Union Oil 1947

1947 Union Oil 76

The Union Oil Company issued 108 cards in 1947. Two cards are numbered A-20.

This is the year that Union Oil made the cards difficult to identify. This series can be identified by observing the logo

as shown to the right and the one cent stampbox.

They used the copyright year as well as a consecutive numbering system. If the collector uses and understands the code as described below, there should not be any difficulty in segregating the card into it's proper order.

The code is: "47" indicates 1947,

"J" indicates printed in June or July,

"M" indicates Printed in May,

"A" indicates printed in April or August.

2 to 3 numbers, or more on a card indicates reprints.

The number is located below the word "Gasoline" on the emblem. The emblem is located on the bottom of the card is shown.

Ex: A-4, M-4, A-3-M-1, Stampbox is also shown.

NOTICE: This Reference list for Union Oil 76 postcards is for individual personal use only-Use & Reproduction(Including scans) of this listing for business purposes will require Walt's written permission. Links to this page will also require Walt's Permission. You can contact Walt @ "[email protected]"



         "A"                                         "J"
---  1 Mt. Adams                      WA ---  1 Mt Rainier          WA
---  2 Lake Washington Bridge-Seattle WA ---  2 Skagit River        WA
---  4 Skyhomish River                OR ---  3 Mt. Shukan          WA
---  5 Mt. Hood                       OR ---  4 Mt. Hood            OR
---  6 Columbia River                 OR ---  5 Postland            OR
---  7 Upper Klamath Lake             OR ---  6 McKenzie Pass       OR
---  8 Cannon Beach               OR ---  7 Lumbering in the Northwest
---  9 Wenatchee Valley               WA ---  8 Rock Island Dam     WA
--- 10 Omak Lake
--- 10 Omak Lake (same view as 11     WA --- 12 Gallatin            MT
       below-another printing error
--- 11 Coeur d'Alene Lake             ID --- 13 San Francisco       CA
--- 11 Grand Coulee Dam
      Note: 12 has never been found
            11 above may have been
               printing error
--- 13 Balanced Rock                  ID --- 14 Redwood Empire      CA
--- 17 Flathead lake                  MT --- 15 Morro Rock          CA
--- 18 Mt. McKinley                   AK --- 16 Donner Lake         CA
--- 20 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge CA
--- 20 Lynn Canal                     CA --- 17 Mt. Lassen          CA
--- 21 Trinidad Head                  CA --- 18 American River      CA
--- 22 Russian River                  CA --- 20 Convict Lake        CA
--- 23 Point Lobos                    CA --- 21 Calaveras Big Trees CA
--- 27 Burney Falls                   CA --- 23 Santa Monica        CA
--- 28 Yosemite Valley                CA --- 24 Lake Arrowhead      CA
--- 31 Kings River                    CA --- 25 La Jolla            CA
--- 32 Reno                           NV --- 26 All American Canal  CA
--- 33 Hoover Dam                     NV --- 28 Grand Canyon        AZ
--- 34 Bryce Canyon National Park     UT --- 29 Montezuma Castle    AZ
--- 35 Santa Barbara Festival         CA --- 30 Oak Creek canyon    AZ
--- 36 Los Angeles County West Coast Beaches CA
--- 39 San Diego Harbor               CA --- 33 Hawaiian Sunset     HI
--- 40 Coachella Valley               CA
--- 41 Joshua Trees                   CA
--- 42 Torrey Pine                    CA
--- 43 Grand Canyon                   AZ
--- 44 Wilson Mountain                AZ
--- 45 Organ Pipe Cactus              AZ
--- 46 Petrified Forest               AZ
--- 47 Isleta Indian Pueblo           NM
--- 48 El Morro                       NM
--- 51 Bishop Street, Honolulu        HI
                "M"                               "A" "J" "M"
---  2 Peace Arch                WA --- A-3-M-1   Mt. Rainier          WA

---  3 Snoqualmie                WA --- A-24-M-20 State Capitol        CA
---  4 Lambert Gardens, Portland OR --- A-25-M-22 Lake Tahoe           CA
---  5 Crater Lake               OR --- A-26-M-21 Shasta Dam           CA
---  6 Mt. Jefferson             OR --- A-29-M-23 El Capitan           CA
---  8 Wallowa Lake              OR --- A-37-M-27 Los Angeles City HallCA
---  9 Seven Mile State Park     WA --- A-50-M-41 Surf Riding          HI
--- 11 Thousand Springs          ID --- A-52-J-32 Island Girl          HI
--- 12 Lake Josephine            MT --- J-9-M10 Fishing in the Northwest

--- 14 Bear tooth Mountains       MT --- J-11-A-15 Glacier Nat'l Park   MT
--- 15 Anchorage                 AK --- J-19-A-30 Half Dome, Yosemite
--- 16 Mendenhall Glacier        AK               National Park        CA
--- 17 Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco CA
--- 18 The Campanile U.C, Berkeley CA --- J-22-A-38 Wilshire Boulevard CA
--- 19 Seventeen Mile Drive      CA --- J-27-M-29 Orange & Lemon GrovesCA
--- 24 Sequoia National Park     CA --- M-7-A-11  Grand Coulee Dam     CA
--- 25 Kings Canyon              CA --- A-14-J-10-M-13 Glacier National
--- 26 Virginia City             NV                    Park            MT
--- 28 Catalina                  CA --- A-49-J-31-M-40 Diamond Head    HI
--- 30 San Juan Capistrano Mission CA --- M-29X  (has not been verified
--- 31 San Jocinto Mountain      CA             May not exist ??)
--- 32 Death Valley              CA
--- 33 Arches National Monument  UT
--- 34 Zion National Monument    UT
--- 35 Grand Canyon              AZ
--- 36 White House Ruin          AZ
--- 37 Mission San Xavier Del Ba AZ
--- 38 Tsytyasseta Bowekatee     NM
--- 39 Tesuque Indian Pueblo     NM

        
 
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