"Treasures from the Shelves": Americana, Mining, & Numismatics Auction (February Timed 2023)

Lot of 30. Color and b/w, RPPCs, non-split-backs. Ten postmarked : S.F. CAL, Pasadena, San Jose, Merced, L.A., 1 cent stamps. Street level

Lot of 70. Color linen/non-linen. Twenty Eight postmarked w/1 cent stamps and on 3 cent International Naval Review w/aircraft carrier. : Long Beach

Lot of 71. Color and B/W. Some RPC’s, white borders.. One postcard W/Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Imprinted on back, Beach RPC on front.

Lot of 21. Assortment of greeting cards Twelve postmarked w/1, 2 cent stamps : Long Beach, L.A. Riverside. From the Long Beach wharf that have

Lot of 40+. Color, B/W. No RPC’s One Southern Pacific imprinted card w/steam engine. One imprinted w/Union Shield and leaves. Eighteen pos

Lot of 19. All the same color and borderless postcard, Back has description of the Sanitarium “Calif’s foremost Health Resort

Lot of 12. Views of Long Beach Business District, Rainbow Pier, The Villa Riviera, Auditorium. A nice pic of the entire city including Signal Hill

About 40 vintage color postcards, ten modern color cards, and eight unusual older postcards, and a few pieces of ephemera from Long Beach California.

Lot of 32. Some RPC’s., white borders, Seven postmarked w1,2 cent stamps: San Pedro Long Beach, El Cajon, Madeira. Mostly street level vie

Lot of over 70 black and white real photo postcards of Long Beach. Including the "Johanna Smith: the World's Most Famous Gambling Ship. Da...

Lot of 19 amber postcards. Mailed 1912-1921. Views of: public library; bath house; entrance to Pike; Hotel Schuyler; the pier; Pacific Coast Club; Pin

Lot of 26. Misc. group includes: one Private Mailing Card; 8 undivided back cards including 6 featuring seashells; and divided back cards including nu

Lot of 11 including 6 real photo postcards and 5 linen postcards. RPPC: oil wells at Signal Hill; "gusher"; oil well on fire at Signal Hil...

Lot of 21 "pre-split back" postcards. No PMC. Mailed pieces range from 1904-1908. Views include: Devil's Gate; fish catch; Pier Day; b...

Lot of 4. Meet So. Pasadena’s Ostrich Farm competition. Rare postcards of Long Beach Ostrich Farm. Color, borderless. Two postmarked w/

Lot of 52. Color, Mostly color drawings, some white borders and B/W. Some linen cards. Fifteen postmarked w/1-3 cent and one 6 cent Air Mail : Lo

Lot of 20. Color. Seven postmarked w/1 cent stamps (one Statue of Liberty).:Costa Mesa, Long Beach, L.A., Vallejo. Interior and exterior view

Sixty postcard from pigeon, ostrich, and alligator farms in the Los Angeles, California, area. 37 color litho, 15 RPPCs, and 8 B&W lithos. Cawst...

Lot of over 30 vintage postcards from various parks in Los Angeles. MacArthur Park, Westlake Park, Los Angeles Alligator Farm, Hollenbeck Park, Griffi

Postcards of the Los Angeles area from before WWI. Includes 34 color litho (8 split-back, 26 un-split) and 6 un-split B&W postcards. Images incl...

Real Photo Postcards (RPPCs) of Los Angeles taken at street level (22) and birds-eye or aerial views (19). You will find Chinatown, Griffith Park, vie

The University of Southern through the years in postcards. Lot of about 35 vintage cards, only a few postmarked (1920s-1930s). Date: Country: Sta

Lot of 45. Color postcards, most with white borders. Twenty-six have handwriting and are postmarked : Pasadena, L.A. , Brookdale, Monrovia, New York

Los Angeles postcards featuring banks (13), places to eat (18), and other buildings around town (16) including Union Station, the Pacific Electric Rai

An array of 25 pre-split period postcards showing scenes of the Northern California town of Marysville. Included are several downtown scenes, The Yuba

Lot of 12 RPPC. Duplication. Located in Tehama County, California close to Lassen Peak and Chester. Views of: Deer Creek Lodge; St. Bernard Lodge; Fir

Lot of 23. A Few RPC’s, white borders, B/W color. One Ad card for Sabella’s of Marin Seafood, interior (color) w/fish logo and to

Lot of 4 different. Includes: Algoma Box Factory real photo postcard; bird's-eye view divided back printed by Edith Purdy of Montague; real phot...

Lot of 98 postcards from the Hotel Del Monte of Monterey. Various publishers: Pacific novelty (9); Mitchell (15); Green (4); Rieder (5); Lee (4); Newm

Lot of 26 postcards depicting fumaroles and boiling pots on Mt. Lassen (CA) following its last eruption in 1921. Majority are white border RPCs ident

Dated on back December 19, 1934. Drive carefully! Date: Country: State: California City: Mount Lowe Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

Lot of 12. All color, some have white borders. Six have writing/postmarked 1 cent stamps: Monrovia, L.A., Riverside, Pasadena, Mount Lowe. Two gro

Lot of 37. Color postcards and one B/W, with some white borders. Sixteen have writing/postmarked, 1 cent stamps: L.A., Los Gatos, Echo Mountain,

Lot of 40+. Color litho postcards. Twelve have writing/postmarked, 1&2cent stamps : L.A., Echo Mountain, Pasadena. Ground level interior a...

Lot of 65+. Some of these cards are very rare. Twenty two have writing/postmarked, 1 cent stamps: Pasadena, L.A. , S.F., Mt Lowe, Santa Barbara.

Nineteen postcards including some color cards of various Mt. Wilson scenes. Many are of the Mt. Wilson Hotel. One card show the television towers ther

Lot of 19 real photo postcards of the Mercer Caverns at Murphys, Calaveras County, California. Ten different. All postally unused. Discovered by a gol

Five postcards of different springs near Napa Valley including two real photo cards. The best shows Walter Springs near St. Helena and the other shows

Both postcards are the same card. One is postmarked on the front at San Francisco, 1907 and the other is postally used and postmarked 1907. Both cards

Pictured are views of the state hospital and the veterans home. Cards are black and white and color tinted. Five are postmarked between 1907-1913. Thi

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

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: 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

A great collection of Oakland banks. Included in this lot are 6 RPCs. Date: Country: State: California City: Oakland Provenance: Ken Prag Coll

Panoramas, folding cards, map, etc. See photo! Date: Country: State: California City: Oakland Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

More than 50 cards including scenic views of parks, lakes, cemeteries, etc. Date: Country: State: California City: Oakland Provenance: Ken Pra

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 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:

An array of 35 white border RPCs showing scenes of the Northern California town of Oroville. Included are several downtown scenes, the library, court

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...

A nice collection four (4) with three of them being RPCs show ing the Chinese communities in in Oroville and Marysville, California (Oroville recent

A collection of 25 frame postcards highlighting landmarks and buildings in both Oroville and Marysville, California. Cards highlight the Notre Dame Co

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...

Lots of 33. Color, some white borders .Originally sold from Mt. Lowe and have the imprinted logo on back. Four postmarked 1914-30 : Mt. Lowe, L.A.

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

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

An array of 50 postcards showing scenes of the Northern California logging town of Redding. Included are several downtown scenes, the Catholic Church,

An array of 50 postcards showing scenes of the Northern California logging town of Redding. Included are several downtown scenes, Shasta Union High Sc

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

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 8. Matchbook from Mission Inn, Pamphlet details of Mission Inn, playing card w/pic of Mission Inn, Panorama postcard of Glenwood Hotel, Fo

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

Extra rare borderless RPC of ‘Old Town” Sacramento River front. Writing on back “August 1st, 1915”. Several r

Lot of 5. Color, but a nice set. Includes swimming pool, chapel, headquarters parkway (2), headquarters. Date: Country: State: California City:

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 ì Private Mailing Card, by act of Congres...

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

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

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

Nice RPC showing President Taft shoveling the first scoop of soil to open construction of the Pan Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. C

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

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: State: California City: San Franc

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 ...

A nice grouping of eight real photo postcards of the San Gabriel Mountains and Canyons of northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino Count

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

Approx. 40 RPC's of Persian Hotel including waters, statues, gardens, archway, exteriors and more. Date: Country: State: California City: ...

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

The cards are chromo-litho cards in color. All feature a small cameo portrait photo of Luther Burbank. These are very attractive tinted cards with som

Lot of 50 plus. Color, B/w, some RPCs. White borders, a couple of amber cards, one card has per-N-CIA bear logo. Twenty Six postmarked 1905-43 : San

44 RPC's of Luther Burbank, his home and his gardens in Santa Rosa, California. Some highlights include views of Burbank on his porch with his d...

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...

This is a collection of about 15 RPCs of Luther Burbank, botanist and horticulturist from California. Quote of Luther Burbank: "Flowers always ...

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

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

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

Lot of over 20 vintage postcards and advertisements from Shasta Springs, California. Date: Country: State: California City: Shasta Provenance: