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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Virginia City Ephemera (incl. Rare Postcard)3518 - Virginia City Ephemera (incl. Rare Postcard)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven. 1) Three copies of Sutro's mining lecture supplement to The Daily Independent newspaper (1874) with great mining illustrations. 2)...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Virginia City, Nevada Merchant Wooden Box3519 - Virginia City, Nevada Merchant Wooden Box
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a "Pacific Patented Rubber Paint" wood box. Manufactured by W. P. Fuller & Company. Top of box has been stenciled 'F' ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r*********y for (40.00 + 8.40BP) = 48.40
 
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Framed Republican Delegate Broadside (Washoe County, Nevada)3520 - Framed Republican Delegate Broadside (Washoe County, Nevada)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Washoe County Republican delegates to the State Convention include James Mayberry from Reno, William Donaldson from Wadsworth, OC Ross from Glendale,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to L****5 for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Advertising Piece for Goble Dairy (Wells, NV)3521 - Advertising Piece for Goble Dairy (Wells, NV)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Whereas we have seen Goble Dairy bottles, we have not seen this interesting advertising piece. It looks like an opener of some sort. Front says, &qu...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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1910 Nevada Political Ads3522 - 1910 Nevada Political Ads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lists candidates running for office, inspectors of elections, and polling places. Pictorial of H. O. ("Tex") Hall for sheriff! Interesting...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Nevada Ephemera Group: Billheads and Warrants3523 - Nevada Ephemera Group: Billheads and Warrants
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different Whitney & Company Forwarders out of Battle Mountain Station (1871) and Battle Mountain (1872). Both addressed to the Manhattan Sil...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*********p for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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Nevada Territory Framed Map3524 - Nevada Territory Framed Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This iconic map shows the border between California and Nevada and all the important places like and Virginia City, Lake Bigler, Aurora, Bodie Diggins
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to V********e for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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19th Century Chairs from the Nevada Legislature Building3525 - 19th Century Chairs from the Nevada Legislature Building
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Removed in 1971, these nineteenth century chairs were the main seating in the Nevada legislature building. Four chairs plus parts, probably enough fo
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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State of Nevada Seal Painting3526 - State of Nevada Seal Painting
Holabird Western Americana Collections
State of Nevada Seal painting. gold painted round frame with "Nevada" embossed and 12 stars. At bottom of painting--"All For Our Coun...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to f*******e for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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Dept of Interior Nevada Buffalo Painting3527 - Dept of Interior Nevada Buffalo Painting
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Painting of a buffalo on aluminum. "Department of the Interior, Nevada". Metallic painted wood frame, 29.5" diameter. Found on a hunt...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to k***v for (400.00 + 96.00BP) = 496.00
 
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Bullets and Buttons from Nevada: Military Related3528 - Bullets and Buttons from Nevada: Military Related
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twelve. Two bullets. One is a 65 caliber from a Henry Rifle. This is truly the rifle that tamed the West. One U. S. Indian Service button. One
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to V********e for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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Early Telegraph and Telephone Wires and Square Rounds3529 - Early Telegraph and Telephone Wires and Square Rounds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Roughly 30 to 40 pieces. Includes five 20" straight wires marked 'U. S. Tel., CPR' (Central Pacific Railroad).. This note comes from th...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Large Nevada Ephemera Lot - Many from Ghost Towns or Old Mining Camps3530 - Large Nevada Ephemera Lot - Many from Ghost Towns or Old Mining Camps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 90 billheads! Includes very rare FS Smith merchandise small receipt from Derby, Campbell & Kelly Foundry Tonopah, JW Britton Bar Iron unus...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to D******a for (160.00 + 33.60BP) = 193.60
 
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Nevada Area Library3531 - Nevada Area Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nevada Area Library, 14 items including, Lonetree Ballads, Rails and Tales of SW Nevada, Nevada State Historical Preservation Plan, Saloons of Old Nev
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to V********e for (15.00 + 3.00BP) = 18.00
 
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400 Nevada Reference Periodicals3532 - 400 Nevada Reference Periodicals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 380. Huge group of Nevada magazines and Nevada Historical Society Quartilies. Please see expanded description online. State: Nevada City:
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to u********y.. for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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Nevada Book Collection3533 - Nevada Book Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten: Mines of Eastern Sierra (Dogtown, Monoville, Homer, etc.), From My Nevada Notebook, The nevada Adventure, Virginia & Truckee, Nevada...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to D******a for (25.00 + 5.25BP) = 30.25
 
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Nevada Historical Society Journals3534 - Nevada Historical Society Journals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nevada Historical Society Journals, 1960s through about 1990. 114 different issues. Also includes 37 issues of the Northeastern Nevada Historical Soci
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******0 for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Nevada History Library3535 - Nevada History Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 volumes on different aspects of Nevada history. Some of the best include Nevada postal history by Harris, rocky trails of the past by Lobby, Turbul
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to n******v for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Nevada Regional Books3536 - Nevada Regional Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 Nevada Regional Books including Ghosts of Humboldt Region, Conflict on the Carson and Of Heart of Nevada. State: Nevada City: HWAC#: 48355 D
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p********n for (60.00 + 12.60BP) = 72.60
 
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Nevada Jackpot Lot3537 - Nevada Jackpot Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twenty-two. 1) Farmers & Merchants National Bank deposit book. Reno. Mostly blank. Some checks drawn on Southern Pacific, Frank Brothers...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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