The Sweetheart Express Auction (February 2021)

A large collection of RPC's and postcards featuring my second home as a teen, Santa Cruz, California. Cards feature photos of the iconic casino ...

RPC's and postcards featuring the areas and towns outside the seaside town of Santa Cruz California. Various cards show towns along Highway 9, l...

RPC's showing the SP Railroad depot in Santa Rosa and Petaluma as well as the Northwestern Pacific RR depot in Santa Rosa. For film fans, this w...

Nineteen B&W postcards with scenes along the Santa Rosa to Calistoga Road, including the Petrified Redwood Forest, a Geyser at Billy's Inn, ...

Nine, B&W, mid-20th-century scenes of Sebastapol, California including one from the Chamber of Commerce with a Dutch-style windmill; Main Stree...

A small collection of RPC's featuring rail service in Sebastopol, California. The small town in Sonoma County was serviced by an electric trolle...

Shasta County, California, postcards showing mining operations, one sepia card and eight chromoliths. Images show gold dredges near Redding; the Great

Five RPCs of scenes in Sierra County, California, including the Old Emigrant Trail; Main Street in La Porte; street scene in Sierra City; a wagon road

About 32 postcards from the Sonoma, California, area. Four color, nine B&W, and 19 RPCs. Places include the Home of General Vallejo; Vallejo'...

Henry E. Boyes discovered hot springs in central Sonoma Valley in 1895, and with his wife named the spot Agua Rica. They started Boyes Hot Springs whi

Approx 56 B&W postcards of places and scenes along the Russian River of California. The Russian River flows south from Mendocino County, into So...

Nine B&W postcards featuring Skaggs Hot Springs in Sonoma County, California. The Resort was established by Alexander Skaggs in 1856, and once h...

Postcards from a variety of locations in Sonoma County, California, a lot of about 23 B&W. Places included Eldridge, the Burke Sanitarium, Boyes...

Small towns scenes from Sonoma County, California. About 26 in all, B&W. Places include Jack London's Ranch and Valley of the Moon, Eaglenes...

A variety of color postcards with scenes of Sonoma County, California, including multiple recreational locations along the Russian River; some of the

Fifty-four modern color postcards from the mid-1900s with images from Sonoma County, California. City scenes include Petaluma, Sebastapol, and Guenevi

Various scenes of Northwestern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad depots in Sonoma County. Cards include the NWP Depots at Petaluma, Sebas

Nice collection of Sonoma area RPC'sand postcards focused on the town of Duncan Mills and the resorts located there. Cards include the Duncan Mi...

Early 20th century postcards of Stockton, California, one color, two B&W, and three RPCs. Images include the emergency hospital; primary school;...

Sunland is a small community in the Monte Vista Valley east of Los Angeles and north of Burbank. This RPC shows a probable citrus grove and the San Ga

Thirteen postcards and 1 map from Tuolumne (Too-WAH-lah-mee) County, California. There are three modern color, three black and white, seven RPCs, and

Lot of 21. Eight are postmarked w/stamps 1906-39. RPC w/ white border ground views of Truck-Shay train hauling logs., RPC of West Side Lumber Oc

Collection of 26 postcards highlighting the agricultural SoCal town of Upland. Some of these are reproductions from an earlier time. Scenes shown incl

RPC by Western Card Co. Algonquin Hotel in Upland Ca., San Bernardino County.. Located at 123 E. 9th St, Upland Ca. Built in 1901 by E.P. Chafed.

Vacation Beach is located on the east side of the Russian River in Sonoma County, California, just south of Guerneville. This pack of 13 B&W po...

About 30 postcards about Yosemite National Park in California. Many feature giant trees in the Mariposa Grove, in particular the Wawona Tree, through

Lot of 30. Six are postmarked w/stamps (1, 2 cents). 1907-49. Color and B/W, some RPC’s. Two have white borders: Craved redwood

About 28 postcards with scenes of the giant redwood forests along the Redwood Highway in and near Humboldt Redwoods States Park. Images include Camp C

Lot of 22. Four are postmarked w/stamps 1941-47. Street views: Giant Redwood Park “ the Most Heavily Timbered Acre in the World

Lot of 40. Eleven are postmarked w/stamps (1, 2 cent) 1911-50. Nice collection of Color and RPC’s.. Ground views of the highway as it

Lot of 30. Fourteen postmarked w/stamps 1905-32. One Bi-fold photo card of horse hauling logs. (1909). Eastman (1895) and Ericsson photo cards. H

Lot of 26. RPC’s included in lot. Four are postmarked , three w/stamps 1910-41. Greeting cards, World Famous Tree House, bathrooms made fr

Lot of 21. Four are postmarked w/stamps 1935-46. All are borderless except four w/white borders : most are redwoods. One written Washington Vir

Lot of 37. Mix of Litho and RPC’s. Ten are postmarked 1910-37 w/ stamps (1 and 2 cents). One postmarked is Wooden Post Card. Several P.N

Lot of 8. Redwood logging RPC’s, white borders. Ground and aerial views of mills, camps and loggers. All in protective covers. J.H. Eastma

Lot of 14. Some RPC’s. Five are postmarked w/stamps 1911-40. One appears to Pacific Coast Railway pier in Port San Luis cir. 1915. Lumber

Lot of 15. Great logging post cards, some RPC’s from the Calif. Redwoods. McCloud Lumber Baldwin Locomotive. Arcata, , Mill creek, Pluma

Lot of 14. RPC’s by Fitch and Sawyer photography. Most are white border and ground views. All over: Scotia, Sonoma, Huge goon rail car,

Lot of 34. Color lithos of logging camps, mills, logger and equipment 1900-50’s. Ground views, men into caparison of redwood trees. Thir

Lot of 40. Mix of Litho and RPC’s of Ore, Wash logging industry. One is even marked Phot Post Card of Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. Eleven Postma

Lot of 40. Fourteen postmarked w/stamps (1,2,4 cents). Ground views of mills, equipment, hauling logs by trucks, horse teams and trains. Mix of RP

Lot of 30. Color and B/W w/RPC’s, four postmarked. Drive-thru redwoods, famous tree house and shops including the Chandelier Tree, Coolidge

Twenty postcards and two pieces of ephemera from Calaveras and Amador Counties and Big Trees, California. Ten color, seven RPCs, three B&W, plus...

Ten postcards of mining for gold in California. Two B&W, one color, and seven RPCs. There is the Dutch Mine in Quartz, California; and large dre...

A very nice collection of 26 reproduction postcards showing various train depots in the SF Bay area. Depots include Atherton, Menlo Park, Schellville,

Postcards of railroad stations and railway scenes in the Central Valley and Northern California including Sacramento and Sacramento River Canyon, Napa

Lot of 11. Postcards w/imprinted stamps , 1c & 2c. Cancellations are dated 1910-27, Oakland and Alameda, Calif. From I.e; Phi Beta Kapa, W...

About 40 souvenir picture postcard folios. Included are folios of Hollywood, The Pasadena Rose Parade, the California Missions, a couple of Los Angele

Rail road stations and railway scenes in the San Joaquin and Central Valleys of California. Stations in the lot include Bakersfield, Bay Point, Capito

About 29 postcards (14 in color; 15 in B&W) featuring engines of Southern Pacific RR locomotives and railroad scenes. Highlights include SPRR...

Lot of 31. Twelve postmarked w/ stamps. 1904-10. Color and RPC mix. Siskiyou County RPC Castle Lake Lunber Co. crew posed IFO locomotive., lum

An assortment of postcards featuring railroads, passenger and tourist, in Northern California. Railroads include the Skunk Train, Southern Pacific, We

Lot of 20. Six are postmarked, four w/ stamps 1910-36. Colorized and RPC’s mixed. Round views of saw mills, stores, trains, saloon,

Lot of 13. All but 2 have handwriting (four with stamps). Nine embossed cards from : Fort Jones, Sierra City, Angels Camp, Roseville, Redding (one

30+. Railroad scenes from Colorado includes images of Royal Gorge, Pikes Peak, Ouray, Arkansas River, the Georgetown Loop, Canon of the Grand River, a

Scenes of Chicago railroad terminals and a few other stations in Wisconsin and Michigan. 28 Color including chromoliths and 2 B&W. Date: Cou...

Various Illinois rail road postcards, mostly from Chicago, but a few from places like Decatur, Elgin, Rock Island, and also a few from Michigan and Mi

A group of 35 postcards all themed around various railroad scenes in the state of Massachusetts. Scenes include, South Terminal Station (Boston), Nor

Two very nice RPC's of train depots in two different states. First we have a card showing The Union Station in Ware, Mass. This card has been st...

About 51 postcards with images of railroad depots and other railway-related images in Missouri. Most are historic views of the magnificent St. Louis (

A nice lot of 75 early 1900's postcards featuring various railroad scenes in the state of New York. Featured are depots and stations some inter...

Eleven color and 9 B&W postcards featuring railroad stations and railway scenes in Oregon. Included are stations in Portland, Beaverton, Bend, E...

A varied group of postcards based on the Pennsylvania railroad culture. Cards include The Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Penn RR Depot in M

RPC of a small child on the platform of the Park City, Utah, depot of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Photographer's mark on the lower rig...

An immense regrading of the City of Seattle took place at the turn of the 20th century to level the land for easier development and to extend the shor

Collection of 40 postcards featuring interior and exterior photos of Washington D.C.'s Union Station. Built in 1907, the station would see its ...

Eight, rare, B&W postcards from the Burlington Northern Railroad: five of the Burlington Station in Omaha, Nebraska; one commemorating the late ...

A large collection of 80 postcards highlighting several railroad scenes in the eastern and southern parts of the United States. Card photos include Ne

Railroad depot history abounds in this lot of postcards from Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa. There are images of two architectural phases of the Omaha&#...

Railroad Postcards showing stations and depots in Ohio including Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, Springfield, Akron; and Indiana including Ri

Twenty-three color and fifteen B&W postcards featuring railroad stations and railway scenes of the Pacific Northwest. Included are the domed Uni...

Group 34 colorful postcards highlighting railroad scenes in the western United States. Cards show Union Station in Denver, Union Depot in Ogden, Utah,

A unique collection of 14 postcards highlighting railroading in certain European countries. Cards show various steam locomotives in Britain, a tractio

Twenty postcards of prisons and cemeteries in California and Nevada - twelve in color, plus 8 B&W. Places include NV State Prison in Carson City...

The exquisite furnishings of modern railroad travel are illustrated in this set of 43 color and 20 B&W postcards. The lot includes late Victoria...

A nice collection of 75 color postcards for the train buff. Photos cover railroads, both tourist, vintage and mainline. Included in the group is The C

A nice collection of 60 beautiful RPC's highlighting the iconic Southern Pacific Daylight passenger train. Besides several photos of the train h...

A collection of nine RPC's showing train accidents at various locations in the U.S. Included are a wreck in Michigan (1909), Illinois, Iowa, an...

A set of 44 postcards with railroad scenes including Railway Express; 28 copies of Pennsylvania RR Engine #7002, clocked at 127.1 mph; some RR-related

Nine real photo postcards mostly showing a narrow guage engine being loaded onto the Mandalay Ferry in different views. Also, includes a nice shot of

Lot of two: 1) man on horse back watching a Curtiss in speed contest; 2) Antionette & Curtiss machines in flight. Both cards copyright 1910, unw...

A panoply of prisons, penitentiaries, and jails from the US heartland to the East and South are present in this pack of prosecutorial punishment postc

Exterior and aerial views of prisons in Colorado, Montana, Utah, and Oregon. Eight color, 4 RPCs, one B&W. Date: Country (if not USA): Stat...

The finality of death comes many ways in the world, and here are 34 postcards to show it. Subjects range from Kaiser Franz Josef in his casket to bodi

Seven postcards of hanging as political execution, lynching, or summary judgement. Two color, one B&W, and four RPCs. Date: Country (if not U...

Nine color postcards illustrating the execution by electric chair and a garrotte. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken

Who is buried in Grant's Tomb? Perhaps you'll find out in this lot of five dozen postcards and ephemera showing cemeteries, tombs, mortuarie...

A variety of postcards and ephemera including designs with dressed-up skulls, humor cards, a funeral home memorial card, confirmation of and order for

Four beautiful butterfly postcards. Two cards are Easter cards and feature a moveable pinwheel. Rare cards. One butterfly card is a silk postcard, rar

Unique grouping of five postcards one either cuts out pieces to construct something, or one reproduces the art with pencil or crayon on a piece of pap

An interesting collection of 12 duck stamps, hunting and fishing tags, a retired letter carrier pin, several pages from a stamp album and a stamp guid

Eight colorful Easter postcards. Two cards with young girls and Easter chicks in relief. Six cards include a moveable pinwheel where the Easter egg is

Nine nice Christmas postcards, including a set of four that belong together as one whole Santa Claus. This assembly postcard is from Huld's Puzz...

Seven nice Thanksgiving postcards. Three cards contains artwork of a woman holding a turkey in relief on each card. Designed copyrighted by John Winsc

One dozen Valentine's Day postcards. Includes six fancy silk and gold embossed cards, two of which are copyrighted by John Winsch 1910-11. Four ...

Sixteen Tuck's postcards copyrighted 1907 by the New York Herald. Titled the "Little Nemo" Series #6. Very colorful and artistic cards...

Large group of fifty two postcards embossed with flowers and other various animals and greetings. Holiday greeting include Christmas, Birthday, Easter

Six unique postcards with feathers or hair attached. Five cards include feathers as part of the bodies of the birds on the card. One card includes hai

Lot 0f 22. Five have handwriting ,three w/stamps. Two white border RPC of Gibraltar. remainder are color. Several are of bullfights, the lower G

As automobile tourism expanded across the United States, the appearance of postcards featuring the name of a state or city in large, hollow letters fi