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Portland Fall Auction

United States Postcards

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 651		U.S. Postcards, Dealers stock of topicals. About 350 sleeved and priced, majority mint incl. women, Christmas, Clapsaddle, comics, etc., retail $3011, plus album with 130 U.S. National Parks cards incl. some real photo. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $345
Lot 652		U.S. Postcards, Dealers stock of steamships. About 350 mostly pre-1930's, all sleeved and priced, nice variety, retail $2140, Very Good to Excellent. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $374
Lot 653		U.S. Postcards, East Coast and Midwest scenic. About 2500, nice variety of views with a few real photo, majority used, Good to Very Good. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 654		U.S. Postcards, Collector stock in 5 shoeboxes. About 2500 organized by topic or state, majority mint linen and chrome with a couple real photo, nice variety, Good to Very Good. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $431
Lot 655		U.S. Postcards, Small group of better. 64 cards, incl. 8 hold-to-light, 6 Halloween, political, and artist signed, plus couple mechanical, Good to Very Good. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $276
Lot 656		U.S. Postcards, Older group. Few hundred from oldtime lot, incl. Washington, few foreign, expo's, etc., mostly used, Very Good. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $207
Lot 657		U.S. Postcards, Accumulation of leather. About 400, nice variety, majority mint, Good to Very Good. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $403
Lot 658		U.S. Postcards, Small collection of Halloween. 17 incl. signed Clapsaddle, and 1913 John Winsch, mostly used, Good to Very Good. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $345
Lot 659		U.S. Postcards, Large accumulation of Panama-Pacific expo. Over 1300 with dupl., majority mint, few better scenes, Very Good to Excellent. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $575
Lot 660		U.S. Postcards, Accumulation of real photos. 125 from 1905 to 1940's, majority mint Midwest incl. 12 street scenes, Good to Very Good. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $661
Lot 661		U.S. Postcards, Columbian expo collection. 19, mostly mint different designs, plus tickets, trade cards, brochures, etc., Good to Very Good. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $776
Lot 662		U.S. Postcards, Balance of collection. About 1900, 1904 to modern, majority scenics with some greetings (few better types) incl. a few Oregon real photo, mostly mint, Good to Very Good. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $460
Lot 663		U.S. Postcards, Small collection of better. 123, majority mint, about half patriotics, plus 7 Singer Sewing machine trade cards, Good to Very Good. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $345
Lot 664		U.S. Postcards, West Coast scenic accumulation. About 1000, majority mint from California and Washington, nice variety with a few real photo, Good to Very Good. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 665		U.S. Postcards, Collection of auto related. 425 in albums and loose, 1905 to 1960's, nice variety incl. some greetings, 21 fire engine and a scattering of real photo, worth a close look, Good to Very Good. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $374
Lot 666		U.S. Postcards, Small collection of Native American. 70, from 1905 to 1930's mostly different, incl. couple real photo and few signed H.H. Tammen, mostly mint, Good to Very Good. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $253
Lot 667		U.S. Postcards, Collection of patriotic and political. 175 from 1905 to 1920's, incl. Lincoln, Washington, Taft campaign, etc, majority mint, Good to Very Good. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $334
Lot 668		U.S. Postcards, Collection of Santa Claus. 48, incl. 6 signed Clapsaddle, mostly mint, Good to Very Good. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $127
Lot 669		U.S. Postcards, Collection of Lewis & Clark expo. About 300, majority used with some better, plus couple medals and tickets, Good to Very Good. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $518
Lot 670		U.S. Postcards, Eastern States scenics. About 1500, 1905 to 1930's majority used, with some Midwest and Southern states, nice variety incl. few better cancels, Good to Very Good. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $575
Lot 671		U.S. Postcards, Western States accumulation. About 400, 1905 to 1940's incl. Colorado, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Idaho, nice variety incl. few better real photo, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $403
Lot 672		U.S. Postcards, Collection of Alaska-Yukon Pacific expo real photos. 42 mint, mostly Oakes photo and O.T.F. Rasch, with a few Native American, Very Good to Excellent. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $489
Lot 673		U.S. Postcards, Accumulation of naval and ship. Over 200, 1905 to 1950's incl. 23 real photo, majority mint U.S. naval, a few foreign, and commercial ships, nice variety, Good to Very Good. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $92
Lot 674		U.S. Postcards, Interesting accumulation of about 300. 1905 to 1960's, about 20% foreign, incl. 20 real photo mostly from California with a couple street scenes, Good to Very Good. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $115
Lot 675		U.S. Postcards, Accumulation of military. 175 mostly mint W.W.II era incl. comics, linens and few real photo, Good to Very Good. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $75
Lot 676		U.S. Postcards, Accumulation of advertising. 85 with a nice variety of products, minor dupl., Good to Very Good. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $207
Lot 677		U.S. Postcards, Small group of better. 48, incl. 6 Columbian expo, signed cards incl. one Russell, Winsch Christmas, 3 hold-to-lights, black caricatures, teddy bears etc., Good to Very Good. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $86
Lot 678		U.S. Postcards, Collection of seriograph. By Dubosclard, State Flags (48), Presidents (32), and signs (12) mint, Very Good to Excellent. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $115
Lot 679		U.S. Postcards, Collection in an album. 135 mostly mint, incl. cowgirls, shells, and greetings, nice variety, Good to Very Good. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $518
Lot 680		U.S. Postcards, Collection of Santa Claus. 47 mostly different, majority used, Good to Very Good. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $63
Lot 681		U.S. Postcards, 1895 Cotton States and International expo. Negro Building, used with indistinct cancel, stamp has been removed, small tear at left and at top, very scarce early expo card, Good to Very Good. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 682		U.S. Postcards, 5 scarce early expo. 2 from the 1894 California Mid-Winter expo (both official cards used with some damage),1898 Worcester Semi-Centennial (mint excellent), and 2, 1902 South Carolina Inter-State expo (both used very good), Good to Very Good. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $150
Lot 683		U.S. Postcards, Accumulation of East Coast scenes. About 600, 1905 to 1940's, majority used with nice variety of scenes, incl. couple real photo, Good to Very Good. Estimate $75. View details	Realized $322
Lot 684		U.S. Postcards, Small accumulation of Tuck's. 118 majority used, incl. 2 Halloween, few patriotics, Good to Very Good. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $86
Lot 685		U.S. Postcards, Small accumulation of real photo. 115 mostly instant relatives, with a few unidentified scenics, Good to Very Good. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $184
Lot 686		U.S. Postcards, 3 better real photo. Bakowski, Trail Crossing near Redmond OR (with damage), girls basketball from Wastucna WA, and Freighting into Central Camp (no state), Good to Very Good. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $46
Lot 687		U.S. Postcards, Small collection of fire engine and related. 15 mostly mint, 1905 to 1920, incl. real photo with horse drawn engines from Charlotte Mich., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $75
Lot 688		U.S. Postcards, Small group of real photos. About 30, incl. 4 Oregon street scenes, couple from Burke Idaho, plus some photos, all stuck to black backing paper, Good. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $104

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