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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British Premier Lamps1418 - British Premier Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Premier lamps from Leeds. One has the brass plaque insignia, the other does not. The one with the insignia has a brass top, the one without is all
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b**********w for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Two Baldwin Carbide Lamps1419 - Two Baldwin Carbide Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two small reflector Baldwin lamps, one brass one nickel, one handheld, see Thorpe page 28, figure 42 at left. Date: Location: HWAC# 46479
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to l******8 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Russell Made Mining Candlestick Holder1420 - Russell Made Mining Candlestick Holder
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a "Stinking Tommy" candlestick holder for early US mining. pre-1880's. This one is commercially made by RUSSELL and is 12 in. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8***1 for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Set of Three Mining Sticking Tommy Candlestick Holders1421 - Set of Three Mining Sticking Tommy Candlestick Holders
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a set of three (3) mining candlestick holders pre-1880's. One is 12 1/2 in. overall length; one at 8 1/2 in. overall length; and one is ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 9*****H for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN1422 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
lot withdrawn
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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6 Colorado Silver Mining Souvenir Spoons1423 - 6 Colorado Silver Mining Souvenir Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 silver spoons from Colorado without a city designation. 2 have die struck bowls-loaded mules , 1 stamped 1909 Date: Location: Colorado HWAC# 56
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to l******8 for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Five Sterling Mining Forks1424 - Five Sterling Mining Forks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 made by E. L. D. Denver, front die struck--mining scene and Indian, "Wyoming"; 2 "Colorado", similar mining scenes on handles...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m**********d for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Two spoons: Nevada gold panning and 1898 Mining Fair1425 - Two spoons: Nevada gold panning and 1898 Mining Fair
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Demitasse. 1) "Nevada" with a gold pan handle with nuggets in pan. Bowl shows prospector panning. Sterling Silver. 2) "Mining Fair 1...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to l******8 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Two Rapid City, North Dakota Spoons1426 - Two Rapid City, North Dakota Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Rapid City spoons with buildings engraved on the bowls, die struck handles, one ornate floral. Date: Location: Rapid City, North Dakota HWAC#
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Nine Same Design Mining Spoons1427 - Nine Same Design Mining Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 Teaspoons: One is gold washed, one is copper and the other five are sterling. 2 demitasse spoons: one sterling, one copper. all spoons are die struc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 360.00 - 800.00
Sold to m***i for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Various Mining Spoons1428 - Various Mining Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Group of 3 pieces: teaspoon, gravy spoon and butter knife, plain bowls, same handles--standing miner holding pickax; 2) teaspoon, plain bowl, miner
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 260.00 - 500.00
Sold to m***i for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Kelvin Tunnel Site & Mining Company Gold Bond1429 - Kelvin Tunnel Site & Mining Company Gold Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! Issued to ES Johnstone. $250. Signed by president JD Ferree. The 1910 American Globe mentions that this mien and the Southern Bell are giving ev
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to j*****0 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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South Oro Bonito Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 1879, Yavapai County, Arizona Territory1430 - South Oro Bonito Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 1879, Yavapai County, Arizona Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare, not seen by us before. Datelined San Jose, Cal, January 1879, issued to F.F. Britton for 100 shares. Signed by Wm N. Lovell as president and Joh
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to C*********Z for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Arizona Mining Stocks (5)1431 - Arizona Mining Stocks (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Silver Nugget Mining issued 1882 2) Calumet and Arizona Mining issued 1920 3) New England and Arizona Gold and Copper Mining issued 1906 4) Signet
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*********Z for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Early Arizona Topo Maps1432 - Early Arizona Topo Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
group of 23 early topo maps, mostly from mining regions. About 80% are pre-1920, many from the first survey period of c1895-1912. After about 1915, th
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to F********h for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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Two C.C. Julian Signed Mining Stock Certificates1433 - Two C.C. Julian Signed Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two 1927 issued stocks for the New Monte Cristo Mining Company, a Death Valley mining scam by C.C. Julian. Julian signed both as president. Two differ
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to r******h for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Extra Rare Stereoview of Miners in Alpine County, CA1434 - Extra Rare Stereoview of Miners in Alpine County, CA
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Miners of the Exchequer 1876" from Alpine Co., California, (standing in the prospect). Stereo views by Mrs. E.W. Withington, Photo Artist...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 5*****r for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Arroyo Oil Co. Stock Certificate, 18991435 - Arroyo Oil Co. Stock Certificate, 1899
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early California oil certificate, illustrated with an oil rig scene in green. Issued Dec. 1899 to C.R. wood, for 500 shares, signed by W. C. Shafer as
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to S****2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Oro Fino Gold & Silver Mining Company $1000 Bond1436 - Oro Fino Gold & Silver Mining Company $1000 Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 76. Located in Inyo County. Signed by Wm. S. Corwin president and Miles Hudson secretary. Foxing throughout. The company operated the Oro Fino,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 2*****s for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Gold Rush Stock Certificate: Eureka Quartz Mining Company1437 - Gold Rush Stock Certificate: Eureka Quartz Mining Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
El Dorado County, California. Unissued for two shares, but signed by Jacob A Shorb as president and E.H. Cornwall as secretary in January 1853. Pinhol
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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