Abbott Lab "Dear Doctor" Postcards

There are 183 face-different Abbott "Dear Doctor" cards identified to date. The picture side of each is seen below when available with a brief description. All are shown sized in scale with one another. Refer to the master Excel postcard spreadsheet for the most current listing of known cards.

Listing Format: Card # - Country - Year Used - Brief Description

Click any to see a larger version as well as its reverse, including card, script and language varieties. There are many more varities than shown.

Note: Images come from my own collection and several sources that may vary slightly in tone and DPI. I am indebted to Roger Cichorz of Colorado for his research assistance in finding many varieties seen here and reflected in the master spreadsheet. Your additions and corrections are always welcomed. Email stamptmf@frontiernet.net with details.



001 Andorra 1958 Parliament

002 Andorra 1968 bridge

003 Argentina 1956 Buenos Aires
4 color views

004 Argentina 1957 cathedral tree left

005 Argentina 1957 cathedral tree right

006 Argentina 1960 vista del Riachuelo

007 Argentina 1964 Iguaza Falls

008 Argentina 1967 gauchos

009 australia 1956 Sydney harbor bridge

010 Australia 1958 Hobart dock

011 Australia 1967 Ayers Rock

012 Australia Antarctic 1961 base camp

013 Austria 1968 horses

013A Austria 1968 horses

014 Azores 1965 Ponta Delgada

015 Barbados 1967 beach

016 Belgium 1966 grand place

017 Belgium 1957 hotel de ville

018 Belgium 1966 marketplace

019 Brazil 1957 Rio at night

020 Brazil 1963 Brasilia Congress

021 Brazil 1967 Rio Lady Martha Terrace

022 Canada 1956 mountie

023 Canada 1966 Medicine Hat

024 Canada 1967 confederation

025 Canada 1967 Confederation
Building Newfoundland

026 Canada 1967 Province
House Halifax

027 Canada 1967 Confederation
Building Charlottetown

028 Canada 1967 Winnipeg
Parliament

029 Ceylon 1960 snake charmer

030 Chile 1958 Punta Arenas

031 Chile 1966 Easter Island

032 Chile 1967 Rio Mapocho

033 China Taiwan 1966 pineapple cart

034 Colombia 1956 Cartagena castle

035 Colombia 1964 Sierra Nevada

036 Colombia 1967 Independence Park

037 Comoroes 1965 native women

038 Cuba 1956 Morro Castle

039 Denmark 1957 mermaid

040 Ecuador 1967 children in Riobamba

041 Fiji 1967 police force trumpeteers

042 Finland 1958 castle

043 France 1956 Place de la Concorde

044 France 1957 storks

045 France 1964 Montmartre

046 France 1967 IV Paris Eiffel Tower

047 French Polynesia 1965 beach scene

048 Germany 1957 Goeth house

049 Germany 1962 Saar greetings 4 views

050 Germany 1963 Berlin

051 Germany 1967 8 scenes of Rudesheim

052 Great Britain 1956 Nelson monument

053 Great Britain 1956 Scott monument

054 Great Britain 1957 Queens College

055 Great Britain 1958 Corfe Castle

056 Great Britain 1959 RMS Queen Elizabeth

057 Great Britain 1960 Isle of Man

058 Great Britain 1962 Lundy

059 Great Britain 1963 Cardiff

060 Great Britain 1964 Stratford-upon-Avon

061 Great Britain 1965 Glasgow Royal Infirmary

062 Great Britain 1967 Big Ben

063 Great Britain 1968 Trafalgar Square

064 Greece 1956 Parthenon

065 Greece 1967 The Theseion

066 Greece 1967 Parthenon

067 Greenland 1959 sealers

068 Hong Kong 1960 cargo junks

069 Hong Kong 1963 Hong Kong by night

070 Ifni 1959 Plaza de Espana

071 India 1966 Taj Mahal

072 India 1967 Bombay

073 Ireland 1956 O'Connell Steet

074 Ireland 1961 Emerald Isles

075 Ireland 1966 jaunting car

076 Ireland 1967 three city views

077 Italy 1956 Florence

078 Italy 1957 Venice

079 Italy 1961 Bologna

080 Jamaica 1964 Montego Bay

081 Jamaica 1967 straw market

082 Japan 1959 national park

083 Japan 1964 Matsushima Bay

084 Jordan 1964 Dome of the Rock

085 Kenya 1967 lion at right

086 Kenya 1967 lions at left

087 Lebanon 1963 Byblos port scene

088 Lebanon 1966 Jupiter's Temple

089 Lebanon 1967 Roman ruins, Anjar

090 Liechtenstein 1958 castle

091 Liechtenstein 1967 children

092 Luxembourg 1958 chateau

093 Malaya 1964 Malay mosque

094 Maldives 1962/63 Mineret of Juma

095 Malta 1965 fortification of Valetta

096 Mauritius 1960/61 stamp

097 Mexico 1956 The Cathedral

098 Mexico 1963 College of Medicine

099 Mexico 1956 modern Mexico

100 Mexico 1956 Monument to Independence

101 Mexico 1956 Public Works

102 Mexico 1958 The Apocalypse
angel on right

103 Mexico 1958 The Apocalypse
angel on left

104 Mexico 1958 The Apocalypse
two floating angels

105 Mexico 1958 The Apocalypse
figure in white cloak in center

106 mexico 1958 The Apocalypse
angel on ground

107 Mexico 1958 earthenware toy horse

108 Mexico 1958 perfuming pot ring

109 Mexico 1958 perfuming pot tree

110 Mexico 1958 funeral mask

111 Mexico 1959 the little bull toy

112 Mexico 1961 El Castillo y las Mil Columns

113 Mexico 1963 Centro Medico

114 Mexico 1967 Palace of Fine Arts

115 Mexico 1968 University City
Rectorate

116 Mexico 1968 Ciudad Universaria

117 Monaco 1959 view of city

118 Monaco 1966/67 view of the port
at night

119 Netherlands 1957 St Olofssteeg

120 Netherlands 1958 Keukenhof

121 Netherlands 1964 Rembrandt
anatomy lesson

122 Netherlands 1965 Madurodam
Dutch city in miniature

123 Netherlands 1967 Amsterdam
Herengracht

124 Netherlands Antillies 1959 bridge

125 Netherlands Antilles 1968
New Heerenstraat

126 New Caledonia 1959 view of Noumea

127 New Hebrides 1966 native
with hatchet

128 New Zealand 1961 Mt Egmont

129 New Zealand 1967 Rotorua

130 Nicaragua 1968 Ruben Dario
monument

131 Norway 1966 Arctic Circle

132 Pakistan 1964 Abbottabad Mosque

133 Pakistan 1967 Shalamar Gardens

134 Panama 1957 locks

135 Peru 1956 three views

136 Peru 1965 llamas

137 Peru 1967 landscapes

138 Philippines 1966 Ifugao village

139 Portugal 1956 Plaza Pedro IV

140 Portugal 1961 monument

141 Portuguese India 1960 statue

142 Rio Muni 1963 Bata Spanish Guinea

143 Ruanda-Urundi 1959/60 animals
in a field

144 St Pierre 1959 dock

145 Salvador 1960 volcano

146 Salvador 1967? bathing resort

147 San Marino 1958 panorama view

148 San Marino 1968 honor guard

149 Singapore 1962 riverfront

150 Singapore 1967 Singapore harbor

151 South Africa 1956 Table Top Mountain

152 South Africa 1958 Venda native women

153 Spain 1956 Plaza de la Cibeles

154 Spain 1964 Puerto de Palos

155 Spain 1963 Toledo Bridge of
Alcantara

156 Spain 1967 Cervantes monument

157 Spain 1968 Madrid Museo del Prado

158 Spanish Sahara 1965 Plaza de Espana

159 Suriname 1960 government buildings

160 Sweden 1956 stadhaust city hall

161 Sweden 1957 waterfront

162 Sweden 1958 laplander home

163 Sweden 1960 Nobel prize

164 Sweden 1968 city hall

165 Switzerland 1956 Castle of Chillon

166 Switzerland 1957 Bern clock tower

167 Switzerland 1965 blowing the alpenhorn

168 Switzerland 1967 Zurich

169 Thailand 1963 Pogoda of Dawn

170 Thailand 1968 Emerald Buddha temple

171 Trinidad 1967 airport

172 Turkey 1968 Istanbul palace

173 United Nations 1964 flags on display

174 USA 1956 outrigger canoe Waikiki

175 USA 1956 lower Manhattan

176 USA 1956? N Chicago Abbott plant

177 USA 1959 Juneau

178 USA 1956 Waikiki

179 Uruguay 1956 painting

180 Vatican 1956 St Peters

181 Venezuela 1968 Gran Sabana

182 Wallis 1965 Island view

Note- There are two Austria cards, 013 and 013A, for a total of 183 face-different cards known to date.