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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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Great Northern Railway Pass Group4039 - Great Northern Railway Pass Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 passes. Issued 1895, two for 1918, 1925, 1926, and 1937. Very good condition. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 59922 Date: 1895-1937 Loca
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s****y for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Pass, 18764040 - Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Pass, 1876
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 1210, issued for 1876 to NH Hotchkiss (Chesapeake & Ohio Railway). Signed by superintendent CN Lee. Purple print on white cardstock. Reverse...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Kansas City Railroad Pass Collection4041 - Kansas City Railroad Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13 from 3 different "Kansas City" railroads. 1) Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad Co. 1876 and 1886 passes. 2)...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*********t for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Pass Collection4042 - St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 for the "Frisco Line". Passes issued: 1894, 1898, 1907, 1909, 1911, and 1927. Also one 1912 pass for the St. Louis, San Francisco...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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St. Louis Railroad Pass Group4043 - St. Louis Railroad Pass Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 passes from three different "St. Louis" railroads. Included: St. Louis Alton & Terre Haute Railroad (1895); St. Louis Merchan...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6******n for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Missouri Pacific Railway Co. Pass Collection4044 - Missouri Pacific Railway Co. Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10. Included: 1878, 1883, 1903, 1906, two different for 1918, 1920, 1924, and two for 1925. Good to very good condition. Started in 1851 as the
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to j*********t for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway Pass, 19204045 - Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway Pass, 1920
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 660, issued for 1920 to Mrs. WR Scott, wife to federal manager of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Signed by general manager HA Galliway (?). Printe
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6****A for (35.00 + 7.70BP) = 42.70
 
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Montana Railroad Tickets4046 - Montana Railroad Tickets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. 1) Two unused tickets for the Washington, Idaho & Montana Railway Co. for passage from Palouse, WA to Moscow, ID and Harvard, ID to Pa...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to s****y for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Burlington & Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska Passes (1876 & 1886)4047 - Burlington & Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska Passes (1876 & 1886)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two issued passes. 1876 pass issued to NH Hotchkiss (Chesapeake & Ohio Railway) and signed by superintendent William Irving. Paper and glue resi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to r******8 for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Eureka, Hamilton, & Ely Stagecoach Line Ticket, 19064048 - Eureka, Hamilton, & Ely Stagecoach Line Ticket, 1906
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Passenger ticket from Ely to Salt Lake City. One side of the ticket is Form L229, Salt Lake City, Stage, E&P, SPCO. Reverse is stamped E., H. &a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*******h for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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