December 2018 Auction- A Sale to "Die" for.

8 Vol 3 issues of Reno Evening Gazette, 1877. State: Nevada City: Reno Date: 1877 HWAC# 85148

Rare. 6 checks from 1) Paxton, Curtis & Co., Bankers; 2) The First National Bank payable to Dave McFarland;3) The First National Bank payable to...

1955. This is the presentation booklet (soft cover) that Reno used as a presentation to the United States Olympic Committee (they would receive hard c

Lot of three. 1) A rare San Jacinto datelined billhead for the Sparks Harrell company, Dated 1907. 2) A nice horse pictorial billhead from James Bain

Spectacular Seven Troughs Hotel brass key tag for room 16, with postage return insignia at the bottom. 2.25" x 5". This is the finest Sev...

These photos come from the George Abbey collection. Three generations of Abbey's worked in Wadsworth and Sparks. 1-2) 1911. Two almost similar p...

1) Fort Carlin! Ever Heard of It? Official executive document from December 11, 1874. It is a proposal for a bill from William W. Belknap to the House

Territorial Enterprise, Virginia City, NV. Hartford $1,000 fire insurance policy, Dec 14, 1896, on the office furniture, type cases, stands, imprinti

1) Five RPC's. Burro BIll's Antiques by Zan-T. 2) Roos Brothers Clothing Store. Frasher 9109. 3) Old 62 Bar reprint. 4-5) Two St. Mary's...

Includes all three installments of the 1860 / 1861 story. Installment 1 (Dec., 1860) focuses on getting to the Comstock; 'Whole trains of pack-m...

Ben Holladay was famous as the owner of the Overland Mail Route for many years. But he got his start in San Francisco with steamers. This is aa 1863 l

This 1876 letter is sent from Mr. Vanderbilt of the Fort Edward Institution and he wants to know about the eyeless fish found at 127 degrees in the de

Mostly hardcovers. McGill, The Man The Town The Bar by Allen, White Pine County-A Pictorial History 4 vols, Romancing Nevada by Hall State: Nevada C

McGill The Man The Town The Bar, 2 A salute to White Pine's Gold Stars, Romancing Nevada by Hall, Copper Camp Kids by Johnson, White Pine Lang S...

Lot of nine. These are all 1907. 1) Kleeman & Crotto Stage Company: They had the first post office delivery from Fallon to Wonder. They withdrew...

Feb 4, 1873 Daily Territorial Enterprise from Virginia City-1.3" tear, Feb 4, 1875 The Nevada Tribune from Carson City, Rare Sept 5, 1874 The D...

Lot of two. 1) Automobile 1924 Bluebook. West edition. With roads like Lovelock to Reno (Fork; right from poles, Pass well (good water). Reno to Sacra

This card begs two questions: 1) What is a Commissioner off Deeds? A Commissioner of Deeds is an officer having authority to take affidavits, depositi

Lot of 12 books of Nevada Towns includes The Heritage of the Desert; Candelaria and Its Neighbors; Gold Fever; Mining Camp Days; Las Vegas As it began

PX1-189. Green and orange. Both still have pieces of original plastic that separated the plates. State: Nevada City: Date: 1933 HWAC# 99633

Hardcover Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps by Paher 492pp with index, dust jacket is taped. Softcovers-Fairview and Seven Troughs by Shamberger...

Softcovers-Black Rock Desert by Wheeler, The Nevada Desert by Caxton. Hardcovers-Carson Valley by Danberg, Nevada by Beatty. State: Nevada City: D

8 Nevada Regional Books including Ghosts of Humboldt Region, Conflict on the Carson and Of Heart of Nevada. State: Nevada City: Date: HWAC# 483

Two framed Nevada State bonds: Each is for $1000 and each is cancelled. One has a silver state seal, no. 298, approved 1867. Matted and framed, 22.5...

Approx 50 topo Nevada maps including privately published county maps, early 1:125,000, 15'quads etc State: Nevada City: Date: HWAC# 85135

No. 857 for 2500 shares to W.B. McGerry, February, 1908, signed by President George W. Ozias(?). Has staining at upper left & right top at creas...

On December 19, 1862 Van Sickle was granted a toll road. The next day the territorial legislature levied a 2% tax on toll roads to build schools. This

Three early ledgers from the Berry family of Pittsfield, New Hampshire. The Berrys ran a large hardware and general store (including foods) for more t

Total of 12 Litho's in this lot. 1) Three Color Litho's by D.L. Co., Newport, KY, No. 5242. Beautiful colors of woman ballerina scene with 3...

Issued punch cancelled. #629 11 shares 1886.Catlle head underprint. Left chips, toning, please inspect. Prag Collection. State: ohio City: cincinnat

The Brotherhood of America was a secret society formed in Philadelphia in the 1850's with membership of native born Americans. This is an unissu...

Four page legal document dated December 1829. Last will and testament of Benjamin Hartley of Washington County Pennsylvania. Three pages. Possibly fro

Large legal document, Doan and family and Matthias Aspden of Philadelphia, September 1851. Aspden was from a very wealthy Philadelphia family from a s

Proclamation of Governor Joseph Ritner appointing Lebbeus Whitney Justice of Peace 1838. Signed by J Nallace Deputy Sec. Approx 13 x 16". 7&quo...

This bucket weights 8 1/2 pounds! It will keep your ice cream cold. Side says 'Chism I. C. Co. Reno.' John H. Chism was the proprietor of th...

14.5 x 18" frame with two matted Seth Bullock documents. Rattler Gilroy Consol. Mining Co. stock, issued to Harris Franklin, cert no. 855 for...

Red and tan South Dakota pennant, possibly from South Dakota School of Mining. Old, possibly pre WW1. 16x38". Some small holes in red felt. St...

Metal canister 3 1/2 inches tall, 1 3/4 inches in diameter. Engraved on the top is "Medotopes / Squibb." The ziploc bag provided by the c...

I/U #115 35 shares Henry ? 1910 signed by President Dale. Cattle vignette. Ink bleed thru, creases, worn edges. Still operating in Orange Grove, TX. P

Michener, James A., "Texas," Random House 1985. Michener's gift for historical storytelling brings the long and colorful history of Te...

Rare tintype of Jabez LM Curry. He was in the Texas Rangers, till 1845. After that, he returned to Alabama. He then Joined the Confederate Army, and w

Two letters from Texas: 1) A women from Beaumont, TX had two children and then died. Her husband died shortly after that. 2) Letter to Lizzie fro

Four unpublished panoramas. 17 x 6 1/2". Framed, viewable on both sides of frame. 1) Toulon Mill on the Southern Pacific railroad line. 2) The ...

# 44 for 30 shares to John W Taylor. Signed by William Fairbaum and Peter P Sorensen. Dateline Draper (rare) 1892. Located in Draper, Salt Lake County

1) Utah Book & Stationery. # 29. Mormon Tabernacle pictorial. Signed by president DM McCallister. Wrote "A description of the great temple,...

This is a lot of four wooden crates made for the Arden Dairy. Crates are in good condition with metal banding around the end panels. State: Utah Cit

Two wooden crates created for the Ideal Dairy in Richfield, Utah. Both are in good condition with metal banding to strengthen the ends. State: Utah

2x Treasure Mountain Home by Buck, To Utah with the Dragoons by Langely, Utah Indian Stories, Josie Pearl by Schulmerich, Great Salt Lake by Stansbury

Cardboard Red Gate Mocha and Java Coffee, Young Bros Inc, Seattle, Wash. Nice Asian style red gate State: Washington City: Seattle Date: HWAC# 8

Cabinet Card of Livery & Feed Barn. Photo by Brackenberry of Lamoni, Iowa (blind stamped); 7" x 5". 2) Cabinet card of delivery wagon...

Lot of approx. 18 cabinet cards, photo's & RPC's combined. Cabinet card of dressed up westerner by Jas. Bruce of Stillwater; Oklahoma Te...

Original cased 30 stereo photo set of thirty sequentially numbered stereoviews of Yellowstone, all in excellent condition in the original box. The vie

Lot of 4 different RPPC, c.1912. One shows people crossing a covered pier; another show three boats in the canal; another shows men working in a ditch

Even miners get hungry tasty food, and this was a packing crate that held eight dozen lobsters from Canada. See photo for details. This was collected

One hundred shares of Banner Vineyard Company capital stock, number 62 issued to James A. Bradley on December 31, 1891 with assessment stamps paid on

Ten share of capital stock for Mineral Belt Construction and Improvement, number 327, issued to R. L. Hanks, dated August 25, 1884, state of Mass. P

Five shares of capital stock of Opera House and Pavilion Ass'n, number 24 dated July 8, 1890 issued to W. R. Arthur. Printed: Crocker & Co...

Candle lanterns, circa 1800s to 1850s. Glass in good condition on all four sides of both lanterns. Larger one is 17 inches tall, 6 inches square. Smal

1906 print by AB Frost, printed by PF Collier and son of men fighting on a road near an early car-2 vertical folds, creases, toning, approx 16 x 20&...

Ship is named Cathayer and has 3 main and 3 additional front cloth sails. Mounted on a brown wood base with undecipherable artist signature. 20 x 33 5

Four Miscellaneous Americana: 1) 1929 Los Angeles Steamship Company pass for Mr. W. H. McAllister, number B6288. Denver Union Terminal Railroad Co.,

This is a quite well-made wooden wagon built for the amusement of some very lucky child. The carriage of the wagon is approximately 1.5 feet wide by 3

Antique law library contains 30 volumes, circa 1870's. Perry on Trusts, second edition, two volumes 1874. Criminal Defenses, Lawson, 1886, volum...

Found in a metal box from Wilson Products of Reading, PA, a letter dated May 28, 1958 from the National Bank and Trust Company of West Grove, PA: &q...

3 books, Pioneer Forts of the West, 185 pp.; American Forts Yesterday & Today, 358 pp.; Bent's Fort 433 pp., by David Lavender. State: C...

Beautiful hardback book, with color sketches & photos, 200 pp., Collecting the West The C.R. Smith Collection of Western American Art. This lot ...

Lot of Americana Books & magazines approx. 30: Wild Flowers of America by H.W. Rickett with color sketches, 400 pp.; The Cultivated Conifers by ...

This is a spectacular set of buffalo bull horns from Dodge City, Kansas circa 1872. This wonderful set of bull horns is covered with period Victorian

Classic Champion lock with "Miller" on the back, all embossed, with key. 2.5" diameter. State: City: Date: HWAC# 77850

Smith's Egg and Hen Health Producer 22 x 13.5" broadside with 8 chickens. .5" hole and surrounding stain. State: City: Date: c188...

Six cancelled stock certificates for Eagle Lock Company with multiple revenue stamps, receipts and eagle vignette. 1) One hundred shares number 1758

33 keys, up to $20. Marble top covered drawer, repaired. Overall width 21 inches, overall height 14”, overall depth 17 1/2 inches. Fully restored. Siz

Legal library. 22 volumes total. All post 1900, more than half are modern legal library. American Law and Procedure, LaSalle Extension University, fou

Spectacular hand colored map of the Americas as a central theme, with illustrations of the native peoples at lower lest as part of the "Legend&...

Twelve CDV size tin types from a folding pocket album. None identified. AT least four shots appear to contain the same man, sometimes with others. Two

1861 broadside for commercial weights, measures and regulation for Apples, potatoes, gunpowder and other essential items. Compiled by John Bell, Cinci

Three menus from March 1909, S.S. Amsterdam. Menu and musical programme to follow. 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. State: City: Date: 1909 HWAC# 84711

Charming set of 2 Inuit Eskimo Art, Labrador. 1 male, 1 female. 7" x 13.5" State: City: Date: 1900's HWAC# 83556

18" tall female doll with articulating arms and legs. Missing 2 fingers. Nightgown, undergarment and head cover. State: City: Date: HWA...

Stamped Tiffany & Co., Makers Sterling Silver/Weighted. Also stamped DREAM. Has velvet bottom/ Weight is 1.2 lbs. 4" x 3". From the Sa...

3 mounted photos, with the men of the congregation posing for photo, in the other photo are men, women, & children in period dress & styles ...

14 amusing photo's of buggys. One looks to be a "Steam buggy?" that reads "Dexter Bullard" on the side. 1 photo has a buggy ...

Honolulu Hotels postcard, 2 Mentholatum, USCO Ballroom, Carter's Fountain Pen Ink. State: City: Date: HWAC# 86408

4 booklets from 1894 Parts 1, 4, 18, 21. Illustrated with woodcut US outdoor scenes. State: City: Date: 1894 HWAC# 86430

Large frame of nine Railroad Survey, c 1855, of nine original prints. Includes: Hell Gate; Shyenne River (sic); White Bear Lake; Raineer; Teton Valley

Wooden mantle clock in a wooden box with an antiqued ivory finish. The words, "MADE BY THE SESSIONS CLOCK CO. FORESTVILLE, CONN. U.S." app...

The Richmond Mixture Tin Box, approx 2.5 x 3.5 x 4.5 inches. Richmond. VA. State: City: Date: HWAC# 48329

Approx. 30 trade cards, possibly printed for locals in different towns? Some bright colors, anything from sleds to sewing machines. From the Salvatore

Child's vintage horse tricycle. Has embossed leather saddle with stirrups. Hand carved/painted, has patina, metal wheels. Please inspect. Charmi...

Approx 30 late 1800's photos. The lady in the black hat is quite a fashion statement! State: City: Date: HWAC# 76833

Vintage Chocolate Tin. Likely British. East West, Homes Best on the side. State: City: Date: HWAC# 48359

Vintage English Tea Tin. Made in Rowntree, York. Embossed with makers to their majesties, the king and queen. State: City: Date: HWAC# 48300

Original oak case windup wall telephone. Refinished surface. Excellent appearance. 18" tall, width with phone mounted on the side and crank is ...

These vintage Dutch speed skates were made by the Nooitgedagt & Sons metal Factory. Fine condition State: City: Date: HWAC# 80563

Pair of brass fireplace andirons. Circa 1930 to 1950. Very attractive. Approximately 20"tall, 10" across the feet and 18" deep. Made ...

Explorers and Settlers by Ferris, This Reckless Breed of Men by Cleland, Founders and Frontiersman by Ferris, Men to Match My Mountains by Stone, Grea

Interesting lot of National Geographic magazines, a book of Egyptian Language; Egypt Travel Magazine; Egyptian Hieroglyphics book (self-study), &...

Large lot of foreign brass buttons: over 50 buttons, some may be foreign military. State: Foreign City: Date: HWAC# 76607

2 Titanic featured issued. Dec. 1986, Oct. 1987-folded rear corner. State: Foreign City: Date: HWAC# 84811

cWorld War I. Prisoners are Turks, Frenchmen, Jews, Englishmen, Belgian, Indians, and Russians. All are in the prison camp fro opposing German Kultur!