The "Mint State" Americana & Numismatics Auction (2025 May)

A copy of 'Loafing Along Death Valley Trails' by William Caruthers, published 1951. This copy is signed by the author and has the original d...

There are three blank Certificates of Deposit from the P.A. Lamping & Co. in Downieville, California. Two have ledger edges. Please see photo fo...

This is a pocket mirror, not from the 1950s Mickey Mouse Club, but from a Walt Disney version in the 1930s. The mirror measures 2.5"x 3.5"...

A collection of approximately 60 issues of American Film magazine dating from the mid-1980s to 1992. American Film was published by the American Film

Framed 6"x 8" photos of early stage actors. These include Lilly Langtry, Lillian Russell, Maude Adams and the two Booth brothers who didn&...

Framed photos from the 19th century of famous stage actors. Included is Tom Keene, Richard Harding Davis, Joseph Jefferson and more. In nice condition

Tintype of father and son, unidentified. Stamped on the back of paper holder as "Oak Park Tin Type Gallery", possibly a California locale....

A copy of 'The Irvine Ranch of Orange County' by Robert Glass Cleveland, published by the Huntington Library and printed by the Ward Ritchie...

5 issues of Plumas Memories published by Plumas County Historical Society. Newsletter for several Plumas locations-Portola, Quincy, Chester, Lake Alma

Rio Vista high school yearbooks. 1923-24-stained and upside down, 1924-25-stained and mold. Please inspect, sold as is. ^ Date: Country (if not USA)

Certificate signed by then California State Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, appointing William V. O'Connor to the position of Assistant Attor...

Lot of 5. Includes: pictorial 1878 billhead for JF Hill, Carriages and Quartz Wagons; broadside for JE Matteson's Clothing Emporium, HS Crocker ...

News of a major flood that washed away entire towns in Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties. ^ Date: 1862 Country (if not USA): State: California City

Sheet music of the Official Souvenir Song "Days of 49", music by Maurice Silverman, lyrics by George S. Tyler. It was published in 1922 b...

Second of exchange dated April 12, 1864, entitling Elizabeth Laub to $75 in U. S. gold coin. Blue two cent revenue stamp upper left corner. Well worn,

Four vintage photos: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch prints on 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch mats. Three of San Francisco: Company M arriving at Camp Merritt San Francisco; C

Rare 2016 8pp California Cracker Co., 1871-87, booklet with old pricelist, letterhead vignettes and history. Half and hour in Eldorado, A Trip through

Group of 23 vintage trade cards from California (mostly San Francisco) companies. Lot includes all sorts of businesses, including restaurants, tailors

Lot of 20. Includes: 1877 Wells Fargo receipt for a bag of gold shipped from Placerville; George Washington Birthday menu, 1909, for St. Mark Cafe in

A copy of 'The Golden Gate', a poem by writer James Linen, published by Edward Bosqui and Company in 1869. The poem describes the history of...

Glass paperweight, 4 x 2 1/2 inches, 3/4 of an inch tall, with colorful image of A Section of Yacht Harbor, The Panama Pacific International Expositio

Charm bracelet from the 1939 San Francisco Golden Gate International Exposition with five dangling charms. Also a silver Aztec pendant: 17 mm in diame

About 40 vintage post cards from the 1915 San Francisco Panama Pacific Exposition; Sutro Heights; and one folio from the San Diego PPIE the same year.

Opened in 1896 by Edwin Cawston, the Cawston Ostrich Farm was located on nine acres ,in the Arroyo Seco Valley north of Los Angeles. The Pasadena and

A viewbook from the extremely early days of Stanford University, c. 1900. The cover reads 'Leland Stanford Jr. University'. It features a pa...

Group of 3 books related to Stanford University, published 1992-2000. Lot contains the Stanford U. Libraries & Academic Information Resources Qu...

Three vintage pinbacks from Venice, California: I Rode The Rapids (2); 2nd Annual Canadian Picnic at Venice Pier Ocean Park Feb. 5th 1913. ^ Date:

A copy of 'Francisco Pacheco of Pacheco Pass' by Dr. Albert Shumate, signed by the author. Hardback, 47 pages. Good condition. ^ Date: Co...

A copy of the pamphlet 'Conservation of Resources in California' issued to schoolteachers by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Origi...

Group of 1 book and 15 booklets on California history, dated 1951-1985. Lot includes a copy of 'Gabriel Moulin's San Francisco Peninsula'...

A group of 3 books on early California history, dating 1966-1991. Titles in the lot include 'The Island of California: A History of the Myth'...

Lot of 5. Includes: ticket to Grand Ball of NSGW, Columbia, 1923; Knights of the Maccabees Grand Ball, Carters, CA, 1901; 1895 Second Party of Angel...

Framed California apricot and grape fruit box labels. 15x18. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Provenance: PLEASE NOTE: W

Rare 1949 broadside with the story of the great seal of California. Signed by Lester J Davis assemblyman and secretary of state. 20x11". Folds,...

Group of 30 postcards of miscellaneous California subjects including RPCs, colorized vintage photos, modern color photography, and art prints. Subject

Lot of 2 different. 1) The Pioneer. Vol. III, No. 1, January 1855. 64pp. Foxing. Early California magazine. News on States Rights, Finance, Science,

Lot of 2. 1) 1889 booklet by the Pacific Pine Lumber Company of San Francisco. "Tests of Strength and Other Data of Douglas Fir." 36pp. wi...

Lot of 7. Includes: Second Annual Report of the State Board of Silk Culture (1884); Summary of Operations for California Oil Fields (1929); "Ha...

Lot of 23. Fun group of promotional material (postcards and pamphlets) emphasizing the company and its history in the West. Includes: postcards; 1964

Lot of 20+. Includes: two shipment tags from Yreka, CA, 19th century; two Salt Lake City 1890s checks for Jacob Alt; business card for EP Prendergast,

2 identical stereoviews by Keystone of Black Hawk, CO mislabeled as Nevada. One has excellent contrast. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Color

A copy of 'Among The Rockies: Photographic Views of Magnificent Scenery in the Rocky Mountains', published in 1910 by H.H. Tammen Company of...

Newsletters (13) from the International Stop Continental Drift Society. This is a tongue-in-cheek organization fighting the impossible. They believe

4 glass lantern slides of U.S. Mint in Denver circa 1895-1905. Exterior views and one of stamp mill. Very good cond. ^ Date: 1900c Country (if not U

Reproduction. Showing all tracks, connections, grounds & buildings. Scale:1"=60 feet. Surveyed Dec. 1883, by HM Rogers. List of grounds occ...

Lot of over 100 unused copies of the same Denver & Rio Grande Western postcard showing Glenwood Canyon in Colorado. ^ Date: Country (if not US...

2 c. 1930's original Colorado Midland photos. 3.5x5.75". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Provenance: PLEASE NOT...

A group of 22 postcards and ephemera pieces from Colorado and Yellowstone. Some photographs, some prints of artwork. Subjects include notable building

Don Blanding poem art card, Hawaii. Color, Ingalls in lower right of card. Personal note inside. ^ Date: 1940's Country (if not USA): State: ...

Large folding Mapco Western Suburban Chicago, Latest Chicago Street Guide free doctor advertising map, Clason Map Co of Chicago, Blanchards street gui

Abraham Lincoln vignette on this admission ticket to the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Printed by the American Bank Note Company ...

RPC of a train wreck in Clarksville, IA. Sorry to say the last train to Clarksville did not make it! ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Iowa City

A choice RPC of 3 sternwheel paddlewheel steamers on the Mississippi River in Clinton, IA. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Iowa City: Clinton

2 c. 1906-08 pre automobile Iowa street scenes. Griswold and Clarence with stain. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Iowa City: Provenance:

4 Iowa street scene early RPC's. Clarksville, Colesburg, Central City etc. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Iowa City: Provenance: P...

7 Iowa RPC's with street scenes. These are post WW 1 and have white borders. Cedar Rapids, Clermont, Central City, Chester, Gilmore City. ^ Date...

This is the printed eulogy for banker and financier George Peabody by Robert C. Winthrop. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Massachusetts City:

illustrated letter from the Floyd Schopf Acme Automatic Peanut Dispenser, 1900, accompanied by a large size bright yellow business card for the same.

Illustrated flyer for service by the Oregon Short Line Railroad to Yellowstone, Montana, then stage service into the parl. Vignette of train cars and

A 1924 promotional calendar from Montana Auto Supply Company. Features a large, colorful print of a image from a Phillip R. Goodwin oil paintin...

c. 1890's Sterling silver souvenir spoon. The bowl is consistent with the era as the lettering is crude. Perhaps somebody purchased this when th...

This letter opener from Goldfield, Nevada measures 8"x 1" and is in very nice condition. Please see photos for more details. ^ Date: Co...

Rare 1917 Nevada prisoner record and photo from Nevada State Police. Ed Sheehy was a miner from Ireland, born in 1880. Numerous facial scars noted. ^

A 1927 book of poetry about Nevada by local poets, published by the Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs and printed by the Reno Printing Company....

About 15 vintage glass ashtrays and dozens of matchbooks from Reno area casinos. Harrah's Club, Carson City Nugget, Harolds Club, State Line Clu...

Rare 1955 Smith, NV letterhead with stove vignette. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Smith Provenance: PLEASE NOTE: We assume

Tonopah Railroad themed lot, includes two photo cards showing scenes from the railroad, a check, and an HO gauge scale model of a boxcar marked Tonop

Two framed photos from Northern Nevada: a publicity shot from Pink Cadillac (1989), which was filmed in Reno, and a vintage photograph of Donner Railw

6 rare c. 1998 Nevada DC Vertigo comics. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Provenance: PLEASE NOTE: We assume lots have been

1958 Western Railroader, about 50 unused Vinho Licoroso labels, 9 postcards and tradecards, Austin and the Reese River District by Abbe. ^ Date: Cou

10 Nevada postcards and tradecards, Arbuckle Coffee, Anheuser Push, , Liberace, Lehman Caves, Tonopah can house etc. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): S

5 Nevada tradecards. Richmond cigarettes, Arbuckle coffee x2, Sunflower postcard, I'm Coming over-corner chip. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): S...

A group of 3 reference books on Nevada locations, dating 1974-1983. Titles in the lot include 'Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada&...

What's Buzzin" Cousin?, Nevada by Donaldson and Greene, When it's Night-time in Nevada. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada ...

Nine page report (6 x 9 inches) written October 6, 1884 in Santa Fe by governor Lionel A. Sheldon to Henry M. Teller, Secretary of the Interior, Washi

Five pieces of Albany New York banking history: 1) 1840 receipt from Bates Cooke comptroller for 100 shares of Leather Manufacturer's Bank Stock...

RARE Frederich Keppel & Co., N.Y., publications (3), one dated 1903, the other 2 undated. Each covers the work of an artist, including: "Jo...

Lot of 2. 1) Fantastic illustrated mailer catalog for the Cincinnati Regalia Co., 1908, for their line of firemen's regalia including hats, badg...

Rare and colorful silk souvenir in matte from the Centennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley and Central States held in Cincinnati in 1888. "Wove...

32pp. Full of illustrations for United States Organs made by the company. Appears to be c.1880s. Staining/water damage on bottom and damage to back co

Group of 3 real photo postcards from Oregon. Includes a great view of Crater Lake with nice contrast/focus. All used. ^ Date: Country (if not USA):

A falsely aged and distressed broadside advertising the Overland Stage route from Oregon to Sacramento. Impress your friends and keep it in this plast

Two slides of the salmon run in Oregon with article. 1. Fish Haul w/fisherman 2. Butchering of salmon. ^ Date: Early 1900's Country (if not ...

Glass paperweight, 4 x 2 1/2 inches, 3/4 of an inch tall, advertising the Auburn Wagon Company, Farm & Team wagons from Greencastle, PA. ^ Date:...

Eight page broadsheet edition of The Philadelphia Enquirer dated Tuesday, March 12, 1867. Paper is in extremely fine condition and entirely readable.

FH says the story here is totally bogus, an example of a lack of research by dealers. This 1835 handwritten letter from F.R. Peale to J. R. Chadbourne

13 lantern glass slides of various bldg's in Philadelphia. I.e.: Liberty Bell, Baldwin Locomotive Works, spool of yarn, soup kitchen line ^ Dat...

"The New-England Almanack or Lady's and Gentleman's Diary, For the Year of our Lord Christ 1799..." by Isaac Bickerstaff. Printed ...

Lot of 2. 1) Cabinet card showing parents and triplets. Photo by Works, Forth Worth, Texas, taken in 1896 (text on back). Staining, water damage. 2) R

About 21 c. 1908+ Texas railroad postcards. Temple, Denton, Dallas, Denison, Amarillo, Wichita Falls, Waco etc. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State:

A piece of die cut artwork from A. Nelson & Co. General Merchandise of Bear River City, Utah, c. late 1800s-early 1900s. The artwork, which depi...

"Washington; The City that every American should know." Printed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. 32 pp. full of printed photo...

Four page broadsheet issue of The Daily Union printed in the City of Washington, Friday Morning, January 19, 1849. News from the 30th Congress includ

TWA/Stereo Holiday/1969 shoulder tote with strap. Strap has wear. 14x9.5". Some soiling. Please inspect. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State:...

Rare early 1934 airline brochure for United Air Lines which began service in 1931. Blue, white, and yellow. Service to 15 States. Includes fares and a

3 French historical mono wing aircraft postcards, ground card has damage. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: PLEASE NOTE:

3 French c. 1909 history of aviation biplane postcards. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: PLEASE NOTE: We assume lots h

Wright Bros. French postcard. Fine. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: PLEASE NOTE: We assume lots have been viewed in p

Three early sea plane postcards. c. 1909 French and chromolitho at Atlantic City, NJ with light damage. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State:

Vintage pinback with a smiling Indian. Indian Motorcycles (sic) / The Hendee /Manufacturing Co. / Springfield / Mass. 22 mm. ^ Date: Country (if no