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October 2017 Premier 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

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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Souvenir Anaconda Copper Ingot3259 - Souvenir Anaconda Copper Ingot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
81 gram copper ingot "Anaconda" on one side and "Montana" on the other. On top are "50" "IT" and "NQ&qu...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 6****A for (45.00 + 9.45BP) = 54.45
 
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Presentation Copper Ingot3260 - Presentation Copper Ingot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5.5" x 4.25" x 1/16" copper presentation ingot. Silver Bell Mining, L.L.C./ Solvent Extraction/Electrowinning/ Plant Dedication/ AS...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Hallmarked Silver Ingot3261 - Hallmarked Silver Ingot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
30.38 gram silver ingot with five hallmarks: "L & N", an anchor, a lion, "C" and a seahorse. City: State: ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8*****l for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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F.W. Braun & Co. Assayers Catalog3262 - F.W. Braun & Co. Assayers Catalog
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Established in 1888 the F. W. Braun company are "importers and dealers in all kinds of assayers' materials, as well as manufacturers of lab...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e*****r for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Calkins Company Brass Plaque (Assaying Equipment)3263 - Calkins Company Brass Plaque (Assaying Equipment)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The plaque says The Calkins Co. / Appliances / for / Assayers / Los Angeles Cal. We found an article in the Mining & Engineering World in 1906. ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Bost & Co. Assay Card3264 - Bost & Co. Assay Card
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ben Bost & Co.'s Assay Office at 125 Broad Street in Nevada City gave $187.25 to "A. Lung" a Chinese miner June 4, 1907. Chinese c...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a**********5 for (80.00 + 19.20BP) = 99.20
 
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California Assay Office Letterhead, J.A. Mars, 1872 for Austin, Nevada Iron Ore3265 - California Assay Office Letterhead, J.A. Mars, 1872 for Austin, Nevada Iron Ore
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California Assay Office, 512 California Street, San Francisco, October 24, 1872. J.A. Mars, Assayer. Addressed to H.C. Egerton who was supt. of the Ma
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to V********e for (55.00 + 8.25BP) = 63.25
 
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Denver Fire Clay Co. Assay Pictorial Billhead to Hecla Mining Co.3266 - Denver Fire Clay Co. Assay Pictorial Billhead to Hecla Mining Co.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Really nice illustrated billhead for The Denver Fire Clay Company (Fire Brick, Assayers & Chemists' Supplies), 1887, issued to Hecla Cons. M...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to b******a for (25.00 + 5.25BP) = 30.25
 
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Two Goodall Bros. Assaying Letters (Helena, Montana)3267 - Two Goodall Bros. Assaying Letters (Helena, Montana)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two letters (Sept. 22, 1923 and Oct. 19, 1923) addressed to Irma Mines in Gardner, Montana. Goodall is soliciting his services to "look after&q...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Two Montana Wells Fargo Gold Dust Receipts3268 - Two Montana Wells Fargo Gold Dust Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two 1873 Wells, Fargo and Company Express Receipts datelined Helena. One is for one package containing gold dust and bars sent from Hershfield &...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i********s.. for (110.00 + 26.40BP) = 136.40
 
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Hussey, Dahler & Co. Letter & Cover, 1871, Dealers in Gold Dust & Coin3269 - Hussey, Dahler & Co. Letter & Cover, 1871, Dealers in Gold Dust & Coin
Holabird Western Americana Collections
March 4th, 1871 cover and letter from Hussey, Dahler & Co. Bankers, Dealers in Gold Dust, Coin & Exchange. Dateline Virginia City, Montana. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to i********s.. for (120.00 + 28.80BP) = 148.80
 
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3 Montana Assay Sheets and 2 Photographs3270 - 3 Montana Assay Sheets and 2 Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assay Certificate, Pony Assay Office and Chemical Laboratory, dated 1904. Receipt from Washoe Copper Co. Sampling Works, Butte, dated 1906. Montana L
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Two Different W.S. James Assayer Gold Bullion Memorandums, Gold Hill, NV3271 - Two Different W.S. James Assayer Gold Bullion Memorandums, Gold Hill, NV
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pair of assay sheets: Memorandum of Bullion Deposited for Assay at the Gold Hill Assay Office, W.S. James as Assayer. 1) Bullion deposited from the Ro
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to D******a for (75.00 + 15.75BP) = 90.75
 
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1867 Kuh Assay Sheet for Theall Deposit--Two Comstock Assayers--Virginia City, Nevada3272 - 1867 Kuh Assay Sheet for Theall Deposit--Two Comstock Assayers--Virginia City, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare assay sheet for the Assay Office of Leopold Kuh, located at Taylor Street, Corner of D Street. Kuh assay sheets are some of the rarer Comsto
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to V********e for (425.00 + 63.75BP) = 488.75
 
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Very Rare Savage Assay Office Memorandum, Virginia City, Nevada, 18693273 - Very Rare Savage Assay Office Memorandum, Virginia City, Nevada, 1869
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large (11" x 16.5") Memorandum of Bullion from the Savage Mine, Assayed at the Savage Assay Office. Datelined Virginia, Nev. May 19, 1869....
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Cons. California & Virginia Mining Co. Assay Memorandum, Virginia City, Nevada3274 - Cons. California & Virginia Mining Co. Assay Memorandum, Virginia City, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare 1894 Report of Ore Assays deposited by Gen. R.P. Keating (supt. of the Savage Mine). Deposits are from the Savage Batter and Settler. F.E. Fieldi
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Occidental Cons. Assay Office Ore Memorandum, Virginia City, Nevada3275 - Occidental Cons. Assay Office Ore Memorandum, Virginia City, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. 1894 Memorandum of Ore Assay deposited by R. Keating on Jan. 20th, 1894. Deposits were from the Savage Mine battery and settlers (what was left
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (60.00 + 12.60BP) = 72.60
 
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Assay Ingot Mold and Black & Deason Assayer Envelope3276 - Assay Ingot Mold and Black & Deason Assayer Envelope
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Very unusual small size Ingot Mold. 4.25 x 2.25". Two small compartments. Cast iron. 2) Unused ore specimen envelope from Black & Deaso...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******g for (110.00 + 23.10BP) = 133.10
 
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Assay Balance Weight Collection3277 - Assay Balance Weight Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three sets - two on stands. One set in box of random pieces. Nine stand alone weights. 40 weights all together. Two have screw on hand holders. Weight
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*******g for (150.00 + 31.50BP) = 181.50
 
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Gold Scale with Weights and Wooden Case3278 - Gold Scale with Weights and Wooden Case
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wooden cases is 2.5" x 13" x 5.75". Includes set of weights and scale. Metal ring around front knob states- N. Y. City, APPRD . T...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to m*****a for (135.00 + 32.40BP) = 167.40
 
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