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


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Phelps Dodge Safety Books (3) (Ajo, AZ)1400 - Phelps Dodge Safety Books (3) (Ajo, AZ)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 6" x 4.5" softcover Phelps Dodge safety books. 1939-green cover Safety Rules. 1943 gold cover General Rules and Instructions. 1950-yello...
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Ray Consolidated Copper Company Annual Reports 1912 and 19181401 - Ray Consolidated Copper Company Annual Reports 1912 and 1918
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mine founded in 1910 and is 18 miles west of Hayden. First, second and third quarter reports of 1912. Bound 1918 report with soiled front of binder.
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Rare Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Co. Stock Certificate1402 - Rare Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Co. Stock Certificate issued in 1921. HWAC# 50302 Date: Location: Arizona
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Thirteen Arizona Mining Company stock certificates1403 - Thirteen Arizona Mining Company stock certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1904 Twin Buttes Mining & Smelting. 2) 1904 Arizona Mining & Development. 3) 1918 Arizona Brunswick for 5000 shares. 4) Unissued Antler G...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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14 Vintage Arizona Ghost Town Photos and 2 Arizona Mining Booklets1404 - 14 Vintage Arizona Ghost Town Photos and 2 Arizona Mining Booklets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 copies of From The Ground up, Stories of Arizona's Mines and Early Mineral Discoveries, by Governor Jack Williams. 3 5" x 7" black ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*****0 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Bear Mountain Mining Company Stock Certificate1405 - Bear Mountain Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 316 for 250 shares to DJ Donnelly. Signed by secretary Charles Cutter and president JW Carhart. Two heavy vertical folds. Light staining on bor
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6****A for (45.00 + 9.90BP) = 54.90
 
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South-Western and Arkansas Mining Company Stock Certificate1406 - South-Western and Arkansas Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This small sized silver company stock certificate measures 4 x 7.25". Number 530 issued to George A Worthen for $100 (NOT SHARES). Signed by pr...
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South-Western and Arkansas Mining Company Stock Certificate1407 - South-Western and Arkansas Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This small sized silver company stock certificate measures 4 x 7.25". Number 514 issued to Ann A Worthen for $100 (NOT SHARES). Signed by presi...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6****A for (25.00 + 5.50BP) = 30.50
 
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South-Western and Arkansas Mining Company Stock Certificates1408 - South-Western and Arkansas Mining Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pair of sequentially numbered 1850 Arkansas stock certificates. These small sized silver company stock certificates measures 4 x 7.25". Number ...
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Crystal Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Silver Mountain, 18631409 - Crystal Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Silver Mountain, 1863
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver Mountain, Amador Co., Cal., 2500 feet (printed below logo). This was about the time that Alpine County would be created from portions of Amador
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to r********5 for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Empire Mill and Mining Company Stock Certificate1410 - Empire Mill and Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 23 for 200 shares issued to trustee CD Morrison. Signed by president Alfred Lyon and secretary William Drake. The Empire Mine in Amador County
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Utica Mining Co.  Gold Bullion Assay Document1411 - Utica Mining Co. Gold Bullion Assay Document
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Utica Mining Company, Memorandum of Gold Bullion (Duplicate), Angels Camp, Mar. 4th, 1897. HWAC# 38278 Date: 1897 Location: Angels Camp, Cal
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Aurora Tunnel and Mining Company Stock Certificate, Bodie, California1412 - Aurora Tunnel and Mining Company Stock Certificate, Bodie, California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Incorporated January 22, 1878. Certificate No. 576, issued October 10, 1878 to Silas Smith for 100 shares; signed by Graves, president and Hubba
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Consolidated Pacific Mining Company Stock Certificate, Bodie, California1413 - Consolidated Pacific Mining Company Stock Certificate, Bodie, California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 4806 for 50 shares to FE Luty, trustee. Signed by secretary Luty and vice president TE Jewell. Printed by Britton & Rey, SF. 4" x 9&...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a********x.. for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Homer Mill and Mining Stock Certificate, Mono County, California1414 - Homer Mill and Mining Stock Certificate, Mono County, California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#403 i/u AM Griffing 1879, 00 shares. Signed by president Clinton. Nice condition."The Homer mining district was established in 1878 and includ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to s****y for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN1415 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Porter G& S MC Stock Certificate, 1864, Butte County, California1416 - Porter G& S MC Stock Certificate, 1864, Butte County, California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Choice Porter G&SMC stock, issued and uncancelled to the company itself, Jan 25, 1864. Lithography by Drouaillet, SF. Choice, unfolded. T...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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California Dredging and Mining Cerificate1417 - California Dredging and Mining Cerificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An early gold dredging operation on the Feather River near Oroville, California in Butte County. #329 i/u 150 shares 1879 with pretty gold ink. HWAC
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to b*********r for (90.00 + 19.80BP) = 109.80
 
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Certificate of Share for the Philadelphia Gold Mining Company1418 - Certificate of Share for the Philadelphia Gold Mining Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Good for 1,000 feet of the Atlantic and 1,000 feet of the Pacific in the West Point Mining District, Calaveras County, California. Dated 1867. #8 or 8
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****r for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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New York and Calaveras County Gold Mining Company Stock1419 - New York and Calaveras County Gold Mining Company Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
New York and Calaveras County Gold Mining Company. Issued for 100 shares in 1881. Signed by secretary RK Southwick and president JK Marshall. Issued t
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****r for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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