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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Lincoln Cent Vol 1 Hoard  (117049)4280 - Lincoln Cent Vol 1 Hoard (117049)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty seven Whitman #1 albums of the early part of Lincoln Cents, 1909-1940. This group came into the Tomahawk Indian Trading Post in Russellvile Ar
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to r*******s for (1,800.00 + 450.00BP) = 2,250.00
 
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Lincoln Head Cent Whitman Folder Accumulation  (117612)4281 - Lincoln Head Cent Whitman Folder Accumulation (117612)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot consists of: Three blue Whitman albums 1941-1962 completed; Five mostly completed 1941-1962 albums. A Dansco Lincoln Penny Coin Album 1909-1960, b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j********r.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Lincoln Penny Accumulation  (117611)4282 - Lincoln Penny Accumulation (117611)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 55 mostly full rolls of Lincoln Pennies, separated by date and mint mark. Ten rolls from the 1940s (including a roll and a half of steel cents)
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Lincoln Penny Collection  (115406)4283 - Lincoln Penny Collection (115406)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of Lincoln pennies, including two Library of Coins hardback albums: 1909-1940 with thirteen pennies including a 1909 VDB in AU. Part two 19
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j********r.. for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Lincoln Penny Roll Collection  (116407)4284 - Lincoln Penny Roll Collection (116407)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Box of 43 mostly circulated (a few Unc) rolls of Lincoln pennies: 1928-S (1), 1950 (1), 1950-S (2), 1950-D (1), 1951-D (1), 1951-S (2), 1952-D (1),
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a****y for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Three Error Coins  (117046)4285 - Three Error Coins (117046)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1938 D/s nickle, 1944 thin planchet penny and 1890 thin planchet penny. all from the Tomahawk Trading post hoard of Russellville, Arkansas. condition
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to b********t.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Six Encased Pennies  (114829)4286 - Six Encased Pennies (114829)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six: 1) Bill & Joann's Wedding, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, April 6, 2002, brilliant uncirculated 2002 Lincoln cent. 2) Guarantee Clothi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to r*o for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Canadian Coin Collection  (114986)4287 - Canadian Coin Collection (114986)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Library of Coins Canada One Cent album with pennies 1858-1961. 88 coins in all. Two uncirculated sets, 1964 & 1965. And 21 miscellaneous small C...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
 
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Queen Elizabeth Coinage  (114607)4288 - Queen Elizabeth Coinage (114607)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three: 1) 1972 Cayman Islands $25 sterling silver, issued to commemorate the 25th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip;
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8***9 for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Lot Withdrawn4289 - Lot Withdrawn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Miscellaneous Coin Collection  (114837)4290 - Miscellaneous Coin Collection (114837)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver peso money clip courtesy of the Kiwanis of Mexico, Olympic Coin pinback, CSNA pin, plastic morgan dollar facsimile, Centennial Union General Me
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to q******s for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Oversize Advertising Souvenir Pennies California  (117265)4291 - Oversize Advertising Souvenir Pennies California (117265)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of six oversized advertising and souvenir pennies, from San Juan Capistrano, San Diego and Shasta Dam, California. Almost three inch diameter.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Elongated Fresno Cent Collection  (116530)4292 - Elongated Fresno Cent Collection (116530)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 19 elongated cents from Fresno. Chaffee Zoo, Sinonian Farm, 30th Anniversary Coinarama, Fresno Calif. All American City. Provenance: John R
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to q******s for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Morgan Dollar with Advertising Decal  (116534)4293 - Morgan Dollar with Advertising Decal (116534)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1921 Morgan dollar with a reverse decal advertising Lucky Hour Fine Foods. Coin is VG-F condition. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Country (if
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to b****0 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Cal Fractional Gold Stick Pin  (108618)4294 - Cal Fractional Gold Stick Pin (108618)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original antique blue box with 1901 1/4 gold piece on stick pin. Box is 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches. Provenance: Country (if not USA): State: Calfiorni
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Cal Fractional BG 756  (114411)4295 - Cal Fractional BG 756 (114411)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Octagonal 1/4 dollar. Obv.: Liberty Head / G / 1870; Rev.: 1/4 / Dol / Cal. VF condition, solder work probably holed at one time. Provenance: John
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Encased Cal Fractional Token  (115405)4296 - Encased Cal Fractional Token (115405)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Souvenir of the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in S.F. Cal./ Aug 1903. Two inches long. Obverse reads "Sons of Veterans." The Cal t...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t*****H for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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$10 California Counters  (115417)4297 - $10 California Counters (115417)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different 27 mm pieces. California Counter with American flag obverse. One reverse is Liberty Head / 1847, the other United States of America with
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a********i.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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$20 California Counter  (115419)4298 - $20 California Counter (115419)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Obverse: Liberty head, 1854; reverse: San Francisco California / Twenty D. / eagle with shield. 34 mm. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to a********i.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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$20 California Counter  (116024)4299 - $20 California Counter (116024)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: Liberty Head / 1852; Rev.: California Counter / American Flag. Br., rd., 34 mm. From the L. B. Fauver Collection. Provenance: Benjamin Fauver
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to a********i.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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