The Wild West Auction (July 2022)

Cancel says Big Thompson, Col., Apr. 14. 'x' cancels on two three cent railroad stamps. On a 3 cent entire envelope. Addressed to Loathe, Jo...

Denver City, Oct. 5, Col. postmark with target killer. Sent to JE Washburn at Big Thompson, Colo. Ter. Big Thompson was in Larimer County near Lovelan

Lot of five. 1) Black Hawk Point. This cancel was in use from 1862 to 1871 when the name was changed to Black Hawk. #230 in Jarrett. 2-3) two c1880&...

Lot of eight. 1) Pictorial corner advertising cover to Mrs. Mary Eddy in Washington D. C. Other corner advertising for AL Welch, Boulder City Nursery

Lot of six. 1) 24 cent envelope to England. Stamp on reverse confirms a date of 1863. Circular Brecken Ridge postmark. Jarrett lists as scarcity 8. 2

The Buckskin post office was open from 1865 to 1937. Park County. It was Park County's county seat from 1862 to 1867. County seat moved in 1867 ...

Three early covers from Buena Vista. 1) 1890 registered letter. Thirteen cent rate. Sent to a chemist in Missouri. MINING I assume. 2) 1894. 3) 1900...

The Cameron post office opened in 1901 and closed in 1909. It was formerly called Touraine. This is an early 1902 Cameron. The postmark is a little li

Thirteen envelopes are corner advertising covers. They include Canon City Milling, St. Cloud Hotel, WT Bridwell real estate, Baldwin House, Turner Hou

Capital Creek post office opened in 1877 and closed in 1920. This was mailed five years after the opening of the post office. Postmark is blurred at t

1) Here is a unique piece. THE STAMP is a Dept. of the Interior stamp, not a regulation postage stamp. It is mailed from the U. S. Land Office and to

Great patriotic cover. UNION! is red and large. Man holding an American flag pictorial. 3c Washington stamp cancelled with two ink stripes. Manuscript

This post office was open from 1876 to 1882. Large blue Cleora postmark dated August 13, 1878. Envelope has been cut and only the top portion is left.

1885. Excellent example! The post office operated from 1882 to 1898. RARE! Today one can find little to no information on this community in Elbert Cou

1889 is dated from content. Coal Creek, which is partially obscured, is also verified by content. The content is a request for two taps of good butte

Three interesting covers. 1) FH Borst, proprietor of the City Market. Great bull head pictorial. 1899. Addressed to Castle Rock, Colorado. Castle Rock

Lot of 34. Large Colorado Springs Postal History Collection. 10 hotel corner advertising covers. Mostly 1880's and 1890's. One pictorial. On...

1) Strong strike large double circle postmark. This is the earliest known postmark for Como and it was used from 1880 to 1882. Target cancel. 3c green

Crested Butte post office opened in 1879. All have the circular Crested Butte postmark with a target cancel. 1) Bank of Crested Butte advertising cor

There are some nice covers here! All have corner advertising. 1) Leonard-Scheck Saddlery. One letterhead and one billhead included. Billhead has been

1) Colorado News Company with billhead. 2) Bicycle pictorial advertising cover for Nelson & Todd. 3-5) Building pictorial covers for Allen’...

Lot of eighteen. Pictorial corner covers for Henry Lee, Tabor Grand Opera House, Hotel Auditorium, Hotel, Midland, European Hotel, City Hotel (with an

1) Geo. J. Kindel manufacturer of and jobber in mattresses and springs. 1/3 advertising cover with pictorial of plant and fancy scroll work with compa

Lot of four. 1) 1897 Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Office of president. 2) Rio Grande Extension Company 1882(?). 3) Marshall Consolidated Coal M...

Lot of 13. 1906 Rio Las Animas Canon pictorial corner cover. 1908. Corner advertising covers for CF Musgrove’s Employment Agency, Denver &...

Denver was a California 49er, Colorado miner, namesake of a major city and Territorial Governor in Texas. He was very sympathetic to the Native Americ

This is an excellent example of the famous Denver Masonic fancy cancel. Sent on April 4th. (Handwritten 1876), Corner advertising cover from H. &...

There are a total of 74 pieces of postal history here. Quite a few older covers. Many advertising covers. AND it all comes in a binder housed in a ver

It is not often that the back of a piece of postal history deserves first attention. But the back of this cover has a full face map of the railroads i

Free Coinage 16 to 1 stands for the effort of the western states involved in silver mining to keep the price of silver close to the price of gold. 1)

Lot of seven: Scott J Anthony real estate (with Festival of Mountain and Plain adhesive stamp), Warren Hussey banker, large Barrow, Loy & Co rea...

Lot of four. 1) SPECTACULAR Cordova Cigar cover and billhead. 1/2 of cover is advertisement for the importer. Left 2/3’s had discoloration. B

For bottle collectors, postal history collectors and billhead collectors this is a must have! Large color pictorial advertising. Adolph J. Zang genera

Lot of eight. All with corner advertising. Yellow envelope for BL James paper hangings. 1/2 page corner advertising. 2) Fabulous HO Munger with pictor

1881 Pictorial 1/3 cover pictorial. Chinese merchant carrying Young Hyson Tea on a shoulder pole. Pomeroy Brothers specialized in Staple and Fancy Gro

Great postmark with a great looking stamp. Sent to Charles Nathrop of Oro City. Nathrop had a grist mill, store and ranch at the mouth of Chalk Creek.

Clearly stamped June 30, 1869. Addressed to Denver City, Kansas Territory. Killer over stamp says Cr--- Creek, Nov. 22. The Leavenworth City & P...

This cover has a very strong strike of the Jones & Russel. Inside the circle t says Denver City / October 6, 1869. The company ran for only 8 mo...

The Jones & Russell Pikes Peak Express was formed by John S. Jones and William H Russell in 1859. It was sold in 1860. This is a precursor to Ru...

The Jones & Russell Pikes Peak Express is from Denver City and dated May10. The cover entered the U. S. Mails on May 17, 1860 at Saint Joseph, M...

Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Dated December 7 in Denver City, K. T. and December 14 in St. Joseph December 14. A double cir...

Dated September 8 from Denver City, K. T. Two additional stamps for this company were applied on the reverse with St. Joseph at the bottom instead of

December 10 stamp of Hinckley. Stamp is very light. Stamped 'DUE 3.' Council Bluffs Dec. 18, 1860. Stamp cancels the 3c entire. This cover i...

Corner advertising cover. "Fast Run - via Denver - Paid Through" Dated Jan 10, 1861. Hinckley circle cancel only shows partly, but rest is...

Rarer Hinckley's express bringing mail into Colorado/Kansas. This letter is addressed to Mr. L. S. Briggs, Golden City, Kansas T. (eventually to...

This is a rare use of two expresses. Central Overland California & Pikes Peak and the Hinckley's & Company Express Denver City. Both are...

Postmarked Fort Lyon C. T. May 24, 1863. Target cancel. This is 9 months after the Fort Lyon received a post office. Fort Lyon was named after Nathani

Golden City, Aug 9, Col. T. Average strike and average condition with Scott #114. Sent to Canon City, Colorado. Golden City was the post office name f

Cover is sent to Golden City, J. T. (Jefferson Territory). Golden City is now just known as Golden. Jefferson Territory was established on October 24

1) From Albany. Although not totally visible an imprinted stamp in back says Assorting House, Albany, N. Y. This is where ore from the mines would e s