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CA - 1912, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1920 - California Railroad Passes

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
CA - 1912, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1920 - California Railroad Passes
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Lot of 6. California Railroad Passes. Measures 4” x 2 ½”. All passes issued to Wells Fargo Route Agent N.I. Taylor. All vary in color and paper material. Little wear on the passes. Slight wear on the edges. The Central California Traction Co. pass from 1920 has a crease on the upper and lower left corner. “When the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869, the iron horse overtook the stagecoach, and Wells Fargo Express increasingly rode the rails. In 1888, Wells Fargo became the country’s first nationwide express company. “Ocean to Ocean” service connected over 2,500 communities in 25 states, from busy urban centers in the East, through the rail hub of Chicago and Midwest farms, to ranching and mining in the Southwest, to lumber towns in the Pacific Northwest.” [http://www.wellsfargohistory.com/history/history_brief.htm].