Sale 97: The Westpex Sale

Lot 664    

Los Angeles County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of over 700 covers and post cards evenly distributed in a dozen cover stockbooks; post cards with a comprehensive array of views and scenes, the best being a least 73 real-photo post cards with views including Acton, Alhambra, Avalon, Azusa, Burbank, Ceres, "Masonic Home Children Camp Wells - Cold Brook, Cal.", Corning, "Covina's Leading Hotel", Gardena, Glendale, Holywood, Hyde Park, Inglewood, Lancaster, Moneta, Newhall, Norwalk, Palmdale, Pasadena with Tournament of Roses, Point Fermin, Puente, Pomona, Ramona, San Dimas, Sierra Madre, San Pedro, Santa Monica, Sunland, Surrey, Topanga, Tujunga, Venice, Whittier, Willowbrook, etc., covers includes the array of postmarks of the period with many registered, 1901 Pasadena illegal use of revenue as postage (unaccepted with dues), various ads including allover Pomona Valley map and 1917 Corning July 4th flag ad, etc., generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $2,900

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Lot 665    

Los Angeles, Cal. Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 1,000 covers and post cards evenly distributed in a dozen cover stockbooks; post cards with a comprehensive array of views and scenes including prominent buildings and street scenes, the best being a least 14 real-photo post cards mostly of the Floral and Electric Parades, covers includes the array of postmarks of the period including many stations and slogan postmarks, auxiliary, etc., illustrated ads including hotels, etc., some interesting frankings including #F1 usages, registered and foreign usages, illegal revenue use, officially sealed, special delivery, etc., generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,900

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Lot 666    

Mariposa, Tulare & Merced County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 228 covers and post cards arranged in stockbooks; post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being a least 52 real-photo post cards including views of Atwater, Camp Curry, Coulterville, Daust, Dinuba, Exeter, Giant Forest redwood scenes, various Hanford, Hot Springs, Independence, Lindsay, Los Banos, Orosi, various Portersville, Springville, various Tulare, Visalia, El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, etc., covers includes an array of postmarks of the period with 1907 Hanford registered, few nice ads including allover Tulare County Citrus Fair ad from Dinuba, generally Very Fine, Tulare and Merced counties were created in the 1850's from the Mariposa county area.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 667    

Mendocino County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 134 covers and post cards arranged in stockbooks; post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being a least 18 real-photo post cards including views "S.S. Prentiss ashore at Albion, Cal.", Boonville, Covelo, Elk, Fort Bragg, Hopland, "Orr's Hot Springs", Point Arena after earthquake, Westport, etc., covers includes an array of postmarks of the period, ads including multicolored Willits Pheasantry cover, generally Very Fine.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $725

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Lot 668    

Monterey & San Benito County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 200 covers and post cards arranged in stockbooks; post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being a least 22 real-photo post cards including Armosa view, "A Street Scene in Castroville, Cal.", "Carmel Mission, Carmel By The Sea", "Business Section, Gonzales, Cal.", Hollister view, "Paraiso Springs" view, "Front St, Soledad, Cal.", Monterey showing the wreck of the schooner Celia, etc., covers includes an array of postmarks of the period with Monterey registered, illustrated ads including Paraiso Hot Springs, Salinas rodeo cover, Point Lobos Canning Co. (Monterey) showing deep sea abalone diver, "Season of 1901 Pacific Grove" multicolored patriotic ad, etc., generally Very Fine, San Benito was created in 1874 from Monterey county area.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $850

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Lot 669    

Napa & Lake County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 252 covers and post cards arranged in stockbooks; post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being a least 15 real-photo post cards including views of Adams, Wilson's Inn at Atlas, Bartlett Springs, "Hotel Calistoga", Highland Springs, Kelseyville, Lakeport, Oakville, etc., covers includes an array of postmarks of the period with 1909 Adam manuscript on card, ads including cartoon Howard Springs ad, generally Very Fine, Lake county was created in the 1861 from the Napa county area.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $725

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Lot 670    

Orange County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 195 covers and post cards arranged in stockbooks; post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being a least 29 real-photo post cards including "Balboa Beach", "Fullerton Hospital", "The Pier, Laguna Beach, Cal.", Midway oil fields and town views from Anaheim, Brea, Huntington Beach, La Habra, Los Alamitos, Orange, San Juan Capistrano, Yorba Linda, etc., covers includes an array of postmarks of the period with 1913 Capitola accepted illegal use of revenue, Santa Ana registered, few illustrated ads including Laguna Beach stamp company, generally Very Fine.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $950

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Lot 671    

Placerville County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 114 covers and post cards arranged in stockbooks; post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being a least 36 real-photo post cards including views of Lake Alta, Applegate, Auburn, Blue Canyon, Cisco, Colfax, Summit Hotel in Donner (with corner card cover), Dutch Flat, East Auburn, Forest Hill, Lincoln, Loomis, McKinney, Newcastle, Rocklin, etc., covers includes an array of postmarks of the period, ads including elaborate Conroy Hotel cover (Auburn), generally Very Fine.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $1,050

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Lot 672    

Riverside County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 148 covers and post cards arranged in stockbooks; post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being a least 16 real-photo post cards including views of Banning, Beaumont, Blythe, Corona, Helmet earthquake damage, Palm Springs, San Jacinto ostrich farm, etc., covers includes an array of postmarks of the period with Riverside registered including #F1 use, generally Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $600

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Lot 673    

San Bernardino County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 250 covers and post cards arranged in stockbooks; post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being a least 20 real-photo post cards including "1 St., Colton, Cal." street view, "Mt. San Bernardino From Loma Linda, Cal. Sanitarium" (with 1901 illustrated Loma Linda sanitarium cover), "Christ'n Church, Rialto, Cal.", etc., covers includes an array of postmarks of the period, illustrated ads including multicolored orange and lemon "The Heart of the Orange Belt" ad from Colton, 1912 National Orange Show from San Bernardino, #F1 usage from Colton, etc., generally Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $1,100

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