Summer Americana Auction--July 2019

Lot of 2 unissued. Inc. in California, Jan. 16, 1896. Numbers 494 and 495. Place of Business: Sierra Madre, Cal. (printed under title). Black border a

Album of 68 uniussued share certificates from the Arrola Oil Company, and 31 issued or cancelled pieces. Date: 1910 State/Country: California City/

11 Suisun City Hotel stocks, 2 issued 1893-94, 9 unissued Ken Prag Collection Date: State/Country: California City/County: Suisun City

2 different Express & Banking office of Rhodes & Whitney checks, 1855. One check is Weaver, other is Weaverville signed by FW Blake. To Rhod...

1855 check, Express & Banking office of Rhodes & Whitney, 3 dogears Date: 1855 State/Country: California City/County: Weaverville

Lot of 4 different. None have the publisher identified. Similar views of the hotel with Sentinel Rock in the background. Please inspect. (Prag Collect

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

Kenneth W. Lee wrote this early reference on California fractional gold based on his long career dealing in the subject. As Q. David Bowers notes in t

I/U #1 CF Michtinger? 250 shares 1891. Signed by President Stevens? Inc. 1891. We could not find any info on this company in our database. Date: 189

Fairview School Dist., State of Cal, No. 4, for $500. paid 1896. Part of this bond has been cut with scissors(?) on right side, but does not encroach

Collection of California ephemera that includes nice pieces of: Western Union telegrams regarding payments and account information to and from Dioce

Collection of approx 60 color California and western prints as presented by Standard Oil of California. Prints 9x6.5". Mackie Collection Date:...

1949 repros from The Book Club of California, 12 total. Nice repros in binder. Mackie Collection Date: 1949 State/Country: California City/County:

Approx 16 Mother Lode mining stock certificates. Homer Mill & Mining, Yuba Con, San Domingo Gold Mining, 3 Kennedy Mining & Milling, 3 Indut...

Approx 75 California redwood RPC'sSalvatore Falcone Collection Date: State/Country: California City/County:

Lot of 4 different. 1) Pacific Gravel Company. Stockton, California. Issued in 1925, punch cancelled. Photo vignette of machinery. Folds, pinholes. 2)

Original Gold Bonds including #1 Fullerton, punch cancelled, Orange School District Orange County Ca, #25 for 500 shares. Date: Early 1900's S...

Assortment of approx. 80 postcards, Chromolitho's & a few RPC's includes: "Long Beach from the End of the Pier, c. 1911" ; U....

Approx 30 unissued stocks. Central Land Co Vallejo and City Water Stocks. Ken Prag Collection Date: State/Country: California City/County:

Extra Rare Cal. cover written to George Gillespie(?) Attorney at Law, has revenue stamp of 3c. Possibly from Silverville(?) 5.5" x 3.5" D...

By (1) U.S. Geological Survey; (2) University of Nevada, Reno, 1994. Colorful map with names of cities in the past 155 years of earthquake activity.

1 broken slide is of Hotels & mountains in Nevada; 3 slides, 1) "Social Life in the Occident"; "Out West"; & "What ...

No. 11873, Certified copy of Articles of Incorporation of Yuba Construction Co. Signatures notarized are H.I. Mulcrery, County Clerk, & W.R. Cas...

Number 223 for 20 shares to John Wineberger. Datelined San Francisco 1882. Signed by secretary Amos Adams and Daniel Inman. Uncancelled. Livestock vig

11 i/u stocks from this Southern California desert mine Ken Prag Collection Date: State/Country: California City/County:

Rare $500 10 year 6% bond. Ocean waves vignette, signed by president. #29 15" x 10". Beautifully detailed in brown ink. Date: State/Cou...

5 unissued Pacific Guano stocks, c. 1860's Ken Prag Collection Date: State/Country: California City/County:

Black & white photo of operating lumber mill. Located in the heart of California Redwood Country, Scotia was developed starting in the 1880s and...

Wells Fargo & Co check to Geo Storey 1891 signed by Nathan Rhine. Date: 1891 State/Country: California City/County:

1) Santa Ana School Dist. Orange County, Cal., 1909, cancelled, No. 2, for $1000; 2) Santa Ana High School Dist., Orange County, Cal. Redeemed 1907, N

California Dredging and Mining 1879. 4 Yosemite Quartz Mining, Grass Valley, CA. 1 issued 1883 and 2 U/I. Date: State/Country: California City

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...

Very rare Sphinx Ranch. Lamanda Park, CA letterhead signed by Edward Carver. Date: 1893 State/Country: California City/County:

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 ...

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...

5 Tuolumne County Water Co Stocks, 1 has .5" tear Ken Prag Collection Date: 1852 State/Country: California City/County:

5 i/u Tuolumne County Water Co stocks. 1 has .5" tear, 2 have small corner tears Ken Prag Collection Date: 1852 State/Country: California Ci...

All but 1 unissued. Approx 10 Diamondville Blue Gravel Mining. Approx 10 Van Mining. Ken Prag Collection Date: State/Country: California City/Cou

31 Van Mining Company Stock certs. orange border, never issued. Appears to be water staining, and several of them have condition issues with curling,

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

1) This $100 bond was issued in 1867 and signed by secretary Armitage and president Tucker. Number 113. EARLY! 18 x 16". Excellent condition! I...

4 stereoviews. Pikes Peak Ave. and Pikes peak by uncredited. Bird's eye by Kilburn Bros. Will Rogers Shrine is presented with a brilliant explan...

2 Colorado Springs stereoviews. 2 views of the cupola of a school by Gurnsey. Date: c 1870's State/Country: Colorado City/County: Colorado S...

8 i/c stocks 1899 Ken Prag Collection Date: State/Country: Colorado City/County: Cripple Creek

8 i/c stocks 1892-96-edge toning Ken Prag Collection Date: State/Country: Colorado City/County: Cripple Creek

7 issued stocks. Croesus Gold Mining 1896, Yellow Gold of Cripple Creek 1982, Carbonate Hill Gold Mining 1899, Golden Cycle Corp 1934 and 1940, Cresso

Anaconda Gold Mining 1896, Beacon Gold Hill Con Mining 1897, Brokers Gold Mining 1890's, Gold Rock Mining 1896, Cripple Creek Gold Rock Mining 1...

2 Free Coinage Gold Mining, 3 Cripple Creek Gold Rock Mining, 5 Brokers Gold Mining, 9 Acacia Gold Mining Ken Prag Collection Date: State/Country:

9 issued Cripple Creek stocks. 2 Croecus Gold Mining and Tunnel 1896, Anaconda Mining 1901, Dante Gold Mining 1921, Golden Age No. 2 Mining 1904, Gold

5 good Cripple Creeks stocks. Orpan Bell Mining 1892, Golden Age No. 2 Mining 1904, Manchester Gold Mining 1897, Carbonate Hill Gold Mining 1899, Phon

original cabinet card showing the engine and one passenger car for the Manitou and Pikes Peak RR. Engine is marked "John Hulbert". Photo &...

Debenture #329 for L 10 Sterling, issued to Thomas George Nicholson (London) on March 24. Three coupons attached. Red print on parchment paper. It has

Inc. in Colorado. Low number 4, issued for one share to Mrs. JF Campion on July 14th, 1899 in Denver. Signed by president Mrs. C.S. Thomas and secreta

Inc. in Colorado. No. 422, issued for 30 shares to Cobb, Wilson & Co. on June 7th, 1895 in Denver. Signed by president Charles D. Cobb and secre...

10 Denver stereoviews. Courthouse? by Collier, 2 street scenes by Kilburn Bros, state capitol by Underwood & Underwood, capitol and street scene...

Stereoview of Cherrelyn Gravity Car with a horse on it! Mexican & Indian Curio Co. Date: State/Country: Colorado City/County: Denver

2 early Denver stereoviews. A candy and vinegar factory by Reed & McKenny c. 1870-1872. Best School House in the territory #1 by Collier. Date:...

Business card for Art Rindskopf, Photographer, 912 E. 13th Ave., with Golden Eagle D.G. Co., Denver, Colorado. Card has original photograph of man pos

Inc. in South Dakota. No. 3515, issued for 150 shares to Edward Malke on May 26, 1902. Signed by the company president and secretary. Not cancelled. O

Horses and a wagon in a corral. Long's peak in distance from Evan's ranch. Photographer is W. G. Chamberlain with beautiful description on ...

Approx 50 Estes Park, Colorado postcards including a few RPC's Date: State/Country: Colorado City/County: Estes Park

This has quite an interesting history. Starting with the note that says "The mortgage herein referred to, has placed on it the proper amount of...

3 stereoviews of Georgetown by Collier. Clear Creek series-2 taken from Griffith Mt. and 1 looking East. Brief descriptions on back. Date: State/Co

Another interesting western mining bond! Incorporated in 1864. Issued on January 1, 1865 (the 'four' has been overwritten by a 'five'...

Castle Rock bird's eye in Golden, CO. by W. G. Chamberlain. Great view of an empty street. Lengthy explanation on the back. Date: 1800's-1...

Goldfield, El Paso County, Colorado. Low number 9, issued for $1,00o in 1898. Punch cancelled."Issued for the purpose of the construction of a ...

12 stereoviews. Pikes Peak by J. F. Davis and another uncredited, 1 by Strohmeyer & Wyman, 6 by Kilburn Bros., 3 by Underwood & Underwood. ...

7 stereoviews of Manitou, CO.. 2 rock formations by Collier, 2 city views by Kilburn Bros., waterfall by R.M.Davis, from summit of Pike's Peak b...

11 stereoviews. Soda Springs, Bebee House, Iron Ute Spring, 2 hotels by Gurnsey. Iron Spring by Weitfle c. 1879-1884, Soda Springs and Manitou House b

Approx 60 Manitou, Garden of Gods postcards. A few RPC'sSalvatore Falcone Collection Date: State/Country: Colorado City/County: Manitou

6 nice quality stereoviews. Pike's Peak in distance by R. M. Davis c. 1887, Grace Greenwood's Cottage by W. G. chamberlain, Crawford's B...

14 rock formation stereoviews of Monument Park and Garden of the Gods, Colorado Territory by W. G. Chamberlain. Generally good condition for viewing.

10 stereoviews of various rock formations. 1 by W. H. Jackson. 3 x Gurnsey, 1 by C. H. Clark c. 1884-1888, 1 by Keystone, 1 by Chas A. Pollen, 1 x Ree

I/U #13 John Shafer 1909 4 shares. Signed by BH Shafer secretary and J Stovall president. Dealers in hardware lumber etc. Shares were $100 each Date:

28 stereoviews of Pike's Peak, some with snow, a railway car with many people, rock formations, US Signal Station etc. Photographers include J. ...

2 stereoviews of Silver Plume by Kilburn Bros. and Keystone. Contrast is deep on one. Date: 1900's State/Country: Colorado City/County: Silv...

#62, Long's Peak Series, on the St. Vrain looking west. 5 or 6 miles from Long's Peak. Early Colorado settlement. No photographer listed. V...

Not in Cox 1998. $50 8% gold bond. Bald eagle vignette. Colorado tunnel thru several mountains. 14.25" x 9.5". #1125. Date: State/Count...

Mrs. Cap Jack going prospecting with 2 mules(some paper adhered to rear). Well dressed ladies at Lava Beds at Gypsum. Date: State/Country: Colorad

Approx 50 color Colorado c. 1991 photos featuring ghosts towns, mining areas, beaver pond, San Juan Mountains and more. Date: State/Country: Colo

Lot of ten stock certificates: four Colorado mining stocks, 1899-1962; Listen Lake Gold Mining company of Oregon; Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company

Approx 25 Colorado postcards from Royal Gorge, Seven Falls and waterfallsSalvatore Falcone Collection Date: State/Country: Colorado City/County:

Approx 25 Colorado postcards from Pueblo, Gunnison, Buena Vista, several RPC'sSalvatore Falcone Collection Date: State/Country: Colorado Cit...

Approx 20 Colorado postcards from Central City, Blackhawk, Idaho Spring, Georgetown. A few RPC'sSalvatore Falcone Collection Date: State/Coun...

Approx 20 Colorado postcards from Creed, Telluride, Trinidad, Climax, Colorado City, Leadville. Several RPC's.Salvatore Falcone Collection Date...

Approx 20 Colorado postcards from Ouray, Silverton and Montrose. Several RPC'sSalvatore Falcone Collection Date: State/Country: Colorado Cit...

8 stereoviews. Helen Hunt's grave, 2 fun for the boys, Seven Falls by B.W. Kilburn. Cathedral Rocks by uncredited. 2 room for 1 more, Fairy Grot...

8 stereoviews. Gen. Pierce's house by Reed and McKenney. Railway bridge at Royal Gorge by A. W. Dennis. Rock formation by Alex. Martin. Tracks b...

13 Colorado stereoviews. 2 schoolhouse classes, Bear Canon, Cave of Winds, railroad tracks, Muleshoe Pass, Canyon of the De Las Animas D&RGRR tr...

12 stereoviews. 2 Palmer house and Naiad Bath by W.G. Chamberlain, rock formation by Wheeler, stream and 3 Palmer house by Gurnsey, 2 Palmer house and

3 stereoviews by Gurnsey. The Mule Shoe and (2) The Railway on the end of Dump Mountain. Date: State/Country: Colorado City/County:

Rebecca Gold Mining 5 and 25 shares, Rico Mining 1913, London Mining, Old Gold Mines-torn, Brookland Mining 1884. Colonial Timber and Coal Bond. Date

3 Colorado stereoviews by L.K. Oldroyd. Veta Pass, Grand Canyon of the Arkansas, Cheyenne Canon. Date: State/Country: Colorado City/County:

1) Schutzen Land and BUilding. 1878. # 205 for 2 shares to Martin Handels. Incorporated 1868. Signed by Fortmann and president Alexander Gerdes. Vigne

Lot of 2 different. 1) The American Pulverized Fuel Company. Stock no. 17, issued for 500 shares to David S. Mathias on Dec. 30th, 1879 in Denver. Sig

L. Candee & Company Stock Cert for 200 shares, No. 64. L. Leverette Candee & Co. made rubber overshoes at Hamden Connecticut under a Goodyea...

2 vols, leather bound. New Haven 1563pp with index, front and rear covers detached and included. Hartford 1591pp with index, cover has wear. 2 very t

3 County of Lawrence, Dakota Terr. Bonds. $500 1879, $50 1883, $500 1887 Ken Prag Collection Date: 1887-1883 State/Country: Dakota Territory City/C

The Old Bay Line, Stories of Pennsylvania, The Epitome, Chesapeake Bay, Into The American Woods, Lehigh U 1948 and 1950 yearbook, Hazelton Pictorial H

2 beautifully engraved exchanges. Corner chip on each. Date: 1856, 1859 State/Country: Florida City/County: Jacksonville