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1909 Teddy Roosevelt Africa Expedition Colorized Unused Postcard

$ 1.58

Availability: 47 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Subject: Historical Figure
  • Features: Colorized Phtotographs
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: New
  • Theme: People
  • Postage Condition: Unposted
  • Region: Africa
  • Person: Teddy Roosevelt
  • Era: Divided Back (c. 1907-1915)
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    From a North Carolina estate we are able to offer a 1909 postcard as follows:
    Front of Card:  Theodore Roosevelt, J.A. Loring (Naturalist), Col. E.A. Mearns (U.S.A. Retired Surgeon), R. J. Cunninghame (Guide and Manager)
    Size:  3 1/2" x 5 1/2"
    Publisher: Arthur Capper, Topeka, Kansas
    Copyright 1909
    "THE ROOSEVELT EXPEDITION.  The party is called the Smithsonian African Expedition and has the object of securing specimens of the fauna and flora of mid-Africa.  J. Alden Loring is an expert collector of small mammals and birds.  Edmund Heller, another member of the party, is a trained naturalist and was with the Field Columbian Expedition.  Col. Edgar Mearns is a physician and retired officer of the regular army and is an authority on zoology and botany.  Kermit Roosevelt is the official photographer.  R. J. Cunninghame, guide and manager, is a noted English hunter.  E.C. Selous, a noted African hunter, also spent some time with the party."
    Unposted.
    There are some mild corner bumps and edge wear.  There is surface yellowing from having been stored for more than 100 years.  Please review the scans and ask any questions you may have before bidding on this auction.
    Postcard will be shipped first class mail.
    All items are original cards and not reproductions.
    SH = .00 in the continental USA.
    Other international are possible, but only through eBay's Global Shipping Program.  NOTE:  The Global Shipping Program does NOT allow sellers to combine the sale of multiple items to reduce shipping costs.  Items sold through this program must be paid for and shipped individually.