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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Four Mining Stock Certificates from the Morenci Mining District1330 - Four Mining Stock Certificates from the Morenci Mining District
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Polaris Mining & Milling Company. 1902. Pair of 10c document stamps. This company had 40 claims, 4 shafts and 2 tunnels. Page 92 in Garbani. ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Verde Combination Copper Stock- Jerome, AZ "Miner Drinking A Cup of Joe"1331 - Verde Combination Copper Stock- Jerome, AZ "Miner Drinking A Cup of Joe"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great vignette on this Arizona mining stock. A miner drinking a cup of coffee in the foreground. Sitting on a log with his shovel and pan beside him.
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6******n for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Lowell, Arizona Mining Postcards1332 - Lowell, Arizona Mining Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six. One (Calumet Arizona Junction Shaft) is hand colored. Others are black and white: Irish Mag Shaft of the Calumet & Arizona, main str...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Relief Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1333 - Relief Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #963, issued in 1910 to H Stanley Bristol for 5 shares. Signed by William G. Leland as president and secretary James Holdery(?). This later stoc
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8***1 for (35.00 + 7.70BP) = 42.70
 
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Six Different Maricopa County Stock Certificates1334 - Six Different Maricopa County Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Phoenix Gold Mining Company. 1897. Page 101 in Garbani. Pristine! 2) Hassayampa Mining and Development ('Developing' crossed out and '...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to j******d for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Four Cave Creek District Stock Certificates1335 - Four Cave Creek District Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1-2) Consecutively numbered Phoenix Mining Company stocks. 1887. No issues except fading through the 'Arizona' on one stock. In 1892 Rothwel...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Six Mining Stocks from the Famous Vulture District1336 - Six Mining Stocks from the Famous Vulture District
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Red, green and gray Angel Consolidated Mining Company. Bright, colorful and striking. Bright red seal and stamp (Territory of Arizona). 1903. Page
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Arizona Smelting Co. Brass Tool Check1337 - Arizona Smelting Co. Brass Tool Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
ARIZONA SMELTING CO brass tool check #188 with manufacturerfs stamp L. A. Rubber Stamp Co. Octagonal with hole at top. Company operated at Meyer AZ (
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Two Colorado District Mining Stock Certificates1338 - Two Colorado District Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) The Central El Dorado Gold Mining Company. In French and English, so heavily invested in France. Number 3143 in 1910. All 20 coupons still attached
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Two Golconda District Stock Certificates1339 - Two Golconda District Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Golconda Consolidated Gold Mines Company. Number 4179 for 200 shares to Edward O Douglas in 1906. Issued in Pendleton, Oregon. Not listed in the Co
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to b**********7 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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