In the 1930's the Arrow Novelty Co. located at 62 W. 14 St. New York City produced a line of novelty items that vacationers sent to their friends similar to a postcard but more elaborate. For lack of a better name I will call them a novelty souvenir/postcard. This one is a miniature crate of oranges sent from Jacksonville, Florida to a New Hampshire address on the card attached. Crate has a label on both ends "Florida Oranges". It measures 2.5 x 1.25 x 1.25 inches. Condition is excellent...

In the 1930's the Arrow Novelty Co. located at 62 W. 14 St. New York City produced a line of novelty items that vacationers sent to their friends similar to a postcard but more elaborate. For lack of a better name I will call them a novelty souvenir/postcard. This one is a drawing of Jennie Wade on an oval piece of leather with "Gettysburg, Pa. and her name. Jennie Wade was the only civilian killed at the Battle of Gettysburg, accidentally shot while she was baking bread for the Union soldiers...

In the 1930's the Arrow Novelty Co. located at 62 W. 14 St. New York City produced a line of novelty items that vacationers sent to their friends similar to a postcard but more elaborate. For lack of a better name I will call them a novelty souvenir/postcard. This one is the shape of a pig and in three layers leather, felt and cardboard. It reads "Ready for the Pen Barryville, N.Y.The pig measures approx. 4 x 2.75 inches. Condition is very good. I have 3 other different ones I am also listing...

Originally there were 10 postcards in this package. 6 are left and are in unused mint condition. They were manufactured in the 1940's by the Tichnor Bros. Co. of Boston Mass. for Army Camp Edwards in Cape Cod, Mass. Photo shows 5 of the faces and 1 to show what the writing area looks like and the envelop they came in. See all the others I have listed.

Here is a steamer post card with plenty of history. This card was mailed in 1944 from Nantucket, Mass. to St. Petersburg, Florida. Still retains the $.01 stamp. The steamer Naushon built about 1929 served the islands around Martha's Vineyard until August of 1942 when commissioned by the navy and was modified to cross the Atlantic where some of her duty was in the English Channel as a hospital ship after the Normandy landings...

Offering this unused postcard by Margaret Tarrant. Her career as a freelance artist spanned 50 years and she died in 1959. She designed and created cards, calendars and illustrated children's books including Peter's Friends and All Things Bright and Beautiful. This card is from the Fairy Hours Series and was issued by the Medici Society Ltd., London. Card is in excellent condition. See all my great listings.

Vintage postcard from about 1920 by H.J.Burrowes Co. of Portland, Maine showing an outside scene of a small coal town. The Howard Coal Co. store in the scene I believe was in Indian Creek, Pa.. It was about that time when this card company starting producing these cards from glass plates that were purchased from the Thompson Art Co. The picture on this card was taken many years earlier possibly by Fred Thompson or Lamson Studios. Card is unused but showing some creases and age...

Offering several of these Camp Devens unused postcards that date to about the 1917 WW1 era. Produced by Tichnor Bros. of Boston Mass. card is identified as "304TH U.S. Infantry Headquarters". Condition is very fine. Free shipping to anywhere in the U.S.A. See all my many great vintage and antique listings.

Offering several of these Camp Devens unused postcards that date to about the 1917 WW1 era. Produced by Tichnor Bros. of Boston Mass. card is identified as "302nd Reg., U.S. Field Artillery Barracks, Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass.". Condition is very fine. Free shipping to anywhere in the U.S.A. See all my many great vintage and antique listings.

Offering several of these Camp Devens unused postcards that date to about the 1917 WW1 era. Produced by Tichnor Bros. of Boston Mass. card is identified as "Bird's-Eye View of Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass.". Condition is very fine. Free shipping to anywhere in the U.S.A. See all my many great vintage and antique listings.

The Delaware & Hudson Railroad System built and operated the Sagamore (Length 223', beam 57', speed 20 mph) from the early 1900's to about the late 1930's. She held 1500 passengers and was considered at the time one of the finest sidewheel steamboats. Not without her share of problems as running aground in 1909 and 1912 and being involved in an accident in 1920 killing 2 passengers in a rowboat that the Sagamore ran into. The card has a mailing date of 1944 from Pittsfield Mass...

Offering several of these Camp Devens unused postcards that date to about the 1917 WW1 era. Produced by Tichnor Bros. of Boston Mass. card is identified as "303rd Reg., U.S.Field Artillery, Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass.". Condition is very fine. Free shipping by to anywhere in the U.S.A. See all my many great vintage and antique listings.