"1er Avril // FURIA // 2039 / 5" hand colored / tinted real photo showing several fish caught in two nets, unused lightly toned back, minor corner wear. Strange but attractive French April Fools card. $12.50 af

"238--THE BLUE HOLE, U.S. FISH HATCHERY, / SANTA ROSA, N. M." unused Curteich linen post card with dark colors, printed circa 1940, back paper starting to brown with age. (2 available) $2.75 each. nf

    "25000 SOCKEYE SALMON ON CANNERY FLOOR PUGET SOUND, WASHINGTON" color from Lowman & Hanford, numbered 4059 on back, circa 1915, pertinent writing on back, very light toning at back corners, good edges. $4.50 wf*

        
25 marts 1993 Greenland crabbing issue: 4.00 "Peqquk / Troldkrabbe / Lithodes" (above left); 7.25 Saatauq / Den store grønlandske krabbe / The Large crab" (above right); & 8.50 "Assagiarsuk / Sandkrabbe / Stonecrab" (at left). Set of three maximum cards. $10.50 gf-gf NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "2766 -- Scow Load of Salmon from the Traps, Bellingham, Washington" including 3 workers, unused color postcard published by Edward H. Mitchell, back paper browning evenly with age, good edges. Circa 1910 - 1912. $8.50 wfm

    "72  ROSCOFF (Finistère). - Station Biologique, Salle des Aquariums. ND" black & white, vey late usage at Roscoe Pennsylvania, small corner crease, minor corner wear. In France. $10.00 f(r)if

    "99.-SIDEWALK FISH VENDERS AND SEA FOOD RESTAURANTS, / FISHERMAN'S WHARF, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA" unused linen postcard from Nature Tone Views. $3.50 cf

    9 Mai 2001 Greenland Europa issue with Rosing art depicting the importance of shrimp to fishermen & whales, stamp denominated 15.00 on maximum card. Complete as shown. $5.50 gf-gf

"AQUARIUM DE MONACO...No 01 - PLATAX VERSPERTILIO..." striking museum card from booklet, color postcard. $2.50

"AQUARIUM DE MONACO...No 02 - Octopus Vulgaris..." striking museum card from booklet, carte postale in color. $2.50

"AQUARIUM DE MONACO...No 2 - SEPIA OFFICINALIS..." striking museum card from booklet, color post card. $2.50

"AQUARIUM DE MONACO...No 03 - Amphiprion Percula..." striking museum card from booklet, color postcard. $2.50

"AQUARIUM DE MONACO...No 04 - HENIOCHUS MACROLEPIDOTUS..." striking museum card from booklet, COL. $2.50

"AQUARIUM DE MONACO...No 05 - Pteroïs Volitans..." striking museum card from booklet, COL. $2.50

"AQUARIUM DE MONACO...No 6 - CONGER VULGARIS..." striking museum card from booklet, COL. $2.50

"AQUARIUM DE MONACO...No 11 ter. - 'SCYLLIUM'..." striking museum card from booklet, COL. $2.50

"AQUARIUM DE MONACO...No 20 - 'Cynthia Rustica'..." striking museum card from booklet, color, extra paper adheres to back. $2.00

"AQUARIUM DE MONACO...No 100 - 'EPINEPHELUS GIGAS'..." striking museum card from booklet, COL. $2.50

    "Bergen. Fisketorvet." showing much activity at a fish market, real photo post card with writing on back, 02007 from Millet & Co. $5.00 (nf)%

"Bergen, Norway. / Fisketorge. The fish market." Continental mailed 1960 I Norway to USA. $1.25

    "C. I. 3.  Flying Fish, / Catalina Island, Calif." unused color postcard from Western Publishing, small corner crease, longer light crease is hard to see because mostly masked by water, mild corner wear, writing on bottom front "We saw the flying fish", light but extensive toning on back. $3.50 c(c)f NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Columbia River Salmon waiting for Shipment" color on browning paper shows age, from M. Rieder, circa 1910, unused, 3 small spots on back, small corner crease, corner & edge wear. $5.00 f

    "Construction on Gibraltar Island" for an addition to the hatchery there, black & white photograph (the size of a regular postcard) with good focus & contrast, 2 surface cracks (one is long), trivial corner wear, caption from writing on back verified with a local historian. $10.00 o(g)f NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Drying red salmon in Alaska" including an Eskimo child, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed MAR 13 1963 at Berry Alaska (1960 population 81, light but complete hand cancel ties 4-c SEATO stamp). $2.00 af-a

"Fish Market, Aberdeen" with some legible advertising signs--Take Andrews Livers / It Keeps You Right", etc.--sepia-tone real photo, mailed 1958 but very late usage. $5.00 (sf)

"FISH MARKET, ABERDEEN   16" showing several small boats at the right of a pier loaded with boxes, sepia-tone real photo postcard from the Exchange Series, very late usage at Howardstown Kentucky, small corner crease misses image, two long paper bends one of which causes a surface crack in the image, trivial corner wear. $3.25 sf

    "Fishmarket West End, Kingston" black & white on undivided back with yellowish paper from Nathan & Co., postcard mailed to Pennsylvania but stamp removed. $12.00 jf NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Florida Porpoise jumps for its food" at Marine Studios. Mailed 1962, minor corner wear & rounding. $1.25 plus postage.

    "FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA / Ringing the bell by one of the many performing / porpoises at Ocean World." unused chrome post card in vertical format, a few short dark lines that are hard to explain show in the sky. A shame the photographer was not credited. $2.00 f(f)bf

    "Hauling Fish to the Flakes" at Percé Québec, numbered 379, unused carte postale. Nice! Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 qf^

    "Horticultural and Fishery Building, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich." color postcard with heavily toned undivided back mailed there 1906, minor corner & edge wear. $8.00 m(d)m(b)ff

    "Interior of Salmon Cannery, Bellingham, Washington" unused postcard published by Edward H. Mitchell, back paper browning evenly with age, trivial edge wear. Circa 1910 - 1912. $8.50 wfi

    "INTERIOR OF FISH MARKET, ABERDEEN" with a catch of large fish laid out for display, unused color post card from B. & R.'s Camera Series (No. 458), even light browning of back paper consistent with age, mild edge wear. $6.00 sif

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    "It's Time to Say Your Prayers / In Homer, Mich." color, Series No. 86, writing on back. $5.00 (mef)

    "KAPP-1684" with colorful catfish & ladybug design, Custer South Dakota CB QSL postcard used 1978 by operator Darlene Roeser, decorated with 3 club handstamps on back, fresh appearance. $2.50 sf

    "KN7YSI" Twin Falls Idaho shortwave (3.733 mc) QSL postcard mailed 1964, striking brook trout design. $2.00 if%

    "LADY EAGLE EAGLE / 'HERE'S TWO / SALMON THE INDIANS / WON'T GET IN THEIR / NETS!'" Pendleton Oregon QSL card with commissioned Runnin' Bare style art depicting two eagles with salmon, used but fresh appearance. $5.00 oif

"MO-7 STATE FISH HATCHERY NEAR MORRISTOWN, TENN." Unused linen, near mint. $3.00 (tf)%

"MUSKEY JUMPING WHEN HOOKED AT / CALVERT'S WHITEFISH CAMP, RAINY RIVER, ONT." sepia-tone real photo mailed there 1948 (gorgeous cancel) to Ohio, bend at one corner. $3.00 of-o

"Official Post Cod" unused continental showing a fish swimming about wearing a postman's hat. Something to send to your favorite punster! $1.00 cf

    "PARACANTHURUS / teuthis" New Caledonia maximum card franked by 27-franc airmail to Puerto Rico. Nice! $3.50 nc

"Porpoise caught in Florida Waters" mailed 1917, color, corner & edge wear. $4.00

"Quick fingers clear herrings from / a catch around Hebrides / off Scotland" showing a line several women bending over their work, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 from Otley Iowa. $2.00 sf

"River / Fishing, / Sierra / Leone. // Registered. / Lisk-Carew Brothers, Photo., Freetown, Sierra Leone." bar-breasted woman & 3 small children with net in the river, ST, unused, slight browning paper shows age, trivial wear at one corner. $12.00 sf

    "STURGEON ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER, OREGON / 5522. COPYRIGHT 1899, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." an incredible scene on a private mailing card, unused, album marks on back. $27.50

"Surgeon fish of Indian Ocean" swimming near coral, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1961 at West Point Texas, 2 small corner bends & minor wear at another corner. $1.50 fo

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    "WHAT WE SAW at CATALINA / EVERETT ADARGO / DEEP SEA DIVER / Catalina Island, California / RECORD: / 3 Minutes 1 Seconds--Depth, 56 Feet" unused black & white postcard, previous caption on front scratched off at the printers, three small spots of light toning on front, corner crease, a little toning in the back address area. Back continues with detailed & interesting list of the kelp, mosses, fish & shellfish that could be observed there. $8.00 c(c)fg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Where the Ducks walk on the Fish - Pymatuning Lake in Pennsylvania / Copyright L.J.S." black & white post card with dark red caption, from Smock Paper Products, unused, unusual subject matter. You have to see it to believe it; we have, so we do! $2.50 pf

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    "17  ADELAIDE  PAINTING BY ARTHUR / COPYRIGHT, 1905, BY BROWN & BIGELOW, ST. PAUL" showing a woman with fishing gear, unused, postcard with undivided back, light toning on front, corner & edge wear. $5.00 awf

    "#97 / Indian Boy With Eels, Oregon" hoisting a pair, unused Kodak real photo post card wi6th good focus & contrast, pencil writing on back will probably erase well, good edges. $5.00 obif

"1014--SALMON FISHING AT THE MOUTH OF THEROGUE RIVER, OREGON COAST HIGHWAY, ORE." with many fishermen on shore and in boats, © PHOTO BY SANDS  9A-H2539" unused linen on grayish paper, good edges. $2.50 of

    "111. - BREST. - Au Port de Commerce - Arrivage du Poisson" green back, mailed in US. $4.25

    "122 DOUARNENEZ - Bâteaux sardiniers" showing sardine fishing boats near the French coast, green back, writing on back in pencil dates to 1930. $2.75 f(d)fs(c)

    "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, light browning paper shows age. $22.50 cfb

"16306  FISHING CONE, YELLOWSTONE LAKE, YELLOWSTONE PARK" showing a man fishing from it, copyrighted post card in color from J. E. Haynes (official photographer), very late usage at Opal Wyoming (bold cancel), minor corner wear, 3 tiny spots of faint reddish toning in the top front margin. $4.00 yfp NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"1er Avril" art showing jumping fish attached to flowery fishing pole, color from M. G. A., mailed in Belgium 1925 but stamp damaged, small corner crease, corner crease. $2.25 af

    "2394. West Lagoon, North Park, Oshkosh, Wis." Shows children fishing, post card mailed there 1910, inconspicuous crease. $3.50 (wf)

    "3311. - Concarneau / Débarquement des Thonniers" showing the unloading of tuna. Unused postcard. $11.00

    "40. GIJON  Las Pesqueras" showing many small fishing boats near the Spanish shore, black & white on browning paper shows age, one serrated edge (from booklet), very late usage at Earling West Virginia. $3.00 sf%

"4075.  SCENE STEIN'S GROVE, MILLER PARK. / BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS" showing two men fishing in a creek, color on grayish paper, mailed circa 1920, corner crease, corner & edge wear. $4.00 if

    "4301.  Fishing Cone, Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park" including a man & a woman fishing from it, color postcard with black caption, mailed at Laramie Wyoming, back (Mildred's Chowder House in Hyannis, Massachusetts) mismatched with front . $5.00 yfe NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "600. - MORGAT - Le Retour de la Pêche" showing fisherman with his catch in two baskets & some small boats nearby, sepia-tone carte postale on yellowish paper, mild corner wear & rounding, few small dark spots of toning in the front borders. Written comments over the back describe the actual colors of the scene quite well. $3.75 f(m)f

    "6.--Petits Métiers--Pêcheurs Chinois. Little crafts-- Chinese fishermen." black & white postcard, circa 1915, unused, corner wear & rounding, mark on back that looks like a ladder. $10.00 cf

    "897. BROLLES - BOIS-LE-ROI -- Les bords de la Seine" shows fishermen, mailed 1911. $3.50

"Alaska. Eskimo / ice fishing" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 from  Moreauville Louisiana, internal vertical bend towards the center of the card can be felt more easily than it can be seen. $1.50 af NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Alewive Fishing on the Georges River, Warren, Me." small real photo inset on a greeting card with poetry, mailed 1913. $9.00 m(w)m(g)f

"American scene. Fishing along / the Atlantic. 'Surfacing' for / stripers on Cape Cod" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960. $2.00 (m(c)f)

"American Scene. Fishing along / the Atlantic. Swordfishing / near Martha's Vineyard, Mass." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 at Cape Neddick Maine. Uses reproduced art by Edward Turner. $2.50 mfa*

"American Scene. Smelt fishing / in Chicago Ill. Fishing point / at 55th Street" with signed Cecile Johnson art, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 at Island Lake Illinois, trivial edge wear. $2.50 i(c)f NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"American Scene. Smelt fishing / with steel mills of Gary / lighting the sky beyond." with Cecile Johnson art depicting the Indiana scene, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 at Dyer, 2 tiny corner crease. $2.00 if%

"'Archibald Brook Pool' on St Mary's / River in Nova Scotia." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 from Lille Maine. $2.00 nf

"A TYPICAL GLOUCESTER 'FISHERMAN'" showing a large sail boat, ST, no. 740 from the Boston Post-Card Co., undivided back mailed 1911, stamp damaged, light cancel ink on front. $4.75

    "BB65 Fishing Nets, Oistins Bay, Barbados, / West Indies" chrome mailed 18.9.74 from St. James (pair  10-c South Point lighthouse stamps, cancel light in spots) to England, minor corner wear. $1.25 bf-lb

"Big 'E' / ... / KKJ-1750" Livermore Kentucky QSL with Runnin' Bare Style commissioned art showing a man fishing in a creek, used 1978 but fresh appearance. $2.00 kf

"'Big Rock Pool' on St. Mary's / River, Nova Scotia." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 from Standish Maine. $2.00 nf

"Blue River, Swope Park, Kansas City, Mo." including a fisherman in the foreground, circa 1910 color postcard with writing on back, mild corner & edge wear. $3.00 (mf)

"Boy! Do these babies go / for live bait up / here!" cartoon art depicting 2 simultaneous fish strikes--one conventional, the other at the fisherman himself; color post card made in the USA, mailed 1957 at Shaw Island Washington, 2 small corner creases, a little toning near the edges of both sides. $2.00 cf

    "C113. The Fishing Fleet, Ketchikan, Alaska" interesting overhead view with many small ships docked, white-border era from HHT Co., unused, minor corner wear. $4.00 afs(c)

"CAROLINES. -- 3. Dressés sur le récif de / corail, ces petits canaques guettent le / poisson qui s'ébat. Le trait lancé paar / eux ne manque jamais son but." black & white, unused, rough edges as issued by M. Lescuyer. $5.00 cf

"CAROLINES. -- 4. Retour de pêche. Ar- / més de leur trait en bois de cocotier, / les indigènes ont bientôt fait une cap- / ture abondante..." monochromatic green, unused, rough edges as issued by M. Lescuyer. $5.00 cf

"CAUGHT AT BAYFIN, GEORGIAN BAY, BRITT, ONT." Showing 4 men working to pile large fish on a car top, real photo mailed there 1951, internal crease, toned bottom edge, ink smear on back, copyrighted. $6.50 oef

    "CAVERSHAM ON THAMES" showing a couple fishing from a small boat, Tuck postcard 7121, mailed 1908, light amount of cancel ink on front, corner & edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 aeft

"'Come quick, Dear! / My bobber's acting up again' / Greetings from Sturgis Mich." black & white cartoon art showing a woman fishing, long crease, internal crease, lightly toned back, lightly toned front. $1.00 mf

"Constantinople. Kiosk, aux Eaux-Douces." Showing a beautiful woman catching a small fish from a boat, color, circa 1912, numbered 185 / 8216 on back, unused, fairly fresh. $4.25 tf

    "Coracle Men / CARMARTHEN" showing 3 Welsh fishermen bearing their small coastal boats on their backs, near the water; color image within an oval border decorated by onions or leeks, unused postcard printed in Great Britain, noticeable corner wear, back with short marks from album contact. $5.00 wfs(c)

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

    "COSTUMES PORTUGUEZES / Pescador da Afurada" hand-colored  / tinted real photo showing a Portuguese fisherman, unused. $8.00

"'Crows Nest Pool' on St Mary's / River, Nova Scotia." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 from Madawaska Maine. $2.00 nf

    "C. SIEBERT, / Manufacturer and Importer of / GUNS, RIFLES / Breech-Loading Short Guns, Revolvers, Pistols, &c. / Also, FISHING TACKLE, / ..." illustrated circa 1890 advertising card promoting its ready-acting dog-tail and gun-barrel attachment on back, slight adherence at right front edge obscures nothing. The shop was in Columbus Ohio. $12.50 adggfo%

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    "DEEP SEA FISHING $3.00 / BAIT AND HANDLINES FREE / OCEAN CITY YACHT BASIN…" monochromatic blue picturing the boat Pisces at Ocean City (Worcester County) Maryland, unused, overinking during printing transferred spots to back & front sky, small scrape on right front edge. $4.25 mfs*+

"Enoggera Creek, Brisbane" showing men & women fishing & nearby boating activity in Queensland, color, circa 1910-1915, numbered 91970 on back, printed in Germany, unused. minor corner & edge wear, slight yellowing of the paper with age. $4.00 qf+

"EXIT 13 STANDISH, MICH. / We Have to Beat Them Off" art showing 2 men in rowboat beating back the fish, unused & quite fresh. $1.50

"Fisherman on Liscomb River / Nova Scotia. / Painting by Henry McDaniel" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1957 from Eaton Maine. $2.00 nf%

"Fisherman on Moser River, / Nova Scotia. / Painting by Henry McDaniel" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1957 from Baring Maine. $2.00 nf%

"Fisherman on Secum River / Nova Scotia, Canada / Painting by Henry McDaniel." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1957 from Centerville Maine. $2.00 nf%

"Fishermen on the Medway River / Nova Scotia. / Painting by Henry McDaniel" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1957 from Whitneyville Maine, tiny paperclip stain on back. $1.75 nf*-*%

    "FISHERMAN'S LUCK" black & white line drawing by artist F. Zinn, fisherman just gone ashore sees plenty of fish jumping in lake, mailed 1954. $2.00

"Fisherman with his rainbow / colored catch in Virgin Islands" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 from Woodlawn Tennessee. $2.00

"Fishing along the Atlantic. / Big tuna is the game out of / Wedgeport, Nova Scotia." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 from Dennysville Maine. $2.00 nf

"Fishing around Omaha, Nebr. / Mead Lake of the Venice Chain..." with quality art attributed to Bill Hammon, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1958 at Valley. $2.50 n(o)f

"Fishing around Omaha, Nebr. / Plattview(sic) Recreation Grounds / Louisville, Nebr." art attributed to Bill Hammon, home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1959 at Gretna, corner crease not into the image. Platteview is the correct spelling, we believe, and the area is now called the Louisville Recreation Grounds. $2.25 nf

    "Fishing Boats at Galilee, R. I." Near mint & gorgeous. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (rfs(c))

   "Fishing Boats Off Cairo, Egypt / Lepers Begging in Old Cairo" black & white multiview post card with 2 scenes, mailed 1910 at Saint Paris Ohio by Maud Coddington (invitation to a surprise birthday & 10th anniversary party for her husband), mild edge wear, 2 corners creased. $15.00 elgf

    "Fishing Camp on Lake St. Helen / St. Helen, Mich. / 8427" color postcard from the St. Helen Development Co., unused, heavily toned back, minor corner wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 mf

"Fishing in Uruguay" showing a man in a rowboat showing his catch, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1963 at Kennerdell Pennsylvania. $1.75 (uf)

    "Fishing in Kern River, Bakersfield, Cal." color, circa 1908, made in Germany, writing on back, album marks on front. $4.50 cf

"Fishing on Rio Grande in fast / water, near Pillar(sic), N. Mex." with John Meigs art, home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 at Taos. Pilar is misspelled. $2.25 nf

    "Fishing on St. Joe River, South Bend, Ind." showing a fisherman wading in the water, color post card mailed there 1909, made in Germany, slight curl to the paper, minor corner & edge wear. $7.50 i(s)f

    "Fishing Smacks at dock, Stonington, Conn." unused postcard published by G. A. Hyde circa 1912, tiny upper corner crease, bottom corner noticeably rounded. 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 c(s)s(c)f

"Fishing Susquehana(sic) for shad at Maryland" home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1963. $1.75 mf

    "FISH QUAY, NORTH SHIELDS" including many people & stacked baskets, color post card mailed there NO 3 1908 (clear hand cancel), 2 corners creased, corner & edge wear. In Northumberland. $3.75 ef+

    "FLORIDA'S FASTEST - FINEST DEEP SEA FISHING CRUISER / SAILS DAILY FROM / CLEARWATER BEACH, FLORIDA  NEW DELUXE MODEL" showing the Miss Buckeye III with many passengers aboard, black & white advertising postcard with rates printed on back, unused, tiny corner bend, otherwise fresh. When owned by Mary & Joe Cramer. $5.00 f(c)fs(c)sg

    "GREETINGS FROM CAMPBELL RIVER, B. C." exaggeration real photo post card showing 4 men loading large fish atop a car, unused, small spot of toning on back, otherwise fresh. $7.50 bef*

    "Greetings from Harrietta, Mich." Unused DOPS real photo showing a string of fish, rubber band mark on back. $2.00

"GWEEDORE RIVER, CO. DONEGAL.  A1165" with art depicting a solitary wading fisherman in Northern Ireland, Valentine & Sons copyrighted postcard, unused, a few small spots of light toning on back. $2.00 nf

"Hayward, Wis." art depicting children fishing, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962. (2 different) $2.00 each (wf)

"Here's just a sample. The rest were / so heavy that I had to leave 'em / behind" with man moving large fish in a wheelbarrow, unused linen, numbered C-270 on back. $2.50

"Hering(sic) is important / industry to Iceland" showing many people processing the fish outdoors, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 in the US. $1.75 I

"Herring Cove, a Fishing Village near Halifax, Nova Scotia.--66," color post card mailed  JAN 30 1945 (odd cancel is well struck but mute as to Canadian location--military?) to Iowa, minor corner wear, cancel ink noticeable in the front sky. $5.00 n(h)f-n& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "HOLLAND--AMERICA LINE / Young fisher of the Isl. Marken (Zuyder Zee) and his wife." black & white with brown caption on unused undivided back postcard, paper browning with age, album marks noticeable at 2 lower front corners. $8.00 nf

    "HOW WE DO THINGS AT TRENTON, OHIO / A DANDY" exaggeration fishing card, mailed there 1915, lightly toned front, corner crease, toned back corner. $6.00

"Ice fishing in the Irish Hills / in Lenawee County, Michigan. / Ptg. Phil Austin" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 at Ronan Montana, trivial corner wear & a small smudge in the address area. $2.25 m(i)fw NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Ice fishing in the Irish Hills of / Lenawee County Michigan. / Ptg. Phil Austin ..." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 at Canastota New York, trivial corner wear & a small smudge under the stamp. $2.25 m(i)fw NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"I'm dropping you a line from / Greenwich, Ohio" with unsigned art showing a fisherman at the town sign, mailed there 1915, uneven browning of the paper especially on the back, corner wear & rounding, short internal crease, as is. $2.25 of

    "! am dropping you a line / No. 22 CHRIS. N. KROGSTAD, MENOMONIE, WIS." signed art depicting a boy fishing off an embankment, mailed SEP 8 1906 from Jeffersonville Ohio, lightly toned front, lightly toned back, mild corner wear & rounding. $5.00 af

"Ice fishing, Put-in-Bay" in Northern Ohio, modern photo reproduction of an old card, caption from writing on back, showing man in shack with one good-sized fish. $1.50 of

"I DIDN'T HEED MY MAMA'S ADVICE / 'BOUT SWIMMING IN THE WATER, / MY CLOTHES FELL IN, OFF THE HICKORY LIMB; NOW I'M FISHING-A WISER DAUGHTER" black & white signed Meyer Levin, lightly toned back, not often seen. $7.50 paf

    "INDIANS FISHING AT CELILIO FALLS / OF COLUMBIA RIVER, OREGON--P6O" unused linen from E. C. Kropp, unusual subject matter. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ofi

"In the wilderness of Adirondacks" showing fisherman wading in stream, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 from Manchester New York. $1.50 nf

    "It's Time to Say Your Prayers / In Homer, Mich." Series No. 86. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 mef

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"Japanese fisherman / with the hop of cormorants" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1965 in US. $1.75 jf

    "JUST A LINE --" showing a dozing fisherman. A work of folk art, hand-cut from suede (a very unusual material for this purpose), mailed circa 1906, light toning both sides, cancel ink on front. $8.00 lf+

"K0OSN" gorgeous Kansas CIty Missouri QSL postcard with fishing artwork in background on quality stock, rounded edges as issued for operator Charles A. Stone, near mint. (Multiples available) $1.75 each. mf

"KHC8741" Anderson Indiana CB QSL postcard with pencil writing on back, with fishing poem & cartoon, fresh appearance. $2.00

    "KLN6307" QSL card with good cartoon art about National Trout Festival in Kalkaska Michigan, used. $2.00 (mf)

"KRM04358" CB QSL postcard with art depicting fisherman floating on beer keg, used by operator Dennis Ryan but fresh appearance & good edges. $2.00 mf

"La Gaspésie / Cloridorme, P. Q., Canada / The small fishing village…" with many cod drying in the sun, unused chrome. $1.00 qf

"Likely your best chance at / a trophy northern pike" unused color business reply card from Lawrence Bay Lodge at Tolna North Dakota, excellent condition. Trophy pike shown! $1.25 fn

"LOADING OUR CATCH / Greetings from TEMAGAMI, Ontario" real photo exaggeration card showing men struggling to load large fish on top of a car, mailed there 1947 to Ohio, tiny corner crease, corner crease & long internal crease. $2.00 oef

"Lobster Fisherman's Shack, East Boothbay" signed Ethel B. Fowler art, black on tan, unused post card. $5.00 a(f)m(e)f& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Lobster Fishermen Boothbay Harbor" signed Ethel B. Fowler art, black on tan, unused post card. $5.00 a(f)m(b)f NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "LOBSTERMAN'S SHANTIES, BAILEY ISLAND, MAINE  5752" black & white on yellowish paper from American Art Postcard Company, unused, lightly toned back, tiny dark spot near right front edge. $3.25 mf*+

    Mainzer Belgian printing 4922. Fisherman cat brings his catch in for an outdoor cookout while two bears inspect his car. fresh appearance & unused. SOLD mf

"Make Manitoba your / next sport fishing destination" unused multicolor business reply card from Travel Manitoba in Winnipeg, excellent condition. $1.25 mf

"Malta - Fishing Boats in Grand Harbour" mailed from a US military ship in the 1960's (cancel not completely legible), uneven edges as issued, light surface abrasions to front do not affect color. $1.75 mf

    "Napoli / Stengel & Co., Dresda 19902" showing fishermen on shore looking out toward the volcano & small coastal sailing boats, color cartolina postale, mailed 1905 to New York City but stamp removed, receiving mark neatly struck on front, ink smeared in the front caption area, mild corner wear. $5.00 sifv NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"NATIVE FISHERMEN / WITH SPEARS. / AUSTRALIA 6." with 2 aboriginee men seated on a rock, unused Kodak Austral real photo postcard with glossy finish, minor corner & edge wear, fresh appearance. $7.50 af& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Net Fishing" in Barbados, chrome with excellent composition published by Sunshine Ltd., printed by Letchworth Press. $1.50 bf

    "No 68 Sea-Coast of The [ s| Yenoshima" showing fishermen on shore hauling nets, unused black & white postcard with blue caption, light toning on back, light album marks at the front corners. $7.50 jf

"No. 715 / Turkaman Fisherman, Mazandaran" with his nets, unused continental, near mint. (2 available) $1.50 each if

"On the Baker River, New Hamp- / shire, near Warren. / Ptg. Henry McDaniel" showing a fisherman, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card, mailed 1961 from Lebanon New Hampshire, small internal crease from the bottom is hard to see from the front, small corner bend does not affect the image. $2.00 n(b)f

    CAPE COD (BARNSTABLE COUNTY). "Oyster Houses and Fishing Shacks on Cape Cod, Mass.  46" unused linen postcard, made in USA, minor wear to bottom corners, light toning at both back bottom corners. $2.25 m(c)f NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Peacefull(sic) fishing at Starved Rock / State Park Ill, is in contrast to the / Indian wars that gave the / place its name." bearing art by Cecile R. Johnson, home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1958 from Triumph Illinois, minor wear to 2 corners. $2.25 i(s)f

    "PICTURESQUE SHRIMP BOATS AT ANCHOR IN BEAUTIFUL BACK BAY OF BILOXI, MISS." unused white-border era postcard, tiny light spot on back, otherwise fresh appearance, good edges. $4.75 mf

    LITTLE RIVER. "PINKHAM BROTHERS / DIGGING FOR MAINE STEAMER CLAIMS" Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (mfg)

"Portuguese fisherman" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1963 at Gordonville Pennsylvania. $1.50 (pf)

    "Pressing Codfish on the beach at Grand E'Tang, Gaspe, P. Q.  G.E.11" sepia-tone real photo with interesting composition & good contrast, from H. V. Henderson, slight oxidation, mailed 1938 to New Hampshire, trivial corner wear. Note printer's treatment of the accent mark. $3.50 q(g)f

"REIMS - Le Canal" showing several French people fishing in the foreground & some boats in the distance, mailed 1903 at Reims-Vesle to Texas (stamp wrapped neatly around the side edge), minor corner & edge wear. $6.00 ff

    "Rockland, Me, Fish Weir at Owls Head" post card mailed at Longcove (now DPO) in 1908 to Mrs. Fannie Harper from her sister Margaret, 2 corners badly worn, 2 small corner creases, toning near the front edges. $4.50 m(r)fg-m

    "SCALLOP TOWN, EAST GREENWICH, R. I." showing several docked scallop fishing boats; black & white, mailed 1943 but with all indications of a much earlier postcard, spot of toning on back, noticeable toning in the front borders, yellowing of the paper with age. Hard to find. $5.00 rfs(c) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

See also Fish & marine life postcards just above.

"Spearing sturgeon through the ice / on Lake Winebago" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1957. $2.00 (wf)

"Sportsman in Dixieland / PHOTO COURTESY CLINT DAVIS" showing a black youngster with a catch of very small fish, on back of "Springtime in Dixieland" taken from a folder. $1.00 bf%

"Start Your Canadian Fly-Out Fishing Adventure At / www.KaBeeLo.com" unused multicolor business reply card from Kabeelo Lodge at Prior Lake Minnesota, excellent condition. $1.00 fm

"String Lake / GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING / The Jenny Lake area provides excellent fishing..." including a fisherman who has waded into the water, continental postcard mailed 1978 at Colter Bay, scalloped edges as issued. $1.00 wf

"Stroudsburg Pa. / Trying for speckled trout / below this waterfall" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 at Dublin Pennsylvania, minor wear at one corner. $1.75 pf

"The End / of the Line // A Fisherman's / True Story // by Ron Lindner" religious tract with an 8-page history about the co-founders of Lindy Tackle, from their interview on the radio program God's Great Outdoors, 2001 copyright. $1.25 rf

"THE FISHING GEAR GIVEAWAY" official entry form on business reply card from the North American Fishing Club in Minnetonka Minnesota, excellent condition. $1.00 f

    "The Fishmarket  Clovelly" including several people & a few small boats; unused color post card printed in Leipzig, browning paper on back, mild wear to one short edge. $4.00 ef

"THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA / NAGS HEAD / One of the famous Fishing Piers…" unused chrome from Elizabeth City News, fresh appearance. $1.00 nf%

    "The Sponge Fleet, Nassau, Bahamas  8A-H1690" showing several docked ships circa 1938, unused Curteich linen with yellowish paper, distributed by the New Colonial Pharmacy, faint small corner crease just misses image. As shown. $2.25 b. Same but more browning paper shows age instead of yellowish paper, two unused US 1-c stamps on back, distributed by P. M. Lightbourn, two small paper adherences on back. $2.00 bf. Both for comparative purposes for $4.00 bf. Same but fresher: no stamps or adherences on back, no crease, etc. $3.00 bf

"The Sponge Fleet, Nassau, Bahamas  8A-H1690" showing several docked ships circa 1938, unused linen post card, some browning of the paper with age, two unused US 1-c stamps on back, distributed by P. M. Lightbourn, two small paper adherences on back. $2.00 bf.

"Trawl Fishermen Boothbay Harbor" signed Ethel B. Fowler art, black on tan, unused post card, small spot of toning on back. $4.75 a(f)m(b)f

"TRES LAGUNAS PARK / SANTA ROSA, NEW MEXICO" showing a man fishing from the wall of a lake there, unused chrome postcard, trivial corner wear, otherwise fresh. $1.00 nf

    "VO1GK Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland" shortwave (28.492 MHZ) QSL card with fishing boat drawing, used 1990 by operator Jim Spencer, fresh appearance & good edges. $2.50 nf+ NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "VIEW OF NOTED FISHING WITH CORMORANTS ON R. NAGARA. GIFU." black & white, exceptionally interesting series, mailed  in the United States. (3 different, including the one shown) $5.50 each. jf

"WA1VTI" QSL postcard with fly fishing lure & Military Affiliate Radio System logo prominently  in background, rounded corners as issued, meter mailed 1976 by operator Jeff Carlin. $2.00 mf

"WORKING HARD FOR THE FAMILY DINNER" showing 3 black children fishing at a dock, with a stringer of small fish already caught (a scene that would inspire an engaging painting); on back of another scene "GETTING READY FOR 'HOT-CAKES', OLD FASHIONED METHOD OF SYUP MAKING IN THE SOUTH" with no blacks; tiny corner crease not into either image, no postcard back. $1.00 bf%

CLASSIC FISHING REFERENCE

"THE RAPALA FISHING GUIDE / Secrets from the Pros / Proven tecniques / for taking more and / bigger fish" paperbound, 200 pages plus covers, 1976 copyright, many illustrations & color plates. Articles by tournament winners, award-winning writers & record holders such as Ron Weber, Bill Cullerton, Buck Perry, Roland Martin, Al Lindner, Ray Ostrom, Ray Johnson, Stu Apte, Mark Sosin, Ken Lauer & Jed Welsh. Subjects include: knots, pattern fishing for bass, catching trophy trout, taking walleyes at night, offshore fishing in the Northeast, fish filleting & much much more. Cover creased & toned; a few color plates loose from binding. The first decent fish you catch will more than pay for the book. $7.50

    "TO CATCH ME DROP A / LINE AT / SABINA" art depicts Ohio fisherman getting a crocodile, hand-colored  / tinted, toned back but front still fresh. $5.50 ofl

Untitled Tuck Oilette from the Fishing Smacks series, postcard number 8893, signed, unused & fairly fresh. (2 different) $4.50 each

Wanted to buy--postcards showing the commercial fishing vessel "Two Brothers", which used to dock at the West Ocean City Harbor. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

    WORLD FISH & AGRICULTURAL CORPORATION (United States). Unused regular size post card showing its Lockheed L-1049B (N4247K) at Manila in 1988, near mint. Flew tuna from Palau in the Caroline Islands to Japan in 1987 shortly before this was taken. $7.50 a(p)pfc NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "YOU OUGHT TO SEE THE BEAUTIES / WE HAVE CAUGHT HERE!" signed, linen comic showing two fishermen setting aside their poles to deal with the shapely ladies on their laps, made in USA, unused, corner crease. $2.00 af

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