The Sweetheart Express Auction (February 2021)

Lot of three artistic postcards advocating suffrage for women by Emily Hall Chamberlin, published by the National Woman Suffrage Publishing Company, 5

Lot of two art postcards by Raphael Tuck & Sons (Art Publishers to Their Majesties the King & Queen) depicting suffragettes. "Defies t...

Lot of five postcards by the artist Wall addressing the suffrage issue. Four postmarked, one unused. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City:

Lot of eight postcards with children making statements about the suffragette issue: four unused, four postmarked. Date: Country (if not USA): St

Lot of four suffragette postcard picked for their artistic excellence. Two unused, two written. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Pro

Lot of 13 postcards concerning the telegraph days: real photo postcards of linemen and construction; and greetings cards with telegrams being the subj

Lot of five Civil War envelopes with Vignettes dedicated to Col. Ellsworth. Unused. Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, organizer of the 1st New York Zouaves

Lot of three: 1916 San Francisco Civic Center Auditorium German Relief Bazaar May 19-24 (with message in German); 1919 Well Done, 77th! compliments of

Lot of five Wells Fargo post cards and envelopes: 1890 Postal Card, San Francisco to Cedarville; COD from the Chicago office postmarked Oklahoma 1917,

Two file boxes of issues of La Posta, the Postal Hisotry Journal from the late 1980s-1990s and a number of Metropolitan Post Card Collectors journals

Here is a very beautiful photograph, taken by the famous Ken Duncan. He is a well known pioneer in the Limited Edition Art field, in Australia since t

Here is another great piece of photographic art, by the famous Australian photographer Ken Duncan. It is entitled : " Island Arch, Vic" an...

Original Radierung (original etching) by Professor Paul Geissler. German artist 1881-1965. Measures 17 x22" Date: Country (if not USA): St...

Lot of two classic 19th Century paintings. Both appear to have been re-stretched and mounted onto wood frames. 1) Signed by V. DiRosa. Measures 27 x 2

Original oil painting of an abstract cityscape signed by Lee K Parkinson (1913-2000) with the date 1961 in the lower left corner. Rich, warm tones are

34" x 28" framed. Oil painting on textured board by modern day Utah artist Marilee Campbell. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Cit...

Signed F.E.J. Measures 27" x 24" framed. Could be Francis E. Jamieson, British painter 1895-1950 as it is a very similar style however all...

Measures 31 x 25 inches framed. Unlisted artist, OC Applegate. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Signed by R. Steinnes. Measures 34.5 x 27 framed. Unlisted in Franklin & James. Could be Norwegian artist Reider Steinnes 1909-1993. Date: Co...

Waterfront street scene with smokestack in the distance. Measures 29-1/2 x 24 framed. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Western print by artist Barbara Ruth Garvin 1936-2006. 79/250 limited edition numbered print. Measures 19.5 x 26.5 Date: Country (if not USA): St

A sizable piece measuring approx 40 x 32" framed. Numbered 40/93. The Artists name is illegible. Frame has some minor damage on the right side,...

Tribal and mountain scene. Measures 23 x 16 inches. Signed by artist Frank Magsino, 1937-2020. Date: 1991 Country (if not USA): State: City: P

Framed print signed by Canadian artist Robert Lougheed, 1910-1982. Beautifully matted and framed measuring 39 x 24. Date: 1978 Country (if not USA)

0316 of 2250 limited edition print depicting cowboys gathering cattle. Signed by Coors Light artist Gordon Snidow. Measures 32 x 29 inches framed. Da

Beautifull pastel colors and quite sizable measuring 42 x 28" framed. Both the print and matte are signed by the artist Lillana Braico. Date: ...

Numbered 819/1000, Favell Museum Ltd. measures 23 x 31 inches. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

3809/5676 limited edition print by world renowned western artist Frank McCarthy. Features John Wayne as portrayed in his film Hondo. Measures 20 x 37

Beautifully framed piece measures 34 x 25 inches. Print of a watercolor with two artist signatures. No dot matrix. Date: Country (if not USA):

20 black and white photos 3 X 3.5" with original rapper, by Gowan Sutton Company, Vancouver. Date: c1920 Country (if not USA): State: Ala...

Lot of 17 trade cards from Alameda businesses. Circa 1880s-1900s. Park Pharmacy; Alameda Bakery; Alameda Market; Jersey Dairy; Great American Importi

Three way bills from the United States Mail Line that Black Bart robbed, between Milton and Angels. Two from 1903, one from 1908. Date: Country (if

Four wood crates with brand names stenciled on them. Included are a Hercules Powder 17"x 8"x 11", Lake County Pears 8"x 14"...

Lot of two fancy early celluloid poker chips from The Wheel, Cool, California. Yellow and red. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California Cit

Large envelope of ephemera from Fresno's past: 1937 Fresno West Coast Relays Program; City Map of Clovis; Fresno Railroad articles; Fresno City ...

Lot of five three inch pins with Dodger blue ribbons: four celebrating the 1988 World Championship; and one from 1990 celebrating the 100th Anniversar

We are guessing that Bruce Lee operated in Nevada City based on the material it was found with. His business card here lists his office address at 302

Nice, gold colored badge reads, "F of A" "Grand Court California" "Delegate". 22nd Session, May 2, 1911, Nevada City. ...

Great photos and postcards of the Pasadena area from the estate of Paul H. Steinmeyer. Includes one great photo of a large group at the ocean in La Jo

Lot of four Tournament of Roses Programs ( 1928, 1938, 1955 & 1956. Two Rose Bowl programs: 1960 (Wisconsin/Washington) and 1990 (Michigan/ USC)...

Vintage lot of seven poker chips from the Frontier Club; Office Club; Eagle Club; Club 7; Mecca. 5c, 25c and $1. Date: Country (if not USA): Stat

June 24-25, 1916 was the "bigger and better than ever" opening of Redondo Beach. Featuring Famous Diving Beauties; The Esthor Duo; Miss Ma...

Ex-Civil War soldier James Cunard was in Company J, 7th regiment of California Volunteers. This is a group of documents including an application of ad

Lot of four: 1 & 2) Souvenir Sacramento Street Carnival California 1900. 3) Souvenir California 1895 State Fair Sacramento; 4) Presented by / t...

October 6th, 1851, Henry Webster deposited one sealed package valued two hundred ten dollars and Freeman & Co's Express Office on Second Str...

White metal hat badge. San Carlos / Fire Department. 32 mm. Made by Irvine and Jachens of San Francisco. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ca

Lot of four pieces of personal Adolph Sutro history: a daily transcript of account from 1888, a business calling card, and two pieces of letterhead st

Bathing Season of 1899 advertisement for Sutro Baths, 9 x 12 inch, four page "programme". Non transferable ticket to Sutro Baths. Two broa...

Printed by S. A. Tegg / Bookseller and Stationer / Hobart-Town / Van Diemen's Land. Issued 8 April, 1850 for sixty pounds. 9 1/2 x 4 inches. Va...

About 50 newspapers, magazines, stadium programs all about the '49ers in their 1980's super bowl era. fair to good condition. Date: Count...

Lot of two: 1) 1877 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the Mint of the United States at San Francisco, red ink; 2) Memorandum of Gold Bullion dep

An historic collection of San Francisco Examiner newspapers from the 1920's, including sports and politics. There are articles and photos of Ita...

About 20 newspapers from various publishers, including the San Francisco Examiner, Carson Valley Tri-Town Times, Western Nevada Dispatch, Nevada Appe

Collection of a dozen editions of San Francisco and Nevada newspapers, mirroring the events of the time. Included is a 1938 article announcing Adolf

1901 photo of Sutro Baths, Playland at the Beach ticket books, Roberts-At-The-Beach souvernir sing-a-long program, Cliff House souvenir, Ocean Beach p

Includes two from Pacific Vinegar and Pickle Works, and one from California & Oregon Cider Company. View photos for condition. Date: Country...

Five different billheads from tobacco dealers in San Francisco. All dated pre-1900. Nice group overall. See photos. Date: Country (if not USA):

Lot of five pieces of Santa Barbara history: 1921 brochure from The Samarkand (America's Only Persian Hotel with color sketches of the grounds; ...

Lot of five pieces from early San Francisco: 1) Fretz & Ralston, Bankers check (1850?); 2) 1855 Express & Banking Office of Rhodes & Co....

Burkhalter was a businessman in Truckee and Meadow Lake. He had a store in Meadow Lake and also lot 8 and lot 9 on Front Street in Truckee. This 1874

Two court documents from Washington, California, writs of attachment to Conrad Grissel. regarding 8 lots and mining claims at Washington City, Nevada

Approximately forty black and white photographs from the early 1940's. Various scenes of people and Woodland, including a photo of the dam nearb...

Lot includes a small whisk broom in a leather sheath with a bear and Yosemite Nat'l Park printed. Also, a group of 10 small black and white pho...

Lot of three checks: 1) Napa: Van Bever & Thompson General Merchants, dated 1871, unissued. 2 & 3) Pioneer Bank, Porterville, 1897 & 190...

Dynamic collection of California memorabilia: sheet music "The Legend of Carmel"; 1960 menu "The Breakers" of Morro Bay, home of...

This is a collection of ephemera related to the state of California including three pocket ledgers, three geological maps, a California Redwoods handb

Lot of nine souvenirs from California festivals: 1 & 2) Panama Pacific International Exposition buttons; blue, 2 1/4 inches. 3) 1939 Secret Code...

Lot of 14 gaming chips from California locations: Rainbow (Gardena); Quon Yick (Auburn); Fort Ord NCO; Keefer's (King City); The Gardena Club; S...

Lot of 43 black and white photos and post cards of California missions. Also a photograph album featuring mission views by Edgar A. Cohen, photograph

Streetcar photographs, railroad photographs, time tables; 1915 Transit Tidings; a dozen issues of The Western Railroader from the early 1970s, and a s

Gold color badge with blue enameling: Security Officer / California / Plant Protection / 2852. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California Cit

Lot of four pin badges: 1) California Centennial 1848-1948 Miners Pick, Shovel and Pan in copper; 2) Souvenir San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, April

Lot of four: 1) "Lassen Glimpses" 1929 Lassen National Park Guide Book; 2) Richardson Mineral Springs 1950 tourist guide; 3) Lakes Center ...

A receipt for ten dollars for one years dues in the California State Agricultural Society. Lithography by Britten & Rey of San Francisco. 8 1/2 ...

Lot of nine receipts from California towns: Oroville (1885), Angels (1895: gold bullion), Los Angeles, San Jose, Mendicino, Grass Valley, San Andreas

Business card belonging to James T. Garrett, identifying him as a member of the Masonic Lodge in Colorado. Please see photos for more detail and cond

These were sold as a set , made expressly for The Garden of the Gods Curio Company. Back in the day, the set of 12 were sold for $1.00. The photos loo

This is a New Haven Clock Company Beehive Eight Day Clock. This clock measures 12"x 10" at the widest part of the base. The case has some ...

Lot of three white metal police badges from Georgia: 1) Airport/ Police / Savannah, GA / 6; 2) Police / Claxton / Georgia; 3) Police / Board Education

An 1878 edition of The Commercial Advertiser, The Boys in Blue Edition Third Expedition. This is four pages, is 23" by 16" and has woodcut...

Photos taken by The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of the eruption of Muana Loa on the island of Hawaii on April 18, 1926. Six of the photos show the pr

Lot of 12 These are in poor condition, but are of great historical value or the damage done, showing the massive damage that had occurred (over 2000

Three billheads in two different styles from the bicycle wheel makers. The company was the maker of "Imperial Wheels". All three letterhe...

Illinois dry goods store ledger. Approximately 500 pages. Consignor believes ledger is from North Bloomfield. Some names in ledger include A. H. McD

KMBC was an experimental radio station in Kansas City. Willie Botts, was portrayed by a white man, Vance McCune, who played Botts on the radio show, B

Two 1921 postal covers from The Waldorf; and two tokens: one white metal and one bronze GF 12 1/2 cents. Three tokens from The Tavern: two bronze, one

38 color photo’s taken in 2011 of Rhyolite that include the bottle house, miniature of the town, The Cook Bldg. (bank), and Train Depot whi

Lot of 10. 1) Savage Mining Company Daily Report for Nov. 5, 1875. Showing workers employed that day at various stations. 2) Two billheads: Joseph Fre

Lot of 4. 1. Three V&T Railroad freight bills from Sept. 1876. Fair to good condition. Each has a hole in same location (similar to a desk ...

Lot of five pieces of Virginia City history: two real photo post cards: On C St. in horse and buggy days; Gold Hill showing Mt. Davidson, 1880; Souven

Lot of two holiday greeting cards from Wells Fargo Express; four Nevada checks: unissued Virginia City and Carson City, 1936 Goldfield, 1862 Virginia

Lot of 28 tokens from Nevada casinos: Three bimetallic silver centered ten dollar tokens from The Plaza; New York New York; The Nugget. Encased penn

Booklet includes great photos of the inside and outside of the building along with birdseye views of different sections of Manhattan. At the time, the

This is a secretary writing desk made by John Boyle Company of the Utah Territory. Boyle took over the company from his father Peter Adams Boyle in 18

Brass fob, 36 x 48 mm. Disabled / American Veterans/ Of World War / 4th National Convention / Salt Lake City / June 23-28, 1924. Date: Country (if

Hardback book published by Geo. Q. Cannon & Sons of Salt Lake City, circa 1899, containing views and descriptions of principal points of interes...

Incredible combination of the Stansbury Expedition of 1851 text in excellent condition WITH the accompanying MAP book. The 487-page Expedition documen

Great brewing billheads including two Pabst, one from the company directly. Dated 1907, at Milwaukee, the Pabst blue ribbon extends more than half th

Published in 1815 by J. Harding, St. James Street. Shows northern tip of Sicily, the strait of Messina, with the position of Murat's Camp and Fl...

Here is another, very beautiful, and and highly detailed Persian carpet. It is the brother to the other one in this sale . Also, possibly a Herize Ser