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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Dealer Special Tokens & Medals Collection  (116482)4620 - Dealer Special Tokens & Medals Collection (116482)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 20 eclectic items. Lincoln/Kennedy penny with the astonishing Coincidences between the two presidents, Christmas Coin from Franklin Mint, 1973 Ic
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to d*******f for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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New York Storecards  (116395)4621 - New York Storecards (116395)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four: TPD 50; A. C. Yates, Syracuse; Olcott & Brother, Rochester; William R. Brown, Saratoga Springs. Provenance: Benjamin Fauver Colle...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Shriner's Medals  (115404)4622 - Shriner's Medals (115404)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two medal pins: La Fiesta De Los Angeles May 7-12 1907; El Zaribah Temple of the Mystic Shrine / Phoenix, Arizona (reverse reads: Arizona/ The
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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B. F. Sweetwood Billiards" (50 Tokens)  (116545)4623 - B. F. Sweetwood Billiards" (50 Tokens) (116545)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
50 Piece Set of Tokens : Graded by NCS Numismatic Conservation Services (C 1899-1916)Good for 12.5 C B.F. Sweetwood Billiards GENUINE Williams, Arizon
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Clovis Billiard Hall Paper Token Hoard  (116520)4624 - Clovis Billiard Hall Paper Token Hoard (116520)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 100 paper tokens: Clovis Billiard Hall / Good For 5c In Trade / W. Thayer, Proprietor. 33 x 61 mm. 5c yellow; 10c red; 5c green. Also about 30
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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C. Wiede & Son Wiedeville, TX Tokens (40)  (116546)4625 - C. Wiede & Son Wiedeville, TX Tokens (40) (116546)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
40 tokens: (1921 )C. Wiede & Son Wiedeville, TX. Graded by NGS Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Obverse : "C. Wiede & Son Wiedeville...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Bressy Clothier Token  (63655)4626 - Bressy Clothier Token (63655)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Octagonal brass token, 22 mm. French on one side, English on the other, advertising Bressy ready made clothiers at 59 Rue Royale, Havre. Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to p******y for (5.00 + 1.25BP) = 6.25
 
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Arts d' Agrement Token  (63640)4627 - Arts d' Agrement Token (63640)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"This little piece comes from the more exotic shores of numismatics" is how the Birmingham (England) art museum describes their French bro...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to d*******f for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Crayon Mengin Token  (63665)4628 - Crayon Mengin Token (63665)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: Crayon Mengin / 20 Cs./ Le / Crayon / 164/ R Du Fa.g St. Martin; Rev.: Hommage / Linventeur. Sixteen sided, bronze, 23 mm. Mengin lived in Pari
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to B*********r for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Monnaie Du Singe Token  (63661)4629 - Monnaie Du Singe Token (63661)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: Monnaie De Singe; Rev.: Aux Glaces / 25 / R. Ste Apolline, / Paris. Br., rd., hollow core, 22 mm. Provenance: Country (if not USA): France
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to d*******f for (5.00 + 1.25BP) = 6.25
 
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Dealer Special Token Hoard  (116513)4630 - Dealer Special Token Hoard (116513)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 70 tokens including family game counters, car wash tokens and many others. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Country (if not USA): State:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to d*******f for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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California Bay Area Postal History Ephemera  (112645)4631 - California Bay Area Postal History Ephemera (112645)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11. Included: nice fully illustrated Palo Alto cover, 1911; 1914 cartoon political postcard; 1874 Santa Clara Flour Mills billhead; 1878 San Fr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to c********r.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Pacific Fleet, United States Navy Souvenir Views  (113040)4632 - Pacific Fleet, United States Navy Souvenir Views (113040)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two identical unmailed booklets with 18 B&W views of various ships. Pencil notation inside one of the booklets says this was for Fleet Day Sept....
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Post Card Goup - Battleships and Fleets about 40 cards California Welcome of Fleet 1908  (115686)4633 - Post Card Goup - Battleships and Fleets about 40 cards California Welcome of Fleet 1908 (115686)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Various illustrated post card, places , arrival of fleet in San Francisco 1908, US Protected Cruisers,a bundle of unused; many 1908 arrival of fleet i
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*******n for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Philatelic Store Cards, E. Rittler & Co.  (116200)4634 - Philatelic Store Cards, E. Rittler & Co. (116200)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 16 philatelic store cards from The IXL Store of E. Rittler & Co. in Tulare, California. Each card represents a different country w...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to B*********r for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Sports Covers, Card & Brochures  (116767)4635 - Sports Covers, Card & Brochures (116767)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A potpourri of 32 cards, covers, photos and brochures touching on several different sports and events. This group includes motor sports, Olympic even
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Postal Covers 1940's-1970's  (115189)4636 - Postal Covers 1940's-1970's (115189)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of 14 covers. There are several advertising quarters, one Four Chaplains Memorial with matching stamp of 1949, two Great Britain Balloon
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Air Mail -Military U.S. Navy and Coast Guard   (115678)4637 - Air Mail -Military U.S. Navy and Coast Guard (115678)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twelve envelopes Red/Blue "Via AirMail" all cancelled 1931-1941, formal opening US Coast Guard Flying Base, Brooklyn NY 1937, USS Lexingto...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Army Aviation Mail - Stamped red/blue military "via Air Mail"group about 30-40 and one postcard  (114638 - Army Aviation Mail - Stamped red/blue military "via Air Mail"group about 30-40 and one postcard (11
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Army Aviation Air Mail, stamped letter assortment; envelopes in sleeves postmarked mostly in early 1930s; Air Manuevers -Ohio, Spokane,Long Beach,Rent
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Covers U.S. Navy  (117249)4639 - Covers U.S. Navy (117249)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 155 U.S Navy commemorative events, launchings, covers, c1932-1993. Includes a classic period litho postcard, from Washington, c1908. Cachet c
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to a********o for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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