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Cincinnati, greetings
From mid 1960s, this Plastichrome card (P17809) of the Ohio River and Union Terminal is unused and apart from normal aging on reverse, the front is as-new. Grade: 2
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Cincinnati, Piatt Park
From the Board of Park Commissioners of Cincinnati, this unmailed Dexter Press card DT-90574-B from 1964 shows how Piatt Park provides a mall. Grade: 1
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State line sign and interstate
Unused Dexter Press card 098 66628-R from the mid-1960s. Grade: 2
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Cincinnati, Mt. Adams
Mt. Adams is one of Cincinnati’s seven hills–or was–and this photo was taken from Sycamore Hill. Unused Plastichrome card P21529 from the 1960s. Grade: 1
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Cincinnati, skyline and Ohio River
View of Cincinnati from the Kentucky shore of the Ohio River. At the time, the tallest building was Carew Tower at 574′. Aren’t you glad you know that? Unused Plastichrome card P8655, Grade: 1
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Canton, Home of President McKinley
Actually the president and his home, this is an exceptionally old card, published by J. Murray Jordan. Unused, undivided back. Though heavily aged, the card looks good and is a “must” for anyone specializing in US Presidents. Companion card with 10136009. Grade: 2
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Canton, Tomb of President McKinley
As noted, this is a companion card to 10136008 which shows the McKinley home. But this card does not mention the publisher. The tomb is in West Lawn Cemetery of Canton. Unused card, and if you buy both of these (08 and 09) the combined price can be $11. Grade: 2
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Cincinnati, Fountain Square
To be precise, Tyler-Davidson Fountain, donated in 1871 and depicting the “Genius of Water.” Unused but heavily aging Dexter Press card DT-84746-B from 1964. Grade: 3
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Dayton, Westminster Presbyterian Church
The pre-printed message thanks the recipient for attending service and invites them to consider joining the congregation. Card was mailed with a postage meter in 1983, with partial postmark overlapping, and has been somewhat heavily handled. Grade: 3
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Dayton, Greetings
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Dayton, Montgomery County Courts Building
It’s all here: the county’s judicial center, sheriff’s office, and jail. Unused Dexter Press card 90048-C. Grade: 1
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Youngstown, Stambaugh Auditorium
Dexter Press card 311-D-8 (and 57379A) mailed in 1959 with 3-cent stamp and full postmark. Just a little postal battering around the edges. Grade: 2
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Lebanon, The Golden Lamb Inn
Charles Dickens stayed here. We never have, though. Unused Dexter Press card 94086-B. Has a thumbtack hole at top. Grade: 4
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Lebanon, The Golden Lamb, The Charles Dickens Room
Charles Dickens stayed here in 1842. Unused Dexter Press card 54446-D. Has a thumbtack hole at top. Grade: 4
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Reynoldsburg, Holiday Inn
Generic Holiday Inn card, unused, converted on the reverse to describe the Reynoldsburg property. There’s a crease on one corner. Grade: 3
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Dayton, Air Force Museum
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Lebanon, The Golden Lamb, lobby
Unused Dexter Press card 56775-D. Grade: 2
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Dayton, Masonic Temple
Unused Curteichcolor card 4C-K900. Grade: 2
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Dayton, skyline at dusk
Two unused Curteichcolor cards 8C-K743 are available. One is Grade: 1 ($2) and the other is Grade: 2 ($1.50).
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Dayton, Old Courthouse
Unused Curteichcolor card 4C-K897. Grade: 1
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Ohio River scenes
Unused card with lots of different (and identified) scenes. Grade: 1
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Lewisburg, Fullmer’s 3 in 1 Truck Stop
Unused Dexter Press Comic Series card 5S-7707-B, further attributed to Fullmer’s. Grade: 2
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Holmes County, Amish country in autumn
Unused “local” card dated 1988. Grade: 1
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Martins Ferry, Betty Zane Monument and Walnut Grove Cemetery
Unused “local” card 108239, with inked initials in postage area. Betty Zane, FYI, was “heroine of the siege of Fort Henry, when indians led by British soldiers attacked the fort in 1782 …” Grade: 3
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Cleveland Zoo, Monkey Island
We can also see monkeys in the New Territories here, but we also understand that if you’re in Cleveland, the New Territories of Hong Kong are far away. Unused Curteichcolor card 2DK-38, aging significantly on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Amish Country, Sunday church meeting
Somewhat murky old, unused Lusterchrome card K-10270. Grade: 1
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Columbus, Ohio State University, Thompson Library
Unused Dexter Press card 51845, showing (full name) the William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library. Grade: 1
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Columbus, Civic Center
Unused Dexter Press card 51844. All these buildings include the Columbis City Hall, The Ohio Departments of State Building, the City Safety Building, the Main Federal Post Office, and the LeVeque-Lincoln Tower. A Veterans Memorial Hall had yet to be built. Grade: 1
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Logan, Old Man’s Cave, Lower Falls
Unused “local” card 74350. Mosey along Route 374, follow the trail, and you’ll see these falls–unless a shopping mall got there before you. Grade: 1
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Cleveland, Irish Memorial Park monument
Mailed in 2011 with three stamps, this card celebrates Ireland’s Potato Famine (1845-1850) with the monument dedicated in 2000. Grade: 2
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Cleveland, Society for Savings
We’ve not run across the correct term for this type of card yet, but it has glitter pasted on each level between floors, and on the roof. The card was mailed in 1906; stamp and full postmark are there. Grade: 2
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Cleveland, Garfield Memorial
James A. Garfield was the 20th president, assassinated in 1881 after only six months in office. Many citations refer to this structure as one of the most elaborate presidential mausoleums. The card itself is unused and has glitter running horizontally in six places, Grade: 3
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Dayton, Main Street, Business Section
Mailed in 1953 with full Dayton postmark and 2-cent stamp. Grade: 3
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Cincinnati, Entrance, Eden Park
Kraemer Art card 13246 (and 110), mailed in 1937 with stamp and full postmark. Grade: 2
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Marion, President Harding and wife’s tomb
Unused but very heavily handled C.T. American Art card A-96347. Grade: 4
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Greetings from Ohio
All-purpose card with an abrasion through the words “Post Card” on the reverse, and two address labels affixed. Mailed in 2011 with one 98-cent stamp. Grade: 4
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Cleveland, Home of Rock & Roll
This Bird’s-eye view of Cleveland was mailed in 2012 with a $1 stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Upper Sandusky, Post Office
Mailed with five stamps in 2011 or 2012, the smaller stamps are not cancelled and the postmark is not readable. Abrasions along front edges, as this is an older card. Grade: 3
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Lighthouses of Ohio
Unused, contemporary card. Grade: 1
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Cleveland, Al Koran Mosque A.A.O.N.M.S.
Home of the ‘KORAN CLUB’ on Masonic Square, depicted on this aging, unused card. Grade: 3