Lot
788 
Nome, Alaska - Proprietor of the "Sour Dough Road House", incoming "Consular Service, U.S.A." legal size cover franked with China 1900, 10¢ green, two singles (116) tied by "Foochow, 18 May, 02" cds, with "Shang-Hai, Chine, 23 Mai, 02" cds along side, reverse with Yokohama, Nagasaki and Seattle, Wash. transit cds's, clear "Nome, Alaska, Rec'd, Jul 8, 1902" backstamp alongside consulate wax seal; some minor cover wear and wrinkling, Very Fine. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A RARE USAGE FROM FOOCHOW, CHINA TO THE SOURDOUGH ROAD HOUSE IN ALASKA.
The recipient, Thel Wattach was one of the "Three Lucky Swedes" that discovered gold at Anvil Creek in 1898. This letter contained U.S. immigration documents
for Thel's wife's Chinese family. His roadhouse later became the Sourdough Lodge a few year later and was one of the oldest continuously operating roadhouses in Alaska.
Realized: $1,500