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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Photograph of Dr. J. Hawkins, Detroit Veterinarian, Booth at an Exhibition2459 - Photograph of Dr. J. Hawkins, Detroit Veterinarian, Booth at an Exhibition
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a photograph of the Detroit Horse Infirmary of Dr. J. Hawkins Veterinary Surgeon in his booth at an unknown exhibition. The photographer is id
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Early Automobile Stereoviews (Detroit & Akron)2460 - Early Automobile Stereoviews (Detroit & Akron)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9 (8 different). Eight are Keystone: 22058--Tire Plant in Akron; 22058--Different of Tire Plant; 29228--Testing cord fabric for tires; 22142--T
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Great Lakes Ship & Navigation Documents, 1922-19542461 - Great Lakes Ship & Navigation Documents, 1922-1954
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. 1) Two page 1922 letter from a father to his children written on pictorial letterhead for Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company, Daily Be
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Six Lake Superior Iron and Chemical Co. Stock Certificates, 1907-19092462 - Six Lake Superior Iron and Chemical Co. Stock Certificates, 1907-1909
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) i/u issued to Taber 1907 #169 112 shares. 2)i/u to Wm. Sharp 1907 #157 2000 shares. 3) i/u to Wm. Sharp #151 2000 shares. 4) i/u to Wm. Sharp 1907
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Diamond Motor Parts Company Stocks and Ephemera2463 - Diamond Motor Parts Company Stocks and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Total of thirty-six documents. Most come with original envelope. Many corner advertising covers and billheads/letterheads from Diamond Motors. Stock c
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c.1850s Map of Minnesota and Dakota2464 - c.1850s Map of Minnesota and Dakota
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early map of Dakota, single page, multi color lithograph, published by J.H. Colton No. 172, William St., New York. Page #64. State of California Stati
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County Maps of Minnesota and Michigan/Wisconsin2465 - County Maps of Minnesota and Michigan/Wisconsin
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) County map of Minnesota, single page, multi color lithograph, page #50; 15" x 12.75"; 2) County map of Michigan and Wisconsin, single p...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to a******l for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Butte Ephemera: Lot of 24 from labels to booklets to photographs to paper tokens2466 - Butte Ephemera: Lot of 24 from labels to booklets to photographs to paper tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Butte Consistory, Valley of Montana, reunion pamphlet, 1907, 2-5) Tintype of baby in buggy and 3 small photos. All came with a large Montana colle
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Villa Locarno West Bond, 19282467 - Villa Locarno West Bond, 1928
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One Gold Bond, No. M266, 1928, Six Per Cent First Mortgage Gold Bond. $1,000. 14 coupons attached. Signed by president. Ornate orange border with eagl
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Sold to c******u for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Hydraulic Press Brick Company Stock Certificate, St. Louis, Missouri2468 - Hydraulic Press Brick Company Stock Certificate, St. Louis, Missouri
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued in 1887 (?). Number 388 for 1 share for this innovative company. Signed by president EC Sterling. Vignette shows the working press. Many stock
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Sold to 6****A for (60.00 + 13.20BP) = 73.20
 
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Original Hand Lantern with Globe2469 - Original Hand Lantern with Globe
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Black embossed base, may be repainted. HANDLAN ST. LOUIS, MO. Base 11.5", glass globe 8.5". Date: Location: St. Louis, Missouri ...
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Maps of Iowa, Missouri2470 - Maps of Iowa, Missouri
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 single, multi color map of County Map of the States of Iowa and Missouri. 1 single, multi color map of St. Louis. Pp. 47 & 48. 15.25"x12....
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Order of Eastern Star Brass Seal, Anaconda, Montana2471 - Order of Eastern Star Brass Seal, Anaconda, Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brass seal for the Order of Eastern Star for the Oro Y Plata Temple, 1881. It features the Masonic's group inverted five-pointed star. Approxima...
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Deer Lodge, Montana Prisoner Letter: Writing to Ask for Clemency2472 - Deer Lodge, Montana Prisoner Letter: Writing to Ask for Clemency
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C. E. Fagan(?) is writing his lawyer, A. S. Christie of Butte, asking him to approach Governor of Montana to get clemency. All other means he has trie
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LOT WITHDRAWN2473 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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Lot withdrawn. Do Not Bid
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Articles of Incorporation for O'Grady's Great Western Shows, Missoula2474 - Articles of Incorporation for O'Grady's Great Western Shows, Missoula
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Articles of Incorporation of O'Grady's Great Western Shows Company. "The purpose as for which it is formed are to carry on the business...
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Photograph of Little Italy Canning Co., Red Lodge, Montana2475 - Photograph of Little Italy Canning Co., Red Lodge, Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photograph of the Little Italy Canning Co. near Red Lodge. Property of "Montana Vera" Buening written on the back of photo. Photo, 6"...
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Brightly Colored Handbill for The Mitchell Wagon, Virginia City, Montana2476 - Brightly Colored Handbill for The Mitchell Wagon, Virginia City, Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Handbill for The Mitchell. "This Justly Celebrated Wagon manufactured by Mitchell & Lewis Co. Limited, Racine Wis." Handbill for selli...
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Montana Auto Ephemera: One Photograph and Two Letterheads2477 - Montana Auto Ephemera: One Photograph and Two Letterheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Photograph of Speed Motor Co., Mitchell Automobiles. Photo shows 3 autos with people in front of them. Mounted 9.75" x 11.5. 2) One letterhe...
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Estimate : 90.00 - 200.00
Sold to m**********i for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Montana Ephemera Collection: Stocks, Mining, Assay, Etc.2478 - Montana Ephemera Collection: Stocks, Mining, Assay, Etc.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock issued 1884 Moulton Mining Co. signed by president W. A. Clark who competed with George Hearst. Certificates from Caledonia Mining Co., North Bu
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Sold to m******0 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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