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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Jackson Fire Brick Company Bonds (5)2561 - Jackson Fire Brick Company Bonds (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five Jackson Fire Brick Company $100 bonds issued in 1921. Orange border and George Washington vignette. 9.5 x 14." No. 888, 889, 1835, 1836, a...
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1854 Cass County, Texas Court Document2562 - 1854 Cass County, Texas Court Document
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very early Texas document! August 13th, 1854. Sale of property by W.H. Crow, assessor and collector for Cass County, for failure to pay taxes. Opens t
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Texaco Oil Co. Fire-Chief Poster2563 - Texaco Oil Co. Fire-Chief Poster
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fire Chief Starts Quicker, poster for Texaco Oil Company. Poster shows damage and repair. Framed in bark and wood frame, 18.75" x 27.25". ...
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Sold to 6******n for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
 
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Salt Lake City, Utah Billheads & Ephemera (1874-1963)2564 - Salt Lake City, Utah Billheads & Ephemera (1874-1963)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11. Includes: 1882 assessment for Utah Silver Mining Co. An 1874 pictorial receipt for Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution. Five c...
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1881 County and Township Map of Utah and Nevada2565 - 1881 County and Township Map of Utah and Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck, multi color map, page 91, very good condition.15.25" x 23". Date: 1881 Location: Utah HWAC # 54268
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Colton Map of Territories of New Mexico and Utah2566 - Colton Map of Territories of New Mexico and Utah
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Single page, multi color lithograph map of Territories of New Mexico and Utah, published by J.H. Colton & Co., No 172 William St., New York. Pag...
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Three Mormon Stereoviews Plus One Other Utah2567 - Three Mormon Stereoviews Plus One Other Utah
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. Rarest is a c.1882 stereoview for Mormon President John Tayler (by B.W. Kilburn). Two other Mormon views, both of the Tabernacle: early (187
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Rand McNally Utah Map2568 - Rand McNally Utah Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck Rand McNally Utah map. PP 476-477. Multicolor 14.5" x 21". Date: Location: Utah HWAC # 54462
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County Map of Utah/Nevada; Territories of New Mexico/Utah2569 - County Map of Utah/Nevada; Territories of New Mexico/Utah
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) County map of Utah & Nevada, single page, multi color lithograph, drawn & engraved by W.H. Gamble, Philadelphia, page #49 12" x 15.2...
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Maps of New Hampshire & Vermont2570 - Maps of New Hampshire & Vermont
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck multi color map of New Hampshire and Vermont Pp. 10 & 11 with Index of State of Massachusetts on back & Index of Vermont on bac...
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County Maps of Virginia/West Virginia, Kentucky/Tennessee/North Carolina2571 - County Maps of Virginia/West Virginia, Kentucky/Tennessee/North Carolina
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) County Map of Virginia/West Virginia, single page, multi color lithograph entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1867, page #31. 11.5&q...
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Groveland Improvement Co. Stock Certificates (21) (Dungeness, Washington)2572 - Groveland Improvement Co. Stock Certificates (21) (Dungeness, Washington)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
21 unissued pictorial certs. Office and place of business in Dungeness, Washington. Date: c.1890s Location: Dungeness, Washington HWAC # 544
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Kirkland, Washington 1922 Telephone Directory2573 - Kirkland, Washington 1922 Telephone Directory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Paperbound 12pp, Kirkland, WA telephone directory April 1922, 7.75" x 5.5". Date: Location: Kirkland, Washington HWAC # 54339
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50 Unissued Nat'l Deposit & Security Co. Certificates (Seattle, Washington)2574 - 50 Unissued Nat'l Deposit & Security Co. Certificates (Seattle, Washington)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
50 Unissued National Deposit & Security Co. Certificates. Home Office, Seattle. Collateral Trust Fund Certificates, $1200. Date: 1930's ...
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1910 Tacoma/Seattle Washington Telephone Book2575 - 1910 Tacoma/Seattle Washington Telephone Book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Paper bound with detached front over 164 pp plus out of area info. Sept. 1910. Pink business directory section. 10.25" x 7.25". Date: ...
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Tacoma, Washington 1916 Telephone Directory2576 - Tacoma, Washington 1916 Telephone Directory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Paper bound Sept. 1916 Tacoma WA telephone directory. 264 pp plus 32 pp of other exchanges info. 9.75" x 6.5". Some water stains in front,...
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Tacoma, Washington Telephone Directory 19072577 - Tacoma, Washington Telephone Directory 1907
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Paper bound Tacoma, WA telephone directory from Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. 140pp 9" x 6". Date: Location: Tacoma, Washing...
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Sold to 6*****b for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Northern Pacific, Yakima and Kittitas Irrigation Co. Stock Certificate, 18942578 - Northern Pacific, Yakima and Kittitas Irrigation Co. Stock Certificate, 1894
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare certificate I/U 1894, #66, 34 shares. 6" x 9.75". Owned by Northern Pacific Railroad. They constructed the 60 mile long Sunnyside Ca...
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Washington and Oregon Trade Cards2579 - Washington and Oregon Trade Cards
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Lot of 15. Includes: 8 Oregon (mostly Portland) and 7 Seattle, Washington Territory trade cards. Date: c. 1880-1890 Location: Washington HWA
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Maps of Washington & Oregon2580 - Maps of Washington & Oregon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) U.S. Coast Survey map of Yaquina River Entrance, Oregon 26.5" x 21". 2) U.S. Coast Survey, Columbia River, Sheet No. 1 (1870), tear in ...
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