Western Americana Auction April 2022

c1867-1869. Excellent strike. Cover. Torn roughly at top with part torn off, does not affect postmark, cancel, stamp, or address. History of short liv

1) Mill City 1915. From S Cain to JS Cain at Bodie. 2) 1909 cc from National Mining and Townsite Co. History of National and senderís relation

Rarity-6. Nearly perfect strike. 1882. Early. Includes a short history of valley City:Huntington, Elko Co. State:Nevada Date:1882

The Sheahen family with their Groom Mine were the one family that stood up to the United States when Area 51 and the Nuclear Testing Center were being

Interesting subject for the front! Rarity -6. Nice strike. Postcard is dark, but lightens when photoshopped. Includes short history of Jarbidge. Cit

Rarity-5. c1889. Difficult to read strike. Pictorial on reverse is of steel pens for writing from Robert Bell & Sons of Alexandria, Virginia. It...

Cover with manuscript cc of sender. Rarity-7. 1916. Excellent strike. Sent by Mrs. Helen Williams / Hot Creek, Nev. / via Tonopah. Keystone once grew

1) Cortez, R-4 1896. From John Hunter, manager of the Tenabo Mining & Milling Company. Letter talks about money, family and the 4th of July danc...

Rarity-6. Good strike. Legal sized envelope. 1890. Three pieces of content. 1) Letter to M. D. Murphy County Recorder from Isaac Weaver. Weaver states

Lot of sixteen. 1) El Dorado 1883. R-4. Manuscript. Earliest known according to Gamett & Nelson. 2) Pioche 1883. Handwritten Griffin vs. Meadow ...

Four interesting Nye County Covers. 1) Marble. 1909. R-5. Very nice strike on reverse of envelope. Doane 1. Includes a history of Marble. Cover sent t

WOW! Jim Low & co. Corner Cover and a Jim Low & Co. Letterhead. 1909. Postmark hard to see stamped over the five 2 cent stamps. From Jim Low...

1888. Nearly perfect Midas strike. The stamp has been cut from the envelope, however. History of Midas included. City:Midas, Nye Co. State:Nevada D

Rarity-5. 1907.Very good strike. On a postal. Includes a short history of area. City:Mineral Hill, Eureka Co. State:Nevada Date:1907

Great postmark, but only sued for one year! 1885. This is a registered cover. Rarity-6. Very good strike ('MI' in Mineral does not show up)....

Rarity-6. 1904. Excellent strike. Registered Receipt. Includes short history of Morey. City:Morey, Nye Co. State:Nevada Date:1904

Includes an R-9 Manse cut piece, Belmont R-5, Broken Hills, R-5 Tybo, R-5 1870’s Ione City and an R-5 Butler with a corner advertising for th

Pershing County was created until 1919. These are all postmarked after the date of creation and truly Pershing County Covers. Lot of six. 1) Rochester

Almost perfect strike. Cover, 1909. Includes a history of the greatness of Phonolite told through local papers and the reality of Phoneylite told by t

These two covers attest to the strong influence of the Chinese in Pioche. 1) 1922. Good strike. cc of Ong Chong Lung, Pioche merchant. Addressed to Do

Very good postmark from this Rarity-7 town. 1909. Reipetown was known for the saloon keepers, gamblers, and women who entertained lonely miners from n

Rarity-8. 1907. Weak strike, but 'ROSEBUD' more than easily read. Three pages of 1907 Rosebud history through the local Reno newspapers make...

Biographies of sender David Griffiths (received award in Civil Engineering at the University of Nevada) and addressee WJ Hooper (worked in Eureka, Vir

Rarity-6. Good Strike. 1903. On a postal. Short history of Seligman and short biography of sender - Otto Boetsel (bookkeeper and wagon driver). City

Rarity-8. 1909. Postmark on reverse. Light strike but was easily read. Postmarks from Rawhide, forward postmark from Reno, received postmark from Spri

c1865-1868. Light strike especially the 'STAR', c1865-1868. Manuscript cc requesting receiving post office to return letter to Star City Box...

Nearly perfect strike. 1909. Includes a short history on the end of Stine. Postcard says, "Mrs. N got a card from Mrs. M. saying that Mr. M got...

Rarity-6. Very light readable strike. The letter is from PV Sanders to his future wife Minnie Haas. Biography of PV Sanders He and boss CA Nelson were

Good cancel, town name is weak. Rarity-7. 188-. Blue circle. Eugene Howell biography (Bristol, Nevada mining man, Nevada Assemblyman at 22, Tonopah Ba

1909. Rarity-5. Weak, but easily read strike. Includes some information on Tenabo. City:Tenabo, Lander Co. State:Nevada Date:1909

Rarity-7. 1906. Staining on postcard, but postmark is nearly perfect. Includes a history of Thorp. City:Thorp, Nye Co. State:Nevada Date:1906

Three nice Tonopah pieces. 1) Tonopah 1918 with C&F Bar cc. Carl Fuetsch proprietor. Biography included. 2) 1921. Very nice strike. Corner Cover...

Chinese (writing on envelope and addressed to San Francisco Chinese merchant). Tuscarora had a very large and vibrant Chinese community. 1885. Cover.

Self-identified RPC, August 31, 1907. Signed by Chas. Shows the opening (we presume) of the Baker and Kromer store. A long line of ladies and gentleme

On Reverse. Rarity-9. 1928. Very good strike. cc on cover for Clay Tallman / First National Bank of Denver. Includes letterhead from same signed by Ta

According to Gamete, after March 13, 1877, Ward cancels were hand stamped. That makes this February 10, 1877 the earliest known Ward cancel. Rarity-4.

October 2, 1877. Rarity-4. Excellent magenta octagon postmark, although the 'Ward' is lightly struck. Short history of Ward. City:Ward, Wh...

1880 letter mailed from Hamilton to Eureka. From Harmas S Herrick to Miss Emma Courtney. Herrick is letting Emma know that he has recommended her for

1890. Cover. Strong strike, but over inked. Short history of area. City:Willow Creek, Humboldt Co. State:Nevada Date:1890

Lot of 34 items related to Lovelock, Imlay, Tungsten, Mill City, or Unionville, NV. 32 envelopes or postcards with postmarks bearing the names of the

Great History Here! 1) Cain Springs, Humboldt, 1880's, "Mr. Robins postmaster, Please forward to Cain Springs immediately". Sender JC ...

Two covers from the Civil War period. One shows a black man in front of a sign that reads, "Wanted, A $15 Million Loan for the C.S.A." and...

Lot of 21 envelopes, most addressed to Montana locations, a few w/content, 12 postmarked from Midwestern states (MN, IO, IL, WI, NB), remaining 9 fro

This lot contains four (4) volumes on revenue stamped papers: part 1, the western states; part 3 the central states; part 5 the eastern states; part 7

One small envelope, no content, addressed to a Mr. P Jackson, Red Bluff, Montana, with handwritten postmark dated 7/14 (1914). 2 cent stamp cancelled

A singe envelope, addressed to P W Jackson, Sterling, M.T. (Montana Territory), hand postmarked and cancelled from Harrison, M.T., dated 5/5/74 (1874?

One envelope, no content, addressed to Mr. P W. (?) Jackson, Sterling, "Madison County, M.T. (Montana Territory), handwritten postmark & ca...

Launched aboard the space shuttle Challenger August 30, 1983, returned to earth September 5, 1983 at Edwards Air Force Base, this first day cover comm

This postal cover is from Jerusalem, Palestine of 1939. Heavily wax sealed, cancel stamped and insured. 5 in. X 8 in. Please see photos for details.

Lot of 1. Mercantile Agency the R G Dun and Company, Postal and Shippers Guide. 1884. Xerox copy of directory. Postal and shippers guides for the US a