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.
Invoicing and lot pick up will NOT be available at the live auction.
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Auburn Town Real Estate 3D Image CA - Auburn,Placer County - 2012aug - General Americana411 - Auburn Town Real Estate 3D Image CA - Auburn,Placer County - 2012aug - General Americana
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Framed large paper print of the town of Auburn, CA., including 20 insert vignettes of various important landmarks. Included are the residence of J. Pa
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b***5 for (500.00 + 97.50BP) = 597.50
 
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Fire Insurance Map of Auburn California CA - Auburn,Placer County - 2012aug - General Americana412 - Fire Insurance Map of Auburn California CA - Auburn,Placer County - 2012aug - General Americana
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Original 1912 San Born Fire insurance maps for Auburn CA 1912, last updated in 1916. This is an original set, in color at a scale of 1"=50'...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to R*****n for (400.00 + 78.00BP) = 478.00
 
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Placer County Wanted Poster CA - Auburn,Placer County - 1901 - 2012aug - General Americana413 - Placer County Wanted Poster CA - Auburn,Placer County - 1901 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Dated Nov.2, 1901, this circular was issued by Charles Keena, sheriff of Placer County, for the arrest of H.C. Hill , who is also known as A.E. Dodge,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to W**1 for (550.00 + 107.25BP) = 657.25
 
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Eagle Mine Co. Stock Certificate CA - Aurora,Mono County - 1863 - 2012aug - General Americana414 - Eagle Mine Co. Stock Certificate CA - Aurora,Mono County - 1863 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Issued by the Eagle Tunnel & Mining Company to W.S. Card for 20 shares of capital stock at $100 per share. Signed by the company secretary, J.H. S
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to i*****l for (600.00 + 117.00BP) = 717.00
 
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Early Beverly Hills Checks Book CA - Beverly Hills,Los Angeles County - c1929 - 2012aug - General Am415 - Early Beverly Hills Checks Book CA - Beverly Hills,Los Angeles County - c1929 - 2012aug - General Am
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Early First National bank of Beverly Hills checks book. Multiple unused checks remain behind the many filled in register sheets, all hand-lettered fro
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to u******y for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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Bodie and Mono County Mining Ephemera CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1872, 1874, 1894, 1899, 1907 - 2012au416 - Bodie and Mono County Mining Ephemera CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1872, 1874, 1894, 1899, 1907 - 2012au
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Lot of 10: 1) 2 warrants issued by Mono County treasurer, dated 1872 and 1874. 2) 1 report on the Angeles Mining Co. by O. Perry Riker. 3) 1 document
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d***n for (120.00 + 23.40BP) = 143.40
 
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A.B. Stewart Bottle CA - Bodie,Mono County - 2012aug - General Americana417 - A.B. Stewart Bottle CA - Bodie,Mono County - 2012aug - General Americana
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5" oval. ABS monogram. Outstanding condition. - Jacobitz Collection -59556
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to F****e for (700.00 + 136.50BP) = 836.50
 
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Bodie Bank Documents CA - Bodie,Mono County - 2012aug - General Americana418 - Bodie Bank Documents CA - Bodie,Mono County - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 2. 1) The Bodie Bank stock certificate. The Bodie Bank was the major financier of the mining companies as well as the general population of the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9***2 for (160.00 + 31.20BP) = 191.20
 
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Bodie Bird’s Eye Photograph, Framed CA - Bodie,Mono County - c1920 - 2012aug - General Americana419 - Bodie Bird’s Eye Photograph, Framed CA - Bodie,Mono County - c1920 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Placed in an exquisite hand carved wooden frame that measures 24” x 21”, this photo is a blow up of another photo of the historical mining town. The S
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to R*****n for (350.00 + 68.25BP) = 418.25
 
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Bodie Document Group CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1880,1887,1888, 1894, 1899 - 2012aug - General America420 - Bodie Document Group CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1880,1887,1888, 1894, 1899 - 2012aug - General America
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Lot of 9 including 1) Check from the Bodie Bank, no. 13039 issued on November 20, 1880 for $100. Issued to James Austouny from W.V. Pope. Blue paper a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8*****c for (120.00 + 23.40BP) = 143.40
 
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