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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3190 - California History Books (3)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcovers. 1) California by McGroarty 1926 393pp with index, front hinge repaired. 2) California, Its History and Romance by McGoarty, 393 pp with in
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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3191 - California History Books (8)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Land in California by Robinson, The Year of Decision 1846 by Devoto, Early Prints and Drawings of California, California Ephemeral, Adobe Days by Smit
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to j****l for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
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3194 - Arlington Auburn Letter and Promo PhotoHolabird Western Americana Collections
8" x 10" glossy b/w by Ralph Widman of "Arlington Twin Auburn Speedsters" and a letter from the arlington auburn in North Hollyw...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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3196 - California Gold Rush Bill Heads (3)Holabird Western Americana Collections
McKinlay, Garrioch & Co, San Francisco 1855 for 1000 ? Backus & Harrison 1851 for prints and more, Middleton & Smiley 1851 with crease ...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
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3198 - California Male Cabinet Card PortraitsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Man with mustache by Swart, Nevada City, CA. Man with beard and funky hair peak and a unibrow by Elite in San Francisco, CA. Young bow in a suit by Ha
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to B*******0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
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3199 - California Motherlode Fraternal Calling CardsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. Included: color IOOF card for D.E. Stratton, Chinese Camp, Tuolumne County; color GAR card for James H. Lord, Grass Valley; card for Mary A.
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t********n.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
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