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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1876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoview Collection21191876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13 different smaller format (private firms) stereoviews. Most are interior views, including views of sculptures, pottery, ornate woodwork, a wi
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
1876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoviews: Exteriors (25)21201876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoviews: Exteriors (25)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 25 exterior large format (4x7") stereoviews by the Centennial Photographic Co. Views include: opening day ceremony, fairgrounds covered ...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
1876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoview Collection: Interiors21211876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoview Collection: Interiors
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9 interior large format (4x7") stereoviews made by the Centennial Photographic Co. for the exhibition. One duplicate. Includes: 828-Belg...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
1876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoviews: Interiors & Exhibits (25)21221876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoviews: Interiors & Exhibits (25)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 25 different interior larger format (4x7") stereoviews from the Centennial Photographic Co. Views include: fountains, the Corliss Engine...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
1876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoview for The New England Glass Co.21231876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoview for The New England Glass Co.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stereoview showing the elaborate glass display of the New England Glass Company at the exhibition. Medium contrast, some soiling. 4x7" Centenni...
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to j****S for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
1876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoview of Martha Maxwell's Rocky Mountain Exhibit21241876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoview of Martha Maxwell's Rocky Mountain Exhibit
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a fabulous Colorado stereoview. View of Martha Maxwell's Rocky Mountain Museum exhibit at the Centennial Exhibition. Maxwell (1831-1881)...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
1876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoviews featuring Cannons21251876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoviews featuring Cannons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two large format (4x7") stereoviews featuring cannons on display at the exhibition. Cards include The 20 Ton Rodman Gun with cannon balls stack...
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
1876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoviews: Art Exhibits & Sculptures21261876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoviews: Art Exhibits & Sculptures
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 40+ large format (4x7") stereoviews by the Centennial Photographic Co. This collection features the paintings, art, and sculptures at th...
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition Souvenir Ticket (AYPE)2127Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition Souvenir Ticket (AYPE)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare atypical souvenir ticket. 2" x 4". Date: Location: Seattle, Washington HWAC # 53275
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 9***6 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Miscellaneous Worlds Fair & Exposition Stereoview Group2128Miscellaneous Worlds Fair & Exposition Stereoview Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14: 7 stereoviews plus 7 Golden Gate Exposition postcards. Included: Underwood stereoview of The Twin Towers at Night, Trans-Mississippi Expo..
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00