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Sale 92

Worldwide Philatelic Auction

Postcards and Ephemera

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1848		U.S. Postcards, Mostly California Group, 450+ used 1900s to 1921, many from Marin County, plus San Francisco and Oakland, noted Chinese, railroads, fire engines, street scenes, Indians, ships, Pan-Pacific and Alaska-Yukon expos, Yosemite, lots of holidays incl. Christmas, Easter and New Year, nice lot, Very Good. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1849		U.S. Postcards, Battleship Group, 180+ mostly unused cards, linens, few chromes and real photos, showing mostly battleships, some with censor marks, great range of scarce views of the older U.S. Navy fleet, Very Good to Excellent. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1850		U.S. Postcards, St. Patrick's Day Collection, One man's lifetime collection of 1,700 housed in 8 postcard albums, virtually all relating to St. Patrick's Day, vast majority in 1900 to 1920 period, some heavily-embossed, and incl. couple of very scarce "pillow" postcards, Excellent to Nearly Mint. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1851		U.S. Postcards, San Francisco Collection, Beautiful collection mint in an immaculate early 20th Century album, incl. approximately 200 cards, featuring colorful Portola Festival, Ferry building, Golden Gate Park, Alcatraz, Cliff House burning, embossed and some real photo cards, Excellent to Nearly Mint. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1852		U.S. Postcards, Submarine Lot, about 80 older mint, mostly U.S. with a few Germany, linens with a few real photos, plus 8 stereoptican view cards of U.S. subs, interesting group with many scarce items, Very Good to Excellent. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1853		U.S. Postcards, Ships of the Great Lakes, collection of 95 mostly unused showing various steamers and ferries of the Great Lakes, few real photos, mostly linens, few chromes, incl. 2 books on Ships of the Great Lakes, Very Good to Excellent. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1854		U.S. Postcards, Alphonse Mucha Signed Art Nouveau, Unused, showing lady & flowers, Nearly Mint. Estimate $140-160. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 1855		U.S. Postcards, Modern Naval Lot, about 500 unused, mostly chromes, good variety of vessels, inspect, Excellent to Nearly Mint. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $115
Lot 1856		U.S. Postcards, Accumulation From Stamp Dealer, several hundred in ½ full banker box, mostly used, majority linens, with a few photos, chromes and covers mixed in, noted holidays, scenes, etc., Very Good to Excellent. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $69
Lot 1857		Foreign Postcards, Dealer's Somewhat Organized Group, hundreds in full banker box mostly priced, early 20th Century to modern, mostly used with better scattered throughout, incl. some better marking like Mexico censored, etc., good section of U.S. with better priced to $25+ (ex. Hamilton King artwork), Good to Very Good. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1858		Foreign Postcards, Switzerland Oldtime Group, 400+ from 1900s to 1920, addressed to U.S., mainly Marin County, noted numerous "ladies", holidays incl. Christmas, Easter and New Year, some Gruss Aus, nice group, Very Good. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $322
Lot 1859		Ephemera, 4 Banker Boxes of Material, noted a few Victorian trade cards, advertising, documents, box of rolled up war letters, photos, large scrap book of photos, newspapers, large advertising pieces, magazines incl. sports and Time, books, QEII coronation book, complete guide to New York World's Fair, large book of the Columbian exposition (cover missing), Looney Tunes comics (very poor condition), autographed book from Wolfgang Puck, fascinating lot, requires some digging, Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1860		Ephemera, Music and Theater Related, 2 banker boxes filled with various materials, first theater memorabilia, play bills, movie programs, many very old theater programs with famous performers from 1910s thru 1940s, other box with music memorabilia and programs (S.F. opera), some sheet music from turn of 20th Century to 1940s, worth inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1861		Ephemera, Abraham Lincoln CDV, small label on reverse, J.W. Bartlett dealer in Books, Stationery and Fancy Goods, Bangor, ms. "A. Lincoln died Sat. April 15, 1865 at 7:22 a.m., age 54 yrs, 16th president of the U.S.A.", photo inscribed President Lincoln, Master Thad. Lincoln, water stains, not affecting subjects in photo, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 1862		Ephemera, 1950s Accumulation, large assortment of pins, buttons, patches, pennants and some random cloth items filling a banker box, have a look, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $98
Lot 1863		Ephemera, Eclectic Lot, Christmas Seals (full sheets) and many other sheets of other fund raising items such as Boys Town and National Wildlife, plus a few postcards with Seals tied incl. 1920-21 and 1923 issues, plus 2 binders of assorted postcards mostly U.S., few expo cancels, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $115
Lot 1864		Ephemera, Fruit Crate Labels, couple hundred vintage lithographed labels mostly from California companies, in various manila folders, great variety with minor dupl., great lot for artist, Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $219

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