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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Long Distance Gilbert Panorama4360 - Long Distance Gilbert Panorama
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10.75 x 3.25". 1925 panorama showing Gilbert townsite location in the far distance. Also identified on the map is Last Hope, Black Mammoth wit...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to V********e for (325.00 + 48.75BP) = 373.75
 
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Second Gilbert Area Panorama4361 - Second Gilbert Area Panorama
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Different angle than the first. Closer. Shows Gilbert townsite, Last Hope Mine and Last Hope Mill and the Black Mammoth (Gold at $2,943 a ton! Double
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to s*****l for (225.00 + 47.25BP) = 272.25
 
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Gilbert, Nevada Town Overview Photograph4362 - Gilbert, Nevada Town Overview Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Date identified on back as May 1, 1925. Postcard sized photograph of Charles Hendel and Harry Henry as identified in pencil on back. On the north side
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to V********e for (110.00 + 16.50BP) = 126.50
 
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Goldfield Hotel "Hotel Guest Record"- Four Months Bar Rental? 19334363 - Goldfield Hotel "Hotel Guest Record"- Four Months Bar Rental? 1933
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A scarce document from the Goldfield Hotel in Goldfield, Nevada. Guest name was W.E. Mathewson. Below his name it says, "ROOM_BAR". Our be...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to i**b for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Goldfield, Nevada Photographic Billhead- S.C. Smith/ Western Gas Engine 19084364 - Goldfield, Nevada Photographic Billhead- S.C. Smith/ Western Gas Engine 1908
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare photographic billhead from the heyday of Goldfield, Nevada. Pictured is the Western Gas Engine Company, located at 419 Columbia St. in Goldfield
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to V********e for (80.00 + 12.00BP) = 92.00
 
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M. C. Ish & Company, Goldfields, Nev. Box End4365 - M. C. Ish & Company, Goldfields, Nev. Box End
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Milton Ish was working in Tuscarora in 1900. But the strike at Goldfield drew him there and he opened a grocery store. With the money he made there, h
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to M*********n for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Real Photo Christmas Postcard of BIll Scott and his dog Denver (Goldfield, NV)4366 - Real Photo Christmas Postcard of BIll Scott and his dog Denver (Goldfield, NV)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This Unique RPC is obviously home made as the photo is out of focus. Postmarked Goldfield, December 21, 1908. Very strong strike! City: Gol
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j***d for (30.00 + 6.30BP) = 36.30
 
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Two 1907 Goldfield Hippodrome Theatre Programs4367 - Two 1907 Goldfield Hippodrome Theatre Programs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hippodrome was built in May of 1907 in 28 days. Dismantled in 1920. One program for Kolb & Dill in "Fiddle-Dee-Dee." The other for Kol...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6*****b for (325.00 + 78.00BP) = 403.00
 
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Eight Goldfield / Tonopah Postcards4368 - Eight Goldfield / Tonopah Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four RPCs. High contrast, Montana-Nevada Mine, gold scale, Tonopah overview 1954, Frasher B5686 miner at Goldfield. Four color postcards: Hand colored
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********r.. for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Hugh H. Brown (Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad) Correspondences4369 - Hugh H. Brown (Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad) Correspondences
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of documents from Hugh H. Brown, general counsel for Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad Company and private firm. Includes copies of complaint
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6*****b for (700.00 + 168.00BP) = 868.00
 
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