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Greetings from Reading, Penn.
Sub-captioned “Pennsylvania Dutch Country”. Unused Plastichrome card P33571, aging. Grade: 2
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Pennsylvania Turnpike, Amish Lancaster County
Unused Mike Roberts card C10707, beginning to age. Grade: 1
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Philadelphia, Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch Street
Unused C.T. Art-Colortone card 4A-H897. We are still coming to terms with the idea that Ms Ross maybe never lived nor worked there. Grade: 1
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Philadelphia, Christ Church Cemetery, Plaque near Benjamin Franklin’s Grave
Unused, aging Mike Roberts card PH1-23-PL. Grade: 2
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Dingmans Ferry, Pocono Mountains, George W. Childs State Park, Factory Falls
Yes, all that and more appears in the caption of this unused but aging Dexter Press card 33789-C (8-282). Grade: 2
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Pennsylvania Dutch Country – Bearded Amish Gentlemen
They were attending a Horse Auction at the New Holland Sale. Unused H.S. Crocker card SM-126. Grade: 2
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Bala-Cynwyd, West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Unused. Grade: 1
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Buckhill, Lower Buckhill Falls
Unused old, somewhat aging linen postcard. Grade: 1
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Delaware Water Gap, The Indian Profile Rock on Mt. Tammany
Mailed in 1945, with 1-cent stamp and clear postmark. Grade: 1
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Gettysburg, Dutch Cupboard Tea House
The tea house may be gone but many of its postcards survive–and as far as we can tell, the cost of this one is far less than almost all of them. Great condition, too. Unused Tichnor Bros. linen card 88813. Grade: 1
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Aerial View of Rockville and Marysville on the Susquehanna River
Unused, early Dexter Press card 28185. Grade: 2
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Harrisburg, Rockville Bridge
Unused linen Curteich-Chicago card 5A-H2156. Calling this the “longest stone arch bridge in the world,” Wikipedia generally agrees that this is still the case, now qualifying it as “longest stone masonry arch railroad viaduct in the world”. Close enough. Grade: 1
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Hellertown, The Long Bridge
Unused Plastichrome card K-12185, slight staining on the reverse. If you have any connection with “Lost,” you will appreciate the card’s caption: “The Long Bridge–about 100 ft. in length crosses the Lost Lake and over the Lost River leading into the New Room in Lost River Caverns …” We suppose, not lost any more. Grade: 2
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Oregon, Wintertime at Shand’s Bridge
Unused “local” card dated 1967 and with a nice winter view of this covered bridge in the “Heart of Amishland”. Grade: 1
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Philadelphia, Logan Circle
Unused Mike Roberts card PHI-37, maybe early 1960s. Grade: 1
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Philadelphia, Independence Hall, Chestnut Street
Unused, somewhat aging linen postcard from Curteich-Chicago 6A-H2366 (#197). Grade: 2
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Philadelphia, Fountain on Parkway showing Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul and City Hall
It’s the Swan Memorial Fountain, on this unused but aging linen Curteich-Chicago card 3A-H129 (#115). The caption on the reverse explains the fountain in vivid and lengthy detail. Grade: 2
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Philadelphia, Independence Hall
Old, undivided back, unused card calling Independence Hall “The most famous building in America.” If not that, then certainly one of the most historical. Grade: 2
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Philadelphia, Independence National Historical Park, Old St. George’s Methodist Church
Unused, highly aged Plastichrome card P305463. Grade: 3
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Valley Forge, Major General Anthony Wayne Statue
Anthony Wayne was a United States Army officer, statesman, and member of the United States House of Representatives. He was also called “Mad Anthony.” This is an unused and mildly mottled Curteich-Chicago linen card 6B-H157. Grade: 2
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Valley Forge, Interior, Washington Memorial Chapel
If you look closely, you’ll find the front legend at the bottom of the photo. The reverse caption gives you details. Unused Curteich-Chicago linen card 6B-H156, some age mottling. Grade: 2
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Pennsylvania Turnpike, Ohio “Gateway”
Not a lot on this unused 1960s Mike Roberts card C5519 to indicate one state vs. the other, but we’ll take their word for it. Grade: 2
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Philadelphia Museum of Art
Unused card of “the finest of American Art Museums”. Grade: 1
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Harrisburg, State Capitol Senate Chamber
Unused Plastichrome card P62276. Beginning to show its age. Grade: 1
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Bedford, from Lookout Point Grand View
Unused, heavily aged Curteich-Chicago linen card 7A-H3934 (PA-4) showing “the most wonderful view in Pennsylvania”. Grade: 2
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Greetings from Easton
Unused card. If you’re from Easton, would you let us know if there’s any scene like this anywhere nearby? Grade: 1
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Pittsburgh, Point State Park
Unused Dexter Press card 221-83 (30957-C). Grade: 1
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Doylestown, National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa
… and this is a sculpture of the Holy Trinity above the Main Altar. Unused, somewhat aging card with minor creasing. Grade: 2
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Drake Memorial State Park, Col. Drake Monument
Unused C.T. Art-Colortone linen card OC-64 (4A-H963), whose caption on the reverse is extraordinarily detailed. The “First Oil Well”? Your call. Grade: 1
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Philadelphia, Liberty Bell, Independence Hall
Out of our many thousands of postcards, one of the very few whose message actually says … “Having a good time. Wish you were here.” Mailed with three one-cent stamps and partial 1962 postmark. Grade: 3
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Greater Pittsburgh International Airport main entrance and fountain
Unused card dated 1986, though the cars in the photo do look a bit older than that. Grade: 1
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Paoli, Wharton Esherick Museum, Spiral Chair; Oak 1930
Not postally used, with a message taking up most of the reverse. Grade: 5
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Greetings from Philadelphia
Although we personally like the original large letter postcards, this one is about as good as it gets for a contemporary version. Mailed in 2020, with three different stamps and postmark. Grade: 2
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Lancaster, Dutch Wonderland
This very-kid-friendly amusement park opened in 1963, and the card was mailed in 1979 with two stamps and a heavy postmark. One might deduce from this that the Gift Shop is the park’s prime attraction, but we know there’s more to it than that. Grade: 1
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Gettysburg Address
Not postally used, but with a message filling the reverse. Grade: 4
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Harrisburg, Wm. Penn Highway and Susquehanna River
Clean and colourful, if uninspiring, old Curteich-Chicago linen card 1B-H725 (38). It’s aging, of course, and dates from the time when motoring might even have been fun. Grade: 1
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Harrisburg, State Capitol Park Showing New Building Group
Unused linen Curteich-Chicago card 4A-H1354 (56), aging appropriately and a fine example of an unmailed card for your “state capitol” collection. Grade: 1
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Gettysburg, Soldier’s National Monument
Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address here. Unused Plastichrome card P304656. Grade: 1
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Gettysburg, High Water Mark
The caption on this unmailed card would be considered politically incorrect now, thanks to one word, but that was then and this is now. The scene depicts the point marking “the end of Pickett’s Charge and from it the defeated Confederate troops fell back …” The card has an August, 1963 date written above the caption. Grade: 3