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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Amador Queen Mine No. 2 Document, c19001430 - Amador Queen Mine No. 2 Document, c1900
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4pp typed document describing work done on a mine and mill for this company active on Murphy's Ridge and the adjacent Murphy's Gulch and Hu...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to m*********y for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Black and White Mounted Gold Nugget Photo1431 - Black and White Mounted Gold Nugget Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This photograph was taken by M. H. Strong of Napa. c1900. Identified in pencil was 'Gold Nugget.'Bend in two with one vertical fold across t...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to T******1 for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Deadwood Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1432 - Deadwood Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Willow Valley District, Nevada County, California. Dateline Nevada City, Cal., July 3, 1879. No. 334, issued for 100 shares to William R Kni
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to P*******d for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Black Hawk Extension Quartz Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Nevada Co., 18631433 - Black Hawk Extension Quartz Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Nevada Co., 1863
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Near South Yuba, Nevada County, Cal. Extension of Tecumseh Lode (printed on the upper left). Inc. 1863. Dateline Dutch Flat, Placer County,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to j******d for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Casco Mining Company Stock Certificate, Meadow Lake, 18661434 - Casco Mining Company Stock Certificate, Meadow Lake, 1866
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Meadow Lake District, Nevada County, Cal. (printed along the top). Inc. May 28, 1864. Dateline Yankee Jim's, June 21, 1866. No. 36, issued for...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to j******d for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Koolean Quartz Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Gold Flat, 18631435 - Koolean Quartz Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Gold Flat, 1863
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Never before seen by us! This is also certificate number one! Location of Mine: Gold Flat, Nevada County, California (printed along the top). Inc. No
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to b*********r for (225.00 + 49.50BP) = 274.50
 
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Mineral Deposits of Nevada County, CA Booklet1436 - Mineral Deposits of Nevada County, CA Booklet
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Some Facts Regarding the Mineral Resources of Nevada County and the Nevada County Deep Drainage and Development Company". Approx 8pp plus...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********y for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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California Dredging & Mining Company Stock Certificate1437 - California Dredging & Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. 1877. No. 320, issued for 200 shares to O.S. Buckingham, company assistant secretary, on May 21st, 1879 in San Francisco. Also signed by presiden
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Map of Oroville Gold Dredging District1438 - Map of Oroville Gold Dredging District
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sketch map of major consolidations of Oroville gold dredging district 1910-1913. Map has Marysville in the north then south to Natomas consolidated o
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Enterprise Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, El Dorado County, California, 18661439 - Enterprise Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, El Dorado County, California, 1866
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Enterprise Gold and Silver Mining Company of Pilot Knob, Mud Springs and Mound Springs Mining Districts Stock Certificate. Office at S. B. Pelson...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to b*********r for (200.00 + 44.00BP) = 244.00
 
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