Western Americana Auction April 2022

Lot of over 100 pieces of mail correspondence addressed to Montana locations, mostly envelopes w/handwritten letters inside, 16 split-back postcards i

Rarity-7. Postcard. Excellent strike. Additional pages of research on location, names associated with cover, etc. are included. City:Acoma, Lincoln

Doane 1. Nearly perfect strike. 1906. Postal. Includes a short history of Antelope. City:Antelope, Nye Co. State:Nevada Date:1906

Rarity-7. 1920. Good to very good strike. Includes an extensive history of Arrowhead through newspapers of that era. As a matter of fact, this cover w

Rarity-7. 1883 on Postal. Purple double ring. 'ARTHUR' is very light. JB Moore biography. He was a powerful man - sometimes for good and som...

1) Rarity-5. Very early! Strong blue postmark with grid cancel. Clifton post office had been the official post office for this area up to the time of

1866-1904. 1) c1878, postal, Price & Read. Partners in 1876 in a S. F. variety store (with history). 2) 1866, cover with business corner adverti...

Rarity-9. 1885. Near perfect strike. Only three to five found in the Gamett and Nelson survey of Nevada Postal History, all are cut squares. This is t

Rarity-7. Postcard. Very good strike. Includes a short history of Barclay. City:Barclay, Lincoln Co. State:Nevada Date:1909

1881. Light strike but very readable. Letter is from George Crum who owned a ranch in Crum Canyon. The letter is difficult to read but seems to be abo

Postmark is over inked. Biography of sender Harry Lauritzen (tailor in Battle Mountain, truck driver hauling ore in Betty O'Neal, constable of M...

In 1906 Tommy Watkins was searching for a special Black Horse. He found gold instead. He had it assayed in Osceola. It is rumored that within one day

1) Rarity-4. Nice strike. Magenta. Addressed to J. B. Lamb of Midas, Nevada. Includes a short history of Aura and a short biography of John Lamb. 2) T

Almost perfect strike. 1919. Legal cover with cc of Kansas City-Nevada Consolidated Mines. Includes a short history of Bruner and the mine. City:Bru

One of two Known Bullion manuscript postmarks. Earliest identified date. 1880. Rarity-3. Manuscript cancel. From RK Morrison to Laura Peterson. The 18

Rarity-6. 1918. Very good strike. Nice history of Carrara and American Marble. Postal signed by AB Perkins. Includes a biography of PV and AB Perkins.

1910. Rarity-6. Three excellent postmarks. Envelope has been trimmed slightly to fit page. Includes a short history of the area is included. Additiona

Rarity-6. Very good Strike. 1909. Short history of Chafey. Additional pages of research on location, names associated with cover, etc. are included.

Logan (Rarity is a 5. 1909. William Prentiss logger and farmer biographer), Last Frontier Village, Goodsprings, Arden, Henderson (with ID Card for Bas

1893 postal sent from William M. Read. Extensive biography on Read and his connection to Eberhardt. Rarity-9. Poor, but rare, cancel. City:Eberhardt

1913. Stamp used as a received. Rarity-6. Nice strike. Stamp has been cut out. Card about buying rope. Includes a short history of Edgemont included.

Rarity - 6. Partial postmark visible. 1921. Legal size cover. Includes notes on the history of the Nevada Lime & Rock Company. Also, a biography...

1) Tuscarora, 1901. Addressed to US Senator William Stewart asking for post office position. 2) Carlin, 1872. Earliest known Carlin postmark. Very str

Extensive biography of Colonel JB Moore; which the consignor has proven by signatures. Controversial Fort Ruby commander, political controversy, part

Pictorial corner cover+9+ of the Allen Hotel in Wells, Nevada. 1912. Excellent strike. Includes an extensive history of the location, Allen Hotel, Wel

1910. Rarity-5. Very weak strike as a received cancel. Stone House Canyon history. Postcard addressed to Johnson family. J Otis Johnson biography. New

R7. 1882 - early. Postmark on top of stamp making it hard to read. Short history of early Halleck City:Fort Halleck, Elko Co. State:Nevada Date:188

Rarity-6. 1880. Strong middle of postmark, weak right and left sides. Manuscript cancel. history of fort Additional pages of research on location, nam

1877. Magenta. Cover. Nice postmark! Short history of Galena included. City:Galena, Lander Co. State:Nevada Date:1877

Rarity-8. 1910. Extremely light strike. cc needed to help identify postmark. cc of Tonopah Goldfield Trust Co. / Gold Center. Short history of Gold Ce

Rarity-6. Excellent strike. Registered Receipt. Includes a short history of Gold Bar. City:Goldbar, Nye Co. State:Nevada Date:1907

Manuscript cc of Wm H Barney, Goldville, Nevada. Two ephemera contents relating to the closing of the Goldville Post Office. 1) Note from Carlin, Neva

Rarity-6. 1881. Very good strike. 'GR' weak. Double ring. Includes a nice history of Grantsville. City:Grantsville, Nye Co. State:Nevada ...

The first four covers all have ties to a Nevada historical figure. 1) c1870 cover addressed to John Day, Register of the Land Office in Carson City. D

1915. Extremely nice! The town of Hilltop began in 1906 when prospectors found gold quite near an earlier find. Two mines, the Hilltop and Independenc

Rarity-5. 1907. On a postal. Hobson was established in 1898 on the old historic Fort Ruby site. Names include Joseph Tognini rancher and store keeper

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

Approx. 60 postal covers, 1892-1939, mostly older, some with original letters. City: State: Date:

Searchlight Ice & Cold Storage Co. philatelic cover from Searchlight, Nevada dated October 19, 1908. This cover is addressed to H.J. Angel of Lo...

Lot of eight US philatelic covers from Orange, CA, Cornwall, NY, and Pomerene, AZ. This collection includes four covers with partial souvenir sheets.

Lot of 12 envelopes, 6 with content, all addressed to Butte City, Sheridan or Anaconda, Montana. All have large circle postmarks from Idaho, Washingt

Received of Fisher, Cushing & Co. ???. Bill of Lading. The rest of the document was not filled out. Certainly used for railroad or river navigat...

Choice reference to the Pony Express. Written by Frajola, Kramer & Walske. Use maps and covers to learn about the Pony Express and its route. A ...

Located in Mono County. Backside has story of mine. Front mine. Located off White MTN. Out of Laws, CAL. (Formerly Station and Bishop Depot) off

Lot of 25. One postmarked w/1 cent stamp, San Francisco 1915. Photo “Water Spirit. There are eight ‘Official Post Card” m

A.) sheet of 30 8ounce distilled spirits 5c carmen stamps. B.)strip of 6 2ounce distilled spirits 2c orange stamps C.) Uncut sheet of 36, 8 ounce 5c

Lot of 3. 1) Universal Postal Union postcard, Kalakaua, 1881, unused, with printed 2 cent stamp. Printed by ABN. 2) Postal cover with printed 10 Kenat

Unused uncut sheet of 20 5c Hawaii dispatch post from HAPEX.APS 70 (1970) City: State:Hawaii Date: c1970

Lot of 34 checks, 10 different types. All have imprinted revenues. 1) LH Hershfield, Helena, RN-C (4, 1871-73). 2) Henry Elling, Virginia City, RN-G (

Lot of 3 Manhattan Silver Mining Company, Austin, Nevada checks with imprinted revenues. The placement of the RN is different on each, making the trio

Wells Fargo cancelled adhesive study group. All single star, imperf and rouletted, thick and thin lines. The reader is referred to Michael Mahler...