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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Strike-A-Light Beaded Bag1100 - Strike-A-Light Beaded Bag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Plains Indians Strike-a-Light. Beautiful traditional pattern with tightly woven bead work and tin cones. Probably circa 70’s, originally used to carry
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Estimate : 200.00 - 280.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Strike-A-Light Beaded Bag1101 - Strike-A-Light Beaded Bag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Plains Indians Strike-a-Light, nice traditional pattern with tightly woven bead work and tin cones, probably circa 70’s, originally used to carry firi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 280.00
Sold to m********9 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Ceremonial Dance Set1102 - Ceremonial Dance Set
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Loom beaded Southwest Fancy Dance Regalia, over the shoulder piece and belt sash,center piece of belt sash has an Indian mounted on his horse with a l
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN1103 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 4.00
 
 
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South American Stone Beads1104 - South American Stone Beads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a collection of 17 hand carved stone beads from South America. Beads measure between 1/2" to 1".They are a beautiful combination o...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
 
 
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Vintage Native American Chaps1105 - Vintage Native American Chaps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage Native American chaps, buckskin pants. Good condition.32" long. HWAC# 48568 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Group of Native American Tools1106 - Group of Native American Tools
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes tools--scrapers, sinkers, ax heads, cobbles, drill, and projectile points of chert, granite, slate, quartz and more. This group cantains
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Native American Hide Scraper1107 - Native American Hide Scraper
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A large Native American hide scraper, probably chert, with one rounded ends; the large flat stone shows areas of having been fashioned by flaking, and
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to t*****d for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Nevada Points--Various Counties1108 - Nevada Points--Various Counties
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes: Northern Paiute; Washo; Persing County; Story County. Nicely mounted in wood, glassed case, 24" x 20. Lot includes obsidian, cher...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to p******r for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Vintage Washo Points1109 - Vintage Washo Points
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes points, awls, and scrapers of obsidian, chert, agate, carnelian, flint, quartzite, and more. Beautifully mounted on red felt in wood glas
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to p******r for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Washo Points1110 - Washo Points
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Washo points from the Winnemucca lake bed. Lot includes carnelian, obsidian, chert, and others. Nicely designed display on red felt in wood glassed c
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Mounted Points from Various States1111 - Mounted Points from Various States
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pieces are mounted in a case, 24" x 20". Lot includes obsidian, chert, agate, carnelian, flint,quartzite, and more from: Washo or Paiute, ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to c*********r for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Plains Vintage Stone War Club1112 - Plains Vintage Stone War Club
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Native American Plains tone war club, rounded rock, shaped and attached to wood handle, deerskin wrapped. Very heavy, rock--5" x 3.5" tota...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 600.00
Sold to d******c for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Nez Perce Beaded War Club1113 - Nez Perce Beaded War Club
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Native American stone war club. Beaded, wood, sinew wrapped handle. 22.5" length. Stone head attached with sinew. Hand carved stone makes this ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to c******1 for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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American Indian War Club1114 - American Indian War Club
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an American Indian war club that is handmade and measures 21" long. It is adorned with feathers and a trade bead and claw loop on the h...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a******l for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Beaded War Club1115 - Beaded War Club
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a 23" hand beaded war club, with vintage feel and look (late 19th Century), It has a large stone head, trade cloth woven wrist loop and...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Native American War Club1116 - Native American War Club
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a 21" war club with a fur adornment at the neck. It measures 21" long and is wrapped in rawhide.Attractive decorative collectible....
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to a******l for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Native American War Club/Hawk1117 - Native American War Club/Hawk
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Native American war club/hawk. It has a stone head, wrapped in fur, feather adornments and trade yarn wrapped handle. A major weapon that sh
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Arrow Point and Bone1118 - Arrow Point and Bone
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arrow point slips into split piece of bone in display box. HWAC# 61553 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to B********R for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Leather Ben Pearson Quiver with 5 Arrows1119 - Leather Ben Pearson Quiver with 5 Arrows
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16.5" leather quiver with 5 arrows and mostly intact feathers HWAC# 63315 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 1***k for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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