"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

Artistic rendition of the U. S. Branch Mint at San Francisco, "The Old Granite Lady", in the horse and buggy days. 9 x 5 1/2 inch mat, the...

No. 1809 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the branch mint of the United States at San Francisco the 19th day of April, 1864 by CTH Palmer for W

Memorandum of Gold Bullion (No. 1920 ) deposited at the Branch Mint of the United States at San Francisco the 4th day of May 1860 by Wells Fargo &am...

Exceptional! No. 3853 "Mint Receipt Received from Adams & Co. a Deposit of Gold Bullion for Coinage." dated San Francisco, Oct. 5th, 1...

Memorandum of Gold Dust deposited by Mr. A. M. Rosborough, dated Decr.(?) 8, 1852. Not numbered. Measures 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches, printed in black ink

No. 8909. Receipt for gold bullion deposited by James Wilson, 1 Oct. 1855. (we do not know if this is the same James Wilson who became famous for the

No. 879 Memoranda of Gold Bullion deposited with Kellogg & Richter by Almy & Anthony, 16th March, 1854. Printed on thin light blue paper wi...

Rare stereo view card produced by American Scenery showing The Old Granite Lady The United States Branch Mint in San Francisco. In 1867, Mint official

No. 104 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the Branch Mint of the United States, New Orleans, the 1st day of July, 1857 by H. Prince. "Cal...

No. 5534 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia, the 16th day of Aug. 1852 by James M. Richardson. 67.2

No. 4697 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia, the 30th day of June 1852 by L.L. Berry: grains of Cal

Gold dust! No. 1647 Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited with assay results. San Francisco, CA August 17, 1852. This piece is an R8 with just 2 to 3

Unique! The only known letterhead from the assay office of Justh & Hunter located at 188 Montgomery St in San Francisco. Emanuel Justh was a f...

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Pass for 1891 issued to WE Pearson of the Boston & Portsmouth Steamboat Company. Signed by E. Morgan, secretary. Two punch holes, paper residue ...

Low pass no. 6, issued for 1887 to FH Odiorne, director of the company. Preprinted signature of the general manager. Black and red print with steamshi

Pass no. 56, issued for 1892 to Pearson, president of Boston & Portsmouth Steamship Company. Preprinted signature of agent ES Merchant. Logo inc...

1) Boston and Gloucester Steamboat. 1891. Two holes; 2) Boston & Provincetown S. S. Co. 1892. # 14; 3) River Packet Co. of Bisbee and Warrior. H...

Steamer "Watertown." Pass no. 122, issued for the 1892 season to WE Pearson of the Boston & Portsmouth Steamship Company. Signed by ge...

Pass issued for 1893 season to WE Pearson & Family. Signed by someone for the company (illegible). Red and dark green print on cardstock. Toning...

No. 98, issued for 1893 to Capt. WE Pearson of the Boston & Portsmouth Steamboat Company. Signed by treasurer Willard M. Bacon. Reverse blank. P...

Pass no. 519, issued for 1891 to William E. Pearson, president of the Boston & Portsmouth Steamship Company. Preprinted signature of the general...

"Ward Line." Pass no. 258, issued for 1891 to HS McCullock, commercial agent for Mexican Railway. Preprinted signature of president Henry ...

This appears to be a ship's schedule for The Admiral Oriental Line for the year 1923. The line ran passenger and mail service between the Seattl...

Three sextants. A sextant is an instrument for determining the angle between the horizon and a celestial body such as the Sun, the Moon, or a star, us

Hand written 1853 ferry license issued to operate on the American River with basic operational requirements. Sacramento California

1867 Sacramento Bridge and Ferry License for a toll bridge over the Consumes River at Heicksville?. Right corner chip. Sacramento California

12 x 10 inch matting of a 8 x 6 1/2 inch photograph entitled "Ferry Boat Mid-Stream - Kootenai River - June - 1897 - Near Troy, Montana. On the...

3 Solana Central Pacific Railroad Train Ferry stereoviews, 2 unmarked,1 by Watkins. Photos-4x6" by Continental, unmarked 5x7". Solana Cal...

Yellow placard with red and black printing, 14 x 11 inches. Printed by Tribune Publishing Co., of Dillon, Montana. Upper right corner missing, lower r

About 15 pieces of billheads from Marysville c. 1866-77 , doing business with Oregon Stage Co., some pictorial. Purchases of harnesses, collars and o

Old and very nice photograph. Literally a dozen people on the stagecoach with dozens more watching. Details are still bright. Only advertisement on a

Very early photograph of an early steam engine hauling three (3) Concord stages. The photo measures 5"x 7" and is a bit faded but still a ...

Antioch area railroad ephemera, including receipts for for equipment and track supplies sold to Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railway, a damage rep...

Nevada City Narrow Gauge Railroad (1876-1942) photos, some measure 6"x 8" and some are 4"x 6" in black & white. Photos show ...

Nevada City, CA railroad maps. 4x Narrow Gauge about 20x36", 1 stained, 1 4" tear. Nevada Traction, 20x36", 6" tear. Narrow Gaug...

5 Nevada County Gauge Rail Road passes, c. 1882-1904. Also 1924 receipt postcard. Nevada County California

Nice assortment of Nevada County railroad ephemera. Train tickets. Narrow Gauge Special Rate Order book, mostly complete. 1962 and 63 The Western Rai

Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen framed San Francisco charter, listing multiple members. 1924. Frame 25x21.5". San Francisco California

Railroad vignette on an 1883 check drawn on the auditors department of the Central Pacific Rail Road Company to the Cleveland & Pittsburg railro...

Lot of two items related to early Sacramento and San Francisco history. A) Framed bond certificate from the Placerville and Sacramento Valley Railroa

Vintage old style yellow "RR" sign. We believe this sign is from the Nevada City, CA narrow gauge railroad. 30". Back has orange spra...

5 nice Central Pacific Railroad stereoviews. Cape Horn by Watkins, Yosemite and Pacific Coast series. Narrow Gauge Coming into Colfax by JJ Reilly, Sa

Leland Stanford autograph on 1887 Central Pacific Railroad deed as President, for Stevenson land in Wyandotte, CA, a Gold Rush area. "Amasa Lel...

Lot includes: x7 Northern Electric Railway Company, 6%, three year secured gold note, $500. No.s D507, D508, D528, D529, D530, D531. Ornate green bord

Kinsley brass steam whistle. Measures 7" tall by 1.50" in diameter and has a nice patina. This smaller whistle, according to research, was...

14 large L & N Railroad poster calendars, each with a map of the routes, circa late 1940s-1960s. Overall size 22 x 28, each with crude plastic f...

Northern Pacific Railway Volume II entitled "Standard Plans." This 12"x 16" Nine (9) pound volume contains blueprints of track a...

Virginia & Truckee Railroad ephemera group of ten (10) documents including freight bill receipts, passenger way bills, a 1901 mileage report, a ...

Virginia & Truckee Railroad ephemera, including a stock certificate issued in 1874 and several "Receipts For Freight Delivered" bills....