Lot
30 
Santa Barbara, Cal. county collection. Comprehensive collection of well over 200 covers and cards in large quarter leather album (no Santa Barbara), from early cds's, to scarce RPO.'s and RFD's of the 1910's, most scarce towns and postmarks represented including Alcatraz Landing, various Ballard, Buell, Carpenteria, two very scarce Childs postmarks, Foxen, various Goleta, strong section of Guadaloupe including the scarce #SBA-680 (recorded use less than a year), Lompoc, Los Alamos, earliest recorded Los Olivos postmark, San Buenaventura manuscript postmarks including 1866 enclosure from James de Barth, very scarce Santa Ines postmark, range of Santa Maria postmarks, Sis Quoc, etc.; condition above average with clear well struck postmarks the rule. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $3,250