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May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location,

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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Choice Color Illustrated Montana Territory Billhead3300Choice Color Illustrated Montana Territory Billhead
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Montana Steam Cracker Company, Helena and Bozeman, manufacturers of Lockey's Brand of Crackers and Hard Bread. Illustrated receipt for items rec...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*******c for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Helena Legal Documents3301Helena Legal Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Legal documents from Helena Montana. They are both territorial from April of 1888 and hand written concerned with a payment of one thousand dollars
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to l*******c for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Helena Montana Checks and Receipts3302Helena Montana Checks and Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 The First National Bank of Butte loan receipts c. 1920 with stamps. Approx 25 bank checks from various banks in Montana and ND c. 1905-1963. HWA
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Helena, MT Booklets3303Helena, MT Booklets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Placer Hotel and Arbuckle's advertising items. Montana Deaconess School at Helena showing students and grounds.163 Infantry Journal. Helena Wat...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
LOT WITHDRAWN3304LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
Madison Co. Residential Photograph3305Madison Co. Residential Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photograph of a residence in Madison County with stables and select hand-colored trees. View of the stables, backyard, and mountains behind the house.
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to b******1 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Miles City Police Labor Letter AFL3306Miles City Police Labor Letter AFL
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Letters from the great depression from the Miles City Trades and Labor Council, associated with the American Federation of Labor, to the City Counci
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Miles City, Montana Archive3307Miles City, Montana Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
80+ pieces. Binder full of letterheads and correspondence to the city government of Miles City, Montana, as well as other Mile City documents. c1906-1
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
LOT WITHDRAWN3308LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
Benton & Barker Stage Co. Receipt, Philbrook, Montana Territory3309Benton & Barker Stage Co. Receipt, Philbrook, Montana Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! Dateline Philbrook, May 28, 1884. Pay $15.25 to G.J. Morrison for merchandise. Signed by superintendent John Davis. To be paid by the Treasurer
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to s****y for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Philipsburg, Montana Fire Ephemera3310Philipsburg, Montana Fire Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. Includes: two pictorial receipts for the Philipsburg Fire Brigade No. 1, 1906; a 1902 pictorial draft for the same fire company; a 1905 Post
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Brown Shoe Company Letter (1936)3311Brown Shoe Company Letter (1936)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Illustrated lettersheet for Brown Shoe Company, datelined Basin, Wyoming, Aug. 3, 1936. Sent to Ft. Peck Mercantile Co. in Poplar, MT. Letter is about
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 9***6 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
The City of Red Lodge Booklet3312The City of Red Lodge Booklet
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Advertising booklet for Red Lodge in Carbon County Montana. Illustrated promotional piece for the small town with pictures, advertisements and inform
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Renova Postcard3313Renova Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great card! Man sleeping in doghouse. Post marked Renova, 1906. Post office open, 1906-1923. HWAC# 38658 Date: 1906 Location: Renova, Jeffers
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p******1 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Pinkerton Detective Agency Reward for Masked Montana Train Robbers3314Pinkerton Detective Agency Reward for Masked Montana Train Robbers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
What a great piece. Two masked men "...secreted themselves on the tender of the Oriental Limited, Great Northern Railway Company" on Septe...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 1**9 for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
Nice Pine Creek Cancel on Stevensville Postcard3315Nice Pine Creek Cancel on Stevensville Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice black and white photo of the Stevensville Hotel. Hand written notes on fronts include "parlor door" and "This used to be my bedr...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Ledger for Livery & Feed Stable, Virginia City, Montana3316Ledger for Livery & Feed Stable, Virginia City, Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ledger for Emil Hedrick, Dr., Livery & Feed Stable. 14.25" x 9". Good condition. HWAC# 57835 Date: Location: Virginia City, ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Virginia City, Montana Stage & Express Line License3317Virginia City, Montana Stage & Express Line License
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! Issued October 16th, 1893 to S.R. Buford & Co. of Virginia City, Montana to carry on the business of Stage & Express. Signed by the st...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 1**9 for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
Schulze Brothers Co. Saddlery Cover and Billhead3318Schulze Brothers Co. Saddlery Cover and Billhead
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1904 pictorial cover and billhead for harnesses billed to S.R. Buford in Virginia City, Montana. "Wholesale Harness, Saddlery, Leather & Fi...
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 1**9 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Mitchell & Lewis Wagon Co. Pictorial Letterhead & Cover3319Mitchell & Lewis Wagon Co. Pictorial Letterhead & Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1899 letter and cover from the Mitchell & Lewis Wagon Co. (Racine, Wisconsin) sent to S.R. Buford & Co. in Virginia City, Montana. Re: order...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00