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May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

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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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"Souvenir of North Western Alaska" by O. D. Goetze3000"Souvenir of North Western Alaska" by O. D. Goetze
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c1904. 70 pages. 11 x 8". Focus is on Native American life, animal life, water, ice, boating, Nome and mining. Condition is poor to good. One p...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 4*******x for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
Cute Alaska Souvenir Shovel and Pick3001Cute Alaska Souvenir Shovel and Pick
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Shovel is 8.25" long. Tip has been chipped. Pick is in great condition. Whale bone? Ivory? HWAC# 62202 Date: Location: Nome, Alaska
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
The Alaskan Newspaper, Vol. VI3002The Alaskan Newspaper, Vol. VI
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4pp edition with local news and interesting pictorial ads. Large tears and lower right corner of front page is detached and included. HWAC# 61352
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to g***s for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Charles Hill Wanted for "Cohabitating in a State of Fornication"3003Charles Hill Wanted for "Cohabitating in a State of Fornication"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
With Annie Hill! Dismissed in 1912 after Charles disappeared and was never seen again. Four legal documents, three handwritten notes, and two envelope
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
"Souvenir of Alaska and Yukon Territory" by Hegg Photo Journey!3004"Souvenir of Alaska and Yukon Territory" by Hegg Photo Journey!
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1902 copyright by E. A. Hegg of Seattle, Washington. 126 pages full of photographs. Shows life in the city, in the country, on the water and on the sn
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to r********p.. for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Alaska Klondike Gold Rush Ephemera3005Alaska Klondike Gold Rush Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Best is unmounted bird's-eye view photograph of Dawson, Yukon Territory. "Looking Down from Midnight Dome." By Larrs &...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Map of Alaska ("Russian America")3006Map of Alaska ("Russian America")
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Interesting map of Territory of Alaska. This was pre-Alaskan Gold Rush. This was known as Russian America. Engraved & hand colored by Gray,1876....
Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to d*********n for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Strikingly Colorful Alaska Advertising Piece called "Gold Fields"3007Strikingly Colorful Alaska Advertising Piece called "Gold Fields"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This needs to be framed!!! Main picture is of men panning for gold. Two small circular pictures show the Skaguay Trail and Dawson City. George S. Harr
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j******d for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
Vintage Iditarod Dog Sled3008Vintage Iditarod Dog Sled
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage Iditarod Malamute wood dog sled from Alaska. This Dog Sled is an antique, but may have been used up into modern times, hence the nylon struts.
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Yankee Ship Sailing Cards Books (3)3009Yankee Ship Sailing Cards Books (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Presents reproductions of some of the colorful cards announcing ships sailing in the days when Boston Ships and Boston men where known in every port.
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to T******1 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Ajo, AZ Ephmera Group3010Ajo, AZ Ephmera Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 postcards including RPC's, 5 postal covers including 3 1930 Ajo Airport of Entry airmails and a First Flight,. 8 WJ Davies cardboard dairy bot...
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Tucson to Fuente, Yuma via Franco en el Altar Postal History3011Tucson to Fuente, Yuma via Franco en el Altar Postal History
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Tucson postmark verifies the date. It is a type 3 used from May of 1868 to June of 1870. Addressed to Jesus Redondo in Fuente, Yuma (?). Reverse s
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r********a.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Benson, AZ Postcards and Ephemera3012Benson, AZ Postcards and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 20 postcards including RPC's-Big Rock Bridge, Dragoon Mountains, Texas Canyon, birdeye, City Hall, Camp Benson, West Main St.and one from...
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Bisbee, AZ Postcards, Postal Covers and Ephemera3013Bisbee, AZ Postcards, Postal Covers and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
32 postcards of Bisbee, some street scenes,mostly mining related. 3 Bisbee canceled covers, 898-19310 including a dedication series Bisbee airport cov
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
Casa Grande, AZ Postcards and Ephemera3014Casa Grande, AZ Postcards and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 postcards including RPC of street scene, 2 1921 postal covers, US Dept of the Interior Casa Grande National Monument 1941 and early 1960's pam...
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Charles L Day Indian Reader Letter (Chin Lee, Arizona)3015Charles L Day Indian Reader Letter (Chin Lee, Arizona)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice pictorial letterhead offering a blanket for $20.Stains and fold tears. HWAC# 61805 Date: 1905 Location: Chin Lee, Arizona
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
Clifton, AZ Postcards & Copper Mine Paycheck3016Clifton, AZ Postcards & Copper Mine Paycheck
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 postcards including RPC's of Arizona Copper Co., business district, trainyard, bathhouse, and birdseye. Unused Arizona Copper Co. blue paychec...
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to h********e for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Douglas, Arizona Postal History Collection3017Douglas, Arizona Postal History Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seventeen. From airmiles to First Day Covers to pictorial covers, to corner advertising covers. Every cover fits one of these areas. Three stam
Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 320.00
Douglas, AZ Postcard Collection and Ephemera3018Douglas, AZ Postcard Collection and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 30 Douglas, AZ postcards with a few RPC's-street scenes,Southern Pacific Depot, library, hotels, smelter, G Ave., a parade, City Park and...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Fairbank, AZ Postcards and a Check3019Fairbank, AZ Postcards and a Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 postcards 1911-1940 with Fairbank cancel including an amusing fishing scene, another a young boy sitting on a barrel. 1901 check from Consolidated N
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to i******s for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Flagstaff, AZ Postcard Collection with RPC's3020Flagstaff, AZ Postcard Collection with RPC's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 50 postcards, mostly color, a few RPC's. Kitchen Kastle Cafe, birdeye view of Flagstaff, San Francisco Peaks, Aspen Ave., Court House, Sa...
Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to a******4 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
Two Pinal County Bank Stock Certificates3021Two Pinal County Bank Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued and signed by President W.E. Guild? According to the Arizona Champion, 1889, the bank opened in Florence in Sept. HWAC# 52554 Date: 1889
Estimate : 160.00 - 320.00
Sold to t******2 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Three Territorial Arizona Fort Letters3022Three Territorial Arizona Fort Letters
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three Arizona Territory Post letters 1) 1/2 page letter from Fort Apache, Arizona Territory. Payment for $1.50. 2-3) Fort Grant. 1893. Two letters fro
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
Letter to Colonel Grierson who Organized 1 of 2 Buffalo Soldier Cavalry Units, Fort Whipple, Arizona3023Letter to Colonel Grierson who Organized 1 of 2 Buffalo Soldier Cavalry Units, Fort Whipple, Arizona
Holabird Western Americana Collections
What a great piece of history. United States Representative Miller is telling Colonel B H Grierson that he and the Texas delegation ae doing what they
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to a********o for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Globe, AZ Postcards and Ephemera3024Globe, AZ Postcards and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1900-1907 b/w photo of Old Dominion Works smelter, approx 6" x 8". 1940's 3." x 7.25" 1 red and 1 green pennant-"Th...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Globe/Inspiration, AZ Postal Covers (12)3025Globe/Inspiration, AZ Postal Covers (12)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 postal covers from Globe/Inspiration, AZ 1883-1941. HWAC# 61812 Date: Location: Globe, Arizona
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Grand Canyon Promo Pamphlets, Booklets, Stereoview, Maps3026Grand Canyon Promo Pamphlets, Booklets, Stereoview, Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 25 pieces of Promo pamphlets & booklets of Grand Canyon expeditions & tours; stereoview of woman & 2 dogs overlooking rim of Gra...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Jerome, AZ Postcards and Ephemera3027Jerome, AZ Postcards and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
11 postcards mainly birdeye, Main Street,Hotel Jerome and United Verde Mine. Return address label from Dr. JT Pecharich. 1914 and 1915 road tax receip
Estimate : 100.00 - 140.00
Sold to 8***1 for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
Kingman Postcards (13) and a Billhead3028Kingman Postcards (13) and a Billhead
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 postcards including a few RPC's of Main St., Old Trails Hwy., Santa Fe Depot,birdeye view, burro pack train, a long freight team Hotel Beale ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to h********e for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Meteor Crater, AZ Ephemera3029Meteor Crater, AZ Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 postcards with 1 RPC. 2 vintage brochures " The Great Meteor Crater of Arizona" with back map. HWAC# 61828 Date: Location: Met...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Morenci, AZ Postcards (9)3030Morenci, AZ Postcards (9)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 Morenci, AZ postcards including DtroitCopper Co. Store, Club and school buildings, Morenci Hotel, smelter, view from D hill, Arizona Hill. HWAC#
Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to h********e for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Mt. Lemmon, AZ Postcards with RPC's (15) and Ephemera3031Mt. Lemmon, AZ Postcards with RPC's (15) and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15 Mt. Lemmon postcards with approx 10 RPC"s. Mt. Lemmon sore and Inn, Mt. Lemmon, Mt. Lemmon Lodge, Soldier's Lake Hitchcock Hwy., Mt. Lem...
Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Nogales, AZ Letters and Postal Covers.3032Nogales, AZ Letters and Postal Covers.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Organization Certificate of the Sandoval National Bank 1904 and 1903 letter on etterhead1886 letter on letterhead, L. Ephraim General Merchandise. 192
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Nogales, AZ Postcard Collection with RPC's3033Nogales, AZ Postcard Collection with RPC's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 45 Nogales, AZ postcards including Rancho Grande Guest House, stock yards, street scene, "the fence", The Cavern, Morley Ave, Mexic...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Oatman, AZ Postcards (7)3034Oatman, AZ Postcards (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 RPC's- 2 Tom Reed Mine, United Eastern Mine. 2 Main St. Hwy. 66, Oasis Cafe. HWAC# 61763 Date: Location: Oatman, Arizona
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to D****7 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Patagonia, AZ Postal Covers and Postcard (6)3035Patagonia, AZ Postal Covers and Postcard (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Patagonia, AZ postmarked covers c. 1926-1933. Cancelled embossed postcard of NYC"s iconic Flatiron Building. HWAC# 61764 Date: Locat...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Pearce, AZ, Postcards (5)3036Pearce, AZ, Postcards (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Christmas postcards, one with chicks and another with a chick pulling a cart with eggs in lieu of a missed Easter card! HWAC# 61765 Date: L
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Petrified Forest Postcards and Booklets3037Petrified Forest Postcards and Booklets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Petrified Forest and Painted Desert postcard booklets. 6 park booklets. National Park Service vintage hand out map. HWAC# 61766 Date: Locat
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Phoenix, AZ Area Ephemera3038Phoenix, AZ Area Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Canvas money bag from Valley National Bank. 5 Phoenix pictorial souvenir folders. 11" blue felt pennant with an Indian chief head. c.late 1940&...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Phoenix, AZ Ephemera3039Phoenix, AZ Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 postcards including assembled ostrich. c. 1930's to 1950's promo brochures for Hotel Desert Hills, 2 In the Valley of the Sun, Camelback I...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Prescott, AZ Postcards and More3040Prescott, AZ Postcards and More
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hotel St. Michael billhead 1910. United Verde Extension Mining report 1919. Foldout Prescott color map. Approx 50 postcards including RPC's. ...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Tombstone, AZ Letters and Ephemera3041Tombstone, AZ Letters and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 tickets for Helldorado October 24-27,years unknown.1940's unused cowboy window decal and c. 1950's sticker.Several c. 1920's business ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
Bank of California Cochise County Bank Deposit Slips (7)3042Bank of California Cochise County Bank Deposit Slips (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 bank deposits slips from Bank of California into Cochise County Bank in Tombstone, 1 credit slip with a tear. 1 deposit of Copper Queen, another 200
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h********k.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Cochise County Bank Deposit Slips from EB Gage & J Goldwater (9)3043Cochise County Bank Deposit Slips from EB Gage & J Goldwater (9)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bank deposit slips from 2 famous Arizonans. 2 EB Gage for cash-see perforations. 7 from J Goldwater . HWAC# 61810 Date: 1886 Location: Tombs
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Cochise County Bank Mexican Silver Deposit Slips (6)3044Cochise County Bank Mexican Silver Deposit Slips (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three 1886 deposits slips for Mexican Silver, silver deposits. One has light stain, one heavily stained. HWAC# 61808 Date: 1886 Location: Tom
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Three Cute Ash Trays3045Three Cute Ash Trays
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Corral Bar, Tombstone ash trays. Show young lady caught without any clothes on - only a towel to protect her innocence. One Hal's Barber Sho...
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Tombstone, AZ Banking Ephemera3046Tombstone, AZ Banking Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 100 Cochise County Bank deposit slips c. 1886. 3 unused and attached Huson & Co Bankers checks c. 1880's-edge toning. 2 Cochise Count...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Tombstone, AZ Postal Covers, 30+3047Tombstone, AZ Postal Covers, 30+
Holabird Western Americana Collections
30+ postal covers c. 1880's to 1934. A few pictorials. HWAC# 61771 Date: Location: Tombstone, Arizona
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Tombstone, AZ Postcards3048Tombstone, AZ Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1960's Tombstone and Boothill photo card booklet.Approx 30 postcards including Bird Cage Theatre and RPC's. HWAC# 61768 Date: Lo...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
Tucson Banking, Canceled Checks, Savings Books, Pamphlets3049Tucson Banking, Canceled Checks, Savings Books, Pamphlets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 10 pieces of banking related ephemera from the early 1900's in Tucson. HWAC# 61271 Date: 1917 Location: Tucson, Arizona
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00