Friday, February 24, 2006

6 cent Air Mail


6 cent Air Mail, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

1957 U. S. Postage

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Penny Postcards

A US GenWeb Archives Site. Penny Postcards from all 50 states.

"Just Plain Better"

Postcard, Tracy's Steak House, Grant's Pass, Oregon.

Monday, February 20, 2006

Female Worker


Female Worker, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.



Detail of graphic on carte postale

Hammer & Sickle


Hammer & Sickle, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.



Detail of graphic on carte postale

Soviet Carte Postale


Soviet Carte Postale, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Saturday, February 18, 2006

Bay View Motel


Postcard Bay View Motel, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Al-Ray Motel


Postcard Al-Ray Motel, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

For You


Postcard, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Cyrillic text


Postcard, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

White Roses


Postcard, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Hand Coloured


Postcard, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Rose Bouquet


Postcard Rose Bouquet, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Kona Inn, Kailua-Kona


Kona Inn, Kailua-Kona, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Nani Li'i
Natural Color Card
Say "Nonnie Le'e" it's
Hawaiian for "LITTLE BEAUTY'

Front Street Lahina


Front Street Lahina, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Posted June 26, 1971

Poipu Beach Hotel


Poipu Beach Hotel, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Poipu Beach Hotel... Island of Kauai
A new concept in Hawaiian resort living. Polynesian decor accomadations on one of Hawaii's finest beaches at modest family prices...with cooking facilities.

Coco Palms Resort Hotel


Coco Palms Resort Hotel, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Coco Palms, Resort Hotes, Island of Kauai, Hawaii
Romantic Coco Palm's Tropical Lagoon of poetic beauty was once the Royal Fish Pond of Kaumualil, Last King of Kauai.

Posted February 20, 1973

Thursday, February 09, 2006

Pacific Science Center & Space Needle

21st Century Exhibition

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

The Beautiful Missouri Ozarks


The Beautiful Missouri Ozarks, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

20 Souvenir Views 25 cents

Grand Canyon


Grand Canyon, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Colored Miniatures


Colored Miniatures, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Lileks Postcards from the Open Road

Vacancy, Motel Postcards from the Era of the Open Road has a nice assortment of retro motel postcards. Scan the site for other treasures, like vintage matchbooks and period lucre.

Rainbow Motel


Postcard Rainbow Motel, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

"tiled showers or combination baths"

Russian Church


Russian Church, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Postcard, Russian Tinted Photograph, Church, Khabarovsk

Russian Monument


Russian Monument, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Postcard, Russian Tinted Photograph, Monument, Khabarovsk

Monday, February 06, 2006

Seated Geshia


Postcard Seated Geshia, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Shanghai or Harbin, Manchuria

Reclining Geshia


Postcard Reclining Geshia, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Shanghai or Harbin, Manchuria

Winter Clothes


Postcard 'Winter Clothes', originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Dah Tong Book Co., Shanghai


1921 printed on front of card, lower right corner.

Trajeta Postal reverse


Trajeta Postal reverse, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Unused, with stamp.

Sunday, February 05, 2006

Tarjeta Postal


Tarjeta Postal, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Greetings From the Smithsonian

Greetings From the Smithsonian is a Postcard History of the Smithsonian. Featuring historical views of Smithsonian buildings illustrated with vintage postcards, the online exhibit includes an chronology of the picture postcard as well.

Original Graphic for "Pictorial Wonderland"


"Pictorial Wonderland" graphic, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

The blog name was inspired by the graphic on the back of a Stanley A. Piltz Company postcard, a card from the "Pictorial Wonderland" Art Tone Series.

ePodunk- Useful & Intriguing Information & Vintage Postcards

"ePodunk provides in-depth information about more than 46,000 communities around the country, from Manhattan to Los Angeles, Pottstown to Podunk."ePodunk also has a great collection of vintage postcard images featuring podunks all over the U.S. of A.

Holding's "Little America"


Postcard "Little America", originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

dated: Thurs PM 4-17-69

Holdings Little America
Little America, Wyoming

America's New Travel Center, 300-capacity Coffee Shop and Dining Room, 150 Air Conditioned Motor Lodge Rooms, Fountain, Cocktail Lounge, Deluxe Rest Rooms.
Worlds Largest Service Station - 55 Pumps, Garage, Giant Paved Parking Areas, Famous Coast to Coast.
"QUEEN OF THE HIGHWAYS'

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Mt. Rainer Reflects in Lake


Mt. Rainer reflects in Lake, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

A 'Real Photo' postcard. Copyright Pictorial Views AI.

Mt. Rainer mirrored in Mirror Lake, WA

Mt. Rainer mirrored in Mirror Lake, WA. A 'Real Photo' postcard.

Saturday, February 04, 2006

Grant Avenue, China Town, San Francisco

A 'Real Photo' postcard. Probably circa 1930.

Orient and Occident

"Pictorial Wonderland" Stanley A. Piltz Company, San Francisco, Calif.

Caption on back reads:
Chinatown Street Scene
Where the East meets West - in the heart of San Francisco's Chinatown, largest Chinese section in the world, outside of China. Here the Orient and the Occident blend in a galaxy of curved roofs, pagoda-like temples, and a strange mingling of American styles and Chinese stoicism.