Bidspirit auction | An Assortment of approximately 25

An Assortment of approximately 25 Early 20th Century Canadian and International Postcards and Postal Stationery A collection of approximately 25 postcards and postal stationery cards from Canada, South Africa, and Europe, dating from circa 1878 to 1957. The lot comprises: A group of illustrative and portrait postcards including a photographic portrait of Rev. Mark Guy Pearse, a Raphael Tuck & Sons 'Christmas Postcard' Series card depicting angels and the Madonna, a colour-tinted romantic card titled 'HERE ENDETH THE FIRST LESSON', and a vibrant art card titled 'Eindhoven celebrates the Philips jubilee, as seen by artist D. Wildschut.' Two Swedish topographical postcards featuring a monochrome view of Kalmar-Slott with a manuscript signature by Erik Hagberg, and a view of Södra Blasieholmshamnen in Stockholm published by Axel Eliassons Konstförlag. An assortment of Canadian postal stationery cards including early Queen Victoria one-cent issues postmarked Ottawa 1878 and Montreal 1897, a King Edward VII two-cent card sent to Argentina in 1911, and Queen Elizabeth II era cards from the 1950s including a 1957 Dawson Creek to Cincinnati issue. Several blank cards with various mastheads are included, one featuring a purple 'MISSENT TO BOSTON, MASS' stamp. Three South African Boer War period postal cards from the Orange Free State, including two 'BRIEF KAART' and one 'ANTWOORD BETAALD BRIEF KAART', each bearing 'V. R. I.' (Victoria Regina Imperatrix) overprints on the stamps. A printed card invitation for the Ford Employees Stamp Club Sixth Annual Banquet, held on Friday, December 2, 1949, at the Bellvue Hotel, Windsor, Ontario.