AUCTION  / 

December 2017 Premier Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

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)





SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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2 Rare Northern California Railroad Stocks1260 - 2 Rare Northern California Railroad Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California Railway i/c 1890's #51. San Ramon Valley Railroad, unissued #13. Date: Location: California HWAC # 55729
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LOT WITHDRAWN1261 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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Central Pacific Railroad in California Ephemera1262 - Central Pacific Railroad in California Ephemera
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Lot of 5. 1) 1878 Way-Bill for merchandise transported from San Francisco to Carson (City), Nevada. Includes packages bound for Bodie (tobacco for Gil
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Northern California Misc. Railroad Ephemera1263 - Northern California Misc. Railroad Ephemera
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Passes/tickets from Cali. Western Railroad and Navigation 1931, Arcata and Mad River RR Co. 1955, several Nevada County Narrow Gauge RR, Southern Paci
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Photograph of Boston Railroad Cars in Brighton1264 - Photograph of Boston Railroad Cars in Brighton
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Photograph of Boston Railroad cars in Brighton, Colorado. Photo by D. O. Bullis where he used to work. Dated 6-1-89. Photo 7.75" x 9.25". ...
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Denver - Steamboat Construction Company Stock Certificates (Railroad)1265 - Denver - Steamboat Construction Company Stock Certificates (Railroad)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two. 1) Number 185 for 643 1/3 shares to John Campion Trustee in 1908. Signed by D Dodge president and ? secretary. Excellent condition. 2) Num
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Denver & Rio Grande RR Co. Treasury Dept. Instructions1266 - Denver & Rio Grande RR Co. Treasury Dept. Instructions
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare booklet, Jan. 1, 1906. 16pp. Inside of page 1 "The following regulations and instructions, covering the receiving, disbursing and accounts...
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Colorado Railroad Ephemera1267 - Colorado Railroad Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 28 items includes Rocky Mt. Railway letter on pictorial letterhead 1907, pictorial playing card near Continental Divide, Great Rock Island Rout
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Colorado Railroad Tickets & Ephemera1268 - Colorado Railroad Tickets & Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 34. Includes: Panoramic Views along the Denver & Rio Grande Western Pacific, brochure with map and color lithos, undated; Mt. Manitou Sce...
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Map of Colorado Railroad & Rio Grande Express1269 - Map of Colorado Railroad & Rio Grande Express
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One double truck, multi color map of Colorado with index of Colorado. Page 141-144.17.5"x25". Date: Location: Colorado HWAC # 54226
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Iron Monon Railroad Route Alligator1270 - Iron Monon Railroad Route Alligator
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An iron alligator figurine that was made to promote the Florida Monon Railroad Route that is roughly 8.5" long and unique. Date: Location...
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Illinois Central Rail Road Pair of Checks1271 - Illinois Central Rail Road Pair of Checks
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1) 1856 to WP Johnson for $112.34. Johnson was the general ticket agent. VIgnette of a train heading left. Also a vignette of a steamer/clipper/tain o
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St. Francis County Railway Co. Checks Group1272 - St. Francis County Railway Co. Checks Group
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500 cancelled checks 1907-1911, nice streetcar vignette. Date: Location: St. Francis County, Missouri HWAC # 54423
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Rogers Locomotive Works 1904 St. Louis Expo1273 - Rogers Locomotive Works 1904 St. Louis Expo
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Rare 1904 booklet with nice drawing of Paterson NJ works and 6 train drawings and specs.18 pp 5.75" x 9". Date: Location: St. Louis, ...
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Early Helena Railroad Tickets/Paper Tokens1274 - Early Helena Railroad Tickets/Paper Tokens
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Lot of 4 paper tickets/tokens. 1) Three different oval shaped Helena, Hot Springs & Smelter Railroad Company tokens Good For 10, 12, and 25 ride...
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Eureka & Palisade Railroad Receipts and Freight Bills1275 - Eureka & Palisade Railroad Receipts and Freight Bills
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5 Receipts and Freight Bill from Eureka and Palisade Railroad Co., and Lumber, Doors, Sash, Mining Timbers, Shingles, Etc., Wholesale and Retail Deale
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Comstock Railroad Ephemera1276 - Comstock Railroad Ephemera
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Lot of seven. 1) 1899 timeroll for the Carson & Colorado Railroad, 9 x 16." Lists five employees, days worked and wage. Documents for this ...
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Central Pacific Railroad in Nevada Ephemera1277 - Central Pacific Railroad in Nevada Ephemera
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Lot of three. 1) 1879 letter on CPRR Land Department letterhead dated Oct. 31st, 1879 to Christopher Higgins esq. in Reno, Nevada. Letter is in regard
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The Financial Commercial & Chronicle1278 - The Financial Commercial & Chronicle
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Rare rating service for Street Railways Section. 112 pp. Slight staining at top of book. 13" x 8.5". Date: 1907 Location: New York ...
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Mini Wanted Poster for 1923 Oregon Southern Pacific Train Robber, "The Siskiyou Massacre"1279 - Mini Wanted Poster for 1923 Oregon Southern Pacific Train Robber, "The Siskiyou Massacre"
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Small (7 x 3.5") wanted poster for Roy DeAutremont, one of three brothers who held up a Southern Pacific train in the Siskiyou Mountains on Oct...
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