August 2018 Auction

Auction Details

Day 1 Friday (Lots 1000-1740)
Gaming (1000-1014)
Saloon (1015-1028)
Bottles (1029-1150)
Numismatics (1151-1538)
Bank Bags (1151-1162)
Books (1163-1169)
Checks (1171-1202)
Coins (1203-1386)
Commemorative (1387-1422)
Ephemera (1423-1442)
Ingot (1443-1456)
Medals (1457-1482)
Mint/Proof Sets (1483-1492)
So-Called Dollars (1493-1494)
Scales (1495-1497)
Currency (1498-1532)
Scrip (1533-1538)
Tokens (1539-1740)

Day 2 Saturday (Lots 2000-2714)
Cowboy (2000-2112)
Firearms & Weaponry (2113-2177)
Military (2178-2241)
General Americana (2242-2694)
Advertising (2242-2254)
Bonds (2255-2261)
Books (2262-2300)
Entertainment Industry (2301-2318)
Glassware/Flatware Etc. (2319-2332)
Gold Rush (2333-2343)
Jewelry & Watches (2344-2347)
Lamp (2348-2352)
Sheet Music (2354-2356)
Tools (2357-2360)
Vintage Apparel (2361-2368)
Geographic Sorted (2369-2694)
General Foreign (2695-2714)


Day 3 Sunday (Lots 3000-3667)
Mining (3000-3260)
Minerals (3261-3280)
Railroadiana (3281-3327)
Wells Fargo & Express (3328-3343)
Postal History (3344-3355)
Political (3356-3371)
World’s Fair /Expositions (3372-3382)
Art (3383-3471)
Native Americana (3472-3539)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (3540-3667)
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CDV of Civil War Soldier2200CDV of Civil War Soldier
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Image of a youthful soldier, possibly a drummer boy in a shell jacket. Photo by Smith & Huey, Indianapolis. Date: City: State: HWAC# 51612
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
CDV of Civil War Soldier in Shell Jacket2201CDV of Civil War Soldier in Shell Jacket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A photo of a Civil War soldier in his frock and 2 family members. No photo logo. Date: City: State: HWAC# 51613
Estimate : 40.00 - 120.00
Sold to s*****d for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
CDV of Commodore Wilkes by Taber2202CDV of Commodore Wilkes by Taber
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare CDV of Union Navy hero Commodore Wilkes. Printed on back Col. Hackitts father. Before the Civil War Wilkes led the "US Exploring Expeditio...
Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
CDV Of Union Soldier2203CDV Of Union Soldier
Holabird Western Americana Collections
CDV of a Union soldier in a shell jacket. Possibly from Pennsylvania. Deibert Studios some water staining on reverse, light water impact on front.
Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*****d for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
CDV Photo's of Union Civil War Soldiers (2)2204CDV Photo's of Union Civil War Soldiers (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
CDV of Civil War Drummer boy holding his Kepi & his father next to him. On the back of photo written in pencil reads "Uncle James McMahan &...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Civil War Confederate Portrait and Newspaper2205Civil War Confederate Portrait and Newspaper
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) 1862 Studio Portrait of young man in bezel. Inscribed on the reverse, "From your brother Robert, Charleston, SC, May 1862." 2...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********l.. for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
Civil War Era Brass Insignia Group2206Civil War Era Brass Insignia Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Civil Warera brass insignias in frame. Crossed sword scabards, hat crossed rifles-missing 1 loop, crossed cannons, hat bugle-1 wire missing, musicia
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to F****e for (110.00 + 24.20BP) = 134.20
Civil War Era Harper's Weekly (14)2207Civil War Era Harper's Weekly (14)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
14 different Harper's Weekly issues fro, 1864-1865. varied topics including Yale and Harvard Regatta, Andersonville Trial, Gen. Sherman, Secret ...
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
Civil War Generals and Leaders: Sketches from Books2208Civil War Generals and Leaders: Sketches from Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes Lt. General A. P. Stewart, General Jonathan Williams, Rear Admiral Samuel F. Dupont, Maj. General ALex S. Webb, Brigadier General Adoniham J.
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*****0 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Civil War related & Military Ephemera2209Civil War related & Military Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. 1) 1920 certificate from the Executive Department of Indiana, Adjutant General's Office, certifying the enrollment of William Hagenbuc...
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to s********x for (20.00 + 4.40BP) = 24.40
Civil War related Ephemera2210Civil War related Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11. 1) Union Military Scrip, $20, issued in Topeka, Kansas, June 1st, 1867, "...settlement of claims growing out of the Price Raid in 18...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f********c.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Confederate Civil War Tintype & CDV2211Confederate Civil War Tintype & CDV
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) CDV photograph of Confederate General Richard Griffith (1814-1862). No photographer listed. Heavy soiling. Griffith was a school teacher
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******2 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Confederate States of America Bond2212Confederate States of America Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Bonds in this lot: 1) No. 3884, for $500. with 11 coupons attached, March 1863. Beautiful vignette of steam boat & train with writing below it...
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to s******G for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Confederate States of America Bond2213Confederate States of America Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 Confederate Bonds: 1) No. 8168, 130 A, R-4, for $1000. 7 coupons attached; 2) No. 10431, 130 A, R-4 for $1000. 7 coupons attached. 14&quo...
Estimate : 240.00 - 300.00
Sold to s******G for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
Confederate States of America Bond, State of Alabama2214Confederate States of America Bond, State of Alabama
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 1 duplicate Bond, No. 131 for $5000. Criswell, 61G-1, R-11. Beautiful condition, 9 coupons attached. Blue, with border. 11" x 13". ...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to B*****6 for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
Confederate States of America Bonds (2)2215Confederate States of America Bonds (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 Bonds: 1) Criswell 122, R4, No. 16449, for $1000. 7 coupons attached; 2) R4, No. 2359, for $1000. 7 coupons attached. Date: 1863 City: St
Estimate : 240.00 - 300.00
Sold to s******G for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
Confederate States of America Bonds (2)2216Confederate States of America Bonds (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 Bonds: 1) No. 19969, for $500. 7 coupons attached, 121, R2; 2) No. 19968, for $500. 7 coupons attached, 121, R2. Slight staining on upper ri
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to s******G for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
Ferrotype & Daguerreotype Portraits2217Ferrotype & Daguerreotype Portraits
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Half cased studio posed daguerreotype portrait of man 3.25" x 3.75"; Ferrotype portrait of lady, rare size, 1.75" x 2". Date: ...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Ferrotype of Union Soldier2218Ferrotype of Union Soldier
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare full case studio ferrotype of Union Soldier wearing sergeant's chevron on right arm of uniform. Chevron painted on later(?) Nice condition,...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******2 for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
Four CDVs of Union Civil War Generals & Officers2219Four CDVs of Union Civil War Generals & Officers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different.1) Two CDVs of General Ben. Butler. One is of a sketch, the other is real photo. Butler was a lawyer and Mass. legislator who occup
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Four CDVs of Union Civil War Soldiers2220Four CDVs of Union Civil War Soldiers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different. Included: Civil War private of militia, photo by McCahon of Ohio; Admiral Foote, Admiral & Commander of South Atlantic Block...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Illustrated Civil War Letter Sheet and a Civil War Era Letter2221Illustrated Civil War Letter Sheet and a Civil War Era Letter
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Patriotic Civil War Letter sheet with large American flag and quote on "And the Star Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave o'er the land...
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to S*******6 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Letter Written During Civil War Era2222Letter Written During Civil War Era
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early letter from Lady Townley writing to Lady Grace "Lady G why if I had a sober husband as you have I would make myself the happiest wife in ...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Life of General Grant (1 Book); Perley's Reminiscences Illustrated (1 Book)2223Life of General Grant (1 Book); Perley's Reminiscences Illustrated (1 Book)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Hardback books 1) Life of General Grant c. 1885, by James P. Boyd, pp.734, has illustrations, spine of book is coming off, 6" x 8"; 2) P...
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Tin Type Photo2224Tin Type Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Civil War Era Tin Type photo of soldier. Has holder with underside of velvet to protect photo. Looks to be Union uniform(?) Date: 1861-1865 City:
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d******2 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
Two Civil War Letters2225Two Civil War Letters
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Patriotic (roughly torn) cover with patriotic American Flag stationary. "What exciting times we are having in the usually quiet United State...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 180.00
WWI Leather Ammo Belt2226WWI Leather Ammo Belt
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 leather pouches on a leather belt. No apparent buckle. Date: City: State: HWAC# 76826
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Hitler World War II Ephemera2227Hitler World War II Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 26. 1) 25 propaganda guards with black-and-white photographs on one side and German text on the other. c.1930s. Hitler's Rise to Power. ...
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to m******0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Two WWII Photos of Hitler with Stamps Attached2228Two WWII Photos of Hitler with Stamps Attached
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two postcard sized black-and-white photographs of Adolf Hitler in Nazi uniform. Both have foreign stamps attached (one on the front and one on the rev
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*****0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
WW2 Ephemera and Medals2229WW2 Ephemera and Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assortment of Chinese stamps, Brest France postcard booklet, 4 Year of Military Women enameled medals, Hiring Our Heroes medal, approx 1945-48 French
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to f********c.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
US Army Quartermaster's Instructions for Executing Bond, Prescott, Arizona Territory2230US Army Quartermaster's Instructions for Executing Bond, Prescott, Arizona Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Major C.A. Reynolds, Quartermaster U.S. Army, Prescott, A.T., July 9th, 1877. Memorandum of Instructions for Executing Bond. Handwritten that each sur
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Commission Certificate for National Guard of California2231Commission Certificate for National Guard of California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large original certificate with gold seal of California. Certificate to Henry W. Rich, commissioned to First Lieutenant Company "Q", Secon...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to s********x for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
Early Ft. Union, New Mexico Territory Document2232Early Ft. Union, New Mexico Territory Document
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Depot Quartermaster's Office, Fort Union, N.M., July 21st, 1868. Addressed to the forage agent as Tecolote to distribute 108 lbs grain and 168 l...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m****2 for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
Modoc Indian War Document2233Modoc Indian War Document
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fuel Forage and Straw voucher for the second quarter of 1873 by Lieutenant W.H. Boyle, 21st Infantry A.A. Location is simply "in the field&quo...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to a********o for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
1853 Fort Ewell, Texas US Army Receipt22341853 Fort Ewell, Texas US Army Receipt
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dated June 16th, 1853, Fort Ewell, Texas. For 1,003 bushels of corn. Signed by C. Monroe. United State Army form. Folds, 10 x 8" Ft. Ewell was ...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a******6 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
Buffalo Soldier Discharge Papers and Book2235Buffalo Soldier Discharge Papers and Book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
After the Civil War, the US Army recruited 4 regiments of African Americans to serve in the Western Frontier. The men of the 24th and 25th Infantry an
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******n for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
CDV Litho. of Col. James Fannin, Slave Trader & Texas Army Col.2236CDV Litho. of Col. James Fannin, Slave Trader & Texas Army Col.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare CDV is of the only known painting of Fannin done when he attended West Point. James Fannin (1804-36) was a Georgia merchant who came to Texa
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a******6 for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
Iraqi Propaganda2237Iraqi Propaganda
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eleven pieces of propaganda from the Iraqi War, photos of tanks, bombers, Saddam Hussein and others. All in Arabic. All 4 x 6 inches in color. Date:
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Military Engravings & Photograph2238Military Engravings & Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. 1) Seven illustrations/engravings, likely out of various antique books. a)Three are by the London Printing and Publishing Company and depict
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Military Prayer Rug2239Military Prayer Rug
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brand new "Made In Afghanistan" military rug, 23 x 30 inches. Images of tanks, rocket launchers, hand grenades, machine guns and drones. ...
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Model 1901 US Army Mess Cup2240Model 1901 US Army Mess Cup
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This model of cup was only made for 5 years and is the last of the US Army's traditional tin cups. Date: City: State: HWAC# 76530
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Spanish American War Ammo Box2241Spanish American War Ammo Box
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very nice ammo box that looks very similar to a western express treasure box, but is constructed quite differently. Even the green color is similar to
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to B***o for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
Mirrored Ad. Pin2242Mirrored Ad. Pin
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mirrored Ad. Pin with scantily clad woman standing at drinking whiskey bar reads "George WM. Hoffman Co./ Indianapolis, Ind. The Barkeepers Fri...
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
Mirrored Ad. for Henry Isreal2243Mirrored Ad. for Henry Isreal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mirrored Ad. Pin with "scantily clad" lady on front & mirror on back. Reads "Henry Israel/Ligonier, Ind./ Good for 10 cents in tr...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to p********n for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
Advertising Mirrors (2)2244Advertising Mirrors (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 mirrored advert. pins. 1) "Take Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey When You Are Not Looking Well/Makes The Weak Strong", "Absolutely Pur...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b***e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Mirrored Ad. for Hotel Brown Bar2245Mirrored Ad. for Hotel Brown Bar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An Extra Rare Ad. for Hotel Brown Bar reads "The Lady on the Other Side is Invited to Visit Hotel Brown Bar, Eureka, Nevada/ Beer, Wines and Li...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Mirrored Ad. for St. James Hotel2246Mirrored Ad. for St. James Hotel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mirrored Ad. Pin with scantily clad lady on obverse, reads "St. James Hotel/H. McMurray Prop. /Fort Edwards NY/ Good for 10 cents in trade.2.25...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to a**********5 for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
Mirrored Advertisement Pin2247Mirrored Advertisement Pin
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ad. on mirrored pin of "scantily clad lady". Reads "Continental Hotel/European Plan/JNO E. Car, Prop/Norwich, New York/ Good for 10 c...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to a**********5 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Mirrored Ad. Pin2248Mirrored Ad. Pin
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mirrored Ad. Pin with scantily clad woman on obverse, reads "Metropolitan Hotel Bar/ Frank Mack Prop./24 E. Bridge St. Oswego NY/ Good for 10ce...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to p********n for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
Mirrored Ad. Pin2249Mirrored Ad. Pin
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 mirrored ad pin with "scantily clad" lady on obverse reads, "Meet Your Friends at the Bridge/Felter Bros. Shelby Ohio/ Good For 10 ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to p********n for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00