Desert Riches: Mining, Gold, Numismatics, Americana, 2025 January Auction

Two samples of blue beryl. One measures 6"x 2.5". while the other measures 2.5"x 3.75". The larger has a nice track on one side...

An epidote crystal specimen from Bishop, California. Measures 3"x 2.5". Unique and in nice condition. Please see photos for more details....

Garnet crystal and calcite specimen from Coyote Hills, Bishop, Calif. Sparkling red garnet mixed with white calcite crystals. Approximately 3" ...

Collection of 5 minerals including 3 pieces of realgar from an Elko, Nevada, gold mine and 2 pieces of high grade copper ore. From unknown locations,

Pair of pyrite sand or sun dollars from Ohio. Pyrite sun dollars look like sand dollars but are not at all, and are actually much heavier. These appro

Cut and polished red jasper with interesting formations, possibly fossil palm flower. Found in Wyoming. Measures 6" x 3" across polished f...

A trio of fossils that includes dinosaur bones (2) and a large polished brachiopod, from China. Species are unknown. Dinosaur bones includes one with

Beautiful polished fossil Ammonite. 4 x 3 inches, 1/2 inch thick. Ammonites were marine invertebrates that lived in Earth's oceans for over 350 ...

2 partial fossil shark jaws in stone with 6 teeth. 4x6". Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

A group of 10 fossils including trilobites and trilobite hash. Millions of years old. Slabs. Largest piece is 9" x 6", smallest is 2"...

Oakman Mining Co., Oakman, Alabama, coupons (scrip). Includes 13 coupons and 2 "issued to" stubs that were a coal miner's money or his...

A group of 5 books on Alaskan mining, dating from 1956 to 2006. The lot includes historical, instructional, fictional, and biographical books on the s

Nat Boas, Mine Promoter, Letter re Greenwater, 1913. Greenwater correspondence is rare because it was a "flash in the pan". It was so remo...

Masonic pinback (20 mm): Excelsior Lodge No. 166, F. & A. M. Ribbon has miners pan, pick and shovel: Nevada City, California/ 29th Triennial / C...

Collection of square configuration nails and spikes for mining operations, from Nevada County California. Multiple sets, various sizes. Largest spikes

Receipts from the US Assistant Treasurer for patent fees paid by various inventors of mining equipment such as drills, a refining apparatus and more.

Patent receipts from the Office of the Assistant Treasurer for various mining themed inventions. These are in nice condition. Please see photos for mo

1884 Wells Fargo & Co's Express franked cover to Nitro Safety Powder. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Franci...

Leather note book 2 x 5 inches "Compliments of / The California Powder Works / No. 280 California Street, / San Francisco, Cal." Inside th...

A group of 7 books on the history of mining and prospecting in California, with a specific focus on Death Valley. 3 books ('Death Valley Lore...

A group of 5 books on the history of the Colorado mining industry, dating from 1917 to 1980: 'Silver Dollar : The Story of the Tabors' by Da...

Two sided. 8 x 5.5" Horizontal fold, two pinholes, slight bend on bottom right corner. Overall in nice condition. Taken from the "State Ge...

Dated June 23, 1865, drawn on the Girard National Bank of Philadelphia; with two cent adhesive revenue stamp; vignette at left. $5 scrip, endorsed twi

Vignette of Liberty and Independence on the left side of this $10 note dated September 28th, 1865 from Delaware Mine of Michigan. 5 cent adhesive reve

A group of 5 books on the mining history of Montana and the American West, dating from 1935 to 1980. Titles include 'Western Mining' by Otis...

1882 The True Fissure newspaper in 2 large pages. Dealers in hair, explosives, Edison Electric Railway etc. 23x15", edge condition issues, plea...

A collection of legal and financial correspondence to the Zanzibar Mining Company of Manhattan, Nevada, dated 1918. The correspondence regards mining

A group of 6 books on the Comstock Lode and the historic silver rush that followed its discovery. The books date from 1931 to 2008, with the majority

A group of one book, three booklets, and a collection of ephemera regarding the mining industry in Nevada, dating from 1903 to 1988. Topics explored i

1866 Virginia check. 2x unissued Austin Manhattan Cons mining pictorial checks. 2x 1887 Bullion and Exchange buy mining stock orders. 2x 1877 Controll

A group of 5 books on the history of Nevada's mining industry, published 1967-1993. Included titles are 'Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Cam...

An American Mining Congress delegate badge, 3" with ribbon and medallion. Maker: Bastian Bros. Co., Rochester, NY. The American Mining Congress...

A Certificate of Assay from the New Park Mining Company of Park City, Utah. Dated December 15th, 1954. Park City, Utah is the site of significant mine

7 mine equipment catalogs, all from the Anaconda Co. library. Cast Iron Pipe, Warner Gear, Wright Hoist, Waugh Turbo Drifters, Midwest Air Filters, Il

Billheads and circulars regarding metals and metal products. These include The Garry Iron & Steel Company, Union Drawn Steel Company, The Harris...

Collection of 17 booklets published by the Department of the Interior-U.S. Geological Survey and Bureau of Mines, c1908-70s. Includes titles such as:

A group of 4 fiction books telling stories of prospectors and miners in the American West, dating from 1913 to 1926. The included titles are 'Tu...

A group of one book and three booklets related to the mining and processing of lithium, dating from 1884 to 1994. Topics include geology, mining techn

Group of nine different mining and related publications from the shelf of a professional mining guy. This is true miscellany, please see the photo, as

A group of three books and a booklet on the extraction and processing of precious metals, dating from 1924 to 1994. The booklet is "Methods for...

A collection of 7 books and 5 brochures on gems and minerals, published 1959-1998. The lot covers topics such as rockhounding and prospecting, buying

Turquoise by Joseph E Pogue, 1974, 154pp plus index and plates. This is an important turquoise reference. Date: Country (if not USA): State:

Library of 6 books about copper and nickel in Canada, c1913-93. Includes: "The Winning of Nickel," Joseph R. Boldt, Jr., 1967, hardback wi...

Pictorial Charles Lindbergh postcard. Reverse has large light stain, please inspect. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

1942 Ray and Gila Valley RR local freight tariff pamphlet, 1919 Arizona Eastern RR letterhead. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona City

Southern Pacific Railroad lantern with an orange Adlake globe. Nice display lamp as it is missing its burner. Measures by 15"x 7" and has...

Rare 1943 Trona RW timetable. Located in San Bernardino county. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Trona Provenance: Ken Pr

Lot of 4. Four freight expense bill for Central Pacific RR . Three are dated May 1876. One is dated Feb 1877 and has Colfax origination. Varying con

This promotional pamphlet printed for the Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul Railroad promotes farmland accessible by rail from Iowa to the Dakotas. Well il

Report to the stockholders of the New York Central Railroad Company for the fiscal year of 1916. The report consists of a large, beautifully detailed

White metal Adlake 300 railroad lantern with C & O embossed on top cap. Clear globe without apparent chips or cracks. 14" with handle. Da...

A detailed railway map of Oregon, c. 1880s-1910s. The opposite side of the map has an index of Oregon cities with their nearest railway or railway sta

A copy of 'The First Transcontinental Railroad: Central Pacific, Union Pacific' by John Debo Galloway. First printing, published in 1950. Th...

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company oil lantern and brass conductor's badge. Mid-19th century. Brand is Dressel-Arlington, N.J. Still...

Sixteen 2.5 X 4 " B/W photo's of an unk mine or ? . In one photo of derailed train cars in the background a construction office rail car ...

This lot has two steamer cards for the steamer vessel Calhoun running between St. Louis, Missouri and Peoria, Illinois. . Both cards are dated 1883 an

A group of fifteen photographs of boats and ships, ten black and white, five color. Most of the photos picture tall ships, while a few picture small,

Group of 16 circular printed logos from the now-defunct Grace Line Cruises company, which was founded as a commercial shipping business in the mid-180

A group of 3 large books on different Alaska topics, each featuring dozens of illustrations and/or photographs. The lot includes 2 books on Alaska Nat

A group of 8 biographical books on Alaskan people (mostly settlers, not Inuit), published from 1941 to 2006. The titles include 'Son of the Smok...

A group of 7 books about voyages to and around Alaska, published from 1954 to 2001. Titles included in the lot are 'In The Land of White Death&#...

A pair of Alaska naturalist guides, published 1980 and 1989: 'Alaskan Wildflowers Commonly Seen Along the Highways and Byways' by V.E. Pratt...

Alaska map prints measuring 11"x 18". Most are of St. Paul Island. They measure 11"x 18" and are in near new condition. Please s...

Alaska Map, Mitchell, 1877, 15 x 12", very good. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Alaska City: Provenance:

Found in the rafters of an old building in Tombstone, Arizona. In frontier days, ladies did not usually have calling cards, but Miss Anastasia Cullen

Second edition of this Death Valley classic published by Stanford Press. Chalfant, editor of the Bishop Cal newspaper, was the pre-eminent historian o

Ever wonder where the bottles came from after the initial sale in the 1800's ? Here's the article that announced how to obtain one and an o...

2 pairs of uncut Banking House of P A Lamping & Co c. 1860's checks. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Downieville...

A very rare, illustrated envelope for J.H. Caesar's Bicycle dealership which operated out of Fresno County, California circa late 1800s/early 19...

Watch fob from the Hollywood Bowl from around the 1930s. The strap is missing. Medal measures about 1.5" wide. It's in nice condition. Plea...

Photo variety includes several from what appears to be poses from The Ziegfeld Follies, specifically a dancer known as Irene. There's also a la...

Lot of 3. One 8x10" framed photo of woman and dog in horse drawn buggy IFO 628 First St. Napa, Ca. 4x6" photo of Napa river draw bridge. ...

Program for 1910 May Day Festival in Nevada City, California. Very little in the way of festivities, but the advertisers are all over the place. From

Presented by the Grass Valley City Council to Beryl P. Robinson, Jr., City Manager of Nevada City June 21, 1965 to April 30, 2002; in appreciation for

1949 Wolf Creek, Nevada county geodetic Survey metal marker. A victim of modern development, perhaps pulled up by a bulldozer. 3.25x3.75". Uppe...

1929 Nevada City store ledger with S W Ott as a client, he is the son of assayer James Ott and ran the business until 1955. 1889 Rosenberg Bros. billh

A framed illustration of a bald eagle carrying a branch in its claws and a banner in its mouth. The illustration is signed by E. F. Hurlbut, a promine

Very cool IOOF, Redding 1928 breastbadge with erupting nearby Mt. Lassen volcano. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Redding

Four token/tickets from past attractions. Included is a free drink token at The Hawthorne Club, a ticket for the Harbor Cruise in San Francisco Bay, a

Lot of 20. Letters between two individuals Pearl Pengelly and Scott Tamblyn of Sacramento County while apart., a 1914 photo of the two (wedding day)

An alumni College of Physicians & Surgeons certificate issued to Ethelbert W. Leslie in the early 1900s. It measures 19"x 24". There ...

Letterheads include Greenhood, Newbauer & Klein Coal Dealers of San Francisco, Charles Schroeder, Oakdale, CA., Friends of the Western Mountain...

This collection is of postcards from San Francisco including cable cars, the Golden Gate bridge and the Bay bridge. Some real postcards taken during b

A real photo postcard depicting the burning of San Francisco's famous Cliff House resort in 1907. The photo has the text 'Cliff House Burnin...

A collection of 2 postcards and a souvenir ticket to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, c1915. The ticket, No. 86777, dated Tuesday, Novembe

Color ad postcard (artist rendition) of Miller-Luxus Cafe 1915 S.F. Expo display by Fred Krug Brewing of Omaha Neb. Considered rare collectible and

Produced by J. C. Bardell of San Francisco, a promotional pamphlet with six black and white photos (5 x 6 inches), with explanations on the reverse of

Wine and liquor labels, including P.F. Lint Sauterne, Sonoma Wine Vinegar, Naber, Alfs & Brune Wine & Liquor Merchants and more. All new and...

A 1904 booklet entitled 'San José (San Hosay), Santa Clara County, California', produced by the San Jose Chamber of Commerce. The bookl...

1918 St. Helena grammar school certificate. Stains, tears, creases. Please inspect. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: St. H

The Ranch Saloon Stockton, Calif business card in plastic. Funny invitation on reverse. A little risqué' in meaning. Date: Unk Country ...

Three early 1900s Stockton California bank books and about six checks all from around the same time. All in nice condition. Please see photos for more

Cover from Swan Creek to Woodland, California. It's postmarked November 20, 1884 and has two Washington two-cent stamps affixed. Please see phot...

Lot of 21. B/W photos, most are not dated, of various areas of Yosemite Park including Bridal Falls, the entrance (1930's), early 1900's c...

Pages from a photo album (11) display photographs (45) of a family vacationing in Yosemite, c1930s-40s. Scenic views, people in period dress posing in

This lot holds the Report of the Secretary of the Interior dated December 5, 1853. The report deals with the West including California, New Mexico, an

Postal covers include those addressed to Porterville, Watsonville, Oakland, San Francisco, etc. Some are blank, most are used. Please see photos for m

Collection of 6 covers with California cancels, c1889-1900. California postal history. Centerville double circle, fancy cancel. Cancels include: Niles

A group of four publications by the Book Club of California for the education and enjoyment of its members, dating from the 1930s and 1950s. The two 1

Lot of 6. A great collection of booklets and maps of the Mother Lode country and San Francisco. Includes: 1.A map of Spanish Calif. published 1951.