused continental advertising the hit single Fairground on the back, Boomerang freecard, near mint. $2.00 mf

"Sincerely / Duke Ellington" smiling portrait of the composer & big band leader on a circa 1940 arcade card printed in the USA, minor edge wear, light toning on back. $4.50 bmm

"Sincerely Fabian" unused real photo postcard in vertical format, unspecified German origin, numbered 532 in stamp box, deckled edge as issued, very fresh. Caption reproduces his autograph, for added interest. $3.00 ma

   
"Sincerely / Jimmy Dorsey" well composed real photo post card picturing his band, autographed on back as quoted here. Mailed Mar 30 1936 (just after his break with Tommy) from New York City to Mr. Bruce Hardesty in New Philadelphia Ohio. A little waviness to the paper near the top edge (appears as toning in our scan) & a soft bottom corner. Unconditionally guaranteed in writing with a photo certificate. $120.00 ma

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"Sincerely / Mildred Bailey" autograph in green ink on a sepia-tone matte-finish real photo postcard portrait of the great jazz era singer who died prematurely at the age of 44, one small upper corner bend that is very faint. Her signature has auctioned as high as $150.00 & the postcard is definitely rare. 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 ma

"SING ALONG / at CHARLIE / BATES' / OLD / FASHIONED / SALOON // SINGING WAITERS / EVERY ONE SINGS / OLD TIME STEAK PRICES" postcard touting the atmosphere of the Gay Nineties there (First Avenue, between 77th & 78th Streets), good edges, tiny speckles of toning on the back, message on back from one who had visited and had 'great fun'. Saloon was once featured in the April 1965 Cavalier Magazine. Uncommon & seldom offered. $9.00 n(n)m

"SIOUXSIE" with her image within a collage, unused continental postcard from A Bigger Splash in Manchester, numbered X287 on back, trivial wear at corners. $1.75 m

"SITTING PRETTY" with art depicting a seated lady in teddy, peignoir & nylons playing her ukulele; rare Mutoscope arcade card, a hint of toning near the front edges. $14.00 lhmm

    "Soldier's Memorial Building, Conservatory of Music and Music Hall, Cincinnati" erroneously captioned & clearly showing The College of Music of Cincinnati at the center, per its readable sign; Kraemer Art post card numbered 1450 on back, printed in Germany, part of their Cincinnati Special Series Art Cards copyrighted 1908. Mailed June 24 1909 at Cincinnati to Mrs. J. H. Johnson in Richmond Indiana, minor corner & edge wear, faint small bottom corner crease. The Conservatory of Music is a different institution altogether. $9.00 o(c)mke

"SONGS Without Words / Mason & Hamlin / COPYRIGHTED 1887 BY DONALDSON BROTHERS, N.Y." dog chimes into little girl's piano playing on an advertising card for John H. Sarchet, music dealer in Cambridge Ohio representing Mason & Hamlin pianos. Similar to an ad appearing in the May 1889 National Tribune, the only mention of that dealer we could find. Rare. $15.00 amo(c)dg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

   
"Souvenir of the trans-continental tour of Theo. Thomas, his FAMOUS ORCHESTRA, / and Mme. Julia Rivé-King, the celebrated pianiste." trade card for B. Dreher (agent for Decker Brothers pianos in Cleveland Ohio), the size of a regular postcard but circa-1889, upper corner crease, light toning near the back edges. We found a listing for dealer Baptist Dreher at the address given on the card in an 1889 Cleveland Directory; any paper memorabilia pertaining to him is rare. The career of Madame Rivé-King spanned well beyond that of the Decker Brothers; she appeared with the Theodore Thomas Orchestra some 200 times. $14.00 amo(c)

"SPANDA / UNIVERSAL VIBRATION / www.spandamusic.com" unused continental postcard advertising a recording of traditional Sanskrit mantras set to original melodies, near mint condition. $1.25 mca

[Spanish gypsy group with instruments] real photo post card mailed 1957 in the US, violet handstamp on back reads 'Arte Granadino / ... / Granada', slight curl to the paper, upper corner crease misses the image. $12.00 gsm

"SPREADING THE DISEASE / ANTHRAX" unused continental post card, numbered PP 162 on back, fresh appearance. $1.50 m

"Stars / King" unused continental postcard, trivial corner & edge wear. $1.25 m

"Stars / Paul Young" with hay in background, unused continental post card, trivial corner bend. $1.50 m

"Station / OUDE JAN / Operators JAN en / MAR / P.O.-Box 52926 / 3007 KB / R'Dam / N.L." art depicting an accordionist on an POMA CB postcard, handstamp in blue-violet on back of 'Lady Soyaboon / President Starlights / QSL Swap Club' in Antwerp Belgium, fresh colors & good edges. $1.50 nbm

"STEEL BAND, ST. CROIX / One of the colorful and harmonious steel bands parading / for the Christmas Festival / Photo by Doug Millar" unused chrome postcard with round corners as issued. $1.50

"STEINWAY LINES 535" / Car No. 535 was built in 1913 by the Cin- / cinnati Car Co. for the Manhattan Bridge 3¢ Line and was purchased by the Third Ave. / Ry. ..." unused chrome postcard from a photo by E. Alfred Seibel, tiny corner bend, a short internal crease mostly in the sky. Provided local transportation for Steinway Piano Company employees (Long Island City, Queens). $2.75 r(t)n(l)m

"Steve Miller, Steve Miller Band, B & U International /  Picture Service, Amsterdam" singing with guitar, unused continental postcard, fairly fresh. $1.25 m

"ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH / 2635 CLEVELAND AVENUE / FORT MYERS, FLORIDA ..." "ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH / 2635 CLEVELAND AVENUE / FORT MYERS, FLORIDA ..." showing its interior, including a pipe organ; postcard with good edges, lengthy personal note written over all the back mentions that Marie-Claire Alain (prolific recording organist) 'will play here Oct 17'. The occasion for the postcard and for the celebrity appearance was undoubtedly the installation of the church's new organ in 1967. For more details, please refer to the September 1967 The Diapason, page 20. Hard to find! $10.00 f(f)mi(c)

"STRENGTH TOUR '86 / ALARM" showing the group in black & white with color accents, unused continental post card, numbered PP 067 on back, fresh appearance. $2.00 m

"Stultz & Bauer / PIANOS / NEW YORK, N. Y." circa 1890 trade card with advertising on back in dark blue for the F. W. Baumer Company (Wheeling West Virginia) catalogue, 2 tiny corner creases, all corners with minor wear, upper & lower border with embossed dots. $7.50 amn(n)w(w)

"Sunshine Man" set of 4 Brooklyn Nova Scotia QSL cards that form one image of an accordionist, used 1978, fresh appearance. $8.00 for all. nm

"SW  HA ДHЪ-MAKCИMA ГOPbKOГO  11568" showing a young man playing his bayan (a Russian accordion) to entertain a young lady on a canal boat, unused real photo postcard with slight curl, album marks at the corners, trivial corner wear. SW is the publisher. The view may recreate a moment in the wandering youth of Maxim Gorky--anyway, that is our best effort to interpret the caption. $15.00 mr

"TAKE ME BACK TO DEAR OLD BLIGHTY (3) / Bill Spry started to fly up in aeroplane, / In France, taking a chance, wishes he was down again; / Poor Bill, felling so ill, yelled out to Pilot Brown: / 'Steady a bit, yer fool, we're turning upside down!' // BY PERMISSION OF THE STAR MUSIC PUBLISHING CO." copyrighted Bamforth comic postcard printed in England, legible pencilled message over entire back, tiny bottom corner crease. Surprisingly hard to find. $5.00 pcm NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU 

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Tammy Wynette & George Jones, country music singers, on a post card promoting their appearance at the Nugget Casino in 1980 with Janna Jae, excellent condition. $9.00 (mn)

"TANGER  Musicien ambulant" showing an itinerant Tangiers musician and his percussionist stick with brass attachment, unused tarjeta postal in vertical format, back paper browning with age, light toning in the front caption area, light short linear mark in the sky. $9.00 tm

"Ted Weems / COURTESY OF / MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA" showing the smiling American band leader whose music was broadcast on radio regularly in the 1930's; unused circa 1940 Mutoscope post card in excellent condition. $4.00 fmmr

"Te han dicho que no te quiero; / tu no lo pue des creer. / Puedo vivir sin el aire, /... // Suspiros / del / Amor" young woman holds a lute, hand-colored / tinted real photo postcard made in Spain, unused, light album toning on back. Poem in Spanish to the effect that she wants her lover regardless of what he has heard. $7.00 m

"TEARS FOR / FEARS / SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR" unused continental post card in black & white from Snappy Pop Pics, 2 small corner creases. $1.00 m

"TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY" unused continental postcard showing portrait, from Editions Oasis, printed in E.E.C., fresh appearance. $2.50 m+

"TEVITA BEATS THE LALI / Most Hotels in Fiji use the lali instead of a / dinner bell..." Unused chrome post card. $2.00 fm#

"The '400' Restaurant / FIFTH AVE. AT 43rd ST., NEW YORK CITY / Presents Tommy Dorsey" showing him playing his trombone, unused black & white advertising card with much printed information about the restaurant on back, numbered in the stamp box (possibly for a drawing on opening night), tiny upper corner bend & other minor corner wear. Tommy cut a 33 rpm record there. Take a careful look! This is not the common card that others are trying to sell at high prices. $19.00 mn(n)f

"the B-52's / LOVESHACK" unused continental post card showing the group in front of a black & white target, numbered 4 / 1116 on back, printed in E.E.C., near mint. $2.00 m

"the B-52's / ROAM" unused continental postcard showing the group in front of an orange spiral, 1990 Salvatoré Di Giacomo, stampato in CEE, near mint. $2.00 m

     
"THE BALDWIN COMPANY'S / PIANO FACTORIES / Cincinnati." black-and-white postcard with sky tint & red caption, mailed MAY 4 1909 from Cincinnati without message to Mr. Fred A. Stengle in Marion Ohio, minor corner & edge wear. $5.00 ifo(c)m

   
"THE BALDWIN PIANO FACTORIES--CINCINNATI" white-border era postcard, addressed & message in pencil on back to Miss Hattie Eleanor Lomax in Prescott Kansas, light violet handstamp at the top back message area reads 'WOOLSEY'S MUSIC HOUSE / FORT SCOTT, KANS. / THE DEMONSTRATING MUSIC SHOP', three corners with 2 small creases each, back toned unevenly. As is. $2.25 k(f)mo(c)fi

"The Beatles" well dressed by a doorway, with their signatures printed that could serve as useful examples for autograph collectors; unused postcard with 1964 copyright (the year of their first officially issued concert recordings), near mint condition. (2 available) $2.50 each amf

"The Bower Meadow. D. G. Rossetti. /  (Manchester Art Gallery)" showing women playing stringed instruments while others dance, sepia-tone postcard from Woodbury Series (number 6128), printed in England, unused, good edges. $3.00 am

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"THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH / Newsboys / Military Band" playing outdoors to a standing crown, black & white souvenir post card, much writing on back is either erased or lined out, considerable corner & edge wear. $5.00 onmb

"THE / CONCERT HALL / of the / BARBIZON - / PLAZA / 101 West 58th Street / New York / ... / Catharine A. Bamman / Manager" private mailing card with printed message from pianist Walter Gieseking (known for his renditions of Debussy, Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninoff); incorrectly associated with the Nazis for many years resulting in a blacklisting) with his note added in hand 'Don't forget rehearsals Fri at 2:30 / Bring pictures'. Addressed to Miss Ruth Hall & Co. at 171 E. 73 St in N.Y.C. & mailed October 12 1932. A few speckles of cancel ink at the upper front. It has long been home to many celebrities such Anais Nin, Frida Kahlo de Rivera, Lucky Luciano, & more recently (when it became the Trump Parc) to O. J. Simpson, LaToya Jackson & Morton Downey Jr.-- to name a few. 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 n(n)m(v)i(h)m

"THE CULT" unused continental postcard from A Bigger Splash in Manchester, numbered X278 on back, fairly fresh. $2.00 m+

"THE CURE" unused continental post card with group portrait, numbered PP153 on back, fresh appearance. $1.50 m

"'THE ESTEY' ORCHESTRA CLUB / COPYRIGHTED 1897 BY TRAUTMANN BAILEY & BLAMPEY, NEW YORK" ad card the size of a regular post card, picturing the Estey Organ Works in Brattleboro Vermont on the back, toned back but the front has been spared. $6.00 amc

"The Everett Piano" circa-1892 advertising card, regular-postcard size, black handstamp 'BLAIR & CO., DELAWARE, OHIO' on the otherwise blank back, small upper corner bend, tiny bottom corner crease. Rare ad card for a rare merchant: not produced in quantity like its successor (see below) once they medalled at the Columbian Exposition. $12.00 amo(d)

"The Everett Piano // The John Church Company / GENERAL FACTORS / CHICAGO, CINCINNATI, NEW YORK  THE STROBRIDGE CO. LITH. CIN. O.  COPYRIGHT 1893 BY THE JOHN CHURCH CO." with back detailing the Diploma & Medal of Highest Honor received at the 1893 Columbian Exposition over the address of E. B. Wood on Tremont Street in Boston, minor corner & edge wear. In the Historic New England Collection, but hard to find this nice. $8.00 amm(b)e NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"The Famous Nubian Singer HAMZA ALDIN / Painted by Jane Axel" shown playing his oud (lute), unused chrome postcard printed in the USA for the Sudanese Ministry of Information and Labour, trivial corner wear. $2.50 sma

"The Harvard Piano // H. O. BOTHWELL / 610 N. Main St.  Piqua, Ohio" circa-1914 trade card (size like a regular postcard) lightly backstamped on back: 'Harley O. Bothwell / HIGH GRADE PIANOS / 610 N. MAIN ST. // TRY MODERN POLISH / WE GUARANTEE IT  PIQUA OHIO', good edges, 2 small abrasions in the bottom front border. $25.00 ao(p)g(b)m NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"THE HOPE COLLEGE CHAPEL CHOIR / pictured before / Dimnent Memorial Chapel, Hope College - Holland, Michigan" unused chrome postcard made by Dexter. $2.00 m(h)mc

"THE KINDERGARTEN BAND / Japan is being won for Christ in mission kindergartens. / Copyright by Young People's Missionary Movement, New York" postcard mailed at Pittsburg Pennsylvania MAR 1908 to Mr. D. W. Stewart in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania. Pertinent message on back relates this scene to the 1904 best-seller 'The Lady of the Decoration' written by Frances Little aka Frannie Caldwell. Rare: when searching the Internet we found but one recorded sale & no other current offers. $13.50 jrmc

"The King Sisters / VICTOR'S CAPTIVATING HARMONY QUARTET" postcard advertising the Budd Company record store in Columbus Ohio & RCA on back, post card mailed 1946 & forwarded, long internal crease hard to see in front background only. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 mo(c)a

"The Military Pageant at Wright Bros. Home-Coming Celebration, at Dayton Ohio" with a band in the foreground; unused monochromatic blue-green postcard from John J. Keyes in Dayton, small upper corner crease, long bottom corner crease, album marks at the back corners, paper starting to yellow evenly with age. $3.75 pm NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"The official Bavarian Festival Om-pah-pah Band / entertaining visitors on Main Street..." in lederhosen, chrome post card copyrighted 1969, writing on back from someone who saw them. $2.00 m(f)m

"The organ in the North Heidelberg Church, Berks County, PA. It was built in 1892 by Samuel Bohler of Reading, PA." postcard from a photo by Bruce Wetteroth, writing neatly over all the back, good edges. Hard-to-find. $4.00 p(n)g(b)mp(w)

"The Paragon SWING BAND" with a few of their instruments posed for an uncaptioned (so we used the sign) & unused sepia-tone Azo (squares in corners) real photo postcard, trivial corner & edge wear. The 9/22/38 Fayette County Leader mentioned that they were from West Union & the paper in nearby Fredericksburg Iowa mentioned in 2/10/38 that they played at a midwinter college formal. That's it, so apparently they did not last long. Rare: a search of the Internet found no other postcards or paper memorabilia for them, on offer or exhibited. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. i(w)m

"THE PIPER" Irishman plays pipes within tophat surrounded by embossed shamrocks, undisclosed publisher, unused, brownish paper, one corner worn. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 sm

The Pirates, singing group, formally dressed; unused real photo post card, rough edges as issued, fresh appearance. $3.00

"The / Righteous / Brothers" standing in a spotlight, black & white card with detailed information about them (courtesy of Billboard Magazine) on the back. Printed in the USA. $7.50 mf

"THE SYMPHONY AND THE SYMPHONIC POEM / 5th Revised Edition" hardbound book by Earl V. Moore & Theodore E. Heger, 287 pages with bibliography, gently used. Analytical & descriptive charts of the standard symphonic repertory. $11.00 m

"THE TONY-AWARD WINNING MUSICAL / FALSETTOS / WHAT A WORLD WE LIVE IN!" unused continental publicity postcard for the opening at The Anthenaeum Theatre - Studio Two in Chicago, near mint. $1.75 imt

"The University of Bridgeport band, organized in / 1948 and later augmented by the Bridgettes..." showing them in uniform in a practice formation near a pond; unused Dexter Press chrome postcard, mild corner wear. $1.25 c(b)cm%

"The Wild McNally Strumstick™ / We found this specimen resting near a stream at / Yosemite. ..." showing the 3-stringed instrument against a mountainous backdrop; unused continental advertising postcard, near-mint condition. (2 available) $1.25 each, or both for $2.25. yma

"THE / WONDERSTUFF" unused continental post card on 75% recycled board, a group portrait, numbered X467 on back, fairly fresh. $1.50 m

"This is a Special Record / by Rosemary Clooney / and Mitch Miller's Orchestra / Play it on any standard '78 RPM' / phonograph ... // See and drive the '56 Ford today! / Your whole family will love Ford's / Thunderbird Power and Styling ..." unused & unplayed advertising postcard / record, an Auravision production by Columbia Records, light toning near one short back edge. Image side shows Santa Claus & a leggy model standing near the car. We have seen this fancifully priced at twice what we are asking: $12.50 mca

"This is what the largest Musical Conservatory in the / world says about the Hallet & Davis Pianos" ad card quoting at length a January 15 1887 order by E. Tourgee Director of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston for 50 more pianos(!), over a reference to Clark J. Whitney & Co. in Detroit (their sole agents for Michigan). Hard to find! $11.00 amm(b)m(d)g(t)g(w)

   
"This time vote like your whole world depended on it // Polls don't vote / People do // Published by / UNITED CITIZENS FOR NIXON-AGNEW" with the Nixon family at a piano; unused post card, just a little pencil writing on back will surely erase easily, otherwise excellent condition. $1.75 pfm NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

[Three drummers] unattributed & uncaptioned art on a home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1963 at Conneaut Ohio, small corner crease. $1.50 m

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Three oversize (approximately 3½x6-1/4") 1913-1914 advertising postcards from campaigns for Victor Records. Left: "Mischa Elman makes records only for the Victor. Come to our store and hear the great violinist's beautiful numbers. / 2137 IXA--10-8-13" surface abrasions in the caption area affect nothing. Center: "© E. F. FOLEY / Mme. Tetrazzini makes records only for the Victor. Come to our store and hear the great soprano's beautiful numbers. / 2249-IXA--1-16-14" fairly fresh with trivial edge wear. Right: "© DAVIS & SANFORD / "Paderewski makes records only for the Victor. Come to our store and hear the great pianist's beautiful numbers. / 2146 IXA -- 10-8-13" with surface abrasions & light reddish toning in the caption area obscure nothing. All three repurposed on back with a purple advertising handstamp: 'The New Store and Factory / Barter & Co. / 55 Public Square / Sign of 2 lions / Manufacturers, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Gloves, Mittens and Sporting-Goods. Wholesale and retail dealers in Fishing Tackle and Outing Goods.' in Watertown New York for their 1918 advertising campaign. All 3 are rare & belong together. $55.00 total gets all 3. n(w)ma

"Thursday night / All members are respectfully invited / to attend a... / Private Tanzkraenzchen / Given by the / Philharmonic Society..." an event in Winona Minnesota, mailed 1899 on government postal card. $4.50

"Tina Turner / TYPICAL MALE" collage of 3 portraits, unused continental postcard, numbered PP 134 on back, fresh appearance. $2.00 m

"Tiroler Volksänger Truppe Bechtold-Blaas / Hotel Maria Theresia" showing a Tyrolean (Austrian) folk-singing group with zither & guitar, unused real photo post card with good focus & contrast, just a little oxidation, a hint of toning near the back bottom edge. The hotel is located in Vienna. $6.00 ma(t)

"Tiroler Musikkapelle" showing an Austrian costumed band on the street, typochrom post card, Verlag Robert Warger, unused, corner wear & rounding, couple small toning spots at the edges. Shown. $7.50 (ma). Similar, but more noticeable corner wear & rounding, many speckles of dark toning in the lower front border. $6.50 ma

"To Any One Sending / THE STARR PIANO COMPANY / RICHMOND, IND. / The name of a prospective piano purchaser on the reverse side of this card, we will mail a fac-simile of this picture, size 8x11, artistically mounted..." with signed F. Earl Christy art over "Indianapolis Warerooms / 139-40 Pennsylvania Street / Write for Catalog". Private postcard with message dated Oct. 16, 1911 written over all the back, two long heavy creases (one vertical, one horizontal, mercifully sparing the art). $5.00 i(r)i(i)ma(c)

"Tommy / Dorsey / COURTESY OF / MUSIC CORPORATION / OF AMERICA" with a smiling portrait of the jazz trombonist & Big Band leader who appeared in several films (Girl Crazy & Thrill of a Romance, for example) on an unused circa 1940 Mutoscope postcard in excellent condition. $4.00 fmmm

"Tommy Tucker / COURTESY OF MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA" showing the American dance band leader well dressed, baton in hand; unused circa 1940 Mutoscope postcard in excellent condition. $4.00 fmmd

"To / Mrs Badgett / Sincerely / Johnnie Johnston" autographed real photo postcard, annotation on back in pencil, trivial wear at one corner. Johnnie sang some hits in the mid-1940's such as 'Laura' & 'There Must Be a Way'.  Also acted in 'Star Spangled Rhythm' (1942) & 'Rock Around the Clock' (1956). Rare. $25.00 amm

"To my Valentine // THE MUSICIAN / How oft we hear you 'blow your horn' / From twilight hour to early morn, / What do you call you tune forlorn? / 'The Blow that Most Killed Father'?" unused vinegar valentine postcard from the Valentine Comics Series No. 264 (24 designs), minor corner wear & rounding, very light toning near the edges. $5.00 vm

"Trini Lopez" with his guitar, real photo postcard numbered 1090 on back, no publisher noted but obviously German, scalloped edges as issued. $2.50 (m)

[Trumpet & trombone players close-up] unattributed & uncaptioned image on a home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1963 at Hull Massachusetts, 2 small corner creases, wear noticeable at one upper corner. $1.25 m

"Try this on your piano" embossed die-cut card folds out to reveal a couple kissing atop a piano keyboard, size is approximately 6-3/4" when folded out to view that image & punch-line, the name Esther neatly written on the back. Many postcards circa-1910 had variations on this comic theme, but we were surprised not to see any advertising on either side (such as the make of the piano, or its merchant). $3.75 ml

"Tubular Pneumatic / Organ in Grace / M. E. Church, / Washington C. H., / Ohio. Cost / Collar 5,500" postcard mailed there MAR 15 1909 to Miss Winifred Overhaulser (Overholser misspelled) in Springfield Ohio, trivial corner & edge wear, very light toning on back. $9.00 o(w)mi(c)a

TUCK POSTCARD 1152 ILLUSTRATED SONGS. "Illustrated Songs. / 'Darby and Joan.' / 'Darby dear, we are / old and grey.'" hearthside with their dog; unused postcard with divided back printed in England, album impressions at the corners, top back corners thinned from album removal. $3.00 tm

                
       
TUCK POSTCARD 1152 ILLUSTRATED SONGS. Four post cards illustrating the song "Comin' thro' the rye" all unused with divided backs, printed in England, album impressions at the corners, top back corners thinned from album removal. $3.00 each, or all 4 for $11.25 tm

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TUCK SERIES 514 CHRISTMAS HYMNS. "Hark! what mean those holy Voices / Sweetly sounding through the skies? / Lo! the Angelic host rejoices / Heavenly Alleluias rise, / ..." embossed post card mailed 1910 at Richmond Virginia, mild corner rounding. Shown left. $2.25 tcm. Different hymn: "Glory to God! / the sounding skies / Loud with their Anthems ring, Peace to the Earth, good-will to men, / From Heaven's eternal King! / ..."postcard mailed 1910 at Grafton Ohio, minor edge wear, small upper corner crease, a little cancel ink on front. Shown right. $1.75 tcm.

Uncaptioned Azo (triangles both ways) real photo showing a dark-skinned reclining hula girl, barefoot with grass skirt & ukulele, beside a grass hut circa 1917, good focus & composition, reminiscent of J. S. Williams photography but unattributed, minor corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.75 hm

Uncaptioned Azo (triangles both ways) real photo showing a smiling Hawaiian hula girl, with lei & grass skirt & ukulele, seated before a grass hut; reminiscent of J. S. Williams photography but unattributed, minor corner wear, 3 initials written near stamp box. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.75 hm

Uncaptioned Azo (triangles both ways) real photo showing a seated Hawaiian hula girl, barefoot with grass skirt & lei, playing a ukulele beside a grass hut; circa 1917, good focus & contrast, photographer J. S. Williams. Fairly fresh. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.75 hm

Uncaptioned Azo (triangles both ways) real photo showing a seated hula girl, barefoot with grass skirt & ukulele in her lap, good focus but contrast is a bit high, lightly toned back, slight curl to the paper, 3 initials written near the stamp box. Looks like the work of J. S. Williams to us. SALE IN PROGRESS hm

Uncaptioned Cyko real photo postcard of a church choir, with Miss Anna Brucker identified by writing on back, heavily toned front, heavily toned back. $2.00

Uncaptioned Cyko real photo postcard with evenly divided back, showing the interior of a small church including a partial view of its organ at the right; back pencilled location is Dalton Ohio. Date range is 1908 - 1920. $7.00 i(c)o(d)m

Uncaptioned hand-made (and, hence, unique) post card showing an accordionist entertaining 4 people seater by a fire, mailed 1964 at Elkton Michigan, long but inconspicuous corner crease. $1.25 m

Uncaptioned painting reproduction showing a black man playing trumpet near some riverboats while a white boy with trumpet & a black man recline to listen; image itself has vertical crease; it was then made into a home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 at Billerica Massachusetts. $1.50 bm

   
Uncaptioned real photo postcard of a 12-man brass band, mailed OCT 11 1911 at Bertrand Nebraska to Mrs. Rev. G. Erikson in Omaha Nebraska, message entirely in Swedish begins by thanking her a post card, small upper corner bend. To give you an idea of the rarity: the Phelps County Historical Society has but 4 images for this town; the Nebraska Memories website has but 10; neither has this image. $25.00 n(b)m

Uncaptioned real photo post card showing a man blowing an alpenhorn, sepia-tone real photo from Bayer. $5.00 m

Uncaptioned sepia-tone Azo (squares in corners) real photo postcard showing the storefront of George T. Shepherd, furniture maker in Arkona Ontario, and a sign advertising the availability of Mason & Risch pianos (a prominent Canadian manufacturer) there, good focus, pleasing contrasts, very slight corner rounding. Possibly one-of-a-kind: no caption, no photographer credit, no publisher information. SALE IN PROGRESS o(a)fmg

Uncaptioned, showing a banjo & piano player entertaining a small crowd, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1963. $1.50

Uncaptioned, showing a doll playing the piano, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard 1962 at Elgin North Dakota. $2.00

Uncaptioned, sepia-tone post card showing a small polka band, unused, rough edges as issued. $4.00

[Unidentified clarinet player at a Greek nightclub in Columbus Ohio] 3.5" x 5" glossy color photo, dates to 1991. $1.25 m

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"Union Square New York" including a John Bank's Sons Piano Movers  (uprights only, grand pianos would not have fit) horse-drawn wagon the foreground & a conduit electric trolley (3rd rail between main tracks); postcard mailed there 1908, made in Germany. $7.00 hnms

"V467:-- / My old Kentucky Home / The sun shines bright / In the old Kentucky home. / Tis summer, the darkies are gay; / ..." postcard with the old lyrics of the state song (now changed), showing a group of blacks on a log cabin porch. $7.50 mb*

   
"Vagtparaden paa Amalienborg" showing a large band in fancy dress, probably for the noontime changing of the guard at the royal palace complex; writing on toned back dates to 1928, suggesting an exchange of stamps; good edges. $8.00 dmp

"VE1REC" Dartmouth Nova Scotia QSL card used 1991, design includes bagpiper & Canadian flag, fresh appearance. $2.00 nm

"VE3BFM" picturing Kingston Onatrio's Fort Henry Guard, including a uniformed drummer; QSL viewcard used 1970 by operator Bob Morton. Fife & drum music from the 1860's is played there regularly for visitors. $2.75 o(k)m

"Victoria Jubilee Bridge, about 2 miles long, over St. Lawrence River. / Montreal, Canada.  461" black & white post card with undivided back, violet handstamp at the right edge of the image reads 'VERMONT FRUIT STORE / No. 155 No. Main St., / BARRE, VT. / ANTONIO GIACHINO'. Mailed 1908 at Barre but stamp removed, long corner crease all in message area, mild corner & edge wear. Interesting message: 'Your Harry Lauder record No. 19178 is here call for it. Harry Lauder was a very successful Scottish comic & singer whose songs sold by the millions, played on old wind-up Victrolas. The store referred to first opened as the Union Co-Operative Store in 1901, in the basement of the Labor Hall, and was expanded multiple times over the years under Giachino management. Sold but view 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 bqv(b)gmu

Vikki Carr, singer who helped to popularize Mexican & Latin American music in the US, on a postcard promoting her appearance at the Nugget Casino in 1977 with Larry Gatlin, excellent condition. $8.00 nmf

"Violano Virtuoso - This Automatic Piano & Violin / Was made in 1912 And Is Still In Use At The - / GOLD COIN SALOON - Central City, Colorado" unused circa-1950 Kodak real photo postcard with exemplary contrast & focus, slight curl to the paper (no problem in an album), excellent condition overall. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.  c(c)m

"VIRGINIA BRUCE  METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER" real photo postcard No. 941a from the 'Picturegoer' series, slight album marks at the back corners, slight curl to the paper, otherwise excellent condition. Appeared in the Broadway musicals 'Smiles' & 'American Sweetheart' in the early 1930's. The first to sing Cole Porter's I've Got You Under My Skin in the movie Born to Dance. $9.00 tmm

"W5LHF" QSL card with cowboy fiddler art, clever use of call sign letters L(eft) H(anded) F(iddler), mailed there 1948 by operator Ralph A. Grogan, a little cancel ink on front, trivial wear to the upper corners. $2.00 tmc&

"Walton B. Murat / 20 Aar" showing a trombonist with his instrument, Kruxo real photo with caption taken from the only writing on the back, album impressions at the corners, slight oxidation bespeaks age. Aar means years in Danish. A man with that name lived in Stevens County Wisconsin from 1889 to 1980; at 20 years of his age, it would date the photo to 1909 which is consistent with Kruxo paper (used 1908 - 1910). $11.00 mg(m)w(s)

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Wanted to buy--post cards showing Jerry Garcia or Doc Watson, preferably in black & white. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio. *c

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"W.A.S.P." in performance, unused continental postcard, numbered POP 080 on back, fresh appearance. $1.50 m

"W. B. Congl. choir  May 9, 1910." Azo (triangles all up, circa-1910) real photo postcard messaged & addressed to Miss Eva Pifer in Jenera Ohio, x mark on front is the sender and the mark on front is for her sister, unmailed, small bottom corner crease. In case you are wondering: Wikipedia has a list of all Congregational churches in the US & and West Brooksville Maine is the only church on that list for which the abbreviation W. B. would be appropriate! $19.00 m(w)m

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"WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY ON A PIANO / COLLER, ADDISON." with the horse-drawn delivery wagon of E. M. Coller Pianos & Organs, signage on side mentions sewing machines & nearby Tecumseh, next to several crates of upright pianos shipped from New York by Kroeger; sepia-tone Cyko real photo postcard with good focus, message written on back also in red 'Let us make you prices and terms on pianos'. Kroeger & Sons pianos are still noted for their exceptional quality & design, somewhat simpler than the highly carved Victorian styles. The Addison part of the caption is a small village in Lenawee County; the Tecumseh on the wagon may be in case the onlooker had not heard of Addison. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. m(a)mhag

"WE HAVE AN / A. B. CHASE / PIANO // COPYRIGHT 1890. THE GAST. LITH. & ENG. CO. N.Y." with image of a smiling baby in color, trade card for the Norwalk Ohio firm, tiny corner crease not into image, other corner wear is minor. Original size is that of a regular postcard. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 amco#

"WHAM! / MAKE IT BIG" unused multiview continental post card showing portraits of the performers in pairs, numbered PP 013 on back, fairly fresh. $1.50 m

"WHAT DO YOU KNOW / ABOUT / MUSIC / ? // COPYRIGHTED BY R. L. WELLS, 1907" with signed BO cartoon art on a postcard mailed JAN 15 1909 at Copley Ohio to Albert Boltz (also in Copley), almost complete DPO cancel for the unincorporated community in Summit County Ohio. $3.75 cm-o

"WHAT ER MELON! // PIANOS / Geo. Steck--Hallett & Cumston--Haines Bros. // ORGANS: / Story & Clark--Smith American // C. S. WELLMAN / MUSIC DEALER / DEFIANCE OHIO" with  a crudely drawn caricature of a black man eating watermelon; circa-1890 trade card with blank back & slightly rounded corners as issued. Not our idea of humor. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. o(d)bmga

"William Elliott as Raymond, in his address to the jury / in defense of 'Madame X' (his mother), now / playing Chicago Opera House" unused advertising post card, small corner crease not into the image, toning from album contact both sides. This drama in 3 acts by Alexandre Bisson played in 1909. $11.00 mti(c)l

"WIN / backstage / passes! to the LAST SHOW / of the 10th anniversary /  Vans Warped Tour / in Boston!" on August 20, 2004; publicity card for STA Travel, no postcard back, near mint. $1.25 mm(b)

"wo 8 nov Rijnhal Arnhem, do 9 nov Ahoy' Rotterdam / en wo 15 nov Martinihal Groningen / TOTO" showing the band in black & white, unused continental post card, freecard from Advertising Post, fresh appearance. $1.50 mn

"Wolf Lake Aug 20 -'09" handwritten caption for real photo postcard including a violinist; mailed Aug 23 1909 at nearby Brooklyn Michigan. Sent by Lutie Hoyt to her uncle William in Bellevue Ohio, who identifies the others as her father & "father and mother Hoyt" who were camping with her. Possibly unique. $20.00 m(w)mg(h)

"Wont you come and play with me? / Copyright 1912 by J. Herma" with the apostrophe omitted in the first word as reported here; postcard mailed NOV 7 1912 at Canal Dover Ohio to Mrs. G. R. Cook in Cleveland Ohio by her sister Beulah, tiny bottom corner crease, very light toning both sides. $5.00 lmg

X128 Led Zeppelin" showing them in concert action, unused continental postcard from A Bigger Splash in Manchester, trivial wear at one corner, printed on 75% recycled board. $1.50 m

"X199 LED ZEPPELIN" showing them in concert action, unused continental post card from A Bigger Splash in Manchester, trivial wear at one corner. $1.50 m

"X243 TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY neither fish nor flesh", unused continental in monochromatic blue, copyright 1989 World Postcards, near mint. $2.00 m

"Xavier Cugat" showing the Spanish-American band leader elegantly dressed, violin bow in hand; unused circa 1940 Mutoscope post card in excellent condition. $4.00 fmm

"XZIBIT  RESTLESS / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Dr. DRE / IN STORES NOW" emphasizing his tattooed forearms, continental card publicizing his hip-hop album, no postcard back, near mint. $1.75 bmt

"YAHOO! / INTERNET LIFE / YAHOO! INTERNET LIFE ONLINE MUSIC AWARDS / OMA / .. / 09.20.01 /  HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM / NEW YORK CITY..." ad post card from maxracks, unused, thick stock, near mint. Mentions performances by Aerosmith, Widespread Panic & Pete Townshend, near mint. (3 available) $1.25 each. fcm

"Yankee" with fanciful violin commissioned design for Runnin' Bare QSL card used by a ham radio operator circa 1978. Too many strings & pegs by our count--8! $2.00 me

"YES ON CONDITION THAT YOU BUY / ME A 'DOMESTIC' WITH NEW WOOD / WORK AND ATTACHMENTS" showing suitor on bent knee getting his answer & cupid starting a phonecall for them, circa 1890 advertising card, ad of Henry L. Mann who sold musical instruments in Monroe Michigan, brownish paper. The Domestic referred to, however, was a sewing machine brand at that time. 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 am(m)ms

"You'll never know - - / Just how much I love you // Frankie Sinatra" the young man singing before a mike in black-tie attire; unused Ekc real photo post card, long but inconspicuous crease, fingerprints on the glossy finish. Hard to find! $7.00 mf

   
"YOUNG AMERICA BAND / Organized June 29 1908 / ALLENTOWN, PA." including their band leader seated in the center; uncaptioned (so we used all the words on the drum) postcard mailed at Jordan Pennsylvania to Mr. John Everett in Orefield Pa., minor corner wear, internal crease at top center most easily noticed from the back. Sold for the benefit of the band. There were 2 versions, in which the position of the band leader differs; so check your albums carefully. $10.00 p(a)m NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

[Young group gathered around a grand piano, presumably to sing]; uncaptioned well done home-made postcard mailed 1964 from Sawyer Michigan, traces of wear on the top edge & bottom right corner do not affect the image. $1.25 m

"Yours for better music / H. B. Williams" hand-written beneath his portrait on a card with blank back, multiple long creases, as is. $1.25 m

Yves Montand, French singer & film actor, Autheuil, 1961; unused black & white continental postcard. $1.50

Yves Montand, French singer & film actor; unused black & white continental post card, 1959. $1.50

"Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers / Look Who's Dancing" unused continental postcard, printed in E.E.C., numbered 3 / 1084 on back, trivial wear at corners. $2.00 md

"ZS1ACD / MAX ADLER / S.A. COLLEGE OF ACCORDIONISTS" oversize (slightly wider than a continental postcard) Cape Town South Africa QSL postcard used 1955 by this member of the South African Brotherhood of Magicians and Memorable Order of Tin Hats, several small creases. sepia-tone design has Mr. Adler's portrait superimposed on a Hohner Accordion. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 mmgs*

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