Showing 121–160 of 178 postcards

  • Petersburg, The Onstott Cooper Shop at Old Salem State Park (Illinois)

    In 1934, someone visited this place, got the card, and wrote a long addendum to the caption.  Not postally used.  Quoting the card’s real caption, “Here Lincoln studied by the light of the Shavings.”  Grade: 4

    Code: 39200142

    Price: $0.50

    Petersburg, The Onstott Cooper Shop at Old Salem State Park (Illinois)
  • Abraham Lincoln’s Home, Dining Room (Springfield, Illinois)

    Unused Dexter Press card 10xDT-86275-B from 1964.  Aging.  Grade: 2

    Code: 39200143

    Price: $0.50

    Abraham Lincoln’s Home, Dining Room (Springfield, Illinois)
  • Hodgenville, Abraham Lincoln (Kentucky)

    Curteich-Chicago linen postcard KE 6, mailed in 1951 with stamp and partial postmark.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200144

    Price: $2.00

    Hodgenville, Abraham Lincoln (Kentucky)
  • Mount Vernon, Home of George Washington (Virginia)

    We have before referred to how similar cards from this angle can be.  Here’s yet another version.  Unused View Gram card BSS 120 (1355).  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200148

    Price: $1.00

    Mount Vernon, Home of George Washington (Virginia)
  • Main Hall, Mt. Vernon Mansion (Virginia)

    Very old, unused yet heavily handled Leet Brothers card R-22580.  Grade: 3

    Code: 39200149

    Price: $3.00

    Main Hall, Mt. Vernon Mansion (Virginia)
  • Reagan, Ford, Carter, Nixon

    Unused Mike Roberts card C35457 of a White House ceremony on 8th October 1981.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200150

    Price: $3.00

    Reagan, Ford, Carter, Nixon
  • Canton, Aerial View of McKinley Memorial and Canton’s Park System (Ohio)

    Unused Curteich-Chicago card 1C78-N.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200151

    Price: $1.00

    Canton, Aerial View of McKinley Memorial and Canton’s Park System (Ohio)
  • Mt. Rushmore National Monument (South Dakota)

    We hope the Monument will remain as “imperishable” as the caption on this unused Dexter Press card 80774-B promises.   Slight aging.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200152

    Price: $0.50

    Mt. Rushmore National Monument (South Dakota)
  • Shrine in Stone Frame (South Dakota, USA)

    In the pantheon of Mount Rushmore postcards, here’s one where you can’t really see it, through the tunnel in the Black Hills.  Unused “local” card DK-124.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200153

    Price: $1.00

    Shrine in Stone Frame (South Dakota, USA)
  • Eisenhower Medical Center, Palm Desert (California)

    Unused H.S. Crocker Mirro-Krome card CFS-1405-C, serrated edges.  Did you know the hospital was built on land donated by Bob Hope?  Neither did we.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200154

    Price: $1.00

    Eisenhower Medical Center, Palm Desert (California)
  • Sunset at Mt. Rushmore (South Dakota)

    Mailed in the 1970s, with 15-cent stamp and faint postmark and airmail sticker.  Serrated edges.  Is there room for one more head?  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200155

    Price: $1.00

    Sunset at Mt. Rushmore (South Dakota)
  • Ford’s Economic Drive

    Unused and unattributed.  That’s Jimmy Carter lurking under the hood/bonnet.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200157

    Price: $1.00

    Ford’s Economic Drive
  • Donald Trump

    We pondered what we could write here, and came up with this question:  What do James Buchanan, Franklin Pierce, and Donald Trump have in common?  They are (or were) all presidents of the United States.  Unused card.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200158

    Price: $1.00

    Donald Trump
  • Donald Trump and Mike Pence — 2017 Inauguration

    Let a smile be your umbrella on a rainy day.  Unused card.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200159

    Price: $2.00

    Donald Trump and Mike Pence — 2017 Inauguration
  • Rutherford Birchard Hayes

    America’s 19th President, and yet another who lost the popular vote (to Samuel Tilden) but won in the Electoral College.  He is also, for reasons we won’t go into, a national hero in Paraguay.  Unused card from the Hayes State Memorial in Fremont, Ohio.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200160

    Price: $3.00

    Rutherford Birchard Hayes
  • Benjamin Harrison

    Old (though must be 1901 or later), unused, embossed, and the perfect addition to a collection of American presidents postcards.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200161

    Price: $3.00

    Benjamin Harrison
  • Calvin Coolidge

    This postcard dates itself as 1923 (or later) and because of its pristine, unused condition, it would be easy to think this was a reproduction.  We genuinely believe it to be an original card because the printing style on the reverse is similar to other cards of that era.   Regardless, if you are searching for a Calvin Coolidge postcard (and who isn’t?), here it is, right here waiting for you.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200162

    Price: $3.00

    Calvin Coolidge
  • President Taft at Brockton Fair

    This unused card, dated 1912, commemorates President Taft’s visit to the Brockton Fair (Massachusetts) on Oct. 3, 1912.  Grade: 1 

    Code: 39200163

    Price: $7.00

    President Taft at Brockton Fair
  • Lincoln’s Birthplace, Hodgenville (Kentucky)

    Unused E.C. Kropp card 5440 N, not to be confused with similar cards in our site.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200164

    Price: $1.00

    Lincoln’s Birthplace, Hodgenville (Kentucky)
  • Jefferson Davis Monument, Fairview (Kentucky)

    Even in today’s charged climate, monuments like this still abound.  Noting the irony that Abraham Lincoln was born not too far from here, we learn from Wikipedia about this monument:  “The Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site is a Kentucky state park commemorating the birthplace of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America… The site’s focal point is a 351-foot (107.0 m) concrete obelisk. In 1973, it was believed to be the fourth-tallest monument in the United States and the tallest concrete-cast one.”   Not certain about now.  Unused, heavily aged Curteich-Chicago C.T. Art-Colortone linen postcard 2B-H1282.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200165

    Price: $3.00

    Jefferson Davis Monument, Fairview (Kentucky)
  • J.F. Kennedy and Tito (of Yugoslavia) in 1963 (magnetic)

    Sourced from Belgrade’s Museum of Yugoslav History, this unused and contemporary B&W card is flexible and magnetic.  The yellow sticker should be able to be peeled off.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200166

    Price: $6.00

    J.F. Kennedy and Tito (of Yugoslavia) in 1963 (magnetic)
  • John Quincy Adams

    An old, unused, embossed card with an almost invisible thumbtack hole through the eagle’s wing.  Slowly, slowly we are edging towards our goal of having at least one card with something about each president, but if you acquire cards randomly, this isn’t so easy — especially if, like Adams — they were born in 1767.  Grade: 4

    Code: 39200167

    Price: $2.00

    John Quincy Adams
  • Mount Rushmore National Memorial (South Dakota)

    Unused Mike Roberts card C19208 (B-65) whose captions on the front and back are the same.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200168

    Price: $1.00

    Mount Rushmore National Memorial (South Dakota)
  • Benjamin Harrison

    Mailed in 1909, with stamp and clear Texas postmark.  Some postmark ink transfer on the front.  Grade: 2

    Code: 39200169

    Price: $3.00

    Benjamin Harrison
  • Zachary Taylor

    We vaguely remember from history class that Taylor didn’t really want the job.  Would he want it now?  Unused, very old, embossed postcard with a small notch missing from the upper edge.  Grade: 4

    Code: 39200170

    Price: $3.00

    Zachary Taylor
  • Mt. Rushmore (South Dakota, USA)

    Nice close-up view on an unused, older card whose caption misspells the first name of the sculptor, Butzon (sic) Borglum.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200171

    Price: $1.00

    Mt. Rushmore (South Dakota, USA)
  • James Monroe Home, Charlottesville (Virginia)

    The caption in this unused Tuck’s Post Card “In Old Virginia” series 2567 might not be clear, but this view of Ashlawn, President James Monroe’s home at least for awhile, shows a pine tree he planted.  It seems the house, now called Highland, is now there as a museum but we’re not certain about the pine tree.  A great card for collectors of presidential ephemera.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200172

    Price: $4.00

    James Monroe Home, Charlottesville (Virginia)
  • President Taft, vacation home (Millbury, Massachusetts)

    Arguably one of the most obscure Presidential postcards you’ll ever find, but that makes it even better:  divided-back card mailed in 1910, with stamp and most of a postmark, the message makes it apparent that the writer was the niece of Delia C. Torrey, whose home had been President Taft’s vacation destination.  The writer adds a note:  “He called to see Aunt Delia”.  So … only four degrees of separation between you (with the postcard) and Taft.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200173

    Price: $6.00

    President Taft, vacation home (Millbury, Massachusetts)
  • Gettysburg Address

    Not postally used, but with a message filling the reverse.  (And, if you don’t already know, the connection is to President Abraham Lincoln.)  Grade: 4

    Code: 39200174

    Price: $0.50

    Gettysburg Address
  • Grover Cleveland

    Yes, an ancient ad card, and so much more.  The sales pitch from Bass-Hueter Paint Company fills the message area, and the card was mailed in 1911 with stamp and full San Francisco postmark.  Contents on the front, punctuated by President Cleveland, make this a genuine historical relic, worth every penny.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200175

    Price: $11.00

    Grover Cleveland
  • Jefferson Memorial (Washington, DC)

    Dedicated in 1943 to the memory of Thomas Jefferson, and still an imposing and iconic element of the Washington scene, as you see on this unused H.S. Crocker card S-160.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200176

    Price: $2.00

    Jefferson Memorial (Washington, DC)
  • Springfield, Abraham Lincoln’s Home (Illinois)

    One might say the caption in this unused Curteichcolor card 8C-K616 is actually too long, too detailed for most people:  costs, dates, reasons, and so on.  But there it is, and it can all be yours.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200177

    Price: $2.00

    Springfield, Abraham Lincoln’s Home (Illinois)
  • Washington Monument, Cherry Blossom Time (District of Columbia)

    Another unused card, another view — Capsco K-17415 — aging somewhat, but clean. Grade: 1

    Code: 39200178

    Price: $2.00

    Washington Monument, Cherry Blossom Time (District of Columbia)
  • Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool (Washington, DC)

    Unused old B.S. Reynolds card 40669 (M561) with an impressively unpopulated Arlington, Virginia, in the background.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200179

    Price: $3.00

    Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool (Washington, DC)
  • Mount Vernon, The West Parlor (Virginia, USA)

    Official card 170504 from the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union, featuring Martha Washington’s Chinese export tea service in the foreground.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200180

    Price: $2.00

    Mount Vernon, The West Parlor (Virginia, USA)
  • Mount Vernon, East Front (Virginia, USA)

    Nice, clear view of George Washington’s mansion in this unused “local” postcard PE-102.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200181

    Price: $2.00

    Mount Vernon, East Front (Virginia, USA)
  • Mount Vernon, Family Dining Room (Virginia, USA)

    Unused Curteich-Chicago linen card 1B-H1269.  We look at this scene and can’t help wondering what the Washington family talked about around the dinner table.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200182

    Price: $2.00

    Mount Vernon, Family Dining Room (Virginia, USA)
  • Mt. Vernon, Washington’s Mansion (Virginia, USA)

    Unused, old linen Curteich-Chicago card 8A-H3041.  The caption says Washington died in the second-story room with the end window, but doesn’t say which end.  All we know is that he met his end.  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200183

    Price: $2.00

    Mt. Vernon, Washington’s Mansion (Virginia, USA)
  • Mt. Rushmore (South Dakota, USA)

    Did you ever wonder where the name “Rushmore” came from?  Wikipedia tells us (condensed): “Beginning with a prospecting expedition in 1885 with David Swanzey (husband of Carrie Ingalls), and Bill Challis, wealthy investor Charles E. Rushmore began visiting the area regularly on prospecting and hunting trips. He joked with colleagues about naming the mountain after himself. The United States Board of Geographic Names officially recognized the name “Mount Rushmore” in June 1930.”  It had various other names before that, and joking with friends hardly seems like a valid basis to rename a mountain, but there you go.  We have two of these unused Dexter Press cards 30863-B.  Grades: 1

    Code: 39200184

    Price: $2.00

    Mt. Rushmore (South Dakota, USA)
  • Washington Monument and Cherry Blossoms (Washington, DC)

    Unused Plastichrome card P5757 (W-128) showing this “tapering Shaft, capped with pure precious aluminum”.  (The caption writer had a bright future.)  Grade: 1

    Code: 39200185

    Price: $2.00

    Washington Monument and Cherry Blossoms (Washington, DC)