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Postcards

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1239		Postcards, Canada Collection, roughly 400-500 mint and used, incl. group of about 40 ships and some real photos, noted dates from late 1890's to late 1930's, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 1240		Postcards, Mostly German WWI Group, group of over 40 different attractive WWI era postcards, many with Feldpost cancels. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1241		Postcards, U.S. Halloween Group, 58 mint and used colorful cards featuring witches, pumpkins and black cats in a Fleetwood album, mostly early 20th Century, incl. a few covers, mostly Fine or better. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 1242		Postcards, U.S. Ethnic Group, mostly mint, 21 Native Americans incl. 4 circa 1905 Tuck, 7 African-American incl. 3 used Foreign, group of 4 African-American courting Native American, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $450-600. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1243		Postcards, U.S. 5600 Mint and Used, mixed early 20th Century to modern, earlier tends to be more used, modern tends to be more mint, incl. about 400 Europe, Fine or better. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1244		Postcards, U.S., California Views Collection, About 450 multicolored cards in 3 albums from early to mid 20th Century showing various California scenes with city views, beaches, landmarks, hotels, parks, etc., with a large group devoted to Monterey Peninsula area, usual condition. Estimate $150-200. View details	Unsold
Lot 1245		Postcards, U.S. Worlds Fair Advertising Group, Panama-Pacific (Underwood Typewriter and Butterick exhibit, both used, one from Canada), Century of Progress (Firestone), 1939 N.Y. Worlds Fair (Underwood Typewriter, Chase and Sanborn coffee (x2), generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $130-160. View details	Unsold
Lot 1246		Postcards, U.S., the Yellow Kid & Buster Brown Cartoon Group, 5 mint (4 different), copyright 1903, by artist Richard F. Outcault (father of U.S. cartoons), toning on some, plus 300 page book, Good to Very Good. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 1247		Postcards, Worldwide, Large Group and Ephemera Holding, thousands of U.S. and Foreign mostly vintage postcards in three large boxes with a wide variety of topics incl. comics, holidays, postcard folders, real photo cards, trade cards etc., also postcard albums incl. San Francisco Bay Area and California with 1906 earthquake and fire damage scenes, U.S. and Foreign postal cards, a photo album and more, diverse and worthwhile, review recommended. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1248		Postcards, Massive U.S. and World Holding, wide variety of thousands of mostly vintage postcards from U.S. and Foreign countries in three large boxes, also ephemera incl. 1894 Midwinter International Expo souvenir book and much more, careful inspection advised. Estimate $500-750. View details	Unsold
Lot 1249		Postcards, Interesting Europe and U.S. Group, small group incl. 6 Language of Stamps, three 1907-08 unusual Santa Claus, hand drawn German country scene, Mormon, few others, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 1250		Postcards, Worldwide Balloon Post Collection, 23 mint and used incl. cards issued for 1897 Leipzig and 1903 Dresden exhibitions, also additional material incl. two issues of Le Ballon Post of 1870, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 1251		Postcards, Worldwide Hold-to-Light Group, 6 mint and 7 used circa 1898-1904, from Europe and G.B., mostly buildings and scenes but incl. one risque, a few are spotty on back. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $196

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