"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

1896 embossed binder, illustrated F H Logeman Chair Mfg., St. Louis, MO. catalog. 154pp, many pages have adhered invoices etc. 9.5x12.25".

12 pieces of farm machinery and wago ephemera. US patent for sweep rake attachments, 1929. Deering catalog. Thomas Hay Machinery catalog, 1902-front c

French soap label for L'Aureole Savon Extra Fin a la Violette Savonnerie P. Tranoy. Nice, colorful label with an image of a woman and flowers. A...

This is a unique and very nice collection from Gibsonville, California. Lot includes the following: 1x Mortgage document between the Native Sons of th

Great Literary Minds Autographs and personal letter group spanning 100 years from approximately 1850-1950. Approximately 30 Letters from Literary and

Mailed from Philadelphia to Rutland on March 1, 1823. The surviving page contains several humorous sexual references - I feel kind of reluctance in se

Lot of 12 illustrated letterheads dating from 1889-1912. New York, Iowa, Pennsylvania and others.

Lot of three Indian vignette bank checks: Bank of Ouray, 1898 with revenue stamp; 2) Bank of Indian Territory, Guthrie, OK., 1900; 3) Navajo County Ba

Five fantastic Victorian age box labels for Ivory Soap, featuring lovely young women in pastel colors. The labels are 12 inches in diameter.

Incredible find for any Anglophile. This is a signed document from King George III, who reigned from 1760 until his death in 1820 . It appears to be a

Several letter and billheads from various and sundry businesses around the country in the 18-1900s. Included is J.W. Middleton Blank Book Manufacturer

Lot(x3) of separate liquor and wine related material. Includes: 1) About 350 vintage wine and liquor labels, Brandy, cognac, Marc de Bourgogne, Muscat

Archive of a Martin Marietta rocket engineer, c. 1966-80's. 1966 Martin Company Engineering Laboratories Notebook with handwritten drawings, com...

Paper label for 20oz cans of Mayfield Brand Early June Peas. White background with idyllic sunrise scene, shiny gold border on long edges. 11.125 x 4.

About 100 or more nice mostly Eastern US checks, c. 1864-1926. Some have adhesive revenue stamps, vignettes, Indian Territory, NY, PA, VT, VA, OH, OK

About 70 or more mostly Eastern US checks without revenue stamps, c. 1850's-1905. Nice group from NY, VA, PA, Brooklyn, NJ etc. Some pictorials.

Oil & Gas Industry Archive (128 pieces). Collection from a Southern California Geologist & Petroleum Engineer, active during the period, 192...

About 20 nice pictorial billheads. Automated safety punch, roofing, carriage, wagon, disinfectant, suits, horse shoe, silks, horse, wool, surveying an

About 25 pictorial billheads. Mineral water, hardware, Cole Brothers Circus, unused envelope, springs, coal, silk, lamp shades and more.

About 40 pictorial billheads. Produce, springs, suits, horse, lumber, milk, cheese, horse shoe, butcher, milk, electric and more.

Three souvenir programs and/or calendars from the Miss Sunbathers Contest, 1970s. Plus a book illustration of a nude woman. Good condition.

1857 US patent issued to Charles Van de Mark of Oak's Corners, NY for improved method of uniting the panels of portables fences with drawing. 18...

A) Shipping receipt for 12 packages shipped by Providence Tool Co. to the port of New York. Dated December 1, 1855. Vignette of a ship in the corner.

Probably thousands of can and small fruit and fish crate labels. California-Delano, Woodlake, Sanger, Visalia, Exeter, Rayo, Orosi, etc. Washington, C

19 spice and other products pictorial covers with contents. 5x Griggs, 3x Golden Gate, 11 others. A perfect pairing with your rare spice tins and othe

1)Niagara Insurance Company, City of New York. 1893. For Lawrence Barkhoff the owner of the Washington Caldwell Construction Company at Plum Township,

Large cards enclosed in a rustic album. Cover includes animal artwork. c. 1885-95. 4 CDV's, Nova Scotia; Providence R. I. ;Windsor, Ontario; New...

Nice album of c. 1880's-1890's trade cards, 50+ cards all adhered. Possibly put together by a young woman as there are often female themes....

About 50 trade cards including large format, in scrap book form. Children, flowers, garden guide, fertilizer, elephant, bird, White House and more.

Eleven pages, 10 x 15 inches with glued on vintage trade cards, on both sides.

About 35 trade cards. Cloths, sewing machine, elephant, coal, druggist, cotton, shoes and more.

About 40 trade cards. Elephant, cigars, shoes, linen, fruit, sewing machine, Singer, soap and more.

About 45 trade cards. Sewing machine, cotton, stove, gelatin, stove polish, boots, shoes, corn starch and more.

About 50 Trade Cards. Shoes, clothing, tobacco, cotton, straw goods, furniture, soap and more.

About 60 trade cards. Cloths, boots, starch, bed, bread, pianos, meat and more.

1944 Boeing Labor Relations Agreement booklet. 1968-71 IU of Operating Engineers agreement booklet. 1925 The Industrial Pioneer. 1908 St. Louis Waiter

About a dozen very old documents. 1835 London billhead for London Rugs; 1875 New York Mortgage; 1859 Administrator's Deed, Massachusetts; 1834 e...

Greeting cards: Christmas (136), Birthday (29), Other Special Occasions (17) ~ Personalized & Decorated Name Cards (55)

9 vintage merchandise catalogs and instruction books. A Businessman's Guide to Buying Air Conditioning. Cool 1974 Furry Freak Bros. like Natural...

Represented by 24 States~ 6" x 9 ½" (48), 8 ½" x 11" (5) No Duplicates~ 1883-1916

An assortment (11) of western states ephemera. including letters, covers, a letter from the Alpine County Tax Collector, and more. Please see photos f

CA (2L), CR (2B, SL), MT (SB, 6L), OR lB, lL), WA (3B) Others: 3 states, each w/lL and one w/lB, thewhole Lot being a total of 31 pcs. ~ 1883-1924

4 New Mexico cattle company stocks, all issued. 1882 Boston and New Mexico Cattle. # 666 for 1000 shares to GH Peck treasurer. Signed by HB Clark and

Four Jay Cattle, LUCKY NUMBER 13 for 98 shares to Frederick Jones. Signed by RF Glover(?) and FE Addoms as president. Dateline 1889. Not cancelled. V

Assorted Western US cattle company ephemera. Stocks-1883 Powder River Live Stock, unissued New York and Boston Cattle 1880's. Bond-1883 Washita ...

Lot 2: one issued and one unissued. Issued piece is no. 70, issued for 5 shares to William H. Hoffman in 1848. Signed by president Bostwick and cashie

4 US bank stocks, all issued. 1878 Union National Bank. 1934 Danvers National Bank. 1868 Bank of Catasauqua. 1857 Bank of America.

Rare issued Buffalo Brewing stock, 1940 issued to Fred Bottler, how appropriate! Buffalo vignette. Sacramento California

Beautiful 1913 Chinese Government 5% Gold Bearer Bond issued for 505 French Francs by the Russo-Asiatic Bank. Very nice vignettes and nice engraving j

Group of foreign stock certificates and philatelic covers. A) Stock certificates from Europe. Includes 1922 German certificates for 50,000 and 100,000

Lot of four consecutive stocks, all issued in 1896, pen cancelled. Inc. in 1885 in Ohio. Same design: blue border and print with vignette of rolls of

Stock certificates (27) from various industrial entities including Eastern Cananea Devlopement Company, Franklin Gas Turbine Company, Decora Manufactu

About 1000 or more Los Angeles Street Improvement canceled bonds, c. 1931. About 18 lbs, a mostly full file box! Los Angeles California

About 1000 c. 1911 Los Angeles Street Improvement bonds. About 28 lbs. Los Angeles California

Choice San Diego Bay Land Co. issued 1879 stock with nice regional map. San Diego California

Lot of 2. 1) $500 bond issued to Sol Lewis on April 17th, 1865. Signed by first Nevada Governor Henry Blasdell and controller C. Nightingill. Signatur

c. 1861, Criswell, Alabama, 61A, R7, Lot of 3 bonds Issued for Military Defense/State of Alabama all are $500, with 9 coupons attached. No.'s 9...

Lot of 100+. All but one are "North Broken Hill Silver Mining Company," 50 and 100 shares, issued 1900-04. One is for the later name, &quo...

The very famous stock of terh Great Cariboo MC with vignettes all around of gold nuggets and two vails of gold, with placer mining scenes and undergro

American Mining Company stock certificate, incorporated in Vermont, issued for 10 shares, Certificates #10181-10190. Datelined Windsor, Vermont, May 1

Bond number ONE, issued for $500 in 1863 in New York. Signed by president Lyman Gilbert and treasurer William Hickock. Not cancelled. Four coupons att

"Morelos Chihuahua Mexico" printed at top center. The mines of the company are printed above the San Francisco dateline: "Santa Barba...

5x stock certificates belonging to California-based companies operating mines in famous silver mines in Mexican state of Sinaloa and includes a report

Spectacular, I/U #166 to Nathaniel Page 104 shares, 1864. Unique and interesting vignettes. Lower left chip. According to Daily Alta California, Vol

Rare issued Mexican Mining and Real Estate stock. Oval mining camp litho by G T Brown, San Francisco. Mine in Cosala, state of Sinaloa, Mexico. Mex

Three separate stock certificates from different Fairbanks, Alaska, based gold mining companies. 1. Reynolds-Alaska Development Company stock certif

Issued North American Transportation and Trading stock, 1900,#B1218, $100. Mountain, harbor and railroad vignette. This company transported miners, pr

13 Alaska stocks. Prince of Wales Pk'g., Alaska United Gold Mining, Alaska Package Assoc., Alaska State Mines, Alaska British Columbia Metals, A...

Very rare unissued, c. 1860's San Augustine Mining Co. stock. Signed by secretary James A Lucas and president Samuel G Jones. Some discoloration...

# 81 for 1000 shares to James Skeene. Signed by SH Brown and president Silas A George as president. Dateline Camden, New Jersey 1881. Location: Meyers

Incorporated August 1863. "Location Weaver District Arizona Territory" (printed at upper left). "Ledges Excelsior, Eagle Bird, Occide...

Issued 1874 Colorado River Copper and Gold Mining stock. Litho by G T Brown, San Francisco. He was an African American lithographer and was one of the

6x Arizona mining stock certificates: 1) Salero Mining & Manufacturing Company, Pima County, Arizona Territory. Unused, very nice condition....

Very rare issued Arizona Mining Co. 1865 stock, none found in Herzog collection. Cert #549 for 48 shares issued to M O Davidson. Signed by J Randall a

2 issued Arizona mining stocks. 1881 Moonlight Mining, Globe Mining District, Pinal county. Incorporated 1878. Silver foil moonlight in top center vig

Volcano Water and Mining Company, Amador County, Oct. 9th, 1855. The receipt no. 156 is for $50 for the use of water upon the canal of the company, si

Richmond Gold & Silver Mining Company stock certificate, Aurora, 1863. Very rare. Inc. May 21, 1863,. Dateline Aurora, June 27, 1863. Certificat...

The West Wind Mining Company, incorporated March 5, 1863; located in Aurora Mining District, Mono County, California. Certificate no. 6 issued to C.C.

Issued June 22, 1880, Bodie Mining district. Incorporated in 1878. Cert. #1787, issued to Geo. T. Marye & Son, Trustees in 1880 for 100 shares. ...

1864 Empire Gold & Silver Mining bond, 7%, #386, $1000. Signed by Henry Gates secretary. Alonzo Child president. David B Turner trustee. "R...

Very early Bodie mining piece! Issued 1864, No 387, $1,000 7% bond signed by Alonzo Child and Henry K Gates Secretary. Ornate border with three vignet

Rare. #143 issued to RN Van Brunt, Trustee for 100 shares on July 21st, 1879 in San Francisco. Signed by Edward Stone secretary and Fred w Hadley pre

No. 283 for 100 shares to W.H. Sent, Trustee. Dated Dec 10, 1879. A classic California mining camp that used an old and trusted phrase. The certificat

Oregon Gulch Gold Mining Company stock certificate, No. 66. Issued for 50 shares to W.J. Holliday on January 22, 1872 in Indianapolis. Signed by presi

Golden Gate Gold, Silver & Copper Mining Company stock certificate No. 40, incorporated October 24, 1863 in California. Issued to C.L. Harringto...

Melones and Stanislaus Gold, Silver & Copper Mining Company stock certificate No. 542, incorporated in California on October 29, 1862. Issued to...

Mokelumne and Campo Seco Canal & Mining Company stock certificate, incorporated in California, for Mokelumne Hill mine in Calaveras County. Cert...

Stock certificate #229 issued by Summit of Zion Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Company to B.F. Jackson for twenty (20) shares at $100 per. It is signe

Early Cosumnes Grove Copper Mining Company Stock Certificate # 11 issued to A.J.M. Clure(?) for 10 shares at $100 each, stock numbers 306 to 315 on Au

"Office at S. B. Pelton's House in White Oak Township" (printed to left of vignette). Pilot Knob, Mud Springs and Mound Springs Mining...

El Dorado County, California (printed under title). Unissued for one share, but signed by Jacob A Shorb as president and E.H. Cornwall as secretary in

Oxford Beta Tunnel & Mining Company stock certificate, Aurora, 1863. Location: Silver Hill, Esmeralda District, Mono Co., Cal. (printed to the l...

General Hooker Consolidated Mining Company stock certificate, Aurora, 1863. "Esmeralda District, Aurora, Mono Co., Cal." printed under tit...

Grass Valley mining stock certificates (3) and a county settler recruitment booklet. Included is Magenta Consolidated Gold Mining Company #37 issued t

Grass Valley stock certificates (5). Included is Brunswick Gold Mining Company#4231 for 100 shares at $5 per issued to H.K. Lee and signed by Secre

Grass Valley Mining stock certs (4) from the 1870s. included is Centennial Gold Mining Company #160 for 50 shares at $50 per and issued to John Tho

Grass Valley, California North Star Gold Mining Company stock certificate #23 issued to D.S. Garwood Trustee and signed by the president and secretary

Grass Valley Mining stock certificates (5) including Scadden Flat #212, dated 1879 for 50 shares at $10 per. Next, Osborn Hill Gold Mining & Mi...

An early mining stock from the early days of the Inyo mining regions. Number 52 for 100 shares to NA Chandler, signed by French as Secretary and Lewis

The Monte Cristo Mining Company stock certificate, No. 34, for 100 shares issued to John W. Johnson at $10 per share on July 1, 1875. The mine operat