Category: British Columbia History
New Westminster, B.C. 1878 3c Brighouse & Scratchley Cover
Brighouse & Scratchley Cover 23 April 1878 1c Nesbitt New Westminster, B.C. postal stationery...
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Marcus Smith 25 July 1860 letter to wife
Marcus Smith was an early Railway-Engineer in Canada and his letters relate the Railway life of a Chief Engineer. This is a 2 page letter written in 1860 Hamilton to his wife. Lot 23 in our auction February 16th Saturday #bchistory #railroadhistory
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Page 12 H.B.C. 1830 Account to James Yale officer in charge of Fort Langley
Page 12 of the Gerald Wellburn Fraser River Gold Rush Collection H.B.C. 1830 Account to James Yale officer in charge of newly founded Fort Langley on the Fraser River
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Page 11 1858 Act to Provide for the Government of B.C. in Victoria Gazette
Page 11 of Wellburn’s historical journey through the Fraser River Gold Rush is the 2nd August 1858 Act to Provide for the Government of B.C. published in Victoria Gazette
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Marcus Smith 1856 letter to wife
Marcus Smith was an early Railway-Engineer in Canada and his letters relate the Railway life of a Chief Engineer. This is a 12 page letter written in Ontario 1859 to his wife. Lot 26 in our auction February 9th Saturday #bchistory #railroadhistory
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Pages from the 1858 Fraser River Gold Rush collection by Gerald Wellburn
The Albums Pages from Gerald Wellburn’s Fraser River Gold Rush collection that have featured in our auctions to date.
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Page 10 British Columbia 8 Feb 1859 Proclamation of Duties Payable by Miners
British Columbia 8 Feb 1859 3-page Proclamation of Duties Payable by Miners Page 10 of the Gerald...
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Hudsons Bay Company, B.C. District Fort Grahame $1 Scrip
Lot 194 Hudsons Bay Company, B.C. District Fort Grahame No. 117 $1 Scrip corner rounding Lot...
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Page 9 Fort Hope 1858 Lot Lease from James Douglas, Gerald Wellburn Fraser River Gold Rush collection
Fort Hope, B.C. 1 Dec. 1858 Lot Lease from James Douglas, Governor of Vancouver’s Island...
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Page 8 1863 cover to B.C. Gold Fields, North America, Gerald Wellburn Fraser River Gold Rush collection
Page 8 March 1863 incoming Greenslade & Son Cover to B.C. Gold Fields Wellburn notes:...
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Page 7 1862 London 2.5d Cover to Fort Shepherd, Gerald Wellburn Fraser River Gold Rush Collection
Page 7 1862 London 2.5d Cover to Fort Shepherd British Columbia “This envelope eloquently...
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Page 6 Revocation of H.B.C. Royal Licence in 1858 Proclamation, Fraser River Gold Rush Collection
Revocation of H.B.C. License 3 November 1858 Proclamation by Governor James Douglas page 6 in...
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1859 Rules & Regs for the Working of Gold Mines
Proclamation 7th September 1859 Rules & Regulations for the Working of Gold Mines Lot 90...
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Page 5 Invoice for goods supplied to H.B.C. at Fort Langley 1859, Fraser River Gold Rush collection
Invoice for goods supplied to H.B.C. at Fort Langley 1859 – Page 5 of Gerald Wellburn’s Fraser River Gold Rush sold for $5,000
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Page 4 The Miners’ Ten Commandments, Fraser River Gold Rush collection
1858 – The Miners’ Ten Commandments – The code of the California gold seekers folded...
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Page 3 Orestes broadsheet from 1858 Fraser River Gold Rush collection
Australian Broadsheet for Barque Orestes to Vancouver’s Island 1858 realized $10,000 Lot 80...
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1954 Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, B.C. 60 page Scrapbook
Vancouver, British Columbia 1954 Commonwealth Games 60 page Scrapbook Lot 74 realized $30 in our...
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B.C. 60 Years of Progress #112/350 History Book
B.C. 60 Years of Progress #112/350 History Book w/ photos, some flts Lot 80 in our Auction at Noon...
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Page 2 of Gerald Wellburn Fraser River Gold Rush Collection
Lot 79 Page 2 of Gerald Wellburn Fraser River Gold Rush Collection realized $247.50 in our Auction...
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Page 1 Frontispiece of the 1858 Fraser River Gold Rush collection by Gerald Wellburn
1858 Fraser River Gold Rush Gerald Wellburn Frontispiece, Lot 91 in our auction Saturday 10th...
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1858 Fraser River Gold Rush by Gerald Wellburn
Gerald Wellburn’s 45 page 1858 Fraser River Gold Rush collection is featuring in All...
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Vancouver Island Railway, Esquimalt Graving Dock & H.B.C. Charter
Lot 79 Vancouver Island Railway, Esquimalt Graving Dock & H.B.C. Charter in same...
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Philip Timms’ Y.M.C.A. Vancouver, B.C. Postcard
Lot 108 Timms’ Unused Y.M.C.A. Vancouver, B.C. Postcard All Nations Stamp and Coin Auction...
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Oldest letter 1854 H.B.C. Alaska/Ft Simpson 3-page FLS ex Wellburn
Lot 43 1854 H.B.C. Alaska/Ft Simpson 3-page FLS ex Wellburn Auction 1000 Saturday, February 21...
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