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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A great view but nothing doing
Unused, very old card. Grade: 3

Code: 30600170
Price: $2.00
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
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
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
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
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
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
This is the kind we are growing
Unused but in awful condition for sevral reasons. Grade: 5

Code: 30600177
Price: $0.50
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
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
A carload of navel oranges from __________
Mailed in 1912. The postmark is there; the stamp is not. Grade: 5

Code: 30600180
Price: $0.50
The Kind We Grow in Texas – watermelon
Unused Curt Teich linen card 6B-H1813 (and TX-19). Grade: 1

Code: 30600181
Price: $2.00
A carload of potato from ____________
Heavily aged card, mailed in 1909 with stamp and Portland, Oregon, postmark. Grade: 4

Code: 30600182
Price: $2.00
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
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 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
Potato – The Kind we Raise in Maine (USA)
Unused Curteich-Chicago linen card 4A-H1523. Grade: 2

Code: 30600186
Price: $2.00
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
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
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
Punching Cattle on a Jack Rabbit (USA)
Unused Plastichrome card SK3878, aging. Grade: 3

Code: 30600190
Price: $1.00
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hello from The Knot Hole (Clinton, Arkansas)
Unused Laff Gram postcard R-70, aging and undeniably authentic! Grade: 2

Code: 30600197
Price: $3.00
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
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
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
Folks are Real Friendly Here (USA)
Vintage comic postcard, Scenic Art C8344F, unused and starting to age. Grade: 2

Code: 30600201
Price: $3.00
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

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