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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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Hinchman & Alward Drug Bottle, Virginia City, Montana.1571 - Hinchman & Alward Drug Bottle, Virginia City, Montana.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4" drugstore bottle, Hinchman & Alward druggists Virginia City, Montana. Penn oval. No makers Mark on base. Clear with minor stain, no appa...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (300.00 + 72.00BP) = 372.00
 
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Bullionville, Nevada Drug Bottle1572 - Bullionville, Nevada Drug Bottle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Possibly Unique paper labeled drug bottle from Bullionville. Moore, Druggist, Bullionville. Label at 50%. Dug by Holabird in Pioche about 1981. Used f
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 9*****F for (350.00 + 73.50BP) = 423.50
 
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Fred Clark, All 3 Embossed Variants1573 - Fred Clark, All 3 Embossed Variants
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three different embossed variants of Fred Clark's drug bottles. The earliest of the trio is from Ely-McGill.. The other two are mavericks, and d...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****F for (100.00 + 21.00BP) = 121.00
 
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Lewis Drug Co., Ely Nevada1574 - Lewis Drug Co., Ely Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lewis Drug Company, Ely Nevada. Gorgeous light purple. 4-1/8" tall. Vivian Lewis ran his drug store inside the famous Northern Hotel from 1906-...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 140.00
Sold to 9*****F for (140.00 + 29.40BP) = 169.40
 
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A. B. Stewart Gold Hill Drug Bottle1575 - A. B. Stewart Gold Hill Drug Bottle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A. B. Stewart drug bottle from Gold Hill, with ABS monogram, 4.3" tall, as originally found. No chips visible. Flat base, minor stain. Stewart&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to i*****d for (190.00 + 38.00BP) = 228.00
 
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J. Jones, Gold Hill Drug Bottle, c18641576 - J. Jones, Gold Hill Drug Bottle, c1864
Holabird Western Americana Collections
John Jones Jr. embossed in a ribbon pattern in flint glass. internal stain as originally found. lip chips. Jones was a pioneer druggist on the Comstoc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to W*****h for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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John Jones Jr. Drug Bottle, Gold Hill1577 - John Jones Jr. Drug Bottle, Gold Hill
Holabird Western Americana Collections
J. Jones Jr., Gold Hill, Nevada clear square drug bottle, no embossing on base. 3.5" tall, No chips or cracks. original as found. Variety 3, c1...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 9*****F for (140.00 + 29.40BP) = 169.40
 
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Paper Label John Jones, Jr. Bottle, Gold Hill1578 - Paper Label John Jones, Jr. Bottle, Gold Hill
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare paper label Jones bottle . Glycerin. 80% of label present. 5" tall. as found. Shown on page 160 of Nevada Bottle Book v2. City: Gold Hill...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to D******a for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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R.E. Queen Drug Bottle1579 - R.E. Queen Drug Bottle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful R.E. Queen drug bottle from Reno. Made only from 1877-1879, Queen was an influential force in the American drug scene, later patenting Calif
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****F for (120.00 + 25.20BP) = 145.20
 
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Sparks Bottling Company1580 - Sparks Bottling Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sparks Bottling Company, Sparks Nevada. Aqua 4 piece mold crown top bottle, "S" on the bottle. The bottle was made for soda water and prod...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to W*****h for (190.00 + 38.00BP) = 228.00
 
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