San Bernardino County - 1905 SANTA CRUZ thru ONTARIO to SAN ANTONIO Doane & DPO6

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Where possible, we combine multiple purchases and pass any savings in shipping/postage on to the purchaser.$2 shipping within the United States.$4 shipping to any other country.For purchases of more than $100, we will insure and/or register at our expense.At least as pertains to California postal history, the reference guides that we might consult are as follows: California Town Postmarks 18495-1935 in two volumes by John H. Williams, History of California Post Offices, 2nd Edition by H.E. Salley, United States Doanes by Helbock & Anderson, United States Post Offices Volume I - The West compiled by Richard W. Helbock, and A Checklist of California Post Offices 1850-1989, 2nd Edition by Richard W. Helbock. Letters of Gold by Jesse L. Coburn also provides considerable information regarding the early workings of the California postal system.Within the headings of most my early California listings, I typically show the Williams number followed by the item's Williams rarity factor. They are as follows:VALUE CODES1 Common $1 - 52 Average $5-203 Scarce $20-504 Very Scarce $50-1005 Rare $100-3006 Quite Rare $300-5007 Very Rare $500-1008 Extremely Rare Over $1000If the town no longer has a post office, then it is a "Discontinued Post Office," and if the cancel from that town is relatively scarce without reference to any particular postmark, read more