Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

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Americana and Numismatics
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James S. Meredith 1854 loan document1680 - James S. Meredith 1854 loan document
Holabird 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.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to c****n for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Funded Debt of Yuba County1681 - Funded Debt of Yuba County
Holabird 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
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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California Gold Rush Ephemera1682 - California Gold Rush Ephemera
Holabird 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...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to T******1 for (90.00 + 20.25BP) = 110.25
 
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El Dorado Mines Cross-Section Sketch1683 - El Dorado Mines Cross-Section Sketch
Holabird 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...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to d********9 for (250.00 + 56.25BP) = 306.25
 
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Gold Rush-era Billheads and Receipts1684 - Gold Rush-era Billheads and Receipts
Holabird 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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
 
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Nice group of unused Gold Rush documents1685 - Nice group of unused Gold Rush documents
Holabird 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 ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (140.00 + 31.50BP) = 171.50
 
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Two Gold Rush Area Wells, Fargo & Co. Covers1686 - Two Gold Rush Area Wells, Fargo & Co. Covers
Holabird 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
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to V********e for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Panama Railway; Colubra or Summit Station (sketch and a lithograph)1687 - Panama Railway; Colubra or Summit Station (sketch and a lithograph)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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