INTERNET AUCTION #26

ART-CALIFORNIA

224. Art. Artistic Trade Cards, Greeting Cards & Other. Lot of 100+ pcs. Most of the items are from western states such as : San Francisco, Portland,, etc. Lot contains cute valentine cards and postcards. There are several colorful calling cards. A nice beginners collection or great for the dealer to sort. Mostly very fine. Est. $150-250

225. Art. Theatre. Theatre Related Documents, Scrap Books & Advertising Items. There are two scrap books that are full of newspaper clippings, programs and advertising fliers. Several of the items are loose, not in the scrap books. Dates mostly from 1910-1911. Al fine. Est. $50-100

226. Aviation. Trans World Airways (TWA) Playing Cards. Lot of 3 pcs. (1) Box marked Collector's Series and with Bridge Size. Each of the cards shows an image of a Lockheed 1649 - 1957, a four prop passenger aircraft. (2-3) These two decks are identical in style. The card is an advertising for Carolans Irish Liqueur. These decks would have been handled to passengers to pass the time while flying. All appear used but still very fine. Est. $30-60

227. Bolivia. Larecaja. Tipuani. Bolivia Gold Mining Co of Colorado, c.1901. Incorporated in Colorado, promoted from Denver. A placer mining operation located on the Tipuani River that was claimed to run $5 to $25 gold per yard. The dredge on site had a 300 yard daily capacity. There is a the standard expert examination and report and many testimonials. The last page has 2 maps, one showing the location of the company's property and a general view of Peru and Bolivia. The prospectus is a newspaper layout that when unfolded measures 10 x 17" and 3.5 x 8.5" when folded. Discoloration mark at lower left edge when folded. Very fine. Est. $50-100.

228. Bottles Coca-Cola Bottling Co., New Mexico Arizona Contents 6 1/2 fl. Oz. Aqua crown top, bimal. Minor or minimal surface wear. Scarce. Est $25-50

229. Bottles. Bottle Collection. Lot of about 65 bottles. Nice assortment of 51 malted milk bottles 13 whiskey, beer and wine bottles dug in Virginia City, Goldfield and Tonopah. Great window bottles or starter collection. Est $50-75

230. Bottles. California Purple Insulators. Lot of 3. Medium to dark purple. A few chips, displays nicely. Est $30-50

231. Bottles. Eastern Blob Soda Bottles, circa 1860-1880. Lot of 4. A) H. Meis, Hazelton, PA, aqua blob, small lip chip. B) Lancaster X Glassworks, XX, small lip chip, aqua. C) Philada. Glass Works, Burgin & Sons, deep aqua green, iron pontil, some case wear. D) H & D, Savannah Georgia. Mineral water, aqua, small lip chip on ring. Est $50-100

232. Bottles. Oil Bottles Collection, Dark Cobalt, c. 1900-1925. Lot of 8 All with original paper labels (1 damaged label) and mint condition bottles. Some of the labels read: "Oil Lemon Californian" "Oil Pennyroyal" "Oil Fennel Seed" "Oil Juniper Berry" etc. Most have corks and contents. All bottles held one fluid ounce and are 3" tall, 1.25" diameter. Est $40-80

233. Bottles. Tahoe. Tahoe Beer, Original Paper Labeled Bottles. Lot of 6. This has the classic color Tahoe label with Emerald Bay view at the top and the Tahoe Beer insignia below that, Carson City, Nevada. All are about average condition. Each has contents and are sealed; however, the tops are plain, which suggests that this may not have been the original bottled beer. The six are in a Bloomberg Brewery wooden box with dividers for 24 bottles. The Bloomberg label was pasted over a blue Blatz Brewing imprint on the box. Classic Lake Tahoe collectible. Est. $120-240

234. Bottles. Western Soda Bottles, circa 1875. Lot of 2. Beautiful deep cobalt. Both are very clean and slightly damaged but display beautifully. A) Owen Casey, Eagle Soda Works, Sac City (Sacramento). The bottle has a nearly imperceptible crack in the blob top. B) Napa Soda, Haas Bros Natural Mineral Water. This bottle has several small cracks in the blob top. Great Color. Est $200-300

235. Bottles. Whiskey and Beer Bottle Collection. Lot of 29. Nice assortment of whiskey, beer and wine bottles dug in Virginia City, Goldfield and Tonopah. Great window bottles or starter collection. Est $25-75

236. Bottles. Whiskey and Bitters Collection. Lot of 9. Nice starter collection of western dug whiskeys and bitters, all dug in Virginia City, Tonopah and Goldfield, circa 1880-1930. Bitters: Kennedy's Bitters, clear, cracked. Hostetters Bitters. Whiskeys: A. Mattei, Fresno; Hall & Luhrs, Sacramento; whiskey flasks: Roth & Co.; Paul Jones, BCDC in light carnival glass; 2 no-name whiskeys. All appear mint except the Kennedy's, but dirty. Est $50-100

237. California. Alpine. Silver Mountain. Crinoline Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #89. Incorporated in 1863. Issued to James M. Connell for 25 shares in 1863. Uncancelled. Signed by J.B. Purdy as president and Thos. J. Owens as secretary. Vignette of man on hillside looking over mill in valley. Black border and print. 5 X 9. Printer - Wallace Brothers & Co. Silver Mountain was a silver camp discovered probably in the late 1850's, but not really heavily prospected until about 1863. A number of companies were formed at about the time of this certificate, but few produced gold and silver profitably. The Crinoline Co. patented its property, which had a shaft and unspecified underground workings. Quite worn, with upper left corner missing. Adhesive Revenue stamp at left margin. Poor to fine. Est. $250-400.

238. California. Amador. Jackson. Amador Dispatch Book & Job Printing Office, Billhead, 1874. The billhead has a legal paper attached. It appears that the person for whom the bill was for passed on prior to payment. W. M. Penry, of the Amador Dispatch, filed to recover his money. Both pieces dated 1874. The legal paper as a stamp seal for the County of Amador featuring a tree within the seal. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60.

239. California. Butte. Solano and Napa G & S MC., incorporated in California 1890, issued at Fairfield, Solano County in 1894 to Tracy Dobbins for 1500 shares, certificate no. 9, signed by J. M. Bassford Jr. as president and Jas. W. Reams as Secretary. Printed by Crocker & Co., SF. Navy blue print, miner with ore car at left. Uncancelled. 9.5 x 5". The Solano and Napa company owned the Best Mine, located three miles west of Lovelock. They held 40 acres, containing a 650 foot long tunnel accessing tertiary gravels. The gravel was processed through 100' of 12" sluice box. The mine was run by J. Zweifel and owned by Reams, who obviously got financing for the operation through the public marketplace. [Ref: Crawford, 13th Report of the State Mineralogist, 1894]. EX. Rare. Est $200-300

240. California. Calaveras. Melones. Carson Hill GM Corp. Documents. Lot of 6 pcs. 2 different payroll checks, dated Sonora, CA, 1934 and 1937; three letters addressed to Mr. Fred G. Stevenot, Director, regarding grazing rights, July-Sept. 1929; envelope, with Carson Hill return address, 10cnet stamp, partial 2cent stamp and Melones, 1929 Postmark. Fine with tears to Xf, folds. Est. $50-100.

241. California. Calaveras. Smith's Flat. Belmont-Osborn Mining Co. Cert.#382. Incorporated in Nevada in 1929. Issued to Bertha Warren for 500 shares in 1929. Signed by president J.C. (?) and secretary Auger. Two vignettes of female allegorical figures flanking masthead. Brown border. Printed by Mysell Rollins Co. 9" x 11 1/2". Vf, some minor tears. Smith's Flat was located two miles west of Angel's Camp. The district was very active in the 1890's. However, this company's production remains unknown. (Ref: Rand Sturgis, 1931, p.498). Est. $25-50.

242. California. Contra Costa. Suisun. Lewis Pierce Steamer Billheads, 1864-65. Lot of 3 different pcs. All three pieces are for freight shipped from the Port of San Francisco and are datelined at Suisun. Lewis Pierce is printed above the vignette. All three also have a vignette at the left of a schooner. Printed by Towne & Bacon and 5 x 11. All have a fold crease to the right of the vignette. Minor foxing. Very fine. Est. $100-200.

243. California. Contra Costa. Suisun. Lewis Pierce Steamer Billheads, 1863-64. Lot of 2 different pcs. Both pieces have a vignette of a schooner at left edge with Lewis Pierce printed above. Datelined at Suisun with freight shipped from the Port of Suisun. Printed on blue paper and 5 x 11. Very fine. Est. $75-150.

244. California. El Dorado. Slippery Ford & Tallac. El Dorado Multiple Postmarked Cover, 1894. The front of the cover has a moderate black strike cancel from "Slippery Ford, Cal, 1894." The reverse has a postmark cancel from Tallac, Cal, 1894 and a weak strike cancellation from Tahoe. The fourth cancellation is from Vacaville, where the letter was sent. Adhesive 2 cent stamp at upper right. Opened at left edge. No letter. Very fine. Est. $50-100.

245. California. Fresno. Big Creek. Big Creek Real Photo Postcards & Photographs, c.1925. Lot of approximately 80 pcs. Among beautiful mountain and rushing river scenes are mining and railroad images. Most have white borders,2 3/4" x 4 1/2", 3" x 5", and some 3 1/4" x 4 1/2". Images of "Hospital Camp", other various camps, "wildflowers" and others. There are several geographic features with the name of Big Creek throughout the entire state of California. The only town or locality we found was located in Fresno County. The location was named after the Big Creek project of Southern Cal Edison, which was begin in 1911. One of the cards is marked as Carlson, Cal. Carlson Station was a rail depot near Big Creek (California's Geographic Place Names, Durham, 1998). Previously, we had incorrectly identified this location as being in Inyo County. All Vf, some with dark spotting. Est. $350-600.

246. California. General. Early California Counters by L.B. Fauver, 1991. Includes history, origin and evolution of counters. Soft cover, 112 pages, spiral bound, 8 1/2" x 11". Mint. We have several. Est. $10-20.

247. California. Glenn. Pocket Map. Road Districts Nos. 2 & 3, Glenn Co, Cal. Map, c.1945-50. No date and no publication information. About 60 pages. This is a pocket map that shows property ownership, lot numbers, roads, rivers, etc. R. L. Miller with an address is hand written on the front page. There is also a check stub for the Miller Construction Co, which brackets the dates that Miller owned the pocket map to 1955-1960, as the stub is dated 1957. Miller probably used this map extensively for his business as there are several notes and calculations found throughout. Cover has creases and wear from daily use. Fine. Est. $75-150.

248. California. Gold Rush. "Map of the Mining Region of California. 1855" Framed map of the California gold rush region by Britton & Rey. Reproduction, nicely framed. 18.5 x 22" Est $50-100

249. California. Gold Rush. Coast Survey Maps, 1851. This hardbound book contains 58 plates of the coastal areas of western, eastern and southern US. The US Coastal Survey performed the field work and published these coastal maps in response to the California Gold Rush. The maps were generated to prove routes and safe navigation within the inter-coastal waterways and bays. Front cover title "Maps, Coast Survey" in gold gilt lettering. Detailed contents page lists all maps. This atlas accompanied the annual report of the Supt of the US Coast Survey, 32nd Congress, 2nd Session, 2nd Session. Ex. Doc. 3, Senate. Inscribed on the front leaf is "George Wadleigh." Brown boards and gilt print. Exterior is dirty with minor wear to corners. Edges of plates are foxed. Extremely fine condition. Est. $1000-1500.

250. California. Gold Rush. Framed piece, 24 x 10", Three original prints from one of Vischer's works. A) View of the Burnt District, San Francisco after the Fire of May 4th, 1851. B) another view with map C) Fire in San Francisco. (birdseye sketch of the fire ablaze. Vischer's works were generally printed in the late 1860's. Very rare. Est $100-200

251. California. Imperial. Imperial Valley & County Promotional Pamphlets, 1920-60. Lot of 6 different pcs. A) Imperial Valley Excursion. Used an Auto stage coach. 12 panel folding brochure in red, black, white. Circa 1920. B) and C) Two similar pamphlets on Imperial County. 1934. 12 panel folding, blue and black on white, color cover. D) Gems and Minerals, c 1955. Six panel with map E) and F) Circa 1955-1960 pamphlets on the Imperial Valley, one pamphlet style, other folding 12 panel. All fine or better. Est. $50-100.

252. California. Inyo. Death Valley. Death Valley Landscape Real Photo Postcards, c.1920. Lot of 8 different cards showing different views of Dante's View, Volcanic Drive, Zabriskie Point, and Golden Canyon. 5 by Frashers, circa 1930's and 3 by Willard, all with white borders. One used, postmarked Venice, CA, 1935. Est. $40-80.

253. California. Inyo. Death Valley. Furnace Creek Camp Real Photo Postcards, c.1940. Lot of 4 cards, 3 are duplicates. Two different views of the entry to Furnace Creek Camp. All Frashers, all with white borders. Est. $40-80.

254. California. Inyo. Death Valley. Furnace Creek Real Photo Postcards, c.1940. Lot of 6, two duplicated. Shows different views of Furnace Creek Inn, Borax wagons and swimming pool at the Inn. One by Willard, the remainder Frashers, all with white borders. Est. $50-100.

255. California. Inyo. Death Valley. Scotty's Castle Interior Real Postcards, c.1930. Lot of 19 different cards. 17 real photo postcards showing different views of the interior of Scotty's Castle; all with white borders, all Frashers photos. Est. $100-200.

256. California. Inyo. Ryan. Ryan Mining Scenes Real Photo Postcards, c.1920-40. Lot of 4 different postcards of Death Valley National Monument, Borax Mines, and tours of the mine on the Baby Gauge Railway. All have white borders. One postmarked 1952. All 3"x 5", all Xf. Est. $60-100.

257. California. Inyo. Tecopa. Tecopa Cons Mining Co. Cert #1608. Incorporated in South Dakota. Issued to Charles & Krautez for 500 shares in 1910. Signed by Fred Graves president and Sloan secretary. Vignette of "Chief Tecopa" at top center. Attractive brown border. Printer - Union Litho, LA. 9 x 12" Uncancelled. Datelined Rhyolite, Nevada. This was the largest silver-lead producer in California from 1917-1920. The Rhyolite dateline is the rarer form of this certificate. Very fine. Est. $150-250.

258. California. Los Angeles. Hollywood. Hollywood Doll Manufacturing. Cert #30. Incorporated in Nevada. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Green border. 6 x 10". Printer not noted. Extremely fine. Est. $20-40.

259. California. Mariposa. Mariposa. Philadelphia & California Mining Co. Cert. #2242. Issued to T. W. Neill for 400 shares in 1859. Signed by Pearson Serville president and Bettle Paul secretary. Vignette of miners working an outcrop with a log cabin, a bear and a horseman in background. Small vignette at bottom center of a dog guarding a key laying next to a safe. Ornate black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - E. Grattan, Printer, Third & Walnut Sts. 7.5 x 9.5. Signed on reverse by T. W. Neill and witnessed by C. E. Buck. None of the people on this certificate are listed in Bancroft or DAB. They are all probably men of Philadelphia where this issued was sold by J. C. Fremont's attorneys. It is Fremont's first public company based in America that had procured a lease on part of the Mariposa Estate. Minor foxing at edges. Extremely fine. Est. $350-600.

260. California. Mining. Report of the Secretary of War, 1850, by Tyson, Gold Rush Era Scientific Report of California, giving information in relation to the geology and topography of California, 1850. Executive Doc. No. 47. Contains detailed discussions of gold formation and of the discovery of crystalline gold in quartz veins verified by Col. Fremont in hand specimen form to the author. This is the first official scientific report of the California Gold Rush. It was later (1851) published by Tyson privately. This 1850 edition is the rarest of the two published reports. Has chapters on the geology of part of the Sierra Nevada and the coastal ranges, geological structure of the Sacramento Valley, geological changes in California, metal bearing and gold regions, mercury mines, mineral resources in general, vegetable products, indigenous animals, climate, agriculture and public lands. Includes geological sections from Bodega Bay to the Sierra Nevada, the gold regions of the Sierra Nevada, Yuba to Coloma, Cosumnes to Calaveras, Bodega Point and more. Also contains a geological reconnaissance map in California. All in all has 10 fold outs. Handsomely rebound in marbled boards with brown cloth spine. Hardbound, 164 pages, 6" x 9 1/4", some fading, minor folds and foxing, VF. Est. $700-1400.

261. California. Mining. Report of the State Mineralogist by William Irelan, Jr., 1892. 610 pages. The report offers a county by county description of the mining activities over a two year period. There are several black and white sketches of placer mining, presumably sketched from photos. Indexed. Excellent reference. Front and rear cover missing. Chips and wear along edges. Fine. Est. $100-200.

262. California. Mining. Report of the State Mineralogist, 1890. Wm Irelan edited this 10th Annual Report of the State Mineralogist. The report describes each county in detail with maps, geologic cross sections, stratigraphic columns and tables of pertinent information. Mines are discussed and production offered. 982 pages, indexed. Original hard bound cover with gilt lettering on binding. Wear to inside binding resulting in care required for thumbing through the pages. Very fine. Est. $150-300.

263. California. Mono. Mammoth Lakes. California Real Photo Postcards & Chromo Litho Postcards. Lot of 20 pcs. 10 real photo postcards of Horseshoe Lake, Tee-Jay Lake, Devil's Post Pile, Mammoth Crest, Lake Mary, Crystal Crag, Shadow Lake, Twin Lakes, and Twin Falls. Most photographed by Stephen Willard. 3 chromo-litho postcards of Mammoth Lakes area, Lake George and the Minarets, taken by S. Willard, and 3 chromo-lithos by Kelsey of Crystal Lake, Forest Chapel, and skiers on Mammoth Mt.. 2 others by M. Rieder showing the head of the Owens River, and final two of Twin Lakes (by H.S. Crocker Co.) and winter in the Sierras (by Merle Porter). All fine. Est. $100-150

264. California. Mono. Munckton Gold & Silver Mining Co. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette at upper right of what might be the Nevada Capitol Building. Black border with orange underprint and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Britton & Rey, SF. 5 x 10". Stub attached. "Dunderburg Lode, Mono County, California" printed on certificate. George Munckton was a druggist in Carson City during the early 1860's. He may have been the first in Nevada. He was so successful that at one point he had three stores under his name. Munckton, with other men from Carson City, purchased the Dunderburg lode in the 1860's. The mine remained active until about 1902, but total production is not recorded. Extremely fine. Est. $40-80

265. California. Nevada. Grass Valley. Grand Gift Concert Lottery Ticket, 1871. This lottery ticket, #91830, was for the Grand Gift Concert by the Grass Valley Benevolent Association at Hamilton Hall, Grass Valley, January 2, 1871. There was an expected 100,000 tickets to be sold with the grand prize of $20,000 and a total cash disbursement of $150,000 over 1578 prizes. The ticket cost $2.50. An attractive brown design background. Water damage affects the reverse. The front has a light staining along edges. Very fine. Est. $225-450.

266. California. Nevada. Grass Valley. North Star Gold Mining Co. Cert #655. Incorporated in 1867. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of a star shining through a cloudy sky. Black border. Printer - Lith Britton & Rey, SF. 5 x 10". The North Star and Empire mines are the most famous of all the Grass Valley and Nevada County mines. Extremely rare. Extremely fine. Est. $275-475.

267. California. Nevada. Grass Valley. Physician's Visiting Record Books of Dr. E. Jamieson, 1894-1909. 15 pocket sized notebooks provided by various vendors. Each contains names of patients, dates of visits, conditions under treatment and additional notations. Est. $275-475.

268. California. Placer. Auburn. Auburn Ephemera. Lot of 3pcs. (1) First National Bank, indoor thermometer, made by Stanwood Mfg. Co, Boston. Black cardboard. 3 x 11." (2) Freeman Hotel letterhead stationery letter and envelope, dated 1939, white paper with photo of the hotel grounds. (3) Letter and envelope from the Freeman Hotel, on blue paper, dated 1932. Est. $100-200

269. California. Placer. Butcher's Ranch. Mayflower Gold Mine Co. Cert #241. Incorporated in 242 shares in 1894. Signed by Thos. H. McTighe president and Stephen Ericson secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle atop crag. Black border with gold safety print. Cancelled by pen. Printer not noted. 8 x 10". Datelined San Francisco, Cal. This is the famous Mayflower mine located in the Butcher's Ranch district. In 1884, the mine had produced more than $40,000 in gold placer. Left edge has some damage from when the stub was attached, stub now missing. Fine. Est. $20-40

270. California. Railroad. Petaluma & Santa Rosa RR Co. Pass, 1930. Issued to F.E. Jones, Western Pacific RR. Dark blue print on reddish paper. Company logo vignette at upper left corner. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50.

271. California. Sacramento. Sacramento. Baker & Hamilton Illustrated Billhead Archive, 1885-1895. Lot of about 300 pieces. A fabulous billhead collection for the collector or dealer. Most of the documents have a vignette at upper left of three different buildings. The buildings were located on Front Street, Second Street and J Street. Printed on blue paper and datelined Sacramento. About 300 pieces. Est. $300-500

272. California. San Francisco. Gold Rush Adams & Co. Bills of Exchange Lot of 2 pcs. Express and Banking Office, January and October, 1854 issued to Warren Ives and C. Linnbard for $100 and $200 respectively. Both have spindle cancellation, vignettes of a miner at left and the express office building at center. Generally fine. Est $150-250

273. California. San Francisco. Gold Rush. Adams and Co. Bills of Exchange. Lot of 2 pcs. Express and Banking Office, October 2 and 3, 1854 issued to Albert Morgan and J. L. Poole for $300 and $100 respectively. Both have spindle cancellation, vignettes of a miner at left and the express office building at center. Generally fine. Est $150-250

274. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Banking House of Page & Bacon Certificate of Deposit. Cert. #6725. Issued to Wm. Pix for $300 in 1854. Signed by Page & Bacon and Teller Isaac Wymeer. Handsome vignettes throughout, including a seated allegorical figure in the upper right, standing in top center, and draped make at left. Black border, printed by Rawdon,, Wright, Hatch & Edson. In poor condition, with large ink blotches at top and left. Quite fragile, folds and tears. 4" x 8". Est. $15-30.

275. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Burton C. Burt Original Matted Photograph. Photo shows a man seated in a rocking chair in front of a fireplace. The exposure has what appears to be an intention red tint. It is believed that this is a self portrait shot by Burton Burt. Stamped twice on front bottom of the matte with Burton C. Burt, San Francisco. Also signed by Burt. Reverse is also stamped with Burton C. Burt. Photo is 4.5 x 6.5", matte is 8 x 10". Very fine. Est. $75-150

276. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. California Miners' Association Annual, 1900. Proceedings of the ninth annual convention of the California Miners' Association in San Francisco. Hardbound, 6" x 9", 255 pages not including index and advertisements. Contains photos of people and places. This is the finest condition we've ever seen, with only light wear at tops of binding. Inscribed by Byington. Est. $75-150.

277. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Carnival Record Newspaper, 1880. The front page promotes a "Programme" for a carnival, surrounded by advertising. A rare SF newspaper. Est. $50-100.

278. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Geo Haas & Sons Box. An attractive box from Geo Hass & Sons of San Francisco. The box once contained chocolate covered cherries. The lid of the box shows cherries ready for picking off the tree. 7" long x 4" wide x 1.25" tall. Fine condition. Est. $25-50

279. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Miller & Lux Archive. Lot of 32. Many checks drawn on the London & San Francisco Bank. 4 RNFs, payable in silver, dated 1876. 6 Miller & Lux , Burns, Oregon checks with vignette of steer's head, dated 1899. 2 PCs, 1883, RNG SC and Miller Lux embossed cancel. C-r on w. LeCount Bros, San Francisco. 2 same as previous item but 1884 date, and RN has "stamp redeemed" overprint. 10 RN DI, 1876, payable in silver. One 1899 check with steer's head vignette, on Los Banos office account. One check dated 1878, payable in silver, RNG. Printed by LeCount Bros., SF. 6 RNG, dated 1878, no printer noted. Miller & Lux were the largest ranching company in California, as well as owned the largest meatpacking business in the west, and eventually ended up with a huge empire of cattle ranches spread over several western states. Cattle ranching involved obtaining water rights, and the company wielded enormous power in the late 19th century. Est. $200-400

280. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Roth & Co Whiskey Flasks. Lot of 2 pcs. Amber color. One has Roth & Co./ San Francisco embossed in circular pattern on side, and CGW/PCCW on base. Second has Roth & Co. embossed at shoulder and San Francisco, Cal. Embossed at lower edge, and 1228 on bottom. 7.5" tall. Est. $20-40

281. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. San Francisco Municipal Reports, 1869-1903 (Incomplete Set). Lot of 9. By Order of the Board of Supervisors, published by the W.M. Hinton & Co., the Commercial Publishing Co. the Geo. Spaulding & Co., San Francisco, and others. Some of the names of intended recipients - i.e. William J. Bryan/ Martin Mangels/ T.G. Alvord/ and the City of Belfast - embossed in gold on the cover. . 300-500 pps. Original bindings, with cuts and wear to covers at spine, Vg+. Souza Collection. Est. $100-200.

282. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. San Francisco Related Souvenir Playing Cards. Lot of 2 pcs. (1) Golden Gate Exposition Playing Card Box. The two decks that would have been in this box are now missing. Red box with gold lettering. (2) Bright red box with "Finest Quality Playing Cards Featuring 54 Scenic Views of San Francisco. Bridge Canasta Poker Gin -with these fine cards you are bound to win." Two decks within. On one side are color images of San Francisco landmarks. On the playing face are duotone images of more specific locations found within San Francisco. This set is extremely fine. Est. $75-150

283. California. San Francisco. Ship Related Ephemera. 25+ pcs. 1)Book of Pacific Coast Steamship Co. duplicate shipping receipts, 1901-02; 2)Union Trans. Co. Steamers duplicate shipping receipts, 1900-1903. Both hard bound with company initials on covers. 3)10 different photographs of various ships and boats, c. 1880-1940. 4)Letter discussing the sinking of a boat off the coast in Bristol R.I., 1861. 5)11 pcs from Michael & Bro. Harness & Saddlery, KY shipping bills, 1896-1898. 6)Two freight slips from the New Orleans & Red River, 1872 to the B.LO. Hodge, No. 2 steamer. 7)Chromo litho postcard of the "Severn" practice ship. 1cent postage, with Annapolis, 1931 postmark. Varied conditions, fine-Xf, some with tears and chips at edges. Est. $100-200.

284. California. San Francisco. Stock Broker Archive. 200+ pcs from 1880-1905. California related financial archive, including several pieces form Zadig, Wollber & Co., stock brokers, Bullion & Exchange Bank, Latham & King, and various smaller brokerage firms throughout San Francisco. Varied conditions from fine to vf, most with folds and/or tears. Est. $100-200.

285. California. San Joaquin. Stockton. San Joaquin County Document Archive, 1859-1920. Lot of 50+ items. Includes a handwritten 1859 Affidavit to prove Mineral Land, another 1856 handwritten declaration of land improvements, many billheads which include the Escalon Café (early 20th century dates) the Denehy-Howard Co. General Merchandise, Stockton City Steam Flour Mills, and others. A treasure trove of late 19th -early 20th century information on central California. Est. $75-150

286. California. Santa Catalina Island. Catalina Island Original Matted Photograph. Scene is of 7 women and two men. The men are dressed in swimming attire. The women are all wearing long dresses. The group is sitting on a rocky shoreline outcrop. The bow of a vessel is just visible at the right edge. Captioned "At Catalina Isl. Oct, 10, 1906." Reverse is stamped with "Chas. Nunmohger, View Photographer, Catalina Views, Fish Photos a Specialty, xxx, Catalina Is. Cal." Photo is 6 x 8", matte is 10 x 12". Some wear to matte corners. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150

287. California. Santa Clara. San Jose. The Pioneer, vol 11, November, 1899. A. P. Murgotten editor. A commemorative edition published for the Jubilee Celebration of California's 50th year. The 14 pages contain some modern news, but mostly there are stories of the Gold Rush from 49ers and other California historical articles. Several illustrations, especially the first page. 10 x 14". Some minor detachment of pages along seam. Very fine. Est. $25-50

288. California. Santa Clara. Santa Clara County Document Archive, 1880-1920. Lot of 20 pieces. Includes business correspondence, billheads, tax receipts, and more dating from the late 1880's to early 20th century. Est. $50-100

289. California. Tulare. Tulare County Letterheads, 1874-1916. Lot of 11 pcs. Business and personal correspondence and invoices from various Tulare County locations. Fine condition. Est. $50-150