"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

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.

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