Holabird's Americana Holiday ( December Timed Auction 2022)

Lot of 11. Real Photo . Clean and unused. RPC's of the expo, white borders, split-back. Photographer is unknown. Great photos of : The Arc...

Lot of 53. Nineteen postmarked.1/1 and 2 cent stamps : SF, Placerville, Benicia, Pan Pacific Expo. Divided into two different publishers. 1. 33

Lot of 41 unused advertising postcards and 7 other advertising pieces for Ghirardelli Chocolate, the famous San Francisco company that dates back to 1

Lot of 23 postcards of Alcatraz Island (San Francisco Bay, CA). Included is one Private Mailing Card (no postmark), 11 undivided back cards (postmark

Lot of 8 different. All feature cartoonish depictions of Chinese people as an attempt at humor. Also a 1907 leather postcard. Four mailed: 1905, 1907,

Lot of 24 pieces advertising Chinese businesses. Includes 15 postcards (incl. one Private Mailing Card); trade card for Phelps, Foster & Co. two...

Lot of 22. Views of interiors and exteriors to stores and buildings in Chinatown. No real photo. More than half are earlier divided back; rest are lin

Lot of 21 postcards and one souvenir mailer ("San Francisco, Where Occident and Orient Meet"). Postcards are all divided back (except one...

Lot of 11, most different. All divided back, no real photo. Two linen. These cards show daily life in the Chinese community of SF. Two mailed, 1909 an

Lot of 12. Includes 3 undivided back (one mailed 1904), 5 early divided back (1907-1909), and 4 linen. Views include: Chinese Dragon Dance; 1909 Porto

Lot of 11. Nine are Private Mailing Cards. Plus one American Souvenir Card (c1897) and one undivided back. Six are mailed, 1900-1905. Chinatown in SF

Lot of 10 (9 different). Two mailed, 1936 and 1946. Views include: multiple of Chinatown, SF; bird's-eye view of Chinatown ruins after earthquak...

Three rare Private Mailing Cards of Seal Rocks and the Cliff House; an American-Souvenir-Card. And a four fold panorama of the Cliff House and Ocean B

Lot of 15 real photo postcards of San Francisco's Fleishhacker pool and zoo. Eight white border, all unwritten. The pool was completed in 1925, ...

Lot of over 50 vintage postcards from Golden Gate Park San Francisco. Animals (buffalo, bears, burros); buildings, people scenes. Also a 1934 annual p

Lot of over 80 real photo postcards of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Mostly white border; a couple color tinted. Date: Country (if not USA):

A lot of pioneer postcards from Golden Gate Park. Six private mailing cards. One American -Souvenir-Card. One souvenir Mail Card slide out with photo

All cards in color, No Duplicates Date: 1909-1915 Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Francisco Provenance:

RP (5) ~ B&W (9) ~ Linen (10) ~ Chrome (3) ~ WB (1) (Interesting notes on the back of some of the cards) Date: Country (if not USA): State:...

Lot of over 35 postcards from the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park. Many vintage cards with postmarks from 1906-1911, but several more modern c

Group of 40 rare cards, most printed by the San Francisco Examiner newspaper. Many are also published by W.R. Hearst. Date range is from 1904-1906. Ca

Lot of over 30 postcards (1900s-1960s) celebrating the "Sicily of the West": Fisherman's Wharf, restaurants and fishing fleet. Ghirar...

Lot of 4. Company dates back to California Gold Rush period (1848), formed in New York. Established to carry US mail on the Pacific leg of a transcont

Lot of over 50 vintage postcards of San Francisco hotels. Hotel Edward, St. Francis, Union Square Hotel, Hotel Jefferson, Mark Hopkins and some of res

Lot of 5 postcards depicting San Francisco store interiors as well as an undivided back advertisement card from FF. Frost/Diamond Cutter and buyer of

Lot of 18. Pioneer cards include Mission Dolores (Michell), Fort Point 1901, overview from Telegraph Hill (Livingston), City Hall (Livingston), Missio

Although newer, there are still cards worth having! Artistic Fisherman's Wharf by Smith News Company, B&W Conservatory, Laguna Honda Home, b...

Lot of three: All different views including Grayline trip to Seal Rock and San Francisco tour. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California Cit

Lot of 21. Nine B&W RPC's: Fairmont (2), St. Francis (5), 1909, 1918, St. Francis at night, Palace. One earthquake view of the Palace. Also ...

Publ. by R. Behrendt, S.F. ~ All in Color ~ 1906-1908 ~ No dups. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Francisco Provenance:

Publ. by C. Weidner, S. F. ~ All in color ~ 1908-1909 ~ No dups. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Francisco Provenance:

Misc. Publishers ~ B & W (25), RP (1) ~ C-1906 ~ No dups. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Francisco Provenance:

Misc. Publishers ~ All in Color ~ 1907-1912 ~ No dups. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Francisco Provenance:

Published by Rieder-Cardinell Co., Oakland, Each card identifies location and other information of interest Date: c1906 Country (if not USA): Stat

11 RP's, 5 B&W, No Duplicates Date: c1920s -1950s Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Francisco Provenance:

RP's (6) Color (18) Linen (6) Date: 1906-1940s Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Francisco Provenance:

RP's (3) Color (30) No Duplicates Date: 1905-1919 Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Francisco Provenance:

All cards in color ~ No duplicates Date: 1910-1917 Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Francisco Provenance:

All cards in color, No duplicates Date: 1906-1911 Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Francisco Provenance:

Lot of over 55 postcards of the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton near San Jose California. Five are private mailing cards; about 30 are vintage card

Over 30 vintage postcards from Mission San Jose. Ten RPCs, 7 vintage and 20 newer cards. It was founded on June 11, 1797, by the Franciscan order and

Lot of ten private mailing cards of San Jose California. Five leather postcards. San Jose store cards. Six San Jose police wanted notices from 1887-1

Lot of over 50 real photo postcards from San Jose California. Over 40 black and white vintage cards; nine modern color cards. Includes the only known

About six dozen modern color postcards of notable locations in San Jose, California. Among them are Santa Clara University, San Jose State College, Mu

Lot of 12. B/W and color. Some with white borders, and some do not have protective covers. Nine with writing /postmarked : Long Beach, San Pedro, L.

Lot of 50. Chrome-Litho, early pre-split back and split back. Seventeen writing/postmarked : L.A. , Long Beach, S.F., San Pedro, East San Pedro,

Over 60 vintage postcards from Los Angeles' port city of San Pedro. Fifth Street; Man-O-War Landing; breakfront; Point Fermin and Lighthouse; De...

Lot of 3. RPCs, B/W. Two white border. One writing/postmarked San Pedro. Ground level ; 1919 Destroyer First Fleet from Ferry Landing, Distant

Lot of 9. Five with writing/postmarked : San Pedro. L.A., 1 cent cancelled stamps. Street Level : Big Shark Catch (B/W, White border), 32 ft shark,

Lot of 7. None postmarked . 1. Five identical views of San Quentin from a distance w/ Mt. Tamalpais in the background. Borderless. Small pencil

21 c. 1898-1905 Santa Barbara Mission and pioneer postcards including pre splitback. Old cemetery, guides, interior and exterior mission and more. D

Approx. 40 RPC's of Persian Hotel including waters, statues, gardens, archway, exteriors and more. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Cali...

10 total. Four postmarked 1908-12, Santa Barbara. Color cards of S.P.R.R. Depot and Miramar station. Views are distant, landscape, passengers tr

Lot of 14 printed cards showing the damage caused to structures in Santa Barbara from a June 29, 1925 earthquake. The earthquake caused 13 casualties

Lot of 15 RPPC showing the damage caused to structures in Santa Barbara from a June 29, 1925 earthquake. The earthquake caused 13 casualties and $8 mi

lot of 13. Borderless, B/W and color, amber cards. Two postmarked 1912 : San Francisco Presidio, Mount Hermon. Street level : "Jumbo", ...

Three private mailing cards, Santa Cruz High School graduation commencement activities 1916; sheriff's warrant for arrest for grand larceny to t...

Lot of 15. Borderless, B&W. Two postmarked 1910-38 : Del Monte, Boulder Creek. All are ground level views: Boulder Creek , Entrance to &qu...

Lot of over 50 postcards from Santa Cruz California and vicinity. Felton, Big Basin, Aptos and others. Several leather cards; mostly modern 1940s-1960

A dozen pioneer and better quality postcards of Santa Monica including a rare panoramic double card. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Californ

Over 30 pre split back vintage post cards from Santa Monica and vicinity. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Santa Monica Pro

Lot of over 50 RPCs from Will Roger's Santa Monica Ranch. Will, his family, his pony "Soapsuds," interior and exterior shots. His ran...

lot of 25. RPC's , Wht. border and borderless, amber cards, one amateur radio card, couple of pre-split. Thirteen postmarked 1903-45: Santa P...

lot of 9. White borders, one borderless. Two postmarked 1908-37: Pasadena, Fillmore, Seattle WA. Street view : Street scene c1925 and 1940'...

Lot of 7. B/W, white borders. Three postmarked 1905: Santa Rosa, L.A. All street level view depicting: Santa Rosa Hotel ruins, Fourth St, Court

Lot of four folding postcards circa 1906. Road map of Sonoma compliments of the Occidental Hotel (which would be destroyed April 18, 1906 by earthquak

Lot of eleven greeting cards from Santa Rosa circa 1900-12. Merrie Christmas, Happy New Year, etc. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California

32 postcards total. None are real photo cards. Cards are mostly color or color tinted. Includes nice ivy covered views of Burbank's home as well...

Rare, real photo postcard, "Entrance - Ranch House, Mark West Mineral Springs, Santa Rosa, Calif. " Mark West Springs is a set of springs ...

Lot of over 35 postcards, storecards and ephemera from Santa Rosa California. Picture postcard of the Greyhound Bus Station. Date: Country (if not

The oldest of all the Santa Rosa Pioneer postcards in this sale, circa 1898-1906. Lot of six cards: Santa Rosa Business College; home of Mr. & M...

Five nice derivations of fruits postcards improved by Luther Burbank. Signed by artist Alma M. Keser, and copyrighted by Cree Publishing Co., Minneapo

Postmarked 1905. Real photo insert photo of the railroad depot in Santa Rosa. Rare view. Date: 1905 Country (if not USA): State: California City:

Real photo postcard shows a large group of people watching the fire. Titled, "Woolen Mill Fire, July 31, 09" in the negative. This is a ra...

Lot of 23. Some RPC's, one white border. Color and B/W. One matchbook cover for Valhalla Inn Sausalito. Three postmarked w/1cent stamp :...

About a dozen unused postcards with views of the National Soldiers Home located between Westwood and Santa Monica in the area of Sawtelle California.

Lot of 39 postcards plus 4 pieces of ephemera. No real photo postcards. A mix of early printed and modern. Some duplication. Includes some nice color

Lot of 4 different. All are RPPC. Three are reprints of pre-1900 views: Main St. in 1865 looking north; bird's-eye view 1865 looking south; and ...

Lot of over 30 pieces of vintage ephemera from Mount Shasta area. Souvenir folder of Shasta Dam; postcards; Wells Fargo & Co's express tags;...

Vintage post cards from the area of Mt. Shasta. Private Mailing Card from 1898 by Edwin. H. Mitchell of San Francisco showing views along the Shasta R

Lot of over 20 vintage postcards and advertisements from Shasta Springs, California. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Shasta

Nice Mitchell postcard #1532 titled, "Main Entrance and Fountain, Crag View Hotel, Castella, California." Castella is a small, unincorpora...

Nice views of Shasta Dam, some under construction and some completed. Also one card shows Whiskeytown Lake, near Redding. Five cards are real photo po

Four Sisson Fish Hatchery postcards includes two real photo cards. All four cards show a snow-capped Mt. Shasta in the distance and a view of the hatc

Lot of over 40 postcards from the Siskiyou County town of Sisson. Two horseback riders "On the Road to Mt. Shasta"; street scenes, Sisson ...

Lot of 16 postcards featuring the monument to the Bear Flag Revolt in Sonoma California. A couple of Henry Benson, the last survivor of the Bear Flag

Five very nice real photo postcards taken by Lowry and Rhea show Monte Rio river views. Four of the photos were taken from out on the river of the sho

Lot of 65. Includes the following Sonoma County locations with approx. card counts for each: Petaluma (29), Cazadero (18), Sebastopol (7), and Cloverd

Miscellaneous assortment of about 40 vintage postcards from Sebastopol and vicinity. Asti; Eldridge; Camp Meeker; Monte Rio; Sonoma; Jack London'...

Lot of four vintage postcards of the Geysers Hotel, Sonoma County, California, 18 miles east of Cloverdale. Date: Country (if not USA): State:

Lot of 21. 1) St. Helena. 15postcards. Views: St. Gothard Inn; high school; Lynden Hurst; stone bridge; health food factory; dining room at sanitarium

Lot of 34 postcards. Includes 25 real photo postcards and 9 divided back printed cards. Bonus item a photographic menu from a dinner in 1905. A histor

Lot of 22. Includes 10 real photo postcards, 8 early printed, and 4 modern chrome. Duplication. Views of: food factory at sanitarium; Stockton Avenue;

Lot of 15. Thirteen postcards incl. 5 real photo, two leather cards, and 6 other cards. RPPC include stone bridge near sanitarium; trail at White Sulp

Lot of 10. All undivided back. No PMC. Views include: ranch; Episcopal Church; Public School; bird's-eye view; La Jota Falls; Elmhurst Academy; ...

Lot of 19 vintage postcards of Sterling City California. Most are RPCs. Raynor Hotel, Presbyterian Church, F. M. Thatchers residence, Butte County rai

Lot of about 25 vintage postcards from the Mother Lode town of Sutter Creek. Street scenes from horse and buggy days through the 1940s. Date: Coun

Lot of eight very rare, early 20th century real photo postcards from the Plumas County town of Taylorsville. One is a souvenir cards without photo.

Lot of five real photo postcards from the gold rush town of Timbuctoo, Yuba County. Founded in 1855. Early street scene, Old Wells Fargo Express build

Lot of over 30 vintage postcards from Topanga Canyon, California. Mostly RPCs. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Topanga Prov