RPPC No. 2 Fire Station Battle Creek Michigan Real Photo Postcard Firehouse c191 For Sale

A crisp real photo postcard of No. 2 Fire Station in Battle Creek, Michigan — a handsome brick firehouse with twin arched apparatus bays, a corner tower, and a tall flagpole. Firehouse and fire-department views are an actively collected documentary subject, and this identifiable named station makes an especially appealing example.

• Real photo postcard (RPPC) — one-of-a-kind photographic image, not a printed litho
• Subject: No. 2 Fire Station, Battle Creek, Michigan
• In-negative caption reads 'No 2. Fire Station Battle Creek Mich.'
• Divided-back era, KARBO stamp box on reverse (c.1908-1918)
• Unused / not postally cancelled
• Clean image with only light corner wear

Real photo postcard, unused. Clean sepia image with sharp detail; light corner wear and mild toning to the back. KARBO stamp box on reverse.

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• 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!