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

Unissued. Printed by Ezra A. Cook of Chicago. This was a long lasting bank in Bodie and would eventually be owned by J. S. Cain in 1915. Date: 187

Deed from HG Tobler of Bodie and JW Haynie of Carson City to the Bodie Hydraulic for "placer or gravel mining ground" in the Castle Peak M...

Lot of Six. Four postcards. All Frasher. All RPC's.1) View of town and mines. "The Historic Old Mining Town of Bodie, Mono County, Calif.&q...

Amount: $3920.24. Addressed to Geo. W. Sessions, secretary, Bodie Consolidated Mining Company in San Francisco. Signed by Major W. A. Atlee, manager o

Extremely rare. Yet it belongs in the hands of any Bodie Collector. Ten page brochure, Titled "Dates of Location and Record of Each Claim Repre...

Photo by R. E. Wood of Santa Cruz. Photographed by Ramanzo E. Wood, who was a traveling a landscape stereo photographer from Santa Cruz active from 18

Photograph (9.5 x 7.5", 12.5 x 10.5 with matting) inside the Green Power Plant. 1896. W. H. Osmun photographer. Clarence Peck is the operator a...

Hand Engraved Bodie Standard Mill Souvenir Spoon with gold wash bowl. Excellent condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City:

This rare receipt for exchange from Bodie clearly shows that Wells Fargo & Co. Issued exchanges in that mining camp. In 35 years of collecting w...

Spectacular! Conclave took place in San Francisco. This would have been worn by a Bodie Knight. Fraying on top, but near perfect! Includes a copy of t

1) Mono County Bank of Bodie. To draw $12 from the Carson City Savings Bank. H. Hastings signature. 2 cent stamp. 2) Boone & Wright. 1881. Engra...

This is a lot of three (3) pages of stationary from the Republican Central Committee of Bodie, California. Each page has a tear at the top; condition

This is an oval photograph, colorized, of an old homestead in Centerville, Ca. with the Hanscum family. C. 1890's. 20 in. X 14 in. Date: Cou...

A very rare illustrated envelope for J.H. Caesar's Bicycle dealership which operated out of Fresno County, California circa late 1800s/early 190...

An antique photo of two Fresno, California policemen circa. 1900s. On the bottom right corner of the matte is an impression reading "Raisin Cit...

Eleven vintage Fresno City dog tax (licenses) from 1922-1939. Set includes: 1922, brass, rectangular with tabs; two 1924, brass, star and oval; 1925,

Set of six City of Fresno, Cal., dog licenses from the early 1900s. Most engraved "Dog Tax." Includes: 1904, brass, acorn shaped; 1908, br...

Twenty City of Fresno dog licenses, with most engraved "Dog Tax." Years include: 1940, 1942, 1943-1959. Most are brass, some aluminum. Sha...

Twenty-one Fresno City dog licenses from the following years: 1960-1964, 1966-1978, 1980-1982. Mostly brass, some aluminum. Shapes include: triangular

Seven Fresno County dog licenses. Includes: 1920, brass, oval; 1920-21, brass, oval; 1922, brass, rectangular with tabs; 1923, brass, elongated oval;

Forty Fresno County Dog Licenses from 1950 to the 1980s. All clean and in plastic sleeves. Date: 1950-1980s Country (if not USA): State: Californ

Thirty-nine canine dog tags from the Fresno, Cal. area from the 1940s-1980s. Group includes two name tags with addresses and phone numbers and the res

Ten dog rabies tags from the Fresno, Cal. area, from the 1930s-80s. Set includes: 1937 Lederle; 1939 Kern County; 1959 and 1978 Fowler; 1972 Selma; 19

Two sterling silver souvenir spoons with gold wash made by the same artisan, hand engraved. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City:

Lithograph has been mounted on cloth backing, split at seems. Originally a fold out map from "The Mariposa Company". 28 x 21". Show...

Lot of 3 way-bills from 1903. United State Mail Line, Milton Gann, proprietor. Transport from Milton to Angels (Camp). 7.5 x 18" Punch cancelle...

This unique photograph features a family of five standing in front of what is thought to be the Orosi, California post office. On the porch of the pos

Erected under the auspices of Jane Lathrop Stanford, Memorial Church was dedicated to her late husband on sits on the campus of Stanford University. T

A nice archivefeaturing the campus of Lealand Stanford Jr. University. Founded in 1891, Stanford, or "The Farm" as it's referred to, w...

This lot includes a photograph of Raisin City fruit grower registration stand and a Raisin City Packing & Vending Co. Business card. The photogr...

Gold Rush! Number 79 issued to CW Barr for $190.00. Signed by agent Chapman. In an effort to stabilize rates and keep themselves profitable. the steam

Great historical piece in fabulous condition and easy to read. Very frameable. Lot 6, block 30. 12 X 15". Gillespie was a passenger on the '...

Postal cover and invoice for Levi Strauss & Co., 1888. The cover is an advertising cover, with an advertising promotion on the reverse for their...

manifests are EXTRA RARE in private hands. They are also rate in institutions and Federal records. Most have been thrown out. They originally were kep

Interior view is Watkins and the exterior view is Continent Stereoscopic Company. The Palace Hotel was built by San Francisco banker and entrepreneur

Kohler & Ritter were successors to Fred Reichel in San Francisco in 1867. Both worked as silversmiths with Reichel, and Gotthard Kohler was Reic...

Unknown photographer. Downtown Truckee across from the railroad tracks (Kennzbec Hotel?). Still an interesting early view of main street Truckee. D

1-2) Handwritten (early) Rhodes & Lusk, 1853, Three vignettes: chariot, clipper and steamship vignettes. Both to Rhodes & Lusk at Shasta. Nu...

Extra rare. Vol. 11. No. 27. Weaverville, California, Saturday, July 25, 1857. Variety of interesting articles: "More Mormon Mischief" abo...

Lot of three with RARE views of Hutchings Hotel and Tool Bridge. Anthony financed T. C. Roche's photo expedition to Yosemite! Edward Anthony act...

Also Upper Falls, Yosemite Falls, Washington Column, Sentinel Rock, Coliseum Peak, Vernal Falls, Bloody Canyon, Mount Star King, Unicorn Peak, Cap of

A large selection of Yosemite views from 1870 to 1875. The usuals are there - North Dome, South Dome, Mirror Lake, Sentinel Rock, Cathedral Spires, Ro

Eight of these have information on the back about the subject, General Views, Tenaya Cascade, Bridal Veil Falls, Nevada Falls, South Dome. Photo with

Photography by C. C. Pond. He was an east coast photographer that visited Yosemite in 1870. Includes house built on a tree stump, Sperry & Perry...

Fifteen different views from the photographer Thomas Houseworth. A thorough collection of one of Yosemite's treasures - her waterfalls. An optic...

Lot of22. Besides the normal views, North Dome, the falls, El Capitan, etc. - These views have people in them: Yosemite Falls with men on horseback, t

June 23, 1856. Sold by J. W. Thomas to Isaac Ronk. Property in East Yreka next to J. P. Goodall and Ronks Stables and the Oregon Road. Date: 1856

Lot of 70+. Includes: 1) Four stereoviews. Three are Watkins: Mission San Antonio de Padua, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Mission Santa Inez. One is by

Large lot of approximately 150 vintage and antique road and travel maps of California's beautiful cities with assorted tourism brochures and pa...

Five Asian style, possibly Chinese hats. A) 19.5" diameter, 9" high at tall point, constructed of equivalent of palm leaf fibre; 21" ...