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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Outlaw Emmett Dalton Collection1240 - Outlaw Emmett Dalton Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
RPC of Emmett Dalton c.1920 Promo photo on horseback and armed to promote his silent films. RPC of 1st National Bank and raid on bankc. 1960's, ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to C*****t for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Small Daguerreotype of Cowboy or Plain Citizen Dressed as a Cowboy1241 - Small Daguerreotype of Cowboy or Plain Citizen Dressed as a Cowboy
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This Daguerreotype looks like a pose from a cowboy 'wanna be.' Rifle, six shooters, and knife are all present. 3.75 x 2.5". Bottom corn...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to B*****8 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Hunting Related Tintypes (2)1242 - Hunting Related Tintypes (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A seated man with fur at his feet and 2 men with a rifle. HWAC# 57273 Date: Location:
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
 
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN1243 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Cool  Wild West Show Photo1244 - Cool Wild West Show Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
B/W photo by Holloway of Philadelphia of 4 cowboys on horses, a stagecoach and a big tent. 3.5" x 4.75" photo on mat board. Tack hole on m...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN1245 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Choice Wild West Related Cigar Labels1246 - Choice Wild West Related Cigar Labels
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five different. Included: General Custer (Aver & Co.); Gettysburg Commanders (Globe Litho Co.); Famous Generals (incl US Grant, Sheridan,...
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Estimate : 220.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*********n for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Copy of Remington's Bronco Buster1247 - Copy of Remington's Bronco Buster
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Copy of Remington's Bronco Buster. Appears to be cast aluminum, 9.5" x 7" x 3". Artist unknown. The original "Bronco Buster&...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to s*******l for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Cowboy "OOPS" Postcards1248 - Cowboy "OOPS" Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot off nine. Three RPC's: 1) Pendleton Drug Company "Missed his steer". 1922 2) "Pancho Villa tossed by Brama Bull". 3) Rid...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN1249 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Cowboy Bookends1250 - Cowboy Bookends
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage sirocco wood western themed bookends “ Surrounding the Wagons” Indian on horseback firing at wagons, no chips or breaks. Approx 4.25" ...
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Vintage Cowboy Bookends1251 - Vintage Cowboy Bookends
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage bookends with rider on bucking horse, copper over wood.4.25" x 5.25". HWAC# 62437 Date: Location:
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Cowboy Life Booklet with Illustrations1252 - Cowboy Life Booklet with Illustrations
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare red covered booklet with 12 b/w illustrations of cowboy activities including the mess wagon, branding on the prairie hitting the breeze, riding a
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival Framed Poster1253 - Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival Framed Poster
Holabird Western Americana Collections
COWBOY POETRY & MUSIC FESTIVAL / MARCH 20-34, 2002 / MELODY RANCH MOTION PICTURE STUDIO / SANTA CLARITA CALIFORNIA. Poster is approx 24" x ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Cowboy Salesman’s Sample Calendar1254 - Cowboy Salesman’s Sample Calendar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From the Devere collection out of Texas. Devere at one time had one of the largest collections of western posters/calendars in the country having star
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Cowboy Salesman’s Sample Calendar1255 - Cowboy Salesman’s Sample Calendar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Another piece from the Devere Collection, this one is titled True Friends, a 1953 Salesman’s Sample Calendar. January 1959. Night scene of a cowboy o
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Cowgirl Electric Clock1256 - Cowgirl Electric Clock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage electric cowgirl clock 1950’s—1960’s. Clock works, base is 9 ½” by 3 ½ “ and 7” tall. White polished stone on base and upright. ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 175.00
 
 
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Indian Horse Decorations1257 - Indian Horse Decorations
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two 14 inch long leather thongs with brass decorations. HWAC# 49528 Date: Location:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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American Saddlery Billheads and Letterheads1258 - American Saddlery Billheads and Letterheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 30+ letterheads and billheads, many pictorial and mostly from NY, saddlery related. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 59715 Date: c. 1885+ Lo
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to s********x for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
 
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Horse Shoer Billhead Collection1259 - Horse Shoer Billhead Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 50 varied billheads. Many are pictorial with horse vignettes. Mostly from New York. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 59728 Date: c. 1883-1998
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to s********x for (125.00 + 27.50BP) = 152.50
 
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