"1112 - STEAMER IDAHO ON THE ST. JOE RIVER, IDAHO" underway with many passengers, postcard published by Edward Mitchell, faint small corner crease, corner & edge wear, writing on back. Ship was registered to the Coeur d'Alene & St. Joe Transportation Company. $7.50 s(c)s(r)im!

"11444. THE LEVEE, LOUISVILLE, KY." including a large sidewheel steamboat of the Louisville & Cincinnati Packet Company docked for its daily arrival, Phostint card of the Detroit Publishing Company, neat writing on back, upper corner crease, light toning detectable in the front border. $5.00 k(l)o(c)s(r)d NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "12--Coney Island Steamer 'Island Queen', Cincinnati, Ohio / 8A-H2424" loaded with passengers as it looked in 1938, unused linen post card from J. Louis Mott News Company, minor corner rounding, slight yellowing of paper on back. The ship was registered in 1924 to The Coney Island Company. $3.75 s(c)s(r)o%

    "12161 -- "Kaaterskill', Passing Four Mile Point on the Hudson" from Souvenir Post Card Co., printed in Germany, light but extensive water stain along bottom edge (hardly noticeable from front). 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(c)s(r)n(f)n(h)!

    "13406 A MISSISSIPPI SUNSET  COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." Phostint postcard mailed 1912 at Memphis Tennessee, one small corner crease within the borders, all corners with mild corner wear & rounding. Surprisingly hard to find! $8.00 s(r)d& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "161. Steamer Hendrick Hudson, New York to Albany. /  HUDSON RIVER DAY LINE" side view in color, unused, mild corner wear. The ship was registered in 1906. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(h)s(r)n(h)

1889 & 1890 receipts from the Steamer Valley Belle (regular Ravenswood WV, Racine WV, Pomeroy OH & Middleport OH freight & passenger packet on the Ohio River). Former is for a skiff of freight when Will Chapman was clerk; latter is for towing a boat to Bowman Run WV when J. M Roedel was clerk. Both were when J. C. Edwards was the Captain. We found no paper memorabilia of any kind for this steamer when we searched the internet. $35.00 s(r)o(o)w(r)ggg  NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

1894 lithographed receipt of the Consolidated Boat Store Company (groceries & steamboat supplies, Nos 11 and 12 Public Landing, Cincinnati) picturing a side-wheeler packet of the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail Road. These packet boats were intended to extend the reach of the railroad to Collis Huntington's Western & Midwestern holdings. History in your hands. $25.00 s(r)r(c)o(c) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

1903 Smiley Tow Boat Company (Cincinnati Ohio & Ashland Kentucky) neatly typed invoice to Messrs. Withers & Van Devender (Parkersburg West Virginia) for logs towed from Guyan to Pomeroy Ohio & Twelve Pole West Virginia to Pomeroy & another trip from Point Pleasant. Illustrated billhead shows the steamer Catherine Davis underway. We could not find paper memorabilia of any kind offered for this towing company or for the ship when we searched the Internet. Edges a bit rough, and a little dark toning from contact with acidic papers, folded twice to fit within an envelope. Belongs in a museum. $35.00 s(r)o(c)lw NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "2.2  PS KINGSWEAR CASTLE (1924) / A coal-fired River Dart paddle steamer, now sailing on the / Thames and Medway..." unused continental post card, trivial corner & edge wear. The ship is owned by the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society. $2.75 ss(r)+

    "210  Boat Landing, / Blue River, / Kansas City, Mo." including several pleasure craft for hire near the boat house & a small launch; color postcard, circa 1910, minor corner wear. $4.25 ks(r)+

    "23. River Scene at Riverside Park, Grand Forks, N. D." including the Mabel at her dock & another steamboat in the distance, post card in color, faint corner crease & another smaller corner crease, edge wear, trace of cancel ink in sky, tiny rubber-band adherence on the back, small raindrop smear in message on the back. $6.50 ns(r)

    "2. River Front View showing Skyscrapers, Wheeling, W. Va." prominently showing the ship Clerimond (registered 1901 to Mendel Company), black & white post card on brownish paper, from I. &. M. Ottenheimer. mailed 1909 but stamp removed. corner wear & rounding, top corners badly creased. $5.00 s(m)ws(r)

    "7 / GEORGE WASHINGTON /  Built Cincinnati, 1825  Length, 152 ft.  355 tons /  Henry Miller Shreve was one of the foremost Mississippi River steamboat pioneers. / ..." line drawing on colored background, no postcard back, more pertinent information on back from the Captain Frederick Way Collection. The steamboat was registered in 1825. $3.00 s(h)s(r)

    "8 / BEAVER / Built Blackwall, England, 1835  Length, 101 ft.  187 tons / On May 17, 1836, a small side wheeler moved up the Columbia River on a trial run / from the Hudson's Bay Company post at Fort Vancouver.  She was the Beaver, first / steamer on the Pacific..." art in color on a museum card that has sold. Image still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(h)s(r)e(b)w(f)*#%

"8. Pasig River, Manila. / 89779" including steamships & smaller native watercraft, circa 1908 color postcard from Denniston's, unused, detached neatly from a booklet, opposite edge has minor wear, long thin spot of toning along a back edge. $3.00 ps(r)

    "914 - STEAMER 'COLFAX' ON ST. JOE RIVER, NEAR SPOKANE, WASHINGTON." with several passengers standing on both levels, unused color postcard from Edward H. Mitchell, back paper browning with age, one bottom corner with small multiple creases, internal crease at center of bottom front, minor corner & edge wear. $5.50 s(u)wms(r)

    "9433 Wharf Scene, Mobile, Alabama" showing the sternwheeler Hard Cash in the left foreground;  handcolored post card with undivided back, published by E. O. Zadek of the same city, mailed there 1912 to Indiana, light toning & a name written in the front message area. Built in 1876 it plied the Columbus trade from the 1890's through 1912, and was dismantled at Mobile in 1914. $20.00 a(m)s(r)h NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "A 21884  Steamboat Merrimac at her Dock, Haverhill, Mass" a side view when loaded with passengers, where the Merrimac River passes near the wholesale & retail furniture annex of The People's House Furnishing Company; post card with undivided back circa 1910, bottom corner creased twice but not into image, shallow tiny ding in front bottom edge, upper corner has a very faint tiny crease. The ship was registered to Lori L. H. Taylor. 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 m(h)fs(r)s(t)

    "AERIAL VIEW OF THE FAMOUS SINGING RIVER. PASCAGOULA MISS." including 3 riverboats at some distance, unused linen post card, fairly fresh. $3.00 ms(r)

    "Albany, N. Y., Hudson River Steamboat 'Adirondack'" color postcard with undivided back mailed 1907, minor corner wear, three small spots of toning on front sky. The ship was registered in 1896. 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 s(h)n(a)s(r)^

    "Albany, N. Y.  Steamer 'Albany', Day Line Steamers." side view, undivided back from A. De Blaey, mailed there 1906, 2 corner creases, dark toning along front caption edge, mild corner & edge wear, cancel ink in front caption area. The 'Day Line' referred to in the caption is the Hudson River Day Line. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg (365,585 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 ns(h)s(r)

"American Scene Out for a holy- / day on the sternwheeler 'Avalon' / on the Mississippi" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1960 from Frohna Maryland, small corner crease not into image, minor upper edge wear. $1.75 s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Approaching Memphis, Tenn." post card showing the steamers James Lee and Marty Lee on the Mississippi River from a distance, unused color post card, corner & edge wear, corner crease, 2 small corner creases. Ship was registered in 1898 to Lee Line Steamers. $4.50 s(l)ts(r)%

"At Hawk's Beak, Lower Dells of the Wisconsin / River, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin." unused chrome postcard from booklet, view in vertical format, copyrighted by the H. H. Bennett Studio, fairly fresh. $1.25 s(r)w(w)

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"BARCOS REBELOS / RIVER BOATS / …Porto /  Collection" showing several sailing ships each with advertising of a different brand of port wine, continental postcard mailed 1999 from Portugal at 95-e rate. $1.25 ps

"Belle Isle Steamer, Woodward Ave. Landing,  Detroit Mich. / 1424" showing the Steamer Pleasure at the Belle Isle Park Steamers building & a sign nearby reading 'Moonlight To-Night / Steamer Columbia / - 8:30 TO 11:30 - / 35¢'; circa 1912 postcard, unused, small bottom corner crease, minor corner wear. $5.00 s(r)m(d)

"'BELLE OF LOUISVILLE' / Historic steamboat now owned and operated / by Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky" chrome post card from Readmore Distributing, corner wear. $2.00

    "Boatlanding, Saegertown Inn, Saegertown, Pa." including a small launch & several canoeists, unused color post card from H. H. Hamm, made in Germany, long scratch in water is hard to notice at first, back paper browning slightly with age, trivial wear at one upper corner. $6.50 p(s)s(r)

    "Bon Ton Ferry, Bangor & Brewer, Me." showing the Bon-Ton No. 2 at the dock accepting passengers, color from Robbins Brothers, post card mailed 1907 (Los Angeles California general delivery markings), corner & edge wear, short linear mark in upper left front sky. $7.50 ms(r)

"BORD DU NIL." showing small riverboats on the palm-lined banks of the Nile, unused color carte postale from Lichtenstern & Harari (their number 197 on back), mild corner wear & rounding, light toning on back especially near the top edge. $4.00 es(r)

    "Brownesville Wharf, Brownesville, Pa.  Industrial News Co." including some steamboats on the river, black & white post card mailed there 1906 (clear & complete Connellsville 1 receiving flag cancel), tiny corner crease, lightly toned front. $9.00 ps(r)%

"C1072  Steamers Towing Barges on Sacramento River, California" unused white-border era postcard from Pacific Novelty Company, tiny scrape near one back corner, other minor corner wear. $3.50 s(r)c(s)

    "Canton.  Dragon Boat race." unused monochromatic green post card with undivided back from the Hongkong Pictorial Postcard Company, minor edge wear, light toning both sides. 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 cs(r)r

    "'CAPT. ED THOMPSON' / WISCONSIN DELLS, WIS." on the Wisconsin River, unused Kodak real photo postcard, excellent composition, fresh appearance. $5.00 wgs(r)u

"CAPT. STEVE / WISCONSIN DELLS, WIS." showing him on a duck boat, unused Ekc real photo post card, fresh appearance. $4.00 (w)

    "CARRIE BROWN" uncaptioned (so we used the name of the ship that shows plainly) real photo postcard of it underway with passengers aboard, mailed August 14 1913 by someone on the boat (going to Huntington) to Margaret Christopher in Washington Court House Ohio, light album toning on back, light fingerprint toning in the front sky. This sternwheel packet was built at Harmar Ohio in 1890 & was destroyed by fire in 1913, so you see it one one of its final journeys. $25.00 s(r)o(h) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FROM HUDSON RIVER" including a masted ship & a steamship 'Air Line', color, Theochrom Serie 1809-24, corner crease, 3 small corner crease, brownish paper. 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 ns(r)m*+

    "CH1ACK" QSL card illustrated with a St. John River steamboat Pioneer Princess III, used 1987 by operator John Vince (whose call sign was updated from VE1ACK), good edges. She is now the restaurant vessel Jubilee Queen tied up in Toronto. $3.00 n(f)s(r)o(t) NEW / OPKOMEND / NEU

     "CHAUMONT-sur-LOIRE. -- Le Château et le Village" including 3 French men poling a long boat in the foreground, unused black & white carte postale, minor corner & edge wear. $2.50 fs(r)

    "Chinde, Zambesi." showing a sternwheeler river boat with passengers aboard in Mozambique, flying 2 flags; black & white postcard written at Port Herald & mailed 5/12/03 from Chinde (stamp clumsily removed from the back, taking some of the cancel as well), one corner crease in the message area, minor tropical toning both sides. $40.00 ms(r)%

    "Col. W. S. TAYLOR" showing the wood hull sternwheeler ferry docked, about to discharge an automobile; uncaptioned photograph (so we used the name of the ship) with good focus & contrast, the size of a regular postcard. Worked out of Madison Indiana. Rare. $35.00 i(m)s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Columbia & Wrightsville Pa., Ferry and R. R. Bridge" post card mailed 1908 but stamp removed (steam stain on back), small spot of toning in sky, noticeable corner & edge wear. $9.00 s(c)p(c)p(w)bs(r)*!*!

"Columbia River Steamers in Cascade Locks. 90" color post card, circa 1915-1920, unused, corner & edge wear. $7.50

    "Commerce on Ohio River near Pomeroy and Middleport, Ohio / PHOTO BY KINCAID STUDIO, MIDDLEPORT, OHIO  7B472-N" showing the paddle steamer Reliance pushing some barges circa 1947, unused postcard in excellent condition. Shown. $3.75 s(r)o(m)o(p). Same, but two small spots of light toning on the back. $3.25 s(r)o(m)o(p) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Coney Island Landing. Cincinnati, Ohio." showing the Princess discharging many passengers, unused early white-border era postcard, minor corner & edge wear, slight toning of back. The ship was registered in 1900 to The Coney Island Company. $4.50 s(c)s(r)o

    "Coney Island on the Ohio River, Cincinnati, O. / This boat has a carrying capacity of 4,000." showing the Island Queen discharging a long line of passengers, sepia-tone, trace of cancel ink on front, postcard mailed there 1911 but stamp removed, minor corner wear, faint corner crease. $5.00 s(r)o*+

    "Connecticut River Steamer 'Middletown', Hartford, Conn.  12-15" color postcard of it underway with passengers circa 1910, long message on back mentions frequency of trips; small corner crease not into image, minor corner & edge wear, left front edge lightly toned. The ship was registered in 1896 to the Hartford & New York Transportation Company. $6.50 c(c)s(r)s(h)

"C. P. & C. PACKET LINE / NEW ELEGANT, AND FAST ELECTRIC LIGHT STEAMERS / ... / Cincinnati, Pomeroy and Charleston Packet Company / Leaves Cincinnati Daily (Except Sunday) at 5 p. m. for Pomeroy / and Charleston / CONNECTING WITH STEAMERS GREENLAND AND KANAWHA FOR PITTSBURG / ..." illustrated with one of their packets on front, postcard-size with rounded corners, detailed table of distances along the Ohio River & Kanawha River on back. The company incorporated in 1905 with 4 steamers; this card lists 5 -- Henry M. Stanley, Tacoma, Greenwood, Courier & M. P. Wells) so it is a bit later. Rare; we found no other paper memorabilia of any kind for this company when we searched the internet. $35.00 s(r)o(c)w(k)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"D-1605 / TWIN SCREW RIVER BOAT  PAUL BUNYAN /  TANQUAMENON RIVER TRIP  NEWBERRY MICH." showing it loaded with passengers, unused Ekc real photo post card, uneven gloss. $3.50 ms(r)

    "Damariscotta River Steamboat Co's Fleet" showing also the Bristol & the smaller Anodyne side-by-side, post card with fresh color, mailed 1917, stamp removed, minor corner & edge wear. The Newcastle was registered in 1902 to the Dixon Steamship Company. $7.00 s(d)m(d)s(r)

    "Division Street Bridge. Pawtucket, R. I." including several small ships on the river, color postcard with undivided back, writing on back, unevenly toned back, minor corner rounding. $3.75 rs(r)b

    "Dresden-Kaditz / Luftschiffhalle" with the river steamer 'DRESDEN' passing by in the foreground & an inset with Count Zeppelin's image, color post card that was mailed, small almost transparent album remnant stuck to the top of the back, corner wear. $35.00 zes(r)

    "Eccleston Ferry  Valentines Series  5488" on the River Dee, black & white postcard, paper starting to yellow evenly with age. The ferry was guided with a hand line. $4.50 s(r)

"EGYPT - Sailing boats on the Nile" at night, unused color post card numbered 204 on back, tiny pinholes at the corners close well, corner & edge wear is mild. $4.00 es(r)

"EHRENBREITSTEIN MIT SCHIFFBRÜCKE (AUSGEFAHREN)" including a steamer on the Rhine, sepia-tone post card from booklet, unused. $2.50 ws(r)

    "EL YATE DE GRACE LINE  GRACE LINE DIESEL YACHT / 'SANTA ROSITA'" showing it underway with passengers, color postcard, message on back dates to 1952, short internal crease from the top into the sky. Plies the river between Grace Line anchorage at Puna and Guayaquil Ecuador. $3.00 es(g)s(r)

    "Empty coal barges on Ohio River" showing a large number being pushed by a towboat, unmailed Azo (triangles up) real photo post card, good contrast & excellent depth-of-field, faint album marks at the back corners, oxidation consistent with its 1908 - 1918 age. Uncaptioned, so we used the writing on the back. $10.00 s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"EXCURSION BOATS / 3578 Pittsburgh, Pa." black & white postcard, mailed 1911, toning along one back edge, minor edge wear, corner crease. $5.50

    "Excursion Boat J. S. on /  Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa" with many passengers on deck, color post card mailed there 1909 (clear flag cancel), 2 corner creases (one small, one long), mild corner & edge wear, some yellowing of the paper on back. $8.00 is(r)

    "EXCURSION STEAMER 'CAPITOL' ON THE MISSISSIPPI, KEOKUK, IA." white-border era postcard, unused, fresh appearance. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(s)s(r)i

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"EXCURSION STEAMER IN THE NARROWS, DELLS OF THE WISCONSIN RIVER." Unused, white-border era post card with fresh appearance. $4.25 (ws)+

    "EXCURSION STEAMERS AT THE WHARVES, DETROIT" the most prominent being the Tashmoo at the left, black & white postcard mailed there 1906, bottom corners creased, liquid stain to the top, 2 short tears in an edge close well, both sides toned. Nicer than it sounds. The Tashmoo was registered to the White Star Navigation Company in 1900. $5.00 m(d)s(w)s(r)

    "'Ferry Boat Rockland' landing at Nyack, N. Y." completing its journey across the Hudson River, color postcard from Nyack 5 and 10 Cent Store, mailed there circa 1910 but stamp removed, corner bend, minor corner & edge wear, lightly toned front. 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 ns(r)#

    "Ferry City of Jeffersonville, from Louisville, Ky. to / Jeffersonville, Ind." with passengers disembarking from their Ohio River crossing in a small boat; color post card published by Fred A. Mason (numbered 9648 on back), mailed circa 1909, minor corner rounding, faint internal crease (approx. 1") from the bottom edge, lightly toned back. Sender's comment: 'They carry the horses and wagons on the other end of it. This end is for passengers.' The ship was owned by the Louisville and Jeffersonville Ferry Company. Offered elsewhere as high as $19.95, our price is a much more reasonable $12.50 i(j)s(r)s(l) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "FERRY SERVICE, NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.VA." black & white post card mailed 1955. $3.00 (ws(r))

"FESTUNG EHRENBREITSTEIN am Rhein / mit M.S. Helvetia" continental postcard, unused, blue handstamp on back reads in part "Auf dem Rhein zu Bord Motorschiff Düsseldorf", 2 corners with small bends (one of which has longer stress marks nearby). The fortress shown in the background is in the Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany. $3.50 s(r)w

    "First Steamboat on Hudson River / Robert Fulton's 'Clermont' 1807" beautifully embossed, printed in Germany, Par Excellence Series Hudson River No. 1, Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 en(h)s(r)%

"FREDERICK HUDSON" caption from side of ship, black & white post card, undivided back but mailed 1911 at Hudson New York, fancy crest of the Hudson River Day Line on back. small corner crease, much writing on front. $7.00

    "FREIGHT BARGES ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER APPROACHING MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE" linen postcard mailed 1942, still fresh, caption printed at a slight angle near the top edge. 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 (ts(r))

    "Going up the Black River, Lorain, Ohio" showing the ship Coralia of Duluth, color post card on grayish paper, mailed there 1909, corner crease, some edge nicks, light toning on back, light toning on front, The ship is seen from a high vantage point, and its name shows plainly in the view. It was registered to the Pittsburgh Steamship Company in 1896. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(p)o(l)o(b)s(r)

    "Greetings / New Albany, Ind. / Steamer Hiawatha at 'White City'" showing her discharging passengers, unused circa 1908 postcard from Baker's Printing House, very light toning both sides. Another copy realized $11.15 in an eBay® auction; but we offer at a much more reasonable $8.00. s(r)i(n) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Grey Hound, Ohio River" with a side view of the steamship, sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard with matte finish within a large border, noticeable toning both sides from album contact. Writing on back: 'Boat we went down to Portsmouth on when you were here." $8.00 o(o)s(r)

"Gruss vom Rhein.  Rheindampfer Borussai. / 60384" unused black & white Postkarte with undivided back, old selling price handstamped in violet on the back. Circa 1899 - 1905, it is in excellent condition with good edges. $9.00 s(r)wg& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "HELLO / FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY" multiview showing this firm's Mississippi at the bottom, and the 'Delta Queen' (of the Greene Lines in Cincinnati) at the top; unused chrome post card, trivial wear at 2 corners. The current location of the 'Mississippi' is the Saint Louis waterfront; it was registered in 1922 to the Mississippi Lime Company. 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 s(m)s(r)m(m)

    "HIGH WATER  GREENUP KY." with a large ferry steamer in service at the Ohio River/Little Sandusky River landing, black & white post card with undivided back, mailed there 1908, stamp fell off but we will send it along, upper corner crease, mild corner rounding, toned both sides. Hard to find! $15.00 k(g)s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "HOMER SMITH-- This large excursion boat (hull was / 235 feet long) was build in 1914..." painting by William E. Reed. Unused & attractive post card. The boat burned at Pittsburgh in 1931. SOLD wsa

    "Hönningen am Rhein." with a steamship passing the town, incompletely colored (missing blue water) postcard due to an error at the printers; name written in back address area, minor wear to 2 corners, back paper starting to show its circa-1910 age. The town on the Rhine River in the Rhineland-Palatinate is also known as Bad Hönningen am Rhein. $5.00 egs(r)

"House Boat 'Pomona' / on Schuylkill River, Reading, Pa." with several people on both decks, black & white postcard with dark brown caption, printed in Germany, numbered 8114 on back, minor corner wear & rounding, back paper browning with age. Actually the caption might more accurately read Schuylkill Canal, which ran between Reading and Philadelphia, alongside & sometimes including that river, with houseboat rides by the Pomona & the Mildred. As for views of the two houseboats, we believe this one is the more scarce. A lot of detail in this image, which will surely delight the historian. $25.00 ps(r)

    "Hozu River Arashiyama, Kyoto..." also captioned in Japanese, showing many women in a launch that is being poled along, hand-colored appearance, circa 1908 postcard, unused, trivial corner wear. $6.00 js

    "HUDSON NAVIGATION COMPANY /  'CITIZENS LINE' BETWEEN TROY, ALBANY AND NEW YORK. /  'PEOPLES LINE' BETWEEN ALBANY AND NEW YORK" showing the Trojan, color, mailed 1913, writing on front identifies sender's room, corner crease, mild corner & edge wear. The ship was registered in 1905. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(h)s(r)n(h)

    "HUDSON RIVER DAY LINE STEAMER 'ALBANY'." side view in color, minor 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 s(h)s(r)

    "Hudson River Day Line Steamer 'New York'" side view in color, mailed 1910, paper yellowing a bit with age, corner & edge wear. The ship was registered in 1887. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(h)s(r)n(h)

    "HUFSTEDLER BOATING CO. / On Eleven Points River / At Riverton on U. S. Hi-way 160 / ... / ALTON MISSOURI" showing the launch of a couple of canoes & a nearby bridge, real photo post card,  appropriately mailed JUN 1 1966 from the Riverton Rural Branch at Alton (2 bold cancels, autograph of Clerk-in-Charge C. R. Hufstedler), tiny upper corner crease, a few small light spots of toning near the edges of one back corner. $3.00 m(a)s(r)gb-m

"In 1955 the Steamboat W. P. Snyder, Jr. one / of the last steam-powered stern-wheelers to / ply the Ohio River..." showing a side view, unused chrome postcard from a photo by Floyd Hivnor, fairly fresh. $2.50 s(c)s(r)%

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    "INTERNATIONAL FERRY. 'AGOMING,' SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT., CANADA." underway with a stiff wind blowing, color post card printed in Great Britain, fresh with good edges. Note: the red caption is printed at a slight tilt but the image is not tilted. $8.00 o(s)s(r)

"Island Queen" at speed in the Ohio River, small (approx. 3" x 5") sepia-tone photograph with some album paste on the back, toning suggestive of age, caption from neat writing in the sky. $3.75 s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Island Queen, Landing at Coney Island, Cincinnati, O." discharging many well-dressed passengers, sepia-tone Aristocrat post card distributed by the Home Novelty Company of the same city, C45 in the stamp box, writing & uneven toning on back. $7.50 s(r)o(c) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "K8YSD" shortwave (14 Mc) Hamilton Ohio QSL viewcard showing the SS Delta Queen going under a bridge, mailed 1970 by operator R. S. Rogers, trivial wear to one corner. Exceptionally attractive. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg (494,862 bytes) or .tif format. $1.75 os(r)

    "Kansas City, Mo. Excursion Boat on Missouri River" showing the Jacob Richtman loaded with passengers & underway, unused color postcard with undivided back, made in Germany, light album marks at corners. Definitely uncommon; the best US ship collection we ever saw did not have it. 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 ms(r)%

    "Lachine Rapids, Montreal" showing the ship's name plainly, color private post card from European Post Card Co., numbered 115 on back, unused, printed in Britain, fairly fresh, faint album marks at the corners. Ship's name shows plainly as the Sovereign which was registered to the Richelieu & Ontario Transportation Company. Note two smokestacks. $9.00 qs(r)s(r)

    "LANDING CRAFT BIG FALLS TRIP. HULBERT, MICH. S-890" showing the double-deck number 2 boat loaded with passengers on the Tahquamenon River, unused Ekc real photo post card. $5.50 ms(r)

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    "LEVEE SCENE, ST. LOUIS, MO.--57" with several people, barrels & a riverboat prominent; white-border era postcard, unused, fairly fresh. 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 ms(r)

"LONDON -- THAMES EMBANKMENT" including a steamer 'The London' near shore, sepia-tone post card with green pertinent information on back, unused, LESCO series, slight yellowing of the paper with age. $4.50 es(r)

    "LP22 LIVERPOOL. NEW TYPE FERRY BOAT, RIVER MERSEY." real photo post card with good contrast & composition, mailed 1961 with Post Office Savings Bank centenary slogan cancel, minor corner wear. $3.00 es%

"M-1 / THE DELTA QUEEN / Air conditioned Tourist Steamboat operating on / the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers…" chrome postcard distributed by Valley News Service, unused, fresh appearance. $2.50

    "Marbach a.-d. Donau, mit Maria-Taferl, N.-Oe." showing a Danube steamer passing by the Lower Austrian town circa 1930, postcard mailed at Maria Taferl, Ledermann Nr. 22433B, some speckles of cancel ink show in the front sky. $3.25 as(r)

    "MERCHANTS BRIDGE AND STEAMER SPREAD EAGLE / ST. LOUIS, MO." unused color post card no. 1024 from V. O. Hammon Publishing Company, small area of toning at top of back, minor corner wear. Rare; the best United States ship collection we have ever seen did not include this ship on any postcard. $12.00 m(s)bs(r)

    "Missouri River Scene, Pierre, S. D." color, unused, small corner crease, minor 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 s(p)s(r)

    "Monongahela River, showing Coal Barges and Steamers, Pittsburgh, Pa. / 2767" with the ship Pacific No. 2 prominent in the foreground, color post card from I. Robbins & Son, unused, minor edge wear, slight yellowing of the paper with age. An interesting scene. $8.00 ps(r)

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"Moonlight Scene on the Ohio River, Madison, Ind. / 18183-N" showing a steamboat passing, unused color postcard from A. C. Hillabold, excellent condition. $2.75 i(m)s(r)m

"M.S. BERLIN  Köln-Düsseldorfer / Rheindampfshiffahrt" continental real photo postcard, blue 'on Bord' handstamp on back, light residue from 2 hinge remnants on back, good edges. $5.00 s(r)w

"NAVAL PARADE / HUDSON-FULTON / CELEBRATION 1909" signed C. Bernhardt Wall art showing ships of many types (on the Hudson River) within a fancy border, postcard mailed Albany New York 1909 from one who witnessed the real thing, small corner crease, edge wear. $9.00 (s(r)p)

    "Niagara Navigation Co.'s Ferry Boat between Queenston (Canada) / and Lewiston (U.S.A.)" Loaded with passengers, color, post card mailed 1917, considerable corner & edge wear, trace of cancel ink on front . This ferry is the Ongiara. $5.00 (s(n)s(r))*

    "NEW ORLEANS AND VICKSBURG PACKET 'AMERICA'" black & white postcard on thick stock, mailed 1907 at Savannah Ohio, two small corner creases, toned both sides (back more so than front), internal creases from the top & bottom edges, uneven wear along the right front edge. Built by the Howard Ship Yards in Jeffersonville Indiana, and owned by Captain LeVerrier Cooley, it plied the Mississippi River & the Ouachita River from 1898 - 1926. Rare; no one else was offering it or even exhibiting it when we searched the internet. $40.00 s(r)s(c)i(j)l(n)m(v)g SALE IN PROGRESS

    "Niagara River Line Steamer "Chippewa" at Lewiston" near the dock with several onlookers, color from Valentine & Sons, unused postcard, toned back, corner crease, considerable corner wear & rounding. Ship was registered to Niagara Navigation in 1893. $4.50 (s(n)s(r)n)*

    "Niagara Steamer 'Corona.'" color from Valentine & Sons, circa 1910-1915, unused post card, minor corner & edge wear. Ship was registered to the Niagara Navigation Company in 1896. $6.50 (s(n)s(r))*

    "Night Scene on Ohio River, New Albany, Ind. / 18183" showing a steamer making its way by moonlight, unused white-border era postcard, minor wear to bottom corners. $4.50 is(r)m

    "NO. 103 'THE MASTODON' NEW ORLEANS, LA." white-border era postcard, near mint condition. $7.00

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"No. 17 / Hooghly River, Calcutta" including several larger boats, unused black & white post card, printed in England, paper browned lightly & evenly with age, small corner crease nowhere near image, mild rounding of the corners. $2.50 is(r)

    "NO. 212 BOAT LOADED WITH COTTON ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER, NEW ORLEANS, LA." white-border era postcard, near mint. $4.75 l(n)s(r)

    "No. 221. Levee Scene, St. Louis, U. S. A." with 3 wagons loading the steamship Grey Eagle 'for CHESTER, GRAND TOWER, CAPE GIRARDEAU' (as the signage on the ship reads); color postcard published by Erker Brothers Opt. Co., writing all over back, circa 1910, trivial edge wear. Shown left. $12.75 m(s)s(r). Same scene but "No. 221" omitted from the caption, Hammon Publishing post card mailed 1910 from Frohna Missouri, noticeable corner rounding & edge wear, bottom corner crease. Shown right. $11.00 m(s)s(r). An interesting scene & a rare postcard--the best American ship collection we have ever seen (and which we purchased) did not have that ship on any postcard; but here are two different! Both for comparison: $21.50 m(s)s(r)

"Oct. 1900. / Freight boat on Mississippi / at St. Louis." with double stack, as seen from a high vantage point, carrying railroad cars continental size photograph on thick stock, caption from neat writing on back, unimportant edge toning both sides, small scrape at the left front edge. $5.00 m(s)s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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    "OHIO RIVER AND STEAMER 'STANLEY' /  GREETINGS FROM POINT PLEASANT, W. VA." Not long in service, this steamer wrecked. Post card with writing on back. $13.00 (ws(r))

"OHIO RIVER BOAT LANDING, AURORA, IND." with the sidewheeler Louisville alongside; sepia-tone postcard mailed there 1911 to Miss Margie Young of Latonia Kentucky, stamp has fallen off due to someone else's removal attempt which caused a thin (but we will send it along), upper corners creased, couple small spots of toning on back. $8.50 i(a)s(r)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Ohio River National Scenic Byway / The Sistersville Ferry on the Ohio River in Fly-Monroe County" unused continental postcard, near mint condition. $1.25 s(r)w(s)

    "Ohio River Scene, Portsmouth, O." showing the ferry steamer B. F. Bennett underway with a horse & buggy & a couple of passengers; on its route to/from Fullerton Kentucky; mailed at Portsmouth circa 1908, back with several shallow thins & album paste residue, small thin on front near the bow. Hard to find in any condition. $10.00 o(p)k(f)s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"On Calumet River, Chicago, Ill." prominently showing the ship Monica Smith with tugs nearby, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1964 at Doylestown Ohio. $2.50 i(c)s(r)

"ON THE PICTURESQUE OHIO RIVER" showing the launch Eulalie prominently in the foreground, 3 people aboard; unused postcard with undivided back, back paper browning evenly with its 100+ years of age, published by the Kraemer Art Company & printed in Germany. Rare: the only other example of this postcard we found is now in the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, Rare Books & Special Collections Department. $25.00 s(r)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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    "ON THE SHREWSBURY RIVER, RED BANK, N. J." showing a ship prominently, white-border era postcard, unused, 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 ns(r)^

    "PARIS ET SES MERVEILLES. / 4028  L'Hôtel de Ville (1882) et le pont d'Arcole." with a riverboat about to pass under the bridge, unused real photo from Editions d'Art GUY, scalloped edges as issued, fairly fresh. $2.75 f(p)bs(r)

"PASSENGER STEAMER ON OHIO RIVER" showing the Island Queen, black & white post card mailed 1909, minor corner wear, lightly toned back. $8.00

    "Provo River Utah." unused Azo real photo post card (triangles up) showing a small boat coming towards the viewer, from Olson & Haffen, slight oxidation, good edges. $5.00 u(p)s(r) ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "R. & O. STEAMER 'MONTREAL', ST. LAWRENCE RIVER" color from Montreal Import, circa 1910, numbered 2089 on back, unused postcard, minor edge wear. Ship was registered to the Richelieu & Ontario Transportation Company in 1904. $7.50 ss

    "R. &. O. STEAMER 'QUEBEC' ST LAWRENCE RIVER" color postcard from Montreal Import, unused, minor edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ss*%

"Relax on THE CRUISER THUNDERBIRD operating on / the Mississippi River at Davenport, Iowa…" chrome postcard mailed 1964, partial cancel on front. $2.00

    JUN 10 1898 NEW YORK PAID ALL in oval (uncommon American machine cancel) on post card mailed from Mainz Germany (2 clear cancels tie pair of 5-pf stamps) to Upper Alton Illinois (clear arrival handstamp on JUN 13th). Card is "Rhein-Dampfschiffahrt / Kölnische und Düsseldorfer Gesselschaft / An Bord des Dampfers: 'Hansa'" with black & white view of Bingen & red-violet drawing of ship printed on face. corner crease, small corner crease, mild corner wear & rounding. $20.00 m-s(r)w

"Rhein=Dampfschiffahrt / Kölnische und Düsseldorfer Gesellschaft / An Bord des Dampfers: 'Deutscher Kaiser' / den _____" black & white castle & caption with ship in reddish violet, postcard mailed July 1900 from München Bavaria to Binghamton New York (pair 5-pfg stamps tied, clear receiving mark on both sides). small corner crease, mild corner wear & rounding. $15.00 ws-b

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    "RHEIN-RUNDFAHRTEN / ... / RHEIN-ABENDFAHRT / mit M.S. Willi Ostermann" continental advertising card showing a side view of the ship on front, details (hours, duration, departure point, etc.) about its sightseeing tips on the Rhine River cover the back in 3 languages, faint corner crease & a hint of toning nearby, otherwise attractive. $4.00 s(r)w

"RIVER BOAT LOADED WITH COTTON BALES 'AS IT USED TO BE'--X8" name of boat not visible because it is loaded with 9,226 cotton bales, linen post card from Harwood News, unused, fresh appearance. $3.75 %

    Rivercraft, uncaptioned Japanese postcard, circa 1908, unused. A beauty! $7.50

     "River Front.  Troy, N. Y." clearly showing the City of Troy & another smaller steamer, color postcard from The Northern News Company, toned back, small chip out of one corner, minor wear at other corners, lightly toned front. The ship was registered to Citizens Line. $6.00 s(c)ns(r)

"RIVER SCENE AT MADISON, IND." with 2 steamers nearby (one name may yield to magnification), sepia-tone postcard from Norwood Souvenir Company, a little pencil writing & speckles of reddish toning on the back. $5.00 i(m)s(r)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"River Scene of by-gone days" showing the ship Cape Girardeau (registered in 1923 by the Eagle Packet), color post card from C. B. S. Card Service, unused & fairly fresh. Also shows the Tennessee Belle & Eagle Packet Piasa. $4.00 ss

    "RIVER THAMES, CHATHAM, CANADA. (SHOWING STEAMER, CITY OF / CHATHAM, GENERAL HOSPITAL AND NURSES' HOME.)" fresh color on souvenir mailing card mailed 1907 to Ohio, slight browning of the back paper with age, 2 corner creases, minor edge wear. $5.50 oms(r)

    "SABLÉ. - Vue sure la Sarthe, Arrivée du vapeur d'Angers / Edition  J. Malicot, phot., Sablé-sur-Sarthe" postcard showing the arrival of the French river steamboat from Angers, with a church in the background; black & white on unused green back with slight browning near its back edges, faint small corner bend, mild wear at 3 corners. $4.50 fs(r)

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    "Scene on the Kennebec near Richmond, Me." showing river steamer moving away from the viewer, post card mailed 1908 or 1909, small speckles of brownish toning in the front sky, one bent corner. $5.00 m(k)m(r)s(r)%

    Ship on the Neches River, near Beaumont Texas. Linen post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ts(r)

    "Shooting the Rapids, St. Mary's River, Sault St. Marie, Mich." showing 6 people in a large canoe under rough conditions; post card No. 1512 from V. C. Hammon Publishing Company (circa 1912), back paper browning with age, mild corner & edge wear. Presumably a thrill ride. $3.50 m(s)s(r)

    "S. S. HARTFORD" showing a side view circa 1910, unused color postcard made in Germany, 2 corners worn noticeably, old price in ink on back. Ship was registered in 1899 to the Connecticut River Line. $7.00 s(c)s(r)c

    "S.S. 'Quebec' R. and O. N. Co., St. Lawrence River" color from Valentines Series, circa 1910, unused. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ss#

    "Starved Rock, formerly Fort / St. Louis, discovered by Marquette / and Jolliet in 1673, ..." showing the steamer Lola passing by with passengers, color postcard mailed circa 1910, small corner crease, mild corner & edge wear. $7.50 i(s)s(r)

    "Steam Boat at Wharf, Wheeling, W. Va.  A2936" with a side view of the City of Wheeling with crew aboard, color postcard published by Helmbright Brothers,  mailed there 1911 to Mr. Ralph Hammack in Hebron Ohio, trace of cancel ink in the front sky, mild corner wear. $6.00 s(r)w(w) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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    "STEAMBOAT 'IRON WITCH,' about 1846 / by J. V. Cornell / The New York Historical Society" art in color, slight yellowing of paper, unused museum card which could be used as a postcard, good edges. Sold, but still available for scholarly study as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (221,095 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 s(h)hs(r)

    "Steamboat 'Mary Powell' / 'KAPEX 71' HOST, APRIL 17 - 18 /  Fort Orange Stamp Club Inc. / Albany, N. Y." color post card, unused. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(h)ps(r)#

"Steamboat on Ohio River, Madison, Ind. / 100902-N" with a side view, but name not discernable; unused white-border era postcard from A. C. Hillabold, short mark in back message area, otherwise fairly fresh. $2.50 i(m)s(r)

"Steamer 'Alexander Hamilton' of the Hudson River Day Line" unused black & white postcard on paper browning evenly with age, possibly published by Winsch, trivial wear to two corners, three tiny spots of toning in address area. The ship was registered in 1924. $4.75 s(h)s(r)

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    "Steamer 'Alexander Hamilton' of the Hudson River Day Line" unused black & white postcard on paper browning unevenly due to long contact with acidic papers, possibly published by Winsch, trivial wear to one corners. The ship was registered in 1924. $5.00 s(h)s(r)#

    "'STEAMER 'BERKSHIRE,' HUDSON RIVER, N. Y." white-border era, mailed 1919, corner wear, toning at back right & bottom edges, a little cancel ink at left front. This postcard shows a side view of the ship that fully runs from the left border to the right border--so it is as close-up as could be shown. It is underway with smoke coming from its stacks. The publisher was Van Noy-Interstate Company. $4.75 s(h)s(r)

"Steamer City of Louisville, Madison, Ind." with the sidewheeler underway, postcard mailed there 1913, noticeable corner rounding, upper corner crease, 2 intersecting internal creases, a lot of toning on back, as is. Back reads: 'Elite 2' No. 106 H. M. Flora, Dist. Publisher, Madison Ind. / Made in Germany. $4.00 i(m)s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"STEAMER 'CLERMONT' / NEW YORK TO ALBANY AND RETURN. /  DOCK LANDING OF THE CLERMONT" beautiful embossed art from Tuck Series No. 164, fresh color, post card mailed 1909, toning at 2 back edges. $15.00

    "Steamer Colfax, on St. Joe River, Idaho" underway, with many passengers on board; post card with writing on front dating to 1907, toned back & a little toning in the front border areas, minor corner wear. Ship was registered to the Coeur d'Alene & St. Joe Transportation Company. $7.00 i(s)s(c)s(r)

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    "STEAMER 'C. W. MORSE' AT NIGHT / 24385" color postcard, circa 1908 - 1910, unused, 2 corners worn, lightly toned back. Scarce because she was renamed 'Fort Orange' after a short time, she plied the Hudson River at night using a searchlight. $9.00 s(p)n(h)s(r)

    "... Steamer David Swain, Peoria, Ill." fresh color, postcard mailed there 1909, stamp removed, 2 indentations at bottom due to rubber band, small corner crease. Ship was registered in 1906 to Royal Route company. $4.75 s(r)s(r)i%

    "STEAMER 'FREDK. DeBARY' / CLYDE ST. JOHNS RIVER LINE" black & white post card with undivided back, album marks at front corners, a little extraneous writing on back, mailed 1908, light toning near back edges, minor corner wear & rounding. The ship was registered in 1881. $8.50 s(c)s(r)

    "Steamer 'George Oakes.' / on the Saint Joe River, Idaho" published by the Spokane Post Card Company, their number 237;  faint corner crease, corner & edge wear. Circa 1910. Ship was registered in 1890 to the Coeur d'Alene & St. Joe Transportation Company. $7.00 s(c)s(r)i!

    "Steamer Hendrick Hudson and Albany, N. Y." showing a side view of the ship with passengers on deck, color postcard, undivided back era, Hugh C. Leighton Company, printed in Germany, fresh colors, trivial corner wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(r)s(h)n(a)

    "STEAMER ISLANDER AT GARDINER, ME.  2507" shown dockside by a lumber yard, unused sepia-tone real photo with exceptional composition and contrast. The Islander was registered to the Liberty Steam Boat Corporation in 1908. 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(l)s(r)m

"STEAMER ISLAND QUEEN AT CONEY ISLAND, NEAR CINCINNATI, OHIO" showing many passengers boarding, lightly colored, from W. G. MacFalane, postcard mailed there 1906, large water-stained area shows both sides. $3.50

"Steamer 'Island Queen,' Covington, Ky." showing it underway with passengers on deck, postcard mailed there 1913, minor corner wear a few raindrops hit the back but obscure nothing. $7.00 k(c)s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Steamer Katie Robbins /  loaded with Cotton" color post card from S. H. Knox & Co., mailed 1910 in St. Louis, thinned spot on one back edge, 2 corner creases, edge wear. Ship was registered to Parisot Line in 1884. $6.00 s(p)s(r)%

"STEAMER MORNING STAR ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER" white-border era postcard from Bawden Brothers, writing on back, lightly toned back, considerable corner & edge wear, a few small spots of toning in front border, faint small corner crease. Ship was registered in 1901 to Louisville & Evansville Packet Company. $4.75 s(l)s(r)

"Steamer 'Peter Stuyvesant' of the Hudson River Day Line" black & white post card, possibly published by Winsch, brownish paper, a few tiny spots of toning along front edges. The ship was registered in 1927. $6.00 s(h)s(r)!%

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    "Steamer Quincy on Mississippi River." color postcard, mailed 1912, stamp removed, light amount of cancel ink on front, back shows water stain at bottom edge, minor corner & edge wear. This ship was registered in 1896 to the Diamond Jo Line. $5.50 s(d)s(r)*

    "Steamer 'Royal' on Ohio River, / near Wheeling W. Va." unused linen post card, minor corner wear. $4.00 ws(r)

    "Steamer 'Saguenay' St. Lawrence River, / Vapeur 'Saguenay' sure le Fleuve St.-Laurent." white-border era mailed 1923 from Montreal, part of cancel on front, one badly creased corner, other corner & edge wear is minor. The ship was registered in 1911 to the Canada Steamphip Company. 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)s(r)

    "Steamer Sebascondegan at Gurnet, New Meadows River, Maine" postcard mailed 1908, a little corner wear & rounding, lightly toned back. Attractive. $9.00 m(n)s(r)

    "STEAMER SIDNEY OF THE STRECKFUS STEAMBOAT LINE" sepia-tone, unused, very light toning on front. Sailed the Mississippi River with many important jazz musicians providing the entertainment. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (s(s)s(r))*%

    "Steamers of the Songo River Line at Bay of Naples, Maine." With three ships shown, including one named Bay of Naples. Color postcard from Leighton & Valentine, numbered 29457 on the back, circa 1915 but mailed 1959 at North Sebago, minor edge wear, long crease horizontally that is hard to see at first. $7.50 ms(s)s(r)%

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    "Steamer St. Paul landing at Winona, Minn." with a few people in the foreground, unused black & white postcard with red caption, paper yellowing evenly with age, 3 long internal creases from the bottom edge are hard to see from the front. $5.00 m(w)s(r)

    "STEAMER ST. PAUL OF THE STRECKFUS STEAMBOAT LINE" black & white, unused, corner & edge wear. Sailed the Mississippi River with many important jazz musicians providing the entertainment. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (s(s)s(r))

    "Steamer Sylvia and Water Front / Springfield, Mass" on the Connecticut River, unused color post card from Mason Brothers & Company, browning paper on back, small corner crease, considerable corner & edge wear. Circa 1910. Owned by Captain H. E. Smith, the ship was registered in 1899. $6.00 s(s)ms(r)+

    "Steamer Silvia on Connecticut River, Springfield, Mass." color postcard from Metropolitan News, undivided back, unused, light spot of toning on front caption edge, slight browning of paper. Owned by Captain H. E. Smith, the ship was registered in 1899. $8.00 s(s)s(r)m%

"STEAMER ST. PAUL OF THE STRECKFUS STEAMBOAT LINE" black & white post card, unused, corner & edge wear. $6.00

"Steamer Valley Gem. Zanesville, O." color postcard from Edmiston Book & Sta. Co., circa 1910-1915, unused, minor wear at 2 corners, otherwise fairly fresh. $7.00

    Steamer Washington Irving (1913). "Steamer 'Washington Irving' passing Bear Mountain. Hudson River." hand-colored / tinted, published by Hudson River Day Line, mailed 1922, edge wear, small tear at top that is hard to notice from view side. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 n(b)s(h)s(r)

"Sternwheeler Cruising on Mississippi River" showing the Delta Queen out of Cincinnati Ohio, chrome post card mailed 1968, stamp removed creasing the nearby short edge badly, minor corner wear. As is. $0.50 s(r)

"'Str. Cherokee' on the Tomoka, near Daytona, Fla." color postcard mailed 1909, stamp removed, minor corner wear. Interesting detail, showing how passengers were dressed. Ship was registered to Leon Ellenwood in 1902. $9.00 sfs

     "STRIDENCE / ROCHESTER" two 3.5"x5" black & white photos showing the coastal ship on the river Spaarne in Haarlem, July 1987; one the bow & one the stern; good focus & composition. Owned by Crescent Shipping Limited. Both for $12.50 ns(r)

    "'Tadousac' passing Quebec" including other steamers nearer to the shore of the St. Lawrence River, color mailed 1909 to Massachusetts, considerable corner wear, 2 small corner creases, small spot of wear at top edge. The ship name is spelled with one s on this postcard, but we think it might really must have been Tadoussac. $5.50 qs(r)s(c)%

    "TASHMOO OFF FOR A RIVER TRIP, DETROIT, MICH." deeply embossed postcard in color, mailed there 1905 to New York, 2 small tears at one edge nick gold border. A beautiful card. $6.50 s(w)ms(r)

    "The Chaperon and the Evansville / on Barren River, at Bowling Green, Ky." color postcard made in the USA & published expressly for F. W. Woolworth CO., large thin over most of back & multiple creases due to clumsy album removal (not by us!). As is. Both steamboats ran for the Evansville & Bowling Green Packet Company until they burned--1931 and 1922, respectively. $4.00 k(b)s(r)i(e)s(e) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "The 'Discovery', one of the last active stern- / wheelers, serves as a sight-seeing boat on the / Tanana River ..." chrome postcard mailed by a passenger to Pennsylvania, upper corners with tiny bends. Owned by the Binkley family since 1950. $1.50 a(t)s(r)s(b) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"The Famous Steamboat 'Robert E. Lee', Loading Cotton, /  New Orleans, La." linen post card with writing on back, slight browning of back paper, trivial corner wear, fresh colors. The fame referred to in the caption was from the won race against the 'Natchez'. $2.50 ls(r)%&

    "The Ferry 'Davenport' by Daylight, / Between Rock Island, Ill., and Davenport, Iowa" color from Rock Island Post Card Co., circa 1908, unused, numbered 569 on back, tiny spot of ink on lower back edge, minor corner wear. Ship was registered to the Rock Island Davenport Ferry Company in 1904. $7.00 ss

    "The Houseboat on the Wanganui /  The 'Wanganui' New Zealand's Scenic River." Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (178,032 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 ns(r)

    "'THE J. M. WHITE' by Oscar E. Berninghaus / Painted for the collection of The Boatmen's National Bank of St. Louis" unused chrome post card, light toning on back. SOLD s(t)s(r)

"THE MAGNIFICENT STEEL STEAMER 'HENDRICK HUDSON.' LICENSE 3,500 PASSENGERS" with a side view of the ship underway, sepia-tone postcard, mailed with short message from passenger, mild corner rounding. The ship was registered to the Hudson River Day Line in 1906. $6.50 s(h)s(r)

"'The New York' of Hudson River Day Line." color post card with much writing all over the back, a name written neatly on the front sky, circa 1910, minor corner wear, thin line of color at top from the printing process. The ship was registered in 1887. $8.50 s(h)s(r)

    "The S. S. 'Admiral,' Flagship of the Streckfus Fleet, St. Louis, Missouri -- D-16" linen postcard with good color, mailed 1947, 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 (s(s)s(r))

    "The Steamer Ohio, Portsmouth, O." dwarfing the nearby sternwheeler Eureka in the foreground; postcard mailed there 1914, long corner crease in sky & trees, mild corner wear, stress marks & internal creases elsewhere are not too distracting. Riverboat Dave's authoritative website has no picture or even a mention of the Eureka; it is certainly the only image of it we have ever seen. $30.00 o(p)s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "The Steamer 'Valley Gem'. Zanesville, Ohio." about to load some hay, 4 crew members on deck & 2 alongside; circa 1908 post card No. 8302 of The Metropolitan News Company (Boston), lightly toned back, trivial edge wear. This is the one that is hard to find! $15.00 o(z)s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"The Valley Gem, Zanesville, Ohio" showing the sternwheeler from the side, underway on the Muskingum River; color postcard published by F. M. Kirby & Company, mailed 1910 at Hopewell Ohio to Mr. Herbert Parr in Saint Louisville Ohio by his cousin Hazel, bottom corner crease, mild edge wear. $6.00 o(z)s(r)g(p)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "The Wharf Boat at Catlettsburg, Ky." showing a steamer taking on a load at the Wharf Boat Company landing, sepia-tone postcard with red caption from the Kraemer Art Company, mailed there 1913, light album marks at the corners, minor corner wear. Rare. When we searched the internet no one offered it & no museum or collector exhibited it. $75.00 k(c)s(r)k NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"TOM GREENE" uncaptioned (so we used the name of the ship which is plainly visible) sepia-tone real photo post card showing it underway with passengers, mailed 1923 at Cincinnati by someone who had arrived there on her, minor corner wear. Possibly unique: no caption, no attribution to photographer or publisher. A larger photograph of this ship realized $345.00 at Cowan's Auctions. We offer for $60.00 s(s)r

"Transportation / of Cotton by River, / Memphis, Tenn." showing the heavily laden steamer Katie Robbins underway with her typical load, postcard published by S. H. Kress & Company, mailed 1911 at Memphis Tennessee, light cancel ink in the front sky, trivial edge wear. Owned by the Parisot Line. $7.50 s(p)s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    Tugboat Master. Ckc real photo proof from the printer's files (and, therefore, unique), marked front & back with instructions for printing, 1 / 4-tear in one margin. Operated on the Piscataqua River forming part of the New Hampshire / Maine border. Ship was registered to the Moran Towing Company. $14.50 (s(m)s(r)+)

    "Üdvözlet Budapeströl // Gruss aus Budapest" showing several long ships beside a large building, black & white on undivided back post card mailed 1900 to Trencsén, mild corner & edge wear, light album impressions at the corners. The river is the Danube. $9.00 hgs(r)

Uncaptioned black & white postcard showing the side-wheel steamer Zanetta on the Muskingum River heavily laden with passengers, mailed 1907 for McConnelsville to Sardis Ohio, minor rounding of the corners, small corner crease, shiny thumbprint spot in the foreground dirt, a little writing in the front sky. $7.00 o(m)s(r)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    Uncaptioned real photo post card showing the sternwheeler Ben Hur underway with passengers on the Ohio River, unused Cyko real photo postcard from Fischer's Studio in Marietta, pleasing focus & contrast, light toning on back from album contact. We are told that she was once contracted (in 1887) to move the John Anderson Circus to river cities! $12.00 o(o)cs(r)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

Uncaptioned sepia-tone real photograph (big as a regular-size postcard) showing the passenger steamer Pattona pausing to take on passengers; crisp focus, faint small upper corner crease mostly in the borders, paper-clip indent at top center edge. Built for the US Lighthouse Service in Jeffersonville Indiana and named Joseph Henry, this side-wheeler served in the 15th Lighthouse District at Memphis tending navigational aids. Decommissioned in 1903, it was sold & renamed the Louisiana, and later ended its career as we see here in 1916 (once again renamed). A model of this historic ship was first displayed in the Marine Transportation Hall of the Smithsonian & now is on view at its Hall of American Enterprise. Ready for the Smithsonian or, if you prefer, your collection: $75.00 s(r)l NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

Uncaptioned side view of the ship Hendrick Hudson on black & white postcard published by the registering company, mailed 1911, small corner crease misses image, a few stray marks of cancel ink on the front, minor corner wear. The ship was registered to the Hudson River Day Line in 1906. $8.50 s(h)s(r)

Uncaptioned side view of the ship Hendrick Hudson on black & white post card published by the registering company, unused, corner crease within the message area, minor corner wear & rounding, paper browning evenly with age. The ship was registered to the Hudson River Day Line in 1906. $8.50 s(h)s(r)

Uncaptioned side view of the steamer Hendrick Hudson on black & white postcard published by the registering company, mailed 1912, 4 small corner creases, noticeable cancel ink mostly in the front sky, small ink smear in front caption area, water stain shows along the back top edge, stamp removed. The ship was registered to the Hudson River Day Line in 1906. $5.00 s(h)s(r)

Uncaptioned side view of the steamer New York in black & white, undivided back post card published by the registering company, mailed 1907, small corner crease, minor edge wear, light toning in front message area. Interesting message on front from a passenger. The ship was registered to the Hudson River Day Line in 1887. $9.50 s(h)s(r)

Uncaptioned side view of the steamer New York in black & white, undivided back postcard published by the registering company, mailed 1907 at New York City, trivial corner wear, minor edge wear, light toning both sides. Short  message on front from a passenger. The ship was registered to the Hudson River Day Line in 1887. $9.50 s(h)s(r)

"UPPER DECK OF AN OHIO RIVER STEAMBOAT" with 3 passengers enjoying the view, postcard mailed 1908 at Covington Kentucky to Mrs. M. M. Short in Horse Cave Kentucky, light album toning both sides, minor corner rounding. Ship not identified, but does give you the feeling of being on board. $6.00 s(r)& NEW-NEU-NOUVEAU

    "U. S. Government Yards and Fleet of Mississippi River Commission, St. Louis, Mo." showing the U. S. Snagboat Wright alongside the sternwheeler U. S. Engineering Department Number 9; black & white post card with undivided back mailed 1906 at St. Louis, back toned from album contact especially at the corners, front cancel ink smear in sky & neat Warren Ohio auxiliary mark mostly in the water. Snag boats removed hazards to navigation -- such as sunken logs & rocks - with a split bow, so the could get over it and lift the snag with an A-frame crane. These features make the postcard exceptionally interesting. But there is more: the Wright's Captain Bixby taught Mark Twain much of what he knew about the Mississippi. $17.50 m(s)s(u)s(r)a NEW-NEU-NOUVEAU

    "'Valley Gem,' McConnelsville and Zanesville Daily Boat" post card mailed there 1914 & forwarded, long corner crease not too noticeable in sky. $9.00 (o(m)o(z)s(r))

"View of Capt. Adkin's New Observation Boat / at 1000 Island House Dock, / Alexandria Bay, N. Y. / Regular Trips. 9:30 A. M., 2:20 P. M., 8:00 P. M." showing the Maxine V underway with passengers on the St. Lawrence River, unused white-border era postcard (circa 1915, long internal crease, upper corner crease, toning back & front is light, small dark spot within the right front border. $4.00 s(r)n(a)g& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "VIEW OF RIVER FRONT AND GALLIPOLIS FERRY, GALLIPOLIS, OHIO / 101446" unused white-border era post card, lightly toned both sides, minor corner wear. Includes a DRY GOODS sign at the rustic point from which the ferry passengers boarded. $4.75 o(g)s(r)"VIEW OF RIVER FRONT AND GALLIPOLIS FERRY, GALLIPOLIS, OHIO / 101446" unused white-border era post card, lightly toned both sides, minor corner wear. Includes a DRY GOODS sign at the rustic point from which the ferry passengers boarded. $4.75 o(g)s(r)

Wanted to buy--postcards and museum cards bearing images of the Québec steamship Lady Head owned by François Baby. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

Wanted to buy--post cards showing the Jacob Richtman on the Missouri River, or any small paper collectibles about his sons (who also piloted on that river). Please offer us some, priced in  US dollars or Euros! *c

    "Westfield" in 1949 crossing the Hudson, unused chrome post card with fresh color, wear at bottom corners. The ferry was registered in 1911 to the Central Railroad of New Jersey. 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 s(c)s(r)nr

"WHALEBACK STEAMER CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, PASSING UP THE RIVER THROUGH BROADWAY /  BRIDGE" color postcard mailed circa 1910, 2 small corner creases, trace of cancel ink on front . $5.50

    "Wharf Scene at Evansville, Ind." Good color showing riverboats on undivided back, from Illustrated Postal Card Co., writing on front, faint internal crease, corner & edge wear, toned front corner. Shown. $4.75 is(r). A better example, writing in the front caption area, addressed but not mailed, album toning at the front corners & top back edge, good edges. $5.50 is(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Winona, Minn. / Riverboat Museum" signed art showing museum in the shape of a riverboat, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962. $2.00 ms(r)*

    "Wallfahrtsort Maria-Taferl mit Frieseneck.  Marbach a. d. Donau, N.-Oe" showing a Danube steamer passing by, black & white postcard mailed there 1915, printed by P. Ledermann (their number 18944), light spots of toning both sides. $4.25 as(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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