Bidspirit auction | A Collection of International Postcards,

A Collection of International Postcards, Correspondence, and Ephemera, 1908-2009 - A diverse group of philatelic and social history ephemera consisting of approximately 20 pieces including postcards, personal correspondence, and commercial mailings. The collection spans over a century, with the earliest postmark dated 1908 and the most recent from 2009. International views include a color lithographic postcard of Prague titled Praha Hradcany featuring the castle; an aerial view of the Sydney Opera House; alpine scenery of the Nordkette cable car near Innsbruck, Austria; and a view of Wat Benchamabophit, Bangkok, Thailand. United States topographical cards depict scenes such as Desert Sage in Bloom, California; the residence of Bing Crosby in North Hollywood; and Mission San Juan Capistrano. Correspondence includes multiple postcards and envelopes addressed to the Angelo family in Norristown and Jeffersonville, Pennsylvania, dating primarily from the 1970s to the 1980s. A group of early 20th-century postcards is addressed to Miss Ada M. Zimmer and Mrs. Mary Zimmer in Philadelphia, with legible postmarks from 1908, 1911, 1927, 1937, 1941, 1943, and 1948. Notable early series cards include a Raphael Tuck and Sons Christmas card from The Poinsettia series, No. 516, which carries the printed credit Art Publishers to Their Majesties the King and Queen. The lot also contains a large brown commercial envelope from the Thai Martin Group, bearing an adhesive label addressed to Kleinert's Inc. of Alabama, Attn: Mr. M. Grossman, in Elba, Alabama, with two Thailand stamps postmarked 2004. Additional ephemera include a newspaper clipping from the Washington Post regarding Sacagawea dollar coins and a 1980s notification card from the White House Historical Association.