January 2018 Auction: Americana, Bottles, Numismatics, Railroad, Mining, Native Americana

This well preserved retirement certificate is for J. B. Smith, Brakeman for 20 years and nine months of service. Colorful Santa Fe logo in middle. Exc

This is an incredible collection of railroad ephemera from different roads and eras. dating back to the 19th Century, this lot includes freight bills,

Brass Steam Whistle. Marked POWELL . Measures 8.5h long with added steel pipe insert. From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Crane. Whistle dates from ...

U.P. System on bottom of 3 _ oz. silver-plated coffee creamer; circa 1920s-1930s. Date: Location: HWAC# 57264

UNITED RAILRÕDS SF CONSTRUCTION DEPT. brass tool check #62 with manufacturerÕs stamp Irvine W. & Jachens 2129 Market St. SF. Oval with...

1 photo of train engine with 4 engineers(?) standing in front of train. There is very faint writing on back reading "Butte 1909, T.V.(?) Sulliv...

4 b/w train wreck photos. Dates unknown. 2 matted 4.5" x 6" photos of locomotives after a wreck. Matting has 2 holes and writing on both p...

17 items including time tables from Safeway Trailways, Peerless Stages 1976-1977, 2 Greyhound 1961, Penna Railroad brochure Guide to Washington(DC), C

Assortment of early Eastern railroad papers including 1882 NY Providence & Boston Railroad Co. partial pictorial letterhead, 4 1873-1877 Boston,...

Darted Oct. 11, 1940. On Pennsylvania Railroad green onion skin paper. "Special train with President Roosevelt... All freight trains 1 yard ???...

Group includes 3 1960's British railway related covers, numerous small b/w glossy photos of locomotives and cars, assortment of 35mm b/w negativ...

Lot of 13. Includes: 3 notices of Lost/Stolen Money Orders to the Agent in Shasta; Remitter's Receipt from Tuolumne, 1914; four holiday postcard...

American Express Company, no. 3724 for 3 shares to Martin Galurha on December 15, 1859. Signed by Butterfield and Fargo. (Prag collection) Date: 1859

142 pages of Terminal Index codes. To be used with McNeill's code. 1899. London. Condition issues make this very affordable.Warped covers, water...

Metal, Wells Fargo Sealer, used in antique mailroom, stamped with "APEX" 10.25" x 4.5". Date: Location: HWAC# 56769

0.75 x 4.00 x 1.75". U. S. Express on both long sides. One small side says "Net Wt 1 1/4 oz / Serial No 2862." The other says "W...

American Express Company, #693 for 10 shares to Johnston Livingston of Tivoli in 1860. Livingston was on the Board of Directors of the American Expres

Approx. 20 items in this lot including pamphlets, letters, official programs, photo's, maps and more. Date: 1915 Location: San Francisco, Cali...

One hardback book "California's Diamond Jubilee" condition issue in spine of book 6.25" x 9.5". Letterhead with inset of wom...

12 chromolitho and 2 b/w postcards. Niagra Silk Mills 4 section postcard with 3 seated ladies. Official Souvenir Folder No. 12 and Official Miniature

Pamphlet of Committee on Ceremonies, admission tickets. Official Souvenir U.S. Postals. Date: Location: Chicago, Illinois HWAC# 55144

1 copper demitasse 1893, Colombian Chicago Exposition. 1 teaspoon Jamestown Exposition 1907. Both die struck. Date: Location: Chicago, Illinois HW

Amber and ruby glass hatchets, small glass creamer, 8 other ruby small glass items, most marked with 1893. Date: 1893 Location: Chicago, Illinois H

Three different St. Louis World's Fair Mirrors. Palace of Machinery, US Government Building, Palace of Varied Industries. All standard size, ver...

Small pamphlet of Worlds 1904 Fair, Information for Visitors; Letter to Board of Supervisors, Tirinity County, Weaverville, California dated October 9

Pamphlet made for the New York World's Fair entitled Touraide Souvenir Edition from 1940, containing a mileage chart, maps, color pictures of so...

New York Worlds Fair, 1939, 1940 ticket books and a group of tickets including the MOMA and a play ticket for Aquacade with Eleanor Holm and Buster Cr

From 1939 NY Worlds Fair-an unusual animal horn? on a pedestal with WF sticker, souvenir box with unknown contents from Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co(box

Lot of 17 including a leather postcard and two real photo. 1) Real photo cards include exterior of the Mining & Manufacturing Building and a col...

One small lapelle pin (AP) and sheet music of "Meet me in Seattle Dearie in 1909" 11.5" x 14" Date: 1909 Location: Washington...

This is a so-called dollar, commemorating the 1851 International Exposition. A rare pice in very nice condition. Date: 1851 Location: HWAC# 57182

Assorted souvenir note paper from Jamestown Exposition; California Midwinter International Exposition, dated 1894. Date: Location: HWAC# 55141

Many different programs, tickets, postcards and advertisements. One Official Program Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta, San Francisco, May 27 - June 2, 1937;

Miscellaneous ephemera from 1909 Portola California Exposition, includes sheet music "Portola Girl, March and Two Step"; La Portola, Spani...

Two Stereo Views of Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia - 1876, & two U.S. admission tickets for entry to exposition. Date: Location: HWA...

Approx. 50 photo's of late 1800's to mid-1900's. Many photo's of people, animals, landscapes, cars, the latest fashions and monument...

This lot contains 13 various advertising items, including bottle openers, a cigarette lighter, a pencil, pocket knives and a money clip. A great addit

#503 and 505, $100 6% bonds, 1927 Date: Location: HWAC# 57250

#506 $1000 6% 1927 Date: Location: HWAC# 57251

Alaska's Coinage Through The Years by Gould, hardcover. Softcover Alaska and Yukon Stocks and Bonds by Hanscom Date: Location: Alaska HWAC#...

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Approx 140 copies, Coins of the Comstock by Holabird 90pp with index Date: Location: Nevada HWAC# 57237

12 hardcovers, Summer 2008 Date: Location: HWAC# 57238

13 books of Coins of the Comstock; Detecting Altered Coins; Counterfeit Detection; and so much more. (3 hardbacks, and 10 paperbacks) Date: Locatio

14 hard and soft cover books and catalogs related to collecting. Date: Location: HWAC# 56554

3 hardback books, Planets and Moons, by Kaufmann, 219 pp.; Tides and the Pull of the Moon, by Francis E. Wylie 246 pp.; Cosmos Earth and Man by Presto

4 Field Guide to Collecting Western Pioneer Minor Coinage, 10 Coins of the Comstock, 1 Michigan Trade Tokens. 4 Arizona Mining, 6 Field Guides to Reve

5 Hardcovers. Greek Imperial Coins and their values by Sear, Roman Coins and their values by Sear, Greek Coins and their values by Sear Vols 1 and 2,

6 Pioneer Minor Coin auction catalogs by Holabird-Kagin Spring 2009, 16 Coins of the Comstock by Holabird soft covers, 2 The Rush for Gold hardcovers,

7 books, and publications on Mining in Canada. Good condition. Date: Location: HWAC# 56724

7 Coins of the Comstock by Holabird, 4 Antique Trader Bottles by Polak, 3 The Great Experiment by Huntington/Yale. Date: Location: HWAC# 56545

9 Arizona Mines softcover by Garabini, 24 Coins of the Comstock by Holabird Date: Location: HWAC# 57242

Approx 47 auction catalogs and books with duplicates. Topics include Western tokens, mining, minerals, coins of the Comstock, Gold Rush etc. Date:

Book assortment with multiples- Western State Tokens, The Rush for Gold! hardcover, lots of ingot and Western American catalogs. Date: Location:

Chromolitho picture booklet of Rocky Mt. scenes. Cover is detached. 9.5" x 12". Date: Location: HWAC# 56548

Coin and token collecting books and booklets, 16 items. Date: Location: HWAC# 56553

Coins of the Comstock by Holabird soft covers, The Rush for Gold hardcovers, Arizona Mines and Mining Companies, collectibles auction catalogs Date

Field Guide to Revenue Stamped Paper by Castenholz and Sons. eastern States, New York State and Eastern Central States Date: Location: HWAC# 565

Lot of 12, 4 hardbacks & 8 paperbacks. Date: Location: HWAC# 56722

An introduction to Meteoritics. By H.H. Ninininger Good condition HWAC# 56720

Nevada Historical Society Journals, 1960s through about 1990. 114 different issues. Also includes 37 issues of the Northeastern Nevada Historical Soci

This lot contains a few hundred buttons, a needle case and sewing shears. Items appear to be early mid-century and are in good condition. Date: Loc

A collection of 10 eastern calendars from various places and with various themes including the Waterloo Wagon Company, New York (1908); the George S.

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This lot contains cameras from the 1940's to the 1960's Lot contains three Kodak Dakon fold out cameras, five Twindor, two Foldex 20's, ...

This lot includes several 35 mm cameras and a few lenses. Selectin includes, a Petri, AGFA optima, Graphic Proton, Riken Ricoh, Yoshinan DX Electra 35

This is a 1950's vintage Kodak Signet 35 camera. No leather case available. This camera has more manual gadgetry than any camera should have. D...

This is a vintage Kodak Retinette 1a model camera made in Germany. These cameras were made between 1959 and 1966. Like new condition with leather case

This is a horde of checks, bank drafts from different parts of the west, including South Dakota, Carson City and San Francisco. There are a couple of

Two batches of checks: from the Farmers Bank of Carson Valley, Inc. circa 1950s; and the First National Bank of Elko circa 1920s. 170 pieces in all.

3 books of un-issued, uncut from Boston and New York. Over 1000 uncut checks, each page contains 6-8 checks per page. c. 1830's Date: Locati...

15 total. Each has the dollar amount hole punched. All from W. B. Hamilton & co. To companies like: A Cauthorne, Sheppard Jaycox & Co., JR M...

2 photogravures, Home Life on the Bering Sea. 6 Alaska geology and geology related books. Date: Location: Alaska HWAC# 571520

Beautiful card from Dr. Crowell & Dr. McBride from First National Bank Bldg. Scene of Venice Italy gondola in water.4" x 11". Date: 1...

Over 100 old Calif. checks from San Francisco, San Bernardino, Sacramento, Arcata, Randsburg, Jamestown, Hopland and more. Date: c. 1903-1930 Locat

This lot contains 12 pieces of interesting and unique ephemera from Placer County. Included are a couple of stock certificates, a banking letter, a do

This lot includes stock certificates from a California Glass Company, The Savage Arms Company, banks, etc. All are in very nice condition. Date: Lo

4 canceled checks written in 1885 from the Bullion and Exchange Bank Pat to "Myself" A.H. Kee. Fold in upper right corner, slight staining...

4 Rare Internal banking payment checks, The Bullion and Exchange Bank. Condition issues of staining in upper right corner of all (probably from handli

Numerous documents related to Carson City Archives with letterheads, billheads, canceled checks,Carson City State Bank letters, Stock trades and vario

Rochester Silver Corp. unused billhead. Stocks from Nevada Packard Mines, Minnehaha Mining Co. of Rochester, NV, Lincoln Hill Milling and Mining, Roch

3 rare Mining Stock Documents 2 from Summit Bank, late 1900's & 1 letter from Glenbrook dated 1878 from Joseph Cotey. 1 has small hole in ce...

Letter from from the Cashier of the Tonopah Banking Corp., a Quitclaim Deed, a letter from Hugh Henry Brown to Hon. H.H. Atkinson, District Attorney o

Rare documents of Policies for Insurance with claims. The insurance companies were Springfield, The Niagra Fire Insurance Company of New York, &...

13 1970's color Nevada calendars, Scientific American June 22, 1918 with torn spine, several photocopies of Western towns from photos,1947-1961 ...

Billheads & letters from many different businesses, more specifically: Goldfield Consolidated Manufacturing Co.; 1905 black & white picture ...

19th and 20th Century. Includes b/w photos of American cities, billheads, letterheads, stack of unused Valley Brew Pale Premium Beer labels, bank rece

19th and 20th Century. Large lot includes printed envelopes, Consumer Digest June 1939 5 volumes of Riverside Literature Series, a stack of insurance

Colusa County Bank (Maxwell Branch) cancelled checks. Date: 1928 Location: HWAC# 56734

Dozens of checks from Bismark National Bank, also 1888 receipts. Date: 1882-1888 Location: HWAC# 57246

Dozens of checks from KS, NY, IN, PA, AL, IA, MT, ND, OR and more. Some pictorial, some 19th Century. Date: Location: HWAC# 57245

Many pictorial letterheads and billheads (approx. 75 pieces) an assortment of everything from requests for Kimball Brothers' Elevator Works out ...

Large assorted group group of radio related, tour guides, pictorial letterheads and other ephemera goodies. The Enthusiast Motorcycle Magazine, 5 copi

Green River Fossilein by Siber, 81pp softcover, many b/w fish fossil photos, text in German. Saline Minerals of the Green River Formation by USGS 50pp

This rock contains the footprints of several sea creatures from prehistoric times. It measures 5"x 4" and is ready for display. Date: L...

Assortment of US geology books and publications for Ohio, Alaska, Virginia and more. Date: Location: HWAC# 56563

Approximately 40 numistamps & ingots featuring Jefferson nickels & Indian Head nickels & many more. Date: Location: United States H...

1922 Peace Dollar mounted in sterling silver money clip. Date: 1922 Location: HWAC# 47364

A little over 2 inches long and weighing 17.7 grams, this silver money clip has what appears to be a gold nugget on it. The back is stamped "M....

Fifty centavo, .720 silver coin mounted on sterling silver money clip. Total weight 39.8 grams. 2 3/4 inches long with silver boot with red jewel. Da