New York - Singer Building posted 1911 postcard
- Condition : Used
- Dispatch : 2 Days
- Brand : None
- ID# : 32995818
- Quantity : 1 item
- Views : 287
- Location : United Kingdom
- Seller : justthebook (+1599)
- Barcode : None
- Start : Sun 24 Oct 2010 06:55:45 (AEST)
- Close : Run Until Sold
- Remain : Run Until Sold
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- Postcard
- Picture / Image: Singer Building (47 stories, 612ft. high), New York
- Publisher: L & V Quality
- Postally used: yes
- Stamp: 2x 1c. green SG338
- Postmark(s): New York Apr 23 1911 wavy line
- Sent to: Mr Billy Page, c/o Mr F. Poxlee, The Noakes, Worcester, England
- Notes & Key words: rounded corner or two
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Postage & Packing:
UK (incl. IOM, CI & BFPO): 99p
Europe: £1.60
Rest of world (inc. USA etc): £2.75
No additional charges for more than one postcard. You can buy as many postcards from me as you like and you will just pay the fee above once. (If buying postcards with other things such as books, please contact or wait for invoice before paying).
Payment Methods:
UK - PayPal, Cheque (from UK bank) or postal order
Outside UK: PayPal or Google Checkout ONLY please. NO non-UK currency checks or money orders (sorry).
NOTE: All postcards are sent in brand new stiffened envelopes which I have bought for the task. These are specially made to protect postcards and you may be able to re-use them. In addition there are other costs to sending so the above charge is not just for the stamp!
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:
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The Singer Building at Liberty Street and Broadway in Manhattan, New York,[1] was an office building completed in 1908 as the headquarters of the Singer Manufacturing Company.[2]
The building's architect, Ernest Flagg, was a supporter of height limitations and restrictive zoning, and showed his solution to tall-building crowding with the Singer's set-back design. The 12-story base of the building filled an entire blockfront, while the tower above was very narrow.
At 612 feet (187 m) above grade, the Singer Building was the tallest building in the world from its completion until the completion in 1909 of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower on Madison Avenue, again in Manhattan.
The building was demolished in 1968 as it was claimed to be functionally obsolete, and in order to make way for the U.S. Steel Building (currently known as One Liberty Plaza). The tower floors were squares only 65 feet (20 m) on a side. This made it almost the tallest building ever to be destroyed. It became the second such after the Avala TV Tower in Serbia was destroyed during a NATO bombing raid in 1999, until the September 11, 2001, collapse of the nearby World Trade Center. It is still the tallest building ever peacefully demolished.
Listing Information
| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 32995818 |
| Start Time | Sun 24 Oct 2010 06:55:45 (AEST) |
| Close Time | Run Until Sold |
| Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
| Item Condition | Used |
| Bids | 0 |
| Views | 287 |
| Dispatch Time | 2 Days |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Auto Extend | No |
