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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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Tahoe Tavern advertising cover cancelled "Truckee & Lk. Tahoe RPO.'3488 - Tahoe Tavern advertising cover cancelled "Truckee & Lk. Tahoe RPO.'
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tahoe Tavern 1939 advertising cover. 'Truckee & Lk. Tahoe' cancel. Opened very roughly. The 16 mile rail line between Tahoe and Truckee ...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 9*****W for (120.00 + 25.20BP) = 145.20
 
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Two Covers Showing Extreme Post Office Elevations3489 - Two Covers Showing Extreme Post Office Elevations
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cover from Mecca, CA lowest post office in US at 188 feet below sea level, and Climax, CO. highest post office in US at 11,320 ft. City: Me
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Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to 6******n for (20.00 + 4.20BP) = 24.20
 
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Placerville, El Dorado County Sheriff Corner Cover3490 - Placerville, El Dorado County Sheriff Corner Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Envelope from George H. Hilbert, Sheriff and Tax Collector of El Dorado County addressed to Mr. James Lodge of Siskiyou County. 6 x 3 1/2 inches. Po
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Three Civil War Era San Francisco Covers3491 - Three Civil War Era San Francisco Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Double circle postmark. Target killer. March 11th. Corner advertising for Mercantile Gazette of San Francisco. 2) Double circle with circle grid ca
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to w****5 for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Envelope (no letter) 1853 to 18553492 - Envelope (no letter) 1853 to 1855
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Envelope (no letter) from Columbus, Mississippi to "Miss Hamilton, c/o Col. Hamilton, Laurel Hill plantation, West Feliciana, Louisiana". ...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Pictorial Mustard Letterhead & Cover "Held for Postage"3493 - Pictorial Mustard Letterhead & Cover "Held for Postage"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Illustrated 1908 cover and letterhead for Charles Gulden Mustard addressed to S.R. Buford in Virginia City, Montana. Letter discusses an infringement
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to w****5 for (65.00 + 15.60BP) = 80.60
 
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Covers & Illustrated Billheads for Wagon & Carriage Companies3494 - Covers & Illustrated Billheads for Wagon & Carriage Companies
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13 covers, 10 with contents, for carriage and wagon companies. c.1890s-1910. All are addressed to Buford in Virginia City, Montana. Includes: t
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to w****5 for (95.00 + 22.80BP) = 117.80
 
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Early Food Covers w/ Contents Going to Montana3495 - Early Food Covers w/ Contents Going to Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten covers with contents addressed to Buford in Virginia City, Montana. Includes: Griggs, Cooper & Co. (olive container pictorial, 1908);...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w****5 for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Early Montana Food Covers with Contents3496 - Early Montana Food Covers with Contents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven covers with contents, c.1890s to 1910. All addressed to Buford in Virginia City. Includes: Borden's Condensed Milk with great conte...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w****5 for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Fancy Coffee & Tea Covers w/ Illustrated Letterheads3497 - Fancy Coffee & Tea Covers w/ Illustrated Letterheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six covers with illustrated letterheads. c.1880s to 1910. All addressed to Buford in Virginia City, Montana. Includes: Jones-Paddock & Co...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (65.00 + 13.65BP) = 78.65
 
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Illustrated Candy & Food Covers & Letterheads3498 - Illustrated Candy & Food Covers & Letterheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 covers with contents (pictorial letterheads). All are addressed to Buford in Virginia City, Montana. Highly pictorial! Includes: Rueckheim Br
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to q******s for (170.00 + 40.80BP) = 210.80
 
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Illustrated Early Food Covers (w/ contents) to Montana3499 - Illustrated Early Food Covers (w/ contents) to Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven covers w/ letterheads all addressed to Buford & Co. to Virginia City, Montana. Includes: Heinz with pickle illustration (1904) and ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r******g for (85.00 + 20.40BP) = 105.40
 
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Montana Postal History Collection3500 - Montana Postal History Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 postal covers from Montana to locations such as Virginia City, NV, Butte, MT, Tonopah, NV. c. 1907. A letter from Morris and Flint Mines and Minin
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Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to w****5 for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Montana Postal History Collection3501 - Montana Postal History Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12 covers or postal cards without contents, all sent to Buford in Virginia City, Montana. Includes: B.F. White, Forwarding & Commission M...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to w****5 for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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N. E. Johnson RPC of Rawhide, Nevada Fire with a very Rare Granite Postmark3502 - N. E. Johnson RPC of Rawhide, Nevada Fire with a very Rare Granite Postmark
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This postcard has an awful lot going for it. One of the most impressive photos of the Rawhide fire we have ever seen. One can see a very black plume o
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to s*****l for (450.00 + 94.50BP) = 544.50
 
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Rare Redlich, Nevada Cancel on a Goldfield Postcard3503 - Rare Redlich, Nevada Cancel on a Goldfield Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Redlich is an R-8 according to Gamett & Nelson. Very nice cancel on a Goldfield postcard. Note says, "I have a good job, but it is an out o...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****e for (140.00 + 29.40BP) = 169.40
 
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Cabinet Card of the Keene, New Hampshire Mail Carrier3504 - Cabinet Card of the Keene, New Hampshire Mail Carrier
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photo is done by J. A. French.Jonathan A. French. He was a quite well known photographer with his studio on the East Side Central Square. The town its
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m*******g for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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Very Rare Hindenburg Cover3505 - Very Rare Hindenburg Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cancel stamp from Lorch, Wiirth and Frankfort, Germany to Lakehurst N. J. U. S. A. via the airship Hindenburg. German stamp shows Swastika, another th
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to i********s.. for (275.00 + 66.00BP) = 341.00
 
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45 Airport Dedication Covers3506 - 45 Airport Dedication Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Forty five covers for various American airport openings and dedications, cities such as but not limited to Tyler, Peoria, Oklahoma City, Corona, Norfo
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Ten Airport Dedication Covers3507 - 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.
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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