December 2017 Premier Auction

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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Nevada Ghost Town Saloon Tokens (Delamar & Luning)1100 - Nevada Ghost Town Saloon Tokens (Delamar & Luning)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two: 1) Obv.: Pete Giusti / Blue Label / Saloon / Delamar, Nevada; Rev.: Good For / 1 / Drink or Cigar. Br., rd., 25 mm. 2) Obv.: Luning Bar /
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 180.00
Sold to a********x.. for (160.00 + 35.20BP) = 195.20
 
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Nevada Whorehouse Tokens (Goldfield & Elko)1101 - Nevada Whorehouse Tokens (Goldfield & Elko)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four: 1) Obv.: Rebate Check / 2 1/2c / The Den / W. A. Schabel / Prop. / Goldfield, Nevada; Rev.: portrait of George Washington. Rd., C, 32mm;
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******V for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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South of Bullfrog, Nevada Tokens (Amargosa and Goodsprings)1102 - South of Bullfrog, Nevada Tokens (Amargosa and Goodsprings)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two tokens from mining camps south of Bullfrog: Brown Palace Cafe, GF 10c, Amargosa; O.F. Schwartz, GF 5c, Goodsprings. Date: Location: Nevada
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to e*****r for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Three Nevada Ghost Town Tokens (Tungsten, Mason, Thompson)1103 - Three Nevada Ghost Town Tokens (Tungsten, Mason, Thompson)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three: 1) S. Bernstein / Tungsten, / Nev.; Rev.: Good For / 12 1/2c / In Trade. 21mm, B, C. 2) Obv.: Hotel Mason / Mason, / Nev.; Rev.: blank;
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Three Nevada Mining Town Tokens (Manhattan, Goldfield, Luning)1104 - Three Nevada Mining Town Tokens (Manhattan, Goldfield, Luning)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three; 1) Obv.: North Ferguson & Co. / Manhattan / Cigar Dealers; Rev.: Good / For In / Trade; Td., Br, 21mm. 2) Jake's Dance / Goldf...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 90.00 - 120.00
Sold to A*****2 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Two CF Hampton Tokens (Unknown Nevada)1105 - Two CF Hampton Tokens (Unknown Nevada)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From an unknown town in Nevada. 2x CF HAMPTON // GF 12 1/2 IN TRADE. Date: c. 1908 Location: Nevada HWAC # 54954
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to r******h for (60.00 + 13.20BP) = 73.20
 
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The People's Hotel Good For Mirror (Sandy Hill, New York)1106 - The People's Hotel Good For Mirror (Sandy Hill, New York)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
THE PEOPLE'S HOTEL / AJ NEWMAN, PROP. / SANDY HILL, NY / GF 10C IN TRADE. 2.25" Date: c. 1900-1910 Location: Sandy Hill, New York HW...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p*******s for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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The Place Good For Mirror (Waverly, New York)1107 - The Place Good For Mirror (Waverly, New York)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unusual birthstone design. THE PLACE / GUY C. HAIGHT, PROP. / 243 BROAD ST., WAVERLY, NY / GF 10C IN TRDE. 2.25" Date: c. 1900-1910 Locati...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to p*******s for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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The Place Good For Mirror (Waverly, New York)1108 - The Place Good For Mirror (Waverly, New York)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2.25" THE PLACE / GUY C HAIGHT / 243 BROAD ST. WAVERLY, NY / GF 10C IN TRADE. Date: c. 1908-1910 Location: Waverly, New York HWAC # 54960
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bee Henry's Good For Mirror (Barberton, Ohio)1109 - Bee Henry's Good For Mirror (Barberton, Ohio)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
MEET YOUR FRIEND'S / AT /"BEE" HENRY'S / COR. 3RD ST. AND TUS. AVE. / BARBERTON - OHIO/ GF 10C IN TRADE. 2.25" Date: Lo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p*******s for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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