AIRCRAFT MECHANIC. "2137 Aeroplane Mechanicians. / WILBUR WRIGHT FIELD, Fairfield,
Ohio" black & white, mailed 1918 at Dayton Ohio, toned both sides, long crease,
partial cancel on front, as is. The earliest aircraft mechanic postcard we have ever seen.
$15.00 aopm
AIRCRAFT MECHANIC.
"KEEP 'EM FLYING AT FOSTER FLD." showing 4 Army mechanics & their supervisor
working on a propeller aircraft engine, unused Agfa real photo postcard with
good focus & glossy finish, front
corners show separation thins (none into the image) from corner mounts. More
precisely this at Foster Army Airfield near Victoria Texas. Rare: when we
searched the Internet no one else offered it, no one bragged about selling
it & no one even exhibited it. 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
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ALLIGATOR WRESTLERS.
"JUNGLE QUEEN--CIRCULAR JUNGLE &
EVERGLADES CRUISE / ALLIGATOR WRESTLING / INDIAN TRADING POST / BAHIA MAR
YACHT BASIN, FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH, FLA." chrome multiview post card mailed
1970, advertisement gives ship particulars (times, phone, sites visited,
etc.), good edges. $3.50 f(f)s(c)pi(s)m
ALLIGATOR WRESTLERS. Wanted to buy--alligator wrestlers working in Florida.
Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

APPLE SELLERS. "Walcheren,
/ Zeeland."
showing two women in the Netherlands selling apples at an outdoor fruit stand,
sepia-tone post card, unused,
trivial toning at one back edge. $5.00 np

ARTICHOKE VENDOR. "GIBRALTAR
/ Artichokes &
Water Sellers" postcard from V. B. Cumbo, showing street vendors operating from
donkeys, unused, good edges, several tiny spots near one back corner. $18.00 gp

ARTIST. "Artist at
work in / Greenfield Village, Mich." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post
card mailed 1962 at Ellsworth Michigan, couple tiny
speckles of cancel ink in the front border. $1.75
m(g)p(a)
ARTIST. LA PANNE. "La Panne Un peintre au travail"
sepia-tone showing a painter rendering a beach scene, from Ern Thill booklet, Série 9 no.
4, very late usage in the United States, small ink smear on back, good edges. $6.00 bp

AUTOMOBILE TESTER.
"From a Auto Tester" uncaptioned (so
we use the writing on front) sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed at New
Castle Indiana JUN
24 1908 to Mr. Leslie Stout in Balbec Indiana by his brother. This is
a Maxwell automobile. Sold but
both
sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. i(n)g(s)pa

AUTOMOBILE TESTER. "This is one of our machines being tested out before
being painted, etc." uncaptioned (so we used all the writing on the front)
real photo postcard mailed JUL 11 1910 from Ridgeville Indiana to Leonard
Matchett in Salamonia Indiana. Writer promised recipient to send a catalogue
under separate cover. The Victor Automobile Company made Senator touring
cars at Ridgeville from 1907 - 1910; after their demise, the Senator brand
was more briefly revivified by the Senator Motor Car Company in Pittsburgh
in 1912. Rare. $50.00 i(r)p
NEW / NEU / NOVA

BAKERS.
"Native Backery(sic), Nassau, Bahamas" post card published by W. R. Saunders
& I. O. Sands photographers (their number 36), very light spotty toning on
back, tiny upper corner crease. $6.00 bfp
BAMBOO
BLIND MAKER. "Bamboo Blind Maker" circa-1910 carte postale made in Japan,
trivial corner wear. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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BANK CLERKS. "CRÉDIT LYONNAIS / Paris / CONSERVATION DES TITRES / BOND
DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT" unused carte postale, published by E. Le
Deley, good edges, slight yellowing of the paper with age. $16.50 f(p)ip.
Same, but a slightly darker printing & a few speckles of printing ink on
back. $16.00 f(p)ip
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BARBERS. Please see our Barber postcards.
Shown are cowboys getting an open-air haircut.

BARTENDER. "The Famous Crystal - Virginia City, Nevada"
real photo post card showing a bar
& its bartender, mailed 1941. Nice! $11.00 ni(r)p
BASKET-MAKERS. "Smyrne -- Ouvriers de Paniers" showing 2 Turkish basket-makers working outside, color, unused, water stain runs along top edge. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly
study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format.
$1.50 tp!

BASKET SELLER. "423. CANASTAS DE IRAPUATO.
MEX." showing an outdoor seller of baskets, wrapped in a serape; real photo tarjeta postal in
vertical format, well composed with a lot of detail from good focus, very
late usage at Rodarte New Mexico, slight oxidation indicates real age. $6.00
m(g)p. Another example with very late usage at Angus Nebraska, slight
oxidation. Shown. $5.50 m(g)p

BASKET SELLER. "CALVIN PLAISTED, THE OLD BASKET MAN" postcard with
undivided back postcard from Enterprise Press, unused & fairly fresh. $32.50 (m(k)gp)
BASKET SELLER. "... MERCANDO CANASTAS"
showing a basket vendor with customers, real photo postcard with very late
usage at Paguate New Mexico, one corner with 2 small bends, small spot of
light toning at the top of the back. Beginning of the caption is not clear.
$4.00 m(g)p
BASKET
SELLER. "'MERCANDO CANASTAS' MEXICO." showing a basket vendor with several
customers, real photo post card with slight oxidation of the glossy finish,
toned back edges, minor corner wear, slight curl to the paper. $3.50 m(g)p
BASKET SELLER.
"15---Typical Mexican Basket Seller" carrying his wares on the street, color
post card mailed in the US circa 1908, tear from top not into image, light
toning both sides, mild corner rounding. $4.00 m(g)p
BASKET WEAVERS. "562--Weaver of Baskets, Cherokee
Indian Reservation, Chrokee, N. C. / PHOTO BY CARLOS CAMPBELL" linen from Harry N.
Martin, unused, small corner crease, small corner bend, minor corner wear. $2.00 ip
BASKET WEAVERS. "Basket Weavers wear / high-crowned straws / Charlotte Amalie, / Virgin Islands" well done home-made
(and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 from Kingshill St. Croix. Nice! $2.50
BASKET WEAVER. "Fabricante de Canastas / Uruapan, Mich.-193" caption a little
hard to read in spots, shows an old man making baskets, unused, pinhole at top center. Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in
.jpg format. $1.50 (mp)

BASKET-WEAVERS. "Smyrne -- Ouvriers de Paniers" showing 2
Turkish basket-makers working outside, unused postcard, album marks on back, water stain runs along
top edge both sides. $12.00 tp
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BATH
ATTENDANT. "K.-427 / TYPICAL BATH HOUSE SCENE /
/ Trained attendants
help you every step of your / bath
" two scenes--a woman getting a massage &
getting a bath (!), both attended, very unusual subject matter. Backside printing is
offset, making it look trimmed, but it is a full-size card. $5.00 +
BATIK TULIS MAKER. "BATIK SEMAR / SOLO -
INDONESIA / 8A2ITU" Yogyakarta QSL viewcard showing a batik tulis maker
applying melted wax, special prefix call to
commemorate the 20th World Telecommunication Day below; dates to 16-20 May 1988,
small upper corner crease. The batiks of Solo, also known as Sala or Surakarta, are known for
their use of sogan (dark yellow color). 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
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BEAD
VENDORS. "GREETINGS
FROM / GHANA" showing the Koforidua Market, the biggest beads market in the
country; unused multiview postcard that is slightly larger in width than continental
size, 2 tiny pushpin holes at top corners, small upper corner bend, small
scrape & toned back. Shown. $1.50 gp. Same without pushpin holes. $1.75
gp
BEAD VENDORS. "Indians selling bead work, Yuma, Arizona." postcard with
2 pencilled numbers on back, also a light rubber band mark & small thin on
back. Likely these are Cocopah Tribe members, known for their museum-quality
bead work. Back reference: 'On the Road of a Thousand Wonders' referring to
a route of the Southern Pacific railroad. $4.75 a(y)i(c)p
BEE KEEPERS. Please see our
Apiculture post cards.
BEGGARS. "121 Mendiant arabe" showing a seated
beggar man with a long stick, sepia-tone on brownish paper from L. & L., toned back, good edges.
$20.00 ap
BEGGARS. "19 Beggars awaiting
distribution of bread. Port Sudan." real photo postcard mailed
September 3 1936 to Miss Louise Moor in Charlestown Massachusetts.
10-milliemes & 3-millieme stamps are tied but the cancel is indistinct; our
dating is from the message. Rare. $15.00 sp-s

BEGGARS. "25.--Mendiante Chinoise. Chinese beggarwoman." shown with child, unused
carte postale from Edition Liou-Seu, toned back.
$20.00 cp

BEGGARS. "359 EGYPTE. -- Le mendiant et ses enfants" showing an old
beggar with two children, post card with undivided back,
unused, album marks on front, small
brown spot on front. $20.00
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BEGGARS.
"41. TETUAN - Un Mendigo" showing a beggar with passers
by in Spanish Morocco, vertical format, paste residue at the back corners,
one long edge is not quite straight. $11.00 tp

BEGGARS.
"4. The Gipsy beggar" woman with stringed instrument & child, postcard from
Art Union in Calcutta, very late usage at Logan New Mexico, a lot of wear &
thinning reduces the bottom. Truly rare, but unfortunate condition so only
$2.00 as is. gpi

BEGGARS.
"Beggar in Dholle" in sedan chair carried by 2 servants! $20.00 (ip)
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"Chinese Begger(sic), Peking" also captioned in traditional Chinese on back;
unused post card published by Hartung's Photo Shop in Peking, trivial corner
wear, back toning is very light. $10.00 cp
NEW / NEU / NOVA

BEGGARS.
"Darjeeling. Lama Beggar" writing on back, white border. $25.00 ip

BEGGARS.
"'INDIAN SADHU' /
HARDED SINGH / PHOTOGRAPHER / CHANDPOLE / JAIPUR" showing a beggar standing
in the shade of a nearby building, bowl extended; unused real photo postcard
with glossy finish, back is lightly toned & has penciled comment on the
scene, slight curl to the paper. $10.00 ipp**
BEGGARS. "No. 45 Constantinople. Mendiants devant la
porte / de la Mosquée Suleïmanié." Showing Turkish beggars, color postcard on
undivided back, numbered 4416 on back, unused, good edges, fresh appearance. $10.00 tp
Tiny spot of toning on back edge & small area of toning near one front corner,
otherwise fresh. $9.00 tp

BEGGARS. "Tangier A Beggar" post card
with dark red caption, unused, toned back, front toning
in 2 small spots. $17.00 (tp)

BEGGARS. "TIBETAN MENDICANT AGED 94 YEARS" real
photo from J. Singh in Darjeeling, unforgettable image with good focus &
composition, unused, slight oxidation, slight yellowing of the paper with age. Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format.
$1.50
tpp

BEGGARS. "Un Centavo, Señor" showing a barefoot Mexican girl beggar carrying
her little brother on her back. Post card
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 mscp
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BEGGAR &
ASSISTANT. "The Blind Beggar" sepia-tone, a few small toning spots on back,
unused. From India. Note the assistant. $15.00 ip
BELLMAN & CABBY. "'Am Potsdamer Platz' Dienstmann.
Droschkenkutscher. / No. 626. D. R. G. M. s. Neuheiten Vertrieb Novitas, Berlin S.
42" showing cabby & bellman outside a hotel, sepia-tone with red caption,
undivided back, unused, good edges. $25.00 gtp

BLACKSMITH.
"112. Tananarive - Forgerons indigènes -
MADAGASCAR" showing Madagascar blacksmiths working outdoors, sepia-tone
postcard with red caption, writing on back in French
comments on the scene, good edges. $25.00 mp

BLACKSMITH. "Mountain Park, Okla. has a / blacksmith - Oscar McGee" unattributed art depicting him at work, well done
home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1956 from Roosevelt. Nice! $2.50 op
BLACKSMITH. "Pioneer Arizona, a living-history museum
on Interstate / 17, just north of Pheonix. The Blacksmith's trade carries / back over 4000
years" with good action on an unused chrome. $1.25 ap

BLACKSMITH. "THE
VILLAGE BLACKSMITH (3). / LONGFELLOW. / And children coming home from school
/ look in at the open door, /They love to see the flaming forge ..." and 3
more line of poetry on a Bamforth post card from their series no. 4533,
mailed 1913 at Marion Indiana (stamp removed) to Mrs. C. A. Richards in
Newark Ohio from her sister Margaret, minor wear at the upper corners, light
toning both sides. $4.00 gpp
BLACKSMITH. Uncaptioned sepia-tone real photo carte postale with good focus
& contrast, showing a blacksmith & his helper shoeing a horse, unused,
slight curl to the paper, back toned, trivial corner wear. $20.00 h(u)p
BLACKSMITH.
"C. P. KLEIN" unused & uncaptioned (so we used the most prominent sign) Azo
(triangles up) sepia-tone real photo postcard with good edges. Pictorial
signage includes anvil, horseshoe & saw. Man holds 2 horses in the large
entrance. Sign over the horses reads 'WOODWORK / FILING & GUMMING', the
latter involves skillful grinding of saw teeth gullets to a desired shape.
Small sign at right '... SHARPENED HERE'. $20.00 h(u)p
NEW / NOV / NY

BODYGUARDS. "Lijfgarde van den Soenan van Solo" showing the many bodyguards
of the Sunan of Solo, in Indonesia; unused postcard, faint upper corner
crease, minor edge wear, light toning on back. $3.75 ip

BORDER
GUARDS. "28. Menton. Borne frontière" showing 2 border guards, postcard
from L. V. & Cie. circa 1915, unused, 2 small corner creases, minor corner & edge
wear. $7.00 fp

BREAD SELLERS. "15 TOZEUR. -- Marchands de Pains. - LL." Showing
Tunisian bread sellers, black &
white on carte postale with green back, large album adherences on back. $5.00 tpf

BREAD
SELLERS. "21 - Tanger. 'Puerta del Soco (venta del Pan)" showing bread sellers
near the market entrance, black & white postcard, unused but pen-line in upper left
front corner. $5.50 tp
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BREAD
SELLERS. "...EGYPTIAN TYPES AND SCENES. -- Bread Seller. -- LL." showing a young
man selling bread in large loops (pretzels?), unused post card with much corner
rounding & edge wear. A number begins the caption but it is hard for us to read it.
$9.00 ep

BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. "Cable Spinning - Golden Gate Bridge" unnumbered
postcard with
exceptionally interesting work scene & fresh
appearance.
Note the tell-tale hint of the slightly tilted horizon
line: the photographer must have been a little nervous! Can you blame him?
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 bc(g)p

BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. "RAISING UNIT OF STEEL TO BAY BRIDGE CABLE" #1229,
postcard with
exceptionally interesting work scene, long but not distracting crease.
$10.00 bc(s)p

BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. "The 'Squeezer' Putting Finishing Touches on Huge Bay Bridge Cable" #1006,
exceptionally interesting
postcard, fresh appearance. $15.00
bc(s)p

BROOM SALESMAN. "Excobas, petates y tenates / J. G. Hatten, Mexico. No
3330" showing a seller of brushes & brooms, color targeta postal mailed at
Juarez 1911 to Ohio, stamp folded over edge, faint corner crease, corner wear, paper
browning with age. $18.00 m(g)p

BROOM SELLERS. "'LA GUADELOUPE ILLUSTRÉE' / 160.
Marchandes de Balais / Collection Caillé, Pointe-à-Pitre" sepia-tone post card,
unused, light toning on front, light toning on back, unusual subject matter.
$27.50 **gp NEW / NOV / NY
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BULLFIGHTER. "Rodolfo Gaona" full-length view from the side, with his cape;
hand-colored / tinted real photo, unused, mild edge wear except for 1 / 4" tear. His
debut was in 1905 in México. He later competed in Spain with figures of great stature
such as Joselito and Belmonte. The "gaonera" is named after him. Postcard sold.
Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area)
100-dpi scan in .jpg (202,148) or .tif format. $1.50 bnp***

BUTCHERS. "Beef Cutting Dept., U. S. Y.,
Chicago" black & white, circa 1908, much writing on back,
trivial wear at 2 corners, light toning near the back edges. $20.00
(fpi)
BUTCHERS. "Greetings from BROOME" showing a work scene at a New South Wales meat
works, unused chrome. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly
study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format.
$1.50 (npf)
BUTCHERS. "... No. 83. / Chinese
Manners" showing a butcher offering meat outdoors to a prospective customer, start of
caption in Chinese characters; unused black & white Postkarte with blue
caption & unevenly divided back (circa 1907 - 1908), back paper browning
lightly & evenly with age. In its rare series, the word 'manners' should
not be interpreted as referring to etiquette; instead, it means 'ways or
manners of doing things'. $19.00 cpf

BUTCHERS. "Vialar -- Boucheries Indigène" showing
butchers doing their work in open air, unused postcard, fairly fresh. Wow!
$16.00 apf
BUTTER SELLER. "Middelburg
- Botermarkt." showing a butter market in open air, sepia-tone briefkaart
with very late usage with very late usage at Ryderwood Washington (one of
its cancels has the time upside-down, the other has it corrected). One
bottom corner multiply creased, all corners soft with wear, very light
toning in the upper front margin.
$9.50 np
CABBAGE SELLER. "96 EGYPTIAN TYPES AND
SCENES. -- Cabbage Seller. -- LL." showing a man with his loaded donkey, caption in
French on the back is less specific (just indicates vegetables), postcard with tiny corner
creases, light speckles of toning on the back, front color is fresh & appealing. $8.50
ep
CAB DRIVER / CABBIE. "Dresden. Hôtel Kaiser Wilhelm. / (Inh. Albin
Pansdorf.)" including 2 cabbies waiting nearby for a fare (they had to keep
their distance until called, these 2 were the next in line). Postkarte from
Wilhelm Hoffmann in Dresden, hand-colored appearance. Interesting but
unrelated message all over the back in English details the life of composed
Carl Maria Von Weber. Small chip out of the upper left front corner, other
corners with minor wear. $2.50 tpe
CAB DRIVER / CABBIE. "PARIS MODERNE - CHAUFFEUSE D'AUTOTAX / Une
Contravention au Bois / 2899 Notre pauvre Chauffeuse attrape une
contravention pour avoir voulu donner satisfaction / à un client pressé qui
lui demandait de la vitesse" showing a female taxi driver being ticketed for
the speeding at the behest of her passenger, to the amusement of a
passer-by. Unused carte postale with slight toning on back possibly from the
printing process itself, minor corner rounding. We have seen another one of
these in an auction, mailing date 1909. $17.00 f(p)ptla
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CABINET MAKERS. "Anthony Hay's Cabinetmaking Shop
/ Williamsburg, Virginia" with 3 men working, unused chrome post card, short ink
line on front. $0.50 (vp)*

CAMEL DRIVER.
"Brushwood-laden camel and camel drivers" sepia-tone real photo postcard from A.
Abassi, unused. $20.00 ap
CAMEL DRIVER. "Camel driver at the site / of the
Sphingx(sic) an(sic) the pyra- / mid of Khufru. Egypt" home=made (and, hence, unique)
post card mailed 1962 from Fillmore Missouri, trivial wear at 2 corners, light spot of
toning on back. $1.75 ep

CANDY VENDER. "7876 Mexican Candy Vender on / Military Plaza, San Antonio,
Texas" postcard mailed 1918, very heavily toned back, corner crease, edge wear, unusual subject matter. $3.00
(tp)

CARPENTER. "Bagdad (Iraq) carpenter / pauses for water" with an adz resting
on his shoulder, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed
from at Bushton Kansas, trivial wear at 2 corners. $2.00 ip
CARPET REPAIRMAN. "No. 767 / Carpet repairing, Kshn"
unused continental post card, unusual subject matter, near mint. (3 available) $2.00 each
ip
CARPET SELLERS. "Afghanistan, Road side carpet sellers
/ Photo: M. Anderson (T.T) (1990)" with some of their wares draped over the side of a
bridge, oversize postcard with 2002 copyright, excellent condition. $2.00 ap#

CARRIER. "UN ARRIERO. MEXICO" showing a carrier with his 4 burros,
sepia-tone read photo tarjeta postal mailed 1933 from Mexico to Chicago,
back lightly toned. $4.00 m(g)p
CHARCOAL VENDOR. "186. / CARBONERO. MEX." showing a vendor of charcoal with his heavily-laden
burro, real photo tarjeta postal with very late usage (oxidation suggests an
earlier age) at Trail Missouri, 2 corners with faint small creases. Shown
left. $4.25
m(g)p. Same but unused & tiny spot in sky. Shown right. $4.25 m(g)p
CHARCOAL VENDORS. "Carboneros y sus novias. I.
G. Hatton, Mexico No,3363" showing charcoal sellers with their wares & customers,
unused color tarjeta postal, minor corner wear & rounding. $10.00 m(g)p
CHARCOAL VENDORS. "M12 Vendedores de Carbon C Valles S
L P Mexico" showing 2 charcoal vendors with their loaded burros, unused Eke
real photo with excellent contrast & focus, fairly fresh. C Valles abbreviates Cuidad
de Valles. $6.00 m(s)p
CHARCOAL
VENDOR. "Marchands de charbon
(Maroc)" showing charcoal being sold from donkeys, unused postcard separated
from a booklet, bottom corner crease, light toning at the top & bottom back
edges. $15.00 mp
CHEFS. "HOTEL
BURGUNDY / 8, rue Duphot (Madeleine) - PARIS / Cuisine du Restaurant"
including 3 chefs at work, unused black & white carte postale from L.
Vauclin, tiny corner crease with wear. An interesting scene. $14.00 cf(p)i(r)p

CHICKEN VENDORS. "Mexico. Polleros / Latapi & Bert. Mexico. 6364"
showing a man & woman selling chickens in the streets, minor corner wear.
Post card 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 p(c)m(g)a

CHICKEN VENDORS. "Salutărĭ
/ din Romănia. / Pui de găina! / .... Pui!" showing a Romanian vendor of
live chickens carrying 2 large baskets, unused Carta Postala, just a little
corner & edge wear seen from the front, back toned lightly & unevenly.
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
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CHIMNEY
SWEEPS. "A. RITTIGSTEIN / HARDWARE & ... // 971 / BROADWAY // E. JOHNSON /
CHIMNEY / SWEEP // E. JOHNSON / CHIMNEY SWEEP / 971 BROADWAY / PRONE
OAK 2176" in Oakland California with attention-getting wagon & 2 workers in
costume before the business (name & address on awning) established by Jewish
immigrant (from Czernowitz Bukovina ) Adolph Rittigstein. Sepia-tone Azo
(triangles up) real photo divided back post card with wonderful
depth-of-field & lighting that brings out the details. The Rittigstein (& Son) business
prospered by supplying paints, oils, hardware, locksmithing & chimney
sweeping services from 1889 - 1910. Belongs in a museum. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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CITRUS FRUIT VENDOR. "... /
Zitronenverkäuferin / Citromấrusnö." showing a woman's stand at an
open-air market, probably in Eastern Europe, unused monochromatic green
postcard in vertical format, minor corner & edge wear but otherwise fresh.
The characters in the beginning line of the caption cannot be reproduced due
to font limitations. $10.00 pf
CLOTH SALESMAN. "East Pakistan. Itinerant salesman
/ carry(sic) cloth to remote tribesmen" home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard
mailed 1961 from New Market Indiana. $1.75

COAL CARRIER. "A HAPPY WORKER", COAL WOMAN OF ST. THOMAS, V.I." black &
white from Taylor's Book Store, unused & fairly fresh. The best postcard we have ever
seen from the US Virgin Islands. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a
full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50
COAL
CARRIERS. "Coal Carriers / Barbados" showing several women bearing heavy loads
on their heads, black-and-white, fresh appearance, good edges. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (177,276
bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 bp
COAL MINERS. "M-17 CUTTING COAL AT FACE OF CHAMBER"
linen postcard mailed 1940, corner crease. $3.75

COAL
MINERS. "Miners going down the Shaft of Coal Mine." Close-up in color, mailed
1907, undivided back, minor corner wear & rounding. Post
card sold. Still available for scholarly
study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format.
$1.50 (mp)
COAL MINERS.
Uncaptioned sepia-tone real
photo postcard showing a digging effort to improve access to the Hocking
River (via the Snow Fork tributary of Monday Creek), including a few
children watching. The buildings clearly visible are the Buchtel Catholic
Church (once Saint Patrick, now Saint Mary of the Hills) & the nearby houses
called 'Hungarian Row'. Mailed at nearby Murray City Ohio (about 4 miles
away) in AUG 1909 (lightly inked COL. & ATHENS R.P.O. hand cancel) to Miss
May Connor in Guernsey Ohio, lightly toned back, minor corner & edge wear. A
possible reason for the digging activity was the commencement of oil & gas
production there in 1909. Obviously one-of-a-kind: no caption, no
attribution of the photography or the publisher.
$45.00 o(m)mp
COAL SELLER. "Mexico. Muchacho Carbonero. / Latapi & Bert.
Mexico. 6372." showing a boy selling coal from his burro, unused tarjeta
postal with undivided back, a little wear at one bottom corner, otherwise
fairly fresh for its 100-year+ age. $8.50 m(g)p

COALMEN.
"AUBE -- Charbonniers de la Forêt d'Othe"
showing coalmen, unused carte postale, toned spot on back. $35.00 fp

COBBLER. "Bosnische Schusterwerkstätten" post card showing a
cobbler / shoe repair work
scene in Bosnia, circa 1914, unused, toned edges on back. Nice
unposed quality. $12.00
bp

COBBLER. "JAPANESE COBBLER
AT WORK." seated out-of-doors, color carte postale with very late usage at
Shoemaker New Mexico, small corner crease, noticeable edge wear especially
at the top. $4.50 jp

COBBLER. "ZAPATERO
REMENDÓN / 432 HAUSER Y MENET.-MADRID DE 'BLANCO Y NEGRO' REVISTA
ILUSTRADA, MADRID"
tarjeta postal with signed
Alvarez Sala art showing an itinerant
cobbler at work in the street with his tools, unused circa-1905 tarjeta postal with
undivided back. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
sp(c)a

COCOANUT WATER MERCHANT. "'LA GUADELOUPE ILLUSTRÉE' / 153. Marchande
de Cocos à l'eau (no 1) / Collection Caillé, Pointe-à-Pitre" sepia-tone postcard on
yellowish paper, unused, light toning along both sides of one long edge.
$24.00 *gp NEW / NOV / NY
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COFFEE PLANTATION WORKERS.
"Pesando el Café Para la Exportación" showing coffee being weighed for export by 3 workers & a
supervisor, tarjeta postal, paper lightly browned with age muting the colors. mild wear at the
corners (including 2 small creases not into the image). 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 ep
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
"Lampert Lumber Co. / Waubay S. D." showing 3 workmen
pausing in the fall erection effort for a long 2-story wooden building,
a grain elevator in the left background, a small building in between;
sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed Jan 31 1911 by one of the people shown
(S. I. Dilley, to another Dilley in Youngstown Ohio); good edges, slight
oxidation. Caption is on the front lower left, readable upon magnification.
Unique & as interesting as they get. 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
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COOK. "52. Gargotier Arabe" showing an outdoor
Arab cookstand
with customer, sepia-tone postcard on brownish paper, rough edges as issued, light toning in
stamp box area. $5.00 apc
COOKWARE VENDOR. "168 Marché" sepia-tone
postcard showing
a cookware vendor, made in Tunis stamped on back, unused & interesting. $7.00 tp

COTTON
CLEANER. "Cotton Cleaner" undivided back (pre-1908) interesting & unused
post card,
unusual subject matter, original price handstamped on back in violet. From The Phototype
Company in Bombay. $10.00 (ip)

COWBOYS & COWGIRLS. Please see our Cowboy & Cowgirls postcards.
Shown here is Vera McGinnis demonstrating Roman riding at a rodeo.
CRACKER PACKERS.
"Packing Hanover Crackers, Smith & Son,
White River Jc. Vt." showing 2 women & 2 men packing barrels, unused
sepia-tone post card made in Germany, minor corner rounding. Circa 1909
postcard date, though
the factory shown dates back to 1871. $9.00 v(w)fip

CROP DUSTER. "Dusting a pepper patch / in Delaware" well done home-made (and,
hence, unique) post card, trace of cancel ink in the sky, approximately 1"
internal crease from the side, used 1964 at Holley New York. $1.75 dpa

CUCUMBER VENDOR. "Vendeuse de concombres" showing a cucumber vendor
in Egypt; undivided back post card mailed 1911 at Suez to France, minor corner & edge wear,
rare & unusual subject matter. $20.00
ep

CURIOSITY VENDOR. "338 EGYPTE. -- Marchand de curiosités / Comptoir
Philatélique d'Egypte. --
Alexandrie" showing a vendor of curiosities (such as a large
animal skull), black & white postcard with undivided back, unused, album marks
at front corners, wear at one
corner.
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 ep
DANCERS.
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DATE
MERCHANT. "Marchand ambulant. / Editeur Max Fuchtermann, Constantinople.
1514 Phot. Sébah à Joaillier" postcard with undivided back, neat
writing both sides, mild corner wear, light album marks on front.
The
man is a date merchant as shown and specified on the following postcard. $12.00 tp

DATE MERCHANT.
"Marchand de Dattes. Constantinople." a heavily-laden vendor weighing some
dates with a hand scale, post card, numbered 12615 on back, unused, corner &
edge wear. $20.00 tp
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DATE PICKERS. "179 La
récolte de dattes" showing Arabs gathering dates from Arab palm trees, sepia-tone post card on brownish paper from L. & L., toned back, mild corner wear & rounding, long
but faint crease within one border. $4.00 atp
DITCH DIGGERS. "CEDARTOWN
HIGH SCHOOL, CEDARTOWN, GA." including ditch diggers working on both sides of
the sidewalk, maybe to lay a drainage pipe underneath;
unused black & white postcard, two internal creases hard to see from the
front, back paper yellowing with age, minor corner wear. $4.00 g(c)p
DITCH
DIGGERS.
"'Special
Shovels' // ATLANTA, GA., Starting two hundred and forty men on a new sewer.
No other shovel used on this work but our long / handle Round Pint, which
cost the city more per doz. but which they consider the cheapest shovel to
be obtained. / CONNEAUT SHOVEL CO., CONNEAUT, OHIO." black & white postcard
with red caption, small bottom corner bend, old price on back inked off,
minor edge wear. Rare. When we searched the Internet, no one else offered
it, or bragged about selling it, or even exhibited it. 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
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DOCTORS &
MEDICAL WORKERS. These are listed separately--just click
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DOG HANDLER. "At the Judge's Stand, Hollywood Dog Track, / Hollywood,
Florida F39" Unused linen postcard with fresh color, tiny corner bend. $2.00
rdfp
DUST-BIN COLLECTOR. "Ramasseur d'ordures.
Constantinople." Showing a dust-bin collector with his shovel & mule, fresh
colors, circa 1912, unused, numbered 38 on back, minor corner wear, very unusual subject
matter. The only postcard we have ever seen with this necessary occupation. $60.00 tp

EAR CLEANER. "CHINESE EAR CLEANER / MANILA-881." with a seated client,
unused Rexo real photo, lightly toned front, heavily toned back, most unusual subject matter.
Sold but front
side still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in
.jpg format. $1.50 pp
EARTHENWARE MENDER. "12.--Petits Métiers-- Raccommodeur de Faïence.
Little crafts--Chinese mender." showing a man mending
earthenware, boys in the back hold kites; black & white postcard on
browning paper, circa 1915, unused, album marks at front corners,
lower corner crease tangential to the image. The man is mending
pottery. $27.50 cppk

ELECTRIC LINEMEN. Uncaptioned & unused sepia-tone Cyko real photo postcard,
showing 4 linemen atop a utility pole, toned back, long upper corner crease,
faint internal crease in the front sky. Not the same men as pictured below.
$5.50 ep(e)

ELECTRIC LINEMEN. Uncaptioned & unused sepia-tone Cyko real photo postcard,
showing 5 linemen atop a utility pole, light toning on back, 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
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ETCHING WORKER. "TEACHENOR-BARTBERGER ENGRAVING
CO., KANSAS CITY" showing work scenes in their zinc etching and halftone etching
departments, undivided back post card, inconspicuous corner crease, name
Roger written on face, addressed.
The business owners were R. B. Teachenor & E. G.
Bartberger. $12.50 m(k)pggi

FARMERS. "Drying of the unhulled rice." Japanese post card,
unused, interesting. $4.25

FARMERS. "One
of our Hay Stacks 45 ft. long contains 16 tons" real photo from Kit Carson Colorado,
mailed there 1910, caption from writing on back. Interesting view with 4 men working and
the apparatus used to hoist them up. $20.00 (cpa)
FIREMEN.
"Fire Insurance / New York /
Underwriting / Agency // Copyright 1905 by De Witt C. Wheeler. / 51315
Firemen wetting down Ruins, N. Y. City." black & white postcard with red
caption & undivided back, mailed 1907 from Thornville Ohio to a local
resident, mild edge wear includes a small scrape, album toning & 1 small
scrape at the back corners. $7.00 fnpi
FIREMEN. See also Fires & Firefighting postcards
at this site.
 FIREWOOD VENDOR. "370. / MEXICO. VENDEDOR DE LEÑA" showing a seller of
firewood with his loaded burro, sepia-tone tarjeta postal mailed 1954 from
Achilles Virginia, 2 long bottom corner creases, oxidation indicative of a
much older age, short tear from the right front edge closes well. As is.
Shown left. $2.50 m(g)p. A better example, mailed from Suamico Wisconsin,
slight ink smearing on back, light toning near back edges, trivial corner
wear, no creases or tears. Shown right. $9.50 m(g)p

FISHING GUIDE. "Lady and Guide weigh in a little Fellow at / Hunt's Point, Queens
County, Nova Scotia.--9" beside a trophy tuna, postcard in excellent
condition. 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 n(h)fp
FISHMONGER. "Fishmonger" also captioned in
Japanese, color postcard, unused, undivided back, made in Japan, mild corner wear, back
has several small scratches. $4.75 jp

FISH VENDOR. "99.-SIDEWALK FISH VENDERS AND SEA FOOD RESTAURANTS, / FISHERMAN'S WHARF, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA" unused linen from Nature Tone
Views. $3.50
FISH
VENDOR. "FISH STREET-VENDER IN JAPAN" circa-1908 carte postale with unevenly
divided back, very late mailing at Fischer Texas, small bottom corner
crease, minor corner wear elsewhere. An uncommon card, we could find only
one other example (part of a lot) offered when we searched the Internet.
$8.00 jp

FISHWIFE. "163 A NEWHAVEN FISHWIFE" in East Sussex, with the
sea wall & lighthouse in
the background; handcolored Valentine's real photo postcard, circa 1931
(because we know the source), slight curl to the paper, small bottom corner
crease tangential to the image, other edge wear is trivial. $6.00 e(n)lphf

FISH WIFE. "NEWHAVEN / FISH WIFE" bearing a large basket on her back, unused
postcard from Valentine's Artotype series, trivial corner wear, tiny spot of
light toning on back. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly
study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format.
$1.50 ecpw
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FISH WIFE. "NEWHAVEN / FISH WIFE." holding hands
with her child, color Valentine's Artotype postcard, unused, long crease, corner wear
& rounding. $2.75 ep
FLORIST. "Florist
at Suwa Park, Nagasaki" also captioned in Japanese, unused circa-1908 carte
postale with unevenly divided back, upper corner crease, all corners
noticeably rounded, 2 small scrapes near the upper right front corner. Rare. When we searched the Internet, no one was offering it, there
were no recorded sales, and only one example was exhibited in a 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.
jfp
FLOWER SELLERS.
"F. C. MEXICANO / VENDIENDO FLORES EN / 10 EL FORTIN" showing flower
vendors soliciting business from Ferrocarril Mexicano passengers at the
Fortin depot;
sepia-tone real photo tarjeta postal, well composed with good
depth-of-field, unused, paper starting to brown evenly with age. Why would
people on a train without air conditioning buy flowers? Depends on who is
sitting next to them! In July 1955, the name of the pueblo of Fortin was
changed as part of a decree to become the villa Fortin de las Flores.
$14.00 m(v)pr(f)f
FLOWER SELLERS. "Flower Sellers, Adderley Street, Cape Town" showing several black
vendors with baskets of flowers against a backdrop of much traffic, postcard view
published by Valentine & Sons; small piece of one corner gone, serrated edge from
booklet. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x
original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 cfp

FLOWER
SELLERS. "LA COTE D'AZUR / H63 - CANNES - La
Plage et la Croisette" showing a pretty French
flower vendor, real photo carte postale with
scalloped edges as issued, edit. MAR, unused, 3
tiny spots in the upper right front sky. $2.75
f(c)p

FLOWER SELLERS. "Street Flower Venders(sic), San Francisco, Calif. 13 / 67463" showing
an shaded outdoor stand on a sunny day, linen post card mailed 1945, soft
corners. $2.75 c(s)fp

FLOWER SELLERS. "Street Flower Vendors / San Francisco, California" unused
linen postcard, small bottom corner crease, otherwise fresh. $2.50 c(s)p

FLOWER SELLERS & FRUIT VENDORS. "Market street / Market street : many women's selling of
fruits and / flowers on the back street" in the
Ryukyus, also captioned in Japanese; unused continental
postcard with fresh appearance. $1.75 rp*
FOOD INSPECTORS.
"INSPECTING FRUIT BEFORE BEING EXPORTED. / Fruit exported form Victoria is
subjected to a rigid inspection. / Buyers oversea may rely on receiving the
best quality." including several crates, some open, with legible labeling
(e.g., GJ & Co, 1 bushel sorted apples, Alfred E. Eagle ...);
elaborate back advertising settlement allotments
available for mixed farming in
Victoria Australia, under the Closer Settlement
Acts; black & white postcard issued by
direction of the Honorable J. E. Mackey (Commissioner of Crown Lands); a lot
of edge wear at the lower right front corner, other edge wear is minor,
lightly toned back. $6.00 vfpa

FOREMAN.
"Foreman of a road gang on Sahara chants to keep time" well done home-made
(and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 from Darlington Indiana, upper
corner crease, minor wear at top edge, bottom corner crease with paper
separation. Unusual subject matter. $1.50 amp
FORTUNE TELLERS. Barr's
Postcard News. July 26, 2016 (24 pages). Articles on the summer Olympics,
fortune-telling by palmistry & ink blotters. $1.25 pp(f)o

FORTUNE TELLER.
"
SCÈNES et TYPES - ALGER Une cartomancienne locale" caption very hard to
read, postcard showing a female fortune-teller
in Algiers, one uneven edge
& a tiny tear at top (from booklet separation). A beautiful card.
Sold but front still available for scholarly study & research as a
full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg
format. $1.50
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FRUIT VENDOR.
"2955. A Fruit Vendor, Mexico." showing an
elderly lady tempting train passengers, color, mailed to Ohio, minor corner & edge wear, light toning on
back. $6.00 mp
FRUIT VENDOR.
"Fruitvender(sic), / HAVANA, / Cuba" with his elaborate cart in color,
postcard with undivided back, published by The Diamond
News Company, mild corner wear & rounding, lightly toned.
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
cph
FRUIT VENDOR. "ROADSIDE FRUIT VENDORS / Near Pusan, Korea
/ 218"
real photo post card, free mail to Ohio from APO 301. $10.00 (kp).
Same, but toned back, a few spots of toning on front & date of 1953 written
on back. Shown. $8.00 kp
GAME WARDENS. "8 - Flagrant
délit de Braconnage // Nulle équivoque ! pris en fraude / Le délit est
certain, flagrant, // C'est le rapport de la maraude, - / Tel qui croit
attraper se prend !" showing French game wardens seizing a rabbit from
poachers; unused carte postale with 4-line poem referring to the flagrant
violation, back & front caption areas toned. Unusual subject matter. $8.50
hppl
GARBAGEMEN. "74 -- Alger. - Transport des
immondices" showing a large garbage wagon, black & white on brownish paper, unused, very
unusual subject matter, minor corner wear, ding at one edge that is hard to see from the
front.
Rare! $9.00
ap

GARLIC VENDOR. "Costumes Portuguezes. 'Venedeira d'alhos'." showing a Portuguese
garlic vendor, unused, album paste on back. $7.50
GINGER PEELERS. "Greetings
from Jamaica, B. W. I. / Ginger Peelers" showing 5 women & 4 baskets full of
their work, unused color postcard numbered 225 & 65650 on the back, faint
small bend at one upper corner, otherwise good edges. $5.00 jp
GLASS
FACTORY WORKERS. "At Corning
Glass Works / Corning, N.Y." unattributed art showing glass blowers watched
by spectators, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1965
from Dongola Illinois, upper corner bend & bottom corner crease neither into
the image, a tiny spot of cancel ink in the right front margin. $2.00 n(c)gp
GLASS FACTORY WORKERS. "When in El Paso or Juarez visit
CRISTALES de / CHIHUAHUA, GLASS FACTORY
" unused chrome multiview including 2
work scenes & example products, round corners as issued. $2.00
GRAPEFRUIT SORTERS.
"SORTING AND PACKING GRAPE FRUIT, FLORIDA" showing 3 men at work amidst many
crates, white-border era post card mailed 1921 from Orlando, both upper
corners creased (one faintly, not into the image), a little cancel ink shows
in the left front margin, bottom corner with a small crease, other edge wear
is minor. Seldom offered in any condition. We did find one at $9.99; but we
need just $5.00. ff(u)p
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GRASSHOPPER
VENDOR. "33 MARRAKECH - Place
Djma el Fna - Vendeurs de sauterelles" showing vendors of grasshoppers, well
localized; unused carte postale from Cie Alsacienne des Arts Photomécaniques
in Strasbourg, good edges. An alternative spelling for the place is Djemaa
el Fna. $17.00 mpfi
GRASSHOPPER VENDOR. "Maure, phot.,
Biskra 52 Biskra -- Marchand de sauterelles" showing a vendor of grasshoppers, unused
sepia-tone postcard, corner crease, unusual subject matter. $25.00 ap

GRASS SELLER. "10. Maltese Grass Seller" post card
with undivided back, unused, lightly toned back, unusual subject matter. $18.00 mp!
GRAVE
ROBBERS. "NATIVES DIGGING ANCIENT INDIAN GRAVES FOR / GOLD ORNAMENTS AND POTTERY,
PANAMA" postcard from Vibert & Dixon, unused, minor corner wear, unusual
subject matter. Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in
.jpg format. $1.50 ppc

GREEN GROCER. "THE GREEN-GROCER'S MORNING ROUND" circa-1910 carte postale
made in Japan, very late mailing at Vendor Arkansas, minor corner wear.
$10.00 jp

GREETER.
"'MACHAKAS', THE MASAI WARRIOR / who greets you as you
enter 'Tanganyika / Territory', a 300 acre reproduction of the / African
Veldt ... / ...at AFRICA-U. S. A., BOCA / RATON, FLORIDA" unused chrome post
card dates to 1953 (from printer's code), trivial corner wear, otherwise
fresh. The wildlife tourist attraction existed from 1953 to 1961, so this is
a very early item. $5.00 f(b)p%
 
"3.--Petits Métiers--Aiguiseur Chinois. Little crafts--Chinese grinder" postcard
from Collection Liou-Seu, circa 1915, unused, minor corner wear & rounding,
paper starting to brown with age. $30.00 cp

GRINDING STONE VENDORS. "Grinding stones for / sale in El Salvador" showing
a market scene with several men, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed
1976 from Buffalo Center Iowa. $2.00 ep
GUARD. "King's House, Home of Governor, Kingston,
Jamaica..." including a guard
at the entrance, unused postcard with underinked colors on paper
browning with age, circa 1910, small corner crease, toned back edges. $7.00
jp
GUARDS.
"MONACO / La Relève de la Garde sur la Place..."
showing guards getting their relief, real photo post
card from Editions Estel, extensive back scrapes
damage stamp & a couple caption words, front presentable though,
rough edges as issued. $1.50 mp

GUARDS. "Roma - Vaticano - Guardia Palatina"
showing several members of the uniformed guards in formation,
black & white
postcard,
unused. $5.00 vp

HAT MAKERS. "Making Hats in Porto Rico" showing 4 seated women (2 indoors) working the
straw; postcard with 1912 copyright, mailed in Haverhill Massachusetts, considerable
corner & edge wear, two long creases in the
upper left front corner, as is. 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 ppm For people
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HAT
VENDOR. "© 1909 by Waldrop Photographic Co., San Juan, Porto Rico. / HAT VENDORS
IN SAN JUAN." one with a loaded burro, the other carrying the load himself; unused,
toning & things in front border corners from album mounting, long corner crease not
too conspicuous. 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 pp(h)

HAT VENDOR. "2602. Hat and Basket Vendor, Mexico" showing a
lady with many hats atop her head & a streetcar in the background, color, mailed to
Ohio, pertinent information on back, small corner crease, corner wear,
stamp overhangs two edges slightly, traces of cancel ink in the sky. $4.25 mp(h)s

HAWKER. "Malay Hawker, Singapore" standing amidst children with his
wares on a pole, unused postcard,
circa 1910, numbered 9 in lower left corner. $18.00 sp

HELICOPTER TEST PILOT. "'STABLE MABEL' ONE-MAN HELICOPTER / built for the Office of Naval
Research and U. S. / Army by Kellett Aircraft Corporation of Horsham, Pa. ..." unused
black & white postcard with glossy finish, much pertinent information printed on back,
front has several trivial abrasions & light toning. Unusual subject matter. Note
pilot's no-hands display. $7.00 a(m)p(h)p(h)
HOP
PICKERS. "PICKERS ARRIVING FOR WORK / IN AN OREGON HOP FIELD" unused black &
white from Patton Post Card Company, numbered 44837 on back, mild wear at top edge, minor
wear at one corner. An interesting view. $6.00 oap.
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Breweriana post cards.
HOP
PICKERS. "PICKING HOPS IN OREGON" including 4 workers & 2 baskets; black &
white postcard with printer's markings on back dating Aug 24 1915 & price
charged, paper browning evenly with age, unique & interesting. $12.00 oap
HOUSE SERVANT. "303--A Mexican 'Criada,' House Servant / All the Work about
Native Households is Performed by such Women A-38811-N" unused post
card from Sandoval News Service, small upper corner bend, minor wear at one
bottom corner. $4.00 m(g)w(s)p(h)
IRON
FITTERS. "LES USINES DE DION-BOUTON / LES FERREURS EN VOITURE" at
Puteaux France, showing iron fitters at a carriage works, unused sepia-tone
carte postale with undivided back. Dion-Bouton made automobiles from 1883 to
1932; in 1900 they were the largest auto manufacturer in the world.
Extraordinary & seldom seen. $27.50
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IRON WORKERS.
"Pittsburg, Pa., Group of Iron Workers" taking a break,
postcard mailed there DEC 27 1905 to Miss Chloe McNutt in Ridgway
Pennsylvania, light album toning especially at the corners, minor corner
wear. $4.75 p(p)p

JOCKEYS. Please see our
Racing post cards. Shown here is a 1961 scene at
Saratoga Race Track.

JUGGLERS. "EXPÉDITION DE
CHINE. / 2010. - Acrobate Chinois dans une Rue de Tien-Tsin" showing juggler
/ acrobat
standing on his hands, unused undivided back
carte postale, lightly toned back.
The placename is now seen as Tianjin or 天津. The
expedition referred to was by the French in 1900-1902 in response to the
Boxer Rebellion. $37.50 cp(j)

LABORER. "516. Mexico.
Trabajador en tierra caliente. / J. C. S." showing a laborer with basket on
his back (for carrying), postcard in vertical format, unused,
undivided back, mild corner & edge wear, light album marks at the front
corners. Tierra Caliente is a district in
Oaxaca. $7.50 m(o)p
LABOR
UNIONS. Please click to see our webpage on the subject.
LAWYER / ADVOCATE. "14.--La femme avocat. / Les hommes font-ils meilleure besogne en politique?
Quel mépris nous vient au cœur pour eux devant let faits. / La France
divisée en partis ennemis s'entredechirant, la haine des classes attisée,
devenue en moyen de gouverneur, les / déclassés remplissant les villes et
les campagnes manquant de bras; les sinécures, les concussions, les
pots-de-vin partout; la / dette grossissant de milliard en milliard en
pleine paix; à toutes les aventures. Hommes, il n'y a pas lieu d'être fiers
de votre œuvre. / Je salue l'aurore des temps nouveaux, l'avènement aux
affaire de la femme." Image of woman in lawyer robes standing behind
a child. French is colloquial,
argumentative & sarcastic-- something to the effect "Why not women
lawyers? Men do a lousy job at it! Look what they have
done in politics & public affairs ... I greet the advent of new times when
women are in business." Undivided back postcard,
mailed circa 1900 - 1903, small corner crease, minor edge wear, album
impressions at the corners. The baby in the picture
probably symbolizes the non-voting status of women under the Napoleonic
code, under which they were essentially treated as children. Sold but front still available for scholarly
study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format.
$1.50
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LEATHER WORKERS. "Ivory, silver, and leather shops flourish in Omdurman.
These workers fashion belts and bags of leather." in the Sudan, well done
home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1963 from Auburn
Massachusetts, good edges, back paper yellowing evenly with age. $2.25 sp
LION
TAMER. "Mr. Arthur West
and his Kindergarden Class / at Gay's Lion Farm / El Monte, Calif." with 7
young lions perched on stairs & a stool, unused DOPS real photo postcard,
good edges, necessarily 1942 or earlier. Note the tilted composition, which
is telling: the photographer was inside the enclosure & understandably
nervous; he took the shot quickly & made a hasty retreat! In the circus, the
feat shown was duplicated with 7 full-grown lions. Rare. When we searched
the Internet, no one was offering it & no one was even bragging about having
sold it. All we could find were people exhibiting it as one of their prized
possessions. $12.50 cc(e)agp

LION TAMER. "Pluto and Mr. Gay / at / Gay's Lion Farm
/ El
Monte / Calif. / 10" SSSS real photo
postcard showing him riding on the back of a lion, unused, brownish paper, sound edges. $25.00 ccgp
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LOBSTER TRAP MAKERS.
"Bath, Me., Making Lobster Traps, New Meadows River."
unused post card made in Germany, numbered 6484 on back, tiny corner
crease, faint album marks on back. An interesting scene. $9.50 m(b)m(n)p

LUMBER HAULER. "Hauling Lumber to Market / J. G. Hatton, Mexico. 3331"
showing a man bearing a heavy load, couple tiny spots in the sky, mild
corner & edge wear. Tarjeta postal 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 m(g)lp
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LUPINI VENDOR. "VENDITRICE DI LUPINI / (Lupinara)" showing a female vendor of lupini beans,
signed art (AV or BV?) in color on an undivided back cartolina postale, browning paper on
back, circa 1900 - 1905. Very unusual & specialized subject matter; the beans are very
difficult to cook unless you have the know-how & patience. $25.00 ifp
MACARONI
MAKERS. "NAPOLI - Fabbrica di Maccheroni" showing a group of people making
macaroni, sepia tone cartolina postale Italiana from Carlo Cotini, scalloped
edges as issues, small corner crease at one upper corner weakens it, small
paper separation at the other upper corner. Unusual subject matter. $6.00
fip
MAIL CARRIERS. "HONORING / the / MAIL CARRIER / and / NATIONAL POSTCARD WEEK /
May 7-13, 1989" showing a collage of 11 US stamps honoring the postal service,
unused, from a limited edition of 1000, near mint. $2.00 pppp
MANGO SELLER. "346 Sud-Vietnam - SAIGON / Marchande de mangues" hand-colored / tinted real photo showing a woman selling mangoes,
production Van-Hen, unused & fairly fresh. $7.00 sp

MASON. "21. Bassin d'Arachon - Une Pasqueuse" showing a female
mason at a French work site,
postcard mailed 1901 to England. $70.00 (fpw)

MASSEURS. "66 / AIX-LES-BAINS.-- Établissement Thermal,
Massage" showing two men giving another man a massage, remarkable image, undivided
back post card, unusual subject matter. $22.50 (f(a)sp)m

MASSEURS.
"Savoie -- 83 - AIX-les-BAINS / Cabine
de Luxe, Massage" with a seated nude man being worked on by two masseurs,
carte postale, minor corner wear, back paper starting to brown
with age. An uncommon card. $19.00 f(a)spm
MATADORS. Please see our
listing of Bullfighting
postcards.
MEALING STONE VENDOR."367
/ MEXICO. VENDEDOR DE METATES" real photo of a seated vendor with his
mealing stones (used for processing seeds & grains, excellent focus &
contrast. Post card
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 mpf
MEAT GRADER. "Sides of beef are 'quartered' before expert / graders
determine the quality. / Only the choicest been is branded 'Swift's /
Premium'." showing a worker applying that grade to some ribs with a roller,
monochromatic blue-green postcard, mailed 1949, minor wear at one corner,
cancel ink in left front border. $6.00 fpa
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MEDICINE VENDOR.
"A Native Medicine
Vendor." seated on a street with his wares (many roots & herbs) displayed
before him, sepia-tone SAPSCO real photo postcard with crisp contrast &
slight oxidation, mailed 1924 at Durban South Africa to Pennsylvania, slight curl to the paper, small
bottom corner crease. Sender writes in part: 'He seems to have plenty of
remedies but few patients.' $35.00 smpp

MERMAIDS.
See also
our
Mermaid postcards.
Shown here is a submarine theater view at San Marcos
Texas.

METAL BUFFERS. "Metal Buffers, Sheffield." In Derbyshire, England; exceptionally
interesting, unused, album marks on back, lightly toned back. $16.00 ep
METATE VENDORS. "OSUNA / VENDEDORES DE METATES MEX. A 153" showing vendors of mealing
stones for processing grains & seeds, sepia-tone tarjeta postal mailed 1957
from Hunter Kentucky (2 different cancels there). Shown left. $6.50 m(g)fp.
Another printing with high contrast, mailed from Olin Kentucky, minor wear
to one upper corner. Shown middle . $6.50 m(g)fp.
Still another printing with near-otimum contrast, mailed 1957 at Reliance
Kentucky. Shown right. $7.00 m(g)fp. All three for comparison: $18.50 m(g)fp

MILK INSPECTOR. "A milk inspection, Brussels,
Belgium" with a 3-dog cart,
postcard, unused & fresh appearance.
Special policemen are assigned to stop the carts anywhere
to inspect for cleanliness. $15.00
dbfpl

MILK INSPECTOR. "Anvers / Laitière Flamande / H. N. à
A. No. 36" showing a milk inspection, undivided back post card, unused. $25.00
dblp
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MILKMAID. "1040.
Antwerp, Belgium. Flemish Milk Venders" including a cart being drawn
by 3 dogs, Europeau Series postcard made in Germany & mailed NOV 5 1910
(clear & almost complete TOLEDO & COL. R.P.O. hand cancel) to Mr. P. F. Koch
in Columbus Ohio, internal crease mostly in the bricks from the right front
edge, a little writing by the sender under the front caption.
Hard to find -- even if you spell vendors correctly! 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 dbfp
MILKMAID. "27 -- Laitière Normands. ND
Phot." showing a French milkmaid on the back of a donkey, black & white, very late usage at
Old Trap North Carolina, noticeable wear along 2 edges. $5.00 fp
MILKMAID. "Melkslijters Noord-Brabant." with 3 dogs pulling in the Netherlands,
postcard, P. F. van den Ende No. 292, writing on front, undivided back, unused & fresh appearance. $17.50
dnp

MILKMAID."Milk Woman" in India,
postcard with undivided back, minor wear at one
corner, couple small spots of toning on back.
$12.50 ip
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MILKMAID. "Napoli - Venditrice di latte" showing a female milk vendor with her
stock. 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 ip
MILK
MAID. "New Orleans, La. Creole Milk Maid" on a horse-drawn cart with 2
large jugs, address on side looks like '12th & Washington St.', from Tuck
Post Card Series No. 2108 printed in Germany, mailed at New Orleans 1910, tiny bottom corner crease, minor corner & edge wear.
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
l(n)htp
MILKMAID.
"The Milkmaid." unsigned but quality art in color shows
agricultural scene in which a farm woman empties water into vats so her 2
cows can drink; postcard with undivided back mailed 1907 at Quimby Iowa,
corners with small creases tangential to or missing the art, top edge ding
closes fairly well. $3.25 wpa

MILKMAIDS & MILKMEN. Many more examples in French-speaking Europe can be
found on our Dog cart postcard webpage.

MILKMAN. "Milkman in Barranquilla, Colombia" black-and-white post
card on browning paper, numeral written on
back. $11.00 cp

MILKMAN. "2056 Milchkarren" with milk man being helped by 2 dogs, Swiss
published by Photoglob Co., unused, writing on back. $15.00 dsp(m)
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MILK MERCHANT. "14. - DJIBOUTI - Marchandes de
lait" showing milk merchants, mailed to Belgium but stamps removed from both sides. $8.50

MILK
MERCHANT. "Vendedora de leche, Lima (Perú)" showing a milk vendor on horseback,
postcard, small indentations at upper right corner, unused, light toning on back.
$6.00 p(l)p(m)
MINERS.
"1151 Machine Drill." with a good look at the equipment, color from
Mitchell, brownish paper, corner crease, couple small spots of toning on back. Good work scene. Post
card sold. Still available for scholarly
study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format.
$1.50 mpm

MINERS. "1828. Machine Mining in Colorado." unused divided back
postcard, a few small spots of light toning on back, minor corner wear.
$6.00 mc(u)p(m)
MINERS.
"Cage Full of Men ready to be lowered down into
Mine, Ironwood, Mich.--16" E. C. Kropp Company postcard, mailed AUG 7 1927
from Ironwood Michigan to Mrs. W. B. (Nell) Palmer in Wilmette Illinois,
long bottom corner crease, soft corners. 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 m(i)mp
MINERS. "Carey Sal Mine, Hutchinson, Kansas"
showing a work scene with 5 miners, unused linen postcard from Phillips News, fresh
appearance. $4.00
MINERS. "LOADING A CAR IN AN ANTHRACITE COAL MINE /
44831" post card mailed from Fleetville Pennsylvania 1956 (2 different cancels).
$2.50

MINERS. "Placer Mining, near Steamboat Springs, Colo."
showing two miners at work circa 1910, unused sepia-tone post card, edge toning &
album remnant on back. $15.00 cmp
MINERS. See also our
COAL
MINERS above.
MINT WORKERS. "Silver Rolling Room. The Royal
Mint." black & white postcard showing many people working at different jobs,
exceptionally interesting, unused, very light but
extensive toning both sides. $13.50
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MODEL. "INTERLOCHEN
CENTER FOR THE ARTS, home of / the National Music Camp and Interlochen Arts
Academy…" postcard showing a painting class in progress,
working with a seated model; addressed & stamped but no cancel, fairly
fresh, unusual subject matter. $2.00 m(i)p
MODEL. "THE SIGHTS OF PARIS / A presentation of Models / in the Dress Department /
'Au PRINTEMPS' stores" unused postcard from booklet, tiny nick
on serrated edge from separation. Three models, three customers, & a sales
clerk. $9.00 fif(p)p
NEW
/ NOUVEAU / NUEVO
MOTHER-OF-PEARL CRAFTSMEN. "Perlmutterarbeiter.
/ Ouevriers en nacre / Workers in mother of pearl" showing 4 men at work each
doing a different task, color postcard from A. Michel Frères, Turquie printed on back,
toned back, mild corner wear & rounding. Exceptionally interesting. $12.50 tp

MOTORMAN. "4/8/56 / R. A. Briggs / 1484 21st St. / Wyandotte / Michigan"
approximately 5" x 7" photograph showing a motorman standing at the entrance
of vehicle 252, Michigan Milk Producers Association ad nearby--YOUR FINEST
DRINK! / MILK / YOUR FINEST FOOD!; identification written on the back in
pencil, long horizontal crease toward the top. $5.00 m(w)gfp

MUSELET MAKERS. "Moët et Chandon / Fabrication des
Muselets" unused, shows French workers making wire baskets for champagne
corks. $30.00 (afp)
NATURALIST. "BLACKLICK
WOODS METROPOLITAN PARK / Columbus
/ A naturalist points out interesting
birdlife
" unused chrome from N. C. Cohen & Son, round corners as issued, fresh appearance.
$2.50 op

NEWSBOYS. Cabinet card from Anderson (5th & Main, Dayton Ohio) picturing two
local newsboys, circa-1890 but good enough focus so that part of the papers
show (which might enable an exact dating), approximately 5"x7½", excellent
condition. $12.50 o(d)np

NEWSPAPER VENDOR.
"SPECIAL EXTRA" with unsigned Earl Moran art a Mutoscope arcade card, depicts a long-legged &
shapely newspaper vendor in low-cut blouse & short shorts selling a World
War II paper (headline 'News from Front'), two creases (one long) that are
hard to see, trivial corner & edge wear. Everybody has this one with
signature; but you can own something that few people have. $32.50 mnppa

NUT VENDOR. "Costumi Napoletani_Il Venditore Di Fragole"
showing a boy in Naples selling nuts from a basket. 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. ibp

OIL
WELL WORKERS. "FILLING TORPEDO WITH NITRO GLYCERINE TO SHOOT AN OIL WELL / NEAR
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO" unused black & white on undivided back from E. M. Hubbard,
mild yellowish paper. Exceptionally interesting. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as
an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg format.
$1.50 o(b)po

ONION
SELLER. "AN ONION'S SELLER. ST. MICHAEL'S-AZORES" Unused, excellent condition.
Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in
.jpg format. $1.50 ap
OPAL VENDOR. "2601. An Opal Vendor. A Common Mexican
Type" color post card with condescending message on the back, published by Miguel
Gonzales, unused. $15.00 mp
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ORANGE SELLER. "138 _ Algérie _ Jeune Arabe
vendeur d'oranges. L. V. S." action shot of a boy selling an orange,
postcard on brownish
paper, Edition Aqua-Photo, unused, corner wear & rounding, toned back.
$7.50
ap

ORANGE SELLER. "AN ORANGE GIRL" signed
Oscar Wilson art depicting a girl
selling oranges, No. 72, printed & published by Pulman & Sons, unused,
copyrighted, much corner wear & rounding, lightly toned back. $4.25
a(w)gp

ORANGE VENDOR. "Sudan / Orange vendor in Khartoum" home-made (and, hence,
unique) post card mailed 1963 at Silver Spring Maryland, long vertical
crease through the image, small upper corner crease. $1.00 sp
ORANGE VENDORS. "Les Marchands d'oranges" postcard
with good color showing orange vendors on the street, from Lehnert & Landrock,
numbered 586 on back, unused & , much corner & edge wear, two small spots of
toning on back, interesting. $12.50 tp

OSTRICH FEEDER. "'Feeding Oranges' / Cawston Ostrich Farms / California" long
crease that is hard to see, unused postcard in color. $6.50 (opc)
OSTRICH PLUCKER. "3116 - Gathering the Plumes, Cawston Ostrich Farm, California"
postcard with fresh colors from Mitchell, unused, soft corners. Note that the ostrich being
plucked is hooded to calm it down. $10.00 (oc(p)pm)
OSTRICH PLUCKER. "Plucking Feathers at / the Ostrich
Farm, / Florida" post card mailed 1915, lightly toned back, corner & edge wear.
While the location is not specified in the caption, the only
Florida ostrich farm postcards we have ever seen
came from a large farm in the Jacksonville area. $12.00
of(u)p

OSTRICH
PLUCKER.
"Plucking Ostrich Feathers, Jacksonville, Fla." unused post card with
corner & edge wear (one badly worn corner), 2 corner creases, unusual subject matter. $12.00 opf
OSTRICH TRAINER. "3113 -- 'Breaking the Young Ones'
Cawston Ostrich Farm, California" post card on brownish paper from Edward Mitchell, unused,
small indentations on bottom edge could be trimmed, other edge wear minor. $4.75 omp*
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PALACE GUARDS. "825. - MONACO / Carabiniers, Gardes d'Honneur du Prince"
sepia-tone on green back, unused, minor corner wear. $4.50 mp
PALACE GUARDS. "Guardian of
the palace / in Bundi, India." including his large sword prominently, well
done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1965 at Ottawa Ohio.
$2.00 ip

PARK RANGER. "1749--LINCOLN'S HEAD--The gigantic size of
/ Gutzom Borglum's work at Mt. Rushmore..." with park ranger for scale, unused
chrome from the Burgess Company, lightly toned back, 2 tiny corner crease. $1.00 slp

PARK RANGER. "In Carlsbad Caverns, N. Mex."
showing a group being led underground by a park ranger, well done home-made
(and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1964 at Pleasant Hill Illinois. $2.50
cnp
PASTRY
COOK. "13.--Petits Métiers--Pâtissier Chinois. Little Crafts--Chinese Pastry cook".
circa1915, unused postcard, minor corner wear & rounding, brownish paper.
Shown. $17.50 cp
Same, but sepia-tone on brownish paper, unused, a
few tiny marks on back. $17.00 (cp)
PEACOCK FEEDER. "THE PEACOCK FARM NEAR / ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA" showing an
Indian woman feeding a large group of birds, linen postcard numbered 27820N
on back, mailed 1927 to Florida, minor corner wear. $5.00 f(s)bp

PEANUT SORTER. "Sorting Peanuts, Peanut Factory, Norfolk, Va. / 1220."
showing several black workers, postcard from I. Stern, made in Germany, mailed at
Ocean View Virginia in 1911 (clear partial cancel), small corner crease, minor wear at one
corner. $14.00 bvp

PEARL DIVERS.
"FAMOUS PLACE AND FINE PROSPEKTS IN (SHIMA)" black & white postcard
showing 4 female pearl divers
inspecting their harvest of oysters and other seafood at Mikimoto Pearl
Island; late usage in the United States,
minor corner wear. $4.75
jpf See also our
Jewelry postcards.
PEARL
DIVERS.
"FAMOUS PLACES AND FINE
PROSPEKTS IN (SHIMA)"
black & white postcard showing 4 female pearl divers
inspecting their harvest of oysters and other seafood at Mikimoto Pearl
Island; late usage in the United States,
long upper corner crease, other corner wear is minor. $4.50
jpf
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PEARL DIVERS.
"FISHER WOMEN IN PROVINCE SHIMA / WOMAN IS SAID TO HAVE A LONGER BREATH
"
showing pearl divers. black & white, mailed in US. $5.00 (jp)

PEDIATRIC NURSE. "CHATEAU-THIERRY. - Methodist Memorial / Créche"
showing a pediatric nurse in France, green back, unused, unusual subject
matter. $16.50 (fpm)
PEDIATRIC NURSE. "DR. BARNARDO'S HOMES.--The
Gordon Ward in H.M. Hospital, Stepney Causeway." showing several beds for
boys & 2 pediatric nurses in attendance, post card mailed
1906 but stamp removed, extensive light reddish toning near the back bottom
obscures nothing, light toning on front, one small bottom corner crease (not
into image) . Doctor Thomas John Barnardo was a
Victorian social entrepreneur best known for rescuing homeless & afflicted
children from the streets. He died in the year previous to this mailing, so
the postcard may be part of a fund-raising campaign launched immediately
thereafter to fill the void caused by the loss of his considerable
fund-raising skills & connections. The first of many homes he established
for such children was at Stepney Causeway. $8.00 spegcim(f)
PERFUMERY WORKERS. "PARFUMERIE BRUNO COURT / Laboratoire des Bains-Marie"
showing many women stirring large vats, black & white post card, unused. Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format.
$1.50 fpp

PETATE PEDDLER. "A rain coat, burros and petate peddler" unused tarjeta
postal with undivided back, minor corner wear, light album toning on back.
$5.00 m(g)p(p)
PEWTERER. "The pewterer at his forge, Old Sturbridge Village, / Sturbridge,
Massachusetts." Chrome from a photo by Walter H. Miller, mailed 1975, lightly toned back, minor
corner & edge wear. $2.00. Unused, trivial corner wear. Shown. $2.50 mp
PICADOR. "6 - CORRIDA DE TOROS - Le
taureau enlève le Picador / et son cheval." action in color showing a bull
lifting a horse (and therefore his rider, who is coming out of the saddle)
near the edge of the arena, unused carte postale, minor corner rounding,
lightly toned back, lower corner creased. As good an unposed action shot as you are
likely to see. $8.50 bp(p)
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PINEAPPLE
PACKERS. "PICK Dole / HAWAII'S BEST, AMERICA'S FAVORITE! / Skilled packers
select perfectly-matched slices and / place them in cans ..." unused
circa-1960 (from printer's code in stamp box) postcard whose caption
continues to detail the canning process, fairly fresh with good edges &
interesting. $1.25 h(u)pf
PITCH
DIGGERS. "Pitch Diggers, Trinidad." dark red caption, from Davidson & Todd,
unused, album impressions at corners. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in
.jpg format.
$1.50 (tp)

PITSAWYERS. "5.--Petits Métiers-- Scieurs de long / Little crafts.--
Pitsawyers." post card, unused, unusual subject matter, corner wear & rounding, spots of toning both sides. $25.00
(cp)
PLATE
PRINTERS & PRESS FEEDERS. "U. S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Press Room. / Printed in Germany" with many small hand presses, each with a
plate printer & woman assistant press feeder, turning out postage stamps &
currency; postcard with undivided back from the Tuck Post Card Series No.
2234, mailed from New Providence New Jersey APR 12 1917. This view is included in a detailed article
about the deplorable working conditions, entitled 'Sweatshop: The Bureau of
Engraving and Printing c. 1905' at streetsofwashington.com. The women were
to organize into a union in 1909. 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
dppntu
PLYWOOD PEELERS. "Peeling Plywood Aberdeen Wn" sepia-tone Azo (squares in
corners) real photo postcard showing 2 women workers & a lathe which would
peel wood from 16-foot fir logs; unused, low contrast but the depth-of-field
yields detail, just a few tiny & unimportant surface pits on the front
surface. Circa late 1920's. The Harbor Plywood Corporation, now long gone,
in Washington State was known to have such equipment there. Rare. $35.00
k(a)r(i)
POLICE. "E7108(?) POLICE HEADQUARTERS, BRIDGEPORT, CONN."
with approximately 60 uniformed officers stand in front of the entrance, post card
made in Germany, mailed 1908, well rounded corners, long corner crease. The beginning of
the caption is hard to read, so the publisher's number may be wrong. $4.50 clp

POLICE.
"Mounted Police / Barbados, W. I."
chrome postcard mailed there 1965 to the United States but stamp removed. minor corner & edge wear. $1.50 blhp
POLICE. "POLICE WOMAN ON DUTY IN TEL-AVIV" trilingual
captioned continental post card, mailed 1968, stamp removed. $1.50
lpi"POLICE WOMAN ON DUTY IN TEL-AVIV" trilingual
captioned continental post card, mailed 1968, stamp removed. $1.50
lpi
PORTERS /
COOLIES. "Chinese Coolie carrying 250 lbs / 108. Tientsin China" AZO real photo
postcard with triangles up and down, unused, corner crease, corner wear & rounding,
light toning on front. Sold but front still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in
.jpg format. $1.50 cp

PORTERS / COOLIES. "East Pakistan. Porters carry / bales of jute at
Narayangaj" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post
card mailed 1961 from New
Richmond Indiana. $2.00 bp
PORTERS / COOLIES. "Hamals. / Souvenir
de / Editeur Max Fruchtermann, Constantinople. 1119. Photogr.
Sébah..." showing 4 porters resting with a large-barrel load, post card,
unused, undivided back, light album impressions at the corners, tiny but nonetheless
noticeable scrape near top front edge, good edges. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a slightly larger than full-size 75-dpi scan in
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POSTAL WORKERS / POSTMEN. "Post Office Force, Lakeview, Mich." showing &
naming the Postmaster, clerks, messengers & RFD carriers by route, postcard mailed
there 1907 (straight-line cancel), minor corner wear & rounding.
$40.00 (mpph-mr)

POSTAL WORKERS / POSTMEN.
"12. The Postman" with his
mailbag, sepia-tone post card in vertical format, minor corner rounding. 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 ipp
POSTAL
WORKERS. "1886-7
/ A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR / ... / TORONTO LETTER
CARRIERS" including a postman, mailbag, heraldic crests & a Canada
Post Card, 5-colors (brown on sepia, dark violet, dark red & gold),
toned back, mild corner & edge wear, long corner
crease, small corner crease, lightly toned front. Handed out
to "Their Friends Everywhere", no postcard back. As nice a precursor
as you are likely to find. Sold but still
available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced
72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 o-onpc*

POTTERS. Please see the Pottery postcards
category. Shown here is an ornamenter at Wedgwood.
POTTERY
DECORATORS. "DECORADO: ALFARERIA 'LA MALINCHE'. // A. 230 / OAXACA. // Osuna
/ Mexico" showing the hand- decoration of pottery unused real photo post
card with light oxidation consistent with age & good edges. Exterior views
of this pottery can be found now & then, but interior views showing the
workers are definitely rare. When we searched the Internet, we found no
example of this tarjeta postal exhibited or offered, nor was there even one
recorded sale. $10.00 m(o)pp
POTTERY VENDORS. "108. Vendedores de Ollas, México. / J. Granat, México."
showing pottery vendors, undivided back postcard mailed 1904 (stamp removed)
to Miss Carrie Apperson in Dixon California, small upper corner crease,
small spots of toning in the front message area. $5.00 m(g)p

POTTERY VENDOR. "Mexico. Vendedor de jarros. / Latapi & Bert.
Mexico. 6368" showing a street vendor of pottery, unused tarjeta postal with
undivided back, noticeable wear at one bottom corner, otherwise fairly fresh
for its 100-year+ age. $7.50 m(g)p

POTTERY VENDOR. "Selling Ollas. / 3329 J. G. Hatton, Mexico." showing a
barefoot vendor of clay jars, fully loaded; light toning shows near the
edges, bottom corners rounded. Postcard sold
but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged
(about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
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POTTERY VENDOR.
"Tipicos Vendedores de Olles. / Typical Pottery Vendors.
/ Texcoco, México. / Foto: Luis Márquez" two men, heavily laden, at the
roadside in México State; color postcard, notice on back dates to 1951, red
check mark penned on back, good edges. $1.50 m(m)pp
POTTERY VENDOR. "VENDEDOR DE JARROS. / MEXICO.
169" showing a pottery vendor, Kodak real photo, writing on back, good edges. $4.75
mp
POTTERY VENDOR. "Venditore di / terraglie" showing a pottery vendor in
Napoli, mailed 1900, 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
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POULTRY MERCHANT. "520. Mexico. Vendedores de pollos. / J. C. S." showing
men selling poultry (turkeys we think--note the red heads) from a burro, undivided back,
corner crease, 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 mp

POULTRY MERCHANT. "Syrienne marchande de volailles." showing a poultry merchant.
undivided back from when Syria was part of Turkey, unused, Postcard has sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in
.jpg format. $1.50 sp*
PRISON GUARDS. "Annex, Ohio State Penitentiary, / Columbus, Ohio" showing 4
guards relaxing by playing checkers & playing the guitar, beds nearby;
unused post card from S. E. Harriman, made in Germany, bottom corners
creased (1 weakened), mild corner wear otherwise, lightly toned back. $8.00
o(c)ppm

PRISON GUARDS.
"SOLITARY CORRIDOR, ILLINOIS STATE PENETENTIARY(sic),
JOLIET, ILL." including 2 prison guards, V. O. Hammon
published unused
postcard with trivial corner & edge
wear. There are at least 3 versions of this view on
postcard-- the spelling & placement of the captioning varying considerably
-- so please check your albums. The misspelling of Penitentiary in the
caption makes this version the scarcest. $10.00 i(j)i(m)pp
PRISON GUARDS.
"West
Guard Wall at Ohio State penitentiary, / Columbus Ohio" including 2 armed
prison guards standing upon it, unused Weixelbaum postcard with several
spots of toning on the back, mild corner & edge wear. Rare. No one was
offering this postcard when we searched the internet, and only one library claimed to have it in their collection. 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
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PROSTITUTES.
"YOSHIWARA, TOKYO" also captioned in Japanese, showing 4 prostitutes on
display wearing fashionable clothes, with their pimp standing behind them;
size of a regular postcard but the back is blank, very light toning on back,
good edges. This area was damaged extensively by fire in 1913. $15.00 jp
[吉原]

PULQUE HARVESTER. "1886. - TLACHIQUERO, MEXICO," real photo tarjeta postal
with very late usage at Monticello New Mexico, slight oxidation indicates
true age, good edges. $5.00 m(g)p
PULQUE HARVESTER. "2953. Getting Pulque, Scene on the Interoceanic Railway,
Mexico. / Es Propiedad Sonora New Company, City of Mexico." unused tarjeta
postal, printed text on the back about the importance of cacti, faint small
bottom corner crease, very light toning on back. The railroad referenced was
the Ferrocarril Interoceánico de México. $5.00 m(g)r(f)pd%
PULQUE HARVESTER. "Aguador / Mexico. Tlachiquero. / J. Granat, Mexico.
6206." showing a water vendor & a pulque gatherer; multiview tarjeta postal
with undivided back, trivial upper corner wear, otherwise quite fresh for
its age. $4.75 m(g)p(p)
PULQUE HARVESTER. "J.
K. 62. México. Cargando el Pulque."
showing a tlachiquero on a burro with a load of pulque (an alcoholic
beverage) in his saddlebags; unused postcard with undivided back,
minor corner rounding, trivial edge wear. $9.00 m(g)paa

QUALITY
CONTROL INSPECTOR. "U. S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Examining
Newly Made Money." unused postcard from Tuck Series No. 2334, album toning
both sides, minor wear to one bottom corner. $7.00 npti

QUARRYMEN. "24--Granite
Quarry, Barre, Vermont" including several workers on a ledge, unused linen
postcard, mild corner softening. $3.25 vmp
QUARRYMEN. "Digging stones in a
Quarry. Trinidad, B.W.I." showing a group of black labourers at rest, unused
postcard separated neatly from a booklet, published by James Book
Store (circa 1910). Note this is the colorized version of the card. We found
only one other when we searched the Internet, and it was priced over ten
dollars. We ask only $7.50 tmp

RAG COLLECTOR. "Chinese Rag Collector" sepia-tone postcard, unused, circa-1910
from Edit. Kingshill (No. 121).
$20.00 cp

RAILROAD CROSSING GUARD.
Uncaptioned sepia-tone Azo (triangles both ways) real photo postcard in
vertical format of a man holding a stop sign, his shack nearby, and part of
a depot seen across the tracks. Unimportant toning both sides, slight
pinhole reductions along the top edge, noticeable wear at 2 corners. Remarkable, and rare. $90.00 p
RAILROAD
ENGINEER. "THE West Point ROUTE / 'At The Throttle' - A fast run with
Engineer Fritzi Scheff, on the Atlanta & West Point Railroad Company and The
Western Railway of Alabama" on steam locomotive #19, litho-chrome postcard
printed in Germany & jointly published by the 2 railroads, mailed APR 26
1908 from Birmingham Alabama ,
1/4" tear into the top sky, unusual subject matter. Rare: no offers,
recorded sales, or exhibits when we searched the Internet. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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RAILROAD WORKERS. Group of 12 circa 1907-1916 real photos (11 are postcards)
showing groups of railroad men near locomotives & tenders.
Men's names are not given, photographers are not credited, railroad
affiliations are not specified. Three mailed; the others not. If you know
your steam locomotive types and work with the engine numbers, a few
railroads may be identifiable. One-of-a-kinds. $60.00 gets all 12. p(r)


RAILROAD WORKERS. Group of 5 circa-1910 real photo postcards showing various
railmen, including 2 conductors & an engineer. None of the men are named,
nor are their employers. No photographer attributions, except for the
conductors--which was made at 'Bachelor' on 1890 East 9th street in
Cleveland Ohio & mailed OCT 22 1910. The four other cards are unmailed & not
annotated. Light toning on the backs of all. All 5 for $20.00 total. p(r)
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RICKSHA BOY. "Here is a
nice / man As long as you don't get the oder(sic)" real photo postcard
showing a rickshaw puller, good detail & contrast, caption taken from
writing on back, mailed 1936 from Durban Natal to Michigan using 2 South African
stamps, slight curl to the paper. $4.50 nsp

RICKSHA BOY.
"RICKSHA BOYS" showing 3 side-by-side ready for fares, unused post
card, numbered 1638 on back, light toning at the back edges, minor corner
wear. $7.00 spb
ROADWORKER. "Jens
Vejmand" depicting the Danish road worker flanked by a six-stanza song
immortalizing his life (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. $1.75 dmp

ROOF ROLLER. "Roof-rolling, Syria / (From 'Over Sea and Land')." undivided
back black & white post card in vertical format, mailed 1907 in the US to
Carl Hatter of Scranton Pennsylvania, stamp removed thinning the back, mild
corner rounding, faint album marks at the corners, 2 internal creases, paper
toning consistent with age. The only time we have seen this occupation
pictured on postcard. $25.00 sp
RUBBER TAPPERS. "RUBBER TAPPING, CEYLON." showing several workers
extracting sap from the trees, unused real photo of British
manufacture, good edges. 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 cpt

RUG CLEANERS.
"Rug cleaners in Shiraz, Iran" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post
card mailed FEB 26 1963 at Callaway Nebraska, upper corner crease. $2.25 ip

SADDLE MAKER. "Sadlemaker(sic) in
Nevada" with the name Halsey on the saddle (because
it was made for Admiral Halsey so he could use it at the end of World War
II), home-made (and, hence, unique) post card
mailed 1964 at Humble Texas. The caption is a little
short on details: we are probably looking at a restoration effort for the
historic saddle, rather than its actual making in 1945 in Reno. $2.50 npm(n)
NEW / NOV / NY
SALT MINE
WORKER. "942 Harvesting Salt near Great Salt Lake, Utah / Photo by Davis"
unused linen, pertinent information on back, album marks on back. Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in
.jpg format. $1.50 (mup)
SALT MINE WORKER. "Salt Beds, near Great Salt Lake, Utah" showing a man &
horse plowing there; unused postcard with beautiful pastel colors from Souvenir Novelty
Company, made in USA circa 1908-1910, numbered A-7988 on back, remnant & small thin on
back from album removal, trivial wear at 2 corners. $5.00 up

SAND ARTIST. "SAND ARTIST, LONG
BEACH, CALIFORNIA / KEYSTONE PHOTO" with
readable sign begging for pennies, white-border era
postcard, soft corners,
toned back from album contact. $8.00
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SAND CARRIER. "Sand carrier in Portugal" well done
home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1963 at Holtwood Pennsylvania, unusual
subject matter. $2.00 (pp(s))

SARDINE SELLER. "AUX SABLES D'OLONNE - La Marchande de Sardines." color
carte postale,
mailed TCV 1905 at Gare d'Angoulême in Charente (clear cancels), lightly toned back, lightly toned front, 2 corner creases, internal crease, mild corner wear & rounding. Charming.
We have seen the black & white version, also mailed TCV,
for Euro10--, but this is in color, and only $10.00 fp

SATAY VENDOR. "SOERABAIA. / Saté-verkooper." showing a roadside satay vendor,
briefkaart uit Nederlandsch-Indiê with very late usage at Smiths Alabama, paper lightly
& evenly browned with age. $16.00 np
SAUSAGE
MAKERS. "AMANA COLONIES / Bratwurst Capital
of the World" showing 3 men making the sausage at the Amana Meat Shop (its
advertising on the back), light edge wear, cancel on front, small corner crease. $2.00 i(c)fp

SAWYER.
"LA NORMANDIE / PITTORESQUE / 4508. - En voilà du Sport - crayé me"
depicting a sawyer, post card, unused, lightly toned back, writing on front below caption
translates dialect to 'croyez-moi'. $35.00 fpl

SAWYER. "Sawing Timber" showing 4 men at
work, writing on back, c.1910 postcard, tiny
pinhole closes well at top center, trivial corner wear. $12.50
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SCRIBE. "Chinese scribe" doing some
work for a miner, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed
1964 at Cushing Texas. $2.00 pcc

SECRETARY.
"A SWEET JOB" arcade card with Earl Moran art. $7.00 mpa. Same but numeral
written on back & a little edge wear. $6.50 mpa

SECRETARY.
"JUST THE TYPE" with art on
a scarce Mutoscope arcade card from the Yankee Doodle Girls series, showing
a winking secretary at her typewriter, skirt hiked up to show off her legs
in nylons; fresh colors, minor edge wear, very light toning on the back.
$10.00 mp(s)th
SECRETARY. "NOT SO FAST" showing a secretary
taking dictation from her boss near a typewriter, sepia-tone mailed 1913 from California
Pennsylvania, corner & edge wear, pencil writing on back rubbed in places, corner
crease. $4.00 tp

SECRETARY. "THE TYPEWRITER GIRL / Oh, the belle of the office is
she: / Office boy, clerks and boss all agree, That her
manners are grand-- / They are 'hers to command!' / ..." undivided back
post card with color art & limerick, mailed
1907 at Youngstown Ohio, lightly toned back, lightly toned front, light amount of cancel ink on front. $3.00 tpp

SENTRY. "WHITEHALL,
'SENTRY ON GUARD.'" art in vertical format showing a Horse Guard, unused
Tuck Oilette Postcard No. 3546A (Military in London), printed in England,
mild wear to one upper corner & one long edge. $4.00 htpe(l)
SHEPHERD. "117 Homeward Bound." with a shepherd and his 2 dogs moving
his flock up a winding path; unused circa-1908 post card from an undisclosed
publisher, beautiful hand-colored appearance suggests a painting. $4.50
a(s)pa

SHEPHERD.
"39. ÁVILA -- Un pastor / L. Roisin, fot. Barcelona" showing a
shepherd with his flock of sheep in the Spanish Province of Ávila,
sepia-tone tarjeta postal neatly removed from a booklet, very late usage at
Shepherd Texas, cancel ink shows at the front horizon & sky. $2.50 sp
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SHEPHERD. "AFGHANISTAN - Kochi" showing a
shepherd kneeling to examine his flock, a woman in the background looks away; excellent
condition. $3.75 aap. Same oversize post card except design has an odd partial inset at the upper right [Were
they copying from a book?] and light marks from the printing process on the back.
Shown. The Kochi are a small nomadic ethnic minority that
has sporadically waged war against the Hazara people there. $3.50 aap
SHEPHERD. "A PYRENESE SHEPHERD" unused Stengel postcard on thick stock,
minor wear to one upper corner, light album toning on back. Rosa
Bonheur, the artist, is the most popular painter of animals in the modern
French School. $3.00 sa(b)a(s)p
SHEPHERD. "Shepherd and Flock, Druid Hill Park-Baltimore, Md." black-and-white,
unused undivided back, faint album impressions at corners, light toning along the top
front edge (darker in the thumbnail than it actually is so you can locate it & see its
extent). One of our favorite cards from this city, even though it is not rare. Note the
collie dog. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan
in .jpg format. $1.50 mpa*

SHEPHERDESS. "Palestine A Shepherdess in the Holy Land
" also captioned in
Hebrew & Arabic, monochromatic green on brownish paper from Jamal Bros., numbered 23 & dated
1921 on back, unused, minor wear at one corner. A hauntingly beautiful image. $6.00 pp*+!
SHOEMAKER. "JERUSALEM - Cordonnier arab / Arab
shoemaker / Schuhmacher" color postcard, numbered 161 on back, unused, tiny spots of
toning near one back edge. $8.50 pp

SHOEMAKER.
"Poland: Venerable Old Shoemaker" Printed card reproduces an interesting photo
by Wisniack taken in the Warsaw ghetto circa 1930. Excellent condition. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi
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COBBLERS above, and WOODEN SHOE MAKERS below!
 SIGNALMEN.
Two real photo postcards showing railroad signalmen with their lanterns,
which were used to communicate across distances at noisy and/or dark
railyards. The one showing the most people is Azo triangles all up, unused.
The other is Artura, pencil writing on back, trimmed, soiled back. Neither
names the people or railroads involved, nor do they credit any photographer.
Not often seen but very important work! You get both for $17.50. p(s)

SILVERSMITH. "I-54 Navajo Silversmith Plying His Trade / 3B-H1398" unused linen, printed in 1942 & distributed by Lollesgard
Specialty Company, mild wear at 3 corners. $4.00 ipj
SLAUGHTERHOUSE WORKERS.
"'SLAUGHTER HOUSE' VERACRUZ MEX."
unused circa-1908 sepia-tone
Azo (triangles up) real photo post card, unusual subject matter.
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
m(v)fip!
SNACK VENDOR. "VENDEDOR DE TUNAS. MEX. 180" snack
vendor seated outside with a flyswatter in hand, real photo mailed Illinois 1908, sender
comments on scene, small corner crease, another corner worn. $7.50 mp
SNAKE CHARMER. "1500. Amusement entre amis A. 14"
showing a close-up of a snake charmer with a snake wrapped around his neck, black &
white on brownish paper, Editions Photo-Africaines, unused, uneven edges as issued. $9.50
SNAKE CHARMER. "171 SCÈNES D'ORIENT / Charmeur
de Serpents / PHOTO SOLER, TUNIS" mailed there 1924 to Pennsylvania (25-c & 20-c
stamps, indistinct cancels). Interesting because the crowd is also shown. $15.00 tp

SNAKE CHARMER. "9. MAROC. -- Le charmeur
de serpent" showing a charmer at work with a truly large snake; unused carte
postale from Photo Flandrin (Censure No. 149, trivial corner & edge wear,
very light fingerprint toning on back. $12.00 mp

SNAKE CHARMER. "An Indian snake charmer / plays dance
music for his / cobra,
" in Malaya; well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard
mailed 1963 from Franklin Massachusetts. $2.50 mp

SNAKE CHARMER.
"A SAMP WALLAH (SNAKE CHARMERS)" in a group of 3, unused
sepia-tone postcard. $10.00 ip

SNAKE CHARMER. "N. L. 9. -- Tunis. -- Marabout
charmeur de serpent" sepia-tone showing a snake charmer, mailed there 1913 (cancel
partly off card) to West Virginia, partial cancel on front. $12.50 tp
SNAKE CHARMER. "Snake Charmers, Tangier" post card with
undivided back, unused, lightly toned back.
Shown. $14.00 (tp)
Divided back mailed 1913 in the United States, 2 corner creases, corner & edge wear.
$10.00
(tp)
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SOUVENIR
VENDORS. "407 / Gaspé Nord, Que. / Jeunes gaspésiens vendeurs de bâteaux souvenirs
avec / leur chien attelé à une solide charette de bois." showing 2 children vending
souvenirs from a dog cart, chrome mailed 1988 within the province. $6.00 (dqp)

SPA ATTENDANTS.
"Kurstadt Baden bei Wien. / Trinkbrunnen in der neuen Trinkhalle.
35619" showing the drinking fountain & 2 spa attendants in vertical format;
real photo postcard, 1939 date and accession number stamped in violet on front edge.
$4.75 a(b)spi
SPONGE DIVERS. "Greek
sponge diver at the St. Nicholas boat line, / Tarpon Springs, Florida"
including the ships Agatha & St. Nicholas in vertical format; unused
continental postcard printed in the USA, numbered GS1002/3 in stamp box,
excellent condition. $2.00 f(t)ps(s)
SPONGE DIVERS.
"TARPON SPRINGS, FLA. /
FOR DIVERS AUTOGRAPH / [Dionysus handwritten] / ST. NICHOLAS BOAT LINE /
SPONGE DIVING EXHIBITION" showing him holding his helmet; continental
souvenir postcard from a photo by R. D. Hyre, printed in the USA, excellent
condition. The diver's full name was Dionysus Angelis. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly
study & genealogical research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 f(t)ppag(a)n
SPONGE
TRIMMERS. "Trimming Sponges, Nassau, Bahamas" postcard published by W. R.
Saunders & I. O. Sands photographers (their number 52), a few very light
spots of toning on back, strong corner crease through stamp box. $6.00 bp
STEAM SHOVEL CREW. "Steam-shovel, / In a rock cut, / on the / Panama
Canal" including the crew prominently & a bit of the nearby tracks, post
card with very late usage at Lehigh Oklahoma, one corner with small but multiple creases,
mild corner & edge wear, long but very thin scrape at lower left front corner. $5.00
cp+
STEVEDORES. "No. 20. Loading Banana. Port Antonio"
showing a long line of stevedores, each shouldering a bunch, about to go on a ship; unused
black & white postcard from A. Duperly & Sons, toning near back bottom edge
possibly from the printing process itself. $12.00 jfp
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STEVEDORES. "On-the-job lunch, a stalk of / sugar cane refreshes a woman /
stevedore in Martinique" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard)
mailed 1962 at Orlando Florida, tiny upper corner crease not into the image.
Unusual subject matter. $3.00 mp
STEVEDORES. "PORT-SAID / Embarquement
de charbons au bord / d'un bateau" showing coal being loaded by stevedores
aboard the Hamburg American Line SILESIA (name plainly visible), unused
carte postale from Ephtimios Frères in Port Said, a little light
toning along the bottom back edge, minor edge wear. $10.00 eps(o)
STEWARD. "QUIET
PLEASE! / One of the most marvelous achievements contributing to the
advancement of air travel is the quiet passenger cabin of the TWA Douglas
Luxury Airliner. Conversation may be carried on in normal tone of voice. The
cabin is carefully insulated from the engine and propeller noise and
vibration. Luxurious deep-cushioned chairs and a wide aisle contribute to
absolute comfort." showing the interior of the 14-passenger aircraft,
stylishly dressed passengers with baggage overhead, a smoker about to light
up & steward standing at the back; unused postcard, back paper yellowing
evenly with age, trivial corner wear. 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
a(p)ip(s)
STEWARDESS / AIR HOSTESS / FLIGHT ATTENDANT. "AMERICAN AIRLINES / America's Leading Airline // American
Airlines i prominently featured / in Paramount Pictures' new comedy musical
/ 'The Girl Rush' starring Rosalind Russell." unused airline-issued (logo on
back) lithographed postcard on pebbled stock, excellent condtion. The D-C6 shown
flew for American from November 1947 to May 1964, at which time it was sold
to Austral Lineas Aereas; the movie was released in 1955. Seldom seen;
seldom offered. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
a(p)pm
STEWARDESS
/ AIR HOSTESS / FLIGHT ATTENDANT. "Flying Hostesses of Eastern Air" showing 5 slender young ladies
wearing nurses' caps, sweaters & white uniforms
standing before a Ford Tri-Motor airplane, 3 steps to its entrance, 'US AIR
MAIL' signed on its side. 'Aboard Airliner / Eastern Air Transport System'
on back, unused postcard with good edges. According to a well-researched Chicago Tribune
article of June 19 1989 written by Rita Cipalla: the first stewardesses
served in 1930 aboard Ford Tri-Motors, but not for Eastern, and were
definitely nurses; there were weight restrictions, accounting for the
slenderness seen here; and Eastern began its first hostess service in 1931
on a Newark-to-Washington DC flight, with duties 'of a social nature' per a
quoted Eastern manual. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. a(p)p

STEWARDESS / AIR HOSTESS / FLIGHT ATTENDANT.
"IN FLIGHT WITH THE
CAPITAL FLEET / -- ONE OF PENNSYLVANIA-CENTRAL / AIRLINES CHARMING AIR
HOSTESSES" postcard mailed JUN 6 1942 from Detroit Michigan to Miss Eileen
Govan in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, X-shaped cross-off of address number done
so heavily as to show in the front surface on the cheek at your right. $4.75
a(p)p
STEWARDESS
/ AIR HOSTESS / FLIGHT ATTENDANT. "IN FLIGHT with the Flagship Fleet / of AMERICAN
AIRLINES, inc. / Good Morning! Bed time last night was 2000 / miles away.
These Flagship Skysleeper berths are / actually large than twin beds--and
really comfortable." postcard mailed October 1938 by a passenger to Mrs.
Charles Johnson in West Allis Wisconsin. Comments in part: 'Mother & I are
11,000 ft. up on a trip to N. Y. It is a wonderful way to travel less than 4
hrs. Had a turkey dinner - very nicely served. Mother thinks this is the
only way to travel. She is snoozing & snoring so you know how frightened she
is ...' Long bottom corner bend, minor edge wear, unusual subject matter.
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
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STEWARDESS
/ AIR HOSTESS / FLIGHT ATTENDANT. "IN FLIGHT with the Flagship Fleet / of AMERICAN
AIRLINES, inc. // P. S. Personalized Service on American Flag- / ships! The
Stewardess is a regular Jill-of-all-Trades, / adept at everything from
explaining land marks to / helping mothers feed their children." airline-published (logo on back) postcard
mailed JUN 10 1940 from Dayton Ohio. Passenger comments: '... Came home on
this plane. Some ride, liked it better than an auto.' Tiny bottom corner
bend, a little light toning near the back edges. $9.00 a(p)p
STEWARDESS
/ AIR HOSTESS / FLIGHT ATTENDANT. "IN FLIGHT with the Flagship Fleet / of AMERICAN AIRLINES, Inc. / She Can
Show You the Way to Go Home--- / by American Flagship. These Stewardesses
are regular / Jills-of-all-trades, adept at everything from explaining /
landmarks to helping Mothers with their children." unused airline-published
(logo on back) postcard in excellent condtion. $9.00 a(p)p
STEWARDESS
/ AIR HOSTESS / FLIGHT ATTENDANT. "IN FLIGHT with the Flagship Fleet / of AMERICAN
AIRLINES, inc. // These Happy Experts -- just finishing their / day's
work--give you a good idea of what Ameri- / can means--and why it can talk
with truth--about / offering 'The American Standard of Service" unused
airline-published (logo on back) post card in excellent condition.
$9.00a(p)p
STEWARDESS / AIR HOSTESS / FLIGHT ATTENDANT. "JOE USED TO BE AN /
AIRLINE PILOT-- / HE CAN'T FLY / WITHOUT HIS / HOSTESS!" unused circa-1940
linen postcard from an undisclosed publisher, numbered AC-16 on back, good
edges. Hard-to-find. $5.00 p&
STEWARDESS
/ AIR HOSTESS / FLIGHT ATTENDANT. "Jane Wyman plays an American Airlines stewardess in MGM's 'Three Guys Named
Mike'" postcard photo taken by Ivan Dmitri, message written all over the
back by an impatient passenger who is about an hour away from a loved one.
$5.00 a(p)mpp
STEWARDESS
/ AIR HOSTESS / FLIGHT ATTENDANT. JAPAN AIRLINES.
Unused continental postcard with signed art depicting a stewardess, printed by
Mitsumura, 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
a(p)jp

STEWARDESS / AIR HOSTESS / FLIGHT ATTENDANT.
November 8 1962 Jet magazine
(continental postcard size). Negro reactions to the Cuban
crisis, Northwest Airline stewardess Marlene White
(pictured on the cover) got job after bias battle, Milwaukee voter registration campaign,
New York City will not buy books that slight minorities, Dodger Maury Wills honored, Rubin
Carter fights at Madison Square Garden & much much more. $6.00
the complete issue. ba(n)p
STEWARDESS
/ AIR HOSTESS / FLIGHT ATTENDANT.
"One of the Pennsylvania-Central Airlines staff, / voted the
'Loveliest Air Hostess in America'." Back continues: 'IN FLIGHT WITH THE
CAPITAL FLEET / -- ONE OF PENNSYLVANIA-CENTRAL / AIRLINES CHARMING AIR
HOSTESSES'. Postcard mailed JUN 13 1949 at Cleveland Ohio to Mr. & Mrs. A.
W. Ritter in Lorain Ohio, two internal creases join from the left front
center edge just reaching her cap, trivial corner wear. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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STEWARDESS
/ AIR HOSTESS / FLIGHT ATTENDANT.
SABENA / SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME BELGE D'EXPLOITATION DE
LA NAVIGATION AERIENNE.
"Vous êtes en bonnes mains / avec / SABENA / LIGNES AÉRIENNE BELGES" showing
a stewardess holding a child; unused oversize real photo postcard with the
airline logo on back, light toning near the stamp box, otherwise fairly
fresh. A colorized version of this postcard exists, but this is the harder one
to find. $14.00 a(p)bp
STEWARDESS / AIR HOSTESS / FLIGHT ATTENDANT. "TWA / The TRANSCONTINENTAL Airline" showing a long-legged
stewardess in an exceptionally clinging uniform (buffeted by the wind no
doubt!); unused circa-1941 airline-issued linen postcard in excellent
condition. Back continues on a somewhat sexist note: 'AT YOUR COMMAND! . . .
The attentive service of Hostesses especially trained to the hospitality
standard of TWA add to your pleasure on the Route of the Stratoliners.'
Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
a(p)pw(s)
STOCK
EXCHANGE FLOOR TRADERS. "An Active Trading Post At The
American Stock Exchange" animated scene with many
floor traders signaling each other; black & white postcard, writing on back dates to 1961, faint
corner crease. Seen offered elsewhere as high as
$24.00(!), but we ask only $3.50.
n(n)i(m)p(s)
STOCK EXCHANGE FLOOR TRADERS. "THE NATION'S MARKET
PLACE" in New York City; black & white postcard showing NYSE in session from above, mailed 1960 from East
Branch but an earlier card, small corner crease. Front
shown right. $2.75 n(n)i(m)p(s). Metered 1953, soft corners.
Back shown left. $3.00. n(n)i(m)p(s)
STOCKYARD WORKERS. CHICAGO (COOK COUNTY). "Beef Cutting
Dept., U. S. Y., Chicago" black & white, circa 1908, much writing on back. $20.00
STOCKYARD WORKERS. CHICAGO (COOK COUNTY). "Hog Hoist,
U. S. Y., Chicago" black & white, circa 1908, writing on back mentions someone
having typhoid fever, unusual subject matter. $20.00
STOCKYARD WORKERS. CHICAGO (COOK COUNTY). "Killing
Sheep, U. S. Y., Chicago" black & white, circa 1908, unused, minor corner &
edge wear, unusual subject matter. $20.00
STONEWARE VENDOR. "VENDEDOR
DE LOZA / MEXICO. 147" real photo postcard of an roadside salesman of
stoneware, good focus & contrast, tourist's handwritten message dated 1938
legibly over entire back, good edges. $5.50 m(g)p(s)

STORYTELLER. "Visit
the Old Lady in the Shoe and listen to her / ... / ...STORY BOOK FOREST on
U. S. / Route 30 near Ligonier, Pa." unused chrome post card in excellent
condition. Offered elsewhere as high as $6.99, but ours is a more reasonable
$3.00 p(l)rp

STRAW MAT VENDOR. "MEXICO. VENDEDOR DE PETATES. 366" showing a vendor
of straw mats, selling on the street; sepia-tone real photo that is well
composed, with good detail. 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 m(g)p
STRAW VENDOR. "Sevilla. Un vendedor de paja. / Coleccion Tomas Sanz,
Sevilla. No. 90" showing a straw vendor with his heavily laden mule; unused
photochrome post card with undivided back, trivial ding at one edge, otherwise
exceptionally fresh for its age. An unforgettable image. $15.00 sp
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STREET PAVER. "BREMER TYPEN / Strassenmacher" signed B. Ahrens art showing a street paver,
Dörbecker No. 653, unused, toned back. $7.50 (bp)
STREET
SPRINKLER. "STREET SPRINKLING
IN PEKING, CHINA" white-border era postcard, unused, published by Camera Craft
in Peking. small corner crease, unusual subject matter. $9.00 cp

SUBWAY CONDUCTOR. "Tube connecting New-York and Brooklyn / 90 feet under the
bed of East River / Photo. Copyright by Pierre P. Pulis 1907" with a train &
conductor shown in vertical format, postcard mailed 1909, small corner
crease, mild corner & edge wear. $7.50 sn(e)ppg*
SUBWAY FARE COLLECTORS. "HUDSON TUNNELS. / 14th St. & 6th Ave. Station,
Downtown Side // Copyright 1908 by / A. Q. Southwick, N. Y. // 10696"
showing subway fare collectors & a newsstand with publications such as
Yachting & Variety displayed; unused black & white postcard, back paper
browning unevenly with age, mild corner & edge wear. $9.00 sn(n)s(p)
SUGAR PLANTATION WORKERS. "Labourers on Sugar Plantation, Barbados"
post card mailed 1927 to Mrs. Austin Lynch Jr. in Canton Ohio, minor corner
wear & rounding, very light toning shows in the front margins, a couple
small light spots of toning on the back, large centered 1-d colonial seal
(King on chariot) stamp in good shape, GPO slogan cancel promoting all-year
sunshine a little light. Sold but
both
sides still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scans in .jpg format. $2.00
either or $3.75 for both.
bpa**

SUGAR PLANTATION WORKERS.
"Sugar-cane harvest at /
Martinique" with the supervisor mounted on horseback; well done home-made
(and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 at Zellwood Florida, good edges.
$2.00 mp
SUGAR
PLANTATION WORKERS.
"SUGAR PLANTATION BARBADOS, CARTING SUGAR
/ CANES TO
THE MILL" interesting work scene includes donkey-drawn wagons, woman sweeping up, and a
man carrying a load on his head; circa-1924 black & white postcard from W. L. Johnson, unused, album impressions at the corners, slight yellowing of the paper with age, 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 bp

SULPHURED WATER VENDOR. "Santa Lucia -- Venditrice acqua
Sulfurea Napoli" showing a young Italian woman vendor of sulphured water
(thought by some to have therapeutic properties), 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 ip

SURVEYORS. "GOVERNMENT SURVEYORS AT WORK, QUEENSLAND" including teepee-like
shelters, black & white, very lightly toned back. $12.50 eqp
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SURVEYORS. "THE CANAL, WINONA LAKE, IND." depicting some surveying activity
along its banks, post card mailed there 1908 by Frank L. Clark, toning from album
contact evident on back, corner & edge wear. $10.00 ip*
SWEEPER. "No. 59. THACKER & CO. Ltd. Copyright
/ Manufactured in Great Britain" showing an Indian woman with pail and brushes,
writing on back notes SS Cordilere on Red Sea 1921, much wear with creasing at 2 corners,
unusual subject matter. $6.00 p

SWEEPER. "Tangier A Sweeper" black & white with dark red caption from Cumbo,
unused, toned back, small corner crease. $25.00 tp
SWEET MEAT VENDORS. "SWEET MEAT VENDORS / Under the shade of a Flamboyant
Tree..." in Fiji, unused chrome post card, 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 fpt

SWEET SELLER. with a whisk to keep back the flies;
Egyptian
post card
from Max H. Rudmann, undivided back, unused, fairly fresh. $15.00
ep

SWEET SELLER. "TANGIER Moors selling sweets" monochromatic blue-green
post card with dark red caption from Cumbo, undivided back, mailed in Philippines 1907,
little cancel ink in front sky,
small corner crease at bottom, a little wear to the top edge. $14.00 (tp)

SWEET
SELLER. "Vendeur de douceurs." showing a sweets seller extending his tray
towards a young girl customer, unused postcard with dark red caption below image,
undivided back, minor corner & edge wear. $10.00 ep
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TAILOR.
"13. The Tailor" showing an Indian tailor at work, sepia-tone post card with
very late usage at Des Moines New Mexico, short internal crease near the
upper right front corner, minor corner rounding & edge wear, light but
extensive toning on back is from the printing process itself. $3.75 ip

TAILOR. "W. D. CHEADLE, / MERCHANT TAILOR / CLEANING & PRESSING"
caption from storefront sign, sepia-tone real photo showing the tailor standing in front
of his establishment with a tape measure around his neck & a pattern for a coat over
his arm. paper has been bent causing 2 long surface cracks to the photo, back is soiled.
$15.00 gp
TANGLE
DEALER. "Tangle Dealer" also captioned in Japanese, circa-1910 carte postale
with divided back, very late mailing at Westville South Carolina, light
toning on back from the printing process itself. An uncommon subject on an
rare card: tangles are a Zen art form. $10.00 jp
TEA
GRADERS. "6 Tea Grading" also captioned in Japanese, unused circa-1908
collotype carte postale with hand-coloring & unevenly divided back, a little
toning near the left back edge, good edges. From a series that is hard to
find. $13.50 jfp
TEAMSTERS.
"Mountain Teamsters, resting on / Horse-shoe Bend, / near Ashland,
Ky." Kraemer Art post card
numbered 1795 on back, printed in Germany, mailed
at Ashland MAR 22 1909
to Mr. Loni Schmauch in Atlanta Georgia (from Nellie and Lillie who mention
their Aunt Louise), minor corner & edge wear, rare.
There are 2 wagons in line, going from left-to-right on
an upward-sloping path as we see them, stopped with men dismounted to give
their horses a rest.
Rare: the only place we could find it was in the
outstanding collection of the Kentucky Historical Society. 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 k(a)kphg
TEA
PICKERS. "1
Japanese Tea Pickers" including many children, also captioned in Japanese;
unused circa-1908 carte postale made in Japan, trivial wear at 2 corners, 2
tiny impressions in the top edge. $9.00 jps [お茶のピッカー]
TEA
PICKERS. "TEA PLUCKING, CEYLON" showing 2
young women workers,
British made circa-1939 real photo post card from Plâté, numbered 62 on back, unused,
glossy finish beginning to oxidize, small bottom corner bend, good edges. $8.50
cpa
TELEGRAPHERS
/ TELEGRAPH OPERATORS.
"At my telegraph office at work / Fred McCollum" Azo (triangles up) real
photo postcard with high contrast, uncaptioned so we use all the writing on
the back, small bottom corner crease, oxidation consistent with circa-1910
age, very slight curl to the paper. $8.00 pg
 TELEGRAPH OPERATORS / TELEGRAPHERS. Group of
3 circa-1910 real photo
postcards showing telegraphers. Men's names are not given, photographers are
not credited, affiliations are not specified. Had to dress for the job!
Three unposted, two shown, all one-of-a-kinds. All three for $20.00. p(t)
TELEGRAPHERS
/ TELEGRAPH OPERATORS.
CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY / NORTH WESTERN
LINE. Uncaptioned & unused Artura (round the stamp
box, circa 1912 - 1918) sepia-tone real photo post card showing a
telegrapher's office with 3 men, map of their multistate system discernable
on the wall thanks to razor-sharp focus, exemplary contrast & composition,
tiny bottom corner crease, otherwise excellent condition. Probably
one-of-a-kind: no caption, no photographer credit, no publisher information.
Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. r(c)r(n)p
TELEGRAPHER.
1908 real photo postcard mailed from Atlanta Indiana, showing 2
telegraphers. Men's names are not given, photographer is not credited,
affiliation is not specified. However, Atlanta was and still is so small it
is very unlikely it had two telegraph offices, which means they worked for
the Lake Erie & Western Railroad. One-of-a-kind. $19.00.
p(t)i(a)r(l)

TEXTILE WORKERS.
"BEAUVAIS. - Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais. Un Atelier de
Basse-Lisse" interesting tapestry work scene,
carte postale mailed 1924 to United States. $22.50
f(b)tpi
TEXTILE WORKERS. "This engraver tools human hands, /
flowers and geometrical designs / on a copper printing cylinder...Congolese textiles"
well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 in US. $2.00
TINSMITH. "The tinsmith at work in his shop, Old
Sturbridge / Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts" chrome from a photo by Walter H.
Miller, unused & interesting. $2.00 mp

TOMB GUARD. "Tomb of President McKinley,
West Lawn Cemetery, / Canton, Ohio" with an armed
guard at its entrance, black & white postcard mailed 1908 but stamp removed. heavily toned back, corner crease. $3.25
o(c)pc
TORTILLA MAKERS. "'Tostilleras,' name applied to Mexican women who make
'Tortillas.' The corn is boiled, / then mashed and rolled out on stone
'Metates'" postcard with mild corner wear, former owners markings in the
back address area. $5.00 m(g)fp

TOWN CRIER. "De omroeper" showing a Dutch town crier with his gong, unused
postcard from Dr. Trenkler Co. (1908, Sev. 86), back paper toned unevenly &
showing its age, faint vertical internal crease mostly in the front sky,
tiny bottom corner crease. $9.50 np

TRACK INSPECTORS.
Group of 5 circa-1910 real photo
postcards showing railroad or interurban track inspectors & their railcars. Men's names are not given, photographers are
not credited, affiliations are not specified. All unused & unannotated;
three backs heavily toned. One-of-a-kinds.
$30.00 gets all 5. p(t)u
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TRAINMEN. "B.
of R. T. 286" showing 5 members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Lodge 286 standing before locomotive 2252, sepia-tone real photo postcard
mailed at Wellsville Ohio MAY 30 1910 to George Thorn in Palestine West
Virginia by his brother 7 sister (giving their Wellsville address). Senders'
comment: "This is the Engine Floyd works on. The card was taken in East
Liverpool." Wellsville and East Liverpool were connected by a low-grade line
of the Pennsylvania Railroad suitable for heavy freight that was not
time-sensitive. 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. o(e)r(p)gup
TRAINMEN.
Uncaptioned sepia-tone Azo (all triangles up) real photo post card showing
locomotive 438 & five trainmen, good focus & contrast, heavily toned back, 2
internal creases. Part of the tender informs us the railroad's abbreviation
ended in Y. $5.00 r(u)p
TREE TRIMMER. BINGHAMTON (BROOME COUNTY). "KRP-3191
/ Tree Trimmer / Moonbeam" Binghamton New York QSL with commissioned Runnin'
Bare style art, unused & fresh. $2.00 np

TRINKET SALEMAN. "A Walking 5-&-10 Peddles European Trinkets in Omdurman"
well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1963 at Sandy
Spring Maryland, tiny upper corner crease, stripe of light toning vertically
down the back. $2.00 sp
TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
"BUILDING THE McADOO TUNNEL, UNDER THE HUDSON RIVER, / NEW YORK / 209,700
JV." including 6 workmen, unused color souvenir postcard printed in Great
Britain for Valentine & Sons' Publishing, 2 small spots of toning on back.
$9.00 n(n)n(h)p
TURTLE FARM WORKER. "Selecting a specimen
at Saltcreek Site, Grand Cayman." Unused chrome showing a turtle farm worker, unusual
subject matter. The species they raise here is considered endangered, but they have
thousands! Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in
.jpg format. $1.50 cpe*
UMBRELLA
MAKERS. "UMBRELLA-MAKERS" also captioned in Japanese; circa-1910
carte postale with a tape mend to both sides of a bottom corner, very late mailing
at Achsah Virginia, minor wear to the upper corners, auxiliary postal
marking on front. $4.00 jp(u)

VAUDEVILLE PERFORMER. "COME & ENJOY NEW YORK'S FINEST & CRAZIEST ACTS / the VAUDEVILLE
SHOW / 'WHERE ANYTHING GOES' / THE SUPPER CLUB / EVERY FRIDAY / hosted by
VIVIANA" unused continental publicity card offering $5 off the cover charge
& supplying contact details, near mint condition. Club now closed, with the
renovated Hotel Edison rising on this Midtown Manhattan address & adjacent
properties. $2.50 n(m)i(r)p(v)

VEGETABLE VENDORS. "162 ROUEN. -- Vieille Maison,
Rue des Eaux-de-Robec" showing French vegetable vendors & sign for Bier en Bock among
other things; sepia-tone carte postale, unused, light toning on back. $4.75 fp NEW /
NOV / NY

ROUEN (SEINE-MARITIME,
HAUT-NORMANDIE). "C. F. - 328. - ROUEN. Vieille Maison, Rue Eau-de-Robec" showing
several street vendors of vegetables in front of Maison Alphonse, sepia-tone carte
postale, unused, corner crease. $4.75 fp NEW /
NOV / NY
VEGETABLE VENDORS. "CAÑAS, VERDURAS.... 473." showing vendors of sugar cane &
vegetables in the open air, unused Azo (squares in corners) real photo
tarjeta postal with good contrast & interesting composition, 2 tiny spots on
back, good edges. $5.00 m(g)p(v)
VEGETABLE
VENDORS."Casablanca / Marchand
de légumes" real photo postcard with excellent focus & contrast, from
Edition L. M. in Casablanca, very late usage at Mesa Colorado, minor corner
wear, short internal crease from the top center. $6.50 mp
VEGETABLE
VENDORS. "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
VEGETABLE
VENDORS. "Napoli - Costume -
Venditore di erbaggi" showing a street vendor of green vegetables, unused
sepia-tone postcard, very light album marks at the corners, fresh with good
edges. There are different presentations of this scene, so check your
albums. We believe this version to be scarce; we could not find it anywhere when we
searched the Internet. $10.00 ip

VEGETABLE VENDOR. "Vegetable Bazar" sepia-tone real photo with good composition
and focus, mailed 1919 from Nadiad to Ohio. The gift acknowledged on the back is probably
to the Methodist Hospital established there in 1908, because the addressee is in the
Epworth League. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in
.jpg format. $1.50 (ip)^

VENTRILOQUIST.
Howard The Scottish Original Sub-Vocalist. Approximately 9½"x7½" publicity
photo showing the Orpheum Circuit kilted ventriloquist in action shaving one
of his kilted dummies, autographed 'Howard' on front & 'Howard Miller' on
back, imprint of Apeda studio in New York City (more precisely the Midtown
South Neighborhood of Manhattan) on front & a fancier violet handstamp of
theirs on back, messaged by the performer on back 'Tae a Lassie that I hope
will be alongside o'me some day soon', blue boxed handstamp on back 'FROM /
GENERAL PRESS BUREAU / ORPHEUM CIRCUIT / NEW LONGACRE BUILDING / NEW YORK
CITY'. Two small upper corner creases are not into the image; three short
tears from the bottom edge have been skillfully mended, a long crease
connecting 2 of them; paste residue on back obscures very little. We found
mentions of his performances in Seattle WA (October 1912), Oakland CA
(November 21, 1912), Scranton PA (April 11, 1914), Syracuse NY (August 26
1914), Ann Arbor MI (February 1916)--so he did get around. Nonetheless, this
is the only photo of him we could find when we Googled him recently. Sold but
both
sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both.
fsn(m)pa
VIOLIN MAKER.
"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

WAITERS. "COMPLIMENTARY /
Our Ming Palace. First class / Chinese food in elegant surroundings. / INDRA
REGENT BANGKOK" showing 6 of its smiling waiters, unused continental post
card. $1.50 tp

WAITERS. "In the Dining Car on The Los Angeles Limited" art including a
black waiter, unused postcard but heavy album paste on back obscures some of
the printed route information, one upper corner with 2 creases (1 is long),
internal crease from the bottom edge, light toning in the front borders.
Seldom offered. $7.00 r(l)ibp*
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WAITERS. "Le Numéro de votre Canard 85,575 The Number of your Duck / (since
1890) / ...La Tour d'Argent..." showing a waiter carving a duck at the oldest
restaurant in Paris France; black & white with dark red captions on brownish paper, unused, corner
& edge wear. $20.00 fi(r)p
WAITRESSES. "3. Part of the Lunch Counter. /
Sunset Inn, Batchawana, Ontario" with an unposed scene including waitstaff &
patrons, postcard rack prominently in the foreground; sepia-tone real photo
postcard mailed JUL 4 1952 from Sault Ste. Marie, upper corner crease just into the image, other corner wear is
mild. 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 o(b)i(r)pp(w)

WAKEMAN. "RIPON THE CITY
HORN-BLOWER" showing the Yorkshire wakeman who blows
it regularly at 9 PM at the market obelisk to mark nightly curfews, keeping
a centuries-old tradition; Scott real photo post card with good focus & composition, album marks on front, unused,
adherences at corners from album, heavily toned back. He
stands in front of the original wakeman / mayor's house. $4.00 e(r)p

WASHERMEN. "1. The Dhobi" a
washerman with a load of dirty laundry (indelibly marked as to household)
that he has collected going from house-to-house; sepia-tone postcard with
very late usage at Crab Orchard Nebraska, noticeable corner & edge wear.
$15.00 ip

WASHERMEN.
"'Dobies' (Washermen) Colombo Lake" Ceylon, in action; unused postcard,
Plâté No. 235, light fingerprint toning on back, good edges. $8.00 cp
WASHERWOMEN. "13. Our Lavenderas,
Manila. / 83784" showing several washerwomen at work, circa 1908 postcard,
unused, removed neatly from a booklet. $3.00 pp(w)
WASHERWOMEN. "179. - KINDIA (Guinée Française). - Passage de la Ouauoa"
at a lavoir or clothes washing place attended by 3 washerwomen, their
children bringing them makeshift bags (probably sheets) of clothing, some
clothes already spread out to dry; carte postale with toned divided back,
pinhole near the top center. We have seen 2 other views of this place,
neither of them common. $8.00 fp(w)
WASHERWOMEN. "17.-LOS LAVADEROS, TAXCO GRO." showing many washerwomen at work,
unused Papel Kodak real photo tarjeta postal, excellent composition & detail gives a
you-are-there type of feeling, good edges. Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in
.jpg format. $1.50 m(g)p

WASHERWOMEN. "5 VITRÉ. -- Les Lavandiéres sur la Vilaine. -- LL."
showing a group of French washerwomen at work; carte postale with evenly
divided green back, very late usage at Bellamy Virginia, tiny scrape near a
top corner, a little browning near the back edges. Rare. $12.00 f(v)p
WASHERWOMEN. "40
NICE. -- La Jetée-Promenade et Lavandières. - LL." French carte postale
without message mailed 3 -3 08 from Gare de Nice to Mrs. B. Moser in Mount
Clemens Michigan, album marks at the corners, minor wear to the upper edge.
The people in the foreground are washerwomen. $4.25 f(n)p
WASHERWOMEN. "LAVANDERAS EN TAXCO / Taxco, Grop."
showing several washerwomen, chrome with round corners as issued. $1.25 mp

WASHERWOMEN.
"Les Blanchisseuses / Nice" showing several washerwomen,
carte postale with undivided back mailed 22 NOV 00 at Borzonasca Italy to
Jersey City (arrival cancel on front). $7.00 f(n)p
WASHERWOMEN. "México - Lavanderas / Washerwomen // F. K. Apartado N. 165 - México" showing 4 working at the water's edge,
unused color tarjeta postal, even browning of the paper with age. $5.00 m(g)p

WASHERWOMEN. "Native
/ Washerwomen, Isthmus of
Panama" postcard sold by A. Bienkowski, circa 1908, a little writing on back,
good edges. $12.50 pp

WATER CARRIER.
"228. MORLAIX -- La vieille porteuse d'eau fumant sa pipe" old woman water
carrier smoking her pipe; unused color carte postale with green back, minor
corner & edge wear, subtle paper bend, back toned. $25.00 f(m)spw
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WATER CARRIER.
"241 Vieille porteuse d'eau de MORLAIX / Artaud et
Nozais, Nantes" old woman water carrier, pipe turned sideways in her mouth;
unused black & white carte postale in vertical format, good edges. $17.50 f(m)spw

WATER
CARRIER. "602 / Bhisti" showing an Indian water-carrier,
postcard from the undivided back
era, yellowing paper, minor wear to one corner,
otherwise good edges. Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in
.jpg format. $1.50 ip

WATER CARRIER. "9541 THE WATER CARRIER" showing a black woman with a water
jug balanced on her head, unused postcard with undivided back from the
Detroit Publishing Company, tiny corner crease not into image, otherwise
fairly fresh for its age. $10.00 bpd
WATER CARRIER. "An old
Mexican Water Carrier" stands near a boy holding a chicken, color tarjeta
postal, unused, circa 1910 from the Newman Post Card Company, trivial wear
to the top edge, otherwise surprisingly fresh for its age. $5.50 m(g)p
WATER
CARRIER.
"Artesische put met waterdragers. Java. / G. C. T. van Dorp & Co.,
Semarang-Soerabaia." showing water carriers around a well; briefkaart with
undivided back, light toning both sides. Pertinent written comment: 'The
Standard-oil can is one of the most useful articles in the East'. $8.00 ipo

WATER CARRIER. "FH5EJ"
shortwave (28.030 MHZ) QSL card with art depicting a native water-carrier,
used 1989 by operator Michel Glapiak. Slightly larger than a regular-size
postcard, thin stock, excellent condition. $3.50 mp**

WATER CARRIER. "Group of / Sakka at the / Nile. / Groupe de / Sakkas. //
Vegnios & Zachos, Cairo & Luxor. No. 1115." showing 7 water carriers; unused
carte postale, trivial corner wear. $5.50 ep

WATER CARRIER. "No. 94, MEXICO. Aguador" showing a water carrier at a
fountain, unused tarjeta postal with undivided back, light album marks at
the corners of both sides. $5.00 m(g)p
WATER CARRIER. "Water Carriers in Mexico" showing a man, woman & girl at
work. 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 m(g)p
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WATER CARRIER. "INDES FRANÇAISES - Mali porteur d'eau" showing a water carrier, black &
white, unused. Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format.
$1.50 fp

WATER CARRIER. "No. 21.
Aguadores / Ruhland & Ahlschier Sucr., Mexico" showing 2 water-bearers in
vertical format, unused color tarjeta postal, minor corner & edge wear, very
light toning both sides. $8.50 m(g)p
WATER CARRIER. "Porteurs d'eau. / 294 Lichtenstern & Harari. Commissions-Agents, Cairo"
showing 5 water carriers filling up their bags, unused black & white carte
postale on yellowish paper, toning in the front sky & and lower left front
areas. $7.00 ep

WATER CARRIER.
"Typical Mexican / Water Carriers as seen on / Military
Plaza. / San Antonio, Tex." showing 2 women at work, unused black & white
postcard with sky tint, minor corner wear & rounding, toned lightly both
sides. $4.75 tp
WATER VENDOR. "19. - DJIBOUTI. - Vendeurs d'eau" with a camel-drawn cask, black & white
post card mailed there 1914 (French Somali Coast stamp tied to France). corner crease, small corner
crease, lightly toned back, lightly toned front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in
.jpg format. $1.50
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WATER VENDOR. "20 VENDEDORES DE AQUA. BARRANQUILLA" showing water vendors & their
burros, sepia-tone post card printed by The Rotary Photographic Company Ltd. of London
for Edicion Especial de Floro Manco; unused, undivided
tarjeta postal, paper browning
evenly with age. $12.50 cp
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WATER VENDOR.
"511. SONORA NEWS COMPANY, CITY OF MEXICO. / Aguador--MEXICO" showing a
water vendor, with interesting commentary about the 'fast disappearing'
occupation on the back; unused postcard, minor corner wear, very light
toning in the front borders. $9.00 m(g)p

WATER VENDOR. "95.000.71. SCÈNES et TYPES. / Marchand d'eau." real photo
of a water vendor on a street in French Morocco, unused, uneven edges as issued, fresh
appearance. $3.75 fp

WATER
VENDOR. "A WATERSELLER, TANGIER" showing sale in progress, postcard from
Valentine's Series, undivided back, unused, minor edge wear, bent corner.
$7.00 tp
WATER VENDOR. "Cuba Vendedor de Agua. / Water Vendor in the Country." with 2
children selling water from an oxen-drawn barrel cart, unused tarjeta postal
circa 192 - 1915, Edición Jordi No. 73, small smudge in the stamp box,
trivial wear on one edge, otherwise fairly fresh. $7.00 cpu
WEDDING
PRESENT VENDOR. "Shop of Congratulatory presentS of Marriage" also captioned
in Japanese, capitalization as quoted here; circa-1910 carte postale with
divided back made in Japan, very late usage at Lowrys South Carolina, toning
on back probably from the printing process itself, tiny bottom corner
crease, obviously hand-tinted (and, therefore, unique). $10.00 jp(w)

WHALE TRAINER. "Snack Time at Sea Life Park"
showing a whale at Sea Life Park in Hawaii, rising
to be fed by one of its trainers; unused chrome-era postcard, trivial corner
& edge wear.
$3.50 h(m)p

WINE FLASK VENDORS. "Vânzâtor de csutre. / Csutraverkäufer. / Csutraárus."
showing Transylvanian vendors of carved wooden wine flasks, unused
monochromatic blue-green post card. numbered 19 on back. Very unusual
subject matter. $45.00 rpa" showing Transylvanian vendors of carved wooden
wine flasks, unused monochromatic blue-green post card. numbered 19 on back.
Very unusual subject matter. $45.00 rpa

WINERY WORKERS.
"2010. - ARLES. - Types d'Arlésiennes / Sous la Treille" women gathering grapes, carte postale
sent TCV 1903 to Granville Manche, one corner badly
creased, another corner with a faint crease. $8.50
faap

WINERY WORKERS. "2014. - ARLES. - Types d'Arlésiennes / La Vendange"
women gathering grapes, TCV 1903. $12.00
(faap)

WINERY WORKERS.
"At Ischia (Italy), wine casks / are cleaned with harbor
water" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 in the United States. Seeing is
believing! $2.50 aip
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WINERY WORKERS. "Madeira - Carrying Madeira
Wine." post card work scene with many people, unused. $6.00
WOODCARVERS. "Oberammergau. Mutter u. Kinder beim
Schnitzen. / Verlag von Carl Aug. Seyfried & Comp., München" showing a
mother & her 2 daughters carving wooden artifacts & souvenirs; unused
monochromatic blue-green Postkarte with a little wear at the corners but
otherwise fairly fresh for its age (circa 1900). Oberammergau has been an
important center for woodcarving since the 12th century, and a school for
them is located there now. $15.00 bpk
WOODEN
SHOE DECORATOR. "Hand Decorating
and Painting the Wooden Shoes / at Holland's Wooden Shoe
Factory, US 31 ..." post card mailed there 1960, minor corner wear,
very light toning near one bottom back corner. $2.50
m(h)p

WOODEN SHOE MAKER
/ SABOT MAKER. "10. Chants du Quercy / L'Escloupié / Cing sos coustèrou /
Cing sos coustèrou (vis) / Lous esclots." showing a French sabotier making
shoes using a long knife, his wonderful sign in the background; black-and-white on
greenback, very late usage at Sabot Virginia (2 different cancels well struck).
$22.50 fp

WOODEN SHOE MAKER / SABOT MAKER. "Edit. Sorel, Rennes
/ 149 La Vie au
Champs -- Sabotière au travail" showing a close-up of a lady making wooden shoes in
the street, carte postale with green back, very late usage
at Walter Hill Tennessee,
unusual subject matter on an uncommon card. $17.50 f(r)p(w)

WOODEN SHOE MAKER / SABOT MAKER. "Shoemaker, Holland Wooden Shoe Factory, Holland, Mich." small size
but still a postcard, unused, unusual subject matter. $4.00 m(h)p

WOODJOINER.
"4.--Petits Métiers-- Menuisiers Chinois. / Chinese woodjoiner." postcard
from Collection Liao-Seu, circa 1915, unused, minor corner wear & rounding,
lightly toned back. $20.00 cp
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"CHINESE WOOD SAWYERS, PEKING" post
card from Camera
Craft Co. in Peking, unused, lightly toned back, mild corner wear. $14.00 cpl
WOOD SELLER. "14. TAKIGI-WURI / (The Wood Seller)"
color postcard with art, unused, undivided back, considerable corner & edge wear,
couple small surface scratches, as is. $4.25

WOOD
SELLER.
"RIJEKA (Montenegro) / Holzhändlerinnen"
dated 1916 on back, writing on back
explains that these wood sellers would get about $2 per bundle shown, corner wear &
rounding, light toning on back. The best postcard from Montenegro we have ever seen.
$45.00 mp

WOOD SELLER. "Tangier / Moorish Women Selling Wood" post card with
dark red caption, unused, undivided back, minor corner wear & rounding, brownish paper.
$18.00 tp
ZOO KEEPER. "1411 B HANDLING A PYTHON, / NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK" with 3 zookeepers
trying to cope, official postcard with very late usage at Cowlesville NY,
toned back, noticeable corner & edge wear, small bottom corner crease. $3.25
n(n)p(z)

ZOO KEEPER. "3161. B--GIRAFFES / NEW YORK
ZOOLOGICAL PARK" one getting fed from a zoo keeper atop the fence, unused
official postcard with 1911 copyright, back paper browning with age, good
edges. $5.50 n(n)pa
ZOO KEEPER. "5047. B - TWO-HORNED AFRICAN RHINOCEROS / NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL
PARK" being fed, unused postcard, official because it was issued by
the park, tiny chip out of a back lower edge does not show through to the
front, otherwise fresh & appealing. $10.00 n(n)p(z)a(r)
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