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Goderich

 

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Goderich

# 1 $12.00 Court House,  benches, bandstand, Ross Shoe Shop,McLean Store.
Real Photo
Near Mint.

Court House built in 1954.

Henderson Unused 1950's postcard
# 2 $8 Knox Church

Sepia Tone

Near Mint. Better than scan. Unused Early 1900's postcard
# 5 $4.00 Jail Near Mint Unused 1970's? postcard
# 9 $ 8 Court House and Cenotaph Near Mint Unused 1930-40's postcard
NOTE: First Sifto mining shaft was constructed in 1959. A second shaft was added in 1968 and a third in 1983. This info helps date the variety of harbour cards showing the salt mine.
# 23 $15 Montreal Street & 
Baptist Church
Excellent.

Possible Sallows.

Unused Very early 1900's postcard
#24 $3 Maitland River Excellent Lampman Used 1911 postcard
#31 $15.00 Point Farm
Hotel
Very good.
Definitely Sallows.
Church Used Early 1900's postcard
#41 $10.00 Harbour Park Sepia Excellent
Definitely Sallows.
Gager Used Mailed in 1908 postcard
#47 $5 Aeroplane View
Real Photo
Excellent Meyers Used 1904-18
AZO
postcard
#48 $6 Collegiate
Institute
Excellent Bedour Used Early 1900's postcard
#55
$35.00 CPR Station .

12 adults + 1 child

Excellent.

Publisher: Warwick

Glenn Used Mailed in 1912 SOLD
#60
$8 Bass Fishing
Sepia
Excellent.
Definitely Sallows.
Used 1908? postcard
#71 $18.00 Business Section:
Capitol Lunch.
Excellent Unused 1930's postcard
#73 $ 6 The Beach and Channel Excellent Unused 1930's SOLD
#76 $16.00 Western Canada Flour Mills Excellent Unused
Heliotype
1930's postcard
#87 $12 Aerial View
(wing in BL)
Real
Photo
Excellent Unused AZO stamp box postcard
#88 $ 2 CPR Steam Locomotive at Museum Excellent Unused Chrome SOLD
#89
$15.00 Aerial Central Park Real
Photo
Excellent Martin Used 1949 postcard
#94 $2 Aerial Square colour Excellent Unused 1970's postcard
#100
$6 Knox Presbyterian Church(inside)
Real 
Photo
Excellent Henderson Unused 1950's?? postcard
#102
$15 Aerial Square
Real 
Photo
Excellent Henderson Unused 1950's postcard
#103
$15 Aerial Town
Real 
Photo
Excellent Henderson Unused 1950's postcard
#115 $3 Maitland River Excellent Unused Early 1900's postcard
#116
$3 Through the Maples.
Goderich Cemetary
Excellent

Likely Sallows.

Beatrice Armstrong Used 1911 postcard

#131
$6 Tourist Park

PECO #4

Very Good Snell Used Mailed in 1946 SOLD
#133 $15 Central School, North Street. Excellent Unused Very Early 1900's View postcard
#134 $15 St. Peters Roman Catholic Church Excellent Interior View
Definitely Sallows.
Unused Pugh Card Very Early 1900's View SOLD
#139
$8 Camp Hermosa
Real
Photo
Excellent To: Levy
Henderson
Used Mailed in 1961 postcard

#141
$12 Falls on the Maitland Excellent To: Miss MacIreland in Riverview

Likely Sallows.

Used Mailed in 1909 postcard
#142 $2 Recent Aerial Excellent Unused 1970's  postcard
#146 $12 Cannon at Lighthouse Point
Real Photo
Excellent Unused
VELOX stamp box
Early 1900's
postcard
#149 $3 Aerial of Square.
Chrome.
Excellent Unused 1970's  postcard

#150
$12 Elgin and Montreal. Courthouse in background.
Real
Photo
Excellent Henderson Unused  1940-50? postcard

#151
$25 " At Goderich Summer School " Excellent.
Very unusual and I assume rare. Undivided Card
A.C. Rogers Used Mailed in 1905 postcard

#153
$35 Victoria Public School. Rare photo of 
"Birdhouse Day"
Real
Photo
Good.  TL corner. Top middle.  Uncle Bill Donaldson in first row. Unused with pieces of album on back. 1911-12 written on back. postcard
#155 $18 Goderich Arena Rats
( Anyone know them? )
Excellent  PHOTOGRAPH 
7.0" X 5.0"
1964 written on back. photo
#156 $18 Two Broken Legs
( Anyone know them? )
Excellent  PHOTOGRAPH 
10.0" X 8.0"
1959 on pennants  photo
#156 $18 Three Goalies and ???
( Anyone know them? )
Excellent  PHOTOGRAPH 
10.0" X 8.0"
1959-64? photo

#161
$15 Court House Scene  Excellent
To: Rev. E.H.Holmes
in London 
Used Mailed in 1906 SOLD

#162
$12 Knox Presbyterian Church  Excellent
To: William Armstrong in Lucknow Used Mailed in 1914 with 2 War Tax Stamps. postcard

#164
$6  Court House from the Air Very Good. Back has paper loss Higgins Used Mailed in 1954 postcard
#165 $50 WW I, No1 Canadian Army Service Corps at Military Camp in Goderich. Excellent.
Note: My scan is a little darker and not as sharp. 
PHOTOGRAPH 
8.5" X 6.25".
With mounting it is
12.0" X 10.0"
1912 written on front. photo

photo

photo

#167 $4 Aerial Salt Mine Excellent Unused 1970's ? postcard
#168 $3 Bridge Good Unused 1970's  postcard
#170 $50 Rare Photo of Holmesville Public School
1894
Excellent condition for 103 year old photo.  ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH 
9.5" X 7.5"
1894 written on back + Mrs. Lasbrook from Mitchell? photo

photo

#171 $25 Photo of S.S. 3 Goderich Public School
Good. A few brown spots PHOTOGRAPH 
8 " X 6 "
1941 photo
#172 $6 Chas. C. Lee Very Good PAPER COLLECTIBLE  1939 SOLD
#173 $8 Knox Church Bulletin: March 26, 1916. Very Good. Contains list of WW1 enlisted men from church. PAPER COLLECTIBLE 
9.5" X 7.5"
1916 photo
#175 $18 The Beach. Colour Scene PECO # 39 Near Mint Unused 1930's  SOLD
#183 $12 Older Gentleman with white beard .
Excellent Reuben Sallows Photograph Sallows Cabinet Photo 
6.5 " X 4.25"
Around 1900? SOLD
#194 $15 St. George's Parish Messenger: August , 1944. Very Good. Contains 20 pages of articles and local retail ads. PAPER COLLECTIBLE 
10" X 7"
1916 photo

#198
$8 Goderich Elevator & Transit Co. + GTR Car No. Shipping Notice.  Excellent. Interesting historical harbour item.
To: R.A. Thompson in Lynden, Ont. Used

PAPER COLLECTIBLE

Mailed from Goderich in 1918 SOLD
#200 $8 Hamilton Street Garage 
Ad
Excellent.
J. J. Hoggarth 
Unused 1930's? SOLD
#204 $40 The Square
Real Photo
Excellent.
McKinnons, Drug Store, Geo MacVicar, McLean Bros., + other retail signs.
Henderson.

Old Fire Hose Tower and Presbyterian Steeple in background.

Unused
CKC stamp box.
1930's?
postcard
#205 $4 Aerial Chrome Excellent. Unused 1960-70's? postcard
#206 $4 Beach Scene Chrome Excellent. Some writing on back 1960-70's? postcard
#208 $45 + shipping Huron County Museum Booklet  49 pages containing a very detailed description of how the Museum started and a room by room explanation of items. PAPER COLLECTIBLE 
in a 3 ring folder.
One of the original copies made and written by J.H. Neill, Curator of Museum in 1964 photo1

photo2

#209 $18 + shipping Huron County In Pioneer Times  87 pages containing a description of the early days of Huron County plus many illustrations PAPER COLLECTIBLE 
in 8" X 5.5" booklet
One of the original copies  written by James Scott in Seaforth in 1954. photo
#210 $8 Huron County Museum
Real Photo
Excellent Unused
CKC stamp box
postcard
#221 $4 Sifto Salt Mine + Rail Yards Mint. Unused Schneider Chrome Card 1960-70 SOLD
#222 $6 Sifto Salt Mine + " R. Bruce Angus " + Storage Freighters Mint. Unused Peterborough Chrome Card 1960-70 postcard
#223 $4 Aerial of Square Mint. Unused Schneider Chrome Card 1960-70 postcard
#224 $4 Lighthouse Mint. Unused Schneider Chrome Card 1960-70 postcard
#225 $8 Entrance to Harbour Mint. Unused PECO Card 1930-40 postcard
#226 $8 North Street Methodist Church Very Good.
Smith's Art Store Some staining on back Early 1900's postcard
#229 $4  Canadian DX Relay   Historical Value. Dated 1934  photo
#231 $20 Goderich Canoe Club.
( Still an active men's club today)
Excellent
Definitely Sallows.
Geo. W. Thomson Unused. 
Very Early 1900's
postcard
#233 $15 Lake Huron & Manitoba Milling Co. W.G. Parrish...ancestor of Parrish and Heinbecker ????? Historical Value. Dated 1905

Post mark at Athens. 

photo
#234 $4 Harbour Tour Mint. Unused Campbell Chrome Card 1960-70 postcard
#236 $18  Little gem of Goderich History.  Tobacco Silk.
The flag of Menesetung Canoe Club which is still active today.
Interesting Collectible to mount or frame. 
3" x 3"
Early 1900's photo
#237 $12 The Bluffs Mint. Very typical of some local shoreline 1930's SOLD
#238 $18 The Harbor Excellent Unused 1950's ? postcard

#241
$8 Aeroplane View, Looking East To River

Real Photo

Near Mint Used AZO 1920 postcard
#243 $4 Unusual Historic Jail Card Mint. Unused.  Dated 1976 postcard
#246 $15 Golf Course and Maitland River Mint. Unused.  1930-40's postcard
#252 $18  Goderich Cover Mailed from the Bedford Hotel Interesting Collectible to mount or frame.  1927 photo
#257 $22 Tourist Camp Mint.
Leslie
Unused.  Early 1900's SOLD
#262 $25 East Side of Square Mint.
PECO #6
Unused. 

*Campbell Drugs Store
*Bank of Canada
*Clothing
*Hibbert
*Carl Bondi's Truck

1930's SOLD

#263
$2 CPR Station 
Stamp/Sticker
Very Good
Used. Mailed in 1908..one year after station opened. postcard

stamp

#264 $35 A BOOK POST card of
Central Park
Real Photo
Excellent.
The card is half the size of a regular post card.
Definitely Sallows.
Used
James F. Thomson
The tower to the right of the Court House is the Bell Tower at the East St. Town Hall/Fire Station with the orig. Knox Church to the right of it.
Mailed in 1920 postcard

back of card

#265 $65 Winners Town League Football Team 1914
Real Photo
Rare and in Excellent Condition. Sweater has "Western Canada Flour Mills" on front.
Unused AZO Triangle
Stamp Box 1904 -18 
postcard

#266
$85 First CPR Train leaving Goderich August 26th 1907 + Bedford Carriage + Reben Sallows car.
Real
Photo
Excellent.
This may be the original photo taken and then copied and used in later years by various publishers.
Unused Velox Diamond Stamp Box
1907-14
SOLD
#270 $20 Winter Fleet At Elevators
Excellent Rumsey Card
Unused.  Early 1900's postcard
#271 $18  Goderich 1937 Old Home Week Booklet Booklet contains all events of week + 8 pages of people involved in the Britannia production + members of old home week commitee Interesting Collectible. Staples have rusted and show on all pages  1937 photo

photo

photo

#272 $ 12 North Street
looking toward square.
Evans Publisher.
Near Mint. 
Unused. United Church & Burns Ross on left side. 1930's SOLD
#273 $25 Harbour Park. Sepia Tone
Real Photo
Excellent.
This may be the original photo taken and then copied and used in later years by various publishers.
Unused
AZO stamp box.very early 1900's
SOLD
#274 $6 Court House
Real Photo
Henderson made photo for 1952 Reunion. Used. Strong crease through middle. 
Meter cancel which is unusual for a post card.
SOLD

#275
$4 Upper Falls Excellent Alberto Kerr Used Mailed in 1932 postcard

#276
$8 Motor Camp Excellent Abraham Used Mailed in 1957 SOLD

#284
$18 Harbour and Elevators + two ships. Excellent.
Mrs Wm. Armstrong in Lucknow from daughter. Used Mailed in 1915 SOLD
#287 $6  Goderich Cover H. S. Turner Steam Tractor Interesting Collectible to mount or frame.  1965 photo

#288
$18 West Street + Parkhouse + Public Parking Grounds Sign Excellent.
J.E. Evans
Unused 1910 C. SOLD
#289 $24 AT SUNDAY SERVICE AT GODERICH MILITARY
Real Photo
Excellent
Definitely Sallows
Unused
AZO stamp box dates this as 
1905 - 1909 
SOLD

#291
$12 Beach Scene with slide. Excellent.
PECO #24
Unused 1950's postcard

#292
$12 St. George's Church Excellent.
Warwick & Rutter
To: Shackleton in Fordyce from brother Used Mailed in 1911 SOLD
#294 $15 Victorian Family
Early Goderich Cabinet Photo Thos. H. Brophey Cabinet Photo 
7.0 " X 5.5"
Around 1900?
Studio was on the corner of Hamilton St. and Square.
photo
#295 $8 Victorian Gentleman
Early Goderich Cabinet Photo D. Campbell Cabinet Photo 
4.0 " X 2.5"
Around 1900?
photo

back

#296 $15 " The Anchor "
Real Photo
Excellent Unused
Velox stamp box dates this as 
1923 - 1939 
postcard

#297
$28 Maitland River Bridge and Saltford  Excellent
To: Holloway in Aylmer Used Mailed in the 1920's SOLD
#298 $18 On the Lake.
A gaff-rigged schooner is towed out to ' sea ' by a small steam tug.
Excellent condition. 
This type of card is often chipped.
Unused Early 1900's SOLD
#299 $12 Distinguished Gentleman .
Excellent Reuben Sallows Photograph Sallows Cabinet Photo 
6.5 " X 4.25"
Around 1900? photo

back of photo

#300 $8 Victorian Lady with green border and lettering. Excellent Reuben Sallows Photograph Sallows Cabinet Photo 
6.5 " X 4.25"
Around 1900? photo
#301 $8
Distinguished Gentleman 
Excellent Stewart Cabinet Photo 
6.5 " X 4.25"
Around 1900?
Studio was on the corner of Hamilton St. and Square.
photo

#302
$8 The Harbour Excellent.
PECO #26
Unused 1930's SOLD
#303 $12 An Older Map of Goderich Folds and showing minor wear Interesting Collectible to mount or frame. 

17" X 15.5"

From the 1950's. Shows Signal Star and Fire Hall on West Street + Free Methodist Church on Park St. + Indian Island. photo

photo

Reuben Sallows Photographs Made Into Post Cards
Canadian Homestead Life Series
( 100+  years old )

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#310
$22 Road to Piper's Dam Excellent.

Very Early Warwick. Used for first time in 1904.

Nellie Stanley Used Mailed in 1905 postcard
#311 $6 Harbor Hill and Park
Excellent
Definitely Sallows
Used
Mailed in 1907
SOLD
#314 $15 Aeroplane View
Central Park and Square
Real Photo
Excellent Unused 1904-18
AZO
postcard
#316 $8 Lighthouse Excellent
PECO # 11
Unused 1930 -40's postcard

#318
$10 The Beach and Pier Excellent.
PECO # 2
To: Lottie Black in Toronto Used Mailed in 1941 SOLD
#319 $3 Curved bridge and Golf Course. Excellent Unused 1960 -70's postcard
#320 $5 Aerial view of square looking north Excellent Unused 1960 -70's postcard
#322
$4 Through the Maples.
Goderich Cemetary
Excellent

Likely Sallows.

To: Sarah Gardener in Detroit Used Mailed in 1907 postcard
#323 $35 CPR Station.
6 adults + 1 child on platform
Excellent.
Publisher:Valentine

James F. Thompson

Unused..small message on back. C. 1910 SOLD

#324
$12 Collegiate Institute + Students Excellent To: Jacques in Binghampton Used Mailed in 1910 postcard

#325
$11 Attvills  Point Excellent Used Mailed in 1908 postcard
#326 $8 On the Banks of Lake Huron Excellent

Likely Sallows.

To: Lizzie Terry in West Monkton

Geo. W. Thompson

Used Mailed in 1907.
Nice Monkton cancel.
postcard
#327 $4 Lighthouse Very Good on front. Some staining on back. Unused

M. Campbell

1960 -70's postcard
#328 $8 Aerial of Harbour
Chrome.
Excellent.
Sky Harbour Air Services Photo.
Unused 1950's Start of salt mine. postcard
#329 $7 Goderich Advertisement Card Only fair condition Unused C. 1910  

back of card

front of card

#330 $3 Tourist Information Booth Excellent Unused 1960 -70's postcard
#331 $3 Knox Presbyterian Church Excellent Unused 1960 -70's postcard
#332 $16 CPR Railroad Bridge 
Real Photo
Excellent Unused Dated 1930 postcard
#333 $6 + shipping Bridge to the Past
A History of the Menesetung Bridge 
18 pages + 7 B/W photos by Ryerson Neal. 2007. PAPER COLLECTIBLE 
in 8.5" X 5.5" booklet
Note: This booklet is available at the Museum for $5.00. photo
#334 $10 + shipping Historic Streetscapes of Huron County  143 pages + countless photos and sketches of 17 towns in Huron County by Nicholas Hill. 1983. Streetscapes as well as prominent residences. PAPER COLLECTIBLE 
in 8.5" X 5.5" booklet. Excellent resource for collectors of the 17 Huron County communities.
Note: This booklet is available at the Huron County Museum for $7.50. photo

#335
$22 1894
KINGSBRIDGE POSTCARD 
Excellent Very interesting message concerning Lot 5, Con. 6 at Kingsbridge written  by John Buckley. Used Mailed in 1894.
Excellent Goderich Cancel.
SOLD

#336
$35 Grand Trunk Railway Station Excellent To: Miss M. Harper in Mildmay from Gladys Levy. Used Mailed in 1913 postcard
#337 $12 Knox Presbyterian Church 
Real Photo
Excellent Unused 1950's postcard

#338
$12 Bass Fishing Excellent Fishing Message

Definitely Sallows

Used Mailed in 1910 postcard

#339
$35 Unique and rare.
East Street Snow Scene in October.

Real Photo

Excellent To: Miss Emma Mauger in Rutherford Used Mailed in 1906 postcard
#340 $4 Aerial view of Salt Mine. Excellent Unused

Campbell

1960-70 postcard
#341 $12 Sunset Hotel
Real Photo
Excellent Unused

J Bain

1950's SOLD
#342 $12 Sunset Hotel
Real Photo
Excellent Unused 1950's SOLD

#343
$18 Court House + Carriages + People Excellent Warwick Card Used

Likely Sallows

Mailed in 1910 postcard
#344 $6 Aerial view of Salt Mine and Harbour looking east. Excellent Unused 1960-70 postcard
#345 $4 Tourist Information Office Excellent Unused 1960-70 postcard
#346 $8 Evening at the Harbor Excellent Stedman Card + Glitter Applied. Unused

Likely Sallows

C.1910 postcard
#347 $25 Poetess of Lake Huron....
Eloise Skimmings
Excellent Rumsey Card  Unused

Definitely

C.1910 postcard
#347b $35 Interesting Goderich Historical Item.

1896 Letter to 
Miss Eloise A Skimmings 

Miss Skimmings was enquiring about her brother during the camp of 1867. Nice Goderich Cancel Nice Ottawa 
" Free "  Cancel
1896 View 1

View 2

View 3

#348 $24 3 legged race at Goderich Collegiate Institute
Real Photo
Good. Top left corner missing To: Miss Hazel Cassady in Ayr Used.

The name T. Burrows in pencil on back ?

Mailed in 1914 postcard
#349 $85 GTR Railway Station Excellent.

A very rare view of this station with interesting characters and vehicles.

Unused C. 1910 postcard

second view

#350 $35 Old Original Photograph of the Students at:

Goderich 
Collegiate

Good condition. 
Some creases and small tears around the edges.
1944

10.0" X 8.0"

photo
#351 $65 SPECIAL EDITION Goderich Signal Star 1927 Paper

 

Contains 60 pictures:


1927

Celebrating Goderich Centennial and Canada Diamond Jubilee

 

SOLD
#352 $35 Section of Business Section:

*Canadian Bank of Commerce
*C. G. Newton
*Bell Dairy Wagon

Excellent Unused

E R Wigle Druggist

C.1910 postcard
#353 $23 Alexandra Marine & General Hospital Excellent.
One of the few Goderich cards published by BC Printing & Litho.
Unused 1920-30 View SOLD
#354 $28 Bedford Block Excellent Unused

E R Wigle Druggist

C.1910 SOLD
#355 $10
Young Gentleman 

Lawrence Jurin ?

Excellent Wade Bros Cabinet Photo 
4.0 " X 2.5 "
Around 1900? photo

back

#356 $15
Young Gentleman 
Excellent Stewart Cabinet Photo 
6.5 " X 4.25 "
Around 1900? photo

back

#357 $15 North Street United Church Annual Report Booklet contains :
*List of About 200 Contributors with amounts given.
*Expenditures and Receipts of 14 different groups.
Letter written by Pastor Geo. T. Watts
Staples have rusted and some pages are loose.  1932 photo
#358 $8 Sunset Hotel Excellent. Unused 1930 View postcard
#359 $18 Central Park
Real Photo

Excellent.

 

Used.

Sallows likely

AZO stamp box.

1924-49

postcard
#360 $15 Harbor.

1 of 9 Known Pugh Post Cards

Very Good. Marks in upper right. Unused C.1910 postcard
#361 $45 Grand Trunk Railway Station.
Unique and uncommon card.
Excellent.

Back ( Front?) of card has 3 small Goderich photos.

 

To: John Hogarth in Mount Forest.

G. W. Thomson

Used. Mailed in 1907 postcard

back of card

#362 $12 Interior View of St. Georges English Church

1 of 9 Known Pugh Post Cards

Excellent Sepia Card.

 

Used. Mailed in 1924 postcard
#363 $4 Each 3 Local Citizen Band Cards. ( Scheerer, West and Clements)
Excellent .
1 Post Card
2 Cards
1960-70's ?? postcard

card

card

#364 $23 Very Early View of Carnegie Library

1 of 15 Known Smith Cards


Very Good. Some spotting.
Smith's Art Store Used. C. 1910 postcard
#365 $15 Early View of Benmiller
Excellent
Geo. W. Thomson & Son Used. Mailed in 1907. postcard
#366 $23 George Laithwaite
Excellent
Photo by Henderson Unused. C.1950's ?? postcard
#367 $8 George Laithwaite Scupltor of Lion with Hollyhocks
Excellent.

SIGNED CARD.

Laithwaite Unused. C.1950's ?? postcard


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