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May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location,

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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Ajo, AZ Ephmera Group3010 - Ajo, AZ Ephmera Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 postcards including RPC's, 5 postal covers including 3 1930 Ajo Airport of Entry airmails and a First Flight,. 8 WJ Davies cardboard dairy bot...
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Tucson to Fuente, Yuma via Franco en el Altar Postal History3011 - Tucson to Fuente, Yuma via Franco en el Altar Postal History
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Tucson postmark verifies the date. It is a type 3 used from May of 1868 to June of 1870. Addressed to Jesus Redondo in Fuente, Yuma (?). Reverse s
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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Benson, AZ Postcards and Ephemera3012 - Benson, AZ Postcards and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 20 postcards including RPC's-Big Rock Bridge, Dragoon Mountains, Texas Canyon, birdeye, City Hall, Camp Benson, West Main St.and one from...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for 31.25
 
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Bisbee, AZ Postcards, Postal Covers and Ephemera3013 - Bisbee, AZ Postcards, Postal Covers and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
32 postcards of Bisbee, some street scenes,mostly mining related. 3 Bisbee canceled covers, 898-19310 including a dedication series Bisbee airport cov
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for 56.25
 
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Casa Grande, AZ Postcards and Ephemera3014 - Casa Grande, AZ Postcards and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 postcards including RPC of street scene, 2 1921 postal covers, US Dept of the Interior Casa Grande National Monument 1941 and early 1960's pam...
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Charles L Day Indian Reader Letter (Chin Lee, Arizona)3015 - Charles L Day Indian Reader Letter (Chin Lee, Arizona)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice pictorial letterhead offering a blanket for $20.Stains and fold tears. HWAC# 61805 Date: 1905 Location: Chin Lee, Arizona
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 175.00
 
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Clifton, AZ Postcards & Copper Mine Paycheck3016 - Clifton, AZ Postcards & Copper Mine Paycheck
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 postcards including RPC's of Arizona Copper Co., business district, trainyard, bathhouse, and birdseye. Unused Arizona Copper Co. blue paychec...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to h********e for 43.75
 
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Douglas, Arizona Postal History Collection3017 - Douglas, Arizona Postal History Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seventeen. From airmiles to First Day Covers to pictorial covers, to corner advertising covers. Every cover fits one of these areas. Three stam
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Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 320.00
 
 
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Douglas, AZ Postcard Collection and Ephemera3018 - Douglas, AZ Postcard Collection and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 30 Douglas, AZ postcards with a few RPC's-street scenes,Southern Pacific Depot, library, hotels, smelter, G Ave., a parade, City Park and...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 75.00
 
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Fairbank, AZ Postcards and a Check3019 - Fairbank, AZ Postcards and a Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 postcards 1911-1940 with Fairbank cancel including an amusing fishing scene, another a young boy sitting on a barrel. 1901 check from Consolidated N
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to i******s for 43.75
 
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