Treasures Galore, January 2019 Auction

Lot of 4. 1) Clear Creek Pump House. Postmarked 1903, no photographer identified. 2) School House. Postmarked 1908. 3) U.S. Post Office. PRC. No photo

Lot of 4 postcards shows the construction and results of the building of the Coolidge Dam. No postmarks. Only 1 has a photographer identified as Frash

1) Post card from trees of "majestic Calaveras County, Mark Twain and Bret Harte received their early inspirations"; 1 post card of men wo...

Two different real photo postcards of "The Geysers". Fabulous contrast and two very good views. This is a nice looking pair. Used. 1909. ...

Lot of eleven cards from the 1870s-80s addressed to Jacob Heyman of Grass Valley, California. Several from the Anglo Californian Bank, several other c

Lot of 2. Both are views of the Sulphur Banks Quicksilver Mine. No postmark on either card. State: California City: Lake County Date: c1915

Post card reading "Pieces" On Earth Good Will Toward Men. "An Airy Merry Xmas. "Lowell L. Ralph" Two men standing near upsi...

Postmarked January 30, 1908. The images shows a view of the town. State: Colorado City: Hot Sulphur Springs Date: c1908

Approx 100 chromolitho cards, includes many Pike's Peak views and Dwellers Ruins, Soda Springs and more from Manitou. State: Colorado City: Ma...

Approx 100 b/w cards of Soda Springs, Williams Canon, Ruxton Canon, Pike's Peak, Mt. Manitou Park, Ice Palace, Cave of the Winds and more. Stat...

100+ chromolitho cards of outdoor scenes including Pike's Peak, Castle Rock, Twin Lakes, Spanish Peaks and more. State: Colorado City: Pike&#...

Mostly chromolitho approx 100 cards. Pueblo scenes-steel mills, Union Ave, Union Depot, Hotel Vail, mining, outdoors and more. State: Colorado City:

Lot of five. Three black & white RPC's. Includes Caldwell Banking and Trust, Saratoga Hotel, Finey & Sterry Halls at the College of Idah...

Lot of nine - eight black & white RPCs. c1930's. All unused. Please see photos online. State: Idaho City: Crates of the Moon Date:

Lot of five. 1923-1932. Two overviews, Woolley Apartments, Fargo Apartments, and post office. Please see photographs online. State: Idaho City: Poc

19 total cards. 6 black and white RPC's. 1905 to 1937. Includes a buggy laden main street (1905), state capitol, US Armory (1937, Jorud photo), ...

Shows woman in studio with handgun holstered and holding rifle. Not mailed but reverse says "Greetings from your sister May. Taken in Helena, M...

Five black and white real photo postcards. These RPC's include Morrison Cave, Chico Hot Springs, Little Rockies Frontier Camp, Sixteen Mile Cany...

Harlowtown, Livingston, Libby, Glendive, Roundup, Glasgow, West Yellowstone. Thirteen total. 9 black and white RPC's. Includes a Glendive where ...

Lot of twelve: soldiers, town greetings, artesian well, reprint of 1914 Cleve Brown of Silver City reprint, Billy the Kid headstone by the S. W. Post

Lot of thirteen. Black and white RPCs include Main Street Las Cruces, Silver City overview and Albuquerque overview. Black and White postcards include

1) November 25, 1909 Dexter, New Mexico main street with plenty of buggies and wagons and no cars. 2) 1910 tree lined Dexter, New Mexico. RPC. 3) 1941

Lot of 75 cards including 7 real photo. Real photo include: women posing at Black Rock Beach; first house built in Utah at Temple Square; three of the

Lot of 48 including seven real photo. Most are early printed cards. Some duplication. 1) Real photo: three rare exterior views showing the resort and

Lot of 36 incl. 9 RPC. Twenty-four single postcards plus one booklet of 12. 1) Nine real photo postcards: 3 exterior of state capitol building; four i

Lot of 63 including 8 real photo. 1) Real photo: inside of Tabernacle showing the great organ; outside Tabernacle; two of Eagle Gate; and four exterio

Lot of 27 including 6 later real photo. This group has views of LDS and Mormon structures and historical figures. RPCS include: two of Mormon Battalio

Lot of 46: 45 postcards and 1 Arbuckle Coffee Utah trade card. The postcards are mostly later. Twelve were mailed, 1908-1965. Cards for Moab, Delta, S

Lot of about 140 postcards. One third are early (c.1920-25) and the rest are post-1950. Real photo, scenery, birds-eyes, etc. Not cherry-picked. Look

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Fifty four postal cards from 1903 through 1907 addressed to George E. Lukens and Son of East Auburn California from various businesses advertising the

34 tobacco, smoking and pipe related postcards. Some are comical. State: City: Date:

Lot of hundreds of photos, postcards and card portfolios from all over the United States, and one from Rio De Janiero. Unwritten, unused cards. Stat

"Save the Five Cent Fare" 4pp flyer protesting the proposed change of fare for New York subway from 5 cents to ten cents. 5 x 7 format, fo...

Lot of 6 different of the "President's Mansion." Includes: exterior view by J.F. Jarvis; different exterior (Underwood & Underwood...

Four items related to the death of Louis McHenry Howe. He was President Roosevelt's secretary. Howe started working for Roosevelt in 1911 and be...

Framed letter from VP Hubert Humphrey, August 9, 1968. Letter is to a supporter who Humphrey sent a biography and wishes to meet at the convention. Gl

Not listed in Cox. 1911 $1000 5% thirty year gold bond. Brown #424. 15" x 10.25". A street railway that offered passenger service between ...

3 tinted 8.5" x 10.75" prints of Arizona scenes-Valley of the Gila & Sierra de las Estrellas from the Maricopa Wells plate V, Mirage o...

Five Expense Bills transferring freight from the Central Pacific to the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railway at Colfax, 1879-80. The NCNGR began in 1876

Lot of 2 for this scarce California railroad. Both expense bills are from the Latrobe Station and issued to the Keystone Mining Company. 5 x 7.75&qu...

105 certificates. Incorporated July 20, 1887 State of California. Unissued certificates from Los Angeles and Vernon Street Railway Company . This hi

Choice stock from this well-known railway, cancelled, issued 1921 to W.D. Fennimore, signed by RH Ingram as president. Prag Collection State: Califor

Lot of 7 waybills issued to mining companies in Grass Valley and Nevada City. Five are issued to the Idaho Mining Company for transport of materials

Rare! Lot of 2. 1) 1863 assessment receipt for the company received from George W. Swan (who served as the president). $1250. Signed by the secretary

20 certificates. 1) 11 Sacramento Northern Railroad Gold Bond "Class C", # 48-58 consecutive, signed, blue paper, no vignette, embossed co...

Lot of 3. 1) Rare 1880 Expense Bill for the Sacramento & Placerville Railroad Company for transport of 91 boxes of fruit. 5" x 8" On A...

42 total. The bond was issued by the government of San Francisco to finance the takeover and electrification of the Geary Street, Park & Ocean...

Letter and cover on stationery for the Supt's Office of the P & S. V. R. R. Trust (Placerville & Sacramento Valley Rail Road). Dateline ...

Chicago North Western Line 1927 48pp with b/w photos of California scenes and maps of California and Nevada, Yosemite, Sequoia Park, San Francisco and

32 certificates. 1) 20 Los Angeles and Vernon Street Railway Co, 19 unissued and one issued/cancelled, vignette horse-drawn car, 19 uncirculated and

Lot of 17 from five different California railroads. 1) Two freight charge receipts from the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company....

Eighteen pieces of CPRR bills of lading, shipping receipts from 1870s-80s. Two are from Chinese customers. State: California City: Date:

39 certificates. 1) 3 East Shore and Suburban Railway Co: 1unissued, 2 issued/cancelled, brown border, streetcar vignette, embossed seal,EF and VF co

13 Specimens. Incorporated Dec 11, 1929 State of Delaware. In 1908, the SFOSJR changed its name to the San Francisco, Oakland & San Jose Cons...

13 certificates. 1) 8 Sierra Railroad Co.,All are issued/cancelled, 4 income bonds w/green borders, embossed corp seal, sunburst underprint, H.S. Cro

99 certificates. 1) 3 Sacramento Northern Railroad Bond, Bank of San Francisco underprint paper, issued/cancelled, fine condition, corp seal 2) 10

49 certificates. 1) 7 Sacramento Northern Railroad Bond, Bank of San Francisco underprint paper, issued/cancelled, fine condition, corp seal 2) 3 Ke

87 certificates total . 3 The Western Pacific Railroad Corp. Inc. 1916 State of Delaware, "preferred" underprint, green border, issued/si...

Yosemite Short Line Railway Co. incorp. June 21, 1905 State of Calif. 8 $100 4 1/2 % gold bonds, green border, issued Sept 1, 1905, H.J. Solius pres

8 Certificates total, 6 unissued. 1) Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co, signed/cancelled, embossed corp seal, black border, two vignettes, EF...

71 certificates total. 10 The Rio Grande Southern Railroad Co, issued/cancelled , orange border, train in mountains vignette, punch holes, Homer Lee

Incorporated 1875 Territory of Colorado. 2 $1000 1st mortgage gold bond, issued/cancelled to Isaac T Butt, George B. Wilbur and Alden Speare , Oct 1,

5 matted photos of train wreck with pencil writing on back reading "706-720 in washout". 1 of the matts is slightly stained. One of the ph...

First Mortgage Four per cent gold bond and dividend coupons. State: Connecticut City: Date: 1910

23 certificates. 18 Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad, 9 issued/cancelled, 9 unissued, Nicely engraved black border, green embossed corp sea...

No. 243, issued for one share to T.J. Osborn on March 16th, 1882. Signed by C. Vanderbilt as vice-president and the secretary (illegible). Signatures

Lot of 90 pieces. c.1900-1910s. All of the correspondence is to Courtland Van Camp, president of Van Camp Hardware & Iron Company in Indianapoli...

Lot of 19 common stock certificates from the United Railways & Electric Company of Baltimore. Many revenue stamps, most dated 1899. The street c...

I/U 1875 and i/c 1953 Nice vignettes State: Maryland City: Date:

$1,000 bond for The Boston Hartford and Erie Railroad Company with three revenue imprints: RN-W2 and two RN-P5. Number 13705. Signed by Otis, Eldridg

Signed by president Hanson, $1000 5% gold bond. #8. 17" x 10.75". State: Massachusetts City: Boston Date:

No. 7831, issued for 2 shares to Timothy Dodd on July 24th, 1847. Signed by the president, Addison Gilmore, and Treasurer. Punch cancelled. Three smal

7 Certificates of Stockbridge & Pittsfield Railroad which was incorporated in Massachusetts on 20 March 1847 to build a 21.9 mile line from Stoc...

Issued to W. B. Leonard for 37 1/2 shares in October, 1873. Vignette of a locomotive. The Chicago and Canada Southern Railway was a planned extension

Lot of 4. One $1,000 bond (issued 1941) and three $5,000 bonds (issued 1904, 1933, 1934). All punch cancelled. Similar design with vignette of locomot

1) West Shore Railroad Company. $1,000 bond issued 1885. Punch cancelled. Waterfront vignette. Sheet of 15 coupons present but detached. 14.5 x 9.5...

Issued to A. L. Freeman for 12 shares in January 1874. Vignettes of an eagle and a locomotive. State: Michigan City: Date:

Rare, uncancelled $1,000 bond issued for 1888. No. 450. Signed by president J.T.K. Hayward and treasurer D.W. Henderson. Two vignettes: locomotive pas

30 certificates all unissued . 1) 4 Helena Hot Springs and Smelter Railroad Co, "$100" gold underprint, gold border, vignette of railcar, ...

B/W matted photo of a locomotive and tender #1202. Writing on matting is Missoula1900/01, Schen 1901.train crew is standing on locomotive. Pen writing

Unissued 1889 employees pass. Very nice condition. State: Montana City: Date: 1889

Lot of 27. Includes Tonopah and Tidewater unused Trip Pass. Tonopah & Goldfield Baggage Tag unused. Five billheads from the Tonopah Railroad Com...

Rare Pioche Pacific Railroad Company Archive (8 shipping records) c. 1936. 1 Yellow Aster Mining & Milling Co. Assayer's Report, c. 1918. ...

Lot of twenty-one. 1) V&T pass list for June of 1874. Most of the passes were issued by Henry Yerington. Includes Governor Kinkead going from Vi...

2.75 x 4.5". 1) Carson & Colorado #6 "Hawthorne". Rarer engine. Built by Baldwin in 1882 and scrapped in 1907. 2) Tonopah & T...

Lot of 5. 1) Billhead for the Palisade Freight Line, office for the Eureka & Palisade Railroad Co. Dateline Palisade, Nev., Mar. 20, 1875. Bille...

Three blueprints, 18 x 24" made for the Western Pacific Railway of a standard 20 x 32' Desert Depot. This standard plan was to be made for ...

US Senate report by Senator William Stewart to accompany bill No. 899, which would grant aid to the Northern Pacific and other railroads. 31pp. Plus V

Lot of Twenty-two. Mostly SP. Includes 1937 ticket, SP Baggage check, Lime Point stereoview (near Clark where the power plant is located today), two

Unissued, but very attractive bond c.1886. No. 3842. $1,000, 100 year four percent per centum first mortgage bond. Vignettes on front and reverse show

8 certificates. 4 International Grand Trunk railway Co. unissued, blue border, $100 par, vignette Train l-r thru countryside, receipts attached EF

Unissued #3724 $1000 100 year 4% bond with all coupons attached. State: New York City: Date:

Rare rating service for Street Railways Section. 112 pp. Slight staining at top of book. 13" x 8.5". State: New York City: Date: 1907

17 stock certificates The International Railway-Tie Co, Incorporated State of New York. Unissued , 188_, $10 par value, gold border, rail tie vignett

4 4.75" x 3.75" b/w photos of trains in snow. Rotary snow plow at Fargo North Dakota(2 small photo scrapes), a snowed in locomotive with m...

Lot of three $1,000 bonds issued in 1927, punch cancelled. All signed by the vice-president and the assistant secretary. Blue border with vignette of

Lot of fifteen issued stock certificates from the Valley Railway Company. Circa 1880s. The Valley Railway was a shortline railroad which operated betw

Lot of 38 stock certificates from 1874-5 issued by the Valley Railway Company. Prag Collection. State: Ohio City: Cleveland Date: