South Carolina – Global Postcard Sales

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Myrtle Beach, the Pavilion
Mailed in 1967, the card has a 4-cent stamp and fully legible postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 10141001
Price: $2.50
Beaufort, The Castle (Danner home)
Somewhat gothic in appearance, this card makes us want to visit Beaufort. We are a little bit dark, anyway. Card was mailed with a (cancelled) 13-cent stamp, but no legible postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 10141002
Price: $2.00
Myrtle Beach, The Roxanne
This is a 3.5″ x 8.25″ card mailed in 1975 with an 8-cent stamp, most of the postmark, and a USPS “Postage Due 2 cents” rubber stamp alongside. The corners are a little creased and abraded but the card has survived. Grade: 3

Code: 10141003
Price: $2.50
Florence, Ramada Inn
Four unused cards are available. Two are Grade: 1 ($2). Two are Grade: 2 ($1).

Code: 10141004
Price: $2.00
Myrtle Beach, The fabulous Grand Strand
From the mid-1970s, a card with serrated edges, a 9-cent stamp, a pixellated postmark, and ink transfer on the front. Grade: 4

Code: 10141005
Price: $1.50
Myrtle Beach, greetings
One of the last cards from the Girard collection, this was printed in 1989 and mailed in 1993 with a 19-cent stamp. Grade: 1

Code: 10141006
Price: $3.00
Myrtle Beach, Brookgreen Gardens, Live Oak Walk
Unused “local” card 24832 of this location near Murrells Inlet–the caption stating that “Over 300 statues and works of art can be seen in an outdoor setting,” though none, alas, on this card. Grade: 2

Code: 10141007
Price: $1.00
Charleston, Fort Sumter National Monument
These are 42-pounder smoothbore cannon, they were used by Federal forces when Confederates bombarded the fort in April, 1961. Unused Dexter Press card 70152-B. Grade: 2

Code: 10141008
Price: $2.00
Charleston, John C. Calhoun Monument
Unused Dexter Press card 26146-B. Grade: 3

Code: 10141009
Price: $2.00
Charleston, Heyward-Washington House
The house was built in about 1770; the card somewhat later, with an exhaustive caption. Unused Dexter Press card 98830-B, probably 1960s. Grade: 1

Code: 10141010
Price: $2.00
Georgetown County, Brookgreen Gardens
Unused Dexter Press card 5746-B shows giant live oaks draped in Spanish moss. This is an open-air museum, at the time spanning 4,000 acres. Grade: 1

Code: 10141011
Price: $1.00
Charleston, Nathaniel Russell House
About the only thing the postcard’s caption doesn’t tell us is who Nathaniel Russell was. We took care of that for you. He was a Rhode Island merchant. Wikipedia makes the 1809-1811 house sound far more interesting than the Russells, though. Unused Dexter Press card 70153-B. Grade: 2

Code: 10141012
Price: $2.00
Charleston, Magnolia Gardens
We rarely run across this type of design. It’s an unused E.C. Kropp Co. linen card 6977N (6), with the date “Oct. 15, 1954” rubber-stamped on the reverse. The flowers? Wisteria. Grade: 3

Code: 10141013
Price: $4.00
Anderson, Lake Portman sunset
Unused “local” linen card E-4291 (A-20) of Lake Portman on the Seneca River. One could imagine the mythical Australian outdoorsman Bronc Morret making his way through there. The date “Sep. 16, 1952” is rubber-stamped on the reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 10141014
Price: $2.00
Greetings from South Carolina
Uninspiring but authentic “Greetings” on this unused old linen Tichnor card 60241. Grade: 3

Code: 10141015
Price: $3.00
Charleston, Cooper River Bridge
Unused Dexter Press card 13986-C of the >150′-high twin double-spanned cantilever-type bridges. Grace Memorial Bridge is on the left. Pearman Memorial Bridge, completed in 1966, is on the right. Grade: 1

Code: 10141016
Price: $2.00
Charleston, Morris Island Lighthouse
Mailed in 2011, this card has a $1 stamp and the new unreadable postmark. Minor postal creasing. Grade: 3

Code: 10141017
Price: $5.00
Greetings from South Carolina (souvenir folder)
The postmark is not readable, but the 3-cent stamp is there, and the large-letter folder of 16 views survived mailing in excellent condition. Grade: 1

Code: 10141018
Price: $9.00
Anderson
It is apparently the norm now for the USPS processing to mangle or abrade postcards. This one is no exception: an abrasion through part of the caption and along right reverse edge. Mailed in 2012 with legible postmark and two stamps. Grade: 4

Code: 10141019
Price: $0.50
Spartanburg, Main Street Looking East at Night
Tichnor linen card 75150, heavily aged and handled over the years. Mailed in 1945 with sending and receiving postmarks (three days apart) but no stamp, and there is a good reason for that: the writer, a U.S. soldier, was entitled to mail the card for free, and so he did, writing “Free” in the stamp area. Grade: 3

Code: 10141020
Price: $3.00
South of the Border
Just south of North Carolina, this unused card features a famous “rest stop and roadside attraction” first put up in 1950. The facility has a colourful history, and Wikipedia tells you all about it, and about Pedro, if you want to know. Grade: 2

Code: 10141021
Price: $2.00
Hilton Head Island, Sea Pines Plantation, Harbour Town Lighthouse
Unused Dexter Press card 64525-C. Grade: 1

Code: 10141022
Price: $2.00
Hilton Head Island, Palmetto Dunes lighthouse
Unused Dexter Press card 53684-C, which the caption describes as “Weather Beaten Lighthouse”. Grade: 1

Code: 10141023
Price: $3.00
Charleston, Fort Sumter
An oddly unattractive old, unused card. Grade: 5

Code: 10141024
Price: $0.50
Charleston, Fort Sumter and lighthouse
Unused F.J. Martschink card 1774N (and 34). Grade: 2

Code: 10141025
Price: $3.00
Hunting Island Lighthouse
Like so many other lighthouses we have listed, this is not the first to be built on the same site. In this case, something was built in 1859 but this one was completed in 1889. This is a confusing caption, though, on unused Dexter Press card 70243-B. Grade: 1

Code: 10141026
Price: $4.00
Sullivan’s Island, Charleston Light
The main caption on this unused Dexter Press card 87991-B reads: “AMERICA’S MOST POWERFUL LIGHTHOUSE” and goes on to say that this is “the most powerful lighthouse in North and South America–second most powerful in the world,” with 28 million candlepower. That kind of claim is a challenge for us, so we went to Google. It’s amazing how many different ways there are to claim to be “most powerful” and also how many different lighthouses claim this … but Wikipedia tells us that the power of Charleston Light was reduced from 28 million to 1.2 million because the original output was “too dazzling.” The things we learn. Grade: 1

Code: 10141027
Price: $4.00
Charleston, Henry’s
Famous for their baked stuffed pompano. Even now? Card mailed in 1971, with stamp and postmark. Grade: 3

Code: 10141028
Price: $1.00
Charleston, Civil War
Mailed in 2013 with a round Global Forever stamp, postmark, and some postal abrasion on the reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 10141029
Price: $1.00
Charleston, Fort Sumter National Monument
Unused Dexter Press card 70154-B, aging significantly and with the number 20 written in the postage area. Grade: 3

Code: 10141030
Price: $1.00
Charleston, Middleton Gardens
The caption on this unused Plastichrome card P20862 calls these “The oldest formal gardens in America,” presumably in contrast to older informal ones. We’re certain these are beautiful, though. Grade: 2

Code: 10141032
Price: $1.00
A Peachy Place To Be
We really need to give you the caption: “The amazing Giant Peach is located along I-85 in Gaffney, SC. The giant peach is actually a cleverly disguised water tower.” When we first saw the card, we thought it was a cleverly disguised golf ball. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 10141033
Price: $1.00
Columbia, Governor’s Mansion
Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 10141034
Price: $1.00
Orangeburg, South Carolina State University, I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium
Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 10141035
Price: $1.00
Greetings from Pawleys Island, S.C.
Unused Dexter Press card 32565-B. Grade: 1

Code: 10141036
Price: $1.00
Greetings from South Carolina, map
Unused Dexter Press card 5S-25039-B. Lots of statistics and info in the caption. An older card, still Grade: 1

Code: 10141037
Price: $5.00
South of the Border
We know all about tourist stops like this, but had never been here, so we did–what else?–we Googled. Seems to be somewhat past its prime, but here’s an unmailed card anyway. Two initials are written over the caption area. Grade: 3

Code: 10141038
Price: $1.00
Greetings from South Carolina, The Palmetto State
South Carolina postcards became more politically correct shortly after this. Unused card, mid-1960s. Grade: 1

Code: 10141039
Price: $2.00
Hamer, South of the Border
Unused Hannau-Robinson card 91752. “Largest free-standing sign East of the Mississippi!” And interesting online reviews, too. Grade: 1

Code: 10141040
Price: $2.00
Greetings from Myrtle Beach, Pavilion
We thank Wikipedia for this (abridged) description of The Pavilion: “The Myrtle Beach Pavilion was a historic pay-per-ride, 11-acre amusement park that was located at the corner of 9th Avenue and Ocean Boulevard, down from the Family Kingdom Amusement Park. (It) had well over 40 different attractions and included the wooden rollercoaster Hurricane: Category 5. Despite efforts made by citizens to save the park, it was lost to redevelopment in 2007. While the park was officially closed and became a vacant lot on 9th Avenue and Ocean Boulevard, some rides and attractions were moved to Broadway At The Beach.” Anyway, the Curteichcolor card 5C-K301 is unused but very slight aging. Grade: 1

Code: 10141041
Price: $3.00

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