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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"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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 4*******x for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Cute Alaska Souvenir Shovel and Pick3001 - Cute 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
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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The Alaskan Newspaper, Vol. VI3002 - The 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
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to g***s for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Charles Hill Wanted for "Cohabitating in a State of Fornication"3003 - Charles 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
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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"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
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to r********p.. for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Alaska Klondike Gold Rush Ephemera3005 - Alaska 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 &...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Map of Alaska ("Russian America")3006 - Map 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....
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to d*********n for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Strikingly Colorful Alaska Advertising Piece called "Gold Fields"3007 - Strikingly 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
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j******d for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Vintage Iditarod Dog Sled3008 - Vintage 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.
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Yankee Ship Sailing Cards Books (3)3009 - Yankee 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.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to T******1 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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