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"147-D--LOADING GIANT FREIGHTERS / AT ORE DOCKS ON LAKE SUPERIOR" linen postcard from Zenith Interstate News, yellowish paper, writing on back notes name of ship & year of registration, 2 tiny corner creases, minor wear at one corner. Name of ship is readable because it is the most prominent ship shown. Ship was registered to the Pittsburgh Steamship Company in 1916. $4.00 *s(p)s(l)
"1970 M.V. Chinook - Seattle-Victoria Route - Dining Salon" unused Ekc real photo post card with glossy finish, 2 tiny corner creases nowhere near the image, otherwise quite fresh. The 1970 is not a date, but instead an identification number for the photographer's purposes. $5.50 s(c)i
"225 - SAINT-NAZAIRE - L'Athlète, Remorqueur de la C. G. T. / faisant le service de la Rade / The Athlète Tug of the C. G. T. which / brings the ships of the Co into port" shown underway with many people on deck, unused black & white carte postale from booklet, green back, 3 tiny spots of light brown toning in the sky. $4.75 s(c)f(s)
"512. Immigrant Station Ellis Island -- New York" with a side view of the steamship ?a?el Kirke, post card fresh color on undivided back, made in Germany, unused, several tiny spots on back, minor corner & edge wear. Belongs in the genealogy collections of millions of people. $10.00 n To buy--please use the hyperlink at the end of this listing.
"786 - FERRY STEAMER RAMONA PLYING BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND CORONADO, CALIFORNIA." unused black & white post card published by Edward H. Mitchell, back paper browning evenly with age, minor corner wear, tiny spot at top front edge, small corner crease. The ship was registered to the Coronado Ferry Company in 1903. Essentially the same postcard as shown above, but in black & white. $7.00 s(c)ms(c)
"Alaska Marine Highway" with a side view of their 3 ferries (MV Malaspina, MV Taku & MV Matanuska) underway, unused color postcard from a photo by Reggie Hibshman, fairly fresh with good edges. $3.00 s(c)ap
"ALGERIE - TUNISIE / ILES BALÉARES / Paquebot 'Djebel Dira'" unused black & white continental postcard distributed by the owning company C.N.M. (Cie. Navigation Mixte) which cruised the shores of the Mediterranean, mild corner wear. Necessarily 1948 - 1979, after which she was sold to Athens Marine Cruises & renamed Melody. Hard to find! $7.00 s(c) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU "ALGÉRIE - TUNISIE / ILES BALÉARES / Paquebot 'El Djezaïr / Aquarelle R. Chapelet" art showing the ship near shore, with several pleasure craft nearby; unused continental postcard from C. N. M. (Compagnie de Navigation Mixte), corners creased, long internal creases too conspicuous, light thinning at 2 upper corners. $3.75 tas(c)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU "Ameland, de avondboot vertrekt" showing a Dutch ferry, continental postcard, mailed, fairly fresh. $1.50 ns "A TYPICAL GLOUCESTER 'FISHERMAN'" showing a large sail boat, sepia-tone post card no. 740 from the Boston Post-Card Co., undivided back mailed 1911, stamp damaged, light amount of cancel ink on front. $4.75
"Barques de Pêche rentrant au Port / Collection Eclaveau Joublier, St. Nazaire" showing French fishing boats powered by sail entering their harbor, black & white on government postal card, fresher than most of this age. $3.25 s(c) First time here? Please have a look at the top of this page.
"Boot Ameland" showing the car ferry Princess Anna under way, continental postcard mailed in The Netherlands in 1984, fairly fresh. $2.00 s(c)n "BR-20A / CAR FERRY BLUENOSE / Running Between Yarmouth, Nova Scotia / and Bar Harbor, Maine" post card mailed at Yarmouth in 1960's to Massachusetts, long internal crease, much edge wear at one edge is apparent from the front, as is. $1.00 nms(c)% "BR-68 / C. N. R. CAR FERRY ABEGWEIT, which operates between / Borden, P. E. I., and Cape Tormentine, N. B." unused chrome postcard, trivial corner wear. $2.75 "BRANDYWINE WILSON LINE" caption from writing on ship, color postcard mailed at Wilmington Delaware in 1910, stamp removed, considerable corner & edge wear, toned both sides, small corner crease. $4.75 ss
"CAPE MAY - LEWES FERRY" showing it underway from above, unused postcard, numbered S-74764 on the back, pertinent information printed on the back, tiny corner bend. Served Cape May New Jersey and Lewes Delaware. $2.00 ds(c)n(c) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU
"CLERVAUX" regular-size card showing the Cobelfret ferry from above, loaded with containers; details on agents & terminals covers the back. Interesting. Necessarily 1978 - 1993, after which she was sold to China. $5.00 s(c) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU
"Cruising the most scenic waters of / the Western Hemisphere. / D. E. S. POLAR STAR." post card mailed 1970 by a passenger who was pleased. Sailed for Westours subsidiary West Line. $5.00 s(w)s(c)
"DJIBOUTI / Les Boutres" with 4 scenes showing coastal ships, unused continental postcard, copyrighted, near mint,. $2.00 ds(c)
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"Garnalenvistochten TX27 / A. Hutjes - Haven 10" side view of a Netherlands fishing boat moving through the water quickly, unused continental postcard, tiny bend at one corner. $1.50 s(c)n. Same but no bend. $1.75 s(c)n "GENERAL VIEW OF SOO LOCKS FROM / BELOW, SOO, MICH." clearly showing the freighter 'Wilpen', early C. T. Photochrom post card published exclusively for Frank T. Tatyk, unused, trivial wear at two corners. Ship was registered to Shenango Steamship & Transportation Company in 1907. $2.50 ms(l)s(s)
"Glass Bottom Power Boat. Emperor / Showing the Submarine Gardens at / Catalina Island, California" post card with interesting ad on back from 'THE METEOR BOAT CO', unused, heavily toned back, some toning shows in the front border areas, 2 tiny corner creases not near the image. The Emperor was registered in 1912 to the Wilmington Transportation Company. $4.50 s(w)c(c)s(c) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU
"Greetings from BAR HARBOR, MAINE" chrome multiview post card with an aerial of the harbor & a side view of the C. N. coastal ferry Bluenose, unused, from color photos by Paul A. Knaut Jr. Excellent condition. $1.75 m(b)s(c)p NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU "Groeten van Texel" prominently showing the coastal ferry Schulpengat with other ships in the background, continental postcard mailed at Haarlem, fairly fresh. $2.00 s(c)n First time here? Please have a look at the top of this page. "H - 233 Outrigger Canoe - Hawaiian Islands" amidst several palm trees, sepia-tone Ekc real photo post card with good composition & contrast, a little writing on back, tiny pinhole in top center border. $12.00 hs(c)t "Hartebeest, Poort Dam Pretoria // COPYRIGHT / E616" showing several small coastal ships & boats, sepia-tone real photo postcard, mailed there 1931 but stamp removed, minor corner wear. $5.00 ss(c) "H.B.-44 / 'BLUENOSE II' / Replica of world famous fishing schooner 'Bluenose'. / Built at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia", side view of her under full sail, post card lithographed in Canada, trivial spot of wear on one edge, otherwise fairly fresh. $2.25 ns(c)f
"In from the Banks, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.--11" showing docked fishing boats, color postcard from the Photogelatine Engraving Company, unused, circa 1940's, paper just starting to brown evenly with age. $3.00 n(l)s(c) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU "Italian Fishing Boats, Gloucester, Mass. 81148" showing 4 on the beach with several people nearby, white-border era postcard but mailed later, minor corner wear & rounding, stamp damage. $2.00 ms(c)+. Same but unused & quite fresh. $3.75 ms(c)
"LOTTELITH" showing the general cargo vessel underway with a load on deck, seen from a high vantage point, color photo on Kodak paper, good focus & contrast & composition, size that of a regular post card. Its blue hull looks to be freshly painted. The name of the ship has changed to Sea Maid. $7.50 s(c) "Luxurious bayliners link the Garden State / Parkway of Cape May, New Jersey with the / Ocean Hiway at Lewes, Delaware ..." showing one underway, unused chrome postcard distributed by Steger Beach Service, excellent condition. $2.00 ds(c)n(c)
"MERCHANTS & MINERS LINE / 5A-H1024" side view of a ship underway, moving from left to right, black hull, single stack; Curteich linen mailed at Norfolk Virginia 1941, stamp removed, lightly toned back, lightly toned front, partial cancel on front. Caption first line is in the upper right border; the printer's date code (for 1935) is in the lower right border. Back has detailed information about coastal routes for their passenger & freight lines, and for their freight lines. $3.50 s(m)s(c)%
"Million dollar Steamship 'CATALINA' To and From Catalina Island, Cal." with flag of in upper left corner, color post card on pebbled stock, unused, trivial edge wear. $7.50 cs(c)
"MS "Darsser Ort' // 8/77" showing the ship from the side, passing through the Kiel Canal on the German coast; color photo with glossy finish, the size of a regular post card. Rare. $7.50 s(c)g "m/s Morgenstond" color photo showing the Dutch ferry underway, good contrast & focus, approximately 3.5'x5" on Fujicolor paper. Rare. $5.00 ns(c) "M/S SKANDIA // TURKU / ÅBO - NORRTALJE // SILJA LINE" continental postcard showing the Estonia cruiseferry underway in calm waters on a sunny day, back autographed by its master as a favor for a seaman collector, a little wear on the upper edge, one corner creased twice. This is the first car-passenger ferry in the northern Baltic Sea, and was in service 1961 - 1974. It sank in the Atlantic in 1984. Very hard to find. $10.00 es(c)& NEW-NEU-NOUVEAU
"M.V. PRINCE NOVA / Ferry service between Wood Islands, Prince Edward / Island and Caribou, Nova Scotia..." continental post card mailed 1975 to Ohio, scalloped edges as issued, 2 corners creased. $1.00 "MV 'Tugela' - 8220 dwt" showing a side view of the ship with a few containers on deck, writing on back. During October & November 2005 she made 3 continuous plankton recorder tows in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (stretching from Cape Frio Namibia almost to East London South Africa). $10.00 s(c)ens
"New Ferry 'City of Vancouver' between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Wash." color postcard from Sprouse & Son, circa 1912, unused, toned back, minor edge wear, bottom corners rounded. Nice side view of the ship underway. The ferry was registered in 1903 to the Portland-Vancouver Ferry Company. $6.00 s(p)s(c) "No. 159 / Y Ilong fodur Petertown, eiddo cwmni // ...The motor coaster Petertown, owned by / Lovering & Sons, in Cardiff docks in 1956" unused black & white continental post card, copyrighted by the National Museum of Wales, small corner bump. $2.00 s(l)s(c)w% "No. 424 Montevideo. Vapor 'Rio de la Plata'. Puerto" with many passengers standing on deck of the steamship, color tarjeta postal, unused but many spots of album paste residue mar the back, corner wear, faint corner crease, small spot of color missing in the water. As is. This ship provided fast coastal service between Buenos Aires Argentina & Montevideo Uruguay starting in 1906. It is the only postcard we have ever seen showing it. $5.00 us(c)
"Norge: M/s 'EPOS' H. S. D. // Norway: Fjordsteamer service in Hardangerfjord" showing the ship underway on a sunny day, unused continental post card from a photo by Giovanni Trimboli, 2 short light marks near bottom back edge, otherwise excellent condition. $2.50 ns(c)
Install this webpage as a Favorite now "On Cape Cod, Mass." Art showing some fishing boats on shore, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 at Rowley. $1.75 (m(c)s(c)) "OSTETOR" a side view of the German coaster ship underway on a hazy day, Kodak paper, good composition & focus, 2 small paper adherences at one edge. Necessarily 1984 - 2006 timeframe. $4.50 s(c)g "Oyster boats at Wellfleet Mass. / Painting by George Yater ..." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 at Popponesset Beach, tiny corner crease not into the image. $2.25 m(w)as(c)
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"PROVINCIALE BOOT VLISSINGEN-BRESKENS / … / Ferry Flushing-Breskens" showing the Dutch ferry, also captioned in French & German, continental post card, mailed, few tiny spots of toning on back. $1.25 ns "RESTAURANT SHIP 'CABRILLO,' / VENICE CAL." with many people on deck & at the nearby dock, postcard published by the Newman Post Card Company, mailed 1907 to Miss Fern Martin in Northville South Dakota, noticeable corner & edge wear, writing in the sky but message area on back also used. $7.00 c(v)s(c) NEW-NEU-NOUVEAU
"S-2--Excursion on Yacht 'Charlene,' Central Yacht Basin, St. Petersburg, Florida" showing it underway with many passengers, unused linen postcard with fresh colors, circa 1944. $3.25 f(s)s(c)
"Scheveningen. Naar Zee." with a side view of a coastal 2-masted sailing vessel (numbered SCH 336) in the foreground, black & white on unused post card from Weenenk & Snel (their number 82), paper browning lightly with age. $3.25 ns(c) "Scituate, Mass. Lobster boats / anchored at the town dock. / Ptg. John Russell Cliff" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 from Greenbush. $2.00 ms "Seen enroute to San Pablo Bay in 1987 / from her home base in Benicia, / California, the 'Gail L. Sanders' was originally built in 1943 for the / US Navy ..." with a side view of the ship near shore, continental postcard mailed 2008, shallow scrapes on back from postal equipment, a little cancel ink shows in the front sky. $0.75 c(b)s(c)%
"SOUTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP LINES--'MORGAN LINE' / NEW YORK--NEW ORLEANS NEW STEAMSHIP DIXIE" color post card, unused, grayish paper, minor corner wear. $7.00 First time here? Please have a look at the top of this page.
"S. S. 'BOSTON' -- The 'BOSTON' and 'NEW YORK' are Sister Ships" of the Eastern Steamship Line, color postcard, unused, one corner toned on back. $6.00 "S. S. 'CATALINA' / SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA" chrome post card from a photo by Bob Chase, unused, fresh appearance & good edges. $1.75 s(c)c "S.S. CHILCOTIN, UNION STEAMSHIPS LTD. VANCOUVER, CANADA" with a side view of her underway at speed, continental real photo postcard mailed 1951 by a satisfied passenger who supplied some details about the trip, 2 tiny corner creases, minor corner rounding, trace of cancel ink on front. $2.25 s(c)b
"S. S. Kennedy on run from Seattle to Bremerton, fastest steamer on the coast." color postcard, mailed circa 1910 to Iowa, trivial corner & edge wear, corner crease. Ship was registered in 1909. $8.00 s(k)s(c)% "S. S. POCAHONTAS. AUTOMOBILE AND PASSENGER TRANSPORT BETWEEN CAPE CHARLES AND (LITTLE CREEK) / NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 47798" with a side view of the coastal ship underway, linen post card sent free 1943 by H. F. Klenk (who was stationed at USNATB Camp Bradford) to his father Harry Klenk in Hooven Ohio. A little corner wear & a few traces of cancel ink in the front sky. $3.25 s(c)gv(c)
"S. S. Sol Duc, the 16 knot steel steamship on / Seattle-Port Crescent run." unused color post card, exceptionally fresh for its age. The ship was registered in 1912 to the Puget Sound Navigation Company, and Port Crescent was destroyed by fire in the late 1920's. Originally Port Crescent was planned as a deep-water harbor for oceanic ships, such as timber cruisers destined for foreign ports, but the idea was abandoned as impractical for a number of reasons after some construction & settlement had commenced. $15.00 s(p)w(p)s(c)
To buy--please use the hyperlink at the end of this listing. "STEAMER 'ARROW' FOR SAN FRANCISCO, MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD AND VALLEJO, CAL." sepia-tone proof post card from the printer's files (and, therefore, unique), with caption changes marked on front & further instructions given on back. Nice! Ship was registered in 1903. $15.00
"STEAMER 'GENERAL FRISBIE' FOR SAN FRANCISCO, MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD AND VALLEJO, CAL." monochromatic blue proof postcard from the printer's files (and, therefore, unique), with caption changes marked on front & further instructions given on back. Nice! Ship was registered in 1900. $15.00
"Steamer Merrimac leaving Black Rocks, Mass." loaded with passengers, sepia-tone undivided back post card on brown paper, mailed 1907 at Haverhill (stamp removed), faint album marks & minor wear at corners. $9.00 ms(c)& NEW-NEU-NOUVEAU
"Steamer Plymouth from Providence to New York." color postcard from Metropolitan News, circa 1908, unused, toned front edges, stain where stamp may have been affixed & then removed on back. $7.00
"STEAMERS 'CITY of BALTIMORE' and 'CITY of NORFOLK' SISTER SHIPS / Finest Passenger Steamers / on the / Chesapeake Bay" white-border era postcard with route detail on back, penciled drawing of a woman's head in the message area, small corner crease not into the image. Sailed for the Chesapeake Steamship Company in Baltimore. $5.00 m(b)s(c)s(c)
"Svendborgsund med færgen 'Ærøsund" showing the ferry near the coast, continental postcard mailed 1993 in Fyms Denmark to the Netherlands (3.75 rate), minor wear at one corner. $1.50 s
"Terschelling" showing the Dutch ferry Friesland, continental post card with good color from Van Leers, mailed 1990. $1.50 ns "Terschelling, Aankomst van de 'Friesland' unused continental postcard with slight browning of the paper with age, from Van Leers. $1.50 s(c)n "TEXEL / Veerboot 'Texelstroom'" showing the ferry with many passengers aboard, unused chrome post card, minor wear at upper corners. $1.50 s(c)n Please
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"THE M.V. 'NORTHLAND PRINCE.' luxurious cargo- / passenger vessel, sails weekly from Vancouver for /northern British Columbia and south eastern / Alaska ..." showing a side view, early chrome post card made in Canada, pertinent annotation on back about the owning Northland Shipping Company Limited, fairly fresh with good edges. $3.00 s(c)ba NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO "The Princess Patricia of the Canadian Pacific on / her way from Vancouver, B.C., through the Inside / Passage to Skagway, Alaska" showing her underway with many passengers on deck; unused color post card from a color photo by Reggie Hibshman, small corner crease. $3.00 s(c)ba
Uncaptioned home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard with wonderful but unattributed art depicting fishing boats at shore, art from a magazine clipping that has a faint corner crease. $1.00 s(c) To buy--please use the hyperlink at the end of this listing. Untitled Tuck Oilette from the Fishing Smacks series, post card number 8893, signed, unused & fairly fresh. (2 different) $4.50 each "URK / Havengezicht / Vue du port / Hafenansicht / View of the port" showing small boats such as UK164, continental postcard mailed 1975 in The Netherlands. $1.50 s(c)n%
"Veerboot Vlieland / Vlieland - Harlingen v.v." showing the Dutch ferry, continental post card mailed 1998, minor corner wear. $1.25 ns "VOLENDAM / HOLLAND" postcard showing the sailing ship VD78 with three people on board mailed in The Netherlands in 1997, fairly fresh. $2.00 s(c)n
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here. WANTED TO BUY--COASTAL SHIP POST CARDS & PHOTOS Wanted to buy--crew manifest, postcards, or photos of the Pacific Steam Navigation SS Oriana, particularly in the 1970's. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c Wanted to buy--postcards or photos showing the side wheeler excursion steamer Columbia, which sailed the East Coast of the US in the latter 1800's. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c Wanted to buy--post cards or photos showing the ferry Madeleine which serviced South Boston circa 1911-1915. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c Wanted to buy--postcards or photos of the Schuyler Nelson off the North Carolina Coast. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c Wanted to buy--postcards or photos showing the tugboat Cree which operated in New York Harbor in the 1970's. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c Wanted to buy--postcards or photographs showing the "Twin Cities" of Norfolk County Ferries (Virginia). Please offer what you have, priced in US dollar or Euros! *c NEW-NEU-NOUVEAU Wanted to buy--post cards showing the ferry boats Plum Island & Gayhead, which ran between Orient Point New York & New London Connecticut in the 1960's. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c |
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"117. Steamer Indianapolis / at Municipal Dock, / Tacoma, Wash." side view
"120996 C.P.R.S.S. Princess Marguerite." underway near
shore, unused color post card, toning on back from album contact. The ship
was registered to the Canadian Pacific Railway Steamship Lines. $6.00 s(c)s(c)r
"122 DOUARNENEZ - Bâteaux sardiniers" showing sardine fishing boats near the
French coast, post card with green back, writing on back in pencil dates to 1930. $2.75 f(d)fs(c)
"1478 - STEAMER 'FLYER', SAILING BETWEEN SEATTLE AND TACOMA, WASHINGTON
/ HOLDS MILEAGE
RECORD FOR THE UNITED STATES 87,000 MILES PEER YEAR" side view of the ship underway,
color post card with brownish paper, from Edward H. Mitchell, album marks on back. $6.50 wms(c)
"14:--Steamboat Landing, Huntington Harbor, L. I., N. Y / 219298" including many
small coastal boats--commercial & private; white-border era from Photo & Art Postal Card Co.,
made in USA, mailed 1962 from Islip Terrace, considerable wear along top edge (We don't
trim--but you could.) $5.00 ns(c)%
"1548 - S. P. Co.'s Ferryboat 'Solano' Port Costa -
Benicia, California. / LARGEST FERRY BOAT IN THE WORLD" with a fairly long
train aboard ship once owned by the Central Pacific Railway Company (and
also used by the Southern Pacific), postcard mailed 1915 from San Francisco
(Balboa stamp tied by Expo cancel) to Miss Effie Garlough in Springfield
Ohio, 2 long but inconspicuous horizontal internal creases, faint small
bottom corner crease. Necessary before the tidal Straits of Carquinez were
bridged in 1927. $8.00 c(s)sr(c)s(c)s(c)
"1954 After Lounge - MV
Chinook" unused Ekc real photo post card with glossy finish, tiny corner
bend hard to notice from the front. Good contrast & focus for detail--even
the scuffs on the floor are evident. The 1954 is not a date, but instead an
identification number for the photographer's purposes. The ship plied the
Seattle-Victoria route. $6.00 s(c)i
"2176 -- Steamer 'Capital City' San
Francisco and Sacramento, California" color postcard from Edwin Mitchell, slight browning of the paper with age, corners worn.
"3014" Kodak real photo postcard from Steamship Historical Society showing the
ship Phyllis in rough coastal waters, contrast a bit low, good edges. The ship was
registered in 1917 to the Phyllis Steamship Company. 
"6
- Souvenir de DJIBOUTI - La Rade" showing several small boats at anchor near shore,
unused black & white carte postale with green back, back edges browning, 2 small spots
of light toning on front. $5.00 ds(c)
"6819"
"752 Pacific Navigation Co's Str. 'Yale'" sepia-tone
"786 - FERRY STEAMER RAMONA PLYING BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND CORONADO,
CALIFORNIA" color postcard on brownish paper from Edward M. Mitchell,
unused, small corner crease, lightly toned back, corner & edge wear. $5.50 s(c)c(s)c(c)
"Algeciras / 1905
Stengel & Co., Dresden 28796" showing numerous small coastal
fishing boats near a
railroad siding, unused color tarjeta postal with undivided back, faint
corner crease & light toning within the bottom message area. The realism of
the view conveys a you-are-there type of feeling. $9.00 ss(a)s(c)
"Bath, Maine. Loading a passenger train on Ferry Boat." color
"BEE LINE FERRY ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA / SAVES 49 MILES" showing its 3
ferries (MS Manatee, MS Pinellas & MS Sarasota) on an unused linen postcard. 
"Boats At Camden Harbor, Camden, Maine." black & white
"'BRESSAY SOUND' MID 1990 / Loaded with silica sand / At Loch Aline,
Morvern, / Scotland / (now has white 'd' on funnel)" color photo the size of
a regular post card showing the coastal ship, waterline at a slight tilt,
good contrast, glossy finish. Hard to find! $7.00 ss(c)
"C113. The Fishing Fleet, Ketchikan, Alaska" interesting overhead view with many
small ships docked, white-border era
"CAPE MAY--LEWES / New Jersey Delaware" with a side view of the ferry
underway on a sunny day, chrome
"COLONIAL LINE STEAMER 'LEXINGTON'
/ BETWEEN
NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND" unused postcard, soft corners.
"COLONIAL NAVIGATION COMPANY / BETWEEN NEW YORK AND NEW
ENGLAND" with back indicating 'On board Colonial Line Steamer / Concord; unused, circa
1915, small spot of toning in lower front border. 
"Coracle Men / CARMARTHEN"
showing 3 Welsh fishermen bearing their small coastal boats on their backs, near the
water; color image within an oval border decorated by onions or leeks,
unused postcard printed in Great Britain, noticeable corner wear, back with
short marks from album contact. $5.00 wfs(c)
"DEEP
SEA FISHING $3.00 / BAIT AND HANDLINES FREE / OCEAN CITY YACHT BASIN…"
"DJIBOUTI -- Boutre débarquent du bois" showing wood unloaded from small ships,
"ENJOYING THE SCENIC
FEATURES FROM THE DECK OF / THE S. S. 'PRINCE RUPERT' AND S. S. 'PRINCE
GEORGE' EN ROUTE TO ALASKA" menu postcard in 6 panels for the Sunday
September 2 1928 breakfast aboard the Prince Rupert, 2 views in black &
white on the back include Miles Canyon on Yukon River, one crease affects 3
corners. Art on menu depicts Indians in dugout canoe. 
"ES-21 / S. S. CHARLES A. DUNNING / Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island to
Carriboo, / Nova Scotia, Ferry Service / Capacity 24 automobiles. Operated
by Northumberland Ferries / Ltd., Charlottetown ..." color post card
lithographed in Canada, unused, light toning on back, image a bit fuzzy.
$5.00 s(c)s(n)png
"Excursion Steamer 'Block Island'"
"Favorite Line Steamers at their Dock, Tampa, Fla." circa 1910-1915, showing the
Steamer Pokanoket, edge wear. The ship was registered to the Tampa-St.
Petersburg Transportation Company. 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 s(t)fs(c)+%
"FERRY ARRIVING AT PINEY POINT - CONNECTING ST. PETERSBURG AND
BRADENTON, FLORIDA. B-SP-2" showing the interior of the Sarasota with its full
load of cars & passengers, black & white
"Ferry Boat Gov. Winthrop New London, Conn." color
"Ferryboats solve most transportation problems / in the Bermuda Islands." showing
the ferry Triton underway, chrome
"Fishing Boats at Galilee, R. I." Near mint & gorgeous.
Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly
study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format.
$1.50 (rfs(c))
"FLORIDA'S FASTEST - FINEST DEEP SEA FISHING CRUISER
/ SAILS DAILY
FROM / CLEARWATER BEACH, FLORIDA NEW DELUXE MODEL" showing the Miss Buckeye III
with many passengers aboard, black & white advertising post
"Glass-bottom boat, / Avalon, Catalina Island, California" color, mailed 1924 at
Avalon, published by California Postcard Company, small creases & wear at corners.
$4.75 (s(c)c(c))%
"Glass Bottom Boat on Way to Seal
Rocks, Catalina Island, Cal." color postcard from Reider, mailed 1915, 3 small corner
creases, lightly toned front, part cancel on front. 
"Glass Bottom
Boats at Avalon, / Catalina Island, Cal." color post
"Glass Bottom Power
Boat. 'Emperor' / Showing the Submarine Gardens / at Catalina Island" color
postcard on brownish paper,
interesting ad on back from 'THE METEOR BOAT CO', unused, minor corner wear, toned back
edge, lacks freshness. Ship Emperor was registered to the Wilmington Transportation Company in 1912.
$6.50 s
"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)
"JUNGLE QUEEN--CIRCULAR JUNGLE & EVERGLADES CRUISE / ALLIGATOR WRESTLING /
INDIAN TRADING POST / BAHIA MAR YACHT BASIN, FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH, FLA."
chrome multiview post card mailed 1970, advertisement gives ship particulars
(times, phone, sites visited, etc.), good edges. $3.50 f(f)s(c)pi(s)m
"La Guayra, Harbour (South America)" sepia-tone real photo
"Lembrança de S. Miguel
Açores. / Arcada de caiz. Ponta Delgada" with a shore scene included some
small coastal boats, black & white bilhete postal with undivided back mailed there
circa 1907-8 with 25-réis stamp to New Jersey, small corner crease, 2 other
corners worn, trace of cancel ink on front. $8.00 ps(c)
"Malpeque Cove at Cabot Park Camping Area, Malpeque Bay, near Kensinton and
Summerside / Prince Edward Island, Canada" showing several docked fishing boats,
chrome
"MARKEN" showing 2 fishermen aboard their boat, stowing their nets;
briefkaart with undivided back from Jos. Nuss & Co., considerable corner &
edge wear, numeral 5 pencilled in heavily at the upper left front corner,
light album marks at the back corners. $4.75 nfs(c)
"MERCHANTS AND MINERS TRANSPORTATION CO. / S. S. 'JUNIATA'
"MISS BUCKEYE II Most Beautiful & Comfortable Boat in the Gulf of Mexico"
underway with passengers, unused black & white advertising postcard (rates,
phone, amenities, etc.), light toning on back including erased pencil
writing, lightly toned front including a vertical rubber band mark. The ship
operated out of Clearwater Beach Florida. 
"MONT SAINT-MICHEL. / 95 L'Entrée du Mont à marée haute -- Coming into
the Mount, at high water. // ND / Phot." on the coast of France, color carte
postale with green back from booklet, very late usage at Lodgepole South
Dakota, small corner crease, shallow scrape at the lower right front edge.
The complete card, its serrated edge at the left is still intact. $3.75
fs(c)
"m.v. 'Atjhen(sic)' / Gross
tonnage 518,23 Length 170'-10" / M. V. 'Atjeh' is one of the smallest
coaster / belonging to the K.P.M. (Royal Packet Navigation). The correct
spelling of the name is Atjeh as can be read plainly in the image itself.
Black & white photo with interesting details typed on back (usual ports &
cargo), the size of a regular postcard, good focus & composition & contrast.
Location is necessarily the Sumatran coast of Indonesia. Rare: the only
image of it we have ever seen in anyone's stock. $15.00 is(c)
"mv. Ganda Bhakti / Port of
Registry : Jakarta / Official Number : 7123 + Ba / ..." showing the
container ship fully loaded & underway, as seen from above; more information
typed on back, card slightly smaller than a regular size postcard, scissors
cut from a larger sheet. Rare: the only image of it we have ever seen in
anyone's stock. $15.00 is(c)&
"MV
COHO, the 125-car 750-passenger ferry operated / by Black Bell Transport, Inc., in daily,
year-around / service between Port Angeles, Washington and / Victoria, B. C." fully side
view underway, unused chrome postcard with photo credit to John R. Butler, trivial corner
wear. $2.00 s(c)wb
"M. V. Kalakala leaving Bremerton, Wash. 563" unused linen post card
with a little wear at one bottom corner. The ferry was registered to the
Puget Sound Navigation Company in 1927. $3.25 ws(p)
"Neah Bay Wash. 7428" showing several
coastal fishing boats, unused Ekc real photo post card with good contrast &
glossy finish, minor corner wear, very light toning on back. $3.75 w(n)fs(c)
"Nordfjord. Norway." showing a long boat with oars piled with hay & a high
waterfall in the distance, undivided back post card, unused. corner crease, corner &
edge wear. $5.00 nw
"NOUVELLE-CALÉDONIE - Une
Pirogue double sous voiles" showing a pirogue under double sail loaded with
many people, unused sepia-tone carte postale with red caption, toning both
sides, mild corner & edge wear, several internal creases most easily seen
from the back, as is. $8.00 ns(c)
"OLD DOMINION LINE / DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN NEW YORK AND VIRGINIA / ON BOARD O. D. S. S.
CO.'S S. S. MONROE __________ 190 " black & white, undivided back
"PACIFIC COAST S. S. 'ST. PAUL' 2652" Kodak real photo
"Pacific Nav. S. S. Harvard, operating between San Francisco and / Los Angeles, fastest
Passenger Steamer on the Pacific Coast" color from Newman Post Card Co., mailed 1911 to
Ohio, stamp removed causing slight thin to back, toned back, brownish paper, considerable corner & edge wear.
The ship was registered in 1906 to the Pacific Navigation Company. 
"PICTURESQUE SHRIMP BOATS AT ANCHOR IN BEAUTIFUL BACK BAY OF BILOXI, MISS."
unused white-border era postcard, 
"Pola.
Molo Bellona" showing several masted ships docked
"REVENUE CUTTER 'MODOC' AT CUSTOM HOUSE PIER, WILMINGTON, N. C.--43"
white-border era postcard from E. C. Kropp, made in USA, unused, 2 tiny spots on
left front edge, 1 corner badly creased. $3.50 ns
"R. P. D. 'KRONPRINZ'" with a side view of the ship
underway, color post
"Sailing Craft at Quayside, Road Town, Tortola, B.V.I.--6." showing
sailboats that are probably used for coastal fishing, unused postcard made in Canada,
heavy corner crease is tangential to the well-composed image.
Sepia-tone real photo with hand-written caption "Ferry between So. Dresden
& Richmond Me." 
"SIGHTSEER, SEATTLE,
WASHINGTON #595" loaded with passengers at the dock, sepia-tone real photo
post
"Sightseeing Cruises on Capt. Sinn's
/ BIG FLAMINGO II / ... / NOTHING
ELSE LIKE IT ANYWHERE / .. / Wildwood Crest, New Jersey..." side view of it carrying
passengers on a sunny day, unused chrome postcard, fresh appearance & good edges. $3.00 s(c)n(w)
"S. P. Ferry Steamer 'Alameda' San Francisco-Oakland, Calif." color,
published by Pacific Novelty circa 1910-1915, unused, toned back, long
crease, much edge wear. 
"Split, Obala Drva. / Spalato, Riva della Legna" showing loading or unloading of
a small 
"S. S.
'ALLERTON,' ROWES WHARF, BOSTON TO PEMBERTON AND NANTASKET BEACH, MASS." linen
post
SS Antilles. "S. S. Antilles" black & white mailed 1910, stamp removed, evenly toned back,
heavy cancel ink on front, front toning mostly at 2 opposite corners.
"SS Beaver, Astoria, Oregon" unused sepia-tone Cyko real photo post card
showing the ship underway with passengers, faint small corner crease. Owned
by the Union Pacific Railroad and operated by the San Francisco and Portland
Steamship Company along the West Coast, prior to becoming the submarine
tender USS Beaver. $12.00 s(c)r(u)s(s)o
SS Boston. "S. S. Boston
Mystic Steamship Co." showing a side view of this coastal ship underway,
unused Kodak real photo post card, minor wear to one corner, faint but
extensive front toning due to contact with acidic paper, trivial wear to one
upper corner. Rare: the only
image we have ever seen of it while operated under this company name in
anyone's stock. $25.00 s(m)s(c)
"S. S. CONGRESS. PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO." black & white,
company
"S. S. Dorothy Alexander in Alaska" Azo sepia-tone real photo (square corners)
postcard, showing
distant side view of ship, unused, a little wear & light toning in border (right front
edge). $6.00 as(c)
"S. S. 'Iroquois' and 'Princess Charlotte'
/ Victoria, B.C."
showing both near a dock, color post
"S. S. PRESIDENT. PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO." black & white,
company
"S. S. Senator, in Ice Jam, Bering Sea, Alaska" color from
Portland Post Card Co., toned edges both sides, small corner crease, corner crease.
"S. S. Steel Pier, Provincetown, Mass." showing the ship with passengers
heading towards the viewer's left, linen mailed 1939, toned back, minor
corner wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly
study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format.
$1.50 ms(c)
"Steamer Beaver / in Portland, Oregon,
Harbor" sepia-tone post card, numbered S 1257 on back, unused, small spot of toning
on back, edge wear, tiny scrape in sky on front. 
"STEAMER 'CAPE ANN', GLOUCESTER, MASS." Two badly worn corners & a water
stain visible from the back, post card mailed 1909. 
"Steamer
Dorothy Bradford, Cape Cod, Mass." Unused post
"Steamer Dorothy Bradford leaving Boston for Provincetown, Mass." color post
card with yellowing paper, printed in Germany, published by the Provincetown
Advocate, trivial wear to bottom corners, otherwise fresh. Ship was
registered to the Bay Line
"Steamer 'Gypsy,' / Tampa-St. Petersburg-Pass-a-Grille Line, / Florida" color
post
"Steamer Hermosa, Catalina Island, Cal." with many people in
rowboats nearby, color post card from Rieder, unused, front fairly fresh. The ship was
registered in 1902
"Steamer Horatio Hall at Dock / Portland, Maine" color
postcard from
Hugh C. Leighton, undivided back, unused, very faint album impressions at the corners, tiny spot of
toning on back, otherwise quite fresh. 
"Steamer Merrimac leaving Black Rocks, Mass. Hand
colored" loaded with passengers, post card mailed 1908 from Haverhill, small corner
crease, 2 internal creases, lightly toned back. $9.00 ms(c)
"Steamer Merrimac Landing, Salisbury Beach, Mass." postcard in color mailed 1911
from Haverhill, mild corner wear, tiny corner crease. Ship was registered to Lori L. H.
Taylor. $6.50 s(t)ms(c)
"STEAMER MOBJACK LEAVING BATTERY, N. Y., FOR KEANSBURG, N.
J." white-border e
"Steamer Mount
Hope leaving Block Island. Block Island, R. I." color postcard with undivided
back from The Rhode Island News Company, mailed to Chestnut Hill Connecticut (clear Doane
1 receiving cancel), stamp removed with minor back thinning, minor edge wear along top, faint
small internal crease at top, corner crease & light toning in caption area. Ship was registered in
1888 to the Providence, Fall River & Newport Steamboat Company. $7.00 s(p)r
Steamer Myles Standish (1895). "Steamer Myles Standish" color post card
from Tichnor Bros., circa 1910-1915, unused. 
"STEAMER 'NAUGATUCK.' NEW YORK AND BRIDGEPORT LINE,
BRIDGEPORT, CONN." white-border era post
"STEAMER ROCKLAND" -- P. B. &
R. S. B. CO." sepia-tone Devolite Peerless real photo
"Steamer 'State of Pennsylvania', Riverview Beach,
N. J." side view when loaded with passengers, Tichnor linen
"STEAMSHIP 'SPOKANE' ON LYNN CANAL, ALASKA-PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY. 'TOTEM
POLE ROUTE'" Unused post
"Steamer Yale leaving Harbor, / San Pedro, Cal." color
"Stridence"
Kodak color photo taken of that ship taken by a sailor at Pasajes (or
Pasaia) North
Spain, December 1987, loading bulk cement for Holland, excellent composition
& focus & contrast. $6.00 ss(c)
"Sugar Loaf and Glass
Bottom Boat / at Catalina Island, Cal." color postcard from Van Ornum, numbered 431 on back,
unused, corner & edge wear. Ship Empress was registered to the Wilmington
Transportation Company in 1906. $7.00 s
"THE
"The Ferry Slips from the ferry tower, San Francisco, California" color post
card mailed 1909, trace of cancel ink on front. 
"THE MOUNTAINS OF ARROCHAR FROM INVERSNAID PIER, LOCH LOMOND" a side view of a
ship with many passengers on deck, unused real photo postcard from J. B. White. $5.00 s(l)s(c)*
"The Ship Hotel 'Cabrillo', Venice, Cal." with people on the dock beside it, color
postcard published by M. Reider, made in Germany, unused, yellowish paper on back, album marks on front, trivial wear at 1
corner. $7.00 cs(c)
"THE SIR WALTER SCOTT AND BEN VENUE, LOCH KATRINE" black
& white post
"THE STEEL STEAMER 'SHINNECOCK' CARRYING PASSENGERS AND AUTOMOBILES / BETWEEN EASTERN
LONG ISLAND POINTS AND NEW LONDON, CONN." unused sepia-tone Albertype with brownish
paper, minor wear at 2 corners. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size
& enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(c)ca
"TOWING SARDINE BOATS, EASTPORT, ME." black & white
post
"T.S.M.V. 'BRITISH COAST.' - 1250 tons / Summer Coastal
Cruises between Liverpool and Lond and vice versa..." monochromatic blue
postcard on slightly
browning paper, unused, trivial wear at bottom corners. Ship was registered to Coast Lines
Limited in 1934. $6.50 s(c)s(c)
"T.S. TAROONA, RIVER TAMAR, TAS. Purling Series A710" unused Kodak
Australia real photo post card with pleasing contrast & good edges,
autographed on the back by the assistant purser M. Robertson & the purser R.
E. Hawson. Despite the word River in the location name this body of water is
actually tidal & saline over its entire length; hence the ship is a coastal
ship. $20.00 ts(c)g(h)g(r)
Uncaptioned Azo real photo (triangles up) post
"U.S. LIFE SAVING CREW IN ACTION ON BEACH AT GALVESTON, TEX." color
post
"Vashon - Washington State Ferry - B142" underway with a couple of cars showing
on deck, sepia-tone real photo postcard with good composition & contrast, fresh
appearance & good edges. Ship was based in Seattle. 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 s(w)w(s)s(c)%
"Water Police, Durban" shown in 6 small boats grouped together, town in the
distance; black & white postcard with red caption, mailed to Escourt Natal in 1908
(clear receiving mark), slight yellowing of the paper with age, tiny ding at top edge,
unusual subject matter. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi
scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ls
"WELLINGTON DOCK, DOVER" unused real photo post
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