"1. STEAMERS 'TICONDEROGA' AND 'VERMONT,' ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN, BURLINGTON, VT." Unused post card, white-border era. $4.50 vs(l)

"10?2  IRELAND  PESHA PHOTO" showing this Gilchrist Transportation Company steamer underway, sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed SEP 1 1910 by a passenger, lightly toned front. The third number in the caption is hard to read; it could be a 4. 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(g)s(l)-m

"106.  ORE BOAT ON MAUMEE BAY, TOLEDO, OHIO." showing the Thomas E. Cole & 2 tugs nearby, white-border era postcard mailed 1924, corner crease, internal crease, minor corner wear, a little cancel ink in the sky. $3.75 s(l)o*

"1152  BOAT LANDING, SANDUSKY, O.  ILLUSTRATED POST CARD CO., N. Y." showing horse-drawn vehicles, a stopped interurban, lake ships & many people; postcard mailed there 1906, lower corner crease misses the image, mild edge wear, writing on front as was permitted at that time. $7.50 o(s)s(l)h

"118-D--Passenger Steamer Leaving Duluth-Superior Harbor" unused linen postcard with deep colors, corner crease. The passenger ship is the SS Noronic, registered to Northern Navigation Company (a division of Canada Steamship Lines) in 1913. It was destroyed by fire with the loss of at least 118 lives in Toronto Harbor on September 17 1949. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ms(n)s(l)ds(c)

"12593 BOAT LANDING, FOURTH LAKE, ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." mailed 1914 from Inlet, fresh color, faint album marks on back, faint corner crease. $4.50 (ns(l))*

"12977 / The Greyhound, Toledo, Ohio" side view of her loaded with passengers, postcard mailed there 1910, minor edge wear, hint of cancel ink in the sky. $9.00 s(l)o(t)

"133-D--Coal Docks, Duluth-Superior Harbor" unused linen with good color, several pinholes, well rounded corners. $1.00

"134 :- STEAMBOAT. MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND FISHING SMACKS AT PIER, WOODS HOLE, MASS. / 3994" unused linen from Holdsworth Distributing, fresh appearance. Odd punctuation as noted. $2.50 ms(c)

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

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

"14--New Pennsylvania $5,000,000 Electrically operated Coal Loader #3. / This Loader can handle 60 90-ton Cars per Hour or a Car per minute  9A-H2180" showing a ship alongside in Sandusky Ohio, also an inset showing Dock No. 2 & Dock No. 1; unused circa 1939 postcard, lightly toned back, small upper corner bend. $2.75 o(s)s(l)e

"142-D--Opening of Navigation Season, / First Giant Freighters Entering Ship Canal and Duluth-Superior Harbor" unused linen, circa 1942 but fairly fresh. $4.00 ms(l)

"1453--Entrance to Harbor, Buffalo, N. Y." including some lake shipping, color from Souvenir Post Card Co., mailed 1909 to Ohio, a lot of wear on one corner, toning especially near front edges, minor edge wear. $5.00 n(b)s(l)

"147-D--LOADING GIANT FREIGHTERS / AT ORE DOCKS ON LAKE SUPERIOR" linen from Zenith Interstate News, yellowish paper, writing on back notes name of ship & year of registration (one year off), 2 tiny corner creases, minor wear at one corner. Name of ship is readable because it is the most prominent ship shown: the D. M. Clemson, registered to the Pittsburgh Steam Ship Company in 1917. $4.00 s(p)s(l)*

"1506  'Virginia'--of--Silver Lake, Wautoma, Wis." postcard showing a small motorized launch, scribble on the back, light toning on front. $3.75 ws(l)*

"151-D--Ore Boat Leaving Duluth-Superior Harbor in a Northeaster / PHOTO BY MC KENZIE  50043-N" white-border era postcard, pinholes, weak corner, light toning on back. $1.50 m(d)s(l)

"1633  Boat Landing, Calumet Harbor." in Illinois, including people & an old auto nearby the small steamer Thistle; postcard published by E. A. Bishop, mailed at Oshkosh Wisconsin in July 1911. We are told that the Thistle, damaged by storms & ice, was condemned at Green Bay in 1915. Small upper corner crease, small bottom corner crease that is hard to detect from the front. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 s(l)i

"17 / WESTERN WORLD / Built Buffalo, N. Y., 1854  Length, 337 ft. ..." card the size of a regular postcard from the Peabody Museum, much pertinent information all the back, no post card back. A fine lake ship that only saw 3 years of service. It was registered in 1854 to the New York Central Railroad. $5.00 s(n)s(l)r(n)

"2342 AIX-les-BAINS -- Le Grand Port, Départ du Bateau pour le tour du Lac du Bourget" carte postale with green back, writing on back, good edges. $3.75 f(a)s(l)

"234.  S. S. City of Grand Rapids, / Graham and Morton Line." color from Will P. Canaan Co., corner & edge wear. Ship was registered to the Graham & Morton line in 1912. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(g)s(l)

"238--The 'Lakeside III,' Lakeside, Sandusky, Kelleys Island, Put-in-Bay Route / In Ohio's Lake Erie Vacationland  5B-H1365" showing a side view of the ship underway with many passengers on both decks, unused, post card circa 1945, small crease at one corner (not into image), minor wear at another corner. $5.00 s(l)**

"283--The 'Lakeside III,' Lakeside's Sight-Seeing Boat to the Islands / In Ohio's Lake Erie Vactionland  5B-H1365" postcard distributed by W. N. Caldwell in Lakeside, mailed 1955 at Lakeside Ohio to Mrs. Mary B. McQuillan in Columbus Ohio, two spots of cancel ink in the front sky, otherwise fairly fresh. $3.50 s(l)o(l)

"28.  CAR FERRY, ASHTABULA HARBOR, OHIO / 41482" unused white-border era commercialchrome post card published by Harry H. Hamm Company, light uneven toning on back, trivial wear at one corner. $3.75 o(a)s(l)

"2969 AIX-les-BAINS -- La Lac du Bouerget et la Grotte de Lamarline" greenback from Goutagny booklet, unused carte postale with one serrated edge (from booklet). (2 available) $7.50 each. (fs(l))+

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"3149  TASHMOO AT THE DOCK  PT HURON, MICH.  PESHA PHOTO" including people at the ice cream parlor at the left, sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed 1911 at Detroit Michigan. The ship was registered to the White Star Navigation Company in 1900. Hard to find outside of the museums & historical libraries. 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(p)s(w)s(l)

"32145 A Night Scene on Lake Erie" with 2 passenger steamers passing each other in the moonlight, aided by searchlights; sepia-tone post card mailed 1910 at Sugarcreek Ohio, trivial corner wear. $7.00 s(l)m

"43 AIX-LES-BAINS. -- Lac du Bourget. -- Arrivée au Port, du vapeur 'La Savoie'" in France, unused postcard with green back, toned edge on back. $7.50

"4--The Canadian Steamer 'Pelee.' A Daily Service between Sandusky, Ohio and Canada's Vacationland / 1B-H1129" "4--The Canadian Steamer 'Pelee.' A Daily Service between Sandusky, Ohio and Canada's Vacationland / 1B-H1129" linen with good edges. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(p)s(l)o(s)#

"436. Chautauqua Lake, N. Y. Str. 'City of Cincinnati'." postcard from George H. Monroe, mailed 1910 at Jamestown, brownish paper, toned back, extraneous writing on back, corner & edge wear. $7.00 ns*

"43 AIX-LES-BAINS. -- Lac du Bourget. -- Arrivée au Port, du vapeur 'La Savoie'" unused carte postale with green back, toned edge on back. $7.00 (fs(l))

"5528. The Steel Plant Docks, Lorain, O." in Ohio, in color from Columbia Post Card, mailed 1912, 2 corner creases, edge wear, lightly toned back. The ship shown is the Sierra, which was registered in 1906 to Inter Ocean Steamship. $6.00 s(i)os(l)+

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

"62109  THE HARBOR AT RUSSELLS POINT, OHIO" showing the Indian Lake ship Evelyn loaded with passengers, passing under the Harbor Bridge; postcard mailed there 1927 to Cincinnati, minor wear to the bottom corners. In the collection of the Logan County Historical Society & the Ohio Historical Society; hard to find otherwise. $15.00 o(r)s(l)bv

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"621 THE CHEROKEE EXCURSION BOAT ON LAKE JUNALUSKA, N. C. 'IN THE LAND OF THE SKY" showing underway with a full load of passengers, unused white-border era from Asheville Post Card Company, back paper yellowing with age, minor wear at top corners, light toning on back. $3.00 ns(l)*

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

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

"733--New Docks, C. & B. LINE. // Cleveland / Sixth City" an aerial view, unused white-border era postcard, minor corner wear, light toning in front borders. The ship with 4 smokestacks is probably the Seeandbee. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(l)os(c)#

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

"75. STEAMER 'CITY OF PITTSBURGH' ON LAKE CHAUTAUQUA, N. Y." white-border era postcard from M. E. Hamm, mailed at Chautauqua in 1920's, stamp removed, spot on one back edge, partial cancel on front. The ship was registered to Chautauqua Lake Navigation Line. $4.50 s(c)n(l)s(l)

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"78 C. & B. LINE GREAT SHIP SEEANDBEE -Daily between Cleveland and Buffalo." post card mailed AUG 12 1917 at Buffalo New York, cancel ink in left sky, upper corner crease, 2 internal creases, noticeable edge wear. $3.50 s(l)s(c)

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

"8226 STEAMER EASTERN STATES" postcard from Bosselman & Co., circa 1915, unused, light toning on back, album impressions at the corners. The ship was registered in 1902 to the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company. $6.50 s(l)bs(d)

"825--STR. UNITED STATES, CROSBY LINE TO MUSKEGON AND GRAND HAVEN" white-border era postcard, unused, good edges. Ship was registered to the Peninsular & Northern Navigation Company. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(p)s(l)m(g)m(m)**^

"860 THE DORIS LANDING, GEORGE AND BLISS BOAT LINE, LAKE PLACID, N. Y. / FINE MOTOR BOATS BY APPOINTMENT" linen mailed 1949, corner crease, minor edge wear. $2.00 n(l)s(l)s(g)

"9825  STR. 'SAGAMORE' ON LAKE GEORGE, N. Y." postcard copyrighted 1904 by Detroit Photographic, album marks & light toning at all corners front & back. $7.00 n(l)s(l)d NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"9. ANNECY -- Le Bout du Lac et les Dents de Lenfont" showing a launch at a French dock, green back, unused carte postale, front toning most noticeable in the bottom corners, faint upper corner crease. $3.50 fs(l)

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"A Great Lake Steamer" with 3 masts, color post card from Hugh C. Leighton Co., album impressions at the corners, name written on back & then inked out. $3.75

"A Large Majority of the Points of Interest / CANNOT BE SEEN EXCEPT BY BOAT / ... / STEAMER BIDE-A-WEE / ..." detailed advertising brochure for the ship quoting sights, rates, departures, etc. on both sides, folded down the middle to become postcard-sized. Also detailed information about the locks--history of each, types of freight, etc. $5.00 m(s)s(l)

"ALDEN GIFFORD--A CARGO BOAT, BUILT BY LEATHEM D. SMITH SHIPBUILDING CO., STURGEON BAY, WIS.  E-88" black-and-white, unused, tiny pinhole in top center. corner crease, another very small corner crease. One of the earliest ships built by them (earliest hull number 269), it was delivered to Britain in November 1942, and sank off the west coast of England in 1944. The company mentioned later became the Bay Shipbuilding Company, which is now the last active builder of large ships on the Great Lakes. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ws(l)

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"ALLOUEZ ORE DOCKS, SUPERIOR(sic), WIS." showing the ship C. H. McCullough Jr. (registered 1907 to Interlake Steamship) at Superior Wisconsin of course, unused white-border era, minor ding near corner, fairly fresh. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. The docks shown were built for the Great Northern Railroad. $1.50 s(i)s(l)wr(g)#

"AN ICE BOUND FLEET OF LAKE STEAMERS, WHITEFISH BAY.  PHOTO TAKEN AT 9 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT. / FREIGHTERS MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE ICE FIELDS IN WHITEFISH BAY, NEAR SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH." multiview postcard from the white-border era, excellent condition. The Hebard is the ship prominent in the lower view. It was registered to the Wilson Transit Company. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(w)s(l)m(w)g*

"Aquarama" art showing the ship from the side & above, unused chrome postcard published by Freeman Studios, numbered YL5194 on toned back, a few tiny speckles on front match the art colors so probably from the printing effort, some penciled numbers on back may not erase well. A beautiful card. $4.00 s(l)

"Arriving and Departing from Expo Park, Pa." showing the steamers Helena & Iroquois underway, monochromatic green post card made in Germany for Harry H. Hamm in Erie, mailed AUG 17 1908 at Exposition Pennsylvania (DPO), small upper corner crease, small bottom corner crease, light spotty toning upper front, heavy spotty toning on back. Seldom offered. $5.50 p(e)s(l)

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"ARTHUR K. ATKINSON / Only diesel railroad carferry in operation on Great / Lakes ..." unused chrome post card, fresh appearance. Ship was registered in 1916. $3.50 *+

"Asquam Bridge, Asquam Lake, Holderness, N. H." postcard from Valentine & Sons, mailed, minor corner wear. Circa 1912; includes the steamer 'Halcyon' which was registered to D. W. Flint in 1907. $7.00 n(a)s(l)s(f)b*

"Beatley's on the Lake, Indian Lake, Ohio 121747-N" showing the small launch Lone Feather, unused linen postcard, corner crease, minor corner wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 osg

"'BE YOUR OWN CAPTAIN' / Enjoy any and all points of the DALE HOLLOW / LAKE--..." unused chrome postcard advertising houseboat rentals, numbered 46190 on back, trivial wear at 2 corners, otherwise fairly fresh. $2.50 t(c)s(l)a

"Boat from Sandusky to Cedar Point" showing the steamer A. Wherle Jr. dockside, 2-5/8-inchx4-1/2-inch sepia tone photograph captioned by hand on the back, sharp focus & good contrast, good edges. Ship was registered to the Cedar Point Resort Company. $4.50 s(c)s(l)o(c)

"BR-22 / THE BELLE RIVER & SOO LOCKS / Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan" unused chrome postcard, back says the ship was managed by the American Steamship Company, fairly fresh with saturated colors. $2.00 s(l)s(a)

   
"C. & B. CO'S STEAMER 'CITY OF BUFFALO' LAKE ERIE" with a side view of her underway, post card made in Germany & published by National Railway News Company (their number 30), mailed 1911 at Buffalo to Laura Reed in White Cottage Ohio, back toned, noticeable corner wear, light cancel ink in the front sky. (2 available) $4.50 each. s(l)s(c)

"C. & B. Line Steamer, City of Erie" postcard mailed OCT 1915 to Miss Nettie Truby in Cleveland Ohio, corner crease, edge wear. Sailed for the Cleveland & Buffalo Steamship Company. $5.50 s(l)s(c)

"C. &. B. LINE GREAT SHIP 'SEEANDBEE"-- Daily between Cleveland and Buffalo, / Largest and most costly passenger steamer..." postcard mailed 1915 (but stamp removed), heavily toned back, edge wear, The ship was registered in 1913 to the Cleveland & Buffalo Steamship Company. $5.00 s(c)s(l)s

C & T daily steamboats, Put-in-Bay Ohio. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 os(l)

"CAR FERRY ANN ARBOR  KEWAUNEE, WIS.  C779" showing most prominently the 'Ann Arbor No. 5'; unused Ekc real photo postcard, good edges. Rare: we found no other offers, no exhibits & no recorded sales 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. w(k)s(l)

"Car Ferry / Loading at Charlevoix Mich / July 26/08" showing a large number of people & bicyclists getting on, with standing room only; sepia tone real photo postcard mailed there AUG 2 1908. Faint small upper corner crease, oxidation consistent with age, minor corner rounding, several caption letters clipped at the bottom front but postcard is full regular size. Charlevoix was a frequently visited summer resort at the time, accounting for the large number of excursionists. Hard to find, because many people would not have enough clues to figure out the caption. 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(c)s(l)g(d)

"Carferry (New 18) Entering the Harbor, Ludington, Mich." color, mailed there 1921, stamp removed, long corner crease, cancel ink on front, minor corner wear. Ship was registered in 1911 to the Pere Marquette Railway. $5.00 ss(l)mr

Carferry Pere Marquette 19 (1903). Registered to the Pere Marquette Railway. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(p)s(l)r

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"Cayuga Lake, N.Y., Steamer Iroquois, Brown Line. post card from Hugh C. Leighton Co., address handstamped on back, paper adherence & stain in lower right back corner, corner wear. $6.00 s(b)s(l)n

"CHICAGO LINE STMR'S / THEODORE / ROOSEVELT" unused Azo real photo showing 3 well dressed men in the wheelhouse, light toning on front, heavily toned back. $5.00 rs(l)

"Chicago · Milwaukee · Buffalo · Line / S·S·MINNESOTA·/ DINNER / SATURDAY, JULY 11th, 1914 // CROSBY / LINE / STEAMERS" menu postcard picturing the ship, mailed by a passenger to Mr. J. U. Duffee in Washington Court House Ohio. Food selection included cream of tomato soufflé, queen olives, fired gumbo of whitefish, Saratoga chip potatoes, braised pork tenderloin Maderiese, banana fritters & New York ice cream. A lot of toning along the right front edge, upper corner crease, small bottom corner bend. Hard to find & interesting. 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)s(l)s(m)f

"CHIEF WAWATAM STUCK IN THE ICE IN STRAITS OF MACKINAC, MICH.  39504" its U. S. Mail sign partly visible, unused white-border era from G. H. Wickman, 1913 copyright, inconspicuous long corner crease, fresh color, good edges. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

"'CITY OF BUFFALO.' C. &. B. Line." postcard mailed 1924 from Put-in-Bay (stamp removed), heavily creased corner, edge wear, tiny speckles of cancel ink in sky, toned back. The ship was registered in 1896 to the Cleveland & Buffalo Steamship Company. $3.25 s(c)s(l)-

"CITY OF CHEBOYGAN / Michigan State Ferry" unused chrome from Hiawatha Card Co., minor edge wear. $2.25 *

"CITY OF CINCINNATI, ON LAKE CHAUTAUQUA, N. Y." operating in moonlight, white-border era post card from H. H. Hamm, mailed 1916 at Chautauqua New York, stamp removed, edge wear, small corner crease. $4.75 s(l)ns(c)m*

"CITY OF SOUTH HAVEN / EXCURSION BOAT, CHICAGO, ILL." underway, carrying US mail; postcard mailed circa 1908 to Columbus Ohio, light toning on back, minor edge wear. This ship sailed for the Chicago-South Haven Line. Fancifully priced as high as $12.95 at other sites. We counter with: $5.50 s(l)i(c)s(c)

"'City of the Straits,' Cleveland Ohio" underway with many passengers, passing near the Cleveland West Breakwater Lighthouse & Fog Signal; litho-chrome postcard made in Germany, mailed MAY 27 1910 at Cleveland to Miss Lillian Edwards in Columbus Ohio, small bit of top corner knocked off, other edge wear is minor, tiny speckles of cancel ink in the front sky, small spot in the address area obscures nothing. The lighthouse was modified substantially in March 1911. $7.50 o(c)s(l)l

"Cold Springs / Docks" showing the launch Reliance at center left & several small recreational boats at the Cold Springs Resort on Hamilton Lake, sepia-tone real photo post card mailed 1911 (partial Toledo & St. ... RPO cancel) to Mrs. W. J. McMorgan in Toledo Ohio. Rarely offered, probably because the caption does not specify the state or which Cold Springs in Indiana it is. The Toledo, St. Louis & Western passes to the south of this lake and is the only railroad operating in Ohio starting Toledo & St. ... at that time; it would, therefore, be a logical way to get mail to Toledo quickly. There is a Cold Springs Indiana near to and slightly to the west of Cincinnati; it borders Whitaker Creek, where it branches. But one look at the water in the view & all of the boats tells us this is a big lake, and not the fork of any creek. 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)s(l)

"COLUMBIA / TRAVERSE BAY / LINE // Squalls on Grand Traverse Bay" cartoon line art illustrating woman with crying children aboard the ship, mailed Traverse City 1906, toned front. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ms

"COLUMBUS AND H. V. DOCKS, TOLEDO, O." meaning the Columbus & Hocking Valley Railroad docks, Bosselman-published post card with undivided back, mailed at Toledo OCT 15 1907 to Mr. Leon Wood in Chattanooga Tennessee. Astonishingly, the ship at the lower right front is named the 'Fred McBrier', which sank in the Straits of Mackinac in 1890. To the best of our knowledge, they never named another ship like that, so this has to be a very old colorized view. Supporting that view, note that all of the ships shown have masts. $10.00 o(t)r(c)s(l) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Conesus Lake Steamer 'McPherson'" showing it with many passengers aboard & alongside at the dock, and the smaller "Musette" black-and-white postcard, William Reed Gordon copyright. The McPherson was later renamed the Star Rucca, which burned in 1909. $5.00 s(c)s(l)*

"Copyright 1905 by C. W. Platt. / Boat Landing, Lakeside, Ohio" including 3 small steamers & a couple of small sailboats, black & white postcard with undivided back, mailed 1907 at Sandusky, faint corner crease not into image, other corner wear is minor. Attractive & well composed. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 os(l)

"'D. & C. CO'S STEAMER 'CITY OF MACKINAC'" color from National Railway News, writing on back dates to 1910, wear at one corner, album impressions at the corners. $7.50 *

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"DOWNBOUND: Eisenhower Lock" showing the B. A. Peerless, a tanker owned by the British American Oil Company Ltd., at Messina New York; unused Plastichrome® postcard in excellent condition. $1.50 s(b)s(l)n(m)o

"ENDICOTT ROCK AND THE 'UNCLE SAM,' WEIRS, LAKE WINNEPESAUKEE, N. H." The Uncle Sam was a boat that carried the US mail. post card mailed 1915, stamp removed, much corner wear & rounding, a long crease near the top, small spot of light toning in the right front border. $4.75 (n(e)s(l)-n)

"D. S. 'CHIEF COMMANDA'" with many passengers taking positions at the rails; sepia-tone Azo (slashes in corners) real photo postcard, tiny bottom corner crease, slight curl to the paper (no problem in an album). From other cards giving its location we know that it cruised the French River & Lake Nipissing from North Bay Ontario. We spent some time trying to figure out was the unexplained abbreviation D. S. meant, but got nowhere. In any event, this particular image is hard to find. $9.50 o(f)s(r)s(l)

"Elberta, Mich." showing a group of lake freighters undoubtedly near the Ann Arbor Railroad docks; unused Kodak real photo postcard, glossy finish with several small shallow indents, back unevenly toned. $5.00 m(e)lr(a)

"Entering Lake Delton" unused Kodak real photo showing a duck boat in Wisconsin. $3.75 (ws)

"Entering Lock No. 1, New Welland Ship Canal, at Port Weller, Lake Ontario, Canada" color, published by Valentine-Black but 'made in USA', unused. $4.50

"'Every Man Knew' by artist David Conklin ... / ... This commissioned / painting commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the / sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald ..." sold for the benefit of a memorial at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point Michigan; unused continental postcard in excellent condition. $1.75 s(l)da(c)m

"Excursion Boats, Pittsburg, Pa. / 24755" color showing the paddlewheelers Gleaner & Boaz side-by-side, mailed 1910, cancel ink on front, light toning on back, corner crease, minor corner wear. $6.00

"Excursion Steamer Atlanta at / US Government Canal Locks / Seattle Wash." showing the 'Atlanta' with a full load of passengers coming towards the viewer, sepia-tone real photo from Scenic Photo Publishing, unused, slight browning of the paper with age, trivial wear at one corner. Ran for Captain John Anderson of the Lake Washington Shipyards until 1935. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ws(l)^%

"Excursion Steamer, 'Christopher Columbus.'" departing with passengers from a building with partially legible signs giving place & route: (CHI)CAGO - RACINE - SHEBOY(GAN), and CENTRAL ... Unused circa 1914 postcard published by the Acmegraph Co., toned back, minor edge wear. $6.00 s(l)

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"Excursion Steamer 'Theodore Roosevelt' Chicago" underway with many passengers, post card mailed there 1909, toned front including tiny speckles in the sky, mild corner & edge wear, four tiny scrapes in the water, toning near the back edges. $6.00 s(l)ri

"FAMOUS ORE DOCKS, ASHLAND, WIS." including a large ore boat, unused linen postcard from E. C. Kropp, 2 small corner creases, all corners with noticeable wear. $2.00 ws(l)

"FERRY BOAT 'AGOMING' PLYING BETWEEN SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO AND SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH.--1" with Canadian flag highest, so probably in Canadian waters; color postcard mailed in Michigan 1948, much light yellowish toning both sides, traces of cancel ink in the front sky, small corner crease is faint. As is. $2.00 s(l)o(s)&

"Ferry Boat 'Minneapolis' on Lake Minnetonka, Minn. / (Twin City Lines) / No. 629. V. O. Hammon Pub. Co., Minneapolis and Chicago" mailed but stamp removed, corner wear & rounding, back paper browning evenly with age. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(t)m(l)s(l)

"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

"Fish Tugs returning from stormy voyage, Lorain, Ohio" a winter scene including the Courtney L, postcard published by F. M. Kirby & Company, postcard mailed there 1913, considerable corner & edge wear, bottom corner crease. Seldom offered in any condition. $6.50 o(l)s(l)w%

Flagship William A. Irvin (US Steel Corporation). Unused continental post card from Cartwheel Co., interesting pertinent information on back, small bottom corner crease. $3.00 s(u)s(l)ig

"FOR HOME AND COUNTRY / U.S.S. GEORGIA / ©Pict. News Co." black & white postcard within color American flag border, 2 corner creases, long internal crease, 2 old prices in ink on the back, corner & edge wear. $5.00

"FORT AUGUSTUS. / S. S. CAVALIER PASSING THROUGH THE LOCKS." of the Caledonian Canal, Tuck Photochrome postcard from Series 4750, unused, light toning on back, mild wear to the bottom corners. This lake mail steamer ran the Fort Augustus - Inverness route, and also carried passengers for pleasure. $7.00 sts(l)-s

"FREIGHTER 'DOWN BOUND' PASSING THROUGH SABIN LOCK, SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH.--7" unused white-border era post card from E. C. Kropp, fresh appearance & good edges. Ship is the 'C. Russell Hubbard'. $5.00 ms(l)*

"Freighter Downward Bound, Leaving the MacArthur Lock, Sault Ste. Marie. Mich.  8B-H34" showing the Henry C. Frick, unused circa 1948 postcard, line of toning near the top back edge. The ship was owned by the Pittsburgh Steamship Company. $4.75 m(s)s(l)s(p)

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"FREIGHTERS COMING OUT OF DAVIS LOCK  SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH." showing the ship A. A. Augustus, sepia-tone real photo with good contrast & focus, mailed 1940, toning along 2 back edges, minor corner & edge wear. The ship was registered in 1909 to the Pioneer Steamship Company. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(p)ms(l)

"G4198 Steamer Frontenac, landing at Park Dock, Cayuga Lake Park, N. Y." postcard with undivided back from the Rotograph Co., mailed 1908, stamp removed, corner crease, toned back, extraneous writing on back, small ink smear on front, minor corner wear & rounding. The steamer Frontenac was registered to the Brown Transportation Company in 1866, so it saw long service. $6.00 s(b)s(l)n+

George W. Perkins leaving Poe Lock, white-border era postcard mailed 1941, stamp removed, one corner creased and the others with minor wear, some light toning near left front edge, partial cancel on front, small spot of toning on back. $4.25 s(u)s(l)ig

"Going through the Canal, near Cornwall / 108502 JV" in Ontario, white-border era post card from Valentine & Sons, odd circular spot of orange on the hull of the ship, very late usage at Encino New Mexico, 2 corners creased, other corns with minor wear. $1.75 o(c)s(l)

"Going up the Black River, Lorain, Ohio" showing the ship Coralia of Duluth, color on grayish paper, mailed there 1909, corner crease, some edge nicks, light toning on front, The ship is seen from a high vantage point, and its name shows plainly in the view. It was registered to the Pittsburgh Steamship Company in 1896. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(p)o(l)o(b)s(l)

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"Great Western", Windsor, Canada." color on private post card from Stedman Bros., brownish paper, dates to 1913. much corner & edge wear, small tear, one corner multiply creased, as is. Ship was registered 1866 to Grand Trunk Railway. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(g)ors(l)

"GREETINGS FROM / DULUTH / MINN. / SUPERIOR / WISC." Showing the Cleveland Tankers Inc. whaleback SS Meteor, unused continental with fresh color, minor wear to top edge. $2.00 ss

"Harbor Scene Buffalo, N. Y. / SolArtPrints No 2391" black & white postcard with undivided back & paper yellowing with age, mailed there 1906, mild corner wear & rounding, long corner crease that is hard to see, light toning on front. Gives a nice you-are-there feeling. $5.00 ns(l)*

"HS-71 / EYRARBAKKI / Washington Island Ferry, Door County, Wisc." loaded with people & autos, near a dock; unused chrome post card, excellent condition. $2.50 s(l)w(w)

"INDIAN CROSSING AND COLUMBIAN LAKE AT THE CASINO / CHAIN O'LAKES  WAUPACA, WISCONSIN" unused sepia-tone Ekc real photo post card with exemplary focus, contrast & composition, good edges, a few small spots of light toning on the back. Both the black-and-white version & this sepia-tone are 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 w(w)s(l)

"In the Adirondacks. Bridge at Outlet of Blue Mountain Lake" color showing small steam launch passing below, undivided back from the American News, unused, light toning on back, toned bottom front edge. Someone who is knowledgeable can probably identify the ship. $6.50 ns

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"Lake Bomoseen, Vt. / Art Photo Co. C10" showing the launch Water-Wagon, unused real photo postcard with pleasing contrast, oxidation consistent with circa-1910 age, tiny upper corner crease, other edge wear is minor. Front is lightly toned, but the dark spots in the water such as the one at the lower right are just reflections on the water, and not toning. 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

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

"Lakeside Station, Windermere. Valentines Series 39495" in England, unused, black & white, slight yellowing of the paper with age. Activity includes departing steamer & three rowboats. $4.50 es(l)+

"LAKE STATION, LAKE SUNAPEE, N. H." including 2 steamers & railroad tracks passing by a water tower, postcard with undivided back, mailed 1908 at Burkehaven (DPO Doane cancel), extraneous writing on back, legible cancel ink on front. $5.00 (n(l)s(l)-nm)+*

"LAKE STEAMER -- EARNSLAW, Queenstown / The old lake steamer is a tourist favourite..." continental post card with bright colors, unused & fresh. $2.50 s(n)n(l)s(l)*

"Large Great Lake Steamer on St. Clair River, / Port Huron, Mich." showing a side view of the Steamer George F. Baker (its name showing plainly),  unused postcard, circa 1910 printing, heavily toned back, mild corner & edge wear (especially along the bottom edge). The ship was registered in 1907 to the Pittsburgh Steamship Company. $6.50 s(p)m(p)m(s)s(l)

"Last Boat of the Season, covered with 22 inches / of ice, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Canada" a striking image with the crew for scale, mailed 1910 at Ashtabula Ohio, minor corner & edge wear, tiny corner crease. $7.00 o(s)s(l)**

"Launching a large Steamer.  Cleveland, Ohio" including a crowd watching, just part of the ship with no name showing, Poly-chrome post card with undivided back mailed 1908, stamp damaged, a lot of toning both sides, 2 corners creased. As is. $2.00 o(c)s(l)

"Launching the Fire Tug 'Torrent,' / Lorain, Ohio" postcard mailed 1911, heavy cancel on front, tiny tear, corner wear & rounding. Unusual subject matter. $6.00 fos(l)**

Steamer Greater Buffalo (1924). "LENGTH, 550 FEET. WIDTH, 110 FEET. DRAUGHT, 16 FEET TONNAGE 4,5000  HORSEPOWER 12,000  SPEED 21 MILES / STR. 'GREATER BUFFALO'" postcard mailed 1926, stamp removed, heavily toned upper left front corner, water stain at 3 back edges, long crease, some reduction at the lower left front corner, as is. $1.75 s(d)s(l)**

"Little Asquam Bridge and Steamer 'Halcyon' / near Asquam Lake, Holderness, N.H." post card from Valentine & Sons, writing on back dates to 1912, edge wear, toned back. Ship was registered to D. W. Flint in 1907. $7.50 s(f)ns(l)*

"Little Current, Manitoulin Island, Ont., Canada" including an inbound steamer within a small cove, unused color postcard printed in Great Britain, published by Valentine & Sons circa 1910, toned both sides, minor corner rounding. $6.00 o(l)s(l)

"LOADING ORE IN DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR." white-border era, one corner creased, minor wear at 2 corners, lightly toned back, toning along the wavy top front edge which was clumsily cut (not by us!), small corner crease. The John Fritz was registered to the Pittsburgh Steam Ship Company in 1898. The top edge can be fixed if you are skillful. As is. $2.25 s(p)m(d)s(l)

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"Loc-Wood Boat Dock, Bagnell Dam, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri" where boat rides, beer, and soft drinks were available; unused linen post card distributed by Corwin News Agency, slight yellowing of paper on the back, good edges. Interesting view with readable signs. $3.00 m(b)s(l)

"M-13--Car Ferry Leaving Manitowoc Harbor showing Two Rivers in Background, Manitowoc, Wis." Near mint, unused. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (ws(l))

"MAMMOTH ORE DOCKS, DULUTH, MINN.--20" with a ship alongside, unused linen postcard, near mint. Published by Kreiman's Lyceum News & Book Store. $4.50 m(d)s(l)

"MAMMOTH ORE DOCKS, ESCANABA, MICH.--33 / 'IN THE LAND OF HIAWATHA'" including 2 ships, unused linen postcard from E. C. Kropp Company, near mint. $6.00 s(l)m

"'Manita' passing through Canal at Fenelon Falls, Kawartha Lakes, Ont." postcard circa 1909, partial cancel ink mostly in sky, corner & edge wear, Ship was registered to the Northern Steamship Company. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 s(n)o(f)s(l)

"MARIPOSAS / LAGO DE PATZCUARO" showing 4 one-man fishing boats with butterfly nets on the lake, unused Papel Kodak real photo tarjeta postal with good composition & contrast. $2.50 m(m)

"Members of Chicago Fire and Police De- / partment engaged in the recovery of / bodies from sunken hold of Steamer / Eastland." with a dead body being raised by rope, black & white. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 dis(l)lf

"MESABA ORE DOCKS / D-25. The Freighter Wm. B. Schiller, the Peter A. B. Widener and the Henry Phipps, all Pittsburgh Boats, tied us at the Mesaba Docks" unused chrome from H. C. Wick Company, fresh appearance & good edges. The Henry Phelps is shown most prominently. The docks are at Duluth Minnesota. $3.00 s(p)ms(l)

"MICHIGAN STATE AUTO FERRY, 'THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC' / CONNECTING STATE HIGHWAY BETWEEN MACKINAW CITY AND ST. IGNACE" white-border era from G. H. Wickman, unused, fresh appearance. $7.00 %

"MICHIGAN STATE FERRY DOCK, ST. IGNACE, MICH." with the 'City of Cheboygan' docked, unused linen postcard, minor corner wear. Owner of the ship was the State of Michigan. $4.00 s(l)m(s)s(m)

"Modern Freighter Entering Davis Lock / In December after a Seventy-two Hour Battle with a Zero Storm on Lake Superior  0C-H190" at Sault Ste. Marie, unused linen postcard, minor wear to the upper edge, otherwise fresh. An unforgettable sight. $4.50 s(l)

"Moonlight on Str. Arrow" with a side view of her underway, post card mailed 1911 at Lakeside to Mr. Steven Fortune in Ludington Michigan. Rarely 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 ms(l)o(l)

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"Moonlight View of Lake George, N. Y.  6-43 / COPYRIGHT BY S. R. STODDARD, GLENS FALLS, N. Y." showing the sidewheeler Horicon  (prior to its retirement in 1911) owned by the Lake George Steamboat Company, unused divided back postcard, toning in the lower left front corner, unevenly toned back with old price inked in near the stamp box. $4.00 n(l)s(l)s(l)m

"MOUNTAINEER LAKE WAKATIPU / NEW ZEALAND 24c" continental reproducing a stamp, minor corner & edge wear. Ship was registered in 1879. $2.25 (s(l)s(n)n)*

"M.V. J.W. MCGIFFIN / Self-unloading vessel, / at Government Dock, Sarnia ..." showing the ship well light at night, docked; owning Canada Steamship Lines logo in color on the back, continental post card in excellent condition. Uncommon: this ship was not included in the best ship collection we have ever seen. $7.50 s(c)s(l)o(s)

MV "Mount Washington" Lake Winnepesaukee, New Hampshire. Unused chrome post card. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(b)s(l)nr

"M. V. Valcour, of the Lake Champlain Transportation Co., / operating between Burlington, Vt. and Port Kent, N.Y." unused Tichnor linen postcard with interesting facts about the ship printed on back. $3.75 s(l)s(l)n(l)v(l)

"N-436 THE CHEROKEE EXCURSION BOAT ON LAKE JUNALUSKA, N. C., 'IN THE LAND OF THE SKY" unused line with fresh colors. $3.00 ns

"NEW STREAMLINE FERRY AND PIER   26" in Burlington Vermont on Lake Champlain, going to Port Kent New York State, operated by the Lake Champlain Transportation Co.; post card mailed 1938 by someone who got on the boat, cancel ink on front. $3.00 v(b)s(l)

"Niagara Navigation Coy's Steamer 'Cayuga'" with a side view of it underway, post card with undivided back from Valentine & Sons, mailed 1907 to Ohio (the year in which the ship was registered), minor corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(n)s(l)

"Night Boat Leaving Cedar Point Dock, Cedar Point, Ohio" by moonlight, unusual postcard made in Germany, published by Alexander Manufacturing Company in Sandusky, listing the amusement park attractions for the Dahl-Millikan Grocery Company over the entire back message area, mailed 1910 to Joe Taylor in Cambridge Ohio, very lightly toned back, mild corner & edge wear. The company arranged tours out of Washington Court House Ohio. $10.00 o(c)o(w)fms(l)a

"Northern Steamship Co's S. S. North Land" showing the Great Lakes ship underway, divided back postcard from the Hugh C. Leighton Company, made in Germany, large black ugly album adhesion on back, thin in the stamp box, lower left front corner broken off but misses the ship. As is. Note that this is not sailing for the similarly named company in New Zealand (which has 'Ltd.' after its name). $1.50 s(n)s(l)

"North-western Ore Docks, Ashland, Wis." with 2 steamships there circa 1908; unused post card, small corner crease, 2 lines of yellowish toning on back. $6.50 s(l)w(a)

"ONE OF THE COAL AND IRON ORE LOADING DOCKS, TOLEDO, OHIO--10" including 6 ships, unused linen-era post card, back number 32468, minor corner & edge wear. $3.00 s(l)o(t)

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"ONE OF THE STROLLERS ON SENECA LAKE AT WATKINS GLEN, N. Y.  1A398" showing the launch underway with several passengers, seen from the side circa 1931; unused white-border era postcard, tiny signs of corner wear at the bottom, otherwise fairly fresh. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(l)n(s)

"On the Great Lakes" art showing an ore ship passing beneath the bridge at the Straits of Mackinac, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1963 at Linwood Michigan. $2.00 s(l)m(s)

   
"ON THE LAKE OF TIBERIAS (FISHERMEN'S SHORE)" in Israel, also captioned in Hebrew; postcard mailed from Manariyya to Wisconsin in 1963 (0,30 Korczak stamp tied). $1.50 is(l)-i

"OPENING OF NAVIGATION SEASON, / FIRST GIANT FREIGHTERS ENTERING / DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR" unused linen postcard in excellent condition. Name of ship in foreground is almost legible--William .. $3.00 ms(l)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Ore Boat Entering Harbor, Ashtabula, Ohio" white-border era on grayish paper, identity of ship clear but also writing on back, light toning across top front border, minor wear at 3 corners, lightly toned back. The name of the ship shows plainly as the Thomas T. Cole. $5.00 s(p)o(a)s(l)-

Ore Boat George F. Baker on Maumee Bay, unused, Hamm published post card, white-border era, minor corner wear, lightly toned back. Owned by the US Steel Corporation. $5.00 s(u)s(l)ig

"Ore Carrier and Tug at Ore Docks" with a tugboat near the bow of the B. F. Affleck, unused continental from Erickson Post Cards & Souvenirs, long upper corner bend, tiny corner bend, a little edge wear at top. The ship was registered to the Pittsburgh Steam Ship Company in 1927. $2.50 s(p)s(l)

"ORE DOCKS AND FREIGHTER  K-171 / These giant ore boats are often loaded with iron / ..." unused lithographed post card in excellent condition. Name of ship--Horace S. Wilkinson of the Great Lakes Steamship Company. $2.75 s(l)

"Ore freighters load at the / Marquette Mich docks" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed there 1963. Painting attributed to Leonard P. Johnson on back; he was the assistant art director in the design department of the Ford Motor Co. $2.50 m(m)a(j)s(l)

"Otsego Lake Steamer 'Natty Bumppo" black & white post card, Finger Lake Series #7, unused, light toning on front. The ship was registered in 1872 to the Otsego Lake Transit Company. $5.00 ssn+

"Part of N. Y. Central Docks, Ashtabula, Ohio" mailed 1943, attractive color, corner crease misses image. Someone who knows Great Lakes shipping will figure the ship's name because most letters are legible (James....). Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (ors(l))+*

"PASSENGER STEAMER LEAVING POE LOCK / SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH." unused Curteich linen postcard, fairly fresh. $5.00

"Passenger Steamer leaving Weitzel /  Lock, Soo, Mich." with the ship 'Juniata' of the Anchor Line fleet, circa 1912 post card, unused, back paper yellowing with age. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00s(l)s(a)m

"Penn Yan, N. Y., Str. Penn Yan Lake Keuka" color with glitter added from Hugh C. Leighton Co., mailed 1906, mild corner wear & rounding. The steamer Penn Yan was registered in 1892 to Keuka Lakes Navigation Company. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 s(k)n(k)n(p)gs(l)

"Pere Marquette Carferry 21 Crossing Lake Michigan." unused white-border era post card on grayish paper, pertinent information on back, small corner crease, toning in bottom & right front margins. The ship was registered in 1924 to the Pere Marquette Railway. $5.00 ss(l)r*

"Pere Marquette Ferry No. 20 Loading at Dock, / Ludington, Michigan" taking on a Pere Marquette Railway steam locomotive #403 with tender; unused postcard published by J. E. McCourt Company, printed in Germany, numbered 478 on back, front exceptionally fresh. Surprisingly hard to find, especially in this condition. 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(l)s(l)r(p)

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"PHOTO BY HILEMAN / 6611 LAUNCH 'INTERNATIONAL' on WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA, CANADA" Linen postcard with fresh color, unused. $4.00 as(l)

"Pleasure Boat, Presque Isle, Erie Pa." showing a side view when loaded with passengers, postcard from Weiler Publishing Company, unused, light album marks on back, good edges. The name of the ship is 'Presque Isle', not the location. $10.00 ps(l)

"Police are here shown recovering bodies / from between decks of the ca sized(sic--missing p) / Steamer Eastland" with a man's body being hauled up with the aid of a rope, Chicago River Illinois. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 dlis(l)m

"PULLING AN OVERLOADED BOAT OUT OF POE LOCK, SOO, MICH." with two tugs performing the chore, white-border era post card for A. E. Young, fresh color, trivial corner & edge wear. Someone who knows tugboats will probably be able to figure one of the tugs whose name looks like LOSARIN. $6.50 *

RED COLLAR LINE, INC. Steamer Flyer. "Steamer Flyer, Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho" postcard mailed there 1909, stamp removed, light cancel on front, toned back, paper browning with age, corner & edge wear, corner crease In 1922 its captain was C. R. Barnes. This ship was lost by fire in 1938. $4.75 is(l)s(r)

"River Front, Detroit, Mich. / 7152"  including most prominently the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company excursion steamer Western States; unused white-border era post card from an undisclosed publisher, 3 tiny spots in the front borders, trivial corner wear, light toning on back possibly from the printing process itself. $3.25 m(d)s(l)s(d)

"Ruins of Str. Ticonderoga.  Burned, Aug. 29th. 1901.  Lake George, N. Y." still smoldering, with the Steamer Horicon nearby to render assistance; unused divided-back sepia-tone postcard made in Germany for H. R. Hulett (No. 13); trivial bottom corner wear, otherwise fairly fresh. Priced $9 to $12 at other sites, but our price is only: $7.50 n(l)s(l)s(l)f

"Salzkammergut.  Gmunden." with a steamer heading toward the Traunsee shore in Austria, Brandt Nr. 762c, postcard mailed 1921, trivial wear at the bottom corners & at the center of the top edge. $3.50 as(l)

"Sandy Beach Boat. / Indian Lake, Ohio" showing the launch Evelyn heavily loaded with passengers, many men (some wearing coats & ties, headed for the dance hall) gallantly standing on the top deck while the ladies sat shaded below; postcard, unused, long bottom corner crease & a more faint internal crease parallel to it, uneven coloration in the left front border, minor corner rounding. Sandy Beach was the amusement park on that lake; much later it was renamed San Juan Resort. Under magnification a sign in the background advertises lots for sale suitable for cottages. 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(i)s(l)a

"Sandy Beach Boat, Indian Lake, Ohio" showing the launch Evelyn heavily loaded with passengers, posed in the water; post card mailed JUL 10 1919 from Orchard Island Ohio, back paper browning unevenly with age, long upper corner crease, small bottom corner crease, short internal creases from the top & bottom edges, one long internal crease, spot of light toning in the front sky, as is. Sandy Beach was the amusement park on that lake; much later it was renamed San Juan Resort. Hard to find in any condition. 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(i)s(l)

"SHEPLER'S / MACKINAC ISLAND FERRY BOATS / MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN" on Lake Huron, from a photo by Heric Fehrenbach; unused postcard, Penrod/Hiawatha Company copyright, fairly fresh with good edges. $1.75 s(l)gpm(l)

"SHIFTING TO HOME DOCK, GREEN BAY, WIS." linen post card mailed there 1940, corner crease, toning along bottom edge on back (cancel ink?), trace of cancel ink on front . Pictured ship is the St. Paul. $2.25 (ws)

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"Sightseeing Cruises on Capt. Sinn's / BIG FLAMINGO II / …" unused chrome postcard from Fulginiti Photo shop. fresh appearance. $2.50

"Sister ships of the Round-World Fleet: / President Monroe, President Van Buren, / President Garfield, President Polk. / AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES" unused post card , textured surface similar to linen. $5.00

"S. J. Xochimilco Mex. 20" showing numerous boats on Laguna San Juan México, unused Ekc real photo tarjeta postal, small bottom corner crease not into the image. $2.00 m(d)s(l)

"S.S. Assiniboia, Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada.--40." unused white-border era postcard, a little light toning near one short edge, long but very light near-vertical scratch that is as hard to explain as it is to see. The ship was registered to the Canadian Pacific Railway Steamship Lines in 1907 & sailed the Great Lakes for a long time. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 o(p)s(l)s(c)r*

"S.S. City of Benton Harbor / and Light House on Lake Michigan, Chicago." post card, unused. Ship was registered to Graham & Morton in 1904. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(g)i(c)ls(l)

"S. S. 'City of Erie'." post card with undivided back, printed in Germany, published expressly for the National Railway News, unused, light toning on back, otherwise fairly fresh. The ship was registered in 1898 to the Cleveland & Buffalo Steamship Company. $7.50 s(c)s(l)

"S. S. DALHOUSIE CITY ARRIVING AT LAKESIDE PARK, PORT DALHOUSIE, ONT., CANADA sepia-tone 18" including the lighthouse there & some people on a nearby dock; white-border era published by Valentine-Black, unused, soft corners but otherwise fairly fresh. The Lake Ontario ship was registered in 1911 to the Dalhousie Navigation Company. $5.00 s(d)s(l)lo**

"S.S. 'Eastern States,' D. & B. Line." showing her underway for the Detroit and Buffalo Steamship Company, unused, small upper corner crease, light toning near the back edges. Necessarily 1909 or later. $7.00 s(l)s(d)

"S. S. Eastland - Wells St. Bridge - Chicago River. / RECOVERING BODIES AFTER DISASTER" with a tug & many spectators. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 dis(l)

"SS Lemoyne in Harbour, Midland, Ontario.--31. World's record carrier. Wheat 570, 885 bushels..." postcard from Photogelatine Engraving Co., unused, small corner crease. The ship was registered in 1926 to Canada Steamship Lines. $4.00 s(c)os(l)

"S. S. MANITOU, NORTHERN MICHIGAN LINE." unused white-border era post card, excellent condition. $5.00 (s(n)s(l))*

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"S. S. MIDLAND CITY PASSING ROYAL HOTEL, HONEY HARBOR, ONT." sepia-tone real photo mailed at Midland 1926 (gorgeous cancel) to New York, corner crease, soft corners, spot of toning on face. $4.50 os-o*

"S. S. MILWAUKEE CLIPPER ON LAKE MICHIGAN" mailed 1945, light toning on front, part cancel ink on front, large water stain shows on back. $1.75 s. Same but unused & in excellent condition. $3.25 s(l)

"S. S. NORISLE  SOUTH BAY MOUTH, ONTARIO" passing Manitoulin Island, unused circa-1948 sepia-tone Ckc real photo postcard, minor corner wear, a few lines of toning that might erase well on back. Hard to find! $8.00 o(s)s(l)

"S. S. Noronic on St. Mary's River, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. 48" seen from a distance, white-border era postcard mailed 1931 in Canada, mild corner wear, cancel ink on front in several places, tiny upper corner crease, faint tiny bottom corner crease. The ship was registered in 1913 to the Northern Navigation Company. $2.00 s(l)os(n)

"S.S. PELEE IN KINGSVILLE DOCK  KG2" in Ontario, unused white-border era post card, light album toning to both sides, minor wear to the upper edge, 2 short pencil marks in back message area may erase well. Owner was the Pelee Shipping Company Limited. $3.25 o(k)s(l)s(p)

"S. S. 'Sagamo,' Lake Joseph, / Muskoka Lakes, Canada" in Ontario, color, minor corner & edge wear, long & small internal crease, large album adherences on back. $4.50 os

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"S. S. 'United States,' Indiana Transp. line, / Plying between Michigan City and Chicago. / Speed 20 miles per hour Capacity 2500 Passengers" with a side view of her underway, published by the Franklin Post Card Company of Chicago (their No. 435), mailed 1915 at Chicago with cancel ink smeared a bit, other back toning is minor. Seen as high as $12.50 elsewhere, but we offer at $6.00 s(i)s(l)

"S. S. UNITED STATES / MICHIGAN CITY, CHICAGO LINE" showing a side view of the old steamer underway, color post card mailed there 1910 (bold & complete flag cancel), 2 corner creases, mild edge wear. Ship owner was the Indiana Transportation Company. $4.25 i(m)s(l)s(i)

"S. S. 'WILFRED SYKES.' / ONE OF THE LARGEST ORE BOATS / ON THE GREAT LAKES" with 'INLAND STEEL' prominent on its side, unused Curteich chrome in excellent condition, pertinent information on back. $2.50 s(l)s(i)*

SS William E. Corey entering Duluth and Superior Harbor, post card mailed 1914, stamp removed, considerable corner wear with small creases, an internal crease starting at the left front edge but not too noticeable. $5.50 s(u)s(l)ig

"Starnberger See. / Salondampfer Starnberg" showing the double-deck steamer Starnberg underway with many people on board, traversing Lake Starnberg in Bavaria; unused circa 1923 Postkarte from Ottmar Zieher, quality printing with bright colors, good edges. $4.50 s(l)b

"State Auto Ferry 'Munising,' Straits of Mackinac" in Michigan, unused early Curteich chrome, round corners as issued. $2.25

"STATE CAR FERRY  CITY OF MUNISING  MACKINAW CITY, / MICH.  E-434" unused Ekc real photo from the L. L. Cook Company, a few small spots of light toning in the message area, slight curl to the paper (no problem in an album). Surprisingly hard to find. $8.00 m(m)s(l) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"State Street Bascule Bridge Lifted for Steamship 'Soo City,' Chicago" mailed 1908 but stamp removed. paper toned by album at corners, minor corner & edge wear, The steamship was registered to the Goodrich Steamship Lines. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

"STEAMBOAT 'IRON WITCH,' about 1846 / by J. V. Cornell / The New York Historical Society" art in color, slight yellowing of paper, unused museum card which could be used as a post card. Ship was registered to the Hudson River Day Line. $4.75 s(h)hs(r)

"Steamboat 'Mary Powell' / 'KAPEX 71' HOST, APRIL 17 - 18 / Fort Orange Stamp Club Inc. / Albany, N. Y." postcard, unused. Ship was registered in 1861 to the Hudson River Day Line. $2.50 s(h)ps(r)

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"STEAMBOAT ON PAW PAW LAKE, MICH." nice close-up with passengers aboard & sign reading 'DANCING / at / BEECHWOOD / To-Night', undivided back made in Germany, mailed there 1906 but stamp removed, brownish paper on back, corner & edge wear, light edge toning  in front message area, one corner with multiple but faint creases, The ship was registered to the Lake Paw Paw Transportation Company. $12.00 s(l)m(p)s(l)

"Steamboats Mohican and Pathfinder and the Docks of the Otsego Lake Transit Co., Cooperstown, N. Y." postcard from Lippitt & Augur, mailed there 1908, corner crease, corner wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(o)s(l)n

"STEAMER ' ALGOMAH II', RAILWAY FERRY PLYING BETWEEN MACKINAW CITY AND MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH." linen post card mailed at Mackinaw City in 1954, trimmed left & right edges (not by us!). As is. $0.50 s(l)m(m)

"Steamer Americana, Buffalo, N.Y. / to Crystal Beach, Canada." mailed 1912, edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (s(s)s(l))

"Steamer 'Anthemis' at Owl's Head Wharf." in one of her rare stops there, from Bigelow's Pharmacy, made in Germany, mailed 1911 (West Glover Vermont receiving mark, stamp removed), minor corner wear. Owl's head is about 7 miles north of the US border, on Lac Memphrémagog, in Québec. $13.00 s(c)qs(l)

"Steamer A. Wherle, Jr., Cedar Point Line" postcard with the same view as the next listing but in black & white, undivided back mailed  AUG 15 1906 to Lyons Ohio (oddly shaped violet receiving mark there the next day), pencilled address very light, bottom corner crease, light uneven toning both sides. $4.00 s(c)s(l)-o

"Steamer A. Wherle, Jr., Cedar Point Route." with a side view of the ship underway & fully loaded; postcard from a passenger, mailed 1909 from Cedar Point Ohio, German manufacture, published by Alexander Manufacturing Company of Sandusky, hint of cancel ink in the sky, small crease with wear at one bottom corner, light fingerprint toning on back. Owned by the Cedar Point Resort Company, she was sold in 1920 & renamed The Rotarian. $4.75 s(l)o(c)gs(c)

"STEAMER 'CAYUGA', TORONTO TO NIAGARA FALLS ROUTE." Of the Canada Steamship Lines, white-border era postcard, well balanced colors, unused. $7.50 s(l)s(c)!

"Steamer Chateaugay, Lake Champlain" with a side view of the ship underway, unused postcard in color, circa 1908, light album marks at corners, light toning on front. The ship was registered in 1888 to the Lake Champlain Transportation Company. $7.00 s(l)s(l)v(l)n(l)

"Steamer Chief Wawatam" side view of the railway ferry & US mail carrier, color from Yellow Front Curio Store, mailed 1912 but stamp removed. corner crease, corner & edge wear, heavily toned back. Ship was registered to Mackinac Transportation Company in 1911. $5.50 s+*

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"STEAMER CHIEF WAWATAM, STRAITS OF MACKINAC, MICH.  24409" unused linen from G. H. Wickman, much pertinent information on back, fresh appearance. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

"Steamer 'City of Benton Harbor' Graham & Morton Line, St Joseph and Chicago" postcard, number 722 from V. O. Hammon Publishing Co., circa 1909, corner & edge wear, small corner crease, corner crease, trace of cancel ink on front . Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(g)s(l)**+^

"Steamer City of Buffalo" unused circa-1910 divided-back post card published by Braun, both sides toned from album contact, a few thins along the upper edge obscure nothing & could be mistaken at first for clouds. Owned by the Cleveland & Buffalo Steamship Company. $5.00 s(c)s(l)

"Steamer 'City of Buffalo', Chautauqua Lake / No. 2825. National Art Views Co. N. Y. city." underway with passengers; postcard with undivided back, mailed 1905 at Buffalo tp A. Harold Briggs in Monson Massachusetts, stamp removed, small lower corner crease, album impressions at the back corners, minor corner wear. Ship was registered to Chautauqua Lake Navigation Line. $7.50 s(l)n(c)**

"Steamer City of Chicago at her dock, St. Joseph, Mich." black & white post card showing many passengers on deck, circa 1908, unused, toning mostly along front & back edges. The ship was registered to the Graham & Morton Line. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(g)s(l)m

"Steamer City of Cleveland" circa 1915 postcard, unused, faint album impressions at the corners, minor corner & edge wear. Sender's first name neatly written in the sky. Ship owner was the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company. $6.00 s(l)s(d)

"STEAMER 'CITY OF CLEVELAND', TOLEDO, OHIO" shown steaming towards the viewer's right, unused white-border era postcard from the Toledo Post Card Company, back paper browning evenly with age, good edges. $6.00 s(l)o(t)

"Steamer City of Detroit" color, mailed 1917, trace of cancel ink on front , 2 corner creases. $6.50

"Steamer 'Cleveland' in the outlet of Chautauqua Lake / No. 2801. National Art Views Co. N. Y. City" black & white on undivided back, mailed 1905, stamp removed, corner crease, trace of cancel ink on front , lacks freshness. The ship was registered to Chautauqua Lake Navigation Line. $7.00 s(c)ns(l)*

"Steamer 'Doris' on Lake Placid, N.  Y. / 202,197 JK" underway with many passengers, sailing towards the viewer's left, on a cloudy day; postcard mailed 1908 (stamp removal results in large water stain to paper mostly visible from the back), one corner multiply creased, minor corner wear, a few tiny speckles of cancel ink in the sky, 2 small scrapes in the tree leaves at the lower left. Hard to find! $5.50 ns(l)

"Steamer 'Eastern States.' Lake Erie." color, writing on back from passenger dates to 1910, published by National Railway News. The ship operated between Detroit & Cleveland. $8.50

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"STEAMER EASTLAND / CLEVELAND  CEDAR POINT / ... / EASTLAND. / In Sight of Shore / all the way" postcard in vertical format with life-saving ring & 3 pennants, mailed 1913. 'Baseball by Wireless' among the advertising facts on the reverse. The presence of the life-saving ring & 'In sight of shore all the way' are especially ironic given its tragic fate in 1915. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 s(l)o(c)ds(n)

"STEAMER EASTLAND, CLEVELAND, OHIO" underway with passengers, postcard published by The Cleveland News Company 9their number 4085), mailed there 1913 when she was sailing for the Eastland Navigation Company, lightly toned back, some cancel ink in sky, minor corner & edge wear. Sank disastrously on July 24 1915 with loss of 844 lives at Chicago, after her sale to another company. $19.00 ds(l)o(c)s(e)

"Steamer Eastland, Cleveland, Ohio" underway with passengers, color, mailed 1908. Note the lighthouse in the left background. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(l)dlo

"Steamer Eastland, Cleveland, Ohio" underway with passengers, color, mailed 1908. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 dos(l)

"'Steamer G. A. Boeckling', Cedar Point Route" underway with many passengers on deck, postcard made in Germany, mailed at Cedar Point 1910, a little cancel ink in the sky, small upper corner crease, minor corner wear. Ship was registered to the Bay Transportation Company in 1909. $8.00 o(c)s(l)s(b)

"Steamer Greater Detroit /
D. & C. Navigation Co." unused linen with fresh colors from United News, minor wear at one corner, faint rubber band mark on front. Ship was registered in 1924 to the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company. $3.00 s(d)s(l)*

"Steamer 'Greyhound', Detroit, Mich." showing a side view of it underway, mailed 1927, stamp removed, corner crease is faint, mild corner rounding. Colors in the printing are a bit off-register. Shown. $2.75 ms(l). Same but with stamp, 2 corner creases & a short internal crease. $2.75 s(l)m

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"STEAMER HOLLAND ENTERING  THE HARBOR, HOLLAND, MICH. / 1696" undivided back post card, mailed 1907 but stamp removed. edge wear, corners well worn, water stain shows at front edges. The ship was registered to the Graham & Morton Line in 1881. $4.75 s(g)s(l)m

   
"STEAMER HORICON LEAVING HULETTS LANDING, LAKE GEORGE, N Y.  79" white-border era postcard mailed there (cancels somewhat indistinct), printer's code dates to 1922, light toning at the front corners & in back address area, small bottom corner crease. $4.00 n(l)s(l) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Steamer Lady of the Lake; Lake Memphremagog Vermont." poly-chrome postcard printed in Germany & published by the New England News Company in Boston, mailed at Danville New Hampshire JUL 16 1906 to Miss Effie George in Rockport Maine, minor corner wear, lightly toned back. Ship was registered in 1867 to the Lake Memphremagog Navigation Company. $7.00 v(l)s(l)s(l)

"Steamer Landing at Cedar Point, O." showing 3 large steamers & waiting passengers & several small pleasure craft, postcard mailed there 1908, several small spots of cancel ink mostly in the sky, mild corner & edge wear. $7.00 os(l)

"STEAMER 'MATAAFA' STRIKING PIER AT END OF DULUTH SHIP CANAL IN THE EFFORT TO MAKE THE HARBOR / DURING THE GREAT STORM OF NOV. 28, 1905.  NINE MEN WERE LOST FROM THIS VESSEL" unused black & white postcard with red caption & undivided back, published by V. O. Hammon (their number 353), both sides toned, corners well rounded.  The ill-fated ship was registered to the Pittsburgh Steamship Company. 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(d)ds(l)s(p)

"Steamer 'Mataafa' swung broadside on across the end of north pier of Duluth ship canal / during the height of the great storm of Nov. 28, 1905. Nine men lost their lives on this vessel." postcard mailed Duluth 1906 but stamp removed, two small tears, multiply creased, one corner heavily toned, partial cancel on front, as is. The Mataafa was registered in 1899 to Pittsburgh Steamship Company. 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)m(d)ds(l)  

"Steamer Midland City in Georgian Bay, Ontario.--4" white-border era postcard from the Photogelatine Engraving Co., made in Canada, unused, good edges. Ship was registered to Georgian Bay Tourist Company. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(g)os(l)

Steamer Mount Washington. On Lake Winnepesaukee, New Hampshire. Unused postcard with some corner & edge wear. The ship was registered to the Boston & Maine Railroad Company. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(b)s(l)nr

"Steamer 'Okoboji,' Lake Okoboji, Iowa" black & white, mailed 1913, stamp removed, pencil writing on front in caption area, album marks on back. Ship was registered to Fred & Roy Rolfe. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 is(l)s(r)g*

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"Steamer Puritan entering the Harbor. Holland, Mich." color on undivided back postcard mailed 1906 but stamp removed. slight browning of the paper with age, partial cancel on front, tiny corner crease. The ship was registered in 1901 to the Graham & Morton Line. $6.00 s(g)s(l)m

"Steamer 'Put-in-Bay.'" of the Ashley & Dustin Steamer Line, underway; post card mailed SEP 6 1914 (clear DET. & CIN. TR.7 R.P.O. RMS cancel) to Sr. M. Paul in Lowellville Ohio, many long & conspicuous creases, noticeable edge wear, lightly toned back. As is. $1.00 o(p)s(l)

STEAMER PURITAN LEAVING PIER AT FALL RIVER MASSACHUSETTS FOR NEW YORK / LANDING PLACE OF FALL RIVER LINE AT NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND Mailed 1905. Three corners worn; minor toning on back. A little writing on the front, as was correct at the time. $10.00 ns

"Steamer 'Put-in-Bay,' Detroit, Put-in-Bay, Sandusky, Ohio / 10478" shown underway with many passengers, color postcard mailed 1928 at Put-in-Bay to Mr. & Mrs. George Cunningham care of the Yacht Club in Buckeye Lake Ohio, tiny bottom corner crease, upper corner crease longer but confined to the border, other edge wear is minor, lightly toned both sides. $3.75 o(p)s(l)

"Steamer R. B. Hayes, Cedar Point Route." with a side view underway, many passengers on board, post card made in Germany circa 1909, numbered F.11897 on back, unused, light toning, minor corner rounding. $7.00 o(c)s(l). Same view but captioned at the upper left, made in Germany for the Alexander Manufacturing Company, mailed 1907 at Sandusky, sender's writing in the front sky & on back (division new then), small upper corner crease, other corner wear is minor. $5.00 o(c)s(l). Both for comparison: $11.00 o(c)s(l)

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"Steamer 'Sainte Marie' Plying Straits of Mackinac, Mich." side view of the railway ferry, unused real photo from Wickman's Photo Shop, numbered MC-103 in stamp box, fairly fresh except for minor wear at one corner. Ship was registered to the Mackinac Transportation Company. $7.00 ss%

"STEAMERS JUNIATA & TIONESTA." at the Detroit wharf taking on freight & passengers, post card on brownish paper, a little writing on both sides, corner & edge wear, Juniata owned by the Anchor Line at the time shown. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(g)s(l)s(a)m

"Steamer St. Paul, Lake Minnetonka, Minn." side view of the ship with many passengers on the deck, black & white post card mailed 1918, mild corner & edge wear, light toning on front, 2 / 5" tear at top closes very well. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 m(l)s(l)*

"STEAMER TIONESTA, DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR  118622" white-border era post card, number written neatly in ink on the back, noticeable wear at all corners. $3.75 s(g)s(l)m(d)

"Steamer 'Western States.'" color from Wolverine News Company, mailed 1911 by a passenger. corner & edge wear, light internal crease. Ship was registered to the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company in 1902. $5.50 s(l)s(d)*

"Steamer 'Western States.' Lake Erie." postcard, circa 1908-1910, published by the National Railway News, a little writing on front & back. Ship was registered in 1902 to the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company. $7.00 s(d)s(l)

"STEAMSHIP 'HAMONIC.' DULUTH, MINN.--28" linen postcard mailed 1941, stamp removed, album adherences on back, small album adherences on front. Ship was registered to the Northern Navigation Company in 1909. $4.50 s(n)s(l)m(d)

"STEAMSHIP 'MANITOU' / NORTHERN MICHIGAN TRANS. CO." color from Hammon, mailed 1909, brownish paper, lightly toned front, corner wear & rounding, still fairly attractive. $8.50 (s(n)s(l))+

"Steamship Piers showing the 'Christopher Columbus' / ready for the daily lake trip, Chicago., Ill." with much readable & interesting signage -- '$1 MILWAUKEE and RETURN 9:30 AM DAILY / GOODRICH BOATS', another Goodrich sign advertising $2 to Grand Rapids & $1.50 to Grand Haven Muskegon, 'AMERICAN FAMILY SOAP FOR ALL HOUSEHOLD USE 100% PURE', a horse-drawn cab with a sign that may yield to magnification. Post card made in Germany for H. H. Co. (their No. 158), mailed JUN 3 1910 to Miss Carrie Randolph of Zanesville Ohio, stamp removed. The e in Piers is mis-typeset so as to be inverted. $7.50 s(l)is(g)

"Steamships North American and South American at Midland, Ontario.--1." color from Photogelatine Engraving Co., unused, tiny corner crease. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif formats. $1.50

"Steamship 'Theodore Roosevelt.' Chicago and Michigan City Line" postcard from Hammon, mailed 1920 (JOIN THE / NAVY / TRAINING-TRAVEL slogan cancel), stamp damaged, light toning on front, ding in one edge. She was registered in 1906 to the Indiana Transportation Company. $5.50 s(i)rs(l)* Same but extensively flocked & unused, 2 tape remnants near the back corners, very light toning in the front caption area & on back, image colors quite fresh. $7.00 s(c)s(l)r

"Steamship 'Tionesta' / No. 763. V. O. Hammon Pub. Co., Minneapolis and Chicago." showing the Anchor Line Great Lakes ship; circa 1908 postcard, unused, minor edge wear. $8.00. Another example, long crease parallels bottom edge, spotty toning on both sides. Shown. $4.00 s(l)s(a)

"Str. Cayuga Toronto to Niagara." With a side view of it under way, private postcard in color from Pugh Manufacturing, writing on back dates to August 1911, small corner crease, upper left front corner worn, light toning at one back corner. Ship was registered to the Niagara Navigation Company. $7.00 s(l)s(n)

"STR. MT. WASHINGTON AT WHARF, ALTON BAY, LAKE WINNEPESAUKEE, N. H.  103701" showing loading & unloading of passengers, postcard mailed circa 1920, small tear in margin, toned front corner tips. This first Steamer Mount Washington, registered to the Boston & Maine Railroad Company, burned there on December 22 1939. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 n(l)s(l)rs(b)*^

"Str. State of Ohio" post card mailed circa 1908, stamp removed, small dark spot on back obscures nothing, toned front, corner & edge wear. Ship was registered in 1880 to the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Compnay. $5.50 s(d)s(l)

"Str. Theodore Roosevelt, Michigan City, Indiana" a side view with numerous passengers, sepia-tone post card mailed there 1909, faint small corner crease, minor corner rounding, minor light toning to the back (pencil migration). $8.00 s(l)ir

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"SUNNANHAV" showing the container ship loaded in the icy waters of Lake Vänern Sweden during the winter of 1986 / 1987, photo with good contrast & focus, slightly smaller than a regular size post card. $5.00 ss(l)

"TAKING IN THE BEAUTIES OF LAKE MAXINKUCKEE, CULVER, INDIANA" mailed there 1907. corner & edge wear particularly at lower right. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 i(c)i(m)s(l)*

"THE BEAUTIFUL INLAND ROUTE, MICHIGAN" showing the steamer Topinabee cruising one one of several lakes in East Bay Township, mailed AUG 28 1912 from Bay View Michigan (clear DPO cancel, now a branch of Petoskey) to Mr. Albert Smith in Howell Michigan, unevenly toned especially in both sides of the stamp corner. We have seen this card with the front message area on the right, so check your album. A differently captioned postcard but same view post card gave us the name of the steamer. A still differently captioned & but similar viewcard gave its location as Devil's Elbow, from which we gathered the township. Hard to find & hard to figure! $12.00 m(e)s(l)d

"THE BIDE-A-WEE / Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan / Carries thousands of tourists through the Canadian / Locks…" chrome-era postcard from Hiawatha Card showing a small launch-type vessel, unused. $2.75 *

"The Canadian Steamer 'Pelee Islander'" unused circa-1960 (from printer's code) post card distributed by Rich-Holt Company in Sandusky Ohio, fairly fresh with good edges. Daily route information is printed on back. $2.00 s(l)

"The City of Warsaw / Winona Lake Ind." side view showing the ferry launch underway with several passengers aboard, black & white on undivided back private mailing card, used there 1907, minor edge wear with one small ding, toning in sky, thick stock, good edges. $6.50 (is(l))

"The Evelyn,  Indian Lake, Ohio." loaded with passengers, underway with a rowboat nearby; postcard on yellowish paper mailed at Lakeview AUG 22 1919. 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(i)s(l)

"THE GREAT SHIP 'SEE AND BEE' / BETWEEN BUFFALO, CLEVELAND AND CHICAGO" unused linen post card published by George Klein News Company in Cleveland, small spot of light toning in one lower back corner, otherwise fairly fresh with good edges. $4.50 s(l)s(c)

"The Ill-Fated Eastland, which turned / turtle in the Chicago River, July 24, 1915, / at 7:30 A. M., causing the death of over / 1200 persons, mostly women and children" side view at a dock. Shown pumping water out at 2 places & venting steam near the waterline. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 ds(l)

"'THE MARY C. CARLIN' -- Popular paddle wheel / excursion ship, owned & operated by ..." Unused chrome post card. $2.50 os(l)

"The New D. & C. Steamer 'City of Cleveland,' / Cost $1,250,000" steaming towards the viewer's right, color from The Braun Post Card Company, mailed 1912 at Cleveland, light browning of back paper with age, hint of cancel ink in sky, trivial edge wear. The ship was registered in 1907 to the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company. $6.50 s(d)s(l)*

"THE NEW D. & C. STEAMER -- THE LARGEST SIDE-WHEEL STEAMER IN THE WORLD" color from W. G. MacFarlane, mailed 1907 at Flatrock Michigan, small corner crease, long but very light (no color affected) surface scratch. $6.00 *

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"THE NEW MOTOR SHIP / BEAVER ISLANDER / Passenger and Car Ferry between ST. JAMES on / HISTORIC BEAVER ISLAND and CHARLEVOIX ..." shown with several passengers, unused chrome postcard published by Helen Gaskin Photography, size & schedule details on back, trivial corner wear. $2.00 m(b)s(l)

"Theodore Roosevelt" of the Indiana Transportation Company (& later the Cleveland Erieau Steamship Co. & then the Chicago Roosevelt Steamship Co), color, circa 1910, unused, corner & edge wear. $8.00

"The Old Ferry, Windermere." English Lakes Series 7, postcard of British manufacture, published by A. & C. Black Ltd., mailed in the United States, minor bottom corner wear, minor bottom edge wear. $3.25 e(s)s(l)

"THE STEAMER CITY OF NEW YORK, PASSENGER SERVICE TO CHAUTAUQUA." color from Chautauqua Press, mailed 1914 by Emma Patton at Chautauqua, stamp removed, much corner & edge wear, cancel ink on front. The ship was registered to the Chautauqua Lake Navigation Line. $4.25 s(c)s(l)

"THE WHALEBACK EXCURSION BOAT, CHICAGO, ILL." showing it underway with passengers, near the shore; post card printed in Germany expressly for S. H. Knox & Company, mailed 1909 at Peebles Ohio by J. A. R. Couser & Lib, siblings of the recipient at Wamsley Ohio; small upper corner crease, other noticeable corner wear & rounding, back toned. Undoubtedly the Christopher Columbus, the only such ship with the design shown. $6.50 i(c)g(c)s(l)

"THE WM. LIVINGSTONE COMING INTO THE DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR" unused white-border era postcard published by Duluth Photo Engraving Company, tiny corner crease. The ship was registered in 1908 to the Columbia Steamship Company. $4.75 s(c)ms(l)

"This is our new Stern wheel steamer 'Paul L.' / Come up here this summer / bring your wife along. from Arden W. Le Fevre / c/o Str. Paul L.  Oshkosh Wis." showing her underway with several crew showing, sepia-tone Cyko real photo post card, uncaptioned so we quote the handwriting on back. Built in 1907 for owners Clark & Lefevre for trade on the Oshkosh & Lake Poygan route. Probably unique. Nice as it gets. 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 w(o)g(l)s(l)s(c)

Thomas E. Millsop (1906), aerial view in which ship's name Thomas E. Millsop shows plainly, real photo postcard, unused & fresh, good edges. Ship was registered 1906 by the National Steel Corporation. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(n)s(l)g

"'Through / Enchanted Isles' / S.S. Midland City / makes her daily trip" unused sepia-tone real photo post card from J. W. Bald's series. Ship was registered to the Georgian Bay Tourist Company. $7.00 s(g)s(l)

"THROUGH STEAMING HILLS AND BOILING WATERS LAKE  ROTOMAHANA, N.Z.  No 6003" including a small launch in the nearby waters, black & white post card from the Moa Series of W. Beattie & Co., printed in Germany, unused, good edges & corners, fairly fresh both sides  $2.50 ns(l)*+

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"Tiberiade. Vue prise du lac - Tiberias from the Lake - Tiberiades - Tiberio visto dal lago." Including two small boats under sail, color, printed in Leipzig, extensive notes from tourist on back, light album marks on front & a corner bend from album removal. $2.25 ps(l)

"TIBERIAS FROM THE LAKE" real photo post card including 2 small boats under sail, unused, light toning near back edges. $5.00 ps(l)

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Toledo (small photo pasted on an Azo triangles all up real photo postcards, annotated "Boat Toledo runing(sic) frume(sic) Toledo O to Detroit Mich", undoubtedly one-of-a-kind, faint water stain at one corner, heavily toned edges on front. $10.00

"Tugs Breaking Ice for Steamer Ireland Going to Winter Quarters, Duluth, Minn." post card mailed to Mankato Minnesota 1907 (nice flag cancel receiving mark DEC 21 1907 ties 1-c Franklin stamp), published V. O. Hammon (No. 644), tiny upper corner crease, all corners worn, small light stain along lower left front edge. The Steel Steamer Ireland was registered to the Gilchrist Transportation Company in Cleveland; the names Gilchrist & Ireland are plainly visible on the bow. Not easy to find -- the best American ship postcard collection we ever saw did not have it. $8.00 m(d)s(l)s(g)-mf

"Tugs Record and Sinclair, breaking ice in Duluth Harbor, Duluth, Min." with people on the ice in the foreground, postcard mailed there 1909, noticeable corner wear & rounding, small scrape mostly in the ice. $5.50 ms(l)

"Üdvöxlet a Balatonról" showing the pleasure boat Szibliget underway with passengers on Lake Balaton, post card in color mailed with 40-filler stamp to Budapest, small but faint upper corner crease & tiny bottom corner crease neither into the image. The first word in the caption is a misspelled Üdvözlet, meaning welcome. In any event, hard to find! $5.00 hs(l)

Uncaptioned photograph the size of a regular postcard with  a side view of a steam locomotive with 3 passenger cars exiting a car ferry. Given the source & the material we found it with, this scene might be one of the car ferries that crossed Lake Michigan for several railroads. $3.00 s(l)

Uncaptioned sepia-tone real photo postcard of 2 men in a motorboat,
at speed on a windy Lake Erie day, shoreline & steamer in view; mailed 1909 at Sandusky Ohio. Message on back explains: '... you ask me how is the Boat well here she is on her way to Plasterbed ... the Steamer G. A. Boeckling in the distance ...' South Plasterbed Road runs a good distance along the upper northern shore of Sandusky Bay, helping confirm the location as Sandusky Bay in Erie County. Interesting message concludes with the writer C. Schrenk [a Sandusky family] commenting that he plans to make the boat 'longer and higher'. Obviously unique: no printed caption, no photographer or publisher attribution. 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(s)s(l)s(p)

"UNLOADING ORE AT CARNEGIE-ILLINOIS STEEL CO. DOCKS, GARY, IND.--70" including a side view of the ship Horace Johnson, linen with pertinent information on back, writing on back dates to 1956, fresh appearance, good edges. The ship had two owners: first the Pittsburgh Steamship Company & then the US Steel Corporation. $3.00 i(g)s(l)*

"UNLOADING ORE AT CONNEAUT HARBOR, CONNEAUT, OHIO" showing 2 Great Lakes ships, white-border era mailed there 1937 (1-c coil stamp), fairly fresh. $2.50 os!

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"UPBOUND IN THE POE LOCK / The Canadian ship COMEAUDOC, 730 / ft. in length" unused chrome postcard from Dexter Press, numbered 83376-C in stamp box, good edges. $2.50 m(s)s(l)

"U. S. MAIL STEAMER UNCLE SAM, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N. H.  1029" with a side view of the boat underway with many passengers aboard, unused sepia-tone, small silvery album adherences at front corners. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 n(l)s(l)pu-n%

"Vermont. Steamer on Lake Memphremagog" postcard with undivided back from Hugh C. Leighton Company, printed in Germany, writing on back, mild corner wear & rounding, faint small corner crease, slight yellowing of the back paper with age. The steamer was registered in 1867 to the Lake Memphremagog Navigation Company. $8.50 s(l)s(l)v

"View of Eastland, taken from south side / of river, shortly after accident, showing / the rescuers anxiously at work. Police / had not yet removed the throngs of cur- / ious which lined both sides of the river." black & white. Shown above right. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(l)di

"VIEW OF LAKE BOULEVARD, INDIAN LAKE, OHIO" including the launch Evelyn loaded with passengers, postcard published by W. S. Harriman, mailed from Lakeview with a 2-c Washington stamp to Dayton Ohio, both sides toned, minor corner wear, front appearance is fairly fresh. $10.00 o(i)s(l)

"VIKING / Only railroad carferry equipped with bow thruster / and flume stabilizing system… / THE ANN ARBOR RAILROAD CO." unused chrome from the L. L. Cook Co., slight yellowing of the paper with age. $2.25 s(a)s(l)r%

Wanted to buy--other postcards of the following Great Lakes steamers: Christopher Columbus, City of Erie, City of Toledo, Darius Cole, Eastern States, Frank E. Kirby, Grayhound, Greyhound, Idelwild, North American, South American, SS Hamonic, Tashmoo, Western States, White Star Erie, White Star Owana. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio! *c2

Wanted to buy--post cards or photos of the City of St. Ignace ferry, circa 1927. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio! *c

Wanted to buy--postcards or photos of the Great Lakes freighter John A. Kling. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio! *c

Wanted to buy--postcards or photos of Great Lakes Ships in the Nicholson fleet, owned by Nicholson Universal or the Nicholson Transit Company: City of Bangar, Corolia, Crescent City, EC Pope, Frank Kerby, James Watt, JS Reid, MA Bradley, Matafa, Meteor, Penobscott, Perseus, Pioneer, Progress, Senator, Sonora, Sultana, & Tampico. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio! *c

Wanted to buy--postcards or photos of the ore boat Homer D. Williams, which held the record for the most cargo carried in one season on the Great Lakes. The ship was registered in 1917 to the Pittsburgh Steamship Company. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio! *c

Wanted to buy--postcards or photos showing the ore ship Frank E. Tarplin. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio! *c

Wanted to buy--post cards or photos showing the steamer Yale, which sailed between Duluth and Lake Erie ports circa 1905 - 1906. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio! ms(l)*c

Wanted to buy--postcards showing steamboats on Conesus Lake New York. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio! *c

Wanted to buy--postcards showing the iron ore tanker SS Middletown which hauled taconite from Silver Bay Minnesota. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio! *c

Wanted to buy--postcards showing the Steamer Eastland which was registered to the Northern Steamship Company in 1903, and sailed the Great Lakes. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio! *c

Wanted to buy--postcards & photographs showing the Steamer Juniata which sailed the Great Lakes. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio! *c

Wanted to buy--post cards showing the Steamer Muskegon, originally called the Peerless. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus Ohio! *c

"Water Carnival, PEORIA ILL. JULY 1910. // J. W. Post / Peoria / Ill." showing the George F. Baker Jr.'s speedboat Vim with 2 men aboard, annotation in sky reads '26 miles per Hour'; real photo postcard mailed JUL 11 1910 at Peoria, oxidation consistent with age, 3 corners with small faint creases. This boat won the Columbia Yacht Club Races on the Hudson River at least two times, in 1909 and 1910. Seldom seen & even less seldom offered. $22.50 i(p)s(l)rp(p)

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"Wayne Hotel Pavilion, Detroit, Mich." including a ship along side; undivided back post card mailed there 1908, but message written on back as then permitted; toning spots in the address area, quite a bit of cancel ink in the front sky, minor corner wear. $2.75 m(d)s(l)

"Whalebacks at Dock, Belle Isle in Distance, Detroit, Mich." also including a tug & railroad car nearby, post card mailed 1912, small upper corner crease, other edge wear is minor. $8.00 s(l)m(d)

"WHALEBACK STEAMER 'COLUMBUS' EN ROUTE CHICAGO TO / MILWAUKEE" black & white, mailed 1909 to Farmington West Virginia (curious JAN / 10AM / 6PM / 1909 receiving mark handstamped on front), government postal card, several spots of dark toning on both sides. $4.00 s-w

"Whaleback Str. Frank Rockefeller / Passing Swing Bridge, Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio." a steam locomotive with tender in the foreground, unused circa 1910 postcard published by C. C. Hoadley, minor corner wear. This 'tin stacker'  (silver-plated funnels) was owned by the Pittsburgh Steamship Company. In 1927 she was renamed the South Park & in 1933 she helped prepare the site of the Chicago World's Fair. Another dealer termed this 'extremely rare' when he sold it at auction; we would not go that far, but it is definitely hard to find--probably explained by the poor quality of the printing. SStill available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(p)o(l)o(b)b

"White Star Line, Steamer "Tashmoo," Detroit and Port Huron, Mich / 1318" postcard with interesting details about the ship on back, mailed 1913, small corner crease, 2 faint tiny corner creases, minor edge wear. $6.00 s(l)s(w)

William A. McGonagle (US Steel Corporation). Unused continental postcard, scalloped borders as issued, identification penciled neatly on back, minor wear at one corner, otherwise fresh. $2.75 s(u)s(l)ig

"Windermere. Lake Side Station" in Westmoreland England, Peacock Autochrom, post card mailed in the United States. $5.00 (es(l))

"Wolfeboro, the Oldest Summer Resort in America / Motor Vessel 'Sophie C' Leaving Wolfeboro, N. H. 6B533-N" on Lake Winnipesaukee, linen postcard mailed there 1948, very light toning on back, minor corner & edge wear. $2.25 n(w)s(l)s

"Zell am See" from hand caption in front sky, showing the lakefront of the Hotel Zell am See in Salzburg Austria, a launch at its dock; black & white postcard mailed there circa 1907, message writing looks like shorthand, just a little toning in the sky. $4.50 as(l)

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