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Interesting lot of 5 original antique advertising postcards dating from 1910-1911, primarily promoting The Columbus Varnish Co. and A.S. Boyle & Co.'s Old English Floor Wax and Brightener. These cards were used as sales correspondence and promotional mailers sent to businesses and customers throughout Texas.
The lot includes:
Original advertising postcards with printed marketing text
Several handwritten correspondence/order request cards
Postmarked examples from 1910 and 1911
Addresses to businesses and individuals in Waco, College Station, Rockdale, and other Texas locations
Early one-cent postcard stamps and period postal cancellations
These postcards offer a fascinating glimpse into early 20th-century advertising, direct mail marketing, and business correspondence. Great additions for collectors of:
Antique advertising
Postal history
Ephemera
Texas history
Vintage postcards
Early business memorabilia
Floor wax and household product advertising
Condition:
Good vintage antique condition with expected age-related wear including light toning, minor edge wear, postal cancellations, handwriting, and small creases or marks. Please review all photos carefully as they are part of the description.
