Montana Big Sky & Western Americana

Lot of two. 1) Target cancel on postal card From R. Gallagher. 1888. 2) Fancy ring 1880's cover. Blurry. Only two in Shellen & Dunn census. ...

A lot of 29 postcards in total with 6 different postal cancels. Contains a variety of street views and smelter views. Includes an insured parcel recei

Lot of two. 1) Manuscript November, November 10. Fading on right hand side affects the pen cancelled stamp. 2) Double circle February 9, 1887 in magen

Spectacular collection of mostly (11) early real photo postcards of street scenes and birds eye view of Baker, Montana. Seventeen postcards in total,

Misspelled "Motana." Originally came with an 1869 letter according to the information with the envelope. 'MONT' struck lightly. (S...

18 total postcards. Includes two excellent real photo cards of town views, and also an 1895 returned receipt. Contains 3 different cancels. (Svoboda C

Territorial. Cc from Schreiner & Co., General Merchandise of Wickes. Sent to TJ Conner of Virginia City. Front has a round Basin cancel and a fi...

Only five of this fancy cancel listed in Shellen & Dunn. Nice strike, but the 'Creek" is light. (Svoboda Collection) City: Beaver Cre...

Lot of forty-nine. Includes an 1892 Cavandish (light strike) on a corner advertising cover for Golden Leaf, limited. Post office was only open two yea

57 total. Eighteen picture post cards and 3 RPC's. Best postmark is a 1912 Brenner (1910-1913). Interesting postmarks include 1909 Dewey (1894-1...

Lot of two. 1) Double ring magenta M. T. cancel. Number 1 in Shellen and Dunn. 2) Number 3 1882 star in circle killer. It is an order of fire works fr

Photo shows high contrast. A conductor stands by the train and a lone man stands on the platform. Belfry cancel is light with the bottom of the '...

1881 circle cancel. To Powers of Fort Benton. From FORT BELKNAP! (Svoboda Collection) City: Belknap State: Montana Date: 1881 HWAC# 30930

Magenta circle with iron cross killer. The post office was only open from 1879 to 1882. Shellen & Dunn list only five from this post office in t...

11 total postcards with one genuine RPC with landscape views and contains at least 3 different cancels. (Svoboda Collection) City: Belt State: Mont

17 total postcards, includes one RPC with a town view and contains at least 5 different cancels. (Svoboda Collection) City: Belton State: Montana

36 total cards. 10 RPC's, 10 picture post cards. Fabulous PC's of Hardin: 1908 main street with buggies, Acme Apartments, Sullivan Block, Cr...

1) 1884 #2. One in Shellen & Dunn census. 2) 1885 #3 double ring / double circle on postal card. 3) 1887 #4 double ring. (Svoboda Collection) ...

27 postcards in total including 12 real photo postcards, some that have great town views, and contains at least 4 different cancels. (Svoboda Collecti

48 postcards in total, includes 10 real photo postcards; some of early street views. Contains about 12 different postmarks. (Svoboda Collection) Cit

Total of five. Four different cancels. Includes one manuscript and one straight line. Most within the first year of opening. (Svoboda Collection) Ci

Territorial. Lot of nine. Includes one rectangle (without the box). Yellowstone County. (Svoboda Collection) City: Billings State: Montana Date: 1

Lot of thirteen. Includes an 1891 Lloyd (1880-1992), 1914 Little Jewell (1913-1925), 1931 Hodgeland (1928 - present), and a wonderful blue Kabo. Addre

48 total pieces. Thirteen Montana picture post cards include black & white 1906 Harlem Flood, panorama of Harlem, and Fort Belknap. Six PRC'...

Over 50 postcards including 10 different postmarks. Ten RPC's: Main Street, Bozeman, 1936, church, 1906, Bridger Range, Bozeman and more. Four ...

Lot of thirteen. Includes pictorial Montana Armory, Northern Pacific Hotel express business, LS Willson (2), J Baasinki, Walter Cooper guns (partial),

Total of ten. Two different cancels and four different color variations. All on postal cards to First National Bank or Merchants National Bank in Hele

Lot of eleven. Includes two Diamond City postal cards (one 1874 postal card to Major Walker, paymaster of Helena, "will you come over here befo...

14 postcards. Five RPC's, one of Mountain Express, Winter by J.T. Sperry (1907). Seven different postmarks. Four postal cards included. (Svoboda...

None reported in Shellen & Dunn. Double circle. Light but easily readable. (Svoboda Collection) City: Burlington State: Montana Date: 1887 ...

Lot of thirty-seven. Includes Greenfield & Kain with a rare photograph of a chicken, AF Bray, Walsh & Craft, McDermott Hotel pictorial, Beav...

Over 80 postcards. One beautiful three-panel Butte panorama colored postcard. Six RPC's: inside of Paxson & Rockefeller Co., great photo of ...

Large corner advertising piece. To James Leahy of Butte. Addressed but not cancelled. Opened roughly at right. (Svoboda Collection) City: Butte Sta

Five postcards, two different postmarks of early Butte history. (Svoboda Collection) City: Butte City State: Montana Date: c-1883-1893 HWAC# 3556

Total of eleven covers. Ten different. Includes magenta rectangle 1885, magenta double circle 1880, Pinwheel 1882, 1880 double ring, blue 1882, etc. (

41 post cards mailed from Carbon County. Ten picture post cards and 12 RPC's. RPC's include a Golden postmark with photo of Artesian Well in...

January 4, 1914 postmark on this post office only open ten months. Named changed to Flaxville on February 18, 1914. (Svoboda Collection) City: Carl

30 total. Four RPC's include main street Ekalaka, PO Store in Ekalaka, children with horse in front of small cabin, 6 picture post cards. Postma...

Lot of twelve. Includes 1) 1882 Ulida (1880-1885) magenta strong strike. 2-3) Two Neihart (only five reported in Shellen & Dunn). One is a cc fo...

37 post cards from Cascade County. Ten picture post cards (two black and white fishing/rivers, Lewis & Clark reviewing Falls of Missouri, a trai...

Post office only open four years: 1889-1893. 'C' in Champion struck weakly. To Mrs. A Trolin of Anaconda with an Anaconda received postal st...

1) Manuscript 1884. 2) Circle with target killer. Good strike. One cancel is not listed in Shellen & Dunn. (Svoboda Collection) City: Chico S...

50 total postcards from seventeen different towns: Lonetree, Clear Lake, Ashmore, Hawarden, Big Sandy, Highwood, Eagleton, Colony Bay, Eagle Butte, Fl

Postmark of this post office which was only open from 1902 to 1904 is on the reverse. Addressed to Frank Smith of Clipper. Strike is strong, but there

Includes Numbers 1, 2, and 3 in Shellen & Dunn. 1884 double ring, double circle, blue cancel is a corner cover from Tappan, attorney. 'Clark...

Post Office From John J Reese. Formerly of Spring Hill (crossed out). 10c rate with 2c green entire and two 4c brown Lincoln's. Post office open...

Post office opened from 1885 to 1890 - only five years. Number 1 in Shellen & Dunn. October 31, 1887. Signed by V. A. Cockrill. He wants to know...

33 total postcards from eleven different towns: Foundation, Ericson, Etna, Ismay, Kinsey, Calabar, Kimball, Hockett, Horton, Locate and Garland. Three

42 total. Ten picture post cards including black & white Pioneer Toll Bridge on Big Hole River with early Lindsay postmark. Seven RPC's incl...

March 8, 1877. Datelined Missouri (?) Valley. “There will be a school house building within a mile of here.” From Savett(?). First period was from 187

27 Postcards. Seven different postmarks, 9 RPC's; one very early of Mt. Powell, with note about favorite stamping grounds. Includes 7 postal car...

13 postcards. 3 RPC's. 6 different postmarks. 10 postal cards. (Svoboda Collection) City: Dillon State: Montana Date: c-1891-1949 HWAC# 35...

Lot of twenty-two. Includes 1933 full cover pictorial of Hotel Andeus, Dillon Implement triangle pictorial (opened roughly), Dillon Fair Races, Dillon

No Dilworth cancels are reported in Shellen & Dunn. Post office open from 1884-1891. This is an 1887 double ring oval grid killer with a strong ...

Lot of eight. All different in some regard: color, type, killer. One manuscript, three territorials. Two are unique to Shellen & Dunn. (Svoboda ...

Postcard shows cattle drive. Date: May 20, 1908. (Svoboda Collection) City: East Roundup State: Montana Date: 1908 HWAC# 30948

Five RPC's: Big Timber School, Bruneau (tent) hotel, Indian girl on horse (postcard in poor condition), Big Timer Fish Hatchery, sheep herd. Fou...

Lot of 24. Includes 1-2) Two Maiden Montana territorials. 3) Light Livingston strike but in first year - 1884 - with letter. 4) Armells c1905 (date di

Over 75 total pieces. Includes: 7 RPC's, six cancel stamps, 23 picture postcards, 29 postal cards and more. (Svoboda Collection) City: Fergus ...

Date is illegible, but cancel is not a type found in Shellen & Dunn. Possibly from the 1890's. (Svoboda Collection) City: Fish Creek Stat...

65 total postcards from Flathead County. Eleven black & white RPC's. Premier postcard is from Jessup (1909-1918) with a view of the lake at...

Lot of 17. Six RPC's that include a great card of two cowpunchers in front of their tent and a great view of the downtown. Also, a neat card of ...

Nice collection of seven covers. 1) Forsyth #2 1885 territorial double circle. Light strike. 2) #3 c 1886 straight line. 3) #4 1886 large circle. 4) 1

Lot of twenty-three. Includes 1) 1886 manuscript Willow Creek. Only three listed in Shellen & Dunn. 2-3) Moreland purple and bark blue cancels. ...

18 picture postcards, 8 postmarks, 37 total pieces. (Svoboda Collection) City: Gallatin County State: Montana Date: c-1890-1951 HWAC# 35512

27 postcards, 3 picture post cards, 1 RPC. RPC is of a wagon train of wheat in front of West Mercantile heading for the railroad. Post offices include

15 postcards in total, mostly early c1907-1911. Includes 3 choice real photo postcards, some with a birds eye view of Garrison. Also contains at least

Post office open 8 years: 1895-1903. Sent from Hans Setter to Miss Kristine Sather(?) at the Gray(?) Laundry in Great Falls. Final digit on date is di

49 total postcards from six different towns: Cut Bank, Fletcher, Family, Babb, Blackfoot & East Glacier Park. Includes two postcards from a post...

Beautiful assortment of 42 postcards from Glacier National Park. Three RPC's--Glacier Park Hotel, Indian Village, Avalanche Lake, and Lake McDer...

22 cards, mostly older ranching cards. 10 different cancels. Seven RPC's, one of the Business Section of Glasgow. Includes 2 postal cards. (Svob...

This lot includes many choice real photo postcards (13) of and around the area of Glendive, MT, also contains at least 8 different postmark cancels. 3

27 total postcards from seven different towns: Clara, Emory, Franklin, Barber, Cushman, Lavina and Irene. One postcard from Irene - post office only o

Only three listed in Shellen & Dunn. Post office only open 4 years (1885-1889). Strong strike on a Northern Pacific, General Land Agent postal c...

Lot of nineteen. Includes 1) New Chicago 1888. Four listed in Shellen & Dunn. This is a new type. 2) 1896 Combination (1892-1900). Cover is poor...

Lot of 30. Includes one real photo of a passenger train leaving Missoula. Six postmarks, 23 picture postcards, and 7 postal cards. (Svoboda Collectio

72 total postcards with 6 different postmark cancels. Many real photo postcards, including some wonderful real photo postcards of Floweree, MT with GF

Lot includes 25 total postcards, including two very nice real photo postcards. Also contains at least 5 different postmark cancels in group. (Svoboda

20 Harlowtown postcards in total, including 8 fine real photo postcards of town views. Also contains at best 4 different postmark cancels. (Svoboda Co

Post office open from 1870-1899. Date is handwritten on the bottom of the cover, and matches the day and month on the cancel. Four listed in Shellen...

37 postcards in total, including many real photo postcards; 8 of which stand out for great condition and early years. Many of the real photo postcards

1) 1883 Helena Territorial cancel with cork killer 1883 cancel. To Edinburgh with 5c brown stamp. 2) West Prussia cover sent to East Gallatin, Montana

Lot of 14. All territorial. Includes a Grand Central Hotel with letter on letterhead, 1888 pictorial Executive Office, GH Robinson, oval Cosmopolitan

Lot of 48. Includes: large 1908 Fair pictorial, Holter with stylish fair pictorial, Union Bank with boat steering wheel pictorial, pictorial of the Me

About 100 postcards from Helena. 3 RPC's--one shows three women in a field above the town. At least 12 different cancel stamps. Also: hangman...

Although Helena Wells Fargo covers are more common, this one has a unique twist. Also stamped on this cover is Boyd's Dispatch, 38 Felton Street...

1) Number 1, Number 3, and Number 4 in Shellen & Dunn. Last example is a corner cover from Neil Howie, US Marshall. Contents had pertained to th...

This cover has a lot going for it. 1) Holladay Overland Mail & Express Company printed cover. 2) Helena Wells Fargo cancel. 3) Boyd's Dispat...

Number 3 (two reported) in Shellen & Dunn with iron cross killer. Letter datelined "In Camp." "Girls are fearful scarce in this g...

Sent within months of the opening of the post office. Nice looking cover addressed to Mr. Jose Sullivan of Fort Benton (Ft. Benton cancel on back conf

29 postcards mailed from Hill County. Five postmarks, 9 picture post cards. Includes a 1915 Amos (1911-1919) picture post card of farming. Postmarks f

Only one cancel listed in Shellen & Dunn. This is earlier and is a manuscript. (Svoboda Collection) City: Home Park State: Montana Date: 188...

Two manuscript covers. Shellen & Dunn only list one cover in their census! (Svoboda Collection) City: Home Park State: Montana Date: 1886, 1...

Post office was open from 1889 to 1891. This is very early. Strike is weak but the city is easily read. On postal card from Thomas Wright. (Svoboda Co

Only two reported examples of Horse Plains in the Shellen & Dunn census. Strike is weak and over inked, but very discernible. To the Second Nati...

Lot of twenty-six. 1) Clancy #3. Two listed in Shellen & Dunn (total of 6). To Dr. Blake, Dentist of Helena. 2) 1866 Jefferson City manuscript. ...

Lot of 73. Three RPC's: x marks the school house at Jefferson City, hennery at state hospital in Warm Springs, Boulder business street. Twenty-t...

There are three Jefferson Island cancels in Shellen & Dunn's census. This is a unique target killer. Post office was open from 1872 to 1909....

Lot of thirteen. 1) 1909 Benchland (1909-1964) with a letter written in Czechoslovakian. Mailed within three months of the opening of the post office.

26 total postcards from 10 towns: Geyser, Knerville, Hughsville, Dover, Kolin, Hobson, Arrow, Benchland, Coyote & Kibbey. Includes two postcards...