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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LOT WITHDRAWN1190 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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D.L. (Don) Moe Silver Inlaid Spade Bit1191 - D.L. (Don) Moe Silver Inlaid Spade Bit
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Don originally was known as a saddle maker in the Paso Robles area of California however he did branch out to also include the building of some bits a
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Jeremiah Watt Spade Bit on Headstall1193 - Jeremiah Watt Spade Bit on Headstall
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Jeremiah Watt made stainless engraved spade bit on a nice leather headstall with trim pieces by Jeremiah. Bit has a 5 point star on the cheek and the
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Mexican Made Silver Bit1194 - Mexican Made Silver Bit
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver inlaid with some piercing of a floral pattern on the cheeks and nice floral buttons. This is somewhat of a Mullens style mouth piece at 5” wide
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Ornate Pistol Bit1195 - Ornate Pistol Bit
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver overlaid pistol bit with nice detail including pistols on each side. Lip bar has buffalo head in center with arrows flanking each side, bit is
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Renalde Bit with Headstall and Reins1196 - Renalde Bit with Headstall and Reins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful Renalde silver inlaid bit with Champion headstall and romel reins. Mouth is 5 “ and from top of bridle rings to bottom of bit is 8”
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Start Price : 240.00 | Estimate : 480.00 - 575.00
 
 
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Silver Bit and Headstall1197 - Silver Bit and Headstall
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice silver inlaid bit with Mullen style 5” mouth. Headstall has nice buckles, conchos and brow-band trim piece. HWAC# 62452 Date: Locatio
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Start Price : 165.00 | Estimate : 330.00 - 425.00
 
 
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Holabird Western Americana Collections
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