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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Saltair Resort Postcard Collection (Great Salt Lake, Utah)1298 - Saltair Resort Postcard Collection (Great Salt Lake, Utah)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 48 including seven real photo. Most are early printed cards. Some duplication. 1) Real photo: three rare exterior views showing the resort and
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Utah Postcards: Mormon Temple, Tabernacle, & Other Structures1299 - Utah Postcards: Mormon Temple, Tabernacle, & Other Structures
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 63 including 8 real photo. 1) Real photo: inside of Tabernacle showing the great organ; outside Tabernacle; two of Eagle Gate; and four exterio
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Salt Lake City Postcard Collection1300 - Salt Lake City Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 75 cards including 7 real photo. Real photo include: women posing at Black Rock Beach; first house built in Utah at Temple Square; three of the
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Rare Mormon Pro-Eugenics Postcard1301 - Rare Mormon Pro-Eugenics Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare c.1907 card showing an old man leading a group of children with "No Race Suicide in Utah!" at the top. Mailed 1908 with the message: ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to G*********d for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Aluminum Postcard of Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City1302 - Aluminum Postcard of Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Only one in the hundreds we sorted from this collection. Unused aluminum postcard showing the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City. Published by New
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Utah Mormon Postcard Collection1303 - Utah Mormon Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 27 including 6 later real photo. This group has views of LDS and Mormon structures and historical figures. RPCS include: two of Mormon Battalio
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Northern Utah Postcard Collection (Ogden, Logan, Brigham)1304 - Northern Utah Postcard Collection (Ogden, Logan, Brigham)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 28 postcards of towns and places north of Salt Lake City. Includes five RPCs: Wendover Drug; Ogden arch; and three Logan (agricultural college,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Southern Utah Postcard Collection1305 - Southern Utah Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 29 postcards of Utah towns and places south of Salt Lake City. Includes 12 real photo cards: rare Cedar City Indian Trading Post; 1911 Provo Ca
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Utah Scenery Postcards1306 - Utah Scenery Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 30 including 8 real photo. Real photo include: Wasatch Mtns. from Salt Lake City; Angels Landing, Zion National Park; Victorian Arch, Bryce Can
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to j******6 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Utah Postcards: Three Leather1307 - Utah Postcards: Three Leather
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three different leather postcards. 1) Just a Line from Utah (fishing scene), Mon. Nov. 21st, 1904. 2) This is What They Did to Me in Ogden Utah (donke
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 9***6 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Rare Cosmopolis, Washington Real Photo Postcard1308 - Rare Cosmopolis, Washington Real Photo Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare real photo street scene by Lewis. Front Street, Cosmopolis, Washington. 1907 Cosmopolis cancel. Card mailed to Edinburgh, Scotland. Message says
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to g***s for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Rare Real Photo Postcard of Railroad Bridge Construction at Matlock, Washington1309 - Rare Real Photo Postcard of Railroad Bridge Construction at Matlock, Washington
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Scarce photo postcard showing 14 men posing at the end of a railroad bridge in construction in a heavily forested area. Reverse has message written in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to g***s for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Seattle Aerial & Birds-Eye Postcards1310 - Seattle Aerial & Birds-Eye Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 26 postcards including 16 real photo. Eleven were mailed, 1907-1962. RPCs of Seattle at night, business district, First Hill, canal, Boeing air
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to b*******n for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Seattle Street Scenes Postcards1311 - Seattle Street Scenes Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 32 including 3 real photo. RPCs: birds-eye Second & Pike, c.1930s and street level Second & Pike; and a 1950s street scene. Other car...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 9***6 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Seattle, Washington Postcard Collection1312 - Seattle, Washington Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nearly 80 including 19 real photo postcards. This is a diverse group of early and later cards. Real photo include: Colman Ferry Dock; interior
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*******n for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Two Very Early Seattle Postcards incl. 18991313 - Two Very Early Seattle Postcards incl. 1899
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Klondike Gold Rush era cards. 1) Earliest Washington postcard in the hundreds sorted in this collection! "Greetings from Seattle." Ima...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to 9***6 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Fantastic 2-panel Panoramic Postcard of Skamokawa, Washington1314 - Fantastic 2-panel Panoramic Postcard of Skamokawa, Washington
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early printed photo panoramic postcard published by J.J. Campbell showing Skamokawa, Washington. River bends through picture with many waterfront busi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to M*****l for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Three Washington State Fire Postcards incl. Real Photo1315 - Three Washington State Fire Postcards incl. Real Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Two rare real photo postcards of 1911 fire in Snohomish. Both by the same photographer (Douglass?): "Looking East on First St., Sn...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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3 Scarce South Bend, Washington Real Photo Postcards1316 - 3 Scarce South Bend, Washington Real Photo Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different. 1) Rare c.1908 view of Water Street. Message to mother and father. 1908 South Bend postmark. No photographer listed. 2) Different
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Spokane, Washington Postcard Collection1317 - Spokane, Washington Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 37 including two real photo. Two real photo are of a street scene (mailed 1945) and the Spokane Skyline. A total of eleven cards were mailed, 1
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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