November Wonders: Western Americana Auction (November 2021)

Approx 30 Alabama postcards Date: Country (if not USA): State: Alabama City: Provenance: Salvatore Falcone Collection

A collection of about 5 real photo postcards and about 3 chromolithograph postcards, all of Douglas, Arizona, and its landmarks. There are multiple ca

Actually 12 postcards (8 B&W, 4 chromoliths) of famous scenes of Tucson, Arizona. Some buildings are long gone, but some, like the San Xavier Mi...

Three real photo postcards of bird's eye views of Williams Arizona, one of which is postmarked 1924. Postcards all measure 5-3/8 x 3-3/8 inches....

Mostly more modern postcards with a few early ones. Depicting buildings and street scenes in Tucson. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona

Approx 25 postcards including a few RPC's from this historic SoCal spot Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Arrowhead/Big...

The 1920's RPC's image of the Grapevine (State Route 99) from Kern County to Los Angeles County. It was known as the Ridge Route. There'...

Lot of about 160 postcards from Berkeley California. 16 black and white RPCs, 51 monotone, 20 color RPCs. Date: Country (if not USA): State: C

Large lot of 61 vintage postcards of Berkeley buildings: hotels, churches, schools and the Greek Theatre. Date: Country (if not USA): State: C

3 RPC's of Chula Vista, CA-Little Chapel of the Roses x2, The Meadows Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Chula Vista Pro...

Three high-quality RPCs of scenes in Ft. McDowell on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay. Two cards with soldiers on the parade grounds and an image of

Lot of eleven cards from the 1870s-80s addressed to Jacob Heyman of Grass Valley, California. Several from the Anglo Californian Bank, several other c

This is a group of postcards and over a dozen 4"x 6" black & white photos. There are several shots of the iconic covered bridge that d...

A nice sample of 45 postcards highlighting the California town of Modesto and its surrounding landmarks. railroad bridges, dams and Cooper's Lak...

Lot of 47 postcards picturing the historic Hotel Del Monte. Early cards, 1904-06. Publishers: Del Monte Curio Room (5); Detroit Photo (6) (taken by Wi

Lot of 98 postcards from the Hotel Del Monte of Monterey. Various publishers: Pacific novelty (9); Mitchell (15); Green (4); Rieder (5); Lee (4); Newm

Lot of 27 black and white real photo postcards of the luxurious Hotel Del Monte, mostly white borders. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Califo

Lot of 51 postcards of Monterey street scenes, buildings, harbor views. Early RPCs to modern chrome. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Californ

Lot lot of 38. 1. 32 RPC, color and b/w.. Del Monte, Cal. (Monterey).Some w/white borders and some no borders. Various locations around the Del M

Joaquin Miller printed photo cards showing he and his family's Oakland, California home. Besides candid shots of Miller, there are also shots of...

Lot of six white border real photo postcards. Veterans Memorial Building and the Bay Point Fire Department building. Two cards show damage from the J

Richvale hand company's office midwinter 1912. Real photo postcard, rare Butte County location. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Califor...

Merry Greetings from Sacramento in this lot of novelty postcards along with a few pieces of ephemera. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Califor

5 ostrich farms postcards from San Diego, CA, Bentley Farm, Cawston Ostrich Farm, The Ostrich Farm Date: Country (if not USA): State: California

Fifty colorful and scenic views of San Francisco along with some humorous and advertising postcards. Images show views of the city and its bridges and

Twenty-four colorful litho postcards of banks of the San Francisco Bay Area, c1890-1945. Includes: eight canceled with stamps, including three bank re

Nice RPC showing President Taft shoveling the first scoop of soil to open construction of the Pan Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. C

50 beautiful RPC's showing the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. The building was constructed in 1879, making it the o...

Lot of 33 real photo postcards published by Richard Behrendt of San Francisco. 31 unused, 2 postmarked. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Calif

Lot of 91 postcards of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, completed in 1937. Some from the World's Fair of 1939, some color. Mostly unused, p...

200 RPC's and litho color cards of both the Panama Pacific Exposition of 1915 and the Golden Gate Exposition of 1939. Cards show images of , fro...

Approx 66 vintage postcards from San Jose, California. All have no divided back. Well-known printers are Behrendt, Britton & Rey, Charlton, Weid...

About six dozen modern color postcards of notable locations in San Jose, California. Among them are Santa Clara University, San Jose State College, Mu

Thirty-one color and 4 B&W postcards featuring beautiful parks in San Jose, California, such as the Garden of Notre Dame, St James Park, Alum Ro...

A pair of rail passes for the Northwestern Pacific (NWP) railroad, or as the locals referred to it "Never Works Properly" Railroad. One is...

This historical collection of about 13 real photo postcards (with some normal print) gives a fascinating look at Lassen Peak's history. This lot...

This lot of 4 Shasta Dam historical postcards tells the story of this record-breaking dam. Postcard 1, circa 1930's, shows the dam right after i...

About 400-500 post cards of Stanford, mostly c1906-1950. One of the most important universities in the world today. Date: Country (if not USA): S

Eleven Stockton, Cal., advertising and Stockton Mineral Bath postcards, from the U.S., c1909-1936. Five are canceled in Stockton (4) and Oakland, the

Forty-one Stockton, Cal. Railroad postcards, c1904-1914. One is from 1985. Includes: 19 canceled, some with 1915 Panama-Pacific International Expositi

1 real photo and 1 printed. The Key card in this group is a foldout bull fighting ring postcard from 1909. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ca

Twenty-four various postcards from California along with Souvenir Letter (booklet) from Arrowhead, California. The booklet has 10 pp. with real photos

Real photo card. Unknown location for this tent city. Town is not listed in Durham. Historically important piece. Date: 1904 Country (if not USA):

18 cards, 3 RPCs, dating from 1906, featuring the Long Beach Auditorium on the Pier, including 2 interior views. Date: Country (if not USA): Stat

approx 50 cards of Long Beach Hotels,from 1908, most cards featuring the Hotel Virginia, 2 cards showing the HV's Dining Room Date: Country (...

Lot of forty postcards from Los Angeles County, San Bernadino County, Santa Catalina, Downey. Real photo card of the view from Mt. Wilson at night wi

A variety of cards from the wine region of California, including four older RPC's, six pioneer cards, and an RPC with white border, among others...

Seven cards of N.S.G.W, both calling cards and postcards. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Provenance: Ken Prag Col

This is a postcard postmarked from Camp Callan, California in 1942. An unlisted Postal Office not listed in Williams or Frickstad's. Date: ...

A collection of RPCs and color postcards from Shasta (16), Siskiyou (12), and Trinity (12), California. Travel through history and spectacular geograp

Approx 20 postcards from Lava Beds Natl Park, Black Butte with a few RPC's Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Provenance:

Several RPCs, including 10 cards showing early Westwood, also Chester & Lake Almanor. Date: c1913 - 1949 Country (if not USA): State: Calif...

Approx 50 Colorado Springs/Pike's Peak, Colorado postcards, mostly chromoliths. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Colorad...

Lot of 6 different modern color cards. Five are "Greetings from Durango, Colorado" showing cowboys, cowgirls, and Native Americans. Sixth ...

Lot of 29 postcards from Estes Park. 6 RPCs, 7 black and white. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Estes Park Provenance: Ken

About 30 cards, Variety of mostly vintage cards from Denver includes a few RPCs. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Provenance:

Lot of 13 RPC's includes 3 mining related from Telluride and Durango as well as Grand Junction and Colorado Springs. c1940s. Date: Country (...

Lot of 32 postcards of Pike's Peak. 3 PRCs, half way house, summit house, railroad at the summit, 14147 feet above sea level. Date: Country ...

Seven banks of the western states RPCs and litho postcards, including one bank receipt, c1910-1940. Includes: Two canceled with stamps, one of them 19

Lot of 43 color postcards from the Hawaiian Wax Museum. Historical scenes from Hawaii's past. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Hawaii C...

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

Three advertising postcards. One is advertising a postcard dealer. Date: 1900s Country (if not USA): State: Kansas City: Wichita Provenanc

General Midwest Postcards. Chromoliths & a few RPC's, approx. 100 includes: "The Schlitz Assembly"; Happy Days are Here Again in M...

Lot of two black and white RPCs from Hunters Hot Springs. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Montana City: Hunters Hot Springs Provenance: Ke

Lot of twenty-one. All with corner advertising. Includes W. C. Gallagher of the Senate Chambers and Ormsby Lodge # 4 of the A. O. U. W. Also a M. Badt

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

Ten postcards, including three RPCs of various buildings in Carson City, Nevada. Included are images of the public school, the orphan's home, th...

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

Includes a very interesting railroad crossing (Walkers Electric Studio) and the April 5, 1927 ìBadger Puller, One Day Only.î Four town

Lot of 19. two RPC overlooking Hoover Dam (Black Canyon) site 1932., Two RPC of Last Frontier and El Rancho (60's ?). Card of Nuclear Blast Post...

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

Lot of 7, incl. 5 real photo postcards. RPPC include: Undermined Buildings, Virginia City; rare view of Geiger Grade, Nevada's Scenic Skyway; ra...

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, Statue of Mack...

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

Approx. 10 greeting cards from from Nevada. 1 RPC. "40 Miles from Wood/50 Miles from Water/ 10 Feet from Hell/God Bless our Home" Date: ...

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

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...

6 nice New Hampshire RPC's-Bretton Woods, Pine Grove Springs Hotel, New London Date: Country (if not USA): State: New Hampshire City: Pr...

Group of fifteen cards showing the caverns and national park. Date: Country (if not USA): State: New Mexico City: Carlsbad Provenance: Ken Pr

Lot of 3 different. 1) Two RPPCs showing a fire destroying the Cody Theatre in Deming. Both by WH Horne Co., El Paso, Texas. One is mailed (1918) from

Lot of 3 different. Includes: 1) Raised color image of Touch-I-Goo, Indian Squaw, by Tammen. Mailed 1905 from Albuquerque. 2) Two unmailed early color

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

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

Lot of 32 postcards from Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Mostly chromo litho. Mostly buildings. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Vi

18 postcards includes Ranching near C.P.R. Irrigation Canal, Calgary, Alberta; Alberta Legislature Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Date: c1900s Country

This is a collection of post cards, roughly 140 count, from Koln, Coln, Cologne, Germany. Many feature the world-renowned Cathedral which is the talle

Across the board from c1910-1970, many advertising cards for distilleries, breweries, etc. A nice collection. Date: Country (if not USA): State

Lot includes postcards of various shapes and sizes, a book of photos The Pike's Peak Region, old advertisements. Panorama of the Siege of Paris,...

Lot of 13. Color and B/W postcards from various states amusement parks. Rollercoaster scenes from Six Flags Texas street level, , Casino and Velvet De

Approx 27 postcards with classic angels with wings and white robes Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

Twenty-two European multi-media postcards featuring framed photographs and prints, from the early 1900s. Prints have unique style frames, including be

Approx. 150 modern postcards. Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Cairns, Port Douglas and more. Many dupes. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State

Ballooning took off in the public imagination well before aeroplanes flew into the skies, and these 37 color, special occasion cards brought art and h

Early litho postcards with a common theme of beautiful women. They are colorful, unique and in good shape. Please see photos for more detail and condi

6 of the classic Bonzo Dog Character. c1898 Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

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

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

Approx 125 postcards, mostly German appearing with other unidentified locales. Several naval warships. Cards are generally mint. In album Date: c191

Approx 50 modern Denmark postcards, Copenhagen and more Date: Country (if not USA): Denmark State: City: Provenance: Salvatore Falcone Colle

Lot of 22. Mostly around Minneapolis bldgís : Metro Theatre, Donaldsonís Dept. store, Lagoon and Conservatory, Great Northern Stone A