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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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Frontier Biography by Dan L. Thrapp3420 - Frontier Biography by Dan L. Thrapp
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four volumes. "This reference work contains biographical sketches of over 5530 individuals associated with the American frontier from the 6th c...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r********e.. for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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Western Exploration Library3421 - Western Exploration Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16 Volumes on Western Exploration. Includes "The Splendid Wayfaring" by John G. Neihardt, First Edition, 1920. "Wagon Roads West&quo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********n for (225.00 + 54.00BP) = 279.00
 
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Western Exploration and Archaeology Library3422 - Western Exploration and Archaeology Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 Volumes on Western exploration and archaeology. Includes titles such as "Becoming Aztlan" by Carroll L. Riley w/ dust jacket, Southwes...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 170.00
 
 
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Explorers and Trappers, 4 Volumes3423 - Explorers and Trappers, 4 Volumes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1)Trappers of the Far West. 2) This Reckless Breed of Men. The Trappers and Fur Traders of the Southwest. 3) Explorers, traders, and Slavers Forging t
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Fremont And '493424 - Fremont And '49
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Fremont And '49 The Story of a Remarkable Career and its Relation to the Exploration and Development of our Western Territory, Especially Califo...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to t*****5 for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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Fremont Letters, Illinois Press, 5 Vols3425 - Fremont Letters, Illinois Press, 5 Vols
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fremont Letters, Illinois Press, 5 Vols. Includes "The Expeditions of John Charles Fremont" Travels from 1848 to 1854, Edited by Mary Le...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r********e.. for (100.00 + 21.00BP) = 121.00
 
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Kit Carson, 7 Books3426 - Kit Carson, 7 Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Kit Carson, A Portrait in Courage by M. Morgan Estergreen, introduction by Edgar L. Hewett. 2) Kit Carson (Christopher Carson known as Kit Carson b
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The Fremont Cannon and Xerox Papers.3427 - The Fremont Cannon and Xerox Papers.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Fremont Cannon, High Up and Far Back, by Ernest Allan Lewis. 1st edition, as new condition, blue cloth binding, not issued with dust jacket, publi
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The Pathfinder, Private work on John Fremont3428 - The Pathfinder, Private work on John Fremont
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare, signed first edition, "The Pathfinder" by George A. Zabriskie. "The Doldrums", Ormond Beach, Florida, 1947. Hardcover. Fir...
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Bigelow's Life of Colonel Fremont (1856)3429 - Bigelow's Life of Colonel Fremont (1856)
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Bigelow's Life of Colonel Fremont including his Explorations and Discoveries. Memoir of the Life and Public Services of John Charles Fremont, by...
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Sold to r********e.. for (160.00 + 33.60BP) = 193.60
 
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