Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025

Reduced Map of the Territory West of the ROCKY MOUNTAINS By Capt.B.L. E. Bonneville U.S.A.

Toning.

The First National Bank of Tucson was the first chartered bank in Arizona.
The Zeckendorf brothers were prominent merchants and early entrepreneurs in the Arizona Territory, contributing significantly to the development of Tucson's commerce in the late 19th century.

Manuscript document datelined "Fort Apache A.T., Oct 22/90" and written by Commissary Sergeant D.B. Jeffer, acknowledging receipt of "$1.26 for fourteen (14) lbs. Beans" from a Mr. J.A. Bridges; with three strikes of boxed "PAID" handstamp.
A scarce surviving example of frontier military commerce from the famed Fort Apache—one of the most storied outposts of the Arizona Territory. Located in the heart of Apache lands, the fort played a central role during the Indian Wars and later served as a reservation agency post. Manuscript material from this period, particularly involving enlisted supply personnel, is seldom encountered.

Signed by miner F. M. (Francis Marion) Smith, Master Workman of Bodie A.O.U.W. Lodge No. 143
Receipt dated July 8, 1893, issued by the Ancient Order of United Workmen (A.O.U.W.) Lodge No. 143 in Bodie, acknowledging a $12.50 payment for "Hall Rent" by Lee Delany. Signed by F.M. Smith, Master Workman—identified in the 1882 Great Register of Mono County as a 42-year-old miner from Missouri residing in Bodie.

Printed receipt from Sulphur, Indian Territory, dated “12/3 1906,” acknowledging payment of 80¢ by “Myers Loyd” in full of his scavenger account.
This receipt is pre-statehood Indian Territory, just eleven months before Oklahoma’s admission to the Union.
Sulphur—famous for its mineral springs—was a developing resort town within the Chickasaw Nation at the time.

The Bank of California check dated May 15, 1872, in the amount of $500.00, payable to H. Sinton & Co., and signed by C.J. Brenham. Featuring a North Pacific Transportation Company vignette at left.

Charles J. Brenham was a notable figure in early California history—an 1849er, Sacramento River steamboat captain, partner in the gold dust firm Sanders & Brenham, and second mayor of San Francisco (1851–52). Financial documents bearing his autograph are scarce and highly desirable, especially those connected to prominent banking institutions like the Bank of California.

Letter from a mother to her children, written from Stockton, California, dated August 14, 1875.

OG, previously hinged with a corner crease at bottom left and staple holes.

Position 30 with an Inking Flaw Touch-Up by the Printer.

OG, previously hinged.

LH

Hinge remnant.

No Gum

No Gum

"CITY PACKAGE EXPRESS, 621 Montg. St."
Large margins all around.

No Gum

No Gum, with vertical wrinkles and a tiny thin.

Thin and a hinge remnant.

No Gum, with a horizontal crease.