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Slocan City Miners’ Union ribbon sells for $1,003
The Western Federation of Miners had at least 22 locals in the Kootenay-Boundary, whose ribbons are highly coveted by collectors.
Greg Nesteroff
Nov 14, 20244 min read
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Crown Point Hotel envelope nets $625
A rare Christmas seal inflated the price of an envelope from a Trail hotel.
Greg Nesteroff
Jul 21, 20242 min read
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Crawford Bay Canning and Preserving
The story of a rare jam tin from an obscure company that operated on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake in 1909.
Greg Nesteroff
May 13, 20243 min read
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New Denver envelope fetches $1,046
An envelope that sold on eBay for an eye-popping price has a connection to a man convicted of bank robbery and embezzlement.
Greg Nesteroff
Apr 15, 20243 min read
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Castlegar and Robson by train, plane, auto, and ferry
Three images sold online tell the story of transportation in the area.
Greg Nesteroff
Mar 4, 20244 min read
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Sandon token fetches $610 at auction
The cachet associated with the ghost town of Sandon probably drove up the auction price of a trade token from the Hotel Reco.
Greg Nesteroff
Dec 4, 20223 min read
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Letters from the End of Track
Five envelopes mailed in 1885 by a CPR camp cook working near present-day Revelstoke have sold at auction for nearly $7,000.
Greg Nesteroff
Oct 25, 202113 min read
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Tales old envelopes tell
Several envelopes that sold at auction have intriguing connections to West Kootenay Japanese-Canadian, Chinese Canadian, and mining history.
Greg Nesteroff
May 13, 20213 min read
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Cascade City cover sells for $240
An amazing envelope from Cascade City has sold on eBay.
Greg Nesteroff
Jul 15, 20201 min read
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Rare Kootenay cancel fetches $375
A rare postal cancellation from the Kootenay post office, dated August 1884, sold at auction last month for $375 Cdn. The envelope was...
Greg Nesteroff
Mar 6, 20201 min read
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Smelter slag souvenir
Below is one of the strangest souvenirs ever made of our area, courtesy of the Greenwood Centennial Committee. The committee was first...
Greg Nesteroff
Aug 12, 20192 min read
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Ainsworth becomes Ainsworth Hot Springs
Fifty-five years ago today, the Ainsworth post office ceased to exist. The following day, it was reborn as Ainsworth Hot Springs. The...
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 10, 20192 min read
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1862 Fort Shepherd envelope nets $1,600
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...
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 6, 20191 min read
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Silverton’s oldest piece of mail?
A terrific cover from Silverton, postmarked July 28, 1894, sold for $192.50 Cdn yesterday on eBay. It was sent from Hunter & McKinnon,...
Greg Nesteroff
Dec 23, 20183 min read
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First Nations faces in Rossland
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...
Greg Nesteroff
Dec 2, 20181 min read
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Greenwood memorabilia
Three noteworthy bits of Greenwood memorabilia (Greewoodiana?) have sold on eBay in the last few months. On Aug. 4, a dry-mount photo of...
Greg Nesteroff
Nov 13, 20182 min read
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First Nations postcards
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...
Greg Nesteroff
Oct 18, 20182 min read
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I am not a bank robber
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...
Greg Nesteroff
Jul 24, 20182 min read
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Consolidated Mining and Smelting meets Krag the Kootenay Ram
There are two curious things about the stock certificate seen below, issued by the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. of British...
Greg Nesteroff
Jun 26, 20184 min read
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Sandon Paystreak envelope sells for $241
A neat item sold this afternoon on eBay for $192 US (which is $241 Cdn): an envelope from the Sandon Paystreak newspaper. It was...
Greg Nesteroff
Feb 18, 20181 min read
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