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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NE Johnson Nevada Photo Postcard Set3400 - NE Johnson Nevada Photo Postcard Set
Holabird Western Americana Collections
27 photo postcard set, later reprints of NE Johnson photographs. Printed by Lawrence Publishing Co. All unmailed and come with the original envelope.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 9***6 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Central Nevada Mining Camp Postcards3401 - Central Nevada Mining Camp Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of fourteen. Six RPCS of Eureka (St James Church, Ruby Hill Mine, Old Fire Station, Downtown, Opera House, Court House). Three Austin black &...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to w*****o for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Nevada Related Poster Collection3402 - Nevada Related Poster Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
33 Posters from either Nevada or pertaining to Nevada. Sizes range from 8.5" x 14" to 24" x 19". Examples include reproduction...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 450.00
Sold to B*******0 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Northeast Nevada Postcard Collection3403 - Northeast Nevada Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sixteen northeast Nevada postcards. Six railroad related: Palisade, Ryndon, Imlay, etc. Most show trains. Two nearly identical Palisade with two diffe
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Nevada and Nevada Related Postcard Lot3404 - Nevada and Nevada Related Postcard Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty-one. Three RPC's and six black and white. Includes four donkey themed, one Indian, one railroad, many desert, two poems, one cartoon, Far...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Seventeen Southern Nevada Postcards3405 - Seventeen Southern Nevada Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Las Vegas, Rhyolite, Caliente, Blair, Round Mountain. Unusual Blair Crater. George Foley, Round Mountain black & white, Rhyolite (old and new ov...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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West Central Nevada Postcard Collection3406 - West Central Nevada Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 56. Six Gardnerville (three RPC's including family and women with guns), three Fort Churchill including reprint of original camp, Fernley...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a******4 for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Photo Mosaic of Nevada3407 - Photo Mosaic of Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Compiled from Earth Resources Technology Satellite, Height of Orbit 494 Miles. Max C. Fleischman College of Agriculture / University of Nevada. Black
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to 4*******x for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Maps of Nevada & Utah; California & Nevada (2)3408 - Maps of Nevada & Utah; California & Nevada (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nevada & Utah by Bradley, 1886 Copperplate Engraving, hand colored. Nice condition, 24.5" x 19"; California & Nevada, circa 1876,...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*********r for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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New England Map Collection3409 - New England Map Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 maps. 1) New Hampshire. Engraved and color by Lithography by Cram. Chicago. 1883. Approximately 14.5" x 21." 2) New Hampshire, V...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to a******4 for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Map of  New Hampshire & Vermont3410 - Map of New Hampshire & Vermont
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Map engraved cartography, rail & wagon roads with hand color by Johnson & Ward. Double truck, pp.23,24. Vivid color . Slight staining at le...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*********r for (75.00 + 16.50BP) = 91.50
 
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Passaic Corner Cover, Letter and Business Card3411 - Passaic Corner Cover, Letter and Business Card
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice set of three items. 1) 1867 stamped 'Newark, Jun 7, New Jersey' corner advertisement for the Passaic Machine Works. Addressed to GS All...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*********p for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Birch Carriage and Harness Catalog3412 - Birch Carriage and Harness Catalog
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pictorial 1902 catalog from James H. Birch of Burlington, NJ featuring Birch carriages and harnesses. Export catalog No. 65, 208pp. Both covers have s
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Large New Mexico Postal History Collection3413 - Large New Mexico Postal History Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Although there may not be any killer covers, there are a lot of nice covers. 1913 Ramah with a two page letter from Master Bothers, Indian Traders. La
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******2 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Maps of New Mexico & Utah Territories3414 - Maps of New Mexico & Utah Territories
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) New Mexico, circa 1883,engraved & hand colored by Tunison. Vivid color. Nice condition. (Note the population of 119,565) 11" x 14"...
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Estimate : 130.00 - 200.00
Sold to A***g for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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New Mexico First Flight & First Day Covers3415 - New Mexico First Flight & First Day Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 60 pieces total. Various first flight covers from Clovis Airbase, Albuquerque Carlsbad, Santa Fe, Roswell, & other N.M. locations; vario...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p*******8 for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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New Mexico Maps3416 - New Mexico Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 40 maps including Historical Trails through New Mexico; a Census Edition; Visitors pamphlets 1953-'54; History Geology of the Carlsbad C...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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New Mexico Territorial Postmark Catalog by Todsen3417 - New Mexico Territorial Postmark Catalog by Todsen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
223pp and inscribed by author. Hundreds of NM postmarks illustrated. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 63123 Date: Location: New Mexico
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to j*****0 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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New Mexico/Native American Related Publications3418 - New Mexico/Native American Related Publications
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 10 pieces in a collection of booklets, pamphlets, misc. circular "In the Land of the Ancient Cliff Dweller"; Aztec Ruins National ...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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New Mexico Tourism & Ephemera3419 - New Mexico Tourism & Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 30 pieces of letters, pamphlets, chrome Litho post card; a Pictorial Map of Gallup, New Mexico; an Official Map of New Mexico 1937; Many fold
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to s********x for (95.00 + 20.90BP) = 115.90
 
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