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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 In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location, 3555 Airway Drive Suite 309 Reno, NV 89511

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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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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot Withdrawn
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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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)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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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