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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Maps of Different Island Groups3500 - Maps of Different Island Groups
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. 1) Samoan Islands, Ca. 1900. Lithographic color and cartography by Geo. F Cram, Chicago. Approximately 14.5" x 12." 2) Philippin...
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Maps of Brazil3501 - Maps of Brazil
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 maps. 1) Brazil and Paraguay. Lithographic color and cartography by Geo. F. Cram, Chicago. Ca. 1900. Approximately 22" x 14.5." 2...
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Maps of Central America3502 - Maps of Central America
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 maps. 1) Central America by A.J. Johnson, New York. Cartography and hand color, 1863. Approximately 14" x 13."2) Central America,...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*********r for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Chinese Pen Box3503 - Chinese Pen Box
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Chinese porcelain pen box and cover hand painted with butterflies and flowers. Lid and box do not match, however they fit and were found together. Con
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to p*******8 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN3504 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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2 Egypt Maps3505 - 2 Egypt Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Egypt, Abyssinia & Eritrea, engraving and color lithography by Cram c. 1885, pp 512-513 approx 20.5" x 14.5" , double truck, a few...
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Two of the Earliest English Stamps3506 - Two of the Earliest English Stamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The two earliest stamps: the ONE PENNY BLACK and the TWO PENCE BLUE. Comes in a nice hard, black leather case from Fleetwood in 1985. HWAC# 57433
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to 9*****H for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Maps of Europe3507 - Maps of Europe
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 maps. 1) Poland and Lithuania. Intaglio printed and hand colored by Lizars, Edinburgh. Ca. 1820. Approximately 22.5"x 19."2) Germ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to a********r.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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3 European Maps3508 - 3 European Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Holland & Belgium , hand colored by Cowperwait, 1856, single truck light border foxing 24" x 14" 2) Europe by Robinson 1844, engr...
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French Art Nouveau Bronze w/ Clock3509 - French Art Nouveau Bronze w/ Clock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Young woman with flowers bronze by J. Causse. French Art Nouveau bronze w/ clock. Figure is 26.5" h x 8", with the clock it is 33" hi...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Map of Germany, Prussian Territories3510 - Map of Germany, Prussian Territories
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Intaglio printed & hand colored by Lizars. This map shows Freiberg where a great mining school was located. The school trained early mining engi...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to R**********0 for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Mountain Scene by Ernst Carl Walter Retzlaff3511 - Mountain Scene by Ernst Carl Walter Retzlaff
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mountain Scene by Ernst Carl Walter Retzlaff (1898-1976). Oil on canvas, 20" x 16", framed 23.5" x 19.5". Painting shows some cr...
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LOT WITHDRAWN3512 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Leather Bound Israeli Photo Book3513 - Leather Bound Israeli Photo Book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6" x 8" photos are c. 1950's reproductions.A nice historical set of photos. Stamped in leather Made in Palestine. Photos-The Jordan at...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to m********r.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Maps of Jerusalem Area (5)3514 - Maps of Jerusalem Area (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Maps of Jerusalem Area. 1) The travels of St. Paul with Lithography & color by Hardesty, 1882. 14.5" x 11"; 2)Palestine & Adjace...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to p*******8 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Lot Withdrawn3515 - Lot Withdrawn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
HWAC# 61229 Date: Location:
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Start Price : 0.50 | Estimate : 1.00 - 2.00
 
 
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Maps of Japan and Asia3516 - Maps of Japan and Asia
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Japan, 1864. Copper engraved and hand colored by Johnson and Ward. Approximately 18" x 14." 2) Map of Asia, 1892. Cartograph...
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Water Color on Asian Paper3517 - Water Color on Asian Paper
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Water Color attached to linen. This is an original water color, artist unknown. Beautiful Japanese landscape with water falls, cherry blossoms &...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Asian Block Print on Rice Paper3518 - Asian Block Print on Rice Paper
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Depicts 12 birds with nests in a tree. Signed. 11" x 16". HWAC# 49920 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 250.00 - 600.00
Sold to p*******8 for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Map of Mexico by Farm and Fireside3519 - Map of Mexico by Farm and Fireside
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice Map of Mexico shows shipping lanes, has 12 vignettes, 2 of them showing President Woodrow Wilson; & the President of Mexico Venustiano Car...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s*******2 for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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