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Washoe County,NV - 1877-1983 - Postal History Group :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Postcards Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
Washoe County,NV - 1877-1983 - Postal History Group :
Lot of covers and cards. BLACK SPRINGS (1947-66, Reno Branch 1966-75): 2 cards, 1947 and 60. RENO (1868-present): 66 covers, 1877-1983, 22 diff. PM, and five unknown dates all early two probably 1870s and one Well Fargo Express Frank w/blue cancellation. Of the twelve pre-1900 there are five diff. cancellations. Advertisers include 1896 Hotel Clarendon, 1898 Beck Brewing Co. (Bodie Rec’d), 1903 Nevada Meat Co., 1905 Hotel Golden, 1907 Riverside Hotel, 1909 Grand Lodge of Nevada, 1915 Nevada Packing Co., 1916 Hotel McKissick, 1916 Riverside Hotel, 1920 Mutual Creamery, and numerous others. There are also several commemorative covers including Pony Express and Centennial Anniversaries. 7 covers w/contents: two notables are a letter from lawyer Oscar Smith discussing blackmail cases involving a Leasing Co. and a letter written by a woman visiting Reno. The letter is written on stationary of the Hotel Golden with steel etching reproductions of the Hotel Golden and Hotel Humboldt in Winnemucca. 19 cards, 1886-1960, 10 diff. PM. RENO, LEMMON VALLEY RURAL BRANCH (1964-67): 1 cover, Feb. 15 1964, cancelled on opening day. RENO, STEAD AIR FORCE BASE (1952-66): 3 cards, 1956, 60, and 62, 2 diff. PM. RENO, UNIVERSITY STATION (1926-present): 1 card, 1937, green and purple cancellation (unique). SPARKS (1904-Present): 2 covers, 1960 and 64, Pony Express Centennial and Nevada Centennial commemorative covers w/PM. 23 cards, 1906-69, 6 diff. PM. Mostly scenes of the West, including one leather card and one photo card of Gold Hill.