Lot A 13 Real Photo Postcards Pre WWI Marines USS Colorado San Diego Philippines

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Lot of 13 Real Photo PostcardsThis grouping of 13 cards is from the Theodore Strothman collection. I have more of this collection listed this week.I am not able to identify all of these cards, such as their locations and whatnot.Six of the cards are caption signed Leon, which I assume to be the photographer. One of these cards is caption dated 1912. I think all of the postcards in this grouping date to around the same time. The captions on the Leon cards are: Homeward Bounded (shows soldiers dressed in white uniforms on a train flatbed); Second ? Camp (second word is illegible to me, with a magnifying loupe, I noticed that the men have weapons); Heavily Guarded Train; Unloading Field Pieces; Marines on Docks; and Signalmen U.S.S. Colorado (four men in front of a tent).There is a photo of a building identified on front as Escuela La Madrid, which I believe to be in the Philippines. There is another RPPC captioned "Looking Across Bridge Held by Rebels" - not sure the location, probably Moro Rebellion in Philippines, but maybe Mexican Revolution.There are three Strothman Photos, they are: Old Mission, San Diego; Hotel Cornado (I believe located in San Diego); and Submarines at Home, San Diego.One terribly faded photo has a pen written identification on the bottom right that reads "Beach at Moana Hotel" which I believe to be in Hawaii. The last real photo postcard is crudely captioned Brook Scene Near Mauna Lina. I think it reads Lina, but it may refer to Mauna Lani in Hawaii. I don't know.Most of these photos have quality issues. They are mostly washed out and faded. One is badly darkened. Some have blurriness, or everything is so far away that you can't really see what is being pictured. A few of the photos are of decent quality, but most are not.The postcards have some warping and curling. There is heavy corner and edge wear. There's a nasty amount of darkening and discoloration. The backs are most noticeably dirtied. The cards have shadowing to their corners from when they used to be in an album.The Cornado card has major staining to the left side (ugly discoloration). The rebel bridge card has a torn top right corner. The signalmen card has the number 19 pencil written on the front. One card has pencil writing on the back. The Moana Hotel card is so terribly faded, washed out - awful quality. The marines on docks card has rodent type damage to the right edge. One card has a rusty paperclip stain to the back.Please help me out by closely reviewing the provided photos to best judge what you are bidding on.No Reserve. No Buy-It-Now.Domestic Shipping: You can use the eBay provided calculator to determine your shipping cost. Please note that USPS Priority is often very quick, and USPS First Class, along with USPS Parcel, are often very slow.Residents of Indiana pay 7% sales tax.I ship all items within one business day. Most items paid for Friday afternoon or later (eastern time) will not be shipped out until Monday.International Shipping: You can use the eBay provided calculator to determine your shipping cost. I only ship international items by way of USPS Priority.International Buyers - Please Note: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility that will likely have to be paid upon receiving the package. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding. I cannot mark international orders as a gift, nor can I lie about the value of the package.Guarantee of Satisfaction!If you are unhappy with your purchase, I will give you a full refund of the high bid. All you have to do is send the item(s) back to me in the same condition as it was sent to you.I can almost always combine on shipping, so please read more

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