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A Century of Progress %u2022 Vintage PostcardsAbout this CollectionThis collection primarily consists of Century of Progress postcards. But it actually contains much additional Fair-related material. Besides the several pieces of ephemera in the front matter, the next section deals with Philately at the Fair, because it was such an important part of the exposition. There are examples of postage stamps and souvenir sheets, as well as non-postage (Cinderella) stamps, and various first-day and other event covers. The philately section is followed by the bulk of the collection%u2014the various different groupings of postcards by publishers, concessionaires, and exhibitors. There were two series of postcards made by the Official Printer for the Fair, the Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation. Its color series is numbered on the back, from 100 to 155, with two variations (103-A and 108-A), for a total of 58 different postcards. The blackand-white series is also numbered on the back, from 200 to 259, for a total of 60 postcards. This collection contains all the Donnelly post cards.Three series of postcards were produced by Curt Teich & Company%u2014issued in 1931, 1933, and 1934%u2014and this collection contains them all. See the Summary Listing for an in-depth discussion of the Curt Teich numbering system. The 1931 series was distributed by Max Rigot Selling Co., beginning two years before the Century of Progress opened. They are numbered on the front, upper-left corner from WF-1 through WF-15, are printed on smooth cardstock, and each has a Curt Teich alphanumeric number in the lower right corner with the pattern of 1A###. Curt Teich%u2019s 1933 series was also distributed by Max Rigot Selling Co. They are numbered on the front, upper-left corner from WF-1 through WF-51 with some numbers used more than once, and are printed on linenfinish cardstock, with a Curt Teich alphanumeric number in the lower right corner with the pattern of 2A-H### or 3A-H###.Curt Teich%u2019s 1934 postcards were distributed by N. Shure Co. They are numbered on the front, upper-left corner, from 36A1 through 36A50. These also have a Curt Teich alphanumeric number on the front, lowerright corner in a pattern of 3A-H### or 4A-H###, and they are also printed on a linen-finished cardstock.At least 24 numbered cards, and perhaps as many unnumbered cards, were produced by Illinois Photogravure Co. for the Fair. But because there is no master list, the exact number is unknown. This collection contains most that are known.Western Photogravure postcards are inconspicuously numbered, 1 through 88, on one of the lower front corners, with a few numbers being used twice. This collection contains most of those that are known. No master list is available, so it is possible that some numbers were never used. Western also produced unnumbered sets of cards for Fair Exhibitors such as the Colonial Village, Black Forest Village, and Merrie England, which are presented herein with the Exhibitor Sets. Gerson Brothers%u2019 postcards are numbered on the front. More than 100 were probably produced for the Fair, but the actual number is unknown. About 2/3 of Gerson%u2019s cards are in color, with the rest being black-andwhite. The black-&-whites are numerically intermixed with the color cards. This collection contains most of the known Gerson Century of Progress postcards, some of which have images of non-fair Chicago landmarks. C.R. Childes likely produced more than 100 black-&-white postcards for the Chicago Fair. They are numbered on the front, although some numbers may not have been used. This collection contains a representative sampling of the Childes cards.The color series of postcards produced by the Arena Photo Post Card Co. are num-