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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White Bancroft Point from Eureka, Nevada area3050 - White Bancroft Point from Eureka, Nevada area
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an authentic point. White. Found near Eureka, Nevada. It has been repaired as it was found in two pieces. 4.75". State: Nevada City...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to G*********n for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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6.25" Obsidian Point from Humboldt Wells3051 - 6.25" Obsidian Point from Humboldt Wells
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collected by Jay Thornton at Humboldt Wells. Humboldt Wells was the name of the area when the immigrant wagons came through. It was on the Humboldt Ri
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to G*********n for (160.00 + 38.40BP) = 198.40
 
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Nevada Collection: Eleven Points and Hand Made Spear3052 - Nevada Collection: Eleven Points and Hand Made Spear
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a fabulous Nevada Native Americana collection. The points show a wide variety of color and size: white agate, clear quartz, red jasper, obsidi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (140.00 + 33.60BP) = 173.60
 
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Eastern Nevada Native American Points3053 - Eastern Nevada Native American Points
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Many of these are probably dry lake finds. One can tell by the dull patina. The largest is 3.25". The smallest points are all undoubtedly real....
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to G*********n for (140.00 + 33.60BP) = 173.60
 
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Real Nevada Points3054 - Real Nevada Points
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of thirteen. Largest is a spear point measuring 5". One very interesting small curved point. Many different shapes and colors. We can ident...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to G*********n for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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Native American Tools, Axe Blades and Pestles3055 - Native American Tools, Axe Blades and Pestles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Native American tools, ax blades and pestles from the collection of Clayton Phillips, c.1950's State: City: HWAC#: 41909 Date:
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Three Native American Items - Including Fire Sticks3056 - Three Native American Items - Including Fire Sticks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Fire Stick. 4.5". Round. Charcoal from staring fire still visible. 2) Fire Stick? Long. 7". Fire residue seems present. 3) Round. 2&quo...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Native American Peace Pipe3057 - Native American Peace Pipe
Holabird Western Americana Collections
18" pipe. Unknown tribe. Please see photo. May be newer. State: United States City: HWAC#: 2119 Date:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Books on Nevada Paiutes3058 - Books on Nevada Paiutes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes: Survival Arts of the Primitive Paiutes by Margaret M. Wheat; Relics of the Redman by Marvin & Helen Davis; Indians of Nevada, 6 vo...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to p********1 for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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4 Native American Books3059 - 4 Native American Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Acoma, The People of the White Rock, by H. L. James. Color photographs; hardcover, 96 pages; Introduction by Frank Waters. 2) Printmaking in New Me
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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