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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Lion Coffee Advertising Card Decks2661 - Lion Coffee Advertising Card Decks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Lion Coffee Advertising Card Decks, approx 50 cards ea. 3" x 2". Date: Location: HWAC # 54146
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Sandy Koufax Photo Poster2662 - Sandy Koufax Photo Poster
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Poster of Sandy Koufax with newspapers headlined "Koufax wins", Koufax beats Ford, Sets strikeout record!". This is a print of origin...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Pen Ephemera (Stocks, Billhead, Price List)2663 - Pen Ephemera (Stocks, Billhead, Price List)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Two issued 1929 stock certificates for LeBoeuf Fountain Pen Company. Inc. in Massachusetts. Pictorial, not cancelled. 2) Illustrated bill
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Safe Handbills Advertising Bank Robberies2664 - Safe Handbills Advertising Bank Robberies
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 handbills from various US Safe manufacturers that advertise the reliability of their products by mentioning failed robberies. One for Hall...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Singer Sewing Company Ephemera (Exposition Booklets, Trade Cards)2665 - Singer Sewing Company Ephemera (Exposition Booklets, Trade Cards)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10. 1) Gorgeous booklet by the Singer Manufacturing Co. advertising their Family Sewing Machines & Art & Embroidery exhibit at the 18...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to m*******Y for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Singer Sewing Co. Trade Cards in Original Holder2666 - Singer Sewing Co. Trade Cards in Original Holder
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Interesting deck of trade cards showing residents of many countries next to or operating sewing machines. Bosnia, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Sweden and mo
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Vintage Doctor's Medical Bag2667 - Vintage Doctor's Medical Bag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This vintage doctor's black leather medical bag is 16 in.l X 7 in.h X 5 in.w. It has two metal clasps for closure and is monogrammed "A.S.P...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Vintage Fish Menu Board2668 - Vintage Fish Menu Board
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fish menu board, with two mermaids at top. Very good condition, 36" x 24". Date: Location: HWAC # 54848
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m*******q for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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8 Assorted Bonds2669 - 8 Assorted Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
German 1x 1920, 2x 1922, US & Int'l Securities Corp 1930, Walworth Co U/I, Financial Underwriters 1911, Majestic Savings 1974. United State...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*******9 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Assorted Stock Certificates (5)2670 - Assorted Stock Certificates (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Pay Toliet Lock Co.i/u 1925 to Frank Colwell, #146 5 shares, signed by president Nichols. 2) National Safe & Lock Co., i/u 1929 to Brandon Fr...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Miscellaneous US Ephemera (~50 pieces)2671 - Miscellaneous US Ephemera (~50 pieces)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assorted letters, map of India on one side mounted on brown paper and a map of Palestine on back page14" x 11.5"; 5 small metal medallions...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Misc. US Advertising Ephemera2672 - Misc. US Advertising Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 18. Included: c.1930s brochure for The Radioptican Post Card Projector; color advertising brochure for The New Florence Stove; price guide for
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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9 Issues of The Pony Express Pamphlet2673 - 9 Issues of The Pony Express Pamphlet
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 issues of The Pony Express, stories of pioneers and old trails. 2x May 1946, 1x Sept. 1946, 6x June 1938. Date: Location: HWAC # 54619
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Binder Full of Trade and Greeting Cards2674 - Binder Full of Trade and Greeting Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A 15" x 12" bound collection of mostly old and newer attached trade cards, greeting cards and decals. Approx 50 more cards are loose and u...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Collection of US Letterheads, Many Pictorials2675 - Collection of US Letterheads, Many Pictorials
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 US letterheads, many with pictorials of lamps, trains, shirts, furniture, matches etc. Mostly late 19th century. Date: Location: HWAC #
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*******c for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Huge Grab Bag of Assorted Ephemera2676 - Huge Grab Bag of Assorted Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Too big for a bag so this is really a grab box! Approx 1 cubic foot with perhaps 1000 ephemera items weighing 13.5#. Includes items from a very large
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Estimate : 100.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to f********c.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Large Tradecard and Ephemera Collection2677 - Large Tradecard and Ephemera Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large assortment of generic tradecards, birth cards, postcards, travel souvenirs and misc. ephemera. A nice lot for its diversity and volume Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Seven Miscellaneous US Stock Certificates2678 - Seven Miscellaneous US Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) i/c Merrimack Manufacturing Co. 1927 to Helen Lander #1845 11 shares. 2) i/u Kent Writing Machine Co. to John Lundquist 1891 #8 500 shares. 3) i/c
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s********K for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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US Hotel Letterheads and Brochures2679 - US Hotel Letterheads and Brochures
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15. Most of the documents are for hotels in the US. However, one billhead is for the famous Hotel Victoria, Pise [sic.], Italy, 1887, there is
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Vintage Rifiloil Oil Poster2680 - Vintage Rifiloil Oil Poster
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage Rifiloil Oil Poster--French Huiles Ilo Pour Autos. Reproduction of a 1921 poster. Framed, 43.75" x 30.75". Date: Location: ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m*******q for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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