Cauldron of Curiosities Auction, 2024 October

About 160 or more Africa postcards. Angola, 110 year old lady, Mocambique, West Africa warriors, medicine man, lots of natives. Many unidentified, lar

10 Africa postcards. South Africa 1901 with reverse adhesive stamps, others with obverse adhesive stamps.Angola, Natives, Cameroun, Belgian Congo, Se

A pair of French Art Nouveau postcards with advertisements for the chocolate company, "Cacao A. Driessen," c1900-10. Illustrations of wome...

A pair of French Art Nouveau postcards which are advertisements for chocolates, c1900-10. Color litho and gold gilt illustrations of children playing

A pair of French Art Nouveau advertising postcards, c1897. Color lithographs of women in advertisements for "L' Eclair, Journal Politique I...

A collection of 13 postcards from the M.M. Vienne Series, c1890s-1900s. EXCEPTIONAL. All different Art Nouveau designs of turn of the century women wi

4 German Art Nouveau postcards with ladies. Ad(Adolph) Hoffmann, R. Kratki, 2 unsigned.

Mirror imaged pair of Art Nouveau German postcards with a lady, unknown artist. Left lady card has a lower right stain.

4 Italy Art Nouveau postcards from Italy, unsigned.

3 Art Nouveau postcards with ladies by Bettinelli.

5 Art Nouveau postcards from Italia with women, pencil signed by S Bompard.

3 Art Nouveau postcards by publisher & Art Deco copycat Ludwig Frank. 2 have glitter highlights.

13 French Art Nouveau postcards. Leo Fontan, Xavier Sager, Maurice Pepin, Edith Salaman, Pero, Pau?l, Herouaro, Rie Cramer, Aujarach? Others signed bu

17 Italy Art Nouveau postcards. Quehzoni, Sexey, E Bompa??, Ella Penni?, G Meschini, Rickuick, A Terzi, G Crotta, R Zanorino, J Haure?, Dinaj, Sophia

19 Austria postcards, no RPC's. Winter, Wien, birds, Hofmuseen, Stadt Park, Innsbruck etc.

British silk postcards (4). Three blank, one used. One has the story of Lady Godiva, a country home, Kenilworth Castle and a sampler design entitled...

About 28 postcards with about 11 RPC's from Curacao, Puerto Rico, Barbados, Jamaica, Panama Canal, Trinidad etc.

10 Central Africa postcards, 2 RPC's. Natives, Preaching tree, Chef Mambettou, hunted lion being carried etc.

About 30 China postcards with a few RPC. Shanghai, ships, Coolies, Canton, Hongkong, Great Wall etc.

About 30 Constantinople postcards with about 8 RPC's. Mosque Valide, Ste. Sophie, Stambul panorama, Fountain, le Port etc.

A spinner postcard from The Netherlands. Turn the wheel, see a different site. Card has been written on, but it does affect the wheel or the pictures.

5 Egypt postcards, 3 split back, 2 non split back. Women with facial covering, child, soldiers marching etc.

Three silk woven postcards, each featuring an exhibition theme. Included are one for Marseille. the Dublin Exhibition and The Cartwrght Exhibition in

Hold To Light blue Europe postcards that have both been used._x000D_ The idea behind the Hagelberg design was quite simple. A image was printed by chr

Photo souvenir booklets from Blois, Orleans, Troyes, Cahors with unusual hinged cover, Bar-sur-Aube.

Burdett silk woven postcards, each with a fairytale story, including Lady Godiva and fittingly enough, Peeping Tom. Both are unused and in near new co

RPC showing what appears to be a class on the art of fencing. It appears two students a dueling as an instructor stands to the side, while the class w

8 flower harvesting in France postcards with 2 RPC.

16 French female risque postcards with 1 RPC.

7 c. 1915 scarce military postcards.

A French postcard, RPC of President William McKinley, postmarked Sept. 27, 1901, 13 days after his assassination. Stamp.

2 rare German & French Balloon postcards.

About 100 vintage German postcards of art, costumes, etc. Please see photo(s) for more details.

Three nice art cards, "Havenstein", "Schapbach"Wnd "Markgraflerin". Women in fancy dress. All signed Bumler. Good cond...

3 German postcards. Johanna Wolff poem?, 5 pfennig unused, 1921 Expo? postcard with black horse.

23 German postcards by Novitas, all the same series. Pfalz, Mausethurm, Remagen,Andernack etc.

1933 RPC of a German ship Captain with his autograph & signature on both sides. We can only read his signature as Carl Rie????? See photo.

9 German South Africa postcards, 4 are not split back. Half are RPC's. Natives, hunter with game, beach, dance ceremony etc.

Lot of 63 vintage German postcards: Leipzig (19); Mainz (6); Nuremburg (11); Potsdam (5); Stuttgart (9); Weimar (3); Weisbaden (10).

8 Greece postcards with 4 or 5 RPC's. Acropolis, Athens, Corfou, Libau etc.

A handmade postcard that has an Anders, Belgium postmark. The felt textured relief image is of a man, carrying a rucksack & walking stick. A nic...

7 Holy Land postcards, no RPC. Holy Sepulchre, Nazareth, Mount of Olives, Bethlehem, Dead Sea, Palestine etc.

18 India postcards with 4 RPC's Bombay, snake charmers, Port Arthur Regiment, camel drawn cart, Rewa elephant coach, Calcutta, dancing girls etc.

Silk woven postcards (4) from Italy, France & Canada. Two have postmarked, but no text. scenes include Toronto University, Basilica San Pietro,...

Several colorful postcards (30) of & from Italy. Included are several restaurants, shops, the Italian countryside, works of art & some of it...

A collection of 50+ Japanese postcards dated 1910s-on. Approximately 17 RPCs. A few postmarked, most unused.

A pair of postcards published in Japan, with U.S. presidents involved. Includes: Embossed postcard with U.S. Gen. Grant photo & illustration of ...

A collection of 6 postcards of Japanese Royalty, circa early 1900s. Colorful, mostly RPCs, all in Japanese language, with 1 stamped with seal on front

A group of 7 postcards related to Japanese ships. All color - 3 RPCs. Two with legible postmarks, 1912, Long Beach, Cal. & 1906, Yokohama, Japan...

A collection of 27 postcards of Japanese Women in Costume, a few with postmarks, from 1902-7. Colorful, with several RPCs.

A dozen postcards featuring Japanese Art, including Art Nouveau, 4 with postmarked from 1906-12. Most unused. Nice collection.

16 Korea RPC's. Capitol Building, Coronation Hall, Seoul, Pusan Harbor, white Buddha etc[ South Korea

2 Mexico War RPC's. c. 1910-19 with 3 dead Mexicans, US Navy sailor stretcher bearers.

About 25 Middle East postcards with about 10 RPC's. Mermaid(so they say!), Egypt, Sphynx, pyramid, camels, Cairo, Jericho, Jerusalem etc.[ Mid...

Man on motorcycle RPC. The writing on the bike says "Reading Standard" which is the name of a now defunct newspaper in England. Most likel...

14 Nigeria postcards, 8 RPC's. Twins with their mothers, on horses, yams on the beach, Lagos etc.

About 35 Panama postcards, no RPC's, with lots of Canal Zone, Alligators, Porto Bello, Columbus Statue, Plaza de Cathedral etc.

17 Philippines postcards with 4 RPC's. Manila, Agus Valley, Jolo, Inspection of Prisoners at Bilibid Prison, Camp Overton etc.

Extremely RARE postcard that comes from a 1935 German travel poster by renowned poster artist Jupp Wiertz, that sells for over $2000. Graphic art pos

A color litho postcard from Brussels, Belgium, titled "Exposition Universelle Bruxelles 1897." Two stamps with Bruxelles Exposition postma...

RPC postcard of a downtown section of an unknown town. Title reads, "Ruins of Central Arcade, Burned Feb. 1, 1909."

A humorous folding postcard with the words, "Buena comida me espera a juzgar por el olor que se aproxima" on front. Translated to English:...

A 1925 postcard of an ocean liner, D. Albert Ballin, Hamburg-Amerika Line, with two Deutsche Sea Post postmarks & three stamps. Germany to Ohio.

A RARE phonograph record postcard, Tuck's Gramophone Record Postcard, Series C, No. 11. "So Early in the Morning." Circa 1930s. "...

RPC postcard of S.A.R.Duca Daosta, by photographer F. Rota-Milano, c1925. "A distinguished gentleman of Italy," penned on verso. Unused. S...

An unused mechanical postcard of an illustration of the famous Strassburg astronomical clock, from the early 1900s. XRARE. Description on back in Germ

A Christmas color lithograph postcard of a child pulling a sled, followed by a crow, c1910. Signed "F.B". Illustrated by Fritz Baumgarten ...

Postcard reads, "For Owld Times Sake, The Shamrock for Ever" with gold gilt illustration of an owl and shamrocks and a packet of real sham...

An RPC postcard from the Philippines of a U.S. Mail wagon drawn by a cow. Embossed - Photo by S. Martinez. Unused.

RARE 1881 & 1891 pictorial advertising postcards. Includes: The Combination Gas Machine Co., Detroit, 1881; and The Parkin & Bosworth Co., m...

A collection of 10 postcards from the Gold Coast (Ghana) U.S./U.N., Africa, circa early 1900s. About 50% RPCs. Six are not split-back. Two are used. T

A collection of 20 different postcards featuring illustrations by German artist, Arthur Thiele. 9 are used, 6 of them postmarked c1908-18. All artist

A group of 5 different postcards by artist Fritz Bergen, c1899-1903. Bergen was a German painter, draftsman, graphic artist & illustrator who wa...

Pair of balsa wood postcards, c1910-20s. One German, illustration of N¸rnberg, Durerhaus, illegible year on postmark. The other unused postcard...

A collection of 4 RPC postcards of bands, c1910-17. Includes: title "U.S.A. Band" with Detroit postmark, 1917, correspondence about going ...

Pair of postcards featuring now politically incorrect black caricatures, c1912. One postmarked, the other unused.

A collection of 21 postcards depicting British East Africa, from the early 1900s. Three are postmarked with stamps, 18 unused. All RPCs.

Collection of 6 postcards, black and white photos of business exteriors, c1910s. One previously used, East Radford, Va., 1915. Others unused. Ice crea

Collection of 4 RPC postcards of business interiors, c1910s. Includes: "Souvenir of Opening, Nov. 28, 1914 I.N. Wood Jewelry Store Shelton, (WA...

A collection of 4 RPC postcards of the inside of butcher shops, 2 of hunting, c1900-10. Unused.

Collection of 6 postcards of cats, c1908-09. 1 RPC, 3 with artists' printed signatures. 3 postmarked, 3 unused or with penned writing on verso.

Collection of 4 RPC postcards of children, c1910s. Ultra cute. Kids with a doll, drums, a penny collection and in costumes. Some with writing, light s

A collection of 6 special postcards featuring children, c1920s. Includes: 4 from a series made in Hungary, artist signed; color lithograph with photos

Collection of 3 RPC postcards of circus people, c1930s. Includes "Margaret Ann Robinson, The World's Smallest Lady," c1936, 18 years o...

A pair of cloth postcards, c1900-10s. Includes: Hands Across the Sea, woven in silk, R.M.S. Teutonic; and French General Ferdinand Foch, RARE. Light s

A collection of 25 postcards from Cuba, c1908. Several RPCs. Three fold-out cards. 15 used, all postmarked 1908.

A collection of 14 postcards featuring scenes from Egypt, c1900-23. Two postmarked 1900 & 1923 Cairo. Six are RPCs.

A collection of 11 postcards depicting scenes in England, c1904-08. Mostly RPCs. Interesting group with a London graveyard, horse-drawn wagon advertis

Collection of 7 postcards of fire departments, c1910-12. Fire engines, both gasoline powered and horse pulled. Color lithographs from departments in B

A collection of 11 postcards from foreign countries, c1904-08. 6 postmarked, others unused. Includes a full silk and hand-colored wood postcards. Coun

A collection of about 50 general postcards from France, c1900-20s. Some from WWI. Many RPCs. Ten are postmarked 1900-07, the rest unused. Several have

A collection of 14 postcards from France with illustrations depicting political humor, from around the turn of the century. All unused. Light wear on

A collection of 7 postcards advertising the German festival, Jubilaums-Aussteilvng Wien 1898. All unused chromolithos, dated 1898, with different view

A collection of 6 postcards with illustrations of German Festivals, c1899-1900. Colorful chromolithos. Four with postmarks, 2 unused. One embossed wit

A collection of 9 postcards from Germany, c1900-04. Includes a folding pop-up card, a figural pitcher, war ships, & others. Five postmarked, 4 u...

A collection of 14 postcards from various holidays, c1907-12. Easter, St. Patrick's Day, Fourth of July, Valentine's Day, Christmas, New Yea...

Collection of 9 holidays postcards, c1909-12. Cloth, embossed. 4 with postmarks from 1912 Concord, Mass.; 1910 Greenville, Pa.; 1909 Cleveland, Ohio;

Pair of postcards featuring humorous cats. Includes a Raphael Tuck & Sons, "Humorous Cats," Series 122, titled "Dinner Time"...

Collection of 8 postcards related to industry and men at work, c1900s-1910s. 6 RPCs. Includes logging and lumber, horse-drawn train, farriers, ditch d

A collection of 15 postcards featuring scenes of Jamaica, c1908-12. Mostly RPCs. Some postmarked, most unused. A few have light foxing, staining.