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


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LOT WITHDRAWN3360 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Metropolis, Nevada Blue Print Plat Map3361 - Metropolis, Nevada Blue Print Plat Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Creating the town of Metropolis was the project of an eastern businessman, Harry L. Pierce. He purchased 40,000 acres of desert land in 1910 and hired
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to B********R for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Rare Pactolus, Nevada Datelined Lettersheet3362 - Rare Pactolus, Nevada Datelined Lettersheet
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter from Pactolus, Nevada, dated 1902 to The State Bank and Trust Company, Carson Nevada. 8.5" x 10" HWAC# 56775 Date: 1902 Loc...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p******1 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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High Quality Reprint of Souvenir Rawhide Booklet3363 - High Quality Reprint of Souvenir Rawhide Booklet
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c.1960 high quality reprint of "Souvenir of Rawhide: Nevada's Great Gold Camp." Originally published in 1908 by and featuring photogra...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to S*****3 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Rawhide Ephemera Group (Booklet, Postcard, Photographs)3364 - Rawhide Ephemera Group (Booklet, Postcard, Photographs)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Souvenir Views of Rawhide: Ned Johnson's photographs. Great photographs: city, mines, people, buildings etc. First tent, first hote...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to r*****r for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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2 Different Reno, NV Key Fobs3365 - 2 Different Reno, NV Key Fobs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 black 3.5" x 1.75" key fobs. Virginia Hotel Reno, Nevada, reverse IN RENO IT'S HAROLDS CLUB. Colonial Motor Inn, Reno, Nevada, rev...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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3 Reno, NV Key Fobs3366 - 3 Reno, NV Key Fobs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grand Hotel 4.75" x 2.25" key fob with key. Motel 500 with key. Sutro Motel with key. HWAC# 51433 Date: Location: Reno, Nev...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Dr. Charles O Gasho Glasses and Case, Reno, Nevada3367 - Dr. Charles O Gasho Glasses and Case, Reno, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Case is in very nice condition. Hard plastic material. Inside in gold color is "Dr. Chas. O. Gasho / Optometrist / Reno - Nevada." 2) C...
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George Wingfield Promissory Note, 19203368 - George Wingfield Promissory Note, 1920
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Promissory note from George Wingfield for $15,075 to A. Sage. Dateline Reno, Nevada April 22, 1920. 8% per annum. Three $1 and one 2 cent documentary
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Reno / American Legion FOB3369 - Reno / American Legion FOB
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bronze colored "The Biggest Little City in the World." Manufactured by the Greendcuck Company out of Chicago. 1.5". HWAC# 48400 ...
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Reno Hot Springs Key Fob3370 - Reno Hot Springs Key Fob
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reno Hot Springs, Reno,NV, red plastic key fob. Swim for health, largest mineral pool in America. HWAC# 51434 Date: Location: Reno, Neva
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LOT WITHDRAWN3371 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Tonopah Advertising & Map3372 - Tonopah Advertising & Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Color Map of Nevada (tearing at right side) misc. letters, checks, bills. Interesting dealer lot. HWAC# 61238 Date: Location: Tonopah, Neva
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Start Price : 45.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Tonopah Postcard Collection3373 - Tonopah Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twenty-three. Some nice and unusual reprints of the early days of Goldfield: the original Mizpah, July 4 1913, crowded street, different depot
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to w*****o for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Adolph Sutro Collection3374 - Adolph Sutro Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 items related to Adolph Sutro and the Sutro Tunnel on the Comstock. 1) Rare 1888 receipt datelined Sutro, Nev. for the Lucille Lodge of the A
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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American Exchange Hotel Business Card, Virginia City, Nevada3375 - American Exchange Hotel Business Card, Virginia City, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Corner of Washington & E Street. That would have been right across from the V&T train depot. S. A. Miller was the proprietor. "Rooms Si...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to P******y for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Comstock Ephemera Group3376 - Comstock Ephemera Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 23. Includes: 1887 Gold Hill letter to TR Hofer; two assessment receipts for the Utah Silver Mining Co., 1888; eight Bank of California deposit
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to s********x for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
 
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Three Different Virginia City, Nevada Licenses (Wagon, Gambling, Engineer)3377 - Three Different Virginia City, Nevada Licenses (Wagon, Gambling, Engineer)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All three are rare. 1) 1877 City License, Vehicle (wagon) 1st Class. Issued to RH McDonald for 3 months starting January 1877. Signed by the mayor, ci
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to c*********p for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Comstock Lode Books (6)3378 - Comstock Lode Books (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Legends of the Comstock Lode by Beebe, The History of the Comstock Lode 1850-1920 by Smith, Silver Kings by Lewis, Virginia and Truckee by Beebe, A Hi
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Estimate : 90.00 - 130.00
Sold to a********x.. for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Virginia City, Nevada Real Photo Postcards3379 - Virginia City, Nevada Real Photo Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of approximately 17 real photo postcards. About half of these are from the normal suite of relatively common photo postcard and the other half a
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a******4 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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