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Western Railroad Passes, Montana, Western Americana and Gold

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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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Rio Grande, Sierra Madre & Pacific Railroad Annual Pass (1906) (Mexican Mining)1280 - Rio Grande, Sierra Madre & Pacific Railroad Annual Pass (1906) (Mexican Mining)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pass No. 230, issued for 1906 to E.J. Nally, general superintendent of Postal Telegraph Co. Countersigned by the secretary. Printed on yellow cardstoc
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Estimate : 90.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*********t for (100.00 + 21.00BP) = 121.00
 
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Sacramento Northern Railroad Annual Pass Collection1281 - Sacramento Northern Railroad Annual Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. Included: 1923, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1942. Also a 1921 pass for the Sacramento Valley & Eastern Railway. Electric railway that ...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 300.00
Sold to u********y.. for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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Salt Lake & Los Angeles Railway Co. Annual Pass (1894)1282 - Salt Lake & Los Angeles Railway Co. Annual Pass (1894)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 83, issued for 1894 to George J. Ainsworth, president of Redondo Railway Company. Countersigned by I.A. Clayton. Printed on cardstock with fancy l
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to r******8 for (275.00 + 57.75BP) = 332.75
 
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Salt Lake & Los Angeles Railway Co. Annual Pass Trio (1913-1915)1283 - Salt Lake & Los Angeles Railway Co. Annual Pass Trio (1913-1915)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three different. 1) No. 145, issued for 1913 to Mrs. A.J. Knight (Western Union Telegraph Co.). Printed on cardstock by Poole Bros. Vignette of
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Estimate : 180.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******8 for (475.00 + 99.75BP) = 574.75
 
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Salt Lake & Mercur Railroad Company Annual Pass (1908) (Gold Mine)1284 - Salt Lake & Mercur Railroad Company Annual Pass (1908) (Gold Mine)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. B133, issued for 1908 to W.W. Fulmer, purchasing agent for Wells Fargo Express. Countersigned by Lucius Laudie. Endorsed by Fulmer. Printed on yel
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******8 for (375.00 + 78.75BP) = 453.75
 
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Salt Lake & Ogden Railway Co. Annual Pass (1902)1285 - Salt Lake & Ogden Railway Co. Annual Pass (1902)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pas No. 204, issued for 1902 to L.O. Leonard of Wisconsin Pacific Railway Company. Countersigned by E. Duncan. Endorsed by Leonard. Printed on tan car
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******8 for (425.00 + 89.25BP) = 514.25
 
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Salt Lake & Utah Railroad Co. Annual Pass Collection1286 - Salt Lake & Utah Railroad Co. Annual Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. Includes: 1917, 1923, 1926 (to president of Union Pacific), 1928, 1929, 1936, and 1938. Also a pictorial pass for Salt Lake Garfield &...
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Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*********t for (100.00 + 21.00BP) = 121.00
 
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San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. Annual Pass (1896)1287 - San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. Annual Pass (1896)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice pictorial pass featuring vignettes of two missions (San Jose and Concepcion). No. 1536, issued for 1896 to A.J. Welch, (Nashville, Chattanooga an
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to j******d for (70.00 + 16.80BP) = 86.80
 
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San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. Annual Passes (3)1288 - San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. Annual Passes (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three different. 1) No. 723, issued for 1902 to E.E. Smythe (Kansas City Southern Railway Co.). Endorsed by Smythe. Nice pictorial design with
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (60.00 + 14.40BP) = 74.40
 
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San Diego & Arizona Railway Co. Passes (6)1289 - San Diego & Arizona Railway Co. Passes (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six different passes. Includes: 1917, 1920, 1921 (two different), 1936, and 1939. (Prag Collection) City: State: California Date: Inventory# 39
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*********t for (60.00 + 12.60BP) = 72.60
 
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