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Public Auction #407

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended February 11, 2011 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated February 11, 2011 at 5:07pm (New York time)

MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIBLES — Picture Postcards
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
610CVUnited States four sales trays packed tightly with over 2,500 sleeved picture postcards. Organized by state, from Alabama to Vermont, most are from the undivided back to white border eras and priced in the $3.00-5.00 range. Ready to put on your table with a sale sign.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00
611CVUnited States three sales trays packed tightly with around 2,000 sleeved picture postcards. Organized by about three dozen topics including advertising, expositions, humor, Indians, railroads, Halloween, etc., most are from the undivided back to white border eras and priced in the $3.00-15.00 range. One sixth of this lot is sorted by state, Virginia through Washington D.C. Ready to put on your table with a sale sign.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $800.00
612CVUnited States group of 78 different unused picture postcards relating to the 1907-1909 around-the-world cruise of the Great White Fleet. Mostly divided back, with some undivided back and white border styles, includes many Far East and Egypt scenes, plus scenes from other countries and the participating warships. Interesting group of seldom seen cards with potentially high retail.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $350.00
613CVUnited States and General Foreign accumulation of at least 40,000 picture postcards packed in 50 short file boxes. Basically unsorted as to country, topic, era, or orientation, you will find everything from real photos to continental size chromes to souvenir folders to postal cards, whether mint, used or with duplication. A great opportunity for sorting your way and interfiling into your stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,000.00
Price Realized: $4,000.00
614CVUnited States and General Foreign accumulation of at least 38,000 picture postcards similar to those above, but packed in about 55 shoeboxes. Also includes the oversize and undersize cards from the consignment.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,800.00
Price Realized: $3,500.00
615CVUnited States and General Foreign accumulation of at least 32,000 picture postcards similar to those above, but packed in 17 long file boxes and nine square cartons.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,600.00
Price Realized: $2,500.00
616CVUnited States and General Foreign several thousand assorted cards in 24 boxes. A few from the early period but mostly linens and chromes. Wide variety of views sorted by country, state or topic.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $600.00
617CVUnited States and General Foreign box of around 200 mint and used picture postcards with very diverse subject matter. Better include comedic, blacks, Halloween, Christmas and expos. Flipping through all of them should uncover ones you have never seen before.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $450.00
618CVOver 100 apparently different picture postcards of biplanes, balloons and dirigibles from several countries. The real photos of early airplanes are mostly from France and the later white borders are mostly fantasies from the US. Worth flipping through each one.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $375.00
619CVAustria over 110 mostly different WWI Red Cross propaganda/donation picture postcards. Includes a wide variety of military scenes, some with feldpost or other usages and all are computer annotated, sleeved and priced. Nice group.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $500.00
620CVGermany group of over 125 generally WWII propaganda picture postcards. Includes a variety of the typical subjects. Described in detail with a total retail of $6,490.00, you need only put a discounted price on them for resale.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,300.00
Price Realized: $850.00
621CVGermany group of over 160 generally WWI covers and propaganda picture postcards including Kriegsmarine, Zeppelin, POW and a variety of other subjects. Described in detail with a total retail of $5,080.00, you need only put a discounted price on them.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,100.00
Price Realized: $700.00
622CVGermany (mostly) mounted collection of over 100 different primarily mint or feldpost WWI era military related picture postcards. The majority are posed Kaiser portraits with some family, some action shots and some in full color. Worth browsing through.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $475.00
623CVGermany (mostly) mounted collection of about 50 different mint and used Zeppelin related picture postcards. Includes nice real photo views, some artist’s conceptions and some comic cards showing impossible inflatable “airships”. Viewing every page is suggested to fully appreciate the variety.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $325.00
624CVGermany (mostly) mounted collection of over 100 picture postcards from during and immediately after WWI. Includes many propaganda scenes and military portraits with stern mustachioed countenances. A popular collecting area.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $270.00
625CVGeneral accumulation of probably 4,000 covers, picture postcards and postal stationery packed in three boxes. Easy to flip through, it covers all time periods and many continents with a wide variety of first days, events, commercial items, sets, subjects, etc. Of interest to many collectors.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
626CVGeneral clean group of 60 colorful Zieher postcards depicting stamps of the various countries. We noted only two used and two duplicates among these popular cards.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $260.00