Showing 1–40 of 92 postcards

  • Ubehebe Crater (Death Valley, California)

    This Ferris H. Scott card S-43079L2-4 was mailed in 1971 and is in terrific condition for its age. The stamp is there and the postmark is fully legible. Grade: 1

    Code: 35800001

    Price: $2.50

    Ubehebe Crater (Death Valley, California)
  • Pahoehoe lava, Volcanoes Nat. Park (Hawaii)

    Unused card from early 2000s, showing Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, and we have a warm spot for it (no pun intended) because it was printed in Hong Kong. Grade: 1

    Code: 35800002

    Price: $1.50

    Pahoehoe lava, Volcanoes Nat. Park (Hawaii)
  • Oahu, Koko Crater (Hawaii)

    As of the 1960s, this Koko Crater cone represented the “most recent volcanic activity on the Island of Oahu,” some 5000 years ago. Unused Nani Li’i card S-214. Grade: 1

    Code: 35800003

    Price: $2.00

    Oahu, Koko Crater (Hawaii)
  • Kilauea Iki (Hawaii)

    Kilauea Iki volcano is in Hawaii National Park and the caption on reverse breathlessly announces that when it came back to life on November 14th, 1959, after 100 years of inactivity, “her fiery lava fountain towered 1900 feet! Five hundred feet higher than the Empire State Building!” Nani Li’i card S-175, unused, and definitely after November 14th, 1959! Grade: 1

    Code: 35800004

    Price: $2.00

    Kilauea Iki (Hawaii)
  • Kilauea Iki eruption (Hawaii)

    Unused Nani Li’i card S-180 with the same caption as the previous card of Kilauea Iki. We could Google to see if this volcano has erupted since 1959, but we would rather use the time entering more cards. Grade: 1

    Code: 35800005

    Price: $3.00

    Kilauea Iki eruption (Hawaii)
  • Haleakala Crater (Maui, Hawaii)

    Unused Nani Li’i card S-54 tells us this “vast pit in Hawaii National Park on Maui (Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa in distance) is 21 miles around the rim.” We’ve not yet walked it to find out. Grade: 1

    Code: 35800006

    Price: $1.50

    Haleakala Crater (Maui, Hawaii)
  • Lassen Volcanic National Park

    Mailed in 1994, and with a full postmark from Mineral, this card would be just great apart from a severely abraded stamp. Otherwise, it provides good views of this lesser-known national park.  Grade: 4

    Code: 35800007

    Price: $1.50

    Lassen Volcanic National Park
  • Crater Lake (Oregon)

    Mailed in 1984 from Mineral, CA with full postmark and 40-cent Piper airmail stamp. Grade: 1

    Code: 35800008

    Price: $1.00

    Crater Lake (Oregon)
  • Izalco Volcano and Cerro Verde (El Salvador)

    Dexter Press 91671-B card was mailed in 1967. It has two stamps, but the postmark is unreadable. Grade: 2

    Code: 35800010

    Price: $4.00

    Izalco Volcano and Cerro Verde (El Salvador)
  • Wudalianchi Volcanic Park (folio) (China)

    In Heilongjiang, this park has five connected lakes. The folio of nine cards, published by the Posts and Telecommunications Administration of Wudalianchi and which explains everything in Chinese and English, is as-new.  Grade: 1

    Code: 35800013

    Price: $17.00

    Wudalianchi Volcanic Park (folio) (China)
  • Mayon Volcano (Philippines)

    This card was stamped for mailing (and was mailed) in 1978 but there’s no postmark. It was issued by Philippine Airlines.  Grade: 3

    Code: 35800014

    Price: $3.50

    Mayon Volcano (Philippines)
  • Mt. Vesuvius and Eremo Hotel

    Just a beautiful unmailed card, evening view, made even more desirable through addition of a large postmark from Eremo on the upper front. Minor abrasions on edges and corners do not detract in any way from this really nice and exotic card.  Grade: 1

    Code: 35800015

    Price: $99.00

    Mt. Vesuvius and Eremo Hotel
  • Multiple views (Namibia)

    This card of Quiver Tree Forest is probably from early 1990s, and though it was not mailed, it has a message written on the back. Front is in great condition, and the reverse has exotic names on it: Keetmanshoop, Brukkaros…well, exotic to us, anyway.  Grade: 4  

    Code: 35800016

    Price: $3.50

    Multiple views (Namibia)
  • Kamchatka (Russia)

    Though this card may be handmade, it came through with five stamps and full postmark.  So as far as we’re concerned, it qualifies.  Grade: 2

    Code: 35800017

    Price: $3.00

    Kamchatka (Russia)
  • Mount Bromo, East Java (Indonesia)

    Unused card.  This mountain is due for a big eruption.  Grade: 1

    Code: 35800018

    Price: $2.00

    Mount Bromo, East Java (Indonesia)
  • Big Island lava flow (Hawaii)

    Normal, minor postal abrasions on this card mailed in 2011 from Honolulu with three different stamps and full postmark.  Grade: 2

    Code: 35800019

    Price: $2.00

    Big Island lava flow (Hawaii)
  • Volcano “Agua” (Guatemala)

    Mailed in 1947 with stamp and most of the purple postmark, this postcard issued by Clark’s Tours reflects the very good time the writer was having.  Those were the days!  Grade: 2

    Code: 35800021

    Price: $12.00

    Volcano “Agua” (Guatemala)
  • East Java, Mt. Bromo caldera (Indonesia)

    Unused 4-1/2″ x 6-1/2″ card.  Grade: 1

    Code: 35800022

    Price: $4.00

    East Java, Mt. Bromo caldera (Indonesia)
  • Osorno, city and volcano (Chile)

    Unused card printed in Chile in 1994.  Grade: 1

    Code: 35800023

    Price: $8.00

    Osorno, city and volcano (Chile)
  • Mount Lassen from Lake Almanor (California)

    Mailed in 2011, this card does have four stamps but lots of postal battering and taped address.  Grade: 4

    Code: 35800024

    Price: $0.50

    Mount Lassen from Lake Almanor (California)
  • Mount Merapi, Central Java (Indonesia)

    Unused 4-1/2″ x 6-1/2″ card.  Grade: 1

    Code: 35800025

    Price: $4.00

    Mount Merapi, Central Java (Indonesia)
  • Mt. Bromo flanked to right by Mt. Batok (Indonesia)

    Unused, somewhat crinkled card.  Grade: 4

    Code: 35800026

    Price: $2.00

    Mt. Bromo flanked to right by Mt. Batok (Indonesia)
  • Lassen Volcanic National Park, Climb the Peak (California)

    Elevation: 10,457′.  Unused card.  Grade: 1

    Code: 35800028

    Price: $1.00

    Lassen Volcanic National Park, Climb the Peak (California)
  • Nicaragua Tierra de lagos y volcanes

    Mailed in 1997 with two stamps, partial postmark, and address label affixed.  Grade: 4

    Code: 35800029

    Price: $6.00

    Nicaragua Tierra de lagos y volcanes
  • Mounts Batok, Bromo and Semeru in East Java (Indonesia)

    Indonesia has many active volcanoes.  The question is never “if,” but “when.”  Unused card.  Grade: 1

    Code: 35800030

    Price: $4.00

    Mounts Batok, Bromo and Semeru in East Java (Indonesia)
  • Volcanic eruption on Fimmvörðuháls (Iceland)

    At last, we have a card from Iceland, and what a card it is.  Great condition, with A Prioritaire label, postmark, and a textured stamp printed with ashes from the Eyjafjallajökull glacier.  Grade: 1

    Code: 35800031

    Price: $14.00

    Volcanic eruption on Fimmvörðuháls (Iceland)
  • Kilauea Volcano, Halemaumau Firepit, Hawaii National Park

    Unused Nani Li’i card S-71.  Grade: 1

    Code: 35800032

    Price: $2.00

    Kilauea Volcano, Halemaumau Firepit, Hawaii National Park
  • Greetings from California, Lassen Volcanic Nat. Park

    Mailed in 2012 with four different stamps–two of which are Washington’s Tidal Basin connected–along with one extra sticker, illegible postmark, and a crease through the middle.  Grade: 4

    Code: 35800033

    Price: $0.50

    Greetings from California, Lassen Volcanic Nat. Park
  • Lassen Volcanic National Park (California, USA)

    The reverse caption on this unused H.S. Crocker card K-105 says that Mt. Lassen is “America’s most recently active volcano,” meaning that the card either pre-dates Hawaii as a state, or they mis-spoke.  Aging a bit but in good condition.  Grade: 1

    Code: 35800034

    Price: $2.00

    Lassen Volcanic National Park (California, USA)
  • Kamchatka, Shiveluch volcano eruption (Russia)

    What an odd, brilliant, haunting card is this.  It looks more like a nuclear holocaust.  The printed caption is in Russian but the writer has explained in the message.  Mailed in 2012 with seven stamps and three large Moscow postmarks.  A small amount of postmark ink transfer on the front.  Grade: 2

    Code: 35800035

    Price: $7.00

    Kamchatka, Shiveluch volcano eruption (Russia)
  • Fimmvörðuháls eruption (Iceland)

    Mailed from Norway (not Iceland) with two stamps and faint postmark.  The volcanic eruption pictured was in 2010.  Grade: 3

    Code: 35800036

    Price: $4.00

    Fimmvörðuháls eruption (Iceland)
  • Mount Merapi (Indonesia)

    Indeed this is an active volcano:  just do a simple search.  Unused card 0472.  Grade: 1

    Code: 35800037

    Price: $3.00

    Mount Merapi (Indonesia)
  • Mt. Aso (Japan)

    Captioned all in Japanese, and mailed in 2013 with three different stamps and red “Air Mail” chop.  Grade: 1

    Code: 35800038

    Price: $4.00

    Mt. Aso (Japan)
  • Hekla on fire (Iceland)

    IF we were to open a theme category called “obscure” (we’re not going to do that), this card of a 1947 volcanic eruption would fit right in.  Mailed from the USA (not Iceland!) in 2013 with Global Forever stamp, Par Avion label, and substantial processing ink smudging on the front.  Grade: 4

    Code: 35800040

    Price: $2.00

    Hekla on fire (Iceland)
  • Kilauea Volcano (Hawaii)

    Unused card showing an April, 1983 eruption in the east rift zone.  Grade: 2

    Code: 35800041

    Price: $3.00

    Kilauea Volcano (Hawaii)
  • Erupting Mount St. Helens & Yale Lake (Washington, USA)

    The card costs less than the total value of the two uncancelled stamps on the back.  As proof of mailing, the barcoding is there.  Grade: 4

    Code: 35800042

    Price: $1.00

    Erupting Mount St. Helens & Yale Lake (Washington, USA)
  • Eruption of Mt. Mihara (Japan)

    The printed caption identifies the date of this eruption (21 November 1986) on izu-oshima Island.  The card itself was mailed in 2013 with two stamps, postmark, trilingual airmail sticker, and two address labels affixed.  Grade: 4

    Code: 35800043

    Price: $1.00

    Eruption of Mt. Mihara (Japan)
  • Bromokrater & Smeroe (Indonesia)

    In 1930, someone removed this card from a set (see perforated edge) and wrote a message to a lady in Penang.  No indication that it ever got mailed, though.  Smeroe may also be spelled as Semeru.  Grade: 4

    Code: 35800046

    Price: $6.00

    Bromokrater & Smeroe (Indonesia)
  • Pompei – Domus, Vettiorum con panorama e Vesuvio.

    Unused C. Cotini card No. 4, with album marks on all four corners.  Grade: 3

    Code: 35800047

    Price: $2.00

    Pompei – Domus, Vettiorum con panorama e Vesuvio.
  • San Carlos de Bariloche, Glaciares del cerro Tronador (Argentina)

    Just because we knew nothing about this area, we looked it up.  Hard to imagine that Tronador is an extinct volcano, but then so is Hong Kong Island, so anything is possible.  Unused 4″ x 7″ card, showing handling.  A strong Grade: 2

    Code: 35800048

    Price: $3.00

    San Carlos de Bariloche, Glaciares del cerro Tronador (Argentina)