"Americana Sunset" Timed Auction: Holabird's Final Sale!

Terrific Lot of (4) Mining Safety Lamps, from various manufacturers, all approved by the Bureau of Mines. Lamp #1 is a Koehler model, steel constructi

An interesting collection of lapel pins from Dave Shaddrick's collection. Includes Homestake mine, many mining and mine equipment companies, and...

Toy haul truck; historic barbed wire frame, 15 lengths labeled, gold panner desk top statue/figurine, mortar and pestle. ^ Date: Country (if not USA

Air Races and Airplane Film Reels, c 1929-1936. Thomas Hynson estate. Hynson received a patent for multi-color airport runway landing lights used for

American Ambassador and Mrs. Noble Brandon Judah invitation to a reception to honor Lindbergh at the American Embassy. Heavy card stock, very good con

Hardcover book with slip cover, autographed by author Buzz Aldrin, the pilot of the first ship to land on the moon. 301 pages; published 2000 by Tom D

A pair of signed photos of the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron 'Thunderbirds', c. 1960s-1970s. One framed, one unframed. ...

A collection of 5 postcards of early aircraft, domestic and foreign, c1904-29. All RPCs. Includes 4 American, 1 German: "Die Parade ous der Vog...

Henry Honeywell (1871-1940), who served with Dewey in Manilla during the Spanish-American War, was a world class balloon racer, winning the 1912, 1916

Lot of over 90. From the c1960's T.C.G. mix of auto and transportation vehicles from the early 1900's through the '50's. In very ...

1. Reck Romance of American Transportation 1962 2. Automobile Quarterly 1981 3. Kimes Standard Catalog of American Cars 1989 4. Automobile Quarterly A

Great North Western Telegraph Company of Canada Pass. Frank Messaged Signed by Msrs. W. B. Pollock and Fit Accts. and answers thereto pertaining to t

Pass for 1895 issued to WH Holabird (Fred's great grandfather) of the Chino Valley Railroad. Purple print on pink cardstock. Some paper residue ...

#183 issued 1919 to J M Lee, Good Between All Stations, signed pres. , tan card stock, company logo green underprint vignette center of pass, unk prin

Grass Valley Ink Print Signed by Artist. 9 x 12 inches. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Grass Valley Provenance:

Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company Pass, Southern Pacific Ticket Office info cards (7) and Camp Richardson Letterhead. See photo. ^ Da...

Exceptionally rare discount rate annual pass issued to WH Holabird, Fred's great grandfather who worked for Southern Pacific acquiring distresse...

Very rare; we haven't offered this before. Pass issued to WH Holabird (Fred's great grandfather) in 1895. Signed by Thaddeus SC Lowe. Printe...

Nevada County Narrow Guage Group including brass luggage tag #189, hand stamped key tag, 2 original corner advertising covers and a few other pieces.

Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railway Pass. See photo. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Oakland Provenance: Ken Prag C...

#A114 issued 1926 to C W Carpenter WP RR Co, signed F S Murphy pres., tan cards stock, unk printer. Formed in 1917 by the Quincy Lumber Co. from the

Pass issued to WH Holabird, Fred's great grandfather who worked for Southern Pacific acquiring distressed railroads and also as a financier for ...

Group of Railroad Interior photographs, black & white, 5. Includes photos of a then-new Central & Union Pacific car, designed to look like a...

San Francisco and North Pacific and Sonoma Valley Railroads Pass. See photo. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Francisc

Extra rare pass for WH Holabird (Fred's great grandfather) of the Chino Valley RR for the year 1895. Vignette of steamship. Signed by William Ba...

"Santa Fe Route." Issued to WH Holabird (Fred's great grandfather) in 1895. Blue cardstock. Some paper residue on reverse. The Atlanti...

1899, #642 North Pacific Coast Rail Road pass. Excellent cond. The NPC operated in the northern California counties of Marin and Sonoma that carried

"Santa Fe Route." Pass issued to WH Holabird, Fred's great grandfather who worked for Southern Pacific acquiring distressed railroads ...

Pass issued for all stations in California to WH Holabird (Fred's great grandfather). Also marked as "colonization," which we are puzz...

A copy of "Report of Explorations in California for Railroad Routes, to connect with the routes near the 35th and 32nd parallels of North Latit...

This lot holds train tickets for the Colfax to Grass Valley Nevada County Narrow Gauge, two tickets for the S.F.N.&C.Ry., passes for the Bamberg...

Central Coast RR Club pin, extra rare pin. Very good condition with clean detailed pictorial. Backing in good condition, toned. Pin measures .5&quo...

RARE, "The Scenic Route", via the Denver & Rio Grande Railway, now owned by Union Pacific Railway. Paperback booklet, detailing the sc...

Lot of 2. 1. Photo album "Rocky Mountain Views", unpaginated, B/W photos. Orig. shipping envelope . 2, Evel Knievel "King of the ...

#1411 issued 1906 to F W Thompson, St. L&SFRR, signed 2nd VP, blue card stock, company logo top center between title, C F Hoeckel Co printer. ...

#1400 issued 1907 to T J Burns, Can Pac Ry, signed VP, tan card stock, C F Hoeckel printer. Chartered in 1898 operating in Colorado, Wyoming and Ne

#A3380 issued 1906 to T J Burns, CP SS Lines, signed H W Vallery GM, green card stock, company embossed logo center of title "Midland Route&qu...

Lot of 4. Chicago & North Western Railway Trade Cards. Suite of trade cards, picture on front of each : Brakeman switching track, Family wait...

Lot of 3 different. 1) Chicago & North-Western Railway, 1889. 6 panel with large map. 2) Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway. Oct. 1905. 38p...

Official letter on letterhead from the Lake Superior Ship Canal Railway & Iron Co. to the honorable C.C. Mashburne of Minneapolis Minnesota. Go...

Very rare pass. #273 issued 1913 to Mrs. Geo T Nicholson, Between All Stations, ST&SF RY, signed G W Ringling pres., white card stock, unk pri...

#509, issued 1890 to E D Bennett Esq., Lebanon Springs RR, Gen Supt., Brown card stock, darkened underprint w/"1890" in white. Rand McN...

Rare. Unused. Good between Reno and Carson City. Black print on pink cardstock. 2.5 x 4.5" ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada Cit...

4 pages. Signed by HM Yerington as vice president and EB Yerington as secretary. The capital stock is listed as $5,000,000; construction costs at over

Lot of 2 V&T Railroad checks issued in 1898. Both signed by Henry Yerington as vice president and ED Yerington as secretary. Henry Yerington was...

Lot of 2 V&T Railroad checks issued in 1898. Both signed by Henry Yerington as vice president and ED Yerington as secretary. Henry Yerington was...

Nevada Miscellaneous Railroad Ephemera. See photo. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

This is a railroad explorations and surveys map from the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean under the direction of Jefferson Davis Secretary of War. 1853

Pass for 1895 issued to WH Holabird (Fred's great grandfather) of the Chino Valley RR. Preprinted signature of president George Sweet. Brown bac...

Rare; we haven't sold this one before. Pass issued for 1895 to WH Holabird (Fred's great grandfather). Signed by manager Captain MP Brown. Y...

Lot of 2 cardboard tickets, one stamped on the back (1895?). Lake Keuka Navigation Company and Keuka Lake Transit Company. Lake Keuka is in New York s

#354 issued 1883 to E Vroman Esq, Schoharie Valley RR, signed MGR, tan card stock, unk printer. Formed in 1869. The Oregon and California Railroad

#1254, issued 1909 to J T Bate, MK&T RY CO., signed Gen. Mgr. Blu card stock, Handwriting style company names top center. Pass is for Oregon R...

#2117 issued 1902 to F W Thompson, Chicago-Rock Island & Pac. RY, signed VP/GM, blue card stock, title vignette: "Oregon" shadow backi...

#A620 issued to L L Eicholtz, ILL. Central RR, signed GM, tan card stock, title in handwritten style print, reverse "Not Good on Overland Limit...

Oregonian Railway Co. Pass See photo. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Oregon City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

Pass issued to WH Holabird (Fred's great grandfather) in 1895. Signed by the president A. Mundy. Black print on yellow cardstock. Some paper los...

Brass lock key for Philadelphia, Bethlehem and New England Railroad (PB&NE), a historic switching railroad that operated from 1910 to 2003 and c...

#591 issued 1877 to L P Barton, Railway Mail Serv, signed J Durand gen. supt., brown card stock, blk border, badge gray print left center "Up...

#41 issued 1876 to L P Barton, Complimentary, signed Gen. Supt., tan card stock, "1876" center, large red print, Hosford & Sons printe...

#354 issued 1879 to L P Barton, Complimentary, signed Gen. Supt., blue card stock, "T&P" red underprint center of pass, "1879 &q...

USP RR survey of Fort Vancouver, W.T., 1850s. Good condition with foxing and toning along the sides, freckle-like foxing on the back. Measures 11.5x8.

Pass issued to WH Holabird, Fred's great grandfather who worked for Southern Pacific acquiring distressed railroads and also as a financier for ...

An RPC postcard of an experimental ferry, Motor Vessel Kalakala, that operated on Puget Sound from 1935 until her retirement in 1967. MV Kalakala was

Over 100 tickets for Milwaukee & Suburban Transport Co. daily commuter trains. Different routes and days and years. All in good cond. ^ Date:...

Lot of 20. Includes 14 Union Pacific Railroad freight bills for shipments from Rawlins, Wyoming to Slater, Colorado, 1902-03. Merchandise would have c

Lot of 3. Rare Civil War RR passes. Two "Military Ticket' : one for the Concorde RR, Nashua to Concord And one for Worchester & Nashu...

Two railroad passes, both dated 1927. Includes a pass for the McCloud River Railroad Company and a pass for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rai...

Santa Fe RR Business Card W/Map. Title A. Genung, Passenger Agent. The map on the back is c1858. ^ Date: 1858-70 Country (if not USA): State:

A map of the Central Pacific Railroad with illustrated vignettes of nature views along the routes, almost certainly an early reproduction according to

This has ben damaged, possible luggage tag #404. ^ Date: c1868-75 Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Old Lock Trio c. 1900-1920. Two railroad locks and a heavy duty smaller lock. 1. Railroad lock, marked Burlington on the hasp with replacement key. T

Railroad Mystery Lot - Dealer's Delight. See photo. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

Three railroad pins: 1) Locomotive tie pin (3/4 inch); 2) Locomotive pin (1 inch); 3) Railway Service / L. M. S. (oval: 33 x 23 mm). ^ Date: Countr

Railroad related ephemera with original Connecticut Central Railroad Mortgage signed by James W. Perkins. Other document for Meriden, Waterbury &...

Group of various railway and railroad tickets, coupons and similar. The San Francisco and Escalle Railroad Company ticket book from 1922 is a highligh

Teacher's Kit on the topic of Railroad Transportation, containing labeled pictures, quiz & answers, and other light classroom material. Set ...

There is a breakfast menu from the R.M.S. Carmania Cunard Line 1919; a dinner menu from the SS Celtic of the White Star Line 1909; a luncheon menu fr

Tickets for steamer "Hiram M. Cool", departing August, 1870. Good condition, slightly foxed and water damaged corners, measure 3.5x2.25&qu...

Group of various Oceanic and Ferry steamer ships ephemera. Items vary from Swedish cruise ship deck layouts, advert cards, time schedules, tickets and

A receipt for payment from the Southern Express Company, dated 1893. The reverse of the receipt has a list of prices for the shipment of different ite

Excellent collection of over 20 items. Includes: very rare 1849 Wells & Co.'s New York, Albany, Troy and Buffalo Express receipt, from befor...

Wells Fargo Money Order & Travelers' Check. Examples of both money orders and travelers checks from Wells Fargo are very rare. 1) Fairbank (...

Wells Fargo & Co free package transport Passes #L744 and L 3476 for Mr. C B Baker Agent Erie Railroad. In protective sleeves and exc. conf....

This is a handbook by John Leutzinger in loose-leaf form. It is in this format so that as additional information is made available to the author, it c

Lassen county cover, 1874. One cent blue stamp with fancy black wedge cancel mark, off-center. Reminiscent of pie, or maybe we're just hungry. G...

Pacific Express Co. Murphys. VERY RARE stamp. PAID stamp. Addressed to Miss Brush in Stockton. 3c U4 red stamp. Early. The area around Murphys (Calave

Very rare pony express mailed letters. Two of theses letters still have their contents: a hand written letter from mother to son, written on a stamped

Lot of three. 1) Dec. 15, 1886 CDS on Sc277 entire. Addressed to Claremore, Indian Territory. Post office opened in 1879. 2) 1877 Bartlesville cover w

Shabbona Grove, Illinois First Year Cancel & 1844 Document. Repaired with tape. Post Office established 1844. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): ...

Lot of 3. Two Portland Maine and one Bangor. Letter of credit to account, and delivery of goods . ^ Date: 1835-55 Country (if not USA): State:

UNUSUAL! You won't find this very often. US Land Office Springfield corner cover. Attached is a 1 cent Franklin (US #O96) Dept. of the Interior ...

Group of 5. 1879-1882 Postal money order purchase Advice receipts. Cherry Creek and Hamilton. ^ Date: 1879-82 Country (if not USA): State: Nevada

Lot of 10. Covers dating from 1823-75. Postmarks : Albany 1823, Utica oval 1848/78 (2), Troy 1852, Clinton 1834, Lyons 1845, Ithaca 1835, Syracuse

Lot of (10) different letters from multiple points in Ohio postal history. Cities like Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Warren, Birmingham, Galion, As

Lot of 8. Postmarks of Washington City, Melville, Pa., Letters re: employment, bank balances, relocating an apartment, judgements. ^ Date: 1847-68

Nine postal pieces from Archer City Texas, 19th century. 1888 registry return receipt; postal cover from L. W. Hart, attorney and land agent to Newark

Russia. 1873 lettersheet to London franked with 10k, 5k & 1k tied by POCHTOVI VAGON No. 21-22 railway P.O. date stamps with No. 47-48 transit on...

A random batch of covers, mostly from the 1890s to the 1950s with many postmarked California and some from Idaho, Nevada, Alaska, N.Y., etc. Most are

Unusual 1852 cover with 7x 3 cent stamps. 3 on right belong, 4 on left do not belong. Cover has been altered, but when? New York postmarks, red wax se