Railroad, Express, & Street Railway Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a great postal cover dated March 2, 1898 from Sunset, Colorado, a ghost town in Four Mile Canyon near Boulder. The letter that was once inside the cover was addressed to Miss Lucy...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice blue and white china soup bowl by Greenwood China for the Hampton Casino in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. This bowl is circa 1890s, and at that time the Casino was owned by...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1850s fixed globe lantern from Eastern Railroad, which ran between Boston, Massachusetts and Portland, Maine starting in 183The "F.T." etched on the glass globe may stand...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful railroad engineer shaving mug showing a painted railway scene and the engineer's name: J. C. Stahl. The lip of the mug, handle and frame of the scene are detailed in...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s Railway Express Agency (REA) employee badge. REA was a conglomeration of smaller national express companies set up by the United States government in 1917, during World War...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1904 United States Express Company commemorative medal for the company's 50th anniversary. The medal is round and reads UNITED STATES EXPRESS CO. 1854 SECURITY DISPATCH TRADE MARK...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s or 1940s Railway Express Agency (REA) hat badge #5547REA was a conglomeration of smaller national express companies set up by the United States government in 1917,...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s or 1880s messenger hat badge for the United States Express Company. The badge is numbered 3194 and is curved to fit the front of the hat. The badge shows a winged...

ARTIFACT: This is a Civil War soldier's package envelope forwarded by the Adams Express Company of City Point, Virginia. The envelope containing $50 was for Mrs. J. V. Covert, sent to her presumably...

ARTIFACT: This is a framed circa 1900 albumen photograph of an American Express Company delivery driver on his dray. The driver is Tom Berry of Dover, New Hampshire, and his wagon is numbered 213. Mr...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1880s-1890s United States Express Company gold badge accompanied by period signed money order receipt dated October 30, 189This very delicate badge reads S.D. UNITED...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930 Railway Express Agency (REA) of Philadelphia Express Police badge #15. VINTAGE: Circa 1930. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 2-1/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION /...