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