Wigwam Auction--March 2019

Choice 1909 Alaska Gold Rush letter regarding "one sealed poke of gold". Also 1909 Bank of British North America memo regarding an overdra...

Buckskin gold poke from Alaska Gold rush with leather draw tie. 5.25x4.5". A few small holes. James Mackie Collection Date: City/County: S...

For the export of 1 poke of gold. 6.5x7.75". Mackie Collection Date: 1905 City/County: State: Alaska

Map of the Sacramento River from Suisun City of the American River by Cadwalader Ringgold, Commander U.S. Navy. This charts the American River all the

Original Clipper Card, Glidden & Williams Line, San Francisco, CA from Lewis Wharf. Color Eureka vignette. 6.25x4.25". Light reverse wear f...

James King of William (1822-1856) was a crusading San Francisco, California newspaper editor whose shooting death in 1856 resulted in the establishmen

US 19th Century Clipper Ship Cards auction catalog by Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, June 13, 1990. 415 lots with photos. This is a classic catalog,

Hardcover travel log of Nicholas Ball including journey to California in 1849. 38pp. Boards detaching, some foxing. Mackie Collection Date: 1895 Cit

Original bronze or copper 1914- 1915 Nevada Hunting and Fishing license. Designed to be worn as a Watch fob.it is embossed with: :Hunting and Fishing

Well, here is a great piece of history !! Discovered in the 1970's, in San Francisco , California. This is a exceptional, French Napoleonic , lo...

Pair of mens cufflinks with gold in quartz polished inserts. Gold plated? square with circle mounts. 1". Mackie Collection Date: City/County...

Tiffany Sterling silver square link bracelet, 7.5" and pair of ball earrings. Date: City/County: State:

1795 debenture document to Zebulon Peck signed by Andrew Kingsbury, CT State Treasurer. 4.25x7.75" Date: 1795 City/County: State: Connecti...

Billhead from The History Co to author of US mining laws and Nevada senator Wm. M Stewart, 1886, no signature. Plus deposit slips for Stewart. Date

2 1887 Jacob Klein letterheads, President of Bullion and Exchange Bank. State of Nevada Executive Chamber letters signed by Governor Fred Balzar 1937,

2 Nevada Land Patents signed by Governor EP Carville Date: 1942 City/County: State: Nevada

3 State Bar of Nevada letterheads 1931, US Senate letterheads 1943. Date: 1931-43 City/County: State: Nevada

1846 letter signed by Ohio Congressman George Street. 7.5x4.75", attached to backing on border Date: 1846 City/County: State: Ohio

4 identical prints from William Sartain engravings. 12x9.5". edge damage Date: City/County: State:

Photo of James Henry Brady, an Idaho Republican who served as the state's 8th governor from 1909 to 1911. He was a US Senator for nearly five ...

Original signed by James B. Ray, Governor of the State of Indiana commissioning Thomas D. Clark to an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court for the Cou

Typed letter from James A. Farley, US Postmaster to Clark C. Calder of Wenatchee, WA thanking him for a reception he had given for him. James Aloysiu

5 approx 3.5x2.25" presidential images on mounts. Mrs. James Garfield, James Monroe, Washington family, JQ Adams Date: City/County: St...

Civil war era map, double truck, pp. 44,45. Copper engraved & hand colored by Johnson with Rail & Wagon Roads. 2 very small tears (.25"...

#'s 7552 to 7561. 10 shares to George Lovejoy. Signed by Ralph Emerson and president R VanSewatu(?). Dateline 1863 San Francisco. Incorporated i...

We haven't seen this stock before. # 163 for 500 shares to BH (?). Signed by J Hammond and president Caplice). Dateline Butte 1890. Incorporated...

An Example of the an early of USMC Marine Corps regulation large white serving platter, 19" x 13". Dated and Hallmarked: U.S.M.C./ T.P. C...

John Wynn Davidson (August 14, 1825 – June 26, 1881) was a brigadier general in the United States Army during the American Civil War and an American I

Very high quality, double sided Nazi Party flag with Swastika. 43" Long x 29 1/2" high. Red with beige back ground and black Swastika. A...

US Govt. poster highlighting the 5 Sullivan brothers who were World War II sailors who, serving together on the light cruiser USS Juneau, were all kil

Brown canvas American Expeditionary Forces canvas tote/duffel bag, 35 Division. "Likely WW1 era. 29x13" Date: City/County: State:

Four volumes. 1) "Our Fighting Jets" by Maj. C. B. Colby. Published by coward-Mccann, Inc., New York, 1951. Used condition. 46 pp. 2) '...

Softcover catalog of ancient to modern military items. Illustrated, 353 pages, foxing and cover wear Date: 1933 City/County: State:

World War Two Medal and lapel pin. Medal Denoting participation in WW2 1941-1945” Campaign and Service Victory World War 2” Date: City/County: St

CDV of Admiral Farragut famous for his remark "Damn the torpedos! Full steam ahead! Union "powder monkey" tintype of a young sailor w...

2 trimmed Confederate General Joseph Johnston-1 cabinet card,1 litho with wear 4.5x3.75". CDV by Webster and Bro. of 1st Lt. Frederick Sherrod...

c. 1900-1915 US Army Canteen in canvas cover with cork top and strap. Date: City/County: State:

A 1952 United States Army GRADUATING CLASS PHOTO OF OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN of Company M 1ST INFANTRY REGIMENT 6TH INFANTRY DIVISION August 1952 fro

Civil War soldier in uniform. Appears to be a charcoal drawing. Not signed. Image 15x12", frame with wear 23x19" Date: City/County: S...

Miscellaneous Military Items from WW2-VIETNAM. This is a collection of various military artifacts from different periods of war From WW2 ,Korea ,and V

Approx 20 prints of soldiers and other men. 9x Thomas McDonaugh, Isaac Newton, 4x BW Proctor, Abbot Lawrence, Geo Bancroft and more. Most approx 11x8.

Solingen dress bayonet with blued metal scabbard and leather belt loop. Approx 15" bayonet. Deer etched under Solingen. Metal has wear and patc...

This is a hard to find U.S. Navy Aviation G-1 Flyer's Jacket (c. 1968) from the Vietnam War. It is a size 38, made by Brill Bros. Inc. and was m...

American campaign 1941-45 medal and ribbon and World War 2 1945 in original blue boxes Date: City/County: State:

Nice framed embroidery "Darling South Pacific 1944" with red palm tree. Likely made by a soldiers wife. 16x17", frame 21x21" Da...

5 WW2 posters and broadsides. Nicest one is " A careless word... .... a needless sinking". 2 broadsides for war bonds Date: City/County...

5 leather pouches on a leather belt. No apparent buckle. Date: City/County: State:

Eight covers of Arkansas to St. Louis U S Air Mail Route 107. Fascinating postage stamps included. Date: 1951 City/County: State: Arkansas

Beautiful representation, of the original expedition of of William Clark and Meriwether Lewis, 1804-1806. Shown at the top of the frame, the two fro

Rare 1899 cover and letter from Nelson, CA. Postmark not listed in Williams p81. Return address of Nelson on cover imprint Date: 1899 City/County:

Very amusing and interesting faux cover "US Assay Office". Nothing about this cover is real, and one can only speculate what it was used f...

Lyon County Nevada postal covers, c 1918-22 including postmarks from Wichman, Yerington, Dayton, Silver City. Covers from notable Nevadans-Bill Donova

8 Envelopes with American flags, "Our Country War and our Foreign Relations" and Lincoln's Evening Newspaper. Date: City/County: ...

Approx 100 covers. Railroad,1st Flight, 1st Airport, and more. Date: c1930-1950 City/County: State:

H Wendt 1935, L Nevis 1935, 1938 Nelson Stamp Date: City/County: State:

Approx 87 US plate blocks in glassine, mostly US, some UN. Airmail, Special Delivery, commemoratives, postage due, souvenir sheets. Includes $1 issues

Classic Wells Fargo Express log book, yellow pages with six line entries per page, 1898-1899. This is a 4.5 x 8.5" ledger of packages shipped ...

Steamer express frank cover, Stockton & San Francisco. The River Express operated between Stockton, Sacramento and San Francisco 1890 to 1895. V...

Choice 1875 Owyhee Mining Co check with RN to DW Thompson $400. Nice condition Date: 1872 City/County: Silver City State: Idaho

1867. Originated from Gold Hill and sent to Folsom. Forwarded to the rare California town the Salmon Falls, California. It is about a discrepancy in t

J Allenbach is writing to his superior in San Francisco, W Elder. "When Mr. McMahon was here had him change the combination of safe. 20 - 68 - ...

Gold Hill, Nevada Territory. No. 838. Datelined May 9, 1863. Issued for $3,500 to Catherine Jones. Pen cancelled. 5 cent US IR adhesive stamp. Pinhole

Wells Fargo cover from Austin, NT. Oval Wells Fargo hand stamp Date: 1869 City/County: Austin State: Nevada Territory

New York Transfer Co, Dodds Express cover with 3c stamp. To E Phelps Esq. Date: 1883 City/County: State: New York

5 1866 receipts, 1851 receipt, unused money package with seal area 1865, approx 5x7" mounted photo, bill of lading and more Date: City/Count...

Two tin type photos of men in CDV holders with revenue stamps on the reverse, no photographer identified. The key piece here is a gentleman with an ex

Very rare Wells Fargo and Co cardboard holder presented to company employees in appreciation of services with center insert filled with 1892 half doll

4 Wells Fargo & Co baggage passes-1905, 1911, 1913 and undated, nice condition Date: City/County: State:

2 Wells Fargo and Co passes, one 1911 and rare 1901 pictorial financial booklet. Date: City/County: State:

Personal Package Transport passes issued to Lemuel Smith Mr. J.E. Gorman (First Vice President of Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry), & more ...

This is a Western Union call device that would be installed in a customer's place of business and wired directly to the local Western Union disp...

Cast iron except for pans and numerical graduations. 19x18". Nice condition Date: City/County: State:

Rexo Laboratory Scale made by Pelouze Manufacturing , Chicago. Balance scale with 7 weights and box. Date: City/County: State:

2 boxes with 1 set of brass trays. 7: x 4" x 1.5". Date: early 1900's City/County: State:

Brass colored scale pan which could have used used to weigh gold. 3.25" x 12.25" x 7". Pan has 2 tiny rust spots and a small ding. ...

This pair of vintage Lunt silverplate candlesticks have a gorgeous, ornate pattern with heavy embossing. Marked on the bottom "Lunt E-61, they ...

Probably silver plate chocolate pot with walnut side handle. Left side dent and a couple of dings. Date: City/County: State:

large lot of silverpate items: 1) Keystoneware silver-plate serving bowl with glass insert and lid, 8.5" diameter; 2) Oneida round platter,12.5...

Mismatched pieces, but very nice group. Sugar bowl w/ lid Made in Italy. Creamer, unknown. Tray, Daffodil by Rogers Bros. Date: City/County: Sta

Pattern B, 6 dinner forks, dated 12-24-2001, engraved "B" Troy 7.44; 7 sterling silver small spoons engraved Cowell & Hubbard, Troy 5...

Six antique sterling soup spoons or small ladles, with a troy weight of 5.03 ozs, or 4.65 ozs troy silver contained. Various makers, etc. Salvatore Fa

Twenty spoons and three forks from various makers, generally American. Numerous differing styles of spoons, from tea spoons to grapefruit spoons and s

5.75" Sterling silver spoon, Jackson, CA etched in bowl, bear on top Date: City/County: Jackson State: California

3.75" 1894 Midwinter's Fair, SF, CA Sterling spoon Date: 1894 City/County: San Francisco State: California

5 matching Sterling Silver table spoons, 7" Date: City/County: State: Montana

7 sterling silver soup spoons of varying bowl shapes. 4.5-5.75" Date: City/County: State:

4 nice sterling tea strainer spoons. 4.5-7" Date: City/County: State:

100 pound sterling first mortgage gold bond. 10 shilling assessment stamp in red. 1892. Due 1907. Green. Printed by the Franklin Banknote Company and

# 10 for 8 shares to William Guild. Signed by Power and president Guild. Dateline Florence 1889. Not cancelled. Pin holes at top border. No edge, colo

# 51 fir 1 share to John M Metz. Signed by A Schink and president Kuelp. dateline Anaheim 1864. Incorporated August 25, 1864. Steam train and steamer

Bond #70. 4 of 10 coupons have been used. Date: 1886 City/County: Bodie State: California

A $100 bond issued by Colusa County. One of California's most obscure counties and one of the rarer bonds. Issued on June 15, 1864. This large 1...

Very early # 11 for 1000 shares to AKW Clarke. Signed by Levy Toomey and president E Cassidy. Dateline San Francisco 1876. Incorporated August 1876. L

# 2 for 250 shares to Valentine Alviso. Signed by W Gibbons and John Aylward. Dateline Livermore, Alameda County 1875. Incorporated October 19, 1874.

Unissued. Serene lake vignette. Alta Print. 1868. No real issues with this cert. "Echo park containing thirty acres is another park evolved fro...

Unissued. # 483. California type seal in the midst of different industries. WT Galloway print. Established in 1874 by John E Plater. Prag Collection

# 465 for 100 shares to William Floyd. Signed by William David and president Albert W Mann. Dateline Portsmouth, New Hampshire 1881. Incorporated Octo

Unissued. 1) Merced MIning and Water Co. 187-. Incorporated July 18th, 1877. Location: Mariposa and Merced Counties. # 460. Allegorical vignette wit

Very early #8 for 5 shares to Samuel Lewis. Signed by Charles Leavitt and president George W Kidd. Dateline Nevada City 1864. Total of 200 shares at $

# 104 for 71 1/2 shares to E Hockstater trustee. Signed by president Brandestini(?) and secretary(?). Dateline Oakland 1883. Incorporated August 16, 1