"…Athènes La Prison de Scorate" also captioned in Greek, exterior in black & white, unused postcard, slight yellowing of the paper with age. 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 pg

"…Athènes Prison de Socrate" also captioned in Greek, showing where Socrates was jailed, black & white postcard from Pallis & Cotzias, numbered 104 on back, unused, lightly toned front, minor corner wear. $2.00

    "…Prison of Socrates, Athens" black & white post card, caption begins in Greek, mailed in US (probable very late usage), back is toned, paperclip indents at right front edge, as is. Shown. $1.75 pg. Unused, light toning on back. (2 available) $2.50 each pg. ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

"10. LA CONCIERGERIE / La Porte de la prison lors de l'Epoque Revolutionnaire" black & white post card, unused, minor corner wear. $2.00 p

    "10. Tower of London. The Block and Axe." with the macabre evidence that at least 2 people lost their heads upon it; unused real photo postcard, continental size, trivial corner wear, slight curl to the paper. $1.25 pme

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    "109 LOCHES (I.-et-L.). -- Le Donjon -- Cage du Cardinal de la Balue, ministre de Louis XI…" black & white post card with lengthy caption in French on the Cardinal's imprisonment there from 1469 to 1480, black & white, unused. $2.50 pf+

"109-- UNITED STATES PENITENTIARY, ATLANTA, GA. / PHOTO BY EDGAR ORR" unused linen postcard from R. & R. News, fairly fresh. $3.00 pg

    "11 TOWER OF LONDON H. M. Office of Works / THE BLOODY TOWER, RALEIGH'S WALK" sepia-tone post card from Harrison & sons, unused, album adherences on back. $2.00 pe ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "121. THE PRISON OF SOCRATES, ATHENS, GREECE" color postcard, unused, a few tiny speckles of toning on back probably from the printing process itself. Back information locates the prison & its setting in an otherwise complex scene. $2.25 pg

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"13. H. A. …" captioned in Cyrillic, real photo postcard of a striking painting by Yarshchevko (transliterated) of a male prisoner looking out a small window,

"1420 - CLISSON (L.-Inf.) Une veûte du Donjon / du château construit en 1223, par Olivier Ier de Clisson…" black & white carte postale with green back from booklet, lightly toned back. $2.00 pf

    "14 H - TOULOUSE / Square de Gaulle et Donjon du Capitole" color real photo postcard from Edit. 'Pyr. Océan', uneven edges as issued, slight curl to the paper, internal crease in the sky, a few tiny speckles of toning on back. $1.25 pf

    "152 - SAINT-NAZAIRE - Le Transport La Loire affrèté par l'Etat / pour le transport des Forçats / The transport La Loire freighted by the Gouvernment for / transporting convicts" showing many well dressed people along side it, black & white on green back from booklet, one bottom corner with small creases. This would be the July shipment of prisoners to the penal colony in French Guyana, 'the most infamous prison in history' according to Crime Magazine. $10.00 pff ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "16 La Cité de Carcassonne -- Tour de la Vade  << NOTICE >> / Photo Michel Jordy, Cité de Carcassonne" showing the fortified city with an emphasis on the tower which held a dungeon within it; sepia-tone postcard, much pertinent information on the back in French, unused, one serrated edge (from a booklet). $2.25 f(c)pp

"160--THE OLD LINCOLN COUNTY / COURT HOUSE, LINCOLN, N. M." showing it restored to the original, unused post card, trivial wear to one corner, otherwise fresh & appealing. This National Historic Landmark also served as a jail, from which Billy the Kid escaped. $3.50 ncp& NEW / NEU / NY

    "1619--ALCATRAZ ISLAND lies in San Francisco / Bay. Know as…" unused chrome post card, Moulin Photo. $1.50 pc ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "17 / MORET. -- Le Donjon du Château / Collections ND Phot." black & white, undivided back postcard, toned back, minor corner wear. $4.50 pf

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"18. CALCUTTA -- The Black Hole" with fencing in the foreground, sepia-tone post card with very late usage at Etna Ohio, small ink smear in address area. A small dungeon where British prisoners were held in 1756--a matter of some historical debate. $2.50 iph

    "216…C. D. Flavitzky. La Princesse Tarakanoff noyée dans sa prison. Galerie…" real photo postcard of a striking painting depicting her suicide in prison , Edit. Dubrowitz, unused. $15.00 pam*

"23. Dernier Adieu de / Charlotte Corday à son père /  Prison de l'Abbaye -- 16 Juillet 1793" in her handwriting with an inset picture of her, black & white post card, unused. $2.00 pch*

    "2 MONTBAZON. -- Le Donjon et la Statue de la Vierge -- LL." black & white carte postale, unused, one uneven edge (from booklet separation), pinhole near top, lightly toned both sides. $1.25 pfr

    "25. - BOURBONNE-les-BAINS. - Le Donjon du Château / Edition L. Lauxerois, Bourbonne-les-Bains" showing the exterior, unused carte postale with green back, browning back edges. $2.25 (fp)*+

    "2 TOWER OF LONDON H.M. Office of Works / WHITE TOWER" sepia-tone from Harrison & Sons, unused, a little toning in the upper front border, album adherences on back. $1.50 pe NEW / NEU / NY

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    "32:-ALCATRAZ ISLAND. FEDERAL PRISON ON SAN FRANCISCO BAY / SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA" unused linen postcard from Smith News. $2.75 pc(a)c(s) ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "33 LOCHES. -- Le Donjon. - L'Entrée" showing the entrance to the French dungeon, unused carte postale with good contrast, album impressions at the corners, 3 tiny corner creases, toning shows in the front caption area & sky. $1.75 pf

"33  LOCHES. -- Le Donjon. -- L'Entrée et la Tour Louis XI. -- LL." black & white postcard, heavily toned back. $1.00 pf

    "37 NANTES - Le Palais de Justice et la Prison" black & white carte postale with green back from booklet, unused, toning along back edges. $2.25 pf ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "378. - Le Donjon de Vincennes" in Val-de-Marne France, exterior in black & white, undivided back postcard, unused, light toning due to album contact. $5.00 pf

    "40 LOCHES. -- Le Donjon. -- Le Cachot de Cardinal de la Balue. -- LL" black & white carte postale, unused. $2.25 pf

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"4038 -- COUR DE LA CONCIERGERIE. -- Les fenêtres du fond sont celles des cachots oú furent / (Voir la suite au dos.)" black & white postcard, unused, toned back, soft corners. $2.00 p

    "4069 -- PARIS. -- LA CONCIERGERIE. -- Galerie du XIIIe siècle, dite 'la Rue de Paris'. ND. Phot." black & white interior, unused post card, lightly toned front, lightly toned back, paper browning evenly with age, minor corner & edge wear. $1.75 pf ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "41 LOCHES. -- Donjon. -- Cachot du Duc d'Alençon. - LL." A striking image in black & white, unused carte postale. $3.00 fpi

"419 - CLISSON (Loire-Inf.) - Intérieur de Donjon du Château / Cette noble enceinte où tant de heros…" black & white carte postale with green back from booklet, unused, toned back edges. $2.00 pf

"44 CLISSON - Le Château - Intérieur de la Prison des femmes" showing the interior of the women's prison there, black & white carte postale with green back, one serrated edge (from booklet), unusual subject matter, light toning on back edges. $3.50 pfi

    "468. NANTES -- Cour du Château / Entrée du Donjon" showing the entrance to the French dungeon, black & white carte postale, unused, minor wear at one corner. $2.00 pf

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"4702. - CHATEAU DE TARASCON / (B.-du-R.)" showing an exterior corner, unused black & white postcard from a booklet, light toning on back from the printing process itself. Served as a French military prison for a long time, until 1932. $2.00 f(t)p

    "571  PARIS. -- La Conciergerie. -- The 'Conciergerie' (prison). -- LL." including much traffic on the bridge nearby, unused carte postale with green back from booklet, noticeable wear along one short edge, fresh colors. $3.00 f(p)p

    "61.  LES PRISONNIERS ALLEMANDS EN FORÉT -- Après la Barbe, la Toilette au ruisseau" showing German prisoners, guarded by the French in a forest, freshening up after receiving a haircut; black & white carte postale with green back, toning near back edges, faint corner crease, trivial rounding at 3 corners. Most unusual subject matter; presumably a propaganda piece to assure the world such soldiers were being well-treated. $55.00 bwpm

    "6. TOWER OF LONDON H. M. Office of Works / Bell Tower" sepia-tone post card from Harrison & Sons, unused, album adherences at the back corners. $2.00 pe

    "691 CHAMBERY - Le Château - Tour du Donjon" exterior, black & white carte postale with green back, neatly removed from a booklet, unused, toned back edges. $2.25 pf ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

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"8--Lancaster County Jail, Lancaster, Pa." showing its exterior and a circular flowerbed nearby, linen postcard mailed 1951 by Mrs. Marietta Holmes of Connersville Indiana, tiny spots of light toning in two front borders, good edges, cancel & handwriting on back are neat. $3.25 p(l)p%

    "8  LOCHES. -- Le Donjon côté sud-est / (XIe et XIIe siècles).--ND Phot." in France, unused carte postale, very lightly toned back, trivial wear at one bottom corner. $2.00 pf

    "8 BIRKADEM (Algérie) -- La Colonie Agricole" showing a penitentiary gate & a guard, sepia tone carte postale with green back. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

    "80 AIGUES-MORTES - La Salle des Prisonniers Huguenots / Tour de Constance.-ND" black & white postcard, very late usage in the United States, corner & edge wear. Huguenots who refused conversion to Roman Catholicism were imprisoned in the Constance Tower circa 1686 - 1703. $2.25 pfr ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "86 LOCHES. -- Le Donjon. -- Salle de Tortures (XVe siècle). -- XIIe siècle, devenu prison d'État depuis Louis XI…" black & white post card, unused, fairly fresh. $2.50 pf

    "87 LOCHES. -- Le Donjon. -- Cachot de Philippe de Commines, favori de Louis XI, / et Collier de fer que l'on passait au cou des prisonniers dangereux. -- LL." showing the area for dangerous prisoners, with the iron collar that was put around their necks; black & white carte postale with green back, unused, internal crease, corner crease. $1.75 pf ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

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    "87 LOCHES. -- Le Donjon. -- Cachot de Philippe de Commines, favori de Louis XI, / et Collier de fer que l'on passait au cou des prisonniers dangereux. -- LL."  showing the area for dangerous prisoners, with the iron collar put around their necks; black & white postcard with white back, unused, one uneven edge (from booklet separation), fairly fresh. $2.25 pfi ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "5 / - Saint-Porchaired (Ch.-Inf. / Le Chãteau de La Roche-Courbon / Façade Est et le Donjon" Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original post card area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

"90090 'STATE PENITENTIARY' BISMARCK, N. D." unused real photo postcard with good focus. $4.75 pn

"A-11 OHIO STATE PENITENTIARY, COLUMBUS, OHIO" Curteich linen post card mailed there 1943, light amount of cancel ink on front, soft corners, large ink smear on back. $1.50 po

"A 136 - Inspection of Prisoners, Bilibid Prison, Manila, Philippines" including a large prison band with 2 tuba players, color post card, unused, corner & edge wear. $10.00 pmp

    "A Dakota Pen--Sioux Falls, S. D." showing the exterior circa 1905, black & white undivided back postcard, mild wear at one corner, small corner crease, short internal crease. This prison is bigger now, of course. $9.00 sp

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    "Aeroplane View of New York State Reformatory, Elmira, N. Y." as it looked in 1938, linen post card with corner bend. $2.25 (np)

    "ALCATRAZ ISLAND / Resembling a huge battleship ..." unused black & white postcard published by J. C. Bardell, good edges, tiny speckles of toning on front. $1.50 pc NEW / NEU / NY

    "Annex, Ohio State Penitentiary, / Columbus, Ohio" showing 4 guards relaxing by playing checkers & playing the guitar, beds nearby; unused color post card from S. E. Harriman, made in Germany, bottom corners creased (1 weakened), mild corner wear otherwise, lightly toned back. $8.00 o(c)ppm

    "A view from the well shaft some 45 feet under-  /  ground in the dungeons at Old New-Gate, / colonial and State prison 1773-1827" now in East Granby Connecticut; unused chrome postcard from Clifford Scofield, fairly fresh. Necessarily dark, it was converted from the first copper mine in America. $2.50 pcmi ILLUSTRATION & INFORMATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "Administration Building, Southern Michigan State Prison" at Jackson, chrome postcard, writing on back dates to 1974, minor corner wear. $1.75 pm

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"Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, sepia-tone Ekc real photo post card from Piggott Photo, fairly fresh. $4.50 cp

"ALCATRAZ ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO BAY / CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO IN DISTANCE" black & white postcard from J. C. Bardell, unused, fairly fresh. $3.00 pc

"ALCATRAZ ISLAND / Resembling a huge battleship Alcatraz / Island is known as 'the rock'…" black & white postcard from J. C. Bardell, unused, fairly fresh. $2.00 pc

    "Alcatraz San Francisco California" as seen from above, unused linen post card from Smith News Co., slight yellowing of the paper with age, corner crease. $2.00 c(a)p+

"ARIZONA TERRITORIAL PRISON / YUMA" exterior from photo by Charles P. Kendall, chrome postcard, unused, 2 small areas of toning on back, top edge wear. $1.50 pa%

    "ASSOUAN / Carl Neufeld, / le prisonnier du Mahdi" showing him with a monkey on a balcony in the Sudan, color, much corner & edge wear. 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 ps

    "Auburn, Prison, The Hospital, Auburn, N. Y." showing some beds while not in use, post card No. 2 from W. H. Zepp, made in Germany circa 1910, unused, noticeable edge wear & corner rounding. $9.00 pnmi%

    "AUBURN, N. Y. THE PRISON GATES." including six windows with striped awnings, color postcard in vertical format from C. S. Woolworth & Co., circa 1910, unused, pencil writing on back, minor corner wear & rounding. $3.75 pn%

    "B.1 TOWER OF LONDON H.M. Office of Works / YEOMAN GAOLER IN STATE DRESS WITH AXE" sepia-tone post card, unused, small corner crease, minor corner wear. $3.00 pe ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

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    "B.2 TOWER OF LONDON H.M. Office of Works / YEOMAN WARDENS IN STATE DRESS" sepia-tone postcard, unused, minor corner wear & rounding. $3.00 pe

"B.3 TOWER OF LONDON H.M. Office of Works / THE MIDDLE TOWER" sepia-tone postcard, unused, minor corner wear & rounding. $3.50 pe

"B.4 TOWER OF LONDON H.M. Office of Works / WHITE TOWER, ST. JOHN'S CHAPEL" sepia-tone post card, unused, minor corner wear & rounding. $3.50

    "B.5 TOWER OF LONDON / BEAUCHAMP TOWER-- INSCRIPTION" in Latin dated 1564, sepia-tone postcard from Harrison & Sons, unused. Shown left. $2.00 pe. Same image but larger with no front caption, also unused, minor edge toning on back, tiny spot of toning on right front edge. Shown right. $2.00 pe. Both for comparison: $3.50 pe. ILLUSTRATIONS ADDED RECENTLY

    "B.6 TOWER OF LONDON H.M. Office of Works / THE BYWARD TOWER" sepia-tone photogravure postcard from Harrison & Sons, unused. Faint corner crease. $1.75 pe+

    "Bankers Row, Ohio Penitentiary, / Columbus Ohio" interior showing the stacked cells in color from S. F. Harriman, made in Germany, used there 1909, corner wear & rounding. $8.50 po(c)i. Same post card but unused, faint album impressions at the corner, more fresh with good edges, just minor wear at one bottom corner. $10.00 po(c)i

    "Bari - Giardini Isabella d'Aragona" showing some of the gardens, color postcard, Ediz. Favia, typing on back explains in English that this is a castle that was once converted to a prison. The Princess of Naples lived there 1499 - 1524. $2.25 pgi ILLUSTRATION & INFORMATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "Batholomew County Buildings -- Jail and Court House, Columbus, Indiana /  73834" including a few autos, linen post card with writing on back, tiny spot in lower left front border. $2.75 ipc

    "Beatrice Cenci in Carcere. / Leonardi.  Roma." art showing an imprisoned noblewoman & some men (inquisitors?), printed in Italy, unused. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (261,262 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 spi%

"BLOODY TOWER-- / View of Raleigh's Walk, so called, as it was along / here that he was allowed exercise…" black & white post card from Gale & Polden, caption on front very hard to read so ours is from the back, unused, numbered 1363 on the back, toned back. $1.75 p

    "CABIN BOY'S ATTEMPTED ESCAPE / Fort Warren was used for confinement of some 800 / Confederate prisoners during the Civil War..." unused chrome post card depicting an oil painting, unusual subject matter. Dark image for night time. $3.00 cp

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    "CAMP DE PRISONNIERS PRÈS DE VERDUN / Septembre 1917 / (Ph. M. D.)" showing numerous prisoners in an outdoor prison in France, black & white postcard with green back, from Helio Marotte Paris, writing on back. $7.00 pfw*

"Carcel 'Jail.' C. Juarez, Mexico." post card mailed 1922 from Socorro New Mexico, light toning on back, minor corner & edge wear, tiny cancel ink spots on face. $3.00 m(c)p#

    "CARCEL / JAIL / C. JUAREZ CHIH. MEX." with a sign 'Juzgado de la Penal' marking the courthouse, a couple of old autos as clues for the date; sepia-tone real photo, tiny corner bends not into the image. Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & research as  enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scans in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 m(c)cp

    "Carcel 'Jail,' C. Juarez, Mexico." with a sign 'Juzgado de Letras' marking the civil courthouse flanking it; postcard mailed 1922 from Socorro New Mexico, bottom corners creased, several tiny speckles of cancel ink on front, a little wear on the bottom edge, bottom left front corner faintly creased. $4.00 m(c)cp# NEW / NUEVO / NEU

    "Carcel Municipal / Nogáles, Son. - / MF 115" in Mexico, unused sepia-tone real photo postcard, small spot of light toning on back, good edges, slight curl to paper. $6.00 pm

"Carcel Publica / Public Jail No. 7 / Tijuana B.C. Mex." Unused DOPS real photo post card, small spot of toning at top front edge. $4.00 pm

    "CHARLOTTE CORDAY. -- Gravure de A. LAMOTTE, d'après MULLER / G1 LL. MUSÉE DU HAVRE" showing the French revolutionary who killed Marat in 1793, at a barred prison window; sepia-tone postcard, writing on back explains in English, tiny bottom corner bump. $2.75 pnhm ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "CHEROKEE STATE HOSPITAL" showing the exterior of the Iowa mental health facility opened in 1902, monochromatic red-violet post card with undivided back mailed 1905, small upper corner crease not into the image, bottom corners & edge worn, lightly toned front. The full name of the institution is the Cherokee State Hospital for the Insane, and part of it is a prison. $9.50 ipm

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    "Cité de Carcassonne / Logis de l'Inquisition - Salle de torture ou / d'interrogatoire…" a torture chamber where inquisitions were held in the Aude department of France, sepia-tone carte postale, unused, good edges. A chilling sight even when not in use. $4.50 pfm

    "CITY JAIL / Juarez, Mexico" sepia-tone real photo post card circa 1929, one corner badly creased, another toned in the border area. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 pm

    "COIT MEMORIAL TOWER ON TELEGRAPH HILL, ALCATRAZ ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIF. 39" unused linen postcard from Stanley A. Piltz Co. $1.75 pc(s)

    "COLLECTION DU CHATEAU D'IF Le Donjon, côté nord" near Marseilles France, black & white post card with cachet of the prison handstamped on the front (a few bottom letters faint), unused. $2.25 pf(m) ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

"COLONIAL GAOL, STOCKS AND PILLORY WILLIAMSBURG, VA." monochromatic blue postcard from the Color Shop, unused, yellowish paper. $2.00 pv

"Convict Quarries, Portland" with some interesting equipment too, color post card circa 1915, printed in Great Britain, fairly fresh. $11.00 pm

    "Convicts at Work in Quarries, Portland" postcard showing their work to obtain the stone for Portland Harbour breakwaters, mailed 1910, corners rounded with wear, large water stain at 2 corners easier to see from the back, a couple of tiny speckles of cancel ink detectable in the sky. Serious offenders were sent there for hard labor. $9.00 emp

    "CONVICTS IN PARK, MINNESOTA STATE PRISON / Copyright 1909…" color from W. C. Heilbron, unused, light toning on back, trivial corner & edge wear. 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 pm(u)

    "COURTYARD AND PRISON ROOMS IN THE CABILDO / NEW ORLEANS, LA. --151" unused linen postcard. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 lp

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    "Death Chamber, Ohio Penitentiary, Columbus, O." unused color postcard in vertical format, light transfer of caption ink to back edge in the printing process, very small tear that closes well, other edge wear is minor. $8.50 opmsi

    "Den Haag -- Gevangenpoort / Ijzeren Kamer (Iron room)" interior showing the rack for prisoners, black & white post card from van der Horst, unused. $3.00 pnmi NEW / NEU / NY

"Die fünfte Ecke des Turmes von Innnen." Showing weapons used to execute prisoners, black & white, undivided back, mailed from Bavaria to New Jersey, corner wear & rounding, lightly toned back, light album impressions at the corners. $6.50 p

"Dinant Pri- / son improvisée / par les Allemands, le / 23 août 1914…" in Belgium, lengthy historical caption in French, sepia-tone postcard from booklet, mailed there 1920, much soil both sides, as is. $1.25 pb

    "DINING ROOM MICHIGAN STATE PRISON JACKSON MICH. SEATING CAPACITY 800" color post card mailed there 1910, wear at one upper corner. $9.50 pm(j)i

    "East Cell Room, Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, Ill." Including some prisoners & guards, color post card from V. O. Hammon, unused, album marks on both sides, corner wear & rounding. $20.00 pi(j)i(m)

    "Eppelein's Gefängnis. / Gesetzlich geschutzt.  Cliché und Druck von E. Nister" with signed E. Nister art showing the legendary 14th century robber baron incarcerated, with many different handcuffs on the wall, sepia-tone, undivided back postcard, unused, trivial edge wear, lightly toned back. $5.50 pa INFORMATION & ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "Front View, Overlooking Lily Pond, Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, Ill. /  74425-N" white-border era post card, unused, small corner crease, minor corner wear, slight yellowing of the paper with age on back. $4.00 ip

    "FY4EE / MOI AUSSI J'AI FAIT LA GUYANE" Cayenne QSL card with monkey in prisoner garb with ball & chain, used 1986 by operator Bernard Cannell. The art is a reference to some 70,000 convicts sent to French Guiana from 1852 to 1951.  Also in the design are the UFT and REF logos. $5.00 fp

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    "Garrett County Court House and Jail, Oakland, Md." color postcard, circa 1915, unique card from printer's files noting style price and stock number, minor edge wear. $15.00 pmc

    "Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, Ill. Prisoners Marching" under the watchful gaze of 2 armed guards, color post card from V. O. Hammon, unused, 2 corners worn. $15.00 pi

    "INDIANA STATE PRISON / Michigan City, Indiana" exterior, chrome from Harvey's Studio, unused postcard, small corner crease. $1.50 pi

    "Interior of Jail, Matamoros, Mexico" showing several men in a courtyard with a well, clothes hung out to dry, etc.; color postcard from Grombach-Faisans Co., made in Germany, unused, light corner & edge wear, interesting. Caption does not make it clear whether it is the Matamoros in Coahuila, Puebla or Tamaulipas state. $9.50 pm(g)

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    "Interior View of Cell House, Illinois State Penitentiary at Stateville, near Joliet, Ill. / 176-30-N" showing the arrangement of cells around a central guard tower; color post card from Harry F. Beach, white-border era, unused. $10.00 pi(s)i ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

        "In the Beauchamp Tower. Tower of London" black & white from Gale & Polden, unused, lightly toned back, trivial corner & edge wear. Shown left. $2.25 pe ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY Same but costumed people added, heavily toned back. Shown right. $2.25 pe

"IRAN - YAZD / Madrese ye Ziaieh. (Eskandar's Prison)" unused oversize (nearly 5"x7") post card, near mint & ready to frame. (2 available) The view without people includes a courtyard in the foreground and of course the dome. Time of day appears to be near sunset. $1.75 each. ip!!

    "IT'S QUIET HERE AND AM  C-38 / GREETINGS FROM HARTFORD CITY, IND.  UNFORTUNATELY DETAINED" with drawing of prisoner fastened to large ball & chain, linen postcard from C. T. General Comics, unused, trivial corner wear. $2.25 pci

    "Jackson, Mich. State Prison, interior, old cell blocks" color from Hugh Leighton, post card mailed there 1910, two worn corners. $7.50 pmi

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    "Kitchen, Auburn Prison, Auburn, N. Y." color postcard from Wm. Jubb Co., unused, minor corner wear & rounding. $9.50 pin

"Knox County Jail, Vincennes, Ind." with an exterior corner view in color, post card mailed AUG 11 1908 (bold VINCENNES, IND. TR. CLERK cancel) to Cincinnati Ohio, light toning on front, minor corner & edge wear. $8.50 ip-i

    "Les Chevaliers revenant vainqueurs des combats / et des tournois franchissaient sur… // 58 - CLISSON (L.-INF.). - Donjon du Château" showing the exterior, in France; black & white carte postale with green back, unused, separated from a booklet, light toning on back. $2.25 pf ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "Lucas County Jail, Toledo, Ohio" color post card mailed 1913, writing on front. $4.50

    "MAIN ENTRANCE, AUBURN PRISON, AUBURN, N. Y. / 9 -2418" unused linen postcard published by Wm. Jubb Company in Syracuse, minor corner wear. Now the maximum-security Auburn Correctional Facility, its exterior is a bit more forbidding. $3.75 n(a)p ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "MANSFIELD, O. / REFORMATORY / KITCHEN" vintage post card reproduced by the Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society & copyrighted in 1996, near mint. (2 available) Shut down in 1990 -- after numerous allegations of abuse, torture, and murder -- the prison lives on in ghost tours & paranormal investigations. $2.50 each or both for $4.75. opc

"MESS ROOM, AUBURN STATE PRISON, AUBURN, N.Y." unused color Rotograph postcard, printed in Germany, numbered E4290b on back, numerous tiny speckles of light toning on back, minor wear shows mostly at 2 corners. $8.00 npi

    "No. 228 Convicts weaving palm fibres in the Penitentiary. Puebla. Mexico…" also captioned in Spanish, color post card from F. Martin, unused. $17.00 pmi

    "No. 68. Penitenciaria. Una crujia. México, D. F. / One of the large open hall(sic) in the / Penitentiary of Mexico, Mexico. City." unused color tarjeta postal in vertical format from F. Martín, back lightly toned, minor corner wear. $15.00 m(d)p

"West Guard Wall at Ohio State penitentiary, / Columbus Ohio" including 2 armed prison guards standing upon it, unused Weixelbaum postcard with several spots of toning on the back, mild corner & edge wear. Rare. No one was offering this postcard when we searched the internet, and only exhibitor (a library) claimed to have it in their collection. $20.00 o(c)pp& IMAGE ADDED RECENTLY

      "OHIO STATE PENITENTIARY" linen era, no postcard back (instead view of Neil House and A. I. U. Tower--all in Columbus Ohio), separated from similar items at the top & bottom. Both sides shown. $1.00 po(c)

"OHIO STATE PENITENTIARY, COLUMBUS, OHIO." color from MacFarlane, circa 1915, printed in Germany, unused, brownish paper, corner wear & rounding. $4.00 po Same post card but more reddish sky & less brownish paper. $4.50 po

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"OLD U.S. FEDERAL PRISON, FORT LEAVENWORTH, KAS." color postcard with caption in light pink, mailed there 1905, extraneous writing on back. $5.00 pk

      "Ontario Boy's Training School, Preston--Galt Road" black & white view shown left, on back of another showing "St. Paul's United Church in Preston, Ontario" shown right; once in a fold-out booklet. Images of this school are surprisingly hard to find, no matter how the word Boys is punctuated. $2.75 pbo ILLUSTRATIONS ADDED RECENTLY

"OURO PRÊTO_Praca Tiradentes, Vendo de A Ex Penitenciaria (No 15)" in Brasil, unused real photo post card, fairly fresh. $4.50 pb

    "PORTAGE COUNTY COURT HOUSE AND JAIL, RAVENNA, OHIO." white-border era postcard, circa 1919, mailed but no postmark, 2 corner creases, corner wear & rounding, toning at front corners from album contact, a few tiny spots of cancel ink in the front sky. $3.25 o(r)cp

    "Presbyterian Church, Mason, Mich." including a glimpse of the jail at the extreme left, sepia-tone Devolite Peerless real photo post card with good focus, pertinent writing on back. $4.00 mp+

    "PROVIDENCE SPRING / ANDERSONVILLE PRISON PARK / Andersonville, Georgia" where a spring supposedly burst forth to answer prayers of thirst & dying Confederate prisoners; chrome postcard with good color mailed 1968. $1.25 pgc

    "Pub. by Harck & Addison MICHIGAN STATE PRISON, JACKSON, MICH." exterior in black & white post card, undivided back, unused, minor corner & edge wear, light toning in the lower front border. $6.50 pm

"Public Gaol, Williamsburg, Virginia / Blackbeard's Pirates, captured in 1718…" showing tourists being photographed in the stocks, chrome postcard mailed there 1956, trivial corner & edge wear. (2 available) $1.50 each. pv

    "Published by D. M. Yost & Co., Norristown, Pa. /  MONTGOMERY COUNTY PRISON, NORRISTOWN, PA." black & white phototype, undivided back post card, album marks on back, good edges. $6.00 pp(n) ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "QUAINT COUNTY JAIL (1823), / WARRENTON, VA." Unused sepia-tone Collotype postcard, browning of paper with age, 2 tiny corner creases. SOLD RECENTLY vpc

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    "RALEIGH N. C. / Governor's / Mansion." Tuck Raphotype postcard No. 5069, mailed there 1906, corner & edge wear, cancel ink in front sky, spot of toning at one back corner. Made by convict labor, some of whose initials are carved into its bricks. $4.75 n(r)tps

    "RIGHT IN LINE / Copyright 1905 by / Raymond Howe Chicago" art depicting a chain gang; post card with undivided back mailed MR 14 1906 from Southampton Ontario, long internal crease from the top edge, writing fades in spots on both sides, mild corner wear & rounding, ugly spot of toning in the address area. $2.50 p ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "R. M. S. Canada" underway & moving to the viewer's right, color postcard published by C. W. Hunt & Co. (British manufacture), minor corner wear & rounding, couple tiny spots of toning in the sky. Her transatlantic crossings connected Liverpool to Boston, Halifax & Quebec. A troopship during the Boer War, later accommodated German prisoners during World War I. 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 s(d)wps(o)

"ROADWAY TO DETENTION GROUP / U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS" black & white post card from Gold's Art Studio, unused, heavily toned front, heavily toned back. $1.25 pim

    "RUINS OF JAIL USED IN GEORGE WASHINGTON'S TIME, at Great Falls, Va., 15 miles from / Washington, D. C., on G. F. & O. D. R. R.--(308)" unused postcard published by J. P. Bell Company for the Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad, an interurban trolley line. $3.75 v(g)r(g)p

    "SECTION OF NEW CELL BLOCK, STATE PRISON, JACKSON, MICH.--1" unused linen postcard from E. C. Kropp Co., tiny spot in right front margin. $5.00 pm ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "'s-Gravenhage. / Gevangenpoort. Pijnkelder de Drup. / (Cellar of torture)." black & white post card from van der Horst, unused. $4.50 pn

    "SOLITARY CORRIDOR, ILLINOIS STATE PENETENTIARY(sic), JOLIET, ILL." including 2 prison guards, color from V. O. Hammon, unused postcard with trivial corner & edge wear. $12.00 i(j)i(m)pp

    "South View / Showing Guard Tower." showing Newgate Prison in East Grandby Connecticut; black & white on undivided back post card, unused, trivial corner wear, light album impressions at the corners. $4.00 pc ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

  "Stronachlachar Hotel, Rob Roy's Prison and Ben Venue" in the Trossachs of Scotland; black & white postcard with red caption, unused. minor wear at one bottom corner. $2.25 ps

    "THE BRITISH CONVICT SHIP 'SUCCESS' OLDEST SHIP AFLOAT, / LAUNCHED AT MOULMEIN, BURMAH 1790 / PRISONER RECEIVING / 100 LASHES WITH CAT O'NINE TAILS" with convict & guard spectators, unused sepia-tone, 2 corner creases (1 small), corner & edge wear, paper browning with age. Unusual subject matter. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 pssbh%

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    "THE BRITISH CONVICT SHIP 'SUCCESS' OLDEST SHIP AFLOAT, / LAUNCHED AT MOULMEIN, BURMAH 1790 / ORIGINAL / INSTRUMENTS OF TORTURE" including an iron maiden & whipping post of clever design, unused sepia-tone, small corner crease, corner & edge wear, paper browning with age. Unusual subject matter. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 pssbh*#

    "THE BRITISH CONVICT SHIP 'SUCCESS', OLDEST SHIP AFLOAT,  LAUNCHED AT / MOULMEIN, BURMAH 1790 // THE COMPULSORY BATH / VICTIMS SCRUBBED WITH SALT WATER" unused post card with muted colors, 3 creases (one long & heavy), corner & edge wear, paper browning with age, as is. Unusual subject matter. $15.00 pssbh

"The County Jail - Akron, Ohio." showing the exterior of the old building circa 1908 - 1910, unused black & white post card, lightly toned both sides by album contact, minor corner rounding. $5.50 o(a)p

        "The Dining Room, New Michigan State Prison, Jackson, Mich. / 4358-29" including many prisoners & workers, white-border era post card from Beardsley, unused, trivial corner wear, interesting. Shown left. $16.00 pmi. A different printing, paste residue at the back corners. Shown right. $12.50 pmi

    "The Hospice in Simplon, Swiss Alps.--This building is / historic in many ways, being once used as a prison for / famous political prisoners of France and Italy…" color postcard, unused, minor corner wear, small upper corner crease, toned back. $1.75 ps ILLUSTRATION & INFORMATION ADDED

    "The Kitchen, New Michigan State Prison, Jackson, Mich." including several workers, white-border era from Beardsley, unused, album marks at the back corners, interesting. $16.50 pmci. Same postcard but long crease, 3 soft corners, writing on front (signed Edna Powers Grantsburg) in lower border. $9.00 pmic

"THE OLD GAOL - YORK MAINE" showing an interior that must have been their kitchen, real photo post card from Eastern Publishing Co., unused. $2.00 pm

    "The Old Keep, Cardiff / 56957" the remains of the Norman castle & fortress in Wales, showing its ivy-covered exterior & stairway; British made postcard, toned back, wear at one corner. Among its notable prisoners was Robert, second Duke of Normandy. $2.50 pw

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    "The Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. --32" post card mailed there 1938, one corner badly creased, another corner with small crease not into the image, traces of cancel ink in the sky, short internal crease from top center. $2.25 po ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "THE PRISON (W) PRINCETOWN 11589" in Devonshire, unused real photo post card with good contrast & depth-of-field, published by Chapman & Son in Dawlish, slight curl to the paper, good edges. $3.75 pe

    "The Public Gaol, Williamsburg, Virginia" as it looked circa 1942, unused Curteich linen postcard. (2 available) $2.00 each. pv. Both for $3.75. ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "THE PUBLIC GAOL, Williamsburg, Virginia. Blackbeard's / Pirates, captured in 1718, were…" post card showing the pillory at which people now pose for pictures. $1.25 pv

"The Tower of London" color postcard from Gordon Smith, mailed 1905 in France, writing on front, corner wear & rounding, faint but long corner crease. $2.75 pe

    "The Tower of London" from a distance including the river, sepia-tone post card, numbered 4 on the back, publisher undisclosed, unused. $2.00 pe ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "The Tower of London & Mint. / London" unused post card from E. Gordon smith, back paper lightly toned & yellowing with age, mild corner & edge wear. $2.00 pne

    "The Tower of London / …Series 56  Printed in Bavaria" signed C. Schmidt art, post card mailed to New York in 1905, lightly toned back, minor corner & edge wear, speckles of cancel ink in front sky, light toning in bottom front border. $4.50 pae ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

"The Traitors' Gate." At the Tower of London, color postcard from Cassell's Art, unused, lightly toned back. $2.75 pe

"Thomaston, Maine, St. George River and Bridge showing Prison" color postcard with undivided back mailed from Naples in 1907, printed in Germany, several creases, considerable corner rounding, front toning noticeable in sky, as is. $2.00 mp

    "Tour de la Prison Chinon / 3438" black & white carte postale with red caption, undivided back, unused, faint upper corner crease, small scrape at the top edge. $3.75pf  ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "TOWER OF LONDON" black & white postcard from the London Stereoscopic Company, interesting information printed on back, unused, soft corners, paper starting to yellow evenly with age. $1.50 pe ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

"TOWER OF LONDON. / 10. St. Peter's Chapel. Interior looking east. / Rebuilt by Henry VIII, c. 1530…" black & white, unused post card, small spot of toning both sides. $1.50 pe

    "TOWER OF LONDON. / 11. The Bloody Tower: Raleigh's Walk. Sir / Walter Raleigh…" black & white, unused postcard from an undisclosed publisher, fairly fresh. $2.00 pe ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "TOWER OF LONDON. / 12. Byward Gate. View looking outwards across / the moat to the Middle Tower" black & white, unused postcard from an undisclosed publisher, well composted & fairly fresh. $2.00 pe ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "TOWER OF LONDON 15" from a distance, sepia-tone real photo post card, unused, brownish paper, minor wear to bottom corners. $3.25 pe

    "TOWER OF LONDON. / 3. General view from the south bank of the Thames." black & white postcard from an undisclosed publisher, unused, fairly fresh. $2.00 pe ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "TOWER OF LONDON. / 4. St. John's Chapel in the White Tower. Interior / looking east…" black & white post card from an undisclosed publisher, unused & fairly fresh. $2.00 pei(c) ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "TOWER OF LONDON. / 5. St. Thomas's Tower: Traitors' Gate. The / Watergate…" black & white with good contrast, unused post card, small bottom corner crease, otherwise fairly fresh. $1.75 pe

    "Tower of London, Aerial View / A fortress built by William the Conqueror..." continental postcard from J. Arthur Dixon, photogravure, unused, fresh appearance, interesting information printed on back. $1.00 pe ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "TOWER OF LONDON AND TOWER BRIDGE" with several horse-drawn taxis in the foreground, black & white post card from London Stereoscopic, unused, grayish paper, album marks on front corners. $2.00 pe ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

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    "Tower of London" black & white post card from Gale & Polden, unused, minor corner & edge wear, light toning on back& in the front sky. $1.75 pe ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

      "TOWER OF LONDON" black & white postcard from the London Stereoscopic Company, interesting information printed on back, unused, soft corners, paper starting to yellow evenly with age. Shown left. $1.75 pe. Same but sepia-tone, toning evident in the light areas of both sides. Shown right. $1.50 pe ILLUSTRATIONS ADDED RECENTLY

      "TOWER OF LONDON. BELL AND BYWARD TOWERS." black & white postcard from London Stereoscopic, unused, very light album impressions at the corners, fairly fresh. Shown left. $2.250 pe. Faint bend at one corner & mild corner & edge wear. Shown right. $1.50 pe

"TOWER OF LONDON. BLOODY AND WAKEFIELD TOWERS." Exterior in black & white post card from London Stereoscopic, unused, wear at one corner. $1.50 pe

    "TOWER OF LONDON.  D.108" real photo postcard with good contrast from A. V. Fry & Co., mailed at Clapham to Easington Colliery, slight curl to the paper, rough edges as issued. $1.50 pe

    "TOWER OF LONDON. ROYAL CHAPEL OF St. JOHN" black & white interior from London Stereoscopic, unused post card, faint album marks on back. $2.00 pei(c)

"TOWER OF LONDON. St PETER'S CHURCH" black & white interior from London Stereoscopic, unused postcard. $2.00 pe

    "TOWER OF LONDON TRAITORS GATE & THE GUN CARRIAGE USED TO CONVEY THE BODY OF THE LATE QUEEN VICTORIA" black & white post card from London Stereoscopic, unused, good edges. $2.25 peu

    "TOWER OF LONDON. WHITE TOWER FROM SOUTH." black & white from London Stereoscopic, unused postcard, faint album marks at the corners, good edges. $1.50 pe

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"TOWER OF LONDON. / 6. Bell Tower. Built in the 13^th Century. So called…" black & white exterior, unused postcard, fairly fresh. $2.00

"TOWER OF LONDON. / 7. St. John's Chapel in the White Tower…" black & white interior, unused post card. $2.00 pei

"TOWER OF LONDON. / 8. White Tower. View in Horse Armoury." black & white, unused & interesting postcard. $2.00 pe

"TOWER OF LONDON. / Bloody Tower. / Interior, showing old fireplace…" black & white from Gale & Polden, numbered 1366 on back, unused post card, minor wear at 2 corners, 3 small toned areas on back. $1.50 pe

"Tower of London. / Traitors' Gate / This derives its /  name from the / fact that…" black & white from Gale & Polden, undivided back postcard, unused, lightly toned front, lightly toned back. $3.75 pe

"Tower of London.--Sub-Crypt of the White tower. / One of the dungeons in which prisoners were incarcerated." Including a group of stylishly dressed visitors for contrast, black & white post card from Gale & Polden, unused. $3.00 pe&

"TOWER OF LONDON / Beauchamp Tower--Inscription" in Latin date 1564, sepia-tone post card, unused, tiny spots at front edges. $1.75 pe

"TOWER OF LONDON / Bloody Tower. / This Tower dates from the reign of Edward / III…" black & white exterior from Gale & Polden, numbered 1368 on back, postcard with lightly toned back. $2.00 pe

"TOWER OF LONDON / Bloody Tower. / View of Raleigh's Walk, so called, as it was…" black & white from Gale & Polden, numbered 1363 on back, unused post card, lightly toned back, corner wear & rounding. $1.50 pe

    "TOWER OF LONDON. BYWARD TOWER FROM S.W." black & white from London Stereoscopic, unused postcard, album marks on back. $1.25 pe

"TOWER OF LONDON / Entrance to Bloody Tower" sepia-tone post card from HM Office of Works, unused. $2.00 pe

"Tower of / London / Gateway / of the / Bloody / Tower / Showing the / only Port-eullis now / in working / order…" black & white postcard from Gale & Polden, undivided back, unused, light toning along front edges, lightly toned back. $3.75 pe

"Tower of / London. / Guard / Mounting / on / Tower Green" black & white from Gale & Polden, undivided back, unused post card, soft corners, lightly toned back. $3.75

    "Tower of / London. / Interior of / first floor / of the / Beauchamp / Tower / Many of the stones / bear inscriptions / engraved by for- / mer prisoners" including a guide, black & white circa 1910 postcard, unused, light album marks on front, minor corner wear, ink line on back. Thomas, the Third Earl of Warwick & member of the Beauchamp family, was imprisoned there. $3.50 pgei ILLUSTRATION & INFORMATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "Tower of / London. / Sub-Crypt / of the / White Tower" showing 6 well-dressed people for scale, black & white unused postcard, toned back due to album contact. $3.50 pei

    "Tower of London: Traitor's Gate. / This gate beneath St. Thomas Tower derives its / name from …" signed art in color from Gale & Polden, numbered 1828 on back, unused post card, minor corner & edge wear. $2.25 pe(l) ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

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    "U. S. MEDICAL CENTER, SPRINGFIELD, MO.--45" showing its deliberately isolated location from the air; linen postcard mailed from Hope Missouri in 1957, one upper corner creased twice (in the sky), small bottom corner crease, 1" internal crease from the bottom edge, minor corner wear, 1952 Boys Town seal on the back. More completely, the name of this facility is the US Medical Center for Federal Prisoners--provider of medical, dental & mental health services for inmates. $2.75 m(s)pmd

    "U. S. Military Prison, Leavenworth, Kansas" color, circa 1915, unused postcard, corner wear & rounding, toned back. $3.75 pkm

    "U. S. NAVAL PRISON, PORTSMOUTH NAVY YARD, PORTSMOUTH, N. H." linen post card mailed there 1932, trivial corner & edge wear. $2.75 pmn% ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "View in Juarez, Mex. Jail in Rear." including many men seated on benches, mild corner wear. 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 m(c)p

    "View of Raleigh's Walk, / Tower of London." unused sepia-tone postcard numbered 1363 from the G&P Series, noticeable corner wear, small upper corner bend, toned back, imperfectly rectangular due to previous owner's trim. During Sir Walter Raleigh's imprisonment he wrote his 'History of the World'. $1.00 pea NEW / NEU / NY

    "We will detain / you only for a / moment" comic art shows pilloried man, number 606 from J. Koehler, postcard mailed 1904, a little extraneous writing on back, scrapes affecting art, edge ding, 2 internal creases, as is. $0.50 pc

"Wish You Could Join Us" with aerial view of Alcatraz prison, chrome postcard, mailed, tiny corner crease, minor corner wear. $1.00 c(a)p

    "Wish you were here!" showing Alcatraz Island, chrome post card from Roberts Color, mailed 1955, much corner & edge wear. $1.50 pc ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

"Withington Cooley Shops from Prison, Jackson, Mich." color from Drake Bros., circa 1915, unused postcard. $4.00 pm

"WOMEN INMATES IN PRISON YARD, MINNESOTA / STATE PRISON" with several women seated on chairs with their backs facing the viewer; color post card published by W. C. Heilbron, mailed 1911, recipient crumpled it causing multiple creases--probably in anger at being asked 'Do you remember this place?' Most unusual subject matter. The only time we can recall seeing women inmates on classic postcards. As is. $20.00 pm(u)

    "WORLD'S LARGEST WALLED PRISON, ENCLOSED AREA 57 1 / 2 ACRES, JACKSON, MICHIGAN--23" unused linen post card, minor wear at one corner. $3.00 pms

    "Yper Het Gevang. / La Prison. / Ypres The Prison" sepia-tone postcard from Nels, unused, serrated edge from booklet. $2.00 pb

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