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Carson & Colorado Railroad Check to Southern Development Co. of NV2150 - Carson & Colorado Railroad Check to Southern Development Co. of NV
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Agency of The Bank of California. Virginia, Nev., Febry. 10th, 1890. The Southern Development Company of Nevada is being paid $1,456. Signed by Henry
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
 
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Four Virginia & Truckee Railroad Checks issued to the same person2151 - Four Virginia & Truckee Railroad Checks issued to the same person
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Four Bank of California, Virginia & Truckee Railroad checks with RN-G. All issued to a Jennie (?) E. Rice for $100. All signed by Henry Yeringto...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*****l for (120.00 + 27.00BP) = 147.00
 
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Super Clean Woodworth Mill (Fair Signed) Check to Virginia & Truckee R.R.2152 - Super Clean Woodworth Mill (Fair Signed) Check to Virginia & Truckee R.R.
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Woodworth Mill, Agency of the Bank of California. RN-E. Issued to Virgina & Truckee Railroad for $155.93 on Nov. 2, 1872. Signed by James G. Fai...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*****l for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Two Virginia & Truckee Documents for Comstock Mining Deliveries2153 - Two Virginia & Truckee Documents for Comstock Mining Deliveries
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1) Central Pacific Railroad Way-bill for powder transported from Sacramento to Carson City, August 28, 1879. Blue Virginia & Truckee stamp (Sept...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to N******7 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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V & T Sharon Signed GOLD BOND2154 - V & T Sharon Signed GOLD BOND
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This is a very rare gold bond for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad Company, signed by its president, silver-baron William Sharon. It is issued to...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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V&T Railroad 1868 Stock Signed by Sharon2155 - V&T Railroad 1868 Stock Signed by Sharon
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V&T Railroad Company. Incorporated in 1868 in Nevada. VERY EARLY No. 66 issued to William Sharon for 500 shares by F.A. Tritte, secretary, and W...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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V&T RR Possible Depot Roof  Support2156 - V&T RR Possible Depot Roof Support
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Early cast iron custom made support bearing the early initials of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. 5' x 4.5', 3' at the diagonal. In...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to F****e for (300.00 + 67.50BP) = 367.50
 
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Virginia & Truckee Checks and Receipts2157 - Virginia & Truckee Checks and Receipts
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Lot of 9. 1) Two different Bank of California, Virginia & Truckee Railroad Co. checks. One is RN-g, 1876, cut cancel. The other is 1894, no RN, ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to N******7 for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Billhead to Kelsey Mill2158 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Billhead to Kelsey Mill
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Billhead issued on Nov. 30, 1874 to the Kelsey Mill for 913 tons of ore shipped via the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. Signed by Geo. A. King and Thor
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to N******7 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Check issued to Mark Hopkins2159 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Check issued to Mark Hopkins
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Bank of California, RN-G. Virginia, Nev., July 10th, 1876. Issued to Mark Hopkins, Treasurer, for $22,614.18! Signed by Yerington as Vice President an
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (140.00 + 27.30BP) = 167.30
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Checks and Passes2160 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Checks and Passes
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Lot of 8. Nice variety! 1) Two Employee Passes, both 1878. One is for travel between Reno and Virginia City. The other is for between Scales and Carso
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to B*********g for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Collectibles (Medallions, Ephemera, Gold Nugget)2161 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Collectibles (Medallions, Ephemera, Gold Nugget)
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Five items from the Gordon Harris estate, all probably acquired from Mr. Sampson, the last Supt. of the RR. 1. Francis G. Newlands Power of Attorney,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****4 for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Ephemera2162 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Ephemera
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Lot of 14 items. Includes: two issued and punch-cancelled Employee Passes (1877 and 1879) from Carson to Virginia City, Yerington stamp signature; two
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to N******7 for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Pass and Paycard2163 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Pass and Paycard
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Lot of two early V&T pieces. 1) Railroad pass issued Nov. 1st, 1879 to W.L. Bryant, Postal Clerk for the railroad. Has Yerington's signature...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Pay Roll Sheet2164 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Pay Roll Sheet
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Large (18" x 11.5") pay roll sheet for the railroad, October 1877. Lists the following Engines and each engine's employees (w/ wages, ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to r***6 for (20.00 + 3.90BP) = 23.90
 
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Wells Fargo and V&T RR check2165 - Wells Fargo and V&T RR check
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Pay to "Wells Fargo & Co. for V&T R Co." for $2,272.31. Signed by DL Bliss for the Carson Lumber Company. Wells Fargo, Carson , Ne...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Two  Different Nevada Bonds: V&T and Storey County2166 - Two Different Nevada Bonds: V&T and Storey County
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1) 1874, Number 519 for $1000. Signed by William Sharon (cancelled through the name) and George King. Coupons 49 to 60 still attached. Issued to Thoma
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to e*****r for (250.00 + 56.25BP) = 306.25
 
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Right of Way & Track Map for Virginia & Truckee Railway2167 - Right of Way & Track Map for Virginia & Truckee Railway
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Right of Way & Track Map Main Line Virginia & Truckee Railway/ Operated by Virginia & Truckee Railway/ From Station 720+00 to Station 96...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to f*********s for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Government Lands in Nevada2168 - Government Lands in Nevada
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Booklet about "Government Lands in Nevada" published by Southern Pacific Railroad Company. The booklet (6.5" x 4.5") describes h...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i**b for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Nevada Railroad Ephemera (Three Different Railroads)2169 - Nevada Railroad Ephemera (Three Different Railroads)
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Lot of 9. 1) Two unused ticket order forms (with stubs attached) for the Carson office of the Central Pacific Railroad Company. c.1870s. For first-cla
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Nevada Railway Tickets2170 - Nevada Railway Tickets
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Four cancelled train tickets: Tonopah & Goldfield R. R. Co., no. 2136; Virginia & Truckee Railway, no. 2740; Nevada Copper Belt R. R. Co., H...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to i*********1 for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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The New Nevada2171 - The New Nevada
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New Nevada published by Southern Pacific Railroad Company, 1908. The booklet (6.5" x 4.5") is subtitled "The Era of Irrigation and Op...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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Santa Fe Railroad Ephemera2172 - Santa Fe Railroad Ephemera
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7 permit cards to Locomotive Engineers to allow person to ride on locomotives; 18 vouchers from Santa Fe Railroad Co. dated 1899-1900. City: S
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Buffalo Canal Transportation Tickets2173 - Buffalo Canal Transportation Tickets
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Twelve large unused steamboat tickets for C.M. Reed, office on Water St., Buffalo. Side says "Reed's Line from Buffalo." Each has two...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
 
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Pacific Coast Company Check Collection2174 - Pacific Coast Company Check Collection
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Lot of 30 dividend checks issued on April 17, 1899. All have an adhesive revenue with tied stamp cancel. Drawn on the Manhattan Trust Co. The Pacific
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to i*****l for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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New York Railroad Check & Receipt Collection2175 - New York Railroad Check & Receipt Collection
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Lot of 33. Includes:six freight receipts for Camden & Amboy R.R. & Transportation Co., 1865; two pictorial checks from Ithaca Street Railway...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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Lake Erie & Louisville Railway Co. Gold Bond 18722176 - Lake Erie & Louisville Railway Co. Gold Bond 1872
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$1000 Gold Bond from the Lake Erie and Louisville Railway Company issued in 1872. Cert. #940, Twenty year $1000 bond payable in gold. Large train vign
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to B****x for (95.00 + 21.38BP) = 116.38
 
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Oregon Railroad Checks2177 - Oregon Railroad Checks
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Lot of three checks. 1) Two from the accounting department at Oregon Short Line Railroad Company. Salt Lake City, Utah, 1911 dateline. Punch cancelled
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c******5 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Pocket Map of Oregon (w/ Railroads)2178 - Pocket Map of Oregon (w/ Railroads)
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Shippers' Guide to Oregon including the entire Railroad section. Lists 24 railroads and six electric lines. 1913. 19 x 28". Rand McNally. S...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Fort Worth & Denver Terminal Railway Company bond2179 - Fort Worth & Denver Terminal Railway Company bond
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Cancelled. Number 5 for $100,000. Interest was paid on April 23, 1908. Cancelled July 13, 1908. Gold seal on back. The Fort Worth and Denver Railway,
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Estimate : 50.00 - 300.00
Sold to a********e.. for (40.00 + 7.80BP) = 47.80
 
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Report from the Vermont Division of Portland and Ogdensburg Trunk Railroad Line w/ map2180 - Report from the Vermont Division of Portland and Ogdensburg Trunk Railroad Line w/ map
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24 pages. Softcovers with stains and rips. "A statement, showing the condition of the enterprise, progress of the work, resources of the road, ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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Spokane, Valley & Northern Railway Company2181 - Spokane, Valley & Northern Railway Company
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$100 first mortgage six per cent gold bond. Number 1259. One coupon attached. Rips and stains on borders. Orange on white. Vignette of railroad going
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********e.. for (30.00 + 5.85BP) = 35.85
 
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Northern Pacific Railroad Co. Letter and Freight Receipt2182 - Northern Pacific Railroad Co. Letter and Freight Receipt
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1) Letter on railroad letterhead. Dateline New Tacoma, Washington Territory, July 13th, 1878. Addressed to Corbett, Failing & Co. in Portland, O...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*******c for (45.00 + 10.13BP) = 55.13
 
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To The Rockies and Beyond (Union Pacific Railroad)2183 - To The Rockies and Beyond (Union Pacific Railroad)
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216 page book by Robert E. Strahorn. To the Rockies and Beyond or a summer on the Union Pacific Railroad & Branches. Several sketches, descript...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*****p for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
 
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Ferrocarril Michoacano Del Sur Stock Certificates2184 - Ferrocarril Michoacano Del Sur Stock Certificates
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Lot of 33 issued. Series C. Vignette of locomotive under arched title.Ornate green border. Located in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. Foreign revenue impr
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Map of Southern Pacific Railroad in Mexico2185 - Map of Southern Pacific Railroad in Mexico
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Measures 36" x 21." "The West Coast Route." Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico. Blue ink. Stretches from Arizona and New Mexico...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******a for (55.00 + 12.38BP) = 67.38
 
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"The Northern Pacific Railroad; its route, resources, progress and business"2186 - "The Northern Pacific Railroad; its route, resources, progress and business"
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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...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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2 Booklets. Appletons' Railway and Steam Navigation Guide2187 - 2 Booklets. Appletons' Railway and Steam Navigation Guide
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Copy 1. December, 1875. 5" x 7". 230 pages. Railroad schedules with maps of all railroads in US and Canada.Cover worn with writing and te...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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2 books about Railroad Securities2188 - 2 books about Railroad Securities
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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...
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Two 'Movement of Trains' Sheets for the Central Pacific Railroad2189 - Two 'Movement of Trains' Sheets for the Central Pacific Railroad
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Each lists conductor, engineer, and engine no. for the different rail lines. Also lists the train stations, including Oakland Wharf, Oakland West, San
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American Railway Guide, April 18522190 - American Railway Guide, April 1852
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Pocket Companion, for the United States and Canada Containing Correct Tables for Time of Starting from all Stations, Distances, Fares, Etc. on all the
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Assorted Ephemera; Union Pacific Railroad2191 - Assorted Ephemera; Union Pacific Railroad
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1) 1888 Timetable with map 2) 1966 Timetable 3) 6 Checks, 1872 - 1957 4)Map of Union Pacific lands in central and western Nebraska and northeaster
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (95.00 + 21.38BP) = 116.38
 
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California and Oregon Klamath Country booklet2192 - California and Oregon Klamath Country booklet
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Booklet titled "California and Oregon Klamath Country" published by Southern Pacific Railroad Company, 1908. The booklet (6.5" x 4.5&...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Central Pacific and the Great Railroad Routes to the Pacific2193 - Central Pacific and the Great Railroad Routes to the Pacific
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Shows the routes of the proposed Southern Central Railroad and the Northern Railroad. Also the Central/Union Pacific Railroad. Includes their connecti
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to T******1 for (140.00 + 31.50BP) = 171.50
 
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Crofutt's Tourist2194 - Crofutt's Tourist
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Large format. Crofutt's Trans-Continental Tourist. 164 Pages. Description of travel from Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River and from the Mi...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to f*********s for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Crofutt's Trans-Continental Tourist Guide2195 - Crofutt's Trans-Continental Tourist Guide
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Booklet. 224 pages. 5" x 7". From the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.With foldout maps. Cover worn awith one tear. Pages discolored. Foldou...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to f*********s for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Denver & Rio Grande Group of Pamphlets2196 - Denver & Rio Grande Group of Pamphlets
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1) "a Journey across the Continent, Colorado, Utah. & New Mexico via the Denver & Rio Grande Railway". Printed by R. R. Donnelley ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to l*******c for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
 
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Four EARLY, different stocks: passenger RR, street RR, turnpike road and steamer2197 - Four EARLY, different stocks: passenger RR, street RR, turnpike road and steamer
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1) 1850 Rensselaer & Saratoga Rail Road Co's seven per cent mortgage bonds. A load of $150,000 for the completion of their rail road. Number...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to l*******c for (180.00 + 40.50BP) = 220.50
 
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Guide Between Washington, New York & Boston2198 - Guide Between Washington, New York & Boston
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The booklet (5.75" x 3.75") contains a description of the principal places; railroad and steamboat routes, tables of distances, etc. also ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to h*******2 for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Miscellaneous Railroad Ephemera (Southern Pacific, New York & Erie)2199 - Miscellaneous Railroad Ephemera (Southern Pacific, New York & Erie)
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6 railroad documents. Includes: 1857 booklet for New York & Erie Broad Gauge Railroad w/ color illustr. covers; 1908 stop-over check for The Ore...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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