VTG Court House Prison Jail Postcards Lot of 16 Antique Civic Architecture For Sale

Inventory Control Code: #0036For your consideration is a massive, highly curated estate lot of 16 vintage postcards dating from the early 1900s through the mid-20th century. This collection strictly focuses on historic American county courthouses, city halls, civic monuments, and significant penal institutions, capturing the incredible architectural history of towns across the Midwest, South, and East Coast.LOT BREAKDOWN INCLUDES:

• Historic County Court Houses & Civic Sites: Omaha, NE; Upper Sandusky, OH (Wyandot County); Cambridge, OH; Columbus, IN (Bartholomew County); Peoria, IL; Greenville, OH (Darke County); Corunna, MI (Shiawassee County); St. Joseph, MI (Berrien County); Frankfort, IN; and Columbus, OH.
• Historic Prisons & Penitentiaries: Jackson, MI (\"Rotunda\" interior at New Michigan State Prison); Sioux Falls, SD (State Penitentiary); Hart, MI (County Jail); Atlanta, GA (United States Penitentiary); Moundsville, W. VA (West Virginia Penitentiary); and Elmira, NY (Elmira State Reformatory Dress Parade).

POSTAL HISTORY & PUBLISHERS:
An excellent variety of early color lithographs, white-border cards, and textured linen-era pieces. Includes both unposted and postally used examples featuring period stamps and handwritten correspondence from the era.CONDITION REPORT:
All 16 postcards present in good to very nice vintage condition overall. Expect typical signs of age such as minor corner bumping, light edge scuffing, and standard reverse-side toning or ink transfer. No severe damage or heavy creases. Please review the high-resolution photos carefully to judge the exact condition of this 16-card collection for yourself.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!