CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 49 POSTAL HISTORY

Here are postal cancellations from post offices along California State Highway 49. State Route 49 is one of the more historic highways in California, passing through the heart of the 1849 California gold rush mining country. California Highway 49 was established in 1934 and currently extends from its southern end at Oakhurst, through Jackson, Placerville, Auburn, Grass Valley, and Nevada City, ending at its northern terminus in Vinton. Over the years California Highway 49 has been given several names including "Golden Chain Highway", "Mother Lode Highway", and "Gold Rush Trail".

The postmarks in this exhibit are on postally used envelopes and postcards and date from 1934, the year the route was created and signed, to the present. They are listed in travel order along California Highway 49 from its south terminus to its north end.

This is a work in progress. I am continually looking for additional postmarks to add to this exhibit to show more variety and add additional post offices.

Abbreviations

CDP - Census Designated Place
CPU - Contract Postal Unit, a station or branch associated with and operated by a business under contract to the Postal Service.
DPO - discontinued post office.
OPN - old post office name, replaced by a new or revised name.

MADERA COUNTY

Oakhurst

    Hand cancellation: "OAKHURST, CALIF. APR 18 1940".

    Hand cancellation: "OAKHURST, CALIF. APR 20 1953".

    Hand cancellation: "OAKHURST, CALIF. MAR 5 1964".

    Machine cancellation: "OAKHURST, CA 93644 DEC 11 1972".

    Hand cancellation: "OAKHURST, CA 93644 USPS JAN 6 2023".

Ahwahnee

    Hand cancellation: "AHWAHNEE, CALIF. JUL 1 1935".

    Hand cancellation: "AHWAHNEE, CALIF. FEB 12 1946".

    Hand cancellations on front & back: "AHWAHNEE, CALIF. MAR 16 1957 | 1 |".

    Hand cancellation: "AHWAHNEE, CA 93601 FEB 21 1966".

    Hand cancellation: "AHWAHNEE, CA 93601 AUG 6 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "AHWAHNEE, CA 93601 AUG 25 1994".

    Hand cancellation: "AHWAHNEE, CA 93601 USPS JAN 18 1996".

Nipinnawasee

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "NIPINNAWASSE, CALIF. JUL 23 1949".

    Hand cancellation: "NIPINNAWASSE, CALIF. MAY 28 1951".

    Hand cancellation: "NIPINNAWASSE, CALIF. AUG 9 1958".

MARIPOSA COUNTY

Usona

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "USONA, CALIF. JUN 12 1937".

Mariposa

    Hand cancellation: "MARIPOSA, CALIF. SEP 26 1936".

    Hand cancellation: "MARIPOSA, CALIF. DEC 22 1936".

    Hand cancellation: "MARIPOSA, CALIF. OCT 3 1937".

    Hand cancellation: "MARIPOSA, CALIF. MAR 1 1950 | 1 |".

    Hand cancellation: "MARIPOSA, CA 95338 MAR 7 1972".

    Hand cancellation: "MARIPOSA POST OFFICE, MARIPOSA, CA 95338-9998 APR 22 2013".

    Hand cancellation: "MARIPOSA POST OFFICE, MARIPOSA, CA 95338-9998 JAN 18 2023".

Mount Bullion

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "MOUNT BULLION, CALIF. DEC 31 1935".

    Hand cancellation: "MOUNT BULLION, CALIF. FEB 28 1955".

Bear Valley

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "BEAR VALLEY, CALIF. OCT 7 1949".

     Hand cancellations: "BEAR VALLEY, CALIF. FEB 28 1955".

Bagby

[DPO]

     Hand cancellations: "BAGBY, CALIF. JUN 30 1951".

Coulterville

    Hand cancellation: "COULTERVILLE, CALIF. NOV 29 1938".

    Hand cancellation: "COULTERVILLE, CALIF. MAY 31 1944".

    Hand cancellation: "COULTERVILLE, CALIF. JUN 8 1963".

    Hand cancellation: "COULTERVILLE, CA 95311 APR 19 1976".

    Hand cancellation: "COULTERVILLE, CA 95311 OCT 5 1987".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "COYOTE HOWL STA., COULTERVILLE, CA. 95311 MAY 16 1992 | HOME of the NATIONAL COYOTE HOWL |".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "COYOTE HOWL STA., COULTERVILLE, CA. 95311 MAY 15 1993 | NATIONAL COYOTE HOWL |".

    Hand cancellation: "COULTERVILLE, CA 95311-9998 USPS NOV 25 2003".

    Hand cancellation: "COULTERVILLE, CA 95311-9998 USPS AUG 20 2004".

TUOLUMNE COUNTY

Moccasin

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "MOCCASIN, CALIF. DEC 27 1949".

    Hand cancellation: "MOCCASIN, CA 95347 AUG 20 2004".

Chinese Camp

    Hand cancellation: "CHINESE CAMP, CALIF. SEP 26 1936".

    Hand cancellation: "CHINESE CAMP, CALIF. MAY 13 1938".

    Hand cancellation: "CHINESE CAMP, CALIF. AUG 23 1947".

    Hand cancellation: "CHINESE CAMP, CALIF. FEB 3 1949".

    Hand cancellation: "CHINESE CAMP, CALIF. MAY 6 1949".

    Hand cancellation: "CHINESE CAMP, CALIF. MAR 24 1952".

    Hand cancellation: "CHINESE CAMP, CA 95309 JAN 22 1975".

    Hand cancellation: "CHINESE CAMP, CA 95309 FEB 11 1982".

    Hand cancellation: "CHINESE CAMP, CA 95309 AUG 12 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "CHINESE CAMP, CA 95309 JUL 31 1990".

    Hand cancellation: "CHINESE CAMP, CA 95309 USPS AUG 24 1994".

    Hand cancellation: "CHINESE CAMP, CA 95309 AUG 20 2004".

Jamestown

    Hand cancellation: "JAMESTOWN, CALIF. JAN 29 1940".

    Hand cancellation: "JAMESTOWN, CALIF. JUL 7 1941".

    Machine cancellation: "JAMESTOWN, CALIF. MAR 13 1948".

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "RAILTOWN STA., JAMESTOWN, CA 95327 JUL 2 1983".

Sonora

    Machine cancellation: "SONORA, CALIF. JUN 16 1935".

    Machine cancellation: "SONORA, CALIF. MAR 9 1940".

     Hand cancellation on back: "REGISTERED, SONORA, CALIF. FEB 27 1941". Has "REGISTERED NO." and "Return Receipt Requested" auxiliary markings on front.

    Machine cancellation: "SONORA, CALIF. APR 24 1941".

    Machine cancellation: "SONORA, CALIF. APR 5 1956".

    Machine cancellation: "SONORA, CA 95370 DEC 5 1967".

    Hand cancellation: "SONORA, CA 95370 FEB 22 1975".

    Hand cancellation: "SONORA, CA 95370 FEB 15 1989".

Sonora: Downtown Sonora Station

    Hand cancellation: "SONORA, CA 95370 USPS DEC 28 2022".

Columbia

    Hand cancellation: "COLUMBIA, CALIF. SEP 14 1938".

    Hand cancellations on front & back: "COLUMBIA, CALIF. MAR 2 1956".

    Hand cancellation: "COLUMBIA, CALIF. JUN 23 1961".

    Hand cancellation: "COLUMBIA, CALIF. OCT 19 1963".

    Hand cancellation: "COLUMBIA, CA 95310 APR 21 1979".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "COLUMBIA COLLEGE STA., COLUMBIA, CA 95310 APR 19 1980 | TUCOPEX II APR. 19-20, 1980 |".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "COLUMBIA COLLEGE STA., COLUMBIA, CA 95310 APR 4 1981 | TUCOPEX III APR. 4-5, 1981 |".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "COLUMBIA COLLEGE STA., COLUMBIA, CA 95310 APR 17 1982 | TUCOPEX IV   April 1982 |".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "COLUMBIA COLLEGE STA., COLUMBIA, CA 95310 APR 16 1983 | TUCOPEX V APR. 16-17, 1983 |".

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "COLUMBIA COLLEGE STATION, COLUMBIA, CA 85310 APR 14 1984".

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "COLUMBIA COLLEGE STATION, COLUMBIA, CA 85310 APR 15 1984".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "COLUMBIA COLLEGE STA., COLUMBIA, CA 85310 APR 13 1985 | TUCOPEX VII APR. 13-14, 1985 |".

    Hand cancellation: "COLUMBIA, CA 95310 OCT 8 2003".

CALAVERAS COUNTY

Melones

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "MELONES, CALIF. FEB 22 1936".

    Hand cancellation: "MELONES, CALIF. OCT 21 1937".

Angels Camp

    Hand cancellation: "ANGELS CAMP, CALIF. FEB 18 1936 ( 1 )".

    Machine cancellation: "ANGELS CAMP, CALIF. MAY 14 1938".

    Machine cancellation: "ANGELS CAMP, CALIF. MAR 29 1942".

    Machine cancellation: "ANGELS CAMP, CALIF. AUG 10 1950".

    Hand cancellations on front & back: "ANGELS CAMP, CALIF. DEC 5 1951 ( 1 )".

    Hand cancellation: "ANGELS CAMP, CA 95222 DEC 8 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "ANGELS CAMP, CA 95222 NOV 12 1989".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "FROGTOWN U.S.A. STATION, ANGELS CAMP, CA 95222 MAY 18 1990 | Calaveras County Fair   Jumping Frog Jubilee |".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "FROGTOWN STATION, ANGELS CAMP, CA 95222 MAY 19 1994 | MAY 19, 20, 21, 22, 1994 |".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "FROGTOWN STATION, ANGELS CAMP, CA 95222 MAY 22 1994 | MAY 19, 20, 21, 22, 1994 |".

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "Angels Station, ANGELS CAMP, CA 95222 DEC 1 2017".

Altaville

    Hand cancellation: "ALTAVILLE, CALIF. JUL 23 1936".

    Hand cancellation: "ALTAVILLE, CALIF. OCT 13 1937".

    Hand cancellation: "ALTAVILLE, CALIF. NOV 15 1939".

    Hand cancellation: "ALTAVILLE, CALIF. APR 13 1940".

    Hand cancellation: "ALTAVILLE, CALIF. JUN 30 1943".

    Hand cancellations on front & back: "ALTAVILLE, CALIF. AUG 28 1951 | 1 |".

    Hand cancellation: "ALTAVILLE STA., CA 95221 NOV 9 1989".

San Andreas

    Machine cancellation: "SAN ANDREAS, CALIF. APR 8 1942".

    Hand cancellation: "SAN ANDREAS, CALIF. AUG 12 1946 | 1 |".

    Machine cancellation: "SAN ANDREAS, CALIF. JUN 18 1950".

    Hand cancellation: "SAN ANDREAS, CALIF. JUN 27 1954 | 1 |".

Mokelumne Hill

    Hand cancellation: "MOKELUMNE HILL, CALIF. NOV 1 1940".

    Hand cancellation: "MOKELUMNE HILL, CALIF. SEP 8 1947".

    Hand cancellation: "MOKELUMNE HILL, CALIF. JUL 24 1948".

    Hand cancellation: "MOKELUMNE HILL, CALIF. NOV 13 1950".

    Hand cancellation: "MOKELUMNE HILL, CALIF. MAY 11 1956 | 1 |".

    Hand cancellation: "MOKELUMNE HILL, CA 95245 OCT 12 1970".

    Hand cancellation: "MOKELUMNE HILL, CA 95245 MAR 27 1985".

    Hand cancellation: "MOKELUMNE HILL, CA 95245 NOV 21 1989".

AMADOR COUNTY

Jackson

    Hand cancellation: "JACKSON, CALIF. FEB 10 1943 | 1 |".

    Hand cancellation: "JACKSON, CALIF. MAR 19 1946 | 1 |".

    Hand cancellation: "JACKSON, CALIF. FEB 18 1950 | 1 |".

    Machine cancellation: "JACKSON, CALIF. JUL 20 1951".

    Machine cancellation: "JACKSON, CALIF. SEP 12 1951".

    Machine cancellation: "JACKSON, CALIF. DEC 23 1955".

    Hand cancellation: "JACKSON, CA 95642 JUN 27 1974".

    Machine slogan cancellation: "JACKSON, CA 95642 JUN 27 1978 | MAIL EARLY ALWAYS USE ZIP CODE |".

    Hand cancellation: "JACKSON, CA USPO NOV 29 1989".

    Machine cancellation: "JACKSON, CA 95642 NOV 20 1990".

    Hand cancellation: "JACKSON, CA 95642 USPS SEP 19 2013".

Martell

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "MARTELL, CALIF. JUL 14 1936".

    Hand cancellation: "MARTELL, CALIF. JAN 4 1938".

    Hand cancellation: "MARTELL, CALIF. MAR 17 1951".

    Hand cancellation: "MARTELL, CALIF. MAR 27 1951".

    Hand cancellation: "MARTELL, CALIF. JUN 16 1951".

    Hand cancellation: "MARTELL, CA 95654 FEB 16 1973".

Martell: Martell CPU

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "MARTELL, CA 95654 USPS SEP 19 2013".

Sutter Creek

    Hand cancellation: "SUTTER CREEK, CALIF. JAN 20 1936 ( 1 )".

    Machine cancellation: "SUTTER CREEK, CALIF. MAY 26 1948".

    Machine cancellation: "SUTTER CREEK, CALIF. SEP 6 1949".

    Machine cancellation: "SUTTER CREEK, CALIF. AUG 28 1950".

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "SUTTER CREEK, CALIF. MR 31 1958".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "DUCK RACE STATION, SUTTER CREEK, CALIFORNIA 95685 APRIL 29 1995 | THE 8th Annual Great Sutter Creek Duck Race   BLUEGRASS |".

Amador City

    Hand cancellation: "AMADOR CITY, CALIF. JUN 14 1937".

    Hand cancellation: "AMADOR CITY, CALIF. MAY 31 1944".

    Hand cancellation: "AMADOR CITY, CA 95601 OCT 30 1985".

    Hand cancellation: "AMADOR CITY, CA 95601 AUG 19 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "AMADOR CITY, CA 95601 NOV 22 1989".

    Hand cancellation: "AMADOR CITY, CA 95601-9998 USPS SEP 19 2013".

Drytown

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "DRYTOWN, CALIF. FEB 23 1965".

    Hand cancellation: "DRYTOWN, CA 95699 JUN 10 1975".

    Hand cancellation: "DRYTOWN, CA 95699 MAR 9 1987".

Plymouth

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "PLYMOUTH, CALIF. JUN 4 1948 | 1 |".

    Hand cancellation: "PLYMOUTH, CALIF. MAR 13 1952 | 1 |".

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "AMADOR COUNTY FAIR STATION, PLYMOUTH, CA. 95669 JUL 24 1986".

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "AMADOR COUNTY FAIR STATION, PLYMOUTH, CA. 95669 JUL 27 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "PLYMOUTH, CA. 95669 APR 3 1989".

    Hand cancellation: "PLYMOUTH, CA 95669 NOV 28 1997".

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "AMADOR COUNTY FAIR STATION, Plymouth, CA 95669 July 25, 2019".

EL DORADO COUNTY

El Dorado

    Hand cancellation: "EL DORADO, CALIF. APR 15 1950".

    Hand cancellation: "EL DORADO, CA 95623 OCT 13 1970".

    Hand cancellation: "EL DORADO, CA 95623 MAR 20 1972".

    Hand cancellation: "EL DORADO, CA USPS NOV 30 1989".

    Hand cancellation: "EL DORADO, CA 95623 USPS DEC 30 2022".

Diamond Spring

[OPN]

This is an old spelling for Diamond Springs.

    Machine cancellation: "DIAMOND SPRING, CALIF. SEP 19 1935".

Diamond Springs

    Hand cancellation: "DIAMOND SPRINGS, CALIF. MAY 21 1957 | 1 |".

    Hand cancellation: "DIAMOND SPRINGS, CA 85619 OCT 13 1970".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "140 ANNIVERSARY STATION, DIAMOND SPRINGS, CA 85619 APRIL 3, 2000 | CALIFORNIA DIVISION NATIONAL PONY EXPRESS   1860-2000 |".

    Two different hand cancellations: "DIAMOND SPRINGS POST OFFICE, DIAMOND SPRINGS, CA 95619-9998 SEP 19 2013" and "DIAMOND SPRINGS, CA 95619 USPS SEP 19 2013".

    Hand cancellation: "DIAMOND SPRINGS, CA 95619 USPS JAN 26 2023".

Placerville

    Machine cancellation: "PLACERVILLE, CALIF. OCT 24 1938".

    Machine cancellation: "PLACERVILLE, CALIF. NOV 14 1938".

    Machine cancellation: "PLACERVILLE, CALIF. APR 10 1946".

    Machine cancellation: "PLACERVILLE, CALIF. FEB 18 1950".

    Machine cancellation: "PLACERVILLE, CALIF. AUG 1 1950".

    Machine cancellation: "PLACERVILLE, CALIF. FEB 9 1960".

    Special machine commemorative slogan cancellation: "PLACERVILLE, CALIF. MAY 9 1961 | JULY 1 - PONY EXPRESS WESTERN TERMINUS CENTENNIAL |".

    Special machine commemorative slogan cancellation: "PLACERVILLE, CALIF. JUL 1 1961 | JULY 1 - PONY EXPRESS WESTERN TERMINUS CENTENNIAL |".

    Machine cancellation: "PLACERVILLE, CALIF. OCT 15 1963".

    Hand cancellation: "PLACERVILLE, CA USPO MAY 22 1973".

    Machine cancellation: "PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 MAY 6 1974".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 . APRIL 30, 1988 | SNOWSHOE THOMPSON DAY |".

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "WAGON TRAIN STATION, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 JUNE 25, 1989".

    Special hand slogan cancellation: "WAGON TRAIN STATION, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 JUNE 23, 1991 | HIGHWAY 50 ASSOCIATION |".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "EL DORADO COUNTY STATION, PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA 95667 DECEMBER 15, 1991 | CELEBRATING THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS |".

    Hand cancellation: "PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 BMEU USPS JAN 26 2023".

    Hand cancellation: "PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 CLERK #4 USPS JAN 26 2023".

Coloma

    Hand cancellation: "COLOMA, CALIF. JAN 2 1948".

    Hand slogan cancellation: "COLOMA, CALIF. JAN 24 1948 | FIRST DAY OF ISSUE |".

     Machine slogan cancellations: "COLOMA, CALIF. JAN 24 1948 | FIRST DAY OF ISSUE |".

    Hand cancellation: "COLOMA, CALIF. APR 11 1949". Has "Missent to ______" auxiliary marking.

    Hand cancellation: "COLOMA, CALIF. NOV 8 1949".

    Hand cancellation: "COLOMA, CALIF. MAR 3 1956 | 1 |".

    Hand cancellation: "COLOMA, CALIF. MAY 22 1962". Has "MOVED ______" auxiliary marking.

    Hand cancellation: "COLOMA, CA 95613 JUN 9 1972".

    Hand cancellation: "COLOMA, CA 95613 MAY 8 1973".

     Hand cancellations: "COLOMA, CA 95613 JAN 24 1978".

    Hand cancellation: "COLOMA, CA 95613 JAN 24 1979".

    Hand cancellation: "COLOMA, CA 95613 JAN 24 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "COLOMA, CA 95613 AUG 31 1990".

    Hand cancellation: "COLOMA, CA 95613 JUN 29 1995".

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "GOLD DISCOVERY Sesquicentennial STATION, COLOMA, CA 95613 JANUARY 24, 1998".

    Hand cancellation: "COLOMA, CA 95613 SEP 25 2003".

    Hand cancellation: "COLOMA, CA 95613 USPS JAN 26 2023".

Lotus

    Hand cancellation: "LOTUS, CA 95651 JUL 7 1967".

    Hand cancellation: "LOTUS, CA 95651 AUG 13 1971".

    Hand cancellation: "LOTUS, CA 95651 JAN 19 1984".

    Hand cancellation: "LOTUS, CA 95651 MAR 14 1985".

    Hand cancellation: "LOTUS, CA 95651 MAY 16 1989".

    Hand cancellation: "LOTUS, CA 95651 NOV 1997".

    Hand cancellation: "LOTUS, CA 95651 USPS FEB 3 2023".

Pilot Hill

    Hand cancellation: "PILOT HILL, CALIF. JUL 20 1950".

    Hand cancellation: "PILOT HILL, CA 95664 MAR 26 1990".

    Hand cancellation: "PILOT HILL, CA 95664 USPS SEP 17 2013".

    Hand cancellation: "PILOT HILL, CA 95664 USPS DEC 29 2022".

Cool

    Hand cancellation: "COOL, CALIF. MAR 11 1947".

    Hand cancellation: "COOL, CALIF. MAY 29 1964".

    Hand cancellation: "COOL, CA 95614 NOV 18 1976".

    Hand cancellation: "COOL, CA 95614 JUN 1 1981".

    Hand cancellation: "COOL, CA 95614 NOV 24 1989".

    Hand cancellation: "COOL, CA 95614 OCT 16 2003".

    Hand cancellation: "COOL, CA 95614 MAR 25 2013".

    Hand cancellation: "COOL, CA 95614 JAN 27 2023".

PLACER COUNTY

Auburn

    Machine cancellation: "AUBURN, CALIF. MAY 18 1937".

    Machine cancellation: "AUBURN, CALIF. NOV 9 1938".

    Machine cancellation: "AUBURN, CALIF. OCT 16 1944".

    Machine cancellation: "AUBURN, CALIF. APR 1 1948".

    Machine cancellation: "AUBURN, CALIF. MAY 16 1948".

    Machine cancellation: "AUBURN, CALIF. JUL 20 1949".

    Machine cancellation: "AUBURN, CALIF. JUN 27 1950".

    Hand cancellation: "AUBURN, CALIF. SEP 23 1950 | 1 |".

    Special machine commemorative slogan cancellation: "AUBURN, CALIF. SEP 19 1953 | CENTENNIAL AUBURN POST OFFICE 1853 - 1953 |".

    Two different cancellations: machine: "AUBURN, CALIF. FEB 3 1959", and hand: "AUBURN, CALIF. FE 3 1959". Has "POSTAGE DUE, 4 CENTS" auxiliary marking.

    Hand cancellation: "AUBURN, CALIF. OC 1 1959". Has "POSTAGE DUE, 4 CENTS" auxiliary marking.

    Machine slogan cancellation: "AUBURN, CALIF. DEC 18 1959 | 1960 WINTER OLYMPICS - CALIFORNIA |".

    Machine cancellation: "AUBURN, CA 95603 AUG 8 1966".

    Machine slogan cancellation: "AUBURN, CA 95603 DEC 16 1975 | MAIL EARLY - ALWAYS USE ZIP CODE |".

    Machine slogan cancellation: "AUBURN, CA 95603 MAR 22 1978 | MAIL EARLY - ALWAYS USE ZIP CODE |".

    Hand cancellation: "AUBURN, CA 95603 USPS DEC 2 1994".

    Hand cancellation on receipt: "AUBURN, CA 95603 USPS MAY 23 1997".

Auburn: DeWitt State Hospital Branch

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "DeWitt State Hospital Br., AUBURN, CALIF. SEP 20 1948".

Auburn: Station A

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "STA. A, AUBURN, CALIF. MAR 16 1957".

NEVADA COUNTY

Wolf

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "WOLF, CALIF. JUL 3 1940".

    Hand cancellation: "WOLF, CALIF. NOV 2 1956".

Grass Valley

    Machine cancellation: "GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. MAY 3 1934".

    Machine cancellation: "GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. MAY 27 1935".

    Hand cancellation: "GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. DEC 12 1935 ( 1 )".

    Machine cancellation: "GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. NOV 21 1938".

    Machine cancellation: "GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. NOV 28 1938".

     Hand cancellation on back: "REGISTERED, GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. JUN 4 1940". Has "REGISTERED NO.", "Return Receipt Requested   FEE PAID", "Second Notice, No Reply To First Notice Mailed______", and "RETURNED TO WRITER   REASON CHECKED Unclaimed. . . . .   ..." pointing hand auxiliary markings on front.

    Machine cancellation: "GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. SEP 10 1946".

    Hand cancellation: "GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. JUN 16 1948 | 1 |".

    Machine cancellation: "GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. JUL 2 1949".

    Hand cancellation: "GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. MAR 1 1968 | 1 |".

    Hand cancellation: "GRASS VALLEY, CA 95945 JAN 23 1970". Has "POSTAGE DUE" auxiliary marking.

    Machine cancellation: "GRASS VALLEY, CA 95945 JAN 31 1977".

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "Cornish Christmas Station, Grass Valley, CA 95945 DEC 11 1988".

Nevada City

    Machine cancellation: "NEVADA CITY, CALIF. NOV 10 1938".

    Hand cancellation: "NEVADA CITY, CALIF. NOV 15 1938 ( 1 )".

    Machine cancellation: "NEVADA CITY, CALIF. NOV 21 1938".

     Two different hand cancellations on back: "REGISTERED, NEVADA CITY, CALIF. MAY 3 1940", and "REGISTERED, NEVADA CITY, CALIF. JUN 15 1940". Has "REGISTERED NO.", "Return Receipt Requested   FEE PAID", "Second Notice, No Reply To First Notice Mailed______", and "RETURNED TO WRITER   REASON CHECKED Unclaimed. . . . .   ..." pointing hand auxiliary markings on front.

    Machine cancellation: "NEVADA CITY, CALIF. SEP 22 1949".

    Machine cancellation: "NEVADA CITY, CALIF. FEB 24 1951".

    Machine cancellation: "NEVADA CITY, CALIF. OCT 20 1952".

    Machine cancellation: "NEVADA CITY, CALIF. NOV 6 1957".

    Hand cancellation: "NEVADA CITY, CA 95959 APR 11 1985".

    Hand cancellation: "NEVADA CITY, CA 95959 NOV 16 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "NEVADA CITY, CA 95959-9998 DEC 28 2022".

North San Juan

    Hand cancellation: "NORTH SAN JUAN, CALIF. AUG 18 1953".

    Hand cancellation: "NORTH SAN JUAN, CALIF. APR 11 1960".

    Hand cancellation: "NORTH SAN JUAN, CA 95960 FEB 27 1974".

    Hand cancellation: "NORTH SAN JUAN, CA 95960 NOV 25 1984".

    Hand cancellation: "NORTH SAN JUAN, CA 95960 JUN 9 1997".

    Hand cancellation: "NORTH SAN JUAN, CA 95960 JUL 31 2015".

YUBA COUNTY

Camptonville

    Hand cancellation: "CAMPTONVILLE, CALIF. MAR 7 1944".

    Hand cancellation: "CAMPTONVILLE, CALIF. MAY 22 1950".

    Hand cancellation: "CAMPTONVILLE, CA 95922 NOV 7 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "CAMPTONVILLE, CA 95922 JUN 10 1982".

    Hand cancellation: "CAMPTONVILLE, CA 95922 MAY 10 1985".

    Hand cancellation: "CAMPTONVILLE, CA 95922 JUN 10 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "CAMPTONVILLE, CA 95922 JUN 9 1997".

SIERRA COUNTY

Goodyears Bar

    Hand cancellation: "GOODYEARS BAR, CALIF. AUG 10 1942".

    Hand cancellation: "GOODYEARS BAR, CALIF. JUN 6 1957".

    Hand cancellation: "GOODYEARS BAR, CALIF. APR 24 1961".

    Hand cancellation: "GOODYEARS BAR, CA 95944 MAR 10 1977".

    Hand cancellation: "GOODYEARS BAR, CA 95944 FEB 8 1982".

    Hand cancellation: "GOODYEARS BAR, CA 95944 USPS MAR 2 2013".

Downieville

    Hand cancellation: "DOWNIEVILLE, CALIF. JUN 25 1950 | 1 |".

    Hand cancellation: "DOWNIEVILLE, CALIF. JUN 25 1950 | 1 |".

    Hand cancellation: "DOWNIEVILLE, CALIF. JUL 23 1955 | 1 |".

    Hand cancellation: "DOWNIEVILLE, CA 95936 MAY 29 1973".

    Hand cancellation: "DOWNIEVILLE, CA 95936 FEB 29 1988".

    Machine cancellation: "DOWNIEVILLE, CA 95936 JUN 9 1997".

Sierra City

    Hand cancellation: "SIERRA CITY, CALIF. MAY 28 1938".

    Hand cancellation: "SIERRA CITY, CALIF. AUG 1 1953".

    Hand cancellation: "SIERRA CITY, CA 96125 JUL 10 1969".

    Hand cancellation: "SIERRA CITY, CA 96125 MAY 29 1973".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "120th ANNIVERSARY, SIERRA CITY, CA 96125 JUN 22 1984 | ESTABLISHED 1864 |".

    Hand cancellation: "SIERRA CITY, CA 96125 DEC 30 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "SIERRA CITY, CA 96125 JUL 14 2015".

Sattley

    Hand cancellation: "SATTLEY, CALIF. SEP 3 1938".

    Hand cancellation: "SATTLEY, CALIF. DEC 5 1951".

    Hand cancellation: "SATTLEY, CA 96124 NOV 27 1990".

    Hand cancellation: "CALPINE/SATTLEY, CA 96124 USPS DEC 30 2022".

Sierraville

    Hand cancellation: "SIERRAVILLE, CALIF. MAY 29 1934".

    Hand cancellation: "SIERRAVILLE, CALIF. MAY 19 1936".

    Hand cancellation: "SIERRAVILLE, CALIF. APR 2 1958".

    Hand cancellation: "SIERRAVILLE, CA 96126 MAY 23 1973".

    Hand cancellation: "SIERRAVILLE, CA 96126 JUN 9 1997".

Loyalton

    Machine cancellation: "LOYALTON, CALIF. NOV 18 1946".

    Machine cancellation: "LOYALTON, CALIF. OCT 6 1950".

    Hand cancellation: "LOYALTON, CA 96118 NOV 10 1975".

    Hand cancellation: "LOYALTON, CA 96118 FEB 3 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "LOYALTON, CA USPS JUN 9 1997".

PLUMAS COUNTY

Vinton

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "VINTON, CALIF. SEP 28 1942".

Chilcoot-Vinton

[CDP]

    Hand cancellation: "CHILCOOT, CA 96105 USPS JAN 27 2023".


View of California Highway 49 in Downieville, CA, on postcard, circa 1955.

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