Bidspirit auction | RPPC Christmas Victorian Postcard Album

RPPC Christmas Victorian Postcard Album and Vintage Ephemera Collection - This lot consists of one comprehensive album containing an extensive collection of vintage ephemera, primarily focused on early to mid-20th-century postcards and commemorative paper items. The collection features a significant array of Real Photo Postcards (RPPC) and topographical views with a strong emphasis on regional history from New York, Pennsylvania, Kansas, and Colorado. Specific locations include Main Street and St. Mark's Church in Millport, New York; the Wilbur House and Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania; and the Starrucca Viaduct in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania. Midwestern views include various churches and schools in Greensburg, Kansas, and the Beet Sugar Factory in Holly, Colorado. A notable historical component includes a set of 1917 Italian-issued World War I propaganda cards depicting allegorical representations of the Allied nations, including the United States (Stati Uniti), Belgium (Belgio), and Serbia. The holiday and greeting card section contains numerous Victorian and Edwardian era lithographed cards, many featuring embossing and gilt highlights. These include designs attributed to artists Frances Brundage and John Winsch. Other significant items include a 1940 NEA Service informational sheet titled Springtime featuring the Dionne Quintuplets with artwork by Andrew Loomis, three 1959 First Day of Issue Petroleum Industry centennial cards postmarked in Titusville, Pennsylvania, and a 1960s Wacky Plak novelty card produced by Topps Chewing Gum. Trade cards are represented by a Victorian-era advertisement for Waterloo Organs by Malcolm Love and Company. The items are primarily constructed of printed cardstock and paper using various methods including lithography, chromolithography, and silver gelatin photographic processes.