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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Second Group of Pidyon Haben Israeli Coin Sets1279 - Second Group of Pidyon Haben Israeli Coin Sets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three sets of Pidyon Haben Coin Sets, two in wooden boxes with scrolls, and one a blue leatherette case with scroll. Five coins each set, fifteen coin
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h****1 for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Silver Israeli Coinage 11280 - Silver Israeli Coinage 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 20 silver Israeli coins. 25 Shekel Ze'ev Jabotinsky (1980); 10 shekel (1970), Seoul Olympics (1988), David Ben Gurion(1974). All uncircul...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to h****1 for (130.00 + 31.20BP) = 161.20
 
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Silver Israeli Coinage 21281 - Silver Israeli Coinage 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 20 Israeli silver coins. Uncirculated. State: City: HWAC#: 48932 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to P***C for (140.00 + 33.60BP) = 173.60
 
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Silver Israeli Coinage 31282 - Silver Israeli Coinage 3
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thirty one uncirculated silver Israeli coins. State: City: HWAC#: 48934 Date:
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to m********e.. for (150.00 + 31.50BP) = 181.50
 
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Silver Israeli Coinage 41283 - Silver Israeli Coinage 4
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twenty modern Israeli coins. State: City: HWAC#: 48935 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h****1 for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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Sterling Silver Israeli Medals (14)1284 - Sterling Silver Israeli Medals (14)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fourteen sterling silver Israeli medals depicting: The First Judeans, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Six Day War and many others. State:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to P***C for (120.00 + 28.80BP) = 148.80
 
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Sterling Silver Israeli Medals (2)1285 - Sterling Silver Israeli Medals (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two: 1) Shaare Zedek medical center Jerusalem 1978; 2) Israel Liberata. State: City: HWAC#: 48936 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to P***C for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Ten Israeli Coin Albums1286 - Ten Israeli Coin Albums
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Green hard case of Israel coins, 1995 Medicine Without Borders, Coins of the Holy Land 5755, 1996 50th Anniversary, 1996 Jerusalem 3000,American Jewry
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (70.00 + 16.80BP) = 86.80
 
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Turks and Caicos Islands 100 Crown Gold Coin1287 - Turks and Caicos Islands 100 Crown Gold Coin
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obverse:Elizabeth II / D.G. Regina / 1976; reverse: Turks and Caicos Islands / 100 Crowns / (four monarchs). Gold, fineness: 0.500; weight: 18.015 gra
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to g******j for (250.00 + 43.75BP) = 293.75
 
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Quartet of Five centavo Mexican Coins1288 - Quartet of Five centavo Mexican Coins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
KM # 423, copper-nickel, 20.5mm. All uncirculated, not certified. Dates: 1936, 1937, 1940, 1942. State: Mexico City: HWAC#: 40676 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to h****1 for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Six 10 centavo Mexican coins1289 - Six 10 centavo Mexican coins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six KM #432: 1936,1939, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1946. All uncirculated. State: City: HWAC#: 42207 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to h****1 for (10.00 + 2.40BP) = 12.40
 
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Group of 50 centavo Mexican coins1290 - Group of 50 centavo Mexican coins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 19 cincuenta centavo coins, KM #449, #450, #451 and #452. 1950-1981. State: Mexico City: HWAC#: 42211 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (15.00 + 3.15BP) = 18.15
 
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Chinese and Korean Coins1291 - Chinese and Korean Coins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Chinese Coins, Tsing Dynasty A. D. 1644 /1911--10 coins. Memory coins of Yi Dynasty, Korea--10 coins. State: City: HWAC#: 38404 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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1849 California Gold Rush Gaming Token1292 - 1849 California Gold Rush Gaming Token
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold wash? 1849. Lady Liberty on one side and kneeling prospector on the other. State: California City: HWAC#: 48142 Date: 1849
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******0 for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Gaming Token in the manner of a $5 Gold Piece1293 - Gaming Token in the manner of a $5 Gold Piece
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Br., Rd., 20mm. Obv.: resembling a Capped Bust $5 gold piece; Liberty / 1803; Rev.: United States of America / Eagle. State: City: HWAC#: 4797
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to p********n for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN1294 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
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Start Price : 0.00
 
 
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Patriotic Indian Head Penny Shield FOB1295 - Patriotic Indian Head Penny Shield FOB
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The 1899 Indian Head has come unglued from blue and white shield. Red has faded. 1/2 of color enamel(?) has been chipped off. 1.75". Penny is i...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c****n for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Counterstamped Shield Nickel1296 - Counterstamped Shield Nickel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Variety 2 shield nickel, possibly 1867, counterstamped "1870 / H.G. Straight". Very good condition, discovered in San Francisco. There w...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to P*****1 for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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US Coin Collection1297 - US Coin Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
25 Indian head pennies, including 1863 and 1864. Five rolls of pennies marked "copper". 59 Buffalo nickels, majority with readable dates. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (95.00 + 22.80BP) = 117.80
 
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1878 Morgan Dollar Bracelet1298 - 1878 Morgan Dollar Bracelet
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No markings, unknown silver content. 1878 Morgan Dollar. 37.7 grams total weight. State: City: HWAC#: 48201 Date: 1878
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to c****n for (60.00 + 14.40BP) = 74.40
 
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