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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3 Different Fred Zais Oil Wick Lamps2349 - 3 Different Fred Zais Oil Wick Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ranging in height form 2.75 to 3 inches tall. All are slightly different in either style or lettering. Frostburg, MD. Started production in 1876.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8***1 for (85.00 + 17.85BP) = 102.85
 
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5 Fred Zais Oil Wick Lamps2350 - 5 Fred Zais Oil Wick Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2.5 to 3 inches tall. Frostburg, MD. One lamp has a side ding. State: City: HWAC#: 48768 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8***1 for (170.00 + 35.70BP) = 205.70
 
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2 Mexican Oil Wick Lamps2351 - 2 Mexican Oil Wick Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3.75 inches tall with a small dent. 4.75 inches tall to the top of handle. State: City: HWAC#: 48272 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to q******p for (60.00 + 12.60BP) = 72.60
 
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2 Slope Side Oil Wick Lamps2352 - 2 Slope Side Oil Wick Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unmarked appear to be Trethaway Bros. 4 inches tall with metal support under collar. 4.25 inches tall with small side dent. State: City: HWAC
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to g*****9 for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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2 Weakly Marked Oil Wick Lamps2353 - 2 Weakly Marked Oil Wick Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 inches tall. Possibly C. George, Scranton, PA. 2.5 inches, Beal Bros, State: City: HWAC#: 49115 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to g*****9 for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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1 Unmarked Oil Wick Lamp2354 - 1 Unmarked Oil Wick Lamp
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Possibly Hardsocg. 3 Inches tall. Brass Collar, nice condition. State: City: HWAC#: 49111 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8***1 for (65.00 + 13.65BP) = 78.65
 
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3 Different Slantback Oil Wick Lamps2355 - 3 Different Slantback Oil Wick Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All are unmarked. 2.75 inches tall, 2 small side dents. 4.25 inches tall is rough condition. State: City: HWAC#: 48274 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r********a.. for (65.00 + 15.60BP) = 80.60
 
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Unusual Hanging Tin with Two Compartments2356 - Unusual Hanging Tin with Two Compartments
Holabird Western Americana Collections
We couldn't find this unusual device listed in the catalog. One of our readers may know what this device is for. It may have held two different ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***1 for (70.00 + 14.70BP) = 84.70
 
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2 Different Oil Lamp Refill Cans2357 - 2 Different Oil Lamp Refill Cans
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4.75 and 5 inches tall, both have screw on caps. Very nice condition. State: City: HWAC#: 48750 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m*****3 for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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2 Different Cast Aluminum Oil Wick Lamps2358 - 2 Different Cast Aluminum Oil Wick Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Patent Applied For stamped on side. 3.5 inches tall. Different castings of hook holder. One has a small crack on the lip and hinge is cracked. Ver
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to g*****9 for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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