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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Three Nevada Bibliographies3380 - Three Nevada Bibliographies
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Prime Sources of California and Nevada Local History, by Richard Quebedeaux, hardcover. new condition; Nevada, An Annotated Bibliography by Stanley W.
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Biographies on Several Nevadans3381 - Biographies on Several Nevadans
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1) Nevada's Governors, from Territorial Days to the Present by Myrtle Tate Myles. 2) Nevadans and Nevada by Boyd Moore, author and artist. 3) Wh...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to v*********m for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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12 Books on Southern Nevada3382 - 12 Books on Southern Nevada
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1) 320 Desert Watering Places in Southeastern California and Southwestern Nevada by W. C. Mendenhall. 2) Phil Swing and Boulder Dam by Beverly Bowen M
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Early Nevada, F. N. Fletcher3383 - Early Nevada, F. N. Fletcher
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Early Nevada, The Period of Exploration, 1776-1848 by F. N. Fletcher. Rare publication, hardcover, good condition. City: State: Nevada Date: 1929
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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The Truth about Virginia City Nevada3384 - The Truth about Virginia City Nevada
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Rare Virginia City publication: The Truth about Virginia City Nevada, 1850-1940, by Chester W. Cheel, M. A. Soft yellow cover, some wear, bit of wate
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to m********y for (45.00 + 9.45BP) = 54.45
 
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Nevada Military Related, 10 Books3385 - Nevada Military Related, 10 Books
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Nevada Military Related, includes: Frazer Forts of the West, Combat Zoning, The Autobiography of General Isaac J. Wister, bravo 20 and others. City:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Northern Washoe Histories, 8 Books3386 - Northern Washoe Histories, 8 Books
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1) Twenty Miles from a Match; 2) The Desert Lake, the Story of Nevada's Pyramid Lake; 3) Flanigan, Anatomy of a Railroad Ghost Town; 4) Olinghou...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8*****l for (40.00 + 8.40BP) = 48.40
 
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Southern Nevada Histories3387 - Southern Nevada Histories
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1) Searchlight, the camp that didn't Fail. 2) Treasures of Tempiute. 3) Lincoln County, Nevada: 1864-1909. 4) A Guide to the ghost Towns and Min...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to p********n for (45.00 + 10.80BP) = 55.80
 
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Central Nevada Histories, 10 Volumes3388 - Central Nevada Histories, 10 Volumes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes: Charm history and Heritage; Eureka and its Resources; Nine Miles from Dead Horse Wells; A History of Smoky Valley, Nevada; Silver Peak;
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (140.00 + 33.60BP) = 173.60
 
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Letters and Diaries, Nevada and the West3389 - Letters and Diaries, Nevada and the West
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Martha and the Doctor; Pioneering the West; Letters from the Nevada Frontier: Letters of Tasker L. Oddie; Bostonians and Bullion; Twenty Years on the
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p*****0 for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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