"Fall Frontier Fortunes" Numismatics & Americana Timed Auction (2025 September)

Four hardcover books: 1) "Tombstone: An Iliad of the Southwest," by Walter Noble Burns; 1929, 388 pages; illustrations by Will James. Extr...

As new, in slip cover with original plastic. Autographed hardcopy of "Central Arizona Ghost Towns," by Robert L. Spude and Stanley W. Pahe...

Lot of 4. 1 and 2) Two different cabinet cards of the Grand Canyon by Erwin Baer, Photographer in Prescott. c.late 1880s-1890s. These are not your typ

Lot of 30. Includes pictorial Hopi House letter from the Indian Department of the Grand Canyon National Park, 1934, signed by his son Fred Harvey (mes

Nice color map by George F. Cram, 1899, 13 x 11". Color coded and divided by counties. Includes railroad lines such as the Southern Pacific and...

Photo matter of horse-drawn hearse, reportedly taken in Arizona, self ID c1888. Backing piece has sustained water damage. Left corner of photo is miss

Arizona Highway magazine (3), and collector's edition Turquoise Annual magazine (1). Total of 4 magazines from approximately 1976. In good condi...

Trades cards (2), including the Eureka Social Club, for a Valentine's Day party in 1884 and a pharmacy called W.W. Haley & Company of Alamed...

Lot of 4 different CDVs identified on the back as from James Hildreth, Photographer, Bishop Creek, Cal. This photographer is not listed in Mautz. The

Scarce variety blue Bodie Bank check issued to H. Wolff in 1879. Signed by cashier Pope. Endorsed on the back by H. Wolff and Rosenfield(?) with San F

Scarce variety of the Bodie Bank check. Issued to WD Comstock in 1880 in Bodie. Signed by cashier Pope. Signed by Comstock on the reverse. We found 18

Rare blue variety of the Bodie Bank. Issued to WB Wheeler in 1879 for $200. Signed by cashier Pope. Endorsed by Wheeler on the reverse. RN-G. Wheeler

Rare blue variety Bodie Bank revenue check, RN-G, issued in 1880 to the Southern Transportation Company for $200. Signed by cashier Pope. Signed over

Scarce Bodie Bank blue check variety, issued in 1879 to the Reno Savings Bank for $500. Signed by cashier Pope. RN-G imprinted revenue. ^ Date: 1879

Super rare telegraph receipt with preprinted Aurora dateline. Crossed out and Bodie written in. Message to the Bodie Bank is in code and thus likely i

Fascinating letter dateline Mono Lake, Cal, August 31st, 1896. Message to the Bullion & Exchange Bank in Carson. Mentions that a note has gone u...

Two check slips deposited into J.S. Cain Co by famous Nevadans. Future governor & mining engineer Emmet D. Boyle, and future governor Tasker L. ...

Very scarce RN check datelined Bridgeport, Sept. 6th ,1880. This might be the first Bridgeport check we've offered in over a decade. Wells Fargo...

A pair of original paintings of M. "Slick" Bryant's two story home on Main Street in Bridgeport. One is a water color by D. Roose and ...

Framed c. 1974 watercolor of a c. 1890's cabin by D Koos. Presented to "Slick" Bryant, a well known character of Bridgeport. Frame 17x...

"History of Butte County California 1882," by Wells and Chambers, reprinted by Howell-North Books of Berkeley in 1973. In original plastic...

2x 1910's Arthur Dach letterheads from Calzona, CA. "Calzona is an unincorporated community located in San Bernardino County in the U.S. st...

Features printed photo vignette of Pike's Peak in Colorado. This was a logging operation in Fresno, CA. 1952 calendar months at bottom. 39 x 29&...

Framed undated panorama photo of Fresno Lodge meeting by C Laval, Fresno. Lots of breastbadges being worn. Frame 9x20.5". ^ Date: Country (if...

A collection of 14 letters, billheads bank drafts and even a stock certificate. Most are from Nevada County, which includes Grass Valley and Nevada Ci

A vintage photograph taken by Moore Photography of Grass Valley/ Nevada City. It shows a group of men posing in front of a building, with the name Sha

Nevada and California newspaper, maps, and historical booklets such as "History of Prostitution in Nevada County", "History of the Em...

Tejon Ranch photos, on the front and back of the backing piece. Backing piece measures 9.25x6.75, photos measure about 8x5.7". ^ Date: c1890 C...

"Album de Cinelandia" by Lucio A. Villegas, a collection of biographies and portraits published in Hollywood, 1928 (printed in Spanish lan...

A printed program for the premier of Charles Chaplin's "The Circus" (1928) and a Maxwell House Coffee jar lid, advertising the George...

Lot of 3 different. Includes: The Outlaw Tamer (1935), Senor Jim (1936), and Gun Law (1933). 11 x 14" Some condition issues; please see photo. ...

Lot of 7 original lobby cards from Hollywood Westerns: Beau Bandit, Senor Jim, Gun Law, The Barrier, and three cards for Firebrand Jordan (trimmed, co

Lot of 8 different lobby cards for classic Western films. Includes: Under Colorado Skies (1947), Bad Men of the Border (1945), Man Without a Star (195

Lot of 4. 1) Press book for "Golden Earrings" (1947). 20pp. 30 illustrations of sample poster and newspaper ads. 2) Press book for "T...

A real grab bag of four personalities who have at least one thing in common, that crazy business we call "show." ^ Date: Country (if not...

Lot of 18. Includes 8 postcards (seven real photo). Photos are 5 x 4" up to 8 x 10" Mary Pickford, Dodge City, Grauman's Chinese Theat...

An 8"x 10" black & white autographed photo of 1940s leading man James Craig (1912-1985), who began his movie career as an extra in 193...

pencil drawing from a screen grab of Clint Walker as Cheyenne Bodie, from the Warner Bros. television western of the 1950s-60s. The framed and matted

Lot of 3. 1. Two 8mm films "The Night Before Christmas" (1946) and "Underwater Ballet" (1940's). 50ft. each. 2. "New...

Eclectic group of photos, guide booklets, ticket books, park maps, and even a Queen Mary Tour pamphlet. Includes a Knott's Berry Farm "Chic...

1969 June Lake Loop folding illustrated travel map and 1927 RPC showing the results of a good day of trout fishing. ^ Date: Country (if not USA):

R. M. Watson was an early resident of Tahoe, arriving in the 1870s. He was elected constable in Tahoe City in 1906. He did leave Tahoe to join the Klo

Lot of 2. The consignor notes it was extremely difficult to find any ephemera for Angora Lakes Resort, and these were the only two pieces present in t

We've never had this! This is an ink blotter that has an aerial map of Lake Tahoe and all of its resorts (centered above the Tahoe Tavern). Reve...

Fantastic sterling silver spoon with engraved bowl showing the Tahoe Tavern resort among pine trees. Handle has fish vignettes! 5.25" Reverse m...

Lot of 2 different. 1) Brochure, Brockway Tahoe-Vista, c.1920s. Put out by Sierra Mountain Homes Corporation in Brockway. Full of over two dozen black

Lot of 6. Excellent group includes: c.1930 brochure for House Keeping at Emerald Bay with artistic illustrated green cover; two-page letter on pictori

Lot of 2 different. 1) Fantastic pictorial cover with four photos including early car and the lodge. Cancel looks to be 190_(8?). One of the top Lake

Pair of books on the local history of Lake Tahoe. Lot includes "Images of America: Lake Tahoe's Rustic Architecture" by Peter B. Mires...

Lot of 2. California Wooden Boat Concours D'Elegance Poster, Tahoe City, 1986 & 87. This is matted and framed w/hanging hooks on the back...