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Prince Hotel, Shinagawa, Tokyo
Mailed from Taiwan (NOT Japan!) in 2010, the card has the address pasted on, and a full postmark. Grade: 3
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Red Lion Inn, Colorado Springs (USA)
Mailed in 1988 with 39-cent stamp, but heavily marked on the front, as you can see. Grade: 5
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Chateau Lake Louise (Canada)
Mailed in 1930 with stamp and full postmark; some postmark transfer on the front. Oddly, though it was permitted, no message. Grade: 3
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Machrihanish, Hotel from the Rocks (Scotland)
If you’re not from Scotland, do you remember the song about the Mull of Kintyre? Well, here you are. If you’re a golfer, you definitely know. Almost definitely. This card was mailed in 1933 with stamp and much of the postmark. A bit of postmark transfer on the front, along with abrasion on the right front edge. Grade: 3
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Repulse Bay Hotel by night (Hong Kong)
Though the photo itself is beyond unexciting, the hotel did have its history, and because it was mailed in 1924 with stamp and postmark, it has historical value. Grade: 3
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Francis’ Hotel, Bath (England)
Many years later, the hotel is still there, now the Mercure Bath Francis. The card was mailed in 1928 and the stamp and postmark are there. Nice example. Grade: 3
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Sheraton-Palace, San Francisco
Unused card that we think was printed in October 1967, based on a code at the bottom reverse. Grade: 2
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Broadmoor Hotel (Colorado, USA)
Though our little system here doesn’t let us do it, the “a” in Broadmoor appears in a different type style on this and the other Broadmoor cards. So, not to worry. This unused Dexter Press card 79625-B (and #3634) shows the Lake, the Ice Palace, Spencer Penrose Stadium, and North and South Cheyenne Canyons. A lot for one card. Rounded corners. Grade: 2
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Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs
Unused Rembrant post card 1012. Grade: 1
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Broadmoor and Broadmoor South (Colorado, USA)
Unused Dexter Press card 73849-B (and #4333), rounded corners. Grade: 1
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Broadmoor and Broadmoor South (Colorado, USA)
Unused Dexter press card 92910-B (and #4369), serrated edges. Grade: 1
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The Broadmoor and Broadmoor South (Colorado, USA)
Unused card. Grade: 2
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Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs (USA)
Unused Color Card C2544. Grade: 1
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Arlington Hotel, Hot Springs (Arkansas)
Unused linen card with the pencilled date of October 7th, 1945 on the reverse, and tape on three of the four corners. Grade: 4
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Kapok Tree Inn, wall of waterfalls (Florida)
Unused Ward Beckett card C-42, aging. The wall of waterfalls was “inspired by the Villa D’Este, and the arches by Hadrian’s Villa,” near Rome. Grade: 2
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Hotel Savery lobby, Des Moines (Iowa, USA)
Very old, unused but very heavily handled E.C. Kropp card 1791N. We’ve not been in Des Moines lately, but the successor to this hotel is still there, according to Google. Grade: 3-
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Hotel Hemenway, Boston
Unused, stained but serviceable M. Abrams card 105193. Grade: 4
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St. Louis Hotel, Duluth (Minnesota)
Ancient, unused V.O. Hammon Pub. Co. card No. 564, significantly creased in the lower left corner but otherwise unmarked, showing a parade. Grade: 3
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New Hotel Jefferson, St. Louis (Missouri, USA)
Unused Curteich-Chicago card 5B-H724, back in the day. Grade: 1
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Mt. Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods (New Hampshire, USA)
Unused Mike Roberts card NC112 of Mt. Washington and the Mt. Washington Hotel in this White Mountains location. Grade: 2
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Banff Springs Hotel (Canada)
Mailed in 1930 with a 2-cent stamp and full Banff postmark. No message, but this C.P.R. card is in fine, evocative condition. Grade: 2
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Hepburn Mineral Springs Hotel (Australia)
In 1951, Miss Fullerton received this card, apparently posted in an envelope, from the Goldsmiths. We think the hotel may no longer be there. Google thinks not. Grade: 4
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Grand Oriental Hotel and P&O Building, Colombo (Ceylon)
In 1933, Miss Fullerton of Hong Kong received this real-photo card, posted from Colombo, with stamp and full postmark. Superb condition and worthy of any serious Ceylon collection. Grade: 3
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Hotel Breakers, Corpus Christi (Texas)
Unused View-Gram card P10907. Grade: 1
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Hotel Galvez, Galveston (Texas)
Unused View-Gram card BSS 37 (1099). Grade: 1
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Buccaneer Hotel, Galveston (Texas)
Unused View-Gram card BSS 36 (1098). Grade: 1
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Hotel Fontenelle, Omaha (Nebraska)
Unused linen Curt Teich C.T. Art-Colortone card 7A-H580 of this once-grand hotel, demolished in 1983. Wikipedia gives a colourful (and sad) account of what happened during the later years, and what’s there now. Grade: 1
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The Greenbrier (West Virginia)
From Gary to Laura in 1967, a poignant and wistful message on a card with the (folded0 stamp and big full postmark. Grade: 2
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Chateau Lake Louise and swimming pool (Canada)
Unused “local” card C9799. Grade: 2
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Holne Chase Hotel, Ashburton (South Devon, England)
Real photo card mailed in 1934 with stamp and clear postmark makes this South Devon scene look supremely idyllic. Dartmoor, a former hunting lodge to Buckfast Abbey? Still there, apparently. Grade: 2 (the card, not the hotel)
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Grand Hyatt Jakarta, Onfive (Indonesia)
Unused contemporary card. Grade: 1
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Grand Hyatt Jakarta, restaurants (Indonesia)
Unused contemporary card. Grade: 1
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Grand Hyatt Jakarta, room (Indonesia)
Unused contemporary card. Grade: 1
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Aberystwyth, Hotel and Waterfalls, Devil’s Bridge (Wales)
Heavily handled yet durable card mailed in 1929 with stamp and mostly readable postmark. Grade: 3
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Hotel Butrinti, Sarande (Albania)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Hotel Nacional, Havana
C.T. Art-Colortone card 9A-H2089 mailed from Habana in 1947 with stamp and full postmark (“Buy CUBAN SUGAR”) and the writer’s comment about how warm it was. If only she had known how much warmer it would get later. Grade: 2
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Hotel New York, Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Mailed with stamp and partly legible postmark. Some postmark ink transfer on the front. Grade: 3
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Hotel Flamingo, Las Vegas
A card for many categories, mailed in 1974 with stamp and postmark. The writer was having a great time, clearly. The irony is that the card’s recipient could have been right there with them. A bit of postal battering, nothing major. Grade: 3
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Hotel Marina del Rey, Vina del Mar (Chile)
Unused card, printed in Chile in 1994. Grade: 1
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The Empire Hotel & Country Club overview (Brunei)
Unused 5″ x 7″ card of a hotel with “immense marble columns.” Grade: 1