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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Pictorial Iron Sides Steamship Company Business Card3440 - Pictorial Iron Sides Steamship Company Business Card
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Business card from The Ironsides Company, Columbus, OH with pictorial ship image.2.75" x 5", lower left corner crease. HWAC# 62471 Da...
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"The Beginnings of Tulsa" by J. M. Hall3441 - "The Beginnings of Tulsa" by J. M. Hall
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is the 1933 second edition of a 1923 book. Great early resource for Tulsa. It starts with "Tent Town," first in Tulsa, earliest resid...
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Chris Madsen, Chief of Oklahoma City PD RPC3442 - Chris Madsen, Chief of Oklahoma City PD RPC
Holabird Western Americana Collections
RPC Of Chris Madsen as Chief of Police, Oklahoma City. He was also US Cavalry, Deputy US Marshall for OK and MS, a Rough Rider with Teddy Roosevelt, a
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Four page letter about wagon trip to Oregon3443 - Four page letter about wagon trip to Oregon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Written by R. A. Nichols. He had arrived on the 17th of October and is writing to his parents on the 18th. This letter is very descriptive of his 1862
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to t**********d for (360.00 + 90.00BP) = 450.00
 
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Klickitat Valley Development Company Stock Certificate, 19113444 - Klickitat Valley Development Company Stock Certificate, 1911
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Oregon. Low No. 10, issued for one share to M.P. Martin on June 26th, 1911. Signed by the president (King) and secretary (Watson). Pen and sta
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Portland, Oregon Ephemera3445 - Portland, Oregon Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 pieces. 1) Pictorial 1864 First of Exchange, manuscript Portland dateline. Signed by H.W. Corbett. Faded revenue stamp. 2) Memo from the Oreg
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to L****5 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Portland Overland Mail Route Handbill Reprint3446 - Portland Overland Mail Route Handbill Reprint
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Appears to be a Portland Overland Mail Route Handbill Reprint done in the 19th Century. Nice coach and 6 horse woodcut.Dated July 20, 1866. Travelers
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Retro Whites Coinmaster Precious Metal Detector3447 - Retro Whites Coinmaster Precious Metal Detector
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Space Age Vintage Retro Whites Coinmaster Precious Metal Detector Model IV. This thing looks like something out off Star Trek or Buck Rogers! Late 6...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Bonneville Dam Documents3448 - Bonneville Dam Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8.75 x 11.5" Hydrograph summary in Blue, 24.5" x 21" improvement in fish ladders in blue. Five Corps of Engineers U.S. Army 10.5&quo...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Map of Oregon3449 - Map of Oregon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rand, McNally's Oregon. Railroad and Express Map by lithography, 1895. Approximately 27" x 20.5." (Potter Collection) HWAC# 632...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to b*********r for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Nice Oregon Ephemera Lot3450 - Nice Oregon Ephemera Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photograph (positive and paper negative) of the first U. S. Post Office west of the Rocky Mountains, in Shivley's, Astoria, Oregon (1847); color...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to a****a for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Oregon Postmarks by Whittlesey3451 - Oregon Postmarks by Whittlesey
Holabird Western Americana Collections
244pp and inscribed by author. Hundreds of Oregon postmarks illustrated. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 63124 Date: Location: Oregon
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to j*****0 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN3452 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
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LOT WITHDRAWN3453 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Original copy of the Lancaster Charter, Colony of Pennsylvania3454 - Original copy of the Lancaster Charter, Colony of Pennsylvania
Holabird Western Americana Collections
May 1, 1742. Over six legal sized pages full of interesting content on the incorporation of this community before the Revolutionary War. With the appr
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Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Gruber Detective Agency Metal Warning Sign3455 - Gruber Detective Agency Metal Warning Sign
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"A reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any persons committing crimes, malicious mischief, or other damage on these p...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r****1 for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Antique Medical Cabinet from Philadelphia Hospital3456 - Antique Medical Cabinet from Philadelphia Hospital
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Antique wood medical cabinet for a doctor. Could be transportable for house calls. Needs some repair. Various drawers and cubbys for apothecary bottle
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********r.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Western Union Telegraph Company unused Check3457 - Western Union Telegraph Company unused Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
187-. Printed 'David H Bates, Supt. 8th Dist. E. D.' Has an RN-J11. Numbered 3832. Check on Jay Cooke & Co. Bankers. Vibrant and colorfu...
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Pennsylvania Maps (5)3458 - Pennsylvania Maps (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Engraved and hand colored by Desilver 1856, pp14 14" x 17" 2) Engraved and hand colored by Colton 1855 No. 20 14" x 17.5" ...
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Start Price : 180.00 | Estimate : 360.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Maps of South Carolina3459 - Maps of South Carolina
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Rand McNally. Chicago. Lithographic graphics and color. 1888. Approximately 22" x 15." 2) South Carolina by County, 1884. L...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 225.00
Sold to R********9 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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