Vintage Chicago Illinois Postcards Lot 4 Mandel Brothers Advertising 1910 Cancel For Sale

Inventory Control Code: #0056Lot of 4 vintage antique divided back postcards focusing on iconic historic landmarks, early street views, and commerce in downtown Chicago, Illinois. This group features highly collectible early publisher marks and scarce retail store postal history.Lot includes:

• Coliseum at Night, Chicago - Striking illuminated night scene showing bustling streetcar and pedestrian traffic. Features the V.O. Hammon Publishing Co. (\"Will\" crest logo). Postally used on Sunday, July 10, 1910, with a clear Hammond, Indiana machine cancel over a green 1-cent Washington stamp.
• Mandel Brothers Department Store, Chicago - Architectural view of the impressive retail block building. The reverse features a pre-printed commercial order acknowledgement form dated 4-11-1910 from Mandel Brothers to a customer in Ithaca, Michigan, complete with a crisp Chicago machine cancel over a 1-cent Washington stamp.
• State and Madison Streets Looking North and East from Mandel Brothers Building, Chicago - High-angle bustling street scene packed with horse-drawn wagons and shoppers. Reverse features a built-in catalog request form card addressed back to Mandel Brothers (unposted).
• Michigan Ave. Opposite Grant Park, Chicago - Detailed street-level view listing classic downtown buildings along the parkline. Features the V.O. Hammon Publishing Co. (\"Will\" crest logo). Unposted reverse with minor age toning.

Condition: Good antique condition. Two cards are postally used from 1910, one features an unposted pre-printed mailer back, and one is completely unposted. Reverses show typical light age-toning, edge wear, and minimal corner rounding consistent with 110+ year old paper ephemera. Please examine the high-resolution front and back photos carefully to evaluate the exact condition details before purchasing.ATTENTION COLLECTORS & DEALERS: This item comes from a vast, high-quality estate collection of over 5,000 vintage postcards currently being processed. We specialize in rare real photo postcards (RPPCs), unique postal history cancels, early advertising, holiday themes, and specialized historical subject matter. Be sure to bookmark our store and follow us as a saved seller to get immediate alerts when our daily new listings go live!