Sale 765: Elite Americana & Rare Maps - a PBA Platinum Auction (#765) 06/30/2022 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 06/30/2022 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info PDF Prices RealizedPDF Catalog View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBidsViewsAuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-23 of 23. Previous|1|Next Lot #5 Manuscript document signed by Peter H. Burnett as Governor of California, appointing William McPherson Hill as a notary public in an unnamed California county AuthorBurnett, Peter HardemanHeadlineDocument signed by 1st California GovernorDate PublishedSeptember 3, 1850 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #6 Letter from gold seeker Oliver Breedlove to "Friend Jose," replete with fascinating and interesting details of California in the early days of the gold rush Heading(California - Gold Rush Letter)AuthorBreedlove, Oliver H.HeadlineSuperb California Gold Rush letterDate PublishedJune 22, [1850?] View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #7 Archive of material pertaining to early Los Angeles development, primarily relating to Richard Garvey, one-time Pony Express rider and Southern California land speculator and developer; Ozro W. Childs, horticulturist, merchant, land speculator, and a founder of the University of Southern California; and others. Heading(California - Los Angeles)AuthorGarvey, Richard; Ozro W. Childs, et al.HeadlineLand speculation archive from old Los AngelesDate Published1860's to early 20th century View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$16,250StatusSold Lot #9 Three large manuscript ledger books recording court cases in Placer County, California, from 1855 to 1864 Heading(California - Placer County)HeadlinePlacer County court ledgers during Gold RushDate Published1855-1864 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #10 Archive of documents relating to the Redington Quicksilver Mining Company in northeastern Napa County, California Heading(California - Quicksilver)HeadlineArchive on Napa Cal. Quicksilver Mine, 1870sDate Publishedc.1870-1880 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,125StatusSold Lot #11 Spanish document from the lost colony of Branciforte, in what is now Santa Cruz, California Heading(California - Villa de Branciforte)AuthorEstudillo, José MariaHeadlineFrom lost California town of Branciforte, 1810Date Published1809-1810 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$2,400StatusSold Lot #12 Manuscript receipt for sale by Nathan Spear to William Heath Davis of "one half of my flock of Goats now upon the island of Yerba Buena," revealing why the island in San Francisco Bay was then and is still called "Goat Island" Heading(California - Yerba Buena Island)AuthorLeavenworth, Thaddeus M. & Nathan SpearHeadlineGoat Island goats sold to William Heath Davis 1848Date PublishedOct. 9, 1848 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$1,600StatusSold Lot #13 Manuscript letter signed by José Figueroa as Governor of California, to the Secretary of Justice in Mexico City, revealing details of an attempted coup against Figueroa, and requesting the President order the arrest and expulsion of the conspirators Heading(California)AuthorFigueroa, JoséHeadlineCoup against Cal. Gov. Figueroa revealed, 1834 ltr.Date PublishedJune 20, 1834 View details Estimate$40,000 - $60,000Sold for$31,250StatusSold Lot #15 Handwritten memoir by Wesley Hobbs written in diary format shortly after the Civil War, covering in detail his wartime service with the Union Army, and briefly events before and after the conflict Heading(Civil War)AuthorHobbs, Wesley CalvinHeadlineManuscript memoir of Civil War serviceDate Published1866-1868 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Lot #19 Manuscript Expediente of the formation of a Chinese Society in Cuba Heading(Cuba)HeadlineFounding a Chinese Society in Cuba, 1884Date Published1884 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #24 Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22...With an Appendix on Various Subjects Relating to Science and Natural History AuthorFranklin, JohnHeadlineFirst Voyage of John Franklin 1823PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1823 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #32 "Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye": Memories of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Heading(Kennedy, John F.)AuthorO'Donnell, Kenneth P., and David F. Powers with Joe McCarthyHeadlineInscribed by Jackie Onassis to brother-in-lawPublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published[1972] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #34 The Burden and the Glory: The Hopes and Purposes of President Kennedy's Second and Third Years in Office as Revealed in His Public Statements and Addresses AuthorKennedy, John F.HeadlinePresented by Jackie Kennedy to in-lawPublisherHarper & RowDate Published[1964] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #35 Profiles in Courage AuthorKennedy, John F.HeadlineKennedy Profiles in Courage inscribed & signedPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1956] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold Lot #36 To Turn the Tide: A Selection from President Kennedy's Public Statements from His Election Through the 1961 Adjournment of Congress, Setting Forth the Goals of His First Legislative Year AuthorKennedy, John F.HeadlineTo Turn the Tide inscribed by John F. KennedyPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1962] View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Lot #40 Official discharge letter signed by George Anson, and Samuel Barrington for sailor in sick quarters aboard the H.M.S. Salisbury at the time of James Lind's historic experiment on scurvy Heading(Lind, James - Scurvy Experiment)HeadlineScurvy aboard the HMS Salisbury, James LindPublisherOffice of the Lord High AdmiralDate Published1747 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #46 Mexican War letter signed by General Zachary Taylor to Adjutant General of the Army in Washington D.C. Heading(Mexican-American War)AuthorTaylor, ZacharyHeadlineMexican-American War letter from General TaylorDate PublishedApril 11, 1847 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #47 Manuscript document containing complaints about unjust actions and dereliction of duty by Joachin Joseph de Rivera, the Chief Justice of Sonora, and other government and military officials Heading(Mexico - Northern Frontier)AuthorAnza, Juan Bautista de, et al.HeadlineTroubles on Arizona frontier, 1720 documentDate PublishedFebruary 22 & May 19, 1720 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Lot #48 Four manuscript letters from Juan Gutierrez de la Cueva, a Spanish officer active in the frontier regions of Arizona, California and Texas, to Joaquín de Amezqueta, Commander of the Presidio de San Carlos, Sonora Heading(Mexico - Northern Frontier)AuthorGutierrez de la Cueva, JuanHeadlineFighting Apaches on Mexico's frontier, 1786 lettersDate Published1786 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Lot #49 Letter from the Bishop of Guadalajara to Charles III of Spain on the expulsion of the Jesuits, the 1767 Revolt and the evangelization of northwest Mexico and California Heading(Mexico - Northern Frontier)AuthorRodríguez de Rivas y Velasco, DiegoHeadlineLetter on Jesuit expulsion from California 1768Date Publishedc.1768 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$3,250StatusSold Lot #50 Three original manuscript letters and one accompanying manuscript document on the defense of the northernmost Spanish territories of New Spain against the United States and the indigenous Apache and Comanche people Heading(Mexico - Northern Frontier)AuthorSalcedo, NemesioHeadlineDefending Mexico's northern frontier 1809-10Date Published1809-1810 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Lot #63 Autograph letter from Lorenzo Sitgreaves, U.S. Army Engineer and future Colorado River explorer, to his cousin John Scott regarding a pessimistic outlook on promotion in the military AuthorSitgreaves, LorenzoHeadlineAutograph letter signed by Lorenzo SitgreavesDate PublishedMay 18, 1833 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #94 WITHDRAWN - White Star Line First Class Accommodation Plan for the Titanic Heading(Titanic)HeadlineWITHDRAWN - Deck plan of the TitanicDate PublishedDecember 1911 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next