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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Patterson Bros. Fashion Shop Advertising3250 - Patterson Bros. Fashion Shop Advertising
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Not a mirror, but an emory board on reverse with a scantily clad woman in a big hat on the front of this oval advertisement. 2 3/4 inches tall. HWA
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Lake Michigan Seaman's Union Card3251 - Lake Michigan Seaman's Union Card
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sailing card from Lake Seaman's Union, June 1895 . Vertical crease and small water stain.Orange approx 2.5" x 4.5". HWAC# 62470 D...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Maps of Illinois (3)3252 - Maps of Illinois (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Maps of Illinois. 1) Illinois by Counties with Railroads, Geo. Cram Presents Cartography & color by Lithography, 1883. Double truck pp. 130,13...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Maps of Indiana3253 - Maps of Indiana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Rand, McNally with engraving and color by lithography, 1885. Approximately 14.5" x 21." 2) Johnson and Ward. 1864. Engraved, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Cabinet Card of Man Playing the Part of Jesse James?3254 - Cabinet Card of Man Playing the Part of Jesse James?
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cabinet card is 6.5 x 4.25". Shows a man posing. Back in pencil says, "Ford playing part of Jesse James." Perhaps for some sort of pr...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 5*****g for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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2 Metal Iowa Property Line Markers3255 - 2 Metal Iowa Property Line Markers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 metal 4' property line markers. IOWA STATE/ PROPERTY LINE / UNLAWFUL TO DISTURB/ CONSERVATION COMMISSION. One has signs of wear, one may be...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 5*****g for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Louisville, Kentucky 1850s & 1860s Receipts3256 - Louisville, Kentucky 1850s & 1860s Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. Included: 1859 A.B. Semple & Sons loan document for $196.60; 1859 Thomas & Anderson loan document for $208.03; 1860 Thomas & A...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Kentucky and Tennessee Maps (5)3257 - Kentucky and Tennessee Maps (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 different Kentucky and Tennessee 1) Hand colored by Gray 1874 , pp 111, 14.5" x 17" 2) Engraved and hand colored by Mitchell 1871, 12....
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 4*******x for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Map of Kentucky & Tennessee3258 - Map of Kentucky & Tennessee
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck, pp. 48,49. Engraved Cartography with hand coloring by Johnson & Ward. 2 vignettes at bottom of the State House of Nashville & ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 4*******x for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Planters' Hotel Receipt, 1848, New Orleans3259 - Planters' Hotel Receipt, 1848, New Orleans
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Just about the time of the discovery in California leading to the Gold Rush. Dateline New Orleans, Nov. 2nd, 1848. Billed to Mr. Parks for board for o
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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