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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Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad Pass Collection4030 - Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12 1860s pieces. Includes: two 1861 Good for 30 Days tickets; six 1865 passes; Return Stock Passes for 1865 & 1866; an 1866 pass; and an ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Three Different Indiana Railroad Passes4031 - Three Different Indiana Railroad Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Bellefontaine Railway. Early 1866 pass. Some soiling. 2) Evansville & Terre Haute & Associated Railroads. 1890 issued pass. Some fading a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System Pass Collection4032 - Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. Issued 1918, 1920, 1922, three for 1925, 1926, 1929, and 1936. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 59919 Date: 1918-1936 Location: Kansas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to d**********3 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Louisville Railroad Pass Collection4033 - Louisville Railroad Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9 passes from two "Louisville" railroads. Includes: Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company (1913, two for 1924, two for 1925, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6******n for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Boston Railroad Pass Collection4034 - Boston Railroad Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 passes from 3 different Boston railroads. 1) Boston, Barre & Gardner Railroad. One pass issued for 1881. Some glue residue on reverse. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad Passes (1874 & 1876)4035 - Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad Passes (1874 & 1876)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two passes. A clergyman's half-fare pass for 1874 and a pictorial free pass for 1876 issued to NH Hotchkiss (Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad). Th...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*********t for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Grand Rapids, Newaygo & Lake Shore Railroad Pass, 18764036 - Grand Rapids, Newaygo & Lake Shore Railroad Pass, 1876
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 375, issued for 1876 to NH Hotchkiss (Chesapeake & Ohio Railway). Signed by AW Hooper, superintendent. Black print on pink cardstock. Glue a...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Pass Trio4037 - Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Pass Trio
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different. Issued 1894, 1895, and 1896. Two are issued to WB Bevill of Norfolk & Western Railroad. The latter is issued to WB Stimson, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Minneapolis Railroad Passes4038 - Minneapolis Railroad Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six passes from two different "Minneapolis" railroad lines. 1) Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company. Three passes, issued 1907, 19...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Great Northern Railway Pass Group4039 - Great Northern Railway Pass Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 passes. Issued 1895, two for 1918, 1925, 1926, and 1937. Very good condition. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 59922 Date: 1895-1937 Loca
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s****y for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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