Western Americana Signature Sale (May 2021 Auction)

This lot contains two (2) posters for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad "Route to the Comstock" serving Reno-Carson City-Virginia City. Th...

Wood pattern from the Virginia and Truckee Railroad foundry operation is Carson City. This foundry made parts for public and private railroads, mines

This is a wooden pattern block for a split pulley that would have been used at the Virginia and Truckee Rail Road foundry to cast a new iron pulley wh

A matched pair of New York railroad lanterns for different parts of the railroad system. Both Dietz Vesta models, New York. NYCS New York Central Sys

Published by The Title Guarantee & Trust Co. Compiled by Huber / Maxwell Civil Engineers. Measures Approximately 28" x 42". Some dama...

Steam Shovels - The Bucyrus Co., so. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1910 Catalog Manufacturer's of Steam Shovels, Railway Cranes, Locomotive Pile-Drivers...

Lot of 29. Shipping receipts, letters regarding shipments (w/maps of RR) from Illinois Central Railroad, Youngstown and Southern railway, Denver an

Impressive collection of three notebook volumes, 30 pieces, of original Lionel train instruction booklets. The inventory: 1929, 1932 (2 diff), 1935,

Cast iron sign from the Great Southern & Western Railway (GS&WR) NOTICE sign against trespassing. The fine is listed as "forty shilling...

1) Southern Pacific Sacramento Shops Documentation Project by the Historic American Engineering Record for the California State Railroad Museum

Comes with Compendium Companion Addition. Published by Diebert & Strapac in 1987. Catalogs all the known steam locomotives operated by Southern ...

1) A Souvenir of the Anchor Line Agents Excursion on the Steamer “California – 1872 – (10” x 13” HB with

Manufactured by Kelvin & Wilfrid D. White Co., nautical instruments, of Boston and New York. Housed in a beautiful wooden case, (25 1/2 x 12 x ...

Rolled in a tube are three nautical maps: 1) Admiralty Inlet and Puget Sound, 1948, 40 x 32 inches; 2) Cape Flattery to Dixon Entrance (British Columb

Reprinted by Antiquarian Press, LTD, N.Y. – (Original Printing,- 1895) – Edition limited to 750 copies – An illustrated rev

"The Packard Magazine," a 20-page periodical devoted to news, photographs and advertisements about the Packard automobile, copyright 1930,...

A Ford Model T radiator frame by Peerless and a Ford brand hand tire pump. The frame will save you a trip to pick-n-pull and the pump (made of brass)

One brass token, ~34mm, Ford logo over a shield on the obverse, stylized V8 design on the reverse with THIRTY YEARS / OF PROGRESS around the circumfer

Designed and Constructed by the Dept. of Public Works of the State of California for the California Toll Bridge Authority (each 8 ½ x 11

This is a cache of a large dealership poster depicting all of the models of autos. produced by Durant Motors including the Rugby truck line. William D

In March, 1971, Harrah’s partnered with a Japanese firm to host an antique car festival, the likes of which the world had never seen. With th

Four Cuba 1904 Cuba covers. All with contents. “The shearers are here 27 of them” is the first line in the first correspondence we o

Wells Fargo Express stamped cover, not through regular mail. Was most likely carried and delivered via stagecoach. It is in decent condition for its a

Rare advertising cover with American Flag front postmarked Los Angeles with one cent stamp attached.. From F. W. Braun & Co., Wholesale Druggist...

Group of five early 20th century covers with Los Angeles hotels letterhead. Included are The Auditorium Hotel, The Hollenbeck Hotel, Hotel Nadeau an

A vintage group of items from early San Francisco. Lot includes a freight bill from Wells, Fargo & Company marked "Slow" as in by wago...

This is an envelope postmarked from Ortigalito, Cal. dated April 1. Only 1876 to 1877. 2 3/4 in. X 4 in. and a Washington 3 cent stamp. Date:

Lot of twenty-one. All with corner advertising. Includes W. C. Gallagher of the Senate Chambers and Ormsby Lodge # 4 of the A. O. U. W. Also a M. Badt

13 covers and 13 contents. One is a 1902 letter with a charge of $2.50 and $1.00 for what seems to be mining related equipment. Who knows what else aw

1) In 1901 the White Pine County helped the Native American population through a bout with small pox. The U. S. Government is agreeing to pay $769.67.

October 7, 1895. Earliest known Cradlebaugh cancel according to the survey of Nevada postal history by Gamett & Nelson. Opened roughly into stri...

Thirty-nine pieces. Billheads include McGill & Newman Butchers (as in McGill, Nevada) two Different, W. B. Graham General Merchandise four diffe...

Includes two requests for $500 n half dollars and a receipt for sending them to J. F. Miles County Treasurer. Two Bank of California corner advertisin

1) Candelaria (strong) and Silver Peak (weak) cancels on Return Receipt. VERY Strong Columbus strike on reverse. 1895. Two R-4 and one R-5. 2) 1918 Go

Lot of 6. Four 1904/06 covers from Hamilton to B. F. Miles, county tax collector. All with content. “I only own one property!” All w

Lot of six. 1) Dun Glen extremely strong cancel. R-5. This piece has been placed inside an envelope that is not related to the cancel. Still it is a v

One cover and three postcards. Rawhide’s rise to mining glory was almost as quick and amazing as its decline. Within two years 2,000 called t

Three covers: two 1906 strong Silver City and one 1904 Carson City wit State Treasurer cc. Letter with it says, “…if the District At

Blue Wells Fargo Cancel. Reed was one of the leaders of the Donner Party wagon train. He was thrown off of the train when he beat a drover for beating

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Four Washoe City. Two with hand written dates of 1864 and two with dates of 1865. All are double ring and rated and R-7 by Gamett and Nelson. One Cars

One Wells, Nevada with M. Badt cc. Cover is soiled. Billhead from M. Badt & Co. General Merchandise. Three Henderson Banking cc’s with bi...

Lot of 21. 18 covers with content. 17 covers have corner advertising. Includes the Washington Post with a pay up demand. The enclosed return envelope

Forty covers from rural Nevada including Carson City, Cherrycreek, Ely, Eureka, Genoa, Midas, Pioche, Skelton, Steptoe, Tonopah, Tybo, Wells, Oleander

Lot of 27. Includes R-6 1904 Tippet with contents. 1891 Ely double circle (front). Two different and very early Steptoe, 1904 and 1906. 1893 Aurum wit

Lot of 24. Includes a sharp looking 1905 Aurum with content (wants his $6 for working the election). Has a Schellbourne and Cherry Creek cancel on bac

All on cards / postcards. Includes Waterloo (R-6). Unique and unusual faded RPC on front of men working a mine. Also Sheridan, Steptoe, Preston, Hawth

Lot of eight. 1) Austin N. T. to James Reed, Donner Party survivor. 2) Washoe City N. T. To Mrs. Ann North – assuredly from her husband Surve

Lot of five. 1) New Ely Post Office pictorial corner, 1938. 2) Ely Airport Dedication, 1939. 3) 1939 “Via Air Mail.” 4) United Air L

1) Ogden & San Francisco. 1904. On Riverside letterhead with contents. Joseph Grandelmeyer asks help in getting taxes paid. Contents, “thr...

A nice twice canceled cover from Las Vegas in the New Mexico Territory. The handwritten letter is from a sister to her brother, extolling the virtues

Lot of twelve. Most with corner advertising; McCormick & Co. Salt Lake, J. Snowcroft of Ogden, Alma D. Chambers Ogden. Six have contents with so...

Two original covers from The Saturday Evening Post: August 22, 1914 edition, with Frank Xavier Leyendecker illustration of a boy and a horse drinking

Original cover from The Saturday Evening Post, Jan. 2, 1932 edition, with New Year's Baby colorful illustration by J.C. Leyendecker. Vol. 204, N...

Both sent to George Everard at Cunningham, Luzern County, Pennsylvania. 1) 1840 letter from sister Susan Bold. Tells George her husband makes a guinea

A nice collection of stamps, albums. stamp books and more. More stamps, canceled and unused then can be described here. There are two Minkus three inc

Lot of eleven. Includes an 1888 Viola, Idaho with stamp “letter returned to the office of carrier.” 1879 Melrose, Maine manuscript.

Five pieces from Wells Fargo includes two express labels, a check datelined San Francisco, 1863, a freight waybill and a photo negative of two Wells F

Three full face advertising covers: Meussdorffer & Bro, Marysville; Kullman & Armer, San Francisco; Englebright & Mayrisch Bros., San Fr...

All seem to have issues collecting fees? 1) San Francisco to Baltimore with steamship vignette. 1855. "WILL NOT PAY." 2) Folsom to Clarksv...

These are two envelopes, one carried by Pacific Union Express and the other is Wells Fargo Express mail. Pacific Union would eventually be bought by

Real photo post card of the Bridge Across Los Gatos Creek, Alma, California, postmarked 1909. This card is rare because Alma is underwater today. It

24 historical postcards of this Tulare resort. All but 3 are real photo postcards. Postmarks range from about 1910-1940. Date: Country (if not US

This is a postcard postmarked from Camp Callan, California in 1942. An unlisted Postal Office not listed in Williams or Frickstad's. Date: ...

A soldier at Camp Roberts named Everett Farris wrote to his family in San Bernardino, California, using post cards produced by the base that had scene

A unique group of RPC's featuring the agricultural and very hot California town of Fresno. Besides birds eye views of downton and surrounding ar...

A nice collection of primarily color postcards of various buildings and railroad depots in Fresno. Included are cards featuring the interior of the Ne

This a collection of 77 RPC's and Mitchell style postcards. highlighting the Central California town of Fresno. Included are about a dozen black...

This large collection includes lithos and RPC's of the "Raisin Capital" Fresno, California. Street scenes of the downtown area span th...

Lot of three real photo postcards of Greenville: Homer Lake, Indian Valley and Main Street. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City:

About 150 postcards. Mostly c1905-15 printed cards. Hanford began in 1877 when the Southern Pacific went from Goshen to Coalinga. Started out as a Chi

Lot of 35. Black & White RPC’s of two bear cubs, Tahoe Tavern and Truckee in snow, and Donner Lake. Color postcard by Tavern Studios of a ...

Lot of four vintage post cards of Lake Tahoe: rare RPC of Brockway, undivided back; two views of Glenbrook, with steamship docking, divided back, hand

A nice array of 80 of RPC's and other postcards showing images of the Central California town of Modesto. Cards include The Modesto Creamery, Mc...

Over 100 mostly RPC's from the Stanislaus County town of Modesto. There are scenes of the surrounding area, as well as downtown scenes that incl...

Lot lot of 38. 1. 32 RPC, color and b/w.. Del Monte, Cal. (Monterey).Some w/white borders and some no borders. Various locations around the Del M

Fifteen postcards, mostly pioneer era, of Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., before and after the earthquake, April 18, 1906. Postcards are mos

This is a collection of postcards of the American Exposition of 1935 in San Diego, California. Just over 100 postcards, most are lithograph prints wit

This large collection of about 100 real photo postcards + about 10 vintage and antique cards gives a tour of San Francisco's beautiful Golden Ga...

Beautiful postcards of the exteriors and a few interiors of splendid bank buildings in and around San Francisco. There are 21 B&W with RPCs and ...

A large collection of about 150 cards including one or more of the rare folding cards of the famous 1915 PPIE in San Francisco. All vintage, various p

This is a rare RPC of the Pan-Pacific Expo. of 1915 showing the booth where you bought a "Camera Permit" to take photos. These two guys do...

Approx 120 very colorful postcards from the Ken Prag Collection featuring the Portola Festival, which began in October of 1909 as a way to promote the

These two postcards were par advertising and part contest. They were looking for a name for their victory bottle. Winner gets a $500 war bond. The two

Lot of 15 - 13 RPC’s. 1) Naval Parade on May 8, 1903. Lot of five. Four B&W RPC’s. 2) Two presidential parades; RPC of Roosevelts 19

Lot of 68 real photo postcards published by Rieder, Cardinell & Co. mostly unused. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: ...

A massive collection of about 150 vintage and antique postcards featuring the many landmarks of 20th century San Francisco, California. Includes one d

Lot of 53 real photo post cards celebrating the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Work started in 1933 and was completed in 1937.

A set of about 50 postcards from the turn of the 20th century with scenes and buildings of San Francisco. Includes City Hall, Palace Hotel, Mechanics

Lot of 91 real photo postcards of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, completed in 1937. Some from the World's Fair of 1939, some color. Mostl...

A great collection of 35 advertising postcards for various shipping lines. Cards includeThe United State Lines. Cunard Lines, Anchor Line, The Belfast

Group photo of the team and a personal note. Postmarked 1907 Sebastopol Cal. And Aurora Ore., 1c stamp. In protective sleeve. Date: 1907 Country (

Selma, California is known for raisins and not one of these 58 RPC's show any evidence of that. What they do show is The East and West Side Gra...

About 100-150 postcards covering all date ranges c1905-1980. Buildings, street scenes, and outlying areas. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ca

Lot of 37 Stockton, Cal. greetings RPCs and litho postcards, plus ephemera, c1852-1940s. Includes: 20 canceled postcards, most with stamps, with cance

Major collection of this important central California town. About 200 cards, about 40% real photo postcards and 60% vintage c1905-10 cards. Includes t

A vintage group of about 55 RPC's from Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California. Established in 1852 as the first Naval installation o...

This is a collection of postcards depicting big trees and other landmarks in both Humboldt and Mendocino Counties in Northern California. There are ov

Lot of 46. Our favorite is a rare Alexander Grunwaldt who walked around the world from San Francisco to San Francisco. Has folds. Ten RPC’s i

Eleven RPCs of Northern California banks, c1910-1918. Includes three exceptional canceled with stamps, from Oroville (First National Bank), Eureka (Hu