Lot #816: Five Vintage USA Postcards - 1934 Mount Vernon Ladies Assoc. (x2) - ArtVue "Blithewood, NY" - Curt Teich & Co. "Arizona Cactus" & "Gainsville, Ohio"

Five Vintage USA Postcards -- (1) Painting of "The Tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon" Full Colour USA Postcard, never used, "Copyright 1934 by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union." (2) Painting of "West Front, Mount Vernon" Full Colour USA Postcard, never used, "Copyright 1934 by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union." (3) Photograph of "Blithewood Formal Garden, Bard College, Annandale on Hudson" Sepia USA Postcard, never used, with publisher "ArtVue Post Card Co, 22 Fifth Ave, New York, N.Y." Based on Fifth Avenue, the ArtVue Post Card Co. ArtVue specialized in Gravure and high-quality Litho-chrome processes, and was known for their "Artistic" approach to local views The use of a Sepia tone (a reddish-brown monochrome) was a deliberate aesthetic choice meant to evoke a sense of history, nostalgia, and "Old World" elegance. ArtVue was particularly active from the late 1930s through the 1950s. Their cards are often prized by collectors for their clarity and "matte" finish, which lacks the glossy sheen of later "Chrome" cards. Blithewood Formal Garden, at Bard College Blithewood is a site of significant Architectural and Landscape Heritage in the Hudson Valley. Designed circa 1903 by the landscape architect Francis L.V. Hoppin, the garden is a classic example of the Beaux-Arts Italianate style, with a walled garden, marble ornaments, and a neoclassical pavilion. Situated on the grounds of Bard College (formerly St. Stephen’s), the garden was designed to offer breathtaking views of the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains. (4) Photograph of "Barrel Cactus in the Desert" Full Colour USA Linen Postcard, never used, with publisher "Genuine Curteich - Chicago - C.T. Art Colourtone Postcard" distributed by "Lollegard Specialty Co., Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona". (5) "Scene of Grand River, Gainsville, Ohio" Full Colour USA Linen Postcard, with publisher "Genuine Curteich - Chicago - C.T. American Art Postcard" distributed by "Lightner's Book Store, Gainsville, Ohio". Postally Used. These last two cards are "Genuine Curteich" postcards, a quintessential piece of "Americana" representinf the work of the most prolific postcard manufacturer in history, based in the printing hub of Chicago. The Publisher Curt Teich & Co. ("C.T. American Art") was the most prolific postcard manufacturer in history, based in the printing hub of Chicago. Curt Teich was a German immigrant who revolutionized the industry by bringing advanced European lithographic techniques to the United States. The "C.T. American Art" Line branding was used for their high-quality color cards. Curt Teich is most famous for perfecting the "Linen" postcard in the 1930s—so named because the cardstock was embossed with a fabric-like texture to increase surface area for faster-drying inks Dimensions: 9 mm x 14 mm Pickup category timeslot {A}