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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4569 - Nice Nevada Mining Stocks (7)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kirchen Mines #60 i/u RM Loeser 1917 1000 shares, nice vignettes of miner, mule and hill, Rocco Homestake Nevada Mining #193 i/u BL Smith 1900 100 sha
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to i*****s for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
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4570 - Verdi Development and Eureka, NV StocksHolabird Western Americana Collections
Five stock certificates from the Verdi Development Company. Numbers # 2399, 2577, 2691 are in blue. # 10394 and 7325 are in orange. Great condition. B
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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4571 - Colossal Mining Company ArchiveHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12, 1) 1919 lease to purchase on letter head of C. T. Brown, mining engineer. 2) 1919 letter from Socorro State Bank with the $15,000 loan agre
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 150.00
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4572 - Midnight Mining Co. NM Stocks (7)Holabird Western Americana Collections
#42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 71, 72 i/u to Dr. Benjamin Hypes 1886-1887, signed by president (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) HWAC# 58928 Da
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8***1 for (80.00 + 17.60BP) = 97.60
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4573 - Two Oil StocksHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Neb-Okla Oil & Gas Syndicate. 1919. Number 342 for 1 share to WC Hackenbury. Signed by Henry Culver and Gerald Bednar. Green on tan safety p...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
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4574 - Niagara Mining and Smelting Stocks (3)Holabird Western Americana Collections
#279, 280, 282, i/c to P Franklin. 500,500,300 shares. Nice Niagara Falls vignette and silver seal, signed by vp Pallen (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabi
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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4575 - Stormont Mining Co of Utah Stocks (5)Holabird Western Americana Collections
#3941-3945, 1000 shares i/u to J Whiting 1887, signed by president Hinchmann. 2 silver dollar vignette (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection)
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
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4576 - Utah Mining Stocks (16)Holabird Western Americana Collections
16 different Utah mining stocks. Cane Springs Oil & Minerals i/c 1968, Niagara Mining Co i/u 1944, Niagara Mining and Smelting u/i, National Co...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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4578 - Washington Mining Stocks (13)Holabird Western Americana Collections
"The only significant gold rush to take place in Washington State occurred when gold was found in Swauk Creek in the central part of the state ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 260.00 - 400.00
Sold to b**********7 for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
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