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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Three Colorado Publications: State Lottery, 1890; Rocky Mtn. News, 1905; & National Bank Anniversary2421 - Three Colorado Publications: State Lottery, 1890; Rocky Mtn. News, 1905; & National Bank Anniversary
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Official List of Denver State Lottery. 1890. Some rips and tears. Center fold is very fragile. 2) 1905 Rocky Mountain News. Includes: President Ro
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Bronze-Brass Antique Bucket (E. Miller & Co., Meriden, Connecticut)2422 - Bronze-Brass Antique Bucket (E. Miller & Co., Meriden, Connecticut)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This beautiful authentic antique bucket is embossed with the name "E. Miller and Co. Meriden, Conn. Pat. Aug. 11, 1868 Pat. April 27, 1869 Pat....
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9***6 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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1881 Price List of National Wire Mattress Co., New Britain, Connecticut2423 - 1881 Price List of National Wire Mattress Co., New Britain, Connecticut
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Price list and illustrated catalog of brass and iron bedsteads and cribs. National Wire Mattress Co , New Britain, Ct. April st 1881. 48 pp with bed l
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Silk & Cotton Manufacturing Stereoviews (Mostly Connecticut)2424 - Silk & Cotton Manufacturing Stereoviews (Mostly Connecticut)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 different Keystone stereoviews. Includes: Doubling frame in large woolen mill, Lawrence, Massachusetts; weighing and sorting raw silk skeins
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1884 Dakota Territory Map2425 - 1884 Dakota Territory Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1884 Bradley p33 15.25" x 12.5". Note left edge tears. Date: Location: Dakota Territory HWAC # 54445
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a******l for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Dakota Territory and Nebraska Trade Cards2426 - Dakota Territory and Nebraska Trade Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 Lincoln NE trade card. 8 Dakota Territory trade cards- Broken Bow, Omaha, Marion. Date: c. 1880-1890 Location: Dakota Territory HWAC # 54
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to m******0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Maps of Washington, D.C., & Connecticut c.1870s2427 - Maps of Washington, D.C., & Connecticut c.1870s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 maps, multi color Plan of the City of Washington, The Capitol of the United States of America. Page 30. 12.75"X15.5". Page 18 shows Conn...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to a******l for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Ft. Marion, St. Augustine, Florida Stereoview Collection2428 - Ft. Marion, St. Augustine, Florida Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 stereoviews, 9 of which appear to be from the same series, although no photographer/publisher is provided. "Florida, the Land of Flow...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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1855 Florida Map by A. Plat2429 - 1855 Florida Map by A. Plat
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large Florida map by A. Plat, dated Oct 1855. Lists Forbe's Purchase, Jacksonville, Ft. Lauderdale and a few other cities in this undeveloped er...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r******g for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Florida Stereoview Collection2430 - Florida Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8, 7 different. Includes: St. James Hotel, Jacksonville (Webster & Albee); two Keystone views, Harvesting Indian River Pineapples and Old...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Multiple County Maps of Georgia, Alabama, Florida2431 - Multiple County Maps of Georgia, Alabama, Florida
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Single page multi color map of Counties of Georgia and Alabama p.3312.5" x 15.25". Single page multi color County Map of Florida 1870, p. ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to c******u for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Three Early Hawaii Stereoviews2432 - Three Early Hawaii Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different. 1) Keystone, c.1901: On the beautiful Mauna Loa Creek. 2) Keystone, c.1901: Pretty Hula Girls, Honolulu. 3) Underwood & Unde...
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Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to k*****f for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2433 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn. Do Not Bid
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Early Map of Idaho & Contiguous States, c.1860s2434 - Early Map of Idaho & Contiguous States, c.1860s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Single sheet, multi color map of Nebraska, Dakota, Colorado, Idaho & Kansas by Johnson and Ward. Page 63. Historical and Statistical View of the...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********x for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Maps of Early Oregon & Idaho2435 - Maps of Early Oregon & Idaho
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Single page, multi color lithograph, Johnson's Washington Oregon and Idaho, Page #65; 2) Single page, multi color lithograph, Colton's Washi...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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American Trotting Register Official Certificates, 1892-93 (Horse Registration)2436 - American Trotting Register Official Certificates, 1892-93 (Horse Registration)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four pictorial Official Certificates for the American Trotting Register (horse vignette) issued in Chicago 1892-1893. "The Pacing Standard.&quo...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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c.1890s Griswold, Browning & Co. Dress Catalogs, Chicago2437 - c.1890s Griswold, Browning & Co. Dress Catalogs, Chicago
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 different dress catalogs.Spring 1893 32 pp, 1896-1897 38 pp, 1897-1898 with an invoice 39 pp, Fall 1897 38 pages, Spring 1899 10 pp foldout and pric
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s****y for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Sears, Roebuck, & Co. Stereoview Collection2438 - Sears, Roebuck, & Co. Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 50+ stereoviews from a Sears, Roebuck & Co. set c.1908 that promotes the company. Each stereoview has a typed description on the reverse....
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to t********n.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Very Rare Goes Lithographing Stock Certificate Catalog with Letters2439 - Very Rare Goes Lithographing Stock Certificate Catalog with Letters
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare Goes Lithographed and Steel-Litho Stock Certificates sales catalog. We have never seen this item before. Circa 1920. Bound catalog of approx
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Western Michigan Homes and Orchard Association Bond, 1911, Pellston2440 - Western Michigan Homes and Orchard Association Bond, 1911, Pellston
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One Debenture Gold Coupon Bond, $100, 6 percent, 10 year No. 176, 20 coupons attached. Signed by President A.D. Gates. 9.25" x 16.5". ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to l*******9 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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