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Last Day of Service - Lost Towns of Nevada.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:45.00 USD Estimated At:90.00 - 120.00 USD
Last Day of Service - Lost Towns of Nevada.
Collection of 2 envelopes and 9 government postcards (Saint Thomas, Nev. present thrice: as postcard, and envelopes with variant bright green and purple postmarks), 1936-38, each bearing hand-stamped postmark, and cachet "Last Day Cancel / Effective...." A few signed by Postmaster, some with double hand-stamp on message side. Most with contemporary pencil notation on message side. Towns include: Roderick, San Jacinto, Simonsen, Rebel Creek, Hobson, Red House, Tybo, and Pahrump. A labor-of-love project of Clarence E. Reid, well-known philatelist and cachet artist, whose family founded the Charms Co., Newark, the famous makers of lollipops and hard candy; during World War II he became one of the most decorated Quartermasters in the Pacific Theater. Such a collection could never be assembled today; even single items are elusive. Small number of First Day of Service cancels possible. Ordinary postal handling, some toning, else generally good to fine. (11 pcs.)