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)
SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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Eight San Francisco Stereoviews1148 - Eight San Francisco Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. Includes: Kilburn Bros. No. 981, view of Cliff House from the beach and No. 982, Fort Point and Golden Gate; Richard Behrendt (SF) view of t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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San Francisco Billhead and Letterhead Assortment1149 - San Francisco Billhead and Letterhead Assortment
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mostly non pictorial group includes approx 50 billheads and letterheads from 1878-1931. Hobart, Wood & Co., Young & Case Contractors, Charle...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b******r for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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A. H. Klint's Self-Acting Life Preserver Coats Broadside, 19121150 - A. H. Klint's Self-Acting Life Preserver Coats Broadside, 1912
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This small broadside is for a new type of life preserver. It is simply a coat that you wear and allows anyone to go about his work. He lists seven Bar
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to 6*****b for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Northern California Ephemera (Palo Alto, Hayward, Watsonville, Saratoga, Santa Clara)1151 - Northern California Ephemera (Palo Alto, Hayward, Watsonville, Saratoga, Santa Clara)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Palo Alto Community Theatre 1954 program. Pictorial letterheads from C L Best Tractor, J Stewart Saddles, Thomas W Alton plumbing, Odd Fellows Home o
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Santa Cruz RPC's including Mystery Spot (11)1152 - Santa Cruz RPC's including Mystery Spot (11)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
11 Santa Cruz RPC's mostly demonstrating the strangeness of Mystery Spot, a gravity hill. Date: Location: Santa Cruz, California HWAC# 56531
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Sonoma County, California Map, 19071153 - Sonoma County, California Map, 1907
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sonoma County Map, 1907, Edward Denny & Co., SF CA, folded, 19" x 24", Date: 1907 Location: Sonoma, California HWAC# 571922
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 6******n for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Postcard "Masonic Cave" in Volcano, CA1154 - Postcard "Masonic Cave" in Volcano, CA
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photo Post Card (black & white) early 1900's? Not dated. Reads "Where the First Five Meeting Were Held 1854" Date: Location: ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t**b for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Journals Daybooks & Accounts (4) from Wrights, California1155 - Journals Daybooks & Accounts (4) from Wrights, California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Daybooks and Journals of Juanita Goldmann from Wrights, Cal., & large Daybook of Julia Goldman beginning in 1917, 200 pp. These are books of dry...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********r.. for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Postcards & Book of Yosemite National Park1156 - Postcards & Book of Yosemite National Park
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Paperback book with pictures of "Half Dome and Tenaya Canyon From Glacier Point Road" and many more pictures, complete with maps (inserts)...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Four Yosemite Hotel Stereoviews1157 - Four Yosemite Hotel Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four different. 1) Hutchings Hotel and Sentinel Rock, Lovejoy & Foster (Chicago). 2) Leydig's [sic.] Hotel, no publisher listed. 3) Sperry &...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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