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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A Star Out of Jacob Medals (Israel's First Satellite) (Bronze, Silver, Gold)1239 - A Star Out of Jacob Medals (Israel's First Satellite) (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Set of three coins commemorating the launch of Israel's first satellite in 1988. Bronze, silver and gold. The gold coin is .16 agw. In blue velv...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Three Millennia Jerusalem Medals1240 - Three Millennia Jerusalem Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Plush hard cover blue case for the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation issue. The gold coin is missing from the three coin case, but the 5
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h****1 for (110.00 + 26.40BP) = 136.40
 
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Bronze and Silver Israeli Medals1241 - Bronze and Silver Israeli Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fourteen government issued medals, two silver, mostly bronze. One in wood, eight in velvet and plastic holders, one in a plastic flip. State: Cit
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to P***C for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Bronze Israeli Medals (37)1242 - Bronze Israeli Medals (37)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thirty seven bronze medals issued in the 1960s and 1970s. Most four inches in diameter, some smaller. Some have William M. Rosenblum Auction inserts.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to g*****R for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Bronze Israeli Medals (34)1243 - Bronze Israeli Medals (34)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thirty four Israeli bronze medals, 1960s-1970s. In paper envelopes and soft plastic flips. State: City: HWAC#: 48906 Date:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to P***C for (70.00 + 16.80BP) = 86.80
 
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Bronze Israeli Medals (14)1244 - Bronze Israeli Medals (14)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of fourteen bronze Israeli medals, 1970s-1980s. State: City: HWAC#: 48909 Date:
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bronze Israeli Medals (33)1245 - Bronze Israeli Medals (33)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thirty three bronze Israeli medals. United Jewish Appeal 25th Anniversary, Second International Harp Contest (1962), Shavit Medal, many more. State:
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bronze Israeli Medals (27)1246 - Bronze Israeli Medals (27)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 27 bronze Israeli medals issued by the Israel Government Coins & Medals Corporation. State: City: HWAC#: 48919 Date:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to P***C for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Bronze Israeli Medals (23)1247 - Bronze Israeli Medals (23)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty three large bronze Israeli Medals from the 1960s-1970s. State: City: HWAC#: 48925 Date:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h****1 for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Bronze Israeli Medals (17)1248 - Bronze Israeli Medals (17)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seventeen bronze Israeli medals from the 1960s-1970s. State: City: HWAC#: 48926 Date:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Bronze Israeli Medals (58)1249 - Bronze Israeli Medals (58)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dealer lot of 58 large bronze Israeli medals from the 1960s and 1970s. George Gershwin, Albert Einstein and others. State: City: HWAC#: 48928
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Bronze Israeli Medals (28)1250 - Bronze Israeli Medals (28)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty eight bronze Israeli medals with original invoicing from Bank Hapoalim. State: City: HWAC#: 48929 Date:
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bronze Israeli Medals (4)1251 - Bronze Israeli Medals (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four bronze Israeli Medals two issued by State of Israel Bonds. State: City: HWAC#: 48933 Date:
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to P***C for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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Coins of Israel Sets1252 - Coins of Israel Sets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four Coins of Israel sets with 14 different coins from 1949-1957; Israel 1970 postal and coin set; two sets of 1988 Piefort Mint 's "Coins ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Commemorative Coinage of Israel 1958-19651253 - Commemorative Coinage of Israel 1958-1965
Holabird Western Americana Collections
White Capital Plastics holder with 16 silver toned coins including 8 five pound,2 half pound and 6 one pound coins. State: City: HWAC#: 48676
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h****1 for (110.00 + 26.40BP) = 136.40
 
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Concentration Camp Currency1254 - Concentration Camp Currency
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 19 pieces of concentration camp and Jewish ghetto currency. Theresienstadt, Litzmannstadt, Westerbork, Buchenwald. State: City: HWAC#:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (400.00 + 96.00BP) = 496.00
 
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Fourteen Israel Medals1255 - Fourteen Israel Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bronze Israeli medals, one in a wooden box, one in a beige box, seven in blue vinyl flips, five in velvet plastic boxes. State: City: HWAC#:
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Israel 5 Lirot Coins1256 - Israel 5 Lirot Coins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three coins: two uncirculated,(purchased at Stack's October 2010 sale, Lot 1324); one Proof MS64 certified by ANACS. Silver, .900 fine; ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to j*****n for (80.00 + 19.20BP) = 99.20
 
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Israel Agorot-Pound Albums1257 - Israel Agorot-Pound Albums
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three blue albums by R.P. Nelson Co. for the Israel Agorot-Pound Series I 1960-1968. First album has 52 coins, only five empty holes. Second has 31 co
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to P***C for (90.00 + 21.60BP) = 111.60
 
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Israel Government Coins and Medals Corp. Binder1258 - Israel Government Coins and Medals Corp. Binder
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brown leatherette album titled "Israel Government Coins and Medals Corp." containing 5 pages of 60 Israeli Coins dated 1960-1980. Three co...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to P***C for (180.00 + 43.20BP) = 223.20
 
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