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Ormsby County,NV - 1866-1982 - Postal History Group :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Postcards Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Ormsby County,NV - 1866-1982 - Postal History Group :
Lot of covers and cards. CARSON CITY (1858-present): 56 covers, 1867-1982, 16 diff. PM—including four official State mail w/no stamps, two with printed Tasker Oddie signatures and two manuscript state departments. 23 covers are First Day of Issue Nevada Centennial cancellations with decorative covers. Early notable cancellations 1867 waffle pattern, 1882 bulls eye pattern, 1885 oblong shape, and 1887 blob. Contents include 1885 notarized letter (Ormsby County), 1907 receipt State Bank and Trust Co., 1912 San Francisco wedding invitation, 1918 US Marshall letter, 1929 request for parole from inmate, 2 others, and an unknown date w/ purple cancellation letter to Col. M. N. Stone in Virginia City about mining investments in Pioche, 8 unknown dates—2 pre-1900. Nine corner advertisers not including Centennial cards. 2 Carson City received PM. 39 cards, 1882-1910 received and 1892-1964 cancelled (13 diff. PM). EMPIRE CITY (1866-1912): 4 covers, 1866 manuscript, 1869 contains letter to sister, 1910, and pre-1900 (nd), 4 diff. PM. 4 cards, 1907-1908, 3 diff. PM w/one inverted date. EMPIRE (Washoe County 1951-present): 4 cards, 1951-62, 3 diff. PM. STEWART (1905-74): 2 covers, 1936 and 52, 2 diff. PM. 1 card, 1960.