May 07, 2014 - Sale 2349

Sale 2349 - Lot 263

Price Realized: $ 224
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
GOREY, EDWARD. (POSTCARDS.) National Post Card Week post cards. Complete set of 13 cards from 1984-1996. Illustrated by Gorey and printed in black and white or blue and black. Generally 3 1/2x5 1/2 inches, card text, subscribers address label, and postal indicia on versos. All in unusually good condition. New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1984-96

Additional Details

Gorey, a postcard collector himself, created this series for Gotham Book Mart to celebrate the May annual International Post Card Bourse in New York City. The cards announced the annual exhibition of post cards at the gallery and invited recipients to a cocktail party to mark the opening.