ESTATE AUCTION - North Star Auction

ESTATE AUCTION
Saturday, August 23 @ 10:00 AM
(Preview: Friday, August 22 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM)
Owner: Estate of Sharon & Cliff Keller
Location: Gateway Mall, 2700 State Street, Bismarck, ND
Note: This is the 3rd sale from this collection & it features an
outstanding selection of military collectibles with strong emphasis
on the ND National Guard, North Dakota historical items, and
artwork. Some of these items are incredibly hard to find! You
certainly don’t want to miss this sale.
MILITARY COLLECTIBLES
• Type 89 Japanese Knee Mortar (disabled)
• Model 1917 Signal Corps Telephone (ND 164th)
• Various Military Medals, Pins, & Insignia from Spanish American War to
Present
• Selection of Military Photos & Real Photo Postcards w/ Many ND Photos
(especially the ND 164th, Armory Photos, Etc.)
• Photo of WWI Indian Motorcycle Used by Medics (way cool!!)
• Lots of Camp Grafton & ND National Guard Memorabilia including 1898
Muster Roll, Inventory of Buildings at Camp Grafton, Photos
• Many Military Related Books: Vintage, Newer, Manuals, Soldier
Registers, Unit Histories, Manuscripts, Etc.
• Military Artwork inc. Original Portrait of Brigadier General T.H.
Tharalson, Oil Painting of Battle in Philippines by Barvel
• Lots of Military “Paper” Items
• WWI & II Recruiting Posters
• Many Newer Military History Posters (some in sets)
• Large Nazi Banner +1 Armband and Small Banner
• Nazi Pins/Medals
• Detailed Model of Abrams M1 Field Tank
• Military Uniforms & Gear including Dress Uniforms (mostly from last 40
years but some older)
• Battle of Manila Bay Broadside
• “Manila Captured” Souvenir Hanky
• Wooden Foot Locker
• Patriotic Sheet Music (much more than what is pictured)
• Misc. Military Items
GUNS
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Remington Nylon 76 Trail Rider 22 Lever Action Rifle
Dreyse Model 1907 Semi Auto Pistol (7.65 cal?) w/ Holster
Franz Stock 7.65 Semi Auto Pistol
2 Rohm Mod. 66 Revolvers, 22 Caliber
NORTH DAKOTA MEMORABILIA
• 2 Complete Frank Fiske Limited Edition Portfolios (I & II) done by the ND
SHS in 1982 inc. 1 Deluxe Edition (has 2 hand colored prints) + one
partial set (note only 300 sets were made, here is set #141 and #300 –
set #300 is the deluxe edition with the 2 hand colored prints – both
pictured above). In 18 years in the auction business, this is the first
opportunity I have had to sell one of these portfolios, much less 2 of
them! Cliff was instrumental in getting the portfolios published.
• Fiske Portfolio Posters & Other Memorabilia from Limited Edition
Portfolio Series
• 3 Frank Fiske Orig. Photos
• Gilbert Indian Photos (most likely reprints)
• Native American Postcards inc. Many Mandan Depot Scenes, some
Fiske RPPCs
• Some Rodeo Real Photo Postcards
• Various North Dakota Postcards – Especially Bismarck PCs
• Various Historical Photos inc. 1880s Fargo Fire, Gene Autry/Mandan
Rodeo, Train Wreck @ McKenzie, Mandan Flood, Etc.
• Lee Mohr Photo of Old Cowboy (Earnie Meachim, I believe – now why
did I remember that when I can’t remember what I did 10 minutes ago??
• Lots of ND Historical Quarterlies
• 3 Volume Set of Lounsberry’s “History of North Dakota”
• 3 Volume Set of Crawford’s “History of North Dakota”
• 2 Vol. Set “History of the Red River Valley” 1909
• ND Books: Zezula, Frontier & Indian Life & Kaleidoscopic Lives (1932),
Winning the West (TR), Badland & Broncho Trails, Mary Ann Barnes,
Etc. Etc.
• Capitol Dedication Program
• Film Strips: 1934 Laying the Cornerstone of ND Capitol, FDR Visit to ND,
Dakota Flickertails, Etc.
• Vintage ND Newspapers (especially War Headlines)
• 3 Haynes Yellowstone Photos
• Miscellaneous ND Memorabilia
ARTWORK
• 2 Ted Blaylock Original Paintings (“Escape from Yellowstone” &
“Mountain Man”) – The Keller’s and Ted Blaylock were good friends.
• Other Blaylock Prints including 2 Framed Eagle Prints
• Original Paintings by:
Ace Powell
Ted Cornell
Einar Olstad
Vern Erickson
Lori Nass
Deborah Bell
Frosty Paris
Francis Holes
• Sketchbook of Watercolors done by Gilbert C. Grafton in the Philippines
in 1898 (Spanish-American War) + Other Watercolors by GCG (former
Commander of ND National Guard – he was quite a talented artist too).
There are 26 watercolor sketches in the sketchbook plus some other
memorabilia including a hand drawn map, receipts, etc. – an incredible
historical piece!
• 2 Sketches of Proposed ND State Flag by Clell Cannon (original Clell
Cannon work is hard to find)
• 2 Original Sketches of Spanish American War Soldiers
• Robert Bateman Framed Prints: White Encounter, Artic Family, Others
(the Bateman polar bear prints are highly sought after)
• 2 Bateman Art Books
• Kirkpatrick & Walt LaRue Framed Prints
• Miscellaneous Wildlife & Western Unframed Prints
• Eagle Sculpture by Fernandez
• Native American Alabaster Sculptures
• 3 Bronze Sculptures of ND Historical Figures by NDSHS (Teddy
Roosevelt, Sondre Norheim, & Pierre Bottineau)
• Eastman Frontier Forts Portfolio (complete including Ft. Rice)
• Several Cree Willow Baskets
• Fritz Scholder Posters & Book
• Other Art Posters
• Wood Carved Plaque
ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE
• Large Restored Buddy L Toy Truck
• Marx Toy Grader
• Heiliner Toy Scraper
• Several Stone Hammers, Celts, & Axes
• Collectible Fishing Lures & Reels
• Few Fountain Pens
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• Various ND & Military Themed Belt Buckles
• Few Proof Sets, Coins, Etc. Some Silver
• Miscellaneous Collectible Books & Paper Items
• Large 48 Star Flag with Fringe
• Liquor Decanters and Bottles
North Star Auction & Appraisal Company
Auctioneers: Dean Moos, Lic. #622, Clerk Lic. #450 (701)667-2935
Rich Fadness, Lic. #563, George Schatz, Lic. #389
Go to www.northstarauction.com for detailed listing and photos