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)
 

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Three Boulder, Colorado Stereoviews4140 - Three Boulder, Colorado Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 stereoviews. Includes: double-sided stereoview: football players in the street near Walnut House, and buggy in front of house, by uncredited; and Bo
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Four Box Canyon, Colorado Stereoviews (Near Ouray)4141 - Four Box Canyon, Colorado Stereoviews (Near Ouray)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 duplicate stereoviews of In the Heart of Box Canyon by Keystone. Box Canyon is near Ouray. City: Box Canyon State: Colorado Dat
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Brownsville, Colorado Stereoview (near Silver Plume)4142 - Brownsville, Colorado Stereoview (near Silver Plume)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16. Brownsville Mining Camp on C. C. RR, Col. Photographer is Charles Bierstadt, brother to world famous Western landscape artist Albert Bierstadt, wh
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Central City, Colorado Stereoview c.1880s4143 - Central City, Colorado Stereoview c.1880s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stereoview of Central City looking South. No. 34. Photographer is J. Collier, active 1871-78 in Central City. His studio at 415 Larimer St. in Denver
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to L****5 for (130.00 + 31.20BP) = 161.20
 
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Four Different Colorado Springs Stereoviews4144 - Four Different Colorado Springs Stereoviews
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4 stereoviews. Includes: Pikes Peak Ave. and Pikes Peak by uncredited; Bird's eye by Kilburn Bros; and Will Rogers Shrine and Great Plains by Ke...
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Two Early Colorado Springs Stereoviews4145 - Two Early Colorado Springs Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Colorado Springs stereoviews. Two views from the cupola of a school. Marked Gurnsey's Rocky Mountain Views. Not listed as such in Mautz; act...
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25 Old Cripple Creek Postcards4146 - 25 Old Cripple Creek Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sepia and colorized postcards. Images of various mines and adjacent town of Victor. City: Cripple Creek State: Colorado Date:
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Six Cripple Creek, Colorado Stereoviews (incl. Mining)4147 - Six Cripple Creek, Colorado Stereoviews (incl. Mining)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 stereoviews. Includes: unusual 4.5" x 7" cabinet card size view of city c.1892, uncredited; two color illustration bird's eye views;...
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10 Denver Stereoviews4148 - 10 Denver Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 Denver stereoviews. Includes: Courthouse? by J. Collier (active 1871-78 in Central City); 2 street scenes by Kilburn Bros; state capitol by Underw
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Start Price : 112.50 | Estimate : 225.00 - 450.00
 
 
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Choice Early Denver Stereoview4149 - Choice Early Denver Stereoview
Holabird Western Americana Collections
General view of Denver with churches, school house and more. By W. G. Chamberlain, active in Denver 1861-1889, and also worked with famous Western pho
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to B*****8 for (75.00 + 15.75BP) = 90.75
 
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Denver Streetcar (Cherrelyn Gravity Car) Stereoview4150 - Denver Streetcar (Cherrelyn Gravity Car) Stereoview
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stereoview of Cherrelyn Gravity Car with a horse on it. Made by Mexican & Indian Curio Co., Denver. The horse pulled the car up one way and grav...
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Two Early Denver Stereoviews4151 - Two Early Denver Stereoviews
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2 early Denver stereoviews. 1) A candy and vinegar factory by Reed & McKenney (active Denver 1871-72, Central City and Georgetown 1873). 2) Scho...
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GAR 39th Encampment Badge (Denver, Colorado)4152 - GAR 39th Encampment Badge (Denver, Colorado)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unique brass top with white metal medallion "39th National Encampment / Denver / 1905" with copper bucking bronco overlay. The Grand Army ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******g for (55.00 + 11.55BP) = 66.55
 
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State Capitol Silver Souvenir Spoon (Denver, Colorado)4153 - State Capitol Silver Souvenir Spoon (Denver, Colorado)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five and a half inch silver spoon from the State Capitol (pictured) "Rocky Mountains" engraved on the handle. On the reverse, all the mini...
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The Colorado Sun, June-Sept. 18914154 - The Colorado Sun, June-Sept. 1891
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tremendous source of historical information for the Colorado researcher! Price: 5 cents. Measures 19" x 23". Very poor condition: Spine to...
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The Denver Republican, Nov.- Dec 31, 19054155 - The Denver Republican, Nov.- Dec 31, 1905
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tremendous source of historical information for the Colorado researcher! 12 page issues. Five cents. Measures 19" x 23". Very poor conditi...
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Two Large Hanging Denver Scales with very heavy Weights4156 - Two Large Hanging Denver Scales with very heavy Weights
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The two scales are from the Denver Equipment Company. 12 weights. All are marked Toledo (Fairbanks). Scales weigh 10 pounds (2), 5 pounds, 2 pounds (2
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Dump Mountain Stereoviews4157 - Dump Mountain Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six stereoviews of Dump Mountain railroad tracks by Alex. Martin (active Georgetown, CO 1884 & 1888 and in Denver, 1879, 1888-1901), Gurnsey (ac...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to r******8 for (60.00 + 14.40BP) = 74.40
 
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Eastonville World Newspapers4158 - Eastonville World Newspapers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes Volume 7. No. 1, May 18, 1895 - No. 52, May 9, 1896. J.B King, publisher, measures 18 x 24 1/2". Eastonville began in 1872 as the tow...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6*****b for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Estes Park and Long's Peak Stereoview4159 - Estes Park and Long's Peak Stereoview
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Horses and a wagon in a corral. Long's peak in distance from Evan's ranch. Photographer is W. G. Chamberlain (active Denver, 1861-1889). ...
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