| POSTCARDS — United States |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
   
23 TOTAL IMAGES | 513 |  | My Kind of Town. Three boxes of desirable posted and unposted Chicago-themed postcards, 1900-1960. Approximately 3,200 cards. Sleeved and organized by category. Includes sections for parks, museums, historic buildings, tourist attractions, famous streets, hotels, restaurants, and the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair. Features divided and undivided back cards, lithos, linens, white border cards, etc.; no chromes. Occasional wear and tear visible, but most cards are F-VF. One of the most comprehensive lots of Chicago cards we have had in a long time. | Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $400.00 |
   
14 TOTAL IMAGES | 514 | | Postcard Bounty. Massive all-U.S. lot of around 4,100 posted and unposted cards. Strong representation of individual states and their large and small cities and towns. Emphasis on street scenes, municipal buildings, restaurants, diners, hotels, etc. Pleasing presence of RPPCs, with plenty of linens and Golden Age cards. Also includes a number of continental and standard chromes, offering a splendid reflection of twentieth-century American topical charm. F-VF. Occasional, but manageable duplication. Many cards are sleeved, and the entire lot is meticulously organized and inventoried. Great show boxes for bourses or eBay listings. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $650.00 |
   
28 TOTAL IMAGES | 515 | | Americana Postcard Splendor. Over 4,000 standard and continental postcards organized by state or topic. Posted and unposted. Many design types and printing methods, including RPPCs, observed. Some cards are sleeved and identified. Mixed condition, but mainly F-VF. Most states are represented, and cards related to popular topics, such as holidays, sports, humor, dolls, and famous people, add interest to the accumulation. Significant number of Chicago postcards present. Contains a large grouping of cards depicting golf courses, club houses, etc. from throughout the twentieth century. We also noticed a few hundred foreign postcards in one box, organized by country. Everything ready for addition to a private collection or incorporation into a retail stock. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $600.00 |
   
12 TOTAL IMAGES | 516 | | Focus on Louisville. Over 1,700 assorted sleeved picture postcards and postal cards from Louisville, Kentucky. Contains cards from throughout the twentieth century, especially strong in the 1910-1960 time period. Features lithos, linens, chromes, RPPCs, etc. Mixture of mailed and unmailed cards; mostly F-VF. Includes many unusual locations, long-gone buildings, famous people, and historic events. Along for the ride are six reference works on picture postcards and Louisville history. Attractive specialized offering. | Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $200.00 |
   
10 TOTAL IMAGES | 517 | | Southern Exposure. Approximately 1,500 postcards from Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and the Tennessee Mountain region. Includes posted and unposted material in F-VF condition. We noticed a mix of printing and design styles, with useful representation of Golden Age cards, RPPCs, linens, etc. Varying degrees of duplication. Carefully organized and inventoried. A lovely lot to view and admire, packed with out-of-the-ordinary postcards. | Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $400.00 |
   
6 TOTAL IMAGES | 518 | | Large Letter Extravaganza. Lot of choice large letter linen postcards from the United States, 1940s era. Includes many uncommon cities. Contains 767 all-different, sorted, and sleeved postcards and 39 duplicates. Mix of posted and unposted cards. F-VF throughout. Attractive comprehensive stock of these popular cards. | Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $260.00 |
   
7 TOTAL IMAGES | 519 | | Cha-Ching. Dealer stock of around five hundred posted and unposted postcards depicting U.S. banks, trust companies, and insurance companies. Some duplication. Includes over twenty RPPCs, a few hundred early twentieth-century vintage cards, some postal cards, and numerous linens. F-VF. Noticed many attractive cancels. A few foreign cards are along for the ride. Substantial holding of often elusive material. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $75.00 |
   
6 TOTAL IMAGES | 520 | | United States unusual, all different, Illinois selection in a portfolio folder. Consists of ten uncut sheets of eight postcards from Woodstock, Crystal Lake (both in McHenry County), and Rockford and five sheets of six cards also from Rockford and Woodstock from the Golden Age. Printed by William Hoffman Publishers, Chicago. If you were born or lived in these towns, you can not let this one slip away. | Cat. Value: S.B. 90.00
Price Realized: $50.00 |
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