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Western Railroad Passes, Montana, Western Americana and Gold

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

Auction Details

Our Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2016 auction is a simultaneous live and internet event with 1,800 lots split over three days. Here is a general breakdown of the 3 days, all of which feature different collecting categories:

DAY ONE (Sept. 30th)

*The Ken Prag Western Pass Collection: Nearly 1,000 railroad, stagecoach, steamship and express passes incl. important autographs such as Jay Gould, Otto Mears, and Leland Stanford.

*Western Bottles: Following up on the great 49er Bottle Show in Sacramento, we have more rare, pristine, unusual, and special bottles in this auction.

DAY TWO (Oct. 1st)

*Western U.S. Placer Gold & Ingot Collection: From small nuggets to 1.8 troy ounce nuggets to gold specimens weighing over 7 troy ounces. Also, a William Sharon Presentation Dinner Ingot!

*Montana Tokens, Postal History, Ephemera, Books & Gaming Chips: A fabulous selection featuring more great items from the Svoboda Collection and others.

DAY THREE (Oct. 2nd)

*Our General Americana section featuring a wide variety of Western treasures: scales, a strong box, badges, ribbons, jewelry, watches, and a large collection of important and rare books (Nevada and California History, 1st Editions, Military, Native Americana, Biographies, Presidential, etc.).
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Alaska Railroad Postcards and Tickets1001 - Alaska Railroad Postcards and Tickets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. Seven postcards: early printed, mailed 1908 Skagway and 1942 Plymouth, plus one later real photo of train station at Skagway. Also an unissu
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to a****y for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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Lot Withdrawn1002 - Lot Withdrawn
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Title for Smith's Addition to Elsinore, California by Southern Pacific Railroad1003 - Title for Smith's Addition to Elsinore, California by Southern Pacific Railroad
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Paperwork for Smith's Addition to block 505 of Elsinore for lots 1-8. Deals with the Southern Pacific Railroad and P.O. Mulls. Includes the dee...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to u********y.. for (20.00 + 4.20BP) = 24.20
 
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California Railroad & Stage Stock Certificates & Ephemera1004 - California Railroad & Stage Stock Certificates & Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. 1) Unissued stock for the Lewiston Turnpike Company (Stage) with a great stage vignette. Weaverville, c.1870s. Printed by Bancroft & C...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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California Railroad Check Collection1005 - California Railroad Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 18. Includes: San Francisco & San Jose Railroad Company (1864); California Street Cable Railroad Co. (San Francisco, 7 pictorial checks, ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*********t for (30.00 + 6.30BP) = 36.30
 
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Chicago Railroad Bond & Stock Certificate Collection1006 - Chicago Railroad Bond & Stock Certificate Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large collection of 26 Chicago railroad stocks and bonds, most pictorial, most issued. Railways include: Chicago Northwestern Ry Co.; bonds for the Ch
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (60.00 + 14.40BP) = 74.40
 
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Kankakee & Seneca Railroad Company Bond1007 - Kankakee & Seneca Railroad Company Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed $1000. bond, 15.75" x 18.75". First Mortgage Forty Years Eight per Cent. Bonds. City: State: Illinois Date: Inventory# 38450
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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New Bedford Railroad Company Bond (1876) (Framed)1008 - New Bedford Railroad Company Bond (1876) (Framed)
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$1000 First Mortgage Bond, no. 150. Hole cancelled, coupons attached. Framed, 21" x 13". City: State: Massachusetts Date: 1876 Inven...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to g*******h for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Northern Pacific Railroad Engine and Crew Photograph (Missoula, Montana)1009 - Northern Pacific Railroad Engine and Crew Photograph (Missoula, Montana)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photograph of steam engine 43 on the Northern Pacific Railroad with its crew at the Missoula Roundhouse. In phenomenal condition with only minor wear
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Three Models Marked C & C RR1010 - Three Models Marked C & C RR
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to B*****n for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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Tonopah Engine 45 model1011 - Tonopah Engine 45 model
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (40.00 + 0.00BP) = 40.00
 
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Train Part Pattern for Santa Cruz RR1012 - 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 Pacific Coa...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to g********t.. for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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Train Parts Patterns for V & T and C & C Railroads1013 - Train Parts Patterns for V & T and C & C Railroads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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 : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to g********t.. for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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Train Parts Patterns for V & T Railroad1014 - 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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to g********t.. for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
 
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Lot Withdrawn1015 - Lot Withdrawn
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Lot Withdrawn
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Newspaper Photo Stamp Block for Nevada Central Railroad1016 - Newspaper Photo Stamp Block for Nevada Central Railroad
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Raised ferrotype negative on wood block. Plate for newspaper. Depiction of a train, Nevada central rail passenger. Measures 5" x 2" x 1.&...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8*****w for (35.00 + 7.35BP) = 42.35
 
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Ben Holladay Signed Railroad Check endorsed by Western Whiskey Merchant1017 - Ben Holladay Signed Railroad Check endorsed by Western Whiskey Merchant
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This pictorial Oregon & California Railroad Company check has a lot going for it. First, it is signed by Ben Holladay as president. Holladay was...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to F****e for (250.00 + 57.50BP) = 307.50
 
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Group of Railroad & Non-Mining Stock Certificates1018 - Group of Railroad & Non-Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 19, most pictorial. Railroad: St. Louis- San Francisco Railway Co. (two issued 1940), Wabash Railway Co. (two issued 1939), and Universal Mail
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (25.00 + 0.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Check and Illustration--Grant's Military Railroad1019 - Check and Illustration--Grant's Military Railroad
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The check is made out to Col. I. L. Carrington for $75., April, 1862, signed by I. B. Stevens, Chamberlain. The U.S. Military Railroad (USMRR) was est
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Boston Hartford & Erie Railroad Co. Bond (Revenue Imprinted) (Framed)1020 - Boston Hartford & Erie Railroad Co. Bond (Revenue Imprinted) (Framed)
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One Thousand Dollar bond for The Boston Hartford & Erie Railroad Company, Acknowledges Itself Indebted unto Dudley S. Gregory. Framed--22.5"...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e*****r for (75.00 + 0.00BP) = 75.00
 
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