"Marvels of the West" 2024 January Auction

4 Insurance stocks. Phoenix Insurance, 1858. Germanica Fire Insurance, 1880. Mutual Benefit Life, 1867. Union Mutual, 1878. Provenance: Ken Prag Col

Bonds-National Safe & Lock, 1928, $12.50 and $1000. Stocks-2 different 1940 Segal Lock & Hardware, 1934 Straus Safe Deposit. Provenance: K...

7 securities stocks, c. 1915-49. 2x Williamson, 2x Corporation Securities of Chicago, Mutual Securities, U S & Intl Securities, Equitable Securi...

150 or more stocks that are mostly not mining or railroad. Assortment across many industries. Issued and u/i. A few late 1800's, mostly 20th cen...

Issued 1914 Submarine Diving and Recovery treasure stock. Train and ship vignette. Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection

10x Decatur Water Co bonds. c. 1887. $1000. City: Decatur, State: Alabama, Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Decatur Alabama Ken Prag Collecti

100 Associated Telephone stocks. c. 1945. 25 orange, 4 green, red 71. Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection

2 issued c,. 1892 Bodie and Hawthorne Telephone and Telegraph Co stocks. One issued to Sa??? Tokio, possibly a Japanese investor. The other is assigne

About 100 issued reddish and orange Associated Telephone stocks, c. 1945-47. Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection

10 Marconi Wireless Telegraph stocks, c. 1912-13. blue, 4 coral. Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection

4 rare $1000 1933 Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District Bridge bonds. Nice bridge vignettes. City: San Francisco, State: California, Provenanc

B77b. Incorp 1917 State of Maryland. I/C , #X774, $10,000, First Mortgage, 4%, 50 yr registered gold bond, issued to John D. Rockefeller June 4, 1917,

B77b. Incorp 1917 State of Maryland. I/C , #X724, $10,000, First Mortgage, 4%, 50 yr registered gold bond, issued to John D. Rockefeller June 4, 1917,

Issued 1863 Morris Canal and Banking stock. Small canal barge vignette on bottom with a brown stain. 1/8" bottom chip. State: New Jersey, P...

This is type 2F, IV and is extremely rare. [Please see Fred Holabird's essay about the American Express Co. stocks on holabirdamericana.com] A r...

This is type 2F, IV and is extremely rare. [Please see Fred Holabird's essay about the American Express Co. stocks on holabirdamericana.com] A r...

American Merchants Union Express Company stock certificate No. 577 for 50 shares, Issued to Ashton Kirchner, Dec 17 1868. Signed by Secretary, J. Knap

American Merchants Union Express Company stock certificate No.611 for 12 shares, Issued to David B Hamilton, Dec 18 1868. Signed by Secretary, J. Knap

Surrendered for cancellation. 25 shares of Merchants Union Express Co.@ $ 100 each cert. 2969 issued to Henry Kramer (signature on back) Sept. 20, 18

Ultra rare. This is from the period after the "Grand Consolidation" of 1866 when Wells Fargo, Holladay, and Overland Mail stage lines were...

Not cancelled. 10 shares of Merchants Union Express Co.@ $ 100 each cert. 2995 issued to Henry A. Willover (signature on back) Sept. 20, 1867 signed b

1870 Pennsylvania Canal Co. bond, $1000. .25" upper vertical crease tear. State: Pennsylvania, Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Pennsylv...

c. 1929-72. 2 bonds-Pan Am World, Paul Bower Field Aviation Field. Stocks-Sperry 2 different, Dumont Airplane & Marine, Kinner Airplane and Moto...

1937 Submarine Signal, 1938 Matson Navigation, 5x Seafirst 1976-77, 1922 Pioneer Steamship. Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Ken Prag Collectio

9 steamboat issued stocks. 3 Boston, Newport and New York 1865-69. 6 Pioneer Steamship 1922-23. Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Ken Prag Coll

7 steamship stocks. 5 issued. 1899 American Hawaiian, u/i Pioneer, u/i Boston and Philadelphia, 1920 U S Steamship, 1933 Steamer Charles O Jenkins, 19

Stocks-Framed 1920 Baker Steam Motor Car in poor condition, 1962 Continental Motors, 1919 Jackson Motors, 1974 Ford, 1952 Hudson, 1985 Chrysler. Bonds

12 Chinese bonds, possibly railroad. 11x 1925. 1x 1921. Country: China, Provenance: Ken Prag Collection China Ken Prag Collection

Lot of 2. Incorp. Republic of Honduras 1854. Two Certificates No. 84 & 92 (numbers are very faint) for One Share issued to John D. Maxwell Aug...

Incorp. 1871 Republic of Ireland. Uncanceled #708 for 10 shares @ 10 Lbs ea. to William Butler of July 14, 1876, signed by Directors and Sec. Purp

Lot of 3. 1. National Railways of Mexico, Incorp 1908 Mexico. #P18160 I/U for 10 shares @$100 gold coin U.S. Issued to H.W. Brown Mar 2 1909, sign

8 Bay Area mostly railroad stocks and bonds. Stocks-U/I Oakland and Antioch, 1914 Mt. Tamalpais Muir Wood with nice vignette, u/i California Street Ca

Issued 1914 Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway stock with nice vignette." The Mount Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway was a scenic tourist r...

Scarce, California railroad bond from the Saratoga & Almaden Railroad Company issued in 1885 for $500. Cert. #132. Twenty year gold bond, 6% int...

1859 Yuba County $500 bond for San Francisco and Marysville Railroad. City: Yuba, State: California, Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Yuba Cal

California railroad stock and a fire bond. Bond-1908 San Francisco Fire Protection $1000. Stocks-1921 Mt. Tamalpais Muir Wood with nice vignette, Amad

6x 1907 Northern Electric Railway$100 bonds. They operated around 160 miles of track from Sacramento to Chico and Oroville and street railway track in

$1000, 6% bond. Steam train at station vignette. Signed by president. 14.75" x 9.25". #460. City: Denver, State: Colorado Denver Co...

Rare issued Colorado Central Railroad stock. Nice central mountain and train vignette. Signed by Henry M Teller as president. Henry Teller was a promi

Stocks-unissued Aspen and Maroon Railway. Issued 1890 Rio Grande Junction Railway, Rio Grand Southern Railroad. Bond-1875 Pueblo and Arkansas Valley R

Stock Certificate from the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co., issued in 1889, printed by Sackett & Wilhelms Litho Co. NY, size 9.25 by 14...

2 1852 i/u Grand Junction Railroad and Depot stocks. Inc. in Boston. Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Colorado Ken Prag Collection

Issued 1842 Georgia Rail Road & Banking stock. Incorporated in 1833. State: Georgia, Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Georgia Ken Prag C...

37 certificates. 1. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Co. incorp 1851. B375, I/C, $5000, 4%, General Mortgage Bon, issued May25, 1898. BLUE

I/C 1897 Montana Railroad Company stock. State: Montana, Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Montana Ken Prag Collection

One of the most striking certs we have seen. Red on blue paper. Gold imprint seal. Certainly the fanciest border we have ever seen with statue, dragon

2 u/c 1880's Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh stocks. State: New York, Provenance: Ken Prag Collection New York Ken Prag Collection

2 i/u Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway stocks signed by different company presidents. 1862 signed by Leander Hubby, 1872 s...

Issued 1885 Oregon & Washington Territory Railroad rare stock. "In 1886, the Oregon & Washington Territory Railroad was formed to build...

Issued 1888" Oregon & Washington Territory Railroad stock. "In 1886, the Oregon & Washington Territory Railroad was formed to buil...

I/C 1893 Electric Traction Co. of Philadelphia stock. Some foxing. State: Pennsylvania, Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Pennsylvania Ken Pra

4 issued, with 3 cancelled c. 1917-31 stocks. 1 has 8 Pennsylvania and US adhesive Revenue stamps on verso. State: Pennsylvania, Provenance: Ken P

2 different 1921 Northampton Transit bonds, $500 and $1000. Small edge horizontal crease tears.Please inspect. State: Pennsylvania, Provenance: Ke

3 issued Pennsylvania railroad stocks. 1869 Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway, 1866 Citizens Passenger Railway, 1869 Germantown Passenger Rai

Rare 1889 Queen City Railway of Seattle $1000 bond. All coupons attached. City: Seattle, State: Washington, Provenance: Ken Prag Collection S

9 total bonds. 4 green border gold mortgage bonds, 4 orange border preferred stock ( 2 w/receipts attached) and 1 gold border mortgage bond, no vignet

I/C, #353, 50 shares common stock @ $100 par issued Oct 11, 1865 signed Moses Knueland President, BLACK, embossed seal, w/ loco center, vignette train

Five Milwaukee and Prairie Du Chen Railway Co. stock certificates.: Two I/C common stock, $100 par, BLACK, revenue stamps upper right/reverse. #381

#26873, I/C, 10 shares of Scrip Preferred Stock @$100 par. Issued May 21, 1875, signed Russell Sage Vice President, green, no seal, vignette allego

About 40 or more post 1900 US railroad stocks and a few bonds. Philadelphia Rapid Transit, Bush Terminal, Miller Train Control,Missouri, Kansas and Te

1877 Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad bond, $1000. Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection

2 Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway stocks, 1868 and 1870. Signed by 2 different presidents, Oscar Townsend and Leander Hub...

43 cancelled stock certificates for Green Bay Western Railroad Co @ $100 each share. Inc. in Wisconsin. Brown border, countersigned, raised seal. V

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Equipment Trust, trust certificate, $1,000, payable 1980, #15348 issued to Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Co, of

Issued-1867 Boston, Clinton & Fitchburg Railroad stocks.1874 Fitchburg & Worcester Rail Road. 1867 Old Colony and Newport Railway. 1870 Man...

Cancelled collection of 5 stocks and 5 bonds for US railroads dated from 1856 - 1904, covering 11 states (Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kansas, New Mexico,

10 railroad stocks and 1 bond. Bond-1880 Atlantic and Pacific RR, $1000. Stocks-1884 Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific, 1883 Missouri, Kansas

10 c. 1852-59 railroad stocks. 1856 Raleigh and Gaston, 1854 North Lebanon, 1856 Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula-3 small verso tape repairs, 1857

2 railroad bonds-1877 Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans $1000, 1852 Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula, $1000-no coupons and 3" vertical bot...

8 railroad stocks. 6x Sullivan, 1828-53. 1837 Georgia Road & Banking. 1837 and 1839 New York, Providence & Boston. Provenance: Ken Prag C...

1909 $10000 Tucumcari and Memphis Railway bond. Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection

Bond-1878 Pueblo and Arkansas Valley Railroad, $1000.Stocks-unissued 1890's Rio Grande Junction Railway, 1906 Montana Railroad, 1935 National Co...

McKenney's Gazetteer and Directory of the Central Pacific Railroad and its branches for 1872: A guide and business directory complete in one vol...

American Railway Express Company C.O.D."s and Collections booklet and a Waybill Tag, both unused. According to Wiki, the company restructured ...

Group of 14 pieces, all duplicates from the main collection of railroad advertising paperwieghts. The lot has: five Reading RR, with 3 different (copp

Lot of 21 different pieces, plus about a dozen duplicates. Includes Streamline Hudson Type Locomotive, brass colored NY Central approx 11"; ano...

Classic cast-iron, large Railway Express strongbox for transporting gold, bullion, coin, and money. All original handles intact, and the original fron

crossed signs on post, 4" x 4'

Canadian National Railway ticket stamp dies (3) from Port Hope, Ontario, Winnipeg, Manitoba and Holden, Alberta They measure 2"x 2". All i...

International Silver Company of Canada E.P.N.S. Vegetable divided serving bowl: 9 x 6 3/4 inches, 1 1/2 inches tall. Logo: Canadian National (inside m

Silver flatware from the Canadian National Railway: six forks (7 1/2 inches, four tines) & six knives (9 inches); Logo: Canadian / National in m...

Lot of three silver hot food covers: 1) Sheffield hard soldered , 9 x 6 1/2 inches; 5 inches tall; Logo: C/N/R. 2) Can. Wm. A. Rogers Ltd. heirloom pl

Canadian National Railway ticket stamp dies (3) from St. Vallier, Quebec, Cobourge, Ontario and Mawer, Saskatchewan. All in nice condition. Please see

Canadian National Railway ticket stamp dies (3) from Yamaska, Quebec, Winnipeg, Manitoba and St. Walburg, Saskatchewan. All in nice condition. Please

Canadian National Railway ticket stamp dies (3) from Padoue, Quebec, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Detlor, Ontario They measure 2"x 2". All ...

Ticket stamp dies (3) from the Canadian National Railway, includes three cities in Quebec. Windigo, Montreal and Hazelbrook. All in nice condition. Pl

Canadian National Railway ticket stamp dies (3) from Medway, Nova Scotia, Bilodeaua, Quebec and Glendon, Alberta They measure 2"x 2". All ...

Canadian National Railway ticket stamp dies (3) from Goodeve, Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan and Beatty, Saskatchewan. They measure 2"x 2&q...

Canadian National Railway ticket stamp dies (3) from Chatham, Ontario, Hodgson, Manitoba and Montreal, Quebec. They measure 2"x 2". All in...

Lot of two bowls made by International Silver of Canada, style 05060. Height: 2 1/8 inches; bottom diameter: 3 inches; top diameter: 6 inches; diamete

Canadian National Railway ticket stamp dies (3) from Sunnyside, Ontario, Hallboro, Manitoba and Belmont, Nova Scotia. They measure 2"x 2"....

Lot of four Canadian Pacific Railroad pieces: 1) International Silver Co. 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches, 1 inch deep; Logo: CPR. 2 & 3) A. T. Wiley &...

Lot of 18 pieces: A. T. Wiley Company made for the Canadian Pacific Railroad: Fruit Knife & Fork Set. Nine pieces each: 8 inch knives; 6.75 inch...

Elkington Plate stamped on the bottom. "CPR" engraved on side. 7 inches tall; hinged lid. Canada

Lot of four silver spoons from the Canadian Pacific Railroad: two serving spoons made by A. T. Wiley Montreal; 8 1/2 inches; cheese scoop,(McGlashan-C

A Canadian Pacific Railway 9" salad plate. This has the company logo and the notation "Diner Car Service" and is the sovereign patter...

Canadian National Railway ticket stamp dies (3) from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Telkwa, British Columbia and St. Louise. All in nice condition. Please see

Canadian National Railway ticket stamp dies (3) from Luceville, Quebec, Rossburn, Manitoba and Houston, British Columbia. They measure 2"x 2&qu...

Canadian National Railway ticket stamp dies (3) from Union Station Toronto, Ontario, Mulgrave, Nova Scotia and Roundhill, Alberta They measure 2&quo...

Canadian National Railway ticket stamp dies (3) from Ottawa, Ontario, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Colinton, Alberta. They measure 2"x 2". Al...