World Postal Stationery, Part 2

Charkhari, 1897

Tahiti, 1893

I thought this was interesting enough to acquire -- a 1925 change of address postal car from the Netherlands. What I found irresistible was the little illustration in the upper left, with a chauffeur driving a heavily laden truck and his passenger waving either hello or goodbye.

France: Offices in Egypt (Alexandria), 1900

Pahang, 1899

Sarawak, 1897

Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurter Privat-Brief & Circular-Beförderung (private local post)

Stuttgart: Privat-Stadt-Post Stuttgart (private local post)

Alsace (Elsass) & Lorraine (Lothringen) under German Occupation
Stamp Day 1941
The cards depict an 18th century Viennese postman

Italy, 1895. This card commemorates the 700th anniversary of the birth of St. Anthony of Padua (1195–1231). I love that the border inscription is in Latin rather than Modern Italian.

Kristianssund, Norway: Kristianssunds Bypost (private local post).

Philippines, U.S. administration, 1900

Orange Free State (British occupation), 1900.

Some catalogs (e.g., Ascher) list this overprinted card as an Orange River Colony issue, but the region occupied by the British in the Second Boer War wasn't named the Orange River Colony until later in the year.

I just got a few more cards from German private local posts.

Bochum: Privat-Post für Bochum

Halle an der Saale: Briefbeförderung Courier

Wiesbaden: Wiesbadener Privat-Stadtpost

These are great additions, Erilaz!

There were a great many U.S. private carriers in the 19th century. Did any of them issue postal stationery?

The "Local Stamps" section in Scott's Specialized lists a fair amount of postal stationery. Only two of those carriers appear to have issued postal cards, though. One was Boyd's in New York, but their cards were used primarily for bank notices and apparently not for general correspondence. The CV for the least expensive of Boyd's cards is $75 mint. The other was the Mercantile Library Association, also in New York, but the surviving card is unique, with a CV of $2500.

I'm growing quite fond of these little lettersheets. This one from Argentina arrived yesterday, with a delightful pre-printed surprise inside.