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VINTAGE WWI US NAVY POSTCARD LOT 22 PC SHIPBOARD LIFE MULLER MOSER SAILORS RPPC

A PHENOMENAL ARCHIVE OF 22 ORIGINAL VINTAGE EARLY 1900s / WWI-ERA U.S. NAVY TRADITIONAL POSTCARDS. THIS EXCELLENT LOT HISTORICALLY CHRONICLES "SHIPBOARD LIFE" AT SEA AND FEATURES SPECTACULAR ORIGINAL WORKS BY CELEBRATED HISTORIC NAVAL PHOTOGRAPHERS E. MULLER JR. AND N. MOSER, N.Y.

PLEASE NOTE ON PRINT STYLE: THIS IS A MIXED COLLECTOR'S LOT FROM THE SAME HISTORICAL NAVAL ESTATE. WHILE SOME CARDS IN THIS ARCHIVE ARE TRUE PHOTOGRAPHIC SILVER-HALIDE RPPCS, OTHERS ARE PREMIUM, EARLY 1900s PHOTOMECHANICAL SERIES PRINTS (SUCH AS COLLOTYPES OR HIGH-END LITHOGRAPHS) PUBLISHED BY MULLER AND MOSER. ALL ARE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC PERIOD PIECES OF WWI-ERA NAVAL HISTORY!

THE LOT INCLUDES AN INCREDIBLE VARIETY OF DRAMATIC STORM SCENES, DAILY WORK CHORES, INTERIOR CABINS, AND OUTDOOR FORMATIONS:

SENSATIONAL SEA SCENES: FEATURES THE USS VERMONT STRUGGLING THROUGH MONSTROUS WAVES ("VERMONT IN STORM"), RAGING OCEANS, AND OUTDOOR DECK DANGERS ("A LIFE LINE FOR SAFE PASSAGE FORE AND AFT" BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION).
DAILY SAILOR CHORES & LIFE: INCLUDES RARE PICTORIAL SLICES OF LIFE AT SEA SUCH AS "PEELING SPUDS", "BAG INSPECTION ABOARD MAN OF WAR", CHOW TIME EXAMINATIONS ("THE CONTESTANTS"), RATIONS HANDLING, AND RECREATION LAZING IN "A SAILOR'S PRAYER"HAMMOCK CARDS.
INTERIOR SHIP VIEWS: FEATURING SCARCE HISTORIC SHIP INTERIORS INCLUDING "THE CAPTAIN'S CABIN" AND A GRITTY REALISTIC VIEW OUTSIDE THE "ENTRANCE TO SICK BAY".
DECK FORMATIONS & TRANSPORT: SHOWCASES FULL DECK MINING DRILLS, TROOP INSPECTION FORMATIONS WITH RIFLES AND GEAR PACKS, AND UNEXPECTED HISTORIC SCENES FEATURING HORSE-DRAWN SUPPLY CARTS WORKING ALONG THE WATERFRONT.

MEASUREMENTS & SPECIFICATIONS

QUANTITY: 22 POSTCARDS TOTAL
DIMENSIONS: STANDARD VINTAGE POSTCARD SIZE (APPROXIMATELY 5 1/2" X 3 1/2")
ERA: EARLY 1900s / WWI ERA (CIRCA 1910s–1920s)
PHOTOGRAPHERS: ENRIQUE MULLER JR. & NORMAN MOSER

CONDITION DETAILS

GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION: AN INCREDIBLY CLEAN, HISTORIC PAPER LOT FROM A SINGLE COLLECTION POOL.
FRONTS: GRAPHICS MAINTAIN WONDERFUL REPRODUCTION SHADING, DEEP CHARCOAL IMAGERY, AND STRONG CONTRAST. MINIMAL SURFACE SILVERING OR SCUFFING.
BACKS: ALL SOUVENIR POSTCARD BACKS ARE UNPOSTED WITH NO STAMPS OR POSTMARKS, PRESERVING EXCELLENT CLEAN MATTE STOCK. A FEW SHOW VERY MINIMAL LIGHT VINTAGE HANDWRITTEN GRAPHITE NOTES IDENTIFYING SHIPS LIKE THE U.S.S. SPRINGFIELD OR ST. LOUIS.
EDGES: SOFT NATURAL AGE TONING TO THE PAPER AND MINIMAL CORNER WEAR / LIGHT CORNER ROUNDING CONSISTENT WITH CAREFUL HISTORIC STORAGE. NO SEVERE TEARS OR HEAVY PINHOLES.
PLEASE CLOSELY REVIEW ALL UPLOADED HIGH-RESOLUTION PHOTOGRAPHS TO PRECISELY AUDIT THE EXACT CONDITION OF THESE CARDS.

All items were purchased at local estate sales and garage sales located around San Diego, CA.
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Any damage will be mentioned and included in photographs.

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