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1852 San Jose CA Gold Rush Era Probate Sale Rufus Kittridge Land West Santa Clara Mission Poster
Sale date line 9th Day of December 1852. Poster measures 12 X 8 1/4 inches. A rare broadside announcing an auction of the estate and lands of Rufus Kittridge of Santa Clara County, California, signed in type by sheriff and public administrator John Yontz. Among the items to be sold were one horse, one cart and harness, some wheat, and articles of Household Furniture Also, all the right, title and interest of Rufus Kittridge in and to a claim made by him...supposed to be on lands claimed by the heirs of Alviso. The latter is a reference to Juan Ignacio Alviso, a Mexican American Ranchero who owned a large Mexican land grant in present day Santa Clara. Great condition with crease folds.
id #7250
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$1250
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1851 Clipper Ship Race Hound New Line for California Direct for San Francisco Gold Rush Broadside
illustrated circular of Clipper Ship Race Hound with details of prices and schedule, from Adam Smith, 28 Front St. (New York), printed by George F. Nesbitt , with original cover postmarked New York Feb 16 PAID 5 cts. to Pennsylvania. vertical and horizontal fibrous type rice paper reinforcement to the broadside with repair in lower center. Sat. 1st Day Feb. only year dates would be 1851 or 1855. The Clipper Ship Race Hound sail dates are known from 1851 to 1855. This Broadside most likely 1851 for later 1851 and 1852 the colorful Clipper Ship trade cards were being used as advertising. Most ships by 1855 were Cargo and passenger lines, this states passengers only. Broadside measures 6 X 9 3/4 inches.
id #7249
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$7900
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Aug. 22 1901 Gloucester Mass. to London, England and forwarded within London
1c-10c Pan-American (294-299). Tied by "Gloucester Mass. Aug. 22 2PM 1901" duplex datestamps on cover to London, England and forwarded within London, purple Baring Brothers backstamp, 5 Colors - colorful use trans-Atlantic.
id #7248
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$400
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1858 Nichols & Co Express Paid framed handstamp to McDougall and Sharp Atty at Law San Francisco
cover (Thomas NIC-100), some cosmetic cleaning and improvements, only two recorded (this one is not listed in Thomas book), ex Haas and Kramer, with 2004 P.F. certificate (mentions small edge stains and tears, some affecting the frank.
id #7247
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$750
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1857-8 Nichols and Co. Express Illustrated Guard Dog Paid Frank to San Francisco Cal. Cover
(Thomas NIC-002 this is Book Example page 619 , Wc2286) Scott No. U9 with partly readable red oval handstamp (Thomas NIC-101), McKay correspondence.
- Some History - In Oct. 1857, C.P. Nichols and Edward Ludlow formed a daily express to run between San Francisco, San Mateo, Belmont, Redwood City, Santa Clara and San Jose, and semi-monthly to run by way of steamer from San Francisco to Oregon and Washington. They connected with Alta Express for the northern and southern mines and Freeman for the Atlantic States. By June 1859, the express was sold and Charles P. Nichols and Edward Ludlum, became employees of American Express of California.
id #7246
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$475
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May 3 1855 Todds Valley Dedication Ball Long Island House Fancy Multi-Color Illustrated
Placer County California Gold Rush Invitation to Dedication Ball. List of Towns Todds Valley - J.D. Philips , Michigan City - C.B. Kimball and John Cummings , Auburn - Harry Grant , Chas. Winkley. Yankee Jims T.E. Douglas , Iowa Hill G.M. Kimball and F.C. Reed , Wisconsin Hill Wm. Tomlinson , Georgetown - E.C. Southworth , Mamaluke Hill - J.C. Waters , Greenwood Valley - Frank Larkin and Dr. Nelson , Bottle Hill - J.W. Jenks. People and towns listed from El Dorado and Placer Counties. Condition minor 3/4 inch separation at back blank panel. Crease folds, light stains. Folder style measures 5 1/4 X 8 inches, blank inside.
id #7245
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$600
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1853 Nashua 10 Stampless Cover Via Browns Express $1 to Stephen Davis Stockton MC Directive
cover has black Nashua N.H. cds with 10 rate handstamp, struck large blue Browns/ Express/Stockton express co. handstamp (Thomas BRW-100) with matching blue $1. express rate handstamp (Thomas BRW-205b), lightly manuscript M C for carriage to Maxwells Creek, cover defects with wear and tears, short right corners, stamp hinges reinforced opening back flap. Stephen Chapin Davis and his brother, Josiah, journeyed to California in 1850, mining and keeping store at Long Bar, where they also ran an express between the Yuba River mining camps and Sacramento and San Francisco. Stephen later kept a store at Coulterville on Maxwells Creek. Never healthy enough to actively mine for gold, Stephen C. Davis died in 1856 at age 23. The Davis correspondence was ultimately found in the attic of a house in Nashua, New Hampshire which had long been vacated by Davis descendants, and most of it is now in the California State Library, Sacramento.
id #7244
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$350
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1852 Nashua 10 Stampless Letter Via Browns Express $1 Stockton California Maxwells Creek
folded cover dated Nashua Sept 17, 1852 from brother George to Stephen in Stockton Cal., black Nashua N.H. cds and matching 10 rate handstamp, cancel in blue Forwarded By/Browns/ Express handstamp (Thomas BRW-101) and matching
$1 express rate handstamp (Thomas BRW-205b), with additional manuscript M C applied by Browns agent indicating delivery point was Maxwells Creek. Excellent condition.
id #7243
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$400
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1853 Nevada City Hamlet Davis Bankers Cameo Advertising Sacramento City 10 Stampless Cover
condition with wrinkles at left edge, One page letter enclosed dated lined Nevada City Oct. 29th 1853, letter signed H. Davis. - Some History - 1851 Hamlet Davis Nevada Citys first directly elected mayor, election was voided when the initial city incorporation was vetoed by Governor John McDougal. Hamlet Davis was a merchant, banker, express agent, theater operator, and more. In 1857 he moved to Dutch Flat and became a farmer, then, in 1868, opened a grocery store in Truckee. Twenty years later, Davis left Nevada County and settled in Kentucky, where he lived until his death in 1900. Hamlet Davis building was located on Broad Street near Pine. A Rare Gold Rush Banker cameo advertising cover and letter.
id #7242
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$500
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Santafee New Mexico August 2d, 1849 2pg Kit Carsons Ranch Kit and Wife Wagons For California
Two page Letter date lined Santa Fe New Mexico August 2d, 1849, dateline on four-page folded cover mailed with black Platte City Mo. Oct 4 cds and manuscript 5 rate marking to Fayette, Mo., letter reads, in part, Again I hasten to write a few lines by emigrants returning to the states. In 10 minets after I wrote my last we set sail & after some days traveling over the Attone Mountains we reached Kit Carsons Ranch of New Settlement 45 miles of Toas. There four of us left the wagons the next day where we found Kit the day after at 10 Oclock in bed with his pretty little Mexican wife who is as white as he is Kit learning I was cousin to Jo Walker took quite a liking to me and thru the influence of Major McDaniel & Kit they came vary near getting me in as saddler to the excort that here on there way to California after three days stay we left for this place thence to Gallistier 25 miles south, (signed) A.J. Willis, PS write to San Francisco get information from Taylor the P.M. (Post Master) as to how it should be directed, some paper loss on address panel and wear and stamp hinge mends.
id #7241
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$4000
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