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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4581 - American Mining Postcard CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
15 cards. 5 Wisconsin quarry and aboriginal mining scenes, 2 Kentucky above and underground scenes, 4 Illinois mining structures, 2 modern color miner
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6*******d for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
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4583 - Collection Of Mining LettersHolabird Western Americana Collections
Numerous letters to and from Bonanza United Mines Limited, Ontario Canada, 1927-1932 regarding mining issues. Also includes telegrams and letters from
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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4584 - Color Mineral PostcardsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Stack of color mineral postcards with vibrant close up photos. HWAC# 52855 Date: Location:
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
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4588 - Gold Related Books (5)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold is where You Find It by Hunter. The Saloon on the Rocky Mt. Mining Frontier by West. Reprint from 1985 Bureau of mines, Gold.Desert Gold by Grey
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*****s for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
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4589 - Group of mining magazinesHolabird Western Americana Collections
16 magazines from the 1920s and teens. Includes: COLLIERY, Mining and Engineering, the mining Congress Journal, Engineering and Mining Journal. Perha
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b**********n for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
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