This is an incredible set of photographs belonging to R.T., a California AYPE collector who sent us the entire set for scanning.
The scalloped seal had never before been seen on AYPE photographs.
Each Real Photo Post Card (RPPC) was individually hand stamped with the same purple ink as the cover.
Each card is also numbered with a hand stamp.
The set was connected to the W. Biglow Co. in Seattle by D.K., another collector in Seattle.
D.K. provided the cover (envelope) scans.
The set in now known as the "
Biglow Scalloped Seal" set.
The photos are untitled and were taken by an unknown photographer whom we assume to to be W. Biglow.
W. Biglow & Co. was a wholesale produce vendor on Western Ave. in Seattle.
They probably provided produce to some of the many AYPE restaurants and took the photo's during deliveries.
Make up your own story as to how they came to be.
