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

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location,

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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California Prohibition Ephemera1178 - California Prohibition Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. 1) Four 1911 letters from the California Anti-Saloon League. Contents: regarding Local Option law introduced to Assembly by Mr. Wyllie of Di
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m**********i for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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California Ephemera Related to Prejudice Against Women & African Americans1179 - California Ephemera Related to Prejudice Against Women & African Americans
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three letterheads that reveal prejudice toward African Americans & women in the workplace. 1) Unused pictorial 19th century letterhead fo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Large California Ephemera Group1180 - Large California Ephemera Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice assortment of ephemera including menu's, 19th Century letterheads, 2 Colorado stereoviews, Death Valley fold out brochure, pictorial billhe...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to m**********i for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Two Colorado Saloon Letterheads: Brodhead & Trinidad1181 - Two Colorado Saloon Letterheads: Brodhead & Trinidad
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Brodhead Saloon, J.M. Williams Prop. Dateline Brodhead, Colo., October 20, 1910. Addressed to Aguilar, CO. Discusses two enclosed letters. Signed b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to m**********i for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Rare Biographical Work on John Alexander (Published Cripple Creek, 1892)1182 - Rare Biographical Work on John Alexander (Published Cripple Creek, 1892)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare biographical work for John Alexander and the families of Alexander, Wilkinson, Sparr, and Guthrie. by Wm. G. Alexander. The Xl Job Printing Offic
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Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 420.00
 
 
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Manitou & Pikes Peak Railroad Cabinet Card1183 - Manitou & Pikes Peak Railroad Cabinet Card
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original cabinet card showing the engine and one passenger car for the Manitou and Pikes Peak RR. Engine is marked "John Hulbert". Photo &...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Cabinet Cards & Postcards of Cripple Creek & Denver1184 - Cabinet Cards & Postcards of Cripple Creek & Denver
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains five 5"x 8" old B/W photos and 13 RPC's of the area around Denver and Cripple Creek, Colorado. All are in very nic...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Rare Photo of Boy Bandit Lester Gonce, Pueblo, Colorado1185 - Rare Photo of Boy Bandit Lester Gonce, Pueblo, Colorado
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Photo of boy bandit, Lester Gonce of Pueblo, Colorado shown on a horse. News agency photo dated 1926. Lester & his brother went on a crime ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Two Copies of the Colorado Pioneer Jubilee Edition, 19261186 - Two Copies of the Colorado Pioneer Jubilee Edition, 1926
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1926 edition of The Colorado Pioneer. 46 pages. Includes articles on William Gilpin, John Evans, Henry M. Porter, William N. Byers, First Discovery
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to r********a.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Jefferson Territory Pamphlets (Colorado, 1860)1187 - Jefferson Territory Pamphlets (Colorado, 1860)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 36th congress, 1st session House of Representatives. Mis. Doc. No. 10. "Jefferson Territory, Letter from the Delegate Elect from the Propose...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 175.00 - 700.00
Sold to u********g.. for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Three Early Colorado Maps1188 - Three Early Colorado Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Colorado Drainage Map. 1873. Geological Survey. By Hayden. 19 x 23". Heavy folds, but not tears or small holes! Fabulous condition. The area ar...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Georgetown to Silver Plume Cabinet Card1189 - Georgetown to Silver Plume Cabinet Card
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cabinet card, labeled on the back George Town to Silver Plume (sic). Unusual view showing more twists and turns than usual. c 1885. Bottom of photo is
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Cabinet Card of Unidentified Town in Colorado1190 - Cabinet Card of Unidentified Town in Colorado
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original Cabinet card of a view of an unlabeled town along a river in Colorado. Came with a group of Colorado Midland photos, but we're not as g...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Colorado Midland Railroad Cabinet Card Photos1191 - Colorado Midland Railroad Cabinet Card Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three cabinet card photos for the Colorado Midland Railroad. One of the best may be Douglas City, shot from the rail line between Basalt and Hagerman
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e******t for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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1996 Atlanta Olympic Pins and Ephemera1192 - 1996 Atlanta Olympic Pins and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 1996 Atlanta Olympic Pin Society pins and countdown calendars in original cardboard mailers. Official catalog of Atlanta Olympic coins. 3 promo pack
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Healani Baseball Photograph1193 - Healani Baseball Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice hand colored photograph of a YMCA championship team. 11" x 14". Photo has a few small tears on edges. The Hawaiian baseball league w...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c********r.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Idaho Territory Letter and Billhead1194 - Idaho Territory Letter and Billhead
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Blue paper letter dated Sept. 15, 1864 from Justice of the Peace Alturas County regarding property. June 27, 1864 billhead. Date: 1864 Location: Alt
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Mandel Brothers' 1880 Spring and Summer Shopping Guide1195 - Mandel Brothers' 1880 Spring and Summer Shopping Guide
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1880 Spring and Summer Catalog for the Mandel Brothers of Chicago established in 1855. The catalog has 66 black and white pages with a grey cover. T
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Group of Kansas Stock Certificates (4) 1886-19351196 - Group of Kansas Stock Certificates (4) 1886-1935
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A nice group of Kansas stock certificates. 1) Rock Town Company, cert. #9, issued at Topeka, KS in 1886. Was located in Cowley County. Most of these t
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Start Price : 52.50 | Estimate : 105.00 - 280.00
 
 
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Two Metal Placards for the Stewart Iron Works, Wichita, Kansas1197 - Two Metal Placards for the Stewart Iron Works, Wichita, Kansas
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Placards of metal, one reads "The Stewart Iron Works Wichita Kans" 3.75" x 4.25" & the other reads The Stewart Iron Works,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S*****8 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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