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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)
 

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Tintype of Early Firefighter4560 - Tintype of Early Firefighter
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Came to us in a big collection of Montana items, but this tintype is not identified. Man in uniform including jacket, badge and hat. Tintype not in ho
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*********r for (30.00 + 6.30BP) = 36.30
 
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Animals of the Old West Postcard Group4561 - Animals of the Old West Postcard Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twenty. Premier card is an RPC of buffalo on the plains. Includes four 'Dude Larsen's painting/postcards, four Albert Friedrich of Te...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Wagon and Stage Postcard Collection4562 - Wagon and Stage Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nineteen. Seventeen different views. Includes a Donald Stuart painting turned into a postcard, robbery, Mail wagon at Bullfrog Nevada, Wagon on
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Unknown Early RPC of a Western Town4563 - Unknown Early RPC of a Western Town
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The look of the Western Town cannot be denied. Horses, buggies, and cowboy hats are everywhere. Moore & Dalton store (Rhinoceros Lunch Co.) is i...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Five Photographs of Water Sports in the Desert4564 - Five Photographs of Water Sports in the Desert
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Family in bathing suits posing, young man rowing a motor boat, captain of a small cruise ship, two ladies enjoying a summer outing, and a handsome
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to s*****l for (20.00 + 4.20BP) = 24.20
 
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Suppository Advertisement and Envelope4565 - Suppository Advertisement and Envelope
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7" x 4" advertisement and 2.5" x 4.25" envelope. Advert is for an antiseptic suppository and its many benefits. City: ...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Two Vintage Tambourines--Bullfighter Images4566 - Two Vintage Tambourines--Bullfighter Images
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 5" diameter, image printed on silk and beaded, of bullfighter and bull. tassels and tins, fair condition. 2) 4" diameter, printed image...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to r********a.. for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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American Ephemera4567 - American Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ten items: tiny chaps from Cheyenne, Wyoming; "Souvenir" pin; Coolidge and Dawes (1924) with leather strap; ring for Landon & Knox (1...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w******f for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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US Ephemera4568 - US Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two blank front statements with handwritten notes on back pertaining to sharpeners. Young Brothers Engravers, Springfield Mass. c. 1913. Wells Farg
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Miscellaneous Americana4569 - Miscellaneous Americana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes: 1888 cover and letter for Iowa Seed Co. to Buford in Virginia City, Montana; 1854 State of Maine document for the election of Daniel Pike, c
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*******c for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Old Goat Breeder Account Ledger4570 - Old Goat Breeder Account Ledger
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This old ledger appears to be from an American goat breeding company, possibly Northern Angora Goat & Livestock Company. Entries are dated 1906...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rare 1914 Official Route (including railroads) of the Ringling Brothers Circus4571 - Rare 1914 Official Route (including railroads) of the Ringling Brothers Circus
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The schedule starts in Norfolk on September 28, 1914 and ends in Cairo, Illinois on October 24. The really cool thing about this schedule it gives the
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Paramount "5 Ring Circus" Broadside4572 - Paramount "5 Ring Circus" Broadside
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Ring All Star Circus is coming to town. Colorful broadside with clowns and gags. Lithograph by Donaldson Litho Company of Newport Kentucky. It was b
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Pink Panties Advertising Piece4573 - Pink Panties Advertising Piece
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4.25" x 6" pink panties. NOTICE TO HUNTERS, Restricted Property - No Hunting Around Inside Allowed This Season Without My Permission,Sign...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to T******1 for (30.00 + 6.30BP) = 36.30
 
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Silver Demorest Prohibition Badge in Original Box4574 - Silver Demorest Prohibition Badge in Original Box
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Memorial Prohibition Prize" mounted in a purple lined box. In the late 1880s, William Jennings Demorest awarded these silver medal to sch...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r*********1 for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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c.1880s Quilt4575 - c.1880s Quilt
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Found in the Dawson family trunk in the 1980's. Belonged to Elizabeth Dawson and probably was bought in England is the 1880's as she came t...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Caving Prints Collection4576 - Caving Prints Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of caving prints that consists of 14 pieces from 1860-1890's. Print size ranges from 5" x 9" to 21" x 16" and ha...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to p*********n for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Eduard Reichert Tone Violin, Bow and Case4577 - Eduard Reichert Tone Violin, Bow and Case
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Label inside of violin reads Eduard Reichert -Dresden- Tone Violin No 382. Includes bow and wood case. Consigner states this violin was not played a
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Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 8*****l for (250.00 + 60.00BP) = 310.00
 
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Lighted Wood Display Case4578 - Lighted Wood Display Case
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Blond wood display case with switched back lighting. Three acrylic shelves and removable clear plastic front door. 12.5" x 31" x 11.25&qu...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to V********e for (50.00 + 7.50BP) = 57.50
 
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Pendulum Clock4579 - Pendulum Clock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Spring wound pendulum clock. R A on pendulum. Maker unknown. Wooden case. Wall mountable. 23" x 10.5". City: State: ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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