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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Antique Map Price Record Books (2)3540 - Antique Map Price Record Books (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Antique Map Price Record 1996 and 1997-1998 (Potter Collection) HWAC# 63327 Date: 1996-1998 Location:
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Huge Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide3541 - Huge Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Huge 20.75" x 16" hardcover World Commercial Atlas. Pages not numbered but very substantial, 500+pp. 1963. From the general office of the ...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Map of North America3542 - Map of North America
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Map of North America, 1892 engraved & colored by Rand, McNally, double truck pp. 18,19. Beautiful colors, no condition issues noted. Mounted on ...
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Map of Territories & Pacific States3543 - Map of Territories & Pacific States
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This map reveals the Central Pacific Railroad has not been completed. Territories Pacific States, 1865 to Accompany "Across the Continent"...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 4*******x for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Maps of the Mississippi Valley Area3544 - Maps of the Mississippi Valley Area
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Iowa, by Rand McNally. Chicago. 1885. Engraved and lithographically colored. Approximately 21" x 15." 2) The Central States. ...
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Western Maps Collection3545 - Western Maps Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Maps from: Pacific Southwest Section, Conoco; Shell map of Idaho; National Auto Club, Western States; Bekins, Seattle; AAA, northwestern states; Dept.
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to c********r.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Pony Express and Westward Expansion Map Group3546 - Pony Express and Westward Expansion Map Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) California and Nevada, ca. 1899. Engraving and color by lithography by L.B. Folger. Approximately 11.5" x 14." 2) Oregon by C...
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US Wall Map, National Publishing Co., 19023547 - US Wall Map, National Publishing Co., 1902
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gorgeous full color wall map, cloth backed, usual "varnish". 3' tall. 5' long with original wood rollers. .The data is just prior ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 350.00
Sold to B********R for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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The World in Hemispheric Projection3548 - The World in Hemispheric Projection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Interesting map showing resources or various regions such as Gold in the Mother load, wine in Spain, cigars in Cuba.Colored 9.25" x 12"....
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Across the Continent by Bowles3549 - Across the Continent by Bowles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover 452pp plus ads. Fold out map of territories and pacific states. Front cover is detaching, pages have foxing. (Potter Collection) HWAC#
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 4*******x for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Across the Continent Photo Book3550 - Across the Continent Photo Book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Across the Continent, A Scenic Book Illustrating a Trip from Missouri River to the North Pacific Coast, via the Columbia River. 36 pp of photos of the
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
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A Cape Cod Sketch Book and Harvard and Cambridge, A Sketch Book by Frost3551 - A Cape Cod Sketch Book and Harvard and Cambridge, A Sketch Book by Frost
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 North Eastern US hardcovers by Jack Frost. A Cape Cod Sketch Book has a penciled set of drawings inside the front cover 1939.Loaded with Jack Frost
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Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography Vols. 1-63552 - Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography Vols. 1-6
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 hardcover volumes , includes many engravings and signatures of famous Americans. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 63138 Date: 1889 Location:
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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"Illustrated Catalogue of Fire and Police Badges"3553 - "Illustrated Catalogue of Fire and Police Badges"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1912. This is the real deal - not a reprint!!! By C. C. Braxmar Company of Number 10, Maiden Lane, New York. 106 pages with up to 20 illustrations on
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Token/Badge Letterhead and Catalog Including Masons3554 - Token/Badge Letterhead and Catalog Including Masons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mason Lodge Books, List 28B of books and medals, 16pp, illustrated from Henderson-Ames, Kalamazoo, Mi. Pictorial letterhead from Whitehead & Hoa...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to r****1 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Banking History Books (2)3555 - Banking History Books (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcovers. Isias W.Hellman and the Farmers and Merchants Bank by Cleleand, Biogrpahy of a Bank The story of Bank of America by James (Potter Collec
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Beldings Needle and Hook Silk Embroidery Book3556 - Beldings Needle and Hook Silk Embroidery Book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Softcover 81pp with color plates. Appears early 19th Century. HWAC# 63304 Date: Location:
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Conspiracy of Pontiac Vol.1 by Parkman3557 - Conspiracy of Pontiac Vol.1 by Parkman
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War After the Conquest of Canada by Parkman, Vol. 1 of 2 only. Cover has wear, spine has top and bottom heavy
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LOT WITHDRAWN3558 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Gold Rush Hardcovers (3)3559 - Gold Rush Hardcovers (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The New Eldorado(Colorado) by Macmillan, Forty Niner's by Hulbert, California Gold Days by Coy. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 63127 Date: ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****s for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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