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New York City, Rockefeller Center flower gardens
Unused card, age-related smudging on the reverse. Grade: 3
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New York City, Times Square
One of several reasons why we like cards like these is that there is so much to see in them, like the city itself. Unused Mike Roberts card C14707 showing the “Crossroads of the World”. Significant aging. Grade: 3
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Cardinal
Cute caption, saying among other things: “While it isn’t New York’s state bird, …” and the card is from the New York Scenic Prints series NY-3010. Mailed in 2013 with a round “Global Forever” stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Rockland, Kakiat Lodge, The Dutch Kitchen
The Lodge is long gone; the postcard lives on, not postally used but with a message taking up most of the reverse. The writer enjoyed his stay, at least. Grade: 4
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Scenic Canandaigua Lake
Unused Plastichrome card P62860, with the date 1975 inked into the stamp area. Grade: 3
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Buffalo, Wilcox House
The caption on the front tells you all you need to know. Unused card, printed upside down. Grade: 1
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New York City, Grant’s Tomb
Somewhere out there is someone who only collects postcards of Grant’s Tomb. We know you’re out there, and we hope you’ve found us, and that you don’t already have this particular card. It’s waiting for you, unused, Grade: 1
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Oswego, Evening Retreat, Fort Ontario Guard
Unused, aging. Grade: 2
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Greetings from South Fallsburg
Mailed in 1937. The postmark is there but the stamp is long gone. Grade: 4
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New York City skyline with Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges
Unused but heavily aged Dexter Press card DR-4084-C (NY-125). Grade: 3
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New York City, Statue of Liberty
Quite old, unused B&W card, marred by a tape mark on the top front. Grade: 3
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Letchworth State Park, Finger Lakes
Mailed in 2013 with round Global Forever stamp, postmark, and mailing label attached. Grade: 4
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New York City, Radio City Music Hall
“The largest exclusively indoor theater in the world,” and home of the Rockettes, on this vintage Gray Line (tour) card DR-65768-D, unused. Upper perforated edge means that it had been part of a set. Grade: 1
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Grand Island, Hello from Fantasy Island
Mailed in 1963, this card has a 5-cent “Alliance for Progress” commemorative stamp, Buffalo postmark, and is starting to age. Grade: 2
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Niagara Falls, Whirlpool Rapids
Mailed in 1905 with stamp, full postmark, and two small round orange stickers added later. Grade: 4
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Rochester, Maplewood Park, a section of rose gardens
Unused Curteich-Chicago linen card 4A-H1729. Grade: 1
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New York City, The Wivel Restaurant
No longer in business, but the unused postcard lives on. Our Google search suggests this was once THE place to go for Scandinavian food. Maybe all the Scandinavians moved on to the Midwest, so business suffered? But such courtesy: in the postage area, “you write it, we mail it”. Grade: 1
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New York City, Hotel Piccadilly
Unused card in terrific condition from a Times Square hotel whose fortunes disappeared right along with those of Times Square. It was torn down in 1982, and the Marriott Marquis went up in its place. Grade: 1
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New York City, Union League Club
This would have been the Club’s third (of four) clubhouses. The present building opened in 1931, and as this postcard may have been mailed in 1906 (stamp and indistinct postmark are there), that’s enough of a clue. Well, it helps that Wikipedia shows a drawing of the second clubhouse, which looks nothing like this. Grade: 3
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Albany, Post Office
Nice, old, vintage post office postcard (we just want to make the point clearly), unused, some smudging on the back but basically an excellent example for this category. Grade: 2
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The New York Public Library
A Gray Line card from Dexter Press (DT-91328-C), unused. Left perforated edge indicates it had been part of a book or maybe a set. Grade: 1
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Adirondack Mountains, Wilmington Notch Brook
Mailed in 190_ (not sure of the final digit), with stamp and partial postmark. Grade: 3
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Buffalo, spectacular aerial view
If someone mentions Buffalo to us–and, admittedly it doesn’t happen often–we think of two things: American football, and snow. We know there’s more than that. Maybe the clues are in the card, mailed in 2014 with two stamps and postmark. Grade: 3
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Buffalo State Hospital
Construction started in 1871. The card is younger than that, and the writer told us that it is “on the list of most haunted places in the USA”. Mailed in 2014 with a round Global Forever Christmas stamp, and postmark. Grade: 1
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Kadiak (sic) Bear, New York Zoological Park
We think it should be “Kodiak” but it’s an old (1902), unused “Only official post card” from New York Zoological Society. Aged. Grade: 2
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New York City Chinatown, Looking up Pell Street
Mailed in 1957, with 2-cent stamp and postmark. Grade: 2
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New York City, Ellis Island
“…where all immigrants are landed and examined before given admission to this country,” with 1910 the most recent reference year. Unused Success Postal Card No. 1117. Appropriately aged. Grade: 2
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Greetings from United Nations, New York City
Classic, unused Large Letter entry. Acacia Card Company 87274. Grade: 1
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Hyde Park, Franklin D. Roosevelt home
Unused Plastichrome card P77270. Grade: 1
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New York City, Lower Manhattan from Upper New York Bay
Once upon a time (1962), the iconic view. Unused card. Grade: 1
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New York City, Mid Manhattan and United Nations
Unused card, also showing the Empire State and Chrysler Buildings. The caption says New York City is “the largest city in the world,” which gives you a hint about how old the card is. Grade: 1
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New York City, East River bridges as seen from Woolworth Tower
An exceptionally clear old card, in real-photo style, giving us the sense of “being there” many decades ago. Unused, from L. Jonas & Co. Grade: 1
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New York City, Hotel Russell
Unused, aged old card from the hotel itself, which became the Sheraton Russell and is now permanently closed. Grade: 1
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Mt. Beacon and Monument
Thanks to Wikipedia for this: “The mountains provided a key vantage point over West Point and Hudson River, lending it historic roles in the American Revolution. Signal fires on the mountain gave both it and the nearby city their name. In 1901 the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution erected a monument at the site of the original signal fire near the summit of North Beacon.” Old, undivided back, unused Rotograph card D6546. Grade: 2
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New York City, Wall Street and Trinity Church
If we worked on Wall Street, we would want to have this well-preserved vintage postcard framed and in a corner of our library or near the desk. Why don’t you? Unused and in great condition. Grade: 1
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New York City, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, The North Elevation
Episcopalian, not Catholic; cornerstone laid in 1892 and still unfinished. Not certain of the date of this old Albertype postcard but it’s unused. Grade: 1
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New York City, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, The North Elevation
Unused card. Grade: 1
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West Point, Panorama of Cadets’ Encampment
Unused, old and significantly aged card, unattributed. Grade: 2
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Niagara Falls, A Favourite Corner, Prospect Park
We especially appreciate cards from Niagara Falls that are not actually OF Niagara Falls, if you catch our meaning here. This typical postcard of the era was mailed in 1911, with stamp and clear postmark, and the bit of ink transfer on the front gives it character. Grade: 3
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New York City as seen from the Empire State Building Observatory–looking north
These are nice cards to have. You can enjoy tracking changes over time. Unused H.S. Crocker card H-312, with a 4-digit rubber stamped number over the stamp area. Grade: 3