Montana Big Sky & Western Americana

Lot of thirteen. Four Dupuyer: Light 1885 star in circle to Lt. Jones of Fort Shaw, early 1883 postal card, strong 1894 straight line date. !910 Fowle

23 total cards, 1 RPC (1918 Broadhus main street). Mostly postal cards. Three different PM cancels. Towns include Epsie, Bay Horst, Broadhus, Draham,

Lot of forty-four. Includes 1891 Deer Lodge City with letter. Blackfoot City c 1860's #1 in Shellen & Dunn. Blackfoot City #2. Two Elliston ...

25 postcards in total from seven different towns: Gold Creek, Avon, Elliston, Jens, Helmville, Blossburg and Blackfoot City. One postal card from Blac

Post office only open from 1881 to 1882. Only one Power cancel listed in Shellen & Dunn and this is earlier. (Svoboda Collection) City: Power ...

Shellen & Dunn only lists one manuscript from this location in their census. This is a black octagonal May 15, 1888 cancel. Virginia City cancel...

Although the post office was open from 1873, no cancels from this locaction were reported in the Shellen & Dunn census. Double ring magenta canc...

No Race Track cancels were reported in Shellen & Dunn. Strong strike, but a little over inked. (Svoboda Collection) City: Race Track State: M...

Lot of thirty-eight. Includes three Corvallis: c1870's first period 12c rate to Oregon, 1887 Bishop & Fowler cc, 1898. 1895 Riverside (1889-...

24 total postcards from four different towns: Corvallis, Darby, Como and Conner. Includes four different real photo postcards of town views and men at

1) Fox Lake (1910-1914). 1913 cover from Mary Cummings. 2) Tokna (1884-1909). 1893 cover from Calhoon. Opened roughly on left. 3) Muriel (1917-1927).

Lot of 5: three manuscript cancels, one large blue circle, and one small circle with target killer (Numbers 2, 3, and 4 in Shellen & Dunn). (Svo...

Lot of nine. 1) From T Shirley at Valley Garden - possibly Valley Garden Ranch in Madison County 2-3) Bozeman. One from Northern Pacific Hotel. One ha

41 total. Premier pieces include a 1913 Brorson (1910-1916). A 1913 (Arthur (1911-1915) picture post card of branding. A 190- Java (1907-1913) RPC of

Lot of 32. Seven RPC's--one of a group of me standing outside station in snow. Fifteen picture postcards, 8 different cancels. 7 postal cards. (...

35 total postcards. Four postmarks, 4 picture postcards, and 9 RPC's. Nice Bascom RPC of a pastoral stream, 4 Native American RPC's. Also R...

Lot of forty-four. 1) #2 Belknap. 1888 territorial on cover. Four listed in Shellen & Dunn. 2) 1893 Smead (1891-1904). With letter from Sherman...

41 postcards in total from nine different towns: Hylent, Camas, Camas Prarie, Eddy, Heron, Hot Springs, Lonepine, Dixon, Green Spring & Beaver....

Lot of two: Thompson 1886 #2. Only five total listed in Shellen & Dunn. 2) Heron 1884 #1. First year post office was open. Only seven total list...

Two double outer circles, one octagonal, and two different small circles. Includes two corner advertisements: Helling ('H' handwritten and &...

Lot of four. 1) 1881 Magenta octagonal on a large John A Hall dry goods corner cover. Stamp removed. 2) 1880 black octagonal cancel with a star in cir

30 total postcards of which 5 are picture postcards. Four different postmarks. (Svoboda Collection) City: Sheridan County State: Montana Date: c-1

1) 1886 Walkerville double ring oval. Unlisted in Shellen & Dunn. 2) 1889 Melrose unlisted cover. Corner Advertising for Railroad House. (Svobod...

Lot of twenty-three, mostly pre-1900 and territorial. 1) #2 oval 1884 Walkerville (1878-1959). 2) 1888 Rocker (1887-1911). 3-5) Three different Butte

Only two known examples from this location listed in Shellen & Dunn. (Svoboda Collection) City: St. Ignatius State: Montana Date: c1870'...

44 total postcards from nine different towns: Lake Basin, Busted, Columbus, Beehive, Absarokee, Dean, Fishtail, Barley and Limestone. Three from Lake

Lot of two covers from a post office only open from 1899 to 1906. Was known as Stone Station from 1879 to 1899. (Svoboda Collection) City: Stone St

Purple pen cancel and killer. Dated July 29, 1879. None reported in Shellen & Dunn. Post office open from 1867 to 1881. (Svoboda Collection) C...

Early manuscript from this town. On red 2c entire to San Francisco. Dated 3-9-85. (Svoboda Collection) City: Sunset State: Montana Date: 1885 HWA

Interesting cover. Double circle with the date handwritten and the stamps pen cancelled. On a 2c green entire with three one cent stamps added. (Svobo

Lot of twenty-two. Three territorials: 1) Choteau double ring 1885 on postal card. 2) Old Agency #2 magenta on postal card. 3) Old Agency #3 on postal

40 total postcards. Two RPC's: 1899 Great Falls flood and Sun River Diversion Dam. Ten picture postcards: Chouteau overview, Teton Bridge, Rainb...

35 total pieces. Six RPC's: sheep ranches near Goldbutte, Goldbutte home being protected by man (G. A. D.) with rifle, bucking bronco, and oil w...

Earlier than any reported in Shellen & Dunn. Post office opened in 1882. Blue not reported in Shellen & Dunn. Strong, but smudged. (Svoboda ...

Post office was opened in 1883 and this is an 1884 cancel. Double Ring, blue cancel. Star in circle killer. Wm Wood Post Master. (Svoboda Collection)

Lot of twelve: pictorial Watters Fence & Wire, Paige fancy general merchandise, two Mrs. AF Wheat groceries, Twin Bridges Lumber, State Orphans ...

Only two manuscript covers listed in Shellen & Dunn. This is a strong circle cancel. Sender was Charles Cook. Post office was open from 1880 - 1...

No non-manuscripts reported in Shellen & Dunn. Star cancel. Nice strike. Early as post office opened in 1880. (Svoboda Collection) City: Unity...

Mailed in first year of operation (1880-1883). Allen Pierce postmaster. Strong strike with star in circle killer. A 'killer' piece. (Svoboda...

One RPC of a bridge to Hinsdale. 14 postcards, 5 postmarks. Included are 12 postal cards. (Svoboda Collection) City: Valley County State: Montana

6 RPC's. Two of these are home-made cards showing families. 6 picture postcards and 13 with colorful illustrations. 15 postal cards. (Svoboda Co...

Five covers with history waiting to be told: James Oliver of Ennis, Madison House, WH Collier, Theodore (?) county attorney, and the Reverend EG Prout

Although the cancel itself is poor, the cover is wonderful. Large 'Executive Office, Territory of Montana, Official Business' corner cover. ...

Beautiful example of a rare Montana / Idaho Territory cover. Pencil says received on October 9 - that is just about exactly one month after it was sen

December 8, 1864 double circle with a target killer. Manuscript 'pd 3' and no stamp. Excellent strike!!! (Svoboda Collection) City: Virgin...

1) Unlisted manuscript with pen cancel. 2) Circle with target killer c 1885. Post office only open from 1884 to 1896. Three examples of #2 are all tha

Lot of twelve. 1) January 25, 1885 magenta double circle. Five 31's reported in Shellen & Dunn. Includes a letter from LaVonne Hussey. 2) Ve...

34 total postcards from six different towns: Big Elk, Judith Gap, Living Springs, Bercail, Hedgesville, and Long. Includes four cards from rare towns

Two interesting corner covers. 1) Anderson Brothers 1/4 cover ad. General Merchandise on the corner of Main and First. 1885. 2) Mrs. E. R. Kenyon. For