Dimensions 10 1/2 x 6 inches. Black ink, decoration border. No. 68, not issued, no stamps or signatures. According to the certificate, the Murray Creek Mining Company was incorporated in 1893 in Calaveras County, California View More...
Circa 1880s. Dimensions 11 x 7 inches. Black and brown ink, vignette of steam locomotive running by a lake, and decorative border. No. 1394, not issued, no stamps or signatures. The New York and Northern Railway Company emerged in 1887 after the New York, Westchester and Putnam Company went into receivership and was reorganized. In 1894, J. P. Morgan reorganized it again. It eventually became the Putman Division of the New York Central Railroad. View More...
Original beige paper with black and gilt ink printed on front and green ink printed on back. No date, circa 1916. 10" x 5 1/2." Certificate was folded in half vertically but is very clean and intact overall. Decorative borders on front and back. Front shows three black and white vignettes of people working and a town in a picturesque canyon with a mountain in the background. Gilt seal with no text or embossing in lower-left corner. "1,000,000 Shares; Capital Stock, $10,000.00, Fully Paid and Non-Assessable; 1c Each" This certificate is not issued and has no stamps or signatures. "Inco... View More...
Collection of three original billheads and one original Statement. Billheads printed in black ink on light beige paper with handwriting in black ink and Statement printed in black ink on yellow paper with handwriting in pencil. The beige billheads each have a small black-and-white illustration of a horse seeming to break through the paper in a trompe l'oeil effect. Billheads and Statement datelined with multiple dates 1900 in Sacramento, California. Billhead dates: June 27, July 9, and August 11. Statement date: June 30. Billheads range in size between 8 1/4" x 4" and 8 1/4" x 4 1/2." S... View More...
Collection of two original billheads and one original printed note (receipt) printed in black ink on light beige paper. The billheads and receipt each include handwriting in black ink. Datelined July 6, August 15, and August 22, 1900 in Sacramento, California. 8 1/4" x 4 1/2," 8 1/4" x 5 1/4," and 8 1/2" x 4 1/4." Billheads and receipt are very clean and intact overall except for light age toning, a few horizontal and vertical fold lines, slight wrinkling, a paper stub tipped in at right edge on back, and a few tiny stains. Each billhead, the receipt, and entire collection are Very Good.... View More...
Original trade card featuring a red and white illustration of a young child seeming about to throw a ball. No date, circa 1880s-1890s. 3" x 4 1/2." Trade card is very clean and intact except for age toning. A Very Good copy. Trade card for A. D. Perry & Company, a farming supply store in Syracuse, New York. Trade cards were antique business cards that first became popular during the late seventeenth century in Paris and Lyon, France and London, England. Trade cards were often given by business owners and proprietors to patrons and customers as a way to promote their businesses. Prior t... View More...
Original billhead on beige paper with printed text and handwriting in black ink. Datelined January 5, 1858 in Providence, Rhode Island. 7 3/4" x 4 1/4." Horizontal fold line about 2/3 down on the front. Billhead is very clean and intact. A Fine copy. This billhead lists the name of the buyer who has bought $3.25 of what may be one barrel of tar. The front has the following printed text: "[Handwritten buyer name] Bought of A. F. Adie, 6 & 7 Place, Wholesale Dealer in all articles used for Coloring by Calico Printers, Woolen Manufacturers and Painters. Also, Wheat & Potato Starch, and o... View More...
Original billhead on blue paper with printed text in black ink. Billhead has a decorative letterhead that reads, "A. Finke's Widow, Manufacturers of High Grade Sparkling Wines, Growers and Dealers in California Wines and Brandies; Established 1864." No date, circa 1910. Billhead has a blank fill-in date for the 1900s ("19__"). San Francisco, California. 7" x 8 1/4." Billhead is very clean and intact. Center vertical fold line and very slight wrinkling and few small, faint stains at the top. Also printed on the billhead are the names of the proprietors, E. O. Schraubstadter and E. A. Gr... View More...
Original billhead on beige paper with printed text and handwriting in black ink. Billhead has a black and white illustration of a display showcasing the store's hats and caps. Datelined May 7, 1869 in San Francisco, California. 8 1/2" x 7." Billhead is clean and intact overall. Paper has a few horizontal fold lines. Two large but somewhat faded brown spots are on the right third of the billhead. Text and handwriting can still be read. The handwritten portions include the name of the customer, the item(s) purchased, and the price of the item(s). The customer was "A.[?] Cohn & Co." The... View More...
Original billhead printed in black ink on light beige paper. Also includes handwriting in black ink. Datelined April 1893 in Sacramento, California. 8 1/2" x 4 1/2." Billhead is very clean and intact but has light age toning, a few vertical fold lines, slight wrinkling, and two small punctures in upper-left corner and center that slightly affecting text. A Very Good copy. An original billhead from A. Mendis of Sacramento, California to "Kent Bros." Kent Bros. bought six line items on three separate dates. Each of the dates has two line items, "Barley" and "Bran." The printed header re... View More...
Original billhead on blue paper with printed text and handwriting in black ink. Datelined October 16, 1856 in Worcester, MA. 8" x 4 1/2." Billhead is very clean and intact. Paper has a few horizontal and vertical fold lines and a wrinkle on the left. A Fine copy. The handwritten portions include the name of the buyer, the item(s) purchased, and the price of the item(s). Four items were purchased including "Steel axles," "Shaft Shackles," and glass. The printed text reads, "To A. Tolman & Co., [Dr.?], Carriage Builders & Repairers, and Dealers in Carriage and Harness Makers' Materials, ... View More...
Original billhead printed in black ink on light beige paper. Also includes handwriting in black ink. Datelined July 22, 1887 in Auburn, California. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2." Original handwriting with the company signature written in black ink perpendicular to line items. This inscription acknowledges payment was received in full. Billhead is very clean and intact overall except for light age toning, a few horizontal and vertical fold lines, slight wrinkling, a chip in upper-left corner on front, and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good copy. An original billhead from Adams & Smith of Auburn,... View More...
Original billhead printed and handwritten in black ink on light beige paper. Small black-and-white illustration printed at top. Datelined May 22, 1897 in Sacramento, California. A stamp shows this bill was paid June 15, 1897. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2." Billhead is very clean and intact except for slight age toning, two vertical fold lines, two small indentations slightly affecting text and illustration, two tiny chips not affecting text, and two small closed tears measuring about 1/2" each (neither affecting text). A Very Good copy. An original billhead from the Adams-Booth Company to J. A. Kasrb... View More...
Original billhead printed and handwritten in black ink on beige paper. 8 1/2" x 4 3/4." Billhead is very clean and intact except for a horizontal fold line at center, slight splitting at left and right edges along the fold not affecting text, slight wrinkling, and some bleeding of the ink (may be original) which only affects the company signature and date. A Very Good copy. A billhead for the business of Adolph Boeckmann, a locksmith in Los Angeles, California. The customer's name is written at the top, possibly another business. Company signature at the bottom. There are several items ... View More...
Collection of fourteen original materials relating to Adolph Sutro. Adolph Sutro (1830-1898) is perhaps best-known for being the twenty-fourth mayor of San Francisco from 1895-1897, but he was also a mining engineer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who made a fortune at the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, Nevada. All items in this collection are paper materials. 1865-1912. Some materials are undated. Materials range in size between about 3 3/8" x 7 3/4" and 11" x 17." Each document is one page, complete, and printed on one side of the paper. Materials are all very clean and intact over... View More...
Original trade card featuring a color illustration of flowers on a gray background. Likely doubles as a bookmark. No date, circa 1880s-1910s. 6" x 2." Trade card is very clean and intact except for slight age toning on back and a diagonal wrinkle measuring about 1 3/4" from the bottom edge. A Very Good copy. Trade card for Akehurst's, a store specializing in school stationery in Utica, New York. Trade cards are antique business cards that first became popular during the late seventeenth century in Paris and Lyon, France and London, England. Trade cards were often given by business owne... View More...
Original trade card featuring color illustrations of two young girls holding a fan and apple in a bright, jubilant scene filled with flowers. The back includes a couple half-tone illustrations of pastoral, domestic scenes with people. 3" x 4 1/2." Printer's information on back: "Donaldson Brothers, N.Y." Trade card is very clean and intact except for a small bump in the upper-left corner and slight wear along the crease where the card can be folded. A Fine copy. Trade card promoting Alexander's Tonic Pills, a patent medicine manufactured by the Alexander Medicine Company. The descriptio... View More...
