Estate Auction: Matchbooks, Postcards, Ephemera, Cast Iron & Collectibles
Sale Starts
May 8
5pmSale Ends
May 26
7pmTerms & Conditions
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Cates Auction & Real Estate Company
Description & Details
This estate auction features a high-volume collection of vintage ephemera, with a major emphasis on thousands of matchbooks, matchbook covers, and postcards. The catalog includes advertising matchbooks, restaurant and hotel examples, souvenir issues, and a wide range of scenic and travel postcards covering various locations, themes, and time periods. Many lots are grouped for volume buying, making this a strong opportunity for resellers, collectors, and bulk buyers.
The ephemera selection is supported by additional collectible categories, including Boy Scouts patches, hotel key fobs and keys, advertising items, and other small paper goods, offering depth in travel and mid-century memorabilia.
Also included are cast iron decorative and functional pieces, such as match holders and busts, along with vintage household items, powder compacts, and mixed estate lots that provide both resale and personal use value.
A limited number of emergency food supply and preparedness items, including 4Patriots and similar packaged food kits, are included within the auction.
This is a quantity-driven estate sale with strong resale potential, particularly in matchbooks, postcards, and paper collectibles.
Large Matchbook & Matchbook Cover Lots thousands of advertising and souvenir pieces
Vintage Postcard Collection scenic, travel, and location-based cards
Advertising Matchbooks restaurants, hotels, and branded promotions
Bulk Postcard Lots grouped for resale and collecting
Boy Scouts Patch Collection vintage scouting insignia and badges
Hotel Key Fobs & Keys travel and hospitality collectibles
Advertising Ephemera paper goods and branded memorabilia
Vintage Paper Collectibles documents and printed items
Cast Iron Decorative Busts heavy vintage display pieces
Cast Iron Match Holders antique functional smoking accessories
Powder Compact Collection vintage vanity accessories
Assorted Antique Smalls mixed collectible household items
Decorative Iron Pieces rustic and industrial décor
Grouped Household Lots mixed useful and decorative items
Vintage Storage Items practical organization pieces
Collectible Miscellaneous Lots varied estate groupings
4Patriots Food Supply Kits packaged emergency meals
Augason Farms Food Storage long-term food supply
Mainstay Emergency Rations compact survival food bars
General Household Goods everyday usable items





































































































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