Western Americana Signature Sale (May 2021 Auction)

Lot of seventeen office paperwork forms from the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. Baggage tag, Sunday excursion ticket; Payroll Voucher; Station Agent...

A pile of about 40 handwritten telegrams concerning the Virginia & Truckee railroads need for lumber. Henry Yerington, Abe Curry and many other...

A large pile of pencil written telegraph messages from Carson dating from 1885 through 1901. Most written in pencil, some ink, one typewritten. Many c

This is a monkey wrench from the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. Wrench measures about 12" and is still in good working order. It's made o...

This lot contains two (2) posters for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad "Route to the Comstock" serving Reno-Carson City-Virginia City. Th...

Wood pattern from the Virginia and Truckee Railroad foundry operation is Carson City. This foundry made parts for public and private railroads, mines

This is a wooden pattern block for a split pulley that would have been used at the Virginia and Truckee Rail Road foundry to cast a new iron pulley wh

A matched pair of New York railroad lanterns for different parts of the railroad system. Both Dietz Vesta models, New York. NYCS New York Central Sys

Published by The Title Guarantee & Trust Co. Compiled by Huber / Maxwell Civil Engineers. Measures Approximately 28" x 42". Some dama...

Steam Shovels - The Bucyrus Co., so. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1910 Catalog Manufacturer's of Steam Shovels, Railway Cranes, Locomotive Pile-Drivers...

Lot of 29. Shipping receipts, letters regarding shipments (w/maps of RR) from Illinois Central Railroad, Youngstown and Southern railway, Denver an

Impressive collection of three notebook volumes, 30 pieces, of original Lionel train instruction booklets. The inventory: 1929, 1932 (2 diff), 1935,

Cast iron sign from the Great Southern & Western Railway (GS&WR) NOTICE sign against trespassing. The fine is listed as "forty shilling...

1) Southern Pacific Sacramento Shops Documentation Project by the Historic American Engineering Record for the California State Railroad Museum

Comes with Compendium Companion Addition. Published by Diebert & Strapac in 1987. Catalogs all the known steam locomotives operated by Southern ...

1) A Souvenir of the Anchor Line Agents Excursion on the Steamer “California – 1872 – (10” x 13” HB with

Manufactured by Kelvin & Wilfrid D. White Co., nautical instruments, of Boston and New York. Housed in a beautiful wooden case, (25 1/2 x 12 x ...

Rolled in a tube are three nautical maps: 1) Admiralty Inlet and Puget Sound, 1948, 40 x 32 inches; 2) Cape Flattery to Dixon Entrance (British Columb

Reprinted by Antiquarian Press, LTD, N.Y. – (Original Printing,- 1895) – Edition limited to 750 copies – An illustrated rev

"The Packard Magazine," a 20-page periodical devoted to news, photographs and advertisements about the Packard automobile, copyright 1930,...

A Ford Model T radiator frame by Peerless and a Ford brand hand tire pump. The frame will save you a trip to pick-n-pull and the pump (made of brass)

One brass token, ~34mm, Ford logo over a shield on the obverse, stylized V8 design on the reverse with THIRTY YEARS / OF PROGRESS around the circumfer

Designed and Constructed by the Dept. of Public Works of the State of California for the California Toll Bridge Authority (each 8 ½ x 11

This is a cache of a large dealership poster depicting all of the models of autos. produced by Durant Motors including the Rugby truck line. William D

In March, 1971, Harrah’s partnered with a Japanese firm to host an antique car festival, the likes of which the world had never seen. With th

Four Cuba 1904 Cuba covers. All with contents. “The shearers are here 27 of them” is the first line in the first correspondence we o

Wells Fargo Express stamped cover, not through regular mail. Was most likely carried and delivered via stagecoach. It is in decent condition for its a

Rare advertising cover with American Flag front postmarked Los Angeles with one cent stamp attached.. From F. W. Braun & Co., Wholesale Druggist...

Group of five early 20th century covers with Los Angeles hotels letterhead. Included are The Auditorium Hotel, The Hollenbeck Hotel, Hotel Nadeau an

A vintage group of items from early San Francisco. Lot includes a freight bill from Wells, Fargo & Company marked "Slow" as in by wago...

This is an envelope postmarked from Ortigalito, Cal. dated April 1. Only 1876 to 1877. 2 3/4 in. X 4 in. and a Washington 3 cent stamp. Date:

Lot of twenty-one. All with corner advertising. Includes W. C. Gallagher of the Senate Chambers and Ormsby Lodge # 4 of the A. O. U. W. Also a M. Badt

13 covers and 13 contents. One is a 1902 letter with a charge of $2.50 and $1.00 for what seems to be mining related equipment. Who knows what else aw

1) In 1901 the White Pine County helped the Native American population through a bout with small pox. The U. S. Government is agreeing to pay $769.67.

October 7, 1895. Earliest known Cradlebaugh cancel according to the survey of Nevada postal history by Gamett & Nelson. Opened roughly into stri...

Thirty-nine pieces. Billheads include McGill & Newman Butchers (as in McGill, Nevada) two Different, W. B. Graham General Merchandise four diffe...

Includes two requests for $500 n half dollars and a receipt for sending them to J. F. Miles County Treasurer. Two Bank of California corner advertisin

1) Candelaria (strong) and Silver Peak (weak) cancels on Return Receipt. VERY Strong Columbus strike on reverse. 1895. Two R-4 and one R-5. 2) 1918 Go

Lot of 6. Four 1904/06 covers from Hamilton to B. F. Miles, county tax collector. All with content. “I only own one property!” All w

Lot of six. 1) Dun Glen extremely strong cancel. R-5. This piece has been placed inside an envelope that is not related to the cancel. Still it is a v

One cover and three postcards. Rawhide’s rise to mining glory was almost as quick and amazing as its decline. Within two years 2,000 called t

Three covers: two 1906 strong Silver City and one 1904 Carson City wit State Treasurer cc. Letter with it says, “…if the District At

Blue Wells Fargo Cancel. Reed was one of the leaders of the Donner Party wagon train. He was thrown off of the train when he beat a drover for beating

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Four Washoe City. Two with hand written dates of 1864 and two with dates of 1865. All are double ring and rated and R-7 by Gamett and Nelson. One Cars

One Wells, Nevada with M. Badt cc. Cover is soiled. Billhead from M. Badt & Co. General Merchandise. Three Henderson Banking cc’s with bi...

Lot of 21. 18 covers with content. 17 covers have corner advertising. Includes the Washington Post with a pay up demand. The enclosed return envelope

Forty covers from rural Nevada including Carson City, Cherrycreek, Ely, Eureka, Genoa, Midas, Pioche, Skelton, Steptoe, Tonopah, Tybo, Wells, Oleander

Lot of 27. Includes R-6 1904 Tippet with contents. 1891 Ely double circle (front). Two different and very early Steptoe, 1904 and 1906. 1893 Aurum wit

Lot of 24. Includes a sharp looking 1905 Aurum with content (wants his $6 for working the election). Has a Schellbourne and Cherry Creek cancel on bac