"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...

This is the first time we've seen this. Adorable! "Los Angeles in a Nutshell." Opens to 50 views in an accordion fold! Unknown publish...

Lot of 10. Includes: booklet, "Ye Planry" Bungalows, 1908, 96pp. with house illustrations and layouts; two 1910s ink blotter displays; Pas...

Hard Cover helmet, from 1958 Los Angeles. Formed leather, with inside straps (need repairs) ^ Date: 1958 Country (if not USA): State: California

White King D wall mounted hand soap dispenser. This is a rarity. White King D was also known as a laundry detergent in the 1950s and I wasn't aw...

Hardcover with dust jacket. This volume is part of the Brand Books series produced by the Los Angeles Corral of The Westerners-a historical society de

Very rare letterhead to go with the very rare token. Grover House, Col. F.M. Rickey Proprietor. Markleeville, 1906. "Good Bar Connected With Th...

Vintage poster advertising the 55ft. deluxe fishing cruiser Irvinetta which leaves from Mike's Landing, Morro Bay. 13.5 x 10.5" Large stain...

Lot of 4. 1. 1936-37 Calif, Hunting License, metal badge w/license and duck stamp. 2. Two vintage "Good For Live Bait" tickets from Paci...

Casting reel by William Mills & Sons #4. Made by Julius Von Hoffe of NY.. Brass w/hard rubber , no line. Stamped on reel "William Mills &...

Shakespeare Casting reel node 1918 w/leather case, Reel appears in good condition with casting line approx.. 100 yards. There is no rust and appears

Group of 3 advertising pieces from Alpha Hardware of Nevada City. Includes 2 thermometers mounted on wood. First is 10" by 4", second is 1...

Lot of 2 two volumes of "The Environs of Oakland (Calif). Books are in decent condition, with some minor bump damage. ^ Date: 1609-1909 Count...

Lot of 2. 1) Blue Gold-Rush era billhead, dateline Sacramento 1857. Billed to Forest Hill merchants Hardy & Kennedy for mining supplies includin...

Hunting camp picture, reportedly based near Sacramento, CA, c1900. 12x10" photo mounted on 13x11" backing piece. Right edge has a hole abo...

Rare. Report of the Citizens' Health Committee and An Account of Its Work. CA Murdock & Co., San Francisco. 313pp. Hardcover. 8.5 x 6.5"...

Lot of 2 different. 1) Report of the Water Supply System of the Spring Valley Water Company, San Francisco, by HM Chittenden and AO Powell. 1912. 42pp

Original engraved view titled "San Francisco" by WL Ormsby, c.1855. 5.5 x 9" Has 4pp. of accompanying text titled "San Francisco...

Founded in 1875, the Native Sons of the Golden West is a fraternal organization dedicated to historic preservation of the state's historic struc...

Lot of 4. 1-3) Three are documents related to the estate of Henry Dreschfeld, who is listed in the 1865 SF directory as a notary public, money and re

This is an 1864 bill of lading for a shipment of machinery from San Francisco to Portland. The Brother Jonathan sank off the coast of California in 18

A 1910 map of the waterfront of San Francisco. This piece measures 17"x 44" and was done by Assistant State Engineer Ralph Barker. It cove...

There are over 80 cabinet card photos in this group and all from San Francisco photography studios. All photos are portraits taken between 1880 and 18

A nice 5"x 7" photo of a crowd of San Franciscans looking out at the Presidio military buildings. The photo is dated February 22, 1888 and...

Brass curved printing stamper with S. F. F. G. related to a San Francisco manufacturing process with an unknown significance. 4.25x11". ^ Date:...

1886 San Joaquin Valley map by California State Engineering Dept. Scale 1" to 3 miles. 20x34.5". Margins are trimmed, 2 edge chips, 4"...

Lot of 26. Three covers " Commercial Hotel, The Potter, The Arlington Hotels. 23 stereopticon slides of " Mission and it's gardens...

A copy of 'History of Santa Clara County, California, with Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the County who have been Identi...

Lot of 4. 1) Before the White Man Came by Charles S. Graves, 1934 hardcover signed by the author. 99 pp. Rare. Inscribed to Charles Pendleton. 2) Rhym

Group of 3 books related to Stanford University, published 1992-2000. Lot contains the Stanford U. Libraries & Academic Information Resources Qu...

One foot cubic archive filled with personal papers, photographs, and documents relating to the Templeton family, most notably Eugene Crittenden &quo...

Very rare. Dateline Truckee, Nov. 27th, 1872. Received of Dr. Curless a package of $150 sent to Justin Gates of Sacramento. Signed by Dooly. 3.25 x ...

Lot of 4 different Yosemite stereoviews: two by E&HT Anthony & Co., two by C. Bierstadt. Views include: upper bench view from SW, Mariposa T...

A copy of 'The Alps of the King-Kern Divide' by David Starr Jordan, a short (21 page) book written in 1907 to educate readers on the basic f...

Lot of 31. Group includes: 1) Healdsburg. Three CDVs from NR Davidson (2) and Andrew Price (1). 2) Visalia: one photo from Geo. E. Dean. 3) San Franci

This is a lot of newspapers describing the earthquake in Long Beach, Ca. in 1933 and another earthquake in Los Angeles in 1994, and the Bay Area earth

Lot of 5. Newspapers : The San Diego Union, Redwood City Tribune and The Oregonian. Coverage of Amelia Earhart and also the seaplane Hawaii Clipper m

Lot of 5. Various Calif. vintage newspapers of 1953. Articles on Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, King Edward and Wally Simpson. All in protectiv

Collection of over 30 Bay Area, California, newspapers, one with a headline about President John F. Kennedy's assassination, but mostly about 9-...

Vintage broadside advertising a dance, but showing a photo of Howard Hughes at the controls of his Spruce Goose, the "A" section of the St...

John G. Bullock rose from a humble beginning, working as a boy of eleven in a grocery store to the Presidency of Bullock's retail stores of Sout...

Lot of 11. Colorado: six stereoviews of Veta Pass, two by Gurnsey, two by Chamberlain, one by FA Nim, and one unlabeled. Rare, early stereoviews of Co

A collection of ephemera from California and Nevada. including a 1957 report on earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Area, a brochure about the Amargo

Bound 1901 California and Sketches of the Southwest by Wm. Bristol. Water damage throughout, please inspect. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State:

Lot of 7 . 1. Six photos -14 x 11"- by Bob Bryant photographer for S.F. Examiner (1936-41). 2. Book by Southern Pacific Co. "The Road Of ...

Lot of 12. Includes: rare Caswell & Ellis, Los Angeles, 1874 with RN-D; 1879 Los Angeles Pico House receipt; 1868 Pacific Bank, San Francisco ch...

IOOF Golden Jubilee Celebration invitation, San Francisco cover-poor shape, 1894 Santa Clara HS commencement invitation. Unissued 1860's Porter ...

c. 1904 California Moline Plow catalog with prices and many plow illustrations. 216pp plus index. Some red ink bleed on page edges in front, light wat

Lot of 9. Includes: 5 postcards (Main Street, Watsonville; Big Trees, Santa Cruz; Carmel Mission, Monterey; Santa Clara Street, San Jose; and San Carl

Graduation diplomas from three institutions, including the University of Montana, University of California and Yale University. Two are board mounted,

1882 California artistic teaching diploma in broken 22x17" frame. Light water stain lower center. Please inspect. ^ Date: Country (if not USA...