A Collector's New Year: Philatelic, Americana, & Dealer Auction

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