| A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS CIRCA 1928-1930 CHRONICLING THE MAIDEN VOYAGE OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE ARCTIC SCHOONER, THE " ST. ROCH" AND ITS NINE MEMBER CREW. COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 310 PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTING SUCH IMPORTANT IMAGES OF ARCTIC EXPLORATION AS THE FIRST PLANE INTO BERNARD HARBOUR, THE HUDSON'S BAY CO. VESSEL THE BAYCHIMO THE " GHOST SHIP OF THE ARCTIC" , WRECKAGE OF ROALD AMUNDSEN'S EXPLORATION SHIP " MAUD" AND MANY VIEWS DOCUMENTING TRADITIONAL LIFE IN THE ARCTIC PARTICULAR TO THIS TIME PERIOD. MANY PHOTOGRAPHS ARE CAPTIONED | |
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| Sold for $16,000 (Oct '07) | |
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| VANCOUVER'S ISLAND SUPREME COURT TRIAL DOCUMENT BETWEEN JUDGE DAVID CAMERON AND THE VICTORIA GAZETTE CONVICTED FOR BLASPHEMOUS AND SEDITIOUS LIBEL 1859 | INVITATION TO OPENING OF NEW PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1895 |
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| Sold for $525 (April'06) | Sold for $350 (April'06) |
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| VICTORIA, V.I. POWER OF ATTORNEY DOCUMENT | |
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| Sold for $500 (April'06) | |
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| FIRST EIGHT ISSUES OF "THE BRITISH COLONIST" NEWSPAPER - FIRST ISSUE DECEMBER 11, 1858 | PHOTO ALBUM - PHOTOS OF JAMES DOUGLAS AND LADY AMELIA DOULGAS, A.G. DALLAS, ALEXANDER MUNRO, ROBERT RITHETT, ETC. |
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| Sold for $1000 (Feb '06) | Sold for $1800 (Feb '06) |
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| PHOTO ALBUM - PHOTOS OF A. MUNRO, RODERICK FINLAYSON, ETC. | BOOK: HISTORY OF THE MUNROS" |
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| Sold for $1400 (Feb '06) | Sold for $90 (Feb '06) |
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| DOCUMENT APPOINTING ALEXANDER MUNRO CHIEF FACTOR OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY IN 1874 | "THE BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA" VICTORIA FIVE DOLLAR BILL, 3rd JULY, 1877 WITH SIGNATURE ALEX. K. MUNRO, 27/8/83 |
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| Sold for $1900 (Feb '05) | Sold for $1600 (Feb '05) |
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| FIRST EIGHT ISSUES OF "THE BRITISH COLONIST" NEWSPAPER - FIRST ISSUE DECEMBER 11, 1858 | GROUP OF PAMPHLETS, ESSAYS AND EPHEMERA c. 1860-66 RELATED TO THE VICTORIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, ETC. |
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| Sold for $900 (Feb '05) | Sold for $2300 (Feb '05) |
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| COLLECTION OF PERSON LETTER AND EPHEMERA RELATED TO ALEXANDER MUNRO OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY | INDENTURE SIGNED BETWEEN SIR JAMES DOUGLAS AND ALEXANDER GRANT DALLAS, DATED APRIL 18th, 1859 (WITH ATTACHED STREET MAP) |
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| Sold for $1000 (Feb '05) | Sold for $1200 (Feb '05) |
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| RECIEPT PROVIDED TO ALEXANDER GRANT DALLAS, RE: LAND PURCHASE, SEPT 18th, 1863 SIGNED BY SIR JAMES DOUGLAS | DEED : THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY TO DONALD FRASER, SIGNED SIR JAMES DOUGLAS, JOHN WORK AND JOSEPH D. PEMBERTON, DATED FEB. 7th, 1859 |
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| Sold for $1300 (Feb '05) | Sold for 2300 (Feb '05) |
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| DEED : HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY TO SAMUEL PRICE, SIGNED SIR JAMES DOUGLAS, JOHN WORK AND JOSEPH D. PEMBERTON, OCT. 27th, 1858 | DEED : HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY TO DONALD FRASER, SIGNED SIR JAMES DOUGLAS, JOHN WORK AND JOSEPH D. PEMBERTON, OCT. 27TH, 1858 |
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| Sold for $950 (Feb'05) | Sold for $950 (Feb'05) |
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| INTENTURE SIGNED BETWEEN SIR JAMES DOUGLAS AND DONALD FRASER, DATED OCT 27th, 1875 | TWO DEEDS : HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY TO JAMES DUNCAN, ONE SIGNED BY JAMES DOUGLAS, JOHN WORK AND JOSEPH D. PEMBERTON, DATED AUG. 9th, 1858 AND NOV 15th, 1858 PERTAINING TO VICTORIA TOWN LOT#1283 |
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| Sold for $600 (Feb '05) | Sold for $950 (Feb '05) |
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| TWO DOCUMENTS RELATING TO PURCHASE OF PROPERTY : LOTS 182A & 182F & 182G AT THE INTERSECTION OF WHARF ST. AND JOHNSON ST. | REMAINDER OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO PURCHASE OF PROPERTY : LOTS 182A & 182F & 182G AT THE INTERSECTION OF WHARF ST. AND JOHNSON ST. SIGNED DALLAS, WORK AND FRASER |
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| Sold for $3400 (Feb '05) | Sold for $3400 (Feb '05) |
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| REMAINDER OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO PURCHASE OF PROPERTY : LOTS 182A & 182F & 182G AT THE INTERSECTION OF WHARF ST. AND JOHNSON ST. SIGNED DALLAS, WORK AND FRASER | SELECTION OF ANTIQUE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY STATIONARY |
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| Sold for $3400 (Feb '05) | Sold for $400 (Feb '05) |
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| GROUP OF HALLOWEEN POSTCARDS | SERIES OF CALGARY STAMPEDE POSTCARDS, c.1912 |
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| Sold for $140 (Jan '05) | Sold for $240 (Jan '05) |
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| LARGE LOT OF LETTERS FROM GEORGE BERNARD SHAW | LARGE ALBUM OF VARIOUS POSTCARDS INCLUDING NEW YORK, CPR, AND CNR |
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| Sold for $1,200 (April '04) | Sold for $450 (Jan '05) |
| SIGNED ANDY WARHOL CAMPBELL'S SOUP CAN | PURCHASE AGREEMENT SIGNED TWICE BY JAMES DOUGLAS, 18TH, OCT. 1876 |
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| Sold for $1,200 (Aug '01) | Sold for $750 (July '00) |
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| VICTORIAN PAPIER MACHE ALBUM | VICTORIAN PAPIER MACHE TEA CADDY |
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| Sold for $220 (July '00) | Sold for $475 (Sept '99) |
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| GEORGIAN PAPIER MACHE SNUFF BOX WITH GENRE SCENE | PAPIER MACHE FOLDER |
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| Sold for $240 (Sept '99) | Sold for $75 (May '00) |
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| PAPIER MACHE INKWELL | BOOK WITH LETTER SIGNED JENNY LIND |
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| Sold for $170 (Mar '98) | Sold for $450 (April '02) |
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| CIRCA 1909 VICTORIA TELEPHONE DIRECTORY | FIRST EDITION OF "KLEE WYCK" BY EMILY CARR, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST/AUTHOR. THE BOOK IS MISSING THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET, HOWEVER, THE BOOK AND SIGNATURE ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. COMPLETE WITH PROVENANCE. |
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| Sold for $370 (Jan ' 03) | Sold for $1400 (Dec '02) |
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