Western Railroad Passes, Montana, Western Americana and Gold

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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Montana Forts Postal Cover Collection2359 - Montana Forts Postal Cover Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes 7 Territorial covers. Fort Benton: 1-1888, 1-1882, 1, addressed to Sheriff J. J. Healy. John J. Healy (1840-1908) was an American entrepr
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to h*******c for (70.00 + 14.70BP) = 84.70
 
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Montana Native American Postcards2360 - Montana Native American Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fifteen total. Four RPC's. See photographs. All are cancelled: Roscoe, Pinecreek, Peskin, Marco, Merrill, Rosebud, Polson, Superior, Ronan, Swee...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to R*****6 for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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Montana Plant Postcard Collection2361 - Montana Plant Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
46 Postcards of plants and flowers with various pictures and postmarks. Postmarks include Martinsdale, Utica, Wagner, Windham, Willis, Wilborn, Whitn
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9*****M for (250.00 + 52.50BP) = 302.50
 
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Montana Railroad Postcards2362 - Montana Railroad Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
22 total. 8 RPC's. Trains, bridges, stations, hobos, yards, and workers. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Northern Pacific, Great Northern, etc. Al...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to t**********z for (40.00 + 8.40BP) = 48.40
 
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Montana Territorial and Statehood Postal History Collection (165 Pieces)2363 - Montana Territorial and Statehood Postal History Collection (165 Pieces)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is the perfect lot for a new collector who would like to immediately create a Montana collection, a beginning collector who would like to add ove
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 9*****M for (600.00 + 126.00BP) = 726.00
 
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Nine Rural Montana Postcards2364 - Nine Rural Montana Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 RPC's. Includes JOB Photo of Midland, Bjornson photo of Terry, Big Hole River, Potts Ranch, Pipestone Creek, McDonald Lake, Mt. Baldy, etc. Ca...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to e*****r for (25.00 + 0.00BP) = 25.00
 
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North Great Falls MT Cover2365 - North Great Falls MT Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
North Great Falls official postcard from Cascade CO MT. Post office ran from 1890-1893. Very rare postmark. "North" is not visible in the...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Northeast Montana Postal History and Postcard Collection2366 - Northeast Montana Postal History and Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
39 total. 7 RPC's including farm scene near Yates, Main Street Wolf Point, Bird's eye of Glendive, North Side E. Street of Wolf Point, Helen...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******c for (30.00 + 6.30BP) = 36.30
 
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Northwest Montana Postal History / Postcard Collection2367 - Northwest Montana Postal History / Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Counties include Meagher, Glacier, Lincoln, Powell, Teton, Chouteau, and Pondera. 16 total. 10 RPC's including a fabulous Lombard scene with riv...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9*****M for (180.00 + 37.80BP) = 217.80
 
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Park County Postal History Postcard Collection2368 - Park County Postal History Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
26 Total. 5 RPC's Scenes of Lakeview Ranch, Flood, Railroad, Sagebrush Tourists, Chico Hot Springs. Postmarks include 1908 manuscript Porcupine ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to h*******c for (35.00 + 7.35BP) = 42.35
 
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