Sizzling Summer Western Americana Auction (August 2021)

Ten pieces of Virginia and Truckee Railroad ephemera. Ticket, employee pass, billheads, shipping orders. 1870s-1880s. Date: Country (if not USA):

Lot of 60+ V&T shipping receipts for the Douglas County Creamery, 1899-1908. Shipped lumber, butter boxes, pipes, etc. 4.5 x 7.25" This com...

First edition of Railroads of Nevada 1962 by Myrick, with original dust covers in dead mint condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada

Lot of 13 invoices/vouchers/billheads with pictorial checks attached. Two checks have imprinted revenues, 1899, RN-X. Issued 1899-1903. For bills from

Lot of 2 different. 1) One shows a man sitting down in uniform, with "LIRR" visible on his shoulder. We believe this to be Long Island Rai...

A wonderful working padlock and key from the New York & New Haven Railroad (1849-1872). This is a 3"x 4" lock with a bold embossment o...

Group of 22 letterheads involving the Munly Creek Railway in Hughsville, Lycoming County PA. This is an important group because of the variety of lett

with multi color die struck hat badge Date: Country (if not USA): State: Pennsylvania City: Provenance:

These are all leases for property immediately next to the tracks of various railroads in Pennsylvania. What is remarkable for these leases, they all s

Rare and in very good condition. 4 x 6" Brown covers with gilt lettering. Opens to 20 panels of illustrations printed on glossy paper (each 3.5...

Indexed for Railroads, Counties, Towns, Rivers, Islands, Lakes, Mountains, etc. 1) Washington, 1892 - (27”x 21” Map, 28 pages) 2) N

Lot of 17. Includes: 1892 Michigan Central Railroad pass; unusual multi-year pass for the Ferrocarrill Del Norte, Republica de Guatemala, 1884-1893, w

"Steam & Thunder in the Timber," Saga of the Forest Railroads, By Michael Koch (Signed), Illustrated by Richard Ward, LE #2008, Publis...

1) "Vintage Rails," Published Quarterly by Pentex, Inc., 11 Issues, Nos. 7-17, 1997-1999 2) "TRP," Published Quarterly by The Ra...

Historic Railroad Society Publications Including: 1) “The Streamliner”, official publication of the Union Pacific Historical Society

Two sets of magazines, 35 total includes: 1.) “NMRA Bulletin, official publication of the National Railroad Association – Publish

Lot of 6. Includes: North Pacific Coast Railroad Time Table 1888 to and from San Francisco, taken from the Trade Postal Journal; North Pacific Railway

4 handheld railroad signal lanterns. 1.) Adams and Westlake Lamp, no name in top, red globe embossed Southern RY 2.) Deitz XLCR Lamp, no RR name embo

Eclectic group of 21 railroad collectibles from all over. Timetables, passes and tickets. Some of the railroads include: Troy & Boston; Missouri...

Lot of three (11 1/2 x 8 1/2) illustrations from the U.S.P.R. R. exploration and surveys done circa 1855 to find the route for the transcontinental ra

This lot was presented by the International Aerospace Hall of Fame, Honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Courageous & Epic-Making Flight of the ...

With four original pictorial pinbacks and two Lindbergh airplane pins. Really rare! Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

numbered 92/250. "Flight of the Spirit" showing Charles Lindenberg looking to the sky holding a propeller. Overall height is 18" over...

Spectacular and magnificent large bronze medallic plaque celebrating Linburgh's famous first flight across the Atlantic in 1927. Made by sculpto...

Ten pieces of Charles Lindbergh history. Ribbon celebrating the first non stop flight New York to Paris May 20-21, 1927; photo card labeling him Charl

About 25 generally vintage cards, including photo cards and commemorative post cards. Nice collections. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ci

A mailing card (7 x 6 1/2 inches closed) that opens to a panorama photo (22 x 6 /12) of sixteen aircraft over Canton Ohio during the Aviation Meet hel

Lot of three: two "Win-The-War Awards" awarded by Douglas Aircraft Company (1943 & 1944) for suggestions resulting in improvements to ...

Rare sterling silver spoon circa 1910, of G.H. Curtiss flying over Lake Keuka. Glenn Hammond Curtiss (1878 – 1930) was an American aviation a

"Men of Tomorrow Must Know How to Fly," four vintage brochures from the Curtiss-Wright Flying school. Circa 1930s. Date: Country (if no...

Lot of 13 pieces of air ship history. Aviation Camp Guide ribbon: Los Angeles, 1910; two postal covers, 1932; air mail needle book; 1934 time table of

Rare. The Greene Composite-Type Aircraft Corporation proposed a hybrid machine utilizing the lift of zeppelins and the propulsion of propellors. This

Lot of five menus from Pan American Airways from different regions of the world: the Caribbean, Europe and North America. Allso an air traveler'...

Account of the first around the world flight as told to Lowell Thomas by the participants, Lieutenants Smith, Nelson, Wade, Arnold, Harding and Ogden.

2 volumes of Janes classic work on aircrafts, 1964-5 and 1966-7. Both ex library. The quintessential resource on aircraft. Date: Country (if not US

Fifteen different automobile Insignia most with inlaid porcelain. Includes Buick; Oakland; Reo; Studebaker; Essex; Nash; Stutz; Desoto; Rickenbacker;

Pair of decorative nickel plated racecars mounted on a green onyx base, each measures about 9" long with Don Sommer emblem on base. Date: Co...

This lot has three early automotive headlamps 1910-1930. One Vesta lamp at 7 in. diam. appears to have original black paint. Made with two pull pins f

Six pieces of automotive history: three maps from the California State Automobile Association: San Francisco and Oakland to Stockton; Coast Route San

Large collection of various automakers ephemera. Partial list of contents: Buick: certificates of ownership, 1939 owners manual; Ford: 1919 Ford Manu

Lot of five pieces of automotive history: 1913 Willy-Overland brochure in original postal cover; 1978 sales brochure for the silver anniversary Chevro

Large miscellaneous lot: seven 8 x 10 photographs of 1920s vehicles; 1940 GM brochure "Futurama"; trade cards, first day covers; 1926 Mogu...

Vintage brochures from long gone auto makers. Jeffery in Peace and War (WW I); Doble Steam Automobile (two beautiful 12 x 9 inch brochures with large

Historic advertising from long gone auto makers. Mitchell (sales brochure, circa 1903-23); Oakland (two brochures: "The Sensible Six," and...

Collection of papers from smaller auto makers: Nash ("The Nash Four" brochure); Stanley (steam car, no clutch, no shift); Stutz (modern mo...

Collection of paperwork pertaining to Durant Motor Cars. Two stock certificates; three registered postal covers; advertising brochures. Lot of eight p

c1980s, Seventeen high quality model cars, generally about 9" long. 1/24th scale. Including: 1937 Cord 812 Phaton Coupe; 1956 Ford Thunderbird;...

Soft cover, 225 pages, produced by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce with illustrations and specifications for gasoline and electric vehicle

Some rare makes of automobile in this lot of ephemera. Billheads, brochures, a business card and advertising. Makes include Hudson, Pierce Arrow (addr

Early Cadillac owner's manual, 29 pages, cover detached, no date but Cadillacs were made as early as 1902. Also a sales brochure "You ride ...

Lot of four: 1911 Packard Motor Cars Information manual, 128 pages; 1937 Packard Super-Eight operation and maintenance data, 58 pages; Owner's I...

Lot of brochures, postcards and advertising for Studebaker, Oldsmobile and DeSoto automobiles. Approximately 6 pieces. Date: Country (if not USA):

Five issues of the official 1948 Tucker Corporation Dealer publication "Tucker Topics." Also a brochure telling the story of the Tucker &#...

Indian Motorcycle personal record book. Red cover, 2 1/2 x 4 inches. Calendars for 1929 & 1930; picture page of Indian motorcycle racing champio...

Extra rare. Dateline. Tucson, Arizona, Dec. 15, 1885. First issue. "A bright sparkling stamp paper, written in a lively interesting style."...

Brown used 10ct. stamp from the "Virginia City Pony" running between Sacramento, California and Virginia City, Nevada beginning in 1862. S...

Lot of 2. 1) Unlisted Portland, Oregon check, RN-G, Ladd & Tilton, Bankers, 1880s. 2) Wells Fargo & Co., Bankers, Salt Lake City, check issu...

Only one 25 cent stamp made it onto a 1918 United States Government Thrift Card. The 1870 mortgage indenture has a rare $3 revenue stamp. Date: Cou

Lot of five documents dating in the 1860s, all with revenue stamps. Mortgage, warranty deeds, circuit court summons. Date: Country (if not USA):

Lot of 22 album pages with Irish stamps, 1922 and newer. Date: Country (if not USA): Ireland State: City: Provenance: Salvatore Falcone Colle

Group of about 30 advertising covers addressed to the George E. Lukens Company in Auburn Ca. The group includes a wide variety of commercial goods fro

60 or more covers, some with contents. All with advertising on addressed from Ge. Lukens of Auburn. Wide variety of businesses. The covers are raw, re

Several hundred covers with contents for orders to the GE Lukens company in Auburn Ca. This is part of an original group of correspondence with some g

A colorful postal cover from the "Cordova, The Wine of Quality." addressed to Mr. F. McGuigan of the Gold Rush town of Downieville, Califo...

Pictorial vignette return address from Visalia Stock Saddle Company, 2117 Market Street, San Francisco. Two stamps, registered postmark. 6 x 3 1/2 in

Lot of six envelopes: two rare California covers: Pico House, Los Angeles; Overland Stage via Los Angeles; Crater Lake Oregon pictorial; three sample

Group of about 80 covers (generally with contents) addressed to the G.E. Lukens company of Auburn. This is a nice collection of California motherlode

Lot of five pieces of postal history: Two covers from the USS Colorado in Japan September 2, 1945 (the Japanese surrender was around this date); Dedic

A cover from "Gold Coin Stoves & Ranges" from the Chicago Stove Works. Cover is hand stamp canceled. There is foxing and some rough ed...

Lot of 2. Both from Bushberg Vineyard & Orchard, Jefferson County, Missouri, office in St. Louis. One cent green stamps on yellow envelopes. Bot...

Lot of eleven aviation postal covers. 1931-1952. Inaugural flight of the 15 hour, 3 stop flight San Francisco to New York in 1937; 1947 experimental h

Six postal covers postmarked Los Angeles each with two 15 cent airmail stamps. Plus a real photo postcard of the Graf Zeppelin dwarfing the Goodyear b

Three postal covers via the airship "Hindenburg." One travelled from Friedrichshafen, Germany to Lakehurst New Jersey on the zeppelin, the...

May 11, 1936 is the postmark on this postal cover, the first flight of the Hindenburg. Two 20 cent stamps, postmarked Frankfurt and New York, N.Y.

Registered envelope air mailed by the Hindenburg from Europe to Fourth Avenue in New York City postmarked May 11, 1936. Two zeppelin stamps. The airs

Lot of five postal covers, including a rare Bankers & Merchants Telegraph of Philadelphia. Also a United States Express Company cover. Date: ...

Lot of 6 postcards featuring Nome, Alaska. Includes early and pioneer postcards. C 1898-1912. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Alaska City:

Lot of 3 postcards featuring trains passing through Alaska. C. early 1900s. Two Early postcards and one Summer Excursions book. Date: Country (if

Lot of approximately 11 postcards featuring various cities in Alaska. C 1905-1910, early postcards. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Alaska C

Approximately 100 cards. Lots of beautiful scenery all around Alaska including lakes, ocean views, snowy scenes (well it is Alaska after all), jets, b

Lot of approximately 20 RPC cards from small towns throughout Alaska includes: Chitna, Skagway, Unalaska, Hyder, Kodiak, Wrangell, Haines, and more. P

38 pieces in this group. Mostly from the Alaska Gold Rush period and many rpcs are included! This is a fantastic collection for the Alaska collector.

Copper Queen Smelter, Gadson Hotel, YMCS, EPSWD Depot, and a few street scenes of Douglas. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona City: Dou

Lot of eleven postcards of Morenc. Includes 1 RPC Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona City: Morenci Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

Mostly Phoenix with some Tempe also included. Mostly architectural scenes of buildings including churches, bridges, malls, hotels, and more. A great g

Rare four fold postcard of a panoramic photograph early 1900s of the Veteran's Hospital in Prescott, showing many buildings and Thumb Butte. Op...

A dozen cards from Prescott. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona City: Prescott Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

Mostly more modern postcards with a few early ones. Depicting buildings and street scenes in Tucson. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona

Lot of eighteen postcards including Oatman, Kingman, Congress, Yuma, Ray, Swansea and others. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona City:

Includes Tombstone, Warren, and Bisbee Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

Includes 14 from Globe and 3 from Miami with a couple of duplicates. See photo. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona City: Provenance:

A great collection of Grand Canyon and southwestern scenes from all over. One of the best in the bunch is a Fred Harvey 1907 card showing the start of

About 50 or so postcards from all over Arizona. Lots of buildings and other scenes. No mining, Phoenix, or Tucson represented in this group - look for

About 100 cards. About 37 white border RPCs with some duplicates. About 25 vintage cards including some Wells Fargo receipts. The rest are modern. Da

Nice little quartet of B&W postcards from the High Sierra regions of Applegate and Cisco Grove, both located in Placer County. Two have been wr...

An incredible group of 50 RPC's and postcards from the Gold Country town of Auburn in Placer County. Both black and white and color cards, showi...

Nice grouping of RPC's from Auburn, Placer County, California. A few are written on, most are unused. Scenes shown are The North Fork Dam, the A...

Lot of about 160 postcards from Berkeley California. 16 black and white RPCs, 51 monotone, 20 color RPCs. Date: Country (if not USA): State: C

Lot of five black and white real photo postcards of Berkeley. Shattuck Avenue, Episcopal Church, Claremont Hotel; a Berkeley bungalow; and the devasta

4 Cards, 3 rpc, the best of which is a fantastic street scene of Big Pine dated 1925 Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Big Pi