"A CONSUMPTIVE PATIENT / HOLD TO THE LIGHT AND NOTE / HOW HER LIFE WAS SAVED" printed ad for Allen's Lung Balsam shows through from back, small corner crease & minor edge wear, circa 1890 ad card. $40.00 !

    "HOLD CARD TO LIGHT / Official Souvenir / POSTAL CARD / Machinery Building" from St. Louis Expo of 1904, mailed with light exposition cancel on 1-cent Livingston commemorative stamp, minor corner & edge wear, lightly toned back, cancel ink on front. Windows on building, the sun & some lights strung between poles light up. $35.00 (hem-e)

    "HOLD CARD TO LIGHT / Official Souvenir / POSTAL CARD / Machinery Building" from St. Louis Expo of 1904, 1-cent Livingston commemorative stamp accompanied by "This is the mail for which you sent postage" auxiliary marking, minor corner & edge wear, lightly toned back, cancel ink on front. Windows on building, the sun & some lights strung between poles light up. The initial cancel where the stamp should have been is probably a Saint Louis duplex 1 handstamp-- probably, because the stamp is applied over some of it. The there is a NOV 15 1904 Saint Louis duplex 2 neatly which neatly ties the stamp. Then there is an Olathe Kans. NOV 16 receiving mark that just ties the stamp. In violet "This is the mail for / which you sent postage B" with all but 2 letters clear. Then in the lower left is a violet 2-ring circular "City Distribution Division // NOV / 13 / 1904 // St. Louis, Mo. (P.D.)" The name of the recipient is written twice in different inks--for which there are multiple possible explanations. $35.00 (he-u(p))

Postcard Collector. April 1988 (Volume 6 Number 4). Features on publisher Arthur Livingston, checklist of Koehler hold-to-lights, Louisiana & Texas postcard distributors & more. $2.00 p,h

"PRAY HOLD THIS CARD UP TO THE LIGHT / AND YOU WILL SEE A CHARMING SIGHT / Gloucester Cathedral from the Meadow  Gloucester" English view on grayish paper, with subtle details in the clouds and elsewhere showing through when so held, unused, corner crease. $12.00 %

"SCHWERIN  SCHLOSS" showing castle in heavily embossed silver that gives a hold-to-light effect where paper is thin, mailed in Germany 1901. $12.00

    "Souvenir of Philadelphia" showing Carpenter's Hall in monochromatic green, mailed there 1903. Windows light up yellow for nice contrast. Fairly fresh. $17.50 (hp+)

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    "Aeroplane view--Tela, Honduras" a small coastal town, unmailed real photo, toning in sky area of image. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50  h

"HR1MB" Tegucigalpa QSL postcard mailed by operator Marion G. Brashear (CWO US Army, US Embassy) in 1949 from Seattle Washington, tiny corner bend, attractive flag & seal front design in blue & red, quality printing. $3.00 h. Similar design on glossy paper but mailed from the country in 1948, stamp removed, corner bend & a couple faint internal creases. $2.25 h

"KS4AC" Swan Island shortwave QSL postcard used 1947 by operator F. A. 'Griff' Griffin, a little toning at the front corners, 2 pieces of tape residue on back. $6.00 h NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

QSL postcards & QSL cards explained

"KS4AZ" Swan Island shortwave (7 Mc) QSL card used 1960 by operator Ralph B. Ladd of Silver Spring Maryland, trivial corner wear. Uninhabited, save for a small Honduran naval presence. $4.00 h NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    LANSA AIRLINES OF HONDURAS. Continental color photo of its Britten Norman BN-2 (HR-LAR) parked near a small building, good focus & contrast & composition. Rare. 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 ah

    LANSA AIRLINES OF HONDURAS. Continental black & white photograph of its Cessna 182 (HR-LAN) parked, good focus & contrast & composition. Rare. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg (605,644 bytes) or .tif format. $2.25 ah

    LANSA AIRLINES OF HONDURAS. Continental black & white photo of its Douglas DC-4 (HR-LAI) being maintained, good focus & interesting composition. Rare. 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 ah

    SAHSA  / SERVICIO AEREO DE HONDURAS, S.A.. Unused continental showing its Douglas DC-3 at Tegucigalpa in January 1977, trivial ding in top edge, otherwise excellent condition. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (351,069 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 ah#

    SAHSA  / SERVICIO AEREO DE HONDURAS, S.A. Continental color photograph of its Lockheed L-188A (HR-SAW) on the ground, colors muted. Acquired from Eastern Airlines in the late 1970's to improve service to Panama & Central America, it crashed on 8 January 1981 at Guatemala City with 6 fatalities. Rare. Photo sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (165,431 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 ahgd

SETCO. Unused continental post card showing its Douglas DC-3 (HR-AJY) at Tegucigalpa in February 1990, published in Switzerland, near mint. $7.50 ah

Wanted to buy--old postcards from Honduras. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

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"Aquafest / WORLD OCEAN DAY / SHEK-O CHALLENGE / SATURDAY 9th JUNE 2007 12PM-11PM / 2.2 KM OPEN WATER SWIM • SEA KAYAKING• SURF SKI RACING• BEACH SPRINTS • VOLLEY BALL ... / This event is sanctioned by the Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association" unused continental publicity postcard, 2 corners with minor wear, otherwise fresh. $1.25. Same but a tiny corner crease as well. $1.00 he

"ccdc / Artistic Directory Willy Tsao // MASTER / SERIES // City Contemporary Dance Company Presents / AWAKENING / SHOWCASING THE EXQUISITE ARTISTRY OF THE THREE LEADING CHINESE MODERN DANCE COMPANIES" illustrated with a wonderful action photo copyrighted by Ringo Chan, unused continental postcard also with Chinese text, trivial wear at one corner, otherwise excellent condition. $2.00 hd. Same except tiny corner crease. $1.75 hd

"DEFINING / TOMORROW'S / TRENDS // HONG KONG CONVENTION / AND EXHIBITION CENTRE // FASHION / ACCESS // Asia's Largest Trade Fair for Handbags, Travelware, / Footwear, Leather Garments & Fashion Accessories" unused continental post card in vertical format, near mint condition, copyrighted. (2 available) $1.50 each. hf

"EL PRESIDENTE SUITE" showing a large conference table with chandelier at Hotel Miramar in Kowloon, unused, continental size postcard. $1.00 hi(h)

    "gm3ano" ANSCO real photo QSL postcard with Scottish call sign showing the operator Ian O. Shaw & his equipment on the HMS Jamaica 'bnd Hong Kong', minor wear at one corner. $5.00 sqhg%

"Hong Kong" street scene showing at least 2 tailor shops & more signage in Chinese; well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1965 at Pittsburg Texas, corner crease. $1.75 h

"HONG KONG BALLET / ... // The Merry / Widow // Money, Romance, Intrigue ... / In association with Le French May" unused continental publicity freecard for May 2007 performances at the Hong Kong Cultural Center, many details on the back in English & Chinese, copyrighted, near mint. $1.50 hdf. Same but tiny corner crease. $1.25 hdf

"Hongkong. / Queens / Statue." monochromatic blue postcard with undivided back, very late usage at Izoro Texas, small but noticeable scrapes near the bottom front edge, faint small corner crease, minor corner rounding, as is. $1.50 h%

    "HONG KONG--The harbor" with 2 sampans prominently in the foreground & PAN AM advertising logo on its back; unused color postcard printed in the United States, good edges. $2.00 ha(a)s(c) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Hotel Miramar Night Club--tables showing the / handwriting of Emperor Kin Loong..." mailed with $1 stamp to US, part Kowloon cancel. $1.50 hc%

"...Lukmachow border" also with Chinese captioning, unused continental postcard. The border once separated Hong Kong & China. $1.50 hc

"OPEN CALL / FOR SUBMISSIONS / Bloomberg Emerging Artists / Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation Programme ..." unused continental postcard, tiny corner bend, otherwise excellent condition. (2 available) $1.00 each. hc NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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

"PHILIPS / sense and simplicity // THE HKFC PHILIPS LIGHTING / INTERNATIONAL / SOCCER 7's //May 25, 26 & 27, 2007 // ALL STAR TEAMS FROM UK, Europe, Australia and Asia!" unused continental publicity postcard, copyrighted, near mint condition. Teams included: Arsenal, Aston Villa, KFC Tokyo, Sheffield, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Yau Yee Select, and more. $2.50 hs. Same but small edge ding noticeable from the back. $2.00 hs NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    Photo by Don E. Gammon clearly showing the China Navigation Company ship Chekiang at Taikoo Dockyard in Hong Kong 8 / 25 / 39, no postcard back, writing on back provides pertinent history, rough edges as issued, ink smear on back. Interesting. Photo sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

See also our Hong Kong postal history & Hong Kong philatelic literature.

"SEA PALACE" in Aberdeen, showing its lit-up exterior at night; unused advertising post card with faint toning on back, good edges. $1.25 h

"TA PAK FONG / FLOATING RESTAURANT / ABERDEEN, HONG KONG 2 / SIK SZEW TOI STUDIO" with caption hand-stamped on back, black-and-white real photo postcard showing a group of customers going out to it in a sampan, mailed at Kowloon 30 MAR 1960 (clear cancel on pair of 50-c Queen stamps), small corner crease not into image or stamps. $4.75 h-h%

"THE TIGER BALM GARDEN, / HONG KONG" unused continental post card from a photo by K. P. Yuen, trivial wear at one corner, good edges. $1.00 h

    "The Hong Kong Jockey Club / 100% / RED / Performing Arts Project" unused continental publicity postcard also with Chinese text, near mint condition. For a May 2007 dance performance that was also sponsored by the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation. (2 available) $1.50 hrud NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"THE TIGER BALM GARDEN, / HONG KONG." Unused chrome post card, continental size. $1.00 h

    "This new Vessel 'Tai Pak' built in memory of the famous poet of the Tong Dynasty..." restaurant ad mailed from Kowloon 21 APR 1965 (clear bilingual cancel CORRECT ADDRESSING / SAVES DELAY on $1 queen stamp) to the United States, corner crease. Shown. $2.50 hp-h%. Same but unused, with tiny corner bump. $2.25 hp

"VS6AA" QSL card used 1970 by operator Mauric Caplan, good edges. $1.50 h

"VS6BE" QSL card mailed at the printed matter rate to Connecticut, stamp removed, one upper corner nibbled away, one bottom corner creased twice. $0.75 h

"World / Christian / Broadcasting / Yes! I'll join you in praying that the / ministry's door to China will remain open / after Hong Kong returns to communist / control..." unused gift card with art depicting the Great Wall, fresh appearance, unusual subject matter. $2.50 rhc

"YAHOO! / personals.yahoo.com.hk // SINGLE & / AVAILABLE?" continental postcard in vertical format & round corners as issued, tear-off design permits making it into a door sign, near mint condition. $1.50 hc. Another having one long edge with wear most noticeable from the back. $1.00 hc

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    "166  PARIS. -- Le Panthéon." with 2 horse-drawn vehicles in the foreground, vertical format black & white carte postal with green back, mailed 1905 to Minnesota, minor corner wear. $10.00 f(p)h

"18003  Kaiser Bagh, Lucknow." in India, showing its exterior with 2 horse-drawn carriages nearby, black & white post card with red-brown caption from H. A. Mirza & Sonso, printed in Germany circa 1910 - 1912, back lightly toned. $3.50 ih

    "25  Equipage de Bonnelles - Dépeçage du Cerf avant la Curée" showing a hunting party at the summer home of the President of France, butchering a deer before the dogs get the rest, including a fancy horse-drawn wagon prominently at the left; black & white postcard carte postale with green back, faint small corner crease, small spots of very light toning in the sky. Writing on back from a series of messages which explained the scene to us. $12.00 hh NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"3489 EDITION PHOTOGLOB CO., ZÜRICH  Bernina-Hospiz (2309)" including a departing horse-drawn coach, color carte postale, very late usage at Opal North Dakota, tape mends 1 / 2-inc tear, corner wear & rounding, as is. $1.50 sh

"45466 / Greetings from RUSSELLTON, PA." showing work by a horse-drawn hay wagon, generic Nyce linen post card, toned both sides. $1.25 ph. Generic postcards explained.

    "61  At the Finish Line, Saratoga Race Track, Saratoga, New York" linen postcard mailed 1961 at Maywood Missouri, minor corner wear, a few tiny speckles of cancel ink show in the sky. $2.75 rnh

    "64218 / 5" no other caption, hand-colored / tinted real photo postcard of a well dressed man and woman close to a horse, mailed 1932 but stamp removed. Amag published. $12.50 ah

    "724 / HOME-MADE CART WITH WOODEN WHEELS, CAPE BRETON HIGHLANDS NAT. PAR. PHOTO. NAT. PARK BUREAU" drawn by horse in Nova Scotia, monochromatic green, made in Canada, unused. $7.50 nh

    "A C Wilson. returned cases to a customer at Peebles Ohio." showing a side view of the horse-drawn wagon with him standing beside it; Cyko real photo postcard, unimportant toning on back due to album discoloration. Albert 'Bert' C. Wilson was about 30 years old when this obviously unique photo was taken; his descendants are still prominent in that community. The best Adams County postcard we have ever seen. $75.00 o(p)hg%

    "'Amish' Going to Market, Lancaster County, Pa." Linen distributed by Steinfeldt, fresh color, 2 tiny toning spots near bottom back edge. $2.50 (ahp)

    "AN AUSTRALIAN SHEEP STATION  / 'Carting the Wool'"  Tuck Oilette series I, mailed 1914 in US, heavily toned back. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (aht)

    "A Picnic Party in the Beech Forest Victoria" including a wagon full of people drawn by 4 horses in Australia, color, unused, album adherences on back, mild corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 vh

    "Asheville, N.C./ I'SE GOING HOME" black gentleman on horseback rides home with sacks & papers, black & white postcard, album marks at the corners, gouge out of lower edge not into the image. $3.75 bnh%

    "Aug. 20, 1910 / Potosia, / Iowa" showing several couples in horse-drawn vehicles (a good part of the town?) out for a picnic, caption from writing on front, sepia-tone real photo post  card with slight oxidation, one corner with multiple creases & tiny tear (none of which affects the image, other corner & edge wear is minor. First names of three pictured written in by sender include George & Lillian. Possibly unique.  $20.00 ih

    "BONNE ANNÈE  / PAIX ET ABONDANCE" signed Mastroianni art showing a chariot being pulled through the clouds by 4 horses, wishing the recipient peace & abundance. Postcard sold. 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 anh

    "By Stage to Steamboat Springs, Colo." with 6 horses drawing it, unused sepia tone post card, edge toning & album paste remnant on the back, small spot of toning on front in ground area. $20.00 ch

"Binghamton, N.Y. / Ross Park" showing a large crowd & many buggies, color from Hugh C. Leighton, minor corner wear & rounding, lightly toned back. $5.00 nh

    "Calêche, Québec, Canada.--14" color on yellowish paper from Photogelatine Engraving Co., mailed there 1935 to Michigan, mild wear at one corner, couple small light spots in address area. $2.75 qh+

    "...CAPO'S RAPID TRANSIT AT NORTH BEACH" showing a commercial horsecar (horse-drawn streetcar) that operated between Downtown San Francisco through North Beach, loaded with passengers; unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles both ways) real photo post card, paper starting to brown evenly with age, trivial corner wear & rounding. Rare. $27.00 chs

    "Carro Siciliano" color, unused Cecami 691, showing colorful horse-drawn cart, good edges. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 sh

"Chew Flat Iron / Plug Tobacco…" caption from blanket on horses pulling a Summit Stores (Grocery) parade wagon, reproduced by a collector to advertise his interest in Pennsylvania postcards, corrected phone number on back but otherwise unused, low-contrast  / grayish. $2.00

    "Cincinnati / Fire Department / Headquarters. / Home of Fire Company No. 3,..." with three horse-drawn wagons, monochromatic dark blue, mailed there 1907, corner crease, mild edge & corner faults. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 foh

    "COACHES DESCENDING / HONISTER PASS 51" from Mayson's Series. Postcard sold. Still available as full-size 72-dpi .jpg scan. $2.00 (eh)

"DESTINATION FRANKENMUTH; / A Load of fancy Poultry / Copyright 1909 by Martin Post Card Co." black & white reproduction of a 1909 exaggeration postcard by Memory Lane in Frankenmuth, unused. Shows huge chickens in horse-drawn wagon. $2.50 meh

    "Divic bei Zvornik / Ducans an der Strasse" also captioned in Cyrillic, black & white village street scene with man riding cart, unused, circa 1900-1910. This Muslim suburb was allegedly the site of the first 'ethnic cleansing' in the spring of 1992. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 bh

"Driving Landau and Pair, Royal Mews, / Windsor Castle.--A driving Landau, with / the George IV. Gateway in the back- / ground." unused Tuck Oilette post card, corners noticeably worn (1 also with small crease), back toned. $3.00 hte NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "EXPENDEDORES de AQUA. / REYNOSA. MÉXICO." showing several horse-drawn wagons getting loaded with water at the Rio Grande, unused Azo (squares in corners) real photo, small corner crease misses image. Unusual subject matter. Post 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 m(t)h

"Frischer Morgen" color showing two people in a horse-drawn wagon in winter, signed undivided back postcard, unused, minor corner & edge wear. $14.00 ahw

    "Fröhliche Weihnachten!" showing a horse-drawn coach passing through winter snows, color postcard with signed Schonian art, printed in Germany, mailed 1916, message in German, small spots of toning in address area, noticeable cancel ink in the sky. $2.50 a(s)chw

    "GIBRALTAR. A HACKNEY CARRIAGE." color post card mailed there 1 MR 1910 to Ohio, pertinent comment by the sender, clear cancel ties the one-penny stamp, mild corner wear & rounding, faint corner crease into the stamp. $5.00 ght

    "Hardanger. Norway / Axel Eliassons Konsstförlag Stockholm No. 5019" showing a horse-drawn cart by a cliff, color on unused undivided back, light album marks on front wear & faint bends at bottom corners. 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 nh

"Harvest Scene." with at least 37 horses & mules hitched up to the equipment, color on yellowish paper from M. Rieder, pencil writing on back claims the scene is in Washington State, noticeable corner wear, several small dark spots of toning on back. $5.00 ah

    "HOW WE DO THINGS AT DAYTON, OHIO / STRAWBERRIES" black & white with dark red caption, exaggeration showing horse-drawn cart with three strawberries, from a photograph by R. S. Johnson, 1912 copyright, unused, minor toning along top back edge. $9.50 oeh*

    "Iowa State Fair, Des Moines / AUG. 25 TO SEPT. 1, 1905 / SWIFT & COMPANY PRIZE DRAFT TEAM" showing a wagon drawn by 6 horses; sepia-tone undivided back post card mailed there (during the fair) to Miss Elizabeth Hursh of Mountain Park Oklahoma, front heavily toned from album contact, arrival postal marking struck over a horse and part of the wagon. The company is still one of the world's largest processors of beef & pork. $6.50 ihf NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Kate Kearney's Cottage  Killarney." with 3 horse-drawn vehicles nearby, unused color postcard printed in Germany for publisher Lawrence (8207), back paper starting to brown evenly with age (circa 1905 - 1910), minor edge wear & surface cracking can be seen on the front, tiny scraped area at the top right front corner. The cottage was an illegal drinking house in the 19th century, but a nearby shed is now a legal pub! $4.50 ihga

    "LAFAYETTE'S VISIT, MAY 25, 1825, by Malcolm Parcell / One of a series of Murals depicting early travel along the National Pike / The Pioneer Grill / George Washington Hotel - Washington Penn." when W. R. Lippincott managed it, unused postcard, fairly fresh except for a hint of toning near the bottom front edge. $2.25 nphhg

"LAKE FROM DINAS COTTAGE, / KILLARNEY" with 2 horse-drawn wagons in the foreground, color postcard with very late usage to New York, small corner crease, mild edge wear, ugly toning at back corners. $3.00 ih

    "Lynmouth, / Countisbury Hill, The..." sepia-tone postcard showing a horse-drawn coach & the shoreline, unused, Frith & Co. published. $3.25 eh

    "M 309  A twelve horse Team, freighting to the Mountains" in Montana, published by Chas. E. Morris in Chinook, made in Germany, mailed SEP 24 1908 from Farmington (very small town, probably only a couple of dozen people at that time, part of cancel indistinct) to Ohio. corner crease, toning at corners, trace of cancel ink on front . Post card 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 mhu-m

    "Marvin Ramsey Lassoing Five Racing Rodeo Horses / Stryker's 'Photogloss' - Rodeo Series - 22" black & white postcard mailed 1944, one corner with noticeable wear, couple tiny spots at the front edges. A remarkable sight! $12.00 cgh%

    "Milk River Wagon Train" showing cowboys & covered wagons coming into town, unused chrome, much pertinent information on back, numbered 134420 on back. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 mch

    "Montmorency Station, Quebec / 104,392.©" showing several horse-drawn vehicles surprisingly near the tracks, a streetcar in the right foreground & a depot sign reading 'QUEBEC RY - LIGHT & POWER CO.', color postcard from the Valentine & Sons Publishing Company, printed in Great Britain, unused, album impressions at the corners, extensive dark speckles in address area on back. 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 qhrs

    "Moser / Sabetha, Kansas" real photo showing a trotting horse, caption is embossed, paper has extensive surface cracking, circa 1920. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 rkh

    "Mountain Teamsters, resting on / Horse-shoe Bend, / near Ashland, Ky." postcard mailed there 1909, Rare. $15.00 (kph)

"Mounted sentry of The Blues and Royals at Horse Guards, Whitehall" in London, unused continental postcard, two corners with minor wear, extensive area of light toning on back. $0.75 eh

    "My New Driving Horses" Wilburn, Kansas 1910 real photo with pertinent identifying text on the back, 2 corner creases at the right. $13.00

"Norge. Pas Vei til Oldenvand." color, showing several horse-drawn wagons in Norway, writing on back, toning along one front edge & corner. $2.50

    "Norge.  Skydsgut. // 17/10 / Eneret Mittet & Co." unused sepia-tone real photo postcard with matte finish & excellent composition, showing a boy & a pony-drawn cart, trivial wear at one corner. $7.00 nh

    "OLD STONE WATERING TROUGH, CLAREMONT, N. H." with a side view of the horse-drawn buggy stopped for a drink, Published by Goodwin Dept. Store, black & white postcard, mailed there 1908, album marks on front, lightly toned back. $5.00 nh+

    "Ottawa, O., Fire Department / Ready for action" with a side view of their horse-drawn fire truck & 20+ firemen standing beside it, unused sepia-tone Weixelbaum postcard, minor edge 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 o(o)fh

    "Palermo--Carro Siciliano" showing a fancy Sicilian horse-drawn cart with 5 people in it, black & white on grayish paper, dated 1937, unused, nice. $9.00 sh-

    "Partie b. Maloja (1811 m) g. Cavloccio" including two people on a hors-drawn sleigh in Switzerland & a backpacker with his cow, black & white from Edition Photoglob, unused, rough edges as issued, spot of toning on back, corner crease, 2 small corner creases. $4.75 sh%

    "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. Marvelous! $47.50 (mpph-mr)

    "Post Office, Officials and Employees, Jackson, Mich." corner view with numerous people, several horse-drawn sleighs, etc.; color from Drake Brothers, unused, lightly toned back, soft corners. Circa 1910. $25.00 mph-m

    "Potato Market Burr Oak Mich 3" with several horse-drawn wagons near railroad cars--N&W & Big Four among them; real photo with focus good enough to make our most markings on the cars. writing on back comments on potato farming in the area, light toning along bottom front edge, trivial wear at one corner, grayish paper. $27.50 mha

    "QUO VADIS, par Mastroianni. / 8. Vinicius et Chrysothemis. / Winiciusz i Chrysothemis / ..." also captioned in 6 other languages, couple in Roman chariot drawn by four spirited horses, signed allegory number 276, Noyer copyright 1913, pencil writing on back. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ahu*

"Randeggfall-Hôtel und Grimselpost" showing a horse-drawn stagecoach near the Handeck Restaurant in Switzerland, black & white with dark red caption, circa 1910 but very late usage at Switzer Kentucky. considerable edge wear including a 1 / 2" tear that closes to appear smaller. $4.00 sh

    "RAPID TRANSIT, /  MIDDLETOWN, OHIO" with trolley drawn by 2 horses prominent, color, used there 1914 (clear flag cancel). minor wear at 3 corners, toned back. $15.00 osh

"Rifle-Meeker Stage Teddy" side view with 4 horses hitched to a stagecoach loaded with passengers, probably in summer because the driver Rory White was not wearing his usual bear-hide coat; sepia-tone Cyko real photo postcard circa 1907-1910, sharply focused on the vehicle, unimportant light toning & paste on back from album, slight oxidation. We speculate that the stage name 'Teddy' could have arisen from the Roosevelt of the same name, because he did spend time in Meeker Colorado and could well have once been its passenger! Nice, and rare! $60.00 cuh

    "ROSS CASTLE. / KILLARNEY." with a horse-drawn cart stopped nearby, unused color postcard printed in Britain, from the National Series, very light toning on back due to album contact. $5.76 ih NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Royal Canadian Mounted Police & C. P. R. Hotel, Banff, Canadian Rockies. 41" hand-colored real photo postcard, unused, fresh appearance. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 alhh

    "SM-2 / Pennsylvania Dutch Country / Two AMISH Courting Buggies...near / Bird-in-Hand, Pa." Unused chrome, fresh appearance, unusual subject matter. $1.50 (ahp)

    "Solar Salt Vats, Syracuse, N.Y." with a horse-drawn wagon passing in between, and the sliding roofs (in the event for rain) also clearly visible; black & white postcard, unused, corner wear & rounding, lightly toned back. At one time a major local industry, the last such facility in the area closed in 1926. $6.00 n(s)ifh

    "Splicák. / SUMAVA.  J. Prokopuv pensionát na Sumave." with a horse-drawn carriage & some Bohemian people in front, black & white, mailed 1909 with an Austrian stamp (trivial stamp damage) to Chicago, small corner crease. $15.00 bh

    "Springfield and Queen's Head Hotel" with a horse-drawn carriage beside it, unused color post card from Valentine' Series, 3 small spots of toning on back, minor corner & edge wear. In Northumberland, England. $4.00 e(s)h

    "Stage Coach, Rifle, Colo." heavily laden, in front of the Bank of Rifle, black-and-white post card, printed in France & published by Peerless Jewelry Company, album adherence on back, good edges. Interesting detail because so close-up--e.g., curtains which rolled down outside to keep out dust. Rare. $50.00 cuh

    "Stockholm. Kungl. Djurgården" including a horse-drawn carriage and several pedestrians, color from Axel Eliassons (No. 4135), unused, slight browning of the paper with age on back, minor corner & edge wear. An attractive post card. $7.00 sh

    "Street Scene / Ft. Atkinson Ia." including several horse-drawn vehicles near the storefront of F. C. Smith & the HAIR SALON further down, real photo postcard with good focus, circa 1913, unused, light album marks at the corners of both sides, light spots of fingerprint toning in front sky, slight oxidation. $25.00 ibgh

    "Tally-Ho from Schroon Lake to Riverside, / The Adirondacks, N. Y. / Passing Under the Maples, Pottersville" showing a horse-drawn stage coach with many passengers seated on top, color postcard from C. W. Hughes (their number 74), made in Germany, considerable corner wear & rounding. $10.00 nhu

    "THE 'BELLFRY' FOUNTAIN, / Hudson, N.Y. / 457" showing 2 horse-drawn buggies letting their horses stop for a drink, black-and-white on browning paper, mild corner & edge wear. Note the unusual shape of the fountain. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 nh

"The Coronation Procession / Leaving Buckingham Palace. The State / Coach is drawned by eight Windsor greys / in gold and crimson harness..." including the Queen's bodyguard, in London 1953; unused postcard, fairly fresh. $1.50 eh

"This early beer delivery wagon was once used by the Miller / Brewing Company to assure its customers..." with a side view of a Miller High Life Beer wagon pulled by 2 large white horses, unused reddish-sepia chrome reproduction post card, mailed 1984. $2.00 bh

Uncaptioned black & white postcard showing the delivery wagon of Emerson Drug Company of Baltimore Maryland being drawn by two horses, advertising signs on its side read 'Bromo-Seltzer / FOR / Headaches', 'TRIAL / 10¢ / SIZE' & picturing a bottle; unused, back paper browning with age, most of front toning is light but there is a small dark spot partly in the left border; corner creases are faint but some are long; mild corner wear. We daresay that most collectors of the bottles have never seen the likes of this image, because it is rare! Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 m(b)hm

    Uncaptioned real photo postcard showing a horse-drawn flower-decorated cart full of dressed-up children, obviously for a parade, bearing the advertising sign 'HOFFSTODT'S / CITY GREEN HOUSES', sepia-tone from Mossholder's Studio in Shelby Ohio, light brownish paper. The Mansfield Telephone Company serviced Shelby; its 1902 directory for Shelby lists W. A. Hoffstodt's residence at 22 Sharon. Push-pin damage has taken two small chunks out of the bottom edge (neither anywhere near the image) & just nicked the top edge twice; framing would easily obscure that difficulty. The best Richland County Ohio postcard we have ever seen. 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 ofhpg

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

"Valuable loads" showing 2 horse-drawn wagons with goods & 3 ladies perched upon them, unused Azo real photo (triangles up). Humor provides interesting insight into how women were regarded at that time. $20.00

    "WELCOME HOME, TRAIL RIDERS-- / CHIPPEWA RANCH CAMP, EAGLE RIVER, WISCONSIN" unused Artvue in black & white, showing several people mounted on horseback. $3.75 (whc)

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"Bob Boden Leaving Mexico" showing the rider being thrown from that horse at a rodeo, unused linen post card with yellowing paper on back, Doubleday copyright, printed in 1939, trivial corner rounding. Hard to find. $5.00 cnh

"BRED IN OLD KENTUCKY / MAN O'WAR, THE WONDER HORSE" with another view "Cumberland Falls State Park, Kentucky" on its back, removed carefully from a linen-era folder in color, regular postcard size. $1.25 rh

    "CHEYENNE KAISER SHOWS HIS HEELS TO MARYANN / (© 1922 R. R. DOUBLEDAY)" the famous rodeo rider's shoulders hit the dirt forcefully as the horse rears up, unused sepia-tone Azo real photo (blank corners) post card, browning paper on back, mild corner rounding. Wow! $35.00 ch(n)

    "CORPORAL No. 62048 / Recorded by the Percheron Society of America / ... /  CORPORAL will make the season of 1911, on the farm known as the Samuel Kyle Farm, on the Big Four Railroad, between Kyle and Monroe Stations / ... / J. W. KYLE, owner, Rural Route No. 1, KYLE OHIO" advertising & showing the horse with very detailed pedigree. Unused 1-cent McKinley government postal card, faint small upper corner crease affects nothing. Exceptionally interesting and rare, the card sheds light on the naming of the community, the Kyle family genealogy, and even the rates & conditions of stud service offered. The best Butler County card we have ever seen. $50.00 o(k)hga NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"DON GUERRO" winner of the 1973 Golden State Derby, 1974 AQHA Champion Aged Stallion, etc. Unused chrome from a painting by Darol Dickinson. $3.00 (ha)%

    "Greyhound, Champion Trotter, 1:56, Lexington, Ky. / 8A-H586" side view of him in action circa 1928, unused color postcard, good edges. Named 'Trotter of the Century'. $5.00 rh(n)k NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"GUTHRIE BUCK P-106306 / R.O.M. Cutting N.C.H.A. Cert of Ability 752..." chrome ad from Waterford Ontario with Darol Dickinson photo. Unused. $3.00 %

    "'HE'S A DUDE', AQHA Champion Stallion of the / Future. Standing 15-2 at 1250 pounds..." from a painting by Darol Dickinson for his owners in Perry Georgia. Unused post card, fairly fresh. $3.00 gha(d)%

"HOLEY SOX: Greatest son of Leo and a champion / in his own right. HOLEY SOX is the only horse / in the world with an AA rating and number 1 at cutting..." from a painting by Darol Dickinson, unused, excellent condition. (2 available) $3.00 each. ha%

    "K8PDD" Parkersburg West Virginia QSL postcard mailed 1971, attractive horse design. $2.00 (wh)%

"KE-16  BRED IN OLD KENTUCKY / MAN O'WAR, THE WONDER HORSE  3A-H230" unused linen post card with fresh colors, writing on back dates to 1950 but it was published more like 1933, good edges. $4.00 rn. Same but not quite as fresh, with a bit of corner wear & back paper yellowing a bit with age. $3.25 rn NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "KENTUCKY'S / FAME / BOURBON / SALVATOR 1.35½" color multiview including a gun, Kraemer art number 5029, extensive stain along 2 back edges, trivial corner wear. In 1890, at Monmouth Park, Salvator established the world record for the mile (given on the card) that was to last for 28 years. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (187,361 bytes) or .tif format. $1.5 hkk

    "Micky Hicks Rarin' Back an' Ridin' Blackhawk / Stryker's 'Photogloss' - Rodeo Series - 15"  an action scene in vertical format, black & white postcard, small corner crease not into image. $22.50 chng

"'MAN-O-WAR,' THE WONDER HORSE, BRED IN OLD KENTUCKY--K-15" being held by a black, mailed 1950 or 1956, light amount of cancel ink on front. $3.25 (rnb)

"'MAN-O-WAR' THE WONDER HORSE, BRED IN 'OLD KENTUCKY' -- K15" side view with a black handler, unused linen postcard, numbered 6023 near the stamp box, hint of corner wear. $3.50 rnbNEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Nordiska Museet. / Lifrustkammaren / GUSTAF II ADOLFS / STRIDSHÄST I / SLAGET VID / LÜTZEN" showing a statue of a horse with a very fancy saddle, unused, lightly toned back, album marks on front. $3.00 nmh

    "Pompey / SHOSHONE STUD (W. R. CO), LEXINGTON, KY.  122266" advertising his stud services in the white-border era, Minor corner wear, faint small corner crease. Won the Wood Stakes & held the 6-1 / 2 furlong record at Saratoga.  Postcard 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 hrk%

"PRINCE DAVID ApHC 163,902 / 1972 Sorrel and White Leopard / 100% Wiescamp breeding..." unused chrome with an unretouched Dickinson photo. $3.00 (h)%

"PRINCE PLAUDIT--STALLION 55,156 / Foaled May 30, 1963. Concentrated breeding of Old Fred and Red Dog..." with a painting by Darol Dickinson. Unused, excellent condition. (2 available) $3.00 each. (ha)%

    "RIDING VAMPIRE" showing a cowboy riding a bucking bronco with 3 mounted sidekicks looking on, sepia-tone postcard with undivided back published by R. C. Smith Company, even light browning of paper on back, good edges. $20.00 ch(n)

    "Robert E. Lee on his horse 'Traveller'" sepia-tone on yellowish paper. unused, soft corners. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 chv

    "SHIRLEY ANN KNOWLES and her high-schooled horse / Pinkey of Deloss Wilke's Sunny Hill Stables…" in Stillwell Kansas, including a very fancy saddle, unused chrome. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 hkg

    "SIR JAMES / Winner of Nala Challenge Cup--1910 / Copyright 1910 by T. P. & Co., N.Y." sepia-tone art signed George Smith showing its head with gear, mailed 1911 from Toronto Ontario, small internal crease, traces of cancel ink on front , minor corner wear & rounding. Seldom seen. The Nala Challenge Cup was for broad water jumping, a competition between US Army officers & cavalry officers from abroad, at the National Horse Show held at Madison Square Garden. Sir James was owned by Alfred G. Vanderbilt, president of the National Horse Show Association. $20.00 hna

"SKIPPER W. / Sire: Nick Shoemaker Dam: Hired Girl..." from a painting by Darol Dickinson, unused, excellent condition. (2 available) $3.00 each. Same but one bent corner. $2.00 (ha)%

"SMOKY WILLIAMS ON 'COX'  / © PHOTO / BY GARNETT" black-and-white postcard with incredible action--the horse is nearly vertical; unused but stamped (2-c Washington), light toning at one lower corner, trivial corner rounding. This image appears in the book 'Eastern Pennington County Memories published by the American Legion Auxiliary of Wall South Dakota. $25.00 csh(n)

"SWAPS  WINNER OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY" with a handler, unused chrome postcard from a photo by Skeets Meadors, numbered K-9406 in the stamp box, fairly fresh with good edges. (2 available) $3.00 each. rh NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "TEE CROSS 324,773 / AQHA CHAMPION" painting by Darol Dickinson, unused. Advertising for Bob Morris & Sons in Peyton Colorado. (2 available) $3.00 each. (hca)%

    "The Roycroft Shop / in East Aurora / … / Fra Elbertus / and Garnet" Unused private mailing card in black & white, undivided back, a very few tiny spots of toning both sides. Shows Elbert Green Hubbard, American writer, editor & printer of then-scandalous publications, who was also an accomplished horseman. He founded this shop to produce pottery, leather & metal work in the style of the Arts & Crafts Movement. $12.50 nahp

"THREE BARS / Artistically Reproduced" ad for Darol Dickinson lithographs on back. Unused postcard. $3.00 (ha)%

"Tonto Bars / Hank" two-time Quarter Running Champion, AQHA Supreme Champion, etc. Darol Dickinson photo, unused post card. $3.00 (h)%

"Two Eyed Jack AQHA Champion / Pitzer Ranche / Quarter Horses with..." unused chrome postcard, tiny corner bend. $2.50 (h)%

"V77:-- 'WHIRLAWAY' 1941 KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER / 48327 / © Caufield & Shook, Louisville" side view, bedecked by a garland of roses; post card mailed there 1951 to Mrs. Jane Wesley by her grandmother (mentioning Susan & baby Catherine), corners  with mild wear, spot of light toning near the stamp on back. SALE IN PROGRESS rhkg&

"WAR ADMIRAL 'IN OLD KENTUCKY'--K84" showing him from the side, unused linen post card, writing on back dates to 1950, otherwise fairly fresh. Voted the outstanding thoroughbred of 1937, he won the Eastern Shore Handicap, Pimlico Special, Whitney Stakes & many other races. $3.50 rh NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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    "1730. Alkalai(sic) Ike--The Boss of the Herd." color postcard, signed, 4 small pinholes. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 a(s)ch

    "488 N CHARROS. MEXICO" showing 3 people in fancy attire standing near a horse, real photo with slight oxidation, mailed 1958 in US but looks like an earlier card, small ink smear on back. 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 mhc

    "64218 / 5" no other caption, hand-colored  / tinted real photo of a well dressed man and woman close to a horse, mailed 1932, Amag published, stamp removed. $10.00

"724 / HOME-MADE CART WITH WOODEN WHEELS, CAPE BRETON HIGHLANDS NAT. PAR. PHOTO. NAT. PARK BUREAU" drawn by horse, monochromatic green, made in Canada, unused. $7.50 nh

    "79 TETUAN / OFICIAL DE LA GUARDIA / JALIFANA." showing a uniformed lawman with sword on horseback, sepia-tone tarjeta postal from an undisclosed publisher, very late usage at Monroe South Dakota, trivial corner & edge wear, a few dark tiny speckles at the top front which may be from cancel ink. $6.26 thl NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "93  ABBEVILLE. -- Le Marché aux Chevaux. -- LL." showing an outdoor horse market in France circa 1920,  black & white carte postale with green back, former owner's name handstamped on back. $32.50 fh

"a bedouin and his pride" namely 2 horses, sepia-tone from Jamal Bros, numbered 53 & dated 1921 on back, unused, brownish paper. $6.00 ph

    "ABERDEEN CORONATION CELEBRATION / MRS. DOVE PATERSON AS 'MARY STUART' QUEEN OF SCOTS" upon a horse, sepia-tone real photo with good contrast, from Holmes' Silver City Series, unused, toned back, hint of wear at bottom corners, unusual subject matter. $12.00 sh

    "AFGHANISTAN - Herat" showing 3 men, 2 of which are mounted on horses, oversize postcard (about 5"x7") with a pronounced curl to the paper, otherwise excellent condition. $1.50 ah%

"Argentina's 'Pato', / basketball on horses" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1964 from Canal Fulton Ohio, smaller scene on stamp side too, trace of cancel ink on front . $2.00 ah%

"Argentina's 'Pato' / basketball on horses" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1964 from New Philadelphia Ohio. $2.00 ah%

"Both are Iceland's / own. Pony and the girl." showing up close the had of a white Icelandic pony and a young woman from the waist up, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 at Ashley Indiana. $1.50 ih%

    "DARTMOOR" multiview real photo post card with 8 scenes including Buckland-in-the-Moor, Datmoor ponies & Widecombe-in-the-Moor, unused, modern with rough edges as issued. $2.50 emh+

    "EL EMPERADOR CARLOS V, / / EN LA BATALLA DE MŰHLBERG / TIZIANO.  MUSEO DEL PRADO, 410." his portrait on horseback carrying a lance, sepia-tone fototipia post card from booklet, mailed 1956 at Carlos Indiana, 2 corners show a little wear. The battle was against the Protestants in 1547. $2.50 r(s)hh

"Equine Insurance / JOHN MIDKIFF AGENCY / ... / PATASKALA, Ohio" credit-card size refrigerator magnet, holed for other means of suspension, toned a bit. As is. $0.50 rh NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Fiesta Rider" art on quality brownish paper depicting a woman in Mexican costume on horseback, hand-made original Serigraph, unused, excellent condition. $15.00 ah. Same but creamier color to the paper, and a little wider, demonstrating the variability inherent in the artist's process. $15.00 ah

    "Fiesta Rider" in Santa Barbara California, art on quality brownish paper depicting a cowboy on horseback, hand-made original Serigraph, unused postcard, excellent condition. The hand-cut postcard is not perfectly rectangular. $15.00 acch

"Frischer Morgen" color showing two people in a horse-drawn wagon in winter, signed Hey art on undivided back, unused, minor corner & edge wear. $14.00 ahw

"HAPPY ACRES / Middlefield, Conn. / Miles of Bridle Paths in this Mountain-Lake Resort. / Write for color folder." with 3 horseback riders in the foreground, unused chrome postcard with round corners as issued, fairly fresh. Numbered 46302 on back. $1.25 c(m)h NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"HERMITAGE FARM, Goshen, Ky. / Home of Mr. and Mrs. Warner Jones, Jr." with two grazing horses in the foreground, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 from Gloverport, yellowish paper. slightly uneven cut along top edge. $2.00 kh

    "HORSEBACK RIDING AT CAMP DE SALES, IRISH HILLS, MICHIGAN." showing several boys atop their mounts, unused black & white Artvue postcard, couple tiny spots on back. $5.00 mhcb

"HORSE GUARDS, LONDON 779 / The Changing of the Queen's Life Guard at Horse Guards, / Whitehall, London" unused chrome with rough edges as issued. $1.50 eh

"Horse Show, Warrenton, Va. / There are no Lonely Places in / Warrenton / When You are Here" real photo above yellow pennant, mailed there circa 1915, lightly toned front, corner & edge wear, internal crease. $5.00

"H.R.H. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER" astride a horse, sepia-tone real photo, Tuck postcard No. 3949, writing on back. $13.00 rht

"…HUCULKA" with accent in L, also captioned in Cyrillic, art showing a man smoking a pipe while riding a horse, J.O.K. is the only printing on the back, worn corners & thinned along one back edge. $2.25

    "J. KOCÍ / KOVARI. / ..." signed Kocí art depicting a man on horseback, made in Czechoslovakia, mailed in US, minor corner wear & rounding, extraneous writing on back. $5.00 ah

"K7CWP" Waterville (Douglas County) Washington QSL postcard mailed 1966, large & attractive drawing in silver of a horse-drawn covered wagon. $2.00 wh

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    "K8PDD" Parkersburg West Virginia QSL postcard mailed 1971, attractive horse design. $2.00

"La Calèche, Quebec, Canada" sepia-tone real photo from Librairie Garneau, mailed 1946, 2 corners worn. $3.75 qh

    "LA REINA DE LOS CHARROS, MEXICO" showing a woman in fancy attire standing next to her horse, real photo mailed 1959 in the United States but an earlier card. $2.75 mh

    "Ludwig Koch. / 1909" signed art in vertical format showing a gentleman in hunting attire opening his cigarette case while standing next to a gray horse; unused post card printed in Austria, numbered B. K. W. I. 566-4 on back, minor corner & edge wear. $10.00 ahhs%

    "MAY PETERSON / SOPRANO--METROPOLITAN OPERA FAME / The Prima Donna who rode the Old Gray Mare / at St. Paul National Legion Convention / Concert Bookings: Write Haensel & Jones, Aeolian Hall, New York." unused & most unusual advertising postcard, circa 1924-5, several small spots of toning & wear at the borders of both sides. She sang for many seasons with the likes of Caruso & John McCormack. The Hall mentioned is located in Manhattan. $25.00 mh(u)n(m)a NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "McKinley Park Horse Corral / #44" including 8 horses (2 mounted), continental size real photo with good contrast & composition, no post card back, scalloped edges, circa 1944. The park is in Alaska. $3.75 ah+

    "MENDOZA (Rep. Argentina) Parque Rondeau" monochromatic blue showing mounted horse (probably a policeman), horse-drawn carriage & early auto; TCV to Illinois (10-c General stamp with 1 pulled perf, 2 different cancels on front), faint corner crease, corner bend. $5.00 ah(u)

    "MONKEYS ON PONIES / FOREST PARK ZOO…" with 4 different mounts tightly bunched, postcard mailed 1952. The park is in Saint Louis Missouri. Sold but 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 (m(s)ah)

"MONTANA INDIAN MAIDEN" in full regalia standing next to a horse, unused chrome postcard in vertical format, fairly fresh. $2.00 i

"MORGENFAHRT" in color, showing two men on a horse-drawn coach (one about to use a small horn), signed Hey art on undivided back post card, unused. $15.00 mh

    "Mounted Police / Barbados, W. I." chrome postcard mailed there 1965 to US but stamp removed. minor corner & edge wear. $1.50 blhp

    "Nordiska Museet. /  Lifrustkammaren /  GUSTAF II ADOLFS / STRIDSHÄST I / SLAGET VID / LÜTZEN" showing a statue of a horse with a very fancy saddle, unused, lightly toned back, album marks on front. $3.00 nmh"Nordkap. Midnattsol." showing a coastal scene with midnight sun, K. K. Bergen real photo post card, excellent condition. $3.50 nmh

    "NORMAN MASON WINNER BUCKING CONTEST BELLE FOURCHE / 1919" riding, hat in hand, on a horse in mid-jump; unused Azo real photo post card (triangles both ways), considerable corner wear & rounding, soiled back, lightly toned front. Rare. $30.00 cghns

"Primitive Area / in Scenic Idaho / The Gem State" showing several people on horseback with pack horses wading a stream, unused chrome from US Forest Service, pertinent information on back. $1.00 ih

    "'Riders of the Elements' / New York World's Fair 1939  A-38" showing a sculpture symbolizing man's conquest over natural obstacles, with the Aviation Building in the Background, small paper separation at one corner can be seen from the back, otherwise quite a fresh & appealing postcard. $3.25 ensh NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Riding the Athabasca Glacier, Columbia icefield" unused Velox real photo with good composition showing four people on horseback, numbered 119. $4.50 bh

    "Rosch  Muldoon's Manual Training School, Purchase, N. Y." including several people mounted on horseback, black & white on undivided back mailed 1908, slight yellowing of the paper with age, a little extraneous writing on back, corner crease, lightly toned back, lightly toned front. $10.00 nh

    "S. K. H. Erbprinz Albrecht v. Bayern" side view of the Prince Albrecht of Bavaria mounted on a horse, unused sepia-tone real photo postcard, Percy Hein number 138, excellent condition. $15.00 bhr

"SO YOU'VE BEEN / FOLLOWING THE / HORSES FOR / YEARS // YEA, BUT THE TROUBLE / IS, THE HORSES I / FOLLOW ALWAYS FOLLOW / THE OTHER HORSES" with copyrighted cartoon art depicting a horse walking along side a bettor, unused Curt Teich chrome post card, fairly fresh. Mount for a great gift! $1.75 rch

    "SP8 - 530" showing many horses running into a pen, sepia-tone Lublin QSL card used 1955. Lublin has a major horse-riding center & is notable also for auctions of purebred horses. $3.50 ph

"Sturdy pony's (sic) of Iceland" showing a herd of 5 Icelandic ponies grazing close together, home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 at Morres Mill Indiana, minor wear at 2 corners. $1.50 ih%

"The Arab stallions. This breed specially belong / to Morocco. / ... A three dimensional embroidery / in Silk threads ... / on display a Kohinoor JEWELLERS / ... Agra-282 001 (INDIA)" unused advertising postcard, near mint. $2.00 ehij

"They are just harvesting their potatoes here so I thought best to send you a picture of a load these are about the average size" exaggeration real photo 2 horses drawing a wagon with about 6 potatoes, caption from writing on back showing how these were used, corner crease, lightly toned back. $8.50 eh

    "'TOO LATE'" reproduction of a Heywood Hardy painting on a premium card from Honest Long Cut & Seal of North Carolina tobacco, brownish paper, album marks on back, corner crease. Scene explained on back: young couple leaving church where they were married are met by her distraught father and brother who have arrived too late to prevent the union. $3.50 tah!

    "Udaipur" showing 2 horses lavishly equipped & attended by 5 standing men; real photo postcard with sharp focus for details & glossy finish, caption taken from message on back, very late mailing at Creamery Pennsylvania. Possibly unique. $5.00 ih%

    Uncaptioned multi-view real photo showing dog on sled and a man on horseback, mailed Bartlett Ohio 1907, writing on front comments on snowy weather. $10.00 ohw

Uncaptioned sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles up) showing a young man on a horse, with a wagon in the background, unused, low-contrast  / grayish. $4.00 h

Uncaptioned sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles up) shows woman in coat standing next to a horse reared up on his hind legs, writing on back dates to 1914, heavily toned back. $7.50 h

""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)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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HORTA LETTER CARDS
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King Carlos I shown on unused 25-réis letter card, circa 1893 - 1895 for Horta correspondence to Portugal or Spain. buff stock, Higgins & Gage number A3. Seldom seen. $2.75 hr-h&. Same, but a slight bend at one corner. $2.50 hr-h NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

King Carlos I shown on unused 50-réis letter card, circa 1893 - 1895 for Horta correspondence to Portugal or Spain. bluish stock, Higgins & Gage number A4. Seldom seen. $3.50 hr-h&. NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

King Carlos I shown on unused 65-réis letter card, circa 1893 - 1895 for Horta correspondence to foreign countries. bluish stock, Higgins & Gage number A4. Seldom seen. $5.50 hr-h. NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    Clear 12 ABR 10 HORTA cancel on Higgins & Gage Azores #A8 25-réis+25-réis bilhete-carta de resposta paga sent at impresso rate to Leipzig Allemanha (Germany), 27.4.10 Lisboa Central transit on back is fairly clear, reply card inside unused, clean & fairly fresh except for faint bend along right edge as we view it here. $20.00 ah NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

HORTA POSTAL CARDS
& POSTAL CARDS USED IN HORTA

King Carlos I shown on unused 10-réis postal card, buff stock, for Horta circa 1892 - 1895. Higgins & Gage number 1. One small corner chip. $1.50 hr-h. Same but 3 corners chips & 2 hinge remnants on back. $1.00 hr-h. Same but 2 small corner creases, 1 corner chip, 2 hinge remnants at side of front, 2 more hinge remnants on the back. $0.50 hr-h

King Carlos I shown on unused 20-réis postal card, buff stock, for Horta circa 1892 - 1895. Higgins & Gage number 2.  Corner crease & a lot of wear along right front edge. $1.00 hr-h. Corner chipped & creased, another corner rounded, another corner with faint bend. $1.00 hr-h

King Carlos I shown on unused 30-réis postal card, buff stock, for Horta circa 1892 - 1895. Higgins & Gage number 3. Tiny chip out of another corner. another corner with small crease. $1.75 hr-h. Same but 2 corners chipped away, one of which is quite large. $1.00 hr-r

King Carlos I shown on unused 10-réis postal card & on the unused 10-réis reply card which is attached, buff stock, for Horta circa 1892 - 1895. Higgins & Gage number 4. Seldom seen. $3.25 hr-h. Same but wear at an upper corner where separation starts. $2.50 hr-h

King Carlos I shown on unused 10-réis postal card, buff stock, issued in 1897 for Horta. Higgins & Gage number 7. Seldom seen. $2.50 hr-h. Same, but small chip out of an edge. $1.25 hr-h&

King Carlos I shown on unused 20-réis postal card, buff stock, issued in 1897 for Horta. Higgins & Gage number 8. Seldom seen. $2.75 hr-h& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    King Carlos I shown on unused 10-réis postal card & on the unused 10-réis reply card which is attached, buff stock, issued in 1897 for Horta. Higgins & Gage number 10. Seldom seen. $3.50 hr-h. Same, but a little corner wear. $3.00 hr-h

King Carlos I shown on unused 20-réis postal card & on the unused 20 réis reply card which is attached, on buff stock, issued in 1897 for Horta. Higgins & Gage number 11. Seldom seen. $4.25 hr-h. Same but paper a little wavy along 2 edges & slightly taller. $3.50 hr-h

    King Carlos I shown on unused 30 réis postal card & on the unused 30-réis reply card which is attached, on buff stock, issued in 1897 for Horta. Higgins & Gage number 12. Seldom seen. $5.00 hr-h

    Clear 12 ABR 10 HORTA cancel on Higgins & Gage Azores #36 10--réis bilhete postal sent at impresso rate to Leipzig Allemanha (Germany), 27.4.20 Lisboa Central transit mark on back a little blurry. $20.00 ah NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

HORTA POSTCARDS

"These are not nuns but / native peasants." postcard showing 3 in native attire, small photo with caption from writing on back, violet handstamp of 'BAR / AMÕR DA PÁTRIA / CAFE-RESTAURANTE / HORTA--FAIAL' on back, and a violet handstamp 'AGENCIA FOTOGRAPHICA / DE / Julio Vitorino da silveira / HORTA - FAYAL - AÇORES' also on the back, rough edges as issued. $3.00

Uncaptioned real photo post card showing a 400-year- old church, violet ad cachet of Amõr da Pátria cafe / restaurant in Horta on back, also the cachet of a Horta photographer & some writing. $3.00 h

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