This vintage real photo postcard honors a Japanese school principal celebrating his tenth anniversary of employment at an Agricultural school in Kato, Japan. The city of Kato is in the Chiba Prefecture. A printed stamp on the reverse of the card indicates that it was published in 1910. SOLD
PRETTY YOUNG WOMAN : LOTS OF FLOWERS : RPPC (1910)
This vintage postcard features a pretty young woman with lots of flowers. She is wearing a few of these flowers in her hair. Note the detail of the flowers. The dark haired postcard model has a woderful smile. This postcard was published by NPG (“Neue Photographische Gesellschaft” as part of a series (No.1622). The postcard is in very good condition (see scans).

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WEDDING : BRIDE AND GROOM : FUN GROUP PHOTO : WEDDING GOWN : VINTAGE RPPC



This vintage real photo postcard is a group photo of a bride and groom, as well as, many of their guests at the wedding. The wedding attendees are well dressed and many are interesting looking. This photograph was taken at a Bulgarian wedding. Note that some of the guests are wearing traditional garb. The bride is wearing a matronly looking wedding gown. One man, positioned at the center right of the photograph is holding a rabbit. Have you ever heard of a rabbit crashing a wedding? SOLD

PRETTY YOUNG WOMAN : FLAPPER : ART DECO : RPPC 1910
This vintage real photo postcard features a pretty young woman looking intently at the camera. She appears to be a flapper. The postcard portrait is done in an art deco style. The young woman has beautiful eyes. This postcard was published by Clio as part of a series (No.1020). The card is dated 1910. My research discovered a nearly identical image in another postcard. That postcard was color tinted and and the caption under the models photograph stated “Happy New Year” in Dutch. SOLD
FASHIONABLE WOMAN : EMBROIDERED DRESS : GIANT FEATHERED HAT : RPPC (1907 – 1917)
This vintage real photo postcard features a fashionable woman. She is wearing a large hat. There is embroidery at the bottom of her dress. Her hand rests on a antique chair. This portrait postcard has a “Velox” stamp box indicating that it originates from between 1907 and 1917. This portrait postcard is in very good condition. (See Scans). SOLD

ADORABLE YOUNG GIRLS : BATHING SUITS & CAPS : BEACH HAVEN, NEW JERSEY : RPPC
This vintage real photo postcard features two young girls wearing bathing suits, posing for their portrait at a beach community photo studio. The Engleside studio was located in Beach Haven on Long Beach Island. The town borders the Atlantic Ocean. The AZO stamp box indicates that the photo was taken sometime between 1904 and 1918. SOLD
A TOPLESS EDMONDE GUY AND E. VAN DUREN : DANCERS : RISQUE : GREYHOUNDS : RPPC
This rare risque vintage real photo postcard features famous European dance partners, Edmonde Guy (1903-1951) and Ernst Van Duren (?-1930). The pair are flanked by three regal looking greyhounds. If you look closely, you will see the dogs are leashed. Edmonde Guy was a French dancer and film actress. She also was a model for paintings by Dutch artist, Kees Van Dongen. In 1921 she and Van Duren formed a dance partnership. They performed both in Europe and the United States. In 1926, they were hired by Florenz Ziegfeld for his “Palm Beach Follies”. Guy and Van Duren were famous for their daring outfits and erotic performances. Evidence of their “steamy” work can be seen via this postcard image. Guy is wearing a sheer top, but she is virtually topless. Not much is known about Van Duren. One newspaper reported that he was Hungarian but his family was originally from the Netherlands. Besides being a dancer, he also acted. His first film role was in a French silent film in 1923. He played minor roles in a few films but his break out role was in a circus film called “Manege” (1928). He then starred in a film with Edmonde Guy, with the title “Princesse Mandane” (1928). In 1930, Van Duren committed suicide. There were rumors his self destruction was caused by the end of his relationship with Edmonde. However, some writers believe his suicide was related to his relationship with American dancer, Jack Forrest. This French postcard was published by J.R.P.R. and the photographer of the two dancers was G. L. Manuel Bros. SOLD

WOMAN WEARING BIG BIZARRE DECORATIVE HAT : GOULLEY STUDIO : PARIS, FRANCE : RPPC
This vintage real photo postcard features a portrait of a young woman wearing a large, bizarre, decorative hat. This is a studio photo and likely one of a kind. The photograph was taken by the Goulley studio in Paris, France. SOLD

VINTAGE BASEBALL TEAM PHOTOGRAPH : THE COMETS : ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE :OLD UNIFORMS


This vintage real photo postcard features a men’s Baseball team. The players are uniformed and the name of the team is the “Comets”. It is unknown whether the team represents a school or college or even a semi-pro team. The photograph also includes non uniformed older men who presumably are coaches. Note the houses and the antique car in the background. The driver of the car is looking out the car window at the photographer. SOLD
TWO AFFECTIONATE MEN IN WESTERN UNION UNIFORMS (SWEET IMAGE)
This vintage real photo postcard is special on a number of accounts. First, the photographer did an amazing job of capturing the affection between the two men in the photograph. Second, this is an excellent occupational photo. Both men are wearing Western Union uniforms. Their hats have the emblem of the Western Union company and the initials “WU” appear on the upper sleeve of the uniform. Note the pen in the seated gentleman’s pocket as well as the pants band below the knee of the standing man. The probable purpose of the band is to keep one’s pants leg in place so that they do not get entangled in the spokes of bicycles that are used for delivering messages. A third factor making this card special is that it was produced in a photographers studio; and not mass produced. Finally, the photographer of this image was very talented, and produced an overall wonderful photograph. Sorry for the editorializing. I don’t usually gush about the postcards that I sell. SOLD



















