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1680James S. Meredith 1854 loan documentHolabird Western Americana Collections
To his brother Baker. November 1, 1854. James Sebastian Meredith arrived in Folsom in 1849 with his two brothers Baker and Hector. There was a J. S.
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to c****n for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
1681Funded Debt of Yuba CountyHolabird Western Americana Collections
Number 47 fro $500.00 to Arthur S. Barber. Signed by Charles Lindley and Henry (?). This is an early California bond that was issued in 1852. That was
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
1682California Gold Rush EphemeraHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lithograph of "Early California Mining" by R. S. Dogge showing three miners: panning, using a sluice box and an arrasta; a letter, and mor...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to T******1 for (90.00 + 20.25BP) = 110.25
1683El Dorado Mines Cross-Section SketchHolabird Western Americana Collections
Hand-sketched & colored diagram of a mine's cross-section, complete with drain tunnels, shafts, engine rooms, hoists, pump stations and cart...
Estimate : 600.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to d********9 for (250.00 + 56.25BP) = 306.25
1684Gold Rush-era Billheads and ReceiptsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. 1) Phoenix Iron Works billhead. San Francisco, April 19th, 1856. Jon. A. Kittredge, Fire-Proof Doors, Shutters, Vaults, Etc. One dozen rivet
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
1685Nice group of unused Gold Rush documentsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 21 items! 1) Golden Channel Mining Company stock certificate. The November 4, 1858 Sacramento Daily Union ran this article, "The Golden ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (140.00 + 31.50BP) = 171.50
1686Two Gold Rush Area Wells, Fargo & Co. CoversHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Cover addressed to Knapp in Hawthorne, Nevada. Blue oval Wells Fargo stamp for Columbia. Green 3 cent printed postage. 2) Cover addressed to San Fr
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to V********e for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
2000Internal Downieville, California Wells Fargo coverHolabird Western Americana Collections
Internal envelope, so no stamp or cancel was needed. Handwritten note on left says, (?) W. Box Nevada.
City: Downieville
State: Califor
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 5*****r for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
2001Rare Pictorial Wells Fargo Commission Envelope for Junction CityHolabird Western Americana Collections
First one seen by us! Junction City was a Gold Rush mining camp located on the Trinity River. Wells, Fargo & Co's Express. Commission to be ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to s*****b for (170.00 + 38.25BP) = 208.25
2002Wells Fargo CoverHolabird Western Americana Collections
Chinese used cover addressed to San Francisco from La Grange, home to one of the most famous Hydraulic mines in California.
City: La Grange
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to T********1 for (275.00 + 61.88BP) = 336.88
2003Wells Fargo Cover & Letter (Los Angeles)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter datelined Los Angeles, Jan. 20, 1876. Addressed to J.C. Meussdorffer & Bro. in San Francisco. D. Desmond is ordering RR silk caps. 7.75&q...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****H for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
2004Two Wells Fargo handbillsHolabird Western Americana Collections
These letter sized handbills are about the merger of the Nevada National Bank of San Francisco and the Wells Fargo & Co. Bank of San Francisco. ...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
2005Wells Fargo & Co. Bank EphemeraHolabird Western Americana Collections
Checks and receipts from Wells Fargo dated from 1873-1903, one with embedded revenue stamp and a receipt with adhesive revenue stamp
City: San
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t******2 for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
2006Wells Fargo Advertising CoverHolabird Western Americana Collections
Unused advertising cover with vignettes of the Wells Fargo Express Office and Bank in San Francisco. Green text and vignette. Few creases. Overall ver
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 9*****H for (55.00 + 10.73BP) = 65.73
2007Wells Fargo CoversHolabird Western Americana Collections
Four Wells Fargo franked covers from Cordelia, Red Bluff, San Francisco and New York all sent to San Francisco.
City: San Francisco
State:
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****H for (85.00 + 16.58BP) = 101.58
2008Wells Fargo CoversHolabird Western Americana Collections
10 total. Six Wells Fargo covers from San Francisco plus four different Wells Fargo covers outside of San Francisco. Covers to San Jose (1864), Indian
Estimate : 170.00 - 300.00
Sold to G*****N for (120.00 + 27.00BP) = 147.00
2009Wells Fargo First of Exchange, 1869, to Adams ExpressHolabird Western Americana Collections
First of Exchange, stamped "In Currency", also a red round stamp, Nov. 8, 1869. Two adhesive revenue stamps. Check made out to Arthur Devl...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
2010Wells Fargo Way Bills (4)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two SLOW Way Bills (both 1864) for freight on cases from New York. Each measures 3.25" x 7.5." Also two other way bills (1863 and 1864) th...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t******2 for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
2011Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express Adhesive Label for Honolulu RouteHolabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare Wells Fargo label. Vignette of locomotive. Measures 3.25" x 4.5." Very good condition. From the G.M. Hackett Collection.
City:...
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*****l for (375.00 + 84.38BP) = 459.38