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Funny Postcard: Discovery of North Pole. 1909

September 3rd, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in memorabilia, vintage postcard
Scarce, funny vintage postcard. “To Commemorate the Discovery of the North Pole”. The postcard depicts 2 men, fixing the US flag at the North Pole. Polar bears are watching them, a lady sells hot drinks, warm train oil, reindeer milk and Northern light. A Zeppelin is approaching. Fine condition, used as postcard in Austria in 1909.

New Category added to our Antique Postcards Listing

August 29th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Austria, antiques, postcard, vintage postcard
Your will find old postcards like this at our new postcard category (Austria West): Greetings from Salzburg: Early tinted vintage postcard with 3 girls from Salzburg region, one with a dog pulling milk bottles. Used in Hungary. Fine condition, stamp missing.

Old Chinese Photo Postcard. Sedan Chairs.

August 18th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Chinese postcard, history, photography, vintage photo, vintage postcard
Old Chinese postcard (photograph) from app. 1920. It depicts a row of 3 sedan chairs, carried along a street. 5,1 x 3,3 inches. At the upper right corner is a bend, otherwise fine condition, unused. Sharp photo.

Old China Seal with Fo Lion, Qing Dynasty

August 4th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Qing, chinese antiques, seal, wenfang si bao
China 1904: Decorative Chinese seal with Foo-Lion as handle. Engraved are 4 characters as actual seal. Side engraving with details and name of seal carver. 1 x 1,2 x 3,9 inches (26 x 27 x 97 mm) Old stone with fissures at the upper part – no parts missing, no blemishes. The stone itself is most probably much older and has been carved as seal in 1904.

2 little Girls with their Doll: Studio photo from Austria, 1918

July 31st, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in collectibles, photography, portrait photo
Charming studio photo from the photo studio Jobst in Wien. Mounted photo, depicting two sweet little girls and their doll. Size: 3.4 x 5.4 inches is the actual photo, 6.5 x 10 inches is the size of the photo including the backing. Slight toning of the backing, otherwise fine condition. The photo itself is in very fine condition.

Old Hawaii: Antique Photos. Atmospheric Group Photo

July 14th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Hawaii, antiques, photography. USA photo
Hawaii: Authentic, antique photograph from app. 1898. The photo depicts men, women, children and a dog, preparing for a banquet. One man holds a guitar. ( 8 x 5 in. some bleaching at the upper part). Thin paper, fixed on paper with small glue spots at he corners.

Old Chinese Jade Box with 4 Shoushan-Seals

June 30th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in chinese antiques, seal, vintage, wenfang si bao
Nice old Chinese Jadeite box with decorative carving at top – 2 bats against floral background. The box contains 4 old brownish-red leisure seals with different carvings: Long living, master of the stones, the color of bamboo, water – river. The box is 2 x 2 x 1,9 inches, all in fine condition.

China: Sweet Studio Photo with 3 Kids

June 23rd, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in chinese antiques, collectibles, photography
Old, cute Chinese photography from app. 1920. Studio-photo depicting 3 kids. Slight toning of the sliver bromine surface. 35 x 4,8 icnhes (87 x 122 mm), fine condition.

Minnie Hauk Carte de Visite, European Photo

June 15th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Austria. CdV., memorabilia, music, opera, photograph
Soprano Minnie Hauk Carte de Visite, CdV, decorative reverse. 2,5 x 4 inches, (64 x 104 mm), very fine condition. Amalia Mignon Hauck (Minnie Hauk, 1851 - 1929) was an American operatic soprano. She was born in New York City. In 1862, Hauk began vocal studies with Achille Errani, at age fourteen she made her debut in Brooklyn and a month later, her New York City debut. In the American

Zeppelin: Japanese vintage Postcard

June 9th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Japan, photograph, vintage photo, vintage postcard
Old Japanese Photo-Postcard, depicting a Zeppelin-airship over a Japanese village. Real photo as postcard. Unused, minor wear, app. 1915
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