{"product_id":"curt-teich-cheboygan-postcards","title":"Curt Teich Cheboygan Michigan Pin Up Postcard Collection Linen Mutoscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a collection of Curt Teich Cheboygan Michigan pin up postcards with one Mutoscope card, eight pieces in all, and every one shown is included in the sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll eight are unused, with no writing, stamps or postmarks on any of them, and the color on the illustrated fronts is bright and unfaded. The few small marks the cards carry are named below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurt Teich of Chicago printed linen cards through the linen era, and the C. T. Streamline Bathing Beauties and Streamline Sports names printed down the backs mark these as part of that run. The Mutoscope card came out of the same penny arcade trade, a flip card made for a viewer rather than for the mail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix linen views of Cheboygan and Petoskey with a seventh outdoor scene card and an arcade card make a tidy group for a Michigan shelf or a pin up collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Collection of seven \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-post-card-collection\" title=\"vintage linen postcards\"\u003evintage linen postcards\u003c\/a\u003e and one Mutoscope card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Linen postcards and a penny arcade flip card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Linen era, mid century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Linen texture paper cardstock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full color lithograph in blue, red, green and yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker and Mark:\u003c\/strong\u003e CURT TEICH \u0026amp; CO., INC. printed on six of the postcards, with GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO C.T. ART-COLORTONE and the Streamline series name down the backs, TICHNOR BROS., BOSTON and AMERICAN BEAUTY SERIES on the back of the seventh, and A MUTOSCOPE CARD with MADE IN U.S.A. along the bottom of the eighth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePattern or Model:\u003c\/strong\u003e Series numbers C-252, C-254, C-261, C-268, C-269 and C-270, plus AB 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pin up illustration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 6 by 3 3\/4 inches for each card, the Mutoscope card included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unused and unposted, original linen texture, one Petoskey card in the group, one Tichnor card, and one Mutoscope arcade card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Very Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraded Very Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e eight unused pieces with bright color and clean fronts, and the small marks they carry are named below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll eight pieces are included: six Curt Teich Michigan postcards, one Tichnor postcard, and the Mutoscope card.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC-252 Team-Mates, Greetings from Cheboygan, Michigan: a blonde woman in a red shirt and yellow riding breeches beside a black horse at a wooden fence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC-254 Winsome, Greetings from Cheboygan, Michigan: a redhead mid swing on the golf course, with the NO. 8 245 YDS marker behind her.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC-261 Vivacious, Greetings from Cheboygan, Michigan: a redhead in a white floral suit and a green cape running the shoreline, a sailboat out on the water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC-268 Refreshing, Greetings from Cheboygan, Michigan: a brunette in a red and white patterned suit propped on the sand with a drink, a green shovel beside her.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC-270 Glamour Girl, Greetings from Cheboygan, Michigan: a blonde in a green two piece and a wide green sun hat, looking back over her shoulder at the water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC-269 Anticipation, Greetings from Petoskey, Michigan: the one Petoskey card, a blonde in a blue one piece and white heels with a shawl across her shoulders.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAB 7, I'm No Dude Just the Out Door Type: a Tichnor Brothers American Beauty Series card, a woman in a blue hat and orange shirt leaning on a rail fence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFigures Don't Lie, a Mutoscope card: a blonde in black lace standing beside a yellow scale on a blue ground, with A MUTOSCOPE CARD and MADE IN U.S.A. printed along the bottom edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe backs are clean and fully printed, with POST CARD, PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE, and the Streamline series name still sharp down the left edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe linen texture is crisp across every front, which is what gives the color its depth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bottom left corner of the Figures Don't Lie card carries a small nick where the blue ink has worn and the white cardstock shows through.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of the card backs has light foxing spots across its surface, away from the printed areas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe backs carry the light toning that comes with age, and one back has a small smudge near a bottom corner while another has a small dark spot near its lower right edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you collect Curt Teich Michigan postcards, this group puts five Cheboygan views, a Petoskey card, a Tichnor outdoor card and an arcade card together in one lot. If it's the one you've been looking for, it's ready to come home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orders $35+ Ship Free","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50888722481407,"sku":"B5-T14-3776","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2503\/7976\/files\/vintage_postcards.jpg?v=1793652497","url":"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/products\/curt-teich-cheboygan-postcards","provider":"Reading Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}