June 2023 Catalog

["49 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nStocks & Bonds \/ Mining \nLot# 1355 \n Nevada 1927 \n New \nMonte Cristo Mining Co. Stock \nSigned by Swindler CC Julian \nThe New Monte Cristo Mining \nCompany\u2019s principal place of \nbusiness was 146 North Center \nStreet, Reno, Nevada. This stock \ncertificate issued in 1927 to CP \nGould for 100 hundred shares is \nsigned by president C.C. Julian, \nthe notorious stock swindler. The Los Angeles Julian Petroleum \nCompany sold hundreds of millions of dollars of fraudulent stock to \nnaive investors. Julian sold the company in 1924 to Sheridan C. Lewis \nand moved to Nevada. Julian had three consecutive firms (Western \nLead, Julian Merger Mines and New Monte Cristo Mining) that tried \nand failed to duplicate the success, short-lived and unsustainable as \nit was, he\u2019d scored with \u201cJulian Pete.\u201d One news article, titled \u201cJulian \nBack, Vociferating,\u201d published in the Los Angeles Times on 27 May \n1927, described how the colorful promoter returned and declared his \nintention to \u201cput the crooks in jail.\u201d While he claimed to be protecting \nthe stockholders, the paper pointed out that Julian had a half-dozen \nschemes that were undertaken with \u201ca consistent and persistent \neffort to evade the laws provided for the safeguarding of investors.\u201d \nAfter jumping $25,000 bail, he committed suicide in March of 1934 in \nShanghai. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165825 \nLot# \n1356 \nNevada \n1906-58 \nMiscellaneous Nevada Mining Stock \nCollection with Great Pieces \nLot of \n11, most different. Includes: Trinity \nGoldbar Mining Company (Bullfrog, \n1927); Bullfrog Gold Bar Mining \nCompany (1906); Luning Consolidated \nSilver Mines Company of Nevada \n(two stocks, unissued but signed \nby president LE Browne); Umatilla \nTonopah Mining Co. (1928); Queen \nDivide Mining Company (1919); COD Consolidated Mining Company \n(Diamond underprint, 1915, Goldfield); Goldfield Kewanas Extension \nMining Co. (1915); Diamondfield North Star Mines Company (1913); \nBest & Belcher Gold & Silver Mining Co. (Virginia City, 1958); and \nCons. Virginia Mining Co. (Virginia City, 1955). Please inspect. \nKen Prag \nCollection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 165838 \nLot# 1357 \n Nevada 1907-56 \n Nevada Mining \nStock Certificate Collection (Luning, Divide, \nCandelaria, Tonopah) \nLot of 10 different. \nIncludes: Queen Divide Mining Company \n(1919); Umatilla Tonopah Mining Co. (1926); \nLouisiana Consolidated Mining Co. (1921); \nLiberty Divide Mining Co. (1932); Verdi \nDevelopment Company (1956); Aetna Divide \nMining Co. (1919); Mecca Divide Mining Co. \n(1919); Luning Consolidated Silver Mines Co. (signed by president but \nunissued); Candelaria Mines Co. (1922); and Manhattan Gold Wedge \nMining Company (1907). Please inspect. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $140- \n200 \nHWAC# 165854 \nLot# 1358 \n New Mexico 1880s \n New Mexico \nMining Stock & Bond Group \nLot of 4 different. \n1) Nacimiento Copper Company. $100 bond \nissued in 1881. Not cancelled. Vignette of \nworkers building a railroad. 20 coupons \nattached. 2-3) Massachusetts and New Mexico \nConsolidated Mining Company. Stock issued \nin 1882 (pen cancelled, mining vignette) and \nbond issued in 1882 (eagle vignette, not cancelled). 4) The Deming, \nSierra Madre, & Pacific Railroad. $1,000 bond issued in 1889. Not \ncancelled. Eagle vignette. Full sheet of coupons. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. \n$150-300 \nHWAC# 165937 \nLot# 1359 \n New York \nHudson River Slate \nCompany Stock Certificate & Prospectus, \n1868 \nTwo pieces. Stock certificate and a \ncompany prospectus. Cert. #377, issued for \n125 shares at New York in 1868. Signed by \nWm. Bell as president and Evan Thomas as \nsecretary. The quarry was located in Dutchess \nCounty between the towns of Rhinebeck and Clinton, 6 miles east of \nRhinebeck and 98 miles from New York City. The company mined roof \nslate and the quarry had been opened to depth of 60 feet. As they went \ndown, the quality improved. Indications were that the slate bed went \nto depth of 200-300 feet, the length was 3\/4 of a mile and the width \nfrom 200 to 600 feet. This was the first quarry of roof slate opened \nin the United States and dates to 1795. Previously, the quarry had \nbeen operated by the New York Slate Company. The demand for the \ncompany\u2019s slate was very high and they could only fill about half the \norders. Both the prospectus and the stock certificate are very ornate \nand interesting pieces. The prospectus was signed by all the company \nTrustees including Bell. Both of these pieces are rare. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 145723 \nLot# 1360 \n Carbonate, South \nDakota 1889 \n Albe Mining \nCompany Stock Certificate \nInc. in Dakota. No. 24, issued \nfor 1,000 shares to Albe \nHolmes, company president \n(and namesake) in Deadwood \nin 1889. Signed by Holmes and \nthe secretary. Not cancelled. \nBlack border and print with \nvignette of mines and mills. Lith. by John Morris Co., Chicago. 4.75 x \n8.75\u201d Holmes was one of the first to arrive in Dakota Territory, as he \ncame in on the second stagecoach. In addition to his involvement with \nthis company, Holmes was the superintendent of the Two Johns mine \nat Crow Hill, Lawrence County. He was one of the 62 cowboys to ride in \nSeth Bullock\u2019s Cowboy Brigade in 1905, Teddy Roosevelt\u2019s inaugural \nparade. According to E&MJ (1890), the company owned a mine at \nCarbonate, South Dakota (now a ghost town). They had a shaft 115 ft. \ndeep. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 164598 \nLot# \n1361 \nDeadwood, \nSouth \nDakota \n1880-1904 \nDeadwood \nArea \nMining \nStock Certificate Group incl. \nJB Haggin Autograph \nLot \nof 5. 1) Homestake Mining \nCompany. Three stocks, 1880- \n1904. Earliest piece is signed \nby JB Haggin, one of George \nHearst\u2019s business partners, \nas \npresident. \nAll \npunch \nand stamp cancelled. Black \nborder and print, vignette of \nNative Americans looking down at city. Printed by ABN. \u201cLocation: \nWhitewood Mining District, Lawrence County, Dakota Territory.\u201d \nGeorge Hearst, Lloyd Tevis, and James Ben Ali Haggin bought the 10- \nacre Homestake Mine from its discoverer, Moses Manuel, for $70,000, \nand incorporated the Homestake Mining Company on November \n5, 1877. It produced more than 40 million troy ounces of gold in its \nlifetime. 2) Yankee Boy Gold Mining Company. Stock no. 52, issued for \n100 shares in 1896 in Deadwood. Signed by president Julius Rebsamen \nand secretary Boggaly. Not cancelled. Green border and print with two \npurple mining vignettes. Pioneer Print, Deadwood. 4 x 7.5\u201d 3) Branch \nMint Mining & Milling Company. $500 bond issued in 1903. Signed by \npresident Hardin and secretary Taylor. Not cancelled. Blue border and \nprint, mining vignette. The company owned 1800 acres on and around \nUnion Hill which was purchased at a sheriff\u2019s sale. There were 3 shafts \nthat were between 200 and 300 feet. The ore was low grade gold with \nan average value of $4 per ton. There was a mill capable of 800 tons \nper day and a plant able to process the gold on site. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 160461","50 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Stocks & Bonds \/ Mining & Petroliana \nLot# 1362 \n Deadwood, South \nDakota 1887 \n Silver Coin Mining \nCo. Stock Certificate \n\u201dDeadwood, \nDakota\u201d \nprinted \nunder \nthe \ntitle. Inc. in Dakota. Low no. 12, \nissued to 1,000 shares to Mrs. E. \nWringrose in Deadwood in 1887. \nSigned by president J. Wringrose \nand secretary M. Tracy. Not \ncancelled. Small vignette of \nsunrise over mountains. Pioneer \nPrint, Deadwood, D.T. 6.5 x 9.25\u201d Horizontal fold. Wringrose operated a \ngrocery store in Deadwood. This company owned two claims between \nthe Parsons property and Alex Hewitt\u2019s claims (The Daily Deadwood \nPioneer-Times, 05 Jun 1890). \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 164599 \nLot# 1363 \n Lawrence County, \nSouth \nDakota \n1880-1906 \nHomestake Mining Company \nStock Certificates incl. JB Haggin \nAutograph \nLot of 21 stocks issued \n1880-1906. Earliest piece is signed \nby JB Haggin, one of George Hearst\u2019s \nbusiness partners, as president. \nRest are 1900-06, signed by vice \npresident Drum. All punch and \nstamp cancelled. Black border and \nprint, vignette of Native Americans \nlooking down at city. Printed by \nABN. \u201cLocation: Whitewood Mining \nDistrict, Lawrence County, Dakota Territory.\u201d George Hearst, Lloyd \nTevis, and James Ben Ali Haggin bought the 10-acre Homestake Mine \nfrom its discoverer, Moses Manuel, for $70,000, and incorporated the \nHomestake Mining Company on November 5, 1877. It produced more \nthan 40 million troy ounces of gold in its lifetime. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 160459 \nLot# 1364 \n Frisco, Utah \nNorth Horn Silver \nMining Stock \nRare 1882 North Horn Silver \nMining stock issued to Thos. Couch. Nice \nunderground miner vignette. Mines in Frisco, \nUT. Left side crease. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# \n168141 \nLot# 1365 \n Tooele County, Ophir District, \nUtah 1875 \n California Boy Mining Company \nStock Certificate \nInc. in Ohio, July 1875. \nNo. 74. Issued for 10 shares to LH Hopkins \nin 1875. Signed by John Hite, secretary, and \nJohn S. Prasee, president. Not cancelled. Small \nprospector vignette. Red logo. Folds, blue ink \nstain in the upper right corner. 7.75 x 12\u201d Information is scarce on this \ncompany, but according to Annual Report of Dept. of the Interior, 1876, \nthe company owned the California Boy Mine in the Ophir District, \nTooele County, Utah. 1875 Newspaper reports from Tooele County \nalso mention a California Boy, and further pinpoint the mine to Dry \nCanyon. It shows from four to five feet of ore and vein matter, mostly \ngalena and carbonates. The incline in now in about twenty feet. Owned \nby Messrs. Pitner, Cromwell, Nagle & Co. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165333 \nLot# 1366 \n Utah \nMajestic Mine Stocks and \nEphemera \nThree stocks issued to Frank \nBaldwin in 1910, Bellew in 1916 and Gabriel \nin 1919. Simple design. Ephemera is copied \nmaterial pertaining to the mine. Biography of its \nbiggest proponent of the mine, 1904 description \n(120 claims, 2450 acres and an 80 acre smelter \nsite, etc.), newspaper articles, ads, Everything \na history buff who wishes to really understand \nthis mine needs to know! \nGeff Pollock Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165717 \nLot# 1367 \n Washington 1897 \n Two Different \nWashington State Mining Stock Certificates \nLot of 2 different. 1) Chicago Gold Mining \nCompany. Inc. in Washington. Low number 7, \nissued for 100 shares to Munter in April 1897. \nSigned by president EL Johnson and secretary \nLuse. Not cancelled. Black border and print, \ngold seal, with underground mining vignette. \nFolds, some soiling. Tacoma, Washington. 7 x 9.5\u201d 2) Nome Exploration \nCompany. Office and Principal Place of Business in Seattle, Washington. \nUnissued. Mining vignette, 190-. 9 x 11\u201d \nEst. $100-120 \nHWAC# 165334 \nLot# 1368 \n 1950s-70s \n US Uranium Mining \nStock Certificate Collection \nLot of 50. Many \ndifferent. These date to the uranium mining \nboom in the US in the 1950s and 60s. Includes: \nCoso Uranium Inc.; Horse Canyon Uranium \nInc.; Lisbon Valley Uranium Co.; Texas Uranium \nCorp.; US Beryllium Corp.; Ute Uranium \nInc.; German Gold & Uranium MC; Federal \nUranium Corp.; Lucky D Uranium MC; Lucky Mc. Uranium Corp.; Basic \nResources Corp.; Beehive Uranium Corp.; Acme Uranium Mines, Inc.; \nUnion Uranium Co.; Empress Oil & Uranium Corp.; and more. Please \ninspect. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165869 \nLot# 1369 \n Santa Barbara County, California \n1867 \n California Petroleum Company Stock \nCertificate--Ojai--California\u2019s First Gusher! \nRare and historically significant. First one we \nhave offered! This company, owned by the \nPennsylvania Railroad, drilled wells at Ojai \nnear Buenaventura in Santa Barbara County, California. This 18,000 \nacre area (Ojai ranch) owned by the company had been scouted by \nBenjamin Silliman in 1864 and he concluded \u201cits value is its almost \nfabulous wealth in the best of oil.\u201d Ojai No. 6 was located by Thomas \nR. Bard of the California Petroleum Company. Mr. Bard, age 26, came \nto California from Pennsylvania in 1865 representing T.A. Scott of the \nPennsylvania Railroad and the California Petroleum Company. In May \n1867, \u201cthe California Petroleum Company brought in \u201cOjai No. 6\u201d at a \ndepth of 550 feet. W.W. Orcutt described it as \u201cThe first well drilled \nfor oil in California that yielded extended commercial production.\u201d \nIt was the first producing well drilled by mechanical power and \nthe first to flow by its own energy. It is regarded as the forerunner \nof the state\u2019s oil bonanza. When the California Petroleum Company \nsuspended operations, No. 6 played a part in the formative years of \nthe Union Oil Company, of which Mr. Bard was the first President.\u201d \n[State Historical Marker] This is stock no. 738. Issued for 5 shares to \nHerman L. Duhring in New York in July 1867. Signed by president John \nP. Green and secretary PH Turey. Not cancelled. Black border and print \nwith two vignettes: oil field with derricks (top center) and California \nstate seal (bottom center). Printed by Hatch & Co., NY. 25 cent US IR \nstamp attached at upper right. Folds, hole in stock, small tears and \ndiscoloration. 6 x 11\u201d John P. Green served during the Civil War as a \ncaptain of the Union Army with a volunteer association of riflemen \nheaded by General Thomas L. Kane. After the war, Green began \nworking as a secretary for the Pennsylvania Railroad. He eventually \nworked his way up to the position of vice president in 1907. \nKen Prag \nCollection \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 165297 \nLot# 1370 \n California 1916 \n Maricopa, Ventura & \nLos Angeles Pipe-Line Co. Stock Certificate Pair \nLot of 2 stocks issued in 1916. Not cancelled. Each \nissued to James Shields Murphy. Signed by vice \npresident RL Cox and the secretary. Green border, \nblack print. Folds. The Maricopa, Ventura and Los \nAngeles Pipe-Line Company was incorporated in \nNovember of 1912 in California. The company\u2019s \nproperties were known as the Maricopa-Midway \noil fields, located in Kern, Ventura and Los Angeles \nCounties. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165821","51 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nStocks & Bonds \/ Petroliana \nLot# 1371 \n Kentucky 1862 \n Sandy River Coal \n& Oil Company Bond \n$1,000 bond no. 112 \nissued in New York in February 1862. Signed by \npresident E. Bradley and secretary D. Hubbell. Not cancelled. Multiple \nvignettes including George Washington on horseback, locomotive, bald \neagle, and farmers. No printer listed. 16 coupons attached. Deep folds \nwith minor separation, toning, hole in seal. 15.5 x 14.5\u201d No additional \ninformation located. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 166992 \nLot# 1372 \n Anne Arundel County, \nMaryland 1858 \n Maryland Gas \nCompany Stock Certificate \n\u201dof \nAnne Arundel County.\u201d Inc. 1857. \nNo. 103, issued for 100 shares to \nWalter Farnandis on March 8th, \n1858. Signed by president Wm. \nThomas and secretary E. Sprague. \nNot cancelled. Ornate border with \nsmall forest vignette. Lith. by A. \nHoen & Co., Baltimore. 7.5 x 9\u201d \nFolds, missing upper right corner. \nOffice in Baltimore. Early! \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# \n165311 \nLot# 1373 \n Ann Arbor, Michigan \nAnn Arbor & West Virginia Oil \nand Mining Stock, Michigan, \n1867 \nCert. #45, issued for 20 \nshares at Ann Arbor, Michigan \nin 1867. Issued to S.A. Mattison \nand signed by E.O. Haven as \npresident and J.H. Burleson as \nsecretary. Oilfield with derrick, \ntank and barrels with workers. Black print on creme. Calvert & Co. Lith. \nDetroit. The Ann Arbor and West Virginia Oil and Mining Company was \norganized and incorporated January 13th 1866 in accordance with \nthe general law of Michigan for the incorporation of manufacturing \nand mining companies . Although mining is in the company name, we \nbelieve this company was in the petroleum business in West Virginia. \nCommercial oil and gas production in W. Virginia began around 1859 \nand the Volcano oil field was discovered in 1860. The company was \nlocated at Wetzel, West Virginia. VF with extra folds. Uncanceled. \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 145733 \nLot# 1374 \n Hudson County, New Jersey \n1867 \n Duffus Oil Refining Company Bond \n$100 First Mortgage Bond. No. 66, issued to \nJeremiah Loder and Woolsey Johnson of New \nYork in July 1867. Signed by president Samuel \nShusa, treasurer VW Foster, as well as trustees \nLoder and Johnson. Blue border and print with \nallegorical vignette. Printed by Francis & Loutrri, NY. 10.25 x 14\u201d Nine \ncoupons attached. Folds. Text on bond states the property is in Hudson \nCounty, New Jersey. No other information located on newspapers.com. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165289 \nLot# 1375 \n Buffalo, New York 1880 \n Buffalo \nPipe Line Company Stock Certificate w\/ \nUnique Vignette \nInc. in New York, 1877. \nNo. 18, issued to John H. Dilks in Buffalo in \nJanuary 1880. Signed by president Franklin H. \nKalofensch and secretary Thos. Fowler. Stamp \ncancelled. Black border and print, gold seal, \nand great vignette of a herd of buffalo overlooking an oil field with \nderricks! No printer listed. Stain on left border. 7.25 x 10.5\u201d Formed \nto build a pipeline from the New York\/Pennsylvania border to Buffalo. \nIn 1880, they had secured the rights to build pipes from the Bradford \nDistrict to Buffalo, and to construct 3 refineries. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. \n$200-500 \nHWAC# 165299 \nLot# 1376 \n Cattaraugus County, New York \n1864 \n Oceanic Petroleum Company Stock \nCertificate \nOrganized in Pennsylvania. Low \ncertificate number 5, issued to John Earl in \nNew York in 1864. Signed by president LC Coe \nand secretary Phelps. Not cancelled. Small oil \nvignette at bottom left. Vignette of bald eagle at \nocean with ships in the background (top center). Printed by Martin & \nFulkerson, NY. 6.5 x 10.75\u201d 25 cent US IR stamp attached on the right. \nFolds. Property at Meetinghouse Run, Cattaraugus County, New York. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165952 \nLot# 1377 \n Erie County, New York 1865 \n Erie \nCounty Oil Company Stock Certificate \n\u201dAlden, Erie Co., N.Y.\u201d (printed under title). \nNo. 115, issued for one share to WA Carney \nin Alden in 1865. Signed by president Folsom \nand secretary James Small. Not cancelled. \nRarer small certificate, 4 x 7.5\u201d, with oil derrick vignette (bottom left) \nand allegorical vignette under the title. Printed by Gage, Sons & Co., \nBuffalo. 25 cent US IR Protest stamp (damaged) attached upper left. \nDeep folds. According to a May 1861 article, the company had drilled \nto 170 feet on one of their oil lots near Clarksburg in the town of Eden. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165914 \nLot# 1378 \n New York 1865 \n Napoleon Oil \nCompany Stock Certificate \nOrganized in New \nYork. No. 289, issued for 500 shares to J Jewett \nin 1865. Signed by president Carroll and secretary Harry Pearson. \nNot cancelled. Black print and red underprint with great vignette of \nNapoleon! Printed by Hatch & Co., NY. 25 cent US IR Power of Attorney \nstamp on the right. Pinholes, folds. 7 x 10.5\u201d This company was a stock \nscam and lost a lawsuit filed against it. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200- \n500 \nHWAC# 167002 \nLot# 1379 \n New York 1865 \n Rome & Maple \nCreek Oil & Coal Company Stock Certificate \nOrganized in New York. No. 560, issued for 330 \nshares to BF Lewis in Rome, 1865. Signed by the vice president and \nsecretary LL Lewis. Not cancelled. Two vignettes: prospector with \nrifle (left) and oil operations (center). Printed by Macoy & Herwig, \nNY. 25 cent US IR adhesive revenue stamp attached at the bottom left. \nHeavy toning, tape repaired separations. 6.75 x 10.25\u201d No additional \ninformation located, though a Maple Creek Coal mine was located in \nWashington County, Pennsylvania. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 166989 \nLot# 1380 \n New York 1865 \n The Lacy Farm Oil \nCompany of New York City Stock Certificate \nIncorporated 1865. No. 30, issued for 25 shares \nto Cornelius R. Colyer in 1865 in New York. \nSigned by president Aster, treasurer Haight and \nthe secretary. Not cancelled. Black border and \nprint with a vignette of men loading barrels \nunder a derrick. Printed by Hatch & Co., NY. 25 cent US IR Power \nof Attorney stamp on the left. 6.75 x 10\u201d Deep folds. No additional \ninformation located. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165923 \nLot# 1381 \n New York 1864-65 \n Two Different \n1860s Oil Stock Certificates (Damaged) \nLot \nof 2 different. Both damaged but could likely \nstill be rare. 1) Adams Oil Company. Inc. in New \nYork. Issued to Henry Smith in 1865. Signed by \npresident Hobart Ford and the secretary. Large \nhole on right side. Nice oil vignette with derrick, \nbarrels, and a locomotive. 25 cent US IR stamp \nattached on the left. Halsey Farm in New York. \n2) Clifton Petroleum Company. Inc. in New York. \nIssued to Helene Phipps in 1864. Signed by the secretary and treasurer. \nMany tape repairs and a bigger piece torn off in the upper left. 6 X 9.5\u201d \nPossibly New York. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165950","52 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Stocks & Bonds \/ Petroliana \nLot# 1382 \n Liverpool, Ohio \n1865 \nMarion \nPetroleum \nCompany of New York Stock \nCertificate \nInc. in New York. \nLow cert. no. 16, issued for \n1,000 shares (no name filled \nin) in 1865 in New York. Signed \nby president Thos. Faron and \nsecretary \nGeifsenhainer(?). \nBlack \nborder \nand \nprint. \nAllegorical vignette featuring \nwoman, bald eagle, and patriotic shields. 25 cent US IR stamp at \nupper left. No printer listed. 7.5 x 11\u201d The Wyandot Pioneer (Mar \n1865) reports that the company has struck a promising vein of oil at \nLiverpool. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165310 \nLot# 1383 \n Allegheny County, Pennsylvania \n1865 \n Petrona Oil Company Stock Certificate \nInc. 1864 in Pennsylvania. No. 17, issued for \n120 shares to T.S. Standbridge in 1865 in Philadelphia. Signed by \npresident Henry Elder and secretary Geo. Martin. Not cancelled. \nOrnate border, tan shading, and vignette of oil derricks and barrels. \nNo printer listed. Reverse has pen notations for money received based \non a sale in 1868. Folds, hole near seal. 7.25 x 10.5\u201d Appears that this \ncompany had refineries on the line of the Allegheny Valley Railroad, \nfive miles from Sharpsburg. (The Pittsburgh Daily Commercial, 05 Mar \n1868) \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 166998 \nLot# 1384 \n Clarion County, \nPennsylvania \n1865 \nClarion \nRiver Oil Company Stock \nCertificate \n\u201dof Clarion County \nPennsylvania.\u201d Inc. in 1864. \nNo. 176, issued for 10 shares \nto \nDaniel \nMcNaughton \nin \nPhiladelphia in 1865. Signed \nby president BP Schell and \ntreasurer J. Simpson Afrien. \nBlack border and print with \nallegorical\/state seal vignette. Printed by HC Leisenring, Philadelphia. \n25 cent US IR stamp with tied cancel attached at upper left. 7 x 11\u201d \nFolds, some foxing. The company owned the Seth Clover Tract, 286 \nacres, on the west side of Clarion River, Highland Township. \nKen Prag \nCollection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165294 \nLot# \n1385 \nCorry, \nPennsylvania \n1865 \nBrokenstraw Creek Oil Company Stock \nCertificate \nNo. 435, issued for 200 shares to \nH.E. Eastman in Corry, Pennsylvania, 1865. \nSigned by president ML Martin and secretary \nLindley. Not cancelled. Black border and print \nwith small vignette of anchor with \u201cHope\u201d printed above. 25 cent US \nIR stamp attached on the left. 4.75 x 9.5\u201d Folds. No information found \nabout this company. Corry was near the oil discoveries in Titusville. In \n1866, there was an oil \u201cbelt\u201d reported from Oil Creek to Brokenstraw \nCreek. Brokenstraw Creek is a 37.1-mile tributary of the Allegheny \nRiver in Warren County, Pennsylvania. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200- \n500 \nHWAC# 165301 \nLot# 1386 \n Crawford County, Pennsylvania \n1865 \n Glendale Oil Company Stock Certificate \n\u201dCrawford County, PA.\u201d printed under vignette. \nNo. 149, issued for 3,000 shares to Benj. \nCoolbaugh in 1865 in Philadelphia. Signed by \nthe president (illegible). Pen cancelled. One \nallegorical vignette (right); vignette of oil \ndrums being loaded onto train car (top center) and oil derrick (left \nborder). 6.5 x 11\u201d Printed by John Alexander, Philadelphia. Some wear \nto edges. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165918 \nLot# 1387 \n Erie, Pennsylvania 1865 \n Big Sandy \nOil & Mineral Company Stock Certificate \n\u201dErie, PA.\u201d printed under title. Inc. in Kentucky. \nLow number 10, issued for 6,744 shares to \nRichard Watson in Erie in 1865. Signed by \npresident O. Noble and asst. treasurer Bassett. \nNot cancelled. Black border and print with \noil derrick vignette (upper left) and rare underground mining scene \n(upper right). 25 cent US IR stamp attached on the left. Folds. 7.5 \nx 10.5\u201d In the description for this company\u2019s incorporation, they \nmention mining for coal, oil, iron, salt, and other mineral products. We \ncould not locate more detail about their operations. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165303 \nLot# 1388 \n Greene County, Pennsylvania \n1865 \n Amber Petroleum Company Stock \nCertificate \n\u201dof Greene County, Pennsylvania.\u201d \nNo. 169, issued for 100 shares to David Cramer \nin Columbia, Pennsylvania in May 1865. Signed \nby president Robert Cram and treasurer SS \nDetwiler. Not cancelled. Ornate border and \nvery detailed vignette of oil derricks and \nworkers (upper left) and dog on safe (top center). Printed by Wm. \nMann, Philadelphia. 8.25 x 11.25\u201d Nice condition. Articles from 1865 \nmention that Amber Petroleum offers a burning oil that\u2019s \u201csafe, won\u2019t \nsmoke, gives a good light, and is much cheaper than coal oil.\u201d In August \n1865, they were reported to have made a rich oil strike at the Lone \nStar Well on Dunkard Creek in Lancaster County. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. \n$200-500 \nHWAC# 165288 \nLot# 1389 \n Lawrence County, Pennsylvania \n1865 \n The Commonwealth Oil Company Stock \nCertificate \n\u201dLawrence County, Pennsylvania\u201d \nprinted under vignette. Inc. in 1864. No. \n164, issued for 100 shares to JA Bremer in \nPhiladelphia in 1865. Signed by president E. \nWeaver, treasurer SR Hilt, and secretary David \nHilt. Not cancelled. Black border and print with vignette of oil derricks \nand barrels being loaded. Printed by Moss & Co., Philadelphia. 25 cent \nUS IR stamp attached at lower left. Folds, creases, chips to borders. 8 x \n11.25\u201d No additional information located. (Companies with the same \nname pop-up post-1900.) \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# \n165292 \nLot# 1390 \n Lebanon, Pennsylvania 1868 \nLebanon Gas Company Stock Certificate \nNo. 413, issued to George Ron for 17 shares in \nLebanon in 1868. Signed by president Jacob \nWeidls and the treasurer. Pen cancelled. The \nfont and design are almost reminiscent of a \nbroadside or even newspaper headline, with \na big and bold title and interesting framing. \nThree vignettes: small locomotive, state seal, and factory. Printed by \nLebanon Courier. 25 cent US IR certificate stamp. 8.25 x 8.5\u201d Folds, \nstains. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165922 \nLot# 1391 \n Plummer, Pennsylvania 1865 \nHeydrick Oil Company of New York Stock \nCertificate \nNo. 417, issued for 500 shares \nto Riker & Co. in February 1865. Signed by \npresident R. Irwin and secretary Chapman. \nNot cancelled. Black border and print. Two \nvignettes: busy oil field (upper left) and Native \nAmerican woman (left). Printed by ES Dodge & Co., NY. 25 cent US \nIR bond stamp attached upper right. Folds. 7 x 10.25\u201d In June 1865, \nit was reported that oil financier Jesse Heydrick, who had organized \nthis company, was missing and drafts for large amounts drawn by \nhim had matured and been dishonored. An ad for the company lists \na superintendent in Plummer, Pennsylvania. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. \n$200-500 \nHWAC# 165912","53 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nStocks & Bonds \/ Petroliana \nLot# \n1392 \nTitusville, \nPennsylvania 1865 \n Granite \nState Oil Company Stock \nCertificate \nInc. in New York. No. \n24, issued for 1,000 shares to \nWilliam Moses in 1865. Signed \nby president Asa Stevens, the \ntreasurer and the secretary. \nNot cancelled. Very attractive \ndesign with bold company title \nand vignette with oil derrick \nand barrels. Printed by Ferd. \nMayer & Co., NY. 25 cent US IR Power of Attorney stamp attached on \nthe right. 7.75 x 10.25\u201d Folds, ink stains. One would think the company \nname is an homage to New Hampshire. We did not find any articles \non newspapers.com to help with the location, but did see a mention \nabout Charles Willard going to Titusville, PA to work as a mechanical \nengineer for the company. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# \n165917 \nLot# \n1393 \nVenango \nCounty, Pennsylvania 1865 \nBennyhoff \nPetroleum \nCompany Stock Certificate \nCompany name is misspelled! \nShould be \u201cBennyhoff\u201d not \n\u201cBennyhoof.\u201d \n\u201cVenango \nCounty, Pennsylvania\u201d printed \nunder title. No. 52, issued to \nCharles Dobbins in Pottsville \nin 1865. Signed by president \nStephen Harris and secretary \nWhitney. Pen cancelled. Two oil derrick vignettes. Printed by LP \nGarrigues, Pottsville. 25 cent US IR Power of Attorney stamp attached \nat bottom left. Pinholes, folds. 7.5 x 10.5\u201d There was company with the \nsame name operating at Titusville in 1880. No additional information \nlocated. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165947 \nLot# 1394 \n Venango County, \nPennsylvania 1865 \n Cherry \nRun & Pithole Oil Company \nStock Certificate \nQuite a \nunique name! No. 389, issued \nfor one share to LB Benton \nin Cuba, New York, in 1865. \nSigned by president R. Mills \nand treasurer JC Miller. Not \ncancelled. Ornate blue border \nand print with vignette of oil \nderricks. Printed by Hosford \n& Ketcham, NY. 7.5 x 10\u201d \nFolds, creases, ink stains. Oil discoveries at Pithole Creek created a \nfamous but short lived Pennsylvania boom town for the U.S. petroleum \nindustry that began in 1859. Oil strikes at nearby wells in January \n1865 prompted a large influx of people to the area that would become \nPithole, most of whom were land speculators. The town was laid out \nin May 1865, and by December was incorporated with an approximate \npopulation of 20,000. At its peak, Pithole had at least 54 hotels, 3 \nchurches, the third largest post office in Pennsylvania, a newspaper, a \ntheater, a railroad, the world\u2019s first pipeline and a red-light district \u201cthe \nlikes of Dodge City\u2019s.\u201d By 1866, economic growth and oil production in \nPithole had slowed. Oil strikes around other nearby communities and \nnumerous fires drove residents away from Pithole and, by 1877, the \nborough was unincorporated. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# \n165295 \nLot# 1395 \n Venango County, \nPennsylvania 1864 \n Commercial \nOil Company Stock Certificate \n\u201dPennsylvania Oil Wells\u201d printed \nbelow vignette. No. 15, issued \nfor 300 shares to Egbert Lees \nin Philadelphia in 1864. Signed \nby president William Curtis and \ntreasurer Willis. Not cancelled. \nHighly illustrated design with four vignettes: oil barrels being loaded \nonto train car (top center), oil derrick and barrels being filled (left \nborder) and two allegorical vignettes (right and bottom center). \nPrinted by American Bank Note Co., Philadelphia. 25 cent US IR \nstamp attached on the left. Deep folds with some separation. 6.5 x \n10.5\u201d In 1865 the Commercial Oil Company on the James Tarr farm \n(Oil Creek fields) was having trouble with its pumping outfits, which \nnecessitated frequent withdrawals from its oil wells of the tubing and \nseed bags, and consequent releasing of the column of water into the \noil rocks. This resulted in great damage to its wells. They then came up \nwith the idea of inserting into its finished wells three-and-a-quarter- \ninch casing below the upper fresh water rocks with a seed bag on the \noutside of the lower end of this casing to keep out the fresh water. The \ntubing without a seed bag was then inserted inside of this casing, and \nthis plan was used generally in old wells and new wells. Later mud was \nused instead of flax seed. [oilcitypa.net] \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200- \n500 \nHWAC# 165293 \nLot# 1396 \n Venango County, \nPennsylvania 1866 \n Donaldson \nOil Company Stock Certificate \n\u201dVenango County, Pennsylvania\u201d \nprinted \nunder \nvignette. \nIncorporated in 1864. Low \ncertificate number 10, issued \nfor 250 shares to EB Shee in \nPhiladelphia in February 1866. \nSigned by president James \nHell and treasurer Knight. \nPen cancelled. Black border and print. Two different very intricate \nvignettes of oil field operations including derricks and barrels being \nfilled. Printed by HG Leisenring, Philadelphia. 5 cent stamp attached \nover vignette on the left. Folds with some separation, missing upper \nright corner, toning. 7.5 x 11\u201d Located on a productive belt in the Oil \nCreek fields. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165291 \nLot# 1397 \n Venango County, Pennsylvania 1865 \nEast Oil Creek Petroleum Company Stock \nCertificate \n\u201dof the City of Brooklyn, N.Y.\u201d No. \n54, issued for one share to William E. Barnes \nin 1865. Signed by president Kelsey, secretary \nCharles Barnes, and treasurer Meserole. Not \ncancelled. Three vignettes: allegorical woman (upper left), oil derrick \noperations (center), and American patriot (upper right). 25 cent US \nIR certificate stamp attached on the bottom right. 6.5 x 12\u201d Pinholes, \nfolds, bent corners. One article from 1890 states there is a shareholder \nmeeting, so the company at least lasted 15 years. Oil Creek is in \nCrawford and Venango Counties, Pennsylvania. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. \n$200-500 \nHWAC# 165913 \nLot# 1398 \n Venango County, Pennsylvania \n1865 \n Everett Oil Company Stock Certificate \nOrganized in Pennsylvania. No. 188, issued \nfor 500 shares to GF Williams in Boston in \n1865. Signed by president Geo. P. Sanger and \nsecretary Hatch. Not cancelled. Black border \nand fancy script title. Pink underprint. Rare \npictorial seal in the bottom left, and oil derrick vignette at upper left. \nPrinted by Hatch & Co., NY. 6.75 x 10.75\u201d Folds, wear to edges. Very \nnice looking! According to a company prospectus, their \u201cProperty \nEmbraces Two Hundred Acres, in Fee Simple, on Oil Creek, Crawford \nCounty, Penn., and Two Leases on the Clapp & Farrell Farms, in \nVenango County.\u201d \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165915","54 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Stocks & Bonds \/ Petroliana \nLot# 1399 \n Venango County, \nPennsylvania 1872 \n Hiland \nPetroleum \nCompany \nStock Certificate \n\u201dCounty \nof \nVenango\u201d \n(printed \nunder \ntitle). \nChartered \nby \nthe \nCommonwealth \nof Pennsylvania. No. 259, \nissued for 100 shares to \nRichard M. Hunt in New \nYork in 1872. Signed by president Geo. Farnham and secretary Austin \nStevens. Not cancelled. Black border and print with small locomotive \nvignette. Printed by HR Cooper, NY. 5.25 x 9.5\u201d No additional \ninformation found online or in newspapers.com. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. \n$200-500 \nHWAC# 165911 \nLot# \n1400 \nVenango \nCounty, Pennsylvania 1865 \nIndependent Royalty Oil \nCompany Stock Certificate \n\u201dVenango \nCounty, \nPennsylvania\u201d printed under \nvignette. No. 292, issued for \n5,200 shares to treasurer \nHM Irwin in Philadelphia in \n1865. Signed by president \nJoseph Lewis and Irwin and \nthe secretary. Not cancelled. \nVignette of state seal. 25 cent US IR certificate stamp. Folds, toning \nand some stains. 7.75 x 11.25\u201d Printed by Moss & Co., Philadelphia. \nKen \nPrag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165927 \nLot# 1401 \n Venango County, Pennsylvania \n1864 \nKingsland \nOil \nCompany \nStock \nCertificate \n\u201dVenango County, Commonwealth \nof Pennsylvania\u201d (printed under vignette). No. \n76, issued for 500 shares to AS Jenks in 1864 \nin Philadelphia. Signed by president Standish \nHansell and treasurer Wm. Hansell. Punch \ncancelled on the left border. Very eye-catching design with ornate \nborder and bird\u2019s-eye vignette of an oil field. 25 cent US IR Entry of \nGoods stamp attached on the bottom left. Printed by Stein & Jones, \nPhiladelphia. 7.75 x 11\u201d Folds, creases. In February 1866, it was \nreported that the company\u2019s property at Newton Creek had burned. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165924 \nLot# 1402 \n Venango County, Pennsylvania \n1865 \n Linden Oil Company Stock Certificate \n\u201dVenango County, PA\u201d printed under vignette. \nNo. 177, issued for 50 shares to J. Fine Jr. in \nPhiladelphia in 1865. Signed by president \nGeorge Cookman and secretary Samuel Bailey. \nNot cancelled. Black border and print and two \ndifferent oil vignettes with derricks, tanks, and barrels. Lith. of Theo. \nLeonhardt. 25 cent US IR Power of Attorney stamp attached on the \nright. 7.5 x 11.75\u201d Folds, bent corners. According to a Sept. 1864 ad for \nthe company, their property was situated at the mouth of Oil Creek. In \nJanuary 1865, they paid a dividend. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165921 \nLot# \n1403 \nVenango \nCounty, \nPennsylvania 1865 \n Maple Shade Oil \nCompany Stock Certificate \n\u201dVenango \nCounty, Pennsylvania\u201d printed under \nvignette of PA state seal. No. 1046, \nissued for 200 shares to HS Paul \nin Philadelphia in 1865. Signed \nby president Potts and secretary \nSearls. Not cancelled. Revenue stamp \nimpression (missing). 7.5 x 10.75\u201d \nFolds. Properties at Oil Creek. A fire in April 1866 destroyed many \ntanks and barrels of this company! \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165928 \nLot# 1404 \n Venango County, \nPennsylvania 1865 \n McClintock \nReserve Oil Company Stock \nCertificate \n\u201dVenango County, \nPennsylvania\u201d printed on either \nside of vignette of oil derrick, \ntanks, and barrels being filled. No. \n748, issued for 1,000 shares to \nRS Davis in Philadelphia in 1865. \nSigned by president Millan(?) and \ntreasurer Reinboth. Not cancelled. \n25 cent US IR Certificate stamp attached on the upper right. Deep \nfolds, bent corners. 7.5 x 10.25\u201d Company owned the John McClintock \nReserve located at the junction of Oil Creek and Cherry Run. Total \nabout 4 acres. Two wells in full production. [The Evening Telegraph, \nDec. 14th 1864] \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165953 \nLot# 1405 \n Venango County, Pennsylvania \n1865 \n McElhenny Coal & Oil Company Stock \nCertificate \nInc. in Pennsylvania. No. 60, issued \nfor 8 shares to Edward Fitzgerald in 1865 in \nPhiladelphia. Signed by president James B. \nFerree and the treasurer. Not cancelled. Black \nborder and print. Double oval vignette of men \nloading oil barrels from tanks with a coal train in the background \ncrossing a bridge. Two smaller vignettes in bottom corners: Native \nAmerican and elk. Printed by Wm. Mann, Philadelphia. 25 cent US IR \ncertificate stamp attached at bottom center. 6.25 x 10\u201d Folds, clean. \nAccording to a February 21st, 1865 York Gazette article, the company \npurchased 121 acres of coal and oil land near French Creek and \nFranklin in Venango County, Pennsylvania. The coal vein is five feet \nthick. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165949 \nLot# 1406 \n Venango County, Pennsylvania \n1865 \n Philadelphia & Sugar Creek Oil \nCompany Stock Certificate \n\u201dVenango County, \nPennsylvania\u201d (printed under vignette). No. 163, issued for 350 \nshares to HB Heilman in Philadelphia in 1865. Signed by the president \n(illegible) and treasurer Bell. Not cancelled. Unique vignette with both \noil and agricultural imagery. Printed by HG Leisenring, Philadelphia. \n25 cent US IR Power of Attorney stamp attached on the left. Deep folds. \n7 x 10.5\u201d The company bought 100 acres on Sugar Creek and looked \npromising, but did not pay out (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 23 Oct \n1884). \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 166997 \nLot# 1407 \n Venango County, Pennsylvania 1865 \nRoss Oil Company Stock Certificate \nNo. 120, \nissued for 500 shares to company president \nWilliam McCutcheon in January 1865. Signed by McCutcheon and \nsecretary Robert Wray Jr. Pen cancelled. Two vignettes: oil field with \nderricks and barrels (center) and portrait of a man (left). 25 cent US \nIR Entry of Goods stamp at left. Printed by Krebs & Bro. 7 x 9.5 Spindle \nholes, toning, rough left edge. Articles report many dividend paid, \nand the location of wells to be Venango County. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. \n$200-500 \nHWAC# 166988 \nLot# 1408 \n Venango County, \nPennsylvania \n1865 \nThe \nBeaty Farm Oil Company \nStock \nCertificate \n\u201dVenango \nCounty, \nCommonwealth \nof \nPennsylvania\u201d printed under \nvignette of oil derricks and \nrows of barrels. Low certificate \nnumber 8, issued for 1,000 \nshares to Benjamin Bullock in \n1865 in Philadelphia. Signed \nby president Chas. Koons and the treasurer. Pen cancelled. 25 cent \nUS IR stamp at bottom left covered by pictorial green corporate seal. \nNo printer visible. Second 25 cent stamp on reverse. Folds, ink stains, \nglue along left border. 7.75 x 11\u201d No additional information located. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165948","55 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nStocks & Bonds \/ Petroliana \nLot# 1409 \n Venango County, Pennsylvania \n1865 \n The Hay\u2019s Farm Oil Company Stock \nCertificate \n\u201dVenango Co., Pennsylvania\u201d \nprinted under vignette of oil derricks, tanks, \nand barrels. Inc. in PA. No. 126, issued for 25 \nshares to William Supples in Philadelphia in \n1865. Signed by president Samuel Sloan and \nsecretary JB Wade. 25 cent US IR warehouse stamp attached on the left \nborder. 7.5 x 11.5\u201d Printed by T. Sinclair, Philadelphia. Folds, wear to \nedges. No additional information located. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200- \n500 \nHWAC# 165920 \nLot# 1410 \n Venango County, Pennsylvania \n1865 \n Venango & Mill Creek Oil & Coal \nCompany Stock Certificate \nInc. in New York. \nNo. 63, issued for 55 shares to James D. Hunter in 1865 in New York. \nSigned by president Stiger and secretary LL Lansing. Not cancelled. \nTwo different oil vignettes. Printed by Francis Hart & Co., NY. 25 cent \nUS IR Power of Attorney revenue stamp attached on the left. 6.5 x 12\u201d \nPinholes, folds, some discoloration. No additional information located: \nlikely Venango County, PA (site of Mill Creek). \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. \n$200-500 \nHWAC# 166995 \nLot# 1411 \n Venango County, Pennsylvania \n1865 \n Widow McClintock Oil Company Stock \nCertificate \n\u201dVenango County Pennsylvania\u201d \n(printed under title). Inc. in New York. No. 26, issued for 3,000 shares to \nHD Faulkuer in 1865. Signed by president WC Churchill and secretary \nChurchill. Not cancelled. Eagle vignette (top center) and oil operations \n(bottom left). 25 cent US IR Power of Attorney stamp attached on the \nleft. Printed by RC Root, Anthony & Co., NY. 6 x 11.5\u201d Folds, creases. \nKen \nPrag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 166990 \nLot# 1412 \n Venango County, Oil City, \nPennsylvania \n1865 \nMcFate \nPetroleum \nCompany Stock Certificate \nInc. in New York. \nNo. 118, issued to LS Watkins in New York in \n1865. Signed by Charles Bregg as president \nand Hayford B. Kirk as treasurer. Not cancelled. \n25 cent US IR Power of Attorney attached on \nthe right. Vignette of oil derrick and stacks of \nbarrels. Pink seal at left. 8 x 10.5\u201d Folds, creases, tears, missing bottom \nleft piece and hole in upper right. Property in Venango County, Oil City. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165951 \nLot# \n1413 \nVenango \nCounty, \nPithole, \nPennsylvania 1865 \n American Illuminating \nOil Company Stock Certificate \nInc. in New \nYork. No. 206, issued for 50 shares to John C. \nSinclair in New York, February 1865. Signed \nby president SB Deutcher(?) and the secretary \n(illegible). Not cancelled. Black border and \nprint with vignette of wagon moving away from oil derricks. Smaller \nallegorical vignette at bottom left. 25 cent US IR stamp at bottom right. \nDeep folds, rough left edge. 6.5 x 11\u201d According to an 1865 map of \noil properties, this company owned the Copeland Farm at Pithole, \nVenango County, Pennsylvania. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165307 \nLot# 1414 \n Warren County, Pennsylvania 1865 \nGreat Central Basin Oil Company Stock \nCertificate \n\u201dWarren County, Pennsylvania\u201d \n(printed under vignette). No. 69, issued for \n100 shares to Joseph A. Bremer in 1865. \nSigned by president WK Hemphill, secretary \nFougeray, and the treasurer. Not cancelled. \nTwo oil derrick vignettes. 25 cent US IR stamp attached on the right. \nPrinted by Wm. P. Murphy & Sons, Philadelphia. Horizontal fold with \nsome separation, piece missing on the bottom border. 7.5 x 12\u201d No \nadditional information found on newspapers.com \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165910 \nLot# 1415 \n Warren County, Pennsylvania 1865 \nGreat National Petroleum Company Stock \nCertificate \nNo. 21, issued for 300 shares to \nThomas Briggs in Pittsburgh in 1865. Signed \nby president Bateman Goe and the secretary. \nNot cancelled. Large, detailed vignette of oil \noperation with derricks, tanks, and barrels. \n25 cent US IR certificate stamp attached at bottom left. 9.25 x 10.5\u201d \nwith notice about stock transfer attached to the bottom. Folds, creases, \nsome soiling. The company bought 10 acres in Warren County in June \n1865. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165919 \nLot# 1416 \n Pennsylvania 1864 \n Anderson \nPetroleum Company Stock Certificate \nInc. \nin New York. No. 124, issued for 125 shares \nto JE Munsell in New York in 1864. Signed by \nthe proterm president (illegible) and secretary \nLewis Curtis. Not cancelled. Black border and \nprint. Vignette of oil operation with barrels \nbeing loaded and stacked. Printed by Wilbur \n& Hastings, NY. 25 cent US IR stamp attached on the upper left. 7.75 \nx 10\u201d Folds, clean. Owned the Irvine Farm on Little Tionesta Creek, \n1,500 acres. Four wells, 600-700 ft. deep. [A Brief History of the \nPennsylvania Petroleum Region, Its Development, Growth, Resources, \nEtc., from 1859 to 1869, By Andrew Cone, Walter R. Johns 1870] \nKen \nPrag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165304 \nLot# 1417 \n Pennsylvania 1857 \n Birmingham, \nEast Birmingham & South Pittsburgh Gas Co. \nStock Certificate \nNo. 44, issued for 8 shares to \nNoble in Birmingham, February 1857. Signed \nby J.M.M. Elroy and secretary JM Fulton. Pen \ncancelled. Attractive design with allegorical \nand industrial vignettes (left border) and \nvignette of factory (top center). Printed by Wm. Schuchman & Bro., \nPittsburg. Stains, rough bottom edge. 6.75 x 9.75\u201d \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165302 \nLot# 1418 \n Pennsylvania 1865 \n Indian Creek \nCoal & Oil Company Stock Certificate \nInc. \nin New York. No. 134, issued for 300 shares \nto John Tyler Jr. in 1865 in New York. Signed \nby president Manning and secretary Chas. \nSeymour Jr. Not cancelled. Rare underground \nmining vignette (top center) and oil derrick vignette (left). Printed by \nHatch & Co., NY. 25 cent US IR certificate stamp attached on the right. \n6.25 x 11\u201d Folds, creases. The Indian Creek Coal Field was in Saltlick, \nSpringfield, and Stewart Townships in Fayette County, and Donegal \nTownship in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165926 \nLot# 1419 \n Pennsylvania 1867 \n Massachusetts \nand \nOil-Creek \nPetroleum \nCo. \nStock \nCertificate \nOrganized in Massachusetts. No. \n528, issued for 1,000 shares to Susan Easton \nin Boston in 1867. Signed by president Willard \nand treasurer Thos. C. Lombard. Not cancelled. \nOrnate border, no vignette. 25 cent US IR stamp \nattached at lower left. 6.75 x 10\u201d Folds, some foxing. According to an \nDec. 17th, 1864 ad in the Bangor Daily, the company owned 13 wells \nand 10 properties on the Oil Creek, Cherry Run, and Alleghany Rivers, \n\u201cin the very heart of the richest Oil Lands in the territory.\u201d \nKen Prag \nCollection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165312 \nLot# 1420 \n Providence, Rhode Island 1867 \nRhode Island Petroleum Company Stock \nCertificate \nPerhaps a unique location for an oil \ncompany in Prag\u2019s Oil Stock Collection. No. 266, issued for 5 shares \nto Anna Wheaton in Providence in 1867. Signed by president Henry \nHoward and treasurer SS Sprague. Not cancelled. Black border and \nprint. 25 cent US IR certificate adhesive revenue stamp attached on \nthe left border. 6.5 x 9.5\u201d Folds. No additional information located. \nKen \nPrag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 167004","56 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Stocks & Bonds \/ Petroliana, Railroadiana \nLot# 1421 \n Virginia 1865 \n George Washington \nPetroleum Company of Virginia Stock \nCertificate \nUnique! Inc. in New York. No. \n48, issued to Francis N. Gove in 1865. Signed \nby president James J. O\u2019Fallon and secretary \nBarret. Not cancelled. Three vignettes including \na portrait vignette of George Washington. \nPrinted by Ferd Mayer & Co., NY. Deep folds with separation. 6.75 x 11\u201d \nNo information found online including any mentions on newspapers. \ncom. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165916 \nLot# 1422 \n Doddridge County, West Virginia \n1865 \n Buck Run Oil Company Stock \nCertificate \n\u201dDoddridge Co. West Va.\u201d printed \nunder vignette. Inc. \u201cunder the Mining laws of \nWest Va.\u201d No. 78, issued for 500 shares to Ed \nFitzgerald in Philadelphia in 1865. Signed by \npresident C. Miles and treasurer Geo. Frick. \nNot cancelled. Black border and print, silver seal. Vignette of busy \noil operation with barrels being filled and loaded. Printed by Jas. \nMcGuigan. 25 cent US IR stamp attached on the left. Folds, clean. 7 x \n10.5\u201d No additional information located. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200- \n500 \nHWAC# 165300 \nLot# 1423 \n Doddridge County, West Virginia \n1865 \n Old Dominion Oil Company Stock \nCertificate \n\u201dDoddridge County, West Virginia\u201d \nprinted under vignette. No. 27, issued for 500 shares to Helen Seaver in \n1865 in Philadelphia. Signed by the president (illegible) and treasurer \nW.R. Collins. Not cancelled. Two oil vignettes. Printed by Moss & Co., \nPhiladelphia. 25 cent US IR Warehouse Receipt stamp. Folds, clean. 7.5 \nx 11\u201d \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 166996 \nLot# 1424 \n Easton County, West Virginia \n1864 \n Kanawha Petroleum Company Stock \nCertificate \nOrganized under the laws of \nNew York. No. 80, issued for 40 shares to \nClarence Stanley in 1864 in New York. Signed \nby president Shepard and the secretary. Not \ncancelled. Black border and print. Three vignettes: two allegorical and \noil derrick. 25 cent US IR Protest stamp attached on the left. Printed \nby Miller & Boyle, NY. Folds with separation, toning, wear to borders. \n7 x 12\u201d According to a June 1865 Pittsburgh article, the company had \nproperty at Stephens Farm, Thirteen-Mile Creek, Easton County, West \nVirginia. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165925 \nLot# 1425 \n Kanawha Valley, West Virginia \n1867 \n West Virginia Oil City Company Stock \nCertificate \nNo. 75, issued for 20 shares to \nAndrew Wilson Jr. in Columbus, Ohio, 1867. Signed by president \nBarnett and secretary James Watson. Not cancelled. Vignette of wagon \nmoving away from oil derricks and tanks. Printed by Ehrgott, Forbriger \n& Co., Cincinnati. 25 cent US IR Life Insurance stamp attached at lower \nleft. 6.5 x 10\u201d Folds, some toning. Formed to extract oil in Kanawha \nValley fields, West Virginia (Urbana Union, 07 Nov 1866). \nKen Prag \nCollection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 167005 \nLot# 1426 \n Monongalia County, West Virginia \n1866 \n Cheat River Oil & Mining Co. of West \nVirginia Stock Certificate \nInc. in 1865. No. 55, \nissued for 100 shares to Ashcraft in Odessa, \n1866. Signed by president J. Bird, the secretary \n(illegible), and treasurer John Appleton. Not \ncancelled. Black border and print, red seal. \nVignette of oil field with derricks and a second vignette of a partially \ntopless allegorical woman. Printed by Wm. Mann, Philadelphia. 8 \nx 12\u201d Folds, creases, tears along edges. Formed for \u201cthe purpose of \ndeveloping two thousand acres of land situated and lying on the east \nside of the Cheat River, in Monongalia County...in order to procure \nand obtain minerals and carbon oils...\u201d. Office at Morgantown. [http:\/\/ \nwww.wvlegislature.gov\/legisdocs\/publications\/acts\/Acts_1866.pdf] \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165296 \nLot# 1427 \n Pleasants County, West Virginia \n1864 \n Bull Creek Oil Company Stock \nCertificate \n\u201dPleasants County West Virginia\u201d \nprinted under vignette. No. 662, issued for 100 \nshares to William Armstrong in Philadelphia in \nDecember 1864. Signed by president Phillips \nand treasurer John Muller. Pen cancelled. \nBlue gray border and print with detailed vignette of oil derrick, \nlocomotive, and steamboat. Printed by J. Haebulon, Philadelphia. 25 \ncent US IR stamp attached on the left border. Wrinkles around edges, \ndiscoloration on left side. 7.25 x 10.75\u201d Operated the Richards Well. On \nJune 20, 1863, at the height of the Civil War, Pleasants County was one \nof fifty Virginia counties that entered the Union as the state of West \nVirginia. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165298 \nLot# 1428 \n Wetzel, West Virginia 1867 \n Ann \nArbor & West Virginia Oil & Mining Co. Stock \nCertificate \nInc. in Michigan. No. 44, issued \nfor 20 shares to S.A. Mattison in Ann Arbor, \nFebruary 1867. Signed by president E.O. Haven \nand secretary J.H. Burleson. Not cancelled. \nVignette of oilfield with derrick, tank and barrels with workers (top \ncenter) and smaller vignettes on bottom. Black print on creme. Calvert \n& Co. Lith. Detroit. 25 cent US IR stamp attached at left. 6.5 x 12\u201d Tape \nrepair at fold. The company was located at Wetzel, West Virginia. The \nAnn Arbor and West Virginia Oil and Mining Company was organized \nand incorporated January 13th 1866, in accordance with the general \nlaw of Michigan for the incorporation of manufacturing and mining \ncompanies. Although mining is in the company name, we believe this \ncompany was in the petroleum business in West Virginia. \nKen Prag \nCollection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165305 \nLot# 1429 \n West Virginia 1867 \n Dayton White \nOak Oil Company Stock Certificate \nNo. 604, \nissued for 5 shares to Andrew Wilson Jr. on \nJanuary 12th, 1867, in Dayton, Ohio. Signed \nby president RD Harrison and the secretary \n(illegible). Not cancelled. Black border and \nprint. Nice detailed vignette of oil derricks and \nhorse-drawn cart. Printed by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co., Cincinnati. 25 \ncent US IR stamp with tied cancel attached at left. 6 x 10\u201d Folds, some \ntoning. According to an article mentioning their incorporation in July \n1866, the company\u2019s office was in Dayton, Ohio, but oil properties \nwere in West Virginia. No other information located. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165290 \nLot# 1430 Oil Stock Collection, 60 \nAbout \n60 oil stocks. American Refining, Black Magic \nOil, Butte Oil, Button Butte Oil, Capitol Dome \nOil, Clark Fork oil etc. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana \nEphemera Collection \nEst. $400-1000 \nHWAC# \n163743 \nLot# 1431 \n 1868 \n Panama Rail Road Company \nStock Certificate \nNo. 14710, issued for 3 \nshares to Fowler, Osgood & Co. in 1868 in \nNew York. Signed by president David Hoadley \nand treasurer Henry Smith. Punch and pen \ncancelled. 25 cent US IR stamp on the left and \non the reverse. Transferred to F. Chauncey on the reverse, who is likely \nrelated to Henry Chauncey, who was a partner of Alsop and an investor \nin the Panama Railroad. 4 x 7.5\u201d Fowler, Osgood & Company were \nlikely a banking firm. A newspaper article from 1868 mentions they \nare \u201cselling Erie\u201d (railroad stock?). The company operated the Panama \nCanal Railway, a line that runs parallel to the Panama Canal, linking the \nAtlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean in Central America. Route stretched \n47.6 miles across the Isthmus of Panama from Colun (Atlantic) to \nBalboa (Pacific). Provided both freight and passenger service. Rail line \nbuilt due to increase in traffic to California with the 1849 Gold Rush. \nConstruction began in 1850, 1st train on Jan. 28, 1855. Became one of \nthe most profitable railroads in the world. Passengers paid $25 each \nto travel 47 miles. Chartered by the State of New York on April 7, 1849. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165876","57 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nStocks & Bonds \/ Railroadiana \nLot# 1432 \n 1865-72 \n Panama Rail Road Company \nStock Trio, All Different incl. Imprinted Revenues \nLot of 3 different. In 1847, a group of New York \nfinanciers organized the Panama Railroad Company. \nThis company secured an exclusive concession from \nColombia allowing construction of a crossing, which \nmight be by road, rail, river, or a combination. After \nsurveys, a railroad was chosen, and a new contract so \nspecifying was obtained in 1850. The railroad track \nfollowed generally the line of the present canal. The first \nthrough train from the Atlantic to the Pacific side ran on the completed \ntrack on January 28,1855. This rail was used by the SS Central America. \n1) Stock issued in 1865. Signed by David Hoadly as president and \ntreasurer Henry Smith. Punch and pen cancelled. 25 cent US Ir stamp \nattached on the left border. 2) Stock issued in 1870. Same corporate \nsignatures. Punch and pen cancelled. Imprinted revenue Scott Type \nT4. 3) Stock issued in 1872. Signed by vice president Bellows and \nsecretary John Keeley. Punch cancelled. Imprinted revenue RN-U1. \n4.25 x 7\u201d \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 165846 \nLot# 1433 \n 1888 \n French Bonds to Build \nthe Panama Canal \nLot of 2 different issued \nbonds, Universal Panama Interoceanic \nCanal Company, a French company created \nto build the Panama Canal in 1880. Ended \nin scandal due to corruption of politicians \nand others involved. These two bonds were \nissued in 1888 and have multiple foreign \nstamps with tied cancels. 10.5 x 12.5\u201d Folds, \ntears, stains. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $100- \n300 \nHWAC# 165317 \nLot# 1434 \n 1880-1904 \n French Bonds to Build \nthe Panama Canal \nLot of 3 different plus a \nlater liquidation booklet (in French, 1904). \nCertificates issued 1880, 1884, and 1888. \nTwo are highly illustrated. One has foreign \nadhesive stamps. Great group! The Universal \nPanama Interoceanic Canal Company, a French \ncompany created to build the Panama Canal \nin 1880. Ended in scandal due to corruption of politicians and others \ninvolved. 7 x 7.5\u201d to 11.25 x 12\u201d \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 165874 \nLot# 1435 \n Nome, \nAlaska \nCouncil City \n& Solomon River \nR.R. \nSpecimen \nStock, Alaska, Rare \nWonderful specimen \nstock \ncertificate \nfrom \nthis \nAlaska \nrailroad. \nStamped \n\u201cSPECIMEN\u201d \nin \nred caps. Printed \nby ABN, New York. \nThis certificate is \nvery rare in any form, but even more so in Specimen form. Stamped, \n\u201cReturn to Record & Specimen Dept.\u201d, so this came out of the American \nBanknote Company archives. Council City and Solomon River Railroad \nis an abandoned railroad in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its name refers to \nSolomon River and the city of Council in the Nome Census Area. The \nrailway operated from 1903 to 1907. The remains of the railroad at \nMile 31 of the Nome-Council Highway, comprising three locomotives, \ntwo flat cars and a boiler, were listed as an historic district on the \nNational Register of Historic Places in 2001. The certificate is in EF \ncondition. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165476 \nLot# 1436 \n Marin County, California 1914 \nMt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway \nStock Certificate \nInc. February 1913. No. 98, \nissued for 8 shares to Grace Cushing in 1914 \nin San Francisco. Signed by president Rinyon \nand secretary Carothers. Stamp cancelled. \nBeautiful vignette of winding track in the \nredwoods with San Francisco in the background. Lith. HS Crocker Co. \n7.25 x 10\u201d Folds, pinholes. The \u201cCrookedest Railroad in the World\u201d, a \nscenic tourist railway operating between Mill Valley and the east peak \nof Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California, covering a distance of \n8.19 miles, with a 2.88-mile spur line to the Muir Woods. The railroad \nwas incorporated in January 1896, and closed in the summer of 1930. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 165782 \nLot# 1437 \n New Almaden, California \nSaratoga & Almaden Railroad Company \nBond Certificate, 1885 \nScarce, California \nrailroad bond from the Saratoga & \nAlmaden Railroad Company issued in \n1885 for $500. Cert. #132. Twenty year \ngold bond, 6% interest. Forty coupons \nattached at the right. Signed by D.M. Pyle as \npresident. Britton & Rey, S.F. Lithographer. \nIn 1884, it was planned that a railroad be built \nfrom Murphy\u2019s station along the Southern \nPacific Railroad tracks to Saratoga, with the \nlong-term goal of building a collective 22 \nmiles of track in order to reach the mines of \nNew Almaden. At least five miles of track were laid,] and the railroad \nwas likely built from Murphy\u2019s station all the way to Saratoga. If this \nwere the case, the name \u201cSaratoga and Almaden Railroad\u201d may have \nbeen chosen to garner support for the unbuilt section of the line. \nThe bond has some browning on the coupons, but otherwise fine. \nUncanceled. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 145714 \nLot# 1438 \n San Francisco, \nCalifornia \nCable Railway Stock \nSigned by Andrew Hallidie, \nS.F. Cable Car Inventor \nVery \nrare, maybe the only one in \nexistence. Unlisted in Cox, \nthis is a certificate from Cable \nRailway Company, signed by \nA.S. Hallidie as president and \nChas. P. Campbell as secretary. \nAndrew S. Hallidie (1836-1900) \nis known as the father of the cable car. In 1873, Hallidie founded the \nClay Street Hill Railroad Company in San Francisco, which became \nthe world\u2019s first successful cable car company. The idea for the cable \ncar came to Hallidie in 1869, after he witnessed a terrible accident \ninvolving a horse-drawn streetcar slipping on the steep hills of San \nFrancisco. He designed a system that used a continuously moving \ncable to pull streetcars up and down the hills, which was safer and \nmore efficient than the previous system. This certificate is from a later \ncable car company dated 1893. Cert. #32. Printed by Britton & Rey, \nS.F. Joseph Britton and J.J. Rey were also directors of his original Clay \nStreet Cable Company. Uncanceled. Included with this great signature \npiece is a Cable Car Centennial Token with Hallidie pictured on the \nfront with a cable car on the back. Inscribed, \u201cAndrew Hallidie- Father \nof the Cable Car\u201d. \nEst. $800-1500 \nHWAC# 145711 \nLot# 1439 \n Cripple Creek, Colorado \nCripple \nCreek Railroad Stocks in Frames, 3 \n3 \ndifferent colorful varieties in nice frames of \nthese railroad stocks. Frames are 12.5x16\u201d. \nMidland Terminal Railway 1915. Cripple Creek \nCentral Railway 1917, orange and olive colors. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165136","58 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Stocks & Bonds \/ Railroadiana \nLot# 1440 \n Chicago, Illinois 1870 \n Pullman\u2019s \nPalace Car Company Stock Certificate \nSigned by Pullman \nInc. in Illinois. No. 1065, \nissued for 6 shares in 1870 to Isaac Bell. \nSigned by George Pullman and president and \nthe secretary. Signatures are punch cancelled. \nBlack border and print with ornate script. Tied \n25 cent revenue stamp attached at bottom left. Folds, some stains, \ntears. 5.5 x 8.5\u201d Pullman developed his \u201cpalace\u201d railroad sleeping car \nin the 1860s. They gained national attention when President Lincoln\u2019s \nbody was transported in one. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# \n165278 \nLot# 1441 \n Illinois 1871 \n Plymouth, Kankakee \n& Pacific Railroad Company Bond with \nImprinted Revenue \n$1,000 bond no. 2064, \nissued in 1871 to John Edgar Thompson of \nPhiladelphia. Signed by president James Crew \nand secretary John Cushman. Punch cancelled. \nSigned on the back by J. Edgar Thomson as \ntrustee. He was entrepreneur of 19th century \nAmerica best known for his leadership of Pennsylvania Railroad from \nits 1852 founding to his 1874 death. Green border, gold underprint, \nand two different locomotive vignettes. Printed by Seibert & Bros. RN- \nW2 imprinted revenue on the left side. Six coupons remaining. 13 x \n16.5\u201d Folds, some separation along fold. Castenholz pg. 55. Plymouth, \nKanakee and Pacific Railroad Co was created by merger of Kankakee & \nIllinois River Railroad with the Plymouth, Kankakee & Pacific Railroad \nin 1870. Operated 167 miles of track between Plymouth, Indiana and \nBureau Junction, Illinois. \nEst. $180-300 \nHWAC# 167574 \nLot# 1442 \n Illinois 1868 \n Rockford, Rock \nIsland, & St. Louis Railroad Co. Bond with \nImprinted Revenues \nCastenholz says this is \nthe rarest of 4 different for this company (pg. \n58). $500 bond no. 6769, issued in October \n1868. Signed by president Geo. Greene, \nsecretary Cleutz, and the treasurer. Stamp \nand punch cancelled. Black border, green seal, and two locomotive \nvignettes. Four RNs: three P5 and one T4. 11.75 x 17\u201d Folds. \nEst. $200- \n300 \nHWAC# 167577 \nLot# 1443 \n New Orleans, Louisiana 1872 \n New \nOrleans, Mobile, & Texas Railroad Co. Bond \nwith Imprinted Revenue \n$1,000 bond issued \nin 1872. Signed by the president and treasurer. \nNot cancelled. RN-U4 imprinted revenue \nstamp. Two vignettes: bald eagle on shield (top \ncenter) and small locomotive (bottom center). \nPrinted by Henry Seibert & Bros., NY. 67 coupons attached. 23 x 16\u201d \nConstruction of the railroad between Mobile and New Orleans was \nstarted by the New Orleans, Mobile & Chattanooga Railroad in 1869, \nand it was completed in 1871. That year, the name of the railroad was \nchanged to the New Orleans, Mobile & Texas Railroad. The Louisville \n& Nashville Railroad leased the NOM&C on May 8, 1880, and bought \nthe railroad at a mortgage foreclosure sale on October 5, 1881. \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 167921 \nLot# 1444 \n 1800s \n Three Different Railroad Stocks \nwith Imprinted Revenues \nLot of 3 different. All have \nRN-U1 imprinted revenues. 1) Warren & Venango \nRailroad Company. Unissued, 1800s. Two locomotive \nvignettes and one allegorical vignette. 2) Chicago & \nSouth Western Railway Company. Unissued but punch \ncancelled. Three vignettes: locomotive, Civil War soldier, \nand state seal. 3) Dayton & Michigan Railroad. Issued in \n1873 for 1 share. Punch cancelled. Locomotive vignette. \nEst. $160-250 \nHWAC# 167587 \nLot# 1445 \n Baltimore, Maryland \nBrashears \nParlor and Sleeping Car Company Stock \nRare, one hundred shares of capital stock in the \nBrashears Parlor and Sleeping Car Company to \nJno Jos Cellinaun, number 366, issued July 9th \n1887. Signed by Shipley Brashears, Secretary \nand G. V Crook, Vice President. Lith by A. Hoen \n& Company. Ken Prag Collection. \nEst. $200- \n400 \nHWAC# 166126 \nLot# \n1446 \nMaryland \n1917 \nWestern \nMaryland Railroad Co. Bond Issued to John \nD. Rockefeller \n$10,000 bond no. X924, issued \nto John D. Rockefeller on June 4th, 1917. Not \nsigned by Rockefeller. Signed by the vice \npresident and asst. secretary. Punch cancelled. \n$20 investment revenue stamps in two corners. \nGray border, railroad vignette. International Bank Note Co. 9 x 13\u201d John \nD Rockefeller (1839 - 1937) was an American business magnate and \nphilanthropist and is widely considered the wealthiest American of all \ntime, having made his fortune through the Standard Oil Company. \nKen \nPrag Collection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165280 \nLot# 1447 \n Massachusetts 1850s \n Early \nMassachusetts Railroad Stock Certificates \nand Bonds \nLot of 6 different. Includes: \nHousatonic Rail Road Company (1853 stock); \nBoston & Providence Railroad Company \n($1,000 bond, 1852); Dorchester & Milton \nBranch Railroad Company (1858, $100 bond); \nFitchburg & Worcester Rail Road Co. (two \ndifferent unissued stocks); and Boston & New York Central Rail Road \nCompany ($1,000 bond, 1854, unissued. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200- \n400 \nHWAC# 165799 \nLot# 1448 \n Michigan 1850s-70s \n Early Michigan \nRailroad Stock Trio \nLot of 3 different. 1) Michigan \nSouthern and Northern Indiana Railroad Company. \nIssued for 300 shares in 1857. Black print on blue paper \nwith locomotive vignette. Stamp cancelled. 2) Flint & \nPere Marquette Railway Company. Issued in 1879 for \n500 shares. Punch cancelled. Green border and print, \nlocomotive vignette. 3) Detroit, Monroe & Toledo \nRailroad Company. Signed by the president but not \nissued. 1850s. Locomotive and allegorical vignette. \nKen \nPrag Collection \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 165797 \nLot# 1449 \n Eureka, Nevada \n1901 \nEureka \n& \nPalisade \nRailroad Company Bond \nRare. \nNegotiable Certificate Receipt \nfor First Mortgage Bond, $1,000, \n1901. Issued to Frank Mills. \nSigned by the secretary Hellman. \nGreen border and black print, \nstamp cancelled. 8.75 x 12\u201d \nFolds. The Eureka & Palisade \nRailroad was a narrow gauge \nrailroad built from 1873-1875 between Palisade and Eureka, NV, \nabout 85 miles. Railroad built to connect Eureka, the center of a rich \nsilver mining area, with Palisade which connected the national railway \nnetwork. Due to financial concerns and reorganizations railroad \nbecame \u201cEureka and Palisade Railway\u201d and then \u201cEureka Nevada \nRailway.\u201d John Sexton, manager of the line, tried to keep line running \nbut it succumbed to the effects of flood, fire, competing road traffic, \nand dwindling amounts of ore extracted in Eureka. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 165783","59 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nStocks & Bonds \/ Railroadiana \nLot# 1450 \n Mason Valley, Nevada \nNevada Copper \nBelt Railroad Bond Certificate, Mason Valley, \n1909 \nCert. #564, $500, 6%, Mortgage Bond from this \nNevada railroad company. The bond was issued in \n1909 and signed by the company officers, L.H. Curtis \nand W.C. Orem. The Nevada-Douglas Copper Company \nowned a 1\/2 interest in this company. This standard \ngauge line was to run 41 miles when complete, from \nthe Mason Valley Smelter through Mason and Smith \nValleys. Then it was to connect with the Southern \nPacific at Wabuska. Expected completion of the line was expected to \nbe in 1911. The company\u2019s equipment included 2 locomotives and 45 \nfifty-ton ore cars. There are no remaining coupons as the company \npaid dividends through 1940. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 145726 \nLot# 1451 \n Virginia City, Nevada \nVirginia & \nTruckee Railroad Bond Signed by William \nSharon \nLarge format bond with classic NV \nmining vignette, bond no 564. 1874. 1500 \nbonds were issued from the railroad, from VC to \nReno and the line of the central pacific railroad. \nTrustees include John D Fry a Comstock \nmillionaire and Robert Morrow. Sharon signed \nthis piece at lower right. 24 coupons attached. \nSharon\u2019s signature unaffected by 2 hole punch cancels. Scarce with a \nnice clear signature like this one! \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 167523 \nLot# \n1452 \nNew \nJersey \nElectro Pneumatic Transit \nCompany Stock Certificate \nVery nice certificate issued \nfor 100 shares. The company \nincorporated in 1886. In 1887, \nAn ordinance was granted the \nElectro - Pneumatic Transit \nCompany the privilege of \nplacing \npneumatic \ntubes \nunder certain streets in the \nCity of Philadelphia . Great vignette of a gear at the bottom with tubes \nradiating up showing machinery and a U.S. Mail Automatic System. \nElectro Pneumatic systems are still produced today for robotics and \nautomation. Scarce certificate is uncanceled. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# \n165477 \nLot# 1453 \n Cleveland, Ohio 1850-59 \n Early \nCleveland Railroad Stock Certificates, \nBonds, & Scrip \nLot of 7 different. Included: \nCleveland & Toledo Rail-Road Company \n(two different, 1854 stock and 1859 stock); \nCleveland, Zanesville & Cincinnati Railroad \nCompany (1853 $1,000 bond); and Cleveland, \nPainsville & Ashtabula Railroad Company (1850 $1,000 bond, 1856 \nstock, and two pieces of Scrip, 1856 and unissued). Please inspect. \nKen \nPrag Collection \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 165793 \nLot# 1454 \n Ohio 1853-56 \n Early Ohio Railroad \nStock Certificates and Bonds, 1850s \nLot \nof 4 different. 1) Eaton & Hamilton Railroad \nCompany. Stock issued in 1854, punch and \npen cancelled. 2) Greenville & Miami Railroad \nCompany. $1,000 bond issued in 1854, not \ncancelled. 3) Mobile and Ohio Rail Road \nCompany. Stock issued in 1853, pen cancelled. \n4) Columbus & Xenia Rail Road Company. Stock issued in 1856, pen \nand punch cancelled. Please inspect. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165794 \nLot# 1455 Midwest Railroad Bonds, 60 \nAbout 60 Midwest railroad bonds. Chicago and \nAlton, Lake Shore and Michigan, Pittsburgh, \nCincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $200- \n400 \nHWAC# 166583 \nLot# 1456 \n Holbrook, Arizona 1893 \n Arizona \nCo-Operative \nMercantile \nAssociation \nStock Certificate (Mormon Business) \nInc. \nin Arizona. No. 719, issued for 8 shares to \nsecretary John Hulet in 1893 in Holbrook. \nSigned by Jesse Smith (president) and Jno. \nHulet (secretary). Stamp and cut cancelled. \nBlack border and print, Arizona state seal vignette. Founded in 1881, \nthe ACMI was the Arizona version of the ZCMI (Zion\u2019s Cooperative \nMercantile Institution) in Salt Lake City. The ACMI was originally \nbegun as a wholesaler for Mormon towns in the region, purchasing \nsupplies at prices that individual settlements could not command. \nHowever, it quickly assumed an important credit function. \nEst. $100- \n200 \nHWAC# 160412 \nLot# 1457 \n Arizona 1896 \n Enterprise Canal \nCompany Stock Certificate \nVery rare. Dateline \nSafford, Arizona, Feb. 26th, 1896. Issued for 2 \nshares to CD Ely. Signed by president NP Beebe \nand secretary Harry Warren. Not cancelled. \nBrown red print on green paper with vignette \nof eagle with American flag. Folds, archival tape repaired separations. \n5.25 x 11\u201d The organizers of this company, including rancher Nelson \nP. Beebe, wanted to build a canal that would take river water from \nexisting canals in the Upper Gila River at a point 9 miles up the river \nfrom Solomon to near Pima. They thought this would also increase the \namount of irrigated land in the valley by 60,000 acres. Survey work \nbecame an issue when ranchers in the area were killed by Apaches led \nby Geronimo. By July 1898, 15 miles of the canal had been \u201claid out.\u201d In \n1898-99, work started an a mile of the canal was completed. However, \nthat\u2019s where the project stopped because the other canal companies \ndid not join the project. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165835 \nLot# 1458 \n Hollywood, California 1927 \nBank of Hollywood Stock Certificate \nInc. in \nCalifornia. No. 1052, issued for one share to AM \nWilkinson in 1927. Signed by president John \nCamphouse and asst. secretary BH George. Not \ncancelled. Orange border and black print with \nno vignette. Deep folds with some separation. \nA few small tears along edges, tape repairs. 9 \nx 11.75\u201d This bank was incorporated in 1922. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. \n$100-200 \nHWAC# 165811 \nLot# 1459 \n California 1928 \n Two Different Theatre\/ \nFilm Stock Certificates \nLot of 2 different. 1) United \nPicture Theatres, Limited. Issued in 1928 for 500 \nshares to Ruby Beazley. Signed by two directors \nand one secretary. Not cancelled. Blue border and \nprint. Folds, creases. 11 x 12\u201d Operated multiple \ntheaters in London. 2) The Pickwick Corporation. \nInc. in California. Issued for 10 0shares in 1928. \nSigned by the vice president and asst. secretary. Not \ncancelled. Brown border, black print, California- \nthemed allegorical vignette with woman and bear. Folds, creases, \nsome separation along folds. 9.5 x 12\u201d The company was named for \nits office location, the 1904 San Diego Pickwick Theater, built by Louis \nJ. Wilde, primarily for vaudeville but converted to movies in 1922 \nand demolished in 1926. Operated Pickwick Broadcasting, Pickwick \nHotels, Pickwick Stage Lines, and more. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $150- \n200 \nHWAC# 165885 \nLot# 1460 \n Los Angeles, California \nLos \nAngeles Street Improvement Bonds, \n1000 \nAbout 1000 c. 1911 Los Angeles \nStreet Improvement bonds. About 28 \nlbs. \nEst. $400-1000 \nHWAC# 167331","60 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Stocks & Bonds \/ Telegraph-Telephone \nLot# 1461 \n Sacramento, California 1853 \n Alta California \nTelegraph Company Stock Certificate, Gold Rush \nVery rare! Pre- \nTranscontinental Telegraph! Gold Rush era. Certificate No. 681, issued \nfor one shares to (blank) on December 1st, 1853 in Sacramento \nCity. Signed by president Justin E. Strong and secretary Hawkins. \nNot cancelled. Black border and print. No printer listed. 5 x 13\u201d The \ncompany completed a line from Sacramento to Nevada City with \nsubsequent connections to mining camps. Eventually, they headed \ntowards the Bay Area which put them into direct competition with \nCalifornia State Telegraph Co. When Alta laid a line down from Oakland \nto San Francisco (through the San Francisco Bay), they were sued by \nCalifornia State Telegraph and lost. Eventually, they consolidated The \nSacramento Daily Union of August 24, 1852 had an article on the \nwonders of the \u201celectric telegraph.\u201d It went on to report that \u201cJustin \nE. Strong and John. K. Johnson. Jr.. both of Sacramento; in the State of \nCalifornia, being desirous to organize a company under the general \nlaw for incorporating Telegraph Companies in California, for the \nconstruction of an Electric Telegraph line from Sacramento to Nevada \n[City] via Mormon Island,| Auburn and Centreville, and from Mormon \nIsland to Placerville via Coloma.\u201d \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 166896 \nLot# 1462 \n California 1911-63 \n Interesting \nMiscellaneous California Stock Certificates \nIncludes: Maricopa, Ventura & Los Angeles \nPipe-Line Company (1916); Fair Oaks Transit \nCo. (two stocks, 1912); Hermosa Orange \nCompany (Riverside, 3 uniss., color orange \nvignette); Plano Packing House Co. (1917); \nPioneer Electronics Corp. (6 stocks, 1963); Springdale Water Company \nof Los Angeles (1911); Santa Paula Walnut Association 1919 and \n1923); and bond deposit certificate for Golden State Orchards (1927). \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 165887 \nLot# 1463 \n Denver, Colorado 1889 \n Colorado \n& New York Heating, Cooling, & Power Co. \nStock Certificate \nInc. in Colorado. No. 44, \nissued to Cyrus Strong Jr. for 100 shares in \nDenver in 1889. Signed by president Albert H. \nWeber and secretary William H. Malone. Not \ncancelled. Green border and background with \nfloral underprint design. Printed by the Denver \nLitho. Co. Folds, creases. 9.25 x 11.5\u201d They had a patent in the 1890s \nfor heating by liquid circulation by HJ Allison. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# \n164597 \nLot# 1464 \n Butte, Montana \nButte Masonic \nTemple Stock \nWe have never seen this Butte \nMasonic Temple stock before. It appears to \nbe real and have never seen a reproduction. \nIssued 1869 with red highlights and Mason \nlogo in center. Fine condition. Please inspect. \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# \n167778 \nLot# 1465 \n Fort Benton, Montana 1886 \n The \nRiver Press Publishing Co. Stock Certificate \nto WA Clark, Fort Benton, Montana \nNo. 48, \nissued to WA Clark for 8 shares in Fort Benton \nin 1886. Signed by president McIntire and the \nsecretary. Pen cancelled. Signed on the back by \nWA Clark, one of the \u201cCopper Kings\u201d of Montana \n(mining millionaires), who was also a US Senator from Montana (1901- \n07). Red and blue print and border on white paper. Folds. On October \n27, 1880, the first issue of the River Press was produced in an old \nadobe cabin in Fort Benton, Montana, under the management of James \nE. Stevens, H.C. Williams, and Thomas D. Wright. In the first issue of \nthe River Press, the owners lauded its \u201ctypographical execution and \ngeneral appearance,\u201d comparing it to much larger newspapers in \nthe West. The Republican Party in Helena and Fort Benton provided \nfinancial backing for the fledgling newspaper since the partners only \nhad $50 collectively. Beginning on June 6, 1882, the River Press began \npublishing a daily. In 1881, Jeremiah Collins, a new arrival to Fort \nBenton had bought a share in the newspaper which he incorporated in \nAugust of 1882. In 1885, Collins became one of the founding members \nof the Montana Press Association, and in 1887 he left the River Press \nto start the Great Falls Tribune. A dispute between the new owner, \nWilliam H. Todd, and T.C. Power, one of Fort Benton\u2019s most successful \ncapitalists, led to Power removing his advertising from the River Press \nand starting a rival paper, the Fort Benton Review. Shortly thereafter, \nTodd sold out to Power, but for a time the tiny town of Fort Benton \nsupported two dailies, the Record and the River Press. The Daily River \nPress ceased publication at the end of 1919 \nStuart Mackenzie Montana \nEphemera Collection \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 165344 \nLot# 1466 \n Fort Benton, \nMontana \n1900-04 \nThe \nRiver Press Publishing Co. \nStocks to TC Power, Fort \nBenton Indian Trader\/ \nSenator \nLot of 6 issued \nstocks to TC Power (and \nTC Power & Bro.), 1900- \n04. Four are signed by \nPower as vice president. \nPen \ncancelled. \nPatriotic \nthemed with red and blue \nprint and border on white \npaper. TC Power was a \nmilitary and Indian trader \nat Fort Benton. He was also \ninvolved in transportation, \nmining, ranching, banking, \nand real estate in Montana. Additionally, he was a U.S. Senator from \nMontana from 1890 to 1895. On October 27, 1880, the first issue of \nthe River Press was produced in an old adobe cabin in Fort Benton, \nMontana, under the management of James E. Stevens, H.C. Williams, \nand Thomas D. Wright. In the first issue of the River Press, the \nowners lauded its \u201ctypographical execution and general appearance,\u201d \ncomparing it to much larger newspapers in the West. The Republican \nParty in Helena and Fort Benton provided financial backing for the \nfledgling newspaper since the partners only had $50 collectively. \nBeginning on June 6, 1882, the River Press began publishing a daily. \nIn 1881, Jeremiah Collins, a new arrival to Fort Benton had bought a \nshare in the newspaper which he incorporated in August of 1882. In \n1885, Collins became one of the founding members of the Montana \nPress Association, and in 1887 he left the River Press to start the Great \nFalls Tribune. A dispute between the new owner, William H. Todd, \nand T.C. Power, one of Fort Benton\u2019s most successful capitalists, led \nto Power removing his advertising from the River Press and starting a \nrival paper, the Fort Benton Review. Shortly thereafter, Todd sold out \nto Power, but for a time the tiny town of Fort Benton supported two \ndailies, the Record and the River Press. The Daily River Press ceased \npublication at the end of 1919 \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera \nCollection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165342","61 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nStocks & Bonds \/ Other \nLot# 1467 \n Madison County, Montana \nMadison \nCounty, MT Bond, 1870 \n1870 bond from \nMadison County, MT with 3 attached coupons \nand red sailor vignette. 3.5\u201d center tear, dog ear \nand right edge wear. Sold as is. \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 167776 \nLot# 1468 \n Montana \nMontana Territory and \nCoal Stocks and Bonds, 4 \nRare 1884 Bozeman \nCoal stock. 2 different 1868 Montana Territory \nbonds. Masonic Temple Association of Butte \nunissued bond. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana \nEphemera Collection \nEst. $240-300 \nHWAC# \n167985 \nLot# 1469 \n Montana \nMontana Territory Bonds, 3 \n3 \nMontana Territory bonds from the personal collection \nof Stuart Mackenzie. 1872 County of Jefferson, red \n1867 pictorial Territory of Montana-lower right chip \nand left side edge crease and small hole. Blue 1867 \npictorial Territory of Montana with 4 coupons. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 164879 \nLot# 1470 \n Montana \nMontana Cattle Stocks, 4 \n4 Montana cattle stocks for the private collection \nof Stuart Mackenzie. U L cattle 1903-2 edge chips. \nPioneer Cattle 1880\u2019s. Montana Cattle 1880\u2019s. \nBiddle Cattle 1893. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana \nEphemera Collection \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 164882 \nLot# 1471 \n Montana \nMontana Sheep \nStocks, 4 \n4 Montana sheep stocks from the \nprivate collection of Stuart Mackenzie. 1890 \nMusselshell Sheep, 1886 Lucille Sheep, 1899 \nJackson Sheep, 1904 Billings Sheep. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $200- \n300 \nHWAC# 164898 \nLot# 1472 \n Montana \nCattle Stocks with Low \nCert Numbers, 7 \n7 cattle stocks with low \ncert. numbers from the personal collection of \nStuart Mackenzie. Big Sag Land and Live Stock, \nCollins Livestock, Hereford Live Stock, Chicago \n& Montana Live Stock, Pryor Creek Land and \nLivestock, Castle Mountain Live Stock, North \nMoccasin Live Stock. c. 1895 to 1918. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $200- \n400 \nHWAC# 164896 \nLot# 1473 \n Carson City, Nevada 1875 \n Carson \nCity Savings Bank Stock Certificate Pair \nLot of \n2 issued stocks, low numbers 4 and 5. Issued in \n1875 to George B. Hill (bank cashier) and John G. \nFox (Carson City merchant). Signed by president \nGeorge Tufly and Hill. One is pen cancelled; the \nother is not cancelled. Gilt design with eagle \nvignette. Stubs attached. Very rare issued. Incorp. \n1875. Need for banking in Carson City, NV after \nopening of US Mint in 1869. Renamed Bullion and \nExchange Bank in 1882. Following decline in mining and reductions in \ndevelopment, bank was restructured into the State Bank and Trust Co \nin 1903. Failed by 1907. Printed: Krebs Lithographing Co. Cincinnati. \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 160328 \nLot# 1474 \n Las Vegas, Nevada 1905 \n Vegas \nArtesian Water Syndicate Stock Certificate \nA rare stock from the beginning of Las Vegas \ndevelopment. Inc. in Nevada. No. 102, issued \nfor 200 shares to Dan Noland in Las Vegas \nin 1905. Signed by president Thomas and \nsecretary Tobel. Not cancelled. Black border and print, gold seal, and \neagle vignette. 5.5 x 10\u201d Folds. This company was organized in 1905 by \nLas Vegas residents prove by test well drilling the existence of artesian \nwater in the Las Vegas Valley. They planned to sell these wells (and \nsurrounding land) to farmers for agricultural development. The first \nwell was drilled in 1907, with a flow of 20 gallons per minute reported. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165328 \nLot# 1475 \n New Jersey 1859 \n Morris Canal \n& Banking Company Stock Trio, 1850s \nLot of 3 issued stocks, 1859. (Not tied to \nRobert Morris). Signed by the president \n(E. Marsh) and secretary Condit. Stamp \ncancelled. Four vignettes with allegorical \nand canal themes. 5.75 x 9.5\u201d The Morris \nCanal & Banking Co. operated the Morris \nCanal, used for transportation of anthracite \ncoal from Pennsylvania\u2019s Lehigh Valley to \nnorthern New Jersey\u2019s growing iron industry \nand other developing industries in New \nJersey and the New York City area. The canal \nalso carried iron ore to iron furnaces in \nwestern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania \nuntil the development of Great Lakes \niron ore caused them to decline. It remained in heavy use \nthroughout the 1860s. In 1871, it was leased to the Lehigh Valley \nRailroad and taken over by the state of New Jersey late in 1922. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165316 \nLot# 1476 \n New York, New York 1854 \n American \nExpress Company Stock Certificate Signed \nby Wells, Fargo, & Holland \nVery early! Type \n2a certificate (see Fred Holabird\u2019s Essay about \nthis company and the stock varieties, available \non holabirdamericana.com) No. 625, issued for \n38 shares to the Estate of H. Greenman in 1854. \nSigned by Henry Wells as president, William G. Fargo as secretary, \nand Alex Holland as treasurer. Not cancelled. Black border and print, \nwith locomotive and telegraph pole vignette. Capital Stock 7,500 \nshares. Printed by Baker & Duyckink, NY. Folds, areas of heavy toning, \npinholes. 6.5 x 10.5\u201d Hiriam Greenman, along with John Butterfield \nand others ran a line of packet boats on the Erie Canal. Wells and Fargo \nare two of the 3 founders of American Express (along with Butterfield) \nand also founded Wells, Fargo, & Company. Please see full description \nonline. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $800-1500 \nHWAC# 165286 \nLot# 1477 \n New York, New York 1859 \n American \nExpress Company Stock Certificate Signed \nby John Butterfield & William Fargo \nThis is \ntype 2F, IV and is extremely rare. [Please see \nFred Holabird\u2019s essay about the American \nExpress Co. stocks on holabirdamericana.com] \nA rare grouping of important Wells Fargo and \nAmerican Express signatures. Capital stock, 7500 share certificate. \nCertificate number 3677 for one share issued to Albert G. Story on \nDecember 5th, 1859. Signed by John Butterfield as vice president, \nWilliam G Fargo as secretary. and Alex Holland as treasurer. Not \ncancelled! This is an important piece from the Wells Fargo Butterfield \nbusiness family. Black border and print, locomotive vignette. Printed \nby John H. Duyckinck, NY. Heavy toning. 6.75 x 11\u201d John Butterfield and \nWilliam Fargo were two of three founders of the American Express \ncompany (along with Henry Wells). Butterfield also founded the \nButterfield Overland Express and from 1858 to 1861 operated a stage \nroute running from St. Louis to San Francisco, connecting California to \nthe growing nation. Alex Holland was the son-in-law of Butterfield. \nKen \nPrag Collection \nEst. $800-1500 \nHWAC# 165284","62 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Stocks & Bonds \/ Express \nLot# 1478 \n New York, New York 1864 \n American Express Co. Stock \nIssued to Butterfield, Signed by Wells, Fargo, & Butterfield \nStock \nsigned by all 3 founders of the company! Issued to John Butterfield \nof Utica for 25 shares in January 1864. Signed on the reverse by \nButterfield. Also signed by Henry Wells as president, William Fargo \nas secretary, and Alex Holland as treasurer. Not cancelled. Safety & \nDispatch vignette. Capital stock 6,000 shares, March 19th, 1863. 25 \ncent adhesive stamp at upper left. Paper loss behind stamp. 8.25 \nx 12\u201d Folds, wrinkles, toning. Wells, Fargo, and Butterfield are the \n3 founders of American Express. Wells & Fargo also founded Wells, \nFargo, & Company. Please see Fred Holabird\u2019s Essay about this \ncompany and the stock varieties, available on holabirdamericana.com. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $1000-2000 \nHWAC# 165908 \nLot# 1479 \n New York, New York \n1864 \n American Express Company \nStock Certificate Signed by Wells, \nFargo, & Holland \nNo. 1135, issued \nfor 5 shares to Herman Funke in \nJuly 1864. Signed by Henry Wells \nas president, William Fargo as \nsecretary, and Alex Holland as \ntreasurer. Not cancelled. Safety & \nDispatch vignette. Preprinted 6,000 \nshares, March 19th, 1863 with blue stamp \u201cAuthorized Capital 10,000 \nShares, Feby 11th, 1865.\u201d Why did they stamp this stock later? Printed \nby Duyckinck. Folds, wrinkles, stains. 8.5 x 12\u201d Wells and Fargo were \n2 of the 3 founders of American Express (along with John Butterfield). \nThey also founded Wells, Fargo & Company. Please see Fred Holabird\u2019s \nessay about the history of American Express and the stock varieties, \navailable on holabirdamericana.com. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $500- \n1000 \nHWAC# 165909 \nLot# 1480 \n New York, New York \n1877 \n American Express Company \nStock Signed by William Fargo & \nJames Fargo \nThis is classified as a \nType 8 certificate (see Holabird\u2019s \nessay on American Express stocks on \nholabirdamericana.com). It signifies \nthe company\u2019s return to their \noriginal name from American Union \nMerchants Express. No. 19106, \nissued to E.C. Homans of New York in 1877. Signed by William Fargo as \npresident, James C. Fargo as treasurer, and Knapp as secretary. Punch \nhole and stamp cancelled. Black border, tan underprint, and Safety & \nDispatch dog vignette. ABN. 8 x 11.5\u201d William Fargo was a key early \nfounder of the company, and also founded Wells, Fargo & Co. with \nHenry Wells. James C. Fargo was his brother and was a president of \nthe American Express Company for 30 years. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. \n$300-500 \nHWAC# 165281 \nLot# 1481 \n New York, New York 1868 \n American \nMerchants Union Express Co. Stock Signed \nby William Fargo \nCertificate number 901 for \n100 shares issued to David Wilkins of Chicago on \nDecember 31st, 1868. Signed by William Fargo \nas president, J Knapp as secretary, and Ross as \ntreasurer. Hole cancel in vignette. Five cent revenue \nstamp on front, 25 cent stamp on reverse. Folds, stains. 9.5 x 12\u201d \nWilliam Fargo was one of the founders of American Express Company \nand Wells, Fargo & Company. Near the close of the Civil War, Merchants \nUnion Express was created specifically to compete with American \nExpress and the Wells-Fargo-Butterfield-Livingston business family. \nThe Merchants Union Express raised Cain with American Express. In a \nswift corporate move, American Express increased their capital stock \nto 18,000 shares on May 1, 1866, still with Wells, Fargo and Holland \nat the helm. This increase in capital would allow the Company the \nfreedom to buy other express, steamship or rail lines to strengthen \ntheir hold on a monopoly of the express business east of the Missouri \nRiver. The prospect of purchasing the Merchants Union Express was a \nlong one. Finally, Capital Stock was issued and the companies merged \nNovember 25, 1868, allowing for a new company to emerge, The \nAmerican Merchants Union Express Company. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 165279 \nLot# 1482 \n New York, New York 1867 \nMerchants Union Express Company Stock \nCertificate \nInc. in New York. No. 2924 issued \nfor 25 shares to Charles Achard of Scottsville, \non Sept. 19th, 1867. Signed by president \nEP Ross, secretary Knapp and the treasurer \n(illegible). Transferred on the back to the \nAmerican Merchants Union Express Company. \nBlack border and green underprint, vignette of express wagon leaving \ntrain depot with the company name on the side. Printed by Hatch & \nCo., NY. 5 cent adhesive revenue stamp attached at bottom left. Heavy \ntoning, creases, small tears along edges, pinholes, some fading of \nthe ink. Approx. 9 x 11.5\u201d Near the close of the Civil War, Merchants \nUnion Express was created specifically to compete with American \nExpress and the Wells-Fargo-Butterfield-Livingston business family. \nThe Merchants Union Express raised Cain with American Express. In a \nswift corporate move, American Express increased their capital stock \nto 18,000 shares on May 1, 1866, still with Wells, Fargo and Holland \nat the helm. This increase in capital would allow the Company the \nfreedom to buy other express, steamship or rail lines to strengthen \ntheir hold on a monopoly of the express business east of the Missouri \nRiver. The prospect of purchasing the Merchants Union Express was a \nlong one. Finally, Capital Stock was issued and the companies merged \nNovember 25, 1868, allowing for a new company to emerge, The \nAmerican Merchants Union Express Company. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. \n$100-200 \nHWAC# 165308 \nLot# 1483 \n Buffalo, New York \nPan American \nExposition Stock Certificate, 1899, Rare \nBeautiful certificate issued in 1899 for one \nshare. Circular vignette of the official logo on the \nmasthead, two allegorical figures from North \nand South America holding hands. Gold seal has \nthe sun goddess. Circular rounds of the official \nlogo encircle the entire certificate. Shares \nwere $10 each, printed in fancy green underprint. The Pan-American \nExposition was a World\u2019s Fair held in Buffalo, New York, United States, \nfrom May 1 through November 2, 1901. The fair occupied 350 acres \n(0.55 sq mi) of land on the western edge of what is now Delaware \nPark, extending from Delaware Avenue to Elmwood Avenue and \nnorthward to Great Arrow Avenue. It is remembered today primarily \nfor being the location of the assassination of United States President \nWilliam McKinley at the Temple of Music on September 6, 1901. \nCayuga Island was to be the location of the expo until the Spanish \nAmerican war broke out in 1898. Then a competition between Buffalo \nand Niagara Falls to hold the exposition and Buffalo won out. The city \nhad a larger population and a railroad connection. The certificate is \nuncanceled. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165481","63 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nStocks & Bonds \/ Sports \nLot# 1484 \n Cleveland, Ohio 1999 \n Cleveland \nIndians Baseball Stock Certificates \nLot of 2. Each \nis issued for one share in 1999 to Ken Prag. Signed \nby Secretary and Chairman of the Board, President \nand Chief Executive Officer. Not cancelled. Red left \nborder and team logo. Nice underprint color picture \nof baseball field with American flag showing people \nin bleachers. Printed: Banknote Corporation of \nAmerica. 8 x 12\u201d The Cleveland Indians are an \nAmerican professional baseball team based in \nCleveland, Ohio. They compete in Major League Baseball as a member \nclub of the American League, Central Division. They have competed \nat Progressive Field since 1994 with spring training held at Goodyear \nBallpark in Goodyear, Arizona. Became a major league franchise in 1901 \nand have won 2 World Series championships in 1920 and 1948 since then. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165813 \nLot# 1485 \n Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1795 \nNorth American Land Co. Stock Signed by \nRobert Morris, Signer of the Declaration \nNo. \n2020, issued to Birds, Savage & Birds of London \nfor 10 shares in 1795. Signed by Robert Morris \nas president and James Marshall as secretary. \nThe Morris signature is pen cancelled. 9.5 x \n12\u201d Some toning, rough edges. Robert Morris \nwas called the \u201cfinancier of the American Revolution\u201d and was one of \nthe signers of the Declaration of Independence, founder of the Bank of \nNorth America, delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and member \nof the first Senate of the United States. But his involvement with the \nNorth American Land Company literally destroyed his life. During the \nRevolutionary War, Morris, an extremely wealthy Philadelphian, kept \nhis friend George Washington and his troops fed, clothed, and armed. \nAfter the war Morris tried his hands in other ventures including \nthe largest land trust in American History, and is one of the first \npublicly traded Real Estate companies. To make a long story short, his \ninvestments turned bad and the harder he tried to reverse his fortunes \nthe deeper in debt he became. So in 1798 the financier of the American \nRevolution and signer of the Declaration of Independence found \nhimself in debtors prison! James Marshall (brother of Chief Justice \nJohn Marshall) was his son-in-law and made a valiant but unsuccessful \ntrip to Europe to gain supporters. Bird, Savage & Bird was a London \nFinancial Firm and certainly one of the places James Marshall would \nhave visited. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 165282 \nLot# 1486 \n Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1795 \nNorth American Land Co. Stock Signed by \nRobert Morris, Signer of the Declaration \nRare uncancelled signature! Issued to James \nRees for two shares in 1795. Signed by Robert \nMorris as president and James Marshall as \nsecretary. The Morris signature is not cancelled \n(normally they are pen cancelled). 9.5 x 12\u201d \nSome toning, rough edges. We could not locate any information \nabout James Rees. Robert Morris was called the \u201cfinancier of the \nAmerican Revolution\u201d and was one of the signers of the Declaration \nof Independence, founder of the Bank of North America, delegate to \nthe Constitutional Convention, and member of the first Senate of the \nUnited States. But his involvement with the North American Land \nCompany literally destroyed his life. During the Revolutionary War, \nMorris, an extremely wealthy Philadelphian, kept his friend George \nWashington and his troops fed, clothed, and armed. After the war \nMorris tried his hands in other ventures including the largest land \ntrust in American History, and is one of the first publicly traded Real \nEstate companies. To make a long story short, his investments turned \nbad and the harder he tried to reverse his fortunes the deeper in debt \nhe became. So in 1798 the financier of the American Revolution and \nsigner of the Declaration of Independence found himself in debtors \nprison! James Marshall (brother of Chief Justice John Marshall) was his \nson-in-law and made a valiant but unsuccessful trip to Europe to gain \nsupporters. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $700-1200 \nHWAC# 165283 \nLot# 1487 \n Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1795 \nNorth American Land Co. Stock Signed by \nRobert Morris, Signer of the Declaration \nRare uncancelled signature! Issued to James \nRees for two shares in 1795. Signed by Robert \nMorris as president and James Marshall as \nsecretary. The Morris signature is not cancelled \n(normally they are pen cancelled), though it \ndoes have a small hole in the \u201cR\u201d. 9.5 x 12\u201d Some toning, rough edges. \nWe could not locate any information about James Rees. Robert Morris \nwas called the \u201cfinancier of the American Revolution\u201d and was one of \nthe signers of the Declaration of Independence, founder of the Bank \nof North America, delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and \nmember of the first Senate of the United States. But his involvement \nwith the North American Land Company literally destroyed his \nlife. During the Revolutionary War, Morris, an extremely wealthy \nPhiladelphian, kept his friend George Washington and his troops fed, \nclothed, and armed. After the war Morris tried his hands in other \nventures including the largest land trust in American History, and \nis one of the first publicly traded Real Estate companies. To make a \nlong story short, his investments turned bad and the harder he tried \nto reverse his fortunes the deeper in debt he became. So in 1798 the \nfinancier of the American Revolution and signer of the Declaration \nof Independence found himself in debtors prison! James Marshall \n(brother of Chief Justice John Marshall) was his son-in-law and made \na valiant but unsuccessful trip to Europe to gain supporters. \nKen Prag \nCollection \nEst. $600-1000 \nHWAC# 165906 \nLot# 1488 \n Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1792 \nPhiladelphia & Lancaster Turnpike Road \nStock Certificate \nA fabulous stock with large \nhistorical significance. No. 277. Issued April \n10th, 1792 for one share to Joseph Ball. Signed \nby the company president William Bingham \nand the treasurer (illegible). Reverse has \nnotations about transfers. Features a beautiful \nvignette of a Conestoga wagon approaching a toll gate. Accompanying \nresearch with this lot says this is the first use of a vignette on an \nAmerican stock certificate! 7.5 x 9\u201d Folds, some reverse toning\/soiling. \nPrinted on thick paper. The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road \nwas the first long distance stretch of broken-stone and gravel surface \nbuilt in the country in accordance with plans and specifications. \nIt was the first important turnpike road in the United States and \nthe most important section of the famous of the Pennsylvania Road \n(which ran to Pittsburg). This road provided cheap transportation \nbetween the populous coast regions and the \u201cbread basket\u201d of the \nnewborn Republic, situated in the vicinity of Lancaster. It was the first \nprivately built road of importance and the beginning of organized road \nimprovement after a long period of economic confusion following the \nAmerican Revolution. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 165285 \nLot# 1489 \n Pennsylvania 1821-1851 \n Early \nUS Transportation Stocks: Turnpike Roads \n& Navigation \nLot of 4 different. 1) Codorus \nNavigation Company. Pennsylvania. Cert. \n#1228, issued for one share in 1838. Signed by \nthe company officers. 3 x 8\u201d The company was \nsold due to a freshet period in 1852 (a large \nbuildup of sediment). \u201cBy a series of freshets \nin the Codorus creek ,the works of the Codorus Navigation Company \nhave been partially destroyed and rendered useless and unfit for the \npurpose of transportation.\u201d 2) Chambersburg & Bedford Turnpike \nRoad Company. Issued for one share in 1821. Signed by president \nJames Agnew and treasurer Crawford. 5 x 7\u201d Pennsylvania. 3) Centre & \nKishacoquillas Turnpike Road Company. Issued for one share in 1822. \nSigned by president Benner and treasurer Potter. 6 x 6\u201d Pennsylvania. \n4) Burlington & Mount Pleasant Plank Road Company. Issued for 10 \nshares in 1851. Signed by the president and secretary. 8 x 8\u201d Iowa. \nKen \nPrag Collection \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165939","64 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Stocks & Bonds \/ Transportation \nLot# 1490 \n Pennsylvania 1821-26 \n Four \nDifferent Early Pennsylvania Turnpike Road \nStocks \nLot of 4 different. 1) Milford & Oswego \nTurnpike Road Company. Issued in 1821 for one \nshare to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. \nSigned by president Rose and treasurer Catlin. 4 \nx 6.25\u201d Inc. in 1807. The road ran from Milford, \nPA, to Owego, NY, via Willsonville, Palmyra, \nDyberry, Canaan, Rix\u2019s Gap, and Montrose. According to Wayne County \nhistory, \u201cThere were eight toll gates on the Milford-Owego Turnpike. \nGatekeepers received a 10% commission. The gate near Waymart was \none of the most profitable, collecting around $1,000 in 1830. Stage \ntravel on the turnpikes reached its zenith about 1836. Canals and \nrailroads carried freight and passengers at a fraction of the cost and \nled to a drop in use of the turnpikes after that. They later became part \nof the public highway system.\u201d 2) President Managers & Company of \nthe Centre & Kishacoquillas Turnpike Road Company. Issued for one \nshare in 1822 to the Commonwealth of PA. Signed by president Benner \nand treasurer Potter. 6 x 6\u201d 3) Robbstown & Mountpleasant Turnpike \nRoad. Issued for one share to the Commonwealth of PA in 1826. \nSigned by president Irwin and treasurer Ball. 3.75 x 3.5\u201d 4) President, \nManagers and Company of the Centre Turnpike Road, leading from \nReading to Sunbury. Issued for one share to the Commonwealth of \nPA in 1821. Signed by president Bradford and treasurer Boyd. 4 x 6\u201d \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 165865 \nLot# 1491 \n Pennsylvania 1821-26 \n Three \nDifferent Early Pennsylvania Turnpike Road \nStocks \nLot of 3 different. 1) Centre Turnpike \nRoad, leading from Reading to Sunbury. \nIssued for one share to the Commonwealth \nof PA in 1821. Signed by president Bradford \nand treasurer Boyd. 3.75 x 6\u201d 2) Centre & \nKishacoquilla Turnpike Road Company. Issued \nfor one share in 1822. Signed by president \nPhillip Benner and treasurer John Potter. 6 x \n5.5\u201d 3) Robbstown & Mountpleasant Turnpike Road. Issued for one \nshare to the Commonwealth of PA in 1826. Signed by president Alex. \nIrwin and treasurer James Bell. 3.5 x 3.5\u201d \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $100- \n200 \nHWAC# 165868 \nLot# 1492 \n Texas 1840 \n Republic of Texas \nCertificate of Stock, $500, 1840 \nCertificate \nNo. 321, issued December 1840 to Edward \nHall for $500. Signed by Charles Demorse. DeMorse, the Texas Stock \nCommissioner, was tasked with funding the republic\u2019s mounting \npublic debt under President Mirabeau B. Lamar. Co-signed by \nComptroller J.W. Simmons. Allegorical vignettes. Engraved by Endicott \n& Clark of New Orleans. Printed by Southern Bank Note Co. Ten \ncoupons attached. 7.75 x 10\u201d Multiple cut\/spindle cancels. Edward \nHall was a cartographer. In 1836, the Texas Commissioners appointed \nEdward Hall to purchase and ship all supplies needed by the provincial \ngovernment. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 166999 \nLot# 1493 \n Texas 1840 \n Republic of Texas \nCertificate of Stock, $500, 1840 \nNo. 2397, \nissued for $500 to AAM Jackson in 1840. \nSigned by Charles DeMorse as Stock Commissioner and James B. Shaw \nas Comptroller. Endorsed on the back by Jackson. Two allegorical \nvignettes. Southern Bank Note Co. Multiple cut\/spindle cancels. 10 \ncoupons attached. 7.75 x 10\u201d DeMorse, the Texas Stock Commissioner, \nwas tasked with funding the republic\u2019s mounting public debt under \nPresident Mirabeau B. Lamar. Shaw was made chief clerk of the \nTreasury Department in 1838, and in 1839 was elected comptroller, \na position that he held until 1859. Shaw frequently served as acting \nsecretary of the treasury during Sam Houston\u2019s second administration. \nIn December 1850 Shaw was sent to Washington, D.C., to collect the \n$5,000,000 payment of the federal government resulting from the \nCompromise of 1850. We could not locate any information about AAM \nJackson. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 167066 \nLot# 1494 \n Texas 1840 \n Republic of Texas \nCertificate of Stock, $500, 1840, Issued to \nL. Colquhoun \nCertificate No. 838, issued June \n1840 to L. Colquhoun for $500. Signed by Charles Demorse. DeMorse, \nthe Texas Stock Commissioner, was tasked with funding the republic\u2019s \nmounting public debt under President Mirabeau B. Lamar. Co-signed \nby Comptroller J.W. Simmons. Allegorical vignettes. Engraved by \nEndicott & Clark of New Orleans. Printed by Southern Bank Note Co. \nTen coupons attached. 7.75 x 10\u201d Multiple cut\/spindle cancels, toning. \nSigned on the reverse. Ludovic Colquhoun (1804-1882) also known as \nLudwig Colquhoun, was a 19th-century politician, Texas Senator and \nmerchant of San Antonio, Texas. He was appointed as a Senator of the \nTexas Republic from the District of Bexar in 1842. His term was cut \nshort when San Antonio was taken by surprise by the Mexican Army \nin September of that year. Due to the critical situation, Colquhoun \nbecame a soldier in Captain Chauncey Johnson\u2019s resistance forces in \nSan Antonio. A battle began but the Texans were badly outnumbered \nand overwhelmed. Many were taken prisoner during this invasion \nof the Republic of Texas by Adrian Woll during September, 1842.[5] \nColquhoun was among the members of this group. He was marched to \nMexico and imprisoned at Perote Prison from 1842 to 1844. While in \nprison, being knowledgeable of the lands from his vast dealings and \nwork as a surveyor, he fashioned several maps to aid in the escape of \nThomas Jefferson Green and several other of the imprisoned Texans. \nColquhoun was eventually released by request of Andrew Jackson \nthrough intervention by diplomat Waddy Thompson. By 1850, he had \nreestablished himself as a merchant and citizen of San Antonio. During \nthe 1860s, when the American Civil War broke out, he was appointed \nan official Confederate States Depositary. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $300- \n600 \nHWAC# 167001 \nLot# 1495 \n Texas 1841 \n Republic of Texas \nGovernment Bond, $100, 1841, Issued to \nDeMorse \nCreated by Act of Congress, Feb. \n1840. $100 bond issued to Charles DeMorse in 1841. DeMorse, the \nTexas Stock Commissioner, was tasked with funding the republic\u2019s \nmounting public debt under President Mirabeau B. Lamar. Signed by \npresident David Burnet and acting secretary Wm. (illegible). Farming \nand allegorical vignettes. Southern Bank Note Co. Many cut cancels. \nPortion missing on bottom right. Toning, tape repairs. 7.5 x 10\u201d David \nBurnet served as President of the Republic twice: Ad Interim President \n(March 17-October 22, 1836), and Acting President in 1841, during \nLamar\u2019s illness. His involvement with the massive land fraud known as \nthe Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company is well documented. \nKen Prag \nCollection \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 167065 \nLot# 1496 \n Texas 1980 \n Mary Kay \nCosmetics, Inc. Stock Certificate \nRare; we haven\u2019t offered one of these \nbefore. Inc. in Texas. Sock issued \nfor two shares in 1980. Preprinted \ncorporate signatures of president and \nsecretary. Red borders and vignette of \nthree beautiful women. ABN. 8 x12\u201d \nPinholes, staple. Founded in 1963. \nKen \nPrag Collection \nEst. $100-150 \nHWAC# 165942 \nLot# 1497 \n Washington \nNorthwestern \nLumber Co Stock, Company dates \nback to Washington Territory \nThe \ncompany incorporated in 1884 and \noperated in Washington and Oregon \nTerritories. This is a certificate we have \nnot seen before. This is cert. #399, \nissued for 28 shares in 1919. Beautiful vignette of a mountain stream \nwith pine trees. The company\u2019s location is noted at the bottom left of \nthe certificate. The company operated at Gray\u2019s Harbor, Washington \nin 1888. In 1898, the company was shown as a lumber producer \nusing steam energy in Chehalis County ( 1899, Bi-ennial Report of the \nWashington State Bureau of Labor). The certificate is VF. Uncanceled. \nEst. $160-300 \nHWAC# 165479","65 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nStocks & Bonds \/ Breweries\/Distilleries \nLot# 1498 Brewing Stock Group, \n40 \nAbout 40 issued and unissued \nstocks. Falstaff Brewing, Kalispell \nMalting \n& \nBrewing-2 \ntypes. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera \nCollection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# \n163758 \nLot# 1499 Betsy Ross Flag \nMemorial Assoc. Certificate \nAmerican Flag House and Betsy \nRoss \nMemorial \nAssociation \ncertificate, 1902. Nice center \ncolor illustration of Betsy with \nthe flag and George Washington, \nRobert Morris etc. 11x13.5\u201d on \ncarboard backing. .5\u201d center tear. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 166730 \nLot# 1500 \n 1917-39 \n Women\u2019s \nClubs \n& \nCompanies \nStock Certificate Group \nLot of 8 different. Scarce \nwomen\u2019s category within \nthe Prag Collection. Includes: \nAmerican Woman\u2019s Realty \nCo. (1938); Women\u2019s Service \nClub of Boston (1920); \nTacoma Woman\u2019s Club House \nAssociation (1918); Tempe Woman\u2019s Club (1939); The Women\u2019s City \nClub of Cleveland Company (1917); Illinois Women\u2019s Athletic Club \n(1926 bond and 1929 membership certificate); and Florida Health \nResort & Recreational Center for Women Inc. (1928). \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $160-300 \nHWAC# 165943 \nLot# 1501 \n 1870-1929 \n Women\u2019s Publishing \nRelated Stock Certificate Group \nLot of 4 \ndifferent. Rare sub-category within the Prag \nCollection. Includes: The Proprietors of the \nWoman\u2019s Journal (1870); The Woman Patriot \nPublishing Company (1918); Woman\u2019s Farm \nJournal, Inc. (Berne, Indiana, 1929); and \nThe Lewis Publishing Company (1905, large \narchival tape repairs). Please inspect. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165944 \nLot# 1502 \n New York \nUnusual Clark \nWebster Stock Tickets, 3 \n3 unusual \nattached stock tickets for 1 share each \nof Clark Webster & Co, New York, \nundated. 8x5.25\u201d, horizontal creases. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167779 \nLot# 1503 Bernie Madoff Securities \nStock Confirmation Slip, Major \nSecurities Fraud! \nStock confirm from \nthe fraudster\u2019s Brokerage firm. Madoff \npilfered about $50 billion from his \nclients and most of these so-called \ntrades were fake. In this case, the \nclient thought he had sold 900 shares \nof Bristol Myers, but likely the trade \nnever existed. Madoff was the head of \nthe N.A.S.D. and highly respected in \nthe industry until it came to light that \nhe was running a Ponzi scheme. When \nclients asked for their money, there \nwasn\u2019t any, even though they had been \ntold for years that they were making great returns. The client\u2019s name is \nblacked out to protect their identity. Many Madoff clients lived in Boca \nRaton in the Jewish community there. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 145744 \nLot# \n1504 \n1913 \nChina \nReorganisation Bond With 43 \nCoupons, EF \nBeautiful 1913 Chinese \nGovernment 5% Gold Bearer Bond \nissued for 505 French Francs by \nthe Russo-Asiatic Bank. Very nice \nvignettes and nice engraving job by \nWaterlow & Sons, Ltd., London. The \nChinese government defaulted on \nthese bonds in 1939, 21 years early. \nIn addition to the missed dividends, \nthe bonds are gold bonds which were \npriced when gold was $35 or less per \nounce. This bond is being sold for \nit\u2019s collectible value only. The bond \nis a bearer bond which means that \nit is the property of whoever has it \nin possession. Condition is EF and \nthis one is much better than the average condition on these. Would be \nbeautiful framed. 43 Coupons are attached which is customary. \nEst. \n$160-400 \nHWAC# 165483 \nRETURN POLICY \nAll items are guaranteed to be authentic \nunless otherwise noted. If authenticity \nis challenged, please call our office for \nassistance. \nALL SALES ARE FINAL. \nYou may \nonly return any piece that was significantly \ninaccurately described by calling our \noffice within 10 days of receipt of item(s) \nand notifying us of the error and reason \nfor return. We do not refund postage or \ninsurance. \nPLEASE CALL US IF YOU REQUIRE \nA MORE SPECIFIC CONDITION REPORT OR \nADDITIONAL PHOTOS. \nAny items that are \nreturned must be returned in the exact, \nunaltered condition. \nWhen we receive \nyour bids we will assume you have read the \ndescription in the catalog, viewed the image \nof the item, have contacted us regarding any \nquestions you may have on any lot and\/or \nhave previewed the lot in person.","66 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \n Art \nLot# \n2000 \nCalifornia \nMarlette Lake Watercolor \nby Carol Johnson \nDate likely \npost 2000, framed 26 x 20\u201d \nIsthmus at Marlette Lake. \nEst. \n$300-500 \nHWAC# 167514 \nLot# \n2001 \nAltadena, \nCalifornia \nAltadena \nby \nMartin Mondras, Watercolor \n1946 \nFramed watercolor of a \nhouse in Altadena, California. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 167519 \nLot# 2002 \n California \nBalboa \nBridge by Martin Mondras, \nWatercolor \nWatercolor by \nMondras measures about 21 \nx 24\u201d overall size of old bridge \nat Balboa Island in southern \nCalifornia. \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 167520 \nLot# 2003 Sierra Madre \nWatercolor Pair by Martin \nMondras, 1946 \nLot of two \nframed pieces about 18.5 x 13 \nEst. $600-800 \nHWAC# 167518 \nLot# 2004 Bay of Naples Watercolor, Framed \nItalian artist Simonetti \nwas active in Italy in the last part of 19th century. Signed at lower right \nin period frame, probably original. 12 x 21 \nEst. $500-2000 \nHWAC# \n167516 \nLot# 2005 \n Santa Cruz, California 1920 \n Carl Schley Still Life Oil \nA \n22\u201dx 48\u201d still life in oil on graphite by California artist Carl Frederick \nSchley (1884-1957). Painting shows a hunter\u2019s harvest of wild hare \nand quail. The piece is pretty moody and has great detail. Please see \nphotos for more detail and condition. \nSalvatore Falcone Collection \nEst. \n$600-1000 \nHWAC# 131703 \nLot# 2006 Floral Italian Still Life \nFramed Painting \nLarge still life. \nCanvas measures 43\u201d x 34\u201d overall \nsize with frame is 52.5\u201d x 41\u201d \nunsigned possibly Italian based \non the style of the ceramic plate \nwithin the still life. Professionally \nrestored and possibly reframed \nin 1968 by Russell Hartley, San \nFrancisco, with original restoring \nlabel on reverse. The painting was \nin the William McDowell home \nat the top of Knob Hill in San Francisco, since that time, provided to \nMcDowell through professional decorating Tony Hale. The painting is \nreportedly from the Hearst Estate is San Simeon, sold sometime in the \n1930s or early 1940s, according to family history. In the late 1930s \nHearst became involved with Marron Davies. Somewhere during that \ntime items from the Hearst estate started being sold off that were no \nlonger of interest. Our company has handled several pieces from those \nsubsequent sales. \nEst. $1500-2000 \nHWAC# 168000 \nLot# 2007 Iris in Dappled Shade by Liu \n16 \nx 20 oil on canvas by Jian-Li-Liu. Sold October \n2005 for $2610 by the Classic art gallery in \nCarmel. Comes with certificate of authenticity \nand original receipts. Impressionistic style \ngarden and pond. Beautifully framed overall \nsize. 23 x 30\u201d \nEst. $1000-1500 \nHWAC# 167517 \nLot# 2008 Sea Captain Oil on Canvas Painting \nsigned by Artist Apodaca \nThis painting is of a \n\u201cSea Captain\u201d by artist Apodaca. Canvas at 7.5 in. \nX 9.5 in. and framed at 14.5 in. X 17 in. Signed \nAPODACA lower right corner of a sea captain \nwith the fouled anchor on his cap. C. 1970\u2019s, the \nframe shows wear. Please see photos for details. \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 162505 \nLot# 2009 \n Alaska \nNative Alaskan Woman \nFishing Painting by Ahgupuk \nFramed Native \nAlaskan woman fishing original painting with \nblack paint by George Ahgupuk. Painting \n3.5x4.75\u201d, frame 8.5x10.5\u201d. Signed in lower \nright. \u201cGeorge Aden Ahgupuk, also called \nTwok, was an Eskimo-American artist known \nfor his paintings and drawings of Inupiaq life. \nIn addition to works on paper, Ahgupuk created ink-wash artwork on \nvarious surfaces, such as bleached walrus skin and caribou hide.\u201d from \nWikipedia \nEst. $120-300 \nHWAC# 167540","67 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \nArt \nLot# 2010 \n Alaska \nSigned Alaska Art Prints, \n6 \n6 signed Alaska art prints. Beyond the \nUnknown by Jon Van Zyle #300\/500. KHAR \n1986 by N Taylor Stonington. Timber Wolf \n#62\/950 signed by J Van Hoeson. 1984 Alaska \nAnniversary signed by Scott McDaniel. 2x \nAnchorage Fur Rendezvous signed by Jon Van \nZyle. About 24x18\u201d. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. \n$300-500 \nHWAC# 167748 \nLot# 2011 \n Alaska \nCharlen Jeffrey Signed \nPrints \n3 Charlen Jeffrey signed Alaska prints \non heavy stock. Snowshoer #07\/100. Warm \nand Secure #07\/50. Island Dancer #7\/50. \nAbout 15x20\u201d. Polar Glow #03\/10, owners \nproof, signed, 18x18\u201d. A Perfect Pair, signed, \nno number 21.5x16.5\u201d. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. \n$500-800 \nHWAC# 167746 \nLot# 2012 \n Alaska \nIditarod Signed Prints \nby Van Zyle, 3 \n3 Iditarod race prints signed \nby Jon Van Zyle. 1982 #332\/50, bottom ink \nand wrinkle. 1987 no number. Into The Pass \n#300\/500 on heavy stock. About 21x24\u201d. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $200- \n400 \nHWAC# 167749 \nLot# 2013 \n Colorado \nColorado Historical \nHand Colored Print Collection, 14 \n14 hand \ncolored Colorado historical prints, most or \nall from Harper\u2019s Weekly, c. 1860\u2019s to 80\u2019s. \nDurango, Indians, mining, cowboys, mule train \netc. Nicely colored. About 11x15.5\u201d. \nEst. $400- \n1000 \nHWAC# 167680 \nLot# 2014 \n Missouri \nSidney Larson Art \nPosters, 2 \n2 Sidney Larson art posters. \nColumbia Town and Gown, signed by artist, \nheavy stock 16x30\u201d. Historic Missouri historical \nmural on heavy stock 17.75x39\u201d. \nEst. $120- \n200 \nHWAC# 166829 \nLot# 2015 \n 1887-1890 \n Engravings of 19th \nCentury Actors by Gebbie & Co \nA set of \n55 highly detailed engravings depicting \n19th century actors in their roles in various \ntheatrical settings, many from Shakespearian \nplays such as Romeo & Juliet, Othello, and \nMacBeth. The black and white images are 6.5 x \n9.25 inches printed on 11.75 x 17 inch heavy paper pages. Titles often \nname the actor and the role or just the name of the play with the Act \nand Scene numbers. Condition of each print varies from very good to \nworn with some foxing and staining item to item, but all are worthy of \ndisplay and framing. A few have short tears, worn or missing edges, \nbut all the images appear to be in good shape. These were published \nby Gebbie & Co. and Gebbie & Husson Co. in 1887, 1888, and 1890. The \nLibrary Company of Philadelphia notes that George Gebbie (Scotland, \n1832 - 1892, Philadelphia) was a publisher of fine art books with \noffices in New York and Philadelphia. He first emigrated from Scotland \nto Utica, New York, in 1863, then relocated to Philadelphia in 1866. He \npublished under the names Gebbie & Co., Gebbie & Husson Co., and \nGebbie & Barries. \nSalvatore Falcone Collection \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# \n146433 \nLot# 2016 Actress Art Prints by Gray Litho, \n600 \n600 actress art prints by Gray Litho c. \n1903-04. Lily Langtry, Sarah Bernhardt, Adele \nRitchie, Lilian Blauvelt, Eleanora Duse, Louise \nHomer, Ellen Terry. 12.5x10\u201d. 25 lbs. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $400- \n1000 \nHWAC# 166700 \nLot# 2017 Charles Russell Legacy by \nPeterson \nCharles M Russell Legacy by Larry \nPeterson, #283\/300 in slipcase. Deluxe \nvolume, 438pp with index. Hundreds of photos and illustrations of \nRussell art. \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 167997 \nLot# 2018 Charles Russell Pen and Ink Prints, 10 \nSet of 10 Charles Russell pen and ink prints, #83\/750 \nwith COA from CM Russell Museum. Annihilation \nof Fetterman\u2019s Command, The Wagon Box Fight, \nPlacer Miners Prospecting New Strike, La Verendryes \nDiscover the Rocky Mountains, Buffalo Holding Up \nSteamboat on the Upper Missouri River, Rustlers \nCaught at Work, Cheyennes Watching Union Pacific \nTrack Layers, Battle Between Crows and Blackfeet, \nCarson Defeats French Bully in Horseback Duel, Work \non the Roundup. 18x24\u201d. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 167751 \nLot# 2019 Original Spanish Hand Colored \nPrint by Guilbert \nOriginal hand colored print \nby French artist Paul Louis Guilbert, 1886- \n1952, of 3 Spaniards in an alley listening to \nguitar music. Signed by artist in lower right. \n16x20\u201d. \nEst. $200-600 \nHWAC# 164163 \nLot# 2020 Art Print Collection, 19th \nCentury, 67 \nAbout 67 19th century art prints \nin folio format, generally 11.5x15\u201d and mostly \nsteel engravings. A significant group of 27 \nprints apparently from D. Appleton\u2019s(New \nYork) \u201cNew Gallery of British Art, Containing \n121 engravings on steel from the works \nof distinguished British painters\u201d c. 1880. \nIncludes a fine print of gambling in Monte Carlo. \nEst. $200-250 \nHWAC# \n167623 \nLot# 2021 Artists of the West Prints, 10 \n10 \nArtists of the West prints c. 1987-92. 3x Indian \nSummer, 4x Trout Creek Meadow, 3x Pike\u2019s \nPeak Autumn. About 20x24\u201d. 1 print in each \ngroup has taped on info card. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 167743 \nLot# 2022 Bird of Paradise, Original Art, \n1978 \nLarge format lithograph impressed \ninto paper? No. 29\/250. Signature illegible. \nMay be Donald J ? The bird of Paradise was \na particular of Fred & Chris Holabird\u2019s \nfather, this piece hung prominently in the \nkitchen of their Pasadena home 29 x 36. \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 167511 \nLot# \n2023 \nPlate \n54, \nLavandiere Handcolored \nBird \nPrint \n1856 \nHandcolored bird print of a \nbuffon. Large format print \nby Edouard Travies. Printed \nin Paris and London by E \nGam Bart and company. \nMotacilla \nAlba \nGmelin, \nEurope. 26 x 21 \nEst. $200- \n500 \nHWAC# 167509","68 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \n Art \nLot# 2024 Cats of the Snow Deluxe Prints \nby Simon Combes \nDeluxe hard folio, Cats of \nthe Snow by Simon Combes, with Great Cats \nChronicle, Stories and Sketches From The \nArtist softcover book. This great set is from The \nGreenwich Workshop, Shelton, CT, 1995. The 3 \nprints are Mountain Myth(unsigned), Siberian \nWinter #332\/500 and signed by artist, Snow \nTracker #332\/500 and signed by artist. COA \nincluded. These beautiful prints are worthy of \nbeing framed and displayed. Prints are 29x21.5\u201d. About 19lbs total. \nEst. $250-500 \nHWAC# 167759 \nLot# 2025 Duck Wildlife Signed Print Trio \nLot of three 1.) Classic Ducks unlimited sales \nprint. Print is loose inside frame. nicely framed. \n28.5 x 34\u201d 2.) Beaver Pond Mallards by Roe, No \n700\/4700. 26\u201d x 23 3.) lot also includes a fun \nframe of fisherman faux antiquities, about 14 \nx 34 x 3\u201d deep, \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167508 \nLot# 2026 Jaguar Print, 19th Century \nFelis \nJaguaronvi by Wolf & Smit lithograph printed by \nhanhart. c1850 25 x 30\u201d \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# \n167510 \nLot# 2027 \nEarly Litho of a Cornfield, 1850 \nLitho by Ruck and Verlag. Printed in Frankford. \nColor litho in original 19th century frame. 19.5 \nx 16\u201d This hung in 3 different Holabird homes \nsince purchased before 1900 and inspired \nhours of dreaming! \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# \n167521 \nLot# 2028 Far Eastern Art (3) \nLot of three. \nTwo original far eastern art pieces and a third \nprint. These three beautiful works of art were \nthe property of Bell Northrop Art professor \nof Columbia in New York who was a victim of \nMcCarthyism never allowed to teach again. \nMs. Northrip was a very popular professor \nwho collected ancient textiles and wrote a \nmanuscript on it that was never published because of the McCarthy \nera problem. Fred and Chris Holabird inherited these which were \ncherished by Ms. Northrop in her passing in 1980. 19 x 22\u201d approx. \nsize of all 3. \nEst. $400-2000 \nHWAC# 167512 \nLot# 2029 Hand of Man Prints Folio by \nMazonwicz \n10 serigraphs in hard case folio \nof cave art by Douglas Mazonowicz, 1981. \nIntroduction by Carl Sagan. #270\/300. The \nreproduced cave paintings include: Bowmen \nand Deer, Two Figures in Finery, Engraved \nFrieze, Hunter and Ibex, Head of a Horse, \nGiraffe, Prancing Horse, Crouching Bison, Group of Antelopes, and \nHelmeted Warrior. Artist was born in England and died in 2001. Nice \nattractive set! 29x23\u201d. 11.6 lbs. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# 167755 \nLot# 2030 Prayers For the Wild Things Print \nby Doolittle \nPrayers for the Wild Things print by \nBev Doolittle, #30657\/60000 and signed by artist. \n1993, 31.5x24\u201d. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera \nCollection \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 167752 \nLot# 2031 R.C. Gorman Anniversary Suite, Artists Prints #2 (6 \nprints in set) \nThis is set number 2 of these stunning Artist proofs (AP \n2). We are unsure how many artist proofs were made. These sets, in \ntheir limited edition form of numbered through 150, can be found for \nsale from $2000-$4000. In 2022 a set of these sold in a Santa Fe Art \nauction for $3360. Included in this set are six prints; Delfina, Wind \nsong, Acomita, Madrid, Chuska Storm, Summer. Published by Santa Fe \nFine Arts Incorporated and includes original portfolio box. These are \nindividually signed at lower left by R.C. Gorman 1997 and all are in \nexcellent condition. The box measures 14.5\u201d wide x 12\u201d tall. Each print \nmeasures 10.5\u201d x 13.5\u201d \nEst. $2500-3000 \nHWAC# 168003 \nLot# 2032 Historic Prints, Framed (5) \nLot \nof five framed historic prints. 1.) Pastoral \nmountain scene, probably European, matted \ncovers c1880. 23 x 19 framed with glass. 2.) \nCries of London painted by Wheatley, after A \nCardon, 19th century framing c1850. 20\u201d x 17\u201d \n3.) Rocky Mountains, cracked glass, 1871, by \nWhitteredge engraving by Hinshelwood. Print \nsize 7 x 10 4.) Two prints from pictures of Pickwick by Wyman and \ncompany of London. 11.5 x 14\u201d \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167515 \nLot# 2033 Aldine\u2019s Art Journal Prints, \nHundreds \nHundreds of prints in 2+ Aldine\u2019s \nArt Journal, c. 1870\u2019s. Nature, portraits, animals \netc. 17x12\u201d. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 164173 \nLot# 2034 Ladies Art Prints \nby Gray Litho, 800 \n800 art \nprints by Gray Litho, c. 1907-10. \n100 each-horse, with veil, green \ntrim, daises, golfer, feather hat, \ncanoe, hunter. 12.5x10\u201d. About \n31 lbs. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana \nEphemera Collection \nEst. $500- \n800 \nHWAC# 166702 \nLot# 2035 Large Group of Prints, 2000 \nLarge \ngroup of prints, perhaps 2000+ in various \nsizes. Many are 19th century. Many subjects \nincluding cowgirls, landscapes, American Revolution, plants, animals \netc. An entire file storage box full. About 18 lbs. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana \nEphemera Collection \nEst. $300-700 \nHWAC# 167445","69 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \nArt \/ General Americana \nLot# 2036 Modern Poster and Calendar Group, \nc. 1940-80 \nAssortment of posters and calendars c. \n1940-80. I\u2019m Yours pinup. Enticing. 1948 airplane \npartial calendar. 1981 cowboy partial calendar with \nwriting. McGovern 1972. 2x National Parks. 4 vintage \nanatomy charts. 2x war bond and related posters. A \nfew more assorted posters. About 20x16\u201d to 43x29\u201d. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $200- \n500 \nHWAC# 164150 \nLot# 2037 Small Art Prints in Bulk, For a \nMuseum Shop \nAbout 2000 smaller art prints \nin sorted bulk, approx. 6x8\u201d. Will be a great \ninventory item for a museum gift shop or for \na dealer. Paradise Cove, Evening Glow, Horse \nand Buggy Days, The Good Old Days etc. 19 lbs. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. \n$200-600 \nHWAC# 167455 \nLot# 2038 Sportswomen Prints by Gray \nLitho, 500 \n500 sportswomen prints, 100 each, \nby Gray Litho c. 1908. Hunter, horse, green \ntrim, golfer, canoe. 12.5x10\u201d. 18 lbs. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $400- \n600 \nHWAC# 166701 \nLot# 2039 Vintage Ladies in Sportswear \nArt Prints by Gray Litho, 500 \n100 each of art \nprints by Gray Litho, c. 1908. Red golfer, green \ntrim, canoe, horse, hunter. 12.5x10\u201d. 19 lbs. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. \n$400-600 \nHWAC# 166698 \nLot# 2040 Original Coors Nudie Art \nin Frame \nFramed nudie in bath tub \nwith a Coors keg and stein emptying \ninto a bath tub. Not paint, probably \nchalk. This belonged to a California \nCoors distributor family. Signed in \nlower left by Jess Rubio. Drawing \n18x13.25\u201d, frame 26.5x22.25. Frame \nhas damage, please inspect. \nEst. \n$300-500 \nHWAC# 150731 \nLot# 2041 Cowboy and his \nHorse a Bronze by Stellon \nArt Foundry \nThis bronze \nis of a cowboy on his horse \nmade by Stellon Art Foundry. \nMarked 2\/6 at 18 in. long by \n19 in. high. Please see photos \nfor details. \nEst. $1000-1500 \nHWAC# 162507 \nLot# 2042 \n Bisbee, Arizona \nBisbee Stereoview \nGroup by Larson \n3 Stereoviews of Bisbee by \nOlaf Larson. Larson was born in Norway in \n1879 and the family moved to the US in 1884. \nAbout 1900 he became a full time photographer \nin Moscow Idaho. In 1903 he photographed \nGoldfield and Tonopah travelling to Arizona \nlater that year apparently making a home in Bisbee. These 3 photos \nare Castle Rock, Bisbee; Panorama of the Heart of Bisbee; the C&A and \nthe Gardner Mines, Bisbee. The backs of the cards are blank and each \ntitle is handwritten. Larson views are scarce. \nEst. $500-900 \nHWAC# \n168025 \nLot# 2043 \n Globe, Arizona \nGlobe Arizona \nStereoview Trio \n1.) Birdseye view of Globe \nby Charles O Farciot. 2.) silver era mining \ncompany at Globe by Farciot on unmarked \nboard 3.) Old Dominion Smelter by Olaf Larson. \nFarciot shot Globe about 1881. Charles Farciot \n(1839-1891) was a Swiss born photographer. \nHe moved to Arizona in 1878 generally photographing 110 views in \nthe Tombstone and Globe Areas. Please see Rowe pages 68-73. \nEst. \n$600-900 \nHWAC# 168029 \nLot# 2044 \n Mineral Park, Arizona \nMineral \nPark Arizona Stereoview \nBirdseye view of \nmineral park. This stereo is marked on the \nreverse no4 Mineral Park. According to Rowe \non page 285 this is from a series Rothrock shot \nor published between 1877 and 1878. This \nstereo is in exceptional condition with exceptional clarity and focus \nshowing a single main street at the very beginning o mineral parks \nexistence. Today it is the sight of a major open pit mine. This is an \nimportant and rare early Arizona stereoview. \nEst. $400-1000 \nHWAC# \n168027 \nLot# 2045 \n Nogales, Arizona \nNogales \nStereoviews, 3 \n3 c. 1900 Nogales stereoviews. \nRare winter snow scene, Morley Ave., Looking \nNW over Nogales. Pre labor trouble or Mexican \nrevolt. \nEst. $150-400 \nHWAC# 163741 \nLot# 2046 \n Prescott, Arizona \nEarly \nStereoviews of Prescott including \nRothrock (3) \n1.) The earliest view of \nthis group is of the Bank of Arizona, \nRothrock 102, from 1875-1878 as shown \nin Rowe on page 285. This is a choice, \nhigh-quality, high contrast, excellent \nfocus view of the bank and two adjacent \nbuildings and business occupied by CC Bean, Bowen, Knowles, and \nthe Capital (Saloon). The photo has some damage along the top left \nedge, otherwise excellent. 2.) Plaza Stable on light lavender cardstock, \nlabeled on the back in manuscript Eastside Plaza \u201cA.E.\u201d we were \nunable to ascertain this photographer c1880. 3.) Capital of Arizona by \nStandard series. This piece shows yet a 3rd side of the plaza, c1890, \nand shows a business Kelly & Stevens at center. Prescott sits at the \ncenter of a major gold region at relatively high altitude, and today it is \nan important Arizona retirement area. Prescott became the capital of \nthe Arizona Territory in 1864. The capital moved to Tucson in 1867, \nthen back to Prescott in 1877. Phoenix was made the capital in 1899. \nArizona joined the Union as the 48th state in 1912. \nEst. $600-1000 \nHWAC# 168028 \nLot# 2047 \n Tombstone, Arizona \nChinese \nMedicine or Order Book From Tombstone \nc. late 1800\u2019s hand written Chinese medicine\/ \napothecary or order book from Tombstone. \n5.5x8.25x.5\u201d. Some foxing on covers and front \ncover damage. \nJim & Barbara Sherman Private Western Mining Museum \nEst. \n$300-800 \nHWAC# 165051","70 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \n General Americana \nLot# 2048 \n Tombstone, Arizona \nChinese Funeral \nMoney from Tombstone, 1880\u2019s \n4 pieces of Chinese \nfuneral money that would be given to grieving \nfamily members, c. 1880\u2019s, 2x7\u201d. Paper packet with \ncontents of unknown purpose with Chinese writing \n2.25x3.25\u201d. \nJim & Barbara Sherman Private Western Mining \nMuseum \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165050 \nLot# 2049 \n Tucson, Arizona \n1908 Tucson Hanging Photograph \nSuite (5) \nExceptionally rare suite of 5 original mounted black and \nwhite photos on board. The boards measure 7 x 9\u201d and the photos \n4.25\u201d x 6.5\u201d photographs by Smith Sporting Goods Company. None of \nthe mounts have any notations obverse or reverse, excellent condition. \nThe hanging of E.W. Hawkins in 1908 was the last legal hanging in \nTucson. This series shows Hawkins being escorted up the stairs of \nthe gallows in the first shot, followed by 4 views of Hawkins on the \ngallows stage. The first view is of Hawkins smoking his last cigar, the \nnext is the reverend Peter Timmerman reciting last rights, the next \nview is under sheriff Henry Myers at far left and sheriff Nabor Pacheco \nat right with Hawkins under the noose, and the final view is sheriff \nPacheco placing the noose over Hawkins head. It is thought that there \nare no known views of the actual hanging itself as it may not have been \nallowed. E.W. Hawkins was hanged on Aug. 14, 1908 for the murder \nof Albert Leonhardt on Dec. 23, 1907. Hawkins and his wife were \narrested on charge of a burglary when he confessed to the murder. \nEst. $10000-15000 \nHWAC# 168021 \nLot# \n2050 \nArizona \nArizona \nHanging \nPostcards \n(2) \nTwo \nearly hanging postcards \nof Arizona events. A.) \nHanging of John Heath \nat Tombstone, real photo \npostcard, early, c1908- \n1915 printing. Heath\u2019s \nhanging was in 1884. \nFamous \nTombstone \nphotographer \nC.S. \nFly \ncaptured the image and \nsold them into the 1940s \naccording to Jeremy Rowe in \u201cArizona Real Photo Postcards,\u201d 2007 \npage 75. One of the later images of the Heath hanging was published \nby Fraser. This postcard is unused and in excellent condition. B.) \nHand colored printed card by the Brisley Drug Co. entitled Execution \nof Mexican murderers Prescott Ares 1904, no1. This card is a single \ncard of a 3 card sequence and shows the 3 murderers on their knees \nperhaps receiving last rights. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# 168022 \nLot# 2051 \n Yuma, Arizona \nYuma Stereoviews \n(2) \n1.) Carlton Watkins no4858 Entitled City \nof Yuma from the Fort Arizona. Edge damage \nat right and left with some foxing in the photo. \nMiner water damage shown on reverse. 2.) \nBy Continent Stereographic Company on the \nreverse reads \u201cREAD! Conklin\u2019s picturesque Arizona\u201d. No 230 \u201cBridge \nAcross the Colorado River at Yuma, Arizona\u201d Photograph has stains at \nleft diagonal scratch in the right image. This group dates c1880-90 \nEst. \n$500-900 \nHWAC# 168030 \nLot# 2052 \n Arizona \nArizona Views by \nSullivan, Wheeler Survey 1873 (3) \nThree \nkey early stereoviews in excellent condition \nby western photographer TH Sullivan for the \n1873 George M Wheeler Expedition through \nthe West. The Wheeler survey photos are \nfamous for introducing the rural American \nwest to America in the 1870s. This group is comprised of no19, group \nof Zuni Indian Braves at their Pueblo in New Mexico. This photo shows \nSullivan\u2019s large format camera sitting in the lower right corner of the \nphotograph. No 29 Coyotoro Apache Scouts at Apache Lake, Sierra \nBlanca range Arizona. A member of the Wheeler expedition is shown \nsitting on a rock behind 2 Indians with his rifle. No. 34 Pedro, Captain \nof one of the Coyotoro bands in his Washington Costume. \nEst. $1000- \n2000 \nHWAC# 168024 \nLot# 2053 \n Arizona \nPresident McKinley visits \nArizona, 2 Stereo Views \nTwo stereo views of \nMcKinley\u2019s visit to Arizona c1901. 1.) The first \nview is of McKinley standing in front of the \nloaded ore cars in front of the Congress mine \nheadframe. 2.) McKinley and his group on the \nBlue Tank Mountains in Arizona. Both cards \nare in excellent condition with no notations on \nback. Published by Underwood & Underwood. These photos appear \nto have been taken in the summer of 1901. Just a few months later in \nSeptember McKinley was assassinated. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 168026 \nLot# 2054 \n Arizona 1865-1900 \n National \n& Regional Telegraph Ephemera Group \nLot of 5. 1) War Department Signal Service, \nUS Army, sent from Tucson, Arizona, 1887. \nMessage about \u201cpatent issues.\u201d 2) United \nStates Telegraph Company, Reno, Pennsylvania, \n1865, about sending axes and coffee by train. \n3) The Deseret Telegraph Company. Brigham \nCity, Utah, 1900. To Becker Brewing Company. \n4-5) National Telegraph Company cover and \ntelegram, unused, 1884. \u201cIn Connection with the lines of the Baltimore \n& Ohio Telegraph Company.\u201d \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 167569 \nLot# 2055 \n Bay Area, California \nBay Area \nPlaybill Group in Binder, c. 1909-13 \nDozens \nof playbills c. 1909-13 from Orpheum in \nOakland and San Francisco, Bell Theatre, \nPrincess Theatre, MacDonough Theatre etc. \nSome handwritten performance notes. Binder \nis 14.5x11\u201d, spine is detaching. \nEst. $120-300 \nHWAC# 164176 \nLot# 2056 \n Bay Area, California \nEarly Bay Area \nMaps, 20 \nAbout 20 early Bay Area and other \nNorthern California maps 1:62500, c. 1915-30. \nAbout 20x16.5\u201d. \nEst. $120-150 \nHWAC# 164174","71 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \nGeneral Americana \nLot# 2057 \n Bodie, California \nBodie \nBanking Ephemera, 10 \n10 pieces of \nBodie banking ephemera. J S Cain-1898 \nBullion and Exchange Bank receipt, \n1905 credit sheet, 1902 receipt, 3x \nsmall receipts. 1879 Bodie Bank check. \n1873 Mono County check. 2x George \nW Penter c. 1886-90 with condition \nissues, please inspect. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 166483 \nLot# 2058 \n Bodie, California 1879-81 \nBodie Revenue Check, Telegraph \nReceipt, & Wells Fargo Exchange \nLot \nof 3. 1) Receipt for Exchange, 1879, for \nRobert Williams purchasing a $50 Bill \nof Exchange from Wells Fargo to be paid \nin London. Signed by the Wells Fargo \nagent. 4 x 7\u201d 2) Nevada 7 California \nTelegraph Co. telegram sent from San \nFrancisco to the Bodie Bank in 1881. Message in code (likely regarding \nmining stock sales). Rare telegraph office with company officers based \nin Genoa, Nevada. The Nevada & California Telegraph Company was \ndescribed in Thompson & West, 1881. It was formed in September \n1878 with a main office in Genoa. It connected the communities on \nthe Comstock (Virginia City, Gold Hill ,Silver City, Empire) with mining \ncamps along the California\/Nevada border including Bodie and \nAurora. The length of the line was 112 miles. 3) Bodie Bank check with \nimprinted revenue, RN-G, 1879. Payment to JJ Welch from EA Friend. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 166898 \nLot# 2059 \n Bodie, California \nBodie Postcards \nand Ephemera, 4 \n1879 and 1913 postcards. \nS Tokio fisherman trade card. Nevada and \nCalifornia Telegraph 1881 Bodie Bank \ntelegraph. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 166233 \nLot# 2060 \n Bodie, California \nBodie Ephemera, \n4 \nNice group of Bodie ephemera. 1881 Geo \nGillson mining billhead. 4th of July portrait by \nBoy??? & Struckmann 5x7\u201d with nice contrast. \nMono County Historical Society envelope with \n2 Bodie Mining embossed stamps. Unused c. \n1880\u2019s Bodie Bank check with RN. \nEst. $300- \n600 \nHWAC# 166234 \nLot# 2061 \n Byron Hot Springs, California \nByron Hot Springs Letter on Letterhead and \nCover, 1896 \n5 page 1896 letter and cover with \ncut stamp from S R Buford to S R Buford Co., \nVirginia City, MT on fancy letterhead. Byron \nHots Springs in Contra Costa County, CA touts \nthe cure of numerous ailments in their natural \nhot baths on letterhead. Letterhead 8.5x5.5\u201d. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# \n167825 \nLot# 2062 \n Chico, California \nChico Semi \nWeekly Record Bound Volume \nJan - Dec 1899 \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 167362 \nLot# 2063 \n Columbia, California 1853 \n James \nMills & Company Third of Exchange - brother \nof and partner with D. O. Mills \nPossibly \nunique. James Mills and brother Edgar arrived \nin California first. Darius Ogden Mills followed. \nIn 1850 the company was listed as Auction and Commission Agents. \nHowever, they would soon be in the banking business. In 1852 James \nbought the building that would soon be owned solely be D. O. Mills in \nColumbia. In 1853 James and D. O. were partners in Sacramento in the \nD. O. Mills & Co. bank. [Daily Alta California, CDNC and Cross]Number \n3182 for 500 shares in the James Mill & Company. Issued to J. R. Miller. \nPrinter Baldwin, Adams of New York. Ship vignette. Extra rare. \nEst. \n$800-2000 \nHWAC# 126749 \nLot# 2064 \n El Dorado, California c.1900 \n Mounted \nPhotographs of a Ranch at El Dorado, California \nLot of 3 different. Identified on the reverse as \u201cMr. \nGarret Diithmiin\u201d residence and ranch. No additional \ninformation located about Diithmiin. One view shows \npeople posing on the porch. The other two show life on \nthe ranch\/farm with a horse-drawn carriage. 5 x 8\u201d sepia \nphotos on 7 x 10\u201d mounts. Foxing. El Dorado is 4 miles \nSW of Placerville. First known as Mud Springs due to the \nboggy landscape the cattle and horses made of a nearby \nwatering place. Originally an important camp on the old Carson Trail, \nby 1849-50 it had become the center of a mining district and the \ncrossroads for freight and stagecoach lines. At the height of the rush \nits large gold production supported a population of several thousand. \nIt was incorporated as the town of El Dorado in 1856. \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 167573 \nLot# 2065 \n Grass Valley, California 1861 \n Directory of \nthe City of Nevada and Grass Valley, 1861 \nDirectory of \nthe City of Nevada and Grass Valley: Containing a history \nof the city; names of its inhabitants; and everything \nappertaining to a complete directory 1861. By Hugh B. \nThompson San Francisco, Charles F. Robbins, Book & Job \nPrinter. 128 pp. -Numerous advertisements. 8.75x5.5, \noriginal leather-backed printed boards, spine lettered \nin gilt. First Edition. Very rare directory of Nevada City \nand Grass Valley, called by Quebedeaux \u201cOne of the \nregion\u2019s two rarest directories,\u201d along with McKenney\u2019s 1871 Nevada \nCounty directory. The present directory follows on that of 1856 by \nBrown & Dallison, called in the preface \u201cimperfect in many respects; \nthe compilation being by Dallison, a stranger, who did the work, \ntook the responsibility, and absconded with the proceeds. Please see \ndescription online. \nEst. $800-1500 \nHWAC# 163207 \nLot# 2066 \n Grass Valley, California \nGrass Valley \nMorning Union, Bound Volumes, 1907-1920, \nIncomplete \nGrass Valley Morning Union, Bound \nVolumes, 1907-1920, Incomplete. 17.5 x 22.5 \nbound volumes of this Grass Valley Newspaper \nat a time when gold mining had begun a tertiary \nexplosion from the invention of the floatation \nprocess which separated gold and other metals \nfrom fresh unoxidized sulphides. For those \nthat may not know, Grass Valley was the very \nrich center of the \u201cnorthern\u201d gold mines, though today, not to be \nconfused with the Shasta-Trinity region. Grass Valley was the home \nto the famous Empire Mine, one of the largest single underground \ngold mines in America, second perhaps only to the great Homestake \nmine in South Dakota. The papers also cover the emergence of the fist \nworld war and the end of that war in 1918. Ten bound volumes: Oct- \nDec 1907; Apr-Jun 1910; Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, and Oct-Dec 1913; Jan-Mar \n1914; Apr-Jun 1916; Oct-Dec 1918; Jan-Jun, Jul-Dec 1920. \nEst. $500- \n2000 \nHWAC# 167527 \nLot# 2067 \n Hollywood, California \nMarilyn \nMonroe Uncut Card Sheet, 1995 \nUncut \nMarilyn Monroe 50 card sheet, 1995 by Sports \nTime Inc. Will look great in a frame! 20x28\u201d. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana \nEphemera Collection \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 197750","72 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \n General Americana \nLot# 2068 \n Hollywood, California \nPinups, \nIncluding Marilyn Monroe, 6 \n6 pinups \nincluding 1954 Marilyn Monroe calendar and 5 \nother vintage pinups. About 17x10\u201d. \nEst. $150- \n250 \nHWAC# 163799 \nLot# 2069 \n Hollywood, California \nRaggedy \nAnn & Andy Art Cell \nOriginal cell, The \nAdventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy, entitled \nChristmas Adventure, CBS 1990 COA. 7x10\u201d. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 163794 \nLot# 2070 \n Hollywood, California \nHollywood \nMovie Stills Collection \nAbout 300 or more \nb\/w Hollywood movie stills. CBS News, Jack \nWebb, Orson Wells, Ed Sullivan, James Caan, \nDanny and Marlo Thomas, James Garner, Roy \nRogers, Sid Caesar and many more. Mostly \n9x7.25\u201d. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167320 \nLot# 2071 \n La Porte, California \nLodge Records, La Porte IOOF, 1858- \n1887 \n2 large bound brown leather ledgers, measuring 16\u201d x 12\u201d x 3\u201d \nthick. The first ledger starts with the opening of the Alturas Loidge \nin La port on Dec 8 1858. Here the lodge began its start with officers \nfilled by appointment from the table rock lodge no 49. La Porte charter \nmembers were Drake, BW Barnes, AH Crew, Cornelius Lowres, Chas \nLearch, Samuel Love. The lodge met nearly weekly at first. Vol 1 \nconsists of 480 pages recording the minutes of every meeting through \nJan 16, 1864. The period 1864-1887 is missing, which probably was \ncontained within 2 other volumes of a similar nature. The 2nd vol \nhere is May 14 1887 through Dec 31 1921 comprised of 621 pages. \nThere was room in the back for more but it appears the lodge may \nhave come to its end in 1921. Jann Garvis used these volumes liberally \nin finding information about who was in la Porte during these years \nand published it in her book, Roar of the Monitors; Quest for Gold in \nthe Northern Sierra, an extensive treated on the mines, people, and \nmining camps of Sierra county and parts of neighboring Plumas and \nbutte counties. These volumes are important because they are from \none of the most important gold mining regions in California and show \nrecords of fraternity among the mining community during the gold \nrush. La Porte was the key site for mining the rich Tertiary gravel unit \nknown as the \u201cblue lead\u201d it was exceptionally rich and mining of the \nunit lasted in excel of 2 decades. \nEst. $1500-5000 \nHWAC# 168009 \nLot# 2072 \n Los Angeles, California \nBound \nVolume Los Angeles Evening Harold 1916 \n2nd quarter, rough covers. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 167360 \nLot# 2073 \n Los Angeles, California \nDisney \nEphemera Collection \nConsists of perhaps 100 \nor more pieces. Includes Mickey Mouse Cineart \nfilms c1940, numerous ticket books, postcards, \nbuttons, oversized buttons, programs and \nmaps, passports, souvenir plates, and other \nitems. Very nice collection. \nSalvatore Falcone \nCollection \nEst. $375-800 \nHWAC# 132984 \nLot# \n2074 \nOakland, \nCalifornia \n1867 \nIndenture for Samuel F. Butterworth \n(Associated with New Almaden Quicksilver \nMine) \n1867 indenture between S.F. Butterworth of San Francisco and \nthe Kelly Family of Oakland for a piece of land in Oakland at Adeline \nand 22nd streets for $1560 in gold coin. R81-R8 Red $2 conveyance \nInternal Revenue stamp attached at upper left. Signed by Samuel \nButterworth. 16 x 10.5\u201d In 1864, Samuel F. Butterworth came west \nto take over the New Almaden Mining Company down in San Jose. \nHis company, The Quicksilver Mining Co. of New York had been in a \nlegal wrestling match for years trying to obtain the San Jose based \nmercury mine at New Almaden. The case involving old Mexican land \ngrants and obscure borders was finally escalated to the Supreme Court \nwhere they found the paperwork surrounding the grant faulty. After \npost-trial arbitration the company sent Butterworth to take over the \nmining operations as superintendent in 1864. Previously he had been \nin charge of the New York Assay Office and was a noted Tammany Hall \noperator. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 166960 \nLot# 2075 \n Oakland, California 1860s-1920s \nOakland & Surrounding Area Ephemera \nGroup \nLot of 30. Billheads: Oakland Daily \nTranscript (1870 and 1871); Oakland College \nSchool (1866); F. Schimmelpfennig & GC Riser \n(Oakland, 1878); Petaluma Courier Co. (1909); \nPacific Manifolding Book Co. (1906, Oakland); \nPC Handen & Co. (Centerville, 1909); Pacific Steel & Wire Company \n(Oakland, 1908); Peerless Mattress Mfg. (Oakland, 1911); Rollin \nMining Co. (Black Bear Mine, 1913); and more. Also: corner ad covers \n(James A. Joyce, Oakland, 1898; Steward & Gabriel, Oakland, 1918); \nreceipts for Webster & Co. (Brooklyn, 1871); 1871 City of Oakland Tax \nStatement, and more. Please inspect. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 165776 \nLot# 2076 \n Pasadena, California \nTournament \nof Roses, Daily News, 1905 \n1905 Daily News, \nTournament of Roses edition with 6 nice parade \nphotos on cover. Lots of Pasadena photos and \narticles inside. 15.75x11.25\u201d. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# \n167836 \nLot# 2077 \n Sacramento, California \nCalifornia \nMammoth Plate Circus Photos, 2 \n2 different \nfantastic wide angle mammoth plate circus \nphotos on heavy stock. Sacramento, CA. Horses \nhas 1.25\u201d top center tear. Elephants has .5\u201d top \ntear, lower right chip and crease. Please inspect. \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 166722","73 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \nGeneral Americana \nLot# 2078 \n Sacramento, California \nOur \nTaste Oyster Can with Paper Label, Hall, \nLuhrs & Co. \nOur Taste Oyster can with \npaper label and attached lid, from Hall, \nLuhrs & Co., Sacramento, Cal. 4.25x2.5\u201d. \nBack of label has nice boat scene. \nJim & \nBarbara Sherman Private Western Mining \nMuseum \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165651 \nLot# 2079 \n Sacramento, California \nSacramento \nTelephone Directories; 1912, 1914 \nTwo \ntelephone directories for Sacramento and \nYolo, El Dorado, Placer, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada, Butte, Glenn, Amador, \nand Colusa Counties. These directories were published by the Pacific \nTelephone and Telegraph Company in July 1912 and August 1914. Both \ndirectories contain the phone numbers of businesses and residents \nin the area. They also have business advertisements throughout the \nbook. There is also a list of toll stations at the back of the July 1912 \nedition. 8.75 x 5.75. The 1912 edition is in good condition and the \nspine has been taped. The 1914 edition is missing the back cover and \nhas several pages in the back that are missing or damaged. \nEst. $200- \n300 \nHWAC# 165166 \nLot# 2080 \n San Francisco, California 1859 \n San \nFrancisco Directory Year and Business Guide, 1858 \nSan Francisco Directory Year and Business Guide \nfor 1858: Henry G. Langley Compiler. San Francisco: \nCommercial Steam Presses: Valentine & Co, 1859. First \nEdition. Original boards. 8vo. viii-xxi advertisements; \n391 pp. Table of Contents; Index to advertisements. \nRebound gilt-lettered spine over printed boards. \n(pp.201 & 202 missing but replaced with copies). The \nrare first Langley directory for the city of San Francisco \ncompiled by Henry G. Langley, with numerous business advertisements \nthroughout. This Directory contains over seventeen thousand names, \nwith nearly seven thousand firms listed in the Business Directory. A \nreview of the city\u2019s history pp. 15-44. A Directory of Streets, Public \nBuildings, etc. has been updated after a period of much expansion. The \nAppendix contains the organization of the different branches of the \nmunicipal government, and the laws regulating the same; together \nwith a description of the different associations, and a great variety of \nvaluable information on various subjects; exhibiting at a glance the \nprogress and present condition of the city. \nEst. $1000-2000 \nHWAC# \n163201 \nLot# 2081 \n San Francisco, California 1861 \n The \nSan Francisco Business Directory, 1861 \nThe \nSan Francisco Business Directory for the Year \nCommencing September, 1861: Embracing a General \nDirectory of Residents a Business Directory; a \nDirectory of Streets, Public Offices, etc. and a New Map \nof the City: Together with the Consolidation Act and its \nAmendments; the Municipal Government; Societies \nand Organizations, and a Great Variety of Useful and \nStatistical Information, Exhibiting at a Glance the \nProgress and Present Condition of the City Fourth Year of Publication \n- Henry G. Langley Compiler. ii-lxiv (mostly advertisements, including \nfront pastedown), 639 pp. (incl. rear pastedown, the final 57 pp. \nbeing more advertisements). 9x5.75, original leather-backed printed \nboards. The title page calls for \u201ca reliable map of the city,\u201d not present \nwith this copy. Vertical crack to spine, joints splitting, hinges cracked, \nboard edges rubbed; some faint damp-staining; else very good. \nEst. \n$300-900 \nHWAC# 163215 \nLot# 2082 \n San Francisco, California 1869 \n The \nSan Francisco Directory, 1869 \nThe San Francisco \nDirectory for the Year Commencing December \n1869: Embracing a General Directory of Residents \nand Business Directory; Also a Directory of Streets, \nPublic Offices, etc., and a Map of the City: Together \nwith the Consolidation Act and its Amendments; \nthe \nMunicipal \nGovernment; \nSocieties \nand \nOrganizations, and a Great Variety of Useful and \nStatistical Information, Exhibiting at a Glance the \nProgress and Present Condition of the City. 11th year of publication \n- LANGLEY, Henry G. (compiler). San Francisco: Bacon & Co. 752 pp. \nlittle advertisements and bound with unnumbered blank pages. .75 \nleather binding with front cover and backstrap loose. \nEst. $300-800 \nHWAC# 163227 \nLot# 2083 \n San Francisco, California 1876 \n San \nFrancisco City Directory, 1876 \nSan Francisco \nCity Directory embracing a General and Business \nDirectory, Street Guide, City Government, Public \nInstitutions, Churches, Societies, etc., with a List of \nFederal and State Officers. 1876: Compiled by D. M. \nBishop & Co. San Francisco, B.C. Vandall, Printer and \nPublisher, xlviii, 1479 pp. 48 pp of advertisements \nin front. 172 pp. business directory in back. Street \nguide. Edges worn, front joint and hinge cracked, \notherwise very good. San Francisco directory at the height of the Big \nBonanza silver mines in the Comstock region. OCLC: 38600504. Not in \nQUEBEDEAUX. \nEst. $200-800 \nHWAC# 163225 \nLot# 2084 \n San Francisco, California 1879 \n The \nSan Francisco Directory, 1879 \nThe San Francisco \nDirectory for the Year Commencing April, 1879: \nEmbracing a General Directory of Residents and a \nBusiness Directory - Compiled by Henry G. Langley \nPublisher, Frances & Valentine. lxviii, 1015 pp. \nNumerous woodcut illustrations in advertisements. \n(8vo) original morocco-backed printed boards. The \ntwentieth year for this publication. Title page calls \nfor \u201cA Reliable of the City\u201d, not present in this copy. \nEdges worn, front joint and hinge cracked; otherwise good. \nEst. $200- \n800 \nHWAC# 163226 \nLot# 2085 \n California 1867 \n The Pacific Coast \nBusiness Directory, 1867 \nThe Pacific Coast \nBusiness Directory for 1867: Containing the \nName and Post Office Address of Each Merchant, \nManufacturer and Professional Residing in the \nStates of California, Oregon, and Nevada; the \nTerritories of Washington, Idaho, Montana, and \nUtah; and the Colony of British Columbia. Also, a \nGazetteer of the Counties, Cities and Towns, and \nan Exhibit of the Resources of the Pacific Coast - \nLangley, Henry G., editor. San Francisco 1867. ii- \ncxcii ad (incl. front pastedown), 568 + 195 ad (incl. \nrear pastedown) pp.; inserted ad leaves in the \nbody of the text. 9x5.75, modern leather-backed cloth with original \nprinted paper from the boards laid on, original endpapers employed, \nspine titled in gilt. The first year of publication of this directory, with \nmuch information on businesses and political offices up and down \nthe Pacific Coast states including Nevada, Utah, Idaho and Montana \nin addition to California, Washington and Oregon. Rubbing and minor \nstains to the original paper from the boards, repair to p.7, bookplate \nof George Publishing Company, else very good, Interior very fine. \nEst. \n$500-1200 \nHWAC# 163212 \nMany additional photos \nare also available online at \nFHWAC.com","74 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \n General Americana \nLot# 2086 \n California 1872 \n Central Pacific Railroad McKenney\u2019s \nGazetteer and Directory, 1872 \nMcKenney\u2019s Gazetteer and Directory \nof the Central Pacific Railroad and its branches for 1872: A guide and \nbusiness directory complete in one volume. Consisting of the names of \nbusiness firms, their occupation and location; introducing a description \nof each place, showing its prominence, leading features, surroundings, \netc. 1872. McKenney, L.M., compiler. Sacramento, Directory Publishing \nCompany. xxxviii, 703 pp. Numerous advertisements, most included \nin the pagination including those at front and rear; 4-page insert for \nHeald\u2019s Business College; engraved plate of the Sacramento Seminary. \n8.5x5.5, original leather-backed printed boards, spine lettered in gilt. \nVery uncommon directory covering the western portion of the areas \nserved by the recently completed transcontinental railroad, with \n\u201cBusiness directories of Central Pacific Railroad cities and towns \nin California, Nevada, Oregon and Utah; business directory of San \nFrancisco; classified business directory in all four states.\u201d Quebedeaux \nfurther notes that there are descriptions of the cities and towns on \nthe Central Pacific Railroad line and its branches and calls it the \u201cFirst \nmajor California railroad directory; first Central Pacific directory of \nits portion of the transcontinental line.\u201d Provenance: Descended in \nthe family of Nevada City dentist, and orchardist, A. Chapman, whose \nfull-page advertisement appears on p.39. Quebedeaux 139 locates 5 \ncopies in institutional libraries, and OCLC located 4 copies, 3 of them \ndifferent. Just light shelf wear; a few pages with offsetting from ferns \nthat had been pressed, still fine and fresh. A very fine copy. \nEst. $1000- \n3000 \nHWAC# 163204 \nLot# \n2087 \nSan \nFrancisco, \nCalifornia \nInternational Chinese Business Directory, San Francisco, 1913- \nVery Rare \nVery rare International Chinese Business Directory, \npublished in San Francisco in 1913. Compiled by Wong Kin. Large \nsections on major Asian cities including Canton, Shanghai, Hong \nKong, Macau, plus many smaller Chinese cities as well. Hanoi, Laos, \nTonkin, Penang, Singapore and Seoul also featured. There is also a \nlarge California section by city. Most continents and countries of the \nworld are here including India, Africa, Australia, Canada, Mexico, the \nPhilippines, and South America. Each individual listing is in Chinese \nand English by city. Also, a large index at the front along with a large \nsection of advertisements from different businesses. Approximately \n1,700 pp. The numbered pages ends in the high 1,500\u2019s but there are \nabout 100 pages to the rear that are unnumbered. The covers are in \nnice condition. The binding is loose and there are two pages that are \ndisbound. This is a wonderful reference book for the historian. We \ncould find no copies of this book on the main used book site, so this is \nvery rare. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165484 \nLot# \n2088 \nSan \nFrancisco, California \nThe \nCalifornian Newspapers, \n1864, V1 \nVol 1 #1-10, May \n28 1864 - July 30 1864. \nThe 2nd issue discusses \nhow the reception of this \nnewspaper is very kind, \ncontains ghost stories, \ndramatic news, a number \nof stories by unnamed \nauthors. \nOf \nparticular \ninterest is a four part \nseries on Washoe by \u201ca \nlady\u201d who goes by the pen \nname \u201cPigeon Wing.\u201d The series is long, constituting a full page for \neach of the four insertions, and was of such importance at the time \nthat the second and third installments made the front page. The series \nstarts July 9, 1864, issue #7, \u201cOur Trip to Washoe\u201d.Ms. Pigeon Wing is \nclearly a very educated person, and never reveals the reason for \u201ctheir\u201d \ntrip to Washoe. They stayed at the prestigious International Hotel. I do \nnot recall any mention of this series. I doubt very seriously of these \nimportant observations have been published since. Another very \ninteresting article appears on July 16, a lengthy article thought to be by \nFitz Hugh Ludlow who traveled with Bierstadt in 1863 for 7 weeks in \nYosemite. \u201cA Glimpse of California thorough New York Spectacles\u201d. The \nfront of this custom protective holder contains an important document \nfrom John Howell Books. Howell was the exceptionally important \nbook and Americana dealer who we credit with the beginning of the \nwestern Americana business. The five page treaties included her \nregards issues march 18- dec 30 1865 entitled Bret Harte\u2019s copy of the \nCalifornian. This indicates these were all Bret Harte\u2019s original copies \nof this important magazine which had an interesting masthead \u201cThe \nCalifornian, Surely there is a vain for the silver and a place for gold \nwhere they fin it\u201d Vol 1 copy has been professional conserved and \nrepaired at edges. This is a very rare first ten issue set possibly one of \nonly a couple in existence. \nEst. $1000-4000 \nHWAC# 167439 \nLot# 2089 \n San Francisco, California 1850 \n Gold \nRush Ship Manifest for Trip Around the \nHorn, 1850, Alsop & Company \nExceptionally \nimportant. This is the Report and Manifest for a Ship or Vessel of the \nUnited States, from a Foreign Port. Cargo on the ship Barque Equator, \nWilliam Weir is Master, taken on at the port of Callao (in Peru). \nCargo is 195 tons of coal for Alsop & Co. in San Francisco. Also lists \nsix cabin passengers and eight steerage passengers, as well as the \nship stores of beef, bacon, flour, coffee and sugar. Ship built at New \nBedford, Massachusetts and owned by William Weir and William \nThompson. Bound for San Francisco, so the ship had to go around \nCape Horn. They departed Massachusetts in December 1850 and \narrived in San Francisco May 1851. Signed by William Weir. 12.5 x \n15.5\u201d Black print on blue paper by Alexander Levy & Co., New Orleans. \nAlsop & Company were a very important trading company during \nthe Gold Rush and had treasure boxes aboard the SS Central America \n(we sold one in our SSCA auctions). Please see Fred Holabird\u2019s \ndetailed essay on Alsop in the SSCA Part II catalog available on \nholabirdamericana.com. They were using this coal to heat houses \nand run furnaces at factories, including assay offices. This is a great \ndocument showing the journey from the East Coast around the Horn \nto the California Gold fields at the height of the Gold Rush! \nEst. $1000- \n2000 \nHWAC# 166978","75 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \nGeneral Americana \nLot# 2090 \n San Francisco, California c.1856 \nCalifornia Gold Rush Illustrated Lettersheet: \nJames King of William Assassination \nVery rare. Hart, p. 223. Baird 5; Clifford 6. Printed by Britton & Rey. \nUnused illustrated lettersheet with four illustrations related to the \nassassination of James King of William by James P. Casey. Illustrations \ninclude: the assassination of James King of William; the funeral of \nJames King of William; the surrender of the jail; and the execution \nof Casey. Illustrations are 4.75 x 6.75\u201d. Sheet is 11 x 17\u201d Black print \non blue paper. Repairs and other condition issues; please see photos \nonline. James King of William opened his own bank in San Francisco in \n1849. On a return trip from New York from a meeting with his backers \nCorcoran & Riggs, King met Augustus Humbert, appointed to the \nnewly formed US Assay Office at San Francisco. In March, 1851, King \nsent Humbert gold coins of Dubosq, Baldwin and Schultz & Co. for \nassay. King was outraged at the results, and sent copies of Humbert\u2019s \nletter to every newspaper in San Francisco. This caused him to earn \nthe full distrust and disgust of many.. By 1854, King was bankrupt, \nwhich he blamed on the competition. His assets were sold to Adams \n& Co. in 1854. The next year he started a newspaper that was every \nbit as controversial as his Assay Office letter. He was a member of the \nfirst Vigilance Committee, but it didn\u2019t do him any good. King was \nassassinated on May 14, 1856 by James P. Casey, one of the people \nhe \u201caccosted\u201d with his newspaper writings. King\u2019s death resulted in \nthe establishment of the second San Francisco Vigilance Committee \nand changed the politics of the city. The Vigilance Committee hung \nthe man who shot him, and King is given credit for rousting the \ncriminal element from City government. King was among the first \nnewspapermen to be honored by the California Journalism Hall of Fame. \nEst. $1200-3000 \nHWAC# 166979 \nLot# 2091 \n San Francisco, California 1854 \nAdams & Co. Express & Banking House \nReceipts, San Francisco Gold Rush \nLot of 7. \nAll are pictorial deposit receipts for 1854. Vignette of the building \nand of a prospector. LeCount & Strong, Lith. 1) Best is a receipt issued \nto Joseph Halleck but signed on the reverse by Henry W. Halleck. \nHenry Halleck would go on to be an important figure in the Civil War, \nappointed General in Chief of the Armies of the United States under \nAbraham Lincoln. Halleck was also a key player in the formation of \nCalifornia. He was transferred north to serve under General Bennet \nRiley, the governor general of the California Territory. Halleck was \nsoon appointed military secretary of state, a position which made him \nthe governor\u2019s representative at the 1849 convention in Monterey \nwhere the California state constitution was written. Halleck became \none of the principal authors of the document. The California State \nMilitary Museum writes that Halleck \u201cwas [at the convention] and in a \nlone measure its brains because he had given more studious thought \nto the subject than any other, and General Riley had instructed him to \nhelp frame the new constitution.\u201d 2-7) A search of the other names \nin the 1854 SF directory did not turn up any figures as important as \nHalleck. Each receipt is 4 x 8.5\u201d \nEst. $400-600 \nHWAC# 166982 \nLot# 2092 \n San Francisco, \nCalifornia 1854 \n Adams & \nCo. Express & Banking \nHouse Second of Exchange, \nGold Rush \nMarch 31st, 1854 \nSecond of Exchange issued to \nJennings in San Francisco for \n$50...which means this could \nhave been paid with a $50 slug! \nGreat sluice box vignette (top center_ and allegorical women vignette \n(on the left). Black print on blue paper. Printed by Toppan, Carpenter, \nCasilear & Co., New York & Philadelphia. Folds, discoloration (more \nprominent on the reverse). 4 x 8.5\u201d Nice companion piece for our \nnumismatic collectors. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 166878 \nLot# \n2093 \nSan \nFrancisco, \nCalifornia \nCalifornia Gold Rush Exchanges- Sending \nMoney Home \nVery unusual and rare lot we \ndiscovered going through an old collection \nof miscellaneous documents. Here are two \ndistinct pairs of exchanges (each a Second of \nExchange) issued to husband and wife Isaac \nand Mary Jennings, sending money home \nto New York during the 1850s. One of the \nvery unusual aspects of this group is that the \nfamily was very careful to spread their money \nthrough four different banks, insuring that if \none bank went broke, the others might make \nit. The four exchanges date over a fairly long \nperiod, 1853-1861. To Mary Jennings: 1853 \nAdams & Co. $30, 1857 Page, Bacon, $30, to \nIsaac: 1858 for $300 Manning & Branton (sp?), Sather & Church 1861 \n$140. Mary and Issac were permanent residents of Wallkill, Orange \nCounty, New York. In 1860 they appear in the 1860 census with three \nchildren, one newborn, another 1 yr. old, and another 4 yrs. old. The \npair were apparently married in 1854\/5, with Mary four years Isaac\u2019s \nsenior. The pair had two \u201ccolored\u201d housekeepers in New York, perhaps \nattesting to their success in California. Isaac may have been a member \nof the California Militia in 1853 in Jamestown, Tuolumne County. The \nexchange documents themselves are worth mentioning. The Adams \nform has the famous mining sluice box scene. The Page Bacon has \ngreat graphics. \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 166759 \nLot# 2094 \n San Francisco, California 1857 \nDrexel, Sather & Church Bankers Exchange \nwith Whaling Vignette \nExtremely rare. This \nfeatures the famous whaling vignette! \u201cDealers \nin Bullion & Bills of Exchange.\u201d FM Drexel \n(Philadelphia), P. Sather (New York), and E.W. Church (San Francisco). \nDateline San Francisco, March 4th, 1857. Duplicate of Exchange issued \nto Mariah Wheeler for $100. Signed Drexel Sather & Church. Whaling \nvignette upper right, smaller paddlewheel steamer vignette bottom \ncenter, and allegorical man\u2019s head at left. Printed by Danforth, Bald & \nCo., New York & Philadelphia. 3.5 x 8.5\u201d Clean. They were one of the \ntop exchanges of the California Gold Rush and major shippers of gold \nto New York. One of the treasure boxes in our S.S. Central America sale \nbelonged to this company. This exchange was issued almost exactly 6 \nmonths before the SSCA sank. See full description online. \nEst. $500- \n1000 \nHWAC# 166872 \nLot# 2095 \n San Francisco, California 1856 \nDrexel, Sather & Church Bankers First of \nExchange, Gold Rush \nChoice and rare. First \nof Exchange, August 1856, issued to Abraham \nJennings for $50...which means it could have \nbeen paid for with a $50 slug! Vignette of a building and an allegorical \nman. Lists partners on the bottom left. Lith. of Robertson & Seibert, NY. \n4 x 8.5\u201d They were one of the top exchanges of the California Gold Rush \nand major shippers of gold to New York. (One of the treasure boxes in \nour S.S. Central America sale belonged to this company.) Please see full \ndescription online. \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 166883 \nLot# 2096 \n San Francisco, California 1856-1857 \nDrexel, Sather & Church Bankers Exchange \nwith Whaling Vignette Plus Bonus \nLot of 2 \ndifferent. 1) Extremely rare. This features the \nfamous whaling vignette! \u201cDealers in Bullion \n& Bills of Exchange.\u201d FM Drexel (Philadelphia), \nP. Sather (New York), and E.W. Church (San \nFrancisco). Dateline San Francisco, June 4th, \n1857. Duplicate of Exchange issued to Isaac \nJennings for $100. Signed Drexel Sather & Church. Whaling vignette \nupper right, smaller paddlewheel steamer vignette bottom center, and \nallegorical man\u2019s head at left. Printed by Danforth, Bald & Co., New \nYork & Philadelphia. 3.5 x 8.5\u201d Clean. 2) 1856 Second of Exchange \nto Maria Wheeler for $40. Vignette of building. Lith. of Robertson \n& Seibert, NY. 4 x 8.5\u201d Folds, foxing. See full description online. \nEst. \n$500-1000 \nHWAC# 166881","76 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \n General Americana \nLot# 2097 \n San Francisco, California 1857-1862 \nThree Different Sather & Church Exchanges \nLot \nof 3 different rare exchanges. 1) Pictorial Second of \nExchange, 1857, issued to Isaac Jennings for $100. \nVignette of building and allegorical woman. Black \non pink. Britton & Rey. 2) Different style Second \nof Exchange, 1861, issued to Maria Wheeler for \n$50. Black on white, Britton & Rey. 3) Third style \nSecond of Exchange. Here they are using an 1850s \nform that still lists Drexel, but he is crossed out. \nIssued in 1862 for $100 in US Gold Coin to E. Burr. Vignette of building. \n20 cent California State Tax exchange stamp attached on the left. Lith. \nRobertson & Seibert. Sather & Church got their start in San Francisco \nin 1850. Pedar Sather and Edward Church were money brokers in New \nYork. In 1851, they took on a partner, Francis M. Drexel of Philadelphia, \nfounder of the Drexel fortune. Peter (Pedar) Sather and Edward W. \nChurch formed a partnership in New York in the mid-1840s after \nChurch had filed for bankruptcy in March 1842. The partnership was \nin full swing by 1845, though the pair did not advertise their services. \nListed as \u201cbrokers\u201d in the various New York City directories, the pair \nopened a banking office in San Francisco in 1850. Please see full \ndescription online. \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 166874 \nLot# 2098 \n San Francisco, California 1850 \nWells & Company Duplicate of Exchange, \nCalifornia Gold Rush \nNever seen by us before! \nExtremely rare. This is for the firm of Thomas \nWells & Company, who started operations \nAugust 27th, 1849 in a small (15 x 18\u2019) building \non Montgomery Street in San Francisco. He was associated with Willis \n& Co. of Boston, who was his brother-in-law. In September 1849, he \nmoved to the first brick building in San Francisco! He became Wells \n& Co. on January 1st, 1850 with Willis as a fifty percent partner. On \nMay 4, 1851, a fire wiped out his business. [Ref: Cross, V1, pp. 52-3] \nExchange is dated Sept. 14th, 1850. Issued to Mary Penning for $30, \npayable at Drew Robinson & Co., New York. Willis & Co. Boston, also \nlisted. Signed Wells & Co. Red print on blue paper. Small nautical \nvignette. No printer listed. 4.5 x 9\u201d Deep folds, soiling (more evident \non reverse). \nEst. $500-2000 \nHWAC# 166877 \nLot# 2099 \n San Francisco, California 1857-66 \nThree Different San Francisco Exchanges w\/ \nCalifornia Adhesive Revenue Stamps \nLot of 3 \ndifferent Seconds of Exchange, all with a California \nadhesive revenue stamp. 1) Tallant & Wilde, \nBankers, Nov. 4th, 1857. Issued to Isaac Jennings for \n$100. 20 cent California State Tax stamp attached \non the left. Tallant & Wilde established as a private \nbank in 1850 during the California Gold Rush. \nWilde died in 1863 and John McKee, cashier, joined \nTallant to become Tallant & Company. They incorporated as a state \nbank in 1891. 2) John Sime & Co. February 9th, 1866. Issued to Olivia \nB. Jennings for $250 to be paid in US gold coin. 60 cent California State \nTax stamp and 2 cent US Bank Check stamp attached on the left. Sime \ncame to California in 1849 during the Gold Rush. He began work in \ncarpentering, and opened his banking house in 1856-57. He was very \nsuccessful and invested in other industries such as the powder mills at \nSanta Cruz, woolen mills, and rope-walk. He died in 1871 at the age of \n54 from something brain-related. After his death, there was a run on \nhis bank that also caused the failing of BF Hastings & Co. bankers in \nSacramento (Hastings was Sime\u2019s partner). Sime & Co. failed for over \n$200,000, according to Daily Alta California articles from November, \n1871. 3) Wells Fargo & Co. Dec. 18, 1865. Issued to Lydia Lane for $50 \nto be paid in currency. 20 cent California State tax stamp and 2 cent US \nIR stamp attached. \nEst. $300-700 \nHWAC# 166885 \nLot# 2100 \n San Francisco, California \nGolden \nGate Bridge Blue Print in Frame \nNice Golden \nGate Bridge blue print drawing in white frame. \n17x36.5\u201d. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 167338 \nLot# 2101 \n San Francisco, California \nSutro Baths \nBroadside \nFramed c. 1900-10 Sutro Baths \nbroadside featuring entertainment schedule and \nschool children admitted free! Broadside 13x6.5\u201d \nwith light stains, frame 17.5x13\u201d. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 150751 \nLot# 2102 \n San Francisco, California c.1873-75 \n Thomas \nHouseworth, Photographer, Business Card w\/ Real \nPhotographs! \nExtremely rare. Thomas Houseworth is \none of the most famous Western photographers of the \n19th century, well-known for his mining views of the \nNevada (Comstock) and California. Card lists him at 12 \nMontgomery Street in San Francisco. This address dates \nto this card to c.1873-75. This card has a photo collage \nshowing some of his work including Yosemite, Cliff \nHouse, famous residences, various women, and even \nhis own portrait. Reverse describes his business. 5.25 x 3\u201dCreases, \nstains. Fabulous piece for the Western photography collector! \nEst. \n$150-300 \nHWAC# 166894 \nLot# 2103 \n San Francisco, California \nPalace \nHotel Interior and Exterior Stereoviews \nInterior view is Watkins and the exterior view \nis Continent Stereoscopic Company. The Palace \nHotel was built by San Francisco banker and entrepreneur William \nChapman Ralston who heavily depended on his shaky banking empire \nto help finance the $5 million project. William Sharon ended up in \ncontrol of the hotel after the collapse of the Bank of California and \nRalston\u2019s suicide. With 755 guest rooms, the original Palace Hotel \n(also known colloquially as the \u201cBonanza Inn\u201d) was at the time of its \nconstruction the largest hotel in the Western United States. The hotel \nburned after the great earthquake of 1906. \nEst. $320-800 \nHWAC# \n123689 \nLot# 2104 \n San Francisco, California \nCabinet \nCard of Lotta Crabtree and Relatives in San \nFrancisco 1880\u2019s \nThis lot has a cabinet card \nof Lotta Crabtree who grew up in gold country \nCalifornia and later became the wealthiest \nfemale singer and actress of her time. While \nappearing in mining towns between California \nand Nevada, she was often showered by gold \ncoins and gold dust which was swept-up by \nher mother after the performance. The card \nmeasures 4 in. X 6 3\/4 in. notated in ink as \u201c1880\/Lotta Crabtree\/ \n1847-1924\u201d, stained upper right corner. A second cabinet card depicts \nLotta\u2019s mother and aunt in excellent condition. Both cards are from \nHouseworth\u2019s Celebrities Monterey Street, San Francisco. Later in life \nshe gifted a fountain of a lighthouse prop to the city of S.F. that became \na focal point after the 1906 earthquake that destroyed the city. The \nfountain still exists but has been relocated in the city. A lithograph \nof 1880\u2019s San Francisco is also included giving a view of the city in \ntransition. Please see photos for details. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 162519 \nLot# \n2105 \nSan \nFrancisco, \nCalifornia \nDamascene 11\u201d Silver Plate - The San \nFrancisco Earthquake \n\u201dThe San Francisco \nEarthquake\u201d, April 18, 1906, Hand Crafted \nDamascene Silver Plate, by Reed & Barton, \nSilversmiths. Damascene is accomplished by \nthe painstaking etching & depositing of layers \nof one metal upon another. The entire process \nis done completely by hand, involving more \nthan 20 exacting, carefully timed operations. \nEach step is performed by skilled artisans, working in specialized \nstudios. It combines the lustrous beauty of Silver with the rich warmth \nof Copper & Bronze. 11\u201d plate is No. 92 of limited edition of 750. \nEst. \n$200-300 \nHWAC# 163543","77 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \nGeneral Americana \nLot# 2106 \n San Francisco, California 1873-1900 \n San \nFrancisco Checks with Imprinted Revenues (RN) \nLot of 11. 1) Nevada National Bank of San Francisco. \nNine unissued checks. 190-. RN-X. The NV Bank of \nSF was founded by the Comstock \u201cBonanza Kings\u201d \n(Mackay and Fair). 2) National Gold Bank & Trust \nCompany. 1874. RN-D \u201cbuff\u201d color variety (unlisted \nin Castenholtz). Issued for \u201ccash\u201d by Shirwood. Paid \nin gold. 3) California Trust Company. 1873. RN-E. \nIssued for \u201ccash\u201d by Shirwood. Paid in gold. \nEst. $70- \n100 \nHWAC# 166884 \nLot# 2107 \n San Francisco, California \nUltimate \nPlayland Hoard \nThis is the ultimate Playland \nhoard! Located on the Pacific Highway, Playland \nwas a regular feature to the Bay Area from \n1928-62, in the same manner as Disneyland in \nSouthern California. This hoard contains rolls \nof good for tickets, 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 25c in trade. \n1c, 2 colors with 2 rolls blue gray, 4 rolls gray. 2c 3 rolls. 5c 4 rolls, 10c \n1 orange roll. 25c 3 rolls. 10c 1 roll caterpillar. 50c golf 1 roll. \u201cWhitey\u2019s \nPlayland at the Beach\u201d stacks of coupons. 3 bundles of folded tickets \nfor machine distribution. Bags etc. About 30 lbs. or more of goodies! \nEst. $500-1500 \nHWAC# 167631 \nLot# 2108 \n San Francisco, California \nSan \nFrancisco Rock and Roll Posters, 1960s \n(3) \n1.) Big Brother and the Holding Company, \nAvalon ballroom 1967. 14 x 20\u201d 2.) Flatt & \nScruggs Avalon ballroom, 1968, 20 x 14\u201d 3.) JR \nWalker and the All-stars, Fleetwood Mac at the \nFillmore West 1969. 14 x 22\u201d \nEst. $600-1500 \nHWAC# 167506 \nLot# 2109 \n San Jose, California \nSan Jose City \nDirectory, 1941 \n1941 San Jose city directory, \nincludes index and advertisements. 1112pp. \nSpine and board edges have wear. \nSalvatore \nFalcone Collection \nEst. $250-500 \nHWAC# 161294 \nLot# 2110 \n Santa Rosa, California \nPortrait of \nthe 1916 Sophomore Class of Santa Rosa \nHigh School \nNelson photography of Santa \nRosa took this portrait of a large group of \nyoung people, with the four seated in front in \nblackface. Photo is 10 x 8 inches mounted on \na 13 x 12 inch board. Names of the students \nwritten in pencil on the back. \nSalvatore Falcone \nCollection \nEst. $150-350 \nHWAC# 137881 \nLot# 2111 \n Shasta, California c.1850s-60s \nShasta and Yreka Banking, Express, & Assay \nEphemera \nLot of 4 different. 1) Memorandum \nof Gold Bullion, E. Lewin & Co.\u2019s Assay Office, Shasta, 1863. Deposit of \n16 ounces by CC Bush. Gold fineness 885, valued at $279.54. The net \nvalue was $275.09 after charges. Lewin ran some of the first assays \non Comstock ore (Blake, 1860). C. C. Bush later ran the Bank of Shasta \nCounty at Redding. 4 x 9.5\u201d 2) Rhodes & Lusk Express & Banking \nHouse receipt, Yreka, 1854. Draft for $100 payable to AB Sitle. Blue \npaper, brown print. Signed by agent Wadsworth. 4 x 7\u201d 3) Express & \nBanking Office of Rhodes & Co. Yreka, 1855. Pictorial draft for Thomas \nHaines for $350. Signed by agent Wadsworth. 3.75 x 8.25\u201d Rhodes also \nworked in Shasta and the Trinity County gold region. The company \nalso had an office at Weaverville. 4) Weaverville & Shasta Wagon Road \nCompany stock. Unissued. Great Conestoga wagon vignette. Printed by \nKuchel & Dresel. 4.5 x 12\u201d Built by William Lowden in 1857. \nEst. $400- \n600 \nHWAC# 166942 \nLot# 2112 \n Stockton, California \nStockton Daily \nIndependent 1892 \n6 months bound volume \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 167361 \nLot# 2113 \n Truckee City, California c1870\u2019s \nTruckee City, Pacific Railroad Stereoview \nUnknown photographer. Downtown Truckee \nacross from the railroad tracks (Kennzbec \nHotel?). Still an interesting early view of main \nstreet Truckee. \nEst. $240-600 \nHWAC# 123688 \nLot# 2114 \n Truckee, California \nTruckee, \nCalifornia Winter Scene Stereoviews (4) \nFour nice stereoviews picturing Truckee, \nCalifornia in winter. Pictures feature horse \nteams, large groups of people likely in the back \nof a wagon, a horse drawn sleigh. The views are \nnot of Donner Pass Road, where most views of Truckee are pictured. \nPossibly on Jiboom St., one block parallel. Photos such as this of \nTruckee are few and far between. The views are in excellent condition. \nNo photographer noted. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 145736 \nLot# 2115 \n California \nTruckee, Colfax, Blue \nCanon, Train Engines & Stations, and Utah \nPhoto Album \nCute, little photo album with \nsmall black and white photos of towns, train \nstations and train engines. Twenty-two photos \nin all in a small, black album. Photos are 4.25\u201d x 2.5\u201d in size. We start \noff with a few misc. views, the first one dating the album to 1909. The \nfirst train station is at Lexington (not sure of the state). The next is \nJulesburg, California, four shots in Utah, then Lake Tahoe, Truckee, \nCalifornia street scene of Donner Pass Road from a distance, then the \ntrain station at Colfax. Then a shot of a Nevada County Narrow Guage \ntrain followed by the station at Blue Canon, Cal. Lastly, a view of the S.P. \nGasoline Motor car in Sacramento, California and a train trestle over \nthe Sacramento River. Album measures 7 1\/2\u201d x 5 3\/4\u201d. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 145747 \nLot# 2116 \n California \nCalifornia and Sierra \nNevada Photo Album, c. 1930-40\u201ds \nNice \nphoto album of the Sierra Nevada and other \nCalifornia travels, c. 1930 to 40\u2019s. About 200 \nphotos in various sizes, some trimmed like die \ncuts. California movie set, swimming, Ensenada, football big game, \nMormon Temple, Hawaii, Mount Whitney, Gary Cooper, El Pinal, Lost \nLake, Mexico, Los Angeles Olympics. \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 167532 \nLot# 2117 \n California \nCalifornia Photo Group \nwith Gov. Friend Richardson \nAbout 30 \nCalifornia photos of various sizes including 2 of \nGovernor Friend Richardson. \u201cFriend William \nRichardson (born William Richardson; December \n1, 1865 - September 6, 1943) was an American \nnewspaper publisher and politician, most famous \nfor supporting a 1923 gun control bill aimed at \nChinese and Latinos. A member of the Progressive \nParty and later the Republican Party, Richardson \nwas elected as the California State Treasurer from 1915 to 1923, and \nshortly afterwards as the 25th governor of California from 1923 to \n1927. Richardson\u2019s governorship marked a sharp reversal in policies \nfrom previous administrations, rolling back many of the Progressive \nreforms and state governmental agencies put in place by previous \ngovernors Hiram Johnson and William Stephens.\u201d from Wikipedia. \nAlso 4.75x6.75\u201d negative of an Indian, cowboy and horse. \nEst. $200- \n500 \nHWAC# 167537","78 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \n General Americana \nLot# 2118 \n California 1894 \n \u201cPicturesque \nCalifornia,\u201d 10 Issues incl. Yosemite \nLot \nof 10 different issues. Edited by famous \nconservationist John Muir. Published bi-weekly \nby The J. Dewing Company, San Francisco \n& New York. Full of fabulous illustrations \nof California scenery, including Yosemite, \nMt. Lowe, Sonoma, North Coast, Petaluma, \nOakland, etc. Series 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18,21, 22, \nand 27. Each is 15pp. 15 x 11\u201d The Yosemite illustrations alone are \nworth the purchase price of this lot! \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 166915 \nLot# 2119 \n California \nMessage from the \nPresident to Congress (31st Session), \n1849, California Gold Rush \nMessage from \nthe President of the United States to the Two \nHouses of Congress, at the Commencement of \nthe First Session of the Thirty-First Congress. \nPart. II. Ex. Doc. No. 5. Printed in 1849. Includes \na report from the Secretary of the Interior and \nthe message from President Zachary Taylor. 370 pages plus 11 foldout \nmaps. Bound in black contemporary half leather with gilt embossed \nlettering to the spine and contemporary marbled paper covered \nboards. Rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and to the boards, \nmost marked at the corners. The rear end paper has been torn, with \nloss of most of the leaf. Some leaves a little toned and slight foxing \nin places. Otherwise, good condition. 5.75 x 9 inches. \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 158993 \nLot# 2120 \n California \nHorn\u2019s Overland Guide to California, 1852 \nHorn\u2019s Overland Guide, From the U.S. Indian Sub-Agency, Council \nBluffs, on the Missouri River, to the City of Sacramento, in California \nby Hosea B. Horn. Published by J.H. Colton, 1852. This is the second \nissue of the first edition with the \u201copinions of the press\u201d on page 5, and \nthe longer pagination of the main text. This is a landmark guide for \npioneers and prospectors published four years after the California gold \ndiscoveries. Hosea Horn was an Iowa lawyer who travelled the routes \nhimself and produced this detailed overland guide, the most popular \nand best known of its day. The text consists of a lengthy list of \u201cNotable \nPlaces, Objects and Remarks,\u201d and follows the trail in a detailed, step- \nby-step fashion, with mileage charts, distance between places, etc. \nThe map was executed by Colton and shows the entire central route, \nwith all the cutoffs, marked in red. 83 pages plus advertisements and \na large folding map. Original brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. \nProtected in a custom cloth slipcase with gilt leather label. Very fine \ncopy. Slipcase is 4.75 x 6.75 inches. \nEst. $5000-10000 \nHWAC# 159043 \nLot# 2121 \n California \nCalifornia and Its \nResources by Seyd, \n1858 \nCalifornia and \nIts Resources: A Work \nfor the Merchant, the \nCapitalist, and the \nEmigrant by Ernest \nSeyd. \nPublished \nby \nTrubner \nand \nCo. in 1858. First \nedition. A thorough \nand lively work on \nCalifornia, \nwith \nmuch on the state\u2019s \nnatural resources, history, and economy, as well as its gold fields \nand agricultural prospects. Illustrated with 18 plates, 8 of which are \ncolored or tinted. The tinted frontispiece showing Yosemite Falls \nand another tinted plate showing Yosemite Valley were derived from \nsketches made in 1855 and appear to be the first views of Yosemite \nValley to be published in a book. Other illustrations show buildings \nin San Francisco, forest scenes, and mining operations. This book also \ncontains two foldout maps. One map shows all of California, while the \nother shows several routes to California from England and Europe, \nincluding overland from New York or New Orleans, across the Isthmus \nof Panama, or around the Horn. 168 pages plus advertisements. \nOriginal cloth binding. Light edge wear, joints a bit worn. Light tanning, \noccasional foxing, but generally clean internally. 5.75 x 9 inches. \nEst. \n$1000-2000 \nHWAC# 158985 \nLot# 2122 \n California 1863 \n Bancroft\u2019s \nHandbook Almanac for the Pacific \nStates, \n1863 \nBancroft\u2019s \nHandbook \nAlmanac for the Pacific States 1863: San \nFrancisco H.H. Bancroft and Company \n1863 Hardcover Good 4.25\u201d x 6.5\u201d, pp 420 \n+ [2] (advertisements), with additional \nadvertising \nprinted \non \nendpapers. \nSome wear on binding top and bottom. \nOtherwise, sound, with minimal foxing. \nIncludes considerable detail on each \nstate or territory\u2019s government (listing \nnumerous elected and appointed officials \nat the state and county levels), post offices, \ncourts, justices of the peace, schools, banks, \nchurches, and ministers, etc. Covers states \nof California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Utah Territories. \nEst. \n$400-1000 \nHWAC# 163200 \nLot# 2123 \n California 1878 \n Recollections \nof Pioneer Work in California, 1878 \nRecollections of Pioneer Work in \nCalifornia: By James Woods. Published \nSan Francisco, Joseph Winterburn 1878, \n260 pp. 7.5x4.5, original gilt-lettered \ngreen cloth. First Edition. James Woods, \na Presbyterian minister, traveled with his \nwife around Cape Horn to San Francisco \nin the summer of 1849, and shortly \nthereafter removed to Stockton, where he \nestablished a church for that community. \nKurutz notes that \u201chis recollections are \nmuch more than an ecclesiastical history, \nas they give an articulate and human \npicture of life in that gateway to the \nSouthern Mines....\u201d Cowan p.694; [Gary F. \nKurutz]. [Cowan (I), p. 253, (II), p. 694; Howell 50:941; Kurutz 697; \nRocq 17257]. Original blind-stamped green cloth, with gold-stamped \nfront cover. Tiny and light spotting to cloth, spine ends and corners a \nbit bumped, still a near fine copy. \nEst. $260-500 \nHWAC# 163238","79 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \nGeneral Americana \nLot# 2124 \n Sacramento, \nCalifornia 1853-60 \n Alta \nCalifornia \nTelegraph \nCompany \nStock \n& \nTelegram, \nCalifornia \nGold Rush \nLot of 2. \n1) Very rare stock! \nPre-Transcontinental \nTelegraph! Gold Rush \nera. Certificate No. 686, \nissued for one shares to (blank) on December 1st, 1853 in Sacramento \nCity. Signed by president Justin E. Strong and secretary Hawkins. \nNot cancelled. Black border and print. No printer listed. 5 x 13\u201d 2) \nTelegram dated Volcano, 1860. Message sent from Geo. Johnson & Co. \nto Thos. Fiske & Co. (Bankers in Sacramento) requesting $2,500 to be \nsent by express! (These would be gold coins). The top of the form says \nthe company connects \u201cSan Francisco, Sonora, Downieville, Carson \nCity...\u201d Volcano is located in Amador County. This rare telegraph form \ndoes have staining. The company completed a line from Sacramento to \nNevada City with subsequent connections to mining camps. Eventually, \nthey headed towards the Bay Area which put them into direct \ncompetition with California State Telegraph Co. When Alta laid a line \ndown from Oakland to San Francisco (through the San Francisco Bay), \nthey were sued by California State Telegraph and lost. Eventually, they \nconsolidated. The Sacramento Daily Union of August 24, 1852 had an \narticle on the wonders of the \u201celectric telegraph.\u201d It went on to report \nthat \u201cJustin E. Strong and John. K. Johnson. Jr.. both of Sacramento; in \nthe State of California, being desirous to organize a company under \nthe general law for incorporating Telegraph Companies in California, \nfor the construction of an Electric Telegraph line from Sacramento to \nNevada [City] via Mormon Island,| Auburn and Centreville, and from \nMormon Island to Placerville via Coloma.\u201d \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# \n167567 \nLot# 2125 \n California 1868-1877 \n Atlantic & Pacific \nTelegraph Company Collection \nLot of 6 telegrams \nsent 1868-77. Includes a message received at Gold \nHill, Nevada in code (likely about selling mining stock). \nOthers: San Francisco, Sacramento, Chicago, and Ann \nArbor (pictorial). The Maine Legislature chartered this \ncompany in 1854. They sought to build a telegraph \nsystem extending from the East Coast to the West \nCoast. In 1869 Atlantic & Pacific leased telegraph lines \nfrom the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific \nRailroad, in exchange for shares of stock. The UP attempted to retake \ncontrol of the lines in order to lease them to the American Union \nTelegraph Company. In 1880, the A&P obtained a court injunction to \nprevent the UP action. Through several complex transactions, which \nincluded patent negotiations with inventor Thomas Edison, financier \nJay Gould acquired sufficient shares of A&P stock to obtain control of \nthe company by 1875. Gould\u2019s takeover was contested in litigation; \nmeanwhile, Gould initiated a rate war with competing telegraph \ncompanies, most notably Western Union, the largest company in the \nindustry. By 1878, Gould had sold the A&P to Western Union at a \nhandsome profit. \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 167568 \nLot# 2126 \n California 1874-1913 \n California \nLocal Telegraph Companies Ephemera--Rare \nLines! \nLot of 8 different. Great little collection \nwith some rare pieces! Includes: Sierra Telegraph \nCo. (Oakdale, 1913); American District Telegraph \nbillhead (SF, 1884); Georgetown, Coloma & \nPlacerville Telegraph Co. (Coloma, 1889); \nMetropolitan Telegraph (SF, 1882); Nevada & \nCalifornia Telegraph Co. (Genoa, Nevada, 1882); \nNorth Pacific Telegraph Co. (SF, 1874); Trinity \n& Shasta Telegraph & Telephone Co. (Weaverville, 1891); and San \nFrancisco District Telegraph Co. pictorial billhead (1880s). \nEst. $400- \n1000 \nHWAC# 167566 \nLot# 2127 \n California 1863-65 \n California \nState Telegraph Company Collection w\/ \nComstock Content \nLot of 7. Includes pieces \nrelated to mining in Nevada Territory! The \nCalifornia State Telegraph Company was \norganized to provide telegraph service between \nSan Francisco and Marysville, California, but by \nthe spring of 1861, the company had expanded \nits service area south to Los Angeles, north \nto Yreka, and east to Fort Churchill by absorbing other telegraph \ncompanies in California. In 1861, the company formed the Overland \nTelegraph Company, which was responsible for constructing part of \nthe telegraph line which resulted in the first transcontinental telegraph \nnetwork in the United States. Absorbed into the Western Union \nTelegraph Company in 1867. 1) January 1864 (territorial) telegram \ndateline Carson (Nevada), sent by Henry G. Blasdel to Gen. PE Conner \nabout appointment. Later that year, Blasdel would be appointed the \nfirst governor of Nevada! 2) Billhead, SF, 1865, with revenue stamp. 3) \nTelegram sent May 1st, 1864 (territorial) from Sacramento to HH Day, \nsupt. of the Savage Mine in Virginia City, NV. Signed by Robert Morrow. \n4) Cover and telegram sent Huly 1864 (territorial) from William \nLent to HH Day, supt. of Savage Mine. Message: \u201cHow look the shafts \nand drifts today\u201d! Lent was a major financier of Comstock and Bodie \nmines. 5) Telegram sent from Placerville, January 1863. Message to \nHS Rumfield from Tracy about mails delayed in Salt Lake City by train. \n6) Telegram sent from Downieville, May 1864. Used as a receipt for \ncharges. \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 167572 \nLot# 2128 \n California 1875-1961 \n Telegraph \nSupplies Ephemera Collection incl. California \nElectrical Works \nLot of 11. Great collection! 1-2) \nTwo different billheads for telegraph supplies \nordered by the Virginia & Gold hill Water Company \non the Comstock. a) California Electrical Works, SF, \n1878, for glass jars. b) Electrical Construction & \nMaintenance Company, SF, 1875, for gravity lines. \nBoth attached to Water Company billheads. 3-5) \nThree other California Electrical Works pieces. \nTwo 1903 invoices to the Utica MC in Angels Camp. Also a c.1890s \nmagazine ad that also has a vignette of the Huntington Mill from Parke \n& Lacy Co. 6-7) Two different pictorial billheads for LG Tillotson & Co., \nRailway, Telegraph & Telephone Supplies, New York, 1883-84. 8-11) \nRest of group: pictorial billhead for Paul Seiler Electrical Works, SF, \n1902; Sunset Telephone & Telegraph Co. receipt, Sacramento, 1893; \n1961 cover celebrating Trans-Continental Telegraph; and Frederick \nPearce pictorial billhead, NY, 1894. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167571 \nLot# 2129 \n California 1870s-1920s \n California \nWells Fargo, Transportation, & Express \nEphemera \nLot of 9. Includes: Wells Fargo & \nCo. Express receipt (Downieville, 1873); Wells \nFargo & Co. Express receipt (Sacramento, \n1904); Sacramento Navigation Co. expense bill \n(1921); California Transportation Co. expense \nbills (1921-1929); Moore\u2019s Flat & Eureka Express way-bill (Nevada \nCity, 1878); Central Pacific Railroad expense bill (1879); and Central \nPacific RR receipt (1879). \nEst. $100-150 \nHWAC# 166890 \nLot# 2130 \n California \nWilliam Randolph \nHearst Memorabilia \nA 1929 Western Union \ntelegram from William Randolph Hearst to \nFrank Hadley. A 1930 letter from the same \nparties. Photo envelopes from the Old Hearst \nRanch of Pleasanton, a dude ranch owned by \nPhoebe Hearst. And some business letters \nfrom the 1920s and 1930s that don\u2019t appear to \nbe related to Hearst. \nSalvatore Falcone Collection \nEst. $220-500 \nHWAC# 124300","80 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \n General Americana \nLot# \n2131 \nCalifornia \nFreemasonry \nCollectables \nGrand Lodge of Free and Accepted \nMasons. State of California. Annotated and \nCompiled by John Stewart Ross. Sixth Edition; \nPublished by order of the Grand Lodge, San \nFrancisco; 1949. Includes bag of 11 various \npins different colors and shapes. Great for any \ncollector of fraternal pins. \nSalvatore Falcone Collection \nEst. $130-200 \nHWAC# 132831 \nLot# 2132 \n Colorado Springs, Colorado \nEvening Telegraph, January 1, 1906 \nRare January 1, 1906 edition, The Evening \nTelegraph. Lots of Colorado Springs history \nand photos. 15.5x10.75\u201d. Front cover wrinkles, \ninside front cover has hand written index \nattached. Please inspect. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 167914 \nLot# 2133 \n Colorado Springs, Colorado \nColorado Springs Birdseye Maps, 2 \n2 limited \nlithographic sepia tone edition1882 Colorado \nSprings, Manitou and Pike\u2019s Peak birds eye \nview maps by Joseph John Stoner. Possibly \nreproductions. 20.5x30\u201d. Nice condition. \nEst. \n$400-600 \nHWAC# 166828 \nLot# 2134 \n Cripple Creek, Colorado 1898-1926 \nCripple Creek, Colorado Druggist Billhead \nCollection -- All Different \nLot of 10 different. \nThese would make great companion pieces for our Colorado bottle \ncollectors. Includes: Fehringer & Black (1898, damaged); The City \nDrug Store (Geo. Pearce, 1898, attached to City voucher); GR Lewis & \nCo. (1907, attached to City of Cripple Creek voucher); The Palace Drug \nStore (1908); H.G. Heider (1907 and 1910, both different); The Lewis \n& Engle Drug & Chem Co. (stamped over GR Lewis & Co.\/The Rexall \nStore, 1916); Swackenberg Bros. (1910); Shockey (1910); and The \nVictor Drug Co. (Victor, CO, The Rexall Store, 1926). Instant collection! \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167006 \nLot# 2135 \n Fort Collins, Colorado \nSunlight \nViews of Fort Collins and Surroundings \nRare Sunlight Views of Fort Collins and \nSurroundings. Lots of nice photos-parks, \nhunting, rivers, farming etc. 6.5x10\u201d. \nEst. $120- \n200 \nHWAC# 167913 \nLot# 2136 \n Leadville, Colorado \n1870s-1910s \nLeadville \nBillhead & Receipt Collection, \n40 Pieces \nLot of 40+. Includes \nbillheads and receipts. Includes: \nEJ Van Camp (1888 to Board \nof Trade Saloon); Hart-Zaitz \nMercantile (1915); EJ Morrisey \nCigars (1904); Continental Oil \nCo. (1897); Merchants Transfer \n& Storage Co. (1904); Hotel \nDelaware pictorial cover; O. \nNelson \npictorial \nfurniture \n(1912); AT Schaefer pictorial furniture (1913); Sweitzer Mercantile \nCo. Cigars (1904); Western Union 1881; JSD Manville (1879); \nsubscription receipts for various newspapers; Edward Austin printer \n(1908) Crew Beggs Trading Co.; Callaway Bros & Co. (1886 to Board \nof Trade\/John Morgan); Chas Mater grocer (1884 to Board of Trade\/ \nJohn Morgan); and more. Please inspect. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 164513 \nLot# 2137 \n Leadville, Colorado 1878-1904 \nLeadville, Colorado Billhead \/ Letterhead \nGroup (11 Different): Hardware, Grocers, \nInsurance, Lumber, & More \nLot of 11 different. \nIncludes: Henry Webb (1879, hardware); \nHolliday & Hamrick (1878, auction merchant); \nNeil McMillen & Co. (1888, grocers); Dan Healy (1901, insurance); \nWilliams Lumber Co. (1890); Sweitzer Mercantile Co. (1901, Cigars); \nJSD Manville (1879, hardware); The Boston Cafe (1904); The Beggs \nDry Goods Co. (1902, clothing); Jeffery & Wilson (1885, groceries to \nJG Morgan Board of Trade saloon); and Fred. Schaefer (1884, cigars \nto John G. Morgan Board of Trade Saloon). Varying condition. Please \ninspect. \nEst. $110-220 \nHWAC# 166887 \nLot# 2138 \n Leadville, Colorado 1878-1912 \nLeadville, Colorado Billhead \/ Letterhead \nGroup (All Different, Books, Cigars, Miner \nSupplies) \nLot of 10 different. Includes: JJ \nQuinn (1902, wallpaper); Richey Brothers \n(1896, books & cigars); EH Andrews (1898, \nhardware); Ames, McCollum & Son (1901, \ngroceries); GD Kinnear (1885, Hay); JE Miller \n(1912, Star Bakery); Nelson Hallock (1878, \nlumber); Fred. Jelenko (1879); Charles Mater (1878, Miners Supplies \n& Drugs); and WP Woodruff & Co (1885, candies). Please inspect. \nEst. \n$100-200 \nHWAC# 166888 \nLot# 2139 \n Leadville, Colorado 1878-1905 \nLeadville, Colorado Billhead \/ Letterhead \nGroup (All Different): Banking, Cigars, \nAuction Merchants, & More \nLot of 12 \ndifferent. Includes: Neil McMillen & Co. (1888, \ngrocers); Holliday & Hamrick (1878, auction \nmerchants); Cummings & Finn (1882); JJ Quinn (1891, wallpaper, \ncolor, damaged); Jos. Nessel (1887, general commission merchant); \nTrimble & Hunter (1887, bankers); Pocock & Hanly (1879, hardware); \nFR Jeffery (1885, groceries); Daniels, Fisher & Smith (1880s, dry \ngoods); EJ Morrisey (1902, cigars); Ned Steel (1888, insurance); and \nThe Fryer Hill Mines Company (1905). \nEst. $120-240 \nHWAC# 166886 \nLot# 2140 \n Leadville, Colorado 1870s-1910s \nLeadville, Colorado Billhead \/ Letterhead \nGroup (All Different): Express, Mining, \nPistols, & More \nLot of 11 different. Includes: \nWJA \nHowie \n(1889, \nExpress); \nNiblock \nMercantile Co. (1902); Henry Webb (1878, \nMining & Pistols); Jos Nessel (1884, meats); \nNiblock Brothers (1884, produce); Tucker \nBros. (1902, butchers); Chas. Mater (1884, \ngrocer); Ed. Austin (1908, printer); Williams Lumber Co. (1890s); \nHenry H. Tomkins & Co. (1883, hardware); and The Crews-Beggs \nTrading Company (1910s, clothing). Some pictorial. Some issued to \nJohn Morgan (owner of the Board of Trade Saloon). Please inspect. \nEst. \n$110-220 \nHWAC# 166889 \nLot# 2141 \n Leadville, Colorado 1870s-1900 \nLeadville, Colorado Billhead & Ephemera \nGroup incl. Ore Label & Price Sheet \nLot \nof 20+ pieces. Includes: 1888 price list\/ \nbroadside for Frank Cornforth & Co.; card for \nIron Ore from the Catalpa Mining Company \nto a smelter in Denver (unused); Nicolai\u2019s Pharmacy slip; five cards \nfor coal shipments 1880s-1900; unused stationery for The Vendome \nHotel; appointment of a deputy sheriff, 1899; misc. billheads and \nreceipts incl. 1879 gun-related billhead. Non-Leadville bonus items: \nSilver Plume Ancient Order of Foresters half lettersheet, 1887; and \nKentuck Mining Company letterhead, 1886, Shoup, Idaho. \nEst. $150- \n300 \nHWAC# 167949","81 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \nGeneral Americana \nLot# 2142 \n Leadville, Colorado 1879-1903 \nLeadville, Colorado Billhead Collection \n(14 Different): Mine Supplies, Clothing, \nPrinting, & More \nLot of 14 different billheads \nand receipts. Includes: C. Boettcher, mine \nsupplies (2 different, 1880s); Shoenberg, \nmens clothing and mining goods (1879); CHS \nWhipple, printer (1889); Jos. Nessel, meats (1885); EJ Van Camp, \ngrocers (1885); Henry N. Webb, hardware (1879); JM Murphy, meats \n(two different, 1903, pictorial); Williams Lumber Co. (1880s); Sweitzer \nMercantile Co., fruits, candies (1903); Steeler & Co., insurance agents \n(1882); JW Smith, dry goods (1902); and Niblock Brothers, produce \n(1885). \nEst. $140-300 \nHWAC# 167947 \nLot# 2143 \n Leadville, Colorado 1878-1903 \nLeadville, Colorado Billhead Collection (15 \nDifferent): \nGroceries, \nHardware, \nMining \nExplosives \nLot of 15 different. Includes: EJ Van \nCamp, groceries (1888 to Board of Trade saloon); \nHolliday & Hamrick, auction merchants (1879); \nJSD Manville, hardware (1878); Henry H. Tomkins \n& Co. (1887); The Leadville Transfer Co. (1881); \nC. Boettcher & Co., Agents for Mining Explosives \nPowder (1879, pictorial); The Crews-Beggs \nDepartment Stores (1903, two vignettes); RG Wilson & Bro., meats \n(1879); Wall & Witter, livery (1880); Hall\u2019s Carbonate Bakery (1885 \nto John Morgan (Board of Trade saloon)); Callaway Bros. & Co. (1884 \nto Morgan); G. Reinhardt, Leadville Novelty Works (1888 to Board of \nTrade Saloon); Kostith & Fowler Druggists (1886 to Board of Trade \nSaloon); JM Murphy, meats (1900s); and Will J. King (1878). Some \nhave condition issues; please inspect. \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 165955 \nLot# 2144 \n Leadville, Colorado 1878-1902 \nLeadville, Colorado Billhead Collection (20 \nDifferent): Cigars, Newspapers, Clothing, \n& More \nLot of 20 different. Includes: Hendrie \n& Noyes, Cigars (1884); EJ Van Camp, Meats \n(1884); Geo. B. Robinson (1878); The \nMiner Publishing Co. (1901); The Chronicle \n(newspaper, 1883); Polkinghorn & Co., Boots (1884); Nowland Book \n& Stationery Co. (1900); Booth Furniture Company (1902); F. Kahn, \nproduce (1885); JF Crawley & Co., butchers (1884 to Board of Trade \nSaloon); Copeland & Son, grocers (1884); JW Smith, dry goods (1901); \nSands Bros. clothiers (1892); Southard, Waller & Reed, boots (1881); \nNiblock Brothers, produce (1884); Metz & Powell, boots (1880s); \nNeil McMillen, grocer (1886); Lake County Reveille (printing, 1878); \nLeadville Democrat (newspaper, 1885); and G. Reinhardt, Gunsmith \n(1888). Varying condition; please inspect. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# \n167944 \nLot# 2145 \n Leadville, Colorado 1878-1904 \n Leadville, \nColorado Billhead Collection (20 Different): \nInsurance, Meats, Coal, Hardware \nLot of 20 \ndifferent. Includes: Henry Tomkins & Co. (1883); \nNed Steel, Insurance (1888); Wilson & Tucker, Meats \n(1878); Jeffery & Dale, Meats (1887 to Morgan\/ \nBoard of Trade Saloon); JB Hill, Sauces (1887 to \nBoard of Trade Saloon); Herald Printing Company \n(1881); WB Felker & Co., China (1890, vignette of \nstroller); Longshore & Whipple, Printers (1884); \nJohn Harvey, Coal (1888); EH Hendrick, Hardware (1879); Nelson \n& Buffehr, Meats (1886); EJ Morrisey, Cigars (1904); EH Andrews, \nHardware (1896); C. Adam, Colorado Novelty Works (1888); Leadville \nNovelty, Plumbing & Electric Co. (1903); Neil McMillen, Grocer (1880s \nto Board of Trade Saloon); Manville & Hanly, Stoves (1878); Harry C. \nRadford, Meats (1881, pictorial); Joseph W. Hall, Groceries (1888); and \nGeo. B. Robinson (1878). \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167589 \nLot# 2146 \n Leadville, Colorado 1878-1901 \nLeadville, Colorado Billhead Collection (20 \nDifferent): Iron Works, Crockery, Produce, \nHardware, & More \nLot of 20 different \nbillheads and receipts. Includes: Walter Layton \n& Co., crockery (1887); Richey Brothers, books; \nM. Londoner, produce (1888); Chas. W. Taylor, \nclerk (1881); Copeland & Son, grocers (1888); John Nowland & Co., \ncorner book store (1889); FA Buse & Co., groceries (1878); C. Adam, \nColorado Novelty Works (1888); Excelsior Publishing Co. (1899); \nDispatch Publishing Co. (1891); David Moore, horse shoeing (pictorial, \n1886); Ames, McCollum & Son, groceries (1901); Sweitzer Mercantile, \ncigars and candies (1901); John Alfred, Leadville Iron Works (1881); C. \nBoettcher, mine supplies (1887); Cary Hardware Co. (pictorial, 1893); \nDenman & Co., hardware (1884); CH Dix, miners supplies (1879); \nJ. Frantz, Ladies\u2019 Bazar (1888); and Excelsior Iron Works, mining \nsupplies (pictorial, 1886). \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167946 \nLot# 2147 \n Leadville, Colorado 1878-1905 \n Leadville, \nColorado Billhead Collection (20 Different): Miners \nSupplies, Lumber, Printing, Meats \nLot of 20 different. \nInstant collection. Includes: JM Murphy, Meats (1904); \nPierce, Hasley & Co., Butchers (1893); Stickley & Shaw, \nInsurance (1896); JD Best & Co., Produce (1878); \nCharles Mater, Miners\u2019 Supplies (1879); Fulton Market \n(1900); The Miner Publishing Co. (1901); American \nNational Bank (1889); Adam Axthelm, Stoves (1894); \nThe Evening News-Dispatch (1902); C. Gude, Paints \n(1886); LG Gove, Express (1905); SP Gutshall, Lumber (1888); Will \nJ. King, hardware (1878); Londoner & Kern, provisions (1880s); \nMerchants\u2019 Transfer & Storage Co. (1902); WP Baker & Co., Continental \nOil Co. (1886); The Clinton Restaurant (1900); JSD Manville, hardware \n(1879); and Callaway Bros. & Co., crockery (1885). Please inspect. \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 165954 \nLot# 2148 \n Leadville, Colorado 1879-1903 \nLeadville, Colorado Billhead Collection (20 \nDifferent): Plumbing, Insurance, Hardware, \nLumber \nLot of 20 different. Instant Collection. \nIncludes: JD Best & Co., produce (1879); \nBerry & Angerman, boots (1888); Chas. W. \nBabcock, hatter (1889); Leadville Plumbing \nCo. (1887); Lee & Thompson, fire insurance (1888); Leadville Journal \nPublishing Co. (1888); Leadville Herald Democrat (1888); Leadville \nMeat Market (1879); HH Tomkins & Co. hardware (1903); Continental \nOil Co. (1897); Bohen Bros. insurance & stock brokers (1902); HS \nGarlinghouse, Park Dairy (1888); Harris, Tozer & Co., lumber (1879); \nHavens & Beman, lumber (1882); Manville & McCarthy hardware \n(1880); Marsh & Eaton, hardware (1886); BF Gardner & Co. books \n(1885); JD Griffith, lumber (1884); Halls\u2019 Carbonate Bakery (1884); \nand Hamill & Ruggles, cigars (1889). \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167945 \nLot# 2149 \n Ouray City, Colorado \nRare Ouray \nCity Photo \nVery rare Ouray City photo by \nMoore Photo of the town. c. 1885. 4.25x7\u201d. \nEst. \n$400-800 \nHWAC# 167911 \nLot# 2150 \n Ute Pass, Colorado \nMule Train, Ute \nPass Stereoview \nRare stereoview of a mule \ntrain at Ute Pass, CO by Gurnsey\u2019s. Inscribed \nHelen Evans, Aug 1879 on verso. \nEst. $300- \n400 \nHWAC# 167908 \nView additional images for every lot, register, place bids & see current opening ids \nVisit the online catalog at FHWAC.com","82 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \n General Americana \nLot# 2151 \n Colorado 1879-1903 \n Rare \nColorado Billhead Collection incl. Ghost \nTowns \nLot of 14 different. Includes: extra rare \nWC Roby & Co. Holy Cross City Drug & Book Stores, 1882, letterhead, \nfrom Holy Cross City & Gold Park, Colorado (ghost town); JC Campbell \nletterhead, 1886, Holy Cross; Georgetown & Silver Plume Express \nLine & Pack Train billhead, Silver Plume, 1879; American Jewelry Co., \nLeadville, pictorial billhead, 1900; LR Tucker, Sheriff, Leadville, 1881; \nMH McNary Cigars, Leadville, pictorial, 1881; Joslin & Park Jewelers, \nLeadville, 1888; Demonico Bakery, Georgetown, 1879; Clinton \nRestaurant, Leadville, 1903; GL Wirth, Express Work, Leadville, \n1888; Howie Bros. Express, Leadville, 1888; Thomas Andres Express, \nLeadville, 1891; Nelson Hallock Lumber, Alma (Leadville handwritten \nabove), 1878; and Pacific Express Co., Leadville, 1887. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 167072 \nLot# 2152 \n Colorado 1913 \n \u201cThe Rocky \nMountains of Colorado\u201d Photo Book \nPublished by The Smith-Brooks Printing \nCompany, 1913, Denver. Compiled by William \nH. Crane. 32 pp. 11 x 14\u201d. Brown stiff paper \nwrappers with red string binding and color \nplate on front cover. Seventeen full color \nplates (including cover and frontispiece), with \nfifteen of the tipped-in plates having descriptions on the verso of the \npreceding page. Views include: Denver, Canon of the Rio De Las Animas \nPerdidas, Cherokee Park Lake, Colorado Springs, Wood\u2019s Lake, Royal \nGorge, Grand Lake, Toltec Gorge, Georgetown Loop, Manitou, Marshall \nPass, Hell Gate, Estes Park, Glenwood Springs, and Grand Canon of the \nColorado. Pictures are not fully glued down, so many have creases\/ \nbends. Still a great tourism booklet. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165897 \nLot# 2153 \n Colorado \nColorado Book, Prints \nand Map \nColorado\u2019s First Portrait, Scenes by \nEarly Artists by Clifford Westermeier, 1970 first \nedition, 206pp with index. Reproduction state \nmap, copies of c. 1860\u2019s-80\u2019s steel engravings \nthat are hand colored and a bunch of original \nbook steel engravings. \nEst. $120-250 \nHWAC# \n167998 \nLot# 2154 \n Colorado \nColorado Iron Works \nBlue Prints, 8 \n8 c. 1901-02 Colorado Iron \nWorks blue prints. 4 smaller. 4 larger, about \n27x37\u201d Used condition with wear and written \nnotes, please inspect. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana \nEphemera Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# \n166816 \nLot# 2155 \n Colorado \nColorado Print Group \nAssortment of Colorado and Western prints, \nGold Nugget and other c. 1901 papers, \ncolor prints from Harper\u2019s and Leslie\u2019s, \nScientific American etc. B\/W prints-American \nAgriculturist, Harper\u2019s, Leslie\u2019s etc. c. 1860\u2019s. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 167915 \nLot# 2156 \n Colorado \nColorado Trade Cards, \n20 \n20 Colorado tradecards, several Colorado \nSeed Co. cards feature warships of the era. \nGary \nBracken Collection \nEst. $100-150 \nHWAC# 163020 \nLot# 2157 \n Colorado \nOriginal Newspapers \nwith Stories of the Colorado Gold Rush, \n3 \n3 original newspapers with stories of the \nColorado Gold Rush. The Marietta Intelligencer \n1859, New York Tribune 1858 and 1859. Gold \nat Pike\u2019s Peak etc. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167912 \nLot# 2158 \n Colorado Millennium 2000 \n Rush to \nthe Rockies \u201cPikes Peak or Bust!\u201d by Nora \nA. Slifer, 12 Boxes \nPaperback booklet: Rush to \nthe Rockies \u201cPikes Peak or Bust! by Nora A. Slifer, Curator. Published \nby the Denver Public Library in 2000 to accompany the Colorado \nMountain College Museum\u2019s Rush to the Rockies exhibit featuring \nNelson A. Rieger\u2019s Historic Americana Collection. 9\u201d x 6\u201d Publication \n31 glossy pages, tells the special story of the Pikes Peak Gold Rush, \nresearched and written by historical curator, Nora A Slifer. It includes \nan extensive bibliography, 4 color pages of the artwork, a map in the \ncenter spread and a biographical sketch of 13 artists from the late \n1800s and early 1900s whose work propelled prospective land buyers \ninto an unprecedented rush to Colorado and the untamed West. The \nDenver Public Library assembled and framed the 30-year accumulation \nof Colorado\u2019s early newspapers, travel guides, memorabilia and art \nthat inspired both Americans and Europeans to head to the Rocky \nMountains in search of gold, adventure and a homestead. 12 Boxes, \nwith approx. 150 copies per box. Great dealer lot. Over 1700 booklets. \nSee sales prices per booklet online. \nEst. $1500-1800 \nHWAC# 166315 \nLot# 2159 \n Colorado \nSpecial Colorado \nPosters Group \nGroup of Colorado posters. 6 \nlimited edition Artists of the West 1996 sunset \nposters 20x24\u201d. Colorado Journey: Visions \nof Community 18x24\u201d. 2x Artists of the West, \nColorado Springs 1991, 20x27\u201d. Pike\u2019s Peak \nVision 24x18\u201d. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 166827 \nLot# 2160 \n Colorado \nMostly Colorado \nCollectibles Group \nJSB Denver can, about 8 \nlarge cigar bands, Vanilla box Denver. Rockford \nWatch metal ashtray 5x3.5\u201d. Denver Mud in original box-missing 1 flap. \nBarnes Bullets empty small box. Small metal dispensers-D E Norris \nPlumbing, Salida. Tulsa Rendering, Tulsa. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. \n$100-300 \nHWAC# 164958 \nLot# 2161 \n Rainbow Springs, Florida \nRainbow \nSprings Caricature Map \nVintage caricature \nmap of Rainbow Springs, FL. 21.5x34.5\u201d. \nCorner tack holes, small seam edge tears, back \ntape repairs. Please inspect. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 163795 \nLot# 2162 \n Hawaii 1913 \n Hawaii Ephemera Pair: \nTourism Booklet & Illustrated Letterhead \nLot of \n2. 1) The Hawaiian Annual. \u201cThe Recognized Book \nof Information About Hawaii.\u201d Thos. G. Thrum, \nPublisher, Honolulu. 1913. 209pp. with index. Full of \ninformation, statistics, and advertisements. 9 x 5.5\u201d 2) \nNice pictorial lettersheet for the Union Feed Company, \nLimited. Dateline Honolulu, T.H. Aerial vignette of the \nfactory on the coastline. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $100- \n200 \nHWAC# 165778 \nLot# 2163 \n Hawaii \nMatson Lines Hawaii Art \nMenus, 4 \n4 different Matson Lines Hawaii \nart cover menus, c. 1950. 13.75x10.5\u201d. Nice \ncolorful scenes of vintage Hawaii. \nEst. $200- \n300 \nHWAC# 163796 \nLot# 2164 \n Boise, Idaho \nIdaho Daily \nStatesman, 2 Bound Copies \n6 months each \n1906 and 1907. Reasonably good condition. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167359 \nLot# 2165 \n Idaho \nIdaho Letterheads and \nBillheads \nAbout 20 Idaho letterheads and \nbillheads c. 1876-99 to Henry Elling, Virginia \nCity, MT related to business transactions. \nEst. \n$120-200 \nHWAC# 167827","83 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \nGeneral Americana \nLot# 2166 \n Chicago, Illinois \nOriginal Litho, \nMarble Building, Chicago Tribune \nOriginal \nfolded litho of the New Marble Building of the \nChicago Tribune. Built in 1869 this building \nfeatured beautiful architecture with steam \nradiators. The Great Fire of 1871 marked the \nend of the building. 17x17\u201d. 2.25\u201d top center \ntear, some edge issues, verso tape repairs. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. \n$300-500 \nHWAC# 166733 \nLot# 2167 \n Chicago, Illinois 1894 \n Report \nof the State of New York at the World\u2019s \nColumbian Exposition \nHardcover, 697 pages, \nwith separate maps in back cover. Report of \nthe Board of General Managers of the Exhibit \nof the State of New York at the World\u2019s \nColumbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. \nPhotographs and detailed explanation of the \nmost populous state\u2019s contribution to the \nWorld\u2019s Fair. Covers partly detached, overall good condition. \nSalvatore \nFalcone Collection \nEst. $160-300 \nHWAC# 139022 \nLot# 2168 \n Chicago, Illinois \nColumbian Exposition \nPremium Award for a harness, to O\u2019kane, SF \nLarge \nformat fancy blue ribbon, 14.5\u201d long plus 1.5\u201d fringe x 4\u201d. \nMade by Conkey Co Chicago. 1st place ribbon with gilt \nfor the Columbian expo 1893 awarded to J O\u2019Kane SF Cal. \nThis is an unusual and very attractive piece! It comes in a \nframe measuring 10 x 21\u201d \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 168006 \nLot# 2169 \n Elgin, Illinois \nNational Watch \nCo. Booklet \nBooklet from National Watch \nCompany that later renamed Elgin. Illustrations \nof watch movement, factory, workers etc. 9x6.25\u201d, Cover stains, wear, \nlarge chips on back cover. Please inspect. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 167792 \nLot# 2170 \n South Bend, Indiana \nPhotograph of \nthe First Building at Notre Dame University \nAntique photograph 9 x 7 1\/2 inches mounted \non a 12 x 10 inch cardboard. \nSalvatore Falcone \nCollection \nEst. $120-250 \nHWAC# 138366 \nLot# 2171 \n Wichita, Kansas c1930s \n Goldsmith\u2019s \nOmnibus \nCollege \nPersonal \nAlbum \nand \nScrapbook \n12.5\u201d x 10.5\u201d Omnibus College, \nAmerica\u2019s College on wheel original notebook \nalbum of it\u2019s founder William Goldsmith, P.H.D. \nGoldsmith created the first College on wheels. \nGoldsmith charged $188 for tuition, lodging, meals, \netc. for 7 weeks, 6000 miles. As the Depression \ndeepened in 1933 it destroyed the business. \nThis album consists of approximately 100 pages \ncompletely full of Goldsmith\u2019s memorabilia, including photographs, \nbusiness cards, travel brochures, letters, and the like, easily several \nhundred pieces. A college on wheels followed the concept founded in \nthe South of a library on wheels and was a great idea for a special kind \nof education. \nSalvatore Falcone Collection \nEst. $120-400 \nHWAC# 131310 \nLot# 2172 \n Massachusetts \nLedger Book \nfrom the United States and Canada Express \nCompany 1880 \nThis is a ledger book from the \nUnited States and Canada Express Company \ndated 1880. Most entries are from Boston to \nGarner, Massachusetts. Many residence names are listed. Hardbound \nat 12 in. X 9in. Good condition. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 162521 \nLot# 2173 \n Massachusetts \nSpencer Family \nArchive, Massachusetts to California \nAn \ninteresting archive about 100 pieces regarding \nthe spencer family, ending up with Guy Spencer \nfire chief in Walnut Creek Ca. Includes tintypes \nof early family including a civil war era tintype \nof a man in a band uniform with his horn. 3 \nsilver memorial plaques of Spencer family that were likely attached to \nframed photos c1860s. Civil war discharge papers, many documents, \nA nice research group. \nSalvatore Falcone Collection \nEst. $220-500 \nHWAC# \n132985 \nLot# 2174 \n Detroit, Michigan \nDetroit and \nNiagara Falls Photos by WH Jackson \n16 \ndifferent c. 1900-01 Detroit and Niagara Falls \nphotos by WH Jackson. Possibly from a set \nof 50 Detroit photos. 3.5x7\u201d. \nStuart Mackenzie \nMontana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 163778 \nLot# 2175 \n Hannibal, Missouri \nRoberts, Johnson, \nand Rand Shoe Company Banner \nThis is a hanging \nbanner for the Roberts, Johnson and Rand Shoe \nCompany of Hannibal, Missouri. Incorporated in \n1899; the star was their logo. They made shoes first \nfor men and later included fashion shoes for women \nby Beverly Hixson as well. One of the largest shoe \nmanufacturers in the nation in 1905. Red velvet and \ncream colored wool. 40 in. X 45 in. \nStuart Mackenzie \nMontana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# \n162511 \nLot# 2176 \n New York \nNiagara Falls Photos by \nW H Jackson, 38 \n38 photos by W H Jackson. \nc. 1900-01. 3.5x7\u201d. Jackson was a Detroit \nphotographer and this is part of a Niagara Falls \nsuite with some duplicates. Horseshoe Falls, \nWhirlpool Rapids, Prospect Point, American Falls \netc. Stuart Mackenzie bought a significant part \nof this Detroit photo archive in the 1970\u2019s. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $400- \n1000 \nHWAC# 163782 \nLot# 2177 Western Photos by W H Jackson, \n11 \n11 photos by Detroit photographer W \nH Jackson, c. 1900-01. 3x Native American, \ncattle, 3x building, stream, house under snow, \nNew Mexico, Royal Gorge, Colorado-corner \nchip. 7x3.5\u201d. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera \nCollection \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 163779 \nLot# 2178 East Coast Shore Photos by WH \nJackson, 10 \n10 c. 1900-01 East Coast shore \nphotos by Detroit photographer W H Jackson. \n4x island, building, train, bathing, Charleston \nSC, Mackinac Island etc. \nStuart Mackenzie \nMontana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 163780 \nLot# 2179 \n Michigan \nLadies of the Maccabees \nof the World Ephemera \nThe Ladies of the \nMaccabees of the World were the female \nauxiliary of the Knights of the Maccabees. It \nwas the first fraternal benefit society operated \nexclusively by women. 1895 and 1897 revised \nlaws and private instructions, 1914 date book, \n6 other booklets, 1895 sheet music with stains. \nEst. $130-200 \nHWAC# \n167784","84 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \n General Americana \nLot# 2180 \n Kansas City, Missouri \nKansa City Billiard \nCo. Catalog, 1908 \n1908-09 rare Kansas City Billiard \nTable catalog of billiard table parts, tokens and chairs \netc. 124pp with index. 8x4.5\u201d. Spine detaching, staple \nrust, light staining etc. Please inspect. \nEst. $120-250 \nHWAC# 167808 \nLot# 2181 \n Kansas City, Missouri \nKansas City \nTimes September 1912 \nBound volume \nEst. \n$100-150 \nHWAC# 167363 \nLot# 2182 \n St. Louis Medicine Bottles, 2, \nMissouri \nCommonwealth Carriage Catalog \nand Ephemera \nUndated Commonwealth \nCarriage illustrated catalog with lots of carriage \nand buggy pictures. 15x8\u201d with some cover \nfoxing and spine wear. 1870 carriage pictorial \nletterhead and 2 1870 carriage billheads. \nEst. \n$200-300 \nHWAC# 167801 \nLot# 2183 \n Anaconda, Montana \nAnaconda \nStandard Newspaper Bound Volumes 1916, \n1923 \nTwo large annual bound volumes for \n1916 and 1923 of the Anaconda Standard. \nBoth volumes appear to be complete. Labelled \non the exterior spine, acid content newspapers \nthus fragile. Approx. 40lbs. \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 167354 \nLot# 2184 \n Butte, Montana \nButte Broadsides, \n2 \n2 Montana broadsides. 1998 Electric \nHall Social Dance, 11.5x8\u201d. 1917 Patriotic \nCelebration, 12x9\u201d, chips and tears, please \ninspect. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera \nCollection \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 164883 \nLot# 2185 \n Carter\u2019s Reservoir, Montana \nCarter\u2019s Reservoir Maps, 2 \n2 blueprint maps \non backing of Carter\u2019s Reservoir and Supply \nDitch c. 1901. 32x46\u201d. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. \n$400-800 \nHWAC# 166817 \nLot# 2186 \n Dillon, Montana \nDillon, MT \nBillheads and Letterheads \nAbout 35 Dillon, \nMT letterheads and billheads, some pictorial, \nc. 1880-1900. Poindexter & Orr, Deputy \n& Staudaher Butchers, Dillon Tribune, RC \nHalliday Liquors, Dillon Implement, Dillon Fair \nand Racing Association etc. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167780 \nLot# 2187 \n Fort Barton, Montana \nOriginal \nInvoice\/Billhead Collection Ledger, Ft. \nBarton, Montana \n15.5x11x3.5\u201d c. 1890-1912 \nin binder without spine containing 100\u2019s of \noriginal invoices and billheads of items to Fort \nBarton, MT. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera \nCollection \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 164913 \nLot# 2188 \n Glendale, Montana \nGlendale, MT \nLetterheads \nAbout 45 pieces of Glendale, MT \nletterheads from merchants of clothing, hats, \nfeed, lumber etc. Also hotel letterheads. c. \n1878-82. \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 168142 \nLot# 2189 \n Helena, Montana \nHelena RN Check \nGroup \nAbout 200 or more Helena, MT RN checks. \nc. 1877-84. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera \nCollection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 166632 \nLot# 2190 \n Helena, Montana \nHelena Store \nLedger, 1872-73 \nA general store ledger of a \nHelena, MT store, c. 1873-73. Listings of items \npurchases. Notecard inside states \u201cthis must \nbe a Helena book, Mike Reinig-Helena. Leather \ncover 12.5x8\u201d. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 168091 \nLot# 2191 \n Helena, Montana \nLockey Family \nAdvertising \nCovers, \nBusiness \nCards, \nBillheads etc. \n3 unused small advertising \ncovers-2x R Lockey, JT Lockey. Business cards- \n3x R Lockey. Pictorial Montana Steam Cracker. \nJT Lockey billhead. R and J Lockey paper bags \n7.25x5.25\u201d. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 162156 \nLot# 2192 \n Helena, Montana \nWells Fargo and \nCompany\u2019s Express Receipt Book for Gold \nc. \n1872-73 Wells Fargo and Company\u2019s Express \nreceipt book including mentions of placer gold \ndust and bars through out. Deposits from Herschfield to Northrup & \nChick Bankers, NY. There are weekly shipments of gold, about $1500 \nper week. 3x6.25\u201d. Front cover has issue, please inspect. \nEst. $400- \n1000 \nHWAC# 168137 \nGroup of letters related to a Wells, Fargo & Co. Express stage robbery \nof a gold strong box (treasure box), investigated by J. B Hume, the \nWells, Fargo detective that caught the infamous Black Bart, the poet \nstage robber. \nThere are numerous letters in this archive, which all involves a stage \nrobbery of the Express coach out of Marysville, Montana. \nIn August, 1885, Tom Jackson, \u201can ex-con who had recently been \nreleased after a term of ten years in he California penitentiary\u201d was \nworking on a ranch near Helena, when he came upon a scheme to rob \nthe gold strong box off a Wells, Fargo & Co stage. A fellow hand, F.W. \nGordon, agreed to help. Jackson bought a Winchester rifle and two \nrevolvers and the two set about making secure plans. \nLot# 2193 \n Marysville, Montana \nWells, Fargo & Co. Stage Robbery \nGroup, Montana, 1885, J.B. Hume, Black Bart\u2019s Capturer \nEst. $2500-7500 \nHWAC# 168013","85 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \nGeneral Americana \nLot# 2194 \n Missoula, Montana \nMissoula \nChurch Articles of Incorporation, 5 \n5 Missoula, Montana church articles of \nincorporation. First Norwegian Evangelical \nLutheran Church of Missoula 1916. The St. \nPaul Lutheran Church Of Missoula, Montana \n1919. First German Lutheran Church of \nMissoula 1901. Union Congregational Church \nof Arlee 1915. First Church of Christ, Scientist, \nof Missoula 1901. Swedish Congregational Church of Missoula 1914. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# \n165017 \nLot# 2195 \n Missoula, Montana \nMissoula \nLumber Co. Articles of Incorporation \nand Reports, 13 \n13 mostly Missoula \nCounty, Montana lumber company articles \nof incorporation and legal papers c. 1900- \n25. Montana Land and Lumber, Safety First \nLumber, Big Blackfoot Lumber, Western \nLumber, Missoula Lumber, Hope Lumber \nManufacturing, Crescent Lumber, Montana \nLogging, Hanratty-Moderie Lumber. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165010 \nLot# 2196 \n Missoula, Montana \nMissoula \nIncorporation Documents, 45 \nAbout 45 c. \n1900-1930\u2019s Missoula articles of incorporation, \nstatements etc. Florence Laundry, Plains Flour \nMill, Eddy Bread, Winston Bros., Missoula \nAmusement, Montana Building and Loan, \nNorthwest Motorist, Bankers Life, Clark \nMontana Realty, Diamond Ice, Circle S and \nmany more. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $300-800 \nHWAC# 164911 \nLot# 2197 \n Neihart, Montana \nNeihart \nTownsite Map \nBlue print style plat map \nof Neihart, MT. 1889 map, 1897 printing. \n19.5x22.75\u201d. \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 167828 \nLot# 2198 \n Teton County, Montana \nTeton \nCounty, MT Map, Large, 1910 \nLarge map of \nTeton Cooperative Reservoir and Canal 1910. \nabout 30x156\u201d. Some edge tears and creases. Please inspect. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 166815 \nLot# 2199 \n Virginia City, Montana \nHenry \nElling Deed Collection, 50 \n50 or more \nproperty deeds related to Henry Elling. c. \n1870\u2019s to 1900. Henry Elling, one of Montana\u2019s \nearly prominent businessmen, first arrived \nin Virginia City in 1864 with a small stock of \nmen\u2019s clothing. He became involved in buying \nand selling gold, entered the banking business \nin 1873, and was eventually involved in most mining and mercantile \nventures in the area and in banking throughout Montana. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# \n164222 \nLot# 2200 \n Virginia City, Montana c.1864 \nVirginia City, Montana Territory Mounted \nPhotograph, c.1864 \nGreat early (c.1864) \nbird\u2019s-eye view of Virginia City, Montana. \nContrast and focus better in bottom half of \nphoto. Washed out in top half. Nice view of \na busy town surrounded by snow-covered \nmountains. Mounted on board with matte \nframe that is broken. 9 x 12\u201d \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 164649 \nExcept for one thing. \nGordon appears to have ben a plant, possibly assigned to \u201cwatch\u201d the \nTom Jackson, who was not the same man as another notorious stage \nrobber, aka James Henry, who was born Thomas McCauley. McCauley \nwas born in 1833 and came to California with his brother Ed in the \n1850s. The brothers lived in Tuolumne County and made a living \nrobbing sluice boxes, gambling, and whatever else \u201chard-drinking\u201d \nbad guys did, according to William Secrest in Lawmen & Desperados, \n1994. Pp173-177. Ed went too far and got hung in 1856. Tom went to \nprison and was out by 1863, when he changed his name to Jackson to \navoid recognition. He also used the name Jim Henry. Henry, McCauley\/ \nJackson was shot in Bakersfield in 1866. \nGordon met with local lawmen George Gibbs and Walter Evans and \ntold them of the plan. The two lawmen, along with a WF messenger \nrode the stage from Silver City towards Marysville in expectation of \nthe robbery. \u201cAbout a mile of the Seven Mile House, the stage was \nstopped by two masked men and all were told to throw up their hands \nand submit to being searched.\u201d After robbing the passengers of coin \nand watches, the robbers set about smashing open the \u201cWells, Fargo \nTreasure Box\u201d. Gordon grabbed Jackson, the two lawmen cuffed him, \nand brought them both into jail. Jackson had hollered for Gordon to \nshoot when he was being apprehended, but a shot was never fired. \n(Helena Independent Record, Aug. 30, 1885) \nThe first of the letters is a two page letter written on Sheriff of Lewis & \nClarke Co. letterhead, asking Wells, Fargo superintendent JJ Valentine \nfor some expense money, since he was responsible for Jackson being \ncaught, and was out of money. Gordon had been told to stay in town \nas a witness for Court. The letter, dated oct.18th, stated that the court \ndate was Nov. 2. Gordon maintained Jackson was going to plead guilty. \nThe next letter, dated Oct 21, 1885 is also addressed to Valentine, this \ntime by E.J. Carter, the Helena Wells, Fargo agent. The letter references \nprior letters requesting some unidentified action on Valentine\u2019s part \nregarding Gordon. \nThe third letter is addressed to Carter, the Helena WF agent from JB \nHume, \u201cspecial officer\u201d on his personal Company stationery. Here, \nHume says the various letters to Valentine requesting payment to \nGordon have been referred to him (Hume). Hume stated he did not \nagree with the way or policy under which Jackson was arrested \n(a \u201csetup\u201d), but that Carter, if he made an agreement re expenses \nwith Gordon, should honor it \u201cin good faith.\u201d But perhaps the most \ninteresting part is a comment by Hume \u201cIf Jackson is our California Tom \nJackson, I would feel that almost any plan resorted to, to \u201cget away\u201d \nwith him would be justifiable, but as a general proposition, I think the \naction in this case is unsafe, dangerous and will not be tolerated by the \nCourts. Of course Gordon\u2019s statement, that the scheme was originated, \nproposed and perfected by Jackson is taken as true. The danger is that \nGordon may be the chief conspirator and Jackson the victim. Does not \nthe photo and description I sent you of Tom Jackson enable the Sheriff \nto determine the question as to whether or not he has Tom Jackson in \nhand\u201d (sig Hume) \nHume, the consummate and outstanding special agent for Wells, \nFargo, had caught and arrested the notorious Black Bart just a year \nearlier in California. \nDillon\u2019s biography of Hume, \u201cWells Fargo Detective\u201d (1969) does not \ndiscuss a \u201cTom Jackson\u201d. In fact, the years between convicting Black \nBart, the Poet Robber, and his release in 1888 are pretty much left out \nof the book. Perhaps another Tom Jackson (a fourth one?) received a \nlife sentence for stage robbery in Dec 1913. \nThis is an excellent and important signed (autographed) letter by \nWells, Fargo\u2019s most famous detective, the one who caught \u201cBlack \nBart\u201d and shows his though processes involved with a conviction of \na Montana Stage robber. The event has not been recorded by modern \nwriters, and the involvement of Hume has not been known until now.","86 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \n General Americana \nLot# 2201 \n Virginia City, Montana \nVirginia \nCity Sorted Bulk Checks, 700 \nAbout 700 \nor more bulk sorted Virginia checks. No \nTerritorial, c. 1894-1922. Elling State Bank, S R \nBuford, Buford Mercantile etc. \nStuart Mackenzie \nMontana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $300-400 \nHWAC# 167324 \nLot# 2202 \n Montana \nMontana Territory \nChecks, 500 \nAbout 500 or more Montana \nTerritory checks c. 1860\u2019s-80\u2019s. Holladay \nOverland Mail and Express, Henry Elling, S \nR Buford, Missoula National Bank, Auditors \nOffice Virginia City etc. 5 lbs. \nStuart Mackenzie \nMontana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 166689 \nLot# 2203 \n Montana \nMontana RNG Check \nAssortment \nAbout 30 different Montana \nRNG checks. c. 1877-88. Nice mix, allegorical \nand mining vignettes. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana \nEphemera Collection \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# \n166633 \nLot# 2204 \n Montana \nMontana RN Check \nHoard \nAbout 200 or more Montana RN \nchecks, c. 1874-84. Helena, Virginia City. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $150- \n300 \nHWAC# 166631 \nLot# 2205 \n Montana \nMontana RN Check \nHoard, 300 \nAbout 300 Montana RN checks. \nMostly Helena, some Virginia City and Querida. \nc. 1899-1901. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera \nCollection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 166635 \nLot# 2206 \n Montana \nMontana Check Group \nwith Adhesive Stamps \nAbout 400 mostly \nMontana checks with adhesive revenue stamps, \nsome pictorial. c. 1883-1905. Helena, Pony, \nBrowning, Virginia City etc. \nStuart Mackenzie \nMontana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $260-500 \nHWAC# 166803 \nLot# 2207 \n Montana \nMontana Sorted Bulk \nCheck Group \nAbout 700 or more bulk sorted \nMontana checks. No Territorial or vignettes. \nMissoula, Boulder, Kalispell, Malta, Melrose, \nManhattan etc. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana \nEphemera Collection \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# \n167325 \nLot# 2208 \n Montana \nMontana Mining and \nRailroad Bulk Sorted Checks, 400 \nAbout \n400 bulk sorted mining and railroad checks. \nVirginia City, Pony, Marysville, Neihart. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $200- \n400 \nHWAC# 167329 \nLot# 2209 \n Montana \nMontana Vignette \nCheck Group, 800 \nAbout 800 or more sorted \nMontana checks with vignettes. Helena, Pony, \nWhitehall, Missoula, Malta. \nStuart Mackenzie \nMontana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 167444 \nLot# 2210 \n Montana \nPolk\u2019s Montana \nDirectory Group 1899-1920 \nHelena 1899, \nButte 1915, Butte 1917, Butte 1923. Varying \ncondition. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167358 \nLot# 2211 \n Butte, Montana \nButte Montana \nDirectory Group, 1930s (6) \n6 Montana \ndirectories. 1930 (2) 1937 (2), 1939 (2) Polks \nButte city directories. Varying condition. \nExcellent reference material. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167355 \nLot# 2212 \n Montana \nPolk\u2019s Montana \nDirectory Group 1940\u2019s \nButte 1948, Great \nFalls 1946 (3), Missoula 1948, Great Falls 1949 \n(3). \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167356 \nLot# 2213 \n Montana \nMontana Polk\u2019s \nDirectory Group 1950s \nButte 1952, Great \nFalls 1953, Great Falls. 1954, Butte 1955, Great \nFalls 1956, Butte 1958 \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# \n167357 \nLot# \n2214 \nMontana \nEarly \nMontana \nTopographic Map, 1890 \n1890 Montana, Lewis \nand Clark County topographic map by Paul S A \nBickel on linen. 47x37\u201d. Multiple tears and chips, please inspect. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 166824 \nLot# 2215 \n Montana \nMontana Maps by Cram, \n2 \n2 Montana maps by Cram. Superior Map of \nMontana c. 1910, 45x50\u201d, tape repairs and \ntears. c. 1930 color Latest Official Survey Montana, 44x49\u201d, some edge \nchips and small tears. Please inspect. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera \nCollection \nEst. $600-100 \nHWAC# 166811 \nLot# 2216 \n Montana \nW A Clark Signed \nLetters, 7 \n7 letters signed by W A Clark on \nFirst National Bank and Donnell, Clark & \nLarabie, Bankers documents. c. 1875-79. \n\u201cWilliam Andrews Clark Sr. (January 8, 1839 - \nMarch 2, 1925) was an American entrepreneur, \ninvolved with mining, banking, and railroads, \nas well as a politician. He became a banker in Deer Lodge, Montana. He \nrepossessed mining properties when owners defaulted on their loans, \nplacing him in the mining industry. He made a fortune with copper \nmining, small smelters, electric power companies, newspapers, \nrailroads (trolley lines around Butte and the San Pedro, Los Angeles \nand Salt Lake Railroad from Salt Lake City, Utah to San Pedro and Los \nAngeles, California), and other businesses, becoming known as one of \nthree \u201cCopper Kings\u201d of Butte, Montana, along with Marcus Daly and \nF. Augustus Heinze.\u201d from Wikipedia. \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 167826 \nLot# 2217 \n Montana \nMontana Original \nArt Political Caricature by Dutton, 5 \n5 \nMontana original art political caricatures \nby Dutton. Water Wagon, Why of Course \nBill, Injunction featuring Harry A Gallwey- \nGeneral Manager Butte, Anaconda and \nPacific Railway, Thanks Fellas!! possibly \nfeaturing Harry Hall. Lewis and Clark \nCounty state legislator. c. 1911 Bonita Club. \n9x9.75\u201d to 10.25 to 10.25\u201d. Most have stains, \nsome cut corners, please inspect. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera \nCollection \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 164890","87 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \nGeneral Americana \nLot# 2218 \n Montana \nMontana Political Signs \nand a Photo, 3 \nRenne for Governor 22x13.5\u201d. \nAnderson for Congress 28x22\u201d, stains and 4.5\u201d \nlower tear. 15x12.5\u201d unknown man portrait, likely a reproduction. \nPlease inspect. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $120- \n200 \nHWAC# 197745 \nLot# 2219 \n Montana \nOriginal Art Montana \nPolitical Caricatures, 5 \n5 original art Montana \npolitical caricatures. D. McMillan, Piper John \nDuncan, Toastmaster Gillis, color Joe Parker, Can \nYou Sit Down, Tom?-perforation, crease, stain. \n7x4.5\u201d to 1.75x12.5\u201d. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana \nEphemera Collection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 164888 \nLot# 2220 \n Montana \nOriginal Art Political \nCaricatures by Lovey, 3 \n3 original art political \ncaricatures. Rough Rider Gillis, Anna Eva Fay, \nSatan. 6x4\u201d to 9.75x8.5\u201d. All have condition \nissues, please inspect, sold as is. \nStuart Mackenzie \nMontana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 164889 \nLot# 2221 \n Montana \nMontana Cowboy \nFramed Panorama Photo \nFramed Montana \ncowboy panorama photo of Charley Peyton\u2019s \nhunting party. Panorama is 5.25x13.5\u201d and \ncomprising of 2 adjacent photos. Frame 13x21\u201d. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. \n$120-200 \nHWAC# 167621 \nLot# 2222 \n Montana \nExpress Line Log Books, \n2 \n2 Express Line log books c. 1911-12, possibly \nfrom Alder Gulch, MT. Has listing for W A Clark \nbars of bullion. 8.75x14.25\u201d. \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 167841 \nLot# 2223 \n Montana \nMontana Stage Coach \nEphemera Group \nNice mix of Montana stage \ncoach ephemera. About 33 Virginia City\/ \nSappington\/Red Bluff\/Pony, and Montana \nStage c.1893-95 way bills. 4 c. 1860\u2019s checks. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. \n$300-500 \nHWAC# 166731 \nLot# 2224 \n Montana \nList of Goods Taken by \nSheriff \n1 full page and 2 half pages of goods \ntaken by sheriff, undated and unidentified \nowner. Goods taken range from alcohol, horses, \ntea, nails, gloves, candy etc. with values. \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 167782 \nLot# 2225 \n Montana \nMontana 19th Century \nManuscripts and Business Letters \n6 lbs. of \nMontana, correspondences, manuscripts and \nbusiness letters, mostly 19th century. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $240- \n400 \nHWAC# 166652 \nLot# 2226 \n Montana \nMontana \nBanking Ephemera Group with \nSol Star Autograph \nAbout 100 \nMontana \nbanking \nephemera \nitems. c. 1870\u2019s to 1920\u2019s. 1870 \nletterhead signed by Sol Star, an \nassociate of Seth Bullock and \u201cJust \nafter the Civil War he moved to \nMontana, engaging in business in \nHelena. Star distinguished himself \nin public service in Montana, \nserving as territorial auditor and personal secretary to the Governor.\u201d \nfrom blackhillsvistor.com. Checks, legal documents, bank promo \nitems, asset reports, letterheads, Henry Elling related, billheads etc. \n7x5\u201d oval photo of a female, inscribed Elling on verso. \nEst. $250-400 \nHWAC# 168090 \nLot# 2227 \n Montana \nMontana Box of \nUnsorted Ephemera \nMostly full file box of \nunsorted Montana ephemera. Some in page \nprotectors, generally grade 1-2. Perhaps 500+ pieces. Letterheads, \nphotos, brochures and more. About 19 lbs. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana \nEphemera Collection \nEst. $300-400 \nHWAC# 168074 \nLot# 2228 \n Montana \nMontana \nBroadsides and Handbills \nLot of seventeen. Includes a \nletter to the Friends of Silver. \n1893. 2) Helena Theatre ads \nand promotions of movies \n(including the Wizard of Oz). \n3) Daily Notification Sheet \nfrom RG Dun & Co. 1893. 4) \n1894 Helena High School \nprogram. 5) Auction sale for \nfarming equipment. 6) Helena \nLodge Program. 1891 7) The \nbest irrigated stock ranch in Sweet Grass County. 8) A plea to defeat \nthe housing project from the Great Falls Home Owners Association. \n9) High school Columbian Exhibition. Helena. Etc. \nStuart Mackenzie \nMontana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165350 \nLot# \n2229 \nMontana \nMontana \nCorrespondences \nand \nBusiness \nRelated \nEphemera \nMostly \n19th \ncentury Montana correspondences and \nbusiness related ephemera. Checks, \nlegal documents, billheads etc. Dozens \nof items. About 3.8 lbs. \nStuart Mackenzie \nMontana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $300- \n500 \nHWAC# 166678 \nLot# \n2230 \nMontana \nMontana \nEphemera Assortment \nAbout 15 \npieces of Montana ephemera including \nmine map with Petosi Mine etc. \n44x41\u201d.N P Railroad track map 1960, \ntelegraphs, bill of lading, railroad etc. \nMostly c. 1880\u2019s to 90\u2019s. \nEst. $300- \n500 \nHWAC# 168147 \nLot# 2231 \n Montana \nMontana Ephemera Box, \nUnsorted \nHalf a file box of unsorted Montana \nephemera from the MacKenzie collection. \nAn entire cross section of Montana business. Includes letterheads, \npamphlets, reports, legal documents etc. About 9 lbs. \nStuart Mackenzie \nMontana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 168075","88 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \n General Americana \nLot# 2232 \n Montana \nMontana Invoice Books, \n4 \n4 Montana original invoice books and some \nloose invoices. 1906 C W Rank, 1909 Buford \nMercantile, 1923 Anaconda Copper, 1894 SR Buford. 26 lbs. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $600-1000 \nHWAC# 166695 \nLot# 2233 \n Montana \nMontana Livestock \nArchive \nAbout 4.75 lbs. of Montana livestock \nephemera, c. 1897-1917. Pictorial letterheads, \ninvoices etc. Nice group from Bozeman, \nBascom, Galata etc. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana \nEphemera Collection \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# \n166661 \nLot# 2234 \n Montana \nMontana Mercantile \nIncorporation and Other Papers, 16 \n16 \nMontana mercantile articles of incorporation, \nstatements etc. The Fashion, Lo LO Valley \nMercantile, \nThompson \nFalls \nMercantile, \nMontana Creamery, The Martin Co., Missoula \nPalace Market, Brown Mercantile Co., Cordz- \nFisher Mercantile, The Green Lantern, Tip \nTop Bakery, Day Produce, Missoula Mercantile, Peeso & Davis, Fisher \nMercantile, Stevens Mercantile, Bonner Realty. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana \nEphemera Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 164907 \nLot# 2235 \n Montana \nI.O.O.F. Ephemera and Staffs \nThis \ncollection of I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) \nephemera is from several lodges in Montana. Letters of \ncorrespondence have pressure seals applied from the \nTriple Link Fraternity. Dates include 1890-1957. Some \napplications for membership included. The lot includes \nover 40 staffs, some with finials. Extra shipping may \napply. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. \n$200-500 \nHWAC# 162512 \nLot# 2236 \n Montana \nMason and IOOF \nBooklets \n1878 IOOF Proceedings of the R W \nGrand Lodge, 80pp plus contents, taped spine \nand verso, some stains. The Proceedings of \nthe Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free & Accepted \nMasons of Montana 1880, 143pp with member \nlist, a few minor cover issues. Please inspect. \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 167786 \nLot# 2237 \n Montana \nMontana Related \nPictorial Letterheads \nAbout 25 pictorial \nletterheads sent to Montana. Pickles, mustard, \nlard, fruit, tea, wine, spices etc. c. 1878-1900. \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 167814 \nLot# 2238 \n Montana \nPrinters Pictorial and \nColor Letterhead Group \nAbout 30 printing \ncompany related mostly letterheads and a few \nbillheads with many pictorials or multi color \nprinting. c. 1887-1910. Adding machine, bank \nnotes, businessman on the stump, cyclopedia, \nrubber stamps, books, etc. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 167816 \nLot# 2239 \n Montana \nCooper House Bar \nBroadside, 1910 \nc. 1910 Cooper House Bar \nbroadside announcing the reopening by Harkin & \nCosselin. The bar is probably in Butte. 12x9\u201d. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 164881 \nLot# 2240 \n Montana \nLiquor Co. Articles of \nIncorporation & Reports, 10 \n10 Montana \nsaloon and liquor related company articles of \nincorporation and annual reports. Western \nMontana Liquor Co., Union Hall Co., Kentucky \nand Tennessee Liquor Co., J E Power Liquor, \nTurf Liquor Co. Some of these have issued \ntokens. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera \nCollection \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 165009 \nLot# 2241 \n Montana \nSaloon & Whiskey \nPapers for Montana \nLot of twenty-three. \nIncludes 1) City of Walkerville license for \nAndrew Machel(?) & Co. 1894. 2) 1875 License \nto Kennedy & Winters for saloon in Missoula. \n3) 1888 United States specialty tax. 4) Price \nlist from Fremery & Co. of San Francisco for a \nvariety of wines and liquors. 5) Sale from the \nAmerican Brewing & Malting Company for two black geldings named \nTom and Jetty. 1911. Raynsford. 6-22) Billheads for Chas. Gies of Great \nFalls, Dan Sullivan of Shelby Junction, Rubel & Penglase of Butte, and \na variety of letterheads from other states selling liquor to Montana. \nc1880-1910 \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 165738 \nLot# 2242 \n Montana \nUS Flag Group, Parade \nMontana \nApprox. 30 or more handheld wood \npost US flags in cloth, 48 star, used at parades \nin Montana. Also includes one IOOF flag. circa \nWWII or before. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera \nCollection \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 167365 \nLot# 2243 \n Montana \nWestern Union Mail and \nStage Letterhead and Report, 1887 \nRare \n1887 Western Union and Stage letterhead \nregarding how a settlement was made and \n1895 monthly report to SR Buford. \nEst. $150- \n250 \nHWAC# 168139 \nLot# 2244 \n Nebraska \nNebraska Family Photo \nAlbum, c. 1880\u2019s to 1920\u2019s \nPhoto album of a \nNebraska and probably California family, some \nare Davis, c. 1880\u2019s to 1920\u2019s with about 85 \nphotos of various sizes, some with notes. New \nYork City, Butte, Oakland, New Castle etc. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 167531","89 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \nGeneral Americana \nLot# 2245 \n New Hampshire \nBattleboro \nOverall \nCo. \nSign, c. 1910-15 \nCurved, \nporcelain corner sign for \nthe Battleboro Overall Co. \nin Keene NH. This company \nwas established in 1909 and \nthis sign is advertising their \nDouble Cylinder Overalls. \nSign was manufactured by \nthe Baltimore Enamel and \nNovelty Co. This company \nwas established in 1898 \nand was one of the largest \nporcelain sign and license \nplate \nmanufacturers \nin \nthe United States. Good \ncondition, some chips in the \nporcelain, some rust spots \nas well. 13.5 x 20 inches. \nEst. \n$2000-4000 \nHWAC# 157699 \nLot# 2246 \n Austin, Nevada \nAustin, NV Vintage \nChecks with RN\u2019s, c. 1870\u2019s, 40 \nAbout 40 Austin, \nNV checks with many RN\u2019s, c. 1878-88. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $150- \n300 \nHWAC# 165007 \nLot# 2247 \n Carson City, Nevada \nNew York and \nChicago Banks Doing Business in Carson \nCity, NV Ephemera \nCarson City, home of the \nUS Mint, banking ephemera. These banks \nare going after the Nevada money. About 15 \nstatements from American Exchange National \nBank, Chicago Illinois c. 1890\u2019s, doing business \nwith Bullion & Exchange Bank. About 35 \nHanover National Bank NY balance sheets, doing business with \nBullion & Exchange Bank, c. 1902. About 22 Kountze Brother New \nYork account documents doing business with Bullion & Exchange \nBank, c. 1880\u2019s to 1890\u2019s. \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 167999 \nLot# 2248 \n Carson City, Nevada 1905 \n Nevada \nLegislature Commemorative Platter \nWht. \nmetal platter, 16x12\u201d. From 1905 22nd \nsession of the Nevada Legislature. Inscription \n\u201cPresented to Hon. J.A.Miller, President Pro- \nTem, by the Secretary of State of Nevada, 22nd \nSession \u2018As a Token of Respect and Esteem\u2019\u201d \nJoseph A. Miller served in the Assemble as first \na member of the Silver party from 1902-06 and then the Democratic \nparty from 1910-14 representing Lander County. Under Gov. Sparks. \nShows some wear scratches. \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 148441 \nLot# 2249 \n Carson City, Nevada 1882-1915 \nWestern US Druggist Billhead Collection \n(Nevada and Colorado) \nLot of 17 different. \nMostly Nevada. Pair with your drug bottles! 1) Nevada: John F. Meyers, \nReno, 1882 & 1884, pictorial; Jacob Muller, Carson City, 1892; Pioneer \nDrug Co., Goldfield, 1913 & 1915; JB McCullough, Reno, 1905; Cann \nDrug Co., Reno, 1901 and 1904; TR Cheatham, Reno, 1905; Nevada \nDrug Store, Carson City, 1899; FJ Steinmetz, Carson City, 4 different, \n1896-1904; plus two prescriptions slips and a check. 2) Colorado: \nthree Leadville billheads issued to the Board of Trade Saloon, \ndamaged. Includes: ST Kostitch, 1885; JS Miller, 1888; and AT Playter \n& Co., 1885. \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 167073 \nLot# 2250 \n Hiko, \nNevada \nHiko, \nNevada \nPhoto \nAlbum \nPhoto \nalbum \nfrom \nHiko, Nevada. In \n1865, silver was \ndiscovered \nin \nHiko and a few \nhundred miners \nrushed to the area. After the discovery, Hiko became the county seat \nof Lincoln County. However, the mines were never too successful in \nHiko, and the mills shut down in 1869. In 1871, the Lincoln County \nseat was moved to Pioche. Today, Hiko is a small agrarian town \nwith only about 100 people living there. This photo album includes \nphotographs of homes, people, livestock, buildings, and some Indians \nin or around Hiko. Some of the photographs are cyanotypes. Album is \n8 x 5.75 inches. Good condition. \nSalvatore Falcone Collection \nEst. $600- \n1000 \nHWAC# 156280 \nLot# 2251 \n Metropolis, Nevada \nMetropolis, \nNevada Ghost Town Land Company \nProspectus, \n1913 \nThe \nMetropolis \nImprovement Company was proposing the \nsale of town lots in 1913 in this remote area \nof Elko County. The Southern Pacific built \na train station (pictured) and an irrigation \nsystem was built to accommodate 12,000 \nacres of farmland. An elaborate hotel was \nalso built, The Hotel Metropolis, the most \nmodern Hostelry in Nevada. A small map \nof Metropolis is also enclosed inside the \nfront cover showing town lots and streets. \n8 pp. with eight black and white photos. \nMetropolis was located 14 miles N.W. of Wells, Nevada. The project \nwas on the drawing board in 1909 by the Pacific Reclamation Company \nof New York. In 1911, irrigated land was selling at $75 per acre and \ntown lots from $100-$300. The S.P. built an eight-mile rail spur from \nit\u2019s main line at Tulasco. A 100 foot high dam was built in 1912 with \nlarge canals. At the end of 1912, there were 700 residents in the town, \n2\/3 of them Mormon. Farmers in Lovelock filed a lawsuit against the \nPacific Reclamation Company from using the water from certain creeks \nin the headwaters of the Humboldt. This limited the water supply to \nonly about 4,000 acres. This pretty much killed the whole plan and the \nPacific Reclamation Company went into receivership in 1913. Those \nthat remained farmed the area until the 20\u2019s growing wheat, potatoes \nand dairy farming. The Hotel Metropolis burned down in 1936 and the \npost office closed in 1942 (Paher). There is some water damage to the \nfront cover, but the inside text and photos are unaffected. This is a rare \npiece. \nEst. $140-300 \nHWAC# 145748","90 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \n General Americana \nLot# 2252 \n Sutro, Nevada 1888 \n Pacific Electrical \nWorks Letter to Sutro Tunnel about Telegraph \nCalifornia Electrical Works letterhead, San \nFrancisco, 1888. Addressed to CC Thomas, agent \nfor the Sutro Tunnel Company in Sutro, Lyons \nCounty, Nevada. Message from Paul Seiler, supt. \nDiscusses sending by express a large Magneto \nBlaster to Sutro. The reverse of the letter has \ndrawings and instructions from Seiler on how to \ncharge the device. Magnetos generated power to \nsend electricity over the telegraph wire. CC Thomas was at one time \nsuperintendent of the Sutro Tunnel. Previously, he worked for the Hale \n& Norcross Mine. Fascinating! \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 166897 \nLot# 2253 \n Virginia, Nevada \n1874-1904 \nComstock- \nRelated \nTelegraph \nEphemera Group \nLot of 4. 1) \nCalifornia Electrical Works, \nSan \nFrancisco, \nbillhead \nissued to the Virginia & \nGold Hill Water Company in \nVirginia City for gravity lines, \n1879. Attached to Water \nCompany voucher. Company \nis known to many collectors \nfor the telegraph insulators \nthey made! 2) Electrical Construction & Maintenance Co. billhead, SF, \nto Virginia & Gold Hill Water Co. for wires, boxes, printers, and cell \nbatteries, 1874. 3-4) Telegram and cover for the Postal Telegraph- \nCable Company, New York, 1904. Lists \u201cBonanza King\u201d John W. Mackay \nas president! Rare! This company consolidated with Western Union \nin 1943. It was founded in the 1880s by Comstock mining millionaire \nJohn Mackay. Mackay\u2019s original purpose was to provide a domestic \nwire network to directly link with the Atlantic Cable. Mackay built the \nPostal network by the purchase of existing firms that were insolvent. \nThe company was initially called The Pacific Postal Telegraph Cable \nCo. Under president Albert Brown Chandler, the Postal network was \nable to achieve sufficient economy of scale to compete with Western \nUnion, occasionally controlling as much as 20% of the business. \nEst. \n$150-250 \nHWAC# 167570 \nLot# 2254 \n Virginia City, Nevada \nComstock \nLode History Library \nLot of 7 different. Great \nlittle reference library for the Comstock or \nNevada mining historian. Includes: An Editor \non the Comstock Lode (Wells Drury, hardcover, \n1936, toning\/foxing); The Life and Times of \nthe Virginia City Territorial Enterprise (Lewis Osborne, hardcover, \n1971, limited 134\/500, excellent condition); Dan De Quille of the \nBig Bonanza (James J. Rawls, 1980, hardcover, limited 650 copies, \ngreat condition); The History of the Comstock Lode 1850-1920 \n(Grant H. Smith, hardcover, 1943, great condition); The Big Bonanza \n(CB Glasscock, hardcover, 1931, very good condition); A Kid on the \nComstock (John Taylor Waldorf, hardcover, 1968, with promotional \nmaterial, great condition); and Nevada: A guide to the Silver State \n(Nevada Historical Society, 1940, hardcover with map, fair condition). \nPlease inspect. \nEst. $260-400 \nHWAC# 165773 \nLot# 2255 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1891 \n Comstock Club \nby CC Goodwin, 1891 \nThe Comstock Club by C C \nGoodwin. 1891 288pp. Members of the Comstock Club, \nall miners, spent evenings telling stories and anecdotes \nof mining adventures in California and Nevada, 1850\u2019s - \n1860\u2019s. Inscribed \u201cSincerely your friend\/W B Smedley\/ \nJuly 28-94.\u201d Extremities slightly rubbed, white abraded \narea on edge of front cover. Dinged corners, please \ninspect. \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 166798 \nLot# 2256 \n Virginia City, Nevada \nHistory of the \nBig Bonanza by Dan De Quille, First Edition \n1st Edition; Squire P. Dewey\u2019s copy signed by \nhim. Rare and attractive gold gilt embossed \nfront cover and spine. History of the Comstock \nincluding the men, Indians, incidents, \nanecdotes etc. Illustrations of Virginia City, Gold \nHill, The Scared Bully, Donner Lake etc. 569pp \nwith TOC, appendix. Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company, \n1876. 91 illustrations listed, but plate 44 missing and believed to have \nbeen omitted from all copies. (See Graff 4757), appendix. #267\/1880 \npenciled in back page. One page introduction by Mark Twain, a close \nfriend whose two years on the Enterprise, under De Quille\u2019s tutelage, \nwas the turning point in Twain\u2019s life. Twain said of DeQuille that \u201cthe \nfirst big compliment I ever received was that I was \u2018almost worthy \nto write in the same column with Dan De Quille.\u2019\u201d The classic book \nof the discovery and mining of silver and gold on the Comstock Lode \nby the editor of the Territorial Enterprise during the great rush and \ndevelopment of the mines. A hardened and knowledgeable reporter, \nDeQuille wrote many stories about the mines and activities of Virginia \nCity, Nevada during late 1850s and continuing into the 1870s. Please \nsee full description online. \nEst. $240-400 \nHWAC# 164154 \nLot# 2257 \n Nevada 1878 \n1878\/79 Nevada Directory \nIncludes Virginia City, Gold \nHill, \nSilver \nCity, \nCarson \nCity, and Reno. Lists both \nresidences \nand \nhas \na \nbusiness directory. Also has \nan index to advertisers. List \nof all operating Comstock \nmines. Index for military, \nbanks, secret societies, fire \ndepartments, post offices, private schools, newspapers, etc. Has a \ndescription of the five cities. Lots of advertising! Book needs serious \nrepair. Actually broken into two pieces. Still, it as an important \ndirectory. It comes at the height of the Comstock. (Fulton Collection) \nEst. $1000-3000 \nHWAC# 166521 \nLot# 2258 \n Nevada \nCalif-Nevada Suits- \nShuman Directory, 1905 \nCalif-Nevada \nSuits- Shuman Directory, 1905. Original, \nfront cover loose but not detached. \nFirst few pages detached and present, \notherwise nearly very fine. 906pp plus \nadvertising pages. \u201cNevada-California \nStates Gazetteer\u201d. Extremely rare. In \n40 years of business, this is the second \ncopy as I recall. This is the absolute \ntop reference for any professional \nresearcher of Nevada-California for \nthe early post-1900 period. It is the \nlast multi-state directory for Nevada- \nCalifornia (the prior being 1888). Red \nand green cloth binding. \nEst. $1000- \n2500 \nHWAC# 159946 \nLot# 2259 \n Nevada \nNevada History \nBooks, 2 Volume Set \nSlipcase set of \nLetters From Nevada Territory 1861- \n1862 by A J Marsh. Reports of 1863 \nConstitutional \nConvention, \nNevada \nTerritory by A J Marsh, Sam Clemens, \nAmos Bowman. Marsh was a Nevada \nreport on the Sacrament Daily Union. \nSome of the earliest writings of Samuel \nClemens for the Territorial Enterprise. \nBoth volumes signed by the 3 editors on \nsimple ex libris book plate, #183. Near \nfine +. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 166796","91 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \nGeneral Americana \nLot# 2260 \n Nevada 1861 \n Laws of Nevada \nTerritory, 1861, by Gillespie \nRare Laws of \nNevada Territory passed at the first regular \nsession of the legislative assembly, Carson \nCity. 1861, Wm Martin Gillespie. Details \npublic offenses, mining claims, man-stealing, \nmischief etc. Ex William D Bliss library. 608pp \nwith index. Spine has some upper cracking. \nCongress authorized the organization of the \nterritory of Nevada in 1861, this is the first official publication of the \nlaws of Nevada Territory as laid out in the territory\u2019s first legislative \nsession in the autumn of that same year. OCLC locates only 10 copies. \nNot listed in Paher. \nEst. $400-1000 \nHWAC# 167689 \nLot# 2261 \n Nevada \nNevada Supreme Court \nDecisions, 1877 \nNevada Reports of Decisions of the \nSupreme Court of the State of Nevada Vols III and IV, \n1877 by Hawley. 1034pp. Court decisions from April \n1867 to January 1869 with a number of important \nmining cases. Cover and spine have some wear and \nfront lower spine crack, please inspect. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 166797 \nLot# 2262 \n Nevada 1880 \n Ten Years in Nevada \nby Mathews, 1880, First Edition \nGilded cover \nTen Years in Nevada: or, Life on the Pacific Coast \nby Mrs. M M Mathews. 1880. First Edition. The \naccount of lone woman traveling West with her \nson, on the newly completed transcontinental \nrailroad in 1869, and spent nearly ten years in \nthe turbulent environment of the Comstock\u2019s \nmining camps and towns, including Virginia City and her experiences, \nincluding attacks, swindles, lawsuits, and other adventures. She went \nto Nevada with her son to investigate the murder of her brother. She \nspent 10 years in Nevada and California mining camps. She survived by \nsewing and investing in mining stocks. A fascinating account in rough \nmining towns of the West. 343pp with TOC. Not in Graff or Cowan, \nHowes USiana M-417; Howes II: M-416. Inner front spine splitting, \nsome foxing. Please inspect. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 164161 \nLot# 2263 \n Nevada 1881 \n History of Nevada, 1881, \nWith Illustrations by Myron \nHistory of Nevada, \n1881, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of \nits Prominent Men and Pioneers, Thompson & West \nPublishers, edited by Angel Myron. 680 pp plus 116 \nlithoplates, 5 which are double page, Most portrait \nplates have text. Besides the historical and biographical \nmaterial, a wealth of lithographic plates depict all sorts \nof mining, agricultural, and domestic scenes throughout \nthe state. Has original Thompson and West order card \nand purchaser George M. Dyer of Stillwater in Churchill County, NV \nsigned with date received Dec. 19th, 1881. Original green buckram, \nblack leather spine gilt. Very clean internally, all tissues intact. Classic \nreference of biographical and historical material. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# 166799 \nLot# 2264 \n Nevada 1913 \n History of Nevada, \nIllustrated Edition, by Davis, 2 Vols. \nThe Elms \nPublishing Co., 1913. 1st ed. 2 Vols. 646; 647- \ntotal 1279, xxiii pp. Portraits, plates. Orig. 3\/4 \nblack morocco, raised spine bands, marbled \nendpapers, gilt pages. Near fine. Several of the \nsubject chapters are reliable renditions and have \nbeen used as primary sources for other books. \nLarge section discussed biographies of important \nmen of Nevada. Many lithos of same with tissues intact. A landmark \nstudy in Nevada history. Adams, Six-Guns, 568 \u201cHas a chapter on \nlawlessness and such bad men as Jack Davis, Sam Langford, and \nFarmer Peel.\u201d Rampaging Herd, 658. Paher, Nevada, 450: \u201cOf the half \ndozen major statewide histories published, this set is considered to \nbe the rarest of all, even surpassing a first edition of Myron Angel\u2019s \n\u2018Thompson & West\u2019. Likely less than 300 sets were published, only a \nfew dozen of which remain in private hands. Editor Davis has brought \ntogether a huge collection of historical essays and special treatises \nwritten by about 45 people, though much of it is his own work\u201d. Rare, \nperhaps a few dozen exist in private hands of a run of about 300. Some \nwear to spine and cover. \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 166792 \nLot# 2265 \n Nevada 1864 \n Crusoe\u2019s Island \nby J Ross Browne \nA Ramble in the Footsteps \nof Alexander Selkirk with Sketched and \nAdventure in California and Washoe by J. \nRoss Browne 1864. 436pp. Many woodcuts. \nDark brown buckram hardback. Tales of an \nAmerican Crusoe, stranded on San Fernandez \nin the mid-1800s, with the author\u2019s adventures in California and \nthe Washoe Mines in the early 1860\u2019s (p.309-436). J. Ross Brown \nrevisited Washoe a few years later and wrote another short story \non his findings. Both appeared in Harper\u2019s Magazine. It is said that \nMark Twain adopted much of J. Ross Browne\u2019s writing style and \nhumor a decade later. The engravings of colorful characters and \nCalifornia scenes are outstanding as the author was quite an artist \nin his travels which found favor in Harper\u2019s Magazine. Spine is \nstarting but does not affect title or author. HOWES B876. COWAN, \np.78. \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 166791 \nLot# 2266 \n Nevada 1872 \n Roughing It by \nMark Twain, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing \nFirst \nedition, second printing with attractive binding. \nHartford: American Publishing Company, etc., \n1872. 591pp with appendix. Two engraved \nfrontispieces, 6 engraved plates, numerous \ntext illustrations by True W. Williams and other \nartists. 8vo, original dark brown gilt-pictorial cloth. Ex. John J. Ford \nJr. Numismatic Library. Roughing It is Sam Clemens\u2019s massive, \n600-page semi-autobiographical account of his six-year sojourn in \nthe West. A master of understatement, he wrote in the prefatory \nmaterial, \u201cThis book is merely a personal narrative.... It is a record \nof several years of variegated vagabondizing.\u201d The book was his \nonly major work to be written specifically about the West and \nmajestically displays his amazing ability to combine humor and \ntall tales with serious factual reporting. Without doubt, it ranks as \none of the all-time favorite American travel books and, because of \nits author, one of the most studied and analyzed works of Western \nAmericana. San Francisco\u2019s Overland Monthly reviewed the book \nin June 1872 noting, \u201cHis genius is characterized by the breadth, \nand ruggedness, and audacity of the West.\u201d Roughing It further \ndocuments Clemens\u2019s evolution as a writer in turning the personal \nnarrative into an art form. Harriet Elinor Smith, in introducing the \nMark Twain Project edition, explains: \u201cThe experiences described \nin Roughing It illuminate how the freedom and spontaneity of \nthe frontier helped him to develop as a writer, encouraging him \nto experiment and cultivate a distinctive style.\u201d Western mining \nhistorian Rodman Paul, in describing the brilliance of the book, \nstates that it is \u201cas if Mark Twain, with his slow drawl and casual \nmanner were telling the story orally and extemporaneously.\u201d \nEst. \n$400-800 \nHWAC# 164156","92 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \n General Americana \nLot# 2267 \n Nevada \nA Legal Nevada Prostitute\u2019s Fifteen Year Archive, c1988-2003 \nThis remarkable archive comes to us directly from Kathy Eastland, aka about her life and times in Nevada. In later years, Dennis Hoff used \n\u201cDestyny\u201d. Legal sex workers never use their real name, but here our \nconsignor made an exception. In her own words, \u201cI loved my job, it was Destiny worked for all of them, and has nothing but good things to \na wonderful job.\u201d \nDestyny not only collected memorabilia and personal photos from her \nfifteen years on the job, but also assembled perhaps one of the all-time \nbest currency serial number \u201cpoker\u201d collections, present elsewhere in \nthis sale. \nMs. Eastland\/Destyny worked the Nevada legal \u201cranches\u201d from 1988 \nto 2003. She never worked the \u201cshady\u201d side of the business, preferring \nthe professionality of the many legal houses of prostitution in Nevada. \n\u201cI worked all the good houses,\u201d she said. \u201cI was an old-school girl.\u201d \nDestyny got her start as a cocktail waitress and bar tender at the Grand notebooks full of photos and printed matter, and another box full of \nBallroom where she made $400-$500 a night in tips and wanted to \nmake more money. After she \u201cretired,\u201d she bought the Wonder Bar in \nReno and has run it ever since. Her name is used here by permission. \nShe wrote a manuscript about her time in the business, \u201cHell on Heels\u201d material that was universally used by all legal houses of prostitution \nin 1997 which has yet to be published, which I\u2019m sure is a fascinating \nread. The manuscript is not included here. \nThis archive is like nothing we have seen before. Years ago, we offered \na private collection of photographs and menus from the original \nMustang Ranch as collected by an \u201cagent\u201d working for Conforte that \ncarefully \u201csolicited\u201d business for Mustang at large venues. That large \nlot was quite probably the only original material collected by a related \nsex worker offered for public sale. When the Mustang Ranch closed, the promotional material. \nleftover goods were all sold at auction by the Bankruptcy Court, hence \nthe thousands of books of Mustang matches, place mats and the like \nfound all over the internet. But no archive from any legal worker has \never been offered. This is a first. \nMuch has been written about Conforte, his wife Sally, the murder of \nboxer Oscar Bonavena, the IRS takeover and running of the Ranch for \nyears for a profit, and so much more. Politician and legal sex worker \nJessi Winchester put Nevada brothels on the map with her campaigns \nfor public office, as well as writing a scandalous \u201ctell-all\u201d book \ntelevision as the limelight to promote the legal sex trade in Nevada. \nsay about each. \nDestyny says the legal sex trade in Nevada has greatly changed. It \nonce was a special place of graciousness and kindness. \u201c It had more \ndecorum back then \u2026 more personable.\u201d Nobody was allowed out \nnaked. No kissing. Nobody was allowed to do \u201cstupid stuff\u201d to get the \nattention of men. Today it has turned into more of a \u201cshow,\u201d as she \nsays. \u201cIt is more of a modern exotic\/erotic culture.\u201d \nThe Legal Sex Trade in Nevada Archive \nThe archive is contained within two file storage boxes. There are two \nNevada whorehouse collectibles, all obtained by Destyny \u201con the job.\u201d \nNeedless to say, the provenance is impeccable. \nNotebook 1. This notebook contains the only printed promotional \n\u2013 the \u201cMenu.\u201d Sex menus are rare. Even the Mustang menus are rare, \nas most were destroyed. Destyny collected menus from every house \nwhere she worked, as well as others. Most of these houses today \nare long gone, a product of modern times and changing cultures. \nThis collection may be the only such collection extant. It includes \nvarieties of menus from differing places, as well as some duplicates. \nIncludes with each house menu may be news articles about the place \nor other printed matter, inclusive of some business cards and mailed \nThe collection contains 33 menus and more than 300 original private \nphotos of the girls and places. There are no pornographic photos. \nThere is a collection of about 100 different lady business cards. There \nare matchbooks from about 40 different houses. Collectibles are not \nleft out. There are three large bottles, one of champagne signed by \nthe Bridge Ranch girls; a full bottle signed by the girls of Kitty\u2019s; a \nfull bottle of Chardonnay with a Mustang Ranch label; Crown Royal ","93 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \nGeneral Americana \nminiature bottles in custom Mustang and Old Bridge little blue cloth \nbags. There are calendars- two from Jessi Winchester, with one \ncompletely signed by all the girls. A 1991 calendar from the Chicken \nranch, all signed by the girls. There are several books, including \nHoff\u2019s \u201cThe Art of the Pimp.\u201d In all, there may well be nearly 1000 \npieces in the entire archive. \nThe following lists the houses (aka \u201cranch\u201d), the number of menus \nand the approximate number of \u201cother\u201d items in \nNotebook 1. \n The \nformat here is House name, number of menus, number of other items. \nBella\u2019s, 1, 6,; Chardori\u2019s Club, 2, 1; Cherry Patch, 1, 3; Chicken Ranch, \n3, 2; Donna\u2019s, 1, 4,; Kitty\u2019s, 1, 2, poem; Bunny Ranch, 3, 21,; Mabel\u2019s, \n1, 0,; Mustang, 2, 28, wine list, copy of first Conforte license, checks, \nsigned $20 pass by Conforte; Bridge Ranch, , 2, wine list; Sagebrush, \n8, 3,; Shady lady, 2,; Sheri\u2019s, 2, 8,; Sue\u2019s, 0, 2,; Wild Horse, 2, 4,; \nUnknown, 4,. Plus ten or more prostitute biz cards. \nNotebook 2. \n Photographs. The format here is House, # photos \n(approximate) \nSagebrush, 11,; KitKat, 2; Kitty\u2019s, 1; Moonlight, 1; East Wells, 3; Lazy \nB, 1; Villa Joy, 1; Denny\u2019s, 1; Pussy Cat, 1; My Place, 2; Billie\u2019s, 1; \nJanie\u2019s, 1; Cottontail, 2; Shady Lady, 2; Angel\u2019s , 2; Cherry Patch, 3; \nSheri\u2019s, 2; Chicken Ranch, 2; Hana\u2019s, 1; Inez bar, 1; Green Lantern, 1; \nBig 7, 1; Stardust, 1; Hacienda Donna\u2019s, 2; Donna\u2019s, 1; Old Bridge, 2; \nMustang 1, 2; Mustang 2, 1; Kitty\u2019s , 21; Bella\u2019s, 4; Sue\u2019s, 20; Mustang \n1, 56; Mustang 2, 2; Old Bridge, 14; Sheri\u2019s, 47; Sagebrush, 45; \nLelaini\u2019s Room, Sagebrush, 14; Sagebrush Fire, 28; Sagebrush , 14, , \n317 photos \nEst. $5000-10000 \nHWAC# 167529 \nRegister, Bid, \n& view opening bids \nonline at \nFHWAC.com","94 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \n General Americana \nLot# \n2268 \nNevada \n1860s-90s \nWestern \nUnion \nTelegraph \nCompany Collection \nLot of 14. \nCovers many of the mining regions \nof the West in California, Nevada, \nand Montana. Some in code (mining \nstock transactions). Includes: Battle \nMountain\/Austin, Nevada (1871); \nHelena, Montana (1868, Hussey \nDahler & Co.); Eureka, Nevada (1871); San Francisco (1868); Gold Hill, \nNevada (1879); Jacksonville, Oregon (1876); Austin, Nevada (1873, \nManhattan Co.); Sacramento billhead (1890s); Eureka, California \n(1879); Cleveland office postal cover; two 1860s Rochester, New York \nreceipts; and more. Please inspect. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 166895 \nLot# 2269 \n New Hampshire \nNew Hampshire \nAnnual Register, c. 1811-1847, 11 Volumes \n11 volumes of New Hampshire Annual Register. \n1811-missing cover, 1815-spine damage, 1819, \n1920-spine damage, 1821-spine damage, \n1822-spine damage, 1825, 1835, 1842, 1844, \n1847. Includes historical reviews, government departments, military \nofficers, post offices, Free Masonry, insurance companies etc. Some \nfoxing, please inspect. \nEst. $500-2500 \nHWAC# 166098 \nLot# 2270 \n New Mexico \nPat Garrett \nCover \nMatted cover addressed to \nMr. P F Garrett, Las Cruces, NM \n1902. Includes a COPY, not original, \nof letter to Garrett. \u201cPatrick Floyd \nJarvis Garrett was an American Old \nWest lawman, bartender and customs \nagent known for killing Billy the Kid. \nHe was the sheriff of Lincoln County, \nNew Mexico, as well as Do\u00d2a Ana \nCounty, New Mexico.\u201d from Wikipedia. Photo is on a modern postcard. \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 163280 \nLot# 2271 \n New York \nColorful NYC \nBroadway Playbills, 6 \n6 Rare New \nYork City playbills c. 1907-09 with \ncolorful covers. Gaiety Theatre. \nKnickerbocker Theatre. The Casino. \nLyric Theatre. Lew Fields Herald \nSquare Theatre. Belasco Theatre. \nMany \nadvertisements, \nsome \ncompanies still exist today. Overall \nnice condition. \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# \n167805 \nLot# 2272 \n New York, New York 1930 \nBulova Watches Advertising Book \nWow! Fantastic contents. Hardcover \nadvertising book for this famous \nwatch and clock brand founded in \n1875 and based in New York. This \nbook advertises The President $50 \nmen\u2019s watch with 17 jewels and a \nflexible band. Color pictures and \nillustrations, gilt work, and a two- \npage spread that will be featured in \nthe June 28, 1930 Saturday Evening \nPost. 14.25 x 11.5\u201d 15pp. Lots of wear \nto cover boards, binding a little loose. \nGreat piece for the watch collector! \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 165900 \nLot# 2273 \n New York \nLey\u2019s, Christie & Co. Jewelry Archive. \nArchive \nof Ley\u2019s, Christie & Co. Jewelry c. 1898-1921, across multiple stores. \nIncluded lots of correspondences with multi page letters and a few \ncovers. Interesting archive of the working of a jewelry business. 1 \nstock certificate, 1905. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. \n$1000-3000 \nHWAC# 164865 \nLot# 2274 \n Cleveland, Ohio 1918 \n Saloon \nLicense \nCertificate, \nCleveland, \nPre- \nProhibition \nNo. 1197. Issued to Frank Czolgocz \nat 3889 East 57th Street in Cleveland. Allowing \nhim to sell intoxicating liquors and beverages \nin quantities less than a gallon. Signed by the \ncounty licensing board. Blue border, black \nprint, and red seal. 10 x 12\u201d Creases, soiling \naround edges. Just before Prohibition. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $100- \n200 \nHWAC# 165894 \nLot# 2275 \n Lima, Ohio 1928 \n Program for the \n3rd Annual Convention of The International \nBrotherhood of Magicians \nFantastic! Illustrated \nprogram full of photos of the magician members \nand their acts, as well as a few articles, and a \ndescription of the various activities happening \nat this event that took place in Lima, Ohio, June \n7th-9th, 1928. Not paginated, but approx. 50pp. \nIncludes foldout panorama group picture. 12 x \n9.25\u201d Houdini had died just 2 years earlier. Famous \nmagician Howard Thurston is listed as one of the vice presidents. \nKen \nPrag Collection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165895 \nLot# 2276 \n Oklahoma \nOklahoma Ephemera \nand Advertising Group \nJens-Marie Hotel, \nPonca City print, 5.75x8.75\u201d. Corn at Ponca City \nphoto 6.25x10\u201d. 1905 moose calendar, several \nPonca City advertising items, Lamer Hotels, \nshoe cloth, assorted pocket ledgers, postcards, \nOklahoma state seals cards, seed packets, \nbusiness cards, insurance related ephemera, \nwarranty deeds, travel map, Arcade Hotel \nletterheads and more vintage ephemera in this nice Oklahoma group. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $200-800 \nHWAC# 164954 \nLot# 2277 \n Oregon \nPuck Magazine Anti Chinese \nCover, 1886 \nFramed cover from Puck magazine, \nFebruary, 1886 with a man with pistols wearing \nan Oregon hat with dead Chinese and others \njumping off a cliff, and a torn Chinese treaty. Cover \n12x9\u201d, frame 21.75x17.75\u201d with some wear. \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 168130","95 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \nGeneral Americana \nLot# 2278 \n Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1876 \n1876 International Expo Philadelphia PA. \nTickets Ephemera \nLot of 12. Six uncirculated \nadmission tickets printed by Philadelphia Bank \nNote Co.: Front side ticket number and writing, \nback side Allegorical females seated woman in \na native headdress holding a sword in one hand \nand a cornucopia in the other, seated next to a \nbald eagle. Small 2.75 x 3 \u201c booklet of 10 pgs., last page has a map of \nthe expo (great condition). Color cards of different venues. One photo \nID admission ticket. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $300-800 \nHWAC# 166285 \nLot# 2279 \n Philadelphia, Pennsylvania \nPolitically Incorrect Black American \nStereoviews (3) \nThree stereoviews by \nC.H. Graves taken in 1901 depicting Black \nAmericans in condescending terms. Group \nincludes three black men at the table, \n\u201cHow\u2019dye Deacon. Take a hand in a quiet \nlittle game?\u201d. Next view includes a white \npoliceman hassling two black men with \nthe caption, \u201cThe Way of the Transgressor \nis Hard\u201d. Last view is a photo of a proud \nblack woman working in the kitchen, \ncaptioned \u201cThe Honeymoon\u2019s Wench Cook\u201d. \nThe three views were published by Universal \nPhoto Art Company, C.H. Graves publisher, \nPhiladelphia, PA. The photos are all in very good and clear condition. \nEst. $120-300 \nHWAC# 145716 \nLot# 2280 Black American \nDeck of Cards \nUS Playing Cards \nRussell & Morgan Factories, \npartial deck with Black American \nwatermelon wild card. A few \nplaying cards missing, 3.5x2.5\u201d. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 167634 \nLot# 2281 \n Pennsylvania \nOregon Pioneer \nAssociation Reunion Ribbons, 4 \n4 Oregon \nPioneer Society annual reunion ribbons. 1906, \n1907, 1909, 1918. 1852 is likely the date of association start. About \n9x2.25\u201d. Nice condition. \nEst. $100-150 \nHWAC# 167822 \nLot# 2282 \n South Carolina \nL S Ropes Letter Archive \nCollection of personal and \nprofessional correspondences \nto and from Leverett S. Ropes \nin South Carolina. It appears \nthat Ropes worked in the \nmining industry, possibly as a \nmining engineer, and traveled \nfrequently. Correspondences \nbetween Ropes, his family, \nas well as his business. The \npersonal \ncorrespondences \noffers a glimpse into the day- \nto-day life of an American \nfamily in the 1890s-1900\u2019s. \nMany of these letters come \nwith their original postal covers with markings from various cities \nin Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Michigan etc. The majority of this \ncorrespondence dates between 1895 and 1901. This collection is \nmade up of about 200 or more letters in plastic sheets in 2 binders. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $1000-2000 \nHWAC# \n164220 \nLot# 2283 \n Thermopolis, Wyoming \nThermopolis Large Panorama \nPhoto \nFramed large panorama photo of Thermopolis, WY. Big Horn \nHot Springs State Reserve, 5 mineral springs of separate curvature \nvalues on this reserve. Photo 59x9.5\u201d, frame 62x12.5\u201d. Photo has upper \nand left stains, small right side chips etc. Please inspect. \nEst. $800- \n2000 \nHWAC# 150744 \nLot# 2284 \n Yellowstone, Wyoming c.1930s \nYellowstone National Park Red Portfolio \nPhoto Set, Haynes Inc. \n\u201dThe Red Portfolio \nSet.\u201d Haynes Inc., Yellowstone Park, Wyoming. \nIncludes twelve different colored photographs \nprinted on linen paper. Each is 12.5 x 10\u201d \nViews include: Lower Falls of the Yellowstone \nRiver, Jupiter Terrace, Old Faithful, Golden Gate \nCanyon, Kepler Cascade, Yellowstone Lake, \nGrotto Geyser, Emerald Pool, and more. Each is suitable for framing. \nCome in red folder and original red envelope. No date, but c.1930s. \nTears to mailing envelope. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $100-150 \nHWAC# \n165899 \nLot# 2285 F Jay Haynes, \nPhotographer, Checks, 6 \n6 c. \n1894 checks from F Jay Haynes \nwith signature and logo-Official \nPhotographer\/Northern Pacific \nRR. \u201cFrank Jay Haynes, known \nas F. Jay or the Professor to \nalmost all who knew him, was \na professional photographer, \npublisher, and entrepreneur \nfrom Minnesota who played a major role in documenting through \nphotographs the settlement and early history of the great Northwest.\u201d \nfrom Wikipedia \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $200- \n400 \nHWAC# 166742 \nLot# 2286 Boudoir View Photo \nby F J Haynes \nBoudoir View \nphoto by F Jay Haynes, #3534, \nMinerva Hotel and Terrace. \nPhoto series along the Northern \nPacific. 5x8.5\u201d. \nStuart Mackenzie \nMontana Ephemera Collection \nEst. \n$150-250 \nHWAC# 164812 \nLot# \n2287 \nYellowstone, \nWyoming \nSouvenir Book of \nYellowstone National Park \nSouvenir Book of Yellowstone \nNational Park, c. 1910\u2019s with \n7.5x9.5\u201d chromolitho photos of \npark areas of interest. Photos \nhave tissue covers. Front cover \nhas 6\u201d spine tear, chip, creases. \nBoth covers have water stain \nthat does not impact photos \ninside. Please inspect. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 167530","96 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \n General Foreign \nLot# 2288 \n c 1650-1670 \n Rare, Original late 1600s \nEcumenical Farce, \u201cIl Capitolo dei Frati,\u201d by Sebastiano \nChiesa \nEst. $10,000-30,000 \nHWAC# 168200 \nRare, Original 1600s Ecumenical Farce, \u201cCapitolo de Frati,\u201d by \nSebastiano Chiesa \nBy Amy Baker, Holabird\u2019s Western Americana \nSummary \nThis is a well-preserved important historical work, handwritten, \napparently in the author\u2019s hand (Sebastiano Chiesa, pseudonym: Fra. \nTisabesano Sechia), possibly his personal \u201ccopy\u201d of his final draft \nwritten in the late seventeenth century. The work is an important \nand controversial composition that has elements of an ecumenical \nfarce, hence all or parts were at one time banned by the Catholic \nChurch. It was perhaps forbidden to write about the lives and private \nworks of Jesuit Friars (Monks). The author appears to have tackled \nthe subject matter of this work mercilessly in this expose of the \nBrotherhood. Original, handwritten copies of this work are very \nrare. We researched five other known copies that all appear to us to \nbe penned \nafter \nthis manuscript, as they incorporate edits made to \nthis text and include attributes only necessary for copies intended for \npublic release. We only found two copies that included a16th chapter, \nand only two that appear to be written by the same hand as this \nmanuscript, attributed to the author himself. \nPhysical Description \nOriginal handwritten Italian manuscript, hardbound. This volume \nmeasures 8.5\u201d x 6.25\u201d, inside pages measure 8.25\u201d x 6\u201d. Labelled on \nspine \u201cCapitolo De Frati\u201d. * Handwritten in Italian throughout in dark \nbrown ink in large, easy to read cursive handwriting. The writer\u2019s \nhandwriting in this manuscript appears neat and carefully penned. \nThe lines are straight and the ink is dark and even. The letters are \nuniformly sized and consistent in shape and form. \nThere are two blank leaves in front of book and eight in the back, \nin addition to the blank pages inside each cover board. The binding \nis hand sewn and some pages are loose and beginning to separate \nfrom binding. There are 500 handwritten pages (250 leaves). There \nare 3 partial leaves that have been intentionally trimmed and \nbound between full sheets, where it appears the editor (perhaps the \nauthor) chose to insert additional text. One of these partial sheets is \nloose from the binding but numbered and labelled. It appears this \nmanuscript was bound sans a title page, as there is no indication of a \npage removed. \nContent and Findings \nThe text begins with the first chapter or \u201cCanto Primo\u201d. The last two \nchapters in the volume are Canto Decimo Quninto or Chapter 15 \nfollowed by \u201cCanto Ultimo delle Monache\u201d translated, \u201cThe Last Song \nof the Nuns\u201d. \nEach Canto begins with a paragraph or stanza labelled \u201cArgomento\u201d \nwhich translates to \u201cSubject\u201d, followed by numbered stanzas through \nmost of the writing, until the 3rd stanza of Chapter 14 or \u201cCanto \nDecimo Quarto\u201d, when the numbering of the stanzas unexpectedly \nceases. \nThis manuscript has been heavily edited throughout. The edits \nappear to be made by the author. Many are single word changes with \none line through the original word so it is still legible, and the new \nword written neatly above the old. In at least one case, in the first \ncanto, two full stanzas have been crossed out. \nThere are additions of several pages of text that appear to be penned \nby a different hand; the handwriting is smaller and the ink is slightly \nlighter. This first occurs in \u201cCanto Terzo\u201d or the third chapter, where ","97 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \nGeneral Foreign \nonly the first line of the 36th stanza is written in the original pen, \nthen changes to new handwriting and a different ink through the \n82nd or final stanza of chapter 3. This change of pen continues into \nthe fourth chapter, \u201cCanto Quarto Seconda Sessione\u201d until the 22nd \nstanza, when it again returns to the original handwriting. \nAnnotation numbers in parenthesis are present throughout certain \ncantos, but not all. The last 20 pages of the manuscript are clearly \nnumbered Annotations, grouped and labelled by the cantos in \nwhich they appear. However, the notes are bound with \u201cAnnotazioni \ndel Canto decimo-quarto\u201d first (14), followed by decimo quinto \n(15), then Canto Primo (1), Secondo (2) and finally, on the last 2 \nhandwritten leaves are 34 numbered annotations that are not labeled \nwith a correlating canto. Of interest here is that throughout the \nannotations many names appear, most preceded by \u201cP.\u201d for \u201cPadre\u201d. \nWhile we did not have the means or the time to translate this \nmanuscript, we attempted to translate key pieces of text, which \nprovided some insight into the content of this work. \u201cCapitolo De \nFrati\u201d translated means Fraternity in Chapter, or Chapter of the \nBrotherhood or Chapter of the Friars, and is known from other \nsources as \u201cIl Capitolo Fratesco\u201d, described in World Cat as a poem \n\u201csatirizing the Franciscan order, to which the writer appears to have \nbelonged. Consists of eight cantos, arranged in 8-line stanzas.\u201d That \ndescription indicates that only half of this manuscript was known to \nthe cataloger. This manuscript contains a total of 16 Chapters, and \nwe have only identified two other copies, one held by the University \nof Kansas\u2019s Kenneth Spencer Research Library, that appear to contain \nall 16 chapters. Other copies reference only 14 or 15 chapters or \n\u201ccantos\u201d. \nImportantly, on the last page of the final (16 \nth) \n Cantos, under the last \noctave of text appears the note, \u201cIl rimante Soppresso dall\u2019Auto re Si \ndesideva\u201d, which we have very roughly translated to \u201cThe remainder \nis suppressed, as the author desired\u201d. This key phrase opens the \ndoor to many intriguing possibilities about this manuscript. \nIn researching the suppression of this work we were able to identify \na copy written as an opera that was auctioned in 2019 by Gonneli, \nan Italian Auction house that specializes in antiquarian literature. \nThe description by these experts is worth noting as it indicates \nthat this Jesuit work by Sebastiano Chiesa was considered at one \ntime by the Catholic Church to be a \u201cForbidden Book\u201d. \n The item \ndescription, translated into English, states: \u201cThe daily life of friars \nbecomes a forbidden book; Chapter of the Friars Followed by the \nConclave Drama for Music by Sebasitano Chiesa....At the foot of the \ntitle page we read: \u201cWritten and applied by F. Gianfrancesco from \nMilan to the Libreria di Pro in the year 1772 \/ to be kept withdrawn \nin the cabinet of prohibited books...This is the satirical poem in ","98 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 2 \n Fri, June 16 \n General Foreign \nfourteen cantos in ottava rima, followed by the clefs of the cantos ... \nThe work circulated only in manuscript form between the end of the \n17th and 18th centuries. The author was a Jesuit Sebastiano Chiesa \n(16th century), also known under the pseudonym of Tisabesano \nSechia, who recounted the daily life of a community of friars with \nlively and sometimes Boccaccio anecdotes... \nThe text of the libretto \nwas compiled by Abbot Gaetano Sertor and cost the author \nimprisonment in the papal prisons.\u201d \nWe found a more detailed description of this manuscript on the \nancient book site \u201cMareMagnum.com\u201d that refers to their 18 \nth \ncentury, 16 chapter copy as \u201cFRATESCO CHAPTER \/ Poem \/ by \nFather Sebastiano Chiesa Jesuita \/ from Reggio \/ Divided into Sixteen \nSongs\u201d. The description states, \u201cUnpublished poem describes the \n... \ndaily life of a community of friars, with violent \u201cattacks\u201d on religious \norders. It seems that the author, a Jesuit friar, before dying, had \nentrusted the manuscript into the hands of a friend and that he \nhad some drafts drawn up by copyists. A draft of only 14 cantos is \nknown. This copy contains the broadest draft, including in the added \noctaves a series of annotations that can serve as a key to deciphering \nthe names of the characters that the author gradually hides under \ndifferent pseudonyms. The Pezzana, in the Life of P. Ireneo informs \n... \nus that Chiesa had written and enriched with keys and annotations \na copy. Finally, the last 5 octaves contain the acrostic with the name \nof the author [Sebastiano Chiesa Reggiano Academician Lepidus]. \n.. \nAbout the author we have little information: only Quadrio reports \nthat he died in Novellara, and that he composed many poems in the \nvernacular under the name of Accademico Occulto or Accademico \nLepido, but that his major work was the Poema Fratesco...\u201d \nGeorgetown University\u2019s Woodstock Theological Library holds \nanother copy which is referenced under \u201cPoems by Father Sechia\u201d \non their website (https:\/\/library.georgetown.edu\/woodstock\/blog\/ \npoems-father-sechia) and states, \u201cThere were other lesser known \nJesuit poets like Sebastiano Chiesa (d. 1678), who was born in \nReggio di Modena, Italy. Woodstock Theological Library has \n unique \nmanuscript volumes \n of poetry written by Chiesa entitled Capitolo de \nfrati, poema eroico comico o sia prurito geniale autumnale del pa[d] \nre Sechia Accedemic lepido Reggiano. (A chapter concerning the \nfriars, a heroic comical poem, or its brilliant autumnal yearning by \nthe charming father Sechia, Academic [of] Reggio Emilia). As the title \nsuggests, these volumes contain satirical poems which are meant to \npoke fun at Franciscan friars. Father Sechia was the nom de plume of \nChiesa, who might have wanted to remain the unidentified prankster! \nIn other known copies of this poem he also uses a fuller form of this \nname: Tisabesano Sechia.\u201d \nWe found one copy, claiming to be written by the hand of the author, \ndigitally imaged in completion and available to view online. There is \nlittle doubt, upon examining the images and comparing them to this \ncopy, that both are written by the same hand. Additionally, it appears \nthat the edits made to this manuscript are incorporated in the online \ncopy, leading us to the conclusion that this copy PRECEDES the online \nversion. \nWhat makes this copy even more rare is the inclusion of the last \nchapter, \u201cCanto Ultimo delle Monache\u201d, or \u201cLast Song of the Nuns\u201d, \nalong with the 20 pages of Annotations, which we can identify in two \nother known copies, both dated to the 18 Century. This indicates \nth \nthat this manuscript may be the original, full manuscript, or the final \ndraft, of which later copies were made. \nOur research suggests it is highly likely that offered here is the \nfirst, complete handwritten work of Capitolo de Frati, penned by \nthe author with the aid of one copyist. We have not been able to \ndefinitively pinpoint the writer\u2019s name in this manuscript, but we \nbelieve his name could be encoded in an acrostic contained in the \nlast 5 octaves. This manuscript does not include a fancy cover page \nor even a title page, which is very unusual for a bound work from this \ntime. Additionally, the handwriting contained herein is meticulous \nand neat, unlike the other copy we viewed digitally written by the \nsame hand, which appeared to be written by the same writer, but \nperhaps much later in life or in a hurry, as the writing was not nearly \nas neat, and the lines slanted downward at the end of each line. \nLikewise, in the copy held by University of Kansas, attributed to the \nhand of the author, the cataloguer made note that the text is \u201cClear \nbut careless cursive\u201d. These are additional factors that indicate to us \nthat this is, in fact, the writer\u2019s original, which he edited and noted \nextensively before creating additional copies for public release, some \nof which were written as an opera or musical performance, or in \nsatirical form, perhaps as a method of hiding the truth in plain sight \nby disguising the content as entertainment rather than insights into \nthe inner workings of the controversial Jesuit Brotherhood. The \nsubject matter contained herein definitely warrants in-depth study \nby an expert on the topic. \nProvenance \nWe can trace the Provenance of this manuscript back to the turn \nof the previous century through the family of Steven Saylor, who \ninherited the book from his mother, Jane Saylor (b. 1920), in turn \ninherited from his maternal grandmother, Lucinda Heckaman, \nof Canton, Ohio. The Saylor Family has never before offered this \nmanuscript for public sale. \nIncluded with this hardbound, original manuscript is an envelope \npostmarked May 7, 1996 containing a handwritten letter on UC \nBerkeley letterhead dated May 3, 1996 to the Saylor family from \nR. Sefanini, Department of Italian Studies, University of California, \nBerkeley. The letter reads: \n\u201c....The author of Il Capitolo dei Frati, I found, is Sebastiano Chiesa, a \nGesuite (Jesuit) from Reggio Emilia who was active in the second half \nof the XVII century. The manuscript in your possession might have \nbeen written by the author himself with the possible help of a copyist \n(some changes or pentimenti are clearly to be ascribed to the pen of \nthe poet).....\u201d \nZoom in on high resolution \nimages online at \nFHWAC.com"]