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$9 USD'Town Hall, WAREHAM, Mass.' - Unused NOS Vintage Linen Postcard
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This vintage linen picture post card features the neo-classical edifice of the Town Hall in Wareham, Massachusetts. The attractive exterior of this public building is enhanced by the columns and rooftop cupola. Wareham, MA (named after a town in Dorset, England) is located in Plymouth County, 55 miles from Boston. This circa 1940s era postally-unused card was published by the New Bedford News Co. and is numbered 47276. This vintage linen post card is in clean, excellent condition with strong, ...
$9 USD'Tobey Hospital, WAREHAM, Mass.' - Unused NOS Vintage Linen Postcard
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This vintage linen picture post card features the neo-classical edifice of the Tobey Hospital in Wareham, Massachusetts. The attractive exterior of this hospital building is enhanced by a portico and rooftop cupola. The hospital was founded in 1938 thanks to a bequest from the estate of Alice Tobey Jones. The pictured structure was opened in 1940. Wareham, MA (named after a town in Dorset, England) is located in Plymouth County, 55 miles from Boston. This circa 1940s era postally-unused card was ...
$9 USD'United States POST OFFICE, MIDDLEBORO, Mass' - Unused NOS Vintage Linen Postcard
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This vintage linen picture post card features the neo-classical edifice of the U.S. Post Office in Middleborough, Massachusetts. The attractive exterior of this public building is enhanced by a tree-lined street scene with the American flag flying out front and a church in the background. Middleborough, MA (formerly known as Middlebury) is located in Plymouth County, 38 miles from Boston. This circa 1940s era postally-unused card was published by the New Bedford News Co. and is numbered 45118. ...
$9 USD'Rockingham County Court House, HARRISONBURG, Va.' - Unused NOS Vintage Linen Postcard
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This vintage linen picture post card features the impressive edifice of the Rockingham County Court House in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The attractive exterior of this public building with its stately clock tower is enhanced by a night time, tree-lined street scene with glowing street lamps; all under an atmospheric full moon. This "Tichnor Quality Views" postcard is captioned, on the reverse: "The Friendly City, Rockingham County Court House, Harrisonburg, Va.". Harrisonburg, VA is the county seat ...
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This vintage linen picture post card features the expansive edifice of Tabor Academy's Lillard Hall in Marion, Massachusetts. The attractive exterior of this school building is enhanced by a tree-lined street scene with a stone wall in the foreground. Tabor Academy is a private prep school known as "The School by the Sea" due to its maritime setting. Marion, MA is located in Plymouth County, 50 miles from Boston. This circa 1940s era postally-unused card was published by the New Bedford News Co. ...
$8 USDVintage Inner CIGAR Box LABEL - 'Tampa Prince' Brand
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This is a genuine original, antique inner cigar box label. This unused label for the Tampa Prince brand of "5 cents" cigars features fancy, decorated period script in red, black and gold. These cigars were "Made In Tampa" from "A Blend of Fine Domestic Tobaccos". This early 20th century, chromolithograph label measures 8 1/4" x 7" (approx.). This old product label is in excellent, unused condition and is eminently suitable for framing. The colours are strong and vibrant with great period ...
$26 USD"John, First LORD SOMERS" - Antique Print ~ Engraving c.1850
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John, Baron Somers of Evesham (1651-1716) was an English jurist and statesman. He presided over the framing of the Bill of Rights in 1689. He subsequently held the offices of Solicitor-General, Attorney-General, Lord Keeper Of The Seal, and Lord Chancellor. He was forced to resign as Lord Chancellor in part for his support of the infamous pirate, Captain Kidd. He served as President of The Royal Society (1698-1703) and was succeeded by the illustrious Sir Isaac Newton. A friend of such writers ...
$10 USDODESSA, TEXAS - Unused NOS Vintage CURTEICH Multi-view Linen Postcard
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This vintage linen multiview post card features five inset pictures of places in Odessa, Texas - "Hub City of the Vast, Odessa Oil Field". The five views are of: a water tower bearing the city's name; the "New Ultra-Modern Ector County Court House" with its Art Deco architecture built in 1938; an oil well derrick "gusher"; Odessa High School; and "The Busy Odessa Airport". This "Genuine Curteich-Chicago 'C.T. Art-Colortone' Post Card" is captioned, on the reverse: "Odessa, Tex. (Pop. 10,000) - ...
$28 USD"CHARLES SEYMOUR, Duke Of Somerset" - Antique Print ~ c.1835 Engraving
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Charles Seymour, Duke of Somerset (1662-1748) was a British statesman of great influence during the reign of Queen Anne and the early Georgian era. He was largely responsible for the Revolution of 1688 and the accession of George I in 1714 thus securing the Hanoverian dynasty. He was also known as "The Proud Duke" because of his arrogance. He "would never suffer his children to sit in his presence, and would never speak to his servants except by signs". One daughter dared to sit in the room ...
$12 USDVintage Fruit CRATE LABEL - 'Denison's Crest' Brand Pears ~ c.1940s
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This is a genuine original fruit crate label. This colourful, unused label for the Denison's Crest brand of "Washington Pears" features the brand name in a fancy cursive and Gothic-style gold script. Also depicted is a whimsical family coat-of-arms incorporating an apple, oil lamp and Scottish thistle with the motto, "Quality and Service". This produce label was printed for H.S. Denison & Co. of Wenatchee, Washington. This Forties-era, vintage label measures 10 1/8" x 7 1/4" (approx.). This old ...
$5 USDVintage Fruit CRATE LABEL - 'White Star' Brand ~ "California Melons"
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This is a genuine original fruit crate label. This colourful, unused label for the White Star brand of melons features a...wait for it...white star in a blue circle on a bright red ground. This produce label was printed by the Stecher-Traung Litho Co. of San Francisco for the Kavanagh Distributing Co., Los Angeles, California. This circa 1940s, vintage label measures 10 3/4" x 4 1/4" (approx.). This old product label is in very good, unused condition and is eminently suitable for framing. The ...
$8 USDTWO (2) UNUSED Vintage Thanksgiving Greeting CARDS w/ Envelopes ~ c.1940s
Home Decor:Paper:Greeting Cards:Holiday, Seasonal:Thanksgiving Day
This couple of vintage Thanksgiving cards are new old stock (NOS) / old store stock items with their original mailing envelopes. The first card features comical illustrations of an axe-wielding little boy pilgrim chasing the main course of his intended holiday dinner. The double-panel interior picture depicts a "fowl"-tempered turkey turning the tables - the hunter has become the hunted! The colours of primarily blue, orange and yellow are very bright and vibrant. The obverse and the sentiment ...
$9 USDVintage Fruit CRATE LABEL - 'Royal Guard' Brand ~ Lake Wales, Florida
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This is a genuine original fruit crate label. This colourful, unused label for the Royal Guard brand of Florida oranges features an illustration of a knight on a rearing white charger horse. This label bears a 1932 copyright date and was printed for the Lake Wales Citrus Growers Association in Polk County, Florida. This LARGE, circa 1940s label measures 9" x 8 1/2" (approx.) and its dimensions didn't allow it to be accommodated completely by the scanner. This old product label is in very good, ...
$14 USD1950 Ad - BALLANTINE'S Ale ~ Inuit / Eskimo Motif
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This is a genuine original magazine advertisement from a 1950 issue of LIFE. This full-colour, vintage beer ad features a picture of a smiling, parka-clad, Arctic native in sealskin mukluks making a circle with his thumb and index finger. The three interlocked rings representing the qualities of Purity, Body and Flavor were the part of the trademarked branding and bottle label logo of Ballantine's Ale. A large, frosty bottle and glass of the beverage loom over the happy fellow in the glow of the ...
$5 USDVintage Fruit CRATE LABEL - 'Ivanhoe' Brand ~ "Fancy California Fruits"
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This is a genuine original fruit crate label. This colourful, unused label for the Ivanhoe brand of "Fancy California Fruits" features an illustrated representation of the heroic, medieval knight from the novel by Sir Walter Scott. This "Produce of U.S.A." label was printed for the Ivanhoe Fruit Association, Ivanhoe, California. This vintage label measures 10 1/2" x 3 7/8" (approx.). This old product label is in very good, unused condition (i.e. there is a 2" dia. die-cut hole where a ...
$9 USDVintage Fruit CRATE LABEL - 'Prince of Wales' Brand ~ Lake Wales, Florida
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This is a genuine original fruit crate label. This colourful, unused label for the Prince of Wales brand of Florida oranges features an illustration of the eponymous member of the British monarchy (one presumes that the pictured royal personage isn't a native Floridian). This "Produce Of U.S.A." label was printed for the Lake Wales Citrus Growers Association in Polk County, Florida. This LARGE, circa 1950s label measures 8 7/8" x 8 1/2" (approx.) and its dimensions didn't allow it to be ...
$15 USDVintage Fruit CRATE LABEL - 'Independent' Brand Pears ~ Liberty Bell Motif
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This is a genuine original fruit crate label. This colourful, unused label for the Independent brand of "Northwest Pears" features a realistic illustration of that iconic symbol of American independence, the Liberty Bell. This "Copyright 1931" produce label was printed for the Washington Fruit & Produce Co. of Yakima, Washington. This Forties-era, vintage label measures 9 7/8" x 7" (approx.). This old product label is in very good, unused condition and is eminently suitable for framing. The ...
$5 USDVintage Fruit CRATE LABEL - 'Hillview' Brand ~ "California Selected Melons"
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This is a genuine original fruit crate label. This colourful, unused label for the Hillview brand of melons features an illustration of a valley farm with mountains in the background. This produce label was printed by the Stecher-Traung Litho Co. of San Francisco for the A.T.B. Packing Co., Turlock, California. This circa 1950s, vintage label measures 9 3/4" x 4 1/4" (approx.). This old product label is in very good, unused condition and is eminently suitable for framing. The colours are strong ...
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This antique, early 1900s post card features a street scene in downtown Toronto near the turn of the 20th Century. This colour view of the intersection of Yonge & King Streets has people in period dress on the sidewalks with horse-drawn wagons and early automobiles. A couple of electrified streetcars (trams or trolleys) complete the ground level of the historic streetscape. However, the focus of this view is a number of the earliest "skyscrapers" in the Toronto skyline. Pictured are the "Royal ...
$8 USDVintage 6" Wooden Advertising RULER - 'B. W. Miller & Co., Toronto Florists'
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This is a vintage advertising ruler for B. W. Miller & Company in Toronto, Ontario. The front also reads, "Florists" in large letters with the old-fashioned telephone number of "KE. 1191". In small type the manufacturer's mark, "Acme Made In Canada", is present (we're guessing it's not Wile E. Coyote's preferred supplier) The reverse reads, "PLANTS - CUT FLOWERS - FLORAL DESIGNS" over the line of, "Greenhouses - Rear 1961 Dufferin St. - KE. 1191". The old-style telephone number (KEnwood 1191) ...
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This vintage linen picture post card features a lonely Cocker Spaniel pup on a sandy beach with waves lapping the shore. This cute canine with a shiny, black coat and a doleful expression is waiting for a reunion with its master - the poor pet pooch! Maybe it's a case of the work week in the city and rejoining the family at the seaside or lakeside summer home on the weekends. This circa 1940s era, postally-unused, "'Colourpicture' Publication, Boston 15, Mass." card is numbered S10 and 11348 on ...
$3 USDVintage Food LABEL - 'Bon Appetit' Brand Swiss CHEESE ~ c.1940s
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This is a genuine original food package label. This colourful, unused label for the Bon Appetit brand of Swiss Gruyere Cheese features an inset illustration of an alpine farm with cows grazing in a meadow, a farmer, chalet and mountains as the backdrop. Looming over the bucolic scene is a smiling chef (?) about to enjoy a chunk of cheese. This French language product label was printed for a Brussels, Belgium company. This circular, die-cut, vintage label measures 4" dia. (approx.). This old ...
$12 USDVictorian Trade Card - 'WHITE ELEPHANT' Brand Clothing ~ feat. Ferdinand MAGELLAN
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This chromolithograph trade card for White Elephant brand clothes features the famous Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521). There is a full-colour, inset illustration captioned, "Magellan Discovering The Straits", which depicts the Spanish ships entering the passage at the southern tip of South America that was named in honour of the maritime explorer. Above it is a portrait of the great man himself, decorated with a torch and globe. On the reverse is an advertisement for "White ...
$8 USD1953 Ads - Coca-Cola COKE ~ 'Woman Driver' / BUDD Rail Diesel Cars (on reverse)
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These are genuine original magazine advertisements from a 1953 issue of National Geographic. The dated, 1950s Coca-Cola ad features an illustration of an attractive, female car driver in a head scarf enjoying a bottle of Coca-Cola. The ad copy advises that one should, "Drive safely...drive refreshed". Also included in the montage is a highway road map, a steering wheel, and an old-fashioned gasoline pump as found in the filling stations of long ago. Remember those gas station pit stops during ...
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These are genuine original magazine advertisements from a 1932 issue of McCall's. This full-colour, Thirties-era ad features an illustrated portrait of the handsome Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (1909-2000) - namesake son of the legendary Hollywood actor (the quintessential swashbuckler) and motion picture studio pioneer. While he never enjoyed the level of success of his famous father he did lead a very interesting and long life. His experiences during the Second World War are of particular note. ...
$8 USD"Birthday Wishes" - Antique Embossed Unused POSTCARD ~ Flowers & Tennyson Verse
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"Hearts that Change not. Love that cannot cease, and Peace be Yours", is the quoted verse from the poet, Alfred, Lord Tennyson printed in a red, blue and gilt decorated, Gothic script. This attractive, vintage post card features a vignette of an open book displaying the sweet, sentimental verse. Wax seals of a four leaf clover and golden horseshoe (symbols of good luck) hang from the book. An embossed floral motif of white and purple-red hydrangea-type flowers on a soft blue background with a ...
$15 USD1949 Ad - INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS ~ '... America's most complete line of trucks'
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This is a genuine original magazine advertisement from a 1949 issue of Collier's. This full-colour, vintage International Trucks ad features illustrations of the various types offered by the Motor Truck Division of the International Harvester Company. Included among the models of trucks are: pickup; flatbed/platform stake; tanker; tractor-trailer (inc. articulated); delivery (i.e. panel van, soda pop/beer, refrigerated, milk/bread); minibus or small coach; & dump. The ad copy highlights the "4 ...
$5 USDVintage CHRISTMAS Card ~ Distinctive Graphics c.1920s
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This attractive, "A Merry Christmas" card features the following verse in a period script: "One among the greetings many, And I hope it's just the right one, That will make your Yuletide merry, And the coming year a bright one!" This card features a full-colour illustration of a pink house in a snowy landscape amid birch trees. There is a lamppost with a mailbox and a couple of yellow birds. This artistic card has bright tones and seems to have an Art Deco style. There is an inscription in ink ...
$16 USDAntique PRINT - Victorian "Pretty Lady" Chromolithograph
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This antique colour lithograph depicts a portrait of a pretty young woman in 19th century period dress. She's a beautiful girl with ash blonde hair, rosy cheeks, cupid lips, and large expressive eyes. This charming colour litho measures 10 3/8" x 7" (approx.). This attractive, Victorian-era chromo is printed on glossy, light cardstock. It is in good condition with a modicum of the attendant signs of age & wear (i.e. some creasing) and is eminently suitable for matting & framing. Canada/USA ...
$18 USDAntique PRINT - Victorian "Pretty Lady" Chromolithograph
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This antique colour lithograph depicts an "over-the-shoulder" portrait of a pretty young woman in 19th century period dress. She's a beautiful girl with soft curls of ash-blonde hair, rosy cheeks, pink lips, and large, expressive blue eyes. Her bare-shouldered fashion displays the porcelain-like complexion of her alabaster skin. This charming colour litho measures 10 1/4" x 6 7/8" (approx.). This attractive, Victorian-era chromo is printed on glossy, light cardstock. It is in good condition with ...
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