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Portland Spring Auction

U.S. and Foreign Ephemera

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 890		U.S. Ephemera, 20th century political group. Consists of 1908 Republican National Convention brochure, 1953 Inaugural Festival, 1901 (2) and 1909 Inaugural Souvenir folders, 1933, 1953 and 1957 Inaugural programs, fascinating group, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $230
Lot 891		U.S. Ephemera, Box of cabinet type photos. Over 300, 1870 to 1910, mostly people with few scenes, Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $403
Lot 892		U.S. Ephemera, 1909 Taft Inaugural souvenir folder. Loose in Official folder, incl. engravings of Taft, Sherman and the White House, biographies of both men and the Inaugural Committee, great historical items, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 893		U.S. Ephemera, Mostly 19th century Presidential engravings. 100+ in small box, various black & white renderings of Presidents, historical scenes and items, several B.E.P. forerunners, also work from National and American Bank Note Co., plus few foreign sprinkled throughout, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $173
Lot 894		U.S. Ephemera, Interesting box of Oregon related. Incl. trade cards, magazines, Oregon Agricultural College brochures and pamphlets, Oregon Volunteers Spanish-American War items, worth close look. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $173
Lot 895		U.S. Ephemera, Small group of Alaska gold rush letters. 4; Oct. 26, 1897 from Stewart River NWT, and 3 from Dawson 1898, quite interesting, covers stamps torn off, plus group of non-related covers and photos, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $150
Lot 896		U.S. Ephemera, Small collection of Civil War. In PSC album incl. bullets, military buttons, 1865 3¢ coin, Civil War token, Confederate currency and complete photos. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $196
Lot 897		U.S. Ephemera, Collection of better stereo-views. 38 incl. disaster, couple Alaska gold rush, W.W.I incl. couple of airplanes, political, couple Oregon, and African-American. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $207
Lot 898		U.S. Ephemera, The Soldier's Letter magazine 1898. Vol.1 #1 and Vol. 1 #2, published during Spanish-American War by soldiers from Minnesota, some staining and small tears, great history, first English language publication in the Philippines . Estimate $100. View details	Realized $46
Lot 899		U.S. Ephemera, Box of military. Spanish-American War to W.W.II, about 100 items incl. pamphlets, documents, few letters, etc. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $127
Lot 900		U.S. Ephemera, Small collection of photo books and related. Incl. 1889 San Francisco photo view album, 1915 Pan-Pacific Expo album and color type album, "San Francisco Before and After the Fire", Nantasket Beach after the storm 1898, Alton IL 1903 flood photos, plus some picture postcard folders, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $115
Lot 901		U.S. Ephemera, Balance of collection. Incl. magazines and pamphlets (some Oregon related), trade cards, few postcards and misc., ephemera, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $184
Lot 902		U.S. Ephemera, War Savings. 21 items, incl. savings cards, booklets for various denominations, 2 small "School Savings Programs" posters, etc., clean group, generally Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Unsold
Lot 903		U.S. Ephemera, 1901 McKinley Inauguration cards. 2 different, one with images of McKinley & Roosevelt (light wrinkle at right), other list of Inaugural Committee, nice items, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 904		U.S. Ephemera, Expo letter regarding President McKinley's death. Letter written on Pan-American exposition stationery, original dateline Sept 12, 1901, added 2 days later "I will write another paragraph to tell you the president died this morning just short distance from here and the Pan-American grounds are closed for two days", mailed on Sept 14th from Buffalo in tattered expo envelope, interesting historical piece, Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 905		U.S. Ephemera, 1875 Lexington Centennial invitation. For the final ball of the 100th anniversary on April 19th on the "Old Battle Ground", invitation, original (unused) envelope and engraved large card, seldom seen, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 906		U.S. Ephemera, Large box of photos. Many hundreds from 1910 to 1960's, mostly common but some political, celebrities, W.W.II, and Oregon related, Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $403
Lot 907		U.S. Ephemera, Accumulation of seals and labels. Many hundreds incl. few Expo related, Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $345
Lot 908		U.S. Ephemera, Collection of Salem, Oregon. About 50 items incl. 19th century letters and documents, trade cards and few covers. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $104
Lot 909		U.S. Ephemera, 1860's mining stock certificate. Prepared for (but not issued) the Rio Vista Gold & Silver Mining Co., Austrian Hill, Stanislaus River, Calaveras County, incorporated September 14, 1864, original receipt still attached at left, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $60. View details and photo	Realized $69
Lot 910		U.S. Ephemera, Collection of San Francisco earthquake stereo-views. 35 mostly different. Estimate $50. View details	Realized $81
Lot 911		Worldwide Ephemera, 2 boxes of periodicals and pamphlets. Over 100, 1786 to 1950's incl. some commercial manuals, theater programs, and 1786 "The Gentlemens Magazine" London (missing covers), "The Horticulturalist" 1869, and 1912 Cadillac brochure. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $230
Lot 912		Worldwide Ephemera, 2 boxes. Incl. Christmas and Valentine cards, blotters, trade cards, advertising items, pamphlets etc. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $690
Lot 913		Worldwide Ephemera, Box of stereo-views. Few hundred, majority common incl. comics and scenes but incl. few better, President McKinley, Hawaii, African-American, Panama Canal, Philippines, and Native American. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $518
Lot 914		Worldwide Ephemera, Stereo-view collection. About 400 incl. nice variety of scenes with many children, incl. 77 Germany small size with few Nazi scenes. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $253
Lot 915		Worldwide Ephemera, Collection of military stereo-views. 45 incl. 14 from 1904 Russo-Japanese war. Estimate $50. View details	Realized $92
Lot 916		Worldwide Ephemera, Small group of Asia photos. About 50 circa 1910 incl. China and Philippines, some newspaper type, Fine. Estimate $50. View details	Realized $299

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