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 Santa Barbara, CA City Directories3170 - 5 Santa Barbara, CA City Directories
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Santa Barbra, CA City Directories. 1931-half detached spine, 1936-detached spine and no back cover, 1937, 1938-taped spine, 1944. HWAC# 61836 Dat
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Santa Barbara Flower Festival Bread Badge3171 - Santa Barbara Flower Festival Bread Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Souvenir Brass Santa Barbara Flower Festival Bread Badge, 2.5" long with bear on top. HWAC# 59748 Date: 1896 Location: Santa Barbara, ...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to f********c.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Press Democrat Issue about San Francisco Earthquake3172 - Press Democrat Issue about San Francisco Earthquake
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vol. XXXII, April 19, 1906 Press Democrat. Two pages. Focuses completely on the San Francisco earthquake and the damage it did to surrounding cities s
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to k********r.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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4 Shasta Region Black and White Photos3173 - 4 Shasta Region Black and White Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4.75" x 7" photos of Sacramento River near Copley showing a boat and waterwheel? and Bully Hill Mining Camp. 3 8" x 10" black a...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Chris Evans, Sonntag Brothers (robbers, killers, innocent men) Half Plate Tintype3174 - Chris Evans, Sonntag Brothers (robbers, killers, innocent men) Half Plate Tintype
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Chris Evans was a sharp shooting farmer who joined the notorious train robbers, the Sonntag Brothers. In August of 1892 they robbed a train at Collis
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*********n for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Oliver Hardware Advertising Calendar (Sonora, CA)3175 - Oliver Hardware Advertising Calendar (Sonora, CA)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautifully framed and matted pictorial calendar frozen in March 1941. Bucolic Sonora tree filled watercolor. HWAC# 51379 Date: 1941 Location:
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Standard Lumber Co. Complaining Letter, Sonora, California3176 - Standard Lumber Co. Complaining Letter, Sonora, California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 sided letter on pictorial letterhead, Oct. 1911, Standard Lumber co, Sonora, CA. Only 1 page of a multi page letter about the finished road along t
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******s for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Southern CA Ephemera (7)3177 - Southern CA Ephemera (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1906 Post Office Dept Steadman, CA Postmaster application letter. WB Broadwell billhead to Yellow Aster Mine 1899. Yellow Aster Mine 1918 assayer&#...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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1903 Sterling City Photograph3178 - 1903 Sterling City Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original photo, 6 x 9", framed and matted in old frame, but not contemporary to photo. Sterling City in Butte County was formed by the Diamond ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t********n.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Susanville Birds-Eye View Postcards (most RPPC)3179 - Susanville Birds-Eye View Postcards (most RPPC)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 24. Nineteen are real photo, two are color, and three are early printed. Of the 24, six were mailed (1909-1961) and one has a long message writ
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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