Million Dollar Auction

Lot of 6, all different. 1) Illustrated certificate of deposit for The Bodie Bank. Sept. 15, 1879. George Hagelstein has deposited $70. Signed by W.H.

Lot of 3. 1) Consolidated Pacific Mining Co. stock certificate. No. 4075, issued for 100 shares on Jan. 24, 1884 to Geo. Grant. Signed by the company

Lot of 7. 1) Bodie and Hawthorne Telephone and Telgraph Co. stock certificate No. 22 issued Oct. 15, 1892 in Bodie. Twenty shares to F.M. Smith. Signe

Nice collection of 16 picture post cards from Bodie. Includes: 4 similiar b/w views of the the graveyard in the foreground and the city from a distanc

Five licenses, four different. All were printed by the Daily Free Press in Bodie. 1) An issued liquor license from 1883! (Liquor license means for a s

Mono County documents. 1) Mono County Road Fund Bond, No. 230. $50. Issued to Samuel Davis, July 15th, 1878. Bonds issued for "the construction...

Two different pieces for Boone & Wright, Dealers in General Merchandise, Hay and Grain, located on Main Street in Bodie. 1) 1880, receipt for pa...

4 older RPC's, 14 Post 1940 RPC's. Also included is Twin Lakes, Post 1940RPC's, newer photo cards, Topaz Lake, and Walker River. This is...

Six different images of the House (Ballroom) on the Stump of the Original Big Tree, diameter, 32 ft., includes one interior shot. One photo of Troop I

A Ghost Town you can still visit. This is a very choice collection of California desert mining history. 20 post 1950, 18 post 1940, yet 1 old photo c

1) Calistoga Hotel, Sonoma County, Cal. by Watkin's Pacific Coast. 2) Calistoga Springs, Mount Helena in distance by Helios' Flying Studio. ...

One photo shows a wooded area: "Pine Shaded Roadway, Carmel By The Sea", by Turrill & Miller Photo, S. F. The other photo is of the be...

1) Vallejo City Water Company #13 for 1 share to Joseph Rosenberg in 1879. Signed by JE Abbot and S Chabot. River vignette. 2) Felton Water Company fr

Nicely matted silk remembrance of Sutters Mill in Coloma. The pressed image is about 8.5 x 12", and the edges are not visible under the mat. Th...

A brief summary on the James Marshall gold discovery at Sutter's mill along with a silver medallion sized coin dated 1985, a genuine gold nugget...

Fifteen 1906-1920 era postcards, 2 post 1940 cards. Colton is home of Riverside Cement, a whole mountain of it, and a large railroad switching facilit

#133. Signed by Frank Spalding and HK Estill(?). Cancelled. Coupons 6-29 still attached. One large and one small vignette of allegorical women, sheep,

Fifteen brochures and pamphlets touting the benefits of Contra Costa County. Includes a P.P.I.E. handout. City: Contra Costa County State: Californi

16 1906-1920 era post cards, 7 post 1940 cards, 3 RPC's. Corona was the Riverside County resort community prior to WWII. City: Corona State: Ca...

Includes: 7 Death Valley Scottys Castle RPCs. 4 different Castle birdseye view RPCs (10 in total, 2-3 duplicates). 7 different Castle exterior RPCs (1