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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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Nevada Mining Unions Library3358 - Nevada Mining Unions Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Volumes on mining unions in Nevada including "The Ignoble Conspiracy" 'Radicalism On Trial in Nevada' by Sally Zanjani and Guy ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 60.00
Sold to t********n.. for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Comstock Library3359 - Comstock Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
31 Volumes on The Comstock Lode and Virginia City. Examples from this group include "Silver Theater" by Margaret G. Watson, "The Bon...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to D******a for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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Northwest Nevada History3360 - Northwest Nevada History
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 Volumes on Northeastern Nevada History that include "Mountain City" by Gregory Martin w/ dust jacket, "Copper Times" by Jack F...
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Start Price : 65.00 | Estimate : 130.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Carson, Washoe, and Churchill Histories3361 - Carson, Washoe, and Churchill Histories
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 Volumes on the history of Carson, Washoe Valley, and Churchill. Includes, "Bowers Mansion" by Gloria Millicent Mapes, Maude Swain Taylo...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Nevada Water History Reference Library3362 - Nevada Water History Reference Library
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4 Volumes regarding the water history of Nevada including "A Trace of Desert Waters; The Great Basin Story" by Samuel G. Houghton w/ dust ...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Nevada History, Doten, Angel, Bancroft3363 - Nevada History, Doten, Angel, Bancroft
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Volumes total that includes the works of Doten, Angel, and Bancroft. Books are a reproduction "History of Nevada" by Hubert Bancroft, r...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d********x.. for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Nevada Printing History Library3364 - Nevada Printing History Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Volumes on the history of Nevada including "The Newspapers of Nevada, A History and Bibliography 1854-1979" by Richard e. Lingenfelter a...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Pittman Biography Library3365 - Pittman Biography Library
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2 Biographies on Key Pittman title "Nevada's Key Pittman" by Fred L. Israel, First Edition, w/ dust jacket, 1963. "Key Pittman; ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 159.00
 
 
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Sarah Winnemucca Library Archive3366 - Sarah Winnemucca Library Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Volumes on Sarah Winnemucca including "Life Among The Piutes; Their Wrongs and Claims" by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins First Edition, "...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Nevada Railroad Library3367 - Nevada Railroad Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 Volumes on Nevada railroads including "Westward by Rail; America's Pioneer Heritage" by William F. Rae, w/ dust jacket, "Bonanz...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6******n for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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