CardCow Vintage Postcards

United States Senate

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:24:52 +0100

Title:
United States Senate
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome PM 1989 Apr-6

Description:
First Day of Issue: April 6, 1989. First Issue Location: Washington, D.C

The French Revolution

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:24:47 +0100

Title:
The French Revolution
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome PM 1989 Jul-14

Description:
No.89-20. The French Revolution was started by the French aristocracy, which wanted to bend the monarchy to its own will. However, the nobility sought only to improve its own position. It had little concern for the welfare of the common people. Soon, a movement made up of commoners rose against the entire privileged class. This movement held forth hope for a democratic administration that would be free of the political bigotry and corruption that poisoned the old regime. These people stormed the Bastille, a Parisian prison, on July 14, 1789. A hated symbol of the oppression of the French people, the Bastille was conquered, and the following day, the people began to demolish the prison. To this day, the fall of the Bastille is commemorated in France with the same patriotism Americans impart on Independence Day celebrations in the United States. Fittingly, the stamp featured on this Maximum Card was issued on Bastille Dy in Washington, D.C., in honor of the 200th anniversary of the fall of the Bastille

Future Mail Transportation

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:22:19 +0100

Title:
Future Mail Transportation
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome PM 1989 Nov-27

Description:
No.89-40. Imagine that someday human space colonies dot universe the way cities dot the earth today. Space travel would become so routine that an interstellar highway system would become necessary to handle the traffic--people would have to be transported from space station to space station, from planet to planet. But that would not be the only kind of traffic generated by space colonies. "Interstellar trucklines" would evolve to carry into space things that colonies would consider necessities, like food, medicine, clothing, and, of course, letters from home. Some people feel that it is quite likely that the day will come when space-age vehicles travel along interstellar highways delivering mail to colonists as close as the moon and as far away as the outer reaches of the universe. This impressive transportation system would carry people, goods and raw materials as well as mail on routes to extraterrestrial destinations, including post offices among the stars

Costa's Hummingbird

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:21:58 +0100

Title:
Costa's Hummingbird
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome PM 1992 Jun-15

Description:
No.92-48. The bright green and violet plumage of the Costa's Hummingbird is the perfect compliment to a harshly beautiful landscape of red sandstone and purple sage. Found from California east to New Mexico, the Costa's Hummingbird is known for its fondness of high, dry plateaus. In the winter, the bird migrates a comparatively short distance to Arizona and southern California and into Mexico. But in the summer, the Costa's frequents the canyons and mountains of the American Southwest, as well as California's golden hills. The male is very distinctively marked, for no other hummingbird on the continent has a purple cap and throat, plus feathers that stick out like whiskers. As mating season rolls around, the male Costa's performs stunning aerial acrobatics in an attempt to woo a female. Once he as succeeded, the female will lay two tiny eggs in a nest scarcely over an inch in outside diameter. The eggs weigh as much as 20 percent of the mother's body weight, the equivalent of a 135-pound woman giving birth to a 27-pound baby

Variscite

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:21:40 +0100

Title:
Variscite
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome PM 1992 Sep-17

Description:
No.92-115. Variscite is a phosphate mineral that occurs in glassy nodules, veins, or crusts in near-surface deposits. Formed by the action of phosphate waters on aluminous rocks, this mineral occurs in Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Zaire, Australia and Utah. It is also found on islands where phosphatic solutions from guano--seafowl excrement--have interacted with aluminous igneous rocks. Most gem quality variscite occurs in an extensive deposit in Fairfield, Utah. Commonly known at this location as Utahlite, it is found in nodular masses as much as a foot in diameter. Pale green in color, this semiprecious gemstone is used extensively as an ornamental material in brooches, earrings, and beads. Variscite is often substituted for turquoise, which it closely resembles, but is more porous and tends to absorb body oils which discolor it. Cut into sections, variscite frequently exhibits color variation near the center because of greater density, and may display "eyes" of other phosphate minerals as well

Oil Wagon

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:21:13 +0100

Title:
Oil Wagon
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome PM 1988 Jun-27

Description:
No. 88-37. Just before the turn of the century, Americans were finding more and more uses for oil. Until better means of delivery were devised, oil companies used traditional horse-drawn delivery wagons modified with a few minor adjustments. As oil trains pulled into the local railroad station, the wagons lined up to be filled. Their tanks were secured by metal strapping, with movement prevented by a crossbar at the rear of the driver's cab at the front. Most wagons had either lever or pedal brakes. Rattling along the country roads and city streets, they became a common sight. The typical oil wagon sported a length of metal protected by a rubber, canvas, or leather hose for bulk discharge, and a semi-rotary hand pump for "non-gravity" discharge. At the unloading point, the dealer would dispense lamp oil to customers who were shopping for many household items. Sometimes the oil was even stored alongside food. Fortunately, with the automobile, came greater safety and efficiency in the handling of oil

Nathaniel Palmer

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:58 +0100

Title:
Nathaniel Palmer
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome PM 1988 Sep-14

Description:
No.88-58. In the July of 1820, Captain Nathaniel Palmer was just twenty years old, but he had dreams of experiencing the world far beyond the boundaries of his home of Stonington, Connecticut. That summer, as captain of a tiny sloop called Hero, Palmer set sail for South Atlantic sealing grounds. Months later, the sloop anchored at the South Shetland Islands off the tip of South America. Climbing a hill, the curious young captain gazed across the broad horizon. The air was clear, and Palmer sighted mountains in the distance, perhaps fifty miles away. On November 18, 1820, Palmer maneuvered his boat as close to this uncharted coast as he dared, though ice prevented any landing. After following the mysterious coast for several days, Palmer sailed away, unable to do anything more. The land he spied came to be known as Palmer Peninsula, but Palmer had no idea of the vast, cruel continent of Antarctica to which the peninsula led. And it would be yet another century before explorers would unlock Antarctica's secrets

Admiral Richard Byrd

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:56 +0100

Title:
Admiral Richard Byrd
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome PM 1988 Sep-14

Description:
No.88-56. Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd made his first trip to Antarctica in 1928. A commander in the U.S. Navy, Byrd would become the most famous of all the Antarctic explorers. Braving the hardships of the frozen tundra, Byrd and his men landed and set up base on the Ross Barrier at the Bay of Whales. They named it Little America. The base included a photography lab, an observatory, a machine shop and a library. By radio, the crew kept in touch with the rest of the world during the fourteen months they were there. From Little America, Byrd and three others took off in a tri-motored airplane--the Floyd Bennett--on an historic flight which carried them over the South Pole. On that flight of November, 1929, Admiral Byrd carried the American flag some one thousand miles farther south than it had ever been before. On other trips, Byrd continued the study of this fascinating land, commanding the photographic and scientific study of some 450,000 square miles of Antarctica, much of it never before seen by man

Kaweah Delta District Hospital

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:45 +0100

Title:
Kaweah Delta District Hospital
Visalia (CA), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
400 West Mineral King, (209) 625-2211. Founded 1959; "Growing to better serve you"

Best Western Pony Soldier

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:43 +0100

Title:
Best Western Pony Soldier
Flagstaff (AZ), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Bob Bradshaw Pony Soldier Motel 3030 East Santa Fe Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 Phone (602) 526-2388

The Stinking Rose: A Garlic Restaurant

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:43 +0100

Title:
The Stinking Rose: A Garlic Restaurant
San Francisco (CA), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
325 Columbus Ave., 94133 In North Beach, the Little Italy of the West (415) 781-ROSE We Season Our Garlic With Food

Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:42 +0100

Title:
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Phoenix (AZ), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
The most modern, fully-equipped and luxurious coliseum and convention center in the entire Southwest is focal point of the 80-acre Arizona State Fairgrounds. Beautifully equipped and decorated, it seats over 14,000 and hosts conventions, sporting events, exhibits, trade shows, theatrical productions and concerts. Notice the smiling face on the coliseum roof as a friendly greeting to aerial visitors Dexter Press, Inc

Tourist Headquarters

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:42 +0100

Title:
Tourist Headquarters
Williams (AZ), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Important tourist headquarters on U.S. 66 and at one of the terminals of the Navajo Trail (Arizona to Colorado). Access city to Grand Canyon Dexter Press Inc

Main Street

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:41 +0100

Title:
Main Street
Jerome (AZ), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Now called America's largest Ghost City, Jerome was once a booming town of 15,000 inhabitants. It was known as the billion dollar copper camp

Aerial View of Tucson

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:41 +0100

Title:
Aerial View of Tucson
Tucson (AZ), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Over this historic city, once the territorial capital, have flown the flags of Spain, Mexico, and the Confederacy. This view looks east over the Court House in lower center of the picture. Tucson recently dedicated a new city hall tower, the center of a city-county governmental complex that will be the largest in the state

Aerial View of Flagstaff

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:40 +0100

Title:
Aerial View of Flagstaff
Flagstaff (AZ), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Late afternoon sun highlights this aerial view which includes Northern Arizona University Building, the all-weather East-West Highway 66 running through center of town, and in the background are famous San Francisco Peaks, Arizona's highest mountains Kolor View Press

Aerial View of Holbrook

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:40 +0100

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Aerial View of Holbrook
Holbrook (AZ), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
On famous Highway 66 in Northeastern Arizona near the colorful Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest. The Santa Fe Railroad runs East & West through the town

Aerial View

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:40 +0100

Title:
Aerial View
Kingman (AZ), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Fast growing city on Route 66 in northwest Arizona

All American Motor Inn

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:39 +0100

Title:
All American Motor Inn
Sandusky (OH), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Garnet O'Neil Ultra Modern Motel Rooms - 1-2 Efficiency Apts. - Heated Pool - Color TV - Room Phones - Centrally located to restaurants, live Entertainment & Bowling

Greetings from Rehoboth Beach

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:38 +0100

Title:
Greetings from Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach (DE), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Rehoboth is one of the most beautiful beaches on the East Coast Dexter Press Inc

Duke Chapel- Duke University

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:38 +0100

Title:
Duke Chapel- Duke University
Durham (NC), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Duke Chapel is the symbol of Duke University. This 120 feet English Gothic tower was patterned after Bell Tower of Cantibery Catedral. It is an Interdenominational Chapel. The 50 bell, 4 octive carillon is one of the largest and finest in America

Aerial view of Rehoboth Beach

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:37 +0100

Title:
Aerial view of Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach (DE), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Aerial view of beautiful Rehoboth Beach, DE shows how this city is nestled between the pine and the brine

A Big Hello over Rehoboth Beach

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:37 +0100

Title:
A Big Hello over Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach (DE), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Aerial view of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware showing Henlopen Hotel/Condominium in center of picture

Laurel Race Course

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:36 +0100

Title:
Laurel Race Course
Laurel (MD), Continental Chrome PM 1978 Oct-3

Description:
The new glass enclosed Laurel horseracing plant, featuring the world's largest window provides comfort under all weather conditions. Located midway between Baltimore and Washington, it is the scene of the world famous Washington DC International race, which matches champions from foreign lands with America's best of 1 1/2 miles on the grass

Night Life

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:36 +0100

Title:
Night Life
Carson City (NV), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Nestled in the foothills of the beautiful Sierra Nevada, Carson City is named after explorer Christopher "Kit" Carson. Now Nevada's state capitol, it was once a well-known Wells Fargo and Pony Express station. A modern city today, still famous for traditions of the Old West and well known for its many entertainment centers

Longfellow House

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:34 +0100

Title:
Longfellow House
Pascagoula (MS), Continental Chrome PM 1955 Aug-12

Description:
From the air (left to right) famous Longfellow House, Pascagoula, Mississippi, beautiful fresh water pool; two of five guest homes in tropical garden setting. Pascagoula and beach at top

The 1982 World's Fair, May-October, 1982

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:33 +0100

Title:
The 1982 World's Fair, May-October, 1982
Knoxville (TN), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Tennessee hosts the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville. The State of Tennessee, home of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park attracts millions of visitors every year. The 1982 World's Fair will host visitors from around the world for the six-month-long international exposition

The 1982 World's Fair

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:33 +0100

Title:
The 1982 World's Fair
Knoxville (TN), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
The 1982 World's Fair (May 1 - October 31, 1982) in Knoxville, Tennessee, gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The energy-themed international event is the first World's Fair to be held in the United States since 1974 and the first fully sanctioned World's Fair ever held in the Southeastern United States

World's Fair 1982

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:32 +0100

Title:
World's Fair 1982
Knoxville (TN), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
The 1982 World's Fair (May 1 - October 31, 1982) in Knoxville, Tennessee, gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The energy-themed international event is the first World's Fair to be held in the United States since 1974 and the first fully sanctioned World's Fair ever held in the Southeastern United States Mike Roberts Color Productions

The 1982 World's Fair

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:32 +0100

Title:
The 1982 World's Fair
Knoxville (TN), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
(May 1 - October 31, 1982) The Festhaus, Knoxville, Sunsphere and U.S. Pavilion, colorful Pavilions and the L&N Station highlight this greeting from the largest officially sanctioned World's Fair in the United States in two decades. It is the first World's Fair ever held in the SOutheastern United States. The World's Fair is a spectacular event consisting of entertainment, sporting events, dramatic and exciting displays, fine restaurants, and amusements

The 1982 World's Fair - May - October

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:32 +0100

Title:
The 1982 World's Fair - May - October
Knoxville (TN), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Gateway To The Great Smokies The 1982 World's FAir (May 1 - October 31, 1982). Knoxville, Tennessee, gateway to the Great Smokies. The Sunsphere at the 1982 World's FAir towers high above colorful pavilions scattered throughout the 70-acre park. The premier international exposition of the decade features colorful dislpays, exciting entertainment and major sporting events. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers natural beauty, wildlife, camping, hiking, and fishing for all World's Fair visitors to enjoy. Official 1982 World's Fair Souvenir

The 1982 World's Fair, May-October, 1982

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:31 +0100

Title:
The 1982 World's Fair, May-October, 1982
Knoxville (TN), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Birdseye view of the Technology and Lifestyle Center on the Waters of the World. This building houses many corporate exhibits. In the foreground left are the Knoxville Health Pavilion, Baptists Ministries and Tenneco/Occidental Exhibit. This energy themed international event is the first fully sanctioned World's Fair ever held in the southeastern United States

The 1982 World's Fair

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:31 +0100

Title:
The 1982 World's Fair
Knoxville (TN), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
The Sunshere at the 1982 World's Fair towers high above colorful pavilions scattered throughout the 70-acre international park in downtown Knoxville. The magnificent United States pavilion is seen at the right. The premier international exposition of the decade features colorful displays, exciting entertainment and major sporting events. (May 1-October 31, 1982)

The 1982 World's Fair: Knoxville, Tennessee USA

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:30 +0100

Title:
The 1982 World's Fair: Knoxville, Tennessee USA
Knoxville (TN), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
The Sunsphere at night dominates this colorful six month long international exposition. Rising 25 stories above the Fairgrounds, the Sunsphere is topped by an elegant restaurant, cocktail lounge andd observation deck, all of which affords a breathtaking panorama of the grounds and surrounding area

The 1982 World's Fair

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:28 +0100

Title:
The 1982 World's Fair
Knoxville (TN), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
The 1982 Worlds' Fair (May 1 - October 31, 1982) Knoxville, Tennessee, the Skyride and Sunsphere, US Pavilion and Tennessee State Ampitheatre, Waters of the World, Technology and Lifestyle Center, Court of International Flags areas exhibits and spectacular nightly fireworks highlight this greeting from the largest officially sanctioned World's Fair in the United States in two decades. It is the first World's Fair ever held in the Southeastern United States. The World's Fair is a spectacular event consisting of entertainment, sporting events, dramatic and exciting displays, fine restaurants, and amusements

The 1982 Worlds Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:27 +0100

Title:
The 1982 Worlds Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville (TN), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Host city of the 1982 World's Fair. This friendly city at the gateway to the Great Smokey Mountains National Park welcomes visitors from around the world to the premier international exposition of the decade. Nations representing every continent are participating in the six-month long extravagenza Mike Roberts Color Productions

The 1982 World's Fair, May-October, 1982

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:27 +0100

Title:
The 1982 World's Fair, May-October, 1982
Knoxville (TN), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee, gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The energy-themed international event is the first World's Fair to be held in the United States since 1974 and the first fully sanctioned World's Fair ever held in the Southeastern United States

The 1982 World's Fair May - October 1982 - Gateway to the Great Smokies

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:26 +0100

Title:
The 1982 World's Fair May - October 1982 - Gateway to the Great Smokies
Knoxville (TN), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
The 1982 World's FAir (May 1-October 31, 1982), Knoxville, Tennessee, gateway to the Great Smokies. The Sunsphere at the 1982 World's Fair towers high above colorful pavilions scattered throughout the 70-acre park. The premier international exposition of the decade features colorful events. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers natural beauty, wildlife, camping, hiking and fishing for all World's Fair visitors to enjoy. 1982 World's Fair Souvenir Mike Roberts Color Productions

World's Fair 1982

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:26 +0100

Title:
World's Fair 1982
Knoxville (TN), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Knoxville, Tennessee - Host city for the 1982 World's Fair. This friendly city at the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park welcomes visitors from around the world to the premier international exposition of the decade. Nations representing every continent are participating in the six-month-long extravaganza. (May 1 - October 31, 1982) Mike Roberts Color Productions

The 1982 World's Fair May - October, 1982

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:26 +0100

Title:
The 1982 World's Fair May - October, 1982
Knoxville (TN), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
(May 1 - October 31, 1982). Nations from around the world are taking part in the largest officially sanctioned World's Fair in the United States in two decades. It is the first World's Fair ever held in the Southeastern United States. The World's Fair is a spectacular event consisting of entertainment, sporting events, dramatic and exciting displays, fine restaurants, and amusements Mike Roberts Color Productions

The 1982 World's Fair, May-October, 1982

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:25 +0100

Title:
The 1982 World's Fair, May-October, 1982
Knoxville (TN), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
The Court of Flags creates a festive international atmosphere. The flags and banners snap smartly in the breeze crowning pavilions and poles with ribbons of glory. This premier international exposition of the decade features colorful displays, exciting entertainment and major sporting events Mike Roberts Color Productions

The 1982 World's Fair

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:25 +0100

Title:
The 1982 World's Fair
Knoxville (TN), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
(May 1 - October 31, 1982) The Family Funfair Amusement Area, featuring the latest in thrill rides, games and arcades, all down by the banks of the Tennessee River. This World's Fair, the first to be held in the United States since 1974, is a spectacular event consisting of entertainment, sporting events, dramatic and exciting displays, fine restaurants and amusements

The 1982 World's Fair

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:25 +0100

Title:
The 1982 World's Fair
Knoxville (TN), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Waters of the World, a lake 1,200 feet long by 300 feet wide over which the Gondola Sky Ride glides and passes the Sunsphere. This energy-themed international event is the first World's Fair to be held in the United States since 1974 and the first fully sanctioned World's Fair ever held in the southeastern United States. (May 1 - October 31, 1982)

Familiar Faces, Disneyland

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:24 +0100

Title:
Familiar Faces, Disneyland
Anaheim (CA), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Brer Fox and Brer Bear, two of Frontierland's comedy characters, commandeer a raft bound for Tom Sawyer Island to look for Brer Rabbit

Swashbucklers of the Spanish Main

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:23 +0100

Title:
Swashbucklers of the Spanish Main
Anaheim (CA), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Past Dead Man's Cove and a cave full of glittering treasure, guests come upon the salty crew of the Pirates of the Caribbean

Disneyland Railroad

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:23 +0100

Title:
Disneyland Railroad
Anaheim (CA), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
All Aboard! Mickey Mouse, official host of the Magic Kingdom, invites his friends on a tour around the Happiest Place on Earth aboard the Disneyland Railroad

A Ride That's Out of this World, Disneyland

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:21 +0100

Title:
A Ride That's Out of this World, Disneyland
Anaheim (CA), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Space Mountain's astronauts step from the launch platform into rockets that will take them through the secret realms of the universe

A Land Where Dreams Come True

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:21 +0100

Title:
A Land Where Dreams Come True
Anaheim (CA), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Fantasyland is the Magic Kingdom's most magical place. Here within the quaint setting of a Bavarian village guests find storybook characters to delight and amuse

Pinocchia and Pals, Disneyland

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:20 +0100

Title:
Pinocchia and Pals, Disneyland
Anaheim (CA), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
The little wooden puppet who became a real boy in the 1940 classic animated film is joined here by his father, his conscience and a couple of rascals

Big Al in Concert - Disneyland

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:20 +0100

Title:
Big Al in Concert - Disneyland
Disneyland (CA), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Big Al tries to steal the show from his fellow singin', swingin', guitar-pickin' bears in Bear Country's Country Bear Jamboree