Summer 2020 Extravaganza Auction, Part II

Trade card from D.C. Collier & Co., Real Estate & Investments, San Diego, California. On the front is a nice view of San Diego Bay from Poin...

The Fearless is leaving Boston and headed to San Francisco.It includes one box of machinery? The box has been sent by Denio & Roberts. An ad in ...

Sunday, September 12, 1880, No. 59. This has only a couple pages. The front page has a cut out portion on lower left front page. Front page has miscel

This letter is asking that the estate of J. G. Storey pay James robertson for teaching school. Signed by William B Storey. Storey was born in England

3 adult women and 1 young gentleman. See photo for condition. Some discoloration and marks. Photographers: Richardson, Dijeau & Severin St. ...

Two souvenir badges 37th National Encampment Grand Army of the Republic, San Francisco, Calif., c1903. Includes 17th National Convention Ladies of the

Lot of 22. 1) San Francisco: 1899 memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the San Francisco Mint by the Anglo California Bank, gold from the Crown Ki

Two billheads liquor related. 1) Joseph Bremer & Co., San Francisco, proprietors of "The Imperial Vineyard Co. of California", dated S...

Lot of three: 1940 medal from the Golden Gate International Exposition "The Story of Petroleum"; 1925 California Diamond Jubilee Official ...

Short, but sweet letter introducing GW Swan to George Hearst. Hearst need no introduction! He was a mining man turned newspaper mogul. He also built a

Nice approx 11" x 21" 2 sided cardboard broadside from the Strand Theatre on Market Street in San Francisco, CA. Sept. 29, 1918 showing of...

This express company specialized in moving furniture and baggage. The bill is for December of 1878 and is 30 x 8.5". It is so long it had to be...

Lot of six miscellaneous Americana items, c1890s-1949. Includes: San Francisco Opera Association fifth annual season program, c1927; "Pay Dirt!...

Gold Rush era Third of Exchange from Adams & Company. Unused. Dated 185-. Some wrinkles and light discoloration on top. Nice condition! Vignette...

Lot of 5 issued 1886-1895. Most appear to Second of Exchange, while one may be a 3rd (text is in French). Red and purple print. This bank was the succ

Lot of two. 1) Rare Third of Exchange. Issued January 8th, 1878. No. 000062. Pay 60 days after sight to Ed. Santos 15,450 francs. Drawn on Hottinguer

Lot of two. 1) Rare Third of Exchange. Issued May 4th, 1877. No. 01442. Pay 60 days after sight to Ed. Santos 610 pounds. Drawn on Smith, Payne &...

Nice pair that shows the evolution of this California Gold Rush banking firm. 1) Tallant & Wilde, Bankers, Second of Exchange issued November 19...

Trade card printed in German. Located at 10 Eighth St., San Francisco. Stamped Diaphanium Art Glass Works, San Francisco, Herm. Malz, proprietor. Two

Art blotter with painting at the left titled, "Vivacious". Artist signature looks like VAF. Nagle & Slyter operated at 22nd and Valenc...

Six pieces in various condition. Moore & Company had a store at 110 California Street between Montgomery and Sansome. They were dealers in field...

Delivering 1920 sacks of wheat. Lewis Pierce Company. Master is Amos Hewitt. Rare to have a sloop. Vignette. 1865. (Potter Collection) Provenance:

Cute lot of curiosities, including a medal from a Virginia City church a shotgun shell cigarette lighter, an Afro-American art spoon and lapel pins.

San Francisco (on back) beer related letter opener. 7.5" long. Back says "Germany, Fred B. Bain" Provenance: Country (if not U...

1897 steamship agent license in San Francisco. 1" left tear, top chip missing, water stain mostly visible on rear. Provenance: Ken Prag Colle...

Lot of 3 different. 1) 29th Triennial Conclave Knights Templar Ladies Admission badge, 1904, black and silver, 7.5 x 2." Made by S. Pasquale So...

The ship Brother mastered by Reid. Anchored in the Thames. Heading to San Francisco. This is forty twenty cases of alkali. 2) Ship Lookout mastered by

Lot of 6 vintage Bank of America,National Trust & Savings Association of San Francisco, travelers checks used in 1937. Three different denominat...

Nice group of CDV's by S.F. photographers. Two are photographs by Bradley & Rulofson, and the female subjects are in fancy gowns and the mal...

This is an 1880's woodcut print of the Overland stage leaving San Francisco with the mail for back east. Matted at 12 in.X 14 in. Printer unkn...

Includes a 1905 policy for the Boarding House/Hotel/Bar/Barn/House. The Costa Hotel was located at 119 North Market. Provenance: Country (if not

Native Sons of Golden West (N.S.G.W.) Grand Celebration of Admission Day program, in San Jose, Calif., c1894. Small program, 6 1/4 by 3 1/2 inches, wi

This is a letterman's jacket from San Jose State University c.1950's size 44 in very good condition. Provenance: Country (if not USA...

Dr. Miles Weather Calendar July-December 1939, with daily weather forecasts, planting dates, holidays, moon phases and sunrise/sunset times for six mo

Lot of 3 pieces: three pinbacks: 1910 Hallow'een Carnival, Thos. I. Petersen Packard service station; 1908 Junta Patriotica / Ramon Corral. Pro...

Set includes four souvenirs from Santa Barbara, Calif., from the late 1800's-early 1900's. Includes a tri-fold postcard, blank, of the Potte...

Gorgeous brass pin badge with grizzly bear at top. Souvenir / April 15-18 / Flower Festival / Santa Barbara / 1896. 2 1/2 inches long. Provenance:

Pictorial annual statement from Pinal Dome Oil Co. June 1, 1913. 6 folded pages. 2 chips, water stains and creases Provenance: Country (if not USA)

Group of 11 programs from the Ice Follies and Ice Capades shows, c1941-1955. Includes two with torn tickets attached, many pages of photos and highlig

Native Sons of the Golden West Admission Day pinback with ribbon, c1908. Pinback button is 1-3/4 inch diameter, with printed, "Eureka, Californ...

Beautifully framed and matted pictorial calendar frozen in March 1941. Bucolic Sonora tree filled watercolor. Provenance: Country (if not USA):

Lot of 10. 1) c.1907 tourism brochure for Santa Monica in pictorial envelope holder with many printed black-and-white photos. 2) Unused c.1870s promis

Lot of 2. Both are for the Woman's Relief Corps (WRC), the female equivalent to the Grand Army of the Republic. Ribbon for the 6th Annual Conven...

A trio of stamp scrip and a voided booklet of Amex money orders. All in good condition. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Country (if not USA):

This is a small medicine bottle from Venice Drug Company in Venice, California. Clear bottle measures 4"x 1.5" and is in good condition. S...

Wow! Original S. Martinelli's advertising trading card, c1890. Colorful lithograph with red apple on green background, with vignettes of medal a...

Phineas Banning who was a commissioned merchant who was responsible for the development of the Wilmington Harbor in the 1850's bringing the tran...

Colorful booklet telling the tory of California Fig Syrup accompanied by scenic paintings of Yosemite and Lake Tahoe scenes. This product was carried

Lot of 6. Includes: AC Lowell, Fort Bidwell, Cal.,1894 billhead.; letterhead for the County Clerk and Recorder of Sutter County, Yuba City, Cal., 1880

Small card from Mrs. John Steele, San Andreas, Cal. Larger pictorial card from Mrs. A. Horstmann, Dealer in Fashionable Cloaks and Suits, Stockton, Ca

Golden colored ribbon, with black print, commemorates the Grand Army of the Republic's 34th National Encampment in 1900. The 3 x 9 inch long rib...

Lot of 8. 1) Rhodes & Co. Express & Banking Office duplicate exchange/draft, Yreka, 1854. California Gold Rush! Torn left edge. 2) Argonaut ...

Lot of 8. 1) Unissued 1850s receipt for Freeman & Co's Express / Adams & Co. Dateline Sacramento City, 185_. Has list of Adams & Co....

Sept 1910 Recreation fishing and hunting magazine with a small gamebird on the cover, many illustrations-fair condition. Outdoors Pictorial 1925, nice

The San Francisco Chronicle, The County Record (Angels Camp, California); The Mountain Messenger, (Downieville, California). All in good condition. Th

This collection of letterheads from the Central Valley of California includes Fresno in the 1900-1924. Also Madera, Coalinga, Kingsriver, etc. Include

This card is for his run as the Republican nominee for State Senator for the 14th District which was comprised on Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, and Mono

Lot of six. From the South Fork Canal, El Dorado County, etc. 1) This letter is from the George Swan Collection. Dateline Lellus Mine, 1866. "I...

A nice group of eight CDV's from the state of California. Subjects range from child to adult and they're all in good condition. Provenance:...

Lot contains two collections of special California/San Francisco area stamps, with 162 in a booklet, Shine for '39; and 26 commemorating Califor...

2 mounted 7.5x9.5" b/w photos of a California farm fields with farmers in the field Provenance: Country (if not USA): State: California C...

4.75" x 7" photos of Sacramento River near Copley showing a boat and waterwheel? and Bully Hill Mining Camp. 3 8" x 10" black a...

This is a cache of souvenir spoons all from the state of California. Fourteen spoons in all: Cliff House SF gold wash on bowl; Sequoia tree spoon heav

Three art blotters with paintings by famous western cowboy artist Charles M. Russell. Paintings include, "In Without Knocking" and "W...

Lot of 3 pairs. 1) 187- , Martinez, CA, to Judge John Henry in San Francisco: Nothing recorded since October fourth." 2) 1875, Woodland, CA to ...

1) April 17, 1851 receipt issued to Henry Teschachaer during the liquidation of Simmins Hutchins & Company. Signed by a clerk named Walls. 2) 18...

Lot of 3. 1) Business card for Italian-Californian Wine Co., Wine & Liquor Merchants, 627 Vallejo Street, San Francisco. 2.75 x 4.5" 2) Cor...

1) Rare telegram and envelope for the Bay & Coast Telegraph Company. Dateline San Francisco, 10/9/1886. Sent to SP Harvey of Alvarado. "Shi...

1) Auction! Every Friday. Park Auction Yard, Mrs. Gilbert. 1/4 mile North of Roeding Park on 99 Highway. (This would place this in Fresno). No date. 8

Lot of 8. Seven are fraternal calling cards for California members of the Knights Templar in Sacramento, Placerville, Stockton, Vallejo, and San Franc

Lot of 15. Best two pieces are an 1870 receipt for a sealed package (worth $750) mailed from Shasta to San Francisco; and an 1879 Virginia City, Nevad

2 calendars, 1 from Russell Gates Mercantile Co. Calhan Colorado; 1 from Thomas P. Smith, Clothier, Coalinga, Cal. 1919. Provenance: Country (if no

Very nice small lot of cancelled checks. Drawn on the Rocky Mountain National Bank, Central City, Colorado. Has revenue tax stamps, placed over the mo

The Hardesty Mfg. Co. / Denver / 4 oz. full measure. Clear, 6 1/2 inches. Provenance: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City/County: D

Rare whiskey billhead from Denver, CO. Torn, poor condition. No date. Sold as is. Provenance: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City/County

1 black & white photo is of "Cliff Palace". Mesa Verde is the largest Archeological Preserve in the U.S. The other photo is another bl...

This is a rail pass on the Broadmoor-Cheyenne Mountain HIghway dated 1950-1951. Please see the photo for details. Provenance: Country (if not USA):

Department of Agriculture, Forestry Division, Bulletin No. 2. Printed by the Government Printing Office in 1889. Softcover. 250 pp. with index and lar

Ten items. Includes a price list effective 1935. All items are addressed to JM Kiefer of Easton, PA. Mostly about shipping items and cost to ship. Inc

1795 debenture document to Zebulon Peck signed by Andrew Kingsbury, CT State Treasurer. 4.25x7.75" Provenance: Country (if not USA): State...

Catalogue for Works at East Point on Central and A. & W. P. R. R. Manufacturers of Solid and Inserted Tooth Circular Saws. Dealers in Mill Suppl...

This file of deeds well illustrates the title problems of the South. Record keeping was problematic, and a systematic approach was not universal from

The Glory Hole, Consolidated Gold Mine 1904 by John Kollod, #'s 661, 662 and 663/1000.13" x 18.75". Print of snow covered Dahlonega st...

Rectangular street view signed by Winslow Crannel, 13" X 25.5". Rectangular color Doors of Dahlonega-January 2000 with 3 levels of color d...

Nice prints on watercolor paper. Framed and matted prints signed by Loraine Brewer marked 85/250, dated 12/19/1999. Frame of Spring in Dahlonega is 19

Initial 5pp typed prospectus for the Southwestern Brokerage and Investment Co., 1907. The company was composed og mostly Georgia men, who put assets i

Lot of 40 soft back books, authored by Fred N. Holabird & Al Adams, 96 pp. with color illustrations & photos. Provenance: Country (if not...

4 color prints, all are signed by artists. Gold Digger Road-Auraria-1834, #171/300 by John Kollack, 13 x 19". "The Glory Hole"-Consol...

Mammoth print of an old house possibly 1870's. Possible Georgia location. The house has a white picket fence, an elevated birdhouse and many fam...

This binder contains 194 sketches by artist Ralph Mitchell in c1970's & 1980's. Mitchell's subject for this portfolio is the state o...

Photo of James Henry Brady, an Idaho Republican who served as the state's 8th governor from 1909 to 1911. He was a US Senator for nearly five ...

Inscribed with "Wedding Day, June 16, 1904"(Easte Deutche?) on the other side of paperweight reads "14th Bundes Konferenzi / Chicago....

Lot of five printers' proofs, all advertisements, coupons and a bank check, for barbed wire and/or featuring illustrations of barbed wire, from ...

Lot of five advertising coupons for businesses specializing in farm equipment, in Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota and Michigan, c1870-1888. Larger three are

Lot of four advertising coupons for businesses specializing in equipment, in Illinois, Iowa and Indiana, c1870-1888. Larger three are approx. 4 x 8 i

Lot of four advertising coupons for businesses specializing in food, in Illinois and Arkansas, c1870-1888. Larger two are approx. 4 x 8 inches. Inclu

This is a small 3"x 4" promotional card for Playboy's January 1954 Holiday issue. It's in near mint and mentions Marilyn Monroe in...

Lot of two includes printers' proof advertisement for McCormick Harvesting Machine Co., in Chicago, and medal of the president of the company, C...

Lot of 11 bank checks, nine of which are printers' proofs, c1870-1888, printed by Shober & Carqueville Litho Co., Chicago. Printers' pro...

Lot of three printers' proofs of insurance company advertisements, all from Chicago, c1870-1888. All three proofs were printed by Shober & C...