May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

Auction Details

Welcome to our May 2018 auction! This four-day sale has close to 3,000 lots in the following collecting categories: Native Americana, Cowboy & Western, Mining, Tokens, Numismatics, Bottles, General Americana, Railroadiana, and a large Bargain/Dealer Specials section.

Highlights include:

*Our first offering of tokens from a prominent Texas Collection.

*A new batch of railroad passes from the Potter Collection.

*A Mining section that features a new group of territorial Nevada stock certificates as well as rare California, Montana, Arizona, and Colorado pieces.

*A Cowboy section with spurs, bits, ephemera, and two incredible Pawnee Bill Wild West Show posters.

*Baskets, pottery, jewelry, rugs, points, art, and more in our Native Americana section.

*California soda bottles and rare Nevada medicine bottles.

*Numismatics incl. US and world coins, currency, scrip, medals, and other exonumia.

*Ephemera from the Al Adams Collection, Potter Collection, and Prag Collection including early US and world maps; Montana fort & Indian trader documents & early Montana mining pieces; early Idaho documents; Western postcards and postal history with a focus on Arizona; plus rare pieces from California, Nevada, Oregon, and more.

*A large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.

Full Auction Schedule

Day One (May 7th, 2018) (Lots 1000-1734)
Native Americana (1000-1172)
Baskets
Pottery
Jewelry
Rugs & Weavings
Beadwork & Clothing
Points, Tools, & Weaponry
Art
Ephemera & Books
Cowboy & Western (1173-1264)
Spurs
Bits
Clothing
Buffalo Bill / Pawnee Bill
Ephemera
Mining (1265-1734)
Artifacts (Lighting, Signs, Explosives, Hard Goods)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort)


Day Two (May 8th, 2018) (Lots 2000-2754)
Tokens (2000-2249)
Numismatics (2250-2379)
Medals
Coins
Currency & Scrip
Ephemera
World’s Fairs & Expositions (2380-2406)
Gaming (2407-2431)
Bottles (2432-2654)
Insulators
Soda
Medicine
Misc.
Saloon, Brewing, Cigar, & Tobacco (2655-2718)
Beer & Brewing
Cigar & Tobacco
Jewelry (2719-2754)

Day Three (May 9th, 2018) (Lots 3000-3730)
General Americana

Day Four (May 10th, 2018) (Lots 4000-4752)
Railroadiana (4000-4189)
Passes
Ephemera
Bargains & Dealer Specials (4190-4752)
Gen. Americana
Mining
Numismatics
Tokens
Railroad
Postal


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...
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
Oil Painting of Hampden Hills3490Oil Painting of Hampden Hills
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oil on canvas, signed by the artist, Jordan. Framed in blue tinted wood, 11.5 x 10". Painting depicts idyllic scene from small hillside with ...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Oil Painting of Landscape with Barn3491Oil Painting of Landscape with Barn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oil on canvas painting of rustic cabin, tree and fencing, with fields and mountain range in distance. Not signed but is attributed to the artist B. K
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p*******8 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Mountain Landscape Oil Painting, c.18773492Mountain Landscape Oil Painting, c.1877
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oil on canvas painting of snowy mountain range with trees in foreground. Signed by the artist, Otto Reinhold Jacobi, and dated 1877 (5). Brass fram
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Oil Painting of Three Rivers, Quebec, Canada3493Oil Painting of Three Rivers, Quebec, Canada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oil on canvas painting of downtown corner of Three Rivers, or Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada. Framed in vintage gold toned wood, 12 x 11.5". ...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to p*******8 for (750.00 + 187.50BP) = 937.50
Water Lillies Watercolor3494Water Lillies Watercolor
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Water color of beautiful water lilies in a serene setting. Green wood frame, 11 x 25 inches. Signed by the artist, but difficult to discern full nam
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to p*******8 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
Rare "A Yukon Souvenir" Booklet3495Rare "A Yukon Souvenir" Booklet
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Published by the Bennett News Company of White Horse, Canada. 62 pages of full sized photographs. Nice sketch of a miner using a sluice box on the co
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6******n for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
Misc. Maps of the World3496Misc. Maps of the World
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Map of the Eastern Part of the Province of Ontario, 1883. Lithographic graphics and color by Hardesty. Approximately 21" x 14.5.&q...
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Maps of Africa3497Maps of Africa
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 maps. 1) Africa by Mitchell, 1860. Copper engraving and hand color. Constructed and engraved by W. Williams. Philadelphia. Approximately 15.25&quo...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Map of Asia, 18503498Map of Asia, 1850
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Asia by Cowperthwait, 1850. Copper engraved with hand coloring. Approximately 17" x 14." (Potter Collection) HWAC# 63215 Date: ...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Maps of Asia (5)3499Maps of Asia (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 maps of Asia 1) Johnson's ASIA, 1864, copper engraved & hand colored by Johnson & Ward, p. 92, 18" x 14"; 2) Asia by...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Maps of Different Island Groups3500Maps of Different Island Groups
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. 1) Samoan Islands, Ca. 1900. Lithographic color and cartography by Geo. F Cram, Chicago. Approximately 14.5" x 12." 2) Philippin...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Maps of Brazil3501Maps of Brazil
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 maps. 1) Brazil and Paraguay. Lithographic color and cartography by Geo. F. Cram, Chicago. Ca. 1900. Approximately 22" x 14.5." 2...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Maps of Central America3502Maps of Central America
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 maps. 1) Central America by A.J. Johnson, New York. Cartography and hand color, 1863. Approximately 14" x 13."2) Central America,...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*********r for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
Chinese Pen Box3503Chinese Pen Box
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Chinese porcelain pen box and cover hand painted with butterflies and flowers. Lid and box do not match, however they fit and were found together. Con
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to p*******8 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
LOT WITHDRAWN3504LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
2 Egypt Maps35052 Egypt Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Egypt, Abyssinia & Eritrea, engraving and color lithography by Cram c. 1885, pp 512-513 approx 20.5" x 14.5" , double truck, a few...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Two of the Earliest English Stamps3506Two of the Earliest English Stamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The two earliest stamps: the ONE PENNY BLACK and the TWO PENCE BLUE. Comes in a nice hard, black leather case from Fleetwood in 1985. HWAC# 57433
Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to 9*****H for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
Maps of Europe3507Maps of Europe
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 maps. 1) Poland and Lithuania. Intaglio printed and hand colored by Lizars, Edinburgh. Ca. 1820. Approximately 22.5"x 19."2) Germ...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to a********r.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
3 European Maps35083 European Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Holland & Belgium , hand colored by Cowperwait, 1856, single truck light border foxing 24" x 14" 2) Europe by Robinson 1844, engr...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
French Art Nouveau Bronze w/ Clock3509French Art Nouveau Bronze w/ Clock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Young woman with flowers bronze by J. Causse. French Art Nouveau bronze w/ clock. Figure is 26.5" h x 8", with the clock it is 33" hi...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00