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New Orleans, Antoine’s Restaurant
Long before Katrina, and most likely long after, is Antoine’s, a local landmark. This H.S. Crocker Mirro-Krome card GLR-425 dates from the 1960s, and though it’s aged a bit, it’s still very nice. Grade: 2
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New Orleans, St. Louis Hotel, slave block
A desirable card of an undesirable time. This card appears in several historical reference books. The example we have here is unused, from the early 1900s, C.T. American Art #A-12864. Wonderful condition. Grade: 1
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New Orleans, Bourbon Street, French Quarter
It’s not so much what the card shows, as what was done to it. It was mailed from Key West (two stamps) in February 1986 to a Malaysian address, but wound up in Minneapolis–which put the postmark that actually cancelled the stamps. From there it went on to Malaysia. TMI. Grade: 3
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New Orleans, Bourbon Street, comic
More semi-comic than comic; the writer (in 1994) gave her unequivocal opinion of pre-Katrina New Orleans. Two 29-cent stamps and a partial Minnesota postmark. One abrasion on lower right corner. Grade: 3
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New Orleans, Greetings
Mailed in 1996 with two 32-cent stamps, one of Utah 1896 and the other of the flag. Full New Orleans postmark. There’s a postal service small rubber stamp on the front–you can see it in the photo. Grade: 3
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New Orleans, Bourbon Street
Iconic 1960s view. Unused Crocker card GLR-437, faithfully describing this area of the French Quarter as “Crazy Mixed-up Bourbon Street.” Grade: 2
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New Orleans, aerial view
Unused Crocker card GLR-386, also from the 1960s. This aerial view of The “Crescent City” will live in history, at least. Grade: 2
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New Orleans, Canal Street at night
Unused Crocker card GLR-374. Among other things, it tells you that the street is 171 feet across. How about that? Grade: 1
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Lake Ponchartrain Causeway
An extraordinary photo in its simplicity. Unused Crocker card GLR-363 from the 1960s. The Causeway was billed as the world’s longest bridge, at 23.83 miles, with eight miles of the bridge out of the sight of land. Grade: 1
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Lake Charles, Court House and Confederate Monument
Rather nice of its kind, apart from some postmark transfer on the front of the card. Reverse has a full postmark from 1941, and a one-cent stamp. Good card overall. Grade: 2
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Many, Hodges Gardens
Maybe not “many” people will have a postcard from a town called “Many” but here it is, complete with full 1971 postmark and six-cent stamp. Grade: 1
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New Orleans, Royal Street Promenade
Though it looks like someone took a bite out of the upper left edge, that is just one of the endearing little flaws on this card with two serrated edges only, mailed with a 15-cent stamp in 1978 with full New Orleans postmark. There is some postmark smudging on the front (you can see), along with USPS machine marks. Grade: 4
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New Orleans, Court of the Two Sisters
We won’t open a new category for cards that actually say “wish you were here,” but in this case a soldier did say so to his lady friend back home. The word “Free” is written over the postage area, over which the 1942 postmark duly appears. A nice representation of restaurant postcards. Grade: 1
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Louisiana, c.1971-74 (Eggleston)
It’s Louisiana as represented in an artistic photo by William Eggleston, and mailed from San Diego. There’s a 98-cent stamp, blue airmail sticker affixed, and full postmark along with USPS barcoding on bottom reverse. Grade: 2
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Hahnville, Home Place Plantation
Atmospheric, newer (2010) card, 4-3/4″ x 6-1/2″, mailed with several stamps and a few abrasions on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Howdy! From Louisiana
What would the 1950s have been like without Laff-Gram postcards? And was there ever a Laff-Gram card that actually tied in to the place where it was bought? Well, we have several, scattered through the site, and hope you enjoy them. Three of these 200-C unused versions from 1954 are available. Grades: 1
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Lake Charles, High Bridge over Calcasieu River
Unused Baxtone View Gram card 20372. Maybe all the other views were already taken. Grade: 3
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New Orleans, Brulatour Courtyard
Unused Dexter Press card 70066-B. Grade: 3
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New Orleans, Vaults in St. Louis Cemetery
Unused old E.C. Kropp card 5860. Grade: 1
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New Orleans, Pirates Alley
Unused E.C. Kropp card 3123, significantly creased on upper right corner. Grade: 4
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Baton Rouge, State Capitol
Unused card 97.-88 from Illustrated Postal Card Co. of New York and Germany. Stains on reverse matching those on the front. Grade: 4
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New Orleans, The Haunted House
The elaborate caption on the back of this unused Acmegraph Co. card 4978 explains the sordid history of this building in graphic detail. (What were the Italian families thinking?) Grade: 2
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New Orleans, Royal Hotel, formerly Old St. Louis
Unused Acmegraph Co. card 4980, explaining that the building dates from 1835 and simultaneously was the gathering place for the society of the city as well as holding a Slave Block. Grade: 2
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New Orleans, The Corn Fence
Linen card mailed from New Orleans in 1957 with stamp and most of the postmark. Grade: 1
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New Orleans, French Quarter
Contemporary, unused card. Grade: 1
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Historic New Orleans street signs
Contemporary, unused card. Grade: 1
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New Orleans, street sign collage
Contemporary, unused card. Grade: 1
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New Orleans, Did You Know? Beignets
Contemporary, unused card. Grade: 1
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New Orleans, Did You Know? Voodoo
Contemporary, unused card. Grade: 1
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Fleur de Lis
There’s a passing reference to Louisiana on the reverse of this contemporary, unused card, which does come from New Orleans. Grade: 1
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New Orleans, French Quarter, fog
Contemporary, unused card. Grade: 1
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New Orleans, Mardi Gras
Contemporary, unused card. Grade: 1
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New Orleans, Napoleon Bonaparte House
Unused E.C. Kropp card 14545. Grade: 3
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New Orleans, Old St. Louis Hotel, Stairway
A hotel with a past. A card with a future. Not postally used, but with a message written on the reverse. Grade: 4
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New Orleans, Canal Street
Unused C.T. Art-Colortone linen card 7A-H973. Grade: 2
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New Orleans, The New St. Charles Hotel
Mailed from Los Angeles in 1910, B&W Louisiana postcard with stamp and full postmark. It’s quite a long note and we wish we could decipher it. We wonder if anyone else could. Some postmark ink transfer on the front. Grade: 2
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Bird’s Eye View of New Orleans
Unused J. Scordill card R-33974. Grade: 1
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Greetings from Louisiana
A card for all categories, making it valuable for us and valuable for you. Unused E.C. Kropp postcard no. 32594N, with the view in each letter identified on the reverse caption. Grade: 1
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New Orleans, Canal and Royal Street
C.S. Mason card No. 33, copyright and mailed in 1908, with stamp and full postmark. The message is on the front, along with postmark transfer. Grade: 3
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New Orleans, Carnival Crowd on Canal Street Viewing Rex Parade
Unused J. Scordill card, a little latent creasing and corner abrasion. Grade: 2