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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Souvenir Plate Collection, Southern States (7)  (115360)1620 - Souvenir Plate Collection, Southern States (7) (115360)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven items. 1/2.) 2.5" Teacup & 4.75" saucer Confederate soldiers home, Hermitage Tenn. reverse stamp Wheelock Dresden Made in...
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Bing & Grondahl Christmas Jule Plates, 1980-99  (115382)1621 - Bing & Grondahl Christmas Jule Plates, 1980-99 (115382)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eleven blue and white Bing & Grondahl Christmas Jule Plates. Includes dates: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, ...
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Souvenir Plates (8)  (115347)1622 - Souvenir Plates (8) (115347)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 miscellaneous plates. 1.) Floral dish approx 5" reverse stamps Soa France. CH Field Haviland Limoges Missoula Mercantile Kalispell Mon...
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Royal Copenhagen Christmas Souvenir Plates 1912-16 (5)  (115384)1623 - Royal Copenhagen Christmas Souvenir Plates 1912-16 (5) (115384)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five. 1.) Julen 1913. 7" reverse stamped Royal Copenhagen 2.) Julen 1912 RC 3.) Julen 1914. 4.) Julen 1915. 5.) Jul 1916 Provenance: ...
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Bing & Grondahl Christmas Souvenir Plate Collection (10)  (115380)1624 - Bing & Grondahl Christmas Souvenir Plate Collection (10) (115380)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten blue and white winter/Christmas themed Plates. 7" diameter. Includes Jule after dates 1920-1929. Provenance: Country (if not ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d*******f for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Bing & Grondahl Christmas Souvenir Plate Collection (25)  (115383)1625 - Bing & Grondahl Christmas Souvenir Plate Collection (25) (115383)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 25 blue and white Jule Christmas themed collector plates made by B&G Bing & Grondahl. Some duplicates. Includes: 1.) 1976 Vibaek Wate...
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Bing & Grondahl Christmas Souvenir Plate Collection 1910-1919 (11)  (115376)1626 - Bing & Grondahl Christmas Souvenir Plate Collection 1910-1919 (11) (115376)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eleven. 1.) Jule After 1915. 7" reverse stamp B&G Beemans Danmark 2.) Jule after 1911. 3.) Jule after 1910. 4.) Jule after 1914. 5.)...
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Bing & Grondahl Christmas Souvenir Plate Collection 1930-39 (10)  (115378)1627 - Bing & Grondahl Christmas Souvenir Plate Collection 1930-39 (10) (115378)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten winter/Christmas themed blue and white plates. 1.) Jule after 1933. 7" diameter. Reverse stamped B&G for Bing & Grondahl Dan...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 350.00
Sold to d*******f for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Bing & Grondahl Christmas Souvenir Plate Collection, (8)  (115385)1628 - Bing & Grondahl Christmas Souvenir Plate Collection, (8) (115385)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eight winter Christmas themed collectors. 1954, 1955, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1953, 1952 Provenance: Country (if not USA): State: C
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Bing and Grondahl Copenhagen Porcelain Christmas Plates Jul 1940,1942, 1943, 1944,1946, 1947,1948, 11629 - Bing and Grondahl Copenhagen Porcelain Christmas Plates Jul 1940,1942, 1943, 1944,1946, 1947,1948, 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Misc. lot of Bing and Grondahl's Christmas Plates, Copenhagen Porcelain: See online catalog for complete description. Provenance: Country (if...
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Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates (Blue) 1897 and 1898  (116243)1630 - Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates (Blue) 1897 and 1898 (116243)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1897 -Danish China Works B & G #145 Copenhagen (Bing & Grondahl) Small Christmas plate, white and light blue, three doves soaring over wheat...
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Sold to d*******f for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Royal Copenhagen Blue - Christmas Plate Jul 1908 Madonna with the Child  (116241)1631 - Royal Copenhagen Blue - Christmas Plate Jul 1908 Madonna with the Child (116241)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collectible Royal Copenhagen Blue Plate Jul 1980 Madonna & child # 125; designed by Christian Thomsen in 1908; title Maria with Child Provenanc...
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Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates Seven Years: 1912, 1915, 1916,1920,1923, and 1924  (116254)1632 - Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates Seven Years: 1912, 1915, 1916,1920,1923, and 1924 (116254)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates Seven Years: 1912,1915-16, 1920, 1923-24; all stamped in Denamrk 1912: "Elderly Couple by the Christmas Tree&...
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Sold to d*******f for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates 9 years: 1926, 1930,1936, 1959, 1960, 1965,1966, 1968, 1970  (11621633 - Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates 9 years: 1926, 1930,1936, 1959, 1960, 1965,1966, 1968, 1970 (1162
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates 9 years: 1926, 1930,1936, ...1959, 1960, 1965,1966, 1968, 1970 1926: "View of Christianshavn Canal, Copenhage...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Royal Copenhagen Blue- Christmas Plates 1931,1932, 1933, and 1934  (116245)1634 - Royal Copenhagen Blue- Christmas Plates 1931,1932, 1933, and 1934 (116245)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates 1931-1934: Made in Denmark See online catalog for complete description. Provenance: Country (if not USA): Denmar
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Sold to 2*****s for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Five Christmas Plates Royal Copenhagen 1940, 1941, 1943,1944,1945  (116244)1635 - Five Christmas Plates Royal Copenhagen 1940, 1941, 1943,1944,1945 (116244)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Royal Copenhagen Christmas plates 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944,and 1945: Produced in a limited number due to lack of firewood etc during the war; See online
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Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates: 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950,1951, 1952, 1953 Collection of1636 - Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates: 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950,1951, 1952, 1953 Collection of
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates: Nine (yrs) plates: 1945-1953 Jul 1945: "Angel and Christmas Rose" praying joyfully to mir...
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Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates -Misc. lot Nine plates: Jul 1947,1949,1950, 1951 and 1952, 1925, 11637 - Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates -Misc. lot Nine plates: Jul 1947,1949,1950, 1951 and 1952, 1925, 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Misc. Lot of Royal Copenhagen Nine Christmas Plates -1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, and 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928 Jul 1947 :See online catalog for complet
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Royal Copenhagen Blue Christmas Plates : 1960,1961,1962, 1963,1964, 1965,1966, 1967, 1968, 1969,19701638 - Royal Copenhagen Blue Christmas Plates : 1960,1961,1962, 1963,1964, 1965,1966, 1967, 1968, 1969,1970
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1960s-70's collection of 15 years of the Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates, all stamped in Denmark; See the online catalog for a complete descri...
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Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates (Lot 3 of 3) Seven years: 1977-1983   (116253)1639 - Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates (Lot 3 of 3) Seven years: 1977-1983 (116253)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates 1977-1983, Seven plates (lot 3 of 3) 1977: Immervad Bridge by Kai Lange 1978 : Greenland Scenery&quo...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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