1837 Map of Western Territory
Reduced Map of the Territory West of the ROCKY MOUNTAINS By Capt.B.L. E. Bonneville U.S.A.
Toning.
Estimate $200.00 - $250.00
Summer 2025 -Day 2
By: Americana Stamps
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Jul 19, 2025 America/Los_Angeles
Americana Stamps Summer 2025 -Day 2
Saturday Jul 19, 2025 08:00 America/Los_Angeles
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Lot #15001 - us ephemera
Lot #15002 - us ephemera
First National Bank of Tucson, 1881 Signed Bank Receipt, Signed by Zeckendorf Arizona Territory
The First National Bank of Tucson was the first chartered bank in Arizona.
The Zeckendorf brothers were prominent merchants and early entrepreneurs in the Arizona Territory, contributing significantly to the development of Tucson's commerce in the late 19th century.
Estimate $150.00 - $250.00
Lot #15003 - us ephemera
Fort Apache, 1890 Manuscript Commissary Receipt, "PAID" Handstamp Arizona Territory
Manuscript document datelined "Fort Apache A.T., Oct 22/90" and written by Commissary Sergeant D.B. Jeffer, acknowledging receipt of "$1.26 for fourteen (14) lbs. Beans" from a Mr. J.A. Bridges; with three strikes of boxed "PAID" handstamp.
A scarce surviving example of frontier military commerce from the famed Fort Apache—one of the most storied...
Lot #15004 - us ephemera
Bodie, California, 1893 Fraternal Lodge Payment Receipt Signed by a Bodie Miner
Signed by miner F. M. (Francis Marion) Smith, Master Workman of Bodie A.O.U.W. Lodge No. 143
Receipt dated July 8, 1893, issued by the Ancient Order of United Workmen (A.O.U.W.) Lodge No. 143 in Bodie, acknowledging a $12.50 payment for "Hall Rent" by Lee Delany. Signed by F.M. Smith, Master Workman—identified in the 1882 Great Register of Mono County...
Lot #15005 - us ephemera
Sulphur, Indian Territory, 1906 Scavenger’s Receipt Pre-Statehood Oklahoma
Printed receipt from Sulphur, Indian Territory, dated “12/3 1906,” acknowledging payment of 80¢ by “Myers Loyd” in full of his scavenger account.
This receipt is pre-statehood Indian Territory, just eleven months before Oklahoma’s admission to the Union.
Sulphur—famous for its mineral springs—was a developing resort town within the Chickasaw Nation...
Lot #15006 - us ephemera
San Francisco, 1872 Bank of California Check Signed by Charles J. Brenham Early California Gold Dust Buyer and the 2nd and 4th Mayor of San Francisco
The Bank of California check dated May 15, 1872, in the amount of $500.00, payable to H. Sinton & Co., and signed by C.J. Brenham. Featuring a North Pacific Transportation Company vignette at left.
Charles J. Brenham was a notable figure in early California history—an 1849er,...
Lot #15007 - us ephemera
1875 Folded Letter from Stockton, California, Interesting Family Correspondence
Letter from a mother to her children, written from Stockton, California, dated August 14, 1875.
Estimate $50.00 - $100.00
Lot #15008 - us Expresses
Adams & Co.'s Express, 1L2, 25c Black, Unused I.C.W. Initials
OG, previously hinged with a corner crease at bottom left and staple holes.
Estimate $60.00 - $75.00
Lot #15009 - us Expresses
Adams & Co.'s Express, 1L2b, 25c Black, Sheet of Forty (8x5), Mounted on Card, Stamps Without Initials Sheet of 40, Unlisted
Position 30 with an Inking Flaw Touch-Up by the Printer.
Estimate $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Lot #15010 - us Expresses
Bicycle Mail Route, 12L2, 25c Green - Spelling Error Corrected - San Francisco, Unused
OG, previously hinged.
Estimate $50.00 - $60.00
Lot #15011 - us Expresses
Carnes City Letter Express, 35L1, 5c Rose, Unused Fine to Very Fine
LH
Estimate $150.00 - $250.00
Lot #15012 - us Expresses
Carnes City Letter Express, 35L1, 5c Rose, Used, Blue Boxed "PAID" Graded XF-S 95
Estimate $400.00 - $500.00
Lot #15013 - us Expresses
Carnes City Letter Express, 35L1, 5c Rose, Used with "PAID" in Box PF Graded XF-S 95
Hinge remnant.
Estimate $200.00 - $250.00
Lot #15014 - us Expresses
Carnes City Letter Express, 35L4, 5c Gold, Unused Horizontal Pair
No Gum
Estimate $250.00 - $300.00
Lot #15015 - us Expresses
Carnes City Letter Express, 35L7, 5c Blue, Unused Horizontal Pair
No Gum
Estimate $200.00 - $250.00
Lot #15016 - us Expresses
Carnes & Co., City Package Express, 15 Cents, Orange Package Label, Unused
"CITY PACKAGE EXPRESS, 621 Montg. St."
Large margins all around.
Estimate $60.00 - $80.00
Lot #15017 - us Expresses
Wm. E. Loomis Letter Express, 98L1, 5c Rose, Unused
Estimate $250.00 - $300.00
Lot #15018 - us Expresses
Wm. E. Loomis Letter Express, 98L1, 5c Rose, Unused, No Gum
Estimate $300.00 - $400.00
Lot #15019 - us Expresses
Wells, Fargo & Co., 143L1, $2 Red, Used with Blue Company Handstamp
Estimate $400.00 - $500.00
Lot #15020 - us Expresses
Wells, Fargo & Co., 143L1, $2 Red, Used with Blue Company Handstamp
Estimate $500.00 - $600.00
Lot #15021 - us Expresses
Wells, Fargo & Co., 143L1, $2 Red, Unused
No Gum
Estimate $150.00 - $200.00
Lot #15022 - us Expresses
Wells, Fargo & Co., 143L1, $2 Red, Used, Blue Wells Fargo and Co San Francisco Oval
Estimate $300.00 - $400.00
Lot #15023 - us Expresses
Wells, Fargo & Co., 143L1, $2 Red, Unused
No Gum, with vertical wrinkles and a tiny thin.
Estimate $150.00 - $200.00
Lot #15024 - us Expresses
Wells, Fargo & Co., 143L3, $1 Red, Used with Blue Pony Express Oval Cancel
Thin and a hinge remnant.
Estimate $500.00 - $600.00
Lot #15025 - us Expresses
Wells, Fargo & Co., 143L3, $1 Red, Unused
No Gum, with a horizontal crease.
Estimate $100.00 - $125.00
