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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Tombstone Consolidated Mines Company Stock signed by Gage1370 - Tombstone Consolidated Mines Company Stock signed by Gage
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 765 for 100 shares to FE Myers & Brother in 1902. Signed by HM Robinson and EB Gage. Gage was a prominent mining engineer and entrepreneu...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6****A for (75.00 + 16.50BP) = 91.50
 
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Tombstone Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate1371 - Tombstone Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number A2572 for 50 shares to PH Filbert. Signed by president Burnham(?), secretary Gilroy and treasurer JW McElwee. Two Native American vignettes. Tw
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*****s for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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EA Jacobs Assay Certificate/Billhead (Tucson, AZ)1372 - EA Jacobs Assay Certificate/Billhead (Tucson, AZ)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assay certificate from EA Jacobs, cor. Main and Congress, Mar 20, 1905 signed EA Jacobs. Twin Butte Mine. HWAC# 61802 Date: 1905 Location: Tu
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*****s for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Letter & Capital Stock Cert. Cons. Gold Mountain Mining1373 - Letter & Capital Stock Cert. Cons. Gold Mountain Mining
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter from Mr. Flemming, Secretary from Consolidated Gold Mountain Mining Co. to Mrs. Mary H. White from 1902. The Cert. is No. 30, for 8 shares. Goo
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to j******d for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Tucson Gem and Mineral Show Prints1374 - Tucson Gem and Mineral Show Prints
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four framed prints 18 x 24 inches: 1992 Pyromorphite; 1996 Calcite; 1997 Copper; 1998 Alpine Minerals. HWAC# 49565 Date: Location: Tucson,
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Estimate : 130.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*********r for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
 
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Turquoise Copper Mining and Smelting letter1375 - Turquoise Copper Mining and Smelting letter
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter on company letterhead pertaining to Bro. Thomas Lawry having pneumonia. Large blue ink blot. HWAC# 61800 Date: 1901 Location: Turquois
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Union League Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1376 - Union League Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An early 1880's Arizona mining certificate. Number 122 for 250 shares to Charles Cobb. Signed by George Dickson and George W Dickson Jr. Undergr...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*********r for (85.00 + 18.70BP) = 103.70
 
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Nice Kales & Lewis Check printed Central Arizona Mining Company1377 - Nice Kales & Lewis Check printed Central Arizona Mining Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This company owned the Vulture Mine located 14 miles by road from Wickenburg at the southern margin of the Vulture Mountains, and about 9 miles west o
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d**********3 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Whiteford Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1378 - Whiteford Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare! Inc. in Territory of Arizona. No. 174, issued for 3,000 shares on March 16, 1899. Signed by Crawley (vice president) and White (secretary).
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s****y for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Monarch Mining & Smelting Company1379 - Monarch Mining & Smelting Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1913. Number 2708 for 407 shares to ES Middlebrook. Signed by James T Ross president and (?) secretary. Condition: small tears on edges especially at
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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