Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

Bound for the Klondike goldfields by Keystone, Joplin, MO mines, by Keystone, chromolitho Bonanza and Eldorado Creeks, Klondyke, AK Date: Location:

20 round brass 30mm medals, 1 with chain. Nice miner obverse. Date: 1949 Location: HWAC# 64505

2 brown hard hats, NIB Safesport CL1501 carbide lamp, Safety First small enameled sign, UV mineral lamp in box, 2 blasting cap tins, 3 canvas loot sac

B/W 6.5" x 8.5"photo of Cerro Pr. mine with mill and houses. Exact location unknown. right crease and .25" tear. Date: Location: ...

Extra Rare book, Vol.3, Mining Industry by James D. Hague with Geological Contributions by Clarence King. Beautiful book with illustrations, pp.647, h

Hardback book of Geology and Ore Deposits of the Randsburg Quadrangle of California, by Carlton D. Hulin, Ph.D., pp.148, 5 maps are included in this l

By Kenneth J. Kutz, Gold Fever, pp.400, beautiful color photos 9" x 11.25"; Paperback book Gold and Other Precious Metals Including Silver...

19 metal mine tags. Look them up and discover where they came from! Date: Location: HWAC# 64501

From Mechanics' Mercantile Library, c. 1939 through 1947 (This set is missing c. 1941) good condition. 9.5" x 12". Date: Location...

Rare spiral bound catalog Mining Artifact Collector, Issue No. 4, Summer 1989. Date: Location: HWAC# 63467

Magazines & catalogs of Rocks, Minerals & Mining journals, gems & gemology. Interesting lot. Approx. 40 magazines & journals. Date...

Seven publications: 1) Tungsten in Oregon; 2) Radioactive Minerals the Prospector Should Know; 3) The Ore.- Bin; 4) Thermal Springs and Wells; 5) Butt

Chief Consolidated Mining Change Room Rules on wood 8.5" x 5". 3 x 10.5" x 11.5" Gold Digger produce, Golden Trail Fruit, Mounta...

9 misc. books; 1) The Colorado Magazine; 2) Rhymes of the Mines, Life in the Underground, paperback; 3)A Beginner's Guide to Gold Prospecting, p...

More than 100 preprints and separate papers dealing with the study of minerals. This is an advanced library of mineralogical study. Some of the imprin

Lot of 6. 1) Yates Hoist South Mill Plants. Homestake Mining Co. Lead, SD. No postmark. 2) Indian Mine, Hudson, WY. Postmarked 1910. 3) Underground wo

Blue railroad pass issued to H. G. Selby. Operated in Mississippi and Craighead County of northeast Arkansas. Date: 1912 Location: Arkansas HWAC#

2 Oakland/Alameda ferry passenger punched cards, Sept. 1895 and Aug. 1897 Date: 1895-1897 Location: Oakland/Alameda, California HWAC# 64272

Hardcover booklet with accordion ticket tape on the inside with notches/lines for 1,000 miles of train travel. Stamped Jul 23, 1906 (though they accid

Twenty three railroad passes: 15 from the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; 4 from the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway; 4 other lines orig...

No. 595, issued for 1876 to NH Hotchkiss, Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. Signed by superintendent Downs. Reverse has glue and paper residue. The Ce...

Lot of 79 railway passes issued by the Great Northern Railway dating from 1914-1972. Six of the passes were issued to "Veterans Association of ...

Eight railroad passes: 3 from the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad; 3 from the Missouri Kansas & Texas Line; and 2 from the Missouri Pacific...

Lot of two 1908 & 1909. The Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad started operations in 1897 and stopped service in 1939 for a total period of ...

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Free pass No. 12 for the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway Company dated 1895 and issued to W.H. Hurlburt. Valid until December 31st, 1895. Dat...

Unissued 1889 employees pass. Very nice condition. The Rocky Fork and Cooke City Railway was formed in 1886 to construct a standard-gauge rail line fr

Good for one trip only. No date. Unissued but signed by Vanderbilt as vice president. 1.75 x 3.5" Cardstock with toning. William H. Vanderbilt ...

Heavy card stock. Magnificent. Issued to George M Taylor of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The NYP&NR became operational in 1884. It ran down the sp...

Pass No. 573 issued to Mr. H. G. Selby, Superintendent of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad. The Rapid City, Black Hills and Western Railro

Lot of two. Included: 1) 1904 to W.G. Knittle, countersigned by L.B. Comer. Endorsed by Knittle. Printed on blue cardstock with some toning. 2) 1908 t

Lot of sixteen railroad passes from the Seattle area. 6 Puget Sound Navigation Company; 6 Bellingham & Northern Railway Company; Canadian Pacifi...

8 total passes. 6 Paper type from 1972 issued to the likes of Jacobson,Luther, Pluff, Brodie, Commisso, and Davenport. 2 modern plastic type made out

Lot of seven passes and a business card from the live stock agent for Southern Pacific in Reno, Nevada. 1899 Brotherhooh of Railroad Trainmen; 1919 US

1881 Northern Pacific, 1891 trip advertising ticket Wabash Railroad, 1914 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Date: 1881-1914 Location: HWAC# 65027

Lot of six, 1912-1915. Wabash, St. Louis & San Francisco; Illinois Central; Rock Island Southern; Toldeo, St. Louis & Western Railroads. Da...

Lot of 2. No. 388 issued for 1925 and No. 226 issued for 1926. Both to W.R. Scott, president of Southern Pacific Lines. Reverse states that the pass i

Lot of 2. Issued 1925 and 1927, both to L.E. Hartzell & Wife, chief clerk for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway. Printed signature ...

No. 449, issued for the year 1885 to T.C. Power, president of the Fort Benton Transportation Company. Power was a Montana Indian and military trader w

Lot of 2. Issued 1890 and 1891 to F.F. Bentley of the Syracuse & Baldwinsville Railroad. Both passes have the printed signature of general mange...

Pass No. 419 issued for 1889 to J.D. Amos, accountant for the Pacific Coast Railway Company. Printed signature of general manager William Hill. Print

No. 33, issued for the year 1892 to Louis Hasbrouck. Printed signature of manager J.B. Coyle. Printed on blue cardstock with paddle steamship vignette

Independent Line! Red, gold and white seal in the middle. Signed by Loomis Taylor. We could find little information on this independent line of steame

Shipping line that operated on the Great Lakes. This pass is No. 740, issued for the year 1907 to T.J. Burns, Jr., traveling purchase agent for C.P.A.

Very attractive pass No 3067 issued for 1884 to L. Hasboruck, counsel for the O&LC Railroad. Signed by the general manager (Carter?). For the st...

Lot of 3 different issued 1903, 1904 and 1906. Three different colors. All have printed signature of president AW Goodrich. All 3 counter-signed. Som

No. 393, issued to F.F. Bentley, supt. of S&B.R.R. for the year 1890. Signed by general superintendent William Eastman. Very attractive pass wit...

Issued for the year 1886 to Louis Hasbrouck, counsel for the O&L Railroad. Signed by the vice-president GW Horton. Printed on grey/green cardsto...

Lot of 3. 1) Best is a pictorial 1886 pass. Good for passage between New York and Galveston, Tex., Port Royal, S.C., Brunswick, GA, Fernandina, FL, an

Gorgeous! No. 92, issued for 1892 to Louis Hasbrouck, counselor for Central Vermont Railroad. Printed signature of president George Sweet. Printed on

Gorgeous! Reverse states it is good for travel over the following lines: Fulton Chain of Lakes, Old Forge, NY; and on Lake Canadarago, Richfield Spri

Lot of 2. "Coastwise Lines." Issued in 1924 and 1926, both to W.R. Scott, president of Southern Pacific Company.Both are signed by the pre...

Issued for 1887 to Louis Kasbrouck, counsel for C.&L.C.R.R. Signed by general manager Van Santvoord. Printed on light green cardstock with minor...

Attractive pictorial pass No. 735, issued for 1924 to D.C. Douglas, VP and general manager of Maine Central Railroad Company. Signed by the president

Service between New York and Albany (printed on reverse). Green cardstock with ornate logo and vignette of steamer "Drew." Issued to Louis...

Lot of two different. 1) Beautiful pictorial pass issued in 1891 to Louis Hasbrouck. Full black and gray vignette of steamboat moving past lighthouse.

Lot of 8 pictorial passes, issued 1922, 1923 (x2), 1924 (x2), 1925 (x2), and 1926. All have same large vignette of steamship.Printed on different colo

Lot of 5. 1) Two passes for the Lone Star Steamship Company. Issued 1925 and 1926 to W.R. Scott, president of Southern Pacific Lines. Not endorsed on

Both are issued to W.R. Scott, president of Southern Pacific Lines. Printed signature of the president. Countersigned on reverse. Tan and brown paper

Pass No. A64, issued for 1903 to Irving M. Scott of Union Iron Works. Printed signature of President Cannon. Countersigned by J.F. Lawless. Color flag

Lot of 7. Issued 1924, two for 1925, one for 1926, one for 1931, one for 1932, and one for 1935. Many say "Good Only Between Pacific Coast Po...

1) Casco Bay Steamboat Company. Operating between Portland, Maine and Islands of Casco Bay. No. 636, issued in 1890 to FF Bentley of Syracuse & ...

Lot of 5. 1) Four passes for the Southern Pacific Steamship Company, all for the Morgan Line. Passes issued 1921, 1924, 1938, and 1939. One pass toned

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...

Photo of the Carson and Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Company's narrow gauge 2-6-0, no.3. Photo taken near Bijou, California at the J. H. Martin Ca...

Lot of 15 items for this rare California mining railroad. 1) Nine consignee receipts for either Bagdad Chase Company or Roosevelt Mining & Milli...

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...

Hardback book Mount Lowe, Los Angeles and Pasadena Electric Railway, the Railway in the Clouds, Charles Seims. (Has protective jacket) Very nice condi

Labelled: 819. "City on the Mount" Mount Lowe Railway. Photo by Waite. 4.75 x 7.75" in 11 x 14" matte. Nice contrast. You can se...

Lot of 9 pieces. 1) Six freight waybills issued 1885-1902 at the Nevada City station. Two are issued to Chinese merchants (transporting rice). 2) 1

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

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...

Original engraved printers plate, 4 x 4 inches, of a map from Oakland to Oroville, probably for the Sacramento Northern Railroad. Dated 1900, towns a

Lot of 2. 1) 1863 draft from the treasurer of the North Beach and Mission Railroad Company. Issued to Davis Jordan for $224.50. Signed by the presiden

Market St., San Francisco Railway Company hat with original hat badge number 1391. Made by Pasquale Company, San Francisco. Generally excellent condit

Railroad conductor's hat. Marked "Conductor" on the front rim. No makers name readily visible. Excellent condition. Hamilton Hat Colle...

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

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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. Date: Location: California HWAC# 6327

Lot of 11 Expense Bills/Receipts. Nine are for the Modesto station and issued to Chinese merchants, 1879-1882. The other two include an (El) Monte sta

original cabinet card showing the engine and one passenger car for the Manitou and Pikes Peak RR. Engine is marked "John Hulbert". Photo &...

Lot of 2 different. Identical design except different colors. Issued in 1919 and 1920 to Elizabeth Mullin, neither cancelled. Vignette of train tracks

Lot of four. 1) 1900 stock for 10 shares to LH Niles & Company. Signed by secretary Edgar Booth and Arthur (?) for the Board of Trustees. Vignet...

Nye Forwarding Co. 1869, 3x Denver & Rio Grand Railroad Admin. 1918-1919 Date: 1869-1919 Location: Colorado HWAC# 65009

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. Date: 1910 Location: Connecticut HWAC# 63934

Four black and white photographs, each mounted on heavy grey cardboard with rounded corners, portray the aftermath of a train wreck involving Engines

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...

No. B12713, issued for 100 shares to Lapsley, Field & Co. on Feb. 1st, 1881. Signed by Jay Gould as president and the secretary (illegible). Bot...

I/U 1875 and i/c 1953 Nice vignettes Date: Location: Maryland HWAC# 64271

Signed by president Hanson, $1000 5% gold bond. #8. 17" x 10.75". Date: Location: Boston, Massachusetts HWAC# 52622

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

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...