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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California State Prison Directors Meeting Minutes3200 - California State Prison Directors Meeting Minutes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dated December 16, 1863 and signed by California Governor Fredrick Low, Lieutenant Governor Tim. N. Machin, and Secretary of Sate Benjamin B. Redding
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Catalog of California Pictorial Letter Sheets of Henry H. Clifford3201 - Catalog of California Pictorial Letter Sheets of Henry H. Clifford
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover catalog, Dorothy Sloan Rare Books. Definitive collection of these pictorial California letters. 106pp. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Col
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to f*******l for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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E.C. Voorheis, California State Senator & Mining Man, Pictorial Business Card, c.1890s3202 - E.C. Voorheis, California State Senator & Mining Man, Pictorial Business Card, c.1890s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Card is for his run as the Republican nominee for State Senator for the 14th District which was comprised on Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, and Mono Count
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Financing an Empire, Banking in California Vol. 1-4 by Cross3203 - Financing an Empire, Banking in California Vol. 1-4 by Cross
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 illustrated hardcovers by Ira Cross. Vol. 1 526pp. Vol. 2 to 1002pp, Vol. 3 532pp, Vol. 4 558pp, An important California banking history reference
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Long Beach Development Company Certificate3204 - Long Beach Development Company Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare $500 10 year 6% bond. Ocean waves vignette, signed by president. #29 15" x 10". HWAC# 52673 Date: Location: California
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Map of California 18783205 - Map of California 1878
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California, 1878. Engraved and hand colored by Mitchell. Approximately 23" x 15.25." (Potter Collection) HWAC# 63223 Date: Lo...
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Sold to s********x for (80.00 + 17.60BP) = 97.60
 
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Map of California & Nevada, 18833206 - Map of California & Nevada, 1883
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California & Nevada, 1883 engraved with color by Lithography by Rand, McNally. Great map in very nice condition, beautiful colors, very detailed...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to M*****4 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Map of California 18843207 - Map of California 1884
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California, 1884. Engraved and hand colored by Frank A. Gray. Produced by O.W. Gray & Son, Philadelphia. Approximately 17.5" x 28.25."...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to s********x for (70.00 + 15.40BP) = 85.40
 
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Map of California 18863208 - Map of California 1886
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Map of California by DeBeers, engraved with color by Lithography, 1886. Very slight foxing in fold. 19" x 24.25". (Potter Collection) Mou...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to s********x for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
 
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Motherlode Letters, Billheads & Postcard3209 - Motherlode Letters, Billheads & Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 10 pieces including postcard of Lover's Leap, Blue Canyon, California on Southern Pacific Ogden Route; picture of McFarlands Hotel, Empi...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Unused Gold Rush Banking Documents including the very rare town of Don Pedro's Bar3210 - Unused Gold Rush Banking Documents including the very rare town of Don Pedro's Bar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three. 1) Banking House of Montezuma. Duplicate of Exchange. 1854. 2) Banking house of P. A. Lamping. Original of exchange. 186-. 3) Check from
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to m*****1 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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California Newspapers (3)3211 - California Newspapers (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The San Francisco Chronicle, The County Record (Angels Camp, California); The Mountain Messenger, (Downieville, California). All in good condition. Th
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Two Bay Area Telegraph Receipts w/ Envelopes (Alvarado & San Jose)3212 - Two Bay Area Telegraph Receipts w/ Envelopes (Alvarado & San Jose)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Rare telegram and envelope for the Bay & Coast Telegraph Company. Dateline San Francisco, 10/9/1886. Sent to SP Harvey of Alvarado. "Shi...
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The Pennsylvania Town Company Stock Certificate (Arlington Springs)3213 - The Pennsylvania Town Company Stock Certificate (Arlington Springs)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Proprietors of Arlington Springs, Bent County, Colorado. Inc. in Colorado. No. 169, issued for 1 share to Oliver H. Perry, president of the company, o
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Bakerville, Colorado Territory Stereoview3214 - Bakerville, Colorado Territory Stereoview
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Handwritten "Gorge above Bakerville C. T." W. G. Chamberlain, photographer, Denver. Bakerville was near the site of the original silver di...
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Central City & Nevadaville, Colorado Ephemera3215 - Central City & Nevadaville, Colorado Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 pieces for these two adjacent mining camps. 1) Revenue-imprinted (RN-P5) Certificate of Deposit for the Rocky Mountain National Bank, Central
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i******s for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Architectural Plans City Hall, Cripple Creek, Colorado3216 - Architectural Plans City Hall, Cripple Creek, Colorado
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a drawing of the front of the New City Hall to be built at Cripple Creek, Colorado by John J. Huddart, Architect. There is foxing in folds &...
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Cripple Creek, CO Circus Pennant and Metal Tray3217 - Cripple Creek, CO Circus Pennant and Metal Tray
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Metal tray with images of National Hotel and Teller County Courthouse , approx 3.25" x 4.25". Red cloth pennant, Blinky's Miniature Ci...
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The Cripple Creek Trip (1915 Photo Booklet)3218 - The Cripple Creek Trip (1915 Photo Booklet)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare small booklet: A Picture Story of The Cripple Creek Trip. Soft cover, 6" x 9". Published by The Smith-Brooks Press, 1915. Soft cover,...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to 4*******x for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Denver, Leadville & Pueblo, CO Illustration Book3219 - Denver, Leadville & Pueblo, CO Illustration Book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
B/W illustrations of Denver, Leadville & Pueblo, CO in a foldout hardcover book. Approx 20 scenes, 6" x 5". HWAC# 62468 Date: ...
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