RPPC Fire Ruins Troy NY 1907 Ice-Covered Plant Disaster Real Photo Postcard For Sale

A dramatic real photo postcard showing the ice-encrusted ruins of a factory or plant destroyed by fire, its clock tower and smokestack still standing over a crowd of onlookers on a frozen winter street. Mailed from Troy, New York on February 21, 1907, with a handwritten caption noting the whole building is gone.

• Real photo postcard (RPPC) of a winter fire disaster aftermath
• Ruins sheathed in ice from firefighting in freezing weather; clock tower and smokestack visible
• Handwritten front caption references the destroyed 'plant' and that the whole building is gone
• Postally used: Troy, N.Y. cancel dated Feb 21, 1907, 1-cent Franklin stamp
• Undivided-back era card, addressed to a recipient in Los Angeles, California
• Documentary disaster image with strong collector appeal

Real photo postcard, undivided back, postally used from Troy, N.Y. Feb 21 1907 with 1c Franklin stamp. Handwritten caption across lower front; light age toning and edge wear. Strong, legible image of the frozen fire ruins.

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• Card under $20 — $1.00 flat. Semi-rigid protective sleeve, sent tracked by Standard Envelope.
• $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!