4400 - Four 1860 San Francisco BillheadsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Reynolds & Howell of 79 Davis Street. Produce commissioners according to the 860 San Francisco Directory. 2) JK Prior, gas fixture and plumbi...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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4407 - Streamer Broadspire 'Bound for San Francisco'Holabird Western Americana Collections
North American Steamship Company. Leaves from Pier 29 on the North River in New York. Travel on the Fulton, Oregonian, Nevada, America, Dakota, Santia
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
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4413 - Steamship Agent LicenseHolabird Western Americana Collections
1897 steamship agent license in San Francisco. 1" left tear, top chip missing, water stain mostly visible on rear. Date: 1897 Location: San...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
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4415 - Pacific Land Company Stock Certificate, 1863Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. February 26th, 1863, less than a month before this certificate was issued. No. 64, issued for 5 shares to Mary Woodruff Parker on March 17, 1863.
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m*****2 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
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4417 - San Francisco, CA Post Office Framed LithographHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lithograph of the San Francisco post office, 19th-century. Entitled post office, San Francisco, California. By HF Cox of Delaware, lithograph of Willi
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to T******1 for (600.00 + 150.00BP) = 750.00
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4418 - California Gold Rush CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four. 1) 1858 treasurer's report from Santa Clara County, To William Daniel. 2) 1862 State Land Office to Alfred M Jamison for 20% down o...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
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4420 - Fort Vigilant Pictorial Letter Sheet: Baird 83Holabird Western Americana Collections
Shows two scenes. The first is the rooms used by the Vigilance committee on Sacramento Street. Gunnybags in front, soldier and cannons on roof, sign f
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to C*****r for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
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4425 - 1851 California Gold Rush LetterHolabird Western Americana Collections
2+ page letter from a lawyer asking the recipient to be prepared to pay "John" what is due him. There is mention of a $5,000 Ward & Co...
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4426 - Palmer, Cook & Company and Grand TheftHolabird Western Americana Collections
Palmer, Cook & Company was established in 1849. It is said that no pirate or thief ever matched this company for the amount of money that was st...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******B for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
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4427 - Put’s Original California SongsterHolabird Western Americana Collections
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...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
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4429 - Two Gold Rush San Francisco NewspapersHolabird Western Americana Collections
Both are San Francisco Daily Herald. Both are typically fragile for newsprint this old, and include small rips (1" or less) at fold intersectio...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
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4430 - Two Rare Gold Rush NewspapersHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Daily Alta. August 11, 1852. Main article is on the immigration of Americans from Panama and San Juan del Sud. "With every new case of suffe...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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4432 - Original Will and Fink Barbers ChairHolabird Western Americana Collections
Will & Fink was one of the West's finest cutlery manufacturers. This Will & Fink chair, 19th century, has been beautifully refinished an...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to t********u.. for (4,500.00 + 1,125.00BP) = 5,625.00
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4433 - Shreve & Company 20" Mirrored TrayHolabird Western Americana Collections
This incredible piece from one of San Francisco's most renowned silversmiths measures 20" from candle holder to candle holder. Incorporated...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
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4439 - Jose L Sepulveda SignatureHolabird Western Americana Collections
Dated July 6, 1866. Signed by the former mayor of Los Angeles and owner of the Palos Verdes estate. Addressed to Mr. Aug W. Timms of San Pedro. One of
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to p******i for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
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4440 - Jose L. Sepulveda Spanish NoteHolabird Western Americana Collections
Jose Loreto Sepulveda was the mayor of Los Angeles from 1837 to 1848. He was the Grantee of the Rancho de los Palos Verde. Note is dated July 10, 186
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to p******i for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
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4443 - 1876 Patent for Santa Cruz Saw MillHolabird Western Americana Collections
No. 147. Office of the U.S. Assistant Treasurer. Dateline San Francisco, Sept. 27, 1876. James S. Howe of Santa Cruz has deposited $15 on account of P
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********r.. for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
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4445 - Stereoview of Sierra CityHolabird Western Americana Collections
#159 Sierra City, Cal. View from above town. Staining on right side of mat does not encroach on view & faint foxing on stereoview. Date: L...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
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4448 - IOOF Stockton 1850's PaperworkHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eight. Four receipts (William Olison, LJ Kellen, JY Brown, Charles O Borton) for weekly dues. One 1853 certificate for Richard Fowler that he h
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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4449 - Swans Toll Road in Strawberry ValleyHolabird Western Americana Collections
El Dorado County tax receipt for Swans Toll Road in Strawberry Valley. The road was appraised at $44,065.00 and the tax was $4189.75. It ran east from
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*********g for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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4455 - Wine Country Tax RecordHolabird Western Americana Collections
This 1862 Tax Record is for Boone Fly for $209.69. He had land on Carneros Creek. Fly was a rancher. Boone Fly was the first person to grow grapes on
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
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4456 - Yosemite Region Prints (5)Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Dewing Publishing Co. Photogravures, 1) The Yosemite Falls by CD Robinson .5" left tear 2) Among the Big Trees of California by Henry Ihlefe...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 4*******x for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
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4458 - 1854 Yuba County Peddlers LicenseHolabird Western Americana Collections
Issued to Jacob Weil. "sell' has been crossed out and 'Peddle' has been handwritten in. Signed by treasurer, and soon to be Virgini...
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4459 - Gold Seekers Protection KnifeHolabird Western Americana Collections
This 11" knife with a 6" blade is famous for its use by California Gold Rush gold seekers. Beautiful etched design on one side of knife. E...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
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4461 - Currier & Ives Pictorial ReferenceHolabird Western Americana Collections
The world of Currier and Ives by Roy King and Burke Davis. Large-format, 1.5 x 2', 139 pages, indexed, full-size pictorial reference to the fabu...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
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4462 - 1846 Map of Upper or New CaliforniaHolabird Western Americana Collections
This map was produced before the California Gold Rush and after 1840. Walker Pass is mention (c 1830). No gold rush locations are mention (c1849). Lak
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*********r for (95.00 + 19.95BP) = 114.95
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4465 - Map of Exploration of the West, 1854Holabird Western Americana Collections
Map of Exploration of the West by John Charles Fremont, Engraving by A. Zeese, 1854. This map was Drawn and Engraved Expressly for Fremont's Mem...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 4*******x for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
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4466 - Map of Public Surveys in California, 1854Holabird Western Americana Collections
Map has a reproduced signature of California Surveyor General John (Coffee) Hays. This map was produced after the Mexican War of 1846-1848. This inter
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to j*******t for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
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4467 - Map of California by County, 1855Holabird Western Americana Collections
Map engraving & color by J.H. Colton. Vivid color, nice condition, only slight tearing at bottom of map, does not encroach on map. This map has ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*********r for (110.00 + 23.10BP) = 133.10
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4468 - Map of California by Counties, 1860Holabird Western Americana Collections
Engraved & hand colored by Mitchell, p. 41, vivid color, very good condition (only slight tearing at left of map outside of the border, does not...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*********r for (110.00 + 23.10BP) = 133.10
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4471 - Map of California & Nevada, 1875Holabird Western Americana Collections
Engraved & Hand Colored by Gray, double truck pp. 118 & 119. Map has Yosemite Inset, rare map. Very good condition. On Mat Board (not adhere...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to i*****l for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
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4474 - Map of California & Nevada, c.1900Holabird Western Americana Collections
Multi color map dated 1900 by Geo. F. Cram, Engraver and Publisher, from Chicago, Illinois. This is a beautiful map with vibrant color in excellent co
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*****l for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
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4476 - Western Gold Rush PrintsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Four beautifully framed with cloth mats images of the goldrush. All of these are from the 1855 railroad reports. Prints include panorama of San Franci
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 4*******x for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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4478 - Gold Fever by Ken KutzHolabird Western Americana Collections
Gold Fever by Ken Kutz, 1987. Hardbound with original dust jacket, 400 pages, indexed a great discussion of the Gold Rush using original philatelic po
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4479 - Gold Rush Books by Ship (3)Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) The Log of Apollo, Joseph Perkins Beach's Journal of the Voyage of the Ship Apollo, hardback; 2) Gold Fleet for California, by Bateson, hardb...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
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4481 - Letters of Gold by Jesse CoburnHolabird Western Americana Collections
Letters of Gold by Jesse Coburn, 1984, hardbound, 389 pages, original dust jacket. Early compendium of Goldrush covers, a classic and critical referen
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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4486 - California Gold Rush Books (2)Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 hardcovers. A Stroll Through The Diggings of California by Kelly, 1950, 206pp, first edition. Gold Rush April 2, 1849-July 20, 1851 by Read & ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********n for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
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4487 - California Gold Rush EphemeraHolabird Western Americana Collections
1851 Sacrament receipt with large stain. 3 1854 Auditor of Marysville Yuba County license receipts.1853 Charity Lodge check. 1858 Anderson and Co.Peta
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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4488 - Gold Rush Songs BookHolabird Western Americana Collections
Put's Golden Songster, "Containing the largest and most popular collection of California Songs ever Published". Some songs are Sacram...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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4489 - Two Books of California Gold Rush ImagesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Silver and Gold, cased images of the California gold rush. 1998. California Heritage, Oscar Lewis, 1949. Two classic California gold rush visual image
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*******h for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
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4490 - The Zamorano Eighty by KrausHolabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover reprint of first edition. 1969. 66pp. "The Zamorano 80: A Selection of Distinguished California Books Made by Members of the Zamorano...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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4492 - California History Book SetHolabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely important set of Bancroft's works on the history of California, in seven volumes, 1542 to 1890. This seven volume set is the 1963 rep...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to p********n for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
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4493 - California Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoons (8)Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 California souvenir spoons-teaspoon, Capistrano Mission. 7 small-San Gabriel Mission, Santa Barbara, Catalina, Santa Barbara Mission, Hotel del Coro
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to c*******h for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
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4496 - Land Affidavit Documents 1860'sHolabird Western Americana Collections
This is a small group of land affidavits and a declaration statement dated 1865/1867. They are handwritten and signed by Registrar S.B Ayer. Nice rea
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Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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