Western Frontiers Auction (October 2022)

Wells Fargo group from one of the Sherman's private museum displays. This group includes paper items including a modern Wells Fargo postcard and...

4 different Wells Fargo ephemera. Unissued Virginia City, Montana c. 1860's. 2 sided c. 1890's receipt. 1872 letter from Sheridan office. 19...

Ten volumes. Two Turrentine Jackson articles printed in 1972 in Journal of the West. Books include Wells Fargo by Hungerford 1949. Stagecoach, Book 1,

Company Property of Wells, Fargo Co. & Express 1852-1918 by Bartz. 155pp with lots of photos for identification. Date: Country (if not USA): ...

Wells Fargo by Theobald, 210pp with appendix. Sharps Rifles and Spanish Mules, The San Antonio-El Paso Mail, 1851-1881 by Austerman, 367pp with index.

"and the Origin of American Railroads...Latter days of Mail Coach and Baggage Business in the United States." Second edition greatly expan...

"We Never Sleep". 1874 edition. 278pp. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Bound in green cloth, lettered and decorated in black and gilt. A f...

3 receipts from Adams Express. 1872 3x8". 1870 bill of lading 5x8". 1898 receipt with stamp, top damage 5x7.5" Date: Country (if n...

3 United States Express. 1863 receipt, 1871 blue check, 1842 United States Mail Coach Waybill 9.25x15". Date: Country (if not USA): State:...

1899 Pacific Express bill of lading-2 sided. 1881 Southwestern Stage Line from Will City, Neb., some toning. Date: Country (if not USA): State:

Written by Agnes Spring. First edition. 17 illustrations and fold out map in rear. RARE! Date: 1949 Country (if not USA): State: Dakota Cit

First edition. 1950. Photos. Indexed. 287 pages. Autographed. Front cover showing weakness, but still firmly attached. This is The Story of American E

American Express Co./ Money Orders/ Foreign Checks/ Travelers Cheques/ Letters of Credit and/ Transfers by Telegraph. Nice porcelain on metal sign. Wh

Nice Porcelain Railway Express 1 sided metal sign. Nevada, Circa 1900. 72x11.75". Rust around holes, a few other smallish rust spots. Dents on ...

Cobalt single sided enamel sign. United States Express/Money Orders/For Sale Here. Date unknown. Partial maker on bottom, 13???29 Arch St, Phila. &...

Cobalt Western Union/Telegraph/&Cable Office 2 sided metal enamel sign. Maker is I.R. Co.-Beaver Falls, PA.12x23.5". Date unknown. Small nu...

Printed in 1947. All three volumes in very nice condition. Follows the Southern Route to 1861, Central Route to 1866, under Wells Fargo & Compan...

Best edition is probably The Overland Express by Rideing. Only 650 copies of this book were ever printed. This is number 514. Also Treasure Express by

1) The more known Franks of Western Expresses 1973 by Nathan. Sorted alphabetically and with each page having multiple pictures. 2) Lesser known The P

Lot of seven. 1) Pony Express - the Great Gamble by Bloss. 1959. 2) The Saga of the Pony Express by Di Certo. 2005. 3) The Pony Express Goes Through b

A) The History of the Pony Express by Waddell F. Smith. This is a Custom Library Edition, one of only 900 copies published in 1969. 110 pages. B) The

This lot contains a letter signed by Pony Express rider Joe Nardone in 1991. There are two postal covers with the 130th anniversary of the Pony Expres

Lot of three. 1) Ben Holladay, the Stage Coach King by Clark. Signed by Clark. 1940. 2) The First Overland Mail, Butterfield Trail by Lang. 1940. 3) T

Lot of two. 1) Letters of Gold 1984 by Coburn. California Postal History Through 1869. Includes a myriad of illustrations. Includes shipping, post off

About 70 cacheted covers with mint stamps, Golden Gate Bridge folio, 1972 and 1980 commemorative set, H E Harris album, mostly filled with used stamps

Nice organized beginner's collection, with a wide variety of dates and categories. US singles collection: Scott 11-834, far from complete, mostl...

Photographs by JC Haines. 52 total. Reprint of this August trip photos. Includes photos such as Totem Poles at Wrangell, Entrance Sitka Harbor, Wharf

Nice mix of Alaska ephemera. Large topo map of Iditarod-Ruby region 1914, hardcover Ice is Where You Find It, vintage souvenir foldout picture book, c

Vacation Trips in Alaska & the Yukon, on the White Pass & Yukon Route, C-1936 ~ Travel by train or river steamers to many destinations ~ Con...

2 Sterling silver Yukon Gold Rush spoons. Wild Horse, YT. Dawson, YT. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Alaska City: Provenance: Gary Bracke

7 Alaska/Klondike Gold Rush Books. Klondike by Chicago Record Co. Klondyke Facts by Ladue 1897, Ballads of a Cheechako by Service, Alaska and the Klon

Three different perspectives of Alaska and the Yukon Territory during the period of the late 1800's gold rush. First, we have the Klondike Nug...

This bank note is made out to F. J. Wattron of Holbrook, Arizona in 1904 for $43. 45. Signed by Jim Houch also of Holbrook. Sized at 3 in. X 8 in. J.

1871 Pima County stage station deed. Known as Desert Station. Blue tax stamp on front. Includes well and water rights.14x17", small seam tears....

This cook set is from the Aztec Boarding House in Tombstone, Arizona. The Aztec House lies in the historic district across the street from Fly's...

Collection of various pieces of clothing from Tombstone, Arizona. Includes a pair of boy's pants, a boy's jacket, a boy's cap, three pai...

Tombstone Cons. Gold & Silver Mining stock, 1881.1902 Daily Prospector, Weekly Epitaph application notice, 4.75x8.75", water stain. Pima Co...

1888 postcard mailed to Tombstone for $100 reward for "tramp" assault suspect in Solida, CO. 5x3", dogear corner, diagonal crease, s...

Amazon White Rye Whiskey barrel lid. Distributed by Oberfelder in Tombstone, Arizona. T.M. Oberfelder & Co. was a general merchandise store that...

Rufus Nelson Leatherman was an Arizona Pioneer; born in 1844 in North Carolina that moved west to Tucson, Arizona in 1869. This RN check for $300 was

This lot of 14 photos mostly of Northern Arizona near Williams. Two photos are from Boulder Dam about 1933 the rest are of ranch life in the high coun

A) Ghost Towns of Arizona by James E. and Barbara H. Sherman. Maps by Don Percious. Published by University of Oklahoma Press, 1969. Autographed by th

5 Arizona books. Arizona Place Names by Granger, binding tape repairs. Brand Book 7 of the Tucson Corral of the Westerners by Chidester. Street Fight

Group of seven books about Arizona history. Titles include Gun Notches by Captain Thomas H. Rynning as told by Al Cohn and Joe Chisholm (autographed),

A) Rim of Christendom: A Biography of Eusebio Francisco Kino by Herbery Eugene Bolton. Published in 1960. 644 pages. B) Gila Monsters and Red-Eyed Rat

3 Arizona billheads. 1885 for payment of Whiskies, Tombstone . 1885 letter from A. Sieber of Bisbee for payment of Whisky. 1881 Oro Blanco Store Bill

Group of four pieces of miscellaneous ephemera from Arizona. Includes letterhead from Lord & Williams Co., a general merchandise store in Tucson...

2 Arizona proof plate photos by James Sherman. Fenced Charleston, AZ tombstone and Kofa, AZ hill. Frames 17x21". Date: Country (if not USA):...

Lot of 3 pages. Rare. These are "letter copies" on Central Pacific Railroad / Southern Pacific Railroad letterhead. All have staining on t...

November, 1888 The Fireside Friend. Rare issue #1. Buried Cities in Arizona, an earthquake. 12pp 6x8". Date: Country (if not USA): Sta...

1895 Arkansas pay voucher for guarding a prisoner for 99 miles. Occupation listed as posey(posse). 3.5x8", 5 staple holes, bottom creases. Dat...

2 rare issues of The Teas Bee. Feb. 12, 1913 and Feb. 1914. Published monthly by the citizens and pupils of The Colfax School for Tuberculous. 1913 ha

When the Donner Party Museum was being established, they sold Donner Party relics to raise funds, and that sale is the source of these relics. Includ

30 vintage Grass Valley 2 sided advertising blotters. Some have paper chips and pencil writing. 17.75x11.25". Date: Country (if not USA): ...

1892 ledger from the Holbrooke Hotel in Grass Valley, California. Ledger pages list the name, and residence of the guests. Many ink blotters are inclu

Three photographs from the 1935 movie, A Tale of Two Cities, based on the Charles Dickens novel. The film starred Ronald Coleman and Elizabeth Allan.

Six mounted photographs from the movie, "The Private Life of Helen of Troy." This 1927 film was based on the book of the same name written...

10 photographs of early Hollywood actors and actresses including Lupe Velez, Olivia de Havilland, Maurice Chevallier, Jeannette McDonald, John Barrymo

Rare script for The Black Vamp: A Blackface Act by Arthur Leroy Kaser. Published by T.S. Denison & Company. Blackface minstrelsy was an early fo...

This is not a promotional script that the actors signed with the lobby photo for hand out. Originally titled "3000" by Jonathan Lawton a...

Certified Billie Burke(Wizard of Oz good witch} clipped autograph, 1.5x4". 8x10" photos-Signed Junette Davis, Tom Mix, Masked Cowboy, Buck...

Signed check from "The King of Hollywood" actor Clark Gable. Check is mounted in a 30"x 20" presentation frame, along with a 10&...

JACKIE Coogan candy container jar 1925. Westmoreland Specialty Co. Child star as portrayed in Charlie Chaplin's "The Kid", this clear ...

Four photographs for Marion Davies in the 1924 film, Janice Merideth. This was a silent film about a romance set during the American Revolution. All p

9 small movie and entertainment posters. The Long Ships, Behind a Pale Horse, tom thumb. Sierra Shakespeare, 8 on the Lam, The Complete History of Ame

Framed cowboy litho movie poster, Sundown in Santa Fe. Creases and dead center crease damage. Overall presents well. Frame 44.5x29.5". Date: ...

Lot of five movie posters for Westerns including The Professionals starring Burt Lancaster (French poster, 1966), Lonely are the Brave starring Kirk D

A collection of various Disney-themed items, including eleven (11) strips of film to be used with The Disney-Land Projector (not included), a Mickey...

Pinocchio figure 15"x 13". Material unknown. This is not a Disney authorized piece, but close. It's beautiful and still holds its bril...

This is a vintage cast iron coin bank in the image of the little wooden boy Pinocchio. This is the Disney version, as indicated by his clothes and hat

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony Cartoons 8mm film reel in original box. This reel is for a Mickey Mouse short called "Mickey&...

An interesting array of covers and letters addressed to Ruth Disney (Beecher) Walt Disney's sister and to Elias Disney, Walt and Ruth's fath...

Lake Hume, CA & the Hume-Bennett Lumber Co.: 1) Rare photograph of the Hume-Bennett Lumber Mill at Lake Hume, located in the Sequoia National Fo...

Extremely rare. "By Tahoe Shores." Published by Southern Pacific and the Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company. No date, but it ...

Tahoe Gal Vintage Parking Sign. Large Vintage White, North Tahoe Cruise/Tahoe Gal/Parking sign. 48.5x72". Some paint flaking off. The Tahoe G...

Two guidebooks from Los Angeles. A) Los Angeles, California, The City and County, Exposition Number. Written by Harry Ellington Brook. Twenty-Seventh

Addressed to A. Wiederchein for fixing gate and putting on a lock, putting iron on cell, drilling holes, riveting and fixing cell door and hinges. Tot

Two ledger that were repurposed as museum guest books. These ledgers originally belonged to the National Hotel & Annex in Nevada City, Californi...

Fancy historical binding from National Exchange in Nevada City. c. 1895 as per spine label. Has 1 page of guest list. 18x11". Date: Country ...

1876 invoice book of Rosenberg Bros. in Nevada City. Blue paper with several invoices/billheads in back. Customer include Mrs. Bean, Negro Bob on page

January to July 1884(first few pages missing) guest register from Union Hotel in Nevada City. Some guests include: Judge Searls Nevada City, Judge Di

Nice assortment of Nevada County ephemera. Mt. St. Mary's Academy 1966 booklet, about 10 Trip Teaser-travel booklets. Nuggets of Nevada County H...

Lot of 12 photographs of the Nevada City and Grass Valley area. Includes two mounted photographs of the Nevada County Courthouse and another building,

1858 Nevada County legal document related to the settlement of the estate of J.A. Nicholson. Robert Morrow is named as one of the administrators of th

Map showing Water System of the Water and Power Company of California, Nevada County by W.W. Waggoner, Chief Engineer, 1908. This slightly faded map s

Ledger of Peabody and Hall from Brush Creek, Nevada County, California. Contains a list of names of people or other businesses that paid or received m

August 13, 1896 4pp letter signed by John Bidwell, dateline "Camp in Sierra Nevada Mts-Plumas Co". To Dr. Stephen Bowers, Los Angeles, Cal...

Softcover Birdman of Alcatraz by Gaddis. Numerous Alcatraz photocopies of official procedures, maps, history, rules and regs and about 40 quality 8x10

The Complete History the S.F. Disaster & the Mount Vesuvius Horror, Death & Ruin, Eruption, Earthquake & Fire, by Charles E. Banks, 1906...

A dramatic original photo of the damage caused by the April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The Fulton House stands to the right while the

Vol. 1 No. 1 , May 1906 edition of The New San Francisco Magazine with the story of the Great Conflagration. Photos of earthquake damage and more. Fro

Chadwick Official Map of the City and County of San Francisco Containing New Street Index and Street Car Directory. Prepared by the Board of Public Wo

Views of San Francisco, Yosemite Valley and the Pacific Coast, published by Davis Bros. Toklas & Co., S.F., C-1895 Attractive blue/w gold guilt ...

Palace Hotel ~ Recognized as the largest and most magnificent structure ever dedicated to the needs of the traveling public ~ Unexcelled in appointmen

Seeing San Francisco, Aboard the Sight-Seeing Car, publ. by M. Kollmann, 1905 ~ Historical photos (24) & Ads (34) ~ (9 Ω"x 6 Ω&qu...

San Francisco Bay, by Harold Gilliam, publ. by Doubleday & Co., N.Y. 1957 ~ A factual and fascinating account of the history, life & lore of...

San Francisco's Golden Era, a Picture Story of S.F. before the Fire by Lucius Beebe & Charles Clegg, published by Howell- North, Berkeley, 1...

San Francisco, the City Loved Around the World ~ publ. by Cardinell-Vincent Co., S.F., C-1920 ~ Attractive embossed and guilted cover, containing 21

Classified Directory of the Patrons of the Atlas comprising the Principal Business Firms and Professional Men of the City of San Francisco. Two loose

City & County of San Francisco, by H. A. Candrian, 1932 Two color map, 27 Ω"W x 22 Ω"H ~ Backside is 17" x 13"map ...