Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

Auction Details

Welcome to our June 2018 sale!

This 5-day auction has nearly 3,600 lots covering many categories including: Numismatics, Mining, Minerals, General Americana, Railroad, Tokens, Antique Bottles, Gaming, Firearms & Weaponry, Wells Fargo & Express, and much more!

Highlights include:

NUMISMATICS
*The Hawaii Numismatic Collection: rare early Hawaiian coins, medals, and currency.

*A large coin and medal section featuring gold, platinum, and silver coins and medals from around the world. Morgan dollars, peace dollars, St. Gaudens, pennies, nickels, dimes, and more! Rarities & high-grade specimens plus large groups and sets.

*Ingots and bullion bars.

*Numismatic collectibles and ephemera.

TOKENS
*Our second large offering of tokens from the R.B. Worthington Texas Token Collection

MINING & MINERALS

*Aurora, Nevada ore specimens from the famous Gottschalk Collection plus the fabulous Con-Virginia/Dayton Cons. Comstock Ore Collection.

*Museum-quality mineral specimens from around the world.

*Mining lamps and hard goods plus stock certificates feat. Arizona, California, & Nevada

*The Prag Canadian Mining Collection

RAILROAD
*A new offering of railroad and steamer passes from the Potter Collection and others.

BOTTLES
*A pictorial Owl Pharmacy Co. bottle from Seven Troughs, Nevada, one of the all-time great Western mining camp pictorials! One of a large group of great Nevada medicine bottles in this sale. Plus an Excelsior Soda & Mineral Water bottle and other great California & Gold Rush bottles.

GENERAL AMERICANA
*Two different Wurlitzers, a Mason player piano, National cash registers, and a great group of ephemera from the Potter Collection, Prag Collection, and others!

*Finally, a large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.

FULL AUCTION SCHEDULE

Day 1 (Lots 1000-1718)
Numismatics (1000-1614)
Currency & Scrip (1000-1042)
Gold Coins (1043-1150)
Platinum Coins (1151-1160)
General Coins feat. Hawaii Collection (1161-1418)
Medals (1419-1537)
Ingots (1538-1551)
Numismatic Ephemera (1552-1614)
Gaming (1615-1644)
World’s Fair & Expositions (1645-1667)
Wells Fargo & Express (1668-1718)

Day 2 (2000-2690)
Minerals (2000-2158)
Mining (2159-2690)
Lamps, Candlesticks, & Other Hard Goods (2159-2222)
Assay (2223-2239)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (2240-2690)

Day 3 (3000-3704)
Railroadiana (3000-3150)
Railroad Passes (3000-3019)
Steamer Passes (3020-3045)
Ephemera incl. Lamps (Geographic Sort) (3046-3150)
Bottles (3151-3268)
Medicines (3151-3218)
Soda (3219-3250)
Whiskey & Misc. (3251-3268)
Tokens feat. Part II of the Texas Collection (3269-3512)
Political & Presidential (3513-3544)
Civil War & Military (3545-3626)
Firearms & Weaponry (3627-3704)
Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Etc. (3627-3639)
Swords & Knives (3640-3661)
Ammunition (3662-3689)
Ephemera (3690-3704)

Day 4 (4000-4726)
General Americana
Assorted incl. Furniture, Hard Goods, Hats, Misc. Ephemera, Books (4000-4149)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (4150-4726)

Day 5 (5000-5712)
Native Americana (5000-5101)
Art (5000-5007)
Baskets (5008-5026)
Jewelry (5027-5064)
Points & Tools (5065-5072)
Ephemera (5073-5101)
Cowboy (5102-5136)
Philatelic (5137-5210)
Postal History (5137-5183)
Stamps & Revenue (5184-5210)
Art (5211-5247)
Antique Lamps (5248-5262)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (5263-5713)
General Americana
Mining
Railroad
Numismatics & Tokens

SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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San Andreas Postcards4300 - San Andreas Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 postcards (birds eye views) of San Andreas, Calaveras County, California. Black & White postcards. Date: Location: San Andreas, California ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to C*****r for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Early San Bernardino Ephemera4301 - Early San Bernardino Ephemera
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Homestead, bank deposit slips, many court docs, many deeds, certificates of sale, mercantile license etc. Date: 1877-1936 Location: San Berardino, C
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Receipt for Capt. Wilks, San Bernardino4302 - Receipt for Capt. Wilks, San Bernardino
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"Charles Wilkes (April 3, 1798 – February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer, ship's captain, and explorer. He led the United States Ex...
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San Bernardino, CA Brewing Licenses4303 - San Bernardino, CA Brewing Licenses
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 35 brewing licenses from San Bernardino, CA Date: 1907-1910 Location: San Bernardino, California HWAC# 64325
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
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San Bernardino County Ephemera4304 - San Bernardino County Ephemera
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Lot of 19. 1) 1890 promissory note on letterhead from W.H. Featherson, Cucamonga. 8.25 x 5.25" 2) Riverside Improvement Company stock certifica...
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2 Schmidt Litho Co. Company Directories4305 - 2 Schmidt Litho Co. Company Directories
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Schmidt Litho was one of the best and most colorful of the San Francisco printers. Here are 2 of there company directories, 1 has signatures of 7 com
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Advertisements for Getleson & Landis Leather4306 - Advertisements for Getleson & Landis Leather
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two advertising flyers, one 8 x 11, one 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. Four page explanations of their goods and patents. Located at 543 Market Street opposite Sansom
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Advertising Card for Sir Francis Delmar, Clairvoyant & Palmist4307 - Advertising Card for Sir Francis Delmar, Clairvoyant & Palmist
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"The Famous Hindoo [sic.] Wonder." "He stands alone, the prince of clairvoyants." Office, Rooms No. 20, 1040 I Street, Over City...
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c.1870s SF Advertisement for Vapor Gas Lights4308 - c.1870s SF Advertisement for Vapor Gas Lights
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P.J. Philips & Co., No. 650 Market St, San Francisco, are advertising "New Light! The Patent Portable Vapor Gas Light. No More Exorbitant G...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to d******0 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Chinese Letter Correspondence4309 - Chinese Letter Correspondence
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Postmarked August 13, 1925 from Albuquerque, NM to San Francisco, CA. The sender's name is unknown but the letter was to a person with the last ...
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Early San Francisco Trolley Street Scene Stereoviews4310 - Early San Francisco Trolley Street Scene Stereoviews
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Lot of four different stereoviews all featuring trolleys. Included: choice c.1900 view of busy Market Street by Art Nouveau Stereograph; c.1901 Underw
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
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Fort Point, San Francisco, Stereoview Trio4311 - Fort Point, San Francisco, Stereoview Trio
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Three different cards with three different views of this Civil War era military base now located beneath the Golden Gate Bridge. 1) c.1874 Watkins ste
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Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******n for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Four Chinese in San Francisco Stereoviews4312 - Four Chinese in San Francisco Stereoviews
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Lot of 4 different. 1) Best is an 1897 card titled "A Chinaman's Family." Stamped M.F. McNeil (not listed in Mautz) and handwritten da...
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Four Different Cliff House Stereoviews4313 - Four Different Cliff House Stereoviews
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Lot of 4. 1) Kilburn Bros. shot from the beach looking up at Cliff House. Sign clearly visible. 2) c.1880s Watkins stereoview showing Seal Rocks. 3) B
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Golden Gate Park Stereoview Collection4314 - Golden Gate Park Stereoview Collection
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Lot of 21 stereoviews of this iconic park in San Francisco built in the early 1870s as the city's version of Central Park. 1) Two by AJ McDonald...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 600.00
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Rare Stereoview of the Speedway at Golden Gate Park4315 - Rare Stereoview of the Speedway at Golden Gate Park
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c.1900 Art Noveau Stereograph Co. stereoview No. 5405 showing the Speedway at Golden Gate Park. View shows man in top hat commanding wagon with two ho
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Vintage Photographs of Golden Gate Park4316 - Vintage Photographs of Golden Gate Park
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Photo of Golden Gate Park from terrace showing the Garfield and Key Monuments by Billington 4.5" x 7.5". Conservatory in Golden Gate Park...
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Estimate : 240.00 - 300.00
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Interesting San Francisco Stereoviews by J.J. Reilly, c.1880s4317 - Interesting San Francisco Stereoviews by J.J. Reilly, c.1880s
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Four different interesting San Francisco stereoviews by JJ Reilly of Marysville, CA. According to Mautz, Reilly operated the Wood's Gallery Mary...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
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Two Early Stereoviews of Alcatraz4318 - Two Early Stereoviews of Alcatraz
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1) c.1901 view from Sausalito Ferry by Keystone View Co. Nice contrast and detail. 2) c.1864 view from Bay Shore & Fort Point. Contrast very wea...
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San Francisco Stereoview Collection4319 - San Francisco Stereoview Collection
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Lot of 8 different nice early San Francisco (and area) stereoviews. 1) Four by Kilburn Bros.: Russian Hill bird's-eye view; Telegraph Hill bird&...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******0 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Four Bank of British Columbia, San Francisco, Checks4320 - Four Bank of British Columbia, San Francisco, Checks
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Out of their San Francisco branch. All issued in 1866, signed by Smith & Coghill. Each has an adhesive revenue stamp. 4 x 7.5" Spindle canc...
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Anglo-Californian Bank of San Francisco Gold Deposit Receipts4321 - Anglo-Californian Bank of San Francisco Gold Deposit Receipts
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Lot of five receipts from the Anglo-Californian Bank of San Francisco to Jacob Heyman of Grass Valley. Most dated 1879. Date: Location: San Fran
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Historic Menus from San Francisco4322 - Historic Menus from San Francisco
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Three menus from the days of San Francisco culinary glory. Vista Del Mar Restaurant at Fisherman's Wharf, Old Poodle Dog of 65 Post Street (fren...
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Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Large San Francisco Photo and Ephemera Collection4323 - Large San Francisco Photo and Ephemera Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large assortment of San Francisco related items. Includes phone directories, 1920 Women's Club yearbook, 12 unissued ticket books from Whitney&...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d******0 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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New San Francisco Magazine May and July 19064324 - New San Francisco Magazine May and July 1906
Holabird Western Americana Collections
First issues after infamous earthquake.July 1906 Brown bear and eagle with moon background on cover. Numerous photos of after quake fires and devastat
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Sold to d******0 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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O.E. Olsen Lithograph Co. Business Card, San Francisco4325 - O.E. Olsen Lithograph Co. Business Card, San Francisco
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fancy business card for O.E. Olsen Lithograph Company, 330 Jackson St. in San Francisco. "The Drummer with Ideas." 3 x 5" on cardstoc...
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Palace Hotel Early Photos and Ephemera4326 - Palace Hotel Early Photos and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eight. 1-3) Three Tabor cabinet cards. Two duplicate 'Upper Corridor' and one 'Palace Hotel Court'. One has a nice advertisem...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to d******0 for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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San Francisco Ephemera incl. Gold Rush Era4327 - San Francisco Ephemera incl. Gold Rush Era
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Lot of 7. Included: 1854 handwritten Bill of Sale from Rhodes & Lusk; 1854 pictorial Certificate of Deposit for Adams & Co.; 1867 Wells Far...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to A*******y for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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San Francisco Savings Union Archive, 1862-c19154328 - San Francisco Savings Union Archive, 1862-c1915
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarely does an original western banking archive come out of the woodwork, and one has here. Not only that, it is an important "first" as w...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to a****a for (750.00 + 187.50BP) = 937.50
 
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San Francisco, CA History Books (4)4329 - San Francisco, CA History Books (4)
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4 hardcovers.The Spectacular San Franciscans by Altrocchi. San Francisco 1846-1856 by Lotchin. The San Francisco Earthquake by Witts. Belle Starr by R
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The Art of Treasure Island by Neuhaus4330 - The Art of Treasure Island by Neuhaus
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover with dustjacket. 1939 185pp. Impressions of Golden Gate Expo of 1939. Date: Location: San Francisco, California HWAC# 73006
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to d******0 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Two San Francisco Gold Rush City Warrants4331 - Two San Francisco Gold Rush City Warrants
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1) City Comptroller's Office pictorial warrant issued for $250 in 1854 to H.W. Seale for grading and planking Beale Street. Signed by comptrolle...
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Sold to d******0 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Two San Francisco Stock Certificates4332 - Two San Francisco Stock Certificates
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1) i/u Pope Expanding Bit Co. to FH Gould 1912 #224. 2) i/void Noyo Land and Cattle Co. to HM Cochran #9 1 share. Date: Location: San Francisco, C
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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LOT WITHDRAWN4333 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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Lot Withdrawn
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Western Pacific Railway Travel Booklet4334 - Western Pacific Railway Travel Booklet
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Soft cover booklet, From Salt Lake City, Along the line of Western Pacific Railway, Feather River Canon Route, To San Francisco Bay. Approx 25 chromo
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Sold to S*****3 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Two Early Lick Observatory Stereoviews4335 - Two Early Lick Observatory Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) c. late 1880s Stereoview by A.J. McDonald, San Francisco. Nice view of observatory buildings on the hill. According to Mautz, McDonald partnered wi
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Newspaper Article on Vasquez Hanging4336 - Newspaper Article on Vasquez Hanging
Holabird Western Americana Collections
New York Tribune, April 6, 1875 long article on page 2 reporting the hanging of the "eminent bandit" Vasquez at San Jose, California. The ...
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San Juan Portland Cement Company Bond4337 - San Juan Portland Cement Company Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One First Mortgage Six Per Cent Sinking Fund Forty Year Gold Bond. No. 1516, $500. Signed by President Brown. Ornate green border with allegorical vig
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to c********r.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Alexander & Banning Receipt, San Pedro4338 - Alexander & Banning Receipt, San Pedro
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Receipt for $2.00 . Alexander & Banning, Forwarders, San Pedro, CA August 1,1854. Date: 1854 Location: San Pedro, California HWAC# 63431
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Tomlinson & Co. Forwarding & Commission Merchants Billhead, San Pedro, 18654339 - Tomlinson & Co. Forwarding & Commission Merchants Billhead, San Pedro, 1865
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pictorial Receipt for cash paid $52.32. 8.5" x 4.5" Date: 1865 Location: San Pedro, California HWAC# 63436
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Beautiful Santa Barbara BPOE Badge4340 - Beautiful Santa Barbara BPOE Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Red cloisoine poinsetta on top of the Santa Barbara Mission with a bell at the bottom. Lodge 613 of the B.P.O.E. Bell dated 1909. Five inches long, pi
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Sold to j******6 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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History of Santa Barbara County by O'Neill4341 - History of Santa Barbara County by O'Neill
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Hardcover 1939 496pp plus index, many pictorial plates. Date: Location: Santa Barbara, California HWAC# 73007
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Santa Barbara, CA Postcard and Ephemera Collection4342 - Santa Barbara, CA Postcard and Ephemera Collection
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Aprrox 50 postcards including 10 RPC's-Persian Hotel and Biltmore, 5 each. 2 cabinet cards by SB photographers-man portrait by Cook, baby portr...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Sacramento City Bank Certificate of Deposit, 18544343 - Sacramento City Bank Certificate of Deposit, 1854
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Gold Rush COD. Manuscript Shasta (over printed Sacramento City), Feb. 12, 1854. King D. Keithly has deposited in the Sacramento City Bank at Shas
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Rare Siskiyou, CA School Bond4344 - Rare Siskiyou, CA School Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mott School District. $500 #2 i/c 1889. Top creasing and small seam tear. Date: Location: Siskiyou, California HWAC# 65071
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1853 Siskiyou County Liquor License Possibly for a Man Massacred by Indians4345 - 1853 Siskiyou County Liquor License Possibly for a Man Massacred by Indians
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare!! H.A. Lockhart has purchased a liquor license good for 3 months. Dated Jan. 10th, 1853. 5.5 x 8" Folds and creases. Soiling on reverse. ...
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Southern California Letterheads and Billheads4346 - Southern California Letterheads and Billheads
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Approx 15 items. 1897 San Bernardino Tax Bill. Pictorial billheads-Pacific Tent and Awning, Donahoo, Emmons Hardware. Letterheads from Los Angeles, Ne
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So Cal Bill & Letterhead Collection4347 - So Cal Bill & Letterhead Collection
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Paasdena (7 pcs, mostly 1890s); Terminal Island (2, 1926 letters); Los Angeles (22, best is 1888 Canada Dairy, c1888-c1900) Date: Location: Calif
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to s********x for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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Southern CA Ephemera Assortment4348 - Southern CA Ephemera Assortment
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Approx 13 items. c. 1940 color Knott's Berry Farm brochure. Cardboard folding map of Los Angeles with stains, 1951 rainfall chart of Los Angeles...
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Southern California Ephemera4349 - Southern California Ephemera
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Hardback books (2) City-Makers, Remi A. Nadeau, The Men who transformed Los Angeles from Village to Metropolis During the First Great Boom 1868-1876;
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Scenes in Southern California Booklet4350 - Scenes in Southern California Booklet
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1903 edition. Softcover, approx 30 b/w So. Cal. photos-Santa Barbara, Mt. Lowe, Figueroa St. etc. Cover edges have signs of wear. Date: Location:
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Picturesque Southern California Booklet4351 - Picturesque Southern California Booklet
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23 page bound booklet by M. Rieder 1903 with colored views of Southern California. Illustrations of East Lake Park in LA, oranges, Mammouth Wharf, Old
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Postcards of the Mojave Desert, Southern California  Area4352 - Postcards of the Mojave Desert, Southern California Area
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1) River Lodge, Lake Havasu Sportsman's Club. 2) Cloudburst on Clientele Creek. 3) Deck on the Salton Sea, Frashers Foto. 4) Date garden in Coa...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to s******z for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Southern California History Books (3)4353 - Southern California History Books (3)
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3 hardcovers-History of Los Angeles, City County, Vol. 1 and 2 by Spalding. Softcover Panorama-A picture history of Southern California by Title Insu
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to d******0 for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Southern California Island Books (3)4354 - Southern California Island Books (3)
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A Step Back in Time by Santa Cruz Island Foundation. Santa Barbara's Royal Rancho by Tomkins. Santa Cruz Island by Clark. Date: Location: Ca...
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Napa and Sonoma Wine Co. Stocks (4)4355 - Napa and Sonoma Wine Co. Stocks (4)
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One of the first public wine companies. Incorporated in the days of the nascent California wine industry in 1872. Four unissued certificates. Very rar
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Suisun & Fairfield Water Company Stock Certificate4356 - Suisun & Fairfield Water Company Stock Certificate
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Incorporated April 24, 1866. Dateline Suisun City, Solano Co., May 4th, 1877. No. 94, issued for one share to J. Frank & Co. Signed by president...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 6******n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Sutter County Treasurer's Warrant4357 - Sutter County Treasurer's Warrant
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1857 Warrant in the amount of $105.78 to Sutter County Auditor. Good condition. Plastic protective cover. 8" x 3.75". Date: 1857 Locatio...
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T. Edwards, Sutterville, CA Tradecard4358 - T. Edwards, Sutterville, CA Tradecard
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US Flag, Sutterville, Sacramento Co., Cal. 1.75" x 3', diagonal crease, adhesive on rear. Date: Location: Sutterville, California HWAC#...
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Weed Lumber Mill Real Photo Postcard4359 - Weed Lumber Mill Real Photo Postcard
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Postcard shows the W.L. Co. Factory. Produced by Fidler Photo. Postmarked February 1914. Date: Location: Weed, California HWAC# 63844
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Phineas Banning Billhead, Wilmington, CA4360 - Phineas Banning Billhead, Wilmington, CA
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Phineas Banning who was a commissioned merchant who was responsible for the development of the Wilmington Harbor in the 1850's bringing the tran...
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1875 Article on Yosemite4361 - 1875 Article on Yosemite
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New York tribune 8.27.1875 with long article on Yosemite, unauthored, but listed as a "special Correspondent.". Excellent expose on the Yo...
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Four Stereoviews of Hutchings Hotel, Yosemite4362 - Four Stereoviews of Hutchings Hotel, Yosemite
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Lot of 4 different. None have the publisher identified. Similar views of the hotel with Sentinel Rock in the background. Please inspect. (Prag Collect
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Yosemite Stereoview Collection: Later Views4363 - Yosemite Stereoview Collection: Later Views
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Lot of 28. This is a really nice set of "later" stereoviews (i.e. not 1860s-80s). Includes: a set of 11 cards from a family vacation (1920...
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Yosemite Stereoview Collection: Moulton4364 - Yosemite Stereoview Collection: Moulton
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Lot of three stereoviews (4" x 7") from John S. Moulton (Salem, Massachusetts). Best card is No.35 view of Hutchings' Hotel with Senti...
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Yosemite Stereoview Collection: Three Different of Lamon's Cabin4365 - Yosemite Stereoview Collection: Three Different of Lamon's Cabin
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Three different rare stereoviews by John P. Soule (Boston) c.1870 of Lamon's Cabin in Yosemite. 1) No. 1245: Close-up exterior view with three m...
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Mechanical Oriented Ephemera4366 - Mechanical Oriented Ephemera
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RPC of Martin Itjen and his street car, Skagway, AK. Booklet of California's Twentieth Century School-Agriculture, mechanic, household arts. Fre...
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2 California Indexed Pocket Maps4367 - 2 California Indexed Pocket Maps
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1919 Rand McNally Indexed Pocket Map and Auto Road Guide, California. 89 pp plus advertisements. c. 1920's Rand McNally Indexed Pocket Map, Tour...
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Map of California & Nevada4368 - Map of California & Nevada
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1) Double Truck, multi color California,/Nevada map South portion California. Asher & Adams. Nye and Lincoln Counties, Nevada. 17.5" x 24&...
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Gold Rush Map of California4369 - Gold Rush Map of California
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Map of Public Surveys in California to accompany Report Surveyor Gen. Signed by Surveyor General of California. Gray ink on cream color paper. Slight
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Map of California4370 - Map of California
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Double truck map of California. PP 102-103. Multicolor, Nevada and Oregon on reverse. 14.5" x 22". Date: Location: California HWAC# 5...
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Map of Early California4371 - Map of Early California
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Old Map of California General Map of Explorations & Surveys, shows lower California, part of the Sonora Desert, the Colorado Desert, shows porti...
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Rand McNally California Pocket Maps4372 - Rand McNally California Pocket Maps
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Rand McNally Pocket Map and Shippers' Guide of California with detached covers. Additional old California map with many tears. fragile. Please i...
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Vintage California Map Assortment4373 - Vintage California Map Assortment
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Old maps-Pasadena, Los Angeles, Feather River, San Diego, Riverside, Tuolumne, San Francisco, East Bay, So. Cal Sunshine Empire Date: Location: Ca
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2 Old Calif. Business Cards4374 - 2 Old Calif. Business Cards
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Small card from Mrs. John Steele, San Andreas, Cal. Larger pictorial card from Mrs. A. Horstmann, Dealer in Fashionable Cloaks and Suits, Stockton, Ca
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Santa Clara County & San Joaquin County Receipts4375 - Santa Clara County & San Joaquin County Receipts
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4 Billheads from California. 1) San Joaquin County, 1864 to W. B. Stamper(?) for services as County Assessor 2) Receipt for State & County Taxes...
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Book, A Yankee in Mexican California4376 - Book, A Yankee in Mexican California
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Hardback book, with plastic jacket, excellent condition. A Yankee in Mexican California, Abel Stearns, 1798-1848 By Doris Marion Wright. pp. 144, 6.5
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Brooch Pins from IOOF (2)4377 - Brooch Pins from IOOF (2)
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1 gold brooch pins, one reading "Olive Caplinger/Big Oak/Rebekah Lodge #259/December 6, 1922/California 760" it has "50" on it l...
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Calico Print Ghost Town Newspapers (6)4378 - Calico Print Ghost Town Newspapers (6)
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6 issues from 1960-1961. Tales and Trails of the Desert West. Date: Location: California HWAC# 69038
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California Assorted Ephemera4379 - California Assorted Ephemera
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16 registered mail receipts, 1897 and 1899 Wells Fargo receipt, attorney letter, liquor billheads, 1865 Shingle Springs receipt and approx 11 other 19
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California Gold Rush Books (3)4380 - California Gold Rush Books (3)
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Gold Districts of California Bulletin 193, 1970. The California Gold Country, Highway 49 Revisited by Koeppel. In the Diggings in'49 by Coy. D...
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California Gold Rush Checks  (7)4381 - California Gold Rush Checks (7)
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Unused checks. Banking House, Montezuma 1854. 6 PA Lamping & Co., Downieville, CA c. 1860's. Date: Location: California HWAC# 63378
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California History (5 Books)4382 - California History (5 Books)
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1) California Legacy The Watson Family, 1820-1980 by Judson A. Grenier, c.1987, pp.504; 2)Ho! For the Gold Fields,Northern Overland Wagon Trains of th
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California History Books (4)4383 - California History Books (4)
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1) It's an Old California Custom by Lee Shippey, signed by Lee Shippey 1948, pp.292. (Hardback); 2) The Story of California, by Stewart Edwqrd W...
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California Mining Camp Ephemera4384 - California Mining Camp Ephemera
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Lot of twelve pieces. Billheads and receipts from towns of North San Juan and French Corral, Alleghany, Sierra County; North Bloomfield; Camptonville;
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California Mission Books (2)4385 - California Mission Books (2)
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In and Out of the Missions by James, California's Missions by Suydam. Hardcovers. Date: Location: California HWAC# 63701
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California Pictorial Letter Sheets 1849-18694386 - California Pictorial Letter Sheets 1849-1869
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Beautiful & extra rare book by Joseph Armstrong Baird, Jr.,many pictorials, interesting lot. pp.171. Excellent condition, 10.5" x 14"....
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California Sheet Music Group4387 - California Sheet Music Group
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6 different California sheet music pieces. I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Golden Gate by Jolson, Cable Car San Francisco, The California Polka by D
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California Trail (6 Books)4388 - California Trail (6 Books)
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4 paperbacks & 2 hardbacks: 1) The Plains Across by John D. Unruh, Jr. 1982 reprint, pp.352; 2) The Overland Trail by Herbert Eaton, c. 1974, pp...
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Diaries of California Gold Seekers4389 - Diaries of California Gold Seekers
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Lot of 6 Books 1) Westward Journeys Memoirs of Applegate & Porter Who Traveled the Overland Trail, c. 1989, pp.402. 2) Overland to California wi...
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Gold Rush Books (5)4390 - Gold Rush Books (5)
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Softcover Quarterly of the Society of California Pioneers, March, 1931. Hardcovers-Sam Brannan Builder of San Francisco by Stellman, On The Old West C
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Modoc War Claims, Letter from Secretary of War4391 - Modoc War Claims, Letter from Secretary of War
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Paperback book of Claims of the States of California and Oregon, and citizens thereof, on account of the Modoc War. (1872-1873) 6" x 9". ...
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Mother Lode Ephemera Group4392 - Mother Lode Ephemera Group
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Approx 30 items from the Mother Lode. Scott's Valley Republican ticket, billheads and letterheads-some pictorial. Placerville, Grass Valley, Mar...
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New York Volunteers In California 1846-18484393 - New York Volunteers In California 1846-1848
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2 volumes in 1 hardcover. With Stevens to California by Lynch and Stevenson's Regiment in California by Clark. 94pp with index and foldout map. ...
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Paddle-Wheel Days in California (Hardback book)4394 - Paddle-Wheel Days in California (Hardback book)
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Paddle Wheel Days in California by Jerry MacMullen. pp.134, black & white photos, good condition.7.5" x 10.5". Date: Location: Cal...
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State Controller's Office Warrant (2)4395 - State Controller's Office Warrant (2)
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2 California State Controller's Office Warrants. 1) dated 1880; 2) dated 1855. Both protected in plastic jackets, in excellent condition. 9.5&q...
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The Overland Stage to California (Book)4396 - The Overland Stage to California (Book)
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The Overland Stage to California, by Frank A. Root and William E. Connelley. "Personal Reminisces and Authentic History of the Great Overland ...
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Rare Biographical Work on John Alexander4397 - Rare Biographical Work on John Alexander
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Rare biographical work for John Alexander and the families of Alexander, Wilkinson, Sparr, and Guthrie. by Wm. G. Alexander. The Xl Job Printing Offic
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Rare Denver Photographer Business Card w/ Original Photo4398 - Rare Denver Photographer Business Card w/ Original Photo
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Business card for Art Rindskopf, Photographer, 912 E. 13th Ave., with Golden Eagle D.G. Co., Denver, Colorado. Card has original photograph of man pos
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The Pioneer Western Bank, First of Denver 1860-19804399 - The Pioneer Western Bank, First of Denver 1860-1980
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Book of The Pioneer Western Bank, color & black & white photos. pp.219, 9.5" x 12". Beautiful condition. Date: c. 1984 Location...
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