Sizzling Summer Western Americana Auction (August 2021)

Lot of over 30 vintage postcards of printing and publishing operations. Interiors, book stores, factories. Date: Country (if not USA): State: C

12 black & white, 6 color postcards of prisons and prisoners, some executed. Known prisons are Folsom Prison in California and the NY State Peni...

Lot of about 10 puzzle postcards. Four are unused jig saw cards that can be broken apart and reassembled. Six are photochange, look at the picture fro

Over 70 vintage postcards showing railroad depots and interior of terminals and railroad cars. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Prove

Lot of over 60 postcards featuring diesel railroad locomotives. Mostly color, but some real photo black and whites. Date: Country (if not USA): S

Railroad postcards from various states: Nebraska (2); Texas (26); Washington (20); Oregon (20). Two train wrecks, one in Oregon and one in Washington.

Over 200 postcards! Western states railroad postcard collection. Arizona (14); Montana (17) (including two wrecks); California (32) ; Idaho (19); Dako

Lot of 14 real photo postcards concerning railroads. Conductors, train wrecks, depots. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Lot of over 60 postcards mostly of steam engine locomotives. A few of passenger cars and diesel engines. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Cit

Lot of 50 total postcards with a railroad theme plus 10 slightly damaged cards. Includes RPC's. Includes locations such as CBQ wreck near Casper...

Robert E. Peary made multiple attempts to reach the North Pole at the turn of the 20th Century. There is some doubt as to whether he succeeded, but yo

Quite a few from this group are postmarked pre1910. Includes cards by artists such as Spark, Greenway, Tempest, Hess, Dryton, Clivetter, Ginks, Crosby

Lot of over 80 postcards advertising soda pop, or street scenes featuring soda advertising. Coca Cola, 7-Up, Pepsi, Hires Root Beer, Royal Crown Cola

Lot of 4 different Souvenir Folders, full of illustrations. Includes: Blowing Rock, North Carolina (mailed in the 1940s); Wildwood-By-The-Sea, New Jer

Lot of over 130 postcards concerning space: RPCs (both black and white and color) of planets, star clusters, the moon; rocket ships, flying saucers, H

Seven postcards with color illustrations using postage stamps and coins as design elements. Images include items from Norway, Panama, Mexico, and Germ

Lot of 12 postcards from steamship companies: Oceanic Steamship Co.; Pacific Mail Co.; Panama Pacific Lines. Also a menu from one of the companies.

Lot of over 60 vintage postcards of steamships and ferry boats. Many Southern California and Hawaii. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City:

Lot of 69 postcards of steamships and ferries from Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Canada. 20 real photo cards. 25 from the Pacific Navigation Company.

Lot of 76 post cards of ocean going steamships. 7 RPCs, 46 art/advertising cards. Mostly Dollar Steamship Line of San Francisco. Date: Country (if

Again, if ships and ferry boats are your thing, this lot's for you. It consists of 55 cards showing ferry boats, as well as large ships, both cr...

If ships and ferry boats are your thing, this lot's for you. It consists of 55 cards showing ferry boats, as well as large ships, both cruise an...

Postcards depicting: tugboats (11); riverboats (7); and sailing ships (6). Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Co

January 20, 1912, a street car crashed in Fairmont, West Virginia and a crowd gathered to witness the tragedy. Unwritten post card with upper right co

Lot of 18 cards from the turn of the 20th century showing horse cars, automobile railway, raised railways, and one showing the Hudson and Manhattan Tu

Lot of 27 postcards featuring trolley cars. Three black and white RPCs; 8 color RPCs. Trolley museum, the "skunk" of Willets, the first tr...

Lot of 79 postcards featuring trolley cars, horse drawn trolleys, street cars. Five black and white RPCs, about 30 color RPCs. Date: Country (if

Includes about 100 pieces total of automobile themes. A great group for the car collector! Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenanc

A collection of mostly color postcards with a truck theme, including camper shell ads, ranch , timber and moving trucks, even a beach tour truck. Ther

Over 30 vintage cards featuring the ancient sign for good luck, long life and prosperity. Five are made of leather. A Fred Harvey cards from Albuquerq

Military guy with woolies on horseback. Mexican War period. No photographer or location identified. Reverse has pencil notations: "Lloyd on Len...

Lot of 66 pieces. Includes 6 RPC's; 21 Battleships in color; 16 black and white, Camp Merritt Group; 14 Humor in color; 9 Mine in color. Date: ...

Lot of 38 postcards of U.S. Battleships. Battleships: Texas; Maryland; Louisiana; West Virginia; Virginia; U.S.S. Orlick; Ohio; Missouri; Minnesota; W

A large collection (100) of Naval and maritime themed postcards. Included ones showing early monitor class ships, several for the Great White Fleet er

A lot of eight (8) photo cards showing various aspects of life in the U.S. Navy. Included are shots of Cuba in 1911, the galley on the U.S.S.. Montana

A nice group of 17 RPC's showing various battleships from the early Nevada Class to the later Colorado class ships. Included in this group are t...

A passel of 44 postcards (including two RPC's) showing various battle wagons of the late 1800's to the early 20th century. Photos include ea...

A collection of about 110 postcards showing various battleships and other naval ships of the late 1800's to the early 20th century. Photos inclu...

Some very old and nostalgic postcards showing US Navyships from the days of "The Great White Fleet" Teddy Roosevelt's "Big Stick....

Some very old and nostalgic postcards with a US Navy theme, including some novelty humor cards ad some embossed cards that are geared to a particular

This group is made up of 55 cards (2 RPC's), showing sailors and ships of the U.S. Navy from the days of the Great White Fleet, to just after WW...

A group of 25 postcards, including 16 RPC's showing training and life aboard shipping The United States Navy. There are cards showing training f...

Eleven RPC's of the United States Navy in the days post The Great White Fleet and beyond. RPC's show sailors at work, officers posing, orph...

Nice collection of very early postcards and RPC's featuring various ships, including the Great White Fleet, Teddy Roosevelt's "Big Stic...

Nice group of U.S. battleships including the Texas, Ohio, New Mexico and the Arizona. All are black & white, some are used, some are blank. A ni...

An attractive collection of 38 postcards (12 RPCs included) of sailors of the United States Navy. There are portraits and shots of the various trainin

Another nice set of RPC's featuring Battleship of the U.S. fleet. Included are shots of the U.S.S. Nevada and U.S.S. Arizona (Both before and a...

A lot of 35 B&W and mostly RPC's featuring various U.S. Navy ships form the first half of the 20th century. Shots include the Saratoga, the ...

A unique group of 13 RPC's showing various Navy ships in action shots that include laying a smoke screen, battling very high seas and target pra...

A group of 24 cards, including 10 RPC's showing sailors of the US Navy relaxing, with music, gambling, wrestling and other activities. Some are ...