PICTURE POSTCARDS — Germany |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 911 | | Germany tremendous mounted collection of mint and used WWI feldpost picture postcards. There are over 3,000 presumably nearly all different PPCs, with some feldpost covers and stationery. A wide range of posed and/or action scenes may be found, with patriotic themes throughout. We noted some better artists and/or publishers, and suggest that pages of all 11 heavy binders be turned during viewing. | Cat. Value: S.B. 10,000.00 Price Realized: $7,000.00 |
| 912 | | Germany propaganda, postal, and photo card mounted collection of over 1,500 1933-1945 Third Reich cards of all sizes. Many are postally used from the field or elsewhere, many are cigarette cards or similar items, many are in full color, plus there are earlier or later related items. Topics include paratrooper, panzer, and naturally a lot of Hitler, and we did note some reprints and fakes. Take some time to go through all six binders to fully appreciate the scope of this collection. | Cat. Value: $3,750.00 Price Realized: $8,000.00 |
| 913 | | Germany Aviation PPC collection of over 800 mounted mint and used WWI era cards showing planes and pilots. Includes many crashes, different printings, feldpost cancels, etc. Also includes some related more modern cards and info from the web. An interesting survey of the primitive machines, tactics, and locales of early aerial warfare. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2,600.00 Price Realized: $6,500.00 |
| 914 | | Germany Royalty and Generals picture postcards from the WWI era. One binder has about 325 mint and used cards showing royalty in formal and informal poses, young and old, plus individually and in groups. The other binder has almost 350 mint and used cards showing the stern countenances of generals and admirals posing from all angles and in action. This much entitlement and pompousness is tiring. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,600.00 Price Realized: $1,200.00 |
| 915 | | Germany Naval PPC collection of several hundred mounted mint and used WWI cards, one binder of submarines and one binder of surface warships. Includes a wide range of propaganda action and posed scenes, some from more than one printing. Interesting insight on naval life at the time. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,250.00 Price Realized: $2,600.00 |
| 916 | | Germany mounted collection of around 390 mint and used Third Reich propaganda picture postcards. All with a military aviation theme, some are in full color, some are from sets, and a few take a comic approach. Interesting action from all angles. | Cat. Value: S.B, 1,250.00 Price Realized: $2,000.00 |
| 917 | | Topical Germany mounted collection of about 200 mint and used WWI Zeppelin-topic propaganda picture postcards. Includes all sorts of heroic and tragic scenes of Zeppelin warfare, plus some historical info from the web and a few balloon PPCs. A very nice selection of the earlier years of this popular topic. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,150.00 Price Realized: $3,000.00 |
| 918 | | Germany mounted collection of around 440 items, primarily mint and used Nuremberg picture postcards, and postal stationery and covers with Nuremberg slogan machine cancels or commemorative hand cancels. They run from 1923 to 1944 with many Peace Rally” cards, assorted publicity and propaganda cards, related ephemera and web info, any some scattered reprints and fakes. Unusual to find so much material on this specialty. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,100.00 Price Realized: $2,200.00 |
| 919 | | Germany WWI field postcard collection with around 280 mint and used holiday-themed picture postcards. They are primarily for Christmas with some New Years and Easter, etc. Quite a mixture of emotions represented. | Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00 Price Realized: $600.00 |