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Spending the next two days learning how to be a better eBay seller, so I can reach my financial goals. eBay Sellers: are you participating?

Queen Mary Cunard Superliner Sketch Frank Braynard Postcard

RMS Queen Mary is a retired British ocean liner that sailed primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line. Queen Mary sailed on her maiden voyage on 27 May 1936 and won the Blue Riband that August; she lost the title to SS Normandie in 1937 and recaptured it in 1938, holding it until 1952, when the new SS United States claimed it. Beautiful line drawing sketch of the Queen Mary Cunard superliner by the prolific artist and author, Frank Braynard.

Frank Braynard (1916 – 2007) was a prominent American author, artist and maritime historian. he earned an undergraduate degree in history from Duke University in 1939, and master's degree in maritime history from Columbia University.

Copper Postcards by Gregorian Greetings were a popular tourist souvenir in the ‘50s -‘70s at roadside attractions, hotels and souvenir shops. Copper wrapped printed cardstock, measuring 3.5" x 5.5" (standard size postcard).

"Brava Brava Brava" are three of my favorite words

Come To See Me Again … Hi, thanks for stopping by to leave a comment or give a ❤️ when you like a post. I appreciate it.

I sold this beautiful postcard. The Old Metropolitan Opera House, New York” by Chen Chi Art Postcard

Chen Chi (1912-2005) - 1958 The Old Metropolitan Opera House, New York

Watercolor. Chen Chi was a renowned Chinese painter who became a United States citizen, where he lived and worked for much of his career. In 1958, he began painting a series of watercolors picturing performances at the Metropolitan Opera House, the most notable being On The Stage, The Old Metropolitan Opera-House, at 39th Street and Broadway, New York.

Underground Mine Tower Soudan Tourist Train Minnesota MN Vintage Postcard

The Soudan Underground Mine, on the south shore of Lake Vermilion, in the Vermilion Range (Minnesota). The mine is known as Minnesota's oldest, deepest, and richest iron mine. The iron mine closed in 1962. The Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park was created in 1963 when the mine property was transferred from U.S. Steel to the State of Minnesota and opened for tours in 1965. For many decades, the Mine Interpreters have been the children and grandchildren of the miners of past generations. Don a hardhat and journey 2,341 feet via a cage to the 27th level, ride the rails back into the mine and listen to the stories of mining a century ago.

The Golden Fleece Tom Roberts Shearing at Newstead Australian Art Postcard

The Golden Fleece, originally known as Shearing at Newstead, is an 1894 painting by the Australian artist Tom Roberts. The painting depicts sheep shearers plying their trade in a timber shearing shed at Newstead North, a sheep station near Inverell on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales. The image depicted in the painting shows the inside of an active, timber, open-aired shearing shed in Newstead New South Wales. It depicts sixteen male shearers, and one young boy, who are featured at work in the shearing station using traditional hand clippers to shear the sheep. Even for its time, the method of using these steel edged clippers for shearing was rather traditional and slightly outdated because as of the late 1880s, machine shearers were becoming increasingly popular in Australian shearing sheds. The scene is crowded and busy, capturing the typical working day inside the shearing station, with the timber floors covered in shorn wool and sheep being held in various positions. It is currently on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Putting away the laundry is always added fun with a cat 🐈‍⬛

My sister messaged me: I bought these for you, $2.50 at an auction. Hopefully, you still sell sports cards.

Yes, I sell trading cards. Wahoo! They're not as exciting to me to sell, compared to postcards because I'm not that into sports 🏀 🏈 I periodically check on how the MN teams are doing or certain players from other teams or the big games. However, I appreciate that it's important to others, and I try my best to list and sell to the best of my ability. I have a bunch of sports cards from the 90s that I've been listing.

Thank you sis for thinking of me at the auction!

Connecticut Electric Railway Trolley Museum Combo Car 10 Springfield Terminal VT Postcard

Car No.10 is a 40' 10" wooden combination car built by the Wason Manufacturing Co. of Springfield, Massachusetts in 1901 for the Springfield Electric Railway of Springfield, Vermont. It operated from Adnabrown Hotel in the center of Springfield, to the Boston & Maine Railroad (B&M) station in Charlestown, New Hampshire, following the Black River to the Connecticut River, crossing the latter on a company toll bridge. Car #10 carried mail and small freight to meet all B&M trains each day. This rail service played an important role in allowing many area young men and some women to leave and pursue higher education to make their way in the world, later to return on holidays or to just visit and "show off" new families. Many made their last return and final trip in caskets. During World War I the Springfield Electric Railway went into receivership and in 1921 was reorganized as the Springfield Terminal Railroad, which would later become part of the B&M. After World War II, the Springfield Terminal was to convert to diesel operation. Car No. 10 to was added as the second car to the Trolley Museum roster in 1947.

Lake Tahoe Harrah's Club Reno NV Nevada Casino Advertising Vtg Postcard

William F. Harrah opened his casino in 1937. The Heart Tango location was between Virginia and Center streets, in the heart of the Reno casino action. Over time, Harrah slowly acquired neighboring casinos adjacent to his Virginia Street casino. Harrah slowly built his operation. Harrah's Lake Tahoe is a hotel and casino in Stateline, Nevada. In 1958, Bill Harrah acquired an interest in the Stateline Country Club and Nevada Club across the street (Harrah's current location) and opened Harrah's Stateline Club.

Thank God for Oven Timers! I forgot that I was baking Chocolate Chip Cookies 🍪 I kept sticking my head out the window trying to figure out what the sweet smell was. Then I heard the oven timer. 🍪

Cornish Windsor Covered Bridge Connecticut River Vermont Mt Ascutney Postcard

The Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge is a 157-year-old, two-span, timber Town lattice-truss, interstate, covered bridge that crosses the Connecticut River between Cornish, New Hampshire (on the east), and Windsor, Vermont (on the west). Until 2008, when the Smolen–Gulf Bridge opened in Ohio, it had been the longest covered bridge (still standing) in the United States. The current bridge was built in 1866 by Bela Jenks Fletcher (1811–1877) of Claremont and James Frederick Tasker (1826–1903) of Cornish at a cost of $9,000 (equivalent to $187,282 in 2023). The bridge is approximately 449 feet long and 24 feet wide. The structure uses a lattice truss patented in 1820 and 1835 by Ithiel Town (1784–1844). From 1866 through 1943, it operated as a toll bridge. In 1866] It connected 'temperance' Windsor with 'wet' Cornish, so authorities asked 2 cents for foot travelers to enter New Hampshire but upped the fee to 3 cents for the return to dry Windsor.

This afternoon, I took the trolley to three different art venues for Art-A-Whirl in Northeast Minneapolis. So much art!

Sales are still slow. I sold this card… Fitch’s Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the West Branch of the Delaware River. It is in the town of Delhi and is one of 24 covered bridges in New York State. It was originally erected in 1870 in the village of Delhi, and moved to its present location in 1885 on Fitches Bridge Road. The single-span, timber bridge measures 106 feet long and 20 feet wide. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. The bridge was replaced in 2001.

Fitches Covered Bridge 32-13-02 #2

Status: Open to traffic

How are your sales? I haven't sold anything on eBay since May 2nd. So, here's a picture of Poppy after a deer 🦌 ran through our front yard in Minneapolis.

I love the variety of coffee drinks at Starbucks. However, I ordered a Mocha and a Chocolate Croissant like I always do. ☕️

I took a day off, and went to Art In Bloom at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. I did not capture the beauty of the floral arrangements with their accompanying art piece. My eyes are still swollen and itchy (allergies 🤧 )

Alfredo Di Lelio Il Vero Alfredo Ristorante Fettuccine Rome Italy Postcard

The legend of fettuccine Alfredo began in 1920 at a restaurant in Rome’s Centro Storico near the Tiber River. Alfredo Di Lelio opened Ristorante Alfredo in 1907, and in 1914 his wife felt ill after giving birth. He wanted to find something simple yet nutritious and filling for her. He hand made some fettuccine, the long flat noodles, and combined it with butter and parmesan. It worked. She felt great. So did every other patron who came in and tried it. In 1920, that included Douglas Fairbanks, the swashbuckling American actor who starred in The Mark of Zorro and Robin Hood. He brought his new bride, silent film star Mary Pickford, to Rome for their honeymoon and dined at Alfredo. They loved fettuccine Alfredo so much they returned to the U.S. and raved about it to all their Hollywood friends. Over the next 100-plus years, Hollywood celebrities have beaten a steady path to what is now called Alfredo alla Scrofa, named for the street where it sits. 🍝

Hold your Hat Beach Pinup Girl 1962 Swimsuit ~Vintage Postcard SOLD

It's going to be an eggcellent day 💛

Italian Comedians By Jean-Antoine Watteau, National Gallery Of Art - Washington, DC Postcard

Jean-Antoine Watteau’s The Italian Comedians presents fifteen figures arranged on stone steps and dressed in costumes typical of the commedia dell'arte theater. A troupe of actors gathers on stage to take a bow. They are dressed as stock characters from the commedia dell’arte, a form of slapstick theater popular in 18th-century France. All of the performers continue to play their parts, interacting and gesturing expressively — except Pierrot, the lovesick clown at the center. Dressed in shimmering white satin, he stands still, smiling slightly, his eyes unfocused. We can’t read his expression. An actor refusing to act, he is a mystery. Pierrot was a naive clown whose declarations of love were rejected by Flaminia, the heroine, placed to his left.

The Suitor's Visit by Ter Borch National Gallery of Art Postcard

Dutch seventeenth-century artist, Gerard ter Borch the Younger's painting technique consisted of delicate touches with the brush and the use of thin glazes to suggest transparencies, allowed him to create realistic textural effects, whether of lace, satin, or the pile of an oriental tablecloth. In this painting, an elegant gentleman bows gracefully as he enters the room. A young woman wearing a beautiful satin dress with an orange-red jacket stands to greet him while another woman plays a theorbo, a type of lute, at the table. Behind them a man warms his hands at the fireplace. The clothes, instruments, imposing mantelpiece, and gilded wallpaper all attest to the prosperity of the people. Ter Borch focused on the psychological interaction between the suitor and the standing woman, who communicate through glances and gestures.

Do you ever root for an item to sell? I loved this postcard the moment I saw the blue booths and blue chairs at the counter. I could see myself eating lunch at Lester's Executive Corner Restaurant on the Mall (Washington & Lincoln Road)at Miami Beach Florida! May the new card owner love this postcard like I did.