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35mm Fujifilm Superia Xtra 400 film

Nikon F4, 58mm

The city marquee sign for Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines in infrared. The name of the city "LAOAG" is a derivation of the Ilocano term "lawag", which means light/brightness. Laoag, officially the City of Laoag, is a third-class city and capital of the province of Ilocos Norte in the Philippines,

 

Pronounced la-WAHG, This is the sign you see before you approach the capital of the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

Production Date: Circa 1940

Source Type: Postcard

Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Colourpicture (#K2258)

Postmark: None

Collection: Steven R. Shook

Remark: An identical version of this postcard made by Colourpicture is unnumbered.

 

Tenney and Hilbert Published Market Price in 2009: $8-$16

 

Source: Tenney, Fred, and Kevin Hilbert. 2009. Large Letter Postcards: The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 176 p.

 

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Cherish FREEDOM

LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!

 

Date: 2010

Source Type: Postcard

Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Larry Fulton

Postmark: None

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

Postcard produced in a limited edition of 100 (not numbered) and signed by artist (L. FULTON '10).

 

This postcard was posted on Flickr with the express permission of Larry Fulton. Note that the copyright watermark appearing on the image does not appear on the original postcard.

 

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Production Date: Circa 1940

Source Type: Postcard

Printer, Publisher, Photographer: J. B. Sommers, Colourpicture (#B310, #11267)

Postmark: February 12, 1944, Hollywood, Florida

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

This postcard does not appear in Tenney and Hilbert's Large Letter Postcards book.

 

Source: Tenney, Fred, and Kevin Hilbert. 2009. Large Letter Postcards: The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 176 p.

 

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Production Date: Circa 1976

Source Type: Postcard

Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Public Prairie Television

Postmark: Bulk Rate, Permit No. 939, Fargo, North Dakota

Collection: Steven R. Shook

Remark: Printed on the reverse of this postcard is the following:

 

Scenes from Prairie PTV:

T) Masterpiece Theatre: The Duchess of Duke Street

H) Spin's Boyd Christenson

A) The Dick Cavett Show

N) Soccer Made Germany

K) Great Performances

S) Sesame Street

 

Dear Member,

Hope you're having a wonderful time enjoying your membership in Prairie PTV! Thanks for your support!

Regards,

Dennis Falk

General Manager

 

Public Prairie Television

4500 South University Drive

Forgo, North Dakota 58103

 

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Shot with my iPhone

Las Vegas is a mixture of Wild West and Urban sophistication, florescent neon-lighted gambling halls and fashionable ranches - a fascinating blend of the Old and New.

 

Las Vegas News Agency.

ShiniColor by Colourpicture

SK2658

CAPA-022841

Key To Vews On Other Side

D - A Few Varieties Of Desert Cacti

E - A Native American

S - Coyote Barking At The Moon E - Apache Devil Dancers

R - Home On The Range

T - Sahuaro Cactus On The Desert

 

Mailed from San Diego, California to Master Steven Wolf of Fort Wayne, Indiana on August 8, 1949:

 

Aunt Bertha

 

E.C. Kropp Co.

4514N-M17

CAPA-018183

Rotehornpark

Magdeburg / Germany

 

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Greetings from INDIA

 

Date: 2014

Source Type: Postcard

Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Larry Fulton

Postmark: None

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

Postcard signed by artist (L. FULTON '14)

 

This postcard was posted on Flickr with the express permission of Larry Fulton. Note that the copyright watermark appearing on the image does not appear on the original postcard.

 

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Production Date: 1937

Source Type: Postcard

Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Curt Teich (#7A-H2376)

Postmark: None

Collection: Steven R. Shook

Remark: This postcard has a scalloped edge.

 

Tenney and Hilbert Published Market Price in 2009: $13-$26

 

Source: Tenney, Fred, and Kevin Hilbert. 2009. Large Letter Postcards: The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 176 p.

 

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Production Date: Circa 1940

Source Type: Postcard

Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Chaffee and Company, Tichnor Brothers (#40, #65811)

Postmark: June 28, 1940, Detroit, Michigan

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

Tenney and Hilbert Published Market Price in 2009: $4-$8

 

Source: Tenney, Fred, and Kevin Hilbert. 2009. Large Letter Postcards: The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 176 p.

 

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N - Fishing is Good

O - Bonneville Dam

R - Sleeping Beauty Lookout Station

T - Multnomah Falls

H - The Phantom Ship

W - Yacht Racing

E - Oregon Caves

S - "First American" Smile

T - Up a Tree

 

E.C. Kropp Co.

27446-AP104

Greetings from the MOON

...ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN

...ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND.

NEIL ARMSTRONG

APOLLO 11 * 40TH ANNIVERSARY * JULY 20TH, 2009

 

Date: 2009

Source Type: Postcard

Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Larry Fulton

Postmark: None

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

Postcard produced in a limited edition of 100 and signed by artist (L. FULTON '10).

 

This postcard was posted on Flickr with the express permission of Larry Fulton. Note that the copyright watermark appearing on the image does not appear on the original postcard.

 

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Rotehornpark

Magdeburg / Germany

 

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W - East Face Long's Peak

Y - Moo-oo-oo

O - "Old Faithful" Geyser

M - Devi's Tower National Monument

I - Alert Young Deer

N - A Native American

G - Bear up a Tree

 

E.C. Kropp Co.

24032

CAPA-019403

Production Date: Circa 1940

Source Type: Postcard

Printer, Publisher, Photographer: E. C. Kropp Company (#64, #21051N)

Postmark: None

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

Tenney and Hilbert Published Market Price in 2009: $5-$10

 

Source: Tenney, Fred, and Kevin Hilbert. 2009. Large Letter Postcards: The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 176 p.

 

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Production Date: Circa 1940

Source Type: Postcard

Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Manhattan Post Card Publishing, Metropolitan Post Card Company (#39429)

Postmark: July 27, 1941, Atlantic City, New Jersey

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

Tenney and Hilbert Published Market Price in 2009: $5-$10

 

Source: Tenney, Fred, and Kevin Hilbert. 2009. Large Letter Postcards: The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 176 p.

 

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Inter-City News Agency

C.T. Art-Colortone

5B-H1226

CAPA-024301

Population - 816,000. Greater St. Louis - population 1,250,000. Founded 1764 as a fur trading post at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. City noted as an important raw fur market and for its products of shores, beer, railway equipment, meat products and many others. St. Louis, "The City of the Thousand Sights".

 

Paul Monroe Co.

C.T. Art-Colortone

5A-H1635

CAPA-018442

Rotehornpark

Magdeburg / Germany

 

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Little Trout Bay Conservation Area

 

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St. Louis, the Gateway to the West, was founded in 1764. It contains nearly 1,000,000 inhabitants. Notable points of interest are Forest Park. Shaw's Garden. Jefferson Memorial, Municipal Opera and many others.

 

Paul Monroe Co.

Tichnor Quality Views

63242

CAPA-018441

Gibson Merchandise Co.

Colourpicture Publication

17651

CAPA-000612

Production Date: Circa 1945

Source Type: Postcard

Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Paul E. Trouche, Colourpicture (#MB11, #19367

Postmark: May 13, 1954, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

Tenney and Hilbert Published Market Price in 2009: $10-$20

 

Source: Tenney, Fred, and Kevin Hilbert. 2009. Large Letter Postcards: The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 176 p.

 

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Production Date: Circa 1937

Source Type: Postcard

Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Harry C. Meyer, E. C. Kropp Company (#17910N)

Postmark: June 26, 1938, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

Remark: This postcard is considered by Tenney and Hilbert as one of the fifty most scarce large letter postcards.

 

Tenney and Hilbert Published Market Price in 2009: $20-$40

 

Source: Tenney, Fred, and Kevin Hilbert. 2009. Large Letter Postcards: The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 176 p.

 

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Production Date: 1973

Source Type: Postcard

Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Copper Post Card Company, Curt Teich (D-15647)

Postmark: None

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

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Seein's Believin'

 

Max Bernstein, Kansas City

C.T. Art Colortone

9A-H37

CAPA-000611

Production Date: Circa 1945

Source Type: Postcard

Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Parker News Agency, Dexter Press (#1, #26203)

Postmark: None

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

Tenney and Hilbert Published Market Price in 2009: $3-$6

 

Source: Tenney, Fred, and Kevin Hilbert. 2009. Large Letter Postcards: The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 176 p.

 

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Production Date: Circa 1907 (undivided back)

Source Type: Postcard

Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Armour

Postmark: None

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

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Production Date: Circa 1950S

Source Type: Postcard

Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Gulf Coast News Company, Colourpicture (#P70401)

Postmark: None

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

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Production Date: Circa 1938

Source Type: Postcard

Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Tichnor Brothers (#66295)

Postmark: August 22, 1939, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

Tenney and Hilbert Published Market Price in 2009: $8-$16

 

Source: Tenney, Fred, and Kevin Hilbert. 2009. Large Letter Postcards: The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 176 p.

 

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St. Louis is certainly at the cross-roads of this nation. The climate is mild, and its schools, churches, hospitals and parks rank with those of any city anywhere.

 

Paul Monroe Co.

Metropolitan Postcard Co.

28

CAPA-000613

Production Date: Circa 1950

Source Type: Postcard

Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Bill's Gay Nineties, Colourpicture (#16002)

Postmark: None

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

Tenney and Hilbert Published Market Price in 2009: $3-$6

 

Source: Tenney, Fred, and Kevin Hilbert. 2009. Large Letter Postcards: The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 176 p.

 

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Production Date: 1941

Source Type: Postcard

Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Burton's Book Store, Curt Teich (#1B-H345)

Postmark: April 2, 1943, Birmingham, Alabama

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

Remark: This postcard is considered by Tenney and Hilbert as one of the fifty most scarce large letter postcards.

 

Tenney and Hilbert Published Market Price in 2009: $25-$50

 

Source: Tenney, Fred, and Kevin Hilbert. 2009. Large Letter Postcards: The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 176 p.

 

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Production Date: Circa 1940

Source Type: Postcard

Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Greeting Cards, Colourpicture (#7, #K5970)

Postmark: None

Collection: Steven R. Shook

Remark: On the reverse of this postcard the local distributor's name and location has been overprinted with a "black out" strip.

 

Tenney and Hilbert Published Market Price in 2009: $4-$8

 

Source: Tenney, Fred, and Kevin Hilbert. 2009. Large Letter Postcards: The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 176 p.

 

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Production Date: Circa 1940

Source Type: Postcard

Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Saunders Wholesale, E. C. Kropp Company (#1984N-K49)

Postmark: None

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

Tenney and Hilbert Published Market Price in 2009: $10-$20

 

Source: Tenney, Fred, and Kevin Hilbert. 2009. Large Letter Postcards: The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 176 p.

 

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Old Line State. Free State. Capital: Annapolis, Area: 10,577 sq. mi. Population: 3,922,399. Motto: "Fatti Maschili, Parole Femine" - "Manly Deeds, Womanly Words," and "Scuto Bonac Voluntatis Tuae Coronasti Nos" - "With the Shield of Thy Good-will Thou Hast Covered Us. " Flower: Black-eyed Susan. Bird: Oriole. Tree: White Oak. Song: Maryland, My Maryland. Seventh of the Original 13 States.

 

Ruthven W. Morrow, Jr.

Dexter Press

DR-69128-B

CAPA-00251

Production Date: Circa 1940

Source Type: Postcard

Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Garrison Toy and Novelty Cmpany, E. C. Kropp Company (#29206N)

Postmark: May 20, 1940, East Falls Church, Virginia

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

Tenney and Hilbert Published Market Price in 2009: $8-$16

 

Source: Tenney, Fred, and Kevin Hilbert. 2009. Large Letter Postcards: The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 176 p.

 

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Mailed from Miami Beach, Florida to Miss Ann Suren in Cleveland, Ohio on July 22, 1951:

 

Hi Ann: Just thought I'd let you know that I'm enjoying myself in the very beautiful Miami Beach, Florida. Frances.

 

Gulf Stream Card Co.

C.T. Art-Colortone

2B-H693

CAPA-002550

Medford is the county seat of Jackson County and the largest city in Southern Oregon. It is in the heart of a rich farming section and is the gateway to Crater Lake and many other scenic attractions.

M - Jackson County Court House

E - City Park

D - Central Street

F - Rogue River

O - High School

R - Library

D - Pear Orchard Crater Lake - 6000 ft. above sea level - six miles in diameter, two hours from Medford.

 

C.T. Art Colortone

2B-H1158

CAPA-00607

Rotehornpark

Magdeburg / Germany

 

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Production Date: 1955

Source Type: Postcard

Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Curt Teich (#5C220-N)

Postmark: None

Collection: Steven R. Shook

 

Tenney and Hilbert Published Market Price in 2009: $25-$50

 

Source: Tenney, Fred, and Kevin Hilbert. 2009. Large Letter Postcards: The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 176 p.

 

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Iowa City News Agency

C.T. Art Colortone

9A-H506

CAPA-000620

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