Western Railroad Passes, Montana, Western Americana and Gold

No. 491, issued for 1888 to W.R. Bresie, assistant superintendent for Pacific Express Co. Printed on light green cardstock by Dreka, Philadelphia. Orn

No. 347, issued for 1892 to W.H. Hurlbut, Union Pacific Railway. Nice logo with vignette of locomotive and stagecoach. Printed on yellow cardstock. Co

No. A716, issued 1894 to Geo. H. Pegram, chief engineer for Union Pacific Railway. Pegram also patented the Pegram truss design for bridges. Red logo

Four different, all issued to the same person, F.D. Cornell, pass. & ticket agent of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company. 1903-1906. Printed on...

Pass No. A160, issued in 1902 to D.T. Mervine, superintendent of Wells Fargo & Company. Printed on blue cardstock. Reverse is countersigned by L...

No. A127, issued for 1898 to D.T. Mervine, superintendent for Wells Fargo & Company's Express. Countersigned by E.P. Newhall on reverse (se...

Lot of two. 1) 1886. Low No. 8, issued to William Kerrigan, general superintendent of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company. Printed on light green/blu

Six different, all issued. Included: 1888, 1895, 1896, 1901, 1902, and 1905. The 1895 pass is issued to the general superintendent of the company, E.W

Annual pass No. 211 issued by the Office of Jas. B. Colegrove, General Contractor of U.S. Postal Service, to Herman Silver, auditor for the Denver &...

Three different, pre-1900. Includes: 1888, 1893 and 1898, all printed on cardstock with printed signature of John Valentine as president. The 1893 is

Five different. Included: 1902, 1909, 1912, 1913, and 1916. All printed on cardstock and issued to various railway officials. Please see photo for con

Two different unissued passes. Both have printed signature of the general manager. Printed on cardstock with toning and some soiling. (Prag Collectio

Forest Hill April 28, 1878, Bought of A. Clark. Receipt for the purchase of 1 az. 8 dwts. gold dust. Value $24.40. By A. H. Cowden. City: Forest Hil

A shipping invoice from "To San Rafael and S. F. Express Dr." for $4.75 in charges. Oscar Fitch and Fred H. Carroll proprietors. Has a ...

Lot of 19 checks and receipts. Includes: two 1864 way bill receipts (San Francisco); 1865 Folsom check w/ adhesive revenue; two consignee receipts for

Lot Withdrawn, same as lot 1514

Over 75 payment receipts, most signed by G. M. Hackett, CPA. City: State: California Date: 1906-07 Inventory# 38408

Two rare Owyhee Mining Company (Wells, Fargo & Co.) checks issued 1871 & 1872 in Silver City, Idaho. Both have RN-C revenue imprints. Cut ca...

Lot of 38. Includes 1) wonderful H.F. Galen's Express cover with a S. F. Buford & Company billhead. Buford was a representative for Galen. ...

Lists number of packages and who is receiving them. These are all for Home Park and Return. A few passengers listed. City: State: Montana Date: 1

9 Vintage Wells Fargo Stagecoach Dime Savers. 3.25" x 5.5", folded. Good condition. City: State: United States Date: Inventory# 38274

Four page handwritten document was an express contract between American Express Company, James C. Fargo, president, and the Fredericton Railroad Compa

American Railway Express wood sign, 10.5" x 70". Fabulous condition. The Railway Express Agency (REA) was a national monopoly set up by th...

Very old mailbag--lot of history here. City: State: Date: Inventory# 38218

Erie Express record of COD's forwarded. All pages unwritten in this unused railroad company ledger. Estimate $150-$300. City: State: Date...

Rare Western express pass. No. 39, issued in 1895 to Mr. H.F. Whitcomb, General Manager of Wisconsin Central Railway. Countersigned on reverse by N.C.

Includes a Wells Fargo collect lot shipment receipt. Wells Fargo wagon ornament. Wells Fargo advertisement in the July edition of the official guide o

5 Volumes pertaining to Well Fargo and its banking history. Includes, "Under Cover For Wells Fargo; The Unvarnished Recollections of Fred Dodg...

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Rare Benicia Brewery split beer bottle. This is another of the California rarities. Four piece mold Gustave Gnauck Benicia Brewery, Benicia Cal. Probl

Pearson Brothers Bodie. Tall deep aqua blue gravitating stopper style soda. Applied top. A very visually attractive bottle. There's a base chip ...

BODE No. 5. Embossing and round slug plate. Two examples, one aqua and one clear, starting to turn purple. For years this bottle was promoted as from

Astorg Mineral Water. Aqua tool top soda. Joysmith example. The Astorg Mineral Water is an exceptionally rare California soda. Unlisted in the early v

McCrudden Campbell & Co., Marysville California. Dark cobalt, clean, pontil, apply top. A gorgeous specimen of this rare bottle. Campbell and Co...

G. M. Henderson Bonanza Mineral Water, Mendocino County. This medium aqua soda bottle is full of see bubbles. Applied top. This rare soda bottle comes

E. L. Billings, Sacramento soda bottle. A choice example of an implied top Billings soda with thick glass in blue. These bottles are usually found wit

Summit mineral water; J. H. (Jacob Hoen) ran the Summit Mineral Water business out of Sacramento from 1871-1882. Hoen's marketing gimmick was mi...

B & G San Francisco. Superior Mineral Water on reverse. Classic California Gold Rush cobalt blue soda bottle. It dates from 1852-1853, managed ...

Bragg and Schaefer San Francisco, Pacific Soda Works. Embossed with the fish at the top. This pictorial soda is a nice medium aqua, applied top, with

Court National Bottling Works, amber, San Francisco beer bottle with a image of an eagle. Very minor surface wear. City: San Francisco State: Calif

Empire Soda Works, D & M, San Francisco. Deep teal blue example, exceptionally rare. Delaliunty and McGurk ran their business for one short year...

D & S Co., San Francisco. Apply top, deep cornflower blue soda bottle. Delaliunty and Skelly ran their business in San Francisco for only a brie...

Golden Gate Bottling Works, San Francisco, with beautifully embossed image of a bear holding a beer stein. This is one of the most treasured of the Sa

Golden Gate. This example is a deep green edging on teal. Professionally cleaned with very very minor surface wear. Applied top. A choice example. The

California Soda Works, H. Ficken, San Francisco. This is a very rare soda, though not as rare as the XLCR. It's a choice ice blue example. It ha...

Herve & Somps, Laguna St., San Francisco. Natural Mineral Water from the Golden West Springs, Napa County, Cal. This rare aqua told top soda is...

Italian Soda Water Manufactory, San Francisco. Union Glassworks Philadelphia. Graphite Pontil. Applied top. Some base wear and a surface bruise undern

Lynde & Putnam Mineral Waters, San Francisco, Cal. A. Deep cobalt, pontil, old soda. This example is one of the few L & P gems, with bold e...

Meyerfeld Mitchell & Co., Days of 49 whiskey, San Francisco. Days of 49 inside four point star. Clear, Bulbous neck, 11" tall, Barnett 552....

National Bottling Co., San Francisco, Ad. B. Lang. Embossed image of eagle at center. Nice, clean, mint, tall quart beer. Rare. City: San Francisco

Pioneer Soda Water Co., embossed shield with emblem, San Francisco. Tall aqua applied top soda, no pontil. Extremely rare. This rare aqua soda with so

Two choice F. Chevalier Castle Whiskey bottles. San Francisco. Both bottles are Barnett number 144 but are significantly different. One bottle is ligh

W. H, Burt, San Francisco. Deep green, iron pontil, applied top soda. Professionally cleaned, very minor surface where, thick glass, a very nice speci

Williamson Severance, San Francisco. Soda and mineral waters. Iron Pontil. Applied top. Medium teal green, a beautiful example. Williams & Sever...

XLCR Soda Works, San Francisco. This is a choice dark aqua example of the XLCR with a little bit of green and amber in the glass. Unfortunately, it ha

Spectacular deep lime green Pacific Congress Springs Mineral Water bottle with a beautify repaired top at the base of the neck.8" tall. A numbe...

Deep green Lippincott & Vaughan applied top soda bottle from Stockton. The bottle is only marked L and V. Graphite Pontil. Minor abrasions near ...

Spaulding Drug Co., Prescriptions our Specialty, Susanville, Cal. 5.3" tall, light purple, mint. This is one of three variants of Spaulding'...

California Natural Seltzer Water. H & G with an embossed bear on the reverse. This is one of the more popular California pictorial soda bottles...

Collection of five different California split beers. Mirrasoul Bros., San Francisco. Clean, mint. Grace Bros. Brewing Company, Santa Rosa. Clean, mint

Pearson's Soda Works. Aqua applied top soda bottle. This bottle has been found in all three locations for the Pearson Soda Works: Carson City, P...

Two beer bottles with embossed Eagles from California. American Brewing Company, West Berkeley Cal, with picture of an eagle on a branch. This beer bo

Two rare California split beers with embossed logos. Gambrinus Bottling Co., San Francisco. Clean and mint. Alabama Brewing Co., San Francisco. Clean,

Excelsior Soda Works, Hilo. Tall aqua Hutchinson soda. 8" tall, tool top, blank base. Catalogue number 333 in Elliott and Gould, Hawaiian bottl...

Three Maui Soda Works bottles. Two are identical: Maui Soda Works, four piece molds, catalogue number 447 in Elliott and Gould. Both are sparkling min

Waialua Soda Works. Tall aqua Hutchinson soda, 7.75" tall, diamond embossed on the bottom, tooled top. Appears to be bottle number 310 in Ellio...

Pair of Hawaii soda bottles. Tall crowntop, Honolulu, B. & M. Co., Ltd, Honolulu T. H. The second bottle is a four piece crowntop soda Property ...

J. P. Plummer, Boston, Bottle Not Sold. Gorgeous cobalt blue applied top soda. Circa 1855. No apparent damage, bright and sparkling. City: Boston

Mrs. E. Kidder Dysentery Cordial, Boston. Open Pontil. Aqua. Crude. Applied top, 8" tall. Appears to be problem free, a beautiful bottle. Cit...

Liquid Bread, A Pure Malt. Cobalt blue applied top beer bottle with original face and neck labels. A Pure Extract of Malt. ... Unsurpassed Tonic ... a

4" drugstore bottle, Hinchman & Alward druggists Virginia City, Montana. Penn oval. No makers Mark on base. Clear with minor stain, no appa...

Possibly Unique paper labeled drug bottle from Bullionville. Moore, Druggist, Bullionville. Label at 50%. Dug by Holabird in Pioche about 1981. Used f

Three different embossed variants of Fred Clark's drug bottles. The earliest of the trio is from Ely-McGill.. The other two are mavericks, and d...

Lewis Drug Company, Ely Nevada. Gorgeous light purple. 4-1/8" tall. Vivian Lewis ran his drug store inside the famous Northern Hotel from 1906-...

A. B. Stewart drug bottle from Gold Hill, with ABS monogram, 4.3" tall, as originally found. No chips visible. Flat base, minor stain. Stewart&...

John Jones Jr. embossed in a ribbon pattern in flint glass. internal stain as originally found. lip chips. Jones was a pioneer druggist on the Comstoc

J. Jones Jr., Gold Hill, Nevada clear square drug bottle, no embossing on base. 3.5" tall, No chips or cracks. original as found. Variety 3, c1...

Rare paper label Jones bottle . Glycerin. 80% of label present. 5" tall. as found. Shown on page 160 of Nevada Bottle Book v2. City: Gold Hill...

Beautiful R.E. Queen drug bottle from Reno. Made only from 1877-1879, Queen was an influential force in the American drug scene, later patenting Calif

Sparks Bottling Company, Sparks Nevada. Aqua 4 piece mold crown top bottle, "S" on the bottle. The bottle was made for soda water and prod...

Rare ceramic Union Brewery whiskey decanter made by Rick Hoover when he owned the brewery in Virginia City. These were made in the late 1970's a...

John Finning Soda Works, Yerington, Nevada. This scarce aqua four piece mold crowntop soda bottle was made during the period 1903 to 1911. For some re

Four different paper labeled Nevada soda bottles. All crown tops. Silver State Lime Ricky by Chisholm's on green glass. Canadian Club Dry Ginger...

From the Laboratory of G. W. Merchant Chemist Lockport, New York. Deep blue aqua, applied top, no pontil, rectangle, medicine. 5" tall, 2.5&quo...

Cheimstreet & Co., Troy, New York. Light to medium cobalt medicine, eight sided, open pontil. 7" tall. Bright and clean with no apparent d...

Dr. Hams Aromatic Invigorating Spirit, (the best medicinal beverage of the age) New York. Graphite pontil. 8.75" tall, aqua, applied top medici...

Cigar advertising tip tray for La Tisona Cigars made by the Wm Tigner's Son Co. Makers, Lima Ohio. The tray was made in Germany, and is a beauti...

Pine Tree Tar Cordial, patent 1859, L. O. C. Wishart's. 9.5" tall. Beautiful white grass green, loaded with longitudinal see bubbles. A ch...

City Ice & Bottling Works, Georgetown Texas. Embossed and slug plate on 6.5" aqua hutch soda bottle. Told top. Three minor lip dings. Brigh...

Carter's Spanish Mixture. "The Great Purifier of Blood, cured Scrofula, Syphilis, Liver Disease" and many other problems. Pontil, dar...

Aqua cathedral pepper sauce. Pepper sauces were an important staple in the 19th century American diet, enjoyed for their distinctive flavor and for th

Cobalt blue imitation glass insulator for the Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company. Local and Long-Distance Telephone on reverse. This is a paperweig

Colorful western bottle trio. Three beautifully colored western beer and whiskey bottles. Fredericksburg Bottling Co. Heavy whittle, green Quart. Buff

Diamond revolver, amber glass candy container in the shape of a revolver. Screwtop, ground glass, top present. 7.5" long 1.9" wide at the ...

Dr. Jones' Beaver Liniment. Picture of beaver at center, 4 ounces at top. Aqua sunken panel, patent medicine, tool top. Some inside stain, easil...

Unusual whiskey flask with loop lanyard and initials at the top of the flask. Very good looking thin whiskey flask with original cork top and cork cov

Attractive bottle group. Four nice window bottles. Lash's Bitters, San Francisco in Amber. Aetna Mineral Water in aqua, blob top soda bottle. Ta...

Historical flask, Aqua, open pontil, tear shaped scroll flask with two stars. Approximately 5" wide and 7" tall. A Spark and Wing example ...

Rare Amber Owl bottle. 8" tall, 3" diameter. Appears mint. Choice, clean, problem free. City: State: Date: Inventory# 40943

Five beautiful advertising signs for Redgate mocha and Java coffee, roasted and packed by young brothers, Seattle, Washington. Bright vibrant colors,