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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5 Plumbers Union Booklets3280 - 5 Plumbers Union Booklets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 By Laws and Rules of Local Union No. 41, Butte Montana, revised March, 1954. 3 Union member monthly dues stamp books, hardcover. 1935-1943. HWAC
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Corner of Park and Main Trolley Photograph (Butte, Montana)3281 - Corner of Park and Main Trolley Photograph (Butte, Montana)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photograph of the Trolley at the corner of Park and Main St. in Butte Montana. Done by Elite Photo Studios, 3.5"x 4.75" very good conditio...
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Irrepressible Butte Booklet3282 - Irrepressible Butte Booklet
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Irrepressible Butte. the richest City in the World. Unique, Healthy, and Enterprising. $900.00 Produced Annually for Each Inhabitant. Compliments of P
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Three Montana Sewage Bonds3283 - Three Montana Sewage Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) City of Butte. 1890. 15 coupons remaining, Gold & Wihte. Excellent condition other than folds. Hole cancelled, Bottom left corner ripped, Not...
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Assortment of Montana Vehicle Pictures, Stickers, Receipts, Stickers and a Patch3284 - Assortment of Montana Vehicle Pictures, Stickers, Receipts, Stickers and a Patch
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Copper City Radio Club, Butte MT. cloth patch. 5 stapled Gordon's Jewelry receipts c. 1938. Stove Catalog from Butte Stove Repair Company, Bu...
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Group Photo of "Bagdad Shriners" in Butte3285 - Group Photo of "Bagdad Shriners" in Butte
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group photo of "Bagdad Shriners" in Butte Montana taken by Elite Studios. Early Shriner uniforms for this chapter of the fraternal organ...
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2 Labor Union Strike Pads, Butte, Montana3286 - 2 Labor Union Strike Pads, Butte, Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 yellow colored 1.25" x 2.25" pads of approx 25 sheets each. The pads proclaim Notice Workers! / Stay Away from / Butte, Montana / Overcr...
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Sold to a******l for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Butte Montana Promo Items3287 - Butte Montana Promo Items
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes a 1905 booklet with numerous photos, mining articles, several tourist color guides. An used cloth bumper sticker for Butte. Perhaps the hig
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Sold to 8***1 for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Two BF White Montana billheads3288 - Two BF White Montana billheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1880. B. F. White, forwarding and commission merchant. Pay Henry Elling $85.95. Autosigned by White. For value received charge to account of DR Buf
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Letter for T.C. Power & Bro. Military & Indian Traders, 18763289 - Letter for T.C. Power & Bro. Military & Indian Traders, 1876
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Office of T.C. Power & Bro., Freighters and Forwarding Merchants, Military and Indian Traders. Letter addressed to post trader J,H. McKnight &am...
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Sold to 8********l.. for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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T.C. Power & Bro, Indian Traders, Collection, Ft. Benton, MT3290 - T.C. Power & Bro, Indian Traders, Collection, Ft. Benton, MT
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 letters between two post traders. All are on T.C. Power & Bro., Military & Indian Traders, Fort Benton, letterhead and addressed to...
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Sold to d******c for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Medal/Ribbon Garneill Lodge, No. 47 (Garneill, Montana)3291 - Medal/Ribbon Garneill Lodge, No. 47 (Garneill, Montana)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ribbon and Medal, Garneill Lodge, No. 47 K. of P. Garneill, Mont. Reverse: "In Memoriam". HWAC# 40628 Date: c. 1895 Location: Gar...
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1866 Deposit of "Gulch Gold Dust," Helena, Montana Territory3292 - 1866 Deposit of "Gulch Gold Dust," Helena, Montana Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Manuscript Certificate of Deposit at the First National Bank in Helena. Dateline Helena, M.T., June 26, 1866. S.W. Vorhees has deposited one purse sai
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Sold to 1**9 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Helena, Montana Territory Deposit for a Gold Bar, 18663293 - Helena, Montana Territory Deposit for a Gold Bar, 1866
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Manuscript document. Dateline Helena, MT June 29, 1866. First National Bank of Helena. John Gropper has deposited one bar of gold weighing 18.55
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Sold to 6****A for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Letter to Ft. Shaw from Supt. of Indian Affairs, 1873, Montana Territory3294 - Letter to Ft. Shaw from Supt. of Indian Affairs, 1873, Montana Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Letter written on official letterhead for the Office of the Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Dateline Helena, M.T. (Montana Territory), 1873. A
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1905 Souvenir for Sands Bros. Co. in Helena3295 - 1905 Souvenir for Sands Bros. Co. in Helena
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8.5" diameter circular souvenir (plate?) with woman with flowers in her hair. Back has label: "Souvenir of 1905 / Compliments / of / Sands...
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5 First National Bank of Helena Checks3296 - 5 First National Bank of Helena Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Nice vignette of woman with shovel and shield on left side and eagle on right side. Orange adhesive R6c revenue stamp. 2) Jan. , 1871. Orange impri
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Letterhead for Overland Freight Line via Union Pacific & Utah Northern Railways (Helena, Montana)3297 - Letterhead for Overland Freight Line via Union Pacific & Utah Northern Railways (Helena, Montana)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare letterhead for the office of Overland Freight Line via Union Pacific & Utah Northern Railways. Dateline Helena, Montana, November 23, 1878....
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Sold to d******c for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Three Different Territorial Helena Bank Exchanges/COD's3298 - Three Different Territorial Helena Bank Exchanges/COD's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All issued pre-statehood. Nice variety. 1) Best is L. Hershfield illustrated draft with green 2 cent revenue imprint (RN-B6). No. 2, issued 1866 to be
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Two Helena, Montana Telephone Directories3299 - Two Helena, Montana Telephone Directories
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Both for territory served by The Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company. 1) Winter 1954-55. 68 pages. 9 x 6" softcover. 2) Winter 19...
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Sold to d******c for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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