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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Five Green Nevada Revenue Imprinted Mining Checks, Virginia City, Nevada4340 - Five Green Nevada Revenue Imprinted Mining Checks, Virginia City, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Green on white is showy! Green 2 cent Nevada Revenue and orange 2 cent United States stamps. Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company on Bank of Cali...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Five Wells Fargo, Virginia City, Nevada Territory Checks4341 - Five Wells Fargo, Virginia City, Nevada Territory Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four were issued on May 31st, 1864 and signed by Graves for the Empire Mill & Mining Company. The other was issued Dec. 3rd, 1863, also by Grave...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Four Stateler & Arrington, Virginia City, Nevada Territory Checks4342 - Four Stateler & Arrington, Virginia City, Nevada Territory Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All were issued Dec. 1863-April 1864. Three are signed by Charles Strong, who served as the superintendent for the Gould & Curry Silver Mining C...
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Stateler & Arrington Bankers Check with Bonner Signature, Virginia City, Nevada Territory4343 - Stateler & Arrington Bankers Check with Bonner Signature, Virginia City, Nevada Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
June 11, 1864 with choice S & A cancel and Charles Bonner Signature. Cut cancel. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 59705 Date: 1864 Location:...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to B*********g for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN4344 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Virginia City, NV Water Bonds4345 - Virginia City, NV Water Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
$1000 Gold Coin water bond from Virginia City, NV, #52. Issued January 1, 1877 to Sutro and Co. Mayor and clerk signatures are punched. A second bond
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LOT WITHDRAWN4346 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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LOT WITHDRAWN4347 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Two Wells Nevada Postcards4348 - Two Wells Nevada Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1942 Wells, Nevada RPC with Wells postmark. Shows Subb Brothers Garage, Richfield and Chevron gas stations, cottages, cafe, etc. Nice scene. 2) Color
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to t******2 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Antique Grab Bag4349 - Antique Grab Bag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Antique row boat photograph (origin unknown) 16.5" x 12.5"; miscellaneous Nevada magazines from 1956 through 2010; Newspapers from San Fr...
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Assorted Casino Chips, Approx 274350 - Assorted Casino Chips, Approx 27
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nevada Club, Jockey Club, Willows and more. HWAC# 59757 Date: Location: Nevada
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Famous Nevada People Postcards4351 - Famous Nevada People Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five. 1) Color Governor John Sparks. Taken from the last photograph of him. Hand colored. Published by Richard Behrendt of San Francisco for th
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to j*****0 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Memorial for Key Pittman, Late Senator from Nevada4352 - Memorial for Key Pittman, Late Senator from Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Key Denson Pittman (September 12, 1872 – November 10, 1940) was a United States Senator from Nevada, serving eventually as its president pro t...
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Nevada and Related Stock Assortment (11)4353 - Nevada and Related Stock Assortment (11)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Western Nevada Resource Corp, Provident Mines, Fonseca Corp, Quicksilver Corp, California Nevada Creamery 2, Manhattan Silver Mining, Truckee Carson F
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Nevada Banking & Mining Ephemera4354 - Nevada Banking & Mining Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 30. Included: Meadow Valley Mining Co. assessment 1876; Consolidated Virginia Mining Co. stock certificate 1946; 12 deposit slips for the Bank
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Nevada Check and Stock Collecting Books (4)4355 - Nevada Check and Stock Collecting Books (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Catalog of Nevada Checks 18601933 by McDonald, A century of Nevada Post Offices 1852-1957, Nevada Mining Stock Certificates and Bonds by McDonald and
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to p********n for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Nevada Check Collection4356 - Nevada Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 40 items. Includes: 1) John S. Cook, 1917, Florence-Goldfield Mining Company, Voucher 93 signed by Harry B Calpp (many of these). 2) Stateler ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Nevada Check Collection4357 - Nevada Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 100 Nevada checks from Bullion Exchange Bank, Carson City Savings Bank, Farmer's Bank of Carson Valley and more. HWAC# 57943 Date: ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 1*****c for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Nevada Check Collection (Virginia City, Reno, Carson, Austin)4358 - Nevada Check Collection (Virginia City, Reno, Carson, Austin)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 19. 1) Virginia City: Stateler & Arrington territorial check issued 1864 and signed by Charles Bonner; Gould & Curry 1871 check with ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Nevada Check Collection: All Different4359 - Nevada Check Collection: All Different
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seventeen. All Different. THe rarest is a State Bank & Trust of Carson city. 1904. Very strong "Wells Fargo & Co. / Clearing Hou...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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