1883 – Two illustrated envelopes advertising Buffalo Bill Cody’s and Texas Jack Omohundro’s first foray into the entertainment business before establishing their famous Wild West shows

Envelope or Cover

by William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and John "Texas Jack" Baker Omohundro
Envelope or Cover. Very good. One cover, illustrated with a running buffalo, is for Buffalo Bill’s Combination. It was sent from New York to Newark, New Jersey in January 1883. The text reads, “Eleventh Consecutive Season / Season of 1882 to 1883 / Bill Combination / Hon. W. F. Cody, proprietor and Manager. / Johs R. Ogden, Business Manager.”

The other cover, illustrated with a cowboy pursuing a buffalo, is for the Texas Jack Combination. Although the postmark is undated, it was mailed around 1883 as well. . As noted at the Buffalo Bill Museum website, his first foray into show business began on December 17, 1872, at the urging of dime-novelist (truncated)
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Specializing in Unique Americana, that is, we keep a selection of personal narratives such as diaries, work journals, correspondence collections, photograph albums, scrapbooks, and similar items that shed light on some aspect of North American life, culture, or society. Additionally, we always have a nice selection of philatelic material (primarily postal history) and other paper ephemera.
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