AUCTION  / 

December 2017 Premier Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

Auction Details

This three day, 2,200 lot sale features items in numerous collecting categories including Native Americana, Firearms, Cowboy, Mining, Railroad & Express, Numismatics & Tokens, Postal History, Gaming, Bottles, and Military.

Highlights include:

*A big batch of Western trade tokens including a large Nevada collection.

*Coins, currency, and checks in our Numismatics section including a Ukiah bank note and a $20 gold piece.

*A Railroad section that includes a large number of Eastern Railroad Passes, including a Jay Gould autograph piece.

*Wells Fargo & Co. and American Express collectibles, including company archives.

*Mining stock certificates, photographs, books, and other ephemera.

*A large Postal History section featuring many hundreds of postcards, many real photo, as well as stamps and other philatelic ephemera.

*Gaming collectibles including an assortment of Nevada casino ashtrays

*A group of Antique Bottles including whiskey, bitters, medicines, and soda.

*A very large General Americana section featuring: a collection of presidential autographed letters, photographs & other ephemera; a large World's Fair & Expositions section full of stereoviews from the Prag Collection; jewelry; Western art; a huge Yosemite & Big Trees section; a big collection of San Francisco documents and early stereoviews; and U.S. documents, trade cards, business cards, and other ephemera.

*Our best Firearms selection to date with an 1869 Sharps Rifle, a rare Flintlock pistol, and rare antique ammunition. Our Firearms & Weaponry section also has Japanese katanas and Chinese swords.

*Military collectibles including a large Civil War section full of Confederate bonds, letters, photographs and more.

*Another world-class offering of Northwest and Southwest Native Americana featuring Nome Gold Rush ivory art and tools, baskets, kachinas, pottery, points, and much more!

*Our Cowboy section has postcards (including a Buffalo Bill collection), photographs, chaps, saddles, and saddle bags.

*A small selection of African and Western taxidermy for your office/den wall.

Full Auction Schedule

Day One, December 1st, 2017 (Lots 1000-1735)

Tokens (Geographic Sort) (1000-1118)

Numismatics (Lots 1119-1152)
Coins (1119-1128)
Checks (1129-1138)
Currency (1139-1146)
Medals & So-Called Dollars (1147-1152)

Railroadiana (Lots 1153-1292)
Passes (1153-1219)
Books (1220-1231)
Stocks & Other Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (1232-1292)

Wells Fargo & Other Express (Lots 1293-1322)
Wells Fargo (1293-1308)
American Express (1309-1313)
Other Express (1314-1322)

Mining (Lots 1323-1545)
Hard Goods: Candlesticks, Signs, Etc. (1323-1331)
Books (1332-1338)
Stocks & Other Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (1339-1545)

Postal History & Philatelic (Geographic Sort) (Lots 1546-1714)

Gaming (Lots 1715-1735)


Day Two, December 2nd, 2017 (Lots 2000-2750)

Bottles (Lots 2000-2043)

General Americana (Lots 2044-2700)
Jewelry (2044-2059)
Art (2060-2098)
Worlds Fairs & Expositions (2099-2130)
Political (2131-2152)
Geographic Sort (2153-2588)
Misc. Categories incl. Maps & Atlases, Black Americana, Fire, Ephemera (2589-2700)

Foreign Collectibles (Lots 2701-2750)

Day Three, December 3rd, 2017 (Lots 3000-3734)

Firearms & Weaponry (Lots 3000-3167)
Ephemera (3000-3007)
Ammunition (3008-3058)
Pistols & Revolvers (3059-3084)
Rifles & Shotguns (3085-3095)
Scabbards & Misc. (3096-3111)
Swords & Katanas (3112-3167)

Military & War Collectibles (Lots 3168-3231)
Revolutionary War & Civil War (3168-3219)
Spanish American War (3220-3223)
World Wars & Misc. (3224-3231)

Native Americana (Lots 3232-3593)
Alaska incl. Ivory (3232-3307)
Art (3308-3320)
Baskets (3321-3331)
Beadwork (3332-3347)
Rugs & Weavings (3348-3353)
Jewelry (3354-3359)
Kachinas (3360-3385)
Points & Stone Artifacts incl. a Large Georgia Collection (3386-3409)
Pottery (3410-3588)
Ephemera (3589-3593)

Cowboy (Lots 3594-3724)
Ephemera (3594-3626)
Chaps (3627-3666)
Saddle Bags (3667-3685)
Saddles (3686-3718)
Spurs & Misc. (3719-3724)


Taxidermy (Lots 3725-3734)





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Civil War-era Sword3163 - Civil War-era Sword
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This sword is 35 in. overall length. The grip is black leather and the guard is stamped steel. The blade is patinated covering an etching. The grip an
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American Revolution Ephemera3168 - American Revolution Ephemera
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Lot of 8. 1) Application for membership for The California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. c.1890s. Jesse Beech Fuller. Interesting se
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Group of Revolutionary War Engravings Prints3169 - Group of Revolutionary War Engravings Prints
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12 prints of engravings- Serapis v. Bon Home Richard, John Paul Jones, Stephen Decauter, Bunker Hill, Molly Pitcher, Princeton, Plattsburg, Lexington,
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2 Different Civil War Bonds3170 - 2 Different Civil War Bonds
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CSA $100 bond act of 1861 #7285, Criswell 29, R5, torn in half vertically and other tears, please inspect. Alabama $500 Criswell 61A, unrated #97. D
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Alabama Civil War $500 Bond, Act of 18613171 - Alabama Civil War $500 Bond, Act of 1861
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Criswell Alabama 61A R7 Civil War Bond. $500 8%. Act of 1861 #71, signed by Governor A.B. Moore. 18.5" x 14". Date: Location: Ala...
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Alabama Civil War Bond, Act of 18613172 - Alabama Civil War Bond, Act of 1861
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Criswell 61A-1, unrated. #66. $500. Date: Location: Alabama HWAC # 54923
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Arkansas Civil War Bond, Act of 18613173 - Arkansas Civil War Bond, Act of 1861
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Criswell 61D, R8. Date: 1861 Location: Arkansas HWAC # 54919
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Arkansas Civil War Bond, Act of 18613174 - Arkansas Civil War Bond, Act of 1861
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Criswell 61 K-1, R7. Date: 1861 Location: Arkansas HWAC # 54920
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Arkansas Civil War Bond, Act of 18613175 - Arkansas Civil War Bond, Act of 1861
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Criswell #61J1, R7. Left and right halves are taped, top has tape. 5.5" x 8.5". Date: Location: Arkansas HWAC # 54651
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Arkansas Civil War Bond, Act of 18613176 - Arkansas Civil War Bond, Act of 1861
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Criswell 61 K1, Act of 1861 #3119115$10 to WK Patterson. 5.75" x 8.75". Date: Location: Arkansas HWAC # 55739
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Confederate $100 Bond, Act of 18613177 - Confederate $100 Bond, Act of 1861
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Criswell 28, R7. #439, Loan Authorized by Act of Congress C,S.A. of 1861.12" x 14". Date: Location: HWAC # 54212
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Rare $5,000 Confederate States of America Bond, Act of 18613178 - Rare $5,000 Confederate States of America Bond, Act of 1861
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Rare! Criswell 61G-1 R-11 $5000 8% note, Act of 1861, #132. Blue paper 18" x 11.25". Some rear crease toning along folds. Date: Loca...
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Confederate $500 Bond, Act of 18613179 - Confederate $500 Bond, Act of 1861
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Criswell 68 R6, #348. 14" x 14.5". Date: Location: HWAC # 54214
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Confederate Bond, $500 18613180 - Confederate Bond, $500 1861
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Criswell 73, R5. #1197 13" x 14.25". Date: Location: HWAC # 54213
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Sold to r****3 for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Confederate Bond, $100, Act of 18633181 - Confederate Bond, $100, Act of 1863
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Criswell 6, R6. #220. Thick fiber paper. 14" x 13.5". Date: Location: HWAC # 54216
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Confederate $500 Bond, Act of 18633182 - Confederate $500 Bond, Act of 1863
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Criswell, 121 R2, #3754 14" x 17". Date: Location: HWAC # 54202
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Sold to r****3 for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Confederate $500 Bond, Act of 18633183 - Confederate $500 Bond, Act of 1863
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Criswell 121 R2. #12048. 14" x 14". Date: Location: HWAC # 54208
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Confederate Bond, $500, Act of 18633184 - Confederate Bond, $500, Act of 1863
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Criswell 121, R2. $500 #4465. Date: Location: HWAC # 54917
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Confederate $1,000 Bond, Act of 18633185 - Confederate $1,000 Bond, Act of 1863
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Criswell 122 R4, #2358 14" x 14". Date: Location: HWAC # 54209
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Confederate War Bond, Act of 18633187 - Confederate War Bond, Act of 1863
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Criswell 122 R4. Act of 1863, Confederate $1000 7% bond, #1472. Date: Location: HWAC # 54663
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Confederate $100 Bond, Act of 18633188 - Confederate $100 Bond, Act of 1863
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Criswell 123 A, R3. #18742. 14" x 17". Date: Location: HWAC # 54205
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Confederate States of America $100 Bond Act of 18633189 - Confederate States of America $100 Bond Act of 1863
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Criswell, 123 R5, #2142. 15" x 13". Date: Location: HWAC # 54204
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Confederate $500 Bond Act of 18633190 - Confederate $500 Bond Act of 1863
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Criswell 124A, R4, Loan in rectangular box. #1623. Date: Location: HWAC # 54200
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Confederate $500 Bond, Act of 18633191 - Confederate $500 Bond, Act of 1863
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Criswell 124 R2. Loan in rectangular box. #6885 13" x 14". Date: Location: HWAC # 54201
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Confederate States of America $1000 Bond Act of 18633192 - Confederate States of America $1000 Bond Act of 1863
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Criswell 125 R2 No watermark. Light yellowish brown paper. 15" x 14". Date: Location: HWAC # 54211
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Confederate States of America Loan $1,000, Act of 18633193 - Confederate States of America Loan $1,000, Act of 1863
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Criswell 125 A R6, Blueish white paper with watermark and French Adhesive Revenue Stamps. #5107 13" x 15.5". Date: Location: H...
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Confederate States America Loan Bond 18633194 - Confederate States America Loan Bond 1863
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Criswell 125 "C" (new). Not described in 1980 edition. Red Overprint, "This Bond Not To Be Valid Until Endorsed by the Depository tha...
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Confederate $1,000 Bond, Act of 18633195 - Confederate $1,000 Bond, Act of 1863
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Criswell 125A, R6. Blush white paper, watermark "Cansell" R-6. Tight Trimmed. #1712, 14" x 12". Date: Location: HWA...
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Confederate $1,000 Bond, Act of 18633196 - Confederate $1,000 Bond, Act of 1863
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Criswell, 130A, R4, #7668, 14" x 14". Date: Location: HWAC # 54206
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Sold to r****3 for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Confederate Bond, $1000, Act of 18633197 - Confederate Bond, $1000, Act of 1863
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Criswell 144B, R4 #9286. 17.25" x 13.5". Date: Location: HWAC # 54215
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Confederate States Bond, Act of 18633198 - Confederate States Bond, Act of 1863
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CSA bond #13192, Act of 1863 $40. French revenue stamp. 13.75" x 15". Date: Location: HWAC # 55740
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1864 New Orleans Civil War Soldier Letter Re: San Francisco Company3199 - 1864 New Orleans Civil War Soldier Letter Re: San Francisco Company
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Dateline New Orleans, March 8th, 1864. Appoints William L. Duncan of San Francisco as agent and attorney to "demand and receive from the San Fr...
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Civil War Covers: Cotton Defeated Packenham and Cotton will Defeat "Ape Lincoln"3200 - Civil War Covers: Cotton Defeated Packenham and Cotton will Defeat "Ape Lincoln"
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1) Confederate States of America patriotic cover. Shows a hairy Lincoln sitting on a bale of cotton. Printed by J. Mullen, Canal Street, New Orleans.
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Civil War Map of the Military Dept. of New Mexico, 18643201 - Civil War Map of the Military Dept. of New Mexico, 1864
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Atlas to Accompany Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies 1861-1965. Plate #98. This map shows furthest West the Spanish Trail @ Mojave
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General Full Face Civil War Patriotic Covers with Maps by Magnus3202 - General Full Face Civil War Patriotic Covers with Maps by Magnus
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Lot of 5. 1) Gen. Prentiss full face Civil War patriotic cover with map of Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Green. 2) Gen. Rosencranz full face Civi
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Union Civil War Patriotic Covers Unused - Magnus Bronze Ninth A(rmy) C(orps)3203 - Union Civil War Patriotic Covers Unused - Magnus Bronze Ninth A(rmy) C(orps)
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Lot of seven. All different. 1) Standing Lady Liberty with scroll, quill, and shield. All seven had a Slogan: "Ninth AC" with a large cros...
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Civil War Customs House Document, 18643204 - Civil War Customs House Document, 1864
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Pictorial Entry of Merchandise document, Port of Philadelphia Custom House. Dated Aug. 30, 1864. For Geo. B. Reeseford & Co. Printed by John C....
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Civil War Discharge Paper3205 - Civil War Discharge Paper
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Civil War discharge paper for George Keagle a private in the 8th regiment of Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1865. 42 years old and 5'9" tall. He was...
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"We Are Seven" South Carolina Confederate Flag Envelope3206 - "We Are Seven" South Carolina Confederate Flag Envelope
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On yellow envelope. South Carolina was one of the original seven states to join the rebellion. Four more northern states including Virginia would join
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Civil War Confederate Letterhead3207 - Civil War Confederate Letterhead
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CSA finance bureau letterhead Aug. 11, 1861. Recipient is in Knoxville TN. Date: 1861 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee HWAC # 54922
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to u********y.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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