Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, Sep 16, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 821

Postal History of Old West, Cowboys, and Cow Towns

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

19th and early 20th century, over 50 postal covers in a single overstuffed leather binder, each postmarked with a locale relevant to western themes of expansion and settlement, Native American conflicts, fur trade, silver and gold rushes, homesteading, gunfights and outlaws, cattle drives, and wild west shows, some covers with advertising, one "Winchester Repeating Fire Arms", each cover with informative printed historical record, binder 11-1/2 x 11-1/2 x 4 in. at thickest

Provenance: Collection of a Southern Gentleman

Condition

typical foxing, folds, perforations, and losses commensurate with age