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


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Four Galveston, TX Tokens2110 - Four Galveston, TX Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four pieces Dinas Café, Galveston Model Dairy Co., G.O.C., and Eyssells 1062 Union av. HWAC# 62612 Date: Location: Galveston, Texas
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to m*******n for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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City Drug Store Token, Gary, TX2111 - City Drug Store Token, Gary, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This could possibly the only token from this town. GF 5c IT. A,R,19mm HWAC# 62737 Date: Location: Gary, Texas
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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P. J. Ischy Token, Germantown, TX2112 - P. J. Ischy Token, Germantown, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
GF 15c IT token from a town 30 miles north of Austin founded in 1840 HWAC# 62738 Date: Location: Germantown, Texas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Leon Duey Token, Genoa, TX2113 - Leon Duey Token, Genoa, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ingle GF 5.00 IT token, unlisted. Genoa is a suburb of Houston. HWAC# 62700 Date: Location: Genoa, Texas
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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City Cash & Carry Tokens, Georgetown, TX2114 - City Cash & Carry Tokens, Georgetown, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four GF IT Tokens, 5c,25c,5oc, and 1.00 HWAC# 62705 Date: Location: Georgetowng, Texas
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 1,002.00
 
 
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Citizens State Bank, Cash Store Tokens, Giddings, TX2115 - Citizens State Bank, Cash Store Tokens, Giddings, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two tokens. Citizens State Bank and Cash Store. Cash Store counter stamped. Giddings is a RR town founded in 1871, 75 miles east of Austin HWAC# 62
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Farmers Supply Tokens, Giddings, TX2116 - Farmers Supply Tokens, Giddings, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ten tokens. Looks to be two complete sets. 2 1c, 2 5c, 2 25c, 2 50c, and 2 1.00. Giddings is a RR town founded in 1871 75 miles east of Austin. HWA
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to B*******0 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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S. M. Tomme & Sons Lumber Token, Gist, TX2117 - S. M. Tomme & Sons Lumber Token, Gist, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
GF 1.00 IT token from lumber town in east Texas. Unlisted HWAC# 62607 Date: 1912 Location: Gist, Texas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 3***1 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Grogan Manfacturing Co. Tokens, Gladstell, TX2118 - Grogan Manfacturing Co. Tokens, Gladstell, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three tokens from early lumber town. 5, 10, 50 not transferable pieces. HWAC# 62608 Date: 1920 Location: Gladstell, Texas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*******0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Minute Café Tokens, Gladwater, TX2119 - Minute Café Tokens, Gladwater, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gladwater was originaly a town on the Texas Pacific RR, founded in 1873 and is east of Dallas. 2 tokens from the Minute Café, GF 5c IT, GF 25c...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
 
 
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