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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Antique Double Strand Cultured Pearls2050 - Antique Double Strand Cultured Pearls
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Antique double strand of uniform knotted cultured pearls (7.5mm), platinum clasp set with 6 diamonds, center diamond missing. Early to Mid 20th Centur
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m*******q for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Diamond Cocktail Ring2051 - Diamond Cocktail Ring
Holabird Western Americana Collections
18K gold, 2 cttw 40pt center diamond cocktail ring--raised gold design with circle of diamonds. One diamond missing, but still incredible! Size 8. D
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,800.00
Sold to j******0 for (650.00 + 143.00BP) = 793.00
 
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Jade and Diamond Ring2052 - Jade and Diamond Ring
Holabird Western Americana Collections
14K gold diamond and jade ring, 1 cttw. One small emerald cut diamond missing. Oval shape jade, diamonds and emerald and round cut. Size 6.5. Date:
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Modern Necklaces, Various Stones2053 - Modern Necklaces, Various Stones
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Modern necklaces made with various stones: moss agate or rainforest rhyolite green and white stones, 36". Tiger's eye chips necklace, 22&qu...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Pearls, Jet, and Glass Vintage Jewelry2054 - Pearls, Jet, and Glass Vintage Jewelry
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pearls, jet, and glass vintage jewelry: pearl necklace with blue beads and pendant (18"); jet necklace (25"); very long green glass neckla...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rhinestones, Pearls, etc, Jewelry Lot2055 - Rhinestones, Pearls, etc, Jewelry Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage lot of jewelry includes: 1) Rhinestone fan-shaped clasp earrings with emerald cut jet beads. 2" x 1.25". 2) Silver and rhinestone ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Large Spectacular Cameo purchased in San Francisco2056 - Large Spectacular Cameo purchased in San Francisco
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very unusual and high quality large cameo. Other examples do not show this much detail. Believed to be Austrian. Purchased from an Austrian dress and
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to k**********9 for (25.00 + 5.00BP) = 30.00
 
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Sparkling Vintage Costume Jewelry2057 - Sparkling Vintage Costume Jewelry
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This group of very sparkly vintage costume jewelry includes: Three different sets of necklace, bracelet, and earrings--all very gorgeous. One silver b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Various Jewelry Pieces2058 - Various Jewelry Pieces
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes Asian, Mexican and Native American pieces: three Buddha pendants, Native American inly pendant, Mexican crushed turquoise barrette, three
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Vintage Costume Jewelry2059 - Vintage Costume Jewelry
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of vintage costume jewelry: 1) Long (or could be doubled) strand of faux pearls and faux diamonds. Pearl surface is chipping off. 26" lon...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to j****2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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