461 - Curiosities—A collection of 30 colored postcards featuring elaborate appliqués made from a wide variety of materials. USA, Germany, France, Spain, circa 1900. Each approx. 14 x 9 cm.

Curiosities—A collection of 30 colored postcards featuring elaborate appliqués made from a wide variety of materials. USA, Germany, France, Spain, circa 1900. Each approx. 14 x 9 cm. A highly varied collection of magnificent luxury postcards, many of which are based on chromolithography or photography. Included are relief, fold-out, pull-tab, rotating disc, and other transformation cards, and even a squeaker card (mother with child). Among the applied materials are feathers, felt, fabric, bone, dyed rubber, movable powders under windows, a radium-transparent film, embossed papers, wafer paper, etc. — Some examples: Card with a four-part movable bone fan on fabric, two pull-tab peep shows, a fold-out card featuring a geisha and a large paper accordion, a radium magic card with a transformation image, Uncle Sam with “Favored Song” tucked into the back of his pants, a dance dress with a kaleidoscope turntable, a double card featuring a toilet-seater and a drunkard with powder filling, “Greetings from Berlin” with the Brandenburg Gate as a felt insert. — Some postmarks, very good overall condition.