Western Americana Auction April 2022

This is an 1896 philatelic cover from Randsburg, California. According to J. Williams, it is the earliest known cover from Randsburg by two days. Thi

A box full of correspondence between a sailor on duty and those at home, The letters, both air and standard postage are from and to a "Gob"...

Rare postal cover from the Bodie Wells, Fargo & Co. office with return address and postmark. Addressed to S. B. Whitehead, Esq. of San Francisco...

Three rare Wells Fargo & Company covers from the 1870s. A) Wells Fargo cover for Dudley Evans, 2nd Vice-President and Manager of Wells Fargo &a...

Lot of 35 advertising envelopes, all with company names w/addresses in the return address corner of the envelope, a few w/content, most addressed to M

Lot of approx. 115 postal covers with postmarks from 63 different towns in Montana. Many with content. Here are the towns w/cover postmark dates: A

Lot of 3 small mailed envelopes (opened, no contents inside) postmarked Pony, MT from 1877, 1878 and 1880. Two addressed to P W Jackson, Esq, Sterling

Lot of 5 postal cancels, Red Bluff, Montana, all addressed to Mr. P. V. Jackson, Esq., Sterling, MT, cancellation dates from 1877 - 1895. Collection

1889. Rarity-8. Light, but discernable postmark. Magenta postmark and star killer. Short history of Sprucemont. City:Elko Co. State:Nevada Date:188

Rarity-7. Good magenta strike with 4 bar killer, but light. 1918. Manuscript cc of Bull's Head Mining Company. Includes a short history of Tobar...

1908. Rarity-10. Lighter strike, but very strong. Postcard. Includes a history of Summit City:Elko Co. State:Nevada Date:1908

1920. Rarity-8. Excellent strike. Legal size cover. Corner cover of the Bull's Head Mining Company. Stamped on cover is "Post Office / Clov...

Letter includes, "Gray, the Paradise murderer, will stretch the rope May 22nd"." Other news of mining in the area, ""they h...

Military postal history. Corner Cover Stamps "Office A. A. Q. M. / Official Business / Fort Klamath / Oregon." Note on back is from the Ac...

1907. Rarity-7. Excellent strike. Short history of Sherman and short biography of C. Baalman the sender (Diamond Valley miner, vice president of the D

Earliest non-manuscript cancel. 1891. Rarity-9. Good strike. Includes the interesting tale of the six-toed Chinaman (Chinese) and his connection to th

Lot of 20. 1) Rarity-8 Fairlawn. 1894. Very good strike over 1892 Columber 2 cent entire. 2) Bauvard, 1906, to Germany with one green 1.c and two red

Rarity-7.1882. Extremely nice strike. On postal. Used for correspondence with Mr. Hoskins for his award winning new, small Hoskin Assay Furnace. Note

Lot of twelve. 1) Alpha. August 28, 1879. Early. Rare six cent entire to Italy. Star in circle cancel. Blue. Almost surely written by a coal burner fr

Pine Station had an active post office from May 7, 1886, to February 14,1888. In his search for Nevada Postmarks, Gamett has rated this a ‘10

Less than 5 known [Gamett & Nelson]. 1895. Very Scared Rarity-9. Cancel very good. Four one cent stamps used for postage. Trimmed at left. Short...

This is the only known manuscript postmark and earliest Dun Glen postmark found by Gamett & Nelson. 1866. Manuscript parallel line cancel. Sent ...

1871. Rarity-10. Middle of postmark is struck but right and left are not struck. OFFICIAL BUSINESS has been crossed out. Manuscript cancel. Short hist

Rarity-9. 1891. Second Earliest. History of the name from Haas (Reno Evening Gazette referred to it as Haasville) to North's Ranch. Addressed to...

Only known Bannock manuscript postmark. Rarity-8. Short history of Bannock. City:Lander Co. State:Nevada Date:1910

Territorial. 1863. Rarity-8. Very good strike. History of Clifton Included. Addressed to R. P. Wilcox. He wrote a scarce and privately published remin

R-7. Known postmarks are all from a three week period. Has three nice strikes on a trimmed large postal envelope. Looks nice at this size. History of

With a letter. According to Gamett & Nelson. Rarity-10. Good strike. 1885. Legal sized cover. Four 1 cent light blue Franklin stamps. Manuscript...

1923. Very good strike. Manuscript cc of sender - Mrs. P. P. Kinsman. Short history included. City:Lincoln Co. State:Nevada Date:1923

1910. Rarity-9. Excellent strike. One of two known covers from the second period. Short history of the Kiernan Ranch included. City:Lincoln Co. Sta

Rarity-9. 1899. Good strike. Manuscript cc of sender JE Witten, Oasis, California. Includes a nice history of Manse. City:Nye Co. State:Nevada Dat

Earliest White River postmark according to Gamett & Nelson. Rarity-9. 1889. Nearly perfect strike. Letter is addressed to Mrs. Noteware (famous ...

1892. Postal. 1) Peavine, partial strike. Only known Peavine postmark according to Gamett & Nelson. Nice history of Peavine included. 2) Cloverd...

Lot of 40 items comprising a Comstock Lode (Virginia City, NV) postal history group. Many unused cancels. Collection consists of: 24 postcards: 18

Lot of 21 postal covers w/Virginia City, MT postmarks. no contents, all but one addressed to P. V. Jackson, Sterling or Red Bluff, Montana, cancellati

Rarity-7. 1884. Excellent postmark. Lots of Information and photos of the ranch included City:White Pine Co. State:Nevada Date:1884

Measures 3 x 6". Rarity-8. 1871. Poor postmark. Mailed to Fort Dodge, Iowa. History on Mineral City included. City:White Pine Co. State:Nevad...

Rarity-9. 1863 (The date on the letter looks like 1865. This can't be, as the known dates for this cancel are all 1863, the conflict at Deep Cre...

History of the smelter at Smelter, Nevada. The name would be changed to McGill. Excellent strike. Rarity-8. Includes history of the town. Research on

Lot of twenty-one. 1) Ely 1922. East Ely Times corner cover, Vail Pittman manager. Pittman would become Nevada's governor. 2) Cherry Creek, c1880

Earliest known. 1878. Row of four three cent stamps and one three cent stamped envelope. The word 'Diamond' written on top of the four stamp...

Lot of 60 postal covers with company logo advertising included in the return address. Some front and back. Only a couple envelopes include content.

Lot of two albums containing different collections of first day covers. A) The International Collection of World Wildlife First Day Covers authorized

Two albums of U.S. First Day Covers & Special Covers from the Postal Commemorative Society. Between the two albums, there are at least 400 cover...

Three full binders of pristine First Day of Issue cachet covers: 1) Flags of the Fifty States, all postmarked February 23, 1976, in alphabetic order f

Six albums of postal covers issued by Postal Commemorative Society. Three are U.S. First Day covers & Special covers in brown albums from the e...

Scrapbook with a collection of circular postal markings that were cut out from philatelic covers. These postal markings are mostly from Vermont, Virgi

This lot contains three postal covers; J.M. Tomlinson of Shiloh, New Jersey has a Bobwhite Quail advertising Dupont Powders; W.R. Purnell of Berlin,

400-450 covers by the Postal Commemorative Society in protective albums of first aid covers with the gold replica stamp. This collection is housed in

Issued by the Postal Commemorative Society. Blue binder with 28 first day covers featuring actual U.S. Stamps in the Presidential Series of 1938, and

This is the first day cover for the Canadian $8 postage stamp celebrating the Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis). There is a sheet of four $8 post

A photo journal (with original cover-some heavy wear) of the Zeppelin world flights from 1929-33 produced by Germany 1-6-33. It is entirely in Germa

Lot of 67. Includes: one Private Mailing Card; 9 undivided back; 8 real photo postcards; and 49 other postcards (some linen, some chrome, many adverti

Lot of ~70. Includes 25+ real photo postcards. These are postcards of small towns and lodges nearby the Big Bear/ Arrowhead area in Southern Californi

Lot of 72 RPPC (white border). Views of lodges, street scenes, and buildings. Includes: tavern; business district; village scene; Tamarack Lodge; Trea

Lot of 89. Color, B/W, white borders, RPC’s. Divided and Undivided. Multi-photo cards. Frashers Photo, Barry, Wright M. Publishers: Putn

Lot of approx. 300 postcards depicting Spanish missions throughout California. Collection consists of the following: Pioneer Cards - 2, one colored, s

87 mostly color postcards of the Calistoga area. Many hotels including Hotel Calistoga, Silverado Hotel, and Mt. View Hotel are pictured. Also, views

Approx. 100 plus. Color, B/W. Some spectacular early pre-split backs and some vary rare postcards. Approx.40 plus postmarked 1904-07 : Avalon, L.A

Lot of nearly 80. All are undivided back. No real photo or PMC. This is a historic collection. Numerous have Avalon cancels. Includes: many views of A

Approx. 105 mostly Catalina Island postcards with a nice selection. Mostly 1907-1910, some to 1940. Descanso Canyon, Hotel St Catherine, sea bass reco

Catalina Post Card Collection, c1920-1940, perhaps 225-250 cards, used and unused. Includes many late stage printings of c1907 original cards. About h

56 Real Photo postcards, mostly white border, c 1920-40. This group consists of special buildings such as private mansions, hotels, etc. City: Stat

Approx. 80 RPC's of Compton/Huntington Park after the big earthquake of 1933 showing the damage to buildings including city hall, Compton High ...

Lot of 10 postcards, 9 of which are RPPC. This is the "Best of" Crescent City group. Includes: two street scenes with early automobiles; b...

Lot of 75. Includes 42 real photo postcards. Remaining cards are mostly linen and chrome. Also comes with a c.1913 trade card for Del Norte County. Vi

Collection of Donner Lake ephemera including eight postcards, a brochure, and a photograph. Postcards include real photo, linen style, and modern chro

Lot of 37 postcards including 31 real photo white border postcards and 6 modern chrome cards. Bonus item is a 1913 trade card for Sierra County. Pleas

Lot of 16 RPPC. Includes: early autos in front of the St. Charles Hotel; Yore Bridge; men trapping a cinnamon bear; multiple bird's-eye views; a...

Lot of 20, nearly all different. Includes 15 real photo postcards: two-panel panoramic; blacksmith shop; Upper corridor, cell building; dining room;

Lot of over 50 vintage postcards of the geysers located just north of Calistoga, California. City: State:California Date:

Lot of 67. Color, B/W, some RPC’s and wht. Borders. Bldgs. and Ad cards. One amateur radio info card . Twenty One postmarked: Glend

Lot of 17. RPC w/white borders. On split-back, none postmarked. Some are dated by handwriting. Dec.31, 1934 Glendale had rec’d 8-9

Lot of 35. Includes 30 postcards and 5 postcard-sized photos. 1) Twenty-four real photo postcards. All appear to be different! Views include: snow str

Lot of 15. White borders. Two postmarked 1908, Grass Valley. Parades 1908, ‘10 , ‘12 and ‘17. Floats , wagons, cars, Ch

Lot of 28. Mostly white borders Nine postmarked 1906-55 : Grass Valley, L.A.. Street level scenes: Mill St., Main St (1940-50’s), Broa

Lot of 55. Mostly white borders. Twelve postmarked 1907-42 : Grass Valley, Nev. City, Fairfield, Sebastopol. Street view: Court House, Masoni

Lot of 40. Mostly color, few RPC's, wht borders. One amateur radio blank card. Seventeen postmarked: Hermosa Beach, Pasadena. 1 cent stamps...

Group of approximately 60 postcards from the Hollywood Bowl. These are real photo postcards, mostly with white borders. These postcards depict the Hol

Collection of approx. 150 postcards from Hollywood. They are real photo cards with white borders. Scenes depicted in these postcards include the Roose

Collection of approx. 400 postcards from Hollywood. These are linen postcards with white or yellow borders. Scenes on these postcards include the Holl

Group of approximately 120-140 vintage postcards from Hollywood. Some of these postcards can be identified as early 1900s because they do not have spl

Approx. 40 RPC's including Old Plank Road, Mt. Signal, Desert Sand Dunes, All America Canal, farming and more. City: State:California Date:

Approx. 60 El Centro RPC's. Holly Sugar, street scenes, Hotel Barbara Worth, court house, California Hotel and more. City: State:California D...

Lot of 184. Color, B/W. Some white borders, non split-back, PMC. Imprinted publishers logo: Hecht’s Quality Cards, Cawston Itrademark,

Lot of 19. Eighteen are RPPC; the last is a Private Mailing Card. RPPC include bird's-eye views, multiple winter scenes, Reilly's, snowshoe ...

Lot of 70+. Lake Arrowhead is a scenic mountain resort community in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California. Includes 30 white border real

Lot of 3 different. The Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Co. ran from the depot at Truckee to a pier in Tahoe City where passengers could the...

Lot of over 240 postcards of Long Beach, CA. Most c. 1930s, a few c. 1940s - 1960s. Color scenes of people, buildings and beachfront scenery. See p

Major collection of about 150 real photo postcards showing the devastation of the Long Beach California earthquake March 10, 1933. The 6.4 earthquake

Lot of 38. Two postmarked Long Beach 1933 and 38, 1 cent stamps. Variety of street, Birdseye level of exterior and interiors of Bldg.'s., park...

Collection of approximately 100 postcards from Los Angeles from around 1905-1920. These postcards have illustrations of Eagle Rock, Angel's Flig...

A collection of about ninety (90) postcards highlighting the Northern California town of Marysville. Cards include scenes of the courthouse and hall o

Lot of 37 including 19 real photo postcards, and 18 divided back cards (mostly early printed) incl. 2 from the McCloud River Lumber Co. No PMC or undi

Lot of 18. White borders Six postmarked 1907-18 : Grass Valley, Nev. City, N. San Juan CAL, All street level view. Empire Mine: Pioneer Cabin, E

Lot of 23. Includes numerous exterior views; 5 featuring monks/priests; old mission bell; and three interior shots. A few mailed, postmarks 1903 and 1

Lot of ~145 postcards. No real photo or pioneer cards. These are all c.1907-modern (linen and chrome), divided back. Many exterior views. Some hand-co

Lot of 55. Includes two Private Mailing Cards (mailed 1903 and 1905, one from Detroit Publishing Co.).; a leather postcard (1907); and the majority ar

Lot of 15. All but one are RPPC. Views include: multiple bird's-eye views; Old Church; Mokelumne River; the Old Courthouse; IOOF building; oldes...

A great collection of 84 Monrovia postcards with all date ranges. Most are color postcards but there are a couple of RPC's including a rare one ...