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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Two Frasher Real Photo Postcards of Mono Lake1458 - Two Frasher Real Photo Postcards of Mono Lake
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two: 1) "The Crooked Tree" Paoha Island, Mono Lake Calif. Taken by Frasher Photos. 2) Earthquake crack on Negit Island, Mono Lake, ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r********5 for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Nevada City Postcard Collection1459 - Nevada City Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven. Five real photo postcards: early 1905 Broad Street, c1920's Broad Street with tracks, 1906 Main Street Grass Valley, 1910 4th of J...
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Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
Sold to A*******d for (75.00 + 15.75BP) = 90.75
 
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San Francisco Earthquake Postcards1460 - San Francisco Earthquake Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
San Francisco 1906 earthquake postcard collection. Over 100 postcards to picking the destruction and condition of the city following the earthquake th
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d******0 for (110.00 + 26.40BP) = 136.40
 
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Postcards of Susanville Buildings1461 - Postcards of Susanville Buildings
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 27. Seventeen are real photo: Emerson's Hotel (mailed 1914), Lassen Industrial Bank, Court House, Catholic church, LDS church, Post Offic...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Susanville Birds-Eye View Postcards (most RPPC)1462 - Susanville Birds-Eye View Postcards (most RPPC)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 24. Nineteen are real photo, two are color, and three are early printed. Of the 24, six were mailed (1909-1961) and one has a long message writ
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Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Susanville RPPCs: Workplaces1463 - Susanville RPPCs: Workplaces
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11 real photo postcards. Views include: The Old Mill, Southern Pacific Railroad construction work, Lassen Grain & Milling Company, Saw Mi...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Three Susanville Real Photo Postcards (Early View Repros)1464 - Three Susanville Real Photo Postcards (Early View Repros)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three RPPCs. Two are reprints (c.1940s) of early Susanville views: Main Street in 1864 and "On Richmond Road in the Early Days" (JH Eastma...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to d******r for (10.00 + 2.10BP) = 12.10
 
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Spectacular Yosemite Postcard Collection1465 - Spectacular Yosemite Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 440 cards! Includes: real photo postcards (c.1905-1915), Mitchell early views, and cards dating to the 1940s-60s. Approximate counts: 36
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Estimate : 500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (450.00 + 108.00BP) = 558.00
 
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California Postcard  and Photograph Collection1466 - California Postcard and Photograph Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes Dutch flume near Smartsville, 6 automobile photos, Del Monte Hotel in Monterrey County, 1898 Auburn County Receipt, Dunsmuir 1906 postcard,
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Three California Wells Fargo Covers1467 - Three California Wells Fargo Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Includes a Marysville addressed to Mrs. C .C. Crittendon (from the famous Crittendon correspondence collection). c1860's. 2) Downieville addr...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******0 for (45.00 + 10.80BP) = 55.80
 
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Advertising for Cabinets of Spool Thread1468 - Advertising for Cabinets of Spool Thread
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Postal cover addressed to W.R. Callahan of Rocky Bar Idaho with a brochure advertising Clark's "O.N.T." Cabinets including spools of t...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (20.00 + 4.20BP) = 24.20
 
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Beaverhead County MT Covers Collection1469 - Beaverhead County MT Covers Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
43 Total pieces. Highlights are 8 Terminus territorials with blue and purple cancels, 1903 Dewey (1894-1913), 1915 very early Wise River, 1891 Willis,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to b********c.. for (80.00 + 19.20BP) = 99.20
 
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Three Blackfoot, Montana Letters (1874, 1875, 1876)1470 - Three Blackfoot, Montana Letters (1874, 1875, 1876)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 territorial letters from a scarce location. Two have dateline Blackfoot City, the other simply "Blackfoot." 1874, 1875, 1876. All...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Flathead County Postal History / Postcard Collection1471 - Flathead County Postal History / Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eight. Includes the longest driving bridge in the state RPC (TRV photograph), Grand View Hotel and FL Gray Store, main street Kalispell, 1947 R
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Lot Withdrawn1472 - Lot Withdrawn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
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North Great Falls MT Cover1473 - North Great Falls MT Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
North Great Falls official postcard from Cascade CO MT. Post office ran from 1890-1893. Very rare postmark. "North" is not visible in the...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to h*******c for (5.00 + 1.05BP) = 6.05
 
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Old Agency Territorial Postmark1474 - Old Agency Territorial Postmark
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Territorial postmark from Old Agency in Teton Co Montana. Postal card dated March 4, 1888 during the post office run from (1875-1889). Has a fold le
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******c for (20.00 + 4.20BP) = 24.20
 
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Very Early Ramsey Official Postcard1475 - Very Early Ramsey Official Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very early official postcard from Ramsey MT in Granite Co dated 1891. Post office was only open for 9 years from 1888-1897. Poor strike, but the rev
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to h*******c for (10.00 + 2.10BP) = 12.10
 
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Renova Postcard1476 - Renova Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great card! Man sleeping in doghouse. Post marked Renova, 1906. Post office open, 1906-1923. State: Montana City: Renova, Jefferson County HWAC#:
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Sheridan Collection Madison County1477 - Sheridan Collection Madison County
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 Total pieces from Sheridan MT. Mostly 1800's including 2 Corner Covers, 1 purple cancel, and a train delay. State: Montana City: Sherida...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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