Treasures Galore, January 2019 Auction

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, ...