Million Dollar Auction

Pen cancel and killer. Addressed to Theodore Muffly of Virginia City, Montana. City: Deer Lodge State: Montana Date: 1868 HWAC#: : 31946

Includes 10 covers, 4 corner advertising, and the rest are postal cards. Mostly addressed to the First National Bank of Deer Lodge, Donnell Clark &a...

Includes Beaverton, three Anaconda, Montana Territory (one with two blocks of three blue 1c stamps), Beartown manuscript territorial, Rochester, Fisht

One purple and one magenta on postal cards. Purple 1878 from WH Sutherlin (office Rocky Mountain Husbandman) to Richard Lackey of Bozeman. 1880 from C

Mostly territorial (32) and even one envelope with a letter! City: Dillon State: Montana Date: HWAC#: : 31931

All on Postal Cards: First National Bank and two different Sebree, Ferris & White. Includes a first year round/straight line date. One large blu...

1) 1885 manuscript cancel in postal reply card. From Theodore Furske(?) to First National Bank of Helena. Only 1 listed in Shellen & Dunn. 2) 18...

According to Shellen & Dunn there were no reported covers from this town. The post office was open from 1869 to 1879. September 22, no year. Han...

No reported territorials from here in Shellen & Dunn. Official post office card. Mrs. Herbert Rundle. Stamp is easily readable, but 'E' ...

Lot of five! 1) Manuscript. Only one in Sheelen & Dunn census. This is later - 1889(?). 2) Number 2 double circle William Ennis corner cover. Ro...

Only one listed in Shellen & Dunn. This is earlier. Post office only open from 1872 to 1875. City: Etna State: Montana Date: 1873 HWAC#: : 29944

1) Lewiston purple 1886 type number 1 in Shellen & Dunn. Only one found in their inventory. EC Brower & Bro corner advertising cover. 2) 189...

Lot of 3. 1) Fish Creek manuscript. Number 1 in Shellen & Dunn. Four in census. 1879. 2) Sterling manuscript. 1879. 3) Stamped cancel from Sterl...

Flat Willow was open from 1883-1894 and 1896 to 1946. In the territorial census of Shellen & Dunn, only one Flat Willow pre-1890 cover was disco...

Registered package #31 from Fletcher. From E. Smith. Post office was open from 1913 to 1915 and this letter was mailed when the post office was three

Similar to #2 in Shellen & Dunn, but different and earlier. Strong strike. City: Fort Asinboine State: Montana Date: 1882 HWAC#: : 29931

Great reads here. Includes a 1879 magenta star cancel. Letter is on D. W.Spooner, Contractor, West Randolph, Vermont letterhead. Heading to Fort Belkn

Marvelous collection. 1) Pictorial Murphy, Neel, & Company. Poor strike and torn ope into stamp. 2) Fancy River Press. Great strike. 3) T. C. Po...

From the Benton Lodge of the A. F. & A. M. To Virginia City, lodge #1. City: Fort Benton State: Montana Date: 1886 HWAC#: : 29937

1) Rare #3. Only one in Shellen & Dunn census. Strong strike. Includes note on back. "You see by the heading of this card, we have at last ...

Lot of six. 1) 1881 blue square. 2) 1882 double circle. 3) c 1885 large circle. 4) Cancel with no outer circle. Not listed in Shellen & Dunn! 5)...

According to Shellen & Dunn this is the only cover from the first period of operation (1875-1876). It is also the only 1870's cover and only...

Unique Fort Maginnis cover. Mailed from William R Burkhard, fire arms, ammunition, fishing tackle, blasting powder, Winchester, Smith's guns, et...

Post office was open from March 10, 1887 to May 20, 1887 - 2 months. Postmarked June 25, 1887, after post office officially closed. From the Foston Sm

Lot of twenty-five. Includes RARE Moreland c1885 cover (post office open from 1884-1891), two Gallatin (1878 & 1883), 1879 Central Park signed b...

Great piece! None reported in Shellen & Dunn. 1888 GREEN double circle! Light but very readable. Post office opened in 1883. City: Garrison Sta...

Lot of eight Glendale cancels. All different varieties and colors. Great grouping! City: Glendale State: Montana Date: 1880's HWAC#: : 29954

Only one Gold Creek is listed in Shellen & Dunn - a straight line. This is a manuscript November 9, 1888 cover sent from GR Powers. Great piece!...

Lot of sixteen. Includes strong 1885 Lavina (6 total in Shellen & Dunn census), rare first period 1892 (1889-1902) Franklin manuscript, four Fol...

Only one in Shellen & Dunn. This is earlier! Strong strike. Double circle. On postal reply card. Addressed to Joseph Johns at the Jay Gould post...

Early Grantsdale cover. Post office opened in 1888. None listed in Shellen & Dunn. Last two digits of year are hard to read. City name is very c...

1) 1888 identified by Helena cancel on front. Addressed to Captain DH Buck. Captain Buck arrived in Montana in 1876 after being mustered out of the ar

This January 13, 1886 pre-dates the three examples in Shellen & Dunn. The post office opened in 1885 and closed in 1902. Nice strike, but light ...

Four postal cards with manuscript cancels. 1) From J. Potter to R. Sadky (?) esquire. Eggs are paid for. 2) 1881 from R. Wright to First National Bank

Only four Harrison covers listed in Shellen & Dunn. Hand cancelled with three diagonal lines. Post office opened from 1870-1899. City: Harrison...

Rare Montana express cover. Helena is faint and difficult to read. The Montana cancel has been over-cancelled by a New York City received cancel. Ci

Great piece of postal history. Includes a letter, datelined "In Camp." Only four examples in Shellen & Dunn. This is earliest (Maltes...

Earliest known Home Camp cancel (Shellen & Dunn). Virginia City double outer circle cancel on back. City: Home Camp State: Montana Date: 1888 ...

11 pre-1890, 2 manuscripts, 2 letters! Includes 1883 Boulder Valley, 1882 Bedford manuscript, two Whitehall including 1883 manuscript, two different c

Eleven pre-1890 covers. 1-2) Canyon Ferry. Early 1872 - earlier than any listed in Shellen & Dunn. 1888 large purple unlisted cancel. 3) 1888 ma...

Unique post history cover. Front has a Lincoln doane cancel with a corner cover for Theodore R. Hirsdale of Helena. Reverse has a Canyon Creek, Silver

Post office was only open from 1895-1899. Return address is "Log Creek." Note is about selling milk, where it will be left, and how the tr...

Only 2 listed in Shellen & Dunn. This has a strong strike except for the 'Lyon' which is potty - yet easily readable. To Virginia City, ...

Includes three Ferguson (1900-1905 one is a Harrison Ranch corner cover, young stallions for sale, one from GM Marshall, and one from WN Bowman), Mont

1) Pony Metropolitan Meat Company. Red Bluff Revenue Consolidated Gold Mining Company, Alder Callow & Stapleton general merchandise, Alder Merca...

Lot of fifteen. Includes Pony double circle with Bozeman strike also. To Virginia City. Seven Red Bluff covers. Three oval coves (blue, green, and mag

All territorial. Includes an 1885 purple negative star, 1887 black negative star on reverse of cover sent to JA Burnett, and 1889 target. Nice groupin

1) Fort Logan octagonal, light strike. 1887. 2) Clendenin double circle. 1888. 3) Cora 1886. 4) Diamond City 1886. 5) Diamond City date unknown. Cit

Fine strike of Old Agency, M. T. To Mrs. R. S. Ford of Sun River, Montana. City: Old Agency State: Montana Date: 1882 HWAC#: : 29958

Lot of nineteen. INCLUDES five Livingston covers. One is an unlisted 1888 purple double circle (Shellen & Dunn.). Also a fabulous type number 1 ...