"15. - Petits Métier - Pêcheur avec oiseaux   Little crafts - Fishing with birds / Fishingman With birds (Tientsin Moriya)" with second line of caption in blue, showing fisherman carrying 7 large birds on a long pole, sepia-tones on unused undivided back postcard, light brownish paper. The birds are cormorants. Hard to find! Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. cfb

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

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

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

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

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

"11  COXYDE-SUR-MER. -- Pêcheurs de Crevettes" showing Flemish shrimp fishermen in Belgium; unused carte postale with green back, neatly removed from a booklet, good edges. $8.00 bf

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

"15. - Petits Métier - Pêcheur avec oiseaux   Little crafts - Fishing with birds / Fishingman With birds (Tientsin Moriya)" with second line of caption in blue, showing fisherman carrying 7 large birds (cormorants?) on a long pole, sepia-tone on unused undivided back post card, light brownish paper. The birds are cormorants. Hard to find! Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.

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

"163  A NEWHAVEN FISHWIFE" with the sea wall & lighthouse in the background; handcolored Valentine's real photo post card, circa 1931 (because we know the source), slight curl to the paper, small bottom corner crease tangential to the image, other edge wear is trivial. $6.00 e(n)lphf

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

"2011 / Seasons, sizes / and Creel Limits / POCKET GUIDE / ... / PENNSYLVANIA / FISH & BOAT COMMISSION" complete in fold-out with 10 panels, authoritative, exceptionally detailed & interesting. Shown are 3 panels including the seasons, minimum sizes & daily limits for dozens of species of fish (left & center) and how to report water pollution (right). Other panels list lakes by counties, catch & release regulations, life jacket laws, etc. $1.50 fp(p)l

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

"3311. - Concarneau / Débarquement des Thonniers" showing women unloading albacore tuna with the boats that caught the fish prominent in the background. Unused postcard. $11.00 (f(c))

"340. TONKIN -- Doson - Pêcheuses" postcard showing female fishermen having emerged from the water (see-through effect on one); post card with dark red caption, TCV 26 NOV 1906 from Saigon Central Cochin-Chine (French Indo-China) to Romans France (cancels & backstamps clear, mild corner wear & rounding, writing on front does not detract. Doson is now in North Vietnam. $16.00 vff-v

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

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

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

"512 - EMBRYO FISHERMAN AND HIS CATCH" showing a salmon larger than the boy standing next to it, Mitchell-published post card with legible writing all over the back, small bottom corner crease, mild corner wear. Larger image than the black & white version, or the 1908 color printing, so do not rely on your checklist. $3.75 mbf*

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

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

"62 ON FISHER LAKE NEAR MERCER WIS. 62" unused Ekc real photo post card including 3 fishermen in a boat. $4.75 w(f)f

   
"6.--Petits Métiers--Pêcheurs Chinois. Little crafts-- Chinese fishermen."  circa-1915 carte postale from Collection Liou-Seu, unused, corner wear & rounding, mark on back that looks like a ladder. $12.00 cf

"77  Fishing for Lobsters on the Beach, California" postcard published by the M. Kashower Company in Los Angeles, mailed there 1917, stripe of yellow toning at left front edge matches the accents on the bathing suits, name written lightly in bottom right front border. $2.25 bf

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"897. BROLLES - BOIS-LE-ROI -- Les bords de la Seine" shows fishermen in France, post card mailed 1911. $3.50 f(b)f

"Aboard a Portugeese(sic) fishing schooner out for the banks for cod" home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 from Rosepine Louisiana. $2.00 pf

"Aborigine native of Arnhem Land, N. Australia with a primitive fish net." well-done, home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 at Leland Michigan, small upper corner bend not into the image. $2.00 nf

"A GOOD HOOK UP" depicting the dilemma of a long-legged female angler, hook raising the dress to expose her nylons, very rare Mutoscope arcade card with unsigned Gil Elvgren art from the 1940 Glamour Girls series, good edges & no writing on back. Sold but front side still available for artistic study & reference as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 mpafh

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

"Alewive Fishing on the Georges River, Warren, Me." small real photo inset on a greeting card with poetry, circa 1913. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 m(w)m(g)f*

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

"American Scene. Fishing along the Atlantic. Coastal fishing at Pemaquid, Maine." with art attributed to Edward Turner; well-done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960. $2.50 m(p)fa(t)l*

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

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

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

"Am Thunersee, Niesen und Stockhornkette.  Lac de Thoune" with fishermen in a rowboat & another on shore, the two named Bernese Oberland mountain peaks in the distance; unused carte postale with hand-colored appearance, soft corners, small dark spot near a back edge & 2 tiny dark spots in the weeds. A beautiful card that could inspire a large painting. $2.25 smf

"A Muskie! / 7. / WAVERLEY LODGE, on French River, Noelville, Ontario." showing a woman angler hoisting a muskellunge that looks to be a good 3 foot long; unused real photo postcard with glossy finish & good edges, slight curl to the paper. When we searched the Internet we could find only one other postcard from that lodge, and it was different -- so this one is definitely uncommon. 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(n)f

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"An Average Catch Here" showing fisherman in small boat & huge jumping fish, Mirro-Krome post card mailed 1975, corners worn. $1.00 ef

"Anna Maria, Fla. Charter boats / for the fishing grounds."  from signed art by Robert Chase, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1957 from Tallevast Florida. $2.50 f(a)a(c)f

"Anna Maria, Fla. Gathering / famous Anna Maria stone crabs." from art attributed to Robert Chase, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1957 from Sydney Florida, small bottom corner crease not into the art. $2.25 f(a)a(c)f

"Arab fishermen on Persian Gulf" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed NOV 10 1965 from Wilberforce Ohio, cancel ink in the front water, very light toning on back, good edges. $1.25 af

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

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

"Barques de Pêche rentrant au Port / Collection Eclaveau Joubier, St. Nazaire" showing French fishing boats powered by sail entering their harbor, carte postale, fresher than most of this age. $3.25 s(c)f

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

"BELLINGHAM, Wash.  P. A. F. Cannery." postcard from Tuck Series No. 2684, photochromed in Saxony, mailed 1910 to Columbus Ohio, upper corner crease, cancel ink in the sky, noticeable corner wear. Surprisingly hard to find in any condition. $5.00 w(b)ft

"Bennett Spring State Park, between Lebanon and Buffalo, Mo., near U. S. Highway 66 / 5B278-N" including a wading fisherman near the stone bridge with 3 arches, circa 1945 linen post card, erased pencil writing in back message area still shows partially. $1.50 m(b)f

"BESSEMER BLDG, PITTSBURG, PA.  1185" showing the exterior of the renaissance revival high-rise designed by architect Grosvenor Atterbury, the riverboat of the Aurora Fishing Club prominent in the foreground (the Allegheny River); post card in vertical format, mailed there 1906, made in Germany for Bosselman & Co., 2 small corner creases (1 within the caption area), other edge wear is minor. Rare. $20.00 fp(p)ab

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

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

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

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

"Boy! Do these babies go / for live bait up / here!" comic linen post card with 29-c US scuba diver stamp strategically placed & cancelled neatly on its first day of issue in Honolulu Hawaii. Unique! $5.00 fch-u(f)

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

"Capri - Pescatore Spadaro / Edit. Brunner & C., Como" showing a Italian fisherman smoking a long pipe, unused post card numbered 20882 on back, trivial wear at the bottom corners. $3.75 isf

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

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

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

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

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

"Compliments of Nowlen & Secord" circa 1890 trade card with ice skaters & ice boat under sail & ice fishing, browning paper shows age, faint crease. $5.00 afsw

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

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

"CORMORANT AND FISHERMAN EXERT / THEMSELVES AT R. NAGARA. GIFU" carte postale with very late mailing at Glenham South Dakota. Unforgettable image. Circa-1930 (per G. W. Browne's reference) & very hard to find due to the strategic fire-bombing there during World War II. $7.50 jfb

"'CORMORANT FISHING' / ON THE NAGARA RIVER" unforgettable art showing the birds in action, circa-1908 carte postale with very late mailing at Marcell Minnesota, push-pin hole & 2 small creases at a lower corner, 2 other corners with small creases, other edge wear is minor. $2.50 jfb [ぎふ長良川の鵜飼]

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

"CRABBING ON THE ST. JOE RIVER / NEAR SOUTH BEND, IND. / 11440" showing 2 men working near the bank, postcard mailed at South Bend 1910, swap with Mrs. John Hartman in Nappanee is mentioned, corner & edge wear. Uncommon in color; usually offered in black & white with sky tint. $6.50 if

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

     
"C. SIEBERT, / Manufacturer and Importer of / GUNS, RIFLES / Breech-Loading Short Guns, Revolvers, Pistols, &c. / Also, FISHING TACKLE, / ..." illustrated circa 1890 advertising card promoting its ready-acting dog-tail and gun-barrel attachment on back, slight adherence at right front edge obscures nothing. The shop was in Columbus Ohio. 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 either side, or $3.75 for both. adggfo****#

"Curing Codfish at Percé, P.Q.--Séchage de la morue à Percé, P.Q.--C.F.3." in Quebec, unused postcard from the Photogelatine Engraving Company in Toronto, good edges. Uncommon & interesting. $3.75 q(p)f

"DB-51  SURFSIDE FISHING -- HOOKING A BIG ONE AT DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA" unused circa World War II linen post card from a photo attributed to R. D. Pope, trivial wear at one upper corner, back paper browning evenly with age. Post cards featuring women fisherman are uncommon--as one of our collector customers pointed out to us & as you can verify yourself from these listings. But action shots? Forget about it! $5.00 f(d)f

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

"Down off Newfoundland, / the cod harvest begins." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 from New Hope Alabama, tiny upper corner crease, minor bottom corner wear. $1.75 nf

"Drying Fish, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.--1" unused postcard, tiny spot in right margin could be a printer's guide, otherwise excellent condition. $2.75 nf*

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

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

"FAMOUS PLACE AND FINE PROSPEKTS(sic) IN (SHIMA)" post card showing 4 female pearl divers inspecting their harvest of oysters and other seafood at Mikimoto Pearl Island; late usage in the United States, minor corner wear. $4.75 jpf

"FAMOUS PLACES AND FINE PROSPEKTS IN (SHIMA)" postcard showing 4 female pearl divers inspecting their harvest of oysters and other seafood at Mikimoto Pearl Island; late usage in the United States, long upper corner crease, other corner wear is minor. $4.50 jpf

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"FIJI FOR / FINE FISHIN' // VR2BC" with sailfish art, shortwave (28 MC) QSL card used 1957 by operator Greg B. Gregory of the Department of Agriculture in Suva, minor edge wear, light toning both sides. $3.00 ff

"Fisherman" CB QSL card from the Runnin' Bare Artist Series #1717 copyrighted in 1979, clear tape remnant & numeral written on back. $0.50 f

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

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

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

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"Fishermen on the coast of Martinique" outbound, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 from New Ross Indiana, tiny top corner crease, a lot of wear on the bottom edge. $1.75 mf

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

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

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

"Fishing along the Atlantic. / Big tuna is the game out of / Wedgeport, Nova Scotia." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1960 from Dennysville Maine. Art is attributed to Edward Turner. $2.50 nfa*

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

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

"FISHING AT NUBBLE POINT, YORK BEACH, ME." linen post card mailed 1950's, stamp removed, tiny corner crease. $2.50 lm(y)f

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

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

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

"FISHING AT SEASIDE NEAR NAGASAKI" captioned photo from a sailor's album, circa 1919-1920, no post card back, some oxidation. Rare: no other offers, recorded sales, or displays when we searched the Internet. $5.00 jf

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

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"Fishing in Nova Scotia" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post cards with all different designs mailed 1962 from these Maine towns: Greenville (top right, cancel ink in sky), Patten (bottom left), Newport (bottom right), Dover-Foxcroft (middle left), Freeport Maine (top left), East Millinocket (middle right, cancel ink in sky). $1.50 each nf or take all six for $8.25 nf.

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

"Fishing is wonderfull(sic) in / Idaho's Primitive Areas" showing a fisherman from the back, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 from Goshen Ohio, good edges. $1.50 i(u)f

"Fishing on St. Joe River, South Bend, Ind." showing a fisherman wading in the water, post card, circa 1909, made in Germany, minor corner & edge 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 i(s)f

"Fishing Smacks at dock, Stonington, Conn." unused postcard published by G. A. Hyde circa 1912, tiny upper corner crease, bottom corner noticeably rounded. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 c(s)s(c)f

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

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

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

"Flotila Pesquera / Veracruz" showing the fishing fleet, beautifully composed real photo tarjeta postal from Suárez Sánchez, mailed 1941 to Massachusetts, corner crease, minor corner wear & rounding. $2.75 mf+

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

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

"Greetings from HESSTON, KANS. / 6761 / An early Morning Catch" exaggeration post card including giant fish & one giant frog; mailed there 1920 to Norman E. Stauffer in Lancaster Pennsylvania, 2 corners creased, all corners noticeably worn, toning both sides. Hard to find in any condition. $3.00 k(h)ef

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"Greetings / from / [Jacksonville Ohio]" fantasy generic postcard for the small village has art showing 2 beautiful children atop a shell being pulled by a very large fish caught by a ribbon, postcard mailed there AUG 20 1910 to Miss Vesta Morrow of North Berne Ohio, mild corner rounding, a light water stain at the top corners. The placename was penned by hand to complete the caption, and its ink has smeared just a bit. The embossing is quite detailed. $6.00 o(j)sffc

"Greetings from / R. C. A. F. STATION, / COLD LAKE, ALTA." with fishing scene from a photo by J. Julius Fanta, chrome-era postcard mailed there in 1950's. $1.25 afp

"Greetings from / WISCONSIN // WAUSAU / THE / FISHERMAN'S PARADISE" post card mailed 1942, stamp removed, some cancel ink on front. $2.00 mw(w)f

"GWEEDORE RIVER, CO. DONEGAL.  A1165" with art depicting a solitary wading fisherman, Valentine & Sons copyrighted postcard, unused, a few small spots of light toning on back. $2.25 nf

"Halberstadt  Fischmarkt" showing the fish market building, Postkarte from Cal Mittag in Gernrode im Harz, very late usage at Neosho Rapids Kansas, one bottom corner has 2 small creases. $2.50 gf

   
"HAWAIIAN FISHERMAN." post card published by Hawaii and South Seas Curio Company in Honolulu, mailed DEC 2 1911 by a sailor aboard the USS Colorado (on the return voyage of the armored cruiser to the Far East) to a lady in Oakville Ontario Canada, mild corner & edge wear, light toning near the back bottom edge. Until we saw this example, we did not know that Canada accepted mail from US sailors at our domestic rate. Sold but both sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. hf-n(c)

"Hayward, Wis." art depicting children fishing, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962. (2 different) $2.25 each wf

"H.B.-44 / 'BLUENOSE II' / Replica of world famous fishing schooner 'Bluenose'. / Built at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia", side view of her under full sail, post card lithographed in Canada, trivial spot of wear on one edge, otherwise fairly fresh. $2.25 ns(c)f

"Here are a few of the fish we got. ... D. L. Swarts Buckeye City Ohio" postcard with our caption excerpted from message that was on back, mailed but not cancelled in 1911, 2 bends into the lower left front corner. 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. o(b)gfa

"Here's just a sample. The rest were / so heavy that I had to leave 'em / behind" with man moving large fish in a wheelbarrow, impressing the lady who exclaims 'WHATTAMAN!' unused linen post card, numbered C-270 on back. $2.50 cf

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

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

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

"HOW WE DO THINGS AT TRENTON, OHIO / A DANDY" circa 1915 exaggeration fishing card, lightly toned front, corner crease. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 oef

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"HUIZEN (GOOI)  Netten breiën" man in The Netherlands repairs fishing net with wife nearby, color on undivided back from M. Blommesteijn, numbered 303 on back, unused, trivial edge wear. $14.00 nf

"Hukilau" illustrating that ancient Hawaiian method deployment a net for communal fishing, unused chrome-era postcard with rounded corners as issued, from a photo by United Air Lines (its logo on back). $1.75 h(h)f

"HURON RIVER, Chicago, Ohio" with men & boys fishing, post card mailed NOV 1 1911 (almost complete & well struck SANDUSKY & NEWARK TR4 R.P.O. RMS hand cancel) in Sandusky to Miss Mary Deardurff in Newark Ohio, 2 tiny corner creases. $4.75 o(c)o(h)o(w)-r

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

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

"If they won't come peacefully, then I go after 'em / that's me" boy fisherman abandons his pole & line, dives off pier for fish; comic linen post card with 29-c US scuba diver stamp strategically placed & cancelled neatly on its first day of issue in Honolulu Hawaii. Unique! $5.00 fch-u(f)

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

"I am dropping you a line / No. 22 CHRIS. N. KROGSTAD, MENOMONIE, WIS." signed art depicting a boy fishing off an embankment, circa 1906 postcard with lightly toned front, mild corner wear & rounding. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 af

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

"I DIDN'T HEED MY MAMA'S ADVICE / 'BOUT SWIMMING IN THE WATER, / MY CLOTHES FELL IN, OFF THE HICKORY LIMB; NOW I'M FISHING-A WISER DAUGHTER" black & white signed Meyer Levin on Mutoscope arcade card, lightly toned back, not often seen. $5.00 maf

"I'M WAITING FOR MY SAILOR MAN, / MY SWEETHEART BOY IN BLUE, / IF ONCE I GET HIM IN MY ARMS, / 'BOY! NO MORE SAILING WILL HE DO" black & white signed Meyer Levin art on a Mutoscope arcade card, lightly toned back, minor corner rounding, not often seen or offered. $5.00 maf

"INDIAN ROCKS BRIDGE  INDIAN ROCKS BEACH., FLA. P34" with a fisherman in the foreground, well composed with good contrast & depth of field. $3.75 f(i)bf

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

   
"Intha fishermen standing at the stern on a slender boat, rowing with one leg 'leg rower' on inle / Lake, located the heart of Shan state..." in Burma (now Myanmar), unused continental post card, excellent condition. $1.50 bf. Near mint condition. (2 available). Shown. $2.00 each bf

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

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

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

"Japanese Fishermen at Wharf in Yokohama" unused post card with divided back, toning on front from album contact, toning on back mostly from the printing process itself, good edges. $1.50 jf

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

"Just as big fish in the sea as ever / were caught? Well, I'm catchin' / 'em now." comic linen post card with 29-c US scuba diver stamp strategically placed (so as to align the ocean horizons), cancelled neatly on its first day of issue in Honolulu Hawaii. Unique! $5.00 fch-u(f)

"JUST AS STARTING ON FISHING WITH CORMORANTS. GIFU." carte postale from an exceptionally interesting series, mailed  in the United States, small indent in the right front edge, one bottom corner with 2 small creases . Circa-1930 (per G. W. Browne's reference) & very hard to find due to the strategic bombing there during World War II. $7.50 jfb

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

"KB8ANX" Wharton Ohio QSL card used 1990 by operator Frank Fulk, clever fishing art, fresh appearance, good edges. $2.00 o(w)f

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

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

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

"Lady and Guide weigh in a little Fellow at / Hunt's Point, Queens County, Nova Scotia.--9"  beside a trophy tuna, black & white postcard, excellent condition. 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(h)fp

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

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

"Lake Rincón / Dominican Republic" showing 3 small fishing boats being poled through dense lily pads, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed FEB 2 1965 from Anthon Iowa, two tiny corner bends. $1.75 dfs(l)

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"Lake Sunapee, N. H." showing fishing from 2 small boats, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1963. $1.75 nf

"LANDING-PLACE TO ENJOY FISHING WITH CORMORANTS. GIFU." circa-1910 carte postale with late mailing at Limaville Ohio, long upper corner crease. Circa-1930 (per G. W. Browne's reference) & very hard to find due to the strategic bombing there during World War II. $7.50 jfb

"LA PERADE / La pêche aux poissons des chenaux" with many ice-fishing shanties attesting to the Québec river's bounty; carte postale mailed at Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade 13 II 1989, tiny bottom corner crease. $2.00 q(r)fw

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

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

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

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

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

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

"N-510  FISHING IN LAKE AT HUNGRY MOTHER STATE PARK, IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA / Photo by Virginia Conservation Commission  E-5812" unused linen post card with saturated colors in excellent condition. $3.00 v(h)f

"NATIVES -- TORCH FISHING ON MAUI" in Hawaii, unused Ponoi-Craft chrome postcard with a striking image. $2.50 h(m)f

"NICE TO HOOK UP WITH" art on a rare Mutoscope arcade card from the Hotcha Girls series depicts a female angler immodestly attired, fresh colors, good edges, small neat reorder number written on back. $17.00 mpf

"Youn(g) shrimper of Louisiana" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1963, great art but not attributed. $2.00 lf

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

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

"MARKEN" showing 2 fishermen aboard their boat, stowing their nets; briefkaart with undivided back from Jos. Nuss & Co., considerable corner & edge wear, numeral 5 pencilled in heavily at the upper left front corner, light album marks at the back corners. $4.75 nfs(c)

"Municipal Pier, St. Petersburg, Fla." with a Goodyear blimp close-by the many nonplussed fishermen & parked autos, real photo post card mailed there 1936, upper corner bends not into the image, light toning on back. No surprise--all the fisherman are paying attention to their lines, not to the zeppelin! Hard to find! $15.00 zff

"N-725 A FINE 'CATCH' FOR ANYONE" shapely woman fly fisherman in mini-skirt on a linen postcard cleverly converted into a first day cover for the 29-cent fish stamp issued by the US OCT 3 1994. Cleverly placement so the stamp fish are near the stream & her line. Neatly canceled. We know who made it, and that only two exist. $5.00 f-u(f)

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

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

"Net Fishing" in Barbados, chrome with excellent composition. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 bf

"Neah Bay Wash.  7428" showing several coastal fishing boats, unused Ekc real photo post card with good contrast & glossy finish, minor corner wear, very light toning on back. $3.75 w(n)fs(c)

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

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

"Norderneyer Fischerin Wümer grabend" showing a fisherwoman digging for sea worms on the East Frisian island of Norderney, Postkarte with undivided back mailed there -8.9.04 to Hermann Müller in Bonn (who received it the next day), a little toning on back but stamp and cancels are fine. Rare: we found no other offers or even an exhibit when we searched the internet. $12.50 wf

"NORTHERN PIKE / Greetings from Mercer, Wisconsin" unused Ekc real photo post card, tiny bottom corner bend. $3.50 w(m)f

"On Connecticut River - fishing / the waters below Lyman Dam, / near Colebrook, N. H." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1961 from Epping New Hampshire. Art is attributed to Henry McDaniel. $2.00 n(c)fa(m)

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

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

    "Paris.  Feyin-Perrin / Rückkehr der Austernfischer" art showing the return of oystercatchers; unused post card from Stengel, numbered 29804 on back, paper browned with age dulling the colors, much information printed on back in German. $2.00 sfa

"Philadelphia fish market on / Pike Place, Seatle(sic) Wash. / Painting by Rudolph Bundas" home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1957 from Selleck Washington, small bottom corner crease, slight curl to the paper. $2.25 w(s)a(b)f

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"PICTURESQUE SHRIMP BOATS AT ANCHOR IN BEAUTIFUL BACK BAY OF BILOXI, MISS." unused white-border era postcard, otherwise fresh appearance, good edges. 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 mf

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

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

"Potholes full of fish. Fishing from / the shore in a pothole lake in / the Columbia Basin, Washington" with art attributed to James Edward Pace, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1958 from Benge Washington, slight curl to the paper. $2.50 fw(p)a(p)

"Pressant la morue sur la plage. -- Codfish pressing on Beach at Grand Etang, P. Q.--G.E. 7." post card published by H. V. Henderson, a little pencil writing in the stamp box should erase well, good edges. $3.00 q(g)f

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

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"Pretty Girls at Rod and Gun Club, / Omaha, Neb." at water's edge, post card mailed there 1914 to Helen G. Kleinhaus in Easton Pennsylvania. City ad printed on back: OMAHA / THE CONVENTION CITY OF THE WEST. Writer's comment: 'They are all suffragettes out here but they don't show it.' Seen with a $9.99 starting bid elsewhere but we need only $6.00 fixed price. n(o)f

"REAL TARPON FISHING WITHIN EASY REACH, SARASOTA, FLORIDA--13" linen era post card with 29-c US scuba diver stamp strategically placed (so as to align the ocean horizons), cancelled neatly on its first day of issue in Honolulu Hawaii. Unique! $5.00 fh-u(f)

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

"Ricordo / di ROMA. // Carla Kunzli, Zurigo, Dep. No. 423" including a fisherman prominently & St. Peters in the distance; cartolina postale with undivided back, very late usage at Sanford Texas, 3 small corner creases, corner rounding at all corners, paper starting to brown evenly with age. $10.00 if

"RIVERSIDE HOTEL AND NOTTAWASAGA RIVER, WASAGA BEACH, ONT." sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed there JUL 15 1933, short curved internal crease from the top center edge. Amusing message: 'We are spending a day or two here. the fish are so big in the river we can't land them so we will stop at Meafort where they are smaller and more of them..." The beach that you see is said to be the longest freshwater beach in the world. A rare postcard: when we searched the Internet we found no other offer, exhibit, or prior sale. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. o(w)f

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

"Roma - Galleria Nazionale / Tito - La vecchia pescheria a Venezia" showing a Venetian fish mark beside a canal, sepia-tone post card on pebbled stock, very late usage at El Prado New Mexico, stain at the upper right front corner. $1.00 afmi

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

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"SHRIMP BOATS / Jacksonville, Florida" Plastichrome® post card with Jan 1957 date written on back, spot of toning in the lower address area obscures nothing, good edges. Boat names include Mr. Max. & Theresa-F. $1.50 f(j)fs(c)

"Some catch, eh? And there's no catch / to it, either" comic linen post card with 29-c US scuba diver stamp strategically placed & cancelled neatly on its first day of issue in Honolulu Hawaii. Unique! $5.00 fch-u(f)

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

"Special December Offer! // Fur-Fish-Game" offering subscription discounts to the Columbus Ohio publication, postal card mailed there 1960 to Pearl Mathers in Niotaze Kansas, little wear on left front edge, tiny spot of cancel ink on front misses everything. $2.00 hfso

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

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SS-8  TYPICAL VIEW THRU WINDOWS OF GLASS-BOTTOMED BOATS AT SILVER SPRINGS" with passengers watching the fish, unused linen postcard, fairly fresh with good edges. $2.75 f(s)f

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

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

"Stroudsburg Pa. / Trying for speckled trout / below this waterfall" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1961 at Dublin Pennsylvania, minor wear at one corner. The cascades shown are Bushkill Falls. $1.75 pfw

"Sun Fish Caught by Geo. Farnsworth / Girth 9 ft.  Catalina Isl. July 27 1903 / 9 ft. long & Wight 1500 lbs. // Sun Fish caught at Catalina Island, / Girth 9 ft. 9 ft. long, Weight 1,500 lbs." doubly captioned, people gathered round below a sign which we can partially read 'FARNSWORTH / ... HARRY ELMS / FISHING A SPECIALTY'; postcard printed in Germany for publisher M. Rieder, unevenly divided back, mailed MAY 6 1909 (partially readable R.P.O. cancel of Salt Lake City & L... TR 2) to J. H. Bower in Newark Ohio, 3 long creases in the same bottom corner. Witty message: 'Somewhat bigger than your sunfish.' Seeing is believing! $3.00 c(c)fg

"Sur la Plage Sud. Fishermen at work on South Beach, Percé, P.Q.--PSB4." unused carte postale made in Canada for The Photogelatine Engraving Company in Toronto, trivial wear at 3 corners. $3.50 q(p)f

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

"THE FISHING GEAR GIVEAWAY" official entry form on business reply card from the North American Fishing Club in Minnetonka Minnesota, excellent condition. $0.75 fm

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

"The Old Fishin' Hole" with Thomas Kinkaid art depicting a boy fishing next to a covered bridge, unused continental postcard used to publicize the availability of prints, copyrighted 2003, near mint condition. No merchant handstamp on back--harder to find that way. $2.00 a(k)fb

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

"'THE RETURN OF THE OYSTER FISHERS' / Original painting by Francois Nicolas Augustin Feyen-Perrin / ..." unused circa-1910 postcard published by Continental Art Company in Chicago, minor corner wear, a few small spots of light toning on back. Considered one of the best examples of his work. $3.75 a(f)f

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

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

"THINK YOU'LL GET ANY TODAY?" asks a passerby fisherman to another who is more busy pitching woo, signed Cooper art on an unused postcard published by Cooper's Photo in Great Falls Montana, toned back, 2 tiny corner creases. Seen elsewhere as high as $11.96,  but we ask only $3.75. a(c)fl

"THOMPSON FISH HATCHERY" showing one of the largest trout-rearing stations in the United States, unused Plastichrome® post card, tiny upper corner crease, minor corner & edge wear. $1.25 m(t)f

"TIGER MUSKIE / Greetings from Mercer, Wisconsin" Ekc real photo postcard with pertinent information on back from a lucky fisherman who got it in July 1950. $3.75 w(m)f

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

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

"Trout fishing in Rio Grande / in narow(sic) canyons west of Taos N Mex." with the signed art of John Meigs, home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1960 at Mesilla New Mexico, small upper corner crease not into the image. SOLD nfa(m)

"Trout fishing on Lake Sunapee / N. H. Ford Times Aug 60 / Ptg. David C. Baker" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1960 from Charlestown. $2.00 nf**

Uncaptioned home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard with wonderful but unattributed art depicting fishing boats at shore, art from a magazine clipping that has a faint corner crease. $1.25 s(c)f

"VE1LN" Yarmouth Nova Scotia QSL viewcard depicting a tuna fisherman landing his catch, mailed there 1948 by operator Bernie, 3 corners with small creases. $2.25 n(y)f

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

"View at Lake Land Farm, Marion, Ala. / 2C442-N" noted as a fishing destination & for its clover tours. No post card back, with much legible writing on back dating to 1953. The image is printed at a slight tilt to the edges, but all we have seen come that way. $2.75 af

   
"VIEW OF NOTED FISHING WITH CORMORANTS ON R. NAGARA. GIFU." 3 different cartes postales from an exceptionally interesting series, very late mailings in the United States. Circa-1930 (per G. W. Browne's reference) & very hard to find due to the strategic fire-bombing there during World War II. $7.50 each in top row. $5.00 for the left because of two lower corner creases. All three: $18.75 jfb. Same offer of all 3 but with a better example of the card in row 2; only two faint stress marks from the bottom edge. $19.75 jfb

"Von't you / haf a 'fish spoon' / midt me, yedt?" post card made in the USA, mailed JUN 19 1913 (light KANSAS CITY & CALDWELL TR 12 R.P.O. cancel) to Grand Rapids Michigan, both sides toned. $1.25 df

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

"WISHING YOU / FISHERMANS LUCK. / 'GOOD LUCK' Series No. 11  Copyright 1905. A. S." color drawing in vertical format shows a portly man hauling in a big fish from his boat; undivided back postcard mailed 1908 in Oklahoma, toning near back edges, corner & edge wear noticeable but not near the image. $4.25 f

"With word of the perch run, fisher- / men swarm to the Ludington / channel on Lake Michigan" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1963. $2.00 m(l)f

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

"Worls(sic) largest covered bridge at Hartland Pond, Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada" with art attributed to (Aiden) Lassell Ripley; well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1959 at Gorham Maine. Ripley's art is well known for his fly-fishing scenes, and sure enough those fishermen are in the foreground. $2.50 nbsaf

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CLASSIC FISHING REFERENCE

"THE RAPALA FISHING GUIDE / Secrets from the Pros / Proven techniques / for taking more and / bigger fish" paperbound, 200 pages plus covers, 1976 copyright, many illustrations & color plates. Articles by tournament winners, award-winning writers & record holders such as Ron Weber, Bill Cullerton, Buck Perry, Roland Martin, Al Lindner, Ray Ostrom, Ray Johnson, Stu Apte, Mark Sosin, Ken Lauer & Jed Welsh. Subjects include: knots, pattern fishing for bass, catching trophy trout, taking walleyes at night, offshore fishing in the Northeast, fish filleting, taking giant tarpon, fishing in the Pacific Northwest, fish filleting & much more. Profusely illustrated (125+), cover creased & toned; a few color plates loose from binding. The previous owner referred to it often giving mute testament as to its usefulness. The first decent fish catch you get will more than pay for the book. $5.50 f

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

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

"Volendam. Volendammer Visschers." showing 2 fishermen (one smoking a pipe) & part of their boat, unused, minor edge wear. Slightly larger than a regular-size postcard. $2.25 nmf

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

"WORKING HARD FOR THE FAMILY DINNER  S-430" showing 3 black children fishing at a dock, with a stringer of small fish already caught (a scene that would inspire an engaging painting); on back of another scene "GETTING READY FOR 'HOT-CAKES', OLD FASHIONED METHOD OF SYRUP MAKING IN THE SOUTH" with no blacks; tiny corner crease not into either image, no postcard back. $1.00 bf* Same scene but on the linen postcard shown here, with a tiny corner crease that is hard to notice. $3.50 bf

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

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

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