2012 Hot August Auction

Lot of 12: 1) Hardcover auction book, The Pony Express: The Collection formed by Thurston Twigg-Smith. From Sale 979 Saturday December 5, 2009. Produc

Measures 4” x 2.5” Card number L7268. Some wear, there a mark in the lower right corner. And the bottom half of the card has a dark Issued to “Mr. B.

A hat or belt buckle. Measures about 3.25” x 2.75.” No. 1120, with a shield outline and the Wells Fargo Express Co. logo in the center. Made by N. Sta

Lot of 3 commemorative pins for 5, 10 and 20 years of faithful service. Pins measure about 0.75” across and have minor wear. 2 of the pins have white

A 1.75” by 2.75” by 1.25” white card gift box with a red and white label affixed to the top, printed “THE SENDER REQUESTS THAT YOU/ DO NOT OPEN/ UNTIL

Lot of 9: 1) Rectangle shaped WF & Co. Express tag. Blue color with white letters. Measures about 2” x 1.25". 2 & 3) Wells Fargo tags. Sh

Lot of 3. 1) Patch, 2” x 2” red and blue with white letters. 2) Tag with leather strap. Front has the WF & Co. logo on the front. The back reads “

Bronze, 2.75" tall, wax seal: "WELLS FARGO CO./ EXPRESS/ 679/ MESSENGER". - Jacobitz Collection -59703

Reported to be a Wells-Fargo Strong Box, when in actuallity, it is an assayers case, with removable trays for chemicals. Approx. 12" x 6" x

An exceptionally diverse lot of countless stocks from Nevada, California, Arizona, and Oregon. -60468

This is a great photo album: 45 pages, both sides of each page covered in photos, usually 4, but sometimes 3 to 6 photos per side, depicting what must

Lot of 5: 1) A 6" Campbells' Soup spoon featuring the iconic Campbell's Soup boy on the handle. 2) A 6" ORIGINAL SPOON/ HAS BEEN U...

Lot of 2. Early rare hard-cover books. 1) is the "The Subterranean World" by Dr. George Hartwig, published by Scribner, Wellford & Co. O

Very fine collection of about 100 items from the Western Union Telegraph Co. The collection contains a number of the Western Union "pass style&...

Lot of 18 Wells Fargo Express Frank Stamps that entitle the bearer to ship 50 pounds with the company. Only three of the pieces have been hand cancele

Lot of 5: Annual reports, dated 1912, 1915, 1917, 1918 and 1919. Each contains a map and fold-out photographs of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Co. Perse

Incorporated in South Dakota. Cert. #4624, issued to Mrs. C.B.Rockwell in 1915 for 250 shares. Signed by President and Secretary (signatures illegible

Lot of 2. Both measure 8" x 32". 1) Panorama of the "Alaskan Yukon Picnic" from Lincoln Park. It is estimated this was taken in 19

Charter Certificate for "Igloo No. 4" complete with the scrolled list of members. The notice under the "Pioneers of Alaska" reads

Obverse: Good for/ Northern/ 12 1/2c/ In Trade; reverse: Native Copper/ from/ Seward Alaska/ pictorial. 38mm, extra fine condition. The Northern opera

This is a very old piece from the collection of Count Baranov (1746-1819), first Russian governor of the Alaskan Territory. He was instrumental in dev

Informational booklet on the Russian Orthodox Cathedral. Measures 11” x 7” and 21” x 7” unfolded. The booklet mainly features several photographs of t

Panoramic photograph of the harbor and town. 6.5" x 46". Photographer was indicated as Joe Mathews. Photo shows the harbor with various ship

Lot of 2, including a 12.5 cent credit for trade at The Fairbanks in Valdez, George Krau proprietor and a 12.5 cent credit for trade at Chisolm and Ha

Lot of 2 Alaskan nuggets and an old gold watch chain, in wonderful condition. The larger nugget is .57 troy ounce and the smaller is .43 troy. The cha

Hutchinson style bottle with tooled top. "BONANZA BOTTLING CO. DAWSON, N.W.T." embossed on face of bottle. Heavy glass with aqua tint, appro

Lot of 4. Various town Pharmacist bottles, small sizes. The towns are listed as Phoenix, Prescott, and Tucson. Bottles measure approx. 3.50"x 1.5

Lot of 4: 1) Home Soda Works "Territorial" bottle. Douglas, 2-piece mold, oval slug plate, mug base, applied top with wear. Interior stain,

Hard-Cover book, measures 9" x 11 .5" x 2". Government printed in 1861. A compilation of reports from the early exploration of the Colo

Lot of 4: 1 and 2) 11" x 17" map copies, one of mines locations topographic, and Survey map of mine holdings. 3) Book of Stock Certificates,

Home Soda Works "Territorial" bottle. Two piece mold, oval slug plate, mug base, with what appears to be an applied top with a bit of wear w

This is the rare clear variety, x-Grapentine. Two piece mold tool top, circular slug plate. Purplish smokey color. A chip to the top on the back has b

Lot of 2 includes a rare Flege & Co. A.T. Piece and Carl & Fletchers Place. -55527

Lot of various ephemera, Ledger book, stock certificates from the 2+Oatman Eastern Gold Mines Co., the Tom Reed Gold Mines Co., the Kingman Silver-Gol

This beautiful aqua-green bottle is in sparkling mint condition with heavy whittling, possibly the finest known example. Applied top hutch variety. Ap

The Beavers and Heisler partnership began in 1902 after the Arizona Soda Works was destroyed by fire and rebuilt. 2 piece mold, tooled top hutch, ligh

Medium aqua with some whittling. Two piece mold, tooled top. Plain bottom. Nearly a gem bright and clean. Approx 6.25" tall. -52716

Aqua color. Minor wear. Chip on the bottom. The Eureka Soda Works opened in 1881 and was the result of the partnership of Herve and Carbon. The duo al

Tombstone, Arizona is often considered one of the most romantic of the western mining camps. Located in the deep southwestern desert east of Tucson an

Possibly the top western amber hutchinson. A rich dark chocolate amber color, mint condition, applied blob top. This rare bottle is one of very few kn

Medium aqua 4-piece mold, tooled top. Light surface wear around the shoulder, minor lip chip. 7" tall. Proprietor George Martin and family began

HOYT’S MAP OF THE VERDE MINING DISTRICT, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA. Revised and Published by Haff & Colwell, U.S. Mineral surveyors, Jerome, Arizona

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Two pristine books of stock certificates: 1) A 15" x 8.5" x 1.5" "UNITED MINING ENGINEERING CORPORATION book, with unsigned stock

Lot of 4: 1) 1926 chauffeur; 2) 1974 junk gatherer; 3) S.F. Firefighter; 4) Lee Vining fire department. - Jacobitz Collection -59863

Lot of 4. 1) "The Pacific-Union Club" San Francisco, Constitution and By-Laws booklet, 27 pages. Published by Payot, Upham & Co. In 1898

Lot of 6 hardbound books containing stories about the quest for gold, as well as the colorful characters who undertook that challenge. 1. "Life i

This is a great group for someone just starting to collect bottles, or a collector looking to expand their collection. Lot of 10. 1) Green soda bottle

Lot of 29 hardbound and soft cover publications dealing with postal, legislature history of California. Books include William Tecumseh Sherman: Gold R

Lot of 3. 1) H.W. Ford, compiler. A Collation of Words Common to the French and English Languages. Printed at Jackson, CA: Amador Dispatch print, 1883