B&B Post Card #1 (From Richard Flint)

B&B_Germ_col_postcard-horses, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Here are two more of the fine set of 12 color lithograph postcards issued in German for the European tour. The series is numbered (in the lower right corner of each card) and I am listing an abbreviated description of each along with their printed series number and the number you used under which to post them on Thursday. Europe was postcard-mad in the late 1890s, a fad that erupted shortly thereafter in the US during the first decade of the 20th century. I do not have numbers 1 and 6 but one of the two illustrates a chariot race. 1 - 2 – horses jumping over hurdles [Buckles posted as his #4 on Thursday] 3 – ladies and horses, man and horse in footrace [Buckles #7] 4 – male and female lion heads plus panther and tiger, children visiting zoo [Buckles #6] 5 – elephants [Buckles #8] 6 - 7 – horses, roman standing and post-riding plus big liberty pyramid 8 – seals, inclined wire, man in revolving ball, and aerial act [Buckles #3] 9 – side incl tattooed and bearded ladies 10 - side show incl elastic skin, armless and skeleton men [Buckles #2] 11 – tiger in center, zebra l/r, plus other hooded animals [Buckles #1] 12 – clowns [Buckles #5] These are wonderful cards, long considered expensive until the advent of eBay. Dick Flint Baltimore