| POSTCARDS — United States |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 169 |  | Stock of Texas postcards. Consists of owner’s count of 2,300 mainly linen or chromes sorted, sleeved, and priced. Good variety of Texan material ready to sell on the internet or at shows. Not to be missed. | Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $450.00 |
| 170 | | USS Florida dreadnought battleship pre-WW I real photo selection in a binder. Most taken by the official ship photographer Krueger and Otto to document their sea duty prior to the war. Owner’s count of 132 cards. An unusual offering not to be missed. | Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $400.00 |
| 171 | | Accumulation of vintage real photo postcards 99% United States in one carton. Owner’s count of 2.973 cards organized and sleeved in four boxes. Consists of 600 ladies, 607 children, 205 couples, 700 miscellaneous views, 360 gents, 200 houses, 212 family life, and 15 pets. Most are unidentified. A fun lot to view. | Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $550.00 |
| 172 | | Selection of owner’s count of 103 United States real photo postcards in a binder. Encompasses Soldiers and Sailors appearing most from WW I or some from WW II. Examination necessary for condition of several cards. A great historical military lot. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $300.00 |
| 173 | | Postcard Extravaganza. Large accumulation of mainly U.S. postcards from much of the twentieth century, organized by topic. Mixture of approximately 2500 used and unused postcards placed in thirteen albums, with some items in loose sheets. Topics include pretty ladies, dresses and hats, love light bulbs, auto plants, cars, ships, boats, Century of Progress, N.Y. World’s Fair, humor, holidays, auto races, balloon races, famous buildings, municipal street scenes, various Midwest towns, comic, and trains. Many types of cards, e.g., embossed, add-on, chromes, lithographs, real photo postcards, etc.; printed in the U.S. and abroad. See photos for an introduction to this lot. Suitable for collectors and dealers alike. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $400.00 |
| 174 | | Intimate Documents of Early Twentieth-Century University Life. Nine clean, sharp, engaging real photo postcards showing athletic and other events at the University of Illinois around 1910. Cards 1-3 focus on a push ball competition. Cards 4 and 5 depict a football game between Illinois and Chicago, and card 6 is titled "Illinois Field." Card 7 is labeled “Color Rush at University of Illinois"; card 8, “Cadet Regiment of University of Illinois.” Card 9 features a baseball game between Illinois and Chicago on 20 May 1910. Of the nine, four are signed by the photographer Lloyde, and the remaining five come from the Strauch’s Student Life Series. All cards are unposted. Desirable lot paying homage to bygone days. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $170.00 |
| 175 | | A Symphony of Light. Seventeen vintage hold-to-the-light postcards of various manufacture. Created to celebrate Christmas, Easter, a birthday, and Valentine's Day. Includes two building cards. Delightful examples of this oldtime postcard art. Don't overlook the variety of cancels and stamps. | Cat. Value: S.B. 170.00
Price Realized: $130.00 |
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