Sale 71: The Sescal Sale

Lot 2809    

Alaska Post Card Collection, selection of approximately 800 cards virtually all mint, with a high degree of real photo cards throughout; includes sections of towns including small towns, Anchorage, Juneau, etc., and a second section by subject including ships, passes and border areas, Yukon territory, mining, Eskimo natives, animals, railroad, glaciers, mountains - canyons - lakes, etc., lots of early cards with some interesting later, few souvenir folders, etc.; worth careful review (no photo).
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $2,500

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Lot 2810    

Alaska Real-Photo Post Card Collection, of approximately 350 unused card housed in early souvenir postal album; most with "Lomen Bros - Nome" imprints featuring 1910-14 views of Nome, Alaska, including street views and scenes including after the big storm of 1913, ships, dog sledding including the first annual All-Alaska Sweepstakes, 1910 4th of July Parade, reindeer and walrus, native Eskimos, mining, various survivors of the Stefansson Expedition, etc.; a fascinating and rare group.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 2811 /o   

Arizona Post Card Collection, approximately 900 cards arranged by subject; mix of mint and used with a good showing of real-photo cards throughout; starting with various town views and scenes, nice section of native Indians including Hopi and Navajo with some good real-photo cards, canyons including section of the Grand Canyon, postmarks including RPOs, painted desert, rail and highway scenes, etc., also a s section of several hundred New Mexico cards (no photo).
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $2,400

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Lot 2812 /o   

Better Post Card Group, 16 cards mixed */o with 10 real-photo; many early aviation including Lindbergh real photo and early 1910-11 aviation meet cards, Oregon real photo reward card, etc.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

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Lot 2813 /o   

(California) Alameda County Post Card Collection, of approximately 1,100 cards mint and used arranged by towns, with many real-photo cards throughout; includes a useful section of postmarks on cards, large section of Oakland including buildings including hotels, colleges, etc., also a interesting section of Berkeley with university grounds (no photo).
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 2814    

(California) Gold Mining Region Post Card Collection, of approximately 700 cards mint and used arranged by Placer, El Dorado, Calaveras, Alpine and Mono counties, with a good showing of real-photo cards throughout; includes sections of Donner Lake and the American River, large section of Lake Tahoe with many real photo views, native Indians, etc.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $1,450

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Lot 2815 /o   

(California) Los Angeles City Post Card Collection, of approximately 1,500 cards mint and used arranged by theme and city neighborhoods, with a fair range real-photo cards throughout; includes a useful section of postmarks, early cards, parades including real photo La Fiesta, masonic, Olympics, buildings with a section of hotels, the array of neighborhoods from Bel Air to Westwood, etc.; an extensive holding.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $1,400

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Lot 2816 /o   

(California) Los Angeles County Post Card Collection, of approximately 1,400 cards mint and used arranged by theme and city neighborhoods, with a fair range real-photo cards throughout; early private mail cards, useful section of postmarks including exposition, nice section of Santa Catalina including ships, Pasadena with Tournament of Roses parade with many real-photo, Long Beach with 1933 Earthquake real-photos, Mt. Wilson views, Santa Fe Springs oil fields, etc.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $1,450

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Lot 2817 /o   

(California) Marin County Post Card Collection, of approximately 600 cards mint and used arranged by towns, with many real-photo cards throughout; includes Angel Island including view of Golden Gate, Belvedere with view from Angel Island, Mill Valley with real-photo of "Engine No. 8 of the old Mt Tamalpais and Muir Woods R.R.", etc. (no photo).
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $3,750

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Lot 2818    

(California) Monterey County Post Card Collection, of approximately 600 cards mint and used arranged by towns, with many real-photo cards throughout; includes Monterey town including real photo of the oldest frame building in California and shooting range at the Presidio, also a section of peninsula scenes including Cypress Point and 17 Mile Drive.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $525

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