Looking at Downtown Skyline from Under Brooklyn Bridge, New York City

This is an incredibly well preserved postcard, from Kay Anthony’s collection. The postcard would seem to agree with me: “A remarkable view of the downtown section of New York City’s world-famous skyline, a truly awe-inspiring sight.” The card was published by Alfred Mainzer, 118 East 28th Street, New York 16, New York.

5 Comments

1. David Lewis (January 22nd, 2009 at 11:22 PM)

   When were these postcards published
2. Chris Overstreet (January 24th, 2009 at 12:56 PM)

   Dating postcards can often be difficult, as publishers generally did not keep records; they would publish a card for a particular customer, then move on to the next. (The notable exception to this rule is the Curt Teich Company, and I post dates for those.) We can definitely say, in the case of this card, that it was published after 1943, which is when the Post Office starting using two-digit codes to differentiate areas of large cities (e.g., New York 16, New York). Given that this card is a linen card, it’s unlikely (though not impossible) that it was published after 1950 so, in this case, we can narrow the date down to a range of about seven or eight years. Unfortunately, most of the time that’s as good as it gets.
3. TAMMY SWEED (July 16th, 2009 at 7:04 PM)

   CAN ANYONE GIVE ME ANY INSIGHT TO OLD BLACK & WHITE A. MAINZER NEW YORK CITY POSTCARDS. ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPH. NUMBERED WITH DESCRIPTIONS ON BOTTOM OF FRONT OF POSTCARD. THANKS TAMMY
4. Eva Laster (September 14th, 2009 at 8:25 AM)

   Am trying to date an Alfred mainzer postcard, color, linen-like quality, with white borders, of Yankee Stadium. I am not wanting to sell, just curious. It has the number 158 in the upper left corner.
5. John (March 7th, 2010 at 9:27 PM)

   Hi Folks,

   What is the name of the fifth building from the left in the postcard? It is also the third highest building in the photograph

   John
   Canada

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