December 2017 Premier Auction

Auction Details

This three day, 2,200 lot sale features items in numerous collecting categories including Native Americana, Firearms, Cowboy, Mining, Railroad & Express, Numismatics & Tokens, Postal History, Gaming, Bottles, and Military.

Highlights include:

*A big batch of Western trade tokens including a large Nevada collection.

*Coins, currency, and checks in our Numismatics section including a Ukiah bank note and a $20 gold piece.

*A Railroad section that includes a large number of Eastern Railroad Passes, including a Jay Gould autograph piece.

*Wells Fargo & Co. and American Express collectibles, including company archives.

*Mining stock certificates, photographs, books, and other ephemera.

*A large Postal History section featuring many hundreds of postcards, many real photo, as well as stamps and other philatelic ephemera.

*Gaming collectibles including an assortment of Nevada casino ashtrays

*A group of Antique Bottles including whiskey, bitters, medicines, and soda.

*A very large General Americana section featuring: a collection of presidential autographed letters, photographs & other ephemera; a large World's Fair & Expositions section full of stereoviews from the Prag Collection; jewelry; Western art; a huge Yosemite & Big Trees section; a big collection of San Francisco documents and early stereoviews; and U.S. documents, trade cards, business cards, and other ephemera.

*Our best Firearms selection to date with an 1869 Sharps Rifle, a rare Flintlock pistol, and rare antique ammunition. Our Firearms & Weaponry section also has Japanese katanas and Chinese swords.

*Military collectibles including a large Civil War section full of Confederate bonds, letters, photographs and more.

*Another world-class offering of Northwest and Southwest Native Americana featuring Nome Gold Rush ivory art and tools, baskets, kachinas, pottery, points, and much more!

*Our Cowboy section has postcards (including a Buffalo Bill collection), photographs, chaps, saddles, and saddle bags.

*A small selection of African and Western taxidermy for your office/den wall.

Full Auction Schedule

Day One, December 1st, 2017 (Lots 1000-1735)

Tokens (Geographic Sort) (1000-1118)

Numismatics (Lots 1119-1152)
Coins (1119-1128)
Checks (1129-1138)
Currency (1139-1146)
Medals & So-Called Dollars (1147-1152)

Railroadiana (Lots 1153-1292)
Passes (1153-1219)
Books (1220-1231)
Stocks & Other Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (1232-1292)

Wells Fargo & Other Express (Lots 1293-1322)
Wells Fargo (1293-1308)
American Express (1309-1313)
Other Express (1314-1322)

Mining (Lots 1323-1545)
Hard Goods: Candlesticks, Signs, Etc. (1323-1331)
Books (1332-1338)
Stocks & Other Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (1339-1545)

Postal History & Philatelic (Geographic Sort) (Lots 1546-1714)

Gaming (Lots 1715-1735)


Day Two, December 2nd, 2017 (Lots 2000-2750)

Bottles (Lots 2000-2043)

General Americana (Lots 2044-2700)
Jewelry (2044-2059)
Art (2060-2098)
Worlds Fairs & Expositions (2099-2130)
Political (2131-2152)
Geographic Sort (2153-2588)
Misc. Categories incl. Maps & Atlases, Black Americana, Fire, Ephemera (2589-2700)

Foreign Collectibles (Lots 2701-2750)

Day Three, December 3rd, 2017 (Lots 3000-3734)

Firearms & Weaponry (Lots 3000-3167)
Ephemera (3000-3007)
Ammunition (3008-3058)
Pistols & Revolvers (3059-3084)
Rifles & Shotguns (3085-3095)
Scabbards & Misc. (3096-3111)
Swords & Katanas (3112-3167)

Military & War Collectibles (Lots 3168-3231)
Revolutionary War & Civil War (3168-3219)
Spanish American War (3220-3223)
World Wars & Misc. (3224-3231)

Native Americana (Lots 3232-3593)
Alaska incl. Ivory (3232-3307)
Art (3308-3320)
Baskets (3321-3331)
Beadwork (3332-3347)
Rugs & Weavings (3348-3353)
Jewelry (3354-3359)
Kachinas (3360-3385)
Points & Stone Artifacts incl. a Large Georgia Collection (3386-3409)
Pottery (3410-3588)
Ephemera (3589-3593)

Cowboy (Lots 3594-3724)
Ephemera (3594-3626)
Chaps (3627-3666)
Saddle Bags (3667-3685)
Saddles (3686-3718)
Spurs & Misc. (3719-3724)


Taxidermy (Lots 3725-3734)





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Four Nice Early San Francisco Stereoviews2271Four Nice Early San Francisco Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Two c.1874 Watkins stereoviews. First is No. 1362, The Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill. Great contrast. Some soiling. Second is No. 701, View from
Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to C*****r for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
San Francisco Stereoview Collection2272San Francisco Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 different nice early San Francisco (and area) stereoviews. 1) Four by Kilburn Bros.: Russian Hill bird's-eye view; Telegraph Hill bird&...
Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 360.00
San Francisco Stereoviews by Watkins2273San Francisco Stereoviews by Watkins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four different by this famed Western photographer spanning three decades. 1) Earliest is c.1867 card showing the Merchants Exchange. Some soiling and
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
Interesting San Francisco Stereoviews by J.J. Reilly, c.1880s2274Interesting San Francisco Stereoviews by J.J. Reilly, c.1880s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four different interesting San Francisco stereoviews by JJ Reilly of Marysville, CA. According to Mautz, Reilly operated the Wood's Gallery Mary...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
San Francisco, Telegraph Hill Stereoview by Taber, c.18802275San Francisco, Telegraph Hill Stereoview by Taber, c.1880
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Choice Taber stereoview, "The Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill." c.1880. Nice contrast and detail. One of the original "Seven Hills&qu...
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to t********n.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
Three Different Telegraph Hill, San Francisco Stereoviews2276Three Different Telegraph Hill, San Francisco Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Watkins c.1874 view, some staining and fading. 2) Two different from the Kilburn Bros.. Stereoview No. 986. Nice contrast. Some light wear and scuf
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to m**********i for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Two Early Stereoviews of Alcatraz2277Two Early Stereoviews of Alcatraz
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) c.1901 view from Sausalito Ferry by Keystone View Co. Nice contrast and detail. 2) c.1864 view from Bay Shore & Fort Point. Contrast very wea...
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
San Francisco Bird's-Eye View from Rincon Hill2278San Francisco Bird's-Eye View from Rincon Hill
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stereoview published by Bradley & Rulofson, photograph by Muybridge. No. 681--San Francisco from Rincon Hill. Nice contrast, some staining. Acco...
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
Four San Francisco Stereoviews by Thomas Houseworth2279Four San Francisco Stereoviews by Thomas Houseworth
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four different early views, but condition issues. 1) c.1869, No. 173, Northeast corner Montgomery and California Streets, looking North to Sacramento
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****r for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Golden Gate Bridge Ephemera2280Golden Gate Bridge Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Story of the Golden Gate Bridge-Authentic, Amazing, Thrilling. Souvenir bookmark from 1938 opening of bridge and was pinned on hikers across the b
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******n for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50