Hauntingly Good Timed Auction, October 2023

1943 French cover and letter in neat script to LaPorte, CA from Peter. Perhaps he was a student in a monastery as there are religious tones in both en

19 c. 1903-07 Wells Fargo Records from Dutch Flat. 10 are related to W & P Nicholls of Dutch Flat, who were bankers and Wells Fargo agents. The ...

Rare! This is the oldest known check from Bank of La Porte, issued in 1872. See page 57 in Garvis. Has RNE7 revenue. Issued to Williamson & Cory...

5 c. 1863-66 John Conly & Co., an early La Porte bank, checks with 5 different 2c adhesive revenue stamps. These checks are rare with less than ...

About 30 c. 1882 Bank of La Porte checks with RNG and nice mining vignette on left. California La Porte c1882

Rare 1866 Wells Fargo & Co., Nevada City letterhead related to $21 returned to San Francisco. California Nevada County 1866

Revenue stamps (21) from California and New York, with a few from other areas like Ohio. All in decent condition and very colorful. Please see photos

A sealed deck of Redislip playing cards, with a quartet of ducks landing with a one pack Playing Card U.S. Int. Rev. Stamp.

Wells Fargo ephemera, c. 1881-84. 1881 Coulterville receipt, 1881 letterhead, 1894 letterhead with left side fraying. California c1881-84

3 pieces of Wells Fargo and Co., Virginia City, NV ephemera. Blank c. 1860's check with edge condition issues. 1870 and 1871 Savage Mining recei...

About 60 New York stock transfer revenue stamps on c. 1930's delivery bills etc. Good assortment.

About 50 or more US and foreign stamps and 1 Canadian FDC. Mostly canceled. Reproduction Inverted Jenny 6 stamp block. Cuba, UN covers, Iceland etc. S

c. 1981 Fleetwood album with Presidential engravings and US President stamps from Washington to Carter, plus Reagan and G Bush FDC's. 6 bonus po...

Collection of about 50 c. 1871-86 R135 and R151 adhesive revenues on mostly different checks. c1871-86

About 25 R2 and R6 adhesive revenue stamps on checks, some pictorial, c. 1862-68.

7 brown RND checks, c. 1874-1900. The citrine yellow color of RNX is recognized but not the much rarer browns of the RND imprints. They should be. Her

About 18 unusual revenue stamp pairs on checks c. 1867-1923. c1867-1923

Lot of about 22 vintage revenue stamped documents. Most 1860-70s. Checks, deposit receipts, county court summons.In August 1862, the United States gov

A group of twelve (12) bank checks, mostly from the East, with revenue stamps. Please see photos for more details. 1872

Collection of Internal Revenue Special Tax Stamps for Manufactured Tobacco c. 1876-85, missing 1881. Some are signed, all are cancelled. 1 is marked P

22 different Scott listings of adhesive revenues c. 1863-98 on checks, some pictorials. Nearly all different. Includes color variations and 2 imperf.

About 20 US revenues on checks, c. 1863-1901. Good examples of tied adhesives to the document, which are fairly rare as they are usually hand canceled

USPS stamp price sheet and an 1897 rules of returning stamp and envelope sales receipts to the assistant postmaster. Both pices in nice condition. Ple

Wisconsin Territory handwritten letter. Wisconsin was a territory from 1836-1847. This letter is from Mount Pleasant, which is 30 miles south of Milw

A key reference, A Description of United States postage Stamps and Postal Cards, 1927, by Post Office Department, 53pp. Second Award certificate, Rich

Two United States Government War-Savings thrift cards from 1918, one has one stamp the other has five stamps. Also two unused 25 cent thrift stamps se

Rare as found triple George Washington check from Geo. Washington Bank, c. 1864, with Washington vignette and blue 2c adhesive revenue stamps.

Lot of two advertising stamp holders from philatelic dealers: 1) Geo. J. Carter, 265 Halsey Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.: 1900 calendar that also holds sta

Stamps and coins to start a new hobby: 1) Wooden case from the Morgan Mint with 24 carat gold layered state quarters; all 50 states with brochure desc

Over 120 Canadian stamps. About a dozen vintage issues, large variety of sizes, colors, denominations and artwork. Excellent beginners collection! Ca

Stamps, stamp trading cards and advertising cards (27) make up this lot. The stamp trading cards are from Duke Cigarettes, a part of the American Toba

Lot of 53. 22 New Mexico, 31 Arizona. One RPC of Sand Dunes Yuma. Mxx of linen era and photo-chrome cards, wht border and borderless. Post Marks

9 Alamo real photo postcards, 2x Camp Diablo, Industries with red pen writing, farm, vacation camp, 3x street scenes, Alamo Inn. c. 1909-13. Britis

Lot of 26. Three RPC's. three pre-split (one imprinted US Seal and McKinley 1cent) and one photo of Park and Santa Clara Ave 1906 damage to bld...

21 Antioch postcards, many RPC's. G Street, steamer works, beach, harbor, bridge, rail depot, walnut etc. California Antioch

15 choice Bay Point RPC's with excellent contrast. Early cards, c. 1909-11. Dock, Navy pier, train depot, band, Hotel Clyde, Old Clayton Hotel e...

Lot of 21. Four RPC's, two amber cards, mix of borderless and wht border cards. Post marks: Belmont Ca., San Fran. Ground level view: Nort...

Lot of 24. Two pre-split, Three RPC's, three amber cards. Postmarks ; San Jose, Berkeley, Irvington Ca.,. Ground level views : Library, UC...

Lot of 32. Sixteen RPC's. Mostly borderless, some wht. borders. Post marks : Whittier Cal., Torrance, Compton, Inglewood. One has a 1 cent ...

38 Concord RPC's. Train depot, street scenes, Bank of Concord, Concord Inn, walnuts, Bacon Block, Mitchell Canon, train, Concord School etc. ...

54 postcards, mostly chromolitho, from the Contra Costa area. Crockett, Black Diamond Concord, Colla etc. California Contra Costa

About 23 assorted Contra Costa postcards. A mix of new, old, RPC and others. Pinole, Walnut Creek, Orina,Buffalo Bill, Oakley, Rheem Valley, Aetna Spr

Lot of 43. Mostly borderless, three embossed greeting cards. Post marks : Corning Cal. Flournoy, a couple of R.P.O's but most are not readabl...

10 Crockett RPC's and 1 more. Night at refinery, G and H Sugars, swimming tank, train tunnel, street scenes, fire dept., high school etc. c. 190...

3 Danville RPC's-2x Hartz Ave, railroad. M Cohen trade card. California Danville

Lot of 24. Nine RPC's, several linen era cards. Post Marks : Yellowstone Park Wy., L.A., Canoga Park Ca. Ground Level view: desert flowers...

Lot of 6. One embossed greeting card for Dunsmuir, all pre-split back post cards. One folding and three distant view of Dunsmuir (wht. border). O

Lot of 34. Three mail cards of panorama of Escondido. Few wht. borders. Postmarks: Loa Angeles, Palomar Mountain, Escondido, Moneta , Berkeley, Rin

Lot of 36. Eight RPC's, five pre-split of which are two Pvt. Mail Cards and one divided back marked Pvt. Mailing Card. Small Calif ad card w/m...

Lot of 42. Twenty-six RPC's, Three pre-split (one imprinted Jefferson one-cent ). wht and borderless cards. Two Calif info cards on Fairfield ...