Western Americana Safari

Original wax sealer from Telluride, Colorado. Brass. Great condition. The RGS was founded in 1889 by Otto Mears, and construction began in 1890 from R

Lot of five railroad publications: Wine List from Silverton Northern Railroad; map entitled "The Natural Resources of Colorado by the Denver &a...

1) Topographical Map of Rocky Mountain National Estes-Park and Environs. (Union Pacific). 2) Rocky Mountain Railroad Club, 1950. 3) The Travelers Time

With the Mercantile Trust Company. Property of White & Kemble. 5 pages. Possibly only one known. State: Colorado City: Date: 1887 ...

LOT WITHDRAWN FHWAC#: 27507

Lot of two. 1) Unissued pictorial Stock Certificate No. 89. 2) First Mortgage to The Mercantile Trust Company, July 1st, 1906. 60 pages. 8" x 1...

1) Letter of Information and Map of Railroad. 8 1/2" x 11". 2) Satisfaction, Release and Discharge of First Mortgage 6 Pages. 8 1/2" ...

Two copies of a pamphlet sized first mortgage to Russell Sage and George J. Gould. The railway only operated from 1885 until 1891. 6 x 9". The...

LOT WITHDRAWN FHWAC#: 22171

Two drawings on waxed linen 30 x 24" of plans within the American Bridge Plant in Gary. Both are part of a turntable complex. Fragile. State:...

Paper booklet (8.75" x 5.5"), cover missing, 24 pp. Published by People's Pacific Railroad Company, Boston; printed by Alfred Mudge &a...

Booklet. Railroad ran from Bath to Rockland, Maine and connected with the B & M and the Maine Central. 20 pages. 5 1/2" x 9" Some dis...

Lakeshore Michigan Southern Railway Spoon from the 1901 Pan American Expo. State: Michigan City: Date: 1901 FHWAC#: 42014

This railroad stock is number 21 for 500 shares issued to Thomas Tomlinson and signed by president Joseph Walker Jr. Nice industrial railroad vignette

Number 16 to George Whittell Jr for 1 share in 1923. Whittell took over the Eureka & Palisade Railroad in 1911 and had the quiet railroad up and...

In 1906 just a few short years after gold was discovered in Goldfield, the small desert area became the site of the last great gold rush in Nevada&#...

One of the best ever to reach the market! Stock number 30 of 500 shares issued to Warren Barron on June 21, 1869. Signed by William Sharon as presiden

50 shares to Charles Bonner in 1869. Signed by president William Sharon and Secretary Tritle. Names are hole cancelled. 25c United States Revenue Stam

Number 21 for 500 shares to W. C. Ralston on June 21, 1869. Signed by secretary Tritle and president Ralston. Cancelled with red pen on August 18, 187

Issued to Thomas Bell for $1000 in 1874. Bell was named to the Board of Directors on March 5, 1868. Signed by William Sharon as president. A good, cle

Indebted to Thomas Bell of San Francisco and one of the Board of Directors. Signed by William Sharon and J D Fry. Number 572 to J D Fry. Sharon is wel

See previous lot for information on signatures. (George Garfield & Robert Greenawalt Railway Express and Wells Fargo Collection) State: Nev...

Original V & T railroad globe, cracked with unmarked lantern patented Dec. 26 '98. "C.T. Ham Mfg. Co. State: Nevada City: Virgi...

This is a real show piece and would look great on any shelf, mantel or display. Includes a metal tender. 22.5" long from cow catcher to tender...

The premier piece is a pay receipt for C. Vovich on cardboard stock. It is for 4 days of labor on the C&C (Carson & Colorado) side track. Si...

The Nevada Short Line was the master plan of A. A. Codd of Rawhide fame. He, at this time, owned mines in Rochester and thought that a railroad from O

A large $100 bond issued in 1868 to facilitate the building of this railroad. Attractive Very Fine with numerous small cancel holes. Issued to J. J. W

Pictorial revenue imprinted check (RN-B) signed by stagecoach pioneer Ben Holladay as company president. Holladay, known as the "Stagecoach Kin...

Classic Western revenue-imprinted check issued for $1,000 and signed by the company vice-president W.L. Halsey, namesake of Halsey, Oregon. Revenue im

Mounted original, but lower quality, photo of the Pecos Bridge, the longest railroad bridge over a river at the time. Photo measures 8.75 x 6.5"...

Pocket Companion, for the United States and Canada Containing Correct Tables for Time of Starting from all Stations, Distances, Fares, Etc. on all the

Framed CPRR deed signed by Charles Crocker and George Miles on the 28th of November, 1893. 22 1/2 x 19 1/2" oak frame with document visible fro...

LOT WITHDRAWN FHWAC#: 22170

1) Includes a map 9 x 15". The publishers of this booklet, Jay Cooke and Company, were the financial managers and marketers of the Northern Pac...

Lot of 14. Six California Fast Freight Line 1875. From J. C. Meussdorffer, hat manufacturer from San Francisco. CPRR Express 1871 receipt to Lieutenan

Three badges: 1) red, white & blue Lorimer Lodge No. 293 B.R.C. of A. Cape Girardeau Mo., 9 " long with enameled railcar at top; 2) 1915 Sa...

1) Manual of Rail Road Stocks, Etc. Spencer Trask & Co. From the desk of Charles B Whiting, Worcester, Mass. A great companion to Moody's. 8...

Lot of 33 issued. Series C. Vignette of locomotive under arched title. Ornate green border. Located in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. Foreign revenue imp

So, you wanted to send some money through Wells Fargo. You want it insured? For a price the agent would take the money out and count it in front of yo

Receipt dated Jan. 30, 1864 for $75 from E. Rulisen; signed C. T. H. Palmer (per H. A. Clements). A 2 cent blue “Bank Check” Internal Revenue stamp. B

1) Wells Fargo button for five years of service. 2) Large badge for the Railway Express Agency belonging to and identified as G. G. Greenawalt 3) &...

Used by George Garfield Greenawalt. Has Wells Fargo diamond seal on upper right and pony express rider on upper left. "Wells Fargo Carloading C...

1) Box of 23 business cards. 2) Three 1906 time cards. 3) 1934 thank you letter. 4) Eight letters to the American Consul in Rotterdam. 5) Eight c1940

These letter sized handbills are about the merger of the Nevada National Bank of San Francisco and the Wells Fargo & Co. Bank of San Francisco. ...

To Solomon Walters. Signed on back by Walters and George Miller. Number 370531. Stamped 'IN U. S. GOLD COIN' and 'PAID MAY 8 1871.' ...

Wells Fargo bronze medal, 1852-1977, 125 Years. Commemorating the Founding of Wells Fargo & Company, March, 1852. front embossed with stagecoach...

Lot of 3 representative pieces from Wells Fargo & Co, including a framed portrait of express drivers, Bacon, Lairds, Brothers Giddings, Honey, H...

Datelined Tecopah Office on August 16, 1915. From Presto to Los Angeles. Signed by J Miller(?). (George Garfield & Robert Greenawalt Railway Exp...

So, you wanted to send some money through Wells Fargo. You want it insured? For a price the agent would take the money out and count it in front of yo

Seals say "Wells Fargo Co, Cornucopia, Nev." Express money package. "Said to Contain $95.74." To Harding & McMillan of Winne...

Two territorial Comstock pieces, both with adhesive revenue stamps. 1) Wells Fargo & Co. Certificate of Deposit for $500 dated July 1, 1863. Dat...

This 1868 letterhead is from "Wells, Fargo, & Co, / New York and California Express and Exchange Company." This is the early version o...

Although a later piece, this still has great historical provenance. It is for the Consolidated California and Virginia Mining Company for 24 bars of b

1) 1869. Carson City office of Wells, Fargo & Co. Virginia. To major Nevada commission agent D. W. Earl. Signed by Yerington. Nevada two cent re...

Over 35 Wells Fargo realted items! 1) Framed Wells Fargo Photograph of Early Gas Powered Work Truck Clearly marked Wells Fargo & Co, Express. P...

Rare 1st edition. "Under Cover for Wells Fargo. The Unvarnished Recollections of Fred Dodge, " edited by Carolyn Lake. Published by Hough...

Extremely rare! This is the record of the firearms by serial number for the REA, a part of Wells Fargo. From the Butterfields 1976 auction. 743 firear

From the personal collection of George Garfield Greenawalt, express agent in Los Angeles from 1906 to 1951. Lot of ten. Includes two Western Air Expre

Includes Wells Fargo 1873 check from Columbia, California, four receipts, three small 1943 business calendars, two REA 'Call & Delivery'...

Private collection of agents with photographs from George Garfield Greenawalt. 47 cards with photos. Some identify the person in some way (Sp, vehicle

1) Cap has a badge that says "Wells Fargo Services" on a blue scroll with an eagle above, and horse on rider in blue in middle. 2) Badge s...

Cards belonging to George Garfield Greenawalt, agent for the Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad at Ludlow. Lot of 37. Includes a 1913 Wells Fargo &...

Scarce express cover from Arizona Territory from Agent: Railway Express, Tombstone. One cent U.S. postage. EF. State: Arizona City: Tombstone

Letter from General Manager with envelope marked personal. Unusual hand cancel. Eight boxes of business cards. Two older business cards with telephone

Lot of nine items. 1) Photograph of the gift sent from Los Angeles to New Jersey to Colonel 'Charles 'Lucky' Lindbergh on his wedding da...

30 plus items. Three booklets: Retirement Allowance Plan of 1939, Pension Plan of 1929, and Rules Governing Hours of Service and Working Conditions of

Nine 1875 Union Pacific Railroad Company Express receipts from J. H. Pinchim(?) of Cheyenne to various recipients in Ogden, Omaha, Carlin, and North P

Lot of 18 Messenger Expresses. It starts with a 1935 cover of Shirley Temple receiving an important package at her Hollywood studio with articles on t

Nine oversized envelopes. 1947 REA folder. Over 50 REA through cars. Twelve 1942 Air Express calendars. Booklet of over 20 G. G. Greenawalt business c

Unused. Extremely fine, a rare express frank with no used examples known. Express operated between Yreka and Indian Creek in 1866. State: Californ

Extremely strong Dec. 17 Placerville cancel. Mailed to General Hutchington. He built the first pier extending out into Lake Michigan; also built two l

Large oval, well struck cancel. Rectangular blue 'PAID.' Also a manuscript 'paid' at bottom of cancel. Very nice piece. No stamp (ma...

Large ledger for the California, Oregon and Idaho Stage Co., 1899-1900. Interestingly, there is very little written on this obscure stage line. We che

Two letters dated 1846 and 1848 sent by Boyds Express. Revenue stamps attached. State: United States City: Date: FHWAC#: 28520

1) Scale is stamped in white "Adams Express." Triner Patent. Shows the wear of its age. See photo. 7 x 6 x 7.5". 2) Lock is etched Ad...

Maker embossed on vented top "Star Head Light Co., Rochester, NY, USA". The globe shield has rare embossing "AMEX Co." (American...

Larger than the classic express box, this must have been used by some small company. 24 x 15 x 15". Green with black scroll work. Not in workin...

Vintage camelback passenger trunk for ocean liner travel. Various labels: Hotel Quisisiana, Castellammare (Pres De Pompei); Grand Hotel des Palmes, Pa