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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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Chicago Railroad Lines Passes4019 - Chicago Railroad Lines Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14 passes from six different "Chicago" railroads. 1) Chicago, Burlington & Quincy: 1924, 1926, and 1935. 2) Chicago Rock Island...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*********t for 56.25
 
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Chicago Railroad Pass Collection4020 - Chicago Railroad Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13 from numerous Chicago railroad lines. Included: Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co. (1918); Chicago, Milwaukee & St...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to j*********t for 75.00
 
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Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Employee Passes, 1880s4021 - Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Employee Passes, 1880s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two passes, issued 1884 and 1887, to CM Higginson, assistant auditor. Both passes signed by general manager Stone. Condition issues including soiling
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for 18.75
 
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Co. Pass Collection4022 - Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Co. Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12. Issued in 1904, 1909, two for 1920, two for 1924, three for 1925, and three for 1926. Overall very good condition. Incorporated in 1847. Ch
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to t******2 for 25.00
 
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Two 1870s Chicago Railroad Passes4023 - Two 1870s Chicago Railroad Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway issued for trip in 1876; and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad pass issued in ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for 18.75
 
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Illinois Central Railroad Co. Pass Collection4024 - Illinois Central Railroad Co. Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 passes. Included: 1873, 1918, 1921, 1924, 1929, and 1936-37. Chartered in 1851. Eventually became the Canadian National Railway. (Potter Coll
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to j*********t for 50.00
 
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Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw Railway Pass, 18794025 - Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw Railway Pass, 1879
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 1466, issued to CM Higginson (of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy) for the year 1879. Signed by general manager Hopkins. Some soiling. The T...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for 25.00
 
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Evansville & Crawfordsville Railroad Pass, 18764026 - Evansville & Crawfordsville Railroad Pass, 1876
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 533, issued for 1876 to NH Hotchkiss, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. J Martin as president. Paper and glue residue on reverse. The Evansville an...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for 18.75
 
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Three Ft. Wayne Railroad Passes4027 - Three Ft. Wayne Railroad Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three passes from two different Ft. Wayne railroads. 1) Fort Wayne, Muncie, & Cincinnati Railroad. Pass No. 442, issued to NH Hotchkiss for the ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to j*********t for 93.75
 
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Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield Railway Co. Pass, 18784028 - Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield Railway Co. Pass, 1878
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pass No. 303, issued for 1878 to JH Franklin, superintendent of the Boston & New York Air Lines Railroad. Signed by H.C. Moore, chief engineer a...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for 18.75
 
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