| POSTCARDS — United States |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 16 |  | Massive selection from 1910 to the 1960s of roughly 18,000 postcards weighing approximately 500 pounds from a retired dealer in 11 large cartons. Organized in 34 Sterilite 13” by 6” by 8” plastic containers plus four other containers already sleeved and priced. Consists of 14 US States (Illinois only from A-H), 4 foreign, and the rest topical including comic, bridges, monuments, greetings, Niagara Falls, hotels, etc. Rounding out this lot is a banker’s box jammed with Galesburg, Illinois from the 1950s offering enough of the same postcards to last you several lifetimes. Needs to find a new appreciative home. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,100.00
Price Realized: $800.00 |
| 17 | | United States outstanding stock with owner’s count of around 6,200 postcards mostly neatly organized in sequential order in two of our largest cartons. Entails about 4,300 Ohio cards in five white boxes and roughly 1,900 from Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, and Wisconsin in three card boxes. Fantastic variety of postally used and unused having the majority prior to 1930. Careful inspection will produce rewards. | Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00 |
| 18 | | Illinois impressive stock with owner’s count of around 3,400 postcards nicely organized having many sleeved in four white card boxes. Good variety of postally used and unused having the majority prior to 1930. About 80% are from Chicago including Hammon Chicago in color. The remaining 20% are from various cities and towns from this state. A most useful selection worthy of your viewing. | Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $475.00 |
| 19 | | A slice of Wisconsin postal history told in over 1,000 different picture postcards, a few covers, and a few picture folders. Owner’s count of 1,250 items each with a link to the Dairy State. Most interesting are the cards, not only do many of the picture sides have a state focus, but all the cancels are from Wisconsin towns. Highlights include three postcard albums organized A-Z by their postmarks with many different types of postal markings. Seems to cover the years 1898-1918. The covers and picture folders are less interesting but add to the total display. Perfect for any Wisconsin town cancel collector. | Cat. Value: S.B. 240.00
Price Realized: $240.00 |
| 20 | | Over 750 owner’s California postcards consisting 680 golden age, linen, and chromes, 13 souvenir folders sorted into 20 categories and mostly unused. Also includes postcards booklets numbering 66 from Disney’s “Mulan”, Los Angeles, and Yosemite. All have been priced by the owner. | Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $65.00 |
| 21 | | Roughly 500 postcards mostly from the 1950s to 1960s. Appears to be vacation souvenirs as the majority are unused. Wide range variety of views, scenes, buildings, etc. An utmost useful selection. | Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $85.00 |
| 22 | | Alaska postcard offering from 1905 to 1976. Around 90 mainly unused but also includes postally used postcards offering views and scenes. Some cancels from 1905 to 1928 are Skagway, Saint Michael, Metlakahtia, Tanana, and Juneau. Nice grouping of seldom seen card history. | Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $120.00 |
| 23 | | Six early golden age Alaska picture postcards. Five used each with a better view. Includes Loop bridge in Illecillewaet valley, 1905 canceled “Cordoba, Alaska” real photo C.R. & N.W. Ry near Cordoba, Alaska, 1915 canceled Seward, Alaska real photo “man with two bears, one is learning to use a typewriter”; 1918 Skacna, Alaska canceled “Steel arch bridge”; 1909 postage due canceled “Horseshoe curve” railroad card: and 1906 Ketchakan, Alaska canceled “on board The Alaska Steamship Company” advertising card. Condition varies. Cards like this are becoming scarce in the marketplace. Outstanding compact group. | Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $85.00 |
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