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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Sutter's Gold by Cendrars with Decorations by Harry Cimino3180 - Sutter's Gold by Cendrars with Decorations by Harry Cimino
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Translated from the French by Henry Longan Stuart. Five woodblock prints suitable for mat and frame. Illustrations by Cimino are wood cut designs. Har
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Slavonic Badge and Ribbon, Sutter Creek, CA3181 - Slavonic Badge and Ribbon, Sutter Creek, CA
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Handshake badge with 8" ribbon and fringes. SLAVONIC / LBS / ANGELS CAMP, CAL / BRANCH OF SIBS/ SUTTER CREEK, CAL. HWAC# 63102 Date: L...
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Seven Topaz Documents from Rickey or Kirman and Rickey3182 - Seven Topaz Documents from Rickey or Kirman and Rickey
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Small letterhead. Rickey Land & Cattle Company, Inc. 1906. 2) Large fancy Kirman & Ricket letterhead 1895. Harness, Saddles, Bridles, etc...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9***5 for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Check from Express & Banking Office of Rhodes and Co Signed by FW Blake3183 - Check from Express & Banking Office of Rhodes and Co Signed by FW Blake
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! This pictorial check for $4000 was made out to Pierce Delap??? signed by F. W. Blake as agent for Rhodes & Co. Blake was the agent for Rho...
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Gold Rush Era Check from Rhodes & Co., Yreka, California3184 - Gold Rush Era Check from Rhodes & Co., Yreka, California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#2627 from Express & Banking office of Rhodes & Co, Feb. 5, 1855 for $699.52 with X tear in center. Native American pictorial.3 folds and sm...
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Sold to i*****l for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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4 Ansel Adams Yosemite Prints3185 - 4 Ansel Adams Yosemite Prints
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four Adam's prints from Adams' photos: 11" x 14"; Half Dome--Azaleas; Yosemite Falls; High Sierra from Glacier Point; El Capitan, ...
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Vernal Falls Oil Painting3186 - Vernal Falls Oil Painting
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oil on board, painting of Vernal Falls in Yosemite with storm clouds rising in the background. Original frame—25" H x 18.5" W. Signed by t...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Yosemite & Surrounding Area Ephemera3187 - Yosemite & Surrounding Area Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. 1) Two different Tuolumne County tax documents. An 1866 receipt for a Chinese person (Losang) and and 1877 receipt for taxes on land in Chin
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******s for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Yreka, Fort Jones & Etna Stage Line Way Bill3188 - Yreka, Fort Jones & Etna Stage Line Way Bill
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Yreka to Fort Jones to Etna and Return. Large way-bill dated July 4, 1911. Five entries. William Altoppen as driver. 17 x 11" Folds. Light wear...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*****l for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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California Mother Lode Books (3)3189 - California Mother Lode Books (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 hardcovers. California Gold Country, Highway 49 Revisited by Koeppel. Mother Lode Album by Weston. Gold Mines of California by Weston (Potter Coll
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