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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Metallurgical reference works.1720 - Metallurgical reference works.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nine different works on various aspects of mining metallurgy. Includes handbook of mineral dressing by Taggart, manual of flotation processes, nonferr
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LOT WITHDRAWN1721 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Miner's Union Book, Rare1722 - Miner's Union Book, Rare
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Official Proceedings of the 45th Convention of the Intl. Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers. 1949 edition,364pp. Cover and first 18pp have lower
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6****A for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
 
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Western History Library1723 - Western History Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 15 books on Western history mostly from Idaho, Utah, and Alaska. Includes Brigham the Brig., Jim Bridger Mountain man, Copper Tent, Utah
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Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Mineral Books (5)1724 - Mineral Books (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Markets for Onyx Marble & Hard Stones, Geneva 1971. Gem Stones of the United States. Silver by Bureau of Mines. Dana's Manual of Mineralogy ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*********r for (20.00 + 4.40BP) = 24.40
 
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Mineral Deposits and Exploration Library1725 - Mineral Deposits and Exploration Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight books: "Geophysical Prospecting," "Mineral Deposits" "Exploration Geochemistry," "Geobotany and Biogeochemi...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*****0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Mineralogy Books1726 - Mineralogy Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three: 1) A Collector's Guide to Rock, Mineral, and Fossil Localities of Utah; 2) Minerals of Nevada by Castor and Ferdock; 3) Mineralogy...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to b*********r for (25.00 + 5.50BP) = 30.50
 
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16 Assorted Mining Key Fobs, Knives and Buttons and more1727 - 16 Assorted Mining Key Fobs, Knives and Buttons and more
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Folding stainless steel knife, SAFE WORKER MID-CONTINENT COAL& COKE and The Ensign-Bickford company in cardboard box. Buttons are The Ensign-Bi...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to a******l for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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7 Large Mine Patches, Medals, Key Fobs1728 - 7 Large Mine Patches, Medals, Key Fobs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three 8" EMPIRE ENERGY CORPORATION MINE RESCUE cloth patches. Two 8" EMPIRE ENERGY CORPORATION EAGLE MINES cloth patches. One 8.75&quo...
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25 Promotional North American Booklets and Calendars (Mostly Mining)1729 - 25 Promotional North American Booklets and Calendars (Mostly Mining)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Late 20th century color promo booklets from the Yukon Canada, Tonopah, NV, Carson City, NV, Lake Tahoe, DeLamar Silver Mine, Empire Mine, Ca , Bogainv
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8 Vintage Black and White Photos of Western Mining Area1730 - 8 Vintage Black and White Photos of Western Mining Area
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight 8" x 10" black and white photos. Includes AZ, ID, UT and ND. Mostly older buildings and the Eby Stamp Mill. HWAC# 49510 Date:...
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Earth's Treasure Vintage Mineral Kit1731 - Earth's Treasure Vintage Mineral Kit
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of 24 minerals in a white cardboard box measuring 5" x 7". Many of the minerals are 1" cubes. Pink feldspar, muscovit...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to m********y for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Seven 2 Sided Mining Contract Price Sheets1732 - Seven 2 Sided Mining Contract Price Sheets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16.25" x 11". Clear laminated 2 sided paper from 1963-1961 listing prices for timber, cribbing, pipe, slushers and more. HWAC# 50271 ...
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Mining Ephemera: Stock, Assay, Cigar Label, Stereoview, Postcards1733 - Mining Ephemera: Stock, Assay, Cigar Label, Stereoview, Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. 1) T.C. Williams Co. cigar box label featuring a prospector holding a large nugget (10.75 x 10.75"). Vertical fold. 2) 1894 Selby Sme...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to j*****0 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Mining Stock & Ephemera Lot with Rare Missouri Mining Company1734 - Mining Stock & Ephemera Lot with Rare Missouri Mining Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice ephemera lot starting with (1) Carthage Mining Company of Missouri. Number 540 for 1000 shares to CV Chase. Signed by H Maxwell and WS Tower. Inc
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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