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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Very Rare Goes Lithographing Stock Certificate Catalog with Letters2439 - Very Rare Goes Lithographing Stock Certificate Catalog with Letters
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare Goes Lithographed and Steel-Litho Stock Certificates sales catalog. We have never seen this item before. Circa 1920. Bound catalog of approx
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Western Michigan Homes and Orchard Association Bond, 1911, Pellston2440 - Western Michigan Homes and Orchard Association Bond, 1911, Pellston
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One Debenture Gold Coupon Bond, $100, 6 percent, 10 year No. 176, 20 coupons attached. Signed by President A.D. Gates. 9.25" x 16.5". ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to l*******9 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Two Maps of Illinois and Chicago, c.1860s2441 - Two Maps of Illinois and Chicago, c.1860s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Single page, multi color lithograph County Map of the State of Illinois with inset of Springfield, page #45; 2) Single page, multi color lithograph
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to a******l for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Studebaker Carriages Catalog 19072442 - Studebaker Carriages Catalog 1907
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1907 catalog of carriages, 16pp price list and 120pp catalog.112 b/w illustrations of open and covered carriages. 7" x 8.5". Cover has low...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9***6 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Iowa Mineral and Ochre Paint Co. Stock Certificate, 18902443 - Iowa Mineral and Ochre Paint Co. Stock Certificate, 1890
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Certificate number 110 for 10 shares to RB Taylor on October 24, 1890. Three weeks later (on back) he turned all of his shares back to the company? Si
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1914 Guaranty Life Insurance Policy for Peter Hangsted2444 - 1914 Guaranty Life Insurance Policy for Peter Hangsted
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Peter Hangsted insured his life on September 25, 1914 for $2500. The policy opens to 12 x 19, with coupons on the interior. The only Peter Hangsted in
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Two Venice Realty Company Bonds2445 - Two Venice Realty Company Bonds
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Two Gold Debentures. 1 bond is for $500 No. D7, 6%, 14 coupons, signed by President Moore. Beautiful ornate orange border. 9.75" x 15.25"....
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*******9 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Council Grove, Kansas 1926 Telephone Directory2446 - Council Grove, Kansas 1926 Telephone Directory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
32 pp plus advertising. Some pencil writing on both covers. 9" x 6". Date: Location: Council Grove, Kansas HWAC # 54333
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Pictorial Cyrus Noble Whiskey Letter, Lodi, California, 19122447 - Pictorial Cyrus Noble Whiskey Letter, Lodi, California, 1912
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter dated 1912, Lodi, CA on color Cyrus Noble Whiskey letterhead about a returned check. 1 fold, 10.75" x 8.5" Date: 1912 Location...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t********n.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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County Maps of Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana2448 - County Maps of Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
County Map of the States of Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Multi color, double truck. 15.25"x23.5". Plan of New Orleans single, mult...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to a******l for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Maps of Maine Counties2449 - Maps of Maine Counties
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Double truck multi color map of railroad and counties of Maine. Pp. 6&7, slight tears in fold. 23.25" x 17.25". Single page, multi col...
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Maps of Maryland & Baltimore2450 - Maps of Maryland & Baltimore
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Single, multi color map of Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. 12.5"x15.25"; single, multi color map of Plan of Baltimore. 12.5"x15.25...
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 300.00
 
 
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19th Century Fashion and Jewelry Catalog2451 - 19th Century Fashion and Jewelry Catalog
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The Fashion World by Jordan, Marsh and Co, Boston, Mass. 1885. Catalog of fashion accessories pottery, Japanese curios, jewelry, books and more. Some
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Horace K. Turner Art Exhibit Catalog, 19052452 - Horace K. Turner Art Exhibit Catalog, 1905
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Brown cover, Boston Mass. 1905-1906. 66 pages with b/w photos of many famous historical paintings. 8.5" x 5. 75". Date: Location: ...
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Lockwood, Greene & Co. Bond (Architectural Firm), 19232453 - Lockwood, Greene & Co. Bond (Architectural Firm), 1923
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Involved with industrial engineering and construction. Lockwood, Greene & Company was established on March 1, 1882 by Amos D. Lockwood and Steph...
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Pictorial Banjo Dealer Trade Card, Boston2454 - Pictorial Banjo Dealer Trade Card, Boston
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Fairbanks & Cole Boston, Mass. Date: c. 1880-1890 Location: Boston, Massachusetts HWAC # 54142
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Estimate : 20.00 - 50.00
Sold to e*****r for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Cabinet Card of Costumed Child, Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts2455 - Cabinet Card of Costumed Child, Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts
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Photograph of a small child with some fun props. The photograph was taken by C.E. Pinsonneault who was located at 87 Main Street, Chicopee Falls. The
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1839 Stage Company Way Bill2456 - 1839 Stage Company Way Bill
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Pictorial large way bill for stage passage from Brattleborough and Keene to Lowell and Boston. Dated May 6th, 1839. Thirteen passengers, some identifi
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Maps of Massachusetts & Boston (3)2457 - Maps of Massachusetts & Boston (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Double truck, multi color lithograph of Railroad & County Map of Massachusetts & Rhode Island with with indexes on back, page #14. 17&quo...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Massachusetts Boathouse Mounted Photograph, c.1890s2458 - Massachusetts Boathouse Mounted Photograph, c.1890s
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Choice vintage photo of a boat on a boathouse ramp in Massachusetts, 42 star US flag (c.1890). By JR O'Hara, Jr. in Winthrop, Mass. Photo is 4.5...
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