Holiday Auction: Mining, Philatelic, Americana, & More (December 2020)

Unique. Billhead dated 1916 to the Aurora Consolidated Mines Co. for Rainier beer and cream soda. Red print. Attached to check from the Goldfield Cons

Lot of 2. Rare early soda fountain ephemera. 1) Book of Directions for Using the A.D. Puffer & Sons Mfg. Co.'s Soda and Mineral Water Appara...

Eight litho pioneer postcards in a series featuring circus clowns, from France and Belgium, c1901-1902. Numbers in series are: 488; 6508 (3 different

Lot of 33 RPCs and photos of circuses and Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium, from the U.S., c1907-1930s. Includes three canceled, two with s...

Four very colorful litho postcards of circus clowns and scenes, from around the world, c1902-1914. Three are canceled and one blank. Canceled are: fou

A pair of Cartes de Visite of circus performers who worked for P.T. Barnum in the U.S. and a circus in Leipzig, Germany. The first is of Commodore Geo

A massive collection of over 550 black and white photographs of circus scenes in America throughout the first half of the 20th Century. Many different

Five international pioneer litho postcards of circus scenes, c1899-1902. Two are canceled with stamps, three blank. Canceled are: two that appear to b

Forty-three RPCs pioneer postcards featuring circus sideshow human oddities, mostly from the U.S., circa early 1900s. From the world's tallest a...

Four pamphlets of circus history: 1) "Random Notes on the History of the Early American Circus, by R.W.G. Vail; 1934, softcover, 75 pages. 2) &...

Large collection of circus history: Ringling Bros. & Barnum & bailey combined circus programs: Chattanooga, Oct. 24, 1935; Gadsden, Alabama ...

Official Routes of Al Kelly & Miller Bros.; Cole Bros. Circus; Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey; The Great King Bros. 3 Ring Circus; & ...

A framed print of a Grand Cirque poster featuring six dogs on a brown circus horse. Poster is signed by Ann P. Aune and is not dated. Print on poster

Founded by Karl Kae Knecht and published by The Circus Fans Association, The White Tops began as a newsletter in 1928, and continues to publish today.

Rare Specimen stock. ABN. This is the 100 Share version with green border and numerous circus vignettes. Fabulous! Punch holes. 8 x 12" Was an ...

Lot of 2 different. Rare issued. 1) Number SF 5057, issued to Sally Wright for one share in 1970. Punch cancelled. Super attractive design full of cir

A fine, rare and pretty well preserved 1880 western cowboy saddle by John Henry Messing (1824-1902) & Sons of San Jose California. The working s...

This is a Will James Society poster in black and white measuring 17 in. X 23 in. It is not dated but the artwork is a reproduction of James's l...

Unique 1880s horse tie for this well known harness and saddle maker in Tacoma. About 7"octagonal, 2" thick, about 15+ pounds! Embossed let...

A beautifully handcrafted rawhide riata. This Mexican style lariat is about 40' in length and about .25" in diameter. This is in really gre...

Rawhide Bosele with headstall. Piece measures 10"x 6" and is in very nice condition. Headstall measures about 38" and 8". It ap...

This is a unique 12"x 15" knapsack with a buffalo hide flap. Piece measures 12"x 15" and is a little rough around the edges. Has...

This is an antique bar horse bit. It measures 6" 8" and has a twist on the bar. This would be considered a severe bit that will illicit mo...

Nice pair of ladies leg spurs with silver (or nickel?) inlays and small 9-point rowells. 3" diameter. Unmarked. Date: Country (if not USA): ...

This is a pair of pommel bags that are 15 in. deep by 5 in. wide. They are brown tanned leather that possibly carried mining equipment, documents, map

Gorgeous, Canadian coyote fur coat, size XL, created by Homme Furs in Montreal, Canada. Fully lined in a black, patterned nylon fabric, with a full-le

Framed oil portrait of Pawnee Bill (Major Gordon Lillie) in 30 x 35 inch wooden frame. Repaired. No artist signature, but the style appears to be late

This is a collection of postcards of the American Exposition of 1935 in San Diego, California. Just over 100 postcards, most are lithograph prints wit

Group of 24 items of ephemera (some with multiple copies) from the Golden Gate International Exposition, World's Fair, in 1939. Items include ma...

Collection of 80 mostly RPCs and photographs from the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939. Includes: 50 mostly RPCs and some litho postcards,

Panama Pacific International Exposition pre and post event tickets as well as a souvenir admission ticket for the event that went from February 20, 19

Sixty black & white photos of the Panama Pacific International Exposition of 1915. The bordered photos measure 3.3"x 6.5", with some a...

Contains 40 postcards commemorating the 1915 Pan Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Besides scenic views of the exposition, there are a number of ad

Two beautiful cyanotype postcards from the 1915 Pan Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. These show The Palace of Fine Arts. Structures that stand to

Thirty four postcards from several businesses using the Pan Pacific Exposition as a back drop. Included is The Carnation Milk Condensery Building, Th

Pan Pacific postcards with the theme "Bear In Mind." There are three different depictions of the California symbol, but all convey greetin...

Fifty beautiful night scene postcards from the Pan Pacific International Exposition of 1915. The event took place in San Francisco. These cards show t

This is a group of 28 beautiful advertising and art postcards from the 1915 Pan Pacific Exposition of 1915, held in San Francisco from February 20 to

A large collection of about 150 cards including one or more of the rare folding cards of the famous 1915 PPIE in San Francisco. All vintage, various p

Lot of 11 Pan Pacific Expo map style postcards. Six are unused. There are depictions of the Americas, as well as a map of Germany on one of the cards.

This is a collection of 40 RPC's and other postcards, highlighting the venues and art of the Pan Pacific International Exposition in San Franci...

Five postcards advertising the Pan Pacific Exposition. Two of the cards are published by The Edward H. Mitchell Company of San Francisco the other thr

An incredible and unique collection of 25 beautifully illustrated postcards advertising the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco i

This historical collection of about 150 real photo postcards immortalizes the Pan Pacific Exhibition that took place in 1915 in San Francisco, Califor

A unique collection of 25 postcards all centered around advertising for the Pan Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. The cards include i

Nice RPC showing President Taft shoveling the first scoop of soil to open construction of the Pan Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.

Lot of two includes admission ticket and a pass into the Panama-Pacific International Expositions held at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco in

Inc. in Illinois. No. 1382, issued for 50 shares to Robert Craig in 1891. Signed by president William Baker and asst. secretary JH Kingavill. Not canc

These are 35 postcards themed around the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Manyhave a little oval picture of President Grant in the upper ri...

This is a cache of about 1000 postcards depicting the Chicago World's Fair of 1933; A Century of Progress. Many are lithographed others RPCs. Pl...