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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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Tex Rickard Biography3370 - Tex Rickard Biography
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Biography on Tex Rickard Titled "The Magnificent Rube; The Life and Gaudy Times of Tex Rickard" by Charles Samuels, with dust jacket. W...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to e*****r for 25.00
 
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Nevada History Library3371 - Nevada History Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 Volumes on Nevada History Including "Nevada; A History" by Robert Laxalt w/ dust jacket, "Nevada's 20th Century Mining Boom; To...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to D******a for 72.00
 
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Sketches of the Washoe Silver Mines (Reprint)3372 - Sketches of the Washoe Silver Mines (Reprint)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sketches of the Washoe Silver Mines by Henry DeGroot. Limited edition, no. 191 of 200, signed. Originally published in 1860, reprint 1961. Soft cover,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m********y for 66.55
 
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Comstock Biographies, 7 Books3373 - Comstock Biographies, 7 Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Adolph Sutro, A Biography by Robert E. Stewart, Jr. and M. F. Stewart. 2) gold and Silver Colossus, William Morris Stewart and His Southern Bride b
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********y for 60.50
 
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Five Books on Nevada Native Americans3374 - Five Books on Nevada Native Americans
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) The Indian Massacre of 1911 at Little Rock Canyon Nevada by Effie Mona Mack, 1968. Limited edition, 1000 copies, volume no. 265, signed by Effie Mo
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Nevada by Effie Mona Mack (Autographed, 1936)3375 - Nevada by Effie Mona Mack (Autographed, 1936)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nevada, a history of the state from the earliest times through the Civil War, by Effie Mona Mack. Published by the Arthur H. Clark Co., Glendale, CA,
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6******n for 132.00
 
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Pots O' Gold, 2 Copies3376 - Pots O' Gold, 2 Copies
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pots O' Gold by Matt R. Penrose. A. Carlisle & Co. of Nevada, Reno, 1935. First edition. Original black cloth, gold stamping on front cover ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Nevada Through Pictures and Stories, 20 Books3377 - Nevada Through Pictures and Stories, 20 Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes: Restless Strangers; Lost Legends of the Silver State; Forty Years in the Wilderness; Mysteries and Legends, Nevada--2 copies; Outlaw Tal
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Misc. Nevada Library, 17 Volumes3378 - Misc. Nevada Library, 17 Volumes
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1) Basin and Range. 2) Broken Hills, The Story of Joe Arthur. 3) Mines of Battle Mountain, Reese River, Aurora and Other Western Nevada Districts. 4)
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Nevada Ghost Town Library3379 - Nevada Ghost Town Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14 publications includes: A sagebrush Heritage, Boom Towns of the Great Basin, Sovereigns of the Sage, Nevada's Turbulent Yesterday, Ghos...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to p********n for 93.00
 
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