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Lyndon B. Johnson
Unused Tichnor Bros. card K-12581. Grade: 2
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Mount Vernon, West Front
Beginning a short series of unused Mount Vernon postcards possibly issued under the auspices of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union. “By this entrance all guests who came by land arrived at Mount Vernon,” George Washington’s home. Grade: 1
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The North Lane at Mount Vernon
Unused, aging. Grade: 1
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The Library at Mount Vernon
Unused, aging. Grade: 1
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Mt. Vernon, Martha Washington’s Sitting Room
The last in our series of unused cards issued by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union. We have two of these, whose caption highlights the private staircase in the background. Grades: 1
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Mt. Vernon, Martha Washington’s Kitchen
Grandpa wrote to Marilyn in 1931 about his visit. He just didn’t say much. Stamp and full postmark are there, and minor abrasion on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Eisenhower and Montgomery
Unused card from France, extensively captioned in French and English, explaining the D-Day invasion on 6th June 1944. It is, of course, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower who later became President. Grade: 1
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Wilcox House, Buffalo (New York)
The caption on the front tells you almost all you need to know, except that the Roosevelt in question is Theodore and not Franklin. Unused card, printed upside down. Grade: 1
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New York City, Grant’s Tomb
Somewhere out there is someone who only collects postcards of Grant’s Tomb. We know you’re out there, and we hope you’ve found us, and that you don’t already have this particular card. It’s waiting for you, unused, Grade: 1
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Chicago, (Ulysses S.) Grant’s Monument by Searchlight
A structure by L.T. Rebisso; an unused card from long ago. Creased through lower right corner. Grade: 3
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Springfield, Abraham Lincoln Tomb (Illinois)
Unused Curteichcolor card 7C-K2800. Aging. Grade: 2
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Springfield, The Lincoln Tomb (Illinois)
Unused Curteichcolor card 3C-K1068. The fine-print caption takes up more than half of the message space. Aging. Grade: 2
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Valley Forge, Washington’s Headquarters (Pennsylvania, USA)
Unused. Grade: 2
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East Front, Mount Vernon (Virginia)
Further to other cards in this series, an unused example from the Mount Vernon Ladies Association in 1934. Grade: 1
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The Music Room at Mount Vernon (Virginia)
Unused Mount Vernon Ladies Association card 2601. Grade: 1
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The Flower Garden at Mount Vernon (Virginia)
Unused Mount Vernon Ladies Association card 15366. Grade: 2
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Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, President (F.D.) Roosevelt (Tennessee, USA)
Several donors, including Tennessee and North Carolina, to this park at Newfound Gap. Unused linen Asheville Post Card Co. card E-4772 (N-414). Grade: 1
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Jimmy Carter, fishing in Plains, Georgia (USA)
Unused Mike Roberts card C31615 (CL-1) of President Carter fishing in Miss Lillian’s pond in August, 1976. Grade: 1
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Springfield, Abraham Lincoln’s Home, The Maids Room (Illinois)
Whoever wrote the laconic caption was not a big fan of Lincoln, that’s for sure. The card was mailed in 1969, with 5-cent stamp and postmark. Grade: 2
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William McKinley
We’re not sure what to make of this unattributed card. It looks like someone, somewhere, printed up a series of all the presidents. Maybe this one fills the gap in your set? It’s unused. Grade: 1
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Vincennes, Legislative Hall of Gov. Wm. Henry Harrison (Indiana)
A famous place (for Indiana) on an unused card in bad condition because of tape on the back. Grade: 5
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Gen. U.S. Grant home, Galena (Illinois)
Unused E.C. Kropp vintage postcard 23925-8 with ten views identified in the caption. Most people associate Illinois with Abraham Lincoln. But not only him. Grade: 1
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Greetings from Kansas, The Sunflower State (USA)
Unused, Dexter Press card DT-44202-C dated 1968 in the tiniest of print. What you see on the top front is a grain elevator, and on the bottom front is The Eisenhower Museum, for President Dwight Eisenhower. Grade: 1
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Entrance to Ranch Home of Lyndon B. Johnson (Texas)
Unused, aging Western Fotocolor card ICS-100782-4 showing the entrance to the home of this U.S. President. Grade: 2
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Hot Air
Captioned “It’s Tough to ‘Budget'”. Unused Mike Roberts card from 1982, of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and a dog. Grade: 1
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Abolish “Waist”
All that’s missing on this unused 1982 H.S. Crocker card of U.S. President Reagan is a faint halo. Grade: 1
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Lincoln Monument, Springfield (Illinois)
Mailed from Illinois in the morning of 16th October, 1906, this undivided back card reached its Connecticut destination in the morning of 17th October. How did they manage … Lots of smudging and aging, otherwise undamaged. Grade: 3
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Birthplace of Lyndon Baines Johnson
Unused, “local” unattributed card that manages not to mention the name of the city or state. But we know. Some foxing on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Stonewall, Entrance to the LBJ Ranch (Texas)
Unused Curteichcolor card 4DK-184. The card is aging noticeably. Grade: 2
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Nashville, The Hermitage
Unused old card showing the home of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the U.S. Grade: 1
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Now Starring in “The Capitol Cut Up” (Reagan)
Unused card CL-RR. #4 (SC 17987) dated 1982. Noticeable smudging on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Hyde Park, Franklin D. Roosevelt home (New York)
Unused Plastichrome card P77270. Grade: 1
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Lancaster, Wheatland, Bathroom (Pennsylvania)
Not just ANY bathroom, but President Buchanan’s bathroom. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Campobello Island (NB), Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Plaque and Public Library (Canada)
Unused, somewhat aging card. Unusual, but not unheard-of, to have a “U.S. President” card from a different country. Grade: 1
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Woodrow Wilson text
Unused. Grade: 1
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Lincoln Memorial (Washington, DC)
Somewhere out there, someone is specialising in a collection of Lincoln Memorial postcards. Is it you? This is an unused L.B. Prince card PE-15. Grade: 2
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Black Hills, Mount Rushmore, Shrine of Democracy (South Dakota, USA)
Unused Dexter Press card 30731-B. Grade: 2
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Nashville, The Hermitage, Bedroom of General Andrew Jackson
Unused old card with a tiny sticker in the stamp area. Grade: 3
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Galena, General U.S. Grant Home, Dining Room (Illinois)
Ann wrote and mailed this card in 1935. Stamp and postmark are there. Grade: 3
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New Salem State Park, The Saw and Grist Mill (Illinois)
A very substantial caption loosely linking this to Abraham Lincoln, on this unused Dexter Press card DT-86270-B from 1964. Grade: 2