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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California Mining Reports1460 - California Mining Reports
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) A Personal Report & Statement of his First Year in Mining in California. June 1, 1919. C.E. Gilman. . 2) Second Annual Report of E....
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********y for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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California Gold Mining Stocks (5)1461 - California Gold Mining Stocks (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields i/c 1923, North Banner Con.Tunnel u/i, San Domingo Gold Mining i/u 1901, Scadden Flat Gold Mining i/u 1879, Carson Hil
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
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California Gold Rush News in Washington D.C. Newspapers1462 - California Gold Rush News in Washington D.C. Newspapers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early Gold Rush dispatches! Two different issues of the The Republic, printed in Washington D.C., January 8, 1851 and August 30, 1849. The 1849 issue
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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California Mineral and Gold District Books (7)1463 - California Mineral and Gold District Books (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcovers. Minerals of California Bulletin 113 by State Division of Mines, Minerals of California Centennial Volume 1866-1966 Bulletin 189 by Divisio
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Hydraulic and Dredge Mining Certificates (6)1464 - Hydraulic and Dredge Mining Certificates (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California Dredging and Mining # 53 i/u Hedge 1874 1000 shares, nice gold ink on green, has paper clip rust and creases. Hammon Consolidated Fields #2
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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James Marshall Glass Plate Negative1465 - James Marshall Glass Plate Negative
Holabird Western Americana Collections
James Wilson Marshall was an American carpenter and sawmill operator, who reported the finding of gold at Coloma on the American River in California o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Tintype of Miner Holding Two Ingots1466 - Tintype of Miner Holding Two Ingots
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tin Type photo, CDV size with gold colored fancy encasement. Also appears to have a gold nugget watch chain. Choice. HWAC# 63502 Date: Locat
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Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to D******s for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Nice California Mining Stocks (3)1467 - Nice California Mining Stocks (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Munckton Gold & Silver Mining #82 u/i Dunderberg Lode, Nevada and Mountain Lakes Ice u/i, Farmers Union of San Jose California i/c #29 M Egglest...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to a****y for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Southern Motherlode Mining Stocks (4)1468 - Southern Motherlode Mining Stocks (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Columbia Hill Gold Mining #58 i/u C Hunt 1904? 313 shares, Minarets Mining # 93 i/c Mrs. O Sutton 1917 1000 shares, Murray Creek Mining i/c #20 Will
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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The California Gold Rush Hardcover by Kurtz1469 - The California Gold Rush Hardcover by Kurtz
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1997, 771 pp, limited to 1000 copies.
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to m********y for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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