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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1842		Ephemera: Extensive Cigar Label Stock, 700+ "outer" and "inner" labels, U.S. and foreign, mostly early 20th Century, excellent condition with a wide variety of thematic subjects, seldom offered. Owners retail $6900+. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1843		Ephemera: Civil War Photographic Images, Lot of 8 images all in cases (1 intact, 7 without cover), 7 images feature soldiers in uniform, at least 1 in Confederate uniform, fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1844		Ephemera: Circus Photo Archive of Bert Cole, Fascinating group of over 140, 19th and early 20th century photos from the Estate of Bert Cole, features performers and associates from various circuses including Cole, Hagenback & Wallace Circus, Sparks Circus and others, various size photos and cabinet cards relating to circuses, mostly all identified in Bert Cole hand and some autographed by performers, condition varies. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1845		Ephemera: Germany Amazing Notgeld Collection, Fascinating and interesting group of over 1400 items, mostly in complete sets, housed in five Safe binders on high quality plastic pages, many key sets throughout, worth inspection. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1846		Ephemera: Grant Tin Type Circa 1880's, No crease in tin type, line through design, possibly used for potential stamp essay, unique. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 1847		Ephemera: Grant CDV, In uniform, almost full length portrait, photographer Carbutt, in Chicago, very fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1848		Ephemera: 12 Movie Actors or Related Framed Signatures and Prints, Either on photo, program (Neil Simon) or on piece of paper, including 1941 Life magazine of Turner and Gable (signed by Turner with note), Marlene Dietrich signature on photograph, Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicolson, fine to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $420
Lot 1849		Ephemera: U.S. Photo Album, Cased Images, CDV's and Tin Types, Middle to late 19th century embossed leather photo album with metal fittings, containing approximately 35 different cdv's and tin types, 7 cased images of men, women and children (4 cases intact), some misc. cabinet cards, cdv's and tin types, worth inspection, fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $630
Lot 1850		Ephemera: Cole Circus Archives, Over 85, 19th century and earlier 20th century real photographs from the Cole Estate, many identified in Bert Cole hand including performers from Cole, Hagenback & Wallace Circus, Sparks Circus and others, these photos are from Bert Cole's personal archive, condition varies. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1851		Ephemera: U.S. Accumulation in 4 Banker Boxes, Decades of unsorted material, including 1920's to 1930's photos, unused V-Mail, couple Civil War letters, 1930's Linn's Stamp News, newspapers, stock certificates, 1930's Rand McNally atlas, etc., needs inspection. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $1,680
Lot 1852		Ephemera: U.S. Vintage Photograph Group, Over 135 mostly 19th century CDV's, tin types and cabinet cards, featuring interesting children, women and men, nice variety of photographers, please inspect. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1853		Ephemera: W.W.I Stereopticons, Series (probably complete) in original box titled "World War through Stereoscope", volumes I and II, by the Keystone View Co., excellent condition, unusual items. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1854		Ephemera: Collector's Souvenir Spoons, 433 different commemorative spoons, noted U.S. States, foreign countries, events, places, some silver plate, another auction house recently offered one souvenir spoon with an estimate of $150, fine to very fine. Estimate $200-400. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1855		Ephemera: Group of Early 1900's Boxing Photos, 8 photos on stiff cards of boxers, 4 identified (Rube Ferns, Jack O'Brien, Al Neil and Billy de Coursey), one appears to be of Jim Robinson, some minor edge wear, fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $86
Lot 1856		Ephemera: 2 Letters from Patty Reed of the Donner Party, Both with envelopes, first written Feb 21, 1857, addressed to Mrs. James F. Reed (her mother), Hazel Dell, Santa Cruz, talks about her recent marriage to Frank Lewis and things happening around San Jose and Santa Clara, second letter circa 1857 addressed to her mother, which talks about her aunt naming a new baby Margret W. Keyes, great pieces of history from one of the Donner Party survivors, fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 1857		Ephemera: Sherman CDV, Circa early 1860's photo as Major General, produced by C.D. Fredricks & Co., New York, 2¢ Revenue on reverse, minor soil spots, still very fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 1858		Ephemera: Mid 19th Century Prints of Presidents, Inscription on 3 reads "Engraved expressly for Abbott's Lives of the Presidents", in black, shows cameos with up to 7 Presidents on a card, 2 individual prints for Garfield and Hayes, light aging on edges, print with Jefferson has small stain, fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Unsold
Lot 1859		Ephemera: 1862 Letter From Union Soldier in "Camp California", Virginia, 4 page letter on Union patriotic letterhead with Liberty & Flag, describing the Union victory (letter dated Feb 7, 1862), "triumphant victory rebels defeated with heavy losses and over 3000 prisoners taken, one of their strongest forts captured, 25 cannons taken with a large amount of stores ammunition", writer goes on with accounts of war, etc., very interesting historical piece. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1860		Ephemera: Mostly 1912 to 1918 San Francisco Building Applications, Around 250 forms for erecting or alterations to buildings, companies applying include Leland Stanford Jr. University, United Railroads, J.B. Farish and Shell Company of California, few into the 1930's, interesting pieces of San Francisco history, fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $115
Lot 1861		Ephemera: U.S. Stock Certificates, 45+ pieces, all sleeved with card board, wide variety of companies including Boston Elevated Railway, Krueger Toll Company and The Scioto Valley and New England Railroad, interesting pieces of history, fine to very fine. Estimate $80-100. View details and photo	Realized $127

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