"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

7 Sacramento area broadsides in various sizes, Livery Stable, O R Gleason, New York Bazaar, Western Hotel, 2x San Francisco Railroad in Chinese, Rober

About 27 pieces of interesting Sacramento area ephemera including Pacific Bank, State Capital History booklet, Sacramento Valley Veterans Brigade 1903

Sacramento billhead and letterhead collection, c. 1860's-1900. About 100 or more items. Includes pictorial, color, sheriff, oil, candy, poultry,...

Four checks from the Sacramento City Bank in Shasta, California. "Sacramento" is crossed out and "Shasta" is written above on 3 ...

A perusal of this official book will show names like Ralston, Crocker and Zabriskie among many others. One page has three lawsuits against Crocker alo

26 different Sacramento Gold Rush billheads mostly on blue paper. c. 1852-60. John J Murphy, R Dale, Schooner Umpqua, City Water Works, J & P Ca...

1856 blue paper Sheriffs Judgement, Cafron v. Felch & Floutman for $1530. Broadside size, 21x16". 1" left crease tear, crease toning. ...

About 200 Anglo Californian Bank documents, c. 1886-1906. This bank was founded in 1873 as a successor to the London firm of J & W Seligman and ...

Daily Alta California Newspapers (4) from the year 1852. The February 1, edition has a report from Governor John Bigler (1805-1871) to the California

Daily Evening Bulletin (6) began publication in October 1855 by San Francisco activist James King of William, who was the editor of the paper until hi

Drexel, Sather & Church second of exchange, 1851-2 right side chips and light toning. The Pioneer One Dollar Store, 1870 billhead. Was this the ...

Portion of a letter handwritten/signed by Eugene Kelly, stating to the recipient that he was getting out of the dry goods business to go into the bank

Nice Golden Gate Bridge blue print drawing in white frame. 17x36.5". San Francisco California

12 pieces of c. 1850's San Francisco ephemera. John W Tucker billhead. Letter to Comptroller of State in Vallejo City about drafts. Turnbull &a...

5 San Francisco exchanges. Drexel, Sather and Church-1856 first and 1856 second. Sather and Church 1861 second with California adhesive revenue stamp.

About 65 generic San Francisco letterheads, promo items, checks, deeds, billheads etc. c. 1877-1904. Mostly pre 1900. San Francisco California

Mostly c. 1878-90's San Francisco mostly non pictorial billheads, about 100 or so. Coffee, furniture, bread, saws, stationery, drugs, steel, whi...

About 100+ San Francisco pictorial letterheads and billheads. c. 1877-1919. Boots, cigars, hardware, guns, chairs, coffee, poultry, windmills etc. All

John F. Seymour was the San Francisco Police Department Chief from 1910-1911. This small group contains a photo of the Chief and Mayor Patrick Henry M

c. 1879-80 Ridge Telephone Company letter copy book. Contains about 50 letters to various mining, utility and telephone companies. "When Alexan...

Collection of about 50 pieces of Santa Clara ephemera, c. 1864-1910. Mostly billheads and letterheads with pictorials, a telegram, Los Gatos foldout b

About 20 pieces of ephemera from Santa Cruz and Monterey, c. 1871-1904. Billheads, letterheads, promo brochures, liquor license, etc. Santa Cruz, Sole

2" original bundle of Cal Coast vegetable can labels with California map, 5x13". Saticoy California Stuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera C...

About 22 pieces of Sonoma County ephemera, c. 1879-1938, mostly 1800's. Tax collector letter, color N S Cobb Furniture and Undertaking 2 page le...

8 pieces of late 19th century Sonoma County ephemera. 2 covers with contents, no stamps. 5 letters related to land in Sonoma, 1910 photo of Russian Ri

Lot of 8 deeds to claims in the area of Spanish Flats, Plumas County, California. Includes: deed dated March 29, 1869, from Simeon Plant to Louis Libe

About 25 pieces of ephemera from Sutter and Solano counties, Pictorial billhead, legal docs, peach promo, deed, etc. Dixon, Vallejo, Benicia, Marysvil

Mono County receipts from The Rickey Land & Cattle Company (4), receipts for Kirman & Rickey General Merchandise (2) and two (2) letters fro...

About 55 pieces of ephemera from Trinity, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, c. 1868-1915. Billheads and letterheads, some pictorial, IOOG 1868 booklet,

13 pieces of Truckee, CA area ephemera. Boca Mill Co. cover, date 1??7. 1908 Boca postcard with trees. View from Truckee Station, Looking West stereov

About 80 pieces of Tuolumne ephemera, c. 1871-1910. Land statements, billheads-some pictorial, Sierra Railway, Confidence Gold Mining payroll ledger s

Assortment (30) of receipts from various towns in the Trinity Mining region, including Weaverville and Douglas. There are receipts from Abrahm &...

Lot of two Bank of California vintage checks: 1) 1874 Virginia, Nevada, duplicate of exchange payable in gold coin. 2) 1868 Gold Hill, Nevada with Nev

Nic mix of about 50 California color paper and color vignettes billheads and letterheads, c. 1883-1912. San Francisco, Jamestown, Sacramento etc. Colo

Lot of 8 different. Great little collection with some rare pieces! Includes: Sierra Telegraph Co. (Oakdale, 1913); American District Telegraph billhea

About 100 Central California fruit crate labels. Manteca, Visilia, Exeter etc. 15 lbs. California Stuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection

Billheads from all over the western states, including the National Ice Company of San Francisco, T.J Hammond Fruits & Produce of Fresno, Charles...

Nice, The Leadville Live Stock Company die cut advertising piece with 1899 calendar in 20x18" frame. Blue eyed baby girl in front of a basket....

Lot of two early Colorado bank checks: 1) 1869 Jerome B. Chaffee & Co. Bankers, Central City and Georgetown, with U. S. revenue stamp. 2) 1874 C...

Paper labels for cans of Ellendale All Green Asparagus, 15oz, packed by John S. Isaacs of Ellendale, Delaware. Background of pale yellow, green, and d

Paper labels for cans of Ellendale Fres Lima Bean, 20 oz, packed by John S. Isaacs of Ellendale, Delaware. Background of pale yellow, green, and dark

Paper labels for Isaac's Farm Run of Pod Early June Peas packed by John S. Isaacs of Ellendale, Delaware, 20 oz. Pale yellow background with an ...

Lot of 3 different. 1) H.T. Hall & C.E. Dexter, First of Exchange, Columbus, Georgia, 1856. Issued for $3,304.70. Signed Hall & Dexter. Pen ...

4 different Matson Lines Hawaii art cover menus, c. 1950. 13.75x10.5". Nice colorful scenes of vintage Hawaii. Hawaii

Banking house of T.L. Mackoy and Ivory Quinby, Monmouth Illinois bank check dated February 28, 1857. Vignette of little girl saluting lower left, herd

Certificate of Ownership for Lot No. 360, Section HH at the New Cathedral Cemetery. This cemetery was part of the Catholic Cathedral Church of Baltimo

Paper label for 20oz cans of Preston White Lima Beans, Albert W. Sisk & Son, distributors not manufacturers. Dark purple background with wide re...

James Tilghman signed Capias at Satisfaction issuing out of the Court of Queens County, Maryland, May 6, 1799, directed to the Coroner of said County

Framed, signed by Richard Tilghman, capias issued out of Queen Ann's County , Maryland, in the name of Frederick, absolute Lord and Proprietary ...

Undated Commonwealth Carriage illustrated catalog with lots of carriage and buggy pictures. 15x8" with some cover foxing and spine wear. 1870 c...

Photos of the locomotive shops (16) 5.5"x 3.5". Also receipts from The East Side Second-Hand Store Butte, a deposit slip from The First na...

Very early deposit check from W A Clark. 1868 for $500. W A Clark signature on verso. "William Andrews Clark Sr. (January 8, 1839 – March...

Four Hershfield bank checks, all with imprinted revenues. 1) Scott RN-D1 1876, printed by John Hamilton Stationer; 2) Scott RN-C13, 1873, printed by R

Two bank checks made payable "In Gold Coin". Helena, Montana. Banking House of L. H. Hershfield & Co. draft payable in Gold Coin. blac...

Two checks from the banking house of L. H. Hershfield with imprint revenues, one "in gold". Scott RN-B6 1866, black on white, Printed by ...

Lot of 76. All are Banking House of LH Hershfield & Bro., Helena, Montana checks issued to Chinese merchants. Includes 57 RN-B, 2 RN-C, and 17 w...

Book of blank checks that appears to be complete, c. 1880's from Merchants' National Bank, Helena, MT with RN-G that is unlisted in Castenho...

About 45 c. 1900-1930's Missoula articles of incorporation, statements etc. Florence Laundry, Plains Flour Mill, Eddy Bread, Winston Bros., Miss...

Letterheads, billheads, receipts and letters, too many to count. Most from the town of Sheridan, Montana. Letterheads include Henry Elling & Com...

About 45 c. 1870's and 1880's business correspondences and letterheads from Greenhood and Bohn Clothing in Virginia City, Montana Territory....

Important book of Virginia City, MT issued business licenses, c. 1878-87. Info on who, what type of business, license expirations etc. 1 loose page, 7

S R Buford, the big merchant in Virginia City, Montana, c. 1890's personal notebook from Perrine, Cook & Co., South Omaha, Neb. c. 1890'...

On the Great Northern Railway between Butte and Helena was the Alhambra Hot Springs offering vapor, mud and private plunge baths inside the Hotel. M.

21 historical Montana newspapers with 10 from Virginia City. Montana Post, 4/28/1866, Virginia City, condition problem. Daily Madisonian, Virginia Cit

This ledger book is from the P.A. Largey & Co. hardware store in Butte, Montana c.1880. The materials sold are interesting for a frontier hardwa...

1 full page and 2 half pages of goods taken by sheriff, undated and unidentified owner. Goods taken range from alcohol, horses, tea, nails, gloves, ca

Three bank checks from Montana: 1) RN-G1 imprinted revenue, 1883 drawn on Anglo California Bank of San Francisco. Printed by Corlies, Macy & Co....

Mostly 19th century Montana correspondences and business related ephemera. Checks, legal documents, billheads etc. Dozens of items. About 3.8 lbs. M

About 15 pieces of Montana ephemera including mine map with Petosi Mine etc. 44x41".N P Railroad track map 1960, telegraphs, bill of lading, ra...

4 Montana original invoice books and some loose invoices. 1906 C W Rank, 1909 Buford Mercantile, 1923 Anaconda Copper, 1894 SR Buford. 26 lbs._x000D_

Two warrants: 1890 for Transport of Prisoners; 1891 bounty on one coyote. Montana

Carson City banking ephemera group all related to Carson City Savings Bank, Bullion and Exchange Bank and State Bank and Trust. No US Mint documents.

Very rare advertising art from I H Kent Company in Fallon, Fairview and Wonder, NV. c. 1908-10. Oval art is 2 girls, 8x9.5". Overall size is 12...

6x White Pine Region Checks with some very rare revenue stamps: Agency of the Bank of California Checks: 1) #? , 1870 for $60 in Hamilton. 2) #27, 187

Tax bill from 1876, mine stock from The Cash Boy Consolidated Mining Company, a stock certificate for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, three far...

Virginia City billhead collection from the 1800s and 1900s. Billheads include The Cosmopolitan Bakery, Virginia Steam Coffee & Spice Mills, The ...

Virginia City history can be your in these 12 pieces of ephemera, including a blank Storey County Hotel & In-Keeper's License, a stock certi...

April 13th 1871 check payable in gold coin drawn on the Bank of California, Gold HIll, Nevada. U.S. and Nevada revenue stamps attached left side. Prin

Lot of five bank checks from the Carson City Savings Bank: 1) Scott imprinted revenue RN-F1. Drawn on the Merchants' Exchange Bank, San Francis...

c. 1868 Nevada trademark letter attached to brown paper, 19x30", with 2 Pioneer Mills Bakers Flour sack stencil imprints. Nevada

11 volumes of New Hampshire Annual Register. 1811-missing cover, 1815-spine damage, 1819, 1920-spine damage, 1821-spine damage, 1822-spine damage, 182

Archive of Ley's, Christie & Co. Jewelry c. 1898-1921, across multiple stores. Included lots of correspondences with multi page letters and ...

Large group of New York RN checks. 39 RNX with several yellow, 62 RNG with "stamp redeemed", 37 RND including buff, orange, red/brown, 15 ...

300+ New York RN checks with duplicates, about 7 different types. c. 1877-1901. New York

Corvallis, Oregon, 1879 Hamilton & Co. bank check with large "GOLD" imprint and U. S. revenue adhesive. $1000 first of exchange to Mes...

Scott RN-K6. Carlisle Deposit Bank draft. 1874. Black on white. Printed by American Bank Note Co., Philadelphia. George Washington on horse, eagle on

1823 warrant for John Sterndman in Menallen, Adams County, Pennsylvania for fornication of the bastard child Solema Slaybaugh. Most interesting! Mena

Pittsburg (16B, 2L), Philadelphia (3B, lL) Others (6B) Pennsylvania

Lot of seven. Mostly from Deadwood, South Dakota. 1) Ribbon for the South Dakota Bankers Association meeting held in Deadwood in 1908. 2) Pin showing

Scott RN-H3. Jefferson Texas. Citizens Savings Bank of Jefferson draft drawn on Bank of Commerce, St. Louis, MO. 1876. Black on white. Printed by Amer

1852 check with signature Jno C Hays, Sheriff with deputy signature below. Deputy writing appears to be consistent with Hays signature, so likely not

1888 Catalogue of the Exhibit of Relics and Antiques at the Virginia Exposition. A catalog of exhibits including weapons, letters, books, uniforms etc

Thousands of Hy-Land apple crate labels in 2 or more styles. About 42 lbs. Washington Stuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection

About 30 assorted pieces of ephemera with lots of Montana. Mostly c. 1878-1906. Letterheads-some pictorial, bill of lading, Northern Pacific Express a

Bank of America gold check for 150 dollars. Dated September 2, 1878. Has adhesive revenue stamp on the left side. Signed by DeGroot, possibly Henry De

Grocery & product cost lists and business cards from the 1800s-1900s. Included is a pork pricelist for T.M. Sinclair & Company, a couple of ...

Bill and letterheads for businesses and private parties stretching from Niagara Falls, New York to San Francisco. A sampling includes The National Cr

16 Boy and Cub Scout publications, c. 1952-60 plus Scouting applications and more.

This is a series of pages from a publication of the Western News Company of a poem by Brett Harte in 1870. Harte referred to this piece as "The...

About 30 early US checks c. 1816-1852. Philadelphia, New York, PA, NY, Brooklyn, Boston, CT etc. Some pictorials.