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

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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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Hall & Vandyke Consolidated Coal Company Stock Certificate  (106945)2280 - Hall & Vandyke Consolidated Coal Company Stock Certificate (106945)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. Dec. 8th, 1869. Low number 11, issued for 500 shares to WN Monroe on Dec. 18th, 1869 in San Francisco. Signed by president MJ McDonald and secret
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Estimate : 375.00 - 700.00
Sold to 6****A for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Yukon Territory Mining Stocks  (116958)2281 - Yukon Territory Mining Stocks (116958)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Yukon Stock Fraud: British American Gold Mining and Trading Company. 1902 certificate # 933 for 223 shares to R Batten. Signed by secretary and pre
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Great Cariboo Gold Stock Certificate  (46903)2282 - Great Cariboo Gold Stock Certificate (46903)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The famous Great Cariboo Gold Company illustrated color certificate. These are unarguably one of the great mining stock certificates. About 16"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to j*********t for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Cordillera Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate  (116708)2283 - Cordillera Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate (116708)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Morelos Chihuahua Mexico" printed at top center. The mines of the company are printed above the San Francisco dateline: "Santa Barba...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Cordillera Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate  (116709)2284 - Cordillera Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate (116709)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Morelos Chihuahua Mexico" printed at top center. The mines of the company are printed above the San Francisco dateline: "Santa Barba...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to j*********t for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Cordillera Gold & Silver MC Stock  (106623)2285 - Cordillera Gold & Silver MC Stock (106623)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Choice I/U #161 Nathaniel Page 104 shares 1864. Unique and interesting vignettes. Lower left chip. According to Daily Alta California, Volume 16, Num
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Start Price : 190.00 | Estimate : 380.00 - 500.00
 
 
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International Mining Stocks (Mexico, Bolivia)  (116963)2286 - International Mining Stocks (Mexico, Bolivia) (116963)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) No. 734, issued for 100 shares to Elizabeth Seelbach on Dec. 28th, 1886. Signed by secretary Louis Hoffman and the president (illegible). Not cance
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Industrial Revolution Stock Certificates from Cal. Lot of 4 Machinery/Manufacturing   (100823)2287 - Industrial Revolution Stock Certificates from Cal. Lot of 4 Machinery/Manufacturing (100823)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Industrial Revolution Stock Certificates from California. Lot of 4 different. Included: California Sash Balance Company (issued 1890, not cancelled);
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 220.00
 
 
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Daily Hawaiian Publishing Co. Stock issued to AJ Cartwright, Inventor of Baseball  (101527)2288 - Daily Hawaiian Publishing Co. Stock issued to AJ Cartwright, Inventor of Baseball (101527)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. March 20th, 1884. No. 30, issued for 50 shares to AJ Cartwright on July 1st, 1884 in Honolulu. Signed by president Daniel Lyons and secretary Ash
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to y******e for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Hawaii Stock Certificates  (116948)2289 - Hawaii Stock Certificates (116948)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 17. 1) The Hawaiian Electric Company, Ltd. Five issued stocks, a few different varieties. Issued 1948-1954. All punch cancelled. Inc. under the
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Musical Hall Association Stock issued to AJ Cartwright, Father of Baseball  (101544)2290 - Musical Hall Association Stock issued to AJ Cartwright, Father of Baseball (101544)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. March 1880. No. 107, issued to AJ Cartwright for one share on March 17th, 1880 in Honolulu. Signed by secretary JA Hapsinger and president James
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hawaii Stock Certificate  (101523)2291 - Hawaii Stock Certificate (101523)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. March 20, 1882. No. 119, issued for five shares to Alex. J. Cartwright on Oct. 11, 1882. Signed by president Samuel T. Alexander and secretary EP
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to y******e for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Two Hawaii Stock Certificates: Dry Goods & Preserving  (114988)2292 - Two Hawaii Stock Certificates: Dry Goods & Preserving (114988)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. 1) Hawaiian Dry Goods Association. Inc. June 1899. No 143, issued for 5 shares to Mrs. Pamaka Sakopo on Nov. 24, 1899 in Honolulu.
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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New York Industrial Stocks  (116964)2293 - New York Industrial Stocks (116964)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) New York, Providence & Boston RR. 1828. Hand drawn seal. 2) New York, Ontario and Western RY. # 86. Pink and black. 3) Same as two. Brown. Tr...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********K for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Playboy Enterprises Specimen Stock Certificate  (112233)2294 - Playboy Enterprises Specimen Stock Certificate (112233)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Undated 100 share specimen in extremely fine condition. Unique vignette of nude Playboy centerfold, Willy Rey, and second vignette of the Bunny logo.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Trump Hotels & Casinos Stock Certificate  (112232)2295 - Trump Hotels & Casinos Stock Certificate (112232)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2004. Vignette of Donald Trump with casino in the background, plus the machine printed facsimile bold signature of Donald Trump. The only certificate
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Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to C*****r for (175.00 + 38.50BP) = 213.50
 
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Deer Lodge Annual Rodeo, Inc. Stock Certificate  (115609)2296 - Deer Lodge Annual Rodeo, Inc. Stock Certificate (115609)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Inc. in Montana. No. 56, issued for one share to Walter Hansen on March 19th, 1932. Signed by president Boone and secretary Woolman. Not cancell
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Early American Lawnmower Stock with Vignette, 1887  (110207)2297 - Early American Lawnmower Stock with Vignette, 1887 (110207)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock certifcate for Chadborn & Coldwell MAnufacturing Co. issued March 9, 1887 for 25 shares to Eliz. Gignon. Uncancelled, signed by Thos Coldw...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to m*****2 for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Insurace Stocks (Port Tansit, Bristol Marine)  (116476)2298 - Insurace Stocks (Port Tansit, Bristol Marine) (116476)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) I/C #1 Atlantic Life Insurance Co 1000 shares 1945. Signed by President Illegible. Creases and pin holes. 2) I/U #55 Byron Diman 5 shares
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Industrial Loan of the Government of the Chinese Republi  (105941)2299 - Industrial Loan of the Government of the Chinese Republi (105941)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
French bond for the "Emprunt Industriel du Gouvernement de la Republique Chinoise." 1914. Coupons 16 to 100 still attached. Provenance: ...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 300.00
 
 
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