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Mesa Verde National Park entrance (Colorado, USA)
Unused Petley card C-114-C, with serrated edges. Grade: 1
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Banff National Park (Canada)
Looks to have been mailed in 1970 (the one faint part of the postmark) and has a 6-cent commemorative stamp. But the address was on a label that has fallen off. The view is of “early snowfall” as seen from the Upper Terminal of the Banff Sulphur Mountain Gondola Lift. Grade: 4
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Banff National Park (Canada)
The scenes in this unused card are all from Banff National Park. The card has corner abrasions, and a stain on one of those. Grade: 3
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Letchworth State Park, Genessee River Gorge (New York)
Unused Dexter Press card 19060-C, with serrated edges. Grade: 1
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Letchworth State Park, Middle Falls (New York)
Two unused Dexter Press cards 32730-B, One with serrated edges (Grade: 1, $1) and the other with flat edges but lots of foxing on the reverse (Grade: 3, $0.50).
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Yellowstone, Old Faithful (USA)
Unused Impact card 26132, a bit smudgy on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Mt. Buffalo National Park, The Monolith (Australia)
Not postally mailed, the vintage postcard nonetheless has a message penned on the reverse. Grade: 4
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Glacier Point from the Ahwahnee Bridge (California)
In Yosemite National Park, and if you were standing there you could get a good view of the Firefall — if there is one. Unused H.S. Crocker card BSY-32. Grade: 1
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Hot Springs National Park, saucer magnolia (USA)
Unused Plastichrome card with perforated top and bottom edges, and what looks like a trim on the front left edge but we’re not sure. In any case, to be safe, we give this Grade: 5
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Hot Springs National Park, flowering dogwood and thermal fountain (USA)
Unused Plastichrome card with perforated top and bottom edges, and what looks like a trim on the front left edge but we’re not sure. In any case, to be safe, we give this Grade: 5
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Hot Springs, Bathhouse Row
Unused Plastichrome card with perforated top and bottom edges, and what looks like a trim on the front left edge but we’re not sure. In any case, to be safe, we give this Grade: 5
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Bankhead National Forest, Twin Falls (Alabama, USA)
The caption on the reverse of this unused card somewhat laconically says “These beautiful waterfalls are now covered by Lewis Smith Lake,” and goes on to reminisce. Well, you can also do that with this card. Very small number pencilled into the stamp area. Grade: 3
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Yosemite National Park, Glacier Point, The Fire Fall (USA)
Unused Curteichcolor card 9B-K25 (and 328) with such a long caption that the sender need only have written “wish you were here.” Two of these cards are available. Grades: 1
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Sequoia National Park, Morro Rock
Unused card. Faded and aging. Grade: 3
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Colorado National Monument, Monolith Parade (USA)
Unused Plastichrome card P78408 of this formation near Grand Junction and Fruita. Grade: 1
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Petrified Forest National Park (Arizona, USA)
Unused Petley card C17785. Seems to be some colour registration issues on the front, but those were part of the card. Grade: 2
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Black Canon National Monument (Colorado, USA)
Painted Cliffs and chasm view. This old linen card shows its subject to the best effect. There’s a long message on the reverse, though not postally used; and had been pasted into an album. Grade: 4
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Rocky Mountain National Park, Continental Divide
Unused Colourpicture card P225, with small abrasions on bottom front. Grade: 3
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Colorado National Monument, Book Cliff Mountains, Independence Rock
Unused Dexter Press card 74220 (and #3775), with rounded corners. Grade: 1
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Rocky Mountain National Park, Long’s Peak from Nymph Lake
Unused Dexter Press card 20045-B (#3339), with rounded corners. Grade: 2
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Rocky Mountain National Park, Mt. Baker (Colorado)
This is a lovely unused old linen card, Sanborn 6A-H246 (and 2260), showing Mt. Baker as the high peak in the Never Summer Range west of Trail Ridge Road, in Rocky Mountain National Park. Grade: 1
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Rocky Mountain National Park, Trail Ridge Road over Continental Divide (USA)
Unused Sanborn card 1A3625-N (and 469) with a caption so florid as to make any mother proud. Grade: 2
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Rocky Mountain National Park, Adams Falls
Unused Plastichrome card P75593 (and #40). Grade: 2
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Dinosaur National Park, Echo Park on Green River (Colorado)
Unused Dexter Press card 87240 (#3838), rounded corners. Caption writes about the “projected Echo Park Dam (that) may be built.” Grade: 1
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Colorado National Monument, monoliths (USA)
Unused Dexter Press card 45026 (3701), rounded corners and the number 88 inked on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Everglades National Park, Roseate Spoonbills (Florida)
Quick! If someone says “Everglades,” what comes to your mind first? Of course … roseate spoonbills! No? Well. Unused, somewhat aging Curteichcolor card 8CK2211 (G.467). Grade: 2
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Lowden State Park, Black Hawk statue (Illinois, USA)
This is one of those cards where the caption writer ran amok and told us more than everything. Unused card 8442. Grade: 3
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Blackhawk State Park, Watch Tower Hill (Illinois, USA)
Unused card 73733, telling us that “This hill was the favorite resort of Chief Blackhawk of the United Nations of the Sauk and Fox Indians,” now Blackhawk State Park. Grade: 2
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Cumberland Falls State Park (Kentucky)
Unused H.S. Crocker Mirro-Krome card KPC-57. Grade: 1
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Yellowstone National Park, Tower Fall, Tower Creek
Unused, B&W, real-photo Haynes postcard 38279. Grade: 1
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Minute Man National Historical Park (Massachusetts)
Unused but heavily aged Plastichrome card P76283 marking the place where Paul Revere was captured by a British patrol on the 19th of April, 1775. Grade: 3
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Minute Man National Historical Park (Massachusetts)
Unused, aging Plastichrome card P76282 of Daniel Chester French’s statue at the North Bridge. As you’re reading these listings of cards, if you’re confused about some of the actual locations, be reassured that we just follow what the cards say. Grade: 3
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Itasca State Park (Minnesota)
Drive carefully when you near the Headwaters of the Mississippi River. This unused Curteichcolor card 3C-K477 is in great condition. Grade: 1
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Glacier National Park, The Weeping Wall (Montana, USA)
This attraction is along Going-To-The-Sun Highway on the Western Slope. Unused Plastichrome card P23063. Grade: 3
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Big Hole Battlefield (Montana)
Really detailed caption explains the battle that took place there in 1877. The unused Dexter Press card 20210-C, browning with age, is somewhat newer. Grade: 3
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Gila National Forest, Whitewater Creek
Unused “local” card 31916 (#780). Grade: 3
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Robert H. Treman State Park, New York
Unused Curteich-Chicago “C.T. American Art” card 118238-N of the gorge at the upper entrance to the park, between Ithaca and Watkins Glen. Grade: 3
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Ricketts Glen State Park, Adams Falls (Pennsylvania)
Unused Dexter Press card 5772-B (H-113) showing one of the 28 waterfalls in Ricketts Glen State Park, on Kitchen Creek. The park is apparently lacking only the fictional Australian swimming hero, Bronc Morret. Grade: 1
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Hickory Run State Park, Big Boulder Field (Pennsylvania)
Unused “local” card 42749-B (I-215) of this Pocono Mountain location. Grade: 2
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Allegheny National Forest, Loleta (Pennsylvania)
Unused Natural Color card 25225 of this play area in the Allegheny National Forest. Grade: 1