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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Rare Rhodes, Nevada Salt Bag, Rhodes Salt & Borax Company1478 - Rare Rhodes, Nevada Salt Bag, Rhodes Salt & Borax Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare and likely only known example of this salt bag from Rhode's Table and Dairy in Rhodes, NV. Bag is cloth and 14" x 6", black frame...
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Rare Rhyolite Townsite and Mining Company Stock Certificate, 19061479 - Rare Rhyolite Townsite and Mining Company Stock Certificate, 1906
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 436 issued to A Connan(Connard) for 1000 shares. Signed by assistant secretary Farrell and vice president Sol Camp. The only reference to this
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Sold to 9***6 for 87.50
 
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Rochester Gold Ridge Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 19131480 - Rochester Gold Ridge Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 1913
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A rare Rochester Gold Ridge Mining Co. stock certificate, no. 19 for 2500 shares to Augusta Brusso signed by C. A. Steele, President., 1913. Promotion
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Four Round Mountain Mining Stock Certificates1481 - Four Round Mountain Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Round Mountain Antelope Mining Co. I/U to Lewis Buer #764 1915 500 shares 8.25" x 11". Round Mountain Mining Co. I/C to U. Detert 1920 #76...
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Sold to g*******0 for 62.50
 
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Annual Report of Tonopah Mining Co. 19071482 - Annual Report of Tonopah Mining Co. 1907
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Paper bound annual report from Sept. 30, 1907 written by Jim Butler. 17 pages and 2 claim maps. Second paper bound report is itemized payroll for Marc
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Sold to p*****0 for 281.25
 
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Extra Rare Bullfrog Mining Company Stock Certificate with the Famous Green Bullfrog1483 - Extra Rare Bullfrog Mining Company Stock Certificate with the Famous Green Bullfrog
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This Tonopah stock certificate is number 2974 for 1000 shares to RF Crist in 1906. It is signed by secretary Monteath and vice president Stansbury. Gr
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Sold to F********h for 125.00
 
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Three Tonopah Mining Stock Certificates incl. Brougher Signature1484 - Three Tonopah Mining Stock Certificates incl. Brougher Signature
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brougher Divide Mining Co. I/U to Emil Fischer 1919 #1875 100 shares. Tonopah Divide Mining Co. I/C to EL Hart 1918 #1387 100 shares, orange, I/C 1912
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Six Tonopah Area Mining Stock Certificates, 1905-19221485 - Six Tonopah Area Mining Stock Certificates, 1905-1922
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nevada Gold Mines Co. LTD. I/U to James Long 1917 # 566 1000 shares signed by president Losey 8.25" x 10.75". Candelaria Mines Co. I/U to ...
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Ten Different Tonopah Mining Stock Certificates1486 - Ten Different Tonopah Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Macnamara Mining & Milling Co. I/U to Adelene Rommel 1920 #10842 100 shares, Montana-Joseph Mines I/U 1912 to Ervin & Co. #647 100 shares, T...
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Tonopah Stock Mining Certificate Assortment1487 - Tonopah Stock Mining Certificate Assortment
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tonopah and California Gold Mining Co. I/U to William Fuller 1903 #720 300 shares, Tonopah-Liberty Mining Co. I/U to NA Dick #135 100 shares, Mizpah E
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Sold to F********h for 150.00
 
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Four Different Tonopah, Nevada Area Mining Stock Certificates1488 - Four Different Tonopah, Nevada Area Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four. 1) Clifford Mining Company #255 for 1250 shares in 1906. Signed by secretary Shannon and president Elftman. Clifford was discovered in 19
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West End Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate signed by Borax Smith Plus One Extra1489 - West End Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate signed by Borax Smith Plus One Extra
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) I/U to George Stephens 1921 #14639 100 shares. Clean unobscured signature by president Borax Smith. 7" x 11". 2) Great Western Mining ...
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Sold to 8***1 for 274.50
 
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Earth's Treasures by Garrison, 1907 (Tonopah, Goldfield, Bullfrog Promotional)1490 - Earth's Treasures by Garrison, 1907 (Tonopah, Goldfield, Bullfrog Promotional)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare item. Earth's Treasures pamphlet by Wilkie P. Garrison Investments, Chicago 12" x 9.5", 12pp. Bottom staple has separated. Publi...
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Rescue Mining Co. of Tonopah Stock Certificate signed by Key Pittman, 19031491 - Rescue Mining Co. of Tonopah Stock Certificate signed by Key Pittman, 1903
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U to AS Roberts 1903 #880 250 shares, signed by secretary Key Pittman who became a Nevada Senator and signed by WJ Harris a prominent banker in Neva
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Tonopah Divide Stock Certificate Collection (24)1492 - Tonopah Divide Stock Certificate Collection (24)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
24 certificates. New Alto Divide Mining Co. I/U, North Divide Mining Co. I/U, Divide City Mining Co. I/U, Allied Divide Mining Co. I/U, Belcher Divide
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Tonopah Mining Stock Certificates & Ephemera1493 - Tonopah Mining Stock Certificates & Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Highly pictorial Seventh Annual Report, The Tonopah Mining Co. of Nevada. 1909 29pp 6.25" x 9.25". U/I Ora Tahoma Mining Co., U/I Tonopah ...
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Tonopah Mining Stock Certificates (10)1494 - Tonopah Mining Stock Certificates (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 U/I United Tonopah & Goldfields Mines, I/U and I/C West End Extension Mining Co., I/U Montana-Tonopah Mines, I/U Lone Star Consolidated Mining...
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Baldy Sour Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 1878, Treasure Hill, Nevada1495 - Baldy Sour Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 1878, Treasure Hill, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U to and signed by EA Robinson who is company president 1878 #64 100 shares. 8.5" x 11". Date: Location: Treasure Hill, Nevada H...
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Geology of the Comstock Lode & Washoe District, Becker, 18821496 - Geology of the Comstock Lode & Washoe District, Becker, 1882
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Atlas to accompany the Geology of the Comstock Lode & Washoe District by George F. Becker. 20.25" x 18", Linen bound hardcover, good e...
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1866 Agreement Broadside, The Sutro Tunnel Company1497 - 1866 Agreement Broadside, The Sutro Tunnel Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Related to the famous Sutro Tunnel in Virginia City Nevada. Sutro Tunnel Company with the Articles of Agreement. This is an original paper. 28"...
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