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

The Columbian Centinel Newspaper Boston, Mass. Sept 11, 1802. This was a Boston, Mass. newspaper, (1790-1840) established by Benjamin Russell. This

These illustrations depicts Corinne, a juvenile actress-singer, arriving in a horse-drawn coach to cheering crowds. Corinne was managed by her mother

Broadside from 1869 advertising the play The Heir At Law written by George Coleman the Younger in 1797, at the Selwyn Theatre in Boston on Thursday Fe

Written in German, published in 1845, by St. Mary's Church of Detroit. Jesus, Mary and Joseph society. 20 pgs. With 3 small religious cards. I...

Human interest photos, including babies, smartly dressed adults, dogs with their owners, berry pickers, nature in bloom, and man made wonders such as

Letter from Iditarod Alaska to the Hennessey Mercantile Company of Butte Montana dated August 4th, 1912. The Hennessy Company was a mercantile busines

Johnson & Gamache copper electroplating baby shoes paper advertising sign. 11x14", some creases and left toning. Please inspect. ^ Date: ...

This note is signed by Benjamin Franklin Potts Governor of the Montana Territory in 1874. Potts was a Colonel in the Union Army and assigned to Montan

This lot has group photos from Helena, Montana from the 1940s. There is the Lord's Supper photo taken on March 25, 1948 performed by the Knights...

Assorted 1880's-1895 Henry Elling ephemera. 4pp letter regarding a bill, 1886 debt judgement letter, checks, balance due sheet, receipts, ledger...

A life Insurance policy for Virginia City, Montana banker Henry Elling. Henry Elling was a banker in Virginia City, Montana, with extensive mercantile

Bound 1885 Henry Elling Banker-Hawkins account cash book with some receipts inserted into the pages where that transaction was logged. ^ Date: Count

Letter from Donald Arthur CPA to Horace Elling, president of Elling Estates Company, discussing the books. The other document appears to be a continua

12 1871 legal documents for bills allowed in Madison County. Witness fees, trial case fees, clerks fees etc. ^ Date: 1871 Country (if not USA): Sta

A collection of bank ephemera, including a land sale agreement, a land lease and other documents from The Northern Pacific Railway and Elling State Ba

Group of deeds, expense reports and other ephemera from various Montana ranches who did business with Henry Elling, through his bank or estate compa

Rare 1974 reprint of 1868 Virginia City, MT by Matthews. Limited edition of 500, unnumbered. 15.5x24.5". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): Stat...

This is a lot of Gilbert Brewing Company labels from Virginia City, Montana. This lot includes their classic blue and gold Lager Beer labels as well a

About 25 pieces of c. 1898-1905 Virginia City B P O Elks ephemera. Covers to S R Buford, cash distributions to needy families, receipts, dues paid car

A collection of 12 books related to the fraternal organization, I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), Montana, c1908-57. The collection include

This is a lot of Montana ephemera with 24 early photos of Montana citizens, accompanied by some Montana coupons, postcards, and social event invitati

These are two photos of a deceased man and his widow from Montana. The man's name is in Finnish "Wiimeisot Jaahywaiset" followed by &q...

A collection of vintage CDVs and tintypes, quite possibly a family. About twenty 2"x 3" pictures. They are sharp and in nice condition. Pl...

There is a wedding group photo from Red Lodge, Montana by the William Tofferi studio 6 in. X 8 in. There is also a graduating class photo likely from

Lot of 3 different. All pictorial. Includes: 1-2) FJ Nye, Geeat Falls, Montana, 1899. Toning. And Helena, 1907, attached to Missouri River Power Compa

Billheads, letters and covers with postmarks from Butte, Montana and Sioux City. The businesses featured include S.R. Buford & Company and Bald...

Collection of about twenty documents (Quit Claims) pertaining to various city lots in Montana communities issued by Henry Elling State Bank of Virgini

Lot of 2. 1) Framed diecut for JM Kennedy Drug Co., Anaconda, Montana. 9 x 6.5" in 12.5 x 10.5" frame. Kennedy operated at this address fr...

c. 1874 report on toll and other roads in Montana. 7pp. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Montana City: Provenance:

Group of varied ephemera from Montana. Three cloth bags from the Montana mercantile Co, Dillon, for seed. Montana Historian "Montana Builds Its...

Documents concerning a homestead purchase being carried out by Elling State Bank of Virginia City, Montana. The group contains a couple of warranty de

Documents pertaining to various ranches in Montana. Some of these are foreclosure documents. All come in envelopes and are in very readable condition.

Map of Ten Mile Creek, probably in Montana. Scale 200ft=1". Plots for NY Sindicate, Anton Brass, T C Power etc. 21x23". ^ Date: Country ...

This is a pair of two leather wallets, one of which was made in Italy and has a Rainbow Hotel, Great Falls, Montana, imprint inside. The other wallet

This is a lot of 7 small and large historic Montana photographs of mountains, buildings, and people. Some are original photographs, and some are repro

3 magazines found in Montana. 1912 The Eagle Magazine-2 vertical folds. 1877 I Told You so or The Beats and Baits of Society by Small-water and cover

1873 letter from Leonard Lack of Omaha, Nebraska to one Mr. Ford regarding the purchase of two roosters and two hens. Handwritten on paper with a lett

Two copies of 'The Sazerac Lying Club' by Fred Hart, one first edition and one second edition. 'The Sazerac Lying Club' is a satiric...

A first edition copy of 'The Sazerac Lying Club' by Fred Hart, a satirical book based on the Nevada mining town of Austin and originally pub...

This is an unusual state document, both for its unique content and the well embossed State Seal attached at the bottom. This seal (3.25 inches) is the

Lot of 2. 1) 1877 Carson City Savings Bank check issued to Samuel Merrill, signed by George B. Hill as cashier. Allegorical vignette. 2) Engraving of

Sheets of unused pictorial checks. 50 sheets of 2 checks each with vignette of livestock, Bullion & Exchange Bank. Stubs on checks list the prop...

Scarce Washoe County location. HH Beck billhead to JW Haynie & Co. for nails in 1875. Also Proprietor of the Franktown and Washoe City Meat Mark...

Group of 9 books on the history of Las Vegas, Nevada. Topics explored in the lot include the city's settlement, railroad transportation, politic...

Lot of 4. 1) 1931 City of Reno map from Dept. of Engineering. 23.5 x 22" 2) Harolds Club Museum of the Old West brochure featuring gun collecti...

Reno-centric history, fiction, and UNR booklet dated 1922. All books are dated pre-1950. Includes "Appendix to Journals of Senate and Assembly&...

Large and diverse group of Tonopah collectibles! 50+ items. Includes: sterling silver spoon, 10 gaming dice (Mizpah Hotel, Tonopah Club, and Town Hall

Lot of 2. 1) Rare gambling license for Virginia City, Storey County. Paul Smith of the Museum of the Memories is paying to operate one slot machine fo

Originally published in 1913 by Sam P. Davis, this two volume history of Nevada is a foundation of the Silver State's beginnings. This two volum...

Collection of soft and hardbound books telling Nevada as well as California history. Books include The History of WWII at the Tonopah Army Air Field,

Group of 7 books on the local history of Nevada with a specific focus on Reno/Northern Nevada. Lot includes books from Nevadan cartoonists and books w

Group of 5 books on Nevada local history, photography, and trivia. Lot includes "Nevada Trivia" by Richard Moreno; "Nevada Yesterdays...

A group of 9 books on general Nevada topics, including history, architecture, natural sciences, currency, art, and more. Books in the lot date 1956-20

A group of 5 books on Nevada history, published 1890-1966. Titles included in the lot are 'Index to History of Nevada 1881, Thompson & West&...

A group of 3 books on Nevada history, published 1958-1981. Titles included in the lot are 'Index to History of Nevada 1881, Thompson & West&...

Lot of 9. Eight books and one DVD "Along The Rails Across Nevada". Books include : Diary of Patrick Breen One of The Donner Party. The M...

Group of 10 books on various historical locations, landscapes, and landmarks in Nevada. Published 1952-2017. Good condition; see photo for details. ^

Group of 19 books and booklets on law, politics, taxation, and bureaucracy in Nevada. Published 1901-1966. Items vary in condition; see photos for det

10 Books covering the History, Geology, and even the Bottles of Nevada. This collection includes: Geology of the Great Basin, Official Bicentennial Bo

A group of 8 reference books on mining and money in Nevada, published 1938-2009. Includes books on Nevada checks, coins, trade tokens, and stock/bond

Pair of history/reference books on Nevada printing and newspaper history: "Nevada Printing History: A Bibliography of Imprints & Publicatio...

A signed copy of "From Bordello to Ballot Box", an autobiography by Jessi Winchester, published 2001 by BainBridge Books. The book chronic...

9 Books on Nevada's various historical locations and events. This collection includes: The Backyard Traveler, Nevada a colorful past, This was N...

1879 Elko deed, 6x 1880's Carson City post office receipt cards, 1889 Empire City billhead, RARE color 1873 Carson City billhead with V & T ...

Lot of 18. Official Publication of the State of Nevada. Includes: 1964 (Centennial Issue, Fall Issue); 1965 (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter issues); 196

Group of 2 postcards and 2 pieces of ephemera from Nevada. The photos, both RPCs, depict the ghost town of Rhyolite and miners at work underground. Th

9 c. 1870-1971, mostly older, Nevada Western Union telegraphs. Reno, Carson City, Virginia, Tonopah, Wadsworth, Sparks, Hawthorne. ^ Date: Country

Fifty new views reproduced from the latest and best photographs. Published by JA Clements. No date but appears late 1910s (automobiles in some pics).

An antique souvenir book with mounted seaweed/marine plant specimens collected at Cape May, New Jersey in 1871. This unique piece could be a great col

Ten sheets of 2 checks each for the Mansfield Land & Cattle Company. Dateline Lordsburg, New Mexico, 190-. Red and black print on light pink pap...

2 pieces of New Mexico ephemera: one 1903 report of the Governor of New Mexico to the Secretary of the Interior (paperback, 660 pages, includes fold-o

For the Territorial Fair, to be held at Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3,4,5,6,7,8, 1881. Reprint by William Gannon, 1973. 64pp. with ads. General N

Double-sided color map from Gaskell's Atlas of the World, 1888. One side is New Mexico; the other is Washington state. 13.25 x 11.25" The N...

Nice color map, 13 x 10.5". Includes railroad lines ATSF, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande, and the Pecos Valley & ...

Cabinet card by E. Cisenmann of New York showing a man without arms (and possibly smaller legs). ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: New York Ci

Negative photo of the storefront of a shop specializing in human hair goods. Rare, c1885. Measures 4x5.25", pasted on a backing 4.25x6.5"....

Lot of 4. 1-3) Three First National Bank checks, 1873, for large amounts ($97,000-217,000). All with RN-E imprinted revenue. 4) Unused Herrick &...

Large collection of probably 150 or more checks from numerous banks. Earliest is 1849, latest is 1906. Most are 1860s, with a representative sampling

Rare, 1887 Royal Baking Powder check. Edge issues, tears and stains. Please inspect, sold as is. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: New York Ci

Hand colored Currier & Ives "Tree of Life" from Revelation 22:2. Piece measures 11"x 14" and is very colorful. Also included...

Handwritten note on the letterhead of John Hillyer, Publisher of The Wall Street Journal dated March 3rd, 1869 to George Fenton of Newburgh, New York.

Charter, By-Laws of the Fire Department in Worcester, 1838. Printed by Mirick & Bartlett. 24pp. They owned six engines. String binding, blue cov...

New York Convention Friends of Domestic Industry report of 1831, 175 pgs.. Covers: currency, sugar, iron and steel, coasting trade, chemistry, glass.

5 New York newspapers, either complete or a section. December 10, 1838 Rochester Advertiser, 2pp, discusses Indian affairs and the militia defenses of

Two pieces of mail sent from New York to Ohio, one from Hudson, NY and one from Bridgewater, NY. The Hudson letter dates from 1857 and the Bridgewater

Scientific American paper Oct 15, 1892 on pg. 245 (15 pgs. total. Interesting article on the Santa Maria reproduction and its journey across the Atlan

An ad for The Bankers' and Merchants' Grand Presentation Entertainment. April 25the, 1867. Costs to for tickets and a list of the prizes of...

A photograph of a storefront in Fargo, North Dakota, taken 1885. The sign on the storefront reads "E.C. Kinnear & G. Boots - Shoes", w...

(2) letters of correspondence from the J.F. Seiberling & Co. farm equipment company. John Francis Seiberling was an inventor, who had over 150 p...

A newspaper submission by Pastor A. Bartholomew announcing three weddings he performed in Rumley, Ohio on December 9, 1847, February 17, 1848 and Feb

Collection of 7 pieces of correspondence/ephemera from the Charleston, Ohio, area, c1810-80. Includes 4 personal letters/poetry by L.A. Wetmore, what

A collection of 9+ from the Worden family correspondence group, c1827-82. Includes: a Sanderfield, Illinois 1827 letter from Mrs. John B. Worden notif

A letter of condolence, & cover written on Case School of Applied Sciences of Cleveland, Ohio by school president Charles S. Howe._x000D_ Charle...

1909 letter from Cleveland, Ohio citizen at Votteler-Hetche Organ Company asking after a piece of music. Votteler-Hetche, now known as Holtkamp Organ

32pp. Full of illustrations for United States Organs made by the company. Appears to be c.1880s. Staining/water damage on bottom and damage to back co

Lot of 2. Photographic Merchants Board of Trade Letterheads, 1895 Black hand written has some small holes. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: O

Two pamphlets from the Columbus Audubon Society: 1928-29 & 1938-39. Also a 1902 letter from the U. S. department of Agriculture Biological Surve...

Three merchant business cards including "Wills Auto & Machine Works" in Canal Dover, "Walter Robb Auto Repair" Dover & G...

Correspondence, to Samuel M. Foley, Edinburgh, Ohio, c1859-70 (3) with covers. Includes: V.K. Moore, druggist letterhead, East Saginaw, Michigan, c187

Four vintage photographs from Hancock County, Ohio. One photograph depicts seven members of the Struble family, residents of Hancock County, and two p