"© C. P. JOHNSTON CO., SEATTLE, WASH. / PICKING DAFFODILS, PUYALLUP VALLEY, WASHINGTON  6A-H388" linen post card mailed DEC 5 1938 to Mrs. E. S. Green in Canton Ohio, trivial corner wear. Back relates surprising statistics on extensiveness--300 varieties on 500 acres, e.g. $2.75 w(p)f

"1191 - GOLD OF OPHIR ROSES AS THEY GROW IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA" postcard from Mitchell, printed in the US, unused, one bent corner, another corner with minor wear. Shown. $2.25 cf. Same but in color, edge ding seen most easily from back, writing on back dates to 1908. $3.00 cf

"2028--COLORADO COLUMBINES / GROWING AMONG THE ASPENS / The Columbine, State flower of Colorado, / was selected by vote of the school children ..." unused linen-era post card with fresh colors & good edges, dates to 1940 (by publisher's code on back), back paper starting to show its age. $2.25 fc(g)

"304. NICE. / Le Marché aux Fleurs.  LL" circa-1910 postcard with divided back from Lévy & Neurdein Réunis in Paris, mild corner & edge wear. $5.00 f(n)f

"334  Mountain Flowers, White Heather, Rainier National Park  / 5A-H2651" unused linen post card printed in 1935, soft corners. $2.00 m(r)f

"509  PHIPP'S CONSERVATORY, SCHENLEY PARK, Pittsburgh, Pa.  ILL. P. CARD CO., 118 CHAMBERS ST. ..." or more completely Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens; undivided back postcard mailed 1906 to Miss Ethel A. Wheeler in Attleboro Massachusetts, a few speckles of cancel ink in the sky, trivial corner wear. A lesser example seen elsewhere offered at $7.00, but ours is better & only $4.75. p(p)f

"511 COTE-D'AZUR - Marché aux Fleurs RM" showing flower vendors on the French Riviera; colorful carte postale mailed 1930, stamp removed, much corner & edge wear, spot on the back. $5.50 f(c)f

"517 Les Narcisses et les Dents du Midi   Phot. A. Kern" with a field of white flowers in the foreground, unused postcard, 2 tiny corner bends not into image. Circa 1931. $2.50 sf

"571  Wisteria Blossoms, California / 8A-H3003" unused linen post card in excellent condition. $1.50 c(u)f

"669  OCOTILLO IN BLOOM ON THE DESERT / 6A-H72" unused circa 1936 linen-era postcard from Western Publishing & Novelty Co., exceptionally colorful, trivial wear at 3 corners. $1.75 df

7.6.90 Greenland wildflower issue: 4,00 "Tikiusaaq / Grønlandsk blåklokke"; 5,50 "Qajaasaq / Grønlandsk  post"; & 6,50 "Issutit / Kantlyng" (shown). Complete set of three maximum cards: $7.50 gf-gf

"779 POINSETTIA FIELD, HOLLYWOOD, CALIF." Unused linen post card, tape remnants at corners, some brownish paper. $1.25 cf+

"807  La Cueillette des fleurs. -- LL." showing perfumery workers gathering flowers, postcard, unused, fairly fresh with good edges. Probably Grasse France. 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 pf(g)f

"856. A Field of Burbank's Crimson California Poppies" with an oval inset portraying the horticulturist, color post card from Edw. H. Mitchell, mailed 1917, scrape near stamp on back, lacks freshness. $3.00 cfm*

"860  YUCCA IN BLOOM IN CALIFORNIA" unused linen postcard from the Longshaw Card Company, 2 tiny spots on back, otherwise fairly fresh. $2.00 c(u)f

"…ACKNOWLEDGMENT & INVOICE / Brookline, Mass." from Barnaby, Inc. (florists) on government postal card mailed 1946, soft corners, staple holes as is common on these, a little extraneous writing on the back. $1.00 mf

"A happy Birthday" beside a rose, embossed post card printed in Germany, mailed JAN 31 1917 (partial Toledo & Thurston R.P.O. cancel) to Forrest McMichael in Johnstown Ohio, lightly toned back, small spots of toning on front. $1.25 bf

"A Happy Easter" an angel regards 3 lilies, embossed Winsch postcard mailed MAR 24 1910 (bold PITTS. & CIN. TR25 R.P.O. cancel) to Miss Hazel Mills in Indianapolis Indiana, a few tiny speckles of cancel ink on front, good edges. $3.50 aef-r

"A / Happy Easter / to You" embossed flower & leaves, post card from Tuck Series 127 (Floral Easter Greetings), mailed 1909 in Indiana, cancel on front, corner & edge wear. $2.50 tfe

"A Joyful Eastertide / With Greetings and / Warm Regard" embossed floral postcard with lilies-of-the-valley design, mailed 1925 (good 1¢ Mayflower stamp is tied) from Detroit Michigan. The dark spot in the lower left front corner is actually a copyright symbol. $1.50 ef

"Alice B. Merrill, Inc. / 267 Harvard Street… / BROOKLINE 46, MASS." F. T. D. acknowledgment on government postal card mailed 1950. extraneous writing on back, corner crease, staple holes as are common on these. $1.00 (m(b)f)

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"A Merry Christmas / 541" beneath embossed poinsettias, Winsch published post card, mailed 1910. $3.25

"Among the bougainvillea on Groote Island of Arnhem Land of North Australia. Aboriginal girl." Well-done, home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 in Brethren Michigan. $2.00 nfg

"Among the Lilies in Bermuda" unused post card from the Yankee Store, short internal crease from the top center is hard to see. $1.25 bgf

"ANDERSON FLORIST / 107-28 CONTINENTAL AVE…" Forest Hills New York F. T. D. acknowledgment on government postal card mailed 1950, light cancel ink on front, faint small corner crease. 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 nf

"A Note / from / New York // SER. 506" including a small envelope on front with enclosure, glitter added to the lettering; floral postcard to Mrs. Susie Bell of Johnstown Pennsylvania, sent by a friend with a New York City address. Tiny tear at left edge, toning on envelope. $2.25 fg(b)n(n)

"Anthurium, a popular tropical flower, / heart shaped and ranging from pink to / deep red" unused continental post card. $0.75

"April 19-1908 / 'Easter Greeting." home-made & hand-colored (and, hence, unique) floral art on McKinley 1-cent postal card mailed from Olathe Kansas to Mrs. Clay S. Willock in Kansas City Missouri, faint short internal crease from top center, tiny spot of toning near bottom center front edge, art signed F. L. S. $4.00 ef

"ASK FOR A CATALOGUE OF / SEEDS, PLANTS and BULBS / POULTRY SUPPLIES, ETC. / IOWA SEED CO. / SEEDSMEN TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE / 612-615 Locust St.  DES MOINES" unused postcard with large & attractive floral art for an important agricultural supplier, mild corner wear & rounding, tiny dark spot near right front edge, a faint internal crease most easily seen from the back. $7.00 ifa

"AUSTRALIAN SCENE: / Blue Mountains / and Banksia." postcard issued by Novelty Card Co., unused, couple small spots of light toning on front. 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 (afm)

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"AUSTRALIAN SCENE: / Red Boronia / and Lyre Bird." postcard issued by Novelty Card Co., unused postcard. 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 abf

"BELLEVUE FREE STREET FAIR / October 7, 8, 9, 10. / Big Displays. Big Free Acts. 'A Corkin' Good / Time.' (You Kum.)" Ohio notice surrounded by a floral design, minor corner & edge wear. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (174,234 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 of

"BELLEVUE / OHIO" signed art depicting daisies with glitter added to flowers & caption, from W. G. MacFarlane, undivided back post card mailed there 1907, small spots of ink on back, album marks on back, corner wear, 3 corner creases. $3.75 ogf

"Best Wishes" embossed floral postcard mailed AUG 26 1909 (bold & complete POCATELLO & PORT. TR.2 R.P.O. RMS hand cancel) to Mrs. Stedman in Glouster Ohio from Pendleton Oregon, bottom corner crease, noticeable corner & edge wear. $2.00 f-r

"Best Wishes" with 2 large & beautifully drawn embossed irises beside an unexplained waterfall scene, color post card mailed OCT 5 1909 at Weyers Cave VA (clear cancel accords with senders RFD address) to Miss Girtie Miller in Bridgewater Virginia from a sibling. Interesting family-life details (harrowing, singing on visit). $5.00 fg(m)v-v

"Bignonia in Bloom  Florida" showing a house well-covered in its vines, hand-colored postcard mailed at Lakeland Fla., a few traces of cancel ink in the front sky, good edges. $3.50 hff

"Birthday / Greetings" heavily embossed floral design, background, and borders; post card mailed MAY 3 1913 (YOUNGS. & DAYTON TR18 R.P.O. hand cancel) to Mrs. Perry Cox in Barberton Ohio from her sister Rena, pencil writing a bit smeared but all legible, a little cancel ink toning on front, minor corner wear. $2.25 bfg

"Birthday Greetings" exceptionally colorful basket of flowers with extensive gilt highlights, unused postcard printed in Germany, Serie 25, hint of wear at the corners. The apparent interruption in the border at the lower left is not a scrape; it is printed that way so that a printer's guide mark (a dot) falls within it to assure that all the colors are aligned properly. $2.50 bf

"Birthday Greetings" post card from Tuck Series 127 (Flower Offerings), mailed 1909 in Kentucky, light amount of cancel ink on front, corner & edge wear, internal crease towards the left front. $2.75 tfb

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"BLANCHARD GARDEN  SKAGWAY, ALASKA" including nearby residences, sepia-tone real photo postcard with white border & good edges, pertinent writing on back--"dahlias as large as a plate, delphiniums as tall as I am,...". $7.00 agfg

"Blühende Rosen. / Noch sind die Tage der Rosen, / Lieb' lass uns küssen, scherzen und kosen! // 2209" Woman with small basket stands next to a rosebush, post card mailed 1912 in Germany, light album marks at the back corners but otherwise quite fresh. Poem translates roughly: "Flowering roses / Still are the days of the roses / Love, let us kiss, joke and ..." $10.00 wpf

"BOYNTON FLOWER SHOP / 400-408 S. COUNTY ROAD, PALM BEACH" showing its exterior & a bit of the road in front of it, black & white view mailed 1949 in acknowledgment of an order, corner crease, staple holes, a little extraneous writing on back. lightly toned front. $1.75 f(p)f

"BR-112 / PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, AND TULIPS / Toronto, Ontario" unused postcard published by  Book Rook Limited, tiny corner crease, minor corner & edge wear. $1.00 of

"BRIDGE OF FLOWERS, SHELBURNE FALLS, MOHAWK TRAIL." Collotype post card mailed 1940 to Ohio, back paper browning evenly with age, just a little edge wear most evident from the back. Interesting message on back explains the colorful scene. $3.50 mcbf

"Bryfogles' Flowers / 11 West 4th Street / WILLIAMSPORT, PA. " florist acknowledgement on government postal card mailed there 1950, so extraneous writing on back, staple holes as are common on these. $1.25 p(w)f

"Bucknam’s Greenhouses F.T.D. Acknowledgement." on government postal card, mailed 1949, extraneous writing on address side, tiny staple holes as are common on these. $1.25 m(s)f

"Buffalo’s Bonded Telegraph Florist / SINCE 1915 / Thank You!…Your Buffalo order received / ... / Bessie Bellanca" FTD card on government postal card mailed there 1950, a little extraneous writing on back, staple holes as are common on these. Shown. $2.50 nfg+%. Similar except mailed in 1949, a little cancel ink on front & short creases to the pinholes at the bottom. $2.00 nfg

"Calhoun Street, Fort Wayne's Main Business Thorofare, at Night, / Fort Wayne Indiana / Photo by Neuman Studio" including Vesey's Flowers on the right side, other signs partially legible due to glare of street lights; postcard with light mark in the stamp box & dated 1946 by Bernisha Stephen on the back. $3.00 i(f)fg

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"CALIFORNIA POPPIES. 'COPA DE ORO' (CUP OF GOLD)" post card on undivided back from E. P. Charlton & Co., small light spot of toning near one front corner, minor wear to one corner. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 c(u)f

"CALIFORNIA POPPIES / (COPA DE ORO) / If a body write a body / And a body don't reply / ... / 1703  WOOD'S POST CARDS, LOS ANGELES" postcard with light embossing on brownish paper, mailed 1909 at Tres Piedras New Mexico to Mrs. Francis Brown in East Nassau New York by her sister Mary, album marks on front. $4.25 cfg

"CARL A. PETERSON'S GREENHOUSES / TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK / ... / ACKNOWLEDGMENT" form on government postal card mailed 1950, a little extraneous writing on back, tiny staple holes as are common with these. partial cancel on front. $1.50 ng

"CEKO / 1369" hand-tinted post card mailed 1929 from Chihuahua Mexico to Los Angeles, front is beautiful, just a little extra cancel ink near one back corner. $1.25 f

"CE QUE DIT LA MARGUERITE / No. 139" with love poetry in 4 lines of French, woman gazes at 2 large oxeye daisies (known as marguerites, widespread in Europe) overhead; hand-tinted real photo carte postale, long message on back dates to 1917, just a little wear on one edge. Small box indicates: MC / PARIS. $5.50 fw(o)

"CEDAR BREAKS NATIONAL MONUMENT, / UTAH / One of the most distinctive and attractive / flowers..." showing large white columbines, unused chrome postcard from Intermountain Tourist Supply, from a photo by H. Morris Buhanan, fresh appearance. $1.00 u(c)fp

"C. HANSON, Florist / Orange Avenue at State Line / SUFFERN..." postal card printed acknowledgement on brownish paper mailed 1946, considerable edge wear shows mostly on back, a little edge wear on back, tiny staple holes as are common on these. $1.00 nf

"Chrysanthemum Display, Bronx Park, N. Y.  / 1978  ILLUSTRATED POST CARD CO., N. Y." post card with undivided back & slight yellowing of the paper with age, mild toning from album contact both sides, edge wear especially at top, one corner noticeably worn. 1978 is the postcard number, not the year; the year is circa 1906. $5.00 nf

"CHRYSANTHEMUM HEDGE / NEAR PASADENA, CALIFORNIA" postcard published by Benham Indian Trading Company, mailed at San Diego in 1910 to Miss Alice Hoover in West Unity Ohio, minor wear at 3 corners. $3.50 gfc(p)

"CHRYSANTHEMUMS - KINGWOOD CENTER / 900 Park Avenue West / Mansfield..." chrome post card mailed 1966, trivial corner wear. $1.00 of

"Columbine" unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard published by Reinhardt and Green Drug Company in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, a little toning near the back edge, faint internal crease from the right front edge not into the image. A beautiful design. $7.00 fc(s)

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"Columbine, / The Pride / of Colorado // Royal Gorge" hand-colored (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1911 from Golden, faint bottom corner crease into caption only, minor edge wear. More precisely, this should be the Colorado Blue Columbine, the state flower; there are at least 60 other species of this perennial & color variations to boot. Simply beautiful. $3.25 fc(r)h

"COMPLIMENTS OF / BOOS & HOLBROOK / USE / Anchor Coffee" with art showing pink & white & blue flowers, circa 1890 advertising card, rubber band mark on back, small light spot of toning on back. The merchant was in Toledo Ohio. $8.00 afo

"COMPLIMENTS OF / D. W. CLARK & CO. Limited / 112 West Federal Street / 'THE' BOOK STORE OF YOUNGSTOWN." also advertising stationery, engraving services & school supplies on back; circa 1890 floral trade card, heavily toned back but everything is legible. Rare in any condition; the only example of their advertising we could find when we searched the Internet. $9.00 aofg

"Compliments of / Peck's Flower Store / 442 Summit St., Toledo" store interior framed in green, postcard with ad on back, fresh both sides. This shop, owned by S. N. Peck, was mentioned in a 1910 American Florist after it hosted a meeting the Toledo Florists Club (which it helped to organize). Any paper memorabilia from Peck's is scarce & hard to find. $13.00 fgoi

"Congratulations" real photo by Bryan Post Card Company in Bryan Ohio, showing flowers, mailed circa 1910, short light finish scratches in the cloth area to left of vase, one corner badly worn. $2.25 o(b)f

"COPYRIGHT 1909, BY H. W. BUCKBEE  Buckbee's Easter Lilies.  H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL. ..." showing many lilies growing in one of his greenhouses, monochromatic green advertising postcard, bottom corners creased, short tear closes well. 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 efgi

"Cueillete des Fleurs d'Oranger / de la PARFUMERIE BRUNO COURT / GRASSE" an exceptional work scene showing men & women (some on ladders) picking orange blossoms in France for a perfumery, unused post card. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 pff*

"Cueillette des Fleurs de Cassie / de la PARFUMERIE BRUNO COURT, GRASSE." Showing many people gathering flowers for a French perfumery, postcard on brownish paper. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ffp

"Cueillette des Fleurs de Tubéreuses / de la PARFUMERIE BRUNO COURT, GRASSE." Showing many people gathering flowers, post card for a perfumery, unused, light toning at one front corner, lightly toned back. $17.00 (fp).

"Cueillette des Violettes de la PARFUMERIE BRUNO COURT, GRASSE" showing women gathering violets, postcard on brownish paper, mailed 1911, 3 corner creases, edge wear. Someone should paint this scene! Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50

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"Cueillette des Violettes / de la PARFUMERIE BRUNO COURT / GRASSE" showing women gathering violets in France, unused post card, brownish paper. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 pff

“CUT FLOWERS, 1984 / PHOTOGRAPH BY DUANE MICHALS” unused continental postcard, copyrighted, excellent condition. $1.25 pf

"Dahlias / by / Kitty Parsons" post card mailed 1948 by the artist to a lady in New York, interesting message in her hand mentions an open house she held to benefit Radcliffe, minor ink smear on back, cancel ink on front into art. $10.00 a(p)fa

"DAILY TRIPS / TO / Pelham Heights, / Pelham Manor, / Pelhamwood / North Pelham / Chester Hgts / Mt. Vernon / New Rochelle / Larchmont / Bronxville" postcard acknowledgement from York the Florist, mailed there 1946, paper yellowing with age, light partial cancel on front, a little extraneous writing on the back, staple holes as are common with these, small ink smear at bottom front edge affects nothing. $2.00 n(p)n(c)n(n)n(b)f**

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"Date April 16 / 46 //  Your telegraphic order for cut flowers... / THE BLOSSOM SHOP LT. //  Halifax, N. S." florist's delivery notice on government postal card mailed there May 1 1945, 2 small corner creases, tiny staple holes as are common on these, bit of cancel ink on front. $2.00 nf

"Date... / We hereby acknowledge with thanks your order / ... / John B. Rich & Son / FLORISTS AND DECORATORS / ... / PORT CHESTER,  N. Y." form on government postal card mailed there 1946, some extraneous writing on back, paper browning evenly with age. $1.50 nf

"DÉDÉ / 1370" hand-colored / tinted real photo post card with two red & pink roses, made in France, writing on back, light toning on back. $3.75 f

"DÉDÉ / PARIS / 825" hand-colored / tinted real photo postcard with basket of many different flowers & a moonlit scene, writing on back, light toning on back. $3.75 fm

"DEHN'S / Flowers // Our modern greenhouses directly adjoin this up-to-the- / minute flower shop. / Our facilities are unexcelled in / Northern New York" showing their storefront in Saratoga Springs with two of their delivery vehicles parked out front in such a way that each vehicle shows a different side(!); mailed there 1946, brownish paper as shown, 2 tiny staple holes (as is common on florist notices). Far and away the best florist post card that we have ever seen. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 n(s)fa

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"DOUBLE and SINGLE HIBISCUS / Antigua, W.I. / Printed for the Coco Shop" unused chrome postcard from a photo by JoH (Jo Hutton), fairly fresh. $1.25 afp

"Dwarf fireweed / Alaska / (river beauty)" with dark rose flowers, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1966 from Bement Illinois. $1.50 af

"ENDRES & GROSS, Flowers /  F. D. T. Member..." acknowledgment on government postal card mailed 1948, staple holes as is common with these, extraneous writing on back, lightly toned back. $1.25 o(w)f

"ERCKERT’S / Elmwood Flower Shop" acknowledgement with FTD logo printed in green on government postal card mailed there 1946, brownish paper, tiny staple holes as are common with these, corner crease. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 nf

"Fair as these fragrant flowers, / And sunny be all your hours" embossed postcard from a Tuck series 121 (EMBOSSED FLORAL GREETINGS), mailed 1909 in Ohio, chromographed in Saxony, minor edge wear. A beautiful card. $5.00 tf

"F. C. MEXICANO / VENDIENDO FLORES EN / 10  EL FORTIN" showing flower vendors soliciting business from Ferrocarril Mexicano passengers at the Fortin depot; sepia-tone real photo tarjeta postal, well composed with good depth-of-field, unused, paper starting to brown evenly with age. Why would people on a train without air conditioning buy flowers? Depends on who is sitting next to them! In July 1955, the name of the pueblo of Fortin was changed as part of a decree to become the villa Fortin de las Flores. $14.00 m(v)pr(f)f

"FLAMBOYANT BLOSSOMS / Antigua, W. I." unused chrome post card from a photo by Jo Hutton, saturated colors. $1.25 afp

"Flame Vine (Bignonia Venusta), Florida" unused circa-1950 linen postcard 308F from the Tropical Florida Series, 2 small spots of toning near the stamp box, tiny upper corner crease. $1.25 f(u)f

"FLEURS D'ALSACE / IV. _ Chacune de mes fleurs est là qui vous l'atteste; / Le myosotis blue dit: 'Ne m'oubliez pas!' / La paquerette blanche, en sa lange modeste: / 'Pensons-y hautement; mais parlons-en tout bas!'" hand-tinted real photo carte postale made in Paris, poem in French about the flowers of Alsace (forget-me-nots, white daisies & of course the young lady herself), light toning both sides. $5.00 apf

"FLORAL ART SHOP / 1227 Barnum Avenue / BRIDGEPORT, CONN." with FTD logo at upper left, printed green form on government postal card mailed 1948, pinkish spot in lower right front corner away from text, small staple holes as are common on these, some extraneous writing on back. $1.00 cf

"Floral Flag, Grand Ave. Boulevard, Milwaukee" mailed 1909, long corner crease. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 mff

"FLORE DU HAUT-ZAMBÈZE -- Aquarelle de Mad. G. Reutter / GLAIEUL. Croît aux pluies dan la plaine." postcard art showing a gladiolus seen in the rainy plains of the Upper Zambezi River (Zambia or Angola). Message dated 1964 covers the back in French. Two corners creased; all corners worn. Still beautiful. $3.00 zaf

"Florida Orange Blossom Time / PHOTO COURTESY FLORIDA CYPRESS GARDENS" unused circa 1948 linen post card, trivial corner wear, tiny light spot in back message area. $1.25 f(u)ff

"FLORIDA / THE EVERGLADE STATE / RED HIBISCUS / © BURGERT BROS." unused linen postcard with deep colors, trivial wear at 2 corners. $1.50 f(u)f

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"Florist at Suwa Park, Nagasaki" also captioned in Japanese, unused circa-1908 carte postale with unevenly divided back, upper corner crease, all corners noticeably rounded, 2 small scrapes near the upper right front corner, toned back. Rare. When we searched the Internet, no one was offering it, there were no recorded sales, and only one example was exhibited in a collection. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. jfp

"Florist / Wm. Mc.Carthy  20th & Poplar" uncaptioned (so we quote all the signage, including the unconventional period in his last name) small photograph showing him standing next to his delivery truck, approximately 3"x4.75", blank back. $6.00 g(m)ft

"FLOWER SCENE IN TULIP TIME, HOLLAND, MICH." showing a young woman standing next to a floral windmill, circa 1932 post card, unused, small spot of dark toning in the right front border. 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 m(h)wf

"FLOWER / SEEDS / REID'S / PRIZE FLOWER / SEEDS / ... / ROCHESTER, N.Y." circa 1890 advertising card illustrated with boys on high-wheeler bikes, lithographed by Mensing & Stecher also in Rochester New York, back has detailed pricelists for several dozen different flower seed packets priced from 5-cents to 25-cents.  Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. fn(r)ba

"Flower Sellers, Adderley Street, Cape Town" showing several black vendors with baskets of flowers against a backdrop of much traffic, postcard view published by Valentine & Sons; small piece of one corner gone, serrated edge from booklet. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 cf

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"Flowers of Digo / Digo is the flower of Okinawa whose red means the / southern country." also captioned in Japanese, unused continental post card with fresh appearance. Native to the Ryukyus. 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 rf

"Forget / me not" tiny flowers and multicolored cord in an embossed border, postcard with browning paper both sides, small tear that is hard to notice, couple tiny spots in the bottom front border. Most of the threads are shiny, not dull or worn. $6.00 ef

"FOURTH ANNUAL / ROSE FESTIVAL // PORTLAND / OREGON // JUNE / 6th-11th / 1910" unused post card published by Portland Post Card Company, backstamped neatly in dark blue 'THE CORNELIUS' above the message area (a prominent hotel), very light toning on front. You can find the corresponding posters offered by a very few, but just try to find this postcard! No one offered it or exhibited in 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. o(p)pf

"FOX GLOVE TIME. BASSENTHWAITE LAKE" in England, color postcard, mailed 1928. $1.25

"Friendship's / Greeting // May all your / yesterdays / Be memories sweet / as fairest flowers, ../ And all to-morrows / come to you replete / with happy hours" floral  post card mailed from Balsam Lake Wisconsin (1-c Balboa commemorative well-centered) to Miss Susie Babcock in Barrow Wisconsin, minor wear at one corner, otherwise fairly attractive. $2.00 pf

"Fröhliche Pfingsten!" postcard conveying Pentecost wishes, embossed art showing 2 beetles & lilies of the valley, postcard mailed 1910 from Leipzig Germany (bold cancel), lightly toned front. $6.00 if

"F. T. D. A. Acknowledgment / Eastman's Flower Shops / Newtonville..." on government postal card (1-c Jefferson) mailed 1949 to New York City, form text in purple ink, a little extraneous writing on back, staple holes as are common with these. FTDA stands for the Florist's Transworld Delivery Association. $1.25 mf*

"F. T. D. Acknowledgment / 187 MAIN STREET - STAMFORD CONN. / ... RACANELLO FLORIST" on government postal card mailed there 1946, slight yellowing of the paper, small staple holes as are common with these, extraneous writing on back, partial cancel on front, small ink smear on front. $1.25 cfg*

"F. T. D. ACKNOWLEGEMENT / ... / Dalsimer / Florist" advertising deliveries to Arverne, Broad Channel, Inwood & more; postal cardmailed there 1948, extraneous writing on back, staple holes as is common with these. $2.00 nf

"F. T. D. Acknowledgment / ..." florist form from Morley in Patchogue Long Island NY on government postal card mailed 1947, yellowish paper, light ink smear on front, a little extraneous writing on back, staple holes as are common on these. (2 available) $1.50 each. nf*

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"F. T. D. Acknowledgment" from Ammann in Flushing Long Island; 1950 postal card, a little cancel ink on front, small corner bend. 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 n(f)fg

"F. T. D. Acknowledgement / ... / Hanel's Greenhouses / Mason City, Illinois" with small FTD logo, postal card used there 1949, small staple holes as are common on these, toning both sides. $1.50 ifg

"F. T. D. Acknowledgment / Harkins The Florist ..." with FTD logo, form on government postal card used at Jackson Mississippi in 1949, some cancel ink on front, small staple holes as are common on these, a little extraneous writing on back. $1.50 mf

"F. T. D. Acknowledgment / ... / Olsens FLORISTS / 602 Valley Rd., Upper Montclair, N. J." postal card mailed there DEC 6 1946 to New York City, a little extraneous writing on back, smudges of cancel ink not dark enough to obscure anything. $1.25 n(u)f

"F. T. D. Acknowledgment / ... / Signed Clearys 07-013 / City Bethel, State Conn." printed form with small logo filled out by hand on government postal card mailed 1949, one corner multiply creased, small staple holes as are common with these, some extraneous writing on the back. $1.25 cf*

"F. T. D. Acknowledgment / THIS IS NOT AN ORDER / ... / 44676  BUTTON'S, Wellsboro, Pa." postal card with small FTD logo, mailed there 1949, long but faint crease, a little extraneous writing on the back, hint of cancel ink on front. $1.50 p(w)f

"F. T. D. Acknowledgment / Your order dated 1/8/49 /..." government postal card with FTD logo, mailed 1949 by Ray Hunter, a little extraneous writing on the back, small staple holes as are common on these, trace of cancel ink on front. $1.75 m(w)f

"F.T.D. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / Your order per night letter" on government postal card mailed 1950 by Lowe's Florist in South Paris Maine, one corner badly creased, staple holes. $1.25 m(s)f

"F. T. D. Invoice and Acknowledgment / ... / The Saltford Flower Shop / Poughkeepsie, N. Y." with a multi-color flower box illustration, metered postcard mailed there OCT 30'48 (ad slogan 'Saltford Quality / Costs No More), cancel on front complete & confirms date, couple tiny staple holes as are common on these, 2 faint corner creases & a tiny edge ding. Much nicer than it sounds. $2.00 nf

"F. T. D. Invoice and Acknowledgement / ... / The Salford Flower Shop / Poughkeepsie, N. Y." with a vale of multicolor flowers as illustration, metered post card mailed there DEC30'43 (ad slogan 'Salford Quality / Costs No More'), a little extraneous writing on the back, staple holes as are common with these, slight transfer of metering ink to front will not be noticed at first. Really nice. $3.50 nf

"F. T. D. Invoice and Acknowledgment / ... / The Saltford Flower Shop / Poughkeepsie, N. Y." with a multi-color vase of white flowers as illustration, metered postcard mailed there APR20'50 (ad slogan 'Saltford Quality / Costs No More with 2 letters off card), a little extraneous writing on back, check mark penned on front a bit into the design (still attractive). $2.75 n(p)f

"Gay the Florist / STONEHAM 80, MASS…." FTA acknowledgment on government postal card mailed 1949, staple holes & nearby wrinkling, partial cancel on front, good edges. Not as common as FTD acknowledgments. $1.25 mf

"Giles-The Florist  Reading Pa." acknowledgement post card mailed 1948, small staple holes as are common with these. $2.00 pf

"Golden / Hours be / Yours" floral art on a postcard with unevenly divided back, mailed SEP 4 1914 (clear & complete NILES & LISBON R.P.O. RMS hand cancel) to Bertha May Calvin (c/o Ray Calvin), in Greenford Ohio, a little cancel-ink toning both sides. $2.00 f-r

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"Gottes Segen zum / Geburtstage! / …" and a quote from Psalms 23:1, a beautiful sample card from the Kaufmann (Baden, Germany) rose series--the only sample we have ever seen for a private mailing card, album marks on front. $12.00 (pfsr)

"GREENHOUSE--KINGWOOD CENTER / MANSFIELD, OHIO / One of many indoor flower displays..." unused Curteichcolor® postcard with yellowish paper on back, minor wear at one corner. $1.00 of. Same except minor wear at 2 corners & small spot of light toning at back. $0.75 of

"Greetings" with embossed white rose within a gold border, post card mailed MAR 25 1910 (almost complete ZANES & PARKERS T203 R.P.O. hand cancel) to Mr. Oliver Mankins in McMechen West Virginia from his sister Daisy about the death of George, mild edge wear. $4.00 fg(m)

"Greetings / for / Christmas" with 2 California poppies in color from Gibson Art, postcard mailed 1916 at Billings Montana. small corner crease, minor wear at one corner. $4.00 cf

"Greetings from / Baltimore, Ohio" embossed generic post card with gilt highlights, mailed there 1909, floral design, minor corner wear & rounding, attractive.  Six-line poem starts: 'If this card with its pictured flowers / Can bring a thought to glad the coming hours, / ..." $3.00 o(b)pf

"Greetings From / Caldwell / Ohio" postcard with embossing & glitter added to flower & bird design, writing on back, minor corner wear. Notice how it changes from vertical format to horizontal. $3.50 o(c)fbg

"Greetings / from / Capon Bridge W. Va" spelled out in dark glitter on a floral post card, circa 1909. Corners rounded, one creased. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50

"Greetings From / Charlotte, N. C." embossed floral postcard with a booklet attached having 6 small views that fold out, mailed at the 1-c rate(!) from Charlotte to Mr. Frank Bennett in New Holland Ohio, a little cancel ink on front, a heavy crease horizontally through the flower, noticeable corner wear, one view badly scraped & torn. The captions are hard to read but we make out the Selwyn Hotel. It is remarkable that it survived the mails at all. As is. $3.75 n(c)m

"Greetings from / Eagletown, Ind. / 1327" post card with floral design mailed 1910, long crease, 6 tiny scrapes on the leaves, light toning on back. $5.00 if

"Greetings / From / Easton Pa." intricately embossed florwal postcard with divided back mailed there 1907 with Captain John Smith commemorative stamp, light toning on front. $1.75 p(e)f

"Greetings from / Fultonham, O." a very small village in Ohio, embossed & flocked post card mailed there 8/30/07 (pencil cancel) to Mr. Alva B. Wilson in Columbus Ohio, a few very light spots of toning in the address area. $6.00 o(f)fg

"Greetings / from / Kimball / SD" with letters in glitter under embossed violets, postcard printed in Germany circa 1910, album marks on 2 front corners, brownish paper, much writing on back. $5.00 sgf

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"Greetings from / Lucernville, Ohio" with poem & intricately embossed floral design, post card mailed 1909 to Mrs. Jane E. Wintermute in Marengo Ohio. Pretty! $4.00 o(l)f

"Greetings / from / Marietta O." message in glitter on embossed sprig of violets, postcard with writing on front adds 'Xmas 1906' but divided back (quite early!), writing on back confirms impression of Christmas card usage, album marks at corners of both sides, lightly toned front. $2.00 of

"Greetings / from / Millhousen / Ind. / 994" embossed flowers with caption in gold glitter, unused generic post card, album marks at the corners front & back, back toned evenly from album contact, trivial wear at the bottom corners. The only postcard we have ever seen from this small Indiana town. Generic postcards explained. $5.00 ifg

"Greetings / from / Mt. Victory / Ohio" colorful embossed floral postcard with lettering & accents in gold glitter, post card with writing on back by Grace M. Cummings, faint corner crease, front corners lightly toned from album contact. $3.75 ogf

"Greetings from / Neelysville, Ohio" generic embossed floral post card within an ornate border, mailed at McConnelsville MAY 12 1908 to Mrs. Lydia Bennett in Zanesville. Rare; we found no other offered or even exhibited when we searched the Internet. $10.00 o(n)f

"Greetings / From / Plano / O." spelled out in glitter on an embossed floral postcard copyrighted 1907 by The Rose Company, mailed APR 2 1908 (gorgeous R. F. D. AUSTIN APR 2 1908 OHIO discontinued post office hand cancel that ties the stamp) to Miss Elva Hinkle in Washington Court House Ohio, album toning near the front edges. $7.00 o(p)fg-o

"Greetings / from / Pleasantville / Ohio" with art portraying pink flowers in a tall vase, mailed there 1907, cancel on front, noticeable edge wear. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 of

"Greetings from / Sheridan / Nebr" floral with glitter added to words. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 (gnf)

"Greetings / from / White Cloud, Kan." Embossed with violets in floral design, post card mailed there 1907. 2 corners creased (one badly), minor wear on the long edges. $3.75 (kf)

"Greetings / from / Woodland Park" postcard art showing a columbine plant (Colorado's state flower), glitter highlights & lettering, brownish paper, lightly toned front, light toning on back, mild corner & edge wear, mailed circa 1917 but no cancel. $3.75 cfg

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"Greetings From / Zanesville, O." circa 1908 embossed floral post card with a booklet attached having 10 small views that fold out, unused, album marks at the corners of both sides, other toning from album contact is very light, good edges. Most captions are readable; we make out the Old Y Bridge, Muskingum Dam, St. Nicholas Church, Court House, etc. About as nice a condition as you are likely to find it. $7.00 o(z)mf

"GREETINGS / TO A FRIEND / OF MINE / FROM A / FRIEND / OF YOURS" with hand-colored / tinted rose design on leather, addressed but stamp removed. $3.50

"GUARANTEED IMPORTED / FLOWER FROM PALESTINE / Bethlehem (Palestine) on Christmas Day. / Christmas Greeting / (Anemone Coronaria)" unused post card, paper browning evenly with age, long but faint crease runs vertically near an edge & is visible only from the front. This flower has many names: Spanish marigold, Calanit in Turkish, Shaqa'iq An-Nu'man in Arabic. $7.50 pcf*

"H - 225  Night Blooming Cereus Hedge, Honolulu" postcard mailed there 1949 to John W. Masters in Mapleton Iowa, noticeable wear at one upper corner, partial cancel on front too. $2.00 hf

"Harry Quint / Florist / GREENHOUSES and NURSERIES..." acknowledgment / advertising (both sides!) in green, postal card mailed 1949, a little extraneous writing on back, staple holes as is common with these, two small light smudges on face. $1.75 mf

Holland-America Line Form 7-10M on postal card mailed October 18 1915 notifying New York City recipient of the arrival of 8 cases of nursery stock on board the S. S. Oosterdyk. Flag of the N. A. S. M. in green & black at upper left front corner, unimportant light toning, everything legible & interesting, small spindle hole closes well. $4.00 s(h)f

"Horticultural and Fishery Building, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich." post card with heavily toned undivided back mailed there 1906, minor corner & edge wear. $7.00 m(d)m(b)ff

"HOTEL YUCCA / RATON, N. M. / RATON'S ONLY FIREPROOF HOTEL / COFFEE SHOP" monochromatic green exterior view next to New Mexico's state flower, unused postcard, small corner crease. $3.50

"Hyacinien en Tulpenvelden / No. 466. Nadrok verboden." showing a field of hyacinths & tulips in the Netherlands, post card mailed London to Buffalo New York, 2 corner creases, lightly toned front. $1.50 nf

"INTERIOR OF GREENHOUSE, / SHAW'S GARDEN, ST. LOUIS, MO.--63" unused linen postcard, very light toning near the back edges, name written neatly at top front center. $1.50 m(s)fi

"Invoice and Acknowledgment  CABLE ROFLOCO / ROCHESTER FLORAL COMPANY / 39 Franklin Street  Rochester 4, N. Y. / ..." form with FTD logo on government postal card mailed there 1949, some extraneous writing on back, a little cancel ink on front, tiny staple holes as are common on these. $1.50 nf

“IRIS, GEORGETOWN, MAINE, 1928 / PHOTOGRAPH BY PAUL STRAND” emphasizing the leaves, unused continental-size black & white post card, copyrighted, excellent condition.$1.25 pf

"Irises in Alaska" printed image showing a woman taking a picture of some violet flowers by using a tripod-mounted camera in a field, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed1963 from Illiopolis Illinois (2 different cancels). $1.75 pfa

"Irrigation Congress Welcome Design, / Mineral Palace park, Pueblo, Colo." in flowers with crossed American flags; post card mailed APR 15 1913 (clear DENVER & GRAND JUNCT. TR.4 R.P.O. RMS hand cancel on Balboa commemorative) to Mr. Sam J. Bernstein in Denver Colorado (where it arrived the same day), 1/3" internal crease from bottom edge, minor corner wear & rounding. Offered elsewhere as high as US50.00, but save your money and get it here for only $15.00. c(p)fa

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"I. S. N. Serie 1256" showing a house with a large flowering bush nearby; postcard mailed in Vienna Austria circa 1910, 2 tiny corner creases, tiny ding in right front edge. Series is identified on the back. $1.25 af

"Je vous aime, roses d'amour / Inspireuses de douce choses, / Et veux me griser tout un jour / De votre exquis parfum, o roses." woman enjoys the exquisite perfume of several roses while seated on a bench; real photo carte postale mailed TCV 1907 in France, back is soiled but front has escaped. Card number at bottom left front [from C. L. C.] looks like 2384, but first 2 numbers are very fuzzy. $3.25 w(o)f

"JUDD'S QUALITY FLOWERS / 260 Main Street / DANBURY, CONNECTICUT / ... / T. H. JUDD" with FTD logo at upper left, acknowledgement on government postal card mailed 1949, extraneous writing on back, vertical crease, paper browning with age, couple tiny staple holes as are common with these, as is. $1.00 cf

"Just a loving / Thought of you / On your Birthday" with signed De Garno art depicting 2 daisies in color, post card mailed 1915, minor corner & edge wear. $1.75 a(d)bf

"Just a Reminder..." from an endodontist to a root canal patient for a follow-up exam, postcard mailed with a couple small scrapes from the postal system. $2.50 Unused. $3.75 (df)

"KINGWOOD CENTER, MANSFIELD, OHIO  / Kingwood Hall in background" with many tulips in bloom, chrome post card mailed there 1972, exceptionally colorful. $1.00. of. Same postcard, but unmailed, slight yellowing of the paper with age on back. (2 available) $1.00 each. of. Another unused copy, fresher judging by the almost-white paper color. $1.25 of

"Life offers much / of pleasure and of joy, / May they be yours alway." Tuck post card from their Series 125 (Birthday), mailed 1909 in New York, printed in Bavaria, light toning on front especially at the edges, long upper corner crease. $2.75 tfb

"Lilies & Smilax. / M. RIEDER PUBL. LOS ANGELES CAL. NO. 628" showing a floral parade float carrying angels with umbrellas, unused undivided back postcard, one corner crease just into the image, the other 2 corner creases tiny & distant, toning from album contact noticeable on the back. Other names for smilax are catbriar & sarsparilla. The float number in the parade was J3. We have seen a same view captioned 'La Fiesta de Los Angeles', an annual parade last under that name in 1900; revived in 1904, it became known as 'La Fiesta de las Flores'. $11.00 pfau

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"LORGUS FLOWER SHOP / Phone 5081  20 North High Street / WEST CHESTER, PENNA. / We are pleased to acknowledge receipt of your order..." post card mailed there 1949, bottom corner creased twice, a little extraneous writing on back. $1.50 p(w)f

"LOrraine 208979 / FLOWERS by ZENDA / 5194 BROADWAY / New York 63, N. Y." postal card with FTD logo sent Dec 3 1948, small spots of noticeable toning on back, tiny staple holes as are common on these. This florist continues to operate in the Marble Hill neighborhood of The Bronx. $2.50 fn(b)n(n)

         
         
          
Lot of 196 deeply embossed & airbrushed floral postcards. Selected by their original owner for their beauty & generally fine-excellent condition. These are thick cards to support the deep embossing & the added backing that was usually necessary to provide a smooth writing surface if they were mailed. {That backing also helps the edges avoid the wear more typical on thinner 90-year old postcards.} Airbrush art is usually done in just a few colors, with the deep embossing aiding the viewer's imagination. The deep embossing gives a tactile 3-dimensional quality that makes it impossible to represent any of the postcards well in a 2-dimensional scan. Hand-done art, so no 2 can be exactly alike. 1908 - 1914 is the typical range of dates on those that were mailed, but many were simply put aside in albums & appreciated for their beauty. Captions were typically greetings such as Happy Birthday, Hearty Congratulations, Love to Sister, etc. All these postcards feature flowers as a major element of their design. Together they can form stunning groups--whether they be in your album, displayed in framed gardens of your creation, or (yes--someday the art world will wake up) shown in a museum. These are not shopworn cards, so we shall ship them all sleeved to preserve their condition. $125.00 is our wholesale price, including postage to US addresses. afwafw*

"Louis Vetault & Son … ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF YOUR ORDER" on government postal card circa 1949, small staple holes as is common with these. 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 nfg

"Loving / Birthday / Wishes. // May joy and love be yours to-day, / And flowers be sweet upon your way, ... " with 2 more lines of poetry, hand-colored (and, hence, unique) real photo within a decorative embossed border, post card has toning along both sides of the upper edge, small & faint lower corner crease, some of the writing on back has been scribbled off. As is. $1.75 bfp

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"Mac Lennan’s Flowers / Binghamton, New York" real photo postcard mailed there 1958, FTD acknowledgment on back, one corner badly worn (not into image). $2.75 nfg

"Many days as this is / I hope you'll see, / All good wishes / Please accept / from me. // Birthday / Greetings" embossed floral post card printed in Germany (E.C.C. Serie II), mailed circa 1909-1910, mild corner & edge wear. $1.25 bf

"Many Happy Returns of the Day" postcard from Tuck Series 127 (Flower Offerings) with embossed red & pink flowers, toned at corners & vertical edges, 2 tape remnants (one repairing a small tear), writing on back, corner & edge wear, as is. $1.50 tf

"Many  / Happy Returns / of the Day" Winsch post card metallic-appearing background, mailed MAY 22 1908 (clear WHEEL. & CHI. TR.8 R.P.O. hand cancel) conveying birthday wishes to Mrs. Julia Reed in Duncan Falls Ohio, small bottom corner crease. $2.25 wf

"Marybelle H." uncaptioned (so we used the name written on front) embossed floral postcard mailed 1909 (light RPO cancel) to Lilly Anspach in Somerset Ohio, lightly toned front, back heavily toned from album contact, internal crease runs near the name, other edge wear is minor. $0.75 f

"May all / your days be happy days" Tuck post card from its Series 125 (Birthday), printed in Bavaria, writing on back, one edge nicked, corner wear & rounding, light front toning near edges. $3.50 tfb

"May Christmas with all its promised joy, / All care within your heart destroy..." showing a large poinsettia with a church in the background, embossed postcard with signed Clapsaddle art, mailed 1912, minor corner & edge wear, lightly toned back. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg (375,373 bytes) or .tif format. $1.75 acf

"McCOMB, MISSISSIPPI / In 1949, a Methodist minister... / ...suggested to the / local newspaper that McComb people / light their Azaleas. In the Springtime, / McComb's lighted Azalea Trail..." unused chrome-era post card in excellent condition. $1.50 mf

"México.  Tipos indios / Latapi y Bert, Apartado 922, Mexico. 6366" showing a group of indigenous people near their flower stand, corner & edge wear, speckles of cancel ink showing in the borders. Postcard 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 m(g)if

"Missouri State Capitol, / Jefferson City, Missouri" showing its exterior of the third capitol completed in 1918, post card used by Busch's Capital City Greenhouse to acknowledge an order in 1949, one corner multiply creased, a few tiny spots of cancel ink in the sky, some ink smears & extraneous writing on back so best enjoyed for its its front. $2.00 mfc

"Monkey flowers, Alaska" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1965 from Brookfield Massachusetts. $1.50 af

"Montclair, N. J. / We acknowledge with thanks your order / ... / WILLOWDALE GARDENS, Inc." signed Gil Whitten, post card with florist's form mailed 1946, stamp damaged, minor corner wear, a few small spots of cancel ink on front. $1.00 nf

"MOORE'S GREENHOUSES  Tel 249  School St. BENNINGTON, VT." postcard with rough edges as issued, florist's metered acknowledgement of an order from New York City dated 12/17/49, lower corner crease tangential to image, faint upper corner crease into tree, tiny upper corner crease. Seldom seen & seldom offered. Cards used like this usually got thrown away by florists after reciprocation; in other words, the card was no longer useful as a reminder once the favor was returned. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. vfg

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"MORELLI--The Florist / Telegraph Florist" with FTD logo, government postal card acknowledging an order placed at a West Haven Connecticut florist, mailed there 1949, trace of cancel ink on front, tiny staple holes as are common with these, a little extraneous writing on the back. $1.75 cf

"Münchener Kunst  Serie 700  6 Dessings" still life in color showing a pot of mostly red & pink flowers in vertical format, signed N. Davis art, post card with writing on its heavily toned back, light toning in front borders. $1.50 a(d)f

"Music Tower and Mall, 'Playland', Rye, N. Y.  2 / 80779" including a floral welcome sign, linen postcard mailed 1961, minor corner wear, a little toning along the top edge probably from the printing process. Often called Rye Playland, it is the only government-owned & -operated amusement park in the US. 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 nmaf

"Nationale Bloemententoonstelling / te Haarlem." black & white post card from van Leeuwen" in the Netherlands, 2 small corner creases. $3.50

"Nationale Bloemententoonstelling / te Haarlem." black & white postcard with red caption, from van Leeuwen, unused, (2 different). Shown is the one numbered 29 on the back. $4.00 each. nf

"New York City / INVOICE and ACKNOWLEDGMENT / ... / WALTER F. JENKINS / 4877 Broadway at W. 204th Street" with FTD florist logo, post card mailed 1948, ding on one short edge ironed out fairly well from side shown but more noticeable from the back, bottom corner creased twice, the other bottom corner with minor wear. There is a pizzeria there now. The neighborhood is in Washington Heights of Manhattan. $2.75 fn(n)g

"NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS PIRTLE CACTUS GARDENS  37418 / EDINBURG, TEXAS" sepia-tone real photo postcard with good focus & contrast, mailed from McAllen Texas JAN 2 1948, good edges. The flowers come out only at night. Hard to find! Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. t(e)fd

"North Main Street showing new Veterans' / Administration Building, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. // WB12"; linen post card mailed 1955, small corner crease noticeable from back, small spot in address area. The Evans Florist shop at the extreme left was devastated by the Agnes Flood of 1972 & moved to Forty Fort Pennsylvania, where it became Evans-King Floral. $3.00 p(w)nf

"Oleanders in Bloom on Broadway, Galveston, Tex. / James A. Hawkins, Pub." including a little girl between the rows of bushes for scale, postcard with red caption, unused, circa 1908, back paper lightly & evenly browned with age, small faint corner crease not into the image. $8.50 tf

"Omstr. V. Haarlem. Tulpenvelden" showing a tulip field, post card with much corner & edge wear, light toning on back. $3.00 nf

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"One of the Great Canna Beds of John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N. Y." monochromatic blue, undivided back, corner crease. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 nf

"PAN de GRASSE. - La Cueillette du Jasmin" showing several women gathering jasmine flowers for perfume in France, black & white on post card with green back, brownish paper, unused. $16.00

"Pasque flowers / of Alaska" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1965 from Halethorpe Maryland, small tear & internal crease just up to image, small spots of toning in front border. $1.00 af

"Perry-Magee / FLOWER / SHOPPE // FLOWERS / THE 'FIFTH AVENUE' SHOP OF TEXAS" post card with acknowledgment on the back for an arrangement sent to Mr. L. J. Ross at the Santa Rosa Hospital in November 1949, corner crease, small staple holes as are common on these, a little extraneous writing on back. $2.25 t(s)f

"PETER A. FREEMAN / Florist…" Aurora Illinois FTD acknowledgment with logo, postal card mailed there 1949, tiny staple holes as are common on these. $1.75 i(a)fg

"Phillips Flowers /   ...Telephone, Main 1583.." F. T. D. acknowledgment on government postal card (1-c Jefferson) mailed 1949 from Wapakoneta Ohio, extraneous writing on back, text in green ink, paper browning evenly with age, FTD logo about .6" in diameter, light toning near 2 front edges. $1.50 o(w)f

"PICKING DAFFODILS, PUYALLUP VALLEY, WASHINGTON" linen postcard mailed1938, copyright C. P. Johnston Co., minor corner wear. $2.50 wf!

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"PICKING DAHLIAS, DAHLIA FARM, DENVER, COLO." white-border era, unused, fairly fresh, unusual subject matter. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 (cf)

"Picking Flowers in Clark Gardner Nurseries / Osage, Iowa / FROM / Clark Gardner Nurseries / Osage, Iowa" private mailing card illustrated both sides--backside (shown here) is two small children picking flowers, message side showing 'Millions of hardy Perennial Plants'; noticeable toning both sides but not in images, sent under Osage Iowa Permit No. 1 to West Lebanon Pennsylvania where it arrived OCT 21 1941. Other side image mostly a typed message of thanks to a customer from the president, Clark Gardner. Printing quality of the images is poor; it is not our scanner's fault. $6.00 ifg-i!

"Picking Poppies / 'Mt. Baldy' in the distance, California." postcard mailed OCT 27 1916 (Los Angeles slogan cancel publicizing the Panama-California International Exposition in that year), mild corner & edge wear, hint of cancel ink on front. $5.00 cfm

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"PLAN de GRASSE. - La Cueillette du Jasmin" showing several women gathering jasmine flowers for a French perfumery, post card with green back, brownish paper, unused. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 fpf

"POINSETTIA IN FULL BLOOM, MIAMI, FLORIDA." postcard mailed DEC 17 1925 from Miami Florida to Newark Ohio (beautifully centered margin copy 1¢ postage due precancelled there), 2 corners with multiple creases (1 affects the original stamp), another corner with small crease. $1.00 f(m)f-ou(p)

"Ramblin' / Rose" Exeter Ontario QSL card with Runnin' Bare commissioned art showing a shapely woman with roses, used with a fancy handstamp on back, fresh appearance. $2.00

"Remembrance" textured & embossed floral post card mailed June 23 1910 from Bellevue Ohio to St. Stephens Ohio (DPO arrival marking there light but almost complete the same day), front lightly toned, back more so. $1.25 f-o

"Rhododendrons in a park / in Portland Ore / ..." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 at Laurel Pennsylvania, small corner crease, partial cancel mostly in caption area. $1.50 of

"ROCKLAND GARDENS / de GOURDIER & OSBORNE / ... / We are pleased to acknowledge receipt of your order..." form with large FTD logo on government postal card mailed there 1950, some extraneous writing on the back, 3 faint small corner creases, a little cancel ink at the left front edge on nothing. $1.50 nf

"Rose Court--Lambert Gardens / Portland, Ore." sepia-tone private mailing card real photo, writing on back comments on the crystal that is shown, slight oxidation, good edges. Hard to find! $4.50 ofg

"San Salvador" showing 2 young women carrying many different types of flowers in baskets on their heads, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1966 from Gladwyne Pennsylvania. $2.00 ef

"Scene in Bellingrath Gardens, Mobile, Ala. / 6B-H1179" including a path lined with azaleas in bloom; unused circa-1946 (from printer's code) postcard, good edges. $2.00 a(m)f

"Scharf’s House of Flowers / 86 WEST MAIN STREET" Bay Shore New York florist's acknowledgement on government postal card mailed there 1949, yellowish paper, a little extraneous writing on back, staple holes as are common with these, pencil figuring on back, light amount of cancel ink on front. $1.25 nf*

See also our Flower topical covers. Shown is a unique first day cover for US 1993 29-cent rose stamp.

See also our Flower topical stamps.

See also our Garden post cards. Shown is the public garden in Menton France.

See also our Orchid topical covers.

"Sincere / Wishes" floral post card with a silk inset on heavy stock, writing over all the back dated October 27 1912 at Los Angeles, back paper browning evenly with age, minor corner rounding. $3.00 sf

"Sincere Wishes / S-400 COPYRIGHTED 1909 BY P. RICHIE." floral postcard mailed circa 1910 from Linden Heights Ohio (partial DPO cancel due to embossing), addressee's name obscured by partial erasure & lining out, faint tiny upper corner crease. $1.25 f

"Smile a little, / Help a little, / Push a little, / The world / needs you. / Work a little, Wait a little, / Hope a little, / And don't / get blue. / COPYRIGHT 1903 BY P. F. HOLLAND & CO., CHICAGO" floral post card on brownish paper, back message a club meeting notice to Mr. Alva Wilson in Columbus Ohio, good edges. $1.75 f

"Spring Bouquet / by / Kitty Parsons" postcard sent by the artist May 8 1946, mentioning an equestrian casting her husband was doing at the time, cancel ink on front into art. $10.00 (a(p)af)

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"State Flower of West Virginia" showing rhododendrons in spring or early summer, unused early chrome post card, excellent condition. $1.00 (wf)*

"Street Flower Venders(sic), San Francisco, Calif.  13 / 67463" showing an shaded outdoor stand on a sunny day, linen postcard mailed 1945, soft corners. $2.75 c(s)fp

"Stringing Leis" showing 6 Hawaiian women having fun, unused Nani Li'i Natural Color post card, published by Ray Helbig's Hawaiian Service in Honolulu, excellent condition. $1.25 h(g)f

"Thank you / Barr's Flower Shop" with FTD logo & line drawing of girl watering flowers, government postal card mailed 1946, some extraneous writing on the back, small spots of cancel ink on front, tiny pinhole near center, faint corner crease. Memorabilia from this florist is surprisingly hard to find; when we searched the Internet all we could find were 3 of their blotters offered for sale. $2.75 pf

"Thank you for your order for / ...Judd's / Quality Flowers / 260 MAIN ST. / DANBURY, CONN." on government postal card mailed there 1950 (Red Cross slogan cancel), paper browned evenly with age, a little extraneous writing on back, couple tiny staple holes as is common with these. $1.50 cf

"Thank You / for your order... / Palmer's / CHESTER, PA." with artwork illustrating a floral delivery, postcard mailed there 1949, light partial cancel ink on front, small staple holes as are common on these, small corner crease. $1.25 pf

"Thank You! / for your valued order for / ... / MadIntosh's / THE GARDEN HOUSE / MAIN ST.   TEL. 1418  ISLIP, N. Y." on government postal card mailed 1949, a little extraneous writing on back, staple holes as are common with these. $1.25 nf

"The Dale Estate Green Houses, Brampton, Ontario.--1" post card from Photogelatine Engraving Co., unused, toning on one front corner. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 of#

"The Gardens of Kent / Kitchen Garden, Capel Manor" including red touch-me-nots & white Canterbury bells, art attributed to W. G. Addison, unused Tuck Oilette postcard 6237, printed in England, trivial wear at one corner, otherwise excellent condition both sides. On the grounds of the horticultural college there. $3.25 fe(b)gtc

"The / Home of Reliable flowers / Springfield, Massachusetts / Wenks / FLORISTS" with a monochromatic green drawing of their facilities, FTD acknowledgment on post card mailed at the Highland Station there 1949. Trace of cancel in on front, small staple holes as is common with these, typed-in form on back, some extraneous writing on back from former owner. Wenks is also spelled Wenk's on the back. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 mf

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"THE LAST ROSE / OF SUMMER!" showing a large rose that is hand-colored / tinted, leather postcard mailed 1906 at Petoskey Michigan (flag cancel). $3.75 (lf)

"The Legend of The Spanish Moss. / In days of legendary lore, / Perhaps a thousand years or more, / In lands where summer suns do shine ..." with a 5-stanza poem on front attempting to explain the flowering plant that grows on bald cypress & Souther live oak, unused linen post card in excellent condition. $2.00 f(u)fp

"The Museum Building of The New York / Botanical Garden houses permanent ex- / hibits, the library, herbarium, ..." circa-1960 postcard, tiny bottom corner crease. Located in the Bronx. 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 n(b)f

"The Rose" seated woman in wrap that leaves little to the imagination admires a bouquet of roses, arcade card with minor edge wear & light toning on back. Circa 1927. $5.00 pf

                         
                         
"The / Rose // Twenty Jumbo Stamp Image / Postcards" complete booklet of 20 5"x7"post cards (10 different, including the 4 shown above) within a cover that becomes a reversible mailer, 3 tiny spots on the back flap, otherwise excellent condition. Postage rates are from 15¢ to 52¢Issued by the US Postal Service in 2000, at a price of $5.95; but we need only $4.25 for all. fp

Three government postal cards sent 1948 - 1949 by Anderson's Greenhouses there to acknowledge & thank order, some extraneous writing on the back of each. One is signed Joseph L. Barnitt. All three for $4.75 nf

"Tiger / Lily // KAFK / 3669" Springfield Georgia QSL card from commissioned Runnin' Bare Artist Series 1059, 1978 copyright, club handstamp on back, used 1979 by operator Earleen Smith. $1.50 g(s)f

"To Alva / From Pearly" postcard with inset sepia-tone real photo of the sender, Ms. Pearley Brenton [later married Boyer in the Hopewell Township of Licking County] within a beautifully embossed floral matting with glitter added, postcard addressed but sent under cover to her cousin Mr. Alva Wilson in Columbus Ohio, tiny nick in the top edge, bottom corner crease. $8.00 go(h)g(b)g(w)

"To My /  Valentine" large embossed rose & gold heart, Tuck post card from Series 11 (Floral Missives), printed in Saxony, light toning on back, album marks on back, 'Mother' written in pencil on front, writing on back, light album marks at the corners of both sides, light corner & edge wear. $5.00 tvf

"Tournament of Roses, New Years Day, / Pasadena, Cal. / Hotel Maryland Float." postcard mailed in Los Angeles 1915 (Panama Pacific slogan cancel), internal crease, corner crease, long crease, small tear at bottom. $4.25 cpf

"TREPP'S FLOWERS / 319 Greenwich Ave. / ..." showing their storefront window, real photo post card mailed 1950, noticeable wear to one corner. Much nicer than most florist acknowledgements. 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 cfg

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TUCK SERIES E1000 EASTER. "A Happy Easter" art depicting 3 yellow roses on a postcard chromographed in Berlin, embossed lettering at top over a much weaker strike of the die, pencil writing in English over all the back, 2 small spots of wear show on front. All that being said, it is still beautiful. $3.00 tfe

TUCK SERIES 752 EASTER FLOWERS. "A Joyful / Eastertide / At the / Lamb's high / Feast we sing / Praise to our / victorious King, / Who hath / washed us in / the tide / Flowing from His pierced side." embossed art picturing violets on a post card mailed MAR 20 1913 in Norwalk Ohio to Mrs. Thomas Chamberlain in Kimball Ohio, faint but long bottom corner crease, light album toning on back, minor corner & edge wear. $1.50 tfe

TUCK SERIES 754 SILVER FLOWER. "We bring / with us an / Easter Greeting." with embossed floral art on a postcard printed in Saxony, mailed 1913 in Canton Ohio, successful tape repair to bottom edge ding, otherwise fairly fresh & attractive. $1.75 tfe

TUCK SERIES F148 EASTER. "Easter Greetings" with many violets, undivided back post card mailed 1907 in Ohio, small initials written on front. $5.50 tfe

"Tulips in Oregon" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1964 from Gary Indiana. $1.50 of

"TULIP TIME, HOLLAND, MICHIGAN" including 2 children in costume, unused linen-era post card, small dark spot in address area, 2 small corner creases (1 hard to see). $1.75 m(h)f

"TULIP TIME, HOLLAND, MICHIGAN" including 5 smiling young women in costume, unused linen postcard, minor wear at one bottom corner. $2.00 m(h)f

"TULIP TIME / Holland, Michigan" Plastichrome® post card mailed 1959, small creases at 2 corners, a little cancel ink in the sky. $0.75 m(h)f

"TULIP TIME IN HOLLAND, MICH. / Dutch children enjoy the tulip plantings …" unused chrome postcard with rounded corners as issued. $1.25 m(h)f

"Tulip time in Holland, Mich." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1961 at Clifford Michigan, a little wear on the left front edge. $1.75 m(h)f

"Tulip time in Holand(sic), Mich." home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 from Marenisco Michigan, upper corner crease, small bottom corner bend. $1.75 m(h)f

"TULIP TIME IN MICHIGAN / During the month of May, thousands of tourists will visit / Holland ..." unused chrome-era post card from a photo by Norton Louis Avery, 2 very small spots of light toning on back. $1.00 m(h)fp

"TULIP TIME / 'Tip toe through the tulips with me,' …" with a Holland Michigan scene, unused chrome postcard from a photo by John D. Freeman. $1.25 m(d)f

"Tulipvelden." color post card showing a field of tulips in Holland, mailed 1901 to Ohio, light amount of cancel ink on front, long crease. $3.50

Uncaptioned & embossed postcard with art depicting a flower basket & framed country scene, from Serie 2133 printed in Germany, mailed MAR 14 1909 (COL. & NORFOLK R.P.O. WD. RMS hand cancel) to Mrs. Nellie Knabenshue in Columbus Ohio by her niece Della, noticeable toning at both sides of the lower right front corner, minor corner & edge wear. $2.50 fg

Uncaptioned flower art, signed JW, post card made in Germany, numbered 9456 on back, writing on back, toned upper left front corner away from art. $3.00 af

Uncaptioned real photo postcard showing a horse-drawn flower-decorated cart full of dressed-up children, obviously for a parade, bearing the advertising sign 'HOFFSTODT'S / CITY GREEN HOUSES', sepia-tone from Mossholder's Studio in Shelby Ohio, light brownish paper. The Mansfield Telephone Company serviced Shelby; its 1902 directory for Shelby lists W. A. Hoffstodt's residence at 22 Sharon. Push-pin damage has taken two small chunks out of the bottom edge (neither anywhere near the image) & just nicked the top edge twice; framing would easily obscure that difficulty. The best Richland County Ohio postcard we have ever seen. 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 ofhpg

Uncaptioned, showing Polynesian woman with lei, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1965 at Andinsville Illinois. $1.50 of

USS Tennessee postcard on Apr. 14 '09 at Magdalena Bay México. Writer: "Will leave here as soon as the California finishes target practice." Embossed floral card commemorating their record target practice March-April 1909. The best floral postcard we have ever seen. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 fs(m)

"View of pinch off liliy yunokawa" showing people in a field picking flowers; unused circa-1908 carte postale in monochrome green on brownish paper, unevenly divided back. Rare: we did not find another offer, recorded sale, or display when we searched the Internet. Refers to the Hokkaido yellow day lily, which is grown near Hakodate & the Yunokawa-onsen spa. Rare: we found no other examples offered or displayed when we searched the Internet. $12.00 jf

“Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) / Irises” unused continental-size post card, copyrighted, excellent condition. $1.25 a(v)f

“Vincent van Gogh / vase with Irises, 1890” unused continental postcard, copyrighted, excellent condition. $1.25 a(v)f

Wanted to buy--post cards prominently featuring the Alabama state flower. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio! *c

"Waterbury, Conn., ...... 194   / Dear Sir / ... / DEAN THE FLORIST, Inc." with FTD logo in upper left corner, acknowledgment printed in green ink on government postal card sent 1949, cancel ink on front, tiny staple holes as are common with these, a little extraneous writing on the back. $1.50 cf

"Water Hyacinths in Florida" unused Curteich linen postcard. $1.50 f(u)f. Same but a few small light spots of toning on back. Shown. $1.25 f(u)f

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"WE ACKNOWLEDGE WITH THANKS… //  THIENEL’S / FLORIST" post card on orange paper mailed 1946 & signed by Charles A. Thienel in Bayside New York, two upper corners gone (probably pushpin damage), staple holes as are common with these, a little extraneous writing on back. $1.00 n(b)f%

"We acknowledge with thanks your order... / GILBERT THE FLORIST, F. T. D. / 83 WEST MAIN STREET / NEW BRITAIN,  CONN." purple text on a white postcard mailed there 1949, staple holes as are common on these, a little extraneous writing on back. $1.50 cf. Similar except on yellowish stock mailed 1948, considerable wear along one short edge. $1.00 cf

"Wild Azaleas in the / Beautiful Ozarks." unused post card, from Ozark Post Card Publishers in Monett Missouri, pencil writing over stamp box should erase well. $1.75 m(o)f

"Wildflower Excursion from Colo. Springs, Colo. On line / of the Colo. Midland R. R., Colorado" Unused & wonderful postcard. $15.00 (crf)

"Wisconsin State Capitol, from South entrance, / Madison, Wisconsin // State Flower of Wisconsin / The Violet" linen mailed 1951 by Irene Koerber of Milwaukee to Miss Rebecca Sisson in a post card exchange, cancel ink on front misses the flowers. $2.75 cw(m)f

"With best / Wishes" silk-flower postcard on thick stock, printed  in Germany, published by S. & M. (New York & Berlin), mailed 1909. toned back, minor edge wear. $3.00 fs

"WITH LOVE" spelled out in small pink roses, large-letter post card with writing on back & paper browning with age. $3.25

"With Love / from GT. YARMOUTH" and a verse below, 8 views pull out of flap (just below rose, shown but tucks in), Valentine's mail novelty postcard, addressed but unposted. $4.50 (ef)

"WRITE ANYWAY / I'd say, 'Why don't you write?' but really, what's the use? / For anyone as bright as you could make a good excuse." with signed De Garno art depicting 2 pink roses, unused post card numbered 2925, toned back. trivial corner wear. $1.75 a(d)f

"W. W. Hathaway, Florist, / 21 MAIN STREET…" F. T. D. acknowledgment on government postal card mailed 1946, extraneous writing on back, faint cancel ink on front. $1.25 mf

"Xoch.70" showing a young woman in a canal boat laden with flowers, unused Ekc real photo postcard, 2 spots of toning on back. $2.25 m(g)f

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29 February 1996 Greenland orchids issue: 4,25 "Isigammaasaaraq  Corallorhiza trifida / Koralrod" (shown right) & 7,50 "Asiarpak  Platanthera hyperborea / Grønlandsk gøgelilje" (at left). Getting hard to find! Pair of maximum cards: $8.00 go-go

"A LEI of FLOWERS / from HAWAII" unused booklet with good variety in its 14 images (2 on cover) including orchards, edge wear, small tear into one outer edge, 2 tiny pinholes. $1.50 oh

"Aloha" unused chrome-era postcard with saturated colors depicting a Cattleya orchid, back toned lightly from the printing process itself, trivial edge wear. $1.25 h(h)f

"California / Arm-Roy Orchid / From Cedrics's // The DuBarry / Makeup Kit // The Wishing Ring / By Joseff" post card with ad for ABC's Tom Breneman's Breakfast in Hollywood radio show on the back, 1945 copyright, unused, slight yellowing of the paper with age. $5.00 or

"Chang Shu Chi / Chinese orchids." continental postcard trimmed to regular size, mailed 1955 at Bustins Island Maine. Chinese writing & chops printed on front. $0.75 o

"Illinois Orchid Society / presents / Growing Stronger / Orchid Show & Sale / ... / Oakton Community College" unused oversize postage-paid post card with directions & membership offer. Slightly longer than a continental. $1.50 if

"ISLAND ORCHIDS . . . in addition to the / decorative value, these rare flowers have / become a profitable Hawaiian business" postcard mailed at Honolulu in 1958, trivial edge wear, few tiny spots of very light toning near one back edge. $1.25 h(h)f

"LOVELY HAWAII . . . the tender / loveliness of a sarong clad maiden / is complemented by the delicate / perfection of Hawaii's orchids" unused Mirro-Krome® post card from a photo by Hobson Smith, fresh appearance & good edges. $1.25 oh

"ORCHID DISPLAY / EDEN PARK CONSERVATORY /  CINCINNATI, OHIO / ..." unused chrome postcard from Fas-Foto Inc., fresh appearance & good edges. $1.25 oo(c)

"ORCHIDS / to You! // DG9" unused Tichnor linen pinup post card in excellent condition. Art depicts a scantily clad lovely lady in a transparent orchid gift box. 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 pf

"ORCHIDS TO YOU" with signed Billy DeVorss art on a rare Mutoscope arcade card from the All-American Girls Series, trivial corner rounding, light age-toning on back. $14.50 mfa

"Orchids to you / Tom Breneman" picturing the radio star who frequently used the phrase, unused postcard. (2 available) $4.50 each (rof)

"Orchids from Hawaii" showing Cattleya orchids, chrome post card mailed 1973, distributed by Movie Supply of Hawaii. $1.25 oh

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