Western Americana Postcards, Vintage Photographs, and Stocks

$1,000 bond issued 1910, punch cancelled. Green border and background. Vignette showing Hetch Hetchy in Yosemite. After the 1906 San Francisco earthqu

Grafton Taylor Brown lithographed this stock in San Francisco. Number 355 was issued to Joseph Bufone on July 20th, 1885. Signed by President Frank Wi

Lot of six stock certificates for the Felton Water Company (Felton, CA, near Santa Cruz). Three are issued: two 1889, one 1891, all pen cancelled. One

Very early number 13 to Joseph Rosenberg for one share. Signed by JE Abbot and S Chabot. Not cancelled. (Prag collection) City: Vallejo State: Calif

Lot of eight. Best is an issued 1921 stock for Promontory Ranch Company. Signed by William Henry Crocker as president (Crocker was also president of C

Lot of three. 1) Two rare 1902 $500 bonds for the Turlock Irrigation District (Stanislaus and Merced Counties). Both are stamp and punch cancelled. Vi

Lot of six pieces. Includes: Perris Irrigation District (San Diego & San Bernardino) $500 bond (issued 1891, not cancelled, large irrigation vig...

Lot of seven early certificates. 1) Six for Norwich Water Power Company. Connecticut. Five issued 1864-1871, plus one unissued. Three not cancelled, t

Lot of five. 1) Idaho Irrigation Company. Four different bonds: $100 (green 1913), $100 (brown 1913), $500 (red 1913), and $1,000 (blue 1913). None ar

Lot of four. 1) Gorgeous 1884 $1,000 bond for The Lampasas Water Company. Not cancelled. Green border, gold seal, and allegorical vignette. Thirty cou