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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Books of California/Nevada (4)4230 - Books of California/Nevada (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
lot of 4 hardback books. "Gold in Them Hills" by C.B. Glasscock pp.330 ; "Anybody's Gold" by Joseph Henry Jackson, pp. 455; ...
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Boulder CO Stereoviews4231 - Boulder CO Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 stereoviews. Football players in the street near Walnut House by uncredited. Boulder Falls and Boulder Canyon by L. Dowe. HWAC# 53245 Date:
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Brownsville Colorado Stereoview4232 - Brownsville Colorado Stereoview
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16. Brownsville mining camp on C. C. RR, Col. Photographer is Charles Bierstadt c. 1860's. HWAC# 53216 Date: Location: Brownsville, C...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********n for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Colorado Springs Stereoviews4233 - Colorado Springs Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 stereoviews. Pikes Peak Ave. and Pikes peak by uncredited. Bird's eye by Kilburn Bros. Will Rogers Shrine and Great Plains by Keystone. HWAC...
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Early Colorado Springs Stereoviews4234 - Early Colorado Springs Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Colorado Springs stereoviews. 2 views form the cupola of a school by Gurnsey. HWAC# 53240 Date: c 1870's Location: Colorado Springs, C...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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25 Old Cripple Creek Postcards4235 - 25 Old Cripple Creek Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sepia and colorized postcards. Images of various mine and Victor. HWAC# 50367 Date: Location: Cripple Creek, Colorado
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Cripple Creek Stereoviews4236 - Cripple Creek Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 stereoviews. Unusual 4.5" x 7" cabinet card size view of city c.1892, uncredited. 2 color illustration bird's eye views. 2 sided car...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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10 Denver Stereoviews4237 - 10 Denver Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 Denver stereoviews. Courthouse? by Collier, 2 street scenes by Kilburn Bros, state capitol by Underwood & Underwood, capitol and street scene...
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Start Price : 112.50 | Estimate : 225.00 - 450.00
 
 
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Denver Streetcar Stereoview4238 - Denver Streetcar Stereoview
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stereoview of Cherrelyn Gravity Car with a horse on it. Mexican & Indian Curio Co. HWAC# 53253 Date: Location: Denver, Colorado
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Early Denver Stereoviews4239 - Early Denver Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 early Denver stereoviews. A candy and vinegar factory by Reed & McKenny c. 1870-1872. School House #1 by Collier. HWAC# 53249 Date: L...
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