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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Georgia Investment Company Initial Prospectus1520 - Georgia Investment Company Initial Prospectus
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Initial 5pp typed prospectus for the Southwestern Brokerage and Investment Co., 1907. The company was composed og mostly Georgia men, who put assets i
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Idaho-Nevada Consolidated Gold Mines Bonds1521 - Idaho-Nevada Consolidated Gold Mines Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three $100 ten year 7 1/2 % gold bonds issued by the Idaho-Nevada Consolidated Gold Mines Co. of Elk City Idaho, including coupons. HWAC# 40528 D
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Golden Circle Mining and Milling Company Stock Certificate1522 - Golden Circle Mining and Milling Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7.5" x 13". 2 vignettes with two deer in wilderness and two men in the seal of cert. Incorporated in the State of Maine. Signed by Preside...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***1 for (75.00 + 16.50BP) = 91.50
 
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Billhead for Assay Office of Blake & Co., Silver City, Idaho Territory1523 - Billhead for Assay Office of Blake & Co., Silver City, Idaho Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare billhead. Dateline Silver City, I.T., May 31st, 1872. For assay of bullion deposited by the Owyhee Mining Company. 5.75 x 7.5" H...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Four Maine Silver Mining Company Stock Certificates1524 - Four Maine Silver Mining Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Rockwood Gold Mining Company. Number 1 for 1 share to William T Rockwood. This is a very special certificate: number 1 for the president and namesa
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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1929 Report of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company1525 - 1929 Report of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
11 pages. Mentions a huge increase in domestic demand in copper beginning in the second half of 1928. Stock was acquired in Chile Copper Co., Andes Co
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Anaconda Mining Co, Documents1526 - Anaconda Mining Co, Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 drawings of mine pumps, shafts and supply car. Stapled 20 page summary of shaft elevations in the Butte district. Possibly photocopied. Approx 16
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Collection of Anaconda Co. Kelly Mine Drawings1527 - Collection of Anaconda Co. Kelly Mine Drawings
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twelve 6.25" x 9.5" drawings of Kelley Mine blocks. Approx 50 8.5" x 11" mechanical drawings of Kelley mine on paper and six 5....
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to s****y for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Kelley Mine, MT Blueprints1528 - Kelley Mine, MT Blueprints
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 25 blueprint type documents from the Kelley Mine. HWAC# 50279 Date: Location: Montana
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to s****y for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Quartz Mining Claim, Butte Montana1529 - Quartz Mining Claim, Butte Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot includes Notice of Location and Declaratory Statement of Discovery and of Claim to Quartz Lode Mining Claim. Silver Bow County, State of Mont
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Assortment of 9 Salmon River Mining Butte MT Mining Documents1530 - Assortment of 9 Salmon River Mining Butte MT Mining Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 letters from Office of Sec'y Salmon River Mining and Smelting Co. dated 1896-1897 pertaining to assessments due from certificate holders, 2 le...
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Butte Mine Report With Map1531 - Butte Mine Report With Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mining report on the Lynchburg and John Emmit Lodes near Butte Montana. Describes the layout of the mine and vein locations in one and a half pages an
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to h******m for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Montana Mining RPC's and 1 Cover With Copper Foil1532 - Montana Mining RPC's and 1 Cover With Copper Foil
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 RPC taken at Shannon Mine, Marysville, Montana; 1 RPC, Columbia Gardens, Butte Montana, very large building at the base of mountain; 1 cover with co
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Pilot-Butte Mining Co. Prospectus1533 - Pilot-Butte Mining Co. Prospectus
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c.1907 prospectus with map of claims (map detached). "The Pilot is remarkably well located within the strongest mineralized zone of Butte...and...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to h******m for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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6 Butte, MT Mining photos.1534 - 6 Butte, MT Mining photos.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ranging in size from 11.25" x 9" to 11.75" to 16.25". Black and white and 1 color photos of Butte mining headframes. One of th...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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1905 Deer Lodge Placer Mining Maps/Patents1535 - 1905 Deer Lodge Placer Mining Maps/Patents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two pages with color map of claims. 1905 certified copies of an 1880 Plat for Robert S. Kelley and company's claims in Deer Lodge County. 13&quo...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Montana House Bills Mining Legals1536 - Montana House Bills Mining Legals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Different House Bills with duplicates from the Montana state legislature. Contains bills relating and originating from mining along with other unrel
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The Montana Mining Review1537 - The Montana Mining Review
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 rare pieces of Montana mining history. 1) No. 12. Wednesday, May 6, 1891. Front pages articles call for miners to act in protecting valuable
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Two Goodall Bros. Assaying Letters1538 - Two Goodall Bros. Assaying Letters
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two letters (Sept. 22, 1923 and Oct. 19, 1923) addressed to Irma Mines in Gardner, Montana. Goodall is soliciting his services to "look after&q...
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Mining Promo Map/Flyer including Jay Gould Mine1539 - Mining Promo Map/Flyer including Jay Gould Mine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Golconda Gold Mines, Lewis and Clark County, Montana. A blue print style map of several mines including Jay Gould. Additional info about the mines
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 1**9 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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