AUCTION  / 

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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Photo of an engraving of John Slidell4250 - Photo of an engraving of John Slidell
Holabird Western Americana Collections
John Slidell (1793 – July 9, 1871) was an American politician, lawyer, and businessman. A native of New York, Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young ma
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Sold to r******e for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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1854 Medical Doctor Degree4251 - 1854 Medical Doctor Degree
Holabird Western Americana Collections
24.5" x 19.5" original Medical Doctor Degree from a Baltimore, Maryland school. Dr. George Hammond. Blue ribbon on the bottom with remna...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r*********1 for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Choice 1889 Tool Goodnow & Wightman Catalog4252 - Choice 1889 Tool Goodnow & Wightman Catalog
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In business from 1874-1983. While they advertise as 'manufacturers,' they may have, in fact, only been dealers. The only known patent to Goo...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to s****y for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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First Resident Directory of Provincetown, Massachusetts (1886)4253 - First Resident Directory of Provincetown, Massachusetts (1886)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
We did a quick search and could not find any copies available for sale online. The last copy that we know of sold in 1989 for $1,100. Compiled J. H. H
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Massachusetts Postcard Collection and 6 Photos4254 - Massachusetts Postcard Collection and 6 Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
60 cards. 2 b/w photos-matted 4.5" x 6.5" coastal scene,5.75" x 8" roofing factory in Everett. 2 stereoviews-teaming granite in ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to c*********p for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Art Stove Co. Advertising Tomahawk4255 - Art Stove Co. Advertising Tomahawk
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four inch long metal tomahawk. Obverse: "But Laurel Stoves & Ranges / Art Stove Co. Detroit, Mich.; Reverse: 1901 / Ax of All Nations / Cut...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to p****e for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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Automobile Companies Stock Certificate Collection4256 - Automobile Companies Stock Certificate Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 17 different automobile related stock certificates. Includes: Rauch & Lang, Inc., issued 1921, UNC., Templar Motors Company, issued 1920....
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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Fur Business Broadside, Letter, Envelope and Ticket4257 - Fur Business Broadside, Letter, Envelope and Ticket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter from Lake Superior Fur Farm dated 1938. 17" x 11" broadside, envelope and tag from Leo. M. Goldberg Fur and Wool House. C...
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A.B. Shubert Fur Catalogs Plus a Trapper Catalog4258 - A.B. Shubert Fur Catalogs Plus a Trapper Catalog
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five. 1) Four are for A.B. Shubert, "The Largest house in the World Dealing Exclusively in American Raw Furs." Four covers, moat wi...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to h********r.. for (95.00 + 22.80BP) = 117.80
 
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2 Volumes, A History of the Fur Trade of the Far West4259 - 2 Volumes, A History of the Fur Trade of the Far West
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Volumes, A History of the Fur Trade of the Far West by Hiram Martin Chittenden. A History of the Pioneer Trading Posts and Early Fur Companies of th
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to s****y for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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