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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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Union Pacific Railroad Pass Collection4090 - Union Pacific Railroad Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 21 passes, issued 1905-1939. Included: 1905, two for 1906, 1908, 1910, 1920, two for 1921, 1922, 1923, two 1924, two for 1925, 1926, 1928, two
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to c********r.. for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Western Pacific Railroad Pass Collection4091 - Western Pacific Railroad Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 22. Issued: 1921 (2), 1922, 1923 (2), 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 (3), 1928, 1929 (2), 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935-36 (2), 1937-38, 1939-40, and 1940. Pl
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********r.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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American Express Company Pass, 18914092 - American Express Company Pass, 1891
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 616, issued to Louis Hasbrouck for the year 1891. Orange/red background with dog vignette. Issued by general supt. Babbitt. Printed signature of J
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*********n for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Bus Line Passes4093 - Bus Line Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10. Included: Peoples Bus & Transfer Line (1909); Royal Blue Line (1935 & 1936-37); Blue & Grey Sight Seeing Tours (1937 & 19...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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U.S. Railroad Pass Balance Lot4094 - U.S. Railroad Pass Balance Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10. Includes: Peninsular Railway Co. (1919); two Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co Passes (both 1925); two Mexican railro...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to j*********t for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Unusual and Unique 1890 Handwritten Railroad Pass4095 - Unusual and Unique 1890 Handwritten Railroad Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Side says Memorandum, Sept. 13, 1890. Pass for B.A. Church. Signed by W.W. Allen. Railroad unknown. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 59920 Date: L
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********r.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Western Transfer Company Passes4096 - Western Transfer Company Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine passes for transfer companies, who would transport passengers from the train depots to hotels/private residences and vice-versa. Best is a
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to I********S for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Alaska Map of Copper River Railway and Alaska Railroad4097 - Alaska Map of Copper River Railway and Alaska Railroad
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Multi color folding map of Copper River Railway and Alaska Railroad by Alaska Steamer Line. Nice condition. Includes original packing envelope with s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Alaska RailRoad Corp Booklets (2)4098 - Alaska RailRoad Corp Booklets (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Track Chart 1.31.2002, Timetable No 131 April 2003 HWAC# 571944 Date: Location: Alaska
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
 
 
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Twin Buttes, AZ Railroad Ephemera Collection4099 - Twin Buttes, AZ Railroad Ephemera Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection includes Twin Buttes RR passenger tarrif 1906, unused ticket, unused requisition form, 3 Interstate Commerce Commission receipts of acciden
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to w*********n for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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