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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Pueblo Colorado Postcard Collection4260 - Pueblo Colorado Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mostly chromolitho approx 100 cards. Pueblo scenes-steel mills, Union Ave, Union Depot, Hotel Vail, mining, outdoors and more. HWAC# 571632 Date:
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Royal Gorge CO Stereoview Collection4261 - Royal Gorge CO Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
22 stereoviews of Royal Gorge. 1 by Gurnsey. 1 by International View. 2 by Kilburn Bros. 1 by C. R. Savage, famous Western photographer known for shot
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Start Price : 165.00 | Estimate : 330.00 - 650.00
 
 
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Silver Cliff, Colorado Stereoview4262 - Silver Cliff, Colorado Stereoview
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver Cliff looking South toward the church. Photographer is Chas. E. Emery c. 1882. HWAC# 53217 Date: Location: Silver Cliff, Colorado
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to p********n for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Silver Plume CO Stereoviews4263 - Silver Plume CO Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 stereoviews of Silver Plume by Kilburn Bros. and Keystone. HWAC# 53243 Date: Location: Silver Plume, Colorado
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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St. Vrain Stereoview4264 - St. Vrain Stereoview
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#62, Long's Peak Series, on the St. Vrain looking west. 5 or 6 miles from Long's Peak. Early Colorado settlement. No photographer listed. ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Ute Pass CO Stereoviews4265 - Ute Pass CO Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 stereoviews of Ute Pass, CO. 2 uncredited, 1 Weitle, 2 J. F. Jarvis , 1 W. H.Jackson. HWAC# 53266 Date: Location: Ute Pass, Colorado
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
 
 
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21 Old Colorado Postcards4266 - 21 Old Colorado Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
21 old postcards depicting Ourey and Durango. One is dated 1912. HWAC# 50366 Date: Location: Colorado
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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26 Telluride, Aspen, Leadville and Georgetown Area Old Postcards4267 - 26 Telluride, Aspen, Leadville and Georgetown Area Old Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A mix of black and white, sepia and colored postcards. One in black and white shows a waterfall in Durant mine, 1 mile underground, with 2 miners. E
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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50 Color Colorado Photos in an Album4268 - 50 Color Colorado Photos in an Album
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 50 color Colorado c. 1991 photos featuring ghosts towns, mining areas, beaver pond, San Juan Mountains and more. HWAC# 50270 Date: Lo
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Chamberlain Colorado Territory Stereoviews4269 - Chamberlain Colorado Territory Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
11 Colorado stereoviews by W. G. Chamberlain. Long Lake, Snowy Range, South Boulder, Pleasant Park, Grey's Peak, Twin Lakes, Veta Pass, Mt. Linc...
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Start Price : 190.00 | Estimate : 380.00 - 700.00
 
 
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