Bidspirit auction | An Assortment of Vintage Postcards

An Assortment of Vintage Postcards and Paper Ephemera Including Souvenir Booklets and a Lithographed Tin - A varied collection of vintage paper ephemera and collectibles, dating primarily from the early to mid-20th century. The lot includes a decorative lithographed tin with a hinged lid, featuring a scene with putti on a pale blue ground. This tin contains a large quantity of loose postcards, including topographical views, portraits, and ethnographic subjects. One visible card depicts three figures in traditional North African or Middle Eastern dress. A further group of postcards is stored within a clear plastic sleeve, primarily featuring architectural and landscape scenes. The lot features several souvenir items, notably a booklet titled A Souvenir Pietermaritzburg containing twelve black and white photographic postcards of South Africa, a small Union Jack themed souvenir booklet, and a fabric pennant with printed text reading CAMARA MUNICIPAL DE ALCOBACA. Religious and educational items include multiple copies of The Bethlehem Carol Sheet with lyrics and illustrations, devotional bookmarks such as A Musician's Prayer and A Psalm For Busy People, and a blue-covered card for Conversion Multiplication Tables. Regional interest is represented by a printed business envelope or billhead for REYNOLDS... STREET, BRIDPORT. The tin bears a modern auction house label for Shobrook and Co. Plymouth (Lot 143) and an inventory label N8465.