Holabird’s Western Americana BONANZA

Fifteen W. B. Hamilton checks to various people and businesses. All imprinted Ladd & Tilton of Portland. Small Greek vignette. The Ladd & Ti...

4 First exchange with the word GOLD badly imprinted on note. Imprinted with To Messes Lazard Fierer, San Francisco, Cal. Four regular checks. Seven ha

Almost 50 W. B. Hamilton checks (16) and First Exchange in Gold (31) Date: 1879-1880 City: Corvallis County: Benton

First Exchange to Corbett & Co., Barclay Street, New York, from Portland, Oregon, dated 1868. Please Note, there is a very old repair down the m...

NUMISMATIC, MULTNOMAH CO. OREGON DEPRESSION SELF-LIQUIDATING SCRIP, 1933.: 3 Pieces, Multnomah Co., Oregon, Liquidating Scrip, 25C,50C, & $1.00,...

MULTNOMAH COUNTY,(PORTLAND ORE.) NUMESTIMATIC DEPRESSION SCRIP, 1933, LOT OF 5: Multnomah County, Self- liquidating Scrip, 1933, 1ea.-25c,# 29188, 2ea

PENNSYLVANIA CHECK AND PROMISSORY NOTE LOT, 1870-1910, LOT OF 6: Columbia National bank, Columbia, Pa., dated 1870. 2) First National Bank Of Bellefon

1) Bill of Exchange From Philadelphia, dated Dec. 31, 1822. 2) Check from the Stephen Girard Banker, Philadelphia, dated 30 Sept., 1822. Date: 1822

Towns included. Columbia, Pa., Moshannon, Pa., Bellefonte, Pa., Rock Island Ill., Snow Shoe Pa., Wheeling W. Va., Cincinnati, Oh., Chicago, Charleston

1) Uncancelled Merchants' Bank stock. #121 for 10 shares to J. Robertson in 1914. Condition issues. 2) El Paso National Bank 1939 check. To Jug ...

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, TENINO, WASH. NUMISMATIC SCRIP, 1932-1933, 3 Ea.: This group consists of 3, 25c pieces, they number 2207,3658 & 65. Note on...

1&2) Big Horn County Bank cards. 3) 1927 Colony, Wyoming check from the First National Bank of Belle Fourche, South Dakota. 4-6) Tokens: Panama ...

1) JOHN BIDWELL. Bidwell lead the first wagon train to successfully reach California in 1844! This was an amazing fete as they were truly blazing the

These beautiful documents, have "shades" of green, pink, purple and orange, they are unissued, but have been signed by the Revenue Collect...

IMPRINTED REVENUE COLLECTION, LOT OF 14, 1871-1901: 1) The Thames National Bank, Jewett City, Conn., 1881, Rn-G1. 2) Oneida Valley National Bank, Onei

REVENUE STAMPED COLLECTORS LOT, GROUP OF 13, 1876-1883, ALL HAVE AN RN- G1, Imprinted Revenue: 1) Tradesmen's National Bank, Philadelphia, 1876...

EARLY IMPRINTED REVENUE COLLECTORS GROUP, LOT OF 11, 1867-1878: 1) First National Bank, Hollidaysburg, Pa., 1867, RN-H3. 2) First National Bank of Tre

FIVE EARLY GEORGIA R&N CHECKS, 1867-1899: 1) Savannah National Bank, Savannah, Ga., 1867, RN-B1. 2) Southern Bank of the State of Georgia, Savan...

3 DIFFERENT MEXICO MINING CHECKS, 1896-1900, LOT OF 3: 1) Consolidated Kansas City Smelting and Refining Co., El Paso, Texas, Aug.1, 1896, to Agante F

This second of Exchange from the Cape of Good Hope, 1810, says thirty days after sight, pay this my second of exchange. Date: 1810 City:

26" x 19" poster of Confederate Currency with information on each piece, and a short synopsis. Quite Beautiful! Date: City: C

140 INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. Checks include Tonopah Mining Company c 190?, Bank of Argata 1926, The Snow Shoe Bank 1928, Peoples National Bank of Rock Island

Published in 1898 by D. Appleton & Co. of New York. Very nicely and professionally mounted! Printed in the Heart of the Klondike Gold Rush to mo...

Maps vary in size largest measures 18 1/2" to only 9 1/4" in length, they show the following areas.1) Pine Creek Coeur D' Alene Mining...

1907. In 1913 alone 226,738 tons of ore (lead and zinc) were mined at a value of 9.75 million dollars. W. S. T. Smith and C. E. Siebenthal. 18 1/2&q...

1908. A very famous mineral local. This is where all of the fluorescent minerals come from. 18 1/2" x 22". Folio contains detailed descrip...

LOT of 2: 1) Promotion Map, White River Oil Company, Nye County, Principal office Goldfield, Nevada. 2) Map/ Scale Plan View of The Comstock Undergro

1931. This is part of the Appalachian Gold Belt (See page 8.) Gold deposits on this map produced more than $1,000,000 before 1900. Arthur Keith. 18 1/

Nicely framed and ready to show. Date: c1890 City: County: State: UT

Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and southern British Columbia. Date: 1870 City: County: State:

Dakota (not yet divided), Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Not much of map is civilized! Very few counties listed, Boise City; no Boise. Fort La

Six Trutna Tokens (2 each of 5c, 25c, and $1.00). A. H. Trutna / Company Store / Lansford, So. Dak. There is no Lansford South Dakota, there is a Lans

F. X. N. Rademaker's Blue Grass Saloon. Billings, Montana. A MUST HAVE FOR ANY MONTANA TOKEN COLLECTOR to go with a Rademaker token. Date:

1) Two 1959 Pendleton, Oregon centennial coins in case and with original envelope. 2) 1976 Nevada Bicentennial medallion in case. (Case is cracked). 3

Panama Billiard Hall / H&S / Frannie, Wyo. Four good for 25 cents in merchandise and four 5 cents. Lightweight aluminum. Date: City: Fr

Six sided vase with six coin like medallions. Two each of an eagle with 1886, Liberty Bell, and Torch. Date: c1920's City: Cou

Lot of 12. 1) Big Lake / Confectionary // GF 5c IT. Probably MN or WA. 2) The Savannah Lumber Company Limited / Savannah // GF 5c, 25c, $1.00 in merch

Casino chips include $5,000 Historic Mizpah (also $1,000, $10, $20, $5, $2, and $50), 25c Mizpah Hotel, $1 Station House, $1 Silver Strike, $5 Mizpah

1) Two Radiant Eagle $1.00 fob. 2) Jewish poker chip. 3) 1921 gold plated, counterfeit fob. 4) Six old gambling tokens: 5, 100 and 500. 5) Seven dogs

1) Books include Bodie Ghost Town by Moore 1969, Bodie: The Mines are Looking Well by Piatt, Bodie's Boss Lawman by Merrell and Carle, The Ghost...

Over 40 books, pieces, and pamphlets. 1939 Castle Chronicle, panoramic Bullfrog photo, reprint of 1909 Rhyolite Herald, Death Valley Days, Death Valle

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 “By Her Mother

1) Manzanar photographs by Ansel Adams. 2) Camp and Community: Manzanar and the Owens Valley. 3) I Remember Manzanar (two copies). (Ames Collection)

These four city directories will help any collector or historian follow the movement of the populace within the city and into and out of the city. The

1947 First Edition published by the Randsburg Times in Randsburg, California. Written by Leonard F. Murnane. (Ames Collection) Date: 1947

Focuses on Tokens, Tags and Spoons! By J. Bart Parger. Autographed by author. (Ames Collection) Date: 1998 City: Randsburg Cou

Lot of 27. Some great old volumes to add to your library! 1) Signed 1936 "City that Grew: History of Los Angeles" Condition issues. 2) Two...

1) California Gold Camps by Gudde. 1975. 2) Gold Rush Album by Jackson, 1949. 3) Ghost Towns of California, by Miller, 1978. 4) Gold Rush Diary by Win

Lot of five. 1) 1963 The Great California Desert. 2) 1970 The Rough and The Righteous of the Kern River Diggings. 3) Southern California's Best ...

Lot of 23. "1) Old Mammoth by Reed. 2) Tales of the Pioneers by Chalfant 3) Mono Lake: Mirror of Imagination, boxed and autographed. 4) Mine in...

Lot of 10. 1) Drowning the Dream by Calre. 2) Western Time and Water Wars by Walton. 3) Mountains to Desert. 4) The Owens Valley and the Los Angeles W

Lot of 39. Outposts of Civilization 1928, Saga of Inyo County, Inyo County Pioneers, Tinnemaha, The Water Seekers autographed, From this Mountain - Ce

Five copies. The telling of the legend of the county's beginnings by individuals, as they remembered it, or were told, by their forebears. Many...

An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County, California by J. J. Warner. This 1889 historical work is a must have for any collector or researcher of

Lot of 25. Boxed Enduring Desert by Edwards, Westerners Brand Book Number 11, Cardinal Mine, Odyssey of a Desert Prospector, Mines of Silver Peak Rang

Lot of nine: The High Sierra, The Mighty Sierra, Mountain Dreamers (signed by those featured in book), Lucky Baldwin, Tahoe-Yosemite Trail, Climbing M

All books have original covers in various grades. Lot of seven: Virginia & Truckee by Beebe and Clegg (signed by both authors), The Unsliced Rai...

By Williams, S.A., 1961. Softcover, 4 pages. Michigan College of Mining and Technology, Houghton, MI. Date: 1961 City: Golden C

Out of print, Rare, Hard to Find, 1851 Book of the court cases of Massachusetts! Seventeen volumes of the Massachusetts reports, twenty-four volumes

The Widdicomb Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., 1907, 25 pages. Date: 1907 City: Grand Rapids County: State:

Lot of six. 1) The Humboldt Range: 19th Century Mining Camps by Alan H. Patera. Vol. 4, No. 2. Published in 1995, 88 pages. 2) Ghosts of Humboldt Regi

Exceptionally important work on early Goldfield. Contains photos and maps. Geology and Ore Deposits of Goldfield, Nevada by Frederick Leslie James ass

Lot of 38. Includes 1) History of Fifty Years of Mining at Tonopah, 1953, University of Nevada Geology and Mining Series. By Carpenter, Elliott, and S

1) Seven George Williams books: SIX BOOOKS Signed by author George Williams III - On the Road with Mark Twain signed, Mark Twain Virginia City signed,

Over 25 books include Nevada's 20th Century Mining Boom by Elliott 1966, Desert Challenge by Lillard with map 1942, Nevada's Turbulent Yeste...

Published by the Society of Paper Money Collectors. (Ames Collection) Date: 1974 City: County: State: NV

1) The perfect way to find Canadian mines. The Canadian Mines Register of Dormant and Defunct Companies. 1971. 2) Mines Register: Successor to the Min

Includes a sketch of Mr. Charley Reynolds and such hits as "Git Back on your Dignity' and 'Da-Da.' Date: City: County:

A Military and Naval Encyclopedia by Thomas Wilhelm, 8th Infantry. A fabulous reference for anyone studying military history and current thinking abou

Covers El Dorado, Diamond Springs, Bennettville, Belmont, Gold Mountain, Funeral Mountain, Humboldt Range, Skidoo, Lundy, Darwin, Hornsilver, Gold Poi

Lot of two. 1) U. S. West: the Saga of Wells Fargo by Beebe and Clegg. 1949. Signed by both authors. 2) Gunfighters, Highwaymen & Vigilantes by ...

Lot of 11. 1) American West by Beebe & Clegg, 1955. 2) Ghost Towns of the West by Florin, 1971. 3) Gold in Them Hills by Strong,1957. 4) The Bon...

Pickaxe brand of beer here! The Adelaide Bottle Co-operative Company Limited. Small chip at base. You better be thirsty before you attempt to down thi

1920. By Paul Brissenden. "This is a descriptive and historical sketch of he present drift from parliamentary to industrial socialism." ...

M. G. Woods, photographer! (Ames Collection) Date: City: Benton County: Mono State: CA

Lot of 37. First, Second, Third and Fourth Lake, Black Lake, Big Pine Creek, Summit Lake, Glacier Lodge, Big Pine city, etc. (Ames Collection) Date:

1) Forbes beautiful Victorian Mansion. 2) Street scene (Ames Collection) Date: c1915 City: Bishop County: Inyo Sta

Melinda's Pack Train in 1880's reprint. Valley View Hotel, First National Bank, Schober's Mountain Ranch, Garage, etc. Some duplicates. ...

One titled On the Road to Andrews Camp and the other Tungsten Mine (Scheelite @ Pine Creek). (Ames Collection) Date: City: Bishop

Lot of 16. Main Street, high school, Kittie Lee Inn, etc. Duplicates. (Ames Collection) Date: City: Bishop County: Inyo

1) Photo taken on Mt. Whitney of Forbes and his dog. 1913 Bishop cancel. 2) Ice Cavern near Big Pine Glacier. 1914 Big Pine cancel. (Ames Collection)

Lot of 12. (Ames Collection) Date: City: Bodie County: Mono State: CA

Lot of 24. Many Frashers. Includes Bridgeport court house and main street, Twin Lakes, Virginia Lake, West Walker River, Bath House Bridge, Doris Lake

Greetings from Bridgeport! (Ames Collection) Date: City: Bridgeport County: Mono State: CA

Devil's Post Pile, Arcularius Ranch, The Minarets, Rainbow Falls, Convict Lake, Crowley Lake, Owens River, Benton's Crossing, Box Lake, Rock...

Old Wonder Mine, mule teams, Harmony Borax Works, Baby Gage RR at the Ryan Borax Works, Death Valley Scotty, Furnace Creek Camp, Johannesburg, Homeste

Panamint Range in background. Taken from Funeral Hill. Postmarked (very poor strike) Rhyolite. (Ames Collection) Date: 1907 City: Death

Lot of 35. Includes two post card booklets. Also Furnace Creek Ranch, Steam Traction tractor, Dante's View, twenty mule team, Death Valley Scott...

Lot of 2: Rare group of two checks from Forest Hill, Calif., D.O. Mills & Co. Bankers, checks, # 47 & 45, dated 1859. Date: 1859 City:

Heavy, thick glass encased picture of the Mt. Whitney fish hatchery in Independence . Back says Big Pine Studio / Big Pine, Cal. Interesting piece. (A

Lot of 25. Many Frashers. Includes Silver Lake, Great Lake, Dream Mountain, Devil's Gate, fishing, Rush Creek, Carson Peak, Gull Lake and, of co...

One of hotel and one of gas station. Little Lake as a rest stop for travelers has a long history. Once called Little Owens Lake, its sparkling surface

County Court house, Mt. Whitney, Ellis Motors, Lone Pine Lake, Rocky Basin Lake, Cottonwood Lake, Elephant Rock, fishing, Meyson Store, Sheppard Home,

Penguin Café, Forest Chapel, Tamarack Lodge. Total of six post cards, five different. (Ames Collection) Date: City: Mammoth

South Meadows, Shadow Lake, Grant Lake, Rainbow Falls, Mammoth Lake, Lake Mamie, Lake Mary, Horseshoe Lake, Duck Lake, Crystal Crag, Lake George, Twin

Pittsburg Mill (Ames Collection) Date: City: Masonic County: Mono State: CA

RPP of school with Mohave cancel, SP depot, SP in desert, Cerro Gordo, LA aqueduct, Golden Queen Mine, ETC. (Ames Collection) Date: City:

Lot of 25. Many Frashers. Many show groups on horses. Several stated that Mt. Whitney is the highest peak in the United States. It was at the time, bu

Nice old Cabinet Card of the Northern Pacific Railroad Clerks, taken in their Depot. Photo size-9" x 7", the people shown in the photo are...

Very RARE view of the Scheelite Tungsten Mine in Pine Creek. Surface map of the Pine Creek Mine, 1944, United States Department of Interior, Geologica