ADRIAN, MICHIGAN. "South Main Street, Adrian, Mich." prominently showing the A. B. Park Co. / Dry Goods & Carpets Building, the temporary large sign announcing the move in of the Robert Thomson & Co. with Up-to-Date Shoes next door 'about October 1st', horse & buggy & early auto at the curb, & 'ELECTRIC LIGHT / IS THE ONLY WAY' sign; unused color postcard made in Germany, published for Farmer Fred in Battle Creek. Quite fresh for its age and rare! SOLD RECENTLY m(a)fg(p)me

ADRIAN, OHIO. "A TRIP / TO / ADRIAN O." unused real photo multiview postcard with 5 scenes--M. E. Church, E. V. Church, school, Main Street (2 different views); a few spots of toning & album marks on back, good edges. $19.00 o(a)mm

AKRON, OHIO. "FIRST CENTRAL TRUST BUILDING, AKRON, OHIO / STIVAS STUDIO, AKRON, OHIO" at the corner of Main & Mill Streets; unused linen-finish post card published by H. A. Bingamon in Dayton Ohio, minor corner wear, back paper starting to yellow showing age, a little dark toning at the edge near the stamp box. $5.00 bo(a)m NEW / NOUVEAU / NY

ALBANY, NEW YORK. "S.S. 'Albany' at Main St. Landing, Poughkeepsie, N.Y." with another steamer nearby, unused souvenir post card from The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Company, heavily toned back, front toning very light, rounded corners, minor edge wear. $4.00 n(p)ms(r)

ALGONAC MICHIGAN. "MAIN ST. LOOKING SOUTH / ALGONAC, MICH. // W387" unused sepia-tone real photo postcard. Readable signage--SODAS on left; AT&T, DRUGS & BETTY T SHOPPE on right. 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 m(a)m

ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA. "Main St., Alliance, Neb." post card showing Phelan Opera House & F.O.E. sign (Fraternal Order of Eagles). Creased & toned, edge ding, lacks freshness, as is. $2.75 nm

ANDREWS, NORTH CAROLINA. "A-1 Main Street, Andrews, North Carolina" including the Hotpoint Appliances store & Davis Drugs on the left; unused linen postcard, near mint. $4.50 n(a)m

ARPIN, WISCONSIN. "MAIN ST. LOOKING WEST / ARPIN, WIS. / #1" showing 2 horse-drawn wagons beside each other to emphasize the width; sepia-tone real photo post card with excellent composition & contrast, oxidation consistent with age, published by B. H. Dingman in Plymouth Wisconsin, mailed FEB 6 1909 (partial CHI. ABB. & MPLS. RPO cancel) to Newark Ohio where it arrived the next day (clear flag cancel in the front sky), lightly toned back, trivial corner wear. Sender disparaged this very small town. Rare. $22.00 w(a)m

ASAHIGAWA, JAPAN. "VIEW OF SHIDAN-DORI, MAIN STREET OF ASAHIGAWA CITY, ASAHIGAWA" including pedestrians & bicycle traffic, several readable signs; black & white carte postale made in Wakayama, unused, good edges. $5.00 jmb

ASHTABULA, OHIO. "South Main St.  Ashtabula, Ohio" showing a wagon parked outside the H. L. Jacobs 5 and 10-cent store (which was next to The Fair Store), etc. Postcard published by the Rochester News Company, mailed 1907, cancel ink on front, minor wear to the bottom corners, stamp damaged. $7.00 o(a)mg(j)

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ATLIXCO, PUEBLA, MÉXICO. "Mexico 129 / Main St. Atlixco / Note our Domicile backed up / to the walk. Walks are behind / the arches / Mch 1938" sepia-tone Azo (squares in corners) real photo post card with crisp focus & contrast, backstamped Meagley Studio Oneonta N. Y., corner creases nowhere near the image, rounded corners, , noticeable wear to the upper edge, light toning on back. Obviously one-of-a-kind. $15.00 m(p)m

AURORA, NEW YORK. "Main Street looking North, Aurora, N. Y." black & white postcard with undivided back & yellowish paper, published by Henry Morgan, lightly toned back, lightly toned front (just a little in caption area). $6.00 nm%

BAKERS MILLS, NEW YORK. "BIG JOHN Store & Post Office  / Bakers Mills, N. Y." on their Main Street (as explained on back), black & white postcard mailed there 1955 by postmistress Lillian E. Morehouse (her violet handstamp, postmark clear & complete). $4.25 npmg-n

BALTIMORE, OHIO. "A Section of Main St. - Baltimore O." sepia-tone real photo postcard. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as 269 KB scan (full size) in .jpg format. Circa 1917. $1.50 om

BALTIMORE, OHIO. "Looking north on South Main St. / Baltimore Ohio" unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo post card, circa 1908, good contrast & depth-of-field, slight oxidation, a few small-to-tiny spots of toning on back. Shown. SOLD o(b)m. Same except mailed OCT 6 1908 to Miss Grace Shrum in Capt Chase Ohio, 1/4" tear at top center, small part of top corner paper separation knocked off (we will send it!). $9.00 o(b)m

BALTIMORE, OHIO. "Main St. Looking North, Baltimore, O." sepia-tone real photo post card mailed there 1910 to Mr. Elva Shrum in Columbus Ohio, slight oxidation consistent with age. $12.50 o(b)m

BALTIMORE, OHIO. "Main St. North / from / Liberty St // Baltimore Ohio" including a couple of children & several residences; unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo post card, circa 1908, good contrast & depth-of-field, slight oxidation, light album toning on the back. $14.50 o(b)m

BALTIMORE, OHIO. "Main St. Viaduct / Baltimore, O." sepia-tone real photo post card mailed there AUG 1910. Small bottom corner crease, oxidation consistent with age. 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(b)bm

BALTIMORE, OHIO. "View of Main Street, Baltimore Ohio" including a horse & buggy parked at a hitching post, color postcard from booklet, circa 1913, unused. 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 om+

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BANGOR, MAINE. "Main St. at night, from Market Square, Bangor, Maine" where the Public Loan corner store was next to Paul's; unused Tichnor linen, two small shiny spots on back, otherwise excellent. $2.75 m(b)m%

BANGOR, MAINE. "Main Street, Bangor, Maine" where the Farrar Furniture Company was opposite Freeses & The Pine Tree Restaurant, unused Tichnor linen in excellent condition. $3.25 m(b)m*

BARNESVILLE, OHIO. "MAIN STREET M E CHURCH, BARNESVILLE, OHIO" Unused postcard, one worn corner, lightly toned edge on back. $3.75 (om). Same but nicked once at top edge. $2.75 (om)

BELLEVUE, OHIO. "Intersection of Main / and Northwest Streets / Bellevue, O. 120 m to Pa. line" caption from writing on front, showing several wagons & buggies near a store whose canopy reads 'CASH PAID FOR COUTRY(sic) PRODUCE', writing on back, 2 areas of dark toning on image, long crease, minor corner wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (257,562 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 om

BELLEVUE OHIO. "MAIN .ST BELLEVUE, O" with misplaced period as indicated, real photo includes streetcar about to pass between John Huff's Groceries & the Livery & Feed Store across the street, undivided back mailed there 1907, corner crease, much edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.75 om

BELLEVUE OHIO. "MAIN ST. BELLEVUE, OHIO." showing many carriages & buggies parked in the vicinity of Callaghan Grocer opposite A. Rupping Dry Goods & Carpets, sepia-tone mailed at Clyde 1910, area of yellowish toning on back, corner wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (158,744 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 om

BELLEVUE OHIO. "MAIN ST / FEB. 15 09 / BELLEVUE O." showing an auto in front of the post office just after a winter sleet storm, Kruxo real photo, unused, both short edges toned on back. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 opwm

BELLEVUE OHIO. "Main St. looking west. / Bellevue, Ohio 4013 / Pub by J. A. Baker + Co." black & white with sky tint, mailed there 1910, corner crease, corner wear. $7.50 om

BELLEVUE OHIO. "MAIN STREET, BELLEVUE, OHIO" looking down the streetcar tracks that pass between John Huff's Groceries & the Livery & Feed Store, mailed at Sandusky where it was returned for postage (1-cent due precancel & 1-cent Washington applied) before going on to East Cleveland, corner & edge wear, album marks on front. $12.00 om. Same but three small dark areas of toning on front, back toned, mailed there 1909. $10.00 om

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BELLEVUE OHIO. "MAIN STREET, BELLEVUE, OHIO" viewed from above showing the Callaghan Grocer opposite A. Rupping Dry Goods & Carpets, unused black & white on undivided back, toned back, much edge wear especially along top, old price on back will be hard to remove. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (232,372 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 om

BELLEVUE, OHIO. "Site of City Hall and Vickery block, corner of Exchange and Main Sts." showing several people in front of the [Haboyer, Hanover, something like that] Grocery Store, black & white with pertinent information on back about the Bellevue Centennial Celebration, post card mailed there 1915, light toning on front, minor corner & edge wear, city written lightly in pencil in lower front margin. $12.50 om

BELLEVUE, OHIO. "The old Sampsell & Benner block, corner of Kilbourne and Main Sts." including sign reading 'CASH PAID FOR BUTTER, EGGS / AND DRIED FRUIT', black & white with pertinent information on back about the Bellevue Centennial Celebration of 1915, toned, corner wear & rounding, heavily creased at 2 corners, small tear, as is. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.75 om

BELLEVUE, OHIO. "The old Tremont House, built in 1836, and north side of East Main St." black & white, information on back about the Bellevue Centennial Celebration of 1915, unused, toned. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 om

BELLEVUE, OHIO. "This view in front of / Mr. Twinings's W. Main St. / Bellevue" with caption from writing on back, real photo showing a residence in winter, mailed 1908 but no cancel, slight oxidation, fairly good edges except for minor wear at one corner. Possibly one of a kind. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.75 owgm

BELLEVUE, OHIO. "This view shows some / of the ice and snow on W. Main St as it was a week ago" caption from writing on back, sepia-tone real photo mailed there 1909 just a week after a sleet storm there. Possibly one of a kind. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.75 owm

BELLEVUE, OHIO. "West Main Street, Bellevue, Ohio" including a carriage passing over the streetcar tracks, color postcard from Alexander Mfg. Co., mailed there 1919, minor corner wear. $5.00 om

BELLEVUE, OHIO. "West Main Street, by Night, Bellevue, Ohio" showing where the E. M. Kent Co. was just opposite A. Ruffing Dry Goods & Carpets, published by J. A. Baker & Co., corner crease, minor corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 om

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BLACKSTONE, VIRGINIA. "Main Street, looking North, Blackstone, Va." with Citizens Bank & Trust Company prominent at the left, unused Tichnor linen, slight yellowing of the paper with age, good edges. $2.50

BOULDER JUNCTION, WISCONSIN. "Main Street, Boulder Junction, Wisconsin" includes gasoline pumps outside the Boulder Junction Building Material Company, unused chrome postcard, minor wear at one bottom corner. $3.00 w(b)mg*

BOWLING GREEN, OHIO. "NORTH MAIN STREET, BOWLING GREEN, OHIO" including some readable signs--e.g. Pan-Handle; black & white postcard with sky tint, unused, excellent condition. $6.00 o(b)m

BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS. "MAIN STREET, BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS  5174" showing cars parked near the Kresge dimestore and Community Dentists & Opticians a little further down, then a Clothiers; black & white Photolux post card from American Art Postcard Company, unused, light even browning of paper with age. $3.50 m(b)m*

BUCKLIN / BUCKLINVILLE (LINN COUNTY). "Main Street, Bucklin, Mo." color post card from W. G. Hughes, made in Germany, mailed at Bucklin 1909, corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 m(b)m

BUFFALO, NEW YORK. "26 MAIN STREET LOOKING NORTH, BUFFALO, N. Y. / 6A-H2348" where the Weisberg & Bond suit stores were opposite Phillips Jewelry, unused linen postcard from Otto Ulbrich Company, slight yellowing of the paper with age, otherwise fairly fresh. $2.50 nm!

BUFFALO, NEW YORK. "28-Main Street in Buffalo / 1B-H2143" where the A. S. Beck shoe store was opposite Fowlers, more signage legible; unused linen from Otto Ulbrich Company. slight yellowing of the paper with age. $2.50 nm

BUFFALO, NEW YORK. "59-Main Street from Shelton Sq., Buffalo, N. Y. / 7210" including large Iroquois brewery sign & bunting for a parade, white-border era mailed there 1926, corner & edge wear. $2.75 nm

BUFFALO, NEW YORK. "North on Main St. from Court St., / Buffalo, N. Y. 44" including streetcars & Western Savings Bank in foreground, postcard mailed there 1915, light toning on back, corner wear & rounding. $4.50 nms

BUFFALO, NEW YORK. "North on Main St., from Court St., Buffalo, N. Y." including streetcars & Western Savings Bank in foreground, white-border era, toned back with a little pencil writing there, corner crease, edge wear. $3.00 nms

CAMBRIDGE CITY, INDIANA. "K. P. Temple, East Main St., Cambridge City, Ind." with a Dayton & Western interurban passing by Morris & Krahl and the Hotel Caldwell on the National Road; black & white postcard with dark red caption from Kraemer Art, mailed there 1922. 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 i(c)r(d)fgmnk

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CANAAN, CONNECTICUT. "WEST MAIN STREET, CANAAN, CONN." black-and-white undivided back post card mailed there 1905, minor corner wear & rounding, receiving cancel on front, a little extraneous writing on the back. $7.00 cm

CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS. "Corner East Main and Washington Avenue, Looking East, Carbondale, Ill.--2" with Illinois Route I3 sign, unused white-border era postcard, 2 tiny corner crease. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 im*

CENTERBURG, OHIO. "East Main Street" Proof for a real photo post card from the estate of Dan Carloch (the photographer / entrepreneur who made many postcards circa 1908-1910 in Central Ohio), captioned in his hand on the back, unique, design believed to be unsold. $30.00 om

CENTERBURG, OHIO. "MAIN STREET, CENTERBURG, OHIO" real photo mailed 1907, published by D. W. Short, writing on front, trivial corner wear. Prominent near the left is the entire front of the Jesse Spira Clothing store, next to a grocery. An interview published by the Columbus Jewish Historical Society puts the Spira's as the only Jewish family in Centerburg at the time, with the nature of their business uncertain. This postcard provides the answer. 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 ojgm#

CENTERBURG, OHIO. "Main Street, Centerburg, Ohio" real photo post card mailed 1917 but stamp removed. 2 toning spots on back, oxidation consistent with age. 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(c)m

CENTERBURG, OHIO. "Main Street, Centerburg, Ohio" with a buggy about to pass the Market outside clock, litho-chrome post card in color, mailed there 1908, corner wear & rounding, small bottom corner crease. Numbered B11885 on back. $5.50 o(c)m

CENTERBURG, OHIO. "West Main Street" Proofs for a real photo postcard from the estate of Dan Carloch (the photographer / entrepreneur who made many post cards circa 1908-1910), captioned in his hand on the back, unique, designs believed to be unsold. 3 different, all shown at the left, for $90.00 total. om

 

    CENTERBURG, OHIO. "West Main Centerburg" including a shoe store, First National Bank (small awning) & Hicks & Worlin? dry goods store (awning at right, corner turned after the n); proof for a real photo postcard from the estate of Dan Carloch (the photographer / entrepreneur who made many postcards circa 1908-1910), captioned in his hand on the back, unique, design believed to be unsold. Shown left. $30.00 o(c)mn. Similar proof but tilt noticeable at right edge has been removed & more of the building across the street at the left, captioned simply "Centerburg OH". Shown right. $30.00 o(c)mn Both for comparison: $55.00 o(c)mn

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, VIRGIN ISLANDS. "MAIN STREET, CHARLOTTE AMALIE / ST. THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS" showing Tropicana Perfume Shop, Alcoa Steamship Company & Hay's Store, chrome mailed 1964, cancel ink on front, small but long scraped area in sky. $1.00

CHESTERTOWN NEW YORK. "Main Street / Chestertown, N.Y." showing a drug store with a sign for home-made ice cream across the street from the Remington meat & grocery store, sepia-tone real photo with good contrast & focus, circa 1918 but very late usage at Marlboro, good edges. $16.00 nm

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CHILLICOTHE, OHIO. "East Main Street from Rose Street / Highland" with a 1913 Chillicothe flood scene, Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard, considerable album adherences on back, low-contrast / grayish, image printed at a tilt to the full-size borders. Rose Street intersects East Main Street there. The photographer took some risk to get this shot! SOLD RECENTLY o(c)dm

CHILLICOTHE OHIO. "WEST MAIN ST." post card showing a flood scene, unused AZO real photo, circa 1913, slight oxidation, a little light toning at the back corners due to album contact. $15.00 odm

CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO. "Main Street West from Court Street, Circleville, Ohio / 8B775-N" as it looked circa 1948, including Murphy Co. 5 & 10 on the left & Schneider Furniture on the right; unused post card distributed by Cases Drug Store in Logan, excellent condition. $3.00 o(c)m

COLLINSVILLE, OKLAHOMA. "Main Street Looking West, Collinsville, Okla." where Rogers & Keith Grocers was across the street from a drug store,  circa 1912, numbered 3629 on the back, faint corner crease, mild wear to another corner, unused. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50

COLOMBO, CEYLON (now SRI LANKA). "MAIN STREET, FORT, COLOMBO, CEYLON" unused circa-1939 real photo postcard with glossy finish of British manufacture from Plâté, numbered 69 on back, good edges, yellowish toning along 2 back edges. $8.00 cm

CONNEAUT, OHIO. "1 MAIN STREET LOOKING EAST, CONNEAUT, OHIO" showing Freemans Sweet Shoppe & the nearby hotel, white-border era postcard mailed 1934, writing on front in bottom margin only, ink smear on back. $3.75 om*+

COSHOCTON, OHIO. "A 4497  Main Street , Coshocton, O." including horse-drawn traffic & a pocket watch sign, black & white postcard with undivided back, MAILED JU 6 1906 (bold PITTS. & ST. L. TR20 R.P.O. hand cancel) to Philadelphia, album toning near the back edges & lower front corners, long upper corner crease & a much smaller one within. A large sign on a storefront near left front edge reads in part 'To Quit Business / ENTIRE STOCK / To Be Sold". $5.00 o(c)m-r

CROOKSTON, MINNESOTA. "Main Street Bridge, Crookston, Minn." post card mailed 1910 with 2-cent stamp (overpaid), trivial corner wear & rounding. The wear at the upper right front corner appears as a tiny corner crease when viewed from the back. $4.25 (m(c)mb)*+

   
DAYTON, OHIO. "Main St. at Night. Wright Bros. Celebration. June 17-18, 1909. Dayton, Ohio" hand-colored (red & yellow added) post card published by S. S. Kresge & made in the USA,  mailed at Dayton JUL 20 1909 to Mr. Frank Clarke in Hopedale Massachusetts, a little cancel ink in the dark sky, front finish has a lot of fine crackling, thin spot in address area misses everything, 3 tiny corner creases. $4.25 o(d)hm

DAYTON, OHIO. "MAIN STREET, Dayton, Ohio, is the location of the busy / Biltmore Hotel ..." in vertical format including the College Inn & Victory Theater ('CAGED WITH ELEANOR PARKER' showing on marquee); chrome postcard mailed 18 SEP 1963, thins & ink smearing on back, but caption reconstructed from view. As is. $0.75 o(d)mm

DAYTON (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). "Post office  5th and Main" showing the Wright Brothers Celebration parade (June 17 or 18, 1909) passing by; hand-written caption on a sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo post card 'Made by E. W. Curtis, 23 W. Fifth St., Dayton, O.' as we learn from the violet handstamp on the back, album marks at the back corners. $10.00 o(d)ppm

DAYTON, OHIO. Uncaptioned & unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo showing a long parade passing out of the Court of Honor area on Main Street during the Wright Brothers Celebration June 17-18 1909, light album toning on back. $7.00 o(d)mp

   
DAYTON, OHIO. "This is a picture of Main St. taken at night during the Wright Bros' celebration." uncaptioned sepia-tone real photo (so we use the message on back); mailed from Dayton JUL 12 1909 to Miss Norma Bauer in Springfield Ohio, considerable oxidation consistent with age on front, a little album toning on back. Photographer credit on front: 'Zweifel PHOTO', which is uncommon; we have only seen one other Zweifel postcard, even though his career lasted until at least 1915. 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. o(d)mp(z)

DAYTON, OHIO. Uncaptioned & unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo showing Main Street lit up at night during the Wright Brothers Celebration in Dayton (June 17 & 18, 1909), centered on sign 'ANYWHERE IN DAYTON / ELECTRIC / LIGHT & POWER / CHEAP / THE DAYTON LIGHTING...", oxidation consistent with age, back toned a bit from album & paper clip contact. $8.00 o(d)e

DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS. "Deerfield, Mass., South Main Street" circa 1910 postcard but mailed much later, much corner & edge wear. $4.75 m(d)m

DELTA, OHIO. "MAIN ST. LOOKING WEST, / DELTA, O." its front signed for TOLEDO and BRYAN, as it passed by a horse-and-buggy parked outside the bakery/restaurant offering 'ICE CREAM / and ICE CREAM SODAS'; sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed SEP 1908 at Delta Ohio, trivial wear to one upper corner. The village complained to the Railroad Commission of Ohio that the electric wires were dangerous & should be removed; the commission declined, thinking the matter suitable for local regulation. More signage will yield on magnification. Hard to find; none others were offered when we searched the Internet. 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 r(t)o(d)mf

DOW CITY, IOWA. c.1912 real photo postcard.  Multiview:  Main Street, city park, public school, Baptist church, LDS church & M. E. church. Slight oxidation, internal crease. Sold but front still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 immm

DUNDEE, MICHIGAN. "1911 / RESIDENCES ON MAIN ST. / DUNDEE, MICH" real photo postcard mailed there JUL 13 1924 (so 1911 is a publisher's number, not a year date), fairly fresh with good edges. Photographer is not attributed.  Surprisingly 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. m(d)m

EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND. "Main Street, East Greenwich, R. I." Including Hotel Updike, color, mailed 1907, light album marks on back, a little toning along bottom edge in writing, mild corner wear. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 rm

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EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND. "Main Street, Looking North, East Greenwich, R. I." including the Herman N. Silverman shoe store at the left, unused linen with botched printing-- smeared ink on back & front printed on the failed backside of another card. Weird. $5.00 rme

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"MAIN STREET, U. S. A. / Chugging horseless carriages, gas lamps, and / 'Seaboard Victorian' elegance ..." unused Florida Walt Disney World postcard (79908-C), excellent condition. $1.50 dm(f)

FORT ATKINSON, IOWA. "MAIN ST. EAST  FT. ATKINSON  IOWA  6" sepia-tone real photo from American Post Card Company, unused, faint album marks on back & album marks on front. While the contrast is low, the focus is good enough to read signs--Western Creamery and the Savings Bank are in the foreground, a millinery sign ... $17.00 im

FREMONT, NEBRASKA. "Main Street, looking South, Fremont, Neb." circa 1947 with numerous signs--Marsons, Petrow's Cafe Candy Kitchen, Stephens Natl Bank, J. C. Penney Company, Brunners Drugs, The R&S Shoe Store; unused linen post card, small dark spot of toning in address area, good edges. $3.50 n(f)g(p)nm

GENEVA, NEW YORK (ONTARIO COUNTY). "GENEVA, NEW YORK. Looking North on South Main Street." color, Tuck Series No. 2469, circa 1907, album marks on front. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 nmt

GIBRALTAR. "179. GIBRALTAR.  Main Street  Fot. L. Roisin" prominently showing The Red House (selling all Kodak supplies & postcards) & including the sign for Tara & Ltd., sepia-tone real photo, UD, no postcard back. $8.50 gpm

GIBRALTAR. "3. GIBRALTAR -- Post Office and Main Street" including an old auto & office of the Cunard Line prominently, sepia-tone post card, unused. $5.00

GIBRALTAR. "Gibraltar. Main Street" black & white post card showing a military parade from above. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 gpm

GLACE BAY, NOVA SCOTIA. "Main Street, Glace Bay, C. B." color postcard, mailed there 1914 to Ohio (1-cent stamp!), corner & edge wear, 2 corner creases, lightly toned back. $3.75 nm

GORGONA, CANAL ZONE. Main Street as it looked December 1908 when the Canal was still under construction & passage completely through was not possible. Neat writing in sky. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 cm#

GRANO, NORTH DAKOTA (RENVILLE COUNTY). 1909 "West Side Main Street". Signs readable--doctor, post office (now a discontinued post office), Safford Drug Company... From a very small town! Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (164 KB) or .tif format. $1.50 nm-n

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GRANTSTOWN / GRANTS TOWN, BAHAMAS. "Main Street, Grantstown, Nassau, Bahamas" post card published by W. R. Saunders & I. O. Sands photographers (their number 3), very light toning on back. Definitely not on most tourist itineraries, Grantstown is often seen with the more modern spelling of Grants Town. $6.00 bm

GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS. "Main Street Looking West, Greenfield, Mass.--1 / 6B-H1793" as it looked in 1943, including a woodie parked near the Army & Navy Store; unused linen post card from C. W. Hughes & Company, trivial corner wear. $5.00 m(g)m

GROVEPORT, OHIO. "East on Main St. from M. E. Church / Groveport Ohio" as it looked in 1910, showing one residence that has since been demolished & a grocery in the distance (near the horse & wagon) that has since burned down; sepia-tone proof for a post card with the caption that was eventually used written in hand on the back by the photographer Daniel Boone Carlock, who also noted the quantity ordered--25. Good focus & composition, as you would expect from a proof, paper browned a bit with age, small dark spot in sky from a drip of chemical when printed. 'Groveport' is also hand-written on the front, but the photographer underlined the Ohio in 'Groveport Ohio' on the back. There is no other Groveport in the US, so apparently he did this to emphasize that his customer wanted the state name spelled out. Literally unique, belongs in a museum. $35.00 omp

HANCOCK, MAINE. "Hancock, Maine. Main Street looking West." showing several homes & an old auto coming towards the viewer; color post card, circa 1910, light water stain visible on a back edge, brownish paper. $4.00 (m(h)m)

HAVANA, ILLINOIS. "Main Street, Havana, Illinois / 3B-H872" with many legible signs--the Lawford theater, Havana Newsstand, Cafe & Myers across the street, for example; unused linen post card, light toning on back, a little wear at the top edge and one lower corner. $3.00 i(h)m*

HAVERSTRAW, NEW YORK. "New Main St. and Central Presbyterian Church, Haverstraw, N. Y." color from Terhune, made in Germany, minor corner & edge wear, corner crease. $5.00 nm!

HAYDENVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS. "Main Street, Haydenville, Mass." post card with undivided back published by the American News Company (their number 2667), mailed with a Captain John Smith commemorative stamp to Miss Mary Loney in Howard Ohio from her cousin Sarah in Gambier Ohio, light fingerprint smudge on back, minor corner wear, at little taller than most regular-size. Seldom seen; seldom offered. $7.50 m(h)mg

HOLLY, COLORADO. "Main Street, Holly, Colo." with a Saturday Evening Post carrier standing near a large clothing store, unused sepia-tone post card, printed in Belgium, toned back, trivial wear to 2 corners. $9.00 cm

HUANCAYO, PERÚ. "LLAMAS, MAIN STREET OF HUANCAYO ON THE PERUVIAN CENTRAL RY. / 10--LLAMAS, CALLE REAL, HUANCAYO, F. C. C. P." unused Commercialchrome postcard numbered 55986 on back. Hard to find: no offers or displays when we searched the Internet. $6.00 pa(l)mr(p)

JORDANVILLE, NEW YORK. "WEST MAIN ST.  JORDANVILLE, N. Y." real photo postcard mailed there c.1920, corners creased, slight oxidation. $12.00 nm

JUAREZ, MÉXICO. "Calle del Comercio, C. Juarez, Mexico." Showing their main street, color, mailed 1915 in US (transfer clerk cancel), long crease, one corner badly creased, writer reports seeing a street fight in which shots were fired. $5.00

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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. "209 / Boats on the River at foot of / Main Street / Kansas City, Mo." unused postcard published by the elite Post Card Company in Kansas City Missouri, made in the USA, extensive water stain both sides, minor corner & edge wear. As is. $1.00 s(r)m(k)m

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. "Junction at Main, Ninth and Delaware Sts., / Kansas City, Mo." with a streetcar & Boley sign prominent in the foreground, post card with undivided back, writing on both sides with some pertinent information. $5.00 m(k)ms+

KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE. "Main Street and Central Square, Keene, New Hampshire  / 7A-H2746" including The Royal next to St. Johns, linen postcard mailed there 1946, trivial wear at 3 corners. $3.00 nm+*

KENNEBUNK, MAINE. "MAIN STREET, KENNEBUNK" showing residences, black & white on sturdy stock, mailed there 1906, minor corner wear, small spot in sky, dark album marks on back. $7.00 m(k)m

KRAGOUYËVATS, SERBIA. "Kragouyëvats  Rue principale" showing their main street & church, within an embossed border; unused circa-1912 carte postale, printed in Beograd, a little corner wear & rounding. 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 s

KRAGOUYËVATS, SERBIA. "Kragouyëvats  Rue principale" showing their main street, within an embossed border; unused circa-1912 carte postale, printed in Beograd, a little corner wear & rounding, tiny ding in the left front edge. 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 s

KRAGOUYËVATS, SERBIA. "Kragouyëvats  Rue principale avec l'église" showing their main street & church, within an embossed border; unused circa-1912 carte postale, printed in Beograd, a little corner wear & rounding. 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 s

LANCASTER, OHIO. "Main Street, East from Columbus Street, / Lancaster, Ohio" where Hughey & Co. was opposite the Justus building, streetcars in the distance; color postcard, circa 1910, unused, album impressions at corners, fresh appearance. $7.00 om

LANCASTER, OHIO. "Main Street, East from Columbus Street , / Lancaster, Ohio." With barber's pole in foreground, color, circa 1915, unused & fairly fresh. $6.00 (bmo)

   
LIBERTY, MAINE. "... LIBERTY ME. 22" with the beginning of the caption printed white-on-white to test your eyesight, the Liberty Tool Company building at the right, sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed there AUG 24 1917 to Mr. C. W. Dustow in Framingham Massachusetts, minor corner wear, light toning both sides. Sender comments on scene: 'This is the principal street in Liberty. Some busy place, isn't it? 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. m(l)m

LIMA, OHIO. "Main Street. Lima, O. / No. 580  Germany" including several streetcars in the foreground & the Hoover Brothers building (sold stoves, lamps, dishes, furniture, etc.) in the midground; black & white postcard with red caption & undivided back, light toning in the front caption area, minor wear. $7.00 o(l)ms^

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. "Looking Down Main Street, Little Rock, Ark. / SK2346" with Haverty's Furniture, F. W. Woolworth & Kempner's in plain view, unused linen published by Inter-City News Agency, near mint condition. $5.00 am*

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. "Main Street at Night, Little Rock, Ark." including Sears Roebuck & Dan Cohen Shoes prominently at the left, unused linen-era postcard from Inter-City News Agency, slight yellowing of the paper with age, excellent condition. $3.00 am

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MAALA, ADEN. "Main Street Maala, Aden" sepia-tone real photo postcard from J. M. Coutinho, printed in Britain, unused, penned spot on back (possibly to obliterate an old price). $7.50 am

MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN. "G96 / MAIN STREET AND VILLAGE / Mackinac Island, Michigan" unused postcard copyrighted 1950 by L. L. Cook Company, minor wear at the corners, otherwise fairly fresh. $1.25 m(m)m

MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN. "MAIN STREET, MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH.  5A-H718" with their post office on the left & Western Union on the right, linen post card mailed 1954 at Harbor Springs Michigan, 2 tiny corner bends at the left front. $2.75 m(m)mp

MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN. "MAIN STREET / Mackinac Island, Michigan" with the Murray prominent on the left; unused chrome-era postcard with an offer to sell Kodachrome color slides on back, fairly fresh with good edges. $1.25 m(m)m

MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN. "MAIN STREET, MACKINAW CITY, MICH." including a few old autos, unused white-border era post card published by G. H. Wickman, upper corners each have a small faint crease. $4.75 m(m)m

MANLIUS, ILLINOIS. "Main St. Looking East. / 9. Manlius, Ill." with the M. F. Schmidt hardware / implements / vehicles store at the left; real photo post card mailed there 1909, small chemical spot in the sky, minor corner & edge wear. Rare card from a very small town. 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 i(m)mg(s)

MAPLECREST, NEW YORK. "MAIN STREET / Maplecrest, N. Y. / 11809" including several autos, black & white, uneven edges as issued, mailed 1961. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (136,280 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 nm

MARLBORO, MASSACHUSETTS.  "CITY HALL, MAIN STREET / MARLBORO, MASSACHUSETTS  5615" with a lot of readable signage--First National Stores, Coca-Cola, Packard Paints, Bell Shops, Marlboro Hardware, City Hall Market--and many autos parked on both sides of the street. Unused black & white Photolux postcard with back paper browning with age. (2 available) $4.75 each. m(m)m

MARTEL, OHIO. "LOOKING S. ON MAIN ST.  MARTEL, O." unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo with good contrast & focus, light toning on front, trivial wear at one corner. $16.00 om

MIAMI, OKLAHOMA. "MAIN STREET, LOOKING SOUTH FROM FIRST, MIAMI, OKLAHOMA" including a Busch sign projecting towards the street, postcard from North's 10c Stores, mailed there 1922, toned back, small corner crease, corner & edge wear. $2.75 o(m)m

MIDDLETOWN, OHIO. "North Main Street, Middletown, Ohio" including a saloon with a ladies entrance, color Litho-Chrome, mailed 1908, cancel ink on front, 1 / 2" tear that closes well, corner & edge wear. $4.75 om

MILFORD, MASSACHUSETTS. "Main Street. Old Home Week 1904. Milford Mass." with many buildings bedecked with flags & bunting as a parade passes, postcard mailed there 1906, weak corner due to crease, message erased off bottom of front. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 m(m)mp*

MINDEN CITY, MICHIGAN. "MAIN ST., Minden City, Mich." where the shoe store was across the street from the dentist, black & white postcard with red caption, low-quality printing, circa 1910, unused, light toning mostly near corners. Very small town. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.  m(m)m

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MONTGOMERY, MICHIGAN. "Main Street, looking south, Montgomery, Mich." color, mailed there 1907 (clear hand cancel) to Delta Ohio, corner & edge wear, internal creases, lacks freshness, as is. Very small town. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 mm

MOUNT GILEAD, OHIO. "South MainStreet, Mt. Gilead, Ohio / 4717-PUBLISHED BY G. M. COE, MT. GILEAD, O." showing a crowd near the dentist office, ready for a parade, and a pocket watch sign; circa 1908 sepia-tone post card. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 om-o

NAHA, RYUKYU ISLANDS. "Kokusai-dori (International Avenue) / Kokusai-dori, a main street of Naha City, so-called / 'Miracle Mile, is the most thriving shopping center" including some buses & taxis, also captioned in Japanese, unused continental with fresh appearance. (2 different) $1.50 each. rm

NATICK MASSACHUSETTS. "A 21005 Main Street, Natick, Mass" post card from The Rotograph Co., mailed 1907 at Auburn, minor corner & edge wear, faint bend at one corner. $7.00 mm

NEILSTON, SCOTLAND. "NEILSTON, SCOTLAND. "Main St. & Chapel, Neilston" including 3 men, a horse & a dog; postcard from Mrs. Provan there, small spot on the top edge, faint toning from album contact. The village is in East Renfrewshire. 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 sm

NICHOLASVILLE, KENTUCKY. "Main Street Looking South, Nicholasville, Ky." including the sign for Barg Clothing, black & white with sky tint from Auburn Post Card Mfg. Co., mailed there 1929, light cancel on front, corner crease. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size scan in .jpg format. $1.50

NILES (BERRIEN COUNTY). "Main St., East of St. Joe River, Niles, Mich."  mailed 1916, minor corner wear, faint cancel ink on front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 (mm)*

NORTH BRIDGTON, MAINE. "Main Street, North Bridgton, Maine / No. 1694" black & white on postcard with undivided back, very late usage at South Gouldsboro, good edges. $7.50 m(n)m

NORTH EAST, MARYLAND. "5--Main Street, Looking North, North East, Md. / 1B--H2171" circa-1941 (from the printer's code) linen postcard showing the Hotel Cecil next to Cramers 5 & 10, published by Harry P. Cann & Bro. Co. in Baltimore, neat writing on back, good edges. $3.00 m(n)m

NOVA, OHIO. "West Main at Nova" sepia-tone real photo mailed there 1908 to Mrs. Frank Richards in Grand Rapids Michigan from her husband F. B. Richards, minor corner wear, oxidation consistent with age. Message on back (corrected for some misspellings, punctuation & grammar) reads: 'Right here is where you would've found me if you had come to Nova. You will hear more later on.' Obviously not printed for commercial distribution: no photographer credit, no publisher details, handwritten caption. Possibly one-of-a-kind. 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(n)m

NUREMBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. "Main Street, Nurenburg(sic), Pa." including a sign for Golden Ice Cream, post card mailed there (Nuremberg spelling correct in cancel, of course) SEP 4 1958, handwritten note from their postmistress Timoria Warnick -- "Many of those beautiful trees were destroyed by hurricane Hazel ...". The tropical storm Hazel (to the residents it was a hurricane & it long remained so in their memories) hit the town in the fall of 1953, so the view is necessarily 1953 or earlier. A rare postcard as you might guess from the caption error, or possibly from the timing of bad weather after it was printed, or both! No other offers, recorded sales, or exhibits when we searched the Internet. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. p(n)mmp

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OAKLAND, MARYLAND. "Main Street. Oakland, Md." black & white postcard including some autos & a rider on horseback, post card mailed there 1912, stamp damaged, writing on back that is hard to understand, worn bottom edge shows both sides, lacks freshness, internal crease, initial partially erased in the sky, as is. License plate on the vehicle at the left is 16345--an identification candidate. 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 m(o)m

ONEONTA, NEW YORK. "Main Street, looking North, Oneonta, N. Y." including streetcar tracks passing by Boston Store, color from Charles W. Hughes, circa 1915 but very late usage at Fallsburgh, corner & edge wear. $5.50 nm

OTTUMWA, IOWA. "MAIN STREET, OTTUMWA, IOWA" with many readable signs--Capitol theater, Hotel, Cafe, ISU Co., Lunch, etc.; unused Kropp linen-era postcard published by the Lewis News Agency in Ottumwa, excellent condition. $3.00 i(o)m

OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO. "VE3AEO" QSL viewcard mailed 1959 by operator Ted Scarrow, trivial corner wear. The Main Street scene includes the Beneficial Finance Company towards the right. $2.50 o(o)m

PETTAH, CEYLON (now SRI LANKA). "MAIN STREET, PETTAH. SHOWING THE NATIVE QUARTER OF COMMERCE, / COLOMBO, CEYLON." unused real photo post card with glossy finish, numbered 65 on back, British made, copyrighted, faint album marks at back corners. $8.50 cm

PLEASANT HILL, OHIO. DAYTON, COVINGTON & PIQUA TRACTION COMPANY. "MAIN AVE. / PLEASANT HILL O." showing their interurban on the Dayton - West Milton - Pleasant Hill - Covington - Piqua route (signage on front confirms); unused Cyko real photo postcard, slight oxidation consistent with age. Seldom seen; seldom offered. 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(p)r(d)m

POINT PLEASANT, WEST VIRGINIA. "Main Street Looking South, Point Pleasant, W. Va. / 8A-329-N" with Corrick Durg Co., Murphy Co. 5 and 10  & Florsheim Shoe storefronts at the left, as they were circa 1938; unused linen post card, fairly fresh with 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 wm

POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK. "S.S. 'Albany' at Main St. Landing, Poughkeepsie, N.Y." with another steamer nearby, unused souvenir post card from The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Company, heavily toned back, front toning very light, rounded corners, minor edge wear. $4.00 n(p)ms(r)

POYNETTE, WISCONSIN. "East Side of North Main St., Poynette, Wis." mailed there 1907, corners worn. $6.00 (wm)+

PULASKI, VIRGINIA. Wanted to buy--postcards & postal cards from there, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio!

RAVENNA, OHIO. "R-1--Main Street Looking West, Ravenna, Ohio / 0B29N" with a savings & loan on the left and a Rexall Drug on the right, postcard mailed there 1945 to Miss Helen Engelman in New England North Dakota, annotation by recipient near cancel (involved in an exchange), minor corner wear. $2.75 o(r)m

RED LION, PENNSYLVANIA. "NORTH MAIN STREET, RED LION, PA.  367" black & white post card on yellowing paper, published by Madciff, unused, good edges, back paper is browned with age. $4.75 pm#

RICHFIELD SPRINGS, NEW YORK. "East Main Street. Richfield Springs, N. Y." undivided back postcard in color from Rochester News, very late usage at East Worcester, extraneous writing on back, corner & edge wear. $6.00 (nm)

RICHMOND, QUÉBEC. "Main Street, looking North - Rue Principale, regardant au nord, Richmond, Que." including a few parked autos, unused post card, mild corner wear & rounding, one corner creased twice. 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 qm**

RIDGEFIELD, CONNECTICUT. "Main Street, Ridgefield, Conn. / Looking North from 'Old Keeler Tavern.' / J. Koehler, N. Y." with the tavern at the left, undivided back post card mailed locally circa 1908 (indistinct cancel), lightly toned both sides, a little extraneous writing added to the back. $7.00 c(r)m

RIFLE, COLORADO. "Main Street, Rifle, Colo." as it appeared circa 1907-1908, showing the Rifle Hotel & Winchester Hotel prominently; unused sepia-tone post card with good edges, printed in Germany & published by Peerless Jewelry Company. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 cm

RISING SUN, INDIANA. Uncaptioned undivided-back sepia-tone real photo postcard showing Main Street facing east in Rising Sun Indiana, the distinctive steeple (with spot of toning nearby) is the Presbyterian Church, the building to its left between the trees is a good look at its Post Office. Mailed JAN 16 1906 at Rising Sun to Miss Eva A. Downey in Jacksonville Florida (partial arrival marking on back), lightly toned back due to album contact. 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 i(r)mp

ROSEBUD SIOUX RESERVATION, SOUTH DAKOTA. "Abourezk's Store, Mission, South Dakota, / looking north on main street. This business was / established as an Indian Trading Post in 1898 / and is now a modern store in the middle of the / Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation." unused post card distributed by Rushmore News Incorporated, fairly fresh with good edges. $2.00 s(r)mi

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RUSSIA, OHIO. "Main Street Russia O.  Thomas" in Shelby County Ohio, including an auto, signs at the left (Sun Brother's World's Progressive Shows Monday Sept., honest scrap, ...); unused sepia-tone Cyko real photo post card, heavy toning spared the front but not the back, minor corner rounding, oxidation consistent with age. Sun Brother's was a 3-ring circus with elephants having active routes for daily shows 1911-1913 which helps to date this image. This type of advertising in small towns was a common way to publicize one-day circus shows in nearby communities, but the one-day nature of the corresponding events meant that most were soon plastered over with other notices. So its is a treat to actually see such a poster on a real photo postcard. 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(r)cm

SAINT THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS. "ST THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. / Main Street St. Thomas. U.S. Post Office to the / left. Duty free shopping straight ahead." Chrome mailed 1972 at Charlotte Amalie, fairly fresh. $1.00

SALEM, WEST VIRGINIA. "Main Street, Salem, W. Va." prominently showing the Salem Drug Company at the right, mailed 1911, one corner badly creased. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 wpm

SAUGATUCK, MICHIGAN. "VIEW ALONG MAIN STREET, SAUGATUCK, MICH." with 2 old autos parked near the Drug Store advertising 'CREAM SODAS & POP CORN' on its awning; unused white-border era post card numbered R-83680 on back, minor wear to one upper corner, otherwise fairly fresh with good edges. $4.50 m(s)m

SHAWNEE, OHIO. "Home Coming Shawnee, O. Sept. 5th 1910" in Ohio, a well-attended parade on Main Street with a few automobiles, horse-drawn wagons, flag bearer, etc. (passing beneath a WELCOME / SPENCER DRUG CO. banner); unused Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard with good contrast & depth-of-field, trivial corner rounding. This event in modern times is held on the Saturday before Labor Day to celebrate the town's history & people; but check your calendars because September 5 1910 was the first Monday in September that year -- therefore this was also their Labor Day parade. Rare! $40.00 o(s)plm

SHEDIAC, NEW BRUNSWICK. "SHEDIAC, N.B. / 'Main Street'" Surrette Rexall Drugs on the left, Shediac Grill on the right; post card with bilingual captions, mailed there 1964 (faint cancel on 4-¢ definitive stamp) to Mr. & Mrs Robert Mayo in Downers Grove Illinois, fresh appearance. $2.00 nmg(s)

SOLON, IOWA. "MAIN ST.  SOLON, IA  181· B" with good focus allowing for many readable signs--American Legion, Country Club Beer, Sherwin-Williams Paints, Solon Hatchery, Chansky Drugs (Coca Cola prominent); real photo postcard, name neatly inked in the stamp area, good edges. $8.50 i(s)mc

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. "E 5333  Main Street looking North from Jefferson.  South Bend, Indiana" color post card mailed there 1909 but stamp removed, some toning in front sky from cancel ink, minor corner wear & rounding. $6.00 i(s)m

SOUTHINGTON, CONNECTICUT. "MAIN ST. SOUTHINGTON, CONN." including some autos & 2 church steeples, black & white postcard mailed there 1953, a little extraneous writing on back, noticeable wear along left front edge, a bit of cancel ink in the sky. $3.75 c(s)m

SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA. "S-23 MAIN STREET LOOKING SOUTH AT NIGHT, SUMTER, S. C." on a moonlit night, with the sign for Pee & Dee Dry Cleaners prominent, fresh color, unused linen postcard, fairly fresh both sides. $2.25 s(s)mm

SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA. "S-44 Looking North on Main Street, Post Office at right, Sumter, S. C." also including the Home Furniture & Kress stores; unused linen post card, near mint. $4.00 smp

THURSTON, OHIO. "East Main St  Thurston, O." Proof for a real photo postcard from the estate of Dan Carloch (the photographer / entrepreneur who made many postcards circa 1908-1910 in Central Ohio), captioned in his hand on the back, unique, order quantity marked as 25, couple of spots of fingerprint-induced toning, trivial edge wear. $25.00 om

TIJUANA, MÉXICO. "4783. Main Street, looking North, Tijuana, Mexico" showing Mitchel & Mouren Curios and the Hotel de Paris, circa 1915, unused, minor edge wear, otherwise fairly fresh. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50

TUCUMCARI, NEW MEXICO. "Main Street Looking North / Tucumcari N. Mex." with bustling activity & legible signs--Wall's Shoes, Richardson Dry-Goods-Shoes, Kaufmans ...; unused circa-1924 sepia-tone Azo (squares in corners) real photo postcard, long internal crease from the center of the right front edge, slight toning from handling near the back edges. $25.00 n(t)m

UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA. "Modern Stores on Main Street, Union, S. C." with four store signs readable-- McClellan's, Smith's, Graham Cash Co. & Glamour Shop; unused linen, fairly fresh. $2.75 (sm)**

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UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA. "Modern Stores on Main Street, Union, S. C." Linen, near mint. Same view as the postcard above, but condition is better. $4.00 (sm)*

UNIONPORT, OHIO. "MAIN ST UNIONPORT, O." including 9 children standing there; sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed there 1908 (underinked DPO cancel) to James Elliott in Richmond Ohio, good edges, very light toning on back. Rare. $15.00 o(u)m

WARE, MASSACHUSETTS. "West Main Street, WARE, Mass." color post card with red caption, mailed 8/6/08 to Mr. Engelbert Romeder in New York, a little extraneous writing on the back, sender's writing on the front supplies the date. $5.00 m(w)mg

WARNER, NEW HAMPSHIRE. "Main Street, Warner, N. H." black & white postcard with undivided back, mailed there 1906, long corner crease but not near the image. $6.00 nm

WAUPACA, WISCONSIN. "MAIN ST. LOOKING NORTH / WAUPACA WIS." signage of a cigar store and dentist plainly legible near some male pedestrians & buggies; unused real photo post card, noticeable wear along left edge, other edge wear is minor. $12.50 wm

WESTON, OHIO. "E. MAIN ST 2 / WESTON OHIO" sepia-tone Karbo real photo post card with good contrast & focus. Back annotation: 'This is about twelve miles from Bowling Green. Smaller than Reisterstown (Maryland). Very pretty town. Monday August 2nd 1909.' Interesting details: man at the left in wagon shades himself with an umbrella bearing advertising of the Akron Cultivator Company; buggy shop near that; water wagon controlling dust; & F. J. Banks Hardware across the street. $16.50 o(w)mg(b)

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA. "109 / Main Street / at Twelfth / Street, / Flood of / March, 1907, / Wheeling, / W. Va." including a couple of shallow boats, pedestrians & some streetcar tracks; unused postcard published by I. & M. Ottenheimer, a little wear at one bottom corner, tiny scrapes at the upper left front, small light spot of toning in the front caption area. $6.00 w(w)dm

WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA. "North Main Street showing new Veterans' / Administration Building, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. // WB12"; linen postcard mailed 1955, small corner crease noticeable from back, small spot in address area. The Evans Florist shop at the extreme left was devastated by the Agnes Flood of 1972 & moved to Forty Fort Pennsylvania, where it became Evans-King Floral. $3.00 p(w)nf

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA. "Main Street (Labour Day), / Winnipeg, Man., Canada" showing a throng of people near the Bank of Hamilton (at the right) dispersing after a parade, as seen from above; post card mailed 1913, one corner badly creased, other edge wear is minor, dark image. $7.50 m(w)lm

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA. "MAIN ST. LOOKING NORTH FROM / PORTAGE AVE." with double-parking & stopping outside the Winnipeg's Canada National Railways building, also including the McIntyre Block opposite the Wheat Exchange; unused Plastichrome® postcard, fairly fresh. $1.25 m(w)r(c)m

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA. "Main Street looking North, Winnipeg." showing 4 streetcars (Belt Line closest to viewer), circa 1910-1915, color, unused, album impressions at the corners, brownish paper, corner wear & rounding. 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 m(w)ms

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA. "MAIN STREET LOOKING SOUTH, SHOWING THE WHEAT / POOL BUILDING ON THE LEFT, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA." mailed TCV 1930 to the United States (Christmas slogan cancel), toned back. $3.25 m(w)m

WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS. "Main Street, Unitarian Church and Wesley Church Beyond, Worcester, Mass. / 63326" unused linen-era postcard in excellent condition. $3.00 m(w)m

ZANESVILLE, OHIO. "11523. Main Street W. of Seventh St., Zanesville, O." post card, circa 1918, small tear at bottom, other edge wear. Shows Widney's Prescription Drug Store across from Geist's & The Hardware Company, among others. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 omg(w)

ZANESVILLE, OHIO. "MAIN ST. LOOKING EAST, ZANESVILLE, O." postcard with undivided back, made in Germany for A. C. Bosselman & Co. in New York, mailed 1908 to Miss Lora S. Knapp in Philo Ohio, a lot of toning near the front edges due to album contact, back toning is just light, small bottom corner crease, other corner wear is minor. Much readable signage: Rex's, American Dyeing & Clearing Works, Frank Vogel, etc. $4.75 o(z)mg

ZANESVILLE, OHIO. Uncaptioned Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard showing (among other things) the American Theatre at the left & The Brookover Shoe Company on the right -- all fixing the exact location as Main Street, near Sixth, looking east. The shoe company is mentioned as early as in the 1909 Boot & Shoe Recorder; it prospered until at least 1919 (when we find a mention in the Shoe & Leather Reporter Annual). Glossy finish, oxidation consistent with age, 5-letter indent from heavy-handed writing when the card was underneath something else (near bottom of telephone pole at left, hard to notice at first). Possibly unique: no printed caption, no photographer credit, no publisher information. 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(z)m

ZANZIBAR. "Main Street, Zanzibar" including some pedestrians, in color, mailed 1960 to Pennsylvania, stamps removed. $2.00 zm*

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