Fine Books & Manuscripts
Sat, Oct 10, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 724
Collection of Postcards of Black ?Cake Walkers,? Musicians,...
Estimate: $300 - $500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Collection of Postcards of Black ?Cake Walkers,? Musicians, and Other Performers. 1900s/1930s. Nineteen postcards, many RPPCs, subjects include five postcards of The Creole Girls (Paris: Walery); ?Fats? Waller; Count Basie; The Rising Eight Gospel Singers; Sadie and Victoria ?Spotted Girls?; Anna Mae Winburn; Billy Eckstine; Dick Saunders & Ella Mae Waters; Harry Watkins; Nat Towles; Chick Finney; a child performer with cigarette and cane (NPG); a young man with a saxophone; an elderly man with a violin; and a group of Haitians with few members holding instruments. Some postally used; overall very good.
