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The Remarkable Railroad Passes of Otto Mears; 1988 [153036]

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The Otto Mears (Railroad) Passes Brochure [135087]: Reprinted from the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin No. 73, revised October 1, 1948. Twelve page brochure 6 x 9 inches, with photographs. The rare railroad passes were issued only once

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The Rio Grande Southern Railroad Co./Otto Mears: 5 certificates All U/C (heavy cancellation), $100 par dateline 189_, signed J.L Mc Neal secretary and Otto Mears president. Red/Orange, no seal, vignette 4-4-0 passing hill in box scene. Homer Lee Ban

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13 Southern Railroad Passes, 6 Pre-1900 [151466]: Pre-1900 Passes: 1. Wichita & Western RR Co., 1889, No.732. The Wichita & Western Railway Co., 1890, No. 853. Cape Girardeau Southwestern Railway Co., 1891, No. 2964. Kansas City Wyandotte and Northwe

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Southern Railroad Passes: Texas and Louisiana: Lot of 10 different. Includes: Dayton-Goose Creek Railway Co. (1926); El Paso & Southwestern (1924); Franklin & Abbeville Railway Co. (1926); Galveston-Houston Electric Railway Co. (1933); Gulf Coast

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Arizona-New Mexico Railroad Passes Plus Bonus [135523]: Three railroad passes: 1) The Arizona & New Mexico Railway Company, 1916, No 520, issued to Mrs B Malone and Miss Nora Malone; 2) Arizona Eastern Railroad, 1924, No 548 issued to Mr. C. Feltham. 3) Ar

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11 Southern Railroad Passes [151464]: 1. Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway, dated 1892, No. 1423 2. Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad Co. dated 1903, No. 3023. The Southern Kansas Railway Co. of Texas, dated 1903, No. A561 (on back)4.

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California Railroad Pass Group [134091]: Lot of 4 passes. 1) California Northwestern Railway Company. 1903. Lessee of the San Francisco & North Pacific Railway Company. 2) Holton Inter-Urban Railway Company. Two passes, issued in 1913 and 19

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Iowa Railroad Passes (5) [150157]: Five passes from Iowa Railroads: 1) 1903 Iowa & St. Louis Railway, No. 208, light blue; 2) 1903 Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern, No. 304, brown card stock; 3) 1918 Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern

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Great Lakes Area Railroad Pass Collection [141128]: 1939-1951, twenty-five (25) different passes, a very nice collection of rail passes from a wide variety of rail lines around the great lakes area. Please see photo.Date: Country (if not USA): State: C

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Colorado Railroad Pass Lot: This is a lot of 7 Colorado railroad passes which include the following: Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Company-1902; Fort Worth & Denver City Railway/Wichita Valley Railway-1915; Colorado & Souther

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Railroad Passes, 4 [152778]: 4 railroad passes from the Pacific Northwest.1) 1913 Independence & Monmouth Railway company, pass No. 0059 issued Mr. H. W. Conard-railroad operated from 1889-1918; 2) 1915 Portland Railway, Light an

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Kansas City Railroad Passes [134104]: Lot of 4 different. Includes: Kansas City, Osceola & Southern Railway Co. (1895); Kansas City & Memphis Railway and Bridge Co. (1904 w/ bridge vignette); Kansas City-Western Railway Co. (1917); and Ka

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Green Bay & Western Railroad Passes and Ephemera: Ten early Green Bay & Western railroad passes dated 1906, 1907, 1914, 1916, 1927, 1928 (2), 1929, 1934-35, and 1938-39. Also includes GB&W 8.5" x 11" notepad, two safety rules books from 4/1/1981, eig

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Railroad Passes, Wabash Railroad Co - 3 [140231]: Three railroad passes issued by the Wabash Railroad Company: an Exchange pass #1689 (1889), a suburban train pass #A1325 (1900), and A4226 (1904). All are in very good condition. See photo for details

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Collection of Over 800 Railroad Passes: This is a collection of over 800 railroad passes, all issued by different private and public railroad groups and clubs from around the USA. There is a large collector base for passes issued by groups

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Chicago, Northern Midwestern US Railroad Passes - 9: Nine RR passes: Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RY, 1890, No X3082, issued to J.S. Koslowsky; Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RY, 1889, No 2157, issued to A.H. Pike; Chicago, St Paul, Minn

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The Remarkable Railroad Passes of Otto Mears; 1988 [153036]

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The Remarkable Railroad Passes of Otto Mears by William K. Strong. Published by the San Juan Book Company, Silverton, Colorado, 1988.35 page. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Good condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

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The Remarkable Railroad Passes of Otto Mears; 1988 [153036]

Name: The Remarkable Railroad Passes of Otto Mears; 1988 [153036]
SKU: 134291079
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