October 2017 Premier Auction

Blue Eye by Ogal Alla and After 60 Years, Sequel to A Story of the Plains by A. B. Ostrander. City: State: Colorado Date:

Letterhead from the Merchants National Bank of Deadwood, Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Nov. 12, 1885. The third customer on the receipt was John Treb

(Lot 3257, the Tin Ingot featured on the cover of the catalog was owned by Fred Dennett, as well as the items in this lot.) Originally belonging to F

Brass pin from Camp Geo. H. Thomas, Chickamauga Park Georgia. 2 1/2 inches long, pinback missing. Camp George H. Thomas (1898-1898) - A Spanish Americ

S. S. Lurline dinner menus, three total. One with six autographs presumably by table mates, and one with Hemingway Poem. Artist unknown. The first of

S. S. Lurline dinner menus, four total, one blank inside possibly used by on board printer as model. City: State: Hawaii Date:

S. S. Lurline menus by unknown artist. Five covers showing Polynesian people. City: State: Hawaii Date: 1939-1941 HWAC#

Five Royal Hawaiian Dinner menus for dinner aboard the S. S. Lurline. Cover art by artist John Kelley City: State: Hawaii Date:

Thirteen various pre WWII menus from different Matson Line Ships mostly sailing to the South Pacific. City: State: Hawaii Date:

Artist: Macoulliard. Five dinner menus from the SS Mariposa and SS Matsonia. Polynesian figures and animals. One duplicate. City: Stat

Artist: Macouillard. Five menu covers, two are blank inside, one contains words to the song ALOHA OE (Farewell to thee). City: State:

S. S. Luriline menus by unknown artist, six in all. One with wine menu showing Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, 1926 for $3.00 a bottle. City:

Six S. S. Lurline dinner menus, three duplicate covers. One enroute to Pago Pago, two enroute to Auckland, one enroute to Suva. Artist: Eugene Savage,

11 Cards. Bishop St., Punch Bowl, American Sugar Mill, Executive Bldg., Government Bldg., YMCA, Two of Capital Bldg., Fort St., Royal School.

Nine popular Honolulu views. Bishop Street, Street car on Fort St, YMCA Bldg, Executive Bldg., Royal School, Capital Bldg., and a sugar mill.

A dozen views of tropical splendor. A view of Honolulu from Punch Bowl, four building sites, a beach scene, A luau, Lava field, and four plantation sc

Fifteen Views. Pineapple plantations Honolulu Scenes, Volcano centers, School, Banana Plantation, Coral Rock Kiln, Papaya Trees, Surfers on Waikiki.

Fifteen Keystone View Company cards featuring Hawaiian people, Sugar Mill workings, a volcano center, and four scenes of Honolulu City:

Sixteen Keystone View Company Stereo view cards on the tropical islands of Hawaii. Some duplicates. All black and white. City: State:

Four scenes: Hotel Honolulu, Royal Palm Tree, Uinauina Bridge, Suva Cascade. City: State: Hawaii Date: Pre 1893 HWAC# 52

Six cards including Banana Plantation, Early Hotel, Native Hawaiians, and Lava fields. City: State: Hawaii Date: Pre 1893

Various scenes, nine in all, of Iolani Palace, Native people, and even a train on Oahu. City: State: Hawaii Date: HWAC#

Five views of Sugar Mill workings and three native views. Native views are pre Statehood. City: State: Hawaii Date: HWAC#

These seven views are pre-statehood photos. Coconut Tree, Banana trees, Palm trees, and two tree scenes on palace grounds. City: State

Seven views, two of Honolulu buildings, and five of fields of plenty City: State: Hawaii Date: HWAC# 52059

Seven views of natives and on Lava scene. Native Hawaiian's in rivers, at home, and in fields. City: State: Hawaii Date: ...

Boise The Peace Valley by Annie Laurie Byrd, Boise Idaho Illustrated and Fort Boise Centennial Celebration 1934. City: Boise State: I

Rare $500 6% 20 year gold bond. Vignette of a train and waterway. Signed by president Stewart. 17" x 14". #25. City: Boise ...

Framed 8" x 6" CENTRAL HOTEL 9 BOISE CITY IDAHO fob with 4 N. C.CO. number employee tags with 1 labeled McGill. Also includes 3 Mercury d...

Coeur D'Alene, Towns, Mines, Mountains & Lakes by T. N. Barnard. Stamped leather bound. 6.25" x 5". 10 pages. There is damage ...

2 Volumes of Pioneer Days in Idaho County by Caxton. City: Idaho County State: Idaho Date: HWAC# 50503

9 Volumes of Idaho County Histories including Historical Sketch of Bingham County Idaho. Bonneville County in the Making. Bonner County Pace Names.

Salmon City, commonly just called Salmon, was laid out in 1867. Photograph is 3.25 x 3.25". Frame 5 x 5". Hardware and Millinery store can...

2 Volumes Reminiscences of Early Days, A series of Historical Sketches and Happenings in the Early Days of Snake River Valley by C. S. Walgamott.

Idaho Facts and Statistics Concerning Its Mining, Farming Stock-Raising, lumbering, and Other Resources and Industries by James C. Onderbonk. Dated 1

Laws of the Territory of Idaho Third Session. Published 1866. Possible first edition, Front cover is detaching and is warped, some staining on page

Official souvenir booklet published in 1893 by Idaho World's Fair Commissioner. Approx 50 pages, with numerous Idaho drawings and photos. Measu...

Trails of Early Idaho, The Pioneer Life by George W. Goodhart. Six Decades Back by Charles Shirley Walgamott. City: State: Idaho

Early History of Idaho by W. J. McConnell. Signed by author, 420 pages. City: State: Idaho Date: HWAC# 50507

Reminiscences of a Pioneer by W. A. Goulder. The State of Idaho 1905. Idaho Yesterday and Today, Souvenir Handbook, 1834-1934. Binding has some sep

Wells Fargo & Co. in Idaho Territory by W. Turrentine Jackson. The Pony Express by Arthur Chapman. Letters of Long Ago by Agnes Just Reid. ...

3 different General Idaho books and pamphlets. Books include Steamboats in the Timber by Ruby El Hult and A Romance of Old Fort Hall by Minerva Teich

Commercial Reference on Idaho Territory, and Resources and Attraction of Idaho by Robert Strahorn. Has a torn and taped on cover. Worn condition.

First Edition of Jim Wardner of Wardner Idaho by Himself. Approx 160 pages. There is a pencil inscription on the first page. 2 cover corners are di

Ghost Towns and Live Ones, A History of Idaho Post Offices 1862-1973 by Frank R. Schell and Wells Fargo & Co. in Idaho Territory by W. Turrentin...

2 copies of Little Bits of Lost River History, as published in the Arco Advertiser under the title of do you remember when by C. A. Bottolfsen. A bri

2" x 5" vintage metal bottle opener with 2 types of openers. Compliments of Undertakers Supply Co, Chicago. City: Chicago ...

2 metal 4' property line markers. IOWA STATE/ PROPERTY LINE / UNLAWFUL TO DISTURB/ CONSERVATION COMMISSION. One has signs of wear, one may be...

Obv.: Pictorial of a man enjoying a glass of whiskey; Rev.: Clarke's Pure Rye / Peoria's / Famous Whiskey / Bottled by / The Government. Whi...

Framed map of the City of New Orleans drawn by J.L. Gubernator demonstrating the proposed additional drainage works. Gold painted wooden frame is 26 x

John Slidell (1793 – July 9, 1871) was an American politician, lawyer, and businessman. A native of New York, Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young ma

24.5" x 19.5" original Medical Doctor Degree from a Baltimore, Maryland school. Dr. George Hammond. Blue ribbon on the bottom with remna...

In business from 1874-1983. While they advertise as 'manufacturers,' they may have, in fact, only been dealers. The only known patent to Goo...

We did a quick search and could not find any copies available for sale online. The last copy that we know of sold in 1989 for $1,100. Compiled J. H. H

60 cards. 2 b/w photos-matted 4.5" x 6.5" coastal scene,5.75" x 8" roofing factory in Everett. 2 stereoviews-teaming granite in ...

Four inch long metal tomahawk. Obverse: "But Laurel Stoves & Ranges / Art Stove Co. Detroit, Mich.; Reverse: 1901 / Ax of All Nations / Cut...

Lot of 17 different automobile related stock certificates. Includes: Rauch & Lang, Inc., issued 1921, UNC., Templar Motors Company, issued 1920....

Letter from Lake Superior Fur Farm dated 1938. 17" x 11" broadside, envelope and tag from Leo. M. Goldberg Fur and Wool House. C...

Lot of five. 1) Four are for A.B. Shubert, "The Largest house in the World Dealing Exclusively in American Raw Furs." Four covers, moat wi...

2 Volumes, A History of the Fur Trade of the Far West by Hiram Martin Chittenden. A History of the Pioneer Trading Posts and Early Fur Companies of th

Room key to room 18 on the S.S. Meteor Washington-Hampton Roads Line. The SS Meteor is the last remaining whaleback freighter designed by Captain Ale

The 1886 Sauk Rapids Tornado was a violent tornado that tore through the cities of Sauk Rapids, St. Cloud, and Rice, Minnesota, on April 14, 1886. It

Photographer was William Decker. N.E. Cor. Public Square. He was working in Mt Vernon in c1870's. Some foxing on the back where the tintype has ...

Three 1883 receipts for licenses issued to operators of billiard tables in Benton, Montana. 6.25" x 4" Heavy soiling. City: Ben...

Twelve license receipts for saloon operators in Benton, Montana Territory. All issued in 1883 except one in 1887. Match them with your Montana saloon

This group of 30 various includes stubs for licenses issued for restaurants, hotels, laundry, butcher, auctioneer, saloon, bakery, dentist, gaming, et

Letter from City of Bozeman to a city clerk in Miles City, Montana regarding Fire Department pay and staffing. Nice red illustration of a fire engine

Gorgeous 1897 pictorial letterhead for H.B. McCay, General Hardware, Mill & Mining Supplies, Stoves, and Ranges. Dateline Bozeman, Montana, Aug ...

Official due card, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers. 1938-1939. Constitution and By-laws, Butte Teamsters U

2 yellow colored 1.25" x 2.25" pads of approx 25 sheets each .The pads proclaim Notice Workers! / Stay Away from / Butte, Montana / Overcr...

2 By Laws and Rules of Local Union No. 41, Butte Montana, revised March, 1954. 3 Union member monthly dues stamp books, hardcover. 1935-1943.

10.75" x 8.5". Abstract of Title To Part of Hamilton Addition to the City of Butt Montana. MONTANA ABSTRACT AND TITLE INSURANCE CO., 114...

Includes 1) a 1905 booklet with numerous photos, mining articles, several tourist color guides. 2) A used cloth bumper sticker for Butte. 3) A specia

3 part COPPER LETTER FROM "THE RICHEST HILL on EARTH" / BUTTE, MONTANA. This copper letter is separated into 3 parts. The 1937 postmarke...

5 cards: Sheep shearer's Union of North America No. 1, affiliated with A. F. of L. Cards with leathers holder. For R. E. Cooper in the 1940'...

"The newest, simplest and most accurate method of measuring water. An Instrument for Engineer and Irrigator." Manufactured by the Weir Ga...

"The newest, simplest and most accurate method of measuring water. An Instrument for Engineer and Irrigator." Manufactured by the Weir Ga...

Copper: Butte Special / 1905 / Algeria Temple. City: Butte State: Montana Date: 1905 HWAC# 51824

Lot of around 20 pieces: billheads, postcards, etc. Includes: First Mortgage Note certificate datelined Helena, 1893; Babcock & Co., Hatters, Fu...

Descriptive List of the Convict for William Norby, 22 yrs old, a rancher who committed second degree murder in Winston, Broadwater County and was sent

Lot of seventeen. One "Drinkin Again, Eh?" and one "Battle of the Redmen". Fourteen "A Roper." Battle of the Redmen is...

Banking House of L. H. Hershfield & Bro. Dated 1876. Stamped twice GOLD. RN-D City: Helena State: Montana Date: HWA...

8.5" diameter circular souvenir (plate?) with woman with flowers in her hair. Back has label: "Souvenir of 1905 / Compliments / of / Sands...

10 The First National Bank of Butte loan receipts c. 1920 with stamps. Approx 25 bank checks from various banks in Montana and ND c. 1905-1963.

Placer Hotel and Arbuckle's advertising items. Montana Deaconess School at Helena showing students and grounds. 163 Infantry Journal. Helena Wa...

c. 1950, dated August 30-September 1. Polack Bros. Jaycee Circus booklet. Helena, MT. A woman is on an elephant on the cover. Inside are small ds f

Scare 24 page pamphlet on how the beer is brewed at Kessler Brewery which was established in 1865. There is writing in ink on page 1. City:

3.5" x 6" trade card for The Bain Mountain Wagon. Stamped by BLACKFOOT CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY next to an image of the wooden wagon. Sta...

Lot of two. 1) State Anti-Saloon League pictorial letterhead, dateline Los Angeles, 1908. 2) Board of Trade Saloon, Joplin, Montana, 1914, letterhead.

80+ pieces. Binder full of letterheads and correspondence to the city government of Miles City, Montana, as well as other Mile City documents. c1906-1

Rare early baseball document. Annual report of corporation for the Missoula Baseball Club, dated January 19th, 1915. Signed by HB Campbell as presiden

Framed appointment of Joseph M Dixon as an attorney and counselor of the Supreme Court of the United States. In 1902 and 1904 Dixon won congressional

Illustrated lettersheet for Brown Shoe Company, datelined Basin, Wyoming, Aug. 3, 1936. Sent to Ft. Peck Mercantile Co. in Poplar, MT. Letter is about

Brass fob commemorating the Championship fight between Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons in Shelby Montana, July 4, 1923. 32mm, uniface. Dempsey won a un

4 paper documents. Territory of Montana receipt for a claim on Rasa Clark? Lode , c. 1860. Elling State Bank receipt, and balance due sheet, and ano

1) Virginia City & Red Bluff Stage Company. September 25, 1891. Extra baggage for William Hedge of Norris to Wash Bar! Eleven express items were...

Lot of 25. Includes: earliest is 1865 juror slip; three 1867 slips for services as juror; a group of 14 druggist receipts from 4 different druggists

This is an unused 186- Holladay Overland Mail & Express Company receipt. City: Virginia City State: Montana Date: 186- ...

1902 illustrated letterhead and cover from Fish Bros. Wagon Co. (Racine, Wisconsin) to S.R. Buford & Co. in Virginia City, Montana. Letter is in...

1899 letter and cover from the Mitchell & Lewis Wagon Co. (Racine, Wisconsin) sent to S.R. Buford & Co. in Virginia City, Montana. Re: order...