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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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Five Montana Souvenir Spoons3330Five Montana Souvenir Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five different. Includes: copper, 5.75", mining scene on bowl and handle; patriotic handle and (gold-plated?) small Montana seal, 6"...
Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Group of Montana Territorial Warrants3331Group of Montana Territorial Warrants
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Two different pictorial and colorful Territory of Montana warrants/bonds for $50 and $100, issued 1868. One has five coupons attached. P
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Hotel Montana Photographs3332Hotel Montana Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hotel Montana photograph. Location is not known. Dated by car in photo. One photo is pristine and sharp. The other has a full length bend in it. Size
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Montana Education Booklets3333Montana Education Booklets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Included: Biennial Reports, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Librarian of the State Law Library, 1917-1918; University of Montana President...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Montana Letterheads & Other Ephemera3334Montana Letterheads & Other Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12. Included: 1873 letterhead for Henry Elling, Banker, Virginia City; pictorial letterhead for the Park Hotel, Great Falls, 1890s; letter fr
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********x for (65.00 + 14.30BP) = 79.30
Montana War Department Telegraphs Between Post Traders3335Montana War Department Telegraphs Between Post Traders
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. This is a nice group showing communication between the post and Indian traders at Ft. Shaw and Ft. Benton. 1) Four are sent from Fort Benton
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
Pair of Territorial Montana Receipts for Expressmen3336Pair of Territorial Montana Receipts for Expressmen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1884 license receipt issued 1884 in Dillon to Utah & Northern Railroad Expressman. 2) 1889 license receipt for Omnibus & Expressman in Bo...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Two Montana Ribbons3337Two Montana Ribbons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Silver Anniversary Encampment W.R.C., Department of Montana, Billings, April 15, 16, 17, 1909. Yellow cloth, 8" x 2.25". Vignette of ba...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Western Letterheads to Montana3338Western Letterheads to Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of about 15 misc. letterheads issued to Montana merchants, 1906-1916. Best piece is Home Lode Gold Mining Co. (Silver City, SD) to Butte, MT, 1916
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Map of Nebraska, Dakota, Idaho & Wyoming3339Map of Nebraska, Dakota, Idaho & Wyoming
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck, engraved & hand colored by Johnson. Gray border, colors are vivid. Slight .25" tear at bottom, middle, does not encroach on m...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to c*********r for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
Maps of Nebraska3340Maps of Nebraska
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Maps. 1) Nebraska by Gray. 1873. Engraved and hand colored. Approximately 17" x 27." 2) Nebraska by County, 1883. Graphics and lithograp...
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to G******g for (125.00 + 31.25BP) = 156.25
Boulder City Postcard Collection3341Boulder City Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All of Boulder Dam and Lake Mead. One RPC of Lake Mead. One Frasher of the Original site of Boulder Dam. One Union Pacific card. Series of eight Carpe
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Unused Bullfrog Bank & Trust Co. Checkbook3342Unused Bullfrog Bank & Trust Co. Checkbook
Holabird Western Americana Collections
190-. Unused blue checks and deposit slips in bound checkbook. Dateline Beatty, Nev. Bullfrog Bank & Trust Company. Approx. 25 checks. 2.5 x 7&...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to F****e for (25.00 + 5.50BP) = 30.50
Anglo-California Bank Gold Coin Receipts to Bullion & Exchange Bank3343Anglo-California Bank Gold Coin Receipts to Bullion & Exchange Bank
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two receipts dated 1901 & 1908 from the Anglo-California Bank of San Francisco to the State Bank & Trust and Bullion & Exchange Bank of ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to F****e for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
Bullion & Exchange Bank Archive (Carson City, Nevada)3344Bullion & Exchange Bank Archive (Carson City, Nevada)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. 1) Six Ormsby County banking licenses issued to the Bullion & Exchange Bank 1889-1898. Five are for one month and the last is for 3 m...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Bullion and Exchange Bank Certificate issued to Overton3345Bullion and Exchange Bank Certificate issued to Overton
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued to J. B.Overton 1899 # 57 9 shares, "one of the well-and favorably known citizens of Virginia City, who has been identified with the int...
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Important Letter Related to the Corbett Fitzsimmons Fight3346Important Letter Related to the Corbett Fitzsimmons Fight
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1902 letter written on Russ House letterhead (San Francisco) to the Bullion & Exchange Bank. Message is from Carson City saloon owner Al Livings...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j***d for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
Two Carson River Related Items3347Two Carson River Related Items
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1879 billhead from the Union Iron Works of San Francisco to the California Mill. 14 x 50" screens. Total of $113.75 worth. 2) Stereoview of ...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p*****L for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Antique Oak Recliner found in Dayton3348Antique Oak Recliner found in Dayton
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An antique oak recliner found in Dayton. It has been in the same family for over fifty years. No maker shown. Lion heads on the ends of the arm restss
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to p******1 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
3 Different Elko, NV Key Fobs33493 Different Elko, NV Key Fobs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Copper plastic STOCKMEN'S MOTOR HOTEL ELKO, NEVADA 89801 2.5" x 1.25". Green plastic ELKO HOTEL, ELKO, NEVADA 3.5" X 1.5". ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B********R for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50