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 Grier Brothers Carbide Lamps w/ Handles2100 - Two Grier Brothers Carbide Lamps w/ Handles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different small carbide lamps with handles. See Thorpe page 186. State: City: HWAC#: 46471 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m*********3 for (425.00 + 102.00BP) = 527.00
 
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Eight Brass Guy's Dropper Carbide Lamps2101 - Eight Brass Guy's Dropper Carbide Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight brass Guy's Dropper. Small model. No Patent dates and no punch the letters all but one are small size reflector. The last one is a medium ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to r********a.. for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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Guy's Dropper Carbide Trio2102 - Guy's Dropper Carbide Trio
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three nice brass Guy's Droppers with handles and hooks. Two identical and a third different with a larger reflector. Excellent condition. Stat...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8***1 for (190.00 + 39.90BP) = 229.90
 
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Guy's Dropper Carbide Lamps2103 - Guy's Dropper Carbide Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16 small carbide lamps. This group includes three different reflector styles. All of these lamps are hand punched on top with a 1916 patent date. Four
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to t*****n for (350.00 + 73.50BP) = 423.50
 
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Three Early Guy's Dropper Carbide Lamps2104 - Three Early Guy's Dropper Carbide Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three early generation embossed top, die struck Guy's Dropper, tall body. One with medium reflector, other with extra large reflector. All handh...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (65.00 + 15.60BP) = 80.60
 
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Two 1916 Guy's Dropper Carbide Lamps2105 - Two 1916 Guy's Dropper Carbide Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two early 1916 Guy's Dropper lamps in nickel plate, handheld, tall model with unusual reflector. One lamp missing reflector. State: City: ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j********t for (85.00 + 20.40BP) = 105.40
 
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17 Small Guy's Dropper Carbide Lamps2106 - 17 Small Guy's Dropper Carbide Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
17 small carbide lamps with a 1925 patent. Three of these are nickel plated, the rest are brass, varying conditions from excellent to well used. One m
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to b********1 for (275.00 + 66.00BP) = 341.00
 
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Four I-T-P Carbide Lamps2107 - Four I-T-P Carbide Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of four small I-T-P Lamps, duplicates in the collection. Includes one of the I-T-P's with an oval attachment device. State: City: H...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to m*********3 for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
 
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I-T-P Carbide Lamp Pair2108 - I-T-P Carbide Lamp Pair
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two ITP lamps. Please inspect. State: City: HWAC#: 46466 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to t*****n for (150.00 + 31.50BP) = 181.50
 
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Four I-T-P style Carbide Lamps2109 - Four I-T-P style Carbide Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four handheld I-T-P style carbides. One is marked on the bottom, the other three are not though they are nearly identical. State: City: HWAC#:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t*****n for (160.00 + 33.60BP) = 193.60
 
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I-T-P Large Carbide Lamp2110 - I-T-P Large Carbide Lamp
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unusual large reflector, unmarked I-T-P carbide lamp in excellent condition. Identified by the distinctive base, seen on page 54 of Thorpe. State:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 125.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8***1 for (70.00 + 14.70BP) = 84.70
 
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Three I-T-P Carbide Lamps2111 - Three I-T-P Carbide Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three ITP carbides. The best is illustrated in Thorpe on page 51, figure 11. Called a Big Jim special. The other two are smaller handheld models. Sta
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6****A for (250.00 + 52.50BP) = 302.50
 
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Two Early Justrite Carbide Lamps2112 - Two Early Justrite Carbide Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two very early Justrite lamps with reflector shields. There is a brass and a nickel plated example. See Thorpe page 128 figure 9. Rare. State: Ci
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to t*****n for (350.00 + 73.50BP) = 423.50
 
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Black Body Justrite Carbide Lamp2113 - Black Body Justrite Carbide Lamp
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Black body. Scarce. Please inspect photo. State: City: HWAC#: 47176 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Three Early Vertical Justrite Carbide Lamps2114 - Three Early Vertical Justrite Carbide Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early vertical model, see Thorpe page 15 to figure 108. This early vertical model resembles a number of other manufacturer brands. Justrite kept this
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j********t for (120.00 + 28.80BP) = 148.80
 
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Two Vertical Upright Justrite Carbide Lamps2115 - Two Vertical Upright Justrite Carbide Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two vertical Justrites, newer than 46352, slightly different models. State: City: HWAC#: 46353 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t*****n for (110.00 + 23.10BP) = 133.10
 
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Four Belt-Attached Justrite Carbides2116 - Four Belt-Attached Justrite Carbides
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. Four belt attached carbide lights by Justrite, different models. Two with original belt. State: City: HWAC#: 47259 Date:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Unique, Early Justrite Carbide Lamp2117 - Unique, Early Justrite Carbide Lamp
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A single lamp from the very early days of Justrite, with two patented dates. This one has the little knobs on the top for measuring carbide level not
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to g*****R for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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Three Justrite Superintendent Lamps2118 - Three Justrite Superintendent Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three different Justrite superintendent models with handles and no hooks. State: City: HWAC#: 47173 Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r*****2 for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Two Very Early Justrite Carbide Lamps2119 - Two Very Early Justrite Carbide Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two of the very earliest Justrite lamps. See Thorpe page 128. These two lamps have patent December 17, 1901 and May 7, 1912. One of the two is the con
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to g*****R for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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