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May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location,

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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Etowah & Battle Branch Hydraulic Hose Mining Company Stock Certificate1500 - Etowah & Battle Branch Hydraulic Hose Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare! Number 182 for 1,000 shares to IK Wing in 1871. Signed by Secretary DL Perry, treasurer DL Perry and president DM Graham. Vignette of place
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d********r for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Green Etowah Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1501 - Green Etowah Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 166. Unissued. Excellent condition. 11/5 x 8.25". Three mining vignettes: all revolving on major sluicing operations. This company's...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to c******u for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Chestatee Hydraulic Company Stock Certificate1502 - Chestatee Hydraulic Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is number 367 for 100 shares issued to TL Clingman in 1861. Signed by secretary Machman and president JM McKinney. Hydraulic mining scene is the
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d********r for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Chestatee Hydraulic Company Stock Certificate 21503 - Chestatee Hydraulic Company Stock Certificate 2
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This is number 368 for 100 shares issued to TL Clingman in 1861. Signed by secretary Margie C Machman and president JM McKinney. A California style hy
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m*****2 for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Chestatee Hydraulic Company Stock Certificate 31504 - Chestatee Hydraulic Company Stock Certificate 3
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is number 366 for 100 shares issued to TL Clingman in 1861. Signed by secretary Machman and president JM McKinney (signature faded). A California
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to c*********p for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Dahlonega Gold Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificate1505 - Dahlonega Gold Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is stock certificate #14 for 150 shares in 1892. It is a transfer from certificate #5. Sold to B. M. Hypes. (All told we know that Mr. Hypes had
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to d********r for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Dahlonega Gold Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificate 21506 - Dahlonega Gold Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificate 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Numbers 607 issued to WI Rush (Board of Directors) for 100 shares. Signed by secretary Simon P Shope and president Robert S Disney. Shopes name is smu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d********r for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Dahlonega Gold Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificate 31507 - Dahlonega Gold Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificate 3
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 7 issued to B. M. Murray for 100 shares in 1889. Gold Seal. Some very light foxing (by issuers name and top left of vignette) otherwise a very
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6****A for (140.00 + 30.80BP) = 170.80
 
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Dahlonega Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1508 - Dahlonega Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
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EARLY number 3689 for 100 shares issued to CJ Donance in 1880. Signed by president Loring L Lombard and secretary Charles A Trowbridge. No pinholes, e
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to g****d for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Dahlonega Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate 21509 - Dahlonega Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 3700 for 100 shares issued to CJ Donance in 1880. Signed by president Loring L Lombard and secretary Charles A Trowbridge. Originally cut at an
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d********r for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Dahlonega Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate 31510 - Dahlonega Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate 3
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 3314 for 100 shares issued to CJ Donance in 1880. Signed by president Loring L Lombard and secretary Charles A Trowbridge. Some minor foxing on
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to c*********p for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Findley Gold Mining Co. of Georgia Stock Certificate1511 - Findley Gold Mining Co. of Georgia Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#3111 for 100 shares to Howell Gilbertson in 18879. Signed by secretary George Peabody and president DA Boody. Fine condition. What seems to be origin
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to p********w.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Georgia Mining & Mfg Company Founders Stock Certificate1512 - Georgia Mining & Mfg Company Founders Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued, but stock number 4 signed by president DeBevoise. It customary for the first three stock certificates to go to the company's founders....
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d********r for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Georgia Mining & Mfg Company Stock Certificate1513 - Georgia Mining & Mfg Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued and pristine! Vignette of five underground miners. Small vignette at lower right of three pillars, soldier and Constitution across the top. T
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d********r for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Early M. Lu Mining Company Stock Cetificate1514 - Early M. Lu Mining Company Stock Cetificate
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M. Lu Mining Company early stock certificate #9 (? - faded and difficult to read). To George W. Kirk for 1,000 shares in 1884. Green on white with an
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********3 for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Lumpkin Chestatee Mining Company Stock Certificate1515 - Lumpkin Chestatee Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 400 for 25 shares to N. F. Howard. This is the nicer of the two stocks. Corners have slight issues and taper residue is on the back of the cert
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to p********w.. for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Lumpkin Chestatee Mining Company Stock Certificate 21516 - Lumpkin Chestatee Mining Company Stock Certificate 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very early number 82. For 25 shares in 1867 to WIlliam Slade. Considerable issues. Was in three pieces but taped back together. Two panels are darker
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d********r for (125.00 + 31.25BP) = 156.25
 
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Lumpkin County Receipt for 1500 Pennyweight of Gold Dust1517 - Lumpkin County Receipt for 1500 Pennyweight of Gold Dust
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This December 11, 1852 receipt is an early Georgia Gold Rush Piece. It says received of George Macraw fifteen hundred pennyweight of gold dust, Sent b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to c********3 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Addie May Mining Company Stock Certificate1518 - Addie May Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Number 124 for 10 shares to George L Church in 1892. Signed by president Walter L Emery and treasurer Fletcher. The outdoors hard rock mining vignett
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Tallapoosa Land, Mining & Mfg. Co. Stock Certificate1519 - Tallapoosa Land, Mining & Mfg. Co. Stock Certificate
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Issued to Caleb B. Starbuck in1888. Number 3266 for 30 shares. Signed by JH Summer, et al (not Spencer). Mining Vignette. Condition: A few pinholes. N
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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