I began collecting postcards in mid-August of 2013, after looking through my aunt's collection and thinking it seemed like a fun hobby. Along the way, something obviously went very wrong.

Showing posts with label Cow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cow. Show all posts

Monday, December 30, 2013

Species: Cow - Belted Galloway

Card Text Front: Belted Galloways

Card Text Back: Camden-Rockport, Maine - Two of the famous Belted Galloways are pictured here. They were first inmported from Scotland in 1948. They claim to produce better beef than other breeds.

Location: Camden-Rockport, Maine

Country of Origin: Ireland

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: John Alderson

Printing Company: Coastal Colour Products


Saturday, December 28, 2013

Species: Cow - Longhorn

Card Text Front: It is great sport necking this "baby"

Card Text Back: Taken from an original oil painting by the noted cowboy artist and poet, L.H. "Dude" Larsen.

Location: N/A

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: L.H. "Dude" Larsen

Printing Company: L.H. Larsen


Saturday, December 21, 2013

Species: Cow - Hereford

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: The Stockaid - Bill Kirk's newest livestock oiler, patented and sol only by OLD SCRATCH INC., at Amarillo, Texas. "OILS THEM WHERE THEY ITCH."

Location: Amarillo, Texas

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Dexter Press, Inc.


Species: Cow

Card Text Front: I'm sure tied up - but... I've just gotta drop you a line

Card Text Back: N/A

Location: N/A

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Art Babcock

Printing Company: Babcock & Borough


Saturday, December 14, 2013

Species: Cow - Evolene

Card Text Front: Je Meuh! De soif...

Card Text Back: Imprime en Suisse

Location: N/A

Country of Origin: Switzerland

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Perrochet Lausanne


Friday, November 15, 2013

Species: Cow - Holsteib

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Cows out to pasture

Location: N/A

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Walt Reyelt

Printing Company: Eastern Illustrating Co.


Sunday, November 10, 2013

Species: Cow - Brahman

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Indian Sacred Cattle from the Land of Temple Bells - Catskill Game Farm - Catskill, New York - Zebu. Bos indicus - Regarded as sacred by the Hindus. Introduced into our southwestern states for crossbreeding with Brahma strain of domestic cattle. Wild ancestor possibly the Kouprey. Home, India.

Location: Catskills Game Farm

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Caribou Press


Species: Cow - Holstein

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: "The Amish Homestead" - Located on U.S. Rt. 30 - (Lincoln Hwy.) & Rt. 462 - 3 miles east of Lancaster, Penna. - (Opposite Garden Spot Gifts) - :Look for the Orange Milk Cans at Entrance" - The only "Genuine" exhibit of its kind in Lancaster County. This beautiful and scenic 71-acre farm (dating back to 1744) is occupied by an Old Order Amish Family - using horses and mules. There is plenty to See, Do and Learn - it's a must to see - An experience of a lifetime.

Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Stel-Mar


Saturday, November 9, 2013

Species: Multiple Animals - Horse, Cow - Hereford

Card Text Front: Greetings From Creede, Colorado

Card Text Back: N/A

Location: N/A

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Scenic Art


Species: Cow - Hereford

Card Text Front: Round Up Time in Texas

Card Text Back: Round up time in Texas

Location: N/A

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: A.W. Distribution


Species: Cow

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Hay Making in Nova Scotia - Fresh air, sunshine and exercise make for hearty Nova Scotian appetites as this family enjoys the fun of hay making. This yoke of oxen is a prize possession of the farmer.

Location: N/A

Country of Origin: Canada

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Bob Brooks

Printing Company: The Book Room Ltd.


Species: Cow

Card Text Front: Pliny Freeman Farmhouse

Card Text Back: The Pliny Freeman Farmhouse, Old Sturbridge Village, built 1801. The farmer with his team of oxen on their way to the village.

Location: Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Walter H. Miller

Printing Company: Walter H. Miller & Company, Inc.


Sunday, October 13, 2013

Species: Cow - Hereford

Card Text Front: I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health even as your soul prospers - III John 2

Card Text Back: With God nothing shall be impossible. - Luke 1:37

Location: N/A

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: The Shevelands


Species: Multiple Animals - Horse, Cow - Hereford

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Cattle Branding in West Texas

Location: M/A

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: March 29, 1981 to Austin, Texas

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Custom Photo Services


Thursday, October 10, 2013

Species: Cow - Holstein

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Greetings from Waldboro, Me

Location: Waldboro, Maine

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Tichnor Bros., Inc.


Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Species: Cow - Spanish Fighting Bull

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: The Chest Pass

Location: N/A

Country of Origin: Mexico

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Mark Turok

Printing Company: Ammex Associados


Species: Cow

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Making maple syrup in Vermont

Location: N/A

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: August 30, unknown year, to Ashburnham, Massachusetts

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Cureteichcolor


Species: Cow - Spanish Fighting Bull

Card Text Front: Prior to the final thrust

Card Text Back: N/A

Location: N/A

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: El Arte Mexicano


Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Species: Cow - Longhorn

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Measles Super Ranger is the great breeding son of Texas Ranger J.P. and Measles. His calves show his rich and distinguished heritage, they are consistent championship and futurity winners with style unique only to Measles Super Ranger. - Bar Flying M Cattle Company, Jack and Dixie Montgomery, 39195 Highway 59, Yuma, Colorado 80759. (303)848-2826

Location: Bar Flying M Cattle Company, Yuma, Colorado

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Darol Dickinson

Printing Company: Dickinson Livestock Marketing


Species: Cow - Holstein

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: N/A

Location: N/A

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: The Rose Company