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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6 Waltham Pocket Watches2750 - 6 Waltham Pocket Watches
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six different Walthams: one modern, gold-filled with chain; one w/ gold hands, plated, worn; one missing face, gold filled; one gold filled, back engr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Vintage Waltham Men's Closed Pocket Watches2751 - Vintage Waltham Men's Closed Pocket Watches
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Ornate 14K gold Waltham pocket watch, with chain, hunting configuration, face cover loose. 2) Gold Waltham men's pocket watch, hunter configu...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to c****n for (600.00 + 150.00BP) = 750.00
 
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Vintage Waltham Pocket Watches2752 - Vintage Waltham Pocket Watches
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five vintage Waltham men's open face pocket watches: 1) Silver, white enamel dial with black Roman numbers and the 24 hour dial in the center tr...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Vintage Ladies Gold Open Face Pocket Watches2753 - Vintage Ladies Gold Open Face Pocket Watches
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four includes: 1) Vintage Waltham CWC Co. ladies rose gold pocket watch. Back embossed with a rabbit and flowers; 2) Vintage Nastrix Ladies gol
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 650.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Vintage New York Standard Watch Co. Pocket Watch2754 - Vintage New York Standard Watch Co. Pocket Watch
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage New York Standard Watch Co. Pocket Watch w/ hand carved gold filled case, c.1900. Fob attached with clip. Beautiful timepiece. HWAC# 58824
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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