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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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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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to s********b for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 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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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to A*******d for (90.00 + 18.90BP) = 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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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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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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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to l******4 for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 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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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6******n for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 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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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to e*****r for (500.00 + 105.00BP) = 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 (150.00 + 31.50BP) = 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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 2*****s for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Excelsior Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate2507 - Excelsior Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Excelsior Mine produced most of the gold in the Meadow Lake Mining District and is thought to be the only profitable mine in the district. Certifi
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Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to 6******n for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
 
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Monolith Portland Cement Company (infamous in Owens Valley)2508 - Monolith Portland Cement Company (infamous in Owens Valley)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two stocks. 1) 1952 to Sutro & Co. 2) 1933 to Benjamin Williams. Both have a mountain vignette with a large 'M' imprinted on the mountai...
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
 
 
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El Madre Quicksilver Mining Co. Stock Certificate2509 - El Madre Quicksilver Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare Napa County quicksilver! Inc. March 11th, 1874. Location: Napa County, Cal. Dateline San Francisco April 21, 1875. No. 213, issued for 100 s
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to A*******d for (75.00 + 15.75BP) = 90.75
 
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1909 Article About Milling at Grass Valley and Nevada City2510 - 1909 Article About Milling at Grass Valley and Nevada City
Holabird Western Americana Collections
February 27, 1909 "The Engineering and Mining Journal." Article by G. E. Wolcott, a mining engineer from Reno, Nevada. Discusses mills in ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6******n for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
 
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Nevada City Nugget (Mining Magazine)2511 - Nevada City Nugget (Mining Magazine)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare magazine called the Nevada City Nugget. This is the Special Mining Number, issued Friday, May 10, 1929. It is 32 pages including an 8 page direct
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to 6******n for (65.00 + 13.00BP) = 78.00
 
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Oroville Mining Photographs2512 - Oroville Mining Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two spectacular Oreville mining photographs. Two different side views of the Indiana dredge taken September 1901. Mounted to board, excellent conditio
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Estimate : 240.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******g for (120.00 + 28.80BP) = 148.80
 
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Gold Rush Shipping Cover: Archer2513 - Gold Rush Shipping Cover: Archer
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 x 6.5 inches, Centaur with bow and arrow in silver and gold, red border with blue text, back of card has list of best passages of competitor ships l
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to r******h for (425.00 + 89.25BP) = 514.25
 
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Clear Creek and Webster Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate (Tuolumne)2514 - Clear Creek and Webster Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate (Tuolumne)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very Early certificate # 10 to Harlow Nettleton for 100 shares datelined Stone Ranch and dated October 10, 1863. The company was incorporated July 186
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 6******n for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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John Marshall Gold Discovery Statue with 16 to 1 Mine Gold2515 - John Marshall Gold Discovery Statue with 16 to 1 Mine Gold
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The statue is 4" high and weighs 11 ounces. It is a very nice looking piece. BUT in his two hands are small 16 to 1 native gold in clear quartz...
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Estimate : 160.00 - 400.00
Sold to G********B.. for (325.00 + 78.00BP) = 403.00
 
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Jeffrey Mine, Inyo County Prints and Negatives2516 - Jeffrey Mine, Inyo County Prints and Negatives
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of original glass negatives and prints from the Jeffrey Mine, White Mountains, Inyo County, California. Approximately 20 photographs separated f
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to r********5 for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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Color Negative of a Miner with his Pack Mule2517 - Color Negative of a Miner with his Pack Mule
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great condition. Slide printed with, "Old miner with outfit, California." Used by the Chicago Public Schools. Very interesting piece and r...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to 2*****s for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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