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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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Hornback Aligator Gladstone Bag3620Hornback Aligator Gladstone Bag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Antique / early vintage Alligator Gladstone satchel travel bag, Edwardian - 1920s. Possibly a doctor's bag-some bottles inside, 10" x 16&q...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to B********R for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
Knife Advertisement: Card and Knife3621Knife Advertisement: Card and Knife
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two. 1) Glasner & Barzen Company of Kansas City, Missouri. Includes a blade, bottle opener and corkscrew. Advertising on the other side i...
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
LOT WITHDRAWN3622LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
Matted Blacksmith Shop Photo3623Matted Blacksmith Shop Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4.25" x 6.25" photo of a blacksmith shop with 4 blacksmiths posing. There is a sticker on the matting. HWAC# 51029 Date: Location:
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 1*********1 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Musician Photographs3624Musician Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 photographs total of Dude Martin and his Round-Up Gang and a group photo of Al Pearce, Edna O'Keefe, Cal Pearce, Jean Clarimoux, Norman Nielse...
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Old Account Ledger3625Old Account Ledger
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This old ledger appears to be from an American goat breeding company, possibly Northern Angora Goat & Livestock Company. Entries are dated 1906...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Old Almanacs (2) and a Circus Poster Book3626Old Almanacs (2) and a Circus Poster Book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Watkins Almanac, Home Doctor & Cook Book 1915, 96pp, some pages dogeared and stained in upper corners. Lum and Abner's 1936 Family Almanac a...
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Photo of 3 Bison on the Range3627Photo of 3 Bison on the Range
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photo of 3 bison on the range by Irwin of Chickasa I. T. 5" x 8" photo on mat board. 2 small edge stains. HWAC# 62476 Date: Loca...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
Piano Adverts, & Photos3628Piano Adverts, & Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of approx. 10 pieces of ephemera regarding pianos, includes a book of piano & organ supplies, advertisements from Vose Sons' Pianos, K...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Check Collection from the Midwest (Many Revenue Imprinted)3629Check Collection from the Midwest (Many Revenue Imprinted)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
States include Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, etc. Over 100 total! Many have revenue imprinted stamps. Mostly Illinois. Large cities and small towns. Incl
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Checks from Washington D. C., Maryland, Delaware, etc.3630Checks from Washington D. C., Maryland, Delaware, etc.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thirty-four items. Many have revenue stamps. Includes `848 Josiah Lee Exchange of Baltimore, 1872 Treasurer of the Central Building Association check
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Print of Mission Church of San Xavier Del Bac3631Print of Mission Church of San Xavier Del Bac
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Matted print of Mission Church of San Xavier Del Bac. USPRR Survey. Nice condition, print is 9.5" x 7". (Potter Collection) HWAC# 5...
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to w*********n for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Seven historic American documents!3632Seven historic American documents!
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Land Purchase of Thomas Cooper of Richard Holmes in 1792, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts for 42 pounds and 10 shillings Thomas Cooper acquired l
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Sewing Sampler3633Sewing Sampler
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sewing sampler. 13.5" x 22", 1902 made by Theresia Holz-Leitner. This beautiful sampler is made with green and red thread in 1902 maybe af...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Framed Sewing Sampler3634Framed Sewing Sampler
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sewing sampler, 1894. 19.5 x 15" framed sewing sampler using buff, bright red, and blue thread. Made by Theresa Ressler 1894. These samplers we...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sewing Sampler3635Sewing Sampler
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sewing sampler. 1915, made by “MB Staubtuch”. 15 x 31" framed, red thread. HWAC# 61175 Date: 1915 Location:
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Shoe Cobblers Wood Box3636Shoe Cobblers Wood Box
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fancy printed "The Always Ready Cobbler set", printed on front and back. hinges broken. 5 x 6 x 15". Nicely refinished, very showy. ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m********r.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
Spanish American War Photos (2)3637Spanish American War Photos (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 b/w Spanish American War photos. Soldiers and a pair of horses on a carriage. Written on back "Taken at Bakers Farm, Concord Mass., Oct. 6th...
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Star & Daily Panama Herald Newspaper 18873638Star & Daily Panama Herald Newspaper 1887
Holabird Western Americana Collections
April 25, 1887 front page of newspaper. Includes some passengers arriving from San Francisco by ship and a death bed confession to a murder. On Mat B
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Stevie Wonder , I just Called To Say I Love You, 7" 453639Stevie Wonder , I just Called To Say I Love You, 7" 45
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unplayed Motown 7" 45 rpm. Sides 1 and 2 both I Just Called To Say I Love You. In original sleeve and original cardboard mailer with liner car...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00