"1169. Puget Sound Excursion Steamer Yosemite, Seattle." side view of the ship underway, post card from The Lowman & Hanford Company, unused, trivial wear at 2 bottom corners. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(p)w(s)s(c)

    Indianapolis (1904). 117.  Steamer Indianapolis / at Municipal Dock, / Tacoma, Wash." side view looking towards shore, slight yellowing of the paper with age, trivial wear at 2 corners, otherwise surprisingly fresh. Registered to the Puget Sound Navigation Company. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. Shown left. $1.50 s(p)w(t)s(c). White-border era postcard with the same view, noticeable corner wear, very late usage at Lamona Washington, a few spots of very light toning on back. Shown right. $4.75 s(p)w(t)s(c)

"1187 Coal Bunkers Seattle" showing the (Hudson & Hamilton?) ship Mackinaw alongside, color from Lowman & Hanford, unused, small corner crease, minor corner & edge wear, dark stain along most of bottom back edge. The coal from mines east of Lake Washington were loaded here onto coastal ships bound for California, Oregon, or Alaska. A rare view: the best US ship collection we ever saw had no postcard of this ship. $14.00 ws(c)

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"120996  C.P.R.S.S. Princess Marguerite." underway near shore, unused post card, toning on back from album contact. The ship was registered to the Canadian Pacific Railway Steamship Lines. $6.00 s(c)s(c)r

"120  TANGER. -- Le Port et la Casbah. -- LL." with coastal ships in the foreground, very late usage at Claudell Kansas, Boys Town 1956 seal on back with unnecessary smudge cancel, small faint bottom corner cancel best seen from the back. The name of the ship nearest the viewer is almost completely discernable. $3.75 ts(c)

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

"141 Steamer 'Atlantic City' going out of the inlet, on a trip to New York." post card mailed 1916 at Atlantic City New Jersey, much corner & edge wear, cancel ink in the sky, 2 small corner creases not into the image, ding at center of left front edge most noticeable from the back. $5.00 (s(c)n(a))

"1478 - STEAMER 'FLYER', SAILING BETWEEN SEATTLE AND TACOMA, WASHINGTON / HOLDS MILEAGE RECORD FOR THE UNITED STATES 87,000 MILES PEER YEAR" side view of the ship underway, post card with brownish paper, from Edward H. Mitchell, album marks on back. $6.50 wms(c)

"147-D--LOADING GIANT FREIGHTERS / AT ORE DOCKS ON LAKE SUPERIOR" linen postcard from Zenith Interstate News, yellowish paper, writing on back notes name of ship & year of registration, 2 tiny corner creases, minor wear at one corner. Name of ship is readable because it is the most prominent ship shown. Ship was registered to the Pittsburgh Steamship Company in 1916. $4.00 *s(p)s(l)

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"14:--Steamboat Landing, Huntington Harbor, L. I., N. Y / 219298" including many small coastal boats--commercial & private; white-border era from Photo & Art Postal Card Co., made in USA, mailed 1962 from Islip Terrace, considerable wear along top edge (We don't trim--but you could.) $5.00 ns(c)*

"1548 - S. P. Co.'s Ferryboat 'Solano' Port Costa - Benicia, California. / LARGEST FERRY BOAT IN THE WORLD" with a fairly long train aboard ship once owned by the Central Pacific Railway Company (and also used by the Southern Pacific), postcard mailed 1915 from San Francisco (Balboa stamp tied by Expo cancel) to Miss Effie Garlough in Springfield Ohio, 2 long but inconspicuous horizontal internal creases, faint small bottom corner crease. Necessary before the tidal Straits of Carquinez were bridged in 1927. $8.00 c(s)sr(c)s(c)s(c)

"1954 After Lounge - MV Chinook" unused Ekc real photo post card, glossy finish, tiny corner bend hard to notice from the front. Good contrast & focus for detail--even the scuffs on the floor are evident. The 1954 is not a date, but is instead  the photographer's identification. The ship plied the Seattle-Victoria route. $6.00 s(c)i

"1970 M.V. Chinook - Seattle-Victoria Route - Dining Salon" unused Ekc real photo post card with glossy finish, 2 tiny corner creases nowhere near the image, otherwise quite fresh. The 1970 is not a date, but instead an identification number for the photographer's purposes. $5.50 s(c)iw(s)

   
"2004.  A Cuban Bum Boat, Havana, Cuba" tarjeta postal mailed FEB 10 1912 on the USS Delaware to Mr. Joseph Tunney in Hoosick Falls NY, long upper corner crease, a lot of edge wear towards the bottom, 2 long internal crease, back heavily & unevenly toned. A bumboat ferries supplies to ships moored distant from the shore. $6.00 cs(c)-n(d)

"211 _ Cannes _ Intérieur du Port / et l'Esterel" with many masted coastal ships, unused real photo postcard from Editions d'Art Munier, fairly fresh with good edges. $2.50 f(c)s(c)

"2176 -- Steamer 'Capital City' San Francisco and Sacramento, California" postcard from Edwin Mitchell, slight browning of the paper with age, corners worn. The ship was registered in 1910 to the California Transportation Company. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(c)mc(s)s(c)

"225 - SAINT-NAZAIRE - L'Athlète, Remorqueur de la C. G. T. / faisant le service de la Rade / The Athlète Tug of the C. G. T. which  / brings the ships of the Co into port" shown underway with many people on deck, unused black & white carte postale from booklet, green back, 3 tiny spots of light brown toning in the sky. $4.75 s(c)f(s)

"3014" Kodak real photo postcard from Steamship Historical Society showing the ship Phyllis in rough coastal waters, contrast a bit low, good edges. The ship was registered in 1917 to the Phyllis Steamship Company. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(p)s(c)

"3283" unused Kodak real photo from Steamship Historical Society, pertinent information on back. Originally built in 1918 as the 'Plainfield', renamed "Admiral Peopl' in 1927, then became "North Sea" 1935 - 1947 sailing the Pacific coast for the Northland Transportation Company. $4.75 s(n)s(c)

"413. Bénodet.--Chemin de la Plage / Collection Anglaret, Quimper" showing many people waiting for boat rides on the French coast, carte postale mailed 1908 but stamp removed, corner wear & rounding, toning noticeable in the sky. $4.50 (f(b)s(c))

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"512. Immigrant Station Ellis Island -- New York" with a side view of the steamship ?a?el Kirke, post card fresh color on undivided back, made in Germany, unused, several tiny spots on back, minor corner & edge wear. Belongs in the genealogy collections of millions of people. $10.00 n

"6  Soo-Pacific Line Steamers, Vancouver, B. C." postcard with the advertising in the back message area & the handstamp of Walter H. Allen General Eastern Passenger Agent, trivial edge wear. Scarce--the best ship collection we ever saw did not have it. Why? This railroad line operated in the summer only during the 1920's & 1930's between Chicago & Vancouver. 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 bs(c)gr

"6 - Souvenir de DJIBOUTI - La Rade" showing several small boats at anchor near shore, unused black & white carte postale with green back, back edges browning, 2 small spots of light toning on front. $5.00 ds(c)

"6819" showing the City of Lowell (ship registered in 1894 to the New England Steamship Company), post card from Bosselman, made in Germany circa 1908, corner crease, edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(n)s(c)b)

"752 Pacific Navigation Co's Str. 'Yale'" sepia-tone post card on yellowish paper, mailed 1911 but stamp removed. minor wear mostly along bottom edge. This coastal steamer serviced Los Angeles and San Francisco before being sold to the Navy. In World War I, after overhaul & modification, this ship transported hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Europe. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(p)s(c)c(s)c(l)w

"786 - FERRY STEAMER RAMONA PLYING BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND CORONADO, CALIFORNIA" postcard on brownish paper from Edward M. Mitchell, unused, small corner crease, lightly toned back, corner & edge wear. $5.50 s(c)c(s)c(c)ms(c)

"786 - FERRY STEAMER RAMONA PLYING BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND CORONADO, CALIFORNIA." unused post card published by Edward H. Mitchell, back paper browning evenly with age, minor corner wear, tiny spot at top front edge, small corner crease. The ship was registered to the Coronado Ferry Company in 1903. Essentially the same postcard as shown above, but in black & white. $7.00 s(c)ms(c)

"9536 / Greetings from Patchogue, Long Island, N. Y. " including a few small coastal ships, Silvercraft postcard with scalloped edges as issued, mailed there 1941, long horizontal crease that is hard to notice, one corner with multiple small stress marks. Odd advertising for the Thousand Islands on back! $2.25 n(p)s(c)

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"992 - Steamers 'Harvard' and 'Yale' at San Pedro Harbor, Los Angeles, California" with railroad cars in the foreground, post card mailed there 1913 (pre-1915 expo publicity cancel), forwarded from General Delivery in Alledonia Ohio to General Delivery in Wheeling West Virginia, writing on front, speckles of cancel ink in the sky, 2 tiny bottom corner creases. These coastal ships were registered to the Pacific Navigation Company. $8.00 c(l)s(c)s(p)-w

"ADMIRAL / This beautiful 100 foot, triple deck cruise boat features daily / sightseeing and dinner dance cruises... / ... It operates year round from the / Clearwater Beach Marina, 'THE PLACE TO PLAY IN / TAMPA BAY' ..." unused chrome postcard, numbered P52962 under the stamp box, small but noticeable spot in the sky, otherwise fairly fresh. $2.00 f(t)f(c)s(c)

"Alaska Marine Highway" with a side view of their 3 ferries (MV Malaspina, MV Taku & MV Matanuska) underway, unused postcard from a photo by Reggie Hibshman, fairly fresh with good edges. $3.00 s(c)ap

"Algeciras / 1905  Stengel & Co., Dresden  28796" showing numerous small coastal fishing boats near a railroad siding, unused color tarjeta postal with undivided back, faint corner crease. The realism of the view conveys a you-are-there type of feeling. 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 ss(a)s(c)

"ALGERIE - TUNISIE / ILES BALÉARES / Paquebot 'Djebel Dira'" unused black & white continental postcard distributed by the owning company C.N.M. (Cie. Navigation Mixte) which cruised the shores of the Mediterranean, mild corner wear. Necessarily 1948 - 1979, after which she was sold to Athens Marine Cruises & renamed Melody. Hard to find! $7.00 s(c)

"ALGÉRIE - TUNISIE / ILES BALÉARES / Paquebot 'El Djezaïr / Aquarelle R. Chapelet" art showing the ship near shore, with several pleasure craft nearby; unused continental postcard from C. N. M. (Compagnie de Navigation Mixte), corners creased, long internal creases too conspicuous, light thinning at 2 upper corners. $3.75 tas(c)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Ameland, de avondboot vertrekt" showing a Dutch ferry, continental postcard, mailed, fairly fresh. $1.50 ns

"Arabian sailors beach a 'dhow' / at palm fringed Aquaba, Jordan's only port" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed Jan 16 1962 at Jerico Springs Missouri, small top corner crease not into the image, small spot of light toning in top margin. $1.75 js(c)

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

"Auf dem Oldensee" with a Norwegian coastal ship laden with passengers in the foreground, unused real photo post card showing boats full of people, from Carl Müller & Sohn, numbered 178 on the back, small spot of light toning on back, slight oxidation, minor wear to one lower corner. $3.25 ns(c)

"A view from our dining / hall // Copyright, J. A. McCormick" sepia-tone real photo postcard showing some Washington scenery with the unmistakable silhouette of stratovolcano Mount Rainier prominent in the distance (as seen from the northeast, therefore probably from nearby Keechelus Lake in the foreground). Mailed 1915 from Berkeley California by a passenger writing aboard the S.S. Northern Pacific -- which exclusively sailed  the Astoria Oregon to San Francisco coastal route of  the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway -- returning from a stay near the pictured scenery. Both the Lake and Mount Rainier are near Seattle. Rarely offered because the caption is so vague. $11.00 r(s)s(c)w(m)vm

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"BARFLEUR. __ Le Port" with several small masted coastal ships in France, black & white carte postale with blue caption & undivided back, published by Brochard, a little writing on back, faint album impressions at the corners, tiny corner crease not into the image. $9.00 fs(c)

"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

"Bath, Maine. Loading a passenger train on Ferry Boat." postcard from Hugh C. Leighton, undivided back but very late usage from Smithfield, grayish toning near edges. $7.50

"BEE LINE FERRY ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA / SAVES 49 MILES" showing 3 ferries (MS Manatee, MS Pinellas & MS Sarasota) on an unused linen postcard. 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 s(b)f(s)s(c)

"Boats At Camden Harbor, Camden, Maine." black & white post card from Fairbanks Card Co., excellent composition, unused. $4.50 ms(c)

"Boot Ameland" showing the car ferry Princess Anna under way, continental postcard mailed in The Netherlands in 1984, fairly fresh. $2.00 s(c)n

"Boothbay / Harbor Me." with the Wise Owl Gift Shop at the left, the Nellie G. II docked near the Smiling Cow Gift & Sportswear shop in the center, a Coca Cola / Ice Cream Hot Dogs & Gulf oil signs at the right; unused Ekc sepia-tone real photo postcard with exemplary focus & contrast, slight oxidation, excellent condtion. 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(b)s(c)

"BoSToN LIGHT / RoCKLAND HoUSE / STEAMER LINCOLN" unused multiview postcard with undivided back & odd capitalization in its captions; mailed 1904 to Miss Kathryn 'Kitty' O. Zane in Hillsboro Ohio, light album toning both sides, bottom corner creased twice but not into any of the images, other corner wear minor. The full name of the sidewheeler shown is the Steamer General  Lincoln which sailed for the Bayshore Brighton Excursion Company. $5.00 ls(c)s(b)m(b)

"BR-20A / CAR FERRY BLUENOSE / Running Between Yarmouth, Nova Scotia / and Bar Harbor, Maine" post card mailed at Yarmouth in 1960's to Massachusetts, long internal crease, much edge wear at one edge is apparent from the front, as is. $1.00 nms(c)*

"BR-68 / C. N. R. CAR FERRY ABEGWEIT, which operates between / Borden, P. E. I., and Cape Tormentine, N. B." unused chrome postcard, trivial corner wear. $2.75

"BRANDYWINE  WILSON LINE" caption from writing on ship, color postcard mailed at Wilmington Delaware in 1910, stamp removed, considerable corner & edge wear, toned both sides, small corner crease. $4.75 ss

"'BRESSAY SOUND'  MID 1990 / Loaded with silica sand / At Loch Aline, Morvern, / Scotland / (now has white 'd' on funnel)" photo the size of a regular post card showing the coastal ship, waterline at a slight tilt, good contrast, glossy finish. From a ship captain's private collection; not produced in commercial quantities. 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 ss(c)

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

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"CAPE MAY - LEWES FERRY" showing it underway from above, unused postcard, numbered S-74764 on the back, pertinent information printed on the back, tiny corner bend. Served Cape May New Jersey and Lewes Delaware. $2.00 ds(c)n(c)

"CAPE MAY--LEWES / New Jersey  Delaware" with a side view of the ferry underway on a sunny day, chrome postcard, writing on back dates to 1983, tiny corner crease. Sold but front still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(c)nd

"Casco Bay fleet at wharf, Portland, Maine  42" linen postcard mailed there 1952, minor corner wear. $3.75 m(p)m(c)s(c)!

"CLERVAUX" card the size of a regular postcard showing the Cobelfret ferry from above, loaded with containers; details on agents & terminals covers the back, uneven cut to the top. Interesting. Necessarily 1978 - 1993, after which she was sold to China. $4.50 s(c)

"COLONIAL LINE STEAMER 'LEXINGTON' / BETWEEN NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND" unused postcard, soft corners. The ship was registered to the Colonial Navigation 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 s(c)s(c)

"COLONIAL NAVIGATION COMPANY / BETWEEN NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND" with back indicating 'On board Colonial Line Steamer / Concord; unused, circa 1915, small spot of toning in lower front border. The ship was registered in 1891. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(c)s(c)

"Coracle Men / CARMARTHEN" showing 3 Welsh fishermen bearing their small coastal boats on their backs, near the water; color 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)

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"COLORFUL CATAMARAN ALE ALE KAI V / Featuring daily Pearl Harbor Cruises ..." underway, early chrome postcard, unused, from a photo attributed to E. Lum. $2.00 h(p)ps(c)

"Cruising the most scenic waters of / the Western Hemisphere. / D. E. S. POLAR STAR." post card mailed 1970 by a passenger who was pleased. Sailed for Westours subsidiary West Line. $5.00 s(w)s(c)

"DEEP SEA FISHING $3.00 / BAIT AND HANDLINES FREE / OCEAN CITY YACHT BASIN…" monochromatic blue post card 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*+

"Descarga de Peixe na Ribeira" showing fish being unloaded from small Portuguese boats, post card, unused, lightly toned back, numbered 1280 on back. $4.75 pfs(c)*

"DJIBOUTI -- Boutre débarquent du bois" showing wood unloaded from small ships, sepia-tone, cliché G. B., one serrated edge (from booklet), unused & fresh appearance. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ds(c)

"DJIBOUTI / Les Boutres" with 4 scenes showing coastal ships, unused continental postcard, copyrighted, near mint,. 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 ds(c)

"ENJOYING THE SCENIC FEATURES FROM THE DECK OF / THE S. S. 'PRINCE RUPERT' AND S. S. 'PRINCE GEORGE' EN ROUTE TO ALASKA" menu postcard in 6 panels for the Sunday September 2 1928 breakfast aboard the Prince Rupert, 2 views in black & white on the back include Miles Canyon on Yukon River, one crease affects 3 corners. Art on menu depicts Indians in dugout canoe. 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 scan, or both for $3.50 s(c)s(c)s(m)y*

"ES1PW" shortwave Tallinn QSL card used 1990 by operator Vello Looveer, minor wear at one corner, marvelous art on front depicts a small Viking coastal ship. $3.00 es

"ES-21 / S. S. CHARLES A. DUNNING / Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island to Carriboo, / Nova Scotia, Ferry Service / Capacity 24 automobiles. Operated by Northumberland Ferries / Ltd., Charlottetown ..." post card lithographed in Canada, unused, light toning on back, image a bit fuzzy. $5.00 s(c)s(n)png

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"Excursion Steamer 'Block Island'" post card with undivided back from H. C. Leighton, made in Germany, unused, faint album marks on front, light toning at one back corner. $8.50

"Favorite Line Steamers at their Dock, Tampa, Fla." circa 1910-1915, showing the Steamer Pokanoket, edge wear. The ship was registered to the Tampa-St. Petersburg Transportation Company. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(t)fs(c)+*

"FERRY ARRIVING AT PINEY POINT - CONNECTING ST. PETERSBURG AND BRADENTON, FLORIDA.  B-SP-2" showing the interior of the Sarasota with its full load of cars & passengers, post card from Hartman Lithography Sales, unused. Nice you-are-there feeling. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(c)f(p)

"Ferry Boat Gov. Winthrop  New London, Conn." postcard from Rhode Island News, mailed 1906, stamp damaged, spot of toning on back, 2 corner creases, other edge wear. $6.50 (s(t)cs(c))+

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"Ferryboats solve most transportation problems / in the Bermuda Islands." showing the ferry Triton underway, chrome post card mailed 1973 from Paget to New Hampshire, tape remnant on back. $2.00 s(c)b

"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 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

"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 post card with rates printed on back, unused, tiny corner bend, otherwise fresh. When owned by Mary & Joe Cramer. $5.00 f(c)fs(c)sg

"Garnalenvistochten TX27 / A. Hutjes - Haven 10" side view of a Netherlands fishing boat moving through the water quickly, unused continental postcard, tiny bend at one corner. $1.50 s(c)n. Same but no bend. $1.75 s(c)n

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"GENERAL VIEW OF SOO LOCKS FROM / BELOW, SOO, MICH." clearly showing the freighter 'Wilpen', early C. T. Photochrom post card published exclusively for Frank T. Tatyk, unused, trivial wear at two corners. Ship was registered to Shenango Steamship & Transportation Company in 1907. $2.50 ms(l)s(s)

"Glass-bottom boat, / Avalon, Catalina Island, California" color, mailed 1924 at Avalon, published by California Postcard Company, small creases & wear at corners. $4.75 (s(c)c(c))%

"Glass Bottom Boat on Way to Seal Rocks, Catalina Island, Cal." postcard from Reider, mailed 1915, 3 small corner creases, lightly toned front, part cancel on front. The ship Cleopatra was registered to the Wilmington Transportation Company. $5.00 s(w)c(c)s(c)

"Glass Bottom Boats at Avalon, / Catalina Island, Cal." undivided back post card with brownish paper, printed in Germany, mailed, stamp damaged, minor corner & edge wear, cancel ink on front. The ship Cleopatra was registered to the Wilmington Transportation Co. $7.50 s(w)cs(c)

"Glass Bottom Power Boat. 'Emperor' / Showing the Submarine Gardens / at Catalina Island" postcard on brownish paper, interesting ad on back from 'THE METEOR BOAT CO', unused, minor corner wear, toned back edge, lacks freshness. Ship Emperor was registered to the Wilmington Transportation Company in 1912. $6.50 s(w)cs(c)

"Glass Bottom Power Boat. Emperor / Showing the Submarine Gardens at / Catalina Island, California" post card with interesting ad on back from 'THE METEOR BOAT CO', unused, heavily toned back, some toning shows in the front border areas, 2 tiny corner creases not near the image. The Emperor was registered in 1912 to the Wilmington Transportation Company. $4.50 s(w)c(c)s(c)

"Glass bottom power boat 'EMPRESS' / Showing the submarine Gardens at Catalina Island" with several people aboard, unused post card given out as advertising by the Meteor Boat Company, back paper browning with age (circa 1908 - 1910), trivial wear at one corner. Back gives detailed schedule information. $8.00 s(c)c(c)

"Gov. Carr, the Newport-Jamestown, R. I. Ferry Boat" shown underway with passengers & autos, white-border era postcard mailed 1942, faint internal crease in the upper blue sky, tiny upper corner crease, small bottom corner crease, light toning on back. The Governor referred to in the ship's name is Caleb Carr, who served in 1695. $4.25 r(n)s(c)g(c)

"Government Landing, Caimanera, Cuba." with several small coastal boats dockside, unused tarjeta postal made in the USA, W. B. Houston editor, trivial corner wear. In several important collections: the Merrick Library, the Naval Cover Museum, Library of the Caribbean, etc. But we could find no other offers, past or present, when we searched the Internet. $10.00 cs(c)

"Greetings from BAR HARBOR, MAINE" chrome multiview post card with an aerial of the harbor & a side view of the C. N. coastal ferry Bluenose, unused, from color photos by Paul A. Knaut Jr. Excellent condition. $1.75 m(b)s(c)p

"Groeten van Texel" prominently showing the coastal ferry Schulpengat with other ships in the background, continental postcard mailed at Haarlem, fairly fresh. $2.00 s(c)n

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"H - 233 Outrigger Canoe - Hawaiian Islands" amidst several palm trees, sepia-tone Ekc real photo postcard with good composition & contrast, a little writing on back, tiny pinhole in top center border. $8.50 hs(c)t

"Hartebeest, Poort Dam  Pretoria // COPYRIGHT / E616" showing several small coastal ships & boats, sepia-tone real photo postcard, mailed there 1931 but stamp removed, minor corner wear. $5.50 ss(c)

"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

"HONG KONG--The harbor" with 2 sampans prominently in the foreground & PAN AM advertising logo on its back; unused postcard printed in the United States, good edges. $2.00 ha(a)s(c)

"In from the Banks, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.--11" showing docked fishing boats, postcard from the Photogelatine Engraving Company, unused, circa 1940's, paper just starting to brown evenly with age. $3.00 n(l)s(c)

"Italian Fishing Boats, Gloucester, Mass.   81148" showing 4 on the beach with several people nearby, white-border era postcard but mailed later, minor corner wear & rounding, stamp damage. $2.00 ms(c)+. Same but unused & quite fresh. $3.75 ms(c)

"JUNGLE QUEEN--CIRCULAR JUNGLE & EVERGLADES CRUISE / ALLIGATOR WRESTLING / INDIAN TRADING POST / BAHIA MAR YACHT BASIN, FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH, FLA." chrome multiview post card mailed 1970, advertisement gives ship particulars (times, phone, sites visited, etc.), good edges. $3.50 f(f)s(c)pi(s)m

"K39 / VICTORIA, B. C., CANADA / The Harbour, C.P.R. 'Princess Joan' / and American Ferry 'Chinook'" with a copyrighted Kodachrome view from the Coast Publishing Company, unused, trivial corner wear, bird in sky or a small stray mark hard to tell. $2.75 b(v)s(c)

"LA COTE D'EMERAUDE / 414 CANCALE (Ille-et-Vilaine). -- La Houle au Retour de la Caravane. ND. Phot." showing many small masted coastal ships, unused carte postale, long tear near the bottom right front corner closes well. $1.00 f(c)s(c)

"La Guayra, Harbour (South America)" sepia-tone real photo post card showing several small boats, mailed 1932 from Venezuela to Michigan. $4.25

"Landing from the Fishing Boat, Asbury Park, N.J." postcard mailed there 1914, stamp removal thinned the back & caused an internal crease from the top, a bit of cancel ink on front, small corner crease. $3.50 ns(c)

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"Lane Cove, Sydney, N. S. W." including a ferry steamer underway, postcard, printed in Germany, much writing on back dates to 1915, minor wear at the corners, tiny dark spot in the sky. $3.50 ns(c)

"Lembrança de S. Miguel Açores. / Arcada de caiz. Ponta Delgada" with a shore scene included some small coastal boats, black & white bilhete postal with undivided back mailed there circa 1907-8 with 25-réis stamp to New Jersey, small corner crease, 2 other corners worn, trace of cancel ink on front. $8.00 ps(c)

"Levee Scene -- S. S. Comus -- S. P. Steamship Co. New Orleans, La. / Sam Alltmont, Pub. New Orleans, La." postcard with red caption, mailed there 1910, triangular piece of lower left corner (1" longest dimension) broken off nowhere near the ship. The 'S. P.' in the caption stands for 'Southern Pacific'. This coastal ship sailed regularly from New York City; it collided & sank another ship off the coast of New Jersey while on just such a route. We believe this postcard is rare. The best postcard collection we ever saw of US ships on postcard did not have her on any postcard in its inventory. 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 ls(s)s(c)

"LOTTELITH" showing the general cargo vessel underway with a load on deck, seen from a high vantage point, photo on Kodak paper, good focus & contrast & composition, size that of a regular post card. Its blue hull looks to be freshly painted. The name of the ship has since changed to Sea Maid. $7.50 s(c)

"Luxurious bayliners link the Garden State / Parkway of Cape May, New Jersey with the / Ocean Hiway at Lewes, Delaware ..." showing one underway, unused chrome postcard distributed by Steger Beach Service, excellent condition. $2.00 ds(c)n(c)

"Malpeque Cove at Cabot Park Camping Area, Malpeque Bay, near Kensinton and Summerside / Prince Edward Island, Canada" showing several docked fishing boats, chrome postcard with deep colors, mailed to New York, 2 small corner creases. Tranquil subject for a painting. $1.00 (ps(c))

"MALTA -- Grand Harbor" including several small coastal ships, postcard, circa 1915, unused, corner wear & rounding, back toned a bit especially near the edges. $4.00 ms(c)

"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)

"Matsushima" also captioned in Japanese, showing 2 small boats sailing near the small islands; unused circa-1910 carte postale with divided back, 'POST CARTE' struck twice in blue on back (once in error), light toning both sides. Earthquakes & tsunamis have changed the appearance of the islands over the years. $5.00 js(c)

"Matsushima" also captioned in Japanese, showing a small boat sailing near the small islands; unused circa-1910 carte postale with divided back, 'POST CARTE' struck in blue on back, light toning both sides. Earthquakes & tsunamis have changed the appearance of the islands over the years. $5.00 js(c)

"MERCHANTS & MINERS LINE / 5A-H1024" side view of a ship underway, moving from left to right, black hull, single stack; Curteich linen mailed at Norfolk Virginia 1941, stamp removed, lightly toned back, lightly toned front, partial cancel on front. Caption first line is in the upper right border; the printer's date code (for 1935) is in the lower right border. Back has detailed information about coastal routes for their passenger & freight lines, and for their freight lines. $3.50 s(m)s(c)*

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"MERCHANTS AND MINERS TRANSPORTATION CO. / S. S. 'JUNIATA'" sepia-tone post card on brownish paper, circa 1930, trivial wear at upper corners, otherwise fresh & interesting. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(m)s(c)

"MISS BUCKEYE II Most Beautiful & Comfortable Boat in the Gulf of Mexico" underway with passengers, unused black & white advertising postcard (rates, phone, amenities, etc.), light toning on back including erased pencil writing, lightly toned front including a vertical rubber band mark. The ship operated out of Clearwater Beach Florida. $5.00 s(c)f(c)

"Million dollar Steamship 'CATALINA' To and From Catalina Island, Cal." with flag of in upper left corner, color post card on pebbled stock, unused, trivial edge wear. $7.50 cs(c)

"MONT SAINT-MICHEL. / 95  L'Entrée du Mont à marée haute -- Coming into the Mount, at high water. // ND / Phot." on the coast of France, carte postale with green back from booklet, very late usage at Lodgepole South Dakota, small corner crease, shallow scrape at the lower right front edge. The complete card, its serrated edge at the left is still intact. $3.75 fs(c)

"MS 'Darsser Ort' // 8/77" showing the ship from the side, passing through the Kiel Canal on the German coast; color photo with glossy finish, the size of a regular post card. Rare. $7.50 s(c)s

"m/s Morgenstond" color photo showing the Dutch ferry underway, good contrast & focus, approximately 3.5'x5" on Fujicolor paper. Rare. $5.00 ns(c)

"M/S SKANDIA // TURKU / ÅBO - NORRTALJE // SILJA LINE" continental postcard showing the Estonia cruiseferry underway in calm waters on a sunny day, back autographed by its master as a favor for a seaman collector, a little wear on the upper edge, one corner creased twice. This is the first car-passenger ferry in the northern Baltic Sea, and was in service 1961 - 1974. It sank in the Atlantic in 1984. Very hard to find. $10.00 es(c)& NEW-NEU-NOUVEAU

"Muelle VERACRUZ / M.R." real photo post card showing people near small boats, mailed 1920 to New York, faint corner bend. $4.00 ms(c)

"m.v. 'Atjhen(sic)' / Gross tonnage 518,23  Length 170'-10" / M. V. 'Atjeh' is one of the smallest coaster / belonging to the K.P.M. (Royal Packet Navigation). The correct spelling of the name is Atjeh as can be read plainly in the image itself. Circa-1940 black & white photo with interesting details typed on back (usual ports & cargo), the size of a regular postcard, imperfectly rectangular, good focus & composition & contrast. Location is necessarily the Sumatran coast of Indonesia. Built in 1939 & hijacked by the Japanese in 1942. Rare: the only image of it we have ever seen in anyone's stock. $13.00 is(c)

"mv. Ganda Bhakti / Port of Registry : Jakarta / Official Number : 7123 + Ba / ..." showing the container ship fully loaded & underway, as seen from above, circa-1985; more information typed on back, card slightly smaller than a regular size postcard, scissors cut from a larger sheet. Rare: the only image of it we have ever seen in anyone's stock. $12.00 is(c)

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"MV COHO, the 125-car 750-passenger ferry operated / by Black Bell Transport, Inc., in daily, year-around / service between Port Angeles, Washington and / Victoria, B. C." fully side view underway, unused chrome postcard with photo credit to John R. Butler, trivial corner wear. $2.00 s(c)wb

"M. V. Kalakala leaving Bremerton, Wash.  563" unused linen post card with a little wear at one bottom corner. The ferry was registered to the Puget Sound Navigation Company in 1927. $3.25 ws(p)s(c)

"M.V. PRINCE NOVA / Ferry service between Wood Islands, Prince Edward / Island and Caribou, Nova Scotia..." continental post card mailed 1975 to Ohio, scalloped edges as issued, 2 corners creased. $1.00

"M.V. SIDNEY and M.V. TSAWWASSEN. / on British Columbia Toll Authority Ferry / Service between Victoria and Vancouver..." unused postcard lithographed in Canada, fairly fresh with good edges. $1.50 s(c)s(b)

"MV 'Tugela' - 8220 dwt" showing a side view of the ship with a few containers on deck, writing on back. During October & November 2005 she made 3 continuous plankton recorder tows in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (stretching from Cape Frio Namibia almost to East London South Africa). $10.00 s(c)ens

"m.v. Victress / Capt. F. J. B. Janssen / ... / Holland" continental glossy photo of the ship alongside her larger sister ship the Arrow, caption from the writing & address on the back. $10.00 s(o)g& NEW-NEU-NOUVEAU

"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)

"New Ferry 'City of Vancouver' between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Wash." postcard from Sprouse & Son, unused, toned back, minor edge wear, bottom corners rounded. Ship was registered in 1909 to the Portland-Vancouver Ferry Company. $6.50 s(p)s(c)

Newport News (1895). "Newport News" real photo postcard with matte finish, mailed October 13 1909 to Miss Columbia Thompson in Newark Ohio, cancel ink on front, small bottom corner bend, other corner wear is minor. This steel hull screw type packet was registered in 1895 to the Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Company, renamed Midland in November 1919 & destroyed by fire in March 1925. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. s(n)s(c)

"NEW YORK AS SEEN FROM FALL RIVER LINE BOATS / PRISCILLA LEAVING PIER AT NEW YORK / STATUE OF LIBERTY" multiview postcard with undivided back, mailed 1904 at Fall River to Miss Kathryn O. Zane in Hillsboro Ohio, 2 streaks of toning on front (one very light & short, the other long & noticeable), mild corner wear, lightly toned back. $3.75 m(f)s(f)s(c)r

"No. 159 / Y Ilong fodur Petertown, eiddo cwmni // ...The motor coaster Petertown, owned by / Lovering & Sons, in Cardiff docks in 1956" unused black & white continental post card, copyrighted by the National Museum of Wales, small corner bump. $2.00 s(l)s(c)w*

"No. 424  Montevideo. Vapor 'Rio de la Plata'. Puerto" with many passengers standing on deck of the steamship, tarjeta postal, unused but many spots of album paste residue mar the back, corner wear, faint corner crease, small spot of color missing in the water. As is. This ship provided fast coastal service between Buenos Aires & Montevideo starting in 1906. It is the only postcard we have ever seen showing it. $5.50 us(c)

"Nordfjord. Norway." showing a long boat with oars piled with hay & a high waterfall in the distance, undivided back post card, unused. corner crease, corner & edge wear. $5.00 nws(c)*

"NOUVELLE-CALÉDONIE - Une Pirogue double sous voiles" showing a pirogue under double sail loaded with many people, unused sepia-tone carte postale with red caption, toned, mild corner & edge wear, several internal creases most easily seen from the back, as is. 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 ns(c)

"OCRACOKE -- SEA LEVEL -- ATLANTIC FERRY / The Ferry 'Sea Level' a modern luxury type vessel..." with many passengers traversing the Outer Banks; unused Dexter chrome-era post card with 1961 copyright, small spots of light toning near one lower back corner, good edges. $1.50 n(o)s(c)

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"OLD DOMINION LINE / DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN NEW YORK AND VIRGINIA / ON BOARD O. D. S. S. CO.'S S. S. MONROE __________  190 " black & white, undivided back postcard mailed 1909, stamp removed, writing on front fills in date, trace of cancel ink on front . Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(o)s(c)

"On Cape Cod, Mass." Art showing some fishing boats on shore, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 at Rowley. $1.75 (m(c)s(c))

"OSTETOR" a side view of the German coaster ship underway on a hazy day, Kodak paper, good composition & focus, 2 small paper adherences at one edge. Necessarily 1984 - 2006 timeframe. $4.50 s(c)g

"Oyster boats at Wellfleet Mass. / Painting by George Yater ..." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 at Popponesset Beach, tiny corner crease not into the image. $2.25 m(w)as(c)

"PACIFIC COAST S. S. 'ST. PAUL'  2652" Kodak real photo post card with good focus & contrast, toning along front edges. The company originated in San Francisco. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(p)s(c)c(s)!

"Pacific Nav. S. S. Harvard, operating between San Francisco and / Los Angeles, fastest Passenger Steamer on the Pacific Coast" from Newman Post Card Co., mailed 1911 to Ohio, stamp removed causing slight thin to back, toned back, brownish paper, considerable corner & edge wear. The ship was registered in 1906 to the Pacific Navigation Company. $8.00 s(p)s(c)c(l)c(s)s

"PHILADELPHIA-WILMINGTON-RIVERVIEW BEACH / STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA" postcard, circa 1915, small corner crease, mild wear to another corner, a little scribble near one back corner. The ship shown is the State of Pennsylvania, which was registered to the Wilson Line. $6.00 s(w)s(c)d

"Philipines(sic)" showing 2 small coastal fishing boats with sails & outriggers, vertical format, home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1966 from Sullivan Illinois, tiny upper corner bend not into the unattributed image, soft corners. $1.75 ps(c)

"PICTURESQUE SHRIMP BOATS AT ANCHOR IN BEAUTIFUL BACK BAY OF BILOXI, MISS." unused white-border era postcard, fairly 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 mfs(c)

"Pola. Molo Bellona" showing several masted ships docked in Croatia, color on yellowish paper, mailed there 1911 (clear machine roller cancel on Austrian 5-Heller stamp) to Wien, a few small spots of toning on back, faint corner crease, mild corner & edge wear, trace of cancel ink on front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 cs(c)!

"Port Jefferson - Bridgeport Ferry at Port Jefferson, Long Island, N.Y." paused in the water, a few hands on deck, shoreline in the distance; continental post card mailed 1977, from a color photo by Milt Price, pertinent information on back, scalloped edges as issued. Registered to the Island Steamship Line in 1923. $2.00 s(i)s(c)n(p)*

"PROVINCIALE BOOT VLISSINGEN-BRESKENS / … / Ferry Flushing-Breskens" showing the Dutch ferry, also captioned in French & German, continental post card, mailed, few tiny spots of toning on back. $1.25 ns

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"RESTAURANT SHIP 'CABRILLO,' / VENICE CAL." with many people on deck & at the nearby dock, postcard published by the Newman Post Card Company, mailed 1907 to Miss Fern Martin in Northville South Dakota, noticeable corner & edge wear, writing in the sky but message area on back also used. $7.00 c(v)s(c)

"REVENUE CUTTER 'MODOC' AT CUSTOM HOUSE PIER, WILMINGTON, N. C.--43" white-border era postcard  from E. C. Kropp, made in USA, unused, 2 tiny spots on left front edge, 1 corner badly creased. $3.50 ns(c)m(c)*

"R. P. D. 'KRONPRINZ'" with a side view of the ship underway, post card from C. A. W. Grün, mailed NO 16 12, considerable corner & edge wear, trace of cancel ink on front . This first-class steamer was part of the German East Africa Line of Hamburg, whose service included Tanga, Dar-es-Salaam & Zanzibar. Sold but front still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(c)g-nt!

"S-2--Excursion on Yacht 'Charlene,' Central Yacht Basin, St. Petersburg, Florida" showing it underway with many passengers, unused linen postcard with fresh colors, circa 1944. $3.25 f(s)s(c)

"Sailing Craft at Quayside, Road Town, Tortola, B.V.I.--6." showing sailboats that are used for coastal fishing, unused postcard made in Canada, heavy corner crease is tangential to the well-composed image. 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 bs(c)

"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)

"Scheveningen.  Naar Zee." with a side view of a coastal 2-masted sailing vessel (numbered SCH 336) in the foreground, black & white on unused post card from Weenenk & Snel (their number 82), paper browning lightly with age. $3.25 ns(c)

"Scituate, Mass. Lobster boats / anchored at the town dock. / Ptg. John Russell Cliff" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1960 from Greenbush. $2.00 ms

Sea-river ship Morgenstond in the Nord Ostseekanal of Germany, photo size is that of a regular postcard, taken by a ship captain who annotated the back, not produced in commercial quantities. $7.50 s(o)g

Sea-river ships ply European coastal waters,
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Sea-river ships Warber, Aldebaran, Papillon & Morgenstond seen here lashed together in anticipation of rough weather in the fall of 1991, photo slightly larger than a regular-size postcard, taken by a ship captain who noted the time of year on back in German, not produced in commercial quantities. $7.00 s(o)

"Seen enroute to San Pablo Bay in 1987 / from her home base in Benicia, / California, the 'Gail L. Sanders' was originally built in 1943 for the / US Navy ..." with a side view of the ship near shore, continental postcard mailed 2008, shallow scrapes on back from postal equipment, a little cancel ink shows in the front sky. $0.75 c(b)s(c)*

Sepia-tone real photo with hand-written caption "Ferry between So. Dresden & Richmond Me." circa 1908 postcard. Upper right corner creased and worn. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 (ms(c))

"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)

"Sightseeing Cruises on Capt. Sinn's / BIG FLAMINGO II / ... / NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT ANYWHERE / .. / Wildwood Crest, New Jersey..." side view of it carrying passengers on a sunny day, unused chrome postcard, fresh appearance & good edges. $3.00 s(c)n(w)

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"SIGHT-SEEING STEAMER 'TOURIST'" with a sign on its prow reading 'SIGHT SEEING YACHTS / FROM BATTERY PARK PIER', monochromatic dark blue post card, unused, paper just starting to yellow from age. Its daily tours consisted of a 40-mile sail around Manhattan Island. Offered elsewhere at $7.99. Our price: $4.75 s(c)n(m)

"SIGHTSEER, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON  #595" loaded with passengers at the dock, sepia-tone real photo post card with excellent composition & contrast from Views Inc., fresh appearance & good edges. The ship was registered in 1921 to Gay Line Tours. $12.00 s(g)ws(c)

"SOUTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP LINES--'MORGAN LINE' / NEW YORK--NEW ORLEANS NEW STEAMSHIP DIXIE" color post card, unused, grayish paper, minor corner wear. $7.00

"S. P. Ferry Steamer 'Alameda' San Francisco-Oakland, Calif." color, published by Pacific Novelty circa 1910-1915, unused, toned back, long crease, much edge wear. The ship was registered to the Southern Pacific Steamship Line. Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 (s(s)s(c)c(o)c(s))

"Split, Obala Drva. / Spalato, Riva della Legna" showing loading or unloading of a small Croatian ship, unused, black & white, small corner crease not in image, light toning on front. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 cs(c)*

"S. S. 'ALLERTON,' ROWES WHARF, BOSTON TO PEMBERTON AND NANTASKET BEACH, MASS." linen post card from United Art Co., mailed 1938 at Allerton, a little cancel ink on front in sky, good edges. $4.50 ms

"S. S. Antilles" black & white mailed 1910, stamp removed, evenly toned back, heavy cancel ink on front, front toning mostly at 2 opposite corners. This coastal ship sailed the New Orleans - New York City route.  Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg (73,270 bytes) format. $1.50 s(s)s(c)

"SS Beaver, Astoria, Oregon" unused sepia-tone Cyko real photo post card showing the ship underway with passengers, faint small corner crease. Owned by the Union Pacific Railroad and operated by the San Francisco and Portland Steamship Company along the West Coast, prior to becoming the submarine tender USS Beaver. 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(c)r(u)s(s)os(m)

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SS Boston. "S. S. Boston  Mystic Steamship Co." showing a side view of this coastal ship underway, unused Kodak real photo post card, minor wear to one corner, faint but extensive front toning due to contact with acidic paper, trivial wear to one upper corner. Rare: the only image we have ever seen of it while operated under this company name in anyone's stock. $25.00 s(m)s(c)

"S. S. 'BOSTON' -- The 'BOSTON' and 'NEW YORK' are Sister Ships" unused Lumitone photo-print postcard, made in the USA, small bottom corner crease, other corner wear is trivial, spot of toning on back gets through to the right front margin. Eastern Steamship Lines advertising on back: 30 ports of call & 11 services, Virginia coast to Canada's Maritime provinces. $5.00 s(e)s(c)

"S. S. 'CATALINA' / SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA" chrome post card from a photo by Bob Chase, unused, fresh appearance & good edges. $1.75 s(c)c

"S.S. CHILCOTIN, UNION STEAMSHIPS LTD. VANCOUVER, CANADA" with a side view of her underway at speed, real photo postcard mailed 1951 by a satisfied passenger who supplied some details about the trip, 2 tiny corner creases, minor corner rounding, trace of cancel ink on front. $2.75 s(c)bs(u)

"S. S. CONGRESS. PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO." black & white, company-issued post card, pertinent information on back, unused, lightly toned front, lightly toned back. The ship was registered in 1913. The company originated in San Francisco. $7.50 s(p)c(s)s(c)

"S. S. Dorothy Alexander in Alaska" Azo sepia-tone real photo (square corners) postcard, showing distant side view of ship, unused, a little wear & light toning in border (right front edge). $6.00 as(c)

"S. S. 'Iroquois' and 'Princess Charlotte' / Victoria, B.C." showing both near a dock, post card from Valentine & Sons mailed there 1919 to Indiana, minor corner & edge wear, spots of cancel ink in sky. Message on back stated these coastal ships connected to Seattle. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 bs(c)

"S. S. Kennedy on run from Seattle to Bremerton, fastest steamer on the coast." color postcard, mailed circa 1910 to Iowa, trivial corner & edge wear, corner crease. Ship was registered in 1909. $8.00 s(k)s(c)%

"S. S. POCAHONTAS. AUTOMOBILE AND PASSENGER TRANSPORT BETWEEN CAPE CHARLES AND (LITTLE CREEK) / NORFOLK, VIRGINIA  47798" with a side view of the coastal ship underway, linen post card sent free 1943 by H. F. Klenk (who was stationed at USNATB Camp Bradford) to his father Harry Klenk in Hooven Ohio. A little corner wear & a few traces of cancel ink in the front sky. $3.25 s(c)gv(c)

"S. S. PRESIDENT. PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO." black & white, company-issued post card, pertinent information on back, unused, lightly toned front, lightly toned back, minor corner wear. The ship was registered in 1907. The company originated in San Francisco. $7.50 s(p)c(s)s(c)

"SS PRINCESS ALICE" showing the coastal packet liner circa-1912, postcard with 2 small upper corner creases, toning on the front sky, heavy toning on back. Registered to the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1911. $8.50 s(c)s(c)r

"SS PRINCESS CHARLOTTE" with a side view of the coastal ship underway; sepia-tone real photo postcard, a few small spots of dark toning on back, small lower corner crease, handwritten below caption is 'Boat I went on for Victoria B.C.' The ship was registered to the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1908. $9.00 r(c)s(c)s(c)

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"S. S. Senator, in Ice Jam, Bering Sea, Alaska" color from Portland Post Card Co., toned edges both sides, small corner crease, corner crease. The ship was registered in 1898 to the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, which originated out of San Francisco. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(p)as(c)c(s)*

"S. S. Sol Duc, the 16 knot steel steamship on / Seattle-Port Crescent run." unused postcard, exceptionally fresh for its age. Registered to the Puget Sound Navigation Company in 1912. Originally Port Crescent was planned as a deep-water harbor for oceanic ships, such as timber cruisers destined for foreign ports, but the idea was abandoned as impractical for a number of reasons after some construction & settlement had commenced. Port Crescent was destroyed by fire in the late 1920's. 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(p)w(p)s(c)

"S. S. Steel Pier, Provincetown, Mass." showing the ship with passengers heading towards the viewer's left, linen mailed 1939, minor corner wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ms(c)*

"STEAMER 'ARROW' FOR SAN FRANCISCO, MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD AND VALLEJO, CAL." sepia-tone proof post card from the printer's files (and, therefore, unique), with caption changes marked on front & further instructions given on back. Nice! Ship was registered in 1903. $15.00

"Steamer Beaver / in Portland, Oregon, Harbor" sepia-tone post card, numbered S 1257 on back, unused, small spot of toning on back, edge wear, tiny scrape in sky on front. Owned by the Union Pacific Railroad and operated by the San Francisco and Portland Steamship Company along the West Coast, prior to becoming the submarine tender USS Beaver. $6.50 s(s)s(c)r(u)os(m)

"Steamer Belfast." showing a side view of it underway, postcard from Hugh C. Leighton, mailed 1910, stamp removed, upper corner crease, corner & edge wear, back toned. The ship was registered in 1909 to the Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc. $7.00 s(e)s(c)

"STEAMER 'CAPE ANN', GLOUCESTER, MASS." Two badly worn corners & a water stain visible from the back, post card mailed 1909. The ship was registered in 1895. $4.75 s(b)s(c)m

"Steamer Dorothy Bradford, Cape Cod, Mass." Unused post card, small scrape in water, water stain & extra marks on bottom of back. Ship was registered to the Bay Line in 1889. $3.00 s(c)s(b)m(c)*

"Steamer Dorothy Bradford leaving Boston for Provincetown, Mass." post card with yellowing paper, printed in Germany, published by the Provincetown Advocate, trivial wear to bottom corners, otherwise fresh. Ship was registered to the Bay Line in 1889. $8.50 s(c)s(b)m(b)**

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"STEAMER 'GENERAL FRISBIE' FOR SAN FRANCISCO, MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD AND VALLEJO, CAL." monochromatic blue proof postcard from the printer's files (and, therefore, unique), with caption changes marked on front & further instructions given on back. Nice! Ship was registered in 1900. $15.00

"Steamer 'Gypsy,' / Tampa-St. Petersburg-Pass-a-Grille Line, / Florida" post card, mailed 1913 by a passenger who supplies comments, stamp damaged, edge wear. $6.50 s(t)s(c)

"Steamer Hermosa, Catalina Island, Cal." with many people in rowboats nearby, post card from Rieder, unused, front fairly fresh. The ship was registered in 1902 to the Wilmington Transportation Company. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(w)c(s)s(c)

"Steamer Horatio Hall at Dock / Portland, Maine" postcard from Hugh C. Leighton, undivided back, unused, very faint album impressions at the corners, tiny spot of toning on back, otherwise quite fresh. This coastal steamer was registered to the Eastern Steamship Company, and sank without loss of life in a 1909 collision. $11.50 (m(p)s(c)s(e))

"Steamer Maquoit, Portland Harbor, Maine  1 / 76916" linen post card published by Loring, Short & Harmon in Portland, pencilled number on back will probably erase well. $3.00 m(p)s(c)

"Steamer Merrimac leaving Black Rocks, Mass." loaded with passengers, sepia-tone undivided back post card on brown paper, mailed 1907 at Haverhill (stamp removed), faint album marks & minor wear at corners. $9.00 ms(c)& NEW-NEU-NOUVEAU

"Steamer Merrimac leaving Black Rocks, Mass.  Hand colored" loaded with passengers, post card mailed 1908 from Haverhill, small corner crease, 2 internal creases, lightly toned back. $9.00 ms(c)

"Steamer Merrimac Landing, Salisbury Beach, Mass." postcard mailed 1911 from Haverhill, mild corner wear, tiny corner crease. Ship was registered to Lori L. H. Taylor. $6.50 s(t)ms(c)

"STEAMER MOBJACK LEAVING BATTERY, N. Y., FOR KEANSBURG, N. J." white-border era, unused, slight toning at top front edge, faint horizontal bend (again slight). The ship was registered in 1905 to the Keansburg Steamboat Company. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(k)n(b)n(k)s(c)

"Steamer Mount Hope leaving Block Island.  Block Island, R. I." postcard with undivided back from The Rhode Island News Company, mailed to Chestnut Hill Connecticut (clear Doane 1 receiving cancel), stamp removed with minor back thinning, minor edge wear along top, faint small internal crease at top, corner crease & light toning in caption area. Ship was registered in 1888 to the Providence, Fall River & Newport Steamboat Company. $7.00 s(p)rs(c)

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Steamer Myles Standish (1895). "Steamer Myles Standish" post card from Tichnor Bros., circa 1910-1915, unused. The ship was registered to Nantasket Beach Steamboat. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(n)m(n)s(c)

"STEAMER 'NAUGATUCK.' NEW YORK AND BRIDGEPORT LINE, BRIDGEPORT, CONN." white-border era post card from Morris Berman, unused. Ship was registered to the New England Steamship Company in 1898. $6.00 s(n)cs(c)

   
"Steamer 'Newport News' / Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co." black & white Rotograph, mailed 1911 at Baltimore, stamp removed, light amount of cancel ink on front, trivial corner wear. Shown left. The ship was registered in 1895 to the Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Company. $6.50 Same but a considerably lighter printing, mailed 1911 at Newport News, light toning on back in address area, good edges. Back shown right. $7.50 s(n)dv(n)s(c)

"Steamer 'North Star' leaving Dock for New York. / Greetings from Portland, Maine." postcard from the Hugh C. Leighton Company, printed in Germany, mailed 1907 from Frazeysburg Ohio, minor corner wear, 3/4" rectangular indent at top center closes well, lightly toned back. $4.00 m(p)s(c)

"STEAMER PILGRIM" within a decorative art nouveau border including a seahorse; post card with undivided back mailed at Fall River Massachusetts to Miss Kathryn O. Zane in Hillsboro Ohio, heavily toned back, lightly toned front, very faint bottom corner crease entirely within the front message area. This ship sailed for the Fall River Line, then a part of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Its coastal journey was: Fall River, Narragansett Bay, Long Island Sound, Hudson River, Manhattan. $5.00 m(f)s(f)s(c)r

"Steamer Plymouth from Providence to New York." color postcard from Metropolitan News, circa 1908, unused, toned front edges, stain where stamp may have been affixed & then removed on back. $7.00

"STEAMER 'PLYMOUTH' / PANEL AT HEAD OF MAIN STAIR-WAY / GRAND SALOON" within a decorative art nouveau border; post card with undivided back mailed 1904 at Fall River Massachusetts to Miss Kathryn O. Zane in Hillsboro Ohio, back paper yellowed a bit with age, front has curved toning through 2 images, minor corner & edge wear. $3.75 m(f)s(f)s(c)r

Steamer Princess May. "FROM TRAIN TO STEAMER _THE BEST WAY TO SEE / Lovely Loch Lomond / DUMBARTON / BALLOCH / JOINT LINE COMMITTEE." Dalkeith No. 128, unused & fresh appearance. The Scottish town Dumbarton is also seen spelled Dumbairton or Dùn Breatann. $4.75 s(d)s(c)s

"Steamer 'Ransom B. Fuller' Bath, Maine" black & white postcard, high-quality (near photographic) printing in Germany, mailed 1908 to (Mrs. Floyd) Carlie Doty in South Park ME from her aunt Maggie in Sherman ME (light DPO cancel), 2 small corner creases, another corner worn, cancel on front, album impressions at the corners. This coastal passenger steamer was owned by the Eastern Steam Ship Corporation. It served the Navy as a barracks ship 26 November 1917 - 15 April 1918. $15.00 m(b)s(c)s(m)s(e)wg-m

"STEAMER ROCKLAND" -- P. B. & R. S. B. CO." sepia-tone Devolite Peerless real photo post card, unused, toned front, low-contrast  / grayish, good edges. The ship was registered in 1883. $4.75 s(p)m(p)s(c)*

"STEAMERS 'CITY of BALTIMORE' and 'CITY of NORFOLK' SISTER SHIPS / Finest Passenger Steamers / on the / Chesapeake Bay" white-border era postcard with route detail on back, penciled drawing of a woman's head in the message area, small corner crease not into the image. Sailed for the Chesapeake Steamship Company in Baltimore. $5.00 m(b)s(c)s(c)

"Steamer 'State of Pennsylvania', Riverview Beach, N. J." side view when loaded with passengers, Tichnor linen post card mailed 1965, yellowing paper on back, stamp removed, mild wear to corners (without bends). Ship was registered to the Wilson Line. $3.50 ns(w)s(c)

"STEAMSHIP 'SPOKANE' ON LYNN CANAL, ALASKA-PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY. 'TOTEM POLE ROUTE'" Unused post card. Water stain along bottom of the card. Corner wear and stain at upper left margin. $3.50

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"Steamer 'State of Pennsylvania', Riverview Beach, N. J." side view when loaded with passengers, linen circa 1965, mild wear to corners (without bends). Ship was registered to the Wilson Line. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ns(w)s(c)

"Steamer Yale leaving Harbor, / San Pedro, Cal." postcard from O. Newman Company, mailed 1912 to Missouri, stamp removed, corner crease, corner & edge wear, partial cancel on front. When registered to the Pacific Navigation Company, this coastal steamer also serviced Los Angeles, before being sold to the Navy. In World War I, after overhaul & modification, this ship transported hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Europe. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(p)s(c)c(s)c(l)w

"STR. 'CAPE CHARLES' (1885)  2731" Kodak real photo from Steamship Historical Society, pertinent writing on the front, good edges. This coastal ship was registered in 1885 to the New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad. $4.75 s(n)s(c)r(n)*

"Stridence" Kodak photo taken of that ship taken by a sailor at Pasajes (or Pasaia) North Spain, December 1987, loading bulk cement for Holland, excellent composition & focus & contrast. $6.00 ss(c)

"Sugar Loaf and Glass Bottom Boat / at Catalina Island, Cal." postcard from Van Ornum, numbered 431 on back, unused, corner & edge wear. Ship Empress was registered to the Wilmington Transportation Company in 1906. $7.00 s(w)cs(c)

"Svendborgsund med færgen 'Ærøsund" showing the ferry near the coast, continental postcard mailed 1993 in Fyms Denmark to the Netherlands (3.75 rate), minor wear at one corner. $1.50 s

"Tanger vu du débarcadère / 1905 Stengel & Co., Dresden  28687" showing several small coastal boats being rowed, black & white post card with dark red caption, undivided back, small toned spot at one back edge probably due to paper clip, another spot of toning in the front message area along an internal crease. $6.50 (ts(c)s)

"Terschelling" showing the Dutch ferry Friesland, continental post card with good color from Van Leers, mailed 1990. $1.50 ns

"Terschelling, Aankomst van de 'Friesland' unused continental postcard with slight browning of the paper with age, from Van Leers. $1.50 s(c)n

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"TEXEL / Veerboot 'Texelstroom'" showing the ferry with many passengers aboard, unused chrome post card, minor wear at upper corners. $1.50 s(c)n

"THE MANATEE--AT BEE LINE FERRY, PINELLAS POINT / ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA" underway with passengers & autos, unused linen postcard from Hartman Card Company, quite fresh. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(b)s(c)f(p)

"The Ferry Slips from the ferry tower, San Francisco, California" post card mailed 1909, trace of cancel ink on front. 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 cs(c)+

"THE MOUNTAINS OF ARROCHAR FROM INVERSNAID PIER, LOCH LOMOND" a side view of a ship with many passengers on deck, unused real photo postcard from J. B. White. $5.00 s(l)s(c)*

"THE M.V. 'NORTHLAND PRINCE.' luxurious cargo- / passenger vessel, sails weekly from Vancouver for /northern British Columbia and south eastern / Alaska ..." showing a side view, early chrome post card made in Canada, pertinent annotation on back about the owning Northland Shipping Company Limited, fairly fresh with good edges. $3.00 s(c)bas(n)

"The Princess Patricia of the Canadian Pacific on / her way from Vancouver, B.C., through the Inside / Passage to Skagway, Alaska" showing her underway with many passengers on deck; unused color post card from a photo by Reggie Hibshman, small corner crease. $3.00 s(c)bap

"The Ship Hotel 'Cabrillo', Venice, Cal." with people on the dock beside it, postcard published by M. Reider, made in Germany, unused, yellowish paper on back, album marks on front, trivial wear at 1 corner. $7.00 cs(c)

"THE SIR WALTER SCOTT AND BEN VENUE, LOCH KATRINE" post card with a nice side view of the ship, unused. $5.00

"THE STEEL STEAMER 'SHINNECOCK' CARRYING PASSENGERS AND AUTOMOBILES / BETWEEN EASTERN LONG ISLAND POINTS AND NEW LONDON, CONN." unused sepia-tone Albertype with brownish paper, minor wear at 2 corners. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(c)ca

"THRILLING RESCUE OF PASSENGERS AND CREW BY CAPt CASTO of the SCHOONER 'ALBERTA' OFF ATLANTIC CITY N. J. January 14 1906 / Copyright 1906 by D. G. Pubbel 9 A.C.N.J." sepia-tone real photo post card mailed there 1906, light album marks at the back corners, speckles of cancel ink in the front sky, oxidation consistent with age. Captain Mark Casto used his fishing vessel to rescue 54 people from the larger sinking freighter & became the first recipient of the gold Carnegie Medal for that feat. $13.50 g(c)ns(c)l

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"TOWING SARDINE BOATS, EASTPORT, ME." black & white post card, undivided back, unused, album marks on front, minor wear to one corner. $6.50 ^

"T.S.M.V. 'BRITISH COAST.' - 1250 tons / Summer Coastal Cruises between Liverpool and Lond and vice versa..." monochromatic blue postcard on slightly browning paper, unused, trivial wear at bottom corners. Ship was registered to Coast Lines Limited in 1934. $6.50 s(c)s(c)

"T.S. TAROONA, RIVER TAMAR, TAS.  Purling Series A710" unused Kodak Australia real photo post card with pleasing contrast & good edges, taken when the assistant purser was M. Robertson & the purser R. E. Hawson. Despite the word River in the location name this body of water is actually tidal & saline over its entire length; hence the ship is a coastal ship. 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 ts(c)g(h)g(r)

Uncaptioned Azo real photo (triangles up) post card of the sidewheel steamer Yosemite, run aground July 9 1909 at Orchard Narrows near Bremerton, and a total loss. [The same ill-fated ship whose boilers blew in San Francisco Bay in 1865 killing 50]. Possibly unique because of the lack of caption; many people came out to see it and took pictures of their own. Dark image with much oxidation, unused, brownish paper, toned back. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 w(o)s(c)d

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

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

"UPPER NEWPORT BAY 3389" unused sepia-tone Ekc real photo postcard showing the Hans Dickmann boat-building facility with several small coastal ships alongside & Western Canners nearby, as seen from the water; good focus & composition, glossy finish with very light abrasions, unattributed publisher, toned back, corner crease. $9.00

"URK / Havengezicht / Vue du port / Hafenansicht / View of the port" showing small boats such as UK164, continental postcard mailed 1975 in The Netherlands. $1.50 s(c)n%

"U.S. LIFE SAVING CREW IN ACTION ON BEACH AT GALVESTON, TEX." post card, showing men in action in a lifeboat, unused, trivial edge wear. $20.00 tls(c)

"Vashon - Washington State Ferry - B142" underway with a couple of cars showing on deck, sepia-tone real photo postcard with good composition & contrast, fresh appearance & good edges. Ship was based in Seattle. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 s(w)w(s)s(c)*

"Veerboot Vlieland / Vlieland - Harlingen v.v." showing the Dutch ferry, continental post card mailed 1998, minor corner wear. $1.25 ns

"VOLENDAM / HOLLAND" postcard showing the sailing ship VD78 with three people on board mailed in The Netherlands in 1997, fairly fresh. $2.00 s(c)n

"W-64--Cruiser 'Sightseer,' Capt., Otto Stocker, of Ottens Harbor / Wildwood-by-the-Sea" showing a side view while speeding along with many passengers, unused linen post card, trivial wear at one corner. 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 ns(c)g

"WATCHING BOATS GO BY AT SOUTH FERRY, NEW YORK CITY" with the tugboat Alice W. Moran prominent at the left in Upper New York Bay, unused Mayrose postcard, very light toning on back, good edges. $7.50 n(m)n(u)s(c)

"WATER FRONT AND SKYLINE, BALTIMORE, MD." with the sidewheeler Louise prominent in the foreground; white-border era postcard, toned back has an old price penned near the stamp box, minor corner & edge wear. Surprisingly hard to find. $5.00 m(b)s(c)

"Water Police, Durban" shown in 6 small boats grouped together, town in the distance; black & white circa 1908 postcard with red caption, slight yellowing of the paper with age, tiny ding at top edge, unusual subject matter. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 lss(c)n#

"WELLINGTON DOCK, DOVER" unused real photo post card. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 es(c)

    "Wesermünde-Fishereihafen" sepia-tone postcard from Trinks & Co. showing several coastal fishing ships (2 at the right could probably be identified from their clear markings), unused, back is unusual (probably a sample). internal crease, minor corner wear & rounding. $5.50 bs(c)

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WANTED TO BUY--COASTAL SHIP POST CARDS & PHOTOS

Wanted to buy--crew manifest, postcards, or photos of the Pacific Steam Navigation SS Oriana, particularly in the 1970's. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

Wanted to buy--postcards or photos showing the side wheeler excursion steamer Columbia, which sailed the East Coast of the US in the latter 1800's. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

Wanted to buy--post cards or photos showing the ferry Madeleine which serviced South Boston circa 1911-1915. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

Wanted to buy--postcards or photos of the Schuyler Nelson off the North Carolina Coast. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

Wanted to buy--postcards or photos showing the tugboat Cree which operated in New York Harbor in the 1970's. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

Wanted to buy--postcards or photographs showing the "Twin Cities" of Norfolk County Ferries (Virginia). Please offer what you have, priced in US dollar or Euros! *c

Wanted to buy--post cards showing the ferry boats Plum Island & Gayhead, which ran between Orient Point New York & New London Connecticut in the 1960's. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c