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...
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Nice Oregon Ephemera Lot3450Nice Oregon Ephemera Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photograph (positive and paper negative) of the first U. S. Post Office west of the Rocky Mountains, in Shivley's, Astoria, Oregon (1847); color...
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to a****a for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Oregon Postmarks by Whittlesey3451Oregon Postmarks by Whittlesey
Holabird Western Americana Collections
244pp and inscribed by author. Hundreds of Oregon postmarks illustrated. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 63124 Date: Location: Oregon
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to j*****0 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
LOT WITHDRAWN3452LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
LOT WITHDRAWN3453LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
Original copy of the Lancaster Charter, Colony of Pennsylvania3454Original copy of the Lancaster Charter, Colony of Pennsylvania
Holabird Western Americana Collections
May 1, 1742. Over six legal sized pages full of interesting content on the incorporation of this community before the Revolutionary War. With the appr
Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
Gruber Detective Agency Metal Warning Sign3455Gruber Detective Agency Metal Warning Sign
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"A reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any persons committing crimes, malicious mischief, or other damage on these p...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r****1 for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
Antique Medical Cabinet from Philadelphia Hospital3456Antique Medical Cabinet from Philadelphia Hospital
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Antique wood medical cabinet for a doctor. Could be transportable for house calls. Needs some repair. Various drawers and cubbys for apothecary bottle
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********r.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
Western Union Telegraph Company unused Check3457Western Union Telegraph Company unused Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
187-. Printed 'David H Bates, Supt. 8th Dist. E. D.' Has an RN-J11. Numbered 3832. Check on Jay Cooke & Co. Bankers. Vibrant and colorfu...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Pennsylvania Maps (5)3458Pennsylvania Maps (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Engraved and hand colored by Desilver 1856, pp14 14" x 17" 2) Engraved and hand colored by Colton 1855 No. 20 14" x 17.5" ...
Start Price : 180.00 | Estimate : 360.00 - 500.00
Maps of South Carolina3459Maps of South Carolina
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Rand McNally. Chicago. Lithographic graphics and color. 1888. Approximately 22" x 15." 2) South Carolina by County, 1884. L...
Estimate : 150.00 - 225.00
Sold to R********9 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00