The Sweetheart Express Auction (February 2021)

Lot of 31. Twelve postmarked w/ stamps. 1904-10. Color and RPC mix. Siskiyou County RPC Castle Lake Lunber Co. crew posed IFO locomotive., lum

An assortment of postcards featuring railroads, passenger and tourist, in Northern California. Railroads include the Skunk Train, Southern Pacific, We

Lot of 20. Six are postmarked, four w/ stamps 1910-36. Colorized and RPC’s mixed. Round views of saw mills, stores, trains, saloon,

Lot of 13. All but 2 have handwriting (four with stamps). Nine embossed cards from : Fort Jones, Sierra City, Angels Camp, Roseville, Redding (one

30+. Railroad scenes from Colorado includes images of Royal Gorge, Pikes Peak, Ouray, Arkansas River, the Georgetown Loop, Canon of the Grand River, a

Scenes of Chicago railroad terminals and a few other stations in Wisconsin and Michigan. 28 Color including chromoliths and 2 B&W. Date: Cou...

Various Illinois rail road postcards, mostly from Chicago, but a few from places like Decatur, Elgin, Rock Island, and also a few from Michigan and Mi

A group of 35 postcards all themed around various railroad scenes in the state of Massachusetts. Scenes include, South Terminal Station (Boston), Nor

Two very nice RPC's of train depots in two different states. First we have a card showing The Union Station in Ware, Mass. This card has been st...

About 51 postcards with images of railroad depots and other railway-related images in Missouri. Most are historic views of the magnificent St. Louis (

A nice lot of 75 early 1900's postcards featuring various railroad scenes in the state of New York. Featured are depots and stations some inter...

Eleven color and 9 B&W postcards featuring railroad stations and railway scenes in Oregon. Included are stations in Portland, Beaverton, Bend, E...

A varied group of postcards based on the Pennsylvania railroad culture. Cards include The Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Penn RR Depot in M

RPC of a small child on the platform of the Park City, Utah, depot of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Photographer's mark on the lower rig...

An immense regrading of the City of Seattle took place at the turn of the 20th century to level the land for easier development and to extend the shor

Collection of 40 postcards featuring interior and exterior photos of Washington D.C.'s Union Station. Built in 1907, the station would see its ...

Eight, rare, B&W postcards from the Burlington Northern Railroad: five of the Burlington Station in Omaha, Nebraska; one commemorating the late ...

A large collection of 80 postcards highlighting several railroad scenes in the eastern and southern parts of the United States. Card photos include Ne

Railroad depot history abounds in this lot of postcards from Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa. There are images of two architectural phases of the Omaha&#...

Railroad Postcards showing stations and depots in Ohio including Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, Springfield, Akron; and Indiana including Ri

Twenty-three color and fifteen B&W postcards featuring railroad stations and railway scenes of the Pacific Northwest. Included are the domed Uni...

Group 34 colorful postcards highlighting railroad scenes in the western United States. Cards show Union Station in Denver, Union Depot in Ogden, Utah,

A unique collection of 14 postcards highlighting railroading in certain European countries. Cards show various steam locomotives in Britain, a tractio

Twenty postcards of prisons and cemeteries in California and Nevada - twelve in color, plus 8 B&W. Places include NV State Prison in Carson City...

The exquisite furnishings of modern railroad travel are illustrated in this set of 43 color and 20 B&W postcards. The lot includes late Victoria...

A nice collection of 75 color postcards for the train buff. Photos cover railroads, both tourist, vintage and mainline. Included in the group is The C

A nice collection of 60 beautiful RPC's highlighting the iconic Southern Pacific Daylight passenger train. Besides several photos of the train h...

A collection of nine RPC's showing train accidents at various locations in the U.S. Included are a wreck in Michigan (1909), Illinois, Iowa, an...

A set of 44 postcards with railroad scenes including Railway Express; 28 copies of Pennsylvania RR Engine #7002, clocked at 127.1 mph; some RR-related

Nine real photo postcards mostly showing a narrow guage engine being loaded onto the Mandalay Ferry in different views. Also, includes a nice shot of

Lot of two: 1) man on horse back watching a Curtiss in speed contest; 2) Antionette & Curtiss machines in flight. Both cards copyright 1910, unw...

A panoply of prisons, penitentiaries, and jails from the US heartland to the East and South are present in this pack of prosecutorial punishment postc

Exterior and aerial views of prisons in Colorado, Montana, Utah, and Oregon. Eight color, 4 RPCs, one B&W. Date: Country (if not USA): Stat...

The finality of death comes many ways in the world, and here are 34 postcards to show it. Subjects range from Kaiser Franz Josef in his casket to bodi

Seven postcards of hanging as political execution, lynching, or summary judgement. Two color, one B&W, and four RPCs. Date: Country (if not U...

Nine color postcards illustrating the execution by electric chair and a garrotte. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken

Who is buried in Grant's Tomb? Perhaps you'll find out in this lot of five dozen postcards and ephemera showing cemeteries, tombs, mortuarie...

A variety of postcards and ephemera including designs with dressed-up skulls, humor cards, a funeral home memorial card, confirmation of and order for

Four beautiful butterfly postcards. Two cards are Easter cards and feature a moveable pinwheel. Rare cards. One butterfly card is a silk postcard, rar

Unique grouping of five postcards one either cuts out pieces to construct something, or one reproduces the art with pencil or crayon on a piece of pap

An interesting collection of 12 duck stamps, hunting and fishing tags, a retired letter carrier pin, several pages from a stamp album and a stamp guid

Eight colorful Easter postcards. Two cards with young girls and Easter chicks in relief. Six cards include a moveable pinwheel where the Easter egg is

Nine nice Christmas postcards, including a set of four that belong together as one whole Santa Claus. This assembly postcard is from Huld's Puzz...

Seven nice Thanksgiving postcards. Three cards contains artwork of a woman holding a turkey in relief on each card. Designed copyrighted by John Winsc

One dozen Valentine's Day postcards. Includes six fancy silk and gold embossed cards, two of which are copyrighted by John Winsch 1910-11. Four ...

Sixteen Tuck's postcards copyrighted 1907 by the New York Herald. Titled the "Little Nemo" Series #6. Very colorful and artistic cards...

Large group of fifty two postcards embossed with flowers and other various animals and greetings. Holiday greeting include Christmas, Birthday, Easter

Six unique postcards with feathers or hair attached. Five cards include feathers as part of the bodies of the birds on the card. One card includes hai

Lot 0f 22. Five have handwriting ,three w/stamps. Two white border RPC of Gibraltar. remainder are color. Several are of bullfights, the lower G

As automobile tourism expanded across the United States, the appearance of postcards featuring the name of a state or city in large, hollow letters fi