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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President McKinley in Memoriam Stereoview Collection2139 - President McKinley in Memoriam Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9 different stereoviews memorializing McKinley after he was assassinated at the Pan. American Exposition on Sept. 6, 1901. Group includes: thre
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President McKinley in Office Stereoview Collection2140 - President McKinley in Office Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14 different including rare views. 1) Eleven by Underwood & Underwood, c.1898-1901. Includes: four different of McKinley at his desk in t...
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Four Presidential CDV's2141 - Four Presidential CDV's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Garfield Monument. Dedicated May 30 in 1890. 2) Harrison, wife, and White House. 3) Teddy Roosevelt, wife and White House. 4) Ten presidents compli
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Early Stereoviews of the White House2142 - Early Stereoviews of the White House
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 different of the "President's Mansion." Includes: exterior view by J.F. Jarvis; different exterior (Underwood & Underwood...
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Washington, D.C. Stereoviews2143 - Washington, D.C. Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. Includes: Interior of Red Room in White House (Keystone); exterior of the Post Office (EH Anthony & Co.); exterior of the US Patent Of...
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Black Border 1901, 1924, and 1936 Political Mourning Ephemera2144 - Black Border 1901, 1924, and 1936 Political Mourning Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four items related to the death of Louis McHenry Howe. He was President Roosevelt's secretary. Howe started working for Roosevelt in 1911 and be...
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Franklin Roosevelt Collection2145 - Franklin Roosevelt Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five. 1) 1932 photograph with Mayor Angelo J. Rossi of San Francisco. 2-4) Gainesville's Roosevelt Day. March 23, 1938. Includes a new pa...
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Richard Nixon Ephemera Lot2146 - Richard Nixon Ephemera Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten. 1) Light switch cover with "Save Energy / Turn Nixon Off." Nixon is quite unclothed and the light switch is where his private ...
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Iconic Nellie Grant Photo and Signature (U. S. Grant's only Daughter)2147 - Iconic Nellie Grant Photo and Signature (U. S. Grant's only Daughter)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an iconic Nellie Grant photograph glued to a CDV. It has been signed. She would marry an English singer/actor much to the disapproval of her f
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Presidential Booklets2148 - Presidential Booklets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven. 1) San Francisco's celebration of the President's Birthday Ball on January 29, 1938. eight pages. 2) Abraham Lincoln, The Grea...
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3 Books on Collecting Political Americana2149 - 3 Books on Collecting Political Americana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Collecting Political Americana, Edmond B. Sullivan. 2) Price Guide to Collecting Pin-Back Buttons, 1896-1986, Ted Hake & Russ King. Also incl...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to r***6 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Lincoln Monument League Orgnization2150 - Lincoln Monument League Orgnization
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Organized in1897. Nice Lincoln Vignette. Lot of thirty. Numbers 264 to 293. Unused. Stamp signed by Mason Kinne, WW Tone and FJ Peck. Date: 1897
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Presidential Ephemera Lot2151 - Presidential Ephemera Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight items. Includes a Jean MacArthur signature when she was with her husband in Japan in 1946. Her husband was General Douglas MacArthur. Also photo
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r*****5 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Two Presidential Caricatures2152 - Two Presidential Caricatures
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Best liked caricature of Hoover, in Chief Executive's Office. 2) Eleanor Roosevelt carrying her husband during the Governor's race in New...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r*****5 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Photographs of the Katmai Volcano at Kodiak Alaska by Guy Cameron2153 - Photographs of the Katmai Volcano at Kodiak Alaska by Guy Cameron
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six photographs by Guy F. Cameron of activity of the Katmai volcano. Also a photo of Kodiak Alaska. The Katmai Volcano erupted in 1912. Cameron is a w
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to r*o for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Scenic Alaskan Photographs of Valdez2154 - Scenic Alaskan Photographs of Valdez
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12 Guy F. Cameron prints of scenes near Valdez Alaska. Street scene with dog team, panoramic views, Windy Falls. and a 51 ounce Valdez gold nu
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Scenic Alaskan Photographs by noted Alaska Photographer Guy Cameron2155 - Scenic Alaskan Photographs by noted Alaska Photographer Guy Cameron
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15 photographs, most by Guy F. Cameron. Includes Mt. Drum, waterfalls, seals covering a Seal Rock at Seward, a cabin in the wilderness, men at
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to g*********5 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Alaska Animal and Oil Ephemera2156 - Alaska Animal and Oil Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Envelope with bear cachet, Alaska "The Last Frontier" 3.5" x 6.5". Tag from Red Dog Saloon to return contents to S.S. Prince Ge...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
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Alaska Fold Out Map and Pictorial Souvenirs2157 - Alaska Fold Out Map and Pictorial Souvenirs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fold out color map of Alaska published by Kroll Map Co. Map is 32.5" x 46.5" with normal wear for age. Map cover is 8.5" x 4.5"....
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m**********i for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Alaska Horse Train Photographs2158 - Alaska Horse Train Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9 photographs, mostly 6 x 8. Some Guy F. Cameron attributed. All but one of these photos shows one horse per sled hauling a load in the snow. O
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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