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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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Wickes: Mining Ghost Town American Yeomen Records2171 - Wickes: Mining Ghost Town American Yeomen Records
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brotherhood of American Yeomen Homestead No. 777 dues book records for some of the people in the silver mining ghost town of Wickes Montana. About 25
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Saloon Letter from the Mint Saloon in Wisdom MT.2172 - Saloon Letter from the Mint Saloon in Wisdom MT.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fantastic Saloon Letter from The Mint Saloon in Wisdom Montana. Written by the proprietor J.C. Hill to Butte Tombstone Co. about the order of a tombs
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Estimate : 150.00 - 350.00
Sold to 1**9 for (200.00 + 32.00BP) = 232.00
 
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Rare Handbill on The Admission of Automobiles Into Yellowstone2173 - Rare Handbill on The Admission of Automobiles Into Yellowstone
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Handbill from the department of the interior on the admission of automobiles into Yellowstone national park. Discloses the current government pol
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (90.00 + 21.60BP) = 111.60
 
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14 Various Montana Tickets2174 - 14 Various Montana Tickets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tickets include: Alexander Opera House, Forsyth, benefit for Mrs. Marsland; J. G. Cocking's Tea Check (pictorial), Helena; Brush Lake Dance Coup...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6****A for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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17 U. S. S. Montana Postcards2175 - 17 U. S. S. Montana Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of hand colored printed postcards. Picture postcards of ports of call. City: State: Montana Date: Inventory# 38834
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8*****l for (35.00 + 7.35BP) = 42.35
 
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A Newspaper Reference Work for Montana2176 - A Newspaper Reference Work for Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. A Newspaper Reference Work. Men of affairs and Representative Institutions of the State of Montana, 1914. Compiled for the Newspaper Editor
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 1**9 for (100.00 + 16.00BP) = 116.00
 
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Bank Saloon and Sideboard Saloon billheads2177 - Bank Saloon and Sideboard Saloon billheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Bank Saloon, KA Hinote, Havre. "Send me 10 gal. of alcohol as soon as possible." [Not very picky about what they get, I guess.] 2) -Sid...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to e*****r for (40.00 + 0.00BP) = 40.00
 
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Two Color Beer Billheads: Anheuser Busch & Pabst2178 - Two Color Beer Billheads: Anheuser Busch & Pabst
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Unused Larkin & Fleming of Red Lodge. Tri-color billhead. 2) B. Gallick dealer in Pabst. Butte, 1899. Addressed to Buford in Virginia City. ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 1**9 for (25.00 + 4.00BP) = 29.00
 
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Captain of Police Sign2179 - Captain of Police Sign
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A steel sign from a police department in Montana that is black with gold lettering and reads Captain of Police C.M. ST.P. & P. RY. Initialed T....
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********o.. for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Chinese in Montana Document2180 - Chinese in Montana Document
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Interesting Chinese document. China was in turmoil from the late-1830s to the 1870s, and well beyond in most cases. Many Chinese families had been dis
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8*****w for (35.00 + 7.35BP) = 42.35
 
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