Mueller ~ Schmidtmann Western Americana BONANZA

By Edwards, E.I. and Williams, Frank. Hardcover, approx 130 pages. Includes sections on Desert Treasures as well as Western Americana. Nash Press, Col

Lot of covers and cards. 40 Covers, 1927-1972. Many diff. PM. Many with advertisers. 4 un-used air letter sheets for Foreign Postage. 12 cards, t

Measures 12’’x 6 1/2’’. Medium contrast and focus is sharp. In fine condition with wear. Edges are worn, left and right edges have tears. Back of pho

This West German brass balance comes with a set of 8 brass weights, contained in a 4.5 x 9.5" in a wooden box with clasps. There is an extra set

A collection of typed (carbon copy) articles on the American banking system, taken from various economic and scholarly publications. Examples are: 1)

A comprehensive collection of Americana catalogs from a wide variety of vendors and dealers not only of Americana, but of tokens, exonumia, postal his

by Runner, J.J. and Hartmann, M.L., 1918. Soft cover, 264 pages including tables and illustrations. Front and back covers missing. South Dakota School

A collection of post cards and cards from various locations. Of the post cards, 40 are used and 2 are un-used. Some are printed cards and some are C

Six different volumes of standard stand-alone references of western mines. 1) Stampede to Timberline by Wolfe, 1953; 544pp indexed and illustrated. Ex

By Haldeen Braddy, University of New Mexico Press, c1955, 168 pgs. Green dust jacket in good condition.

Lot of 2 includes: 1) U.S. Bonds…Coin,…Precious Metals, Etc., U.S. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C., 1896. Soft cover, 68 pages including many ch

By Zane Grey, 1913, Grosset & Dunlop. Hardcover, 326 pages.

The Parker Gun pamphlet & informational handout, Ithaca Gun company service receipt and John P. Lovell Arms Co. Firearm receipt.

Lot of covers. All are listed as 1st. Day covers, 1936-1958. 241 total covers. Many diff. states. Many diff. PM. Many with contents. Many never

A view of ornate floral arrangements and an open casket on display. The image measures 13 1/2 x 10," and is mounted on a biege matte measuring 17

By Wallace Turner. Houghton Mifflin Company. 306 pgs. With Index. First Printing. Paher 2005. Excellent Condition.

Lot of 2 includes: 1) Oswald Jacoby on Poker, How To Play the Great American Game--and Win!, by Oswald Jacoby, with foreword by Grantland Rice. Publis

How to Win at Cards ("21" & Poker), by Goodman, Mike. Hardcover, 221 pages, including illustrations. Holloway House Publishing Company,

Lot of 2 includes: 1) Gold Mines of California, Wagner, Jack R; and 2) Principal Gold-Producing Districts of the U.S.-U.S.G.S. Professional Paper, Kos

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. Volume LVIII. December, 1878 to May, 1879. New York: Harper & Brothers , Publishers, 327 to 335 Pearl Street, Fran

Lot of 2 includes one James Buchanan (Black and White) Scotch from Scotland wood box addressed to Los Angeles, c1950, 12 X 17 X 8.5, excellent conditi

By Peter B. Kyne,1932, Grosset & Dunlop, 294 pages. Hardcover, no dust jacket, good condition.

Lot of 2 includes: 1) A Life's Review and Notes on the Development of Medicine in NV by Walker, Dr. M.R., and The First Twelve Years, 1922-1934 ...

Prepared under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, Washington, D.C., 1920. Hardcover, 182 pages. Newlands, a U.S. Representative and Sen

Lot of covers and cards. 28 covers, 1862-1944. Many covers from World War 2. Many diff. PM. 1 cover is a Confederate letter, 1862, with contents.

Seventeen miners pose for this photograph. Three mining carts rest on tracks at the entrance to the shaft. Uncertain location. Photograph measures

Lot of 2. Coal mine in the Midwest? Photographs measure 10”x7 ¾”, black single mattes, 12”x9 ½”, medium contrast—the right side of the ph...

Lot of 9. 1) Big Bob, Kenneth Scott; 2) Handbook for Prospectors, Von Bernewitz; 3) Field Manual for Railroad Engineers, Nagle; 4) Textbook of Fire As

Hodgepodge of items from various North American cities, states, and countries. Items in this lot are as follows: 1) Copies of drawings of “the petrole

Lot of 9 photos and rpcs. Included are: 1) An Anaconda Mine, Montana color postcard showing the Washoe Copper Smelter, postmarked 1909; 2) Dredging fo

Gilbert H. Grosvenor, editor. Front cover is torn off with tears at the top and bottom. Paper cover. 534 pages.

A Pictorial History of Journalism and Printing on the Frontier by Karolevitz, Robert F. Hardcover, indexed, 190 pages including numerous photographs a

Lot of 4 includes: 1) Black Sand and Gold by Lung, Edward B. as told to Ella Lung Martinsen; 2) The Tenderfoot Comes West by McLaughlin, Roy P.; 3) Si

By Abdill, George. Hardcover, 182 pages including numerous photographs. Superior Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington, 1959.

This check writer was manufactured by Todd Protectograph Co., Inc. Of Rochester, NY and is Model 1500. Made of steel with polished chrome "floo...

Lot of 4 includes: 1-3) United States Post Offices, Vol VI - The Mid-Atlantic (2004), Vol VII - The Lower Mississippi Valley (2005), and Vol VIII - Th

Lot of 3 includes: 1) Wake of the Prairie Schooner by Paden, Irene. Hardcover, indexed, 514 pages, Paher # 1501.The Macmillan Company, New York, 1943;

A handmade post card depicting the back view of two little girls sitting on a fence with their arms around each other’s waist. Apart from the girls’ h

By Browne, J. Ross (west of the Rocky Mountains) and Taylor, James W. (east of the Rocky Mountains). Hardcover, indexed, approximately 750 pages. Wash

Reports on the Mineral Resources of the United States. Report of J. Ross Browne on the Mineral Resources of the States and Territories West of the Ro

A view of the early SAFD (SA Fire Dept.) with firefighters and horse drawn firefighting wagons in the foreground and the SAFD Station in the backgroun

The Story of Our Wonderful Victories as told by Dewey, Schley, Wheeler, and Other Heroes. Hardcover, 770 pages including photographs and illustrations

Lot of 2 includes: 1) Durland Standard Plate Catalog, compiled and edited by Johnson, Kim D. Soft cover, approximately 440 pages including appendices.

Lot of 6 includes: 1) First Time in Color, Eight Pages of World's Rarest Stamps, Life Magazine, May 3, 1954, pp. 85-92. 2) The Postal Stationery...

By Abdill, Gearge. Hardcover, 192 pages including numerous photographs. Bonanza Books, New York.

A collection of 7 different issued checks. States and cities include California, Chicago, Boston, Oregon, and New York.

Lot of 5 includes: 1) The American Series: A Collection of Mint Stamps by compiled by the U.S. Postal service, 1981. Hardcover, approximately 50 pages

A lot of 6 photographs of underground metal mining, all measuring 8 x 6" (one w/ white border). No photographer is noted on any of the images. 1)

Lot of 5 includes: 1) Epic Land Battles by Holmes, Richard. Hardcover, indexed, 256 pages including many maps, photographs, and illustrations. First p

Lot of 62 individual cards and one post card packet depicting the Overland Route of the Southern Pacific Railroad c1930. The individual cards from Eur

22.5 pound brass ingot. Age unknown. Crude. Fred's guess is that it dates to the first half of the 20th century. Drilled in several places to te...

Lots of 12 maps and tourist information. 1)Cal, , Az, Nv- 1928. 2) Boulder Dam Country- 1929. 3) Arizona - 1942. 4)Western States - AAA -1981. 5) US 5

Catalogue compiled by Jackson, Eric. Soft cover, 104 pages, dated May, 2003. Filled with color photographs of various revenue stamped papers. Also inc

Atlin mining district. Incorporated under the Companies Act of 1897. Certificate No. 62 issued to W. Hinckle Smith for 6000 shares on August 9, 1906.

Unmounted print measures 9-1/2 x 7-1/2.” Contrast is good. Focus is good. Two minor scratches in upper left quadrant. Upper right corner with ½...

Lardeau Mining District. Incorporated under the laws of the Companies Act of 1897 of the Province of British Columbia. Certificate No. 2962 issued to

A rare British Columbia saloon token.

Sturgeon Lake District. "Incorporated under The Ontario Mining Companies' Incorporation Act," printed on the certificate. Certificate ...

Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Nanaimo Mining District. Incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington. Certificate no. 251 issued to Ma

A miner works a sluice box. Photograph measures 9”x7”, black single matte 12”x9 3/4”, high contrast, and the focus is sharp. The bottom of the matte

Lot of 3 includes: Knox's Boy Travellers: China and Japan by Knox, Thomas W. Hardcover, 421 pages, many illustrations; 2) One Last Look Around b...

This carte de vista photo measures 2 ¼” x 3 5/8” mounted on a tan matte that measures 2 ½” x 3 7/8”. Medium contrast and good focus. Very ...

By Hopkins, A.E. Hardcover, indexed, 180 pages including many photographs and illustrations. Published by Robson Lowe Ltd, London. First edition publi

Arizpe mining district. Incorporated under the laws of Arizona. Certificate No. 375 issued to James E. Fisher for 50 shares on March 6, 1916. Signed b

Lot of 2 typed letters and a cover, written on the letterhead of the San Toy Mining Company of Chihuahua, Mexico, one dated December 31, 1908 and the

Incorporated under the laws of the Territory of Arizona on July 2, 1904. Certificate No. 2058 issued to Mrs. Christina Schwein for 34 shares on March

3 Mexican Sonorians dry washing gold in mountain valley near Sonora c1850. Measures 4"x5". Individual lines used for shading in both fore an

Dating from the time of the Civil War, this piece is from Callao, Peru.

Two un-used white border RPCs. One is a photo of Placer River glacier and the other is a photo of Kenai Lake. Both are said to be in Alaska.

Lot of covers and cards. A small group of 6 covers, 2 cards and 1 greeting card. The covers are from 1940-1968, with 5 diff. PM. 2 have contents.

Six-dog sled team with musher in a winter street scene photograph. Narrowly white-bordered image measures 7 x 5”, and overall size with black matte is

Incorporated in the territory of Alaska in the year 1908. Cert #. 67 to J.E. Laugley for 1000 shares. Signed by Danny S. Garfield, Edward E. Lyon an

A very faded photo showing what is probably the interior of Alaska Treadwell Mining Company Mill in Douglas, c. 1890. About 20 workmen stand around th

Unmounted, white bordered image measures 6-1/2 x 7-1/2” with total size 9-3/4 x 7-3/4.” Contrast is good. Focus is good. Very minor bend at left lower

Steamer USS Lydonia in front of Blue Mountain at Matlakatla, Alaska, photograph. Unmounted image measures 9-3/4 x 5-1/2”. Focus and contrast are good

Fish drying structures located on the Neukluk River, Alaska, photograph. White-bordered image measures 9-1/2 x 7-1/2 with overall size of 9-3/4 x 7-3/

White-bordered unmatted image measures 9-1/4 x 7-1/4” with overall size of 9-1/2 x 7-1/2”. Focus and contrast are good. Signs are readable. There is v

Ferry passengers waiting on the dock at Skagway, Alaska. White-bordered image measures 8 x 5”, and overall beige matted size is 9-3/4 x 7-3/4”. Contr

Black matted image measures 7 x 5” with overall size of 10 x 8”. Focus and contrast are very good. There are slight markings in the sky. There are occ

Steamship Chas. H. Hamilton and another vessel on the Yukon River photograph. White-bordered image measures 9-1/4 x 6” with overall size of 10 x 7”.

Lot of about 20 items, including 6 lithographs of early Arizona; Tax Receipts from Tombstone-1909-1914; about a dozen items relating to Pearce, AZ; a

Lot of covers and cards. 5 covers. 4 with date of 1948. 5 diff. PM. 4 cards, 1911-1957. 4 diff. PM. 1 packet of scenes along the Apache Trail of

Fold-out map of AZ, NV, and UT with front and back cardstock cover. Published by Blum's Commercial Map Pub. Co., Inc., New York, N.Y. Covers ye...

Measures 11 1/4’’x 9’’. In good condition with some wear. Top cover of report has some wear, edges are torn and top right corner has a crease from h

Ten photos of scenery and life in AZ and NM. Photographs measure 5”x4”, mounted on black construction paper, high to medium contrast—tends slightly t

Measures 6’’x 3 1/2’’, medium Contrast and focus is slightly blurry. In good condition with little wear. Right side has a small thin crease. No photo

Incorporated in 1902, mining in the Mule Mountains swelled Bisbee's population to over 9,000 by 1910.

Warren Mining District. Incorporated under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, March 10, 1901. Certificate no. 4420 issued to Mrs. Mary Richards for

Cyanotype depicting a steam tractor probably used to haul ore from the copper mines. Photograph measures 8 1/4”x6 1/2”, no matte, blueprint, and the

Clifton-Morenci Mining District. Incorporated under the laws of the State of West Virginia. Certificate no. 1046 issued to Mrs. J.B. Richards for 30 s

Caption reads, “Fall plowing on the experimental farm of the Heffern Mining and Developing Company, twenty miles north of the city of Douglas.” Photo

A quiet high altitude lumber town. Photograph measures 4 1/2”x3 1/2”, no matte, high to medium contrast—tends toward the grays, and the focus is shar

Verde mining district. Incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on December 2, 1916. Certificate No. 3523 issued to Martin Messner for 100

Ray-Kelvin district. Certificate No. 3368 issued to Domenick Borgo for 200 shares on May 6, 1913. Signed by A.H. Westfall as President and G.O. Swartz

Named after Lewis Kingman, locating engineer for the Santa Fe Railroad. Photograph measures 7 3/4”x4 1/4”, no matte, medium contrast—suffers from som

Miami mining district. Incorporated under the laws of Delaware in 1914. Certificate No. 112 issued to Fred N. Lull for forty shares on March 25, 1915.

6.5" x 8.5" photo of the lower Miami School and international Smelter on the hilltop.

Tonto National Monument close to the time it became a national monument and it is clear from the photo that this is a picture of the lower cliff dwell

Harquahala Mining District. Incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah. Certificate No. 594 issued to E.F. Siller for 500 shares on May 29, 1918

Turquoise Mining District. Incorporated under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, May 1902. Certificate no. 418 issued to Chas. Schwenn for 100 shar