Big Tent Auction: Philatelic, Americana, Mining, Numismatics--April 2020

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Auction Details

Day 1, April 16th, 2020 (Lots 1000-1754)
Native Americana
Art
General Americana
Books

Day 2, April 17th, 2020 (Lots 2000-2753)
Mining Equipment
Minerals
Mining Artifacts & Ephemera
Stocks & Bonds
Mining
Other
Railroad
Transportation
Sports
Firearms & Weaponry
Military

Day 3, April 18th, 2020 (Lots 3000-3764)
Philatelic & Postal History
Ephemera
First Day
First Flight
Airships
Philatelic Covers & Postal History
Postcards

Day 4, April 19th, 2020 (Lots 4000-4763)
Tokens
Numismatics
Cowboy
Bargains & Dealer Specials

Welcome to our April Sale!

Covid-19
There’s a lot going on out there, and we’ve strived to find a way to keep operating in a safe and responsible manner. We incorporate all of the WHO recommendations, and then some. Our offices are cleaner and more sanitary than ever before, with sanitization cleanings up to four times per day! While most employees work at home, we also keep the 6-10 foot rule in place at the office. The result so far has been excellent, with a very healthy staff. Others around the country are not as lucky, and we strongly encourage following the WHO recommendations. We’ve been looking at a month, rather than 2 weeks. If it takes more, we’re “all in”.

This Auction!
This auction has another wide variety of outstanding collectibles in perhaps 30 collecting categories. Wow! Last sale we started with the John Reynolds Collection of California tokens, medals, shell cards and other Exonumia. This sale features more Reynolds tokens and his fabulous Aviation Mail (and California) Postal History Collection of more than 10,000 covers! As part of this collection, we offer his Pioneer Post Card Collection, a specialty of the earliest “picture post cards.”
Reynolds also had a major collection of Circus and Side Show photography and ephemera. We only split out some of it, such as the tokens, medals and scrip into individual lots. The bulk of the collection is so good, and of such excellent quality, inclusive of the personal collection of Nicu DeBarcsy (the most famous of the late 19th – early 20th dwarves), that we feel the collection needs to stay together as a whole – with thousands of photographs (CDV, Cabinet card, photo post cards) collected since the early 1960s, ending in about 1995 or so.
We continue with the marvelous Ken Prag Collection, and not to be outdone, we offer the Geoff Pollock Utah Mining Stock Certificate Collection in tact! More than 2000 pieces. It took Geoff more than thirty years to collect these pieces, highlighted by the fantastic 1864 Jordan Mining Co. stock signed by General Patrick Connor.
Our Art Department is ever-expanding, with this auction features a collection of wonderful Nevada artists plus many more.
The mining goods are also excellent, across the board, including part of the contents of a 1930’s assay lab! …and a mining library as a “unit” from a formerly producing mining company. And more large mining equipment from CMR Co.
A huge selection of costume jewelry is present from a southern California costume jewelry store that gave us their goods upon retiring. We remind everybody that our company is a great way to sell your inventories – the bigger the better!

Finding Your Collectibles
You’ll have fun perusing this catalog. There are great rarities in every section. As usual, we welcome calls and questions about lots. Need a better description? Just call or email us. Need help navigating? Just call! We’ve got simple ways of finding things, but sometimes we all need a little help to learn “the tricks.”

Consignments
Here at Holabird, we are, in a way, your partners in Collecting. We bring you some of the most exciting collections to hit the market every year.
Many of these collections are life-long projects, painstakingly put together by careful collectors – like you. When its time to sell, consider us! We bring more to the marketplace than any other company. Imagine this- five live internet bidding platforms in use for most auctions, all carefully picked. In fact, we work with several of these advanced forums to help make them, us, and the auction experience better for you. We bring new collectors to the table each and every auction.
Buying on the internet is at an all time high, and we understand how and why – that’s why we do so much with our internet bidding platform “partners”. Even though we are under Covid-19 WHO and Nevada guidelines, we work to make the internet sale a successful experience. And that includes shipping – we sanitize the packages before they go out.

While we work our way through the pandemic, it is important to realize we can assist. Our internet doors remain open, and we provide a huge platform from which to sell collections. If its time to sell your treasured items, let us know. If you’re home cleaning out the house and storeroom, and forgot about Grandpa’s collection, and need revenue, call us! If you run a chain of stores, such as pawn shops or thrift stores, we can easily generate that much needed revenue. Our processing is fast – we process about 3,000 lots of all forms of antiques and collectibles every 60 days. Nobody in America can match this. Our sales performance is also unequalled. Give us a call today. We have representatives in many parts of the USA. If the collection warrants, I’ll come myself and help you evaluate and discuss how we can assist.
--Fred Holabird--


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Three 78 rpm Album Books  (116677)1340 - Three 78 rpm Album Books (116677)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of three 78 rpm record album books, with 12 records each. The albums featuring various artists from the swing and Big Band era. Provenance: C
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Souvenir Silver Spoon Collection  (114953)1341 - Souvenir Silver Spoon Collection (114953)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six antique spoons: 1908 California sterling; Tower Vacation Village San Diego (marked "Holland" not sterling), Mission Founded 181...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a****y for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Souvenir Silver Spoons  (114954)1342 - Souvenir Silver Spoons (114954)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Colorado spoons: Pike's Peak, Manitou Colo.; Colorado by Wallace. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Country (if not USA): State: Col...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to d*******f for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Montana/Lewis & Clark Spoons  (114952)1343 - Montana/Lewis & Clark Spoons (114952)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Copper Montana spoon, 5 inches. Lewis & Clark Explorers of the Northwest Louisiana Purchase 1803, 6 1/4 inches, silver. Provenance: John Reyn...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a****y for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Advertising Spoons  (114957)1344 - Advertising Spoons (114957)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three: two from Banner Buggies made by Wm. Rogers; one for Heinz, home office. Pittsburgh, U.S.A. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Countr
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a****y for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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State Souvenir Silver Spoons  (114956)1345 - State Souvenir Silver Spoons (114956)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three: two from Rhode Island, one from New Jersey. Made by Wm. Rogers, patented 1915. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Country (if not US
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Some Disneyana  (117158)1346 - Some Disneyana (117158)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pewter Mickey, Minnie & Pluto figures, each measuring about 2 1/2 inches tall. Very colorful. Also an ad cover for the Santa Fe & Disneyland...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Blue Willow Doll Dishes and Other Small Items  (116193)1347 - Blue Willow Doll Dishes and Other Small Items (116193)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Blue Willow china pattern originated in 18th century England as an interpretation, not an actual copy, of Chinese decorative designs. It has been
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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City of Toyland No. 7 Utility Truck   (112639)1348 - City of Toyland No. 7 Utility Truck (112639)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
City of Toyland No. 7 Utility Truck in solid metal with hard rubber wheels, in fair condition with original paint showing some wear from young imagina
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Lionel Model Train Collection  (117607)1349 - Lionel Model Train Collection (117607)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Lionel Standard Locomotives; Railway Mail car; Observation Car; Lionel 517 Caboose; 1872 Giant Engine; two coal cars; flatbed car; two large boxes o
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to b********t.. for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Marbles - Lost Any Lately?  (108777)1350 - Marbles - Lost Any Lately? (108777)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A bag of beautiful glass marbles (possibly some you may have lost at one time). Well, now you can bid to get them back. There are a variety of styles
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Antique Clay Marbles  (114944)1351 - Antique Clay Marbles (114944)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty three spheres we believe to be made of clay. Sizes from a quarter inch to over an inch in diameter. They come in a wooden box labeled Micoli.
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to m******0 for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Nylint Toys Austia Western Crane - Telescoping!  (112638)1352 - Nylint Toys Austia Western Crane - Telescoping! (112638)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Heavy metal toy crane in fair condition made by Nylint. The tires roll smoothly; the handwheel that raises the boom is present but the boom is jammed
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Vintage Jorji True-to-life Dolls (3)  (115387)1353 - Vintage Jorji True-to-life Dolls (3) (115387)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three bisque dolls. Each comes with its own box and historical story inside about the character. These dolls are dated from 1948-1950 and are i
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to b********t.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Hand Held Games  (114987)1354 - Hand Held Games (114987)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nineteen hand held encased ball games, where tiny balls are jockeyed into position. Several are poker dice. One is advertising "Shuffle ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to P******y for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Charlton Brand Box of Comics  (109360)1355 - Charlton Brand Box of Comics (109360)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Charlton Brand including: Billy The Kid 104 and 97; Cheyenne Kid 86; Geronimo 6; Emergency 1; War 1; Attack 14, 12, 107, 92, 106, 105, 108, 117. Ghost
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Harvey Comics Box   (109363)1356 - Harvey Comics Box (109363)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of Harvey comics with various characters from such as: Casper, Little Dot, Baby Huey, Tom and Jerry, Felix the Cat, Sad Sack Lunch, and
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Three Swedish 1950s Comics Plus Original Art  (113196)1357 - Three Swedish 1950s Comics Plus Original Art (113196)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Three different issues of 91 Karlsson (1951, 1952, and 1953). Art by Rudolf Petersson. Tells the tale of soldier Mandel Karlsson of the S
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 0*******a for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Original Kewpie Cartoon Felt, c.1914  (113160)1358 - Original Kewpie Cartoon Felt, c.1914 (113160)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare original felt for Kewpie, c.1914. Illustration of two children eating jam printed on lavender felt. By Rose O'Neill. 6 x 4.5" Kewpie w...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to m******0 for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Robert Ripley Book & Postcard Group  (116341)1359 - Robert Ripley Book & Postcard Group (116341)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Ripley's Believe It or Not collection including the nearly 400 page 1934 book and several Ripley themed RPC's and a group of admission tic...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to G*******e for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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