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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U.S. Centennial Exposition So Called Dollar2400 - U.S. Centennial Exposition So Called Dollar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
HK 20; silver, 38 mm. 10,133 struck, R-4. Engraved by William Barber. Brilliant uncirculated. HWAC# 61937 Date: 1876 Location: Philadelphia,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to R*****6 for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition (AYPE) Souvenir Booklet2401 - Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition (AYPE) Souvenir Booklet
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Published by Portland Post Card Company. Official Publication for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition titled "Seattle, The Gateway to Ala...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Exposition Silver Spoons (New York 1939 and Chicago 1933)2402 - Exposition Silver Spoons (New York 1939 and Chicago 1933)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five souvenir silver spoons: three from the New York World's Fair of 1939, and two from the Chicago Century of Progress held in 1933. ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to o*****F for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Exposition Tickets: Chicago World's Fair and Centennial Exposition2403 - Exposition Tickets: Chicago World's Fair and Centennial Exposition
Holabird Western Americana Collections
World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893: five tickets, one a workman's daily ticket and one a children's special ticket. United Stat...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to q*****d for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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World's Fair Glass Paperweights (21)2404 - World's Fair Glass Paperweights (21)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of glass paperweights from Worlds Fairs. Many different scenes from Palace of Liberal Arts, Ferris Wheels, The Fisheries Building & m...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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New York and Chicago Expo/World Fair Souvenirs2405 - New York and Chicago Expo/World Fair Souvenirs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Copper covered brass ashtray, 1901 PAN AMERICAN /EXPOSITION/ BUFFALO, approx 4.25" x 6.25". Brass/black matchbox sleeve, 1934 Chicago'...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to p*******s for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Colonial & Indian Exposition Medals2406 - Colonial & Indian Exposition Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different brass medals: each with a bust portrait on the obverse and "Struck in / Commemoration / Of The / Colonial & Indian / Exhibiti...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Jerry's Club Oasis Partytime Ashtray2407 - Jerry's Club Oasis Partytime Ashtray
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pristine condition tray with nude blonde doing the advertising. 5 x 4 inch metal tray. HWAC# 61049 Date: Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to r*o for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Watling 5¢ Twin Jackpot Rol-A-Top w/Eagle Slot Machine2408 - Watling 5¢ Twin Jackpot Rol-A-Top w/Eagle Slot Machine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Antique slot machine--1935 Watling 5¢ Twin Jackpot Coin Front Rol-A-Top w/Eagle. This device is in working order and includes key. The replacem...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to d**********3 for (2,600.00 + 650.00BP) = 3,250.00
 
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Lincoln Fitzgerald's Illegal Casino Token Die2409 - Lincoln Fitzgerald's Illegal Casino Token Die
Holabird Western Americana Collections
54845 Gratiot Ave is the address produced by this metal die, attributed to Lincoln Fitzgerald's Detroit casino with the Purple Gang. The metal d...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to L********r for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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