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Ed Ed OFFICERS & CREW HMAS SYDNEY ON PARADE passing CENOTAPH - 11 FEBRUARY 1941 in Sydney
Real Photo Postcard
c 1910 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $150.00
Order code SYD 2106
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Corners very lightly bumped, near sharp. Surface is clean & clear and, has a sepia hue within real photo format. Excellent photographic detail
REAR: Used as per scan provided. Postmark tied from stamp to card giving perfect authenticity. Respectfully album stored for seventy years. No age stains or foxing etc
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Ed Sydney Parramatta River Entrance
Kerry Series
c 1910 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $15.00
Order code SH 2903
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: No gloss corners sharp. Surface clean, clear REAR: Unused - clean,clear. Divided back Printed in Germany
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Ed SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE
O Class Orient steamship and possible Manunda of Adelaide SS Co
c 1935 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch Real Photo postcard
US $20.00
Order code SHB 2901
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Mild gloss corners slightly bumped. Surface clean, clear. REAR - Unused - clean,clear. Divided back Publisher Samuel Wood of 433 Kent St Sydney No 642 Austral Kodak
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Ed RAILWAY PIER
Sandridge - Port Melbourne
c 1900 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $20.00
Order code RP 2804
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Corners are bumped. Has a 1cm tear lower left side at fenceline. Surface otherwise clean, clear apart from postscript - quite legible . Rear - Used , Undivided back. Printed Unknown Has addresse as Miss A Luser 'Gowan Lea' Croydon
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Ed Sorrento Victoria The Jetty
'Bay Excursion' Paddle Steamer
c 19105-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $20.00
Order code vic-2901
Card Condition: >EXCELLENT! FRONT:
REAR: Unused , divided back. Clean, clear NO stamp NO postscript AGJ issue and printed in Saxony
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Ed Ed WARRAWEE & JUNO
COAST Steamships Ltd South Australia
pre 1920Tinted RARE! 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $45.00
Order code SAOZ-2901
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: GOOD. Tinted rendition of a real photo of the era (1913) Top left corner chipped as too lower left corner. Very minor edgewear topside. Surface smooth clean apart from trace of circular postal mark top left side
REAR: Postscript, stamp red one penny South Australian issue cancelled cleanly at Pt Adelaide 1.33AM 3 AP 11 (Strange as these two vessels carried these colours as from 1913. Perhaps a postal error in the actual date. A RARE AND UNIQUE South Australian Historical Publication printed Germany (as was the custom pre 1914)
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Ed PALMER
Australasian United Steam Navigation Co(AUSN)
pre 1920....ULTRA RARE! 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $75.00
Order code AUSN-2901
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Corners slightly bumped, Medium gloss, Has minor crease 1 cm lower left and some edgewear rightside. Very minor 'chip' top right area Surface clean, clear
REAR: Divided back. Has a few pencilled notations on ship history up to AUSN Co's ownership. Pencilled notation states this view of her steaming out of Wallaroo South Australia. (She did get around as she had a shallow draught ideal for smaller ports.
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Ed Ed EDITHBURG JETTY
South Australia
1921 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $100.00
Order code EJ 2801
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: . Corners near sharp. Has fading top right - possibly present when first printed in the 1920's. Excellent detail of the era as a sepia real photo postcard. Divided back Publisher unknown
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Ed Ed EDITHBURG JETTY
South Australia
showing steamships Corio, James Comrie & Warooka 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $150.00
Order code EJ 2802
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Has sharp corners. slight fold top right hand corner. Visual surface markings is actualy inherent to the glass slide this image was likely produced from. Rear clean and clear Unused divided back Publisher unknown
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Ed Ed L.M.S. JOHN WILLIAMS
In Australian Waters
c 19__ 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $25.00
Order code JW 2801
Card Condition: GOOD FRONT: Surface has usual bumped corners and crease lower right corner. as 104 years old is in admirable condition. LMS London Missionary Ship. Worked the south seas spreading the word. One of several vessels to carry this name sequentially for the London Mission. This vessel, quite dated as seen by the clipper bow and sail capacity whilst being coal powered steamship. REAR: Used, postscript dated 1904 with stamp in two sections.
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Ed Ed HAIL COLUMBIA
Australian Issue Postcard
showing Great White Fleet of USA 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $22.00
Order code GWF 2801
Card Condition: FAIR only FRONT: Fair only. As a rare issue cannot be overlooked. Corners all bumped, surface creases quite visible and a some faint pen writing lower side. Rear has postscript only. Empire Series
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Ed Ed CIRCULAR QUAY
Sydney
dated 1906 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $15.00
Order code CQ 2801
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: VG for its age..102 years old. Corners are bumped. some surface wear yet detail is quite remarkable. Rear - used with cancellation, a pair of stamps and postscript
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Ed Ed CIRCULAR QUAY
Sydney
c 1910 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $15.00
Order code CQ 2802
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Although sparingly hand tinted, does actually retain gloss. Chip lower left corner, all others sharp although two are bumped. REAR: Used with legible postscript, stamp and cancelled at North Sydney. 'The Kangaroo Series' printed Germany
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Ed Ed WOOLLOOMOOLOO Bay
Sydney
c 1910 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $22.00
Order code CQ 2803
Card Condition: GOOD FRONT: original gloss although corners are knocked chipped lower left and chip lower side near right hand corner. Crease vertically from that point upwards where gloss has 'cracked' Same distortion appears left (lower) side with a chip and 'cracking. REAR: Used with postscript written in French
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Ed WOOLLOOMOOLOO Bay frm Domain
Sydney
c 1910 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $17.50
Order code CQ 2804
Card Condition: GOOD FRONT: Corners are bumped. one mini stain and 5 pinhead sized fox spots REAR: clean, clear unused NO postscript NO stamp or cancellation. Divided back Has perhaps seven pinhead sized fox spots H&B Series
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Ed WOOLLOOMOOLOO Dock
Sydney
c 1910 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $25.00
Order code CQ 2805
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: minimal gloss corners bumped surface clean and clear REAR: NO postscript etc unused undivided back 2 fox spots (pinhead sized) and in remarkable condition EFA View Series. Sydney
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Ed HARBOUR Ships early
Sydney
c 1910 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $20.00
Order code SH 2901
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Minimal gloss Corners bumped Surface clean and clear except for black postal mark left of centre (see scan) Top left corner 1 cm fold and chipped REAR: Has postscript sent from Sydney to Hampton Middlesex Britain. Both locations postal cancellations quite legible, Mar 19 1910 and where there was a stamp it has been removed with some (minor) paper loss. Has some stains on rear. SWAIN & Co Series. Sydney
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Ed Ed Sydney Harbour early Real RMS steamship
view from Botanical Gardens
1904 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $20.00
Order code SH 2902
Card Condition: GOOD FRONT: Has a few surface stains Visual detail very good for the era. Corners bumped. REAR: Undivided back postscript sent from Sydney to Leeds England. Both locations postal cancellations quite legible, April 04 1909 recieved at Leeds. South Australian 1/2d stamp alongside NSW 1d red. Has some stains on rear

Ed KANIMBLA
McIlwraith McEacharn Line
at Sydney 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $19.95
Order code KA 2801
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: As a real photo postcard has sharp detail of the total panorama. REAR: Unused Issued by Valentines of Melbourne & Sydney No 3329
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Ed KATOOMBA
McIlwraith, McEacharn Co Pty Ltd. Melbourne
............... 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $12.00
Order code KA 2802
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Corners mildly bumped. surface has 2 spots top centre around mast. Scanner shows a 'purplish' colour NOT present to the naked eye. It's closer to black/white with a slight hint of sepia effect. detail as a real photo is quite good for the era. REAR: Clean, clear. Divided back. Publisher unknown
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Ed Ed RAILWAY PIER
Sandridge - Port Melbourne
1905 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $45.00
Order code RP 2801
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Corners slightly bumped. Surface clean and clear apart from semi-circle edge of postal cancellation ink top left. Holds colour and detail well. REAR: has legible postscript, stamp, clean postal cancellation as tied to card. Unknown printer - Victoria Australia. Well preserved & one of the rarest 'Railway Pier' postcards ever issued
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Ed Ed RAILWAY PIER
Sandridge - Port Melbourne
1911 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $35.00
Order code RP 2802
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Almost Excellent. Only blemish is minimal bumping to corners and faint mark centre of card left of light pole. Surface otherwise clean clear and smooth to the touch. Detail sharp & revealing of the era. Rear is used, postscript, stamp, cancellation all legible. Printed Great Britain and is the only postcard depicting this vista I have ever seen in all my research. Just Rare!
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Ed Ed RAILWAY PIER
Sandridge - Port Melbourne
1908 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $35.00
Order code RP 2803
Card Condition: GOOD FRONT: Has some surface loos due to removal of postage stamp front top right. Corners mildly bumped. A few fox spots lower right side. Surface otherwise clean and clear, excellent in colour as hand tinted - well ahead of other 'tinted' cards in that era. Rear - divided back No stamp, has postal cancellation at a French location. WTP issue postcard printed in Germany. Only postcard depicting this scene I have ever seen. Graded 'Rare' issue
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Ed Ed ZEALANDIA
Huddart Parker Line, Melbourne
Sunk Darwin 19 February 1942 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $15.00
Order code HP 2901
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Lower Corners mildly bumped. Top corners sharp! Surface clean, clear original gloss, smooth entitled 'Heavy Weather' artist B Aris REAR: Kodak postcard divided back has postscript no stamp not postal markings Dated Dec 27th No year stated but postscript describes trip from Sydney to Hobart
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Ed ABEL TASMAN
T T Line
6 x 4 inch postcard
US 8.00
Order code TT-2901
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: VERY GOOD Corners sharp Has crease lower left. High gloss. REAR: Unused. by Colour Tech Productions Canberra
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Ed TROUBRIDGE
South Australian Ferry in Government colours
Port Adelaide - Kangaroo Island 6 x 4 inch postcard
US $8.00
Order code SA 2901
Card Condition: GOOD FRONT: Has edgewear minor crease lower left with triangular chip below the 'O'. Glossy clean REAR: Unused publisher by Australian Souvenirs of Adelaide
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Ed ISLAND SEAWAY
R W MILLER & Co
Vehicular ferry that replaced the Troubridge 6 x 4 inch postcard
US $8.00
Order code SA 2902
Card Condition: EXCELLENT FRONT: Corners sharp. Surface clean, clear. High gloss nice detail. REAR: Unused by Prestige Souvenirs, Adelaide
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Ed EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA
Australia National Line
6 x 4 inch postcard
US $12.00
Order code EOA 2901
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Corners sharp & near sharp. Surface clean, clear high gloss great detail. REAR: Unused, clean, clear a Nationview postcard by Murfett Publishers, Sydney
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Ed EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA
Australia National Line
Cropped from 6 x 4 inch postcard
US $5.00
Order code EOA 2902
Card Condition: GOOD FRONT: Clean, clear except has been cropped top and left side by about 1 cm. REAR: Unused - just a few very faint stains
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Ed PRINCESS OF TASMANIA
Australia National Line
1908 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US 5.00
Order code POT-2901
Card Condition: FAIR to GOOD FRONT: A few surface stains (minor) looks to be part of a fold out set with tear off serrations top and lower edges. REAR: Multiple foxing Unused by John Englander Melbourne AFL International Publishers West Germany
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Ed AUSTRALIAN TRADER
Australia National Line
140 x 94 mm postcard
US $8.00
Order code ANL-2901
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Serrated edges three sides, top has been trimmed back to a straight edge.Bumped top right corner only, surface clean, clear. REAR: Unused. Has very faint horizontal lines (nonsticky) from former album mounting. Nu-Color-View production, Australia
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Ed GRANTALA
Adelaide Steamship Co
Music & writing room 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $15.00
Order code ADS-2901
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Corners bumped/rounded - extensive vertical creasing top left. Otherwise good as is tinted postcard at least 102 years old. REAR: Has postscript. Stamp removed and with it some paper loss. Postal cancellation Western Australia 2 NOV 07. Divided back by Valentines
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Ed FRANCIS DRAKE
Dominion Far-East line (H C Sleigh, Melbourne)
Colour 15 x 9 cm postcard
US $20.00
SOLD
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Corners slightly bumped otherwise excellent. Surface clean, clear nice detail. REAR: Unused, clean & clear. Divided back No publisher stated
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Ed FRANCIS DRAKE
Dominion Far-East line (H C Sleigh, Melbourne)
Real Photo 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch PHOTO postcard
US 20.00
Order code DFE-2902
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Lower corners barely bumped yet near sharp. Top corners sharp. Surface clean, clear glossy, image & detail somewhat hazy (smog or production method) otherwise great detail can be seen. REAR: Blank as a photo 'card' issued by World Ship Society via A Duncan. Also has penned details of ship's history
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Ed GEORGE ANSON
Dominion Far-East line (H C Sleigh, Melbourne)
Colour 15 x 9 cm postcard
US $20.00
SOLD
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Corners mildly bumped otherwise clean and clear. Same view as her sistership above, only the text is changed. ( ironic that George & Francis are 'sisters') REAR: Unused divided back, tarnished only by horizontal lines (non-sticky) from former album mounting
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Ed GEORGE ANSON
Dominion Far-East line (H C Sleigh, Melbourne)
Real Photo 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch PHOTO postcard
US $20.00
Order code DFE-2904
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Slight corner bumps otherwise excellent. Great detail. Real Photo 'card' REAR: Blank back except for written details of ship's history and rubber stamp stating World Ship Society as printed by A Duncan
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Ed OONAH
Tasmanian Steamers Pty Ltd
Real Photo 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $45.00
Order code TS-2901
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Mostly excellent in condition. Corners sharp & near sharp. Surface clean, clear smooth even gloss Great view on the Yarra River Melbourne outbound for Tasmania as a real photo postcard. REAR: Unused Divided back clean clear
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Ed LOONGANA
Tasmanian Steamer Pty Ltd
1908 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US 35.00
Order code TS-2902
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Corners bumped, more so lower side as per scan. Surface clean & clear, apart from slight crease just above 'gereet in gold emobossed 'Xmas Greetins. Considering its age 80+ years detail/colour most remarkable. REAR: Has minor postscript (quillpen & ink) divided back, NO stamp NO postal cancellation. Printed in Britain requesting 1/2 penny stamp for Inland, 1d stamp Foreign. A timeless classic
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Ed EMPIRE
E & A Line
Real Photo 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $50.00
Order code EMP-2901
Card Condition: FAIR only FRONT: Rare postcard over 100 yo Has puncture amidships (see white scar on hull just forward of funnel) that pentrates through card. Other small stains on surface all of which detract from a classic real photo postcard. Sepia and great detail for phtography at that era. REAR: Blank back evidence where had been glued left side to a page
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Ed RIVERINA
Huddart Parker Line
Tinted 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
SOLD
Order code HP-2902
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Has corner surface chips top right & lower left other corners slightly bumped. Tinted image with clean and clear surface. 102+ yo REAR: Used. postscript written 29.11.07. Name and address of addressee 'scribbled out' although went to Bendigo Victoria from Adelaide as postal cancellation states Adelaide 8 No 27 on a red South Australian 1d stamp
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Ed INDARRA
Australasian United S N Co, Sydney
1908 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $35.00
Order code AUSN-2902
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Corners bumped yet near sharp. surface clean, clear a rare view of an early Kangaroo Point Brisbane dock scene long gone. Quality tint. Red Aussie kangaroo penny on front. REAR: Minimal postscript on a divided back. A Retract Series printed in Germany
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Ed INDARRA
Australasian United S N Co, Sydney
RPPC 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US $12.00
Order code AUSN-2904
Card Condition: FAIR only FRONT: Corners bumped, surface is clean apart from pen stain left of centre and obvious fading. REAR: a few minor stains and penned details of vessel, otherwise Unused
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Ed WYANDRA
Australasian United S N Co, Sydney
1908 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US 12.00
Order code AUSN-2903
Card Condition: VERY GOOD FRONT: Real Photo at some Northern Queensland river port. Looks too feral to be Brisbane River and as she traded Northside it makes sense. Visual description of vessel matches postcard image although ship is not 'named' in postcard. Corners barely bumped near sharp surface clean, clear. REAR: A Kodak issue. divided unused back with pencilled notations of vessel
Ed COOMA
Australian Steamship Pty Ltd, Melbourne
ARTIST'S RENDITION 5-1/2 x 3 1/2 inch postcard
US 30.00
Order code COO-2901
Card Condition: VERY VERY GOOD FRONT: Corners all slightly bumped yet near sharp. Excellent colour artist's name lower left (indecipherable) nice detail as an official Company issue postcard. REAR: Unused, divided back with Australian Steamships Flag - logo top centre as a white 'S' within a black diamond on a red background. Has a few minor age stains only


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