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Orient, NY, United States
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Early 1900s Postcards - 1,000+ Lots
ACME Auctions LLC
Step into the golden age of postcard collecting with this expansive May auction featuring more than 1,000 carefully cataloged lots from the late 19th and early 20th centuries ? a period widely regarded as the high-water mark of postcard artistry. From the era when a penny postcard carried both a personal message and a miniature work of art, this sale spans the full breadth of the medium's creative output: vibrant chromolithographs, atmospheric real photo postcards (RPPCs), richly embossed holiday greetings, and finely printed scenic views from every corner of the world.
Lighthouse enthusiasts will find a remarkable sub-collection of nearly 100 lighthouse postcards, ranging from familiar New England beacons to remote Atlantic and Pacific stations, captured in chromolithograph, photographic, and colorized formats. Holiday collectors will discover dozens of Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, and New Year cards, many embossed and rich with the symbolism that defined turn-of-the-century greeting traditions. Also includes many cards from favorite publishers such as Tucks.
The geographic reach is impressive. New York, Massachusetts, Maine, and Connecticut anchor a strong Northeast presence, complemented by views from Florida, Illinois, California, Virginia, Ohio, and beyond ? alongside European destinations including England, Switzerland, Italy, and France. Architectural collectors will appreciate the abundance of grand hotels, historic churches and cathedrals, town centers, and engineering marvels including bridges and railway scenes. Military and maritime collectors will find battleships, naval scenes, and patriotic imagery from the early dreadnought era.
Every lot has been individually photographed and cataloged. All postcards are shipped in protective sleeves; lots hammering above $25 are additionally secured in rigid top loaders. We gladly combine shipping across multiple lots ? please await a combined invoice before remitting payment. Happy bidding!
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David Bull
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0001: Early 20th Century Postcard: Old Light-House, New Haven Harbor, Connecticut, Rotograph Co., 1905Est. $25-$100$3
0002: Colorized postcard of New Grand Central Terminal Station, New York, with street activityEst. $25-$100$3
0003: Vassar Hospital, Poughkeepsie, New York, Early 1900s Illustrated Architectural PostcardEst. $25-$100$3
0004: Vassar Home for Aged Men, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Early 20th Century Lithograph PostcardEst. $25-$100$3
0005: Jefferson, New York Winter Church Scene Real Photo Postcard, Undivided Back, 1906Est. $25-$100$3
0006: Holloween Carnival Queen Coronation, Albany, N.Y. Early 20th Century Chromolithograph PostcardEst. $25-$100$3
0007: Vintage Multnomah Lodge and Falls, Columbia River Highway, Oregon, black and white photographicEst. $25-$100$3
0008: Historic Vassar Institute Building, Poughkeepsie, New York, circa 1906 photographic postcard.Est. $25-$100$3
0009: Early 20th Century Postcard: Musgrove Building, P. Simeon & Co. and Streetcar, Andover,Est. $25-$100$3
0010: 1906 Block Island, R.I. Beach Scene postcard featuring numerous bathers and sun umbrellasEst. $25-$100$3
0011: Early 20th Century Lithograph Postcard of New School Building in Charlemont, Massachusetts.Est. $25-$100$3
0012: Autumn Mountain Landscape Postcard: Scenic Vista from Hogback Mountain Summit, Southern Vermont, USAEst. $25-$100$3
0013: Sepia Real Photo Postcard Depicting a Large Shingled House with Wrap-Around Porch and Flying FlagEst. $25-$100$3
0014: Outdoor Band Concert, Salem Willows, Massachusetts, c. 1911, Hand-Colored Lithograph PostcardEst. $25-$100$3
0015: Havana street scene postcard: A man rides a carreton cart pulled by a horse, 1909 era.Est. $25-$100$3
0016: Ornate Vignette Postcard of Lighthouse Emitting Beams of Light Across Water at NightEst. $25-$100$3
0017: Historic Chromolithograph Postcard: Lighthouse at Night, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Early 20th CenturyEst. $25-$100$3
0018: Lighthouse Point and Shoreline View, New Haven Harbor, Connecticut Early 20th C. postcard.Est. $25-$100$3
0019: Eastern Point Light, East Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1907 Oceanfront Lighthouse Vintage PostcardEst. $25-$100$3
0020: Old Warwick Light House, Narragansett Bay, R. I. early 20th century chromolithograph postcard.Est. $25-$100$3
0021: Making Sauer Kraut in Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, photographic postcard, 1910Est. $25-$100$3
0022: Early-Mid 20th Century Postcard: The Lighthouse, Nassau, Bahamas, with British FlagEst. $25-$100$3
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