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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Map of Oregon, Rand-McNally4380 - Map of Oregon, Rand-McNally
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck, pp. 354, 355. Graphics & Color by Lithography by Rand-McNally. Color is vivid, condition is good. On Mat Board (not adhered) with ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Pennsylvania Check Collection4381 - Pennsylvania Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice selection of revenue imprints and revenue stamps. Seventy-one total. Large cities are represented like Philadelphia (1862 Pennsylvania Company fo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Texas Check Collection4382 - Texas Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 59. Includes First National Bank of Brownwood, First National Bank of May, First National Bank of Granbury, Fort Worth National Bank, Exchange
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to s********x for (35.00 + 7.70BP) = 42.70
 
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Mormon Related Post Card Collection4383 - Mormon Related Post Card Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 250 cards with images of Brigham Young, Lions House, Pioneers & Monuments: 75% old post cards & 25% post 1940 post cards. HWAC# 5718...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to c******k for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Real Photo Postcard of Springville, Utah High School4384 - Real Photo Postcard of Springville, Utah High School
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The high school looks to be just finished. Made exclusively for E. N.Jordan. Springville is a bedroom community for Provo / Salt Lake City. It has a l
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to T*****z for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Map of Utah by Cram4385 - Map of Utah by Cram
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck pp. 272-273, Published by George F. Cram, Lithographic color & cartography. No condition issues noted. On Mat Board (not adhered) w...
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LOT WITHDRAWN4386 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Map of 6 Western States & Territories4387 - Map of 6 Western States & Territories
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double Truck pp. 79,80 engraved & hand colored by Johnson. This map is of California, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico & Arizona. Very nic...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*********r for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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American Ephemera4388 - American Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grab bag full of 1) Travel Guides with photos, 72 pp. 2) Hardback book The Message of the New Testament by J.R. Smith; 3) Historical Collections of th
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US Newspapers & Magazines (Most 1850s-1860s)4389 - US Newspapers & Magazines (Most 1850s-1860s)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 pieces. Includes: two different copies of the New Yorker published in 1840 by Horace Greeley & Co. (prolific publisher, congressman, a...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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US Railroad Check & Receipt Collection4390 - US Railroad Check & Receipt Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12. Included: Atchison & Topeka, 1911; Union Pacific RR, Omaha, 1909 & 1913; Toledo, Peoria & Western, 1913; St. Louis & San ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to s********x for (20.00 + 4.40BP) = 24.40
 
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Map of Ontario by Hardesty4391 - Map of Ontario by Hardesty
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck pp. 32,33. Lithographic color & graphics by Hardesty. No condition issues noted. Vivid color. On Mat Board (not adhered) with plast...
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Large group of American bank checks4392 - Large group of American bank checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1300 Elko, Nevada checks, 200 Colusa, Bank of California, 134 Rock Island checks, 180 West Virginia checks. Nice group for the dealer who specializes
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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3 Different Political Documents4393 - 3 Different Political Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Benjamin F. Prescott for Governor, a torn roster and a blank receipt for People's Party State Central Committee 1900. HWAC# 50033 Date: ...
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4 Buildings on Fire Postcards4394 - 4 Buildings on Fire Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 postcards, 3 show building on fire, 1 has a more engulfed fire of the buildings. Location is unknown, probably Western states. 3.5" x 5.5&quo...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Animals of the Old West Postcard Group4395 - Animals of the Old West Postcard Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twenty. Premier card is an RPC of buffalo on the plains. Includes four 'Dude Larsen's painting/postcards, four Albert Friedrich of Te...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to 1*****c for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Antique Grab Bag4396 - Antique Grab Bag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grab Bag of miscellaneous hydraulic mining framed 8" x 10" black & white photo; Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1948, Miner'...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Assorted US Ephemera4397 - Assorted US Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 200+ items. Includes 150+ cigarette cards including a set featuring different birds; 11 Pan. Pacific Exposition (1915) color illustrations of v
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to h********k.. for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Assorted Western Stocks (7)4398 - Assorted Western Stocks (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bellehelen Mo We Na Mining u/i, American Chrome i/c 1954, Copper - Gold Mining and Milling Syndicate i/u 1926, El Dorado Mining u/i, Brookland Mining
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Automobile Company Stock Certificate Collection4399 - Automobile Company Stock Certificate Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14. Includes: Ford Motor Company (i/c 1974); the Four Wheel Drive Auto Company (4 issued 1941-1952); E.J. Korvette, Inc. (3 different issued 19
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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