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"Washington State apples & pears"

For over twenty-five years, collectors have actively traded labels from Washington state. Many collectors have collections of over 2,000 pieces. Some are common, some are rare. There are several dealers of labels, but prices vary drastically. The best source of pricing information is still my price guide, because not only have I been travelling there for 24 years, but also because I stock 900 different brands and variations, so I am familiar with all the Washington State material available. Now, there are dealers who will ask much higher prices in person from unaware buyers. So be careful -- shop around a bit. But, all and all, I have found nearly everyone in the Northwest to be very friendly and fairly easy to trade with or buy from. One great place you might contact for more information is the Yakima Valley Historical Society (commonly called the Yakima Valley Museum). Their curator Del Bice is a master of the subject. There are hundreds of inexpensive, beautiful labels from Washington State. So, have at it!

This list features a large number of labels from Washington. Some are common, some are not. The prices tell that story. The rule of the day is, however, "one per customer." I have had dealers try to buy my stocks of certain labels, and I just don't do that. One Per Customer, spreads the rare ones around fairly on a first come first served basis, instead of some other dealer buying my best stock. Each of us old-timers who deal in labels, have unique stock and common stock. But we also each have different stock from each other. If you are looking for something that is not on this list, please contact us, and we'll try to help you find it at a fair price. -- Pat (email me)

NOTE: THESE ARE APPLES AND PEARS SO BE SURE TO LOOK CLOSELY AT THE IMAGE TO SEE WHICH ONE IT IS! It will either feature the different fruits, OR saye the name of the fruit in large letters (usually!).

ONE OTHER "FINE POINT": Some of these "notes" will say "stone litho", whereas they might be stone prints or letterpress prints. It's hard to tell which, but they are definately pre-photo-offset prints!

The lists subject to changes in prices, availability, and new images will be posted without warning.

PHOTO	BRAND NAME	REGION	AGE	NOTES / SIZE	PRICE
	ALEXANDER KIELLAND	CASHMERE / NORWAY	1920s	STONE LITHO	$18.00
	ALL AMERICAN	YAKIMA	1930s	PEAR	$ 20.00
	AMER ICA'S DELIGHT	SEATTLE	1920S	STONE LITHO	$12.00
	ANTLER	CHELAN	1930S	RARE!	$ 75.00
	APPLE KIDS	COWICHE	1940s	COMMON	$ 8.00
	BAND BOX	WENATCHEE	1950s	COMMON	$ 6.00
	BIG 7 (BLUE)	YAKIMA	1920's	STONE	$25.00
	BLUE BIRD	PESHASTIN	1950S	FAIRLY RARE	$24.00
	BLUE MOUNTAIN	WENATCHEE	1920S-40S	MANY VERSIONS	$15.00
	BLUE SEAL - BRENNAN'S	WENATCHEE	1940S	SEVERAL TYPES	$7.00
	BLUE WINNER	OKANOGAN	1940's	NICE IMAGE	$ 12.00
	BRISKY	NACHES	1940's	COMMON	$6.00
	BUDDY	YAKIMA / LOS ANGELES	1930S-40S	COMMON!	$ 10.00
	CASCADE	CASHMERE	1930S-40S	QUITE RARE	$ 25.00
	CASCADIAN	WENATCHEE	1940's	COMMON	$7.00
	CHALET	SAN FRANCISCO, USED IN YAKIMA	1930S	SUPER-RARE!!	$ 85.00
	CHEKOLA pears	YAKIMA	1910S	STONE LITHO	$15.00
	CHEKOLA	YAKIMA	1950S	COMMON	$7.50
	CHIEF JOSEPH	SEATTLE	1936-40S	VERY RARE!!!	$ 60.00
	CHIEF JOSEPH	YAKIMA	1950S	VERY COMMON!!!	$ 10.00
	CHIEF SEATTLE	SEATTLE	1920's	STONE LITHO	$22.50
	COLUMBIA BELLE	WENATCHEE	1950's	RACY!	$ 18.00
	CONGDON (CASTLE)	YAKIMA	1920S	VERY RARE! SEVERAL TYPES!	$ 145.00
	CONGDON	YAKIMA	1940's	PEAR	$7.00
	CONGDON	YAKIMA	1940's	COMMON	$ 7.00
	CRYSTAL PEAK	YAKIMA	1950S	COMMON	$7.00
	CRYSTAL VALLEY	YAKIMA	1940-50's	COMMON	$7.00
	DANNY BOY	BREWSTER	1940-60's	RARE. TWO TYPES	$ 75.00
	DEEP BLUE SEA (BLUE)	WAPATO	1920's	STONE	$25.00
	DEEP BLUE SEA (RED)	WAPATO	1920's	STONE	$ 25.00
	DEEP BLUE SEA (GREEN)	WAPATO	1920's	STONE	$25.00

UPDATE: 12/01

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