The Big Bonanza Auction: Mining, Philatelic, Numismatics, Americana (March 2023)

James Reed was a member of the tragic Donner Party. He had actually been thrown out of the company after a fight with another man and did not share in

1868 cover with 2 cents Blackjack and green 10 cents to Capt. James Jones, London England. From Silver Mountain California. Via Queenstown. London Pai

1850's cover from Philadelphia to Yreka, CA. Paid Apr 19, red cancel with Paid 10 docket. Per steamer via Panama docket. Date: Country (if...

William Hogan operated from the Nation Hotel in North San Juan Cal. From this location the express ran into the surrounding Humbug Mining District. He

All are unused. Includes Pacific Express Company with train car vignette, Pacific Stage & Express Co. with stage coach vignette (from San Franci...

Lot of two. 1) First has the iconic Pacific Express horse and rider. Rips on left and top. Sent to New York attorneys. 2) Double circle green Pacific

Lot of two. Both are PAID, Pacific Union Express. One addressed to San Francisco (Allison Levy & Co.) from San Jose and one addressed to Downie...

Lot of two: 1) 1891 Hawaii Sc 35 (2), King David Kalakaua 2 cent brown, and Sc 42, Princess Likelike 1 cent green on cover double ring postmarked Maka

Lot of three postal covers postmarked Honolulu. 1) 1884 Pre Stamped envelope with a blue July 1, 1887, Hamakuapoko, Maui CDS and black May 2 Honolulu

Lot of four postal covers with Hawaiian provisional government postal stamps. 1) 1898 postmarked Honolulu, addressed to Waimea, Kauai, two one cent st

Lot of three: 1) Sc 57 red provisional government 1893 overprint on 2 cent dull purple Queen Liliuokalani on local cover postmarked Honolulu Dec 1, 18

Lot of six; four with contents. 1850ís and 1860ís. Mostly 1862-63. 1) Montezuma. Postmark is cancel. Letter from Forrest Home. Much of it ...

Rare Holliday black double circle hand stamp with Nov. 8, 1866 date! 3c entire. Sc U58. Black Leavenworth, Kansas cancel. By 1866, Ben Holladay contro

Interesting philatelic piece. Postmarked Boston Oct. 17, 5 cts. But stamped with Penny Post Paid blue adhesive. To John Harlow of Chiltonville, Mass.

Lot of 10 pre-1900 covers. Includes and early Harrison c1858 (post office opened in 1856) with red wax on reverse, Hermann Missouri with no year, New

UNUSUAL! You won't find this very often. US Land Office Springfield corner cover. Attached is a 1 cent Franklin (US #O96) Dept. of the Interior ...

About 70 covers. Mostly 1880-1910, but several early pieces. 80+% have corner advertising. Businesses include cattle, wine, boiler maker, doctors, rol

Two pieces of Wells, Fargo & Company history. Jan 26th, 1872 receipt from Henry Elling for $800 in gold. April 30th, 1876 letter on Wells, Fargo...

Very early 1861 per docket on back! This mainly California express company is delivering a letter from Virginia to Carson City in Nevada. Red oval Vir

Wells Fargo Pony Express Stamp, 25 cents for 1/2 ounce, cancelled in Virginia City, Nevada TERRITORY, in March of 1861. Red ink on buff paper, center

1847. Small (4x2.25") stampless letter. Letter included. Green Boyd's City Express 2 cent adhesive. Oval postmark Boyd's City Jan 9 Exp...

Light Oval Boyd's Dispatch postmark. SC28L49 with red oval Boyd's Dispatch 1 Park Place Jun 18, 1878 postmark. Delivered locally. Retail Dea...

Boston Massachusetts to New York City, dated August 27, 1844. This letter bears a 75L5 tied to the cover by a black F-14 or F-15 forwarding handstamp.

November 20, 1802 letter sheet PAID single sheet rate to New Jersey. Hand stamped fancy postmark. Addressed to Robert Morris Esz. at New Brunswick New

Two page letter sheet from 1850 U. S. Express Mail, red 5c paid, concerning cotton prices. Date: 1850 Country (if not USA): State: New York City:

U. S. Express Mail New York to Providence Rhode Island postmarked July 12 1854. Concerning cotton prices. Date: 1854 Country (if not USA): State:

Lot of sixteen. 1) New York: EXTREMELY early 1823 Albany stampless letter with RARE 18 1/2 rate with contents, 1848 stampless letter with contents, Ni

#14, 10d on cover from Sacramento to Ohio, 1855. XF. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ohio City: Provenance: Gary Bracken Collection

SC15L17 tied by a black Blood's CDS to cover with Sc11 dull red 3c. Double ring May 18 postmark and an adhesive Blood's Post Office Despatch...

Includes a Blood, Aug. 13. Stamp. Also a Blood's Penny Post Philad'a adhesive. Scott 15L14. Acid tied with Sc 25, 3 cent rose type 1 (Note p...

Pictorial corner ad cover for WP Swartz, York, Penna., Victor Bicyles and Sporting Goods. Vignette of bicycle. Mailed from York in 1897. The Victor wa

5 cent red 56X2 on cover to Helena, AR with Memphis postmark, includes original bill for cotton. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Tennessee Ci

This has a little bit of everything. Paid Wells Fargo Express frank. One envelope with green 10c U41 entire and an additional 1c Sc63 stamp. Both have

Pony Express-blue 143L8 25c, red 143L9 25c with Virginia City Wells Fargo handstamp, blue 25c 143L* with Wells Fargo handstamp. R5c on piece with larg

20 Wells Fargo adhesive stamps. Green 4 dollars Pony Express, Scott local L262-nicely centered, hinged, pencil X on back. Wells Fargo and Co. 4 differ

Confederate 58X2 stamp on cover to Greensboro, AL. Mobile cancel. Bottom of cover is repaired. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Alabama City:

Confederate 53X1 stamp, Macon, GA. Five cents. Very professional back repair for center tear. Top cut is slanted. Please inspect. Date: Country (if

Confederate 11X2 stamp. Baton Rouge, La. 5 cents with cancel. VF. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Louisiana City: Baton Rogue Provenance: G

62X3 5 cents, on cover to Fort Smith AR. June 1861. Nicely centered. Includes original letter. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Louisiana City

3 Confederate New Orleans stamps. 62x1 blue 5c. 62x2 red 2c. 62x3 brown 5c. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Louisiana City: New Orleans Pr

Confederate A2 on Fraser and Dill Factors with black double liner Charleston, SC cancel. c. 1862. Date: Country (if not USA): State: South Carol

2 Confederate covers, c. 1863-64. #11 with Columbia, SC cancel, right corner creases. #11 or possibly 11A with Greenville SC cancel, pencil writing on

Confederate 65X1 5 cents stamp with blue cancel. Petersburg Virginia. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Virginia City: Petersburg Provenance:

Confederate #1 on cover with double circle blue Norfolk VA cancel. Pencil writing on both sides. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Pro

Confederate stamp collection, mostly #1 to #14 with just a few gaps. #1 H, NG. #2 H, NG. #3 H, G. #4 H, NG. #5 H, NG. 2x #6-both NH, NG. #7 H, NG. 2x

2 Confederate cover with A7. Thomasville Ga and Georgetown SC cancels. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Gary Bracken Col

Patriotic pictorial cover and letter, 1861, Washington DC to Pennsylvania. Union to Confederate, addressed to Louisiana. Both with red 3c stamps. Dat

7 Union patriotic covers. Our Country with red 3 cents. Soldier and flag with red 3 cents. Cannon with red 3 cents with pen manuscript cancel. Mj. Gen

Civil War! These measure 4.5x2'. 1) Two five cent Confederate Stamps. Manuscript postmark and cancel. From Youngs Road(?). To Greensbow, North C...

1)Missouri: Bright colorful St. Louis Lager, Anheuser Busch brewing; 1911 advertising cover for Bainbridge Farm with letter on JD Bower letterhead. 2)