Express Transportation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Great, vintage 1870's - 1880's American Express Co. coin or money bag. The front reads: PROPERTY OF AMERICAN EXPRESS CO." and shows US Shield in the center with thirteen stars and vertical stripes below. VINTAGE: Circa 1870's - 1880's...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1890s driver or messenger hat for the American Express Company. American Express originated in Buffalo, New York in 1850 as an express mail company, and is still in business today. The simple hat has a design with a visor...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920 American Railway Express Company Railway Police Special Officer Badge #1. VINTAGE: Circa 1920. SIZE: About 1-3/4 in width by 2-9/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel plated nickel with painted details...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare 1870s American Express Company messenger badge. The badge is octagonal with an imploring dog at center and reads AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. VINTAGE: Circa 1870s. SIZE: 2-3/16" height and 2-3/16" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1890's Wells Fargo & Co. Express Route Agent business card from Nevada, Missouri. The card features the company logo in the top corner in red and blue ink, the center reads: "WELLS FARGO & CO EXPRESS". The Route Agent named on the...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1900 Wells Fargo & Co. Express Route Agent business card from Kansas City, Missouri. The card features the company logo in the top corner in red and blue ink, the center reads: WELLS FARGO & CO EXPRESS". The Route Agent named on...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce early to mid-1970s Federal Express advertising slogan badge. The large pinback badge reads "Don't Panic!" in bold lettering against a red background. VINTAGE: Circa early-mid 1970s. SIZE: Approximately 2-3/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is a small 1930s Air Express lapel pin. Air Express was established in 1927 by Railway Express Agency. The pin is s petite wing with a red enameled diamond at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 3/8" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's Air Express lapel pin. Air Express was established in 1927 by Railway Express Agency. The pin is s petite wing with a red enameled diamond at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: Approximately 5/16" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1880's American Express Company brass padlock. There is no key for this lock. The American Express Company (AMEX Co) was originally an express mail business back when it was first founded in 1850. In 1857, the company made its...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s Wells Fargo cap badge with ID# 670. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: About 2-1/2 in width by 1-7/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated brass with enamel. ATTACHMENT: Single screw post. MARKINGS: DIEGES &...

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 Sherwin of Denver and shows four inked date and place...