Sale 71: The Sescal Sale

Lot 2803 /o   

Asia and Africa, Post Card Collection, of approximately 600 cards mostly used; includes China with early usages, Hong Kong, Malaya States, Strait Settlements, Philippines with early card usages, etc. Africa with Egypt, various French & German Colonies, etc.; worth review (no photo).
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $3,500

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Lot 2804    

France, Aviation Meet Picture Post Cards, 55 used cards from various meets, most showing various areoplanes, pilots, meet scenes, etc.; most (35) from the 1910 "Reims Grande Semaine D'Aviation de Champagne" meet, all with meet postmark, a variety of labels or both, other meets including 1910 Dijon Aviaton (2), 1910 Caen Semaine D'Aviation (2), 1910 D-Aviation de la Bale de Seine (5), 1910 Lyon D-Aviation (8), 1912 Fete de L'Aviation (1), etc. (no photo).
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

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Lot 2805 /o   

Germany, German & Austria Art Cards, approximately 400 cards in slips; nice range of views and designs including art nouveau, "Gruss" tourist cards, political including Reich propaganda and socialist youth, series cards, run of interior Zeppelin views, ad cards, etc.; interesting group, inspect (no photo).
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

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Lot 2806    

Great Britain, Picture Post Cards, 1900-20's, collection of approximately 840 cards mixed mint and used; wide variety includes mostly town views, soldier/military portraits, daily life scenes and portraits, exposition, royalty, etc.; some more modern cards and duplication, inspect (no photo).
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

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Lot 2807 /o   

Japan, Post Card Collection, of approximately 700 mostly unused turn-of-the-century cards; wide variety of cards with little or no duplication, includes a substantial run of series art cards as well as many other art cards, commemorative photo view art cards including war related and temples, some items with commemorative stamp and cancel in front, etc.; please inspect (no photo).
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

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Lot 2808 /o   

Switzerland, Post Card Collection, of approximately 600 cards; includes a nice array of "Gruss aus" card from various towns, windowed and panoramic fold outs including one with beautiful dry flower display, postmark sections, etc. (no photo).
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $290

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