"Timeless Treasures" Auction July 2024

Missouri, Kansas, Texas Lines passes. 1930, 1932, 1935, 1936.

4 Northern Pacific Railway employee manuals c. 1911-47. Work rules, engine specs, promotions etc. Schedule for Firemen, 2x Schedule for Engineers, Sch

A Pennsylvania Railroad 10.5" service plate in the Gotham design and an 8" Atlantic Coast Line salad plate with the Carolina pattern are f...

Pennsylvania Lines, West of Pittsburgh, Northwest System, Annual Pass, 1907. Issued to H. D. King. General superintendent signature.

(3) Pennsylvania Lines, West of Pittsburgh, Northwest System, Annual Passes. 1907, 1908, 1909. Issued to T. J Anderson, H. D. King. General superinten

Pennsylvania Railroad Co., Annual Passes, 1913, 1917. Issued to Mrs. T. J. Anderson, Mrs. I. W. Geer. Contains Vice President signature.

Pennsylvania Railroad Co. Phila. Balto & Wash'n R. R. Co., Annual passes, 1914, 1917. Issued to H. O. Williams, Bert Hayden. General Manager...

Pennsylvania Reading, Seashore Lines, Annual Passes, 1947, 1948. Issued to B. M. Randall, Mrs. B. M. Randall. Signature of general manager. Vf.

Pennsylvania System, Eastern, Northwestern, Central, and Southwest regions. Annual Passes, 1920, 1921. Issued to Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Geer. Contains Vic

Pere Marquette Railway Company, Annual Pass, 1936. Issued to Mr. Frank Manning. Contains printed vice president signature. VF.

The Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Company, Annual Pass, 1932-33. Issued to Mr. Carl R. Gray, Jr.. President Signature. "Canceled"...

Locomotive Advertising in America 1850-1900, Train Watcher's Guide to North American Railroads, 1968 Burlington Northern Special Instruction No....

Huge collection of Railroad letters, documents, letterhead, etc. Around 100 individual sheets in this collection. Dates are primarily circa 1900 to 19

Technical books: Modern Blacksmithing by J.G. Holstrom hardcover 1904, pp.196 stain on front cover, green fabric very good condition ; Self-Contained

1989 Railroad Jargon by Davis, The Railroads and Steamers of Lake Tahoe by McKeon. 1969 The End of an Era Southern Pacific Lines, 1993 Cinders &...

Collection of railroad ephemera: 1936 Chicago & Northwestern Railway labor agreement booklet. Louis Marx & Co. Accessory catalog; 1937 Benef...

Seaboard Air Line Railroad: "The Route of Courteous Service." Lot of two International Silver Company silver soldered 8 ounce plates. 5 i...

#135 issued 1914 to F W Thompson, Rock Island Lines, "Between All Stations". Signed Gen Mgr. , blu card stock, red year and pass number, u...

#179 issued 1914 to E C Preston, Between All Stations, WP RY Co, signed GM. blu card stock, unk printer. Incorp. Feb 1, 1897 until sold in 1937 and

Southern Pacific Company, Annual Passes, 1913, 1915, 1920. Issued to Mr. C. C. Squires, Mr. G. W. Rear, Lon Manners. Printed president signature. F/Vf

Southern Pacific Lines in Texas and Louisiana, annual passes, 1928, 1930. Issued to Mr. G. W. Rear, Mr. J. S. Jones. Printed Executive Vice President

A couple of documents from the Sullivan Railroad of Windsor, Vermont. This was a short line railroad (25 miles), that operated from 1846-1911. Inclu

8 c. 1917 train postcards. 2 European, B & O, Louisville, rare Greenfield MA including foldout packet, Butler NJ, Texas & Pacific.

6 softcover Transcontinental Railroad related publications. The Donner Pass Route, Crazy Judah, Union Pacific 100 Years, CCPR, Nameless Builders of th

Typewritten letter dated October 18, 1918 from Henry Howard, director of the U. S. Shipping Board recruiting service in San Francisco to B. Armstrong

We have never seen this one before. c. 1870's Union Pacific RR ticket to San Francisco and return, good for thirty days only. [San Francisco]

6 Utah railroad date nails, 26, 38, 6, 38,25, 29. 2.5"._x005F_x000D_

About 30 US railroad stations postcards, c. 1909-19. Mostly chromolitho, a few RPC's. Butler IN, Oelwein IA, Dubuque IA, Wichita KS, Hinsdale NH...

Pictorial Charles Lindbergh postcard. Reverse has large light stain, please inspect.

S.S. Titanic broadside telling the brief history of the ocean liner that "God couldn't sink." the piece is 17"x 23" and also...

An RPC postcard of an experimental ferry, Motor Vessel Kalakala, that operated on Puget Sound from 1935 until her retirement in 1967. MV Kalakala was

A collection of 9 postcards of ships, from the early 1900s. Includes 3 RPCs: U.S.S. Mayflower, c1904; unnamed ship "Sunk by enemy action 23 Jan...

A group of 6 postcards of U.S. river and bay steamers, plus 2 rear paddle wheel ships, from the early 1900s. Includes RPCs: "S.S. Agwinde/on Ra...

Lot of 2. One is from the State of New York Department of Law and the other is a law firm in New York. Both are related to inquiries about the America

5 advertising RPC's of "aero" style trailers. Popup tent, Airstream Commodore, 2x Marville Dwyer, Boles-Aero.

This is a collection of two publications from the National Corvette Restoration Society (NCRS). Driveline magazine covered parts and cars for sales; i

Nicely illustrated factory catalogs for the Maserati buff.

Unused Towanda to Montrose and back waybill. Could be for Pennsylvania, Kansas or Colorado.Stage vignette, 6x7.75".

A letter from Buford & Company seeking rates from N.P. Railroad seeking shipping rates on their stagecoach line. The second letter is the reply....

Rare red ink La Porte Express pictorial COD envelope. 4x9". Pencil on front, some toning on edge. Back flap present but detached. Jann Garvis E...

Rare 1879 Wells Fargo Express receipt signed by S C Bates, the Merced agent. Dogears and corner chip.

1875 Wells Fargo & Co. receipt from Virginia City, MT for a nugget pin valued at $15 going to Kansas.

1926 Wells Fargo Franks by Berthold, printed by Scott Stamp and Coin. Cover is detached with poorly applied jacket, see photo. Still a useful referenc

Checks written The First National Bank U.S. Depository, Henry Elling Banker, Hussey & Dahler and more. They all have embossed revenue stamps. Pl...

Two Postal Commemorative Society binders titled "U.S First Day Covers & Special Covers," containing 271 First Day Covers in total, c19...

Two Postal Commemorative Society binders titled "U.S First Day Covers & Special Covers," containing 212 First Day Covers in total, c20...

A collection of 17 Special U.S. covers, c1930-91. Includes seven first flight (five different); three Pan-American Air-Mail Tests, 1946; "Delay...

2007 USPS First Day covers. Postal Commemorative Society album with cacheted covers, 1998-2000.

A pair of cachet covers with scarce post office cancels. One is canceled Log Cabin, Calif., 1937, the other Hobo Hot Springs, Calif., 1935. Stencil c

Color cachet 1903 Comstock Carnival cover. Well placed stamp for symmetry. 3.3x6", .3" left tear. [Virginia City]

A random batch of covers, mostly from the 1890s to the 1950s with many postmarked California and some from Idaho, Nevada, Alaska, N.Y., etc. Most are

7 covers with A44 stamps with a variety of cancels and stamp positions. All different cancels in this study group.

4 duck stamps, 4 California fishing stamps and 1984 Fleetwood album with cacheted covers featuring Preserve Wildlife 20c stamps and cancels from diffe

Large Grab Bag of Early, 20th Century Covers and letters predominantly from Lake, Idaho, with subjects ranging from medical questions to family gossip

7 US c. 1840-60 US covers. Cancels include Steube, OH-paid 6 black. Havana, NY-paid 3 black. NY, NY due 5 paid black. Cleveland, OH. 3 early blue canc

12 c. 1851-75 US covers. 10 have A25 stamp, 2 have A10. Cancels include Georgetown, MA, New Bedford, MA, Washington DC, Mansfield, IL, Princeton, MD,

Thirteen postal covers with presidential medals: Seven are American Revolution Bicentennial Commemoratives: postmarked July 4, 1972, with George Washi

About 65 unused U.S. envelopes with pre-paid stamps. Includes the first U.S. International Transportation Exposition in 1972, 25 cent with space stati

18 c. 1879-1934 mostly older US covers. One was delayed for one year due to transportation issues in Antarctica. See photo.

3 unusual US covers. 3c hollow star cancel Osceola Mills, PA. Unusual version of skull and crossbones cancel on 6c, Detroit. Misuse of 2c revenue as p

About 40 c. 1930's US envelope stamp covers. Mostly canceled.

About 30 US covers with some First Day and postcards, c. 1818-1960 and mostly older. See photo. From family collections, dealers and trade stock.

5 c. 1850-51 red cancels on US covers in this popular collecting field. Boston 5c in circle. Rochester, NY 5c in circle. Lancaster, PA-paid 5. Mansfie

2 different Wells Fargo & Co. franked covers the best one is marked President's Office in upper left return address.

13 Rpc's and 2 chromolitho from Virginia City. RPC-Miner's Union Hall, court house, Piper's Opera House, C Street parade, Wells Fargo Bu...

1943 French cover and letter in neat script to LaPorte, CA from Peter. Perhaps he was a student in a monastery as there are religious tones in both en

About 100 postcards from Africa. Mostly vintage, some modern. Please see photo(s) for more details.

A mini collection of eight vintage postcards of dog carts, a culture of Belgium. Please see photo(s) for more details.

A collection of 6 Disney postcards featuring Mickey Mouse, Bambi & Thumper, Lady of Lady & the Tramp, and others, c1934-47. Five are printed...

A trio of duplicate Disney postcards depicting Mickey Mouse, the Three Little Pigs, Pluto and Donald Duck. All printed in Belgium and unused. Mickey b

A collection of 70+ postcards from Ontario, Canada, c1906-50s. Many Souvenir Mailing and Private Post Cards, and RPCs. Please see photo(s) for more de

A collection of about 70 vintage Middle East postcards, plus two folding postcard booklets of Jerusalem and Baalbek. Please see photo(s) for more deta

Novelty postcards (12), some from France. Several different themes including courting, children getting punished, etc. Some are used and postmarked, o

About 100 vintage postcards of France. Please see photo(s) for more details.

About 70 vintage postcards depicting women, c1895-1900. Some hand colored, generally European, far before the U.S. was doing it. Please see photo(s) f

A set of four different postcards of interior home scenes, Dachau, Germany, c1906-10. Please see photo(s) for more details.

A collection of about 100 vintage postcards from Hannover, Germany. Please see photo(s) for more details. Please see photo(s) for more details.

An early German map postcard, c1906, postmarked Starnberg. Rare. Please see photo(s) for more details.

About 100 vintage German postcards of art, costumes, etc. Please see photo(s) for more details.

Three nice art cards, "Havenstein", "Schapbach"Wnd "Markgraflerin". Women in fancy dress. All signed Bumler. Good cond...

About 40 early German color postcards, Gruss, etc., c1888-1900. Please see photo(s) for more details.

Collection of 31 Gruss German 3/4 cards, c1895-8. Please see photo(s) for more details.

Collection of 31 Gruss Postcards, the world's first color postcards, c1890s. Considered some of the best. Please see photo(s) for more details. ...

Collection of 56 early Gruss cards from Germany, c1890-9. Please see photo(s) for more details.

A collection of 29 vintage postcards of mountain chalets and scenery in Germany. Please see photo(s) for more details.

Lot of 61 vintage postcards: 34 Munich, 27 Berlin. Circa 1890-1915.

Lot of 63 vintage German postcards: Leipzig (19); Mainz (6); Nuremburg (11); Potsdam (5); Stuttgart (9); Weimar (3); Weisbaden (10).

Lot of 64 vintage postcards from Germany: Strasbourg (7); Bremen (9); Dresden (14); Dusseldorf (3); Frankfurt (6); Freiberg (3); Hamburg (12); Heidelb

Thirty four novelty postcards with cloth art, real feathers and flowers, c1908-16. Both foreign and domestic. Please see photo(s) for more details.

Several colorful postcards (30) of and from Italy. Included are several restaurants, shops, the Italian countryside, works of art and some of its peop

More than 60 postcards from Japan. Buildings. Includes interior. Mostly vintage, a few modern. Please see photo(s) for more details.

About 70 vintage postcards from Japan, with one booklet of postcards. Mountain views, Birds Eye views, scenery. Please see photo(s) for more details.

A collection of 37 vintage postcards of Japan's street scenes and gardens. Please see photo(s) for more details.

About 80 vintage Japanese postcards featuring temples. Some more modern. Please see photo(s) for more details.

More than 50 Japanese vintage postcards with artwork. Includes two with military humor. Please see photo(s) for more details.

A collection of 55+ vintage postcards from Japan. Hand colored. Please see photo(s) for more details.

More than 50 vintage postcards from Japan. One folding. Oceans, lakes, etc. Please see photo(s) for more details.

A collection of 8 postcards, 7 from the MS Asama Maru, 1 from the Terukuni Maru, two ocean liners built by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering...

Lot of over 70 vintage postcards of the Mexican border town of Tia Juana. Street scenes; The Queens of Tijuana; Mexicali Beer Hall; El Sombrero Charro

A trio of three vintage folding postcards with scenes of Mexico. Please see photo(s) for more details.