Bidspirit auction | A Group of Early 20th

A Group of Early 20th Century Halloween Postcards, including Raphael Tuck & Sons and Ellen H. Clapsaddle - A Group of vintage Halloween-themed postcards, consistent with the 'collectable postcards' category identified in market research. These chromolithographic postcards, typical of the early 20th-century ”Golden Age” of postcards, feature various Halloween illustrations. Publishers include Raphael Tuck & Sons (marked ”Hallowe'en Series No. 174” and ”By Appointment” to royalty) and International Art Pub. Co. (Series No. 1507, New York Berlin, ”Printed in Germany”). One card is notably signed by the artist Ellen H. Clapsaddle. Visible text includes ”HALLOWE'EN,” ”Hallowe'en Greeting,” and ”To wish you A Jolly Hallowe'en,” alongside standard postcard markings such as ”POST CARD,” ”TUCK'S POST CARD,” ”CARTE POSTALE,” and ”POSTKARTE.” One card bears a postmark of ”TOLEDO, O. OCT 28 1912,” firmly dating the collection to the early 20th century.. Burns in-house shipping is available. Pick up is Wednesday, Oct. 29, from Noon to 7 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax is collected on this auction. AB245