"A YEAR OF SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN AND A FREE GIFT' unused business reply card from January 1988. $1.00

    "A year's subscription / (47 issues) to / The Nation /  will be coming to you / from / _______" unused continental with red, white & black drawing of a hook-nosed Uncle Sam pulling a sled full of magazines up a snowy hill, art is signed RG. A modern classic with an unforgettable design. 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 us

"Calcite / extra Lapis English No. 4: / The Mineral With the Most Forms" illustrated continental post card advertising a monograph from & subscription for LapisInternational, mailed 2003, beautifully printed. $1.25 js NEW / OPKOMEND / NY

"Coné Nast / Traveler / R S V P" unused continental business reply card. $1.00

"Farm and Dairy / … / 3 Easy Ways to Subscribe…" continental postcard mailed 2000 from Salem Ohio (permit No. 5). $1.00 sa

    "Feel it. / Live it. /  / ... / Get your life in balance with / mind body & spirit / fitness" unused continental business reply card from the publishers of Fitness Magazine in Harlan Iowa, near mint. (2 available) $1.25 each. si NEW / OPKOMEND / NY

"FREE / Bright Ideas® Graphics Magazine / Best How-To Resource Magazine in the Industry" unused business reply card from Ideas in Carlsbad California, February 1997 campaign. $1.00 sc

"FREE ISSUE / DIAMOND /  / Yes I want to receive..." unused multicolor business reply card for a baseball magazine subscription, circa August 1993, fairly fresh. $1.00 s(b)s

    "FREE ISSUE OF MARKETING TOOLS / Capitalize on New Marketing Techniques and Technology..." unused business reply card from the publisher in Ithaca New York, campaign of December 1996, exceptionally colorful. $1.00 sn

    "Get a / Q" unused continental post card advertising the Fashion Doll Quarterly (known as FDQ), quality art, near mint. $2.00 ds NEW / OPKOMEND / NY

"Get the / 50 BEAUTIFUL WOMEN / PHOTO PORTFOLIO /  FREE /  when you / subscribe / to / PLAYBOY..." including the cover of the inducement, unused business reply card (permit No. 47 Harlan Iowa), small bend near top center. $1.00 ps

"Give / Linn's / Stamp News / this holiday season!" unused continental business reply card from 1990. $1.00

"Help for understanding Teenagers / … / COULD SATAN SEDUCE YOUR TEEN" unused business reply card, circa August 1991, subscription card for Parents of Teenagers magazine. $1.25 ss

"Instant Savings! / Condé Nast / Traveler" unused continental business reply card. $1.00

"It's simply good business / to get right to the dotted line" unused Wall Street Journal business reply card from May 1991. $1.00

"LESS THAN 78¢ A WEEK... / for the stamps you want and the news you need / ... / Linn's / Stamp News" unused subscription business reply card, continental size. $1.00 nps

"Linn's / Stamp News / PRIORITY #1 / EXPRESS" unused continental business reply card. (2 available) $1.00 each

"MIT Sloan / Management Review / A Special Invitation to Subscribe" unused continental business reply card from the publishers in Boulder Colorado (permit 1227), near mint. $1.00 sc

"PICK YOUR / OWN TERM" unused Linn's Stamp News continental business reply card. $1.00

"RUINS OF AN ANCIENT PALACE, / ROME, ITALY--... / This is one of 50 beauti- / ful Post Cards that will be / given away absolutely free with one year's subscrip- / tion to / The Cleveland Press..." color, unused, 3 small corner crease. $1.25 nos

"SAVE 39% / GOLF WORLD brings you same-week tournament coverage..." unused black & white business reply card from the publisheer in New York City, February 1997 campaign. $1.25 ss(g)

"SAVE 66% / ... / Let Pete Sampras and all of TENNIS Magazine's / world-class Playing and Instruction Editors show / you how..." unused business reply card for subscription, circa February 1997. $1.00

"SAVE UP TO $64 / THIS CARD IS WORTH / UP TO $15 CASH!" USA Today® business reply card from August 1993, unused. $1.00

"SPECIAL RECEPTION ROOM OFFER / SAVE 70% / YES! Send me PARENTING…" regular size subscription card, cover image features story on 'Why Babies Need Friends', unused. $1.00 sf

"SPECIAL RECEPTION ROOM OFFER / SAVE 70% / YES! Send me PARENTING…" regular size subscription card, cover image features story on 'Real-life Discipline Strategies', unused. $1.00 sf

"SPECIAL RECEPTION ROOM OFFER / SAVE 70% / YES! Send me PARENTING…" regular size subscription card, cover image features story on 'Why Kids Lie', unused. $1.00 sf

"SUBSCRIBE TODAY" Wine Spectator subscription card with their swimsuit issue cover (!) in full color, unused, faint long bend near a short edge due to placement in magazine. Sex sells! $1.25 as

"SUBSCRIBE TODAY" Wine Spectator subscription card with their cover on the red wines of Spain in full color, unused, faint long bend near a short edge due to placement in magazine, small light spot of toning on image side. $0.75 Same, except no small spot of toning. $1.00 as

"SUBSCRIBE to IG now and receive a FREE POSTER" unused business reply card with small images of Furnon, Simona Amanar, Andreea Raducan, Svetlana Khorkina, Alexei Bondarenko, Ivan Ivankov & Nadia Comaneci; fresh appearance. $1.25 +

"Surprise a friend with a GIFT subscription and receive /  'GymnasToons' FREE for yourself" regular size subscription postcard from International Gymnast, includes a small image of Elise Ray, unused. $1.25 ss+

"TAKE A FREE ISSUE / Sports Spectrum is the / Christian sports magazine / ..." showing an issue with San Francisco 49ers' Brent Jones in action, unused business reply card soliciting subscription dates to August 1991. $1.25 s(f)s

"THE BARE FACTS / PLAYBOY / Cover Price $59.40 / ..." unused subscription solicitation on business reply card (permit 47 Harlan Iowa), illustrated with a young woman clad in a net. $1.00 ps

"THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT!" unused business reply card soliciting a subscription to Muscle & Fitness magazine, example cover shown in full color shows their 'Build Muscle" issue. (3 available) $1.00 each s(b)s NEW / OPKOMEND / NY

"To Linn's Stamp News Readers / Date Today  Time Now!" unused continental business reply card. $1.00

Undated GREENWICH PERMIT No. 982 on unmailed subscription postcard to Inland Sea, art showing diver with treasure chest. $1.00

"Wired is the only magazine / that captures the excitement / - and more importantly, / the substance - of the / Digital Revolution" unused business reply card from the San Francisco publisher, February 1997 campaign. $1.00 sc

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    "#218  CUT-AWAY VIEW OF CHICAGO SUBWAY" white-border era post card from A. C. Company, unused, tiny corner crease, exceptionally interesting. Postcard sold. Still available as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 is

"1978 MOCKBA" unused continental postal card at 4-kopek rate illustrated with a view of the Moscow subway, 2 small corner creases, small internal crease, slight yellowing of the paper with age. $1.25 sr&

"202--Moving Stairs, / Chicago's Initial Subways" unused Curteich linen post card on slightly yellowish paper, 3 small spots on back, trivial corner wear. $3.50 si. Same, but mailed to Namur Belgium in 1949 (neat arrival marking), tiny nick in top edge. $3.75 si

"203--Train Platform, Chicago's Initial Subways" showing an EXPRESS train in station, copyrighted Curteich linen postcard mailed 1949 to Namur Belgium (neat arrival marking), tiny spot of toning on back affects nothing. $4.00 si(c) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "5175 / RAPID / TRANSIT /  NEW YORK /  / A SUBWAY STATION / TUBES UNDER THE HUDSON RIVER /  SUBWAY TRAINS" multiview post card with 3 scenes indicated in color, from H-H-T Company, unused, yellowish paper, minor corner & edge wear, pertinent information on back. $9.00 sn%

    "518.  BOSTON, Public Garden Entrance to Subway,  COPYRIGHT 1905 BY METROPOLITAN NEWS CO., BOSTON" above-ground view showing trains going each direction & pedestrians, color postcard with undivided back, a little edge wear but otherwise surprisingly fresh for its age. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ms

    "710.  14th St. Subway Station, New York" with several male passengers waiting for the train, color post card printed in Germany, unused, trivial corner & edge wear, couple small light spots of toning on back. Gives a you-are-there kind of feeling. $10.00 sn%

"8th ST. SUBWAY STATION. PHILA. PA.." including signs--TICKETS, ENTRANCE TO LIT BROTHERS TO STREET, EXIT ONLY KEEP OUT" unused color postcard, Imperial trade mark on back, back heavily toned, 2 tiny scrapes on front, noticeable corner & edge wear. $4.25 sp(p)

    "'ACCIDENT PROOF' ESCALATORS / *****STAR FEATURES OF THE CHICAGO SUBWAY / *VENTILATION *ILLUMINATION *ESCALATORS *SAFETY *COMFORT" black & white post card from Blackstone Studios, unused. (2 available) $9.00 each. si!

    "Boston, Mass., Park Street Subway" showing the tracks splitting just before you arrive there, color on unused undivided back post card from Hugh C. Leighton, slight yellowing of the paper with age, wear at edges near one bottom corner, otherwise fairly fresh. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 sm

    "BOSTON, MASS., PUBLIC GARDEN, ENTRANCE TO SUBWAY." with 2 trains emerging, color postcard from Mason Bros. & Co., brownish paper. 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

    "Boston Public Garden - Entrance to Subway" including a Union Square car on the right & some pedestrians in the foreground, color post card mailed 1908, album mark at the lower front corner, faint upper corner crease. 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 sm

    "BROOKLYN MANHATTAN TRANSIT 2390 / BMT standards make a rare appearance at Far Rockaway during a special excursion on Oct. / 15, 1965..." unused chrome post card from a photo by Carl H. Sturner. $1.50 sn(f)

"CHURCH STREET TERMINAL / SECTIONAL VIEW FROM STREET LEVEL TO STATE / PLATFORMS. HUDSON & MANHATTAN R.R. CO TUNNEL" unused color postcard published by Union News Company, good edges. $10.00 snr& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "City Hall Subway Station, New York." including several people (2 uniformed) on a curve in the tracks there, color post card mailed 1910, mild corner rounding, minor edge wear, a few extra speckles of cancel ink on back. $6.50 sn(n) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Control Room of Subway /  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS" unused Ekc real photo postcard showing men at work with large map of the system on the wall, most unusual subject matter. $20.00 (i(c)is)

    "Copyright 1910 // P. Sanders N. Y. // 200/74 // New York Waterfront showing Tube" unused sepia-tone real photo multiview post card on bromide paper, printed in Germany, back paper yellowing evenly with age, mild wear at the corners, trivial wear at the top edge. $8.00 sn(n)m NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"DOWNTOWN TRAIN PLATFORM / *****STAR FEATURES OF THE CHICAGO SUBWAY / *VENTILATION *ILLUMINATION *ESCALATORS *SAFETY *COMFORT" black & white from Blackstone Studios, unused post card, unusual subject matter, image a bit dark. $7.50real Québec QSL card with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art featuring two subway trains outdoors, unused, fresh appearance. $2.00 qs

    "Dudley St. Elevated Station, /  BOSTON, MASS." with Ferdinand's Building in the background, color postcard on grayish paper, mailed 1910 from Dorchester Station of Boston, lightly toned back, 2 corner creases, mild corner wear. $5.50 sm

"Entrance to / Subway, / Public Garden, / Boston, / Mass." unused monochromatic yellow-green postcard with undivided back, album marks at the corners of both sides, other toning due to album contact, minor wear to the bottom corners. Publisher not disclosed. $4.00 sm(b) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Full Size Replica of a Section of the Mayakovsky / Station of the Moscow Subway, Exhibited in the / Pavilion of the U.S.S.R." sepia-tone post card mailed 1960 in Nebraska, small corner bend. Also captioned in Russian beneath the English. $4.75 sr

"GLASGOW  SUBWAY STATION  ST ENOCH SQUARE" including the terminus of the G. & S. W. Railway, with mostly horse-drawn vehicles nearby, unused Tuck Oilette Postcard 7578, faint album impressions at the corners, minor wear at one bottom corner, toned back. $4.00 s(g)st NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Hudson River Tunnel, connecting New York and New Jersey" showing a point where the tracks cross, color post card on yellowish paper from Success Postal Card Company, unused, toned back, multiply creased (most are inconspicuous from the front), as is. $1.75 sn(h)

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        "Hudson Terminal and Tubes, New York City" with ship traffic shown at top & 2 cutaway views of the subway underneath, numbered 156 on back, color post card, unused, minor corner & edge wear. $5.00 sn(h)

    "Interior of Subway, 13th St. Station, / Philadelphia, Pa." including some of the Wanamaker Store there, color post card on yellowish paper, unused, toned back, mild corner & edge wear. $5.00 spi%

"LONDON" continental multiview with 6 scenes-- including a Victoria subway, buses & a bobby; unused postcard from Colourmaster International. $1.00 se

    "Market Street Subway, 11th St. Station / Showing Entrance to  ...allenburg's / Stores" including a passenger railway car, riders, a TICKETS sign & some station personnel; color post card mailed 1909 in Philadelphia, 2 scrapes noticeable on front, bottom corner crease, tiny upper corner crease. Most of the toning on back is from the printing process itself. The writer thoughtfully wrote over the entire caption on back, so we have done the best we could with it. $4.00 sp(p)

"New York Subway" with detailed map on unused continental, post card designed by John Tauranac, corner bend. Visitor would find it handy! $1.50 smn%

    "One of the stations and a train /  The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company Tunnel (McAdoo System) under the Hudson River" unused black & white postcard, undivided back, copyright 1908, paper starting to brown with age, light rubber band mark on back, faint small corner crease not into image. $10.00 nris

"One tube complete. Work is begun on the other / The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company Tunnel (McAdoo system) under the Hudson River" with handwriting below 'Expect to go through tomorrow /  Mother', showing more than a dozen workers & some of their equipment; black & white undivided back post card mailed February 26 1908, paper starting to brown with age, corner crease not into image, light toning on front. $15.00 nris

    "PANAMA, 1981 / 'Sweet Cousin Cocaine'" showing New York City subway graffiti, unused postcard. $2.00 ssn

"PARIS / 656 - Réseau Express Regional / Station 'Ch. De Gaulle - Etoile" continental post card mailed to Canada, corner crease. $1.00 (sf)

    "Public Garden Subway Entrance, Boston, Mass." black & white on undivided back from The Metropolitan News Company, unused postcard, slight yellowing of the paper with age, fairly fresh with good edges. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 sm

See Russian stamps for sets depicting Moscow subway interiors.

    "THE McADOO TUNNEL, N.Y. / SHOWING THE MOST MODERN METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION" including 3 workers at rest & some structural detail, color on unused souvenir post card from The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Company, slight yellowing of the paper with age, trivial corner wear. The first tunnel under the Hudson River, it was completed in 1904 & opened in 1908. $7.50 sn(h) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Tube connecting New-York and Brooklyn / 90 feet under the bed of East River / Photo. Copyright by Pierre P. Pulis 1907" with a train & conductor shown in vertical format, color postcard mailed 1909, small corner crease, mild corner & edge wear. $7.50 sn(e)ppg%

    "UNDERGROUND LOOP STATION AT / CITY HALL, NEW YORK / 1913. ILL. POST. CARD CO., N. Y." [The 1913 is a card number, not the date.] color postcard with undivided back, mailed there 1906, minor corner & edge wear, partial cancel on front (message area). Nice! $8.00 ns

    "UdSSR. Leningrad. Metrostation. «Puschkinskaja" / ... /  Vestibule of 'Pushkinskaya' Metro Station, /  Leningrad. The U.S.S.R." also captioned in French & Russian, unused continental post card on brownish paper, corner & edge wear. Russian subway stations are works of architectural art. Issued in 1958 in a printing of 25,000. $2.00 rs

"Underground R. R. CHICAGO, ILL." including cars near 3 archways, airbrushed & embossed postcard mailed circa 1908, irregular trim to 2 adjacent edges takes just a little off. As is. $2.25 si NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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    "ASSOUAN / Carl Neufeld, / le prisonnier du Mahdi" showing him with a monkey on a balcony in the Sudan, color postcard numbered 64 on back, mailed to Ohio, stamp removed, much corner & edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 400% of original print area) & enhanced 144-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 ps

"CAIRO MUSEUM, No. 80. / Wooden soldiers from a tomb at Assiut (Middle Empire) / ..." museum card with good edges, interesting scholarly commentary written on back notes the presence of Sudanese soldiers with bows & arrows. $4.00 ekmsa

    More generally, please see Africa postcards. Shown, for example, is Roosevelt hunting at an unspecified African location.

NATALCO AIR LINES. Unused continental post card showing its Antonov AN-12B (ST-AWF) parked at Sharjah in November 1999, published in the Czech Republic, pertinent writing on back, otherwise excellent condition. $5.00 as

SASCO AIR CHARTER (Sudan). Unused regular-size postcard showing its Cessna 404 Titan (ST-AID) at Zurich in July 1983, near mint. On June 7 1993, this plane crashed at Ariab, killing all 11 aboard. $10.00 asd

SUDAN AIRWAYS. Continental photo showing their DeHavilland Candada DHC-6 with UNICEF logos (ST-AHT) on the ground, good composition and focus. $7.50 asu

SUDAN AIRWAYS. Unused regular-size post card showing their Fokker F-27 (ST-AAR) on the ground, with advertising on the back for a related book published in West Germany. $5.00 as

SUDAN AIRWAYS. Continental photo of their Vickers Viscount (ST-ARA from writing on back) ready to take on passengers. $5.00 as

    "Sudanese girl. Blue Nile" carrying a large pot with a village in the distance, unused black & white postcard with orange caption, circa 1910-12, faint album marks at corners. $7.50 s

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    America's Finest Strand. "AIR VIEW, MYRTLE BEACH, S. C. SHOWING THE PIERS. 'AMERICA'S FINEST STRAND'" Unused linen post card, grayish paper. $1.75 s(m)s

America's Greatest Shrine. "SOUVENIR FROM GETTYSBURG -- AMERICA'S GREATEST SHRINE / 32  COPYRIGHT MARKEN & BIELFELD, INC." " showing the bronze table with the Gettysburg address text on the old Wills Building there, circa 1935 printing, unused linen post card, paper lightly & evenly yellowing with age. $2.50 lps

America's Highest Bridge. "Pecos High Bridge, Texas" showing the highest bridge in America along the Southern Pacific Railroad, being crossed by a long train; unused color post card, toned back, minor corner rounding. $7.50 trs

America's Largest Year 'Round Display of Christmas Decorations. "visit BRONNER'S of FRANKENMUTH, MICH. / SEE AMERICA'S LARGEST YEAR 'ROUND DISPLAY OF CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS" showing the store interior, unused chrome advertising post card store hours on back, small corner bend. $2.00 m(f)s

America's Sweetest Town. "7835 / The largest raw Sugar House in continental United / States. This view of the Sugar House of United States / Sugar Corporation.. / 'America's Sweetest Town'" unused chrome postcard copyrighted 1962, fairly fresh. $1.50 f(c)sf

    Atlantic City's Finest Avenue. "PENN VILLA / Annie L. Martin, Prop. / 100 South Pennsylvania Avenue / Atlantic City's Finest Avenue" unused handcolored (and, hence, unique) Albertype postcard, lightly toned back. $4.00 hgnsa NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    Best Meat in the World. "LA MEJOR CARNE DEL MUNDO / LA CABAÑA - BUENOS AIRES" with signed art depicting its interior within an embossed border, unused post card, excellent condition & quite attractive. $4.75 i(r)as

    California's Oldest Grapevine. "THE OLDEST GRAPE VINE IN CALIFORNIA 11058" unused sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles both ways), good detail, believable due to its massive size & interesting. 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 csa

California's Tallest Date Palm. "Tallest Date Palm in California / 50 ft. high." color, unused postcard from PCK Series, circa 1915. $2.50

Civil War's Best Preserved Earthen Fort. "Battery White at Belle Isle is considered the / best..." unused chrome post card. $1.00

    Cleanest Food Factory. "'ITS ALL IN THE SHREDS' / SERIES 103 / THE HOME OF / SHREDDED WHEAT /  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. / ... / The cleanest and purest of all cereal foods, made in the cleanest and finest food factory in the world" also picturing Niagara Falls framed by wheat to its sides; unused advertising postcard with undivided back & evenly browning paper due to age, good edges, attractive. $8.50 nfswa

    Deepest Highway Cut in the US. "W. VA. 18 Deepest Highway Cut in U. S., 180 Ft., on Route 52, near Welch, W. Va." as it appeared in 1936, unused linen post card with gray border around image (white border version shown). $1.00 (w(r)s)

    Fastest Passenger Steamer on the Pacific Coast. "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. $7.00 s(p)s(c)c(l)c(s)s%

    Finest Deep Sea Fishing Cruiser. "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 postcard with rates printed on back, unused, tiny corner bend, otherwise fresh. When owned by Mary & Joe Cramer. $5.00 f(c)fs(c)sg

Florida's Largest Oak Tree. "One of the Largest and Oldest Oak Trees in Florida" unused Curteich linen. $1.25 (fst)

    Greatest Corn Competition on Earth. "IOWA TO THE FRONT / The two ears of corn, white and yellow, shown herewith are the / Champion Ears of Corn of the World, having won the / prize at the Iowa State Fair in th greatest corn / competition on earth. The yellow ear is the property of Geo. Steen, West Liberty, Iowa, and the white / of I. B. White, / Oskaloosa, / Iowa" color postcard mailed 1909, hint of toning on front does not detract. $20.00 i(w)g(s)sa

    Greatest Railroad Center in Ohio. "A portion of the Pennsylvania and B. and O. freight classification yards, where they join. / Columbus is the greatest railroad center in Ohio" as seen from a high vantage point, unused black & white, undivided back from a Columbus Dispatch Series, light toning both sides, mild corner rounding. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 or(b)s

Highest Office Building in Pennsylvania. "OLIVER BUILDING, PITTSBURGH, PA., HIGHEST / AND LARGEST OFFICE / BUILDING IN PENNSYLVANIA" unused color postcard in vertical format, mild corner wear, heavily toned back. $1.75 p(p)s NEW / OPKOMEND / NY

Largest Opencut Copper Mine. "BINGHAM COPPER PIT, UTAH /  Largest opencut copper mine on North American continent..." mailed 1966, corner crease, minor edge wear. $1.00

    Largest Private Yacht. "'Islanda' largest private yacht. - Owned by Morton F. Plant, New London, Conn." showing a side view looking towards shore, color postcard made in Germany, published by The Rhode Island News Company, mailed 1909, one corner creased, small ding to bottom edge, a little cancel ink in upper left front corner. 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 cgs(p)s

Largest Tapestry. "UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES / The largest tapestry ever woven, a gift from / Belgium..." chrome from an official UN photo, mailed 1962 in New Jersey, pinhole at top center. $1.5 us

    Most Costly Passenger Steamer. "C. &. B. LINE GREAT SHIP 'SEEANDBEE"-- Daily between Cleveland and Buffalo, /  Largest and most costly passenger steamer..." color postcard mailed 1915 (but stamp removed), heavily toned back, edge wear, The ship was registered in 1913 to the Cleveland & Buffalo Steamship Company. $5.00 s(c)s(l)s

New World's Oldest Church. "'Porta Coelis' / ... / at San German, Puerto Rico" unused chrome post card. $1.00

New York's Oldest English Style Salt Box House. "HALSEY HOMESTEAD, BUILT 1648" unused chrome postcard, fresh appearance. $1.00

Ohio's Largest Cheese Shop. "Cheese Haven  /  OHIO'S LARGEST CHEESE SHOP  /  On Route 163 - 4 Mi. East of Pt. Clinton, Ohio" unused chrome multiview postcard showing its long roadside storefront & an employee getting something from the smoke house; long internal crease is not too noticeable from the front. $2.50 o(p)rs

    Ohio's Largest Halloween Store. "TWO GREAT LOCATIONS / HALLOWEEN MANIA / OHIO'S LARGEST HALLOWEEN STORE" continental advertising card in full color both sides, near mint condition. $2.00 hsa

    Oldest Fort in America. "FORT SEROF / This is the Oldest Fort in America, built by deLuna in the / middle of the 16th century..." unused chrome post card published by Fort Morgan Inn, fairly fresh. Located in Baldwin County Alabama. $1.25 sa

    Oldest Frame House in the Catskills. "CATSKILL, N. Y. THE OLDEST FRAME HOUSE STANDING IN THE CATSKILLS. D. D. Hortoa, Souvenirs." black & white on undivided back from Tuck Post Card Series No. 2198, unused, lightly toned back, minor corner wear. $6.00 ntsa

    Oldest Hotel in America. "BEEKMAN ARMS / RHINEBECK, NEW YORK /  Oldest Hotel in America / ...ESTABLISHED 1700" black & white postcard on grayish paper, mailed there, corner crease, mild corner & edge wear. $3.75 ns

    Oldest House in the United States. "Oldest House in the U. S., Santa Fe, N. M. / Built about 1530. / Occupied by Onate / in 1598. ..." black & white postcard, mailed there in October of 1912, a few tiny spots of cancel ink on one front corner, minor corner rounding. $7.00 nhas

Oldest Road-worthy Auto. "BENZ CAR, 1888 / The only survivor of the first four production / Benz cars and the oldest road-worthy car in / the world" unused continental postcard, excellent condition. $2.50 as

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    Oldest Ship Afloat. "THE BRITISH CONVICT SHIP 'SUCCESS' OLDEST SHIP AFLOAT, / LAUNCHED AT MOULMEIN, BURMAH 1790 / PRISONER RECEIVING / 100 LASHES WITH CAT O'NINE TAILS" with convict & guard spectators, unused sepia-tone, 2 corner creases (1 small), corner & edge wear, toned back, paper browning with age. Unusual subject matter. 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 pssbh

    Oldest Ship Afloat. "THE BRITISH CONVICT SHIP 'SUCCESS' OLDEST SHIP AFLOAT, / LAUNCHED AT MOULMEIN, BURMAH 1790 / ORIGINAL / INSTRUMENTS OF TORTURE" including an iron maiden & whipping post of clever design, unused sepia-tone, small corner crease, corner & edge wear, toned back, paper browning with age. Unusual subject matter. 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 pssbh

"THE BRITISH CONVICT SHIP 'SUCCESS', OLDEST SHIP AFLOAT,  LAUNCHED AT / MOULMEIN, BURMAH 1790 // THE COMPULSORY BATH / VICTIMS SCRUBBED WITH SALT WATER" unused sepia-tone with water color added, 3 creases (one long & heavy), corner & edge wear, paper browning with age. Unusual subject matter. $15.00 pssbh& NEW / OPKOMEND / NY

Pennsylvania's Busiest Corner. "Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania's busiest corner, located / at the corner of Penn and Wood" including Rand's Rexall Drug Store, the Pennwood Grill & more; unused Plastichrome® post card, numbered P22214 on back. $1.75 p(w)s

    Smallest Memorial Church in 48 States. "OUR LADY OF THE PINES / Smallest Memorial Church in 48 States" in Horse Shoe Run West Virginia, unused early chrome postcard, minor edge wear, 4 short linear scrapes near the left front border (2 of which are faint). Built by Mr. & Mrs. P. L. Milkint on US Route 219. $1.50 w(h)srg

South's Highest Bridge. "THE PORT ARTHUR BRIDGE (OVER THE NECHES RIVER)" mailed 1950, small amount of cancel ink on front. $1.00

    South's Largest & Most Beautiful Ballroom. "The Casino, Nags, Head, N. C." showing a corner view of its exterior, black & white postcard mailed 1951, trivial wear at 2 corners, rubber band mark across the back. Back claims the facility as 'the South's largest and  / most beautiful ballroom'. $2.50 ns

Toledo Ohio's Largest Ballroom. "COMMODORE PERRY HOTEL / Toledo, Ohio" showing building exterior, unused chrome. $1.00

US's Deepest Highway Cut. "W. VA, 18  Deepest Highway Cut in U. S., 180 Ft., on Route 52, near Welch, W. Va." unused linen with good color. $1.25

US's Largest Savings & Loan. "HOME SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION / 100 Pomona Mall West, Pomona, Calif..." unused chrome. $1.00

US's Oldest City. "Live Oak Drive, Oldest Orange Grove, St. Augustine, Florida / The Oldest City in the United States" unused linen, tiny toned spot on back. $1.00

US's Oldest Fort. "FORT SEROF / This is the Oldest Fort in America, built by deLuna in the..." unused chrome. Located in Baldwin County, Alabama. $1.00 sa

US's Oldest House. "900.  Oldest House in United States, Santa Fe, N. M." black & white, writing on back, 2CC, corner wear & rounding. $1.00

US's Oldest Man-made Stone Building. "The Cloister Gardens, where monks strolled and / ... / near Miami, Florida" unused chrome, minor corner wear. $1.00

US's Oldest Masonry Fort. "CATILLO de SAN MARCOS, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA." unused chrome, minor corner wear. $1.00

US's Oldest Schoolhouse. "OLDEST WOODEN SCHOOLHOUSE /  St. Augustine, Florida" mailed 1970, minor edge wear. $1.00

US's Oldest Schoolhouse. "S. A. 81--Oldest School House, St. Augustine, Fla." unused Curteich linen with good color. $1.50

US's Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse. "Oldest Wooden School House, erected in late 18th / century..." unused chrome, fresh appearance. $1.00

US's Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse. "OLDEST WOODEN SCHOOLHOUSE IN U.S.A. Built / during the first Spanish occupation..." unused chrome, small spot on back edge. $1.00

    World's Fastest Helicopter. WESTLAND HELICOPTERS, LIMITED (United Kingdom). Unused continental postcard showing its Westland Lynx (G-LYNX) in flight over country terrain, near mint condition. In 1986 this aircraft held the world speed record, and this fact is painted on its side. It held that title for at least 14 years. $7.50 a(p)us

    World's Fastest Liner. "S. S. UNITED STATES--WORLD'S FASTEST LINER" color post card mailed at Southampton 7 APR 1957 (almost complete PAQUEBOT / POSTED AT SEA cancel), small corner bend, a little cancel ink in the sky. Set trans-Atlantic speed records eastbound & westbound on her maiden voyage in 1952. $3.00 s(o)s

World's Greatest Beauty Authority. "HELENA RUBINSTEIN / The World's Greatest Beauty Authority / SENDS YOU AN INVITATION / FOR YOUR FREE BEAUTY ANALYSIS / AND GIFT!" with 4 color insets showing women making themselves up, unused continental from Modern Times. $2.00 wsc

World's Highest Bridge. "586  THE WORLD'S HIGHEST BRIDGE-- / SPANNING THE TOP OF THE ROYAL GORGE /  ONE OF THE GREATEST SIGHTS IN THE WEST..." white-border era, unused, fresh appearance. $2.00

World's Highest Dam. "BOULDER DAM FROM ELKS' POINT" linen mailed 1948, soft corners. $1.00

    World's Highest Railroad Station. "Ticlio (Perú) la Estación F. C. mds elevada del Mundo…" corner wear & rounding, The highest railroad station in the world. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (ps)

World's Highest Ski & Flying Hill. "Ironwood, Michigan / Road scene leading to Black River Harbor, Big Pow- / derhorn Mountain and Copper Peak, World's Highest / Ski & Flying Hill is shown in the background". Unused copyrighted chrome postcard, trivial wear at 2 corners, otherwise fresh. $1.00 m(i)s&

World's Largest Band Shell. "PURDUE UNIVERSITY, Lafayette, Indiana / Band Shell at the Hall of Music, largest theater of its kind in the world." remnant from removed stamp on back. $1.00

World's Largest Basket Store. "BASKETVILLE -- PUTNEY, VERMONT" unused chrome with good color. $1.00

World's Largest Basket Store. "BASKETVILLE / PUTNEY, VERMONT / World's Largest Basket Store / FLOWER ROOM" showing its interior, unused chrome postcard with color by Frank L. Forward, tiny corner bend, otherwise fairly fresh. $1.25 v(p)i(s)s NEW / OPKOMEND / NY

    World's Largest Bird Cage. "WORLD'S LARGEST BIRD CAGE, FOREST PARK, / ST. LOUIS, MO.--27" linen postcard mailed 1953, mild corner & edge wear, couple small spots of toning in the sky, personal information inked off the back. The beautiful bird shown is the Costa Rican quetzal. $1.75 mbs

World's Largest Book. "The World's Largest Book Kuthodaw Pagoda, Mandalay, home to 729 marble tablets incribed(sic) with / the entire Buddhist canon..." unused continental postcard, excellent condition. $1.50 bs. Near mint condition. $2.00 bs

World's Largest Building. "MERCHANDISE MART / THE WORLD'S LARGEST BUILDING / CHICAGO" Ekc real photo, writing on back dates to 1944. $3.75

World's Largest Carbon Dioxide Field. ROY (HARDING COUNTY). "W5MOX" unused QSL postcard for operator Roy H. Self, promotional message mentioning 360 days of sunshine every year & 'WORLD'S LARGEST CARBON DIOXIDE FIELD'. $2.50 ns

World's Largest Charter Airline. "A 707 INTERCONTINENTAL JETLINER OF / WORLD AIRWAYS, THE WORLD'S / LARGEST CHARTER AIRLINE" unused chrome, front surface abrasions detract from freshness. $2.00 a(j)s& NEW / OPKOMEND / NY

World's Largest Concrete Arch Bridge. "FORT SNELLING. MENDOTA BRIDGE, DEDICATED TO THE GOPHER GUNNERS, 151st FIELD ARTILLERY, U.S.A." unused linen. $1.50

World's Largest Cypress Tree. "THE BIG CYPRESS TREE Located on U.S. Highways / 17 and 92..." unused chrome. $1.00

    World's Largest Distillery. "HIRAM WALKER DISTILLERY, LARGEST IN THE WORLD, PEORIA, ILL.--22" a riverside exterior view on unused linen postcard from Hartman Brothers News Agency, light even browning of back paper, tiny corner bend. 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 ias

World's Largest Flowing Springs. "FLORIDA'S INTERNATIONAL ATTRACTION / SEE SILVER SPRINGS..." unused chrome. $1.00

World's Largest Frying Pan. "WORLD'S LARGEST FRYING PAN, LONG BEACH, WASH. / This frying pan has been used for many years for a clam / festival." unused chrome with deep color, toned back, album marks on back. A striking image. $1.25 ws

World's Largest Hotel. "NO. 63  NEW WALDORF-ASTORIA  © IRVING UNDERHILL / ..." unused black & white, rubber band remnant on back. $1.25

World's Largest Live Oak Tree. "KING OF OAKS -- This giant, spreading live / oak tree is over 2,000 years old..." located near Rockport Texas, black & white, unused & interesting, lightly toned back. $1.25

    World's Largest Melons. "The World's Largest Melons, Eight, 195 lbs." Continental size, unused, two bent corners. A postcard bearing this image with a variant caption was featured on the cover of the October 1988 Postcard Collector. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 absp

    World's Largest Nightclub. "ENTRANCE WONDERLAND CAVE, BELLA VISTA, ARKANSAS", unused linen. $2.00 acs%

    World's Largest Open Pit Mine. "MAHONING MINE  LARGEST OPEN PIT MINE IN THE WORLD, HIBBING, MINN." including a couple of trains within & a large shovel, white-border era, good edges & 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 mms

World's Largest Pumpkin. "Look no further for the 'great pumpkin'. This record- / breaking 1,353 pound giant was grown and exhibited / at the 2004 Circleville Pumpkin show by D. Bog Liggett of Circleville, Ohio." showing both pumpkin & grower, unused chrome postcard in near-mint condition. (2 available) $2.00 each. osg

World's Largest Pumpkin Pie. "Each year the Lindsay Bake Shop of Circleville, / Ohio bakes the 'World's Largest Pumpkin Pie'..."  showing such a pie with the recipe posted on a nearby wall, with a liitle girl for scale; unused chrome postcard in near-mint condtion. $1.75 ors

World's Largest Service Station. "Holding's / LITTLE AMERICA /  LITTLE AMERICA, WYOMING / ... / World's Largest Service Station" including 3 of their islands-- they had 55 pumps altogether, mailed there 1964, corner crease, minor edge wear. $2.50 gsw

World's Largest Steer Horns. "THE LARGEST STEER HORNS IN THE WORLD, VALUED $5,000.00 / FAMOUS BUCKHORN CURIO STORE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.  COPYRIGHTED BY ALBERT FRIEDRICH." unused white-border era post card, soft corners. Tip-to-tip 7 feet 9 inches. $4.75 ts NEW / OPKOMEND / NY

    World's Largest Stupa. "52.  Swoyambhu, the biggest Stupa in the / World. Nepal / Courtesy : K. P. Pradhan" showing its exterior in vertical format, unused continental post card, good edges. $1.50 ns

World's Largest Summer Hotel. "Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Mich." mailed there 1961, trivial corner wear. $1.00

    World's Largest Vase. "WORLD'S LARGEST VASE" made in Zanesville Ohio in 1897, unused chrome, fresh appearance. $3.00 (pos)%

World's Largest Walled Prison. "WORLD'S LARGEST WALLED PRISON, ENCLOSED AREA 57 1 / 2 ACRES, JACKSON, MICHIGAN--23" unused linen, minor wear at one corner. $3.00 pms

World's Largest Wooden & Bronze Crucifix. "CATHOLIC SHRINE / INDIAN RIVER, MICHIGAN / LARGEST WOODEN AND BRONZE CRUCIFIX / IN THE WORLD" unused chrome postcard. Sculpted by Marshall M. Fredericks. $2.00 m(i)sscc

World's Longest Continuous Structure Over Water. "Florida's Sunshine Skyway" unused chrome, writing on back notes cost, fresh appearance. $1.00

World's Longest Running Performance. "The world's longest running performance and most / acclaimed water show is presented daily at CYPRESS / GARDENS, CYPRESS GARDENS, FLORIDA." showing the extensive gardens there, chrome postcard mailed 1970. $1.25 f(c)sg

World's Most Celebrated Geyser. "OLD FAITHFUL GEYSER, THE MOST / CELEBRATED GEYSER IN THE WORLD" mailed 1955, one corner badly worn. $0.75

World's Most Dependable Airliner. "THE NEW-TYPE CONSTELLATION, MADE FAMOUS BY EASTERN AIR LINES, /  QUEEN OF ALL AIR TRANSPORTATION--THE WORLD'S MOST DEPENDABLE AIRLINER" in flight, color, mailed 1953 at Boston, 2 small corner creases, all-baseball message comments on the Yankee's situation. Back states 'Please affix stamp and hand to flight attendant for mailing.' $7.50 as+

World's Most Expensive Road. "Storm King Mountain, Storm King Highway, Hudson River, N. Y. 3" unused linen, lightly toned front. $1.00

World's Most Famous Mountain. "610--Pikes Peak, the World's Most Famous Mountain in One of its Ever Changing Moods" linen with several pinholes at all corners. $0.50

    World's Most Unusual Drug Store. "P-15D / WEBB'S CITY / 'The World's Most Unusual Drug Store'" showing the corner on 9th Street & 1st Avenue South, in St. Petersburg Florida; unused chrome postcard, trivial wear to the 2 top corners. $2.00 f(s)ps NEW / OPKOMEND / NY

    World's Richest Hill. "220 - RICHEST HILL IN THE WORLD, BUTTE, MONTANA." color postcard published by Edward Mitchell,  mailed 1907, long corner crease, minor corner & edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 m(b)mms+

    World's Smallest Mule. "'Little Jimmie'" showing him standing near a split-rail fence, chrome advertising postcard for the county fair attraction billed as the world's smallest mule, owner's mailing address in Portsmouth Ohio given on back, excellent condition. $3.00 oas NEW / OPKOMEND / NY

World's Smallest Standard Gauge Steam Locomotive. "Gold Coast Railroad No. 838. The 'Ugly / Duckling' is billed as the world's smallest / standard gauge steam locomotive." shown at the passenger station, unused chrome, unusual subject matter. $2.00 rs

    World's Smallest Woman. "'Gisela' Die kleinste Dame der Welt! 27 Jahre alt." black & white on brownish paper of this midget standing in front of a drape, unused, lightly toned back. The German translates as--smallest woman in the world. $15.00 cs

World's Tallest Masonry Monument. "MW-75 / SAN JACINTO MUSEUM AND MONUMENT..." unused chrome. $1.00

World's Tallest School House. "660  CATHEDRAL OF LEARNING AT NIGHT / UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, PITTSBURGH, PA." unused linen from Minsky Bros., a little toning at one corner. $1.00

World's Tallest Structure. NEW YORK CITY. "EMPIRE STATE BUILDING New York City. World's / tallest structure…" unused sepia-tone real photo purchased at the top of the building, fairly fresh. Claim no longer true, of course. $2.75 ns

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"Governors Palace / Paramarimbo, Surinam" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1965 in US. $2.00 s*

    "Surinam Airways / Douglas DC-8-55F /  PH-DCS" unused continental post card, fresh appearance. $2.00 a(j)s

SURINAME AIRWAYS. Continental black-and-white photo showing its Douglas DC-6 (N47058 leased) on the ground, low contrast but focus is OK. $3.75 as

"Suriname, Netherland Antiles(sic)" showing several native women & children in traditional dress, home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1985 in US. Suriname is not a part of the Netherlands Antilles. $1.75 s*. Same caption, but different view with women only; same comment about error. $1.75 s*

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