Windmill Postcards & Winsch Published Post Cards

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"3699 D.B / Winter in the / Fens" Davison Brow Real Photographic Series, printed in England, mailed 1908 in the United States, fairly fresh. Number may be 3695--a little hard to read. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format for $1.50.

"5th level above ground floor / 'De Zwaan' (The Swan) WINDMILL / HOLLAND MICHIGAN" showing miller and millwright Diek Medendorp inside the windmill, unused postcard with scalloped edges as issued. $3.25 m(h)iwg NEW / NUEVO / NY

"A Christmas Thought / Christmas thoughts to you I send, / From a true and faithful friend." with Dulk signed art showing a windmill in wintertime, light toning on front is extensive but mostly in the borders. 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 acww

"FLOWER SCENE IN TULIP TIME, HOLLAND, MICH." showing a young woman standing next to a floral windmill, circa 1932 - 1935 post card, unused, small spot of dark toning in the right front border. $2.25 ((m(h)wf) NEW / NUEVO / NY

"Hondenkar, Z. Holland" with 2 windmills in background, fresh color, unused, Serie 602 No. 23. Postcard sold. 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 ndw#

"IRAN - YAZD / Cistern called shesh badgir, Yazd / (With 6 wind catcher)." " unused oversize (nearly 5"x7") postcard, near mint & ready to frame. Exceptionally interesting: ancient towers, not windmills. (2 available) $2.00 each. iw

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"LEIDSCHENDAM / Achtkantige watermolen / ... / Octagonal drainage mill" also captioned in French and Germna, continental post card mailed 1967 from Amsterdam to Uruguay (25-c Queen stamp clearly tied by slogan cancel), 3 small corner crease. $1.25 w-n

"MOLINOS DE VIENTO" signed Ibañez art depicting a man buffeted by wind near some windmills, color from Ediciones Victoria, unused, good edges. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format for $1.50 (aw)

"No. 5. / Amanzimtoti Hotel, Natal South Coast (17 Miles from Durban). / View from Veranda of the Hotel" including a small windmill and a bridge; unused color post card published by R. O. Füsslein, numbered 3434 on back, faint album impressions at corners, trivial wear at bottom corners. $17.50 nw

"NORFOLK BROADS" unused chrome multiview postcard with 4 scenes, including a windmill & sailboats, printed in Great Britain, tiny corner bend. $1.25 ew

"NORTH FAMILY SHAKERS, ENFIELD, CONN." Azo (triangles up) real photo post card showing many cows & a windmill, small corner crease misses image, another corner crease just into image, slight browning of paper on the back, light toning on face. Fuzzy focus & low contrast. $12.00 csw

"P4/PJ2TBR" continental QSL card with windmill in the background design, used 1987 by operator T. Bakker, top edge is uneven due to a home-made cut, upper corner bend. $1.50 nw NEW / NUEVO / NY

"R. B. 7. Amusements. 'El Paseo.' / Redondo Beach, California" showing many pedestrians near the Spanish Cafe, windmill & fish market in the foreground, color postcard, writing on back, mild corner & edge wear, tiny spot near upper front edge. Circa 1915. $7.00 cw

"R. G. CONDON RESIDENCE / TEXLINE TEXAS. WASSOH PHOTO" including a small windmill nearby, sepia-tone real photo post card with crisp focus, mailed circa 1910 judging by the stamp, long but inconspicuous bottom corner crease, trivial edge wear. $17.50 t(t)g(c)w

"Rotterdam Coolsingel" showing a large windmill & adjacent waterway; postcard mailed 1910 to New York, stamp cancel is smeared, noticeable corner & edge wear, approximately 1" tear from bottom edge closes well, back toning from album contact. As is. $2.25 wn NEW / NUEVO / NY

See also Watermill post cards at this site. Shown here is a mill at Norris Tennessee.

See also Windmill topical covers.

"Th. E., L. Theochrom-Serie 1088 Printed in Germany" showing an orientable mill, mailed 1908 in the United States, initials writing on front, minor corner & edge wear. Thought to be in Kiekeberg, Niedersachsen (Germany). Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format for $1.50.

Uncaptioned Rotograph postcard in monochromatic dark blue showing a windmill & surrounding residences, undivided back, unused, light album marks on back. $4.50 ^

"Volendam" showing a circle of many children & a windmill in the distance; sepia-tone post card, Edition J. H. Schaefer No. 217, unused, just a little wear on the bottom edge. Shown left. $3.50 wnc. Another example, minor wear to 2 corners, very light toning near one back corner. Shown right. $3.25 wnc. NEW / NUEVO / NY

"Walchersche Hondenkar." in a border showing numerous windmills, unused monochromatic blue postkaart on yellowish paper, faint album marks at the corners. In The Netherlands. $15.00 dwn

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"Yo get me up in der air ven / yo don'd write me here" color art on postcard shows Dutch boy with windmill in background, mailed 1917 in Ohio, 2 tiny spots in front margin, otherwise fresh. $3.75 (adw+)

"ZAANSTREEK / DE GROOT VORST." briefkaart mailed TCV at Drukwerk rate (2-1/2-cent stamp on back, 1-cent on front) to Berwyn Illinois, published by P. de Jong, very light toning on back, faint small corner crease. Zanstreek is now called Zaanstad. $5.50 wn INFORMATION ADDED RECENTLY

"Zalig Kerstfeest" showing a large windmill in winter, signed art in color, unused post card, 2 corners with light wear (one of them also has a faint bend). $1.50 aww

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"1910 / A Happy New Year" with an embossed shamrock & flower design, post card printed in Germany, name writing on front, small smudge at top of back, otherwise fresh. $3.50

"1911 / A Happy / New Year / TO YOU" and floral design with gold strip, embossed postcard mailed 1910. $3.25

"1911 / A Happy New Year" post card with embossed floral & shamrock design, 2 corners creased (one rather badly), corner wear & rounding. $1.50

"1911 / With / Best / New Year / Wishes" and floral design with gold stripe, embossed postcard printed in Germany, unused. $3.25

"A Happy Birthday" under flowers in an embossed horseshoe, post card mailed 1911, corner crease. $2.25

"A Happy Birthday" under an oval frame with scenic art, Series 680, unused postcard, one corner worn. $2.00

"A / Hearty / Birthday / Greeting" with embossed pink flowers, post card mailed 1910, small corner crease. $2.25

"A Merry Christmas / 541" beneath embossed poinsettias, postcard mailed 1910. $3.25

"A Very Happy / Birthday / This is my Birthday wish most true, / That coming years may hold,… / DESIGN COPYRIGHTED JOHN WINSCH, 1914" post card with two more lines of poetry within embossed violet flowers & gold ornamentation, corner crease, partial cancel on front. $2.00

"Best Birthday Wishes.. / True as steel, pure as gold, / May each passing year unfold / … / DESIGN COPYRIGHTED JOHN WINSCH, 1914" with one more line of poetry below a country scene in an embossed frame & pink roses in a vase, postcard printed in Germany, unused, small corner crease, couple tiny toning spots. $3.25

"Best Easter / Wishes / Earth awakes to the Easter music, / Her bosom with praise overflows… / DESIGN COPYRIGHTED JOHN WINSCH, 1911" with 2 more lines of poetry under embossed violets & a country scene, post card mailed 1913, stamp removed, considerable corner & edge wear, 2 corner creases. $1.50

"Best / New / Year / Wishes / DESIGN COPYRIGHTED JOHN WINSCH 1912" with embossed birds on holly before a wintry scene, postcard mailed 1914, small corner crease, corner wear, a little extraneous writing on back. $3.00

"Best / Wishes" with embossed shamrocks framing scenic art, post card mailed 1919, soft corners. $3.00

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"BIRTHDAY / GREETINGS / All joys / be thine / throughout / the years… / DESIGN COPYRIGHTED JOHN WINSCH 1910" with country scene in an embossed frame, postcard mailed 1913, faint corner crease. $2.75

"Birthday Greetings / DESIGN COPYRIGHTED JOHN WINSCH, 1913" subtly colored art shows man working beside a stream, addressed post card, gouge out of edge does not affect art. $1.25

"CARLO DOLCI, MADONNA / To Wish you / a merry Christmas". Quality Winsch postcard with embossed border treatments, unused, faint small corner crease not detectable from front, beautiful. $3.75 mcw

"Christmas / Wishes / Though old times, old ways, old customs / Change and pass away…" with two more lines of poetry beneath embossed holly, post card mailed 1914, a little extraneous writing on back. $3.00 (wc)%

"Cupid Told The Stork To bring / a boy to us Sun. / Name Edward Philip / weight 9 lbs. / date of birth Feb 25 1912" with embossed image of a flying stork bearing 3 babies, color post card published by Winsch (1910 copyright), mailed Feb 27 1912 at Lilly Chapel Ohio (nice strike of the DPO cancel with just a couple of embossing gaps) by Mr. & Mrs. B. C. Sidner, a few unimportant tiny speckles of toning on front & a tiny corner bend. Framing suggested. $10.00 bgw-o

"E PLURIBUS UNUM / Washington" eagle with shield & motto, portrait & cherries within embossed framework, Winsch Washington Birthday Series No. 2, mailed circa 1910 to Ohio, 2 worn corners, name written on front. $4.25 wwp

"Erin / Go Bragh // Upper Lake / Killarney." beautiful scenic art on a circa 1910 Winsch post card, embossed borders & lettering. Postcard 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. Would make a stunning desktop background. $2.00 siw

"Every / Joy / may Christmas / bring you / And its sweet chimes… / DESIGN COPYRIGHTED JOHN WINSCH, 1913" postcard with embossed lettering within a decorated embossed frame, name signed at bottom, writing on back, tiny bends to the corners, album marks on front. $2.25

"FOR HE WAS A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW" with a smiling man embracing two ladies simultaneously, unused post card, corner & edge wear. $3.00

"Happiness be yours / from Day to Day" postcard with lightly embossed violets & horseshoe design, writing on back, fairly fresh. $2.00

"Jan.1. / To / WISH / YOU A HAPPY / NEW YEAR" post card with people cutting weeds at the bank of a stream within embossed borders, edge wear, partial cancel on front. $3.00

"JAN. 1^st / A Happy / New Year / COPYRIGHT JOHN WINSCH, 1910" postcard with 4 embossed birds & a wintry scene, corner & edge wear, small corner crease, corner crease, trace of cancel ink on front . $2.75

"LOUGH SWILLY FROM CASTLE BRIDGE, BUNCRANA / DESIGN COPYRIGHTED JOHN WINSCH 1911" Irish scene within an embossed border of shamrocks, color postcard mailed at Butler Pennsylvania, 2 small spots of toning in the address area, several tiny spots of cancel ink mostly in the sky & shamrocks. $3.75 iw%

"Loving / Thought" embossed angel holds ribbon above violets on silvery background, color post card from Winsch, printed in Germany, address handstamped on back with some smearing, minor edge wear. $5.00

"MAIN ST / FEB. 15 09 / BELLEVUE O." showing an auto in front of the post office just after a winter sleet storm, Kruxo real photo, unused postcard, both short edges toned on back. $15.00 opw

"New Year / Greetings / DESIGN COPYRIGHTED JOHN WINSCH, 1913" with embossed poinsettias above a wintry scene, mailed post card, partial cancel on front. $2.50

"O rhyme of sweet / Saint Charity, Peal soon that / Easter Morn..." poetry by Lowell with lilies of the valley, postcard mailed 1912, brownish paper, soft corners. $2.00

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"Peace / be with / thee / A / Blessed Easter" a country scene within an embossed cross, postcard with lightly toned front, soft corners, corner crease. $2.25

"PIKE NEAR BELLEVUE, O. FEB. 16 09" showing a sleigh passing between ice-laden trees, post card mailed there 1909, good edges. $15.00 ow

"St. Patrick's Day / Greetings. / EAGLE'S NEST, KILLARNEY" beautiful scenic art on a Winsch post card with very late usage at Eagle Nest New Mexico, minor corner & edge wear, just a hint of light toning along the right front edge. $4.25 swi NEW / NUEVO / NY

"St. Patrick's / Day Greetings / SALMON LEAP, KENMARE" landscape within embossed border of shamrocks, Winsch published, printed in Germany, mailed 1913, small bend at one corner, trace of cancel ink on front, light toning on front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 siw

"St. Valentine's Greeting" post card with angels in an embossed frame with small hearts, mailed 1910, cancel ink on front. $2.50

"S. WEST ST / BELLEVUE O" postcard showing a carriage being driven in winter, Azo real photo (triangles up), unused, toned back, corner wear & rounding. $9.50 ow

"The simple life, the homely hearth, / With beauty's where surrounding..." signed Ryan art in an embossed frame with flowers, showing a family beside a 4-line poem, published by Winsch, numbered A-167 on back, minor wear at corners, light toning along top back edge, fresh appearance from the front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 afpw

"To / Greet / You / Hail to Saint / Valentine, kindly / old friend,..." with embossed floral design, post card mailed 1911. $3.25

"To My / Valentine" in an embossed heart with attractive young lady drawn at the right, postcard mailed 1913, cancel ink on front, soft corners. $3.00

"To wish you / a happy / New Year / Copyright, John Winsch, 1910" embossed art with flowers, Gold Standard Brand in stamp box, exceptionally colorful post card, fresh appearance. $3.75 nw

"'WASHINGTON' / FIRST / IN PEACE / FIRST IN WAR / AND FIRST / IN THE HEARTS / OF HIS / COUNTRYMEN" with his portrait & flag beneath his monument, Winsch postcard mailed 1909, light red toning on back from album contact. $3.25 ww

"With Best / Birthday Wishes" with embossed roses & violets, name writing on front, post card mailed 1911, soft corners. $2.00 (wb)

"With Best / Birthday Wishes / 'If we could all go out / of flower, as gracefully, as pleasingly, / as we come into blossom.' 'To me, fair friend, you never / can be old' Shakespeare" with his portrait in color with an embossed frame & flowers over the quotes, Winsch post card with 1910 copyright mailed 1913, initials written at bottom of front, one tiny scrape on front, minor edge wear. 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 abw

"Won't you say yes?" showing man & woman holding hands beneath a tree, color postcard from Winsch, mailed 1912, considerable corner & edge wear, lightly toned back. $2.75

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