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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Gentle Comes the Dawn by Robert McGinnis3178 - Gentle Comes the Dawn by Robert McGinnis
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Gentle Comes the Dawn" by Robert McGinnis. Watercolor print, 8" x 16", framed and glassed, 15.75" x 23.75". State: ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Little Critter by Judy Phearson3179 - Little Critter by Judy Phearson
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Little Critter" by Judy Phearson. Oil painting, 9.25" x 6.5", linen liner, framed 16.5" x 14". State: Oregon City:...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Along the Cherokee Trace by Boyett3180 - Along the Cherokee Trace by Boyett
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Along the Cherokee Trace" by Michael Boyett. Pewter sculpture, # 191 / 2500. State: Texas City: HWAC#: 48161 Date: 1982
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Start Price : 175.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 450.00
 
 
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War Dancer by Kay Homan3181 - War Dancer by Kay Homan
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War Dancer by Kay Homan, watercolor of two war dancers in very detailed costumes. Painting is 9.5" x 13.5", matted and framed 17.5" ...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Man on Buffalo by Kay Homan3182 - Man on Buffalo by Kay Homan
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Man on Buffalo" by Kay Homan. Limited edition print, #51 / 350. 17" x 15". Unframed. State: City: HWAC#: 48076 Date:
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to f********q for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Landscape Painting by Alfred Augustus Glendening3183 - Landscape Painting by Alfred Augustus Glendening
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Landscape Painting (1879) by Alfred Augustus Glendening, (c. 1840-1910). Landscape of river with two cows, trees, mountains, and clouds. Painting is 2
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Start Price : 1,750.00 | Estimate : 3,500.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Painting of Millicent Hearst, Wife of William Randolph3184 - Painting of Millicent Hearst, Wife of William Randolph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Painting of Millicent Hearst. Artist is unknown (Written at bottom is E. F. _________) Paint may have been unfinished by the artist for various reason
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Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Express Delivery by Frank Magsino3185 - Express Delivery by Frank Magsino
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Express Delivery" by Frank Magsino. Stagecoach roaring through the country at late day. Varnished oil painting, 8" x 6". Linen ...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to v*******e for (350.00 + 84.00BP) = 434.00
 
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Pony Express by Frank Magsino3186 - Pony Express by Frank Magsino
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pony Express by Frank Magsino. Acrylic miniature of pony express rider, 1" x 2", linen liner, framed 4" x 5.25". State: Califo...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s**********1 for (250.00 + 60.00BP) = 310.00
 
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Rhythm by Frank Magsino3187 - Rhythm by Frank Magsino
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Rhythm" by Frank Magsino. Incredible acrylic miniature of ocean raging against rocks. 1.75" x 3", linen liner, framed 6" x...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to F*****0 for (65.00 + 15.60BP) = 80.60
 
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Shipment by Frankl Magsino3188 - Shipment by Frankl Magsino
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Shipment" by Frankl Magsino. acrylic painting of a fast travelling stagecoach in the background of a lovely landscape of a stream and mou...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to v*******e for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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Train Robbery by Frank Magsino3189 - Train Robbery by Frank Magsino
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Train Robbery" by Frank Magsino. Miniature acrylic of a train robbery, the engine screeching to a stop. 1" x 7.5" , linen liner...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to s**********1 for (170.00 + 40.80BP) = 210.80
 
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Run for Tucson by Russ Vickers3190 - Run for Tucson by Russ Vickers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Run for Tucson" by Russ Vickers. Miniature painting of cowboys w/ guns racing across the desert. 4.25" x 12", linen liner, fram...
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Estimate : 650.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to H****e for (400.00 + 96.00BP) = 496.00
 
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Lonesome Trail by Olaf Wieghorst3191 - Lonesome Trail by Olaf Wieghorst
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Lonesome Trail" by Olaf Wieghorst. Print from painting, #388 / 1500. Unframed, 18" x 22". Signed by artist. Beautiful print, mi...
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Start Price : 225.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 650.00
 
 
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Lot Withdrawn3192 - Lot Withdrawn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
State: City: HWAC#: Date:
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Two George Mathis Prints3193 - Two George Mathis Prints
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two George Mathis Prints: 1) Central Pacific Railroad at Cisco, 1865. Print. signed by artist. 2) Bassett's Station. Signed by artist. No editio...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Maverick by Floyd Drown3194 - Maverick by Floyd Drown
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Maverick by Floyd Drown, oil painting. Image of lone cowboy herding a calf is incredibly detailed. Painting is beautifully framed 16" x 24"...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to v*******e for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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Barren Hills by Gene Speck3195 - Barren Hills by Gene Speck
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Barren Hills" by Gene Speck. Oil painting, 7.75" x 9.5", linen liner, framed 16" x 18". Subtle coloring, just beautif...
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (450.00 + 108.00BP) = 558.00
 
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Lamoille Canyon by Mary Chadwell3196 - Lamoille Canyon by Mary Chadwell
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Lamoille Canyon" by Mary Chadwell. Miniature watercolor, 2" x 2.5", matted, under glass, framed 5.5" x 5.75". State:...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to k*****f for (45.00 + 9.45BP) = 54.45
 
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Old 119 Promontory, Utah3197 - Old 119 Promontory, Utah
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Old 119 Promontory, Utah" by Marcelia Crossen. Miniature oil painting of a train crossing the desert. 2.25" x 3.5", framed 3.75...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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