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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Goldberg Bowen Wine Bottle2620 - Goldberg Bowen Wine Bottle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
GOLDBERG, BOWEN & CO. / WINE MERCHANTS / SAN FRANCISCO; 8” x 4”, sun colored purple. Bottle dates from period 1886-1900. Cracked on side and rep...
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Huge Whittled Bottle2621 - Huge Whittled Bottle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large carboy bottle, a heavy whittled, aqua, applied top, huge bottle found by Carol Stock in Goldfield Nevada in the 1960s. It's very unusual f...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to n********w.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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I. W. Harper Dark Amber2622 - I. W. Harper Dark Amber
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I. W. Harper Dark Amber, very early variant, possibly applied top. Much rarer than the tooled top version. No apparent cracks or chips. HWAC# 485
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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I. W. Harper Wicker Basket Bottle2623 - I. W. Harper Wicker Basket Bottle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ten inch tall with handle and cork. HWAC# 47900 Date: Location:
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Jos. Herrscher Co. Rectangular Amber and F. Chevalier Bottle2624 - Jos. Herrscher Co. Rectangular Amber and F. Chevalier Bottle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Amber JOS.HERRSCHER CO. / SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 10.75" x 3.5". THE / F. CHEVALIER CO. / WHISKEY MERCHANTS / PACIFIC COAST AGENTS // 136 C....
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Little Brown Jugs2625 - Little Brown Jugs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three: 1) St. Paul Pottery / unparalleled selection / White Bear Lake, Minn; 5 inches tall, with cork; 2) Old Continental Whiskey; 3 1/4 inches
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to t*********5 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Our Native Herbs Glass2626 - Our Native Herbs Glass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Shot glass: Our Native Herbs / The / Alonzo O. Bliss Co. / Washington D.C. / Proprietors . Tablespoon/ teaspoon measuring marks. Clear, 2 1/2 inches.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 75.00
Sold to M*****8 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Poison Bottle Collection2627 - Poison Bottle Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven poison bottles, six are amber. Two are the classic's: skull and cross bones poison bottles that contained tincture of iodide. One of the b...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to j****S for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Portners Malt Extract Bottle2628 - Portners Malt Extract Bottle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Portners Malt Extract Bottle dark amber. Cork in neck. Approx 3 x 8.5 inches. c1890. No apparent chips or cracks. HWAC# 48379 Date: Locat
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2629 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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