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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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Postcards of the Road to Donner Summit1558 - Postcards 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
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Miller & Lux Headquarters Real Photo Postcard1559 - Miller & 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
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a*******s for 162.50
 
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Two Geyserville, California RPC's1560 - Two 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. ...
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Pictorial Fallen Leaf Lake Advertising Cover1561 - Pictorial 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
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6******n for 158.60
 
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Lake Tahoe Dirt State Road RPC with a Truckee & Tahoe RPO cancel1562 - Lake 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...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6******n for 103.70
 
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Large Collection of Lake Tahoe Postcards1563 - Large 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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to B*********g for 62.50
 
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Postcards of Cave Rock at Lake Tahoe1564 - Postcards 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
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 6******n for 36.60
 
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Postcards of Lake Tahoe - America's Playland1565 - Postcards 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...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*********g for 37.50
 
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Postcards of Lake Tahoe & the Mountains that Surround Her1566 - Postcards 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...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to B*********g for 31.25
 
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Postcards of Lake Tahoe & the Water that Surrounds Her1567 - Postcards 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, ...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to 6******n for 61.00
 
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Postcards of Lake Tahoe Area Snow!1568 - Postcards 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...
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Postcards of Steamers on Lake Tahoe1569 - Postcards 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...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 106.25
 
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Postcards of Tahoe Area Buildings1570 - Postcards 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
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to a******4 for 25.00
 
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Thirty-one Different Squaw Valley Color RPC's1571 - Thirty-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
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Los Angeles Chinatown Postcard Collection1572 - Los 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
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Sold to a******4 for 25.00
 
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1898 Copyrighted Rare Edward Mitchell Chinatown Postcard1573 - 1898 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...
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Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
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Black & White RPC's of Chinatown1574 - Black & 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
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Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to r******h for 30.50
 
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Black and White RPCs of Chinatown (San Francisco)1575 - Black 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
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 81.25
 
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Chinatown Color RPC's1576 - Chinatown 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
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to b*******n for 25.00
 
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Chinatown Street Scenes Postcards1577 - Chinatown 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 ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 56.25
 
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