Western Americana Signature Sale (May 2021 Auction)

Lot of 15. Four featuring ladies: Bell Tell, Sun Maid, Dotty Dunn Hat and Dinah's Shack (with African America lady). Two bridge advertising card...

Approx 150 generic Colorado postcards, modern, some RPC's and chromolitho Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Provenance:

Approx. 40 postcards of Indiana include: Rome City; Auburn; First Spiritualist Temple; View in Glen Miller, Richmond, Ind. Date: c. early 1900'...

This is a lot of 7 RPCs from Battle Creek, Mi. celebrating the centennial on Oct. 5, 1931. All cards are in very good condition. Date: Country

This is a collection of eight RPCs depicting damage to property in Battle Creek on June 6, 1917 due to a cyclone. Street addresses provided. Date:

This is a postcard collection of pioneer life depicting progress of Nebraska in the 1830's in about forty-five cards. Date: Country (if not U...

Lot of two real photo postcards of Austin, Nevada. Birdseye view, 1903, postmarked 1949; and Main Street when it still had boulders in the road. Used

About 65 postcards showing images of the smallest state capitol in the United States, Carson City, Nevada. Cards show the capitol building, the state

Lot of six postcards and one postal cover used by Holabird in the Bottle Books. Three real photo postcards: Nevada State Prison, Carson City Post Offi

Lot of 13. Wagon, mules, mountain men, sailors, dignitaries, floats, cowboys and panning for gold. Real Nevada! Two duplicates. Many cards taken from

Lot of eleven. Includes rare views like the Veteran shaft. Also, nice early Lincoln Highway (which contrary to popular perception went through Ely and

Lot of three. 1) 5th Street, August 30, 1913. Sidewalks are dry – the street isn’t. 2) Altman River – it isn’t a s

These are rare. Self printed by Wyele. Shiners Parade. It is definitely an Ely parade as the Ely Post Office is clearly visible in three of the postca

1) Small engine pulling ore cars. Photographer was John W. Walker of Ely. 2) Railroad Days at Ely with well dressed attendees. 3-4) Two 4-6-2 (it seem

Extra rare! We have seen the Thomas flyer in Nevada, but not the French car. Lot of two – both same. One has black paper on back from old bi

Includes a very interesting railroad crossing (Walkers Electric Studio) and the April 5, 1927 “Badger Puller, One Day Only.” Four to

Lot of 6. 2 duplicates. The Inscription Room, a major stalactite by John W. Walker, cavern view, and eight small cavern views on one postcard. In exce

1) c1940’s main street: JC Penny, McGill Café, McGill Laundry, Nash Storage and a Saloon. 2) Fancy three story McGill brick building.

Lot of twenty. Seven RPC’s: rare interior of state prison showing work yard by W. X. Osborn photographer, Rawhide. Also V&T wood burner en...

April 28, 1908 photograph. Osborn was the photographer. Looking west. Photo is so good you can actually read writing on the buildings, Budweiser, Java

Lot of 24. Two RPC’s: aviation meet in Reno on July 4, 1912 (creases, but rare early aviation card) and Calico Hills. Three early Virginia Ci

Seven RPC’s. Includes loading ore on train, tracks around the pit, etc. Seven different views. Overall very nice photos. One had remnants of

1) Rare C. D. Gallagher scene of Star Pointer large building. Looks like a barracks. Star Pointer is more commonly known as Ruth. 2) Kimberly company

Early colored postcards of the snow, grass and flowers of Angel Lagoon. 1,500’ in elevation. In the Clover Mountains near Wells, Nevada. App

Includes Four RPC’s: view of Nevada from plane by Walker of Ely, etc. 2) Black and white card of a lazy afternoon in Cherry Creek. Five sketc

18 black and white RPC’s. many rattlesnakes, but deer, coyote and hare make an appearance. Cowboy and horse resting on hill side. Ten team /

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...

Approx 29 New Hampshire White Mountain postcards of this resort area. Date: Country (if not USA): State: New Hampshire City: White Mountains Pr

This is a collection of about 24 postcards of New Hampshire vacation spots between 1920's-1940's. Date: Country (if not USA): State: N...

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

Lot of 5. 1908 2nd festival. Also 1911, 1913, 1914. 1921 City of Roses. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Oregon City: Portland Provenance: K

An RPC of Engine Company #2 from Salem, Oregon. It shows the fire crew posing with there horses and fire wagons, in front of the firehouse. Card is un

Nice collection of RPC's and litho postcards showing images of Oregon and Washington. Photos include the Chamber of Commerce Building in Portlan...

Approx 250 postcards, some embossed, holidays, animals, numerous Pittsburgh, PA and more Date: Country (if not USA): State: Philadelphia City:

"Home of the Homestake Gold Mining Co. Lead, S.D." Photo by Lease. Not mailed. Reverse has pen writing: "Looking down the gulch towar...

This is a collection of about 30 RPCs of known landmarks in the state of Vermont. C. 1920's. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Vermont C...

Approx 100 advertising postcards-Hershey Chocolate, Westinghouse, Tupperware, Amway and more. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Proven

This is complete set of wildlife cards published in 1939 depicting American wildlife. All are in very good condition. Date: Country (if not USA):

Lot of 33 miscellaneous vintage postcards with strange subjects. A candle entitled "The Light of Other Days." A leather card with a swasti...

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 ...

Beautiful and colorful Civil War themed postcards and covers. These are in excellent condition. Includes 4 very nice Tuck postcards involving the Cont

Eighty RPCs and litho postcards featuring great composers, conductors, orchestras, band leaders and musical performances from the U.S. and around the

An album of animated and artistic greeting postcards from all over the West and parts beyond. Cards are colorful and in some cases, amusing. Most have

They're all here, ten commandments in die cut art post cards. Colorized in very good condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City:...

This lot contains about 100 RPCs of the early 1960's -1970'd space program in the USA. Many national heroes are depicted. Date: Country (...

Approx 15 mining and oil postcards with several RPC's Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

This is a collection postcards depicting Post Offices around the United States. A letter Carrier's dream. The smallest PO is in Grimshawes, N.C....

Approx 50 postcards with hand-drawn designs in graphite pencil, colored pencil, and watercolor. Wide range of creative and artistic skill represented.

WWII Group of 6 Hitler themed post cards - Very Rare! and 1 U.S. Navy Cover postmarked Oct 6 1943. "The Axis Rats Don't Like Our Sting&quo...

Lot of 21 Logging Postcards. Lot includes some chromolithograph and linen. 5 are black and white the remaining 16 are color. Date: Country (if not

Lumber Docks and Booms Postcards are from various locations across the U.S. 12 Cards are color and 4 are black and white. Most cars are chromolithog

This lot of Lumber Mill postcards has 17 postcards. 8 RPCs and 9 chromolithographs. This lot features the Saw Mill and Mill pond in Hobart Mills, Cali

Lot of Lumber Mill Postcards, 28, all color. Shows various lumber mills throughout the U.S. Most chromolithographs. Date: Country (if not USA):

Lot of 8 Lumber Mill postcard. All 8 are overhead shots of the mills. There are 8 RPCs, 2 EKC, 4 Kodak, and two unknown. Most of lot includes locatio

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

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

RPC's showing WWII US Army Air Force bombers. Please see photos for details and condition. Date: 1940's Country (if not USA): State: C...

Lot of 5 includes "Admiral Dewey and Victory", "Memorial Day Souvenir", "Defend Your Country", and two of William Jenn...

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

Approx. 80 post cards from the Ken Prag Collection with the common theme of recording sound for home playback. Included are postcards of Victrolas, Vi

Twenty-one RPCs featuring the 27th president, William Howard Taft, in public, from the U.S. and France, c1904-1910. Includes six canceled from Califo

A large assortment of 59 views of President Taft on the election trail, and following the election traveling throughout the U.S., with cancel dates 19

Lot of 39 RPCs of President Taft portraits, from the U.S., c1908-09. Fifteen are canceled with stamps, from different U.S. states, the rest blank or w

Seventeen pre- and post-election RPCs and litho postcards of William H. Taft, from the U.S., c1907-1911. President Taft's portrait is featured i...

Ten RPCs of President William H. Taft at parades and events in various U.S. states, c1909-1911. A blank RPC is of Taft at Redlands, Calif., Oct. 12, 1

Lot of 22 William H. Taft-James S. Sherman, and William J. Bryan-John W. Kern RPCs from the U.S. presidential election of 1908. Seven are canceled, si

Ten postcards depicting Roosevelt, his family, or his homes. Roosevelt served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. A few are

Lot of 7 Envelopes containing postcards. 1. Two Romney Postcards, one is signed and postmarked 1962. 2. Five color postcards of Pres. Carter in v

Lot of 25 postcards, mostly announcement cards for baby arrival or invitations. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Pr

This is a collection of 50 RPCs depicting restaurants from around the USA. New York, Chicago, Largo, Hollywood. Great photos for remodeling ideas. Da

This is a post card of Lady Liberty reproduced by Immigrant J. Mallamace in 1942. Very good condition RPC. Date: Country (if not USA): State: C

This group of photos are of real people, fashions and homesteads between 1900-1920's. About 30 RPC in all. Date: Country (if not USA): Stat...

This is a collection of RPCs addressed to Elizabeth Kirsch in Lawrence, Indiana C. 1910. Any living relative needs these RPCs depicting the homestead

Grab bag lot. Early 1900's postcards. Two binders full of various postcards. About 400 total postcards in this lot. Some cards are mint, some ar...

A nice collection of early stamps about 20 pieces. 3 versions of what appears to be A17, in Carmine. A20, A25, A19, A14, and more. There was an attem

This is a nice collection of American stamps. Stamps have been carefully placed in clear black protective sleeves and are not hinged in the book. The

200 U.S. Postage Stamps issued in mint condition and mounted on presentation cards bearing original works of art created exclusively for this Collecti

1) Souvenir of the gmonumental effort that saw the United States five times break its earth bonds and explore the face of the moon.h

Nicely framed 62 Department of Interior Duck Stamps starting in 1934. This one is unsigned, and it has a small fold in upper right. Most stamps are si

Large lot of stamped envelope & postcards with some used covers about 200 pieces; lot of US modern commemoratives in kit form; group of US sheet...

6 postcards featuring US stamps from the circa 1900 regular mail series. 5 are by Zieber and 1 by Staerck. Choice collectibles for any US stamp colle

This includes a group of three albums. 1.) United States Album by Dansco copyright 1959: nice collection of early US, lacking in high denominations, t

Revenue stamp collection removed from an early album. This collection is a bonus for any revenue stamp collector. Includes Federal and state revenue s

This is a collection of five (5) internal revenue tax stamps, issued 1933, for the districts of Kentucky (3), Pennsylvania (1), and Maryland (1). Proh

A nice collection from several books, generally pre WWII. Ethiopia: about 20. Cape Verde: less than 20. Cameroons: about 30. Equatorial Africa: about

A nice collection from several books, generally pre WWII. About 16 countries in all represented in this lot. Burundi: 2 modern stamp sheets 1970s. Con

Burundi, 3 album pages with samples; Transvaal, about 20 album pages and 4 stock pages, about 500 stamps; Congo, about 10 album pages with samples; Ma

Cape Verde, examples only. Cameroon, about 5 album pages with samples. Morocco, 1 stock sheet with about 50 stamps. Dahomey, about 10 album pages wit

This is a collection of Austrian stamps: Danzig, one large stock sheet approx. 100 stamps at least half mint. Austria , 7 large stock sheets about 400

Scott album for Australia and Colonies is the majority of this collection. Mint unhinged stamps in protective black sleeves and after the 1930s is nea

Belgium stamps: Occupation stamps 1914-1915 22 stamps 50% mint. Belgium including the Congo approx. 400 stamps about 15 % mint on 9 large stock sheets

Scott British America Album, copyright, 1976, about 3" thick plus approx. a dozen other British colonies with pages removed from older albums....

Composite of three different collections. Two of the collections are in White Ace Historical Albums (published 1972), the remainder are removed from s

A nice collection of varying stamp sheets from several books, generally pre WWII. Canada: several hundred New Foundland: about 40 St Pierre and Mique

The majority of this group is an approximate 60 page binder album of Canadian stamps in mint condition in black sleeves. The group general starts with

Dominica, issues 1923-47 one mint, issues 1970 one mint, issues 1970-1971 one mint. Porto Rico four loose stamps. Cayman Islands issues 1937-49 one mi

Collection of about 10 different countries in the Caribbean region from different collector albums, generally collected before WWII. Puerto Rico: most

8 countries represented. The lot consists like other lots in this sale of stamp album pages from various collections, generally all collected before W

China, 6 large stock sheets approx. 250 stamps, issues 1949 four stamps mint, issues 1950-51 four stamps mint, 12 bages loose stamps. Hong Kong, four