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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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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Train Engines Photos (2)2443 - Train Engines Photos (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Train Engine No. 301 (Colorado Midland) 7" x 4.75", three men standing in front of train. Train engine no. 467, appears to be 13 men stan...
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Estimate : 130.00 - 200.00
Sold to x******s for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Framed Publicity Photograph. Indian Creek, PA2444 - Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Framed Publicity Photograph. Indian Creek, PA
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad framed publicity photograph. Indian Creek, PA, circa 1912-1930; view to northwest of train at stone viaduct along Youg...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Framed Publicity Photograph. Perryville, MD2445 - Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Framed Publicity Photograph. Perryville, MD
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad framed publicity photograph. Perryville MD at Susquehanna River crossing; ca 1920s-1930s; view to northwest of freight...
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Framed Publicity Photo2446 - Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Framed Publicity Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad framed publicity photograph. Rowlesburg, WV vicinity, along Cheat River, circa 1910s-1930; view to west of railroads, ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Framed Publicity Photo. Terra Alta, WV2447 - Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Framed Publicity Photo. Terra Alta, WV
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad framed publicity photograph. Terra Alta, WV vicinity, on Salt Lick Curve, circa 1920s-1930s; view to west of coal trai...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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1840s Boston & Providence Railroad Documents2448 - 1840s Boston & Providence Railroad Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 legal appointment documents related to stockholders for the Boston & Providence Railroad. All are dated in the 1840s. The Boston & ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to s********x for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Railroad Photos Archive Montana, Wyoming & Southern Railroad Co. (Original Archive)2449 - Railroad Photos Archive Montana, Wyoming & Southern Railroad Co. (Original Archive)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 original photo binders from the Roy E. Hall Family archive between 1919-1929. Approx. 92 photos in one album & approx 70 photos in the other a...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Photos of Train Engine (2)2450 - Photos of Train Engine (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 photo's of engine 682 with 3 men in one photo & 2 men in another photo. Condition issues are staining on bottom of one and rippling and sl...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Flathead City Ad Brochure, Northern Pacific Railroad2451 - Flathead City Ad Brochure, Northern Pacific Railroad
Holabird Western Americana Collections
City and Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railroads sponsored ad for the town of Flathead, Montana. Piece measures 21"x 12" (28"x ...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
 
 
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Locomotive 1202 Photo, Missoula, Montana2452 - Locomotive 1202 Photo, Missoula, Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
B/W matted photo of a locomotive and tender #1202. Writing on matting is Missoula1900/01, Schen 1901.train crew is standing on locomotive. Pen writing
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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