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LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

452

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Hedjaz Railway x4 (two are real photo types, one with toning on reverse), coloured cards with Arabic inscriptions of Mecca x3 & Medina x3 (one sent under cover with marvellous "Mad Dogs & Englishmen" message headed "Jeddah/Arabia/19.10.18" & part-'PASSED BY CENSOR/No 8' cachet, & one postally used to London with '.../DJEDDAH' cds, 'PASSED BY CENSOR/3' cachet & Port Said transit), and one other. Very scarce group of early Saudi Arabian cards. (11)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

453

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Syrian bundle from Damascus x26, Aktarine, Aleppo x24, Baalbek ruins x12, Palmyra x3 and Tarsus, Lebanon x3 & Petra x2, a good number of real photo types, generally fine to very fine. (71) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

454

PACIFIC ISLANDS: Quality group from New Zealand x44 including Maori subjects x8, Napier Earthquake x2, Northern Steam Ship Co's Annual Summer Cruise; Fiji x10; French Pacific x18, mostly Polynesia 'linens'; others from Samoa x4, Tonga x2, Cook Islands x2, Solomons Pitcairn & Norfolk Islands; some with plain backs, fine to very fine and some are superb. (83) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$260.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

455

SAMOA: German Colonial Undivided Backs by M & Co (Berlin), Franz Schmitt (Luxemburg) x3 and von Reiche (Hamburg) chromo-litho, fine to very fine unused. (5)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

456

SCANDINAVIA: Collection of mostly topographicals, unusually with strength in Norway x170 approximately including numerous real photo types of towns, spectacular Fjordland & mountain scenery, Lappland x9 etc; Denmark x59; Finland x5; Greenland x17 including Inuit subjects; Iceland x3; and Sweden x59; some soiling etc but generally fine to very fine & some are superb. (300+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24)

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Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

457

SWITZERLAND: Attractive group of mostly topographicals from the Italian- French- & German-speaking cantons with regional costumes, small towns, streetscapes, mountain railways, a charming group of winter sports, stamp cards, etc, a good number of Undivided Backs & real photo types, also some postmark & postal history interest, generally very fine to superb. (200+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$250.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

UNITED STATES

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

458

Delightful selection of early Undivided Back 'Private Mailing Cards' including Arthur Livingstone Niagara Falls x6, EH Mitchell San Francisco x5, Arthur Strauss New York x3, HA Rost New York x5 including a chromolitho, Detroit Photographic chromolithos of Oregon x5, a few others, mostly unused; and 1912 real photo card with message "This is to show you all that remains of Ray [Arizona] after the fire!"; some minor imperfections otherwise very fine. (30) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

459

ACCOMMODATION: Batch of tourist lodges mostly in mountain regions & National Parks with many rustic interiors, many featuring spectacular scenery, also health spas, perhaps a third are of lake camps & similar summer retreats with many featuring groups of campers, many are real photo types, generally very fine to superb. (150 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

460

ACCOMMODATION: Bundle of mostly 'linens' advertising small owner/operator hotels, many converted from private residences, other adaptions & Atlantic City's absurdist Elephant Hotel, a good range of well-produced real photo types & a few artist cards, generally very fine to superb. (100 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

461

ACCOMMODATION: 1930s-1960s mostly 'linens' promoting the numerous motels, motor courts, tourist courts & similar establishments that sprang up to service Americans' desire to drive across their nation, the majority are 'mom & pop' operations with some tiny facilities through to the odd top-end luxurious motel and the beginning of the national chains notably Holiday Inn, plenty of hyperbole (eg "America's most unique hotel!"), many promoting membership of AAA & other smaller service associations, some real photo types & beautiful artist cards, generally very fine to superb. Outstanding social history. (300+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

462

ACCOMMODATION: Wide-ranging collection from 17th century rarities to the ostentatious residences of the rich & famous, ante-bellum mansions to forest cabins, plenty of shacks & huts, many noted as the birthplaces of prominent people, some interiors, fewer than half are 'linens', numerous real photo types, generally very fine to superb. (200+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

463

ACCOMMODATION: Collection of hotels mostly in cities & many of monumental proportions, includes hotel interiors, restaurants & other facilities, high proportion of 'linens' plus numerous real photo types, exceptional artist cards & loads of overt advertising, generally very fine to superb. An oustanding basis for developing into a major collection. (600+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

464

PSE

ADVERTISING: Mostly 1940s to 1960s collection promoting wholesale & retail products, mail order etc, featuring houshold 'time-savers' & gadgets, automobiles & servicing including a terrific group of 'nagging' cards for Haas Bros Pontiac Service, smart clothing, beverages, etc. Includes such 'gems' as an attack on Chinese laundries, "slightly soiled patients gowns" (seriously!), Wilbur Coon's white shoes, sex sells & child exploitation, a 'funeral home' masquerading as a Christmas tree, "special snow-melting rock salt", Mongol pencils & asbestos house shingles, many printed on 1c or 2c Postal Cards & a few Business Reply types, generally very fine to superb. (250+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19)

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

465

ADVERTISING: Mostly 1940s to 1960s collection of cards for all manner of eateries from fine dining to 'automats' and from the modest to the ostentatious, many unusual establishments & 'ethnic' cuisines etc. Numerous highfaluting claims such as "the biggest...best...most famous...oldest" & so on. Important social history, witnessing the growth of the 'eating out' industry, early restaurant chains, roadside diners etc coupled with some of the best of 'linens', generally very fine to superb. (450 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21)

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Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

466

ADVERTISING: Tourist attractions with good sections of Disneyland, Disney World, Coney Island, various Chinatowns, Florida theme parks etc, others promoting towns & States, airlines & so on, generally very fine to superb. (240 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11)

Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

467

AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Box with a few shots of slavery-era buildings, key industries of cotton & agriculture etc, plenty of exploitation & "white is right" shots, numerous 'humerous' types from the cute & quaint to the patronising & nasty with stereotypes of laziness, drunkenness, violence, primitive language, watermelons & gambling, high proportion are 'linens', some minor duplication, generally very fine to superb. (250 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$440.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

468

ARMED FORCES: Mostly World War II split about 40% Army, 20% Navy & 20% Air Force, balance are American Legion, USOs, monuments etc, plus exceptional modern reproductions of WWII subjects many of which would have been censored if they had been released at the time, generally very fine to superb. (250 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

469

AVIATION: Collection of mostly aeroplane (sorry 'airplane') portraits from trainers & air crew to supersonic fighters including truly bizarre contraptions, about 40% are 'linens' notably WWII 'Keep 'em Flying' types but most are real photo types including terrific group of modern repros of WWII action many of which would have been censored if they had been released at the time, also some early NASA subjects, generally very fine to superb. (150+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$200.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

470

BRIDGES: Collection with colonial & modern spans, unusual aspects, multi-mile long causeways, etc, about 50% 'linens'. The highlight is a group of 48 mostly 19th cenury covered bridges many of which are real photo cards, generally very fine to superb. (220 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21)

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

471

COMMERCE & INDUSTRY: "The Economic Miracle" including Agriculture, Fishing, Mining, Oil, major infrastructure, Banking & the Stockmarket etc, mostly 'linens' but numerous 'chromes' & real photo types, generally very fine to superb. (750+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22)

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM