Holabird's Americana Holiday ( December Timed Auction 2022)

Three postcards depicting scenes at Sequoia Resort near Napa. The cards have the address of the resort printed on the back and were likely picked up a

Lot of 13. One postmarked 1908 Nevada City. RPC of float of group of women. Writer says shies on the float. Usual parade photos: floats, band Nat

Great postal history postcard! Sent in November 1884 from Nevada City to Washington (in Nevada County). Unlisted double circle cancel. Chinese charact

Lot of 10. Seven are unused. Whitebirders. Three postmarked 1905 : Nevada City. Scenes include : National Hotel, South Pine St, Broad St ((30&...

Lot of 4 different including 2 real photo. Newcastle is located in Placer County, California and dates back the mid-1860s. RPPC include: view of orcha

20 postcards including 3 rare cards presented by Smith Bros c1902-5 Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Oakland Provenance: Ke

Includes 1) standpipe 15 feet in diameter and 54 feet high, 2) 60" continuous wood stave pipe, 3) 80" continuous wood stave pipe, and 4) 4...

Oakland's Idora Park was a popular amusement park from the 1903 through the 1920s. This lot of about 60 vintage postcards includes two "tok...

Twenty one postcards relating to Joaquin Miller. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Oakland Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

Eight monotone cards and six sketched cards. Sketched cards include Funeral Pyre, Sanctuary to Memory, John C. Fremont, Robert Browning and Pyramid. a

Interesting group of off-amber cards possibly to resemble the popular amber card services. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City:

A great collection of Oakland banks. Included in this lot are 6 RPCs. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Oakland Provenance:

Panoramas, folding cards, map, etc. See photo! Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Oakland Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

More than 50 cards including scenic views of parks, lakes, cemeteries, etc. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Oakland Provena

Lot of about 40 vintage postcards of the hotel up in the Oakland-Berkeley hills. The hotel was completed and opened in 1915 as the Claremont Hotel. A

Rare postcard of the beginning of a fire September 3, 1912 at Ocean Park, California. The fire covered 6 blocks and took 12 fire companies nearly 4 h

Lot of 13 modern postcards from Ocean Park; 22 real photo postcards (including Lawrence Welk); and six pieces of Ocean Park ephemera. Date: Country

lot of 19. B/W, white borders, two borderless. Five postmarked 1920-58: Ojai. One has three 1 cent stamps. Street level view: Living Nativity First

lot of 27. Borderless, HAND COLORED. Four postmarked 1936-48: Ventura, Ojai, Boston MASS.(two 1 cent stamps). Street level view: Foothills Hotel,

Group of 21 postcards from places in Orange County, California. Most of these postcards are from Knott's Berry Farm, but some others are from La...

Lot of 40 including 17 real photo postcards. Rest are divided back; no PMC. Views include: Pet Milk Company; catholic church; Union High School; US R

Lot of 3 different RPPC for this Humboldt County town that dates back to the California Gold Rush when it was known as Orleans Bar. Three cards show:

Cards range from c1907 to more modern days. Roughly 80 postcards. Includes mining, railroad, bridges, levees, street scenes, etc. Includes a Strawberr

Postmarks c1908-1915 although more modern cards included. Lt of 18. Key piece is the 1908 bird's eye view. Also Myers Street, Feather River Brid...

Lot of 2. 1) Rare postcard for the Pacific House of Pacific, El Dorado County. Scarce location; possibly the only card we've come across in this...

A beautiful collection of approximately 15 RPC postcards from one of my favorite spots on earth, the Monterey peninsula, specifically Pacific Grove.

Lot of over 70 vintage postcards from Palm Springs California. 16 real photo postcards, and 57 more modern 1940s-1960s. Date: Country (if not USA)

Lot of about 45 vintage postcards from Palos Verdes Estates, California. Marineland of the Pacific; Wayfarer's Chapel; La Venta Inn and coastal ...

Lot of 29 postcards depicting street scenes of Pasadena, CA from the early 20th century. Collection includes one Private Mailing Card postmarked 190

Lot of 9. Includes one Private Mailing Card (of the library) and seven undivided back cards: interior of the Church of Angels, Garvanza; Pasadena Chri

Lot of 16 rare postcards of South Pasadena, CA. Two undivided backs postmarked 1899 and 1905. Five RPCs, one white border. Rest are prints, most co

Lot of 17. Silver framed B/W except for one amber of Paso Robles Hot Springs Hotel c1900 and made to appear framed and matted, embossed. Five postma

lot of 7. Five postmarked 1905: Paso Robles. San Fran, Boston MASS. Street level view: The hotel front (distant View), the lobby, the Cub House, th

lot of 5. Borderless and wht border. Four postmarked 1907-11 : Paso Robles, Templeton. Street level view: Olive grove Olson Ranch, Paso Robles San

lot of 16. Four postmarked 1926-51 :National City CA, Paso Robles, Bath House and Hotel, Municipal bath house, grammar and high schools, Hotel El Pa

Lot of 11. Borderless and wht. border, four Pioneer cards, Five Southern Pacific RR cards, one aluminum card and a Southern Pacific Time schedul

Lot of about 50 vintage postcards from Pescadero, California. Steel Bridge, Hotel Pebble Beach; street scenes. Pescadero is in San Mateo County, two

Lot of 9 postcards for "The Old Adobe" fort near Petaluma built by General Vallejo in 1834. Includes 4 real photo postcards (white border)...

Lot of 9 pre-split back printed postcards (c.1905-1907). City Hall, Main St., Carnegie Library, and Upper Park View. All but one mailed. Date: Coun

Lot of 13. Pine Crest was a resort located in the San Bernardino Mountains. "Reached via San Bernardino on famous Run of the World Drive."...

Lot of over 70 vintage postcards from Pittsburg, California, previously known as Black Diamond (named for the coal mines on the north side of Mount Di

Lot of 15. Three white border. Publishers : C.E. Uptown, Atchison, J.C. O'Donnell, EDW. H. Mitchell, W.F. Fairchild,, One postmarked 1942, ...

Lot of 10. Frashers Ford Card pub. RPC's , ,white borders. Two w/writing, one postmarked Pittsburg CA. 1951, 1 cent stamp. Street level v...

Lot of 27. Colorized, B/W, RPCs w/white borders. Freshers Foto. Two postmarked : Placerville, Auburn, 1 and 2 cent stamps. Birdseye View : Placerv

Lot of 9, Color s B/W, Amber. C.E. Uptown Pub. Six Postmarked.: Burlingame, San Francisco. Placerville, Two steer level view train cards: Steam

Lot of 43. Color postcards. Six are postmarked: So. Lake Tahoe, Santa Rosa, Crystal Bay NV., Diamond Springs CA. 1.3.5.6, 10 cent stamps. Several

Lot of 7. Two postmarked : Playa Del Rey, L.A. 1 cent stamp. STREET Level VIEW: Pleasure Pier, Casino, Beach & Pier,. Ad card for Entertai...

Two, rare Eastman photo cards of Meadow Valley. One pictures the Meadow Valley Store and the other shows Train's Store (Gen'l Merchandise &a...

Lot of about 25 pre split back postcards from Red Bluff California, circa 1902-1905. Steamboats, churches, hotels. Date: Country (if not USA): S

Lot of 10 real photo postcards of Red Bluff California. Churches, Sunday School, Walnut Street. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California C

Lot of ten vintage postcards of Red Bluff, produced by Pacific Novelty Company of San Francisco. Walnut Street, Methodist Church, picturesque Sacramen

Lot of 15 amber tinted postcards of Red Bluff. Sacramento River, buildings, street scenes. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City:

Five Red Bluff, California postcards. Located in Tehama County and situated on the banks of the Upper Sacramento River, Red Bluff flourished in the mi

Lot of 12 vintage street scene postcards of Red Bluff before the streets were paved. Also Tuscan Springs and a steamboat card. Date: Country (if n

An array of 11 postcards showing scenes of the Northern California town of Redding. Included are several downtown scenes, like Market Street, Yuba Str

Four early Redding, California postcards. Two blue sepia chrome cards c. 1908. Two good old real photo cards of West Side Public School and the S.E. R

Lot of 7. These are extra rare. We have not seen these before. If you are a fruit label collector, these are for you! Three cards are for Rose Brand O

Lot of 24 RPPC. Views of: numerous of University of Redlands; palm trees; Redlands Bowl; Redlands High School; City Hall; San Timoteo Canyon bird...

Lot of 54. Includes: one Private Mailing Card; two undivided back; and the rest are divided back, most early. No real photo. Duplication. Now an upsca

Lot of 22. All divided back; no real photo. Street scenes with early automobiles including State Street, Santa Fe Railroad Station, Orange Street, Oli

Scarce postcard overview of Requa, California. Requa is an unincorporated community in Del Norte County, California. It is on the north bank of the Kl

Lot of 26. Special series by Burton & Rey. Each card is imprinted w/Mission Inn logo and mission bells. All are color depicting the exterio...

Lot of 28. Pioneer and pre-split back era, CBS. Five have writing/postmarked w/cancelled stamps: Riverside, San Bernardino, Amsterdam NY,. All gr

Lot of over 40 vintage postcards from Riverside. Mount Rubidoux, street scenes, buildings. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City:

Large letter Rolin, California postmark on Redlands, California Private Mailing Card. Unlisted in Johnny Williams. Pre-dates TN SIS3260 postmark. Poss

Lot of 18 postcards of Rough and Ready California. Four modern color postcards, 14 vintage RPCs. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California

Lot of 39. Color and B/W. A few RPC's, most are borderless. Eight postmarked : Sacramento. 1 cent stamps. One non-split back postcard has...

Lot of 20. Nine postmarked : Sac, Lockeford, Colusa. 1 cent stamps. STREET Level: The Colonial, Travelers, Sacramento, Senator, Hotel Land, Cl

Lot of 12. Seven postmarked 1905-12 : Sacramento, San Jose. Folding postcard w/22 photos. One Leather postcard w/Oak Park Entrance. One of the

Lot of 35. Some RPC's, white borders, color, B/W. borders Seventeen postmarked w/1, 2 cent stamps : Sacra., Salt Lake City, Roberta, Colusa...

LOT OF 3. 1. One postmarked : Lincoln CA. and Bellows Falls VT., 1 cent stamp. Residence section of the State Capitol. (RPC) 2. Color , white borde

Lot of 2 Two great RPC's, in heavy plastic protectors. White borders. 1. Store Front "Comfort Restaurant", woman standing out fron...

Extra rare borderless RPC of "Old Town" Sacramento River front. Writing on back "August 1st, 1915". Several riverboats at d...

Lot of 50. Two leather greeting post cards, one w/rose application Several multi pic greeting postcards. A few RPC's. Twenty Three postmar...

Lot of 5. Color, but a nice set. Includes swimming pool, chapel, headquarters parkway (2), headquarters. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Cali

Lot of 44. Color AND B/W. A few RPC's w/white borders. Fifteen postmarked : Sac, Elmira, Santa Barbara. 1 and 2 cent stamps. STREET l...

Lot of 2. None postmarked cards. Street level B/W with whit border, individuals on fairground track, second phone they are carrying axes, Date: 1

Lot of 89. Split-back/non-split, color and B/W, A few RPCs, white borders. One postcard marked Ï Private Mailing Card, by act of Congres...

Lot of 32. Collection of receipts and advertising postcards. Ten postmarked w/1cent stamps : Sacramento, Elk Grove, Ogden & S.F.W.D. RPO. On...

Lot of 4. Color, borderless. Two postmarked : Grass Valley, Sulfur Creek. 1 cent stamps. All are street level bldg. views. Three are of The

Over 25 real photo black and white postcards from Salinas, California. Street scenes, parades, buildings. Also ten more recent color postcards and tw

Lot of over 70 vintage postcards from Salinas, California. Street scenes, birds eye views, court house, city hall and others. Date: Country (if no

Lot of about 11 vintage postcards of street scenes and buildings of San Andreas, Calaveras County. Also a Wells Fargo money order receipt, and several

Lot of six pieces of ephemera from Arrowhead Hot Springs. Post cards, rate card, rare trade card. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California

Lot of 3. Two postmarked : San Bernardino. 1. Pamphlet for 1928 18th National Orange Show. Title :color eagle on union shield w/spray of oranges

Lot of 55. Color and B/W, white borders. Some RPC's. Publishers: Frasher Foto Card, Jones Bros., Eleven postmarked : San Bernardino, N.Y...

Lot of 22. Color cards, One Amber (Possible. RPC) Eight postmarked : San Bernardino, Sandborn IND, 1 cent stamps. STREET LEVEL: Est On 3rd

Lot of 12. Color, B/W, white borders, some RPC's. Five postmarked : San Bernardino. 1 cent stamps. STREET VIEW : So. Pacific & Salt...

Lot of 10. Color, B/W. Three White borders, one RPC and two non split-backs. Four postmarked : Colton, Salt Lake City. STREET LEVEL: vario

Lot of 32 "love related" postcards. 1) Thirty-one are for Ramona's Home and Marriage Place in San Diego, showing: first stage, inner c...

Lot of 19. No real photo or PMC. Two undivided back (M Reider). Rest are divided back, including 7 linen. Views: 5th Street with streetcars; boardwalk

18 San Diego postcards including pioneer and pre splitbacks, with 1 folding card. Carnegie Library, Elks Bldg., House of Ramona, library, street car a

Lot of 50. No real photo, PMC, or undivided back. All are divided back, mostly early printed, but also linen and chrome. Hotels include: huge group fo

Lot of 40. All divided back, many early. No real photo or PMC. Views of: early view of La Jolla; Steamer "State of California"; tugging a ...

Lot of 30. No real photo or PMC. Mailed 1905-1909. Views of: ferry steamer Ramona between San Diego & Coronado; caves at La Jolla; Hotel Del Cor...

Lot of 43. There are some high quality RPC's by this company. Three postmarked w/1 cent stamps: San Francisco, Oakland., Pan Pacific Expo 1915....

Lot of 21. Color and B/W. Six postmarked 1915 : SF, Santa Rosa, San Rafael, Pris R.P., Few are marked "Official Post Card", one RPC w...

Lot of 40. Chas Weidner Pub. All postcards are marked hand colored, but one. Three are postmarked : Germany, San Francisco. Date: 1915 Country (i

lot of 30. Five are published by R. Behrendt SF , 15 are published by Bardell Art Publishers. Five postmarked w/1 and 2 cent stamps: Santa Rosa, Oa

Lot of 22. Split-Back. White Borders. One postmarked San Francisco 1915, has Pan Pacific postmarked also, 2 cent "San Francisco 1914, Pan Pacif...