UNITED STATES - Miscellaneous Covers continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
Est or CV / bid in C$'s |
| 4201 |
 |
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 Unused b/w
real photo postcard circa 1910 depicting a BRITISH MERCHANT SHIP WRECKED ON ROCKS. F (Image)
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Estimate 50.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4202 |
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 Unused b/w
postcard circa 1910 depicting WINTER MINING ON LOWER CLEARY CREEK. Also another postcard depicting a WINTER MINING SCENE at Dawson Yukon. F (2 diff) (Image)
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Estimate 60.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4203 |
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|
 Unused
postcard circa 1910, depicting Famous Arctic Explorer ROBERT PEARY on the deck of the Steamer "Roosevelt" along with his Eskimo dogs. He is best known for leading an expedition that claimed to be the first to have reached the geographic North Pole.
VF (Image)
|
Estimate 75.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4204 |
|
|
 Unused b/w
photo advertising postcard for Turnbull Wagons, depicting "182 people on 4 Turnbull wagons" horse drawn at the Fall Festival, Auburn, Ind. Circa 1910. F, minor edge flaws
(Image)
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Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4205 |
|
|
 Unused
coloured postcard circa 1910 depicting SANTOS DUMONT'S Airplane in flight. A scarce early aviation postcard. F (Image)
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Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4206 |
|
|
 Unused b/w
photo postcard circa 1910 depicting JIM G. TARVER - the world's tallest man at 8 feet 6 inches weighing 460 pounds. He traveled with various circuses & often dressed as a cowboy. He has autographed the postcard on reverse. F (Image)
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Estimate 75.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4207 |
|
|
 Scarce lot
of 2 diff b/w photo postcards showing the ruins of the LOS ANGELES TIMES BUILDING 1 OCT, 1910. The building was destroyed from a dynamite bombing by union radicals from the International Assoc. of Bridge & Structural Iron Workers. The explosion
killed 21 occupants and injured 100 more. One postcard is used in 1910, other unused. F (2) (Image)
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Estimate 150.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4208 |
|
|
 Unused b/w
photo postcard depicting pioneer bi-plane at the INTERNATIONAL AVIATION MEET in Chicago Aug 1911. F, small edge stain (Image)
|
Estimate 60.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4209 |
|
|
 Unused b/w
real photo postcard depicting the WRECK OF THE RUTLAND RAILROAD TRAIN near Bennington Vt 12 Sept, 1912. VF (Image)
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Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4210 |
|
|
 Unused b/w
real photo postcard depicting a scene from the GREAT FLOOD OF 1913 IN PERU INDIANA. Shows Broadway street under water with an abandoned Street Railway Car & a horse drawn wagon full of people. This was the worst flood on record for Indiana. F (Image)
|
Estimate 60.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4211 |
|
|
 Unused b/w
real photo postcard depicting a scene of the 1913 PERU INDIANA FLOOD. This natural disaster was unparalleled in the region's history. The water rose so fast in the Wabash River that no one was able to prepare for the flooding that ensued. This
postcard shows a wagon full of people being moved from a flooded street. F, minor soiling (Image)
|
Estimate 75.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4212 |
|
|
 Three diff
b/w photo postcards from 1915 depicting CIVIL WAR VETERAN PARADES in Washington DC. Incl one with Review by PRESIDENT WILSON & GEN. MILES. F, messages on reverse but not mailed (3) (Image)
|
Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4213 |
|
|
 Scarce
unused b/w real photo postcard depicting American GENERAL PERSHING talking to 3rd Corps Troops 16 Mar 1919 at Vallendar Germany. Pershing was commander of the American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front during WWI. F (Image)
|
Estimate 70.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4214 |
|
|
 Unused
coloured PATRIOTIC postcard depicting Flag, Eagle, Remember the Maine, etc. Printed by J.C. Wilson. VF (Image)
|
Estimate 40.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4215 |
|
|
 Scarce lot
of 6 diff unused b/w real photo postcards depicting the terrible damage from a CYCLONE AT MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS 28 March 1920. VF (Image)
|
Estimate 200.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4216 |
|
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Two diff b/w real photo unused postcards circa 1920's era depicting US Navy Football Team practices. F, one corner crease
|
Estimate 60.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4217 |
|
|
 Unused b/w
real photo postcard from the 1920's-30's depression era, depicting a DUST STORM IN THE MID WEST. VF (Image)
|
Estimate 50.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4218 |
|
|
 Unused b/w
real photo postcard 1927 depicting CHARLES LINDBERGH standing beside his plane "Spirit of St Louis". The postcard has his printed signature. VF (Image)
|
Estimate 60.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4219 |
|
|
 Unused
postcard circa 1930 depicting RICHARD BYRD - one of the world's foremost aviators & Antarctic explorers. VF (Image)
|
Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4220 |
|
|
 Unused
1930's b/w real photo postcard depicting a WESTERN KANSAS JACKRABBIT DRIVE during the Great Depression / Dust Bowl days. There was a battle of survival between farmers and rabbits during those difficult days & some counties had bounties on rabbits.
VF (Image)
|
Estimate 50.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4221 |
|
|
 Two diff
b/w photo postcards showing street scenes of the terrible flood in LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY 1937. Scarce. VF (Image)
|
Estimate 80.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4222 |
|
|
 Unused WWII
b/w illustrated postcard depicting a caricature with the heads of Hitler, Hirohito & Mussolini appearing from the rear ends of donkeys. Entitled "THREE OF A KIND". F, corner creases (Image)
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Estimate 50.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4223 |
|
|
 Lot of 4
diff b/w "arcade" type postcards circa 1990's depicting famous BAND LEADERS. Incl Guy Lombardo, Lawrence Welk, Wayne King & Kay Kyser. VF (4) (Image)
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Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4224 |
|
|
 Interesting
collection of diff Western "Cowboy" arcade cards from 1940's-60's. Incl GENE AUTRY (4 diff), DANNY THOMAS, LEE MAJORS (later starred in the 6 Million Dollar Man). Also a postcard of DAVY CROCKETT. F-VF (8 diff) (Image)
|
Estimate 100.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 4225 |
|
|
 Unused b/w
real photo postcard circa 1959 of the music group "The Four Coachmen". They were a white "Doo Wop" group that released several well known songs. VF. A nice collectable
(Image)
|
Estimate 50.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
