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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Bridgeport Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Reese River, Nevada, 18651600 - Bridgeport Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Reese River, Nevada, 1865
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Reese River District, Lander County, N.T. (printed below title). This certificate has all the territorial designations but was issued in Aug
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to p********n for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Butte Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Reese River, Nevada Territory1601 - Butte Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Reese River, Nevada Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Clyde Ledge, Reese River Mining District, Lander County, N.T. (printed upper right). Incorporated October 20th, 1863. Dateline San Francisco, November
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to V********e for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Friendship Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Reese River, Nevada Territory1602 - Friendship Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Reese River, Nevada Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Reese River District, Lander County, Nevada Territory (printed in stock text). Incorporated July 6, 1863. Rare Stockton dateline, May 5, 186
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to V********e for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Massachusetts Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Reese River, Nevada Territory, 18641603 - Massachusetts Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Reese River, Nevada Territory, 1864
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Massachusetts' Ledge, Reese River District (printed at top). Inc. Feb. 23, 1864. Dateline San Francisco, June 22, 1864. No. 21, issued for 20 sh...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to V********e for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Stony Point Tunnel Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Lander County, Nevada Territory, 18641604 - Stony Point Tunnel Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Lander County, Nevada Territory, 1864
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reese River District. Stony Point Ledge, Friendship Ledge, Rebecca Ledge, and Rising Star Ledge. (All printed on the left side, partially obscured by
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to p********n for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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Phoenix Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Summit District, Nevada Territory1605 - Phoenix Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Summit District, Nevada Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Summit Mining District, Lander County, N.T. (printed along top and left border). Inc. November 1863. Dateline Virginia (City), N.T., December 18th, 18
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to p********n for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Byron Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Brown & Murphy District, Nevada Territory1606 - Byron Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Brown & Murphy District, Nevada Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Byron is one of the three mining companies to have ledges in the Brown & Murphy District as reported by Mark Twain in a letter dated February 3,...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to V********e for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
 
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Boden & Larkin Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Devil's Gate, Nevada Territory1607 - Boden & Larkin Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Devil's Gate, Nevada Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Devil's Gate District, N.T. (printed along the top). Inc. July 1863. Dateline San Francisco, August 4th, 1863. No. 24 issued for 5 shares to Leo...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d**********3 for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Copper mining library from the smelter at McGill Nevada.1608 - Copper mining library from the smelter at McGill Nevada.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16 different publications on copper mining and smelting. Includes Copper Mines in the world by Walter Harvey Weed, Copper in 1956, Copper Leaching Pr
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Link Mine Specimen, Midas, NV1609 - Link Mine Specimen, Midas, NV
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Banded quartz vein specimen, 1 1/2 x 4 x 4", one edge cut to display vein texture. Two episodes of quartz, one that is medium gray, very finel...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to a******l for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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