Mexico – Global Postcard Sales

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Amate tree, Chihuahua
Card mailed in about 2000 (postmark is indistinct) and refers to Shepherd’s, Batopilas. It has two stamps, and a couple of small dents on front but is otherwise OK. Grade: 2

Code: 20110001
Price: $4.00
Guadalajara, University
This really oversized card of Templo Expiatoria Jalisco was mailed in 1999 and has two stamps, with partial postmark. Corners show minor bending, and one small tear on one edge. Grade: 3

Code: 20110002
Price: $4.50
Torre Latina, Mexico City
Card mailed in 1967, and has two stamps and mostly readable postmark. Upper left corner mildly creased; otherwise in very good condition. Grade: 2

Code: 20110003
Price: $4.50
Uxmal, Yucatan
Card was written in 1987 but never mailed. It shows the Palacio del Gobernador, Venus las Monjas, Templo del Adivino de las Palomas … Reverse has begun to discolor but front is very nice. Grade: 4

Code: 20110004
Price: $3.50
Tijuana, bullfight
Into bullfight postcards? We have three of these, dating from the 1960s. Two are unused, each in the same condition: front is probably darkening, and reverse definitely is, but no stains or creases (Grades: 2, $2) and the third was mailed in the USA in 1971, with two stamps and postmark (Grade: 4, $1).

Code: 20110005
Price: $2.00
Tijuana, international border
Three Vistacolor V8051 cards are available showing this busy and congested border crossing. Who knows, our car might be in there somewhere. Two of these cards were never mailed, and one was mailed from USA. They date from mid-1980s. The two unmailed ones are in good condition for their age (Grades: 1, $9). The mailed one isn’t bad either, with only minor abrasion (Grade: 3, $10).

Code: 20110006
Price: $9.00
Tijuana, looking east
Dating from mid-80’s, never mailed. Grade: 1

Code: 20110007
Price: $12.00
Tijuana, Ave. Revolucion
Unused card probably dating from 1970s. Tijuana hadn’t quite yet gone up-market … Grade: 1

Code: 20110008
Price: $12.00
Puerto Vallarta, Camino Real Hotel
Card mailed from USA in 1990 of this Mexican hotel on Las Estacas Beach, with two stamps and Denver postmark. Creasing in upper right corner, and the usual bit of edge abrasion. Grade: 3

Code: 20110010
Price: $3.00
Mazatlan, North Beach
Mark Turok card of Playa Norte, Paseo Claussen, mailed in 1967, with stamp and mostly readable postmark. Minor folds and creases, but if you need a picture of this beach, here it is! Grade: 3

Code: 20110012
Price: $3.50
San Juan Teotihuacan, panorama
Bought in 1967, this unused Mark Turok card is in great condition on the front, though is beginning to darken on the back. Grade: 2

Code: 20110014
Price: $3.50
San Juan Teotihuacan, Plaza and Pyramid to the Moon
Card bought in 1967, is clearly beginning to yellow on the reverse, but is OK otherwise. Vistacolor card V-1009. Grade: 2

Code: 20110015
Price: $3.50
Xochimilco, boats close-up
Never-mailed Mark Turok card, great on the front and beginning to age a bit on reverse. Grade: 2

Code: 20110018
Price: $3.50
Mexico City, main post office
This Fischgrund card was bought in 1967 and never mailed, but photo is definitely much older, looking more like 1940s. It wasn’t really a very pretty card when it was new and hasn’t gotten better, alas. Heavily aged reverse, and abraded edges. Grade: 4

Code: 20110021
Price: $3.50
Ensenada, Hotel Plaza del Rey
This is a Fischgrund card, bought in 1967 but never mailed. Condition is good for its age but it was never a high-quality card. Grade: 2

Code: 20110022
Price: $4.00
Mexico City, Monument of the Revolution
Marcolor card 3190-M, mailed, with stamp but no legible postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 20110025
Price: $4.00
Mexico City, Monument of Independence
Fischgrund Marcolor card 3071M, bought in 1967, never mailed. The lightning adds a nice touch. Very good condition. Grade: 1

Code: 20110028
Price: $3.00
Mexico City, Chapultepec Castle, Heroic Children
Nice Vistacolor card V21 with gently aging reverse, never mailed, bought in 1967. Grade: 2

Code: 20110030
Price: $3.50
Acapulco, Ski Club
Black and white Editorial de Arte 36 card, bought in 1954 and never mailed. Aging, particularly on the reverse, but otherwise in great condition. Grade: 2

Code: 20110031
Price: $6.50
Acapulco, panorama from Tropical Palace
This unused B&W card dates from 1954, and is in generally good condition though beginning to show its age. Grade: 2

Code: 20110032
Price: $11.00
Toluca, Nevado de Toluca
Black and white view of a mountain. Strictly for people who like black and white views of mountains. Never mailed, bought in 1954, has serrated edges. Reverse is aging, but it adds to the atmosphere. Grade: 2

Code: 20110033
Price: $3.75
Acapulco, Playa Langosta
Two of these unused B&W cards from Editorial De Arte 28, with serrated edges, are available. Bought in 1954, reverses are unmarked but a bit smudged. We think they were never “clean.” Grades: 2

Code: 20110034
Price: $3.75
Acapulco, La Quebrada
Card dates from 1954 and was never mailed. In black and white, it’s in great condition for a card of this age. Grade: 1

Code: 20110035
Price: $6.50
Mexico City, Xochimilco
Serene view of old Xochimilco in this black and white card with serrated edges, dating from 1954. Never mailed, gracefully aging, undamaged. Grade: 2

Code: 20110036
Price: $6.50
Mazatlan, panoramic view
Mazatlan, Sinaloa, doesn’t look like this anymore, if it ever did. This unused mid-20th century Fischgrund card was never high-quality to begin with, but its primitive nature makes it all the more desirable. Reverse is aging naturally and significantly. Grade: 2

Code: 20110038
Price: $7.50
Mexico City, Xochimilco, no people
Unusual and somewhat bleak view of Xochimilco without people. Fischgrund card 139 obtained in 1967 and never mailed. Reverse beginning to age, and edges very slightly abraded. Grade: 3

Code: 20110039
Price: $5.50
Oaxaca, feather dancers
Two cards are available, from Pan American Airlines. The front of one has minor abrasions and creases on each corner. Mailed in 1954, stamp is intact and postmark mostly readable but it has other notations on back apart from the message (Grade: 5, $2). The other is unused (Grade: 1, $7).

Code: 20110040
Price: $7.00
Mazatlan, Blvd. Olas Altas
Beautiful view of Mazatlan from mid-20th century. Never-mailed Ammex card, turning a bit brown on reverse but excellent condition in front with minor abrasion on upper edge. Grade: 2

Code: 20110041
Price: $5.50
San Angel, Zapata soldiers
A 1909 photo on a 1993 card. Mailed, with stamps intact but postmark is not readable. Card is in sepia tone, has very minor creasing. Grade: 2

Code: 20110042
Price: $1.00
Chichen Itza, multiple views
Mailed in 1986, this card has a story too long for this space. The card itself has stamps, but postmark is illegible. There is also an American postmark on the front–part of the story. Grade: 4

Code: 20110044
Price: $3.75
Tijuana, panoramic view
We remember Tijuana way before even this. Times have changed. Vistacolor card V6140 dates from mid-80s, was never mailed, and is in as-new condition. Grade: 1

Code: 20110045
Price: $11.00
Tijuana, panorama with San Ysidro, CA
Mid-1980s Vistacolor card V5307, never mailed. Shows a good view of both Tijuana and San Ysidro across the border. Grade: 1

Code: 20110047
Price: $11.00
La Paz, City Hall
Mailed in 1997, two stamps intact, with Baja California postmark readable. Coromuel A. Blanco card is mildly creased but this doesn’t affect the photo. Grade: 2

Code: 20110048
Price: $4.00
Wayside refreshments
Not quite sure of age, but almost certainly before 1950s. Never mailed; front has edge abrasions and back is stained quite a bit around the edges. Card from the Big Curio Store was likely made for sale in Tijuana. Descriptor on reverse is definitely not politically correct!! Grade: 4

Code: 20110049
Price: $6.50
Tijuana, multiple views of Ave. Revolucion
Card was bought in 1990s, was new then, and is as-new now. Never mailed, undamaged. Grade: 1

Code: 20110051
Price: $3.50
Tijuana, Ave. Revolucion
Unused card from the 1990s. Grade: 1

Code: 20110052
Price: $8.00
Mexico City, multiple views
Card bought new in late 1990s, is unused but has some small sort of rust spots on reverse only. Grade: 2

Code: 20110053
Price: $4.00
Mexico City, Chapultepec Castle
Estimating this to be a 1950s Foto Mexicana 70 postcard, unused but heavily aged and with latent creasing all over. Grade: 3

Code: 20110054
Price: $8.00
Yucatan, Chichenitza
B&W real photo card with caption on bottom front. Unused, aging on reverse but generally good (and evocative) condition. Grade: 2

Code: 20110055
Price: $6.00
Mexico City, Monument a la Revolucion
Mid 20th-century real photo card, unused, normally aged. Grade: 2

Code: 20110056
Price: $5.50

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