Holiday Auction: Mining, Philatelic, Americana, & More (December 2020)

Lot of 33 plus. Street scenes of Reno w/old and new arches, ranch scene, Birds tee view of Hunter’s Canyon, a couple of Standard/Chevron

Lot of 29 plus. Street scenes from the 40’s and 50’s, Riverside HOtel street scene w/Washoe Court House., Overland hotel, Harolds

Lot of 19. One b/w RPC of downtown Reno w/Arch 1940’s. Color cards : Original three UNR bldg’s, Mackay School of Mines blog, St

Although postmarked Lovelock in 1909, this is definitely a mining camp. In 1909 that assuredly meant Seven Troughs, or Vernon of Mazuma or a smaller c

Lot of 25. Photo of B24 Liberator at Tonopah Army Airfield 1944. Color post cards street scenes of downtown (1950’s), orig. Mizpah Hotel, The

Lot of 32. Mostly color post cards of various buildings, street scenes of different time periods. None are postmarked. One does have some scribbling o

Lot of 19. Various Street scenes from 1875-1940’s. Birds-eye view of Gold Hill and one of V.C., Picture of miners at the Ophir Mine, various

Lot of 32. Mostly color post cards of various bldg’s, street scenes of different time periods. None are postmarked. One does have some scribb

Lot of 16. Color postcards of Genoa, Pyramid Lake, Dayton, Lovelock, Elko. RPC of Hornsilver Townsite ( later Gold Point) 1908. Pyramid Lake RP

Three great Nevada RPCs from the early 1900s. Includes: RPC of Native Americans gathered in circle on the ground, photo by R. Ham, which reads "...

A nice collection of 52 American Indian postcards. Some are from the 50's and show Indian outfits, the inventor of the Cherokee alphabet, Sittin...

3 Post cards. Good Fortunes as told by Cards. Three Nines-Health Wealth and Happiness; Good Fortunes as told by Dice Nine; Good Luck in Business and L

Lot of 17 from all around Nevada. Color cards and RPC’s of Ely, Jarbridge jail, Carroll Summit Texaco, high schools in Gardnerville and Wells

Lot of 10. None are postmarked. Five RPC’s: ground view perspective. Los Angels flying over Long Beach, Ca., over NAS Lakehurst N.J. (1925)

This is a nice group of three postcards that showcase Artesia, NM. Incorporated in 1905, Artesia is known for their wells and the discovery of oil. On

Great grouping of Silver City, NM postcards. Includes a tri-fold postcard of Silver City Reductions Works in color. This grouping contains black and w

Lot of 71. Large COney Island collection. Trains, Ferris’s wheels, rollercoasters, buildings, bridges, even a ship wreck of “Saram

A massive collection of about 150 vintage chromolithograph postcards touring New York, New York. Popular locations in this collection are Central Park

Sixty Five postcards that highlight different aspects of the Empire State, including Niagra Falls, the Statue of Liberty Manhattan and Coney Island. S

New York bank buildings exhibit their splendor in architecture at represents their substance and stability. In this collection of color (27 with chrom

A large collection of about 160 New York postcards that take you from the bustling city of Manhattan to the peaceful countryside of Saratoga Springs.

A beautiful collection of 95 postcards based on the paintings of Canadian born Philip Boileu (1864-1917). Boileu, whose mother was the daughter of not

The Great Lakes Expo of 1936 was built in Cleveland, Ohio, on the shore of Lake Erie. This lot includes aerial and street views of downtown including

Thirty receipts, litho postcards and RPCs of banks in Iowa (13), Indiana (4) and Ohio (12), c1887-1919. Includes two pre-stamped and canceled bank rec

On January 3rd, 1911, the Jones Saddlery Co. met a tragic fate due to fire. When the Oklahoma City Fire Department rushed to put out the flames, masse

Two advertising postcards. One is for the Hotel Josephine in Grants Pass, the other the Meier & Frank Shopping Center in Portland. Both unused. ...

10 Large letter OREGON postcards. Color. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Oregon City: Provenance: Salvatore Falcone Collection ATTENTION

Approx 30 South Carolina Postcards Date: Country (if not USA): State: South Carolina City: Provenance: Salvatore Falcone Collection ATTENTIO

3 Huron, South Dakota postcards with 1 RPC Date: Country (if not USA): State: South Dakota City: Huron Provenance: Salvatore Falcone Collectio

Approx 125 non Mormon Salt Lake City, UT postcards. Mostly chromolitho, buildings and streets Date: Country (if not USA): State: Utah City: Sal

Lot of about 15 postcards. Postcards of various places mostly from Salt Lake City. RPCs of the Mormon temple are included. Date: Country (if not US

Includes a colorized postcard that features the Spokane Electric Terminal at Spokane. An electric railcar sits on track at the terminal. The second po

18 chromolithe photo postcards of American Indians in the Great Northwest, including Chippewa, Chief Seattle, Chief Conquering Bear and more. one are

About 60 American Indian postcards, including 39 early 1905-1915 chromolithe cards. Several lifestyle images, but mostly posed photos, more or less fo

A beautiful group of 16 RPC's featuring portraits of American Indians. Included in the group that features Navajo Boy, a Zuni Girl and Yakima Gi...

Collection of 11 RPC's featuring images of pretty much every day life for Cherokee, Bannock, Creek and other tribal peoples. Cards show structu...

An intriguing group of 15 RPC's featuring American Indian braves in the early 20th century. Images include that of Chief Two Guns White Calf f...

Thirteen nice RPC's showing American Indian women in various poses. All are in traditional outfits, one shows off some of her craft of feather h...

Lot of 27 includes 26 RPC and colorful Litho postcards featuring Pueblo, Taos, Navajo, Hopi, Moki, and Zuni American Indians, and one magazine cut-out

Beautiful RPC'sof American Indian children posed in their cradleboards. While there are a few one shots of the children, other poses include th...

Lot of a dozen litho and RPC postcards of the Hopi Indians, from the early 1900s. Includes colorful lithos of various Hopi costumes. Two are canceled

Nine questionably humorous postcards featuring American Indian depictions. Some are used, some blank. Please see photos for more detail and condition.

41 beautiful postcards, some Tuck's, depicting various American Indian scenes and containing printed signatures of the artists who drew them. A...

About 60 cards from the middle of the modern era.Mostly humor themed. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collect

A collection of about 20 vintage postcards, c 1908, using the alligator humor theme. Several different publishers. Date: Country (if not USA): S

38 vintage pcs signed by Artists or publishers. Includes Ryan, Crane, Gordon, Lewin, Porter, Sander, Robbins, White City Art and others. Date: Coun

Collection of about 100 or more vintage postcards, c1908, of life in the South. These are real-life pcs, not the humorous kind. A great histolrical re

About 20 non-characture vintage post cards c 1908. Various publishers. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Colle

About 42 characture pcs, mostly vintage c1908, all unsigned. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection ATTE

Three pieces of this genre. 1. Virginia State College for Negroes, bond, 1937, i/c; 2. Southern Round Bale Press Co stock, 1915, i/c, vignette of cott

about 40 pieces of foreign pcs and much ephemera of various sorts. see photo. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag

Classwic Gold Dust advertising cards, 4 different. This is possibly the most highly collected of the Black themed advertising pieces. Date: Country

About 50 cards including some RPCs of men in uniform covering a variety of topics. This collection is mostly WW2 forward. See Photo. Date: Country

Wonderful collection of about 35 vintage post cards of musicians and musical themes. A must for any musician, this collection highlights Dixieland sou

About 29 pcs, mostly vintage c 1910, Eclectic Group. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection ATTENTION CH

About 60 or more RPCs of classic family theme, mostly portraits of single men or women. Mostly vintage, c 1905-1920 or so. Date: Country (if not US

HCJ Deeks Co. puzzle post card, 1906. Extremely Rare. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection ATTENTION CH

Bout 20 pcs from this company that published humorous cards.. Includes Jocular jinks series. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Prove

About 30 pieces of rpcs of Black entertainers, rpcs of humor theme, and others. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Pra

Collection of 14 cards, c 1908, all but 2 are Thansgiving. Includes high quality art, some in the style of Wentsch, some by Taggert. Choice. Date:

Group of about 40 vintage (most c 1908) postcards with the watermelon theme in a humorous mode. I've always thought it was amusing that a Black ...

Ten vintage (c1907) post cards of children charactures, all unsigned but very similar artist. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Proven

About 47 chromo-lith trade cards, mostly pre-1900. Many with typical advertising on the reverse. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Pro

21 cards c 1907-15, all but 2 are Valentine, some very high quality art. Includes 1908 Taggart series. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City

A collection of about 21 April Fools themed antique postcards. Nine are illustration style, featuring various doves and flowers and 'break the s...

More than 50 high-end Christmas postcards, some by Tuck, all in very good condition, featuring Santa, angels, and children. Date: Country (if not U

This collection of treasured Christmas memories is divided between about 20 black and white real photo postcards and about 12 real photo postcards wit

Beautiful Christmas postcards featuring snowmen by International, Gibson, Tuck, Wells, and others. Printed in Germany, England, and USA. Date: Coun

Collection of about 400 vintage Christmas post cards, c 1902-1910. No Santa and no snowmen. Great collection, wide assortment of artists. Date: Cou

About 450 vintage Christmas post cards with the Santa Claus theme. Contains a number of high quality artsy cards, but no artists shown, and often not

Merry Christmas in Danish. Nice art card by Jenny Nystrom. Jenny Eugenia Nyström (1854- 1946)was a Swedish painter and illustrator who is main

A collection of about 85 antique and vintage Easter celebration postcards. This collection features chicks, eggs, hens, angels, lambs, and springtime

A large lot of secular Easter Bunny-themed postcards, some with children, made by Tuck and others in Germany and USA. Hop on over and place your bid f

Seventy Litho postcards celebrating Fourth of July, from various U.S. states, c1907-1945. States include Illinois, Montana, New York, California, Indi

Approx 90 postcards designed by artist Ellen Clapsaddle, for year-round holidays: Valentine's Day (20); St Patrick's Day (7); Easter (8); Me...

Seems that Leap Year of 1908 popularized a claim that eligible bachelors were fair game for single women looking to get hitched. These humorous cartoo

This is a collection of 30 postcards. Decoration Day was proclaimed in 1868 to commemorate the Civil War dead. After WW1 (The Great War), the day was

About 300 vintage cards celebrating the New Years. Publishers include Winsch (the most famous post card artist), Tuck, German publishers of embossed c

Very colorful group of New Year's and holiday postcards. 150 in all. Many nice ones printed in English but produced in Germany. A great dealer ...

Here are about 35 postcard themed for St Patrick's Day. Full of green and gold, harps, shamrocks, and leprechauns. Some have embossed relief. Bu...

About 500 vintage post cards, c 1902-1915. Most are the usual green and Irish themes. Few with artists signatures. Date: Country (if not USA): S

A collection of six art nouveau style postcards in the Winsch back type style with St. Valentine's Day illustrations featuring young women done ...

A collection of three art nouveau style postcards in the Winsch back type style with St. Valentine's Day illustrations done by Samuel L. Schmuck...

A collection of eight Winsch back type postcards, all with art nouveau St. Valentine's Day illustrations done by Samuel L. Schmucker with four h...

A collection of about 13 art nouveau Valentine's Day postcards in the Winsch back type style. Multiple artists including Samuel L. Schmucker (18...

A collection of six art nouveau style postcards in the Winsch back type style with St. Valentine's Day illustrations likely done by Samuel L. Sc...

This is a collection of 60 July 4, Grand Army of the Republic and other patriotic themed postcards. These are very colorful and portray themes like

One hundred RPCs and Litho patriotic postcards featuring the American flag, from various U.S. states, c1900-1945. States include North Dakota, Utah, C

Fifty RPCs and litho postcards featuring U.S. flags, c1907-1943. Several are canceled with stamps, the rest blank or with some writing. A few are from

Show off your patriotism with this collection of about 140 U.S. patriotic themed postcards featuring flags, fireworks, parades, and other celebrations

A wide variety of RPCs and political ephemera, including two senate cards from the 1950s, from the U.S., c1903-1960. Most are RPCs, many canceled with

A collection of 60 postcards relating to various political scenes and personalities. Cards include George Moscone, Eisenhower, Buchanan, and various

Some spectacular G.A.R. badges are on this group of 35 colorful litho postcards, mostly from the U.S., some foreign, c1907-1917. Includes two blank RP

Sixty litho political postcards featuring many cartoon renditions of Uncle Sam, c1907-1918. Several are canceled with stamps, including one with a Duk

A large collection (250) of postcards featuring the first president. The collection covers Washington's life in private, military service and as...

Group of 18 colorful postcards with a common George Washington theme. Some are action, others are static like the famous cherry tree, as President, et

Lot of 40 postcards depicting Abraham Lincoln, his homes, his memorials and achievements. Quite a few of the cards are embossed. Various publishers an

This is a group of 8 Abraham Lincoln centenary postcards, six of which are taken from carte di vitas. All these are blank. Please see photos for more

A collection of 15 postcards, featuring presidents Grant, McKinley and Harding. The Grant group features a Tuck Thank You card, an RPC of Grant'...

Lot of five includes four RPCs and one magazine clipping of President William McKinley, from the U.S., c1901-1907. Two RPCs are canceled (in memoriam