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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Two Colorado Area Books4200 - Two Colorado Area Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Blue Eye by Ogal Alla and After 60 Years, Sequel to A Story of the Plains by A. B. Ostrander. City: State: Colorado Date:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to m********r.. for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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Merchants National Bank of Deadwood Letterhead4201 - Merchants National Bank of Deadwood Letterhead
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letterhead from the Merchants National Bank of Deadwood, Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Nov. 12, 1885. The third customer on the receipt was John Treb
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to w******f for (90.00 + 21.60BP) = 111.60
 
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Fred Dennett Archive, General Land Office4202 - Fred Dennett Archive, General Land Office
Holabird Western Americana Collections
(Lot 3257, the Tin Ingot featured on the cover of the catalog was owned by Fred Dennett, as well as the items in this lot.) Originally belonging to F
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Chickamauga Park, Georgia Souvenir Pin4203 - Chickamauga Park, Georgia Souvenir Pin
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brass pin from Camp Geo. H. Thomas, Chickamauga Park Georgia. 2 1/2 inches long, pinback missing. Camp George H. Thomas (1898-1898) - A Spanish Americ
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
 
 
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3 Matson Line Menus, S.S. Lurline4204 - 3 Matson Line Menus, S.S. Lurline
Holabird Western Americana Collections
S. S. Lurline dinner menus, three total. One with six autographs presumably by table mates, and one with Hemingway Poem. Artist unknown. The first of
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****t for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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4 Matson Line Menus, S.S. Lurline4205 - 4 Matson Line Menus, S.S. Lurline
Holabird Western Americana Collections
S. S. Lurline dinner menus, four total, one blank inside possibly used by on board printer as model. City: State: Hawaii Date:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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5 Matson Line Menus, S.S. Lurline4206 - 5 Matson Line Menus, S.S. Lurline
Holabird Western Americana Collections
S. S. Lurline menus by unknown artist. Five covers showing Polynesian people. City: State: Hawaii Date: 1939-1941 HWAC#
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*********r for (55.00 + 11.55BP) = 66.55
 
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5 Matson Line Menus, S.S. Lurline4207 - 5 Matson Line Menus, S.S. Lurline
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five Royal Hawaiian Dinner menus for dinner aboard the S. S. Lurline. Cover art by artist John Kelley City: State: Hawaii Date:
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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13 Pre-World War II Matson Line Menus4208 - 13 Pre-World War II Matson Line Menus
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thirteen various pre WWII menus from different Matson Line Ships mostly sailing to the South Pacific. City: State: Hawaii Date:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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5 Matson Line Menus, S.S. Mariposa and S.S. Matsonia4209 - 5 Matson Line Menus, S.S. Mariposa and S.S. Matsonia
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Artist: Macoulliard. Five dinner menus from the SS Mariposa and SS Matsonia. Polynesian figures and animals. One duplicate. City: Stat
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
 
 
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