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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South Overman Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Gold Hill, NV 1868 w/ red NV Revenue Stamp1570 - South Overman Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Gold Hill, NV 1868 w/ red NV Revenue Stamp
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold Hill District, Storey County, N.T. (printed upper left). Inc. March 19, 1864. This stock has a territorial dateline (Gold Hill, N.T.) but wasn&...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to V********e for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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C.O.D. Consolidated Mining Stock, Goldfield, NV w. Glowing Ruby 19131571 - C.O.D. Consolidated Mining Stock, Goldfield, NV w. Glowing Ruby 1913
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #4954, issued at Goldfield, NV. For 100 shares to David Pfeiffer. Incorporated in 1908. This company was a merger of the Goldfield C.O.D. and th
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Chute's Map of Goldfield Mining District1572 - Chute's Map of Goldfield Mining District
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a choice map by Elmer J. Chute of the Goldfield Mining District made in 1905 before the consolidation of the Goldfield Mine. This map includes
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to S*****3 for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Map of Goldfield Mining District1573 - Map of Goldfield Mining District
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Goldfield MIning District map, copyrighted in 1915 by Davis & Byler. "Only Compant Holdings and Properties Patented or in Process Show...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Florence Goldfield Mining Vouchers and Invoices1574 - Florence Goldfield Mining Vouchers and Invoices
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 vouchers with invoices attached from Florence Goldfield Mining, 1912-1916. HWAC# 62473 Date: 1912-1916 Location: Goldfield, Nevada
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. Third Annual Report (1909)1575 - Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. Third Annual Report (1909)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
29pp. Pages are 9 x 6". Four full page high contrast photographs. Cover is made from finer paper. Pages and cover are firmly attached! Excellen...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. Sixth Annual Report (1912)1576 - Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. Sixth Annual Report (1912)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
With Report of Goldfield Consolidated Milling & Transportation Company. For the Fourteen Months Ending December 31, 1912. Staple binding, softc...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to N*****7 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Great Goldfield, NV Library1577 - Great Goldfield, NV Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Softcover UNR Bulletin, October 1948 Vol.XLII, A contribution to the Published Information on the Geology and Ore Deposits of Goldfield, Nevada by Sea
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Laguna Mine Equipment Tag1578 - Laguna Mine Equipment Tag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Laguna mine equipment tag, number 73. Brass, round, approximately 1.7 inches in diameter. The Laguna mine was one of the important mines at Goldfield.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*****0 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Mohawk Mine Equipment Tag1579 - Mohawk Mine Equipment Tag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mohawk mine equipment tag, Goldfield Nevada. Number 154. The Mohawk was one of the most important, and richest mines in all of Goldfield. About 2 inch
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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