THE KÜTNE READER

The Western Federation of Miners had at least 22 locals in the Kootenay-Boundary, whose ribbons are highly coveted by collectors.

A rare Christmas seal inflated the price of an envelope from a Trail hotel.

The story of a rare jam tin from an obscure company that operated on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake in 1909.

An envelope that sold on eBay for an eye-popping price has a connection to a man convicted of bank robbery and embezzlement.

Three images sold online tell the story of transportation in the area.

The cachet associated with the ghost town of Sandon probably drove up the auction price of a trade token from the Hotel Reco.

Five envelopes mailed in 1885 by a CPR camp cook working near present-day Revelstoke have sold at auction for nearly $7,000.

Several envelopes that sold at auction have intriguing connections to West Kootenay Japanese-Canadian, Chinese Canadian, and mining history.

An amazing envelope from Cascade City has sold on eBay.

A rare postal cancellation from the Kootenay post office, dated August 1884, sold at auction last month for $375 Cdn. The envelope was...

Below is one of the strangest souvenirs ever made of our area, courtesy of the Greenwood Centennial Committee. The committee was first...

Fifty-five years ago today, the Ainsworth post office ceased to exist. The following day, it was reborn as Ainsworth Hot Springs. The...

An envelope mailed from London to Fort Shepherd in January 1862 sold today for $1,600 Cdn. The piece was part of the Gerald Wellburn gold...

A terrific cover from Silverton, postmarked July 28, 1894, sold for $192.50 Cdn yesterday on eBay. It was sent from Hunter & McKinnon,...

An amazing cabinet card sold on eBay last week for $181.50 US ($240 Cdn), showing two First Nations people in a studio portrait by...

Three noteworthy bits of Greenwood memorabilia (Greewoodiana?) have sold on eBay in the last few months. On Aug. 4, a dry-mount photo of...

While quite a few postcards show First Nations scenes in East Kootenay, not many exist from West Kootenay. At least, there are only a few...

The postcard below of an old bridge across the Cascade canyon at Christina Lake sold online today. It’s a nice enough image, but it’s the...

There are two curious things about the stock certificate seen below, issued by the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. of British...

A neat item sold this afternoon on eBay for $192 US (which is $241 Cdn): an envelope from the Sandon Paystreak newspaper. It was...