2012 Hot August Auction

Auction Details

Highlights of the sale include:
1. A new discovery of an early, c 1876-7 photo of the Earp family with all of the Earp brothers and their father Nicholas.
2. The Ken and Rosemary Roberts miners candlestick collection containing some of the finest miners candlesticks ever made
3. The best saloon section we’ve ever had – including a fantastic collection of embossed saloon bottles put away for 40 years
4. The largest (by far!) antique American silver ingot, nearly 500 ounces – from Denver!
5. “Discovery” ingots from collections all over America
6. Western mining broadsides, lithographs and maps – the best selection of rarities ever offered at one time.
7. Western Art – five spectacular oil paintings in the style of Russell in oversized mural format by Franz Trevors, from the Palace Club, Reno, 1943-4.
8. Gaming – rare early slot machine (1910), chip collections, antique equipment and broadsides
9. Bawdy & Brothel- rare Mustang Ranch “gold card”, ultra rare early brothel tokens highlighted by the Goldfield “rooster”
10. Western broadsides – the best ever seen at auction – Tahoe, Virginia City, Reno, Pioneer societies, brewery advertising and more
11. Gold and gold ore specimens from major collections
12. Nevada Railroad Collection- The fantastic Jacobitz Collection of lamps, locks, keys, photographs and documents. Perhaps the best collection ever assembled!
13. Humboldt Soda Works Archive from Winnemucca. An original collection of hundreds of original etched and silk screened seltzer bottles for the back bars in saloons dating from c1890 to 1919 (Prohibition) and another batch that post-dates Prohibition.
14. Mining and Assay catalog collection
15. Major World’s Fair ephemera & So Called Dollars collections
16. Original hoard of Morgan Dollars from a Reno Casino in the early days and a $50 Augustus Humbert Pioneer gold piece.
17. Rare western tokens. The best of the best.
Colorado Mining Stock Certificates CO -  1893, 1899, 1912 - 2012aug - General Americana551Colorado Mining Stock Certificates CO - 1893, 1899, 1912 - 2012aug - General Americana
Lot of 3: 1) The Easter Bell Gold Mining and Milling Co. Stock #2545 issued to J.P. Curtis on 8 March 1912 for 5,000 shares. Measures 11” x 6.75”, lit
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold for (110.00 + 21.45) x 1 = 131.45
Colorado Mining Stocks CO - , -  - 2012aug - General Americana552Colorado Mining Stocks CO - , - - 2012aug - General Americana
Lot of 18: 1) "H.A. Miller Dental Company" stock numbers 12-20, all issued to E.R. Anderson. 2) "The Greater American Corporation"
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (160.00 + 31.20) x 1 = 191.20
Cripple Creek Area Drug Bottles CO - c1890-1920 - 2012aug - General Americana553Cripple Creek Area Drug Bottles CO - c1890-1920 - 2012aug - General Americana
Lot of 7: 1) Palace Drug Store Prescriptions. Goldfield Colo. 3 oz. Clear glass with some minor stains. Rarity 3, only 10-20 known. Post 1906. 2) F. J
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (400.00 + 78.00) x 1 = 478.00
US Gold Corporation Ledgers CO - Boulder,c1916 - 2012aug - General Americana554US Gold Corporation Ledgers CO - Boulder,c1916 - 2012aug - General Americana
Lot of 2. United States Gold Corp. Record ledger books, 1 Cash Book, and 1 Voucher Record ledger. US Gold Corp. was incorporated in 1903, finally prod
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (200.00 + 39.00) x 1 = 239.00
Cherry Creek Ledger CO - Cherry Creek,Douglas County - c1882-1886 - 2012aug - General Americana555Cherry Creek Ledger CO - Cherry Creek,Douglas County - c1882-1886 - 2012aug - General Americana
A very old and fragile ledger book containing many invoices, receipts and original billheads of supplies purchased from various merchants in Ogden, UT
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Colorado Mining Ledgers CO - Colorado Springs,El Paso County - c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana556Colorado Mining Ledgers CO - Colorado Springs,El Paso County - c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana
Lot of 2: 1) The Worcester Gold Mining Co. Produced by the Gazette Printing Co. 2) The Block Twelve Gold Mining Co. Both measure 12” x 9” and have lit
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (250.00 + 48.75) x 1 = 298.75
Cameo Ring & Medallion CO - Cripple Creek,Teller County - c1890 - 2012aug - General Americana557Cameo Ring & Medallion CO - Cripple Creek,Teller County - c1890 - 2012aug - General Americana
Lot of 2: 1) Women`s Gold ring with a Cherub cameo set in a gold grape leaves and clusters surround. High luster and finely detailed hand-engraving. I
Start Price : 375.00 | Estimates : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (400.00 + 78.00) x 1 = 478.00
Cripple Creek Sampling & Ore Company Assay Ledger CO - Cripple Creek,Teller County - 1908-1910 - 201558Cripple Creek Sampling & Ore Company Assay Ledger CO - Cripple Creek,Teller County - 1908-1910 - 201
A large Ore Record ledger book covered in mahogany colored leather and tan suede, and containing 46 pages of entries of Ore Received from various mine
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold for (250.00 + 48.75) x 1 = 298.75
Colorado Mountain & Plain Medal CO - Denver,1899 - 2012aug - General Americana559Colorado Mountain & Plain Medal CO - Denver,1899 - 2012aug - General Americana
Commemorative Medal award from the "Festival of Mountain and Plain," dated September 26-30, 1899 Denver. Features a glass insert with mining
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (110.00 + 21.45) x 1 = 131.45
Fort Logan Token CO - Denver,2012aug - General Americana560Fort Logan Token CO - Denver,2012aug - General Americana
In March 1887, Lt. General Phil Sheridan came to Denver and, after viewing the 11 sites suggested by the local citizens’ committee, he selected a trac
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Ledger Scrapbook CO - Denver,2012aug - General Americana561Ledger Scrapbook CO - Denver,2012aug - General Americana
Ledger from the Denver Bank, converted into a scrap book that holds newspaper clippings and pressed plants and flowers. There are several handwritten
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Mining & Assay Catalog CO - Denver,1901 - 2012aug - General Americana562Mining & Assay Catalog CO - Denver,1901 - 2012aug - General Americana
Mining supply catalog. "Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. And Supply Co. Designers, Manufacturers and Jobbers of Electric, Steam, Gasoline, Hydraulic a
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (562.00 + 109.59) x 1 = 671.59
United States (Branch) Mint CO - Denver, - May 19, 1873 - 2012aug - General Americana563United States (Branch) Mint CO - Denver, - May 19, 1873 - 2012aug - General Americana
1873 marked a year of great prospecting in Boulder County. Gold Hill was one of the sites specifically mentioned by Raymond in 1874. Gold Hill is cred
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (250.00 + 48.75) x 1 = 298.75
Fremont County Ledger CO - Fremont County,c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana564Fremont County Ledger CO - Fremont County,c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana
Large Ledger book, measures 17"L x 13"W x 1"D. The gold-banded brick red rounded spine indicates "Voucher Record 1 Fremont Townsit
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Holy Cross Mining District (Claim Map Group) CO - Holy Cross,Eagle County - 1888 - 2012aug - General565Holy Cross Mining District (Claim Map Group) CO - Holy Cross,Eagle County - 1888 - 2012aug - General
Group of 5 claim maps from the District situated just south of the town of Red Cliffs and located approximately 15 miles north of Leadville. One map i
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold for (160.00 + 31.20) x 1 = 191.20
Colorado Assay Receipts Assortment CO - Idaho Springs,Clear Creek County - c1880 - 2012aug - General566Colorado Assay Receipts Assortment CO - Idaho Springs,Clear Creek County - c1880 - 2012aug - General
Lot of 12. Idaho Springs Assay receipts from several distinct Assay Sampling Works. All are dated from the late 1880s, and include such firms as Mathe
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (300.00 + 58.50) x 1 = 358.50
Colorado Mining Assay & Book Assortment CO - Idaho Springs,Clear Creek County - c1888 - 2012aug - Ge568Colorado Mining Assay & Book Assortment CO - Idaho Springs,Clear Creek County - c1888 - 2012aug - Ge
Lot of 18. Multiple Assay Receipts from the Idaho Springs Mining District. Receipts range from Mathews & Co's Sampling Works, The Idaho Sampling W
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (175.00 + 34.13) x 1 = 209.13
Leadville Smelting Photo CO - Leadville,Lake County - c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana569Leadville Smelting Photo CO - Leadville,Lake County - c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana
A mounted and framed black and white panorama of the Arkansas Valley Smelting plant along the Arkansas River in Leadville. The demonetization of silve
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold for (850.00 + 165.75) x 1 = 1,015.75
The Great Western Sugar Co. Ledger CO - Loveland,Larimer County - 1905 - 2012aug - General Americana570The Great Western Sugar Co. Ledger CO - Loveland,Larimer County - 1905 - 2012aug - General Americana
Measures 17” x 12”. Some wear on cover and pages, but overall the ledger is in very good condition. Produced by W.H. Kistler Stationery Co., located i
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Civil War Era Silver Top Walking Stick CT - Shelton,Fairfield County -  - 2012aug - General American571Civil War Era Silver Top Walking Stick CT - Shelton,Fairfield County - - 2012aug - General American
This walking stick has a silver top engraved, "Manuf and presented by the Derby Silver Co. To Command No. 1 U.V.U. Shelton, Conn." It is a 3
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
American Express Stamp *Territorial* Dak Terr - Northville,2012aug - General Americana572American Express Stamp *Territorial* Dak Terr - Northville,2012aug - General Americana
4" tall, wooden handle stamp, oval, "American / Northville / D.T. / Exp. Co." - Jacobitz Collection -59783
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (475.00 + 92.63) x 1 = 567.63
Book on Geological Exploration DC - Washington,District of Columbia -  - 2012aug - General Americana573Book on Geological Exploration DC - Washington,District of Columbia - - 2012aug - General Americana
One of the best volumes on mining ever written, according to Fred Holabird. "The Mining Industry` by James D. Hague, with geological contribution
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (325.00 + 63.38) x 1 = 388.38
Hawaii Governor Signature HI - Honolulu,1918 - 2012aug - General Americana574Hawaii Governor Signature HI - Honolulu,1918 - 2012aug - General Americana
This certificate documents the appointment of J. Bert Lightfoot to the office of District Magistrate for the City and County of Honolulu, beginning Ju
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 700.00
Hawaiian Postcard HI - Honolulu,1896 - 2012aug - General Americana575Hawaiian Postcard HI - Honolulu,1896 - 2012aug - General Americana
This was sent from the Islands, via ship to the Mainland and then on to Montclair, N.J. by train. There is a February 12 postmark. It is addressed to
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Hawaiian Water Bill HI - Honolulu,1895 - 2012aug - General Americana576Hawaiian Water Bill HI - Honolulu,1895 - 2012aug - General Americana
A water bill from the office of the Honolulu Water Works to William Wagner for 6 months of service. Piece is postmarked 29 June 1895 and the amount du
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Britton & Rey Framed Lithograph - Atlanta Mine ID - Atlanta,Elmore County - c1880 - 2012aug - Genera577Britton & Rey Framed Lithograph - Atlanta Mine ID - Atlanta,Elmore County - c1880 - 2012aug - Genera
Gilded frame measures 28" x 22". Some minor staining at edges. It is believed to be from the 1880s, featuring the Atlanta Mine in Idaho by H
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold for (1,000.00 + 195.00) x 1 = 1,195.00
Boise Spoons ID - Boise,Ada County - 2012aug - General Americana578Boise Spoons ID - Boise,Ada County - 2012aug - General Americana
Lot of two very different souvenir spoons, including a 6.5" bronze gilt piece and a 4" sterling silver spoon from Dillon, Montana. Both coul
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (110.00 + 21.45) x 1 = 131.45
Bird's Eye View of  Mining Town and Other Scenes ID - Silver City,Owyhee County - c1875 - 2012aug - 579Bird's Eye View of Mining Town and Other Scenes ID - Silver City,Owyhee County - c1875 - 2012aug -
This small, but delightful image measures 3.25” x 2.25” and 3.75” x 2.5” on matte. There is some minor wear on the image. Surrounding the larger image
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (250.00 + 48.75) x 1 = 298.75
Raven Mining Co., Ltd. Stock Ledger ID - Wardner,Shoshone County - 1908-1920 - 2012aug - General Ame580Raven Mining Co., Ltd. Stock Ledger ID - Wardner,Shoshone County - 1908-1920 - 2012aug - General Ame
Original Stock certificate ledger for the Raven Mining Co., Ltd . Incorporated in Idaho, 1907: certificates 1-241, not necessarily all here. #1-124 ar
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (150.00 + 29.25) x 1 = 179.25
Morris Good For Mirror IL - Morris,Grundy County - c1908 - 2012aug - General Americana581Morris Good For Mirror IL - Morris,Grundy County - c1908 - 2012aug - General Americana
Good for 5c in trade. 111 Washington St. P.F. Whalen, Prop. Nice, small mirror, but not pictorial. 1.5" -40478
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Clark, Gruber, and Company Bank Photo and Certificate KS - Leavenworth,1863 - 2012aug - General Amer582Clark, Gruber, and Company Bank Photo and Certificate KS - Leavenworth,1863 - 2012aug - General Amer
Photograph of Bank & Mint 2-story brick building in Leavenworth City of Messrs. Clark and Gruber. Below is a pay-stamped check in the amount of $1
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (375.00 + 73.13) x 1 = 448.13
Bank Note Engraving Print LA - New Orleans, -  - 2012aug - General Americana583Bank Note Engraving Print LA - New Orleans, - - 2012aug - General Americana
Large framed and matted print of various Bank engravings, entitled "Specimens of Bank Note Engraving. Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New Orlean...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (200.00 + 39.00) x 1 = 239.00
Wells-Fargo Reward Notice New Orleans LA - New Orleans, - 1907 - 2012aug - General Americana584Wells-Fargo Reward Notice New Orleans LA - New Orleans, - 1907 - 2012aug - General Americana
Notice of a $300 reward for a W.N. Jennings, an agent of Wells-Fargo, dated July 22, 1907. It states that the Company will pay this reward for this pe
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (150.00 + 29.25) x 1 = 179.25
Hotel Raymond Mirrors MA - Fitchburg,Worcester County - c1908 - 2012aug - General Americana585Hotel Raymond Mirrors MA - Fitchburg,Worcester County - c1908 - 2012aug - General Americana
Lot of 4, including a woman in red hat, a Mary Pickford looking woman, a lady with a Gibson and two hunting dogs all are good for 10 cents in trade.
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (400.00 + 78.00) x 1 = 478.00
Wells Fargo & Company Coach Gun MD - Baltimore,c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana586Wells Fargo & Company Coach Gun MD - Baltimore,c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana
A Baltimore Arms side by side in 12 gauge, cut down to 24". Serial numbers, as well as gauge have been removed. The initials W.F.EXP. CO has been
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (325.00 + 63.38) x 1 = 388.38
Calumet & Hecla Consolidated Copper Company Annual Reports MI - Calumet,Houghton County -  - 2012aug587Calumet & Hecla Consolidated Copper Company Annual Reports MI - Calumet,Houghton County - - 2012aug
Lot of 54. The Calumet and Hecla Mining Company began in 1864, when E.J. Hulbret discovered rich copper-bearing ore in Houghton county, MI. The town o
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold for (200.00 + 39.00) x 1 = 239.00
Silver Bullion Theft Broadside MN - 2012aug - General Americana588Silver Bullion Theft Broadside MN - 2012aug - General Americana
This is an 8" x 10.5" notice dated 11 October 1889 offering a $500 reward for the recovery of two bars of silver bullion, valued at $3,000,
Start Price : 375.00 | Estimates : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (350.00 + 68.25) x 1 = 418.25
J.S. Excursion Steamer Mirror MN - La Crosse,c1910 - 2012aug - General Americana589J.S. Excursion Steamer Mirror MN - La Crosse,c1910 - 2012aug - General Americana
The mirror has the image of a docked steamer with passengers and onlookers. The mirror measures 2.25” with a cream color background and black print. T
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (150.00 + 29.25) x 1 = 179.25
Samuel Clemens at His Hannibal Home MO - Hannibal,Marion County - 1902 - 2012aug - General Americana590Samuel Clemens at His Hannibal Home MO - Hannibal,Marion County - 1902 - 2012aug - General Americana
Taken by Tomlinson Brothers Photography of Hannibal, Mo. Piece measures 15" x 17" in its mounted frame. The photographers, Herbert and Porte
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimates : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Commemorative Bicentennial  7-UP Can Display Sets MO - St. Louis, - 1976 - 2012aug - General America591Commemorative Bicentennial 7-UP Can Display Sets MO - St. Louis, - 1976 - 2012aug - General America
To commemorate the American Bicentennial, 7-UP produced a set of 50 cans that, when properly arranged in a pyramid, would display an image of Uncle Sa
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Butterfield Mail Enamel Spoon MO - Tipton,Moniteau County - 2012aug - General Americana592Butterfield Mail Enamel Spoon MO - Tipton,Moniteau County - 2012aug - General Americana
This dainty, 4.5" spoon features vibrant enamel work on the spoon and handle: a vignette of "THE FIRST BUTTERFIELD MAIL FOR THE PACIFIC/ LEA
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (175.00 + 34.13) x 1 = 209.13
Bank Cheques MT - 2012aug - General Americana593Bank Cheques MT - 2012aug - General Americana
Eight pieces of Montana banking history: a bank teller vignette from the First National Bank of Helena, 1870; a miner and his dog vignette from the ba
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Frontier Montana Town Photographs MT - 2012aug - General Americana594Frontier Montana Town Photographs MT - 2012aug - General Americana
Three scenes of frontier life: 1) Roscoe General Store and post office, circa 1910, 5.25" x 3" good focus and contrast; 2) townsite view wit
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 800.00
Industrial Montana Photographs MT - 2012aug - General Americana595Industrial Montana Photographs MT - 2012aug - General Americana
Three photos of industry in early Montana: 1) lumber mill labeled "St. Reges Mont." 8" x 6.75" good focus, fair contrast; 2) "
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 800.00
Kalispell Area Photographs MT - 2012aug - General Americana596Kalispell Area Photographs MT - 2012aug - General Americana
Three photos: 1) August 1891 view of the Kalispell Townsite Co. Building with four men and a dog posing on the porch, 7.5" x 5," noted on ba
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Mine Photographs MT - 2012aug - General Americana597Mine Photographs MT - 2012aug - General Americana
Four mining scenes: 1) stere oview "Mule Train on 100-foot level, Rarus Mine, Butte" miners with a horse drawn wagon, 7" x 3.5" go
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Mining Documents MT - 2012aug - General Americana598Mining Documents MT - 2012aug - General Americana
Three historic pieces: 1) early Bannock Certificate of Deposit for 156oz, 6 dwt, 1867; 2) Memorandum of gold bullion from the Helena USAO date June 5,
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Montana Ephemera MT - 2012aug - General Americana599Montana Ephemera MT - 2012aug - General Americana
Eleven pieces of Montana history: typewritten from Marysville, 1894; handwritten from Wickes, 1887; a Helena Motor Railway pass; a Climax Fuse Company
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 600.00
Quartet of Montana Photographs MT - 2012aug - General Americana600Quartet of Montana Photographs MT - 2012aug - General Americana
Four pieces: 1) stereo card "Summit of Beaver Hill, N.P.R.R." penciled on back is "Stagecoach Montana Beaver Hill" 6.75 x 3.5"
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00