Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

Straight line Sprucemont post mark. There is no evidence of a stamp or cancel, so it was probably delivered unofficially by stage coach. There is a fa

Two postal covers, one to L. Kirschbraum, Esq., Fin. Secty B'nai B'rith Lodge, Virginia City, NV. The postal stamps are from Guatemala and S...

Lot of 19. A group of postcards and covers with eastern Nevada postmarks. City: State: Nevada, Date: 1916/60 FHWAC#: 25

Lot of 13. A group of postcards and covers with southern Nevada postmarks. City: State: Nevada, Date: 1909/41 FHWAC#: 2

Lot of 18. A group of postcards and covers with western Nevada postmarks. City: State: Nevada, Date: 1910/59 FHWAC#: 25

22 covers - may with contents. 1) 1903 North Fork. Weak, but definite strike on cover. Letter asks if Mr. Marker has sold all of his hay. 2) Another w

Lot of three. 1) Cover (no contents) from Philadelphia to H.S. Beck in Virginia City in 1895. Philadelphia cancel. Beck was a furniture dealer. 2) Ill

1) 1900 Reno cover from C. P. Ferrel. Corner Advertising says Stock, draft and driving horses. Ferrel would become Reno's sheriff in 1904 and ho...

Two similar envelopes with different cancels. Both show an air mail plane over Guantanamo Bay. One is February 13, 1939 from Bahai de Guantanamo,. Ve

A six cover collection of Express Hildago Franco En La Rebublica Mexicana. Included are several reprints of magazine articles about these covers.

Lot of four. 1) Manila, Philippines. Year not readable. Stamped 'Via Clipper.' 2) San Francisco, February 5, 1939. Picture of the China Clip...

Lot of ten, some pictorial. Includes: Maiden Voyage of S.S. Ancon (1939 pictorial),Maiden Voyage of S.S. Examiner (1942 pictorial), Golden Gate Expo.

Five philatelic proofs showing various postal stamps about the Graf Zeppelin, Hindenburg. City: State: , Date: 1970-1977 FH

Lot of 8. 1) Union New York cover c.1861. 2) Liberty and Union w/ allegorical woman draped in flag. 3) Eagle on American shield (1885). 4) 1900 with f

36 covers, many illustrated. Includes: Hindenburg cover issued from Germany in 1936, many presidential related (JFK memorials, FDR memorial, Washingto

1) Hindenburg at Naval Air Station, Lakehurst N. J. Third flight. June 22, 1938. After the Hindenburg accident. 2) German. "Via 'Von Hinden...

14 different, most illustrated. Includes: illust. Fairbanks & Co. (famous gold scales); Hercules Powder Co., illust. Pan. American Expo. 1901; i...

1) Wrangell, Alaska, 1940 on Alaska-United States advertising cover. Small photo of the plane used. "Souvenir of the inauguration of Air Mail S...

Lot of 7 items. Includes: two copies of the Official Guide, Souvenir Program and Picture Book (8.5" x 5.75", 84 pages w/ black and white p...

Lot of 6 items from this exposition held in San Diego meant to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal. It was a simultaneous celebration with th

25 stereoviews from B.W. Kilburn, with some duplicates. 12 different views. The best two in the lot are: No. 9660, 49 Camp Miners as they work; and No

Three different illustrated covers. 1) 3.5" x 5.5", mailed to Oroville, San Francisco stamp May 19, 1894. Oroville cancel on reverse. Lith...

Lot of 21. Includes: three 8" x 10" photos of rooms at the expo. hospital; four 6.5" x 8.5" photographs/drawings of the expo. st...

Lot of four different. 1) 30 page Welsh Eisteddfod Program for events July 27-30, 1915. An eisteddfod is a Welsh festival of literature, art, and musi

Lot of 225 postcards including duplicates. The vast majority are unused. Postcards fall into four categories: 1) mostly chrome, no border with white c

Official Souvenir of Ground Breaking by President William H. Taft for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915. Prepared by Lo

Lot of 13 brochures and other promotional ephemera. Includes: illustrated cover and brochure for the Inside Inn, the only motel on the expo. grounds;

Lot of 9. 1) Two used lettersheets and cover for '49 Camp Appeal, letter written 1915. Photograph of structure upper left corner. 4 pages of wri...

Rare! Softcover with stapled binding. Cover has photograph of S.S. Ancon passing the Continental Divide, August 15, 1914. The booklet is stamped &qu...

Approximately 86 different Keystone View Company stereoviews for the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Numbers start with 17715 and end with 1...

Fifteen different plus 4 Keystone duplicates (see other lot of 86 Keystone). Nearly all don't have a photographer identified. Includes: Court of...

Brass. 1.25" diameter. Obverse has raised vignette of ships in bay next to sky scrapers. Around the rim: Panama Pacific International Expositio...

Stamped "Official Souvenir." Panama Pacific International Exposition. Back of watch engraved with a mythical figure, ships, mountains, etc...

Top pin has P.P.I.E. for the Panama Pacific International Exposition that took place in San Francisco in 1915. Hanging from this pin is a medal in the

Hundreds of items of all types for the 1939-1940 Golden Gate Exposition held in San Francisco. The expo. celebrated the completion of three structures

32 pages with many illustrations. Published by the Real Estate Exchange of Colorado. R.G. Dill, Book and Job Printer, Denver. Discusses many aspects t

First place premium for September 12-18, 1909.16" long. Button says "The Greatest Annual Fair and Exposition on Earth, Denver." Cit...

Varied group. Please inspect. Includes: two page list of shareholders on World's Exposition of 1892 lettersheet; three illustrated cards (3.25&q...

Seven different. 1) "Photo-gravures of the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago," A. Wittemann, 1893, 12 different views. 2) "...

Four different. 1) Red hardcover. "World's Columbian Exposition Chicago" book with accordion style fold-out high quality illustrations...

Very decorative. This is the best set of the few postcard lots we are offering. 15 total, 14 different. Colorful. Unused. Printed by Charles W. Goldsm

13 total, 12 different. Our second set of these very artistic official souvenir postcards. Woman's Building, Horticultural Building, Electrical,...

Four different cabinet cards of the fairgrounds. Good contrast and detail. All are marked "Coover Chicago." Views of: the Agricultural Bui...

Colorado Gold Mining, Midway Plaisance, World's Fair. Three page pamphlet discusses an exhibit at the expo.: an Automatic Model of a mine create...

Lot of 50 postcards. Four different categories: 11 used official souvenir Goldsmith cards (five with World's Fair cancel), 23 duplicate of the ...

17 total, six different types. Includes: Children's Special Ticket (May 1st-Oct. 30), four for Manhattan Day w/ Statue of Liberty vignette (Oct....

Lot of 13 different colorful trade cards. Most are California. Includes: Hutchison & Sanborn (Oakland) (5 different); Johnson's Restaurant (...

1) A silk patch with an engraving of the Machinery Hall. In matte, measures 5" x 7." 2) 20" x 20" silk handkerchief with etching...

Two albums. The World's Columbian Exposition, Official Views issued by the Department of Photography. Over 100 Plates of photos of the Expo. She...

Includes: a "Snap Shots" photo album (6.5" x 9") that is a mixture of professional and personal pictures (34) from one family...