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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Vulcan Gold and Silver Mining Stock Certificate, Ouray, 18801458 - Vulcan Gold and Silver Mining Stock Certificate, Ouray, 1880
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #18, issued to Shalor W. Eldridge for 200 shares in 1880. Incorporated in New York. Signed by Lewis Jones as president and Meredith L. Jones as
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Rocky Mountain Gold Mining Company Mortgage Bond, 18641459 - Rocky Mountain Gold Mining Company Mortgage Bond, 1864
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Properties in Empire & Gregory Districts (according to 1864 prospectus). Number 69. Signed by EL Bolles secretary and HC Beach president. Also t...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Colorado Mining Certificates (7)1460 - Colorado Mining Certificates (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) New England Gold & Copper Mining issued 1912 2)Front Range Mines issued 1958 3) 2 Ophir Tidal Wave Mining u/i 4) 2 Silver Bell Mines issued 1...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8***1 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Republican Mountain Silver Mines Ephemera1461 - Republican Mountain Silver Mines Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) List of mining capital stock owners (one is Kit Carson) and some expenses for the Consolidated Republican Mountain Mining Co. 20 Abstract of record
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Colorado Mining Letters & Ephemera1462 - Colorado Mining Letters & Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. Three advertising covers with letters. 1) Stratton Independence of Victor. Strong 1903 strike. 2) Happy Jack Gold & Silver Mining Comp...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******g for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Choice National Mining & Milling Co. of Colorado Stock Certificate, 18801463 - Choice National Mining & Milling Co. of Colorado Stock Certificate, 1880
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#453. Issued for 100 shares to CC Snyder, the company secretary in 1880. Also signed by the president (C.J. Fry?). Not cancelled. Two mining vignettes
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to D******a for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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National Mining & Milling Company of Colorado Stock Certificate1464 - National Mining & Milling Company of Colorado Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 Stock Cert. with vignette of 5 miners in a mining scene working. This is no. 454, amount of 400 shares, issued to to CC Snyder, the company secret
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to a****y for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Five Colorado Assay Documents1465 - Five Colorado Assay Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Standard Assay Office and Chemical Laboratory--Gold and Bullion melted and Assayed, Central City Colo.,1903; 2) two from Assay Office of J.R. Reedy
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to p********n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Two Reports for the Monte Cristo Mine, Custer County, Idaho1466 - Two Reports for the Monte Cristo Mine, Custer County, Idaho
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two later reports for the Monte Cristo Mine, a gold mine located at Loon Creek, Sea Foam Mining District, Custer County, Idaho. 1) Report by A.G. Burr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to S****2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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1909 Small Panorama of the B. H. & S. Mill, Kellog, Idaho1467 - 1909 Small Panorama of the B. H. & S. Mill, Kellog, Idaho
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Company. The BH & S was the scene of major mining problems in the 1890's. April 8, 1909 "Mining Science"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to t**b for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Idaho Mining Check Collection (Mostly Wallace)1468 - Idaho Mining Check Collection (Mostly Wallace)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Checks for 1907-1947 from Tamarack & Custer Consolidated Mining (2), King Mining, 2 Wallace National Bank(1 pictorial), State Bank of Commerce 1...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Idaho and Utah Mining Certificates (14)1469 - Idaho and Utah Mining Certificates (14)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Yellow Jacket Gold Mining issued 1912 2) Pittsburg Lead Mining issued 1905 3) National Tunnel & Mines issued 1944 4) Utah-Apex Mining issued ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to G*********d for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Guy Silver Mining Stock Certificate, Idaho Territory1470 - Guy Silver Mining Stock Certificate, Idaho Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued 1882 Idaho Territory to Rodgers #72 44 shares. Location stated on certificate: Guy Mine, Rock Creek, Wood River, Idaho Ter. Nice underground mi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6****A for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Two Idaho Mining Reports1471 - Two Idaho Mining Reports
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) De Lamar Gold & Silver Mine. 15 page report by Robert N. Bell, State Inspector of Mines in Idaho. Mine located on Jordan Creek seven miles we...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to S****2 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Idaho Mining Photograph Collection from Paul Kerr of Columbia University1472 - Idaho Mining Photograph Collection from Paul Kerr of Columbia University
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of about twenty photographs from various locations in Idaho. Includes Ima Mine and Murray Idaho. Photos taken in 1939 by Professor Paul Kerr of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to s****y for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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By-Laws & List of Officers of the Oshkosh Cons. Mining Company1473 - By-Laws & List of Officers of the Oshkosh Cons. Mining Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 pages. Offices at Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Organized in Maine. No date. Printed by Commercial Print, Bangor. As these are by-laws, there is
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Maine Mining Certificates (15)1474 - Maine Mining Certificates (15)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Union Copper Mines, Mountain View Hotel, Lubec Lead and Zinc, Thomas Lauglin, Rockingham Silver Mining, Unity Mining, Maine Products, Gardner Mountain
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***1 for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Maine Mining Letters, Covers and Reports1475 - Maine Mining Letters, Covers and Reports
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reports from: 2 reports from Tapley Copper Mine, 1880; 3 reports from Manhattan-Tapley Copper Mines, 1883; Small drawings of Tapley and Manhattan mine
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Merrimac Silver Mining Stock Certificate1476 - Merrimac Silver Mining Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued in 1877 to Frank Carter. #155 for 180 shares, signed by president Ely. Location stated on stock: Newburyport, Massachusetts. Date: Location:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c*********p for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Delaware Mining Co. of Michigan Stock Certificate, 18651477 - Delaware Mining Co. of Michigan Stock Certificate, 1865
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Michigan. No. 297, issued for 25 shares to Mary Ann Evans on April 24th, 1865. Signed by the president and secretary. Pen cancelled. Allegoric
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c*********p for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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