"1112 - STEAMER IDAHO ON THE ST. JOE RIVER, IDAHO" underway with many passengers, postcard published by Edward Mitchell, faint small corner crease, corner & edge wear, writing on back. Ship was registered to the Coeur d'Alene & St. Joe Transportation Company. $7.50 s(c)s(r)im!

    "12--Coney Island Steamer 'Island Queen', Cincinnati, Ohio / 8A-H2424" loaded with passengers as it looked in 1938, unused linen post card from J. Louis Mott News Company, minor corner rounding, slight yellowing of paper on back. The ship was registered in 1924 to The Coney Island Company. $3.75 s(c)s(r)o%

    "12161 -- "Kaaterskill', Passing Four Mile Point on the Hudson" from Souvenir Post Card Co., printed in Germany, light but extensive water stain along bottom edge (hardly noticeable from front). 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 s(c)s(r)n(f)n(h)!

    "161. Steamer Hendrick Hudson, New York to Albany. /  HUDSON RIVER DAY LINE" side view in color, unused, mild corner wear. The ship was registered in 1906. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(h)s(r)n(h)

    "20 / ST. JOHN / Built New York, 1864  Length, 385 ft.  2,028 tons / ..." color with much pertinent information on back from Mariners Museum, no postcard back, quality card on thick stock. Originally registered in 1864 to the Peoples Line, this steamboat burned in 1885 while on service on the Hudson River. $4.75 ss(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "2.2  PS KINGSWEAR CASTLE (1924) / A coal-fired River Dart paddle steamer, now sailing on the / Thames and Medway..." unused continental post card, trivial corner & edge wear. The ship is owned by the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society. $2.75 ss(r)+

   "20 / ST. JOHN / Built New York, 1864  Length, 385 ft.  2,028 tons / ..." color with much pertinent information on back from Mariners Museum, no postcard back, quality card on thick stock. This steamboat was registered in 1864 & burned in 1885 while on service on the Hudson River. $4.75 s(p)s(r)n(h)+

    "210  Boat Landing, / Blue River, / Kansas City, Mo." including several pleasure craft for hire near the boat house & a small launch; color postcard, circa 1910, minor corner wear. $4.25 ks(r)+

    "23. River Scene at Riverside Park, Grand Forks, N. D." including the Mabel at her dock & another steamboat in the distance, post card in color, faint corner crease & another smaller corner crease, edge wear, trace of cancel ink in sky, tiny rubber-band adherence on the back, small raindrop smear in message on the back. $6.50 ns(r)

    "2. River Front View showing Skyscrapers, Wheeling, W. Va." prominently showing the ship Clerimond (registered 1901 to Mendel Company), black & white post card on brownish paper, from I. &. M. Ottenheimer. mailed 1909 but stamp removed. corner wear & rounding, top corners badly creased. $5.00 s(m)ws(r)

    "7 / GEORGE WASHINGTON /  Built Cincinnati, 1825  Length, 152 ft.  355 tons /  Henry Miller Shreve was one of the foremost Mississippi River steamboat pioneers. / ..." line drawing on colored background, no postcard back, more pertinent information on back from the Captain Frederick Way Collection. The steamboat was registered in 1825. $3.00 s(h)s(r)

    "914 - STEAMER 'COLFAX' ON ST. JOE RIVER, NEAR SPOKANE, WASHINGTON." with several passengers standing on both levels, unused color postcard from Edward H. Mitchell, back paper browning with age, one bottom corner with small multiple creases, internal crease at center of bottom front, minor corner & edge wear. $5.50 s(u)wms(r)

    "A 21884  Steamboat Merrimac at her Dock, Haverhill, Mass" a side view when loaded with passengers, where the Merrimac River passes near the wholesale & retail furniture annex of The People's House Furnishing Company; post card with undivided back mailed 1910 at New Market New Hampshire, bottom corner creased twice but not into image, shallow tiny ding in front bottom edge does not go to the back, upper corner has a very faint tiny crease. The ship was registered to Lori L. H. Taylor. $10.00 m(h)fs(r)s(t)

    "AERIAL VIEW OF THE FAMOUS SINGING RIVER. PASCAGOULA MISS." including 3 riverboats at some distance, unused linen post card, fairly fresh. $3.00 ms(r)

    "Albany, N. Y., Hudson River Steamboat 'Adirondack'" color postcard with undivided back mailed there 1907, minor corner wear, stamp damaged slightly, three small spots of toning on front sky. The ship was registered in 1896. $9.00 s(h)n(a)s(r)

    "Albany, N. Y.  Steamer 'Albany', Day Line Steamers." side view, undivided back from A. De Blaey, mailed there 1906, 2 corner creases, dark toning along front caption edge, mild corner & edge wear, cancel ink in front caption area. The 'Day Line' referred to in the caption is the Hudson River Day Line. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg (365,585 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 ns(h)s(r)

"American Scene Out for a holy- / day on the sternwheeler 'Avalon' / on the Mississippi" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1960 from Frohna Maryland, small corner crease not into image, minor upper edge wear. $1.75 s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Approaching Memphis, Tenn." post card showing the steamers James Lee and Marty Lee on the Mississippi River from a distance, unused color post card, corner & edge wear, corner crease, 2 small corner creases. Ship was registered in 1898 to Lee Line Steamers. $4.50 s(l)ts(r)%

"At Hawk's Beak, Lower Dells of the Wisconsin / River, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin." unused chrome postcard from booklet, view in vertical format, copyrighted by the H. H. Bennett Studio, fairly fresh. $1.25 s(r)w(w)

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"BARCOS REBELOS / RIVER BOATS / …Porto /  Collection" showing several sailing ships each with advertising of a different brand of port wine, continental postcard mailed 1999 from Portugal at 95-e rate. $1.25 ps

"'BELLE OF LOUISVILLE' / Historic steamboat now owned and operated / by Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky" chrome post card from Readmore Distributing, corner wear. $2.00

    "Bon Ton Ferry, Bangor & Brewer, Me." showing the Bon-Ton No. 2 at the dock accepting passengers, color from Robbins Brothers, post card mailed 1907 (Los Angeles California general delivery markings), corner & edge wear, short linear mark in upper left front sky. $7.50 ms(r)

"BORD DU NIL." showing small riverboats on the palm-lined banks of the Nile, unused color carte postale from Lichtenstern & Harari (their number 197 on back), mild corner wear & rounding, light toning on back especially near the top edge. $4.00 es(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Brownesville Wharf, Brownesville, Pa.  Industrial News Co." including some steamboats on the river, black & white post card mailed there 1906 (clear & complete Connellsville 1 receiving flag cancel), tiny corner crease, lightly toned front. $9.00 ps(r)%

"C1072  Steamers Towing Barges on Sacramento River, California" unused white-border era postcard from Pacific Novelty Company, tiny scrape near one back corner, other minor corner wear. $3.50 s(r)c(s)

    "Canton.  Dragon Boat race." unused monochromatic green post card with undivided back from the Hongkong Pictorial Postcard Company, minor edge wear, light toning both sides. 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 cs(r)r

    "'CAPT. ED THOMPSON' / WISCONSIN DELLS, WIS." on the Wisconsin River, unused Kodak real photo postcard, excellent composition, fresh appearance. $5.00 wgs(r)u

"CAPT. STEVE / WISCONSIN DELLS, WIS." showing him on a duck boat, unused Ekc real photo post card, fresh appearance. $4.00 (w)

    "CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FROM HUDSON RIVER" including a masted ship & a steamship 'Air Line', color, Theochrom Serie 1809-24, corner crease, 3 small corner crease, brownish paper, very late usage at Stephentown. $4.75 ns(r)m*+

    "Chinde, Zambesi." showing a sternwheeler river boat with passengers aboard, flying 2 flags; black & white postcard written at Port Herald & mailed 5/12/03 from Chinde (stamp clumsily removed from the back, taking some of the cancel as well), one corner crease in the message area, minor tropical toning both sides. $40.00 ms(r)

    "Columbia & Wrightsville Pa., Ferry and R. R. Bridge" post card mailed 1908 but stamp removed (steam stain on back), small spot of toning in sky, noticeable corner & edge wear. The Ferry Mary was registered to The Columbia Ferry Company, and took passengers across the Susquehanna River. $9.00 s(c)p(c)bs(r)p(w)% NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Columbia River Steamers in Cascade Locks. 90" color post card, circa 1915-1920, unused, corner & edge wear. $7.50

    "Coney Island Landing. Cincinnati, Ohio." showing the Princess discharging many passengers, unused early white-border era postcard, minor corner & edge wear, slight toning of back. The ship was registered in 1900 to The Coney Island Company. $4.50 s(c)s(r)o

    "Coney Island on the Ohio River, Cincinnati, O. / This boat has a carrying capacity of 4,000." showing the Island Queen discharging a long line of passengers, sepia-tone, trace of cancel ink on front, postcard mailed there 1911 but stamp removed, minor corner wear, faint corner crease. $5.00 s(r)o*+

    "Connecticut River Steamer 'Middletown', Hartford, Conn.  12-15" color postcard of it underway with passengers circa 1910, long message on back mentions frequency of trips; small corner crease not into image, minor corner & edge wear, left front edge lightly toned. The ship was registered in 1896 to the Hartford & New York Transportation Company. $6.50 c(c)s(r)s(h)

"D-1605 / TWIN SCREW RIVER BOAT  PAUL BUNYAN /  TANQUAMENON RIVER TRIP  NEWBERRY MICH." showing it loaded with passengers, unused Ekc real photo post card, uneven gloss. $3.50 ms(r)

    "Damariscotta River Steamboat Co's Fleet" showing also the Bristol & the smaller Anodyne side-by-side, post card with fresh color, mailed 1917, stamp removed, minor corner & edge wear. The Newcastle was registered in 1902 to the Dixon Steamship Company. $7.00 s(d)m(d)s(r)

    "Division Street Bridge. Pawtucket, R. I." including several small ships on the river, color postcard with undivided back, writing on back, unevenly toned back, minor corner rounding. $3.75 rs(r)b

    "Eccleston Ferry  Valentines Series  5488" on the River Dee, black & white postcard, paper starting to yellow evenly with age. The ferry was guided with a hand line. $4.50 s(r)

"EGYPT - Sailing boats on the Nile" at night, unused color post card numbered 204 on back, tiny pinholes at the corners close well, corner & edge wear is mild. $4.00 es(r)

"EHRENBREITSTEIN MIT SCHIFFBRÜCKE (AUSGEFAHREN)" including a steamer on the Rhine, sepia-tone post card from booklet, unused. $2.50 ws(r)

"EXCURSION BOATS / 3578 Pittsburgh, Pa." black & white postcard, mailed 1911, toning along one back edge, minor edge wear, corner crease. $5.50

    "Excursion Boat J. S. on /  Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa" with many passengers on deck, color post card mailed there 1909 (clear flag cancel), 2 corner creases (one small, one long), mild corner & edge wear, some yellowing of the paper on back. $8.00 is(r)

    "EXCURSION STEAMER 'CAPITOL' ON THE MISSISSIPPI, KEOKUK, IA." white-border era postcard, unused, fresh appearance. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(s)s(r)i

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"EXCURSION STEAMER IN THE NARROWS, DELLS OF THE WISCONSIN RIVER." Unused, white-border era post card with fresh appearance. $4.25 (ws)+

    "EXCURSION STEAMERS AT THE WHARVES, DETROIT" the most prominent being the Tashmoo at the left, black & white postcard mailed there 1906, bottom corners creased, liquid stain to the top, 2 short tears in an edge close well, both sides toned. Nicer than it sounds. The Tashmoo was registered to the White Star Navigation Company in 1900. $5.00 m(d)s(w)s(r)

    "'Ferry Boat Rockland' landing at Nyack, N. Y." completing its journey across the Hudson River, color postcard from Nyack 5 and 10 Cent Store, mailed there circa 1910 but stamp removed, corner bend, minor corner & edge wear, lightly toned front. 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 ns(r)%

    "FERRY SERVICE, NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.VA." black & white post card mailed 1955. $3.00 (ws(r))

    "First Steamboat on Hudson River / Robert Fulton's 'Clermont' 1807" beautifully embossed, printed in Germany, Par Excellence Series Hudson River No. 1, Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 en(h)s(r)%

"FREDERICK HUDSON" caption from side of ship, black & white post card, undivided back but mailed 1911 at Hudson New York, fancy crest of the Hudson River Day Line on back. small corner crease, much writing on front. $7.00

    "FREIGHT BARGES ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER APPROACHING MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE" linen postcard mailed 1942, still fresh, caption printed at a slight angle near the top edge. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (ts(r))

    "Going up the Black River, Lorain, Ohio" showing the ship Coralia of Duluth, color post card on grayish paper, mailed there 1909, corner crease, some edge nicks, light toning on back, light toning on front, The ship is seen from a high vantage point, and its name shows plainly in the view. It was registered to the Pittsburgh Steamship Company in 1896. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(p)o(l)o(b)s(r)

"Grey Hound, Ohio River" with a side view of the steamship, sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard with matte finish within a large border, noticeable toning both sides from album contact. Writing on back: 'Boat we went down to Portsmouth on when you were here." $8.00 o(o)s(r)

    "HELLO / FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY" multiview showing this firm's Mississippi at the bottom, and the 'Delta Queen' (of the Greene Lines in Cincinnati) at the top; unused chrome post card, trivial wear at 2 corners. The current location of the 'Mississippi' is the Saint Louis waterfront; it was registered in 1922 to the Mississippi Lime Company. 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(m)s(r)m(m)

    "HOMER SMITH-- This large excursion boat (hull was / 235 feet long) was build in 1914..." painting by William E. Reed. Unused & attractive post card. The boat burned at Pittsburgh in 1931. SOLD wsa

"House Boat 'Pomona' / on Schuylkill River, Reading, Pa." with several people on both decks, black & white postcard with dark brown caption, printed in Germany, numbered 8114 on back, minor corner wear & rounding, back paper browning with age. Actually the caption might more accurately read Schuylkill Canal, which ran between Reading and Philadelphia, alongside & sometimes including that river, with houseboat rides by the Pomona & the Mildred. As for views of the two houseboats, we believe this one is the more scarce. A lot of detail in this image, which will surely delight the historian. $25.00 ps(r)

    "Hozu River Arashiyama, Kyoto..." also captioned in Japanese, showing many women in a launch that is being poled along, hand-colored appearance, circa 1908 postcard, unused, trivial corner wear. $6.00 js

    "HUDSON NAVIGATION COMPANY /  'CITIZENS LINE' BETWEEN TROY, ALBANY AND NEW YORK. /  'PEOPLES LINE' BETWEEN ALBANY AND NEW YORK" showing the Trojan, color, mailed 1913, writing on front identifies sender's room, corner crease, mild corner & edge wear. The ship was registered in 1905. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(h)s(r)n(h)

    "HUDSON RIVER DAY LINE STEAMER 'ALBANY'." side view in color, postcard with writing on back, lightly toned back, minor corner & edge wear. $7.50 The ship was registered in 1880. s(h)s(r)

    "Hudson River Day Line Steamer 'New York'" side view in color, mailed 1910, paper yellowing a bit with age, corner & edge wear. The ship was registered in 1887. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(h)s(r)n(h)

    "HUFSTEDLER BOATING CO. / On Eleven Points River / At Riverton on U. S. Hi-way 160 / ... / ALTON MISSOURI" showing the launch of a couple of canoes & a nearby bridge, real photo post card,  appropriately mailed JUN 1 1966 from the Riverton Rural Branch at Alton (2 bold cancels, autograph of Clerk-in-Charge C. R. Hufstedler), tiny upper corner crease, a few small light spots of toning near the edges of one back corner. $3.00 m(a)s(r)gb-m NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"In 1955 the Steamboat W. P. Snyder, Jr. one / of the last steam-powered stern-wheelers to / ply the Ohio River..." showing a side view, unused chrome postcard from a photo by Floyd Hivnor, fairly fresh. $2.50 s(c)s(r)%

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    "INTERNATIONAL FERRY. 'AGOMING,' SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT., CANADA." underway with a stiff wind blowing, color post card printed in Great Britain, fresh with good edges. Note: the red caption is printed at a slight tilt but the image is not tilted. $8.00 o(s)s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "K8YSD" shortwave (14 Mc) Hamilton Ohio QSL viewcard showing the SS Delta Queen going under a bridge, mailed 1970 by operator R. S. Rogers, trivial wear to one corner. Exceptionally attractive. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg (494,862 bytes) or .tif format. $1.75 os(r)

    "Kansas City, Mo. Excursion Boat on Missouri River" showing the Jacob Richtman loaded with passengers & underway, unused color postcard with undivided back, made in Germany, light album marks at corners. Definitely uncommon; the best US ship collection we ever saw did not have it. $15.00 ms(r)%

    "LEVEE SCENE, ST. LOUIS, MO.--57" with several people, barrels & a riverboat prominent; white-border era postcard, unused, fairly fresh. 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 ms(r)

"LONDON -- THAMES EMBANKMENT" including a steamer 'The London' near shore, sepia-tone post card with green pertinent information on back, unused, LESCO series, slight yellowing of the paper with age. $4.50 es(r)

    "Missouri River Scene, Pierre, S. D." color, unused, small corner crease, minor edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(p)s(r)

    "Monongahela River, showing Coal Barges and Steamers, Pittsburgh, Pa. / 2767" with the ship Pacific No. 2 prominent in the foreground, color post card from I. Robbins & Son, unused, minor edge wear, slight yellowing of the paper with age. An interesting scene. $8.00 ps(r)

    "LP22 LIVERPOOL. NEW TYPE FERRY BOAT, RIVER MERSEY." real photo post card with good contrast & composition, mailed 1961 with Post Office Savings Bank centenary slogan cancel, minor corner wear. $3.00 es%

"M-1 / THE DELTA QUEEN / Air conditioned Tourist Steamboat operating on / the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers…" chrome postcard distributed by Valley News Service, unused, fresh appearance. $2.50

    "MERCHANTS BRIDGE AND STEAMER SPREAD EAGLE / ST. LOUIS, MO." unused color post card no. 1024 from V. O. Hammon Publishing Company, small area of toning at top of back, minor corner wear. Rare; the best United States ship collection we have ever seen did not include this ship on any postcard. $12.00 m(s)bs(r)

    "Missouri River Scene, Pierre, S. D." color post card, unused, small corner crease, minor edge wear, lightly toned back. $7.00

"Moonlight Scene on the Ohio River, Madison, Ind. / 18183-N" showing a steamboat passing, unused color postcard from A. C. Hillabold, excellent condition. $2.75 i(m)s(r)m NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"NAVAL PARADE / HUDSON-FULTON / CELEBRATION 1909" signed C. Bernhardt Wall art showing ships of many types (on the Hudson River) within a fancy border, postcard mailed Albany New York 1909 from one who witnessed the real thing, small corner crease, edge wear. $9.00 (s(r)p)

    "Niagara Navigation Co.'s Ferry Boat between Queenston (Canada) / and Lewiston (U.S.A.)" Loaded with passengers, color, post card mailed 1917, considerable corner & edge wear, trace of cancel ink on front . This ferry is the Ongiara. $5.00 (s(n)s(r))*

    "Niagara River Line Steamer "Chippewa" at Lewiston" near the dock with several onlookers, color from Valentine & Sons, unused postcard, toned back, corner crease, considerable corner wear & rounding. Ship was registered to Niagara Navigation in 1893. $4.50 (s(n)s(r)n)*

    "Niagara Steamer 'Corona.'" color from Valentine & Sons, circa 1910-1915, unused post card, minor corner & edge wear. Ship was registered to the Niagara Navigation Company in 1896. $6.50 (s(n)s(r))*

    "Night Scene on Ohio River, New Albany, Ind. / 18183" showing a steamer making its way by moonlight, unused white-border era postcard, minor wear to bottom corners. $4.50 is(r)m

    "NO. 103 'THE MASTODON' NEW ORLEANS, LA." white-border era postcard, near mint condition. $7.00

"No. 17 / Hooghly River, Calcutta" including several larger boats, unused black & white post card, printed in England, paper browned lightly & evenly with age, small corner crease nowhere near image, mild rounding of the corners. $2.50 is(r)

    "No. 221. Levee Scene, St. Louis, U. S. A." with 3 wagons near the ship Grey Eagle 'for CHESTER, GRAND TOWER, CAPE GIRARDEAU' (as the signage on the ship reads), color postcard published by Erker Brothers Opt. Co., writing all over back, circa 1910, trivial edge wear. An interesting scene & a rare postcard--the best American ship collection we have ever seen did not have that ship on any postcard. $12.75 m(s)s(r)

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    "OHIO RIVER AND STEAMER 'STANLEY' /  GREETINGS FROM POINT PLEASANT, W. VA." Not long in service, this steamer wrecked. Post card with writing on back. $13.00 (ws(r))

"Ohio River National Scenic Byway / The Sistersville Ferry on the Ohio River in Fly-Monroe County" unused continental postcard, near mint condition. $1.25 s(r)w(s)

"On Calumet River, Chicago, Ill." prominently showing the ship Monica Smith with tugs nearby, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1964 at Doylestown Ohio. $2.50 i(c)s(r)

    "ON THE SHREWSBURY RIVER, RED BANK, N. J." showing a ship prominently, white-border era postcard, unused, toned back, trivial corner wear. $3.25 ns(r)

"PASSENGER STEAMER ON OHIO RIVER" showing the Island Queen, black & white post card mailed 1909, minor corner wear, lightly toned back. $8.00

    "R. & O. STEAMER 'MONTREAL', ST. LAWRENCE RIVER" color from Montreal Import, circa 1910, numbered 2089 on back, unused postcard, minor edge wear. Ship was registered to the Richelieu & Ontario Transportation Company in 1904. $7.50 ss

    "R. &. O. STEAMER 'QUEBEC' ST LAWRENCE RIVER" color postcard from Montreal Import, unused, minor 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 ss

"Relax on THE CRUISER THUNDERBIRD operating on / the Mississippi River at Davenport, Iowa…" chrome postcard mailed 1964, partial cancel on front. $2.00

    JUN 10 1898 NEW YORK PAID ALL in oval (uncommon American machine cancel) on post card mailed from Mainz Germany (2 clear cancels tie pair of 5-pf stamps) to Upper Alton Illinois (clear arrival handstamp on JUN 13th). Card is "Rhein-Dampfschiffahrt / Kölnische und Düsseldorfer Gesselschaft / An Bord des Dampfers: 'Hansa'" with black & white view of Bingen & red-violet drawing of ship printed on face. corner crease, small corner crease, mild corner wear & rounding. $20.00 m-s(r)w

"Rhein=Dampfschiffahrt / Kölnische und Düsseldorfer Gesellschaft / An Bord des Dampfers: 'Deutscher Kaiser' / den _____" black & white castle & caption with ship in reddish violet, postcard mailed July 1900 from München Bavaria to Binghamton New York (pair 5-pfg stamps tied, clear receiving mark on both sides). small corner crease, mild corner wear & rounding. $15.00 ws-b

"RIVER BOAT LOADED WITH COTTON BALES 'AS IT USED TO BE'--X8" name of boat not visible because it is loaded with 9,226 cotton bales, linen post card from Harwood News, unused, fresh appearance. $3.75 %

    Rivercraft, uncaptioned Japanese postcard, circa 1908, unused. A beauty! $7.50

     "River Front.  Troy, N. Y." clearly showing the City of Troy & another smaller steamer, color postcard from The Northern News Company, toned back, small chip out of one corner, minor wear at other corners, lightly toned front. The ship was registered to Citizens Line. $6.00 s(c)ns(r)

"River Scene of by-gone days" showing the ship Cape Girardeau (registered in 1923 by the Eagle Packet), color post card from C. B. S. Card Service, unused & fairly fresh. Also shows the Tennessee Belle & Eagle Packet Piasa. $4.00 ss

    "RIVER THAMES, CHATHAM, CANADA. (SHOWING STEAMER, CITY OF / CHATHAM, GENERAL HOSPITAL AND NURSES' HOME.)" fresh color on souvenir mailing card mailed 1907 to Ohio, slight browning of the back paper with age, 2 corner creases, minor edge wear. $5.50 oms(r)

    "SABLÉ. - Vue sure la Sarthe, Arrivée du vapeur d'Angers / Edition  J. Malicot, phot., Sablé-sur-Sarthe" postcard showing the arrival of the French river steamboat from Angers, with a church in the background; black & white on unused green back with slight browning near its back edges, faint small corner bend, mild wear at 3 corners. $4.50 fs(r)

    "Scene on the Kennebec near Richmond, Me." showing river steamer moving away from the viewer, post card mailed 1908 or 1909, small speckles of brownish toning in the front sky, one bent corner. $5.00 m(k)m(r)s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    Ship on the Neches River, near Beaumont Texas. Linen post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ts(r)

    "S. S. HARTFORD" showing a side view circa 1910, unused color postcard made in Germany, 2 corners worn noticeably, old price in ink on back. Ship was registered in 1899 to the Connecticut River Line. $7.00 s(c)s(r)c

"S.S. 'Quebec' R. and O. N. Co., St. Lawrence River" color from Valentines Series, circa 1910 post card, unused, couple tiny spots of toning on back. Ship was registered to the Richelieu & Ontario Transportation Company in 1865. $7.50 ss

    "Starved Rock, formerly Fort / St. Louis, discovered by Marquette / and Jolliet in 1673, ..." showing the steamer Lola passing by with passengers, color postcard mailed circa 1910, small corner crease, mild corner & edge wear. $7.50 i(s)s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "STEAMBOAT 'IRON WITCH,' about 1846 / by J. V. Cornell / The New York Historical Society" art in color, slight yellowing of paper, unused museum card which could be used as a postcard, good edges. SOLD s(h)hs(r)

    "Steamboat 'Mary Powell' / 'KAPEX 71' HOST, APRIL 17 - 18 /  Fort Orange Stamp Club Inc. / Albany, N. Y." color post card, unused. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(h)ps(r)

"Steamboat on Ohio River, Madison, Ind. / 100902-N" with a side view, but name not discernable; unused white-border era postcard from A. C. Hillabold, short mark in back message area, otherwise fairly fresh. $2.50 i(m)s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Steamer 'Alexander Hamilton' of the Hudson River Day Line" unused black & white postcard on paper browning evenly with age, possibly published by Winsch, trivial wear to two corners, three tiny spots of toning in address area. The ship was registered in 1924. $4.75 s(h)s(r)

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    "Steamer 'Alexander Hamilton' of the Hudson River Day Line" unused black & white postcard on paper browning unevenly due to long contact with acidic papers, possibly published by Winsch, trivial wear to one corners. The ship was registered in 1924. $5.00 s(h)s(r)

"STEAMER 'BERKSHIRE," HUDSON RIVER, N. Y." white-border era, mailed 1923 but stamp removed. small corner crease, lightly toned front, partial cancel on front, lacks freshness. The ship was registered to the Hudson River Night Line in 1913 $4.75 s(h)s(r)%. This postcard shows a side view of the ship that fully runs from the left border to the right border--so it is as close-up as could be shown. It is underway with smoke coming from its stacks. The publisher was Van Noy-Interstate Company.

    "'STEAMER 'BERKSHIRE,' HUDSON RIVER, N. Y." white-border era, mailed 1919, corner wear, toning at back right & bottom edges, a little cancel ink at left front. This postcard shows a side view of the ship that fully runs from the left border to the right border--so it is as close-up as could be shown. It is underway with smoke coming from its stacks. The publisher was Van Noy-Interstate Company. $4.75 s(h)s(r)

"STEAMER 'CLERMONT' / NEW YORK TO ALBANY AND RETURN. /  DOCK LANDING OF THE CLERMONT" beautiful embossed art from Tuck Series No. 164, fresh color, post card mailed 1909, toning at 2 back edges. $15.00

    "STEAMER 'C. W. MORSE' AT NIGHT / 24385" color postcard, circa 1908 - 1910, unused, 2 corners worn, lightly toned back. Scarce because she was renamed 'Fort Orange' after a short time, she plied the Hudson River at night using a searchlight. $9.00 s(p)n(h)s(r)

    "... Steamer David Swain, Peoria, Ill." fresh color, postcard mailed there 1909, stamp removed, 2 indentations at bottom due to rubber band, small corner crease. Ship was registered in 1906 to Royal Route company. $4.75 s(r)s(r)i%

    "STEAMER 'FREDK. DeBARY' / CLYDE ST. JOHNS RIVER LINE" black & white post card with undivided back, album marks at front corners, a little extraneous writing on back, mailed 1908, light toning near back edges, minor corner wear & rounding. The ship was registered in 1881. $8.50 s(c)s(r)

    "Steamer 'George Oakes.' / on the Saint Joe River, Idaho" published by the Spokane Post Card Company, their number 237;  faint corner crease, corner & edge wear. Circa 1910. Ship was registered in 1890 to the Coeur d'Alene & St. Joe Transportation Company. $7.00 s(c)s(r)i!

    "Steamer Hendrick Hudson and Albany, N. Y." showing a side view of the ship with passengers on deck, color postcard with undivided back from Hugh C. Leighton Company, printed in Germany, fresh colors, trivial corner wear. $11.00 s(r)s(h)n(a)

    "STEAMER ISLANDER AT GARDINER, ME.  2507" shown dockside by a lumber yard, unused sepia-tone real photo with exceptional composition and contrast. The Islander was registered to the Liberty Steam Boat Corporation in 1908. 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 s(l)s(r)m

"STEAMER ISLAND QUEEN AT CONEY ISLAND, NEAR CINCINNATI, OHIO" showing many passengers boarding, lightly colored, from W. G. MacFalane, postcard mailed there 1906, large water-stained area shows both sides. $3.50

    "Steamer Katie Robbins /  loaded with Cotton" color post card from S. H. Knox & Co., mailed 1910 in St. Louis, thinned spot on one back edge, 2 corner creases, edge wear. Ship was registered to Parisot Line in 1884. $6.00 s(p)s(r)%

"STEAMER MORNING STAR ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER" white-border era postcard from Bawden Brothers, writing on back, lightly toned back, considerable corner & edge wear, a few small spots of toning in front border, faint small corner crease. Ship was registered in 1901 to Louisville & Evansville Packet Company. $4.75 s(l)s(r)

"Steamer 'Peter Stuyvesant' of the Hudson River Day Line" black & white post card, possibly published by Winsch, brownish paper, a few tiny spots of toning along front edges. The ship was registered in 1927. $6.00 s(h)s(r)!%

    "Steamer Quincy on Mississippi River." color postcard, mailed 1912, stamp removed, light amount of cancel ink on front, back shows water stain at bottom edge, minor corner & edge wear. This ship was registered in 1896 to the Diamond Jo Line. $5.50 s(d)s(r)*

"Steamer 'Robert Fulton' of the Hudson River Day Line" showing a side view of the ship under way, black & white post card, paper browning with age, writing on back dates to 1923, corner wear & rounding. The ship was registered in 1909. $4.50 s(h)s(r)

    "Steamer 'Royal' on Ohio River, / near Wheeling W. Va." unused linen post card, minor corner wear. $4.00 ws(r)

    "Steamer 'Saguenay' St. Lawrence River, / Vapeur 'Saguenay' sure le Fleuve St.-Laurent." white-border era mailed 1923 from Montreal, part of cancel on front, one badly creased corner, other corner & edge wear is minor. The ship was registered in 1911 to the Canada Steamphip Company. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(c)s(r)

    "Steamer Sebascondegan at Gurnet, New Meadows River, Maine" postcard mailed 1908, a little corner wear & rounding, lightly toned back. Attractive. $9.00 m(n)s(r)

    "STEAMER SIDNEY OF THE STRECKFUS STEAMBOAT LINE" sepia-tone, unused, very light toning on front. Sailed the Mississippi River with many important jazz musicians providing the entertainment. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (s(s)s(r))*%

    "Steamers of the Songo River Line at Bay of Naples, Maine." With three ships shown, including one named Bay of Naples. Color postcard from Leighton & Valentine, numbered 29457 on the back, circa 1915 but mailed 1959 at North Sebago, minor edge wear, long crease horizontally that is hard to see at first. $7.50 ms(s)s(r)%

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    "STEAMER ST. PAUL OF THE STRECKFUS STEAMBOAT LINE" black & white, unused, corner & edge wear. Sailed the Mississippi River with many important jazz musicians providing the entertainment. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (s(s)s(r))

    "Steamer Sylvia and Water Front / Springfield, Mass" on the Connecticut River, unused color post card from Mason Brothers & Company, browning paper on back, small corner crease, considerable corner & edge wear. Circa 1910. Owned by Captain H. E. Smith, the ship was registered in 1899. $6.00 s(s)ms(r)+

    "Steamer Silvia on Connecticut River, Springfield, Mass." color postcard from Metropolitan News, undivided back, unused, light spot of toning on front caption edge, slight browning of paper. Owned by Captain H. E. Smith, the ship was registered in 1899. $8.00 s(s)s(r)m%

"STEAMER ST. PAUL OF THE STRECKFUS STEAMBOAT LINE" black & white post card, unused, corner & edge wear. $6.00

"Steamer Valley Gem. Zanesville, O." color postcard from Edmiston Book & Sta. Co., circa 1910-1915, unused, minor wear at 2 corners, otherwise fairly fresh. $7.00

"Sternwheeler Cruising on Mississippi River" showing the Delta Queen out of Cincinnati Ohio, chrome post card mailed 1968, stamp removed creasing the nearby short edge badly, minor corner wear. As is. $0.50 s(r)

"'Str. Cherokee' on the Tomoka, near Daytona, Fla." color postcard mailed 1909, stamp removed, minor corner wear. Interesting detail, showing how passengers were dressed. Ship was registered to Leon Ellenwood in 1902. $9.00 sfs

"Str. 'Hendrick Hudson' of the Hudson River Day Line" showing it passing a canoe with 4 passengers, sepia-tone post card mailed 1919, probably published by Winsch, minor corner wear & rounding, a few tiny spots of toning in the left front border. The ship was registered in 1906. $6.50 s(h)s(r)

"Str. 'Washington Irving' in the Hudson Highlands" black & white postcard on paper browning with age, possibly published by Winsch, mailed at Newburgh 1918, mild corner wear & rounding, toning in back message area. The ship was registered to the Hudson River Day Line in 1913. $6.00 s(h)s(r)

    "'Tadousac' passing Quebec" including other steamers nearer to the shore of the St. Lawrence River, color post card mailed 1909 to Massachusetts, considerable corner wear, 2 small corner creases, small spot of wear at top edge. $5.50 qs(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "TASHMOO OFF FOR A RIVER TRIP, DETROIT, MICH." deeply embossed postcard in color, mailed there 1905 to New York, 2 small tears at one edge nick gold border. A beautiful card. $6.50 s(w)ms(r)

"The Famous Steamboat 'Robert E. Lee', Loading Cotton, /  New Orleans, La." linen post card with writing on back, slight browning of back paper, trivial corner wear, fresh colors. The fame referred to in the caption was from the won race against the 'Natchez'. $2.50 ls(r)%&

    "The Ferry 'Davenport' by Daylight, / Between Rock Island, Ill., and Davenport, Iowa" color from Rock Island Post Card Co., circa 1908, unused, numbered 569 on back, tiny spot of ink on lower back edge, minor corner wear. Ship was registered to the Rock Island Davenport Ferry Company in 1904. $7.00 ss

    "The Houseboat on the Wanganui /  The 'Wanganui' New Zealand's Scenic River." Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (178,032 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 ns(r)

    "'THE J. M. WHITE' by Oscar E. Berninghaus / Painted for the collection of The Boatmen's National Bank of St. Louis" unused chrome post card, light toning on back. SOLD s(t)s(r)

"THE MAGNIFICENT STEEL STEAMER 'HENDRICK HUDSON.' LICENSE 3,500 PASSENGERS" with a side view of the ship underway, sepia-tone postcard, mailed with short message from passenger, mild corner rounding. The ship was registered to the Hudson River Day Line in 1906. $6.50 s(h)s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"'The New York' of Hudson River Day Line." color post card with much writing all over the back, a name written neatly on the front sky, circa 1910, minor corner wear, thin line of color at top from the printing process. The ship was registered in 1887. $8.50 s(h)s(r)

    "The S. S. 'Admiral,' Flagship of the Streckfus Fleet, St. Louis, Missouri -- D-16" linen postcard with good color, mailed 1947, fresh appearance. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (s(s)s(r))

    Tugboat Master. Ckc real photo proof from the printer's files (and, therefore, unique), marked front & back with instructions for printing, 1 / 4-tear in one margin. Operated on the Piscataqua River forming part of the New Hampshire / Maine border. Ship was registered to the Moran Towing Company. $14.50 (s(m)s(r)+)

    "Üdvözlet Budapeströl // Gruss aus Budapest" showing several long ships beside a large building, black & white on undivided back post card mailed 1900 to Trencsén, mild corner & edge wear, light album impressions at the corners. The river is the Danube. $9.00 hgs(r)

Uncaptioned side view of the ship Hendrick Hudson on black & white postcard published by the registering company, mailed 1911, small corner crease misses image, a few stray marks of cancel ink on the front, minor corner wear. The ship was registered to the Hudson River Day Line in 1906. $8.50 s(h)s(r)

Uncaptioned side view of the ship Hendrick Hudson on black & white post card published by the registering company, unused, corner crease within the message area, minor corner wear & rounding, paper browning evely with age. The ship was registered to the Hudson River Day Line in 1906. $8.50 s(h)s(r)

Uncaptioned side view of the steamer Hendrick Hudson on black & white postcard published by the registering company, mailed 1912, 4 small corner creases, noticeable cancel ink mostly in the front sky, small ink smear in front caption area, water stain shows along the back top edge, stamp removed. The ship was registered to the Hudson River Day Line in 1906. $5.00 s(h)s(r)

Uncaptioned side view of the steamer New York in black & white, undivided back post card published by the registering company, mailed 1907, small corner crease, minor edge wear, light toning in front message area. Interesting message on front from a passenger. The ship was registered to the Hudson River Day Line in 1887. $9.50 s(h)s(r)

Uncaptioned side view of the steamer New York in black & white, undivided back postcard published by the registering company, mailed 1907 at New York City, trivial corner wear, minor edge wear, light toning both sides. Short  message on front from a passenger. The ship was registered to the Hudson River Day Line in 1887. $9.50 s(h)s(r)

    "'Valley Gem,' McConnelsville and Zanesville Daily Boat" post card mailed there 1914 & forwarded, long corner crease not too noticeable in sky. $9.00 (o(m)o(z)s(r))

"View of Capt. Adkin's New Observation Boat / at 1000 Island House Dock, / Alexandria Bay, N. Y. / Regular Trips. 9:30 A. M., 2:20 P. M., 8:00 P. M." showing the Maxine V underway with passengers on the St. Lawrence River, unused white-border era postcard (circa 1915, long internal crease, upper corner crease, toning back & front is light, small dark spot within the right front border. $4.00 s(r)n(a)g& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"VIEW OF RIVER FRONT AND GALLIPOLIS FERRY, GALLIPOLIS, OHIO / 101446" unused white-border era post card, lightly toned both sides, minor corner wear. Includes a DRY GOODS sign at the rustic point from which the ferry passengers boarded. $4.75 o(g)s(r)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Westfield" in 1949 crossing the Hudson, unused chrome post card with fresh color, wear at bottom corners. The ferry was registered in 1911 to the Central Railroad of New Jersey. $2.75 s(c)s(r)nr%

"WHALEBACK STEAMER CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, PASSING UP THE RIVER THROUGH BROADWAY /  BRIDGE" color postcard mailed circa 1910, 2 small corner creases, trace of cancel ink on front . $5.50

    "Wharf Scene at Evansville, Ind." Good color showing riverboats on undivided back, from Illustrated Postal Card Co., writing on front, faint internal crease, corner & edge wear, toned front corner. $4.75 is

"Winona, Minn. / Riverboat Museum" signed art showing museum in the shape of a riverboat, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962. $2.00 ms(r)*

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