Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

Seven checks related to the Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company, owned and operated by D.L. Bliss, Henry Yerington, D.O. Mills, and J.A. Rigby

Lot of 24. Includes: Western Union Telegraph ( billhead 1875, receipt 1875), Zadig & Co. (1911), Best & Belcher Mining Co. (1911), Virginia ...

Lot of 69. Nice variety! Includes: 8 payroll receipts from the Savage Mine (1872); 29 Bank of California debit slips (185-1903); 3 from Virginia City

WOW! Just look at the photo to catch all the nuances of this piece: rose gold, red heart, gold circle insert, In an original case that is from A. De N

Bank of California. Virginia, Nevada, Dec. 31st, 1870. Issued to Nye & Co., who were prominent Virginia City jewelers. They were the jewelers wh...

January 15, 1865 check number 29 to William S Ball for $100. Nice bold signature. Partial blue 'PAID' stamp. City: Virginia City State:

Rare, original ticket for the famous theatre in Virginia City. Admit One Gallery Ticket. 2" x 3.5" on heavy cardstock. Printed by Ansell T...

Another very early Wells, Fargo & Co. check signed by R.N. Graves. supt. of the Empire Mining & Milling Co, as well as the Gould & Curry...

Second group of these rare Comstock bonds: $5, $10, and $20. Issued March 1877. Very good condition. Please see previous lot for historical background

Really neat Western Union Telegraph Company Notice for a message sent from Virginia City to Adolph Sutro. Message received in Elko, September 19th, 18

Lot of 243! Includes: 12 Wells, Fargo & Co. c.1860s (territorial); 30 Hale & Norcross S.M. Co., c.1880s; 100 Savage Mining Co. (Wells Fargo...

A 3.5" x 7.75" black and white photograph of the mining town with mine tailings and buildings visible is the focus of this 1922 calendar f...

Large (23" x 12") calendar (green with black text) featuring an illustrated yellow map of Nevada (12.5" x 9.5") featuring vigne...

Lot of 27 with a few duplicates. Nice variety! Many pictorial. No territorial. Includes: J.B Dazet (unused and one used, 1897), Mark Strouse (pictori

This fabulous gold-plated brass badge came to us directly from the great-grandson of the officer! Please see photo (C.A. McGuigan is circled). Fron

Lot of 15. Great variety! Checks: Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Co., RN-G, 1878, signed by D.L. Bliss; Savage Mining Co., RN-G, 1879, signed by

Lot of three unused illustrated treasurer drafts from the Young America Engine Co., No. 2. 187-. Printed by J.D. Bethel & Co., Printers, Virgini...

Lot of 80 pictorial warrants! One is General County Fund, five are School Fund, two are Library Fund, 18 are Redemption Fund, and 54 are Road Fund. Ex

Lot of four from the First National Bank of Winnemucca. Two are 1900 and George Nixon is Cashier. One is 1904 and Nixon is President. The fourth is 19

A RPC that shows a woman walking in front of a church with white picket fence. Pen notations on front indicate this is the catholic church in Winnemuc

1) The Bank Almanac for 1929. Stamped with the Lyon County Bank's name and information (Yerington, Nevada, 4% Paid on Savings Accounts). 32 page...

Unique view of Twin Lakes, a good fishing spot in the Sierra Nevada. "Compliments of Lyon County Bank/ YERINGTON, NEVADA." Colored image o...

Group of 4 including: 1) Photo Mosaic State of Nevada by Aerial Photographers of Nevada/ Reno-Stead Airport/ compiled from/ Earth Resources Technology

63 pages with black and white photographs. By C.A. Norcross, Commissioner Industry, Agriculture and Irrigation. Issued by Sunset Magazine Homeseekers

Cancelled green bond signed by Governor Bradley, treasure Shcooling and controller Hobart. Number 343. Nice Nevada-type state seal on top. City:

Hard to find. 28" x 21". Includes William Stewart, J P Jones, Charles Belknap, Russell Colcord, Orvis Ring, Lem Allen, George Nixon, Willi...

Very Rare. 31 1/2" x 24". Complete slate featuring George Nixon, Tasker Oddie, EE Roberts (Reno's famous pro-alcohol Mayor during proh...

Nine small pamphlets: Dual-Purpose and Beef Cattle, 1016; Rabies, 1918; The Poison Parsnip or Water Hemlock, 1920; The Narrow-Leaved Milkweed and The

1) 1873 Bank of California check to D. L. Bliss for the Summit Flume Company. Signed by Bliss. Back has a Wells Fargo & Co. Carson City stamp. ...

Lot of 37 post cards of Reno, Virginia City and a couple from Las Vegas. Including 5 real photo cards: early Mackay Field at UNR, "C" Stre...

Lot of 8. From Austin: Hall & Marston, Upper Austin Meat Market, c.1870s, soiling and tears; Color illustrated billhead for William Easton, Who...

Lot of eleven. 1) Model Dairy one quart milk bottle. Reno. 2) Goldfield Drug & Jewelry. Felis Brothers. Sheep Dip Poison. 3) Travel case with tw...

Lot of six different 8" x 10" black-and-white photographs showing an atom bomb test explosion. The family believes these were taken by N.E...

Three covers with "First Day of Issue" Centennial Stamps, 1864-1964, cancelled, Carson City, Nevada July 22, 1964. Seven copies of Nevada ...

Lot of 14. From the Comstock: an 1870 Mariposa Mill check RN with signature of James G. Fair; an 1862 territorial check from Paxton & Thornburgh...

Lot of 40. Nice variety. Best two: White Pine County Bank, (Eureka stamped over Hamilton), Dec. 15, 1877, w/ adhesive revenue stamp, repaired cut canc

Over 60 pieces! Checks from Virginia City (Savage Mine and D.L. Bliss), Gold Hill (a territorial piece), Carson City (CC Savings Bank w/ coin vignette

Lot of 75 checks, debit slips, and other banking documents from across Nevada. Carson City, Eureka, Goldfield, Reno, Tonopah, and Winnemucca. Companie

Lot of 8 items. From Carson: two Western Union Telegraph receipts, one received from Palisade (1889) re: a package and the other to brokers in NY (188

Four copies of Historical Highlights of Nevada souvenir booklets (3" x 4"). Photos include: Belmont's Vacant Courthouse, Nye County; P...

16 maps: five BLM maps of various districts, six oil company touring maps, Nevada Highways maps. City: State: Nevada, Date:

Eight pieces. Railroad: a Wells, Fargo & Co. Express wax seal for the Eureka-Nevada Railway Company and an Expense Bill from 1904 for the Eureka...

Lot of 13 pieces. From Humboldt County: a 1913 mining claim deed for the Peerless No. 1 and 2 claims in the Rochester Mining District; an 1879 Officia

Lot of five. All revolve around William Easton, sheriff in Austin. 1) Two 1895 letters from the Sheriff's Office, Elko County, Nevada. First one...

A multi-colored pull down map of the state of Nevada. Encased in a green light metal frame measuring 43” x 2”, measures 33 ½” x 50”. Published ...

Booklet for the Ninth circuit, District of Nevada with the name S. B. or P. B. Ellis on the cover. City: State: Nevada, Date:

1908 Announcement of service by the Southern Nevada Consolidated Telephone and Telegraph Company, a a billing sheet from their office in Rhyolite. Fro

Lot of three. Good Nevada banking references! 1) Report of the State Bank Examiner, 1908. T.R. Hofer's nine page report includes a foldout table...

Nice set. 1) 1914 Map of Nevada with a Brief Description of its Resources, Development, Topography and Climate. Published by the Southern Pacific. Map

Lot of 20. Nevada warrants: two 1888 general fund, two 1898 general fund, three 1881 general fund, three 1881 state prison fund, and three 1877 genera

1) Sunburst Petroleum Corporation. Inc. July 10, 1929. Aluminum (rare). 2) Department of Weights and Measures/ State of Nevada. Vista Rock Products.

1) Joan of Arc Conclave No. 38 R.C. of C. Chartered June 1st, 1918. State of Nevada. (Reno). 2) International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Wa

1) Capital Building Company. Inc. Nov. 1st ,1927. Reno. 2) Hoffman & Son Incorporated. Inc Nov. 19, 1928. Reno. 3) Guthrie Estate Company. Inc. ...

1) Armanko Office Supply Co. Inc. December 31st, 1937. Reno. 2) Metropolitan Steel Products Co. Inc. March 19, 1930. 3) Unitype Engineering Co. Inc. S

1) Stateline Mercantile Company. State of Nevada. Inc. July 3, 1929. Possibly Lake Tahoe. No reference could be found. 2) Hollywood Apartment Holding

This style is typical of c.1900 Chinese in Nevada. Beaded handle is detached, but present. 8" diameter, 3" tall with lid. Multicolored bea...

Thirteen page report of the directors of the Morris Canal & Banking Company to the stockholders, April 5, 1869. 6 x 9". The Morris Canal w...

Approved March 20, 1872. Published by Starbuck & Dunham, Newark. 5 pages. City: Ocean County State: New Jersey, Date: 1872

Lot of 36 checks. Three are Thomas A. Edison, Jr.'s account, Orange, N.J. dateline, 1917. The other 33 are from Mrs. Thomas A. Edison, Junior, B...

Territory served by The Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. Green covers. 76 pages with a few pages loose. Writing and toning. Heavily use...

Lot of five. One large bill head for Cook Dougherty & Burrows. Two small bill heads to J. F. Cook. Two small receipts for J. F. Cook. City: M

This is a wanted broadside for Harry Eaton who had just escaped from the state penitentiary. If it dated September 29, 1914. IT is a copy of the origi

John Anderson is to be arrested and his body to be safely kept so that his body will appear before the District court withing the county of Socooro on

Lot of 4 items pertaining to the same event. 1) September 2: letterhead from Strauss & Co. in San Francisco to H. M. Dougherty agreeing to the p...

Lot of nine. 1-7) small bill heads from P. N. Yunker of Socorro. All for items purchased from the Lemitas Ranch from 1894 to 1904. P. N. Yunker was a

Lot of 14. Includes: an 1883 time certificate for Silver City, Deming & Pacific Railroad Co.; five checks (1905) from the Santa Fe Central Railw...

Report as to Socorro County, this report was prepared by M. Fischer and Antonio Y. A. Abeytis, Commissioners, Socorro, Socorro County. Printed by Soco

Rustic hand-made pinewood chest, original forged steel hinges and locks, and key, 18" h x 32.75" w x 15.5" d. Two locking compartment...

Delivered before the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico, December 8, 1858, Governor Abraham Rencher (1798-1883). Printed by the Santa

1) Department of the Interior General Land Office William A. Richards, Commissioner. Territory of New Mexico. Compiled under the direction of Frank Bo

Filed August 14th, 1818. Document regarding a loan taken by Augustus Taylor for $100 that went unpaid and the settlement from this civil case. 12.5&...

Two small checks, both from Ostego County Bank in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father, William. 1842 and 1849. Signed "J. Fe...

Fabulous vignette capsized boat of whalers next to breaching whale on this Manhattan Oil Co. check from 1868. Adhesive revenue with tied cancel at bot

Over 60 receipts and statements (warrants to comptrollers, all hand-written) for services and equipment, much regarding road widening, paving, sold pr

A great group of historic documents from Eastern Air Lines. 1) Typed letter signed by Eddie Rickenbacker, the famous flying ace, as head of Eastern Ai

Moody's Analyses of Investments, Public Utilities, and Industrials. By John Moody, 1916 City: New York State: New York, Date:

With a Compendious Gazetteer of the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri, and the Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa...By J. Calvi

9" x 6 1/2" Photograph of Engine Co. 131, NYFD. Shows horse-drawn apparatus pulled by three horses. Horse names written on photo: "Ji...

Orangetown Fire Co. No. 1. Nyack, New York. Great vignette of horse-drawn fire wagon. All three have adhesive revenue stamps. Folds and cut cancels. (

Personal letter (dated Nov. 4, 1849) from Thomas Hight from West Point to Mary Legg (probably a family member). In the letter he talks about how much

Lot of 20 early bank drafts. Includes: nine drafts from Lombard Bank, 1825 (2.5" x 6"); one unused draft from the New York, Providence an...

A caring datelined letter (Nov. 30, 1831) from Caleb (last name?) possibly to his brother saying to be careful who he trusts and wishing him prosperit

200+ checks from New York state. Most are 19th century. Cooperstown, Albany, New York city, New Berlin, Canajoharie, etc. Please inspect! (Prag Collec

Lot of 8. Includes: 1855 with steamer paddleship; unused Chelsea Bank w/ carriage; unused 1860s Fulton National Bank w/ steamer vignette; 1885 J.C. Ki

The text is a little hard to read, but it appears to reference the transport of a body to Jonathan K. Horton, who was a municipal clerk in Washington

Two certificates of the DeForest Radio Company, one issued to Emil Joseph, the other to Miss Mathilda A Gilles City: State: New York,

Lot of 65. Many pictorial. Some have adhesive revenues. Includes checks from: Blowing Rock (NC), Memphis, Piedmont, Asheville, Richmond, Salem (VA), B

Shows the North Pacific Railroad Company from Jamestown, North Dakota to Montana boundary. Large foldout out map. Reverse is full of information and a

This is a 1933 reprint of a 1923 book. Great book for early resource for Tulsa. IT starts wit "Tent Town," first in Tulsa, earliest reside...

23.25" long. Vignette of Native American chief and white text "101 Ranch." Purple/blue background. Overall good condition with light...

Lot of 26. Includes: three pictorial Ferdinand Ritterbusch checks, Guthrie (1899); Muskogee, I.T. (1905); Olney, I.T. (1908); Coalgate, I.T. (1907); W

Over 50 Letters, billheads, price lists, broadsides, advertising requests, blank letterheads for A. B. Hudelson & Son, dealers in General Mercha...

Small hardbound book (5.5" x 7"). The exposition commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of the famous and daring expedition of the int...

Very nice color map put out by the General Land Office. Measures 19" x 23.5." Scale 1 inch=15 miles. C. Roeser, Principal Draughtsman. Sen...

Letters (several from his brother, R. H. Haines), petitions, agreements, hand-written bills, etc. and a writing that declares: "Our Gov. sprung...

Nice map from the Dalles of the Columbia River to Great Salt lake under the Command of Capt. H. D. Wallen, 4th Inf. by Lieut. Joseph Dixon T. Eng., 18

Some Letters and misc. of J. D. Haines (possibly in the state congress on Oregon) of the Office of Haines & Lawrence,Attorneys at Law ("It ...

A letter to J. D. Haines from his brother R. H. Haines in Montana: "A few days ago, Bill Ferguson and myself bought a claim for $50. We commenc...

Photograph (positive and paper negative) of the first U. S. Post Office west of the Rocky Mountains, in Shivley's, Astoria, Oregon (1847); color...

Seven pieces of Oregon history. Two photographs, legal letters (1861), reproduction broadside from steamship to Idaho and Montana gold mines, receipts