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Sale No: 364
Lot No:4243
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Unused multi-coloured postcard depicting the 1904 TRAIN WRECK ON S. BRIDGE about 7 miles from Mullan, Idaho. The bridge was cut in two by a snow avalanche while a train was standing on it. F (Image)
Estimate 60.00+ $Cdn
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Sale No: 364
Lot No:4245
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Unused b/w photo postcard 1907 of the hydrogen gas BALLOON "THE POMMERN" - Prize Winner of the Gordon Bennett International Balloon Race in Forest Park. This Balloon set a new American distance record. In 1910 the Balloon met a tragic end after hitting telegraph wires & a factory chimney then eventually crashing into the Baltic Sea killing 3 people aboard. VF (Image)
Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn
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Sale No: 364
Lot No:4247
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Collection of 10 diff postcards primarily used 1907-8 depicting scenes of the terrible destruction following the SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE OF 1906. Shows wrecked buildings, fire, street scenes, refugees, etc. Many are addr to England. F-VF (Image)