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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The Eames Oil Fuel Process Co. Stock Certificate2598 - The Eames Oil Fuel Process Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early oil piece. Inc. in New York. No. 225, issued for 50 shares to Sarah E. Hilton on April 13th, 1877. Signed by Lyman Cook as president and John Ba
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Homestake Mining Company Stock Certificate Pair2599 - Homestake Mining Company Stock Certificate Pair
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Almost 100 years separate these two issued stocks. Location: Whitewood Mining District, Lawrence County, Dakota Territory. 1) No. 2492, issued 50 shar
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to a****y for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Early Mining Photographs of Lead, South Dakota2600 - Early Mining Photographs of Lead, South Dakota
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six original large scale stereo view photographs of mining at Lead from approximately 1877. Includes miners, cabins, railroad tracks, mill, and city v
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Estimate : 350.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 2********e for (175.00 + 42.00BP) = 217.00
 
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Dakota Mining Company Limited Stock Certificate2601 - Dakota Mining Company Limited Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock certificate for the Dakota Mining Company Limited, a mining company part of the black hills gold rush. Rare pictorial mining stock with an eagle
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Very Early Tennessee Stock Certificate2602 - Very Early Tennessee Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 245 of 1,400 shares. Signed by Hurley. One share in all the Mineral Property of W. R. Hurley & Co. Also the bearer is to pay $100 to the ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Thirteen Bingham, Utah Mining Stock Certificates2603 - Thirteen Bingham, Utah Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13 different. Included: Bingham Mary Copper Co. (1906, not cxl), Utah Cons. Mining Co. (1907, not cxl, mining vignette), Montana-Bingham Cons.
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Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Aluminum Clock Case with Garfield, Utah Mining Tag2604 - Aluminum Clock Case with Garfield, Utah Mining Tag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An aluminum clock case with the brass equipment tag on the front for the Garfield Smelting Company at Garfield, Utah. The brass plaque is approximatel
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Four Tintic, Utah Mining Stock Certificates2605 - Four Tintic, Utah Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different. 1) The Grand Central Mining Company, issued in 1909 for 500 shares, stamp cancelled. Mining vignette. 2) Lehi Tintic Mining Compan
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Another Four Tintic, Utah Mining Stock Certificates2606 - Another Four Tintic, Utah Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different. Included: Tintic Central Mining Company (1931, not cancelled, mine vignette), Sunbeam Consolidated Mining Company (1898, stamp can
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Five Different Utah Mining Stock Certificates2607 - Five Different Utah Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different. Included: The East Tintic Mining Company (1907, not cancelled, mining vignette), Bradshaw Mining & Milling Company (1908, no...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
 
 
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