Holiday Auction: Mining, Philatelic, Americana, & More (December 2020)

This is a cache of Rose Parade and Bowl memorabilia from 1929 to 1956. Itineraries, official programs and several photos of the parade. Please see the

Three event ribbons from California, including a fraternal ribbon from Ventura, an ALACSD ribbon from San Francisco and a GAR Ribbon from Pasadena. D

Ledger sheet for the business of Pearson Springs for the year ending November 1st, 1883. Inside list bills due to numerous merchants like Wamboldt Bro

This is a rare enameled bowl spoon depicting the Old Adobe of Rancho Adobe in Petaluma, Ca. In STERLING silver hallmarked M&B Joseph Mayer and B...

#1242 from Thomas Houseworth & Co. stereoview showing the Central Pacific Railroad at Cape Horn from the valley below. Titled, "Cape Horn, ...

Lot of 4. 1) 1864 City of Placerville receipt for payment of personal property taxes. Mrs. A.C. Irwin is paying for her house on the north side of Mai

Lot of 10 pieces related to George W. Swan. In our June 2018 auction, we sold a group of Lake Tahoe toll road material that included pieces from Swan.

An advertising blotter for Plumas Dairy for "Rich, Clean, Grade 'A' Milk" from local modern plant in Portola, CA. This blotter inc...

Lot of six. All from the John Whitney General Store. Whitney's store burned to the ground in 1883 with his family barely escaping. All for John ...

By Graves, circa 1900. Long shot view of Redlands, California. View is a little light. Zoom in for condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State:

This is an example of a get quick scheme, using the power of propaganda and a brightly lit up bunch of tube lighting. This is a Ray & radiation ...

Newspaper Article of California Legislators, Fifteenth Session, Assembly, Theatrical and Musical Items and other articles. This newspaper is in poor c

Large Book of Sacramento Bee Articles from July 1, 1932, to July 30, 1932. Has articles ranging from "Governor Roosevelt Wins Wide Lead in Thr...

Lot of 13. 1) Stockton. 6 items: 1853 I.O.O.F. receipt; 1867 manuscript promissory note; two 1900 Stockton Savings & Loan Society checks; and tw...

Five notes. 1) 1852 Sacramento. To Rhodes & Lusk. Pay bearer $55.00. David Delap. 2) 1853 Weaverville. Pay to the order of Skillman & Dosh &...

Sunday, September 12, 1880, No. 59. This has only a couple pages. The front page has a cut out portion on lower left front page. Front page has miscel

Two nice stereoviews from the Popular Series, one of Sacramento and the other titled, "View S.E. from California St., San Francisco, Cal. Both ...

Lot of 3 issues. No. 20, 21, and 22. February 1890. "Devoted to the Best Interests of California." All 3 have a one-cent Postage Due stamp...

Lot of 13 pieces from Cutting Fruit Packing Company of San Francisco, dated between 1874 & 1896. Cutting was the first maker of glass bottles o...

Thomas Carew (or Carey) vs. L. Mowry, to James King of William. The Constable of the first township issued the Notice of Attachment out of the Justice

Short, but sweet letter introducing GW Swan to George Hearst. Hearst need no introduction! He was a mining man turned newspaper mogul. He also built a

This express company specialized in moving furniture and baggage. The bill is for December of 1878 and is 30 x 8.5". It is so long it had to be...

Three letters with the Owl Drug Company letterhead from 1914-1920. Headquartered at 611 Mission Street in San Francisco. The Owl Drug Company was es

Hardcover book, "The Argentine Republic," commemorating the Argentine Commission exhibits at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, in San Francis...

Code, Elfelt & Company used fancy cathedral pickle bottles for their products of pickles and hermetically sealed goods. Jams, Jellies, pickles,...

Lot of 31 letterheads and bill heads, invoices and receipts from the Castle Brothers and Folgers coffee and tea companies of San Francisco, to various

Bound volume but no boards, march 1913. 20 x 24 x 3". may pages loose. High acid pulp paper, thus very brittle. during the period when they ran...

1959 SF hotel guide, 1957 Braniff Airways schedule, 1925 steamship and railroad schedule-missing cover Date: 1925-1959 Country (if not USA): State

Six pieces in various condition. Moore & Company had a store at 110 California Street between Montgomery and Sansome. They were dealers in field...

Lot of four business receipts from San Francisco wine and liquor dealers:1) 1874 E. Martin & Co.; 2) 1874 Pond, Reynolds & Co.; 3) 1893 Gold...

Lot of 6 vintage Bank of America,National Trust & Savings Association of San Francisco, travelers checks used in 1937. Three different denominat...

Wells Fargo 2nd of Exchange No. 1695 The Union Bank of London. April 24th, 1860. Signed by Wells Fargo Co. Lith. Britton & Co. S.F. Pay to order...

Vintage bag from Old Mill Yow Yuen & Co. from San Francisco. Green print of old mill with a tree and river on front of bag. Dragon symbol on to...

Lot of 3 volumes. "Photographs of the San Joaquin Valley From the Files of Claude C. "Pop" Laval. Written by Jerome D. Laval. Include...

Nice couple of items from early 20th Century Santa Cruz and Santa Maria Ca. First, there is a colorful RPC of the beach, Municipal Pier and Casino, al

Pocket Map of Santa Cruz Capitola & Soquel Vicinity, c1957. Revised and published yearly by The Standard Map Service, Santa Cruz, Ca. Blank gold...

Lot of 2. 1) "Simi Valley, A Journey Through Time." Simi Valley Historical Society and Museum. 503 pp. Softcover. 2) "Straw Roads, A ...

Lot of thirteen pieces from the Sonoma Mission Inn: 1936 & 1937 Complimentary Room Cards, business cards of managing owner Emilie Long. Also one...

These are printer overruns of a poster advertising a rock concert in the Gold Rush town of Sonora, California on August 13, 1977. The concert featured

Lot of 8. 1) Streams in a Thirsty Land, Hohenthal, 1972, hardcover(hc), no DJ. 2) The McHenry Mansion, Bare, 1985, hc with DJ. 3) Grain Fields to Gree

Poison Oak Camp No. 521, Pacific Jurisdiction, W.O.W., Tollhouse, Cali. Red, white, black with silver lettering. Reverse is black In Memoriam. Two fla

Lot of about 60. Includes: 52 different Official Yearbooks of the Trinity County Historical Society, 1955-2009, possibly with none missing; Stories of

This is a rare stereoview, c. 1900 of Tulare, California. The photo is of a rail stop and large building in the background. Published by P.F. Adelbach

Lot of 11. Included: Sites to See: Historical Landmarks in Tulare County, Mitchell, 1983, sc; The Story of Tulare County and Visalia, 1852 1952, sc; O

Lot of 7. Included: Co-Operative Dreams: A History of the Kaweah Colony, O'Connell, 1999, sc; Crabtree Tule River Patriarchs, Meredith, 1984, bo...

Red and white ticket: $3,000 in Prizes / Martin The Wizard's / 13th Gift / Entertainment, / At Volcano, Saturday Evening, December 22, 1860 / N...

A nice group of nine stereoviews of Yosemite. Includes three extra nice ones by E. & H.T. Anthony, N.Y. including one oversized one. Overall con...

Lot of 21 bill heads and receipts from San Francisco and Marysville businesses in the late 1800s. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California

Lot of 8. 1) Unissued 1850s receipt for Freeman & Co's Express / Adams & Co. Dateline Sacramento City, 185_. Has list of Adams & Co....

Lot of 8. Included: The California I Love, Carrillo, 1962, hc, no dj; California, The New Empire State, Griffin and Young, 1957, hc, no dj; Historic S