California, Fort Jones, AB Carlock, 25 Cents, no date (probably 1860s-70s), litho by Britton and Rey of San Francisco, serial #59, green tint on face, red back, portrait of Mr. Carlock? at upper left, extremely rare, very fine.   $4500   photo

(From Sacramento Daily Union, Feb 12, 1869) "We came near having a destructive fire at Fort Jones last week. The dwelling of A.B. CARLOCK, situated in the lower part of the town, caught fire from a defective flue. The Fort Jones fire department were out in full force, it being the first run since purchasing their fire apparatus. About fifty men were at the fire, but all had forgotten to bring buckets, hooks, ladders or anything else to aid in putting our the fire." Carlock was postmaster at Fort Jones from 1862 to at least the 1880s. He is listed in the 1885 Siskiyou County directory as "Carlock, Adam B. - banker, agent Wells, Fargo & Co., Western Union Tel Co., Postmaster". He later became President of Siskiyou Telephone Co. when it was incorporated in 1896.

California, Hollywood, Pirates Den, $10 CSA replica advertising note, copyright 1942, skull and crossbones in red, blue frame with patriotic slogans, "Do Not Shrink from your Duty" and "Remember Pearl Harbor", a bit of margin roughness, fine.   sold   photo

California, Riverside, Associated Banks of Riverside, California, $1, November 25, 1907, "PAID 2 27 09" perforated cancellation, choice crisp uncirculated.   $150   photo

California, Sacramento, Store at N.W. Corner 9th and J Streets, $1, 1883, "One Dollar Gold Note", miner leans on bar at left, train winds through mountain landscape at right, executed in the style of a National Gold Bank Note, brown back reads, "This Note will be received at par in payment for merchandise sold at our store. N.W. Cor. 9th & J Sts.", this is not an advertising note but a fully negotiable scrip note and a rare and spectacular one at that, very good to fine.   $4750   photo

California, San Francisco, Wm. G Badger, $20, Commission Scrip, no date (1874 date penciled on back), deer by stream at center, America with flag at left, six cherubs at right, text on back with illustration of fancy organ, any $20 Commission Scrip is rare, this note especially so as a California piece, uneven aging on back, extremely fine.   $450   photo

California, San Francisco, California, New York & European Steamship Company, $50, 1859, these were good for transportation and payment of freight charges or would be redeemed in gold "at the discretion of the President and Directors of the Company. They come with several different dates, seen in the undertint below the portrait and are rare. I have never seen one signed and issued. This one has a couple of 1/2-3/4 inch tears in the top edge and three tiny holes along the folds, the appearance is nice and grade is very good.   $250   photo

California, San Francisco, Miners Bank of Savings of Alta-California, 50 Cents, Aug 10, 1853, #18763, the serial number, date and signature of Solomon Smith are likely falsely filled in, payable "IN GOLD DUST", and possibly the only obsolete note with this payment clause, missing two right corner tips, otherwise fine.   $1750   photo

California, San Francisco, San Francisco Clearing House Certificate, $1, Nov 1, 1907, three punch cancellations, a small pencil notation in upper right margin, crisp uncirculated.   $45   photo

California, San Francisco, San Francisco Clearing House Certificate, $5, Nov 13, 1907, "PAID" punch cancellation, a "wells Fargo Nevada National Bank" stamp at right, nice extremely fine.   $65   photo