Holiday Auction: Mining, Philatelic, Americana, & More (December 2020)

Dated October 11th 1871, No. 83 for $240. A Scott #RN-C21 2c orange (Washington) internal revenue stamp printed on (black on) white paper. Y cut cance

Printed blue frank on unaddressed 1861 3¢ pink part paste-up entire, either from the Idaho mines or from San Francisco to the east coast. With

1) 1865 R-5 Gold Hill, Nev. 30mm postmark. Addressed to C. C. Cassidy of Dutch Flat. Christopher Columbus (C. C.) was living in American City in 1864

1) 1850. Adams & C0. Marvelous vignette entitled Adams & Co.'s Express' and shows a modest building! 2) 1855 Has the more noted, ...

Proprietors wee Nery Wells, E. T. Winslow and Johnston Livingston. Dateline New York Nov. 2nd, 1849. Two steam train vignettes. Lists cities in New Yo

Unissued. 185-. "Connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co." Beekman opened his express office in 1856. C.C. Beekman operated a bank and expr...

A collection of very rare materials supplied to Wells Fargo Employees. This lot includes 1) Letterhead issued to Wells Fargo Agent Nathan Rhine, writt

Very rare Wells Fargo pepper box label from Nogales, Arizona for the "Fargo" brand. About 6 x 9". Date: Country (if not USA): St...

1) 1889. Corner cover for L. E. Walker, Ve Kol Mine, Arizona, O. O. Casa Grande. Fort Wayne straight line received mark. Stamped in Los Angeles. Vekol

Lot of 4 pieces. 1) 1884 cover to San Jose with two letters enclosed. 2) Corner advertising cover for the New Southern Hotel, mailed in 1911 to Fresno

Mining related - Great Sierra Con. Silver Co. Bold strike of cds [MON-20 open 1882-84, Williams] on cover to New Bedford, MA franked with 1883, 2

1) Neat manuscript postmark (YUB-120) with pen cancel on 3¢ rose, to Nevada. California. c1870. 2) Cover to London, England with a Franklin bl

A-59 light green pair of 1c Franklin's. Advertising corner for the Willietta Mine, Luther Wagoner M. E. The Willietta was located on Hog Mounta...

Block of three A-10 Washington 3 cent stamps and one A-5 Franklin 1 cent stamp. Cancel is a TUO-420, 1854-1856, R-4 Rare Killer. Date: c1

1) Feb. 22, 1852. Coverless latter. Includes gold dust calculations. You can get a better price at the mint. talks about Downieville burning down. &...

Letter states, "Dry Creek (Yuba County) Post Office, Aug. 5, 1857" Addressed to W. J. Frierson, Grafton, California. Postmark YUB 550. Onl...

Large postmark (1858-1864). R-4. YUB-590. Hydraulic mining was done extensively at Empire Ranch. The name would be changed to Smartsville in 1865. Da

1) Faster's Bar manuscript. [YUB 620, 1852-1853, R-4, Williams] Manuscript '5'. Sent to William R. Morgan of San Francisco. 2) Brownsvil...

"Signed by Wm. T. L. Searris(?) of Sacramento City. I am well and far away." "have seen the Grizzly Bear" "I have a job and...

Lot of 3. 1) Hydesville purple octagon cancel on cover sent to Table Bluff. Date illegible. No contents. 2) Hookton Humboldt Co., 1884 stamped in red