May 2019 Auction Catalog

Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC Don’t Lose Your Marbles May 2019 Auction Live Auction Thursday - Monday | May 16, 17, 18, 19, & 20th Starting Time: 8am Pacific time each day Preview Tuesday & Wednesday, May 14-15 | 10am - 5pm at Holabird Americana Collections ­ or call us at (775) 851-1859 to schedule a private preview Auction Location 3555 Airway Drive, Suite 309 Reno, Nevada 89511 Lot Pickup After the sale Bid Live, Online, by Mail, Fax, or Phone www.FHWAC.com or call us at 775-851-1859

r CONSIGNING WITH rHolabird Western Americana Collections Why should you consign with Holabird Western Americana Collections? We combine the elements of historically researched descriptions, professional photography, artfully designed catalogs, and a team of specialists to consistently produce record prices. Consign your items to the experts and let us help you realize the most for your collections. We’ve sold many fantastic collections over the years and we’re always excited for more great material! Consign with us and enter into a lasting and beneficial partnership. What do you get when you consign with us? The Process: Holabird Live: Live internet auctions put your material in Appraisal & Inspection: We begin the process with an front of a larger audience than ever before. Our internet pres- informal inspection of your item(s). We can do this in person ence has opened up the market to a whole new generation or through photographs and descriptions, via email, fax, mail, of bidding. Not only do we offer live online bidding at no ad- or telephone. Once we have the opportunity to evaluate your ditional charge, but we also offer phone bidding and have live items, we will then provide you with a professional opinion agents readily available to secure bids on all platforms. Never of value. before has bidding in one of our auctions been so easy. Historically Researched Descriptions: Our team of re- Submit your photographs & descriptions to: search writers craft colorfully written historical descriptions Holabird’s Western Americana Collections that tell the stories behind the items we sell. Through these 3555 Airway Drive, Suite# 308 Reno, NV 89511 accurately written descriptions we paint a picture for the col- lector and create a need and desire for your items. Email us at [email protected] Professional Photography: Colorful, vibrant, high resolu- Call us toll free 844-HWAC-RNO (4922-766) or send us a fax tion photographs tell a story all their own. Our expert photographer will give your items the attention they need to 775-851-1834. make them look amazing both online and in print. Consignment: Once we’ve determined that your material Cataloguing: Full color, high quality, artfully designed is a good fit for us and one of our upcoming sales, we will catalogs put your collections on the coffee tables of collec- discuss the perfect venue for your items and spend some tors worldwide. Our print catalogs are more than a just a time with you to go over reserves, estimates, and sellers com- catalogue of goods for sale, they’ve become historic reference mission. Our commission rates are highly competitive and all works that our clients have come to know and love. inclusive. We have no photo or cataloging fees, no insurance Marketing: We market extensively to advanced collectors fees, and no other hidden charges or gimmicks. through online advertising, national print advertising, trade Estimates & Value: We use decades of sound experience and shows, and direct proprietary marketing among other public- judgment to assign estimates. We market extensively through ity. We’re seasoned marketers so you can rest assured know- national advertising and participation in trade shows, and ing your material will get the recognition it deserves. we find that most items sell for premium prices. There are, Superior Customer Service: At Holabird’s Western Ameri- however, unpredictable times when items sell for less than cana Collections, we pride ourselves in offering a high level expected. This is usually balanced by items selling for pre- of customer service that you can count on. Our commitment miums. We cannot predict market prices or conditions and, to you is what sets us apart from the rest. You want someone ultimately, our buyers set the prices. you can trust, and we are by your side every step of the way. Shipping & Transportation: There are many ways to get your material to us for processing. You can arrange to bring your material directly into our Reno office, we can arrange to pick up your collection, or you may ship your items to us. Our knowledgeable and friendly staff will help guide you through this simple process so you can see your hard- earned collections meet the right hands for the right prices. Contact our office for more information or for a consultation. Here at Holabird’s Western Americana Collections, we don’t only achieve record-breaking sales prices–we create legends.

Contents Day 1 (Thur, May 16) Lots 1000-1839 Day 4 (Sun, May 19) Lots 4000-4774 General Americana���������������������������������������������11 Sports��������������������������������������������������������������������299 Advertising���������������������������������������������������������������� 11 Accessories & Jewelry�������������������������������������322 . Newspapers�������������������������������������������������������������� 11 Furnishings & Decor����������������������������������������322 . Books��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 11 Art��������������������������������������������������������������������������323 . Directories����������������������������������������������������������������� 11 Native Americana����������������������������������������������329 Textiles�����������������������������������������������������������������340 . Brewing/Tobacco�������������������������������������������������� 12 Marbles����������������������������������������������������������������344 . Fire related��������������������������������������������������������������� 13 Bottles������������������������������������������������������������������353 . Political���������������������������������������������������������������������� 16 Cowboy�����������������������������������������������������������������357 . Postal History���������������������������������������������������������� 17 Firearms & Weaponry�������������������������������������361 . World’s Fair & Expos�������������������������������������������� 17 Entertainment Industry���������������������������������364 . Geographically Sorted�������������������������������������� 18 Gaming�����������������������������������������������������������������365 Numismatics���������������������������������������������������������58 Military�����������������������������������������������������������������366 Mining Part I (Alaska-California)����������������������������68 Minerals���������������������������������������������������������������367 Day 2 (Fri, May 17) Lots 2000-2838 Mining Part I (Colorado-Yukon)����������������������������107 Day 3 (Sat,May 18) Lots 3000-3784 Day 5 (Mon, May 20) Lots 5000-5899 Transportation���������������������������������������������������217 Bargains & Dealer Specials�����������������������������376 . Airplanes��������������������������������������������������������������������217 . Native Americana��������������������������������������������������376 . General Americana�����������������������������������������������377 . Automotive����������������������������������������������������������������233 . World’s Fair & Expos��������������������������������������������397 Railroadiana��������������������������������������������������������240 . Military�����������������������������������������������������������������������398 Wells Fargo & Express��������������������������������������282 . Political����������������������������������������������������������������������398 Tokens�������������������������������������������������������������������287 . Postal History����������������������������������������������������������398 . Brothel������������������������������������������������������������������������287 . Wells Fargo & Express������������������������������������������399 . Mining�������������������������������������������������������������������������400 . General�����������������������������������������������������������������������295 . Railroadiana������������������������������������������������������������417 . Transportation��������������������������������������������������������423 . Tokens�������������������������������������������������������������������������428 . Numismatics������������������������������������������������������������429

TERMS AND CONDITIONS This is a Live Auction conducted by Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC (HWAC). 1. The placing of a bid shall constitute the bidder’s acceptance of bids will compete live against other absentee bids, live Internet these terms of sale.  bidders, floor bidders and phone bidders. 2. BUYER’S PREMIUM & INSURANCE: There will be a 25% Buyer’s 9. INTERNET BIDDING: Both Absentee and Live Internet bidding Premium added to the sale price (hammer) of each lot. We accept cash, are available through our live auction networks. If you wish to bid checks, money orders or wire transfers, credit cards and PayPal. LIVE via the Internet, you MUST pre-register.  A live feed is generally 3. COINS, CURRENCY AND PRECIOUS METALS, Insurance. The buyer’s accessible during the auction for those bidding via the Internet. commission for this section is 20.5%. Coins and currency shall be Online bidding remains open through the live auction, and online defined as any regular Federal issue circulating coins and currency. absentee bids may be placed anytime. Live bidding will open when Tokens are not considered coins. Precious metals shall be defined as ingots, silver or gold rounds, bullion items, gold nuggets. Mineral the auction starts.  Internet bidding is offered as a convenience for specimens are not considered under the precious metals category. those who cannot attend the live sale. Please note that there may be delays or interruptions in Internet connectivity that are beyond our Commemorative items such as metals and ribbons are not considered control. Attending the live auction or arranging for an agent is the coins of precious metals. However, lots that consist entirely of gold or most reliable way to secure your bids. silver of high purity, including commemorative metals, are considered precious metals. Please contact our office if you need clarification on a 10. NEW BIDDERS: Bidders unknown to us, who anticipate specific lot. an expenditure in excess of $20,000, must provide commercial references or a deposit of 25% of the amount to be bid in order for 4. SALES TAX: Sales tax will apply, according to Nevada State law, for any the auction staff to execute bids. Deposits will be credited towards items that ship to or are picked up in Washoe County, Nevada (8.265%) lots won and any balance will be refunded within 10 business unless a current, valid resale certificate is faxed to us at 775-851-1834 days after the auction has concluded. New bidders will be given before bids are placed. a spending limit at their initial request to participate. In order 5. SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling will be estimated to increase this limit, you may be required to provide a letter of prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All authorization from your bank in addition to providing references. shipping and handling is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If Please contact our office at any time if you have questions regarding additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be spending limits or references required to bid. re-invoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice 11. AGENT BIDDING: There are numerous professional agents is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort available to assist you should you require this service. Please contact will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to the office for a list or to arrange for representation on the floor cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of during the live auction.  HWAC is not responsible for any acts or unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require special handling for omissions by agents acting on behalf of bidders at our auctions.  which individual costs will be calculated and applied to the shipping BE ADVISED: Auction participation through the live Internet bidding charge on the invoice. The buyer is responsible for arranging and paying site is not 100% foolproof. The technology for this process is always for shipment of large or special items. The customer is responsible for all changing, and the operation of it and the corresponding Internet shipping charges. Purchases will be shipped via our approved, insured connectivity issues are far beyond our control. Some folks have carriers: Federal Express or the US Postal Service. All items shipped attempted to use the live Internet bidding process as their primary Federal Express or USPS will be insured for the full value determined at method of bidding, and have been quite successful. Others have auction by HWAC, which is included in our buyer’s premium. Pick up is available from our Reno office the next business day after the auction.  failed completely. Depending upon your computer, server, host, and other factors, Internet signals may be delayed, such that bids may 6. LIVE (FLOOR) BIDDING:  Please arrive a few minutes early to check in not be received in time. We cannot be held responsible for these and receive your bidding paddle. We will open lots with more than one bid at delays, or for the lack of placed bids in a timely manner, or any the current high absentee bid or 50% of the low estimate at the auctioneer’s other factors leading to unaccepted bids that are far beyond discretion. Please be sure to bid on the correct lots during the live auction. our control. Bidders should always have a backup plan for lots Our auction progress is at a rate of between 60 and 200 lots per hour. An they highly desire. Live participation is best, followed by phone item is not sold until the next lot is announced. (We cannot be responsible participation. We will not reopen lots for missed bids. for Internet bids that arrive late.) The auctioneer will identify the successful 12. RESERVES: Most of the lots in this auction are unreserved. Gold bidder by number and announce the winning bid amount. If you are not sure is generally reserved at or near spot, though it could be slightly whether you won the lot or not, it is your responsibility to ask for clarification below spot. immediately, prior to the start of the next auction lot. Auctioneer reserves the right to reopen the lot in the case of an immediate dispute at the 13. BIDDING INCREMENTS:  All bids must be submitted in U.S. actual time of the sale.  dollars and in whole dollar amounts only in the appropriate increments 7. TELEPHONE BIDDING: Telephone bidding requests MUST be as outlined below. If you choose to submit bids in an increment not listed scheduled prior to this auction. If you do not schedule in advance, and below, your bid will be rounded to the nearest increment and you will be choose instead to call on the day of the auction to request a line for expected to pay the amount to which the bid was rounded should your bidding, you may find that we are unable to accommodate your request. bid be the winning bid. If you have any questions about an appropriate Please limit your telephone bids to items of value greater than $500, or to bid amount, please call us. a string of items with a similar total.  8. LIVE AUCTION ABSENTEE BIDDING: Mail or FAX Absentee bids for the live auction MUST be received by 5pm Pacific Time the day before the auction. Bids accepted after the cutoff time will be represented live only From: to: Increment: if an agent is available and will not be considered absentee or given first $1 $95 $5 priority as such. It is your responsibility to submit all lot numbers and bid $100 $190 $10 amounts accurately. Absentee bids MUST be equal to at least 50% of the $200 $475 $25 low estimate if an estimate is provided. Bids on “No Lots” or “Withdrawn” $500 $1,450 $50 Lots are considered no-bids.  Bids made in amounts that do not conform $1,500 $3,400 $100 to the bid increment table in item 8 below will be automatically rounded $3,500 $9,750 $250 up or down by the computer, or rounded to the nearest proper bid increment at the discretion of the auctioneer. Absentee bids are entered $10,000 $30,000 $500 into a computer that will bid live on your behalf at the auction. Absentee $30,000 up $1000 4 Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC

14. BID REDUCTION: All winning absentee bids will be reduced, if respect thereto HWAC shall have all the rights of a secured creditor necessary, to the next bidding increment up from the last competing under the Nevada Commercial Code, including but not limited to the bid, as long as the minimum bid requirement has been met. For right of sale.  HWAC may sell the lot(s) securing the invoice to any example, if you submit an absentee bid of $1000 and the next highest under bidders in the auction that the lot(s) appeared, or at subsequent competing bid is $250, then you will win the lot for $275.  private or public sale, or relist the lot(s) in a future auction conducted 15. BID INFORMATION: Collectors often ask in advance the price by HWAC. A defaulting bidder agrees to pay for the reasonable costs level of a particular lot. We will give out the current competitive of resale (including a 10% seller’s commission, if consigned to an high absentee bid until we close the day before the live auction. You auction conducted by HWAC). The defaulting bidder is liable to pay any may also view absentee bids online at www.holabirdamericana.com.  difference between his or her total original invoice for the lot(s), plus While we try to update the absentee bids as often as necessary, bids any applicable interest, and the net proceeds for the lot(s) if sold at received close to the bidding deadline might not be reflected online, private sale or the subsequent hammer price of the lot(s) less the 10% and we disclaim any responsibility for any bids made in reliance upon seller’s commissions, if sold at an HWAC auction.  If HWAC refers any inaccuracies on our website, which may be beyond our control. We invoice to an attorney for collection, the bidder agrees to pay attorney’s do not own any of the live Internet bidding platforms, and thus many fees, court costs, and other collection costs incurred by HWAC. Any aspects of the Internet technology are out of our control. bidder who fails to follow the terms of payment will be reported to 16. BID CANCELLATION: If you wish to cancel or change a bid after iCollector and may be barred from participating in future Holabird you have submitted your bids to us due to an error, you MUST PHONE Western Americana auctions. us to advise us of this. Bid cancellations through mail, email, or faxes 23. CONDITION: We strongly recommend that you attend the live are not advisable. Errors are easy to make. Please call us if you have preview to see lots in their entirety. Conditions are not always noted, any questions on this.  and large lots may not be itemized due to catalog restraints. For 17. All stock certificates, checks, warrants, and other financial questions, detailed information, or additional images of any lot please documents sold herein are sold as antiquities, and have no financial, contact our office at 775-851-1859. Bidders are responsible for securities, or public trading value whatsoever. understanding the condition of items. Conditions noted are subjective, 18. We reserve the right to reject any bid we feel is not made in good and may differ in the opinion of different people or collectors. faith. 24. RETURN POLICY: All items are guaranteed to be authentic unless 19. INVOICING:  Shipping charges will be added to all invoices. otherwise noted. If authenticity is challenged, please call our office for Invoices are mailed or emailed within two business days after the assistance. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. You may only return any piece close of all portions of the sale. Within 15 calendar days of receipt that was significantly inaccurately described by calling our office of invoice, payment is due in full to Holabird Western Americana within 10 days of receipt of item(s) and notifying us of the error Collections, 3555 Airway Dr., #308, Reno, NV 89511. LATE FEES MAY and reason for return. We do not refund postage or insurance. BE ADDED IF PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS ARE NOT MADE WITHIN Please call us if you require a more specific condition report. Any THOSE 15 DAYS. Sales tax will be added to all sales picked-up after the items that are returned must be returned in the exact, unaltered auction or shipped to Nevada addresses, according to Nevada State condition.  When we receive your bids we will assume you have read law, unless a resale certificate is provided.  the description in the catalog, viewed the image of the item, have 20. PAYMENT:  We accept Visa, Master Card, American Express, contacted us regarding any questions you may have on any lot and/ Discover, Money Order/Cashier’s Check, Personal Check or PayPal.  or have previewed the lot in person. Customers wishing to pay by check or money order MUST contact 25. This sale is being held under the laws of the State of Nevada. our office for an invoice total before sending payment All returned 26. HWAC shall not be held responsible for any problem due to checks are subject to a $25 fee. Cash received in amounts greater than the bidder’s failure to follow the rules, terms and conditions of $10,000 is subject to the filing of IRS form 8300, as required by law.  this sale, or any failure to bid due to the loss of the online auction 21. SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be process provided by any of the online auction networks; or missed estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your bids, changed bids or cancelled due the bidder’s failure to follow purchase. All invoices are subject to a minimum shipping and the proper bidding procedure outlined herein.  handling charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs 27. By placing a bid or otherwise participating in the auction, are required, the buyer will be re-invoiced for the balance due. Items Bidder accepts these Terms and Conditions, and specifically agrees are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers to the dispute resolution provided herein. purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots 28. HWAC shall not be responsible for consequential damages, in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of incidental damages, compensatory damages, or any other damages the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, arising or claimed to be arising from the auction on any lot. Bidder’s or weight) may require special handling for which individual costs will sole remedy for any proven act or omission shall be rescission of sale be calculated and applied to the shipping charge on the invoice. The and refund of the amount paid by Bidder. buyer is responsible for arranging and paying for shipment of large 29. Any claim, dispute, or controversy in connection with, relating to or special items. The customer is responsible for all shipping charges. and/or arising out of the Auction, participation in the Auction, award Purchases will be shipped via our approved, insured carriers: Federal of lots, damages of claims to lots, descriptions, condition reports, Express or the US Postal Service. All items shipped Federal Express or provenance, estimates, return and warranty rights, any interpretation USPS will be insured for the full value determined at auction by HWAC, of these Terms and Conditions, any alleged verbal modification of these Terms and Conditions and/or any purported settlement shall be which is included in our buyer’s premium. Pick up is available from exclusively heard by, and the parties consent to exclusive in personal our Reno office the next business day after the auction.  22. NON-PAYMENT: HWAC reserves the right to cancel any invoice jurisdiction of, the Superior Court of Washoe County, Nevada. THE not paid in full within 15 days. A cancelled invoice does not relieve the PARTIES EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. Any bidder from their obligation to pay seller fees and buyer’s premiums claim must be brought within one (1) year of the auction from which compensating HWAC for its services in conducting the auction.  the claim arose or the claim is waived.  In every case, the prevailing Interest shall run on all outstanding balances at the highest rate party shall be entitled to an award of its attorney’s fees and costs. permitted by law.  HWAC shall have a lien against the merchandise purchased by the bidder, and any other of bidder’s property then held by HWAC or its affiliates, to secure payment of the invoice, and with Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 5

Meet the Team Uwe Nikoley is our photographer and imaging expert. With an academic Fred Holabird has been active in background in electrical engineering, the mining industry for more than 25 Uwe has brought the latest technological years. He began his career as a min- advancements and efficiency to his posi- eral exploration geologist, and quick- tion at HWAC. His long hours, dedication, ly moved into a position as Mine perfectionism, and determination have Geologist at a producing gold mine. been an invaluable asset and continue to Always interested in the historical improve the quality of our catalogs. side of the mining business, Holabird has invested in mining related documents and books for Rob Vugteveen joined the Holabird many years. At one point, he headed a large-scale busi- team in May of 2018 with an extensive ness dealing in collectible Americana, culminating with background in geophysical exploration, the marketing of the Atocha treasure at Caesar’s Palace. hard-rock mining, and custom minting. Fred is well published in both technical as well as You’ll occasionally see him and his white hobby related mining and western publications. He has beard at the auction podium and behind been responsible for discovery and production at two the scenes working with data and im- Nevada gold mines, also overseeing their operations. ages. Since running his last gold mine (which also involved the cleanup of extensive mercury tailings and cyanide Paul Williams is our soft spoken, left by former operators), he has been involved in a fabulous joke telling alternate auction- lengthy EPA-related mine and mill site cleanup in Colo- eer. Paul also describes and researches rado. items for auction. Paul loves good food Part of his current work involves consulting to many and wine and an occasional poker game. sectors of the mining business. Recently, he consulted He is also a well-known numismatist and for the Treasure of the SS Central America, a ship that former presidnet of the Reno Coin Club. sunk in 1857 with tons of gold on board. The ship has His long, successful career in air traffic been recovered and was the subject of a Discovery control made him well-equiped for the Channel documentary. stress of FHWAC! Joe Elcano is an advocate for the Randolph Haumann has been an importance of history to the world we active collector since a child. Minerals, live in today. A former educator for 36 stamps, coins, butterflies you name it. years, he understands the importance He accidentally fell into bottle collect- of bringing that history to life. As he ing in 1963, and was an avid digger and likes to say, “It is all about the story!” dealer for 46 years. Now specializing Born and raised in Reno, he is a seri- in better bottles Randolph brings his ous Nevada history buff and collects knowledge and expertise to the Holabird anything from Nevada with a story! He Americana team. has chosen to work with the fine people at Holabird Western Americana in his retirement for the ex- Glenn Bienstock has a background citement of learning new things and finding new stories! in collecting, sales and most recently worked in insurance claims. As a child he Barbara Wilson is our graphic collected stamps and coins. He has a col- designer and layout artist. With a lection of early stereo era classical vinyl comprehensive background in design records from the Golden Age of record- and publishing she is responsible for ing. His other hobbies include the appre- the composition and overall layout of ciation of fine wines and cooking. our auction catalogs, advertisements, flyers, brochures, and website con- tent. She enjoys the creative and historical environment of FHWAC. Ethan Carpenter grew up in Sutter Creek California and came to Reno to study at the University of Nevada. He majors in Public Health. Ethan assists Uwe and our team in the photography department. Special thank you to all of our behind the scenes team members not mentioned here that help with the production of our catalogs. From research and descriptions, photography, client relations, inventory organization, and shipping and receiving, we cannot do what we do without each and every one of you!

Welcome to our May sale Our May sale represents another great sale of major pieces in nearly each of about twenty different collecting categories. The Prag Collection of American Minerals and Ore Specimens Stock Certificates This section is highlighted by an old high grade This sale has another offering of great material. We collection out of the Tonopah area. It contains have pulled the rest of his Auto and Air collections, remarkable high grade silver and gold ores from as well as continue with the fabulous Railroad and Tonopah and surrounds, probably collected before Mining collections. As we’ve done in each of the last 1910. Unfortunately, the exact provenance is lost to four or more sales, we offer differing parts of every time, as our collector passed away within the last sub category. There are more Alaska pieces, Michigan, decade, and with him went who he got the collection and of course western states mining. Relatively new from. Decades prior. The quality of the specimens is to the series is part of the massive Cripple Creek unmistakably that of a professional- probably a mining Collection, where there were well over 300 different geologist or mining engineer. A small collection of high pieces (possibly more than 450, but we didn’t count!) grade gold ores from eastern Nevada supplements the Some of the vignettes in the groups offered here are group. simply wonderful, with early airplanes, unusual and colorful mining vignettes, and more! Baseball Season is Upon Us! Marbles! This sale has three nice baseball collectible collections. Two are from long time collectors and Over the years, we’ve had some small marble baseball fans. One of these gentlemen spent half his collections from diggers and family collections. They life at ball games and baseball trade shows seeking out did so well that one of the major collectors gave us autographs of his favorite players. Some of the signed part of his collection. We have for your collecting photos are remarkable, and there aren’t any like it enjoyment over 200 lots of premium marbles – from anywhere else. spectacular rare singles to original turn of the century or before full boxes of marbles. You’ll find figural One of our collectors had advanced taste at an sulphides, colorful swirls in all sizes, a spectacular early age. He was also a student of the coin and stamp assortment of hand painted clay marbles and eye- grading services from a distance. With the advent of popping glass marbles of all sorts! baseball card grading, he began submitting cards, but quickly found out the quality control and consistency Numismatics of graders was not what he expected, and stopped the process. Many collectors feel frustrated at the grading The outrageous piece in this sale is easily the process. It is not just a baseball card problem – it is nineteenth century silver coin belt. Constructed of for all collectibles. We have written several papers nothing but rare coins from around the world before commenting on coin grading, and much has been 1890, the belt has two Carson City pieces Trade and published on this matter. With today’s fantastic digital Morgan dollars), a Hawaii dollar and it goes on from abilities, we can now look at a plethora of the pieces in there, with rarities from Central America etc. The 30” various grades on the internet and directly compare belt must have been made for a coin collector. The them to each other and see sharp differences in pieces dates and mint marks are far from random, and the with the same grade which are clearly significantly original conditions of the coins were also spectacular. different in grade, yet the graded “holder” reflects the We also offer two gigantic first half of the 20th century same grade. The same happens in baseball cards. You’ll precious metal bullion scales from the Philadelphia see it here. We compared some of the graded pieces Mint at a price not seen before. photographically with others on the internet and see stark differences. Our collector chose not to waste more capital on inconsistent grading. That leaves you, the collector, to ascertain the grade by blowing up the photographs we provide to value your bids.

Another collection here is a unique Barry Bonds Colorado Territory Stock Collection Collection from his early days at Pittsburgh. We received what we believe to be the finest In my own case, our Dad bought season tickets at Colorado Territory stock certificate collection in Dodge Stadium from opening day in the first season existence. We haven’t seen everybody’s Colorado in the early 1960’s. We went to all the World Series collections, but based on what we’ve seen over the games and have great memories. I collected ticket past 40 years, this collection is a duzy. It also contains stubs at the end of the World Series games over about a fantastic Colorado rail stock collection, certainly one 25 years and somewhere in my stuff is a cigar box of the best ever assembled. full of those tickets. Hmmmmm…….. Sandy Koufax, Harmon Killebrew……… seventh inning…. There went The collection contains 70 different Territorial the no-hitter….. pieces, 1864-1876. Interestingly, there is very little overlap with the fantastic Ken Prag Collection, which Historical Post Cards had perhaps two-thirds that many pieces. 41 pieces are 1864-1866! This sale marks the second part of three parts of a major Native American Post Card Collection. Colorado was an obscure western outpost during Additionally, we have Salvatore Falcone’s massive post the early years of gold discovery. Like California and card collection, which centers on the western United the Comstock, getting to Colorado during the 1859- States. This collection will be split over several sales. 1866 period was difficult. But not as tough as it was for the California ‘49ers, crossing the Rockies, then The Native American Collection is easily one of crossing the deserts of the Nevada Great Basin and the the finest assembled. It may be the most important California Sierra Nevada. of all post card categories because it is an historical photographic record of important Native cultures that One thing about Colorado mines that was are rapidly being assimilated into American life. Street remarkably difficult was dealing with the high altitude. scenes from ghost towns are important to collectors, Most of the early mines were located at places over but the photographic record of our Native American 8,000 feet – often at 10,000 feet! This meant that most ways of life are, and should be cherished. This massive were impossible to operate in winter months. Another collection represents a wide array of real photo post difficulty are the glacier carved steep-walled canyons cards as well as early chromo-litho cards all the way with relief often over 2,000 feet in less than 1000 feet through the World War 2 period. The collection also horizontally, creating yet another nearly impossible contains groups of cards that paly on the cowboy and obstacle. Indian themes, as well as tourism in general. This wide spectrum of post cards becomes an important Mining in these early years, much like the historical record that needs and deserves preservation. difficulties in California and Nevada, was a wildcard. We didn’t have the science of “mining geology”, didn’t The Falcone Collection is a more typical collection. understand most ore deposits, and were only just It also has a wide date span from circa 1906-1960, beginning to understand difficulties in metallurgical rendering another important photographic historical processes necessary for precious metal separation. record of places through time. While collectors often Ore deposits were complex, and prospectors had little focus on the early cards, collectors should be excited or no education. They just wanted to find gold. by the wide date range of cards from their favorite places which show changes through time. Gold in Colorado was found by early Georgia and California miners and prospectors. They searched the Post Cards are typically inexpensive in the world mountains above what is now Denver, panning their of large auction houses. As such, we made groups way up the creeks and rivers. When the gold pay streaks of cards that can include up to (or more than) 100 in their pans was hot, they’d often start prospecting in cards, usually all different. We also included an entire the steep mountainsides that contained the drainages. datespan from circa 1906-1960 when we had them Quartz veins were prolific for Mama Nature, especially available, highlighting the differences in how these in the gneiss walls of the Clear Creek Canyon. Without places looked through time. The price of the lots does understanding what they were looking at, alteration not allow for the description of every card. Please and mineralized fault zones were located where they see the photographs online (easily blown up) to get found free gold. Early published reports of the region, an idea of what is present, or come to our preview to such as those by Taylor as discussed below, shed light examine lots. on these early discoveries: (From Taylor, 1868, written 1867) The localities in which gold is most plentifully found are in the counties of Boulder, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Jefferson, and the extreme southeast part of Summit

(one of the very early discovery sites) … first wave of prospectors. He later edited the Rocky the principal amount of mining has been Mountain News. Publications such as Hollister’s led done in the counties of Gilpin and Clear to exploration of Colorado and brought in perhaps Creek. The gold veins proper, found wholly thousands of prospectors. in granite formation, vary in width from a scarcely perceptible streak to 40 and even Ferdinand Hayden was assigned the task of 50 feet, but seldom averaging over four organizing surveys of the Colorado-Wyoming-Dakota or five. When discovered from the surface, regions in 1867, the same year Congress assigned a the vein is indicated by a light porous similar task to Clarence King for California and Nevada. quartz, discolored by the oxidation of base The Colorado survey, however, wasn’t published until metals, by which small particles of gold the mid 1870’s. are disseminated sometimes in the form of small scales, fine dust, or stringy pieces, but Railroads to Colorado. seldom in masses of any size. The value of veins is usually determined by the miners by Rail lines in Colorado all centered on access to the crushing to a fine powder in a hand mortar Central Pacific Railroad and the competing Union a few pieces of surface ore. … (resulting in) Pacific. Once these rail lines had been run in Colorado a streak of fine gold dust at the bottom of in 1868, local businessmen started construction of the pan. … some streaks …(yield…) from $5 early Colorado rails to access mines and population to $60 to the pan… [Taylor, 1868, p7) centers. The first of the Colorado rail companies was Part of the intense interest by eastern investors incorporated in 1865 at the front end of the initial must have come from this part of Taylor’s Report (p8): construction of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific A peculiarity if the Colorado gold veins is RR. The Colorado Central Pacific RR had trouble raising that they are invariably found richer the the necessary capital, and soon in 1867 a competing deeper they are sunk upon. This rule seems rail line incorporated as the Denver Pacific RR. The to be without exception… Denver Pacific was better financed and won the battle That statement, published in the only Government for the first running rail line. From there, numerous sanctioned publication for Colorado in the 1860’s, is so lines were built into the mining regions, allowing much powerful it would have driven bankers and investors easier access to the mines by prospectors, essentially straight to Colorado. opening up Colorado to mine exploration. Surveys to Colorado. Bargains and Dealer Specials Unlike the mining in states west of the Rocky We have expanded the Dealer and Bargain section Mountains, Colorado was lightly reported in federal to include lower priced material. This section is mining publications. The California Gold Rush was offered for both collectors and dealers. Many of the reported for the Government by Tyson at first, then items were separated for sale because of rarity, but the others through the advent of the Comstock discoveries price of a rarity may be low- in example, a stock from in 1859. Clearly, most of the available reporting an obscure mining district in Nevada such as Bruner, efforts were focused on California and Nevada in the might ne one of a kind, but still only worth less that early years, as California added $50 million per year $40. Other lots have some great material that may have for the decade of the 1850’s, supplemented by about been overlooked in a prior sale. Others still represent $30 million per year for the Comstock later. The states large accumulations perfect for a dealer. west of the Rockies were reported by J. Ross Browne and Rossiter Raymond before 1870. James Taylor was Future Sales responsible for reporting east of the Rockies, but he had a tiny budget. His reports followed in the same We’ve been collecting some fantastic material volume the massive reports of Browne and Raymond. for July. Some of the best material is a group of original letters, c 1838-1865 of a pioneer Mormon Ovander Hollister recognized the shortcoming of family thoroughly discussing their life and trials and well published data on Colorado mines. New York and tribulations of their faith. This represented a seriously eastern investors had no real reporting mechanism complex time in American and religious history. to rely upon for mine investment, and Hollister rose to the occasion and published Mines of Colorado in An advertisement in this catalog will make a major 1867 after editing and publishing the Daily Mining announcement of a major sale we will be holding in Journal in Colorado from 1863-1865. Hollister had Oklahoma in July. come to Black Hawk Colorado in 1860 as part of the

The J.M. Davis Foundation Announces the sale of more than 2000 duplicate antique firearms from the private collection of J.M. Davis In an auction conducted by Holabird Western Americana Collections to benefit the J.M. Davis Firearms Museum in Claremore Oklahoma r July 2019 r Pictures from Images of America J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum These Antique Firearms have not seen the light of day for fifty years!

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana / Books Lot# 1000 , Nebraska c1900’s Banks Lot# 1006 , New York 1867-1875. for Coins (5) Copper Lot of 5 copper Newspapers / The 14th Amendment coin banks advertising Farmers and / 7 pieces. Here is a really great Merchants Bank, Schuyler,Nebraska; collection of antique newspapers. Item #1 of 7 : Talks about the 14Th Lisbon Sesquicentennial The Farmers National Bank; & more. Approx. Amendment on equal rights, which secures the elective franchise rights 4.5” x 4.5”. Wight is 5 Lbs/. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 102757 for colored persons..( March 29, 1867 ). Item #2 of 7: Speaks about the K.K.K. and what they be doing, trying to burn a member of the Union Lot# 1001 , Bullmann Bros Groceries, League alive !! Plus, another article of the lynching of the 6 Adams Grain and General Merchandise SF Die cut Express Robbers ( August 4, 1868 ).Item # 3 of 7: Also talks about the of girl with basket including 1910 calendar 14th Amendment, and the attempt by “Radical Democrats” to repeal compliments of Bultmann Bros., dealers in it !! ( January 24 1868 ). Item # 4 of 7: Speaks about the Bill of Rights , Groceries, Grain and General Merchandise in and also a article from Lieut. Gen. Sherman !! February 21, 1868 ). Item San Francisco (17” x 10”. Ken Prag Collection # 5 of 7: Concerns the Civil Rights Law, and the 14th Amendments , Est. $100-150 HWAC# 81872 being up held and constitutional according to Judge Nelson of Winona, Minn. ( June 9th, 1875 ). Item # 6 of 7: A: Democratic Judge affirms Lot# 1002 Coca-Cola / Hanging Blackboard. Here the constitutionality of the 14th amendment. There is also a disaster is a very unusual, advertising , blackboard. It says “ at sea, the steamer “ Vicksburg” sinks !! With 40 people drowned ( Enjoy/ Coca-Cola / Have a Coke ( su) / and a smile June 11, 1875 ). Item # 7 of 7 Is an article in which Frederick Douglas . ( su) / Coke adds life.// Below is the chalkboard. speaks about the recent changes at Howard University. It caused quite Nice piece and in pretty good condition, with only a a commotion among the colored element, and the displacement of J.M couple corners, that are bent a little . Size is 28” Tall Langston, the acting President at that time ( June 25, 1875 ). Overall a x 20” wide. This used to be in a gas station. In the nice collection of early articles, get the collection, and discover what it old days people would get gas, write the amount on was like...way back when..( RH). Est. $180-250 HWAC# 102099 the board, and pay the next time they came in...if no one was there!! ( No, I am not kidding ). Great piece, Lot# 1007 , Oklahoma 1911 from another day and time...in the U.S.A.( RH). Est. Newspaper w/Article on Capture of $80-100 HWAC# 100595 Ben Cravens This 1911 Kansas City Journal newspaper has a photo article Lot# 1003 , Die Cut photo of Christmas on the capture of outlaw Ben Cravens. catalog cover Ashby Coal and Feed Yard, Also included is a 1989 magazine-- Berkeley, CA catalog cover showing two True West with Cravens’ life story. “Ben children in winter coats with poinsettia plants. Cravens was not only an outlaw, but Printed: The Kemper-Thomas Company, one that seemed to have nine lives. His Cincinnati, OH. Ken . Ken Prag Collection Est. outlaw reign saw him escape capture, $70-120 HWAC# 81870 jail, prison and violent death at the hands of Oklahoma lawmen. Benjamin Crede Cravens was born around 1864 and was uncontrollable as a child. Revenging disciplinary action taken at school, he returned to wreck havoc on the schoolhouse. Cravens was arrested and jailed, only to escape, hiding in the Ozarks of Southwestern Missouri...” Est. $70- 150 HWAC# 77862 Lot# 1004 , New York Ma & April 1877 Lot# 1008 , c1945-1976 Historic Newspaper / Alexander Graham Bell Event Newspaper Collection Nice Here we have some very interesting group of newspapers featuring , antique news papers for your historical events. Most or all are consideration. They discuss a new type California newspapers. 1953 Queen of invention, called the “ Telephone”, Elizabeth inauguration, red scare, Ike, by Alexander Graham Bell !! Three Elvis dead, Hitler dead, JFK dead and different articles , on three different many other events. Overall good paper days with illustrations as well. Very condition. Additional shipping will fragile news papers, and should be framed to preserve them, and hung apply James Mackie Collection Est. on the wall. Nice grouping of historical information.(RH). Est. $100- $150-250 HWAC# 102689 200 HWAC# 102095 Lot# 1009 , Nevada 1881 Biennial Lot# 1005 , New York 1875, 1876, & 1878. Report of the Warden of the Nevada Newspapers / Statue Of Liberty / 3 Items. Item State Prison Softcover 91pp. List of # 1 of 3: Very interesting article , by the Hon. John prisoners details nationality, crime, Jay of the Union League Club. The article was on sentence and trade-miner, labor, waiter, behalf of “ Mr. M. Laboulaye “, of France in regards to barber, gambler, farmer etc Est. $100- the proposed erection of the “ Statue Of Liberty” , at 200 HWAC# 81407 the entrance to the New York harbor !!( December 14, 1875.). Item #2 of 3: Another follow up article on the statue as Lot# 1010 , Alice’s Adventures in well. Stating that this was the first time in history, that one nation Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Old has undertaken to place a monument upon the soil of another, in edition hardcover, date unknown. congratulation of the latter’s power and stability !! ( June 9, 1876 ). Binding cord detaching. Page 47 loose Item #3 of 3: This article is concerning the methods, to make the and included. Overall in readable American people PAY, for the pedestal, so the statue can be erected , condition. 199pp. Sold as is. Est. $100- and therefor cement relationship of our two republics!! ( February 19, 150 HWAC# 91297 1878 ). Nice trio of early articles, on the symbol of our nation. ( RH) Est. $100-200 HWAC# 102097 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 11

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana / Books Lot# 1011 , 1934 Holy Murder by Lot# 1018 New york, New York Trow’s Kelly and Birney Holy Murder by Corporation Directories for the 1880’s. Kelly and Birney, The Story of Porter Four volumes, 1880, 1885, 1889, 1890. Rockwell. Porter Rockwell was the Orange binding, fine. Est. $500-1200 HWAC# head of the Danites. Information on Rockwell’s first murder in Utah, 81145 Hickman, the Gunnison Massacre, and more. Hardcover 313pp with index. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 91298 Lot# 1012 , 1938 Outlaw Trail by Lot# 1019 New York, New York Trow’s Charles Kelly A history of Butch Corporation Directories for the Cassidy and his wild bunch.First edition Roaring Twenties Trow’s Manhattan of 1000 copies. Hardcover, 337pp. and Bronx Co-partnership and Front and rear fly leaf tape repairs. Sold Corporation Directories for 1921, 1922, as is Est. $100-200 HWAC# 91299 1923, 1926, 1927. These comprise 16 shelf inches, and represent a key time Lot# 1013 , Railroad Survey in American finance before the massive 1929 Wall Street Stock Market Volumes, 1853-6 Only five volumes of crash. Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 81140 this essential historical set. Reports on Explorations and surveys to ascertain Lot# 1020 New york, New York the most practical and economic route Trow’s Corporation Directories for for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, 1853-6. the Teens Eight Trow’s Copartnership Washington. Beverly Tucker, 1857. This group has Vol 7, San Francisco and Corporation directories for 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, Bay to Los Angeles, California west of the Coast Range and the Pimas 1917, 1919. All complete and in excellent condition. Est. $800-2000 Villages from the Gila to the Rio Grande... by Parke, 1854-5; vol 6, HWAC# 81141 Sacramento Valley to the Columbia River by Williamson, 1855; Vol 4, Botany of the Expedition, 1856; vol 3, Reports of Whipple; vol ?, Ft. Lot# 1021 New York, New York Trow’s New Leavenworth West..., title page missing, fist few pages adhered together York Corporation Directories for the 1890’s from water damage. All volumes water damaged to the exterior, and Nine volumes of Trow’s Copartnership and some staining interior. Most prints still fine. No illustrations removed. Corporation directories for 1891-1899 complete. Est. $800-2000 HWAC# 81156 Orange binding, fine. Choice business reference for the 1890’s recession and for info from a period Lot# 1014 , Through the Looking where many Federal records are lost (census). Est. Glass by Lewis Carroll Old edition $1000-1800 HWAC# 81143 hardcover, date unknown. Overall in readable condition. Front board Lot# 1022 , 1825 The Traveler’s detaching, title page detached and Guide or Pocket Gazetteer of the included. Binding cord is loose. 230pp. United States The Traveler’s Guide or Sold as is. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 91296 Pocket Gazetteer of the United States extracted from the latest edition of Lot# 1015 New York, New York Morse’s Universal Gazetteer with 1861-1864 3 Trow New York City an Appendix… Illustrated by a map. Directories New York city directory, This 323-page book was published by compiled by Wilson, 1861, 1863, Jedediah Morris and Richard C. Morse, 1864; three bound volumes. Includes New Haven, Connecticut, and printed folded map inside front cover for 1864. by Nathan Whiting, Some wear on the These are the key Civil War years and a key reference for identifying front binding but otherwise in good condition. Est. $200-400 HWAC# important people in the American financial market during the Civil 82816 War. Rare. Estimate Est. $500-1200 HWAC# 81175 Lot# 1023 , 1826 The Traveler’s Guide Lot# 1016 New York, New York 1866- or Pocket Gazetteer of the United States, 1869 New York City Directories, 1926 Morse, Jeremiah, and Morse, Richard 1860’s New York City directories for C., The Traveler’s Guide or Pocket Gazetteer the 1860’s. Four volumes, 1866, 1867, of the United States Extracted from the Latest 1868, 1869. The years following the Edition of Morse’s Universal Gazetteer, With Civil War. Cloth binding, showing signs of age and wear, complete. An Appendix Containing a Description of some Rare. Est. $600-1400 HWAC# 81501 of the Principal Places in Canada; with Tables of Distances of Places, the Population, Commerce, Revenue, Public Lot# 1017 New york, New York Trow’s Debt, Principal Canals, and Various Institutions of the United States, Corporation Directories for 1900- Illustrated with the Map, published by S. Wadsworth, 1826 336 pages 19010 Eleven Trow’s Corporation in generally nice condition with some wear on the binding; covers are Directories for 1900-1910. Orange binding, fine. Excellent reference loose on the spine. This is a choice, early reference for American place for the boom years after the big gold/silver discoveries in the West. names, many of which may have changed over time, if not completely Est. $1100-2500 HWAC# 81144 disappeared. From the collection of Alfred A. Danscomb. Est. $300- 500 HWAC# 82859 12 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana / Fire Lot# 1024 Sacramento, California Lot# 1029 , 1950’s- 1960’s N Older. 1933 Capital Brewing Company Pipe & Cigar Holder Collection / 19 Stock Certificate Inc. in California, Items. Here we have a really nice Pipe 1933. Principal Place of Business: Sacramento. No. 183, issued for 5 & Cigar holder collection. Items #1 -#4 of 19 : 3 Black , & 1 brown pie shares to Nick Mirogiannis on Oct. 1st, 1933 (date on reverse). Signed holder cases. One has minor damage , and one the leather is wearing by president E.Bossen and secretary Se.E. Watson. Not cancelled. away. Items #5-#8 of 19: 4 straight stems with wooden bowls , one Green border and seal, black print, eagle on shield vignette.8.5 x 10.5” is fluted. 4”-5” in length. Items #9- #11 of 19 : One with a brass cap, Heavy folds, some toning. This company tried to restart the California and ring, one with ferns, and the last with floral work ( It is embossed Brewery, in Marysville, after Prohibition, but it never went into : “ Brewster / Imported Briar”. Items # 12-#14 of 19 : 3 pipe stems: production. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103467 one wooden carved, one Thomas Dwight ( 1860’s, clay, broken stem ), and dark one with ***/ G.F.B.encircled. Items#15 & #16 of 19 : 3 Lot# 1025 , Beer Foam Scrapers 7/8” - 4 1/2” , straight stem corn cob pipes. One plain. One has a label - Mt. Washington Foam scrapers, or that reads: Missouri ( au) / Original/ Corn Cob/ Meerschaum //. beer combs, were at one time fairly Items #17-#9 of 19: 3 cigar holders, one amber, and 2 beige colored, popular in taverns. Stopped being all plastic. Really unusual grouping, and the price is right!! (RH). Est. used due to sanitation rules. Scraper would be used on all glasses $100-150 HWAC# 102087 without cleaning in between uses. Beer glasses would be refilled and clean glasses not used. Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-120 HWAC# 81864 Lot# 1030 , Alabama 1902 Alabama Coons (Fireman) Ribbon Pictorial ribbon. Stoughton, VFA 1902 Est. Lot# 1026 , Beer Trays (5) Red $50-100 HWAC# 101739 Schaefer Beer Tray is 9” diam.; from the F&M Schaeffer Brewing Co., Brooklyn, NY; Albany, NY; Fina Excelente Cerveza Pacifico .. y nada mas!13” diam.; Lone Star Beer; 13” diam.; Olympia Beer (this has rust at bottom) Please inspect. Last one is Good Luck/Tumwater/Olympia Beer. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 102779 Lot# 1027 Attleboro, Massachusetts 1891 Lot# 1031 Chico, California / 1895. Sterling Table Lighters / 2 Items c1897 Certificate from Chico, Here we have a beautiful pair of table lighters. California Fire Department They we made by Frank M. Whiting which Matted Certificate dated April 7, was founded in 1878. His company was well 1897 & issued October 1902, to known , for all different type of Sterling silver V.C. Richards signed by the Chief items. Item #1 of 2 : Is embossed Frank M. Engineer of Fire Department Whiting ( cu ) /Sterling / Pat.Pending // It has a rose floral pattern, J.G. Murphy; signed by the City highly embellished. Perfect condition, with wick, no cover ( 1891). Clerk, Richard White; & signed by Item #2 of 2: Embossed Frank M. Whiting & Co ( cu) / Sterling/ R of S President of the Board of Trustees, /Pat. Pending//Floral rose pattern , but only on the inside rim with 3 O.H. Black. Beautiful vignettes of flowers.( 1895). Complete with cover. Both pieces, fine condition and a fireman holding baby running out great pair of early lighters. ( RH). Est. $100-200 HWAC# 102084 of house; buildings, & horse-drawn fire buggies. The gold seal is still Lot# 1028 , 1960’s -1970’s. Cigarette Lighters in very good condition. Ready to / 13 Items Here we have a nice collection of frame. 14.5” x 18.5”. Est. $300- lighters. Item #1-#3 of 13: Mini , push button 500 HWAC# 91501 , realistic packages...Camel, Winston, & Salem. Items # 4-#7 of 13: Flip tops..” Storm King “ Lot# 1032 Sacramento, California 1896 one with cross hatch pattern & one with Gothic Phoenix Assurance Fire Insurance floral pattern ( Very Classy ). One unembossed, Certifcate Large fire insurance cert. Corner and one with the name “ Edward Connolly”. 22nd and J, Sacramento, CA. Phoenix rising Items# 8-#12 of 13: Thumb lighters..One from ashes vignette. Staple holes at top, says” L.L.L.”, one has a vine, a Carona with vignette indent. 22x17” Est. $100-150 tobacco plant ,a Gibson leather covered, and a “ Monapal”. # 13 of 13: HWAC# 91502 Unembossed ,brass , 3” long ,looks like your first finer, or like a lipstick tube. !!. Very unusual, and interesting collection for display !! (RH) Est. $120-200 HWAC# 102086 High Resolution Lot# 1033 Goldfield, Colorado Images of ALL LOTS Goldfield, CO Fire Fighter Diploma available online at and Color Print Unissued 1908 Goldfield Volunteer FD Certificate of FHWAC.com Service and Diploma. Framed-folded and water stains.Framed Frank Leslie’s Illustrated 1872 colored firefighter illustration. Frgeame 13x16” Est. $120-160 HWAC# 91512 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 13

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana / Fire Lot# 1034 , Maine Maine Fire Fighter Lot# 1040 , New York Gowanda Steamer Co Fire Ribbons (6) 1920 League Muster, Portland. Ribbon Red cloth ribbon with fire steamer and lettering Hallowell undated. Kennebec undated. in gold. 6.5 x 2.5”. Est. $60-100 HWAC# 81553 1918 Kennebec. 1929 Waterville. Undated Hallowell Est. $100-150 HWAC# 101743 Lot# 1035 Worchester, Massachusetts Lot# 1041 , New York New York c1912 Photo of Fire Trucks Parked Fire Fighter Ribbons (6) 6 ribbons- in Front of Firehouse Black & white Hamburg, Suspension Bridge-split in 2, mounted photo of 3 firetrucks of the Dunkirk, Fairchester, Neptune, Ithaca- day. This photo has some fading, please tear plus Brockway pin and 2 stickers inspect. It was taken by “The Moon Co./ Est. $80-100 HWAC# 101781 Portrait Artists, of Worcester,Mass. 9.5” x 8”. Est. $150-250 HWAC# 91497 Lot# 1042 , New York NY Fire Dept Ribbons (6) 1902 30th convention, Lot# 1036 , Massachusetts Massachusetts 1914 Hudson Valley, 1901 Kingston, and PA. Fire Fighter Ribbons (10) 1912 NY-signs of age, 1886 Wellsville, NY, Lowell. AID-torn. 1914 Athol. 1903 Springfield. undated Olean, NY, 1903 Canandaigua, Norristown, PA-tears. 1893 Norristown, PA. NY-signs of age. 2 postcards. Est. $100- Lyon 1914 with brass shoe. 1906 Worcester. 150 HWAC# 91483 1911 Mass. annual convention. 1914 Mass. fire chiefs outing Est. $100-150 HWAC# 101750 Lot# 1043 , Ohio Cincinnati, OH Fire Chief Ribbon 43rd annual convention, international associated fire Lot# 1037 , Massachusetts Massachusetts Fire engineers, 1915. Brass apparatus medal, issued to PV Fighter Ribbons (4) 1921 Salem White Angel. Hoy Est. $50-80 HWAC# 101741 1918 Brockton Fire Queen. undated Stoneham. 1893 Charlestown-ribbon torn in half near top Lot# 1044 York, Pennsylvania York, Est. $80-120 HWAC# 101744 PA Fireman Ribbons (3) Laurel SFE Co #1, Vigilant S and CFE 1906. Liberty Lot# 1038 , Massachusetts c1897-1919 Fire Co #1. Ribbons have signs of age Massachusetts Fire Fighter Ribbons (8) Est. $120-200 HWAC# 101742 1902 pictorial Stoughton Vets-faded. 1915 photo Brockton Treasurer-faded. 1906 Lot# 1045 , Pennsylvania Brockton-fading. red-faded. 1919 Brockton- Pennsylvania Fire Fighter Ribbons signs of age. 1914 Columbia Vets-signs of (7) Harrisburg, Hanover, Manhiem, age. 1920 pictorial Porland. 1897 pictorial Allen-poor condition, Bellwood, Sand Springfield Est. $200-400 HWAC# 101748 Stone, 1881 Pottstown. Most are faded. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 101753 Lot# 1039 , New Jersey 1891 Paterson, NJ Fireman Certificate Framed city of Lot# 1046 , Pennsylvania 1908-1914 Paterson, NJ fireman certificate issued Pennsylvania Fire Fighters Convention to Frank Law 1891. Fire steamer and Ribbons (7) 7 metal ribbon badges. 1908 apparatus vignettes, red seal. Frame Shamokin. 1909 pictorial Oil City. 1910 pictorial 21x25”, 4.5” horizontal tear, toning Est. Altoona. 1913 Chester. 1914 Harrisburg. 1912 $140-200 HWAC# 91537 Lebanon. 1911. 5 postcards Est. $300-600 HWAC# 101745 14 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana / Fire Lot# 1047 , Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Lot# 1053 , Fire Fighter Ribbons (7) Mass- Fire Fighters Convention Ribbons (8) 1889 1912 Chelsea, 1913 Lowell-torn, 1909 Lawrence, Carlisle. Columbia. Altoona. 2x Pottsville. 1917 Brockton, 1904 Brockton. PA-1913 York, 1911 York-faded Est. $200-300 HWAC# 101751 Altoona. Norristown. Columbia Est. $160- 300 HWAC# 101749 Lot# 1048 , Virginia Fireman Button, Ribbon and Pin (4) 2 Chambers’ Fire Co Portsmouth, VA buttons. Chambers Fire Co Portsmouth, VA white metal pin with 2 ships. Arlington, VA 190 ribbon. Est. $60-100 HWAC# 101740 Lot# 1054 , Fire Related Corporate Sealers (3) Continental Fire Appliance, Sept 23, 1933. American Powder Extinguisher Corp Oct 9, 1940. American Fire and Marine Insurance Co. Nov 6, 1940 Est. $100- 200 HWAC# 101723 Lot# 1049 , Fire Boat Postcards (4) See lot 1381-1384 for more Corporate Sealers 4 chromolitho fire boat postcards in action Est. $30-60 HWAC# 101785 Lot# 1055 , c1907-1910 Firefighter Postcards (9) 9 chromolitho fire related postcards. Est. $80-100 HWAC# 101734 Lot# 1050 , c1907-1910 and later Fire Dept Lot# 1056 , Firehouse Postcards Postcards (32) 32 b/w and chromolitho fire (13) 13 chromolitho fire house dept. postcards. Mostly c. 1907-1910, some postcards with horses Est. $100-150 later repros. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 101735 HWAC# 101736 Lot# 1051 , Fire Fighter Related Lot# 1057 , 1912 Illustrated Police and Fire Group Approx: 10 ribbons, 7 1980 IFBA Badges by Braxmar Illustrated 105pp badge SF convention patches, fire insurance catalog, nice condition Est. $60-100 HWAC# ephemera, apparatus brochure, 5 small framed apparatus and dalmatian 101782 scenes Est. $80-100 HWAC# 101755 Lot# 1052 , Fire Fighter Ribbon Lot# 1058 , NY/NJ/PA Fire Fighter Group (8) Member, Floor Director, Ribbons (18) 18 ribbons and medals. 1906 Elizabeth, NJ. Kennecec. 1914 NY. 1932 Lancaster, PA. Unidentified brass. Philadelphia. 1909 Walton. 1925 Delegate badge, delgate ribbon, photo Hudson, NY. 1937 Richmond. 1938 NJ. 1904 Rockaway Beach, NY. 1956 guest. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 101754 Manchester, NY. 1925 MN brass. 1938 Atlantic City, NJ. NJ. Red oval patch. 1940 Atlantic City, NJ. 1909 Middleton, NY. 1937 Atlantic City, NJ. 1939 Atlantic City, NJ. Watertown, NY Est. $300-400 HWAC# 101752 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 15

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana / Fire Lot# 1059 , Smokey the Bear Print in Lot# 1064 , Large US Grant Framed Frame Smokey with a shovel reinforcing his Die Cut Rare 14.5x10” framed and double message “Only You”. USDA print 18x13” Est. matted US Grant die cut produced shortly $50-80 HWAC# 91517 after his death is 1885. Bold and impressive Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 101731 Lot# 1060 Sacramento, California 1863- Lot# 1065 , Lincoln Related-Edwin 1867 Photo / Frederic Low/ Governor Markham Letter & Signed Poems Outstanding photo of Frederic low, Two page hand written letter from Governor of California, from 1863-1867. poet Edwin Markham, 1936 to Mrs. J. Perfect condition. 37”tall x 33” wide. A. Eveleth in Berkeley. It appears Ms. Highly embellished gold gilded frame Eveleth went to school with Markham, with floral embrocations and a lot more. and she has informed him of a death of Mr Low was a Republican. In 1861 he was one of their friends. Markam states she one of three, congressmen at large, and doesnt have many left. The two signed won a seat in Congress. President Lincoln, poems are “Lincoln, the Man of the appointed him Controller of the port People” and “The Man with the Hoe”. of San Francisco in that same year. His Markham became famous for his poem greatest achievement was in education. (here) on Lincoln, which was read at the attendance increased and he pushed for state universities as well. opening of the Lincoln Memorial. Est. $300-600 HWAC# 57758 He once said “ There is not much chance to display ones ability in the Governors Office of this state, even if you are brilliant “ After his term Lot# 1066 , c1928 Presidential ended , he was appointed Mister of China, by President Grant( 1869- Collection of Pamphlets Collection 1874). And, there is a lot more. Great political , and historical item, of 13 pamphlets pictures & pictorials. that would grace any ones wall. ( RH ). James Mackie Collection Est. 4.5” x 6”. Abraham Lincoln; The Flag $1200-1500 HWAC# 100600 of the U.S.; Samuel Adams; Theodore Roosevelt; Robert E. Lee, & more. Est. Lot# 1061 , 1881 Broadside “From $80-120 HWAC# 102763 the Cradle to the Grave” Broadside of President James A. Garfield. Framed 23” Lot# 1067 Eureka, California Eureka, x 27”. This broadside begins with his CA Area Postcards Approx 45 Eureka, birthplace, has many depictions of his life, CA area postcards with several RPC’s his family, his winning the Chickamauga, Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $180- Francklin Cottage, Elberon, N.J. - Removing 250 HWAC# 90791 the Wounded President from the car... & much more. Very Rare Broadside. The plastic covering is cloudy, please inspect. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 85814 Lot# 1062 , James A. Garfield Photograph Lot# 1068 Stanford, California Produced by Murray of New York and Boston, Stanford, CA Chapels thru History 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches. James Abram Garfield Postcards Approx 50 Stanford chapels (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) thru history postcards with a few RPC’s was the 20th president of the United States, Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $100- serving from March 4, 1881 until his death by 200 HWAC# 90765 assassination six and a half months later. He was the first sitting member of Congress to be Lot# 1069 Yosemite, California Half elected to the presidency, and remains the only Dome, Yosemite Postcards and sitting House member to gain the White House. Photos Iconic Half Dome postcards! 4 Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103173 RPC’s, approx 15 mostly chromolitho.13 vintage b/w small photos Salvatore Lot# 1063 , John C. Fremont Falcone Collection Est. $120-200 Campaign Medal Obv.: John C. Fremont HWAC# 102652 / Free Soil & Free Speech; Rev.: United States of America / spread eagle. Br., 28 mm, holed. Fremont was Republican nominee for President in 1856. the party had a platform of “Free Soil, Free Men, and Frémont” to crusade for free farms (homesteads) and against Slavery. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104149 16 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana / World’s Fair/Expositions Lot# 1070 , California California Lot# 1076 , 1907 AYPE Expo Postcards Postcard Grab Bag, Large! 5.5” of 15 postcards from Alaska, Yukon, Pacific assorted California postcards. RPC, Expo Est. $70-100 HWAC# 103338 modern and chromolitho, many different scenes Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $250-400 HWAC# 103346 Lot# 1071 Dahlonega, Georgia c1862 Lot# 1077 , Colorado Colorado Confederate Stamped Envelopes Fair Ephemera 1. The Mesa County (5 each) Five different stamps and Industrial and Fruit Fair Assoc. combinations. All addressed to Isaac incorporated State of Colorado. Cert Cowl of Dahlonega. Cowl was a mining #443 for 3 shares of common stock man and owned a one fourth interest in @ $5 per share issued to Mrs J.S. lot of land number seven hundred and nine fifth district first section Vaughn 24 November, 1906 signed of Lumpkin County. 1) Ten cent green die stamp tied with an Atlanta W.R. Harris President, Black, gold postmark. Top of stamp has a tear. 2) Ten cent blue die stamp tied corp seal left lower, bottom vignette with an Atlanta postmark. May 31st. These two stamps appear to of allegorical female with burst of light underprint, top vignette be A4; 12E and 11. 3) Pair of light blue five cent stamps tied with a of female sitting on winged “wheel” holding torch and streamer, Columbus postmark. August 25th. Stamps are a pair. A4? Not grainy. 4) Printer: The G.F. Hoeckel B.B. Co Denver, no ripe or tears very fine, iu Two individual five cent light blue stamps tied with what seems to be 2. The Arkansas Valley Fair Association, incorporated State of Colorado. a Macon double ring postmark. A4? Very grainy. 5) Dark A1 blue five Unissued, no information provided, common @ $10 per share, Printed cent stamp (possible Scott 4) tied with a Columbus postmark. Seems Rocky Ford, Colo 19--, vignette woman sitting at spinning wheel, gold to have been roughly torn on left. Est. $500-1600 HWAC# 57068 underprint of”basket”, receipt attached, Printer:Goes very fine uu 3. The American Apple Exposition Assoc. Incorporated State of Lot# 1072 , Hawaii (c1955-70) Hawaii Colorado. Cert #340 for 5 shares @ $1.00 per share, no name issued Chromolitho Post Card Collection to, 11 November, 1917 signed President (illegible), brown, corp seal Over 400 cards , from the Fern Grotto lower left, vignette top allegorical female holding wreath lookin front to koi, flowers, palm trees & Pineapples cornucopia on left shield w/”Colorado” “Nil Sine Nu MIne” on shield, Est. $400-800 HWAC# 30371 Printer:The C.F. Hoeckel B.B. Co Denver, Fine to very fine iu Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 82725 Lot# 1073 , North Carolina North Carolina Building and Town Postcards Approx 40 Lot# 1078 , Colorado The Fort North Carolina postcards of buildings and Garland Historical Fair Assoc. stock towns with 4 RPC ‘s. c. 1916-1930 Salvatore incorporated State of Colorado 1928. Falcone Collection Est. $70-150 HWAC# Cert # 130 for 1 share of common 102379 stock @ $5 per share issued to Edna L Johnson 4 July, 1928 signed F.E. Lot# 1074 Paris, France 1870 Siege Grimwood President, black, gold corp of Paris Ballon Mail An article seal left lower, sunburst underprint, from the Lettre-Journal de Paris, 19 vignette top eagle wings spread lookin November 1870, two pages in French l-r on shield and branched ship left with handwritten letter also in French background train right background, Printer: The Bradford-Robinson addressed to Mr Guettrot in Tours. Est. PTG Co Denver, very fine cond. iu Ken Prag Collection Est. $1400- $150-300 HWAC# 100535 1500 HWAC# 82736 Lot# 1075 , Locks / U.S.Mail / 3 Items. Lot# 1079 , Ohio The Fayatte County Item # 1: of 3: Ovoid, brass U.S. Mail , nice Centennial Home Coming Co stock looking and good patina. 2 1/8” tall. Item # 2 incorporated State of Ohio. Cert 1595 of 3: Solid brass and embossed “ RED” on the unissued, no information provided, front, and the reverse” MAIL”, fancy notches shares @ $1.00 per share of common and a half moon. 2 1/4” tall., nice condition. stock, 1910 printed, vignettes: left Item #3 of 3” Long steel shank, brass lock , side pioneers walking ( man w/rifle/ embossed “ Sea bag”, on the front. The reverse boy), covered wagon 4 horse team, is embossed “ Auto Lock”, #17. 5 1/4” tall. Also settlers plowing/sowing field cabin in fine condition. ( Sorry, no keys for the locks) . background. right side people in motor (RH). Est. $100-150 HWAC# 102092 car, bicycle, passenger train crossing above bridge, farmer using horse drawn hay bailer with tractor in background. Above/center Eagle full front, wings spread George Washington on left , Printer: Cincinnati Litho, extremely fine cond. iu Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 82752 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 17

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana / World’s Fair/Expositions Lot# 1080 , Oregon Lewis & Clark Lot# 1083 , The Sesqui-Centennial Centennial and American Pacific Exposition Assoc incorporated State Exposition and Oriental Fair stock of Penn. Participation Cert # 1432 for incorporated State of Oregon Oct 12, $5, 5% per annum issued to Howard 1901. Cert # 894 for 20 shares of Henry Spooner 10 October, 1925 common stock @ $10 per share issued signed President illegible, orange, corp toGoddard-Kelly Shor Co 23 Nov. 19 03 seal bottom center, Liberty bell orange signed W. (illegible) Act President, gold underprint, vignette of Independence corp seal left side, green, vignettes: Hall, Printer: E.A. Wright Bank Note Co top ships entering and exiting harbor, Phila., fold crease visible, no tears, iu buoy in front hills background, Lewis and Clark on Left/right center, Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 82758 Printer: Anderson& Duniway Co. Portland, Ore, very fine cond. iu Ken Prag Collection Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 82755 Lot# 1084 Fort Davis, Alaska 1902- 1904 Fort Davis, Alaska Gold Rush Lot# 1081 , East Coast Expo stock era, Collection Sixteen documents (4) 1. Nashua Fair Assoc. Incorporated that give us a glimpse of military life of State of New Hampshire. Cert # 122, a quartermaster at Fort Davis. There is unissued, shares $25 ea. , printed one that lets Lt. Wilson know that that 190-, light burst underprint by title, a shortage of $1,000 means he will Vignettes: left side two allegorical not have payroll for the soldiers when females, wreaths on head, looking they return to the fort. The money will l-r, right side allegorical female faced arrive when his replacement arrives. forward looking l-r holding grain, Much of the correspondence is over unknown printer, very fine cond. uu perceived shortages in his reports to headquarters. One shortage 2. The Grocers Exposition, Inc Rochester State of New York 1911. Cert was his overpayment of 27c to Corporal Alex J Martin. There was a #3 for one share of common stock @$10 per share issued to WM. payment to the Washington Trading Company for paint and a valve. Schalber 11 January, 1912 signed L.J. Wehbury (?) President, corp Also an invoice to Charles Horsfall of Nome River. And, of course, seal lower left, green, vignetter, two females (rt side Lady Justice) left there needs to be some government insanity. He was admonished for (justice holding staff, shield center of ships w/”Excelsior” printed including 25 yards of cocoa netting according to Substance Manual below, Printer; J.R. Bourne Rochester N.Y, tri-fold creases, no tears 181. It should have been reported in Substance Manual 580. Fort Davis 3.Reading Fair Co incorporated August 9, 1925 State of Penn. Cert 281 was a United States Army post established in the Nome Census Area of for 2 shares @ $10 per share issued toJohn S. Eyrich 28 October m 1915, Alaska in 1900. The Nome Gold Rush led to unrest from claim jumping, Signed W. Harry Orr President, green, corp seal lower left, vignette claim filing errors, and a general lack of authority. The Army was sent three cos center with dairy on left and processing plant on right, to the Nome area to maintain order. Before Fort Davis was established, handwritten in red “CANCELLED” rest illegible,Printer unknown, ic soldiers from the port of St. Michael were sent to maintain order in 4. Schuylkill County Fair Co incorporated State of Penn. 1923. Cert Nome. St. Michael was a transit harbor for the Klondike gold rush and #503 for 2 shares @ $10 per share issued to G.Tt Richert Nov. 10, due to its growth during the rush, a military fort was built there in 1923 signed W. Buckley President (seal partial cover sig.) gold corp 1897. Fort Davis was abandoned around 1917. Est. $200-300 HWAC# seal lower left, vignette allegorical female seated center with harvest 101468 surrounding throne, cow left/horse right picture on wall behind, Printer: Goes, fine cond. iu Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# Lot# 1085 Grand Canyon, Arizona Grand 82759 Canyon, AZ Collection 73 different colored postcards with scenes from Lot# 1082 , Fair and Exposition Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Grand Canyon was officially designated Ephemera 1. Gravenstein Apple Show Assoc, a National Park on February 26, 1919. It is located in northwestern Arizona and is Incorporated Oct 4, 1910 State of Calif . Cert. the 15th site in the United States to have been named a national park. Theodore # 167 for shares of common stock@ $5 per Roosevelt called it “the one great sight which every American should see.” Brian share issued to Frank P Doyle July 27, 1912 Thaler Collection Est. $140-240 HWAC# 104154 signed J.P.McDonell President, corp seal center Lot# 1086 Tombstone, Arizona bottom, green, no vignette, small horizontal Large Tombstone, AZ IOOF Group format, unknown printer iu very fine cond. Large group includes petitions for membership, memorial service 2. Farm Bureau Fair Assoc. Incorporated program, installation of officers, various Tombstone related billheads, Santa Cruz State of Calif . Cert # 105 for 2 2 1881 by laws, Rebekah Lodges supply sales flyer, approx 50 assorted shares of common stock @ $5 per share letterheads, withdrawls, proclamations and more Est. $120-200 HWAC# 91486 issued to W.R. Porter August 28, 19223 Signed F.L. Selleck President, corp seal center bottom, no vignette, unknown printer, no tears stainsFine cond. iu 3. Sonoma County Fair Assoc, incorporated February 7, 1920 State of Calif. Cert # 32 for 10 shares of common stock @ $10 per share issued to F.P.Doyle March 1, 1920 signed President illegible, blue, blue corp seal lower left, vignette of woman with cornucopia above orchard, unknown printer, tri-fold creases, Good condition iu 4. The Pacific International Live Stock Exposition Co., incorporated State of Oregon. Cert # 1557 for 2 shares of common stock @ $25 per share issued to Fiskers Flouring Mills 25 Sept, 1919 signe dFrank Brown President, black, corp seal lower left, vignette ships in harbor eagle above farm field below “The Union” printed, Printer: Kilman sta. & Ptg Co, tri-fold creases, brown spots right side, good cond iu Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 82730 18 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1087 , Arkansas Arkansas Lot# 1092 Auburn, California Postcards Approx 50 Arkansas c1893-1946 Auburn, CA Ephemera postcards Salvatore Falcone Collection Collection Auburn, CA ephemera 1892 Agricultural Fair ticket, 1946 Gold Rush Est. $100-150 HWAC# 102713 Revival program, c. 1910 Placer County Bank deposits slip pads, Auburn photos, Lot# 1088 Amador County, California HWAC# 81549 1938 Fire Underwriters rate book, c. 1860s Pine Grove & Antelope 1900 small photo album belonging to Turnpike Road Co. Stock Certificate CD Locher with approx 40 people and Unissued, but rare! Amador County, Auburn town photos. Est. $200-400 California (printed above title). Dateline Pine Grove, 186-. Inc. April 13, Lot# 1093 Auburn, California 1880’s Auburn, 1864. Black border and print. Vignette CA Tobacco Tax Certificates (10) 10 US of horse-drawn wagon and smaller vignette of American flag. Fancy Internal Revenue tobacco dealer certificates company logo. Printed by H.S. Crocker & Co., Sacramento. 4 x 9.25” from Burt & Locher, Auburn, CA, c. 1880’s. Stub still attached. Some toning. Passed by legislation, April 18th, Est. $120-200 HWAC# 81435 1863. John Vogan and Charles Green are granted permission and rights to build a road from Pine Grove to Antelope Springs via. Aqueduct City in Amador County. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 100967 Lot# 1089 Anaheim, California cmid Lot# 1094 Auburn, California 1901 List of 20th century Disney Minnie Mouse Property by Room, Borland Hotel, Auburn, CA Doll Dress (Vintage) Original, 1901 list of personal property belonging to Borland vintage Minnie Mouse dress. A Disney Hotel by the room. 7pp Est. $800-1000 HWAC# Character. It is green with white polka dots and white trim as well as a faded 81551 picture of Minnie on one of the pockets. It is likely an alternative outfit for a Minnie Mouse doll. No rips or tears and almost zero discoloration. 16 inches from top to bottom. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 49159 Lot# 1090 Anaheim, California Lot# 1095 Berkeley, Alameda, Disneyland Postcards Approx 100 Hayward, Mills College, California Disneyland postcards Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $100-300 Bay Area, CA Postcards Approx 35 Berkeley, Alameda, Hayward, Mills HWAC# 103297 College, CA postcards with several RPC’s Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103198 Lot# 1091 Anaheim/Fullerton, Lot# 1096 Bodie, California 1892 California 1883 California Ostrich Bodie & Hawthorne Telephone Farming Company Stock Certificate & Telegraph Co. Stock Certificate Great and unusual stock! Inc. March Uncancelled No. 50, issued for 20 shares 12, 1883. No. 27, issued for two shares to J & H McCaghren on Oct. 17th, 1892 to George K. Porter on March 28th, in Bodie. Signed by president Thomas 1883 in San Francisco. Signed by the Leggett and secretary RL McCarty. Not president and secretary. Not cancelled. Black floral-themed border Cancelled. J. S. Cain assessment stamps on reverse. Pinholes, folds. and print and a great vignette of an ostrich printed in brown in the While Leggett managed the Standard Mine, two significant events background. Printed by A.J. Leary, SF. Folds, pinholes, areas of heavy occurred. It became one of the pioneers in using cyanide for the toning/soiling. 4.25 x 9.5” Edward Atherton came to the US from South recovery of gold and silver. In 1894, he built the first cyanide plant Africa with the idea of selling ostrich plumes. A shipment of 21 birds on the Pacific coast at Bodie. The second event, with consequences he had sent in 1881 had increased to 46 in 1882 when the California far beyond the mining industry, was the long distance transmission Ostrich Farming Co. brought them to Anaheim from San Francisco, of electricity. Faced with having to use wood for fuel, Leggett searched where they’d been on exhibition. R.J. Northam was the manager of for cheaper alternatives. He discovered that in 1892, alternating the company. Atherton came to Southern California from SF in 1886 current had been successfully transmitted three miles at Telluride CO. to take charge of the ostriches. He moved them to his Fullerton ranch He installed a 250-kw Westinghouse generator powered by Pelton in 1887. Northam and Atherton bought out the company in 1891, water wheels with a 300-foot head. The power generated was at 3000 and then Atherton bought all the birds and Northam’s interest in volts and was carried 13 miles on a #1 bare copper wire. By late 1894, 1899. [Ref: History of Orange County, California, Armor] () Ken Prag the system was considered proven and the steam powered equipment Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 100786 removed. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 100875 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 19

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1097 Bodie, California 1898 Lot# 1104 Catalina Island, California Catalina Island, CA Postcards Approx California Certificate of Candidate 60 Catalina Island, CA postcards and Electors Certificate Certificate with several RPC’s Salvatore Falcone of nomination by electors, Bodie, Mono County, CA. Nomination of JA Collection Est. $130-200 HWAC# Grant for office of counselor. Framed and matted, 21x26.5” Est. $120- 200 HWAC# 101779 103299 Lot# 1098 Bodie, California Fraternal Lot# 1105 Centerville, Fresno County, Business Cards Two cards, each 4 x California 1872 Co-operative Canal 2 inches: 1) Samuel McCurdy / Bodie and Agricultural Company Stock # Commandery No. 15, / San Francisco 1883. / Bodie, Cal. 2) A. M. 179 for 40 shares to (no name listed). Ellsworth, / Bodie Commandery No. 15, / Bodie, Cal. Est. $100-200 Signed by W Phillips and president HWAC# 101216 Thomas R Lowe. Dateline 1872. Incorporated November 4, 1872. Swan Lot# 1099 Bodie, California 1918 vignette. Pinkish red on off white. “Expositor” Millerton print. Not Series of Correspondance between cancelled. The canal dug came off of Kings River. It runs through a J. S. Cain and T . C. Sharpe Seven great plain bounded by Kings River on the south, Fresno SLough on the documents. Sharpe from Fletcher, west, San Joaquin RIver on the north and the foothills on the east. The Nevada (at the crossroads of Bodie, company also owns Sween Ditch. It is the intention of the company to Aurora, Carson City and Hawthorne) run the canal 50 miles to the slough. This area needs to be properly and Cain from Bodie are discussing 200 aerated or it will remain, as it is now, a trackless desert except for the to 300 pounds of Zinc shavings and acid. occasional sheep camp. [Daily Alta California, January 31, 1873 per Cain will take back the acid and buy back the zinc shavings if he can get CDNC] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 103545 it at a profit. Sharpe sells to Cain 241 pounds for $48,20. Sharpe also want to sell 1,000 pounds of Borax Glass. Cain refuses. The last letter Lot# 1106 Cerro Gordo, California holds the most interest. Sharpe has sold all his property and Cain asks 1903 Cerro Gordo, CA Postcard b/w, that he (Sharpe) advise the new owners that the Boiler at the Cyanide Little Giant hauled $17,500,000 bullion Plant near the Baldwin Ranch is his. From Cain’s correspondence and from Cerro Gordo. Lower right corner the three letters from Cain are signed. One billhead from Sharpe (“Feed, chip. Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. Hay and Grain”) shows he was a farmer fist and a miller second! Back $100-200 HWAC# 90723 has remnants where the letter were taped to paper. Est. $150-200 HWAC# 99670 Lot# 1107 China Town, California cearly 1900’s China Town, San Lot# 1100 Calico/Mojave/Tropico, Francisco Chromolitho’s Approx. California Calico/Mojave/Tropico, 60 chromolitho’s, includes children, CA Postcards Aprrox Calico/Mojave/ gentlemen, street scenes, Sing Fat Co., Tropico, CA postcards including several Inc., The Famous Oriental Bazaar & too rare and nice RPC’s Salvatore Falcone many more to list. Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 103358 102775 Lot# 1101 Calistoga, California cearly 1900’s Lot# 1108 Coronado, California Hotel de Calistoga California Postcard Collection Coronado, CA Postcards 14 chromolitho and Assortment of 9 postcards: Dr. Aalders’ Mud 1 RPC of Hotel de Coronado Salvatore Falcone Baths and Sanitarium; Old Mill between St. Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 102376 Helena and Calistoga, Napa County; Hot Water Geyser, Calistoga; Card house at the petrified forest, & more! Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $100-120 HWAC# 91191 Lot# 1102 Carmel/Monterey, Lot# 1109 Crescent City, California California Carmel/Monterey Area Crescent City, CA Postcards Approx 30 Mission Postcards Approx 50 Carmel, Crescent City, CA mostly RPC postcards. Monterey, San Antonio area mission Lots of giant redwoods Salvatore postcards. Mostly chromolitho, a few Falcone Collection Est. $150-250 RPC’s. Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 102662 HWAC# 90760 Lot# 1103 Castle Crags, California Castle Crags, CA Postcards Approx 20 Castle Crags, CA postcards with 4 RPC’s. Balance chromolitho and modern. Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $120-150 HWAC# 102343 20 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1110 Death Valley/Scottys Lot# 1117 Guerneville/Russian River, Castle, California Death Valley/ California Guerneville/Russian River Scotty’s Castle, CA Postcards Approx Postcards (7) RPC’s- Guerneville Park, 50 postcards including several RPC’s tavern, Russian River. The Depot, Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. Russian River. Salvatore Falcone $100-150 HWAC# 103298 Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 101797 Lot# 1111 Dunsmuir/McCloud, Lot# 1118 Hollywood, California California Dunsmuir/McCloud, CA Famous Hollywood, CA Residences Postcards with RPC’s 4 Dunsmuir/ Postcards Approx 35 chromolitho McCloud, CA RPC’s-street, horses, postcards with 1 RPC of famous houses in Hollywood, CA. Bob Hope, Bing mountain etc. 2 modern Salvatore Crosby, Jean Harlow, John Barrymore, Bette Davis and more Salvatore Falcone Falcone Collection Est. $100-150 Collection Est. $150-200 HWAC# 102357 HWAC# 102344 Lot# 1119 Hollywood/Beverly Hills, Lot# 1112 Emmigrant Trail, California California Hollywood/Beverly Hills, 1940 Emigrant Trail, CA 3 Page CA Postcards with RPC’s Approx 50 Letter 3 page letter with illustrated Hollywood/Beverly Hills, CA postcards. letterhead from Wendell Robie, 1940 One of the most famous places on earth. 4 RPC’s-Beverly Drive, Earl Carroll’s, about Emigrant Trail markings. Folded, Tome Breneman’s. Balance mostly chromolitho landmarks. Salvatore paper clip rust. Est. $100-200 HWAC# Falcone Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 102356 81562 Lot# 1120 Humboldt, California Lot# 1113 Fallbrook, California 1890 Redwood Highway Buildings RPC Fallbrook Water & Power Company Postcards Approx 30 redwood Stock Certificate Inc. 1887. Located in Highway RPC’s of buildings including Fallbrook, San Diego County, California. No. 43, issued for 84 shares Tree House Salvatore Falcone Collection to president John D. Hanbury on April 29th, 1890. Signed by Hanbury Est. $100-200 HWAC# 90773 and the secretary. Not cancelled. Black border and print, fancy logo, and two vignettes: rocky waterfall & pool and a farming vignette. Lot# 1121 Humboldt, California Printed by Bancroft, SF. 5.25 x 10.25” Deep folds, light wear. Organized Redwood Highway Postcards 16 to construct a dam at the head of Temecula Canyon and carry water by Redwood Highway postcards including 10 miles of flume to agricultural land near Fallbrook. [Ref: Irrigation 11 RPC’s Salvatore Falcone Collection Development, Volume 2, 1888] Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-300 Est. $100-150 HWAC# 103196 HWAC# 103443 Lot# 1122 Humboldt, California Redwood Highway RPC Postcards Lot# 1114 Foresthill, California Approx 80 RPC’s of trees Salvatore c1880’s to 1900’s Foresthill, CA Falcone Collection Est. $200-300 Mounted Photos (6) 6 4” x 5” b/w HWAC# 90771 photos of Foresthill, CA. 5 mounted. Street in snow, clouds over street, Main Street, church pews, Burt and Locher store interior, Evans Ranch with mini 1908 calendar Est. $200-400 HWAC# 81436 Lot# 1115 Fort Bragg, California Fort Bragg, CA Lumbering Panorma Union Lumber Co., log reserve, Mill Pond. Framed. 8x47. Nice wide panorama Est. $200-400 HWAC# 91505 Lot# 1116 Fresno County, California 1891 Monarch Vineyard Company Stock Certificate Early wine stock! Temp. cert. No. 12, issued for 5 shares to Miss W.C. Waller on Aug, 28th, 1891 in San Francisco. Signed by president M. Cooney and secretary J.O. Jephson. Not cancelled. Folds, light soiling. 12 x 8.75” Vineyard located in Fresno County, according to 1894 Fresno Bee article. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 100835 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 21

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1123 Humboldt County, Lot# 1129 Lake Tahoe, California California 1874-1895 Humboldt & Lake Tahoe Postcards (55) Approx 55 Mendocino County, California Stocks modern Lake Tahoe related postcards. & One Bond Lot of 3 different. 1) 1874 Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. Humboldt County $500 bond. No. 19, $100-200 HWAC# 90737 pen cancelled in red ink. Red border, blue print, and fabulous red vignette Lot# 1130 Lake Tahoe, California of stagecoach. Six coupons attached. Lake Tahoe, CA Landmark Postcards Printed by AL Bancroft & Co. 12 x 15.75” (7) 7 chromolith-Tallac House, Tallac Deep folds/creases. 2) Humboldt Casino, Tahoe Tavern Salvatore Falcone Improvement and Canning Company Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 90736 stock certificate. Issued in Fortuna in 1892. Not cancelled. Folds. 3) California Tanning Extract Company stock certificate. Mendocino Lot# 1131 Lake Tahoe/Truckee, County, Cal. (printed upper left). Low number 9, issued in 1895 to the California Lake Tahoe/Truckee, CA company president. Not cancelled. Folds. Ken Prag Collection Est. Postcards with 5 RPC’s (10) Squaw $200-300 HWAC# 100841 Valley Hockey, Donner Lake, Truckee in snow, highway 40 in snow, nice Lot# 1124 Humboldt/Del Norte, set Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. California c1906-1980 Redwood $100-120 HWAC# 90735 Highway Postcards Approx 75 Redwood Highway postcards. Mostly Lot# 1132 Lassen County, California 1893 color, a few RPC’s, a nice historical Honey Lake Valley Land & Water Co. Bond record Salvatore Falcone Collection Unissued $100 bond No. 273. Irrigation Est. $100-200 HWAC# 90788 Works: Honey Lake Valley, Lassen County, Cal. (printed under vignette). January 16th, 1893. Lot# 1125 Inyo/Mono, California Not signed. All 20 coupons still attached. Black Inyo/Mono, CA Postcards Approx 50 floral border and allegorical vignette. 15.5 x Inyo, Mono, CA postcards with a few 11” Fold, light foxing. The company proposed RPC’s Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. to build a dam where Long Valley Creek enters $100-200 HWAC# 103357 Honey Lake Valley to store water and then conduct the water through a system of canals Lot# 1126 Klamath, California north, covering land near Liegen, and northerly Klamath, CA RPC Postcards 13 to Amadee. The drainage area of the creek Klamath, CA RPC’s of fish, coast and above the dam is 400 square miles. Dam capacity is estimated to be 10 more Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. billion gallons. [Ref:Report on Agriculture by Irrigation in the Western $120-200 HWAC# 90781 Part of the United States, 1894] Ken Prag Collection Est. $220-350 HWAC# 100805 Lot# 1127 Knight’s Ferry, California 1858 Stanislaus Bridge & Ferry Lot# 1133 Livermore, California Company Stock Certificate Possibly Livermore, CA Farm Print Framed unique Gold Rush stock. No. 129, issued for one share to president color print of residence and farm of D.M. Locke on Aug. 1st, 1858 in Knight’s Ferry. Signed by president Daniel Inman, Livermore, CA. Unsigned, page 106. Triple mat, frame David Locke and secretary G. Slocum. Not cancelled. Black border and 22x26” Est. $140-200 HWAC# 91538 print on thin paper. Very nice bridge vignette. Printed by Whitton, Towne & Co., SF.6 x 10” Heavily toned, fragile with some small areas Lot# 1134 Long Beach, California missing. The Sacramento Daily Union, Aug. 13th, 1859, reports that Long Beach, CA Beach Views and the company has built a wire suspension bridge over the Stanislaus Business’s Approx 65 Long Beach, River. David Locke bought the Knight’s Ferry business from the Dent CA beach views postcards Salvatore Brothers in 1856. He also built a flour mill there. The bridge was Falcone Collection Est. $170-300 finished in 1857, but destroyed by a flood in 1862. Ken Prag Collection HWAC# 103244 Est. $800-1000 HWAC# 103449 Lot# 1128 La Jolla, California La Jolla, CA Postcards Approx 20 La Jolla, CA postcards with 3 RPC’s. Beaches, cave, motor car, cliffs and more. Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 102378 22 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1135 Long Beach, California Lot# 1142 Los Angeles, California Los Long Beach, CA Town Postcards Angeles, CA Street and Union Station Approx 80 Long Beach, CA town scene Postcards Approx 45 Los Angeles Union Station and Olvera Street postcards Salvatore Falcone Collection postcards Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $170-300 HWAC# 103295 Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103287 200 HWAC# 100759 Lot# 1136 Los Angeles, California 1888 Lot# 1143 Monterey, California c1906- California Bank Stock Certificate Pair 1980 Monterey, CA Coastal Views Lot of 2; one issued and one unissued. Postcards Approx 60 Monterey coastal Inc. Aug. 8, 1887. No. 98, issued for 1,500 postcards with a few RPC’s Salvatore shares to Witmer Bros & Co. on March 5th, Falcone Collection Est. $110-200 1888 in Los Angeles. Signed by president HWAC# 103180 H.G. Newhall and secretary T.J. Weldon. Pen cancelled. Black border and print. Lot# 1144 Monterey, California Ornate logo. Vignette of bank building Monterey, CA Town Postcards Approx with carriages in front. Printed by Los 80 Monterey, CA town postcards Angeles Lithographic Co. 6 x 10.5” Some including a few RPC’s Salvatore Falcone staining at lower left. Also one unissued Collection Est. $150-300 HWAC# stock. () Ken Prag Collection Est. $110- 103191 Lot# 1137 Los Angeles, California Lot# 1145 Monterey, California c1910- Knott’s Berry Farm Postcards Approx 1980 Pacific Grove, CA Postcards 70 Knotts Berry Farm postcards with Approx 75 Pacific Grove, CA postcards several RPC’s. Some nice cards. The with a few RPC’s Salvatore Falcone first amusement in California after Collection Est. $130-200 HWAC# 90782 WW2, specializing in ghost towns etc. Nice historical group Salvatore Falcone Lot# 1146 Mother Lode, California Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# Mother Lode, CA Postcards Approx 103296 20 Mother Lode post cards with several RPC’s. Coumbia, Auburn, Placerville, Lot# 1138 Los Angeles, California Los Nevada City, La Grange, Hornitos Angeles, CA Downtown Postcards Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. Approx 80 downtown Los Angeles $150-250 HWAC# 103366 postcards. Buildings and streets Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $120-150 HWAC# 103256 Lot# 1147 Mt. Lassen, California Mt. Lassen, CA Eruption RPC’s 7 RPC’s Lot# 1139 Los Angeles, California of the 1915 eruption of Mt. Lassen. Los Angeles, CA Hotel Postcard Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. Collection Approx 100 Los Angeles, CA $200-400 HWAC# 102347 assorted hotel postcards with several RPC’s Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $150-200 HWAC# 103290 Lot# 1140 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, CA Parks Postcards Approx 65 Los Angeles park postcards including a few RPC’s Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $130-200 HWAC# 103291 Lot# 1141 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, CA Postcard Collection Approx 70 Los Angeles, CA post cards with a few RPC’s. Streamliner, SPRR, 101, Gray Line and more Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $130-200 HWAC# 103292 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 23

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1148 Mt. Lassen, California Mt. Lot# 1154 Oakland, California 1895 Lassen, CA Postcards Approx 60 NSGW Ephemera 1895 NSGW Mt. Lassen, CA postcards with 1 mild ephemera including 2 April 26, 1895 eruption RPC. Balance chromolitho and modern-Hot Rock, geothermal areas banquet menus with tack hole, Grand and more Salvatore Falcone Collection Ball tree shaped officer list-torn. Est. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 102348 $120-200 HWAC# 81557 Lot# 1149 Mt. Lassen, California Mt. Lot# 1155 Oakland, California Lassen, CA RPC’s and Photos 6 Mt. Oakland, CA Postcards Approx 70 Lassen RPC’s including massive snow Oakland, CA postcards Salvatore bank. 8 b/w Lake Almanor area photos Falcone Collection Est. $200-400 Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $100- HWAC# 103270 200 HWAC# 102346 Lot# 1156 Pasadena, California Lot# 1150 Mt. Lowe, California Mt. Historic Pasadena, CA Postcards Lowe, CA Area Postcards Approx 25 Approx 50 historic Pasadena, CA chromolitho Mt. Lowe, CA postcards. postcards with 1 RPC- Oldest grape Wilson Observatory, Pacific Electric RR vine, various hotels, Busch Gardens, and more Salvatore Falcone Collection Christian Science Church. 1 RPC-Busch Est. $120-180 HWAC# 102349 Gardens Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $140-200 HWAC# 102352 Lot# 1151 Mt. Shasta, California Mt. Shasta, CA Postcards with 20 RPC’s Approx 60 Mt. Shasta postcards with 20 RPC’s Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 102342 Lot# 1152 Napa, California California Lot# 1157 Paso Robles/San Luis Wine County Postcard Collection Obispo, California Paso Robles/San Approx 100 mostly modern California Luis Obispo, CA Postcards Approx wine country postcards.Mostly Italian 45 Paso Robles/San Luis Obispo, CA Swiss Colony, Italian Vineyard Co, postcards with several RPC’s Salvatore Lemoore Winery. 1 French-Moet et Falcone Collection Est. $90-120 Chandon cellar cave. Salvatore Falcone HWAC# 103351 Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 101798 Lot# 1158 Placer County, California Placer County Citrus Repro Map Lot# 1153 Nevada County, California Framed double mat repro map of Placer 1870 Nevada & Mountain Lakes County Citrus Colony and vicinity with Ice Co. Stock Certificate Number 1 Loomis in map center. Frame 27x24” Est. Issued certificate No. 1! Inc. Jan. 8th, $100-200 HWAC# 91515 1870. Dateline Nevada City, Cal., Feb. 3rd, 1870. No. 1, issued for 100 shares Lot# 1159 Point Morritto, Santa to Thompson. Signed by president Barbara County, California 1881 Charles March and secretary E.W. Bigelow. Pen cancelled. Vignette Santa Maria and Los Alamos Chute of allegorical woman standing at lake shore. Printed by H.S. Crocker, Landing Company Stock Here is an Sacramento. Folds, some discoloration. The company’s offices were at interesting stock. # 131 for 1 share Nevada City, Cal. The company was involved in ice harvesting at Camp to TS Brown. Signed by R Abernethy 16, later named Pacific, one mile below Prosser Creek and eight miles and president Paul Bradley. Dateline below Truckee. The ice industry began at Truckee in 1868 when the Point Morrito, September 18, 1881. Truckee Ice Co. and Boca Ice began operations. According to MaCauley, Incorporated January 31, 1880. Not cancelled. Sailing ship vignette. Truckee’s senior historian, in the late 19th century, ice was a luxury Staining throughout, especially bottom right. M. Weiss, San Francisco for the wealthiest, and was used mainly in upscale San Francisco printer. Hand written ‘Duplicate’. If you don’t know anything about hotels and bars. It was also used in the mines of the Comstock where Point Morritto, don’s ask google. But you can find a few things using temperatures could soar. The ice was also used to keep fruit cool in the California Digital Newspaper Collection. It seems there are two railcars headed east onboard the Pacific Fruit Express. At one time, shipping points here. One is Point Sul and the other Point Morritto . there were nine ice companies operating just at Boca. This certificate Point Morritto is the favorite because of their improved facilities. It is extremely rare in issued form. () Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-300 is seventeen miles from Lompoc. [Daily Press, Santa Barbara, July 9, HWAC# 91584 1881] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103543 24 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1160 Pomona/Claremont, Lot# 1166 Sacramento, California Thompson & West Lithographs California Pomona/Claremont, Six lithographs of rural life in early Sacramento. Three two-sided pages, CA Postcards Approx 70 Pomona/ each 14 x 11 inches. Residences include: A. M. Gunter, East of Florin; J.A. Burke, Claremont, CA Postcards with several South of Sacramento; Alfred Dixon, San Joaquin Township; Henry Ehrhardt of RPC’s Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. Franklin Township near Georgetown; Dwight Hollister, near Richland on $140-250 HWAC# 103293 the Sacramento River; and Col. Creed Haymond at No. 1811 G Street in Sacramento. Horse and buggy days Lot# 1161 Randsburg, California in Old Sacramento. Probably circa 1878. Est. $160-300 HWAC# 82457 Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Co check Rarest and best check from Lot# 1167 San Diego, California 1888 Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Co San Diego Land and Town Company issued by National Bank of California. Stock # 3340 for 3 shares to William for $20 to Y. R. Stevens On April 31, Dudley. Dateline 1888. Incorporated 1881. Value $25. Not cancelled. 1898 signed by R. L. Burcharm, sec and John Singleton, pres. Yellow Native American vignette. American Bank Note printer. Nice condition! Aster Mining Co (1894 - 1897) Randsburg, Rand District, Rand Mts, The San Diego Land and Town Company was the real estate arm of Kern Co., CA. Mined silver and gold, discovered in 1896 and owned by the California Southern Railroad, and is credited for developing Chula Glamis Gold Inc., Canada. Operated by Rand Gold Mining Co., CA. Open Vista, the Sweetwater Dam and the National City and Otay Railroad. Pit Mine with workings on surface and underground. Est. $100-150 They were owned by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad HWAC# 100402 Company. The company was formed for the purpose of improving and disposing of the lands donated by the people of National City and San Lot# 1162 Riverside, California Diego to subsidize the construction of the California Southern Rail Riverside, CA Postcards Approx 100 Road. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 991963 Riverside, CA postcards with early RPC’s Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. Lot# 1168 San Diego, California San $200-400 HWAC# 103354 Diego, CA Area Postcard Collection Approx 30 San Diego, CA area Lot# 1163 Russian River, California postcards with 7 RPC’s-Carlsbad Hotel, Russian River, CA Postcards with army tanks, torrey pine, beaches and RPC’s (15) 6 RPC’s of Russian River more Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. beach, Guerneville. Also Rio Nido, Monte $140-200 HWAC# 102364 Rio, Luther Burbank, redwoods, coatal Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $100- Lot# 1169 San Diego, California San 200 HWAC# 101791 Diego, CA Cliffs Postcards 14 mostly chromolitho San Diego, Cliffs postcards with 3 RPC’s. Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $100-120 HWAC# 102375 Lot# 1164 Sacramento, California Lot# 1170 San Diego, California San Gridley Lewis Sacramento, CA Diego, CA Postcard Collection Approx House Mounted Photo Approx 8 x 10” 80 antique and modern San Diego, CA mounted photo of Gridley Lewis and postcards with 3 RPC’s-Ramona’s Well, his house in Oak Park, Sacramento, CA. Tower Bell, US Grant Hotel, skyline and Photo by Geo Stewart Est. $100-150 more Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. HWAC# 81559 $240-400 HWAC# 102367 Lot# 1165 Sacramento, California Thompson Lot# 1171 San Diego Area, California & West Lithographs Four lithographs on two- San Diego, CA Area Mission sided 14 x 11 inch sheets. Ranch and residences Postcards Approx 70 San Diego, CA of John Ehrhardt; Rev. I. E. Ross; Myron Smith; area mission postcards-Capistrano, San and Charles A. Hull. All in the Franklin Township. Luis Rey, Pala. Mostly chromolitho, a Est. $120-200 HWAC# 82459 few RPC’s Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 102654 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 25

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1172 San Diego/Ramona, Lot# 1178 San Francisco, California California San Diego/Ramona, CA 1891 Carson Mineral Rubber Co. Postcards Approx 50 postcards with Stock Certificate Signed by Comstock 8 RPC’s of San Diego/Ramona, CA. Assayer Balch Stock Number 1. Ramona’s marriage place, garden and “Manufacturers of Water, Gas and more Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. Sewer Pipe, Artificial Piles, Pile Armor $200-250 HWAC# 102372 and Electrical Subway.” Inc. Dec, 1890. No. 1, issued for one share to president Lot# 1173 San Francisco, California D.W. Balch on Jan. 5th, 1891. Signed by Balch and secretary Oakley. Not 1896 American Land & Trust cancelled. Black border and print, vignette of pipe. Folds, toning, some Company Stock These are usually stains. 5.25 x 10” D.W. Balch was an assayer in Virginia City, Nevada unissued or cancelled. # 45 for 500 in the 1860s and 70s. He operated the Comstock Lode Assay Office. shares to Benjamin E Ninde, trustee. Our company has sold assay receipts from his work there. () Ken Prag Signed by YAN Wright as secretary and Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 100740 CH Wright as president. Not cancelled. Dateline San Francisco April 17, 1896. Lot# 1179 San Francisco, California Incorporated December 1887. Three vignettes. 1) farming, ranching Chinese People In San Francisco, CA riverboat vignette. 2) ocean vessel, factory vignette. Safe vignette. Postcards Approx 20 Chinese people Printer Schmidt Litho and Label. Nice condition. Light discoloration at in San Francisco postcards. Chinese borders. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 102319 were a regular part of San Francisco community during the Gold Rush Est. $160-250 HWAC# 103332 Lot# 1174 San Francisco, California Lot# 1180 San Francisco, California Bay Bridge, CA Postcards Approx 80 1864 Citizens’ Gas Company Stock Bay Bridge, CA postcards with several Certificate Incorporated 1862. No. 47, RPC’s Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. issued for 335 shares to John Benson $200-400 HWAC# 103278 on April 7, 1864. Signed by president A.C. Whitcomb and the secretary. Pen Lot# 1175 San Francisco, California cancelled. Black border and print. cearly 1900’s Buildings Founded by Vignette of factories with horse-drawn Comstock Millionaires (Postcards) carriages in front (perhaps the company’s factory?). Printed by Britton Approx. 20 chromolitho’s includes, “At & Co. 20 cent IR adhesive stamp attached on the left. Folds, toning, the End of the Trail Stands the Palace one clipped corner. 5.25 x 9.75” From a May 2, 1864 Alta California Hotel” & “A world famous promenade article: “...on the foot of Third Street the Citizens Gas Company is where distinguished and interesting engaged in an immense enterprise, which when fully carried out must persons congregate”; Lotta’s Fountain involve an expenditure of one million dollars. This company’s land is Palace Hotel, San Francisco, & more. bounded by Townsend, Second and Berry. They have two lots of 275 Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $100- feet.” Described in the 1864 SF directory: “The buildings erected and 200 HWAC# 102788 in course of construction by the Citizens’ Gas Company, form one of the marked features of our city’s progress.” Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 101512 Lot# 1176 San Francisco, California cearly 1900’s Buildings in San Francisco, Post Cards Approx. 25 chromolitho’s & black& white postcards: “Ethel Davis/ Hippodrome Theater; War Memorial Opera House; Southern Pacific Terminus, 3rd & Townsend; Persian Room Hotel Sir Francis Drake & many more in this lot. Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $150- 200 HWAC# 102791 Lot# 1177 San Francisco, California Lot# 1181 San Francisco, California Cliff House, CA Postcards 1876 California Fertilizing Co. Stock Approx 30 Cliff House postcards including fire Salvatore Falcone Certificate (GT Brown) Inc. November Collection Est. $180-250 HWAC# 103274 1875. No. 54, issued for 10 shares to Gerber on July 25th, 1876. Signed by president C.C. Rohrle and secretary Hinchman. Pen cancelled. Black border and print. Two floral and pastoral vignettes. Printed by G.T. Brown, SF (noted African-American lithographer). 4 x 9.25” Folds, toning. Formed for the “purpose of manufacturing fertilizing compounds for the restoration of worn-out or waste lands in California.” Used both human and animal waste. () Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 100751 26 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1182 San Francisco, California Lot# 1187 San Francisco, California 1868 Clipper Card for the Alice M. 1886 Dorr Paint Company Stock # Minott with Howes, Master George D. 98 for 224 shares to Peter L Wheeler. Sutton’s Clipper Line. New Extra-Built Signed by Henry B McDowell and Clipper Ship. ON HER SECOND VOYAGE president (?). dateline San Francisco TO SAN FRANCISCO. (This would have May 11, 1886. Incorporated May 2, been a good sell as it wouldn’t be 1883. Very nice condition with some as beat up as other ships who made border indentations. Fancy script title. Herbert C Dorr was the man multiple trips!) Pier 13, East River, New behind the company. IN 1884 he patented a way to mix paint with York. Will set sail when nearly full. Moore & Company are consignees water, oil of tar, gum sheller, colomel and gypsum. To be used on ships. in San Francisco. On the back is handwritten “Capt. Lowell not Howes Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 103544 took her out on New York, Sep. 30, 1868.” An 1874 ad in the Daily Alta shows the Minott is still sailing. It advertises that the Alice M. Minott Lot# 1188 San Francisco, California is leaving for Liverpool, Direct. Lowell is still the master. Some edge 1890 Eureka Roller-Bearings discoloration. Nice condition. Est. $400-1000 HWAC# 57470 Company with unique vignette and tie to horse racing # 217 for 100 Lot# 1183 San Francisco, California c1865 shares to Charles Adams. Signed by Clipper Card for the Asia with Cowen at the BR Layton and president AT Hatch. Command First Clipper for San Francisco. Only Dateline San Francisco April 3, 1890. 896 tons registered. Will sail full or not full. Small, Incorporated April 10, 1889. Not sharp strictly first-class clipper ship. Loading on cancelled. Vignette shows a train on a dock next to a steam ship. Extra pier 11 on the East River, New York. Cowen is the nice - no edge, corner or discoloration issues. An 1894 ad promoted Commander. Cornelius Comstock & Company. their roller bearings as guaranteed for 25,000 miles, absolutely dust Agents in San Francisco are Dibblee & Hyde. The proof, can’t be tampered with, etc. But just exactly what were these Comstock Family papers show correspondance bearing used for? “Records reduced two and a half to five seconds with with Dibblee & Hyde from 1864 to 1866. Some these bearing by all horses hat have used sulkies fitted with them.” A staining. Good condition. Est. $400-1000 HWAC# good old-fashioned trotting race! Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 57469 HWAC# 102317 Lot# 1184 San Francisco, California Lot# 1189 San Francisco, California 1865 Colorful Gold Rush Shipping c1900’s Ferry Building, San Francisco, Receipt The Fearless is leaving Boston Chromolitho’s Approx. 35 postcards from and headed to San Francisco.It includes San Francisco, the Ferry Building. Salvatore one box of machinery? The box has Falcone Collection Est. $120-150 HWAC# been sent by Denio & Roberts. An ad 102780 in the Boston Directory show us that this was a Safe! It was picked up by Lot# 1190 San Francisco, California HW Pierce. From the Glidden & Williams Line, California Packets, 1864 Golden City Homestead from Lewis Wharf, office 114 State Street. Gold, red on light greenish Association Stock Certificate Inc. blue paper. STRIKING! Shows the wear of a 150 year old piece of light January 2nd, 1864. No. 310, issued for paper: some edge issues and some discoloration, but overall in good one share to Chas. Elliot on Aug. 5th, condition. Under “Marks and Numbers there is an interesting mark. It 1864. Signed by president Bartlett is a ‘P’ inside a ‘Diamond Box.’ Does this stand for ‘Pierce?’ Est. $200- and the secretary. Not cancelled. 400 HWAC# 57467 Black border and print, two vignettes: Washington monument (left) and allegorical woman (right). Printed Lot# 1185 San Francisco, California by Towne & Bacon. 5.75 x 10” One 2r cent IR adhesive stamp. Heavy 1874 Consolidated Hidden Treasure folds, toning, and large purple ink stains (most evident on the Company Stock Certificate Inc. Dec. reverse). This company sold lots for a sub-division in the Potrero 1872. No. 318, issued for 1 share to Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, according to maps found online. MR Cheever trustee (and company A Daily Alta California article from Oct. 1868 mentions 18 original president). Signed by Joseph Prouse, lots for sale on Minnesota, Tennessee, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, secretary, and president MR Cheever. Delaware, Tulare and Colusi Streets. Ken Prag Collection Est. $260- Not cancelled. Black border and 400 HWAC# 101493 print. Ornate design with sailing ship vignette. Bacon & Company printer. Folds. Excellent condition. According to a January 3rd, 1873 Lot# 1191 San Francisco, California Sacramento Daily Union newspaper article, this company was formed Golden Gate Bridge Postcards Approx to explore the Pacific Islands for treasure and to transact commercial 65 Golden Gate Bridge postcards business. In the 1874 SF directory, Mose R. Cheever is listed as a with several RPC’s Salvatore Falcone conductor for the N.B. & Mission RR. () Ken Prag Collection Est. $150- Collection Est. $180-300 HWAC# 300 HWAC# 100747 103277 Lot# 1186 San Francisco, California 1873 Consolidated Tobacco Company Stock # 62 for 12 1/2 shares. Signed by William S Hoover and president JW Stow. Dateline San Francisco May 27, 1873. Underprint $75,000. Dark red and pink on white. Edward Bosqui & Co. printer. Native American lady With arrows vignette. Very nice condition. Also with an office in Gilroy. Created three trademarks in 1875. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103546 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 27

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1192 San Francisco, California Lot# 1197 San Francisco, California Golden Gate Expo Postcard Collection 1894 Lithograph / “ San Francisco / 105 different postcards of Golden Gate July 1849 Here is a really great piece Expo. Mostly chromolitho Salvatore of California history . This colored Falcone Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# lithograph depicts San Francisco, and 103331 the bay in July 1849, with Telegraph Hill in the background. Under the picture Lot# 1193 San Francisco, California is embossed : Geo. A. Burgess, Pinxit. Golden Gate Park Postcard Collection / Lithograph by H.S. Crocker / Copyright 1894.// The condition is Approx 100 Golden Gate Park postcards pretty good, for a 125 year old lithograph. One repair at the top, and a with several RPC’s Salvatore Falcone small tear at the left side which looks like a crease. Also some brown Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# aging, but overall really nice condition. Anyone would be proud to 103283 have this item, over their doorway, or on the wall. These were the days when people cam from everywhere, to go to the gold fields, that’s why they called them the 49’ers !! Don’t miss this, these lithographs are really rare , and hard to find.( RH). Est. $900-1800 HWAC# 102122 Lot# 1198 San Francisco, California Nice Pan-Pac Postcards 11 nice chromolitho Pan-Pac postcards Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 103335 Lot# 1194 San Francisco, California Lot# 1199 San Francisco, California Hickox & Spear Rare RN Checks Three 1863 Pacific Land Company Stock Hickox & Spear checks: Hickox & Spear, Certificate Inc. February 26th, 1863, bullion, exchange and securities dealers, less than a month before this certificate Second of Exchange with RNB. Steamer at was issued. No. 131, issued for 10 shares upper right. 1868. The various rare Hickox to Mary Woodruff Parker on March checks are often in red, making them very 25, 1863. Signed by the president, attractive. The other two here are RNF and J. Rowell, and secretary, H. White. RNG, both unlisted in Castenholtz. Est. Not cancelled. Vignette of allegorical woman at left and sidewheel $200-300 HWAC# 82437 steamship (top center). Printed by B.F. Butler’s Litho, SF. 25c adhesive revenue stamp at top right. 5.25 x 9.5” Creases, light wear, otherwise Lot# 1195 San Francisco, California 1855 very fine. The company brokered lands for sale in Oregon. Scarce! Ken James King of William Notice of Attachment Prag Collection Est. $250-400 HWAC# 101492 Thomas Carew (or Carey) vs. L. Mowry, to James King of William. The Constable Lot# 1200 San Francisco, California Pan- of the first township issued the Notice of Pac Postcard Collection Pan-Pacific Expo Attachment out of the Justice Court to attach collection of 142 different postcards. Mostly “all moneys, debts, effects, and credits in your chromolitho, a few RPC’s. Nice Expo group hands or under your control belonging to the Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $500- above Defendant [James King of William] or 1000 HWAC# 103330 so much thereof as will satisfy the claim, to wit: $200.00 with cost and accruing cost.” Lot# 1201 San Francisco, California On blue stock paper issued by Cooke, Kenny, c1906 Photos from Press File of U.S. & Co., Law Stationers, Montgomery Street. Mint, San Francisco 3 photos of San Very Good condition. James King of William (January 28, 1822 – May Francisco before the 1906 earthquake 20,1856) was a crusading San Francisco, California, newspaper editor & after. These photos are from the whose shooting death in 1856 resulted in the establishment of the Press file. 9” x 7” & the 2 small ones are second San Francisco Vigilance Committee and changed the politics 7” x 5”. By Taber Photo, San Francisco. of the city. The Vigilance Committee hung the man who shot him, Est. $260-400 HWAC# 91258 and King is given credit for rousting the criminal element from City government. King was among the first newspapermen to be honored by the California Journalism Hall of Fame. Est. $250-500 HWAC# 44272 Lot# 1196 San Francisco, California 1879 Letter about GW Swan from WD Snow to George Hearst Short, but sweet letter introducing GW Swan to George Hearst. Hearst need no introduction! He was a mining man turned newspaper mogul. He also built a rather imposing mansion known as Hearst Castle. Swan was responsible for the first improved road from Placerville to Lake Tahoe with the advent of the Comstock Silver Rush. Snow was a lawyer. It seems Swan worked with Snow at Laporte. “I wanted a mine of dividend paying capacity.” He also wanted it cheap! Est. $300-500 HWAC# 101467 28 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1202 San Francisco, California Lot# 1207 San Francisco, California 2000 ( Vintage ). Print / View of cearly 1900’s San Francisco Misc. San Francisco, From Signal Hill / Chromolitho’s & RPC’s Approx. 70 1851 Here is a old school copy, of a postcards, RPC’s & chromolitho’s. famous early California lithograph . Gorilla Group, Simson African Hall The original was done in 1851, and was California Academy of Sciences; a stone lithogarphic depiction of the Leopard Group Simson African Hall Town and Harbour of San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences; Grevy’s from a place called “ Signal Hill . San Francisco was originally called Zebra Group; Missions of California; “ Yerba Buena”, which means “ Good Herb”, which is an herb used for Tetrazzini Singing at Lott’s Fountain to medicinal qualities and tea. It shows a lot of square master ships in 100,000 people assembled in the street the bay, Indians camping and cooking near by , plus all kinds if other of San Francisco o Christmas Eve, 1910. Salvatore Falcone Collection interesting stuff . Framed, and ready to be hung, 14” high x 24” long. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 102783 Get this item...and see what you can discover too !! ( RH). Est. $120- 200 HWAC# 102120 Lot# 1208 San Francisco, California cearly 1900’s San Francisco Lot# 1203 San Francisco, California Restaurants Chromolitho’s Approx. 1868 Put’s Original California 60 postcards from San Francisco Songster Published by D. Appleton & Co. San Francisco, 1868. Soiled cover, Restaurants from early 1900’s to mid all pages in tact. A marvelous 64 page compendium of gold rush songs about century. Features: Lehr’s Greenhouse the mining camps, drinking, gambling, getting lost, greenhorns, etc. restaurant and florist; The Veneto The preface was written in 1855 and the songs carried forward. Restaurant; San Francisco Chinese Classic goldrushiana. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 57447 Restaurant, & many more. Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $130-200 HWAC# 102790 Lot# 1204 San Francisco, California Lot# 1209 San Francisco, California c1915 San Francisco Banks & cearly 1900’s San Francisco, Birdeye Savings & Loan Chromolitho’s 20 Views Postcards Approx. 40 postcards, Chromolitho’s: The Mission Bank, The chromolitho’s & RPC’s. University of Exposition City,1915; Crocker Building California & San Francisco Bay; San & Crocker National Bank; The Hibernia Fran. Bay District & Adjacent Territory; Savings & Loan Society; Mutual Savings Nob Hill, & more. Salvatore Falcone Bank Building, Market and Geary Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# Streets; U.S. Mint. Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $130-200 HWAC# 102792 102770 Lot# 1205 San Francisco, California Lot# 1210 San Francisco, California cearly 1900’s San Francisco San Francisco, CA Civic Center and Earthquake & Fire Chromolitho’s Post Office Postcards Approx 40 San 25 post cards of scenes after the Francisco, CA civic center and post office devastating earthquake in San postcards with a few RPC’s Salvatore Francisco, 1906. These post cards Falcone Collection Est. $150-250 show Hibernia Bank, McAllister and HWAC# 103280 Jones Strees;, butted by fire; “Bird’s Eye View of Frisco Fire when it Started”; Lot# 1211 San Francisco, California Refugees on the way to Ferry, San San Francisco, CA Earthquake Francisco, CA after the Fire April 18-20 1906; San Francisco in Ruins, Postcards Approx 60 San Francisco, City Hall, & many more. Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $150-250 CA earthquake postcards with many HWAC# 102773 RPC’s Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $250-500 HWAC# 103279 Lot# 1206 San Francisco, California cearly 1900’s San Francisco Main Business Lot# 1212 San Francisco, California District, RPC’s & Chromolitho’s cearly 1900’s Ships at San Francisco Approx. 50 Post cards. 20 RPC’s & many Bay, Post Cards Chromolitho’s chromolitho’s. Some are of Cliff House, Approx. 25 chromolitho’s includes a and Seal Rocks, Steinhart Aquarium Ferry; Ferry Boat “Solano” Largest Ferry Bote Palace of Fine Arts; Conservatory, & so in the World (at the time); Fishing on many more. Salvatore Falcone Collection the Water Front, San Francisco, CA; Est. $160-250 HWAC# 102782 Sunset on the Pacific, & more! Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 102772 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 29

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1213 San Francisco, California Lot# 1217 San Francisco, California Sutro, CA Postcards Approx 15 Sutro 1891 Two Piling Company Stocks Two related postcards Salvatore Falcone 1891 competing Piling Companies in Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103273 the Bay Area. 1) American Composition Pipe and Pile Armor Company. Early Lot# 1214 San Francisco, California number 6 for 320 shares to MH 1902 The Blythe Company Stock Wadleigh. Signed by Frank McGee and Certificate Unique. Inc. Oct. 15th, president EF Badgley. Not cancelled. 1887. No. 170, issued for 1,000 shares Vignette of one of the Pile armors - to RP Henshall on Oct. 11th, 1902. protection to keep ear and tear down Signed by president Charles Bogan and on your pilings. “Irrigation, sewer, secretary. Not cancelled. Gray border drainage pipe, pile armor, artificial and print. Portrait vignette of Thomas piles, etc. Upton Bros. printers. 2) Davis Henry Blythe. 5.25 x 10.25” Folds, pinholes. After San Francisco real Pile Casing Company. Number 22 for 50 shares to JH Currie. Signed by estate tycoon Thomas Henry Blythe died suddenly, the collective EM Morgan and president JC Easton. Not cancelled. VIgnette of pilings heirs of the Blythe estate formed themselves into a company called on a dock(?). JC Irvine printer. Both certs are in very nice condition the Blythe Company with a capital stock of $2,500,000 divided into with no major issues. Both have one assessment notice on back. Ken 100,000 shares of $25 each. The purpose of the company was to avoid Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 102318 any possible delays or complications should one of the claimants die while the court was deciding the case. () Ken Prag Collection Est. Lot# 1218 San Francisco, California $120-200 HWAC# 100752 1866 Warm Swimming Bath Association Stock Certificate Inc. Lot# 1215 San Francisco, California 1865. No. 70, issued for 50 shares to H.T. Holmes on Jan. 23rd, 1866 in 1866 & 1890 Two California San Francisco. Signed by president OP Sutton and secretary A. Badlam. Investment Company Stock Not cancelled. Black print on thin paper by LeCount & Co. 25 cent Certificates Lot of 2 different. 1) adhesive IR stamp at lower left. 3.75 x 8” Folds, toning. According to California Building & Loan Society. Daily Alta California 1865 articles, the purpose of this company was to Issued in 1866 to George Treat. Signed build a bath house and for purchasing real estate. 1866 articles detail by president Thomas Mooney and the the property, now for sale, located at: Third Street to Ritch Street, secretary. Not cancelled. Black border and near the intersection of Powell and Filbert. Also for sale are gym and print. Eagle vignette. 25 cent equipment, furnaces, life preservers and more. Ken Prag Collection adhesive revenue stamp, pen cancelled. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 103442 Folds, creases. 2) California Guarantee Investment Company. Issued to COG Miller in 1890. Stamped and Lot# 1219 San Jose, California San punched cancelled. Pinholes, folds. () Ken Prag Collection Est. $200- Jose Church Postcards Approx 55 300 HWAC# 100757 San Jose, CA area church postcards Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. Lot# 1216 San Francisco, California 1891 $150-200 HWAC# 90767 Two California Livestock Stocks 1) Union Stock Yard in San Francisco. # 144 Lot# 1220 San Jose, California San for 100 shares to Charles Stark. Signed Jose, CA School & Library Postcards by Patrick Tormey as president. Dateline Approx 30 San Jose, CA school and San Francisco 1891. Incorporated April library postcards Salvatore Falcone 16, 1890. Fancy script. Hosoui Engraving Collection Est. $130-200 HWAC# 90762 printer. Wrinkles. Nice. 2) Gerlach Live Stock Company of Stockton. Unissued. Incorporated May 27, 1892. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 103552 Visit the online catalog at FHWAC.com Zoom in close to see detail on high resolution images, Register, Place Bids, See Current Opening Bids & more! 30 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1221 San Jose, California 1850 Temporary State Loan from Lot# 1224 Santa Barbara, California Governor Peter Burnett to Supposed state of California What 1897 Alcatraz Asphalt # 2: Alcatraz a marvelous historical document: both the good and the bad. It is a Limited - an English Stock Rare Trio! Temporary State Loan from the state of California. It is dated March Early number 8 for 4,000 shares to 1850. Despite California’s enthusiasm for state hood, it was not until Ernest Frederick Schiff of Warnford September 9 that California was admitted as a non-slave state and Court, London. (He was the prominent not until October 18 that the citizens learned of this vote when the partner in the well-known firm of steamer Oregon pulled into the Bay harbor with a banner strapped Messrs. A.G.Schiff and Co., of Warnford- to her rigging reading,”California is Now A State.” This loan of $100 court, E. C. Schiff had a very good was number 418. It is signed on back by Peter Burnett as governor. Continental connection which he used Printed by the Alta California, San Francisco. Handwritten paid. THE to great advantage on the London Stock GOOD: Peter Burnett headed to Oregon in 1843. There he hoped to pay Exchange and became quite wealthy.) Signed by secretary Hager off his Missouri debts from his farming problems. He ended up as the and director Edmund Davis. Davis, mentioned in the accompanying Provisional Supreme Judge. With the Gold Rush he moved his family to document, was a director of many mining concerns on the Continent. California. He was the first civilian elected as Governor of the state of Large tear upper right. Otherwise in nice condition with a few minor California replacing the military rule. He easily won over four others issues. This is the story of suing asphalt to pave streets in California. including General John C Fremont. He worked with the legislature to It is also the story of Williams H Crocker (youngest son of Charles put a government in place and create a workable condition. THE BAD: Crocker , banker) and Prince Andre Poniatowski (Polish descent). It Burnett’s white supremacist views where very evident. In Oregon is the story of how the Prince bailed out Crocker from floundering in he signed into legislation Oregon’s exclusion law which required all the Asphalt business. A two page letter is included and directed to Mr. blacks to leave the region or be flogged every six months until they left. Ken Prag to induce him to find value in the stock and bonds. The story He continued his anti-black policies. His first annual message to the is detailed and helps to make this a very historical and relevant piece. legislature included, “We have certainly the right to prevent any class Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103549 of population [blacks] from settling in our State...and the object is to keep them out.” He also pursued a policy of a “war of extermination” Lot# 1225 Santa Barbara, California 1899 with the Native American population and declared that warfare would Alcatraz Asphalt # 3: Alcatraz Company not cease “Until the Indian race becomes extinct.” He was a strong Bond Rare. # 59 for $1,000. First Mortgage Gold proponent of the Chinese exclusion act of 1882. [“American West, Bond.Signed by president Northrup Cowle. (He a New Interpretive HIstory by Hine and Mack, Brunett speeches, is mentioned in the supporting document as wikipedia] Ken Prag Collection Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 91942 someone who knows something about Asphalt.) Also signed by treasurer A Terry. Coupons 6 Lot# 1222 San Pedro, California San through 80 are attached. One horizontal fold. Pedro, CA Postcards Approx 25 San Very nice condition. This is the story of suing Pedro, CA postcards with a few RPC’s asphalt to pave streets in California. It is also Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. the story of Williams H Crocker (youngest son $100-200 HWAC# 103251 of Charles Crocker , banker) and Prince Andre Poniatowski (Polish descent). It is the story of Lot# 1223 Santa Barbara, California 1899 how the Prince bailed out Crocker from floundering in the Asphalt Alcatraz Asphalt # 1: Alcatraz Asphalt business. A two page letter is included and directed to Mr. Ken Prag to Company Stock Rare. Prince Andre induce him to find value in the stock and bonds. The story is detailed Poniatowski # 19 to one of the key players, and helps to make this a very historical and relevant piece. Ken Prag William H Crocker (signed by Crocker on Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103548 reverse). Signed by A Terry and president George Hall. Dateline September 23, 1899. Lot# 1226 Santa Incorporated July 26, 1894. Not cancelled. Barbara, California 1874 Eagle Vignette. This is the story of suing Santa Barbara College asphalt to pave streets in California. It is also the story of Williams H Stock Certificate Early Crocker (youngest son of Charles Crocker , banker) and Prince Andre college stock certificate. Poniatowski (Polish descent). It is the story of how the Prince bailed # 107 for twenty shares out Crocker from floundering in the Asphalt business. A two page to GP Tebbetts. Signed letter is included and directed to Mr. Ken Prag to induce him to find by president Ellwood value in the stock and bonds. The story is detailed and helps to make Hooper and secretary this a very historical and relevant piece. Ken Prag Collection Est. (?). Dateline Santa $100-150 HWAC# 103547 Barbara april 17, 1874, Incorporated May 1869. Bacon & Company, San Francisco printers. Red title. Dog ear upper right. Otherwise extremely nice. At the time of this certificate, Santa Barbara College had about 100 students, half dozen instructors and one building. Has no connection to UCSB. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103551 Lot# 1227 Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara, CA Area Postcards Approx 50 postcards from Solvang, Montecito, Ventura, CA area. Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 103355 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 31

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1228 Santa Barbara, California Lot# 1234 Santa Cruz, California Santa Barbara, CA City Postcards Santa Cruz, CA Coast Postcards Approx 45 Santa Barbara, CA postcards Approx 65 Santa Cruz, CA coast including 1925 earthquake, 1 RPC Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103240 postcards including RPC’s and Mystery Spot RPC’s Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $130-180 HWAC# 102681 Lot# 1229 Santa Barbara, California Lot# 1235 Santa Cruz, California Santa Barbara, CA Hotels Postcards c1906-1915 Special Santa Cruz, Approx 60 Santa Barbara, CA Postcards CA Postcards Approx 65 postcards, includes 50 RPC’s of George Murphy including old RPC’s Salvatore Falcone family photo history and other Santa Cruz scenes Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 103241 Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 103209 Lot# 1230 Santa Barbara/Mission Lot# 1236 Santa Monica, California 1886 Concepcion etc, California California Hotel Arcadia $250 Bond Gorgeous bond Mission Postcards Approx 100 mainly issued for this iconic Santa Monica beach chromolitho with a few RPC’s. Various hotel. No. 70, issued and not cancelled in California missions-Santa Barbara, Santa 1886. Signed by Joseph W. Scott. Black Ynez, Conception, Buena Ventura, La border and print. Fancy logo and wonderful Purisma, Salvatore Falcone Collection large vignette of the hotel. Printed by HS Est. $120-200 HWAC# 102676 Crocker & Co., SF. One coupon attached. 16.5 x 15.75” Folds, excellent condition. The Hotel Lot# 1231 Santa Clara, California 1916 Santa Clara Arcadia was a large beachfront 200 room County School Bonds Three bonds from the Llagas resort hotel, built well to the northwest of the School District issued by the Board of Supervisors center of Los Angeles in the 1880s. J.W. Scott of the County of Santa Clara. Est. $100-150 HWAC# was the hotel’s first owner and manager. 103177 The hotel held an opening night ball on March 31st, 1887. Billed itself as “Unquestionably the most elegant resort on the Coast.” Site of an Lot# 1232 Santa Cruz, California attempted murder in 1903 by Griffith J. Griffith of his wife, whom he Santa Cruz, CA Big Trees Postcards shot in the face before she jumped out of the second floor window and Approx 85 Santa Cruz, CA big tree survived both the fall and gunshot. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-300 postcards including RPC’s Salvatore HWAC# 100806 Falcone Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 102691 Lot# 1237 Santa Rosa, California Santa Rosa, CA Postcards with 3 RPC’s (17) Lot# 1233 Santa Cruz, California RPC’s- Burbank green house, church, Santa Cruz, CA Buildings Postcards Burbank garden. Court House, Burbank Approx 55 Santa Cruz, CA buildings home, Pythian house, Ursuline College, postcards with a few RPC’s Salvatore Overton Hotel, big fish, SP Depot, 4th Falcone Collection Est. $100-180 street, earthquake ruins, Burbank HWAC# 102701 garden and more Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 101794 Lot# 1238 Sequoia/King Canyon, California Sequoia/Kings Canyon Parks Postcards Approx 120 Sequoia/ Kings Canyon Parks postcards with lots of RPC’s Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $240-400 HWAC# 103243 Lot# 1239 Shasta, California North Central, CA Area Postcard Approx 35 postcards from Yreka, Yuba City, Woodland, Willows, Narysville, Chico, CA. Includes 3 leather. Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $110-150 HWAC# 103364 32 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1240 Shasta Lake, California Lot# 1246 Stanford, California c1906 Shasta Lake, CA Area Postcards to 1940’s Stanford, CA Postcards Approx 35 Shasta Lake, Whiskeytown Approx 60 Stanford, CA Postcards with Lake area postcards including 9 RPC’s a few RPC’s Salvatore Falcone Collection Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 102690 $100-150 HWAC# 103204 Lot# 1241 Siegler Springs, California Lot# 1247 Stockton, California 1870 Siegler Springs, CA RPC Postcards Stockton & Calaveras Gravel Road Co. 11 RPC’s of Siegler Springs, CA in Lake Stock Certificate Possibly unique. Inc. County. Mineral springs etc. Great August 1867. No. 17, issued for two shares to Major General Patrick historical group! Salvatore Falcone Edward Connor on May 12th, 1870 in Stockton. Signed by president Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# H.S. Sargent and secretary John Inglis. Not cancelled. Black border 103356 and print on thin paper, vignette of horse-drawn wagon. Stockton Independent Print. 25 cent adhesive IR stamp at left. 5.25 x 9.75” Folds Lot# 1242 Sonoma, California Boyes with archival repairs, foxing. This road was transferred to the county Hot Springs, CA RPC Postcards (10) in 1878 at which time the toll gate that once stood at the entrance 10 RPC’s mostly of Boyes Springs street to the city was abandoned. P.E. Connor was a Major General, enlisted scenes Salvatore Falcone Collection in 1839 and participating in the Seminole War. He was discharged Est. $100-200 HWAC# 90721 in 1844. He enlisted in the Texas Volunteers in 1846 under General Zachary Taylor’s command during the Mexican War and fought at the Lot# 1243 Sonoma County, California battles of Resaca de la Palma and Palo Alto. He became a 1st Lt. in the 1891 (1919) El Verano Improvement Texas Foot Riflemen and was promoted to captain in 1847. He fought Association # 241 for 1 share to Pacific in the battle of Buena Vista, where he was wounded and discharged in Improvement Company. Dateline 1919. Monterrey, Mexico in 1847. He then headed to California during the Incorporated August 11, 1891. Shares Gold Rush. Connor served in the California Rangers and sought the $50. Not cancelled. Nice condition. The bandit Joaquin Murrieta and his gang, who allegedly killed Murrieta El Verano subdivided ranch property and 11 of his men. In Stockton, Connor operated a ranch and gravel pit, into resort hotels, town lots and estate as well as serving as postmaster. Comes with background information size tracts selling for $300 an acre. HS on the company and Connor. Ken Prag Collection Est. $800-1000 Crocker Printer. Ken Prag Collection HWAC# 103448 Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103540 Lot# 1248 UC Berkeley, California Lot# 1244 Sonora, California 1853 UC Berkeley, CA Postcards Approx Stanislaus Central Bridge Company 40,with 35 different, UC Berkeley Stock Certificate (Gold Rush) Rare postcards Salvatore Falcone Collection Gold Rush! 50 year charter beginning in October 1852. No. 107, Est. $100-150 HWAC# 90794 issued to Benjamin Moulton on March 4th, 1853 in Sonora. Signed by president Byrne and secretary Lewis C. Gunn. Not cancelled. Black Lot# 1249 Ukiah, Mendocino, Ferndale, print on thin paper. Three vignettes at top: paddle steamer on river, California Northern California horse-drawn carriage crossing bridge, and locomotive at station. Postcards Approx 25 postcards with Vignettes by Hyatt. Printed by Dispatch Office, San Francisco. 6.5 x 9” some RPC’s of Northern California Folds, creases. The company’s plan was to build an iron suspension Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. bridge above the Stanislaus River. The company directors had not yet $100-200 HWAC# 103189 approved the completion of the bridge and insisted that additional cables were needed, when, on November 19, 1853, the bridge Lot# 1250 Vallejo, California 1871 collapsed as a wagon and team of horses were crossing it. Augustin Vallejo City Water Company Stock Hale and his partners paid the company’s debts with their own money. Certificate--Number One Stock PO Byrne had operated a ferry across the Stanislaus as early as 1849. number one! Inc. August 1st, 1868. No. This crossing was known as Waterville and later Poker Flat (written 1, issued for 4,500 shares to Michael about by Bret Harte). Ken Prag Collection Est. $500-1000 HWAC# Reese on July 1st, 1871 in Vallejo. 103446 Signed by president Chabot(?) and the secretary. Stamp cancelled. Black Lot# 1245 Southern California, border and print. Vignette of people walking next to river. Folds, glue California So Cal Small Towns stain along left border. 5.5 x 10” According to the Solano Historian, this Postcards Approx 15 Jacumba, Tulare, company negotiated a contract with Vallejo in 1868 to lay down pipes Victorville, Wrightwood, Yucaipa, Camp and hydrants and pull water from Sulphur Springs Creek. Active till Radford, La Mesa and more. Several 1891. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 101490 RPC’s Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $150-300 HWAC# 103255 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 33

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1251 Various Locations, Lot# 1255 Yosemite, California cearly California 1854’ Lithographs / 1900’s Deer Postcards Approx. 50 California “ Gold Rush” & Others / postcards includes: Yosemite National 4 Items Here is a very nice groupings Park free-roaming deer; A baby deer in of early lithographs. They are from a the Adirondack Mts, N.Y; A Florida Deer fold out publication called “ Ballou’s in a Lily Pool; Deer & new born fawns; Pictorial Drawing - Room Companion”. & more. Salvatore Falcone Collection Item # 1 of 4 is: ( Pages # 280& #281 ) Est. $100-200 HWAC# 91328 Is entitled : “ California Gold Diggers-A Scene From Actual Life At The Mines’. Lot# 1256 Yosemite, California El It depicts 4 gold miners, at a rural tent Capitan, Yosemite Postcards 5 RPC’s, city encampment. 15 1/4” high x 21 wide. Item #2 of 4 : ( Pages #216 approx 15 mostly chromolitho. Famous & #217). Entitled “ California Emigrants..The Last Day On The Trail”. feature in Yosemite Salvatore Falcone It depicts a wagon train encampment at the end of the day( with local Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# Native Americans ), and the chief scout sounding “ Recall” on his bugle. 102660 Item # 3 of 4: ( Page #328 ). Entitled” A Scene In The Canadian Fur District: North America: Depicting fur traders at winter, trading with Lot# 1257 Yosemite, California 1891 Native Americans, outside a army fort. Item # 4 of 4: ( Page #329) Wawona Hotel Company Stock - : Entitled” American Indians Receiving Their Annual Payment”. This NUMBER 2 To and From Washburn depicts the government paying the Indians for the use of their land EARLIEST UNCANCELLED WAWONA and furs. Items #3 & #4, 11” high x 15” wide. All of the items in great CERT. Three Washburn brothers from condition, and have fold marks down the center. If you are the winner Vermont went to California to seek of this lot, separate them, and have them mounted, it would be great !! their fortunes and found modest (RH). Est. $150-200 HWAC# 102135 ones in a mine and general store at Mormon Bar, two miles from Mariposa. Lot# 1252 Venice, California Venice, Their mine and store weren’t challenging enough so they improved CA Postcards Approx 20 nice Venice, the Chowchilla Mountain Road from Mariposa to Wawona and, on CA chromolitho postcards Salvatore December 26,1874, purchased the stopping place then known as Clark Falcone Collection Est. $130-200 and Moore’s. (Later to be called Wawona - Big Trees.) The Washburn’s HWAC# 103254 bought the lodging house itself, the open bridge, irrigation ditch, sawmill, barn and 160 forested acres. The original hotel burned to the Lot# 1253 Weaverville, California 1857 ground in 1878, but, undaunted, the brothers proceeded to erect in Weaverville & Shasta Wagon Road 1879 a new 140 by 32 foot hotel building, called the Long White. By Co. Stock Certificate Rare Gold Rush. the time U.S. Grant visited later that year, cedar trees had been planted Usually unissued. This is No. 90, issued for two shares to J. Goss & Co. and a large fountain installed. Today it is a National Historic Landmark on Oct. 3rd, 1857. Signed by president Burch and secretary A. McPhee. and very popular Yosemite building. [Wawona’s Yesterday by Pen cancelled. Black print on blue paper. 4 x 7.25” Cut unevenly on Sargent] # 2 for 12,500 shares to EP Washburn (Henry). Signed by EP left. Folds, some toning. Signed on the back by the treasurer. The Washburn (Edward) and AH Washburn. Dateline Wawona, Mariposa company built and operated a toll road in the Trinity Mountains in County 1891. Incorporated January 20, 1891. NOT CANCELLED in red. North California. The road was surfaced with planks. The company Vignette of the Wawona Hotel! Cubery & Co of San Francisco printer. is one of the earliest California turnpike companies. William Lowden Pinholes and slight discoloration along borders. Certificate is very formed the Weaverville and Shasta Wagon Road in 1857 to provide clean and nice! This is a very historic piece! Ken Prag Collection Est. upgraded thoroughfare over Trinity and Brown’s Mountains. Ken Prag $500-1000 HWAC# 101408 Collection Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 103447 Lot# 1258 Yosemite, California c1906- Lot# 1254 Weaverville, California 1859 1950 Yosemite Buildings Postcards Weaverville & Shasta Wagon Road Approx 35 Yosemite NP building postcards. Company Stock Rare issued 1950’s Mostly chromolitho, 6 RPC’s. Salvatore Wagon Road Stock certificate. # 11 Falcone Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# for 5 shares to (?). Signed by secretary 102671 Gruden and president William S Snowden! Pen cancelled 1864 for a new Lot# 1259 Yosemite, California issue. Black print with very simple border and vignette top center of Yosemite Falls Postcards with horse drawn wagon on trail. Kuchel & Dresels Lith. William S. Lowden RPC’s Approx 55 various Yosemite NP controlled the Weaverville & Shasta Wagon Road (also the Lewiston waterfall postcards. 19 RPC’s, balance Toll Road, and at one time had a large interest in the Weaverville & mostly early chromolitho Salvatore Minersville Toll Road) is an example of an entrepreneurial spirit. A Falcone Collection Est. $200-350 student of Lowden’s toll empire wrote: “Lowden was not a dreamer, HWAC# 102670 desiring to make his fortune by direct working of the gold fields. Instead, he [realized]... at an early age that a large, sure fortune could be made by providing services for the gold fields” (Cage 1984, 45). Lowden’s enterprises enjoyed some flush days, but over forty-two years averaged very modest returns. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400- 800 HWAC# 102315 34 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1264 , California California Postcard Grab Bag 3” stack of assorted California postcards, mostly chromolitho Est. $150-300 HWAC# 103345 Lot# 1260 Yosemite, California Yosemite Valley Area Postcard Lot# 1265 , California 1866-1872 Collection 25 RPC’s-bears, giant pines, snow, Arch Rock, Tenaya Lake, Early California Letter Group with Cathedral Spires, Glacier Pt. Approx 125 mostly chromolitho Yosemite Great Content including George Swan scenes and 12 small color photos Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. Lot of six. From the South Fork Canal, $240-400 HWAC# 102655 El Dorado County, etc. 1) This letter is from the George Swan Collection. Lot# 1261 , California California Dateline Lellus Mine, 1866. “I will put Ephemera 10 railroad items, Folger the Englishman to sinkingo on the tea pictorial billhead 1921, 12 mounted upper level with two shifts.””1,000 feet portraits 5.5”x4”-3 with condition of lumber will do the flume and I can issues, mostly by Hutchings Est. $100- get a 25 foot fall,” 2) August 30, 1870. Bargained a deal on mine with 150 HWAC# 101783 Englishman.” 3) “You must get a new bond for the mining ground.” $75,000 is not enough. You need $150,000. 4) George Swan has Lot# 1262 , California 1870s-1893 become the owner of a certain property called the South Fork Canal California Farm Related Stock in El Dorado County. 5) “...people of means (English) go out of town in Certificates Lot of 2. 1) The California July and is England nothing gets done after that time.” 1872. 6) 1870. Fruit Union. Principal office in San “some errors in the prospectus. 7) London 1872. Lord William Hay Francisco. Inc. Nov. 1885. No. 949, issued will act as chairman of the new company. Steve Otis is on the board. for 5 shares to JA Bradley on Jan. 17, 1893. (Many of these letters are from Otis.) Est. $300-500 HWAC# 101472 Signed by the president and secretary. Stamped cancelled. Black border and Lot# 1266 , California 1879-1890 Four print. Small vignette of basket of fruit. California Non-Mining Stock Certificates Lot Printed by AL Bancroft & Co. Folds, of 4 different. Included: California Sash Balance light wear. Began as an organization for Company (issued 1890, not cancelled); California growers. In 1887, shippers were also Ramie Machine Manufacturing Company (issued allowed to buy stock. 2) Homestead Farm 1879, not cxl); The Improved Machinery Association. Inc. June 1869. No. 22, issued for 12 27/40ths shares Company (1882, not cancelled); and Holbrook, to Herman Cordes in Oct. 187-(date illegible). Signed by president Merrill & Stetson (1880s, unissued, pictorial). Roberts and secretary Shepherd. Not cancelled. Black border and Very good condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag print, vignette of farm. Heavy fold, pinholes, toning, tears. Ken Prag Collection Est. $180-220 HWAC# 100823 Collection Est. $110-200 HWAC# 100832 Lot# 1267 , California c1906 Leather Lot# 1263 , California Post Cards 24 leather post cards they c1890’s California Funeral have undivided backs. “I’ve got my Eyes Notices 12 California on You” from Tracy California.”Bells of funeral notices, mostly San Gabriel Mission, Near Los Angeles, Auburn. Thumbtack holes California. There is tooling on leather. on top. 9 x 5”. Est. $100- Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. 200 HWAC# 81422 $120-240 HWAC# 91223 Lot# 1268 , California 1868-1898 Miscellaneous California Stock Certificates Lot of 7. 1) California Automatic Telephone Company. Issued in 1898, not cancelled. 2) California Power and Exploration Co. Issued 1896, not cancelled. 3) Two stocks for the Capital Woolen Mills. One issued in 1868, one unissued. 4) Carson Mineral Rubber Co. Unissued. 5) Buhach Producing and Manufacturing Company. Unissued 1880s. 6) The Johnson Rotary Engine Co. Issued 1898, not cancelled. Pictorial. () Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 100755 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 35

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1269 , California NSGW and Lot# 1275 Sonoma, California Territory California Pioneers Ephemera NSGW 1849 Extra Rare Terreity of California Sierra Parlor No. 85 1893 Morehead’s Official Doument This is dated April 12, 1849. It approves Manuel Espindola to Ball with bear cover-small tack hole, Bear purchase a plot of land in Sonoma for $9.25. Signed by 1st Alcade Lilburn M Boggs. in Mind Sacramento 1928 bear paper Espinola received 323 acres of land for the $9.25. Espindola signs the document with his hanger, 1893 California Senate Grand ‘x’. The document explicitly states Territory of California - District of Sonoma. California Ball program-rough condition, sample never was officially a territory! 1849 was an important time in California history. The of 1901 NSGS Invitation, 1935 NSGW Treaty of Hidalgo guaranteed the Californios program with California and US flags on rights to their land. But many could not compete with the wealthy cover, 1887 Hall of the Society of Pioneers Americanos and lost some, most or all of their land. The document’s signatures are steeped in history. Espindola and Basignano would receipt. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 81552 lease some of their land to none other than Salvador Vallejo for ten years in 1850 for ten years. (This could be the land on this document?) Lot# 1270 , California 1940’s-1950’s Vallejo was a powerful Californio who helped transfer the land from Picture / Max Parrish style, of “ Mexican to American rule. The city of Vallejo was named to Salvador Yosemite “ Very beautiful picture , in and the City of Benicia for his wife. Lilburn Williams Boggs was raised the Max Parrish style, of “ Yosemite” in the Wild West - Kentucky - in the 1800’s. He would would fight in the War of 1812, and become a Missouri state senator, lieutenant governor National Park. The name of this picture and finally governor from 1836 to 1840. While governor of Missouri, Boggs issued Missouri Executive Order 44, a document known in is : “Sentinel of Age”, and is printed Latter-day Saint history as the “Extermination Order.” A response to the escalating threats and violence in what came to be known as the on the reverse side.It depict 2 Miwok Missouri 1838 Mormon War and resulted in the deportation of all Mormons. In 1842 Boggs was shot by an unknown party (Mormon?) Indians riding through the valley. The who fired at him through a window as he read a newspaper in his study. Boggs was hit by large buckshot in four places: two balls were Miwok Indians named this place “ lodged in his skull, another lodged in his neck, and a fourth entered his throat, whereupon Boggs swallowed it. Boggs was severely injured. Yosemite”...which means “ Those Who Several doctors— - Boggs’ brother among them - pronounced Boggs as good as dead; at least one newspaper ran an obituary. To everyone’s Kill”, referring to the renegade Indian band who occupied the area at great surprise, Boggs not only survived, but gradually improved. So, he moved west and arrived in California in 1846. His wagon train was that time. It was not till 1851, when Mr. Bunnel named it “ Yosemite at first lead by William H Russell (yes. the Pony Express Russell), but when he stepped won Boggs became the leader. For a short time the Valley “. Stylized version of signal hill on the left, and Big Dome, in the Donner Party actually joined Bogg’s train. In California he settle in what was to become Sonoma. There he became the 1st Alcalde in 1847 center..with considerable liberties taken. Great condition, and in the and let the position in 1849. He served in the California Assembly in original frame, with minute flaking.. Desirable Western Item (RH). 1862. Est. $1000-2000 HWAC# 101469 Est. $100-120 HWAC# 102132 Lot# 1276 Aspen, Colorado 1886 Lot# 1271 , California 1880 Postcards Aspen & Glenwood Springs (3) & Anniversary Admission to Telegraph & Telephone Co. Stock Society of California Pioneers 3 Certificate Rare uncancelled. Dateline postcards,(1 with note on back to Aspen, Colo., July 6, 1886. No. 88, issued for 10 shares to the company vice person in Gardnerville, NV dated 1911); president, W.W. Cooley. Also signed by secretary Jacobs. Small floral vignettes 1 Admission to 30th Anniversary of in the corners. No printer. 5.5 x 8.5” Folds, very clean. Colorado was a leader in the fledgling telegraph Society of California Pioneers program industry, and this company served the Roaring Fork valley between Aspen and Glenwood Springs. () Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 dated 1880. Good condition. Est. $150- HWAC# 91575 200 HWAC# 56742 Lot# 1277 Aspen, Colorado 1886 Aspen and Glenwood Springs Lot# 1272 , California Small Town Telegraph and Telephone Co. Harder California RN Collection Eleven to find issued cert. Stock Certificate different. Red Bluff (F); Three RNG from the Aspen and Glenwood Springs Telegraph and Telephone Co., (San Diego-2, Los Angeles); RNX (LA, incorporated in Colorado, certificate number 85, issued in 1886, at Aspen, Maybert, PAsadena (2), Porterville, Mt. issued to WW Cooley, signed by Cooley, and CH Jacobs, size 8.5 by 5.5 inches, in Average condition, issued. Bullion (Mariposa), San Diego). Est. Colorado was a leader in the fledgling telegraph industry, and this company served the Roaring Fork valley between Aspen and Glenwood $200-300 HWAC# 82439 Springs. Est. $200-500 HWAC# 104907 Lot# 1273 , California Southern California Postcards Approx 20 postcards from Indio, Perris, Elsinore, El Centro, CA with many RPC’s Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $90- 130 HWAC# 103368 Lot# 1274 , California 1876-1897 Three California Land Company Stocks 1) Farmers’ Union of San Jose, California. # 118 for 5 shares. to Uriah Wood. Signed by Brady and president (?). Cattle vignette. Grape picking vignette. Pen cancelled. Printer Bacon & Company. Discoloration left. dateline 1876. 2) Unissued American Land & Trust. Incorporated 1887. Dateline 188-. Vignette of ocean going vessel and factory. Vignette of farming, ranching river boat scene. 3) Famosa Land Company. # 18 for 500 shares (10% of total) to OA Baker. Signed by president Baker and secretary Fuller. Not cancelled. Incorporated 1895. Located in Kern County. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 103542 36 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1278 Boulder, Colorado Lot# 1282 Consolidated Lower Boulder Reservoir and Ditch Co. Ephemera Colorado Springs, from the Consolidated Lower Boulder Reservoir and Ditch Co., located in Colorado 1875 the Boulder. Lot of 5 documents. 1) Bylaws for the Lower Boulder Ditch El Paso County Company 1894. Four pages. 2) By-laws for the Consolidated Lower Boulder Industrial Assoc. Ditch Company. 3) Consolidated Lower Stock Certificate Boulder Ditch Company letterhead from the El Paso from Lonemont, Colorado. 4) November 7, 1908 secretary’s report. Includes receipts, disbursements, County Industrial assets and liabilities. 5) 1908-9 secretary report. Includes receipts, Assoc., certificate disbursements, assets and liabilities. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104802 number 2, issued in 1875, issued to Ivory Phillips, signed by Jas P True, and J. Levrrey, size 37530 by 37408 inches, in Average condition, issued. Black border with “t”. They held annual fares from 1874 until at least Lot# 1279 Boulder, Colorado 1890 1887. Est. $300-800 HWAC# 104751 Lower Boulder Lateral Ditch Co. Stock Certificate from the Lower Lot# 1283 Costilla Estate, Colorado Boulder Lateral Ditch Co., certificate 1871 United States Freehold Land number 47, issued in 1890, at Erie, and Emigration Co. Stock Inc. in CO, issued to Bryan Jillson, signed by Colorado. No. 323, issued for one share J. O Vuuise, and J Winslow, size 9 by 6 to Werthein and Gompertz on July 15th, inches, in Average condition, issued. 1871 in New York. Signed by president, Raised seal, Vignette of Colorado state C.A. Lambard and Secretary, William H. seal, mountains and a bird on a cliff. Very difficult to find information Reynolds. Not cancelled. Major & Knapp on!!! Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104770 printer. Vignette of a steam locomotive passing by a group of workers next to a track. Pinholes, folds. 7.5 x Lot# 1280 Canfield, Colorado 1883 11.5” The United States Freehold Land and Emigration Company was Lower Boulder Ditch Co. Stock established in 1869 to promote and encourage emigration to and Certificate from the Lower Boulder establish settlements on the 500,000 acre Costilla Estate in the San Ditch Co., incorporated in Colorado, Luis Valley, in the Territories of Colorado and New Mexico. Ken Prag located in the Canfield, certificate Collection Est. $240-300 HWAC# 91782 number 2, issued in 1883, issued to John Rothrock, signed by W. R, Lot# 1284 Costilla Estate, Colorado Howell, and Wm. O. Wise, size 37500 1871 United States Freehold Land by 5 inches, in Average condition, issued. Attached seal. Underprint, and Emigration Company Bond Canfield. Established October 1, 1859. Lower Boulder Ditch was the Major & Knapp printer. Ornate $1000 very first ditch to file for water on Boulder Creek. They beat Marinus border around it with a vignette of a Smith by one month. Marinus may have dug his ditch first, but Lower steam locomotive passing by a group Boulder was the first to file, and in Colorado, the filing date is what of workers next to a track. Signed by counts. Lower Boulder has the most senior right in eastern Colorado. president, C.A. Lambard and Secretary, Lower Boulder has been expanded and lengthened over the years. William H. Reynolds. Coupons 8 Today it is 32 miles long, and flows out past Frederick to just north of through 49 still attached. Heavy folds, Fort Lupton. [150 years of ditches: Boulder’s Constructed Landscape] fold intersection holes, Edge tears. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104767 Interesting “Nord Holland” revenue stamp. A Dutch firm purchased $1,000,000 at half face value. 19x15.5”. The United States Freehold Lot# 1281 Central Land and Emigration Company was established in 1869 to promote and encourage emigration to and establish settlements on the 500,000 City, Colorado 1871 acre Costilla Estate in the San Luis Valley, in the Territories of Colorado and New Mexico. One page history included. Ken Prag Collection Est. Rocky Mountain $200-400 HWAC# 91882 National Bank Lot# 1285 Cottage Grove, Colorado 1872 Cottage Grove Association of Stock Certificate Colorado Capital Stock Certificate Stock Certificate from the Cottage Rare issued! Low Grove Association of Colorado Capital Stock Certificate, incorporated in number 13, issued March 22, 1872, located in the Cottage Grove, certificate number 40, issued in 1872, at Denver, issued to for 10 shares to Blank, signed by Jas. E. Bates, and W. Holly, printed by “News” Steam Print, size 7.75” by 3.75” inches, in Average condition, issued. Plain. Joseph Goodspeed Tape residue on corners. Small chip from bottom left corner. Cottage Grove seems to be a satellite of Aurora. It could have been a small camp of Central City on located in the Alma area. It had it’s own post office in the 1880’s. Est. $300-800 HWAC# 104749 May 18th, 1871. Signed by the president and cashier J.S. Raynolds. Signatures and stock are pen cancelled. Ornate border, black print, and vignette of building. 25 cent adhesive revenue stamp attached at left. Folds, curled bottom edges, some staining. 6.25 x 10.5” Organized May 1st, 1866. Succeeded the private banking house of Kountze Brothers which had been established in 1862. J.S. Raynolds would advance from cashier and by 1880 become bank president. () Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 91786 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 37

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1286 Custer City, Colorado 1905 Lot# 1290 Denver, Custer Mining & Realty Co. Stock Colorado 1886 Certificate from the Custer Mining & Denver Water Realty Co., incorporated in Pueblo, Company Stock Colorado, located in the Custer City, Certificate Choice! certificate number 673, issued in 1905, Inc. in Colorado, issued to Fred O. Beaupre, signed by N. Nov. 1882. No. E. Guyut, and William B. Gowler, printed 55, issued for 315 by Pueblo Litho & Prtg Co, Pueblo, Colo, shares to Catherine size 11 by 7 inches, in Average condition, issued. Raised seal. Vignette Archer on July 9th, of fighting. A marble statue of General George A. Custer was unveiled 1886 in Denver. on June 11, 1902 with his widow looking on to commemorate the Signed by president founding of Custer City. The ceremonies started with a speech by William B. Smith Governor James B. Orman followed by athletic events, a baseball and secretary game, horse racing and all sorts of contests. All this to celebrate what Richard Holmes. Not cancelled. Ornate border, black print and was to be Colorado’s most modern city with the first pre-fabricated gorgeous vignette of an early Denver with the snow-capped Rocky houses in Colorado. The most exciting part of the ceremonies was the Mountains in the background. Printed by Collier & Cleaveland Lith., actual erection of the town itself. The houses and buildings were built Denver. 6.5 x 10” Pinholes, folds, very clean. The company was formed elsewhere, primarily in Pueblo, in sections and shipped to Custer City by James Archer, who had created the Denver City Water Company to be put together on the spot. Some 40 buildings and homes went in 1870 with investors David Moffat and Walter Cheeseman. The up. By nightfall all the buildings were up and occupied. Here, on what company works involved a 2.44 mile canal from the Platte, widened to was a bare hill that morning, stood a modern city by 1902 standards. provide a reservoir attached to the pumping station and the network [ghosttowns.com] Est. $300-700 HWAC# 104792 of underground pipes throughout the city. Archer died in 1882. This company was merged with other Denver water companies including Lot# 1287 Denver, Colorado Denver the Citizen’s Water Company (another Moffatt operation) to form the Equipment Company, Two Large Denver Union Water Company in 1894. [See: https://mountainscholar. Hanging Scales with Very Heavy org/bitstream/handle/10217/881/Metro_Denver_Water_Story.pdf ] Weights The two scales are from () Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 91776 the Denver Equipment Company. 12 weights. All are marked Toledo Lot# 1291 Florence, Colorado 1891 (Fairbanks). Scales weigh 10 pounds Bank of Florence Stock Certificate- (2), 5 pounds, 2 pounds (2), 1.075 -Number 2 No. 2. Issued for 12 1/2 pounds, 8 ounces, .310 pounds, 5 shares to James A. McLaudless on ounces, 2 ounces, 1 ounce(2). Four are October 17th, 1891 in Florence, dark brown, the rest are silver in color. Probably used for produce or Colorado. Signed by president O. hardware. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 49726 Baxter and cashier H.C. Topping. Punch cancelled below signatures. Lot# 1288 Denver, Colorado 1897 Maroon border and fancy title with Denver Land & Water Company floral imagery. Printed by Dennison Bonds & Stock Lot of 3 different, all & Brown Lith., NY. 8.5 x 10.25” Staple uncancelled. 1) Stock certificate No. 7, holes, rough upper right corner. The Salida Mail newspaper notes that issued to the company president Alfred the bank opened on Wednesday, Sept. 9th, 1891 at 10 AM. () Ken Prag P. Boller in 1897. 2) Two different bonds, Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 91777 $500 and $1,000, both issued in 1897. Allegorical vignettes. Many coupons Lot# 1292 Leadville, Colorado 1888 attached. Bond states the company Evergreen Cemetery Association has property in Arapahoe and Douglas Stock Certificate (Leadville) Counties. According to Irrigation Age, Leadville, Colorado. No. 58, issued for Vol. 12, the company owned 17,000 acres 150 shares to Joseph L. Hallett on Sept. of land. They also built the Castlewood 6th, 1888 in Leadville. Signed by Henry Dam in 1890. The dam failed and caused a huge flood in 1933. () Ken Watson Hallett, president, and Charles Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 91774 N. Priddy, secretary. Not cancelled. Black border and print. Small vignette Lot# 1289 Denver, Colorado 1909 of cross tombstone with flower wreath. No printer listed. 6.5 x 9.25” Denver Union Water Company Stock Folds and a large crease. Inc. in 1879. They bought and fenced a 134 Certificate from the Denver Union acre plot of ground over Capitol Hill, NW of town. The association Water Company, incorporated in ended in 1899 but the cemetery is still there and in use. Hallett worked Colorado, certificate number B1884, as an undertaker in Colorado Springs and Leadville before heading issued in 1909, at Denver, Colorado, to Cripple Creek and engaging in mining. He developed an electrical issued to James Dodge, signed by M.P. process for washing flour gold from placer mines. Priddy was also Willey(?), size 10.75 by 7.25 inches, in supt. of the Leadville Water Company. **Please also see our other CO Average condition, issued. Waterfall cemetery stocks in this sale. () Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 vignette. Formed in 1894 by merging competing Denver water HWAC# 91789 companies. They held a monopoly over the Denver water system. In 1905, they built the Cheeseman Dam & Reservoir 40 miles upstream on the Platte. Most of their water cam from the surface. In 1918, Denver residents voted to form a five-member Board of Water Commissioners and buy the Denver Union Water Company’s water system for $14 million, creating Denver Water. [Ref: Water and Arid Lands of the Western United States, pg 339] Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104910 38 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1293 Leadville, Lot# 1296 South Park, Colorado 1889 Mineral Springs Manufacturing & Colorado 1884 Investment Co. Stock Number 1 Rare to find these issued, and this is stock Leadville Telephone Number 1! Inc. in Colorado. Issued for 1,000,000 (!) shares to James R. Manes Company Stock on December 17th, 1889 in Denver. Certificate from the This represented the ENTIRE company Leadville Telephone as there were only one million shares total. Signed by secretary Dickinson Company signed and president D Peabody. Signatures are severely cut cancelled with strips missing. Fabulous design with maroon border and printing and by HAW Tabor. a vignette of three Native Americans standing at an overlook. Printed by The Denver Lith Co. 8.5 x 11.25” Folds, some soiling. This company Incorporated in bought natural springs land located four miles from the Spinney Colorado, certificate Station at South Park on the Midland Road. They named them the number 12, issued “Colorado White Sulphur Springs.” A hotel was planned also. [Ref: The Heart of the Rockies, Ochs, 1890, pgs. 102-103] () Ken Prag Collection in 1884, at Leadville, Est. $150-300 HWAC# 91847 issued to Albert Lot# 1297 Trinidad, Colorado 1891 The Denver-Trinidad Land Bondwrant, signed Corporation Stock Certificate Rare. Number 2! Issued for one share to by HAW Tabor, and Lou Leonard, size 6 by 8.5 inches, in Average Eugene G. Morath, company president, on July 18th, 1891 in Trinidad, condition, issued. Vignettes of telephone and poles with wires. Signed Colorado. Signed by Morath and a different Morath as secretary. Not by HAW Tabor as president. Formed in 1880 by Tabor. Horace Austin cancelled. Black border, silver seal, eagle vignette, and green underprint. Warner Tabor is known as the Bonanza King of Leadville. He was a Printer: Cameron, Amberg & Co., Chicago. Folds, some toning. 8 x 10” The National Corporation Reporter, Vol. 2, states the company was United States for three months replacing Henry Teller. He was also the formed to construct a street railway and be a real estate business. () second Lt. Governor of Colorado. The company offices were located in Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 91787 the newly built Quincy Block. They built a tower on top of the building Lot# 1298 , Colorado Cabinet Cards of that ran wires in every direction. Telephone poles with 10-pin cross Western Town Scenes Lot of 2. At least one is identified as Colorado; the other may also arms were set along Harrison Avenue and Chestnut Street. They be Colorado. 1) Shows a farm/ranch scene in front of a lake. At the bottom is written, also had a 13 ft. long Gilliland switchboard, equipped for 300 lines. “Sellers Lake at Beulah, Colo.” c.1880s or 90s. Some soiling and foxing. Nice contrast. This company was purchased in 1888 by the Colorado Telephone 2) Birds-eye of Western town with buildings and stage visible. One business sign appears Company, who then went on to connect Denver and Leadville with to read JC Stith Hardware. This might place this in Montana. Could also be South Dakota a copper toll line over Mosquito Pass. Tabor had owned most of the or Colorado. Light contrast. Heavy soiling on company with his first wife, Augusta, who took half of the holdings in reverse. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 77574 a divorce settlement after Horace met his famous second wife, Baby Lot# 1299 , Colorado 1886-1891 Colorado Cattle & Farm Stock Doe. [History of Colorado, Stone, pg. 388; telecomhistory.org] Est. Certificates Lot of 3 different. All are in very good condition. 1) The $800-2000 HWAC# 104905 Powder River Live Stock Company. Issued in 1886 in Colorado Springs. Lot# 1294 Leadville, Colorado 1893 Not cancelled. Vignette of cow’s head. Vendome Hotel Company Stock 2) The Grand Valley Ranch & Cattle Certificate from the Vendome Hotel Company. Low cert. number 9 issued in 1886 to the company president Company, incorporated in Colorado, in Colorado Springs. Not cancelled. 3) The Boston Farm Company. No. certificate number 9, issued in 1893, 19, issued in 1891. Not cancelled. From A Denver Colorado Prospector at Leadville, Colorado, issued to D.H. newspaper article: “The Boston Farm Company owns 6,000 acres of Dougan, signed by D.H. Dougan, and land south of Numa and Ordway, under the Colorado Land and Water C.N. Priddy(?), size 10.5 by 8.5 inches, Company’s canal. They are now working forty teams and a steam plow, in Average condition, issued. Company and have already planted about one thousand acres of oats and alfalfa.” president DH Dougan was mayor of () Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 91781 Leadville in 1881 and 1882. This company is an earlier name for what is now known again as the Tabor Grand Hotel, built in Leadville in 1883-85 and located on the corner of 7th and Harrison. The Leadville Hotel Company had set out to build a first-class hotel in Leadville in 1880 but were short on money. Tabor stepped in and the hotel bore his name. It had 117 rooms, steam heat, and a hotel lobby floor inlaid with silver dollars. It was bought by the Kitchen Bros. in 1887 and renamed the Kitchen Hotel. They sold it in 1891 and it was renamed the Vendome. It operated into the 1930s. [Ref: Colorado’s Historic Hotels, Clark] Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104909 Lot# 1295 Ouray, Colorado 1893 First National Bank of Ouray Stock Certificate Wow! Dateline Ouray, Colorado, Feb. 1st, 1893. No. 58, issued for 10 shares to L.L. Bailey. Signed by the president and cashier; signatures are partially cut cancelled. Black border and print. Shaded logo and vignette of miners filling an ore bucket. Printed by the Denver Lith. Co. 8.5 x 11” The bank began business in Sept. 1889 and suspended operation July 1st, 1893, less than six months after this stock was issued, during the 1893 Silver Crisis. When it reopened, it was named Bank of Ouray. It filed for bankruptcy in 1907. () Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 91788 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 39

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1300 , Colorado 1878 Colorado Lot# 1304 , Colorado 1879 & 1889 Two Cattle Company Bond Extra rare. Colorado Cemetery Association Stock Issued during the Colorado Sheep & Certificates Lot of 2 different. 1) The Cattle War period. Inc. in Connecticut. Riverside Cemetery Association of Denver. No. 115, issued for $1,000 to A.F. Low No. 8, issued for 3 shares to J.F. Brown Freeman on Dec. 18th, 1878. Signed by on Feb. 26th, 1879. Signed by the president, president DW Sherwood and treasurer Lathrop, and secretary Cobb. Punch and HB Hammond. Black border, gold seal, stamp cancelled. Vignette of Denver with and large pink vignette of a cow in the snow-capped Rockies in the background. background. Printed by National Bank Note Co. Seventeen coupons 2) The Woodland Cemetery Association of attached. 16 x 13.5” Folds with some separation occurring and Chaffee County, Colorado. No. 133, issued toning. The Sheep and Cattle Wars were a series of armed conflicts for 5 shares to D.D. Hatfield on Oct. 25th, in the Western United States which were fought between sheepmen 1889. Pen cancelled. Signed by president and cattlemen over grazing rights. The fighting between Colorado Israel and secretary Craig. Printed on pink paper with vignette of state and Wyoming was especially violent. The Colorado cattlemen did seal. () Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 91778 not want to share their pastures with the sheepherders, who were crossing into the state from southern Wyoming. There were about Lot# 1305 , Colorado 1893 & 1896 Two twenty-four attacks and at least six deaths between 1879 and 1909 Colorado Water Stock Certificates Lot of 2 in Wyoming. William Craig (the Hermosilla Estate), PT Barnum and different. 1) The Empire Canal Company. Inc. David W. Sherman sold their ranches to the Colorado Cattle Company in Colorado. No. 202, issued for 72 shares CA in 1878 for $320,000. By 1881, it had 30,000 head of cattle. Many of Parker on Aug. 1st, 1893 in Denver. Signed the investors were from Bridgeport, Connecticut. The enterprise was by the president and secretary. Not cancelled. not successful and in 1880, the company was in court in foreclosure Black border, orange background, and eagle proceeding. () Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 91809 vignette. Folds, portion of left border missing. 2) The Brookside Water Company (“and Lot# 1301 , Colorado 1860s-1880s Improvement” crossed out). Inc. in Colorado. Group on Non-Mining Colorado No. 23, issued for 60 shares to William Banning Stock Certificates Lot of 5 unissued. on Feb. 5th, 1896 in Colorado Springs. Signed Includes: Rocky Mountain Bell by president T.E. Johnson and the secretary. Telephone Company (1880s); Rocky Stamp cancelled. Heavy folds and other light wear. Reverse has estate Mountain National Bank of Central information. () Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-120 HWAC# 91783 City (1860s); The Potomac Live Stock Company (1880s, Colorado Springs); The Denver Circle Real Estate Lot# 1306 , Colorado July 15, 1871 Company (Denver vignette, 1880s); and the Brookside Water & United States Freehold Land and Investment Company. Very good condition. () Ken Prag Collection Est. Emigration Certificate Ephemera $120-150 HWAC# 91779 from the United States Freehold Land and Emigration Certificate, Lot# 1302 , Colorado 1881-1888 incorporated in July 8, 1870, Three Colorado Land Company incorporated in Colorado (By Special Stock Certificates Lot of 3 different. Act of Congress), certificate number 1) The Hancock Town Company, No. 82, 317, issued in July 15, 1871, at New issued for 10 shares to JW Garrett on York, issued to Wirtheim and Gornfrintz (??), signed by C. A. Lambard, Dec. 10th, 1881 in Hancock, Colorado. and William H. Reynolds, printed by Major & Knapp Eng. Mfg. & Lith. Signed by the president (Evans) and Co. 71 Broadway, NY, size 11.25” by 7.75”: inches, in Average condition, secretary (Land). Not cancelled. Small blue cert. This company issued. Beautiful certificate from the United States Freehold Land and plotted the townsite of Hancock and sold lots. Now a ghost town. 2) Emigration. Ornate border with a vignette of a steam locomotive The Colorado College Land Company. No. 16, issued for 50 shares to passing by a group of workers next to a track. Embossed Seal at right. the company president EP Torrey on March 21st, 1882 in Colorado 25 Revenue Stamp at left, Dutch Revenue Stamp on top right. Printed Springs. Not cancelled. Vignette of college. Colorado College was in Red on top: “Incorporated by a Special Act of Congress of the United founded in 1874 on land designated by U.S. Civil War veteran General States. Approved July 8th, 1870.” Bottom left corner dog eared, fold William Jackson Palmer, the founder of the Denver and Rio Grande creases, otherwise good condition. The United States Freehold Land Railroad and of Colorado Springs. The college was founded by Thomas and Emigration Company was established in 1869 to promote and Nelson Haskell. 3) The Pennsylvania Town Company of Arlington, Bent encourage emigration to and establish settlements on the 500,000 Co., Colorado. Proprietors of Arlington Springs. Issued in 1888. Corp. acre Costilla Estate in the San Luis Valley, in the Territories of Colorado signatures. Not cancelled. Nice condition. () Ken Prag Collection Est. and New Mexico. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 104746 $150-200 HWAC# 91780 Lot# 1303 , Colorado Three Different Colorado Lot# 1307 Naugatuck, Connecticut Wagon Road Stock Certificates Lot of 3 different, 1884 Goodyear’s Metallic Rubber all unissued. Good to very good condition. Rare! Shoe Co. Stock Certificate No. 1) The Palmer Lake & Manitou Park Toll Road 402, issued for 38 shares to Edward A. Strong on Jan. 19th, 1884 in Company. Dateline Palmer Lake. 1880s. 2) Naugatuck, CT. Signed by secretary E.A. Saunders and treasurer Geo. Swansea & Central City Wagon Road Company. Lorris. Stamp cancelled. Black border and print on blue paper. Three Dateline Georgetown. State seal vignette. 3) vignettes: eagle, dog, and allegorical woman. Printed by Arthur & The Georgetown and Snake River Wagon Road Burnet. 6 x 9.5” Folds, toning, tape repairs, small tears. Possible water Company. Inc. 1869. () Ken Prag Collection Est. damage (purple ink has bled). Organized in the 1840s. First licensee of $100-200 HWAC# 91785 vulcanization, discovered and patented by Charles Goodyear. In 1892, they combined with other companies to form US Rubber Company. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 103474 40 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1308 Bismarck, Dakota Territory Lot# 1312 Hamakua, Hawaii c1878 1878 The Bismarck Marine Ways Honokaa Sugar Company Stock & Dock Co. Stock Certificate ”of Certificate Unissued but very Bismarck, D.T.” Organized under the rare. Hamakua, Hawaii. Office on Laws of the Territory of Dakota (printed Merchant Street, Honolulu, Oahu, at bottom left). No. 63 (very faint), HI. Incorporated April 1878. Black issued to W.S. Alexander on December border and print. 11.25 x 8.5” Toning. 16th, 1878. Signed by the president Located on the northeast coast of (Jas. A. Emmons) and secretary (F.J. the Island of Hawaii approximately Cull). Not cancelled. Black border and print. Vignette of paddle steamer. 51 miles above Hilo. Honokaa Sugar 6.25 x 9” Deep horizontal fold. Light wear. Rare Dakota steamer stock! Plantation started in 1876. In 1878, () Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 100760 F.A. Schaefer organized the Honokaa Sugar Company with J. Marsden, J.F.H. Lot# 1309 , Florida Miami, Keywest, Siemsen, J.C. Bailey & M. McInerny. & Marineland Florida Postcards Nice Chartered on May 8, 1878. Schaefer collection of approx. 90 postcards of served as its president for a period Florida includes chromolitho’s & RPC’s of forty years. Also started the of “Under the Shady Palms of Lummus Pacific Sugar Mill on adjacent property. [Ref: http://www2.hawaii. Park at Miami Beach; Bayfront Park & edu/~speccoll/p_honokaa.html] Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 Yacht Basin, Miami; Island Homes in HWAC# 101562 Biscayne Bay, Miami Beach; Ariel view of Marine Studios, Marineland; & much Lot# 1313 Hamakua, Hawaii more. Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. c1879 Pacific Sugar Mill Stock $100-120 HWAC# 91195 Certificate Unissued but very rare. Hamakua, Hawaii (printed Lot# 1310 Cobb County, Georgia 1857, under title). Office on Merchant 1875, 1899 Three Deeds for the Street, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian same Property in Cobb County This Islands. Incorporated in 1879. file of deeds well illustrates the title Black border and print. Printed by problems of the South. Record keeping Advertiser Print in Honolulu. 11 was problematic, and a systematic x 8” Light toning. Started in 1878 approach was not universal from and the first crop harvested in 1880 county to county, and each county with F.A. Schaefer and Co. as the recorder started the records in their own way. As a place on the agents. This company introduced developing frontier, it is easy to see how and why the records were the first mongoose to Hawaii (to not regularly kept. The need for specific title was not as exact and control rat problems). In 1895, they necessary as it is today. The various county court houses needed to experimented growing canaigre develop their own methods by trial and error. In deed and property roots.Had Chinese and native research, not all deeds are or were recorded. The necessity of this is a Hawaiians as workers. Later on desire and requirement of modern thought. Thus this file, for property Japanese, Portuguese, Spaniards, in Cobb County, includes a deed executed (fully signed by both parties) Puerto Ricans, Koreans and Filipinos performed both as day laborers in 1876 but not filed with the county until 1947, as reflected on the and contract workers. Located on the northeast coast of the Island face of the document. It was not unusual for original deeds such as this of Hawaii between Honokaa and Waipio Valley. [Ref: http://www2. to stay with the property owners, turned over to the next owner only hawaii.edu/~speccoll/p_pacific.html] Ken Prag Collection Est. $300- after a sale. In this case, the parcel may have been held for a lengthy 500 HWAC# 101560 time in the same family, resulting in formal document transfer nearly a century later. Rarely did these documents last, subject to weather, Lot# 1314 Hilo, Hawaii 1902 Excelsior fires, mold, mice and other critters. This file contains three deeds for Soda Works Company, Ltd. Stock the same property. These deeds are for lot 547 in the 19th District, Certificate Embossed soda bottles Second Section in Cobb County. They are dated 1857, 1875 and 1899. are known from this company. Inc. They may be the only formal record extant of this portion of the September 18, 1899. No. 70, issued for parcel’s title. Family names are Reeves, Rutledge, and Walraven. Est. two shares to EC Richards on March $200-400 HWAC# 57046 1st, 1902 at Hilo, Hawaii, H.T. Signed by vice-president John Grace and Lot# 1311 Savannah, Georgia 1818 Very secretary JK Dillon. Pen cancelled. Gilt Old Fire Insurance Policy Fire insurance border, red title, and black print. Printed by Hilo Tribune on thicker policy from Phoenix Assurance Co issued to paper. 25 cent Hawaiian revenue stamp attached at upper right. Folds, William Woodbridge of Savannah, GA for 2 some toning. 7 x 11” Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 101547 tenements on lot 2, Warren Ward fronting on Bay St. Allegorical vignette and red wax Lot# 1315 Hilo, Hawaii 1901 Liko seal. Policy 19x15” in matted frame. I am Lehua Coffee Company Stock retired from insurance and this is the oldest Certificate Early coffee stock! Location and simplest policy I have ever seen! Foxing of Plantation: Hilo, HI. (printed at top). noted. (GB) Est. $400-800 HWAC# 91536 Inc. July 1897. No. 31, issued for one share to Mrs. Level Lyman on June 18, 1901 in Honolulu. Signed by president Thompson and the secretary. Not cancelled. Black border and print, floral imagery. One 25 cent Hawaii revenue stamp and one 5 cent documentary stamp attached upper left. Folds, glue residue in corners on reverse. 5.5 x 10” Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 101555 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 41

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1316 Honolulu, Hawaii 1945- Lot# 1319 Honolulu, Hawaii 1890 1966 Castle & Cooke, Ltd. Stock Hawaii Baseball Assoc. Stock Certificate Collection Lot of 7 issued Issued to AJ Cartwright, Inventor of stocks. Issued in 1945, 1957, 1959, Baseball Wow! This is a fantastic piece 1960, 1964, 1965, 1966. All punch for the baseball or Hawaii collector. cancelled. Two different designs. Inc. May 29th, 1890 in accordance Incorporated under the laws of the with the Laws of the Kingdom. No. 97, Territotry of Hawaii, Dec. 29, 1894. issued for five shares to A.J. Cartwright Castle & Cooke, Inc., is a Los Angeles-based company that was once on June 12, 1890 in Honolulu, H.T. Signed by president W.F. Allen and part of the Big Five companies in territorial Hawaii. The company at secretary J. Fisher. Signed by Cartwright on the reverse. Not cancelled. one time did most of its business in agriculture including becoming, Black print on brown paper. Folds, pinholes. 4.75 x 8.75” Alexander through mergers the modern Dole Food Company, the world’s J. Cartwright is considered to be the “father of baseball” having been largest producer of fruits and vegetables. Founded in 1851 as a the first to diagram a baseball diamond and creating rules that were partnership between Samuel Northrup Castle and Amos Starr Cooke incorporated from his Knickerbocker firefighter “town ball” club as a department store that sold farm tools, sewing equipment, and in New York during the 1840s. Cartwright moved to the Hawaiian medicine. Joseph Ballard Atherton joined as clerk in 1858 and rose Islands after heading to California during the Gold Rush. He served as to become partner by 1865.Over the next few decades, the company Honolulu fire chief from 1850-1863 and encouraged the monarchy to invested heavily in Hawaii’s sugar industry, running plantations in bring the game of baseball to Hawaii. Some secondary sources claim Kohala and Haiku. Atherton became president after the deaths of Cartwright set up a baseball field on the island of Oahu at Makiki Field Cooke in 1871 and Castle in 1894, when the company incorporated. in 1852, but Nucciarone states that before 1866, the modern game of Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 101520 baseball was not known or even played in Honolulu. Cartwright died in 1892. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-900 HWAC# 101543 Lot# 1317 Honolulu, Hawaii 1884 Daily Hawaiian Publishing Co. Stock Lot# 1320 Honolulu, Hawaii 1907 issued to AJ Cartwright, Inventor of Hawaiian Mahogany Lumber Baseball Inc. March 20th, 1884. No. 30, Company Stock Certificate Inc. in the issued for 50 shares to AJ Cartwright on Territory of Hawaii, 1906. No. 68, issued July 1st, 1884 in Honolulu. Signed by for 250 shares to Bruce Cartwright on president Daniel Lyons and secretary Dec. 5th, 1907 in Honolulu. Signed by Ashley. Pen cancelled. Signed on the back by Cartwright. Black border president Cecil Irwin and treasurer AM and print on thin paper. Folds. 5.25 x 10.25” Alexander J. Cartwright Campbell. Not cancelled. Black border is considered to be the “father of baseball” having been the first to and print, red seal, orange background. diagram a baseball diamond and creating rules that were incorporated Folds, some toning. Printed by the Gazette in Honolulu. 8 x 11.25” In from his Knickerbocker firefighter “town ball” club in New York during 1907, the Hawaiian Mahogany Lumber Company established a mill at the 1840s. Cartwright moved to the Hawaiian Islands after heading Pahoa, island of Hawaii. This mill could produce 2,500 ohia railroad to California during the Gold Rush. He served as Honolulu fire chief ties per day for export to California. The company agreed to ship the from 1850-1863 and encouraged the monarchy to bring the game of Santa Fe Railroad 90 million board feet of ohia railroad ties. It also baseball to Hawaii. He died in 1892. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300- exported small amounts of koa lumber, called Hawaiian mahogany. A 500 HWAC# 101527 fire destroyed the mill in 1913; they closed down completely in 1917. [Ref: USDA] Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 101526 Lot# 1318 Honolulu, Hawaii 1900 Hart & Company Stock Certificate Lot# 1321 Honolulu, Hawaii 1919 (Candy & Ice Cream) Rare early Honolulu Drug Company Stock Hawaii certificate. Inc. under the Certificate Embossed drug bottles laws of the Republic of Hawaii. Not are known from this company. No. cancelled. Issued for 15 shares to A. 133, issued for one share to Namakia Koebele on April 20, 1900. Signed by Gorelangton on Dec. 20th, 1919. Signed James Steiner (president) and secretary by president Boyer and treasurer Chas. Ramsay. No vignette, but heart Clark. Not cancelled. Green border, underprint image. Printed by Hawaiian Gazette Co. Print. Two 25 cent background, and seal. Black print. Hawaii revenue stamps attached on the left. Folds, light wear. 7.25 x Heavy folds, toning, and old paperclip rust stains. 7.5 x 11.25” It 11.25” The company dealt in candy and ice cream. Ken Prag Collection appears this company opened as early as 1898 with Mr. Montague as Est. $200-300 HWAC# 101556 manager [The Druggists’ Circular and Chemical Gazette, Volume 43]. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 101536 Register, Bid, Lot# 1322 Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu Plantation Company Stock Certificates Lot of 3 different & view opening bids at unissued stocks. Inc. May 18th, 1899 in California. Same general design with farming vignette. Three FHWAC.com different border colors (blue, green ,and turquoise). Printed by Schwabacher-Frey, SF. Punch cancelled. 8.75 x 12” Light wear. In 1899, the Honolulu Sugar Company built a sugar mill in ‘Aiea. It became the Honolulu Plantation Company in 1900. By the mid- 1930s, the Honolulu Plantation Company had more than 23,000 acres of land leased in and around ‘Aiea. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 101552 42 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1323 Honolulu, Hawaii 1880 Lot# 1326 Honolulu, Hawaii 1913, 1964 Three Musical Hall Association Stock Different Hawaii Banking Stock Certificates Lot of issued to AJ Cartwright, Father of 3. 1) Pacific Bank, Limited. Temporary hand-written Baseball Inc. March 1880. No. 107, stock issued for 200 shares in 1913. Honolulu, Hawaii issued to AJ Cartwright for one share Territory. Signed by the president and cashier. Not cancelled. Eagle vignette. 2) Hawaiian International on March 17th, 1880 in Honolulu. Finance, Inc. Issued in 1964 in Honolulu for 250 shares. Stamp cancelled. Eagle vignette. 3) Unissued stock for Signed by secretary JA Hapsinger and the Mutual Building and Loan Society of Hawaii, Ltd. c.1920s (based on vignette). Punch cancelled. Dateline president James G. Tilous(?). Signed by Honolulu. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 101517 Cartwright on reverse. Not cancelled. Black print and floral border. Small Lot# 1327 Kauai, Hawaii 1904 Kilauea Sugar musical vignette. Folds, toning. 7.25 x 9” Alexander J. Cartwright Plantation Company Stock Certificate Inc. in is considered to be the “father of baseball” having been the first to California, 1899. No. 1303, issued to company diagram a baseball diamond and creating rules that were incorporated secretary HW Thomas for 20 shares on Nov. 22, from his Knickerbocker firefighter “town ball” club in New York during 1904. Signed by president John Spreckels and the 1840s. Cartwright moved to the Hawaiian Islands after heading Thomas. Not cancelled. Brown border, black to California during the Gold Rush. He served as Honolulu fire chief print, and allegorical vignette. Fancy company from 1850-1863 and encouraged the monarchy to bring the game of logo with floral design. Printed by Louis Roesch Co., SF. 8.25 x 10.5”Staple holes, deep folds. baseball to Hawaii. He died in 1892. Cartwright was a trustee for this Began in 1880 as Kilauea Sugar Company. Operated a large sugarcane plantation on the Musical Hall Association. It was a brick building that could seat 500 north side of Kauai island, Hawaii, including the community of Kilauea, Hawaii. John Spreckels people incl. two boxes for the royal family and king. [Ref: Alexander was the son of Claus Spreckels, Hawaii sugar baron. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 101558 Cartwright: The Life Behind the Baseball Legend, Nucciarone] Ken Lot# 1328 Laupahoehoe, Hawaii Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 101544 1898 Kaawalii Coffee Company Stock Certificate Wow! Inc. in New Lot# 1324 Honolulu, Hawaii 1882 Hampshire. No. 47, issued for four Planters’ Labor & Supply Co. Stock shares to Lucy Meadowcroft on Oct. Issued to A.J. Cartwright, Inventor 24th, 1898. Signed by president of Baseball Inc. March 20, 1882. No. Murdock and treasurer RM Armstrong. 119, issued for five shares to Alex. J. Not cancelled. Black border and print, Cartwright on Oct. 11, 1882. Signed green seal. Patriotic allegorical vignette. by president Samuel T. Alexander and Printed by Mount & Co., Cleveland. secretary EP Adams. Not cancelled. Folds, toning, chipped corner, a few tears, somewhat brittle. 8 x 10.25” Black border and print. Small vignette Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 101554 of farmer. Signed by Cartwright on the reverse. Folds, toning. 6 x 9.75” Alexander J. Cartwright is considered to be the “father of baseball” Lot# 1329 Maui, Hawaii 1888 & 1892 having been the first to diagram a baseball diamond and creating Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. rules that were incorporated from his Knickerbocker firefighter “town Stock Certificate Pair Lot of 2 different ball” club in New York during the 1840s. Cartwright moved to the varieties for the same company. Inc. Hawaiian Islands after heading to California during the Gold Rush. April 3rd, 1882 in San Francisco. 1) No. He served as Honolulu fire chief from 1850-1863 and encouraged the 2643, issued in 1888. Cannot read who it monarchy to bring the game of baseball to Hawaii. He died in 1892. In was issued to (ink faded). Signed by John March 1882, the sugar growers of the Kingdom of Hawaii met at the Spreckels and secretary Shelton. Not Chamber of Commerce in Honolulu and formed The Planters’ Labor cancelled. Black border and print. Two and Supply Company. The Planters’ Monthly was the official journal of vignettes: portrait of Claus Spreckels this organization. In 1895, this company became the Hawaiian Sugar (a major Hawaii industrialist) and view Planters’ Association. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# of plantation and island. Folds, small separation, toning. 8.5 x 11” 2) No. 3981, 101523 issued in 1892. Same corp. signatures and similar vignettes as the other. Lot# 1325 Honolulu, Ink also faded. Pinholes, folds, toning. Similar design to first. This company was Hawaii 1900 The incorporated by Claus Spreckels and Hermann Schussler (engineer who did the Comstock water system in Nevada). In 1878 Spreckels Moana Hotel founded Spreckelsville, a company town along the northern shore of Maui. By 1892, Spreckelsville was the largest sugarcane plantation in Company Stock the world and employed thousands of immigrant farm laborers from Japan, Korea, China, and other countries. This company was taken over Certificate Inc. by Big Five Hawaii capitalists Alexander & Baldwin in 1898. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 101529 under the laws of the Hawaiian Islands. No. 38. Issued for 5 shares to Bruce Cartwright (son of the “father of baseball,” AJ Cartwright). Dateline Honolulu, H.I. 1900 date from stamps on back. Signed by the president (WC Peacock) and secretary. Not cancelled. Red seal and green background. Blue one dollar Hawaiian revenue stamp on reverse. 6” x 10” with folds. Built in the late 19th century as the first hotel in Waikiki, the Moana opened in 1901. The wealthy Honolulu landowner Walter Chamberlain Peacock, in an effort to establish a fine resort in the previously neglected Waikiki area of Honolulu, incorporated the Moana Hotel Company in 1896. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 101551 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 43

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1330 Oahu, Hawaii Hawaiian Pineapple Lot# 1333 Puna, Hawaii 1902 Puna Company, Ltd. Stock Certificate Pair Lot of Sugar Company, Ltd. Stock Certificate two different, both unissued. One is stamped Inc. under the laws of the Hawaiian “Specimen.” Inc. in the Territory of Hawaii, Islands, March 2nd, 1900. Location of 1901. Same general design with different Plantation: Puna, Hawaii, HT. No. 34, colored borders. Vignette of pineapple fields. issued for five shares to LA Thurston Printed by Republic Bank Note Co., Pittsburgh. on Sept. 9th, 1902 in Honolulu. Signed Both punch cancelled. 8.5 x 12” The Hawaiian by president MP Robinson and the Pineapple Company was founded in 1901 by treasurer. Punch and stamp cancelled. Black border and print. Folds. James Dole, who opened his first pineapple 6.5 x 10.5” Incorporated with the Olaa Sugar Company, Ltd in 1899 plantation in the central plateau of the Hawaiian by B.F. Dillingham, Lorrin A. Thurston, Alfred W. Carter, Samuel M. island of Oahu. Sanford Dole, the cousin of Damon, and Wm. H. Shipman. Thurston and MP Robinson (president James, had been president of the Republic of of this company), also organized the Hilo Railroad Company in 1899. Hawaii from 1894 after the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 101557 first governor of the Territory of Hawaii until 1903. In 1932, Castle & Cooke purchased a 21% interest in the Hawaiian Pineapple Company. Lot# 1334 Wahiawa, Hawaii 1907 In the 1960s, Castle & Cooke acquired the remainder of the Hawaiian Wahiawa-Consolidated Pine-Apple Pineapple Company and the Standard Fruit Company. It became Dole Co. Ltd. Stock Certificate Inc. in the Food Company in 1991. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# Territory of Hawaii. No. 101, issued 101548 for 50 shares to Bruce Cartwright on Oct. 17th, 1907 in Honolulu. Signed Lot# 1331 Oahu, Hawaii 1898 Oahu by president Kellogg and the treasurer Market Company, Limited Stock (illegible). Black border with pineapple Certificate Early steamer fishing vignettes. Also vignette of pineapple company. Inc. May 2nd, 1898. No. field. Printed by Paradise of the 12, issued for 30 shares to treasurer Pacific. Heavy folds with tape repaired Walter E. Wall on Oct. 3rd, 1898 in separation, soiling, etc. Please inspect. As-is. 9.25 x 11.25” Bruce Honolulu, HT. Signed by president John Cartwright is the son of Alexander Cartwright, an important Hawaii M. Sals and secretary Alford C. Wall. figure and also known as the “father of baseball.” The Wahiawa area is Not cancelled. Black border and print. best known today for pineapple and was once the pineapple capital of Nice vignette showing Hawaiian beach. Printed by HS Crocker & Co., the world. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-200 HWAC# 101546 SF. Deep folds, paperclip stain. 7 x 10.5” According to an 1898 article in the Hawaiian Gazette, the president was heading to San Francisco Lot# 1335 , Hawaii 1962-1978 7 to buy a steamer to use in this fishing company that would operate in Modern Hawaii Stock Certificates Lot Hawaiian waters. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 101535 of 7 different. Included: Pacific Leisure Enterprises, Inc. (1970, island vignette); Lot# 1332 Oahu, Waimanalo, Sageco, Inc. (1971); HAL Inc. Specimen; Hawaii 1878 Waimanalo Sugar Amfac, Inc. (1978, allegorical vignette); Company Stock Certificate issued Alexander & Baldwin, Ltd. (1962, building to AJ Cartwright, Father of Baseball vignette); San Carlos Milling Co., Inc. (1971, Extra rare and tons of Hawaii history plantation vignette); and Von Hamm-Young embedded in this stock. Location Co., Inc. (1966). Ken Prag Collection Est. printed below title: Waimanalo, Oahu, $100-150 HWAC# 101539 H.I. Inc. April 15th, 1878 in Honolulu. No. 47, issued for one share to AJ Lot# 1336 , Hawaii 1883, 1930 Four Cartwright on May 1st, 1878. Signed Hawaii Sugar & Rice Plantation Stock by president Thomas Cummins and treasurer F.S. Pray. Not cancelled. Certificates Lot of 4 different including Black border and print. 8.75 x 11.25” Folds, creases, some toning. 1880s piece. 1) Princeville Plantation Alexander J. Cartwright is considered to be the “father of baseball” Company. Inc. Sept. 15, 1875. No. 8, having been the first to diagram a baseball diamond and creating rules issued for 160 shares in Honolulu in that were incorporated from his Knickerbocker firefighter “town ball” 1883. Cancelled in pen on the reverse. club in New York during the 1840s. Cartwright moved to the Hawaiian Folds, toning. Small ship vignette. Sugar Islands after heading to California during the Gold Rush. He served and rice crops at Hanalei on the Island as Honolulu fire chief from 1850-1863 and encouraged the monarchy of Kauai. 2) Puakea Plantation Co., Ltd. Kohala, Hawaii. Issued in to bring the game of baseball to Hawaii. He died in 1892. John Adams 1930, punch cancelled. Folds and toning. 3) Paauhau Sugar Plantation Kuakini Cummins was a High Chief born on Oahu on March 17, 1835, Company. Unissued, punch cancelled. Inc. in 1899. Plantation vignette. the son of High Chiefess Kaumakaokane Papali’ai’aina and Thomas 4) Selama-Dindings Plantations, Limited. Plantations located on Malay Jefferson Cummins, Jr. His mother was a cousin of King Kamehameha Peninsula. Unissued, punch cancelled. Plantation vignette. Ken Prag I. His father was a wealthy and aristocratic Englishman, born in Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 101519 Lancashire and reared in Massachusetts, who came to the Islands in 1828. Cummins was instrumental in helping King Kalakaua effect a Lot# 1337 , Hawaii c1950-1975 Hawaii reciprocity treaty with the United States in 1874, after which the sugar Post Card Collection Approx 500 industry prospered. The first mill of this company started grinding Hawaii postcards, glossy color photos cane in January 1881. Ken Prag Collection Est. $600-1000 HWAC# of tourist areas, beaches, volcanos and 101561 more. Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $300-400 HWAC# 101789 44 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1338 , Hawaii 1948-1980 Hawaii Lot# 1343 , Hawaii 1921 and 1924 Three Different Company Stocks: Dillingham and Hawaii Stock Certificates Lot of 3. 1) Hawaii Tours Helemano Lot of 9 from 2 companies. Company, Limited. Issued to Bruce Cartwright 1) Five issued stocks and bonds for the for one share in 1921. Signed by president Larry Dillingham Corporation. Issued 1972- Jordan and treasurer MR Kilster. Not cancelled. 1980. The Dillingham Corporation Green border, black print, and eagle vignette. Folds, was inc in 1902. Dillingham expanded toning. 2) Hawaiian Starch Co., Ltd. Issued to Bruce from sugar refining and railroad Cartwright in 1924. Not cancelled. Black border transportation into construction. By and eagle vignette. Folds. 3) Unissued stock for the the time the company reverted to private ownership in 1983, it had Hawaii Preserving Company, Ltd. Inc. 1911. Ken Prag become one of the largest construction companies in the United Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 101534 States, with numerous projects completed worldwide. 2) Four stocks for the Helemano Company, Ltd. Three issued 1948-49. One unissued. Lot# 1344 , Hawaii 1892-1912 Three Different All punch cancelled. The company was a pineapple plantation. Ken Hawaii Telephone Stock Certificates Lot of 3. 1) Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 101522 Mutual Telephone Company. Incorporated August 1883. No. 55, issued for 20 shares to PD Keller on Lot# 1339 , Hawaii 1948-1954 Sept. 1st. 1892 in Honolulu. Signed by president Hawaii Electric Companies Stock Widemann and secretary Bergen. Stamp cancelled. Certificates Lot of 6. 1) The Hawaiian Black border and print. Small tropical vignette. Electric Company, Ltd. Five issued Printed by Grieve, Honolulu. 6.5 x 10.5” Folds, stocks, a few different varieties. Issued heavy toning on left border. 2) Maui Telephone 1948-1954. All punch cancelled. Inc. Company. Inc. 1889. No. 359, issued for 8 shares under the laws of the Kingdom of in 1911 at Paia, Maui. Stamp and punch cancelled. Hawaii in 1891. 2) Kapaa Electric Company, Ltd. Inc. 1927. Issued in Black border and print. Folds, toning, ink stain from 1951 to the Waiahi Electric Company, Ltd. Not cancelled. Black border, stamp. 6.75 x 8.5” 3) Hilo and Hawaii Telephone gold seal, and vignette of capitol building. Ken Prag Collection Est. and Telegraph Company. Inc. in 1882. No. 309, issued for 4 shares to $100-150 HWAC# 101521 Rose Cronise on April 22, 1912 in Hilo. Colored pencil cancel. Black border and print. Pinholes, folds. 7 x 11.25” Ken Prag Collection Est. Lot# 1340 , Hawaii 1929-1969 $120-250 HWAC# 101549 Hawaii Investment Company Stock Certificates Lot of 4 different. 1) Lot# 1345 , Hawaii 1944 Two Hawaii Hotel American-Japanese Investment Co., Stock Certificates Lot of 2 different. 1) Ltd. Issued in 1929, stamp cancelled. Pleasanton Hotel, Ltd. No. 81, issued for 580 Eagle vignette. 2) Hauula Land shares to Halai Hill Land Co. in 1944. Pencil Company, Ltd. Honolulu. Issued in cancelled. Black border and print, gold seal, 1933, not cancelled. Eagle vignette. 3) eagle vignette. Folds. 2) Unissued stock for the Muraoka Department Store, Ltd. Issued Hawaiian Hotels, Ltd. Inc. 1932. Green border in 1952, stamp cancelled. Heavy toning. and eagle vignette. Ken Prag Collection Est. 4) Union Investments, Inc. Issued to Hawaii-Pacific Venture Capitol $100-150 HWAC# 101550 Corp. in 1969. Not cancelled. Eagle vignette. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 101518 Lot# 1341 , Hawaii cearly 1900’s Hawaii Lot# 1346 , Hawaii 1899 Two Hawaii RPC’s approx. 15 RPC’s of different Stock Certificates: Dry Goods and islands of Hawaii islands.The Waioli Preserving (Pineapples) Lot of 2 different. Tea Room, Gnomea Arch; Devils Thumb, 1) Hawaiian Dry Goods Association. Inc. Ovalau; Sunset in Lahaina, Maui. Salvatore June 1899. No. 143, issued for five shares Falcone Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# to Mrs. Pamaka Lakopo on Nov. 24th, 1899 91209 in Honolulu, HT. Signed by president Gear and treasurer Fernandez. Not cancelled. Lot# 1342 , Hawaii 1930 Hawaiian Black border and print. Folds. 6 x 10” Airways Co., Ltd. Stock Certificate Located on Fort Street, between Hotel Inc. in Nevada. No. LA4, issued for 125 and King Streets. 2) Unissued stock for shares to company president Nathan The Hawaii Preserving Company, Ltd. Inc. Newby on Jan. 29th, 1930. Signed by 1911. They were a pineapple company. Newby and the assistant secretary. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 101538 Not cancelled. Blue border, black print, fancy logo. 8.75 x 11.75” Folds, creases. Lot# 1347 , Hawaii 1900 Two Principal office in Las Vegas. Could Hawaiian Sugar Mill Company Stock not locate any information about this Certificates Lot of 2 different. Both company. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 101532 were sugar operations. 1) Pioneer Mill Company, Limited. Island of Maui. Inc. 1895. No. 833, issued for 24 shares to F. Meyer on Feb. 25th, 1900 in Honolulu. Signed by the vice-president and treasurer. Pen cancelled. Black border and print. Folds, staining on left side. 2) Unissued stock for the Waiakea Mill Company. Location of Works: Waiakea, Hilo, Hawaii. Inc. 1889. Ken Prag Collection Est. $130-200 HWAC# 101559 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 45

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1348 Sun Valley, Idaho Idaho Ski Lot# 1354 South Range, Michigan Resorts Postcards with RPC’s 7 Idaho 1930s US Billheads to Michigan ski RPC’s, 14 chromolitho Salvatore Clothing Store Lot of 100+. Issued Falcone Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# in the 1930s (mostly 1937 and 1938) from various US clothing 90742 companies, all billed to South Range Clothing Company and/or J. Rimpela in South Range, Michigan. Some pictorial. Please inspect. Houghton Estate Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 102218 Lot# 1349 , Idaho Choice Idaho Town Lot# 1355 , Michigan Antique Postcards 6 RPC’s, 9 chromolitho. Michigan Photos Lot of 8. 1) Photos. Lewiston, Lowe Stanley, old street scene, Seven pieces. All are from a large Moscow, Big Creek, Wallace, Wardner, Michigan collection. Includes: 8 x 10” print of July 4th, 1905 parade in Pocatello, Stites, Salvatore Falcone Calumet; 4.25 x 6.5” mounted photo of schoolchildren, unidentified; 5 Collection Est. $130-200 HWAC# 90743 x 7” 1940s picture of baseball team; 5 x 7” studio portrait from Archie Studio, Iron Mountain; another 5 x 7” Iron Mountain portrait; 5 x 7” Lot# 1350 Indianapolis, Indiana mounted of family, unidentified; plus 3 others. 2) Keweenaw Golf 1919 World Map / Multi Colored. Course scorecard. No date. Houghton Estate Collection Est. $100-150 Outstanding, multi colored map of the HWAC# 102236 world. Beautiful color and definition . Showing new possessions, new Lot# 1356 , Michigan 1886-1891 boundaries, rivers, mountains seas, and Michigan Crop Books Lot of 7. everything else. Would be excellent in a Included: 1886, 1887, 1890, 1891 (x2) man cave. Folded out and mounted ...Oh and a modern book for the Soo Hardware Company. All have been Yea !! 41 1/2” tall and x 61 1/2” wide. Also included map cover, from used and have notations. Issued by the Secretary of State of Michigan. the National Map Company. Near mint condition. (RH). Est. $100-200 Heavy wear. Please inspect. Houghton Estate Collection Est. $100- HWAC# 102094 200 HWAC# 102483 Lot# 1357 , Michigan 1920-1957 Michigan Printing Stock Certificates Lot of 9, three each from three different companies. 1) Finnish Republican Printing Company. Issued 1920, 1927, and 1944. Two different styles with eagle or elk vignette. Heavy folds with separation. 2) Valvoja Publishing Company. Issued 1947 (x2) and 1957. Eagle vignette. 3) Copper Country Printing Company. Issued 1930 (x2) and 1937. Elk vignette. Please inspect. Houghton Estate Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 102217 Lot# 1351 Holstein, Iowa Photo of Lot# 1358 , Michigan 1912-1939 Fireman in Uniform Black & white Michigan Stock Certificates (Non- mounted photo of 25 Fireman in Mining) Lot of 4. 1) Michigan Grey Holstein, Iowa, exact date unknown Iron Castings Company. Issued in 1912, not cancelled. Abraham most likely very early 1900’s. Has some Lincoln vignette. Folds, heavy toning, separation. 2) Most-Hougten staining on matting. 10” x 7.75”. Est. Company. Detroit. Issued in 1917, not cancelled. Moose and maple leaf $100-200 HWAC# 91496 vignettes, gold beaver. Heavy folds with some separation. 3) Mack’s, Incorporated. Issued in 1939, punch cancelled. No. 5. Elk vignette. 4) Lot# 1352 New Orleans, Louisiana Albion Community Hotel Corporation. Issued in 1926, not cancelled. New Orleans, LA Postcard Collection Eagle vignette. Portion missing on left border. Houghton Estate 300+ NOLA postcards of famous sites, Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 102221 Bourbon St.and more Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 90758 Lot# 1359 Cut Bank, Montana Extra Rare Key Fob for the Cut Bank Hotel Lot# 1353 Lynn, Massachusetts 1848 This 18 pointed 3 inch diameter, heavy Newspapres / Ephemera / Science fob is for the Cut Bank Hotel. The Cut Fiction Very interesting collection of early Bank Hotel was opened in 1913 by R. newspapers. It includes the first science Chasse. This was a two story early brick fiction article about “Orrin Lindsay’s” , who structure in Cut Bank. It advertised traveled to the Moon and Mars. He was a electric lights, steam heat and 42 rooms fictional former student of John. L Riddell . “with all the modern comforts and Mr. Riddell was a very famous person at that conveniences.” [Great Fall Tribune, 2011 time, and did a little of everything. You name Looking back in hsitory] First class it...he tried it !! A lot of other interesting dining service. Transient trade solicited. reading in here as well. Turn the pages, and Tourists stop here en route to Glacier go back in time...yourself !! (RH). Est. $100- Park. [Great Fall Tribune 1913] Est. $200-500 HWAC# 102308 200 HWAC# 102091 46 May 2019

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1360 Glendive, Montana 1880 Lot# 1364 Carson City, Nevada 1867 1867 Yellowstone Land & Colonization Nevada State Bond signed by Governor Company Stock Certificate Dateline Blasdel $1,000 bond of the State of Nevada. Fort Yates, DT. Inc. under the laws of To be paid in 1872 by the Bank of California, Dakota Territory. No. 45, issued for 1 San Francisco. 15% per annum. Signed share to A.A. Allard on December 28th, by Governor H.G. Blasdel and controller 1880 at Fort Yates, Dakota Territory. Parkinson. Punch cancelled, but not on Signed by president Lewis Merrill and signatures. Green border, silver seal. Large secretary H.Douglas. Not cancelled. vignette at top center showing a mine with Black border and print, red seal. railroad in the background. Smaller pastoral Vignette of farmer and his family. Deep folds with some separation. vignette at bottom right. One coupon still 8.25 x 11.25” Incorporated Oct. 1880 to plan the townsite of Glendive. attached. Folds. 15 x 15” Blasdel was the Ownership of the townsites was divided between this company and first governor of the state of Nevada, serving the Northern Pacific Railroad. President Lewis Merrill (1834–1896) December 5, 1864 – January 2, 1871. () Ken Prag Collection Est. $200- was a career officer in the United States Army noted for his work in 300 HWAC# 91862 resisting the early Ku Klux Klan organization in several Southern states. During the American Civil War, he combated guerrillas in Missouri. Lot# 1365 Carson City, Nevada 1876 On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Merrill Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general. Merrill Co. Stock Issued to DO Mills Wow! commanded the army’s railroad escort that protected the Northern Inc. 1875. Certificate #27, issued Pacific railroad workers from Indian attacks. Ken Prag Collection Est. for 134 shares to D.O. Mills, trustee, $150-300 HWAC# 100834 on November 27th, 1876. Signed by D.L. Bliss as president and E. Niles as Lot# 1361 , Montana Montana secretary. Signatures are pen cancelled. Ephemera Workman’s badge from Signed by DO Mills on the reverse. Very attractive design with a black Fort Peck; trade tokens from Oxford border and print, very ornate company logo, and two fluming vignettes. Cigar Store in Missoula; trade token Printed by Geo. H. Baker, SF. 6 x 10.5” Deep folds, pinholes, and heavy from Pheasant, Dillon, MT; Montan toning. Certificates for this company are very rare. This particular Power tape measure, wooden nickels, certificate is made much more special by the DO Mills autograph. Mills an arbuckle Bros. Coffee Co. advertising was one of the co-founders of the Bank of California and part owner of map of Montana; B.P.O.E. poker chips. the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, among other ventures. DL Bliss is the Est. $100-300 HWAC# 100539 legendary Tahoe lumber magnate who helped supply the great need for lumber in the Comstock mines. After the Comstock faded, Bliss (and Lot# 1362 Candelaria, Nevada Candelaria, his sons) essentially created the tourism industry in Tahoe, using their Nevada Water and Mining - Stock and fleet of steamers (retired logging ships), a railroad from Tahoe City Letterhead Lot of two. 1) Unissued Candelaria to Truckee, and the newly built Tahoe Tavern to connect Lake Tahoe Water Company Stock. Rare. Incorporated April to the world and cement it as a destination location. The Carson & 23, 1879. Dateline San Francisco. ED Bosqui of Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Company was formed in 1872. Lumber was San Francisco printer. 2) Candelaria Waterworks brought to Glenbrook, milled, transported up to Spooner Summit via and Milling Company AND Holmes Mining a narrow gauge, and then down to Carson via flumes. Between 1872 Company letterhead. 1897. References D. L. Bliss and 1898, they handled 750 million board feet of lumber logged from of Lake Tahoe lumber fame! Est. $100-200 80,000 acres of virgin timberland at Lake Tahoe. () Ken Prag Collection HWAC# 99971 Est. $600-1200 HWAC# 100728 Lot# 1363 Carson City, Nevada 1864 Lot# 1366 Carson City, Nevada 1876 1864 Nevada Territory Bond signed El Dorado Wood & Flume Co. Stock by Governor Nye--Number 1 No. 1 Number 1 Issued to DO Mills No. issued! $1,000 bond issued to Emanuel 1! Dateline Carson City, December 15th, 1876. Issued to DO Mills for 250 Rerri (or Perri) on March 15th, 1864. shares. Signed by Henry Yerington as president and E. Niles, secretary. Signed by James W. Nye as governor Signatures are star punch cancelled. Not endorsed by Mills. Black border and print on yellow paper with and auditor Ross. Signed by treasurer vignette of fluming operation (possibly meant to be Lake Tahoe in the background). Printed by Geo. Baker Lith. SF. 6 x 9.75” Folds. Yerington JH Kinkead on the reverse (who would constructed the first flume for sending wood and timber down the mountains; built the Carson yard for the timber and flume companies, be the 3rd governor of Nevada). Cut including the Eldorado Wood and Flume Company, through which they delivered a large portion of wood and timber for the Comstock cancel through Nye’s signature. One 50 mining companies. The flume came into the valley at Brown’s Station and Washoe City. Both of these locations were on the V&T Railroad cent adhesive revenue stamp attached that Yerington was the president of! The company also owned timber lands in Markleeville/Hope Valley. DO Mills was co-founder of Bank on the left, pen cancelled. Black border, silver seal. Two vignettes: man of California and part-owner of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad and with American flag (top center) and portrait of Nye (bottom next to thus had close ties to Yerington. () Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-600 signature). Printed by Britton & Co., SF. 12.25 x 16” Folds, pinholes, HWAC# 91821 cut cancels. Nye become governor of Nevada Territory in 1861. When Nevada became a state in 1864, he became a US Senator, serving till 1873. We could not find a listing for Emanuel Perri in the early Nevada directories. () Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# 91863 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 47

DAY 1 Thurs, May 16 General Americana Lot# 1372 Reno, Nevada cearly to mid 1900’s RPC ‘s & More Modern Postcards Lot# 1367 Fort Churchill, Nevada 1864 Reno Collection. 14 c. 1907; 3 RPC’s with Territorial Fort Churchill Official border; 17 c. 1940 Postcards; c. 1955- Letterhead Rare and historic. The 1980 postcards. Residences at the Bluffs, letter is addressed to Judge Carter, Truckee River, Rwno,Nevada; Park at Sleepy who was a post trader at Fort Bridger. Hollow Motel on HIghway 40 near Reno, AM Rumyon(?) has written this letter NV (Eastman’s Studio B) & many more. on Assistant Quartermaster’s Office Salvatore Falcone Collection Est. $130-180 letterhead. Dateline Fort Churchill, NT, HWAC# 91235 January 5, 1864. It seems he has been accused of being a Copperhead - a Southern sympathizer. He is asking his friend Judge Carter to vouch Lot# 1373 Tahoe, Nevada c1950’s- that he is loyal by providing a Declaration of Loyalty!Three full pages 1960’s Corporate Sealers (9) Small of writing. Fort Churchill was situated near Virginia City (mining sealers in pouches. Tahoe Title Co, wealth) and Carson City (capital). it was located on the Pony Express James Canyon Ranch, James Canyon route and very near the wagon trade route. But it was in the middle of Ranch Creamery, Kings Court Ltd, Sky the Nevada desert - a most uncomfortable place for a fort. Desertion Mountain Homes, NCP Enterprises, was high and the need was minimal. The Pyramid Lake Indian Battles Christies Inc, Professional Building Inc, brought the fort to life, but there were no more Indian problems here RWX Corp Est. $120-200 HWAC# 91319 after that! Est. $300-500 HWAC# 102257 Lot# 1374 Virginia City, Nevada Comstock RN Lot# 1368 Fort Churchill, Nevada Mini-collection Five different RN checks from 1858 Signature of Genral Churchill the Comstock. RNC21b, RNC21, RNE, RNB17c, This letter on official Inspector General RNF Est. $240-350 HWAC# 82424 letterhead is signed by Sylvester Churchill - who Fort Churchill is named Lot# 1375 Virginia City, Nevada for. Churchill was a military officer Comstock RND Varieties Eight during the War of 1812 and retired different RND checks off the Comstock. from active duty in 1861. This is a rare Juniata, Frankel & Block, Imperial, Churchill signature and includes a Petaluma, Haynie, Savage, Woodworth, personal note. It letter is about preparing a manual that will embrace B of C. This group includes some the formation of a company,. Which would have been very good timing rarities. Est. $150-250 HWAC# 82426 with the advent of the Civil War. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 102256 Lot# 1369 Palisade, Nevada Early Photographs Three 5 1/2 x 3 inch, black and white photographs of the Palisade and Southern Pacific Railroad and the Balast Mine in Humboldt County. Possibly taken by Joe Tognoni Est. $100-150 HWAC# 81414 Lot# 1370 Reno, Nevada Match Book Boxes Lot# 1376 Virginia City, Nevada 1868- from Harold’s Club 50 match books in each 1901 Nice Virginia City, NV Check box. Two boxes in this lot. Harold’s Club or Collection Nice mounted Comstock Bust! Harold’s Club casino was established check group of approx 13 checks in 1935 by Harold S. Smith Sr. (1910- individually mounted on factual 1985) and his brother, Raymond A. Smith. pages, some with related photos. Ban Soon afterwards, their father, Raymond I. of Clifornia, JB Overton. Nevada Bank (“Pappy”) Smith (1887-1967), was appointed CB Smith. Imperial Silver Mining, CC general manager and became the public face Batterman Ophir Silver Mining, GM Ross. Con Calif and Virginia Mining of the casino.The casino expanded by buying Jos Ryan. Bank of Calif , Tyrell. DA Bender, A Evans. Carson City Savings adjacent Virginia Street properties, Reno, Bank, Hall. Bank of Calif CB Smith x2. Bank of Calif, Miller. Paxton & Nevada. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 102748 Thornburgh, Morrow. Bank of Cali Second of Exchange, Gedey? 8 x 10” b/w photo of San Francisco Express ready to depart from VC. Est. Lot# 1371 Reno, Nevada National Air $300-500 HWAC# 82556 Races Award and Program Archive Pewter Plate: National Championship Lot# 1377 Virginia City, Nevada Virginia Air Races / Participant 1988 / Reno, City, NV RPC’s (15) 15 different RPC’s Nevada / Silver Anniversary. 10 1/2 with white borders-Bucket of Blood, inches in diameter. Also 47 National Bowers Mansion, St. Mary’s Church, Air Race programs from 1966 through Pipers Opera House and more. Salvatore 2013. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104059 Falcone Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 90748 48 May 2019