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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1250 - Cowboy BookendsHolabird 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" ...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
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1251 - Vintage Cowboy BookendsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage bookends with rider on bucking horse, copper over wood.4.25" x 5.25". HWAC# 62437 Date: Location:
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
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1252 - Cowboy Life Booklet with IllustrationsHolabird 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
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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1254 - Cowboy Salesman’s Sample CalendarHolabird 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
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
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1255 - Cowboy Salesman’s Sample CalendarHolabird 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
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
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1256 - Cowgirl Electric ClockHolabird 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. ...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 175.00
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1258 - American Saddlery Billheads and LetterheadsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 30+ letterheads and billheads, many pictorial and mostly from NY, saddlery related. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 59715 Date: c. 1885+ Lo
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to s********x for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
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1259 - Horse Shoer Billhead CollectionHolabird 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
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to s********x for (125.00 + 27.50BP) = 152.50
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