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Humble Oil Refining Co Humble Oil Refining Co. - Maps of Texas Yr Company State Map Number Number CR/ED Title Front Back Yr (inside date) (cover date) 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 HUMBLE Highways of Texas (Blue) Cowboy and Car -Humble gear 24 25 HUMBLE TEXAS RAND CR 1925 Highways of Texas (Black) Cowboy on Horse and Car -Humble gear (blank) 25 26 27 HUMBLE TEXAS RAND CR 1927 Highways of Texas (Black) Car on Road +Part of Texas Map Cattle Drive + Rest of Texas Map 26 28 HUMBLE TEXAS Highways of Texas (Orange) 25c Car on Road +Part of Texas Map 28 29 29 30 31 HUMBLE TEXAS RAND M-34-P in.... ESSO Circle+997 HUMBLE OIL (Pict Texas Map w Red Star 30 32 32 33 HUMBLE TEXAS GD 1933 Road Map Humble in circle Blue b/g with stars 977 in circle Blue b/g with stars 33 34 34 35 35 36 HUMBLE TEXAS GD 1936 Follow the Humble route Row of Humble signs 2 Globes+997 Motor Oil+Specialties 36 37 37 37-8 HUMBLE TEXAS GD 1937-38 HUMBLE in Compass symbol 2 Globes+997 Motor Oil+Specialties 37-8 38 HUMBLE TEXAS GD 1938 HUMBLE in Compass symbol 2 Globes+997 Motor Oil+Specialties 38 39 HUMBLE TEXAS GD CR 1938 ...1939 (Pict Monument) Logos companies honoring CC (diff) 39 40 40 41 HUMBLE TEXAS GD CR 1941 ...Road Map 1941 Tall derricks tap rich oil fields Logos companies honoring CC (diff) 41 42 HUMBLE TEXAS GD CR 1942 ...Road Map 1942 West Point of the Air Logos companies honoring CC (diff) 42 43 43 44 Copyright 2019 by Nick L. Nielsen www.OilCompanyRoadMaps.com 44 45 HUMBLE TEXAS GD ...Road Map 1945 West Point of the Air 45 46 HUMBLE TEXAS GD 246 CR 1946 Humble ( ) Road Map Oil and Cattle - Tow of Texas's Greatest (Pict Gas Pumps+Oil cans+SS) (diff) 46 47 HUMBLE TEXAS GD 247 CR 1947 Humble ( ) Road Map Monument to Sam Houston (Pict Gas Pumps+Oil cans+SS) (diff) 47 48 HUMBLE TEXAS GD CR 1948 Humble ( ) Road Map Monument of Lucas Gusher (Pict Gas Pumps+Oil cans+SS) (diff) 48 49 HUMBLE TEXAS GD CR 1949 Humble ( ) Road Map San Jose Mission (Pict Gas Pumps+Oil cans+SS) (diff) 49 50 HUMBLE TEXAS GD 1049 1950 Humble ( ) Road Map w Pict. Guide Santa Elena Canyon Touring Service - Going to Mexico? 50 50 HUMBLE TEXAS GD 750 1950 Humble ( ) Road Map w Pict. Guide Santa Elena Canyon Touring Service - Going to Mexico? 50 51 HUMBLE TEXAS GD 50-1-51 1951 Humble ( ) Road Map Lake Texoma For Local Information (Gold Car) 51 52 HUMBLE TEXAS GD 50-10-51 1952 Humble ( ) Road Map Palo Duro Canyon (Pict of Indians) You'll be Welcome 52 53 HUMBLE TEXAS GD 50-10-52N 1953 Humble ( ) Lone Star Flag Lowered (2-19-1846) The Humble Trademark is your ... 53 54 HUMBLE TEXAS GD 10-54W 1954 Humble ( ) Falcon Dam No.1 in Texas 54 55 HUMBLE TEXAS GD 155W 1955 Humble ( ) Battleship Texas + San Jacinto No.1 Combination for Performance 55 56 HUMBLE TEXAS GD 256W 1956 CR 1956 Humble ( ) Dude Ranching Esso Extra-The Famous Gasoline 56 57 HUMBLE TEXAS GD 357W 1957 CR 1957 Humble ( ) Corpus Christi skyline fr yacht basin Drive in Under the Humble sign... 57 58 HUMBLE TEXAS GD W1157-1A SP 58 CR 1957 Humble ( ) Roadside Park w Guadalupe Peak Three Famous Gasolines 58 58 HUMBLE TEXAS GD W 358-1A SU 58 CR 1958 Humble ( ) Roadside Park w Guadalupe Peak Three Famous Gasolines 58 58 HUMBLE TEXAS GD W 358-1A SU 58 CR 1958 Humble ( ) Roadside Park w Guadalupe Peak Stop for service under the Humble.... 58 59 HUMBLE TEXAS GD W1158-1A SP 59 CR 1958 Humble ( ) Century of Oil 1859-1958 (Pict Road +Palms+Oil Well (white) Stop for service under the Humble.... 59 59 HUMBLE TEXAS GD W 459-1A SU 59 CR 1959 Humble ( ) Century of Oil 1859-1959 (Pict Road +Palms+Oil Well (lt blue) Stop for service under the Humble.... 59 60 HUMBLE TEXAS GD W1059-1A SP 60 CR 1959 Humble ( ) Sam Bass Entra ..Longhorn Cavern Stop for service under the Humble.... 60 60 HUMBLE TEXAS GD W 360-1A SU 60 CR 1960 Humble ( ) Sam Bass Entra ..Longhorn Cavern Stop for service under the Humble.... 60 Humble - Texas Copyriight 2019 by Nick L. Nielsen 1 of 2 www.OilCompanyRoadMaps.com 4:24 PM 8/25/2019 Humble Oil Refining Co. - Maps of Texas Yr Company State Map Number Number CR/ED Title Front Back Yr (inside date) (cover date) 61 ENCO TEXAS GD W 261 1961 CR 1961 Enco ( ) ....with Sight-Seeing Guide 6 Small Pictures + Droplet man (Pict Family w Car Trunk Open) 61 62 ENCO TEXAS GD W 162 Mar-62 CR 1962 Enco ( ) ....with Sight-Seeing Guide Big Bend Nat Park + Droplet man (Pict Droplet man w Pump noxxle) 62 63 ENCO TEXAS GD W 163 Feb-63 CR 1963 Enco ( ) Travel map of... H. M. Padre Island Happy Motoring Coast to Coast 63 63 ENCO TEXAS GD W 663 Feb-63 CR 1963 Enco ( ) Travel map of... H. M. Padre Island Happy Motoring Coast to Coast 63 64 ENCO TEXAS GD W1263 Feb-64 CR 1964 Enco ( ) Happy Motoring Guide San Antonio River,San Antonio Milage Chart 64 64 ENCO TEXAS GD W 664 Feb-64 CR 1964 Enco ( ) Happy Motoring Guide San Antonio River,San Antonio Milage Chart 64 65 ENCO TEXAS GD W 265 Mar-65 CR 1965 Enco ( ) Happy Motoring Guide Sam Houston Memorial Museum Milage Chart+Put a Tiger in your tank 65 65 ENCO TEXAS GD W 665 Mar-65 CR 1965 Enco ( ) Happy Motoring Guide Sam Houston Memorial Museum Milage Chart+Put a Tiger in your tank 65 66 Humble Oil & Ref Co Texas Gen W 166 Mar-66 CR 1966 Enco ( ) Happy Motoring man Green shirt, attend, woman w map Mileage Chart+Put a Tiger in your tank 66 66 Humble Oil & Ref Co Texas Gen W 766 Mar-66 CR 1966 Enco ( ) Happy Motoring man Green shirt, attend, woman w map Mileage Chart+Put a Tiger in your tank 66 67 Humble Oil & Ref Co Texas Gen W 467 1967 CR 1967 Enco ( ) Happy Motoring Red Convertible w family @ SS pump Mileage Chart+Put a Tiger in your tank 67 67 Humble Oil & Ref Co Texas Gen W767 1967 CR 1967 Enco ( ) Happy Motoring Red Convertible w family @ SS pump Mileage Chart+Put a Tiger in your tank 68 Humble Oil & Ref Co Texas Gen W 268 1968 CR 1968 Enco ( ) Happy Motoring (Disc. Am.) Studded Circle w Red Convertible Mileage Chart+Put a Tiger in your tank 68 69 Humble Oil & Ref Co Texas Gen W 968 1968-69 CR 1968 Enco ( ) Happy Motoring (Disc. Am.) Studded Circle w Red Convertible Travel Book Offer 69 ? Humble Oil & Ref Co Texas Gen ? ? ? Enco ( ) Happy Motoring (Disc. Am.) man Brown shirt, attend w map 69 Humble Oil & Ref Co Texas Gen W 269 1969 CR 1969 Enco ( ) Happy Motoring (Disc. Am.) man Yellow shirt, attend w map Travel Book Offer 69 70 Humble Oil & Ref Co Texas Gen W 869 1969-70 CR 1969 Enco ( ) Happy Motoring (Disc. Am.) man Yellow shirt, attend w map Travel Book Offer 70 Humble Oil & Ref Co Texas Gen W 570 1970 CR 1970 Enco ( ) Happy Motoring Waving attendant w tiger at two pumps Coast-Coast Accom + CC 70 Humble Oil & Ref Co Texas Gen W 471 1971 CR 1971 Enco ( ) Happy Motoring 71 72 Humble Oil & Ref Co Texas Gen W1071 1971-72 CR 1971 Enco ( ) Happy Motoring Family w MAP in green Convertible Traveling with your Humble Credit Card 71 72 Humble Oil & Ref Co Texas Gen W 372 1972 CR 1972 Enco ( ) Happy Motoring Family in green Convertible (blue header) Traveling with your Humble Credit Card 72 73 EXXON TEXAS GD W 872 72-73 CR 1972 Exxon ( ) Happy Motoring Man-Tiger -Pumps (TEXAS w/blu) Man-Tiger-Pumps (Same as Front) 72 73 EXXON TEXAS GD W1272 1973 CR 1973 Exxon ( ) Happy Motoring Man-Tiger -Pumps (TEXAS w/blu) (Five Senic Pictures) 73 73 EXXON TEXAS GD W673 73-74 1974 74 EXXON TEXAS GD W 474 74-75 CR 1974 Exxon ( ) Happy Motoring Man-Tiger -Pumps (TEXAS r/w) Tiger Tips for Stretching Gaso Mile.. 74 1975 76 EXXON TEXAS GD W 975 75-76 CR 1975 Exxon ( ) Bicentennial Cover Circle of Stars + Frontier Scenes Tiger Tips + Hotels + Bicent. symbol 76 EXXON TEXAS GD W 376 1976 CR 1976 Exxon ( ) Bicentennial Cover Circle of Stars + Frontier Scenes Tiger Tips + Hotels + Bicent. symbol 76 76 EXXON TEXAS GD W1076 76-77 CR 1976 Exxon ( ) Bicentennial Cover Circle of Stars + Frontier Scenes Tiger Tips + Hotels + Bicent. symbol 76 77 EXXON TEXAS GD W 377 1977 CR 1977 Exxon ( ) Let's make every mile cnt Man-Tiger-Pumps (TEXAS blu/w) Tiger Tips + Hotels 77 77 EXXON TEXAS GD W 877 77-78 CR 1977 Exxon ( ) Let's make every mile cnt Man-Tiger-Pumps (TEXAS blu/w) Tiger Tips + Hotels 77 78 EXXON TEXAS GD W 478 1978 CR 1978 Exxon ( ) Let's make every mile cnt Man-Tiger-Pumps (TEXAS w/blu) Tiger Tips + Hotels + Thanks.... 78 79 EXXON TEXAS GD W 878 1979 CR 1978 Exxon ( ) Let's make every mile cnt Man-Tiger-Pumps (TEXAS w/blu) Tiger Tips + Hotels + Thanks.... 79 80 EXXON TEXAS GD W 879 CR 1979 Exxon ( ) Let's make every mile cnt Man-Tiger-Pumps (TEXAS w/blu) Tiger Tips (7 Tips) 80 81 EXXON TEXAS GD A 2808W CR 1980 Exxon ( ) Let's make every mile cnt Man-Tiger-Pumps (TEXAS w/blu) Tiger Tips (7 Tips) 81 81 EXXON TEXAS GD A 2904W CR 1981 Exxon ( ) Let's make every mile cnt Man-Tiger-Pumps (TEXAS w/blu) Tiger Tips (7 Tips) 81 82 82 83 EXXON TEXAS GD 8207W CR 1982 Featuring: Complete index...
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