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SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part I (December 2022)

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The S.S. Central America Artifacts Auction catalog has 268 pages of detailed treasure stories about the people, jewelry, gold, and goods onboard the famous "Ship of Gold" that sank off the North Carolina coast in 1857 with tons of gold on board. While the coins and nuggets have already been sold and are in thousands of collections around the world, the artifacts are only just now being released, and are presented for the first time in a two-part sale in December 2022 and February 2023. Online auction platforms do not carry the wealth of information found in our printed catalog, inclusive of three-dimensional photographs of the items on the seafloor and a map where many artifacts were discovered. Order your limited-edition printed catalogs today and enjoy the fascinating world of the S.S. Central America treasure.

Part A of this December auction includes artifacts recovered from the actual shipwreck of the S.S. Central America.
Part B, starting with Lot 2000, offered the same day, presents some of the best California and Alaska Gold Rush material ever assembled for auction.

Fred Holabird
Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC

AUCTION SCHEDULE

Part A  - S.S.Central America Artifacts
(Lots 1000-1271)

Ships Provisions (Lots 1000-1080)
Passenger Possessions (Lots 1081-1249)
The Business of Gold (Lots 1250-1271)

Part B -  Gold Rush Era Collectibles
(Lots 2000-2276)

Gold Specimens (Lots 2000-2069)
Mining Ephemera; Jewelry; Rare Books & More (Lots 2079-2276)
SHIPPING & HANDLING: The customer is responsible for all shipping and packaging charges. We offer shipping service as a convenience to our buyers. Items are not shipped until the invoice and shipping charges are completely paid. Shipping costs will be calculated and billed separately after your items have been paid for. Purchases will be shipped via our approved, insured carriers: FedEx, UPS, USPS or DHL. Pick up is available from our Reno office, once you have received your invoice post auction
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1850 Stampless Cover About California Gold Sent to Philadelphia Mint [155384]2169 - 1850 Stampless Cover About California Gold Sent to Philadelphia Mint [155384]
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One page letter sent from Greenway & Co. of Baltimore, Aug. 29, 1850 to Ludlow Beebee & Co. in Philadelphia. Message states that they have s...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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One Page SF 49er Stampless Cover to Wall Street, New York [151906]2170 - One Page SF 49er Stampless Cover to Wall Street, New York [151906]
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Wow! Mailed from San Francisco. Addressed to W. H. English care of Winslow, Lanier & Co. Wall Street, New York City. Winslow, Lanier & Co. w...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 6*********2 for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
 
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Payment Receipt for Services in the First Modoc Indian War [155414]2176 - Payment Receipt for Services in the First Modoc Indian War [155414]
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State of California, Office of the Board of Examiners. Dateline Sacramento, August 15th, 1861. Issued to A. Pool for $273.33 for "his services ...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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California Gold Rush State Capitals Collection [155335]2190 - California Gold Rush State Capitals Collection [155335]
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Lot of 5. These warrants tell the story of how the California state capital location was in flux during the Gold Rush. The meetings of the State Legis
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California Clipper Ship Card: Platt & Newton [154005]2202 - California Clipper Ship Card: Platt & Newton [154005]
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This is the only clipper card for this firm in the group we received. Platt & Newton (Successors to Wm. T. Coleman & Co.), 117 Front Street....
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to R******r for (650.00 + 130.00BP) = 780.00
 
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California Clipper Ship Card: Edward Mott Robinson [154003]2203 - California Clipper Ship Card: Edward Mott Robinson [154003]
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This is the only card for Edward Mott Robinson in the collection we received for this sale. Robinson's California Line for San Francisco. The A1...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to R******r for (1,050.00 + 210.00BP) = 1,260.00
 
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The Gold-Seeker's Manual by Ansted, 1849 [158979]2225 - The Gold-Seeker's Manual by Ansted, 1849 [158979]
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The Gold-Seeker's Manual; Being a Practical and Instructive Guide to All Persons Emigrating to the Newly Discovered Gold Regions of California b...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to n**********s for (950.00 + 190.00BP) = 1,140.00
 
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Report of Hon. T. Butler King of California, 1850 [158976]2227 - Report of Hon. T. Butler King of California, 1850 [158976]
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Report of Hon. T. Butler King of California printed by Gideon & Co. in 1850. This report relayed the first official information about the gold r...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to W*****1 for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
 
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Scenery of the Plains, Mountains, and Mines by Langworthy, 1855 [158970]2234 - Scenery of the Plains, Mountains, and Mines by Langworthy, 1855 [158970]
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Scenery of the Plains, Mountains, and Mines: or A Diary Kept Upon the Overland Route to California, by Way of the Great Salt Lake: Travels in the Citi
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to W*****1 for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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Compilation of Spanish and Mexican Law by Rockwell, 1851 [158988]2251 - Compilation of Spanish and Mexican Law by Rockwell, 1851 [158988]
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A Compilation of Spanish and Mexican Law, in Relation to Mines, and Titles to Real Estate, in Force in California, Texas, and New Mexico; and in the T
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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