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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Lot of 7 Gun Enthusiast Books3328Lot of 7 Gun Enthusiast Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 books on guns: 1) Great Weapons of World War I. 2) A Shooters Bible Publication: Black Powder Guide. 3) Western Memorabilia: Collectibles of
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Alaska History Books3329Alaska History Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two publications on Alaska: " Chilkoot Pass: The Most Famous trail in the North," by Archie Satterfield; "Alaska History: The Nationa...
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
Fly Photograph of Tombstone Actress3330Fly Photograph of Tombstone Actress
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original cabinet card from Fly's gallery of Tombstone. Actress seated at table, identified as "Cora". Label inside the frame indicates...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to p**********3 for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
Dreamlog for Owens Valley (1920s Tourist Guide)3331Dreamlog for Owens Valley (1920s Tourist Guide)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Published annually by Hazard's Garage, Bishop, California, this 22 page booklet is a guide to hunting, fishing, camping and hiking in the beauti...
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
Inyo Magazine Anno Domini 19123332Inyo Magazine Anno Domini 1912
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reprinted in 1983 courtesy of Bishop Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with Chalfant Press, Inc. The original publication was published by the Inyo R
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to i*****l for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
Rare Boca Letterhead: Boca Mill and Ice Company3333Rare Boca Letterhead: Boca Mill and Ice Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hard to find Boca letterhead. From JV Logan to Messieurs Dellepiane & Company. He is shipping 74 pounds of ice this evening. If you want more te...
Estimate : 40.00 - 70.00
Sold to s****r for (160.00 + 38.40BP) = 198.40
Scarce Bodie Bank Blue Revenue Check3334Scarce Bodie Bank Blue Revenue Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
RN-G revenue imprinted. Scarce variety of Bodie check. Pay James Armstrong $100. Signed by cashier Pope. An iconic Bodie check and ephemera piece. Two
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to B******r for (160.00 + 38.40BP) = 198.40
Bodie Land Grant3335Bodie Land Grant
Holabird Western Americana Collections
George Byron Day of Bridgeport, Mono County California is granted 160 acres by the recorder of the General Land Office. 16 x 10 inches. Folded. Sta
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*****l for (180.00 + 43.20BP) = 223.20
Bodie's Ancient Order United Workmen3336Bodie's Ancient Order United Workmen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three. 1) San Francisco billhead addressed to Bodie in 1899. For one reissue. 2) Receipt to George Delury signed by acting Master Workman. For
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (90.00 + 21.60BP) = 111.60
JS Cain Correspondence Lot3337JS Cain Correspondence Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three letters to JS Cain of Bodie. 1) Carson City News, 1913. Long letter about leasing the Standard - Bodie's most famous mine. 2) Mason Mercan...
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 6*****b for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
Cain Consolidated Gold Mining Co. Ledger & Bodie Museum Sign-In Book3338Cain Consolidated Gold Mining Co. Ledger & Bodie Museum Sign-In Book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This journal gives the buyer a twofer. 1) Cain Consolidated Mining Company Ledger from 1906-1909. A complete look at this mining operation. Journal re
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 6*****b for (600.00 + 144.00BP) = 744.00
LOT WITHDRAWN3339LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
Start Price : 0.00
Rare 1871 Original Toll Bridge Authorization3340Rare 1871 Original Toll Bridge Authorization
Holabird Western Americana Collections
For George Roling of Sierra County. principal and Augustus DeCray and Casper Genviner of Yuba County, sureties. For one year at $1,000 for the Cheroke
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Clipper Gap and Texas Foothill Photographs3341Clipper Gap and Texas Foothill Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 Photographs of Clipper Gap Train Station and Texas Foothill panoramas. Clipper Gap photos have a train and a man waiting for it. Scarce photos of b
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c********r.. for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
Masonic Home of California Framed Poster3342Masonic Home of California Framed Poster
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lithograph depicts the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home in Decoto, California surrounded by hills. Lithographer is Louis Roesch. C1890. [The only
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***0 for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
Kinner Airplane and Motor Corporation Stock Certificate3343Kinner Airplane and Motor Corporation Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
# LA 3360 for 100 shares to Forest U. Lake. Auto signed by Bayly and Porter. Folds, but in great condition. Airplane pictorial. Kinner Airplane &...
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********h for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
Watch & Clock Reverse Glass, Rough & Ready3344Watch & Clock Reverse Glass, Rough & Ready
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Black and silver. "We Specialize in Watch & Clock Repairs." Purchased at the Rough & Ready Toll House. Good condition with some is...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
Hetch Hetchy Dam Completion Photograph3345Hetch Hetchy Dam Completion Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Birds-eye photograph of the completion of the O'Shaughnessy Dam at the top of the Hetch Hetchy Valley in 1923. Hetch Hetchy is known as "...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Rare Hogsback, Iowa Hill, Letterhead from Compagnie Mines3346Rare Hogsback, Iowa Hill, Letterhead from Compagnie Mines
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare location! This Placer County Mine was obviously owned by the French as the mine is called "Compagnie des miens D'or du Forest Hill Div...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*********p for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
Rare Iowa Hill Letter on Fancy Letterhead3347Rare Iowa Hill Letter on Fancy Letterhead
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In its heyday, Iowa Hill was the principal town of Eastern Placer County. It is located on the narrow neck of a high ridge between the North Fork of t
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00