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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W. Kessey's Bar Brunswick Balke Token, Fort Davis, TX2100 - W. Kessey's Bar Brunswick Balke Token, Fort Davis, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Whitaker Kessey arrived at Fort Davis in 1867 as head baker of the 9th Calvary In 1873 he opened a mercantile store. The store has been in continues
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 3***1 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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H. Koehler Token, Fort Stockton, TX2101 - H. Koehler Token, Fort Stockton, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
West Texas Cowtown token GF 50c IT. Town east of El Paso known for Santa Fe RR stop. HWAC# 62714 Date: Location: Fort Stockton, Texas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to p********n for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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B. Max Mehl Token, Ft. Worth, TX2102 - B. Max Mehl Token, Ft. Worth, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
B. Max Mehl was a famous Texas coin dealer and this is his personal Good Luck token HWAC# 62734 Date: Location: Ft. Worth, Texas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to b*******8 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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George's Gateway Rondevous Tokens, Ft. Worth, TX2103 - George's Gateway Rondevous Tokens, Ft. Worth, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two tokens, GF 5 in Drinks and 25in Drinks HWAC# 62703 Date: Location: Ft. Worth, Texas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to A*********r for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Four Ft. Worth, TX Tokens2104 - Four Ft. Worth, TX Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four Ft. Worth tokens. Ft. Worth Savings and loan (2), Pankey & Chapman, W W Merrett HWAC# 62733 Date: Location: Ft. Worth, Texas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to g******1 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Four Ft. Worth, TX Tokens2105 - Four Ft. Worth, TX Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four Ft. Worth Tokens. 2 from Leonard Bros., One from Market Bar, one from Horn Palace. HWAC# 62732 Date: Location: Ft. Worth, Texas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to A*********r for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Five F. O. E. Tokens, Galveston, TX2106 - Five F. O. E. Tokens, Galveston, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five tokens from F.O.E. No. 50. Four different types, all GF 5 cents HWAC# 62701 Date: Location: Galveston, Texas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******7 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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G O G & C Co. Token, Galveston, TX2107 - G O G & C Co. Token, Galveston, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stamped 10. Unlisted HWAC# 62611 Date: Location: Galveston, Texas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 80.00
Sold to m*******n for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Token2108 - Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Token
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio RWY. was started as the Buffalo Brazos & Colorado Railway Company and name changed in 1870. All constru...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Four Gambini's Tokens, Galveston, TX2109 - Four Gambini's Tokens, Galveston, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four tokens. Four different 10 cent cash value pioeces. HWAC# 62610 Date: Location: Galveston, Texas
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 120.00
 
 
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