United States Military Postcards & Post Cards: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, National Guard & Navy

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"AMERICA'S / FIGHTING PLANES / in action / A SET OF 20 PLANES / IN FULL COLOR / PRESENTED WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF YOUR COCA-COLA BOTTLER / LITHO IN U.S.A." complete set of twenty 3-1/2" x 3" cards, each with Coca Cola advertising & brief description on back identifying the plane, types of missions & areas of operation worldwide. Examples shown top row, left-to-right: typical back from the A-36 'Invader' attack bomber over the low countries in Europe; B-25 'Mitchell' medium bomber attacking shore positions in the Far East; & P-40 'Warhawk' attacking Zeros in the Pacific Theater. Shown second row, left-to-right: C-69 'Constellation' transport releasing paratroopers behind enemy lines; P-38 'Lightning' attacking enemy aircraft; & P-70 'Havoc' night fighter on an intrusion mission. The ideal gift for a retired US Army Air Force veteran that you know. Our price of $70.00 includes 6-pocket album pages for a 3-ring binder in which they have been properly stored plus the original envelope which contained them all. ca(m)m(a)"BAYONET INSTRUCTIONS / AT KEESLER FIELD, BILOXI, MISS." linen post card from Sadler News Company, free mail 1943, slight yellowing of the paper with age, Army Air Force Days. $3.75 m(k)m(a)*+NEW / NOVA / NOU

"Cape Kennedy / Florida" showing U.S.A.F. Martin's Titan as it blasts off for a trip down the Atlantic Missile Range, chrome, mailed but fresh appearance. $1.25 m

"CHOW CALL AT KEESLER FIELD, BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI 129" linen dated 1942 by writing on back, slight yellowing of the paper with age, Army Air Force days. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format $1.50 mm(a)%

"Gate #1 at Keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss. / K4609" The Air Force base there, unused linen from Emrich News Agency, slight yellowing of the paper with age. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 mm(a)

"K2HYG" Stephenville Air Station Newfoundland QSL post card on brownish stock used 1958 by operator Jim Williams, trivial wear to one corner. This radar station operated from 1951 to 1971; at this time it was assigned to the USAF Air Defense Command. $2.00 n(s)m(u)

"K5TYP" shortwave (28.460 MHz) Keesler Air Force Base Amateur Radio Club QSL postcard used 1991. Attractive artwork for their 50th anniversary. Base is in Mississippi. $2.50 mm(a)**

"K5EWJ" leather Carswell Air Force Base Texas QSL post card with attractive longhorn graphic, mailed at Fort Worth 1964 by operator Willis R. 'Cookie' Cooke, a few tiny speckles of cancel ink on front do not detract. Formerly the Griffiss Air Force Base, this Strategic Air Command facility closed in 1994. $2.50 lt(c)m(a)

"KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, BILOXI, / MISSISSIPPI / THE ELECTRONICS CENTER OF THE / UNITED STATES AIR FORCE" showing the exterior of a classroom building, unused Mirro-Krome® post card from a color photo by Wally Hill, excellent condition. $2.50 m(k)m(a)

"KP4AIO / EX. W8DVS W8OSL W4LIU ..." Ramey Air Force Base QSL post card with map of the island on front, used 1959 by operator Jules W. Wenglare (1938th AACS Squadron), slight bend at 2 corners, otherwise fresh. $2.00 pm(a)m

"LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE / San Antonio, Texas / (Upper) Newly arrived Air Force trainees march / to barbershop ... / ... " (Below) After leaving barbershop 'skinheads' / read instruction booklets." multiview postcard mailed there 1983 by David to his grandparents Mr & Mrs James Chase in Mayfield Ohio. $3.75 bg(c)t(l)m

"LIGHTS BURN LATE IN AIR CORPS TECHNICAL SCHOOL, KEESLER FIELD, MISS." showing white-border era postcard from Gulfport Printing Company, writing on back dates to 1942, fresh appearance, good edges. This shows several long low buildings that are probably barracks with the lights burning to suggest the studying activity then taking place. A road with a couple of parked cars is in the foreground. $3.75 m(k)m(a)*+%

National Defense (December 1995) magazine published by the American Defense Preparedness Association, with a cover story on airborne recon & drone technology, gently read, 48 pages. $1.50 the full issue

National Defense (October 1995), magazine published by the American Defense Preparedness Association, with a cover story on pollution prevention in the Air Force worldwide. Complete issue, gently read, 58 pages. $1.50 the full issue

SCANDINAVIAN MISSIONARY FLIGHTS. "SM8BD / Nordiskt Missionsflygs flygplan >Ansgar>" real photo postcard converted to a Stockholm QSL viewcard, showing the Douglas DC-3 Dakota aircraft (SE-APG) of Scandinavian Mission Flights & SSA logo on front, documenting a 1947 contact by operator Bengt Lindström, QSL bureau backstamp in violet 17 APR 1948. Two tape remnants on back, corner crease, internal crease, fingerprint toning on front--all of no consequence to its truly rare & historic value. Named after the patron saint of Denmark, this plane flew Danish women missionaries / refugees from Manchuria in October of 1946. It did not long fly for their service. Previously, while serving in the US Air Force, this plane was 'Haystack Annie' which flew air support on D-day. Should not last long at $35.00. a(p)rdms

"TITAN-USAF ICBM Missile, built by the Martin Co. / A 90 Ft. two-stage liquid propelled missile…" shown about to blast off, chrome postcard mailed 1960, light amount of cancel ink on front, long corner crease, mild edge wear. $1.00 m

"W4IYR" Langley AFB Virginia QSL card mailed 1959 from Society Hill by operator Alvah N. Cole Jr., 2 staple holes near one edge, long bottom corner crease, tiny upper corner creases. $1.25 v(l)m(a)

"W5HGA" QSL postcard mailed there 1963 by operator Captain Danny Smith (who was stationed at Dyess AFB), aviation graphics, a little cancel ink near the left front edge, tiny corner crease. $2.00 tm

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"WA0HRP" Grand Forks AFB North Dakota QSL card mailed 1964. $2.00 nm

"WN0RNN" Offutt Air Force Base Nebraska QSL card with US map design, mailed 1967 by operator Albert M. Flowers, small ink smears both sides. $1.50 nm

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"© 1909 by Waldrop Photographic Co., San Juan, Porto Rico. / INFANTRY BARRACKS, SAN JUAN. 82803" unused early white-border era post card, toning & small shallow scrapes along the 2 short edges, toning & scrapes at the front corners. $2.50 pm(a)

"113 Aeroplane View of Camp Perry, Ohio, on Lake Erie" Unused linen postcard, interesting. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ocm

"114--Portion of Tented Area, Camp Perry, Ohio, on Lake Erie / 1A1166-N" circa 1941 post card, ink smear on back, corner crease at bottom not into image, internal crease from the top left just into the image, a bit of cancel ink in the lake & sky. 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(c)cm

"19. COMPANY INSPECTION. WEST POINT, N. Y." also including a tent at the encampment in an inset oval; color post card mailed there 1909 to Miss Philica Hughes in Dubuque Iowa, minor corner wear & rounding, several tiny spots of cancel ink in the upper front margin, tiny corner bend. $9.00 nmc!

Zeppelin_img031_small.jpg Army post card available from Judnick.com "1912 AN OBSERVATION BALLOON OF U. S. Aerial Service, anchored to a vessel. / From this balloon the actions of the enemy under-sea boats are detected" showing a tethered balloon working from a ship, unused black & white postcard with good edges. This is the SC-1 (Signal Corps #1) of the US Army, while being tested at Fort Myer Virginia (hence, its access to the coast), and operating from the first permanent military airfield in the United States. Excessively rare, there is no record of its likes being offered anywhere on the internet. $350.00 bvm(a)a(m)

"2012 A Workout on the Parade Ground" showing a group of uniformed men running together, white-border era postcard with writing on back, good edges. $4.00 wm

"400:-AERIAL VIEW OF FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON / 47488" unused linen post card with good edges from C. P. Johnston Co., lightly toned back. $1.75 wm

"4411-- / Entrance to / Rock Island / Arsenal. ' Davenport, Ia." as it looked circa 1904 - 1906, including a bridge in the distance; monochromatic green postcard with undivided back, back paper browning lightly & evenly with age, minor corner wear. Still an important & active US Army facility. $9.50 im

"91^st Division / Memorial Monument Fort Lewis / Ellis / 7369" sepia-tone Ekc real photo post card, unused, back heavily toned by contact with other cards, front is fresh. $2.50 wm(a)

"AERIAL VIEW OF SCOTT FIELD, BELLEVILLE, ILL.--1 / showing U. S. Army Airship RN-1" unused white-border era postcard, tiny upper corner crease, otherwise fairly fresh. Today this military airport is known as Scott Air Force Base. Rare: there are similarly captioned postcards that are common, so please check the image that you actually have. $13.50 zmia

"'Aguador,' Mexican water carrier. Most houses in Mexico have no running water and for drinking purposes / it is delivered each morning at a very low cost." postcard mailed OCT 1916 from Ysleta Texas (now a DPO) to Cincinnati by a Fort Hancock (Troop C, Ohio Cavalry) soldier 'on our way to 50 miles of patrol duty along the Rio'; mild edge wear, partial cancel ink on front, very light toning on back. According to Wikipedia, the post was rarely staffed by more than 60 men. It also claims that the post was abandoned in 1895, but this card proves otherwise. The Ohio Cavalry would go out on patrol from El Paso & Fort Hancock as much as 6 weeks at a time to cover 35-50 miles of border in the area of Fabens & Ysleta. Mexican border crossings were their concern. Military history in your hands! $25.00 m(g)m(a)t(f)-t

"Air Depot Groups At Formal Inspection 111 / Brookley Field Mobile, Alabama" linen postcard from a photo by the Public Relations Office there, mailed 1958 at Speigner, faint small corner crease, faint small internal crease. At the time, part of the Army Air Corps. $2.00 a(b)m

"AN ARMY OF ONE // US. ARMY / RESERVE" example given is a 19-year-old woman pursuing journalism, unused continental freecard from maxracks, near mint. (3 available) $1.25 fm

"Armory, Fourth Coast Artillery, / Bridgeport, Conn. / P-64360" showing the front exterior, color postcard mailed 1918. The Coast Artillery Corps was a part of the US Army, and became the official and heraldic predecessor to the Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA) gunnery and anti-air missile (Nike/Hercules) batteries of later days. 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 cm(a)

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

"A Street Scene in the Brick Section of Fort Geo. G. Meade, Md." Soldier's free mail postcard sent 1944. Still in use by the US Army. $2.75 m(f)m(a)%

"Atlanta, Ga. Fort McPherson." showing a few people near the entrance to the Army post & a horse-drawn wagon, color postcard with undivided back, from Tuck Series No. 2267, printed in Germany, mailed 1907 to Ohio, album marks at front corners, inconspicuous internal crease, one corner multiply creased, mild corner & edge wear. $4.75 gtm(a)

"Baloon(sic) House, Ft. Omaha, Nebr." showing a crowd near its exterior, unused post card made in Germany, numbered 3592 in the address area, back paper browning with age, trivial corner & edge wear, faint album marks at the back corners. This structure was built in 1908 for the American Expeditionary Forces of the US Army, and became part of the Balloon School that ran there until 1917. Hard to find! $67.50 zwm(a)a(m)n

"BARRACK, FIELD HOSPITAL AND OFFICERS QUARTERS, FT. MCCLELLAN, ANNISTON, ALA.--38" unused linen multiview post card with 5 scenes--including a blimp, tank & howitzer; lightly toned 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 amz

"Base Hospital, Camp Bowie / Fort Worth Tex." sepia-tone real photo post card mailed 1917, cancel ink in sky, two corners with a tiny crease, another corner creased twice. Short lived, but some 100,000 Army soldiers trained there during World War I. 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 t(c)mm(a)w

"CAMP LIBRARY, AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION / CAMP JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA" showing its exterior with their truck parked nearby; black & white post card mailed from the Jackson Branch of Columbia NOV 23 1918 (3-c Washington stamp overpays postage to Ohio), long creases in the sky, toned back, noticeable wear on one short edge, corner wear is minor. The Army camp was abandoned in 1922 but eventually became the Fort Jackson of today. $3.75 s(c)lm(a)

"Company Barber" numbered 1361--7 on back, obviously World War I vintage, unused postcard printed in the USA, corner & edge wear. $25.00 (bwm(a))*

"Dynamiting Spar Bridge, / Fort Leavenworth, Kansas" including a man standing surprisingly close, color postcard mailed 1911 from the National Military Home there (clear but partial OCT 23 1911 DPO cancel), clear postal arrival mark on front, minor toning & edge wear. $7.00 km(a)-k

"FIELD HOSPITAL - U.S. ARMY" showing an ambulance with Red Cross markings & 2 soldiers lifting a stretcher patient nearby, unused color post card, back lightly toned, upper front corner toned & multiply creased but it is just the sky, minor edge wear. This vehicle was used in Europe during World War I for purposes detailed on the back. $7.00 rmm(u)w

"Field House, Camp Chaffee, Ark. / 2 B-H1111" as it looked circa 1942, linen postcard circa 1958, small corner bend not into image, minor wear at 2 other corners. This was an Army training facility that was renamed Fort Chaffee after World War II. 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 am

"FORT GORDON GEORGIA / (TOBACCO ROAD) / K4WAR" colorful QSL card with military cartoon art (soldier tries to avoid KP duty by hiding from his sergeant), sent on official business (postage & fees paid by the Department of the Army), a hint of cancel ink on front, minor wear to one bottom corner. Home of the US Army Signal Corps. $2.75 g(f)m(a)

"FORT MCCLELLAN TRAINING CAMP. / ANNISTON, ALA--29." post card used there 1945. some cancel ink in sky, minor edge wear. Provided basic training for Army recruits during World War II. 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 am(a)

"General Omar Bradley, original doll made / in limited edition by Madonna Hardy / Inlow ..." in uniform, unused black & white advertising postcard with good edges. $2.50 dm

"GETTING NEWS FROM HOME, U. S. ARMY CAMP." Showing a group of men reading their mail by some tents, white-border era, long crease, 2 corner creases, toned back, corner wear & rounding, as is. $1.50 wm*

"Hanchey Army Helio Port, Fort Rucker, Ala." Unused early chrome, numbered 877 on back, unusual subject matter. $2.50 am

"HP1XSO" Fort Kobbe QSL post card with Panamanian map showing several locations -- David, Chitre, Kobbe, Arch las Perlas, Las Palmas, etc. -- used 1987 by operator Serafin Martinez (who was a civilian contractor there, with a PSC address), excellent condition. This small US Army post was decommissioned & turned over to the Republic of Panama in 2000. $5.00 pmm(a)-p

"I HAVE SPENT FOUR YEARS FIGHT- / ING FOR OUR COUNTRY / I am coming soon to fight for your busi- / ness on the Merkle-Wiley Broom / Company's line of Brooms. / WM. HOPKINS, / Late Bugler--CO. F. 38th. U. S. Infantry. / Four years active service in Cuba and / the Phillipines(sic)." with his uniformed oval portrait, postcard with black & white front & blue BLU-J Brooms logo on back, unmailed, 2 corners creased, a little pencil writing in the front margin may erase well, light toning both sides. Marvelous & rare: true, BLU-J blotters are common, but not their salesmen's postcards! $25.00 m(a)g(h)cp NEW / NOVA / NOU

"I'm interested in opportunities for me in AN ARMY OF ONE®." with a form next to a helicopter image, unused continental postcard from HQ U.S. Army Recruiting Command at Fort Knox. Near mint. $1.00 m(a)k

"I WAS QUICK IN GETTING SUITED TO ARMY LIFE / YOU CAN SEE / HOW IMPORTANT / I FIT AROUND / HERE! // 252" postcard showing 3 soldiers being issued ill-fitting clothing by their supply quartermaster, minor corner wear, small corner crease. $2.00 cm NEW / NOVA / NOU

"K1WAR" QSL post card with Army ROTC & MARS logos for Worcester Polytechnic Institute, used 1960, one short edge miscut, small spot shows through both sides, light fingerprint toning. $1.25 m(w)cm

"K4HMW" Borinquen Field QSL card with large patriotic eagle design in red, mailed at San Juan 1941 by operator Johnny D'Andriole (serving with the 5th Reconnaissance Squadron of the US Army Air Corps), small bends at the corners, light toning near the top front edge. $2.00 pgm(a)

"K5AM" Fort de Lesseps QSL card mailed SEP 15 1938 (clear Cristobal cancel ties 1-c Canal Zone stamp with selvedge) to Philadelphia by Cpl. Haskell (Signal Platoon, Atl. Sec., US Signal Corps), bottom corner crease, a few tiny speckles of cancel ink on front. The fort, part of the Regular Army's First Coastal Artillery, guarded the Atlantic terminus of the Panama Canal. The only card we have ever seen from this fort in anyone's stock. Rare. $25.00 cgm(a)-c

"K5AO" Flamenco Island / Fort Grant QSL card mailed with 1-c Canal Zone stamp (clear SEP 10 1935 Balboa cancel) to Philadelphia by Ferdinand J. Sugar (4th Coastal Artillery, US Army), 2 pinholes, 3 corners creased (one multiply), other edge wear is minor. The fort guarded the southern end of the Panama Canal, and the island is now controlled by Panama. $10.00 cgmp

"KH6NP" colorful Schofield Barracks Hawaii QSL card on brownish stock, mailed FEB 10 1948 (clear Army APO cancel) by Captain J. H. Huggins, 3 tape remnants at edges, toning near the front borders. The hula dancer in the artwork has one breast exposed. $3.00 h(s)m(a)-a

"Les Américains en France / RIMAUCOURT (Hte-Marne). - Les Baraquements / Edit. A. M." showing the barracks of American soldiers during World War II, black & white carte postale with green back, light toning near the back edges, small corner crease, minor corner rounding & edge wear. $6.00 f(r)m(u)w

"LIFE IN THE U. S. ARMY CANTONMENT / AVIATORS AND PLANE" color, white-border era post card, numbered 51 on back, 4 spots of toning on back, unused. $6.00 am%

"LIFE IN THE US. S. ARMY CANTONMENT. / INTERIOR RED CROSS BUILDING." series number 77 on back, unused post card. $4.00 (rmi)

"Main Building U. S. Barracks, / Columbus, Ohio." including 4 Army soldiers towards the right, color postcard from Weixelbaum, light toning on back, minor corner & edge wear, noticeable speckles of light toning in the sky. $5.00 o(c)m(a)^

"MH-3 / On Leave" with signed Chelmow art showing two Army men playing with a 59-cent anti-aircraft gun in the toy department of a store while children watch; unused linen postcard in near mint condition. $5.00 cmta NEW / NOVA / NOU

"MOONLIGHT, 26th COMPANY, / COLUMBUS BARRACKS, / COLUMBUS, OHIO." color from L. Messerschmidt, unused, lightly toned back, corner & edge wear, small corner crease. $4.25 omm

National Defense (April 1996) magazine published by the American Defense Preparedness Association, cover article on "Gen. Reimer Revamps 'Institutional' Army", gently read. $1.50 the complete issue

"No. 711 DEBARKS' FIRST MEAL, CAMP PATRICK HENRY, VA." showing 2 uniformed GI's just returned from the European theater & 2 uniformed WAC's enjoying a meal, unused black & white postcard from W. R. Thompson & Company, fairly fresh. PLEASE INQUIRE vm(a)**

"No. 691 A Composite Photo--Typical Southern Wayside--The Army Passes by--Maneuvers of 1942" including prominently 3 black children eating watermelon, post card mailed free from APO #26 (an Engineering Battalion then at Fredericksburg Virginia) SEP 21 1942 by Private Hopf to his grandfather Mr. Julius Hopf of Jersey City New Jersey. Cancel ink in front sky, separated neatly from other postcards at its sides, small bottom corner crease not into the image. Back address area has logo urging citizens to buy war bonds and stamps 'for victory'. $10.00 bgm(a)-a

"No. 717 LOADING BAGGAGE, CAMP PATRICK HENRY, VA." including the back end of a shuttle truck in the Staging Area, unused black & white postcard from W. R. Thompson & Company, fairly fresh. TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE vm(a)

"OFFICERS QUARTERS, FORT DOUGLAS, UTAH" color postcard from the Souvenir Novelty Company, circa 1910-5, unused, spot of light toning on the back, minor corner & edge wear. The fort was officially closed by the Army in 1991. $5.00 u(f)m(a)

"'OLD GLORY' WAVING OVER 'THE WORLD'S LARGEST AIRPORT' / AT BARKSDALE FIELD, SHREVEPORT, LA…." Unused linen with white border, near-mint condition. During the time of the Army Air Corps. $3.75 alm

"On the Rifle Range / Camp Lee, / Va." unused black & white multiview with 2 scenes--men in trenches with scorers; published by Thompson Illustragraph Company, good edges. Back printing refers to their photograph, but this is not a real photo. $3.75 vm(a)g

"Over the Top / and at 'em'. / All it lacks / is 'em' / Camp Lee, Va." unused black & white multiview postcard with 5 infantry field exercise scenes, including bayonet practice; published by Thompson Illustragraph Company, good edges. Back printing refers to their photograph, but this is not a real photo. $3.75 vm(a)

"Physical Drill, / Camp Lee, Va." showing hundreds of men exercising outdoors, unused black & white post card published by Thompson Illustragraph Company, good edges. Back printing refers to their photography, but this is not a real photo. $3.00 vm(a)

"PIASECKI H-21 Tandem Helicopter Printed in U. S. A. 8" showing it lifting a large crate, arcade card with multiple creases, one of which is quite heavy, as is. A great military success, the 'Flying Banana', was used extensively by the US Army in Viet Nam & by the French in Algeria. $2.00 a(m)m(a)

See also our Military Aviation post card webpage, for pre-Air Force offerings.

See also our US Army Quartermaster Corps ship postcards listing.

"Short / Leg // KJT-4970" QSL card with Runnin' Bare style art depicting a GI in a foxhole in combat, used 1978 by operator Anthony M. Minutolo, copyrighted design. $2.00 vm(a)

"St. John's Military School, Salina, Kansas" showing artillery practice & a battalion parade in black & white, multiview postcard with red captions, writing both sides dating to 1906 (unmailed), unusual subject matter. Operating to this day & highly ranked by the United States Army Cadet Command. $6.50 k(s)pm(a) NEW / NOVA / NOU

"St. John's Military School, Salina, Kansas / PUBLISHED BY WILL'S BOOK STORE" showing a large building in color, undivided back postcard with writing both sides dates to 1906 (unmailed). $5.50 k(s)m(a)

"SV0WI" shortwave Athens (US Army Support Group, APO 223) QSL card used 27 November 1960 by operator Alfred L. Evans, a little wider than a regular-size postcard. The 558th US Army Artillery Group from Fort Sill arrived there in late November 1960 to support the Special Ammunition Support Command (SASCOM), small upper corner bend. $3.75 gm(a) NEW / NOVA / NOU

"SV0WI / R" shortwave Rhodos (US Army Support Group, APO 223) QSL card used 22 November 1961 by operator Alfred L. Evans, a little wider than a regular-size postcard. The 558th US Army Artillery Group from Fort Sill arrived a year earlier in Greece to support the Special Ammunition Support Command (SASCOM), tiny bottom corner bend. $3.75 gm(a)

"Target Practice, Camp Perry, O." post card In color, mailed 1913, considerable corner & edge wear. 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 om(a)g%

"The Barracks, Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah." color post card from the Souvenir Novelty Company, unused, fresh except for minor wear at upper corners. The fort was officially closed by the Army in 1991. $5.50 u(f)m(a)

"The results of Watchful Waiting / Columbus" postcard showing troops in New Mexico that may have gone after Pancho Villa. Luna County. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 nm

"The Signal Corps / Spelling C-a-m-p L-e-e, / V-1. in their own / language" unused black & white post card published by Thompson Illustragraph Company, good edges. Back printing refers to their photography, but this is not a real photo. $3.00 vm(a)

"THE WRITING OF / AMERICAN / MILITARY HISTORY / A Guide" hardbound Department of the Army Pamphlet No. 20-200, published August 1956. Among other things, it offers an excellent guide to authoritative source material by time period. $2.00 ma

"U. S. ARMY AEROPLANE IN FULL FLIGHT. SERIES NO. 12 222673" color from Sackett & Wilhelms Corp., unused postcard, many small spots of toning near back edges, faint corner crease. $6.00 a(m)m

"U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / SAFETY PATROL / … / Junior Ranger" small badge-shaped sticker, fresh appearance. $1.00 sm

"U.S. ARMY / Every generation has / its heroes, this one / is no different." unused continental postcard for the recruiting website goarmy.com in near mint condition. $1.00 m(a)c

"U. S. ARMY POST, FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY" unused linen from Kyle Co., fairly fresh, good edges. $2.00 km%

"U.S. ARMY CARGO GLIDER CG-4A / DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE WACO AIRCRAFT CO. OF TROY, OHIO. / TROY -- THE BEST SMALL CITY IN OHIO" unused EKC real photo postcard with sharp focus, good contrast & glossy finish; toning near the back edges, small upper corner bend not into the image. What few "vintage" cards you see of this aircraft are actually cheap museum cards; this, however is rare & the real thing! $20.00 a(m)m(a)o NEW / NOVA / NOU

"U. S. Military Prison, Leavenworth, Kansas" color, circa 1915, unused, corner wear & rounding, toned back. $3.75 pkm

"U. S. MOTORCYCLE CORPS, SHOWING ARMOURED MOTORCYCLE WITH MACHINE GUN." More precisely: a shielded Hotchkiss machine gun on an early Harley-Davidson. Unused white-border era postcard, trivial corner wear. 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 mwm(a)

"W2HBJ" two-color Officers Club (now on National Register of Historic Places) QSL card with hobby-related graphics & ARRL logos, mailed 1935 at Flushing by operator L. V. Lillvik, paper browning evenly with age. $2.50 n(f)m(a) NEW / NOVA / NOU

"W4PBD" QSL viewcard converted from postcard depicting barracks at night, fresh color, mailed 1949. $1.50 nm

"W5USA" official business QSL postcard with clock-tower art mailed March 1963 by the Military Affiliate Radio System at the Headquarters of the Fourth United State Army to Illinois. No stamp necessary--postage and fees were paid by the Department of the Army! Longer than a regular postcard it has wear & creases along its two short edges. $3.00 tm-t

"W7EZC" colorful Fort Warren Wyoming QSL post card with cowboy silhouette art prominent in design, mailed there NOV 13 1946 by operator E. W. Madsen edges & corners very rough (long corner crease just misses the 1-c Washington stamp). A clear & complete example of the DPO machine cancel. $3.75 wm(a)-w

"W7EZC" colorful Fort F. E. Warren Wyoming QSL post card with US flag art prominent in design, mailed there 1936 by operator E. W. Madsen in the Headquarter Company of the 4th Brigade, pinhole at top center, spotty toning on back. At the time, an Army base, that late came under Air Force control in 1947 (when it was renamed Francis E. Warren Air Force Base). $3.75 wm(a)f

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"WEST GARRISON DOCKS, FORT McDOWELL, ANGEL ISLAND, CALIF. 6125" black & white on yellowish paper from Stanley A. Piltz Company, unused, one corner worn. Part of the largest troop staging facility on the West Coast. $3.50 m

"WEST POINT. Tennis" showing 3 games in progress on 4 courts, Tuck Post Card Series No. 2322 Life at West Point, undivided back mailed 1906, a little extraneous writing on back, heavy cancel impression, minor corner wear & rounding. $6.50 s(t)tnm(a)

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"100:-AERIAL VIEW OF TORPEDO STATION, NEWPORT, R. I." Unused linen from Berger Bros. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (rm)

"247 -- Naval Armory, Detroit, Mich." linen post card from United News Company, mailed there 1947, scrape on back under the stamp, minor wear to 2 corners. $1.75 m(d)m(n)

"29:--BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF LEAGUE ISLAND NAVY YARD ADJACENT TO, / SESQUICENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, PHILADELPHIA, PA." color from John D. Cardinell (official), unused, trivial corner wear, tiny spot on one back edge. Interesting. $5.00 epm

"30 Printed in U.S.A. / A 16" Salvo from the USS Missouri in Korean Waters / cutting up enemy shore installations. From USN photo." black & white, 2 creased corners, extensive but very light water stain on front, minor edge wear. Arcade 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 km(n)s(m)

"33:--DOGS OF WAR AT REST, LEAGUE ISLAND NAVY YARD, / SESQUICENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, PHILADELPHIA, PA." color from John D. Cardinell (official), unused, album marks on front, lightly toned back. $5.00 epms(m)%

"51009 Scaling Walls, Practice Drill U. S. Naval Station, / Guantanamo Bay" color, mailed 10 DIC 1911 at Caimanera Oriente to Iowa (1-centavol stamp tied), light but noticeable cancel ink on front in sky, corner crease, mild corner & edge wear. $10.00 cm-c%

"511:-GENERAL VIEW, SUBMARINE BASE, GROTON, CONN. / 42280" linen post card mailed there 1942, minor corner & edge wear, slight smearing of ink in message area on back. $2.00 cm

"Administration Building, U. S. Naval / Training Station, Newport, R. I." Tichnor Bros. linen mailed there 1953, partial cancel on front. $1.75 rm

"AT ANCHOR // THE LAUNCH LANDING // VIEW OF HOTEL CHAMBERLAIN FROM HAMPTON ROADS / GEO. F. ADAMS, MGR. / FORTRESS MONROE, VA." color multiview post card showing a military ship at the upper left & a launch full of sailors heading for the hotel; fairly fresh except for tiny spot on back bottom border. $7.00 v(f)m(n)g

"BAG INSPECTION. U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NEWPORT, R.I." unused linen from Berger Bros., slight yellowing of the paper with age, good edges. Well designed to invite the eye to compare of the many bags shown, conveying a feeling for the regimentation there. $4.00 rm

"Bag Lay-out / U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION / GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS / REAR ADMIRAL, JOHN DOWNES U S NAVY, / COMMANDING OFFICER" unused Ekc real photo with call-outs detailing all items--leggings, gymn(sic) shoes, jumpers, pillow slip, handkerchiefs, etc. One corner multiply creased, two others worn. UD & interesting. $4.00 im

"Bahrain urchins / besiege the Navy." showing children crowded around a US sailor, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcards mailed 1962 at Linwood New Jersey. $2.00

"Blimp Leaving for Patrol / at Naval Air Station (LTA), / Glynco, near Brunswick, Ga." from an official US Navy photograph, linen mailed there 1946, good edges, 2 tiny spots in back message area. SALE IN PROGRESS zgm*

"Camp at Caravela Point, Guantanamo, Bay, Cuba / Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas / and a Happy New Year" showing numerous tents near the water, black & white, mailed 1940 from First Marine Base to Ohio (SR, postage due 1-c on arrival), corner crease, toned back, lightly toned front. $15.00 cnm

"Camp at the U. S. Naval Station, Guantanamo, Cuba" showing a column of sailors marching through many tents, color on brownish paper, mailed 1912 from the USS Missouri but stamp removed, trace of cancel ink on front , mild corner & edge wear. $10.00 cm

"CLOSEUP OF CONSTRUCTION OF U. S. S. AKRON, NAVY AIRSHIP 47" at Akron Ohio, white-border era post card from Akron Stationery Co., unused, trivial corner & edge wear. $27.50 zmio

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"CM8YB" United States Naval Station QSL postal card (1-c Jefferson, clear Naval Station machine cancel) mailed there DEC 12 1934 to Pennsylvania by B. B. Greer, cancel is clear but back is toned, a little cancel ink on front, pushpin discoloration at top center & partial hole at bottom center, uneven toning on front is light at the bottom edge. $13.00 cm(n)-c

"COME ON, YOU CAN DATE HER / UP ON THE WAY BACK" US Navy speedboat captain admonishes sailor about to dive toward a finned mermaid, linen post card mailed 1944 in Minnesota, minor corner wear, a tiny ding in the bottom edge, a little cancel ink in the sky. $3.00 mm(n)

"CORONADO FLYING BOAT, CONSOLIDATED AIRCRAFT CORP., SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA--116" showing the US Navy patrol bomber & transport in the process of being manufactured; unused linen post card, excellent condition. This aircraft saw combat in the Pacific during WWII. We have seen it only occasionally at auction with starting bids of $9.00 & up, but all we need is $7.50. ic(s)m(n) NEW / NOVA / NOU

"ENLISTED MEN'S CLUB / U. S. Naval Station / Guantanamo Bay, Cuba / Ektachrome by Garcia" including the white hat sign prominently, unused chrome from Parlin Color Photo Company, fresh appearance & good edges. $2.00 cm

"GREETINGS FROM / ANNAPOLIS / MARYLAND / Home of the U. S. Naval Academy / --D-15" unused large-letter linen postcard with unkeyed views, toning on back is from the printing process itself, excellent condtion. $3.00 m(a)m(n)l NEW / NOVA / NOU

"Greetings / from / FARRAGUT / NAVAL TRAINING STATION / IDAHO" unused large-letter linen, unused, soft corners. $2.00 (lm)%

"Gun Deck of U. S. Battleship 'Kentucky'" including several sailors posing at their battle positions, color on undivided back with yellowish paper, mailed 1908 (Pitts. & Chic. TR6 RPO cancel quite clear). mild corner & edge wear. $8.00 m

"HELIUM CELL IN U. S. S. AKRON, NAVY AIRSHIP 48" also showing the Goodyear racing balloon--both while a test is in process, white-border era postcard from Akron Stationery Co., unused, small corner crease, four small scraped areas on back. $8.00 zm

"K6MMJ" San Diego California shortwave (21.36 mc) QSL card with US map design mailed 1956, bend at one corner, minor corner wear. From Jean J. Cullerton of the U. S. N. Harbor Defense Unit. $2.50 cm

"KG4SC" shortwave (28.582 MHz) US Navy Satellite Communications Detachment at Guantanamo Bay QSL postcard with satellite design, used 1977 by operator Joseph A. Kelly, tiny corner crease. $3.50 cm(n)s"KG4SC" shortwave (28.582 MHz) US Navy Satellite Communications Detachment at Guantanamo Bay QSL postcard with satellite design, used 1977 by operator Joseph A. Kelly, tiny corner crease. $3.50 csm(n)

"KP4BK" Naval Air Station (Ceiba, near San Juan) QSL post card mailed 1949 from Georgia by operator Harold Cagle, small ARRL logo on front, tiny ding on one edge, small corner bend. Items from this small facility are scarce, because it was opened and closed several times from 1944 to 1957. $4.50 pm(n). Similar, but earlier, mailed 1946, tape stains on back, a little cancel ink on front. $4.50 pm(n)

"KP4EN" Fort Buchanan QSL card used 1947 by operator James C. Pirtle, information typed in neatly, 4 hinge remnants on the back, small piece of upper corner missing but obscures nothing. $3.00 pm(a)

"Living Flag / U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, / GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS / REAR ADMIRAL, JOHN DOWNES U S NAVY, / COMMANDING OFFICER" sepia-tone real photo of sailors forming a large flag on the parade grounds, writing on face edge dates to 1943, mailed there free 1943 by a sailor, slight oxidation, minor corner & edge wear, trace of cancel on face in margin, unusual subject matter. $8.00 (ifm)%

"Looking Across Smoke Park, showing Seaward Terrace of Bancroft Hall. 22 / U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 60666" unused linen post card published by George J. Davis, mild wear long the upper edge. $2.50 m(a)m(n)

"Main Gate / U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS / REAR ADMIRAL, JOHN DOWNES U.S. NAVY, COMMANDING OFFICER" sepia-tone real photo postcard from Mole, mailed there free 1944 by a sailor, corners creased from album removal effort (which also left adherences on the back). $3.25 (im)

"Naval Apprentices on Parade at Newport, R. I." Two words run together in caption & washed-out colors (presumably a low printing run), mailed there 1912, soft corners. $4.25 (rmp)+

"NAVAL REVIEW / ONE OF THE CLOSE SHAVES OF A SAILOR'S LIFE" with 2 views, color post card, circa World War I, unused, rubber band mark on back, noticeable spots of toning on both front side borders, mild corner & edge wear. $5.00 (bm)

"Navy Steamer going inland. Guantanamo Bay. Cuba." unused Azo (triangles up), brownish paper, small light ink spot on upper left front corner. $14.00 cm

"No. 1628 Construction Battalion Practice Landings, Camp Peary, Va. Official U. S. Navy Photo" black & white postcard mailed free 1943 by a serviceman stationed there, minor edge wear, 2 small corner creases not into the photo, a little cancel ink on the front. Great action shot. $4.00 vm(n)

"No. 1657 Seabee Operating A Bulldozer At Camp Endicott, R. I. Official U. S. Navy Photo" black & white postcard, unused. $3.00 (rm)

"PARADE GROUND SHOWING WAR COLLEGE AND ADMINISTRATION BUILDING / U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NEWPORT, R. I." unused linen post card, tiny spot in sky could be mistaken for a bird, otherwise fairly fresh with good edges. $2.00 rm

See also: Military ship postcards.

See also postal markings of US Navy ships in Cuban waters. Shown is a USS PENNSYLVANIA MAY 21 1931 cancel at GUANTANAMO BAY.

See also US Naval ship postmarks on cover. Shown is a cover commemorating the 150th anniversary of the USS Constitution.

"Tecumseh Monument and Midshipmen Returning from Class, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. / OFFICIAL U. S. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH 1B-H2269" along Stribling Walk, circa 1941 unused linen postcard distributed by George J. Davis, trivial wear on the upper edge, fairly fresh. Shown left. $2.75 m(a)m(n). Same caption & image, but a different printing in lighter colors yielding more detail, writing in the stamp box & some ink transfers nearby, small upper corner bend, faint small bottom corner crease. Shown right. $2.00 m(a)m(n). Both for comparison: $4.50 m(a)m(n)

"THE NAVAL AIRSHIP J-3 LANDING, NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKEHURST, N. J. / 75-29" unused black & white white-border era postcard published by S. Kevitch, minor corner wear. Hard to find! $10.00 zn(l)m(n) ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

"THIS MAN WAS BRUTALLY / MURDERED FOR / BEING GAY. / YOU CAN HELP. / …" with a petition to the Naval Clemency & Parole Board printed on the back, unused continental postcard from Service members Legal Defense Network, near mint, unusually detailed, unusual subject matter. (4 available) $4.00 each. gns

"U. S. NAVAL CONSTRUCTION / BATTALION CENTER / DAVISVILLE, RHODE ISLAND" showing the famous 3-dimensional bee sculpture, unused chrome postcard, trivial corner & edge wear. $2.50 rm

"U. S. NAVAL PRISON, PORTSMOUTH NAVY YARD, PORTSMOUTH, N. H." linen post card mailed there 1932, trivial corner & edge wear. $2.75 pmn

"U. S. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER / San Diego, Calif." showing a dry-land training destroyer escort, the USS RECRUIT (TDE-1); chrome post card from booklet, mailed 1963, minor corner wear, unusual subject matter. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(m)cm(n)

"U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION. SHAM BATTLE, NEWPORT, R. J." J for I in caption (presumably not printed again), color from Bosselman, undivided back, light toning near some edges. $4.75 (rbm)+

"U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION / SOUTH DRILL FIELD, U. S. S. CONSTELLATION AT WHARF, NEWPORT, R. I." mailed 1934, soft corners, cancel ink on front. $2.00

"U.S. NAVY L / U.S. NAVY G / U.S. NAVY K / U.S. NAVY M" / PROPORTIONALLY IN SCALE" black & white card with extensive details about quantities built, dates & purposes of each of these types of non-rigid ships all over the back. $16.00 zm(n)a(m)

"U. S. NAVY METAL-CLAD AIRSHIP, NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKEHURST, N. J." showing ZMC-2 near its hangar, unused white-border era postcard published for Happy Landings Canteen in Lakehurst. Rare: when we searched the Internet we found no offers, no exhibits, nor any recorded prior sales. $40.00 znm NEW / NOVA / NOU

"U. S. NAVY PIER -- NAVAL STATION / NEWPORT, R. I." unused chrome postcard, good edges. $1.50 rm(n)

"U. S. TRAINING SHIP 'INDEPENDENCE' MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD, CAL." post card mailed 1907, stamp removed, 2 corner creases, edge wear. $6.50 (cms)

"View of U. S. Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va." in color, from the Illustrated Postal Card Company, mailed AUG 21 1907 with 1-c Franklin stamp from the Exposition Statio(n) there, receiving mark the next day at Pomeroy Ohio, corner wear & rounding, partial cancel in sky, 3 / 8" tear at bottom edge closes well, paper browning evenly on back with age, a few tiny spots of toning in back message area. $5.00 vm(n)-e

"WHO SAID ANCHORS AWAY?" Munson art, long crease, minor edge wear. $4.00 mam(n). A better example, with minor corner wear, no crease & a shallow linear 1/4" surface abrasion in the upper left front. $5.00 mam(n). Even better, with only trivial wear at the top & bottom edge. $6.00 mam(n)

"WILLOW GROVE NAVAL AIR STATION / HORSHAM, PA." showing a roadside exhibit of captured Japanese and German World War II aircraft, unused early chrome post card, toned back, light toning on front. $2.00 pm

"WOULDN'T I MAKE A GOOD PETTY OFFICER?" signed Zoe Mozert art on a Mutoscope arcade card,heavily toned back possibly from album contact. $6.00 mm(n)pa. A better example in excellent condition. Shown. $7.50 pmm(n)a NEW / NOVA / NOU

"ZSG-4 ... / ZS2G-1 ... / ZPG-2W ... / ZPG-3W" all shown with U.S. NAVY insignia in the empennage configuration, black & white card with extensive details about quantities built, dates & purposes of each of these types of non-rigid ships all over the back. $16.00 zm(n)a(m) NEW / NOVA / NOU

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