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Wed, Feb 25, 2026 10:00AM EST
Lot 86

 46 New York World's Fair Ephemera

Estimate: $100 - $200

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A Group of forty-six New York World's Fair Ephemera , 1939-1940,
Comprising 40 postcards (such as Parachute Jump, Aviation Building, Trylon and Perisphere at Night and a color postcard booklet), two viewmaster slides and four books:

Roy C. Flanagan, The Story of Lucky Strike, hardback

Hendrik Willem van Loon, My School Books, hardback
Masterpieces of Art, Official Illustrated Catalogue, paperback,
Book of Nations, hardback

Book of Nations Dims: 189 pages.
H: 7/8 x W: 8 x D: 10 3/4 in (27.5 x 20 cm). with dust jacket.

Condition

Grime and wear commensurate with age, particularly at the edges.

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