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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Narrow Gauge Railroad Books (3)4170 - Narrow Gauge Railroad Books (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Softcover Narrow Gauge Railways in America by Fleming 120+pp. Hardcovers-Ships and Narrow Gauge Rails by Best 153pp 1981 with index, American Narrow G
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Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1870-714171 - Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1870-71
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Henry Poor. 3rd series. Spine plate is missing. HWAC# 52207 Date: Location:
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Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 18804172 - Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1880
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By Henry Poor. Spine is cracked. HWAC# 52208 Date: Location:
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Manual of Railroads of the US 18824173 - Manual of Railroads of the US 1882
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1001pp plus advertisements. Cover is mostly detached. Spine has damage. HWAC# 52210 Date: Location:
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Start Price : 65.00 | Estimate : 130.00 - 260.00
 
 
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Moody's Manual of Railroads, 19064174 - Moody's Manual of Railroads, 1906
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardback book of Railroads & Corporation Securities 1906, Fisk & Robinson Bankers Government Bonds and other Investment Securities, 1280 pp....
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Poor's Manual, 19084175 - Poor's Manual, 1908
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2088pp, very nice condition HWAC# 571966 Date: 1908 Location:
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Manual of Railroads and Corporations Securities 19124176 - Manual of Railroads and Corporations Securities 1912
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover 4160 pp, Loaded with company profiles, maps, foldouts and just a huge book. Binding has wear and spine tear on front. HWAC# 571955 Date
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Poor's Manual of Railroads 19204177 - Poor's Manual of Railroads 1920
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A very important series of railroad references by Poor. Hardcover 2134 pp, overall nice condition. HWAC# 571968 Date: Location:
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Poster, Lionel Smithsonian Collection, Trains4178 - Poster, Lionel Smithsonian Collection, Trains
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Poster like new condition, vibrant colors, Lionel Smithsonian Collection, signed, No. 383 of 2500. Copyright 1992, Lionel Trains Incorporated. Reads
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Railroad Library Guides (14)4179 - Railroad Library Guides (14)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
14 assorted railroad guide book and fact booklets. 1 hardcover-Who's Who in Railroading and Rail Transit. HWAC# 57200 Date: Location:
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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