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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LOT WITHDRAWN1490 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Rare Colorado Mining RPC's1491 - Rare Colorado Mining RPC's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mrs. Cap Jack going prospecting with 2 mules(some paper adhered to rear), Lava Beds at Gypsum. HWAC# 53207 Date: Location: Colorado
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Colorado Mining Ephemera Collection1492 - Colorado Mining Ephemera Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15. 1) Three photographs. Two stereoviews: Kilburn, "The Great Gold Belt, Ouray, CO", c.1890; and Keystone bird's-eye of Geroge...
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Colorado Mining Camp Silver Spoons (4)1493 - Colorado Mining Camp Silver Spoons (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver spoons from Leadville, Silverton, Georgetown, and Lamar. Largest is 6.75" length, smallest is 3.5" length. HWAC# 55156 Date: ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r******8 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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New Era Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 1905 (Colorado & Nevada)1494 - New Era Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 1905 (Colorado & Nevada)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in South Dakota. No. 36, issued for 200 shares to JV Hollinger on Jan. 21st, 1905. Signed by the president, Harry D. Elliott, and secretary, Arth
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8***1 for (25.00 + 5.50BP) = 30.50
 
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Sir Roderick Dhu Gold Mining Co. Proof Stock Certificate, 18791495 - Sir Roderick Dhu Gold Mining Co. Proof Stock Certificate, 1879
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Engineering and Mining Journal locates this company in the Black Hills near the Homestake. The superintendent in 1879 was F.A. Babcock. According
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******n for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Auraria Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1496 - Auraria Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 1087 for 100 shares issued to David B Waters in 1882. Signed by secretary James H George and president TD Huntley(?). Two vignettes of a mill a
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d********r for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Brown Etowah Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1497 - Brown Etowah Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 115. Unissued. Excellent condition. 11/5 x 8.25". Three mining vignettes: all revolving on major sluicing operations. This company's...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to c******u for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Bunker Hill Gold Mining and Dredging Co. Stock Certificate1498 - Bunker Hill Gold Mining and Dredging Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 35 for 750 shares to Walter Parks in 1905. Signed by treasurer JT Miller, secretary CR Savoy, and president SA Dunham. Three vignettes of panni
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d********r for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Bunker Hill Gold Mining and Dredging Co. Stock Certificate.1499 - Bunker Hill Gold Mining and Dredging Co. Stock Certificate.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 36 for 15,000 shares to Jack Farnsworth in 1905. Signed by treasurer JT Miller, secretary CR Savoy, and president SA Dunham. Three vignettes of
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6****A for (55.00 + 12.10BP) = 67.10
 
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