Australia World War I: Range of cards featuring War Memorials in Australian capital cities and regional towns, all but one black and white, and with a range of different makers, also two cards showing Australian soldiers in the Victory March through London. Generally fine and a difficult group to assemble (34)
Lot 11
Estimate: $120
Picture Postcards: Belgium - group of six folders or booklets containing bound single-colour or multicoloured postcards with views of different cities or towns, comprising Brussels (12 cards), Antwerp (11 cards), Iseghem (10 cards), Roeselare (8 cards), Tournai (12 cards), and Kortrijk (12 cards). Folders with some wear or minor fading, however contents of all are fine. A scarce and attractive group (Six booklets with 65 cards)
Lot 12
Estimate: $50
Three cards featuring War Canoes, comprising War Canoe Race in Canada (used with 1c in 1914), Maori War Canoe (both coloured), plus modern card showing Hawaiian War Canoe (3)
Lot 13
Estimate: $250
Picture Postcards: World-wide range of cards featuring Canoe subjects, early types include Bolivia, Canada, Ceylon, France, Sierra Leone, also modern photographic multicoloured cards (23) including India, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Pitcairn Island, Thailand; also Marshall Islands 20c stationery card. Generally fine, a number are used (35)
Lot 14
Estimate: $90
Picture Postcards: France - Range of early 20th century postcards featuring French buildings, statuary and artwork, mostly Paris but some regional. Some with peripheral damage and others with small faults but many are fine (54)
Lot 15
Estimate: $150
Picture Postcards: France - group of folders with bound postcards featuring various French cities and towns, comprising Paris (24 cards), Amiens (20 cards), Amiens Cathedral (24 cards), Audruigo (20 cards), Bergues (10 cards), Dunkerque-Malo (18 cards), Hazebrouck (20 cards), Roubaix (10 cards), and Tourcoing (10 cards). Folders with some faults, but contents fine and an interesting lot (9 folders with 156 cards)
Lot 16
Estimate: $100
Picture Postcards: World War I - four sets of bound postcards showing scenes of war damage at Lille (two folders, one with ten folded postcards, other identical but incomplete and toning damage with seven postcards), Albert (12 postcards bound in with perforated margin), and Ypres (24 postcards). Some damage to interleaving in latter two booklets but cards are fine. An interesting group (4 booklets with 55 cards)
Lot 17
Estimate: $25
Picture Postcards: World War I embroidered card featuring Canoe, some spotting, but an unusual subject for an embroidered card
