210 TOPICAL POSTCARDS & PHOTOS 1860-1970's, good topicals including sea shells, alligators, novelty wooden cards, social history real photo cards and early family photos on metal plates, 60 Hollywood actor and actress studio promotion cards 1940-1950's, humor, 22 Star Wars, 4 Third Reich, Valentine cards, Walt Disney cards, animals, birds, maxi-cards ++, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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16 WORLDWIDE COAT of ARMS CARDS 1870, cigarette trade cards from the 100 card set produced for Helmar Turkish Cigarettes (New-York), in average condition noting most have bends and minor faults, very scarce cards unlisted by Murray, VG-F est ($50+ US) (Image)

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45 STERIOSCOPIC VIEW CARDS 1885-1900, all are "World Series" cards showing views around the world, retails over $550, a few with bends, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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50 STERIOSCOPIC VIEW CARDS 1890-1900, mostly social history related noting cute kids, romance, family activities, a few floral arrangements ++, retails over $50, a few with bends, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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33 STERIOSCOPIC VIEW CARDS 1890-1920's, includes worldwide street, building, and scenic views, also note Austrian WWI POW's in a Serbian camp, German POW's captured by British troops at Marne-France, a Hawaii parade, USA coal miner strike march, Panama Canal construction views ++, retails over $400, a few with bends, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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53 SOCIAL HISTORY PHOTOS 1890-1910, all are early B&W real photos showing family photos, studio portraits, horse and buggies, weddings, funerals, work horses, farm activities, homesteads ++, retails over $300, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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40 HUMOR POSTCARDS 1903-1950's, most are artist signed cards noting Fitzpatrick risque humor, Fred Spurgin WWI Military humor, Xerxes risque cards, Erick, Petly, Dean, Rowland, Cleary, Allanson Cull, Bowley ++, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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435 TOPICAL POSTCARDS 1904-1960's, includes 64 better artist cards, 30 airplanes, 55 ships, 60 animals, 29 Rodeos, also romance cards, pretty ladies, Hollywood stars, Royalty, Railway Locomotives, sports, fishing, skiing, 16 novelty cards including wooden cards, leather, copper, silk embroidered, holograms, foldout views ++, retails over $900, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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12 EARLY RCMP (RNWMP) POSTCARDS 1905-1914, all different better cards including troop photos at the Regina Headquarters, Officers at the MacLeod Barracks, the Calgary RNWMP Barracks, a large troop of 40 riders in prairie uniform with white brim hats, a rare 1908 RNWMP "Stick Bout" at the Regina track ++, ex-Coutts collection retailing over $320, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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37 RCMP (RNWMP) POSTCARDS 1908-1950's, all different showing early RNWMP Barracks at Regina and Calgary plus the Fredericton RCMP Headquarters, also canine units with many officers and dogs identified, the RCMP Drum and Trumpet Band, RCMP officers on horseback with many of the riders identified, a 1915 Daisy Carrell real photo card showing an officer with a pet Coyote at Canmore ++, ex-Coutts collection retailing over $500, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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31 RCMP POSTCARDS 1909-1950's, all different showing a single RCMP officer on horseback, includes a scarce Byron-Harmon CPR real photo cards, a Fred Spalding hand tinted real photo card, a used Folkard letter sheet, a John Innes signed artist card, eex-Coutts collection with many of the riders identified, retails over $220, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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86 TOPICAL POSTCARDS 1905-1960's, includes better humor, pretty ladies, KGVI Royalty, romance, RCMP, trains, animals Indians, Eskimos, some greeting cards, autos, airplanes, signed artist cards, sports, a rare 1955 Senior Hockey Worlds Champion hockey team photo on a #359 hockey first day Maxi Card (worth the estimate alone) ++, note 20 cards are pre-1939, 60 are chromes, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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5 NOVELTY CARDS 1905-1920, includes a 1905 mechanical greeting card with a Nurnberg wisdom funnel , 1906 French humor card with 10 foldout views of Doual, three 1920 hand tinted New Year greeting cards, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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150 TOPICAL POSTCARDS 1905-1960'S, includes Greeting Cards, Christmas, Easter, artist cards, humor, animals, good bird cards, planes, RCMP, a few French beach risque cards ++, retails over $300, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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70 HOLIDAY GREETING CARDS 1905-1912 (a few later), includes Christmas, New-Year, Thanksgiving, and Easter, retails over $400, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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170 GREETING CARDS 1905-1915 (a few later), includes Valentines, Friendship, Birthdays, Love, Best Wishes, Greetings from (towns), Good Luck, Birth Announcements, Forget-Me-Not, Congratulations, Many happy Days ++, retails over $600, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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26 GEORGE WASHINGTON POSTCARDS 1905-1914 (one 1933 cover), 25 are pre-1915 postcards celebrating Washington's birthday, includes a set of 6 colorful “AXE” theme cards, 3 different scarce Tuck Washington Birthday series cards, George and Martha Washington portraits by artist Gilbert Stuart, 3 Washington silhouette cards, also a very scarce 1933 cover with a hand painted cachet on back painted by F.A.Washington and posted from the temporary post office at Washington's birth home (open for only one day on his Birthday), lot also contains a scarce #537b MOG stamp with certificate (cat $150), good lot retailing over $575, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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25 TELEGRAM MESSAGE POSTCARDS 1907-1926, includes 8 colorful "Commercial Cable" messages, 3 have "New Year Good Luck" telegram messages, one Western Union telegram message, a "Post Haste" telegram, 12 are numbered Telegraph cards between No.6 and No.31 noting each with different messages, nice lot retailing over $220, mostly VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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25 NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN POSTCARDS 1907-1960's, includes better real photos of Indian life, 2 Eskimo cards, artist cards noting 3 by Miguel + 5 Frederick Remington + Ralston "Little Bighorn Battlefield", 3 are cards from the "First People" series showing native life, 5 cards from the "Old West" collectors series showing pictures of the Apache Kid + Geronimo ++, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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30 NAPOLEAN POSTCARDS 1908, the complete set of gold gilt edged cards showing the key events and battles during Napoleon's lifetime in sculptures by Italian artist D.Mastoiani, published by E.A.Troldi (Milan), mint and scarce set, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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132 CALGARY ZOO POSTCARDS 1940-1990's, all different animal topicals showing Panda Bears, Polar Bears, Black Bears, Grizzly Bears, gorillas, elephants, leopards, lions, tigers, rhinoceros', hippos, giraffes, camels, wolves, flamingos, eagles ++, also some views of the Dinosaur Park, retails over $400, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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25 HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS CARDS 1945-1960's (a few earlier), all different Movie Studio promotion cards, includes Lana Turner, Rita Hayworth, Janet Leigh, Loreetta Young, Maureen O'Hara, katharine Hepburn, Jennifer Jones, Claudette Colbert, Jeanette MacDonald, Shirley Temple, Betty Hutton, Ginger Rogers, Alice Fay, Anne Baxter ++, good lot retailing over $460, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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26 HOLLYWOOD ACTOR CARDS 1945-1960's (a few earlier), all different Movie Studio promotion cards, includes Bing Crosby, James Dean, Charles Boyer, Stewart Granger, Tony Curtis, Pat Boone, Van Johnson, Ronald Regan, Gene Kelley ++, also some music and comedy stares noting Elvis Presly, the Beatles, John Lenon, Ray Bolger, Rowan & Martin, plus a few British actors, good lot retailing over $420, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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140 CALGARYGLENBOW MUSEUM POSTCARDS 1950-1990's, a fabulous topical range of all different cards showing important museum pieces including Calgary historical photos, lots of local Native Indian photos, Indian artifacts, important Alberta artist paintings and sculptures, patriotic WWI and WWII posters ++, great lot with a few duplicate cards not counted, retails over $600, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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260 RED-ROSE TEA TRADE CARDS 1950-1973,all different from series 1-16 with 48 numbered cards per series, this group represents 35% of the entire series, note a great range of topics noting space exploration, ships, transportation (cars, trucks, buses, trains ++), butterflies, birds, African animals, ocean exploration ++, most are copy-written by the Natural Wildlife Federation, a great lot retailing over $300, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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