ALL ABOARD THE SWEETHEART EXPRESS!
February 11-15, 2021
The Gary Nelson Railroad Collection
This incredible collection from Gary Nelson, lifetime collector and employee of the railroad comes to auction this February and is sure to please railroadiana collectors everywhere! This vast collection is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before and we’re so excited to present these collectibles to you this coming February! From the minute we stepped into Gary’s home where his collection is proudly displayed we knew we found something special. We were delighted with vignettes of railroadiana at literally every corner! Hundreds of trains in excellent working condition, engines, accessories, buildings, specialty buildings, specialty cars such as snow plows and maintenance cars in working condition complete with crews, tracks, one-of-a-kind trains many in mint or near mint condition, hundreds of different multi-signal lamps, hundreds of railroad lanterns including a Wabash embossed lamp with a teal globe, Railroad signal signs, tracks, Rolling stock with factory errors, A Standard Guage 1930s in almost mint condition, and SO MUCH MORE! All model train scales & gauges included; S-Gauge, O-Gauge, HO-Gauge, O-27. All the major names such as Lionel, MTH, American Flyer & Buddy “L” are included in this offering with so many in working near mint condition!
American Gold Rush Collection
Western Figures & Gold Rushes highlight this amazing collection and feature an original Custer Tin Type, Alaska Gold Rush Material, Mining Union Banner and much more!
Stewart MacKenzie Montana Collection
One of our buddies passed on to the land of the Great Beyond in October. Stuart “Scotty” Mackenzie (1942-2020) of Chinook, Montana.
Stuart was a die-hard Montana “paper” collector. His love of historical documents may have come from his profession as a lawyer for nearly 50 years, always delving into documents.
Mackenzie was always a “hit” at every trade show. He’d scour the backroads of Montana for collections, coming up with fantastic material. Everybody clamored to be the first to see what he had for sale. One of his great finds was the archive of the Pony, Montana Miners Union with all their banners, badges and accoutrements.
Mackenzie discovered that the billhead and letterhead market could use an influx of Montana mining material. At every trade show, he’d have boxes of letters and invoices from Montana mines.
Mackenzie also discovered virtually tons of mining stocks. He single handedly brought Montana to the forefront when he acquired the huge holdings of the Butte Mines. Armed with thousands of stocks signed by mining magnate William A. Clark, Mackenzie fed these marvelous pieces into the international certificate market, increasing demand worldwide for American material. Mackenzie’s discoveries were so massive, that if you have Montana billheads, letterheads, or stocks in your collection today, they probably originated with him. He was the Master.
We are proud to offer the beginning of Stuart's massive Montana collection in this sale.
Albert Cauchon Western Collection
1200+ Chilmark Pewter statues by several artists with exceptional artistic detail!
ONLINE AUCTION
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Virtual Print Catalog
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Auction Dates
Thursday - Monday
February 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15th 2021
Beginning at 8am pacific time each day
Auction Location
3555 Airway Drive #308
Reno, Nevada 89511
Auction Preview
Preview the day before at the Holabird Office by appointment or contact us to schedule a private preview.