"Fred Holabird's Grand Finale": Mining, Americana, & Numismatics Live Auction (2025 October)

2 different fantastic wide angle mammoth plate circus photos on heavy stock. Sacramento, CA. Horses has 1.25" top center tear. Elephants has .5...

Very rare; FH notes these have not shown up for many years! Sheet with a First and Second of Exchange, unused, with fantastic paddlewheel steamer vign

N.M.R.&I., N.M Rothchild, third of exchange $1000, issued 1855. Signed by B. Randolph. Extremely rare. No damage very good condition. . Nathan ...

Lot of 2 different. 1) Banking House of Lucas, Turner & Co. Second of Exchange, 1856, for William A. Shreve. Lith. Britton & Rey. 2) Tallant...

The Most Important Banking Building in California! This stereo card shows the building at 148 Montgomery Street in San Francisco. This was the imposin

Dateline Vulcan Iron Foundry (which was in San Francisco). This is a letter detailing the delivery of a boiler to Mormon Island and working around the

Lot of 16. California Gold Rush era newspapers. 1. Fifteen Daily Evening Bulletin Sam Francisco, month of Deb 1856. 2. San Francisco Herald Dec 1856

Lot of 5 different. Includes: Chas. E. Haseltine & Co. Stevedores (1871); Wright & Bowne Ship Chandlery (1871); SL Mastick & Co. Puget S...

American clipper card for the "Aurora" NY to SF, Sutton and Company Line. Dark colors at top and bottom, the Aurora left pier 9 on Jan 5, ...

Two rare clipper cards for two ships from boston to melborne. The ships J. Montgomery and Atlanta were both owned by Samuel Stevens and co as part of

Yankee and Other Yankee Ship Sailing Cards. 3 Publications. 1948, 1949 and 1952. Issued by State Street Trust Company, Boston, Mass. "Presenti...

This invoice describes a box of gold dust and bars aboard the Steam Ship Panama bound for Boston dated August 31, 1849 with a value of about $35,000.

Here is a bronze sealer used to imprint a corporate seal on a document. 1.75" It is without the device which actually presses the seal, but is ...

Lot of 6. Most related to the 1906 SF Earthquake. Includes: two 1907 copies of "Some Cities and San Francisco" by Hubert Howe Bancroft, on...

Lot of 2 different. Rare. 1) "Seeing San Francisco Aboard the Sight-Seeing Car." Published by M. Kollmann, 1905. Unpaginated. Red covers, ...

Pair of advertising broadsides for the Sutro Baths of San Francisco, California. Date unknown, likely early 1900s. One ad for an "Aquatic Carni...

Very rare Gold Rush era. Executors Notice to the Creditors of Thomas Robbins. Signed by the executor Lewis T. Burton, who served under John C. Fremont

Large group of Post Cards (colorized and B&W, approx. 36), real photo post cards, period photos on hard bases, panorama school photo, (2) mounte...

Large extensive group of booklets, a directory, bank statement ledger, map, Vaccaro picture, official program from the Old Spanish Days Festival of 19

Lot of 8 different. Includes: Sierra Nevada Lumber Association (1875); Truckee Lumber Company (four different, 1886, 1887(x2), 1891); Richardson Bros.

Lot of 3. 1-2) Corner ad cover and letterhead for W.J. Shinn, Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Books, Stationery. Truckee, Califor

Very rare souvenir hardcover book published by E.S. Dennison. It contains period photos on every page of historic scenes. From the "Driving of ...

Scenes In California Leather Bound Book, published in 1862 by Hutchings. 267 pgs. 105 engravings Full title of book "Scenes of Wonder And Cur...

California: For Health Pleasure, and Residence. A Book for Travellers and Settlers By Charles Nordhoff, Author of "Cape Cod and All Along Shor...

Hittell's Hand-Book of Pacific Coast Travel 1887 by the Bancroft Company. Original cloth, gilt lettering on cover decorated in black, front hing...

1888 Geographical And Climatic Map of California. Unfolded to 28x32". Full color. There is info on the back of the map on every aspect of the...

Very rare spectacular! Published 1888 by George F. Cram of Chicago. Township and Railroad map of California. Blue booklet (4 x 6 inches) holds an 18 x

McNally's Atlas Map of California, Oregon, Washington, Utah & New Mexico, c1855. Map shows many towns in California but not a single town in...

Very large group of colorful period labels, graphic artwork and artist renderings for multiple products. A whole stack of Pin-up Girl labels for fruit

Lot of 4. Three fold out ad brochures California Fig Syrup Co "Syrup Of Figs" female on front holding figs and Yosemite Falls on back. T...

Two envelopes: 1) small unused envelope: Santa Clara County Carnival of Roses; San Jose California, May 1901, art nouveau vignette; 2) large envelope

Partial newspaper from 1879, unfolds to 20 x 26 inches. Displays foxing and water damage; however, the content remains legible and clear. Includes thr

Lot of 7. 1864 Deed recorders in San Francisco. Blank Check The London and San Francisco Bank dateline 186_. Two stereoviews. Postcard photo of Sc

Lot of 14. Includes San Francisco, Redwoods, Yosemite, San Diego, Catalina, Feather River, Marin County, Railroad related, 1935 Pan. Pacific Expo, etc

A letter dated July 5, 1887 from Bob about his travels from San Francisco to Santa Barbara and then on to Pasadena, Calif.. Having arrived in Pasaden

Lot of 7 oversized lumber billheads. California, Montana, Colorado. Includes: Snow Tent Lumber Co., 1882 (Nevada County); Auburn Lumber Co. 1904; Glen

Lot of 13. 1) 13 x 10" broadside for the election of Sam Stone as trustee for the the Sixth Ward, Sacramento, 1911. Stains and rips. 2) 6 x 8&q...

Reverend Clarence Harriette Photo and Document Archive, c1900-1920. Native californian Harriette became a missionary around 1900 he spent several year

Vintage Personal Photo Album California, c1900. Several interesting photos: Hotel Del Monte, Los Angeles City Hall, Residence of Lloyd Tevis in Bak

Banking in California 1849-1910 Copyrighted 1910 by Benj. C. Wright. San Francisco H.S. Crocker Company, Printers. 201 pages with Index. Hard cover. N

(4) volume set, Volumes 1 though 4. Illustrated volumes as well, approx. 530 pages each (Vol 4 is 448). Written by Ira Brown Cross. Published by S.J.

Yale 1888 Personal Photograph Album of Henry H. Haight, Jr. Henry Haight was the 10th Governor of California 1867-1871. He graduated from Yale in 184

This is an 8 in. X 6 in. photograph of John Wallace Crawford, AKA Captain Jack of California, mounted on a 10 in. X 12 in. mat. There have been sever

Film titles as follow: various subjects, super thrills, co-eds will be girls, & 1950 Tournament of Roses. 5 reels of 8mm films in tin cases, 3 o...

Colorado Springs and Manitou' by Edwards Roberts, a pamphlet advertising the Colorado Springs/Manitou Springs area to prospective settlers, busi...

A pair of books on the topic of Colorado Springs; 'Colorado Springs: A Guide Book' by George Irving Finlay (1906) and 'Newport in the Ro...

A second edition copy of "Colorado Springs, Colorado, and its Famous Scenic Environs" by George Rex Buckingham, published 1893 and printed...

"Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, And Vicinity: Illustrated and Descriptive"by John O. Stivers, a rare photographic viewbook of the Colo...

Copy of 'Colorado Springs: Its Climate, Scenery, and Society' by Thomas C. Parrish, an 1889 booklet advertising the Colorado Springs area to...

Diary and letters of a pioneer minister who lived in eastern Kansas and Denver frontier (~180 pages) & photos with description of historical Den...