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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Ivory Fetish Necklace, Center Kachina Pendant3358 - Ivory Fetish Necklace, Center Kachina Pendant
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ivory Fetish necklace, center Kachina pendant, inlaid turquoise, coral and onyx. Small fetishes include: bears, birds, armadillos, squirrels, fish, fr
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Estimate : 130.00 - 260.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Native American Jewelry3359 - Native American Jewelry
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes: beaded earrings, feather earrings, turquoise/silver pendant, bone and bead bracelet and necklace, beaded feather barrette and more. Da
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Badger, Delbert Silas3360 - Badger, Delbert Silas
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Badger (Honan Kachina) by Delbert Silas. Great condition, but some part is missing--right hand appears to have been holding something, 12" x 5....
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to k*****f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Black Ogre, Carl Bahnimptewa3361 - Black Ogre, Carl Bahnimptewa
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Black Ogre by Carl Bahnimptewa. Beautifully carved ogre running on a log.cape flying. 11.5" x 13" x 5.5". This is an incredible piece...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to k*****f for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Black Ogre, Elliott Selestewa3362 - Black Ogre, Elliott Selestewa
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Black Ogre Kachina by Elliott Selestewa. 8" x 3.5" x 4"Active carver since 1960's. He is the father of Leonard Selestewa. - With ...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Butterfly Kachina by Lawrence L. Acadiz3363 - Butterfly Kachina by Lawrence L. Acadiz
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Butterfly Kachina by Lawrence Acadiz (1964-2014). 13.5" h x 4" w x 4" d. One butterfly wing missing. Acadiz was a member of the Deer ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to k*****f for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Butterfly Maiden, Alvin Navasie3364 - Butterfly Maiden, Alvin Navasie
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Butterfly Maiden by Alvin Navasie, Sr. One wing is missing, 8.5" x 3" x 4". Date: Location: Hopi, Arizona HWAC # 49343
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to k*****f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Cactus Kachina by Terrance Lewis3365 - Cactus Kachina by Terrance Lewis
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cactus Kachina by Terrance Lewis. 19" h x 7" w x 6.5"d. Amazing carved kachina--possibly Rain Dancer. Date: Location: Hopi, A...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Crow Mother by M.M,3366 - Crow Mother by M.M,
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Crow Mother kachina, signed by M.M. 11" x 4" x 2.5". Four of the crow feathers are broken off--see photo. Otherwise, very good condit...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eagle Dancer Kachina, Henry Naha3367 - Eagle Dancer Kachina, Henry Naha
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eagle Dancer Kachina by Henry Naha. 9" x 13.5" x 5". One feather on headdress is missing. Henry Naha was born in 1964 in Moenkopi (Th...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Early Morning Kachina, H. Naha3368 - Early Morning Kachina, H. Naha
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early Morning Kachina by H. Naha. 12.5" x 5" x 5.5". Great condition, awarded 3rd place at the O'Odham Tash Casa Grande Fair. Hen...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Great Horned Owl, N. Jacob3369 - Great Horned Owl, N. Jacob
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great Horned Owl, N. Jacob. This is an impressive example of Hopi artistry. 8.25" x 4" x 3". This Kachina Doll was made by master Hop...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to F********8 for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Ho-ote Kachina, H. Nequatewa3370 - Ho-ote Kachina, H. Nequatewa
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ho-ote Kachina by Harold Nequatewa. 9" x 4.5"x 4". Very good condition. "Ho-ote is an extremely popular kachina because of his w...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******e for (165.00 + 41.25BP) = 206.25
 
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Kneeling Maiden, Bryan Loma3371 - Kneeling Maiden, Bryan Loma
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kneeling Maiden Kachina by Bryan Loma is featured in a traditional but rarely carved position with a wooden rasp in her right hand and a bowl in her l
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r*******n for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Koshare by Clarence Cleveland3372 - Koshare by Clarence Cleveland
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Koshare by Clarence Cleveland. This charming clown is gathering corn. 12.2" x 8.25" x 7". Clarence Cleveland married Sadie Laban (Ho...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Long Hair Kachina, M.M.3373 - Long Hair Kachina, M.M.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Long Hair Kachina by M.M. 7" x 3" x 3". Two feathers missing from headdress. The Long Hair Katsina is a singer of sweet songs who bri...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to k******e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Mocking Kachina, Leonard Selestewa3374 - Mocking Kachina, Leonard Selestewa
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mocking Kachina, Leonard Selestewa. 10.75" x 6" x 8". Great piece in great condition, wears cowboy boots! Leonard is a traditional Ho...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Mudhead by Tino Youvella3375 - Mudhead by Tino Youvella
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mudhead by Tino Youvella. Handprints on body of this mudhead, hands appear to be holding some missing parts. 11.25" x 5" x 3.5". Tino...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to r*******n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Owl Kachina, Gene Dawahoya3376 - Owl Kachina, Gene Dawahoya
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Owl Kachina by Gene Dawahoya. 8.25" x 3.5" x 3"Gene C. Dawahoya, "Lapan-Hyeoma", (Icicle), member of the Bear Strap Clan (r...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Priest Killer, Eloy Wytewa3377 - Priest Killer, Eloy Wytewa
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Priest Killer by Eloy Wytewa. Some pieces are missing. 3" x 9.5" x 4". Date: Location: Hopi, Arizona HWAC # 49314
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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