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Sparks Auctions Sale: 31

Miscellaneous
Picture Postcards

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1078
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Canada

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image Group of 23 Calgary Stampede Real Photo Postcards, all different and unused, in black and white with great animation, etc. Very fine overall. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 65.00
Sold...C$ 65.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:51:24 EST
Sold For 65

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1079
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Canada

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image Group of 15 Pioneer Picture Postcards, 1899 to 1903, plus one from 1905, with different rates including 2c UPU postcard rate, 1c postcard rate to the US, 1c domestic rate, ½c franking, etc. All were mailed, with a variety of postmarks and destinations (Austria, France, England and US). Very nice quality lot, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 25.00
Sold...C$ 25.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:51:52 EST
Sold For 25

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1080
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Canadian Topics

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image Lot of Approximately 1,100 Postcards, 1960s to 1980s, with some earlier ones, all neatly sorted by topic. It appears that about 10% are postally used. We noted a good variety of topics such as religion, cars, airplanes, ships, Expo 67, humor, animals and more. Clean lot, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 50.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:52:32 EST
Sold For 50

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1081
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Caribbean

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image Lot of Approximately 850 Postcards, 1970s to 1980s, all neatly sorted by country. It appears that about 150 are postally used. We noted some postcards from tourist destinations such as Barbados, Jamaica, Freeport, Antigua,Trinidad Tobago, Cuba, Mexico, etc as well as some South American countries such as Brazil, Venezuela, and Argentina. Clean lot, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 75

Opening C$ 45.00
Sold...C$ 45.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:53:04 EST
Sold For 45

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1082
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Europe

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image Lot of Approximately 3,800 Postcards, 1950s to 1980s, with some earlier ones, all neatly sorted by country or city. It appears that fewer than 5% are postally used. We noted a great variety of countries such as Russia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Portugal, GB, Holland, Denmark, Spain, Germany, Austria, and more. Clean lot, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 45.00
Sold...C$ 45.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:53:47 EST
Sold For 45

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1083
Symbol: PC
Cat No: France

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image Lot of Approximately 1,200 Postcards, 1950s to 1980s, with some early ones, all neatly sorted by region and city. It appears that about 20% are postally used. We noted a good variety of tourist destinations such as Paris, Reims, Brittany, Chantilly, Nancy, Lourdes and many more. Clean lot, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 30.00
Sold...C$ 30.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:54:13 EST
Sold For 30

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1084
Symbol: PC
Cat No: France

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image Group of 240 Picture Postcards, from many different publishers or photographers: ND Photo (Neurdein), B.F. Paris, Levein, Hamelin, Dam Brine-Pin, J'Hopital Charles (C.L.C.), G.C.A. Paris and Edition Le Deley (Ernest), to name only a few. Mostly all early, with a mix of used and unused, with a great variety of themes pictured from all over France. Noted some "petit métiers" such as miners and cooks. Includes some real photo cards, overall very fine condition. We have scanned 25 nicer ones as an example of this clean lot. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 180.00
Sold...C$ 180.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:55:03 EST
Sold For 180

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1085
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Greece

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image Lot of Approximately 525 Postcards, 1970s to 1980s, with some earlier ones, all neatly sorted by region or city. It appears that about 10% are postally used, and we noted a good variety of tourist destinations such as Athens, Crete, Corinth, Olympia, and more. Clean lot, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 75

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 20.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:55:41 EST
Sold For 20

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1086
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Hamilton Ontario

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image Collection of 33 Different Hamilton Post Office Picture Postcards, either with different views, publishers, showing sometimes minute differences such as with and without people, with and without telephone wires, night or day, summer or winter, and more. Includes leather, patriotic, glitter in the windows, real photo, etc. An in-depth study of this post office building (called the "wedding cake" post office) that was torn down in 1935. Mostly written up on album pages, overall very fine and ex. Cloutier. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 40.00
Sold...C$ 40.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:55:58 EST
Sold For 40

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1087
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Italy

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image Lot of Approximately 900 Postcards, 1960s to 1980s, with some earlier ones, all neatly sorted by region or city. It appears that about 20% are postally used, and we noted a good variety of tourist destinations such as Rome, Venice, Amalfi Coast, Assisi, Firenze, Naples, Pompei and more. Clean lot, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 10.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:56:25 EST
Sold For 10

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1088
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Middle East Countries

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image Lot of over 300 Postcards, 1960s to 1980s, with some earlier ones, all neatly sorted by country or city. It appears that fewer than 5% are postally used, and we noted a great variety of tourist destinations such as Syria, Pakistan, Turkey, Iran, Lebanon, Palestine, Kuwait and more. Clean lot, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 30.00
Sold...C$ 30.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:56:57 EST
Sold For 30

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1089
Symbol: PC
Cat No: United Kingdom

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image Group of 250 Interesting Picture Postcards, depicting a wide variety of topics such as town views, street views, ships, port of entries, buildings, etc. Noted two German submarine real photo cards and much more. Mostly all early cards with a mix of mailed and unmailed, includes some printed as well as real photo cards. Overall very fine quality, a great lot for the online reseller. We have scanned 28 of the better cards to give an idea. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 130.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:57:15 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1090
Symbol: PC
Cat No: United States

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image Lot of Approximately 2,800 Postcards, from the early 1900s to the mid 1980s (with the majority from the 20s to the 40s). Many are housed in vintage postcard albums while the remainder are stored in yellow envelopes. It appears that slightly over half of them are used and were mailed from the United States. We noted some topical postcards such as tourist attractions, landscapes and many greeting cards with Christmas, Easter, Valentine etc. We also noted well over 50 real photos, some black and white and much more. Faults are to be expected such as creases and rounded corners, but the majority are fine to very fine. Also included are over 100 colorful old advertising cards with many showing traces of glue on the back. See scans for a glimpse of content, close inspection is highly recommended. (Image)

Est $ 750

Opening C$ 800.00
Sold...C$ 800.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:57:51 EST
Sold For 800

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1091
Symbol: PC
Cat No: United States

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image Unsorted Lot of About 1,000 Picture Post Cards, depicting a wide variety of topics such as town views, street views, buildings, etc. We noted a Florida Packing Co. real photo, Oregon motel and lodge with gas pumps real photo, Vermont Factory and Saw Mill, a railway depot in Massachusetts, destruction of San Francisco by fire, etc. Most are early (ca. 1905 and up), mixed used and unused from all over the United States, a nice lot for the online reseller. Overall fine or better, see our 12 large scans online. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 350.00
Sold...C$ 350.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:58:25 EST
Sold For 350

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1092
Symbol: PC
Cat No: United States

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image Lot of Approximately 3,000 Postcards, 1960s to 1990s, with some earlier ones, all neatly sorted by state or city. It appears that about 10% are postally used, and we noted a great variety of tourist destinations such as New York, Arizona, Florida, Nevada, New Jersey, Texas, North Dakota and more. Clean lot, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 25.00
Sold...C$ 25.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:58:59 EST
Sold For 25

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1093
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Collection

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image Group of 130 Picture Postcards, with better ones, mix of used and unused, RPPCs and printed, Canada and some foreign (mostly France), with many from Québec and Western provinces. Saw night views, winter scenes, Québec Tercentenary, plus some photographs (not counted). Overall nice quality, with good retail value here, see scans for a small idea. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 170.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:59:37 EST
Sold For 170

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1094
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Collection

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image Group of 475 Foreign Cards, with Better, from countries or regions such as GB, France, Germany, Italy, Spain (including Tenerife), Asia (from India to Japan), Africa, Middle East and some South and Central America. No US or Canada in this lot. Most are from about c1905 to 1950s, with a mix of mailed and unmailed, with all sorts of topics, printed cards as well as real photo cards. An overall fine or better lot, a few have tears (and were not counted). A great lot for the online reseller. See our 12 scans for a taste of this interesting lot. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 450.00
Sold...C$ 450.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:59:58 EST
Sold For 450

Canada
Canada

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1095
Symbol:
Cat No: Literature

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Box of Various Books and Catalogues, includes a like-new Unitrade catalogue from 2018 and 2014, Eastern Arctic Mails (Mowat), Airmails of Canada and Newfoundland (heavily used with many notes inside), Eastern Arctic Mail Service (Thomson), Sixty Years The RCAF and CF Air Command 1924-1984 (Milbery), Northwest Territories Postal Cancellations 1907-1986 (O'Reilly), Goggles Helmets and Airmail Stamps (Vachon). Also includes a Darnell Canada stamp album (with a few stamps), a lot of face postage sorted into envelopes (mostly up to 17c and probably over $50 worth), and a few old covers.

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 55.00
Sold...C$ 55.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 12:00:27 EST
Sold For 55

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1096
Symbol:
Cat No: Literature

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Group of Useful Canadian Philatelic Literature, with a total of 21 different items, including better such as The Postage Stamps of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (Argenti), Canada Post Offices 1755/1895 (Campbell), The Postage stamps and Postal History of Canada (Boggs), Stamps of British North America (Jarrett), The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Newfoundland (Boggs), Ontario Post Offices (Smith, volume II), Hughes Proof Strikes of Canada (volume II, IX, XIII, XX), Fakes and Forgeries of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island (Mitchell). We noticed toning on some of the books.

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 30.00
Sold...C$ 35.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 12:00:50 EST
Sold For 35
Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1097
Symbol:
Cat No: Literature

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Gems of Canadian Philately, CAPEX 1996, edited by Charles Firby, hard bound and accompanied by slip case, numbered 129 of 250 limited edition. 256 pages of mouth watering items deemed the gems of Canadian philately at that time, filled with colour illustrations of stamps, revenues, postal history and includes B.N.A. Pristine condition and a must have.

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 75.00
Sold...C$ 75.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 12:01:15 EST
Sold For 75

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