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 National Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Park. Show all posts

Monday, December 30, 2013

Species: Horse

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Panorama from th south rim - Big Bend National Park, Texas - The grandeur of Big Bend National Park is dramatically revealed from the 7,500 foot South Rim. The Rio Grtande Valley and Old Mexico are visible for many miles to the north, east and west.

Location: Big Bend National Park

Country of Origin: United states

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: W. Ray Scott

Printing Company: National Park Concessions, Inc.


Friday, November 15, 2013

Species: Bighorn Sheep

Card Text Front: Big Horn Sheep, Rocky Mountain National Park

Card Text Back: Big Horn Sheep - Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado - Forest Canyon in the background

Location: Rocky Mountain National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Unreadable, to Portland, Maine

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Robert K. McMillan

Printing Company: Flatiron Postcard Co.


Species: Eastern Cottontail Rabbit

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Blue Ridge Parkway - Rabbit - always on the alert this eastern cottontail may be sensing danger from its predator, the wily fox. The grass, the wary rabbit, and the fox are each vital strands in the web of life found along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Location: Eastern National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: April 24m 1974 to Providence, Rhode Island

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: David Ward

Printing Company: Coastal Photo Scenics


Sunday, November 10, 2013

Species: Black Bear

Card Text Front: Black Bears in the Smokies

Card Text Back: Woodcut from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Native black bears are protected in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and are a familiar sight to travelers crossing the mountain roads. This post card designed and printed in the Smokies directly from the original hand-carved woodcut.

Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Mountain Press


Thursday, October 10, 2013

Species: Moose

Card Text Front: Moose in Vermillion Lake, near Banff. Banff National Park.

Card Text Back: N/A

Location: Banff National Park

Country of Origin: Canada

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Byron Harmon


Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Species: Donkey

Card Text Front: I am in Arkansas with my ass in Missouri! - En route to Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

Card Text Back: N/A

Location: N/A

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Woodcock Mfg. Co.


Sunday, September 22, 2013

Species: Mule Deer

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Deer and Fawn - Grand Canyon, Arizona - The park deer become very gentle and often come in groups or singly and feed from the hands of visitors, appearing to enjoy being caressed. The U.S, Park Service maintain a large corral where the deer are fed in winter.

Location: Grand Canyon

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncircualted

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Fred Harvey Co.

Printing Company: Southwest Post Card Co.


Species: Mule Deer

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Yosemite National Park - Deer graze peacefully in the Park, where the visitor may observe wild game in its natural habitat.

Location: Yosemite National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Merced Camera Exchange


Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Species: Buffalo

Card Text Front: Buffalo in Yellowstone National Park

Card Text Back: Buffalo. The average adult bull buffalo weighs 1,800 pounds; calves are born from April to June. They are one of the most stately species of hoofed animals in America.

Location: Yellowstone National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Yellowstone Park Co.


Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Species: Buffalo

Card Text Front: Buffalo or Bison, Banff National Park

Card Text Back: N/A

Location: Banff Nstional Park

Country of Origin: Canada

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Byron Harmon


Species: Black Bear

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Black Bear - Black bear are common in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Cubs born during mid-winter weighing less than a pound often weigh 50 pounds by the end of their first year.

Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Clair Burket

Printing Company: Stonecraft


Friday, September 6, 2013

Species: Buffalo

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: One of the Buffalo Herds in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Location: Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: North Dakota Scenes Publishers


Thursday, September 5, 2013

Species: Moose

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Moose bull, cow, and yearling in Mt. McKinley National Park, Alaska. Inhabit forests from Nova Scotia to Alaska. The largest of the deer, a bull may reach 1400 pounds. They eat shrubs, grass, leaves, bark, and underwater plants. Like all deer, they chew cud. Museum of Natural History, Hall of North American Mammals.

Location: Museum of Natural History

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Capsco Wholesalers, Inc.


Species: Black Bear

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Black Bear "roamin' in the gloamin'" at Lake Louise, Banff, National Park.

Location: Banff National Park

Country of Origin: Canada

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Canadian Pacific Rly. Co.

Printing Company: Byron Harmon Photos


Species: Buffalo

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: The stately buffalo, or North American Bison. This huge animal, which once roamed the western plains in tremendous herds and played a lead role in the early history of the west, became nearly extinct. Today 1000 of them live peacefully in the beautiful Wind Cave National Park of South Dakota.

Location: Wind Cave National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Rushmore Photo

Printing Company: Colourpicture


Species: Brown Bear

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Among the abundant wildlife in Yellowstone National Park, many visitors find the bears most interesting. Playful and comparatively fearless, they are often seen and photographed along the scenic roads in the park.

Location: Yellowstone National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Mike Roberts

Printing Company: Intermountain Tourist Supply, Inc.


Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Species: Black Bear

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Black Bear along a mountain stream - Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: J. A. Todd

Printing Company: W. M. Cline Co.


Species: Buffalo

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Buffalo in Banff National Park.

Location: Banff National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Byron Harmon Photos

Printing Company: Byron Harmon Photos


Monday, September 2, 2013

Species: Black Bear

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Black Bear in Yellowstone National Park

Location: Yellowstone National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: February 15, 1990 to Jackson Heights, New York

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Laura Dexter

Printing Company: Yellowstone Park Co.


Species: Bighorn Sheep

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Sheep are among the many animals to be seen in the wild life sanctuary of Banff National Park. The sheep pictured here are on Mount Rundle.

Location: Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Country of Origin: Canada

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Grant-Mann Lithographers Ltd.