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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Beer and Spirits Label Collection4400 - Beer and Spirits Label Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 65 label, brandies, whiskies and more. They appear to be unused. HWAC# 57962 Date: c. 1875-1935 Location:
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Billhead and Letterhead Collection (100+)4401 - Billhead and Letterhead Collection (100+)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
US billheads and letter heads, many pictorial. HWAC# 57957 Date: c. 1880-1916 Location:
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to s********x for (160.00 + 35.20BP) = 195.20
 
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Books of General Americana4402 - Books of General Americana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 15 books of general Americana, mostly for resale includes a five volume set of exclusive printing of Louis l'Amour, general books on the w...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Box Full of Western Americana & Stock Auction Catalogs4403 - Box Full of Western Americana & Stock Auction Catalogs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 35 catalogs of stock and Western Americana from Holabird auction of the past including Filer, and 3 Garabini Arizona stock books. (Potter Col
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Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Card Games Books4404 - Card Games Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Official Rules of Card Games book, Hoyle up-to-date c. 1924 pp. 240; The Goren Point Count Method of Contract Bridge Bidding pp.20; Auction Bridg
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Start Price : 65.00 | Estimate : 130.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Children With Horses on a Farm Photos (6)4405 - Children With Horses on a Farm Photos (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mostly cabinet cards without identification. 1 stereoview. HWAC# 57272 Date: c. 1890-1910 Location:
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Civil War Vignettes4406 - Civil War Vignettes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three color scenes: Vicksburg (2) and Gettysburg. A color citizens Bank of Louisiana reprint. Confederate Chieftains, Union Generals, Jefferson Davis
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to h****e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Custer Channel Wing Corp Stocks (100)4407 - Custer Channel Wing Corp Stocks (100)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
100 Custer Channel Wing stocks, i/c c. 1959 HWAC# 61825 Date: Location:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Deck of Cards & Aladdin Phonecard4408 - Deck of Cards & Aladdin Phonecard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Deck of cards with trains, & scenery from Mission Dolores, San Francisco & Carmel Mission & many more. Good condition. HWAC# 59658 ...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Earth History Library4409 - Earth History Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
General Americana, Earth history library. 14 volumes. About half are hardbound. Includes books on space, the earth, the genesis of the earth, meteorol
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Eastern United States Bank Revenue Collection4410 - Eastern United States Bank Revenue Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
75 checks. All imprinted Revenues. At least 15 different revenue imprints and variations. Checks from the Northern N. H. Railroad (nice steam engine v
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to s********x for (120.00 + 26.40BP) = 146.40
 
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Eastern United States Check Collection4411 - Eastern United States Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mostly Eastern. Many Different. No RN's. No adhesive revenues. Over 40! (Potter Collection) HWAC# 59451 Date: 1869-1911 Location:
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to s********x for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
 
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Engineering Books (10)4412 - Engineering Books (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Open Channel Hydraulics by Chow, The Field Engineer by Shunk, Rock Slope Engineering by Bray, The Aggregate Handbook, An Intro to Engineering, Track D
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Fantasy Belt Buckle Collection4413 - Fantasy Belt Buckle Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 40 fantasy metal belt buckles made in the 1960's by California dealers to be sold to tourists in shops. Approx sizes 2.5" x 4"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to c******k for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Fireman Photos (6)4414 - Fireman Photos (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six old photos of firefighters in action, or old fire trucks, Santa Monica and Wisconsin locales. Three are sepia toned, two of the b/w ones ha
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p******1 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Framed New Pony Express Mirror4415 - Framed New Pony Express Mirror
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reads "Mail Agents / Pony Express / Ten Days to San Francisco". Mirror of Cowboy Express Rider on horse. 23" x 18.5". Nice cond...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Framed Wild West Pictures (3)4416 - Framed Wild West Pictures (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Framed picture in black & white of five men posing in attractive attire for the day. The five men are Harry Longabaugh "The Sundance Kid...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f********c.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Ft. Sheridan, Ft. Bridget and western Postcards4417 - Ft. Sheridan, Ft. Bridget and western Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
RPC Bingham Canyon shows the road through the canyon and the railroad trestle. 3 Views of Fort Laramie-2 RPC's: Officer's Quarters & Sut...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
 
 
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Grab Bag of Misc. Americana4418 - Grab Bag of Misc. Americana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Misc. grab bag of Rio Grand Southern Railroad passes,; an 1862 Virginia Treasure Note is a souvenir Jamestown Exposition for $100, it is post marked 1
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Grab Bag, Books, Stamp Album,  U.S. First Day Covers4419 - Grab Bag, Books, Stamp Album, U.S. First Day Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grab Bag. Quartz crystal rods, baseball cards (approx 25); Books, How Marcus Whitman Saved Oregon;U.S. First Day Covers & Special Covers; All A...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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