Showing 161–200 of 316 postcards

  • They’ll Do It Every Time – Dishes (333)

    Jimmy Hatlo was a popular cartoonist whose comic strips were in all the papers when we were much younger.  It was a treat to find these few unused linen cards with his efforts.  This is card No. 333 “Jimmy Hatlo Series 16 Designs” and also has reference number 70348.  Grade: 2

    Code: 30600163

    Price: $4.00

    They’ll Do It Every Time – Dishes (333)
  • You May Be Straight, But You Look Crooked

    My goodness, how English has changed over the years.  We list this without further comment.  Mailed in either 1903 or 1908 (postmark is there, but only that last number is not clear) with stamp, the card has printed on the front: “16 COMIC POST CARDS, no two alike, funniest ever printed, sent by mail for 10 cts.; 48 cards, 25 cts.  DRAKE CARD CO.” of Chicago.  This one is so heavily aged but otherwise intact.  Grade: 4

    Code: 30600164

    Price: $10.00

    You May Be Straight, But You Look Crooked
  • Ancient, Reckless and Independent Sons of Buttinsky

    Ancient card, not postally used but with the name entered on the front.  Grade: 3 (being generous).

    Code: 30600165

    Price: $4.00

    Ancient, Reckless and Independent Sons of Buttinsky
  • Two hearts that eat as one

    You won’t be able to see it clearly in the scan (probably) but above that poem is this line:  “Copr. W.M. Sanford   351–Two hearts that eat as one   The Knapp Co., N.Y.”  There is also a hole punched through the top below the border.  Google was no help at all with this card, but it’s cute and unused.  Grade: 4

    Code: 30600166

    Price: $3.00

    Two hearts that eat as one
  • Jak uciec przed własnym bąkiem

    The writer translated this into colloquial English for us.  We wanted to see what Google Translate would say, so we tried that.  It’s not quite the same.  We think in this case that we believe the writer, and not the computer.  Mailed in 2012 with stamp and Priorytet label, and mostly legible postmark.  Grade: 1 

    Code: 30600167

    Price: $4.00

    Jak uciec przed własnym bąkiem
  • Redcliffe, Queensland (Australia)

    Sure, the choice is obvious for us too, though maybe not the same as theirs!  Comic card mailed in 2012 with stamp and illegible postmark.  Grade: 1

    Code: 30600168

    Price: $3.00

    Redcliffe, Queensland (Australia)
  • Dont’s — for Wives

    Very, very heavily aged and handled card, mailed in 1912 with stamp and Duluth MN postmark, and proving that some humour really is timeless.  Well …  Grade: 4

    Code: 30600169

    Price: $7.00

    Dont’s — for Wives
  • A great view but nothing doing

    Unused, very old card.  Grade: 3

    Code: 30600170

    Price: $2.00

    A great view but nothing doing
  • Boys will be boys

    In 1914, someone sent this card to Miss Sara, with a message as cryptic as the photo on the front.  Postmark is there but stamp is gone.  Grade: 4

    Code: 30600171

    Price: $3.00

    Boys will be boys
  • Wow! We alligators do have fun in Florida!

    This card does have some visibility around the internet, something of a prototype for cheesy comedy.  Our card was not postally used but is heavily aged and has messages through the reverse.  Grade: 4

    Code: 30600172

    Price: $4.00

    Wow!  We alligators do have fun in Florida!
  • I’m suntanning in Florida

    Mailed in 1972, very heavily aged, with extra notation on the front.  Stamp and postmark are there, but it looks like the card itself was left outside to get its own suntan.  Grade: 5

    Code: 30600173

    Price: $1.00

    I’m suntanning in Florida
  • A Maine Potato

    Mailed in 1955.  Postmark is there, but the stamp isn’t.  Strangely (considering the card does look like it was mailed) there is no sign of any address or message.  Grade: 5

    Code: 30600174

    Price: $0.50

    A Maine Potato
  • Alberta Stop Sign (Canada)

    Mailed from Belgium (not Alberta!) in 2012 with uncancelled stamp and A Prior label affixed.  Grade: 3

    Code: 30600175

    Price: $3.00

    Alberta Stop Sign (Canada)
  • A Mammoth Belleflower Apple

    We know there is a genre of postcards with exaggerated views.  Who knows, maybe sometime we will open a theme category for these.  But not yet.  This unused card dates from 1910 and has some staining around the edges.  It’s an old card.  Grade: 3

    Code: 30600176

    Price: $3.00

    A Mammoth Belleflower Apple
  • This is the kind we are growing

    Unused but in awful condition for sevral reasons.  Grade: 5

    Code: 30600177

    Price: $0.50

    This is the kind we are growing
  • Corncob on cart

    Well, what would you call it?  There’s no caption or attribution but it is card #5238.  Mailed in 1912 from Minnesota to Washington State, with stamp and full postmark.  Grade: 2

    Code: 30600178

    Price: $3.00

    Corncob on cart
  • They are biting well here

    Two of these unused Metrocraft cards are available.  The fronts are OK; the reverses have aged irregularly and just look tired.  Grades: 3

    Code: 30600179

    Price: $2.00

    They are biting well here
  • A carload of navel oranges from __________

    Mailed in 1912.  The postmark is there; the stamp is not.  Grade: 5 

    Code: 30600180

    Price: $0.50

    A carload of navel oranges from __________
  • The Kind We Grow in Texas – watermelon

    Unused Curt Teich linen card 6B-H1813 (and TX-19).  Grade: 1

    Code: 30600181

    Price: $2.00

    The Kind We Grow in Texas – watermelon
  • A carload of potato from ____________

    Heavily aged card, mailed in 1909 with stamp and Portland, Oregon, postmark.  Grade: 4

    Code: 30600182

    Price: $2.00

    A carload of potato from ____________
  • An Idaho Potato

    This happens often with generic postcards.  Compare this card with our own entry 10120042 (from Maine) and you will see it is the same picture but the reverse caption just mentions a different state.  That toy tractor must have travelled very fast.  Anyway, we have three of these “Idaho Potato” cards available.  Two are unused and slightly stained on the reverse (Grades: 3, $0.50) and one was mailed in 1956 with stamp and partial postmark and water stain on the reverse (Grade: 3, $0.50).

    Code: 30600183

    Price: $0.50

    An Idaho Potato
  • They grow BIG here

    A heck of a lot of mileage out of one studio photograph!  Compare this with our entries 30600174 and 30600183.  This one was mailed from Oregon in 1962 with stamp and postmark.  Grade: 1

    Code: 30600184

    Price: $1.00

    They grow BIG here
  • They claim to raise sizeable potatoes around here (USA)

    Mailed in 1967 from Idaho Falls to one location and then forwarded to another, so there are two different postmarks.  Five-cent stamp is there.  Grade: 2

    Code: 30600185

    Price: $1.00

    They claim to raise sizeable potatoes around here (USA)
  • Potato – The Kind we Raise in Maine (USA)

    Unused Curteich-Chicago linen card 4A-H1523.  Grade: 2

    Code: 30600186

    Price: $2.00

    Potato – The Kind we Raise in Maine (USA)
  • The kind we raise here – Quality and Quantity

    This is just a nice old (and heavily aged) unused representative example of an “exaggeration” postard.  Grade: 3

    Code: 30600187

    Price: $2.00

    The kind we raise here – Quality and Quantity
  • A California Watermelon

    With a caption on the bottom of this Edward H. Mitchell card, mailed with stamp and postmark in 1907, there wasn’t much space for a message.  Grade: 3

    Code: 30600188

    Price: $3.00

    A California Watermelon
  • A California Watermelon

    This time, the caption is on the top of the card, and there was room for a message on the back–and so it’s there, on a card mailed in 1908 with one-cent stamp and readable postmark.  Grade: 3

    Code: 30600189

    Price: $3.00

    A California Watermelon
  • Punching Cattle on a Jack Rabbit (USA)

    Unused Plastichrome card SK3878, aging.  Grade: 3

    Code: 30600190

    Price: $1.00

    Punching Cattle on a Jack Rabbit (USA)
  • Making a Clean Breast of it

    Mailed from USA in 2012 with $1.05 stamp and Florida postmark.  Postmark ink transfer on the front.  Grade: 3

    Code: 30600191

    Price: $3.00

    Making a Clean Breast of it
  • California is “Otter” This World

    Two of these mid-90s, official Looney Tunes cards are available, both unused.  Grades: 1

    Code: 30600192

    Price: $3.00

    California is “Otter” This World
  • Toilet

    This “Collective Arts” card was probably made in Russia but mailed from Belarus in 2012 with two stamps (one with an equally large se-tenant stub of dripping water) and mostly legible postmark.  Captions and attributions all over the reverse, probably explaining everything.  Grade: 2

    Code: 30600193

    Price: $2.00

    Toilet
  • We’re all going to Hell (USA)

    We’ll all find out, sooner or later.  Mailed from USA in 2012 with $1.05 stamp and faint maroon postmark.  Grade: 1

    Code: 30600194

    Price: $1.00

    We’re all going to Hell (USA)
  • Jetzt oder nie! (Germany)

    Mailed in 2012 with stamp, partial postmark, and Priority label.  She’s thinking:  “Now or never!”  Grade: 1

    Code: 30600195

    Price: $2.00

    Jetzt oder nie! (Germany)
  • Beauty Salon (Germany)

    Aren’t there days when we all feel like this?  Card mailed from Germany in 2012 with stamp, faint postmark, and blue trilingual Priority label affixed.  Grade: 1

    Code: 30600196

    Price: $2.00

    Beauty Salon (Germany)
  • Hello from The Knot Hole (Clinton, Arkansas)

    Unused Laff Gram postcard R-70, aging and undeniably authentic!  Grade: 2

    Code: 30600197

    Price: $3.00

    Hello from The Knot Hole (Clinton, Arkansas)
  • Greetings from Webster (Wisconsin, USA)

    “I’m doin’ the work of two men!” is No. 930 in the “New Comic Locals – 20 designs” series.  Though this card is unused, it is heavily stained on both sides.  Grade: 4

    Code: 30600198

    Price: $3.00

    Greetings from Webster (Wisconsin, USA)
  • Hong Kong Comic World (set)

    This book of 21 cards was published by the Hong Kong Heritage Museum in 2000, and contains full-colour covers of iconic local and international comic books.  All are captioned in Chinese and English, and the size of the set is 4-1/8″ x 6″ x 3/8″.  Unused, and a wonderful little glimpse into what molded today’s Movers and Shakers.  Grade: 1

    Code: 30600199

    Price: $16.00

    Hong Kong Comic World (set)
  • if you show me your tan line …

    This card barely (pun intended) squeaks into the “Comic” category.  Mailed from USA in 2012 with $1.05 stamp and postmark, and considerable smudging on the reverse.  Grade: 4

    Code: 30600200

    Price: $1.00

    if you show me your tan line …
  • Folks are Real Friendly Here (USA)

    Vintage comic postcard, Scenic Art C8344F, unused and starting to age.  Grade: 2

    Code: 30600201

    Price: $3.00

    Folks are Real Friendly Here (USA)
  • Hast Du die Ringe? Sicher (Germany)

    We promise, you don’t need to speak German to understand this.  Mailed in 2012 with stamp and postmark, and some postal abrasions around the reverse right edge.  Grade: 3

    Code: 30600202

    Price: $1.00

    Hast Du die Ringe? Sicher (Germany)