Osceola, [probably Nevada]: 1880. Unbound. This letter is in nice shape, with short splits starting along a couple of the mailing folds. It has no accompanying envelope. A transcript will be included. In the letter, W. B. reports to his mother that although he had found gold, it..... More
San Francisco, California: L. D. Stone & Company, 1903. Envelope or Cover. This illustrated broadsheet from L. D. Stone & Company measures 8.5” x 11” and advertises the sale of “Indian Curios” and arrowheads on one side and “Gilham’s Patent Up-to-Date Pinked Edge Saddles” on the other. It’s mailing envelope..... More
Fort Rice, Dakota Territory: 21 August 1864. Envelope or Cover. This two-page letter is dated “Fort Reice / August 21st” and addressed to “Hon Dana [King] / Nash[ua, New Hampshire]. The cover is annotated “6th Iowa Cav. / J. King” and “Overland Route”. It also bears a previously unrecorded straight-line..... More
Various locations: 1842-1847. Unbound. This archive consists of 36 letters (34 to McLoughlin, one by McLoughlin, and one to McLoughlin's widow) and two documents. All have original postal markings. Some have splits beginning along mailing folds; one is in two parts. Annotated contents list included. In 1839, Lt..... More
Alaska and the Yukon: One page is annotated, “Goetzman photos”, circa 1900. Album. This album measures 8” x 5¾“ and contains over 135 photographs and ten clipped prints. Photographs range in size from about 2” x 2” to 4” x 4” and are glued down. Many are captioned in pencil;..... More
Austin, Texas: Fifth Military District, 1870. Envelope or Cover. This four-page letter is datelined “Mankato May 24th/59”. It is enclosed in its original mailing envelope and is postmarked with a scarce, but blurred, strike of circular “PAID” Mankato handstamp; see ASCC, p. 188. The letter is in nice shape, the..... More
Mankato, Minnesota: 1859. Envelope or Cover. This four-page letter is datelined “Mankato May 24th/59”. It is enclosed in its original mailing envelope with postmarked with a scarce, but blurred, strike of circular “PAID” Mankato handstamp; see ASCC, p. 188. The letter is in nice shape, the envelope is soiled. In..... More
Plaza, North Dakota: 1912. Unbound. The card is signed, “Frank. Plaza, N. D.” It is franked with a 1-cent green Franklin stamp (Scott A138), which has been canceled with an unusual “Minot & Bismarck / N.D.” postmark with the word “South” centered under the year, “1912”. The card has some..... More
