Sale No: 776
Lot No: 689
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Cat No: Collection
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Madeira, Illustrative Collections of Mint and Used Picture Post Cards, 1899-1931, on exhibition pages; majority used (200 of 330 total), many real photo, covering all aspects of a visit to and life on this beautiful island which achieved international fame as a tourist destination for upper class Europeans prior to the First World War, which first used Funchal stamps before World War I and then those of Portugal thereafter, the vast majority of postcards are pre-WWI, with a few being post-1931, wide range of destinations with Azores, Gibraltar, different South American countries, Hawaii, Cameroon, Cape Colony (South Africa), Japan, and New Zealand, commencing with cards depicting the voyage to Madeira, Hamburg-Amerika and Cunard Lines, as well as others with lighters, harbor arrival and the pier, hotels, restaurants, transport with extensive bullock sledge, hammocks, toboggan and funicular, Funchal town with castle, fort and cathedral, Madeira villages, countryside and scenery, including 1904 "Panorama of Madeira" triptych card to England bearing Funchal 25r, Rabaçal and Levades, farms, flowers and gardens, Madeira products with wine, fruits, embroidery and wicker furniture, and costumes, also three different pictorial souvenir booklets each containing 12 postcards. A unique glimpse into the past offering fascinating insights of the social history of this island from bygone days, ex- Washburne. Shipping charges apply - weight 11.2 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $4,000-5,000
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Opening US$ 2,000.00
Closed..Oct-01-2022, 14:15:04 EST
Sold For 0
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