"Fred Holabird's Grand Finale": Mining, Americana, & Numismatics Live Auction (2025 October)

Stereoview from the Central Pacific Railroad series titled, "Grizzly Hill Tunnel from the North", 500 feet long. The Grizzly Hill Tunnel w...

Title of the view is "View of the Forks, American River, Cal." shows men standing astride a Central Pacific Railroad engine running throug...

Lot of 24 colorful passes for the Los Angeles Railway, 1930s-40s, printed on cardstock. This was a streetcar system that operated in central Los Angel

Double Marked SPCO Pick. This measures about 36" at the handle with a 20" head. Of course, the handle has shrunk a bit with age, but it wo...

"California." 1930. CJ Collins, General Passenger Agent. 47pp. Black and white and color illustrations and photos. Southern California, Sa...

5.5 x 7.5" accordion album, 1886 by WH Lawrence Denver. Slight oxidation to cover otherwise cover and contents are very good to excellent. Rare...

Views along the Denver & Rio Grande & D. & R.G.W. R.R.' (Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad), a viewbook of illustrations c. lat...

Very rare letterhead that lists Ben Holladay as proprietor. Addressed to Judge WA Carter, Ft. Bridger. Message details the trip: creeks running high,

Rocky Mountain Scenery. A Brief Description of Prominent Places of Interest Along the Line of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad With Numerous Illustr

Lot of 3 different. 1) "Picturesque Colorado", Compliments of the Colorado & Southern Railway, 1900, TE Fisher. Smith-Brooks Printing,...

Lot of 20. Very fine group! Includes: 1939 Denver & Rio Grande menu; Denver Northwestern & Pacific Time Table, 1912; Denver & Salt Lake ...

Pass for 1891 issued to WE Pearson of the Boston & Portsmouth Steamboat Company. Signed by E. Morgan, secretary. Two punch holes, paper residue ...

Lot of 2 different. Scarce stage line! Letterhead dated 1872 sent to JD Gaines of Baker City, Oregon. Lists "Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Walla Walla a...

Glossy soft cover. Benjamin F. Corlies, Stationer & Printer, 1858. 10pp. 9 x 5.5" Generally very good condition. The predecessor to the Roc...

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

Pass no. 56, issued for 1892 to Pearson, president of Boston & Portsmouth Steamship Company. Preprinted signature of agent ES Merchant. Logo inc...

1) Boston and Gloucester Steamboat. 1891. Two holes; 2) Boston & Provincetown S. S. Co. 1892. # 14; 3) River Packet Co. of Bisbee and Warrior. H...

Fantastic 5.5 x 7.75" photo on 10 x 12" mount. Taken by GD Francis, 319 E. 7th St., St. Paul. Shows three men on a hand pump rail car, whi...

Lot of 4. 1-3) Benton Line, TC Power & Bro. Powerful Montana mining, mercantile and real estate mogul T.C. Power formed this company in 1874. He...

Rare. Dateline Nebraska City, June 20, 1864. For material onboard the Steamer Colorado. Vignette of paddlewheel steamboat in upper left. Folds, a few

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...

Lot of 2 different. Time Table 31, to take effect Sept. 1929. 9.25 x 12" Folds, with some separation. 2) Time Table No. 45, to take effect Sept...

Extremely rare. This is the earliest pass we have offered for this railroad! Pass No. 272, issued to WR Diffenback, auditor for the Bradford B&K...

Extremely rare. Pass no. 122, issued to Geo. J. Ainsworth, president of the Redondo Railway. Signed by Ainsworth on reverse. Signed by Henry Yerington

Extremely rare. Pass no. 145, issued to Geo. J. Ainsworth, president of the Redondo Railway. Signed by Ainsworth on reverse. Signed by Henry Yerington

Fantastic! This is a Dec. 1878 billhead issued to the V&T for the printing of 500 annual passes (for the year 1879, like the pass in this auctio...

Extremely early pass; very tough to get an 1870s pass for this railroad! Pass no. 228, issued to Capt. AJ Ainsworth, asst. general supt. of the OSN Co

Extremely rare and early pass. No. 115, issued to Geo. J. Ainsworth, general supt. of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company. Signed by Henry Yerington a

Rare pictorial V&T pass. No. 76, issued to JH McBride, roadmaster for the Carson & Colorado Railway. Signed by Henry Yerington as general su...

Gorgeous pictorial pass! No. 203, issued for 1894 to Geo. J. Ainsworth, president of the Redondo Railway Company. George's father started the Or...

Nice early pass. No. 284, issued to EA Hornbeck, general manager of SDC&E Railway. Signed by Henry Yerington as vice president and general manag...

Pretty pink pass issued in 1910 to WH Kirk, Chief Engineer. Signed by Henry Yerington as vice president and general manager. Printed on pink cardstock

Early 1910s pass. No. 291, issued to HW Conard, tax agent & CCGM for the Colorado Midland Railway for the year 1911. Signed by AM Ardery as vice...

Rare 1910s pass. Pass no. 38, issued to Mrs. PJ Horton & daughter, wife of section foreman. Under the name, it mentions this is for "Betwee...

Rare 1910s pass. No. 200, issued for 1917 to LE Stanton, general agent for SM & St. P. Ry. Co. Signed by AM Ardery, vice president and general m...

Lot of 3 different, all unissued. Passes for 1921, 1927, and 1948-49 (signed by the vice president). ^ Date: 1921-48 Country (if not USA): State:

Lot of 8. 1) HM Yerington check, Carson, 1877, issued to the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. Signed by Yerington. RN-F. Yerington was supt. 2) Virg...

Wonderful collectible pair of iron rail pieces made into bookends. Both engraved "V&T. RY. 1872 Virginia City Rail Shipped Via the Horn.&qu...

Lot of over 70. Tuckerton Railroad Tickets. Tickets are not dated. Several different styles: stubs, paper sheet, daily pass punch card. Tuckerton R

"Containing a description of the Scenery, Rivers, Towns, Villages, and Most Important Works on the Road with One Hundred and Thirty-Six Engravi...

A railroad map of the state of New York "To Accompany the Annual Report of the Public Service Commission, Second District, State of New York, 1...

Rare. National Indicator Company, New York. Brown wrappers, string binding, 38 pp. full of B&W photographs of train terminals and diagrams of th...

Pictorial revenue imprinted check (RN-B) signed by stagecoach pioneer Ben Holladay as company president. Holladay, known as the "Stagecoach Kin...

Lot of 7. 1) Holladay Overland Mail and Express Co., Special Deposit package receipt, unissued, 186_, like new. 2) Same company, Virginia City, MT, 18

Lot of 5. Includes: two different 1866 Eugene City receipts, one large; 1867 Salem receipt; 1866 receipt (from Blue Gut?); 1860s way-bill, California

Fantastic collection of 14 package receipts, dated 1863 to 1871, datelined Portland (Oregon). The receipts are from the steamships Ajax, Idaho (two, o

Lot of 11. 1) People's Transportation Company. Company ran riverboats and trains between Portland and Corvallis. Five shipping receipts, 1865-70...

There is a button from the "F.S.B.& Co. of Easton, Pa." 13/16 in. (.8125) two piece button with bale. Two locomotive cuff links at 3/...

Philadelphia and Reading RR Summer Excursion Routes Handbook., 1889, 120 pages with map back cover. In very good cond. ^ Date: 1889 Country (if not

Lot of 2. Pittsburg Official Railroad Guide, 1872 and 77. Timetables for ten railroads operating in the Pittsburg area, ads. Both are complete, s