Best of The West - February 2014

c1940 This is a lot of 10 near mint condition black and white RPCs of Death Valley Scotty, including views of his castle and ranch, Mt. Whitney and t

1867 This is a stock certificate for 50 shares at $100 per for the Redstone Mining Company in Dutch Flat, Placer County. It appears to have been issu

Lot of 60 handwritten letters, which date from 1897 to 1911, from California/Nevada Historian Myron Angel, of San Luis Obispo, to his first cousin, Ma

c1916 This framed 16" x 18" piece is a colorful advertisement for the Valley Grocery Co. The heacy cut-paper illustration shows two girls...

1892 The photo shows John Crossman walking the tight rope in Gibsonville, Sierra County, CA on July 4. A crowd of people watches from below. Photo wa

c1853 Eureka Quartz Mining Company stock certificate, No. 128, for one share of capital stock. The issuee line is blank, but the stock is dated 24 Ja

1896 A legal size binder with typed carbon copy of the legal proceedings of: Scadden Flat Gold Mining Company, Plaintiff, vs. Elizabeth Scadden, Admx

c1912 This lot includes three broadsides advertising the Thomas Ince short film, “Custer’s Last Fight.” As with much of the entertainment claims offe

c1890 This lot includes more than 100 items, including many letters, prescriptions, billheads, receipts and correspondence (with covers) all relating

1865 This is a $1000 Bond, No. 32, issued to C.C. Robinson, Trustee, on the 30th of May. Signed by Wm. S. Corwin, President, and by Charles Hudson, S