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Category: The Ida L. Vance Collection

To Miss Ida From Emma

Undivided back, used postcard. Postmarked June 6, 1907 from Unnaryd, Sweden. Stamped in Eureka, California post office on July 1, 1907. Price:  $10.00 Wow, well this Swedish postcard (the last in our Ida L. Vance Collection unless we come across…Read More…

Arnold Arboretum Rhododendrons

Undivided back, used postcard. Postmarked March 15, 1909 from Fenway Station, Boston, MA. Publisher:  Boston Post-Card Co., 12 Pearl St. No. 770. “Arnold Arboretum. Rhododendrons. Jamaica Plain, Mass.” Price:  $5.00 It’s funny, one would not think of this postcard as…Read More…

Brace’s Rock, Cape Ann, Mass.

Initially, four postcards were found that were addressed to Ida L. Vance; since then we ran across a fifth. This is just the third one getting up on the website, and though it was postmarked in May, it reminds me…Read More…

Profile Rock, Apostle Islands, Lake Superior

Divided back, used postcard. Outgoing postmark June 29, 1908 from Houghton, Michigan and receiving postmark July 5, 1908 at Eureka, California. Publisher:  E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Number 1115. Price:  $12.00 Another for Ida This is the second in…Read More…

Summer Home, Harbor Point, Michigan

A small collection… This is the first of five postcards that were all sent to Ida L. Vance, of Eureka, California. According to the Find A Grave website, Ida was born March 17, 1872 in Humboldt County, CA, was married…Read More…