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Kerry Vesper, Wing Chair
More of Kerry’s work. Mailed from Phoenix in 1993 with two stamps and full postmark, the card is laminated and also has an additional description of the chair on an affixed sticker. Orange postal bar coding on the front bottom. Grade: 4
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Henri Matisse, The Serving Table
Mailed in 1993 with Mostly readable Minnesota postmark and 40-cent Claire Chennault stamp. There’s an abrasion along the upper front margin. Grade: 3
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Andy Warhol, Sarah Bernhardt
Warhol’s “Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century: Sarah Bernhardt,” in 1980. The card though was mailed in 1992 with stamp and faint postmark. The JC on the front is a postal imprint. Grade: 3
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Morning Sun
This is a lemon crate label (but a real postcard) that originated in San Francisco and was mailed from Minneapolis in 1992 with two stamps and full but blurry postmark. Grade: 1
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Lettre
Card with serrated edges, mailed from Minnesota in 1992 with two stamps and full postmark. Postal smudging on the front. Grade: 2
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Gloria Patri
The full caption is too complex for us to type. Card was mailed with a postage meter and extra red airmail rubber stamp in 1993. Grade: 2
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Picasso, The Washerwoman
Even the writer admitted running out of postcard ideas. Nevertheless, in addition to the postal imprint on the front, there are two stamps of which one has a small part of a postmark. Only for Picasso fans. Grade: 4
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George Bellows, Dempsey and Firpo
Nice card in good shape, of a painting that appeared in a Washington, DC exhibit in 1982. The card itself was mailed in 1989 with airmail sticker, two stamps, and full D.C. postmark. Grade: 1
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Mathelin, Le Cafe de la Chaloupe
So nice, so easy to look at this painting for a long time. Card was mailed from Minneapolis in 1983 with Scott stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Pork and Pumps
Dated 1980 and mailed in 1983, this card has a Scott airmail stamp and most of a Minnesota postmark. Grade: 3
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Ganesa, Cave 17, Ellora (India)
Unused card produced by the India Tourism Development Corporation for the Government of Maharashtra. The card has aged significantly since it was new in the 1970s. Grade: 2
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Claude Monet, Fisherman’s Cottage on the Cliffs
Mailed from Phoenix in 1991 with two stamps and full postmark. Grade: 3
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The Scout Buffalo Bill
Unused card showing this print from an early Currier lithograph at the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming. Grade: 1
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Un Peintre Decorateur a l’age de la Pierre, par P. Jamin
Old, unused. Grade: 2
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Iwan Tirta, Tree of Life (Indonesia)
Batik painting by Iwan Tirta in the Pendopo Lounge at the Hotel Borobudur. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Donald Friend, Batik mural, Borobudur Hotel (Jakarta)
Batik mural in the third floor lobby. Then. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Iwan Tirta, batik semen motif (Indonesia)
“Batik semen motif in gold by Iwan Tirta in the Pendopo Bar” and who are we to dispute that? Unused card. Grade: 1
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Green glazed vase in shape of bamboo fish basket (China)
Bilingual English/Chinese caption on the reverse of this unused card from the 1970s or earlier. Yung Cheng, Ching Dynasty. Grade: 2
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Antique Chinese pottery
The caption on reverse is entirely in Chinese but we can make out that this unused card dates from 1965. Grade: 2
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Chinese antique pottery, monochrome brown
Unused card from 1965, according to the Chinese-only caption on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Chinese porcelain, Ming Dynasty Hsuan-teh ware vase for plum blossoms
Nice that the caption for this card is in English. The vase itself (A.D. 1426-1434) was or is in the National Palace Museum at Taichung, Taiwan. Unused card. Grade: 3
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Chinese antique pottery, funerary
Unused card from 1965, according to the Chinese-only caption on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Chinese antique porcelain, red/white
Unused card from 1965, according to the Chinese-only caption on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Diego Rivera mural (Mexico)
Unused card, rounded edges, probably late 1960s vintage. Grade: 1
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Wayfarers, Air-India
An old, unused card, significantly aging. Grade: 3
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Snow, Air-India
An old, unused card, significantly aging. The caption affirms that this is, in fact, snow. Grade: 3
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Blossom Restaurant, Bowery (New York)
Photo from 1935, but card from 1984, mailed with two Olympics stamps and full Denver postmark. Grade: 1
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Kanya Art (folio) (Thailand)
Nine different artistic cards, of which the photo represents one. These cards include stylized fireflies, durian, pigeons, and patongos. Very modern, and all unused. Grade: 1
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Pallette
Perfect for an artist, this wintry scene was mailed from one Iowa town to another in 1910. The stamp and postmark are intact. And, yes, it was in the family. Grade: 2
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National Gallery of Art, East Building, Central Court (Washington)
Unused card similar to 30400052. Grade: 2
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National Gallery of Art, edge of Study Center (Washington, DC)
Unused card with some corner bumping and surface abrasion. Grade: 3
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Apotheosis of Washington (Brumidi) (USA)
Unused card K-18031 from the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. Grade: 1
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U.S. Capitol, Rotunda, Baptism of Pocohontas (Chapman)
Unused old B.S. Reynolds card R-48009, in great condition. Grade: 1
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U.S. Capitol, Rotunda, Surrender of Cornwallis (Trumbull)
Unused old B.S. Reynolds card R-45537, in great condition. Grade: 1
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U.S. Capitol, Rotunda, Canopy – Apotheosis of Washington
Unused old B.S. Reynolds card R-45534, in great condition. Grade: 1
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U.S. Capitol, Rotunda, Resignation of Gen. Washington (Trumbull)
Unused old B.S. Reynolds card R-48012, in great condition. The actual name of the John Trumbull painting is “Resignation of Gen. Washington, Dec. 23, 1783.” Grade: 1
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U.S. Capitol, Hall of Representatives, Washington Declining Overtures from Cornwallis
Unused old B.S. Reynolds card R-48699, in great condition. Full title: “Washington Declining Overtures from Cornwallis at Yorktown, Va.,” a fresco by Brumidi. Grade: 1
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U.S. Capitol, Battle of Lake Erie, Sept. 13th, 1813 (Powell)
Unused old B.S. Reynolds card R-48014, in great condition. Grade: 1
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U.S. Capitol, Rotunda, Landing of Columbus on San Salvador, October 12, 1492
Unused old B.S. Reynolds card R-48013, in great condition. The artist was Vanderlyn. Grade: 1
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U.S. Capitol, Rotunda, Embarkation of the Pilgrims
Unused old B.S. Reynolds card R-48007, in great condition. The full name: Embarkation of the Pilgrims from Delft Haven, July 22, 1620. The artist: Weir. The Grade: 1