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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Toiletries Trade Card Set2699 - Toiletries Trade Card Set
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15 trade cards including Rubifoam for the Teeth, Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers and more. Date: c. 1880'-1890 Location: HWAC #...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Tractor, Plow and Mower Trade Cards2700 - Tractor, Plow and Mower Trade Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assortment of 10 trade cards. Date: c. 1880-1890 Location: HWAC # 54154
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Estimate : 40.00 - 65.00
Sold to c******u for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Sterling Silver Octagonal Cigarette Case2701 - Sterling Silver Octagonal Cigarette Case
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sterling silver and gold inlay cigarette case, octagon in shape. Provenance: From the historical Ben-Tcahvtchavadze Collection. Date: Locati
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Russian Flask2702 - Russian Flask
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Russian flask, c. 1960. Silver metal with shield and coat of arms: sword with 5-point star and hammer and sickle emblem, with red and blue enamel wor
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Canada Ephemera Group2703 - Canada Ephemera Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1947 Imperial Oil Western Canada color folding map. The Kicking Horse Trail booklet, 47pp 1929. 3 Jasper Park Lodge menus. 2 Sport Fishing in Canada...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Four Nice Stereoviews of Canada (Furs, Indians, Police, Street Scene)2704 - Four Nice Stereoviews of Canada (Furs, Indians, Police, Street Scene)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different (3 Keystone and 1 HC White). Includes: Keystone No. 9460, Laliberte's Fur Parlor, Quebec; Keystone No. 13882, Indian Basket W...
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Maps of Counties of Nova Scotia/New Brunswick2705 - Maps of Counties of Nova Scotia/New Brunswick
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Map of County of Nova Scotia New Brunswick, Cape Breton I.d and Pr. Edward's I.d; single page, multi color lithograph, page 5. 15.25" x ...
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10 Republic of China Liberty Bonds2706 - 10 Republic of China Liberty Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12 bonds issued the 1st day of the Ninth Month of the 26th Year of the Republic of China. Ten $10, one $50 and one $100. Front is in Chinese an
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Antique Micmac Basket2707 - Antique Micmac Basket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Northeast US native basket made of ash and sweet grass with fitted lid - possibly a sewing basket, From one of the tribes of Maine; Penobscot, MicMac,
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Four Japanese/Chinese Postcards2708 - Four Japanese/Chinese Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
We can't interpret these, so please see photos online! One says Park Hakodate. Date: Location: China HWAC # 54533
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 8*****l for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Republic of China Gold Loan U.S. Bonds2709 - Republic of China Gold Loan U.S. Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three bonds issued May 1st, 1938. Serial numbers 185379,185380 and 185381. The first eleven dividend coupons have been clipped but coupon number 12 (p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to w******o for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Five Cuba Stereoviews2710 - Five Cuba Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different. Best shows the embarkation of Spanish Troops at Santiago Harbor (c.1898). Also: Morro Castle in Havana (Griffith & Griffith)...
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1870's Stereos of Egypt2711 - 1870's Stereos of Egypt
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nine early stereos by by C.G. in Paris on yellow board. Each is identified in manuscript ink on obverse and reverse. The nine views include some templ
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Abu Simbel Original Photos, c19042712 - Abu Simbel Original Photos, c1904
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four stereo photos by Underwood & Underwood of Abu Simbel, the great temple Of Ramses II along the Nile. It became a world heritage site in the ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Cairo Area Stereoviews, c 1896-19042713 - Cairo Area Stereoviews, c 1896-1904
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty seven stereo views of the Cairo area, including museum interiors. Photos by Underwood & Underwood and Keystone. Includes many temples. T...
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Egyptian Ruins of Thebes Stereoviews2714 - Egyptian Ruins of Thebes Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty Eight stereo photos of the Thebes area, c 1898-1904. These photos are remarkable, in that they represent a great photographic record of the tem
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Sold to t********n.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Egyptian Temples Stereoviews, c1896-19042715 - Egyptian Temples Stereoviews, c1896-1904
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty stereo views of various Egyptian temples, other than those at Giza, Thebes and Abu Simbel. Photos by Underwood & Underwood, 1896-1904. T...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t********n.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Eleven Early Egypt Stereoviews (Pyramids, Tombs, Etc.)2716 - Eleven Early Egypt Stereoviews (Pyramids, Tombs, Etc.)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11 different. These are iconic views and make a nice set. 1) Seven are Keystone: the famous colonnade of the Great Hypostyle Hall in the temple
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t********n.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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The Pyramids, Early Egypt photos2717 - The Pyramids, Early Egypt photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thirty stereo cards of the Pyramids. Mostly Underwoord & underwood (1904), but also Kelly & Chadwick 1903,Griffith & Griffith 1902, JF J...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***1 for (70.00 + 15.40BP) = 85.40
 
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Map of Palestine; Persia/Turkey in Asia2718 - Map of Palestine; Persia/Turkey in Asia
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) map of Persia,m Turkey in Asia, Afghansitan, Beloochistan. Single page, multi color lithograph, page #89 12.5" x 15.25"; 2) Map of Pale...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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