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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Wagon Broadside Booklet3320 - Wagon Broadside Booklet
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Advertising broadside booklet and cover for the Commonwealth Carriage Co., St. Louis, Missouri, mailed to S.R. Buford in Virginia City, Montana in 190
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2 Montana Engineer Licenses3321 - 2 Montana Engineer Licenses
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Montana State Boiler Inspector's Certificate dated 1926. Montana Traction Engineer's License dated 1927. Nice tractor image. Both have som...
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2 Different Union Documents3322 - 2 Different Union Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Official dues card, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers. 1938-1939. Constitution and By-laws, Butte Teamsters
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Important Montana Labor Collection3323 - Important Montana Labor Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes 10 postal receipts/ working cards. Approx 100 letters from State of Montana Attorney General, State Forester, House of Representatives, gub
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2 Montana Historical Books3324 - 2 Montana Historical Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vigilantes of Montana or Popular Justice in the Rocky Mountains by Prof. Thos. J. Dismdale. Mackinaws Down the Missouri by Glen Barrett. HWAC# 505
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5 Different Labor Union Documents3325 - 5 Different Labor Union Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 x mine union brother release papers dated 1944. By laws and rules of local union 41. Butte Mutual Labor Bureau Recommendation Card dated 1922, has
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7 Union Member Documents3326 - 7 Union Member Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 pink working cards, local 175. Savings passbook The First National Bank of Dillon Montana, 1963-7967. Dues book United Brotherhood of Carpenters a
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Books of Vigilantes of Montana, Anaconda Mine3327 - Books of Vigilantes of Montana, Anaconda Mine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 books 1)The Vigilantes of Montana by Prof. Thos. J. Dimsdale; embossed, leather bound, a reprint 1981 from 1866 edition by Time Life Books, h
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Certificate of Alexander M.Walker, Society of Montana Pioneers3328 - Certificate of Alexander M.Walker, Society of Montana Pioneers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful Certificate from Society of Montana Pioneers certifying that Alexander M. Walker arrived within the territory now constituting the State of
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Sold to h****y for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Fabulous Pictorial Montana Wagon Documents3329 - Fabulous Pictorial Montana Wagon Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three pieces. 1) Billhead for S.C. Ashby & Co., seller of The Mitchell Fram and Spring Wagons. Dateline Helena, M.T., Oct. 9th, 1889. Bil...
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Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Five Montana Souvenir Spoons3330 - Five Montana Souvenir Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five different. Includes: copper, 5.75", mining scene on bowl and handle; patriotic handle and (gold-plated?) small Montana seal, 6"...
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Group of Montana Territorial Warrants3331 - Group of Montana Territorial Warrants
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Two different pictorial and colorful Territory of Montana warrants/bonds for $50 and $100, issued 1868. One has five coupons attached. P
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Hotel Montana Photographs3332 - Hotel Montana Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hotel Montana photograph. Location is not known. Dated by car in photo. One photo is pristine and sharp. The other has a full length bend in it. Size
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Montana Education Booklets3333 - Montana Education Booklets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Included: Biennial Reports, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Librarian of the State Law Library, 1917-1918; University of Montana President...
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Montana Letterheads & Other Ephemera3334 - Montana Letterheads & Other Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12. Included: 1873 letterhead for Henry Elling, Banker, Virginia City; pictorial letterhead for the Park Hotel, Great Falls, 1890s; letter fr
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********x for (65.00 + 14.30BP) = 79.30
 
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Montana War Department Telegraphs Between Post Traders3335 - Montana War Department Telegraphs Between Post Traders
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. This is a nice group showing communication between the post and Indian traders at Ft. Shaw and Ft. Benton. 1) Four are sent from Fort Benton
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Pair of Territorial Montana Receipts for Expressmen3336 - Pair of Territorial Montana Receipts for Expressmen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1884 license receipt issued 1884 in Dillon to Utah & Northern Railroad Expressman. 2) 1889 license receipt for Omnibus & Expressman in Bo...
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Two Montana Ribbons3337 - Two Montana Ribbons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Silver Anniversary Encampment W.R.C., Department of Montana, Billings, April 15, 16, 17, 1909. Yellow cloth, 8" x 2.25". Vignette of ba...
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Western Letterheads to Montana3338 - Western Letterheads to Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of about 15 misc. letterheads issued to Montana merchants, 1906-1916. Best piece is Home Lode Gold Mining Co. (Silver City, SD) to Butte, MT, 1916
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Map of Nebraska, Dakota, Idaho & Wyoming3339 - Map of Nebraska, Dakota, Idaho & Wyoming
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck, engraved & hand colored by Johnson. Gray border, colors are vivid. Slight .25" tear at bottom, middle, does not encroach on m...
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Sold to c*********r for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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