The June 24, 2000, Gerald Burg & Dr. Kardatzke Collections, Sale 6
Lot 1054 
Antique Postage Scale. A brass scale with
wood base, measuring 9 x 5", and includes five weights.
Estimated Value
$100-150.
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.
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.
Lot 1057
Commemorative Covers Celebrating British
Military History. 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. Very
Fine.
Estimated Value $150-250.
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.
Lot 1059
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. Sold as is, no
returns. Floor bidders only.
Estimated Value $250-UP.
Lot 1060
Large Lot of Numismatic and Philatelic
Commemorative Showcards and Ephemera. 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. We urge a thorough examination of this
lot as it contains numerous treasures. Sold as is, no returns. Floor bidders
only.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Lot 1061
Large Lot of Numismatic Ephemera. 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. Sold as is, no
returns. Floor bidders only.
Estimated Value $250-UP.
Lot 1062
Large Lot of Philatelic Ephemera. 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. Sold as is, no returns. Floor bidders only.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Lot 1063
Large Lot of Philatelic Souvenir Cards and
Ephemera. 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. Sold as is, no returns. Floor bidders only.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Lot 1064
Large Lot of Poster Stamps & Ephemera. 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. Sold as is, no returns. Floor
bidders only.
Estimated Value $250-UP.
Lot 1065
Large Lot of Vintage Stamps & Albums. 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. Sold as is, no returns. Floor bidders only.
Estimated
Value $150-UP.
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.
Lot 1067 
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. Per the consignor, this
manuscript is of a Limited Edition of ten.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
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.