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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Van Wyck Assay Receipt Pair, Virginia City, Nevada1518 - Van Wyck Assay Receipt Pair, Virginia City, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two assay receipts from Van Wyck, assayer in Virginia City, 1865. One is for the DeLand Mill and the other for Booth's Mill. Both processed ore ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to D******a for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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McClellan Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate, Comstock, Nevada Territory1519 - McClellan Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate, Comstock, Nevada Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early Nevada territorial stock certificate. Not even Mary B. Ansari in her work on "Mines and Mills of the Comstock Region" lists this min...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to V********e for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Virginia City & Gold Hill, Nevada Ephemera (Comstock Lode)1520 - Virginia City & Gold Hill, Nevada Ephemera (Comstock Lode)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15. Includes: 1) John S. Noël cabinet card (identified on reverse as William Henry Harris of Silver City), c.1880s. 2) Depression-era (1...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to g*******h for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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c.1885 Mounted Photograph of Miners Posing at Mine Shaft at Virginia City, Nevada1521 - c.1885 Mounted Photograph of Miners Posing at Mine Shaft at Virginia City, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Iconic view! This large (8 x 10") mounted photograph shows nine miners and one child posing outside of a mine shaft in Virginia City, Nevada. O...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a********x.. for (900.00 + 225.00BP) = 1,125.00
 
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c.1885 Mounted Photograph of the Hale & Norcross Mine, Virginia City, Nevada1522 - c.1885 Mounted Photograph of the Hale & Norcross Mine, Virginia City, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photograph is 5.25" x 8.5" and was done by E.W. Baker, Photographer in Virginia City (identified by stamp on reverse). No. 6, Hale & N...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to a********x.. for (800.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,000.00
 
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c.1902 Mounted Photograph of Women Posing for Mine Tour at C&C Shaft, Virginia City, Nevada1523 - c.1902 Mounted Photograph of Women Posing for Mine Tour at C&C Shaft, Virginia City, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six women posing with two mining lamps at the entrance to the C& C Shaft in Virginia City. Reverse has pencil notations identifying the women by...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6****A for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Nevada Mining Certificates (7)1524 - Nevada Mining Certificates (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Park Saddle Gold Mines issued 1917 2) Nixon-Nevada Mining issued 1918 3) Mt. Vernon Mining i/c 1929 4) Ely Consolidated Copper issued 1912 5) Seal
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Nevada & California Mining Explosives Ephemera1525 - Nevada & California Mining Explosives Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two. 1) Rare billhead for R. Sadler & Co., Agents for the Vulcan & Giant Powder, Eureka, Nevada, 1885. Billed for coal oil to Cassidy...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Nevada Library Group (Mining, Geology & Maps)1526 - Nevada Library Group (Mining, Geology & Maps)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 23 paperback and hardback books. This lot also contains paperback books on coins. Date: Location: Nevada HWAC# 56716
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 90.00 - 120.00
Sold to S****2 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Early Nevada Topographic Maps1527 - Early Nevada Topographic Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 44 early topo maps, mostly from mining regions, contains the Goldfield special, etc. About 80% are pre-1920, many from the first survey perio
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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