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Western Railroad Passes, Montana, Western Americana and Gold

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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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Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad Annual Pass (1913)1141 - Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad Annual Pass (1913)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pass No. A1702, issued to Mrs. W.K. McAllister & Son (Southern Pacific Railway). Countersigned by A.S. Gill. Good over: Florence & Cripple C...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*********t for 114.95
 
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Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. Annual Pass (1887)1142 - Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. Annual Pass (1887)
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Nice pictorial pass. Low No. 17, issued for 1887 to E.R. Hunt (M.C.T. & P. Railway). Signed by C.L. Frost as superintendent. Printed on green ca...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 400.00
Sold to r******8 for 423.50
 
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Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. Annual Pass (1898)1143 - Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. Annual Pass (1898)
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Nice pictorial pass issued for 1898 to C.W. Sells, manager of the Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway. Countersigned by J.V. Goode, general superi...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*********t for 72.60
 
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Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. Pass Collection1144 - Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. Pass Collection
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Lot of 10 different. Included: 1895, 1904, 1905. Name changes to Forth Worth & Denver: 1908. Fort Worth & Denver & Wichita Valley: 1912,...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to j*********t for 102.85
 
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Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Annual Passes (1904 & 1908)1145 - Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Annual Passes (1904 & 1908)
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Lot of two. Included: 1) 1904 to W.G. Knittle, countersigned by L.B. Comer. Endorsed by Knittle. Printed on blue cardstock with some toning. 2) 1908 t
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 49.60
 
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Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Co. Annual Passes (1888 & 1897)1146 - Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Co. Annual Passes (1888 & 1897)
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Lot of two. 1) No. 218, issued for 1888 to G.H. Hunter. Signed by the general superintendent, J. Hornby. Vignette of locomotive crossing a bridge. Pri
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r******h for 90.00
 
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Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Pass (1875)1147 - Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Pass (1875)
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Gorgeous Western pass. No. 223, issued for 1875 to T.C. Owen, general manager of B&S RR Co. Signed by HB Anderson as general manager. Printed on...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to B*****8 for 332.75
 
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Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Pass (1881)1148 - Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Pass (1881)
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Great pictorial Western pass for the Sunset Route! No. 658, issued to W.H. Hurlburt (Canada Southern Railway). Vignette of locomotive crossing Guadalu
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Estimate : 120.00 - 400.00
Sold to B*****8 for 332.75
 
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Grand Canyon Railway Company Passes (1912 & 1915)1149 - Grand Canyon Railway Company Passes (1912 & 1915)
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Two different printed on color cardstock. Included: 1912, issued to E.J. Nally (Postal Telegraph Co.) and 1915, issued to E. Raymond (asst. to vice-pr
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******h for 240.00
 
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Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Pass Collection1150 - Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Pass Collection
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Lot of 9 different passes issued 1880-1912. Years included: 1880, 1883 (signed by John Sealy), 1886, 1889, 1890, 1895, 1901, 1904, and 1912. All print
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to k******o for 403.00
 
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Hawaii Railroad Pass Pair1151 - Hawaii Railroad Pass Pair
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Lot of two from two different Hawaii railroads. 1) Hawaii Consolidated Railway, Ltd. Pass No. 297, issued for 1930 to Carl R. Gray, president of the U
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to r******8 for 514.25
 
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Houston & Texas Central Railroad Annual Pass (1883)1152 - Houston & Texas Central Railroad Annual Pass (1883)
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Pass No. 1494, issued for 1883 to D. McArthur, manager of the St. Louis Railway Register. Endorsed by McArthur. Printed on cardstock by W.H. Coyle, Ho
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Estimate : 120.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*********t for 48.40
 
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Houston & Texas Central Railroad Annual Pass Trio1153 - Houston & Texas Central Railroad Annual Pass Trio
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Lot of 3 different. Included: 1890 to H.F. Whitcomb (toning); 1904 to W.G. Knittle; and 1909 to Cooper Nott (heavily soiled). All printed on cardstock
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to e*****r for 50.00
 
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Houston & Texas Central Railroad Annual Passes (1877 & 1889)1154 - Houston & Texas Central Railroad Annual Passes (1877 & 1889)
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Lot of two. 1) No. 212, issued for 1877 to James Converse, chief engineer for Galveston, Harrisbury & San Antonio Railroad. Signed by J. Durand ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*********t for 114.95
 
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Houston East & West Texas Railway C. Annual Pass (1886)1155 - Houston East & West Texas Railway C. Annual Pass (1886)
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Great Western pictorial rail pass! Pass No. 199 issued for 1886 to Albert Allen, general superintendent of Syracuse, Ontario & New York Railway....
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Estimate : 120.00 - 400.00
Sold to k******o for 465.00
 
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Houston East & West Texas Railway Co. Annual Pass (1882)1156 - Houston East & West Texas Railway Co. Annual Pass (1882)
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Low Pass No. 15, issued for 1882. The handwriting is hard to read, but the pass was signed by E.L. Bremond as general superintendent. Printed on cards
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Estimate : 120.00 - 400.00
Sold to k******o for 279.00
 
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Houston, East & West Texas Railway Co. Annual Passes1157 - Houston, East & West Texas Railway Co. Annual Passes
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Lot of two different. 1) 1895 pass No. 581, issued to H.F. Whitcomb. M.G. Howe as general manager. Printed on cardstock with light toning. 2) 1904 pas
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r******h for 48.00
 
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Idaho Central Railroad Annual Pass (1889)1158 - Idaho Central Railroad Annual Pass (1889)
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Pass No. A84, issued for 1889 to F.N. Shelton (Union Pacific) for passage from Nampa to Boise City. Signed by E. Dickinson, president. Reverse is endo
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Estimate : 120.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 161.20
 
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Idaho Northern Railroad Co. Annual Passes (1905 & 1912)1159 - Idaho Northern Railroad Co. Annual Passes (1905 & 1912)
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Lot of two. 1) 1905 pass issued to . Printed on blue cardstock with some toning/soiling. 2) Different style pass for 1912, No. A3576, issue
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*********t for 133.10
 
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Idaho Railroads Annual Pass Collection (5)1160 - Idaho Railroads Annual Pass Collection (5)
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Lot of 5 from 4 different rails operating in Idaho. Included: Payette Valley Railroad Co. issued 1908; Craig Mountain Railway issued 1939; Nezperce ...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to I********S for 192.00
 
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