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From the set "Concours d'Affiches Byrrh." In 1906, the company Byrrh held a poster contest for the best advertising postcard for their "Hygienic Tonic" aperitif. Hundreds for European artists participated and the company published a series of postcards showing the 112 winners of the various prize classes. Artwork by Barlangue. Waiter uncorks a bottle of Byrrh tonic water with wine. Learn More

"The hospital." Artist signed. Medical, Italy, Italian. Learn More

Women are anywhere teachers, doctors, factory workers, students, nurses. But (at the bottom) they are not allowed the vote! Medical, medicine, children. Published by the Association for Women's Rights, The Netherlands. Learn More

The smiling nurse. Medical. Learn More

"Fercupar." Artist signed Chy Der. Medical, sculpture, Hungary. Oversized, 118x160 mm. Learn More

For The Military Health. Medical, Italy. Learn More

"For Sunburn and Insect Bites." Fishing, sailboat, sports, boat, sun, medical, medicine. Learn More

Medicine. Learn More

"Gelonida antineuralgic. For flu, catarrhal disease, rheumatism." Medical, doctor, nurse. Used 1920 Berlin, Germany. Learn More

Drug pain killer produced by pharmaceutical company Galeno, Bucharest, Romania. Medical, medicine, doctor, modernist art. (trimmed at an angle on right side, but probably original) Learn More

"Hang on...Our hobby is satisfied customers. If you are going to do any painting, staining, or vanishing we can interest you...Harry Christopher, the Modern Druggist. Greenfield, Ohio." Horse race, jockey, medical, doctor, sports. Used. (note that postcard back is rubber-stamped on later, although usage is early and seems authentic) Learn More

Holding a child. Medicine, doctor, hospital. Learn More

Printed on back "The happy childhood. The medical exam at the kindergarten of the factory Skorochod Moscow Province. Medicine, doctor, children, Soviet, revolution, socialist, communist. Learn More

Having a short rest. Medicine, doctor. Learn More

Medical, girl, Czechoslovakia. Real photo. Used 1912 Austria. Learn More

Advertising for Sparto, "a New and Efficient Remedy for Sick Headaches, Neuralgia, Lassitude, Sleeplessness and Depression. At Drug Stores, Fountains & Cafes. Walker Drug Co., Schenectady, New York." Medical, medicine. Learn More

Advertising for Phillips' Milk of Magnesia. Sports, automobile, course, fishing, medical. Pre-addressed to the Chas. H. Phillips Chemical Co., New York City. Learn More

From the set "Concours d'Affiches Byrrh." In 1906, the company Byrrh held a poster contest for the best advertising postcard for their "Hygienic Tonic" aperitif. Hundreds for European artists participated and the company published a series of postcards showing the 112 winners of the various prize classes. Wine bottle, wine glass, biscuit, grape, alcohol, liquor, art nouveau. Learn More

From the set "Concours d'Affiches Byrrh." In 1906, the company Byrrh held a poster contest for the best advertising postcard for their "Hygienic Tonic" aperitif. Hundreds for European artists participated and the company published a series of postcards showing the 112 winners of the various prize classes. Advertising, wine glass, wine bottle, liquor, alcohol, romance, art nouveau. Learn More

From the set "Concours d'Affiches Byrrh." In 1906, the company Byrrh held a poster contest for the best advertising postcard for their "Hygienic Tonic" aperitif. Hundreds for European artists participated and the company published a series of postcards showing the 112 winners of the various prize classes. Artist signed Leon Felix. Alcohol, liquor, wine bottle, wine glass, grape, France, art nouveau. Learn More

Advertising for anti-bacterial ointment De Doan of the Foster-McClellan Co. Printed on back "Foster's Backache Kidney Pills." Medical, doctor, Spain, art nouveau, glamour. Learn More

Spanish advertising for Foster's Backache Kidney Pills. Medical medicine, doctor, Spain. Learn More

Printed on back "Liebe' S Anamin (Eisenpepsinsaccharat) Outstanding in its effect arises appetit." Medical, doctor, spoon, beauty, Germany. Used 1928 Germany. Learn More

"Pendergastritis ! Diagnosis ( Patient's condition is critical) I pledge to you on next January 20 there will begin in Washington the biggest unravelling, unsnarling, untangling operation in our nation's history. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, 1948." Artist signed. Medical, medicine, hospital, republican, presidential election, political campaign, Washington D. C. Learn More

"A Ride on One of these I Have Had. Now I Am Using Arnica Salve. Colorado Springs." Die-cut real leather donkey. Advertising, medicine, novelty. Used 1909 Colorado Springs, Colorado. Oversized, 140 x 184 mm. Learn More

"Weltmer School & Sanitarium established 1897 Nevada, Missouri." Printed on back "The Weltmer Institute is the parent school of Psychological methods of healing - Weltmerism, Magnetic Healing, Laying on the Hands, Mental Science and other drugless methods...Weltmer Institute of Suggestotherapy, Nevada, Missouri." Medicine, doctor, advertising, real photo. Learn More

Posed for a picture. Armband of the St. John Ambulance Association. Medicine, doctor, England. Learn More

The dancing couple. Artist signed Louis Ibels. Medicine, doctor, France. Learn More

"Hospital." Learn More

"Guy H. Rogers. Having lost the use of my vision the greatest gift that God bestowed upon mankind, I enclose pretty postals for sale to endeavor to secure funds to take treatments to prevent further loss of sight. Slumber Land." Enclosed a card. Used 1915 New York. Learn More

"Dr. Locke in his Circle and his famous treatment." Real photo. Learn More

"The famous twist by the famous doctor, Williamsburg, Ontario." Real photo. Album residue on back. Learn More

"The famous doctor and his treatment." Real photo. Learn More

"Hundreds of patients wait on Dr. Locke daily." Real photo. Learn More

"One of our toddlers at the Little Folks Home, Bexhill, branch of the Queen's Hospital for Children, Hackney Road, London. President H. R. H. The Duke of York, K. G." Learn More

"San Francisco. In Chinatown there is a man is greatly benefited by Chinese medicine. He's a Chinese druggist. Chinese Medicine." Copyright by S. A. Pratt, 1904. Learn More

Advertising for Purgestol by Giorgio Zoja, Milan. Medical, doctor, Italy. There is advertising text on the back. Learn More

"John A. Andrews Memorial Hospital." Printed on back "Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Alabama. Founded by Booker T. Washington." Nurses, medical, medicine, doctor, African-American. There is some edge wear and some paper missing on the back of the card. Learn More

Advertises Great Nerve Restorer for Nervous Diseases. R. H. Kline, Principal. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Advertising. Used in 1894, on a government postal card. There is a couple of small corner creases. Learn More

"The Peculiar Pallor of the Cheek, Lip and Conjunctiva in Chlorotic Anemia.. .that Pepto-Mangan best satisfies. M. J. Breitenbach Co., New York." Doctor, medicine, Greek myth, pipe, music, transportation, fan, dance. Used 1910 New York. Learn More

" Use a mirror. Morris Evans Household Oil. The home remedy for rheumatism, stciatica, lumbago, sore throat. Morris Evans & Co., N. Wales." Advertising, doctor. Learn More

"Pan Am welcomes Nurses people to people tour." Doctor, medicine, commercial aviation, transportation, pilot. Learn More

Fold-out opens to a text about the Christian Missionery. African, Chinese, China, church, interior, France, nurse, nun. Learn More

"Vin Girard, Iodotannic Phosphates, lymphatic convalescence." Artist signed. Advertising, France. Learn More

"Follovin of hormonales Regulates puberty disturbances Menstruations anomalies." Fold-out opens to a text about the medicine. Risque, German. Used 1939 Germany. Learn More

A set of five Sunshine House, Home for little Blind Babies (three shown). Medical, nurse, bath, food, cup, Great Britain, England. Learn More

Printed on back "The Kwangju, Korea, Leper Brass Band Having a Celebration. Field Day is held twice a year and it is very amusing to see them enter into the races, even though many of them are cripples." Music, medicine. Learn More

Posed for a picture. Learn More

From the set "Concours d'Affiches Byrrh." In 1906, the company Byrrh held a poster contest for the best advertising postcard for their "Hygienic Tonic" aperitif. Hundreds for European artists participated and the company published a series of postcards showing the 112 winners of the various prize classes. Artwork by Victor Leydet. Alcohol, bottle, France. Learn More