$700
Lifetime collection of over 600 vintage gambling postcards. American and European, early 1900s - 1940s. Single-collector archive of gambling and playing card postcards, in albums and loose. Including examples depicting the Gibson girl, fortune telling, plus Valentines and other greeting cards, pin-ups, comical and humorous, ethnic, caricatures, and real photos (RPPC). Various games and numerous locations including poker, roulette, dice, casinos, three-card monte, and various other games of chance, with some lithographic, artist signed, Civil War patriotic envelope, and some chromes. Used postcards are unchecked for philatelic value. Condition varies, but generally good or very good. Should be Seen.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-06-27
