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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.

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

Sunny Queensland: Vintage Postcard Sugar Cane

March 29th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in postcard, vintage postcard
Old Australia: Scarce vintage postcard, depicting a group of men, harvesting sugar cane. Entitled “Sugar. Queens Land”. Unused postcard from app. 1900. Fine condition.

Antique Austrian Postcards: Lower Austria

December 29th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Austria, postcard, vintage postcard
We have added a new lane: Vintage postcards from old Lower Austria. All are scarce postcards, like this one:Greetings from Maria Enzersdorf:

1898: Canton Postcard. Paquebot Ligne N. to Wien

December 8th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Chinese postcard, postal history, vintage postcard
Imperial China 1898: „Greetings from Canton“. b/w postcard, depicting the wheel-steamer Han-Kow, boats and junks. Sent as postcard per Ligne N Paquebot Fr. No. 7 to Wien. Thge stamp most probably has been replaced, otherwise fine condition.

Knowels Hare signed Litho Postcard. Girl with huge Hat.

July 8th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in art nouveau, artist signed, beauty, vintage postcard
Attractive, lithographed Art Nouveau postcard, depicting a pretty girl with huge hat, entitled Eloise.Uses as postcard in Graz in 1914. Fine condition.John Knowles Hare was born in 1884. He was a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York. In the early 1900s he designed many magazine covers like "Sympathy", "The Saturday Evening Post" oder "The Country Gentleman".Hare died in 1947 in

August Strindberg. Scarce Art Nouveau Postcard by Carl Larsson.

June 17th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in art nouveau, painter, vintage postcard
August Strindberg: Vintage postcard, portrait August Strindberg, after a graphic by Carl Larsson. Text: „ AVG Strindberg. Furusund. Juli 1899. Ritadt af Hans Gamle van. C. L.". Used as postcard in Austria in 1924. Fine condition. Carl Larsson (1853 - 1919) was a Swedish artist. He is considered to be one af the most famous Swedish artists.

Art Nouveau Postcard: Lady with Hat. Fine Lithograph.

June 16th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in art nouveau, vintage postcard
Most attractive Art Nouveau postcard depicting a pretty lady with a wonderful hat on.Lithographed, very strong design, extremely delicate artwork.Published in Wien in app. 1915. ( W. R. B & Co, Vienne, Serie Nr. 22 - 39 ). Scarce. Very fine condition.
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