Holabird's Americana Holiday ( December Timed Auction 2022)

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

Pass no. 645, issued for 1900 to Mitchell, superintendent of the Georges Valley Railroad. Preprinted signature of general manager CWT Goding. Green pr

Low pass no. 6, issued for 1887 to FH Odiorne, director of the company. Preprinted signature of the general manager. Black and red print with steamshi

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...

Steamer "Watertown." Pass no. 122, issued for the 1892 season to WE Pearson of the Boston & Portsmouth Steamship Company. Signed by ge...

Pass issued for 1893 season to WE Pearson & Family. Signed by someone for the company (illegible). Red and dark green print on cardstock. Toning...

No. 98, issued for 1893 to Capt. WE Pearson of the Boston & Portsmouth Steamboat Company. Signed by treasurer Willard M. Bacon. Reverse blank. P...

Pass no. 519, issued for 1891 to William E. Pearson, president of the Boston & Portsmouth Steamship Company. Preprinted signature of the general...

"Ward Line." Pass no. 258, issued for 1891 to HS McCullock, commercial agent for Mexican Railway. Preprinted signature of president Henry ...

1898 pass with port hole and ship vignette. New York to Galveston. Formed in 1860s. Date: Country (if not USA): State: New York City: Provenan

1893 pass, aqua background with red date. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Rhode Island City: Provenance:

1891 pass with red date. Some streaking on front. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

1893 pass with orange steamer vignette. Chip and small hole, adhesive thinning on reverse. Please inspect. Date: Country (if not USA): State: C

1917 Yucca AZ to Needles, CA special pass. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Proof pass. Ornate design with locomotive vignette. Hosford & Sons, printers. Hole punched. Printed on thin paper. In the 1880s the Chicago and ...

"and Kansas City, Springfield & Memphis Railroad." Proof pass for 1885. Small circular vignette of locomotive. Printed on thin paper b...

Early pass for this railroad. No. 1464, issued to Dj Flanders, GPA for Boston & Maine Railroad. Preprinted signature of 2nd Vice President HL Mo...

Pass no. A3142, issued for 1891 to WB Bevill, general passenger agent for N&WRR. Preprinted signature of first vice president Clark. Countersign...

Pass no. C20, issued for 1883 to Louis Hasbrook, attorney for Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad. Signed by superintendent HE Chamberlain. Bla...

Unusual pass from a large railroad and steamer collection. This pass is issued to HH Wheeler for 1891, giving him 50cents a day discount on rooms in t

Lot of 2. Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. / Southern Pacific Lines in Oregon. Passes issued in 1905 and 1908, printed on cardstock. Signed by t...

Two railroad passes for the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co. Southern Pacific Lines in Oregon. Issued in 1910 and 1911. The 1910 one was issued to M

Pass issued for 1888 to GR Creighton. Signed by GPA LM Jenkins. Printed on green cardstock with black print and red date underprint. Reverse has small

Lot of 3 different. Included: 1922 Trip Pass issued in St. Paul; 1924 pass to Chas. D. Greenfield; and 1960-62 pass to Donald Becker. Ran from Saint P

Lot of 3 different. 1) Missouri Pacific Railroad Company. 1926. 2) Chicago Great Western Railroad Company. 1926. 3) Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul &am...

American Express Company will Transport Free of Charge Personal and Family packages of / 1892 / Mr. Frank Rogers . No. 2664. Light red ink, 4 x 2 1/2

Lot of 10. Includes: very rare booklet of Good For Paper Tokens, c.1918, trips between Grass Valley & Union Hill; unissued annual passes, 1919 a...

Brass fob imprinted Sierra Ry. co. / Of Cal. /168. 42 x 67 mm. Reverse stamped C. A. Klinkner & Co. / San Francisco. Located in the Gold Rush to...

10 metal Colorado railroad metal fobs. White metal band-21762C. & S RY Windsor Colo. Copper-round KOKMO, rectangle D & S 2. Brass-round, Den...

Three photographs of the Pike's Peak Route in Colorado, produced by W.E. Hook Wholesale Views Co., c. 1890s. These three photographs show the Pi...

Map Showing the North Missouri Railway Branches, Extensions, Connections, Etc. Drawn and engraved by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. 172 Williams S...

Railroad handbill/broadside announcing new route from Denver to Chicago and land for sale on the way. 5.5x8.5". Date: Country (if not USA): ...

Annual Report of the Nevada Northern Railway Company to the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada for the Year Ending June 30, 1916. This report s

Annual Report of the Virginia & Truckee Railway to the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada for the Year Ending June 30, 1915. This report ...

Issued for section 2 in August of 1895. That section included payments to Reno, Franktown, Lakeview and Carson. Each station included one foreman and

Lot of 2 different. 1) One shows a man sitting down in uniform, with "LIRR" visible on his shoulder. We believe this to be Long Island Rai...

Number 56 on the Lorain Street Railway Company. White metal with brass numbers, pinback, 45 mm. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ohio City: L

About 75 proof vignettes, many with railroad themes. Locomotives, terminals and more. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Pennsylvania City: Phi

Lot of 14. Includes: Forth Worth & Denver City Railway Co. (1910-11); St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway ( 1910); Gulf, Colorado & ...

ID Mark: R.I.RR (Rayonier Inc RR) (Washington state lumber co) Date: Country (if not USA): State: Washington City: Provenance:

Central Pacific Railroad Business Letters (2): 1) Letter sent to satellite branch discussing a new method of recording sales information Signed by T.

White metal G.N.RY./Brakeman hat badge 1.25x4". Brass luggage tag Union/Pacific/Railroad/208 1.25x1". Date: Country (if not USA): Sta...

Lot of over 70 checks drawn on railroad accounts, most addressed to businesses in Montana. Great Northern Railway; Duluth, Rainy Lake and Winnipeg Rai

Lot of about 40 checks drawn on Southern Railroad accounts all doing business with Montana merchants. Southern Railway; Nashville, Chattanooga &...

Lot of 18. 1) Canadian: Intercolonial Railway of Canada (1910); Canadian Southern Line (1898); and Canadian Northern Ontario Railway (1910). 2) US: At

About 50 assorted Midwest and Eastern railroad ephemera items. Pullman Co. fare checks, Great Northern Ry. checks, Lake Shore & Michigan Souther...

10 railroad letterheads c. 1875-1917. 2x Erie Railroad, Jay Street Terminal, 2x Pittsburgh, Shawmut & Northern RR, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Nort...

Ephemera related to gold mining companies in the Cariboo Lode in British Columbia, Canada including the Cariboo Gold Quartz Mining Co., the Cariboo-Hu

Alaska Klondike Co-op Mining Expedition, 1897, invitation to next general meeting in Philadelphia. Uppercu was accused of embezzling $1800 from First

Hassayampa Mining District, AZ. Gold and Copper Cons. Mining and Milling mine patent.1905_x000D_ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona City

2 Peck District, AZ mine patents. 1897 Gladiator Gold Mining, President McKinley secretary signature. 1902 Lone Jack, Monitor, Magnet No. 2, Charlesto

Lot of 6. Two white border. One postmarked 1914 Central N.M. Of Natomas Dredge #8. The remaining five are : Natomas dredges #8, #9. Date:

Seven Lake County, California mining postcards. Includes four cards of Kelseyville Gas Wells, published by M. Reider, Los Angeles, California. Also co

Lot of 14. Mostly color, borderless. Eight postmarked 1909-13 : Grass Valley, Nev. City, Auburn, one has 1 cent U.S. Parcel Post Postal Clerk s

Lot of 36 including 25 real photo. Choice collection. Nearly all different. RPPC include: Hogue Mine, NC; Lava Cap Mine; Central Mill, GV; Springhill

We are guessing that Bruce Lee operated in Nevada City based on the material it was found with. His business card here lists his office address at 302

Lot of 11. Includes: 1880 Thomas Price Assay Memorandum for bullion deposited by the Deadwood Mining Co.; 1918 Annual Report of the Brunswick Consolid

Lot of 13. Some white borders, mostly RPC's. Four postmarked 1907 : Williams Port R.I., Oroville,. Dredgers: El Oro #2, Baggett No 1, Bo...

Lot of 11. Color, B/W , couple white borders. Seven postmarked : Placerville, Camino Cal. , 1 cent stamps. Publishers: W.F. Fairchild & Son,...

Lot of 8 RPPC. Rare group. Some duplicate views. All are for the La Grange Mine at Weaverville, Trinity County, California. Started operating in 1862,

Rare Colorado British Columbia Mining Co. prospectus. 7 pp with 2 claim maps. Mines near Aldermere, British Columbia. 11x8.25". Water stains an...

Photograph of the Geyser Mine near Silver Cliff, Colorado. Silver Cliff was once the third largest town in Colorado during the 1880s. The town was mos

Cloth Ed E Koleberg Assayer ore bag. 14x 5.75" Heavy staining. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Victor Provenance: Gar...

3 Colorado paper assayer small envelopes. Buena Vista Assaying and blank result card. 2x Kuenzel Process Smelter, Buena Vista. Ed E Koleberg result sh

9 Colorado mining maps. Wellington, Elk Horn, Mineral Belt-torn, Congress, Placer Claim, Formation-torn and water stain, Mary Stuart, Elk Moose Ballar

4 letterheads. 1893 roofing, 1895 screw blocks, 1891 Kodak film, 1896 star steel. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Montana City: Butte Prove

Butte Georgetown Mining Notice of Assessment, 1915 single page. Emery Silver prospectus. Annual Report of North Butte Mining 1946. Financial report of

1892 letter from Castle Mining to AM Holter Hardware regarding a pump, creased. 1891 letter to AM Holter Hardware regarding a safety(sic) valve. This

Great Falls Departments, Eighth Edition, published January 1937. This book contains descriptions and photographs of the Great Falls departments of the

4 duplicate prospectus, 1903. 1892 letterhead about a check. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Montana City: Helena Provenance: Stuart Macken

Rare order form from US Assay Office at Helena, 1895 for chisel handles, Atlantic Red Oil and more. Signed by assayer in charge Branden. Date: 1895

1918 minutes of board of directors meeting. Trial balance sheets 1917-2/28, 3/31, 4/30, 5/31. Preliminary prospectus of Rocky Mountain Consolidating

Three annual reports from the Valley Forge Mining Company: 1907, 1908 & 1912-13. The Valley Forge mine was situated on the flank of the mountain...

Articles of Incorporation and annual reports. Cape Nome Copper Mining, Bonanza Copper Mining, Butte Coeur-d'Alene Copper Mining, Davis Copper Mi...

Articles of Incorporation and annual reports from Kennedy Creek Gold Mining, Dennemora Gold and Copper Mining, French Bar Gold Mining, Montana Homesta

Lot of 12 items related to Montana Mining organizations. Includes a Montana Mining Association 4-page opinion pamphlet c.1921, a MMA Certificate of M

A) Detail Drawings for new Mine Cage for the Montana Company, Limited by S.H. Macomber. Detailed engineering blueprint of the parts of a mine cage. Ap

Two blueprints of mining equipment from Montana. A) Blueprint of a Reverberatory Furnace at Zinc Casting Building drawn by William Wrath Jr. on Septe

Three mining geology maps from Montana. A) Two hand-drawn diagrams of the Syndicate Vein. They depict the location and a shaft of the Syndicate Vein

1 undated gold deposit slip. 1873 and 1875 sold to Kountze Bros, paid in gold bar and silver coin. 1873 Kountze receipt for gold bullion and silver co

Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the U.S. Assay Office at New York on July 1, 1871 by the Kountz Bros. The deposited bullion was Montana amalga

Lot of over 30 checks from Montana mining companies, dating back to the 1880s. Butte, Great Falls, Helena, Cooke City, Clinton, Marysville. Date:

Dealer lot of about 100 checks from various mining companies in Montana and Idaho. Some examples include checks from North Butte Mining Company, Monta

Hand written 1904 mining contract in Austin, NV. Lower right corner chip, .75" tear on bottom signature. Date: Country (if not USA): Stat...

Lot of nine checks from the Manhattan Silver Mining Company in Austin, Nevada. Six of these are imprinted revenue checks. Checks are 7.75 x 3.25. Ther

Prospectus for Nelson, Eldorado Mining Districts in Clark County. Assays-gold 36.85/ton, silver 2.1 oz/ton, platinum .2 oz/ton Date: Country (if no

Assessment receipt from the San Francisco office for the Independent Gold & Silver Mining Company, June 22, 1864. Received of WC Ralston, $1,000...

Assessment of 11 mines. Listed by owner. Wilson & Brothers and A. J. Homes owned the mines with the greatest yield; over $11,000. Has a 5c green...

Certificate of Incorporation of the Young Gold & Silver Mining Company. This company was formed for the purpose of gold and silver mining in the...

1870 Indenture for ledge owned by the Sage-brush Company, Buena Vista Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada. 50 cent US and 50 cent Nevada adhesive

For March of 1870. Three mines are listed by owner. The Ely & Raymond -one of Lincoln County's most famous mines -was the main producer. Als...

Dateline July 13, 1908 letter from Rawhide Morning Star Mining to Mr. Christie. "Greatest quartz vein strike Nevada Murray shaft, -200 feet- di...

Letter to stockholders of Butte and Yerington Copper about the last year's activities, 1910. Montana-Tonopah Mining letter regarding vice presid...

Group of different mining ephemera from mining towns in Nevada. Includes checks from the Manhattan Silver Mining Company, the Ophir Silver Mining Comp

Ledger book stamped O. Seymour & Co., New York 1866 with accounting of U.S. Assay Office charges incurred by Isett, Kerr & Co. Only a few pa...

Lot of 2 different marked Sterling. 1) Choice spoon for Carbondale, with engraved bowl and "Farview" engraved on handle. Reverse is engrav...

4 Kettle-Curlew Mining contracts, 1900. A gold mine on the south side of the Kettle River west of Curlew. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Was

2 1898 payroll sheets from Diamond Coal & Coke Co, Supt. had biggest salary at $150/month. Daily report of coal loaded 1899. Originally Hams For...

Copper King Mining report to stockholders 1927, 4 Gallatin Valley Milling order slips c. 1908-1910, Veta Colorado Mining prospectus with foldout map,