"1913 Ford / Photo by Tevis (Tuck) Cromer - 28 Woodland Ave. Dayton, Ohio / Wife Emma inside auto" uncaptioned (so we report all the writing on back) Cyko real photo postcard, good focus with Ohio license plate readable, a little oxidation consistent with age, toning near the back edges, good edges. $9.00 ag(c)o(d)p

"$25.00 REWARD  Stolen Automobile. / BUICK TOURING CAR, 1920 Model-K-45 / Stolen from Fourth and Elm Sts., July 9, 1921 ... / Address all Communications to / The Cal Crim Detective Bureau / ... 201, 202, 203, 204 TRACTION BUILDING,  CINCINNATI, OHIO" with a detailed description of the auto & its distinguishing marks; government postal card mailed JULY 21 1921 to the Chief of Police at Noblesville Indiana, fairly fresh. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 lo(c)g(c)a

"1,000 CHASSIS, A DAY'S OUTPUT AT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S PLANT, DETROIT, MICH." white-border era post card mailed there 1916, small faint upper corner crease. In the collection of the Detroit Historical Society; seldom offered. Sold but front side still available for artistic study & reference as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 am(d)i

"100 Years ON THE ROAD WITH FORD..." ad for stamps and first day covers on Marshall Islands government postal card mailed from Majuro October 14, 1996. Sold but front still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ma-ma

"1088 - Mt. Baker Park Boulevard, Seattle, Washington" with 2 old autos rounding a curve on it, unused black & white postcard, circa 1910 - 1912, a few small light spots of toning on back, minor corner & edge wear. $5.00 w(s)a

"116 W. 6th Street, Michigan City, Ind." including several autos parked outside the Ford Motor Agency there, signage reading 'GASOLINE / OIL - GREASE / TIRES - TUBES / AUTOMOBILE / SUPPLIES / AND / ACCESSORIES'; real photo postcard with exemplary contrast & sharp focus (every brick foreground to building), mailed there 1913, slight oxidation consistent with age, good edges. Orpheum vaudeville advertising posters on building next door are readable. Rare: when we searched the Internet, no one else was offering it, no one bragged about selling it & no one was even exhibiting it. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 i(m)a

"123-277" Real photo card showing a Chevrolet with 3 or 4 people inside, billboard at its side with 2 identical long posters side-by-side & partially legible: 'NEWS // KENTUCKY FOUR // ... // ANNIE LAURIE // CHARLIE CHAPLIN ...' Back handwritten annotation: 'One of the cars we towed in. Part of your truly looking out of rear window, Billy scarcely discernible except for his tie. Thelma" No caption so we used the license plate. Minor edge wear. $5.00 a

"18 febbraio 1994 / 96° anniversario / della nascita di Enzo Ferrari" unused continental postcard from a limited edition of 2000 done for a philatelic exposition, near mint. Image shows 3 Scuderia Ferrari vans waiting to be taken on board the ship Rex, Genoa, 1936. $2.00 ati

"1906 20 / 30 h.p. RENAULT / Color Courtesy Montagu Motor Museum..." unused chrome post card from Audio Visual Designs, fresh appearance & good edges. $2.00 a"

1907 WHITE model H 20 H.P. 5 Pass. Steam Tour- / ing Car. From the Collection of Mr. Warren S. / Weiant of Newark, Ohio" unused postcard from a photo copyrighted in 1962, near mint. $1.50 a*

"1908 PEUGEOT 8 h. p. Double Phaeton / 6-00-01-01 5985" with 4 people aboard & 2 onlookers, post card with much writing on the back, minor corner & edge wear. $1.00 a*

"1909 FORD MODEL T TONNEAU TOURING 980" unused chrome postcard from Dexter Press. $1.50 a*

"1909 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER GHOST / Color Courtesy Montagu Motor Museum, Beaulieu, England" unused chrome post card with fresh appearance. $1.50 a

"1914 Ford / Photo by Tevis (Tuck) Cromer - 28 Woodland Ave. Dayton, Ohio / Wife Emma and Daughters Sara and Martha - Ft. Ancient, O." sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard with detailed information written on the back lightly toned by album contact. The females stand atop a Native American earthwork in Washington Township of Warren County. $11.00 o(f)apg(c)

"1918 PIERCE ARROW / ...shown at Sharon Springs Park, N. Y." a touring car, unused chrome postcard from Audio-Visual Designs, fresh appearance & good edges. $2.00 an*

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"1923 STUTZ BEARCAT SPEEDSTER / Henry Ford Museum..." unused continental post card with pertinent information on back, tiny corner crease. $1.00 a*

"1930 KISSEL / TOURING // MADE IN HARTFORD, WISCONSIN" unused chrome postcard printed in the USA, near mint. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $1.75 wam

"1958 DE SOTO / the exciting look and feel of the future / FIREFLITE  FIREDOME  FIRESWEEP" unused continental postcard, near mint. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $1.50 aa*

"1965 CUSTOM FEATURE ACCESSORIES" multicolor brochure from GM for the Chevrolet, Chevelle, Chevy II & Corvair, 12 pages within the covers, exceptionally interesting. Size about the same as a #10 envelope. $3.50

"1979 MUSTANG OFFICIAL PACE CAR / 63rd ANNUAL INDIANAPOLIS 500 MILE RACE / MAY 27, 1979" unused continental post card with small corner crease. $2.50 a(r)ia

"1973 / Georgia Coastal / GLIDDEN TOUR / Antique Automobile Club / of America" post card mailed 1973 from a participant who rode in a 1902 Olds, small ink smear on back, 2 small postal routing marks on face. $4.50 ga

"203--Ford Motor Co., River Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Mich. / Lincoln Motor Co., Detroit, Mich. 2A-H550" unused multiview linen post card with 2 aerial views as indicated, trivial corner wear. Circa 1932. $3.75 m(d)ai

"259--Bagley Avenue, Birthplace of Ford Car, / Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan" unused linen postcard, trivial wear at 1 corner, otherwise fairly fresh. $1.75 m(d)a

"25th Anniversary Fall Edition / ... All Chevrolet & Corvette / NOVEMBER 18th & 19, 2006" with candy-apple red examples of the vehicles could be there, unused continental postcard publicizing a Rosemont Illinois show at a new location, near mint. Nice. $1.50 ai

"361-745 / OHIO · 1932" [using the auto license plate for the caption] regular-postcard-size photograph of a lady proudly standing near her recently purchased Ford flathead V8 [V8 insignia plain on the radiator grille], sepia tone, glossy finish, crisp focus & contrast, a little album toning near the front corners, light toning & pertinent pencil annotation on back. This is the first such car, and even during the next decade such overhead-valve engines were rare. $11.00 a

"3617  MOTOR ASSEMBLY, FOORD(sic) MOTOR PLANT, DETROIT." unused monochromatic dark green postcard, circa 1908 judging by the unevenly divided back, shallow scrapes along the back edges, only one such on the front. Rare & the caption tells you why: would you let a postcard publicizing your growing business circulate widely while not even spelling your name right? That error is unfortunate, because the image belongs in a museum. When we searched the Internet, no one was offering it, no one bragged about having sold it & no one was even exhibiting it. $15.00 aeim(d)

36  1931 CHEVROLET / Landau Phaeton  6 cyl.  26 h.p. / Independence Model  Price new: $650" which was a lot of money during the Depression, card issued by General Motors with printing all over the back giving styling details & comparisons with Ford & Hispano-Suiza. $7.00 a

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"6680. LOCOMOBILE VS. BICYCLE, ORMOND--DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA.  DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO., PUBLISHER" undivided back postcard mailed 1905 to Miss Sarah Mead in East Hampton Connecticut, mild corner wear, sender's pen started to run out of ink on the front. 1905 was the year this pioneering auto manufacturer tried its hand at auto racing (including the prestigious & more traditional 1905 Gordon Bennett Cup), in an attempt to publicize its switch from steam engines to internal combustion engines. Unusual subject matter. Hard to find. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 bafdu

   
"753" real photo postcard with exemplary focus & contrast advertising the rebuilt & repainted 1909 Maxwell shown for $300 including a 1-year guarantee by the Auto Trading Company Incorporated in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, described in great detail on the back. Storefront signage partially seen at the right claims they are the world distributor of bargain ATCO products--which were for autos & motorcycles primarily. Although the firm stayed in business until at least 1919, cards such as this are rarely seen because their prospective customers were requested to 'PLEASE RETURN this picture when you are through with it...' $27.50 p(p)ma

"A farm tractor attachment to fit all / standard makes and sizes / of automobiles // Auto Tractor pulling gang plow, four bases" with the back printed message 'you ever see AN Auto Tractor? / (SEE OVER)', postcard addressed but not mailed, annotated on message side "Fair, Sept. 1914" (which places it as an Indiana State Fair item held at Indianapolis). This ludicrous idea was short-lived: it is doubtful that the poor-quality printing of this advertisement or its content (view obscured, no manufacturer detail, no claims ...) helped gather any prospective customers or investors. Later, the Three-P Auto Tractor Company did incorporate in Davenport Iowa in 1917, and was a founding member of the National Tractor Attachment Association. Rare. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. i(i)aaai

"A Ford has it all over me when it comes to runnin' / Them dern things never do get tired. //  // © COMMERCIAL COLORTYPE COMPANY" with signed Cobb X. Shinn art depicting a rabbit trying to keep up; post card mailed JAN 10 1916 to Miss Lizzie (Elizabeth) Fravel in Gahanna Ohio by her son Dale, 2 small corner creases, stamp removed, toned both sides. $4.25 a(s)g(f)a%

"A FORD IS A CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CAR. / YOU JUST THINK YOU HAVE AN AUTOMOBILE. // WHAT IS IT / LOUSE OR / COCK-ROACH? // © COMMERCIAL COLORTYPE COMPANY" with signed Cobb X. Shinn art depicting a farmer's comment on a passing vehicle, postcard mailed SEP 5 1916 at Philadelphia Pennsylvania, minor corner rounding & edge wear, hints of cancel ink at the top front. We first read this caption as religiously disrespectful, but it is not. Instead, it is a fairly accurate reference to their beliefs. In particular, Christian Scientists believe that reality is spiritual & the material world is but an illusion. $6.00 a(s)ar

"A FORD IS A HANDY THING TO CARRY / AROUND IN YOUR TOOLBOX" showing a Ford towing a much larger car, post card from the Auto Comics series, mailed 1918 to Miss Frances Keene in Bangor Maine, soft corners, very faint upper corner crease. 'Scene on Miller Hill' is added by the sender to the front; the hill is located on Miller Street in Bangor. $3.75 acm

"A future President // WILLIE WHAT / ALWAYS KEEPS / MOVING? // FORD CARDS / AND THE / EARTH" signed Cobb X. Shinn art depicting boy responding to his teacher's question; post card mailed MAR 10 1918 to Miss Elsie Morrison in Hayden Indiana, upper corners creased (1 is long), toned back. $4.25 a(s)g(f)a*

"A gentle pace along the road, / Now fast, now slow, to suit their taste, / But well I ween, that Cupid keen, / Is not disposed his time to waste." deeply embossed postcard from PFB Serie 7774, mailed 1908 to Mrs. T. J. Mason in Hunterville Missouri. $10.50ap

"ALASKA STREET CAR / Designed-Built-Owned-Operated by / Martin Itjen of the days of '98 / SKAGWAY, ALASKA / The trick cub bear on the front / of the car is the Traffic Manager" showing him before his 1929 Model A sight-seeing vehicle, black & white post card with sky tint, tiny corner crease, very light toning near the edges. $12.50 a(s)agsm

"A LITTLE SPARK, A LITTLE COIL, / A LITTLE GAS, A LITTLE OIL, / A PIECE OF TIN, TWO-INCH OF BOARD / PUT 'EM TOGETHER AND YOU HAVE A FORD // JUST ATE A / TIN LIZZY / AND THE THING / IS STILL RUNNIN' // © COMMERCIAL COLORTYPE COMPANY" with signed Cobb X. Shinn art depicting a vehicle passing by a goat with indigestion problems; post card mailed AUG 19 1915 to Miss Sarah Gisewite in New Lebanon Ohio, tiny upper corner crease, writing on front by sender, hits of cancel ink on front. Message reads: "... a very very strenuous day. At one place I was crowded off the road and the left wheels cropped in the ditch to the axles. I used my back and a few plan and stones for about an hour prying the machine out of the ditch. The fellow had plenty of room but didn't use it..." The addressee's last name is misspelled by the sender. $7.50 a(s)ap

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"ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS, / THAT A FORD IS A RATTLING GOOD CAR // © COMMERCIAL COLORTYPE COMPANY" with signed Cobb X. Shinn art depicting a vehicle with many rattles emanating from it; postcard mailed AUG 30 1916 to Mrs. L. J. Ives in West Almond New York, upper corner creased twice faintly, bottom corner crease. $5.00 a(s)a

"A man who owns a Ford, is a man with a pull. // JUST THINK OF IT. A FORD / PULLING US HOME! // © COMMERCIAL COLORTYPE COMPANY" with signed Cobb X. Shinn art depicting a vehicle with astonished passengers getting a tow; postcard mailed 1916 to Mary Beth Wilson in Shelbyville Indiana, minor corner rounding, much thinning & paste residue on back from album removal, front is presentable. $2.00 a(s)a!

"American Scene, on the move, / with a houseboat for some / open water." with a Ford pulling it, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 from Earlton Kansas, slight curl to the paper, very light toning on back. $1.75 as(p)

"AMERICAN UNDERSLUNG / 'AMERICAN UNDERSLUNG' SIX TYPE 644" advertising card the size of a regular post card for American Motors Company of Indianapolis, back emphasizes safety, comfort, etc. for $2750. 'Underslung" refers to the frame being mounted under the axles. Shown is the 1914 model announced in the April 12 1913 Saturday Evening Post. The company failed in 1914. Sold but both sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. i(i)aa

"A merry Christmas / and a happy New Year / St. Gall  A. & L. Metzger" postcard sent 1907 (clear St. Gallen postmark) at the Drucksache rate to Indianapolis Indiana, presumably from a couple that was touring there, probably at least partially on business -- the auto has an advertising slogan on its front: 'WE / LEAD'. The name of the Swiss town is also seen spelled Sankt Gallen or Saint-Gallen. $9.00 g(m)csa

"A / Merry XMas" with Santa driving an automobile loaded with toys, deeply embossed art on a postcard from Series No. 74, minor wear at the top edge, a Christmas message written neatly in the address area. $5.00 ca

"An Assembly Line / of the Ford Motor Company" showing the interior of the Rouge Plant in Dearborn Michigan, work in progress, unused circa 1928 real photo postcard with excellent composition & contrast; some information about the scene printed on back. $9.00 m(d)ai

"Ancient automobile on the / street of Greenfield Village, Mich." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 from Spruce Michigan. $1.75 m(g)a

"... a photo of my sister and our dog Teddy in the automobile" sent to Miss Lelia Roberts in Alderson West Virginia by her 'Anty Roberts' or 'Curly Roberts' (hard to read) in Iowa in 1910. Uncaptioned sepia-tone real photo postcard, tiny upper corner crease, light toning on back. $7.50 g(r)da

"Appalachian Auto Sales" small used car lot with 4 vehicles on cinder blocks, continental post card, unused, near mint. $1.25 ca

"Appalachian Yuppies" couple in lawn chairs regard their BMW up on cinder blocks, continental postcard, unused, near mint. $1.25 ca

"Arch Express / TRANSPORTATION / Welcome to Columbus, Ohio / We provide Limousines, Sedans, and Buses" unused continental-size advertising postcard with full color both sides, nea-mint condition. $1.50 o(c)aab

"ARE YOU GOING TO RAISE / YOUR FORD TO BE A JITNEY // OH! YOU / JITNEY BUS! // © COMMERCIAL COLORTYPE COMPANY" with signed Cobb X. Shinn art depicting a farmer's comment on a passing vehicle hitting a rock & propelling the back-seat riders upward; unused circa-1916 post card, mild corner rounding, light toning both sides. In addition to a bus, a jitney can also be considered as a shared taxi. $5.00 a(s)abt

"A SEASIDE RUN" art showing 2 ladies in an old auto stopping to chat with a lady pedestrian, color postcard with undivided back mailed 1907 at Ashtabula Ohio, part cancel on front, several creases, scribble on the back, as is. $1.50 a*

"ASSEMBLING DEPT. / KISSEL MOTOR CAR CO. / HARTFORD WIS." unused circa-1908 sepia-tone real photo post card made by the Montgomery-Walter Photograph Company in Hartford, evenly divided back, a lot of oxidation consistent with estimated age. Rare. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. w(h)iia

"A STREET SCENE IN ELSIE MICH." with many townspeople showing off their automobiles near the meat market (at the right), sepia-tone real photo postcard with pleasing focus & contrast, mailed MAY 4 1912 from Elsie, good edges, fortunately not much toning on back from the penciled message. In those days this type of display was typically put on by a booster club to show off and publicize the prosperity of their small town. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. m(e)a

"At the Races. // F1100/8. The Rotograph Co., N. Y. City (Germany)" with unsigned art showing well-dressed people watching a turf race from their chauffer-driven automobile; undivided back post card mailed 1908 from Colorado to Ohio, mild corner wear & rounding. $5.00 ra

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"Austin Healey 100 Six" unused continental post card, reproduced with permission fo British Motor Industries Heritage Trust, copyrighted, near mint. $2.00 au

"AUTO BUILT IN 1905 BY ROBERT SHELDON IN / SKAGWAY, ALASKA. IT WAS BASED ON PIC- / TURES SEEN IN MAGAZINES AND WAS POW- / ERED BY A ONE-CYLINDER TWO-CYCLE MARINE / ENGINE. (UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM)" unused chrome post card with fresh appearance, unusual subject matter. (2 available) $2.00 each. a(s)a

"Automobile Certificate / No. 15212 Ohio" registering a 20 horse-power Ford automobile to Peter Smith on RFD 2 in Shelby Ohio, over the facsimile signature of C. Q. Hildebrant (Charles Quinn Hildebrant, Republican Secretary of State & later mayor of Wilmington Ohio), serrated edges at top & bottom to facilitate separation, light toning, a little cancel ink on the otherwise blank back. $4.00 p(o)ao(w)

"AUTOMOBILE STOLEN / REWARD OFFERED / ... / Owner Glenn Wysong / Address Eaton, Ohio / Where stolen Eaton Ohio / $50.00 REWARD / $25 for the return of the car, and / $25 for arrest and conviction of thief / THE LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. / ... " post card mailed at Dayton JUL 29 1921 to the Chief of Police in Noblesville Indiana, blanks filled in neatly by typewriter, good edges. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. ialo(e)g(w)

"AUTOMOBILE STOLEN / REWARD OFFERED / ... / Owner Louis Popovich / Address Dayton, Ohio / Where stolen Dayton Ohio / ... / $50.00 REWARD / $25 for the return of the car, and / $25 for arrest and conviction of thief / THE LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. / ... " post card mailed at Dayton JUL 28 1921 to the Chief of Police in Noblesville Indiana, blanks filled in neatly by typewriter, good edges. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 ialo(d)g(p)

"AutoRama / WORLD of WHEELS® / THE HOTTEST SHOWS ON EARTH" continental card advertising their 2002-2003 event schedule, no postcard back, exceptionally colorful, near mint. (2 available) $1.50 each. a

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"Auto des Monats 'Mai 2001' / ... / Mercedes-Benz 10 / 40 / 65 PS 1923" unused continental post card, near mint." $1.50 a

"Auto des Monats 'Juli 2001' / ... / Mercedes-Benz 300d Messwagen 1960" unused continental post card, near mint." $1.50 a

"Auto des Monats 'Januar 2002' / ... / Mercedes-Benz 170 / 6 1931" unused continental post card, near mint." $1.50 a

"Auto des Monats 'Juli 2002' / ... / Mercedes-Benz Typ 130 1935" unused continental post card, near mint." $1.50 a

"Auto des Monats 'August 2002' / ... / Daimler-Wagen mit Kettenantrieb / 'Schrödter-Wagen' 1892" unused continental post card, near mint." $1.50 a

"Auto des Monats 'September 2002' / ... / Mercedes-Benz 350 SE 1979" unused continental post card, near mint." $1.50 a

"Auto des Monats 'Dezember 2002' / ... / Daimler 4 PS Lastwagen 1898" unused continental post card, near mint." $1.50 a

"Auto des Monats 'März 2003' / ... / Mercedes-Benz 230 SL 1965" unused continental post card, near mint." (2 available) $1.50 each. a

"Auto des Monats 'April 2003' / ... / Mercedes-Benz 220 S Coupé 1959" unused continental post card, near mint." $1.50 a

"Auto des Monats 'August 2003' / ... / Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 1972" unused continental post card, near mint." $1.50 a

"Auto des Monats 'November 2003' / ... / Mercedes-Benz Centomobile 1986" unused continental post card, near mint." $1.50 a

"Auto des Monats 'März 2004' / ... / Benz 40 PS Landaulet 1907" unused continental post card, near mint." $1.50 a

"Auto des Monats 'Mai 2004' / 1954 / Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Chassis" unused continental post card, near mint." $1.50 a

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AUTO DES MONATS MUSEUM CARDS
A high-quality monthly series
produced by the Mercedes-Benz Museum
The series in museum card format has technical specifications
 & historical notes in German all over the back.

"Auto des Monats 'Februar 2004' / 1969 / Mercedes-Benz 250 CE Coupé" unused continental museum card, near mint." $1.50 a

"Auto des Monats 'Juni 2004' / 1900 / Benz Mylord Coupé" unused continental museum card, near mint." $1.50 a

"Auto des Monats 'Juli 2004' / 1936 / Mercedes-Benz 170 H Cabrio-Limousine" unused continental museum card, near mint." (2 available) $1.50 each. a

"Auto des Monats 'August 2004' / 1912 / Mercedes 14 / 30 PS" unused continental museum card, near mint." (2 available) $1.50 each. a

"Auto des Monats 'September 2004' / 1962 / Mercedes-Benz 190" unused continental museum card, near mint." (2 available) $1.50 each. a

"AVIGNON -- HOTEL d'EUROPE - Cour d'honneur" with a side view of a chauffeur-driven limousine (circa 1929 styling) parked at the entrance of the French hotel; unused sepia-tone carte postale from Idéal, image printed at a tilt to the rectangular edges, top edge is rough however, tiny bend at 1 bottom corner. Hard to find! $20.00 f(a)a

"BENZ CAR, 1888 / The only survivor of the first four production / Benz cars and the oldest road-worthy car in / the world" unused continental postcard, excellent condition. $2.50 as

"BUGATTI TANK TIPO 32 - 1923" unused continental-size post card printed in Italy, copyrighted, near mint condition. $1.50 a

"Cadillac Demonstration Car / Auto Exhibit, Carnival / May 18-20 '11, Porterville" in California, its carnival mentioned in the nearby Madera Mercury of 20 May 1911; unused Azo (triangles all up) real photo postcard with good edges & oxidation consistent with age. The car shown was described in detail (at the Santa Ana Cadillac Garage where it was previously) in the Santa Ana Register of February 15 1911, page 4. Rare. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.c(p)a

"CALLING ALL MODEL / & PEDAL CARS!" continental advertising card publicizing a 2005 series of shows held throughout the US, near mint. Both sides full color & interesting. $1.25 taa

"Carry the card / that carries / special benefits for / business & leisure... / Hertz / AMERICA'S WHEELS™ / CDP ID# ..." segmented membership card with business savings coupon all over the back, some ink from printing process smeared on front, otherwise fresh. $1.00 a

"CARS OF YESTER-YEAR / DR-5S-54444-B  Photo by Ozzie Sweet" depicting three very old autos side-by-side with couples in the seats, unused chrome post card. $1.00 ap

"CAVALIER 2001 / We'll Be There." card (slightly larger than credit-card size) in full color with specifications on back--engines, transmissions, price, features, options. Tiny ink spot on one back edge. $0.75

"Chalets du Cycle -- Le Garage des automobiles / B. F., Paris" with 4 early autos before it, unused carte postale with undivided back, light album marks at the corners. In the 16e Arrondissement. Rare; seldom offered. $16.50 f(p)a

"CHANGE THAT GR-R-R / TO A PURR-R-R!" unused circa 1937 advertising post card for Sinclair Opaline Gear Lubricants--Summer Grade, also referred to as Sinclair Free-Wheeling Lubricant--Summer Grade on front; green & black printing on back as well advising SUMMER'S COMING, long internal crease from the right front edge, toning both sides. Hard to find! $6.00 oaa

"Charabanc body (circa 1926) on Bristol LH chassis, designed, coach built and hand painted by Hants and / Dorset at Cental Workshops Eastleigh, May 1982" unused postcard, near mint. (2 different views) $1.50 each. ae . Same, side view, but 2 tiny corner bends. $1.00 ae

"Christmas Greetings / H. C. Gibbon" caption from writing on back, real photo post card shows well dressed man standing in front of his car, light toning on front, light toning on back. $3.50 ag

"'CHROME COFFIN' - 1923 'T' Bucket Ford, chrome tube-type chassis, full / chrome DeSoto engine, fuel inj. OWNERS: Biniecki Bros., Warren, Mich. / Photo by Robert Hegge" publicity card for auto shows, no postcard back, 2 internal creases--about 1" from bottom of card & a longer curved one from the side--both faintly seen from the front. $3.75 ap(h)gm

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Circa 1929 luxury chauffeur-driven automobile with Duesenberg Pegasus(?) hood ornament & Michelin tires, regular-postcard size photograph with glossy finish, toned back with no writing. $5.00 a*

"Collection 'HUMOUR ET INSOLITE' (2me Série) / 7. Earnie Hearon Réparation (1978)" a man's head disappears as he crawls into the engine compartment of his Catalina, black & white photo on unused continental postcard, tiny corner bend, fresh appearance. (2 available) $1.25 each. ap

"COLS. O. FLOOD 3-26-13  STATE & MILL STS." showing an upside-down auto still in some water at Columbus Ohio, unused black & white post card published by Haenlein Brothers, minor corner & edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $1.75 oad

"Compliments Of / Valentino's / Car Care / … / Columbus, OH / …" unused keyring with advertising for automobile mechanics. Nice. $1.50 oam

"CONNOR BROWN CADILLAC COMPANY / 1415 S. E. 6th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale" exterior including glimpses of several automobiles, unused chrome postcard from the days when telephone numbers where only 5 digits long, round corners as issued. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $1.50 fa

"Dakota Digital / Control Your Vehicle's Boiling Point! / With Dakota Digital's Dual Fan Controller!" unused continental advertising postcard with illustrations both sides, near mint. $1.50 a

"Dakota Digital  / Odyssey Series EGT, Boost, & Temperature  / 3 Gauges in One!" unused continental advertising postcard with illustrations both sides, near mint. $1.50 a

"Dakota Digital / Remote Tire Pressure Monitoring System" unused continental advertising postcard with illustrations both sides, near mint. $1.50 a

"DATA ON HITLER'S PERSONAL ARMORED LIMOUSINE / Used by him to travel through his Conquered Countries / … / On Display July 16 to 20, 1950 at / STENGERS--FORD / Your Ford Dealer at 817 North Main, Dayton, Ohio" black & white advertising card with much pertinent information on back; corner crease, toned back & front. $20.00 ngao

"Dear Mamma - This picture was taken on the road to Colo. Springs. We had just finished our lunch. ..." showing four people posted alongside their 1907 or 1908 (previous owner penciled 1907 on front, we think 1908) Buick, real photo postcard with message from Carrie to her mother Mrs. J. C. Wright in Spencer Iowa, mailed in 1911, minor corner rounding, both upper corners creased, traces of cancel ink in the front sky, album toning at the front corners. Possibly unique. Because there is no printed caption, part of the interesting message is quoted here instead. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 i(s)acg

"DEPARTMENT OF POLICE / Muncie, Ind., Aug. 13, 1921 / STOLEN AUTOMOBILE / --$25 REWARD-- / ... / JOHN E. CAREY, / Chief of Police" for a 1918 Ford owned by A. W. Ritchie, described in detail; postal card mailed to the Chief of Police in Nobelsville Indiana, good edges. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 i(m)lg(r)ag(c)

"DERNED IF THET / AIN'T MORE'N I'D / GIVE FER IT" says old traveler pondering a nickel taxi ride in a Ford; signed Witt art on an unused post card from the Auto Comics series, spotty toning both sides, minor corner wear. $3.00 a(w)act

"Dey vill knock dem, budt yet dey vas alvays villing / to ride aroundt in a Ford. // I VA GEDDING / SO RADDLED / I FEEL LIKE A  / NERFUS PUDDIN! / FUR VY DO DEY / CALL DEM / DIN LISSIE? // DERE VAS SOME / MORE PEPBLES VAT VAS / ROLLER SKATEN / LOOK OUDT, I'M DER / SPEEDOMEDER FUR / DIS CAR" with the latter remark from a dog running alongside; signed Cobb X. Shinn art on a postcard mailed MAY 14 1918 from Trenton New Jersey to Mr. W. G. Bennett in Hop Bottom Pennsylvania, bottom corner crease, light toning both sides, a little cancel ink in the front sky, minor corner wear. $4.50 a(s)a

   
"DIAMOND TIRES / Maxwell Automobiles / ESTABLISH ENVIABLE RECORDS / ... Winner of Munsey Historic Tour ... / ... Best Team Score in Glidden Tour ... / JUDGE THEM BY THEIR PERFORMANCES / MAXWELL-BRISCOE MOTOR COMPANY / TARRYTOWN N. Y." advertising on a horse dressed to get attention, real photo post card mailed there 1911 to Mr. George Fry in Ruggles Ohio, messaged in part 'What you think of my auto', unevenly toned back as shown. Sold but both sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. n(t)haa

"Dixie Sight- Seeing Autos / at Chickamauga Battlefields, / Chattanooga, Tenn." white-border era post card, unused, toned back. Essentially, these vehicles were taxis. $3.00 (t(c)at)+

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"DODGE CAR SERVICE CLUB / (FOR DODGE OWNERS OWNERS (sic) EXCLUSIVELY / ... / Membership fee $15.00 per year in advance / ... / W. C. GILBERT, PRESIDENT, / CHASE AND EDEN STREETS / BALTIMORE, MD." card advertising services similar to today's AAA, small upper corner crease. both sides toned. Date? When phone numbers were like WOLFE 5820, the number given on the card. $3.00 m(b)ga

"DODGE COUPE / Reward for information leading to recovery / DESCRIPTION / 1920 model, painted black ... / Owner, Robert Guinther, Akron, Ohio ..." postal card mailed 1921 to the Chief of Police at Noblesville Indiana from American Automobile Insurance Company in Cleveland, light toning at one back corner & along lower front edge. $10.00 ilao(a)g(g)

"Donate and Support Your Community! / Free Home Pick Up! // Volunteers / of America® // Donate Your Car" credit-card size refrigerator magnet distributed in the Central Ohio area, excellent condition. Soliciting automobile, clothing & household item donations. $1.00 ra

DOUBLE TROUBLE" art depicting a woman jacking up an auto while a wind blows off her hat & lifts her skirt quite high; vary rare Mutoscope arcade card from the Follies Girls series, good colors, good edges. Sold but front side still available for artistic study & reference as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 mpa

"Downtown Bull Ring" exterior including parking lot (two-thirds of a 'Woodie' closest to the viewer) & ad signs for Tecate & Bacardi, in Tijuana México; unused chrome with round corners as issued. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $1.50

"DV. - 5. - Bois de Boulogne / Sortie du Bois au Pont de l'Avre / Cliché G. Devé" showing old automobiles exiting the park near that bridge, carte postale sent TCV 1910 to San Francisco, minor corner wear, a few speckles of cancel ink on back. Seldom offered. $17.00 f(p)a-f

"E 107 / 1923 DELAGE CO2 6 cyl. Cabriolet 2 ptes./spider" unused continental-size postcard published by Musée de la Carrosserie Française, small light thumbprint on back, minor wear to one short edge. $0.75 a

"Eagle Street, Geneva, O." showing early auto with dog riding in front, post card with writing on back, fairly fresh. $10.00 Not as fresh, conspicuous edge wear. $5.50

"Easter  /  GREETING" two rabbits drive an auto laden with large egg & small flowers, embossed, postcard mailed 1907 at East Stroudsburg Pennsylvania, minor corner wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $1.50 feaa

"ELECTRIC CAR / EISENHOWER MUSEUM / Abilene, Kansas / ...The car was manufac- / tured by Rauch and Lang in 1914." unused continental postcard with fresh appearance. $1.25 ak

"ENTRY FORM / PROLAB NUTRITION / 2000 JEEP / WRANGLER / GIVE-A-WAY" picturing the Jeep on a rocky slope, unused continental post card from the bodybuilding advertiser (drawing at Mr. Olympia event), near mint. (2 available) $1.50 each. s(b)a

"EVEN THE BIRDS KNOW A FORD WHEN THEY SEE ONE // © COMMERCIAL COLORTYPE COMPANY" with 'Cheep' emanating from their beaks 12 times, signed Cobb X. Shinn art on a postcard mailed 1916 from Turners Station Kentucky to the Dr. J. T. Garvey family in Cropper Kentucky by their niece Irene. $5.00 g(g)a(s)a

"Every dog has his day, / but the man who owns a Ford / is always popular. // HOW'S BILL // HELL-O BILL" with 2 pedestrians acknowledging the driver as he passes, signed Cobb X. Shinn art on a postcard mailed JAN 28 1916 from Parkersburg West Virginia to the Miss Gladys Buckley in New England West Virginia by her cousin, small upper corner crease, minor corner wear, minor album toning. $4.50 a(s)a!*

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"FERRARI / by Keith Harmer  9340" unused continental postcard printed in England, copyrighted, near mint. Gorgeous--all automobiles should look this good! $3.00 a(r)

"FERRARI / una leggenda" showing 24 different, identified; unused continental-size post card published by P.A.R.C., near-mint condition. $1.50 a

"FIRESTONE" with art depicting a nude lady standing next to one of their tires, company logo partially obscured in the background, unused continental postcard with 1965 copyright, excellent condition. $3.00 na

   
   
FORD AUTOMOBILE ART ON UNIQUE POST CARDS. Lot of 21 different well-done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcards with art depicting Ford automobiles of many years. Art is of high quality; though not attributed, the probable sources for all are Ford Times travel magazines of the 1950's & 1960's. Would be special if displayed together. Examples above: "Wonderfull Old Times" (top left), Cafe De La Paix (top right), signed Glen MacNutt (lower left) & "Service Station in Mexico" (bottom right). Our unique home-made postcards are from a collector who wanted to obtain specimens of all US town cancels on postcards bearing contemporaneous stamps. When he ran out of postcards (he required several thousands), he made many and became quite good at it. He cut up travel magazines mostly--so the photography or art is of a high standard, but not always attributed. He copied the captions by hand, sometimes making a spelling error. His cards are surprisingly well made. There are no bumps that you might expect from sloppy pasting, and the edges simply do not peel back. We have sold most for $2.00 each (a few more, a few less) and have never had a dissatisfied customer. In fact some, on viewing the items for their locality, bought us out of their entire state! All 21 unique postcards for $20.00 a

"FORD CAR PRESENTED TO / THOMAS A. EDISON BY HENRY FORD / -- 1914 --" sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed 1931 at Fort Myers, slight oxidation consistent with the older age, minor corner wear, light spotty album toning on back. This postcard proved hard to find; all we found were pricey offers of prints. Why not have the real thing from us? SOLD af(f)

"Ford  CAUTION  Lincoln / ALWAYS LOCK YOUR CAR / USE BEST GRADE OIL / CHANGE OIL EACH 750 MILES / ... / RETARD SPARK BEFORE STARTING / ... / Insist on getting Genuine Ford Parts / C. C. VANIMAN / TROTWOOD, OHIO" flat metal plate holed at its corners so it could be attached to an automobile, a few tiny abrasions do not detract. The phrase about retarding the spark appeared in 1918 - 1927 advertising. The slogan about getting genuine parts appeared in 1919 - 1935. Thus we can date the piece to 1919 - 1927. The Vaniman dealership was on East Main. It opened in 1910 when the town population was about 348, and prospered for decades. Seldom seen or offered. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. o(t)g(v)a

"Ford focus / Spirited Driving / www.fordvehicles.com ... // Ford focus / Smart Design / www.fordvehicles.com .." advertising coaster with the 2 designs alternating as it is shifted in angle towards the light, made of durable semi-translucent material. Nice! $2.00 abc

"Ford Motor Co." side view of an early Ford evidently serving as a company car (no caption, but we took the bold lettering on its side) with a long bridge in the background; sepia-tone post card mailed circa 1910 to Belfast Maine, bottom corner crease, long internal crease from the bottom edge gets to the front of the car but is not too conspicuous. $4.50 a

"Ford Motor Plant--Shipping 1000 Cars a Day, / Detroit, Mich." post card mailed there 1921, text on back promises additions to enable 4000 per day, long bottom corner crease, corner rounding, toning along the back edges. Seldom offered in any condition. When we searched the Internet we found one posted to a forum for comment & the record of one sale; that's all! $15.00 am(d)i

"Ford No. 2 Winner of Coast to Coast Race At A. Y. E. / O. T. FRASCH SEATTLE 234" showing the disputed winner at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, wreath on its radiator, rags on the floor to catch dripping oil; real photo postcard mailed 1909, slight oxidation consistent with age. A good look at the length of the axle that figured in the dispute. Signage on the back wall in good focus provides interesting text for mining equipment displays nearby: the hand power rock drill offered by the Mining Supply Co. of New York, for example. The photographer was Otto Theodore Frasch. Rare & seldom offered. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 eaapm

"FORD ROTUNDA BY ILLUMINATION, DEARBORN, MICH. / 46926" unused linen postcard, one tiny spot of edge wear, otherwise quite fresh. $2.50 m(d)a

"FORDS DON'T ALWAYS RATTLE LIKE THIS ~ ONLY WHEN / THEY'RE GOING" post card from the Auto Comics series, mailed 1916 from Springfield Missouri, both upper corners creased (1 long, 1 small), soft corners. $3.25 ac

"FORD TOURING  MOTOR NO. 4652615 / ... $125.00 REWARD / $25.00 for Recovery of the car / $100.00 for Sentence of the Thief / ILLINOIS AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE EXCHANGE / Bloomington, ILLINOIS / July 21 1921" government postal card mailed to the chief of Police in Richards, Missouri, long creases reinforced by clear tape on back, several scrapes on front with missing information penned in. As is. $0.75 ii(b)a

"Ford Touring, The First of The Model T's, 1909" near a covered bridge, unused continental post card from the Henry Ford Museum, tiny corner crease. $1.00 a

"Französische Photokarte der zwanziger Jahre / Sammlung Robert Lebeck" looking up the skirt of a woman looking underneath the front of her old Peugeot 201 automobile, to reveal hosiery; copyrighted continental post card, unused, tiny corner crease not into image. Great gag gift for a lady who likes to fix her own automobile, or for the proud owner of such a car. $3.50 hp(l)a

"FREE ENROLLMENT / Because small businesses deserve large perks... / Avis Corporate Account Program / ..." unused business reply card dating to February 1997. $1.00 a

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"FRENCH TOURING CAR AT / ENTRANCE TO SNYDER PARK, / SPRINGFIELD, / OHIO" circa 1915 postcard, mild rounding of the corners, a little toning due to album contact mostly near the corners. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $2.00 o(s)a

   
"From a Auto Tester" uncaptioned (so we use the writing on front) sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed at New Castle Indiana JUN 24 1908 to Mr. Leslie Stout in Balbec Indiana by his brother. This would be a Maxwell automobile. Sold but both sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. i(n)g(s)pa

"Gee! How I wish I had bought a Ford, / I would still have $2,000 left. // © COMMERCIAL COLORTYPE COMPANY" with a man regarding his totaled auto after colliding with a tree; signed Cobb X. Shinn art on a post card mailed JAN 24 1916 to Mr. Cody Bond in Hazelton Iowa, minor corner wear, light toning both sides. Tells you something about the availability of auto insurance then, does it not? $5.00 a(s)ai!*

"GENERAL MOTORS BUILDING, DETROIT, MICH." unused linen postcard, light toning shows in the front borders, tiny inclusion on back. $1.50 m(d)a

"General Motors Building, Detroit, Mich. / 9891" unused early linen post card from an undisclosed publisher, one corner with minor wear, otherwise fairly fresh. $2.25 m(d)a

"GENERAL MOTORS MOTORAMA OF 1956 • New York, January 19 to 24 •  Miami, February 4 to 12 / Los Angeles, March 3 to 11 • San Francisco, March 24 to April 1 • Boston, April 29 to 29" including many cheerleaders & models above & beside a vehicle, unused chrome advertising post card, fairly fresh. $3.75 aa

"GENTLEMEN / PREFER / BLINDS // 619" showing 2 lovers spooning in the back of an auto, postcard from the Auto Comic series, mailed SEP 4 1930 to Miss Grace Geary in Pennsylvania, extensive spotty  toning on back, light toning on front, 2 opposite corners creased. While most reading this have heard of the 1953 movie "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" with Marilyn Monroe, this pun refers to the silent film of the same name released in 1928. $2.50 alm

"GIVE HER MORE GAS, SAMANTHY, / I WANT TH'FORD TO CULTIVATE / THAT BACK 'FORTY THIS / MORNING" says farmer to his wife in a Ford; signed Witt art on a postcard mailed 1923 to Miss Bertha Potter in Binghamton New York, upper corner crease not into the design, short internal crease in the upper border, one lower corner with 2 small creases. $3.00 a(w)aa

"GIVE YOUR ENGINE / THE ULTIMATE / FLOW JOB // BLOW IT OUT YOUR ... / Pypes / PERFORMANCE EXHAUST" with back tabulating styles available for specific makes & models--1955-57 Chevy Bel Air, 1967-81 Camaro, etc. Near mint advertising card, continental size. $2.00 aa(c)

"Good-bye, dear friends, we'll think of thee / As through the air we speed afar, / We'll for you pray, but would not stay, / Our heart is with our motor car." art on an embossed PFB Serie 7774 postcard, printed in Germany, mailed 1910 to Miss Edna Magee in Harmony PA by her friend Alice in Bolivar NY, tiny chip from the right front edge, 3 small areas of toning in the message area of the back. $9.00 ap

"HA1SB" Györ QSL card used 1971 by the Rara Magyar Vagon club, quality art samples Hungarian automotive products. $2.75 ha. Same but used 1993, plain back, no art. $2.25 ha

"Hallo Hamburg // Reserve hat / noch 110 Tage! // Wer weiß ob / uns wiedersehn!" sepia-tone real photo Postkarte mailed circa 1910 from a town in Holstein (details in cancel obscured by stamp removal) sent to Punta-Arenas Chile. These are reservists from Hamburg on leave (one drinks beer under the auto) who have 110 days left to serve together before receiving assignments, and then (the sign continues) who knows whether they will ever meet again. The photographer posed such groups and put a small numeral placard by the left front tire (this is 603) to help him keep track of who was in what picture. The sign on top of the engine could be varied to specify which town they were from. The sign in the middle had a spot were the number of days could be erased & chalked in. Heavy vertical crease, rounded corners & a toned back. $5.50 m(g)ga

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"Hankinson's / Original / Auto Polo / Teams. // MADE IN OKAMOTO / TOKYO JAPAN" showing an action scene from the real & dangerous sport started as a publicity stunt by a Ford dealer named Hankinson in Topeka Kansas; postcard mailed SEP 25 1916 from Billings Montana, bottom corners creased, trivial upper corner wear. Writer mentions "the Big Fair" where there might well have been a match; these were popular fair & exhibition events. Rare: When we searched the Internet, no one else was offering it, no one bragged about having sold it & no one was even exhibiting it. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 aks(m)g

"Hannoversche Gummiwerke / 'Excelsior' A.-G. Hannover-Linden" Postkarte with signed H. Schütz art showing a large automobile crossing through a picket fence & causing a hunter to be shot with his own shotgun. Manufacturer was located in Hannover-Limmer Germany. A rubber tire advertisement that is hard to find. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 haa(s)

"Happy days / E 8" uncaptioned (so we use the writing & violet handstamp on the back) approximately 5"x7" original photograph of a Gray automobile with a soldier in medalled uniform & a poodle inside, one upper corner creased twice, very slight oxidation. Grays were only made in Detroit from 1922 - 1926, so material like this is uncommon. LOST IN STOCK ad

"Happy traveling" showing a circa 1960 gray Plymouth with Maryland license plate, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1963 from Henderson Kentucky (Pray for Peace slogan cancel). $1.50 a

"HEADQUARTERS INDIANAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT / $25.00 Reward by Owner / STOLEN--1917 6 MO. FORD ROADSTER / Send all-2 information to / J. E. KINNEY, / ... Chief of Police" July 1921 government postal card mailed to the Noblesville Indiana chief of police. Owner was Bert D. Pierce of Indianapolis. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. lig(k)g(p)a^

"HEADQUARTERS INDIANAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT / $25.00 Reward fro Recovery of Car. / $100.00 for Conviction of Thief. / STOLEN--1920 ESSEX ROADSTER / ... / Send all information to / J. E. KINNEY, / ... Chief of Police" July 1921 government postal card mailed to the Noblesville Indiana chief of police, one corner creased twice, another with a small bend. Owner was John E. Doyle of Indianapolis. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 lig(k)g(d)a

"HEADQUARTERS SHELBYVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT / $50.00 Reward by Owner / STOLEN---1921 NASH SEVEN PASSENGER TOURING CARD / ... / This car will probably be driven by Walter M. Snepp, age 37... / for whom warrant / charging unlawful secretion of leased property is held by the undersigned. / Send all information to / MR. GEO. M. HAEHL / Chief of Police / August 22, 1921 ..." with detailed description of the car & the suspect, government postal card mailed to the Noblesville Indiana Chief of Police. $15.00 i(s)g(h)g(s)al*

HELSINGBORG EXHIBITION 1903. "Helsingborgsutställningen 1903. Officiella brefkort / Interiőr frĺn Maskinhallen. / Axel Eliassons Konstfőrlag, Stockholm, No 18.  Ettertryck főrbjudes. Foto. Dahlquist." showing the interior of the Machine Hall including automobiles, official brefkort mailed there 1903 but stamp removed, minor corner wear. Hard to find & seldom offered. $7.00 esa

"HENRY FORD" as he looked 1910 - 1912, then a wealthy & well connected man who was not yet rich enough to buy & sell companies, and not yet a household name (which would have warranted a printing available to the public). High-quality autographed real photo postcard, probably a private favor to an important investor or new dealership owner who believed in his future.
No caption, no photographer attribution,
no publisher attribution, no other writing of any kind. This photo was compared to the different publicly available photos now appearing in his biographies to set the year dates that we specify. Unconditionally guaranteed in writing with a photo certificate. $125.00 faam

Henry Ford II. Unused Kodak real photo postcard with side view of the ship in good focus, fresh appearance, Ship was registered to the Ford Motor Company in 1924. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $1.50 s(f)a

"HENRY NEVER MADE A LADY OUT OF THIS LIZZIE / HAWLEY'S TAVERN, 4TH OF JULY SUMMIT" where Henry refers to Henry Ford, Lizzie refers to the Model T Ford (often called the Tin Lizzie); sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed 1928, a little wear on one bottom corner, slight curl to the paper.   The summit is on the border of Montana & Idaho. Rare. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 i(f)w(f)fa

"Here are a few of the fish we got. ... D. L. Swarts Buckeye City Ohio" with caption excerpted from message on back, mailed but not cancelled in 1911, 2 bends into the lower left front corner. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. o(b)gfa

"HERE COME BACK HERE!! / THAT'S NOT YER / MAMMY! // 'A COLT FOLLOWED A FORD ALL THE WAY TO TOWN' / ~ NEWS ITEM" Auto Comic postcard mailed 1916 to Miss Myrtle Merritt in New Lisbon Wisconsin, minor corner wear & rounding, toned lower right front corner, a little pencil writing on front is by the sender. $3.00 a(w)ac

"Here vas a bokay vor your Ford, / I heart you say idt vas deat. // DER GOO DIE YOUNG? / VAR I RIDE??" with a Dutch boy presenting the unfortunate owner with flowers; signed Cobb X. Shinn art on a post card mailed JUN 22 1920 to Mrs. John Johnson in Lundess Indiana, uneven spotty toning on back, noticeable wear at all corners. Tells you something about the availability of auto insurance then, does it not? $4.50 a(s)a

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"Here we see some Big Car folks, / Who don't enjoy the Ford mans jokes // I DON'T HAVE TO GET MY BACK UP ABOUT IT // THERE'S NOTHING TO DO BUT BACK UP ABOUT 11 MILES" two autos encounter a road closed sign on a mountainous path; sample postcard with signed Witt art from the Ford Booster Comics series from the Auburn Post Card Company in Auburn Indiana, printed ad with pricing in black over all the back, album marks at the corners, light toning both sides. $5.00 a(w)acsi

"Hertz / The Key to Year-round / Discounts! // Carry the Card / With Car Rental Benefits" wallet card with attached free upgrade coupon (no longer valid), circa April 1992. $1.00 a

"HIGHEST PPICES(sic) / PAID FOR / FARM PRODUCE" sign points the way for a farmer family in a Ford towing hay & poultry behind them; signed Witt art mailed at Sanford Montana circa-1920 to Mr. Fred Tuttle in Detroit Michigan, 2 corners with small creases not into the art, very light toning on front, back toned lightly. It is not likely that many such error cards were sold. $3.75 a(w)aa

"HISTORY IN THE MAKING / (Reproduction of Oil Painting) /One day in 1893 Mr. Henry Ford pushed his first car out of his workshop ... " unused 1933 Century of Progress postcard, very light toning on back, one corner with trivial wear. $7.00 aeh

"honk - honk / COCKADOODLEDOO" comic art depicting an auto accident caused by an effort to avoid a chick; colorful & intricately embossed postcard mailed circa-1910 (judging by the stamp) at Riverton New Jersey to Mrs. C. E. Bigelow in Toledo Ohio, corners worn & rounded, back heavily toned. Farmers lost a lot of poultry & livestock on country roads in those days. $5.00 caa

"Hot Rod Ford T-Bucket 1923 - Projekt 'Desert Dreams' Best-Nr. C501" showing a model in tight-fitting clothing standing next to it, unused continental post card, fotodesign Hesselmann, near mint. (2 available) $2.50 each ad

"I AIN'T AFRAID OF / TH' HAY GETTING / WET SINCE I GOT / RID OF TH' OLD / GREY TEAM OF / MARES" says farmer riding a heavily loaded Ford scaring his livestock as he attempts to escape the oncoming storm; signed Witt art on a Ford Farm Comic series mailed 1924 from Windom Kansas to Mr. Harold Andrews in Lafayette Ohio, minor corner wear, a few small spots of toning both sides. $3.50 a(w)aac

"'IF I AM ELECTED -- EVERYBODY CAN RIDE IN AN AUTOMOBILE' / ~ POLITICAL CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE" depicting an overloaded Ford Jitney, circa-1916 postcard from the Ford Comics series, mailed to Mrs. A. L. Simon in Andover Ohio, faint bottom corner crease, long internal crease from the top edge. $3.00 ac

"IF YOU OWN A FORD, / THE WORLD LAUGHS AT YOU OR WITH YOU // © COMMERCIAL COLORTYPE COMPANY" with boy spectator shouting 'Where did you that roller skate?'; signed Cobb X. Shinn art on a post card mailed 1916 to Mr. Charles B. Briner in Huntington Indiana, wear & small creases at the bottom corners, back has uneven spotty toning. $5.00 a(s)a

"impala 2001 / The Passion and Performance is Back!..." card (slightly larger than credit-card size) in full color with specifications on back--engines, transmissions, price, features, options. Bend at one corner. $0.75

"I'm the Guy that put the 'Joy' in / Joy-Ride" postcard mailed circa 1913 to Miss Cora Swogger in Stoneboro Pennsylvania, upper corner crease, tiny nicks in the upper border. $2.50 a

   
"Indians! / When this band of full blooded Indians hit the boulevard after leaving the reservation they wanted a Stutz. ..." advertising postcard with back logo 'THE CAR THAT MADE GOOD IN A DAY' over 'You should see the new four-passenger Stutz. You'd be delighted with it.' The advertising logo was used after a respectable showing at the 1911 Indianapolis 500; the words within it a more often seen 'Indianapolis Indiana', its place or manufacture. Very hard to find. $35.00 i(i)a

"Interior of No. 11 Factory, Buick / Automobile Plant, Flint, Mich." including some workers standing near their machines, post card mailed there 1913, minor edge wear. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 miia

"INTER-STATE AUTOMOBILES / Levi F. Smith El Paso, Ill." showing 2 different of their automobile models [made by the Inter-State Automobile Company in Muncie Indiana, 1908 - 1919]. The location is not stated, but if it is the grandstand at the fairgrounds nearest to El Paso, then it is the Heart of Illinois Fairgrounds at Peoria, which is known to have had motor contests. Colorless photographer's credit is embossed at the lower center with fancy capital letters & we have included it our caption. Sepia-tone Azo (triangles all up) real photo post card, small creases at each bottom corner, album toning at the back edges. Levi Smith was a photographer, inventor & long-time El Paso businessman. At the time of his death in 1929, he was thought to be the oldest acting photographer in the country. Because of that span of years, his photos are both highly collectible & interesting. Rare. $36.00 i(m)i(p)i(e)pa

"I SAW IT FIRST" color postcard showing 2 men vying for position as an attractive young lady steps out of the back of an auto, mailed 1912, light toning on front, light toning on back, stamp damaged. $2.00

"It may be some pleasure, / To drive a Big Car, But the joys of Ford owner, Are greater by far." post card from the Ford Booster Comic series, mailed APR 20 1920, 3 creases to one lower corner, minor paper separations at the top corners. $3.00 ac

"I vant you to / come to / Jeffersonville, / Ohio / To help me steer around der town" art depicts Dutch kid in auto with pennant, postcard mailed there 1913 (clear cancel), slight browning of the paper with age, minor edge wear. $4.50 oda

"I've got to take my hat off to you, / for you get more laughs than I do. // THERE GOES / ME LONG LOST / BROTHER"  // © COMMERCIAL COLORTYPE COMPANY" with the latter words uttered by a tin can beside the road; signed Cobb X. Shinn art on a post card mailed AUG 27 1918 to Miss Gertrude Johnson in Shelbyville Indiana, soft corners, very light toning on back. $5.00 a(s)a!

"I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER" unsigned art on an unused Winsch post card numbered 109 on back, mild corner wear & rounding. $2.50 aw

"I wonder if you've noticed, / When a Ford runs by so nice, / That little jingle, jingle? / It's the difference in the price" signed Witt art showing a Ford driving by a chauffer-driven limousine; postcard mailed 1917 at Port Huron Michigan, trivial wear at 2 corners. $4.00 a(w)a

   
"Jackson / -- CHIEF'S AUTO --/ BATTLE CREEK, MICH. FIRE DEPARTMENT  381 / A MODERN CITY WORTH LIVING IN." sepia-tone real photo post card with exemplary contrast & focus, mailed there MAY 28 1914 to Mr. W. B. Courtright in Springport Michigan, message neatly written but faded a bit so it is hard to read. The Jackson automobile showing was purchased July  1911; Monument Square Park is the probable background. $40.00 fm(b)a

PLATTE (CHARLES MIX COUNTY). "James W. Calta, Platte S. D. Patent applied for." referring to the attachment / tool fastened to the rear wheel of the automobile shown to facilitate its removal for any needed repairs & to serve as a capstan if the vehicle needed extrication from a mudhole. Unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles all up) real photo postcard, noticeable toning near the back edges, long crease running from the bottom left front to the right side & another 2 creases near a bottom corner. The patent was applied for December 24 1912 & granted May 19 1914. This is the only photo of the device we could find on an Internet search; the only other illustration of it is the drawing within the patent application itself. $40.00 s(p)g(c)ma NEW / NEU / NOVA

"JEANLOUP SIEFF / BIG CAR / LAS VEGAS, 1962" showing an imposing front end of a Buick. unused black & white continental post card. $1.25 ap

"JOHN N. PFEIFFER DEALER IN AUTOMOBILES ~ BUGGIES ~ SUPPLIES ~ ETC" corner view of the Forest Ohio building with a 'WATCH THE FORD GARAGE' sign atop it & 3 different autos parked nearby; real photo post card with excellent depth-of-field, pleasing contrast & interesting composition; light album toning at the corners, unused. Possibly one-of-a-kind: no photographer attribution, no publisher credit, no caption, so just for personal use. The Pfeiffer business was profitable, and John N. became the Chief Patriarch of the Encampment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $2.00 o(f)ga

"K1UIW / THE BEAUTIES OF '63 RIDE ON WIDE TRACK WHEELS" QSL postcard prominently showing a Pontiac in monochromatic blue, mailed 1961 by operator John J. Cull, hint of cancel ink on front, minor wear to one corner. $1.75 m(n)a

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"KADJ-9720 Hot Rod / Rick Bleil" with truck image, QSL card with commissioned Runnin' Bare Style art, used but fresh. $2.00 na

KELLEY OFFICIAL GUIDE (75TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) September-October 2001. Northeast Edition for 1995 - 2001 used car values. Almost new. 271 pages that can save you a lot of money, if you will read it carefully before you shop. Pocket sized for portability, the September-October edition is the time of year when all the equipment values are redone. $4.00 a

"KEWANEE - ILLS. / July 19 - 1916" showing an auto wreck on a country road, unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles all up) real photo post card, 2 long corner creases (lower left front) have been ironed out, considerable album toning & white-out applied (not by us!) to the back over the creases. $9.00 i(l)ad NEW / NEU / NOVA

"KIRKMICHAEL VILLAGE" in Scotland, including signage--CYCLE AGENT // MOTOR CARS / FOR HIRE // P. Crichton / PETROL & OILS / FOR SALE / CYCLES FOR HIRE; sepia-tone real photo post card from W. Smith, very late usage at Rocky Mount Missouri, tiny corner bend, minor wear at 3 corners. $10.00 sga**

   
"KISSEL MOTOR CAR CO. / HARTFORD, WIS.  319" real photo postcard  made by Jos. F. Seidl in Hartford, mailed JUL 10 1924 from Hartford to Mrs. M. Fetler in Cicero Illinois, slight oxidation consistent with age, light toning near the back edges, good edges. Rare. $25.00 w(h)ia

"KISSEL MOTOR CAR CO. HARTFORD WIS. 99" unused circa-1917 sepia-tone Azo (triangles all up) real photo postcard, good edges. Unattributed publisher. Rare. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. w(h)ia

"KLO-1714" New Baltimore Michigan (Macomb County) CB QSL postcard with automobile cartoon art, used but fresh. $2.00 (ma)

"Kool Cars / Inc. // Photo by Richard Arthur" showing a small business with numerical address 1303 in Columbus & a couple of older automobiles parked nearby, unused continental post card from the photographer, near mint. $1.50 oa

"LAMBORGHINI / by Keith Harmer  9373" in a beautiful deep blue, unused continental postcard, tiny corner bend. Dream about it! $2.00 a

"Leaving on Muskoka Trip - 1425 miles / 7-21-23" photo showing a couple & their auto (Springfield Ohio 1923 license number 2777) bound for Ontario; exemplary focus & contrast, corners rounded, 2 corners with small creases not into the image, a little album toning both sides, size approximately 2.5"x5". $6.00 o(s)a

"LES USINES DE DION-BOUTON / LES FERREURS EN VOITURE" at Puteaux France, showing iron fitters at a carriage works, unused sepia-tone carte postale with undivided back. Dion-Bouton made automobiles from 1883 to 1932; in 1900 they were the largest auto manufacturer in the world. Extraordinary & seldom seen. $27.50 p(i)iaf(p)

"'LET ME GET THIS HENRY--YOU BOUGHT THE LUNCH!" comic art in which Texan buys his friend a fancy car (called the El-Texacono Zooper 12), mailed postcard, corners with noticeable wear, a few tiny speckles of cancel ink on front. $2.00 t(u)a

"LET THIS BE OUR SLOGAN FOR THE COMING SEASON / Say it with / brakes -- / and save the flowers! / NOW DONT BE SILLY! / WE CAN ALL SEE THAT NO TRAIN IS COMING! / MAKES NO DIFFER- / ENCE! THIS FAMILY / CROCK DON'T CROSS A / CHOO-CHOO TRACK / ALL THIS SUMMER 'TIL / SOME MEMBER OF THE / PARTY GETS OUT AND / FLAGS US ACROSS! / [BY IRELAND - COURTESY COLUMBUS (o.) DISPATCH / THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD--SAFETY DEPARTMENT" postcard mailed 1924 to Girard Pennsylvania with a detailed description of a used automobile, spotty toning on back. This B&O campaign lasted until 1926, because we found 2 mentions of the slogan then in other types of publications while searching for the card. But no one was showing or offering this rarity. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 arno(c)

"LEXINGTON SEDANETTE--Motor No. 12289 / ... Stolen from Kankakee, Illinois, September 1, 1921 / FORD TOURING--Motor No. 4904549 / ... Stolen from Grant Park, Chicago, August 30, 1921 / $250.00 REWARD / $50.00 for Recovery of Either car; $200.00 for Conviction of Thief. // Auto Owners Protective Exchange / Telephone 90  Kankakee, Illinois" government 1-c Jefferson postal card mailed there 1921 to the Chief of Police at Noblesville Indiana, tiny upper corner crease, light toning near 2 front corners, heavy toning at 3 back corners. $9.00 i(k)la

"LOOK! / BUT PLEASE DON'T TOUCH!!!" small magnetic sign issued by an insurance company that specializes in the insurance of historic vehicles & collector cars. In the shape of an old auto. $1.00 a

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"LOST IN THE WOODS" showing two couples necking in an old auto on a dirt path, postcard in color, unused, small thin & a few album remnants on the back, tiny corner crease. $1.75 al

"Love is blind" showing a pair of lovers hit by an automobile containing 2 inattentive lovers, postcard mailed 1910 in Michigan, mild corner wear, small spot of very light toning near bottom of the back. $4.00 al

"LUCY!! COME / BACK HERE TO / YOUR MAMA // 2204" said a cow hooked up to a cream separator depositing to cans loaded on a Ford, calf looking for the milk; signed Witt on an unused post card with no series designation, very light toning both sides. $3.50 a(w)ac

"LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON / LIBRARY AND MUSEUM / Austin, Texas / The Presidential limousine, a 1968 "Stretch" Lincoln..." unused continental postcard with minor corner wear. $1.25 at

"MAIN ST / FEB. 15 09 / BELLEVUE O." showing an auto in front of the post office just after a winter sleet storm, Kruxo real photo, unused, both short edges toned on back. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $1.50 opwma

"MAKE  1928 Ford Coach / Owner  P. H. Harmon / STOLEN  Canal Fulton, Ohio  4-3-31 / $50 REWARD / ... / THE MERCER CASUALTY CO. / ... Celina, Ohio ..." postal card mailed APR 10 1931 to the County Sherriff at Lima Ohio, very along left front edge. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 lag(h)o(c)i

"Make--Sears / Year--1903-1904? / Model--Sports Roadster / Twin Cylinder Opposed / ..." with Felco Feed advertising on its side, in a fairgrounds setting; black & white post card on paper yellowing with age, light toning on front, heavily creased, as is. $4.50 a

"MAKING HAY WHILE THE S(O)N SHINES" old farmer toils while his son plays on a Ford overloaded with hay; signed Witt art on an unused 'LET LIZZIE DO IT' postcard, toned both sides. $3.00 a(w)aa

"Mannheim Benz--1905-1909, the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan / 2C-H29" showing a side view of the auto with passengers, linen postcard, writing on back dates to 1954. $2.75 m(d)a

"Many / Happy Returns / of the Day" embossed art depicting an old violet-and-rose laden auto carrying the message, postcard mailed 1908, one corner multiply creased, small corner crease, mild corner wear & rounding, tiny spots of toning near edges of both sides. $1.25 a

"Marmon '41' five-Passenger Touring Car. $3,250 / MANUFACTURED BY NORDYKE & MARMON COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS" showing a side view of the automobile in black & white over the caption, postcard having a preprinted advertising message 'I have just been in the easiest riding car in the world - the Marmon', album toning at all back corners, addressed to Mrs. Bertha Gohen at 531 Vinton Street City (an Indianapolis address), to which there was added the message by hand 'State Fair, Sept 1914' (which is when Indianapolis hosted the Indiana State Fair. $10.00 i(i)a  

"Mercedes-Benz 300 S Cabriolet, 1956" at the edge of cliff, unused continental postcard, near mint. (3 available) $1.75 each. a

"Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Limousine, 1964" back end in accidental contact with a fire hydrant, unused continental post card, near mint. (2 available) $1.75 a

"Mercedes-Benz 320 Kombinationscoupé, 1937" being serviced by a Shell gasoline pump, unused continental post card, near mint condition. $2.50 ag

"Mercedes-Benz 630" being loaded with luggage by a stylish lady, unused continental postcard, near mint. $2.00 a

"Mercedes-Benz SLK - Best-Nr. C221" unused chrome from René Staud Studios, copyrighted, near mint & gorgeous. $2.50 a

"Mercedes C112" unused continental postcard publicizing a poster showing 3 views of the automobile, near mint. $2.00 ap

"MGZS" continental advertising card with engine, exterior, safety, performance features & options detailed across the back in color, near mint. $2.00 a

"MINER'S CASTLE, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, / Michigan--Rising like a feudal bastion…" unused chrome post card with the slogan 'See the USA in a Chevrolet' on the back. (3 available) $1.00 each

"MODEL T FORD / FOREST, O. // O. B. Durfee / Forest, O." showing the #1 New York Seattle Racer paused outside of Pfeiffer' Garage with steam emanating from its engine; the neighboring tin shop signage plain & at the far right a sign 'VICTOR TALKING MACHINES SOLD HERE' over the trademark dog sculpture at the bottom of the window. The name of the local photographer Durfee is embossed in script lettering at the right bottom front of this unused AZO (triangles up) real photo postcard. Ford won the race in connection with the Alaskan Yukon Exposition (in Seattle) with its #2 racer, which resembled #1 (except possibly for a wider track), and which was subsequently disqualified & the subject of ensuing law suits. Depth-of-field & contrast are good, as are the edges; light album impressions at the corners. For more information see the Automobile Quarterly, Volume 10 Number 4 (June 1909), pages 378 -  383. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $2.00 o(f)g(p)a(r)pa#

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"Mrs. Kiser of Meadville met us in Cleveland Ohio and is in the car with us. ... May 15 1913" including 4 gentlemen in the front 2 seats & 3 women in the rear seat, an Oklahoma banner prominently displayed; sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) postcard, trivial corner wear, our caption from handwriting on back, a little toning on back probably from album contact. $7.50 g(k)o(c)a

"My droubles vas all schmall vones, / I own a Ford. // DIT SOMEPODY PUDT INSECDT / BOWDER ON DER FORD TO / KILL IDT? // LIDDLE MUST BE / DER FORD'S / FIRST NAME, DOANDT IDT?" with signed Cobb X. Shinn art depicting a dog prepared to moisten its wheel with a Dutchman effecting repairs from underneath; unmailed postcard with toned front & heavily toned back, minor corner wear. $3.75 a(s)a

"My first Auto. (ABBOTT DETROIT) 1912" hand written caption over an erased 'Turtle Lake Wis'; sepia-tone Azo (triangles all up) real photo postcard with a couple of small chemical spots showing in the roadway. Information pencilled neatly at the top of the back about the luxury brand--made from 1909 to 1919 by the Consolidated Car Company--is correct. But the company was first in Detroit from 1909 - 1916, then moved to Cleveland from 1916 - 1919; the pencilled assertion leaves out that detail. The brand name is ordinarily hyphenated as Abbott-Detroit but it is not that way in the caption. $20.00 w(t)a

"N 14" license plate on a Gräf-Stift automobile shown on an uncaptioned black & white Postkarte mailed circa 1908 with Hungarian 10-filler stamp by Josef Sauer in Bácstóváros Vojvodina to Miss Jennie Hinkel in Reading Pennsylvania, tiny bottom corner crease. $7.00 g(h)va

"N. Bass Is." (North Bass Island, Ohio) hand-captioned (on back) black & white photo the size of a regular post card showing a winery vehicle laden with a harvest of grapes, 1927 license plate 17B-963. Sharp focus makes even the dust on the tires & windshield apparent, exemplary contrast. Wine grapes have been grown there for about 152 years. At the time of this photo, there were several independently owned vineyards that eventually were sold to the Firelands Winery. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg  format. o(n)aa

"NEH. CITY BOOSTERS. / NEHAWKA  NEBRASKA" showing the street near the hardware store (on right) lined with many automobiles & a few bicyclists, sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed there October 28 1910 to Lewis L. & Francis Davidson in Piqua Ohio by their mother, faint small bottom corner crease, good edges otherwise. In those days, turnouts like this were used to publicize the prosperity of the towns involved, by showing off how many automobiles could be mustered in such a small town. Rare. $19.00 n(n)g(d)a

"NEW 1950 / Studebaker / The 'next look' / in cars" unused continental post card, near mint. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $1.50

"NEW BEETLE" set of 5 different unused advertising continental postcards from Volkswagen AG, 1998 copyright. All show close-ups of the auto, emphasizing style. $6.00 for all. a

"New Model / Ford / Under Its Own Power. // All / Canadian / Route // Halifax To / Vancouver" with a side view in black & white of the automobile Model T Ford used to publicize the Trans-Canada Highway circa September 1925, unused postcard from the Novelty Mfg. & Art Co. Ltd., light toning on back, minor corner rounding. It took this Model T 40 days to do it! Our caption is from the lettering on the side of the vehicle. Rare. When we searched the Internet we found no other offers, no recorded sales & no one even exhibiting it. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 ach

"NO LIMIT  www.nolimit.net / HOT ROD SERVICE / 'Custom tanks / also available'" continental advertising card, near mint condition. $1.25 aa(c)

"No madder how hardt you dry to tune a Ford up, / idt vill yet soundt like a dish pan. / DEY DONAD LOOK LOUDT, / DBUDT DEY VAR SHURE / LOUDT, HAINDT IDT? // VAS ISS IDT? MUST BE A / CONGREDE MIXER" with the latter comment from a bystander dog hearing the bangs; signed Cobb X. Shinn art on an unmailed post card beginning of an address erased on back, minor corner wear. $5.00 a(s)a

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"NO MATTER WHAT COLOR YOU PAINT IT / PEOPLE CAN ALWAYS TELL IT'S A FORD. // Oh You / Road Louse  / © COMMERCIAL COLORTYPE COMPANY" with signed Cobb X. Shinn art depicting a barefoot boy fisherman's comment on a vehicle raising a cloud of dust; postcard mailed JUN 10 1916 at Clements Kansas to Miss Grace Jenkins in Louisburg Kansas, long upper corner crease, long internal crease from top edge, minor corner wear & rounding. $3.75 a(s)a

"NORTH CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM / 1920 TEMPLAR ROADSTER" unused chrome post card from a photo by Charles Gray, 1995 copyright. (2 available) $1.25 each. amp

"NORTH CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM / 1928 DESOTO SIX" unused chrome postcard from a photo by Charles Gray, 1995 copyright. $1.25 amp

"NORTH CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM / 1937 TERRAPLANE CAB PICKUP" unused chrome post card from a photo by Charles Gray, 1995 copyright, fresh appearance. (2 available) $1.25 each. amp*

"NOTABLE EVENTS // Indianapolis, June 14th, 1910: Brookins takes passenger up to about 800 feet / [ditto] June 17th, 1910: Brookins ascends to 4939 feet above sea-level. / Atlantic City, July 9th, 1910: Brookins ascends 6175 feet above sea-level // All the above worlds records were made with Wright biplanes equipped with Mea magnetos as sole ignition device. / Compliments of Marburg Brothers, 1777 Broadway New York" advertising postcard mailed AUG 5 1910 at Station G of New York City to Mr. W. E. Hannum in Lynn Massachusetts, corners with small creases & rounding, cancel doubled up, a few small spots of dark toning near the top back edge. The Indy events were held at the Speedway there, with Orville & Wilbur Wright making an appearance for the National Aviation Meet. Mea magnetos were mostly used on automobiles, such as the Mercedes, at that time by their German manufacturer. The Midtown Manhattan address given no longer exists; we are told a skyscraper is planned for it and the nearby locations. Sold but both sides still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scans (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. a(p)i(i)n(a)a

"No time to waste! There are these days, / No horses, but horse-power. / Our seat we take, and love we make / At sixty miles an hour!" art on an embossed PFB Serie 7774 postcard, printed in Germany, mailed 1908 in Walnutport PA to Miss Mabel Bloom in Slatington PA. $8.00 apl

"Nr. 536 / M. M. VIENNE. / M. MUNK." with art signed de Condamy depicting an early auto startling the horses drawing a buggy, postcard printed in Austria, birthday wishes written neatly on back to Mr. J. D. King of Philadelphia. This artist was best known for his depiction of animals. $5.00 aa(d)

"Nr. 838 / M. M. VIENNE / M. MUNK. / PRINTED IN AUSTRIA  IMPRIMÉ EN AUTRICHE" depicting 3 ladies & a dog in an early auto, encountering a gentleman on horseback, doffing his hat; unused postcard. Munk is the publisher, Vienne is the artist; we have seen other dealers confuse those names! $13.50 a(v)a

"Nr. 838 / M. M. VIENNE / M. MUNK. / PRINTED IN AUSTRIA  IMPRIMÉ EN AUTRICHE" depicting a gentleman assisting 3 ladies from their chauffeur-driven vehicle; unused black & white postcard. Munk is the publisher, Vienne is the artist; we have seen other dealers confuse those names! $13.50 a(v)a

"Nr. 838 / M. M. VIENNE / M. MUNK. / PRINTED IN AUSTRIA  IMPRIMÉ EN AUTRICHE" depicting a gentleman with 2 ladies in a chauffeur-driven vehicle gallantly offering some of his flowers to 2 other ladies taking a stroll on his estate; unused black & white postcard. Munk is the publisher, Vienne is the artist; we have seen other dealers confuse those names! $13.50 a(v)a

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"NUEVO Ford / EcoSport" continental advertising card from racsa.co.cr showing the turbodiesel in full color & listing its features; near mint, both sides shown. Costa Rican advertising. (2 available) $1.50 each. ca

"Nyström Stoopendaal" a fantasy depicting several gnomes in a pickup truck delivering presents and Christmas trees, with our caption from the Swedish artist Jenny Nyström Stoopendaal's signature, brevkort mailed to Oslo in 1939, stamp removed, minor toning & corner rounding. Surprisingly hard to find on postcards, her work like this is well known on Christmas cards & magazine covers. A classic! $13.00 caa(n)f

"O. B. Durfee / Forest, O." embossed photographer attribution at the bottom center of an unused AZO (triangles up) real photo postcard showing 2 Fords in front of Pfeiffer Garage & the Tin Shop next door. Sign on the leftmost Ford reads '75,000 Ford CARS for 1912' -- a production promise kept in promotional materials for a year, then helping to explain the lowering of some of their prices due to production-line efficiencies. Focus is crisp, contrast a bit high, good edges. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $2.00 o(f)gga

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"Observing a / Ford / Chassis" with 7 men standing around an auto with a toddler boy seated on the tank, unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo post card, sharp focus & depth-of-field, two creases on one upper corner. Rare. When we searched the Internet no one else was offering it, no one bragged about having sold it & no one was even exhibiting it. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 a

"OHIO / 1915 / 107912" uncaptioned (so we used the license plate information) approximately 5"x7" original photograph of a Hudson automobile, slight oxidation due to age. Hudsons were made as early as 1910. $9.00 a

"OKLAHOMA CITY 10 MILES // SOUTH WESTERN ELECTRIC Co." with 6 passengers within a photographer's prop automobile, circa-1905 unused sepia-tone real photo postcard with undivided back, trivial corner wear. From the days when companies such as General Electric were trying to finance electrical power systems and form operating companies. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.  o(o)ae

   
"ON A STRONG SCENT" with unsigned art showing fox hunting dogs cutting across the path of an oncoming automobile on a country path, postcard with divided back & small bottom corner crease, addressed in pencil on the back but not sent, couple small spots of light toning on back. Shown left. Seen elsewhere as high as $13.95, but we need only $4.25. ah. The undivided back version, mailed circa 1908, toned back, corner & edge wear, internal crease. Shown right. $4.00 ah

"OSUNA / A.108 / MEXICO. AVENIDA 5 DE MAYO" showing a traffic jam & many parked cars in Mexico City, MA ELEINE & MARTELL signs readable on the left side of the street; unused real photo postcard. Circa 1930's; someone who knows automobiles well will date it easily. $5.00 m(d)a

"Own a / 1936 CHEVROLET / Sedan // ... We'll take your present car in trade." unused advertising post card from the Rock Creek Auto Machine Company, good edges except for wear at the upper corners. Accompanied by a lengthy & pertinent note: '...This is Lady Bug #1 exactly...We had it painted gray with red wheels. - New (Western Auto) straw woven seat covers...The ad says 79 horsepower. I believe the old in line six got a boost in 1936. there were in stiff competition with Ford's 85 horsepower V8..." When we searched the Internet we found only 3 mentions of any type for this dealership, and ours is 2 years earlier than those found. The other 1936 Chevrolet ad postcards we found were decidedly different. Apparently each dealership did their own, so as to appeal to a varied customer base with offers that could not have been made by all (such as our trade-in mention). Rare & exceptionally interesting. $12.00 o(r)aa

"P-1--Fisher Body Plant // Pontiac Motor Co. Plant, Pontiac, Mich. / 1B-H1087" showing an aerial view circa 1941, unused linen post card with good edges. $3.25 m(p)ai

"PARIS MODERNE - CHAUFFEUSE D'AUTOTAX / Une Contravention au Bois / 2899  Notre pauvre Chauffeuse attrape une contravention pour avoir voulu donner satisfaction / ŕ un client pressé qui lui demandait de la vitesse" showing a female taxi driver being ticketed for the speeding at the behest of her passenger, to the amusement of a passer-by. Unused carte postale with slight toning on back possibly from the printing process itself, minor corner rounding. We have seen another one of these in an auction; its mailing date was 1909. $17.00 f(p)ptla

"PC 286  Cord Beverly, 1937" unused continental postcard, copyrighted, printed in England, excellent condition. $2.00 a

"PFB SERIE 5999" with caption quoted at lower back, postcard with deeply embossed art showing lovers off for a drive in an early auto on an overcast day, mailed 1907 to Miss Wilda Finch in Massillon Ohio, back paper browning evenly with age, exceptionally attractive from the front. $14.00 al

     
"PFB SERIE 5999" with caption quoted at lower back, postcard with deeply embossed art showing lovers with lap blanket cuddling in an early auto on an overcast day, mailed 1909 from Brice Ohio by T. Earl Bury to Miss Gertie Ruff in Sugargrove Ohio, minor corner wear & rounding. Shown left. $14.00 al. "Ser. 884-1." Similar post card but in much lighter colors, suggestive of snow, no PFB mention on back (a knock-off?), mailed 1910 from Wallace Idaho, long but inconspicuous internal crease & more corner wear. Shown right. $12.00 al. Take them both for $25.00 al.

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"PFB SERIE 5999" with caption quoted at lower back, postcard with deeply embossed art showing lovers with lap blanket being chased by a man on a horse, mailed 1908 to Master Robert Temple in Coshocton Ohio by his Aunt Kate in Cleveland Ohio, light uneven toning on the back obscures nothing. $14.00 alg. Different deeply embossed image from the same series, showing the couple conversing, post card mailed 1910 to Mrs. Bertha Hair in Milford Ohio from her daughter in South Lebanon Ohio, edge wear mostly & mercifully on the back. $14.00 alg

"PFEIFFER'S GARAGE." in Forest Ohio, with 7 Ford autos & several men standing outside it & the neighboring newspaper the Forest Advertiser (& Job Printing shop), unused Cyko real photo postcard with our caption taken from the most prominent sign, album impressions noticeable at the front corners, faint album marks at the back corners. Good focus, contrast a bit low, well composed, good edges. Possibly one-of-a-kind: no photographer attribution, no publisher credit, no caption, so just for personal use. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $2.00 o(f)gna

"PHONE MAIN 203  213-215 FRANKLIN STREET // Drive Yourself / Co. // RENT A FORD AND DRIVE IT YOURSELF // SPECIAL RATES FOR FIRMS, SALESMEN, / DOCTORS AND HUNTING TRIPS // Peoria, Illinois" illustrated business card quoting detailed rates for sedans and coupes, mileage charges, minimum rental, insurance charges, etc. This company was advertised briefly (3 times) 1925 to 1926 in the Winnipeg Manitoba Free Press, but we have never seen anything else that hinted they had tried to make it in the US. Truly a rare piece of rental automotive history that is destined for a museum. $15.00 imaa

"Photo Gebr. Knozer, Wien, IV., Favoritenstr.4 / Ruf 50-606" with caption taken from violet handstamp on back, side view of 4 people seated within a luxury Hispano-Suiza automobile, a butler spreading a lap robe on the rear seat passengers, 2 security people staring intently over the hood & a man at the back of the car apparently directing oncoming traffic around the vehicle. Real photo postcard with exemplary focus & contrast, excellent condition. Because the vehicle was a Rolls-Royce rival at the time, and because the Knozer firm photographed Austro-Hungarian royalty such as Zita, we suspect that the passengers are lower nobility (their attendants are not uniformed & the vehicle is not chauffeured, so it is not higher) & that this Photokarte was not mass-produced. The violet handstamp would simply tell the aristocratic family where they could get extra copies; Ruf means call & the phone number is sufficiently complex that the timeframe is the early 1920's. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 aa

"PIERCE-ARROW  CONVERTIBLE  COUPE--143-INCH" post card collector's card advertising his Columbus Ohio contact information over the otherwise blank back, near mint. Size like a regular postcard. $3.75 ao(c)p

"Porsche 3.0 TURBO / Foto E. Niccolini" parked on the street, unused continental post card, near mint. $2.00 a

"Porsche 911 Turbo" unused continental postcard publicizing the availability of a posted, copyrighted, near mint. $2.50 ap

"PORSCHE / by Keith Harmer  9339" unused continental post card copyrighted by Athna International, near mint. $1.50 a

"POST OFFICE, EASTPORT, MAINE  2829" including Grant's Garage which had Chevrolet sales & service; black & white Photolux from American Art Post Card Company, unused. excellent condition. $5.00 mpa

"PreMed at State U", "University" & "The Campus"--3 unused near-mint freecards to college students to subtly promote the Volkswagen car circa 2001. Example: prof lectures with physics equations next to diagram of its unique shape. All three: $3.00 or $1.25 pick one. af

"PREMIER OCEAN TO OCEAN RUN / Leaving the noon control at Philadelphia on the first day's run" showing the arrival of the tourist group all driving Premier automobiles that started in Atlantic City New Jersey that first day, June 26 1911; unused postcard, top of back annotated in pencil about the auto manufacturer located in Indianapolis, light spotty toning from handling on the back, good edges. For more information, see 'The Automobile' of June 29 1911, page 1454. $12.00 i(i)p(p)a

"PREMIER OCEAN TO OCEAN RUN / the pace car coming up the slopes of the Alleghenies." for the tourist group all driving Premier automobiles that started in Atlantic City New Jersey; unused postcard, light spotty toning from handling on the back, paper yellowing in the right front border, upper corner crease tangential to the image.  All autos involved were manufactured in Indianapolis Indiana. For more information, see 'The Automobile' of June 29 1911, page 1454. $11.00 i(i)a NEW / NEU / NOVA

"Prompt Assistance" showing an auto wheel repair on the road; signed (BCP, Bessie Collins Pease, later Bessie Pease Gutmann) art on a Rotograph Company postcard with undivided back, minor corner wear & rounding, very lightly toned back. $9.00 aa(p)

"Prospect Park  October 1918" showing the front end of an occupied Hupmobile with 1918 New York license plate in Brooklyn; photo with handwritten caption as reported here, tall but not as wide as a regular-size postcard, pencil writing on back identifies the auto type & a numeral that is unexplained (erase if you wish). $8.00 n(b)a

       
Real photo postcards, showing the same chauffeur-driven automobile (plates match exactly) manufactured for Pick at Blackfriars Motor and Engineering Works (Stamford, Lincolnshire), with information about the unusual gear ratios in the 1922 model penciled on back of one them. You will not find the like elsewhere. Both for $135.00 total. ae(s)

Real photo postcard of a parked late-20's model Hispano-Suiza luxury automobile attended by two chauffeurs; crisp focus & contrast, upper corner crease (mostly sky), mild corner rounding, back toned. Back annotation indicated Barcelona Spain for the location. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 a

"RELIABLE TIRE & ACCESSORIES / REPLACEMENT PARTS // SPARK PLUGS CLEANED  ADJUSTED / WHILE YOU WAIT // DIRTY PLUGS waste GASOLINE / PLUGS CLEANED // DIRTY or / WORN / PLUGS / WASTE GAS" 2 Dutch maids with 2 AC spark plug signs & broom beside their mobile spark-plug cleaning van. An internet search finds the only business ever with that name headquartered in Muskegon Michigan. Door location information is partially obscured but LLAND from Holland shows (hence the outfits), and below it KEGO from Muskegon shows, and below it IN from Twin Lake shows -- all 3 communities near each other & Lake Michigan. Unused EKKP real photo postcard with exemplary focus & contrast. Lack of caption or publisher information on either side suggests it is unique. Wow! Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 am(m)m(h)m(t)t

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RENÉ STAUD AUTOBIL-POSTER KOLLEKTION
Quality continental post cards publicizing the
availability of full-size posters made from expert photographs of  the named automobiles. A copyrighted & numbered series. All unused.

 
"Ferrari 275 GTB" near-mint, Nr C78. (2 available) $2.00 each. app

 
"Ferrari F40" near-mint, Nr. C35. $2.00 ap"Jaguar XJ 220 / Best-Nr. C69" near mint. (2 available) $2.00 each. app

 
"Jaguar XJ 220" near mint, Nr C178 (above left) & Nr C69 (above right). $2.00 each. app

"Mercedes 300 SL / Best-Nr. C16" gull wings up, near mint. $2.00 app

"Mercedes-Benz Kompressor 540 K / Best-Nr. C87" near mint. $2.00 app

"Mercedes-Benz Kompressor SS / Best-Nr. C94" near mint. $2.00 app

"Mercedes-Benz SLK - Best-Nr. C221" near mint. $2.00 app

"Mercedes EVO II / Best-Nr. C46" unused, numeral erased near stamp box, otherwise fresh. $1.50 app

"Mercedes SSKL / Best-Nr. C50." near mint. $2.00 app

"Motiv aus dem 300 SL Kalender 1991 / Best-Nr. C8K" near mint. (2 available) $2.00 each. app

"'Republica' square -- Ponta Delgada = Praça da Republica" showing an early auto in an unusual location, postcard mailed in France to the United States in 1932. $3.75"ROLLS-ROYCE / by Keith Harmer   9374 / Courtesy of Rolls-Royce Motors Limited" unused continental post card, small crush to a bottom corner. $1.00 a

"Robert Loraine / man & Superman / by G. Bernard Shaw" reproducing the poster art for the 1911 theatre production, which depicts the 40-hp Fiat used on-stage; unused continental-size postcard, fairly fresh with good edges. $1.50 taap

"Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, 1907..." unused continental post card with mostly German text on the back, near mint. $2.00 a

"SAY EZRA -- IS THERE ANYTHING THET DERN FORD CAN'T DO? // YEP, SHE CAN'T VOTE" as Ford auto pulls a tree stump; signed Witt art on a 'LET LIZZIE DO IT' postcard mailed 1920 at Arcanum Ohio to J. V. Brown in Detroit Michigan, small bottom corner crease. Message relates how someone had to stop his auto with emergency brakes when the brakes did not work. $3.50 a(w)a

"SCHULTZ / PHOTO CALMAR" with three automobiles (flag- bedecked with plate number 56367 follows auto of Jacob Capp) part of 1913 parade at Fort Atkinson Iowa, NOKO real photo post card with good contrast & focus, slight oxidation, unused, faint album marks on back. $30.00 iag

See also our Auto racing postcards. Shown is one publicizing the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix.

See also our Roadside Americana post card listing for some autos on particular routes.

"'SEEING SALT LAKE' / OBSERVATION CARS AND AUTOMOBILES / OFFICE AND WAITING ROOM ..." unused private mailing card real photo post card, Utah scene, writing on front dates to 1914, 2 small internal creases. $17.00

"SEIZED / GOODS / Cars, trucks, computers, / ..." black & white multiview, no postcard back, showing repossessed VA & HUD homes, interesting social history. $1.50 as

Sepia-tone real photo postcard sent by 'the Ellisons' from Sardinia Ohio APR 1910 to Mrs. Sarah Pettijohn in Haven Kansas, showing a man, woman & small child in their new automobile. $7.50 g(e)o(s)a

"S. F. CRABB / - STANLEY STEAMER MAN - / DELHI, IOWA." unused circa-1913 sepia-tone KRUXO real photo postcard. A lengthy letter appeared from him in the June 1912 Thresherman's Review & a testimonial by him in the October 1915 The American Thresherman & Farm Power--which is consistent with the KRUXO type of photo. Rare. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. i(d)g(c)a

"S. J. Pugh" framed sepia-tone photograph with good focus & contrast,  showing 2 gentlemen in a Lambert automobile with 1910 Ohio license plates, size approximately 6-1/2" x 5-1/2", imprint of S. J. Pugh of West Elkton Ohio at the lower right corner. The Lambert was from the Buckeye Manufacturing Company of Anderson Indiana, which operated from 1904 - 1917. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 aiop

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"Some people don't know a good thing, / until it's too late. // GEE! I WISH THAT / I HAD BOUGHT A / FORD // MY NEXT ONE WILL / BE A FORD // © COMMERCIAL COLORTYPE COMPANY" with the envious remarks from those broken down beside the road; signed Cobb X. Shinn art on a post card mailed AUG 24 1915 to Miss Lydia Hoffman in Jacksonville Illinois, minor wear at one bottom corners, very light toning on back. $5.00 a(s)a!*

"SPORT MODEL" signed Elvgren art on a very rare Mutoscope arcade card depicting a woman in a very short yellow dress climbing out of a sports car, giving us a generous view of her nylons; fresh colors, good edges. Sold but front side still available for artistic reference & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 mhaa

   
"SPORTWING.COM / Car and Truck Accessories" unused continental multiview advertising post card from a Valley View Ohio restyling center, near mint. Front products shown keyed on back. 2 available. $2.00 each aco(v)

"State Farm / Car Finance / Plan" small six-sided refrigerator magnet in excellent condition. $1.50 ra

"STOLEN / Buick Touring car  Factory No. 201722 / 1918 Model ... / Notify THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY or / Chief of Police Charles H. Stricker, Hamilton, Ohio" offering a reward of $25.00, postal card mailed SEP 7 1921 at Hamilton to the Chief of Police at Noblesville Indiana, good edges. $10.00 o(h)lg(s)ai

"STOLEN FORD // Motor No. 5739110 / License No. 97-978 // REWARD FOR INFORMATION TO US LEADING TO RECOVERY OF CAR / ... When stolen / car contained 2 Trombones, 4 Overcoats, 1 heavy 'Slicker,' 1 white Sweater. / Stolen between 2:00 and 3:45 p. m., during foot-ball game at Fort Collins, Colo., October / 14th, 1922. Geo. Butler Owner. // AUTOMOBILE INFORMATION AND ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, INC. / ... 767-69 Gas and Electric Bldg., DENVER, COLO." postal card mailed at Denver OCT 20 1922 to County Sheriff in Blair Nebraska, light toning & surface abrasions both sides, good edges. The contest referred to would undoubtedly have been a Colorado State University football game. $8.50 als(f)c(f)n(b)*

"Stolen  PAIGE // Model Year / 1920 // ... / REWARD --Notify Chief of Police (or Royal Insurance Co., Lt., Main 4131, Plain Dealer Bldg.) Cleveland, O." card with another notice on back "Stolen FORD // Model Year / 1920 / ..." with same contacts given. Appears to have been separated from more at the top & the bottom (not by us!) $5.00 lo(c)a

"STONE CHURCH CLAM BAKE. TIVERTON R.I. NO.1251D." showing many parked automobiles from 2 states (Rhode Island & Maryland license plates), sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed SEP 28 1917 at Little Compton Rhode Island to Leonard H. Sylvia at Camp Devens in Ayer Massachusetts. Established in 1680, this church is now known as the First Baptist 'Old Stone' Church on the National Register of Historic Places. Not in the splendid collection of the Little Compton Historical Society -- which does display the C, E, F, and G postcards in this series. [We have never seen A or B.] The book Tiverton & Little Compton lists those 4 different postcards as postcard references. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. r(t)a

"Stopimo iz teme!" Dunja Furlani Kofler art showing a man & girl walking safely on a moonlit country road  because they are wearing reflective patches on their clothing & his cane; unused continental (slightly oversize in width) post card with Porsche Slovenija, VW and Audi logos on the back, fairly fresh. Slovenian caption translates roughly 'Stand out from the darkness'. $1.75 sma

"St. Paris O." showing a parade of automobiles going past the arcade, livery & stable, barber shop, dentist & justice of the peace (clear signage on the right side due to excellent focus) approaching a fork in the road (some autos angling to their left, some to their right); unused Cyko real photo postcard with oxidation consistent with age, lightly toned back, good edges. The distinctive style of the license plates shown (monogrammed Ohio at right of the numbers) were used 1908-1909 for some 23,139 vehicles statewide. Displays such as these were sometimes arranged by booster clubs so that the postcard purchasers could publicize the prosperity of their towns. We found no real photos for this village on display at the excellent Champaign County Historical Society website. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. o(s)pa

"StreamLine / BUCKET SEAT / FOR MORE INFO, GIVE US A CALL OR LOG ON TO OUR WEBSITE / ..." continental advertising card in full color both sides, picturing the custom automobile seat from 2 angles, near mint. $1.50 a

"Studebaker Auto Plant, South Bend, Ind." early white-border era postcard, unused, published by Gardner News Agency, upper corner crease, lightly toned back & front borders. Hard to find--the earlier no-border version is more common. $9.00 i(s)ia

"Studebaker's shiped(sic) to / T. J. Fuller Ag't" shown parked in front of Morenci Garage (large Federal Tires sign) & the Albert Green Feed Barn (Baled Hay & Straw / Auto Livery sign) circa-1924 photo within an embossed & pebbled matting, overall size approximately 9-7/8" x 7-3/4". Further down the H. H. SPENCER / DRUGS / GROCERIES sign can be read due to the exceptionally sharp focus. The town is not given but it is definitely Morenci Michigan: Morenci Road is its main street, T. J. Fuller owned property in the adjacent Seneca Township, and Albert Green lived & died there 1902 - 1970. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00

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"Stutz Bearcat Speedster, 1923" unused continental postcard from the Henry Ford Museum, pertinent information on back, mild corner & edge wear. $1.00 a

"Sun 154 'Hot Bod' / Photo: Silvermoon LA." Oversize continental post card with shapely woman leaning on a red sports car with 1HOTBOD license plate. $1.25

"'Swamp Buggy - Florida Everglades" showing a family of 4 aboard the 'Negative Perspiration', unused chrome post card, trivial wear at 3 corners. This attraction operated out of Ochopee Florida. The bed of the vehicle could be raised considerably off the ground. Items like this are surprisingly hard to find; we can only surmise that their satisfied customers hung on to their souvenirs. $5.00 uf(o)a

"THAT WOULD BUY FOUR TIRES FOR MY FORD // THERE GOES ANOTHER $50.00 // While the Big Car blows out fifty 'bucks' / The Ford tire cost don't 'mount to shucks" signed Witt art on an unused Ford Booster Comic series post card, trivial bottom corner wear. $4.00 a(w)ac

"The 1964 Pontiac GTO ... built by / Steve's Auto Restorations represents a departure from typical rod building / ..." continental advertising card for a Portland Oregon business, near mint. Sharp! $2.00 oaa

"The Big Car eats up barrels of gas. But the little Ford ain't in that class. // GUESS THIS WILL RUN ME TODAY" the Ford owner totes a 1-gallon can, while the other driver asks for about 20 more gallons; signed Witt art on an unused Ford Booster Comic series postcard, made in the USA, good edges. $5.00 a(w)acg

"The Big Car's burning up the road / Why sure! Just see by whom it's towed" with 10 miles more pulling in store for the Ford; signed Witt art on a Ford Booster Comic series post card mailed 1924 to Miss Ethel Steinmetz in Graysville Ohio, 2 corners with small creases, a lot of soil on the back, a little writing by the sender on front. $2.00 a(w)ac

"The coast is clear, and plain the road, / To put the break on now seems tame, / Full speed ahead, the maiden said, / We'll leave them to their little game" art on an embossed PFB Serie 7774 postcard, printed in Germany, back paper starting to show its age, but the front colors & edges are certainly fresh. $9.00 ap

“The Dayton Engineering / Laboratories Company // FORGET IT / 'Drop the subject when you cannot / agree; there is no need to be bitter because / you know you are right.'" 5-1/2' x 3-1/4" brown pay packet used 5-23-19 to pay Ernest Holman the sum of $21.55. Horizontal crease, internal crease on the back flap from opening, regular-postcard size. Seldom seen. $4.50 o(d)ga

Known locally as DELCO, this company was
a leader in automotive technologies during the 1910's.

“The Dayton Engineering / Laboratories Company // MEMORIAL DAY / 'The bell which rang out the Declaration / of Independence has been heard across  / oceans ..." 5-1/2"x 3-1/4" brown pay packet used 5-23-19 to pay Ernest Holman the sum of $19.95. Horizontal crease, a little thinning on the backflap from opening, regular-postcard size. Seldom seen. Shown left. $5.00 o(d)gam

=> Special: Both pay packets for $8.75. <=

"THE FIN by Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder, appeared in / HUMBUG magazine No. 2, September, 1957, and memorializ- / ed the era of 21-foot long cars that got 10-miles to the gallon..." art in black & blue on unused continental postcard. $1.25 a

"THE FIRST AND TEN-MILLIONTH FORD." showing them parked side-by-side, two men standing near them, writing on the larger reads 'The Ten Millionth / New York to San Francisco / ... Lincoln Highway'; unused white-border era post card, minor corner wear, light album paste residue over much of the back. $3.00 a

"THE FORD CONVERTIBLE SEDAN is one / of the most attractive of the new Ford body / types.  The top when lowered folds flat, and / may be enclosed in a boot. ..." unused advertising post card (9 lines of descriptive text on back) published by the Garraway Company in Rutherford New Jersey for Ford, unused sepia-tone real photo post card with exemplary contrast & focus, small lower corner crease, light toning on back. We could be wrong, but it sure looks like the 1931 model. $26.00 an(r)

   
"THE HUPMOBILE SPECIAL ROADSTER" near a lady with a long fur coat; postcard mailed SEP 1923 (somewhat indistinct cancel) to Mr. J. E. DeCamp in Akron Ohio, a little toning in the upper front border, minor corner wear, noticeable toning at the back bottom corners. This model was offered from 1918 - 1924. Seldom seen; seldom offered. Sold but both sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. a

"THE INVISIBLE / EVER-READY / TRUCK-ATTACHMENT / SOLVES THE LIGHT TRUCK PROBLEM / Costs Less Than a Trailer / FOR CITY OR COUNTRY / A THOUSAND ADVANTAGES - NOT ONE OBJECTION" fold-out business card showing a Ford runabout converted into a 1000-lb. truck (as shown) when the card top is lifted. Folded down, the card top displays the before-conversion appearance. Briefly advertised the December 1917 Motor World, it never caught on. Just a little toning near one edge. Rare! No one else has this. $25.00 aa

"THE JACKSON RACING AN AEROPLANE / In the little town of Wahpeton, N. D., not long ago, was pulled off one of the most spectacular auto-aeroplane races of the / scores that have been held...It was between a Jackson car and a Wright biplane; / and the fact that the air machine--by cutting corners and not following the course--won the race..." postcard mailed DEC 20 1911 at Wellman Iowa, small bottom corner crease. The auto was the 1910 model carrying its regular equipment. Rare & interesting: all we could find was one recorded sale & no exhibitions whatever when we searched the Internet. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. a(p)arn(w)

"THE JOLLY 5 / AT THE LISBON O. FAIR 1922" unused Azo (triangles both ways) real photo post card with good contrast & composition, showing 5 men standing beside an auto with 1922 license plates, slight oxidation consistent with age, good edges, very light toning near the back edges from handling. $15.00 o(l)a

"THE LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. / DAYTON, O. // REWARD / AUTOMOBILE / STOLEN // INFORMATION / ON / OTHER SIDE" describing a 1921 Dodge Roadster stolen at Portsmouth Ohio on the other side, postcard mailed June 22 1921 to the Chief of Police at Nobelsville Indiana; 2 corners creased, other corners with minor wear. Sent when J. R. Jones was Secretary of the Company. The company still operates, headquartered in Boston. $10.00 io(d)la

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"The meanest words I know are these, / 'I told you so.' // "I TOLD YOU SO! / YOU SHOULD HAVE / BOUGHT  A FORD // 10 MILES / HOME" wife nags husband as they walk home from an auto wreck; signed Cobb X. Shinn art on a post card mailed OCT 11 1915 to Mr. Hanby Highsmith in Birds Illinois by his cousin Roy, 3 corners creased (1 is long), internal crease, both sides toned from album contact. $3.75 a(s)ga*

"The Modern Farmer" real photo shows an automobile full of giant eggs & a potato hung off the back, sepia-tone real photo post card mailed 1911 in Findlay Ohio, cancel on front, toned back, light toning on front. $8.50 ea

   
"The Navy's Great Airship / Performance of this gigantic air-liner justifies the faith Congress reposed...Power, six 300 horse-power Packard built motors..." advertising postcard with pre-printed message as follows on back: ' Remember, when you see this huge airship that she is driven by six Packard 300 H. P. motors - built with Single-Six and Single-Eight care.' Postcard mailed AUG 23 1924 from Lakehurst New Jersey to Mr. Fred Holdridge in Westerly Rhode Island, both sides lightly toned, booklet stamp with off-center printing. Interesting & detailed information on both sides; decidedly rare. $90.00 baa

"The next generation 3 Series is on / the horizon and approaching fast / ..." publicizing a new line of BMW's to be introduced in 2006, unused continental business reply card with Monroe Township New Jersey permit number 16. $1.00 an

"The Old Way and the New, Western Canada" showing a wagon drawn by 2 oxen & old automobile, unused post card from the Canadian West Series (No. 2 of 30) from Rumsey & Company, small bottom corner crease, other edge wear is minor, back very lightly toned. $4.00 cau

"THE ORIGINAL BOX-A-BOUT / R. E. DIETZ MOTOR CAR LAMPS / Stocklists: G. T. RICHES & CO., LTD. / ... / 19, Store Street, London, W. C." fantasy advertising art, with a box of half dozen lamps being driven at night & frightening a dog; unused postcard printed in England, tiny chip in the upper front edge, lightly toned back. Rare, however you spell Box-About. $15.00 afe NEW / NEU / NOVA 

"THE PONTIAC G6 HARDTOP CONVERTIBLE / the only hardtop convertible under $30,000" advertising card with full color both sides, performance & design specifications on back. Excellent condition. $1.00 a

"There Are No / Speed Laws In / Fennville, Mich. / THE SKY IS THE LIMIT" with name of town changed from Holland in the pennant flying from the auto, postcard mailed circa 1916. wear & faint crease at one corner. $4.50 ma

"The Round up on Ormond-Daytona Beach" including auto-bus, automobile, bicycle, pedal-taxi, sailboat on wheels & a horse-drawn wagon in the distance; post card mailed 1908, one bottom corner with a small crease, the other bottom corner creased twice, other edge wear is minor. $4.75 f(d)abu

"THE SENSE IN A SAAB IS SURPRISING" 1965 advertising brochure in full color distributed in the United States, 12 panels in all (4 shown--including the Monte Carlo 850 left), approximately 7-12" x 18" when opened. Also described: the Saab Sedan, the Saab Station Wagon & detailed specifications. $5.00 a

"The / Story / of the / New / Ford Car" sales brochure in 12 pages plus covers, depicting the successors to the Model T. Cover is rough, with a lot of pencil writing, toning both sides & other wear; it is handstamped 'W. C. NEU GARAGE / WINCHESTER , OHIO'. The value in our opinion is in the color illustrations which could be framed: Ford Sport Coupe with Landau irons & rumble seat, Ford Roadster with nickeled hardware (UL), Fodor Sedan with unusually large windows (LL), Tudor Sedan with narrow pillars (UR), Ford Phaeton with side curtains (LR), Ford Coupe with package shelf & waterproof luggage space & Ford Truck with cantilever springs on rear. Approximately 8"x11-1/2" when opened up. $10.00 ao(w)g(n)

   
"THE WRIGHT FLYER / AVIATION MEET AT KINLOCH PARK, ST. LOUIS //  THE RIGHT ELECTRIC / THE BEAUTIFUL / OHIO ELECTRIC / THE CAR OF DISTINCTION" advertising postcard mailed FEB 23 1912 at Saint Louis by the Smith Automobile & Battery Company there, its advertising continuing through the entire message section of the back, upper corner creased twice, minor corner wear & rounding. For information about the meet mentioned, see the October 7 1910 Saint Louis Post. Anything about this company is rare. In searching the Internet we found but one mention: The Automobile Journal, Vol. 34, page 34. Sold but both sides still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scans (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.50 both. a(p)m(s)aa

"THIS IS AN INEXPENSIVE TRIP!  C-155 / ©  BUT IT TAKES TIME" art showing car zooming by a hitchhiking couple, unused C. T. Auto-Comic linen post card with brownish paper, light toning on back. $2.00 ac

"This is a Special Record / by Rosemary Clooney / and Mitch Miller's Orchestra / Play it on any standard '78 RPM' / phonograph ... // See and drive the '56 Ford today! / Your whole family will love Ford's / Thunderbird Power and Styling ..." unused & unplayed advertising postcard / record, an Auravision production by Columbia Records, light toning near one short back edge. Image side shows Santa Claus & a leggy model standing near the car. We have seen this fancifully priced as twice what we are asking: $12.50 mca

"This is our car & it has give us some fine times, with much love from friend May / 5837 Crocker St Los Angeles" sepia-tone real photo postcard sent Mar 10 1913 from Los Angeles to Miss Ellen Martin in Massillon Ohio, mild corner wear, light toning both sides. $7.50 g(m)c(l)a

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"This picture was taken / at Buffalo Lake..." showing the front end of a very early McLaughlin automobile with 4 male passengers, good focus & contrast, our caption from message on back. Sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed circa 1907-1908 (Edward VII stamp) from Stettler Alberta (near Buffalo Lake). Imperfectly rectangular with a hard-to-notice scissors cut at the top & a bottom scissors cut noticeable for its imperfect angle. The McLaughlin Motor Car Company Ltd. commenced operations in late 1907 & later became Buick of Canada. Early McLaughlin autos on postcard are rare; early Buffalo Lake Alberta real photos are also rare. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 a(b)a

"This picture was taken on the road to Colo. Springs." real photo postcard mailed by Carrie Wright to her mother Mrs. J. C. Wright in Spencer Iowa, uncancelled stamp damaged when removal was attempted, both sides toned, upper corner crease into the sky, a little cancel ink on front. We are told the auto is a 1907 Buick. $12.00 ac(c)g

   
"...thought you might like a picture of the bunch fixing our first puncture" uncaptioned (so we quote some of the back message) real photo post card mailed JUL 8 1910 from Clinton Iowa (full flag cancel) by L. F. Weston to Mr. Ralph McMullan in Perry Iowa, light toning near the back edges, intersecting internal creases & bends. The disabled auto has 'OFFICIAL' signage on its front hood, and at least 3 American flags affixed to it. The vehicle drawn alongside also is bedecked with flags; it is clearly a Parry, manufactured by the Parry Auto Company in Indianapolis from 1910-1911 (and named the Pathfinder in the latter year). The flags & the cancel date suggest these two autos participated in a July 4th parade. An interesting card suggesting that long-distance auto travel was best done in groups at that time. $16.00 ai(i) NEW / NEU / NOVA

"Time to Re-tire? / (Buy Fisk) // © 1910 THE FISK RUBBER COMPANY" yawning boy with candle leans against an automobile tire, classic advertising postcard with an image that was in use even longer that the copyright & the 1916 flag cancel on the back would indicate, corner crease not too conspicuous, minor corner wear, toning near 2 back edges. Sent by R. G. RUTHERFORD / DOYLESTOWN PA. as indicated by the large violet handstamp in the message area. $9.00 paab

"TOKASHIKI / CARRERAIRSHOP / →" also captioned Car Repair Shop in Japanese; circa-1950's Kodak real photo postcard, backstamped neatly 'OKINAWA' in blue-green & annotated by hand 'An Okinawan Garage', slight curl to the paper. We are told that the photographer was Ernest Gordon Bradford, manager of the American Photo Service. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. ra [車修理工場]

"TONY'S / ELECTRIC SHOE REPAIRING / HATS RENOVATED / … / 20 E. Mt. Airy Avenue / Philadelphia, Pa." showing a side view of their jeep with advertising & detailing their hours; black & white blotter with several creases, an edge ding & light usage; unusual subject matter. $6.00 pa+

"Touring Milwaukee / NO. 3755" wonderful art depicts man driving fanciful beer-barrel car with storage capacity for frankfurters & sauerkraut, post card mailed there 1909, yellowing paper, 3 small corner creases, corner wear & rounding, mild edge wear. Signed "F. R." at lower left. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $1.50 wba

"Tourists' Cars are subject to inspection by wild game -- / -- on the Auto Road near Banff, Alberta. ---" showing a bear climbing up the side of an old automobile to look inside it; unused sepia-tone real photo post card published by the Cowen, Sutton Co. Ltd., excellent condition. Surprisingly hard to find: You can own a copy by buying a book from the Glenbow Museum, or you can get the real thing from us. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 aa(b)a(b)

"Trouble Somewhere / Copyright , Judge Co., N. Y." unsigned art (Harrison Fisher?" depicting an angel bending over an early auto, while a glamorous lady in the car & her friend standing nearby await developments, postcard mailed 1911 to Miss Blanche Long in Ashville Ohio, front corners toned from album contact, lower corner crease not into the image. $4.00 aa

"Two of the Four Big Maxwell Motor Company, Inc. Plants. / DETROIT PLANT. / NEWCASTLE (IND.) PLANT." multiview postcard with advertising statements on back, mailed 1923 at Detroit, small upper corner crease. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00. ammii

"Two Twenty/ KNH / 9538" QSL card with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art for operator Roy M. White. (2 different, 1 shown) $1.50 each. ma

"un / automobiliste / 'ŕ la page' / 'descend' / c'est clair / chez / GAUBERT / GAUBERT 'AUTO' / 40, Avenue de la Grande-Armée / PARIS" advertising carte postale, light toning on back, small upper corner crack (not into the image) demands careful handling. Rough translation: The up-to-the-minute automobilist clearly should come to Chez Gauber. Classic & hard to find! $14.00 f(p)ga

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Uncaptioned & unused circa-1910 Azo (triangles both ways) real photo showing a team of 6 horses pulling an auto with passengers through a towering snow drift; good edges, lightly toned back. $10.00 wha NEW / NEU / NOVA

Uncaptioned & unused circa-1912 VELOX ('PLACE / STAMP / HERE') real photo postcard with evenly divided back, showing a team of at least 8 horses pulling an automobile that was stuck in the snow, album toning both sides, a small white-out spot on back may be an attempt to obscure a shallow scrape, a larger doctoring in the front sky over the auto has matching toning on back (We didn't do it.), small upper corner bend.  $8.00 wha NEW / NEU / NOVA

Uncaptioned real photo postcard of 3 people in an early auto, unused, heavily toned back. corner crease, minor wear at another corner. Enough detail so that the enthusiast probably will be able to identify the make & model. $10.00 a 

Uncaptioned sepia-tone Azo (triangles all up) real photo postcard with exemplary focus & contrast showing 2 brand-new Apperson automobiles & some men near a railroad siding by the Planhard Manufacturing Company building in Kokomo Indiana. The Apperson vehicles were manufactured in Kokomo from 1902 - 1926; Planhard was incorporated in 1909, according to Automotive Industries Volume 20 Page 967, and made (among other things) carburetors. Those facts and the oxidation present suggests circa-1910 to 1913 as a reasonable estimate for the date. Sold but both sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. i(i)a i(k)a

"Une Trombe" [meaning a whirlwind in French], unsigned art on a carte postale depicting a couple of women knocked down by the force of the wind generated by a couple passing by in an old-time auto, inconspicuous upper corner crease, minor corner rounding, slight curl to the paper. Hard to find! $8.50 a

"... une vue partielle du Salon de l'Automobile ŕ Genéve" real photo carte postale mailed 31 III 1923 from Marseille-Gare France to Cleveland Ohio. Excellent contrast & depth-of-field enable many of the signs on both levels to be read: Talbot, Berliet, Michelin, Peugeot, Lorraine-Dietrich, Citroen, Renault, etc. Probably a one-of-a-kind postcard taken by the sender. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. sia

"Unser Kronprinzenpaar u. Prinz Heinrich v. Preussen. / Ř No. 547. / Original-Aufn. v. Ferd. Urbahns, Kiel" showing the Prussian royal family about to take a ride in their new automobile; unused real photo Postkarte with matte finish, minor corner rounding, back paper browning evenly with age. Uncommon; seldom offered. $40.00 pra

"U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE / B. A. I." meaning the Bureau of Animal Industry (the first bureau created within USDA); uncaptioned (so we use all the letters on the door of the automobile) sepia-tone real photo the size of a regular postcard. Rare. The earliest photo in the BAI Photographic Collection of the current Animal Science Institute dates to 1913, so we daresay this image is fairly early for the subject mater. $17.50 aa NEW / NEU / NOVA

"Variedy vos der spice ov life, budt der moost ov us / condinue to drife Fords. // IDT VAS NOVE OV / YOUR DERN PEEZNESS / IF IDT VAS A 4D! // NO VONDER A 4D LOOKS / RUSTY SO SOON, IDT VAS / MADE OUDT OV DIN, VAS IDT NOOT?"  with 'CHEEP / CHEEP' remarks from from an onlooking bird; signed Cobb X. Shinn art on a post card mailed JUL 12 1917 to Mr. Ed Bowyer in Foster Ohio, minor wear at 2 corners, very light toning both sides. $5.00 a(s)a

"Ve / can't haf / a tirty-horse / power autombeel / mit a von-horse / income // SERIES 6108" with art showing a Dutch boy & girl conversing, unused postcard with 2 small corner creases (1 is faint), another corner with a small tear. $3.00 da

"Ven I die I vandt mine Ford buriet mit me vur / idt has always got me oudt of efery / blace I hafe been yet in. // SHE VAS A GO-GETTER! / VAS SHE NOT? // I VISH DOT FORD / VOULD PULL ME OUDT" with the latter remarks from from a dog stuck in the mud; signed Cobb X. Shinn art on a post card with pencilled message over all the back; toning at front corners & most of back due to album contact. $4.50 a(s)a

"View from New Park Place Hotel, Traverse City, Mich." including part of a used car lot in the foreground & docked steamships in the distance; Kodak real photo postcard with good depth-of-field & contrast, writing on back explains small x mark in front sky, pushpin mark & other minor toning near the back edges. $4.75 m(t)a

"VIEW OF OSAKABE HOTEL YOSHIDA" women & men stand around an automobile with 1929 license plate, readable Japanese signage; unused black & white postcard with blue caption from Tsutsui Seikwado Sei (Kandabashi, Tokyo), corner wear not into the image, light toning on back. $5.50 ja

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"WA0RPM" Kennett Missouri QSL card mailed 1969, with 1968 Pontiac Firebird drawing & wide-tracking ad, light cancel on front. $1.75

"WAIT! / YOU MAY / LOSE / CROSS CROSSINGS CAUTIOUSLY / ARA © 1924  The sales Printing Corporation of New York" postcard mailed that year, several creases (some long), spot of toning at an upper corner as is. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 r(g)a

Wanted to buy--postcards or photos of Allen Motor Cars (1913 - 1923), or their dealers in Midwestern states. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio. *c

Wanted to buy--post cards publishes by the J. Raymond Howe Company, depicting Model T automobiles. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio! *c

Wanted to buy--Mopar Dealers Supply postcards. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio! Scans are not necessary, just the numbers and condition, please. *c

"WAR IS H--- / AND SO IS RIDING IN A FORD. // YOU! / TIN GRASSHOPPER // © COMMERCIAL COLORTYPE COMPANY" with signed Cobb X. Shinn art depicting a farmer's comment on an airborne vehicle, propelling all riders upward; unused circa-1916 post card, mailed to Mr. C. B. Briner in Huntington Indiana, minor corner rounding, lightly toned back. $5.00 a(s)a

     
"We are at the auto show. it is better than ever. This Chalmers 5-passenger car is a dream. Hope you all are well ..." preprinted advertising message followed by a verse penned in the address area, private mailing card with information about the manufacturer pencilled lightly at the top back, light toning near the stamp box. Chalmers-Motor Company in Detroit operated from 1908 to 1924 when it was bought by Maxwell. The logo that we see was in use in 1910; the postcard year could be different, but the use of 'private mailing card' also suggests the earlier date. $10.00 am(d) NEW / NEU / NOVA

"We can all exceed the speed limit going down hill, / But it takes a Ford to do it up hill. // AND THE LITTLE / OLD FORD RAMBLES / RIGHT ON UP" with signed Cobb X. Shinn art depicting a bird's comment on a couple going up hill; mailed FEB 23 1916 from Nellsville New York, addressing information mostly whited out, small upper corner crease, minor corner rounding. $4.00 a(s)a

"We'll take this road, and if 'tis wrong, / 'Tis matter of but little heed / For we'll retrace at double pace, / There is no limit to our speed." deeply embossed art on post card from PFB Serie 7774, mailed from Chicago in 1909, front fairly fresh, slight back toning from overinking in the production process itself. $9.00 ap

"WE MADE 70 MILES AN HOUR WITH OUR FORD. / 10 MILES STRAIGHT AHEAD AND 60 MILES UP AND DOWN" unused post card from the Auto Comics series, very light toning both sides, good edges. $4.00 ac

"We managed / to get through to Vales Mills, Ohio" color art with town in pennant, post card circa 1915, long internal crease. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $1.50 oa

"We pass the birds on flashing wing, / And leave them far behind us, / We rush along with merry song, / 'Twill puzzle you to find us." with embossed art showing a couple taking a drive in the country, postcard from PFB Serie 7774, mailed circa 1909 to Miss Gretta McMaster in Kinsman Ohio, hard-to-notice internal crease inside the poetry. $9.00 ap

"What do you think of the old man's first car? ... D. L. Emory / 121 20 Ave So. / St. Pete 8-8-11" sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed August 9 1911 from St. Petersburg to Mr. W. G. 'Wallie' Johnson at Myrtle Beach Connecticut, rounded corners, light toning both sides from album contact, small corner crease not into the image. Address expands to 121 20th Avenue South. $7.00 g(e)f(s)a*

"WHAT'S THAT FELLOW DOING - MILKING THAT AUTOMOBILE? / GEE I'M GLAD THAT I OWN A FORD // LOOK AT THE / MECHANICAL / COCK-ROACH" with signed Cobb X. Shinn art depicting a Ford passing a broken down vehicle, with billy-goat commentary; unused circa-1916 post card, slightly taller than regular size, trivial corner wear, very light toning on back. $5.00 a(s)am

"WHAT'S THE MATTER MOTHER? / OH, I'M AFRAID MY DAYS OF USEFULNESS ARE OVER" horses converse as farmer drinking iced lemonade plows his field using a Ford; signed Witt art on an unused 'LET LIZZIE DO IT' post card, light album marks at the front corners, tiny upper corner crease, minor wear to one bottom corner. $3.50 a(w)aa

"WHAT'S THE USE OF HORNS ON FORDS? THEY LOOK LIKE / THE DEVIL ANYWAY" postcard from the Ford Comics series mailed to a Ford owner, indistinct cancel but circa-1921, minor corner wear, very light toning on front. $3.25 acd

"WHEN A FORD GETS SICK, / HIT HER WITH A BRICK, / AND SHE'LL RAMBLE RIGHT ALONG JUST THE SAME. // THIS / TIN LIZZY / MAKES / SOME FEED // © COMMERCIAL COLORTYPE COMPANY" signed Cobb X. Shinn art depicting a vehicle getting bricked as a goat chomps down on the back fender; unused circa 1915-1916 postcard, tiny spot of light toning in back message area, otherwise fairly fresh. $6.00 a(s)a

"When the Big Car says, 'No use  to try' / The little Ford goes up on high" signed Witt art on an unused Ford Booster Comic series post card, tiny upper corner crease with paper separation, minor corner wear elsewhere. $3.50 a(w)ac

"Where Ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise / 712" lovers necking in an old auto are unaware of the policemen aware of the goings-on, black & white post card mailed 1909 in West Virginia but stamp removed, minor corner & edge wear, light toning along top back edge. Front surface has numerous tiny speckles of white that suggest the printer under-inked the run. $6.00 all

"While the Big Car simply puffs and grunts / It takes a Ford to do these stunts" like driving through the washout pictured; signed Witt art on a Ford Booster Comic series postcard mailed 1918 at Toledo Ohio to Mr. Clarence Gessner in Holgate Ohio, couple small spots of light toning on back, light toning near the upper front corners, good edges. $3.75 a(w)ac

"Who I Am / My BRAINS are of iron, / My actions complete; I perform for you always, I know no defeat... / I save you the cash. / I am the HOLLEY MANIFOLD / I'm represented by / COON-McGRAW SALES COMPANY / 716 Bessemer Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa." advertising message on back continues 'Do YOU know that if YOUR / Ford is not equipped with the / Halley Manifold and Primer / YOU are throwing away / seventy-five cents to one dollar / every time YOU fill the / gasoline tank?' unused advertising postcard, light toning along one back edge. The auto accessories company dates to 1918. The manifolds were a successful product that evolved over many years. Rare: when we searched the Internet we found no other offers, no past recorded sales & no exhibitions. $12.00 p(p)aa

"WHY DON'T YOU HOOK HER ONTO THE PUMP DIRECT, SI? // GEE, I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT." showing a Ford powering a bellows powering a windmill; signed Witt art on an unmailed postcard addressed to Miss Hazel Sick in Dansville New York, minor upper corner wear, strip of light toning on back obscures nothing. Writer explains the 'How Lizzie Keeps Down the H. C. L.' series designation with this comment: 'This card is how Lizzie keep down the high cost of living'. $5.00 a(w)a

"WinDaq Recording Systems" with illustration simultaneously graphing drive shaft torque, engine speed in rpm, vehicle speed in mph, & turbine speed; advertising card in full color both sides for a 1997 campaign for DATAQ® Instruments in Akron Ohio. excellent condition. $1.50 coa

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"WINTER-PROOF NOW! / EARL KREIES / SERVICE STATION" image both sides, mailed circa 1940, very nice! The station was in Manitowoc Wisconsin. $7.00 (wgga)

"WIN THE FLOWS GTO! / SWEEPSTAKES / You Could Win our GTO! / www.flowmastermufflers.com" advertising card with the 2004 vehicle in color on the front, and contest details on back. Near mint. $1.50 ac

"Wonderfull(sic) Old Times" with art depicting an old auto pausing at night to read a signpost, home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 at Saco Maine. $1.50 a

"Wonder if / anybody's / lookin'? // A FORD IS LIKE A BATHTUB - YOU DON'T LIKE TO / BE SEEN IN ONE" postcard from the Ford Comics series, mailed1921 to Mrs. Grace Johnson in Muscatine Iowa, upper corner crease, lightly toned front. $3.25 ac

"You / auto be / in / Birdell / Pa." embossed art on a post card from the United Art Publishing Company, printed in Germany, mailed at Birdell APR 10 1910 (DPO 1890 - 1914), 3 creases in the same corner, 2 tiny dings at the bottom edge. $9.00 ap-p

"You / auto be / in / Birdell / Pa." embossed art on a postcard from the United Art Publishing Company, printed in Germany, mailed at Birdell 1909 (faint cancel, DPO 1890 - 1914), trivial wear to the bottom corners, minor ink smearing on back possibly from raindrops. $10.00 ap

"You / auto be in / West / Stockbridge / Mass." postcard with embossed image of automobile, mailed 1908 at Stateline, browning paper, corners creased & worn, steering wheel repaired, internal crease, small scrapes on back. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $1.75 ma

"You [Auto] Be With Me in Kansas City / Mo." leather post card with hand-colored  / tinted automobile art, holed for pillow, unmailed & fairly fresh. $5.00 mla

"You needn't cover it / up mister -- I saw / what kind it was" said newsboy passing a Ford owner, sample postcard from the Ford Auto Comics series from the Auburn Post Card Company in Auburn Indiana, printed ad with pricing in green over all the back, album marks at the corners. $5.00 acsi

Your Aunt Gert / Tent City / Calif. 1919" sepia-tone photograph showing her in driving attire, with her auto, at the Coronado resort area, well composed with good focus, slight curl to the paper, imprecisely rectangular but not trimmed. We are told Tent City is now a parking lot. $6.00 c(t)c(c)a

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"EXPRESS LT 2001 / Away From Home Theater..." credit-card size multicolor illustrated advertising card showing a front view on the road, much pertinent information on back over the back, fresh appearance. $1.00

"Monte Carol 2002 / WE'LL BE THERE" credit-card size multicolor illustrated advertising card showing a side view of the vehicle with much pertinent information on back over the back. $1.00

"TAHOE 2001 / Nowhere Near Anything..." credit-card size multicolor illustrated advertising card showing a side view off-road, much pertinent information on back over the back, fresh appearance. $1.00

"VENTURE 2002 / WE'LL BE THERE" credit-card size multicolor illustrated advertising card showing a side view of the vehicle with much pertinent information on back over the back, fresh appearance. $1.00

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"ESSEX / THE CHALLENGER / BIDS 1,000,000 SUPER-SIX OWNERS / AND ALL WHO DRIVE / to pit it against all that / motordom has to offer" color advertising brochure in 8 panels (4 to each side). Shows the Coupe, Coach, Phaeton, Standard Sedan, Town Sedan, Convertible Coupe & Roadster. Smaller illustrations for the brakes, interior, crankshaft, etc. Interesting list of 76 improvements. Framing candidate. $25.00 a

"FOUR / SPEED / ADVANTAGES / GRAHAM / PAIGE" approximately 6"x6" advertising brochure with 16 pages on quality laid paper (centerfold shown) plus cover, beautifully illustrated, excellent condition. Interesting details about its transmission. $14.00 a

"GULFLEX // 50 / POINT / SERVICE / PLAN //  REGISTERED / LUBRICATION" brochure in 12 panels that was mailed from New York in 1944 to an Ohio resident, multicolor art, advertising within for Studney's Gulf Service in Cleveland Ohio, fancy cover is die-cut to fold over 2 panels (as shown). $12.00 ago

"NASH / Presenting / The New / Four Hundred Series / Enclosed Cars" color brochure in 8 panels (4 to a side) that folds out to become a poster.  Shows 16 different exteriors of model 420, 422, 428, 425, 440, 442, 464, 460, etc. Salesman's lightly penciled prices above a few to correct printed prices. Text describes high compression motors & salon bodies. Three interior views & three instrument boards also shown. Front cover is soiled along one long edge, but poster side with all the models is not affected. $30.00 ap

"NASH / The / Special Six / Four Hundred Series / Five Passenger Sedans / 4 Door  2 Door" color advertising brochure in 8 panels (4 to a side), both exteriors & interiors, information on the sedan bodies & feature summaries. $16.00 a

"OLDSMOBILE / SIX" for 1929, in 24 panels, color throughout, with prices. Two-panel views of its 4-door sedan, sports coupe, roadster, phaeton & coupe that are worthy of framing. Other illustrations show engine & interior views. $30.00 a

"Over / 600 brands of Motor Oil / are sold under the Insignia / of the Pennsylvania / Grade Crude Oil Association / ..." Pennzoil brochure in 6 panels that folds out into a poster, intended for mailing late 1928 or very early 1929 (the January 26 1929 Saturday Evening Post carried what was essentially this advertisement), sealed for mailing but never addressed, opened with an approximately 1" tear & crease as a result. $6.00 ap

"Presenting the / New 1949 PONTIAC" color poster in 16 panels (8 to a side, folds to brochure size), illustrating 10 exteriors (Chieftan Business Coupe, De Luxe Wood Station Wagon, Sedan Deliveyr, etc.), & selected features in detail. Framing candidate. $35.00 ap

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Rolls Royce portfolio of ten full-color etchings showing their full line of 1929 models available in the American market. Cover is black with deep silver embossing  resembling their famous hood ornament. Within are the Oxford (shown, but the thumbnail cannot possibly do it justice), the Sudbury, the Canterbury, the Tilbury, the Salamanca, the Pall Mall, the Mayfair, the Piccadilly, the Buckingham & the Pickwick. We were there when the former owner took it out of the protective covering in which he had lovingly stored it for more than 60 years--not even touched by dust! As nice as it gets. When framed, they should decorate a millionaire's carriage house. $825.00 a

"STUDEBAKER'S / Erskine / Six" brochure in 8 color panels (4 to a side), illustrating the Sedan for Five, Erskine Six Cabriolet for Two, Erskine Six Club Sedan for Five, Erskine Six Royal Cabriolet for Four & Erskine Six Royal Sedan. Also specifications and black & white illustrations of interior (engine included). The side in full color should be framed. $20.00 a

"The Commander Six / STUDEBAKER / The Commander Eight" color advertising brochure originally eight panels (4 to a side) but only 6 are now complete due to a cut. Still there are full-color views ot Convertible Cabriolet for Four, Sedan for Five, Commander Brougham (2 panels--nice!) & Commander Victoria for Four. Also specifications, view of the Straight Eight engine, advertising text & attractive cover. $15.00

"The / NASH / '400'SERIES" frameable advertising brochure in 16 panels (8 per side, 2 panels shown) that folds out into a poster illustrating every vehicle in their Advanced Six Four Hundred Series, 3 interior views, condensed specifications for the Advanced Six, Special Six & Standard Six lines. $20.00 ap

"THE NEW / PONTIAC BIG SIX" color advertising brochure in 16 pages. Illustrations of Two-Door Sedan, Four-Door Sedan, Sport Roadster, Phaeton, Coupe, Convertible Cabriolet, Landaulet Sedan are all framing candidates once a light vertical crease is ironed out. Some specifications too! $20.00

"THE NEW / SUPERIOR / WHIPPET / FOURS . . SIXES" advertising brochure in 6 panels that folds out to become a poster. Eight product lines illustrated--the Four Sedan, Four Touring, Four Commercial Chassis, Six Coach, Six Coupe, etc.). Small insets show bearings, engine, wheels, etc. Bit of tearing starting at edges of some folds. $25.00 ap

"THE NEW / Willys-Knight / FINE MOTOR CARS" poster in 6 panels that folds to brochure size, illustrating 6 body types (4-passenger roadster, 5-passenger sedan, two-passenger coupe, etc.). Smaller insets show the interior, controls, bearings, etc. $24.00 ap

"We Want You to Know the Facts About the Model 'A' / FEATURES OF THE NEW FORD" poster printed for the Fred C. Miller Fordson / Ford / Lincoln dealership in Galion Ohio. Very detailed commentary in the call-outs: triplex shatter-proof windshield glass, 150 forgings, Houdaille hydraulic double acting shock absorbers, etc. 4 vertical folds with no separation, good edges. A Fordor Sedan cost about $730.00 in those days. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg  format. $2.00 ao(g)g(m)g(d)p

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