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Nicaragua Tierra de lagos y volcanes
Mailed in 1997 with two stamps, partial postmark, and address label affixed. Grade: 4
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Dia de la Liberation
Without additional comment, we let you know that this unused card of Sandanistas entering Managua on 19th July 1979 was issued by the Instituto Nicaragilense de Turismo (INTURISMO). As the card says it commemorates the first anniversary of “Triunfo de la Revolucion Popular Sandanista,” that dates the card on or about 1980. Some notable foxing (staining) on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Diriamba, folkloric dancers
Unused, heavily aged and handled Mike Roberts card C19568 of these festivities of San Sebastian. Grade: 3
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Rio San Juan, San Juan River and Fortress
Two unused cards are available, with captions in Spanish and English. On one, the upper edge is a bit irregular, and we don’t know if it came that way or if someone tried to trim it — probably the former. Lots of mottling on the reverse (Grade: 3, $1). The other is a bit aged but looks better (Grade: 1, $3).
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Casa Hacienda San Jacinto
Unused, with significant aging and foxing on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Masaya, Crater Santiago
Two of these cards are available, bilingual captions of which the English reads: “Different aspects of its magma”. One card is unused but with lots of spotting on the reverse (Grade: 3, $2). The other was not postally used but has lots of words and drawings all over the reverse (Grade: 5, $0.50).
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Leon, Telica Volcano
Not so much a gem among volcano postcards, but undeniably authentic. Mailed with a postage meter, year undetermined because some missing tape has abraded the postmark area. Grade: 4
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Managua, Central Bank of Nicaragua
Unused Mike Roberts card C18353, Spanish and English captions telling us this is “actually the tallest building in Central America”. (That honour now goes to Trump Ocean Club in Panama.) Staining and handling on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Esteli, Estanzuela Water Fall
Unused, aging card with spotting on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Poneloya
We love the caption on this unused card, and because we have time to do it, we’ll give you the unedited English version (it’s bilingual): “View of the happy bathers on the beach of Poneloya, Division of Leon, Nicaragua. This is the place where the most important people meet, for it has all desirable comforts, including an airport.” No further comment! Grade: 2
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Monimbosenos
Unused card No. 11 from “Serie: Postales Historicas”, issued by the Tourism Department, and representing the War of Liberation. Aging. Grade: 2
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Leon, Cerro Negro Volcano
Not the most exciting of cards, but it depicts an eruption in 1971. Unused. Aging. Grade: 2
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San Juan del Sur
The bilingual caption says this dream spot is “sure to be a main tourist attraction in the near future.” Did that come true? let us know. The card is OK on the front but the reverse (dated 1966) is a terrible mess of typing and scribbling. Grade: 5
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Sun Set in the Island of El Cardon, and the Park of Corinto
Unused Mike Roberts card C30993, aging. A weak Grade: 1
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Managua, Monument to Ruben Dario
We thought you might like to know about Ruben Dario, so we have borrowed from Wikipedia here: “Félix Rubén García Sarmiento (January 18, 1867 – February 6, 1916), known as Rubén Darío, was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-American literary movement known as modernismo (modernism) that flourished at the end of the 19th century. Darío has had a great and lasting influence on 20th-century Spanish literature and journalism.” Unused card, good on the front but heavily aged and foxed on the reverse. No extraneous writing, though. Grade: 3
