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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2 Green Modern Whiskies2640 - 2 Green Modern Whiskies
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Green Modern Whiskies, no markings. Tiny chip on shoulder, no cracks. Approx 3.75 x 10.5 inches. Other is approx 4 x 8.5 inches, no chips or crac
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3 Amber Western Whiskies2641 - 3 Amber Western Whiskies
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Amber Western Whiskies. The E. Chevalier Co., Castle Whiskey, San Francisco, Cal with stopper. Approx 3 x 11.25 inches. No apparent chips or crack
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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6 Midwestern Whiskey Bottles2642 - 6 Midwestern Whiskey Bottles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of six Midwestern whiskey bottles. O'Callaghan Brothers Chicago clear shoofly, Zigler and Behrendt Huntington, West Virginia, Mahone Alexa...
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Blackberry Back Bar2643 - Blackberry Back Bar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Blackberry Back Bar, clear, c. 1900. No apparent cracks or chips. HWAC# 48520 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******h for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Clear Backbar Decanter2644 - Clear Backbar Decanter
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grommes & Ullrich National Club Clear Backbar Decanter, approx 8.5 x 4 inches. No apparent chips or cracks. HWAC# 48501 Date: Location:
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Clear Mini Whiskey Decanter and Cobalt Seltzer2645 - Clear Mini Whiskey Decanter and Cobalt Seltzer
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Clear Whiskey Decanter, Superaris with a green 5 point star, approx 3.5 x 6.5 inches, no apparent cracks or chips. Cobalt Seltzer, Family Beverage Co
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to a**********5 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Clear Whiskey Decanter2646 - Clear Whiskey Decanter
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Clear Whiskey Decanter with 4 stoppers. Approx 11.5 x 5 inches. No apparent cracks or chips. HWAC# 48534 Date: Location:
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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G. O. Blake's Rye & Whiskey2647 - G. O. Blake's Rye & Whiskey
Holabird Western Americana Collections
G. O. Blake's Rye & Whiskey, Adams, Taylor & Co., Boston & Louisville. Not in Barnett 1991 edition. Approx 12 x 3.5 inches. HWAC...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Ground Top Aqua Whiskey in Wicker2648 - Ground Top Aqua Whiskey in Wicker
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ground Top Aqua Whiskey in Wicker with screw cap. Approx 4 x 9.5 inches. HWAC# 48529 Date: Location:
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Pressed Glass Decanter/Backbar Bottle2649 - Pressed Glass Decanter/Backbar Bottle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pressed clear glass backbar decanter, fluted shoulders and neck. Fancy Gothic patterns in glass. Leaded glass, probably c1900. No visible condition pr
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Quaker Maid Whiskey Set2650 - Quaker Maid Whiskey Set
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Quart clear whiskey bottle, embossed Quaker Maid Whiskey, with full face label on one side and base label on the other. A gorgeous example of this rar
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Star Works Cincinnati Whiskey2651 - Star Works Cincinnati Whiskey
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Star Works Cincinnati Whiskey, approx 10 x 4 inches. Aqua, appled top. No apparent chips or cracks. HWAC# 48370 Date: Location:
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Two Applied Top Whiskeys with Labels2652 - Two Applied Top Whiskeys with Labels
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two applied top Amber to Amber Green labeled whiskey bottles. Superior old Port out of New York. Madeira on blue label on a green amber whiskey. A cho
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r****5 for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Cyrus Noble Miner's Miniature Decanters from McGill Club, NV2653 - Cyrus Noble Miner's Miniature Decanters from McGill Club, NV
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An original cardboard case of Cyrus Noble miner's decanters featuring The Miner, Bartender and Assayer. Decanters are approx 6" tall and ha...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to j*****0 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Cyrus Noble Miner's Miniature Decanters from McGill Club, NV2654 - Cyrus Noble Miner's Miniature Decanters from McGill Club, NV
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An original cardboard case of Cyrus Noble miner's decanters featuring The Miner, Bartender and Assayer on the box covers. Decanters are approx 6...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
 
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2655 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Beautiful Aug. Lang & Co. Beer Stein2656 - Beautiful Aug. Lang & Co. Beer Stein
Holabird Western Americana Collections
German made stein with Red Lion Stout on left side and Tivoli Lager Beer on right side. Brewery on front.6.5" tall. HWAC# 61839 Date: ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to R********9 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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European Beer Steins (4)2657 - European Beer Steins (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful beer steins ranging in sizes 5.5" x 13.5" to, 5.5" x 6.75". These are made of ceramic with ornate pewter lids. One has...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to o*****F for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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European Beer Steins (4) & Beer Mugs (2)2658 - European Beer Steins (4) & Beer Mugs (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 steins/mugs from 5.5" x 7" to 2.5" x 2.5". Four of them have pewter lids, the 2 largest are mugs. The largest mug has a horse,...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Ornate Beer Steins (2)2659 - Ornate Beer Steins (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful steins, 1 very large stein. 7.5" x 13.75". Has man playing a lute & a woman holding his arm, looks to be in a castle. Very c...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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