Great American Treasure Hunt

Lot of 2. 1) Image of engine no. 2401 stopped at the station. The photo was produced by Atherton and Son, and it is dated 1908. 2) Engine no. 407 of t

The Eureka Nevada Railway Company was the successor of the Eureka & Palisade Railroad. George Whittell (Lake Tahoe fame) saved the railroad, ren...

This is a lot of 8 post cards featuring various views of the railroad around Sparks. Three of the post cards show the train depot. Two of the post car

This is a lot of 9 post cards featuring various views of the train depots and railroads in early Las Vegas. There are two very early post cards in thi

Two colorized & two B&W photo cards of railroad yards and depots around "Los Vegas," as the cards read. There is the Salt Lake Dep...

This is a set of identical post cards is from Lovelock overlooking the railroad depot. Several signs for business can be read in the photos including,

This is a lot of 10 post cards centering around the early presence of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Reno. Two of the post cards feature engines eit

This is a lot of 5 post cards centered around the railroad station that was located on 4th street in Reno. 2 of the post cards are RPC's while t...

The mining town of Rhyolite rose almost as fast as it fell. Once poised to be the next big mining town, it soon fell victim to exhausted mines and a s

Check from the agency of The Bank of California, Virginia, NV. Company seal on the left side of the check. Check numbered 11344. Red postage stamp on

Lot of 2. 1) Signed by H M (Henry) Yerington. Has a small design with Virginia & Truckee Railroad Co. on left side. 2) Signed by A J Ralston. En...

This is a wonderfully clean and rare William Sharon signed Virginia & Truckee Railroad stock certificate! No. 22 for 500 shares issued to Thoma...

This is a very rare gold bond for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad Company, signed by its president, silver-baron William Sharon. It is issued to...

Incorporated in 1868 in Nevada. VERY EARLY No. 66 issued to William Sharon for 500 shares by F.A. Tritte, secretary, and Wm Sharon, president, on 23 N

Bond certificate issued by Virginia & Truckee Rail Road Company to Thomas Bell. Bond is in the amount of $1000. It is signed by company secretar...

Lot of 26. Comprehensive group of shipping receipts and documents for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad that represent many of the Comstock Mills. 1)

Lot of 6. Includes V&T material w/ connections to Southern Pacific, Carson & Colorado, and Eureka & Palisade Railroad Companies. 1) 1899...

Lot of 8. 1) Three Central Pacific Railroad way-bills dated 1880. One is for a Bodie shipment with Ed Eysen (illustrator and publisher) as consignor a

Lot of 10. Great variety of checks and paychecks. 1) 1876 Virginia, Nevada. Virginia & Truckee Railroad Co. check (Bank of California) to Trucke...

Lot of 15. Nice group that shows a variety of typical expenses for the railroad. 1) 1880. V&T way-bill for transport of barley from Reno to Cars...

This is a lot of 20 various paper documents. The documents have some to little wear. 7 of the documents are bills from the V&T to costumers. The...

23 pieces includes: 1879 shipping order, bill payable in gold coin, 1878 freight bill, 1911 receipt, 1880 daily statement, 1901 vouchers signed by Hen

26 pieces include: at least 4 different billheads, 1877 receipt, 1879 shipping order, 1895 bill payable in gold coin, 1882 voucher signed by Yerington

This is a lot of 9 various pieces from the V&T in Reno. This group includes 3 documents regarding the transport of goods. The other 6 pieces are...

Lot of 2. 1) Virginia & Truckee Railway, agent of the Bank of California. Virginia City, NV. It is dated September 9, 1908 in Carson City. Check...

Lot of 3. 1) Virginia & Truckee Railroad employee pass. November 1, 1878. There is some wear including creases. 2) Virginia & Truckee Railwa...

This is a great lot consisting of 8 various documents from the V&T Railroad throughout the silver state! The locations include: Ophir, Empire, M...

This is a lot of 14 documents regarding the transportation of wood via the V&T Railroad. With the growth of the Comstock, lumber and cord wood w...

California check signed by Henry M. Yerington. There is also special pay receipt from 1877. The other documents included 2 photographs of engine no. 2

Nicely framed nine tickets: Emigrant and first class passage from Reno to Virginia City, Central Pacific / V&T combined ticket. Tickets issued i...

Lot of 7. Includes time check to pay for snow removal, 1882 receipt for delivering wood, 1937 freight bill from the Virginia & Truckee Railroad....

1) Black and white photograph of the famed yellow and green coaches of the V&T. 2) V&T snow plow at work. 3) Carson City Round House. Beauti...

This is a lot of 17 V&T themed post cards with the Comstock as the background. This group features several post cards with images of engines inc...

Fabulous working "CANCELLED" device for tickets used on the V&T Railroad. Shows wear, but gold and red designs are still easily visibl...

A railroad collectors delight! Original lantern has etched glass with the company insignia. One small crack about half way down one side and a small

Beautiful piece from the famous Virginia and Truckee! Standard glass 5 3/8" tall globe etched with V. & T. Ry. The Virginia and Truckee R...

Lot of 2. 1) Ashcroft Manufacturing Co., New York. Locomotive steam gauge. Last tested 9-4-1936. From a large Virginia and Truckee collection, so most

This stereoview features a great view of the Truckee River and the railroad. It was produced by Watkins' New Series. Each of the photographs mea...

This is a lot of 8 pieces from lesser known areas of Nevada. There are 4 post cards from Austin, Thorne, Wadsworth, and Ryndon. There is one small pho

This is a lot of 6 post cards from the small towns of Carlin and Battle Mountain. Five of the post cards show various images of Carlin around the Sout

This is a lot of 6 post cards. The first 2 are from Ely and show images of the first train arriving in Ely on Sept. 29, 1906. The next card is from Mc

This is a great lot of 9 post cards from all over Nevada. Four from Rainbow Canyon that show either the tracks or a large locomotive moving through. T

The Tonopah Railroad and the Goldfield Railroad merged in 1905 and was in operation for over 40 years. The area was the subject to one of the last gr

Lot of 2 unissued stock certificates from the company that was good for 100 shares. 1) No. 151 is a temporary stock. It has little wear except for a v

This 1909 pass was issued to John Ryan, the General Manager of the Tonopah and Tidewater Co. Ryan was an employee and close friend of the mining tycoo

This is a rare piece from the early years of the T&G Railroad Co. It was issued to Mr. M. F. Van Horn, district passenger agent for the Pennsylv...

Pass, issued to Mr. F. W. Thompson, general western agent for the Rock Island Line. This piece has some wear including minor fading in the center.

B1013 issued to Mr. M. F. Van Horn, district passenger agent for the lines West of Pittsburgh. The pass was good for the 1914 year. The ink is smudged

B78 issued to Mr. M. F. Van Horn, district passenger agent for the lines West of Pittsburgh. The pass was good for 1916 year. There is some wear on th

Pass no. B156 to Mr. M. F. Van Horn, district passenger agent for the lines West of Pittsburgh. The pass was good for 1917 year. There is some wear on

Pass no. B 64 issued to Mr. M. F. Van Horn, District Passenger Rep. for the Pennsylvania System. It has some wear including marks and three round hole

Pass no. 280 issued to Mr. J. E. Gorman. Car, 3 Officers and 3 Employees. President, Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Rly. This pass has some wear ...

Pass no. B 548 issued to Mr. J. H. R. Parsons, Retired Pasgr. Tfc. Mgr., Southern Pacific Co. The piece has very little wear. City: Tonop

No. 277 issued to Mr. Carl R. Gray, Car and Three Employees. President Union Pacific System. The piece has some wear, including stains. City

Pass no. B1051 issued to Mr. F. C. Matthews, General Freight and Passenger Agent for the Midland Terminal Railway Co. The piece has little wear except

Extremely rare piece of railroadiana. Pass no. B137 issued to T.C. Peck of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad for the year 1916. There is some wea

Pass for the Tonopah and Tidewater Company, a Nevada Short Line. It is pass no. 610 and was issued to Mr. M. F. Van Horn for the year 1909. Van Horn

Pass no. 203 issued to Mr. M. F. Van Horn, district passenger agent for the Pennsylvania lines West of Pittsburgh. The pass was good for the 1912 year

This is a lot of 10 pieces for all you ghost town railroad fans out there! 1) Post card of the famous Rhyolite train depot that once was a stop on the

By P. J. Hannifan & Company. "Railroad, county, and township map of Pennsylvania, and business directory of the representative business hou...

Broadside measures 14" x 21.5". Original broadside for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad's Burlington route. The Burlingto...

Three colors! Advertises their new route to all points in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, California, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, and W

No markings to identify it. See picture. City: County: State: Date:

Lot of 28. Fabulous group of stereoviews and documents for the Central Pacific Railroad. 1) 1897. C.P.R.R. Deed for $150 signed by Isaac Requa as Pres

Fabulous piece for the railroad collector. One side is a wonderful color map of the West: Williams' New Transcontinental Map of The Pacific R.R....

PHOENIX / OLD / picture of eagle / BOURBON / NABER, ALFS, & BRUNE / S.F. / SOLE AGENTS. 11 3/4", amber, cylinder fifth, glop top, 1880-1895...

This choice mint clear applied top whiskey bottle (Thomas 135) was found in a building in Placerville, California. It has a ¾ label on the back...

1) Harvest King / Kansas City. Embossed - newer. 2) W. R. Riley, Dict. Cc/Purity Guaranteed, Kansas City, No. 3) Kentucky Turf. 4) Royal Purple Grape

Eureka, Nevada. Never cleaned. Light shoulder scratch and tine bubble burst on bottom. City: Eureka County: Eureka

Original port. Applied top! 1870's or 1880's. Bottled by Edward Kane & Sons of Brooklyn, New York. Original cork in two pieces. Rips on ...

Intricately embossed bottle with TIPPECANOE on one side and H. H. WARNER & CO. on the other. Bottom says ROCHESTER / N. Y. Both are entwined in ...

Fleckenstein - Mayer Company, Portland, Oregon. Old fashioned, handmade, sour mash whiskey. Label is ripped in places but all words and pictures are i

Nelson County, Kentucky. Label has small rips on left and right, but is in VERY GOOD condition. Please see photograph to enjoy this lot. City

Crown Distilleries. Bottled from reserve stock in San Francisco. Six years in Wood. Has stopper. Some rips on paper label on top left. City:

Attractive green label on unusual square bottle. Louis Taussig and Company, sole agents on Pacific Coast. Back is embossed Louis Taussig & Co., ...

Fred Raschen Co. of Sacramento. Raschen symbol on top of label. Back is embossed Fred Raschen & Co, Sacramento, Cal. Bottom left has been torn a...

Sherwood & Sherwood of San Francisco distributers. Nice pictorial of three barrels that look like a wagon. From A. Moorman & Company of Loui...

Sherwood & Sherwood of San Francisco distributers. Nice pictorial of three barrels that look like a wagon. From A. Moorman & Company of Loui...

Pictorial of buffalo. Label has little staining. Very attractive. City: County: State: CA Date:

Under government supervision at distillery #150 in the 5th district. Label has one hole and some tears on left. One rip on right. City: S

Wilmerding and Loewe distributers. Distilled in Nelson County, Kentucky. Label has been scratched over the pictorial. Small tears to both the top and

T. H. Cook & Company, sole proprietors, Sacramento, California. Label in great shape. City: Sacramento County: Sacramento

Billhead: Headquarters Saloon in Prescott, 1898. Letterhead for The Sherman House in Prescott, 1898. Five Prescott newspapers: Arizona Enterprise, 187

Signed by Mitchler, auditor A. L. Wyllie, tax collector A. F. Jordan and deputy W. D. Riley. $16.00 ($51/3 per month) for the last quarter of the year

1) Angel's Brewery. 1917 billhead. A. D. Mentz proprietor. 2) B. R. Prince. 1897 billhead. Fine Wines, Liquors, and Cigars. (Also a livery, feed...

This pair has a lot going for it. Lamanda is now part of Pasadena. The billheads are to A. V. Thorn of Walters, California. I could find not informati

Lot of 69. Huge group of chrome cards from the following wineries: Paul Masson (32 cards), Martini (11 cards), Sebastani (2 cards), Beaulieu (4 cards)

This is a lot of 3 fabulous pieces from the booming years of Nevada City! The Rector Brothers came to California in 1874 and eventually became the pro

1) The Quincy Saloon, Egbert & O'Neal, propr's. 2) The Corner Saloon, J. L. O'Neal, proprietor. Both are unused and in excellent con...

Two corner advertising covers and one billhead. All are addressed to Frank Mitchler of Murphy's. City: Sacramento County: Sa

Beautiful advertising cover. Plenty of cigars for young ladies! City: Sacramento County: Sacramento State: CA

1) 1901 James Woodburn fine whiskies postal. 2) 1902 Halifax advertising corner, 3-4) Two 1901/2 Wilson Hall Manufacturing with billhead. Cit

1) 1902 corner advertising. Torn very roughly on right. 2) Unused return envelope with a large pig smoking a cigar. "Our Taste Ham's" ...

4 pieces. Two different colored SP shipping receipts, one billhead "Our Taste Hams" and one notice on how to deal with the ham. City: Sac

Sacramento. Eagle Soda Works! Mellwood Whiskey! Two billheads (one for Mellwood) and one letterhead signed by Hugh Casey. City: Sacrament

Beautiful billhead with nice pictorial and red trademark. To Utica Mine. City: Sacramento County: Sacramento State:

Two different billheads. For Gum Syrup and Raspberry Syrup. Location was across the street from the San Francisco Steamer Landing. A Sacramento newspa

Three pieces. 1) Letter to Frank Mitchler on change of name, 2) letter apologizing for late mail on account of election (McKinley would dash the hopes

Four billheads, one Southern Pacific shipping receipt with a 1c steamer document stamp, and one unused return envelope. City: Sacramento

"Bohemian New Brew, Buffalo Brewing Co. Sacramento, Cal. The Monarch of All Beers. Taste Tells." The board measures 12.90" x 4.45&quo...