Million Dollar Auction

Almost a hundred checks and receipts from across the Old West. Many from Virginia City (James G. Fair signed), Colorado, Montana, Oregon, California.

1) Globe, 1885 with three dimensional star killer. Round cancel with straight line date and post master name: W. E. Spence. William Spence was postmas

Very rare! Softcover with string binding. 12 pages. List office hours, arrival and departure of mails for various locations, carrier limits and delive

Early post cancel device. Wood handle and rusted steel stamp with changeable date. The date on this stamp May 3. City: Railroad Flat State: Californ

Well Fargo & Co's express cover. Return address in English and Chinese. Importers of China and Japan merchandise. City: San Francisco State...

14 covers, one with a letter, two discernable postmarks: 1885, 1889. All covers but 1 cover are to addresses in California, the other one is Vermont.

Beautiful cover with 1884 2 cent/ 2 Keneta stamp titled "Provisional Government 1893." This comes under the rule of the "Monarchy.&qu...

Covers are dated 1934-47. Nice Vignettes, include "First Flight" stamps. (Prag Collection) City: State: Hawaii Date: HWAC#: : 29806

Five covers prior to WWII; Hawaii to USA. (Prag Collection) City: State: Hawaii Date: HWAC#: : 31636

Three First Flight and one First Day of Issue cover. (Prag Collection) City: State: Hawaii Date: HWAC#: : 31637

This group of covers dates from 1928-1942, most are 1935-36. Many have pictorials or text on the front. The Hawaiian island of Oahu held a position of

Cover dates range from 1937 to 1976. Included are some from the Hawaiian Centennial Philatelic Exhibition; Independence Day, 1960; vignettes of Americ

These are dated 1934-41. In 1926 the Post Office Department issued the first in a series of airmail stamps that no longer featured the square shape of

Dates 1934-1940. One from the U. S. S. Seagull Minesweeper, includes a stamp featuring a photo of the ship. Very nice vignettes. These are dated 1934-

The 25c denomination US airmail stamp (blue) was issued on November 22, 1935 for the Inauguration of Trans-Pacific Airmail Service between San Francis

Covers dated 1934-42. Nice Vignettes and stamps. (Prag Collection) City: State: Hawaii Date: HWAC#: : 29802

Lot of 35 covers, most illustrated and first day. Some duplication. Vast majority were mailed. Earliest cancel is 1916 (Honolulu). Latest is 1979 (als

Lot of eleven covers. Includes: Trans-Pacific Route with real photo cachet and embossed gilt map; four different Honolulu to Suva; National Air Mail W

No Amesville covers reported in Shellen & Dunn! Incredible, double circle, purple, strong strike. Oval grid cancel. Post office opened from 1884...

Central Meat Company, WL Beal, County Treasurer, The Montana Hotel, JL Hamilton, Anaconda Copper Mining Company, Novelty Repair Shop, and CM Sawyer. A

Only one manuscript reported in Shellen & Dunn. Strong strike. Post office open from 1884-1891. City: Ashley State: Montana Date: 1887 HWAC#: :...

Includes Allerdice & Allendale toothed cancels, two different Glendale double outer circles, one Dillon double outer circle, Amstead with Chines...

1) Glendale purple cancel, 1880, Avery House. 2) Glendale red cancel, 1880, light strike, Pond & Uelin. 3) Bannack City, 1889, FL Graves. 4) Ban...

Includes Hotel Northern, the Cottage Inn, Russell Miller Mining Company WL Linton, Cothron & Todd, Grand Hotel, Donovan & Spear, Fourth Judi...

cc's include Northern Hotel, Grand Hotel, International Harvester, Al Bedoo Temple, PJ Brophy, Hines Motor Supply, Yellowstone County Treasurer,...

Mostly legible DCDS double circle with a grid cancel. In blue. Shellen & Dunn Type 1. City: Blackfoot City State: Montana Date: c1870 HWAC#: : ...

Only 3 listed in Shellen & Dunn territorial postmark book. Both spellings are represented. One is from George L. Meeker. The post office was onl...

Quite a selection of cancels, killers, envelopes and addresses. Includes a Northern Pacific Hotel corner advertising with a pink cancel, letter addres

According to Shellen & Dunn, this is earlier than any cove found in their census. Manuscript. City: Bozeman State: Montana Date: 1869 HWAC#: : ...

Post office only open from 1879 to 1880. Shellen & Dunn report none in their census. City: Buell State: Montana Date: 1880 HWAC#: : 31045

Beautiful double outside circle 1880 Montana Copper Company corner advertising, shaved corner rectangle 1884 pink, 1884 star in gride, Wheel of Fortun

A myriad of different cancels: the oldest being an 1880 cc large double ring outer circle with a bold strike. Also star in oval killer, blue star kill

Only one Cable City territorial listed in Shellen & Dunn. This is an unlisted circle cancel. Cover is addressed to R. S. Kelley in Deer Lodge, M...

1) Camp Baker post office open from 1872 to 1879. On postal card. Bleeding of ink prevalent through 'Camp Ba.' From Augustus Bockey(?). 2) F...

Both of these are type number 2 as listed in Shellen and Dunn. There was only 1 found in their census and only 2 total! 1) 1885 purple. 2) c1885 pink.

Three Ewing (1901-1905), Red Lodge (one 1901 and one Camp Sawtooth), two Bearcreek (one 1906), Belfry, Fromberg, Edgar, Dryhead, Alpine, Bowler, Elgin

Lot of two. 1) Traditional black oval cancel. 2) Unlisted in Shellen & Dunn purple oval cancel. City: Cartersville State: Montana Date: 1880...

Two Fort Shaw (1873, paper and 1881 octagon), 1896 Morris double box magenta light strike, 1888 Great Falls, 1898 Logging Creek, 1903 Adel, Belt, Blac

Only example listed in Shellen & Dunn. Nice purple oval, double outer circle. Opened roughly into stamp at right. Post office was only open from...

Early! Rare! Only one reported example in Shellen & Dunn! This is a great manuscript cancel with a blue steam engine. City: Cedar Junction Stat...

This post office was only open during the territorial period and the Shellen & Dunn census had ‘none reported.' Unique? Magenta large double...

Letters talk about haying, antelope steak, working in the cellar, blueberry time, a young colt, but mostly personal. From Mary Harris. City: Chestnu

Lot of eleven. Two Fort Benton (1881 blue double circle and 1880 magenta octagon), 1882 Belknap, 1911 Clear Lake (post office opened in 1911 and close

1) Blue 1885 cancel on a Clendenin Mining & Smelting Comp any corner cover. 2) Black 1884 cover. Post office was open from 1882 - 1892. City: ...

No Cold Springs covers reported in Shellen & Dunn. Manuscript! On postal reply card. From Edward Russel. City: Cold Springs State: Montana Dat...

This double circle is not listed in Shellen & Dunn. Date seems to be Jun 1887(?). City: Cora State: Montana Date: 1887 HWAC#: : 31053

Lot of six. 1) Terminus blue double outer circle. 1880. 2) Boyle, 1900. Post office opened from 1892-1903. 3) Albright, 1885. Blue. 4) Etchetah 1891 o

First year of operation, Very early. City: Deamersville State: Montana Date: 1890 HWAC#: : 31057

Pictorial cc's: The Montana and two different McBurney House. Fancy cc's include: The City Hotel, two different McBurney House, and Cockrell...