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"New Departure Coaster Brake." Fold-out opens to an interior view of the brake. Advertising, sports, transportation, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Learn More

Printed on back "United Air Lines. Dining aloft at 200 miles an hour. This is a view on one of United Air Lines' new Skylounges, the world's most luxurious planes, which fly between Chicago and New York non-stop in 3 hours and 55 minutes." Transportation, food, drink, cup, coffee. Learn More

Printed on back "Universal Air Lines System. Passenger service. Airmail service." Learn More

Printed on back "Forward end of Super-B-Liner cabins are distinctively decorated with photomural scenes indigenous of Braniff Airways' Chicago-through-Texas System." Transportation, airplane. Used 1941 Air Mail. Learn More

Printed on back "Quiet please. One of the most marvelous achievements contributing to the advancement of air travel is the quiet passenger cabin of the TWA Douglas Luxury Airliner. Conversation may be carried on in normal tone of voice." Learn More

"Colonial Flying Service, Inc. Buffalo Airport, New York." Printed on back "Colonial Flying Service Inc. - A part of Colonial Airways System, operating U. S. Air Mail, Passenger and Express Services over 2,000 miles daily." Transportation, airplane. Learn More

Advertising for Inaugural Flight of United Air Lines luxurious Mailliner Statocruiser, "Only 8 3/4 hours between Hawaii and California in the World's Finest Staratocruiser." Commercial aviation, advertising, transportation, CA. Used 1950 Honolulu, Hawaii. Learn More

"Byers Brothers Co. At Your Service." Addressed to Anita, Iowa. Clock, horn. Learn More

"How are you old man? Glad to see you. Shoot DuPont Powders." Artist signed. Sports, advertising, rifle, firearms. Learn More

"Easter Greetings." Holiday greeting, religious, Christian, eggs. Learn More

"Of course I am a Quaddy And Spotty is my name." Printed on back "This card entitles to membership in the Quaddy Club the newest and best club for the love and protection of the Little Children of the Forest." Artwork by Harrison Cady. Published by Quaddy Playthning Mfg Co., Kansas. Bow tie, top hat. Learn More

Fold-out opens to an advertising and picture Dear or Dearest? Picture is a premium given to subscribers of the magazine. "Life is a moral agent. It offers a series of pictorial and literary definitions which reveal the hypocrisy and the vanity of this world. Life maintains a larger staff of artists in black and white than any other paper in the world." Fashion, fountain pen. Used 1911 New York City. Learn More

Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin "They can't dictate to you - how you'll go after more business. Postcards addressed on the Elliott Cardvertiser.. ." Elliott Adressing Machine Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts. Advertising, Third Reich, Soviet, World War II, WW2, dov. Printed on a government postal card. Used 1938 Cambridge, Massachusetts. Learn More

"You are requested to attend the next meeting of the Post, to take action on Revision and Amendments to By - Laws. Chas Varges, Commander." Rifle, Illinois, pioneer. Used 1889 Chicago, Illinois, on a government postal card. Learn More

Double-fold opens to a pop-up house. "Wellington. A beautiful subdivision adjoining Belle Crest and Hyde Park on the Sandy Road Boulevard. No Interests, No Taxes Special Protection Clauses for Contract Holders. The Jacobs - Stine Co., Portland." Advertising, novelty. Used 1910 Oregon, stamp removed. Some separation at the fold. Learn More

"Mme Bernice Pasquali, Prima Donna Soprano of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City New York. Souvenir of the Benefit Concert for the Widows and Orphans of the Italian Soldiers. San Franscisco, 1915." Theatre, World War I, WW1, WWI, Italy. Learn More

"Williams Clark & Co., High Grade Bone Fertilizers. Circular sent on Application. General Office New York City." Calendar for March 1885. Blank back but addressed and postally used with Frankin 1 cent stamp. Trade card. (Surface tear, but nearly unnoticeable.) Learn More

"Williams Clark & Co High Grade Bone Fertilizers. General Office, New York City. Never You Mind, I'll Get Square with You on Thanksgiving." Calendar for November 1885. Blank back but addressed and postally used with Frankin 1 cent stamp. Trade card. (Two small edge tears.) Learn More

Die-cut doubl-fold opens to an advertising for American Waste Opener. "For Cotton Mills or others who clean their own Motes, Sweepings, Fly, Dust Flue and other Waste... American Machine & MFG. Co., Charlotte, North Carolina." Thanksgiving. Used Nov. 23, 1909 Charlotte, North Carolina. Oversized, 90 x 160 mm. Learn More

"Hupmobile. Hup Motor Car Co., Detroit." With original removable tab for ordering the 1911 Hupmobile catalog still attached, pre-addressed to the Hupp Motor Car Co., Detriot, Michigan. Automobile, advertising. Oversized, 88 x 139 mm. Learn More

"Buedingen Mfg. Co. Artistic Decorated Boxes our Specialty. New York, Rochester." Oversized, 91 x 171 mm. Learn More

"The whole thing in a nutshell for Fine Lithographing High Grade Boxes, Attractive Show Cards. Buedingen Mfg. Co., Rochester, New York." Advertising, NYC. Oversized, 90 x 164 mm. Learn More

Published by Oak Hall, Boston, this company sold advertising space on this pioneer postcard and then sold them to users at a discount. Ads include Ulster Overcoats by G.W. Simmons & Son; American House, a Boston hotel; Chipman's Anti-Moth Carpet Lining; and the Oak Hall Postal Card, "50 cents per hundred." Deltiology, Massachusetts. Printed on a government postal card, circa 1873. Learn More

Published by Oak Hall, Boston, this company sold advertising space on this pioneer postcard and then sold them to users at a discount. Ads include Oak Hall Clothing House Boston; American House, a Boston hotel; Chipman's Anti-Moth Carpet Lining; and the Oak Hall Postal Card, "50 cents per hundred." Deltiology, Massachusetts. Printed on a government postal card, circa 1873. Learn More

"Pan American World Airways, The System of the Flying Clippers. Preview of tomorrow's Flying Clippers Stairway connects the twin decks." Transportation, airplane, globe. Learn More

"Pan American World Airways, The System of the Flying Clippers. Preview of tomorrow's Flying Clippers Arrived relaxed, ready for work or pleasure." Transportation, globe, advertising. Learn More

Advertising for New Departure Coaster Hub bicycle brake. Artist signed G. M. Payne. Sports, transportation, cigarette, smoking, tobacco, humorous. (corner crease) Learn More

Advertising for WAAT Mike-Shot Series of musical favorites radio program with Paul Brenner, Newark, New Jersey. African-American, music, show, singing, song, jazz. Oversized, 121x177 mm. Learn More

Advertising for WAAT Mike-Shot Series of musical favorites radio program with Paul Brenner, Newark, New Jersey. African-American, music, jazz, song, singing, piano, mocrophone. Oversized, 121x176 mm. Learn More

"Perfect Starting under Any Weather or Track Conditions with the E. M. Smith Horse Race Starting Gate Now Installed at Hollywood Park California. Developed, Manufactured and Patented by Globe Oil Tools Co., Los Nietos." Sports, real photo, advertising. Learn More

"The beautiful Streamline Motobike Leader of All Bicycles for 1918. A Healthful, Economical Time Saver." Transportation, sports, motorcycle. Learn More

"Take off Your Hat to the Myers." Fold-out opens to a man raising a hand with a hat and advertising for Home Water Systems, Ashland, Ohio. Horse-drawn carriage, breeding, pigs, chicken, cooking, washing, Judaica, Jewish merchant. Learn More

"Victor Exhibit, Palace of Liberal Arts, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915." Fold-out pops-up. Tower, piano, oboe, French horn, violoncello, sheet music, show, theatre, violin, opera, military, trombone, novelty. Oversized, 4.75" x 9". Learn More

Text on back "The little Progressives are all right, if not allowed to play Hat in the Ring and get into the mud. If clothed with Musgrave Knitting underwear they will feel comfortable and not disposed to fight." Dolls, portrait, real photo, advertising. Learn More

T. R.
[Teddy Roosevelt] is the past, top hat
[Taft] is the present and fedora
[Wilson] is the future. "The Hats In The Ring. Haberkorn's Window, 1912. Chatsworth, Illinois." Learn More

"Our Big Catalogue of 1216 Guaranteed Articles will save you $ $ $ $. Motorcycle Eguipment Co., Hammondsport, New York." Transportation, sports, advertising, comic. Learn More

"Three Factories, St.Louis, New York City, Chicago. Samuel Cupples Envelope Factory. Tags." Advertisement for the hold-to-light postcard maker (maker of the St. Louis Exposition HTL postcards as well). Windows, doors illuminate. Advertising, novelty. Used 1904 St. Louis, Missouri. Learn More

"The Largest Post Card Factory In The World. Plant of Curt Teich & Company, Chicago." Fold-out opens to a calendar for 1928. Advertising on back for Curt Teich Post Card Disply Stand. No postcard backs, although the novelty calendar inside is probably pasted over the postcard backs. Advertising, deltiology, automobile, transportation, Illinois. Learn More

"Eat To Live ! Write to A. S. & W. G. Lewis & Co., 58 Long Wharf, Boston, Agents for White Wheat." Oak Hall Postal Card with mulitple advertisements. Used, on a government postal card (UX1), circa 1873. Learn More

"The Kirby Monoplane Type Super Service Station. Box 993, Bellingham, Washington." Advertising, transportation, real photo. Learn More

Printed on back "Forward end of super-B-liner cabins are distincively decorated with photomural scenes indigenous of Braniff Airways' Chicago-through-Texas System." Transportation, airplane, Illinois. Learn More

"Time to re-tire. Get a Fisk." Attributed to Norman Rockwell. Advertising, baby. Learn More

"Dorotea Dalton." Advertising, France. Learn More

"Madge Kennedy." Advertising, France. Learn More

"Geraldina Farrar. Lacative Bromo Quinina. Paris Medicine Co., St. Louis, Missouri." Advertising, France. Learn More

"Billie Burke. Laxative Bromo Quinina. Paris Medicine Co., St. Louis, Missouri." Advertising, France. Learn More

"Paulina Frederick. Laxative Bromo Quinina. Paris Medicine Co., St. Louis, Missouri." Advertising, France. Learn More

"Alicia Brady. Laxative Bromo Quinina. Paris Medicine Co., St. Louis, Missouri." Advertising, France. Learn More

"Pick Your Favorite Indian Model Now." Fold-out opens to an advertising text about New Indian Prince, Indian Chief motorcycle, Princess Side-Car and Indian Scout motorcycle. Plus an additional attached illustrated return postcard. Transportation, sports, Massachusetts, Springfield. Oversized. Learn More