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San Francisco, Fisherman’s Wharf
This 1958 view seems oddly uncommercial. A Mike Roberts card (C4240), it is unmailed. One front corner has a small abrasion, and the reverse has a travel agent’s black rubber stamp. Grade: 4

Code: 10105082
Price: $1.50
San Francisco, Lombard Street
If you’re reading these California cards in numerical order, you already know we had a minor obsession with Lombard Street. Not enough to make it a Theme category, though! This is another Mike Roberts card, C3604a, bought in 1958 and unmailed but with the travel agency rubber stamp on reverse. Grade: 4

Code: 10105083
Price: $0.50
San Francisco, Coit Tower
Mike Roberts and E.F. Clements card C727 showing this monument on Telegraph Hill. Two of these cards are available, neither one mailed. One has a travel agency’s black rubber stamp on reverse (Grade: 4, $0.50) and the other is unused and clean (Grade: 1, $1).

Code: 10105084
Price: $1.00
San Francisco, aerial view
Two of these Smith Novelty John Dickson cards are available, sort of. The photos on the front are identical, but on one (S-130) the caption is at the bottom reverse, and on the other (E-130) it is at the top. Both were printed in 1988 so this is odd. S-130 was mailed in 1990 with two stamps, and E-130 in 1995 (also two stamps). S-130 has a little crease in one corner (Grade: 2, $2) while E-130 is better (Grade: 1, $2.50).

Code: 10105085
Price: $2.50
Lake Arrowhead
Driftwood card DC3022 of this resort area in the San Bernardino Mountains was mailed in 1994, with 40-cent stamp and full postmark as well as postally induced huge red air mail rubber stamp on reverse. The card looks like it’s fading but we suspect it was made that way. Grade: 2

Code: 10105086
Price: $2.00
Mono Lake, Tufa Towers
Colorscope card SE-711 mailed in 1994 with a 40-cent Piper airmail stamp and partial postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 10105087
Price: $2.00
Big Bear Lake
Pretty card of a pretty place. Mailed in 1994, intact stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 10105088
Price: $2.00
Truckee, welcome
Not sure what it is about this card, but it sure communicates “winter” nicely. Unmailed, from 1980s or so, the William Carr Collection RC-30, aged and mottling a bit, but no less compelling to look at. It’s 4-3/4″ x 5-7/8″ size. Grade: 2

Code: 10105089
Price: $2.50
Fish Camp
In the Sierra Nevadas, it’s a logging camp near Yosemite. The Scope Enterprises card SE-79 was mailed in 1994, has four intact stamps and partly legible postmark. Some abrasion on front and back. Grade: 2

Code: 10105090
Price: $3.00
Hollywood, Bernheimer Hill
Unmailed, aged but undamaged sepia card from early 20th century. No attribution at all as to publisher, but we can only guess (and Google) the stature and history of this residence–or whatever it was. Grade: 2

Code: 10105091
Price: $21.00
Italian Gardens of a Southern California Home
Yes, those were the days. Card probably from 1920s (?) by Julius J. Hecht, with index numbers 565 and A-29777. Unmailed, normally aged and undamaged. Grade: 1

Code: 10105092
Price: $12.00
Pasadena, East Colorado Street
Forgive us for this long story. Card dates from 1909, printed in Germany, published by Severn in Los Angeles, has a large pre-printed and dated decoration of oranges in Japanese in the message space, and was bought in Tokyo in the 1970s. So it’s been around. Unmailed, some abrasions on reverse, but a prize catch for collectors of older L.A.-area cards. Grade: 3

Code: 10105093
Price: $29.00
Redlands, Smiley Heights
Mid-20th century Curt Teich card 52319, mailed in 1986 from Washington with airmail stamp, affixed airmail sticker, and legible postmark. Postmark smudging on front. Grade: 3

Code: 10105095
Price: $3.00
Los Angeles, Broadway
It’s a very old card of Los Angeles, had been in an album for years (apparently), and then was bought and mailed in Tokyo in 1983 and sent to the US. Japanese stamp and postmark are intact. Grade: 3

Code: 10105096
Price: $5.50
San Francisco, Union Square
Card issued during the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition of 1915, by Pacific Novelty (S.F. 253). It’s an unmailed, atmospheric old card nicely representing the post-earthquake era. Heavily aged on reverse, but otherwise no particular damage. Grade: 2

Code: 10105097
Price: $14.50
San Francisco, Panama-Pacific Expo, Illumination Court
Unused Edward H. Mitchell card from 1915 (during the Exposition), heavily aged and a bit creased but all the glory and splendour shine through. Grade: 3

Code: 10105098
Price: $9.50
San Francisco, Partial View of the Docks
Unused Pacific Novelty card (I-56) with a Camel cigarette sign prominent. The card has aged of course but is essentially undamaged. Grade: 2

Code: 10105099
Price: $7.50
San Francisco, Music Stand, Golden Gate Park
This is Edward H. Mitchell card S.F.130, probably ~1912 to 1915, unmailed and heavily aged, corner creasing, edge abrasion, and just the sign of a well-loved card for nearly 100 years. Grade: 3

Code: 10105100
Price: $9.00
Beautiful California Chalet in Midwinter
Unused Julius J. Hecht card No. 502 (also A-61378) and after seeing cards like this, no wonder so many people migrated to California. It’s a little roughed up around the edges but not at all torn. Grade: 3

Code: 10105101
Price: $7.00
Bungalow in Sunny California
Theo. Sohmer card A-79878 or No. 513, published by Western Publishing & Novelty Co., unused card. Grade: 2

Code: 10105102
Price: $6.00
San Francisco, Cliff House and Seal Rocks from Sutro Heights
There have been many Cliff House structures. Google tells you everything. We don’t know which one this is, but it would have been in the very early 1900s. Real photo card, unused, unattributed but for an index number #944 on front. Grade: 2

Code: 10105103
Price: $19.00
San Francisco, Mark Hopkins Hotel
Unused, but noticeably aging. Grade: 2

Code: 10105104
Price: $3.00
San Francisco, The Cliff House and Seal Rocks
We’re thinking this B&W J.C. Bardell card is from the late 1920s or early 1930s but don’t hold us to it. Unused card, aging but undamaged. Grade: 2

Code: 10105105
Price: $6.50
San Francisco, panorama
Unused Newman postcard V 191 in terrific normally aged condition. Shows Market Street Hill, German Hospital, St. Joseph’s Home, Buena Vista Heights–post-earthquake, neat, tidy, beautiful. Grade: 1

Code: 10105106
Price: $14.00
San Francisco, Grant Avenue street scene
From Cardinal Vincent Co., their card 108393 with a Grant Avenue street scene in Chinatown. Unmailed card, a little battered around the edges but definitely for anyone building an Asiana collection from the USA. Grade: 3

Code: 10105108
Price: $17.00
San Francisco, Chinatown
Black and white J.C. Bardell card, unused, lightly aged but great addition to a Chinatown collection. Grade: 1

Code: 10105109
Price: $7.50
Los Angeles, Hollywood Boulevard
Unused, unattributed old card, bearing index no. A-61394 (and that’s no help!) and a small stain on reverse. Grade: 2

Code: 10105110
Price: $9.50
Long Beach, Pleasure Pier and Beach
Judging from the number of people drawn in, it must have been a staggeringly hot day in September. Card from Souvenir Publishing Company (D9), unused, early 1900s, normally aged. Grade: 2

Code: 10105111
Price: $9.50
Los Angeles, Fourth Street
Very early 20th-century unused card from Edw. H. Mitchell (#1707) in San Francisco. There’s a faint red caption on bottom front, advising that this view is of Fourth Street looking west from Main in L.A. It’s a lovely old card, well worth collecting and framing. Heavily aged on reverse. Grade: 2

Code: 10105112
Price: $17.50
Hollywood, Chinese Theatre
How about this for a magical mystery tour? The card, Plastichrome P326042, of what was then Mann’s Chinese Theatre was mailed to Malaysia, using a postage meter, from Escondido, CA in January 1989. It went astray, with a purple stamp on the back saying “Missent to Manila,” but that wasn’t the end of it. It also has a fully legible postmark from–yes–Baghdad in February 1990. After that? It did arrive in Malaysia. Now it’s in Hong Kong, appropriate for a Chinese theatre! Grade: 3

Code: 10105113
Price: $14.00
San Francisco, Lombard Street
Another Lombard Street card, Smith Novelty S-184, printed in 1988 and mailed in 1989 with two severely abraded stamps and a postmark that would be readable if it wasn’t right over the blocky bar code. Has two rubber-stamped “air-mail” and a handwritten greeting under a typed message. Grade: 5

Code: 10105114
Price: $0.40
Morro Bay, Morro Rock
One of Union Oil Company’s series of scenic views from around their service areas in the USA. The front of this card is in great shape. The reverse is filled with handwritten notes and messages in different colours, and an August 1947 date. Grade: 4

Code: 10105115
Price: $2.00
Pebble Beach, Pescadero Point cypress
Dexter Press card 34238-B (and D-330) of this famous tree along 17 Mile Drive in the 1960s. Unused card, Grade: 1

Code: 10105116
Price: $2.00
San Francisco, multiple views
Two of these Smith Novelty cards E-380 are available. One was mailed in 1990 with a postage meter sticker, has full postmark and nothing really wrong with it (Grade: 3, $1) and the other in 2010 with a real stamp and full if blurred modern postmark (Grade: 2, $1).

Code: 10105117
Price: $1.00
Redondo Beach, pier
Mitock’s Majestic Impressions card D-80694-C, mailed internationally in 1988 with three stamps and red postal rubber-stamped air mail mark. Grade: 2

Code: 10105118
Price: $2.50
San Francisco, multiple views
Another of many similar Smith Novelty cards (E-381) issued in 1988. This one was mailed in 1990, has two stamps and a legible San Francisco postmark, as well as a red “air mail” rubber stamp. Grade: 1

Code: 10105119
Price: $2.50
Valencia, Six Flags Magic Mountain
This card, issued by the amusement park in 1986, made its way to Malaysia where it was mailed in 1990. It has a Malaysian stamp and full postmark, and has survived quite well. Grade: 3

Code: 10105120
Price: $3.50
San Francisco, aerial view
Card was mailed in 1991 with three stamps. So far, so good. But for some reason the writer covered the message and the address in clear tape, which over time caused the writing to bleed. Front is just OK. Grade: 5

Code: 10105121
Price: $1.00
Venice, Ocean Park, Santa Monica Souvenir Folder
It’s a nice accordion folder of 20 different views, if you count the front and reverse covers. Published by Western Publishing & Novelty, probably in the early 1900s, it was designed for mailing but never mailed. A bit abraded after much handling but it’s all in one piece, never repaired, and quite nice for evoking those happy days. Grade: 2

Code: 10105122
Price: $19.00
Hollywood, Panorama
This card from 1980s has 36 cents of stamps for mailing but no postmark so there’s a kind of rebate for you…the card itself is not in good condition, with pinhole insect mark or something through one of the stamps and the card itself. Grade: 5

Code: 10105123
Price: $1.00

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