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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Calumet & Arizona Mining Co. Locomotive Photo4100 - Calumet & Arizona Mining Co. Locomotive Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Locomotive #112 built for the Cornelia Copper Co., June 1929 with specs on back of photo paper. Nice factory photo. 3" x 8". HWAC# 6180...
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Arizona Railroad RPO Collection4101 - Arizona Railroad RPO Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twenty-one. Two valuation 5's (190- Winkleman & Phoenix and 1909 Prescott & Crown King), two 4's (1910 Phoenix & Maricopa...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Metal Danger Sign from the Northern Electric Railroad at East Gridley4102 - Metal Danger Sign from the Northern Electric Railroad at East Gridley
Holabird Western Americana Collections
DANGER / PRIVATE PROPERTY / THIS ROAD OPERATED BY AN / ELECTRIC THIRD RAIL / WALKING ON TRACKS OR OTHER / TRESPASSING FORBIDDEN / KEEP OFF. Manufactur
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to c********r.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Catalina Island Inclined Railroad Postcards4103 - Catalina Island Inclined Railroad Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six, four different. This unique Santa Catalina Island incline railway was built in 1904 to carry passengers up from the Amphitheater to the to
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m*****s for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Amador Railway Bond4104 - Amador Railway Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"The Amador Central Railroad is a standard gauge railroad that operated 11.8 miles (19.0 km) between a connection with the Southern Pacific Com...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c********r.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Western Pacific Railway Receipts for Keddie, CA4105 - Western Pacific Railway Receipts for Keddie, CA
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13 freight bills for the Keddie Station of the Western Pacific Railway Company, 1910. All are receipts for packages consigned by JC Young of Ta
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c********r.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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The Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway Company Bond4106 - The Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway Company Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"On October 14, 1890 Sherman founded the Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway in Downtown Los Angeles. He received a 50-year franchise fro...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*******m for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Northern Electric Company Bond4107 - Northern Electric Company Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sacramento street railroad. Green $1000 5% fifty year bond. Signed by president. #3136. 14.25" x 9.75". HWAC# 52343 Date: Locatio...
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Northern Electric Railway Company Bond4108 - Northern Electric Railway Company Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Green $1000 5% forty year bond. Signed by president. #2064. Rare. HWAC# 52342 Date: Location: Sacramento, California
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Points of Interest Reached by San Diego Railroads4109 - Points of Interest Reached by San Diego Railroads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! 1915. Three railroads have teamed up to bring you all of the day trips from downtown San Diego one could want to take. The railroads are the San
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Southern Pacific Railroad Advertisement4110 - Southern Pacific Railroad Advertisement
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This advertisement features a black and white image of a Spanish style Mission against a yellow background. It reads "Served by the, Coast Dayl...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d********9 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Shasta Springs Inclined Railroad Postcards4111 - Shasta Springs Inclined Railroad Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four including a real photo postcard (RPC) by Patterson. Two different color postcards. Shasta Springs was depot and resort on the Shasta Divis
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Chipps Station Wood Sign4112 - Chipps Station Wood Sign
Holabird Western Americana Collections
CHIPPS / HALF MILE. Measures 26” x 11” x 1.5”. From the 280-mile electric shortline Sacramento Northern that operated 1912 to 1955. Sign dates from s
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hetch Hetchy and its Dam Railroad by Wurm4113 - Hetch Hetchy and its Dam Railroad by Wurm
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Signed by author, hardcover 298pp with lots of photos including underground tunnel work. HWAC# 571977 Date: Location: California
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to p********f.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Central Pacific Railroad in California Ephemera4114 - Central Pacific Railroad in California Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. Three expense bills: 1872, package from Sacramento to Milton; 1875, San Francisco; and 1871, Sacramento. Plus an 1882 memo from the General
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to c********r.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Duluth, Huron and Denver Railroad Company Bond4115 - Duluth, Huron and Denver Railroad Company Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
$1000, 6% bond. Steam train at station vignette. Signed by president. 14.75" x 9.25". #460. HWAC# 52304 Date: Location: Denver, ...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Georgetown Tunnel Transportation Company Bond4116 - Georgetown Tunnel Transportation Company Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Not in Cox 1998. $50 8% gold bond. Bald eagle vignette. Colorado tunnel thru several mountains. 14.25" x 9.5". #1125. HWAC# 52314 Dat...
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Colorado Midland Railway Company Bond4117 - Colorado Midland Railway Company Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"The Colorado Midland Railway incorporated in 1883, was the first standard gauge railroad built over the Continental Divide in Colorado. It ran...
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Colorado Railroad Tickets & Ephemera4118 - Colorado Railroad Tickets & Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14 pieces. 1) Six used tickets for the Colorado & Southern Railway, the "Colorado Road." Trips are 1906-1908, Silver Plume to D...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Narrow Gauge Railroads of Colorado, Bulletin No. 67A4119 - Narrow Gauge Railroads of Colorado, Bulletin No. 67A
Holabird Western Americana Collections
August 1946, 47 pages with nice b/w photos of trains and train yards. Rare item. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 63152 Date: 1946 Location: Col
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to p********f.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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