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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Denver Heiser Saddle3688 - Denver Heiser Saddle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double flat plate rig. HHH maker stamp. 6 sterling silver string conchos and rope strap holder. Hand embossed. "The early life of Hermann H. He...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to c********Z for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Heiser Western Saddle3689 - Heiser Western Saddle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Heiser Denver western saddle. Herman H. Heiser (1836-1904) was a German immigrant attracted to American cattle country in the 1850's. But the Pi...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold to w*****l for (175.00 + 43.75BP) = 218.75
 
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Marks, Omaha over Owenhouse, Bozeman High Back Saddle3690 - Marks, Omaha over Owenhouse, Bozeman High Back Saddle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early style high back saddle with cast iron stirrups. Single center for ring. 1880's. Floral pattern on high back. Saddle maker marks on both le...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to w*****l for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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A. B. Duke Saddle3691 - A. B. Duke Saddle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Saddle by AB Duke of Chinook, MT, in business from 1890 to early 1900's. 5 pointed star forward at seat. Brass round Visalia stirrups. 16" ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 450.00
Sold to s****y for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Arnold Westfall Western Saddle3692 - Arnold Westfall Western Saddle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fort Benton, MT dated western saddle. Highback #457. "A one-time employee of Sullivan’s, Arnold Westfall, operated his own shop on Front Street...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s****y for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Astride Saddle, Jos. Sullivan, Fort Benton3693 - Astride Saddle, Jos. Sullivan, Fort Benton
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Jos. Sullivan, Ft. Benton". Possibly 19th century. Pioneer saddle maker from 1881-1945 who made saddles for Mounties. Date: Locat...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to k****g for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Victor Ario Highback Saddle3694 - Victor Ario Highback Saddle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Highback saddle. "It was in 1891 that Victor Ario immigrated to the United States from Austria, and moved to Great Falls, MT. When Victor Ario ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Victor Ario Leather Bronc Belt3695 - Victor Ario Leather Bronc Belt
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brown leather Victor Ario bronc belt with stamping. 3 buckles, 39". Date: Location: Great Falls, Montana HWAC # 55744
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Buck & Knapp Western Saddle3696 - Buck & Knapp Western Saddle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Buck & Knapp (Helena, MT) western saddle. All original with built in pocket bags. "27" on fender. Nice condition. According to Paul Da...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to c*******l for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Al Furstnow Saddle3697 - Al Furstnow Saddle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Saddle by Al Furstnow of Miles City, MT. "Albert Frank Furstnow was born on February 22, 1862 in Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin.After discontinu...
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Start Price : 175.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
 
 
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