Mississippi – Global Postcard Sales

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Vicksburg, Louisiana Memorial
The caption on this unused H.S. Crocker card DS-531 more accurately describes this as “Louisiana Memorial and Great Redoubt, Vicksburg National Military Park,” marking the site of the largest fort on the Confederate line. Grade: 3

Code: 10125002
Price: $2.00
Corinth National Cemetery
Unused “local” card S-75951 of this cemetery, established in 1866. Grade: 2

Code: 10125003
Price: $3.00
Historic Biloxi Lighthouse
Unused Mike Roberts card C7157 of “one of the most treasured historical objects along the Mississippi Gulf Coast,” built in 1848. We are grateful to Wikipedia for adding this: “The lighthouse has been kept by female keepers for more years than any other lighthouse in the United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.” It was also damaged by Hurricane Katrina but reopened in 2010. Grade: 1

Code: 10125004
Price: $5.00
Vicksburg, Original Hall of Justice, Old Courthouse
Unused “Deep South” card DS-516. Grade: 2

Code: 10125005
Price: $1.00
Natchez, “Ravenna”
The caption on the back of this unused E.C. Kropp card 32733 explains quite a bit, not so much about the house but about what happened in and around it. Grade: 1

Code: 10125006
Price: $2.00
Biloxi Lighthouse
Unused “Deep South” card DS-1A of a lighthouse built in 1848. Long, informative caption on the reverse. Grade: 1

Code: 10125007
Price: $5.00
Jackson, The Oriental Shoppe
Not postally used, this card was autographed by the shop’s owners, who also needed to add in the city and state. Usually these markings would mean a downgrade, but that rule doesn’t apply here. Grade: 1

Code: 10125008
Price: $1.00
Map – The Magnolia State
Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 10125009
Price: $3.00
Biloxi, Lagoon at Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis Shrine
Otherwise unremarkable Deep South card DS-160, unused, but it has an inconspicuous inked X on the upper right corner. Grade: 4

Code: 10125010
Price: $0.50
Vicksburg National Military Park, Wisconsin Memorial
Unused Deep South card with the date “Sept. 5, 1970” inked over the postage area. Grade: 4

Code: 10125011
Price: $0.50
Natchez Trace Parkway, Split Rail Fence
To be honest, this unused Deep South card DS-404 is something of a space filler for us until we can find more cards from Mississippi. Even so, if you’ve been looking for it, here it is! Grade: 2

Code: 10125012
Price: $0.50
Sightseeing in Natchez: surrey
Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 10125013
Price: $1.00
Biloxi Lighthouse
Mailed in 2014, with a round Global Forever stamp, and address and another number label taped on. Grade: 4

Code: 10125014
Price: $1.00
Did You Know? Plantation
Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 10125015
Price: $1.00
The Magnolia State, multiple views
Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 10125016
Price: $1.00
Natchez, Auburn
Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 10125017
Price: $1.00
State Seal, State Flag, State Flower
Unused Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Art-Colortone” linen postcard 0B-H1331, only marked with a lady’s name and October 1943 date pencilled on the reverse (Grade: 3, $2). And another, also unused, with printed indicator near the stamp area that this came from a Service Men’s Center in Jackson (Grade: 1, $4).

Code: 10125018
Price: $4.00
Meridian, New Senior High – Junior College and Stadium
Unused E.C. Kropp card 20307 showing a facility opened in 1937 (Grades 11-14). Grade: 2

Code: 10125019
Price: $2.00
Biloxi, Seawall or road protection project
In light of Katrina, which came long after this card did, we’ll just repeat the caption: “The huge concrete seawall protects the Old Spanish Trail Beach Boulevard … from erosion by Gulf of Mexico waters.” Mailed in 1949, with stamp and clear Biloxi postmark. But the poor writer: someone stole her swimming suit. Linen. Grade: 2

Code: 10125020
Price: $4.00
The Singing River
Grandmother was having a good time, and said so, on this card mailed in 1953 with 2-cent stamp and postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 10125021
Price: $2.00
Jackson, State Capitol
Curteich-Chicago linen postcard 7A-H2007 (MI-2), mailed in 1942 with stamp and partial postmark. This was part of a postcard club swap, and the recipient made a note on the back of what she then sent to the sender. All very polite and precise. Grade: 3

Code: 10125022
Price: $2.00
Ocean Springs, Gulf Hills Dude Ranch & Golf Club
Mailed in 1958 with stamp and full postmark, the card is somewhat aging and slightly abraded, but otherwise clean. Grade: 2

Code: 10125023
Price: $1.00
Greenville, Cotton Picking
This undivided back card has aged terribly but has no specific damage; the 2-cent stamp and full 1905 postmark are there, and the card undeniably represents its not-quite-forgotten era well. Grade: 3

Code: 10125024
Price: $5.00
Gulfport, Entrance to U.S. Veterans Hospital
Unused E.C. Kropp card 8851 of “one of the most beautiful veteran’s homes in the country”. Grade: 1

Code: 10125025
Price: $1.00
Gulfport, Confederate Monument, Harrison County Courthouse
Maybe it’s just because we are so far away, but Mississippi postcards have been harder for us to source. As for this unused E.C. Kropp entry 12581N, after a quick Google search, and as of August 2017, the statue has survived America’s national purge of Confederate symbols. No idea right now what happened after that. Grade: 1

Code: 10125026
Price: $2.00
Meridian, Matty Hersee Hospital
If you want some interesting reading, Google the history of this charity institution, opened from 1892 – 1989, apparently then haunted, and finally under demolition in 2015. Far more than we can tell you here, but it gives us new appreciation for the postcard. As for the card, someone started to write an address but got no further than that…the ghosts took control? Grade: 4

Code: 10125027
Price: $3.00
Natchez, Ante-Bellum Mansion on Site of Fort Rosalie – Gen. Grant’s Headquarters
Unused Curteich-Chicago card 2A-359N, whose brief caption is cleverly descriptive and mentions General Grant’s role (he was to become U.S. President). Very minor foxing on reverse. Grade: 2

Code: 10125028
Price: $2.00
Biloxi, Edgewater Plaza Shopping City
Also known as Edgewater Mall, Wikipedia tells us this is “an enclosed shopping mall in Biloxi. Opened in 1963, it features Belk, Dillard’s, and JCPenney as its anchor stores.” It goes on to report that “the mall was damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Sears was the first store to reopen after the hurricane. Dillard’s, which suffered the most damage from the hurricane, was rebuilt and did not reopen until 2008. In June 2017, Sears announced that its store at the mall would close in September 2017, dropping the number of anchors from 4 to 3.” As for the postcard itself, unused, serrated edges, Plastichrome OS-229 (111898). Grade: 1

Code: 10125029
Price: $2.00
Biloxi, Tullis-Toledano Manor
Unused “local” card BC-5031. Eventually, this happened (and we thank Wikipedia): “Tullis-Toledano Manor, also known as, the Toledano-Philbrick-Tullis House, was a red-clay brick mansion on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Biloxi. It was considered an example of Greek Revival architecture. The mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005…A barge from Grand Casino Biloxi washed ashore during the hurricane and crushed the house”. One of many Biloxi casualties. Grade: 1

Code: 10125030
Price: $3.00
Biloxi, Beauvoir Jefferson Davis Shrine
Even in today’s charged climate, this last home of Jefferson Davis is still open and operating as a library and museum. It receives good online reviews. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 10125031
Price: $2.00
Natchez, Connelly’s Tavern
This building has been just about everything, as demonstrated in the unused card’s caption and also by this Wikipedia entry: “The House on Ellicott’s Hill, also known as Connelly’s Tavern, James Moore House, or Gilreath’s Hill, is a historic house museum at 211 North Canal Street in Natchez, Mississippi. Built in 1798, it is the oldest surviving building in Natchez from its early territorial period. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974 and a Mississippi Landmark in 2001.” Grade: 1

Code: 10125032
Price: $2.00
Jackson, Panoramic View
Old, unused linen card. Grade: 1

Code: 10125033
Price: $3.00
Biloxi, Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum
A quick search tells us they’ve dropped “Gulf” from the name of this facility, and despite all that nature can throw at it, it’s still going. The unused Dexter Press card 50275-D (OS-704) has serrated edges. Grade: 1

Code: 10125034
Price: $2.00
Natchez, Historical Mansions
Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 10125035
Price: $1.00
Natchez Trace Parkway, Brices Cross Roads
Unused card heralding Confederate victory. Grade: 1

Code: 10125036
Price: $2.00
Biloxi, Typical View of the Shrimp and Oyster Industry
Unused. Aged appropriately. Grade: 1

Code: 10125037
Price: $2.00
Gulfport, Post Office
Unused old Mississippi postcard, with a rambling caption that covers the territory in a distinctive way. E.C. Kropp card 5621N, gentle aging. Grade: 1

Code: 10125038
Price: $2.00
Biloxi, Beautiful Benachi Avenue
Just guessing that Benachi Avenue doesn’t look like this any more. Card had been mailed in 1938; the postmark is mostly there but the stamp is gone. Grade: 4

Code: 10125039
Price: $1.00
Jackson, Mississippi State Fair Grounds
Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 10125040
Price: $2.00
Mississippi State (University) Rebel Rousers
Unused Deep South card DSC-922, serrated edges. Grade: 1

Code: 10125041
Price: $1.00

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