"10027.  MARQUETTE MONUMENT, ST. IGNACE, MICH." post card with undivided back from Detroit Publishing, slight browning of paper on back, trivial edge wear. $8.00 md

"10230  GARFIELD'S STATUE, GARFIELD MEMORIAL, CLEVELAND, OHIO" Phostint postcard from Detroit Publishing, mailed FEB 1920 (light CLEVE. & PITTS. R.P.O. hand cancel to Mr. F. H. Hirst in Altoona Pennsylvania, all corners creased (2 small), multiple small but distracting scrapes on front. As is. $0.75 o(c)d

"10551  SAVING SINNERS, SCENE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI" showing many black people witnessing a baptism by immersion,  Phostint post card from Detroit Photographic, mailed from Slidell Louisiana, corner crease, mild corner wear. Unusual subject matter. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 bdr*

"10713 PROSPECT STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I." Unused Phostint postcard from Detroit Publishing, minor wear to corners, color is fresh. $4.25 (rd)*

"10713 PROSPECT STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I." Unused Phostint post card from Detroit Publishing, minor wear to corners, color is fresh. $4.75 (rd+)

   
"10797 MT. RAINIER AS SEEN FROM THE ROOF GARDEN HOTEL LINCOLN, SEATTLE WASHINGTON" Phostint postcard from Detroit Photographic, mailed APR 17 1910 from the USS Washington to Miss Lola A. Helwig in Delta Ohio from her cousin, 2 corners creased, a lot of toning at the bottom of the back. A museum offers to license the image, and a library offers to sell prints, but we appear to be the only one offering the original postcard! $12.00 dw(s)m-n(w)

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"10838 ELEPHANT'S HEAD AND GATE OF CRAWFORD NOTCH, WHITE MOUNTAINS, N. H.  DETROIT PUBLISHING COMPANY" showing the rock formation from the side, post card mailed 1912 from Fayban House, 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 format. $2.00 n(c)ermd

"10993 NAVAHO INDIANS GAMBLING, ARIZONA FRED HARVEY" in the open playing cards with onlookers, Phostint postcard from Detroit Publishing, unused, album impressions at the corners, fairly fresh. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.75 acdfi!

"11008 THE ROAD TO GREYLOCK. BERKSHIRE HILLS, MASS." post card from Detroit Publishing, circa 1912 but mailed much later in Dunstable, faint corner crease. A well composed & beautiful landscape that could inspire an artist. $2.75 (m(b)d)+)

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"11010 State Line Tunnel, Berkshire Hills, Mass." Showing an emerging train, color postcard from Detroit Publishing, circa 1912 but mailed 1959 from North Penbroke (blurred cancel), corner crease from ding in bottom edge, minor corner wear. $3.50 m(b)d

"11013. THE BERKSHIRE HILLS BETWEEN CHESTER AND HUNTINGTON, MASS." Showing a train rounding a curve from a distance, color post card from Detroit Publishing, circa 1912 but mailed much later in South Walpole, small corner crease, edge wear. (m(b)d) $1.75

"11014 THE BERKSHIRE HILLS BETWEEN RUSSELL AND HUNTINGTON MASS.  // Detroit / Photographic / Co" with a passenger train pulled by a steam locomotive, Phostint postcard with very late usage at Elmwood Mass, light spotty toning near the upper front edge, bottom corner crease. $2.00 m(b)d

"11015 BETWEEN CHESTER AND HUNTINGTON IN THE BERKSHIRES, MASS." With railroad tracks prominent, color post card from Detroit Publishing, circa 1912 but mailed much later in Monponsett, small spot of toning on back. $2.00 (m(b)d)

"11184.  'THE GENERAL' CAPTURED BY ANDREWS RAIDERS / NOW IN UNION DEPOT CHATTANOOGA, TENN." unused Phostint postcard with divided back from the Detroit Publishing Company, very light album marks at the back corners, trivial corner wear, otherwise fairly fresh. $4.00 t(c)w(r)d

"11279  DRYING PEACHES AT ISLETA, N. M.  DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." unused early white-border era post card album impressions at the corners, small bottom corner bend, other bottom corner with a small crease. Others offer expensive reprints; why not get the real thing from us? $10.00 ndfi

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"11444. THE LEVEE, LOUISVILLE, KY." including a large sidewheel steamboat of the Louisville & Cincinnati Packet Company docked for its daily arrival, Phostint post card of the Detroit Publishing Company, neat writing on back, upper corner crease, light toning detectable in the front border. $5.00 k(l)o(c)s(r)d

"11709 STR. 'CITY OF DETROIT'" Phostint postcard from Detroit Publishing, writing on back dates to 1909. $10.00

"11951  HOTEL CARDENAS, TRINIDAD, COLO.  FRED HARVEY" Phostint post card from Detroit Publishing, mailed 2 MAR 1909 (clear K.C. & LA JUNTA TR.8 R.P.O. cancel), both upper corners creased (short in border, the other long), all corners worn & rounded, lightly toned both sides. Back has interesting printed details about the community & its importance. $4.00 fdc(t)*

"12466. PAUL REVERE HOUSE. BOSTON, MASS." showing its exterior, Detroit Publishing Phostint postcard mailed circa 1910, 2 small album adherences on hack, mild corner wear. $3.75 md

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"12487 FAMILY LIVING ROOM, PAUL REVERE HOUSE, BOSTON, MASS.  COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." unused Phostint post card, minor corner wear, a little toning both sides. $4.50 m(b)di(h)

"13012 THE OLD BLOCK HOUSE, MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH." unused Phostint postcard from the Detroit Publishing Company, trivial corner wear, a few tiny spots of light toning on back. $1.25 m(m)d

"13406 A MISSISSIPPI SUNSET  COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." Phostint post card mailed 1912 at Memphis Tennessee, one small corner crease within the borders, all corners with mild corner wear & rounding. Surprisingly hard to find! $8.00 s(r)d

"13791  THE PALISADES ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN" a Vermont view on an unused Phostint postcard from the Detroit Publishing Company, light album marks at the corners, minor corner wear. $2.75 v(p)d

"13795 STRS. 'VERMONT' AND 'TICONDEROGA' LEAVING BURLINGTON HARBOR ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN" including the lighthouse there, unused Phostint post card from Detroit Publishing Company, fresh for its age. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 s(l)lv(b)d

"13894 STR. 'CHATEAUGAY' ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN" unused Phostint from Detroit Publishing Company, trivial wear at 3 corners, otherwise quite fresh. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50  s(l)d

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"14,012--Detroit Publishing Co.  Copyright, 1904, Life Publ. Co. / BITTER-SWEET. / How bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes. -- As You Like It." signed Jones art howing a man watching a couple planting a garden, unused undivided back post card, minor corner wear, uneven but light toning on back. $12.50 d

"14049--Detroit Publishing Co.  Copyright, 1902, by Life Pub. Co. / PLENTY OF GOOD FISH IN THE SEA" signed art [Curran?] showing bathing beauties in the surf, undivided back post card mailed 1906, mild corner wear, tiny speckles of cancel ink near in left front border. $15.00 bd

"14,018--Detroit Publishing Co.  Copyright, 1904, Life Pub. Co. / HOW CUPID FIGURES TIME / He: Good heavens, dear ! The clock just struck one, and I / promised your mother I'd go at twelve. / She (comfortably): Good! We've got eleven hours yet." with signed Richard Culter art depicting lovers cuddling near a fireplace; unused postcard with undivided back, minor corner wear, very light toning on back. $5.00 dlca

30TH ANNUAL CONVENTION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIFE UNDERWRITERS / BOSTON, SEPTEMBER 21st-23rd, 1920. "70104  MINUTE MAN, OLD NORTH BRIDGE, CONCORD, MASS.  COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." Phostint post card with red convention printing on back, used there 1920, corner crease, lightly toned front. $3.75 emd%

30TH ANNUAL CONVENTION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIFE UNDERWRITERS / BOSTON, SEPTEMBER 21st-23rd, 1920. "R. D. ANDREWS - WM. CHAPMAN - R. C. STURGIS, ARCHITECTS / 72068 STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MASS." Phostint postcard with red convention printing on back, used there 1920, corner crease, toned top front edge. $3.25 emd

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"5362  COPYRIGHT, 1900, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO. / FRENCH MARKET / NEW ORLEANS" including the streetcar tracks beside it, post card with light album impressions at the corners, minor corner & edge wear, faint corner crease, lightly toned front. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 dl

"5441. COPYRIGHT, 1900, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO. // LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, / NORTH HALL OF ENTRANCE / PAVILION." color post card mailed 1906 from Washington DC, back paper browning with age, mild corner wear especially at the bottom, light traces of cancel ink on front. $3.25 lddi

"5506  CANYON DIABLO, ARIZONA  DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." with a distant view to emphasize the height, span, and weight-bearing capabilities of the bridge, a Santa Fe train crossing it; unused postcard with detailed information printed on the back, minor corner wear, very light toning in the bottom front margin. $8.00 a(c)r(s)db

"5511. MOKI INDIAN WOMAN MAKING POTTERY / COPYRIGHT 1899 BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC" post card on brownish paper mailed 1905 at Shepard Ohio, lightly toned back, lightly toned front, corner wear & rounding. $8.00 ipd*

"5569 HAWTHORNE'S BIRTHPLACE, SALEM, MASS. COPYRIGHT 1900 by DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." color postcard with undivided back, very late usage, a little extraneous writing on back, minor corner wear. $3.00 md

"5570. FIRST CHURCH SALEM, MASS. COPYRIGHT, 1901, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." color post card with undivided back, very late usage at Saundersville, corner crease & minor edge wear. $4.50 md

"5586  THE ARCADE CLEVELAND, O.  COPYRIGHT 1901 BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." showing its interior on an unused undivided back postcard, very faint album toning at the back corners, good edges. Some of the signs in the foreground are readable & interesting: Edison Kinetoscope and Phonograph Parlor at the left, Berger Phonograph Co. Salesroom above it; etc. $7.50 o(c)i(s)dmm

"5643. INDIANS FISHING IN THE RAPIDS SAULT ST. MARIE MICH." Detroit Photographic post card mailed there 1905, album marks at the corners of both sides, light spotty toning both sides. $3.75 m(s)fd

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"5711. THE 'OKEEHUMKEE' ON THE OKLAWAHA, FLA." postcard with undivided back from Detroit Publishing, mailed 1909, one corner creased twice, mild corner & edge wear. The ship was registered to the Hart Line. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(h)fd

"5748. THE ROYAL VICTORIA, NASSAU, BAHAMA ISLANDS.  COPYRIGHT, 1901, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." color view of the walk to the entrance, post card mailed 1909 in Ohio, much corner & edge wear, one corner multiply creased, lightly toned front, toned back, as is. $4.25 bd*

"5771. PRINGLE HOUSE, CHARLESTON, S. C." 1910 Detroit Photographic, minor corner wear & rounding, toning near 2 corners. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg formats. $1.50 (sdg)

"5771. PRINGLE HOUSE, CHARLESTON, S. C." post card with 1901 Detroit Photographic copyright notice, unused, light album impressions at the corners. trivial corner & edge wear, back paper browning lightly with age. $7.00 sdg

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"5885 OLD CARRETA, LAGUNA PUEBLO, NEW MEXICO" Phostint postcard from Detroit Publishing in fresh appearance condition. Place in Cibola County is also known as Kyawihkya. $5.00

"5899 STR. 'CITY OF ERIE' / COPYRIGHT DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." color Phostint post card, unused & fresh appearance. $10.00

"6141. HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW   COPYRIGHT 1902 BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." postcard with undivided back mailed 1906, clear Binghamton New York arrival cancel misplaced on the front, minor corner wear. $6.00 ad

"6305  MONUMENT TO ANDREWS RAIDERS NATIONAL CEMETERY / CHATTANOOGA, TENN." featuring 'The General' of the Western & Atlantic Rail Road; unused undivided back post card, light album marks at the back corners, a little edge wear near the lower right front corner. Partially legible plaque reads 'OHIO'S TRIBUTE / TO THE / ANDREWS RAIDERS. / 1862. / ERECTED 190..." $4.00 t(c)w(r)d

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"6318. CHURCH OF GUADALOUPE, CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO. / COPYRIGHT, 1902, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." color postcard with undivided back, writing on back, writing on front. $5.00 !

"6330.  A HORSELESS CARRIAGE.  COPYRIGHT, 1902, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." showing 2 small black children in an ox cart, post card with undivided back, paper yellowing evenly with age, faint album impressions at the corners, number written neatly in the stamp box may not erase well. $5.50 bdu

"6334 WHALEBACK LIGHT, PORTSMOUTH, N. H." Phostint postcard from the Detroit Publishing Company, mailed 1928, light cancel ink on front, toning at lower & left front edges. $2.75 (lnd))

"6517. CANADIAN LOCKS, SAULT STE. MARIE." showing a lake ship passing through, post card from Detroit Photographic, mailed 1905, noticeable corner wear includes 2 small creases not into the image, a lot of writing in the front sky as was permitted then. $5.00 s(l)o(s)

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"6548 BOONE ISLAND LIGHT, YORK, ME. DETROIT PUBLISHING COMPANY" unused postcard, one corner well-worn, small corner creases elsewhere, internal crease. $3.25 lm(b)d

"6652 BLOCKADE OF BOATS, SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH." showing 3 whalebacks in the foreground (including the Steamship E. B. Bartlett & Barge 105, both out of Buffalo) & other ships, white-border era Phostint post card from the Detroit Publishing Co., mailed at Sault Ste. Marie in 1913, mild corner rounding, light toning both sides. The ships we name here were both owned by the Pittsburgh Steamship Company, who acquired them from the Bessemer Steamship Company. $7.50 m(s)s(l)ds(p)

"6680. LOCOMOBILE VS. BICYCLE, ORMOND--DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA.  DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO., PUBLISHER" undivided back postcard mailed 1905 to Miss Sarah Mead in East Hampton Connecticut, mild corner wear, sender's pen started to run out of ink on the front. 1905 was the year this pioneering auto manufacturer tried its hand at auto racing (including the prestigious & more traditional 1905 Gordon Bennett Cup), in an attempt to publicize its switch from steam engines to internal combustion engines. Unusual subject matter. Hard to find. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 bafdur

"6697.  POST OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C. / COPYRIGHT, 1903, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." showing its exterior in vertical format, undivided back post card with very late usage at Reedville Virginia (2 different cancels on back), mild corner wear, toning in the front message area, back paper yellowing evenly with age. $4.75 pdd

"6837 CONVENTION HALL KANSAS CITY, MO." Detroit Publishing post card with undivided back, mailed there 1906, upper corner creases just into the image, light toning both sides. $3.75 md

"6842  STOCKYARDS KANSAS CITY, MO." Detroit Publishing, postcard with undivided back, writing both sides. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 md
 

"6867. LAKE ONTARIO, FROM MAC DONALD'S PARK, KINGSTON, ONT." color post card with undivided back from Detroit Photographic Co., lightly toned front, toned back. $5.50 od!

"6892.  FORT ALLEN PARK, PORTLAND, ME." with a streetcar prominent from the side, postcard published by the Detroit Photographic Company, light violet handstamp 'DUPLICATE' on the undivided back, faint album marks at the corners. Very nice for its age. $10.00 m(p)sd

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"6982. PEPPER DRIVE IN CALIFORNIA. / COPYRIGHT 1902 BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC" color post card with undivided back, unused, album marks on front, minor wear to bottom corners. $5.00 cd!

"70124 INTERIOR KING'S CHAPEL, BOSTON, MASS." unused Phostint postcard with trivial corner wear, from Detroit Publishing. $4.00 mi(c)d

"70141 ROBERT KEANE HALL, OLD STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MASS." showing cased exhibits within, unused Phostint post card in color from the Detroit Publishing Company, soft corners. $5.00 m(b)md

"70146  CUYAHOGA COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, CLEVELAND, OHIO  COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." Phostint postcard mailed NOV 21 1920 (CLEVE. & CIN. TR15 R.P.O. RMS hand cancel), toned front sky, minor corner rounding, faint bottom corner crease. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 o(c)cd

   
"7019. MAMMOTH FLOATING DRY-DOCK, ALGIERS, LA. / COPYRIGHT, 1903, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." undivided back post card mailed 1904 from New Orleans, some cancel ink in the sky, noticeable but light toning in the front borders, soft corners, back toned, 2 very small scrapes & a stripe of toning on back . $3.50 l(a)d

"70249  KING STREET LOOKING NORTH AT NIGHT, CHARLESTON, S. C.  COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." including an illuminated pointing-finger sign at the right reading 'CARPETS / KERRISON'S / DRY GOODS / Women's & Children's / Ready-to-Wear', postcard mailed NOV 30 1918 (CHARLESTON, S.C. TR. CLK. transfer clerk hand cancel, to Miss Doris Cahoon at Harwich Center Massachusetts, both lower corners creased, other corner & edge wear is minor, very light toning shows in the front borders. When we searched the Internet we found this offered as high as $25.46; but we ask only $6.50. s(c)gd

"70471 COLLEGE STREET, BURLINGTON, VT.  'SIMGA PHI'" Phostint post card from the Detroit Publishing Company, mailed 1920, lightly toned front includes a little cancel ink in the left front border, extraneous writing on back, small ding in the right front border closes well. $2.50 vfd*

"70550 GARDEN, THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH MEMORIAL, PORTSMOUTH, N. H. COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." color Phostint postcard, unused, minor corner & edge wear. $3.50 n!

"70552 THE PARLOR, THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH MEMORIAL, PORTSMOUTH, N. H. COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." color Phostint post card, unused, back thinned & toned. $2.25 nd

"70553 THE DINING ROOM, THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH MEMORIAL, PORTSMOUTH, N. H. COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." color Phostint postcard, unused, heavy toning along one back edge, small spot of thinning near stamp box. $2.75 nd!

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"70554 THE KITCHEN, THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH MEMORIAL, PORTSMOUTH, N. H. COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." color Phostint post card, unused, fairly fresh. $4.25 nd

"70559 THE SPARE ROOM, THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH MEMORIAL, PORTSMOUTH, N. H. COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." color Phostint postcard, unused, light toning along one back edge. $3.50 nd

"71481  AFTER THE MORNING SWIM" Phostint post card from Detroit Publishing Company, a little pencil writing on lightly toned back might erase well, minor corner wear, light toning on front shows mostly in the borders. $2.50 s(s)d

"71574  STR. 'WASHINGTON IRVING' ON THE HUDSON RIVER" with a side view of it underway, color Phostint postcard mailed 1914, from the Detroit Publishing Company, paper browning with age, extraneous check mark on back, front toning includes a lot of cancel ink in the sky, 3 heavily creased corners, as is. $1.50 s(h)d

"7276.  IN CANYON CREST PARK, REDLANDS, CAL. / COPYRIGHT, 1903, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." showing a bend in a road bordered by many flowers, unused post card with undivided back, evenly browning paper on back, minor corner rounding. $7.00 cd

"7283.  AVALON, SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CALIF." undivided back postcard from Detroit Photographic, corner crease, too much writing on front, as is. $1.50 c(a)c(s)d

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"7349 OLYMPIC RANGE, FROM SEATTLE, WASH." post card with red caption from Detroit Photographic, used Aug 9 1909 at the fair, writing on both sides, tiny spots of cancel ink in sky, mild corner rounding. $6.00 w(s)dm-e

"7427. GRAND CANYON OF ARIZONA FROM O'NEILL'S POINT  COPYRIGHT 1902 BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY" postcard with undivided back mailed June 1907 at Grand Canyon (light territorial cancel on 1-c Jamestown commemorative) to Ravenna Ohio (light receiving mark, corner crease, small corner crease. A beautiful card. $6.00 ad

"7573. GRANARY AND PARK STREET CHURCH, BOSTON, MASS.  COPYRIGHT, 1904, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." including a cemetery prominently in the foreground; unused post card with undivided back, minor corner wear & rounding. $2.25 cm(b)d

"7575 MRS. JACK GARDNER'S VENETIAN PALACE, BOSTON, MASS." unused white-border era postcard from Detroit Publishing, small corner crease, minor corner wear. $3.75 md

"7596.  'STR. HORICON' on LAKE GEORGE, N. Y." color Phostint post card from Detroit Publishing company, long crease, corner crease, corner & edge wear, yellowish paper, small spots of toning on back. $6.00 s(l)n(l)d

"7680.  OLD U.S. FEDERAL PRISON, FORT LEAVENWORTH, KAS. / DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO., PUBLISHERS" postcard with caption in light pink, mailed there 1905, extraneous writing on back. $5.00 pkd

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"7699 STATE DINING ROOM, WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, D. C.  COPR. DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." as it looked from its 1902 renovation until it was reconstructed during the Truman administration, unused divided-back Phostint post card, minor wear at the corners & top edge, couple small spots of very light toning. $5.00 i(h)dd

"7815. ENTRANCE GATEWAY. YELLOWSTONE PARK." color postcard from the Detroit Publishing Company, mailed there 1907, 2 bottom corners are badly creased but only tangential or outside of the image, 2 tiny spots of blue ink on back edges do not seem to belong, curved internal crease is hard to see from the front. $5.00 yd

"79012 PENA BLANCA TIENDA, NEW MEXICO. ON THE SANTA FE AFTER PAINTING BY HAROLD BETTS" unused Phostint post card depicts trading activity. $4.00 !

"7 DECKS.  COST $1,250,00.  8000 H. P. ENGINE.  LENGTH, 444 FEET. BEAM 96.5 FEET / 12085 STR. 'CITY OF CLEVELAND'  COPYRIGHT, 1908, BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." color postcard mailed 1910 to Ohio, stamp removed clumsily with several resultant creases in the area, corners worn & rounded, toning noticeable in the right front edge, a little cancel ink in sky. As is. $1.50 s(l)d

"7573. GRANARY AND PARK STREET CHURCH, BOSTON, MASS.  COPYRIGHT, 1904, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." including a cemetery prominently in the foreground; unused post card with undivided back, minor corner wear & rounding. $2.25 cm(b)d

"8035 INCLINED PLANE, CINCINNATI, OHIO" showing 2 streetcars descending a ramp, postcard from Detroit Publishing Company, mailed there 1910, corner & edge wear, partial cancel on front, corner wear & rounding, faint internal creasess at left front edge, as is. Sold but front still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 osd

"8039. THE CAMPUS, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, COLUMBUS, OHIO" post card with 1904 copyright from the Detroit Photographic Company, unused divided back (apparently a best seller in its day). Tiny corner crease, trivial corner wear, fairly fresh otherwise. $7.00 ocd

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"8200. U.S.S. OREGON.  COPYRIGHT 1906 BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." showing the ship which performed blockade duty during the Philippine Insurrection of 1899-1900, undivided back, unused, lightly toned back. Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(m)dp

"8493 HIGH ROCK SPRING, SARATOGA, N. Y." post card with undivided back & yellowish paper from Detroit Photographic Company, corner wear includes bends & minor discoloration, image & rest of card fresh & appealing. $5.50 nd+

"8764 BRANDING COPYRIGHT, 1905 BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." postcard with undivided back mailed 1907 at Hot Springs Arizona, 3 corner creases, corner & edge wear, long crease that is faint. $3.25 cd+!

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"8779 LAKE SPOFFORD N. H." Detroit Photographic post card with undivided back, fresh. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.75 n(l)d

"8797 HOTEL EL TOVAR, GRAND CANYON OF ARIZONA ..." unused Phostint postcard from Detroit Publishing Company, signed Louis Akin art, interesting printed commentary on the back, minor corner wear. $5.00 a(a)a(g)d*

"8797 HOTEL EL TOVAR, GRAND CANYON OF ARIZONA  DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." undivided back post card, signed Louis Akin art, unmailed, no writing but tape remnants at the back corners, front with noticeable toning in the borders & the sky. $2.75 da(g)a(a)

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"8980  A CHILLY DAY ON FIFTH AVENUE // COPYRIGHT 1905 / BY DETROIT / PUBLISHING / CO." obviously in the aftermath of a blizzard in New York City, unused postcard with undivided back, trivial corner wear, surprisingly fresh for its age. Someone should paint this scene. Hard to find! Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 wdn(n)

"9100  INDIAS AMATECAS. MÉXICO." showing three young Indian women in traditional attire, unused tarjeta postal with undivided back from the Detroit Publishing Company, trivial wear to the bottom corners, otherwise excellent & surprisingly fresh condition. Few in numbers, but preserving their culture nonetheless, most can be found in the village of Amatlan de los Reyes. $12.00 m(v)di(a)

"9207? THE PALM BEACH 'TROLLEY'  COPYRIGHT 1906 BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." postcard showing a side view of the mule-drawn trolley with passengers being transported on tracks between the Breakers & the Hotel Royal Poinciana; mailed there 1907 to Master W. Hutchinson at the Convent of Mercy (Merion Pennsylvania) by his mother, corners rounded, bottom corner crease not into the image, both sides toned. Writing on front obscures the last numeral in the number. Seldom seen & seldom offered in any condition. $14.00 f(p)du

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"9541 THE WATER CARRIER" showing a black woman with a water jug balanced on her head, unused post card with undivided back from the Detroit Publishing Company, tiny corner crease not into image, otherwise fairly fresh for its age. $10.00 bpd

"9531. STREET VIEW, JEFFERSON CITY, MO." Including wagon & pedestrian traffic, postcard from Detroit Publishing, mailed 1918, cancel ink on front, mild corner & edge wear. $5.00 md

"9849 SUNSET ON THE STRAITS, MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH.  DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." Phostint post card mailed there Aug 1 1910 to Miss Agnes Nolfe in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, minor corner wear, long upper corner crease, 1 bottom corner creased. $2.00 m(m)d

"9870  AN AUTUMN SCENE MACKINAC *ISLAND, MICH. // COPYRIGHT 1906 / BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." postcard mailed there 1906, 1 upper corner multiply creased, opposite bottom corner worn away unevenly, still a colorful & beautiful view considering its age. $3.75 m(m)d

"9900 HOTEL EL TOVAR, GRAND CANYON ARIZONA  FRED HARVEY // COPYRIGHT / 1905 / BY / DETROIT / PHOTOGRAPHIC..." unused post card, noticeable album marks at front corners, otherwise quite fresh. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 afd

"CADILLAC SQUARE AND COUNTY BUILDING, DETROIT, MICH. / 2685.  COPYRIGHT, 1902, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." looking east from Campus Martius, the Michigan Soldiers' & Sailors' monument & 3 streetcars in the foreground; postcard mailed there 1903, upper corner weakened by crease, long bottom corner crease, other edge wear is minor, light toning both sides. $4.00 m(d)d

"CIRCULAR BRIDGE, MT. LOWE RAILWAY, CALIFORNIA / 6112. COPYRIGHT, 1901, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." showing a car packed with passengers on the open-ride, post card with undivided back postcard, unused, back paper browned evenly with age, faint corner crease not into image, a few small spots of toning on back. $12.50 crdb

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"COPYRIGHT 1904 BY / DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO. // 8047  THE ARMORY, COLUMBUS, OHIO" postcard mailed 5 JUN 1909 (partial RPO cancel) to Miss Marie Hughes in Shelby Ohio, small upper corner crease tangential to image, minor corner & edge wear. Interesting message reads in part: "I'm back at Col. on Big 4, bringing Cubbie home. I went to Kenyon to the ball game and see him win the championship in doubles in tennis for Ohio colleges with Clem Rockey ..." $10.00 s(t)c(k)o(c)d

"COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / 11375  POINT LOOKOUT, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TENN." including two Civil War cannons, Phostint post card mailed JUN 26 1911 (NASH. & ATLANTA TR4 R.P.O. hand cancel) to Harry C. Francisco in Marshall Missouri, minor corner wear. $2.50 t(l)d

"COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / 11871 JAPANESE LANTERN POSTS, CANAL PARK, SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH." postcard mailed there 1916, long crease, spots of toning on front edges. $3.25 md!

   
"COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / 12105  HARBOR AND BATTERY PARK, NEW YORK" at the south tip of Manhattan, Phostint post card with unevenly divided back mailed NOV 1 1910? 'at anchor up the Hudson N. Y.' (as disclosed by the writer) aboard the USS Georgia to Mr. Martin Peterson in Rock Island Illinois, 3 small corner creases. Involved with peacetime Naval training 1910-1913, but 1910 is the most likely year given the stamp. $9.00 dn(m)

"COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / 13761 INDIAN MONUMENT, STOCKBRIDGE, MASS." color Phostint postcard, very late usage there, minor corner & edge wear. $2.25 md!

"COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / 70144 HIGH BRIDGE, ROCKY RIVER, CLEVELAND, OHIO." unused Phostint post card, small bottom corner crease not into the image, light toning on back, trivial edge wear. $2.50 do(c)b NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / 70555 THE LITTLE HALL ROOM OVER FRONT DOOR, THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH MEMORIAL, PORTSMOUTH, N. H." color Phostint post card, unused, slight browning of the paper with age, wear along bottom edge shows mostly from back. $3.25 nd

"COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / 70556 MISS ABIGAIL'S ROOM, THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH MEMORIAL, PORTSMOUTH, N. H." color Phostint postcard, unused, fresh appearance. $4.50 nd

"COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / 70557  GRANDFATHER NUTTER'S ROOM, THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH MEMORIAL, PORTSMOUTH, N. H." color Phostint post card, unused, trivial wear at one corner. Aldrich was a poet, novelist & travel writer. $4.00 ndgia

"COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / 70558 THE BLUE CHINTZ ROOM. THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH MEMORIAL, PORTSMOUTH, N. H." color Phostint postcard, unused, fairly fresh. $4.00 nd

"COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / 70832 NEW RIVER CANYON, GAULEY, W. VA." including a serpentine bridge, Phostint post card mailed MAR 15 1914 (good strike of COL. & NORFOLK, R.P.O. W.D. RMS hand cancel) to Miss Beatrice Renforth in Proctor West Virginia, tiny upper corner crease misses image, light toning both sides, stamp slight over edge. $2.50 w(n)db

"COPYRIGHT 1902, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO. / 6037. GATEWAY, CAVE HILL CEMETERY, LOUISVILLE, KY." color postcard, mailed 1906, lightly toned front, considerable edge wear, toned back. $3.00 kcd

"COPYRIGHT 1904 BY / DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO. // 8471  WHERE THE ERIE CANAL CROSSES THE GENESEE, ROCHESTER, N. Y." including 2 canal boats in the foreground, unused Phostint post card with divided back, minor corner wear, fresh overall impression both sides. When we searched the internet we found this card exhibited in a few important collections; but just try to find a nice original like this actually on offer! $13.00 dn(r)n(e)

"COPYRIGHT 1908 BY / DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / 12179.  TRINITY CHURCHYARD AND THE SKYSCRAPERS, NEW YORK." postcard with neat pencil writing on back, minor corner wear, very light toning both sides. Priced elsewhere as high as $6.99 but we can offer at $2.25. dn(n)

"COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / 11436  UP THE OHIO, FROM MT. ADAMS, CINCINNATI, OHIO." post card mailed AUG 11 1911 from Mount Vernon (WHEEL. & CHIC. R.P.O. cancel) to Miss Christena Struble in Lakeside Ohio, forwarded to Frederick Town Ohio, message & address typed in blue, long upper corner crease, bottom corner crease, chunks of the left front corner missing. As is. $0.50 do(c)

"COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / 12295 SUNRISE IN THE GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA." Phostint postcard mailed JAN 12 1911 (clear SAN FRAN. & BARSTOW TR4 R.P.O. hand cancel) to Nelson Talmage in Oberlin Ohio, left upper corner with small crease, right upper corner with long crease & short tear within it, very light toning both sides. As is. $0.75 da

"D-70945 PUBLIC LIBRARY, BOSTON, MASS." unused Phostint post card in color from Detroit Publishing, mild corner rounding. $3.25 mld. Similar, but small bottom corner crease. $3.00 mld

"Golf Links from the Country Club, Bethlehem, White Mts., N. H." white-border era from Detroit Publishing, very late usage, edge discoloration & wear, mild corner rounding, still nice Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi .jpg scan. $1.50 ngd

"H-2235  PUEBLO OF SAN FELIPI  COPR. FRED HARVEY" a bird's-eye view on Phostint post card made by the Detroit Publishing Company, mailed FEB 5 1924 (clear ALBUQ. & ASHFORD T10 R.P.O. RMS hand cancel) to Miss Katherine Geiger in Toledo Ohio, small bottom corner crease with wear, other corner & edge wear is minor. Detailed description of the pueblo printed on back. $3.75 fn(s)di

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"HOTEL STAR COLUMBUS OHIO. / 9968" including a bicycle & sporting goods shop on it lower level & a horse-drawn buggy nearby; unused postcard with undivided back from the Detroit Publishing Company, excellent condition. Hard to find & seldom offered. $10.00 o(c)d

"MEXICAN WAR MONUMENT, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA" post card number 6466 by Detroit Photographic, 1903 copyright, slight wear at the corners, faint album marks on back. $5.50 sd+

"MT. HERMON SCHOOL, Mt. Hermon, MASS." with caption corrected by hand from Southfield to Mt. Hermon, postcard mailed there 4 MAR 1903 to South Hanover (clear hand cancels), color postcard from Detroit Photographic, mild corner & edge wear, a little browning of the back paper with age. Writing on front explains 6 things in the scene--dormitory, chapel, science building, recitation hall, etc.--so exceptionally interesting. Please note: The printed caption on the postcard "MT. HERMON SCHOOL, SOUTHFIELD, MASS."  is erroneous, necessitating the noted hand correction by the sender. Mount Hermon is nowhere near Southfield in Massachusetts. $15.00 md-m*

"NARRAGANSETT PIER, R. I." post card mailed there 1904, 1899 copyright by Detroit Photographic, one corner worn. (rd). Please inquire.

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Postcard Collector. December 1990 (Volume 8 Number 12). Features on House of David, ham radio, Detroit's Phostints, Christmas & more. $2.50 p,d

REFERENCE: "DETROIT PUBLISHING COMPANY COLLECTORS' GUIDE" by James L. Low & Ben Papell, authoritative softbound book listing post cards by number (nearly complete), gently used. First edition, 1975 copyright. $42.00 pd

"SURF ON 17 MILE DRIVE, MONTEREY, CAL. / 6108, COPYRIGHT 1899, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." unused post card with undivided back, small corner crease, front toned especially in message area, lightly toned back, brownish paper on back. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 cdo

"THE THRUST BY THE MATADOR, MEXICAN BULL FIGHT. / 6098.  COPYRIGHT, 1902, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." color post card with undivided back mailed 1905 at El Paso, speckles of cancel ink on front, corners worn & rounded, inconsequential stamp damage. $9.00 bm(g)d

"WHERE THE FIRST AMERICAN FLAG WAS MADE. // 7800  BETSY ROSS HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA, PA.  // COPYRIGHT 1905 BY / DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." showing its exterior, unused Phostint postcard with divided back, very light toning on back, fresh overall impression. $2.25 dfp

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