Lot
674 
San Diego & Imperial County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 228 covers and post cards evenly distributed in stockbooks; post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being a least 65 real-photo post cards with views including Brawley, Calexico including army camps, "Coronado Tent City", "Casa De Manaña Hotel, La Jolla, Cal.", "Indian Basket Makers, on Reservation, Warner Hot Springs" and "Making Camp, Camp Kearny" (San Diego), covers includes an array of postmarks of the period including San Diego with station and slogan, 1910 Westmoreland straight line, illustrated ads and registered, San Diego with Expo covers and cards including Exposition cancel, some foreign destinations and a few multicolored ad covers, generally Very Fine, Imperial county was created in 1907 from the San Diego county area. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $2,000
Lot
675
San Joaquin County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 138 covers and post cards arranged in stockbooks; post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being a least 11 real-photo post cards including views of Clements, Lathrop, Linden, Lodi, Manteca, Mokelumne Hill, Ripon and Tracy, covers includes an array of postmarks of the period with 1908 Clements attractive 3-color registered franking, Lathrop registered, several nice ads including 1904 Stockton Street Fair, 1914 Tracy Carnival, many illustrated Stockton ads including The Del Monte allover ad, generally Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $625
Lot
676
San Luis Obispo County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 144 covers and post cards arranged in stockbooks; post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being a least 25 real-photo post cards including town views from Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Cambria, Creston, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach and San Luis Obispo, covers includes an array of postmarks of the period, few illustrated ads, generally Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized: $1,500
Lot
677
Santa Barbara & Ventura County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 210 covers and post cards arranged in stockbooks; post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being a least 25 real-photo post cards including view of Betteravia and a eight mule drawn wagon, other views of Fillmore, Guadaloupe, Lompoc, Moorpark, Nordhoff, Orcutt oil fields, Santa Paula, Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara, etc., covers includes an array of postmarks of the period including two different negative "SM" duplex of Santa Maria, Matilija Hot Springs ad showing six-horse stagecoach, etc., generally Very Fine, Ventura county was created in 1872 from the Santa Barbara county area. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $1,100
Lot
678
Santa Clara County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 266 covers and post cards evenly distributed and arranged in stockbooks; post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being a least 12 real-photo post cards including "S.P. Depot - Gilroy, Cal." train depot view, another same for Morgan Hill, view of telescope from the Lick Observatory (Mount Hamilton), "Summer Houses, Saratoga Springs", etc., covers includes an array of postmarks of the period including Los Gatos registered with one to Italy, illustrated ads including multicolored 1913 Carnival of Cherries as well as other fair items including San Jose, etc., generally Very Fine. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $1,500
Lot
679
Santa Cruz County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 124 covers and post cards arranged in stockbooks; post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being a least 14 real-photo post cards including "Mill Street, Ben Lomond" and "Looking Up San Lorenzo River, Ben Lomond", "Main Street - Boulder Creek, Cal", ladies in buggy in front of the Chittenden post office, "Forbes' Rest - Eccles, Cal.", couple Redwood Park views, couple flood scenes in Watsonville, the Santa Cruz boardwalk, etc., covers includes an array of postmarks of the period with Ben Lomond registered, ad covers including two different "The Mountain Echo" ad designs (Boulder Creek), multicolored Watsonville Apple Annual festival ad, some nice Santa Cruz illustrated ads, etc., generally Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $900
Lot
680
Shasta County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 116 covers and post cards arranged in stockbooks; post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being a least 23 real-photo post cards including "U.S. Fisheries, Baird, Cal.", "Pitt River Bridge & Pipe Line, Fall River Mills, Cal.", "Mariposa Gulch, Cal." mining operation, "Oak St. Public School, Red Bluff, Cal.", views from Coram, French Gulch, Kennett, Shasta, etc., covers includes an array of postmarks of the period with 1901 Knob manuscript, a fair showing of ads including a few illustrated, etc., generally Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $650
Lot
681
Siskiyou County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 180 covers and post cards arranged in stockbooks; post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being a least 64 real-photo post cards including numerous Dusmuir views including train depot, "Fort Jones, Cal." birds eye view as well as other similar views from Callahan, Dunsmuir, Etna Mills, Greenview, Hornbrook, etc., "Busy Day in Sawyers Bar" showing various horse drawn wagons, nice showing of Shasta Springs cards, covers includes an array of postmarks of the period including 1903 Gazelle manuscript postmark, ad covers including 1916 Yreka corner card cover with Siskiyou County Map, generally Very Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,800
Lot
682
Sonoma County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 500 covers and post cards (mostly post cards) in stockbooks; post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being well over 100 real-photo post cards including "Dance Hall and Theatre, Boyles, Cal.", "Boyes Springs, Valley Vol. Fire Dept." showing early fire trucks, "Cloverdale" showing two-horse buggy in front of Post Office, "Russian Chapel, Built in 1811, Fort Ross, Calif.", "Post Office, Glen Ellen, Cal.", "Lake View No. 1, Maricopa, Cal." showing oil spewing out of oil derrick, Santa Rosa with two "Rose Carnival, 1915" cards showing parade cars adorned with roses, etc., covers includes an array of postmarks of the period including 1911 Boyces Springs straight line, 1900 Kenwood special delivery cover with stamps tied by straight line postmark, 1901 Petaluma straight line tying stamps on registered cover, illustrated ads including multicolored two slightly different Cloverdale Citrus Fair ads, etc., generally Very Fine. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $2,900
Lot
683
Trinity & Humboldt County Cover & Post Card Collection, 1900-1910's, of approximately 218 covers and post cards arranged in stockbooks (mostly Humboldt); post cards with an array of views and scenes from various towns, the best being a least 70 real-photo post cards including views of Alderpoint, Alton, Arcata, Big Bar, "Hotel Blocksburg", Blue Lake, Bridgeville, "Carlotta Hotel", Dedrick, Eureka including IOOF parade, Ferndale, "Hotel Fort Seward", Fortuna, Garberville, Korbel, Loleta, Orleans, gas station at Pepperwood, Scotia, Weaverville, etc., covers includes an array of postmarks of the period with 1909 Blocksburg registered, 1913 Mt. Wilson manuscript postmark on card, ads with multicolored 1903 Weaverville Admission Day Celebration, etc., generally Very Fine, Humboldt county was created in the 1853 from the Trinity county area. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,700