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The following two silver railroad passes are an addendum to the printed catalog. This important and historic offering represents the first time in history to our knowledge that the three different Colorado “silver ingot” railroad passes have been offered at one time. Both of these passes were made by Diamond Palace Jewelers in Denver, Colorado.

A1. The 1889 Silverton Railroad Silver Pass

This silver pass is one of three different Colorado silver annual railroad passes. They are all extremely rare. This pass is for the Silverton Railroad, 1889, signed by Otto Mears. It was issued to Colgate (C. D.) Hoyt (b1849 Ohio), a tremendously important railroad official. He was a director of the Union Pacific Railroad, First V. P. of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway, a Director of the Oregon & transcontinental Co. and other rail lines.
The Silverton Railroad ran from Ouray to Silverton. It was chartered in 1887, and opened in 1889, the year this silver pass was issued. Famous railroad man Otto Mears was the president. There are probably about five of these passes extant, though an exact count is nearly impossible because the diversity in collectors seeking these rare passes that are a form of silver ingots. This pass weighs 1.12 troy ounces. [ref: Busbey; Biographical Directory of Railway Officials of America, 1896. Poors Manual of Railroads; 1894.] $14,500

A2. The 1890 Silverton Railroad Pass

This is the rarest of the three wonderful silver Colorado railroad passes. No other state in the Union has such elaborate passes, certainly none made in precious metals. This pass is unlike the other two wallet “silver ingot” passes. It was worn as a fob, probably meant to be placed on the watch chain over the vest, such that it was always visible to railroad employees.
This is pass #581 presented to J. W. Winkfield, and again signed by Railroad magnate Otto Mears. Winkfield (b1843 Pennsylvania) was a longtime Colorado resident. In 1880 he was managing a hotel in Rico, a silver mining camp near Silverton. $15,500

A3. Once In A Lifetime Collection of Rare Oil Company Stocks

Moved to 2008 Online catalog 2

A4. Earliest Known Western Exchange

Extremely Rare, From the Art Kagin Collection Oahu, HI November 23, 1837 $4,000

A5. Panamint Silver Mining Stock Certificate

$4000

A6. Owens River Canal Company Stock Certificate

$1650

A7. California Steam Navigation Company, San Francisco, CA 16-Jul 1860

$150.00

A8. E.L. Tetreau & Co. Handwritten Request for Ore Pan/Combination. Palmetto, NV 24-Jul 1888

$200.00

A9. Kellogg, Hewston & Co. Gold and Silver Tables Book, San Francisco, CA 1867

Showing the value per ounce troy, at different degrees of fineness, and the net returns of gold and silver when refined, also, other useful tables applicable to the business of the Pacific Coast. Prepared by the San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works, Successors to Kellogg, Hewston & Co. $5000. SOLD

A10. Wash-oh! Unique Cornucopia Drawing. 1860

Drawn and Engraved by T. C. Boyd. San Francisco. Depicts a dapper man with sack on his back, standing before the wide opening of a cornucopia where a devil beckons to Washoe; labeled April 1860. Horn is labeled Ophir Lead, Comstock Lead, Central Lead, Mexicana Lead, Trinidad, Guld Co. Dick Sides, Buckeye, Flora Temple. From the Clifford Collection. $7,750. SOLD

A11. Wells Fargo & Co. Rare Document. Amador County, CA Oct 31st, 1873

Keystone Consolidated Mining Company receipt for Wells Fargo freight containing gold and coin. $125. SOLD

A12. F.W. Blake Check. Weaverville, CA June 4th, 1855

Express & Banking Office of Rhodes & Co. check no. 1828 for $1000. $750 SOLD

A13. Colorado Illustrated Miner’s Letter Sheets. Denver, CO

“A Story of Miners’ Life” published by G.L. Taylor. $1,500. SOLD

A14. Banking House and Assay Office of B. M. DuRell & Co. Idaho City, Idaho Territory, June 1st, 1868

$2,750. SOLD

A15. Assay Office of Blake & Co. Silver City Nov 30th, 1867

$2,100. SOLD

A16. Selby Smelting and Lead Co. Business Card. San Francisco, CA

$750 SOLD

A17. Selby Smelting and Lead Co. Illustrated Card. San Francisco, CA

$850 SOLD

A18. Banking House of James King of William Blank Exchange. San Francisco, CA

$300 SOLD

A19. Johnson's 1864 Map of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado

Approx 18in high x 26in wide $475

A20. 1881 Hayden Atlas of Colorado

W. H. H. Thomas copy approx 27in x 20in $2500

A21. 1898 Geology of the Aspen District Atlas

Approx 21in x 18.5in $1000

A22. 1882 Atlas of the geology of the Comstock Lode and Washoe District

Approx 20in x 17.5in. Includes maps and cross-sections of the mines and Suttro Tunnel in the Virginia City, Nevada area. Most maps are printed single-sided on two page spreads suitable for framing. $1000

A23. Broadside advertising Sunday excursions on the steamer George Law (later SS Central America)

This wonderful, original broadside appears to date from the 1852 to 1854 period. After Dec of 1854 the captains of the SS George Law were Captain Fox, Captain Gray and finally Captain Herndon, who also later stewarded the SS Central America. Not much is known about Captain A.E. Shaw. The printer of this broadside, Francis Hart of New York, made it for public viewing probably in about 1852 or 1853. The wonderfully detailed woodblock print that stretches from side to side represents the SS George Law and hence the SS Central America, but fine details in the print that the Hart attempted to remove in 1852 indicate that the woodblock was originally made for an image of the SS Alida. The Alida was built in New York in 1847 and was of a similar size to the SS Central America. The author believes this to be the only known period broadside of the SS Central America in existence. A must-have for the complete collection of important Gold Rush memorabilia. $15,000