"©
1924" showing the USS Shenandoah passing over mountainous terrain, biplane
number 4 close alongside; real photo the size of a regular postcard, long
upper corner crease just nicks the image & an internal crease of similar
size just below in the margin; light album paste toning on the back. $19.00
ba(m)

"© 1925 CLEMENTS / U. S. S. Los Angeles / NAVAL AIR STATION - LAKEHURST, N.
J." unused sepia-tone DEFENDER real photo postcard with good edge, very
light toning on back. Seldom offered. $20.00 ba(m)n(l)p NEW / NEU / NOVA

"© CLEMENTS / NAVAL AIR STATION / LAKEHURST, N. J." unused circa-1928
sepia-tone Azo (triangles up & down) real photo post card from photographer
R. S. Clements in Lakehurst, back paper starting to brown evenly with age,
trial corner rounding. Rare. $25.00 ba(m)n(l)p
"'10 ACRES OF FLYING CADETS SAN
ANTONIO AVIATION CADET CENTER SAN ANTONIO TEXAS" unused linen
postcard published by the
San Antonio Card Company, browning of paper on the back. $3.00 a(m)t
"1912 AN OBSERVATION BALLOON OF U. S.
Aerial Service, anchored to a vessel. / From this balloon the actions of the
enemy under-sea boats are detected" showing a tethered balloon working from
a ship, unused postcard with good edges. This is the SC-1
(Signal Corps #1) of the US Army, while being tested at Fort Myer Virginia
(hence, its access to the coastal waters), and operating from the first permanent
military airfield in the United States. Excessively rare, there is no record
of its likes being offered anywhere else on the Internet.
It is astonishing that testing of a then-new
military capability from a then-new military installation would receive any
publicity at all in print; we speculate that the military censors put the
kibosh on this ill-considered idea rather quickly! 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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"278 · THE WRIGHT
AEROPLANE ARRIVES AT FORT MYER" unused postcard on reddish paper, divided
back, good edges. Seldom offered. $12.00 a(p)a(m)v(f)
"280 · LAST PHOTO OF LIEUT. SELFRIDGE BEFORE CRASH-WITH / ORVILLE WRIGHT" at
Fort Myer Virginia; unused postcard on reddish paper, divided
back similar to 278 above, good edges. Seldom offered. $16.00 a(p)a(m)v(f)
"3134
-- PARIS. Le Dirigeable militaire Republique, après avoir évolué sur
Paris, retourne à Meudon." black & white
carte postale mailed 1913 at Paris
(stamp removed), heavily
toned back, album marks on back,
many speckles of cancel ink on front
sky. On 25 September 1909 it crashed, incurring
substantial damage, but it was repaired quickly.
Meudon is short for Chalais-Meudon, its hangar near Paris.
$8.50 zfa(m)d
"5740
People, who make National Cash Registers, / Dayton, Ohio" postcard mailed
AUG 3 1911 from Dayton to Mr. Percy Prescott in Haverhill Massachusetts by
C. L. Webster who mentions 'I have not had a chance to fly since Saturday
when I got four fine lessons. I hope to finish soon. I rather like Dayton.'
Mr. Webster is mentioned in Appendix C of John Carver Edwards' book on
Wright alumni; so he graduated. As reported by the May 15, 1916 Aerial Age
Weekly, he went on to become a test pilot for the Burgess Company flying
boats being marketed to the US Navy. Postcard published by S. S.
Kresge & made in the USA, a thin stripe of blue ink near the left back edge
probably from the printing process itself, good edges. Seldom offered.
$14.00 a(p)a(m)io(d)
"A-10A Warthog
/ First Entering service in 1975, this heavily-armed
2 / engine aircraft is ideal for punishing all types of / ground targets..." showing it
being serviced, chrome post card, near mint condition. (4 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00
each for quantities. a(m)
"'Adverse
fortune ever fly thee, / No disastrous fate come nigh thee. / (Duchess of
Malfi, Act III, Scene V) Webster. / UNION JACK INDUSTRIES LEAGUE.
COPYRIGHT" with missing quote in caption as reported here, unused Milton
patriotic World War I postcard, published by Woolstone Brothers (their
Series No. 29), all British manufacture, trivial corner wear. Apparently
rare. The only other example we found was in the Science & Society Picture
Library, and there were no other offers. The archaic 'fly' from the 1613
tragic play would be today's 'flee', which may have been misunderstood by
this postcard's more modern audience & account for its rare sightings.
Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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"Air Force / Reserve / ABOVE & BEYOND
// 1-800-257-1212
www.afreserve.com" showing a C-17 Globemaster in flight, used for military airlifts,
unused continental postcard, near mint. (2 available) $1.25 each. a(m)m
"Air Force / Reserve / ABOVE & BEYOND
// 1-800-257-1212
www.afreserve.com" showing a pair of A-10 Warthogs in flight, used for close air
support; unused continental post card, near mint. $1.25 a(m)m
"Air Force / Reserve / ABOVE & BEYOND // 1-800-257-1212 www.afreserve.com" showing
an F-16 Fighting Falcon with a pilot on its wing, used for close air support or
interdiction; unused continental postcard advertising their website, near mint. $1.25
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"Air Losses / In one of the first 1000-plane bombing
raids on / Hamburg, a German shell severs the tail of a U.S. / bomber." shortly after
impact--a remarkable photo; chrome post card, near mint condition. (5 available). $2.00
for one, $1.75 each for quantities. a(m)g
"AIR
NATIONAL GUARD / OHIO AIR NATIONAL GUARD / 'AMERICANS AT THEIR BEST'"
showing an operation in progress from a KC-135 of the 160the Air Refueling
Squadron to A7-D's from the 121st Tactical Fighter Wing, unused continental
postcard in near-mint condition. $1.25 a(m)m(n)
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"AMERICA'S / FIGHTING PLANES / in action / A SET OF 20 PLANES / IN FULL
COLOR / PRESENTED WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF YOUR COCA-COLA BOTTLER / LITHO IN
U.S.A." complete set of twenty 3-1/2" x 3" cards, each with Coca Cola
advertising & brief description on back identifying the plane, types of
missions & areas of operation worldwide. Examples shown top row,
left-to-right: typical back from the A-36 'Invader' attack bomber over the
low countries in Europe; B-25 'Mitchell' medium bomber attacking shore
positions in the Far East; & P-40 'Warhawk' attacking Zeros in the Pacific
Theater. Shown second row, left-to-right: C-69 'Constellation' transport
releasing paratroopers behind enemy lines; P-38 'Lightning' attacking enemy
aircraft; & P-70 'Havoc' night fighter on an intrusion mission. Two of these
items (the 2 at the upper left above) were bent while in storage; the others
are in excellent condition.
All sold but front
side shown is 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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"ARMY
AERO SCHOOL, COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND / ON BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD, BETWEEN
WASHINGTON & BALTIMORE" showing 2 biplanes aloft; unused postcard with
trivial corner wear, otherwise good edges. The opening of
this school was in 1911. 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. a(p)a(m)m(c)r(b)
"Arrival
of Lieutenant Foulois and Parmalee at Eagle Pass Mar 3 / 11 left turning to
alight on Parade Ground." annotated historic & undoubtedly unique real photo
the size of a regular postcard, blank back, light toning in the bottom
borders, good edges. More fully,
this plane was lent to the US Army in 1911 to patrol the Texas/Mexican
border from Fort McIntosh. It accomplished the historic feat mostly at an
altitude of about 2,000 feet & speed about 50 miles per hour--an American
record for continuous flight with a passenger at the time. To this day
arguments persist about how best to patrol that border! Rare: belongs in a
museum. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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"AVIATION CALISTHENICS LACKLAND AIR BASE SAN ANTONIO
TEXAS" with the name SAN ANTONIO AVIATION CADET CENTER blacked out & LACKLAND AIR
BASE printed below it in the caption but the old name used in the printed information on
the back; unused linen postcard published by the San Antonio Card Company, browning of paper on the
back. $3.75 a(m)t(l)
"B-10" bomber from Martin, "DC-3Ô "
piston-engine transport from Douglas which saw extensive service in World War II, with pertinent information on back
& showing the US stamp which honored it, oversized (5"x7")
post card, near mint. $0.75
**
"B-17 Flying Fortress. / Armed to the teeth, the B-17
became legendary / for brining its crews back despite tremendous / amounts of damage..."
shown in flight over land, chrome post card, near mint condition. (10 available). $1.25
for one, $1.00 each for quantities. a(m)
"Baloon(sic) House, Ft. Omaha, Nebr." showing a crowd near its exterior,
unused post card made in Germany, numbered 3592 in the address area, back
paper browning with age, trivial corner & edge wear, faint album marks at
the back corners. This structure was built in 1908 for the American
Expeditionary Forces of the US Army, and became part of the Balloon School
that ran there until 1917. 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
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BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION.
"K2GAL" Niagara Falls New York QSL postcard with illustrations of some of
their aircraft including silhouettes of their 47 G utility unlimited
helicopter & their HSL-1 anti-submarine helicopter & a larger drawing of
their X-1A, mailed there 1955 by operator Henry 'Hank' W. Kasper, some
cancel ink on front but it misses everything important. $2.50 a(m)a(p)ns
"Bell X-1B Research Aircraft" showing its display
at the Air Force Museum, unused chrome postcard, unaccountably blurry image, many tiny spots of
violet ink on the back, as is. $0.50 a(m)m
"'B'
HANGAR FROM CONTROL TOWER E-329/ THUNDERBIRD FIELD GLENDALE,
ARIZONA" including several training aircraft, seen from a high vantage
point; sepia-tone real photo postcard with exemplary contrast & focus,
glossy finish; sent free by an Army Air Forces trainee there
(complaining of the heat) JUN 25 1942.
Minor stress marks near the edges. Rare: when we searched the Internet no one else had it for sale, no
one bragged about having sold it & no one was 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(g)a(m)a
"BREDA
/ 19" uncaptioned (so we use the fuselage marking) original real photograph
showing the military aerobatic trainer developed in 1928 for the Italian Air
Force & used throughout the 1930s by Squadrigilia di Alta Acrobazia Aerea to
do formation aerobatics, crisp focus, good contrast, size of a regular
postcard, small brown spot in the front sky, a few small spots & a
handstamped C69 on an otherwise blank back. Rare. $19.00 a(p)a(m)i
"C-47 / The military version of the Douglas DC-3, the
C- / 47 has a variety of nicknames. Maybe the most / common, 'Skytrain'..." shown parked
on grass, chrome post card, near mint condition. (5 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each
for quantities. a(m)!
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"C-54 Skymaster / The USAAF's version of the civilian
Douglas DC-4..." shown parked on concrete, chrome post card, near mint condition. (5
available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each for quantities. a(m)
"Catalina PBY / The most famous Navy long-range petrol
bomber, / reconnaissance and rescue flying boat of WWII..." shown in flight over land,
chrome postcard, near mint condition. (5 available) $1.25 for one. $1.00 each for
quantities. a(m)
"CESSNA YA-37A / Engine: Two General Electric
J85's / ..." showing it parked, unused chrome post
card from Mastercraft Printers. Used for in
1966 for design testing of A-37 attack aircraft needed for ground support in Southeast
Asia. $1.00 a(m)
"CF-18 LOCKHEED F-117A 'Nighthawk'
/ Operational
since 1983..." unused continental postcard from a Lockheed photo, pertinent information on back, fresh appearance. $1.50
a(m)
"CH-113A
'VOYAGEUR' HELICOPTER // CANADIAN / ARMED / FORCES" with a description of
its capabilities printed over much of the card's back, size of a regular
postcard, light but long linear scrape in the topmost cloud, tiny bottom
corner crease. Gives an initial impression of being a photo, but it is a
quality printing instead. The only such image we could find when we searched
the Internet. $4.75 a(m)cm(c)
"Chanute Field, Ill.
/ 116849" showing 3 bi-planes
side-by-side, monochromatic green post card mailed by a someone stationed there in the Army in
1939, upper corners creased, light toning on back, mild corner & edge wear. Message
reads in part: '...old type of airplanes of 1925. They are no longer on the field.'
Sold but front still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in
.jpg or .tif format. $1.50
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"Constellation" from Lockheed served as the first
early-warning aircraft, "DC-3Ô " piston-engine transport from Douglas which saw
extensive service in World War II, with pertinent information on back & showing the US stamp which honored it,
oversized (5"x7") postcard, near mint. $0.75 **
"CONTROL
CAR AND RADIO ROOM, U. S. S. SHENANDOAH, LAKEHURST, N. J. 10 / ©
CLEMENTS" unused circa-1928 postcard from photographer R. S. Clements in
Lakehurst, soft corners. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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"Coronado / Larger and more heavily armed than the
Catalina PBY, Consolidated's Coronado long-range flying / boat bomber..." shown in
flight over land, chrome post card, near mint condition. (5 available). $1.25 for one,
$1.00 each for quantities. a(m)
"Corsair" F4-U which achieved high victory ratios
in World War II, with pertinent information on back & showing the US stamp which honored it, oversized
(5"x7") postcard, near mint. $0.75 **
"CU3 / KF2EJ" Lajes Field
(APO AE 09720) Terceira Island shortwave (10 MHz) QSL card used 1991 by
operator Thomas Smith, confirmed by KD4XN, good edges. The Field provides
refueling & logistics support to thousands of aircraft from 20 nations
allied with the United States. (2 available) $3.00 each or both for $5.50. aa(m)
"CU3/N0FHL" Lajes Field
Terceira Island shortwave (18.1 MHz) QSL card used 1993 by operator Joe
Hoepfner (APO AE 09720 address), good edges. The Field provides refueling &
logistics support to thousands of aircraft from 20 nations allied with the
United States. $3.00 aa(m)
"Curtiss SB2C Helldiver / Ordered into production in
1940, the / Helldiver was meant to be a replacement for
/ the Dauntless..." shown
flying through clouds, chrome post card, near mint condition. (5 available). $1.25 for
one, $1.00 each for quantities. a(m)
"Dans
une usine d'aviation britannique" showing the interior of a large-scale
British aviation manufacturing facility, black & white, regular-postcard
size but plain back, tiny upper corner crease, minor corner wear, lightly
toned back. The caption is not very specific (suggestive of wartime secrecy)
but the aircraft look like WWII Vickers Wellington medium bombers to us --
including the right number of engines, distinctive tail design & requisite
front design. The Wellingtons were the most-produced of the British medium
bombers then, and the scale of the operations we see here lends credence to
our tentative identification. $9.00 ia(m)
"'DEFIANT'
FIGHTERS" signed A. F. D. Bannister art picturing two Bolton Paul 2-seat
turret fighters with Rolls Royce Merlin Engines, unused postcard published
by J. Salmon Ltd. in Sevenoaks, fingerprint toning on back, trivial corner
wear. Hard to find! $7.50 a(m)a(b)

"DEUTSCHES MILITARLUFTSCHIFF." with signed Hans Stövhase art showing a
German military zeppelin tethered to a roof, unused Tuck Oilette Serie 500 B
Postkarte, minor rounding of the corners. 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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"DIRIGIBLE AT MAST, NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKEHURST, N. J. 7 / ©
CLEMENTS" including the elevator by which she was boarded; circa-1928 unused
postcard published by photographer R. S. Clements in Lakehurst, trivial
corner wear. In the Michael Wolfson Jr. Collection at Florida International
University, but seldom offered. $15.00 ba(m)n(l)p

"DIRIGIBLE MOORED TO MAST ON U. S. S. PATOKA. / © LAKEHURST, N. J." unused
circa-1928 post card published by photographer R. S. Clements in Lakehurst,
upper corner flaked off but we supply it, other corner wear is minor. $9.00
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"Doolittle Did A Lot! / On April 18, 1942 Lt. Col. James
H. Doolittle led / 24 B-25 Mitchell bombers from the deck of the / U.S.S. Hornet
(CV-8)..." shown in two historic views, chrome post card, near mint condition. (5
available). $1.50 for one, $1.25 each for quantities. a(m)
"Douglas A-26 Invader / Firepower and speed were the
unbeatable / combination that made the Invader a / devastatingly effective bomber." shown
in flight over clouds, chrome postcard, near mint condition. (5 available). $1.25 for
one, $1.00 each for quantities. a(m)
"Douglas A-26 Invader / Firepower and speed were the
unbeatable / combination that made the Invader a / devastatingly effective bomber." shown
parked, chrome post card, near mint condition. (5 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each
for quantities. a(m)
"Douglas A-26 Invader / This was a high-speed (355 mph)
attack bomber..." shown in flight over land, chrome post card, near mint condition.
(5 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each for quantities. a(m)
"Douglas C-47 Gooney Birds / Skytrain, Skytroooper,
Dakota, and 'Gooney / Bird' were just some of the military names / given the military version
of the civilian / Douglas DC-3" shown parked with United States Marines markings,
chrome postcard, near mint condition. (5 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each for
quantities. a(m)m(m)
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"Douglas C-47, the 'Gooney Bird / 'The 'Gooney Bird,'
seen here at Travis Air / Force Base in California in 1947." with tail number 349500,
chrome post card, near mint condition. (5 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each for
quantities. a(m)c
"Down But Not Out / December 7, 1941, Japan's sneak
attack on Pearl / Harbor sinks the Arizona, Oklahoma and Utah. The Oklahoma was salvaged and
scrapped..." including aircraft in the aftermath of the bombing, chrome postcard,
near mint condition. (5 available). $1.50 for one, $1.25 each for quantities. a(m)hh
"EF-111A Raven / This electronic countermeasures aircraft
is capable / of cruising at more than Mach 2.2..." shown parked, chrome post card, near
mint condition. (5 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each for quantities. a(m)

"ENGINE AND PROPELLER OF SHENANDOAH, NEAR AVA, OHIO" unused
post card including several curious onlookers & souvenir hunters nearby,
light toning on back, front toning mostly in the right & bottom borders. The
United States first rigid dirigible, this Navy scouting airship crashed in
1925 while on a promotional mission through the Midwest. The stern section
fell near Ava; the rest landed near Sharon Ohio. Fourteen crew perished in
the disaster.
$17.50 zoa(m)d
"F-14B Tomcat / Developed by Northrop Grumman as the
Navy's / premier two-seat carrier-based air defense,..." shown taking off from land,
chrome postcard, near mint condition. (5 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each for
quantities. a(m)
"F-16C Fighting Falcon / This compact, multi-role fighter
aircraft is highly / maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air / combat and
air-to-surface attack..." shown on a runway, chrome post card, near mint condition.
(5 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each for quantities. a(m)
"Fairchild C-82A, 'The Packet' / Seen here flying for the
Military Air / Transport Service, 'The Packet' first flew on / September 10, 1944..."
shown flying above the clouds, chrome postcard with saturated colors, near mint
condition. (5 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each for quantities. a(m)
"FAREWELL / U.S.S. MACON /
SANK OFF POIN(sic) SUR, CALIF. -- 5.35 P.M. FEB 13, 1935" obviously trying
to exploit the tragedy, because no one knew in advance it was going to
crash; unused Defender real photo postcard with minor wear to the corners,
otherwise good edges, oxidation consistent with age. Rare: when we searched
the Internet there were no other offers, past or present, and no exhibits.
Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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"Fesselballon, unsere Artilleriewirkung beobachtend. / Nach einem Gemälde
von Prof. Hans Rudolf Schultze, Berlin // Deutscher Luftflotten-Verein / für Schaffung einer starken deutschen Luftflotte / und Förderung der
Luftaherschule! /Jahresbeitrag: einschl. Vereinszeitschrift / 'Die
Luftflotte' nach Selbsteinschäßtung / mindestens 3,- Mk. Berlin W 57,
Grobenstraße 27." signed Hans Rudolf Schultze art showing an observation
balloon directing artillery fire on a World War I battlefield; Postkarte
sold for the creation of a strong German air fleet, mailed in Germany in
1915. The signature of the artist is in the upper left front corner of the
image; all the caption information is from the back. A couple of tiny cancel
ink spots in the lower left front border, good edges. $20.00 za(m)gmwa(s)
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"Flying Fortress" B-17 from Boeing which was used
to bomb Germany in World War II, "DC-3Ô " piston-engine transport from Douglas
which saw extensive service in World War II, with pertinent information on back & showing the US stamp which
honored it, oversized (5"x7") post card, near mint. $0.75 *

"For aerial warfare, / the most hazardous / work of the war, / ... / ... the
ONLY / spirit used by the / British Forces from / the outbreak of the / war
until the summer / of 1917 was / 'SHELL AVIATION." unused reproduction of a
circa-1918 advertising postcard in excellent condition. $4.00 a(m)wa

"FOR HOME AND COUNTRY. / ARMY FLIER IN ACTION / © Pict. News Co." post card
mailed JUL 26 1918 from Colchester Illinois to Miss Minnie Hazlett in
Parnassus Pennsylvania by her sister, corners creased & rounded a bit. From
a patriotic series of postcards used in the Liberty Loan campaign of World
War I; this being the hardest one to find. $12.50 a(p)a(m)pw

"FRAMEWORK OF U. S. S. AKRON, NAVY AIRSHIP 50" under construction at
the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation, postcard mailed AUG 26 1931 at Akron,
some erasures & toning in the address area, minor corner wear. Offered
elsewhere as high as $15.99 in lesser condition(!), but ours is only $8.00.
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"Ft. MYER Va." with a panorama of the Fort shown beneath the biplane;
handwritten caption on a sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed AUG 6 1909
from Washington DC Station G to Mr. Troy Smith in Portland Indiana. Messaged
in part by Chester Berry: 'I certainly wish you could have seen some
of the Wright Bros flights, they certainly were grand.' 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(p)a(m)v(f)
"Gizo Pounded / Located in the Western Solomon Islands,
Gizo was / one of many small islands controlled by the / Japanese and part of
their supply
chain..." showing a bomber flying overhead in World War II, chrome postcard, near
mint condition. (5 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each for quantities. a(m)s
"G0CZQ / SPITFIRE 1940"
with signed Dowsk art depicting the interceptor aircraft that proved so
vital in the Battle of Britain, Pensilva Cornwall QSL postcard used 1993 by
a member of the Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society, excellent condition.
$4.00 a(m)e(p)m(b)
"Gotha over Paris / P.E.L."
with a German giant biplane bomber flying overhead as illuminated by 3
searchlights, sepia-toned photo. Date necessarily 1917 -
1918. 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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"GREAT AIRSHIP HANGAR, NAVAL AIR
STATION, CAPE MAY, N. J." postcard mailed there AUG 23 1934, two small
corner creases, the other corners with minor wear, extraneous writing on
back categorizes it. The superb Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields website
at www.airfield-freeman.com characterizes this view as 1936, but our cancel
supplies a better date. Planned as a rigid airship hangar, it was
nonetheless not normally used like that. History in your hands.
$7.50
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"Grumman TBF-3 Avengers / Grummen's first attack
aircraft, the Avenger / first flew on August 7th 1941..." showing a pair (numbers 416
& 401) flying close together over water, chrome post card, near mint condition.
(5 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each for quantities. a(m)
"HANS RUDOLF / SCHULZE"
art signed in upper left front corner, Postkarte published by
Deutscher Luftflotten-Verein & mailed 1915 at Karlsruhe Baden, a little
translucent toning near the back left edge, speckles of cancel ink in the
front sky. A fund-raising postcard for the creation of a strong German air
fleet, illustrating the usefulness of an observation airship during the
bombardment of Warschau (Warsaw Poland). $15.00 za(m)gmpwa

"HARVARD CUP / FIRST AMATEUR PRIZE IN / BOMB DROPPING CONTEST // PHOTO BY /
ARAM" unused postcard with unevenly divided back, 3 small corner creases, a
little wear at all corners. The Harvard Aviation Field was located in Quincy
Massachusetts. The contest, demonstrating a form of defence against naval
attack, was reported in the Aug 28 1910 New York Times, page 20. Rare: a
search of the Internet found but one recorded sale, and no current offers.
$18.00 a(p)a(m)c(h)m(q)
HAVA HARP OKULU / TURKISH AIR FORCE. Continental Ilford real
photo postcard showing its Douglas DC-3 (YSL-52) parked, good focus,
contrast a bit low,
writing on back identifies. $7.50 a(m)t
"Heads Up! / A B-26 Marauder drops bombs on the
railroad / yards in Rome. Precision bombing saves non- / military targets including the
Vatican, seen in the / lower right corner." chrome post card, near mint condition. (5
available). $1.50 for one, $1.25 each for quantities. a(m)iv

"HELIUM CELL IN U. S. S. AKRON, NAVY AIRSHIP 48" post card mailed 1936
at Barberton Ohio, one bottom corner crease, toning near the back right
edge. Message: 'We visited this today. You can't imagine how huge it is. We
saw the big planed come in. I enjoyed it a lot but stayed on the ground.
This is near the Air port.' Both sides shown. Found offered elsewhere in
lesser condition for $14.99(!), but we need only $8.00. bia(m).
Another example, with 4
small scraped areas on back. Not shown but a front scan is available. $7.00
bia(m)
"IN FLIGHT with the Flagship Fleet / of AMERICAN
AIRLINES, inc. / Live Aloft and Like It! ... in a 200-mile-an- / hour 'room
with a view.' Surprisingly there's no / sensation of height or speed. You
fell no connec- / tion with the earth -- except as an exalted spectator'."
airline-published (logo on back) post card mailed free MAY 23 1934 from
Tulsa Oklahoma to Mr. Roy E. Stryker in Washington DC. Passenger comments:
'I'm photographing the Arkansas River flood on detached service with the U.
S. Engineers. I arrived here from Memphis in Maj. Gen. Reybold's plane, Best
regards to all, Pvt. Arthur Rothstein U. S. Army D. S.' Tiny bottom corner
bend, a little light toning near the back edges. The Major General was Chief
of Engineers since at least 1942. $10.00 a(p)dm(a)g(r)o(a)a(m)
"INTERIOR
OF HANGAR, NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKEHURST, N. J." with its dimensions printed
on the back, Collotype Company printing in Elizabeth NJ, published by the
Airship Photo Shop in Lakehurst, mailed MAY 12 1933 from Bryn Mawr
Pennsylvania to John B. Hale from his Aunt Sue, who reported the Akron was
not there the day before. Three corners with small creases, back with
extensive even light yellowish toning, light toning in the front borders,
thin in stamp area suggests that sender had started with a higher
denomination stamp & then thought better of it. When searching the Internet
for this postcard we found only one recorded sale, in 2013. Makes you wonder
how they jockeyed all those airships into position, doesn't it? $12.00
znia(m)g
"Jenny" JN-4 trainer for World War I pilots, with pertinent information on back & showing the US stamp which honored it, oversized (5"x7")
postcard, near mint.
$0.75 *

"K0HEU" Chapman Kansas QSL postcard with writing on front converting a chrome
postcard, showing B-52H missile launcher (Wichita made, of course), mailed 1963. $1.75
kqa(m)
"KEEP
'EM FLYING AT FOSTER FLD." showing 4 Army mechanics & their supervisor
working on a propeller aircraft engine, unused Agfa real photo postcard with
good focus & glossy finish, front
corners show separation thins (none into the image) from corner mounts. More
precisely this at Foster Army Airfield near Victoria Texas. Rare: when we
searched the Internet no one else offered it, no one bragged about selling
it & no one even exhibited 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
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"KEEP
'EM POSTED! / Mail from home is eagerly welcomed by the / boys in Service.
... / The Western and Southern life Insurance Company / C. F. Williams
President / Home Office Cincinnati / Form L-70 / ..." separated from
the attached postcard that they offered as service, small corner bend. "BUY!
/ DEFENSE / SAVINGS / BONDS / KEEP 'EM FLYING!" with art in full color on
the back. $8.00 ia(m)o(c)g
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K. L. M. published ("Opn. K. L.
M.") "S. V. A. verkenner" real photo post
card mailed from Switzerland to U.S. in
1926, it has an approx. 1 / 4-inch tear in the right margin, a couple of short internal
creases starting in the upper left edge and ending in the sky, and some corner and edge
wear. Our Dutch is not the greatest, but I believe this is a
reconnaissance aircraft. $20.00
"Le Dirigeable du Major Gross (Allemand)" with signed Prof. Hans Rudolf
Schultze art depicting a semi-rigid & experimental German military dirigible
hovering over a shoreline; unused circa 1907 Postkarte from T. S. N. Serie
994, minor corner rounding at the bottom, more noticeable corner wear at the
top. Described on the back: "Deutscher Militärballon von Major Gross. /
Halbstarrer Lenkballon, bei welchem die Propeller / an einer unter dem
Ballonkörper hängenden Segel - / fläche sitzen. Die Steuerung ist den
fransösischen / Militärballons nachgebildet." $60.00 za(m)gm
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"Liberator" the Army and Navy land-based
long-range / bomber, commonly known as various versions of / the basic B-24, the most
extensively produced / wartime aircraft" shown in flight over clouds, chrome post
card,
near mint condition. (4 available) $1.25 for one. $1.00 each for quantities. a(m)
"Liberator Express / The Army long-range personnel and
materiel transport version of the B-24D bomber" shown in flight over clouds, chrome
postcard, near mint condition. (10 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each for quantities.
a(m)
"LIEUT. FOULOIS AND /
WILBUR WRIGHT. // LIEUT. LAHM and ORVILLE WRIGHT // COPYRIGHT, C. M. CRAMER."
unused Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard, long thin scrape near the center
front edge with some toning there as well.
Taken when the
Wright aircraft was first being evaluated by the US Army from an historic series
copyrighted by G. M. Cramer from Washington DC, who also assisted in timing some
flights in Virginia. Orville & Lieutenant Lahm's record would be recounted in the
September 1909 Popular Mechanics on page 382. Briefly they broke 2 world
records--speed & distance for 2 men aloft. They landed almost exactly where
Selfridge had died earlier & President Taft himself led a round of applause.
Later, on March 3rd 1911, Lieutenant Foulois would fly along Texas/Mexican
border with aviator Parmalee (some spell it Parmelee) to establish that the
military mission of border patrol was feasible. Rare: no other example offered or even exhibited 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)a(m)v(f)
"LIFE IN THE U. S. ARMY CANTONMENT / AVIATORS AND PLANE"
white-border era
post card, numbered 51 on
back, 4 spots of toning on back, unused. Sold but
front still available for scholarly
study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg
format.
$1.50 am*
"Lightning" P-38 from Lockheed with twin-boom
configuration, "DC-3Ô " piston-engine transport from Douglas which saw
extensive service in World War II, with pertinent information on back & showing the US stamp which honored it,
oversized (5"x7") postcard, near mint. $0.75 *
"Lockheed YF-12A / Engine: Two Pratt &
Whitney J58s
of / ..." showing a side view of it parked, unused chrome
post card published by Mastercraft
Printers, excellent condition. This high-altitude interceptor was the forerunner to the
SR-71. $1.00 a(m)

"M-245 8th U. S. ARMY PURSUIT GROUP OVER MIAMI / ANNUAL ALL AMERICAN AIR MEET,
MIAMI, FLA. PHOTO BY G. W. ROMER" 1934 linen
postcard, unused, bends & wear along
one short edge, mild back paper toning due to age. $3.00 a(m)f*
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"Major von Parseval / mit
seinem lenkbaren Luftschiff in Zürich." with an inset showing the pioneering
aviator, unused sepia-tone real photo postcard prominently showing the
pioneering dirigible balloon from the side, P/RA in the stamp box, oxidation
mostly near the bottom front border, good edges. Flights to Zurich were
attempted (& sometimes accomplished) to partially satisfy military
specifications. The Major was a retired German officer and his designs
competed against those of Major Von Gross & Count Zeppelin. This airship wrecked and fell
into Lake Plau in April 1910. Does the silhouette of this airship remind you
of any movie you have seen? $75.00 za(m)ssn
"Maj.
Schroeder / ALTITUDE RECORD PLANE EQUIPPED WITH SUPER CHARGER" unused post
card issued for the 1924 International Air Races held at Dayton Ohio, as we
learn on the back; addressed in pencil to John W. Woodard in Farmland
Indiana, but not mailed. Rare. $20.00 ro(d)g(s)a(m)
"MANEUVERS
ENCAMPMENT FORT SAM HOUSTON SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS" imperfectly
rectangular postcard
published by Dahrooge Post Card Company, small lower corner crease. Rare in
any condition. 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)a(m)m(a)t(f)
"Mi-24 Hind Attack Helicopter / The Russian assault,
transport and gunship can / store an additional ammunition basic load in the
/ cargo
compartment in lieu of carrying up to eight / troops." shown over desert terrain,
chrome post card, near mint condition. (5 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each for
quantities. a(m)
"Mi-24 Hind Attack Helicopter / The Russian-made
helicopter is operated by Optec / Threat Support Activity to simulate enemy air
/ attack
scenarios for U.S. Army training purposes" showing it close-up in vertical format over
desert terrain, chrome postcard, near mint condition. (5 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00
each for quantities. a(m)
"Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG-15 'Fagot' / Engine: VK-1 of 6,000
lbs. thrust" and more pertinent information on back, unused chrome
post card from Mastercraft Printers, front colors so
misregistered as to create a blurry impression everywhere. This is the plane flown by a
defecting North Korean pilot in 1953. $5.00 ena(m)

"MOTOR DRIVEN WAR AIRSHIP" showing the invention of Major von Perseval; Tuck
Oilette post card 9495 inspired by a real photograph, mailed 1911 from
Berlin to Arkansas, bottom corners creased, minor corner & edge wear.
Described in interesting detail on the back. Shown left. $13.50 ba(m)t
Another printing, with more muted colors, shown right, unused, light toning
on back. Seen 1911-1914 with a red or gilt overprint 'CHRISTMAS GREETINGS'.
$15.00 ba(m)t
"MUSÉE DE L'ARMÉE -- HOTEL DES INVALIDES / 1. Nacelle arrière du Zeppelin
L-49, attérri à Bourbonne-les-Bains le 20 Octobre 1917" showing the remains
of a German zeppelin which crashed in France during World War I & was put on
exhibit. Unused carte postale with green back, tiny speckles of toning both
sides (only prominent in the front caption area), good edges. $35.00
zwa(m)f(b)m
"Mustang" P-51 which many believe was the best
World War II fighter, with pertinent information on back & showing the US stamp which honored it, oversized
(5"x7") postcard, near mint. $0.75 **

"NEW ZEALAND / Milford Sound, South Island" chrome-era postcard with Pan Am®
logo on back, good edges, excellent condition. $2.00 n(m)a
"North American B-25J Mitchell / 'Pathfinder' like all
B-25s is a five-seater medium / bomber..." shown parked, chrome post card, near mint
condition. (6 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each for quantities. a(m)
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"North American B-25 Mitchell / the five man crew
consisted of pilot, copilot, / bombardier, navigator / radio operator..." shown in flight
on an overcast day, chrome post card, near mint condition. (5 available). $1.25 for one,
$1.00 each for quantities. a(m)
"North American F-82B 'Twin Mustang'" showing the 'Betty Jo' (PQ-168 465168)
parked which held the record for the longest non-stop flight by a prop-driven fighter,
unused chrome postcard from Joseph F. Morsello, light yellowing of paper on back. $1.00 a(m)*
"North American T-39A 'Sabreliner' / Engines: 2 Pratt and Whitney J-60s of
3,000 lbs. thrust each" showing the Air Force jet that served President
Johnson, unused postcard in excellent condition. It later served as an
administrative airlift support transport. $3.00 a(j)a(m)p
"'OLD GLORY' WAVING OVER 'THE WORLD'S LARGEST
AIRPORT' / AT BARKSDALE FIELD, SHREVEPORT, LA
." as it looked in 1936, unused
linen post card with white border, near-mint condition. During the time of the Army Air Corps. $3.75 alm. Same but a reddish-brown border, trivial corner wear & an erasure on the back.
$2.75 alm
"Orville
Wright and his World Record-breaking Aeroplane, Fort Myer, Va."
contemporaneous mailing at Fort Myer with a 1¢ Jefferson stamp
(lightly cancelled) to Mr. George Rice in Jefferson Maryland, light toning
along the bottom front edge, a lot of toning on back (but all is readable),
We have only seen this offered once before. $12.50 a(p)a(m)v(f)
"ORVILLE WRIGHT and LIEUT. FOULOIS, Before Their Flight To / ALEXANDRIA, JUL 30
-1909-" unused
Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard, a little toning at the center front
edge.
Taken when the
Wright aircraft was first being evaluated by the US Army from an historic series
copyrighted by G. M. Cramer from Washington DC, who also assisted in timing some
flights there. This day was the speed trial flight there. 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. a(p)a(m)v(f)
"ORVILLE WRIGHT and LIEUT. LAHM STARTING ON THEIR RECORD / FLIGHT -
JULY 27 - 1909
Copy'gt Cramer" from Fort Myer Virginia, unused Azo (triangles up) real
photo postcard with oxidation consistent with age, good edges all around. More fully, Lt. Frank P. Lahm was
passenger when the Wright Military Flyer as loft for more than an hour,
meeting the US Army Signal Corps Specification Number 486. Taken when the
Wright aircraft was first being evaluated by the US Army from an historic
series copyrighted by G. M. Cramer (Washington DC), who also assisted in
timing some flights there. 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. a(p)a(m)g(l)v(f)
"P3 AEW&C / The first P-3 Airborne Early
Warning (AEW) aircraft / was delivered in June 1988...used to disrupt South
American / cocaine shipments..." shown on the ground, chrome post card, near
mint condition. $1.25 a(m)
"Parmalee flying. S.F. Jan 1911." real photo post card mailed MAR 13 1911
at San Francisco to Mrs. E. M. Harris in Stockton California, oxidation
consistent with age, pencil writing on back blurred just a bit, good edges. The
San Francisco Call, Volume 109, Number 47, of January 1911 broke 2 stories that
the Army was testing the feasibility of dropping bombs from aircraft--in
particular, what type of bombs & under what weather conditions. They spelled the
aviator's name Parmalee. The unidentified man in the foreground could well be
Myron S. Crissy, First Lieutenant in the Coast Artillery Corps, who dropped the
first bomb. Rare.
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)a(m)c(s)
"PC15
/ USS MACON" showing its hull under construction, about one-third complete,
unused Azo (squares in corners) real photo in excellent condition published by
Milton D. Walters in East Akron Ohio. Back printing over most of message area
lists facts about the airship: gas content, length, maximum diameter, gross
lift, useful lift, engines, total horse power, speed, cruising range at 50 mph &
capabilities to carry & operate airplane. They do not get more interesting.
Rare: seldom seen, seldom offered, and seldom exhibited. Belongs in a museum.
Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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"PC24
/ USS MACON" showing executives near one of its 8 engines, unused Azo (squares
in corners) real photo in excellent condition published by Milton D. Walters in
East Akron Ohio. Rare: we did find a
few offerings from his series, but this one is the only example of this image we found, past or
present. Belongs in a museum. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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"PC4
- / USS AKRON" showing its hull nearing completion in early 1931, unused Azo
(squares in corners) real photo postcard with excellent contrast & focus,
published by Milton D. Walters in East Akron Ohio, very light toning on back.
Rare: we found only one recorded
sale in a small group of such cards, but no individual offers at any time.
$40.00 za(m)m(n)
"PC6
/ USS MACON" showing its hull under construction, about one-third complete,
close-up for interior details; unused Azo (squares in corners) real photo in
excellent condition published by Milton D. Walters in East Akron Ohio. Rare: we found only one recorded sale in a small group
of such cards, but no individual offers at any time.
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(e)za(m)m(n)
"PC7-USS AKRON" near its mooring mast, unused Azo (squares in corners) real
photo postcard published by Milton D. Walters in East Akron Ohio, spotty toning
on back. Rare: we found no individual offers
or exhibitions when we searched the Internet.
$40.00 za(m)m(n)
"Peashooter" P-26 fighter from Boeing,
"DC-3Ô " piston-engine transport from Douglas which saw extensive service in
World War II, with pertinent information on back & showing the US stamp which honored it, oversized
(5"x7") postcard, near mint. $0.75 **
PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL AIRLINES (USA). Unused black-and-white
continental post card showing its Douglas DC-3 (NC33677) in flight overhead, published in
1998 in Switzerland, near mint. This aircraft was commandeered from Pennsylvania Central by
the US Air Force from June 1942 to June 1944, and then returned. $7.50 a(p)a(m)
"PIASECKI H-21 Tandem Helicopter Printed in U. S.
A. 8" showing it lifting a large crate, arcade card with multiple creases, one
of which is quite heavy, as is. A great military success, the 'Flying Banana't, was used
extensively by the US Army in Viet Nam & by the French in Algeria. $2.00 a(m)m(a)
"Post
Headquarters, Gunter Field, Alabama M-109 / 16032" linen post card
mailed JUL 23 1943 from Montgomery Alabama to Miss Ludmilla Foucek in New
York City, cancel ink in the sky, some extraneous writing on back, good
edges. Later known as Gunter Air Force Station, then Gunter Air Force Base,
it is now part of Maxwell/Gunter AFB. $2.00 a(g)a(m)

"Raccolta Aeronautica Caproni / Mario Calderara su apparecchio Wright (Roma
1909)" unused post card for Esposizione Storica dell'Aeronautica Italian in
the Milano Palazzo dell'Arte (Giugno-Ottobre 1934--XII), Serie A -
Precursori e Pionieri - N. 14--as we learn at length on its back; artistic
stock consistent with the exposition place, 2 tape thins at the top back
center obscure nothing, otherwise quite fresh. More specifically, the view
is at the Centrocelli Military Field near Rome where, at the invitation of
Calderara & Umberto Savoia, they taught both how to fly in April 1909. That
visit marked the birth of the Italian Air Force. This historical exposition
was held 25 years later & an 'Edizioni Propaganda' series was produced for
Mussolini. $17.50 ea(m)i

"REVIEW / On the March" unused mutliview postcard published by W. H.
Stratton in Chattanooga Tennessee, 2 long corner creases, 1 small corner
crease, light album toning on back. $4.00 a(m)m(a)
"SACRAMENTO AIR DEPOT HANGARS AND REPAIR DOCKS
/
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA" when part of US Army, white-border era postcard with writing
on back, mild corner wear. Well composed in vertical format. $4.75 a(m)c
"Scratch One Betty / A Japanese Betty bomber is blown to
bits off the / Ryukyus in the Okinawa campaign" chrome post card, near mint condition.
(5 available). $2.00 for one, $1.75 each for quantities. a(m)r*
"SM8BD / Nordiskt
Missionsflygs flygplan >Ansgar>" real photo postcard converted to a
Stockholm QSL viewcard, showing the Douglas DC-3 Dakota aircraft (SE-APG) of
Scandinavian Mission Flights & SSA logo on front, documenting a 1947 contact
by operator Bengt Lindström, QSL bureau backstamp in violet 17 APR 1948. Two
tape remnants on back, corner crease, internal crease, fingerprint toning on
front--all of no consequence to its truly rare & historic value. Named after
the patron saint of Denmark, this plane flew Danish women missionaries /
refugees from Manchuria in October of 1946. It did not long fly for their
service. Previously,
while serving in the US Air Force, this plane was 'Haystack Annie' which
flew air support on D-day. $35.00 a(p)rdms&
"Spad VII / Span: 2 ft. 8 in. ..." showing the
display of the French-designed single-seat fighter at the Air Force Museum, unused chrome
post card. $1.00 am

"'STABLE MABEL' ONE-MAN HELICOPTER / built for the Office of Naval Research and U.
S. / Army by Kellett Aircraft Corporation of Horsham, Pa. ..." unused black & white
postcard with glossy finish, much pertinent information printed on back, front has several
trivial abrasions & light toning. Unusual subject matter. Note pilot's no-hands
display. $7.00 a(m)p(h)p(h)
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"Staggerwing" used as Allied transports in World
War II, with pertinent information on back & showing the US stamp which honored it, oversized (5"x7")
post card,
near mint. $0.75 *
"Stearman" a trainer for World War II pilots which
often appears at air shows, with pertinent information on back & showing the US stamp which honored it,
oversized (5"x7") postcard, near mint. $0.75 *%
"Stinson Sentinel / This two-seat flying jeep served a
variety of roles, / including liaison, artillery spotting and air / ambulance." shown on
the ground with GI's nearby, chrome post card, near mint condition. (5 available). $1.25
for one, $1.00 each for quantities. a(m)
"Stratojet" B-47 from Boeing with Air Force
markings, "DC-3Ô " piston-engine transport from Douglas which saw extensive
service in World War II, with pertinent information on back & showing the US stamp which honored it, oversized
(5"x7") postcard, near mint. $0.75 *!
"Supply Lines Cut / The U.S. Army Air Force pounded
German supply / lines all over Italy, especially at key points such as / bridges and
railyards..." showing such a bomber in action, chrome post card, near mint condition.
(5 available). $1.50 for one, $1.25 each for quantities. a(m)i

"Taken @ Fort Ethan Allen, Vt." uncaptioned (so we use all the writing on
the back) Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard with fuzzy focus, circa
1913-1914, when aeroplanes were being evaluated there for use with Army
cavalry forces, good edges all around, fairly fresh for its age. $15.00
a(p)m(a)a(m)v(f)
"TAKING THE WRIGHT AEROPLANE FROM ITS SHED / Copy'gt
Cramer" unused Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard with good edges, oxidation
consistent with 1909 age, very slight curl to the paper no problem in any album,
good edges all around. Taken when the
Wright aircraft was first being evaluated by the US Army from an historic series
copyrighted by G. M. Cramer from Washington DC, who also assisted in timing some
flights there. 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. a(p)a(m)v(f)

"TESTING A WRIGHT MACHINE AT / SAM HOUSTON TEXAS // WASSON
PHOTO" with numerous tents below at Fort Sam Houston; sepia-tone real photo post
card with good focus & contrast for details, mailed MAR 27 1911 at San Antonio, oxidation consistent
with age, small upper corner crease, minor wear to the bottom edge. Messaged in
part: 'This areoplane have seen fly it goes 50 or 60 mi an hour..." At this time
there were not more than 3 pilots there, all newly arrived graduates of the Glen
H. Curtis School of Aviation at San Diego, who would serve as instructors. The Army accepted a Curtiss Model D
Type IV as their second aircraft there in late April 1911; therefore, the
plane on this postcard is necessarily their first. Flying was
hazardous in those days; on 10 May 1911 2nd Lieutenant George E. M. Kelly was
killed there during a pilot qualification flight. Have only seen this offered
one other time in the last 35 years. 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)a(m)m(a)t(f)
"THE
MACON AT MOFFETT FIELD, U.S. / NAVAL AIR BASE, NEAR MOUNTAIN VIEW,
CALIF. / 610" with a side view of the tethered airship; unused sepia-tone
Ekc real photo postcard, upper corner crease, other corner wear is minor.
Short-lived & ill-fated, it was launched 11 March
1933 & crashed 12 February 1935.
Rare: when we searched the Internet there
were no other offers, past or present, and not even one exhibit. 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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"THE
MILITARY AIRSHIP 'PATRIE'" unused Tuck Oilette postcard 9495 inspired by a
real photograph, printed in England, album marks at all back corners,
trivial corner wear. Seen 1911-1914 with a green overprint 'A HAPPY
CHRISTMAS' & with a green "WORTHING. I LIKE THIS SPOT ABOVE ALL OTHERS'.
$12.00 ba(m)te(w)

"THE NATIONAL AEROPLANE FIELD
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND" unused post card mailed there OCT 13 1909 The
National Aeroplane Field (Airport) at College Park, Maryland, 2 small upper
creases, a few tiny spots of cancel ink in the left front sky. Back message,
in part: 'This is Wright flying machine. I saw him go up on the 9''. The
airport was created August 1909 by the Army Signal Corp so that Wilbur
Wright could train 2 military officers in the art of flying the Wright
Type A biplane. In 34+ years of dealing we have seen only one other example;
ours is the earliest usage & in better condition. 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(p)m(c)a(m)m(a)
"The
Roma Before the Great Disaster. Norfolk 1922. // Long's Studios"
unused Azo (triangles both ways) real photo postcard, backstamped neatly
with blue oval 'LONG'S / QUALITY PRINT / NORFOLK, VA.', oxidation consistent with circa-1920 age. This semi-rigid airship was
the last hydrogen-filled aircraft flown by the US Army; helium was used
thereafter. It was destroyed in a crash on 21 February 1922 at Norfolk
Virginia, killing 34 souls & injuring 8 others.
Rare: no other examples of this image were offered or
even exhibited on the Internet when we searched with Google.
Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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"THE
U. S. S. LOS ANGELES IN FLIGHT NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKEHURST, N. J."
postcard mailed there APR 4 1932 to Budd Kennedy in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, upper corner crease just into the image, minor corner
rounding, a little toning both sides. $7.00 n(l)ba(m)
"The Waco CG-4A / This troop and cargo glider could carry
13 men or / 4 men and a jeep plus gear." shown in flying near to a runway clouds,
chrome postcard, near mint condition. (10 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each for
quantities. a(m)
"This
shows the Wright aeroplanes that were used here in tests with Artillery
firing. I was offered a detail into the Aviation Corps but declined..."
uncaptioned (so we quote a lot of the writing on back) sepia-tone real photo
post card with callouts written on front indicating the E Battery Barracks,
Regimental Headquarters & D Battery Barracks; postmarked Jan 18 1913 at Fort
Riley Kansas, oxidation consistent with age, one lower corner with 2 small
creases. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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TRANS-JAMAICAN AIRLINES,
LIMITED (Jamaica). Unused continental postcard showing its Douglas DC-3
Dakota (6Y-JJQ) parked near a building, from a limited edition of 500,
excellent condition. During World War II she flew for No. 164 (T) Squadron
of the Royal Canadian Air Force out of Moncton. $5.00 a(p)ja(m)
"TUNING UP A U. S. ARMY AEROPLANE. SERIES NO. 12
222671" white-border era post card from Sackett & Wilhelms Corp. unused, a few tiny spots of toning on
back. $6.50 a(m)
"T. v Eckenbrecher 14" printed signature of German artist Themistocles von
Eckenbrecher on art depicting 'Zeppelin über Antwerpen' (as we learn from
the back) acting as a military observation platform, Feldpostkarte used
31.3.15 at Sobernheim (very clear cancel on back, no stamp necessary) to a
Belgian address, soft corners, traces of cancel ink on front. Postkarte sold
for the creation of a strong German air fleet: 'Deutscher Luftflotten-Verein
/ für Schaffung einer starken deutschen Luftflotte / und Förderung der
Luftaherschule! /Jahresbeitrag: einschl. Vereinszeitschrift / 'Die
Luftflotte' nach Selbsteinschäßtung / mindestens 3,- Mk. Berlin W 57,
Grobenstraße 27.' On canvas, this artist's work is infrequently offered at
major auction houses with estimates in the tens of thousands of dollars. Bad
Sobernheim is located in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany. After
its defeat at Liege by the Germans, the Belgian Army fell back to Antwerp,
and was forced to retreat still further after heavy fighting such as that
shown. $30.00 zba(w)a(m)w-r
"Twin Beech AT-11 / The 'Twin Beach' aircraft series
entered / service with the U.S. Army Air Force in / 1941... / ...trained an estimated 90
percent of all U.S. bombardiers / and navigators during WWI" chrome post card, near
mint condition. (5 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each for quantities. a(m)

Two uncaptioned real photographs (each the size of a regular postcard)
obviously from the same series of the USS Macon (ZRS-5) in flight. Both have
distinctive front borders & the numeral 34 stamped in violet on the
otherwise blank back. In one (the most horizontal aircraft) the name MACON
can clearly be read near the back tailfin. Sold but both fronts 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. ba(m)
Uncaptioned home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard showing
the loading & unloading of an Army helicopter in mountainous terrain (probably Korea),
mailed 1963 at Rogersville Alabama. $1.50 a(m)
Uncaptioned home-made (and, hence, unique) post card showing
showing the loading of an Army 'flying banana' helicopter aboard the deck of a carrier,
probably during the Viet Nam conflict; mailed 1963 at Vernon Alabama. $1.50 a(m)

Uncaptioned real photo postcard showing several Army men
pulling the first Wright biplane along on runners at Fort Sam Houston Texas,
excellent contrast & focus for an action shot, mailed APR 6 1911 from San
Antonio Texas to Mrs. Hans Anderson in Ghent Minnesota by her son Andrew,
who writes 'This is the Machine they fly with. The Avigator(sic) carries two
Pasangers(sic) with him and goes flying anywhere...", trivial upper corner wear.
Possibly unique: no caption, no photographer credit, no publisher
attribution. Sold but
both
sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. a(p)a(m)m(a)t(f)
UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY
COMMISSION. Continental black & white photograph of its Douglas DC-3 (N710Z)
parked near a Chevron gas station, good composition & focus, image a bit
dark. Served in the United States Air Forces as a TC-47D-30-DK from 1945
until November 1966. Rare. $5.00 a(p)a(m)
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"U. S. ARMY AEROPLANE IN FULL FLIGHT. SERIES NO. 12 222673" from Sackett
& Wilhelms Corp., unused postcard, faint corner crease. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in
.jpg format. $1.50
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"U.
S. Army Aeroplane with Wireless Outfit." post card from F. Mutchler
Photographer of Soldier Life in Highwood Illinois, mailed NOV 8 1915 in
Muskegon Heights Michigan, trivial corner wear. The importance of the addition of
radio equipment to military aircraft cannot be understated, but there is
surprisingly little information about its early days on the Internet because
such developments were secret at the time. This postcard is rare, as is
anything by this photographer. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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"U.S.
ARMY CARGO GLIDER CG-4A / DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE WACO AIRCRAFT CO. OF
TROY, OHIO. / TROY -- THE BEST SMALL CITY IN OHIO" unused EKC real photo
postcard with sharp focus, good contrast & glossy finish; toning near the
back edges, small upper corner bend not into the image. What few "vintage"
cards you see of this aircraft are actually cheap museum cards; this,
however is rare & the real thing! 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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"U.S. BIPLANE DOING SCOUT DUTY" from Valentine-Souvenir Co., unused
post card, corner crease,
much corner wear & rounding. $5.50 a
"U.
S. Dirigible Balloon, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas." circa-1908 postcard with
unevenly divided back, minor corner & edge wear.
Seldom 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.
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"U.S. NAVY L / U.S. NAVY G / U.S. NAVY K / U.S. NAVY
M" / PROPORTIONALLY IN SCALE" black & white card with extensive details
about quantities built, dates & purposes of each of these types of non-rigid
ships all over the back. $16.00 zm(n)a(m)
"U.
S. S. AKRON IN FLIGHT 62" over the Goodyear-Zeppelin hangar, unused
Tichnor postcard published by Akron Stationery Company in Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio, very lightly toned back, good edges. Crashed in 1935. The only
examples we could find when we searched the Internet, had their captions at
the top center without the number; so check your albums, we believe this is
a hard one to get! $25.00 zoa(m)
"U.
S. S. AKRON, NAVY AIRSHIP AND U. S. S. NEW HAMPSHIRE BATTLESHIP 53" a
drawing meant to compare their sizes; Tichnor postcard mailed APR17 1934
from Akron to Mrs. H. M. Jones in Great Falls Montana, small bottom corner
crease, soft corners, very light toning on back. The New Hampshire was not
then in commission, having been sold for scrap in 1923, which is why we
emphasize it is a drawing. $8.00 za(m)s(m)
"U.
S. S. AKRON PREPARING TO LAND, NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKEHURST, N. J." unused
post card copyrighted by Happy Landings Canteen in Lakehurst, light album
toning on back, good edges. Rare: when we searched the Internet we found no
other offers, past or present, and no recorded sales.
$14.00 n(l)ba(m)

"U. S. S. LOS ANGELES AT MAST" at Lakehurst New Jersey; unused circa-1926
Defender real photo postcard, just a little toning near the edges of the
back, good edges. $15.00 bn(l)a(m)
"U.
S. S. LOS ANGELES AT MOBILE MAST, NAVAL AIR STATION LAKEHURST, N. J."
unused circa-1926 Albertype postcard published by the Airship Photo Shop in
Lakehurst, a few dimensions printed over the message area, fairly fresh with
good edges. Hard to find. $9.00 bn(l)a(m)
"U.
S. S. SHENANDOAH AT NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKEHURST, N. J. 9 / ©
CLEMENTS" showing it changing crews on the ground, unused post card
published by photographer R. S. Clements in Lakehurst., very light spotty
toning on back, trivial corner rounding. Rare: no other offers or even
exhibits when we searched the Internet. $30.00 n(l)ba(m)
"U.
S. S. SHENANDOAH, LAKEHURST, N. J. 3 / © CLEMENTS" showing it
undergoing repairs in early 1925 to its mooring assembly, nose, control car
& fins after being damaged in a gale; postcard mailed JUL 27 1925 from
Seaside Park NJ to Mrs. Alfred Braddock in Berlin NJ, messaged 'Came through
Lakehurst saw the two dirrigables(sic) it was a wonderfull(sic) sight.',
each right front corner creased twice, light toning on back. Published by
the photographer R. S. Clements in Lakehurst. Rare: when we searched the
Internet we found no other offers, past or present, and but one exhibit. $27.50 n(l)bpa(m)
"Valiant / This Army, Navy and Marine Corps two-seater
was / produced in greater numbers than any other basic trainer - over 11,000 between 1940
and 1944" shown flying in clouds, chrome post card, near mint condition. (10
available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each for quantities. a(m)
"Vast Air Raids / During the heavy bombing of
Brunswick,
Germany, / starting with the first use of the 30 lb. incendiary / J bomb in
April of 1944 and
culminating in the / vast air raid of October 14-15, 90% of the city was / destroyed,
including the aircraft factory" showing many bombers flying overhead, chrome postcard, near mint condition. (6 available). $2.00 for one, $1.75 each for quantities. a(m)bh
"Vought SB2U-1 Vindicator / Vindicator squadrons served
on the U.S.S. / Lexington, Saratoga, Ranger, Wasp and Essex." showing three (3-B-13,
3-B-14 & 3-B-15) flying in close formation over land & clouds, chrome post card,
near mint condition. (5 available). $1.25 for one, $1.00 each for quantities. a(m)
"Walter
H. Barling / Designer // THE BARLING BOMBER -- WORLD'S LARGEST AIRPLANE"
showing both the designer his plane on front; postcard issued for the 1924
International Air Races at Dayton, mailed there JAN 23 1925 to Mrs. Minnie
Headley in Muncie Indiana by her brother, damaged stamp & a little toning
near the front & back edges. Expensive & not very practical, it was scrapped
early on. We have only seen one other example in 35 years, and it was not on
offer. $15.00 a(m)g(b)g(h)o(d)
Wanted to buy--early Royal
Air Force (UK) real photo postcards. Please offer us some, priced in US
dollar or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio. *c
Wanted to buy--postcards
showing the Hawker Sea Fury fighter-bomber in the WWII - Korean War era.
Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus
Ohio! *c
"Wildcat" F4F Navy fighter from
Grumman, with pertinent information on back
& showing the US stamp which honored it, oversized (5"x7")
postcard, near mint. $0.75
*
"World's Finest Air Force" with the demonstration
squadron The Thunderbirds, with pertinent information on back & showing the US stamp which honored it, oversized
(5"x7") post card, near mint. $0.75 *

"WRECK OF U S AEROPLANE NO 11 AT MOBILIZATION CAMP / TEXAS CITY, TEXAS 7 8
13" sepia-tone NOKO real photo postcard, oxidation consistent with age,
light album toning at the back edges. Interesting & pertinent details
written over most of the back: 'Quote from 'Contact' by Henry Serrano
Villard page 231 // The first aerial squadron in the U.S. was organized on
March 5, 1913 at Texas City, Texas--a site selected because of the
continuing tense border situation resulting from the revolution in Mexico.
The squadron included 9 planes, made by Wright, Curtis, and Burgess.' The
photographer was Albion Morgner Windhorst, according to scholarship at the
SMU Central University Libraries (George W. Cook Dallas/Texas Image
Collection). Any postcard from this mobilization camp is rare. $75.00 a(p)a(m)m(a)t(t)
"WRECK
OF U S AEROPLANE NO 11 AT MOBILIZATION CAMP / TEXAS CITY, TEXAS 7 8 13 //
THE TRACTOR BIPLANE WHICH BROKE ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS / IN DISTANCE AND
DURATION FLIGHTS OPERATED BY / LIEUTENANTS MILLING AND SHERMAN. U. S.
MILITARY SERVICE, / AT TEXAS CITY, TEXAS // [biplane before tents] // WRECK
OF U S AEROPLANE NO 11 AT MOBILIZATION CAMP / TEXAS CITY TEX 7 8 13" unused
Azo (triangles up) multiview real photo postcard, oxidation consistent with
age, a lot of album toning on back, good edges. The record-breaker was a
Burgess Model H military tractor & the photographer was Albion Morgner
Windhorst--according to scholarship at the SMU Central University Libraries
(George W. Cook Dallas/Texas Image Collection). Any postcard from this
mobilization camp is rare. To see 4 different views ... superlatives fail
us. $77.50 a(p)a(m)m(a)t(t)
"ZC4GT" continental Ayios
Nikolaos Dhekelia QSL card with background of Royal Air Force jet flying through the
clouds, used 1957. Attractive. Ayios is misspelled Aylios on
the card. Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 cm(b)a(m)q
"Z / Cardz // The cardz / that turn into
/ 3-D models! //
SKY FIGHTERS SERIES 1" unopened box with F-14 Tomcat, MIG-21 Fishbed, F-16 Falcon,
AH-64 Apache helicopter & MIG-29 Fulcrum. Toy for ages 6 & up. Cards are smaller
than regular size postcards. $2.50 a(m)3
"Zeppelin's Dirigible / Military Airship" showing the LZ1 tethered near the
Bavarian waters of Lake Constance / Bodensee; postcard mailed 1908 from
Mobile Alabama to Mr. E. G. Davidson of South Point Ohio, speckles of cancel
ink near the top front edge, minor wear to the bottom corners, 1905
copyright notice is faint along the left front side. $40.00 zba(m)m(g)
 "ZR-3
ARRIVING IN AMERICA. / NOW THE LOS ANGELES © 'INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL'
N. Y. C." showing the last & largest zeppelin arriving at the US Naval Air
Station on October 15 1924, some additional information on back; unused
Tichnor postcard, tiny upper corner crease, the other upper corner with
minor wear, light rubber band mark horizontally near the top front, light
spotty toning over the back which is printed at a slight tilt. The arrival
station was at Lakehurst New Jersey; the event, part of German war
reparations to the US. This vessel was the second of 4 to carry the Los
Angeles name. Rare. $15.00 ba(m)n(l)

"ZSG-4 ... / ZS2G-1 ... / ZPG-2W ... / ZPG-3W" all shown with U.S. NAVY
insignia in the empennage configuration, black & white card with extensive
details about quantities built, dates & purposes of each of these types of
non-rigid ships all over the back. $16.00 zm(n)a(m)
25 DIFFERENT UNUSED CHROME
POST CARDS
DEPICTING MILITARY AIRCRAFT
IN EXCELLENT CONDITION,
REGULAR SIZE

Depicting a good variety of types of military
aircraft
--reconnaissance, bombers, trainers, etc.
Examples: B-52D Stratofortress, P-51D "Mustang",
XF-91 "Thunderceptor", XB-70 "Valkyrie"
& the Kettering Aerial Torpedo. Shown: North American A-36-A (left)
& the P-51D Mustang (right). All 25 for $16.50
SPECIAL SECTION
9/3/25 Wreck of Navy airship USS Shenandoah (ZR-1)
near Caldwell Ohio
partially in the
Buffalo, Noble & Sharon Townships of Noble County.
One fabric/skin
fragment (#1), a real photo postcard (#2)
regular-size postcard from the
Auburn Greeting Card Co. (#3),
and 9 photographs sized like regular postcards (#4 - #12)
(8 of which are backstamped 'Central Park Art Studio / Mansfield Ohio').
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Notes: #1 fabric has detached
from the card to which it was originally pasted. #2 NOKO paper. Lightly
toned back #3, #4 & #8. No backstamp #4. Corner lost #6. Faint internal
crease #9. Tiny paper separation at one corner of #12. One man's lifetime 12-item
archive: $200.00. ba(m)o(n)
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