Catalina Pioneer Post Cards [140143]

All Pioneer cards (no divided back) showing Avalon & Santa Catalina Island scenery.Date: c 1898 - 1905Country (if not USA): State: CaliforniaCity: Catalina IslandProvenance: Ken Prag Collection

Catalina Post Card Collection, c1920-1940, perhaps 225-250 cards, used and unused. Includes many late stage printings of c1907 original cards. About half are the brown border variety of the 1930s or s

Lot of 10 pioneer postcards embellished with decorative cloth, feathers, ribbons, embroidery and hair. Cards are litho, some handmade, the oldest copyright 1897. Postcards are unused, some with writin

French pilot Louis Paulhan was a frequent participant in airshows in the US and Europe. At the 1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet at Dominguez Field, he broke his own altitude record with a fligh

Lot of 13 RPC 1930's pioneer postcards of bi-planes, of U.S. and international origin. Some postcards include information, such as the names, England's "deHavilland," and 4-engine "Handley Page." The

Among the earliest airplane pilots who demonstrated the wonders of aviation were French aviator Louis Paulhan, and Americans Charles K. Hamilton ("the crazy man of the air") and Glenn Curtiss, who is

Hubert Latham was a French airplane pilot who made the first attempts to cross the English Channel in an airplane. Being unsuccessful in both attempts, he became the first person to land an airplane o

Lot of 17 German postcards related to the Zeppelin Airship. Oldest one that's dated is c. 1909. Some lithos and some RPCs, including two that feature General Grafen Zeppelin himself. One has a printed

Charles F. Willard was an American aviator and engineer who took to flying as a stunt pilot and ushered in the age of barnstorming. This postcard shows him piloting a biplane at the Walla Walla (Washi

Black and white RPC and colorful litho postcards feature airships from the early 1900's. Two Raphael Tuck & Sons brightly colored lithos No. 406 "Aviation" and No. 500B "Oilette" are included. Also th

Three postcards from 1910 featuring aviation pioneers Charles K. Hamilton and Glenn Curtiss: Hamilton Ready for Flight in Curtiss Biplane; Glenn Curtiss Carrying Jerome Fancuilli as Passenger (in Los

Art Smith was an American aviator who became a noted stunt pilot, sometimes flying with flares at night. He flew at the 1915 Pan-Pacific Exposition after stunt pilot Lincoln Beachey died crashing into

Three RPC pioneer postcards from Germany and Belgium. Blank with some writing on the backs of two of them. Photos include an English double decker airplane captured by Germans and two bi-planes from B

Three Pioneer Postcards of the Airships "Patrie," La Republique" and "Null Secundus." These feature the colorful lithos of the brand, Tuck & Sons. Two blank and one used with legible postmark c. 1912.

Huld's Puzzle Series No. 9-a through -d, copyright 1906 by Franz Held, Pub., N.Y. The four pioneer postcards put together = Santa Claus, with a Christmas sentiment on each card._x000D_ _x000D_ Provena

About 35 RPC and Litho pioneer postcards of stars and singers from stage, screen, and radio, from New York to Hollywood, from the early 1900's through the 1940's. Some are used and canceled, others bl

Lot of 6 postcards featuring Nome, Alaska. Includes early and pioneer postcards. C 1898-1912. Date: Country (if not USA): State: AlaskaCity: NomeProvenance: Ken Prag Collection

27 RPCs w/white border, 10 RPCs w/o border (older), scenes from Avalon & Catalina Island.Date: c 1908 - 1951Country (if not USA): State: CaliforniaCity: Catalina IslandProvenance: Ken Prag Collection

Lot of 50. White borders Seventeen postmarked 1918-49 : Avalon, L.A. Long Beach. Street and Birdseye views of Avalon Bay. Some date back to when Sugar Loaf was still there. City: State:California Date

Fifteen postcards, mostly pioneer era, of Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., before and after the earthquake, April 18, 1906. Postcards are mostly RPCs, c1898-1906, first advertising the univer

Avalon & Catalina Island photos & ephemera.Date: c 1920 1980Country (if not USA): State: CaliforniaCity: Catalina IslandProvenance: Ken Prag Collection

Lot of ~145 postcards. No real photo or pioneer cards. These are all c.1907-modern (linen and chrome), divided back. Many exterior views. Some hand-colored. Also includes one playing card. Huge collec

STACK OF VINTAGE CALIFORNIA POST CARDS - BEAUTIFUL SCENES OF SAN FRANCISCO, ARROWHEAD HOT SPRINGS, CATALINA, & MUCH MORE. MOSTLY BLANK. EXCELLENT CONDITION - APPROX 65 POST CARDS - SOME DUPLICATES

M. Reider, Los Angeles was the publisher of these cards which were postally used between 1905 and 1912. Printed in Germany. Two views of Catalina Island (off the coast of Los Angeles), as well as Long