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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Pre-Columbus Library with Extras3490 - Pre-Columbus Library with Extras
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 Volumes total with 4 on the US before the arrival and Europeanization of America. Volumes include, "1421; The Year China Discovered America&q...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Economic Geology Set3491 - Economic Geology Set
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A full set of Economic Geology from 1905 through about 2010. Fully 400 plus pounds. Economic Geology is the key magazine/technical journal for all eco
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m********y for (250.00 + 52.50BP) = 302.50
 
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Voyage To The Pacific Ocean (1796)3492 - Voyage To The Pacific Ocean (1796)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Voyage To The Pacific Ocean; For Making In The Northern Hemisphere: Performed Under The Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, In The Years 17
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to R*****7 for (180.00 + 43.20BP) = 223.20
 
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Starrett Tools 50th Anniversary Catalog3493 - Starrett Tools 50th Anniversary Catalog
Holabird Western Americana Collections
50th Anniversary catalog for Starrett Tools in 1930. Approximately 380 pages long with drawings and descriptions of Starrett's various tools for...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre3494 - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre by B. Traven. A 1927 adventure novel by the mysterious German-English bilingual author B. Traven, in which two destit
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d********9 for (70.00 + 16.80BP) = 86.80
 
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Bird watching and Avian Library3495 - Bird watching and Avian Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
11 Volumes on bird watching and bird species mostly in the western United States and Sierra Nevadas. Fantastic bird watching library. City: State:
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Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to d********9 for (10.00 + 2.40BP) = 12.40
 
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The Mining West at the Turn of the Century3496 - The Mining West at the Turn of the Century
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A rare private printing: The Mining West at the Turn of the Century by Henry Curtis Morris. "Illustrated accounts of many mining camps that I k...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to p********n for (110.00 + 26.40BP) = 136.40
 
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John Williams Gunnison Biography by Nolie Mumey (Signed)3497 - John Williams Gunnison Biography by Nolie Mumey (Signed)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
John Williams Gunnison, (1812-1853) The Last of the Western Explorers. A History of the Survey through Colorado and Utah with a Biography and Details
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*****k for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Basques in the West, 4 Volumes3498 - Basques in the West, 4 Volumes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Navarra, The Durable Kingdom by Rachel Bard. 2) Amerkanuak, Basques in the New World by William A. Douglass and Jon Bilbao. 3) Sweet Promised Land
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Thomas Paine, 6 Volumes3499 - Thomas Paine, 6 Volumes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) The Age of Reason. 2) Thomas Paine's Rights of Man. 3) The Writings of Thomas Paine, vols. I, II, III, IV. 150 volumes printed, 1894. First e...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r********e.. for (60.00 + 12.60BP) = 72.60
 
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