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BK669
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Over 900 Things To Know About Postcard Collecting
5 1/2 x 8 1/4, soft covers. By George Wolstenholme. Published by the West Yorkshire Postcard Centre, 13 Westroyd Park, Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England. Printed by E.S.I. Prtinting Company, Moorhead Garage, Kind Edward Street, Dewsbury, England. 30 pages, illustrated.
Introduction: The amazing growth of interest in postcard collecting has prompted me to compile this book as a general guide to collectors, especially the newer ones. It is an enlargement of the previous, "Comprehensive Dictionary of the Postcard" and contains almost twice...
Circa: 1977
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Mem9517
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General Robert E. Lee & General J.E.B. Stuart Postcard Lot
Includes five classic postcards with beautiful black & white images of two of the Civil War's and Confederacy's most prominent general's, Robert E. Lee and James Ewell Brown, "J.E.B." Stuart. #1: Superb chest up portrait of General Lee in his Confederate General's uniform coat. The original image was taken by J.W. Davies, circa 1863. #2: Full standing view of General Lee wearing his Confederate general's frock coat, sash hanging from his belt, while holding his gauntlets in one hand, and his Maryland presentation sword in the other, with the...
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Mem9415
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General U.S. Grant Statue, Brooklyn, New York
Used, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 postcard, with full color illustration. C.D.S., Warrensburg, N.Y., Sept. 1, 1915, with 1 cent George Washington postage stamp. Handwritten note in ink on the reverse and addressed to Troy, N.Y. Published by The American News Company, New York.
General Ulysses S. Grant: (1822-1885) Graduated in the West Point class of 1843. Fought with distinction in the Mexican War. Commander-in-Chief of all Union armies during the Civil War, 1863-65. He fought in the battles of Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Iuka,...
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Mem7554
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Confederate Monument, Lexington, Kentucky
Used, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 postcard, with illustration of monument with Confederate soldier holding musket. Confederate Lot, Lexington, Ky. C.D.S., Lexington, Ky., Feb. 8, 1909, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp. Light age toning and wear.
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Mem7540
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G.A.R. Postcard, In Loving Memory
Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with full color embossed vignette of a banner with spread winged eagle, crossed cannons artillery insignia, American flag, and the slogan, In Loving Memory. Copyright 1909, L.R. Conwell, N.Y. No postage stamp. C.D.S., Poughkepsie, N.Y., May 30, 1913.
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Mem5104
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General George G. Meade's Headquarters, Gettysburg, Pa.
Unused, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 linen postcard, with full color illustration including inset with portrait of General Meade. Descriptive text on the reverse: General Meade's Headquarters. Gen. Meade with his staff arrived upon the field of Gettysburg from Taneytown at midnight on the first day of the battle and established his headquarters on the west side of Taneytown Road, in the rear of Cemetery Hill. From this point he directed the battles of the second and third days. The homely little cottage still preserved, shows the marks of shot and shell. Circa...
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Mem5044
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Confederate Monument, Vicksburg National Park
Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with black and white illustration. Confederate Monument, City Cemetery, Monuments in Vicksburg National Park, Vicksburg, Miss. C.D.S., Cleveland, Miss., Jul. 2, 1906, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp.
Footnote: This type of postcard was used between 1901-1907, in what was called the "Undivided Back Era." You could only write the address on the back of the card. Any personal messages were restricted to the small white area on the front of the card.
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Mem5326
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General William T. Sherman Statue, Washington, D.C.
Used, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2, postcard, with black and white illustration. C.D.S., Washington, D.C., Apr. 25, 1907, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp. Postmarked by the receiving post office on the front of the card, Ansonia, Conn., Apr. 25, 1907, with American flag cancellation.
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Mem5172
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Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument and Washington Hdqtrs.,
Williamsburg, Va.
Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with full color illustration. C.D.S., Williamsburg, Va., Apr. 9, 1935, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp.
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Mem4778
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Soldier's Monument, Haverhill, Massachusetts
Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with full color illustration. C.D.S., Haverhill, Mass., Nov. 2, 1910, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp.
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Mem4481
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Confederate Monument, Baltimore, Maryland
Used, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 postcard, with full color illustration. C.D.S., Baltimore, Md., Sep. 4, 1911, with one cent Ben Franklin postage stamp.
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Mem4731
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General U.S. Grant Statue, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Unused, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2, mirro krome color postcard of the General Grant statue at Vicksburg. Descriptive text on the reverse: General Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg National Military Park. This equestrian statue of General Grant marks the location of his headquarters during the siege of Vicksburg. Published by H.S. Crocker & Co.
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