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Sale 121
Orco-Expo Auction, Fullerton, CA
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Lot 1454 |
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Postcards; U.S., Premier Collection of Vintage Edward Mitchell, 2300+ cards all identified, main collection consists of 1600 with all different views or numbers, with an additional 700 dupl., from the very early years onward, all carefully arranged by numerical sequence and newly sleeved, ships, Military, exaggerations, railroads, exhibitions, and various city views of the Western States, overall condition ranges from VG to nearly mint. Based in San Francisco, Edward Mitchell was one of the most prolific postcard publishers on the West Coast from late 1890's to early 1920's. Estimate $1,500-2,000.
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| Realized $1,150 |
Lot 1455 |
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Postcards; U.S., Dealer Lot of 1500 West Coast Real Photo, from Alaska (200), California (533), Hawaii (33), Oregon (310), and Washington (424), hand counted, sleeved, sorted by state, all cards with identified views, clean lot, no culls, mostly Excellent to Nearly Mint. Estimate $1,200-1,500.
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| Realized $2,415 |
Lot 1456 |
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Postcards; U.S., 1909 Seattle Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exhibition, Lifetime collection of 233, all different numbers or views of numerous publishers mounted in archival pages in album, incl. 7 real photos (RPPC), seldom does this large of a collection come on market, very nice clean collection, mostly Excellent. Cards have been carefully selected for their quality from years of searching. Estimate $800-1,000.
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| Realized $1,035 |
Lot 1457 |
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Postcards; U.S., California Vintage Collection, 718 all different Golden Age all sleeved, many nice cards, major publishers except Mitchell which are in separate lot, no culls, linens, or chromes, very nice clean lot. From the same collector as the Mitchell lot. Estimate $600-800.
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| Realized $546 |
Lot 1458 |
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Postcards; U.S., Vintage Greetings Holding, approx. 800 cards incl. New Year, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentines, Easter, Birthday etc., many nice cards throughout, some Foreign, mostly good to excellent. Estimate $300-400.
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Lot 1459 |
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Postcards; U.S., 1905 Oregon Lewis & Clark Exhibition, 70 all different in archival pages, with numerous exhibition postmarks, several hard to find cards, Very Good to Excellent. Scarce collection with this many different. Estimate $300-400.
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| Realized $230 |
Lot 1460 |
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Postcards; U.S., Accumulation of Hundreds, loose in full banker box, all time periods from 1910 on, very little linens, incl. some other countries, occasional better incl. Holidays, also some scarcer small towns or cancels, needs inspection, fine overall. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $250-350.
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Lot 1461 |
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Postcards; U.S., Pioneer Airship Group of 20, very interesting group featuring some improbable looking airships, ones with dates mostly from 1910 or earlier, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300.
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| Realized $150 |
Lot 1462 |
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Postcards; U.S., 2 Boxes of Miscellaneous, hundreds unsorted filled in 1½ banker boxes, old to chromes, scattered Foreign, culled from many Estates, occasional better, clean group overall, inspect. Estimate $200-300.
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Lot 1463 |
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Postcards; U.S., Banker Box Full, Hundreds loose mint and used, early to relatively modern, occasional Foreign and a few covers, also older cigarette silks, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $150-250.
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Lot 1464 |
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Postcards; France, 188 French Romantic Cards, in old album, all in series, slight dupl., all with writing on reverse but not addressed, slight edge wear on some, fine to very fine. Estimate $300-400.
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| Unsold |
Lot 1465 |
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Postcards; Worldwide, Estate Collection, U.S., Germany, Japan, Canada, ship tour, etc., in 10 albums, mix of vintage and modern, cards are glued in 2 of the albums, some albums beat up. Estimate $200-250.
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Lot 1466 |
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Postcards; Worldwide, Early 20th Century Postcards, Photos, 150 in old "House Parties album", showing various trips incl. photos of mansions, real photo postcards of U.K. (Three River's of Ull's Water), New Brunswick, Germany incl. W.W.I battleship, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, photos incl. panoramic, interesting, very good to fine. Estimate $150-200.
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| Realized $115 |
Lot 1467 |
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Postcards; Worldwide, Lighthouse Collection, 700+ mint/used cards from 1908 thru modern, 80% Foreign, 20% U.S., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150.
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| Realized $92 |
Lot 1468 |
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Postcards; Worldwide, U.S. and World Accumulation, well over 200 cards vintage to modern, Good to Very Good. Estimate $100-150.
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| Unsold |
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