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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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First National Bank Ukiah $10, Large Size1141 - First National Bank Ukiah $10, Large Size
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very nice large sized 1902 plain back FNB Ukiah $10, signed by C. H. Duncan and R. (?) T. Hooper. Charter 10977, SN1416. VF-XF, raw, minor fold, lowe
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to 6******n for (2,500.00 + 500.00BP) = 3,000.00
 
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1871 Payment to Ralph Pomerory for 3 pounds LAWFUL SILVER MONEY1142 - 1871 Payment to Ralph Pomerory for 3 pounds LAWFUL SILVER MONEY
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This Connecticut Revolutionary War Promissory Note was signed December 1, 1871 by Ralph Pomerory, William Moseley,William Adams and Fenn Wadsworth. Th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Stereoview of US Currency Printing & Cutting1143 - Stereoview of US Currency Printing & Cutting
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Keystone View No. 22303--Making, Seal Printing and Separating Paper Money, Bureau of Printing & Engraving, Washington D.C. Shows women holding $...
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Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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1887 Broadside Re: Sale of Bank Notes1144 - 1887 Broadside Re: Sale of Bank Notes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8.5" x 5.5" broadside for the sale of $1,800 in bank notes at a July 9th, 1887 public auction in Blanchard, Iowa by C.G. Anderson, assigne...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Rare Henry Elling, Virginia City Merchant, Sending Currency to Treasury Department for Destruction1145 - Rare Henry Elling, Virginia City Merchant, Sending Currency to Treasury Department for Destruction
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two. U. S. Treasury Department, return of mutilated currency! 1) $99.73 enclosed. 52 discount and 25 rejected (possibly a fractional currency n
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to r*****2 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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National Bank Note Pair!1146 - National Bank Note Pair!
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Continental Bank Note Company Engravers Plate. This sheet would have been sent to National Banks with samples of what the Continental Company could
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Lesher Referendum Silver Dollar1147 - Lesher Referendum Silver Dollar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The So Called Lesher or Referendum Dollars were issued in 1900 and 1901 by Joseph W. Lesher an advocate of silver. HK787-797 and 1017-1021 are represe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m******0 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Southwest Expedition Commemorative So-Called Dollar1148 - Southwest Expedition Commemorative So-Called Dollar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Southwest Expedition Commemorative Medal. Zebulon Montgomery Pike. HK 336, small rim damage when loop was removed. Pike Monument Association formed De
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Danbury Fair Medal / So Called Dollar1149 - Danbury Fair Medal / So Called Dollar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Uncirculated. HK 126. Obverse shows a rural farm scene. October 1892 Danbury Fair. Holed for hanging around the neck about half the time. Alumi
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r******8 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Newark Industrial Exposition Medal1150 - Newark Industrial Exposition Medal
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3/4 x 1 3/4 inches. Newark Industrial Exposition / First Regiment Armory / May 13th to 25th 1912. Date: 1912 Location: Newark, New Jersey HWAC
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Two National Academy of Design Medals - Including Gold over Silver1152 - Two National Academy of Design Medals - Including Gold over Silver
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The gold over silver piece was probably a presentation piece usually given to the artist or a key benefactor of the medal's production. The 150t...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m****i for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Indian Valley Railroad Co. Pass, 19221153 - Indian Valley Railroad Co. Pass, 1922
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued to CW Carpenter, general foreman telegraph, valid to 12/31/1922 for free fares. Signed by general manager. Date: c. 1880-1890 Location: C
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to F********h for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Yosemite Valley Railroad Co. Pass, 19181154 - Yosemite Valley Railroad Co. Pass, 1918
Holabird Western Americana Collections
RR pass issued to Mr. and Mrs. HF Van Horn 1918. DPA Penna. Lines. 2.5" x 4". Very nice condition. Date: Location: California H...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******8 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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New Haven, New London and Ston. R. R. Railroad Pass, 18651155 - New Haven, New London and Ston. R. R. Railroad Pass, 1865
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1865 'Shore Line' transferable. Signed by superintendent Mathoun(?). 'Ston.' stands for Stonington. Formed in 1857. In 1864 the Conn...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to F********h for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Atlanta & West-Point Railroad Pass, 18711156 - Atlanta & West-Point Railroad Pass, 1871
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 653. Issued by LP Grant. Lemuel P Grant was Atlanta's quintessential railroad man. He served as a laborer, chief engineer, speculator and...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to y********t for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Chicago Railroad Passes - Seven Different1157 - Chicago Railroad Passes - Seven Different
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1) Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 1885, Pinkish purple with three vignettes: Chicago, Rock Island and Golden Gate. Number S174. 2) 1893 Chicago,...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to I********S for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Two Pullman Company Passes1158 - Two Pullman Company Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1899. Pullman's Palace Car Company. Signed by CA Garcelou and issued to JT Trait. Good for one berth or seat on the Illinois Central RR of th...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Vandalia Line, Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad Co. Pass, 18821159 - Vandalia Line, Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad Co. Pass, 1882
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Number 1359. To WJ Latta, superintendent of the Altoona Division Pennsylvania Railroad. Signed by DW Caldwell. In 1883 he would go on to become superi
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Estimate : 40.00 - 70.00
Sold to F********h for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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