Surfer at Waikiki Antiq Island Curio Store #16~Postcard Hawaii PMC Surf Rider-H1

Description

Famous view of Surfer at Waikiki.
Collectible Hawaii postcard published by Island Curio Store of Honolulu. S
eries
# 16. Dates to about 1904/05.
A little paper toning discoloration but a nice early image of a surfer posed at Waikiki that is very hard to come by.
Definitely
one of the earliest
surfing
photos to be used on a postcard, if not actually the first! Note the undivided back.
Keith Steiner's book;
Hawaii's early Territorial Days
illustrates all known postcards in the Island Curio collection. It is a valuable resource for anyone collecting Hawaii postcards from this era.
CONDITION: Paper Toning, 1/4" crease or split UL edge,
otherwise
Good. UnMailed. Antique.
SIZE: about 3 1/2" x 5 1/2"
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