Lot 11
Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Company. 1874 stock certificate, elaborately illustrated including view of river valley & bridge, company location Ormsby Co. Nevada, signed by the legendary D.L. Bliss as president, excellent condition with tab detached, 6¼" x 14¼" in attractive frame (no photo).Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $190
Lot 12
History of the Donner Party. Advertising poster, 11"x 14" in black frame, for the sensational book by C.F. McGlashan documenting "A Tragedy of the Sierra", headlined "Terrible! Thrilling! True!", with view of Donner Lake (?); seemingly pristine condition.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $140
Lot 13
Marysville Stage Coach Robbery letter. Two pages from a lengthy letter describing lawlessness, mentions the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco being disbanded, and in the mountains "so much highway robbery and murdering…in broad daylight with men shot off their animals, teamsters plundered, footmen stopped and searched", how the mail coach between Downieville and Marysville with 18 passengers and a "treasure" of over $100,000, was attacked by a gang of 8 and the driver "shot in the arm, one of the passengers, a colored woman, was shot in the head and died two days later"; a fascinating bit of wild west eye witness lore (no photo).Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $375
Lot 14
Overland Wagon Train Trail letter, 1849. Datelined "Indian Territory Sow (Sioux) Nation, June 10th /49", "six hundred miles in…and 100 miles from Fort Laremy", writing to his wife speaks of health of emigrants, "some days we have seen 100 graves", using "buffalo chips" instead of wood for stove, etc; expects to be at Oregon City in "about two months" and to please write there; tender closing words, etc., very scarce Oregon Trail letter (no photo).Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $500
Lot 15
California Miscellaneous Documents, 1850's. 13 items, mostly Yuba County, including licenses to sell Liquor, Goods, Wares & Merchandise, etc; also a 1857 receipt for gold bullion deposited at the Mint of the United States, couple Mining Co stock certificates, etc; nice condition.Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $170
Lot 16
Express Company Ephemera, 1863-1908. Accumulation of bank drafts, bills of lading, receipts, etc., from a variety of companies including Wells, Fargo, American Express, Wells & Co., Harnden Express (Washington, D.C.), Livingston & Fargo; interesting, worth a closer look.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $525
Lot 17
Western Documents & Ephemera. Interesting conglomeration of mainly 19th Century letterheads, Arizona territorial bank drafts, postal receipts, couple 1895 photos of Colfax, Washington; business cards, transportation passes, 1906 program from Grand Theatre, Tacoma, 1875 Quartermaster documents from Vancouver, W.T., Schuyler Colfax free frank as V.P. under Pres. U.S. Grant, etc; should be well worth a closer evaluation (no photo).Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $270
Lot
18 
Benicia, Cal. Red cds (SOL-100) with matching "12½" rate handstamp on buff cover to Sacramento, Cal., Extremely Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $230
Lot
19
California "40" Rates. 5 covers, including blue "Stockton" with matching "Paid" & "40" handstamps alongside, to Fort Smith, Arkansas; black "Marysville 40" clear cds to Mass., 2 partial "Marysville 40" covers of same correspondence to Baltimore, docketed "Morris Bar"; and quite faint red "Culloma / Alta Cal." with matching "40" handstamp, to Indiana; condition mixed to F-VF, please inspect (no photo). Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $200
Lot
20
Culloma, Alta Cal., 40. Integral rate cds (ELD-420) on 1850 cover to Shisham, N.Y., matching arched Paid handstamp alongside; light edge wear, Very Fine, latest recorded strike in Williams. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $120