Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

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