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May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

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...
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Globe Saloon Leather Match Case2665Globe Saloon Leather Match Case
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Proprietor Frank. D. Poole. 223 D. Street in Marysville. Matches still inside. HWAC# 48143 Date: Location: Marysville, California
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c*****2 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Marysville Liquor License for Clark & Company2666Marysville Liquor License for Clark & Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A true Gold Rush Saloon liquor license. Signed By John A Paxton who would go on to be a banker on the Comstock and later at Austin, Nevada during thei
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****r for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Napa and Sonoma Wine Company Certificates (2)2667Napa and Sonoma Wine Company Certificates (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 crisp u/i certificates with grape bunch and leaves vignette. Circa 1870's. HWAC# 61760 Date: c. 1870's Location: Napa, California
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sacramento Saloon Advertising Card: Canada Saloon2668Sacramento Saloon Advertising Card: Canada Saloon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Canada Saloon was a 19th century establishment on the corner of K and Fifth streets. A. Paquin was the proprietor. c1885. 2.75 x 4.25". Ho...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Gold Bar Saloon Advertising2669Gold Bar Saloon Advertising
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Have a Shot With Me!" Geo. Bunker / Gold Bar Saloon / 1500 Haight Street / S. F. Glass syringe 11 inches long, appears unused. HWAC# ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******e for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
Two Nice California Liquor Billheads- 1890's San Francisco & Sacramento2670Two Nice California Liquor Billheads- 1890's San Francisco & Sacramento
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two billheads liquor related. 1) Joseph Bremer & Co., San Francisco, proprietors of "The Imperial Vineyard Co. of California", dated S...
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
El Dorado Brewing Co. Archive2671El Dorado Brewing Co. Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 100 item archive from El Dorado Brewing co. including many letters for orders, telephone message slips, small shipping slips and more. HWAC# 5
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to C*****r for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
Framed Tecate Tahoe Bottled Beer Broadside2672Framed Tecate Tahoe Bottled Beer Broadside
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Bottled Beer / Tecate / Tahoe / Monterey / 15c each / 7 for One Dollar / $3.00 per Case." 23.5 x 15.5 framed. HWAC# 48812 Date: ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Dakota Territory Special Tax Stamps for Dealers in Leaf Tobacco and Cigars2673Dakota Territory Special Tax Stamps for Dealers in Leaf Tobacco and Cigars
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Series 1875 special tax stamps for manufacturers of cigars, 2 green issued, 8 u/i. Vignette of a woman with pipes, cigar box and a barrel. 1878 speci
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to R******5 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Dakota Territory Special Tax Stamps for Brewers2674Dakota Territory Special Tax Stamps for Brewers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dakota Territory special tax stamps for brewers of less than five hundred barrels book. 1881, 10 u/i creme with John L. Pennington as collector. HW
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to C*****r for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00