Montana Big Sky & Western Americana

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Montana 'Big Sky' and Holiday Auction is a four day feast for the collector. This sale begins with a one day Montana only auction focusing on tokens and postal history. The next three days run the wide range of a traditional Holabird Auction: minerals, numismatics, Native Americana, railroadianna, mining, photographs, stock certificates, express, saloon, exposition, assay, tokens, badges, Gold Rush, etc. Heavy emphasis is placed on Colorado, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and the Western States.
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Indiana Railroad Stock Certificate Collection (53)3622 - Indiana Railroad Stock Certificate Collection (53)
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Lot of 53. Most issued. Include early pieces from Marion & Logansport Rail Road Company (1854 & 1863), Steubenville & Indiana Rail Road ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (90.00 + 20.70BP) = 110.70
 
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Five Indiana Railroad Stock Certificates3623 - Five Indiana Railroad Stock Certificates
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Five stock certificates: 1) Marion and Logansport Rail Road Company, no. 14, 12 shares to Jeremiah Smith, 1863. Hole cancelled. 2) The Indiana, Alabam
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m*****1 for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Three Choice Indiana Railroad Stock Certificates3624 - Three Choice Indiana Railroad Stock Certificates
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Lot of 3 different Evansville. 1) Evansville and Crawfordsville Rail Road Co., issued in 1854. Not cancelled. Corporate signatures. Nice locomotive vi
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to m*****1 for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Iowa Railroad Stock Certificate Collection (44)3625 - Iowa Railroad Stock Certificate Collection (44)
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Lot of 44 certificates with many great train vignettes. Thirty-one are issued. Highlights include: 3 attractive certs. from The Keokuk & Des Moi...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Rare Iowa Railroad Stock Certificates (6)3626 - Rare Iowa Railroad Stock Certificates (6)
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Lot of six different early pieces. Includes: Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Co. (1859, punched), Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad Co. (18...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to l*******c for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Second Group of Rare Iowa Railroad Stock Certificates (6)3627 - Second Group of Rare Iowa Railroad Stock Certificates (6)
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Another group of early pictorial Iowa certificates. Includes: Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co. (1876, pen and punch cancelled), B...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Sioux City Rapid Transit Company Stock with Facsimile RN3628 - Sioux City Rapid Transit Company Stock with Facsimile RN
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Very attractive stock certificate No. 67, issued for 20 shares in 1890 to the Union Stock Yard Co. In addition to the gold corporate seal in great con
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m*****1 for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Kansas City and Pacific Railroad Co. Stock Certificates (2)3629 - Kansas City and Pacific Railroad Co. Stock Certificates (2)
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Two of the same style, one issued in 1887 (low No. 5!) and the other issued in 1890. Corporate signatures. One is issued to another railroad. Both are
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*****x for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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Kansas Railroad Stock Certificates and Bonds (12)3630 - Kansas Railroad Stock Certificates and Bonds (12)
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Lot of 12. Includes: two State of Kansas $1,000 bonds issued to The Kansas City, Wyandotte and North-Western Railway Co. (1886) (heavily punch cancell
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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St. Louis, Lawrence & Denver Railroad Company Bond3631 - St. Louis, Lawrence & Denver Railroad Company Bond
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$1,000 bond. No. 16. Issued 1871. Not cancelled. Signed by Woodward as secretary and Dietzler as president. Orange border and locomotive vignette. Thi
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Kentucky Railroad Stock and Bond Archive (59)3632 - Kentucky Railroad Stock and Bond Archive (59)
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Lot of 59; 46 issued and 13 unissued. Most pictorial. Issued includes: Louisville & Nashville RR, Louisville Railway, Ohio & Kentucky Railwa...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to D*B for (140.00 + 32.20BP) = 172.20
 
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The Kentucky & South Atlantic Railway Company Bond3633 - The Kentucky & South Atlantic Railway Company Bond
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Issued but not cancelled! Early bond No. 6. Issued for $1,000 at 6%. Railroad and allegorical vignettes with brown border. Signed by E. Zimmerman as p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Louisiana Railroad Stock Certificate and Bond Collection (23)3634 - Louisiana Railroad Stock Certificate and Bond Collection (23)
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Lot of 23 pieces. 1) New Orleans Great Northern Railroad: four bonds issued 1933 and four stocks (three different) issued 1913-1924, all cancelled. 2)
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******e for (85.00 + 19.55BP) = 104.55
 
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Maine Railroad Bond Collection3635 - Maine Railroad Bond Collection
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Lot of 17 very pictorial pieces. Two stocks: Portland Railroad Co. (1941, punch cxl, pictorial) and unissued Maine Central Railroad. Bonds: Portland T
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Somerset Railroad Broadside3636 - Somerset Railroad Broadside
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A statement for a lawsuit with the Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad (now the Maine Central) Company for infringing on their charter. Some pencil marks,
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Stock & Bond Collection3637 - Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Stock & Bond Collection
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Lot of 33. Pictorial group! Earliest four stocks are 1851-1856 (all cancelled). Other nineteen stocks date 1880-1926, with majority pre-1900. Bonds: t
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******0 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Maryland Railroad Stock Certificates (7)3638 - Maryland Railroad Stock Certificates (7)
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Lot of 7. 1) Western Maryland Railroad Co., unissued but cancelled. 2) The Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore Railroad Co., issued in 1883, stamp an
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******0 for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
 
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Maryland Railroad Stock Collection3639 - Maryland Railroad Stock Collection
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Lot of 17. Includes: Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway (three 1894 punched), Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Electric RR (1917, punched ...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
 
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Boston Railroad Stock Certificate & Bond Collection3640 - Boston Railroad Stock Certificate & Bond Collection
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Lot of 35. Some very early and pictorial pieces. One highlight are two gorgeous certificates for Boston & Worchester Rail-Road Company, 1859 &am...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m*****1 for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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Massachusetts Railroad Stock & Bond Collection3641 - Massachusetts Railroad Stock & Bond Collection
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Lot of 24 from multiple Massachusetts lines. Includes: Somerville Horse Railroad Co. (1876 & 1883 stocks, poor condition), 1894 BurlingtonElectr...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Massachusetts Railroad Stock & Bond Collection (No Boston)3642 - Massachusetts Railroad Stock & Bond Collection (No Boston)
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Lot of 26. Includes: early Western Rail Road Corporation stock issued 1842; Rutland & Burlington Railroad Company stock issued 1851; Lowell Hors...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to w******o for (95.00 + 21.85BP) = 116.85
 
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New York & Boston Railroad Company Bond3643 - New York & Boston Railroad Company Bond
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$100 bond issued in 1860. Stamp cancelled. Signature of Wood as president. Eleven coupons remaining (held in place by tape repair). Small vignette of
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Old Colony Railroad Collection3644 - Old Colony Railroad Collection
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Lot of 29 stock certificates and bonds, many early. Good variety! Earliest pieces are two different stocks, 1846 & 1849, not cancelled and an 18...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d******0 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Old Colony Railroad Stock & Bond Collection (8)3645 - Old Colony Railroad Stock & Bond Collection (8)
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Lot of eight. 1) Two very early & different stocks for Old Colony Rail Road Corporation: 1846 (pen cancelled) and 1850 (blue font, not cancelled...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d******0 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Three Rare Massachusetts Railroad Stock Certificates3646 - Three Rare Massachusetts Railroad Stock Certificates
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Lot of three early. 1) Western Rail Road Corporation stock issued in 1838 to Josiah Quincy Jr., who was also the treasurer. Quincy was once mayor of B
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to t*******d for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Three More Rare Massachusetts Railroad Stock Certificates3647 - Three More Rare Massachusetts Railroad Stock Certificates
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Three choice early certificates. 1) Very early 1836 stock certificate No. 584 for six shares issued in Boston by Western Rail Road Corporation. Punch
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to c*********p for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Detroit Railroad Stocks & Bonds3648 - Detroit Railroad Stocks & Bonds
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Lot of nine. Includes: Detroit & Lima Northern Railway Company (unissued $1,000 bond from 1897 with coupons), Detroit, Rochester, Romeo & La...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Flint & Pere Marquette Railway Bonds & Stock Certificates3649 - Flint & Pere Marquette Railway Bonds & Stock Certificates
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Lot of twelve. Stocks: ten total, seven varieties! Includes: two unissued (c.1860s), 1870 (illustrated, cut cancel), two 1872 (green, both cancelled,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t*******d for (65.00 + 13.00BP) = 78.00
 
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Michigan Central & Michigan Midland Railroad Bonds & Stock Certificates3650 - Michigan Central & Michigan Midland Railroad Bonds & Stock Certificates
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Lot of twelve. 1) Michigan Midland and Canada Railroad Company. Two stocks, one issued 1873 (punch and stamp cancelled) and one unissued. Both feature
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Michigan Railroad Stock and Bond Collection3651 - Michigan Railroad Stock and Bond Collection
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Lot of 17. Includes: Pere Marquette Railway Company (seven stocks, four different. issued 1922-1945, punch cancelled), The Kanawha & Michigan R...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*********1 for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Michigan Railroad Stock and Bond Collection 23652 - Michigan Railroad Stock and Bond Collection 2
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50+ pieces. A fabulous Michigan railroad collection! Highlights: issued 1866 $1,000 bond for The Flint and Pere Marquette Railway Company (cut and pen
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i*********1 for (250.00 + 57.50BP) = 307.50
 
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Michigan Railroad Stock and Bond Collection 33653 - Michigan Railroad Stock and Bond Collection 3
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Lot of 16. 1) Lake Superior Southern Railway Co. Three $1,000 collateral trust notes issued 1915, stamp cancelled, each with adhesive revenue stamps.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Michigan Street Railway Stocks & Bonds3654 - Michigan Street Railway Stocks & Bonds
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Lot of 15. Includes: Minneapolis, St.Paul, Rochester & Dubuque Electric Traction Co. (1910, not cxl), Wyandotte & Detroit River Railway (uni...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Minnesota Railroad Stock Certificates (9)3655 - Minnesota Railroad Stock Certificates (9)
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Lot of 9. Includes: six stocks for Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Co. (1934, 1936, plus four unissued, all punch cancelled); stock
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*B for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
 
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Mississippi Railroad Stock Certificate Collection (29)3656 - Mississippi Railroad Stock Certificate Collection (29)
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Lot of 29 with early pieces and most pictorial. Includes: two different early certificates for Mississippi & Missouri Railroad Company (1863 and...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Missouri Railroad Bonds & Stock Certificates (32)3657 - Missouri Railroad Bonds & Stock Certificates (32)
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Lot of 32. Bonds: Gallatin County Railroad $1,000 bond issued 1870, punch cancelled, 8 coupons, tape repairs; St. Francois County Railroad Company, tw
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 6****A for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Stock Certificates (35)3658 - Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Stock Certificates (35)
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Lot contains 35 certificates, at least twelve varieties. All are issued and punch cancelled. Four different vignettes, eight different colors. Earlies
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to t******2 for (35.00 + 8.05BP) = 43.05
 
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Amador Railway Company Gold Bond3659 - Amador Railway Company Gold Bond
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The Amador railway was created to connect the Northern Pacific at Amador with the copper mines up Clear Creek (about nine miles). Stamps 7-40 still at
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to e*****r for (15.00 + 3.00BP) = 18.00
 
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Montana Railroad Company Stock Certificate3660 - Montana Railroad Company Stock Certificate
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Inc. in Montana. No. 27. Punch cancelled. Issued for 667 shares to Henry D. Moore on May 29th, 1897. Signed by president and secretary. No vignette. O
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Estimate : 40.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*****x for (20.00 + 4.00BP) = 24.00
 
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Nebraska Railroad Stock Certificate Collection (15)3661 - Nebraska Railroad Stock Certificate Collection (15)
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Lot of 15. Includes: three stocks for Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company (1858, pen cancelled, and two from 1872, punched), the later two
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Bullfrog Area Railroad Ephemera3662 - Bullfrog Area Railroad Ephemera
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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
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Estimate : 120.00 - 500.00
Sold to e*****r for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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Eureka & Palisade 1901 Time Table3663 - Eureka & Palisade 1901 Time Table
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Schedule from Palisade to Raines to Evans to Hay's ranch to Mineral to Alpha to Pine to Oak to Summit to Mt. Hope to Garden Pass to Diamond to E...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to V********e for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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The Southern Pacific Depot in Lovelock: 2 Postcards3664 - The Southern Pacific Depot in Lovelock: 2 Postcards
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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,
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Estimate : 40.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (20.00 + 4.00BP) = 24.00
 
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11 Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad pieces: photograph, freight bills, tickets, correspondence3665 - 11 Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad pieces: photograph, freight bills, tickets, correspondence
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Lot of 11. 1 & 2. Small photographs of the Tonopah & Goldfield train depot. One with passengers walking next to the train. The other has tra...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to h*******2 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Two Different Nevada Bonds: V&T and Storey County (with William Sharon signature)3666 - Two Different Nevada Bonds: V&T and Storey County (with William Sharon signature)
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1) 1874, Number 519 for $1000. Signed by William Sharon (cancelled through the name) and George King. Coupons 49 to 60 still attached. Issued to Thoma
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h*******2 for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate3667 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate
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Rare, unissued certificate from this famous Comstock railroad. The company incorporated in Nevada in 1868. Datelined Virginia, Nev. Would have been i
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to h*******2 for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Waybills Ledger3668 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Waybills Ledger
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Large ledger book of shipping bills from "Southern Pacific Company - Pacific System Way Bill for Freight from Reno," for the V & T Rai...
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Estimate : 260.00 - 700.00
Sold to e*****r for (95.00 + 19.00BP) = 114.00
 
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Distance and Time Tables for Nevada Northern Railway Company3669 - Distance and Time Tables for Nevada Northern Railway Company
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Two items. 1) Distance table, issued Nov. 1941, effective January 1942. Issued by P.T. Hammock, General Freight Agent, East Ely, Nevada. 8"x11&...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to V********e for (20.00 + 4.00BP) = 24.00
 
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Nevada Copperbelt Railroad Archive3670 - Nevada Copperbelt Railroad Archive
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Includes 1909 $500 Nevada Copper Belt Railroad Bond, stack of unused delivery receipts, stack of unused daily balance sheets, stack of unused cash far
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Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Northern Nevada Railway Lock3671 - Northern Nevada Railway Lock
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Stamped N N R Y. Pat. 2040482. ADLAKE embossed on the keyhole cover which is spring loaded. No key. Lock measures 3" x 3.5" plus chain. ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to V********e for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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