The Wild West Auction (July 2022)

Nelson A. "Buz" Rieger, a historical Western Americana collector, held an exhibition "Rush to the Rockies," curated by Nora Slif...

2 nicely framed items of Colorado waterways and landscape illustrations. 1. The Illustrated Christian Weekly, July 1880. Hanging Rock Clear Creek Cano

Beautifully framed illustrations from Nelson A. "Buz" Rieger's exhibition "Rush to the Rockies." Bear hunting in the Rocky M...

Nelson A. "Buz" Rieger, a historical Western Americana collector, held an exhibition "Rush to the Rockies," curated by Nora Slif...

Nelson A. "Buz" Rieger, a historical Western Americana collector, held an exhibition "Rush to the Rockies," curated by Nora Slif...

Two nicely framed items containing newspaper articles. 1. The New- York Times, Oct. 15, 1858. About Gold Fever. 2. Marietta Intelligencer, May 18, 185

Small grouping of 4 nicely framed Illustrations of the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, c. 1860. 1. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper dated August...

2 nicely framed Pike's Peak illustrations. Contains: 1. An illustration of Captain Zebulon M. Pike with description by Charles M. Harvey & a...

Two nicely framed pieces, contains: real photo of a train with men on the platform and a dog in the foreground, and an article titled, " Kids R...

Grouping of 4 nicely framed Colorado scenery illustrations. Beautiful artwork and scenes. Contains:1. The Rocky Mountains printed in The Aldine signed

Illustrations from Harper's Weekly. Jan. 1866. Features various Colorado towns; such as, Denver City, Fort Wicked, & Denver; also Life on th...

1886 map of Colorado. Colorado's counties are clearly outlined on this map in different colors. This map was produced by George F. Cram, Engrave...

2 nicely framed Colorado Maps. 1. Map of Colorado with districts, copyrighted by Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick. Includes details of towns & la...

26 commemorative Colorado silver spoons in 2 wood display cases. Minneoop Steel Works Denver, 2x Saguache, prospector, Hot Springs Hotel Canon City, C

Two nicely framed images of Colorado agriculture. 1.Framed cabinet card showcasing the landscape and agriculture of Colorado with nice mountain scener

Lot of 5 early Western portraits from the Colorado Territory, c. 1860s-1870s. These portraits are from several different studios including Duhem Bros.

Lot of about 40 cabinet cards and CDVs from Colorado. These are most likely from the late 19th or early 20th centuries. Most of these are portraits of

Lot of 10 Colorado stereoviews. Some examples include birds' eye views of Aspen, Georgetown, and Manitou. There are also some railroad views. Ap...

Lot of 16 stereoviews of Colorado by the famous American photographer, William Henry Jackson. These images include street views of Denver, waterfalls,

Lot of 6 stereoviews and photographs of Georgetown and Silver Plume, Colorado. These include views of railroads in both towns and birds' eye vi...

History of Clear Creek and Boulder Valleys, Colorado. Containing a brief History of the State of Colorado from its earliest settlement to the present

Rare copy of the Tenth Annual Volume of the Colorado State Business Directory, with Colorado Mining Directory and Colorado Livestock Directory Departm

Three Colorado business directories. A) Twenty-Third Annual Volume of Colorado State Business Directory with Colorado Mining Directory Department. Pub

Group of ephemera from various western telegraph companies including the Western Union Telegraph Company, Southern Montana Telegraph and Electric Comp

1. The Manitou Cliff Dwellings Company, Colorado Springs, CO. dated 1914, No. R163. On back it talks about The Mystery of America & ruins of Man...

17 different Colorado ski area pins. Aspen, Winter Park, Steamboat etc. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Provenance: Gary B

Small paper note pad, Wegher's Food Store, Durango, Colorado. Cigar case. Alma Mia, Havana 10c Cigar, The Abel Cigar Co, Denver, Colo. with embo...

Farmers Mill Flour, Denver Colorado. Rocky Mountain Canary/Hanging Rock. Studebaker Colorado Vehicle Co., Denver Colo. The Quilitch Brothers Grain Co.

29 volumes from Connecticut Historical Society. References from 1741-1946, legal, Smith Papers and more. Mostly volumes of Collections. 5x 20th Centur

Binder containing stamped Kennedy Space Center envelopes dating c.1981-90. Includes coordinating crew patches designed by Sean Collins. Columbia; Chal

Nice c. 1990's collection of about 34 NASA cloth mission patches with cacheted covers-some multiple covers. Autographs-Dave Leetsma, Rick Searfo...

Binder containing various NASA Explorations & Missions to Space. Excellent items include stamped Apollo 11 envelopes- 1969, authorized gold stam...

Souvenir cabinet card from the World's Columbian Exposition bought in the Convent of La Rabida, on the Fair Grounds, Chicago, 1893. The images i...

Nice Quartet of Columbian Exposition Tickets. These tickets are Crisp Uncirculated and beautifully colored. Columbus, An Indian Chief, Lincoln and Wa

Vintage tip tray with advertisement for Globe-Wernicke Sectional Bookcases sold by E.J. Taylor & Co. in Quincy, Illinois. This tip tray has an i...

Lot of 16 cabinet cards from towns in Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory. These towns include Vinita, Wagoner, Tahlequah, and Purcell in the Indi

In the 160 checks we have gone through this is the only revenue Imprinted check. First National Bank. Vinita. Yellow 2c RNX. Date: Country (if not

Lot of 80. Four great Native American related: Cherokee National Bank, Tahlequah. Wewoka Trading Company. First National Bank with Native American pic

1) Bank of the Chickasaw Nation. Pioneer Drug & Book Company. Tishomingo. 1903. 2) Cherokee National Bank. Tahlequaah. 1906. Joe M. Lynch Trust ...

(2) Complete Booklets Order of the Owl's Club at the Schoal Creek Nest. Fraternal Ephemera History... During the early 1920s the OOO had ove...

This CDV photo is of a beautiful woman taken by S.P. Tresslar of 108 & 110 Market St. Fort Scott, Kansas, dated 1885. The young woman in the ph...

Stamp of B. F. Russell jeweler. B. F. Russell was listed as a jeweler and optician at 609 Main Street in the Galena phone book 1929. Date: c1929 Co

Birds' eye view photograph of the city of Lawrence, Kansas by the photograph artist, W.H. Lamon. This photograph was probably taken circa 1880s ...

7x4". Very nice condition except corners. Mann Fence Company was located at Overland Park and Olathe. Date: Country (if not USA): State: ...

Metal sign for "Success Feeds for Sale by Johnson's Hatchery, Topeka, Kansas." This was from a fish hatchery. Red letters on yellow ba...

An original framed Proclamation from His Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Nathaniel P. Banks for a Day of Thanksgiving ...

Signed abstinence certificate by Alfred Noon, Marium L. Macdonald and illegible, 1908. Multiple vignettes. A nice example of the Temperance Movement o

Lot of 5 Michigan stereoviews. Some examples include images a train wreck and a narrow gauge railroad. These stereoviews were produced by the Central

Original photograph of a US Mail wagon in Independence, Missouri, c. 1905. The words "RFD Route No. 14" are painted on the side of the wag...

Mostly 1890-1910. Includes Buchner hardware, Brown lumber, Brite & Wicks groceries, Albert restaurant, Pierce Daily news , Bennett drug, Piece C...

Metal sign that says, "Made by Parkhurst, Sedalia, MO." Parkhurst Manufacturing Company is a truck body manufacturing company that was est...

Brass wax sealer, Springfield Dental Supply House, Springfield, Mo. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Missouri City: Springfield Provenance:

Lot of 75 copies of the January 1, 1932 issue of "Eye Opener: Not a Cocktail --- But a Stimulant", Vol. 1 Number 1 published by Butte In...

Miner's Union newspaper checks Montana Labor News out of Butte, Montana. Dated c. 1940. Over two dozen. Hole punched as paid. Date: Country ...

Hellgate Montana Photos (4) Date: Country (if not USA): State: Montana City: Hellgate Provenance: Stuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection

About 100 Mt. Havre, MT, 5x7" original glass negatives. High quality and many are identified in pencil. c. 1910. Date: Country (if not USA):...

2 Montana fishing license holders with advertising and box of 50+ flies. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Montana City: Provenance: Stuart

5 bullets in clip, 37mm brass casing, 2x 4" brass/copper items, BPOE emblem, 7.75" handle with mother of pearl? Date: Country (if not U...

Lot of over 2000 checks from banks and businesses in Montana. Some examples include checks from Elling State Bank, First National Bank, Isdell Mercant

Random group of unsorted checks and receipts from various companies, mostly from Montana cities like Great Falls, Pony, Helena, Butte, etc. There are

Group of various business cards and entertainment admission tickets from Montana. Some examples of business cards include ones real estate agents, law

22 Montana publications. Montana Tribute by Williams, 7x Natural History c. 1930's, Montana Government by Abbott, Montana by Tirrell, Montana He...

Lot of miscellaneous letters, mostly from people in Montana. Most of these letters were written to Mr. James Flint, an attorney in Montana. These lett

2.25" Great Falls Fine Beer advertising aluminum canister with sewing thread inside. State Bank of Townsend checks in pad, approx. 25. Date: ...

Lot of about 19 licenses issued to various businesses in Montana. Most of these licenses were issued in Silver Bow County, most likely for businesses

Lot of 21 pieces of ephemera, 10 checks and 4 covers. Includes 7 liquor related (Malta, Marysville, Sun River, Sweet Grass, Choteau, Anaconda). Mining

Lot of +/- 180 vintage Montana receipts from banks, commercial enterprises, government agencies, etc. Earliest date is 1869, latest 1917, vast major

Land Classification Map of Little Belt Mountains Quadrangle and Part of Fort Benton Quadrangle, Montana. Land classification and timber estimates by J

Lot of pictorial billheads, mostly from companies in Montana. Some of these companies include the Big Blackfoot Milling Company, Babcock and Co., Nort

This witness certificate is a piece of history from a very big murder trial in the Nevada Territory. This is a witness certificate that certifies that

Three documents signed by three different Nevada Territory Supreme Court judges appointed by Abraham Lincoln. These judges are George Turner, Gordon M

Document signed by the famous Pony Express rider, Robert "Pony Bob" Haslam. Haslam helped build stations between California and Nevada, fr...

This is Nevada Territory's first order for office supplies to set up shop. It is for supplies bought from Wm. B. Cooke & Co., Importing Stat...

Document related to payments for certain expenses incurred by the Constitutional Convention of the Nevada Territory. This document is signed by Orion

This is a letter written by John Henry Kinkead, an important early Nevada politician. Kinkead held several different political offices, in Nevada and

Document related to financial compensation for Isaac L. Requa, a Nevada Territorial Legislator in the House of Representatives. This document certifie

This is a letter written to James W. Nye (Governor of the Nevada Territory) from Isaac Roop (Nevada Territory's provisional governor and Nye'...

Document signed by J.D. Minor, Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, dated March 4, 1871. The interesting part of this document is the Nevada sta

Lot of 21. Best three rare checks are: 1) Boca Brewing Company, 1885, Bullion & Exchange Bank. Famous for their Boca Beer brewed in the Sierra N...

Rare advertisement page from "The Lode," a newspaper in Delamar, Lincoln County, Nevada. This page is from September 20, 1897. This page f...

Document written and signed by the Esmeralda County Clerk certifying that B.S. Mason was elected as a delegate to the Nevada Constitutional Convention

Document written and signed P.K. Safford, County Recorder of Humboldt County. Dated November 13, 1865. This document certifies the appointment of a No

Letter written by a man in Ione, Nye County, Nevada, dated April 12, 1892. This letter mentions Brougher, one of the Tonopah discoverers. The letter a

18 issues total-1907(1), 1908(6), 1910 (11). Stories of Governor Oddie, politics, big strike at Caliente, fires and more. Folds, chips and some tears

About 27 issues of Las Vegas Age, 1911. Stories of railroad strike, Caliente killing, ranching, mining, baseball, severe windstorm, basketball and mo

30 issues from 1912 with stories of Wingfield, politics, Nixon, Tonopah fire, Sherriff Smith convicted, horse racing, courts and more. Edge toning, c

Las Vegas Age was published from 1905-1947 and became the largest newspaper in Southern Nevada. When Las Vegas was founded in 1905 it was a remote rai

27 issues from 1914 with stories of a platinum discovery by University of Nevada, politics, gold strike, railroads, and more. Some duplicates. Folds,

35 issues from 1915-16 with news of Lon Groesbeck convicted, man killed by mining explosion, earthquake, fires, railroad worker electrocuted, tungsten

About 73 issues of Las Vegas Age. 1916-20, 1917-37, 1918-17, 1919-9. Stories of railroad death, murder, snow storm, Nevada Film Co., military drafts a

A few hundred issues of Las Vegas Age from the 1920's. Stories of WW1 heroes, politics, sports, Boulder Dam, Battleship Nevada and more. Folds, ...

50 or more Issues of Las Vegas Age, 1930's. Stories of Hoover Dam, prison hospital fire, LA stage fire, gaming, Prohibition and Repeal and more....

Rare post-trader letter from Nevada. On J.O. Gregory, General Merchandise & US License Post Trader, Schurz, Nevada letterhead. The 1870 U.S. Cen...

Lot of 3. 1) Best is very rare pictorial check for HH Flagg, banker in Gold Hill, issued in 1872 to JC Carroll & Co. Signed by HH Flagg. Allegor...

Billhead from the Nevada Territory, dated April 4, 1863. This billhead is from the Territorial Board of Education to John Church & Co., Publishe...

Lot of sixteen. Includes billheads with horse vignettes: 1870 JP Smith manufacturer of harness, saddles, etc.; 1880 B Burke blacksmith & wagon m...

Lot of 2. Silver City items are much harder to find than Gold Hill or Virginia City. 1) Ticket to the Anniversary Ball of IOOF Lodge No. 2, held at th

5 Nevada receipts including 1868 for stock of New England and Nevada Mining Co. 3 billheads-Nevada Hardware, Union Market and FH Smith. 1913 Lander Co

Folding Mid-West Map Co. map of California and Nevada with advertising. 1.25" rust stain and small seam tear. 21x16.5" Date: Country (i...

Plaster cast of the Nevada State Seal. Date is unknown, but this is the second version of the seal because the smoke from the chimney and the train ar