American History & Hall of Fame Showcase, June 2024

#63 issued 1908 to C W Carpenter, Western Union Tele. Co, signed V G Bogue VP, brn card stock, Title in Old English lettering, “ Constructi

#4550 issued 1912 to L H Clar, Between All Stations, Eureka Nevada RY, signed C H Schlacks VP, tan card stock, “EXCHANGE” red prin

#B1844 issued 1915 to C W Carpenter, Internal Pass, Chief Lineman Western Pac RY, signed First VP, tan card stock, unk printer. Organized in 1903 ru

Not numbered, extremely rare. Issued 1875 to Wm H Hurllut Esq., CB&I RR. Signed D A Olin Gen Supt., tan card stock, year of pass upper left /...

very rare pass. #273 issued 1913 to Mrs Geo T Nicholson, Between All Stations, ST&SF RY, signed G W Ringling pres., wht card stock, unk printe...

#1512 issued 1890 to J C Power, Ninnescah Route (top red print), Benton Trans. Co, signed Supt., gray card stock, "1890' red print under t...

#A150 issued to Mr C M Warner, Randsburg RY, signed William Banning (no title), blu card stock, unk printer. Founded in 1877 and incorp. by Phineas Ba

#194 issued 1906 to F W Thompson, Rock Island System, signed William Banning pres., light blu card stock, Western BNC printer., back not completely r

1892 Wisconsin Central Lines, NPRR Co, Lessee pass. Hand signed by illegible GM. Wisconsin

1896 Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad Co. pass, hand signed by G F Ilegible president. Some paper loss on front to the left of 1896, foxing on b...

Railroad pass for the Carson & Colorado Railway. It is good until December 31, 1894. It is issued to F.W. Thompson of the Chicago, Rock Island &...

#168 issued 1912 to F W Thompson, Rock Island Lines, signed GM, grn card stock, company logo barely visible on reverse. INcorp. 1907 operating from M

#259 issued 1914 to F W Thompson, CRI&P RY, signed GM, rose card stock, reverse has vignette in rose underprint of company logo, Poole Bros pri...

Lot of 3. issued 1922 #449 to Mf VanHorn, Between all stations, Penn System, signed GM, red card stock, Unk printer. #383 issued 1924 to Allen Dona

#39 issued 1911 to Thos. Elliott, Wells Fargo & Co, signed Geo. W. Scott pres., blu card stock, top center company title, unk printer. Incor...

#144 issued 19223 to W P Teagarden, WIs. & Mich. RR Co, signed GM and receiver, tan card stock, upper left corner company logo "Coeur D&#...

#191 issued 1888 to Burt Hayden , HI&S RY, Limited sm print, W B Dunning (preprinterd) signed Supt., yel. card stock, great vignettes :lower le...

#333 issued 1873 to F J Charlesworth, SS&MS RY (?), signed GM, tan card stock, title in red print, "1873" blue underprint center of pa...

#93 issued 1892 to Louis Hosbroud, CVRR, signed D Cole GM, blu card stock, beautiful vignette of paddlewheel steamer underway, title banner style, R

Not numbered, issued 1887, Complimentary TO John L Howard, signed W R Ballard. Brn card stock, underprint star design, "1887" brn underpr...

A collection of about 85 pieces of ephemera from a trip to Europe from New York, c1935. Includes tickets, brochures, maps, menus, hotel guide, theater

Very Attractive pass. #308 issued 1886 to F C Poury, Boston Trans Co, tan card stock, left side "Baltimore & West Point" handwriting...

#510 issued 1887 to T C Power, Beuton & Co, signed R B Morrow Supt., brn card stoc, Tilte is in marquee vignette style, unk printer. Steamship...

#1 issued 1885 to C J Ives, Bennington , Cedar Rapids & North. RR, signed Wm F Davidson pres., tan card stock, Upper left corner vignette of pad...

A group of four pieces of ephemera related to steamers includes an Oceanic Steamship Company passenger list aboard the S.S. Mariposa for Honolulu, Auc

There is a service button for the United States Maritime Service at 7/8 in. (.875) gold tone two piece with shank loop. A Maritime Award of Merit pin

(2) State of Ohio Canal Stocks. State of Ohio Canal Stock, Canal Fund Commissioners office, dated 1852, No. 23042, signed by the commissioner of canal

Very rare 1914 Death Valley Railroad bond with coupons attached. We have only seen a few of these. Light brown toning. Signed by F M" Borax&quo...

Very rare. $1,000 bond. No. 61. Oct. 1st, 1859. The company owes the money to A. Boody of New York and James Lawrence English of Sacramento. "B...

1859 $1,000 bond of the California Eastern Extension Railroad Company, number 14 with all but 1 coupon. Signed by president, Edward McLean. Rare. A m

Incorp. April, 1899 Silverton, Co. #69 of 292, I/U, $500 First Mortgage, 6% gold bearer bond issued August 1, 1899, due 1919. Signed by pres. and

Very rare. No. 3224, issued April 7th, 1863 to Asby P Minear for one share of stock. Signed by the secretary, Joseph Hetcher and Thomas H Smith as pre

American Express Company stock certificate, No. 3273, 5 shares issued at 100 dollars each, to D. Williams. Signed on June 26th, 1858 by William G. Fa

Confederate States of America Loan authorized with act of congress C.S.A of August 19 1861. Bond is for one hundred dollars, eight per cent. Signed on

Scarce stock. Incorporated in 1920. Located near the Million Dollar Pier. Brown tan and black on off-white. Same logo. Head office in Montreal, Canad

Stock certificate for 3871 shares issued to and signed as president by Henry G. Wilshire (1861-1927), land developer, publisher and namesake of Wilshi

Territorial Warrant dated October 23, 1883, Helena M. T.: The treasurer will pay eight dollars bounty for one bear scalp. Vignette of a man and his do

Issued 1874 Farwell Gun Company of New York stock. We can not find much info on this company, only that they may have been part of Farwell, Ozmun, Kir

New York Stock Exchange Inc. Certificate, certifying the Milwaukee Company is a member of the organization. Intaglio print, copper plate relief on bot

19 issued insurance stocks. 1868 Fidelity, 1856 Phoenix, 1835? Insurance Company of Columbia, 1879 Connecticut Fire, 10x 1869-76 Union Mutual, 4x 1865

Stock certificate number 118 for five shares signed as president by Edward L. Doheny (1856-1935. Vignette of an eagle perched atop a rock with a locom

Lot of one bond from New Orleans and Ohio Telegraph, c1859. $1000. Signed by president and treasurer (illegible). Please see photo(s) for more detail

Rare 1870 receipt for the shipment of 3 bars of silver bullion, valued at $5,213, from Virginia City to the company office in San Francisco. Signed by

Received of Hardy & Kennedy Gold Bar package value six thousand dollars. Dated 1858 Forest Hill. Light blue paper, 8 x 5 1/2 inches; lithograph...

Alfred Dixon's business card. Dealer in General Merchandise, Michigan Bluff, Cal. / Hardware, Crockery, Dry Goods, Furnishing Goods, Tinware, Pr...

Wells, Fargo & co.'s Express received of J. G. Garrison one package gold dust. Dated April, 1865 at Todd's Valley. 8 x 5 1/2 inches; le...

3 Wells Fargo checks from the Comstock Vicinity. Very rare 1872 datelined Carson City, First of Exchange, issued to H F Rice, Wells Fargo agent in Car

Collection of 10 exchange notes from Adams & Co. They are from major California Gold Rush towns including Sacramento (1851 and 1855), Marysville...

Extremely rare Gold Rush location. Dateline Iowa Hill, Cal., Dec. 2nd, 1855. No. 41.302, issued to TB Hotchkiss at the office of the American Express

7 Pony Express etc books. 1957 Flying Snowshoes by Teal, 1959 Pony Express-The Great Gamble by Bloss, 1908 A Thrilling and Truthful History of The Pon