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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Dakota Collection3460 - Dakota Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven. Mostly from Deadwood, South Dakota. 1) Ribbon for the South Dakota Bankers Association meeting held in Deadwood in 1908. 2) Pin showing
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Large, Early Deadwood City Mounted Photo.3461 - Large, Early Deadwood City Mounted Photo.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Splendid early street scene of Deadwood ruffians including miners, bullwhackers, freight wagons, tents. Signage includes C. H. Fluken & Co.-Denv...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to b********0.. for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
 
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South Dakota Tenth Annual Encampment Ribbon3462 - South Dakota Tenth Annual Encampment Ribbon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ten inch long red ribbon with gold and brown tassels from "Tenth / Annual / Encampment / Dept. / South Dakota / Chamberlain, / June 6, 7, 8 / 1...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to f********c.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Quartermaster's Report, Nashville, TN3463 - Quartermaster's Report, Nashville, TN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Quartermaster's report, Office of River and Depot Transportation from Sept. 12, 1864 signed by WB Greenwood. The quartermaster typically hand...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d********9 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN3464 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Texas Star Flour Mills Stock Certificate3465 - Texas Star Flour Mills Stock Certificate
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Issued in 1889, signed by president. Issued and cancelled. A vignette of a large building that has Texas Star Flour Mills on the outside. Texas Star o
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
 
 
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Early Kirkland Lumber Company Mounted Photographs3466 - Early Kirkland Lumber Company Mounted Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Identified on back as 1914-1918. R. E. Owen on left and Ernest Snodgrass on right. of the Kirkland Lumber Company. Has a stain on bottom right of p
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN3467 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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LOT WITHDRAWN3468 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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Sacred Heart Academy Graduation Medal3469 - Sacred Heart Academy Graduation Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five pointed star in wreath with engraved letters "S, H". Reverse: Graduated Academy of the Sacred Heart Waco Texas. The Academy of the S...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to B*******0 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Frontier Times, Texas Ranger James Peak on Cover3470 - Frontier Times, Texas Ranger James Peak on Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original issue of Sept. 1927 with Texas Ranger James Peak on cover, his story on page 4. HWAC# 59759 Date: 1927 Location: Texas
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Texas Photo Group (7)3471 - Texas Photo Group (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 different Texas related photos. Street scene by Bushong and Feldman, El Paso. old lady by Callaway, San Antonio. Firemann and ladder truck by Bushan
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Estimate : 140.00 - 180.00
Sold to p*****L for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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c1895 Photograph of the Mercur Mercury Newspaper Office3472 - c1895 Photograph of the Mercur Mercury Newspaper Office
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare photo of CC Higgins Mercur Mercury office. It is over the Golden Gate Meat Market and Dr. Duff Dentistry. Photo is 8 x 6". Mercur is a his...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hand Drawn Utah State Land Patent Maps3473 - Hand Drawn Utah State Land Patent Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8.5" x 11" hand drawn and colored map of a Utah land patent showing Sanpete Co. and Salt Co. land (Potter Collection) HWAC# 59731 D...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Early Hardware Catalog: Strevell-Paterson, Salt Lake City3474 - Early Hardware Catalog: Strevell-Paterson, Salt Lake City
Holabird Western Americana Collections
132 pages of hardware. Locks, hinges, trunk locks, straps ,hasps (whatever they are), handles, bolts, hooks, keys, latches, catches dead locks,etc. Al
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*********r for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Utah History Books (2)3475 - Utah History Books (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcovers. The Ghosts of Gold Mountain by Utley, A History of Piute County by Newell HWAC# 59776 Date: Location: Utah
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
 
 
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Map of Nevada & Utah Territories3476 - Map of Nevada & Utah Territories
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unusual map, colored with counties by Bradley. Vivid colors, nice condition. This map was made just after Nevada statehood. On Mat Board (not adhered)
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6********u.. for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Three Mounted Studio Photographs: Seattle and Northwest Territories3477 - Three Mounted Studio Photographs: Seattle and Northwest Territories
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Two are from Boyd located at 713 First Avenue in Seattle. Two different poses from same gentleman. Handwritten note on back says this is Frank Buffing
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to a**********5 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN3478 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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Columbia Transportation Company Stock Certificate, Washington Territory, 18633479 - Columbia Transportation Company Stock Certificate, Washington Territory, 1863
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. No. 3270, issued April 7th, 1863 to Asby P. Minear for one share of stock. Signed by the secretary, Joseph Hetcher. Not cancelled. Attracti
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
 
 
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