Million Dollar Auction

Lot of 17 sealed "first trip" covers. Includes: Berryville & Little Rock, Stockton & Fresno (two trips), Salt Lake City & Ric...

Group includes five covers. One has great illustration of plane flying over Guantanamo Bay. (Prag Collection) City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 31633

Three covers; 2 to new Zealand and 1 to Honolulu. (Prag Collection) City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 31634

Lot of 31 miscellaneous covers. Earliest is 1904 SF Examiner cover. Latest is 1978 Moffat Tunnel anniversary cover. Eleven Wells Fargo and Adams Expre

Nice collection of four different "First Flight" covers. (Prag Collection) City: State: Date: 1937 HWAC#: : 31641

11 different illustrated military-themed covers. Four have U.S. Frigate Constitution cancels (1933-1947, Seattle, Balboa, Boston) and have illustratio

Lot of 6: stamp art work, 1 cent US Postage surround with intricate scroll work. Appears to be proofs of the original Ben Franklin postage stamp, with

Lot of 24 postcards that show mail carriers, boats, wagons, etc. Two cards (1907 cancels) show early mail cars being used in Milwaukee. Nine feature m

Lot of 17 early postcards featuring post offices across the U.S. Includes 3 postcards about tiny post offices (RPC of De Luz, CA; RPC of Mtn. Ranch, C

While the other two lots have cards with illustrations of many foreign stamps, these early foreign postcards only have illustrations of single stamps.

Lot of 16 different postcards that feature illustrations of stamps from around the world. French, German, American, and Monaco. Six were mailed. Pleas

One piece is framed from 1875. Also included is a cover from Southern Express (1899) with letter and a C. O. D cover (1919). City: State: Date: H

Eight early postcards featuring illustrations of U.S. stamps. Two different types: one mailed 1908 with illustration of Lincoln and Washington stamps,

Large collection of 68 early postcards that all feature illustrations of stamps from around the world. Colorful, artistic and informational. Countries

Two different covers with maps. (Prag Collection) City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 31639

Over 100 postal covers: over 80 First Day of Issue Covers from 1948- 1960s; 20 covers from the 19th century. City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 29025

Four pages of assayer's reports from the Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Company and two related typewritten letters from 1887 and 1901. The Yel...

Rare original book by Thomas Price, "Tables of the Value of Gold and Silver per Troy Ounce". Bullion Rooms, Assay Office, Chemical laborat...

A gold bullion memorandum from Kellogg and Humbert's Assay office in San Francisco, by Caghill(?) & Co. for 101 ounces of raw material, 90 o...

Buxton Mill Assay Office, Sept. 18, 1886. The Steward Mining Company (Mr. Clark) has left ore valued at $16.53 (gold) and $5.20 (silver). Signed by th

Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the United States Assay Office, No. 547, at Helena, M.T., the 11th day of October, 1883, by P. V. Jackson. &...

RB Harrison, assayer in charge, writes to tell Jackson of Sterling, Montana that returns and cash for $381.36 for a gold deposit is enclosed. Just inc

Illustrated State Controller's Warrant issued on Feb. 10, 1886 to F.E. Fielding for $150 for "salary as assayer" during Nov.-Dec. 1885...

These three Bullion & Exchange Bank checks are a very interesting find. All three are issued to (and endorsed by) Gold Hill assayer W.S. James. ...

Ingot reads: Syracuse Smelting Works on top and the bottom is stamped with "Government Genuine," "Alloyed Under the Stanley Process,&...

250 ounce gold mould from John Taylor & Co. of San Francisco. embossed on the lip with the size and name. Very fine. Sharp cornered base with ro...

This is the first set we ave ever offered for auction. Needles are numbered 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14,1 6,1 8, and 20. A simpler method for determining gold

Three items, an assaying kit in a wood box with 2 boxes of chemicals (untouched), and two ultraviolet lights from the 1950's for prospecting. Th...

A complete, old California miner's scale used to weigh out gold. The outside box has been warn down where words cannot be made out, however the...

A Maigis 50g balance scale in a wooden box, and a Braun-knecht-Heimann Company (BKH) miners scale in a tin box from San Francisco from the Gold Rush p

Gold Rush scales in blue thin metal box with eagle on top. we usually see these in green, red or orange boxes. Inside is the typical orange. Scale plu

A versatile red pocket scale decorated with laurels and an eagle that was used by a gold miner during the California gold rush dating back to the mid

Pocket scale in a metal box with three tiny weights plus 2 nested weight sets. City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 28479

9 pieces of very beautiful nice high quality quartz from Coleman, Arkansas. The pieces range in length from 1.75 inches up to about 4.25 inches. Very

One of the richest pieces, about 3" x 1" x 2". matched pair gold ore specimens from the Goodshaw vein. The raw ore specimens were cut...

Four unmatched pieces of gold ore specimens from the Goodshaw vein. The raw ore specimens were cut in half, showing the native gold in banded quartz.

Two matched pair gold ore specimens from the Goodshaw vein. The raw ore specimens were cut in half, showing the native gold in banded quartz. The ore

Matched pair gold ore specimens from the Goodshaw vein. The raw ore specimens were cut in half, showing the native gold in banded quartz. The ore assa

Larger specimen, with two cuts exposing vein structure and gold from the Goodshaw vein. The raw ore specimens were cut in thirds, showing the native g

Two matched pair gold ore specimens from the Goodshaw vein. The raw ore specimens were cut in half, showing the native gold in banded quartz. The ore

Two matched pair gold ore specimens from the Goodshaw vein. The raw ore specimens were cut in half, showing the native gold in banded quartz. The ore

Stunning gold in white quartz necklace. 18". Five cabochons of gold quartz consisting of two matched pairs surrounding a center piece. The out...

These next five lots all contain gold-in-quartz. They are antique and come from a jewelers archive to be used for gold quartz jewelry. This first

This sliver of gold-in-quartz is perfect for the person who wants to show a rich vein of gold and doesn't want to spend a thousand dollars! Cit...

This gold-in-quartz is perfect for the person who wants to show a rich vein of gold and doesn't want to spend a thousand dollars! Aprox. 1 Troy...

This is a great specimen. Weighing in at 97 grams, it shows a strong gold presence in a natural form and where it has been cut to begin the process of

This is another cut piece weighing in at 88 grams. The gold in this specimen is particularly strong and would have made a marvelous piece of jewelry!

The last piece of gold-in-quart cut jewelry stone. The specimen weighs in at 124 grams and, like the others, shows a strong presence of gold running t

0.81 troy ounces. Approx. 1.5" x 0.75". Very attractive! City: State: zAustralia Date: HWAC#: : 28609

1.69 troy ozs (52.9 grams). California gold nugget. Attractive with manganese stained quartz in places, typical of the Sonora - Mariposa region. 35 x