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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Prescott, AZ Postcards and More3040Prescott, AZ Postcards and More
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hotel St. Michael billhead 1910. United Verde Extension Mining report 1919. Foldout Prescott color map. Approx 50 postcards including RPC's. ...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Tombstone, AZ Letters and Ephemera3041Tombstone, AZ Letters and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 tickets for Helldorado October 24-27,years unknown.1940's unused cowboy window decal and c. 1950's sticker.Several c. 1920's business ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
Bank of California Cochise County Bank Deposit Slips (7)3042Bank of California Cochise County Bank Deposit Slips (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 bank deposits slips from Bank of California into Cochise County Bank in Tombstone, 1 credit slip with a tear. 1 deposit of Copper Queen, another 200
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h********k.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Cochise County Bank Deposit Slips from EB Gage & J Goldwater (9)3043Cochise County Bank Deposit Slips from EB Gage & J Goldwater (9)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bank deposit slips from 2 famous Arizonans. 2 EB Gage for cash-see perforations. 7 from J Goldwater . HWAC# 61810 Date: 1886 Location: Tombs
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Cochise County Bank Mexican Silver Deposit Slips (6)3044Cochise County Bank Mexican Silver Deposit Slips (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three 1886 deposits slips for Mexican Silver, silver deposits. One has light stain, one heavily stained. HWAC# 61808 Date: 1886 Location: Tom
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Three Cute Ash Trays3045Three Cute Ash Trays
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Corral Bar, Tombstone ash trays. Show young lady caught without any clothes on - only a towel to protect her innocence. One Hal's Barber Sho...
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Tombstone, AZ Banking Ephemera3046Tombstone, AZ Banking Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 100 Cochise County Bank deposit slips c. 1886. 3 unused and attached Huson & Co Bankers checks c. 1880's-edge toning. 2 Cochise Count...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Tombstone, AZ Postal Covers, 30+3047Tombstone, AZ Postal Covers, 30+
Holabird Western Americana Collections
30+ postal covers c. 1880's to 1934. A few pictorials. HWAC# 61771 Date: Location: Tombstone, Arizona
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Tombstone, AZ Postcards3048Tombstone, AZ Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1960's Tombstone and Boothill photo card booklet.Approx 30 postcards including Bird Cage Theatre and RPC's. HWAC# 61768 Date: Lo...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
Tucson Banking, Canceled Checks, Savings Books, Pamphlets3049Tucson Banking, Canceled Checks, Savings Books, Pamphlets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 10 pieces of banking related ephemera from the early 1900's in Tucson. HWAC# 61271 Date: 1917 Location: Tucson, Arizona
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
1880s Tucson Cover to Mrs. William Ross30501880s Tucson Cover to Mrs. William Ross
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cover to Mrs. William Ross of Jewett City, New London Co., Connecticut. Good condition. HWAC# 61265 Date: 1865 Location: Tucson, Arizona
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to c****o for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Covers from Tucson3051Covers from Tucson
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Misc. Covers & personal "miss you" letters from 1911, covers from Flamingo Hotel, RPC's of Gilpin Airport; Santa Rita Hotel & ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Tucson Rapid Transit Co. Bond3052Tucson Rapid Transit Co. Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tucson Rapid Transit Co. $1000 First Mortgage Sinking Fund, 22-year Gold Bond. No. 183. Beautiful Vignette of woman, 44 coupons left attached. Good co
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Tucson Letterheads & Billheads3053Tucson Letterheads & Billheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 20 pieces in this lot of letters, & bills from Feinberg & Mayer from San Francisco Ca.; E.J. Longyear Company (Engineers); Twinn Bu...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to s********x for (60.00 + 13.20BP) = 73.20
Tucson Military Telegraphs (3)3054Tucson Military Telegraphs (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 US Military telegraphs received at Tucson, AZ. 1874-Dissolution announced yesterday... with toning. 1877-Shipped on Idaho eleven thousand pounds. 1
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
Tucson Pictures, Promotional Pamphlets, Business Cards3055Tucson Pictures, Promotional Pamphlets, Business Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 40 pieces in this lot containing pics of Nogalis; "Bird Roost" Catalina Mts. in distance (1922); Agua Caliente, in the foothills o...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******2 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Tucson Promotional Pamphlets; Tourism Guides3056Tucson Promotional Pamphlets; Tourism Guides
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fun lot of informational pamphlets from Tucson Chamber of Commerce, Panorama map of Tucson 1937-38 featuring Old Fort Lowell on front; the Tucson Lit
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
RPC's, Chromolithos of "Old Tucson"3057RPC's, Chromolithos of "Old Tucson"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Souvenir pictorial fold out sets, black & white RPC's, chromolithos of "Old Tucson". Includes set of RPC's of San Xavier Missi...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8***1 for (180.00 + 39.60BP) = 219.60
Tucson, Arizona Certificates of Deposit In Mexican Silver3058Tucson, Arizona Certificates of Deposit In Mexican Silver
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! Two different, both unused. Safford, Hudson & Co., Bankers in Tucson. 18--. $10 and $20 certificated received "in Mexican Silver.&quo...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m*****1 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
Willcox, AZ Postcards and Ephemera3059Willcox, AZ Postcards and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 Willcox cancel postal cover 1934. 5 Willcox cancelled postcards-Main St. Haskell Ave., comical "spilt milk", Leap Year 1912. Cattle Capi...
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00