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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)





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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Hecla Mine Black & White Real Photo Postcard1398Hecla Mine Black & White Real Photo Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Amazing contrast for this narrow canyon mill and town! Photo by Itabor of Wallace. Great card! Date: Location: Burke, Idaho HWAC # 54551
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 6****A for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho Underground Mining RPCs1399Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho Underground Mining RPCs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four. Three photos of underground mining at Bunker Hill. Photos are by Leo's Studio: numbers 281, 284 and 285. All are RPCs. One black an...
Estimate : 40.00 - 70.00
Sold to s****y for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Idaho Mining Postcard Group1400Idaho Mining Postcard Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven. Black & white and Color postcards. Used cards dated 1907 to 1911. Two very interesting Boise cards. One shows mule teams ready to ...
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to c******u for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Delaware Mining Co. of Michigan Stock Certificate, 18641401Delaware Mining Co. of Michigan Stock Certificate, 1864
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Michigan. No. 259, issued for 100 shares to Thomas A. Alexander on August 18th, 1864. Signed by the president and secretary. Pen cancelled. Al
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*****s for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
Quincy Mining Co. of Michigan Stock Certificate, 18511402Quincy Mining Co. of Michigan Stock Certificate, 1851
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. March 30, 1848. Very low No. 6, issued for 100 shares to Charlette Hicks on October 27th, 1851. Signed by Robert Davidson as president and Thomas
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***1 for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
Quincy Mining Co. of Michigan Stock Certificate, 18641403Quincy Mining Co. of Michigan Stock Certificate, 1864
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 2088, issued for 5 shares to George Lincoln on Deb. 12th, 1864. Pen cancelled. Allegorical vignette with ships and locomotive. Two 25 cent adhesiv
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b******a for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
Naumkeag Copper Co. Stock Certificate, 19141404Naumkeag Copper Co. Stock Certificate, 1914
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Located in Houghton, Michigan on the south shore of Portage Lake. Covers the Atlantic and Quincy-Pewabic lodes. According to the Copper Handbook, &q...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to K********o.. for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
Seneca Mining Company Stock Certificate, 18761405Seneca Mining Company Stock Certificate, 1876
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Highly pictorial Underground vignette at left. Allegorical and mining vignettes at top center. Inc. in Michigan 1853 & 1855. No. 290, issued fo...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6****A for (60.00 + 13.20BP) = 73.20
Three Different Michigan Mining Stock Certificates1406Three Different Michigan Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Seneca Mining Company of Michigan. No. 1026, issued for 50 shares to John J Hill on Nov. 13, 1908. Not cancelled. Two underground mining vignettes
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j****2 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
Mining Stereoview Group incl. Underground Views (Arizona, Michigan, Montana)1407Mining Stereoview Group incl. Underground Views (Arizona, Michigan, Montana)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 Keystone mining stereoviews (7 different). Includes two underground views: 6147--Wilson Mine, Metcalf, Arizona and 22037--Calumet-Hecla Mines
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to a******l for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Zinc and Lead Mines Stereoviews1408Zinc and Lead Mines Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 Stereoviews - all are the same - Shaft House, Smelter and Tailing Pile. Zinc and Lead Mines, Joplin, MO. Date: Location: Joplin, Missouri HW
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Butte MT Souvenir Mine Knife1409Butte MT Souvenir Mine Knife
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Metal 2 blade pocket knife with copper jacket "The Original Mine, Butte Mont." 3.25" with brass end ring. Old mining scene on both si...
Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to k**********y for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
21 Mining Scene Postcards at Butte, Montana141021 Mining Scene Postcards at Butte, Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All color. Dates identified are 1907 to 1916 (one outlier 1951). Mines include the Minnie Healy, Speculator, Moonlight, Anaconda, Neversweat, Original
Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8***1 for (85.00 + 18.70BP) = 103.70
Butte Mining Black and White RPC's1411Butte Mining Black and White RPC's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five: outside scene, hand drilling (2 different), and taking a break. One scene of many miners in hard hats waiting to go down into the mine. W
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6****A for (35.00 + 7.70BP) = 42.70
Butte, Montana Mining Postcards with Publishers Identified1412Butte, Montana Mining Postcards with Publishers Identified
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14 color postcards. All different. Publishers include Julius Fried of Butte (8 cards), WG McFarland, Detroit Photography copyright 1903, EH Mit
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 1*****c for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Oscar Rohn (East Butte Copper Mining Company) Tribute1413Oscar Rohn (East Butte Copper Mining Company) Tribute
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rohn was the general manger. Includes a great biography. Nice photograph of him. Lists all (some, most) of the employees at the East Butte Copper Mini
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to s****y for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
The Men of the Butte Mines Postcards1414The Men of the Butte Mines Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c1908. FIve postcards showing the men (and the mule) of the mines. One Northwestern and one Post Card Shop published. Both from Butte. Mines identifie
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to r***6 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Holter Hardware Mining Archive1415Holter Hardware Mining Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Archive of mining and machinery related letters and many pictorial billheads sent to Holter Hardware in Helena, MT. from companies in Utah, Colorado a
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
Patent for Placer Gold Claim in Pioneer District, Montana1416Patent for Placer Gold Claim in Pioneer District, Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Land patent from 1892 for a placer gold claim in the Pioneer District near Deer Lodge MT. 4pp 15" x 10". Date: 1892 Location: Pioneer ...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Early Montana Mining Stock Certificates (65+)1417Early Montana Mining Stock Certificates (65+)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 11 unissued Gold Hill & Lee Mountain Mining Co. c. 1880's 2) 30 unissued Jay Gould Mining Co. 3) 28 unissued Middle Fork Minining Co. c. ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***1 for (325.00 + 71.50BP) = 396.50