Bird Postcards & Avian Post Cards

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"15. - Petits Métier - Pêcheur avec oiseaux Little crafts - Fishing with birds / Fishingman Withbirds(sic) (Tientsin Moriya)" with second line of caption in blue, showing fisherman carrying 7 large birds (cormorants?) on a long pole, sepia-tone on unused undivided back postcard, light brownish paper. $22.50 cfb

"166 White Herons in the Marshes near Port Clinton, Ohio / 6B-H2551" unused Curteich linen post card, tiny corner bend, slight yellowing of the paper with age. $2.50 o(p)b

1947 real photo postcard showing at least 13 slain Chinese pheasants in an arc on the snow. Oakes North Dakota is the specified location. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 nhb

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"29p / Emperor Penguin / BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY" 1993 calendar card (wallet size) depicting the stamp indicated by the caption, issued by the Falkland Islands Philatelic Bureau, round corners as issued. Nice. $1.50 bcpbf

"3153 S-African Ostrich, / New York Zoological Park" post card in color, brownish paper, circa 1915, unused. $4.75 onb*+

"534 -- Vichy Dans les Grands Parcs / Un Joli coin au bassin des Cygnes" hand-colored carte postale, made in France, unused, trivial wear at one corner, back lightly toned from album contact. The swans mentioned in the caption are seen in the distance at the left. $3.75 f(v)hb

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"66 MONTE-CARLO. -- Les Pigeons. -- LL. Selecta" showing a little girl feeding many pigeons in Monaco, unused postcard with good edges. $5.00 mb

"AFGHANISTAN - Mazar-i-Sharif" showing numerous white pigeons & 2 men feeding them as pedestrians go by, pronounced waviness to the paper, small adherence on back. $1.50 ab. Same oversize post card but no adherence. Shown. The odd thing is: those pigeons are only white. $1.75 ab

"AH3C Johnston Island" shortwave (10 MHz) QSL card used 1990 by operator Peter H. Grillo, with a photo of 2 white terns on a branch credited to Karin Demko. Back has much detailed information about the islands. $5.00 jb NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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"A happy Easter" four newly-emerged chicks in a basked surrounded by blue & violet flowers, embossed postcard printed in Germany, from serie 1520, short penciled message on back. Quite colorful & fairly fresh for its age. $5.00 eb

"ALASKAN PTARMIGAN / ANCHORAGE PHOTO SUPPLY #13" showing a close-up of the bird in some snow, continental real photo with no post card back, circa 1944, wavy paper (will not lie perfectly flat). $1.25 ab

"Am Vogelberg" unused real photo postcard from Carl Müler & Sohn showing many birds near a cliff in Norway, numbered 17 in lower right front corner, small corner crease. $2.50

"Alaska's Hawk Owl" about to pounce on a rodent, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed NOV 21 1961 from Cold Bay Alaska (1960 population 68, clear hand cancel on 4-c workmen's compensation law stamp). $2.25 ab-a

"A Leopard attacking a Hawk / ... A three dimensional embroidery / in Silk threads ... / on display a Kohinoor JEWELLERS / ... Agra-282 001 (INDIA)" unused advertising postcard, small paper inclusion can be seen on back, otherwise near mint. $2.25 eabij

"ALVIN B. FOX, POSTMASTER" violet handstamp in straight line beneath 3 1959 National Wildlife Federation labels depicting birds in color--Western Tanager, Western Kingbird & Lark Bunting. Home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed Walhonding Ohio NOV 26 1962 (clear cancel ties 4-c Arctic exploration stamp), minor wear to one corner, a little paper discoloration near the lark bunting label. $2.50 o(w)bg-o

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"Alpena Wild Fowl Sanctuary, Alpena, Mich." Unused Ekc real photo postcard, writing on back dates to 1941, small ink spot on back, couple small toning spots on front. $12.00 m(a)be%

"A male Spruce Grouse / Courting a hen. (Alaska)" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed NOV 22 1961 from Bettles Field Alaska (clear hand cancel ties 4-c Norris stamp, 1960 population 71). $2.00 ab-a

"Antarctica. / Emperor Penguins gather / round a swimming hole." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 from Graham Washington, slight curl to the paper, trivial wear to the upper corners. $2.00 ab NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Arctic horned lark - left. / Prairie horned lark - group right." with signed Allan Brooks art, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 from De Tour Michigan, light rubber band mark on back, minor wear to the top & bottom edge. $2.25 ba(b)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"ASSATEAGUE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE / Maryland & Virginia / An osprey, or fish hawk,..." chrome post card from a National Park Service photo, unused, one uneven edge (from booklet separation), 2 pinholes, one corner worn. $1.00 vb

"AUSTRALIAN SCENE: / Red Boronia / and Lyre Bird." In color, 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 or .tif format. $2.00 abf

"Bird of Paradise / New Guinea" with unattributed art on a well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1963 from Perkiomenville Pennsylvania, small upper corner crease. $1.75 bn& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Bird watching class on an / early spring morning. / Washington, D. C." with singed John Oakley art, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 from Hardy Virginia, good edges. $2.50 dba

"BR-7-A / GULL GREETINGS, NOVA SCOTIA" with many sea gulls flying near shore, unused chrome post card from Book Room Ltd., fresh appearance. $1.00 nb

"Bristle-tighed curlew - top / pectoral sandpiper - pair" signed Allan Brooks art on a home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 from Sangerville Maine. small upper corner crease, very light toning on back. The curlew is the bristle-thighed or bristle thighed, of course. $1.75 ba(b) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"'Broad-tailed' / Hummingbird." with a side view of it drinking from a feeder, well done home-made (and, hence, unique post card mailed 1961 from Depoy Kentucky, 3 small corner bends. $1.50 b NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"budgies . . . / in color" paperbound book by Ernest H. Hart, 32 pages illustrated in color throughout, 1970 copyright, gently used. Covers origins, selection, types, housing, feeding, teaching them to talk, shows, etc. A great gift for a new pet owner. $1.50 b

"Buffle Head / From Series 4 Originated by Betty Carnes / ..." signed watercolor art by Francis Lee Jaques showing 3 on a piece of driftwood, postcard mailed 1952 from Lake James Rural Station of Angola Indiana (clear DPO hand cancel). trivial corner & edge wear. $3.00 ab-I%

"California gull" calling from its nest with a clutch of 3 speckled eggs, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1964 from Mio Michigan, trivial corner & edge wear. The state bird of Utah, despite its name. $1.75 b NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Call on Mr & Mrs Clarance Fry / and see the baby Boy. / I left on the back gate. / ... / Name E. Franklin" with image of a bespectacled stork at a desk, postcard mailed August 8 1910 at Fremont Ohio to Mr. Frank Fry of Delaware Ohio (the proud grandparent), trivial corner & edge wear. Framing suggested. $10.00 gbbo

"Carolina thrasher - right / Bendires(sic) thrasher - left" unattributed art on a home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1961 from Cloverdale Michigan. The name of the bird on the left is ordinarily seen as Bendire's, which is considered threatened. $1.75 b NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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"157. PARIS -- Jardin des Tuileries -- Le Charmeur d'Oiseaux J. H." color, unused postcard, small light mark in back message area. $40.00 fb

"Le Banquet générale. / C'est un banquet charmant où règne l'allégresse / Où chacun à sa part de pain et de tendresse. / H. Pot. / Le Charmeur d'Oiseaux au Jardin des Tuileries" black & white post card with red caption, unused, fresh appearance. $37.50

"LE CHARMEUR D'OISEAUX AU JARDIN DES TUILERIES / Salut au Président ! / Salut au Prèsident(sic), au guide megnanime / Qui poursuit noblment une mission sublime…" black & white postcard on brownish paper, unused, light toning on back, corner crease, 2 small corner creases. $35.00 fb

"PARIS. - Le Charmeur d'Oiseaux aux Tuileries / Le Banguet des Pigeons / Sur mes mains, sur mes bras et même sur ma tête…" color post card, unused, light album marks on back, good edges. $60.00

"Chickadee" plucking a seed from the teeth of a woman -- yes, they are that brazen; well done home-made (and, hence, unique post card mailed 1961 from Mulberry Tennessee. Seeing is believing! $2.00 b&

"COGNAC JACQUET" with a peacock resplendent beside a bottle. Gorgeous, poster-quality art. Refrigerator magnet measures about 4" x 6". $3.00 rbpa

"COMPLIMENTS OF / Moore's Restaurant / 148 Fifth Street / ... / Oregon Pheasant" showing a side view of a male bird, post card mailed 1909 from Portland, several small album adherences on back, one corner multiply creased, mild wear at corners, very light toning on front. $4.75 ob

"Constantinople. / Fontaine de la Mosquée à Cyoub / Editeur Max Fruchtermann, Constantinople. 1122." with many pigeons in the foreground, color on unused undivided back postcard, light album impressions at the corners, light album marks on front. $10.00 tb%

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"Coot babies come out of / their shells as clowns" with signed Charles Culver art on a well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1965 at Leland Illinois, 3 corners with small creases not affecting the image. $2.00 ba(c)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"CORMORANT AND FISHERMAN EXERT / THEMSELVES AT R. NAGARA. GIFU" black & white post card, photographic, mailed in the United States. Unforgettable image. $6.00 jbf

"CUZCO, Perú, 3,416 m.s.m. Cóndor en las Ruinas de Sacsahuaman" Unused continental post card, internal crease, little toning one back corner. $1.00 pb%

"DÉDÉ / PARIS / 792" hand-colored / tinted real photo postcard showing a swallow carrying an envelope and small roses above a country scene, writing on back, light toning on back. $3.75 Similar except the flowers are violet colored. $3.75

"EAGLE NEST ROCK IN GARDINER CANYON / ANNUAL HOME OF THE OSPREY / YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK" chrome postcard mailed 1954 at Wells Nevada, minor wear at 2 corners. $1.00 yb

"EZRA BROOKS / (real sippin whiskey) / 'Old Ez' / This bottle commemorates an old / owl, who spent fifteen years in / the whiskey warehouses of Ezra / Brooks..." striking decanter image & more pertinent information on back. Most unusual subject matter. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 aba

"Flightless cormorants on Nar- / borough Island fan the air with / stubby wings. ..." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1963 in Bristol Indiana. $2.25 gb

"Florida Greetings" Alice Johnson art showing 4 pelicans (that seem to smile) on posts, postcard mailed 1955, extraneous writing on back. $1.25 ab

"Frank Craighead weighs a five- / week-old chick of the great horned / owl ..." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1961 at Story Wyoming, upper corner crease hard to detect from the front. Unusual subject matter. $2.00 bg(c)

"Gambel's quail / Important game bird of Arizona" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 from Van Buren Ohio, 2 short internal creases from the top edge are hard to see from the front. $1.50 ba NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Good Luck / from the Sanctuary / Currumbin Beach Q." hand-colored / tinted real photo postcard showing little girl and multiple parrots in Queensland Australia, pertinent information on back, small adherence on back. $8.00

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"Greetings From / Caldwell / Ohio" color 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 / Walled Lake, Michigan" showing many white & black swans swimming, chrome post card mailed 1963, small corner crease, small toned area on back. $1.00

"GREETINGS FROM WISCONSIN" over a group of 4 owls all in black, unused wooden postcard from Vandercraft in Prineville Oregon, small area of price sticker residue in address area on back. $4.50 ww(u)b

"GREY WAGTAIL" c. 1890 ad card stuck to album remnant, continental size, one edge slightly uneven, light toning on front. $1.75

"Gruss aus Luzern. / Verlag: Fr. Voege, Luzern. Des. No. 103." looking toward the city, with a small steamer & several swans in the foreground, monochromatic dark blue-green on unused post card with undivided back, paper browned evenly with age, trivial edge wear. The birds are friendly because the tourists feed them. $8.50 sgb

"Gulls at Indian Neck, Wellfleet, Mass. .../ Ptg. by George Yater." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 at North Chatham, trivial corner wear. $2.25 m(w)b

"GULLS, BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE." including a 4-line poem, linen with wonderful pastel colors from E. C. Kropp, unused, fresh appearance. $2.50 (^mb)%

"Hasn't scratched yet!!! // Bon / Ami // The Best Scouring Soap Made // ...Registered 1907..." ad card showing 6 cute chicks in various colors, product illustrated on reverse, light toning on front. Product was a scouring soap, metal polish & glass cleaner. $6.00 ab!

"HÁVELLA Clangula hyemalis 30.00 / ÍSLAND" unused continental postcard from Hélio Courvoisier SA, picturing three birds swimming on stamp that was issued 1988. Gorgeous! $1.50 ib

"How to / Attract Birds" large paperbound book, published by Ortho Books, 96 pages well indexed, many color illustrations, excellent condition. A great gift for the right person! $3.75 b

"Indiana State Bird, Tree and Flower / Copyright by Margaret Diserens Neier" art showing a cardinal (most prominent), tulip tree & zinnia. unused linen post card, minor wear at one corner, otherwise fresh appearance. $2.75 (a(b)b)

"ÍSLAND / 100.00 / SÓLSKRÍKJA / Plectrophenax / nivalis" unused continental postcard from Hélio Courvoisier SA, picturing a pair of birds on a high-value stamp that was issued 1989. Gorgeous! $1.50 ib%

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"ÍSLAND / 100.00 / SÚLA / Sula bassana" unused continental post card from Hélio Courvoisier SA, picturing the Icelandic bird with a chick on a high-value stamp that was issued 1991. Gorgeous! $1.50 ib%

"ÍSLAND / 19.00 / ÓÐINSHANI / phalaaropus lobatus" unused continental postcard from Hélio Courvoisier SA, picturing the bird swimming on a stamp that was issued 1989. Gorgeous! $1.50 ib%

"ÍSLAND / 25.00 / FLÓRGOÐI - Podicepts auritus" unused continental post card from Hélio Courvoisier SA, picturing two birds swimming on a stamp that was issued 1991. Gorgeous! $1.50 ib%

"Island covered with / birds off Peruvian coast" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1965 in the United States. $2.00

"ÍSLENSKIR / FUGLAR / ÁLKA / Alca torda / ALK / RAZORBILL / ..." also captioned in other languages, continental post card from Hélio Courvoisier SA, picturing three birds swimming. Gorgeous! $1.50 ib%

"ÍSLENSKIR / FUGLAR / BRANDUGLA / Asio flammeus / MOSEHURNUGLE / SHORT-EARED OWL..." also captioned in other languages, continental postcard from Hélio Courvoisier SA, picturing the mature Icelandic bird at rest. Gorgeous! $1.50 ib%

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"ÍSLENSKIR / FUGLAR / SMYRILL / Falco columbarius / DVÆRGFALK / MERLIN..." also captioned in other languages, continental post card from Hélio Courvoisier SA, picturing the bird perched on a rock. Gorgeous! $1.50 ib%

"ÍSLENSKIR / FUGLAR / TJALDUR / Haematopus ostralegus / STRANDSKADE / OYSTERCATCHER..." also captioned in other languages, continental postcard from Hélio Courvoisier SA, picturing a pair of the Icelandic birds. Gorgeous! $1.50 ib%

(Japanese Art, no caption) Undivided back post card, dated 1911 by writing on back, 2 small corner creases, light toning on back. $5.00

"JUST AS STARTING ON FISHING WITH CORMORANTS. GIFU." black & white post card, from an exceptionally interesting series, mailed in the United States. $5.50 jfb

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"K7SSS" QSL card mailed there 1962, parakeet bird design advertisement for Brown's Better Budgies, cancel ink on front, call letters corrected on face, small corner crease. $1.50 wb

"Kashmir decorative art. Carved kingfisher clutches / its prey amid flowers on a / box ... / ... almost two / inches in relief." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1961 from white Cloud Kansas. $2.00 bkk

"KB4RIU" Lexington Kentucky QSL card used 1992, black & white drawing of a red-cockaded woodpecker-- endangered, rare & local in Kentucky. $2.00 kb

"Kelp goose of Falkland Islands / The gander is white, the goose spoted(sic)" home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 from Trout Creek Michigan, very light toning on back. $2.00 fb NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

KEN HAAG ART DEPICTING STATE BIRDS
All unused post cards, scalloped edges as issued & fairly fresh.

Indiana, cardinal
Kansas, western meadowlark
Nevada, mountain bluebird
Wyoming, western meadowlark

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"KLN5008" CB QSL card advertising DeRuiter's Poultry & Blueberry Farms there. $2.50 m(h)bg

“Kozo / Normandie / Normandy / 1983” art depicting a flying sea gull, unused continental postcard, copyrighted, a little writing on front, very minor corner wear, tiny spot on both sides. $1.00 b

"Lac Léman _ Les Mouettes." showing prominently several gulls at the shore, some in flight; sepia-tone real photo postcard with good composition & focus, unused, tiny ding in top edge, slight yellowing of the paper. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 sb+

"Ladies Perfumed Calendar / 1894 / Compliments / of / E. W. Hoyt & Co., Lowell, Mass." showing a girl with flower basket with 2 blue & white birds. Hoyt's German Cologne advertising both sides. Dry goods & grocer dealer ad on back: W. Hildreth (Washington Hildreth 1829 - 1908) of Lock Ohio. Back also has full calendar for the year. Toning is noticeable both sides, 3 corners creased. $15.00 pabcggom

"Leipzig. Partie aus den Rosental" including 6 swans swimming in the floodplain at the north of the city, unused Postkarte with undivided back, fairly fresh. $6.00 sb

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"LE / PARIS / 741" showing a boy with 2 white doves & some flowers; hand-colored real photo postcard with deckled edges as issued, slight curl to the paper, excellent condition. $7.50 bb

"LE TEIL (Ardèche) -- Le Pigeonnier" showing a pigeon house atop a hill in France, sepia-tone on green back from P. Libmann, unused carte postale, lightly toned front, unusual subject matter. $4.75 fb

"LILY POND AND SWANS, GYPSY HILL PARK, STAUNTON, VA." unused white-border era post card from Bear Book Company, couple small spots near stamp box, otherwise a beautiful card. $3.50 vb%

"Little Eve / ... KEM 0757 / in memory of our loving husband / and father Harold Lee / 1907 ~ 1977" QSL card with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art depicting a dove for operator Evelyn Lee, writing on back dates to 1978. Special. $2.25 igb

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"MAHO BAY - St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands 00830 / … / Banana Quits having lunch on the Commissar's / Terrace…" chrome postcard mailed 1981. $1.00

Mainzer Belgian Printing 220. Two finches on a bough with cherries. one flying away; postcard with fresh appearance, unused. $4.00 mb*

Mainzer Belgian Printing 227. Four multicolored birds on a bough with pink blossoms. fresh appearance & unused. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 mb

"'MAJOR', PERFORMING COCKATOO AT / MIAMI'S BEAUTIFUL PARROT JUNGLE" showing the bird riding a bicycle atop a tightrope, unused 1961 chrome post card in vertical format, trivial corner wear. Seeing is believing! Now known as Jungle Island, the attraction has moved from Pinecrest Village. $3.00 bf(p)

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"Male wheateater of Alaska / in courtship antics." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed JUN 10 1961 from Port Alsworth Alaska (1960 population 34, clear hand cancel ties 4-c Kansas statehood stamp). $2.25 ab-a

"MALLARD / RUDDY DUCK" composed from 2 copyrighted National Wildlife Federation seals--the mallard the larger from 1965 with signed C. Peterson art, the ruddy duck the smaller from 1962 signed DRE; well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed from the Black River Harbor Rural Station in Michigan, one corner with a small crease nowhere near the labels. $2.00 be NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Mocking bird" with stylized art on a well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 from Snover Michigan. Artist's signature is small & hard to read, but the unforgettable art sure looks like Charles Culver to us. What do you think? The vertical line near the left of the image is from an Exacto knife, before the maker thought to include more & make it wider. $2.00 ba NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Mourning dove" in its next with a fledgling, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 from Mark Center Ohio, small internal crease from the bottom edge can be seen from the back. $1.50 b NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"National Bird EXTERMINATING, Inc. / ...KPJ 9087" used black & white Clinton Indiana QSL card depicting a line drawing of a dead bird, very unusual subject matter. Advertises guaranteed & insured coverage against pigeons, starlings, sparrows & bats. $5.00 ib

"NE8Z" colorful West Island Group QSL card with brown pelican art, used 1991 by operator Dr. Rick Dorsch of Rochester Michigan, confirmation handstamp of K8LJG, trivial upper corner bump, otherwise excellent condition. The islands of Longboat Key, Lido Key, Bird Key, Siesta Key, Casey Key & Manasota Key mark the western extremity of Sarasota Bay. $2.75 f(s)b NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"N.G.I. / GENOVA // ITALY - NEW YORK / 10½ DAYS / LINE 'COLOMBO'" poster-style art in vertical format showing the ship & many seagulls on an unused postcard, minor edge wear, very light line on back from the production process. NGI stands for Navigazione Generale Italiana in Genoa. $7.00 s(o)pbi

"PARKE COUNTY, INDIANA / GOLDEN PHEASANTS, native of China. These and / many more birds and animals can be seen at the / Gobblers Knob Zoo Farm...7 miles north of / Rockville, Ind. on route 41." unused chrome post card published by Floyd Mitchell, minor wear at one corner. $1.25 i(p)b

"PARTRIDGE SHOOTING 5628" art with 3 dogs in the foreground, and buggies in the distance, color postcard mailed 1909, noticeable water stain in sky, minor corner & edge wear. $2.75 hb

"Pelicans, Heron and Egrets nesting on Tropical / Sanibel -- Captiva Islands, Florida" unused chrome postcard, corner crease in sky. $0.75 fb

"Pelikane, S.W.A. / Namibia" showing a group of pelicans in flight near the ocean shore; unused continental post card, based on a beautifully composed color photograph. $1.25 sb

"PIGEON FARM. LOS ANGELES, CAL. 9800" color post card from Bosselman, made in Germany, circa 1915, writing on back, small corner crease, minor corner wear. $5.50 c(l)bba

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"Pigeon Ranch, Los Angeles, Cal." color postcard, mailed there 1908, light toning on front. $4.00

"Piqueros or Peruvian boobies" well-done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1965 in the United States. $2.00

"Purple martin" showing a male & female at rest, others flying in the distance; unattributed art on a well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed1960 from Goetzville Michigan, small smudge near the top back edge, minor upper corner wear. $1.50 b

"RAUÐHÖFÐAÕND / Anas penelope 21.00 / ÍSLAND" unused continental postcard from Hélio Courvoisier SA, picturing three bird swimming on a stamp that was issued in 1990 by Iceland. Gorgeous! $1.50 ib

"Recreational picknick(sic) shelter / within Audubon State Park Ky. / Painting by Eddie Miller" depicting a moonlit scene, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1957 from Smith Mills Kentucky (bold cancel). Where John James Audubon studied & painted many of his birds. $2.50 k(a)bma

"Rijks-Museum - Amsterdam / 1136 Abrahamson & van Straaten, Amersterdam / Jan Steen. De papgaal-kooi. Parrot's cage. / ..." also captioned in French & German, sepia-tone art on undivided back post card with yellowish paper, writing on back dates to 1907, trivial corner wear. $2.00 abm

"RUN WHERE YOU MAY / HE WILL CATCH YOU SOME DAY" showing stork with baby chasing woman, hand-colored / tinted, unmailed leather reflecting pre-birth-control attitudes. $5.00 sl. Black & white paper postcard, rather than leather, unused, light toning on front. Shown. $4.25 sw(s)b

"Saddlebill of Africa" with unattributed art showing it wading in reeds, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1966 from Marengo Illinois, small upper corner crease. The bird is also known as the saddle-billed stork. $1.75 b NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Sandhill Crane" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 from Knob Like Kentucky, small upper corner crease. $1.75 b NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

See also Birds on stamps. Those shown are for the French Southern and Antarctic Territories.

“SILENT MUSES, 1986 / PHOTOGRAPH BY DUANE MICHALS” including an owl & some poetry, unused continental postcard, copyrighted, excellent condition. $1.25 pb

“SIPKE HOUTMAN 1871-1945 / bandvinken in kooi / finches in a cage / pinsons en cage” unused continental postcard, copyrighted, minor corner wear. $1.00 a(h)b

"Sitting-Parakeets. / ... A three dimensional embroidery / in Silk threads ... / on display a Kohinoor JEWELLERS / ... Agra-282 001 (INDIA)" unused advertising postcard, near mint. $2.00 ebij

"Standard / Sewing Machine Co. / 66 Euclid Avenue, / CLEVELAND, O." circa 1890 trade card with a bluebird & indigo bunting perched under an umbrella, embossed border with other birds, ad of Henry J. Mann a Monroe Michigan dealer of organs & pianos handstamped on the back, corner & edge wear. $11.50 aboms

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"Thanksgiving Day / I'm the popular birdie, / All right! All Right!" embossed unsigned R. T. Weathy art showing a smoking turkey in tophat popping his head out from among many menus featuring him, postcard from Tuck series 162, mild edge wear including a few tiny dings into its thin gold border, mailed 1909 in Wisconsin, one edge uneven suggests trimming (hard to notice). $3.50 tt(s)ab

"The Audubon Museum in Audubon / State Park, Ky. Near Henderson Ky." where the world's largest collection of Audubon artifacts resides, with art attributed to Eddie Miller, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1957 from Reed. $2.50 k(a)ba NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"The happy family. Cawston Ostrich Farm, / South Pasadena, Calif." color postcard with lightly toned back. The concept that birds have families & emotions is rather unusual to be acknowledged on a postcard. $5.00 (ofcb)+

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"THE MOST DANGEROUS BIRD IN THE WORLD / THE STORK" with women running away, and one supplicant caught, color art post card, number 5 in The Stork Series, mailed 1908 in Ohio, corner & edge wear, 2 internal crease, light toning on back. $4.00 sb%

"THE PEACOCK FARM NEAR / ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA" showing an Indian woman feeding a large group of birds, linen postcard numbered 27820N on back, mailed 1927 to Florida, minor corner wear. $5.00 f(s)bp

"The port of Walvis Bay in the Namib Desert / is a S.A. enclave in S.W.A./Namibia / ..." with a group of pelicans swimming in the foreground as we look towards shore, unused continental postcard in excellent condition, copyrighted. $1.25 sb

"THERE IS A BIRD IN THE ZOO / CALLED THE PELICAN / IOWA STATE FAIR" Back continues: "These pelicans were crippled by shooters who didn't / know or care that the big birds are protected in / Iowa...Make sure of your target, shoot / only at lawful game species, and give rare birds / and animals a chance for survival." Lengthy & interesting ecological message sent 1954 at Des Moines, black & white post card, toned back, small corner crease, unusual subject matter. $6.00 ebi

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"THE RUFFED GROUSE, / STATE GAME BIRD OF / PENNSYLVANIA / 138 / © J. P. W." signed E. L. Poole art on linen postcard with yellowish paper, from E. Madciff, unused & gorgeous. $3.75 pba%!

"THE TALKING / PARRAKEET(sic)" illustrated pamphlet by Evelyn Miller, 1957 copyright, 27 pages in black & white plus covers in color. Subjects include buying tips, how to distinguish male from female, care, etc. $1.25 b

"To my Love / With / Valentine Greetings." extensively embossed pair of birds in a basket of violets, postcard from Tuck Series 11 (Floral Missives), printed in Saxony, writing on back, minor corner wear. $6.00 tvb NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"To My / Valentine / With Fond Greeting" extensively embossed pair of finches in a hanging pot of violets, postcard from Tuck Series 11 (Floral Missives), with corner & edge wear, stamp removed, several tiny front surface scrapes remove coloring but blend fairly well into the design. $4.00 tvb

"TONI-KOLA / VIN APERITIF A LA KOLA / SE BOIT TRES FRAIS" depicts a parrot flying with a bottle. Gorgeous, poster-quality art signed 'Robys 35'. Refrigerator magnet measuring about 4"x7". $3.75 rbpa

"Tufted Titmouse" signed watercolor art by Francis Lee Jaques depicting a pair on pine branches, unused lithographed postcard from Barton-Cotton, fairly fresh. $2.50 ab%

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"TWO SWANS / LAKE SHORE PARK / ASHTABULA, OHIO. / NO. 91" real photo post card mailed 1937, small corner crease, inconspicuous 1 / 2-inch tear with internal creases at bottom, small upper corner crease not into the image, minor wear to top edge, small light spots of toning in the address area. $2.25 o(a)b

Uncaptioned art showing 3 morning doves in flight near pine trees & farmland, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1966 from the Ferndale Rural Station of Glen Burnie Maryland. $1.50 b NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

Uncaptioned sepia-tone real photo showing a couple & their daughter feeding pigeons near an ornate column (St. Peter's Square?), unused cartolina postale italiana, back lightly toned from album contact. Quite possibly unique--no caption, no photographer attribution, no publisher attribution. $3.75 ib NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"VANCOUVER, B. C., CANADA The Swans, Stanley Park V.N. 18" including a Canada goose in the foreground, unused color post card from The Coast Publishing Company in Vancouver, trivial corner wear. A beautiful postcard. $2.00 b(v)b

"VK9NS" Norfolk Island QSL card used 1991 by operator J. B. Smith, excellent condition. Attractive front has the Heard Island DX Association logo in blue & a large drawing in silver of the Heard Island Cormorant. [That threatened bird is also known as the Crozet shag & the Antarctic blue-eyed shag.] $5.00 nbae& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"W9GDV" Waukegan Illinois QSL card mailed 1948 with attractive color art of an eagle in flight, long crease, minor corner wear. $1.75

WADING BIRDS, ONE OVERHEAD. Circa 1916 Japanese lacquer art post card, lightly toned back. $8.00 (lb). Similar except larger bird is preening itself, fresh appearance. $10.00 (lb)

"WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION / TONIC AND STIMULANT FOR ALL AGES / THE GEM PHARMACY / PYTHIAN BLDG., NELSONVILLE, OHIO" unused blotter depicting 8 different types of birds along its borders--scarlet tanager, bobolink, blue jay, cedar waxwing, etc. Slightly longer than a regular postcard, soft corners, inconspicuous internal crease. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 obpm

"Wandering Tattler - top / American Knot adult left young tight bottom" with signed Allan Brooks art depicting a group of shorebirds, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed1961 from Canaan Maine, upper corner crease just into the image, trivial wear at 2 other corners. $2.25 ba(b)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

Wanted to buy--blotters similar to the one shown just above. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

Wanted to buy--cockfighting postcards from around the world. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

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

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"Wappen der Stadt Bentschen / ... / Königreich Preussen Provinz Posen" with heraldic crest including a swan, Postkarte mailed 1906, album impressions at 2 corners, noticeable corner & edge wear, lightly toned front. 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 phb

"WE ALL HAVE EYES. / Some see better than others / FLIGHTCHECK® sees all" unused multicolor Santa Ana California business reply card from Markzware, April 1997, exceptionally colorful. $1.25 (c(s)b). May 1997. $1.25 (c(s)b)

"White-tailed ptarmigan" with unattributed modern art on a well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 from Gagetown Michigan, light toning in the upper left front corner, tiny bottom corner crease not into the image. $1.75 b NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Winnowing & Grinding Grain / India 1963" including a chicken with her chicks, real photo postcard with caption from writing on the back, small spots of toning & a red check mark in the back address area. Possibly unique. $5.00 ifb

"WINONA LAKE'S 'HAPPY FAMILY,' TABERNACLE IN BACKGROUND, WINONA LAKE, IND.--24" with a family of white swans swimming in the foreground, linen from E. C. Kropp, unused postcard, slight yellowing of the paper with age, tiny adherence at upper left back corner. $2.25 ib

"WORLD'S LARGEST BIRD CAGE, FOREST PARK, / ST. LOUIS, MO.--27" linen postcard mailed 1953, mild corner & edge wear, couple small spots of toning in the sky, personal information inked off the back. The beautiful bird shown is the Costa Rican quetzal. $1.75 mbs

"You are a Nice / Little Duck / 'Approchez-vous, je suis un peu dure d'oreille'" two nattily dressed ducks of opposite sex converse on a park bench, mailed 1924 in Belgium, minor corner wear. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 fb

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