Desert Riches: Mining, Gold, Numismatics, Americana, 2025 January Auction

#98 issued 1913 to L E Valla, Southern Pac Co. signed GM. blue cards stock, handwriting print style title top center, reverse not readable, unk prin

#1210 issued 1913 to F W Thompson, Over Entire System, Rock Island Lines, signed VP. Blue cardstock, handwriting print style title top center, rever

Lot of 2. #315, issued 1915, blue card stock, R J Le Clert Modesto & Empire Traction Co. between all stations. #1364, issued 1918, brn card ...

Issued to Mrs. F. C. Meyers, wife of agent of the Great Northern Railroad for passage on the Ferrocarril de Tijuana y Tecate in 1921. Along the south

#102 issued 1895 to Geo. J Ainsworth pres. Redondo RY CO. , signed C O Johnson Supt. purple on pass face/tan on reverse, unk printer. Oregon Improveme

Simple ornate logo, #3914, issued Dcc 31, 1899 to Mr. J.W. Higgins Supt. Trans. Illinois Central RR " All Stations' for routes named on bac...

Lot of 2. Both issued to F W Thompson, CRI&P RY, signed pres. and Mgr. card stock, blk print, upper left corner logo in color. #101 issued 190...

Lot of 2. Both issued to F W Thompson, CRI&P RY, signed pres. and Mgr. card stock, blk print, upper left corner logo in color. #178 issued 19...

Lot of three passes from the Central of Georgia Railway Company: 1906, 1914, 1917. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Georgia City: Provenan

Lot of 8. In protective plastic sleeve and excellent cond. Founded in 1877 as a consolidation of three RR's and operated until 1976. RR passe...

1878 St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute R R pass, hand signed by Geo illegible GM. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Indiana City: Provena...

1880 Saint Louis, Alton & Terre Haute RR, Cairo Short Line pass. Hand signed by illegible GM. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Indiana ...

1882 Terre Haute & Indianapolis RR, Vandalia Line pass. Hand signed by D W Caldwell. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Indiana City: P...

1913 Leavenworth & Topeka Railway pass, hand signed by illegible Lellan president. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Kansas City: Prov...

1886 Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railway Co. pass, hand signed by illegible vp. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Kentucky City: Pro

1902 red vignette Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company pass, hand signed by G illegible gm. Light edge foxing. Date: Country (if not USA)...

1904 Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company pass, hand signed by illegible GM. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Kentucky City: Prove...

Louisville & Nashville Railroad pass, 1911. Some foxing at top + left edge; see photo. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Kentucky City: ...

1911 New Orleans, Texas & Mexico R R Co pass, hand signed by illegible vp. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Louisiana City: Provenance:

1905 New Orleans & North Eastern Railroad Co./Alabama & Vicksburg Railway Co./Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway Co. pass, hand sig...

1892 Michigan Central Railroad pass, hand signed by H illegible president. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Michigan City: Provenance:

1880 Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon Rail Road pass, hand signed by Saml Shrock gm. Edges appear to be trimmed, some lower left paper loss, plea...

North Missouri Railroad trip pass issued to Mr. L. B. Church of the Lake Shore & Michigan South Railroad, 31th December 1865. Date: Country...

1888 New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad pass, hand signed by S M Felton Jr 1st vp. Very light foxing. Date: Country (if not USA): State:

1866 New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railway pass, hand signed by S??? Williams general manager. Date: Country (if not USA): State: New York C

1888 The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad pass, hand signed by ? Williams general superintendent. Date: Country (if not USA): State: N

1865 New York Central R R Co. pass, hand signed by John L illegible director. Adhesive residue on verso, edges appear to be trimmed. Please inspect.

Three railroad passes for the Oregon Short Line Southern Pacific east of Sparks Union Pacific west of Green River: two are 1907, one 1914. Date:

#515, issued 1891 to B H Garland, Wah RR Co. Signed G W Hunt pres. and Gen. Mgr.. Beautifully designed pass on wht card stock. All in green print: G

1924 Canadian Pacific Railway Co pass with printed general supt signature. Lower horizontal crease, upper foxing etc. Please inspect. Date: Count

1895 Fall Brook RW with lots of punches, 1880 New York Lake Erie and Western RR with mostly attached conductor's check. Date: Country (if...

Two special use Southern Pacific Company passes: 1) not good locally in Nevada 1918; 2) good between all stations on Lines in California 1915. Both is

1. Ticket purchase The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co. 1900. 2. Pioneer era post card to Great Northern Railway Co stamped 1898 from St. Paul, Mi

Railroad date nails from the 1920s to 1952. A date nail is a nail with the date stamped in its head. For example, a nail with a "41" is fr...

Nevada Narrow Gauge Railroad items, include a luggage tag, key, a postcard and two covers. There's also an ink print (13"x 16") of a M...

An 1894 land deed issued to The Central Pacific Railroad and signed by Charles F. Crocker, son of Central Pacific founder and president Charles Crock

Rare issue 1 volume 1 of Trolley Talk by Oakland Traction Co. 16pp with ads and Oakland photos and events. "In 1906, the narrow gauge was conve...

Western Pacific Railroad lanterns (2) one has no globe or burner, second has a blue globe and burner and is in decent condition. Also included are fou

A steel padlock from the Western Pacific Railroad. The shackle has the letters 'WPRR' stamped onto it, and the keyhole cover has the stamp o...

A 1927 report on the logistics and costs of building a railroad in western Siskiyou County, California, as well as discussion of the reasoning behind

About 40 original mostly 8x10" photos of Trona Railroad. Includes smaller birds eye views of tracks and buildings at Trona and Searles Lake. Am...

1923 Quincy RR time table, 1898 Eureka and Palisade expense bill, 1881 S F & N P RR time table, 1900 California NW way bill. Letterheads-1890 Ne...

A detailed railway map of southern California and Nevada, c. 1880s-1910s. The opposite side of the map has an index of California cities with their ne

This map is marked "New Rail Road and County Map of Northern California and Nevada". The publisher is not listed. The scale is 36 miles pe...

Cripple Creek & Colorado Springs RR train block ticket and envelope with bill, Florence & Cripple Creek RR envelope and bill, 1874 Gulf, Col...

AT&SF Railroad locks, a couple of switch locks and a Keen Kutter design. Included is one key (Doesn't fit locks) and a stamped mini-sledge. ...

Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe instructions and circulars in a "Wells Fargo Express Tariff & Directory" log book, c1940s-50s. Mostly com...

A luggage tag for the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway. It's stamped O.& C.B.T. RY. CO. 13. It measures 1"x 1.5" and is i...

RARE and unique Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad brass/copper printing plate, which features the bullfrog from the Bullfrog Mining District logo. De...

EXTRA RARE luggage tag from the Northern Nevada Railway. It's stamped N.N. RY 10. It measures about 1" and is in nice condition. Please see...

Eureka & Palisade Railway, Nevada, brass boiler plate, unmarked, 1922. Double plated with bottom plate engraved, "No. 1 0=4=OS CYLS 6X10 D...

EXTRA RARE luggage tag from the Eureka & Palisades Railroad. It's stamped E&P.R.R. Palisade No. 124. It measures 1.5" and is in ni...

A RARE brass plate engraved with the name, "EUREKA NEVADA RY NO. 6. 0-4-4". Measures 3-5/8" long by 3/8" wide. The Eureka & ...

Luggage tag from the Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad. It measures about 1.5" and is stamped T.&G. R.R. 65. It's in nice condition. Ple...

A switch lock found at the Jackrabbit branch of the Pioche Pacific in Nevada. Lock has no key, still has chain and is stamped A.M. Adams, 1870 Patent.

A seal, possibly for a money sack. The Nevada Copper Belt Railroad was a railroad in the state of Nevada connecting Nevada-Douglas Copper Company mini

A heart-shaped Carson and Colorado Railroad lock and key, c1881-1900. "C & C RR Z" and "Thorne S" engraved on the shackle. X...

Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad 8"x 10" black & white photographs (17) of various engines, rolling stock and stations of the desert ...

Included in this rare ephemera lot Tonopah & Tidewater RR check #1 signed by assistant superintendent Cahill. Other checks on advice from Zabris...

Around 55 snapshots of The Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad (reporting mark T&T) was a former class II railroad that served eastern California and...

Virginia & Truckee Railroad lock (marked on shackle, as usual) and a 1904 timetable (Reprinted in 1991). No key for the lock. A very rare and de...

Luggage tags from the Virginia & Truckee Railroad and Carson, Colorado Railroad. One is stamped 196, the other 546. Each measures about 1.5"...

Virginia & Truckee Railroad Car connecting pin and loop, found while bottle digging decades ago. A choice V&T rail artifact worth hours of d...

Signatures NOT CANCELLED--VERY RARE. $1000 bond certificate from the Virginia and Truckee Railroad Company, dated 1874. No. 1060 issued. Signed by com

This collection of interest coupons were issued by the Virginia & Truckee Railroad between 1874 and 1883; over 100 coupons in total. Each one wi...

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

c. 1960's Graham Hardy reprint of a 1882 Carson and Colorado Railroad timetable and employes(sic) rules and regulations on verso. 12.5x9.5"...

Brass padlock from the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. There's no key included. The chain is still attached. Lock is missing lock c...

A brass padlock from the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company. This was New England's most prominent railroad through the early 19...

Marked C&O on the shackle, this Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad lock and key, still has an attached chain. Lock and key appear in decent shape. P...

Brass switch padlock from the Oregon Short Line Railroad. There's no key . The "SWITCH" mark on the face designates its use as a switc...

Brass switch padlock from the Oregon Short Line Railroad. There's no key and lock cover has lost its spring. The "S" mark on the shack...

Penn Central brass lock and key, a Burlington Northern lock (no key) and a lock stamped P&WN with no key. All in decent condition. Please see ph...

A detailed railway map of South Dakota, c. 1880s-1910s. The opposite side of the map has an index of South Dakota cities with their nearest railway or

Two luggage tags for the Salt Lake Railroad. One measures 1"and is stamped SLR 54. The other measures 1.5" and is stamped LAKE 417. Both a...

A certificate from the Vermont Central and Vermont & Canada Railway for a $1000 loan to be paid to the certificate holder, dated 1869. The certi...

A detailed railway map of Washington, c. 1880s-1910s. The opposite side of the map has an index of Washington cities with their nearest railway or rai

A detailed map of Washington delineating the state's counties, c. 1880s-1910s. A map key appears to list the dominant railway company in each co...

These maps are printed showing rail road lines in four states: Washington, Oregon, New Mexico and southern Idaho. The printer is not listed; the scale

CPRR of California brass lock. One of the best California railroad locks with 2 rare keys. 1 is broken. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Cal

A collection of three robust, heart shaped brass locks from the Central Pacific Railroad Company. The locks each have the text 'C.P.R.R.' st...

A pair of heart shaped brass padlocks from the Central Pacific Railroad Company. One is stamped with ' C.P.R.R. of Cal.' on the reverse vert...

two heart shaped brass padlocks from the Central Pacific Railroad Company. One padlock is stamped with the text 'C.P.R.R. OF CAL.' on the re...

Token for wood. When steam train crews needed wood to run their boiler, they weren't always at a convenient wood location to load up. This neces...

Southern Pacific Railroad luggage tags for three different lines, including T.F. Rowlands, 1", L.A. & Salt Lake City 1" and stamped SO...

A generic railroad ticket punch, a Southern Pacific small file, a Southern Pacific caboose lantern, a Southern Pacific red globe lantern and a SP clea

There are four railroad lantern frames in this lot. There are three marked SP with two marked SP in large letters. One Adlake lantern has a red lens a

A group of three heart shaped brass switch locks from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company. Two appear to be in working order, with movable sha

A group of five padlocks from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company; three round locks, one heart shaped lock, and one with a unique jagged shap

A pair of heart shaped brass padlocks from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company. Both have text on their faces reading 'SO. / PACIFIC CO ...

A collection of six rectangular padlocks from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company. Three padlocks appear to be entirely brass, two have brass

A group of three padlocks from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company by a variety of manufacturers; one is brass, one is likely aluminum, and on

A group of four heart shaped brass locks from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company. Two of the locks are stamped with the text 'S.P. Co.&...

Two robust, heart-shaped brass locks from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company. One lock appears to be in working order, with a movable shackle

Two Southern Pacific Transportation Company padlocks. One lock bears the text SO. / PACIFIC CO / CS-24 / ROADWAY & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT, and is fu...

A pair of brass locks from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company. Both locks bear Southern Pacific's logo, depicting the setting sun on th...

Lot of eleven Southern Pacific Railroad keys. The keys are brass, and each is about 2 inches in length. All are stamped with "S.P. CO" as ...

Brass boiler plate from a Nevada Copper Belt engine. Plate engraved: "NEW FIRE BOX - 11-10-1/FLUES APPLIED - 12-26-25/SPARKS - NEVADA - 12-26-2...

Luggage tags for Union Pacific Railroad Santa Fe route. Included is a round 1.25" that is stamped U.P. 27. The other is a 1.5" square, sta...

Caboose lantern off the Union Pacific Railroad. Lantern measures 12"x 8" with the chimney intact. A real piece of railroad history. Pleas...