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May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location,

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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Cleveland Railroad Lines Pass Collection4060 - Cleveland Railroad Lines Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 24. Earliest is an 1874 Special Ticket for the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway. Also included: Cleveland, Akron &a...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******2 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad Pass, 18724061 - Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad Pass, 1872
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pass No. 426 issued to TJ Charlesworth, superintendent of Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway. Signed by president Laven. Punch cancelled. In...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Columbus, Hocking Valley, & Toledo Railway Pass 18824062 - Columbus, Hocking Valley, & Toledo Railway Pass 1882
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 1416, issued to NH Hotchkiss (Chesapeake & Ohio Railway) for 1882. Signed by the general manager, Irland Smith. Paper and glue residue on th...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Dayton & Union Railroad Passes (1866 & 1867)4063 - Dayton & Union Railroad Passes (1866 & 1867)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two very early. Issued 1866 and 1867. Both signed by superintendent Stinson. Some soiling/staining. Incorporated in 1863. The main line extended north
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Dayton & Union Railroad Passes (1868 & 1872)4064 - Dayton & Union Railroad Passes (1868 & 1872)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two ornate and early passes. Issued 1868 (purple font with locomotive vignette) and 1872 (green font). Both have stains/soiling. Incorporated in 1863.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Hocking Valley Railroad Co. Pass Collection4065 - Hocking Valley Railroad Co. Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 passes. Issued 1918, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1925, and 1926. Water stains on one pass; rest in very good condition. The Hocking Valley Railway was
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Toledo & Ohio Central Railway Pass Collection4066 - Toledo & Ohio Central Railway Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six different. Issued 1913, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, and 1921. All assigned to Mrs. JH Spooner, wife of chief clerk to the general manager/supt.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co. Pass Collection4067 - Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co. Pass Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 passes. Issued 1920, two different for 1924, two different for 1925, and two different for 1926. Passes are in very good condition. The Wheel
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Huntingdon & Broad Top Railroad Pass, 18764068 - Huntingdon & Broad Top Railroad Pass, 1876
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued to NH Hotchkiss (Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad) for the year 1876. Signed by president Knight. Some glue residue on the reverse. The Hunting...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to j*********t for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Passes4069 - Lehigh Valley Railroad Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 passes. Issued 1925, 1926, 1929, 1935, 1936, and 1937. Overall very good condition. Incorporated in 1847. Became this name in 1853. Transport
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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