POSTCARDS — United States |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 58 | | Railroad Stations and Depots. Over 1,100 postcards, arranged by state, in two postcard boxes. All different, sleeved, and priced. Clean stock, with no trash. Includes cards from hundreds of small towns. Mixture of used and unused cards in admirable condition. Priced from $5 to $20. Salted away for several years. Ready for quick, easy sale. | Cat. Value: S.B. 3500.00 Price Realized: $2,000.00 |
| 59 | | WW II Vintage Postcards. Contains 260 all-different cards, along with forty-four duplicates, from the United States. Clean, semi-organized accumulation of many types of informational and propaganda postcards documenting the war effort. Includes primarily RPPCs and linen cards produced by well-known designers and publishers. Mixture of used and unused items. Attractive material in desirable condition. | Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00 Price Realized: $325.00 |
| 60 | | Let the Good Times Roll! Album packed with 250 all-different vintage postcards related to New Orleans, Louisiana. No linen or chrome. Sorted by subject. Includes 32 Detroit Publishing cards. Mixture of used and unused postcards in tempting, occasionally like-new condition. Focus is on the first quarter of the twentieth century. Comprehensive portrait of a popular American city. | Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00 Price Realized: $210.00 |
| 61 | | Black Americana. Expansive collection of 263 all-different postcards, neatly housed in one binder. Contains a smattering of foreign cards. Mixture of mailed and unmailed cards in attractive, collectable condition. Features various representations of the subject matter, including controversial images and negative stereotypes. Packed with elusive, at times offensive material. | Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00 Price Realized: $450.00 |
| 62 | | We All Scream for Ice Cream! Unique collection of sixty-six all-different vintage cards related to ice cream sales. Topics include ice cream parlors, soda fountains, and advertising. Focus is on the first half of the twentieth century. Assorted printing methods and design techniques. Impressive in its treatment of the subject matter. Mixture of used and unused cards. Neat, clean material in desirable condition. | Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00 Price Realized: $250.00 |
| 63 | | Enticing U.S. Mishmash. Features over 450 postcards and around 135 covers. Postcards depict state flowers, trees, and state birds, as well as trains, ships, and military life. Mainly unposted. Covers include FDCs from 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s; in addition, there are U.S. advertising covers, WWII and pre-WWII First Flight/First Day of Issue covers, a bunch of covers from pre- and post-1930, and items addressed to foreign destinations. Everything neatly labeled and tabulated. Clean, fun lot to inspect and buy. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00 Price Realized: $170.00 |
| 64 | | Post Offices Galore. Binder with 175 postcards depicting big and small post offices in towns and cities throughout the U.S. Mainly pre-WWII. Used and unused. Enviable condition. Arranged in alphabetical order by state. Various printing styles, publishers, and designers. Strong beginning accumulation, seductive introduction to a popular topical area. | Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00 Price Realized: $50.00 |