2012 Western States Token Auction

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Hosek, George. 1992 Nebraska Merchant Trade Tokens, Town/Place Rarity Listing and Other Exonumia. Includes "New Towns/Places, New Good For Mirror

THIS LOT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON. Our consignor made a concerted effort to collect material from Indian Agent Thomas Downs inclu

Lot of 2 commemorative People's Party tokens. 1891 and 1892. Both are holed and one has a pictorial of 2 people in a wagon. A caption on the bot...

Lot of 3. 1) Physical Anthropology of the Lenape or Delawares, and of the Eastern Indians in General. Hrdlicka, Ales. Bulletin 62 (1916). Includes sec

Lot of 2 Thomas A. Edison commemorative tokens, "LIGHT'S GOLDEN JUBILEE" on obverse. - Weber Collection

Lot of 4. 1) Special Officer old stock badge. Five point star. 2) Deputy U.S. Marshal. LASCO. Well used, eagle at top. Violin shaped shield, c1950s. 3

Lot of 2. 1) Notice on bond and mortgage (1837) for $500. Signed by Richard D. Davis. 8" x 3.25". 2) Notice on bond and mortgage (1845) for

Reprint of the 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology. The Zuni Indians, Stevenson, Matilda Coxe. On Rio Grande Press in cooperation w

1914 Bulletin 56, “Ethnozoology of the Tewa Indians.” By Junius Henderson and John Peabody Harrington. The publication focuses on the language of the

Includes Report of W.H. Holmes, Chief. With the following papers: "The Ethnogeography of the Tewa Indians," Harrington, John Peabody. Peabod

Manufactured by the L.A. Rubber Stamp Co. (inscription on reverse.) Lea County was formed in 1917 and was named after Joseph Lea (the father of Roswel

Measures 8.75” x 6” closed and 8.75” x 12” open. The menu is printed on white paper with yellow and maroon colors on the cover. There is some wear on

Lot of 4. 1) C.N. Cotton Co. Wool, Hides and Pelts billhead. Issued may 18, 1908 to S.E. Day Sr. For $42.70 of goods including goatskins, wool bags, s

With five point star at center. Name of Chief Deputy Sheriff "Darrell Holmes" engraved on face. Black on silver body. Custom 10k gold overla

Lot of 3: 1) 1858: Includes report by Charles E. Mix, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with concurrent note by J.W. Denver, Commissioner. Mix was infl

Lot of 10. 1-4) Navajo Shopping Center, Gamerco, New Mexico. All voided. Blue on white with Navajo motif at center. 6.5" x 3". 5) Thunderbir

Lot of 2. 1) Letter from Fort Wingate, N.M. January 25, 1898. Measures 8.30” x 11” from W.F. McLaughlin Co. Navajo Curios and Native Productions. Let

A $1 credit at The Sac & Fox Agency, the same agency connected with Olympian Jim Thorpe. Obverse is an eagle, reverse has the Lewis & Pickett

The last town Marshal of Silver City was in the early 1950s. Silver City became the county seat for Grant County in 1874. During its boom, and before

Lot of 6. 1) New Mexico College, A&MA round 1/2 pint with red pyro. 2) Clarks, Gallup, square 1/2 pint with red pyro. 3) Clarks, Gallup, square qu

With photocopy of business card for W.R. Hovey, Sergeant (New Mexico Mounted Patrol. Badge with southwestern motif at center (red, yellow and blue on

THIS LOT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON: Our consignor made a concerted effort to collect material from Indian Agent Thomas Downs inclu

Lot of 4. 1) Deputy Sheriff badge: "James Les Dow." Eddy County, NM. Blue on gold. 1" x 1". 2) Auxiliary, Los Alamos, NM. With &...

Lot of 4. 1) Police badge. Deming, NM. Deming lies about 30 miles north of the border in Luna County. Black and silver. 2.5" x 2". 2) Police

Lot of 2. 1) Square pint, orange pyro: Spurlin Grade A Dairy, c1950, Carlsbad, NM. 2) Artesia Hotel fancy beer glass, Artesia, NM. Farming and ranchi

Lot of 5. 1) Bradstreet's Book of Commercial Ratings (Arizona) Pocket Edition. Also lists names, etc. of banks and trust companies selected unde...

Two antique embossed sealers from NM companies: Albuquerque Local No. 12 RR Surveyors, 1913, pictorial, black with gold trim, fully operable; Justice

Lot of 7. 1) Wooden ruler from the Bernalillo Mercantile Co., San Ysidro, NM. This mercantile store was owned by the Seligman family who were noted to

Lot of 2. 1) State of New Mexico hunting license receipt with one orange RW11 hand-tied perf stamp at left. 2) One orange hand tied State of New Mexic

Lot of 3. 1) 1926 Edition printed by Calhoun & Holmes, Denver, Co for Gazetteer Publishing. Very tight copy with pink and red covers. Cover advert

Lot of 3. 1) Schilling, John H. And Connie Schilling. Loose Leaf Catalog of New Mexico Trade Tokens. Includes graphic examples of tokens from New Mexi

Territorial. Assignment of Stephen H. Bogardus to the position of notary public. Signed by the 16th governor of New Mexico, Miguel A. Otero. With vign

Sterling silver with gold wash. Worn by New Mexico State Police Officer, Harry E. Shuart. Shuart was one of two plain clothes state police officers un

Lot of 2. 1) Is from Albuquerque, MN and was used by “J.S. Brown Merc. Co.” There is little wear on the base and handle and blade. The base is somewha

Lot of 32, including 11 "wooden nickels." Some of the nickels included are from The Kurtland Exchange, T&R Exxon of Gallup, T.S.A. Count

1974 reprint of the Smithsonian Institution's Bulletin 184: The Pueblo of Sia, New Mexico, by Leslie A. White. The bulletin was initially publis...

Lot of 7: 1) Hudspeth's Albuquerque City Directory. Alphabetical listings of Albuquerque residents with classified business directory and "...

Large ceramic jug (probably for water) with name of Bachechi & Giomi, Albuquerque, New Mexico on face. The shop was located at 109 South First Str

Lot of 4. 1) Measures 4.5” x 2.80” From the Al G. Barnes Big 4 Ring Wild Animals Circus. 2) Measures 3.5” x 2”. It was a $1.00 ticket for the Christma

Beer label for Albuquerque, New Mexico's Anchor Liquor Co. Fancy blue and gold printing on crème paper. Shows "Internal Revenue Tax Pa...

Lot of 14 pieces celebrating centennials for the Navajo Nation, Navajo County, 300 years celebration of Santa Fe, 40 years of aviation, 50 years of th

Lot of 2 from the John Schilling Collection and issued by J.H. McAdams. One is good for 25 cents in merchandise-Kiser nm148a, the other for 50 cents i

With applied ball tips. Stanley's son was a state policeman. Today, Artesia (the town's third name, is home to the Federal Law Enforcement T...

Lot of 9 pieces, including five from Rosie's Country Store. These are plastic Good for food stamp credit and include denominations of one cent, ...

3) Fleming's Market, Central, New Mexico. No. 302A. 75 coupons from 1-10 cents. Unissued. Central was superseded by the Spanish name for the pla...

2) Chama Mercantile Co., Chama, New Mexico. No. 444A. 35 coupons from 5-10 cents. Unissued. Named after the nearby river [Pearce, T.M., 1965]. - Vine

Circle star style badge possibly from Colfax County, NM. Colfax County was established in 1869 and was named after republican Vice President Elect Sch

Lot of 5. 1) Fred Moss. GF5cIT. XF. 2 & 3) GT Hammock (2). GF$1IM. F and VF. 4) Cuba Torreon. Good for $2 w/ $1 purchase. VF. 5) Roy E Hayes. GF25

Lot of 2 letters from John DeLany, post Indian trader in general merchandise. 1) Dated March 9, 1883, measures 11” x 8.5” produced on white paper wit

Measures 10.95” x 7.80” on white paper. Dated May 20, 1884. Send to Las Vegas, NM, the letter provides a detailed list of goods to be mailed. Some ite

No. 2773A unissued for Paul Merrill's Fort Wingate Trading Post. Includes 45 coupons $1-5. Black and red on yellow, blue, & orange. Fort Win...

Lot of 5. 1) Police badge. State of Arizona, San Carlos Indian Reserve. With vignette of deer in mountain scene with a man. Blue and silver. San Carlo

Lot of 5. 1) Chiaramonte Trading Store GF 25 cents IT. Fine. 2) Chiaramonte Trading Store GF 5 cents IT. Very Good. 3) Chiaramonte Trading Store GF 10

Lot of 6. 1) C.N. Cotton 895. Gallup, NM good for 10 cents in trade octagonal token. 2) C.N. Cotton 22. Gallup, NM good for 25 cents in trade token. 3

Lot of 18. 1) Gallup Police badge. Includes eagle vignette at center. Light and dark blues on gold. Large eagle at top. 2.5" x 2.5". 2) Auxi

Lot of 7. 1) Burro, Geo. M Sublett. GF50cIT. Dug. 2) Gallup Pine Haven, Gen Del. GF5cIM. Dug. 3) Thoreau AWC. Dug. 4) Gallup Rocky Pt. Merc. Co. 5c. V

1) Gila Valley Company, Gila, New Mexico. No. 804 Coupon Check Book. 75 coupons from 1 cent to 50 cents. Unissued. Total price $10. Gila was named aft

Lot of 2. 1) Robert G. Wallace's Marshal of Hatch, New Mexico marshal badge. Accompanied with a type written note (signed) indicating that he wo...

Photograph measures 4.20” x 3.75” and 6.75” and 5.5” on matte. Low to medium contrast and focus is somewhat sharp, except for area of movement. Matte

Made on a Mexican Liberty Cup 5 peso silver hand-engraved Territorial coin. As many as 3,000 residents lived in Kelly at one time. Silver and zinc wer

"Tom Ying Restaurant" Good for 14 Meals" scrip. Includes second "Good for one Meal" ticket. Lake Valley was one of New Mexico

Lot of 2. 1) Photograph measures 7.25” x 3.95” and 8.5” x 5.25 on matte. Low to medium contrast and focus is sharp. Some wear on matte and photograph

6 point ball tip star style with hand engraving on silver plate. Purchased from the family of a previous West Las Vegas Marshal. Las Vegas comprises t

This old badge has been printed more than once, and may have been used by the actual deputy marshal. The badge is shaped like a shield with an eagle e

Lot of 2. 1) Police Officer Badge, Ramah-Navajo Indian Reservation. '24.' With seal of the Navajo tribe at center. Eagle at top. Brass. Red,...

Lot of 10 from Lordsburg, including Brown and Jennigan twelve and a half cents credit-Kiser nm719, Lordsburg Billiard Hall, good for $1 in trade-Kiser

Lot of 13, including: Madrid Supply Co./ Madrid/ M (cutout), Kiser, nm758a-g (7); Quik Pik/ 615 N. Main, Lovington// (50, 25, 10, 5, and 1c)/ In Food

Hand engraved with star motif and lettered edge: "Agriculiuha Industria Comercio." Made from a Mexican peso. Mogollon's hey day was in...

5) Mogollon Mercantile Co., Mogollon, New Mexico. No. 49117. 20 coupons all 5 cent denominations. Mogollon was named after the governor of the Provinc

Home of Louis L'amour's Sackett Ranch. In the conclusive story, L'amour's Sackett family finally settles in this Mora County in 1867...

Lot of 4 tokens from this small New Mexico town. There is an R10 (15 cents in trade) from Home Ranch-Kiser nm870 and an R8 from B.F. Houts-Kiser nm871

Lot of 8 representing towns that begin with the letter "S". This includes, from Solano, five Wilson Company pieces. 1). Good for 10 cents in

Misspelling of San Juan as "San Jaun." With state seal at center. Black on silver. Today San Juan County comprises of 5500 square miles and

Lot of 2. 1) Photograph depicting the San Marcial flood. The flood of 1866 wiped out the first site of San Marcial and the town relocated to higher gr

Possibly territorial. Six point star with black on silver. Santa Fe became the county seat of Santa Fe County. Santa Fe is believed to be named after

Lot of 5. 1) Under Sheriff badge for Union County Under Sheriff, J.P. Martinez. Blue on gold with silver center. Vignette of eagle. 1.5" x 1.75...

Measures 7.90”x 6.10”. Handwritten agreement written in black ink. The document is about the use of a horse for public service in the town of Santa Fe

Lot of 2 anniversary medallions from the oldest church in the United States. One is bronze the other silver. Both measure a little over an inch and ar

Lot of 4 Hudspeth's City Directories. Lists government officials, statistical review, and alphabetical listing of persons and businesses residin...

Measures 9.05” x 4.” Published in 1953 and displayed for purchase from September 27 to December 31, 1953. The cover shows a young Native American boy

Lot of 4. Santa Rita, NM 1) W.H. Acklin coupon books (3). Each with 25c, 10c, and 5c coupons. All unissued/unused. Black on yellow. 5" x 2".

Lot of 5. All measure 5.10” x 2”, and printed on red, purple and yellow paper. Coupon booklets range from $1.00 to $5.00. Coupons to be used only at

Manufactured by S.H. Reese and Co., New York, NY. With eagle vignette. Santa Rosa is the county seat of Guadalupe County. Dedicated in 1890 to St. Ros

Lot of 2 R8 pieces from Talle & Andrews. One is redeemable for $1 worth of merchandise-Kiser nm996d. The other, good for 25 cents in trade-Kiser n

Lot of 3. 1) & 2) are Consignee’s receipts. Measure 8.5” x 3.75.” Printed on tan paper with black ink. Dated 1917 and 1918, both documents provide

The Brunswick Balke Collender Co. Fine. Pool table pictorial. Note mistake in location by NCS holder as being in "Montana." Genuine #5207738

Lot of 4 from towns in the state beginning with the letter "T" and one "W". Included are a sheep's head pictorial (R6) from ...

Special Deputy Sheriff badge, Taos County. Worn by Eloy Flores who held that post in the 1930s and 1940s. "Taos" is a Spanish approximation

Lot of 5 from Thoreau and surrounding area, including The McGaffey Company 1914 (R9), good for 10 cents in merchandise-Kiser nm1082b, Homer Jones Indi

Detached from book. Good for 5 cents. No. 13394D. Orange. Tyrone was a turquoise and copper mining community. It was named after the Irish town of the

4) W.C. Silby, Tyrone, New Mexico. No. 259G. 75 coupons from 5 cents to $1. Some removed. - Vinegar Collection

Photograph measures 6.75” x 3.80” and 7” x 4” on matte. Low to medium contrast and focus is somewhat sharp. There is some wear on the matte’s corners.

Lot of 7 including a centennial piece (1860-1960) good for 50 cents in trade-no listing, an 1893 (R7) Brunswick Balke, Collender Co. good for 12 cents

Lot of 2 R7s from J.K. Andrich for general merchandise. 1). Is good for 50 cents-Kiser nm1147d, the other five cents-Kiser nmnm1147a. Both are in very

Reprinted photograph of Goldfield’s Main Street believed to be around 1907. Photo measures 36”x 16” and 43” x 22.5” framed. Medium contrast and focus

Lot of 3. 1) 1899 (Part II): "Sixth Annual Report of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes" With frontispiece photograph of Isparheche

Lot of 8: 1) 1964 NV Centennial. 33mm. 2) 1964 Centennial. 33mm. 3) 1964 Nevada Centennial. 39mm. 4) 1964 Nevada Centennial. 39mm. 5) 1983 Sutro. 39m

Lot of 170. Large swath of Nevada bank checks drawn on a variety of regional banks. Some from Virginia City, Beatty, Las Vegas and Lovelock. Most of t

Lot of 6. 1) Austin, International Hotel. GF1D. XF. 2) Austin, Hogan Hotel. GF54cIM. VG. 3) Blair, JN Hall, The Hickey Joint. GF12 1/2 cigar only. Oct