| PICTURE POSTCARDS — United States |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 1167 |  | Lifetime collection of postcards from early U.S. expositions and fairs, 1870’s to 1890’s. Owner’s count of fifty-three all-different cards in enviable condition. Includes material from Cotton States and International Exposition, Tennessee Exposition, Charleston Exposition, South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition, National Export Exposition, Trans-Mississippi International Exposition, and Centennial International Exhibition of 1876. Loaded with hard-to-find items. High cultural, historical, and commercial value. See the many pictures for more information. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2200.00
Price Realized: $950.00 |
| 1168 | | Exciting lifetime collection of 1893 Columbian Exposition postcards and choice ephemera. Over ninety different mint and used cards and other printed items. Includes Goldsmith and Koehler cards accurately sorted by sets. Many items identified and explained by the original owner. Great condition overall. View the many photos to whet your appetite for this lot. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1100.00
Price Realized: $2,400.00 |
| 1169 | | Sophisticated personal collection of 1907 Jamestown Exposition postcards. Over 200 all-different postcards neatly arranged in one binder. Posted and unposted, with numerous images, printing styles, cancels, and auxiliary markings. Enviable condition. Includes many hard-to-find cards. Also contains a guide to the official souvenir postcards of the exposition. A rare opportunity to acquire an extensive collection of this topic. | Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $800.00 |
| 1170 | | Collection of approximately 390 seemingly all different Naval related cards. Includes 164 real photos, 72 lithographs. The highlight is the 155 featuring the White Fleet. Outstanding lifetime endeavor. | Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $850.00 |
| 1171 | | Over 110 advertising cards with a wide variety of products. Runs from the early period to the 1950’s. Includes real photos and lithographs. An entertaining group. | Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $425.00 |
| 1172 | | Memorable dealer’s stock of 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair postcards. Over 280 neatly sleeved, posted and unposted cards. Reasonable duplication. Various printing styles, destinations, cancels, auxiliary markings, etc. Interesting messages written by fairgoers to friends, family members, and business associates in the U.S. and abroad. Clean, fresh stock, with unused cards often in like-new condition. Carefully organized. Includes over 20 “Hold-to-light” cards. Appealing to collectors and historians alike. | Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $475.00 |
| 1173 | | Choice 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair Collection. Professional postcard dealer’s personal collection of 128 all-different postcards, including eleven "hold-to-light" cards. Posted and unposted material, in desirable condition. Contains numerous items that went through the mail and exhibit clear cancels and auxiliary markings, along with playful or serious messages. Impeccable organization, with all cards displayed in clear pocket pages and arranged according to various publisher-printers. View the many photos for more information about this attractive lot. | Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $200.00 |
| 1174 | | Sophisticated accumulation of 1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition postcards. Twenty-one posted and unposted cards in firm sleeves with some annotation. Overall clean, fresh condition. Great representation of assorted official images, with shade varieties, flaws, etc. Includes a few mailed cards with out-of-period cancels. High retail value. | Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $210.00 |
| 1175 | | Lifetime collection of about 120 Decoration Day cards. Appears to be all different including 35 Clapsaddle and 40 Tucks. Condition mixed. | Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $300.00 |
| 1176 | | a wonderful collection of 769 different “large letter” cards. They are well organized with very nice quality throughout and no Chromes. A great start to this popular area. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $270.00 |
| 1177 | | Enviable collection of 1901 Pan-American Exposition postcards. Approximately fifty cards nicely organized in a binder. All-different varieties. Posted and unposted, familiar and uncommon, with various images, cancels, and auxiliary markings. Includes cards published by the Niagara Envelope Manufactory, E.C. Kropp, Arthur Livingston, Franz Huld, Arthur Strauss, etc. Also contains some ephemera. View photos for an introduction to this outstanding condition. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $450.00 |
| 1178 | | Delightful collection of postcards from miscellaneous U.S. expositions, 1909-1939. Owner’s count of 291 all-different cards, lovingly selected and displayed. Posted and unposted, familiar and uncommon, in admirable condition overall. Includes cards from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, the Panama-California Exposition, the Panama-Pacific Exposition, the Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial Exposition, the California-Pacific Exposition, the Golden Gate Exposition, and others. Plenty of photos online for bidders to view and enjoy. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $600.00 |
| 1179 | | Strong 1933 Chicago World’s Fair Collection. Dealer-assembled holding of 358 all-different postcards. Mainly unposted cards in impeccable condition. Various types and styles present, including linens and real photos, from assorted publishers and printers, e.g., American Colortype/Max Rigot, Gerson Bros., C.R. Childs, Illinois Photogravure, Reuben H. Donnelley, and Curt Teich. Cards are carefully organized and housed in protective pages. Seize the opportunity to acquire this large, no-duplication assemblage of handpicked postcards. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $750.00 |
| 1180 | | Collection of all different 435 American Civil War related cards. Runs from early divided backs through linins to Chromes, with most of the value in the earlier periods. Includes all kinds of battle fields, generals, monuments, etc.. | Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $180.00 |
| 1181 | | Accumulation of Chicago and Area Postcards. Over 600, mainly standard-sized. Semi-organized. Housed in seven clean albums. Mixture of ordinary and unusual. Topics include street scenes, architecture, restaurants, hotels, parks, local military bases, amusement parks, museums, commercial and industrial sites, etc. Variety of styles and types. Posted and unposted, like-new and worn. Also contains holiday-themed and lovely-lady postcards. Easy lot to view and fall in love with. | Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $110.00 |
| 1182 | | Exciting dealer’s assemblage of 1893 Columbian Exposition Postals. Fifty-five++ mint and used cards. Mixed condition. Looks to be two complete sets of series #2, with back up of duplicates and an envelope of trimmed cards. Popular among topical collectors and postal card enthusiasts. Clean, neat, and presentable overall, with most cards sleeved. Easy to work into existing stock. | Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $425.00 |
| 1183 | | Delightful dealer’s stock of 1901 Pan-American Exposition PMCs. Total of sixty-two cards. Posted and unposted, reasonable duplication, overall excellent condition. Fresh colors, neat, clean. Posted cards with a variety of cancels, messages, and destinations. Unposted cards often with sharp corners and like-new appearance. Carefully organized. Everything sleeved and ready for a new home. | Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $375.00 |
| 1184 | | Accumulation of about 5500 cards. Runs from the early 20th century to early chromes. Wide variety of subjects for your viewing pleasure and marketable profits. | Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $550.00 |
| 1185 | | Around a 100 different WW1 period (a few later) cards. They all show various scenes of army life and experiences. The vast majority are real photo types. | Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $250.00 |
| 1186 | | Large dealer’s stock of 1907 Jamestown Exposition postcards. Comprehensive mix of over 200 official and unofficial souvenir postcards. Posted and unposted, with various images, printing styles, cancels, and auxiliary markings. Includes a few out-of-period cancels and usages. Items are individually sleeved and in overall admirable condition. Organized by card number. Reasonable duplication. Great opportunity to acquire a large stock of these cards. | Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $110.00 |
| 1187 | | Beneficial dealer’s stock of 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition postcards (23) and 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition postcards (134). Neat, clean accumulation of cards in individual sleeves. Reasonable duplication. Organized by card number. Posted and unposted, with various images, printing styles, cancels, and auxiliary markings. Includes a few out-of-period usages. Easy to incorporate into existing retail stock. | Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $260.00 |
| 1188 | | A Tribute to Worldwide Commerce, Industry, and Culture. Collection of 284 all-different 1939 New York World’s Fair postcards. Posted and unposted cards in admirable condition. Various types and styles present, including real photo and linens, from assorted publishers and printers, e.g., International Business Machines, The Albertype Company, Colorpuncture, Underwood, American Card Publishers, Tichnor Brothers, Miller Art Company, Grinnell, etc. Seize the opportunity to acquire this large, no-duplication assemblage of fine postcards. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $290.00 |
| 1189 | | Collection of 115 different cards showing amusement parks and the like. Includes a wide variety of parks with an extensive array of Coney Island. A hard group to duplicate. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $325.00 |
| 1190 | | 1909 Hudson-Fulton Exposition and various later exposition-themed postcards. Two-part dealer’s delight. Part One has over seventy postcards focused on the Hudson-Fulton Exposition. Includes various thematic images rendered in the style of assorted printers and publishers, with a mixture of posted and unposted cards. Part Two features a blend of forty-four miscellaneous vintage exposition cards. Emphasis on Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Panama-California Exposition, and Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Posted and unposted. All cards in both parts are sleeved. Useful duplication. Attractive overall condition and a tribute to the artistic talent tapped to help publicize these important events. | Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $55.00 |
| 1191 | | Batch of over a 100 picture postcards and covers. The first mentioned is where most of the interest will lie which features cards from 1901, 1904, 1909 and 1933 Worlds Fairs. The covers are highlighted by unused WWII patriotics. Good profit potential. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $160.00 |
| 1192 | | Collection of 46 political/propaganda cards. Includes real photo and lithograph types. The most notable are the early presidentials, especially the T. Roosevelts. | Cat. Value: S.B. 170.00
Price Realized: $130.00 |
| 1193 | | Collection of 83 different patriotic cards. Mostly embossed types and strong in Independence Day and George Washington. A colorful group. | Cat. Value: S.B. 130.00
Price Realized: $190.00 |
| 1194 | | United States four unused anti-Axis WW II postcards. Shows Hitler and some of his gang. Also some not political correct caricatures but accurate for the time. | Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $50.00 |
| 1195 | | Illustrated Postcard Company. Complete mint set of 48 Gold Border State Capitals. Very rarely seen as a complete set. | Cat. Value: S.B. 65.00
Price Realized: $42.00 |
| 1196 | | Set of 90 different 1969 Baseball FDC Hall of Fame postcards in a binder. An unusual find ready to hit a homerun. | Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $65.00 |
| 1197 | | Unpicked Mini-Hoard of Pre-1950 Postcards. Few more recent items thrown in. Approximately 200. Mainly U.S., some foreign. Mixture of ordinary and unusual. Topics include military, Kentucky, holidays, humor, playful nudity, street scenes, and architecture. Variety of styles and types. Posted and unposted, like-new and worn. Take a quick look and see what you think. | Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $60.00 |
| 1198 | | Hearty Serving of U.S. Mid-Century Postcards with a Dash of Foreign Material. Grandma and Grandpa, Mom and Pop might no longer be with us, but you can relive family trips and early adulthood as you view these over 1,000 assorted postcards from beloved tourist destinations. Features a selection topical cards as well. Also contains four postcard albums for your consideration. Inexpensive lot filled with priceless memories. | Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $150.00 |
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