Western Trails & Treasures Auction (February 2022)

"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...

Lot of 4 passes, two railroads. 1) Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. ATSF. "Santa Fe Route." 1892 pass signed by RE Wells. Good ov...

Lot of 5 different. 1) Chicago & Texas Railroad Company. 1895 pass. Green print with vignette logo on cardstock. 2) Mason City & Fort Dodge ...

Lot of 3 different. 1) Missouri Pacific Railroad Company. 1926. 2) Chicago Great Western Railroad Company. 1926. 3) Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul &am...

Lot of 8 different paper railroad passes. Included: Pennsylvania Railroad Co. (1901); Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rwy. (1927); Chicago, Milwa...

White metal badge reads "B.C. Electric Ry. Co. / 285 / Victoria Br. 50 x 33 mm. Date: Country (if not USA): Canada State: City: Proven...

Colorful map produced by Canadian National Steamship Company for Alaska and Pacific Coast Cruises, 32 x 23 inches depicting the rail routes and steams

Lot of 78 Oakland Railroad postcards. Includes a rare Oakland Antioch Eastern Railway back Find more great postcard collections in our "Postcar...

Lot of five to various businesses (Spring Valley Water Works, Nagle & Co., Pacific Telephone & Telegraph, etc.). Cable car vignette. The Cal...

1) Narrow Gauge to Silverton, Centennial Edition, 1959 By John BB. Hungerford - (5 .5"x 8 .5"SC, 36 pages) 2) Cripple Creek Railroads, by...

Chicago & North Western Railway lantern, approx. 10.25 inches tall from the open-skirt base to the chimney top, and it is 6.5 inches in diameter...

Group of five (5) publications about the rail service in and around Chicago and its metropolitan area. First is "North Shore, America's Fas...

Lot of 37. Includes pieces from: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad; Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific ...

ID Marks: CRI&P (Chicago Rock Island & Pacific); CRI&PRR (Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR) (4 keys); CRI&PRR (Chicago Rock Isla...

ID Marks: N&NRR (Newton & Northwestern RR); CR&ICRY (Cedar Rapids &Iowa City RY); DM&CI (Des Moines & Central Iowa); FDDM&am...

Brass American Horse Car Bell, Topeka City Railway Co. embossed on bottom edge of bell. Relic of era before trolleys when horses pulled streetcars th

Michigan Central Railroad lantern, approx. 10.25 inches tall from the open-skirt base to the chimney top, and about 6 inches in diameter. Deep red gla

Kansas City Terminal Railway lantern, approx. 10.25 inches tall from the solid base to the chimney top and six inches in diameter. Dome edge is emboss

Bound volume, 9 x 12 inches, including ~300 pages of correspondence by agents of the Great Northern Railway in Vaughn, Montana, located a few miles we

Lot of about 30 items. Includes billheads, letterheads, employee passes, payrolls, vouchers, etc. Railroads include: Rocky Fork & Cooke City Rai...

A beautiful broadside from the Northern Pacific Railway's land sale in the 1880's, an act that later caused the railroads demise. Piece adve...

Fantastic pictorial advertising broadside printed on thicker paper (cardstock/cardboard). 3,000,000 acres offered. Leavitt Burnham, Land Commissioner,

Lot of 4. Rare group. 1) Extremely rare real photo Frashers postcard, "Tonopah & Tidewater Gas-electric Car and Pullman Death Valley Tours,...

Legitimate C & C railroad lock and key. "C" on the reverse hasp is "Caboose." Stamped on the hasp: "Union Brass Mfg. Co...

Framed reverse glass art of the Gold Hill Virginia and Truckee Railroad depot. 22 x 18 inches. Artist Hugh Riker. Date: Country (if not USA): S

Includes 1) Silver Short Line by Wurm & Demoro. Hard cover with dust jacket (some rips and tears). A Classic. 2) Steamcars to the Comstock by Be...

Lot of over 30 items related to the Virginia & Truckee Rail Road. Possible highlight is an unissued V&T RR stock certificate, capitalized by...

Includes 1) Railroads of Nevada, Volume 1 by Merrick. Extensive history on the railroads in northern Nevada and Northeastern California border. Volume

1) Central Pacific Railroad Across Nevada, 1868 & 1997. By Hersh. Very interesting treatise on then and now. The author has taken photos from 18...

Lantern from the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Eleven inches tall from open-skirt base to chimney top. Red glass globe with no cracks...

Purple sticker for Geo. A. Knight, agent for Ohio & Mississippi Railway. "Emigrants! For the Great West, South, and South-West. Don't m...

ID Marks: ORYCO (Oklahoma RY Co); SSRYCO (Sand Springs RY Co); NEO (Northeast OK RR); Date: Country (if not USA): State: Oklahoma City: Proven

Here is some interesting railroad documents. 1) All for land on Drinker Creek in Susquehanna Village in Pennsylvania. Dated 1862-1868. Records of paym

Texas & Pacific Railroad lantern, 10.25 inches tall from open-skirt base to top of chimney, approx. 7 inches in diameter. Red glass globe, no cr...

Lot of 14. Includes: Forth Worth & Denver City Railway Co. (1910-11); St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway ( 1910); Gulf, Colorado & ...

Lot of 25. Earliest is an 1851 pictorial piece from the Essex Railroad. Others include: Peoria & Bureau Valley RR (pictorial, 1876-1878); Lawren...

Lot of 21. Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin. Includes: Great Northern Railway (1911); Northern Pacific Railway (1910-11); Iowa Central Railway (19

Lot of 18. 1) Canadian: Intercolonial Railway of Canada (1910); Canadian Southern Line (1898); and Canadian Northern Ontario Railway (1910). 2) US: At

Lot of 30. Includes: St. Louis & San Francisco RR (1910-11); Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago Rwy (1873 with RR vignette underprint); Lake Erie ...

Lot of 23. Includes pieces from Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Kentucky. Railroads include: Louisville & Nashville RR; Mobile ...

Lot of 19. Oregon, Montana, Colorado, & California. Includes: Central Pacific (SF, 1882); Northwestern Pacific RR (SF, 1910); Oregon Short Line ...

1) The American Heritage History of Railroads in America, By Oliver Jensen, 1975 ~ (9.25"x 12"HB, 320 pages) 2) The Collector's Book o...

Lot of 30+ items. Includes shipping receipts for Bateman Switzer Co. (1906-07, whiskey related); letterheads (1880s and 1930s); telegrams; one piece o

Six railroad timetables. A) 1913 Amador Central Railroad Company timetable issued by Superintendent J.A. McPherson. includes special rules for railro

Bold colors highlight this framed 26 x 26 inch railroad logo of the Santa Fe Super Chief. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance

Lot of 40+ items from various US rails. Includes rules & regulations books, letterheads, ballots, advertisements, and postcard-sized photos. Rai...

Map measures 28"x 44", in color. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Photograph featuring the Charles Nelson, a steamer that was built by John C. Potter in 1869. During the 1880s-90s, this ship was owned by the Nelson C