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Steam Navigation Company Receipt and Bill of Lading - San Francisco, CA

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Steam Navigation Company Receipt and Bill of Lading - San Francisco, CA
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c1850 Small receipt on blue paper, reading: “Received in good order, from J.H. Coghill & Co., on board the Steamer Antelope the following articles, to be delivered at Sac….” Items included are: 2 Bbls hams, 8 HfBbls Sugar, 6 Cases Coffee, 2 Pkgs Cust Soup. 5 x 5.5.” Printer: Geo. B. Hitchcock, Sansome St. A group of steamship captains formed the California Steam Navigation Company in 1854 and within ten years the company monopolized inland water travel in California. [Ref: content.lib.washington.edu/].2).Bill of Lading for Crosby & Dibblee. Shipment of gold bars on the steamer the Golden Age, commanded by Watkins valued at $21,000 being sent from San Francisco to Panama. In 1859, when this document was issued, it was more commonplace to melt the dust into bars for shipment. This receipt is important because it shows the markings that would have been present on the box that contained the bars, such that had this ship sunk, the contents would easily have been visible by location of the markings on the outside of the box. Separated at center along fold. Importantly, the reverse has two original adhesive California revenue stamps. One is a bill of lading first $40 and the second stamp is a bill of lading first $2.00.Original California Gold Rush bills of lading for gold shipments with revenue stamps are rare. - HKA#65984