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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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California Native Sons of the Golden West (NSGW) Cards plus Fireman's Card2379 - California Native Sons of the Golden West (NSGW) Cards plus Fireman's Card
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12 pictorial, colorful member cards.. Most are NSGW including: Sacramento, Maxwell, Hayward, Nevada City, Davisville, two Auburn, Merced, and S
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Native Sons of the Golden West Medal2380 - Native Sons of the Golden West Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A rare item we have never seen before from an organization of men who were born in California whose mission it would be to preserve the state's ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to D******a for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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California Pictorial Letterheads2381 - California Pictorial Letterheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pictorial letterheads from California. C. F. Weber with a wood school desk. Baker & Hamilton with factory. Acme Auto and Taxicab, 2 California A...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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California Sheet Music Group2382 - California Sheet Music Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 different California sheet music pieces. I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Golden Gate by Jolson, Cable Car San Francisco, The California Polka by D
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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California Steamer Collection (1862-1903)2383 - California Steamer Collection (1862-1903)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9 billheads & receipts all from different California steamers. This is a unique collection that we haven't assembled before. Included...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to m**********i for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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California Steamship Passes & Ephemera2384 - California Steamship Passes & Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 21. Includes: 4 passes, two each for the California Transportation Co. (1933 & 1937) and Wilmington Transportation Co. (1936 & 1938);...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m**********i for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Early Pacific Steamship CDV2385 - Early Pacific Steamship CDV
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early CDV of Pacific Steam Navigation Company's R.M. Steamers, Araucania & Cordillera. Reverse has cabin plan. Image is very weak contrast a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to s****y for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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California Stereoview Collection2386 - California Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 20. A few duplicates. This is a balance lot of California stereoviews. Most date to early 1900s. Publishers include Keystone, Kilburn, Underwoo
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Estimate : 160.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*********r for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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California Wine and Spirits Ephemera2387 - California Wine and Spirits Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Blank invoice from Vina Distillery, Palo Alto Winery and Vina Winery with color vignette of Brandy bottles and a steam train c.1890's. Business ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Chinese in California Ephemera Collection2388 - Chinese in California Ephemera Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice collection of Chinese in California items. Includes 14 stock certificates from Lung Kong Shaw Co. 1 share each, signed by president, owners are n
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c*********n for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Mitchell Early Map of Upper California and Oregon, c.18462389 - Mitchell Early Map of Upper California and Oregon, c.1846
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early Mitchell map of area #15. Yellow, green and pink highlights. piece missing on left edge and lower left. Pre-Gold Rush! Pre-Nevada Territory! D
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to s********x for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Large Format California Business Cards2390 - Large Format California Business Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13 different, many illustrated. Includes: Castle Bros. Wolf & Sons, Shipping & Commission Merchants, San Francisco; pictorial W.D. Co...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******2 for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Merced, Fresno, and Gridley Billhead Collection Plus Other Ephemera2391 - Merced, Fresno, and Gridley Billhead Collection Plus Other Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
30 items including pictorial billheads c 1880's First Class from Pickford Bros butchers, California Meat Market, RM Beebee hardware, First Clas...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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North Coast California Ephemera (Petaluma, Sonoma, Etc.)2392 - North Coast California Ephemera (Petaluma, Sonoma, Etc.)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. Included: 1905 pictorial letterhead for Santa Rosa; 1909 brochure for proposed dam in Iron Canyon, Tehama County; undated brochure for the U
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Ocean Photograph by John Akhtar2393 - Ocean Photograph by John Akhtar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ocean and ship Photograph by John Akhtar. John's background in physics helped him develop a mathematical way of looking at things. This carried ...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Over the Range to the Golden Gate (Tour Guide of the West), 19022394 - Over the Range to the Golden Gate (Tour Guide of the West), 1902
Holabird Western Americana Collections
...a Complete Tourists Guide to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound, and the Great Northwest." By Stanley Wood,...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to m******0 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Two United Properties Company of California Bonds, 19112395 - Two United Properties Company of California Bonds, 1911
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One First Mortgage and Collateral Trust 5%, fifty-year sinking fund gold bond. No. 535, $5000. Issued to R. B. Mott and signed by Vice President W.R.
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Pacific Service Magazines, c.1920s (Pacific Gas & Electric)2396 - Pacific Service Magazines, c.1920s (Pacific Gas & Electric)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15 volumes. Pacific Service Magazines for Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Issues from 1920 through 1922. Published in San Francisco, CA. Learn about
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Paddle-Wheel Days in California, by Jerry McMullen2397 - Paddle-Wheel Days in California, by Jerry McMullen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stanford University press, 1946. early edition. Classic reference of California Paddle-wheel steamboats during the Gold Rush and the Comstock. 157 pag
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 6******n for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
 
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Framed Babe Ruth Autograph & Photograph2398 - Framed Babe Ruth Autograph & Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photo of Babe Ruth with his signature (very faint). He has just hit and just ready to drop bat and run! Document of authentication on reverse from the
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to 9***6 for (2,000.00 + 500.00BP) = 2,500.00
 
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