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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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Washington and Oregon Trade Cards2579 - Washington and Oregon Trade Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15. Includes: 8 Oregon (mostly Portland) and 7 Seattle, Washington Territory trade cards. Date: c. 1880-1890 Location: Washington HWA
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9***6 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Maps of Washington & Oregon2580 - Maps of Washington & Oregon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) U.S. Coast Survey map of Yaquina River Entrance, Oregon 26.5" x 21". 2) U.S. Coast Survey, Columbia River, Sheet No. 1 (1870), tear in ...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Two 1927 Wisconsin State Fair Manufacturers Building Bonds2581 - Two 1927 Wisconsin State Fair Manufacturers Building Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 Debenture 6% Trust Notes. No. C36, issued by Theodore Stark and Company, for $100. 3 coupons attached. Beautiful brown ornate border. 9.25" x...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to j****2 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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1854 Mineral Point, Wisconsin Land Patent2582 - 1854 Mineral Point, Wisconsin Land Patent
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#16.415, land patent issued to Joseph and Abraham Bird. Signed by secretary for Franklin Pierce. 10" x 15".The first European settlement a...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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1855 Sketch of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin and Territory of Minnesota2583 - 1855 Sketch of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin and Territory of Minnesota
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Surveyed platted plats copied descriptive lists made and field notes recorded and transcribed. Black ink on cream color paper. Slightly frayed at left
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Wisconsin Scenery Stereoview Collection, c.1870s-80s2584 - Wisconsin Scenery Stereoview Collection, c.1870s-80s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 49 stereoviews by H.H. Bennett, Kilburn City, Wisconsin for a series called Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scenery. Mos
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Yellowstone National Park Stereoviews2585 - Yellowstone National Park Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 different. Includes: 13595--The Noisy Roadside "Growler" (Keystone); 4535--Crater of the Splendid Geyser (Haynes); Jupiter Terrac...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
 
 
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Map of Wyoming2586 - Map of Wyoming
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck map of Wyoming. Rand McNally p 456-457. Multicolor 14.5" x 20.5". Date: Location: Wyoming HWAC # 54463
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Yellowstone Guides, Photos & Ephemera2587 - Yellowstone Guides, Photos & Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14. Included: c.1923 large Union Pacific booklet for the park, 31 pages, many photographs, 10" x 7"; four different mounted photogr...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Yellowstone Cabinet Card Group2588 - Yellowstone Cabinet Card Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 nice cabinet cards of Yellowstone Park c. 1885. Photographer is F. Jay Haynes, from St. Paul then moved to Denver. He made his name as a Yellowston
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to b*********r for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Spectacular 19th Century Model of Henry VIII War Ship in bone2589 - Spectacular 19th Century Model of Henry VIII War Ship in bone
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Model of a war ship in bone in enclosed glass case with wood base. The ship itself is 16" long and 12" tall, 4.5" wide. This is a spe...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,500.00 + 375.00BP) = 1,875.00
 
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American Eagle and Shield Sewn Tapestry2590 - American Eagle and Shield Sewn Tapestry
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This absolutey beautiful tapestry depicts the American Eagle and Shield with drum flags, with "E. Pluribus Unum" in hand stitched wording....
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to s*********1 for (325.00 + 71.50BP) = 396.50
 
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Cram's Superior Reference Atlas of California, Nevada, and the World, 19082591 - Cram's Superior Reference Atlas of California, Nevada, and the World, 1908
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Green Hardcover Atlas of California, Nevada and the World. George F. Cram, 1908. 148 pp plus index. Detailed and colorful maps, unstained and appears
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Estimate : 260.00 - 500.00
Sold to r***6 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Cram's Unrivaled Atlas of the World 19112592 - Cram's Unrivaled Atlas of the World 1911
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover published by Geo. F. Cram. Bright and vibrant color maps. No damaged page edges, appears to be intact. 560 pp including index and many geogr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r***6 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2593 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn. Do Not Bid
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Mitchell's New General Atlas 18802594 - Mitchell's New General Atlas 1880
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mitchell introduced maps to mainstream America. 120pp plus reference tables. 15.25" x 12.5". Spine is intact but broken from contents. Mai...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to s***k for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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3 Old World Atlases2595 - 3 Old World Atlases
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Green hardcover Cram's Superior Reference Atlas of California, Nevada and the World, published by Ellis A. Davis. 1908. 180 pp with index and 1 ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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19th Century Rand McNally Map of South Dakota & Northern Nebraska2596 - 19th Century Rand McNally Map of South Dakota & Northern Nebraska
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Single page, multi color lithograph, map of South Dakota and Northern Nebraska. Showing Territory Occupied by Dakota Loan and Trust Company. 14"...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S******2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Two 1850s United States Maps by Mitchell2597 - Two 1850s United States Maps by Mitchell
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two 1852 US maps, Mitchell's #5. 11.5" x 18". One has tears and missing borders, please inspect. The other in much better condition ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (180.00 + 39.60BP) = 219.60
 
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c.1856 Western Division of US Map by Appleton2598 - c.1856 Western Division of US Map by Appleton
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck Appleton with green and pink highlights. c. 1856. 13.25" x 22". Lower right corner missing. Texas, California and South Ameri...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w*********n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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