Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

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Welcome to our June 2018 sale!

This 5-day auction has nearly 3,600 lots covering many categories including: Numismatics, Mining, Minerals, General Americana, Railroad, Tokens, Antique Bottles, Gaming, Firearms & Weaponry, Wells Fargo & Express, and much more!

Highlights include:

NUMISMATICS
*The Hawaii Numismatic Collection: rare early Hawaiian coins, medals, and currency.

*A large coin and medal section featuring gold, platinum, and silver coins and medals from around the world. Morgan dollars, peace dollars, St. Gaudens, pennies, nickels, dimes, and more! Rarities & high-grade specimens plus large groups and sets.

*Ingots and bullion bars.

*Numismatic collectibles and ephemera.

TOKENS
*Our second large offering of tokens from the R.B. Worthington Texas Token Collection

MINING & MINERALS

*Aurora, Nevada ore specimens from the famous Gottschalk Collection plus the fabulous Con-Virginia/Dayton Cons. Comstock Ore Collection.

*Museum-quality mineral specimens from around the world.

*Mining lamps and hard goods plus stock certificates feat. Arizona, California, & Nevada

*The Prag Canadian Mining Collection

RAILROAD
*A new offering of railroad and steamer passes from the Potter Collection and others.

BOTTLES
*A pictorial Owl Pharmacy Co. bottle from Seven Troughs, Nevada, one of the all-time great Western mining camp pictorials! One of a large group of great Nevada medicine bottles in this sale. Plus an Excelsior Soda & Mineral Water bottle and other great California & Gold Rush bottles.

GENERAL AMERICANA
*Two different Wurlitzers, a Mason player piano, National cash registers, and a great group of ephemera from the Potter Collection, Prag Collection, and others!

*Finally, a large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.

FULL AUCTION SCHEDULE

Day 1 (Lots 1000-1718)
Numismatics (1000-1614)
Currency & Scrip (1000-1042)
Gold Coins (1043-1150)
Platinum Coins (1151-1160)
General Coins feat. Hawaii Collection (1161-1418)
Medals (1419-1537)
Ingots (1538-1551)
Numismatic Ephemera (1552-1614)
Gaming (1615-1644)
World’s Fair & Expositions (1645-1667)
Wells Fargo & Express (1668-1718)

Day 2 (2000-2690)
Minerals (2000-2158)
Mining (2159-2690)
Lamps, Candlesticks, & Other Hard Goods (2159-2222)
Assay (2223-2239)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (2240-2690)

Day 3 (3000-3704)
Railroadiana (3000-3150)
Railroad Passes (3000-3019)
Steamer Passes (3020-3045)
Ephemera incl. Lamps (Geographic Sort) (3046-3150)
Bottles (3151-3268)
Medicines (3151-3218)
Soda (3219-3250)
Whiskey & Misc. (3251-3268)
Tokens feat. Part II of the Texas Collection (3269-3512)
Political & Presidential (3513-3544)
Civil War & Military (3545-3626)
Firearms & Weaponry (3627-3704)
Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Etc. (3627-3639)
Swords & Knives (3640-3661)
Ammunition (3662-3689)
Ephemera (3690-3704)

Day 4 (4000-4726)
General Americana
Assorted incl. Furniture, Hard Goods, Hats, Misc. Ephemera, Books (4000-4149)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (4150-4726)

Day 5 (5000-5712)
Native Americana (5000-5101)
Art (5000-5007)
Baskets (5008-5026)
Jewelry (5027-5064)
Points & Tools (5065-5072)
Ephemera (5073-5101)
Cowboy (5102-5136)
Philatelic (5137-5210)
Postal History (5137-5183)
Stamps & Revenue (5184-5210)
Art (5211-5247)
Antique Lamps (5248-5262)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (5263-5713)
General Americana
Mining
Railroad
Numismatics & Tokens

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Trains in Snow Photos (6)3099 - Trains in Snow Photos (6)
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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...
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Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Bonds3100 - Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Bonds
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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
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Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Bonds3101 - Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Bonds
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Lot of 3. All are for $1,000 and were issued in 1893. Each is signed by the president and secretary. Punch cancelled. Allegorical and railroad vignett
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1881 Baldwin Locomotive Works Illustrated Catalogue by Burnham, Parry Williams3102 - 1881 Baldwin Locomotive Works Illustrated Catalogue by Burnham, Parry Williams
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A very desirable railroad book from 1881. 101pp with numerous locomotive drawings and photographs H. B. Phillips signature inside front over. Also inc
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Pennsylvania Railroad and Canal Improvement Bond3103 - Pennsylvania Railroad and Canal Improvement Bond
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Rare 1862 bond 5% issued by Commonwealth of PA. The Pennsylvania Railroad and Canal (built in 1834) ran from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, was construct
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Blue Ridge Railroad Co. Bond signed by Henry Clews3104 - Blue Ridge Railroad Co. Bond signed by Henry Clews
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$1,000 bond issued July 1st, 1869. Signed by president J.W. Harrison and the secretary. Spindle cancel with tape repair. Important autograph is on the
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Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad Co Certificate of Obligation3105 - Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad Co Certificate of Obligation
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Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad Co. an International Offering dated October, 1857. This was just 12 years after the statehood of Texas. ...
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Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad Co. Certificate3106 - Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad Co. Certificate
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Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad Co. an International Offering dated October, 1857. This was just 12 years after the statehood of Texas. ...
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Houston & Great Northern Railroad Company of Texas Stock Certificate3107 - Houston & Great Northern Railroad Company of Texas Stock Certificate
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This is Scrip Stock. We have never offered this stock certificate in 40 years. Unused, but numbered 699. Fabulous Condition and a Real Treasure. One s
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Virginia & Tennessee Railroad Co. Bond signed by Confederate General Mahone3108 - Virginia & Tennessee Railroad Co. Bond signed by Confederate General Mahone
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$1,000 bond signed as president by Confederate Major General William Mahone whose troops beat back the Union attach at the Petersburg crater. Bond No.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway List of Officers, Agents, & Stations, 18803109 - Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway List of Officers, Agents, & Stations, 1880
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Issued February 1st, 1880. 32pp. List all the employees at the various stations. Also has a two page map of the route. Toning, spine mostly intact. 6.
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Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Stock signed by Russell Sage3110 - Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Stock signed by Russell Sage
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No. 23096, issued for 10 shares on Jan. 1st, 1873 to Julius Wadsworth. Signed by Russell Sage as vice-president and the transfer agent. Signatures are
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Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Bonds (3)3111 - Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Bonds (3)
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3 bonds, almost all coupons attached. $100, $500, $1000 Date: 1880 Location: HWAC# 65011
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Retirement Certificate from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad3112 - Retirement Certificate from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
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This well preserved retirement certificate is for J. B. Smith, Brakeman for 20 years and nine months of service. Colorful Santa Fe logo in middle. Exc
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Central Pacific Railroad Ephemera (4)3113 - Central Pacific Railroad Ephemera (4)
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Expense bill 1882. 3 colored railroad holdings -Central Pacific 1860-1870, Southern Pacific 1860-1870. California Pacific 1857-1874. Date: 1857-1882
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General Railroad Ephemera (8)3114 - General Railroad Ephemera (8)
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1885 Old Colony Railroad and Fall River Line time table, Northern pacific 1900 instruction to agents, Rock Island System 1905 time table, 1888 Missour
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Locomotives Matted Photos (2)3115 - Locomotives Matted Photos (2)
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1 photo of train engine with 4 engineers(?) standing in front of train. There is very faint writing on back reading "Butte 1909, T.V.(?) Sulliv...
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Railroad Engine Photo Albums3116 - Railroad Engine Photo Albums
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Two albums containing 79 photos of railroad engines, all about 3 x 5" or less. The photos are all pre-WW2, most clearly shot by a RR fanatic ...
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Train Wreck Photos (4)3117 - Train Wreck Photos (4)
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4 b/w train wreck photos. Dates unknown. 2 matted 4.5" x 6" photos of locomotives after a wreck. Matting has 2 holes and writing on both p...
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British Columbia Railway Stock Certificate3118 - British Columbia Railway Stock Certificate
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Beautiful vignette of workmen on the tracks between a locomotive and a sleeping car. Date: 1910 Location: British Columbia, zCanada HWAC# 71018
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Sold to 9***6 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Glimpses Along the Canadian Pacific Railway3119 - Glimpses Along the Canadian Pacific Railway
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11 photos in case of landscapes and waterscapes along the Canadian Pacific Railway. 10.25" x 12.25". Date: Location: zCanada HWAC# 5...
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Venezuela Railroad Bonds3120 - Venezuela Railroad Bonds
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Lot of two bonds issued by the Venezuela Central Railway Company, Limited. 12 x 18 inches, with dividend coupons. Date: 1910 Location: Venezuela, z
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3-D Railroad Art3121 - 3-D Railroad Art
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Very attractive three dimensional railroad art. This is a three dimensional depiction of railroad engine 4029 coming out of a tunnel. 25" tall...
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Sold to c********r.. for (475.00 + 118.75BP) = 593.75
 
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CPRR Engine Light Box3122 - CPRR Engine Light Box
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Large mostly original engine light box reportedly from the CPRR. Restored black finish, replaced reflective curved surface inside, no lighting mechani
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Sold to c********r.. for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
 
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2 Generations of Osnabruck Railroad Lamps3123 - 2 Generations of Osnabruck Railroad Lamps
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German. Brass reflectors. Carry handles, 10.5". One has lettering on the top, one does not. Date: Location: HWAC# 63710
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Sold to u********y.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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3 NOS Premier Railroad Lamps3124 - 3 NOS Premier Railroad Lamps
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Great NOS condition. white metal, 10" with handles, 5" reflectors. Nice trio of clean lamps. Date: Location: HWAC# 63757
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********t.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Dewar Railroad Lamps (2)3125 - Dewar Railroad Lamps (2)
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Dewar with ITP base and Dew-R-Lite. 10" Date: Location: HWAC# 63733
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German Railroad Lamps (2)3126 - German Railroad Lamps (2)
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Square, Osnabruck with carry handle and spare lamp assembly. Nice condition. 10.5". Date: Location: HWAC# 63709
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to b********t.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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German Railroad Lamps (2)3127 - German Railroad Lamps (2)
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Square Osnaburuks. One has a corner glass break and missing back handle, the other is nice condition with top paint flake off. Internal lamps the same
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Estimate : 90.00 - 120.00
Sold to g*****9 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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2 More German Railroad Lamps3128 - 2 More German Railroad Lamps
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Square Osnabruck with carry handles. One with brass reflector, one missing reflector and has paint wear. 10.5" Date: Location: HWAC# 63712
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to g*****9 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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National Carbide Railroad Lamp3129 - National Carbide Railroad Lamp
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Impressive Railroad lamp with National Carbide Lantern plaque on front. Brass. 11.5" Date: Location: HWAC# 63746
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Northern Pacific RR National Carbide Railroad Hand Lantern3130 - Northern Pacific RR National Carbide Railroad Hand Lantern
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12.5" tall, 5.5" reflector. Handle stamped N. P. R. With wire and grip handles. Date: Location: HWAC# 63750
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Oxwald Railroad Carbide Lamps (2)3131 - Oxwald Railroad Carbide Lamps (2)
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2 10 carbide lamps, one with a red base. Date: Location: HWAC# 63747
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Ten Volumes of The Western Railroader Plus One Extra3132 - Ten Volumes of The Western Railroader Plus One Extra
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Lot of 11. Ten issues of The Western Railroader: Issues # 136, 164, 209 (x2), 211, 215, 239, 269, 281, and 478, published 1951-1980. Articles on Neva
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Western Railroad Books (4)3133 - Western Railroad Books (4)
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4 hardcovers. Pacific Slope Railroads by Abdill1. 959 181pp, Henry Huntington and the Pacific Electric by Crump, 112pp. California Railroads by Fickew
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LOT WITHDRAWN3134 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 18813136 - Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1881
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By Henry Poor. 907pp. Date: Location: HWAC# 53622
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Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 18833137 - Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1883
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By Henry Poor, cover and spine are detaching. 1055pp. Date: Location: HWAC# 53621
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Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 18843138 - Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1884
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By Henry Poor. Spine is broken. Date: Location: HWAC# 52212
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Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 18873140 - Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1887
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By Henry Poor. 1053pp. Date: Location: HWAC# 53617
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Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 18883141 - Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1888
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By Henry Poor. Date: Location: HWAC# 52214
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Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 18893142 - Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1889
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By Henry Poor 1064 pages. Date: Location: HWAC# 53634
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Estimate : 160.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 18903143 - Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1890
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By Henry Poor. Date: Location: HWAC# 52211
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Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 18913144 - Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1891
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By Henry Poor, 1439 pages, spine and rear cover are detached. Date: Location: HWAC# 53633
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Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 18923145 - Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1892
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By Henry Poor. Date: Location: HWAC# 52215
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Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 18933146 - Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1893
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By Henry Poor 1232 pages, front and rear covers are detaching. Date: Location: HWAC# 53632
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Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 18953147 - Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1895
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By Henry Poor. Cover is detached from spine in front. Date: Location: HWAC# 52216
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