Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Postcards and

A Collection of Postcards and North American Travel Ephemera, 1902-1972 - This lot consists of an assortment of postcards, souvenir booklets, art reproductions, and postal cards spanning the early 20th century through the 1970s. The collection features a significant focus on North American travel and tourism with visible locations including the Grand Canyon (Arizona), Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri), Niagara Falls, Yosemite, Williamsburg, Gloucester, the Arcadia Valley (Missouri), and Portland (Oregon). The lot includes a specific set of monochrome illustrated cards titled Tourism Year of the Americas 72 and a card referencing US military maneuvers in Germany dated 1959. Artistic reproductions in the collection include a print of The Whistling Boy by Frank Duveneck (1848?1919) and a depiction of a Native American woman identified as a Dover publication. Illustrative cards include child-themed designs signed Bonnie and a Victorian-style floral greeting titled With Best Wishes. Visible postal markings and stamps include a United States one-cent postal card postmarked Rockport, ME on January 3, 1902, and a Grand Canyon National Park card postmarked Cameron, AZ on July 21, 1951, featuring a 3-cent purple stamp. Souvenir items include a Genuine Photographs booklet of Lake of the Ozarks and a series titled For You A Rose In Portland Grows. The postcards represent various eras including early 20th-century printed cards, mid-century linen cards, and modern chrome-era cards. Box dimensions: Approximately 11 x 14 x 6 inches.