Great American July Auction

Auction Details

This three day sale has highlights in many of our collecting categories including Mining, Saloon, Native Americana, Numismatics, Postal History, General Americana, Tokens, Railroad & Express, Bottles, and Western Art & Americana.

SESSION ONE OVERVIEW
Our Saloon & Cigar section features brewing advertising, beer trays, cigar tins, ephemera, and match cases. Following this, our Bottle section includes beer bottles, whisky flasks, and other Western glassware.

Our Gaming section has rare chips and tokens (including ivory chips), a Keno goose, a slot machine, and early dice games.

Numismatics features Israeli coins and medals, U.S. medals including ANA, and US and Mexican coins including a large selection of belt buckles with Morgan Dollars and Peace Dollars.

Next comes our Railroad & Express section. Highlights include: a Leland Stanford signed pass; a Tonopah & Tidewater lock; a Virginia & Truckee loaner watch (and other V&T ephemera); and 1860s American Express Co. stock certificates with signatures from Wells, Fargo, & Holland.

We then have the largest Postal History section we've had in many years. There is a particular focus on Nevada with rarities from Esmeralda, Bernice, Cradlebaugh, and others. The section ends with Nevada revenue stamps and large US stamp collections.

Session One ends with our Token section which has pieces from California, Nevada, Montana, as well as rare Good For Mirrors.


SESSION TWO OVERVIEW
Session Two is all Mining. Our Mining section features a fabulous assortment of mine lighting devices including carbide lamps, safety lamps, oil wick lamps, and candlesticks. We also have explosives-related material including blasting cap tins, wood boxes, and ephemera. In addition, the section has more mining signs, assay material, mining artifacts, and ephemera such as stock certificates and other mining documents and books. Don't miss a unique and very important set of Bank of California/Virginia City letters (Lots 2573-2576).

SESSION THREE OVERVIEW
Session Three begins with a diverse and large Native Americana section: beadwork, baskets, pottery, rugs, points, a large section of turquoise and silver jewelry, kachinas, sculptures, and Native American & Western art. Don't miss Lot 3184, a Millicent Hearst painting.

Our General Americana section begins with a group of taxidermy pieces from two collections including a Western museum. We then have our usual varied and diverse selection of General Americana artifacts and ephemera including: an early ivory ship; rare California directories; turn-of-the-century Goldfield Gold Rush furniture (Lots 3480-84); early film and stage autographs; and much more. Be sure not to miss the premium early Western silverware lots including a once-in-a-lifetime offering of Comstock groups. The session ends with Dealer Specials, large bargain-priced groups of ephemera.

Table of Contents
Day 1, Saturday, July 8th (Lot 1000-1728)
Saloon, Cigar, & Tobacco (Lots 1000-1083)
Bottles & Insulators (Lots 1084-1183)
Gaming (Lots 1184-1210)
Numismatics (Lots 1211-1297)
Coin & Western Belt Buckles (Lots 1298-1393)
Railroad & Express (Lots 1394-1453)
Philatelic & Postal History (Lots 1454-1607)
Tokens (Lots 1608-1728)


Day 2, Sunday, July 9th (Lot 2000-2656)
Mining (Lot 2000-2656)
Mine Lighting Devices
Safety Lamps (2000-2065)
Carbide Lamps (2066-2230)
Oil Wick Lamps (2231-2374)
Misc. Lighting (2375-2383)
Mine Signs (2384-2400)
Explosives (2401-2462)
Assay (2463-2476)
Mining Artifacts (2477-2492)
Ephemera (Sorted State/City) (2493-2656)

Day 3, Monday, July 10th (Lots 3000-3613)
Native Americana & Western Art (3000-3204)
Beadwork, Baskets, Pottery, & Rugs (3000-3027)
Jewelry (3028-3049)
Points, Tools, & Ephemera (3050-3060)
Kachinas & Sculptures (3061-3143)
Native & Western Art (3144-3204)
Taxidermy (3205-3223)
General Americana (3224-3613)
Miscellaneous (3224-3328)
Sorted by State/City (3329-3571)
Dealer Specials (3572-3613)

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First National Bank Checks3588 - First National Bank Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two hundred pieces: checks from the early 20th century written on the First National Bank of Elko, Nevada. State: Nevada City: Elko HWAC#: 48246
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Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to t******2 for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 13589 - Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
George Wingfield signed these one hundred stock certificates in the 1950s. Some green, some brown print. State: Nevada City: Goldfield HWAC#: 4
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 23590 - Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of one hundred pieces of The Goldfield Consolidated Mines stock certificates signed by George Wingfield. State: Nevada City: Goldfield HWAC#
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 33591 - Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 3
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One hundred pieces of The Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company stock certificates, but without George Wingfield's signature. State: Nevada Ci...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 43592 - Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 4
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One hundred pieces of The Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company stock certificates post George Wingfield. State: Nevada City: Goldfield HWAC#: 4
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to O*****3 for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 53593 - Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 5
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One hundred pieces of The Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company stock certificates, post George Wingfield, late 1950s and 1960s. State: Nevada City
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 63594 - Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 6
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One hundred pieces of The Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company stock certificates. A mix of half signed by George Wingfield and half post-Wingfield.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to O*****3 for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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100 plus Nevada Checks3595 - 100 plus Nevada Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
100 plus Nevada checks. Carson City, Virginia, Elko etc. State: Nevada City: HWAC#: 47857 Date:
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (40.00 + 8.40BP) = 48.40
 
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Old Nevada Checks3596 - Old Nevada Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two batches of checks: from the Farmers Bank of Carson Valley, Inc. circa 1950s; and the First National Bank of Elko circa 1920s. 170 pieces in all.
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Postal cover addressed to Governor Richard Kirman3597 - Postal cover addressed to Governor Richard Kirman
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cover addressed to Richard Kirman Governor of Nevada, postmarked June 27, 1936 on USS Antares, Philadelphia, PA. State: Nevada City: HWAC#: 4
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to d******0 for (10.00 + 2.40BP) = 12.40
 
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