Million Dollar Auction

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Six day Auction, September 25, 26, 27 and October 2, 3, 4, 2015.
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Arizona Eastern Railroad Passes (11)3597 - Arizona Eastern Railroad Passes (11)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eleven passes. Years included: 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, two for 1921, two for 1922, 1923, and 1924. Passes in good condition. (Prag Collec
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*********t for (90.00 + 20.70BP) = 110.70
 
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Prescott & Arizona Central Railway Co. Pictorial Pass3598 - Prescott & Arizona Central Railway Co. Pictorial Pass
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Gorgeous pictorial Western pass! Printed on blue heavy cardstock. Vignette of locomotive moving through the desert with cactus in the background and d
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to a**********5 for (225.00 + 51.75BP) = 276.75
 
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San Joaquin & Eastern Railroad Co. Passes3599 - San Joaquin & Eastern Railroad Co. Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1931 and 1932 pass for the San Joaquin & Eastern Railroad Co. Motor Stage. Both in very good condition. The railroad was built for the sole reas...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to y********t for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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Amador Central Railroad Co. Pass3600 - Amador Central Railroad Co. Pass
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A 1917 pass for this standard gauge rail that served as a connection between Ione and Martell beginning in 1904. Issued to Mr. Chas. A. Beck, clerk fo
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Lake Tahoe Railway Pass (1909)3601 - Lake Tahoe Railway Pass (1909)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The first of eight passes for this rare Tahoe railroad. No. 265, issued for the year 1909 to M.F. Van Horn (Dist. Pass. Agent for Pennsylvania Lines)
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to B*********g for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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Lake Tahoe Railway Pass (1911)3602 - Lake Tahoe Railway Pass (1911)
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Pass for the Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company. Issued to Mr. M. F. Van Horn and Wife. Signed by Walter D. Bliss (son of D.L. Bliss). ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to B*********g for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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Lake Tahoe Railway Pass (1912)3603 - Lake Tahoe Railway Pass (1912)
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No. 429. Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company pass for 1912 for transport on the company's trains and steamboats. Issued to Mr. F.W. ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to e*****r for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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Lake Tahoe Railway Pass (1913)3604 - Lake Tahoe Railway Pass (1913)
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No. 444. Issued for the Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company for the year 1913 to Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Van Horn (District Passenger Agent, ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Lake Tahoe Railway Pass (1916)3605 - Lake Tahoe Railway Pass (1916)
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No. 577. Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company. Issued for 1916 year to Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Van Horn (Dist. Pass. Agt. for Pennsylvania Lin...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******8 for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Lake Tahoe Railway Pass (1918)3606 - Lake Tahoe Railway Pass (1918)
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No. 239. Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company. Issued for 1918 year to Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Van Horn (Dist. Pass. Agt. for Pennsylvania Li...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Lake Tahoe Railway Pass (1924)3607 - Lake Tahoe Railway Pass (1924)
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No. 784. Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company. Issued for 1924 to Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Van Horn (Dist. Pass. Agt. for Pennsylvania Lines). ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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Lake Tahoe Railway Pass (1925)3608 - Lake Tahoe Railway Pass (1925)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Final pass offered from the Prag Collection of Tahoe railroad passes. No. 485, issued for 1925 year to Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Van Horn (Dist. Pass. Agt. f
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i**b for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Los Angeles Terminal Railway Passes (2)3609 - Los Angeles Terminal Railway Passes (2)
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Two passes for this short terminal railroad line that ran between Altadena and Pasadena beginning in 1888. Included is an early 1892 pass (creases and
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Pacific Electric Railway Co. Passes (7)3610 - Pacific Electric Railway Co. Passes (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven passes. Years included: 1910, 1911, two for 1913, 1915, 1917, and 1928. Four are issued to the same person. Passes in good condition. The Pacifi
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to r****a for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway Pass3611 - Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway Pass
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According to the pass, this was "the crookedest railroad in the world." No. 4266, issued to A. E. Ladwig (gen. agent for C. & N. W. Ry...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 9*****L for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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McCloud River Railroad Co. Passes (5)3612 - McCloud River Railroad Co. Passes (5)
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Five passes for this railroad built in 1896 to service a lumber community that operated near Mt. Shasta. Years included: 1920, three for 1929, and 194
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Railway Pass3613 - Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Railway Pass
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Railway pass card for the Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway, No.240, issued to Mr. F.W. Thompson & Wife, from the G. A. Chicago Rho...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (170.00 + 39.10BP) = 209.10
 
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Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Railway Pass3614 - Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Railway Pass
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Railway pass card for the Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway, No.206, issued to MR. M. F. Van Horn, from the P.A., Pennsylvania Railway....
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
 
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Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Railway Pass3615 - Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Railway Pass
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Railway pass card for the Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway, No.136, issued to MR. M.F.Van Horn, from the P.A.-Pennsylvania Railway. Co...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (190.00 + 43.70BP) = 233.70
 
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Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Railway Passes3616 - Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Railway Passes
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Railway pass cards for the Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway, issued to MR. M. F. Van Horn, from the P.A., Pennsylvania R.R. Co. Los A....
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9*****L for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
 
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Central California & Bay Area Railroad Passes (4)3617 - Central California & Bay Area Railroad Passes (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four. 1) 1891 personal baggage pass for Pacific Transfer Co. (San Francisco) issued to W. H. Hurlburt & family (Union Pacific Ry.). 2) 19...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to a**********5 for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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Quincy Area Railroad Passes3618 - Quincy Area Railroad Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 passes. Includes: Quincy Railroad Company (1928, 1930, 1931, two stamp cancelled) and Indian Valley Railroad Company (1928). The Indian Valle
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a********o for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Redondo Railway Co. Pictorial Pass3619 - Redondo Railway Co. Pictorial Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early, very attractive Western pass. Has vignette of locomotive (upper left) and steamer (upper right). No. 53, issued to H. Silver and wife for 1892.
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to r******8 for (325.00 + 74.75BP) = 399.75
 
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Sacramento Northern Railway Passes (2)3620 - Sacramento Northern Railway Passes (2)
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Lot of 2. 1) No. 3573, issued in 1930 to A. A. Zestrow, commercial agent for the Illinois Central RR. 2) No. 38, issued for the 1936-37 season to E. W
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to 6******n for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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National City & Otay Railway Passes (2)3621 - National City & Otay Railway Passes (2)
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Two passes: an 1897 pass (printed on green cardstock) issued to C. C. McNeil, gen. supt. of M&P & Salt River Valley RR; also a 1906 pass (pr...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to G****d for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
 
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San Diego Railroad Passes (10)3622 - San Diego Railroad Passes (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten passes from two different San Diego railroads. Includes: San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern Railway (1908), San Diego & Cuyamaca Railr...
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Estimate : 220.00 - 400.00
Sold to G****d for (160.00 + 36.80BP) = 196.80
 
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Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway Passes3623 - Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3: listed as "The Crookedest Railroad in the World”. Begun in 1896, the route up to 2500 feet on the east side of Mt. Tamalpais from Mil...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Southern California Railway Tickets3624 - Southern California Railway Tickets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
200+ ticket stubs for the Southern California Railway Company for the 1890s. Seven different types: First Class passage from Rivera, Round Trip Ticket
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Yosemite Valley Railway Co. Passes (5)3625 - Yosemite Valley Railway Co. Passes (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five passes. Includes: three for 1937-38 and two for 1940-41. All are punch-cancelled and stamp cancelled. Also light soiling. This 80 mile short-line
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Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
 
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"Northern" Railroad Passes3626 - "Northern" Railroad Passes
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Two passes for railroads with "Northern" in the title. Includes: Northern Pacific Railway Company (1898) and Northern Redwood Lumber Co. (...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 120.00
Sold to j*********t for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
 
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California Southern Railroad Pass3627 - California Southern Railroad Pass
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California Southern Railroad, California Central Railway. 1889 pass issued to Mrs. Herman Silver and family (treasurer). Signed by C.W. Smith as vice-
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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California Western Railroad & Navigation Co. Passes (6)3628 - California Western Railroad & Navigation Co. Passes (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six passes, all different. This railroad operated between Ft. Bragg and Willits. Originally built to haul redwood logs, it added passenger service in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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San Francisco-Sacramento Railroad Co. Pass Collection (14)3629 - San Francisco-Sacramento Railroad Co. Pass Collection (14)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14. Includes: three issued and one unissued Employee's Quarterly Pass for 1920, unissued pass for 1921, unissued employee pass for 1922, ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6******n for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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Sierra Railway Company of California Pass Collection3630 - Sierra Railway Company of California Pass Collection
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Lot of 17 passes with some years duplicated. Includes: 1918 (unissued), 1921 (unissued), 1931 (unissued), 1934 (two, both cancelled), 1936-37 (ten pas
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i**b for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Southern California Railroad Pass Group (6)3631 - Southern California Railroad Pass Group (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six passes from five companies. Includes: Los Angeles Transfer Co. Bus Pass for 1904; 1917 and 1918 passes for the California Southern Railroad Co.; 1
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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Southern California Railway & Steamship Passes (9)3632 - Southern California Railway & Steamship Passes (9)
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Nine passes for Southern California railroad and steamship companies. 1) Los Angeles Steamship Company: 1923, 1925, 1930, 1931, two for 1932, and 1933
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to r****a for (45.00 + 9.00BP) = 54.00
 
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Southern California Railway Passes (5)3633 - Southern California Railway Passes (5)
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Five early issued passes for the Santa Fe Route of the Southern California Railway. Includes: 1891, two for 1892, 1893, and 1895. The 1891 pass has po
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to y********t for (225.00 + 51.75BP) = 276.75
 
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Western Pacific Railway Pass Collection (9)3634 - Western Pacific Railway Pass Collection (9)
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Nine early Western Pacific Railway passes. Includes: 1912, 1913, two for 1914, two for 1915, 1916 and two for 1917. Multi-colored passes with reverses
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Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Cheyenne Canon and Seven Falls Development Co. Pictorial Passes3635 - Cheyenne Canon and Seven Falls Development Co. Pictorial Passes
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Two pictorial passes for transportation to this resort located at the north end of Cheyenne Canyon. Back of each pass has description of area and reso
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Colorado Midland Railway Co. Passes (4)3636 - Colorado Midland Railway Co. Passes (4)
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Four different passes. Includes: early 1903 pass (Pikes Peak Route) issued to F.W. Thompson (gen. Western agent for C.R.I. & P. Ry.); 1909 pass ...
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Estimate : 340.00 - 700.00
Sold to j*********t for (170.00 + 39.10BP) = 209.10
 
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Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Passes (3)3637 - Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Passes (3)
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Lot of three. Includes: Employe's (sic) Time Pass for 1889, issued to W.N. Bell, tie agent, for transport between Leadville and Glenwood; a Tick...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*********t for (120.00 + 27.60BP) = 147.60
 
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Midland Continental & Terminal Railroad Passes3638 - Midland Continental & Terminal Railroad Passes
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Lot of 8 passes from two companies. From the Midland Terminal Railway Co., 1913 and 1927 passes (wear to back of second pass). From the Midland Contin
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to y********t for (85.00 + 19.55BP) = 104.55
 
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Miscellaneous Colorado Railroad Passes (9)3639 - Miscellaneous Colorado Railroad Passes (9)
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Nine passes for four different companies. 1) The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Co.: 1925, 1928, 1929, and two for 1930. 2) 1931 pass for The
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to i*********1 for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
 
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Pikes Peak Area Railroad Passes (6)3640 - Pikes Peak Area Railroad Passes (6)
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Lot of 6 from two railroads. Includes: rare pass for Cripple Creek & Colorado Springs Railroad (1916) and Manitou & Pike's Peak Ry. (192...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to y********t for (170.00 + 39.10BP) = 209.10
 
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The Colorado & Southern Railway Co. Pass Collection (15)3641 - The Colorado & Southern Railway Co. Pass Collection (15)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fifteen passes. Includes: 1906, 1917, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1929, two for 1933, four for 1935-36, and two for 1938-39. Generally in very good condit
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*********t for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Chicago Railroad Passes (6)3642 - Chicago Railroad Passes (6)
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Six passes from two different Chicago railroads. 1) From Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Co.: 1912, two different 1928, and 1931, al
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*******c for (10.00 + 2.30BP) = 12.30
 
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Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad Pass3643 - Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad Pass
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Very early! No. 704, issued to R. M. Hovey (?) for 1876. Signed by W. F. Downs as superintendent. Ornate font. Reverse lists conditions. Printed on ca
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to T******1 for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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White Sulphur Springs & Yellowstone Park Railway Passes (2) (Ringling Brother Connection)3644 - White Sulphur Springs & Yellowstone Park Railway Passes (2) (Ringling Brother Connection)
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Two passes issued for the 1916 year to Charles Long and Mrs. Charles Long. Long was the livestock agent for the railroad. Some light soiling. Stamp si
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t**********z for (95.00 + 19.00BP) = 114.00
 
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Two Virginia & Truckee Railroad Passes for Chinese Workers3645 - Two Virginia & Truckee Railroad Passes for Chinese Workers
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Neat pair of employee passes, one issued to "one Chinamen" and the other issued to "two Chinamen." For rides from Virginia City ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Nevada Northern Railway Pass3646 - Nevada Northern Railway Pass
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Pass issued for 1931 to Carl R. Gray, president of the Union Pacific System. Toning. Punch cancelled. (Prag Collection) City: State: Nevada Date: 19
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to i**b for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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