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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The Leather Burners Movie Poster1220 - The Leather Burners Movie Poster
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a three sheet movie poster (41"x 81") for the 1943 western, The Leather Burners, starring Andy Clyde, Jay Kirby and William Boyd a...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Hopalong Cassidy Pocket Knife1221 - Hopalong Cassidy Pocket Knife
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Black side panels with Hopalong Cassidy on a white horse holding up a pistol.3 blades, 3.5". HWAC# 61855 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Lorne Greene Award1222 - Lorne Greene Award
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lorne Greene Award, purchased from the estate of Loren Greene. 16 ½” x 24” mounted award from International Footprint Association Chapter 2 Lo...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Rancheros Visitadores Collection1223 - Rancheros Visitadores Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Roster books (1937 & 1940), two bolo slides (a sombrero and one fashioned from a white metal token), a bronze token, and seven leather ID ba...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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The Ranch Boys Autograph Trio1224 - The Ranch Boys Autograph Trio
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three autographs from The Ranch Boys on 2" x 2.75" paper slips affixed to an autograph book page. Jack Ross, Joe "Curley" Bradle...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Bronze Plaques with Western & Cowboy Themes (3)1225 - Bronze Plaques with Western & Cowboy Themes (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful bronze plaques by Tom Knapp. 1) Traveling Hotel, 9.5" x 9.5" 2) Cattle Drive 9.5" x 9.5" 3) Indian Girl 9.5" x 9....
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Original Snyder Saddlery Catalog1226 - Original Snyder Saddlery Catalog
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The O. J. Snyder Saddlery, 1535 Larimer St. Denver, Colo. Catalog No. 26. Snyder-Built Saddles are the Best. 9.75" x 7". Great illustratio...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Deer Lodge Prison Quirt1227 - Deer Lodge Prison Quirt
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a beautiful hand hitched horsehair horse quirt made at the prison in Deer Lodge, Montana. Length is 30”. Deer Lodge is well known for its p
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 450.00
 
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN1228 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Omaha Barb Wire Company Letterhead1229 - Omaha Barb Wire Company Letterhead
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter to P. Basche & Co. of Baker City Oregon explaining price increase. Letter has neat vignette of eagle on bail of wire. HWAC# 52018 Da...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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