Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

Auction Details

Welcome to our June 2018 sale!

This 5-day auction has nearly 3,600 lots covering many categories including: Numismatics, Mining, Minerals, General Americana, Railroad, Tokens, Antique Bottles, Gaming, Firearms & Weaponry, Wells Fargo & Express, and much more!

Highlights include:

NUMISMATICS
*The Hawaii Numismatic Collection: rare early Hawaiian coins, medals, and currency.

*A large coin and medal section featuring gold, platinum, and silver coins and medals from around the world. Morgan dollars, peace dollars, St. Gaudens, pennies, nickels, dimes, and more! Rarities & high-grade specimens plus large groups and sets.

*Ingots and bullion bars.

*Numismatic collectibles and ephemera.

TOKENS
*Our second large offering of tokens from the R.B. Worthington Texas Token Collection

MINING & MINERALS

*Aurora, Nevada ore specimens from the famous Gottschalk Collection plus the fabulous Con-Virginia/Dayton Cons. Comstock Ore Collection.

*Museum-quality mineral specimens from around the world.

*Mining lamps and hard goods plus stock certificates feat. Arizona, California, & Nevada

*The Prag Canadian Mining Collection

RAILROAD
*A new offering of railroad and steamer passes from the Potter Collection and others.

BOTTLES
*A pictorial Owl Pharmacy Co. bottle from Seven Troughs, Nevada, one of the all-time great Western mining camp pictorials! One of a large group of great Nevada medicine bottles in this sale. Plus an Excelsior Soda & Mineral Water bottle and other great California & Gold Rush bottles.

GENERAL AMERICANA
*Two different Wurlitzers, a Mason player piano, National cash registers, and a great group of ephemera from the Potter Collection, Prag Collection, and others!

*Finally, a large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.

FULL AUCTION SCHEDULE

Day 1 (Lots 1000-1718)
Numismatics (1000-1614)
Currency & Scrip (1000-1042)
Gold Coins (1043-1150)
Platinum Coins (1151-1160)
General Coins feat. Hawaii Collection (1161-1418)
Medals (1419-1537)
Ingots (1538-1551)
Numismatic Ephemera (1552-1614)
Gaming (1615-1644)
World’s Fair & Expositions (1645-1667)
Wells Fargo & Express (1668-1718)

Day 2 (2000-2690)
Minerals (2000-2158)
Mining (2159-2690)
Lamps, Candlesticks, & Other Hard Goods (2159-2222)
Assay (2223-2239)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (2240-2690)

Day 3 (3000-3704)
Railroadiana (3000-3150)
Railroad Passes (3000-3019)
Steamer Passes (3020-3045)
Ephemera incl. Lamps (Geographic Sort) (3046-3150)
Bottles (3151-3268)
Medicines (3151-3218)
Soda (3219-3250)
Whiskey & Misc. (3251-3268)
Tokens feat. Part II of the Texas Collection (3269-3512)
Political & Presidential (3513-3544)
Civil War & Military (3545-3626)
Firearms & Weaponry (3627-3704)
Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Etc. (3627-3639)
Swords & Knives (3640-3661)
Ammunition (3662-3689)
Ephemera (3690-3704)

Day 4 (4000-4726)
General Americana
Assorted incl. Furniture, Hard Goods, Hats, Misc. Ephemera, Books (4000-4149)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (4150-4726)

Day 5 (5000-5712)
Native Americana (5000-5101)
Art (5000-5007)
Baskets (5008-5026)
Jewelry (5027-5064)
Points & Tools (5065-5072)
Ephemera (5073-5101)
Cowboy (5102-5136)
Philatelic (5137-5210)
Postal History (5137-5183)
Stamps & Revenue (5184-5210)
Art (5211-5247)
Antique Lamps (5248-5262)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (5263-5713)
General Americana
Mining
Railroad
Numismatics & Tokens

SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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3 Nice Syrian Postcards5400 - 3 Nice Syrian Postcards
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Damaskus-Damas, 2 Bedouins with rifles, Alep building. Date: Location: Syria HWAC# 53910
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to w****o for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Five Constantinople Postcards5401 - Five Constantinople Postcards
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One by Fruchtermann. Two used (1907 and 1910). Date: Location: zTurkey HWAC# 53901
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to d******0 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Five Turkey Postcards Stamped on Front5402 - Five Turkey Postcards Stamped on Front
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1906. Two from Andrinople. Green stamps. Three form Constantinople. Black 10 cent stamps. Two have a strip of two. One has a 1 million pre-stamped Ger
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to d******0 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN5403 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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LOT WITHDRAWN5404 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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1870's Stereos of Egypt5405 - 1870's Stereos of Egypt
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Lot of 12. Nine early stereos by by C.G. in Paris on yellow board. Each is identified in manuscript ink on obverse and reverse. The nine views include
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Cairo Area Stereoviews, c 1896-19045406 - Cairo Area Stereoviews, c 1896-1904
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Twenty seven stereo views of the Cairo area, including museum interiors. Photos by Underwood & Underwood and Keystone. Includes many temples. T...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****s for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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2 Egyptian Postcard Sets5407 - 2 Egyptian Postcard Sets
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Memphis and Sakkara series 112 and Thebes series 117 by Lehnert & Landrock with 24 postcards and 2 folders Date: Location: Egypt, zAfrica H...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to b*******n for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Map of Palestine; Persia/Turkey in Asia5408 - Map of Palestine; Persia/Turkey in Asia
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1) map of Persia,m Turkey in Asia, Afghansitan, Beloochistan. Single page, multi color lithograph, page #89 12.5" x 15.25"; 2) Map of Pale...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to j****2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Maps of Western Europe (6)5409 - Maps of Western Europe (6)
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6 Maps of Western Europe. 1) Map of Europe showing its Gt. Political Divisions, page #74, single page, multi color lithograph; 2) County map of Englan
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Foreign Bonds5410 - Foreign Bonds
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Lot of approx. 50 foreign bonds, Republic of Austria,Campania De Las Minas De Oro Cerro Colorado; Compania Espanola; Mineral De Pachuca Campania Aviad
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Early Eastern Calendar Collection5411 - Early Eastern Calendar Collection
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A collection of 10 eastern calendars from various places and with various themes including the Waterloo Wagon Company, New York (1908); the George S.
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Start Price : 140.00 | Estimate : 280.00 - 560.00
 
 
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Misc. US Ephemera (~50 pieces)5412 - Misc. US Ephemera (~50 pieces)
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Assorted letters, map of India on one side mounted on brown paper and a map of Palestine on back page14" x 11.5"; 5 small metal medallions...
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First Flight & Patriotic Covers5413 - First Flight & Patriotic Covers
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Lot of 19. Includes: set of 10 different patriotic World War II covers; four 1941 First Flights with small black and white images of the planes glued
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Illustrated English Furniture Guide & Historical Magazines on America5414 - Illustrated English Furniture Guide & Historical Magazines on America
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Lot of 5. 1) Partial contents of a book entitled Characteristics of Old Furniture Styles in England 1600-1800. About 75 pages with no binding, but fan
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Estimate : 70.00 - 105.00
Sold to d******0 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Misc. US Advertising Ephemera5415 - Misc. US Advertising Ephemera
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Lot of 18. Included: c.1930s brochure for The Radioptican Post Card Projector; color advertising brochure for The New Florence Stove; price guide for
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******0 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Animal & Pet Stereoviews5416 - Animal & Pet Stereoviews
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Lot of 4 different stereoviews showing pets or animals. Three show Saint Bernard dogs: Kilburn 14684, c.1902; Keystone 11364 Ladies Kennel Association
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Miscellaneous U.S. Stereoview Collection5417 - Miscellaneous U.S. Stereoview Collection
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Lot of 39. Really varied group: scenery (California, Idaho, Watkins Glen, New York), people (Admiral Dewey, Mr. R. W. Sears, early barber, farmers in
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Miscellaneous US Military Stereoviews5418 - Miscellaneous US Military Stereoviews
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Lot of 13. Includes: two zeppelin views, Pacific Fleet visiting San Francisco Bay, two of military bands, Admiral Evans, US Marine Peace Jubilee in Ph
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to d******0 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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World War I Stereoviews5419 - World War I Stereoviews
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Lot of 7 different Keystone stereoviews with World War I related views. Included: 26511-The Leviathan; 16667-Submarines, Battleships, and Torpedo Boat
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Estimate : 50.00 - 140.00
Sold to d******0 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Stereoviews of Children5420 - Stereoviews of Children
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Lot of 12 early stereoviews featuring children sleeping, playing games, posing, etc. Fun little group. Mostly Keystone or Underwood & Underwood...
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Estimate : 30.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Real Photo Postcards of Uniformed Men5421 - Real Photo Postcards of Uniformed Men
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20 RPC's of uniformed men--portraits and scenes. Date: Location: United States HWAC# 38427
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******0 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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US Religious Ephemera5422 - US Religious Ephemera
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Lot of 4. 1) 1892 10th Anniversary Children of Mary, St. Francis Parish souvenir brochure. 2) 1899 Easter Sunday program for Vincent Methodist Episcop
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to d******0 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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200 Assorted Stocks5423 - 200 Assorted Stocks
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Approx 200 US stocks with much duplication. Perhaps 40-50 different titles-Tobacco Products Corp., Phoenix Insurance, United Stores, National Tea, Cor
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22 Vintage Sheet Music Pieces5424 - 22 Vintage Sheet Music Pieces
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Cowboy Songs by Charles Marshall, Everybody Loves a Chicken by Bobby Jones (everybody really?), Why Can't I Be your Honey Boy by Frank Minzley, ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******0 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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50 Different Old Stocks5425 - 50 Different Old Stocks
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50 different old stock, c. 1920-1973. Includes Postum Cereal, Compubook Systems, Paul Revere Investors, Harrisburg Steel, Farmers Equity Elevator and
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to s********x for (20.00 + 4.40BP) = 24.40
 
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50 Mostly Different Stock Certificates5426 - 50 Mostly Different Stock Certificates
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50 mostly different including Pullman Transport Leasing, Pyramid Motor Freight, Washington Gas Light, EJ Korvette, General Motors with cool vignette,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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50 Mostly Different US Stocks5427 - 50 Mostly Different US Stocks
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50 mostly different stocks includes-Tran World Airline, Time,Inc., Waltham Watch, Sears, Roebuck, Three Sands Oil, Steve's Ice Cream, Millville ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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A Night to Remember by Lord (Titanic)5428 - A Night to Remember by Lord (Titanic)
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Hardcover 209pp with index. Original dust jacket has chips. Titanic story. Date: Location: HWAC# 63778
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Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
Sold to d******0 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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American Ephemera5429 - American Ephemera
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Mixed bag of a 1947 Hawaiian calendar with colorful prints, group of a dozen postcards, several stock certificates, checks, and other papers. Date:
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to d******0 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Check Assortment (14)5430 - Check Assortment (14)
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Approx 14 checks from 1867-1899, and a pictorial. Date: Location: HWAC# 63168
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to s********x for (25.00 + 5.50BP) = 30.50
 
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American Literature Hardcovers (7)5431 - American Literature Hardcovers (7)
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Hardcovers with dustjackets. The Peter Principle by Peter. The Good Sheperd by Forester. A Farewell to Arms by Hemingway. The Eighth Day by Wilder. Go
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Assorted Stock Certificates (5)5432 - Assorted Stock Certificates (5)
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1) Pay Toliet Lock Co.i/u 1925 to Frank Colwell, #146 5 shares, signed by president Nichols. 2) National Safe & Lock Co., i/u 1929 to Brandon Fr...
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Assorted Stocks (26) and 2 Bonds5433 - Assorted Stocks (26) and 2 Bonds
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26 stocks-Johnson Educator Food, Overland Co., Alma Lincoln Mining. 2 City of Poughkeepsie $1000bonds Date: Location: HWAC# 69016
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to a********e.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Assorted US Stock Stack5434 - Assorted US Stock Stack
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Approx 100 different US stocks including a few bonds-US Plywood, National Cleveland Corp., Sperry Corp with nice vigette, Massey-Ferguson, Sierra Paci
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Assorted US Stocks Stack5435 - Assorted US Stocks Stack
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Approx 100 different stocks-Sierra Power, Tobacco Products Corp., Erie Railroad, Simplex Weather Strip, Allied Chemical & Dye and more. Date: ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******0 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Black & White Real Photo Postcards of Winter (Mostly Skiing)5436 - Black & White Real Photo Postcards of Winter (Mostly Skiing)
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50+ photos. 90% black & white. Please see photos online. Skiing, ski jumping, posing, toboggans, women, children and men from around the world. ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to r****3 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Box of Americana5437 - Box of Americana
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mixed lot. 10 tokens, hundreds of Old West photo postcards mostly in original shrink wrap, 7" Fabulous Las Vegas souvenir plate, Limoge 1976 12...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to m******0 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Brewing and Telephone Stocks (12)5438 - Brewing and Telephone Stocks (12)
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Gordon Telephone, Western Union, New England Telephone and Telegraph, Falstaff Brewing, Marathon City Brewing Date: Location: HWAC# 64063
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Chinese Bonds (2 Types)5439 - Chinese Bonds (2 Types)
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Approx.15 Chinese Bonds with Vignette Chinese Rules from 1920's-1930's. Date: 1900's Location: HWAC# 63945
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r****3 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Chuckwagon Photographs5440 - Chuckwagon Photographs
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Lot of two (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch) photographs of life in a sheepherders chuck wagon. Date: Location: HWAC# 63618
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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City/Govt. Bonds and a Few Stocks5441 - City/Govt. Bonds and a Few Stocks
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9 bonds, oldest 1874 Philadelphia with important citizens vignettes, poor condition. Colorado Springs,Maryland Bridge, Sierra Nevada Water & Pow...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Coat and Sweater Catalogs5442 - Coat and Sweater Catalogs
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Another Good Cloak Season, spring catalogue 1897, Griswold, Palmer and Co. with b/w illustrations of ladies apparel, 16pp plus price list. 10.75&quo...
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Coin, Illustrations and Autograph Collecting Group5443 - Coin, Illustrations and Autograph Collecting Group
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14 hard and soft cover books and catalogs related to collecting. Date: Location: HWAC# 56554
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to r********n for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Collection of Last Names of Doctors, Hospitals5444 - Collection of Last Names of Doctors, Hospitals
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Collection of Prescriptions of the day from misc. doctors' offices, hospitals & more. Mostly from Western States. Please inspect for conditi...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Colt's Manufacturing Co. Stocks5445 - Colt's Manufacturing Co. Stocks
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Approx 70 Colt's manufacturing Co. stock, 1949-1955. Horse vignette. Printed by ABN, green and brown. Date: Location: HWAC# 64075
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to w******o for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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Dealers Lot of Stock Certificates5446 - Dealers Lot of Stock Certificates
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Lot of 63 stock certificates. Banks, utilities and ice cream companies. Date: Location: HWAC# 63648
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Dealers Lot of Stock Certificates5447 - Dealers Lot of Stock Certificates
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Lot of 23 certificates: 7 unissued Lake Erie and Louisville Railroad Company share certificates; 6 issued stock certificates from Penn Central Railroa
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r********n for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Dogsled Dogs Postcards with RPC (10)5448 - Dogsled Dogs Postcards with RPC (10)
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10 postcards of dog sled dogs with 5 RPC's Date: Location: HWAC# 53956
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to s********x for (10.00 + 2.20BP) = 12.20
 
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Dogsled Postcards: 28 Alaska Dog Teams5449 - Dogsled Postcards: 28 Alaska Dog Teams
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Fifteen RPC's. Best is probably Murffs Cabin on the Mulchatna River. Several doen by the Ordway Photo Service of Juneau. OTher photos by Johnsto...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to w****o for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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