January 2018 Auction: Americana, Bottles, Numismatics, Railroad, Mining, Native Americana

Auction Details

Our first auction of 2018 is a special two-day, 1,400+ lot sale with items in more than a dozen collecting categories, including Tokens, Numismatics, Railroad & Express, Mining, Postcards, Bottles, General Americana, Native Americana, Antique Firearms, Military, Cowboy, and a Bargains & Dealer Specials Section.

*Highlights*

--A rare grouping of 19th century silverware from jewelers on the Comstock Lode, including a never-before-seen M.M. Fredrick silver chalice.

--A stunning California Gold-in-Quartz watch plus other jewelry

--A large General Americana section featuring ephemera from Western states like California, Nevada, Colorado, Montana; large postcard collections from Utah and Washington; and art.

--An assorted Mining section with reference books, lamps, spoons, rare stock certificates, photographs, documents, and ore and fossil specimens

--All sorts of Native Americana including baskets, beadwork, clothing, tools, war clubs, rugs, pottery, and ephemera

--Cowboy collectibles such as art, ephemera, saddles, irons, clothing, and photographs

--A Firearms & Weaponry section featuring rare antique ammunition and knives

--Military collectibles including Civil War documents, photographs, and a rare Ambulance Corps Arm Band

--Coin collecting books, catalogs, US coin sets, US and foreign medals, bank notes/currency, and ingots

--Rare slot machines, gaming chips, and ephemera in our Gaming section

--A fabulous antique Bottle section featuring California Gold Rush Sodas and Nevada Medicines, including examples used in Fred Holabird's bottle books.

--Railroad reference books, padlocks, nails, passes, and other ephemera including train wreck photo collections

--A small but select offering of Wells Fargo & Other Express collectibles including 1850s stock certificates

--Collectibles from 8 different World's Fairs & Expositions

--The auction concludes with a large Bargains & Dealer Specials section full of collectibles from many categories including Mining, Railroad, Tokens, & General Americana. These lots are either large groupings or entry-level items, meant to help restock dealer inventories and jumpstart a new generation of collectors!


Full Auction Schedule

Day One, January 20th, 2018 (Lots 1001-1723)

*General Americana (Lots 1001-1377)
*Foreign (Lots 1378-1391)
*Mining (Lots 1392-1578)
*Minerals (Lots1579-1596)
*Art (Lots 1597-1625)
*Native Americana (Lots 1626-1723)

Day Two, January 21st, 2018 (Lots 2001-2726)

*Cowboy (Lots 2001-2054)
*Firearms/Weaponry (Lots 2055-2102)
*Military (Lots 2103-2135)
*Numismatics (Lots 2136-2192)
*Gaming (Lots 2193-2210)
*Tokens (Lots 2211-2232)
*Bottles (Lots 2233-2365)
*Saloon (Lots 2366-2373
*Railroadiana (Lots 2374-2483)
*Wells Fargo (Lots 2484-2489)
*World's Fair & Expositions (Lots 2490-2508)
*Bargains & Dealer Specials (Lots 2509-2726)
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Metal Danger Sign, Electric Railway2433 - Metal Danger Sign, Electric Railway
Holabird Western Americana Collections
DANGER / PRIVATE PROPERTY / THIS ROAD OPERATED BY AN / ELECTRIC THIRD RAIL / WALKING ON TRACKS OR OTHER / TRESPASSING FORBIDDEN / KEEP OFF. Manufactur
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Major SF Bay Area Railroad Archive2434 - Major SF Bay Area Railroad Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 100 old railroad timetables and train tickets, 8 railway related stock certificates and United Railways of San Francisco pictorial booklet about
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Cabinet Card of Painting of Santa Cruz Train Wreck2435 - Cabinet Card of Painting of Santa Cruz Train Wreck
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cabinet card by photographer Wright, 284 Santa Clara St., San Jose, California. Photo is of a painting (by P Rubens) of a dramatic train wreck on a br
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to c********r.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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California Map Showing Territory Granted To Railroads2436 - California Map Showing Territory Granted To Railroads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extra rare Authentic Map, in color, of land granted to railroads by Congress. Condition issues of 3 holes approx. 2" x 1". The yellow colo...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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CHIPPS Wood Sign2437 - CHIPPS Wood Sign
Holabird Western Americana Collections
CHIPPS / HALF MILE. Measures 26Ó x 11Ó x 1.5Ó. From 280-mile electric shortline Sacramento Northern or affiliated lines in CA that op...
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Central California Traction Co. Wood Telephone Box2438 - Central California Traction Co. Wood Telephone Box
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Portable hardwood box marked “CCT CO” in three different locations. Measures 14” x 14” x 5” and weighs 25 pounds. From 52-mile electric shortline Cent
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to 9****J for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Western Pacific Railway Feather River Framed Photo2439 - Western Pacific Railway Feather River Framed Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Western Pacific Railway framed publicity photograph. Berry Creek, CA, circa 1910; view to northeast of location normally 200 feet below the surface of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to u********f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Pacific Railroad Ephemera Assortment2440 - Pacific Railroad Ephemera Assortment
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice set of railroad related items including 24 Union Pacific glossy color 5.5" x 8.75" photos of locomotives and cars, 1905 Union Pacific...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Denver & Rio Grande Stock Certificate Collection2441 - Denver & Rio Grande Stock Certificate Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four. 1) 1900 stock for 10 shares to LH Niles & Company. Signed by secretary Edgar Booth and Arthur (?) for the Board of Trustees. Vignet...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Train Wreck Photos (5)2442 - Train Wreck Photos (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 matted photos of train wreck with pencil writing on back reading "706-720 in washout". 1 of the matts is slightly stained. One of the ph...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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