December 2018 Auction- A Sale to "Die" for.

Very early number 16 for 1000 shares to LH Gormley(?). Signed by Gormley and RR RIchardson. Dateline Tucson 1887. Incorporated December 15, 1887. Issu

#682 for $333.33. To AC Frost & Company. Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Cancelled. Principal due 1919. Signed Arthur B. Siach, president. Printed: Am...

Lot of approx. 20 books from Arizona history includes: Lemuel C. Shattuck, "A Little Mining, a Little Banking, and a Little Beer"; Dr. Goo...

Letter from Gladys A. Lewis with Tudordale Publishers to Corporate Commissioner State of Arizona dated January 8,1957, asking"what has become o...

Two western photos out of tombstone collection. One is of a Native American family, 3 x 4", c 1905 (Apache?); other a studio shot of a young ...

Printed by Placer Herald in Auburn, CA. J Hardy signatures. 21" x 17". Large tear on lower vertical crease and smaller crease tears. Sold ...

Unissued stock certificate for capital stock of the Berkeley Development Co, incorporated February 10, 1890, number 52, vignette of horse-drawn cable

Five shares of Berkeleyan Publishing Company capital stock, number 100, dated September 12, 1899 issued to Mr. F. W. Artleeu. Ken Prag Collection. S

Walker Lake & Bodie Toll Road Co. Two receipt tallies filled in and signed by the Toll Keeper F. W. White, Nov. 1-7, 1897. The tallies list the ...

Carmel -By-The-Sea. Beach area, looking south. 9.5" x 7.75". From the Salvatore Falcone Collection. State: California City: Carmel Date...

Very clean. Most of these are badly soiled. Certificate No. 3312 made out to AE Hooker for one share of stock. This is not General Hooker, but he was

Typically dark. Certificate No. 2690 made out to DO Mills for one share of stock. Signed by Mills on the reverse. Mills started the 'Gold Bank o...

6 1870's Eureka, CA newspapers. 4 Democratic Standard 1879, 2 Daily Humbolt Times 1878. State: California City: Eureka Date: 1878-1879 HW...

11 cabinet cards. 1)Photo by Andrew Price of Ca., reads on back "Mrs. S. J. Sallec,(?) Plymouth, Ca., Shanandoa Valley 1/4 mile on Main Fair Pl...

Early number 45 for this $500 mortgage bond. Coupons fur through 20 still attached. Coupon 3 attached with pin. Signed by William Floyd and Charles Ba

Early number 18 for 400 shares to Charles E Jones. Signed by William Floyd and Charles Barton. Dateline Portland, Maine 1886. Incorporated in 1886. Fa

Pass No.6, issued for Mrs. S.A. Short & Children. Dateline Glenbrook, Nev. August 9th, 1894. C.T. Bliss printed signature as manager. Season Tic...

Lot of 5 different, all mailed. 1) Two showing the Tahoe Tavern, one from the lake and the other from the front. 1907 and 1908 Tahoe cancels. Official

Lot of 10, all different. Two are real photo, the rest are early color printed cards. Three mailed: Emerald Bay cancels (1907 and 1916) and one Tahoe

Tahoe Tavern on the Wishbone, now called the Y travel booklet with chromolitho illustrations. 6 x 3.5". State: California City: Lake Tahoe D...

2 Hardcover vols. with dustjackets. Vol.1 is revised 1st edition 519pp with index. Vol. 2 1973 528p with index. Nice early Tahoe reference. State: C

E.D.Spencer, Photography of Lodi Ca. Amelia Mowry Died 12/22/1899, & William Mowry died 12/25/1908, aged 20 years. 7" x 5". State: Ca...

Extra Rare! Abstract of Stage Fares collected on Bakersfield, Kernville & Lone Pine U.S.M. Stage Co., for the month of January, 1876. Lone Pine ...

Three buttons and five ribbons from the City of Long Beach's past. 1908 ribbon from Spiritualist Congress; 1911 Reception Committee for Preside...

Die cut calendar from 1913 from Wm. Heideman, The New Basket Store, 309 York Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. Shape of basket with colorful flowers with calend

March 11, 1853 second of exchange for Adams written from their Marysville office for $100. generally very fine. State: california City: Marysville

Gale Brothers, Staple and Fancy Groceries, Crockery, Glassware and Notions, Monterey, California 1899 calendar with winter scene with house with chimn

What a jam packed set of legal documents on three legal pages from 1845 that were transcribed in 1853. They show the route that Maria de Jesus Bernal

The Napa Hotel letterhead 1889. Tax Payer record for Napa Township, Capel? Valley Improvements on blue paper. Signed by Napa tax collector. State: ca

16 mounted photo's of early Pacific Grove.Includes San Juan Mission; Carmel Mission; St. John's Chapel; Old Court House & more. Beginnin...

Very early number 2 for 1,200 shares to Trustees St. James Chapter in 1897. Signed by AJ Lowry and FF Barb. Strikingly beautiful stock. The Masonic Bu

Natomas Lands with Irrigation Advertisement. "Read what Natomas farmers say about the returns they are getting from the rich bottom land"....

River Boat Relic from Sacramento Delta, possibly Gold Rush Era. 62" in length, approx. 6" wide, 8 square nails approx 12" length. Cou...

VERY EARLY # 3 for 5 shares 'Paid up' to William McGwire. Signed by William McGwire and president SC Granger. Dateline San Buenaventura 1876...

Very attractive and busy stock. Right - Vignette of allegorical woman with California golden bear. Center - Map of area. Left - Oval with the Warranty

# 552 for 924 shares to Elizabeth S Cheney, et al. Value $25. Not cancelled. Native American vignette. American Bank Note printer. No discernable issu

# 1033 for 100 shares to Charles F Coaney. Value $25. Not cancelled. Native American vignette. American Bank Note printer. No discernable issues. Very

Rare but in poor condition (please inspect) Board of Public Works, City & County of San Francisco, No. 1422 for $1000. 47 coupons attached. Chip...

The classic Howell-North 1963 reproduction volume of the California Star, Sam Brannan's newspaper of pre-gold rush California with heavy Mormon ...

George D. Sutton's Clipper Line. New Extra-Built Clipper Ship. ON HER SECOND VOYAGE TO SAN FRANCISCO. (This would have been a good sell as it wo...

First Clipper for San Francisco. Only 896 tons registered. Will sail full or not full. Small, sharp strictly first-class clipper ship. Loading on pier

Two RARE San Francisco City Bond Certificates. Signed by King James of William, John W Geary, PA Morse, CJ Tallant, and William Hooper. Both are adher

The Fearless is leaving Boston and headed to San Francisco.It includes one box of machinery? The box has been sent by Denio & Roberts. An ad in ...

Original 1853 US Coast Survey map engraved by EF Woodward. City of San Francisco and vicinity. 30 x 22.5". Some left and right edge wear, overa...

Twenty-Five shares common stock of Pacific American Company. number 343, for Walter C. Johantgen, signed March 5, 1929, countersigned Mar 5, 1929. V

Grouping of 2. This is a Night Illumination. Very nice condition, ready to frame. 26" x 6". State: California City: San Francisco Date:...

Published by D. Appleton & Co. San Francisco, 1868. Soiled cover, all pages in tact. A marvelous 64 page compendium of gold rush songs about the...

Long article about William Sharon of the Comstock. Daughter of Nevada Senator has title California Girl Lady Hesketh, Was Miss Sharon Wedding an event

# 127 for 500 shares to JH Sayre trustee. Signed by JH Sayre and president L Bowles president. Dateline San Francisco 1889. Incorporated in 1884. Not

# 308 for 1000 shares to EP Raun trustee. signed by OW Forsyth and TJ Parsons. Dateline San Francisco 1894. Incorporated September 23, 1892. Allegoric