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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Mines and Mining in Tonopah and Goldfield (Booklet)1458Mines and Mining in Tonopah and Goldfield (Booklet)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
63 pp plus advertising red paper bound booklet with a Tonopah Panorama and 18 b/w mine photos of Goldfield and Tonopah. Info on Tonopah Mining Co., Ra
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6*****b for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
Nevada Boy Goldfield Mining Company Stock Certificate, 1909, Signed by Senator Oddie1459Nevada Boy Goldfield Mining Company Stock Certificate, 1909, Signed by Senator Oddie
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U to Jas. Rutherford and Son 1907 #1030 200 shares. Signed by Tasker Oddie who became a NV senator. 5.5" x 9.75". Date: 1907 Locatio...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***1 for (70.00 + 15.40BP) = 85.40
Nevada-Goldfield Lease Company Stock Certificate signed by George Nixon1460Nevada-Goldfield Lease Company Stock Certificate signed by George Nixon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U to Kate Mullis #3567 425 shares. Signed by president G. Nixon, partner to Wingfield and a US Senator. Extra rare. 5.5" x 10.25". Dat...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Nevada-The-Mineral- Empire Booklet and Mine Panorama1461Nevada-The-Mineral- Empire Booklet and Mine Panorama
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nevada-The-Mineral- Empire Booklet, souvenir of the American Mining Congress, Goldfield, Nev, Sept. 27 to Oct. 2, 1909. 46pp with detaching front and
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6*****b for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
Report on the Goldfield Belmont Mine, Diamondfield, Nevada, 19111462Report on the Goldfield Belmont Mine, Diamondfield, Nevada, 1911
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Leather bound report on the Goldfield Belmont Mine, Diamondfield, Nevada By George H. Garrey, Spurr & Cox Inc., Consulting Specialists in Mining...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6*****b for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
LOT WITHDRAWN1463LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn. Do Not Bid
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
Four Different Scarce Goldfield Mining Stock Certificates1464Four Different Scarce Goldfield Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Scare items. Tiger Butte Gold Mining Co. of Nevada I/U to HJ Clark 1908 #140 100 shares signed by president White 8.25" x 11". Katherine-...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to r*********r for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
Silver Pick Mines Stock Certificates, Goldfield, Nevada1465Silver Pick Mines Stock Certificates, Goldfield, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver Pick Consolidated Mines Co I/U to WP Anderson 1912 #1587 100 shares 5.5" x 9.75". Rare Silver Pick Extension Mining Co. I/U to The ...
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Three Different Goldfield Mining Stock Certificates, 1906-091466Three Different Goldfield Mining Stock Certificates, 1906-09
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Scarce items. Velvet Gold Mining Co. I/U to Goldfield Merger Mines Co 1908 #70 90000 shares, hydraulic vignette, signed by president Erikson 8.25&qu...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to r*********r for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
Two Different Hasbrouck Divide Mining Co. Stock Certificates, Goldfield, Nevada1467Two Different Hasbrouck Divide Mining Co. Stock Certificates, Goldfield, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U to GW Summers 1920 #2500 100 shares, I/U to James Obrien & Co 1919 #1375 100 shares. 2 different mining vignettes. 5.75" x 9.75". ...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to p*****0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Hilltop-Nevada Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Hilltop, Nevada, 19251468Hilltop-Nevada Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Hilltop, Nevada, 1925
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U to Leonard Kumpa 1925, #4868, 100 shares. Extra rare. 8.5" x 11.5" small left tear. Date: Location: Hilltop, Nevada HWAC # 53772
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*****n for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Governor Bigler Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Territorial, Signed by Bigler1469Governor Bigler Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Territorial, Signed by Bigler
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Star District, Humboldt County, Nevada Territory. This territorial stock certificate has a lot going for it. First, it was issued on Feb. 23
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to V********e for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
Nevada Kawich Mining and Milling Company Stock Certificate, 19051470Nevada Kawich Mining and Milling Company Stock Certificate, 1905
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Nevada-Kawich Mining and Milling Co. Inc. in Arizona. No 575, issued for 1,000 shares to Mrs. J. J. Walsh on May 13th, 1905. Signed by Burke (pres
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Ten Manhattan, Nevada Mining Stock Certificates1471Ten Manhattan, Nevada Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Manhattan Virginia Gold Mining Co. I/U to CE Mayne 1911 #574 1000 shares, Manhattan Morning Gold Mining Co I/U to JA Richin #827 1000 shares, Manhatta
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********x for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
Very Rare Manhattan-Breyfogle Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate, 19061472Very Rare Manhattan-Breyfogle Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate, 1906
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 182 issued to Kleinhaus for 7,500 shares. Signed by secretary AD Bell and vice president CC Boak. Cada Castolas Boak moved to Tonopah with the
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to F********h for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
Jackson Mine, Midas, Nevada Specimens1473Jackson Mine, Midas, Nevada Specimens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two thin slabs cut from same micro breccia veinlet. One is 1/2 x 1 x 3", the other 1/4 x 1/2 x 3". Vein 1/2" wide with center med gr...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
Large Color Rawhide Mining Claim Map1474Large Color Rawhide Mining Claim Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large multicolor 22" x 34" map of Rawhide Mining District claims. Printed by Sierra Engineering in Reno and map is compliments of Nevada M...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to S*****3 for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
Five Rawhide Area Mining Stock Certificates1475Five Rawhide Area Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes: Original Rawhide Mining Company #349 and #37 I/U to A. Wright 1908 1000 shares signed by president Smith, interesting vignette of 3 women,
Estimate : 160.00 - 220.00
Sold to 8***1 for (70.00 + 15.40BP) = 85.40
Rawhide by Hugh A. Shamberger1476Rawhide by Hugh A. Shamberger
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Historic Mining Camps of Nevada, Rawhide by Hugh Shamberger. 45 pages, foldout photos and map. Date: Location: Rawhide, Nevada HWAC # 53762
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Rawhide King Hill Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 19081477Rawhide King Hill Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 1908
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Rawhide, Mineral County NV stock, issued 1908 to H. W. Lachat, 100 shares. Signed by president Klinker. 5.5" x 10". Date: Locat...
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to V********e for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25