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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Chas. K. Holchak Token, Shiner, TX2200 - Chas. K. Holchak Token, Shiner, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
GF 10c IT. B,R,25mm. HWAC# 62615 Date: Location: Shiner, Texas
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to H****o for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Five Shiner, TX Tokens2201 - Five Shiner, TX Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five pieces. De Hardes Place, Weitzel's Place, Mewes & Wendtland (3). HWAC# 62616 Date: Location: Shiner, Texas
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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T. V. McCain Tokens, Swan, TX2202 - T. V. McCain Tokens, Swan, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five paper GF tokens for various size Pints. Town is located north of Tyler HWAC# 62712 Date: Location: Swan, Texas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to r*****2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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R. F. Lanik Tokens, Sweet Home, TX2203 - R. F. Lanik Tokens, Sweet Home, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Ingle tokens. Pat'd. Insurance Credit System Dayton. HWAC# 62709 Date: Location: Sweet Home, Texas
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Heath-Tailor, G H Graves Tokens, Sweetwater, TX2204 - Heath-Tailor, G H Graves Tokens, Sweetwater, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two tokens from town west of Abilene established in 1879 on the Texas Pacific PP line. Heath Tailoring Co. and G. H. Graves Furniture Store. Both larg
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p********n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Wright-Herndon, American Legion Tokens, Sweetwater, TX2205 - Wright-Herndon, American Legion Tokens, Sweetwater, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two tokens, Texas misspelled TAXAS on Wright-Herndon piece. Legion piece is Post 109 HWAC# 62708 Date: Location: Sweetwater, Texas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p********n for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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J. L. Wootton Co. Token, Talco, TX2206 - J. L. Wootton Co. Token, Talco, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cash Store token for 50 IT. Talco was derived from Texas Arkansas Louisiana Country in 1856 HWAC# 62706 Date: Location: Talco, Texas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to g******1 for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Grogan-Cochran Lumber Tokens, Tamina, TX2207 - Grogan-Cochran Lumber Tokens, Tamina, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three tokens GF (5c, 10c, 1.50) IM from early lumber town north of Houston. Great Northern RR opened here in 1871 HWAC# 62711 Date: Locatio
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******7 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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American Vulc. Co. Token, Taylor, TX2208 - American Vulc. Co. Token, Taylor, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
GF $1 on $15 purchase. Great Northern RR Came thru Taylor in 1876 HWAC# 62702 Date: Location: Taylor, Texas
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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M F Klattenhoff Tokens, Taylor, TX2209 - M F Klattenhoff Tokens, Taylor, TX
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Taylor is located 25 miles N. E. of Austin and was founded in 1876 by the Great Northern RR. Fve tokens, 10c, 25c,50c, 1.00, 5.00. HWAC# 52068 Da
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to s*******l for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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