RPPC Navy Warship Torpedo Boat Wreck Salvage Harbor Real Photo Postcard c.1910s For Sale

A vintage real photo postcard showing a naval warship — apparently a torpedo boat or gunboat — heavily damaged or wrecked, listing with a collapsed superstructure and a salvage derrick rigged over the deck in a calm harbor backed by low hills. A striking documentary maritime image on an AZO-back RPPC.

• Real photo postcard (RPPC) of a naval vessel, apparently damaged or under salvage
• Warship with collapsed superstructure, masts and derrick rigging visible
• Calm harbor setting with hills in the background
• AZO stamp box with four up-pointing triangles, dating the card to roughly 1907-1918
• Unused; light/faded sepia image with a faint vertical crease line
• Documentary maritime / naval subject of collector interest

Real photo postcard, unused. Image is light/faded with a soft sepia tone and a faint vertical crease/line; corners and surface generally intact. AZO back with four up-pointing triangles in the stamp box.

How a card ships depends on its price, and the rate is shown on every listing before you buy.

• Standard-size card under $20 — $1.00 flat. Semi-rigid protective sleeve, sent tracked by Standard Envelope. (Oversize, fold-out and lot listings cannot go by envelope: they ship at the calculated rate below whatever their price -- the listing\'s own shipping line is always the one that applies.)
• $20 to $100 — postage calculated at checkout for your address. Rigid stay-flat mailer, USPS Ground Advantage, tracked, with $100 of carrier insurance included.
• Over $100 — postage calculated at checkout. Rigid mailer, UPS Ground, insured for the full purchase price. Orders over $250 require a signature on delivery.

Buying more than one? They travel together in a single well-protected package, and shipping is charged per card at the rate shown on each listing. On a larger order we will often upgrade the whole lot into one tracked stay-flat package at our own cost — you are never charged more than the rates above.

Scanthology specializes in carefully digitized vintage paper. Every card is scanned at high resolution, stored flat, and shipped protected. Questions welcome -- thanks for looking!