PBA Galleries

Over 500 lots of rare, significant, curious and captivating material spanning five centuries, from seminal documents in the founding and governance of California to sublime photographs of the American West and Hawaii. Included are rare works on the exploration of the world and expansion in the Americas, manuscript and documentary materials revealing key aspects of U.S. history and culture, rare maps of townships and cities and of the world at large, scarce ephemera, and much more.

PBA Dynamic Bidding

When you place an absentee bid online, PBA's Dynamic Bidding will calculate your absentee bid against competing absentee bids and determine the current high bid amount.  So, for example, if you place an absentee bid of $200 on an item with a minimum bid of $100, you will be notified that you are the high bidder and the bid is at $100.  If a second bidder then places a bid of $150, your bid will be incremented up to $160.  The under bidder will also be notified by email that their bid was outbid with a link to the item to enter a higher bid if desired. The current high bid will be the starting bid when the lot comes up in the live auction itself. In addition to providing full transparency, Dynamic Bidding will allow you to make more informed decisions.

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