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October 2017 Premier Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

Auction Details

This 5-day sale features 2,900 lots in multiple collecting categories including Mining, Minerals, Native Americana, Bottles, Gaming, Cowboy, Tokens, Numismatics, Railroad & Express, Postal History & Philatelic, Firearms & Military, and General Americana.

Highlights include:

*Gold, gold & silver ore, & choice mineral specimens from around the world

*a wide variety of mining collectibles including artifacts, stock certificates, photographs, and ephemera

*choice Native Americana from a prominent collection including Western baskets, projectile points, Navajo Pottery, jewelry, a Kachina Collection, and a Pacific NW bone, ivory & carved stone collection

*Bottles and antique glass including the Shamberger Saratoga Mineral Water Collection, Saloon back bar bottles, Western sodas and whiskies, Nevada embossed bottles, and an Insulator Collection

*Cowboy collectibles including a branding iron collection and cowboy postcards

*Tokens & Medals including Tombstone, Arizona, Alaska, California, Nevada Tokens & key tags, Fort tokens, So-Called Dollar collection feat. Bryan Money, Encased Cents, and US & Mining Medals

*Numismatics including Colorado silver coinage (a new discovery), Salt Lake City National Bank Note Collection, Nevada National Bank Notes, Assay incl. a rare assayer ingot and & Comstock assay documents

*Railroad stocks, bonds, keys, locks, and reference libraries

*Wells Fargo & Other Express collectibles incl. a rare Wells Fargo gold medal

*Postal history including first flights, first day covers, and revenue stamped documents

*A selection of antique firearms and swords

*Political collectibles feat. a Theodore Roosevelt button collection

*General Americana with strong Colorado, Montana, and Nevada sections including Shamberger Photograph Collection of Nevada Mining Camps and a large selection of Colorado stereoviews

*A special Dealer Section featuring large lots of mining, railroad, & other stocks, bonds, and postcards

                                          Auction Schedule

Day 1, Thursday, October 19, 2017 (Lots 1000-1666)
            Minerals (1000-1179)
                        Gold (1000-1013)
                        Ore, Gem, & Mineral Specimens  (1014-1179)
 
            Mining (1180-1666)
                        Candlesticks (1180-1188)
                        Explosives (1189-1198)
                        Mine Lighting (Carbide, Oil, Safety) (1199-1216)
                        Hard Goods (1217-1224)
                        Books (1225-1259)
                        Stocks, Checks, & Other Ephemera  (1260-1666)
 
 
Day 2, Friday, October 20, 2017 (Lots 2000-2576)
            Native Americana (2000-2268)
                        Southwest
                                    Art (2000-2026)
                                    Baskets (2027-2037)
                                    Beadwork (2038-2056)
                                    Moccasins (2057-2064)
                                    Rugs & Jewelry (2065-2071)
                                    Kachinas (2072-2099)
                                    Pottery (2100-2170)
                                    Tools & Other (2171-2181)
                        Northwest
                                    Animal tools/art (2182-2189)
                                    Clothing & Moccasins (2190-2197)
                                    Ivory Art & Tools (2198-2211)
                                    Sculptures (2212-2226)
                                    Tools & Other (2227-2232)
                        Nat. Amer. Books (2233-2268)
 
            Bottles & Glass (2269-2498)
                        Bitters, Poisons, Medicines (2269-2299)
                        Mineral Water (2300-2361)
                        Soda (2362-2412)
                        Whiskey (2413-2452)
                        Beer & Other (2453-2477)
                        Insulators (2478-2498)
 
            Gaming (2499-2521)
 
            Cowboy (2522-2576)
                        Branding Irons (2522-2540)
                        Cowboy Ephemera (2541-2576)
 
 
Day 3, Saturday, October 21, 2017 (Lots 3000-3610)
            Tokens (Geographic Sort) (3000-3068)
 
            Numismatics (3069-3281)
                        So-Called Dollars (3069-3136)
                                    Bryan Money (3069-3099)
                                    Other (3100-3136)
                        Medals (3137-3181)
                        Coins (3182-3202)
                        Encased Cents (3203-3216)
                        Currency (3217-3245)
                        Scrip & Ephemera (3246-3256)
                        Ingots & Assay (3257-3281)
           
            Railroad & Express (3282-3445)
                        Books (3282-3304)
                        Locks & Keys (3305-3317)
                        Stocks, Bonds, & Ephemera  (3318-3425)
                        Wells Fargo & Other Express (3426-3445)
 
            Postal History & Philatelic (3446-3526)
                        First Day & First Flight (3446-3475)
                        Military (3476-3486)
                        Geographic Sort (3487-3510)
                        Stamps & Revenue (3511-3526)
           
            Firearms, Weaponry, & Military Collectibles (3527-3610)
                        Civil War (3527-3546)
                        Other Military (3547-3556)
                        Firearms, Holsters, & Ephemera (3557-3568)
                        Knives & Swords (3569-3610)
 
 
Day 4, Sunday, October 22, 2017 (Lots 4000-4624)
            Political incl. Theodore Roosevelt Collection (4000-4022)
           
            General Americana
                        (Geographic Sort) (4023-4497)
                        Art (4498-4511)
                        Books (4512-4529)
                        Miscellaneous Americana incl. Hard Goods, Jewelry, & Ephemera (4530-4595)
                        World Collectibles (4596-4624)
 
           
Day 5, Monday, October 23, 2017 (Lots 5000-5415)
            Dealer Specials
                        Misc. Americana & Ephemera (5000-5017)
                        Stock Certificates & Bonds: Mining, Railroad, & Other (5018-5415)
 

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
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Nevada, a Narrative of the Conquest of a Frontier Land4436 - Nevada, a Narrative of the Conquest of a Frontier Land
Holabird Western Americana Collections
James G. Scrugham. Compromising the Story of Her People from the Dawn of History to the Present Time (3 Volumes) Chicago and New York: The American
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to g*******h for (275.00 + 66.00BP) = 341.00
 
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Nevada: A History of the State From the Earliest Times Through the Civil War4437 - Nevada: A History of the State From the Earliest Times Through the Civil War
Holabird Western Americana Collections
First Edition. Signed by Author, Effie Mack Hardcover. Minor wear to extremities; unobtrusive spotting to front cover; slight darkening to spine el
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to V********e for (250.00 + 37.50BP) = 287.50
 
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Davis: A HISTORY OF NEVADA (Volume II only)4438 - Davis: A HISTORY OF NEVADA (Volume II only)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reno, Nevada, Elms Publishing Company 1913. Large 8 volume 647-1280pp + xxii (index). Portrait frontis, portraits, plates. Orig. 3/4 black morocco,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 2*****l for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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8 Nevada Books4439 - 8 Nevada Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mainline by George W. Malone, Nevada Lost Mines & Hidden Treasures, by Dave Basso, Ghosts of the Adobe Walls by Nell Murbarger, Where to Find Go...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to p********n for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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9 Volume Nevada Library4440 - 9 Volume Nevada Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 volumes include Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps, Buckaroos in Paradise, Elko Nevada, Halleck Country, The Complete Nevada Traveler, Canyons Cuto
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to p********n for (70.00 + 16.80BP) = 86.80
 
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Remainder of the Hugh Shamberger Nevada Photograph Collection4441 - Remainder of the Hugh Shamberger Nevada Photograph Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six. 1) Photograph identified as the Pioneer Saloon in Wonder. Found on Page 14 of the Shamberger book. 2) Photograph of a reservoir. Shamberge
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to V********e for (65.00 + 9.75BP) = 74.75
 
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13 Vintage Nevada Photos4442 - 13 Vintage Nevada Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8" x 10" black and white photos taken by author/photographer Donald E. Miller. Nevada photos from Patsville, Pioche, Round Mountain, Ragt...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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3 Different Eastern Nevada Key Fobs4443 - 3 Different Eastern Nevada Key Fobs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 plastic key fobs, 3.5" x 1.75". Gold Victory Motel, Wells, Nev, reverse More Jackpots - at- Harrah's Club Your Reno Host. Gold Pio...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s*****l for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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3 Different Northern Nevada Advertising Key Fobs4444 - 3 Different Northern Nevada Advertising Key Fobs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Candy apple and glitter 4.75" x 2.25" Safari, Sparks, Nevada with reverse Harrah's Reno and Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Black Loretta Hotel, ...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to s*****l for (40.00 + 8.40BP) = 48.40
 
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35 Vintage Black and White Nevada Photos4445 - 35 Vintage Black and White Nevada Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 35 vintage Nevada 8" x 10" black and white photos. Mainly ghost towns and old buildings. Includes Searchlight, Tuscarora, Ely and...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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1867 Bond of the State of Nevada signed by Governor Blasdell4446 - 1867 Bond of the State of Nevada signed by Governor Blasdell
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice vignette of a smelter, natives and an ore wagon. $1000 15% gold or silver bond. Signed by Governor Henry Blasdel, the first governor of Nevada .1
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to r******c for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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C. C. Higgins Original Manuscripts about Nevada Desert Life4447 - C. C. Higgins Original Manuscripts about Nevada Desert Life
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes The Roughneck( with notes on Reno Commercial Club paper), Katie of Desolate Springs (returned from Everybody's Magazine), The Three Los...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Famous Nevada People on Postcards4448 - Famous Nevada People on Postcards
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Lot of five. 1) Color Governor John Sparks. Taken from the last photograph of him. Hand colored. Published by Richard Behrendt of San Francisco for th
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Nevada Anthropology Series: Twenty Volumes4449 - Nevada Anthropology Series: Twenty Volumes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
20 Volumes on various facets of anthropology in Nevada including "The Nevada State Museum Anthropological Papers" Numbers 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 1...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to g*******h for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Nevada Mining & Gambling Ephemera4450 - Nevada Mining & Gambling Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 32 items. Includes: 1874 Daily Independent (Virginia City, Nevada) newspaper supplement of Sutro's lecture with illustrations; unusual br...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to u********y.. for (65.00 + 15.60BP) = 80.60
 
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Nevada Related Poster Collection4451 - Nevada Related Poster Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
33 Posters from either Nevada or pertaining to Nevada. Sizes range from 8.5" x 14" to 24" x 19". Examples include reproduction...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 450.00
 
 
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Northeast Nevada Postcard Collection4452 - Northeast Nevada Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seventeen. Includes Four Copper Flat, McGill Smelter black and whites. One postmarked 1908. All circa that year. Black and White Real Photo Pos
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8*****l for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Small Town Nevada Postcards4453 - Small Town Nevada Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 42. Twelve RPC's: Mark Twain's home in Carson City, US Mint, three Rhyolite shots, Sonoma Inn and Fire Hall in Winnemucca, Austin Nev...
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Estimate : 90.00 - 180.00
Sold to e*****r for (45.00 + 10.80BP) = 55.80
 
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Two Promotional Booklets from Atlantic City4454 - Two Promotional Booklets from Atlantic City
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Before there were casinos there was - 1) "Views of Atlantic City" has 40 pages of photographs. Published in 1905. 2) "Atlantic City&q...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Taos Stereoviews4455 - Taos Stereoviews
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2 Native Americans in front of a pueblo. Keystone View Company, no photographer listed. 1 Native Americans in front of a pueblo. W.H. Jackson photogra
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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