Western Americana Postcards, Vintage Photographs, and Stocks

Rare issued to Chinese merchant. Inc. August 6, 1892, only two months prior to this stock being issued. Issued for 10 shares to Tong Sing Wo & C...

Very rare! Pre-Transcontinental Telegraph! Certificate No. 696. Signed by Justin E. Strong (the company president) and secretary. Not issued to anyone

Rare. Inc. in the United States for the District of Columbia. No. 16321, issued for 10 shares on Oct. 14, 1907. Signed by the Assistant to President a

Lot of 5: the Telepost Company utilized a new "electro-magnetic" rapid telegraph system that coordinated with the Post Office. The name &q...

Lot of 8: group of unique Mexico telegraph certificates. Included is "The Puebla telegraph and telephone Co.", the "Guadalajara telep...

Lot of 9: group of unique Mexico telegraph certificates. Included is "The Puebla Telegraph and Telephone Co.", the "Guadalajara telep...

Lot of 10: mixed group of old and new cable and telegraph stock certificates. The oldest is an unissued document, from "The American Cable Comp...

Lot of 17: very eclectic mix of international and domestic stocks. The oldest is a French "Telegraphe De Paris A New-York" document, compl...

Lot of 31: array of telephone and electronics stock certificates from all over the country, with dates ranging from 1903 all the way to 1982. The olde

Lot of 23: multitude of radio corporation stock certificates, from all over the country. The earliest certificate is from the "United States Ra...

Lot of 5: mix of various telephone-associated stocks from all over the country, such as the "Automatic Telephone Construction Company" (18...

Nineteen total checks, 16 issued. Great variety! Bank of California: two unused with green font and RN-D c.1870s; RN-G (1878); RN-X (1876); RN-D (buff

Inc. under the laws of the republic of Hawaii. Issued in Honolulu, April 17, 1900 for 20 shares. Signed by the president (Steiner) and secretary (Rams

Very attractive issued $1,000 bond with vignette of locomotive moving through countryside. Brown border, green background. Punch cancelled through cor

A pair of Entry of Merchandise documents for the Custom House in New York, Alexander T. Stewart & Co. Both have RN-W2 revenue imprints. One docu...

Lot of 2. 1) 1870 custom house Entry of Merchandise form with RN-W2. Document is in three pieces. (Prag collection) City: State: New York Date: 18

Two 1st Exchanges from the National Bank of South African Republic. Made payable in Paris. Amounts listed in shillings. Both have adhesive revenue sta

Lot of 53. Most have printed revenue, some adhesive. Pieces from England, Canada, New Zealand, and Costa Rica. Most are 1930s-1940s, with some early 1

Lot of nine postcards and prints that all feature coins. Includes: ad card for Chicago Stove Works (with 1890 gold coin), and four unused trade cards

Eleven Postcards concerning money: the gold depository at Fort Knox, interior of El Centro National Bank; 1907 Virginia Treasury Note, Continental and

1) Flint and Pere Marquette Railway Company $1,000 bond. Punch cancelled. Three revenue imprints: W2 (left), P5 (front right), and P5 (reverse). 2) Bo

Dignified view of our 19th president. Contrast is sharp. Reverse has stamp of C. Beach, Books and Stationery, 5 Montgomery St., S.F. Prag Collection

Five different views of our 18th president on five CDVs. Two views as Lt. General, one Maj. Gen., one labeled "U.S. Grant," and the last &...

Two different Underwood & Underwood stereoviews. 1) Caption: "Chief Magistrates of Nation and of State---Pres. Roosevelt and Gov. Wells of ...

This is a temporary certificate exchangeable for permanent certificate when prepared. No. TP 22 issued to the Union & New Haven Trust Co., Trust...

Stock no. 15877 issued to George Prentiss for 1 share on May 4, 1913. Incorporated under the laws of the state of Maine. This stock has very little we

Twenty-one cards. Includes a Lowman & Hanford Taku Glacier, a Winter & Pond Taku Inlet, a Winter & Pond Mendenhall, and a Case & Dra...

Alaska Packers Association and the Reynolds-Alaska Development Company. City: State: Alaska Date: ID# 40529

Lot of 15. Oil: Bunker Hill Oil Producing Co. (1920, not cxl), Elk Horn Cons. Oil Co. (1902, not cxl), Keystone Oil Co. (unissued 190-), Protection Le

Lot of 13. Stocks: Western Homestead & Irrigation Co. (1894, NM, punched), Hardshell Mining Co. (1921, NM, not cxl), The Plymouth Rock Mining Co...

Real photo Postcard of house, barn and windmill with Mt. Sleason in the background. Labeled "Sect. House". Acton is roughly 20 miles north...

Front features black and white photograph of baby with straw hat. Caption reads: "No. 213. All Dressed Up and No Place to Go." Compliments...

Lot of 8. 1) Three mining vouchers: Keystone Cons. Mining Company (1893) and Cons. Amador Mining Company (1883 & 1884). 2) Unissued early (c.186...

34 Postcards. 26 are RPC's, 8 are post 1940. Nature painted a huge arrowhead on the side of a mountain five miles from San Bernardino. Nearby a...

Lot of 24. Includes: gorgeous illustrated for Hotel Auburn, H.H. Buhring (Hardware, three), Samuel Martin (two), A.G. Walker, J.C. Manning, A.B. McKin

Main Street Banning with horseless carriages parked on the sides of the dirt street. City: Banning State: California Date: ID# 44431

16 Postcards. Street scenes, high school, Water District, bird's eye views, nighttime, Ramsey Street, El Don Motel, Jack rabbit Trail, scenery, ...

26 Postcards. 6 RPC's. From beautiful old colored photos like the Casa del Desierto to newer RPC's like the railroad station. Includes a Fra...

Two color postcards of Main Street Barstow, one 1912, one 1940s. Nice pairing. City: Barstow State: California Date: ID# 44432

Lot of 2: 1926 & 1930. Flags might indicate Fourth of July. City: Barstow State: California Date: ID# 44433

Five views of various buildings, a backyard picnic, two same views of Lake Chabot, a view of Sausalito and Angel Island, Luther Burbank in his garden,

A meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union which would lead to Prohibition a few years later. Card postmarked Beaumont, California and...

Lot of 32. 11 RPC's. Big Bear and Fawnskin photo cards, several winter scenes. Loma Linda, famous for its Sanitarium, at the foot of the San Ga...

Three Houck corona photos of areas near Blythe. Two of US Gypsum Plant. (Prag Collection) City: Blythe State: California Date: ID# 44437

Six views of Blyth: 4 Street views, Hospital, Union High School. all photos by Frashers Fotos. (Prag Collection) City: Blythe State: California Dat

19 total postcards. 9 Frasher RPC's, 4 different views. Other cards include: Bungalow Hotel; Sea Shell Motel; Blythe Travel Lodge; etc. (Prag...

Three photo postcards showing damage from the May 18, 1940 earthquake in Brawley, California. Damaged downtown, a collapsed building, and a damaged ho

Bird's eye view of the city of Calexico, on the Mexican border. City: Calexico State: California Date: 1923 ID# 44405

Real photo postcards of the border between Calexico, California and Mexicali, Baja California. There is no wall in the photograph. City: Calexico St

One is an overview, postmarked 1939. The other is a street view of the mining area. (Prag Collection) City: Calico State: California Date: ID#

11 RPC's of Calico, various scenes--overview, Old Drug Store, Calico near Yermo, 1890, twenty mule team and others. also included are 22 color p...

2 cards are the same scene and 4 other great overviews of ghost town of Calico. (Prag Collection) City: Calico State: California Date: ID# 444

RPC of Old Calico City via Beacon Tavern, Barstow Calif. Photo by Frashers Fotos. (Prag Collection) City: Calico State: California Date: ID# 4

Dump and blacksmith shop of the Oakland Mine Sierra County, 1911. Three snowy views, one taken seven days and 14 feet of snow later than the other.

1) Photo of gentlemen with two huge fish--"Caught by C. Benlow and S. D. Taylor at Catalina, 1st July 21st, 1907. 8.25" x 6", mounted...

Avalon Santa Catalina Island, California. Image of mountains and town and bay. Photo is 5" x 8". (Prag Collection) City: Catalina State:...

Smaller photo of Catalina Island--4.75" x 6.5". Photo is faded. (Prag Collection) City: Catalina State: California Date: ID# 44443

Three mounted photographs. Two are cabinet cards by Waite and Garden City Photo. Views of Bay and area. The third is a mounted photo (5 x 6") q...

Two early photographs of Catalina. The best of the two is a wonderful stage coach shot on "The Farnsworth Loop" taken by Swenson. This is ...

Overview of South Catalina Island Bay. Photo by Ironmonger. Photo 5" x 8", mounted on paper, 7.75" x 10.25" (Prag Collection) ...

Photograph, "Black Sea Bass". a Minnow caught at Santa Catalina Island. 8" x 5", Bend at top of photo. Great image! (Prag Collec...

Photograph, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island". Photo shows northern part of island, tent barracks and a few buildings. 5.7/8" x 7.5/8". ...

Two 5 x 7 unmounted photos, both by Park. Both excellent focus and contrast. Very Fine. The photos are listed as Park and as Park & Co., probabl...

Two choice views, about 5 x 7" each, unmounted of harbor scenes taken from or about at beach level. Scene of harbor with people looking at ship...

15 1906-1920 era postcards, 2 post 1940 cards. Colton is home of Riverside Cement, a whole mountain of it, and large railroad switching facility. Hand

15 1906-1920 era postcards; 2 RPC's--Norconian Hotel Corona, Calif., now US Naval Hospital and an image of house. Corona was the Riverside Count...

Street scene of Main St. Corona, Calif. Photo by Houck. (Prag Collection) City: Corona State: California Date: ID# 44446

Very interesting content on this 1910 photo of the Main Street of Corona. On the front is noted "we play here at Opera House" and the card...

Photo postcard of the United Methodist Church of Cucuamonga, California. Built in 1907, the venerable institution still stands today. City: Cucumonga

Group of 3 postcards from the Prag collection, including: "Old Harmony Borax Works - Original Smith Plant, Death Valley National Monument, Deat...

Lot of 96 postcards: the remainder of the Prag Collection. Many Death Valley Scotty and his castle. 45 RPCs. Many duplicates. Please inspect this lot.

Lot of 28 real photo cards of Death Valley Scotty and his castle. Interior shots, exterior shots. Many portrait shots of Scotty throughout the years.

Lot of 19 color Postcards of interior views of Scotty's Castle in Death Valley. The music room, the unique cocktail lounge, the dining hall ar...

Photo of the famed desert resort by Willard, postmarked 1930. The Inn was built in 1927 to help the railroad line's business after the Borax bus...

Lot of 9 different RPCs one shot by Willard and four by Frashers Photos. All unwritten, usable. City: Death Valley State: California Date: ID

Real photo Postcard of Death Valley Scotty's Guest House, postmarked 1934. Nice photo, slightly underexposed. City: Death Valley State: Calif...

Wasn't anything here until the U. S. Army built an air base during WWII. 20 plus Postcards, 8 RPC's. Desert sunset, Round Up Room at the De...

Includes images of Donner Lake, Donner Monument, and Donner Summit. Find a snow plow, Donner Party cross, the fabulous curved bridge, Donner Summit bu

Lot of 30: including a W.M. Burckhalter photo produced at Truckee showing a single residence lakeside. Sixteen great RPC's of Donner Lake area ...

Photo of Hon. E. L. Bradley residence. Dutch Flat was founded by two German brothers, Joseph and Charles Dornbach who settled there in 1851. To the s

Lot of 8: three Main Street street scenes from the 20s,30s and 40s; Barbara Worth Hotel; El Noh Ranch-o-tel; Holly Sugar plant; Hotel California; and

Lot of 19: Hotel Lake View; Wreden Hotel; Clevelin Country Club; Hot Springs Hotel; many more. City: Elsinore State: California Date: ID# 4480

Lot of four different. 1) North Fresno Mining Company. No. 31, issued for 100 shares to the company secretary, W.H. Allen on Feb. 11, 1880. Signed by

Six photos: 1) Geyser Hotel by Andrew Price. 2) looking Down Devil's Canyon by J. G. Brayton. 3) Steam Bath by Watkins Pacific Coast. 4) Devil&#...

1) Residence at Bird Farm, Hayward, Cal.; 2) Bird Farm near Hayward; 3) Pheasants--Bird Farm; 4) Hens used for setting--Bird Farm; 5) Two photos of Pl

Lot of 5: postmarked 1906-08. Palm Avenue street views and two of the State Hospital. City: Highland State: California Date: ID# 44809

High School Holtville; and Civic Center Building. Holtville is in Imperial County, 10 miles east of El Centro. City: Holtville State: California

Mostly post 1940 cards, 15 RPC's include: Ancient Beach Line Near Indio; Mount San Jacinto and Desert Flowers; Coachella Valley Date Garden; &qu...

Lot of 4 photos of the mountain town east of San Diego. Main Street, Julian among the Pines, View from a hilltop, Main Street on a Busy Day (cows cros

Lot of 22 postcards, 12 RPCs. Kruger's Pine Hills Lodge, Scene of Lake Cuyamaca, Miner's Cabin and others. City: Julian State: California ...

Miner's Cabin, Golden Chariot Mine, photo of mine workings. City: Julian State: California Date: ID# 44450

Lot of 8 beautiful photo cards of June Lake, June Lake Lodge, also Grant Lake. City: June Lake State: California Date: ID# 44452

1) Marengo avenue south from Colorado. St., Pasadena, Cal, 1888. 2) Third Annual Southern California Citrus Fair, Los Angeles, 1892. Shows buildings c

July 6, 1913 the C.P.B.C. band of Fort Bragg posed this picture. Postmarked San Francisco 1914. City: Lake Tahoe State: California Date: ID# 4

Lot of 8: Tahoe Tavern, Hotel from Club House, rear view Tahoe Tavern, Tallac Hotel, Boat Landing, walk from Tahoe Tavern to Lake Tahoe, two unidentif

Genuine Hand Made photograph by Bear Photo Company of San Francisco. City: Lake Tahoe State: California Date: ID# 44838

Lot of 11: American River, Truckee River, Glen Alpine River, Kyburz, and others. City: Lake Tahoe State: California Date: ID# 44456

Lot of 14 cards of Lake Tahoe area waterfalls: Glen Alpine Falls, Eagle Falls, Horse Tail Falls, Emerald Bay Falls. Three RPCs, some artist sketches.

Nine RPC's, four hand colored. Sunset on a pier, Moonlight view from Cal-Neva Lodge, Sundown at Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe Sunset. (Prag Collectio...

Six RPC's of wild life and plants. Chipmunks, snow plants, freshly caught trout, mountain heather. Five hand colored printed cards and five ot...