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December 2017 Premier Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location,

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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LOT WITHDRAWN1299 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Wells Fargo California Receipt Collection1300 - Wells Fargo California Receipt Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
29 California Wells Fargo Receipts in both print and manuscript form. Includes Vallejo, Benecia, Turlock, Merced, Lodi, Oakdale, Pittsburgh, Crockett,
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Mason's Steam Brewery Full Face Wells Fargo Cover, Portland, Oregon1301 - Mason's Steam Brewery Full Face Wells Fargo Cover, Portland, Oregon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unused. Although this is for a Portland Brewery, I could find little information on John Mason. But there was a John Mason in San Francisco who, accor
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****r for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Wells Fargo Ephemera (1849-1915)1302 - Wells Fargo Ephemera (1849-1915)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 23. 1) California: 1864 express receipt, San Francisco; 1868 Banking Department, San Francisco, to stage company in Columbia; 1891 WF Western D
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Wells Fargo, Seattle, Washington Territory Letter, 18811303 - Wells Fargo, Seattle, Washington Territory Letter, 1881
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter on Wells Fargo & Co. Express letterhead. Dateline Seattle, Dec. 14, 1881. Message to Chas. Stauren in Skaget City, WT. Advertises "...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9***6 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN1304 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Wells Fargo & Co. Cards and Receipts1305 - Wells Fargo & Co. Cards and Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight postcards and thirteen receipts from Wells Fargo & Co. The receipts date from 1889. Date: Location: HWAC # 52423
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to m******0 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Wells Fargo Cover Group1306 - Wells Fargo Cover Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten. These rank from traditional collecting covers to covers that were sent but not stamped to unused. Please see picture online variety. Stamp
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Wells Fargo Miscellaneous Group (Includes Rare Application and Black Diamonds from Goldfield)1307 - Wells Fargo Miscellaneous Group (Includes Rare Application and Black Diamonds from Goldfield)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven. 1) 1912 Application of Albert Billings Mullineaux to work in San Diego. He had worked in Youngstown, Ohio as a driver, money collector,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Wells Fargo of Mexico Coin Bags1308 - Wells Fargo of Mexico Coin Bags
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 rare cloth coin bags from Wells Fargo of Mexico, appear to be unused.6.5" x 3.75". Date: Location: HWAC # 53648
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to b*******g for (25.00 + 5.50BP) = 30.50
 
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American Express 1867 Detroit Archive1309 - American Express 1867 Detroit Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of over 50. Each is printed on two sides (rare!) so you get 100 receipts. Dated 1866 and 1867. From George Kirby. Mostly leather is being sent, bu
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to s********x for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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1850's American Express Collection1310 - 1850's American Express Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine. Four mention they are proprietors of 'Wells, Butterfield & Co.' and 'Livingston, Fargo & Co.' American Express,...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to t******2 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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American Express 1860's Collection1311 - American Express 1860's Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven. 1) A fabulous Merchants Dispatch with a large vignette of a steam locomotive. 'Merchants Dispatch' was owned by American Expre...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to t******2 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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American Express Early Money Receipts with Adhesive Labels1312 - American Express Early Money Receipts with Adhesive Labels
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1862 to Rockford Illinois. 2-3) 1866 and 1867 to William Knowlton, agent, Rockford. Both have a company stamp of William Knowlton. Knowlton arrived
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********n.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Turn of the Century American Express Archive1313 - Turn of the Century American Express Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nineteen. Earliest is a small letterhead addressed to Fred Palmer of Cooperstown, New York. Received your deposit for $1,000. Three interesting
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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American Express and Co. Bank and Exchange Sign1313a - American Express and Co. Bank and Exchange Sign
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A beautiful mirror sign of the American Express Co. and Exchange measuring 21 in. X 16 in. A sign advertising for the early American Express Co.. Nice
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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California Express Documents (1866-1910)1314 - California Express Documents (1866-1910)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 from 4 different California express companies. 1) Two 1876 way-bills for Moore's Flat & Eureka Express from Nevada (City) to North ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m******0 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Three Different Express Companies in California1315 - Three Different Express Companies in California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1875 waybill for Moore's Flat and Eureka Express from Nevada City to North Bloomfield. Includes carrying a Wells Fargo package. 2) 1914 color...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Whitney & Company Ephemera (to Savage Mine in Virginia City)1316 - Whitney & Company Ephemera (to Savage Mine in Virginia City)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two. 1) 134 packages of merchandise bound for the Savage Mine of Virginia City. From Colfax (crossed out and ALta written in). 2) Alta receipt
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Eastern US Express Collection, c.1850s-1870s1317 - Eastern US Express Collection, c.1850s-1870s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14 from 5 different Eastern Express agencies, c.1850s-1870s. 1) American Express Company: 1851 New York receipt, blue; 1856 New York; 1863 New
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*********t for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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