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Great American July Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

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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C. P. M. Co.' Pickaxe2487 - C. P. M. Co.' Pickaxe
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This pick and chisel axe is 15.25" long. A handmade 'T' is etched into the axe. Location is unknown - probably from Nevada. State: ...
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Mounted KL6 Pickaxe2488 - Mounted KL6 Pickaxe
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This mounted KL6 pickaxe is a pick and chisel.It measures 18" and is in very nice condition. Makes a nice display! State: City: HWAC#: ...
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Sold to j*****0 for 30.25
 
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North Pickaxe2489 - North Pickaxe
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This pickaxe is engraved "North.' It is 15.5". State: City: HWAC#: 49073 Date:
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Metal Sluice Box2490 - Metal Sluice Box
Holabird Western Americana Collections
34.5". Well used! Authentic! State: City: HWAC#: 48820 Date:
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Sold to c********e for 133.10
 
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Mining Collectibles: Candlesticks, Crucibles, Pans & More2491 - Mining Collectibles: Candlesticks, Crucibles, Pans & More
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes: 2 smelting crucibles, 4" and 5", a steel Ingot mold, 4 decorative imitation ingots, 2 varieties of miner's candlesticks, a l...
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Sold to p********1 for 124.00
 
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19th Century Gold Poke Bag2492 - 19th Century Gold Poke Bag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Well used by someone - probably a miner. We found no gold residue inside, sorry! 9" tall. State: City: HWAC#: 47321 Date:
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Sold to D******s for 248.00
 
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Good Hope Gold and Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate2493 - Good Hope Gold and Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Good Hope Lode. Inc. 1863. Rare, early Alpine Mining District stock dated Nov. 18th, 1864. Issued to E.K. Swain for five shares. Signed by the preside
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to r********5 for 682.00
 
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Bodie Consolidated Mining Company Assessment, etc.2494 - Bodie Consolidated Mining Company Assessment, etc.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Formed in 1863, this was the district's first corporation. This receipt from The Bullion & Exchange Bank stating that Assessment No. 6 fo...
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Extremely Rare Handley Mining Company Stock Certificate2495 - Extremely Rare Handley Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very early #16 for 5,000 shares to Paul Cromnell. Signed by Edward (?) and Clinton Gurnee. Nice vignette in the lower right-hand corner of a miner swi
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Sold to 8***1 for 302.50
 
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Mono Gold Mining Company Assessment2496 - Mono Gold Mining Company Assessment
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bodie Mining District. The Mono Gold Mining Company is just over Convict Pass on the left-hand side of the highway (where the gravel pit is now). This
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Acme Mines & Mill, Inc. Stock Certificates2497 - Acme Mines & Mill, Inc. Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six. Five green and one orange. 1927-1931. Signed by BC Austin. Acme Mines and Mill Inc, owned several mines in California. Including the Oat H
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Northern Light Tunnel and Mining Company Check (Douglasville, CA)2498 - Northern Light Tunnel and Mining Company Check (Douglasville, CA)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Check number 676 issued to Mary Wallace and signed by secretary Fahey and president Smith. Douglasville was in Tuolumne County near Columbia. It was a
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Sold to s********b for 24.80
 
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Argonaut Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate2499 - Argonaut Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This was a small mine in El Dorado County near Georgetown. This is not to be confused with the famous Argonaut mine in Jackson. According to FH, this
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Sold to A*******d for 108.90
 
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Gold Rush Stock Certificate: Eureka Quartz Mining Company2500 - Gold Rush Stock Certificate: Eureka Quartz Mining Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
El Dorado County, California. Unissued for two shares, but signed by Jacob A Shorb as president and E.H. Cornwall as secretary in January 1853. Pinhol
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Interesting 130 Year-old Mining Letters with note from Peter Bancroft2501 - Interesting 130 Year-old Mining Letters with note from Peter Bancroft
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two letters from John Coleman. "...we have about 6" of bedrock today..." "We area also cutting down No. 3; it will take 3 or 4 d...
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Brunswick Gold Mining Company Stock, 18892502 - Brunswick Gold Mining Company Stock, 1889
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorp. in Kentucky, 1886, issued to H. Montgomery for 100 shares , April 6, 1889, signed by Henry Murray as president. Yellow paper, multiple signat
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Sold to l******4 for 37.20
 
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Five Framed Grass Valley Mining Stock Certificates2503 - Five Framed Grass Valley Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Allison Phoenix #135 for 500 shares in 1877. 2) South Idaho Consolidated #294 for 25 shares in 1896. 3) Maryland Gold Quart #73 for 500 shares in 1
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Sold to 6******n for 120.00
 
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St. Lawrence Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (Inyo Mining District)2504 - St. Lawrence Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (Inyo Mining District)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated September 22, 1863 and capitalized at $180,000; 1800 Shares at $100 per. Cert. #127, issued to Benjamin Dore for 5 shares and dated Decem
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Sold to e*****r for 605.00
 
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Early Certificate # 4 for Redstone Quartz Mining Company of Lost Camp2505 - Early Certificate # 4 for Redstone Quartz Mining Company of Lost Camp
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lost Camp seems to be in or near Blue Canyon (near the Nyack exit on I-80 near Donner Pass). Certificate No. 4 dated 7-29-67 for 25 shares to Josiah C
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Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to e*****r for 181.50
 
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Gold Rush Stock Certificate: Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mine2506 - Gold Rush Stock Certificate: Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This certificate is 5201 to 5220. Wavy left cut. Pinholes, some soiling. 6.5" x 9.25" According to the company's description detailed ...
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Sold to 2*****s for 124.00
 
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