Handstamp from Denver, Colorado. The B&MRRR lines went as far west as Denver, Cheyenne Wyoming, and Billings, Montana.
Handstamp by Wells Fargo. It's not clear to me why a Wells Fargo cancel would appear on a two cent B&MRRR stamp, but there are numerous copies of this stamp with a Wells Fargo cancel.
This is not a usage example, but it is an interesting example of a Burlington Route multiple. I've seen hundreds of one and two cent Burlington Route precanceled stamps; this is the only multiple I know of. The company's management must have kept closer accounting of their stamp inventories compared to some other railroads.
Omaha was the most significant eastern terminus on the B&MRRR mainlines. Walter G. Clark was a sporting goods company, and sold guns and ammo among other items. I guess the shells listed above could be shotgun or other gun shells? Wahoo is close to Omaha.
Live stock contract/bill of lading for what appears to be 76 live hogs shipped in a 30 foot railroad car.
Payment to the Chicago & Western Railway of Grand Rapids, Michigan for service on one or more B&MRRR cars.
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