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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Latest Invention Advertising Paper4590 - Latest Invention Advertising Paper
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare advertising paper for a new invention comprising a compass, telescope, opera glass, stereosope, reading glass and microscope. HWAC# 50276
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Library of Minerals4591 - Library of Minerals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of approx. 25 hardback & paperback books & articles of Minerals. 1) Gemstones of East Africa by Peter C. Keller with color pictures 133 ...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Mining and Mining History Library4592 - Mining and Mining History Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 30 mining and mining history books including Bureau of Mines publication and other hard and soft covers, 2 War Dept WWII era technical manuals,
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to c******u for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Mining, Surveying and Geology Library4593 - Mining, Surveying and Geology Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight books: "Soils and Soil Engineering," "Mining Methods and Equipment," "Surveying," "Industrial Minerals and ...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Pair of The Gold Placer Mining Co. Stock Certificates4594 - Pair of The Gold Placer Mining Co. Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No location known. Identical design with fantastic hydraulic mining vignette. Consecutive certificates No. 3003 and 3004 both issued to AJ. Hamilton o
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to b**********7 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Seven Books on American Mining Companies4595 - Seven Books on American Mining Companies
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes Newmont, Anaconda, Phelps Dodge, Kennecott, etc. Nice group in good condition. HWAC# 42557 Date: Location:
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Seven Different Mining Stock Certificates4596 - Seven Different Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. Two issued: Deadwood Gold Mining Co. (Nevada City, 1880) and The Gold Placer Mining Company (1880, hydraulic mining vignette). Five unissued
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Six Different Western Mining Stock Certificates4597 - Six Different Western Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. Included: United States Mining Company (1902, cancelled); Happy Day Mining Co., Limited (1908, cancelled, mining vignettes, inc. in Idaho);
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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U.S. Coal Mining Stock Certificates4598 - U.S. Coal Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. 1) Atlantic Coal and Iron Company. Issued 1921 to the company president, not cancelled. Inc. in New Jersey. 2) Four issued stock certificate
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Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to 6****A for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Western Mining Stock Certs. (10)4599 - Western Mining Stock Certs. (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Spokane National Mines i/t 1962 Camuro Mines i/u 1941, 2 Genii Consolidated Mines i/u 1931, Gold Box Mining i/u 1937, Gold Metals Consolidated Mining
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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