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“Days of “49” Placerville Postcards [142226]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Postcards Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
“Days of “49”  Placerville Postcards [142226]
SOLD
50.00USDto y******e+ buyer's premium (12.50)
This item SOLD at 2022 Jul 21 @ 09:01UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Lot of 2. Two very rare postcards. Undivided, no postmark. One is miniature poster of “Days of ‘49 Mining Camp”. The other has a smaller version of the same poster and a doll hanging from a gallows. These posters were created as a result of the Depression. Calif. decided that everyone needed a little cheering up and at a State Chamber of Commerce meeting towns were urged to come up with a “49 celebration theme for their town. everyone thought Placerville should be the focal point. Short version: a theme was cremated, the slogan “Hit the Gold Trail to Hangtown” for the seven weekend event from May 21 to July 5 1931. Long version at : I f interested, http://www.dougstepsout.com/2014/03/15/when-placerville-knew-how-to-party/. Bottom line these are rare in any form.

Date: 1931
Country (if not USA):
State: California
City: Placerville
Provenance: Ken Prag Collection