Best of The West - February 2014

c1864 Lot of 40: large collection of Territorial bank documents, checks, receipts, letters, stock certificates, and promissory notes, to name a few.

c1883 108 Documents. Mines, newspapers, hotels, various businesses, mostly 1880s. The town of Hailey was founded around 1865, based on gold and silve

c1865 Letter on "State of Oregon, Executive Department" letterhead from Governor A.C. Gibbs, writing from Portland. He is returning a let...

c1880 49 Letters, Printed Letterheads and Billheads. Belleview (18), Ketchum (31). bThe western towns of both Bellevue and Ketchum began as mining to

c1864 Large eclectic group of documents, letters, bonds, and ephemera from the Terrritory of Idaho. Some include an IOOF document, 1901, sheet of Ban

c1939 This is a 1939 broadside calender, courtesy of Thomas Murphy of Red Oak. It measures 28"x 40" and has a Russell print titled "...

c1865 Wonderful Territorial collection of billheads, receipts, multiple letters, hospital and postal receipts, district court document, legal documen

c1871 Lot of 14: rare collection of assay receipts, including those from the Idaho Sampling Mill Co. Blake & Co. and the Philadelphia Mining &a...

1896 This is a pair of beautiful union badges from the 1890’s. Included is a Camp No. 733 Woodmen of the World, logger ribbon from Idaho City, Idaho.

c1863 Lot of 4: 1 is a bill for the "Multnomah Theater" advertising plays, with Adults admission costing 15c and 25c, and children at 5c ...