Photo Postcard Balanced Rock Colorado Paul Goerke & Son

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(Back of postcard shown below) Photo Postcard Balanced Rock Colorado Paul Goerke & Son Description Vintage Real Photo Postcard ~ Balanced Rock in the Garden of the Gods, Manitou, Colorado. #5180 ***************** Sometime in the early 1890's a photographer named Paul Goerke and his family arrived in Manitou. By the turn of the century, they had acquired Mushroom Park, a large tract west of Buena Vista Drive that included the Balanced Rock. This area was named for the abundance of mushroom-shaped rock formations found tPaul Goerke and his son Curt made roads and trails through one hundred acres of this area. They did not charge admission but reserved the right to photograph Balanced Rock. They provided burros as props and took thousands of pictures of smiling tourists. They developed the wet plates at their photography shop attached to nearby Steamboat Rock. When the Kodak camera came into popular use, Curt Goerke built a high board fence around Balanced Rock in order to discourage free picture taking. Publisher Back of postcard says: Duplicates of this card 10Â¢ each. Order by Number on the Card. Paul Goerke & Son, Manitou, Colo. Date c. Early 1900's Condition (See Grading Scale Below) Very Good. Light edge and corner wear. A nice, vintage postcard. Please check the pictures and determine for yourself. All sales are final so should you have any questions, please feel free to email me and I'll do my best to answer. I would appreciate payment within 10 days so I can close my books on this sale. Thank you for looking! CONDITION & GRADING OF POSTCARDS In order to more accurately describe the condition of the postcards I am selling, I am using the following standard grading system adapted by most dealers and by the leading postcard hobby publications: M - MINT ~ Perfect card just as it comes from the printing press. No marks or creases, and no writing or postmark. A clean and fresh card. NM - NEAR MINT ~ Very light aging or very slight discoloration from being in an album for many years. Not as sharp or crisp. EX - EXCELLENT ~ Like mint in appearance with no bends or creases, or rounded or blunt corners. May be postally used or unused and may have writing and postmark only on the address side. A clean, fresh card on the picture side. VG - VERY GOOD ~ Corners may be just a bit blunt or rounded. Almost undetectable crease or bend that does not detract from overall appearance of the picture side. May have writing or postal use on address side. A very collectible card. G - GOOD ~ Corners may be lightly blunt/rounded with noticeable bends or creases. May be postally used or have writing on address side. Less than VG. FR - FAIR ~ Card is intact. Excess soil, stains, creases, writing, or cancellation may affect picture. Could be a scarce card that is difficult to find in any condition. PayPalâe"eBay's service to make fast, easy, and secure payments for your eBay purchases! PAYMENT CHOICES PayPal Money Orders Cashier's Checks Personal Checks (Seller reserves the right to hold item(s) for check clearance before shipping) SHIPPING PLEASE NOTE - COMBINED SHIPPING : If you are purchasing more than one item, please do not use eBay Checkout. I will send you an invoice for all items purchased and combine shipping to save you $$$. You can then make your payment. ****************************** Shipping fee of $2.50 includes S&H, Delivery Confirmation, and postcard mailed in a rigid plastic sleeve for its protection . I will ship three postcards for the $2.50 fee so check my other postcard listings to see if t is something else you might be interested in! SALES TAX 7 % Sales Tax charged to Indiana residents INSURANCE Insurance is opt... read more

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