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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8 First Flight Covers4720 - 8 First Flight Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 covers of Arkansas to St. Louis U S Air Mail Route 107 HWAC# 52024 Date: 1951 Location: Arkansas
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Ten Airport Dedication Covers4721 - Ten Airport Dedication Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ten covers announcing the dedication of new airports in San Rafael (US Army), Madera, Stockton, San Bernardino, Glendale, Marysville, and Corona. HW
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Twelve Post Office Dedication Covers4722 - Twelve Post Office Dedication Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Riverside, Lynwood, Los Angeles, Fresno, San Pedro, Canoga Park, Brawley, Burbank, Colton, Fullerton, and Alhambra represented among these twelve cove
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Colorado  Cut Square Postmarks4723 - Colorado Cut Square Postmarks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These cut squares came from a book of a collector that was done many years ago. Although we hate to see these postmarks removed from their covers, it
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a*********y for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Covers From Hawaii, Boy Scouts of America4724 - Covers From Hawaii, Boy Scouts of America
Holabird Western Americana Collections
mid 1900's covers from Honoring Boy Scouts of America; the 25th Anniversary Hawaii Statehood 1959-1984, postcards from Lamber Gardens, Portland,...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6******n for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Four First Flight Covers4725 - Four First Flight Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four U S Air Mail Route 86 covers from Minnesota HWAC# 52025 Date: 1952 Location: Minnesota
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6******n for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN4726 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Montana Cut Square Postmarks4727 - Montana Cut Square Postmarks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These cut squares came from a book of a collector that was done many years ago. Although we hate to see these postmarks removed from their covers, it
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Official Stamped Documents: New York stamped Documents4728 - Official Stamped Documents: New York stamped Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Well over 200 items. Sure to find some real treasure of New York and United States stamps. Please see photo online for an idea of what you may find he
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Northern Plains First Flight Covers4729 - Northern Plains First Flight Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three Ohio, five Illinois, and four Indiana first flight covers HWAC# 52012 Date: Location: Northern Plains
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 1****t for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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