bob petley (21 resultados)

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. After "why haven't you written?", postcards about "sorry I haven't written" are the most numerous. This chap makes an elegant case for himself. Mailed in 1965, some postmark offprint next to his head, else fine.

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. What's the use of going on a trip if there isn't a chance or two of adventure? Or three. Or five. Mailed i 1961 very nice shape. Petley published three versions of this card, one black and white, one in full color, and one, like this, halfway between.

No Binding. Condición: Good. The bartender isn't fazed at all. A card of the 1950s or thereabouts, never mailed and in excellent shape EXCEPT for four spots in the corners on the message side, showing where tape once held this to a bulletin board or wall.

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. Another of William Tell's descendants finds out it isn';t as easy as old William made it look. Never mailed, nice condition.

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. I cannot find that the Audubon Society or the National Wildlife Federation have ever issued a postcard in honor of this breed. Mailed in 1972, soft crease along the bottom.

No Binding. Condición: Near Fine. He has a nice, self-contained system set up: what will they think of next? A card of the 1950s or thereabouts, never mailed and in excellent shape.

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. An update of a popular postcard budget plan (updated to whatever year a week's worth of cigars cost thirty cents.) Never messaged or mailed, excellent shape.

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. Half a dozen drink-tangled tongue jokes in one go. Mailed in 1952 by someone having a grand time in Beatty, Nevada; nice shape.

No Binding. Condición: Near Fine. So is the cow bellowing this to the bunny or is the bunny giving this advice to the cow? A postcard of the 1950s or thereabouts, never mailed and in excellent condition.

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. The Mugwumps were a third political party which did a lot of work in 1884, and took their name from a Native word meaning "[erspm of importance". Politicians from the two main parties quickly gave it the meaning shown here, which continues to arise from time to time: note that this card was issued in a Presidential election year. 4x6 inches, never mailed or messaged ad in nice shape.

No Binding. Condición: Near Fine. Petley has tried to pack as many saloon cliches and gags into a 4x6 postcard as he can, from the hunting trophies on the walls to the troubled piano player. Never mailed, nice shape.

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. See, he thought the phone was a peanut vending.og, you got that. Mailed in 1956 by someone who has just seen Marilyn Monroe in a show; for reasons not known, everything about the address except the word "Minnesota" has been erased; otherwise nice shape.

No Binding. Condición: Near Fine. Ah, the good old days before all those regulations! (Nowadays, of course, he'd have to provide the cow with a seatbelt.) A postcard of the 1950s or thereabouts, never mailed and in excellent shape.

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. This is s finer old postcard joke, but Bob Petley has made significant changes. The ass involved is made a minor character, and the sender's friends are made to look very sinister indeed (though they do shup him home). A chrome postcard of the 1950s or thereabouts, mailed and in nice shape.

No Binding. Condición: Good. The vest may begin there, but it doesn't stretch all that far. Note the rabbit with the boot fetish. Messaged but not mailed in the 1960s or thereabouts, it shows some wear around the edges and a small stain in lower left, more visible from the backside.

No Binding. Condición: Near Fine. Another vaudeviolle joke brought onto a postcard; look at what he;s done to the Eastern tourist. A chrome postcard of the 1950s or thereabouts, never mailed and in very nice shape.

No Binding. Condición: Near Fine. I have been studying this image, trying to make out just where that calf is going to apply that branding iron, but I've decied I have other things to do. A chrome postcard of the 1950s or thereabouts, nice shape, one gentle crease in lower left corner.

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. Just what it says: what were you thinking? mailed in 1952 by someone without much to say (or who let the card say it), very nice shape.

No Binding. Condición: Fine. When Douglas MacArthur cited the folk song "Old Soldiers Never Die", he unintentionally set off a whole new joke fade. Here's Bob Petley's take on one of the jokes, never mailed and in excellent condition.

Postcard. Condición: Very Good. Unmarked postcard. Measures 10.5x3.5 inches. Photo, by Bob Petley, shows the Denver and Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Passenger Train traveling through the mountains. Undated, probably between 1970-83. Text reads: Denver and Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Passenger Train leaving Silverton, Colorado on its return run to Durango. This 53-mile trip over narrow gauge rails is the the last scheduled passenger run in the nation. It is rapidly becoming a major attraction for fisherman, photographers and tourists who come from all over the world to enjoy the wonderously scenic ride.

Condición: As New. Bob Petley Ilustrador. Limited Edition. Petley Studios novelty art certificates themed on the American Southwest. Created by Petley Studios, Inc., founded by Bob Petley in Phoenix, Arizona, these certificates were primarily distributed to tourist locations throughout the post-war American Southwest. Each certificate is marked with a number (Honorary Sheriff D-1, Certified Prospector D-9) and "Petley Studios, Inc." and the year 1955.