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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Official Stamped Documents: Eastern Banks3518 - Official Stamped Documents: Eastern Banks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 60. Almost all pre-1876. Banks include 1) Ocean National Bank in Newbury, 2) Chemical National Bank of New York, 3) Bank of Chemung in Elvira,
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to w*****o for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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Official Stamped Documents: Nice set of New York Stock Transfer Stamps3519 - Official Stamped Documents: Nice set of New York Stock Transfer Stamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twenty. From $2.00 circular to 30c light green, $1.00 circular, $3.00 rectangular, to 40c light blue, to twenty cent orange, to $4.00 green, et
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Official Stamped Documents: Some Nicer Stamps and Combinations3520 - Official Stamped Documents: Some Nicer Stamps and Combinations
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes New York $1.00 with black border, pair of light brown US Revenue, pair of US Green $1 large document, pair of $3.00 large green Stock transfe
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Official Stamped Documents: Stamps are Nicely Cancelled3521 - Official Stamped Documents: Stamps are Nicely Cancelled
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 30 items. Companies from around the country. First California Company of San Francisco, Rogers & Tracy of Chicago, Bank of Montreal Agency ...
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 70.00
 
 
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Official Stamped Documents: Stock Transfer Stamps3522 - Official Stamped Documents: Stock Transfer Stamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Well over 250. Mostly small red stamps, but plenty of small and large green stamps. Most interesting might be the six $10.00 large green (includes a t
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Official Stamped Documents: United States Stock Transfer and Document Stamps3523 - Official Stamped Documents: United States Stock Transfer and Document Stamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two best are probably are three consecutive $5.00 large blue (fourth has been ripped in two) and a $10.00 large red. Many have New York and Massachuse
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Official Stamped Documents: Unsorted Box 13524 - Official Stamped Documents: Unsorted Box 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes many, many hundreds - see photo. We have not gone through these at all! Treasures surely await if they are anything like the ones we did go t
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Official Stamped Documents: Unsorted Box 23525 - Official Stamped Documents: Unsorted Box 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes many stamped documents folded in a shoe ox - see photo. We have not gone through these at all! Treasures surely await if they are anything li
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to R*****7 for (55.00 + 11.55BP) = 66.55
 
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Official Stamped Documents: with Boston Stamps3526 - Official Stamped Documents: with Boston Stamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Well over 250 pieces of paper. All have Boston stock transfer stamps and either United States stock transfer stamps or United States document stamps.
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
 
 
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New Orleans General Lee Monument Cabinet Card3527 - New Orleans General Lee Monument Cabinet Card
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This monument was erected in 1884 in New Orleans. The statue itself rises 16'6" tall, with an 8'4" base, standing on a 60' col...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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