Antique & Modern Postcards
Antique and Modern Postcards for sale and for auction. Recapture the memories of your home-town Main Street, your church or historic sites for your scrapbook, your family geneaology, or the pleasant memories of your personal postcard collection. Scan our inventory or send us your want lists - or see our postcards up for auction at Playle's postcards.com, RSMSL. All purchases guaranteed with 10 day inspection period upon receipt. Ct. residents please add 6% CSST. Domestic postage $1.00 additional on all lots. Thanks for visiting, please let us hear from you.
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ALL CARDS SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE:
#102403 – BAUER FARM PC SET – $5.00 – Two cards - both Modern 4" x 6" - Unused. Mint Condition. Artists signed watercolor of bailing the hay on Bauer Farm, Madison, Connecticut. One card is in monotone dark green, the other four color. A Very nice framable card of tranquill farm scene. Hand signed with authentic signature of artist on the back. Monotone card has blank back. Color card has DB - produced by New England Photo - Madison, CT.
#102404 – THE ANGRY SEA – $5.00 – 3-1/2" X 5-1/2" Oil paiting of the sinking of a ship at sea visacously tossing in a very rough stromy and angry sea. Onlookers on beach watch in wet, windy storm. A Raphael Tuck & Sons "Connoisseur" Postcard Series #2573.
Unused. UB Stain along bottom edge of backside - appears to be bleed thru of color of oil paiting on hte front. Ex. cond. Slight discoloration due to age on back side.
#102405 – ROYAL MAIL POST BUS - $15.00 – A great collection of eight different Post Mail Bus Card - DB, Unused, Mint Cond. -
Twyn Sq, Usk, Gwent; Mhentref, Liandovery, Dyfed; among others.
A Post Office Picture Casrd Series 9-14 with two unmarked but appears to be from the same series. Sold only as packaged of eight.
#102406 - YOUNG'S HOTEL – BOSTON MASS – $5.00 – 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" DB, Unused Hand-tinted Early Postcard. Nice Coloring - Slight Edge Wear.Some age discoloration on reverse. Stark view of hotel with two horse carriages and only three people shown on the card. One pedestrian, one cab driver, and one door man!
#102406 - SALEM STREET – BOSTON, MASS. – $7.50 - 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" DB, Unused, Hand-tinted Early Postcard. Excellent Coloring of crowded narrow street, lined with stores, shops and people. Sign on store for Second Hand Shoes. Very slight edge wear. Some age discoloration on reverse. A great early card of old Boston.
#102407 – HAND MADE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR POSTCARD of Marie's Sweet Shoppe, Madison, Connecticut. - $15.00 – 4" x 6" Unused, DB, Mint Cond.Hand Painted Watercolor on Strahmore Imperial Watercolor 140 Cold Press Paper. Original authentic hand signature of artist on front. This is a signed original painting. Paiting of Marie's Sweet Shoppe with orange awnings and American flag in front; green trees and shrubs in background. A framable postcard.
#102508 - BEN FRANKLIN 5¢ & 10¢ VARIETY STORE, Madison, CT. - $3.50 – Connecticut. Modern 4x6, unused, db, mint cond. - One of the last of the great five and etn cent stores in Madison, Connecticut. Served Madison and surrounding communities for over 35 years. Front photo shows the store at night iwth the windows well lighted and the "Ben Frnaklin" Sign.
#102509 – NORTH GUILFORD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Guilford, CT - $3.50 – Founded in 1720 - this is the second edifice built in 1812 of Asher Benjamin design, steeple and copper dome by Charles Bulfinch. From hte steeple, workmen watched the defeat of British Man-O-War vessels at Stiningtonm, August 1814. unused, DB, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2", Mint cond. A Great Colonial church Postcard.
#102510 - 1909 HAND TINTED VIEW OF ELIZABETH PARK, Hartford, Conn. – $5.00 – Hand colored photo shows park, mansion and lake in foreground. DB. Used, PM 1909 East Hampton, Conn., 1¢ Canceled Green Frnaklin. produced by The Metropolitan News & Pub. Co. - Boston & Germany w/logo. Reverse discoloed from age. Cond. VG-Ex.
#102511 – CITY HALL SQUARE - Hartford, Conn. $3.50 – Turn of the century hand-tinted postcard produced by C.T.American Card. White Border. Ex. Cond., Unused, DB, showing State House, Traveler's Tower in background, trolley and early cars on street. A nice card of old Hartford.
#1102512 - BUSHNELL PARK, MEMORIAL ARCH, STATE CAPITAL, & CORNING FOUNTAIN, Hartford, Conn. – $3.50 - Hand tinted card of old Hartrford showing nice view of Capital and Memorial Arch, Elizabeth Park grounds and fountain beforethte highways took over!
Somewhat heavy cancelation showthru. Used, DB, 1¢ Green Franklin Stamp. Age discoloration on back. Produced by The Valentine-Souvenir Co., NY. PM 1914 Conn.
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RECENT POSTCARD SALES
SOLD 01/06/03 #102001 - KEEP EM FLYING -WWII Curt Teich & Co. postcard. Unused. DB. Excellent Cond. Illustration of Flying Boat and B-29 above Army and Navy Coat of Arms with Block Letters of "Flying." Illustrations of other aircratf within letters. A C.T. Air Corps Comics Series postcard. C.T. Art Collection.
SOLD 01/06/03 #102002 - KEEP EM FLYING - WWII Curt Teich & Co. postcard. Unused. DB. Excellent Cond. Illustration of Army Dive Bomber against blue skies and fluffy clouds. "Keep Em Flying" in red script lettering. Illustraitons of other aircratf within letters. A C.T.U.S. Air Corps Series postcard. C.T. Art Collection.Chicago.
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