Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

Ads, handbills, equipment brochures, letters, receipts, etc. from various companies. City: State: , Date: 1869/1940 FHWAC#:

Lot of 11. Includes: Old Gold Mines Co. (issued, 1906); Vose Mining Co. (two unissued); Stanley Cons. Mining and Milling Co. (two issued, 1907); Evere

16 copies of Oregon Geology, 1980's and 26 copies of Pay Dirt, published in Arizona (4 from 1879 and 22 from the 1970's) City: State:

Hercules Naval Stores, Mercury Powder Company, Wilmington, Delaware, USA. Excellent condition. Great for display or great for storage. City:

Early German work on the metallurgy of copper ores, published Hamburg, 1864. 5 1/2 x 9", 45 pages. City: State: , Date: 1864

Heat shaped dish: Copper Mine, Bingham Canyon, Utah. Two spoons, one copper from anaconda Mine, Butte, Montana and one from Cripple Creek, Colorado. a

1907 Edition of the classic reference book, copyrighted in 1907. Hard cover bound in green cloth with gilt lettering. 1228 pp. The Copper and Mines H

1908 Edition of the classic reference book, copyrighted in 1908. Hard cover bound in green cloth with gilt lettering. 1500 pp. The Copper and Mines Ha

Stunning necklace with five cabachons featuring gold-in-quartz from the Sixteen to One Mine in Allegheny. Probably gold from the "million dolla...

Watch clearly says "Shreve, Treat & Eacret." In the original green leather box with a felt interior. Leather on box is deteriorating, ...

Gorgeous watch in mint condition. 6.5" chain. Face is 3.5 cm diameter. Jeweler is Barret & Sherwood, who, according to the 1888 Langley dir...

Pocket watch with a chain containing 7 sets of small gold/quartz samples and one large oval (27mm x 32mm) gold quartz sample. Watch has fancy engravin

Beautiful size 18 Elgin pocket watch with 7-jewel hunter case movement. Key wind and set. Single sunk white "M.M. Fredrick" dial, black ro...

Pin is 2 3/8" long with horseshoe of gold quartz centered, each end has an inlay of cobalt blue lapis. City: State: , Date:

Beautiful oval-shaped gold quartz set in gold cuff links. Each link has oval (3/4") on each side--4 ovals. City: State: , Date:

Gold quartz mounted in gold horseshoe on gold bar (1.75" long). City: State: , Date: FHWAC#: 26047

Gold Quartz set in silver (5/8" x 3/8") pin. City: State: , Date: FHWAC#: 26052

Probably a gentlemen's pinky ring. Three inlays in ring, one has small corner missing. City: State: , Date: FHWAC#: 26

Small (1.25") bar pin. gold Quartz set in gold with scalloped ends. City: State: , Date: FHWAC#: 26050

Diamond shaped stick pin (2.75" long), tiny amount of chipping on face. City: State: , Date: FHWAC#: 26048

Beautiful and striking 14kt gold and enamel Native Sons of the Golden West President's badge for Twin peaks Parlor 214. The reverse is engraved ...

Original pen and ink drawings of gold miners in California. Two images matted in frame—11" H x 19" W (Burger collection) City: Northern...

Fabulous archive of this Gold Rush-era newspaper. Approx. 85 issues. Earliest is Sept. 15, 1855, last is August 29, 1857. Published every Saturday. Mo

Number 164 for $500 to William Buchanan. Datelined Carrollton. Carrolton was on the North Fork of the American River opposite Condemned Bar. After the

John Sime arrived in San Francisco very early. He was a carpenter/builder. However, he is most known as a San Francisco banker, but also a driving for

Number 115 for 2 to Lucian Brooks. Signed by C. T. H.. Palmer and president (?). Printer - Lth. Britton & Rey, SF. 5 x 10. C. T. H. Palmer was a...

Geological Reconnoissances in California, from Philip Thomas Tyson's Geology and Topography of California. Dated 1850, Baltimore, measuring 12.5...

Number 389 for $500 to E. L. Porter. Signed by A. Arrowsmith. The American River Water and Mining Company was formed in 1854 to build a ditch to diver

RARE! Number 94 for $500. To B. F. Hastings, trustee. Signed by A. T. Arrowsmith and (?). The American River Water and Mining Company was formed in 18

This cash ledger definitely comes from Goodyears Bar. It is dated October 1859 through October, 1862, with listings of deposits, gold coin, gold dust,

Three bundles of iron. For S. A. Newkirk. Would have traveled on the Sacramento Delta under the California Steam Navigation Company. City: Kni

Cert. #33237, bond for 5 francs, issued in 1850. Three vignettes, top center, Neptune pouring water into a river with four miners working. Two vignett

Rare. Inc. November 5th, 1851 in London. Certificate No. 14370 issued to George Edward Cottrell for one share for the sum of ten shillings on Jan. 29,

Incorporated in 1851. Issued in 1851. Signed by President Ryke and Secretary Robert Dude. Light blue paper with blue printing. 5 shares: numbers 23631

White certificate. For five shares: numbers 70746 to 70750. For 25 francs. It looks like there is a hand-written date of June 30, 1852? See the ne

Means "New World." Two stock certificates: one pink and one white. Excellent condition. These are for five shares of 25 francs each. This...

Inc. in Pennsylvania. No. 2051, issued to Theodore Walker for 100 shares on Sept. 28th, 1852. Signed by Pearson Servill (president) and L. Alter (secr

Original watercolor of the Gold Rush view at Mokelumne Hill. The view is from a three story brewery looking toward the town and hills. It shows a grou

A choice certificate. No, 1655. Issued to I.C. Woods for one share. Signed by Henry Eno (president) and E.H. Pomeroy as secretary. No date. Lith. Bri

No. 46. Issued on January 1st, 1855. Issued to E. Rilison for ten shares. Signed by president and secretary. Pen cancelled. Vignette of Mercury figure

Standard Wells Fargo franked 3c envelope with a Napa City advertising cover for James H. Goodman & Co. Weak Napa cancellation. In 1859, James &...

Levee View of Sacramento City as it Appeared During the Great Inundation in January 1850./ Drawn from Nature by Geo. W. Casilear & Henry Bainbri...

Second of Exchange datelined Sacramento, Cal. in 1855 for $84.00. Duplicate printed at left border. The Hastings bank was founded in 1853 at the corne

Very rare! Pre-Transcontinental Telegraph! Certificate No. 695. Signed by Justin E. Strong (the company president) and secretary. Not issued to anyone

From the California Steam Navigation Company. Signed by Hupon as captain. Printed by Towne & Bacon, printers, San Francisco. City: Sacramento

Receipt for freight on Steamboat Antelope signed by Mitchell. Nice vignette of steamer, printed by Towne & Bacon, Printers, San Francisco. The ...

Freight bill receipt from the Steamer Chrysopolis, the Sacramento River's most glamorous paddle wheeler (California Steam Navigation Company), r...

Freight bill receipt from the Steamer Chrysopolis, the Sacramento River's most glamorous paddle wheeler (California Steam Navigation Company), r...

Freight bill receipt from the Steamer Chrysopolis, the Sacramento River's most glamorous paddle wheeler (California Steam Navigation Company), r...

Steamer Chrysopolis delivering Standard Mill flour. J Hupon received payment. The greatest Sacramento riverboat of them all, the steamer Chrysopolis,

Steamer Lucknow. Master Plumer. Nice vignette of a steamer. A. R. Guy, stationary, 130 State Street. Signed for William(?) Davis & Co. City:

Steamer Rambler. Delivering 213 bags of Corn. Signed by E J Weeks for Sanderson(?). Printed by Towne & Bacon, printers, 503 Clay Street. City:

From the Nicaragua Steam Ship Company. C. K. Garrison agent. Garrison and William Ralston became acquainted on the Mississippi River and when Ralsto

Nice vignette of schooner Arrived on the P M Randall with wheat. Signed by Amos Hewitt. City: San Francisco State: California, Date

Another California Steam Navigation Company steamboat. Delivering four from the Standard Mill. The Helen Hensley was built in 1853 in Stockton by Samu

Gold Rush schooner left Boston on February 2, 1853. Master of the ship was a man named Winsor. Carrying 100 barrels of Codoris family flour. Vignette

1) Gilden & Williams Line located on the Lewis Wharf. For eggs shipped on the War Hawk to Marshall Pierce & Company. Shipped from Boston on ...

To Snow & Rey for $127. Signed by agent E. Chapman. Printed by Nesbitt & Co, Wall Street. Blue paper. Endorsed on reverse. Spindle hole at c...

Lot five. 1) Stockton, 1869, Steamer Harriet. Haas & Crow steamship company. $212.13 for freight and passengers. From Henry Miller,of Miller and...

From Henry Pierce. Signed by H Hulbert. February 13, 1860. H. P. Hulbert is listed as living in the 1860 census in San Francisco and his occupation wa

From $60 from Alva Park to $500 from Gilricht(?) and Charles St. Clair. Adams & Company was incorporated on May 1, 1854. These deposits were mad...

Lot of two. One still adhered to paper. 1x1". These tokens were used as money in California during the Gold Rush as pocket change was almost no...

Block of four on glazed cardboard. 25c. These tokens were used as money in California during the Gold Rush as pocket change was almost non-existent. P

Lot of two. 1) 1860 check signed by Morris A Cohen for $36.00 on Fretz & Ralston check. Small round vignette of lady luck on the left side. 2) I...

Document datelined San Francisco July 31st, 1850. "Judge Richardson/ Please put the within enclosed papers on record...yours, Wm. L. Lewis.&quo...

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Number 185 issued on August 4, 1855 for $600 to Mssr A. P. Bessey & Co. Signed by Pierce & Co. (Pierce was a receiving company so this was m...

RARE Gold Rush San Francisco Banking House. Check Number 22 issued to John Laraby for $34. Signed by Gregory Yale. Black and blue with fancy lettering

Sixty kegs of cranberries and 400 hundred barrels of flour bound for San Francisco from Boston on the good ship Telegraph with captain K. Harlow. To M

Importers and Wholesale Dealers in Paints, oils, glue, artist materials, etc. To H. W. C. (Henry Corbett of Portland, Oregon Territory). Nice Gold Rus

Number 165 for 1 share to Mary Parkes. Signed by E. White and J. Rowets(?). RARE and VERY FINE certificate from the Pacific Land Company issued in 186

Pre-49er! Bill of Lading for Macondray & Co. Shipment of gold dust valued at $10,000 on the steamer Oregon, commanded by Patterson going from Sa...

Rare. Date Aug 15, 1854. Pay $500 to Mrs. A. N. Butterfield at sight. Three vignettes: building with carriages outside (left), steamer paddleship (top

Territory of California. Authorized by the town council and carried out by John W. Geary. Fifty vara lot for Henry M. Lewis on the northern side of Ty

Another Territory of California document! 1849. This is a very rare document announcing the sale at auction of a lot in San Francisco. The document, e

1) Pacific Warehouse on December 2, 1861. Cox, Francis & Co. Warehouse & Commission Merchants. Flour from the Lambard Mills to William Pierc...

A blue bill head of Washburn & Co., Merchants Exchange Building, Numbers 54 and 56 Front Street. Listed as Auction and Commission Merchants. Cro...

Account of shipping balance due. A single page account sheet of money owed hand-written for Captain R. Greenlee. Shows first payment on sale of boat,

Inc. in Oct. 1852. No. 190. One share. Dated March 4, 1853 and signed by Byrne (president) and Gunn (secretary), but not issued. Three vignettes: padd

Grain and barley has arrived on the Henry Pru. Jackson & McComb are the proprietors. Schooners were constantly in Suisun Slough headed for San F...

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.

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

Lithograph of "Early California Mining" by R. S. Dogge showing three miners: panning, using a sluice box and an arrasta; a letter, and mor...

Hand-sketched & colored diagram of a mine's cross-section, complete with drain tunnels, shafts, engine rooms, hoists, pump stations and cart...

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

Lot of 21 items! 1) Golden Channel Mining Company stock certificate. The November 4, 1858 Sacramento Daily Union ran this article, "The Golden ...

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

Hand colored sketch and hand colored lithograph of the Panama railway at Colubra or Summit Station by F. N. (Fessenden Nott) Otis (1825-1900). Two ima

Internal envelope, so no stamp or cancel was needed. Handwritten note on left says, (?) W. Box Nevada. City: Downieville State: Califor

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 ...

Chinese used cover addressed to San Francisco from La Grange, home to one of the most famous Hydraulic mines in California. City: La Grange

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...

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. ...

Checks and receipts from Wells Fargo dated from 1873-1903, one with embedded revenue stamp and a receipt with adhesive revenue stamp City: San

Unused advertising cover with vignettes of the Wells Fargo Express Office and Bank in San Francisco. Green text and vignette. Few creases. Overall ver

Four Wells Fargo franked covers from Cordelia, Red Bluff, San Francisco and New York all sent to San Francisco. City: San Francisco State:

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

First of Exchange, stamped "In Currency", also a red round stamp, Nov. 8, 1869. Two adhesive revenue stamps. Check made out to Arthur Devl...

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...

Very rare Wells Fargo label. Vignette of locomotive. Measures 3.25" x 4.5." Very good condition. From the G.M. Hackett Collection. City:...