"Wild West Wonders" Premier Live Auction (2025 August)

Rare. Pass issued to JB Rhodes of the Bellaire, Zanesville, and Cincinnati Railway. Signed by president FM Murphy and asst. general manager Wells. Nic

Colorado Midland Railway Co. pass dated 1899 & issued to Edward. A. Bern. It is a complimentary pass signed by the President. Nicely colored vig...

Rio Grande Western Railway Co. pass dated 1894. Signed by D.C. Dodge, Vice president & General Manager. May be the same or related to Grenville ...

Rio Grande Western Railway Co. pass dated 1895. The front pictorial is a railway through a canyon view. It is signed by D.C. Dodge and countersigned b

Lot of 4. B455 issued 1912 Denver and Rio Grande RR Co and Rio Grande Southern RR Co.. B1223 issued 1924 The Denver and Rio Grande Western RR System,

No. 1246, issued to CE Noble of the Michigan Central Railroad for 1871. Signed by gen. supt. Peddee. Brown border, black print, with eagle and lion vi

Fabulous Western pass. No. 221, inscribed "DR Thomas, Secy. to President, Wrightsville & Tennille RR" for the year 1891. Signed by Par...

Gorgeous pictorial pass issued for 1871 to CE Noble of the Michigan Central Railroad. Signed by gen. supt. Bell. Railroad and steamer vignette. This

Lot of 3. All in excellent cond. No A783 Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway System, issued 1899. No A3189 Missouri Pacific Railway System Annual pa

Lot of 3. All in excellent cond. A1140, Oregon Short Line Southern Pacific E. Of Sparks and Union Pacific W of Green River 1907. No 293, Oregon Sh

Lot of 12. In very good condition. I.E; No A3848 Oregon Washington RR & Navigation Co. w/color Union Pacific shield, 1915. No. 382 Tacoma East...

Lot of 3. All in excellent condition. Two have the full color Union Pacific logo. B1745, issued 1890, All Divisions, No. 2901 issued 1989, exchange

Lot of 5. No 784 The Utah Idaho Central RR Co. issued 1928, Cache Valley Route. No X12180 Chicago and North Western Railway, issued 1908 pass number

Lot of 5. No A140Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railway Co. Issued 1927 Upper left logo vignette. A2880 Western Pacific Railroad Co. issued ...

Lot of 2. 1. Houston City Transfer Company, issued 1880, 1880 in read underprint. 2. No. 689Cairo and St. Louis Railroad, H.W. Smothers Receiver issu

Morenci Southern Railway trunnion cover. 6" dia., stamped MSRY, 821. Very good cond. This heavy for it's size. Operated in Arizona. ^ Date...

Cabinet card showing many people gathered at the site of a nasty train wreck, with locomotive crushed and cars crumpled. Reverse is stamped Woods...

An 1894 land dee issued to The Central Pacific Railroad and signed by Charles F. Crocker, son of Central Pacific founder and president Charles Crocke

Inside cover is inscribed WC Burnett, San Francisco, January 1884. (He was a lawyer) This unusual ledger begins with 70 pp. of orders from the city r

26 x 7" internal broadside for Through Car Service, Wide Vestibuled Standard Buffet Sleeping Car between San Francisco & St. Louis, Souther...

A framed certificate of incorporation from the California Department of State for the Sutro Railroad Company dated July 28th, 1894. The certificate in

Framed charter of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, San Francisco chapter, 1924. Frame is 21 x 27 inches. ^ Date: Country (i

Leather time book for Steamers Transit and Thoroughfare which operated as ferries for the Central Pacific Railroad between San Francisco and Oakland.

Lot of 4 different. Includes 1897 brochure with fantastic map and color illustrations; Thru Hell Gate in the Colorado Rockies, Smith Brooks, full of c

Lot of 26. In protective sleeves and excellent cond. Two RPC's. Color and B/W. Three embossed showing RR of Pikes Peak summit 14,147 ft. Arg...

Lot of 52. Color and B/w. In protective sleeves. Three RPC's. Nine embossed cards : canyons, rivers, Georgetown Loop. Great variety of loco...

100 plus. 15 are RPC's. One PMC, one Souvenir post Card locomotive under full power, . One embossed color card of Georgetown Loop and Royal Go...

Lot of 24. In protective sleeves. Four are RPC's. I.E.; Sterling, Union Depot Boulder, AT & S.F. Canon City, Arrow Head "Moffat R...

c. 1920's egg cup from Acacia Hotel, Colorado Springs. They were located at 104 East Platte, Colorado Springs. c. 1930's stock pattern Blue ...

Savannah Line Demi cup and saucer. Originally owned by Central of Georgia RR in 1907 and was later sold in 1942 to the US government. Cup 2.5x3"...

Rare. No. 240, issued for Robert Moore as engineer for a steamboat. Dec. 7th, 1855. District of Louisville. Reverse has the duties and liabilities of

Lot of 3. Two prints of an early Eureka & Palisade Railroad depot scene. You can see early autos, train cars, and even a wagon in the front. 5 x...

Great set of photos from the Eureka and Palisades Railroad at Palisades, Nevada. Stereoview shows the "First Construction Train passing the Pal...

Arrowhead shaped tag, stamped E.P.R.R., SEC. Shows age, but in good cond. ^ Date: 1868-70 Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Palisad

A heart-shaped Carson and Colorado Railroad lock and key, c1881-1900. "C & C RR Z" and "Thorne S" engraved on the shackle. X...

Lot of 8. Rare group! Includes: Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad delivery receipt (1928); Tonopah & Tidewater RR Bill of Lading (1915 to Zabrisk...

Lot of 4 items. 1) Watkins stereoview of the Crown Point trestle in Gold Hill. 2) 1879 Pass List that includes Tahoe magnate DL Bliss, as well as entr

Lot of 35. Includes: shipping receipts from the 1870s-1910s, including for bullion shipments from the Morgan Mill; druggist AM Cole shipment receipt;

Virginia & Truckee Railroad lock (marked on shackle, as usual) and a 1904 timetable (Reprinted in 1991). No key for the lock. A very rare and de...

500 page ledger/letter copying book recording Daily Local and Coupon Ticket Sales at Virginia City. Lists amounts for the various stations along the V

Rectangular New York Central Lines floral pattern serving platter. 9x13". Back stamped GDA/Limoges/Fabrique Pour/New-York Central Lines/Fourni ...

Oval Lehigh Valley RR dish, made in Germany. Blue flower and leaf pattern. 5.5x11". No apparent chips or cracks. See McIntyre for more info. ^...

One mounted and framed panoramic photo of The Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia. Pictured is Uintah Railway Co #51, 2-6-6-2 locomotive, referre

This was an exclusive thistle pattern used by St. Louis & San Francisco RR. 7x4". No apparent chips or cracks. See McIntyre for more info. ...

3 different railroad butter dishes, all about 3". Union Pacific, Harriman blue. Clover Louisville and Nashville. Logan, Minneapolis, St. Paul a...

Group of 70+ letterheads and correspondence to William Van Heemsbergen, 1930s-60s. The letters are from steamship companies responding to his requests

Large (36 x 17") detailed system map of the ATSF, printed by American Bank Note Company, New York, 1914. Published in the Annual Report of the ...

Rock Island Railroad Lines Map, undated, c1910, 22 x 28", chips along all edges, printed on fragile paper. Printed by Chicago, Rock Island and...

A rare Santa Fe RR promo booklet of color and b/w photos c1898 "Color Photographs of Scenes In The Southwest-New Mexico, Arizona and Southern C...

Nice group of 12. RPPCs (6) include Omaha roundhouse, Horse Canyon, NYCRR, First Electric Trolley Car in Burlington, horse-drawn car, and more. Photog

Lot of 2. 1. Cast iron plate w/C.P.R.R. 1885 cast on it. Shows age, but in good condition. 2. Framed copper etching of V&T #11 "RENO&q...

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Lot of 4. Dietz lamp collection. all in good condition. 1. Dietz Junior Side Lamp lantern missing globe, red and clear reflectors in tact , no dents

Lot of 3. Vintage Dietz Traffic Gard lanterns Syracuse N.Y. Primarily used for traffic control. Two of the globes are marked Embury No 40. Lamps s

Southern Pacific Railroad company lighting fixtures, 3. Red lamp is embossed "Dietz / ACME INSPECTOR / LAMP / New York, USA" on the back a...

Lot of 2. One metal tag w/ Santa Se logo and "Brakeman" . One metal tag Northern Pacific RR, Yellowstone Line, "Local". Good c...

Metal sign, 18 x 24 inches: WARNING (in red) / This facility is used in FAA air traffic control. Loss of human life may result from service interrupti

Centennial Expo Paris France. Admission pass 1889 , vignette of George Washington. In very good cond. Possible tape markings on back. In plastic pr

The Calif. Mid-Winter Fair souvenir photo album titled "The Sun Set City",110 plus pgs. of photo w/descriptions. Held in San Francisco i...

Lot of 2. From the Columbian Expo of 1893, two glass hatchets. Etching in the beard/cheek area of the hatchets : one side bust of George Washington

Five pieces from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Two tickets: one with George Washington, one with an Indian chief. Three trad...

Lot of 3. Admission tickets to the 1893 Columbian Expo. In plastic holders. Near new condition. These are rare and difficult to find in this condit

Choice uncirculated Boldenweck & Company. Declaration of Independence/World's Columbian Exposition medal. Wm, 58 mm, 62 grams. Eglit-36A, R...

Glass paperweight collection, 6. Good condition. Columbian and Pan Pacific Expo mementos. Rectangular paperweights are all the same size, approx.: 2.2

Lot of 20 printed photographs, most different. Views of the various buildings on the fair grounds. 6 x 8" The 1904 Louisiana Purchase Expositio...

Lot of 3. Two are for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, also known as the Louisiana-Purchase Exposition. 1) "Grandeur of the Universal Expos...

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 was a large-scale event, spanning 1,200 acres and featuring over 1,500 buildings. The fair aimed to celebrat

Nine glass paperweights from the 1901 Pan American Exposition held in Buffalo New York. Two are circular, seven are rectangular (4 x 3 inches): Temple

Lot of 2. 1901 Pan Am Expo tickets, in protective sleeves and in very good + cond. These are rare to find. ^ Date: 1901 Country (if not USA): St

NGC graded MS 61 PL. 1901 brass, 36 mm, Pan American Exposition medal. Buffalo obverse, view of the exposition reverse. ^ Date: Country (if not USA

Certified MS 61 by Michigan Master Numismatic Services. HK-287. Obv. Standing heroic Indian figure, l. arm upraised, astride a soaring eagle; below t

A $500 bond issued by the Pan American Exposition Company The Exposition, which took place in Buffalo, New York, was the site of the assassination of

Includes two folding maps! Published by JB Lippincott & Co. 48pp. Map of Philadelphia is 16 x 12" with large tear along fold. Map of the Ex...

A choice collection of mementos from the first World's Fair, Philadelphia, 1876. Six items, all in excellent condition: 1) Centennial Souvenir ...

Dated October 7, 1867 at Campo Seco. Water Scrip No. 25. Mokelumne Hill and Campo Seco Canal and Mining Company promise to pay Lee Ling (or Sung), twe

We had a $5 note in our Gold Rush sale in 2018: this is an unissued remainder $1 note, graded Very Fine 35 by PCGS: (small edge split at top left of c

This first Montana Lottery perhaps began in January 1893, although the Montana Historical Society can't seem to pin down exactly when. Dated May...

When Montana was ruled by the giant mining companies, this humorous hand-drawn note was printed against John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil and t...

Building the Hoover Dam began in 1931. Due to the huge undertaking, six of the largest construction companies in the United States joined together to

Most of the handful of Butter Cup scrip are unissued remainders. This $3 note was fully issued on December 22, 1870, and was cancelled by three small

Located in New York Canyon near Eureka, the Butter Cup mine was a real producer beginning in 1867. By the 1870s silver and gold coins were scarce and

Fanciful propaganda scrip circa 1907 used by Goldfield mine workers demanding cash pay from the mine owners headed by George Wingfield who had instit

Needles National Bank, Needles, California, $1 issued bearer draft dated 1894 on the Keystone Mining Co., Keystone, Nevada. This partial note has miss

Issued by the Needles National Bank for the Keystone Mining Company of Keystone, Nevada. Unissued remainder bearer draft $10 note, one of the few rep

These 1907 Depression notes were printed when banks thought that the looming panic would have people hoarding money, leaving almost none circulation.

These 1907 Depression notes were printed when banks thought that the looming panic would have people hoarding money, leaving almost none circulation.

Two promissory notes dated March 1877, Virginia, Nevada; one for ten (#32) and one for twenty (#10) dollars in gold coin with interest at one percent

Here is a three note set: 25 cents, 50 cents and one dollar; dated 1933. Issued by the Delbert Reeves Post No. 7 American Legion of Silverton and secu

Three Texas treasury warrants from the Civil War period: 1) $5 for military service date February 27, 1862. 7 x 3 inches, ivory paper. 2) $5 for milit

Series of 1928 U. S. Gold Certificate. Fr. 2400. Over the gold seal: this certificate is a legal tender in the amount thereof in payment of all debts

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco $50 national currency note. Series of 1929. VG-F condition with some ink marks. Fr. 1880-L. ^ Date: Country (

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland $100 National Currency note, series of 1929. Fr. 1890-D. VG-F condition. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State:

Star notes are replacement banknotes used by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing when a flawed or damaged note is removed from a print run. They are

From counterfeit detector book, of a $100 US bond, 1864. On thick stock with 4 coupons. Slight foxing. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Cit

About 20 pieces of Bureau of Engraving & Printing ephemera. Stereoviews, postcard, official photos up to 8 x10", printed cards, 1878 buildi...

American Bank Note Company vignette collection. These were likely printing proofs made before starting mass-production printing, and as such they may

Large collection of ephemera discussing the history of our currency: 1810: discount on bank bills (ex. Vermont, all branches); 1816: paper currency in

Large collection of San Francisco Mint ephemera collection: 1851: newspaper discusses need for a Mint in San Francisco; 1851: Philadelphia Mint gold b

Collection of 1862-1945 Denver Mint photos and documents. 1906 Sterling silver souvenir spoon. Letter opener. 1862 and 1876 branch reports. Three bul