August 2018 Auction

Lot of 2 Confederate Bonds: 1) No. 3872 with 11 coupons attached, for $500. Beautiful vignette of steam boat & train with writing below it reads...

Lot of 4 Bonds, 130 A: 1) No. 7680 for $1000. 7 coupons attached. 2) No 8112, for $1000. 7 coupons attached; 3)No. 7676 for $1000. 7 coupons attached;

1888 Booklet for the Ninth circuit, District of Nevada with the name S. B. or P. B. Ellis (Lawyer, 1907) on the cover. Front cover detached Date: 188

Shute was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. Twenty-four of his novels and novellas have been publi

Letter to the B.N.A. Bank manager, Dawson, YT (Yukon Territory) from the Dominion Post Office. The gist of this hand-written letter indicates the ...

Bodi Bank check, signed by M. E. Pope, in the amount of $400 dollars. Check number is 2794, and has a wonderful vignette on the left side. Excellent c

Lot of (2). Wells-Fargo & Co. notes, from both W-F Bank and W-F Express & Exchange companies. Both originated in the gold town of Columbia....

January 9, 1965 newspaper, special issue for the 1864-1964 centennial. Date: 1965 City: Grass Valley State: California HWAC# 25257

Lot of (3) items. First, and invoice & cover from M. Fry & Co. Fruit Vendors of Chicago, selling to D. Hewes of Los Angeles California. The ...

(11) Photos and (3) letters from various California Brewieries and Saloons. (2) of the letters are from the El Dorado Brewing Co. from 1908 and 1915.

Miniature Folio with multiple folding illustrations, each with an explanation on the reverse of the various landmarks and historic features of the Ca

Lot of (6) vintage B&W photos of the famous Buffalo Brewing Co. main Sacramento Brewery (2 identical), along with various other period photos, ...

Lot of (3). Excellent, unissued Adams & Co. Express and Banking Office notes. All are virtually identical, with matching Mining vignettes, the n...

Lot of (2). Pristine Adams Express Company notes, both from 1852. Both notes feature a mining vignette along with other vignettes on the left of each

Lot of (2). Pristine Adams Express Company notes, from 1853 and 1855. The 1853 note features a mining vignette along with other vignettes on the left

Period photo-image of vintage Railroad Locomotive, steam-powered, likely a Baldwin or Norris. Triple drivers, #44 on the smokestack, "San Franc...

Lot of (6). Reproduction and vintage Gold Rush photos. Multiple stream-side pictures of sluice and placer- mining operations, panning in California st

Lot of 6 pieces of ephemera (Business card of E. Leon & Co., Dealers in Wines & Liquors; Buhach, the California Insect Powder; Western Fed. ...

Lot of 7. 1) First National Bank of Redlands promissory note, 1918, with 3 documentary revenue stamps. 2) Two Bank of Italy promissory notes, Ventura,

Lot of 8. 1) Rhodes & Co. Express & Banking Office duplicate exchange/draft, Yreka, 1854. California Gold Rush! Torn left edge. 2) Argonaut ...

Lot of 8. 1) Unissued 1850s receipt for Freeman & Co's Express / Adams & Co. Dateline Sacramento City, 185_. Has list of Adams & Co....

Lot of 5. 1) 22nd half-yearly report of the Marysville Savings Bank, 1880. 4 pp. 5.25 x 3" 2) Real photo postcard of the High Bridge of the N...

Lot of 40. Includes: Fresno Telephone Co. billhead, 1890; First National Bank of Santa Ana Pass Book, 1928; vintage business card for notary public i

34 Maps and a small pamphlet titled: "Why You should be a member of the Automobile Club of Southern California". Maps are of: Arizona: Alb...

Approx. 100 stock certs I/punch cancelled, assorted colors 12" x 8". Date: mid-1900's City: State: California HWAC# 77972

Approx. 100 stock certs. I/punch cancelled, in mauve color. 12" x 8". Date: mid-1900's City: State: California HWAC# 77976

Approx. 75, stock certs. I/C, green & blue colors on borders, from Plasticrete Modern Masonry, 12.5" x 8". Date: 1960's City: ...

Approx. 50 Stock Certs from The Carwin Company. I/C , some have green border, have orange border. 11.5" x 7.5" Date: 1960's City: ...

Approx. 75 Stock Certs. with vignette of man climbing telephone pole. I/punch cancelled. Green border with filigree. 12" x 9.5". Date: 19...

Lot of 25 items that span almost a century. Includes: 1865 Helena City manuscript document for payment on 18 inches of property; 1867 Helena City manu

Lot of (20). Carson City Savings Bank notes, all but one blank and not executed. many are paired, not torn apart separately. The lone executed note is

Nice W-F check, from the Nevada Territory. From the Gold Hill office, check number 762, in the amount of $400 dollars.There is a $5 dollar revenue sta

Newspaper, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Thursday, August 8, 1974, headline. Date: 1974 City: Las Vegas State: Nevada HWAC# 25256

Lot of 7. 1) Four territorial Stateler & Arrington bank checks issued for the Gould & Curry Mining Company issued 1863-1864. Three different...

Three covers with "First Day of Issue" Centennial Stamps, 1864-1964, cancelled, Carson City, Nevada July 22, 1964. Seven copies of Nevada ...

Lot of 24. 1) 21 postcards including 10 real photo.RPPC includes: 6 different Boulder City; 3 different Tonopah; and Capitol Building in Carson City

Approx. 75 items. Includes: 3 Mapes Money Pit $25 chips; drink token at the Gold Dust Casino; assorted casino swivel sticks; 9 casino postcards incl.

Approx. 20 Southern Railway Equipment Trust Certs; 12 Nevada Power Co. Stock Certs. some issued/punch cancelled. 1964 & 1970's, with nice vi...

Vintage photo postcard of "Little Claire," taken by Frank Wendt. Wednt was widely known for photographing Circus side-show performers, and...

Lot of 22 school bonds issued for the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. Issued 1909-1919, punch cancelled. Date: 1909-1919 City: Hempstead

Copy of Beadle's Dime New York Library magazine, number 737. The back cover lists Buffalo Bill Novels, also a dime apiece. Large paper copy, m...

Saloon & Cigar Store vintage B&W photo, showing the proud Owner (great handlebar moustache!) at the Bar. Vintage sepia tones, (1) repaired ...

Wonerful period photograph of Rodeo kids, boys and girls, at the Cheyenne Rodeo in August of 1912. The looks on some of these kids' faces are pr...

Assorted Stocks & Bonds, I/C. This assortment includes BF Goodrich Co., UMC Electronics Co. Textile Building Trust, Pan American World Airways, ...

11 maps by auto clubs: AAA, etc. for California, Nevada, Western U. S., and more. Date: City: State: HWAC# 25501

Stock Certs., Approx 100, beautiful colors, I/punch cancelled, nice vignette of 2 men with shield in middle reads "B&W", has microscop...

For the Eclectic Collector! Greeting cards, photo of wedding at turn of 20th century; 10 tokens Mardi Gras & more; Hardback book "Best Addr...

Grab Bag of Americana. Books; Records; includes Homestake Mining Company stock cert. signed by President Haggin; Oregon & Joraquipa Mining Co.; ...

Lot of eighteen. Photographers include Notman of Montreal, Cora Pearl by Disderi of London, PE Chappnis by Elliott & Fry of London, C Addison by...

Lot of 4. 1) HD Henderson Auto Service business card with vignette of car in the background, advertises 1914 models. 2) 1904 membership card for the C

Numerous items that just did not fit into other categories. Includes a variety of catalogs with many postal history, stocks and more. Date: City:

Approx 125 stock certs, Post Cereals. Mauve & green borders, I/punch cancelled, 12" x 8". Date: 19060's City: State: HWAC# ...

Lot of 33. 1) Lackawanna Railroad Co. of New Jersey. Pictorial stock issued 1921, punch cancelled. 2) Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Co. Eleven pictorial ce

Approx. 100 stock certs. Genisco Technology Corporation is for the military computer. I/punch cancelled. Green & blue colors. 12" x 8"...

Beautiful glass serving dish has a soft lavender color. 10.5" x 7.5" x 5". 2 lavender color glass candy dishes. 5" x 5.5"; ...

Approx. 1000 pieces of misc. ephemera. 1) Menu from "The Dominion" (from Canada); 2) Postcards from North Africa c. 1940's(?) Marrakec...

Interesting lot of different items: 1) Olympic Visor/Badges; 2)Portrait of Governor Balzar; 3)Mineral Claim; 4)Campaign Ephemera, Presidential; 5)Pres

Assorted Stock Certs., approx. 75 certs., I/punch cancelled, assorted colors. Granite Steel Co.,with beautiful vignette of man seated with gears, ax...

5 I/U stocks 1907-1908. Date: City: State: HWAC# 72076

Lot of 13 color engravers and printers samplers for IOOF calling cards. Many are gilt. Two samples per block, 13 blocks. Blocks are 2 x 4.5" No...

This lot contains 11 volumes dealing with jewelry references.: jewelry repair manual, glass beads from Europe, costume jewelry, American silver, plast

Three newspapers: Nevada State Journal, San Jose Mercury and The California Weekly People that have articles after the assassination about Lee Harvey

Fun group of 32 "smaller" pieces of ephemera (no bigger than a playing card). Included: ticket for Eisenhower rally at Madison Square Gard...

Lot of 11. Includes: 1882 letter from the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane; 1878 letter from Marietta College re: candidate for Hebrew Chair in t

Just look inside! You will find a tall carved glass vase, souvenir copper gold pan with miniature shovel, mining equipment tag, five books on mining,

Lot of 7. 1) Three money orders issued on the Gdynia-America Line of the Polish Transatlantic Shipping Co. 1934-36. 2) Four Bank of the United States

Spiral-bound catalog, pp.204 with many black & white photos of interior & exterior of cars; 3 Northern Pacific Railway Co. Special Instructi...

6 blank checks "sold by Thomas & Andrew & Butler" 9.5" x 15". Slight staining right side & wear, please inspect. Da...

Approx 100 1.75" metal Peace Sign black pin buttons with orange, green, red and pink signs. Date: City: State: HWAC# 76817

Lot of 50+ items including postcards, covers, checks, and other documents. Some of the items include: a panorama photo of the Redwood Highway in Calif

Misc. Ephemera, 1 Token Historic Tonopah Club (Nevada)/Good For $1.00 Bet/ On 21 or Crap Game; a couple of professional portraits of families Mr. &a...

Criswell, Alabama 61A, R7, Lot of 3 Stock Certs. Issued for Military Defense/ State of Alabama all are $500, all are with 9 coupons attached. No.&#...

Lot of 7 Issued for Military Defense/ State of Alabama all are $500, 17 coupons attached: 1)No's. 53, 54, 55, 59,60, 62, & 63. Slight foxing...

This interesting lot of 3 Programs from Sutro Baths advertises "Sea Water at Ocean Temperature and Up" ads. for bathing suits, soda water ...

Approx. 5 pieces in this lot. W.O. Dean/Canton, Ill box with color illustration of woman's hand holding a cigar & pink rose; 1 box with Whit...

Grab-bag of 9 pieces. Included: San Francisco City & County $1,000 bond (1912, cxl); three stocks for the Great Northern Oil Inc. (Ft. Collins, ...

Ten Gold Rush express pieces. Four Virginia City, Montana unused 186- checks. Numbered from 143 to 352. Nice stage coach vignette in upper right and f

Lot of 5. Includes: Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, Northern RR Department, Saratoga Division, 1883; Sidney R. Bater & Co. shipping receipt, ...

Approx. 75 Stock Certs., Globe Arizona, with green border, green seal at bottom left, I/C, 11" x 8.5". Date: early 1900's City: Glo...

Assorted Stock Certs., approx. 75 certs., I/punch cancelled, assorted colors. Newmont, Globe Arizona. Continental Sulphur and Phosphate Corp.;Newmont

Lot of 5 issued and cancelled stock certificates, 1902. All have an identical design with a black border, green background, and eagle vignette. Says I

Lot of ten stocks issued in 1914 including low numbers 6 and 8 issued to the company president for 399,995 shares and 199,994 shares. Small (3.5 x 8...

All were issued to the same person, Albert O. Smith, in 1855. These are early, but they display the kind of damage usually seen on these certificates.

Lot of 7 early certificates issued 1855-1856 to three different people: Albert O. Smith (3), Thomas D. Freilson (2), and Susan L. Vail (2). All have s

Lot of 45 issued stocks. Most are for California copper mining companies. The last group is an Idaho mining company. 1) 34 Greenwater Copper Mines and

Lot of (3). Various grass Valley stock certifiactes from 1879, 1888, and 1870's not executed. The unissued certificate is listed as Deadwood Gol...

Four issued stocks: two in 1886, one 1887, and one 1888. Three are pen cancelled. Inc. February 17th, 1885. Fruit vignette. Three are signed by Jesse

Lot of 27. All unissued. One is signed by president PJ Williams. Inc. January 25th, 1886. Location: Empire Mining District, Yuba County, Cal. (printed

Lot of 32. All unissued. Inc. January 25th, 1886. Location: Empire Mining District, Yuba County, Cal. (printed along the top). Dateline Marysville, 18

Lot of 6. 1) Rare 1879 transfer of stock certificate shares for The Quicksilver Mining Company. New Almaden. 2) Silver Hill Mining Company assessment

Lot of 8. Includes: Hammon Cons. Gold Fields stock certificate #2, issued/cancelled 1922 (dredging operation near Oroville); Carson Hill Gold Mining C

65 early topo maps, mostly from mining areas as well as part of the Bay area. duplication rare, except San Mateo. About 80% are pre-1920, many from th

1) Minnie Gulch Mining & Tunnel Co., revenue stamped upper right corner, I/U, No. 194 for 100 shares, 3 vignettes; 2) Colorado Mine Developing C...

4 stock certs. from Colorado: 1) Ivanhoe Gold Mining Co. No. 371, for 100 shares, I/U; 2) Edgar Union Mining Co., No. 137, shares 10000, I/U beautiful

1) Ivanhoe Gold Mining Company, No. 377, for 100 shares, I/U; 2) Gilpin Hurricane Gold Mining Co., Arizona No. 1075 for 500 shares, signed by La Shai(

Lot of 12 stock certificates issued 1915-1922. All are punch and stamp cancelled. Same design: green border and vignette of two beavers! Folds, crease

Lot of 16, three different types. Five green border issued 1899-1901; two blue border issued 1899 and 1908; and nine brown border issued 1903-1908. Al

Three $100 bonds issued in 1923. Same design: brown border, vignette of miners using drill. Issued, signed by the vice president and assistant secreta

Lot of 2. Highly pictorial underground mining vignette at left. Allegorical and mining vignettes at top center. Inc. in Michigan 1853 & 1855. No...

1) Two different for Adventure Consolidated Copper Company. Issued in 1899 for 50 shares and 1907 for 50 shares. Punch and stamp cancelled. Vignette o