October 2017 Premier Auction

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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Rare 1890's Golden Gate Park Photographs4096 - Rare 1890's Golden Gate Park Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nineteen. Zoo pictures of "Full Blooded Black Maned Lion", kangaroo, bear, bison. Several boating and lake pictures. walking paths ...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****r for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Rare Panama Mail Steamship Co. Key Fob4097 - Rare Panama Mail Steamship Co. Key Fob
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brown key fob with skeleton key. RETURN TO / PANAMA MAIL/ STEAMSHIP CO. / SAN FRANCISCO / S.S. VENEZUELA/ 20 / DROP IN ANY / MAIL BOX / WE GUARANTEE
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to S**********h for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Two 1850 papers on the Ocean Voyage to California through Panama4098 - Two 1850 papers on the Ocean Voyage to California through Panama
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) U. S. Senate Miscellaneous Pamphlet Number 30 titled "Memorial on Panama railroad Company" Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to cont...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to C*****r for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Stampless, coverless 1850 California Letter4099 - Stampless, coverless 1850 California Letter
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From William E Lewis of San Francisco and addressed to Judge Richardson of Pueblo de San Jose. Not says "Please put the within enclosed papers ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to c********r.. for (65.00 + 15.60BP) = 80.60
 
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Gold Rush Related 1849 Letter w/o Envelope4100 - Gold Rush Related 1849 Letter w/o Envelope
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This January 16, 1849 letter concerns a group of hardy adventurers getting ready to board a ship for California. The letter is difficult to read. But
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c*********p for (120.00 + 28.80BP) = 148.80
 
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Gold Rush Ship's Receipt for Fresh Provisions that were 3 Months in Shipping4101 - Gold Rush Ship's Receipt for Fresh Provisions that were 3 Months in Shipping
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Shipped on the Forrester. Left April 18, 1851 and arrived July 12, 1851. Delivering "fresh provisions, vegetables, etc," So, what kind of ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c*********p for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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"HELEN HENSLEY" Steamer Billhead, San Francisco 18614102 - "HELEN HENSLEY" Steamer Billhead, San Francisco 1861
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California Steamer billhead dated San Francisco in 1861. To Steamboat Helen Hensley, Dr. California Steam Navigation Company printed on left border. S
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to n********w.. for (25.00 + 5.25BP) = 30.25
 
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Steamship Master's Certificate for William Pierce4103 - Steamship Master's Certificate for William Pierce
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extra rare! This is No. 5 in 1877. This certifies that William Pierce is a skillful master pilot of steam vessels for the bays of San Francisco and it
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Two Nice California Liquor Billheads- 1890's San Francisco & Sacramento4104 - Two Nice California Liquor Billheads- 1890's San Francisco & Sacramento
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two billheads liquor related. 1) Joseph Bremer & Co., San Francisco, proprietors of "The Imperial Vineyard Co. of California", dated S...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Very Early California Academy of Science Ephemera - Golden Gate's Great Museum!4105 - Very Early California Academy of Science Ephemera - Golden Gate's Great Museum!
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1868 Proceedings of Meetings. Bound. Loose. 40 pages. Front cover is missing and back cover is hanging on. Still, it has never been read as all pag
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (60.00 + 14.40BP) = 74.40
 
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