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)





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Maps of Ohio & Indiana2541 - Maps of Ohio & Indiana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Railroad & County Map of Ohio (Oiho ) double truck, multi color, pps. 70&71. Back of map is Index of Ohio, pp. 69&72. 17.25"x23.2...
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Two Pottery Company Stock Certificates2542 - Two Pottery Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Krotz Manufactory and Pottery Company. Number 55 for 21 shares to CW Krotz and signed by CW Krotz as president and CW Krotz as secretary. 1893. Incorp
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r******e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Buck Powers Autograph and Photo (Dalton Gang related)2543 - Buck Powers Autograph and Photo (Dalton Gang related)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thomas F 'Buck' Powers was the brother of Bill Powers of the Dalton Gang. Buck moved into the Steamboat area of Jackson County, Oregon about...
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1941 and 1942 Telephone Directories for South Douglas County, Oregon2544 - 1941 and 1942 Telephone Directories for South Douglas County, Oregon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
September 1941 and September 1942 Telephone Directories for South Douglas County, Myrtle Creek, Canyonville, and Riddle. Softcover. 9 x 5.5" St...
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Early Stereoview of The Dalles, Oregon, c.late 1870s to early 1880s2545 - Early Stereoview of The Dalles, Oregon, c.late 1870s to early 1880s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice early bird's-eye view of The Dalles along the Columbia River by J.G. Crawford, No. 26 Smith Street, Harrisburg, Oregon. Medium contrast. So...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to k********3 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Collection of Old Whiskey Labels (Two for Portland, Oregon)2546 - Collection of Old Whiskey Labels (Two for Portland, Oregon)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This set of unapplied Whiskey labels is mostly Oregon related and difficult to find. 3 black red and gold labels for Old Hickory Whiskey, Fleckenstein
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Cram Oregon Map2547 - Cram Oregon Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck Oregon George Cram Map. pp 96-97. 14.5" x 23". Some small edge frays. Date: Location: Oregon HWAC # 54444
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m*******Y for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Large Oregon Stereoview Collection2548 - Large Oregon Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 23 Oregon stereoviews. Only one duplicate view. 1) Taber card (c.1880) of Rooster Rock, Columbia River. 2) View of Hotel Portland by Nesemann W
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to u********e for (125.00 + 31.25BP) = 156.25
 
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Oregon Ephemera (Brochures, Cabinet Card, Railroad)2549 - Oregon Ephemera (Brochures, Cabinet Card, Railroad)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15. Includes: 71 page promotional booklet for The Hotel Portland (not dated); 1890 Grant's Pass letter about selling trees; Oregon City c...
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Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Rand McNally Oregon Map2550 - Rand McNally Oregon Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck Rand McNally pp 504-505. Multicolor 14.5" x 21". Date: Location: Oregon HWAC # 54452
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Oregon Scenery Stereoview Collection by Watkins, c.1860s and 1870s2551 - Oregon Scenery Stereoview Collection by Watkins, c.1860s and 1870s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12, eleven different, Oregon scenery stereoviews by Carlton E. Watkins. 1) Three 1867 stereoviews: Cape Horn, Columbia River; and two versions
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Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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First Baptist Church of Philadelphia Loan Certificate, 18462552 - First Baptist Church of Philadelphia Loan Certificate, 1846
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early church certificate. Isabella Ingram is scheduled to receive $100 plus six per cent, per annum. Signed y B B Loxley and MS Hausili (difficult to
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Rare Philadelphia and Lancaster Road Certificate, 17952553 - Rare Philadelphia and Lancaster Road Certificate, 1795
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A rare and significant very early certificate. Appears to be on vellum(parchment). #222 issued to William Sansom March 16, 1795. Two vertical folds. 7
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Very Old Dutch Bond for a Philadelphia Bank, 18242554 - Very Old Dutch Bond for a Philadelphia Bank, 1824
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare 1824 $100 bond plus coupon page for a bank in Philadelphia, PA. Has appearance of the Bank of United States borrowing money from Amsterdam. Bond
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Maps of Pennsylvania (5)2555 - Maps of Pennsylvania (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Three maps double truck, multi color lithograph of Western Half of Pennsylvania, pp. 36 & 37, map of Eastern Half of Pennsylvania pp. 40 &am...
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Stereoviews of Pennsylvania Industrial Workers & Factories2556 - Stereoviews of Pennsylvania Industrial Workers & Factories
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6, one duplicate. Two Keystone: Blast Furnace Plant in Pittsburgh; and Modern Pig Iron Machine at Rest in Pittsburg. Four Underwood & Und...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Marine & River Phosphate Company Stock issued to Blockade Runner, 18832557 - Marine & River Phosphate Company Stock issued to Blockade Runner, 1883
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Scarce! Number 103 for 75 shares issued to LD Mowry in 883. Great clipper ship vignette. Signed by treasurer D Rave---" and president RS Pinchi...
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Lawrence County, South Dakota Territorial Bonds2558 - Lawrence County, South Dakota Territorial Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. Includes: #104 $500 refunding bond 5% 20 year 1" bottom tear 14.25" x 9.5"; #302 $500 10% 11" x 16"; #412 $500 r...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Two Fabulous Western Documents: Deadwood Saddlery Billhead and Butte Hotel Illustrated Flyer2559 - Two Fabulous Western Documents: Deadwood Saddlery Billhead and Butte Hotel Illustrated Flyer
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Butte, Montana flyer with ads for the New Butte Hotel, Barret & Jacky Saddlery, H. J. Blume Stoves, Evans book, "Fair" drug assay s...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*******c for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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South Dakota Elks Lodge Mortgage2560 - South Dakota Elks Lodge Mortgage
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#372 Mortgage Certificate of Huron Lodge No. 444 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 1926. $165. Date: Location: South Dakota HWAC # 5
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