Spring Americana Auction -- May 2019

Stock Certificate from the The San Luis Southern Railway Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Printers Proof. Issued in c1901. Size 11 by 7.5 inches. In good

incorporated February 9, 1905 in the territory of New Mexico. #151, $1000, 30 year , First Mortgage 5% SCARCE Gold Bearer Bond Certificate issued M

Two bonds of 3400 authorized. $1000 5% 30 years First Mortgage gold bearer bond due 1936. Issued Jan 1, 1906 signed G. M. Cochran President, GREE

incorporated State of Colorado. God Bearer Bond #211 for $1000, First Year Mortgage and Refunding 5% 20 year due August 15, 1928. Issued 15 August, 1

incorporated in the State of Colorado. Certificated #4290 for 10 shares of common stock @ $5 ea. issued to Henry Herbert Pain, 14, May, 1906 signed

#1489 , I/C, $1000 10 % 15 yearFirst Mortgage gold bearer bond due 1889. Issued Aug. 1, 1874 and signed by William Sharon President. BLACK, embossed

incorporated in the State of Colorado. Cert. #836 for 50 shares of common stock @ $1.00 per shares issued to C.E. Habiger 17 Feb, 1914 signed J.W/ Wa

#2206 I/U, $1000, 6% , First Mortgage, 40 yr. gold bearer bond, issued April 2, 1888, signed by Thomas Simpson secretary, no president signature. GRE

#4 , I/U, $1000 8% 20 year bearer bond due 1886. Issued July 11. 1866. BLACK, embossed seal (grapes center), vignettes: bottom train r-l rounding cu

All 1878. All first class as stamped on reverse. All have different hole punches. 1) # 2404, Virginia to Empire. 2) # 93, Steamboat to Reno. 3) # 51,

incorporated the State of Nevada November 1909. Three stock certificates , all unissued. Printer: American Bank Note Co, Phila. Cert. #115 for 1/5

.5" unused bill of lading pad, approx 10 other period docs mostly unused Date: c1920's City/County: Tonopah State: Nevada

1) Low No. 7 issued for 1873 to W.W. Walker, chief engineer for Burl. C.R. & Minn. RR. Printed signature of general superintendent E.J. Flint. R...

The Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Rail-Road Co. Two certificates: one issued/cancelled, one unissued. Same format, BLACK, guaranteed commo

1. The Marion Electric Railway ,Light & Power Co. I/U. #104 of 229 authorized, this is the third bond of the series with #101 (first of the seri...

incorporated in 1918 State of Utah. Formation of company was the result of Cache Valley Railroad being merged with the Ogden, Logan and Idaho. Bond #

Stock Certificate from the Utah Midland Railway Co .Stock Certificate #1. Issued to President, J.J. Hagerman. Issued on November 13, 1889 at Colorado

1982 Virginia City Balloon Race button. 1879 Daily Nevada State Journal, 5 Eureka and Palisade RR expense bills 1887-1904, approx 12 V&T RR frei...

Pass No. 447, issued for 1887 to Chas. D Haines, president of the Seneca Falls & Cayuga Lake Railroad. Signed by vice-president Cole. Black prin...

incorporated in State of Washington. Certificate #228 for 50 shares common stock @ $100 per share, issued to Joseph B. Toplitz 15 Sept 1902, G. Milli

Pass No. 206, issued for 1874 to N.H. Hotchkiss, trav. agent for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. Signed by Chas. O. Ball, superintendent. Black ...

In 1833 completed 161 miles of track—the longest railroad in the world at the time. The name was changed in 1855 to the Wilmington and Weldon Railroa

I/U, #2335 0f 8750, $100 4 1/2 % 40 year First Mortgage Sinking Fund gold bearer bond due 1945. Issued Sept 1, 1905 signed F.J. Loeiuslley President,

Yuba County in the aid of San Francisco and Marysville Railroad Co. #35 of 200 issued, $1000 10% bearer bond , issued Jan 24, 1859, signed M. Presbu

# 41,653 for $150 to agent EB Comstock of Pontiac, Michigan. Endorsed on back to John Comstock. Small holes lower left; otherwise extremely nice. Roug

# 202,976 for $50 to agent BF Moore of Boston. Endorsed on back from Moore to Octavia S Weeks. Nice condition. Dutch Flat is in Placer county about 3

Addressed to Santos Bardella. From Gregorio Tomey. For ne package valued at $225. Fiddletown is in Amador County. The town was first settled by Missou

1) First of Exchange. # 298,762 to CTH Palmer "in Gold Coin". 1867. Two cent United States Revenue Stamp. Also 20c California First of Exc...

1) Nevada, California 1856. #62,289 for $250. To Charles H Mead agent. Meade signs it over to Oscar (?). 2) Grass Valley 1864. With rare California s

Addressed to GS Andrews agent. # 173,540 for $100 in 1860. Handwritten Jackson. Andrews endorses exchange to AC Brown Jr. on reverse. Comes with copy

1) Second of exchange. 1853. # 4095 for $1000. To Hunter & Co. Paid to Dan Alexander on reverse. Not cancelled. In fabulous condition. 2) Wells ...

Receipt for $100 in gold coin from B Clark & Company of Rattlesnake. To be forwarded to AP Carlin at Dotans Bar. Oval PAID stamp. Very nice Well...

From Wells Fargo to Diana Walter of Boston. Dated September 8, 1855. # 34,648. $500. Date: 1855 City/County: San Francisco State: California

Lot of three. 1) 1863 Commission envelope from Sacramento to Thomas Clark of Folsom. Enclosed was $5.50 in coin. 2) 1864 COD from the Eldorado Excelsi

Approx. 30 pieces in this lot. Comes in binder. Rare card: M'liss, the Child of the Sierra, "The Waif of the Sierra (1878) a play by Clay G...

The California War Bonds referred to in the letter were for the war on the Native Americans. Letterhead, "Wells, Fargo & Co. / New York and...

Rare Colorado express! Inc. in Colorado. Low certificate number 4, issued to Charles C. Beaman on March 19th, 1894 in Denver. Signed by president OCon

1871. Elongated American Express Frank #915. Also an 1871 Aurora, Nevada Post Office Cancel (Rarity-4, excellent strike). The letter is from JH Jolly

Interesting letter (1 1/2 inches of snow, wind is bellowing, darkies do the wash, the chinies are better, benefit for the Episcopal Church,

Great Wells Fargo Strike. These envelopes were issued in 1883, 1884 and 1892 that we know of. Addressed to the historical (and historian) Bancroft &...

Weak strike, full cover advertisement for Adolph Jacob's Ormsby House. Short histories on Jacobs and the Ormsby House. William Ormsby built this...

Two Virginia City Wells Fargo certificates. Both signed by PD Hedley. Issued to Corrigaon for $337 and David Geddes for $400. One from Gold Hill. Sing

1879. Contained $95.74, from JB Ringold of Cornucopia, Wells Fargo agent at the time. He ran the stage from Cornucopia to Good Hope, had a livery and

Strong Elko Strike. Manuscript received information on left. 1870. From EV Robbins to GD Roberts. Robbins was a brand new minister for the Presbyteria

1870. Nice stike. Cover is addressed to Will Seaton. First letter is from CC Goodwin ("furnaces have yieded 73 bars in the past 24 hours,"...

1875. Signed by AJ Ralston general agent and WH Blauvelt cashier. To New York News Company for $20 on November 2, 1875. # 3200. Blauvelt was a promine

c1870. Nice red wax seal for the Raymond & Ely Mine on the reverse. Legal sized Wells Fargo entire. Includes a history of the Raymond and Ely Mi...

c1871. Scrolling Thomes & Skadden Express Envelope. Wells Fargo Stamp is Reno, but almost undecipherable. Reno would make sense as that is where...

From Will J Beatty to Mrs. Jonathon Ferril of Sacramento City. Sent from the 'Agency of the White Pine Daily News.' Date: City/County: ...

Double ring curcular Pacific Express cancel. Weak strike, but Shermantown easily read. Includes a second unused Wells Fargo entire from Treasure City

One of two known. Nice cancel. There is controversy whether this camp was located in Nye or Lincoln County. Argument is presented that it was in Linco

1870. Very good / excellent cancel. Addressed to James Reed in San Jose where he settled after the Donner Party trajedy. Includes a history of Donner

c1880. Very nice strike. Addressed to LB Frankel, the great embezzler, New York Times article entitled "Gone off with a million", brother ...

c1866. Very strong stirke. Addressed to John Rapp. Louis Reich is written all over the envelope. Rapp and Reich were proprietors of the Nevada Brewery

# 351028 from Virginia City - yes, Virginia City was a huge user of Wells Fargo Express & Banking Office. To JH Latham for U. S. Gold Coin! $1,5...

1) Virginia City, Wells Fargo Certificate of Deposits are rarer than the Gold Hill. No. 2243. Virginia City, N.T. dateline, Nov. 20th, 1862. Early ter

Includes a 1) yellow Wells, Fargo & Co cover (not cancel) addressed to a very rare Pinto, Nevada. Includes a mining related letter. 2) weak Belm...

Red Wells Fargo Express Stamp handwritten Aurora (two train vignettes). Legal size envelope. 1862. Date and contents can be deduced by the people list

c1863. Three cent stamp and a stamped 'PAID.' Addressed to William G Russell of Virginia, Nevada. He was one of the founders of the Pony Exp...

c1864. Wells Fargo stamp says 'Territory, but address just says 'Nevada.' Very nice Dayton N. T. stamp. Addressed to" Mrs. Thomas H...

1863 Territorial cover. Old style Wells Fargo cancel. Nice strike. Letter is from FAS Jones to Captain James Jones in San Fraincisco. The Jones family

Legal sized envelope. Sender was WH Pierce who killed two men (Carson City and Cornucopia) and got away with both murders, even though he was not at a

1864. This is not only a rare Wells Fargo cover, it is Territorial and with a nice strike. It has a full front advertisement for Hackett & Kenda...

Although the postmark says, "Silver City, Utah", the letter that came with the envelope clearly puts this in the Nevada Territory. Bamber ...

Cancel still says 'N. T.' Received note on far left indicates the actaul date is Sept. 1, 1867. From C. Collins, Charles Collin biography (c...

c1863. Good Virginia City oval cancel on a Langton Express entire. Short biography. (Langston would be killed driving a team just outside of Silver C

Excellent strike - especially for an early Wells Fargo cancel. c1864. Cover has been repaired. Date: City/County: Washoe City, Express State: Ne

Signed by Theodore Tracy. To HB Clawson, Superintendent. # 3357 for $763.22. Clawson signs it over to James B Lyon. Very nice condition with a few sma

Here is a really valuable tool, for the collecting trade. It is a reference guide showing all of the Wells Fargo & Co's, hand stamps used f...

Lot of fourteen. 1851 package express from New York, 1865 express forwarders New York, 1868 express forwarders, 1859 express forwarders from Plymouth,

Large sign from Wells Fargo, approx. 74" x 11". Contemporary, very good condition. Affordable alternative to a pricey original! Date: ...

Exact date unknown. Has patina & rust, but can clearly read sign. Ready to hang on wall. 32" x 3.25". Date: City/County: State:

Anti-immigrant Medal, Order of United American Mechanics U. S. Grant, 100mm long Date: City/County: State:

First is 20 mm, round aluminum token, TC 417580. Obv: BLONDIE"S CABARET. Rev: GOOD FOR 5c IN TRADE. Second is 26 mm, round aluminum token, TC 5...

3 3/4 x 2 1/2 inch ticket. "High Life" sin competencia / atendido por bellas damitas / salon de baile / Vale por Un Trago / Abierto a las ...

Pictorial of Women's Pavilion, American Celebration. 55mm. Unknown material. Date: 1871 City/County: State:

Lot of three unidentified tokens in the brothel collection. 1) Republic of Venus Two Dollars / 739; Rev.: same. Wm, rd., 38 mm. 2) W. S. & Co. ...

Encapsulated 39 mm, green plastic poker-chip-style token. Most likely a modern piece and not in the Nevada Chip Registry. Obv: RICK'S in gold-fo...

23 mm octagonal aluminum token, unlisted. Obv: RUBY SMITH. Rev: 15c. needs more research. Tokens with a lady's name are usually brothels- but n...

Obv.: We Change Dust for gold Coin (reclining nude); Rev.: Sally's House of Pleasure / A dozen delightful ladies / to fulfill your every desire ...

Brothel token from New Senator Hotel in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. The obverse reads NEW SENATOR HOTEL / 121 NO. HOTEL ST. / HONOLULU, T.H. an

Brothel token from New Senator Hotel in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. The obverse reads NEW SENATOR HOTEL / 121 NO. HOTEL ST. / HONOLULU, T.H. an

This is a 22mm, round unknown copper alloy brothel token from Madame Eva in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The obverse reads 146, CUSTOM HOUSE PLACE

Brothel token from Elsie Gordon in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana. The obverse reads (on brass outer ring): ELISE GORDON / GREAT FALLS, MONT. (o

This is a 37mm, octagonal aluminum brothel token from Cloverleaf in Elko, Elko County, Nevada. The obverse reads CLOVERLEAF / (design) / RAYMOND and t

This is a 25mm, octagonal brass brothel token from Lucky Strike in Elko, Elko County, Nevada. The obverse reads LUCKY / (fleurette-like design) / STRI

This is a 30mm, round aluminum brothel token from Maud Rodgers, Lucky Strike in Elko, Elko County, Nevada. The obverse reads MAUD RODGERS / 12 1/2 /

This is a 38x25mm, odd shaped aluminum brothel token from The Roost in Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada. The obverse reads THE ROOST / 15 (cent sig

This is a 38x25mm, odd-shaped aluminum brothel token from The Roost in Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada. The obverse reads THE ROOST / 25 (cent sig

This is a 38x25mm, odd shaped aluminum brothel token from The Roost in Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada. The obverse reads THE ROOST / 5 (cent sign

40 mm, round white plastic token for the Cottontail Ranch located at Lida Junction between Goldfield and Beatty, Nevada. Obv: THE COTTONTAIL RANCH. Re

Stamped on bottom reads: Mike Wayne Original Hoffman Distilling Co. c. 1974/ Liquor Bottle, 1974. Old Hoffman 12 years old 90 proof Kentucky Straight

One 40 mm plastic, poker-chip-style tokens. Obv: YOUR CHICKEN RANCH TRIP CHIP / The Best Little Whorehouse in the West / For Courtesy Transportation f

Four 40 mm plastic, poker-chip-style tokens. Obv: YOUR CHICKEN RANCH TRIP CHIP / The Best Little Whorehouse in the West / For Courtesy Transportation

Two paper coupons, both voided, one on purple paper, another on brignt green paper. See photo for design details. Extremely rare items. Roger Merritt

39 mm, red and yellow plastic poker-chip-style brothel token. Obv: Wild Horse Resort & Spa / Amy. Rev: Treat me like an angel / I'll take yo...

Madame Beverly Harrell's Cottontail Ranch necklace with 24 inch chain. 49 mm in diameter. Cottontail Ranch was a legal, licensed brothel in Neva...

Ten 39 mm, round plastic tokens from four locations in Nevada, each location a different color scheme. Obv and Rev are the same for all pieces. LA BEL

Pan American Exposition Token, 30 mm, round aluminum. Obv: YOU MAKE MY / image of donkey / TIRED. Rev: MEDAL FOR THE BEST AND LONGEST / image of roost

These are ten, 30mm, round brass brothel tokens from Daniel Sully in New York City, New York County, New York. The obverse reads DANIEL SULLY / MEDAL