Western Trails & Treasures Auction (February 2022)

Pass no. 1363, issued for 1884 to John R. Wood of the Detroit, Lansing & Northern & Saginaw Valley & St. Louis Railroad. Signed by super...

Beautiful early railroad pass. No. 211, issued to JW Pierce, vice president of Cin. San & L. RR. Signed by the general supt. Very nice design wi...

"Jacksonville South Eastern Line." Pass no. 747, issued for 1893 to Frederick Rogers, CB&Q Railroad. Preprinted signature of president...

Pass no. 3208, issued to J. Slater in 1888 for passage between Chicago and Englewood. Preprinted signature of general manager John. Countersigned and

Even though this fantastic pass was issued in December 1859, it is ripe with Civil War history. In 1859--the year of this pass was issued--none other

Nice color pass with pre-printed signature of Pullman as General Manager. No. 18., issued to A. Markley for 1870. Reverse lists the 18 railways under

Lot of 20 paper passes Good For One Trip. Most issued in the 1920s. Three issued in the 1930s. Approx. 3.25 x 5" Date: 1920-1933 Country (if ...

Pass no. 1562, issued for 1896 to CL Chambers, passenger agent for ATSF. Signed by president Leonard. Endorsed on the back by Chambers. Ornate logo pr

Pass no. 262, issued for 1896 to Jas. Good, superintendent of the St. Louis & Mississippi Valley Transportation Company. Signed by vice presiden...

Proof pass. Ornate design with locomotive vignette. Hosford & Sons, printers. Hole punched. Printed on thin paper. In the 1880s the Chicago and ...

Paper pass good for one trip only. Issued to JH Larbold for passage from Indianapolis to Cincinnati and return. Multiple signatures. Punch cancelled.

Pass no. 498, issued for 1899 to C. Chambers, purchasing agent for ATSF. Preprinted signature of EO Hopkins as receiver and general manager. Countersi

Very early pass no. 473, issued to Dwight Hitchcock, president of the Paris & Decatur Railroad. Signed by president WH French. Green print on pa...

Lot of 2. 1) Very nice pictorial pass for the Electric Route. No. 116, issued to FB Harriman, Supt. of the IC Railway, for the year 1900. Signed by pr

Lot of 2. 1) 1887 pass to HM Bronson. Preprinted signature of EL Dudley. Countersigned by CH Ackert. Printed on cardstock. Toning. 2) 1888 pass to JH

Pass no. 284, issued to Fred Rogers, agent for the CB&Q Railroad. Signed by the general manager. Black print on pink cardstock. Formerly the Oma...

Pass no. 361, issued for 1891 to J. Skinner, vice president of Syracuse & B. Railway. Signed by general manager Hills. Front of pass has pictori...

"and Kansas City, Springfield & Memphis Railroad." Proof pass for 1885. Small circular vignette of locomotive. Printed on thin paper b...

Pass no. 310, issued to WH Hurlburt of the Canada Southern Railroad. Signed by the genl. supt. Ornate design on paper. The Leavenworth, Lawrence &am...

Very rare Civil War pass and autograph. Pass issued in New Orleans in 1870 to Markley. Signed across the face of the pass by company president PGT Bea

Lot of 2. Both issued to J. St. Koslowsky. Both have preprinted signature of receiver MG Howe. Both in good condition. 1) 1890 pass for the Houston Ea

Pass no. 869, issued for 1893 to Frederick Rogers of the CB&Q Railroad. Signed by the general manager R. Carroll. Printed on blue cardstock with...

Lot of 3 different. 1) Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railroad. "Queen & Crescent Route." Pass no. 728, issued in 1901 to EE Smyt...

Rare Maine railroad formed to transport passengers from Randolph to the Eastern Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Chelsea

Very nice! Pass issued in 1871 to CE Noble of the Michigan Central Railway. Signed by superintendent Merril. Orange border and underprint with vignett

Pass no. 567, issued for 1895 to WE Clark, Jr., general freight agent of the NYC&HR Railroad. Signed by president George W. Armstrong. Great loo...

Pass no. 29, issued for 1890 to DJ Flanders, GPA of the Boston & Maine Railroad. Stamp signature of vice president Edward A. Taft. Ornate design...

Pass issued for 1871 to CE Noble of the Michigan Central Railroad. Signed by superintendent J. Mulligan. Ornate design with purple print and vignette

Pass no. A94, issued for 1886 to John Slater, assistant traveling auditor. Signed by president John Nearle. Blue ink with red underprint on cardstock.

Lot of 2 different. Both issued to JA Bohland, bridge engineer for Great Northern Railway Co. 1) Minnesota & International Railway. Pass issued...

Pass no. 548, issued for 1878 to RC Burress(?), president of (illegible) railroad. Signed by the superintendent, EH brown. Fancy border and logo with

Early pass for this railroad. No. 1464, issued to Dj Flanders, GPA for Boston & Maine Railroad. Preprinted signature of 2nd Vice President HL Mo...

Lot of 5 different. 1) Kansas City & Independence Air Line. 1896 pass to JB Trowley. Signed by the president. Black print and fancy logo on ligh...

Pass no. A3142, issued for 1891 to WB Bevill, general passenger agent for N&WRR. Preprinted signature of first vice president Clark. Countersign...

No. 832, issued for 1938 to MR. LJ Vick & Wife, operator, UPRR. Good between all stations. Signed by the general manager. Printed on paper. Crea...

Rare Yellowstone pass! No. A469, issued to UG Couffer, freight claim agent for Penn. Lines. Preprinted signature of John Ringling as president. Counte

Lot of 10. Most of them involve passage in Montana. Includes: 1888 (3 employee passes); 1889 (3 employee passes); 1898 (good at all stations in Montan

Lot of 3 different. 1) Sioux City and Pacific Railroad. 1896 pass to JJ Milleisen, agent for Hoosac Tunnel Line. Signed by the general manager. Black

This is a rare WWII-era pass for this Nevada railroad that operated 100.4 miles from Mina to Goldfield, 1905-1947. After decades of decline in gold mi

The classic Comstock railroad. No. 129, issued to TC Peck, general passenger agent for San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad. Signed by vi...

Lot of 2. 1) Nevada Northern Railway Company. Trip Pass Coupon for passage from Ely to Cobre, 1927. Rare. 2) Virginia & Truckee Railway. Unused ...

Pass no. C20, issued for 1883 to Louis Hasbrook, attorney for Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad. Signed by superintendent HE Chamberlain. Bla...

Proof pass. F.S. Lathrop, Receiver, who was receiver for the company from 1877 to his death in 1882. Green cardstock with beautiful vignette of locomo

Great looking booklet pass for this iconic express company. No. 18267, issued to EH Abbot in 1886 for Personal Packages. Preprinted signature of Jas.

American Express Company will Transport Free of Charge Personal and Family packages of / 1892 / Mr. Frank Rogers . No. 2664. Light red ink, 4 x 2 1/2

Pass no. P923, issued for 1893 to Frederick Rodgers of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad to send messages. Preprinted signature of presi...

Pass no. 4979, issued for 1898 to JE Slater, traveling auditor for LS&MS Railway. Signed by the president, William Seward Webb. Ornate logo with...

"Operating Cooperstown and Susquehanna Valley RR." No. 237, issued to Thos. Fowler, president of New York C&W Railroad Co. Signed by p...

Pass no. 594, issued for 1888 to John H. Henley of the White Star Line Steamship Company. Signed by president Chas. Haines. Black print on light green

Lot of 2. Operated from Edgeley to Jamestown to Wimbledon. Had hopes of it being a trunk line to run from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to Galveston, Tex

Unusual pass from a large railroad and steamer collection. This pass is issued to HH Wheeler for 1891, giving him 50cents a day discount on rooms in t

Lot of 2. Located in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky. The main line extends from Belpre, Ohio to East St. Louis, Ill., a distance of about 528 m

"Columbus, Springfield and Cincinnati and Findlay Branch Railroads." Proof pass for 1877, printed on cardstock by Hosford & Sons. Punc...

Pass no. 725, issued for 1888 to FC Donald, general purchasing agent for Chicago & Atlantic Railway. Signed by the general superintendent (illeg...

Lot of two 1870s passes. This railroad was the consolidation of the Toledo and Illinois Railroad Company and the Lake Erie, Wabash and St. Louis Railr

Pass no. 549, issued for 1890 to JD Livingston, general manager of Chicago & Ohio River Railroad. Signed by general manager Ranbury. Fancy title...

Lot of 2 different. 1) No. C465, issued for 1909 to EE Smythe of KCS Railway. Countersigned by EF Glutensohn. Endorsed. Black print on cardstock. 2) F

Lot of 2. Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. / Southern Pacific Lines in Oregon. Passes issued in 1905 and 1908, printed on cardstock. Signed by t...

"Oregon Short Line Railway Co., Lessee." "Railroad. Ocean. River. Sound." Pass no. A1285, issued for 1889 to Samuel Rose of the ...

Lot of 3 different. Issued in 1911 (Third District Only ), 1911 (Lines Between Portland, Oregon, Gray's Harbor and Seattle, Washington) and 1913...

Gorgeous pass printed by the American Bank Note Company. Pass no. 942, issued for 1871 to CE Noble, agent for Michigan Central Railroad. Signed by gen

Pass no. 78, issued for 1882 to SA Bower, general freight and passenger agent for the Wilmington Northern Railroad. Signed by president A. Hatry. Blac

Very attractive! Pass no. 527, issued for 1886 to Isaac McLuilkin, auditor for the P&NYCRR. Signed by general superintendent David Cargo. Highly...

Gorgeous pass no. 3120, issued to NL Hobart of the Central Vermont RR Co. Signed by general superintendent H. Hawley Goodwin. Black and red print on b

Pass issued for 1888 to GR Creighton. Signed by GPA LM Jenkins. Printed on green cardstock with black print and red date underprint. Reverse has small

Pass no. 529, issued for 1888 to John H. Henley of the White Star Line Steamboat Company. Signed by the superintendent Robert Meek. Black print on tan

Lot of 2. 1) No. S-28, issued for 1900 to Webster Snyder. Countersigned by CM Fender. Endorsed. Printed signature of president. Blue print on white ca

Lot of 3. Created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego

"Lonestar Line." Pass no. 504, issued to JS Jones, secretary of the Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Company. Preprinted signature of t...

"The Midland Route." Pass no. 409, issued to Thos. R. Brown of the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway. Signed by EH Green as presid...

Lot of 4 different. All in very good condition. 1) Weatherford, Mineral Wells & Northwestern Railway. "Mineral Wells Route." 1910 pass...

Lot of 2 different. 1) Utah Central Railway. Time pass issued in 1888 to SB Calderhead for passage from Ogden to Frisco. Black print on light brown ca

Early Utah pass signed by an important figure in Utah history. Pass issued for 1885 to W.H. Hurlburt . Signed by John Sharp as superintendent. Printed

Pass No. 85, issued to HW Markley for 1875. Signed by Moses Thatcher as General Superintendent. Black print on white cardstock. This Mormon railroad w

No. 298, issued to AW Markley for 1875. Signed by Feramorz Little as superintendent. Black print with blue underprint on cardstock. Hosford & So...

Railroad/steamboat combo pass. Pass issued to Charles Noble, for passage from Plattsburgh to Montreal. Signed by General Superintendent Morrill. Green

Very attractive pass! No. 203, issued for 1896 to Frank Baker, general supt. of Addison & Penn. Railway Company. Pre-printed signature of presid...

Lot of 3. 1) Spokane International Railway Company. Two passes, issued in 1914 and 1936 (to Charles Elsey, president of Western Pacific Railroad). Sho

Pass no. V386, issued for 1883 to Eli Hooker for passage on lines in Wisconsin and Illinois. Signed by general manager SS Merrill and countersigned. O

Early and very attractive railroad/steamer combo. Pass no. 520, issued for 1869 to C. Noble. Signed by superintendent Bell. Brown print and complex vi

Pass no. 678, issued to CL Williams, supt. of the Ohio River Railroad Co. Preprinted signature of general manager Champion. Countersigned by HE Dutton

Pass no. 283, issued to WH Hurlburt, esq., traveling agent for CB&Q Railroad, for the year 1875. Signed by general superintendent WG Swan. Black...

Pass No. 1357. issued to JF Sawyer, Scale Inspector for C&NW Railway. Preprinted signature of the general manager. Endorsed by Sawyer. Black pri...

Lot of 2. Passes issued to May Cunningham in 1925 and 1932. Insides have places for Dues stamps to be affixed. The 1925 pass has 3 stamps; the 1932 pa

Proof pass. Printed on thin paper by Hosford & Sons. Vignette of locomotive moving along river in the mountains. Punch hole cancelled. Operated ...

Lot of 3 different. Included: 1922 Trip Pass issued in St. Paul; 1924 pass to Chas. D. Greenfield; and 1960-62 pass to Donald Becker. Ran from Saint P

Lot of 35 passes issued by the Great Northern Railway. All 4" x 2 1/2", rounded corners. Dates: 1901, -02, -03, -05 (2 diff), -06 (3 d...

No. A1136, issued for 1897 to J. St. Koslowsky, Land & Immigration Agent for St.L.SW Ry. Co. Signed by general manager Campbell. Ribbon title an...

No. A1293, issued for 1900 to Mrs. EE Smythe. Signed by first vice president and general manager. Ribbon title and raised color vignettes of American

Fantastic 1890s bicycle-related pass. No. 11393, issued for 1898 to Hayden R. Lothrop of Hartford, Connecticut. Preprinted signature of secretary Bass

Proof pass no. 987, good for the year 1902. Brown print and nice locomotive vignette on yellow cardstock. Hole punched. Bottom says "Form A. Co...

Lot of 2. 1) 1899 pass for the Pacific System, issued to JW Taggart. Signed by HE Huntington, nephew and heir of CP Huntington, one of the "Big...

Lot of 8. 1) Southern Pacific Company. Two trip passes issued 1925 (Ogden to Portland) and 1963 (Los Angeles to Phoenix). 2) Union Pacific System. Six

Lot of 2. 1) Central Branch Union Pacific. No. 454, issued to CC Church for 1879. Preprinted signature of general supt. Downs. Countersigned by treasu

This pass is a bit of a puzzle to us (and the consignor). It is an unissued 1869 (first year of operation) pass, with preprinted signature of presiden

Pass No. A3169 issued to BL Olds, purchasing agent for the Union Pacific Denver & Gulf Railroad. Signed by the general manager. Front has purple...

Lot of 3. 1) 1915 pass to Harry E. Perkins, ticket agent for San Francisco & Portland Steamship Co. Signed by WG Bruen. Tan cardstock. 2) 1916 p...

Lot of 50 passes & ticket stubs plus 1949 envelope that passes were sent in. Most are related to WL Angove, supts. clerk Great Western Railway a...

Lot of 16 passes plus letter. Passes issued to EI Grenfell, general auditor for Colorado & Southern Railway. The letter is from 1951 and is rega...

Lot of 3 different. 1) The Wichita and Western Railway Company. "Ninnescah Route." Issued in 1890 to Hobart, vp of Raritan River RR. Signe...