1955 Union Oil 76 Postcard Checklist
The Union Oil Company issued 288 in 1955 with 84 new views and 204 reprints from past years. They were not numbered and no copyright year was printed on the cards.
There are two distinctive changes that were made in the 1955 series.
First: The Minuteman is located in the upper left and has been changed as Illustrated to the right.
Second: Is easily detected in the wording and the emblem change (Oil Can) which isolated on the lower left of the card as illustrated in the second image.
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Copyright 1989 - 2021 Walter KranskyThe Letter Symbols indicate the following: N - New Issues R - Reprints BB - Brown Backs ALASKA - 8 CALIFORNIA - 132 --- Anchorage R --- All American Canal R --- Chena River R --- American River R --- Juneau R --- Balboa Park BB N --- Lynn Canal BB R --- Big Bear Lake R --- Matanuska Valley N --- Bishop Creek BB N --- Mendenhall Glacier R --- Boiling Mud Pots R --- Mt. McKinley BB N --- Burney Falls R --- Sitka R --- Calaveras Big Trees R --- California Coastline N ARIZONA 24 --- Carson Mansion R --- Aspens R --- Chinatown, San Francisco N --- Canyon Lake N --- City Hall, Pasadena N --- Chiricahua Monument R --- Clear Lake N --- Colorado River R --- Coachella Valley R --- Grand Canyon (2 People) R --- Colorado River R --- Grand Canyon (1 Person) R --- Convict Lake R --- Grand Canyon (Brown rocks) N --- Death Valley (Scotty's) BB N --- Grand Canyon (Sunset) R --- Death Valley (Rocks) N --- Jerome R --- Del Norte Coast R --- Lake Mead N --- Donner Lake (Road) R --- Mission San Xavier del Bac R --- Donner lake (2 trees) R --- Monument Valley BB N --- Downeville R --- Oak Creek Canyon BB N --- Echo Park R --- Oak Creek Canyon R --- Eel River R --- Organ Pipe Cactus R --- El Morro Rock R --- Petrified Forest R --- El Presidio R --- Roosevelt Dam R --- Emerald Bay BB N --- Saguaro Cactus Blossoms R --- Feather River Canyon R --- Salt River Bridge R --- Ferry Building, S.F. BB N --- San Francisco Peaks BB N --- Fisherman's Wharf R --- Superstition Mountain R --- Golden Gate Bridge R --- The Painted Desert BB N --- Huntington Lake R --- White House Ruin R --- Huntington Library R --- Wilson Mountain R --- International House R --- International Rotunda R --- Joshua Trees R *n* CALIFORNIA Cont'd. CALIFORNIA Cont'd. --- June Lake R --- San Dunes R --- Keweah River R --- San Fernanado Mission R --- Kings River R --- San Francisco R (Cosmopolitan) --- Kings Canyon National Park N --- San Francisco BB N (Cable Cars) --- Laguna Beach (Horizontal) R --- San Francisco (Market Street --- Laguna Beach (Vertical) R & Twin Peaks) N --- La Jolla (Beach) R --- San Francisco-Oakland --- La Jolla (Palm Tree) BB N Bay Bridge R --- Lake Arrowhead R --- San Francisco Opera Hous R --- Lake Tahoe R --- San Francisco Skyline N --- Lake Almanor BB N --- San Gabriel Mission Alte R --- Lassen Volcanic Nat. Park R --- San Juan Capistrano Mission R --- Lompoc-Santa Maria Valley R --- San Onofre R --- Long Beach (Beach) R --- Santa Barbara (County Seat) N --- Long Beach (Rainbow Pier) N --- Santa Barbara (American --- Los Angeles City Hall R Riviera) R --- Los Angeles County Beaches R --- Santa Barbara County --- Los Angeles-Long Beach Court House R Harbor R --- Santa Barbara Mission R --- Mark Twain's Cabin R --- Santa Catalina Island N --- Midway Point (17 Mile Dr.) R --- Santa Cruz Co. Redwoods BB N --- Mirror Lake R --- Scenic State Highway No 1 N --- Morro Rock R --- Sequoia National Park R --- Mt. Baldy R --- Serra Museum R --- Mt. Lassen R --- Shasta Dam R --- Mt. San Jacinto (Horiz.) R --- Smith River N --- Mt. San Jacinto (Vertical) R --- Stage Driver's Retreat R --- Mt. Shasta BB N --- Stanford Memorial Church R --- Mt. Shasta R --- State Capitol Building R --- Mt. Tamalpias-Muir Woods N --- Sutters Fort R --- Mt. Whitney BB N --- Television Transmitter R --- Natural Arch BB N --- The Campanile R --- Natural Bridge R --- The Espanade, San Francisco N --- New Chinatown, Los Angeles N --- The Planetarium N --- Nob Hill, San Francisco N --- Tobin Bridges BB N --- Ojai Valley R --- Torrey Pines R --- Old California Dances R --- Truckee River (S. Tahoe) BB N --- Old Town, San Diego R --- Twin Lakes BB N --- Olivera Street N --- Ventura County N --- Palisade Glacier R --- Wayfarer's Chapel N --- Palm Canyon R --- Wild Flowers R --- Palomar Observatory R --- Wilshire Blvd. R --- Palos Verde Peninsula N --- Yosemite Falls R --- Pinnacles National Monument R --- Yosemite Valley (7 mile) R --- Pismo Beach R --- Yosemite Valley (3 Brothers)R --- Point Lobos R --- Zumwalt Meadows N --- Point Loma Lighthouse BB N --- Point Vincente Lighthouse N --- Red Rock Canyon R --- Redwood Empire R --- Russian River R --- Salinas Valley R --- San Carlos Mission R --- San Diego (Cabrillo Monument) N --- San Diego Harbor R *n* HAWAII 12 NEW MEXICO 12 --- Black Sands of Kalapana R --- Beaver Tail Cactus R --- Coffee Beans BB N --- Dark Canyon BB N --- Diamond Head R --- El Morro R --- Fern Forest R --- Elephant Butte R --- Hawaiian Island Pineapple Field R --- Isleta Indian Pueblo R --- Hilo Harbor R --- Kneeling Nun R --- Honolulu R --- La Posta R --- Lumabai Beach BB N --- Navajo Indian Homes R --- Nuuanu Pali R --- Organ Mountains R --- Surf Riding R --- Rio Grande River N --- Waikiki Beach BB N --- Santa Rita Copper Pit R --- Waimea Canyon BB N --- White Sands Nat'l Monument R IDAHO 14 OREGON 23 --- Coeur d"Alene lake R --- Bend R --- Lake Pend Oreille N --- Boiler Bay R --- Lewiston R --- Bonneville Dam R --- North Fork Snake River BB N --- Brookings R --- Payette Lake R --- Cannon Beach R --- Priest Lake R --- Columbia River BB N --- Redfish Creek R --- Crater Lake R --- Salmon River R --- Crooked River R --- Sawtooth Mountains R --- Daffodil R --- Snake River BB N --- Fish Ladders R --- Sun Valley (Summer) R --- Malheur Migratory Bird Refuge R --- Sun Valley (Winter) R --- McKenzie Pass R --- Twin Falls Jerome Bridge BB N --- Mt. Hood (Lake) R --- Wallace R --- Mt. Hood (Valley) R --- Mt. Jefferson R MONTANA 11 --- Mt. Thielson BB N --- Beartooth Mountains R --- Multnomah Falls R --- Butte R --- Portland R --- Flathead Lake BB N --- Rogue River Valley R --- Galletin River R --- Santiam Highway BB N --- Glacier National Park R --- State Capitol, Salem R --- Glacier National Park N --- Upper Klamath Lake BB N --- Kootenai Falls R --- Wallowa Lake R --- Lake Josephine R --- Lake St. Mary R UTAH 14 --- Many Glacier R --- Arches National Monument R --- Missouri River R --- Bear Lake BB N --- Bingham Copper Mine BB N NEVADA 10 --- Bryce Canyon Nat'l Park R --- Capitol Building R --- Cedar Breaks Nat'l Monument R --- Elephant Rock R --- Dead Horse Point BB N --- Fishing Truckee River BB N --- Dinosaur National Monument BB N --- Hoover Dam R --- Mormon Tabernacle BB N --- Mt. Charleston R --- Mormon Temple BB N --- Pyramid Lake R --- Mt. Timpangos BB N --- Ruth Copper Pit R --- The Cathedral R --- Tonopah R --- The Great Salt Lake BB N --- Truckee River R --- Utah State Capitol BB N --- Virginia City BB N --- Zion Canyon R *n* WASHINGTON 24 Wyoming # --- Columbia River R --- Lower Yellowstone Falls BB N --- Deception Pass Bridge R --- Mt. Moran BB N --- Grand Coulee Dam R --- Old Faithful R --- Lake Chelan BB N --- Lake Crescent R MISC: --- lake Washington N --- Lake Washington Bridge R --- THANK YOU --- Mt. Baker R for giving us the opportunity --- Mt Rainier (Tipso) R to give your car MW --- Mt. Shuksan R Form A 233 New 6/66 --- Mt. St. Helens R (Blank back) --- Peach Arch R --- Pine Canyon Highway BB N --- Puyallup Valley R --- Rossario Beach R --- San Juan Islands N --- Skyhomish River R --- Spokane R --- Stevens Pass R --- Sunset Highway BB N --- Tacoma Narrows Bridge N --- Tucannon River R --- Wallula Gap R --- Wenatchee Valley R