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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Nevada Mining Stocks & Ephemera1528 - Nevada Mining Stocks & Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. 1) Three mining stock certificates: Divide Annex Mining Company, 1919, not cancelled; Bullfrog Red Mountain Mining Company, 1906, not cancel
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to r********5 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Bessemer Co $500, 7% Bond1529 - Bessemer Co $500, 7% Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1873 uncancelled bearer gold bond signed by William Frazier as president and L.T. Brien as secretary. 34 coupons attached. Henry Bessemer, whose liken
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to t**b for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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New Jersey Mineral Company Stock Certificate1530 - New Jersey Mineral Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! Inc. in New Jersey. No. 1133 issued for 25 shares to Ethelbert L. Arthur on July 9th, 1907. Signed by Edwards as treasurer and the president (i
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6****A for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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New York and Providence Mining, Milling & Smelting Certificate (Dakotas)1531 - New York and Providence Mining, Milling & Smelting Certificate (Dakotas)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued 1883 to Frank Eaton, company president. #30 for 5000 shares. According to EMJ Vol.35-36 (1883), the company owned mining property in the Black
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t**b for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Annual Report of The Person Cons. Copper & Gold Mines Co.1532 - Annual Report of The Person Cons. Copper & Gold Mines Co.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Virgilina Mining District, Person County, North Carolina. 12 pages. A somewhat critical report by L.N. White, manager. They are working on t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to S****2 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Rare and Early! Gaston Mining Company Mortgage Bond1533 - Rare and Early! Gaston Mining Company Mortgage Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bond issued in February of 1880. This is an unissued bond with all five coupons attached. Pristine condition except for one small tear in vignette. In
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to c****o for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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The Eames Oil Fuel Process Co. Stock Certificate1534 - The Eames Oil Fuel Process Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early oil piece. Inc. in New York. No. 225, issued for 50 shares to Sarah E. Hilton on April 13th, 1877. Signed by Lyman Cook as president and John Ba
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to g****v for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Rare Heinz Lead & Silver Mining Co. Certificate (Wallace, Idaho)1535 - Rare Heinz Lead & Silver Mining Co. Certificate (Wallace, Idaho)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued 1904 to JJ Crawford #158 1000 shares. Nice vignette. Organized in Pittsburgh, the company operated the Consolidated Black Cloud, California and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6****A for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Dakota Mining Company Limited Stock Certificate1536 - Dakota Mining Company Limited Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock certificate for the Dakota Mining Company Limited, a mining company part of the black hills gold rush. Rare pictorial mining stock with an eagle
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 110.00 - 250.00
Sold to 6****A for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Six Copper Mining Spoons1537 - Six Copper Mining Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 teaspoons with shovel bowls, all same with standing miner handle. 3 more teaspoons, 2 with plain bowls and 1 with die struck bowl, underground minin
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r********a.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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