1924 – Riechel & Bredhoff

7 September 2008

1924

5800 Ross Street

Riechel & Bredhoff did the whole block’s sidewalks, and along with the whimsical houses this is a wonderful block to visit.

1924 – N. J. Lindstrom

7 September 2008

1924

5948 Chabolyn Terrace

This is the same guy whose 1912 stamp was labeled “South Berkeley.” It’s funny how oval stamps suddenly became popular this year.

1924 – J. E. Reed

7 September 2008

1924

29 Eucalyptus Road

1923 – F. E. Nelson

6 September 2008

1923

6071 Claremont Avenue

F. E. Nelson may be the progenitor of W. Nelson, who used the identical stamp in the 1930s.

1923 – H. C. Petersen

6 September 2008

1923

341 41st Street

H. C. Petersen marks run from the teens into the 1930s.

1922 – V. B. DeCarlo

5 September 2008

1922

5353 Miles Avenue

1916 – H. C. Petersen

4 September 2008

1916

4355 Howe Street

This is the oldest H. C. Petersen mark I’ve found; you’ll see more in the coming weeks.