"153  BEAR PIT, BROOKFIELD ZOO, CHICAGO'S ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN / 5A-H1442" as it looked 1935, minor corner wear, light toning in the front border corners suggestive of a mount. $2.50 ib

"2005 / ANN ARBOR / SUMMER / ART FAIR / ... / art so hot, it's cool!" with art depicting a panda bear holding an artist's brush in its mouth, continental publicity card, near mine. $1.25 bm NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

"2257. B--POLAR BEAR / NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK" color from American Colortype, unused postcard with a little wear at 2 corners. $3.00

"24 MUSÉE PYRÉNÉEN DU CHATEAU-FORT DE LOURDES / La Salle de l'Ours" showing a man fighting a bear, sepia-tone post card from booklet, unused & fresh appearance, unusual subject matter. $2.50 fbm

    "316 Sud Vietnam - SAIGON / Au Jardin Zoologique - L'Ours" hand-colored  / tinted real photo postcard showing a bear perched on a high stand, unused & fairly fresh. $4.75 sb

"4261. Brown Bear Waiting for / Garbage, Yellowstone / National Park" as a man unloads his cart, color postcard with very late usage at Carpenter Wyoming, odd back is either mismatched (Mermaid Room, New York City) or rebacked. $4.00 yb

"4A-H272 / 16343 © THE MADONNA OF THE WOLDS" showing a mother bear suckling her 2 young whilst standing, unused Curteich linen post card, corner bump, unusual subject matter. $2.50 b

    "7. The monkey Dancer" with a street showman feeding a bear, monkey perched atop its back; unused sepia-tone postcard printed in Calcutta, light back toning is from the printing process. $100.00 bia

"8154.  Bears in Yellowstone National Park." color postcard with black caption, very late usage at Wapiti Wyoming, minor corner & edge wear. Circa 1910. $5.00 yb

"A-6--Bears in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park / 4B-H465" checking out a circa 1944 brown 4-door sedan, linen postcard with yellowish paper from Standard News Agency, mailed 1948, trace of cancel ink in left front border. $1.75 ab

"Alaska bears feeding on salmon" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed DEC 4 1961 from Kotlik Alaska (1960 population 57, clear hand cancel but address correction mars appearance of back). $1.50 a(u)b

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"Aliens" From the London Life Series,
a street bear show with three onlookers.
Unused postcard, just a bit of corner rounding.
$125.00 postpaid & insured to a US address.

"Bear Hunter / Little One" Newberg Oregon QSL card with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art depicting a young couple seeing a bear climb a tree, used but fresh appearance. $2.00 o

"BEAR 'UP THE POLE', ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, LONDON" an appealing image with the bear up-close, color post card, unused, small dark spots on back, mild corner & edge wear. $3.75 ea

"BERN. Bärengraben." showing people watching bears in a pit at a zoo, color postcard mailed from Interlaken 1913 to Ohio, 2 corner creases, considerable wear at 3 corners. $3.75 sb

"Bern, der Bärengraben -- Berne, La fosse aux ours / Ernst Selhofer, Phot., Länggasse 102" showing 6 bears in the pit at the zoo, unused black & white post card with undivided back, small spots of ink in the center of the caption area that are hard to explain. $2.75 sb

    "'CARMICHAEL' POLAR BEAR / LINCOLN PARK ZOO, / OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA" standing on his hind legs with spectators in the background, unused linen postcard, yellowish paper. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 ob

Clear Sep 4 1908 Bickleton hand cancel ties 1-c Franklin franking postcard to Glenwood, complete Roosevelt Doane 1 transit mark is a bit lighter, browning paper, view side with art depicting a bear chasing a hunter with caption "I am / ahead / of / the / game / so / far", corner creases miss everything important on either side. This Roosevelt post office is in Klickitat County, where it opened in 1906. $6.00 w-bh

"Disney / Winnie the Pooh" showing the cartoon bear grasping a bucket of honey & then eating from it; unused plastic continental postcard with autoadhesive back & view changing as you turn the card in the light. Copyrighted & printed in Italy. Very special & near mint. $2.00 db

    "Giant Panda" also captioned in 3 other languages, quality continental post cards from China showing the animal in the wild, wonderful colors. (5 different). Seldom seen. $2.00 each

    "Golden Bear /  Swinging Bear" QSL card with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art depicting two bears, used 1977 but fresh appearance. From Martin & Gladys Lee (KTI 6465) in North Bend Oregon. $2.00 ob

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"GREETINGS / FROM WOLF LAKE / BALDWIN MICH. / ..." showing a bear clinging to a tree, real photo post card mailed 1951 at Flint by Mrs. Ellen Woods, slight oxidation, trivial edge wear. $2.25 mb

    "Greetings from Zoological Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio." multiview postcard showing polar bear, elephant & tigers; white-border era from Kraemer Art, unused. $3.00 koeb

    "Hearty Christmas Greetings" color postcard from International Art Publishing, art showing Roosevelt bears carrying off a little girl (forks & knives at the ready), writing on back. $25.00 acb

"Henkelmann's Museum / Yes, we play!  / Woodruff, Wis." showing 3 black bears standing & holding instruments (accordion, base & harmonica); unused Kodak real photo post card, edge wear near one bottom corner. This roadside attraction is long gone & postcards from it are rare. $15.00 w(w)gmmrb NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

"KCM 4722 / 73’s Kodiak & Bambi 88’s / RUNNIN’ Bare artist series #831.." Buffalo New York QSL card with commissioned art showing a bear & buck, used but fresh. $2.00 nb

    "KODIAK AND POLAR BEAR / Taken by W. M. Hollinger and son, Franklin, / at Point Barrow, Alaska. .../ ... on exhibit at Blue Mountain Restaurant and / Hotel, Harrisburg, Pa. ..." with 2 ladies in Playboy-style outfits in front of the hunting trophies (world record class), unused chrome postcard. $3.00 pbhg

"Looking For You On The Gunflint Trail _ Grand Marais _ Minnesota" showing a bear in the woods, black & white unused real photo from The Hamilton Photo Company, yellowish paper and tiny spot on back, small corner bend not into image, blurry focus. $1.50 m(g)b

"Momma Bear / Red Eye" matched set of 2 QSL cards with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art. $4.00 the set

    "NC103 / At North Woodstock in the Franconia / Notch Region of New Hampshire, the / trained bears at Clark's Eskimo Sled / Dog Ranch put on an interesting out- / door performance several times a day." showing the black bear 'Ebony' drinking pop atop a barrel, unused color postcard. $4.00 n(n)brd NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

"Near Riverton Wyo." showing a mother black bear & her cub crossing a road; sepia-tone real photo post card mailed there 1928, glossy finish, surface cracking in a corner area not affecting the image. Not grizzly bears, because they each lack the distinctive shoulder hump. $3.75 wb& NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

"No. 50" showing three brown bear cubs in color, Edition Shehli, printed in Switzerland. $2.50

"Pappa Bear / Red Eye" matched set of 2 QSL cards with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art. $4.00 the set

"POLAR BEAR GROUP / ARCTIC ALASKA" linen post card mailed 1961. $2.00

    "POLAR BEAR GROUP / ARCTIC ALASKA" including a seal about to perish, linen postcard published by the Denver Colorado Museum of Natural History showing a display in their Ella M. Dalton Hall, unused, browning paper on back due to age. $2.50 bma%

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"Red Eye / Teddy Bear" matched set of 2 QSL cards with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art. $4.00 the set

    "SALUT DE CONSTANTINOPLE / DOMPTEURS D'OURS" (Bear Show!) The finest Turkish postcard we have ever seen. Mailed June 18, 1901 from the French post office in Galata (a suburb of Constantinople) Turkey using a French stamp, to Chambéry in the Savoie, France. So often when you find a nice card like this, it is damaged...but not this time! Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a larger, enhanced 72-dpi 23-KB scan in .jpg or .tif format $1.50 (with both sides in color), or 274-KB full-size black & white scan of the front image for $2.00. tba

    "SEE 'HAPPY,' THE GIANT PANDA / ZOO, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI / ... / On arrival, June, 1939, this adult panda / weighed 240 lbs. and was 3½ years old." with additional information added in at the upper left of the back, linen post card mailed 1951, trivial wear to 2 corners, small spot of toning above stamp. $3.00 m(s)b

"Support Your Right to Arm Bears" unused square anti-NRA (National Rifle Association) sticker that is sure to raise some comments when displayed. $2.50 hb

"Teddy Bear" Montreal Québec QSL card with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art featuring a teddy bear with a walking stick, unused, fresh appearance. $2.00 qb

"'THE SENTINELS' / Anchorage Photo Supply D.C.K." black & white continental-size real photo showing two small bears at the tip of a tree while 3 propeller aircraft fly overhead, no postcard back & scalloped edges as issued, circa 1944, fresh appearance & appealing. $1.50 ab

Uncaptioned art showing bear on tree trunk, made of California redwood, unused & attractive. $3.50

"VE3DXN" Thornhill Ontario QSL card mailed 1972, art shows bear which has caught a large fish. $2.00

"VE6AOR" black & white Edmonton Alberta QSL postcard used 1972, cartoon art featuring bears, 2 worn corners. $1.75 ab

"WALTZ / ME around again Willie / I am in a whirl" art showing 2 elegantly attired bears at a dance, mailed 1908, brownish paper, 2 tiny nicks in upper edge. $7.00

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    "XE1OF" Xalapa QSL post card with colorful cartoon art depicting a ferocious bear ('un oso feroz') wearing headphones, used 1970 by operator Juan Fernández H. $3.00 m(v)b

"Y023  Black Bear" with a close-up of a bear peering out the driver's window of an automobile, sepia-tone real photo postcard, unused, excellent condition, just a bit of oxidation consistent with its early 1930's age, copyrighted by the photographer. Probable location is Alberta Canada. $5.00 pb NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

    "Yankee" Nesbyen Norway QSL card unused, Runnin' Bare commissioned art featuring a bear. $2.00 (nb)

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Collection of 10 black & white 3.5x5" autographed photos of male bodybuilders from various amateur events in Ohio during the 1990's. $50.00 b

Collection of 18 color 4x6" autographed photos of male bodybuilders from various amateur events in Ohio during the 1990's. $90.00 b

    "'Get Out Of My Face. / animalpak.com" continental publicity card for the Arnold Classic with a 3-day schedule of events on the back. Nice. (2 available) $2.00 each. s(b)bc%

"GOTHAM / PENTHOUSE // Dancers / Direct from Johannesburg / ... / 'more than just muscles & tight butts' " continental publicity card with Singaporean show times on back, contacts, etc.; trivial corner wear, otherwise excellent condition. $1.25 sb NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

"Orly. Tout le reste n'est que vêtements. / ORLY / SOUS-VÊTEMENTS" showing man in underpants drying his hair over a tub, black & white continental from Ubique Group in 1987, printed in France, unused. Essentially an underwear ad, fresh appearance. $1.50 b

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"TEAM / PROLAB  CHARLES RAY ARDE" sepia-tone within a color border, continental card detailing his stats, contest results (e.g., 1st NPC Collegiate Nationals), exercise routine, etc. $1.50 sb NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

    "TEAM / PROLAB  CHRIS CIANCIULLI" sepia-tone within a color border, continental card detailing his stats, competitions (1st Light Heavyweight NPC Amateur Grand Prix) & exercise routine, etc., near mint. (2 available) $1.50 each. s(b)b. A different design with him shown from the waist up, near mint. $1.50 s(b)b.

"TEAM / PROLAB  RON BROWN" sepia-tone within a color border, continental card detailing his stats, competitions, exercise routine, etc., near mint. (2 available) $1.50 each. s(b)b

TEAM / PROLAB  STAN MCQUAY" sepia-tone within a color border, continental card detailing his stats & many accomplishments--NPC Middleweight Champion 2002, 1st Musclemania Middleweight 1999, etc. Near mint. (3 available) $1.50 each. s(b)b& NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

    "THE INTERNET BODYBUILDING MAGAZINE / WWW.MUSCLETIME.COM / ..." continental post card with 6 insets depicting exceptional male physiques, near mint. $2.00 scb

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    "Un pugilat. / (Bacotjé)." showing two Belgian Congo natives wrestling outdoors for the entertainment of black spectators in various states of dress, black & white on undivided back with dark red caption, mailed to Belgium but stamp removed. small tear & long crease at one corner (not into image), lightly toned front, lightly toned back. $10.00 sb

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