2013 April Treasures & Tribes Auction

1881 large straight-line postmark, in purple. Williams catalog number MON-360. Ex-Tatham. [Ref: Williams, California Town Postmarks 1849-1935]. Very r

Lot of 4: The post cards all have large circle postmarks in black, except 1 which is in purple. All have nice BW photos on the front. 3 are Williams c

Lot of 2: There is 1 cover with large circle postmark, in purple, from 1925. Williams catalog number MON-510. The other is a post card, with picture f

A real photo postcard of Crater, CA and sent by Maye to her dear friend Helen of Los Angeles. Postmarked Crater Cal. Nov 1908 and bearing a green 1 ce

Lot of 5: There are 3 covers with large circle postmarks, in black, from 1928 to 1935. 1 piece has an interesting advertisement corner for the Hess Ga

A clean,small aquare size postal cover with a blue 1 cent postage stamp and Lundy postmark from Nov 6 1895. Addressed to Mr. Arthur Allen of Copper Mo

A clean, regular size A. L. Butterfield corner advertising postal cover from Lundy, the ghost town. Bears a red 2 cent postage stamp, and round postma

A regular size Great Sierra Con. Silver Co corner advertising cover with a Lundy postmark dated 7 April 1885. Williams catalog number MON-700. Bears a

This lot contains two covers and one postcard. The postmarks on these items are Williams catalog numbers MON-800, MON-810, and MON-790. 1) A hand-colo

A clean, regular size Mono Inn corner advertising postal cover from Mono Lake, California and addressed to Adolph Larson Jr. of Los Angeles CA. Bears

A regular size Carson Colorado Railway Co. corner advertising cover stamped Per Wells, Fargo Co`s Express in purple ink. Sent from Hawthorne Nevada,

Various California Gold Country ephemera. 1 is a stock certificate, serial No. 32, for Occidental Copper Mining Co. for 83 shares, executed on the rev

Beautiful brass register with marble counter, glass top and wood base. The brass body is arrayed with cast embossed filigree designs across its back,

This is a 40-page soft cover book about an icon of Hollywood, Shirley Temple. It’s titled "HOW I RAISED SHIRLEY TEMPLE" and is credited &q...

Lot of 21 Masonic photo reprints measuring 3.5 x 6," showing the boarding houses, school house, various town views, the mill, mountain scenes a...

Kentucky Ridge. A rare and early Gold Rush stock certificate. Cert. #43, issued to E.W. Roberts for one share. Signed by E. W. Roberts, President, and

Lot of 4 Nevada City real photo cards: Steel Bridge, Central Part of Nevada City, Gold Mines on Deer Creek (possibly George Hearst`s Lecompton Mine),

This shield-shaped metal badge is topped by an eagle and has a star marked "S S" in the open center. Tarnished, but please note the center...

This is a lot of two manuscript ledgers from the face Oro Encampment No. 22, Independent Order of the Odd Fellows. They are original full leather, ver

This is a rare view of Placerville, California, in the heart of California`s Gold Country, by WW Elliott. Marvelous detailed plan of this important ea