"Blow Hole, Tasman Peninsula" color, Valentine & Sons published, minor corner wear & rounding, unused. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

"Derwent Valley Tasmania" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 at Shileysburg Pennsylvania. $1.50 t%

"HOBART, FROM BELLERIVE, TASMANIA" unused sepia-tone real photo postcard with glossy finish & low contrast, back says 'Issued by the Government of the Commonwealth of / Australia to the Officers and Men of the American Fleet. / July - August, 1925', 2 back corners with tiny album adherences, good edges. $5.50 t%

    QANTAS (Australia). Unused continental post card showing one of their DC-4's (VH-EDA) which served Norfolk Island & Tasmania in their later years. $7.50 ant%

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"Rich fleece of a Merino / ram in Tasmania." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 in Heilwood Pennsylvania. $1.50 t%

    "SPIRIT OF TASMANIA / Devonport...luxury vessel travelling / between Devonport and mainland Australia." Unused continental post card with fresh appearance. $2.25 t

"Tasmania's scenery" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 at Kirkwood Pennsylvania. $1.50 t%

"Tasmania wool brings eager buyers." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 at Ernest Pennsylvania. $1.50 t

"THE ROSE SERIES P. 12348  THE LILY POND, BOTANICAL GARDENS, HOBART, TAS." real photo postcard with good contrast & composition, fresh appearance, slight oxidation. $3.25 t%

    "T.S. TAROONA, RIVER TAMAR, TAS.  Purling Series A710" unused Kodak Australia real photo post card with pleasing contrast & good edges, autographed on the back by the assistant purser M. Robertson & the purser R. E. Hawson. Despite the word River in the location name this body of water is actually tidal & saline over its entire length; hence the ship is a coastal ship. $20.00 ts(c)g(h)g(r)

"VK7EQ" Sulphur Creek shortwave (14.026 Mhz) QSL card used 1990 by operator Steve Bush, 2 small QSL labels on back. $2.00 t

    "VK7ZLA" Kayena QSL card used 1969. $2.00 t

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    "A NIGHT OF UNDEFEATED HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONS" continental publicity card for a Columbus Ohio event promoted by Powers Championship Boxing, near mint. Pictured on front are Wes Caldwell, Stephan Pryor, Colin Bumgarner, Billy Evans (center, arms heavily tattooed), Tim Riggs, Kevin Brown & Eric Deer. $2.50 sot

"Canal Street, N. Y. C. / 'I got birds too!'' unused continental post card, man bears chest with two birds tattooed. $1.50

"IF YOU WANT THE PICTURE, YOU HAVE TO / TAKE THE PAIN." Unused continental postcard, ©1979, showing lady's head tattooed on breast of a woman, light toning on back, soft corners. $1.25

Image File magazine, Volume 14 Number 3 / 4, containing the article "When is a Tattoo Not Just a Tattoo?" illustrated in color. $2.50 the complete issue. pt

See also a rare ethnic nude post card from Nyassa showing two women with extensive scarring from tattoos.

    "VAL / Amsterdam Tattoo Convention, 1978 / Photo, Chris Wroblewski" unused continental postcard from Serie 60 (Tattoo), trivial corner wear. $2.50 tnn NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

    "XZIBIT RESTLESS / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Dr. DRE / IN STORES NOW" emphasizing his tattooed forearms, continental card publicizing his hip-hop album, no postcard back, near mint. $1.75 bmt

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"'arms around us' / S.F. tattooists: Bill Salmon / and Junii…" from a color photograph © 1991, post card autographed on the back for us by the photographer.

"'bill and junii III' / S.F. tattooists Junii and Bill Salmon" both nude from the waist up, from a black & white photograph © 1991, postcard autographed on the back for us by the photographer.

"'loving flesh" couple both nude from the waist up, from a black & white photograph ©1991, post card autographed on the back for us by the photographer.

"'the sword and the snake'" shows arm with snake tattoo superimposed on image of Mideastern dancer balancing sword on her head, from a black & white photo © 1991, post card autographed on the back for us by the photographer,

The above 4 postcards plus "Gypsy Caravan / Quest",
an advertising card with corner crease for the photographer's studio in Portland Oregon. $12.50 tpo

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"101Z--GENERAL MITCHELL FIELD / AIR TERMINAL / MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN" including 3 yellow taxicabs, unused chrome post card from L. L. Cook Company, fresh appearance, good edges. $1.50 awt%

    "1/2/7 - Rinehart's Bus - at Clifton" approximately 2.5" x 4.5" in winter, photograph captioned as quoted, neat violet handstamp of Rapid Photo Service Inc. & faint glue striping on back.  We realize there are several localities named Clifton. But, considering our source, we believe that this was a taxi service from Dayton Ohio to outlying communities such as the village of Clifton. $7.50 btg

    "518--Washington National Airport, Washington, D. C." including many yellow taxicabs, unused linen postcard, hint of corner wear, 2 small corner creases. $2,75 adt

"53 GRENOBLE. -- La Gare -- LL." Showing many horse-drawn carriages awaiting fares in France, sepia-tone post card with green back, unused, album marks on back. $4.25

    "921. PARIS-Moderne - Les femmes cochers / Hé cochčre ! Ętes vous libre?  C. M." man hails a female driving a fiacre, asking if she is free; carte postale with subtle colors mailed 1909 from Paris to Portland Maine, stamp removed with slight thinning to the back paper, light toning both sides. The question in the caption is the beginning of at least one French joke: when the cabby replies that she is, the rejoinder is 'Alors, vive la liberté!' or 'Then long live liberty!' with so many double-entrendres that we dare not list them here. $20.00 tf(p)h

    "'Am Potsdamer Platz' Dienstmann. Droschkenkutscher. / No. 626. D. R. G. M. s. Neuheiten Vertrieb Novitas, Berlin S. 42" showing cabby & bellman outside a hotel, sepia-tone postcard with red caption, undivided back, unused, good edges, unusual subject matter. $25.00 gtp

"CAMEL CARRIAGE (INDIA)" post card mailed there 1961 to New York, minor edge wear. $3.75 t

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

    "Dresden. Hôtel Kaiser Wilhelm. / (Inh. Albin Pansdorf.)" including 2 cabbies waiting nearby for a fare (they had to keep their distance until called, these 2 were the next in line). Postkarte from Wilhelm Hoffmann in Dresden, hand-colored appearance. Interesting but unrelated message all over the back in English details the life of composed Carl Maria Von Weber. Small chip out of the upper left front corner, other corners with minor wear. $2.50 tpe NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

    "GIBRALTAR. A HACKNEY CARRIAGE." color post card mailed there 1 MR 1910 to Ohio, pertinent comment by the sender, clear cancel ties the one-penny stamp, mild corner wear & rounding, faint corner crease into the stamp. $5.00 ght

"Model T. Ford, the old / reliable. Painting by Glenn / McNutt..." depicting people about to enter an old open-air taxi, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1960 from Dover Delaware, one corner worn. Different scene than the two below. $2.00 at

"Old reliable - Model T Ford / Painting by Glenn McNutt / ..." depicting an open-air taxi to the Café de la Paix, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 from Newark Delaware, one corner badly creased. $1.75 at. Another view of the same vehicle mailed 1960 from Georgetown Delaware, minor edge wear. $2.00 at

    "PARIS MODERNE - CHAUFFEUSE D'AUTOTAX / Une Contravention au Bois / 2899  Notre pauvre Chauffeuse attrape une contravention pour avoir voulu donner satisfaction / ŕ un client pressé qui lui demandait de la vitesse" showing a female taxi driver being ticketed for the speeding at the behest of her passenger, to the amusement of a passer-by. Unused carte postale with slight toning on back possibly from the printing process itself, minor corner rounding. We have seen another one of these in an auction, mailing date 1909. $30.00 f(p)ptla

"Pedicabs are popular for / transportation in Formosa." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1961 in the United States. $1.75

    "... Pilgrims at the Shrine, Gougane Barra" in west Cork, honoring St Fiacre (patron saint of gardeners & Parisian cabbies!); unused color post card printed in Saxony, back paper browning evenly with age (circa 1905 - 1910), mild wear at the bottom left front corner. $7.00 ictg

    "Sample of Sepia Style E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis." showing a Bauer Cab Co. vehicle from the side, brownish paper with light toning both sides. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 tsa

    "The Water Taxis" in Brunei, unused oversize postcard, excellent condition. $1.75 bt. Near mint $2.00 bt

    "Union Depot, Lewiston, Idaho" including several people, horse-drawn wagons (taxis) & old autos outside it; unused color post card from Sprouse & Son (their 11246), surprisingly fresh for its age (circa 1910). $15.00 it

    "Use this / Pakistan" unique printer's proof with selection note for a real photo post card (good contrast & focus) that depicts a young man wearing rain gear operating a motor-scooter powered taxicab. Detail is good, the license numbers can easily be read. Obviously unique because the caption has yet to be added. $15.00 pt

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    "3. ENTERING MOMBASA HARBOR" showing 4 men--Roosevelt, Selous (famous African hunter), Mearns (Smithsonian representative in charge of all taxidermy work on the expedition) & Kermit Roosevelt; post card mailed 1913, stamp damaged, considerable corner & edge wear, light cancel ink on front, tiny scrape on front, as is. $4.50 rthk%

    "Taxidermist Lenk South Cairo, New York" mailed real photo showing the man, his store, and his work. small corner crease, otherwise fine. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 tg

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"Archie Griffin / 1974-1994 / 20th ANNIVERSARY" showing him in football uniform with the Heisman trophy, Kroger phone Network credit-card size dialing instruction card. Nice. $2.00 ts(f)o

"CHINESE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, CHINATOWN. 76" Unused linen with good color. $2.00

"Entrance to / American Tel. & Tel. Exhibit / America's Exposition--1935 / May 29--November 11" published by John Sirigo (official photographer), unused postcard in vertical format, light toning to front edges, heavier toning to the back edges. $3.75 epgt

"Free Audio Tour / of Washington DC's Greatest Treasures / Mobile Tours / A Free Tour on Your Cellular Phone" continental advertising card with phone numbers for historic sites such as the Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Korean Memorial, etc. Near mint. $1.25 dt

    "Ghust to inform youse / Dat yo are my debtor, / To de amount off / A long newsy ledder." with art in monochromatic blue depicting a Dutch boy making a phone call to a Dutch girl, unused postcard, no publisher information, upper left front corner lightly toned. Modern? 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 dt

"Healthy Choice®  / 10 FREE LONG DISTANCE MINUTES" a phone card that expired in May 1997. $1.25

    "Hello! Dear Little Friend / I have your name on / my list and will leave / you some nice presents ..." art showing Santa Claus telephoning with a lengthy message meant for a child recipient, postcard mailed 1907, grayish paper, well rounded corners, stamp removed, bottom corner crease not into the image, faint internal creases in the front message area. $3.75 ct NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

"HELLO PAPA!" showing child in diapers standing on chair to phone, color postcard mailed 1906. brownish paper, 2 corner creases the others rounded. $3.25

    "Just called to / wish you a... / Happy Birthday / 'The blessing of the Lord be upon you.'--Psalm 129:8" showing red-headed girl using the phone, unused lithograph from A-C press, small corner crease, longer internal crease. $1.25 trg

"Long Distance / Dialing Instruction / Stickers" from the Long Distance Wholesale Club. (2 available) $1.00 each

"MEET ME MIT YOUR / SHMILING FRONT IN / CALDWELL, O. / UNDT I VILL BE CHOYFUL" showing Dutch boy on phone and Ohio town name in pennant, mailed there, stamp damaged, ink smear on back, ink mark near bottom front edge. $2.75

    "No. 719  TELEPHONE CENTER, CAMP PATRICK HENRY, VA." showing its exterior in Area 6, unused post card from W. R. Thompson & Company, trivial edge wear, light toning at the very top & bottom front edges. The Camp served to stage many troops in World War II. $4.00 vt

"Pressing business / detains me in / Caldwell, O. / I don't know when / I'll get away" showing man on phone and Ohio town name in pennant, mailed 1913, stamp damaged, lightly toned front, light toning on back. corner wear & rounding. $3.00

    "żpuede Western Union hacer / mi vida más fácil? / ˇSi!" bilingual 24-page Western Union brochure in Spanish & English, sized to fit in a #10 envelope, excellent condition. Dates to 2009. $1.00 t

"ROM TELECOM / INDRUMAR / INDICATIVE / INTERURBANE / 1994" stapled 20-page booklet (counting covers) detailing Romanian telephone service, exceptionally interesting. $2.00

"SCENE ON SAGINAW RIVER SHOWING BELL TELEPHONE BUILDING AND SECOND NATIONAL BANK" unused linen on government postal card, pencil writing on back. $1.50

    "SOUND-PROOF TELEPHONE BOOTHS / PUBLIC TELEPHONES / *****STAR FEATURES OF THE CHICAGO SUBWAY / *VENTILATION *ILLUMINATION *Escalators *Safety *Comfort" showing 3 adjacent booths in use by women, unused black & white postcard, a genuine Blackstone Print, very light toning on back. $5.00 tsi(c) NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

    "SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE BUILDING, FROM BUSHNELL PARK, HARTFORD, CONN." hand-colored / tinted Collotype postcard mailed there 1936 with personal message to Shaker Eldress Fannie Estabrook (authored the book 'Imitation of Christ') from Olive (Hayden Austen?) who longed 'to put my arms around you, can hardly wait', some cancel ink distracts on front, trivial corner wear. $25.00 c(h)tsrc

"...tellafone..." in message on postcard mailed 1910 in Lockland Ohio, with misspelling reflecting the novelty of the device, embossed floral greeting. $1.00

    "TELEPHONE CARD / KOREA MASK DANCE / DRAMA OF PONGSAN" with text in Korean & English, credit-card size. $1.50 tkd

    "THE BELL TELEPHONE GIVES INSTANT ALARMS" at depicting a fire engine drawn by 3 horses racing to a fire, woman with telephone in the inset; advertising postcard with undivided back, AT&T logo on back, mailed 1912 from Connecticut. 2 vertical internal creases not that conspicuous except in the top border area. Insight into how telephones were marketed at that time. $14.00 fth

    "W8CVH" QSL postcard with attractive pinup art (reclining woman in lingerie talks on telephone) in background, mailed there 1952 by operator Winton Dover, cancel ink on front mercifully misses the art. 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 o(d)pt

    "Wanneer zie ik je weer?" numbered 699 / 3, Amag real photo shows man & woman talking on the telephone, mailed in the Netherlands. $5.00 at

Wanted to buy--AT&T advertising postcards, especially the earlier ones. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

    "WELL--I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF YOU, TOO" says young lady on telephone, art by Earl Moran on Mutoscope arcade card, minor wear to top edge. $7.00 *mta

“WOMAN ON TELEPHONE, 1930’s / PHOTOGRAPH BY GRANCEL FITZ” unused continental postcard, copyrighted, excellent condition. $1.25 pt

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