Montana Big Sky & Western Americana

A lot of probably a few hundred stock certificates for Pan American World Airways, Inc. (Pan Am) dated 1974 through 1989, all in fairly good condition

The Roosevelt Bas-Relief by James Earle Fraser, copyright 1920. 11 x 14" with the inscription "Aggressive fighting for the right is the no...

Two stock certificates from the Portland Base Ball Association dated 1903. Also a 6 x 8" early baseball player in a throwing stance, uniform ap...

23 old checks from various towns in Oregon, and one from Ogden, Utah. Eugene City, 1892; Jacksonville, 1885; Rock Point 1867,1869 & 1870. Cit...

Five receipts from the Oregon State Company: Eugene, Albany, Lincoln and others. Two with revenue stamps. Owned by Henry W. Corbett, the line ran betw

Lot of 6 documents. 1) Oregon & California Railroad Company pictorial check issued in 1870 and signed by Ben Holladay as president. RN-B. Hollad...

Eclectic lot of 44 pieces. Includes: 1913 letter written on Hotel Revere letterhead, elk vignette, 6 pages; nine unused letterheads for White Pelican

Lot of seven. Best two are: The Coleman Flag Packing Company (Astoria, 1887, not cancelled) and The Thistle Packing Company (Astoria, 1887, not cancel

Very early stock with a very important signature. Issued for 10 shares in Feb. 1795. Signed by Robert Morris as president (pen cancelled) and James Ma

Two certificates. 1) The Black Hills Telegraph and Telephone Co. stock cert. #7, issued in 1883. The company incorporated in Minnesota. This company o

Check from Heyck & Helferich with sailing ship vignette dated 28th October 1867. With 2c revenue stamp. City: Lavacca State: Texas Date: 18...

1) The Thompson & Tucker Lumber Company. Stock issued for 40 shares, 1909 in Williard, Texas. Signed by two different Thompsons as president and...

Rare pair. Both Republic of Texas $100 certificates: Government Bond and Certificate of Stock with different vignettes. 1840 (punch cancelled) and 184

L. C. Trent & Company was made-up of consulting engineers. They had a branch offices in Reno, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Heavy duty name pl...

Over 250! From C. B. Stewart of the Pioneer Drug Store, Dr. C. B. Stewart, Fred Martin prescription druggist, C. B. Stewart M. D., Dr. S. C. Bridgham

One stock certificate dated 1888 from the Union Cattle Company incorporated in Wyoming Territory. Also a $1000 bond dated 1886 with some coupons still

Beautiful vintage figural cast Iron Lady Liberty Clock. This is Lady Liberty blowing a horn and sitting atop a bell. No doubt the Liberty Bell. It is

Handcast bronze sculpture of Blind Justice By Mayer. American made handcast bronze piece of "Blind Justice". High quality solid marble bas...

Nice sculpture of eagle, wings spread, 8.5" h x 14.5" w x 7" d. Signed T. B., initials on base. City: State: Date: hwac# 3...

1) Ore wagon and bucket, tin, painted gold on wood base. 2) Painted plaster sculpture of Native American carrying gun, has holster engraved U. S., bul

Large assortment of 121 billheads, 3 pristine cigar box labels, 21 political portraits from the 1860s, 2 photos of old cars, and 4 post cards from the

Thirteen pieces: billheads from Gormully & Jeffery of Chicago, Excelsior Supply Co. all dated in 1880s. City: State: United States Date: ...

Two checks: Fort Laramie, Idaho Territory, Nov. 18, 1864 from the Assistant Treasurer of the U.S. to Thomas Simpson; and Leavenworth, 1871, pay to the

Twelve small bathing beauties, circa 1920s, ( 1 1/2 x 2 1/2"), and five 3 1/2 x 5" nudes, same lady, various poses. City: State: Unit...

Lot of 18. 1) Cress Unger token from San Francisco. 2) 25c fractional currency. 3) Pan Pacific round of the Oregon Building. 4) One spur marked &quo...

Large lot of 58 pieces: Banking House of L.H. Hershfield & Brother, Helena, Montana; Oregon & California Rail Road Company, 1871; State of K...

29 checks and two old photos. First National Bank of Canton, Dakota Territory checks; Salt Lake City; New Mexico towns: Kingston, Hillsboro, Silver Ci

1912 Poole aerial view of the Panama Canal. Title "Illinois Central, New Orleans Gateway to Panama Canal." 32 x 46". Condition is goo...

1) Leather case/box engraved, B. B. Baird, San Francisco. This lovely box is made from solid saddle leather by Hamley & Co out of Pendleton, Ore...

Beautiful very old oil painting on linen--shows quiet river lined by trees. Very nice gold frame has some damage, 30" x 35". City: St...

Encased Balance Scale. The firm of Seederer-Kohlbusch, Inc. (at various times with offices in Jersey City, New Jersey, New Rochelle, New York and New

1) A very rare porcelain dish (round, fan shaped) with painted figure of a woman. This is a naughty piece--when turned upside down is rather obscene.

Early photograph (ferrotype, aka tintype) of three western gents all dressed in similar way. All are wearing vests and derby hats. Maybe taken in the

Early photograph (ferrotype, aka tintype) of two men, one carrying a large black duffel and the other carrying a couple of tools. The man on the left

Both identified by "Jack Parks." Includes guns, horses, guns, wagons, and guns. Photos measure 5 x 6.75". City: State: Date: 1...

Lot of 8 pieces of territory Alaska: Douglas Alaska 1892 cover; Chichagoff Mining Company check from 1919 drawn on rthe B.M. Behrends Bank of Juneau;

Lot of 4. 1) A real photo post card (RPC) of the Russian River at Hilton, California. Postmarked Hilton over the stamp. Addressed to Mr. J. P. Jones i

1) Goldfield Hotel illustrated envelope and lettersheet (1919). One page letter describing auto trip ("the roads are good and we have had only ...

Unmailed cover for C.G. & H. Strang, Guns, Rifles, Ammunition and Sporting Goods in Colorado Springs. Vignette of rifle. Top torn open. Some sma...

Same green 1 cent Hawaiian printed stamp on both (1884). One cover was mailed to Mr. F.S. Lyman, City, in 1892 and has an 1892 Honolulu cancel. Mailed

Three total, two different. Green 1 cent and two blue 5 cent covers, all three unused. Two have tape residue on reverse. White envelopes inside and ou

5 cent blue 1884 printed stamp on white envelope (inside and out) with "Provisional Government 1893" overprint in red. Unused. Light wear....

Lot of four, all different. All printed on white (inside and out) envelopes. Includes: green 1 cent, red 2 cent, 5 cent blue, and 5 cent blue w/ &qu...

Lot of four different with 1893 provisional government overprint. All envelopes white (inside and out). Includes: 1 cent green (red overprint), 2 cent

Over 60 stamps: Princess Kamamalu, King Kalakaua,Star and Palms, Queen Liliuokalani, Honolulu Harbor, Princess Likelike, Coat of Arms, and more. (Pra

Lot of 12 from Columbus, Nevada: 1) a sheet with the rules to be observed in executing the enclosed oath. 2) a copy of the oath taken by prospective p

The 2015 edition of Gamett and Nelson's book on Nevada Postal History list no known examples of this post office. It was only open from 1884 to ...

A souvenir pamphlet from the Exposition Post Office of the 1883 Cincinnati Industrial Exposition. Blue paper, four pages. 8.25" x 5.25" Di...

Frank H. Hitchcock, Postmaster General of the United States Greeting Notice; 2 Patent notices for land in Pierre South Dakota, one to Bertha M. Dinsmo

The United States Postage Stamps of the 20th Century, Vol. 2. Commemoratives 1923-1933. By Beverly S. King and Max G. Johl. Published by H. L. Lindq

Lot of 18 unused postal covers with various vignettes of political slogans: "our hearts are with our brothers in the field," the hanging ...

Three unused, pictorial, political Civil War envelopes: "Jeff. and His Pet" (crazy looking man confronting a snake); "Death or Victor...

Lot of two includes: 1) Durland Standard Plate Catalog, compiled and edited by Johnson, Kim D. Soft cover, approximately 440 pages including appendice

Lot of 3:1) 1894 San Francisco California Midwinter International Exposition cover; 2)1891 Hotel Florence, Missoula Montana; 3) 1900 Geo. Ayers Sadler

Large collection--94 pieces--of a wide range of early Western Covers. Patriotic themes, Wells Fargo, advertising billheads, real photo postcards, a ci

Covers. Eight aircraft carrier covers for WWII and early Korean War ships. Dates range from 1947 to 1951. Nice images on covers. Excellent condition.

Eight early air mail postal covers: two celebrating the first shore to ship delivery of air mail in 1931, by a Goodwill blimp and a Curtis Wright Flyi

Lot of 45 (plus four bonus pieces). Examples include 1) 1837 stampless letter Adrian, Michigan, 2) 1847 stampless letter New York, 3) unusual oval Cha

A cover from a bishop to a reverend with four cancels with Chinese characters and a red 3 SN stamp with Chinese character. Chinese writing on front of

Nineteen total checks, 16 issued. Great variety! Bank of California: two unused with green font and RN-D c.1870s; RN-G (1878); RN-X (1876); RN-D (buff

Seven different Southern California checks, six with RN. Includes: pictorial Yellow Aster Mining & Milling Co. (Randsburg, 1901, RN-X), Caswell ...

Lot of twelve, nine different. La Porte: California Trust Co., Bank of La Porte with RN-E (1874) to Chinese person; three pictorial Bank of La Porte w

Lot of 24 checks with great variety of revenue imprints. Includes: eleven Pennsylvania (1869-1882, RN-B, D, G, and H); seven Massachusetts (1870-1901,

Twenty-two revenue imprinted checks from Illinois (11), Indiana (7), Kansas (2), and South Carolina (2 unused). Includes pictorial checks from Brazil

Lot of twelve revenue imprinted checks. 1) Three from Ohio: Chase, Isherwood & Co. pictorial check with RN-C, 1870; FNB of London, Ohio, RN-G, 1...

Lot of nine. 1) Three checks from Tombstone, Arizona. One Pima County Bank, RN-G, 1881. Two Cochise County Bank, 1885 & 1887. 2) Four pictorial ...

Lot of 15 checks, all but one RN. Some nice Western rarities including: Wells Fargo & Co. Silver City, Idaho (RN-C, 1872); Oregon and California...

Lot of twelve checks. Best are: Oregon and California Railroad Company signed by Ben Holladay ("Stagecoach King"" (RN-B, 1870), and W...

Lot of 53. Most have printed revenue, some adhesive. Pieces from England, Canada, New Zealand, and Costa Rica. Most are 1930s-1940s, with some early 1

Unused cover (white inside and out) with green 1 cent 1884 printed stamp with red overprint "Provisional Government: 1898. Clean. (Prag Collec...

Inc. under the laws of the republic of Hawaii. Issued in Honolulu, April 17, 1900 for 20 shares. Signed by the president (Steiner) and secretary (Rams

Lot of four stock certificates for the Old Colony and Newport Railway Company. Two different style stocks. All have federal adhesive revenue stamps wi

Very attractive issued $1,000 bond with vignette of locomotive moving through countryside. Brown border, green background. Punch cancelled through cor

No. 14. Dateline Austin, Lander County, Dec. 24th, 1867 (Christmas Eve!). W.H. Clark is being issued 4 shares. Signed by D.W. Heely (president) and J.

A pair of Entry of Merchandise documents for the Custom House in New York, Alexander T. Stewart & Co. Both have RN-W2 revenue imprints. One docu...

Lot of 2. 1) 1870 custom house Entry of Merchandise form with RN-W2. Document is in many pieces. 2) Uncancelled $1,000 bond for The Boston Hartford an

Inc. in Texas. Certificate No. 27, issued for 10 shares Nov. 1871. RN-U1 revenue imprint. Certificate is pen and punch cancelled. Vignette of two cowb

Lot of three. 1) Somerville Horse Railroad Company stock certificate issued 1871 with two blue 10 cent and one orange 5 cent adhesive revenue stamps.

Four attractive and early stock certificates with different placements of adhesive revenue stamps. Includes: East Boston Dry Dock Company (1855, ship

All four of these stocks have 25 cent adhesive revenue stamps. Includes: Quincy Mining Company of Michigan (1863, pen cancelled, pictorial); Germantow

Lot of two. 1) Gorgeous $1,000 bond for Flint and Pere-Marquette Railway Company issued in 1868, punch cancelled through signatures. Three revenue imp

Lot of two. 1) $1,000 bond for The Boston, Hartford and Erie Rail Road Company, c. 1860s. Three revenue imprints: W2 (center) with P5 on either side.

1) Flint and Pere Marquette Railway Company $1,000 bond. Punch cancelled. Three revenue imprints: W2 (left), P5 (front right), and P5 (reverse). 2) Bo

1) The Rockford, Rock Island and St. Louis Railroad Co.. $100. Stamp cancelled. One punch hole. Four RN P5. Two locomotive vignettes. No coupons. Fold

1) South Carolina Railroad Company, $500 bond. RN U1 (obverse), RN Q1 (reverse). Punch cancelled many times. Four vignettes. Thirty-nine coupons attac

Seven different railroad stock certificates, all with adhesive revenue stamps. Includes: Burlington & Missouri River Railroad (1871, 25c red), B...

Lot of three. 1) $1,000 bond for The Boston, Hartford and Erie Rail Road Company, c. 1860s. Three revenue imprints: W2 (center) with P5 on either side

Lot of 2. 1) Gorgeous certificate for the South Side Milling & Mining Co. of Colorado, issued for 2,000 shares in Leadville in 1882. Not cancell...

Lot of 16 stocks and checks. Checks: ten Eastern checks with general adhesive revenue stamps (1865-1882). Stocks: eleven, including: Southern Railway

Large grab bag lot that contains stamps, checks, certificates of deposit, play currency, and covers. Earliest piece is 1853 Ilion Bank pictorial draft

Collection of 50 full sheets of US airmail stamps. Unhinged. Unfolded. C25 (4), c28, c32 (3), C33? (4), c38 (2), c39, c40 (6), c42 (2), c43, c44, c45

Scott numbers 1269-1273, 1275, 1276, 1279 (8), 1282-1285, all full sheets, no hinges, no folds. 19 sheets. HWAC #36141

14 full sheets. 1112, 1113, 1114 (3), 1116, 1115, 1119, 1120, 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1151. No hinges, no folds. HWAC # 36142

14 full sheets, no hinges, no folds. Scott 1092-1095, 1097-1099, 1103-1109. one sheet each. HWAC# 36143

Collection of 49 full sheets. Scott numbers 1178-1186, 1187 (2), 1188-1199, 1200-1203, 1204 (3), 1205-1209, 1230-1236, 1237 (2), 1238, 1239, 1241 (3).

21 full sheets. Scott numbers 1306-1309, 1310 (2), 1312-1322, 1344, 1365-8, 1384, 1386. no folds, hinges. HWAC# 36145

26 sheets, no hinges or folds. 1242 (2), 1243 (2), 1244-1268. HWAC# 36146

Scott numbers 1061-1063, 1066 (2), 1067-1071, 1073, 1074, 1076-1079. HWAC# 36147

Scott numbers 1080-1091, 1096. no folds, no hinges. HWAC# 36148

1128-1130, 1131 (2), 1132-1135, 1139, 1140 (2), 1141 (2), 1142, 1143 (2), 1144 (2). No folds or hinges. HWAC# 36149