AUCTION  / 

May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location,

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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Candelaria, Nevada Mining Documents (Plus One Bodie)1560 - Candelaria, Nevada Mining Documents (Plus One Bodie)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. 1) Western Union Telegraph Co. receipt, 1878, received at Carson City, message written in code but translated. Says that shares have been bo
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*****s for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Rose Quartz Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Eagle & Washoe Valley Dist. Nevada Territory1561 - Rose Quartz Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Eagle & Washoe Valley Dist. Nevada Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare location: Eagle and Washoe Valley District, N.T. (printed top center). Inc. March 1863. Dateline San Francisco, May 2nd, 1863. No. 135, issued fo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d**********3 for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Two Telegrams (one territorial) about Comstock Mining1562 - Two Telegrams (one territorial) about Comstock Mining
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1864. Territorial. From Baldwin (we believe he is the partner of William Morris Stewart) to Robert Morrow. "Chollar set for tomorrow. You ca...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*********g for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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1892 Cherry Creek, NV Letter About Mining in Ruby Hill1563 - 1892 Cherry Creek, NV Letter About Mining in Ruby Hill
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dateline Cherry Creek, Nev. July 26th, 1892. Addressed to W.B. Lawlor, esq., in Ruby Hill. Letter written by Oscar Bates. Bates describes how in 1873
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to l*******c for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Cornucopia Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock1564 - Cornucopia Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Uncancelled stock, no. 608 issued to J. W. Pew, Trustee, 50 shares, signed by Wm. M. Pierson, President and J. W. Pew, Secretary, 1877. Cornucopia was
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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ASARCO Books from Ely, NV Office (3)1565 - ASARCO Books from Ely, NV Office (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 books from the Ely, NV Asarco office. Mines and Smelters Code, 1908 464pp. The American S. & R. Co. Telegraphic Code, 1905 633pp and some hand...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Central Park Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Gold Hill, Nevada Territory, 18641566 - Central Park Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Gold Hill, Nevada Territory, 1864
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Gold Hill District, Storey County, N.T. (printed upper left). Office: Virginia, N.T. No. 20, issued for 10 shares to JVB Perry on February 1
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to p********n for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Golden Horn Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Gold Hill, Nevada Territory1567 - Golden Horn Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Gold Hill, Nevada Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Gold Hill District, N.T. (printed under logo). Inc. in Nevada Territory, June 22nd, 1863. Dateline Gold Hill, January 15th, 1864. No. 307,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d**********3 for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
 
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Keystone & Arrington Cons. Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Gold Hill, Nevada Territory1568 - Keystone & Arrington Cons. Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Gold Hill, Nevada Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold Hill Dis., Storey Co. (printed at left). Dateline Justice Ledge, Gold Hill, N.T., April 20th, 1864. Incorporated only a week prior! No. 17, issue
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d**********3 for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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La Plata Mining Company Stock Certificate, Gold Hill, Nevada Territory1569 - La Plata Mining Company Stock Certificate, Gold Hill, Nevada Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Comstock Ledge, Gold Hill District (printed below title). Inc. March 1863. Dateline San Francisco, June 13th, 1863. No. 86, issued for 10 sh
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d**********3 for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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