Auction 248 of 30 Apr 08

Post Cards (1352-1375)

Trains & Ships

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1352 1352.jpg o Austria, multicolored train captioned ' Rapid Paris-Bordeaux ' in French on back, posted from Vienna 14.VIII.10, a Tuck Oilette EST 45-55
1353 1353.jpg o Germany, multicolored train captioned 'Manchester Express' GCR near Harrow, from Tuck's 'Famous Expresses' series, posted 13.1.06 & received in Oldenberg on same day EST 40-50
1354 1354.jpg o Germany, Railroad, WWI, features Red Cross volunteer Ladies serving cakes & cold drinks to troops on board a train heading to the front lines, posted Feldpost from Schleswig 5.12.15, with violet unit censor h/s EST 30-40
1355 1355.jpg o Great Britain, real photo of the 'Liverpool Express' of the London & North Western Railway, captioned both sides, posted 1913 EST 35-45
1356 1356.jpg */o Lot of 5 ships: Admiral Perry's Arctic steamer ROOSEVELT; Turbine steamer BEN-MY-CREE in race with airplanes; steamer SEEANDBEE; S.S.NANKING posted by passenger from Japan; QUEEN OF BERMUDA real photo, FVF-VF EST 25-35

Large Lots

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1357 na */o WWII Military, lot of 57 different, two are humorous & used, balance all unused featuring many buildings, some training practice, some parades & troop formations, many groups of soldiers, some real photos; from camp Edward & Fort Devens in Mass, Keesler Field in Miss, Camp Machall in NC, + scattered others EST 75-100
1358 na */o US & foreign, lot of 18 different , mostly 1905/1915, incl American Indian, Salmon Cannery, Lighthouse, Buick Motor Works, Idaho Irrigation Wheel, Hershey Chocolate Factory, Mirror Lake Yosemite, downtown Ogden Utah, Denver Auditorium, The Needles Isle of Wales, Veracruz Mexico Port, Russia Ice Harvesting, etc EST 50-75
1359 1359.jpg */o New Orleans: 43 different + 3 souvenir folders, mostly 1950's-60s', many Mardi Gras scenes EST 50-75
1360 na o Penn State College, all 1947 different views of campus buildings EST 20-30
1361 na */o Comic, humorous, lot of 190 incl some duplication, most 1950's, most VF mint EST 200-250
1362 na */o Lot of 75 highly embossed cards, 1905/1909, mostly buildings, some greetings EST 150-200
1363 na */o New Years; 100 different, most embossed, 1905/1915 EST 100-125
1364 na ** Mt Snow, Vermont, ski area, 2 views, about 48 of each, double width, with different views of lodge and ski slopes, ca 1960's, VF EST 50-75
1365 na */o New York State, 190 cards, scenes incl Niagara Falls, buildings, monuments, etc, early to linen era EST 150-200
1366 na */o New Year, 100 cards, all sleeved, most pre-1915 EST 100-150
1367 na */o New Year, 18 embossed birds, most used, all sleeved EST 25-35
1368 na (*) New Years day, 105 cards, 1902 to 1930's, VG-VG EST 100-150
1369 na */o Birthday, 25 cards, early to 1920's, most with children EST 25-35
1370 na */o Thanksgiving, 100 cards, most 1907-15, turkeys, pumpkins, etc, sleeved EST 150-200
1371 na */o Flowers, 70 cards, early to 1940's, most unused EST 75-100
1372 na */o Easter, 80 cards, all with children, 1906-1912, all sleeved EST 80-100
1373 na */o Easter, 95 cards, mixed topics incl women, children, religious, etc, most pre-1915, about 60% sleeved EST 100-150
1374 na */o Mt Vernon, VA, 20 cards, most white border + North Carolina, 20 linen cards, mountains & hotels scenes, most unused EST 15-25
1375 1375.jpg ** COMIC SAYINGS, lot of 25 cards, all black & white, VF EST 25-35