Western Americana

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19th century flag of California Republic. Measures 67x88cm.

Price: $1000.00

Note from Wikipedia: The California Republic, or Bear Flag Republic, was an unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico, that for 25 days in 1846 militarily controlled an area north of San Francisco, in and around what is now Sonoma County in California.

In June 1846, thirty-three American immigrants in Alta California who had entered without official permission rebelled against the Mexican department's government. Among their grievances were that they had not been allowed to buy or rent land and had been threatened with expulsion. Mexican officials had been concerned about a coming war with the United States and the growing influx of Americans into California. The rebellion was covertly encouraged by U.S. Army Brevet Captain John C. Frémont, and added to the troubles of the recent outbreak of the Mexican-American War.

The name "California Republic" appeared only on the flag the insurgents raised in Sonoma. It indicated their aspiration of forming a republican government under their control. The rebels elected military officers but no civil structure was ever established. Their flag, featuring a silhouette of a California grizzly bear, became known as the "Bear Flag" and was later the basis for the official state flag of California.

Three weeks later, on July 5, 1846, the Republic's military of 100 to 200 men was subsumed into the California Battalion commanded by Brevet Captain John C. Frémont. The Bear Flag Revolt and whatever remained of the "California Republic" ceased to exist on July 9 when U.S. Navy Lieutenant Joseph Revere raised the United States flag in front of the Sonoma Barracks and sent a second flag to be raised at Sutter's Fort.

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Complete set of 8 early Spanish chromo cards on American aviators. B

Price: $120.00

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Complete set of 16 Marx Warriors of the World cards on cowboys and indians, produced in 1962. Biography on reverse. B

Price: $990.00

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Early Mexican comic book on the San Francisco Earthquake.

Price: $90.00

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Set of 28 cards produced by now-defunct Gum Inc. of Philadelphia in 1936 titled G-Men & Heroes of the Law. This subset relates to crimes west of the Mississippi. B

Price: $990.00

Note: The 1936 Gum Inc. G-Men and Heroes of the Law set is one of the more popular non-sport card issues from the 1930's. These cards feature scenes with G-Men and criminals in various incidents involving shooting, capture and death. The cards state "Official Stories from records of G-Men and Famous Police Organizations and Heroes of the Law". The fronts have action color drawings and the backs have descriptive stories.

 

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1845 illustration of the Texas demonstration in Jersey City and the Great Texas Meeting in New York. Full text. B

Price: $40.00

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1997 French chromo album Les Indiens, by Tumador. No. 2. All chromos present. M

Price: $290.00

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1997 French chromo album Les Indiens, by Tumador. No. 1. All chromos present. M

Price: $290.00

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Set of 9 commemorative stamps on the American West, titled Let’s get Associated. B

Price: $90.00

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Set of 24 cards by Victoria Gallery in London, produced in 1992 titled Wild West. This is series 3 and 4: Lawmen and Outlaws. Biographies on the back. B

Price: $90.00

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