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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Furstnow Wooley Chaps3638 - Furstnow Wooley Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Al Furstnow step, in wooley chaps. Basket stamped belt. 50% of hair missing on left leg. Date: Location: Miles City, Montana HWAC # 55938
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Estimate : 300.00 - 375.00
Sold to m********r.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Furstnow, Miles City Chaps3639 - Furstnow, Miles City Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Furstnow chaps, marked with the rectangular two line punch on the end of the belt. Wing chaps. 4 snaps and rings. Nice old nickle conchos. Flower stam
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to k****g for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Furstnow, Miles City, Chaps3640 - Furstnow, Miles City, Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Heavy duty dark brown leather chaps by Al Furstnow of Miles City, Montana. Punch in rectangular block inside belt, left side. Ten inch fringe of outsi
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Estimate : 360.00 - 450.00
Sold to k****g for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Miles City Saddlery Chaps3641 - Miles City Saddlery Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bat Wing Chaps with aluminum conchos. Inside pockets. Marked on the inside belt.late 20th c. Possibly rodeo/parade chaps. The company got its start in
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Miles City Saddlery, Step in Straight Wing Chaps3642 - Miles City Saddlery, Step in Straight Wing Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Heavy duty chaps, marked with the Miles City Saddlery oval punch on the belt. "JW" punched in upper corner of right chap. Attractive, dark...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to c********Z for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Geer Rodeo Chaps3643 - Geer Rodeo Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fancy turquoise colored heavy duty leather chaps with "Geer Rodeo Co." on both leggings. Pickup man chaps with nickle conchos. White trim....
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to P*****s for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Feldpausch Chaps3644 - Feldpausch Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bill Feldpausch chaps from White Sulphur Springs. Long hair angora. Date: Location: White Sulphur Springs, Montana HWAC # 55935
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to o*******a for (325.00 + 78.00BP) = 403.00
 
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G.S. Garcia Dark Long Hair Wooley Chaps3645 - G.S. Garcia Dark Long Hair Wooley Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
G.S. Garcia, 3 line punch on left belt. Some roughness. Date: Location: Elko, Nevada HWAC # 55932
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Hamley, Oregon Chaps3646 - Hamley, Oregon Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hamley & Co., Pendelton, Oregon Chaps.Two line punch on left belt. HAmley opened in 1883 and is still at it. Pendelton is the center of cowboy c...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Clark, Portland, White Wooley on sheepskin chaps3647 - Clark, Portland, White Wooley on sheepskin chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
White wooley chaps with tanned sheepskin intact on canvas. Marked on left belt. Condition problems. 50% sheep hair missing. leather degraded. Date:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 180.00
 
 
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Bat Wing Chaps3648 - Bat Wing Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bat wing chaps with nickle conchos and front covered pockets. No maker. Probably late 20th c. Date: Location: HWAC # 55907
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Estimate : 180.00 - 250.00
Sold to c********Z for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Bat Wing, Fringed Rodeo Chaps3649 - Bat Wing, Fringed Rodeo Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unmarked chaps, probably late 20th c. Date: Location: HWAC # 55918
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Bat Wing Chaps3650 - Bat Wing Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unmarked late 20th c chaps. Stamped steer on belt. Nickle conchos. Very fine. Date: Location: HWAC # 55921
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Winged Chaps3651 - Winged Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unmarked chaps with all conchos missing. Heavily used. Date: Location: HWAC # 55919
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Chaps Collection3652 - Chaps Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four pair of chaps, all unmarked. 1) ladies chaps with heart conchos, red leather pockets with Shipley snaps; 2) men's leather chaps; 3) blacksm...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Child's Chaps3653 - Child's Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Modern child's chaps. fabric on inner leg. pocket on front, nickle conchos. Unmarked. Date: Location: HWAC # 55926
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Child's Chaps with Star Pattern Conchos3654 - Child's Chaps with Star Pattern Conchos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Embossed roping scene on belt. Nickle conchos. Detachable inner leg lining in canvas. Date: Location: HWAC # 55927
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Dark Brown Wooley Chaps3655 - Dark Brown Wooley Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No maker, repairs to both legs. Date: Location: HWAC # 55936
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Estimate : 240.00 - 350.00
Sold to c********e for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Fringed Modern Chaps3656 - Fringed Modern Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Shot gun style. sipper attach. Unmarked. Excellent condition. Date: Location: HWAC # 55924
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Straight Leg Chaps3657 - Straight Leg Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unmarked chaps. with modifications. Six nickle plated brass conchos, fancy stamped belt. Date: Location: HWAC # 55920
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Start Price : 85.00 | Estimate : 170.00 - 250.00
 
 
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