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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Four Real Photo Postcards of Hyder, Alaska1548Four Real Photo Postcards of Hyder, Alaska
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four unused photograph cards from Hyder, "just over the line from Stewart, B.C." U.S. Government block house, birdseye view. and tw...
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Scenic Old Photographs of Nome & Juneau, Alaska1549Scenic Old Photographs of Nome & Juneau, Alaska
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six old photographs: Nome in 1909, the interior of the Modini's Cafe, street scene, also a picture attributed to Juneau. Date: Location: N...
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Real Photo Postcards from Wrangell, Alaska1550Real Photo Postcards from Wrangell, Alaska
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 photographic post cards from Wrangell. All have album residue on reverse and are unwritten. View from across the bay, birdseye, and on the sh
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Real Photo Postcards of Alaskan Glaciers1551Real Photo Postcards of Alaskan Glaciers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 48 photo post cards of glaciers that may not be there anymore. Muir, Mendennhall, Taku, Columbia, Childs, Norris glaciers all represented.
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Grand Canyon Black and White RPCs1552Grand Canyon Black and White RPCs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Total of eleven, Ten RPC's. Shows lodge and scenery. Please see photos online. Date: Location: Grand Canyon, Arizona HWAC # 54046
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Grand Canyon Color Postcards1553Grand Canyon Color Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thirty-six total. 1904 to 1935. Some duplicates. Two petrified forest and one Canyon Diablo with railroad bridge included. Date: Location: Grand
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8***1 for (35.00 + 7.70BP) = 42.70
Grand Canyon Color Real Photo Postcards1554Grand Canyon Color Real Photo Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twelve color RPCs. Fourteen total. Shows lodge, buildings and the canyon. Please see photos online. Date: Location: Grand Canyon, Arizona HWAC
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8***1 for (25.00 + 5.50BP) = 30.50
Hopi and Navajo Color Postcards1555Hopi and Navajo Color Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nine total - five different. Shows traditional housing and Native Americans at work and play. Includes postcards of the Canyon Souvenir Shop of Verkam
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to s********x for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Wiltsie's Taxidermy and Western Den Shop, Bishop, California, Real Photo Postcard1556Wiltsie's Taxidermy and Western Den Shop, Bishop, California, Real Photo Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Business belonging to Dave Wiltsie. "A modern store of unusual architecture constructed of materials of historic interest." Truly a unique...
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to i*****l for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Donner Lake Postcards1557Donner Lake Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten. One black and White RCPC and three color RPC's. Includes a 1920 Meyers and an Emerald Bay. Date: Location: Donner, California ...
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Postcards of the Road to Donner Summit1558Postcards of the Road to Donner Summit
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seventeen. Seven black & white RPC's and two color RPC's. Date: Location: Donner, California HWAC # 53471
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Miller & Lux Headquarters Real Photo Postcard1559Miller & Lux Headquarters Real Photo Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Gruber(?) Photograph. Postmarked on back South Dos Palos, 1912. Date: Location: Dos Palos, California HWAC # 53958
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a*******s for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
Two Geyserville, California RPC's1560Two Geyserville, California RPC's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different real photo postcards of "The Geysers". Fabulous contrast and two very good views. This is a nice looking pair. Used. 1909. ...
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Pictorial Fallen Leaf Lake Advertising Cover1561Pictorial Fallen Leaf Lake Advertising Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fallen Leaf Lake Lodge cover, mailed 1919 (Tallac cancel). Entire front is pictorial. Very nice looking! (Prag Collection) Date: Location: Lake T
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6******n for (130.00 + 28.60BP) = 158.60
Lake Tahoe Dirt State Road RPC with a Truckee & Tahoe RPO cancel1562Lake Tahoe Dirt State Road RPC with a Truckee & Tahoe RPO cancel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great Real Photo Postcard with a Tahoe railroad cancel. What more can you ask for! Content? "This morning we visited Tallac & expect to tak...
Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6******n for (85.00 + 18.70BP) = 103.70
Large Collection of Lake Tahoe Postcards1563Large Collection of Lake Tahoe Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 100 postcards. Forty-three black and white and nine color RPC's. A wide variety of Tahoe Scenes. Early postmarks include a 1904 Tahoe, 1912...
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to B*********g for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Postcards of Cave Rock at Lake Tahoe1564Postcards of Cave Rock at Lake Tahoe
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Loto of ten. Three RPC's. Earliest postmark is a 1919 Bijou. Date: Location: Lake Tahoe, California HWAC # 53472
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 6******n for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
Postcards of Lake Tahoe - America's Playland1565Postcards of Lake Tahoe - America's Playland
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of sixty. Sixteen black and white RPC's and 12 color RPC's. Fishing, riding steamers, golf, staying at a lodge, visiting the home of the...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*********g for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Postcards of Lake Tahoe & the Mountains that Surround Her1566Postcards of Lake Tahoe & the Mountains that Surround Her
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of fourteen. Six black and white RPC's. Postcard of Mt. Tallac's famed snow cross, Lake Tahoe through the mountains, Mount Watson, Talla...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to B*********g for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Postcards of Lake Tahoe & the Water that Surrounds Her1567Postcards of Lake Tahoe & the Water that Surrounds Her
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twenty-six. Eight RPC's. Glen Alpine Creek, Fallen Leaf Lake, Eagle Falls, Angora Lake, Echo Lake, Grass Lake, Susie Lake, Cascade Lake, ...
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to 6******n for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
Postcards of Lake Tahoe Area Snow!1568Postcards of Lake Tahoe Area Snow!
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of sixteen. Five black & white RPCs and eight color RPC's. Great 1907 Truckee postcard with banks of snow. 1920's cars dwarfed by th...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Postcards of Steamers on Lake Tahoe1569Postcards of Steamers on Lake Tahoe
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of thirteen. Two RPCs of a steamer in Emerald Bay (Fraser and Putnam & Valentine). Other cards of the steamer in open waters, loading passen...
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
Postcards of Tahoe Area Buildings1570Postcards of Tahoe Area Buildings
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of sixteen. Three black and white RPCs and four color RPCs. Includes Sugar Loaf, Zephyr Point Lookout, Moana Villa, Squaw Valley ice rink, Donner
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to a******4 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Thirty-one Different Squaw Valley Color RPC's1571Thirty-one Different Squaw Valley Color RPC's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes, snow, the ice rink, buildings, skiers, lifts, etc. See photos online for different cards. Date: Location: Lake Tahoe, California HWA
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Los Angeles Chinatown Postcard Collection1572Los Angeles Chinatown Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Although not as famous as its counterpart in San Francisco, there was a vibrant Chinese community in Los Angeles. 11 cards; 7 black and white RPCs, 3
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to a******4 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
1898 Copyrighted Rare Edward Mitchell Chinatown Postcard15731898 Copyrighted Rare Edward Mitchell Chinatown Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Private Mailing Card. The card is rather unique. "A Glimpse of Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal." Date: Location: San Francis...
Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
Sold to c*********n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Black & White RPC's of Chinatown1574Black & White RPC's of Chinatown
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six. Four street scenes, one of Chinese at Sutro Heights and one of Chinese reading bulletins from back home. Date: Location: San Francisc
Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to r******h for (25.00 + 5.50BP) = 30.50
Black and White RPCs of Chinatown (San Francisco)1575Black and White RPCs of Chinatown (San Francisco)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11. A nice selection: Chinese posing in a suit, edge of Chinatown, telephone exchange, Rose Carnival of 1917, and plenty of street scenes. Find
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
Chinatown Color RPC's1576Chinatown Color RPC's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 21. Photos by EF Clement, Mike Roberts, HS Crocker Company, and Smith News Company. A nice variety of scenes. Date: Location: San Francis
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to b*******n for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Chinatown Street Scenes Postcards1577Chinatown Street Scenes Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of sixteen. Seven are old "Address Only" postcards. Dated postcards are from 1905 to 1944. One black and white of Pell Street. Others ...
Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
Chinese in San Francisco Interior Scene Postcards1578Chinese in San Francisco Interior Scene Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten. Mostly inside. Wide variety: telephone exchange, restaurant, telephone exchange, opium, Joss temple, drug store, etc. Two Britton & ...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*********n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Chinese Youth in San Francisco Postcard Group1579Chinese Youth in San Francisco Postcard Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Earliest is postmarked 1906. Lot of ten. Please see photo online. Date: Location: San Francisco, California HWAC # 53940
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Dragon Parade Postcard Collection1580Dragon Parade Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten (three duplicates). Postmarks are 1907 to 1911 (one 1951). Please see photos online for content! Date: Location: San Francisco, Calif
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to b*******n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Postcard Collection of Chinese Youth in San Francisco1581Postcard Collection of Chinese Youth in San Francisco
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12. Dated 1903 to 1906. All are "Address Only" early postcards. Seven Britton & Rey, two Edward H Mitchell, one Rieder. One pri...
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
RPC of the Dragon Dance Parade, San Francisco1582RPC of the Dragon Dance Parade, San Francisco
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Real Photo Postcard of the annual parade in San Francisco. Date: Location: San Francisco, California HWAC # 53918
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
San Francisco Chinatown Businesses Postcards1583San Francisco Chinatown Businesses Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Drug store, Restaurant, telephone station, sidewalk jeweler, butcher, laundry, House of Ming, Canton Bazaar, Sing Chong Company. Laundry postcard is a
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to c*********n for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
San Francisco Chinatown Color RPC's1584San Francisco Chinatown Color RPC's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fifteen Real Photo Postcards. Mostly street scenes. A few at night. Date: Location: San Francisco, California HWAC # 53945
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*******n for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
San Francisco Earthquake Survival Postcard1585San Francisco Earthquake Survival Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stamped on back: Mr and Mrs Wong Sun Yue (Clements) dug from the Ruins, 535 Grant Ave., San Francisco. Black and white RPC. Date: c1906 Location:
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to e*****r for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Sing Chong and Sing Fat Advertising Postcards1586Sing Chong and Sing Fat Advertising Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of Eighteen. All different in some way! Sometimes it is a change in wording and sometimes it is a slight change in the picture, but all are differ
Estimate : 70.00 - 170.00
Sold to c*********n for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Six Older San Francisco Postcards - "Address Only" on Reverse1587Six Older San Francisco Postcards - "Address Only" on Reverse
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes Chinese at Sutro Heights (Edward W Mitchell), group of Chinese children, Chinese belle and servant (Britton & Rey), Chinese fortune tel...
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Six Very Early San Francisco Chinatown Postcards1588Six Very Early San Francisco Chinatown Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These six postcards all have a reverse with no place for writing a note. One black and white: street secene with father and children. Narrow street. F
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
The Nicer Side of Chinatown: Postcards1589The Nicer Side of Chinatown: Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13. One black and white RPC of the Chinese temple (inside) to an afternoon at Sutro Heights to fancy costumes, to lounging around, to Chinese a
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8*****l for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Three Very Early Chinese Postcards1590Three Very Early Chinese Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One Mitchell card postmarked 1901. One card is copyrighted in 1899. One very early Britton & Rey. Two are 'Private Mailing Cards.' Dat...
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to b*********r for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Twelve Chinatown Street Scenes Postcards1591Twelve Chinatown Street Scenes Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Earliest is postmarked 1904. Includes a rare George Salch card. Several Britton & Rey and Mitchell cards. Also a fancy Bardell O'Neill. Plea...
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to b*******n for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Over 70 San Francisco Chinatown Postcards1592Over 70 San Francisco Chinatown Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes several color RPC's, one black and white RPC, and early c1903 postcards. Find Chinatown in flames by W. R. Hearst, Happy New Year card ...
Estimate : 70.00 - 210.00
Sold to m******0 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Chinatown Postcard Lot - Remainder1593Chinatown Postcard Lot - Remainder
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 63. Wide variety. Please see photos online for examples. Date: Location: San Francisco, California HWAC # 53946
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8*****l for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Report on California Stagecoach Mail 18601594Report on California Stagecoach Mail 1860
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unbound 19 pp report from 36th Congress 1st session on California Stagecoach Mail regarding various routes, performance, revenue and more. COmpany is
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to u********y.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
"Early California Mail Bag" 1960 Postal History Publications1595"Early California Mail Bag" 1960 Postal History Publications
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From The Book Club a California, 1960, Includes the article "The Stampless Covers" by Basil C Pearce. Other articles include Pioneer Expre...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to R*****8 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Bottle Related California Postal History1596Bottle Related California Postal History
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five corner advertising covers: two AP Hotaling 1898 AND 1899, Duncan & Miller Glass Washington DC 1916, Golden Gate Fruit Jar San Franci...
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
California Advertising Covers1597California Advertising Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six. Three in color. Five were pictorial. Includes Santa Clara Carnival of Roses 1901 with letter, Harrington-McInnis printing Oakland, Santa C
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00