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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Klagetoh Rug3348 - Klagetoh Rug
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large Klagetoh rug, 83" x 54", needs cleaning. Otherwise good condition. Klagetoh is located just south of Ganado and 10 miles north of Wi...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Second Phase Navajo Chief's Blanket3349 - Second Phase Navajo Chief's Blanket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incredible Chief's blanket, professionally framed. Blanket is 41" x 53", framed 45.75" x 58". The weaver was Albert Jackson,...
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Start Price : 5,000.00 | Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Two Grey Hills Navajo Rug3350 - Two Grey Hills Navajo Rug
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Grey Hills Navajo Rug. 77" x 45.5. Double diamond shapes with valero star in center, kiva step designs. This is a floor rug, larger weave; ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Button Blanket, Raven Design3351 - Button Blanket, Raven Design
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Haida/Tlingit--button blanket, raven design handmade by Irene Collinson. This is a beautiful example of Haida/Tlingit button blanket--black wool gaber
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to d*********d for (800.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,000.00
 
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Button Blanket, Whale Design3352 - Button Blanket, Whale Design
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Haida / Tlingit button blanket, killer whale design. Black and red wool felt, 64" x 60". Nicely done, however one side is not finished wit...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Vintage "Navajo Style" Rug3353 - Vintage "Navajo Style" Rug
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Navajo style" wool rug, possibly a Mexican copy. Overall geometric pattern in grays and tans. Shows some wear, a couple of tears on borde...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to k**********9 for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Concho Belt, Victor Moses Begay3354 - Concho Belt, Victor Moses Begay
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A vintage Victor Moses Begay (VMB), Navajo handmade silver, turquoise and coral concho black leather belt. Twelve conchos (2" diameter) plus bu...
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Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Vintage Amber Fetish Necklace3355 - Vintage Amber Fetish Necklace
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Amber carved lizard fetish necklace, 29". 13 carved lizards, just fabulous. Strung with turquoise and oyster, tiny beads. Date: Location...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h******8 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Vintage Fetish Necklace, Onyx Bird Pendant3356 - Vintage Fetish Necklace, Onyx Bird Pendant
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fetishes of various stones, each with a turquoise or other stone attached, Center fetish of onyx. necklace is 27". Date: Location: Zuni ...
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Estimate : 130.00 - 260.00
Sold to T********a for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Traditional Cherokee Bone & Silver Necklace3357 - Traditional Cherokee Bone & Silver Necklace
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Traditional buffalo hairpipe bone choker necklace w/ silver beads--Cherokee regalia. Center piece is piece of bone carved with image of buffalo. Appro
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to c******u for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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