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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Cerro-Colorado Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate1320 - Cerro-Colorado Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Cerro-Colorado Mill & Mining Company. EARLY Number 25 for 500 shares to TM McEntee, trustee in 1876. Signed by secretary CP Voisard and pres...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to A***5 for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Pittsburg Arizona Gold & Copper Company Stock Certificate1321 - Pittsburg Arizona Gold & Copper Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 36 for 17,500 to Mary A McCook (wife of Willis F McCook) in Tombstone in 1900. Signed by H Fisher and SAD Upton. Excellent condition. Three sma
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 1*****c for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Four Dragoon District Stock Certificates1322 - Four Dragoon District Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Copper Crown of Arizona. 1900, Nice condition. 2) Manzoro. 1904. Number 106 for 500 shares. 3) Old Terrible Mining Company. Number 630 for 100 shar
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Two Johnson District, Arizona Stock Certificates1323 - Two Johnson District, Arizona Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Black Prince Copper Company. Number 1150 for 75 shares to Jessie H Van Wicklin in 1906. Signed by W Robinson and Robert N Bell. Eight patented clai
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a******l for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Two San Simon District Mining Stock Certificates1324 - Two San Simon District Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Arizona Success Mining Company. Number 92 for 500 shares to William Stout in 1908. Signed by BJ Hickman and Adolph Woldtzen(?). Nice condition: sma
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to b**********7 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Val Verde Copper Company Ltd. Stock Certificate1325 - Val Verde Copper Company Ltd. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 814 for 2 shares to Charles E Almy in 1899. Signed by GM Fennell and GS Upston(?). Only a pinhole and dogear upper right mar this excellent sto
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Deed for the Bay State and Hard Up Mines, 18991326 - Deed for the Bay State and Hard Up Mines, 1899
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three page typed deed for this mine, complete with a properly cancelled $10 revenue stamp (R176) and the signatures of the three owners. HWAC# 6293
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Gold Road, AZ Postcards and a Stock1327 - Gold Road, AZ Postcards and a Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 postcards of Gold Road mine and a 1912 Gold Road Mines certificate. HWAC# 61814 Date: Location: Gold Road, Arizona
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*****0 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Four Different Graham County Stock Certificates1328 - Four Different Graham County Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Unissued Gila River Mining Company of New Orleans. Excellent condition. Mayflower District. c1860. Page 89 in Garbani. One page description is incl
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 90.00 - 120.00
Sold to j*****0 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Stevens Copper and New England and Clifton Copper Company Stocks1329 - Stevens Copper and New England and Clifton Copper Company Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Stevens Copper Company. Number 276 for 1000 shares to Henry Setzer in 1903. Stub indicates this was an exchange for certificate #11. Signed by Thom
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
 
 
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