{"product_id":"antique-rppc-real-photo-postcard-of-judge-roy-bean-atop-horse-at-saloon","title":"Antique RPPC Real Photo Postcard of Judge Roy Bean atop Horse at Saloon!","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"179\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"53\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"56\"\u003eReal Photo Postcard (RPPC) of Judge Roy Bean's Jersey Lilly Saloon and Courtroom – Langtry, Texas – Unused Vintage Postcard\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"564\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"197\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"200\"\u003eAn original\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"242\"\u003eReal Photo Postcard (RPPC)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edepicting the legendary\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"290\"\u003eJersey Lilly Saloon\u003c\/strong\u003e, courtroom, and residence of\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"338\"\u003eJudge Roy Bean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"360\"\u003eLangtry, Texas\u003c\/strong\u003e. The photograph captures the iconic frontier building with a mounted rider in the foreground and two figures standing on the porch, presenting one of the most recognizable landmarks of the American West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"638\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003eThe painted signage across the building is clearly visible and includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"765\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"13oza59\" data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"662\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"642\" data-end=\"662\"\u003e\"Judge Roy Bean\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1tc58k6\" data-start=\"663\" data-end=\"684\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"684\"\u003e\"Notary Public\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"juh0t9\" data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"713\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"713\"\u003e\"Justice of the Peace\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1r0wr25\" data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"743\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"743\"\u003e\"Law West of the Pecos\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1dos7tg\" data-start=\"744\" data-end=\"765\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"765\"\u003e\"Billiard Hall\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"929\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003eThese famous inscriptions reflect Bean's colorful reputation as the self-proclaimed \"Law West of the Pecos,\" one of the most enduring legends of frontier justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"931\" data-end=\"1275\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003eThe postcard remains\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"962\"\u003eunused\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a clean divided-back format featuring \"POST CARD\" and no writing, postage, or postal cancellations. The photograph exhibits attractive tonal quality with light edge wear and age-related toning consistent with vintage photographic postcards. Overall, it is a well-preserved example of an early Western RPPC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1755\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1300\"\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1303\"\u003eJudge\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1309\" data-end=\"1333\"\u003eRoy Bean (1825–1903)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eserved as Justice of the Peace in the remote settlement of\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1411\"\u003eLangtry, Texas\u003c\/strong\u003e, along the Rio Grande. Operating from his combined saloon and courtroom known as the\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1513\"\u003eJersey Lilly\u003c\/strong\u003e, Bean became one of the most colorful figures of the American frontier. While many of the stories surrounding him have become embellished through folklore, his courtroom and saloon became enduring symbols of rough-and-ready frontier justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"2052\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003eBean named the saloon after the celebrated English actress\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1816\" data-end=\"1834\"\u003eLillie Langtry\u003c\/strong\u003e, whom he greatly admired despite the two never meeting while he was alive. The building became an enduring landmark of Texas history and has been photographed and reproduced for generations as an icon of the Old West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2096\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2089\"\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Encapsulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2089\" data-end=\"2092\"\u003eN\/A.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-start=\"2098\" data-end=\"2474\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"bdu1md\" data-start=\"2098\" data-end=\"2140\"\u003eOriginal\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2109\" data-end=\"2139\"\u003eReal Photo Postcard (RPPC)\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"3vk6zr\" data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2172\"\u003eUnused divided-back postcard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"wk9jkc\" data-start=\"2173\" data-end=\"2252\"\u003eDepicts the historic\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2196\" data-end=\"2233\"\u003eJersey Lilly Saloon and Courtroom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Langtry, Texas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"tzsrtc\" data-start=\"2253\" data-end=\"2474\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2255\" data-end=\"2297\"\u003eAdditional Documentation \u0026amp; Provenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2298\" data-end=\"2474\"\u003eAt buyer’s request, Historical Autographs Gallery will include an additional “Historical Autographs Gallery Certificate” signed by our company founder Luke Pascal at no cost.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2866\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2495\"\u003eClosing Appeal:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2495\" data-end=\"2498\"\u003eA classic image of one of the American West's most legendary landmarks, this original RPPC captures the famed Jersey Lilly Saloon and the enduring legacy of Judge Roy Bean. Combining authentic frontier imagery with excellent historical significance, it is a desirable addition for collectors of Western Americana, Texas history, frontier law, and Real Photo Postcards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2868\" data-end=\"3300\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2868\" data-end=\"2888\"\u003eShipping Notice:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2888\" data-end=\"2891\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2891\" data-end=\"3300\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eFor insurance purposes, items sold over $600 may require signature confirmation upon delivery. Higher-value items, likely over $1,500, are shipped via FedEx 2-Day with Direct Signature Confirmation. FedEx provides the most flexibility when requiring a signature, allowing you to make special delivery requests directly through their tracking system. 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