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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Bodie Manuscript Group3080 - Bodie Manuscript Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten. 1) One letterhead. 1887 from George W Penter, Banker. From EL Benedict, cashier. Seven manuscript notes/letters. 2) 1882 from J Kullman. G
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6*****b for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Framed Bodie Stagecoach Ephemera Display3081 - Framed Bodie Stagecoach Ephemera Display
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed Bodie stagecoach documents. Approximate 20 x 24" frame with documents, not adhered, currently slipped inside the frame. Includes Bodie a...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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George W Penter, Banker, Bodie, CA Collection3082 - George W Penter, Banker, Bodie, CA Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. Six half sheet letterheads. All signed for Penter by EL Benedict. All are about business with Carson City, Nevada. One rare Penter billhead.
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Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6*****b for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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J. S. Cain 1/2 Sheet Letterhead Collection3083 - J. S. Cain 1/2 Sheet Letterhead Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six. 1901 to 1903. All to banks in Carson City, Nevada. These are for withdrawals and deposits for people like Benjamin Rosenthal, James T Davi
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 6*****b for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Sixteen Bodie Bank and J. S. Cain Receipt Postal Cards3084 - Sixteen Bodie Bank and J. S. Cain Receipt Postal Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Loto of sixteen. 1) Six 1879 postal cards addressed to M. H. Pope, Cashier, [Bodie Bank], Bodie, California. From Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne of New ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Bodie and Mono, CA Books (7)3085 - Bodie and Mono, CA Books (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 Bodie and Mono County Books with 3 copies of Bodie, Boom Town-Gold Town! signed by author McDonald. The Story of Bodie by Cain and more. (Potter
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Mono & Inyo County Documents3086 - Mono & Inyo County Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Letter on letterhead from WE Reading in Bodie, CA, Jan. 23, 1907 regarding a credit. 2&3) 1926 Agreement & Option for a group of mines a...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to 6*****b for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Nevada & California Telegraph Co. Receipt, Bridgeport, CA, 18833087 - Nevada & California Telegraph Co. Receipt, Bridgeport, CA, 1883
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare telegraph company receipt! Dateline Bridgeport, June 18, 1883. Message written by T.W.W. Davies and addressed to attorney William S. Wood in San
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to i*****l for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Brooklyn, Cal. Photo, c18883088 - Brooklyn, Cal. Photo, c1888
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cabinet card photo of a house in Brooklyn, Ca, c 1888. photo torn lower left, board fine. Much ID on the back. Justin Wyman, Brooklyn, Alameda Co. H
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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1906 Colfax, California Birds-eye View Real Photo Postcard3089 - 1906 Colfax, California Birds-eye View Real Photo Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice RPC. Mailed to Miss Stella Clark in Gold Hill, Nevada. Message says they got to Colfax but the train to Grass Valley left 45 minutes before they
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********r.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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W. O. Sleeper & Co. Checks, Columbia, California, 1850s3090 - W. O. Sleeper & Co. Checks, Columbia, California, 1850s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two checks from the W. O. Sleeper & Co. firm of Columbia. Blue paper, 7 3/4 x 2/1/2 inches, printed by Britton & Rey of San Francisco. Slee...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d*******s for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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1864 Bond of County of Colusa3091 - 1864 Bond of County of Colusa
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California 10% Bond canceled in 1864. Nice condition 15.5" x 13.75". Vignette of woman and man with what appears to be animals and factory...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to c******1 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Death Valley Books (6)3092 - Death Valley Books (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver Stampede by Wilson, Place Names of the Death Valley Region in California and Nevada by Palmer, Ballart 1897-1917 by Hubbard, Mines of Death Val
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********r.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Donner Lake Camp Brochure3093 - Donner Lake Camp Brochure
Holabird Western Americana Collections
For a Real Vacation! Folds out to 18 x 16". Eleven small photos of the camp and two panoramas. Map. How to get there, accomodations, rates and ...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 6******n for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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PA Lamping and Co. Original and Duplicate of Exchange3094 - PA Lamping and Co. Original and Duplicate of Exchange
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unused and attached PA Lamping and Co. Original and Duplicate of Exchange. Ledger page folded over on back. HWAC# 61743 Date: c. 1860's ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6******n for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Seven pieces of Folsom Prison Ephemera3095 - Seven pieces of Folsom Prison Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1886 letter from Warden McComb about settling an account with Sperry of Gridley. 2-6) 1887 letters to Sperry (Please send a carload of flour). 4) 1
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Ft. McDowell Mounted Photo3096 - Ft. McDowell Mounted Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
23.25 x 5.5" photo on 5 x 7" cardboard mount. Ft. McDowell, on Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay area was an important military post....
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to c********r.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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1880s Ticket to the Seventh Annual Fair, Greenville, California3097 - 1880s Ticket to the Seventh Annual Fair, Greenville, California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Orange colored business card sized admission ticket to the Seventh Annual Fair / District No. 11 / Grenville, Cal. / Admit One / 50 cts. HWAC# 610
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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$50 Reward for Jail Break, Postcard, Hill's Ferry, California3098 - $50 Reward for Jail Break, Postcard, Hill's Ferry, California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
$50 REWARD. Wanted in Stanislaus County, CA by Constable Ed Horn. Jail breakers Ed Price and Mort Moffat- a slogger. Written on bottom "Mort Mo...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 2*****s for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Very Early Real Photo Postcard of Hobart Mills, California3099 - Very Early Real Photo Postcard of Hobart Mills, California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Contrast is weak, but a nice historic photograph. It was a leading lumbering area during the Comstock rush. Address only on the back! Foxing on both s
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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