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Greetings from Waupaca, “Come! Gamey Beauties Waiting Here”
We would like it if the good folks of Waupaca would band together and buy this unused E.C. Kropp card 4644W23. It has little sections of smudge and stain on the back, we suppose from having been carried in a tackle box. Grade: 2
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Greetings from Waupaca, “A Man’s Job”
Unused card, a companion to the previous one. Grade: 2
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Wisconsin Dells, Lovers’ Lane at Lone Rock
A popular postcard vista on this unused Plastichrome card P6727. Perforated top edge suggests it came from a set. Grade: 1
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Milwaukee, Mitchell Park, Tropical House
Proclaimed on the card as “A major unit of the Milwaukee County Park System,” the caption goes on to explain what’s there. Unused. Grade: 1
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Milwaukee, Mitchell Park, Christmas Show
Unused card from the Horticultural Conservatory at Mitchell Park. L.L. Cook card 82271, severely degraded on the back. Grade: 5
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Watertown, Riverside Park
Unused card, but now very severely degraded on the front. Grade: 5
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Greetings from Black River Falls (Dam)
Unused “local” card with a quirky little caption, the sort of undiscovered gem that helps make postcard collecting worthwhile. Grade: 1
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Watertown, Riverside Park 48693
Unused L.L. Cook card 48693, rounded corners and dated 1951. Grade: 1
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Clinton, Water Tower
Unused card of the tower built in 1895. The drawing came from local artist Nobel Gammell in 1992. He might have enjoyed knowing his card has come this far. Grade: 1
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Wisconsin Dells, Hornets Nest
Unused “local” card from sometime after 1973. We know this because of an especially poignant caption on the reverse. By the way, the name refers to the shape of the rock formation. Grade: 2
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Milwaukee, Mitchell Park, The Mothers Day Show
Unused L.L. Cook card 7DK-899. Grade: 1
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Wauwatosa, Menominee River Drive
Unused Dexter Press card 44648 (K-166-D-17), rounded corners. Grade: 3
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Greenbush, Old Wade House, Living Room
Unused. Aging. Grade: 2
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Greenbush, Old Wade House, Front Parlor
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Watertown, Interior of the Building
Yes, that’s the caption on the reverse of this unused card, but it goes on to say: “which housed Mrs. Carl Schurz’s First Kindergarten in the U.S. in 1856.” That late? Grade: 2
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Devil’s Elbow, Dells of the Wisconsin River
Unused card, heavily mottled with age but otherwise clean. Grade: 3
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Oshkosh, Menominee Park, Chief Oshkosh
Unused L.L. Cook card 7C-K2257. Aging, but Grade: 1
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Tomahawk, Duck Point Resort
1971 card whose stamp is gone. Grade: 5
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Greetings from Dodgeville
This linen card was mailed in 1939. Stamp and postmark are there but with lots of glue from having been in an album. Grade: 5
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Wisconsin Dells, The Baby Grand Piano
Poetic license from The Dells on an unused, aging card. Grade: 2
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The Narrows, Upper Dells of the Wisconsin River
Unused. Grade: 2
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Wisconsin Dells, Amphibious Landing
“Ride the Original Wisconsin Ducks – it’s fun galore” on an unused, stained card. Grade: 4
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Toad Stools, Picturesque Wisconsin Dells
Unused E.C. Kropp card 598. Grade: 1
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Stand Rock, Picturesque Wisconsin Dells
Unused E.C. Kropp card 567. Grade: 2
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Wisconsin Dells, Duck Entering Wisconsin River
Unused “local” card 151951. Grade: 1
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Wisconsin Dells, Duck in Dell Creek
Unused “local” card 151954. Grade: 1
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Wisconsin Dells, Mouth of Cold Water Canyon
Unused Curteichcolor card 8C-K2999. Grade: 1
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Wisconsin Dells, The Twin Sisters
Unused “local” card. Grade: 2
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Eagle River, “Three Deers” In the Snow
Unused E.C. Kropp linen-style card 31231 (44). Grade: 1
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Mellen, Copper Falls State Park, Bad River Canyon
Unused, aging Curteichcolor card 3C-K2654 (E-120). Grade: 2
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Watertown, Bethesda Lutheran Home
Unused L.L. Cook card 43264-C. It had been stapled at the top. Grade: 5
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Kenosha Streetcar Line
Postal markings are here and there on the card’s reverse, but none hit the round “Global Forever” stamp, which makes the stamp worth more than the card costs. (Just letting you know.) Some postal bumping around the corners. Grade: 3
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Minocqua, Main Street
The problem with this unused “local” card is that the printing mis-registered, so the issue is with the card itself and not the scan. Going solely on the condition of the card, Grade: 2
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Greetings from Washburn
Unused vintage B&W card. Grade: 1
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Hello from Wisconsin, Greetings from the Badger State
Unused card. Did you know the “Badger” in this case is a lead miner, not the animal? Neither did we. Grade: 1
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East Troy Electric Railroad Museum
Unused Mary Jayne card J15500. Grade: 1
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North Freedom, Mid-Continent Railway Museum
There seem to be many railway museums in the USA, including this one, with its Warren & Ouachita Railway No. 1, a 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler from 1906. Unused Mary Jayne card MJ432. Grade: 1
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Milwaukee, Goat Island at Washington Park Zoo
Unused Dexter Press card 70402 (166-D-25), unusually dirty and handled on the back but no rips or tears. Grade: 4
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Greetings from Spooner
We feel–and we know it may only be us–that the postmark on the front adds to the overall authenticity of the card. On the back, the message has faded but the stamp and another similar 1931 postmark are there. Grade: 3
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Greetings from Wisconsin, The Badger State
Unmailed Plastichrome card P37903 (MWR-71), with the date “1982” inked into the postage area. Grade: 3