A Hoard of Vintage Postcards
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3520 Lafayette St Evansdale, IA 50707 |
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Bidding Starts: Monday Dec 2 Bidding Ends: Sunday Dec 15 |
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A Huge Hoard of just under a quarter million vintage postcards, featuring the James Pilger Estate of Burlington, IA. Including, RPPC, Topicals, Advertising, Greeting, Holidays, many states, cities and attractions. 1 108 Quincy, IL Postcards, incl C.B.&Q. depot, area churches, street scenes, steamboats, "Gem City Savings" dime books, and others about half unused in VG+ to Exc cond. 2 84 Ft. Madison, IA Postcards incl a "Sea Shell border, steamboats, factories, scenic views, public buildings, parks, some railroad & more in mixed used/unused cond. 3 70 Galesburg, IL Postcards incl a real photo of the Holmes building burning Dec, 10th 1908 with horsedrawn fire pumper, street scenes, public buildings, Burlington depot w/Zephyr, large letter 4 34 Fairfield, IA Postcards incl street scenes, theaters, mfg, and a couple real photo, mixed used & unused cond. 5 71 Bettendorf, IA Postcards incl motels, street scenes, riverboats, a few Curt Teich & couple rppc. The majority Exc-unused. 6 109 Keokuk, IA Postcards incl real photo, dams & powerplants, mfg, and more, approx 1/3 unused 7 32 Vintage Monmouth, IL postcards incl public buildings, institutions, etc, VG cond or better. 8 66 Iowa City, IA Postcards, incl parks, early bird's eye views, University blgs, a few depots and more, about 50/50 used and unused. 9 105 Mt. Pleasant, IA Postcards, incl Old Settlers Reunion, public buildings, institutions, motels and a couple rppc, mixed cond used & unused. 10 28 Muscatine, IA Postcards incl early street scenes and a Baptist Church rppc to VG+ cond. 11 49 Mostly Davenport, IA Postcards incl motels, riverboats, public blgs, large letters, a "Cactus Jim", some Curt Teich, and few rppc, about half unused in Exc cond. 12 78 Burlington Route Railroad Postcards, various vintage & cond, the majority Exc-unused w/lots of engines, plus interiors & scenics. 13 13 Burlington Route real photo studio souvenir postcards various condition vg-2 Exc 14 37 Burlington route assorted zephyr post cards including vista dome and rppc zephyr with azo back majority unused in excellent condition 15 9 Real Photo Postcards including trainwrecks, depot scenes, and others majority Burlington related all but two postaly used 16 4 Rail Road rppc including a conductor portrait with lantern a Burlington route Fourth of July Parade car and others all but the 1st unused and in excellent condition 17 Vintage "Travel-Log" Postcard Album 56ct mostly Railroad related & travel scenes early to mid 20th century in various cond. 18 36 C.B. & Q. Railroad Postcards, incl Burlington Rt. A rppc depot in Abington, IL, various Zephyr's and others. Mostly VG+ to Exc unused. 19 17 Burlington Route Railroad Depots & related Postcards incl a great Lagrange, MO real photo 20 56 Burlington Route Railroad Postcards, incl real photo and depots, the majority used in G+ to VG+ cond. 21 22 Vintage Burlington Route Postcards incl narrow gauge at Chicago Fair, Royal Scot and others all but 3 postaly unused, 22 86 Mississippi Iowa Lock & Dam Postcards, mix of scenes incl Curt Tiech, chromes & a few real photo, the majority Exc unused cond. 24 17 Real Photo Steam Engine & Threshing Scene Postcards, Azo & Cyko backs, all but one unused, mostly VG+ to Exc cond. 25 Vintage Postcards: Crapo Park, Burlington, IA, over 150ct c.1910 to 1950s in various used/unused cond. 26 Vintage Merchant's Postal Cards, over 160ct, majority Burlington, IA, incl Square brand, Pilger Grocer, Vinegar & Pickle Works, 27 Victorian Merchant's Postal Cards, 32 cards c.1890's, incl. Castle White Soap. Iowa Biscuit Co., Penn Oil, Pilger Grocer & other Burlington business', VG to Exc cond. 28 Vintage Postcard Album: Appox. 300 cards, c. early 20th C., mostly Christmas greetings, plus birthday and best wishes, in average cond. 29 49 Postcards w/ Coca-Cola & other sodas advertising or signs. Mostly unused in Exc cond. 30 21 Curt Teich Sporting Theme Postcards, incl fishing, dog racing, horse tracks, skiing, sand sailing and more w/lots of Florida scene, all but 2 Exc and postally unused. 31 Over 100 Sporting Theme Postcards, incl Jack Dempsey, Nascar, skiing, and many others of various vintage from linens to chromes, mostly VG+ cond or better. 32 Over 125 Vintage Stadium & Coliseum Postcards, incl linens in various cond. 33 Over 200 Vintage Postcards, Chinatown, large variety of Civil War related (over 150) plus Conoco Travelaide the majority Exc-mint unused 34 Over 50 Vintage Sea Shell Postcards incl linens & advertising, mostly Exc -mint unused 35 30 Artist Signed Postcards incl Dwig, Shinn, Winsch and others in various cond. 36 Over 200 Vintage Postcards mostly humorous lovers & spooners and a good variety of Am flag incl 2 rppc. Various cond. 37 Over Vintage "Greetings From" and Highway Postcards various condition mostly VG or better 38 Over 60 Vintage Risque-Semi nude & cheesecake postcards of various vintage in mixed cond, mostly used. 39 Over 30 Vintage Postcards of Navajo, Southwest rug & Pottery making, early linens incl Curt Teich, later chromes & a few commercial rppc, mostly VG or better cond unused. 40 Over 300 Vintage State Capitol Postcards, good mix of buildings, interiors, street scenes and Birdseye views, mostly VG+ or better cond. 41 Over 200 Theme Park Postcards w/some toys & dolls incl linens, roadside, parks and some commercial rppc. 42 Over 150 Vintage Boats & Ships related postcards, mostly older chromes w/some linens. 43 35 Anheuser-Busch/Budweiser Postcards incl 3 older foldouts, Clydesdales, brewery scenes & advertising, mostly VG or better unused cond. 44 Over 50 Vintage Breweriana Postcards incl Cervesa adv, Schlitz, Busch Gardens and others in various cond. 45 Over 250 Vintage Postcards sorted by Lighthouse, Lincoln Highway, Logging, Good Luck & Mining. The majority VG+ or better cond. 46 Over 300 Vintage Postcards sorted by Art, Windmills and Dams, mostly unused VG+ or better. 47 Over 300 Vintage Postcards sorted by Corn Palace, Covered Bridges, Deltiology. RFD. Rally Day, Rodeo and Bull fighting, the majority unused in VG+ or better cond. 48 Over 300 Vintage Transportation Postcards sorted by Astronauts, Navel Boats, Ocean Vessels, Steam Engines, Fire Trucks, Autos and Route 66of various vintage and cond. 49 Box of Approx 600+ Vintage Hawaii Postcards, mostly earlier chromes, some linens and deckle edge the majority unused. 50 Approx 125 Dof Related Vintage Postcards, mostly later lithos & chromes the majority VG+ or better and unused. 51 Approx 100+ Horse Related Vintage Postcards incl white border, artist signed, RMPC, and chromes, mixed cond, used & unused. 52 Over 200 Illinois Postcards incl linens, white border, parks, hotels & street scenes in mixed cond used & unused. 53 40 Real Photo Postcards, all buildings incl Victorian mansions, farm houses, commercial buildings & others, all but one postally unused in VG+ or better cond. 54 90+ Real Photo Postcards, lots of National Parks incl Southwest & Badlands plus some Dells, lodges & related mostly unused in VG+ cond or better. 55 35 Real Photo Postcards, all animals or related incl horses, dogs, goat carts, farm animals & others, the majority in VG+ cond or better. 56 4 Real Photo Postcards of 2 men with Santa, two-jewelry store interiors (1 stained) and a soda fountain interior, G+ or better cond. 57 10 Real Photo Postcards, all interesting scenes incl 2 or 3 likely early movie sets?. A Burlington, IA street scene, Mexican border town & others, most postally unused in VG+ cond or better. 58 10 Real Photo Postcards, Incl suspension bridge, train wreck, coliseum, two fight scenes, a German soldier corpse, Mexican rebel and men in tree w/political signs, all but the 1t unused in VG+ cond or better. 59 10 Real Photo Postcards, incl Civil War cannon, automobiles, girl in wheelchair & other, all postally unused and VG cond or better. 60 Over 250 Real Photo Postcards, all people, singles, couples and groups in period settings plus some unrelated and other cards, mix of used & unused in various cond. 61 Approx 300 Vintage Railroad related Postcards. Large variety of scenes and lines, mix of white border & chromes and a few rppc, the majority unused in Exc cond. 62 Approx 200 Vintage Large Letter Postcards, a great variety with lots of Curt Teich colortones for cities & states majority postally used in VG+ to Exc cond. 63 Approx 100 Vintage Novelty Leather Postcards, a great variety of embossed or colored scenes incl humorous, patriotic, courting and more in VG to Exc cond. 64 Approx 300 Vintage State Map Postcards majority Exc -Mint unused. 65 Approx 200 Vintage Caves & Caverns Postcards, good mix of white border, linens, early chromes and a few rppc, most Exc-Mint unused cond. 66 Approx 350 Vintage Gardens and Churches Postcards, incl white border & chromes. Mix of used & unused in VG to Exc cond. 67 Over 200 Postcards sorted by musicians, Disney, DPO, Dutch kids, cats and more ranging from postally used to mint, 68 Over 20 Vintage Topical Postcards sorted by Churches & Tabernacles, some Black American, large selection of airlines & airports & AM revolution battle sites & monuments, mostly unused. VG+ to Exc cond. 69 Over 700 Vintage Iowa Postcards, full box of cities and scenes sorted A to C, large variety of white border, older chromes & German lithos, used-unused mix in VG or better cond. 70 Over 600 Vintage Iowa Postcards, nearly full box of cities and scenes sorted H to W. Large variety of white border, older chromes, German lithos & a few linens, mixed used-unused VG or better cond. 71 2 Fine Iowa Real Photo Postcards, A great advertising parade float for Payne Plmg & Htg, Burlington, IA Centennial 1933 w/outhouse & modern theme (near mint Azo back) and a Mason's Lodge blg, Batavia, IA, Exc+ cond. 72 3 Iowa Railroad Depot Real Photo Postcards: Swaledale, Creston-C.B.& Q, and the Armstrong R.I depot, VG+ to Exc cond. 73 75 Vintage Iowa Real Photo Postcards, good mix of scenes, building, farm house, people. Etc mixed used -unused in mostly VG+ or better cond. 74 Over 550 Vintage Washington State Postcards, white border, older chromes, German litho incl Seattle, Spokane & Tacoma in mixed cond. 75 Over 600 Vintage Missouri, Ohio & Indiana Postcards, predominately white border & linens, lots of great buildings & older hotels, KC & St. Louis in various cond. 76 Approx 500+ Vintage States Postcards incl Georgia, Delaware, Idaho & Indiana in mixed used & unused cond. 77 Over 700 Vintage State Postcards sorted for North and South Carolina, Virginia, mostly older view incl white border & colortone the majority unmailed. 78 Approx 450 Vintage Postcards incl lots of embossed German New Years plus Thanksgiving, some birthday and later Halloween reprints, Mixed used & unused VG or better cond. 79 Over 450 Vintage Easter, Valentine & Christmas Postcards, majority older German-some artist signed, no large Santas. Mixed used & unused, mostly VG or better cond. 80 Approx 500 Vintage "Unsorted" Postcards incl Christmas, Easter, Greetings, some July 4th & real photo, spooners & more, mixed conditions used & unused. 81 Over 200 Vintage Postcards, Lots of travel scenes, motels, road attractions, and some advertising, used & unused mix VG or better cond. 82 Over 450 Vintage Postcards, mix of older & better Easter plus some valentine, hotels, embossed and other topicals-few chromes majority used VG or better. 83 Approx 700 or more Vintage Postcards. Mix of travel, tourist and topical incl some linens, advertising, white border and embossed, mostly unsorted, majority unused VG+ to Exc cond. 84 Approx 500+ Vintage Birthday Postcards, large variety of older cards incl German litho, Embossed and colorful flowers, majority postally used G+ to VG+ cond. 85 Approx 500+ Vintage Illinois Postcards, mostly Chicago with lots of buildings incl older chromes, colortone, linens & white border, majority postally used G+ to VG+. 86 Approx 350 Vintage Colorado Postcards, older chromes, white border & colortone, majority unused VG+ or better cond. 87 Approx 650+ Vintage South Dakota Postcards an older mix with lots of white border, colortones, a few rppc, used & unused cond. 88 Approx 500 Vintage Postcards of Kentucky, Louisiana & New Orleans, mostly older cards, colortones, white border, German lithos and early chromes, used & unused mix VG or better. 89 Approx 450 or more Vintage Postcards, mixed unsorted mostly topical & travel scenes with white borders, colortones, German lithos and some chromes, used-unused mix VG or better cond. 90 Approx 500 Vintage Chicago Postcards, a great variety of older white border, linens, colortones, advertising and older chromes, both used & unused cond. 91 Vintage Hollywood (approx 100) & California Missions (approx 200) Postcards, lots of older material in VG+ or better cond 92 Approx 400 400 Vintage Postcards, unsorted mix mostly travel with motels, cafes, some advertising, airlines, buildings & attractions, used-unused mix VG+ to Exc cond. 93 Approx 500 Vintage Postcards, unsorted mix of Midwest travel scenes incl motels & attractions, plus some holiday & greetings, majority unused VG+ or better cond. 94 Approx 600 Vintage Postcards, all Texas & Oklahoma, large mix incl white border, linens, colortone, older chromes & later over-sized in used & unused cond. 95 Approx 600 Vintage Postcards, lots of Midwest & Southern States, older-newer mix, majority used VG or better cond. 96 Approx 600 Vintage Mostly Christmas Postcards, lots of older material, embossed German, some artist signed and some greetings. No Santas, majority used VG or better cond. 97 Approx 600 Vintage Missouri Postcards. All travel related used & unused VG or better cond. 98 Approx 500+ Vintage Travel Postcards, all white borders, colortones or linens, the majority unused VG+ or better cond. 99 Approx 400 Vintage California Postcards, incl LA, Pasadena, San Fran, & Yosemite, Good mix through the 1930s-60s incl some advertising in used & unused cond VG+ or better. 100 Approx 500 or more Vintage Travel Postcards, a good mix of scenes through the 1960s, majority unused VG or better cond. 101 Over 250 Vintage Travel Postcards sorted by Kansas & Nebraska with a good mix of older material, the majority unused. 102 Over 500 Vintage Illinois Postcards, older-newer mix incl white border, CT and some advertising both used & unused. 103 Approx 350 Vintage Wisconsin Postcards sorted by cities, good mix of scenes circa 1930s-60s, used & unused mostly VG+ or better cond. 104 Approx 600 Vintage Travel Postcards, mostly older chromes C. 1950s-60s with some white border & Curt Teich, the majority Wisc scenes. 105 Approx 500 Vintage Postcards, unsorted travel related mix of older scenes to newer oversized chromes in used & unused cond. 106 Approx 400+ Vintage Florida Postcards. All travel, tourist, hotels and destinations, the majority white border, CT or linens with some chromes, the majority unused in VG+ or better cond. 107 Approx 400+ Vintage Postcards, unsorted mix of mostly older travel with some German greetings & Christmas , majority used in VG or better cond. 108 Approx 550 Vintage Postcards, unsorted travel mix of white border, linens older & newer chromes with some Christmas, 109 Approx 400 or more States Postcards, sorted for New Jersey and New Mexico (majority) good mix of older colortones & linens plus later chromes, lots of desert scenes, hotels & flowering cactus. 110 Approx 550 Vintage Postcards, mostly older travel scenes, motels, attractions & parks w/some chromes. Majority unmailed in VG+ to Exc cond. 111 Over 250 Vintage Railroad Postcards incl C.B.&Q. older depots(no rppc) some Fred Harvey & Santa FE. Used & unused mix VG or better cond. 112 Approx 400 Vintage Nevada & Las Vegas Postcards, Good variety of material mostly 1930s-60s in used & unused VG+ or better cond. 113 Approx 400 Vintage Tennessee & Mississippi Travel Postcards. Mostly older chromes plus colortones & linens, in VG or better cond, 114 Approx 300 Vintage Postcards, some Egypt, Australia, South America & Europe, mix of older and later chromes, used & unused cond. 115 Approx 250+ Vintage Postcards, Holy Land, Japan, some Russia, Poland, Spain Swiss & Turkey, mixed older lithos to chrome oversized in various cond. 116 Approx 500 or more Vintage Postcards for France, Germany, & Italy, mix of older and newer oversized chromes in various cond. 117 Over 600 Vintage Colorado Postcards, majority travel scenes, Nat. parks & some Pueblo with lots of older litho, linens, some white border & later chromes in various cond. 118 Over 400 Vintage Wisconsin Postcards, large variety of scenes with lots of Wisc. Dells mix of older material in mostly VG+ or better cond. 119 Approx 500 Vintage Postcards: Greetings, Best Wishes, Congrats, Etc, lots of older German embossed, various cond. 120 Approx 150+ Vintage Souvenir Postcard Folders, lots of Tichnor & Curt Teich in various cond mostly VG or better. 121 Over 75 Vintage Souvenir Postcard Folders, good variety incl Curt Teich, Manning, Capitol Souvenir & others. 122 8 Prison & Institutional Real Photo Postcards, incl Ft. Madison "The three grades" "Glyndon-who was proven not guilty after 31 years in prison, plus various scenes of cooks & staff. All but one postally unused. 123 6 Fire Scene & Parade Real Photo Postcards, depicting a woman's float & marching Knights Templar Postally used), a Deming & El Paso downtown fire scenes and 2 unknown area close-ups, VG+ to Exc and unused unless noted. 124 8 Advertising-Commercial Related Real Photo Postcards, incl John Baul's Sons Co., Burlington; San Jacinto CA Indian crafts interior, Palomas Mex, "Pete's Curio Shop", florist interior, Corn Palace & others, 4 postally used VG to Exc cond. 125 8 Interesting Real Photo Postcards, incl staged gunfighter scenes. Winfield, IA Depot (fair cond) and others incl Mex scenes. Mostly VG cond or better. |
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