Fraternal Postcards; Fraternity & Sorority Post Cards

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ALPHA PI EPSILON. "Alpha Pi / Epsilon // ALPHA PI YACHT" with small skirt below, possibly to prepare it for a parade; unused sepia-tone NOKO real photo post card, heavily toned back, some oxidation shows age (circa 1907 - 1929). $15.00 f

AMERICAN LEGION. "American Legion Post No. 26, Snug Harbor, Davenport, Iowa / Showing Roller Dam, Mississippi River and Bridge" Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original postcard area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 ifb%

AMERICAN LEGION. "CLARKSDALE, MISS. / AMERICAN LEGION / MEMORIAL PARK" unused chrome postcard, fairly fresh. $1.25 mf

AMERICAN LEGION. "Schaller Memorial American Legion Home, Post No. 28, Perrysburg, Ohio / 3C456Z" as it looked circa 1953, black & white white-border era post card, unused, trivial corner wear. 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 ofg

AMERICAN LEGION. "STEVER B. DAY POST NO. 326, AMERICAN LEGION, MILLERSBURG, PA." black & white on yellowish paper from Madciff, unused, good edges. $3.75 pf

AMERICAN LEGION. "W1IIE" Damariscotta Maine QSL card mailed 1936, American Legion design, toned edges. $3.50 mf

AMERICAN LEGION. INDIANAPOLIS (MARION COUNTY). "NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, AMERICAN LEGION, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 119" unused linen from Craft Greeting Card, brownish paper. $1.75 if

AMVETS. COLUMBUS (FRANKLIN COUNTY). "Columbus 614-443-9400 / … / AMVETS / PICK-UP SERVICE / 2080 Fairwood Avenue…" continental segmented postcard mailed 1996 to solicit donations, corner crease, light toning one back corner. $1.00 of

BETA SIGMA PI. "!4th Annual Antiques Show and Sale / Sponsored by / Beta Sigma Pi Sorority of Reynoldsburg, Ohio / ..." mailed 1982, partial cancel on front, minor corner wear. $1.25 of

BROTHERHOOD OF OUR LADY IN VLEUTEN. "Vleuten, Broederschapswoningen" showing houses of the Brotherhood of Our Lady in Vleuten Netherlands on a sunny fall day, later a village incorporated into Vleuten-De Meern; real photo postcard with glossy finish & crisp focus, mailed there 1947 to Pennsylvania (10-cent Queen stamp & 2-1/2-cent definitive stamp tied). Hard to find! $7.50 nf-n NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA. "Flower Garden / National Home Daughters of America / Tiffin, Ohio" hand-colored Albertype postcard, unused, tiny crease at one bottom corner, otherwise fairly fresh. Seldom seen. $8.00 o(t)afgh NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA. "Rear Entrance / National Home Daughters of America / Tiffin, Ohio" unused handcolored Albertype post card, a few small spots of light toning on the back. Seldom seen. $7.00 o(t)afh NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

ELKS / B. P. O. E. / BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS. "3296 ELK'S HOME, Evansville Ind. ILLUSTRATED POST CARD DO., N. Y." black & white on undivided back, mailed there 1908, lightly toned front, long crease in lower left front corner, minor corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

ELKS / B. P. O. E. / BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS. "Angel's Flight and Third St. Tunnel / B. P. O. E. Building to left" also showing Hotel Hillcrest, color postcard mailed there 1910, writing on front. This is the Los Angeles Incline Railway built in 1901, not the more modern version which was redeveloped & reopened recently. $5.50 c(l)r(l)fu NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

ELKS / B. P. O. E. / BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS. "Court of Honor, Elks Convention, Phila(delphia), July 1907". The card has so much embossing the BPOE pennants & every window!) that the totality is to give it a 3-dimensional effect. There is some trivial toning on the back, probably from the production process itself. It is in excellent condition; 99 cards out of 100 from this era are nowhere near as fresh or appealing. $10.00

ELKS / B. P. O. E. / BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS. "Elks Club, Litchfield, Ill.--2" unused white-border era from E. C. Kropp, minor wear at one corner shows on back. $3.50 if%

ELKS / B. P. O. E. / BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS. "Elk's Home, Main St., Fairmont, W. Va." Clyde S. Holt published, mailed 1908, stamp removed. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (fw)

ELKS / B. P. O. E. / BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS. "Elk's Home / Fairmont, / W. Va." color, mailed there 1907. trace of cancel ink on front . Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 wf

ELKS / B. P. O. E. / BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS. "Elks Home, Vincennes, Ind." exterior corner view in color, post card in vertical format, mailed SEP 28 1910 to Illinois, small corner crease, back paper browning evenly with age, cancel on front, minor corner wear, tiny scrape at top front edge. $6.00 if

ELKS / B. P. O. E. / BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS. "Elk's Memorial in Green Lawn Cemetery" with 7 men standing nearby, black & white on unused undivided back from the Columbus Dispatch newspaper, pebbled stock, small corner crease & scrape in one corner (not into image), other corners with minor wear, lightly toned front. $5.00 ocf

ELKS / B. P. O. E. / BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS. "Elks Rest, Hollenback Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pa." color Litho-Chrome™ postcard mailed MAY 22 1907 to Charles Hansicker in Catasaugua Pennsylvania (almost complete receiving mark next day), a little extraneous writing on back, 3 small corner creases, noticeable cancel in in the front sky. $3.00 p(w)cf

ELKS / B. P. O. E. / BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS. "ELKS TEMPLE ASHTABULA, O." in Ashtabula County Ohio, Azo real photo (triangles point up), pencil writing on back. $12.00 (of)

ELKS / B. P. O. E. / BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS. "Elks Temple, Auburn, N. Y." white-border era with very late usage at Ira, much corner & edge wear, lightly toned back. $3.75 nf

ELKS / B. P. O. E. / BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS. "ELKS TEMPLE -- POST OFFICE -- JACKSON, MICH." color, mailed there 1907, some ink spots on back, faint cancel ink on front. $4.00 (mfp)+

ELKS / B. P. O. E. / BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS. "Elks War Memorial, Chicago 39 / 74320" linen postcard mailed 1957, tiny spot in lower front border, minor wear to an upper corner, light toning on back. Houses the National Grand Lodge offices of the B. P. O. E. $2.00 i(c)f(e)

ELKS / B. P. O. E. / BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS. "JENK'S PARK - CENTRAL FALLS, R. I." black & white postcard with undivided back, album marks on back, small spots of light toning on front, minor corner wear. $5.00 rf

ELKS / B. P. O. E. / BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS. Uncaptioned black & white postcard showing a large elk standing atop an ornate coffin in a park-like setting near a fountain, probably a fraternal memorial, undivided back, from Mt. Penn Souvenir Card Company in Reading Pennsylvania, thick stock, handstamped number 9239 in upper left back corner (possibly a sample?), corners worn & rounded. $2.75 sf

FRATERNAL ORDER OF THE EAGLES. "St. LUKE'S CHURCH" hand-captioned real photo post card mailed there 1949, Fraternal Order of the Eagles Memorial Foundation seal attached with advertising selling their seals, contrast somewhat low, speckles of cancel ink on front. $4.50 o(b)f

GAR / GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. "Public Square at Night during / G. A. R. Convention, June 1908, Lima, Ohio" color post card showing the large number of electric lights to great advantage, made in Germany, note on back dates to 1910, trivial corner & edge wear. The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternity of Union Army veterans from the Civil War. $8.50 o(l)cfe%

GENERAL. Inquiry for catalogue & price list of fraternity jewelry & novelties on government postal card mailed 1903, corner crease, heavily toned back, cancel ink on front. $1.50

GERMANIC UNION OF EAST BOHEMIA. "Deütsche leid einig ünd start! / Zu Gunsten des Bundes der Deutschen Ostböhmens" color post card from the undivided back era, corner wear & rounding, much writing on front, 3 corner creases. Card sold for the benefit of the Germanic Union of East Bohemia. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 bf

GRANGE / GRANGE MOVEMENT / NATIONAL GRANGE OF THE ORDER OF PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY. "Chepachet Grange, No. 38, P. of H., Chepachet, R. I." black & white linen postcard, unused. $3.75 r(c)af(g)

GRANGE / GRANGE MOVEMENT / NATIONAL GRANGE OF THE ORDER OF PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY."Dairy and Grange Buildings, State Fair Grounds, Syracuse, N. Y." color from William Jubb Company, mailed at Northrup Station 1916 with stamp damage, corner & edge wear. one corner multiply creased, light toning on front. More fully, the agricultural fraternal organization referred to is the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. $7.00 n(s)f(g)a

K. &. L. OF H, "EQUITY LODGE No. 23 K & L OF H / CAMBRIDGEPORT Aug 1 1899 / You are hereby notified…" on a mailed government postal card bearing a large insignia of the lodge, Boston Cambridgeport Station flag cancel, lightly toned back. $15.00

KAPPA ALPHA THETA. "KAPPA ALPHA THETA DePAUW UNIVERSITY" hand-colored / tinted Albertype on yellowish paper from Hamilton's Book Store, unused, minor wear at one corner, small spot in upper front margin. $3.75 ifa

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. "INTERIOR VIEW, HOSTESS HOUSE / CAMP MILLS, N. Y." with several people seated in wicker furniture near a fireplace, black & white, unused postcard with toned back, corner wear & rounding, old price in stamp box does not completely remove. This Long Island facility was erected by The Knights of Columbus and the YWCA for the World War I embarkation camp. $5.00 nwfi

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. "KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BUILDING, BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS 5172" showing its exterior, unused black & white Photolux from American Art Postcard Company, paper browning with age. Circa 1950. $2.50 mf

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS / ORDER OF KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. "City Hall and K. P. Lodge Rooms. Baltimore, O." sepia-tone real photo post card, mailed there circa 1908 to Reverend L. J. Hopper in Harrisburg Ohio, small bottom corner crease, slight oxidation consistent with age. $14.00 o(b)f ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS / ORDER OF KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. "SOUVENIR OF 25TH CON- / VENTION OF THE SUPREME / LODGE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS // A / GLIMPSE / of Boston Mass" showing an airship over the rooftops; post card mailed APR 23 1909 at Maceo Kentucky (stamp removed), back toned, minor edge wear. The center of the postcard opens out from the top to contain what we believe was a tipped-in ticket, of which a small portion remains. The convention was held in August 1908. $12.50 zmf

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS / ORDER OF KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. "K. P. Temple, East Main St., Cambridge City, Ind." with a Dayton & Western interurban passing by Morris & Krahl and the Hotel Caldwell on the National Road; black & white postcard with dark red caption from Kraemer Art, mailed there 1922 to Mrs. Ada Steck (Brookville Ohio) by her dad. Hard to find! $25.00 i(c)r(d)fgmnk

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. "Asylum of Marion Commandery, No. 36, K. T. / Marion, Ohio, March 23, 1894. / Sir Knight: / ... / J. A. KNAPP, Recorder" postal card addressed to Sir C. D. Sidel of Richwood Ohio, inviting him Knights Templar ceremonies conferring the Order of the Red Cross upon postulants & the Order of the Temple upon 3 companions. One lower corner faintly but doubly creased, 2 other small internal creases of little consequence, a trace of cancel ink. This Commandery of the Freemasons exalted Warren G. Harding to the same Order of the Red Cross (and other honors) in 1921. $7.50 o(m)fg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. "Mosquée El-Aksa El-Aksa mosque" showing the porch thought to be the work of The Knights Templar, monochromatic blue post-card from Serie 640 of The Cairo Postcard Trust, mild corner wear & rounding, a little light toning on back. Writing on back incorrectly indicates that the location is Cairo; actually, it is on the Temple Mount which was in Palestine when this postcard was manufactured. $3.50 pf

LIONS INTERNATIONAL. See also Lions International topical covers.

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "37 Nebraska Masonic Home Plattsmouth, Nebr." showing its exterior, real photo mailed there 1913. corner crease not into image, mild corner wear.$8.75 nf

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "64 The Grand Lodge from Reflecting Pool in Formal Gardens / Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown, Pa." White-border era post card but very late usage at Tyre Pennsylvania, minor corner & edge wear, a few tiny spots of toning show in the front border, 2 small spots of cancel ink in the sky. $3.00 p(e)fg

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "Albert Pike Consistory, Little Rock, Arkansas" color postcard with undivided back, fresh color, very light toning on back, album impressions on front corners. $6.00 (af)+

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "Annual Inspection of Warren Council No. 58" Warren Ohio Masonic notice on government postal card mailed 1932, long internal crease, heavily toned back. When William P. Heasley was the Master, Earl V. Carter was the Inspector of the Seventh Arch, and R. H. Childs was the Recorder. $2.00 ofg+

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "C-40 / GEORGE W. WRIGHT MEMORIAL PAVILION (MASONIC BUILDING) BLUE RIDGE SANATORIUM. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA." unused linen, good edges. $2.50 vfm

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "Flint, Mich., 1875 / The Company of Yourself and Lady is respectfully invited to attend a / Masonic Festival / AT MASONIC TEMPLE IN THIS CITY / … / Tickets $1.00" on government postal card. The addressing is to "Fred Colson Esq. / City"; there is no cancellation. Festival committee members are listed at the bottom front: J. B. F. Curtis, S. C. Randall, H. L. Young, M. S. Elmore, Stephen Mathewson, J. C. Cameron Jr., and S. V. Hakes. $30.00 m(f)f(m)%

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL / C-192 ALEXANDRIA, VA." with his portrait in an oval inset, linen from Capitol Souvenir Company, unused. $1.75 vf

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "Grand Lodge Hall, Masonic Homes (Rear View), F. and A. M. of Penn., Elizabeth- /town, Pa." as viewed from a high vantage point, black & white postcard with red caption, unused, published by S. G. Bishop (numbered 22130 on back), faint album toning at the corners, tiny upper corner crease that is hard to detect from the front. $3.00 p(e)f

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "Laundry, Indiana Masonic Home, Franklin, Ind." black & white with sky tint, white-border era from Auburn Post Card Mfg. Co., unused, fairly fresh, good edges. $3.75 if%

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "MASONIC BUILDING, EAST HAMPTON, L. I., N. Y." Published by Eagle Postcard, mailed, cancel ink on front. $3.75 nf!

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "Masonic Temple" showing its Gothic style exterior, chrome post card, date 1962 written on back, otherwise quite fresh. $1.25 m(d)af

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "MASONIC HOME, FREMONT, NEBRASKA" unused linen from E. C. Kropp Co., lightly toned back from printing process, trivial corner wear. $2.50 nf

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "MASONIC HOME, WALLINGFORD, CONN." black & white postcard from The Collotype Co., faint small corner crease, mild wear at one corner. 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 c(w)cf

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "Masonic Temple, Elkhart, Ind.--11" mailed there 1923, stamp removed, lightly toned front, 2 corner creases. $2.50 if

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "MASONIC TEMPLE FROM ITALIAN GARDENS, HARRISBURG, PA. / 2A-H919" unused linen from J. B. Hoffman, small spot of light blue toning on back, minor corner wear. $2.00 pf

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MASONS / FREEMASONS. "Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, Ind." color from Majestic Publishing, numbered 48 on back, unused, minor edge wear, one corner badly creased but mostly visible from back. $3.75 if

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "Masonic Temple, Little Rock, Arkansas" color postcard with undivided back, light album impressions at corners, fairly fresh. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 af

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "MASONIC TEMPLE, LITTLETON, N. H." postcard, circa 1908 but mailed much later from Milton, small tear in margin, small corner crease tangential to the image, noticeable wear along top edge. $3.75 (nf)

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "Masonic Temple, / Springfield, / Mass." black-and-white on undivided back post card made in Germany, toned front, fresh back. $4.25 mf

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "MASONIC TEMPLE, WHITEWATER, WIS." white-border era from E. C. Kropp, black & white with sky tint, unused, 2 soft corners, fresh appearance. $3.75 (wf)

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "MASON CHAPEL and MORTUARY / with a view of our chapel and main foyer..." in Joplin Missouri, 3 views on an unused chrome. $1.25

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "N5OVF" Mountain Home Arkansas QSL postcard used 1991, flag & Masonic design. Sent by James A. Limerick. $2.00 aff

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "PZ1DW" Paramaribo-Zuid Suriname shortwave (28.035 MHZ) QSL card used 1990 by operator Leendert S. Haft, decorated with Masonic symbols in blue on front, small upper corner crease, QSL bureau label affixed to back. $2.00 sf

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "TEXAS GATE, MT. VERNON MANSION, VA." white-border era postcard from from B. S. Reynolds Co., unused, minor corner wear. The gate was a gift of the Masons & other patriotic organizations in Texas. $3.25 vf+

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "The Square at Gettysburg, Pa. Showing the 'Wills House," (arrow indicates room in which... 29 / President Lincoln wrote his immortal 'Gettysburg Address'), Masonic Temple / (A), Y. W. C. A., (B) and sections of York and Baltimore Streets" linen post card with fresh appearance & writing on back. Also includes the Read & Derick Cut-Rate Drugs store at left, and the Plaza Restaurant towards the right. $2.75 lpf

MASONS / FREEMASONS. Wanted to buy--postcards from the Millar & Lang series 'Are You a Mason". Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

MASONS / FREEMASONS. "XF1C" Cedros Island Baja California Mexico shortwave (10.1 MHz) QSL card with Masonic emblem & OMISS logo & ARRL logo in red, used 1990 by operator Benito Juárez Cedeño, excellent condition. $2.00 m(b)f. Similar but 28 MHz contact in 1988. $2.00 m(b)f NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

ODD FELLOWS. "Greensburg, Ind. 2954 Indiana Odd Fellows Home Administration Building" black & white with blue tint on undivided back, mailed there 1907, light toning on front, minor corner & edge wear. Fairly attractive, all that said. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 if

ODD FELLOWS. "I. O. O. F. HOME, SPRINGFIELD, O. 2208" unused Bosselman, made in Germany, album paste stain on back, corner crease. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (ofb)

ODD FELLOWS. "ODD FELLOWS' BUILDING, VIRGINIA, MINN." Including part of a streetcar about to pass by, color from Bloom Bros., writing on back, 2 long but inconspicuous creases. $2.00 msf

PI LAMBDA THETA. "WE VALUE YOUR OPINION / Spencer Research / 1276 Grandview Ave. / will donate money to Pi Lambda Theta's / treasury for time volunteered by our / members…" for a taste test in Grandview Ohio, interesting 1999 solicitation, part of address inked out on back. $1.00

PSI UPSILON. "PSI UPSILON HOUSE-BOWDOIN COLLEGE / Brunswick, Me." black & white from Byron Stevens College Book Store, undivided back but very late usage at East Parsonfield. $6.00

RHO EPSILON. "W7YH" QSL postcard from Rho Epsilon radio fraternity at Washington State University in Pullman, striking Cougar design. $2.50 wcf

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL. "G3LUW" shortwave (7.024 MHz) QSL card with RSGB & Rotary International logos in black, used 1994 by operator Brian Whittaker, 2 tiny corner bends, otherwise fresh. $1.75 e(u)f NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL. See also Rotary International topical stamps & Rotary International topical covers..

SCOTTISH RITE. "4204. Scottish Rite Cathedral, / Fort Wayne, Ind." exterior in pleasing colors from Charles A. Phelps, writing on back notes funeral of Captain Diehle there on August 12th 1913 with J. W. Walker & C. W. Bubb present, 2 corners with mild wear. $6.00 ifg

SCOTTISH RITE. "SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. / 3A-H757" linen postcard with good color from De Wolf News, tiny spot of toning in upper left border, pencil writing on back, minor edge wear. $2.00 if

SCOTTISH RITE. "SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.--26" linen post card with good color from De Wolf News Company, unused, one corner badly creased. $1.50 if

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SCOTTISH RITE. "SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.--28" linen postcard from De Wolf News Co., trivial edge wear. $2.00 if

SCOTTISH RITE. "SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL, / INDIANAPOLIS, IND.--18" white-border era postcard with fresh color from De Wolf News, unused, wear along top front edge. $2.50 if

SHRINERS. "Medinah Temple. Chicago." a corner view in vertical format, shield with 'I WILL' inset in the upper right front corner; post card mailed there 1911, a lot of edge wear & a long bottom corner crease, as is. This building, notable for its Islamic and Middle Eastern ornamentation and originally built for the Shriners, has been occupied by Bloomingdale's since 2003. $1.00 i(c)fa NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

SHRINERS. "RED FEZ PATROL / Float designed and constructed by Nobles of / Osiris Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. ..." (Shriners of Barbour County West Virginia), unused chrome post card. $2.00 (wf)

SHRINERS. "SHRINE COUNTRY CLUB, LITTLE ROCK, ARK.--39" unused linen post card with fresh color & good edges. This is now a hospital, and an 18-hole golf course is still on its grounds. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 amfs

SHRINERS. "St. Louis Unit / Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children" unused chrome postcard. $1.00

SIGMA PHI. "70471 COLLEGE STREET, BURLINGTON, VT. 'SIMGA PHI'" Phostint postcard from the Detroit Publishing Company, mailed 1920, lightly toned front includes a little cancel ink in the left front border, extraneous writing on back, small ding in the right front border closes well. $2.50 vfd%

SPANISH WAR VETERANS. "Southwestern Boosters Association / ... / The Southwestern Boosters Association United Spanish War Veterans / and Auxiliaries with have their Spring Meeting / ..." in Middletown Ohio, showing 2 logos, government postal card with yellowish paper mailed there 1940, cancel ink on front, 2 corner creases, mild corner wear, UD & interesting. When C. C. Marlett was the Booster Secretary, and Walling Gray was President. $7.50 of

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

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS / VFW. ELKHART (ELKHART COUNTY). "KPJ 0375 / … / Join The V.F.W." unused CB QSL postcard with insect design, fresh appearance. $2.00 if

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS / VFW. "VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS / OF THE UNITED STATES / City of Wyandotte Post 1136, 633 Ford Ave…" unused chrome from Dexter Press. (2 available) $1.25 each

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS / VFW. "WN5BUP WN5BUQ WN5BUR / WN5DRY / TROOP 18" West Memphis Arkansas QSL postcard mailed 1972, BSA troop sponsored by Post 5225 of the VFW. $2.00

WOMAN'S BENEFIT ASSOCIATION
WOMAN'S LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY

"'WESTHAVEN' GARDENS ON THE ST. CLAIR RIVER, PORT HURON, MICH., HOME OF MISS BINA M. WEST" black & white with sky ting, white-border era from Curt Teich, unused, lightly toned back. Founder in 1892 of one of the first fraternal benefit societies established for and managed by women, & an outspoken supporter of women's suffrage, she represented the National Council of Women of the US at the International Council of Women in Geneva in 1908. Undoubtedly this card was issued on the occasion of the dedication of the Society's new home office in 1917. Many people could not tell you who she is, but the fact that women can get life insurance these days is tribute to her legacy!

"SLEEPING BARRACKS AT LAKE HURON CAMP, WOMAN'S BENEFIT ASSOCIATION 113473" black & white with sky tint, white-border era from Curt Teich & Co, unused, light toning near one front corner. Most unusual subject matter--a little known aspect of this fraternal organization's history.

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YMCA. "1751 LANE HALL, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Y. M. C. A., ANN ARBOR, MICH." in Washtenaw County, Michigan, color on undivided back, unused. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 fm

YMCA. "8CGT" very early Fort Hamilton (Trenton Ohio) Radio Association QSL card with YMCA logo, mailed 1926 by operator R. Blaiwell (8DMC), pinholes at upper corners (1 causing edge ding), some cancel ink on front, paper browning with age, 3 corner creases (1 is faint). QSL card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 o(t)f

YMCA. "ANIZY-PINON -- Le Pont sur le Canal" unused postcard, Edition Beaugin, YMCA learn French ad on back. $8.00 f(a)fbl NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

YMCA. "Indian Camp, Province of / Chiriqui, Panama." color postcard from I. L. Maduro Jr., stamped COMPLIMENTS OF / ARMY & NAVY Y.M.C.A. / CANAL ZONE on back, circa 1915, unused, minor edge wear, light toning on one back corner. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (363,238 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 pcf

YMCA. "Oriole Room -- The Cafeteria -- YMCA HOTEL -- CHICAGO" unused linen postcard with 3 views, small light spot near stamp box, otherwise fresh. $3.00 i(r)i(c)f

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YMCA. "Paris, le ________ / SALON ANDRÉ / UNION CHRÉTIENNE DE JEUNES GENS / 14, rue de Trévise." black & white from undivided back era, unused, paper browning with age. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (275,690 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 f(p)fi

YMCA. "THE OLD FIRE PLACE IN THE Y.M.C.A. / IS THE NEAREST THING TO HOME / IN CAMP ZACHARY TAYLOR" including several soldiers reading the newspaper, black & white, minor toning & wear in the borders. The Camp was in Kentucky. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg (1.073 KB) or .tif format. $2.25 k(c)f^

YMCA. "Trenton, N. J. / MCKINLEY HOSPITAL / YMCA BUILDING / MERCER HOSPITAL" black & white multiview with 3 scenes on undivided back mentioning 1898 act of Congress, unused, corner crease, toned back & front, corner & edge wear. $6.50 nm NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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YMCA. "Y. M. C. A. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind." hand-colored / tinted from Schultz & Scott, unused, circa 1912, slight browning of paper with age. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 if

YMCA. "Y. M. C. A., Elkhart, Indiana" with interesting typed message on front probably supplied by the organization, sepia-tone on yellowish paper, mailed 1933 (New York & Chicago W.D. railroad hand cancel is clear), part cancel on front in margin, minor wear at one corner, tiny corner bend. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 if

YMCA. "Y. M. C. A., MARTINSBURG, W. VA." white-border era post card with writing on back. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (165,434 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 wf

YMCA. "Y. M. C. A., Bellevue, Ohio." Litho-Chrome from The Cleveland News Company, mailed 1907 (Jamestown 1-cent commemorative stamp), corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 of

YMCA. "Y. M. C. A. Building, Charleston, S. C--11" white-border era, unused. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (sf)

YMCA. "Y.W.C.A. Dining room, Denver, Colo." black & white post card mailed 1905, corner crease not into image, minor corner wear. light toning under the stamp. $8.50 cfi NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

YMCA. "Y. M. C. A. Play Ground, Flood at Hamilton, Ohio." with caption repeated at lower left corner, black & white with sky tint, unused, from Feicke-Deach Printing Company, lightly toned back, minor wear at 2 corners. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (180,789 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 ofd

YMCA. "Y. M. C. A., SHREVEPORT, LA.--46" white-border era postcard with a corner view, unused, fresh appearance & good edges. $3.50 lf+#

YMCA. "Y. M. C. A. WAR ACTIVITIES. --PART OF SOLDIER ATTENDANCE AT BOXING MATCH. COLUMBIA S. C." white-border era, unused, light toning on front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (s(c)s(b)f)

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YWCA. "17:-THE Y.W.C.A., BINGHAMTON, N. Y. / 44052" linen mailed 1959, bent corner, another creased with its tip missing. $1.50 nf

YWCA. "Young Woman's Christian Association, Cor. 18th and Sherman Aves., Denver, Colo." showing an exterior corner, black & white undivided back postcard, circa 1906, one corner with 2 small creases, another corner with minor wear, just a few specks of cancel ink on front. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 cf

YWCA. "Y. W. C. A., Charleston, W. Va." mailed 1952, light cancel ink on front. $2.00 Unused $2.50

YWCA. "Y.W.C.A. Dining room, Denver, Colo." circa 1905 post card, corner crease not into image, short stress marks radiating from the top center, minor corner wear. 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 cfi

ZETA ALPHA. "ZETA ALPHA, WELLESLEY COLLEGE, WELLESLEY, MASS" black & white with dark red caption, from The Leighton and Valentine Co., circa 1908 but very late usage at Montague City, sound edges. $6.00 mcf*+

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