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Public Auction #447

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POSTCARDS — United States
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
Lots 615-666 are an orderly, clean, diverse accumulation of postcards from all over the United States. Strong in geographical representation of all fifty states and loaded with topical favorites. Many printing styles and methods. Minimal duplication. Mint condition or sent through the mail with stamp and clear cancel. Placed in new sleeves and ready for viewing. Offered reasonably and attractively.
615CVSelection of Arizona postcards. Includes cards and folders. Over 600 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $190.00
616CVSelection of postcards from Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky. Includes cards and folders. Around 700 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $110.00
617CVSelection of postcards from Arkansas and Kansas. Includes cards and folders. Over 450 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $160.00
618CVSelection of California postcards. Nearly 650 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 110.00
Price Realized: $270.00
619CVSelection of Colorado postcards. Includes cards and folders. Over 600 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 110.00
Price Realized: $150.00
620CVSelection of Connecticut postcards. Includes cards and folder. Over 650 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $110.00
621CVSelection of Florida postcards. Around 650 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $170.00
622CVSelection of Georgia postcards. Includes cards and folders. Over 600 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $100.00
623CVSelection of Hawaii postcards. Includes cards and folders. Over 550 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 110.00
Price Realized: $100.00
624CVSelection of Illinois postcards. Approximately 600 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 110.00
Price Realized: $140.00
625CVSelection of Indiana postcards. Includes cards and folders. Over 620 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $150.00
626CVSelection of postcards from Iowa and Nebraska. Over 680 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $160.00
627CVSelection of Kentucky postcards. Includes cards and folders. Over 600 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 110.00
Price Realized: $110.00
628CVSelection of Louisiana postcards. Includes cards and folders. Around 600 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 110.00
Price Realized: $120.00
629CVSelection of Ohio postcards. Just over 650 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $170.00
630CVSelection of Maine postcards. Includes cards and folders. Over 620 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $80.00
631CVSelection of Maryland postcards. Includes cards and folders. Around 600 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $100.00
632CVSelection of Massachusetts postcards. Around 600 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 110.00
Price Realized: $100.00
633CVSelection of Michigan postcards. Approximately 600 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $230.00
634CVSelection of Minnesota postcards. Includes cards and folders. Over 425 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $100.00
635CVSelection of Missouri postcards. Includes cards and folders. Around 630 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $90.00
636CVSelection of postcards from Montana, Nevada, and Idaho. Includes cards and folders. Approximately 625 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $110.00
637CVSelection of New Jersey postcards. Includes cards and folders. Over 600 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $50.00
638CVSelection of New Hampshire postcards. Includes cards and folders. Around 650 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $85.00
639CVSelection of New York postcards. Around 660 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $120.00
640CVSelection of North Carolina postcards. Mostly unused linen cards. Approximately 630 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $95.00
641CVSelection of postcards from North and South Dakota. Includes cards and folders. Around 450 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $170.00
642CVSelection of postcards from Oklahoma and New Mexico. Includes cards and folders. 500+ items.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $130.00
643CVSelection of postcards from Oregon and Alaska. Includes cards and folders. More than 610 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $170.00
644CVSelection of Pennsylvania postcards. Almost 650 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $160.00
645CVSelection of postcards from Rhode Island and Delaware. Includes cards and folders. Around 350 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $80.00
646CVSelection of South Carolina postcards. Includes cards and folders. Over 620 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $120.00
647CVSelection of Tennessee postcards. Includes cards and folders. Over 575 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 140.00
Price Realized: $120.00
648CVSelection of Texas postcards. Includes cards and folders. Approximately 620 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 140.00
Price Realized: $260.00
649CVSelection of Utah postcards. Includes cards and folders. Around 490 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $75.00
650CVSelection of Vermont postcards. Includes cards and folders. Over 600 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 140.00
Price Realized: $110.00
651CVSelection of Virginia postcards. Approximately 620 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 130.00
Price Realized: $80.00
652CVSelection of postcards from Washington, D.C. Around 620 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $120.00
653CVSelection of Washington postcards. Includes cards and folders. Over 540 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $95.00
654CVSelection of West Virginia postcards. Includes cards and folders. Over 610 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $230.00
655CVSelection of Wisconsin postcards. Includes cards and folders. Over 600 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $150.00
656CVSelection of Wyoming postcards. Includes cards and folders. Around 625 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 130.00
Price Realized: $100.00
657CVSelection of birthday postcards. Around 450 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $55.00
658CVSelection of Christmas postcards. Over 500 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $110.00
659CVSelection of Easter postcards. Approximately 430 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 140.00
Price Realized: $85.00
660CVSelection of flower postcards. Over 600 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 140.00
Price Realized: $75.00
661CVSelection of comic/humorous postcards. More than 600 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 140.00
Price Realized: $100.00
662CVSelection of Niagara Falls postcards. Includes cards and folders. Over 500 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 140.00
Price Realized: $80.00
663CVSelection of art postcards. Around 475 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $48.00
664CVSelection of Valentine postcards and greeting cards. Over 225 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $65.00
665CVSelection of greeting postcards. Over 500 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 130.00
Price Realized: $70.00
666CVSelection of beautiful ladies and famous people on postcards. Over 250 items.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $50.00
Lots 667-677 come from a lifetime collection of Rotograph postcards purchased and organized by a collector in Tennessee. The cards are views of city scenes, buildings, rural landscapes, vacation spots, etc. No topical cards. All items are sleeved. Outstanding condition and all different for the most part. Largest stock of Rotograph postcards we have ever handled.
667CVMassachusetts and Rotograph. Approximately 380 cards. Attractive mix. Clean and sharp.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $210.00
668CVNew York City and Rotograph. Over 590 cards. Comprehensive selection. Fresh appearance.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $600.00
669CVNew York State and Rotograph. More than 570 cards. Captures beauty and historical significance of the area. Lovely items.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $650.00
670CVWestern States, Fold-Outs, Foreign and Rotograph. Over 100 cards. Unusual selection. High quality.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $350.00
671CVPennsylvania and Rotograph. More than 310 cards. Balanced inventory. Immediate collector appeal.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $210.00
672CVFlorida, Georgia, and Rotograph. Approximately 330 cards. Especially strong in presence of Florida. Impressive representation of culture, history, and nature. Useful grouping.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $450.00
673CVThe Upper Midwest and Rotograph. Over 310 cards. Includes views of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. Especially strong in material from Michigan. Balanced holding of rural and urban scenes. Great appearance.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $210.00
674CVThe Midwest and Rotograph. Approximately 320 cards. Includes views of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Especially strong in material from Ohio. Attractive mix of mailed and unmailed cards.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $700.00
675CVThe South and Rotograph. More than 350 cards. Includes views of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, North and South Carolina, etc. Highlights Southern charm and beauty.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $700.00
676CVNew England and Rotograph. Around 320 cards. Includes views of Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Strongest in representation of Connecticut and New Jersey. Many urban and rural scenes.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $425.00
677CVHoliday Postcards. Thousands of holiday and special event postcards housed in twenty-seven binders. Our largest lot ever of cards highlighting Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, Fourth of July, etc. Plenty of birthday postcards and other special event cards. Includes lithos, chromes, and RPPCs. Strong representation of high-class series and expensive individual cards. Lovely condition. Semi-organized, often with supplemental information.Cat. Value: S.B. 2000.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
678CVPostcard Bonanza. Large consignment in five boxes. Over 9,000 unused and postally used cards in mixed condition. Housed in ten cartons and seventeen binders. Includes both U.S. and foreign material in lithograph, chrome, linen, and RPPC format. Vintage and contemporary. Packed with scenic views and perfect for the armchair worldwide traveler. Also ideal for the topical postcard specialist, with strong representation of advertising, Disney, Olympics, transportation, humor, semi-nudes, sports, holidays, greetings, art, military, etc. Mixture of common and uncommon items and loaded with surprises. Mostly all different, but contains some duplication of more recent stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 1800.00
Price Realized: $1,600.00
679CVPostcard Sophistication. Hundreds and hundreds of desirable postcards housed in nine binders. Strong representation of signed postcards by important artists and of popular series created by well-known publishers and printers. Many cards identified; loaded with plenty of supplemental information. Semi-organized. Mixed condition, but many superb examples. Minimal duplication. Clean lot, neatly boxed and ready for a new owner—either a collector or a dealer.Cat. Value: S.B. 1500.00
Price Realized: $400.00
680CVView Postcards. Thousands of view postcards housed in twenty-one binders. Impressive representation of most states. Cards feature rural scenes, important buildings and monuments, parks, street scenes, etc. Lots of lithos, chromes, and RPPCs. Some duplication, but mostly all different. Great condition. Semi-organized. Important opportunity for a general collector or dealer.Cat. Value: S.B. 1500.00
Price Realized: $1,500.00
681CVAdvertising Postcards. Hundreds and hundreds of advertising postcards housed in eleven binders. Emphasis on products and events in the twentieth century. We noticed cards featuring assorted cars, cereals, beverages, restaurants, hotels, motels, and much more. Includes some trade cards. Occasional duplication, but mostly all different. Overall topnotch condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
682CVDealer’s Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii Inventory. Early twentieth century to 1950s. Owner’s hand count of 219 unused and postally used postcards. Includes forty lithos from Hawaii, 139 RPPCs and lithos from Oregon, and forty lithos from Washington. All different and sleeved. Fantastic grouping of cards depicting local culture and touristic charm, in enviable condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $350.00
683CVDealer’s Alaska Inventory. Early twentieth century to 1950’s. Involves owner’s hand count of 245 mostly all-different unused and postally used postcards. Contains over thirty RPPCs and over 200 vintage city scenes, nature shots, portraits of native Alaskans, and much more. No chromes. Clean, diverse, and sleeved. Great Alaska stock!Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $250.00
684CVDealer’s Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming Inventory. Early twentieth century to 1950s. Owner’s hand count of 179 unused and postally used postcards. Includes thirty-two RPPCs and lithos from Idaho, sixty-two RPPCs and lithos from Montana, and eighty-five RPPCs and lithos from Wyoming. All different and sleeved. Plenty of sought-after cards. Desirable condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $400.00
685CVDealer’s California Inventory. Early twentieth century to 1950’s. Owner’s hand count of 220 unused and postally used postcards. Some duplication. Consists of over 100 RPPCs, at least fifty vintage cards, and more than thirty Ed Mitchell cards. Neat, comprehensive, and sleeved. Useful California stock!Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $160.00
686CVDealer’s Colorado Inventory. Early twentieth century to 1950’s. Owner’s hand count of 267 unused and postally used postcards. All different and sleeved. Eighty-four vintage cards and 183 RPPCs. Impressive variety, with a strong focus on natural beauty, sightseeing attractions, and tourism amenities. Loaded with better cards.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $160.00
687CVDealer’s Missouri Inventory. Early twentieth century to 1950s. Owner’s hand count of 178 unused and postally used postcards. Includes eighty-eight statewide cards, fourteen RPPCs, sixteen Kansas City cards, and sixty St. Louis cards. Everything sleeved. Loaded with great vintage cards in enviable condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $150.00
688CVDealer’s Pioneer and Private Mailing Card Inventory. Forty all-different cards in archival sleeves. All postally used, many cancels and auxiliary markings. Foreign destinations, interesting messages, and assorted stamps. Clean, sharp, and attractive. A treasure trove for postal historians.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $110.00
689CVDealer’s Grab Bag Lot. Owner’s hand count of 160 unused and postally used cards, etc. Many topics, many points of origin, many destinations. Plenty of unusual items, along with some common material. Includes 150 RPPCs, postal cards, vintage linens, advertising cards, etc. Mixed condition, but very presentable. Also contains ten New Orleans postcards with original negatives. Not to be missed.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $150.00
690CVDealer’s Inventory of Hold-to-the-Light Cards. Nineteen colorful and playful vintage examples of this sought-after type of postcard. Mixture of unused and postally used cards. Great condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $140.00
691CVDealer’s Mississippi Inventory. Early twentieth century to 1960s. Owner’s hand count of 234 unused and postally used postcards. Includes twenty-seven RPPCs and 207 linen, vintage, and chrome cards. Some duplication. Hard state to find postcards in any quantity. Not too many better cards, but great stock builder. Everything sleeved and sharp looking.Cat. Value: S.B. 270.00
Price Realized: $425.00
692CVDealer’s Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah Inventory. Early twentieth century to 1950’s. Owner’s hand count of nearly 150 unused and postally used postcards. All different and sleeved. Includes over eighty RPPCs and lithos from Arizona, around forty RPPCs and lithos from New Mexico, and twenty RPPCs and lithos from Utah. In better than typically encountered condition and packed with plenty of variety.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $180.00
693CVDealer’s Illinois Inventory. Assorted items from rural and urban Illinois, early twentieth century to 1940. Includes six RPPCs from Mendota, four RPPCs of Chicago-area railroad depots, ten vintage Chicago lithos, one hold-to-the-light card of Chicago Masonic Temple, and twenty Souvenir Photo-Tone Views of Chicago. Nice condition and memorable.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $180.00
694CVIllinois mostly real photo postcard assortment roughly from the 1910s to the 1940s in a cover album from the Old Salt Estate. Around one hundred unused and some postally used cards from smaller towns, cities, and villages mainly from Downstate Illinois. Contains no large cities like Chicago, Peoria, Rockford, etc. A few have condition concerns which does not distract from the fascinating natural of this lot. A must for an Illinois collector.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $250.00
695CVDealer’s Nevada Inventory. Mainly 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Owner’s hand count of 180 unused and postally used postcards. Minimal duplication. Strong presence of lithos and chromes, also over twenty RPPCs. Many shots of Las Vegas and Reno, along with depictions of the state’s natural beauty and folklore. Everything sleeved and in topnotch condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $140.00
696CVApproximately 140 cards (a few postal cards) all from Eastern States. Primarily MA., PA., ME., and NY. Lots of street views and buildings along with various vacation scenes. All have a wide range of RPO cancels. Condition mixed.Cat. Value: S.B. 180.00
Price Realized: $140.00
697CVAround a hundred cards from western states all with RPO cancels. Strong in CA., AZ., OR., CO. and NM. Views include street scenes, and buildings plus vacation sites. Condition mixed.Cat. Value: S.B. 140.00
Price Realized: $100.00
698CVUnited States Approximately 85 cards mostly from southern states especially Florida and Georgia. Wide variety of views and all are used with RPO cancels.Cat. Value: S.B. 110.00
Price Realized: $85.00
699CVOver 80 midwestern cards. Variety of street scenes, buildings and vacation spots. Condition mixed.Cat. Value: S.B. 110.00
Price Realized: $80.00
700CVElgin, the Beautiful! One shoebox partially filled with all sorts of Elgin-themed postcards. Includes approximately 300 real photo, chrome, and lithographic cards. New and postally used. Large time span represented. Organized by notable buildings, parks, etc. in Elgin. Diverse cancels and auxiliary markings. Mixed condition. Lots of potential interest to postcard collectors and postal history enthusiasts.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $55.00
701CVUnited States assortment from the old Salt Estate from 1906-1939 in an older album. Over 180 postally used and unused postcards having an excellent variety. Includes some WW I real photos, Christmas, Halloween, holidays, 1939 NY World’s Fair, etc. An old holding just now coming onto the market.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $290.00
702CVUnited States Postal Agency Shanghai canceled postcard selection roughly from 1909 to 1918. Includes twelve cards send in 1909 to Columbus, Ohio to the same family.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $260.00
703CVUnited 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. 40.00
Price Realized: $34.00