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Two strong Quinton postmarks. Post office was open in 1902. Both first year 1903. 1) Orange envelope with a Quinton Pharmacy, Donaghe proprietor, corn

Lot of two. 1) Manuscript 1877 cover. 2) 1889 CDS with target cancel. Two nice strikes! Red Oak was established as a trading post in 1850. On the Butt

VERY strong octagonal strike with target killer. Town named for nearby salt works. Cover was sent three years after the post office opened. Sent to Ta

Lot of 5 interesting pieces. 1) Fabulous pictorial advertising cover for the Cherokee National Female Seminary. This cover is from the first year of t

Two early Tahlequah covers. Tahlequah was chosen as the capital of Cherokee nation. 1) 1857 3c ScU8 entire. Postmarked with Tahlequah, Ark. Has manusc

Lot of six. Post office opened in 1871. 1) Early CDS. Nice strike on yellow cover. 2) 1879 double ring postmark with W cancel. 3-6) Advertising covers

Lot of two. The most impressive is an 1892 CDS on a pink envelope with a corner advertising for SS Copp, druggist. Post office was only 4 years old. A

Post office was named after a Missouri senator and opened in 1905. This cover was sent two years after the opening of the post office. Issued to Board

Double circle postmark with geometric cancel on blue envelope. Reverse has a nice Gibson Station I. T. cancel. The letter is from a teacher/student at

Lot of 15. 1)1893 Oklahoma Okla. T. postal history. Rare designation of Okla. T. 2) 1894 CDS with one cent Columbian Exposition stamps. Cancel in firs

Lot of eighteen. Most are advertising covers; Guthrie Lodge of Guthrie, Jones & Richardson lumber of Norman, Hotel Tonkawa of Tonkawa, Beckwith ...

1) Gate City, 1891. Post office opened in 1886 and closed in 1894. 2) Edmond, 1890. Post office opened the year before. VERY EARLY! Advertising cover

1) Osage Agency, Pawhuska. First year 1876 manuscript cancel. CC of Office of Indian Affairs. 2) 1887 Pawhuska cc. VERY strong strike. Advertising cov

1) Fort Gibson Ark, Cherokee Nation. c1871. Established as part of Arkansas and became part of Oklahoma when it was established. Considered the oldest

Used! Lot of ten. One cent blues are 1) Fairfield with one cent stamp attached, 2) Concordia National Bank, 3) Gaylord Bank of Geo. R. Parker. Two cen

Lot of seventeen. All have a House (Hotel) advertisement. Best was a first year Halstead 1883 (Halstead received a post office in 1883)? Two great pic

Lot of six. 1) Double ring octagonal Garden Plains 1884 postmark. This is within ten years of the opening of the Garden Plains post office. Strong Str

Lot of eleven. 1) RARE Armourdale (1882-1891). From Sebille in 1890. 2) Brown, Chamute, 1889. 3) Chetopa, Lamb & Miller. 4) Ottawa, Benson &...

Lot of sixteen. Key piece is a very early 1887 (1885 to present) strong double ring State Bank of Alton! Also a Baldwin 1900 strong strike (post offic

Lot of nineteen. Mostly 1800's. 1) Premier piece is an 1872 Independence. Post office opened in 1871. Strong strike. 2) Baldwin 1876. Post offic...

Lot of eighteen. Mostly 1800's. 1) Premier piece is 1882 North Lawrence. Post office was only opened from 1872-1995. 2) Oakland, 1897. Post offi...

Lot of nineteen. Mostly 1800's. 1) Argentine 12c Cover. Postmarked 1889. Post office was open from 1881-1903. 2) Armourdale 1886. First year. 3)...

Each cover has a double ring or double circle or most commonly a double ring/double circle. Lot of 15.BY FAR THE MOST INTRIGUING is a July 4, Paola wh

Lot of twenty-nine!!! Includes a very nice double ring/double circle of Buist & Doutherty hardware from Cawker City. 1880's covers include 1...

Lot of twenty-three. THREE HAVE FULL FACE BACKS: 1880 (or 1890) Springs Hotel at Baxter Springs with Merchants Gargling Oil Liniment full face back, 1

Lot of eight. Very early 1870 (second year) Vinload, early 1880 Maple City, RARE Tiblow, Elgin, Wyandotte, Wakarusa, very early 1876 White Church, and

Lot of eighteen. Several early stages: National Military Home 1886 (post office opened in 1886) with nice strike, Ashland County Clerk 1891 (PO opened

Lot of thirteen. Contents have not been read by us. Probably some family affairs, but also, hopefully, some interesting historical content. Wakarusa c

Lot of eleven. Includes William Garland Railroad Contractor on1886 Cedarvale postmark, Santa Fe corner advertising on Kan. City & Tulsa postmark...

Lot of twenty-eight. Fourteen pictorials: 1888 Arkansas City , Diamond Cattle Co. with lasso vignette. Baumberger farm machinery with very nice vignet

Includes Real estate agents and land agents. Lot of seventeen. Covers from Hiawatha with strong strike, Leonardville with strong strike, Nice 1885 Blu

Lot of three. 1) Adams Express. Handwritten Arcadia, Crawford County, Kansas. Postmark is railroad related: ? & Memphis. 1900. 2) Adams Express....

Lot of twenty-two. Includes 1) Second year Scottsville, Mitchell County. 1880. 2) 1883 Russell 5c to Germany. 3-5) Three Columbus Exposition covers: A

Lot of twenty. Includes two pictorial: Linsburg Bethany College and Kansas City Seminary. Cherokee Zinc, Weir, Kansas with Arcadia & C.Vale RPO....

Lot of 37 covers. Most if not all is addressed to Wiseman & Waters in Golconda, Illinois (on the Kentucky/Illinois border). Earliest pieces are ...

Small double ring Adrian postmark dated Apr. 23 1882. The post office at Adrian opened in 1880 making this a second year postmark. Target cancel. Adri

Manuscript Ash Grove, Mo., June 6 and pen cancelled. Fancy cover. Shows wear of years. Stamp indicated perhaps c1855. Post office opened in 1849. Loca

Manuscript postmark reads Billings, Mo. 3/20. Pen X cancel. Post office opened in 1871. Located Christian County. Billings is part of the Springfield

Posta office was opened in 1868. Letter inside confirms that the cover was mailed in 1870 making this cover very early. Also 1872 deposition that auth

9 covers from the city and state of Cape Giraudoux. Includes one letter that is Civil War related, "several of the boys are sick" "ha...

Cassville, Barry County manuscript postmark and cancel. Dated Jan. 3, 1863. Post office opened in 1845.The land which would be called Cassville was pl

Lot of 7. Includes an 1) 1842 stampless letter with a manuscript 18 3/4 charge. Manuscript Gallatin, Mo., Dec. 5. 2) Manuscript postmark with a Paid 3

This post office was only open from 1839 to 1843. Manuscript postmark. No stamp as it is written as FREE, C. C. Daviess P. M. Dated Oct 29th. Cover an

This cover has a lot going for it. The Dunnegan post office opened in 1886. This postmark is for Aug. 22, 1886. It is a fancy perforated oval. Located

6 Total. Stampless letter, Hermann, 1851. Manuscript 'Hermann, Mo., June 22, 1951' and '10'. Also Gasconade front to France. 1894 Bl...

5 Total. 1) Letter from Glasgow to Booneville, Mo. Stamped postmark and ink '5'. Dated December 18, 1845. Visitors planned on taking a ferry...

Hainesville postmark and cancel are hand written. Dated Oct. 20. Clinton County. Post office was open from 1843 to 1880 fancy scrollwork on cover. Sta

6 total. One is a stampless circular PAID 5. Letter dated 1853. 2) Colored Napoleon Flour corner advertising. Three Harrisonville double circle postma

6 total. 1) Coal, Henry County. Coal post office was open from 1892 - 1907. 2c red Washington. Two additional 4c blue Fleet of Columbus stamps have

9 total. Includes 1) one stampless Independence cover with a paid 10. Fold. 2) 1858 Independence cover . 3 1842 Independence stampless letter. 4) Lees

13 Total. The most interesting is a RARE Smithfield shield postmark with star killer, 1884. Carthage manuscript cover pen cancelled. c1860. Joplin adv

5 Total. Two 1845 stampless covers. One has content and one is blank and probably carried something. One is marked 12 and one 10 payment. Also one cov

8 Total. All advertising covers. First National Bank, Central Hotel with building vignette, Star Clothing, Madison Hotel, colorful Bruns shoes, Monroe

Early manuscript postmark and cancel from Johnstown. The post office was open from 1856 to 1916. Manuscript postmark lists the date as July 19, 1861.

This cover has a lot going for it. The post office in Kahoka was opened in 1882 - the same year this cover was sent. Corner advertising for G. N. Sans

Total 17. Five are pre-Kansas City and postmarked Kansas. Of the five one is a Kansas 1860. One is from Charles H Alden of Missouri River in1 859. Two

Lot of 42. Nearly all are advertising covers, many pictorial. Nearly all are pre-1900. No contents. Includes: American Cereal Co.; Goodyear Rubber Co.

12 total. Two covers have cattle vignettes. Red & black AB Matthews cattle company and James McAdow dealer in hides. Also Irwin & Allen live...

11 total. Most interesting is the Sweaingen Shutter and Iron Works, Pictorial is close-up of Perkin's Pat Rolling Shutter. Also Trumbull Reynold...

12 Total. Includes Missouri & Kansas Telephone, Kansas City Distilling, Flersheim liquor dealer, Anglo-American packing, Glesner & Ross conf...

11 total. Prier piece is a Gates & Kendal Boots and Shoe. Reverse has a list of principal business house in Kansas City. Also Coolman scales, Ca...

4 total. Premier piece is a full face Kansas City Times with a vignette of the Times building. c1870. Also corner advertising for the Kansas City Pric

Total of five. 1) Stampless letter. 1855. Free crossed out and manuscript 5 added. 2) Stampless letter. 1853. Stamped 10. 3) Stampless letter. manuscr

This is a very interesting piece. The charge for delivery for this letter to Kentucky was $1.00. That is quadruple the regular rate for this 400 mile

Manuscript postmark reads Newtonia, Mo. Feb. 11. Pen cancelled. Check photo for condition. Located in Newton County. Post office open from 1858 to 197

11 total. One stampless cover from Bowling Green. Manuscript29 May and manuscript Paid 3. One stampless letter from Clarksville. Early 1839. Advertisi

5 total. 1) 1845 stampless letter with an 18c manuscript rate. The April 19 postmark is excellent. 2) March 22 letter with manuscript PAID and a 2c Bl

12 Total. All have corner advertising. Premier pieces are the 1) Milton Durrill, breeder of Short Horns. 1886. Fine cancel. Short horn in pictorial vi

Lot of two with two different postmarks. C1860's. Post office opened in 1861. Sedalia was more of a dream than a reality until 1861 when the rai...

Lot of 31. Includes Bluffton wine Company, fancy Eclipse Store, Madden Coal, colorful Hercules Wire Rope with picture of rope, many attorneys, Scharf

Lot of 13. Two great full face underprints; Planters House and Southern Hotel (Scott 114 railroad stamp). Includes, Zucker commission, Missouri glass,

7 total. 1) 839 stampless letter. '18' cent rate. 2) Ad for Head Quarters, Department of Missouri. Double circle St. Louis postmark. c 1869....

Lot of 4 different pictorial covers. No contents. Includes: Benjamin Franklin ("Imitate his virtues"); eagle with flag ("The Constitu...

Total 10. To really appreciate these postmarks, see the photo and enlarge it. 1) Fulton 1846-1885. Large exceptional circle. Pen cancelled. 2) Cameron

1) 1848 Fayette. 2-4) Three Boonville covers. Includes manuscript paid 10, stamped paid 5 and stamped PAID with manuscript paid 5. 5) New Madrid 1837.

Towns include Butler, Humansville, Barnard, Shelbyville, Fredericktown, De Soto, Cabool, Jamestown, Kirksville, Mexico, New Florence, Licking, Ash Gro

11 total. Craig Brothers of Maryville, Givens & Meryhew of Kahoka, Matlock & Hiller of Kahoka, Winslow of Bethany (Atwood crossed out / Post...

1) Benton, Ark. postmark. Saline County. 2) Manuscript Sand Hill, Scotland County. 1849 (post office opened in 1845). Manuscript Paid 10. Date: Cou

1) Benton, Scott County. Manuscript Benton, Mo., 5/12/1879. Pen cancelled 3c green Washington stamp. 2) Camden Point, Platte County. Manuscript Camde

5 total. 1) La Plata. Gash & Cunningham drugs and books. 1888. 2) Mayville. Mo. State Pharmaceutical Association. 1890. 3) Chamois. Dew Drop In ...

1) High Point, Newton, stock and farming machinery. 2) Hughesville, McQuitty, Menlo Park with sheep vignette. 3) Irena, Kaufman Clover Crest Herd. Gra

17 total. Pictorial ads include The Newton at Excelsior Springs, Hotel Mitchell at Nevada, Florence at Carrollton, Merchants of Moberly and Laclede at

16 total. Pictorial corner advertising includes the Saint James, Pacific House, New Coates, Midland, Grand Missouri, Windsor, etc. Other corner advert

Seems to be a very early Keysville cover. The '4' as a day has been written in. Pen cancelled. Sent to Brunswick, Missouri. Post office was ...

This is a nice collection of five official envelopes in various colors. Three are from Jefferson County: Tan Auditor, Green Insurance Department and P

9 Total. 1) Windsor Hotel corner cover. Has an interesting c/o K. C., Ft. Scott and Memphis RR. 2) 1888 St. Louis, Salem & Little Rock R.R. Co. ...

Includes Fair Grove, Bo0livar, Liberty, Fayette, Boonville, Malta Bend Neosho, Maysville (full length rip), Spring Valley, Bolckow, Gadose(?), Edina,

4 total. 1) New Madrid with a red post mark. Also a circular PAID 3. 2) Red Huntsville. Stamped paid '5'.3) Dadeville. Incredibly fine '...

8 total. For a good look at the stamps, see the photograph which can be blown up. 1) Hamilton with Scott 114 train stamp. 2) Browning with 2c green Wa

Lot of eight. 1) Farmingon of Saint Francois. Pair of Black Jack stamps. Two stampless. 2) Jefferson Barracks of St. Louis County. 1844. Pen 25c. No c

Lot of 7. 1) Camp Girardeau, 1853. Paid 3. Regarding the death of SH Poe. 2pp. 2) Saint Joseph, 1853. Paid 5. 3pp. Illegible. 3) Weston. 1854. Paid 5.

These seven covers were all mailed early in their post office's life. 1) Greenfield, c1865. Manuscript date '27'. 2) Hahatonka 1905. Pos...

Large red, white and blue UNION upper right. Lady holding and American flag on left. Published by Mumford. Letter is enclosed and addressed as Chillic

Postmarked Clinton, Missouri. A very detailed vignette of a soldier with and American flag. woman points to a rebel camp and says TAKE THIS AND STRI

Rare Union Cannon with American Flag. Says THE UNION MUST AND SHALL BE PRESERVED. Postmarked Kansas (before they used Kansas City) Nov. 19, 186-. This

Otterville, Missouri postmark. Vignette is on a Union soldier holding a sward. Says EVER LOYAL TO THE UNION AND THE CONSTITUTION. Illinois insert says

Rolla postmark. Early cover as Rolla received its post office inn 1858. Image of Major General Halleck; Our Western Commander. Henry Wager Halleck was

Springfield Double Circle. Dated 1863. Says NOT A STAR MUST FALL. Shows eagle flying with flag over a red, white & blue star. Staining upper lef...

Excellent postmark St. Joseph, May 30, Mo. Red underprint of lady holding a union sign. Says NONE BUT THE BRAVE DESERVE THE FAIR. The citizens of St.

1) Very strong St. Louis Strike. Dec. 12. Red, white and blue vignette of lady holding a large Union flag blowing in the wind. 2) St. Louis, 1862. Eag