Western Railroad Passes, Montana, Western Americana and Gold

Lot of 4 different. Included: 1913, 1914, 1917, and 1950 (unissued). Stamp signed by John Ringling as president. Ringling was the most famous of the R

Lot of 4 different. Included: Wyoming & North Western Railway (1910); Denver, Laramie & Northwestern Railroad Co. (1915 to FC Matthews of Fl...

Pass No. 490, issued for 1907 to R.J. Camp, president of Florida & Georgia Railway Co. Signed by F.A. Hall as president. Printed on cardstock. T...

No. 117, issued for 1909 to M.F. Van Horn (Pennsylvania Lines). Signed by O.W. Lehmer as superintendent and traffic manager. Endorsed by Van Horn. Pri

Lot of two early passes for this railroad that ran from Merced to the park boundary at El Portal where passengers would climb on stages to go into the

Lot of five different passes. Included: 1922, 1924, 1925, 1931, and 1934. (Prag Collection) City: Yosemite State: California, Date: Inventory# 4

Lot of 5 different. Included: 1932, 1933 (unissued), 1935 (cancelled), 1936 (unissued, now Yreka Western Railroad), and 1938 (unissued). Inc. in 1888

Montana Railroad Company, 1908, plate Pass, Sample No. 13. City: State: Montana Date: 1908 Inventory# 38815

No. 445, issued for 1892 to George Sanderson, president of the Williamsport & North Branch Railroad. Signed by V.H. Pease as general manager. Or...

No. 23, issued for 1890 to A.C. Basset, Superintendent Coast Director for Southern Pacific Company. Printed signature of A.H. Boomer as general manage

Low No. 9 issued for 1880 to H. Silver, auditor for the Denver & Rio Grande Railway. Signed by M.N. Megrue as manager. Blank reverse. Heavy soil...

Very attractive and rare Western stage pass. No. 200, issued for 1904 year to J.K. Weatherford, vice president of Corvallis & Eastern Railroad C...

No. 114, issued for 1898 to C.W. Sells, manager of the Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway. Signed by M.V. Nichols as president. Background vignet...

No. 10, issued to Louis King for horseback travel or light vehicles only in the year 1892. Signatures of Otto Mears as president and the general manag

Headquarters located at the Hotel Vendome in San Jose, California. No. 1318, issued for Jan. 1, 1903-Jan. 1, 1904 to F.W. Thompson. Signed F.H. Ross a

No. 217, issued to John J. Bulinan (?), superintendent of the Buf. Chat. Lake & Pitts. Railway. Signed by J Parker as general superintendent. In...

Fabulous Western pass. No. 380, issued to Herman Silver for the year 1889. Signed by Parker as manager. Wonderful, large vignette of stagecoach moving

Gorgeous pass No. 417, issued for the year 1894 to C.V. Merrick, superintendent of the Allegheny & Kinzua Railroad. Printed signature of J. Park...

No. 103, issued for 1880 to H. Silver, auditor for the Denver & Rio Grande Railway. Signed by the president (faded) and countersigned by the sec...

No. 368, issued for 1898 to C.W. Sells, manager of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway. Signed by M.V. Nichols as general manager. Three Western vi...

No. 38, issued to H. Silver, auditor for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Signed by superintendent (signature not entirely legible). Printed on...

No. 198, issued for 1873 to W.H. Hurlburt, agent for B & M .R. Railroad. Signed by C.C. Huntley. Background is filled by a stagecoach vignette. ...

Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, & Illinois Division. No. 133, issued for 1878 to W.H. Hurlburt, ticket agent for Canadian Southern Railway. Signed b...

No. 420, issued for 1886 to T.C. Power, manager of the Billings B&B Stage Co. Signed by M.V. Nichols as general superintendent. Two vignettes: b...

Great mining and stage pass. Operating between Bagdad, California (now a ghost town in the Mojave Desert) and Orange Blossom Mines. No. A455, issued f

Unissued pass stamped "Specimen" by Hosford & Sons, New York City. Printed on brown cardstock. Light wear on reverse. (Prag Collection...

Rare stage pass for this company that organized in 1889. Low No. 4, issued for 1895 to Col. G.G. Green, president of Hotel Green Company. This was one

Pass issued to Mr. Herman Silver (California Southern & California Central Railroads). Signed by Wm. Bliss as general manager. Background vignet...

No. 32, issued for 1896 to Mr. R.L. Stephenson, ticket agent for Southern California Railway. Signed by N. Wines as manager. Endorsed on reverse by St

Low No. 7, issued to H. Silver for 1880. Signed by the general ticket agent (signature faint). Soiling and possible water damage. Blank reverse (missi

Pass issued for 1880 to H. Silver (Denver & Rio Grande Railway). Signed by R.C. Kerens as general superintendent. Printed on gray/blue cardstock...

No. 452, issued for 1912 to John Gukeen (?). Signed by J.C. Moore as manager. Front of pass has background black-and-white photograph of stage. Ink st

Unissued, but attractive pass featuring a stagecoach vignette. According to the back of the card, the pass is good on the following routes: Hutchinson

No. 169, issued for 1907 to M.F. Van Horn (Pennsylvania Railroad). Signed by E.P. Washburn. Printed on yellow brown cardstock. Minimal wear. Beginning

Lot of 3 different. Included: 1916, 1925, and 1937. Transported tourists from the nearest rail terminal at El Portal to Yosemite Valley via motor and

Stagecoach tickets that include 77 khaki colored tickets from east to north Brookfield Boston Massachusetts. Also includes 18 Blue stage tickets from

Lot of four different. Issued 1913, 1914, 1920 and 1923. Three earliest on cardstock. Good condition. (Prag Collection) City: State: Alaska Date:

To unissued Steamship passes from Bismarck, ND to Fort Benton, MT. Signed by T.C. Power, manager. He was a Montana merchandise, transportation, mining

Nice pictorial pass for this company that operated steamers on the Missouri River between Bismarck and Fort Benton. Three vignettes: steamer at Bismar

Lot of six different California steamer passes. 1) California Navigation & Improvement Company. Pass No. 38 for 1921. Operated between San Franc...

No. 73, issued to Hurlburt, agent for O.R. and N. Co. for 1896. Signed by J.W. Troup as manager. Printed on yellow cardstock. Endorsed by Hurlburt on

Pass No. 42, issued to H.A. Jackson, general agent for Great Northern Railway. Signed for Alex Griggs, manager, by E.L.H. Reverse endorsed by Jackson.

Nice pictorial for this line operating between Wenatchee & Brewster. Pass No. 99, issued to H.A. Jackson of Spokane Falls & Northern Railway...

Early and pictorial! No. 351, issued to W.H. Hurlburt, agent for Union Pacific Railroad. Printed signature of President Scott. Countersigned by L.B. S

Nice looking annual pass issued for 1903 to George Conway, superintendent of Water Lines for O.R.N. Signed by president L.B. Seeley. Printed on cardst

No. 434, issued to John W. Redington for 1905. Signed by L.B. Seeley as president. Printed on blue cardstock with vignette of steamer "Flyer.&q...

Lot of 5. Includes: Independent Steamship Co. (1915), Pacific Alaska Navigation Co. (1915), Pacific Navigation Co. (1916), North Coast Transportation

No. 37, issued to I.A. Nadeau, general agent for the Northern Pacific Railroad in Seattle for the year 1901. Signed by the general manager. Printed on

Six different issued: 1921, 1922, 1927, 1929, 1931, and 1933. (Prag Collection) City: Los Angeles State: California, Date: Inventory# 39206

Lot of two different for the steamer Rose City. Includes: 1925 and 1926. Some stains. This line was a subsidiary of the Charles R. McCormick Lumber Co

Three different. Includes: 1914, 1915, and 1916. All printed on cardstock and signed by Hubbard, the company president. The 1914 pass has the most wea

Two different annual passes for this passenger line that operated between San Francisco and Vallejo. Included are 1924 (countersigned by A.T. Hatch) a

No. A254, issued for 1901 to H.A. Jackson (Great Northern Railway) for travel between Seattle and Dawson & Nome. Countersigned by R.B. Snowdon o...

Issued for Dec. 8, 1909 to W.F. Fergardin (?) for admittance on the S.S. Minnesota. Reverse endorsed. This was one of the two transpacific steamships

Lot of two choice Montana items. Passage from Sioux City, Iowa to Ft. Benton, Montana. A Missouri River riverboat company. 1) No. 204, issued to G.H.

No. 167, issued for 1903 to H.A. Jackson. Countersigned by J.D. Trenholme on reverse. Printed on cardstock. Some toning & soiling. Alaska gold r...

No. 10, issued to W.H. Hurlburt of O.R. & N. Railway for the 1897 season, right at the peak of activity for the Klondike Gold Rush. Printed sign...

Very attractive pictorial steamer pass for this company that operated on Willamette River from Portland to McMinnville. No. 20, issued in 1902 to Capt

Lot of two. 1) Pass No. A1584 issued for 1898 to H.A. Jackson (Great Northern Railway). Signed by A.L. Mohler as president. 2) Pass No. A239, also iss

Two time passes issued to the same person, Philip Ritz. One is for 1884 and the other is 1885. Good on "River and Railroad." Both printed ...

Pass No 470, issued for 1885 to C.J. Ives, president and general superintendent of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway. Countersigne...

Great Western pass that features vignettes of a steamship and a locomotive! "Railroad. Ocean. River. Sound." Pass No. A1458, issued to F.N...

Railroad and steamer pass for the year 1896. No. 497, issued to T.J. Anderson of Seaboard Air Line. Printed signature of the receiver and general mana

Two different for this company operating a large railroad operation in Oregon, Idaho and Washington and steamer line on the Columbia River. 1) 1895, i

No. 158, issued for 1880 to John D. Vail, superintendent of B. Railway (Blairstown?). Printed signature of the general superintendent. Brown cardstock

No. 72, issued to H.A. Jackson (Great Northern Railway) for the year 1900. Signed by E.E. Caine as president and M.M. Perl. Endorsed on reverse by Jac

Gold rush period. Lot of two printed on cardstock. 1) No. 471, issued to H.A. Jackson for the year 1904. Countersigned by G.W. Mertens. Reverse states

Lot of 6 different steamship passes. 1) Pacific Coast Company: 1908, 1914, and 1915. All printed on cardstock. 2) Pacific Steamship Company: 1917, 192

Three different passes issued in the 1890s. All printed on cardstock. All signed Goodall, Perkins & Co. 1) No. 1/4, issued to A. Bassett of Sout...

1) No. 1/1 issued to Mr. Hobart of Central R.R. Co. for the year 1887. Signed Goodall, Perkins & Co. as general agents. Clean. 2) No. 7/ 3

No. 77, issued for 1894 to Wm. Geagen, G.T.M. Mer. Des. Countersigned by F.J. Shepard. The Alaska Steamship Company was formed on August 3, 1894. Whil

No. 289 issued to Wm. Geagen, G.T.M., Mer. Des. Trans. Co. for 1897, right in the heat of the Klondike Gold Rush. Countersigned by F.J. Shepard. Print

Lot of two different. 1) 1923. No. 575, issued to E.P. Allen (C.M. & St. P. Railway Co.). 2) 1938. No. 573, issued to W.P. Teegardin (South Shor...

No. 144, issued for W.P. Teegarden, general agent for Seattle Wn. Wisconsin & Michigan Railroad Company for 1923. Signed by the general manager ...

Early, smaller-sized (2" x 3.5") annual pass printed on cardstock. Issued for 1893 to E.A. Hornbeck, assistant treasurer for National City...

Lot of three different. Also good for Coronado Division of the San Diego Electric Railway Company. Includes: 1910, 1911, and 1944. All printed on diff

Issued to H.A. Jackson for the year 1902. "Leaves Newport, Washington, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, After the Arrival of Great Northern Ea...

1) International Transportation Company. No. 153, issued in 1899 to H.A. Jackson. Signed by J.D. Miller, vice-president (and a steamboat captain). End

1) North River Transportation Company. Twin Cities, Minnesota. No. 36, issued for 1936 to Mrs. F.C. Foster. Signed by vice-president J.R. Snider. 2) T

"and the International Transportation Company, Connecting with Canadian Pacific and Great Northern Railway." No. 179, issued to H.A. Jacks...

No. 170B, issued for 1898 to Col. & Mrs. G.G. Green. Signed by William Banning. Background vignette of Catalina Island. Good between San Pedro, ...

Two issued to the same person. 1) No. 320, issued to M.F. Van Horn (of Union Pacific Railroad) for 1905. Signed by William Banning. Printed on cardsto

Three different from the 1920s. Issued 1920, 1921, and 1925. Toning. (Prag Collection) City: Santa Catalina Island State: California, Date: Inve

Four different. Three are issued: 1910, 1913, and 1915. Also included is a 1916 that is stamped 'Sample' from Rand McNally & Co. This on...

Five different. Issued 1931, 1932, 1935, 1937, and 1948-49. Good condition. (Prag Collection) City: Santa Catalina Island State: California, Date:

Nice pictorial pass for this company that operated steamships to Santa Catalina Island. Issued to FH Thompson in 1894. Signed by William Banning. (Pra

Inc. in Washington. No. A36, issued for 10 shares to H.F. Jackson on April 26, 1890. Punch cancellations of president and secretary signatures. Maroon

A steamship license for operation by the US Department of Commerce Steamboat Inspection Service issued June 23, 1916. Also contains two photos of the

Early, pictorial 1874 pass to transport packages on the North Western Division for W.D. Washburn, president of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railw...

Great skull vignette! "Dead Head" or free pass. Pass No. 597D, issued to E.E. Calvin, Division Superintendent of the Missouri Pacific Rail...

Early pass No. 427, issued to S.H. Franklin for 1878. Signed by Henry Sanford as general superintendent. Printed on cardstock with soiling. (Prag Coll

Early complimentary pass issued to J.Y. Humphrey for 1883. Printed signature of the president. Reverse is countersigned by John Hoey, who would later

Pass No. 2404B, issued for 1890 to J.B. Rhoades, superintendent for Belaire, Zanesville & Cincinnati Railway. Printed signature of John Hoey as ...

Pass No. 1739, issued to D.T. Mervine, general superintendent transportation for Wells Fargo & Company Express. Printed on cardstock with some s...

Four different colorful passes issued in the 1890s. Included: 1890, 1892, 1898, and 1899. Earlier two have more soiling than the later two. (Prag Coll

Six different issued passes. Included: 1903, 1905, 1909, 1910, and 1913. Soiling, Please see photo. (Prag Collection) City: State: Date: Inven

Early express piece! No. 654, issued for 1869 to W.W. Walker, superintendent of the S.C. & R. Railway. Ja. C. Fargo as president. Countersigned ...

No. 197, issued for 1871 to Chas. E. Noble, general eastern agent for M.C. Railway. Ja. C. Fargo as General Superintendent. Countersigned by the Asst.

No. C7, issued to C.W. Sells, manager of Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway. Printed signature of C.H. Schlacks as president. Printed on cardstock wit...

Lot of two. 1) Northern Pacific Express Company. Pass No. 100, issued in 1896 to W.H. Hurlburt, general passenger agent for O.R.&N. Co. Signed b...