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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3330 - Five Montana Souvenir SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five different. Includes: copper, 5.75", mining scene on bowl and handle; patriotic handle and (gold-plated?) small Montana seal, 6"...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
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3331 - Group of Montana Territorial WarrantsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Two different pictorial and colorful Territory of Montana warrants/bonds for $50 and $100, issued 1868. One has five coupons attached. P
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
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3332 - Hotel Montana PhotographsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Hotel Montana photograph. Location is not known. Dated by car in photo. One photo is pristine and sharp. The other has a full length bend in it. Size
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
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3333 - Montana Education BookletsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Included: Biennial Reports, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Librarian of the State Law Library, 1917-1918; University of Montana President...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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3334 - Montana Letterheads & Other EphemeraHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12. Included: 1873 letterhead for Henry Elling, Banker, Virginia City; pictorial letterhead for the Park Hotel, Great Falls, 1890s; letter fr
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********x for (65.00 + 14.30BP) = 79.30
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3337 - Two Montana RibbonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Silver Anniversary Encampment W.R.C., Department of Montana, Billings, April 15, 16, 17, 1909. Yellow cloth, 8" x 2.25". Vignette of ba...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
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3338 - Western Letterheads to MontanaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of about 15 misc. letterheads issued to Montana merchants, 1906-1916. Best piece is Home Lode Gold Mining Co. (Silver City, SD) to Butte, MT, 1916
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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3339 - Map of Nebraska, Dakota, Idaho & WyomingHolabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck, engraved & hand colored by Johnson. Gray border, colors are vivid. Slight .25" tear at bottom, middle, does not encroach on m...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to c*********r for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
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