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

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

Station Sign Reading "To Trains." It measures 11"x 5" and is issued by The Cotton Belt Route. In nice condition. Please see phot...

Hundred dollar AT & SF bond certificate in good condition. Bond certificate is issued and canceled. Small hole in the center of cert. Two long s...

This promotional pamphlet printed for the Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul Railroad promotes farmland accessible by rail from Iowa to the Dakotas. Well il

Lot of 5. Includes: 1) Raymond & Whitcomb's Tours, California, 1907, 128pp. 2) Cripple Creek via the Historic Ute Indian Trail Route, foldou...

Lot of 13. Includes: New York & New Haven Railroad (1865, pictorial); Newburgh, Dutchess & Connecticut Railroad (1892, pictorial); North Pen...

Group of 5 railroad-related postcards, including 3 RPCs and two colorized images. One used. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Pr

8 post 1925 postcards with some RPC's of early engine and railroad cars. Oregon Pony, John Bull engine, Santa Fe Scout, Bellefontaine etc. ^ Dat...

About 31 Eastern US railroad postcards plus 4 London. All are post 1928, mostly color 1950's with a few RPC's and 4 from London, UK. ^ Date:...

About 25 Western railroad postcards with some RPC's. Alaska, Rio Grande, Grand Canyon of the Feather River, Daylight Streamline and several newe...

About 40 French humorous and risqué postcards. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: PLEASE NOTE: We assume lots ha...

25 mostly artisan shot French risqué and topless postcards. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: PLEASE NOTE: We as...

Group of 12 postcards, most relating to Buffalo Bill with one relating to Annie Oakley. Group includes a few photos, including one RPC, but mostly con

An RPC postcard with a photo of Margaret Ann Robinson, c1920s. Caption: "The World's Smallest Midget." Handwritten on verso: "Mar...

Group of 3 real photo postcards depicting cowboys/rodeos. Two are dated, all three date from c. 1910s-1920s. Varying photo quality. Two used. ^ Date:

Lot of 11. These are taken form original paintings of L.H. "Dude" Larson. Color, never used in excellent condition. ^ Date: 1939 Count...

About 10 Great Lakes area postcards with 1 c. 1908 Iowa railroad station RPC. Fort Wayne, several Milwaukee, Sterling, IL, Evansville, IN. ^ Date:

About 35 or more historical cards with show dogs and pooch portraits. Mostly RPC's. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:...

Lot of 16. Includes mailed 1897 mechanical postcard (Hub Gore); holiday postcards (Thanksgiving, Easter, Christmas); three tradecards; small booklet (

Lot of 42. Eleven plastic sleeves w/four cards per sleeve. (Two only have three), one packet for Kansas City, One plastic sleeves w/ programs for p

Lot of 39. Includes: 1) Five cabinet cards (Padugah, KY, Poughkeepsie, NY, and Adrian, MI). 2) Twenty one RPPCS, mostly scenery or street scenes. Incl

About 25 Western Native American chromolitho cards. A colorful bunch with Hopi snake dance, families, dancing, Pueblo baby carriage, Grand Canyon etc.

24 Eastern Native American mostly chromolitho colorful postcards. OK, FL, Great Lakes, NC, Pow-Wow etc. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City:

7 c. 1908-30 real photo postcards with unlabeled locales. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: PLEASE NOTE: We assume lots

Rare, large format 3-D Valentine's Day Card featuring a dog with a basket of flowers standing on a chair. The dog and the basket have 3-D compon...

11 c. 1908-40 RPC's with Death Valley, Nebraska, Sea Lion Cave, San Juan Capistrano etc. ^ Date: 1908-40 Country (if not USA): State: City: ...

Lot of 20. Includes two Canadian covers (Fairville, New Brunswick, 1899, and Ottawa First Day of Issue with Queen Elizabeth Stamps, 1954); 17 Mark Twa

Lot of 5 different checks with RN facsimiles and/or vignettes centered on the check in the style of an imprinted revenue. Includes: First National Ban

Two United States Narcotic Internal Revenue stamps: 6 cents and 16 cents. Both 4 x 1/2 inches, purple ink, right edge torn. ^ Date: Country (if not

Four philatelic covers and two pieces of Stage coach ephemera. Baggage tag from the Telegraph Stage Line; receipt from Kinsley & Co's Southe...

A group of 5 first day covers featuring photos of different arctic animals, dated 1999. All displayed together in a frame along with a small plaque de

Collection of 54 first day covers issued in 1979 & 1980 with United States commemorative stamps. Pope John Paul's White House visit; 1980 Wi...

29 western mostly First Day Covers with cachets, some have pairs and blocks of 4. 1948-80, mostly older. See photo. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): St

Covers (6) originating in towns like Cape Town & Johannesburg South Africa and addressed to Fort Wayne & Hagerstown, Indiana. These are post...

This Riker box contains metal finds from the Gettysburg Battlefield. There is a buckle from a leather strap, a .58 cal. mini-ball, a hook loop with st

2 1894 Civil War expense reports for California, Oregon and Nevada by Wm. M Stewart. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: P

There are about 15 Australian army buttons and badges. There are six military badges of varied sizes; six Australian military buttons; one British Cr

A 4 page wide foldout illustration from an 1898 issue of news magazine Leslie's Weekly. The B&W illustration by artist F. Cresson Schell dep...

A binder of printed Wikipedia articles on U. S. Navy ships and operations. Also a CD included. For Navy collectors. ^ Date: 2025 Country (if not USA

A Civil Air Patrol (USAF) uniform with dress shirt and appropriate pinbacks. Excellent condition, size 44 large. Comes with Great Falls Shrine Pipe Ba

Vintage Corbin Cabinet Lock Co., Britain, Conn., brass padlock with 1909 patent. Military lock engraved, "Ordnance Department U.S.A." on f...

Mementos of World War Two: U.S.S. Glemmon: V.D. Easy To Pick Up Don't get Burned...Use Cover; Navy Department tobacco rationing card; Furlough t...

This firearm oiler has two spouts an N48 for a WW2 Mauser. Oil caps and gaskets are intact. Used condition with one side dented. "O" notat...

This is a knife sheath only for the W. Clauberg hunting knife model 6300. The sheath has a pocket length of 8 in with an overall length of over 11 in.

A copy of 'Agricola on Metals' by author, engineer, and historian Bern Dibner. Published in 1958 by the Burndy Library. In the book, Dibner ...

A student's book of photos and notes from an architectural history class, c. 1920s. All notes are in French. Dozens of gorgeous B&W photos o...

Volumes 1 and 2 of 'Journals of the Expedition of Lewis and Clark', edited by Nicholas Biddle and illustrated in color with art by contempor...

A copy of 'The American Printer: The Business Paper of the American Printing Industry' from 1922. The bimonthly magazine contained articles,...

The Forest Lawn Story written by Ralph Hancock, 160 pages, ending in very good condition. ^ Date: 1955 Country (if not USA): State: City: Proven

Volumes 1 and 2 of 'Creative Art Crafts' by Pedro de Lemos, a notable Bay Area artist, writer, and museum director. Both hardback, 88 pages....

A copy of 'Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged', c. 1940s. Hardbound. Some definitions are il...

This collection of pamphlets and articles were written between 1900 and 1910, 1929, 1865. The pamphlet "George Rogers Clark and the Revolution ...

1956 first edition by Farrar, Strauss and Cudahy. 8.75x5.75" with attractive binding. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenan...

This is a collection of early psychology theses that will keep you wound up for several days or weeks. Five works in all: from "The Guardian&qu...

c. 1933-36 Maxwell House Passover Hagadahs. Greenish cover has stains, is it from one of the 4 glasses of wine? ^ Date: 1933-36 Country (if not USA):

1922 1st edition, The Idol of Paris by Sarah Bernhardt. Back board is detaching inside. ^ Date: 1922 Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenanc

This is a reprinted journal of the Plymouth Plantation originally published in London, 1622. "Re-created by permission of the Trustees of the P...

1802(1882 printing) Newly discovered Fourth of July oration by Daniel Webster, 1859 Oration by Edwin H Tenney. 1861 Oration by Samuel L Caldwell. ^ Da

Pupil edition of 1898 Potter's New Elementary Geography by Morton. 120pp with index and color maps and illustrations. Attractive binding. ^ Date...

There are a number of books in this lot discussing the theology. From the Palestine Exploration Society-Jerusalem, The Moabite Stone, The Hauran dated

7 UP ... First Against Thirst door push, 2x25". Light surface rust and wear on front. Please inspect. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: ...

6 point Ry. Express Agy/196/Police badge, pick axe chip, Lola Montez 1.5" makeup kit with mirror, Tee Pee Bar, Colfax, CA wooden nickel, Grass ...

A group of about 60 antique keys in varying designs. One key appears to be twisted at the blade and teeth, with all others in good condition save for

12 collectible plate, 10 in original boxes. Fairmont China, Bradford Exchange, Antique trader. Bride and Groom, Baby's First Step, First Haircut...