Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 6

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Numismatic and Philatelic

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1054		Antique Postage Scale. A brass scale with wood base, measuring 9 x 5", and includes five weights. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $75
Lot 1055		California Gold Rush Commemorative Tokens. On January 24, 1848, James Wilson Marshall discovered gold in the American River at Sutter's Mill. This event led to the famous "Gold Rush" of 1848. A collection of seven, fractional gold coin replicas with original display card. A quaint souvenir item from the early 1970's. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details	Realized $35
Lot 1056		[Civil War] Collection of Pro-Union Civil War Covers. A collection of Seventeen 12mo Civil War Era Printed Envelopes, with a variety of engraved patriotic cartoons and pro-Union mottos printed beneath. Nineteen items in all, each in Fine condition. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $299
Lot 1057		Commemorative Covers Celebrating British Military History. Very Fine. Collection of Seventeen British covers, most large format 6½ x 4½, commemorating British military campaigns and expeditions of WWI, and other events and figures relating to the second World War. Six covers commemorate the historic missions of the Royal Air Forces Escaping Society, and feature lengthy printed texts which narrate the military rescue missions each cover celebrates. Also included are covers commemorating the "35th Anniversary of the Attack on Palermo Harbor by Human Torpedoes"; a ceremonial cover honoring Lord Mountbatten; a French first day cover commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy; three covers with elaborate printed texts that commemorate famous British Naval "Attacks," two signed by the commanding officers of the vessels depicted on the covers; and several others commemorating the military events of World War II. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $86
Lot 1058		Early Commerce of San Francisco. Collection of Bill Heads from San Francisco in the 1800's. Picturesque collection of seventeen decorative Bill Heads from the mid- to late-1800's that provide a vivid account of commerce in San Francisco in the 19th Century. Included are large shipping bills for freight, lengthy enumerated receipts for a farrago of dry goods, an early steerage ticket for steamship passage on the America, ornate bills for Hardware, Carriage Implements, Iron Frame Railroad Track, Furniture, Harnesses, Saddlery, and Leaf Tobacco, Utilities, and more. Also included are two unusual bill heads from the United States Government, one for "Extra Services rendered as Blacksmith showing public Animals" for the U.S. Army, and another from the U.S. Mint, being a "Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the Mint," which records the deposit of $395 in gold coin. There are also two early bank checks, and an early holograph receipt, dated "New York, December 2, 1772" for "One thousand Cocoa to grind into Chocolate." Almost all the bill heads are decorated with fine engravings, and are in very good to very fine condition. Also included in this lot is a printed booklet from the same period, entitled The Vigilance Committee of 1856, Fifty-eight pages, San Francisco, 1890, published by James H. Barry, written "By A Pioneer California Journalist," being the first account of the Vigilance Committee written by someone who was not a member. Covers somewhat ragged, otherwise fine. Fine. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $86
Lot 1059		Sold as is, no returns. Floor bidders only. Large Lot -- A Collector's Library. This is a roughly 100 item library of Collectibles, Memorabilia, Coin, Stamp and History books -- including works of numismatic history, price guides, auction results, posters, stamps, medals, watches, and more. There are some antique books and encyclopedias, as well as numerous catalogs. We urge your thorough examination of this lot as it contains numerous treasures. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1060		Large Lot of Numismatic and Philatelic Commemorative Showcards and Ephemera. We urge a thorough examination of this lot as it contains numerous treasures. Sold as is, no returns. Floor bidders only. Issued by the American Bank Note Company and the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, this large lot consists of approximately twenty-five manila envelopes filled with ANA Cards, Club cards, Ephemera, and other printed material. Includes another twenty-five bindles and file-folders filled with Commemorative Club Cards highlighting a variety of philatelic and numismatic events, as well as dozens of fine printed engravings and other pieces of souvenir ephemera. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1061		Large Lot of Numismatic Ephemera. Sold as is, no returns. Floor bidders only. An eclectic assortment of dozens of paper items from antique bank notes and land deeds to stock certificates and numismatic postcards. We urge your thorough examination of this lot as it contains numerous treasures. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1062		Large Lot of Philatelic Ephemera. Sold as is, no returns. Floor bidders only. A magnificent collection of hundreds of old stamps, postcards, commemorative cards, and poster stamps. We urge your thorough examination of this lot as it contains numerous treasures. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details	Realized $259
Lot 1063		Large Lot of Philatelic Souvenir Cards and Ephemera. Sold as is, no returns. Floor bidders only. This extensive collection was issued by the American Philatelic Society in conjunction with the Treasury Department. Contains nearly forty large envelopes filled with dozens of certificates, bonds and other numismatic related items. We urge your thorough examination of this lot as it contains numerous treasures. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1064		Large Lot of Poster Stamps & Ephemera. Sold as is, no returns. Floor bidders only. A varied collection, comprised largely of vintage poster stamps from the United States and points abroad. Also included are numerous postcards and other colorful examples of printed ephemera. We urge your thorough examination of this lot as it contains numerous treasures. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details	Realized $115
Lot 1065		Large Lot of Vintage Stamps & Albums. Sold as is, no returns. Floor bidders only. Two large binders containing a multitude of philatelic items from the 19th & 20th centuries. Sinclair Early American Car, Pan-Pacific Expo., New York World's Fair, Juanita Burns Solo Flight, Anti-Prohibition, and Red Cross memorabilia are all featured, and some extremely rare Porte Timbre postage stamps! We urge your thorough examination of this lot as it contains numerous treasures. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1066		Numismatic Dish/Tray Collection. Sixteen elaborately crafted pieces of various sizes, most between 4 - 5" in diameter, mostly silver dishes and small circular trays, with antique coins molded in the center. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1067		Per the consignor, this manuscript is of a Limited Edition of ten. The Coinage of Different Countries presented to Calvin Coolidge. A Scientific Statement Dedicated to His Excellency the President Calvin Coolidge, by the editor, Alfred Joseph Blumel, 1926.A small, 6 x 4 x 1", red book with gold lettering. Documents the coins of the world from Argentina to Venezuela through stamp embossed renderings of silver, gold and copper. Fine. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $863
Lot 1068		Western Coins. A collection of twelve replica coins indicative of the types fashioned during the days of the pioneer west. Some of the coins featured are the Baldwin $10 gold piece from 1850, the Pike's Peak $20 gold piece, the Mormon $10 gold piece and the "Hard Times" token to a name a few. Detailed histories of each of the coins are included in the vinyl display case. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $63