Michigan – Global Postcard Sales

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Saugatuck, evening view
Mailed in 1974, this card and its Eisenhower 8-cent stamp were double-postmarked, so no clarity there. The card has rounded edges and significant postmark smudging on the front. Grade: 4

Code: 10123001
Price: $1.00
Holland, De Zwaan windmill
Unused Dexter Press card 435-C (and 5-6/25), with serrated edges and a tiny abrasion on upper right front corner. Abrasions also scattered around the reverse. “De Zwaan,” the card tells us, means “The Swan.” It grinds whole wheat flour, if you’d like to know that. Grade: 4

Code: 10123002
Price: $0.50
Grand Rapids, John Ball Park
References to John Ball Park go back as early as 1869, but as Wikipedia says, “The original 40 acres (160,000 m²) of the park was donated to the city by noted pioneer and explorer John Ball upon his death in 1884. Shortly after, another 100 acres (0.40 km²) would be added and this marked the beginning of additional amenities, including ponds, a theater, a band shell, playgrounds, ball fields, trails, and the zoo.” This unused B&W card also goes way back, and has an abrasion to the right of the postage area. Grade: 3

Code: 10123003
Price: $1.00
Saugatuck
We are grateful to Beau for this unused card, of a watercolor by Martha Severt, and only wish we had ever had a chance to visit this area. Grade: 2

Code: 10123004
Price: $2.00
Saugatuck-Douglas, S.S. Keewatin
Unused card, with serrated edges, showing “the last of the Great Lakes cruise ships,” now housing the Saugatuck Marine Museum. Grade: 1

Code: 10123006
Price: $2.00
Kalamazoo, Institute of Arts
Mailed with a 6-cent stamp but indistinct postmark. The card has rounded corners and has started to age. Grade: 3

Code: 10123007
Price: $1.00
Mackinac Island, Grand Hotel
Card was addressed and stamped for mailing, most likely in late 1950s or early 1960s, but there’s no postmark. Maybe add more postage and try again? Grade: 4

Code: 10123008
Price: $2.00
Detroit, Ambassador Bridge
To be exact, this unused 1964 Dexter Press card 85202-B shows the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, over the Detroit River. Grade: 2

Code: 10123010
Price: $2.50
Saugatuck, aerial view
Unused Penrod/Hiawatha card 4123. Grade: 1

Code: 10123011
Price: $1.00
Saugatuck, dune rides
Unused Penrod/Hiawatha card 4116 showing the “wild natural beauty and splendid scenery of the famous West Michigan sand dunes.” Grade: 1

Code: 10123012
Price: $1.00
Saugatuck, The Oval Beach
Unused Saugatuck Drug Company card P336221. Grade: 1

Code: 10123013
Price: $1.00
Saugatuck Chain Ferry
Unused Saugatuck Drug Company card P316257 showing the hand-cranked ferry, established in 1838, that spans the Kalamazoo River. Grade: 1

Code: 10123014
Price: $1.00
Holland, Windmill Island
Unused Dexter press card 32549-C (5-6/25) with serrated edges. The drawbridge could be “operated almost with a touch of the finger.” Grade: 1

Code: 10123015
Price: $2.00
Kalamazoo, Milham Park
Unused Dexter Press card 21292-B (WW-48). Grade: 2

Code: 10123016
Price: $1.00
Lower Tahquamenon Falls
Unused L.L. Cook card 78868 (1244V) of this attraction in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Grade: 1

Code: 10123017
Price: $2.00
Pictured Rocks, Miners Falls
Unused Dexter Press card dated 1962 and numbered 55186-B (6558-H). The front is in great shape. The reverse had been taped onto something and is somewhat stained. Grade: 4

Code: 10123018
Price: $1.00
Sault Ste. Marie, Soo Locks
Unused 1955 card 81763 from The L.L. Cook Co. The caption describes everything. Grade: 1

Code: 10123019
Price: $2.00
Huron National Forest, The Lumberman’s Monument
Unused and aging “local” card 37502. Grade: 3

Code: 10123020
Price: $1.00
Traverse City, T.C. 250 Snowmobile Track
As we are unlikely to open a new theme category for snowmobiling–even though we have fond memories of pulling up in front of the Dew Drop Inn in Minnesota–you’ll only see this card right here. Unused Curteichcolor card 1EK-450. Grade: 1

Code: 10123021
Price: $3.00
Bloomfield Hills, Jonah and the Whale fountain
Unused Plastichrome card P39862, with inked initials above the postage area. Grade: 3

Code: 10123022
Price: $2.00
Marshall, Brooks Memorial Fountain
Unused card 446S. Grade: 1

Code: 10123023
Price: $1.00
Greetings from Hastings
The best word we can think of to describe this card is “odd.” It’s an unused TichnorGloss card G86216, no caption, with the words “Greetings from Hastings, Mich.” overprinted on bottom reverse. But who knows, it might be just what you were looking for? Grade: 1

Code: 10123024
Price: $1.00
Detroit, Lodge-Ford freeway interchange
Unused Dexter Press card 18040-C dated 1966. Grade: 1

Code: 10123025
Price: $2.00
Traverse City, Petoskey Stone
Unused card published by Reo N. Pickens, Jr. The card shows this stone, “found on the shores of Lake Michigan near Traverse City, Michigan. Hexagonaria percarinata Sloss from the Middle Devonian period. About actual size.” That should keep the search engines busy. Grade: 2

Code: 10123026
Price: $1.00
Marquette, Marquette Branch Prison Sunken Gardens
Unused L.L. Cook card 1529V (112447) of these gardens in front of the prison. Grade: 2

Code: 10123027
Price: $2.00
YES M!CH!GAN
Unused and unattributed card with a caption that circles the reverse edges. Among other facts, we learn that in Michigan you are never more than six miles from a lake or stream. Grade: 2

Code: 10123028
Price: $2.00
Dearborn, Greenfield Village floral clock
Unused Curteichcolor card 2C-K2 showing a floral clock that was once apparently located in Detroit. Grade: 3

Code: 10123029
Price: $1.00
Detroit Zoo, Polar Bear exhibit
Unused Plastichrome card P1506 (D-28). Grade: 2

Code: 10123030
Price: $2.00
Bloomfield Hills, Cranbrook Academy of Art
Unused, aging Curteichcolor card 4C-K1725 (513) of this academy, which is either near Detroit, or near Birmingham, depending on which part of the caption you believe. Grade: 3

Code: 10123031
Price: $1.00
Detroit, Grand Circus Park fountain at night
Unused Dexter Press card 82313-B, dated 1961, with inked initials over the postage area. Grade: 3

Code: 10123032
Price: $2.00
Holland, Springtime, DeZwaan Windmill
Unused, aging Dexter Press card 13122-C, a Penrod Production, serrated edges. Grade: 3

Code: 10123033
Price: $2.00
Sault Ste. Marie, Soo Locks and International Bridge
Unused Hiawatha card 26518-H (and 17968-A) showing locks that, at the time, handled more tonnage than the Suez and Panama Locks combined. Card dated 1965. Grade: 1

Code: 10123034
Price: $2.00
Keweenawland, Copper Country
Unused, aging Curteichcolor card 6C-K216. Grade: 3

Code: 10123035
Price: $1.00
Mackinac Island, Fort Holmes
Unused L.L. Cook Co. card 98294 (740V). Grade: 3

Code: 10123036
Price: $1.00
Mackinac Island, Arch Rock
Unused L.L. Cook Co. card 70896 (595V). Grade: 3

Code: 10123037
Price: $2.00
The Mackinac Bridge
Unused card 31962-H (and 55110-B) dated 1962. Grade: 1

Code: 10123038
Price: $2.00
Holland, Veldheer Tulip Gardens
Unused Dexter Press card 32552-C, serrated edges. Grade: 3

Code: 10123039
Price: $1.00
Tahquamenon Falls
Unused Dexter Press card 32502-C, rounded corners. Grade: 1

Code: 10123040
Price: $2.00
The Tahquamenon Falls, Lower Falls No. 1
Unused Hiawatha Card 9840-H (and 15051) with initials inked into the postage area. Grade: 3

Code: 10123041
Price: $2.00
Upper Tahquamenon Falls
Unused L.L. Cook card 111330 (349-V) in as-new condition. Grade: 1

Code: 10123042
Price: $2.00

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