Western Railroad Passes, Montana, Western Americana and Gold

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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Ford and Nixon Silver and Bronze Medals3141 - Ford and Nixon Silver and Bronze Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Presidential medals for Nixon and Ford. The Ford medal is silver and weighs in at 4.78 Troy Oz. The Nixon medal is Bronze and weighs in at 5.48 Tr
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*****2 for (65.00 + 13.65BP) = 78.65
 
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Cigar Broadside3142 - Cigar Broadside
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cigar advertisement for Arthur Donaldson Cigars made by F.C. Lundquist Chicago. Measures 10" x 13" c. 1926. City: State: Date: In...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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General Advertising Collectibles3143 - General Advertising Collectibles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Fisher's Buffalo Blanco sacks, a 1945 calendar from Stecher-Traung Lithograph corporation, 10 signed participation certificates for the Ringli...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Airplane and Space Collectibles3144 - Airplane and Space Collectibles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dozens of 12 ct. mission of Apollo 12 official NASA photographs in original packaging. Also contains over 100 passenger aircraft postcards with diffe
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********o for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Paper Item Grab Bag3145 - Paper Item Grab Bag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Huge lot of a variety of paper items including stock certificates, photographs, maps, magazines, letters, coupons, and more. Hundreds of pieces. City
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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US Postcards3146 - US Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 200 various US postcards that contains RPCs views, animals, buildings, at least 1 embossed PC, and much more. City: State: Date: Inventor
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Foreign Postcard Collection3147 - Foreign Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 200 foreign postcards from a variety of places including Scotland, France, Spain, and more. Contains a variety of postcards including RPCs and a
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8*****w for (30.00 + 6.30BP) = 36.30
 
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WWI Recognition Medals3148 - WWI Recognition Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 80 bronze medals recognizing the patriotic acts of soldiers and sailors returning to Salina Kansas. Medals are stamped 1917-1918 and ha
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to D*****2 for (100.00 + 21.00BP) = 121.00
 
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Photo Albums with Cowboy3149 - Photo Albums with Cowboy
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 5 albums and loose photos that include a WWI era calendar album with 4 calendar pages from Dittman Shoes c. 1919, a home-made scrap book c.18
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (95.00 + 22.80BP) = 117.80
 
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US Bank Checks3150 - US Bank Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large lot includes: The Bank of New York, The National Rockland Bank, The Chemical National Bank, First National Bank of Mt. Vernon, NY, The Boston Na
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*****2 for (40.00 + 8.40BP) = 48.40
 
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