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Boreas, Breckenridge and the Blue.2112 - Boreas, Breckenridge and the Blue.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Booklet by the South Park Line (Denver, Leadville & Dennison Railway). 32 Pages. 9" x 5 1/2". Over three mountain ranges, through cano...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********h.. for (120.00 + 27.00BP) = 147.00
 
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Colorado Ephemera2113 - Colorado Ephemera
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Rocky Mtn Nationsl--Estes Park, Colorado map; Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway--Los Angeles to New York map; Tourist Guide--Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to f*********s for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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First Mortgage and Supplemental Indenture of The Denver, Memphis and Atlantic Railroad Company2114 - First Mortgage and Supplemental Indenture of The Denver, Memphis and Atlantic Railroad Company
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To the Farmer's Loan and Trust company. the Denver, Memphis and Atlantic Railroad was constructed only in the state of Kansas and was sold to t...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Five Colorado Railroad historic photographs2115 - Five Colorado Railroad historic photographs
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All measure about 7 x 4 1/2". 1) Denver & Rio Grande Railway trestle near Chalk Ranch. Early (?) W. H Jackson photo. 2) Another Jackson pho...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to r******8 for (450.00 + 101.25BP) = 551.25
 
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Four Colorado Booklets issued by Various Railroads2116 - Four Colorado Booklets issued by Various Railroads
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1) "Colorado Mountain Playgrounds" issued by Union Pacific System 1926. 48 Pages. 7" x 10". Descriptions with Photographs and ma...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Four railroad books2117 - Four railroad books
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1) Topographical Map of Rocky Mountain National Estes Par and Environs. 2) Rocky Mountain Railroad Club, 1950. 3) The Travelers Time-Saver and Trans-M
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Other Colorado Railroad Checks2118 - Other Colorado Railroad Checks
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Lot of 4. 1) Rio Grande Southern Railroad Co., Silver San Juan Scenic Line, draft w/ vignette (1914). 2) A paycheck (1912) and draft (1913) for the Sa
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Stock Certificate and First Mortgage of the Northwestern Terminal Railway Company2119 - Stock Certificate and First Mortgage of the Northwestern Terminal Railway Company
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Blank Stock Certificate No. 89 First Mortgage to The Mercantile Trust Company, July 1st, 190660 pages. 8" x 10". Bound. Writing and sta...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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The Pueblo & State Line Railroad Company, First Mortgage2120 - The Pueblo & State Line Railroad Company, First Mortgage
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Booklet. . First Mortgage to George J. Gould, Trustee, of the City and State of New York. 6" x 9".20 Pages. The Pueblo & State Line Ra...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********e.. for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
 
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The Trail of the Iron Horse (2 copies)2121 - The Trail of the Iron Horse (2 copies)
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"The Trail of the Iron Horse" from photographs by L. C. McClure, Denver. 24 pages.9" x 12". 44 photographs, 7" x 5" . ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to a****a for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Unissued Pictorial Colorado Railroad Stock Certificates (5)2122 - Unissued Pictorial Colorado Railroad Stock Certificates (5)
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Lot of five. 1) The Canon City & Royal Gorge Railroad Company. Inc. in CO. No. 547. Fabulous vignette of tracks through gorge. Green border. 19-...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
 
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Various Papers  and Map of the Wichita and Colorado Railway2123 - Various Papers and Map of the Wichita and Colorado Railway
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1) Letter of Information and Map of Railroad. 8 1/2" x 11". 2) Satisfaction, Release and Discharge of First Mortgage 6 Pages. 8 1/2&qu...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Wichita & Colorado Railway Co. First Mortgage2124 - Wichita & Colorado Railway Co. First Mortgage
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Two copies of a pamphlet sized first mortgage to Russell Sage and George J. Gould. The railway only operated from 1885 until 1891. 6 x 9". The...
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"Colorado via the Burlington Route"2125 - "Colorado via the Burlington Route"
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Published by the passenger department of the Burlington Route. 64 pages of pictures and words. Fold out map in back. 19 x 12". Superb condition...
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Estimate : 20.00 - 80.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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2 Booklets: By the Burlington Route2126 - 2 Booklets: By the Burlington Route
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1)" Colorado Outings" by way of the Burlington Route. Copyright 1898. 48 pages. 6" x 8 1/2 " Pictures and foldout map. Some wea...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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4 Booklets of Colorado Trips by the C B & Q2127 - 4 Booklets of Colorado Trips by the C B & Q
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1)" Colorado Outings by way of the Burlington Route" 48 Pages. 6" x 9". With 12 pictures and foldout map. 2) "Colorado v...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******a for (300.00 + 67.50BP) = 367.50
 
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Eastern Seaboard Railroad & Transportation Checks & Receipts2128 - Eastern Seaboard Railroad & Transportation Checks & Receipts
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Lot of 38. Some very early. Some pictorial. Includes: United Railways and Electric Co. of Baltimore (1910-1915); Philadelphia and West Chester Turnpik
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
 
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Two Eastern Steamer Billheads2129 - Two Eastern Steamer Billheads
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1) Racine, Ohio. August 20, 1876. For shipment of 26 packages on the Steamer Hudson. Regular Cincinnati and Wheeling Passenger Packet. 3.5" x 8...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to T******1 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Eastern Railway Ephemera2130 - Eastern Railway Ephemera
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Includes: 9 paid checks drawn fro various companies--New York, Ontario Western Railway, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Buffalo & Susquehanna Ra...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Georgia Railroad Transfer of Shares2131 - Georgia Railroad Transfer of Shares
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Dated February 23, 1854. Nathaniel N. Allen is appointing to J. Milligan as his special attorney to transfer 23 shares of the Georgia Rail Road and Ba
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Passenger List for Steamer S.S. Australia to SF2132 - Passenger List for Steamer S.S. Australia to SF
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Rare. Oceanic Steamship Comp'y Passenger List of S.S. Australia for San Francisco, Sailing from Honolulu, May 24th, 1892. Printed on cardstock i...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******0 for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Idaho Stage Company Ephemera2133 - Idaho Stage Company Ephemera
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Ticket agent's stub (combination railroad and stageline) with attached unused tickets, way bill for the California, Oregon, & Idaho Stage Co...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to a********e.. for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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"Official Railroad Map of Kansas"2134 - "Official Railroad Map of Kansas"
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Very hard to find! 21 1/2 x 30 1/2 ". On linen paper. Color! Routes of 17 railroads are displayed. Belonged to Orie Hutchinson of Hutchinson, K...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to P*****R for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
 
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People's Pacific Railroad Company, Charter2135 - People's Pacific Railroad Company, Charter
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Paper booklet (8.75" x 5.5"), cover missing, 24 pp. Published by People's Pacific Railroad Company, Boston; printed by Alfred Mudge &a...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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The Annual Report of the Knox & Lincoln Railroad Co.2136 - The Annual Report of the Knox & Lincoln Railroad Co.
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Booklet. Railroad ran fromBath to Rockland, Maine and connected with the B & M and the Maine Central. 20 pages. 5 1/2" x 9" Some disc...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Mid-Western Railroad Check Collection2137 - Mid-Western Railroad Check Collection
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31 pieces. Includes: Columbus & Xenia Railroad Co. (illustrated, c. 1920s), Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (1913), Mobile & Ohio ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (45.00 + 10.13BP) = 55.13
 
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Illustrated Electric Railcar Check Archive2138 - Illustrated Electric Railcar Check Archive
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1200 illustrated checks for the St. Francis County Railway Company in Farmington, MO! All feature a vignette of an electric railcar. Most in good cond
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to t******2 for (300.00 + 67.50BP) = 367.50
 
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Index and Station Blueprint Maps2139 - Index and Station Blueprint Maps
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Index map from the Virginia & Truckee Railway showing sheets of val. secs. no. 1 and no. 2 mainline from Reno to Virginia City and Minden Br. f...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to s******1 for (150.00 + 33.75BP) = 183.75
 
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Seven Train Parts Patterns for V & T Railroad2140 - Seven Train Parts Patterns for V & T Railroad
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Engine No. 25 and No. 20, a large gear form marked Trimble and more. Parts were fabricated in the basement of the Roundhouse in Carson City which had
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to s******1 for (200.00 + 45.00BP) = 245.00
 
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Three Models Marked C & C RR2141 - Three Models Marked C & C RR
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The Carson and Colorado Railway was a U.S. 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad that ran from Mound House, Nevada, to Keeler, California below the Cerr
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Tonopah Engine 45 Wooden Model2142 - Tonopah Engine 45 Wooden Model
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The Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad, the T&T, was a class II railroad extending roughly 200 miles through remote reaches of the Mojave Desert fro...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Train Part Pattern for Santa Cruz RR2143 - Train Part Pattern for Santa Cruz RR
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Possible a part from the Santa Cruz & Felton that ran a narrow gauge line between Felton and Santa Cruz beginning in 1875. The South Paacific Co...
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Train Parts Patterns for V & T and C & C Railroads2144 - Train Parts Patterns for V & T and C & C Railroads
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Five parts: whistle valve, Engine lamp, swivel, etc. from the C & C Railway and the V & T Railway. Engine 9 and 21 are C & C Railroad. T...
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Estimate : 260.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Train Parts Patterns for V & T Railroad2145 - Train Parts Patterns for V & T Railroad
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The Roundhouse in Carson City had a machine shop in the basement where train parts were fabricated. Four model pieces included in this lot: 1. marked
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Eureka & Palisade Railroad Co. Bond issued to D.O. Mills2146 - Eureka & Palisade Railroad Co. Bond issued to D.O. Mills
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Extremely rare! Only the second one we have had! Gorgeous framed $1,000 first mortgage bond. No. 412. The Eureka & Palisade Railroad Co. is inde...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 2*****l for (500.00 + 112.50BP) = 612.50
 
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Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad Co. Time Table and Map2147 - Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad Co. Time Table and Map
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Original time table and map for "The Nevada Short Line." Schedule between Tonopah, Goldfield, Beatty, Rhyolite, and Ashfork, Albuquerque, ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*********1 for (375.00 + 84.38BP) = 459.38
 
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Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad Co. 1909 Pass for John Ryan2148 - Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad Co. 1909 Pass for John Ryan
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This 1909 pass was issued to John Ryan, the General Manager of the Tonopah and Tidewater Co. Ryan was an employee and close friend of the mining tycoo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to j*********t for (200.00 + 45.00BP) = 245.00
 
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Tonopah Railroad Documents2149 - Tonopah Railroad Documents
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Lot of 11. Includes: six payroll checks for the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad Co. (with Goldfield dateline), 1931-36; two delivery receipts for the s
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Carson & Colorado Railroad Check to Southern Development Co. of NV2150 - Carson & Colorado Railroad Check to Southern Development Co. of NV
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Agency of The Bank of California. Virginia, Nev., Febry. 10th, 1890. The Southern Development Company of Nevada is being paid $1,456. Signed by Henry
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
 
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Four Virginia & Truckee Railroad Checks issued to the same person2151 - Four Virginia & Truckee Railroad Checks issued to the same person
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Four Bank of California, Virginia & Truckee Railroad checks with RN-G. All issued to a Jennie (?) E. Rice for $100. All signed by Henry Yeringto...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*****l for (120.00 + 27.00BP) = 147.00
 
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Super Clean Woodworth Mill (Fair Signed) Check to Virginia & Truckee R.R.2152 - Super Clean Woodworth Mill (Fair Signed) Check to Virginia & Truckee R.R.
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Woodworth Mill, Agency of the Bank of California. RN-E. Issued to Virgina & Truckee Railroad for $155.93 on Nov. 2, 1872. Signed by James G. Fai...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*****l for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Two Virginia & Truckee Documents for Comstock Mining Deliveries2153 - Two Virginia & Truckee Documents for Comstock Mining Deliveries
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1) Central Pacific Railroad Way-bill for powder transported from Sacramento to Carson City, August 28, 1879. Blue Virginia & Truckee stamp (Sept...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to N******7 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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V & T Sharon Signed GOLD BOND2154 - V & T Sharon Signed GOLD BOND
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This is a very rare gold bond for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad Company, signed by its president, silver-baron William Sharon. It is issued to...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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V&T Railroad 1868 Stock Signed by Sharon2155 - V&T Railroad 1868 Stock Signed by Sharon
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V&T Railroad Company. Incorporated in 1868 in Nevada. VERY EARLY No. 66 issued to William Sharon for 500 shares by F.A. Tritte, secretary, and W...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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V&T RR Possible Depot Roof  Support2156 - V&T RR Possible Depot Roof Support
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Early cast iron custom made support bearing the early initials of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. 5' x 4.5', 3' at the diagonal. In...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to F****e for (300.00 + 67.50BP) = 367.50
 
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Virginia & Truckee Checks and Receipts2157 - Virginia & Truckee Checks and Receipts
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Lot of 9. 1) Two different Bank of California, Virginia & Truckee Railroad Co. checks. One is RN-g, 1876, cut cancel. The other is 1894, no RN, ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to N******7 for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Billhead to Kelsey Mill2158 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Billhead to Kelsey Mill
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Billhead issued on Nov. 30, 1874 to the Kelsey Mill for 913 tons of ore shipped via the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. Signed by Geo. A. King and Thor
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to N******7 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Check issued to Mark Hopkins2159 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Check issued to Mark Hopkins
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Bank of California, RN-G. Virginia, Nev., July 10th, 1876. Issued to Mark Hopkins, Treasurer, for $22,614.18! Signed by Yerington as Vice President an
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (140.00 + 27.30BP) = 167.30
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Checks and Passes2160 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Checks and Passes
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Lot of 8. Nice variety! 1) Two Employee Passes, both 1878. One is for travel between Reno and Virginia City. The other is for between Scales and Carso
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to B*********g for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Collectibles (Medallions, Ephemera, Gold Nugget)2161 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Collectibles (Medallions, Ephemera, Gold Nugget)
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Five items from the Gordon Harris estate, all probably acquired from Mr. Sampson, the last Supt. of the RR. 1. Francis G. Newlands Power of Attorney,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****4 for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
 
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