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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Walkers Token, Virginia City, Montana2010 - Walkers Token, Virginia City, Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Walkers / Virginia City, Mont. // GF / 12 1/2c / IT. Round, brass. 28mm. R7 HWAC# 60044 Date: Location: Virginia City, Montana
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to r******g for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Rare Charles Hrabak Good For Mirror (Dodge, Nebraska)2011 - Rare Charles Hrabak Good For Mirror (Dodge, Nebraska)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Good for 5 cents in trade. Hrabak had a general merchandise store. "Your face on the other side will smile with satisfaction when you trade wit...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to a****y for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Rare Good For Mirror for Fred Volberding (Wisner, Nebraska)2012 - Rare Good For Mirror for Fred Volberding (Wisner, Nebraska)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
For for 5c in trade. Slabbed and Genuine. c1905-10. Photo of young girl smoking a pipe? See photo for small issues, but overall in very nice condition
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*****h for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Merchants Hotel Token (Columbia, Nevada)2013 - Merchants Hotel Token (Columbia, Nevada)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: Merchants Hotel / Frank H. Mills / Prop. /Columbia; Rev.: Good For / 6 1/4c / In Trade; B.C. 21mm. Scarce town. HWAC# 55213 Date: Locat
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8*****H for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Commercial Hotel Advertising Mirror, Elko, Nevada2014 - Commercial Hotel Advertising Mirror, Elko, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two and a quarter inch round mirror "Good For 12 1/2 c In Trade / Commercial Hotel, Elko, Nev." Lovely lady, some wear on mirror. Extremel...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Three Nevada Tokens (Elko and Tungsten)2015 - Three Nevada Tokens (Elko and Tungsten)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Amistad Hotel, Elko (GF 5c); Mayer Hotel, Elko, (GF 1 Cigar)' S. Bernstein, Tungsten (GF 12 1/2c.). HWAC# 55247 Date: Location: Elko/T...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 2**********t for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2016 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Three McGill, Nevada Pool Hall Tokens2017 - Three McGill, Nevada Pool Hall Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three: London Pool Hall, The Brunswick, Victory Pool Hall. HWAC# 55223 Date: Location: McGill, Nevada
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 2**********t for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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"S" Token (Rawhide, Nevada)2018 - "S" Token (Rawhide, Nevada)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: Rawhide / Nevada / S ; Rev.: Good For / 5 / cents / In Trade; (Sheelite Club). HWAC# 55212 Date: Location: Rawhide, Nevada
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r*****r for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Four Different Tonopah, Nevada Tokens2019 - Four Different Tonopah, Nevada Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four: W.J. Drysdale; Ed Lasagna Co.; A.H. Rounsevell; King's Ice Cream Parlor. HWAC# 55230 Date: Location: Tonopah, Nevada
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8*****H for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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