Million Dollar Auction

1) Adams & Co. Express Office, San Francisco, 1851. 2) Wells Fargo & Co. Express Office, Sacramento, Cal, 1857. 3) Banks & Comfrey Banke...

Seven receipts: 1857 which includes an incredible receipt for documents in a Supreme Court case; opinion of Superior Court in Taylor vs Coffin, a real

Lot of 8. Package passes for 1891 (with great horseshoe and strongbox vignette), 1907, two for 1910, 1911. and two for 1912. Also included is a card e

Larger than the classic express box, this must have been used by some small company. 24 x 15 x 15". Green with black scroll work. Not in workin...

Lists number of packages and who is receiving them. These are all for Home Park and Return. Few passengers listed. City: State: Montana Date: 1905

Letter and cover to O. F. Thornton, Bullion, Alpine County, Cal., 1869. The other is addressed to B. Gilman, Esqr., Silver Mountain, Alpine, Cal. Cit

Very rare! Walker River dateline (on the Bodie Stage Line). Wells, Fargo & Co. Exchange Banking & Express receipt. Oct. 5, 1876. Pay to W. R...

Two 3 cent California adhesive revenue stamps and one orange 2 cent IR stamp with tied cancels. Issued in Sacramento on Feb. 26, 1866 for $2,500 in U.

Nice collection! One receipt is very collectable: from 1870, $13000 in gold bars. Another piece is from 1867, $200 in gold. Has a nice revenue stamp w

Rare San Jose exchange! First of Exchange issued June 24, 1867 for $1,000 in U.S. Gold Coin to Elliott Reed, Agt. Blue 10 cent California adhesive rev

Register of Way-Bills Forwarded for Offices and Messengers on RR. Routes. Tracy, California, 1905. Book cover is stained and binding is loose; book is

Lot of 21 (3 are duplicates) postcards in collection, including 9 RPC's. One RPC depicts a Wells Fargo wagon in front of a depot. Another RPC sh...

Framed, 14.5" x 11.5" WF receipt dated 1893 going to Central Valley, California. Also included are two covers, both stamped, and one addre...

Five covers. One very desirable cover with letter (1869). One receipt from 1881. City: State: California Date: HWAC#: : 31678

Two covers both addressed to Amador County, Cal. Three covers to Sierra County and one cover to the Agent of Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, D...

Framed "Free of Charge" card from 1899 signed by John Joseph Valentine, Sr. an American expressman. He was the first president of Wells Fa...

One postcard: "Greetings From San Francisco, Cal. Wells Fargo & Co. Express", dated 1907. Two C.O.D. package labels. Four Wells Fargo ...

Four receipts from Wells Fargo & Co. Express for shipping bullion. Cripple Creek, 1908, La Junta, 1897, Denver, 1889, City: State: Colorado D...

A very collectable receipt for gold dust valued at $1200 from Henry Elling, banker in Virginia City to Kauntze Bros., bankers in New York. City: V

Great gold rush receipt to Hussey Dahler & Co. for one box containing three gold bars at $7200. Hussey Dahler operated banks in Helena and Virg...

This piece has a lot going for it. First, it is actually from Carson County in the Utah Territory. The Territory of Nevada is still 5 months away. Sec

Both are W.E. Griffin, Banker, drawn on Wells, Fargo & Company of Salt Lake City. 1) No. 2655, Pioche, Nev., Sept. 30, 1885. Issued to the South...

Both are scarce, but the one from Virginia City is much rarer than the Gold Hill. 1) No. 2243. Virginia City, N.T. dateline, Nov. 20th, 1862. Certific

Light blue paper. Wells, Fargo & Co. check, no. 132, issued on Sept. 21st, 1861 (Nevada Territory). Signed by R.N. Graves, superintendent of the...

Framed cover with Hamilton, NV cancellation, 1864 (the year Nevada became a state). Framed receipt from the Savage Mining Company. City: Virginia C

Very scarce! Wells, Fargo & Co. Express & Banking Office in Virginia City, Nevada. First of Exchange issued to J.H. Latham, Agt., on August ...

All different. Most from Carson City. Includes: Carson, 1881, RN-G, signed by Tobey, issued to Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Co.; Carson, ...

Three receipts: 1) dated 1872 for 1 pkg bullion valued at $4350.00 in currency. Receipt is marked "Original in red; shows wear on lower right c...

Rare New Mexico RPO on WF cover. City: Silver City State: New Mexico Date: HWAC#: : 31679

Small brass wax sealer, marked White Marsh, MD. Good condition. City: White Marsh State: Maryland Date: HWAC#: : 32120

One framed cover, 1 1/2 ounce PAID from St. Joseph to Placerville per Pony Express. Five more unused covers, unframed. City: State: Date: HWAC#: :

Two covers: One framed is addressed to E. H. Jackson, Nevada Restaurant, Tombstone, AZ, 1874; and the other is postmarked by Wells Fargo from Tombston

Two small sized 3 cent postage paid envelopes Wells Fargo & Co. Express receipts from San Francisco, Vancouver. Small envelope cover addressed t...

Description: Nicely framed eight Wells Fargo covers. Great variety of pieces. Features a pictorial 1884 Los Angeles cover to Hellman, Haas & Co ...

Wells Fargo & Co. label is 1/2 ounce paid from St. Joseph to Placerville per Pony Express. Three Pony Express stamps (not certain to be original...

Original brass lock and Key for strong boxes--used. Nice patina and in great condition. Labeled--WF & Co. Reproduction brass lock and key, made ...

Three receipts: one for $350 in bullion, 1906. Two receipts from the Agostine Family. Two checks, and three covers. Two framed receipts, 1873 (Severin

One 1850 receipt from Wells & Co. (Henry Wells) before Wells Fargo. One 1866 receipt for $10,000 paid to J. P. Morgan. One framed Wells & Co...

The sealer is engraved #20, an early Wells Fargo messenger marking. Brass with short wood handle, good condition. City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 3211

Five package passes for this iconic Western company. Includes two early passes (1896 and 1898), two different for 1912, and one for 1917. The two earl

Two # 4 money bags from Wells Fargo Bank. A 1918 Postcard of a WF Express Co. Stage coach that was held up 184 times! Two pins: 1906 pin, U. S. EX. Co

Collection includes: bank receipts, collection cards, delivery receipts, and three covers, one stamped 1885. City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 31644

Embossed "W.F. & Co." lock and key. Lock is 4 " tall and 2 1/2" wide. City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 28179

Wells Fargo Denver Colorado Territory Mail Bag. City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 32576

Brass watch case with chain contains (rusted) steel with rubber seal/stamp , no. 61. Initials on the case are C. W. Included is an ID card for Charle

Three receipts: 1) 1903 receipt from Thomas Stokes for 2 corpse! $1,300 paid! 2) 1897 receipt received from CS Ferrera to A Manfredi of Mountain View.

$100 Reward for Nathan Warren Gaillard for forgery of Travelers Checks. Poster has samples of Gaillard's signatures. $50 Reward Poster for Ben W...

Collection includes: Transport for 1 Year on the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Another 1 Year Pass is for the Erie Railroad Company. Both ...

Large canvas mail bag with locking top, leather strap. Made by Hoegee & Co. of Los Angeles. Marked "Moyer Stages" Fresno, Calif. stenc...

Exchange Ticket for E.A. Hornbeck, superintendent & treasurer N.C. & O. Ry. (National City & Otay Railway). Completed in 1887 to connect...

Four different passes for the railroad, all issued to M.F. Van Horn, district passenger agent for Pennsylvania Lines west of Pittsburgh. Includes: 191

Lot of eleven passes. Years included: 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, two for 1921, two for 1922, 1923, and 1924. Passes in good condition. (Prag Collec

Gorgeous pictorial Western pass! Printed on blue heavy cardstock. Vignette of locomotive moving through the desert with cactus in the background and d

1931 and 1932 pass for the San Joaquin & Eastern Railroad Co. Motor Stage. Both in very good condition. The railroad was built for the sole reas...

A 1917 pass for this standard gauge rail that served as a connection between Ione and Martell beginning in 1904. Issued to Mr. Chas. A. Beck, clerk fo

The first of eight passes for this rare Tahoe railroad. No. 265, issued for the year 1909 to M.F. Van Horn (Dist. Pass. Agent for Pennsylvania Lines)

Pass for the Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company. Issued to Mr. M. F. Van Horn and Wife. Signed by Walter D. Bliss (son of D.L. Bliss). ...

No. 429. Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company pass for 1912 for transport on the company's trains and steamboats. Issued to Mr. F.W. ...

No. 444. Issued for the Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company for the year 1913 to Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Van Horn (District Passenger Agent, ...

No. 577. Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company. Issued for 1916 year to Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Van Horn (Dist. Pass. Agt. for Pennsylvania Lin...

No. 239. Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company. Issued for 1918 year to Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Van Horn (Dist. Pass. Agt. for Pennsylvania Li...

No. 784. Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company. Issued for 1924 to Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Van Horn (Dist. Pass. Agt. for Pennsylvania Lines). ...

Final pass offered from the Prag Collection of Tahoe railroad passes. No. 485, issued for 1925 year to Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Van Horn (Dist. Pass. Agt. f

Two passes for this short terminal railroad line that ran between Altadena and Pasadena beginning in 1888. Included is an early 1892 pass (creases and

Seven passes. Years included: 1910, 1911, two for 1913, 1915, 1917, and 1928. Four are issued to the same person. Passes in good condition. The Pacifi

According to the pass, this was "the crookedest railroad in the world." No. 4266, issued to A. E. Ladwig (gen. agent for C. & N. W. Ry...

Five passes for this railroad built in 1896 to service a lumber community that operated near Mt. Shasta. Years included: 1920, three for 1929, and 194

Railway pass card for the Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway, No.240, issued to Mr. F.W. Thompson & Wife, from the G. A. Chicago Rho...

Railway pass card for the Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway, No.206, issued to MR. M. F. Van Horn, from the P.A., Pennsylvania Railway....

Railway pass card for the Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway, No.136, issued to MR. M.F.Van Horn, from the P.A.-Pennsylvania Railway. Co...

Railway pass cards for the Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway, issued to MR. M. F. Van Horn, from the P.A., Pennsylvania R.R. Co. Los A....

Lot of four. 1) 1891 personal baggage pass for Pacific Transfer Co. (San Francisco) issued to W. H. Hurlburt & family (Union Pacific Ry.). 2) 19...

Lot of 4 passes. Includes: Quincy Railroad Company (1928, 1930, 1931, two stamp cancelled) and Indian Valley Railroad Company (1928). The Indian Valle

Early, very attractive Western pass. Has vignette of locomotive (upper left) and steamer (upper right). No. 53, issued to H. Silver and wife for 1892.

Lot of 2. 1) No. 3573, issued in 1930 to A. A. Zestrow, commercial agent for the Illinois Central RR. 2) No. 38, issued for the 1936-37 season to E. W

Two passes: an 1897 pass (printed on green cardstock) issued to C. C. McNeil, gen. supt. of M&P & Salt River Valley RR; also a 1906 pass (pr...

Lot of ten passes from two different San Diego railroads. Includes: San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern Railway (1908), San Diego & Cuyamaca Railr...

Lot of 3: listed as "The Crookedest Railroad in the World”. Begun in 1896, the route up to 2500 feet on the east side of Mt. Tamalpais from Mil...

200+ ticket stubs for the Southern California Railway Company for the 1890s. Seven different types: First Class passage from Rivera, Round Trip Ticket

Five passes. Includes: three for 1937-38 and two for 1940-41. All are punch-cancelled and stamp cancelled. Also light soiling. This 80 mile short-line

Two passes for railroads with "Northern" in the title. Includes: Northern Pacific Railway Company (1898) and Northern Redwood Lumber Co. (...

California Southern Railroad, California Central Railway. 1889 pass issued to Mrs. Herman Silver and family (treasurer). Signed by C.W. Smith as vice-

Six passes, all different. This railroad operated between Ft. Bragg and Willits. Originally built to haul redwood logs, it added passenger service in

Lot of 14. Includes: three issued and one unissued Employee's Quarterly Pass for 1920, unissued pass for 1921, unissued employee pass for 1922, ...

Lot of 17 passes with some years duplicated. Includes: 1918 (unissued), 1921 (unissued), 1931 (unissued), 1934 (two, both cancelled), 1936-37 (ten pas

Six passes from five companies. Includes: Los Angeles Transfer Co. Bus Pass for 1904; 1917 and 1918 passes for the California Southern Railroad Co.; 1

Nine passes for Southern California railroad and steamship companies. 1) Los Angeles Steamship Company: 1923, 1925, 1930, 1931, two for 1932, and 1933

Five early issued passes for the Santa Fe Route of the Southern California Railway. Includes: 1891, two for 1892, 1893, and 1895. The 1891 pass has po

Nine early Western Pacific Railway passes. Includes: 1912, 1913, two for 1914, two for 1915, 1916 and two for 1917. Multi-colored passes with reverses

Two pictorial passes for transportation to this resort located at the north end of Cheyenne Canyon. Back of each pass has description of area and reso

Four different passes. Includes: early 1903 pass (Pikes Peak Route) issued to F.W. Thompson (gen. Western agent for C.R.I. & P. Ry.); 1909 pass ...

Lot of three. Includes: Employe's (sic) Time Pass for 1889, issued to W.N. Bell, tie agent, for transport between Leadville and Glenwood; a Tick...

Lot of 8 passes from two companies. From the Midland Terminal Railway Co., 1913 and 1927 passes (wear to back of second pass). From the Midland Contin

Nine passes for four different companies. 1) The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Co.: 1925, 1928, 1929, and two for 1930. 2) 1931 pass for The

Lot of 6 from two railroads. Includes: rare pass for Cripple Creek & Colorado Springs Railroad (1916) and Manitou & Pike's Peak Ry. (192...

Fifteen passes. Includes: 1906, 1917, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1929, two for 1933, four for 1935-36, and two for 1938-39. Generally in very good condit

Six passes from two different Chicago railroads. 1) From Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Co.: 1912, two different 1928, and 1931, al

Very early! No. 704, issued to R. M. Hovey (?) for 1876. Signed by W. F. Downs as superintendent. Ornate font. Reverse lists conditions. Printed on ca

Two passes issued for the 1916 year to Charles Long and Mrs. Charles Long. Long was the livestock agent for the railroad. Some light soiling. Stamp si

Neat pair of employee passes, one issued to "one Chinamen" and the other issued to "two Chinamen." For rides from Virginia City ...