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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Placer Mining Real Photo Postcard; Possible Malakoff Diggins2518 - Placer Mining Real Photo Postcard; Possible Malakoff Diggins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Excellent condition. Two nozzles at work with 15 people looking on. State: California City: HWAC#: 48469 Date:
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to l******4 for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Sterling Borax Company Sealer2519 - Sterling Borax Company Sealer
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seal says "Sterling Borax Co. / Incorporated / May 9, 1908 / Nevada." 10.75". On January 15, 1908, the Sterling Borax Company was fou...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*****I for (375.00 + 90.00BP) = 465.00
 
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Two Hydraulic Mining Photographs2520 - Two Hydraulic Mining Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One shows the aftermath of the hydraulic hose on a mountain. It is amazing the devastation it caused. Excellent contrast. Photo size is 5 x 7"....
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Cripple Creek District Title Map2521 - Cripple Creek District Title Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cripple Creek District: Legend, Title Map, Showing Deviation of Title of Golden Cycle Mining Company (highlighted in red), Theresa Gold mining Company
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to R*********1 for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. and Supply Co. Catalog No. 482522 - Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. and Supply Co. Catalog No. 48
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Designers, Manufacturers and Jobbers of Mining, Milling, Machine Shop, Steam, Electric, Compressed Air, Hydraulic, and Pumping Machinery, Elec...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 250.00
Sold to m********y for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Prospectus for The Cascade Mining Company of New York & Colorado2523 - Prospectus for The Cascade Mining Company of New York & Colorado
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver mine located in Clear Creek County near Georgetown.1) 1876 prospectus. 20 pages. Begins with description of Georgetown and the Cascade Claim (d
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Second Prospectus of The Cascade Mining Company of New York and Colorado (Clear Creek County)2524 - Second Prospectus of The Cascade Mining Company of New York and Colorado (Clear Creek County)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver mine near Georgetown. 20 pages. Printed by Press of Wynkoop & Hallenbeck, New York. Located on the Charter Oak Ridge (five miles up the v...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Snowdrift Silver Mining and Reduction Company Stock Certificate2525 - Snowdrift Silver Mining and Reduction Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
We have not seen this stock certificate in 40 years. English Mortgage Debenture. To Frederick Connon of Scarsdale Villas, Kensington. The Snowdrift s
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Vulcan Gold and Silver Mining Stock, Ouray- 18802526 - Vulcan Gold and Silver Mining Stock, Ouray- 1880
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #18, issued to Shalor W. Eldridge for 200 shares in 1880. Incorporated in New York. Signed by Lewis Jones as president and Meredith L. Jones as
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Russell Gulch Mining Company Foreign Bond2527 - Russell Gulch Mining Company Foreign Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Another English / American venture. Number 869 issued to Luke Soliague of the Telfar Lodge at Tulse Hill. Signed by Soliague as secretary. 5 coupons s
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RARE specimen proof mortgage bond of the Trinidad Coal and Coking Company2528 - RARE specimen proof mortgage bond of the Trinidad Coal and Coking Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This a a first mortgage six per cent bond for $1,000. The specimen proof contains 10 attached coupons. The Trinidad was a subsidiary of the Atchison,
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Colorado Mining Deeds w/ Revenue Stamps2529 - Colorado Mining Deeds w/ Revenue Stamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Warranty Deed, 1899, for $20,000 from George C. Logan to Rocky Mountain Coal Co., County of La Plata, Colorado. 20 adhesive revenue stamps. 2) Inde
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********y for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Colorado Mining Letters & Ephemera2530 - Colorado Mining Letters & Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes three advertising covers with letters and other mining letterheads. 1) Stratton Independence of Victor. Strong 1903 strike. 2) Happy Jack
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Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Five Sterling Mining Forks (Three Colorado Related)2531 - Five Sterling Mining Forks (Three Colorado Related)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 made by E. L. D. Denver, front die struck--mining scene and Indian, "Wyoming"; 2 "Colorado", similar mining scenes on handles...
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Important Colorado Booklets incl. Miner Labor Union Book2532 - Important Colorado Booklets incl. Miner Labor Union Book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five incl. a rare territorial booklet. 1) Colorado. 1872. 2)"Facts concerning the Struggle in Colorado for Industrial Freedom, Series 1....
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********y for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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Republican Mountain Silver Mines Ephemera (Georgetown, Colorado)2533 - Republican Mountain Silver Mines Ephemera (Georgetown, Colorado)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) List of mining capital stock owners (one is Kit Carson) and some expenses for the Consolidated Republican Mountain Mining Co. 20 Abstract of record
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Report of The Chatham Cobalt Mining Co. (J.C. Booth and Dr. E. Francfort) (Cobalt & Nickel) w map2534 - Report of The Chatham Cobalt Mining Co. (J.C. Booth and Dr. E. Francfort) (Cobalt & Nickel) w map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
22 pages. Printed by W.D. Starr & Son, Middletown. Very nice color map (17.5" x 21.5") of the property at the front of the report (Lit...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********y for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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Two Early Idaho Illustrations: Mines & Birds-Eye View2535 - Two Early Idaho Illustrations: Mines & Birds-Eye View
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Both sheets frameable. 1) Split view showing the Bullion Mine (Alturas County, Idaho) and the May Flower Mine (Bullion, Idaho). Possibly out of a book
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Two Reports for the Monte Cristo Mine2536 - Two Reports for the Monte Cristo Mine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two later reports for the Monte Cristo Mine, a gold mine located at Loon Creek, Sea Foam Mining District, Custer County, Idaho. 1) Report by A.G. Burr
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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1909 Small Panorama of the B. H. & S. Mill (Kellogg, Idaho)2537 - 1909 Small Panorama of the B. H. & S. Mill (Kellogg, Idaho)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Company. The BH & S was the scene of major mining problems in the 1890's. April 8, 1909 "Mining Science"...
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