0593/94. Young woman with mushroom, clock & bag of money, hand-colored/tinted real photo postcard published by RPH. mailed within Turkey TCV (indistinct cancel) 1908, back paper browning with age, minor corner & edge wear. $7.00 cw(r)t

    "2. Vue intérieur St.(sic) Sophie Galérie." Showing the interior of the church in color, undivided back era, unused, light toning in front message area, tiny bend at one corner, trivial corner wear. 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 ti

    "3. Vue intérieur St.(sic) Sophie Galérie." Showing the interior of the church in color, undivided back, unused, light toning in front message area, tiny bend at one corner, trivial corner wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ti

"51364 / Portefaix  Salut de Constantinople /  Ludwigsohn Frères, Place Karakeny 21, Constantinople" showing men moving a heavy object on poles, black & white postcard with dark red caption on undivided back, unused, mild corner wear & rounding, corner crease. $7.50 t

    "5.  Vue intérieure de St.(sic) Sophie (Peristyle)." black & white post card with undivided back, unused, fresh appearance. Caption error: the abbreviation should be Ste. Also the printer did not put the image exactly parallel to the bottom edge. $8.00 ti

"7. Vue intérieure de las Mosquée Soulémanié" color on undivided back, unused, small bend at one corner, tiny spot in caption area. $6.50 ti

"75. CONSTANTINOPLE. Cérémonie du Selamlik" black & white from Papeterie F. L. Loeffler, unused, light album marks on back, good edges. $8.00 t

    "79. CONSTANTINOPLE. Ste Sophie" black & white interior, quality postcard from NPG, unused, fresh appearance. 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 ti

    "90. CONSTANTINOPLE. Intérieur de Grand Bazar", black & white from NPG, made in Germany, corner crease. Interesting details. 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 ti

    "96 / Constantinople. Fontaine de Sultan Ahmed." sepia-tone real photo postcard with matte finish & slight oxidation, back dated 1923 with clear address handstamp of Hatchik Hatchadourian. $5.00 tg

    98% complete BRITISH POST OFFICE / MY 14 13 / CONSTANTINOPLE hand cancel ties one-penny stamp overprinted LEVANT franking post card to England, message comments on stamp. Front: Real photo "42 CONSTANTINOPLE  La Tour de Galata". Long corner crease misses stamp side of back, small corner crease at bottom hits nothing. $20.00 t-b

    "A horse car  Smyrna / Turkey" showing the fully loaded car itself (rather than the horse) & a winsome girl posing nearby the single-rail line that took tourists around the bay; slight oxidation consistent with circa 1910 - 1920 age, sepia-tone Azo (triangles both ways) real photo postcard with caption from pencil writing on back from a reliable source. Rare subject, but we do believe that a photo like it is in the US Library of Congress. $30.00 thg%

    "Anatole Hissar on the Bosphorus" unused Tuck Oilette post card number 7724, signed Azarian art. Scene is in Constantinople Turkey. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 att

    "Bosphore. Eaux douces d'Asie. 7783 / Salut de Constantinople." Showing people in two rowboats, color on undivided back, writing on back, small scrape near back edge, corner & edge wear but a beautiful image. $6.00 ts

CONSTANTINOPLE
MODERN NAME: ISTANBUL

    "Coiffeurs turcs. Constantinople" also with Arabic writing, unused post card, lightly toned back, corner wear & rounding, heavy album marks on front. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 bt

"Constantinople. Bosphore. Une panoramique de Beyterbey" color, circa 1912, numbered 7494 on back, unused, lightly toned back, trivial wear at 2 upper corners. $3.00 t%

"Constantinople. Bosphore Vue du Yénikeuy, côte d'Europe." color, circa 1912 but very late usage at Constantine Michigan, small chip missing from one corner, other corners worn. $1.50 t%

    "Constantinople -- Derviches musiciens" showing 4 seated, one of which is reading a large book; unused color carte postale, 36 Editeur S. N. Nicolaïévitch, minor corner & edge wear. $6.50 tm

"Constantinople. Eyoub" color, circa 1912, numbered 7496 on back, unused, toned back. $2.25 t

    "Constantinople. / Fontaine de la Mosquée à Cyoub /  Editeur Max Fruchtermann, Constantinople. 1122." with many pigeons in the foreground, color on unused undivided back, light album impressions at the corners, light album marks on front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a slightly larger than full-size 75-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 %

"CONSTANTINOPLE. Grand Cimetière d'Eyoub" showing 3 people in a cemetery, unused real photo, corner crease. $5.00 tc%

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

"Constantinople -- Le Pont de Stamboul" showing many pedestrians on the bridge, color, circa 1912, made in Italy, unused, lightly toned back, mild corner & edge wear. $3.25 tb

"Constantinople. Mosquée Validé" showing boats passing near it, color, circa 1912, unused, toned back, small scrape at the top center edge, lacks freshness. $2.00 t%

"Constantinople. Péra et Galata" including several small boats in the foreground, color, unused, lightly toned back. $3.00 t. More toning on the back. $2.50 t

"Constantinople. Place de Top-Hané" including a somewhat indistinct double-decker streetcar in the foreground, color, circa 1912, unused, toned back. $5.00 tsek-Kalderim" color from S. N. Nicolaïévitch, unused, internal crease, minor corner wear & rounding. $2.00 t

"Constantinople Scutari" including two small ships in the foreground, sepia-tone real photo, very late usage at Millport Pennsylvania, heavily toned back, 2 small nicks near one corner, low-contrast /  grayish, toning along top front edge. $2.75 t

"Constantinople Scutari" with a panoramic view, sepia-tone real photo, very late usage at Landisburg West Virginia, heavily toned back. Scutari is a suburb of Constantinople. $5.50 t

    "CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY" with art depicting Sophia Church, ships in the Bosphorus, a street scene, man & woman in costume; from Arbuckle coffee, 1891 copyright, Detailed information about the city & the coffee on the back. Ad 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 aft

    "DEVANT UNE MOSQUÉE" showing seated men reading the Koran, color on undivided back, Th. E. L. No. 15, unused, trivial wear at 2 corners. $7.50 t%

    "Fontaine des Eaux Douces d'Asil. Constantinople /  Editeur Max Fruchtermann, Constantinople. 1149.  Photogr. Abdullah." with 6 sheep grazing & a man selling what looks like pretzels from a small portable stand, color on unused undivided back, light album marks on front, small corner bend. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a slightly larger than full-size 75-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 %

    "Fontaine de S. M. L'Empéreur Guillaume, Stamboul. /  Constantinople. / Editeur Max Fruchtermann, Constantinople. 1263.  Phot. Sébak & Joaillier." color on unused undivided back, light album marks on front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a slightly larger than full-size 75-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 %

"GALATA KÖPRÜSÜNDEN YENI CAMININ GÖRÜNÜSÜ /  New mosque at Eminönü / Istanbul" mailed 1965 by US serviceman on the ship Sampson (DDG10) to Ohio at the 5-c rate, wear at bottom corners. $2.50 t-t

    "Hamals. / Souvenir de  / Editeur Max Fruchtermann, Constantinople.  1119. Photogr. Sébah..." showing 4 porters resting with a large-barrel load, color on unused undivided back, light album impressions at the corners, tiny but nonetheless noticeable scrape near top front edge, good edges. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a slightly larger than full-size 75-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 %

HAVA HARP OKULU /  TURKISH AIR FORCE. Continental Ilford real photo post card showing its Douglas DC-3 (YSL-52) parked, good focus, contrast a bit low, writing on back identifies. $7.50 a(m)t

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TURKEY IN THE FIRST BALKAN WAR, 1912 - 1913
[Montenegro fought Turkish troops in what is now Albania.]

    "...La guerre balkanique 1912...Bachibouzouks tués." Showing dead Turkish irregulars, unused post card, caption also in Cyrillic, one worn corner and a tiny edge knick. 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 aht

    "...La guerre balkanique 1912-13...La tranchée turque prise à Bardagnole avec le reconovement des officiers" Showing a Turkish trench, unused postcard, caption also in Cyrillic, small corner crease. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 aht

    "...La guerre balkanique 1912-13 / …Sur la tranchée turque prise à Bardagnole le 9.11.1913" black & white postcard with red caption in 3 languages, showing Montenegrins taking a Turkish trench during the first Balkan War, unused & fairly fresh. 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 mhta

    "...La guerre balkanique 1912-13 / …Les tranchants devant une position turque prise par les Monténegrins à Bardagnole le 9.11.1913" black & white post card with red caption in 3 languages, showing Turkish position taken by Montenegrins during the first Balkan War, unused & fairly fresh. 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 mht

    "Le pont de Galata (Karakeuy.) /  Salut de Constantinople. / 2" showing a bridge with many pedestrians, black & white with dark red caption on undivided back, unused, lightly toned back, minor wear at one corner. $5.00 tb

    "Les chiens des rues. / Le déjeuner. / Souvenir de" showing a man feeding several street dogs, sepia-tone on paper yellowing with age. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

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    "Life in Turkey. Working girls. 8733" showing many women & some girls working under male supervision, color, All Round the World Series No. 4829, printed in Germany, unused & fairly fresh. Of interest to the social historian. $15.00 ts%

    "Marchand ambulant. / Editeur Max Fuchtermann, Constantinople. 1514  Phot. Sébah à Joaillier" color on undivided back, neat writing both sides, mild corner wear, light album marks on front. The man is a date merchant as shown and specified on the following postcard. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a slightly larger than full-size 75-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

    "Marchand de Dattes.  Constantinople." a heavily-laden vendor weighing some dates with a hand scale, color, numbered 12615 on back, unused, corner & edge wear. $20.00 tp

    "Marchandes Musulmanes. / 242 /  9468" showing women street merchants selling cloth & clothing, color, circa 1912, unused, good edges, fresh appearance. $12.00 tw. Same except mild wear at 4 corners. $10.00 tw%

FRUCHTERMANN COSTUME CARDS
Seldom offered.

    "Medjmoual tecavir (Collection de costumes). // 1er VALLET DE CHAMBRE / DU GRAND CHEF / DE LA RELIGION //  PROFESSEUR EN CHEF / DES / SÉMINAIRES TURCS //  GRAND CHEF DE LA RELIGION / ET / GRAND JUGE //  GREFFIER / DU / CHEIKH ULISLAM" showing 4 officials in horizontal format; color, Max Fruchtermann number 106, unused, yellowish paper, small spots of toning on back, mild corner & edge wear, toning at front mostly at top & right edges, unusual subject matter. $20.00 tc%

    "Medjmoual tecavir (Collection de costumes). // 1er VALLET DE CONTROLEUR / GÉNÉRAL DES /  FINANCES //  CONTROLEUR GÉNÉRAL / DES /  FINANCES // GRAND DIGNITAIRE / CHARGÉ DE TRACER / LES CIFFRES DU SULTAN //  DIRECTEUR DE LA MONNAIE" showing 5 financial officials in horizontal format; color, Max Fruchtermann number 118, unused, yellowish paper, small spots of toning on back, noticeable corner & edge wear, toning at front mostly close to or at the edges, unusual subject matter. $20.00 tc

    "Medjmoual tecavir (Collection de costumes). //  CHEF DES ENNUQUES NOIRS / HOMME DE CONFIANCE DU SULTAN // SULTAN MAHMOUD / KHAN GAZI N. // PORTE GLAIVE // 1er VALET DE / CHAMBRE DU SULTAN" including the sultan, his chief of the black eunuchs & his valet; color, Max Fruchtermann number 102, unused, yellowish paper, toned back, mild edge wear, toning at front mostly at the edges, unusual subject matter. $30.00 tc

    "Medjmoual tecavir (Collection de costumes). //  EXÉCUTEUR DES /  HAUTES OEUVRES //  EXÉCUTEUR EN CHEF / DES HAUTES OEUVRES //  GRAND VIZIR //  LIEUTENANT DES / PORTES DU PALAIS //  OFFICIER D'ORDce / EN CHEF" including various palace functionaries; color, Max Fruchtermann number 104, unused, yellowish paper, lightly toned back, mild corner & edge wear, dark toning near front corners & edges, unusual subject matter. $20.00 tc%

    "Medjmoual tecavir (Collection de costumes). //  KHOUMBARADJI. / Bombardiers" showing three artillerymen standing, in vertical format; color, Max Fruchtermann number 103, unused, yellowish paper, minor corner wear, lightly toned front, unusual subject matter. The man on the left is an officer. $25.00 tc

    "Medjmoual tecavir (Collection de costumes). //  SALMA NEFERI / Soldats de Police (Patrouille) //  NOBETCHI / Aide de Camp de Lieut. Général //  HASSEKI AGA / Messager du Palais (Officier)" showing 4 men (2 are a police patrol) in vertical format; color, Max Fruchtermann number 115, unused, yellowish paper, minor corner wear, dark toning near front corners & edges, unusual subject matter. The man on the right is an officer. $20.00 tc

"Musée de Tanissaires. Constantinople" showing a museum interior with interesting costumes on display, color, numbered 446 on back, circa 1912, unused, toned back, minor corner wear. $3.50 tm

"No. 158 Musulmansen prière." Showing 2 Muslims praying, color, circa 1912, numbered 5430 on back, unused, fresh appearance. $4.00 t

      "No. 45 Constantinople. Mendiants devant la porte / de la Mosquée Suleïmanié." Showing beggars outside a mosque; postcard with undivided back, numbered 4416 on back, unused, good edges, fresh appearance. Shown left. $10.00 tp Tiny spot of toning on back edge & small area of toning near one front corner, minor wear to the bottom corners. Shown right. $8.50 tp

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PAMFILYA. Unused regular-size post card showing its Douglas DC-3C (TC-ALI) at Antalya in October 1989, published in Czechoslovakia, near mint. $7.50 at

"Postkarte mit Nationalflagge // Wert exclusive Courtage / Türkei" unused Postkarte on pebbled stock with deeply embossed images of 10 different coins circulating in Turkey circa 1902 (5 paras, 1/2 beschlik, 5 piasters, etc.) & the Turkish flag; a few tiny spots of album toning,  excellent condition overall. Interesting center table gives 7 different exchange rates for 4 of the coins, meant to help merchants with travelers. $25.00 ntf NEW / NOV / BAGO

    "Ramasseur d'ordures. Constantinople." Showing a dust-bin collector with his shovel & mule, fresh color, circa 1912, unused, numbered 38 on back, minor corner wear, very unusual subject matter. The only postcard we have ever seen with this necessary occupation. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a slightly larger than full-size 75-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

    "Roumeli-Hissar. / Constantinople /  Editeur Max Fruchtermann, Constantinople.  1252. Photogr. Sébah..." color on unused undivided back, album marks on front, album impressions at the corners, trivial corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a slightly larger than full-size 75-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 %

    "Rouméli Hissar. Salut de Constantinople. / 110" Including a rowboat with sail in the foreground, black & white carte postale with dark red caption, undivided back era, minor corner wear. 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 t

    "SALUT DE CONSTANTINOPLE / DOMPTEURS D'OURS" (Bear Show!) The finest Turkish postcard we have ever seen. Mailed June 18, 1901 from the French post office in Galata (a suburb of Constantinople) Turkey using a French stamp, to Chambéry in the Savoie, France. So often when you find a nice card like this, it is damaged...but not this time! Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a larger, enhanced 72-dpi 23-KB scan in .jpg or .tif format $1.50 (with both sides in color), or 274-KB full-size black & white scan of the front image for $2.00. tba

    "Smyrne -- Ouvriers de Paniers" showing 2 Turkish basket-makers working outside, color, unused, water stain runs along top edge. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 tp!

"Stamboul. L'Entrée d'honneur du Palais de Dolma-Bagtché" unused real photo from Isaac M. Ahitouv, fairly fresh. $4.00 t

SULTAN AIR (Turkey). Unused continental post card showing their Antonov AN-24 (TC-JUZ) on the ground at Istanbul, tiny corner crease. $4.50 at

    "TA3PB" Izmir short-wave (28.495 MHz) QSL card used 1991, correction on face, good edges. $2.25 t

    "Temple de Diane. Ruines d'Ephèse" showing the ruins by moonlight, monochromatic green with brown caption on undivided back, unused, lightly toned back, minor corner wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 tm

"TH. E. L. SERIE 1039" showing several men carrying a large barrel-shaped object on poles, color, circa 1912, unused, mild corner wear & rounding. $5.00 t

    "Tour de Léandre. Salut de Constantinople. / 597" showing a couple small boats passing the fabled lighthouse, black & white with dark red caption on brownish paper, undivided back era, mild corner wear & rounding. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 tl*%%

"TÜRKIYE  St. Sophia" showing 2 women seated outdoors, one holding a large plant; unused oversized postcard (longer than most) in near-mint condition. $1.50 t%

"TÜRKIYE  St. Sophia" showing 3 men seated, smoking hookahs; unused oversized postcard (longer than most) in near-mint condition. $1.50 ts%

    Two almost complete MR 4 07 / BRITISH POST OFFICE / SMYRNA hand cancels, one tying one-penny stamp overprinted LEVANT, on color postcard mailed to Ohio. Front: "Salut de Constantinople. / Yildiz-Kiosque et la revue militaire  9538" showing a military parade with spectators seen from a high vantage point. Mild corner wear, light toning in the front sky, small spot near left back edge obscures nothing. $35.00 tp-b

"Vieux Séraï (2d cour, l'allee des cyprès" circa 1920 real photo with very late usage at Ferrellsburg West Virginia, slight oxidation, WP. Location also spelled Saray. $4.00 t

    "Vue du Pont Stamboul Salut de Constantinople" showing many pedestrians on a bridge, black & white with dark red caption on undivided back, unused, soft bottom corners. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 tb

  WINGS. Continental color photograph showing its Beech Kingair (TC-FBZ) on the ground, good focus & contrast, slight tilt to the composition but still a pleasing image. Rare. 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 a(p)t

"Women weavers at a textile / mill in Tarsus Turkey" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 at Stanton North Dakota. $2.00 tw*

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SEA BEE AIR, LIMITED (New Zealand). Unused regular-size post card showing its Grumman G-21A afloat on Mechanics Bay, near mint. 1994 copyright, but an earlier image because it crashed & sank (no fatalities) off West Caicos Island in the Turks And Caicos Islands on 15 December 1992 when flying as N3116T. $10.00 atn

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    See also Turks & Caicos stamps. Shown is an unused 6-pence of 1913.

"VP5 / KD6WW" Providenciales Island shortwave (28 MHz) QSL card used 1992 by operator Bruce Lee (KD6WW), excellent condtion. $2.00 t

"VP5ME" Grand Turk Island QSL card mailed 1960 to Philadelphia by E. M. Barnes at North Base, almost complete 1960 APR 12 US Navy hand cancel on 3-cent US Statue of Liberty Stamp. $3.75 t-t NEW / NOV / BAGO

"VP5OOCC" Grand Turk Island shortwave (18 MHz) QSL card used 1992 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' first landfall there, excellent condition. Attractive world map in the background. $3.50 t NEW / NOV / BAGO

"VP5P" Providenciales Island shortwave (28 MHz) QSL card used 1989 by operator Michael K. Scism of Stafford Texas, attractive world map in background, excellent condition. $2.00 t. Same except 1990 date & location more precisely given: Turtle Cove. $2.25 t NEW / NOV / BAGO

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"VP5V" DX-pedition QSL viewcard used 1989 by operator Julio Ripoll WD4JNS. Four views in black & white include the 3 operators and their equipment, as well as local scenery. $3.25 tg NEW / NOV / BAGO

"VP5VPX" Providenciales Island shortwave (7 MHZ) QSL viewcard used 1991 by operator Robert H. Blodinger of Charlottesville Virginia. Shows the gorgeous beachfront of The Island Princess Hotel, including Jo Jo the dolphin amongst the swimmers! $3.00 t NEW / NOV / BAGO

"VP5 / W4NPX" Providenciales Island shortwave (7 MHZ) QSL viewcard used 1989 by operator Robert H. Blodinger of Charlottesville Virginia. Shows the gorgeous beachfront of The Island Princess Hotel, including Jo Jo the dolphin amongst the swimmers! $3.00 t NEW / NOV / BAGO

"WV5M / VP 5" Providenciales Island shortwave (21 MHz) QSL card used 1989 by operator Michael K. Scism of Stafford Texas, excellent condition. $2.00 t

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    "Ella Payne W1-SWL" Londonderry Vermont QSL card used 1970, with sender's typed note attached by tape on right, picturing the operator & her equipment, light tape stain at top centerborder. $3.25 vtg NEW / NOV / BAGO

"I LOVE / MY / WIFE / BUT OH / YOU / KID" color cartoon art signed Carmichael showing boss approaching shapely secretary at her typewriter, mailed Coshocton Ohio 1909, corner & edge wear, one corner badly creased, cancel ink on front. $3.50 ta

"I take the liberty." patriotic with color art showing Miss Liberty at the typewriter with a bald eagle & American flag on her chair, mailed 1907, minor edge wear, cancel ink on front at bottom (fortunately). $5.00 tp

"LOOKING FOR A JOB" showing a woman standing near a man struggling at his typewriter, mailed 1912 from Lafayette Ohio. corner & edge wear, lightly toned back. $5.00 t

"NOT SO FAST" showing a secretary taking dictation from her boss near a typewriter, sepia-tone mailed 1913 from California Pennsylvania, corner & edge wear, pencil writing on back rubbed in places, corner crease, internal crease. $4.00 tp

"OFFICE WORK IS VERY PRESSING" comic art showing a balding boss bending over to kiss his secretary working at a typewriter, color, mailed 1907, pertinent writing on front, light toning at one back corner, tiny bend at one corner. $5.00 tc

“PARIS, 1982 / PHOTOGRAPH BY ERICH HARTMANN” interior with a typewriter in strong shadows, unused continental postcard, copyrighted, excellent condition. $1.25 pt NEW / NOUVEAU / NY

    "Stuck on the Typewriter" color comic art showing a jokester who has just pasted a Kiss Me sign on the back of a secretary working at her typewrite, mailed 1906 in New Springfield Ohio, lightly toned front, soft corners, heavily toned back. Shows attitudes toward working women at the time. $5.00 ts

"THE TYPEWRITE GIRL / Oh, the belle of the office is she: / Office boy, clerks and boss all agree..." undivided back with color art & limerick, mailed 1907 at Youngstown Ohio, lightly toned back, lightly toned front, light amount of cancel ink on front. $3.00 t

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JUL 13 89 Syracuse New York cancel on 2-c Washington stamp franking #6 envelope to Ohio, with interesting handwritten calculations on illustrated statement stationery of the Smith Premier Typewrite Company. Rough opening at a short edge damages the stamp, calculations on both sides of the envelope (typewriter related). $5.00 a-t

 

   
JUNE 4 1890 Syracuse New York cancel on 2-cent dark red Washington franking #6 cover to Ohio, typed note on illustrated stationery of the Smith Premier Typewriter Company & including their copies of two testimonial letters. Envelope roughly opened at edge most distant from stamp. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan of the areas shown in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 anc-t

JUNE 23 1890 Syracuse New York cancel on 2-cent dark red Washington franking #6 envelope to Ohio, typed note on illustrated stationery of the Smith Premier Typewrite Company & including their copies of two typed testimonial letters. One of the testimonials is from the Valley Railroad Company in Cleveland. Envelope roughly opened just missing the stamp also has long crease. $9.00 a-t

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