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Nice mixed lot of 18 vintage and antique Illinois postcards, ranging from early 1900s divided-back cards to later mid-century chrome postcards. A particularly interesting group for Illinois collectors, with views relating to Abraham Lincoln, Chicago, Springfield, DeKalb, Sterling/Rock River, Rockford and DuPage County.Several of the earlier cards are postally used, with handwritten messages, vintage stamps and postmarks adding to their historic character.Views include:• Electric Fountain, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois – colorful night view
• Interior restaurant/dining room view, Chicago
• Rustic Illinois roadside/tourist attraction scene
• Abraham Lincoln monument/tomb-related view, Springfield, Illinois
• Abraham Lincoln’s Log Cabin – historic Lincoln-related Illinois view
• Illinois institutional/hospital building and grounds
• Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago
• Chicago skyline/aerial view
• Large Chicago lakefront hotel/building view
• State Capitol, Springfield, Illinois
• Historic school/building view
• Bluff Along Rock River near Sterling, Illinois
• Glidden School, DeKalb, Illinois
• Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois
• Residential/architectural view
• Cardinals Clubhouse, Harlem Park, Rockford, Illinois
• Memorial Hospital of DuPage County, Elmhurst area
• Additional Illinois architectural/institutional view
Publishers/eras:
The lot includes a mixture of early divided-back cards and later linen/chrome-era cards. Visible backs include several classic early American postcard formats, along with later cards by publishers including Curt Teich/Chicago-area postcard publishers and Dexter-type color cards.Condition:
Vintage/antique pre-owned condition with expected age-related wear. Some cards have corner and edge wear, toning, staining/foxing, surface wear, creases or handling marks. Several have been postally used and contain handwritten messages, stamps and postmarks. Later cards are generally cleaner. Please examine all photographs carefully, as they are an important part of the condition description.An appealing Illinois postcard accumulation with a good combination of Lincoln history, Chicago landmarks, schools, hospitals, architecture and small-town/local-history subjects — excellent for postcard collectors, Illinois historians, genealogists or resale.Sold as one lot of 18 postcards.♻️ Vintage is always a good idea.
