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Public Auction #458

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POSTCARDS — Topicals
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
Lots 544-552 are a Dealer’s Choice Collection which are part of an expert’s lifetime collection of vintage Detroit Publishing postcards. In the opinion of many collectors, Detroit Publishing postcards are among the finest quality of vintage cards ever made due to their exclusive Photochrom process which gave them additional accuracy of color not found in the work of other publishers of the early 1900s era. All cards are mounted in PVC-safe archival pages and sorted by geography, topics, series numbers, etc. The dealer’s goal was to obtain one copy of each of the approximately 16,000 views listed in the Nancy Stickels Stechschulte catalog. He regularly reviewed his collection, added items acquired from various sources, and upgraded his cards whenever necessary. The lots in our auction contain all-different, mostly F-VF postcards and are a mix of posted and unposted material. Be sure to view the address side of mailed cards. We noted numerous examples of RPO and DPO cancels.
Image #1 of auction lot #551: Topical Treasure. Two-volume collection of 496 all-different postcards...Image #2 of auction lot #551: Topical Treasure. Two-volume collection of 496 all-different postcards...Image #3 of auction lot #551: Topical Treasure. Two-volume collection of 496 all-different postcards...Image #4 of auction lot #551: Topical Treasure. Two-volume collection of 496 all-different postcards...
28 TOTAL IMAGES		551CVTopical Treasure. Two-volume collection of 496 all-different postcards. Includes lovely groupings of cards depicting agriculture, animals, art, portraits, paintings, military, modes of transportation, Blacks, Indians, museums, etc. Many of the cards are quite hard to come by.Cat. Value: S.B. 1400.00
Price Realized: $700.00
Image #1 of auction lot #552: Elite 14000 Series. One-volume collection of 103 all-different postcar...Image #2 of auction lot #552: Elite 14000 Series. One-volume collection of 103 all-different postcar...Image #3 of auction lot #552: Elite 14000 Series. One-volume collection of 103 all-different postcar...Image #4 of auction lot #552: Elite 14000 Series. One-volume collection of 103 all-different postcar...
15 TOTAL IMAGES		552CVElite 14000 Series. One-volume collection of 103 all-different postcards. Of special note are the sought-after sets of Gibson Girls and Black Humor postcards.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $425.00