Mega Lot 19 Vintage Postcards Cornell University Ithaca NY 1905-1920s For Sale

Item Specifics

• Condition: Used (Vintage estate collection with typical light edge wear, historic postmarks, stamps, and handwritten messages appropriate for age. Please see photos for detailed views.)
• Subject: Cornell University / Ithaca NY / Fraternity & Campus History
• Type: Printed (Lithograph) / Hand-colored / Real Photo / Sepia Albertype
• Era: Undivided Back (1901-1907) & Divided Back (1907-1915)
• Unit of Sale: Postcard Lot (19 Pieces)
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States / Germany

DescriptionThis estate collection of 19 vintage postcards captures the early 20th-century architecture, campus culture, and local scenery of Cornell University and Ithaca, NY.It features highly collectible early publishers (The Rotograph Co., Albertype Co., Valentine & Sons) and documents several iconic historic buildings that have since been demolished or lost to time.Collection Highlights Include:

• 1905 Chi Psi Fraternity Lodge (Rotograph Hand-Colored): Mailed in 1905, this incredible piece contains a handwritten note on the front face stating: "Destroyed by fire Dec 7 1906", referencing the infamous fatal campus fire exactly one year later.
• 1905 Delta Upsilon Fraternity Lodge (Rotograph Hand-Colored): Features an exceptionally clean double-strike postmark on the reverse.
• Lost Landmarks: Includes views of Boardman Hall (demolished in 1959 for Olin Library) and the Hydraulic Laboratory at Triphammer Falls (which collapsed into the gorge in 2009).
• Student History: A 1906 postcard of the Library/McGraw Tower featuring a student's personal message celebrating an intercollegiate track meet victory over Penn, Harvard, and Yale.

Complete Inventory of the 19 Cards:

1. Chi Psi Fraternity Lodge (1905 Rotograph Hand-Colored, Postmarked)
2. Delta Upsilon Fraternity Lodge (1905 Rotograph Hand-Colored, Postmarked)
3. Johnnie Parsons Club (Rare Sepia Real Photo Card / RPPC by Albertype Co.)
4. Hydraulic Laboratory & Triphammer Falls (Postmarked Sept 1907)
5. Boardman Hall & Library View #1 (Souvenir Post Card Co., Printed in Germany)
6. Boardman Hall View #2 (Postmarked May 15, 1907, with 1¢ Benjamin Franklin Stamp)
7. McGraw Hall (The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Undivided Back)
8. The Library & McGraw Tower (Postmarked May 27, 1906, with Track Meet message)
9. Sheldon Memorial (Sepia Albertype Co., Unsent)
10. Ezra Cornell Monument (Sepia Albertype Co., Unsent)
11. Barnes Hall (Cornell University Series, Postmarked Jan 1907)
12. Goldwin-Smith Hall (The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Unsent)
13. Bailey Hall (Wm. Jubb Co. Color Lithograph, Unsent)
14. Franklin Hall (College of Electricity) (Early Color Lithograph)
15. The Quadrangle (Ag Quad) (Mid-Century photo card featuring 1950s automobiles)
16. Roberts Hall (College of Agriculture) (Postmarked Aug 13, 1923, with travel message)
17. College of Agriculture Campus View (Valentine & Sons, Postmarked Oct 1910)
18. Tioga Street (Downtown Ithaca) (Valentine & Sons Street Scene)
19. N. Aurora Street (Downtown Ithaca) (Valentine & Sons Scenic Street View)

Collector Notes:

• All 19 postcards will ship individually sleeved.
• Sourced from a clean, strict non-smoking home.
• Will ship Media Mail
• Condition as shown in Photographs
• Free Shipping US, only.