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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Pennsylvania Consolidated Mining Stock Certificates (14)5060 - Pennsylvania Consolidated Mining Stock Certificates (14)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pennsylvania Consolidated Mining Company issued certificates, fourteen in total. Mine was a minor producer of gold into the 1890's Cit...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to F*****a for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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South Idaho Consolidated Mining and Milling Company Stock Certificates (15)5061 - South Idaho Consolidated Mining and Milling Company Stock Certificates (15)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15 certs. I/C. Signed by President James dbc Carna(?) 4" x 9.25". City: Grass Valley State: California Date: 1893-...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to k**********y for (150.00 + 31.50BP) = 181.50
 
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South Yuba Mining and Smelting Co. Certificates (6)5062 - South Yuba Mining and Smelting Co. Certificates (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 certificates, Grass Valley and Nevada City, California mine, Arizona certificate. Issued to J. Maleville who was company Secretary in 1911, 500 shar
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to k**********y for (60.00 + 12.60BP) = 72.60
 
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Union Hill Mines Stock Certificates (6)5063 - Union Hill Mines Stock Certificates (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 certificates Grass Valley, CA. Bald eagle vignette, issued 1915. 8" x 8.75". Cancelled. City: Grass Valley State: Calif...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to k**********y for (35.00 + 7.35BP) = 42.35
 
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2 Kern River Mining & Power Company Stock Certificates5064 - 2 Kern River Mining & Power Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued 1909-1910, #193 5000 shares, #256 2000 shares. Vignette of a miner and ore cart on a hill. Signed by president Shippee. 8.25" x 11"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6******n for (35.00 + 7.35BP) = 42.35
 
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Barbarossa Mines Co. Stock Certificates (7)5065 - Barbarossa Mines Co. Stock Certificates (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold and silver mine in Kern County, CA. 7 Issued 1927-1930. # range 30-250. Signed by president Taylor. 8.5" x 10.75". City: ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to j******P for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Los Angeles Improvement Co. Stock Certificates (2)5066 - Los Angeles Improvement Co. Stock Certificates (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Stock Certificates of Los Angeles Improvement Co. owned by Jesse Yarnell.. Yarnell was a Prohibitions party candidate on several local Los Angeles e
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t*******d for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Marysville Tunnel and Quartz Mining Stock Certificates (56)5067 - Marysville Tunnel and Quartz Mining Stock Certificates (56)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Marysville Tunnel and Quartz Mining Company certificates. 56 unissued located in Empire Mining district of Yuba county. 100,000 shares at $10. each
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to a****y for (80.00 + 19.20BP) = 99.20
 
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Natomas Company Mining Stock Certificates (11)5068 - Natomas Company Mining Stock Certificates (11)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cool dredge vignette. California mine. 11 Issued and cancelled 1937-1956. # range 12141-53227. Signed by president Smith. City: Natomas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to s********K for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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Three National Exchange Hotel Company Stock Certificates5069 - Three National Exchange Hotel Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Certificates. Nevada City, CA. Unissued c. 1860's. 4.25" x 12.25". City: Nevada City State: California Date: ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to k**********y for (35.00 + 7.35BP) = 42.35
 
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National Exchange Hotel Company Stock Certificates (3)5070 - National Exchange Hotel Company Stock Certificates (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three unissued certificates of the National Exchange Hotel Company. Printed by W. B. Cooke & Co., Prsnters (sic), San Francisco City: ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to a********e.. for (15.00 + 3.15BP) = 18.15
 
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25 Murchie Extension Gold Mining Company Stock Certificates5071 - 25 Murchie Extension Gold Mining Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty five unissued stock certificates from the Murchie Extension Gold Mining Company, incorporated under the laws of Arizona November 1, 1906. Opera
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to k**********y for (40.00 + 8.40BP) = 48.40
 
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Newtown Mining Company Stock Certificates (13)5072 - Newtown Mining Company Stock Certificates (13)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 certs of Newtown Mining Co., orange border, signed by president, vignette of several miners working underground 5.5" x 10.5". 1 has slig...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********e.. for (25.00 + 5.25BP) = 30.25
 
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Real Estate Association Stock Certificates (50+)5073 - Real Estate Association Stock Certificates (50+)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Real Estate Association certificates, 50 plus unissued, incorporated in 1876 to sell land in the Petaluma country side. City: Petaluma
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****y for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Shasta Copper Co. Stock Certificate5074 - Shasta Copper Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Organized in 1907 under the laws of Arizona, included the Pitt River Group of 25 claims. Green border, signed by President J.W. Girdner 5" x 1...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to c*********p for (10.00 + 2.40BP) = 12.40
 
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South Riverside Land & Water Company Stock Certificates (2)5075 - South Riverside Land & Water Company Stock Certificates (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 certs. Issued not canceled. Vignette of large, grand house within a larger vignette of palm trees and vinyards. Issued to C. S. Taylor No. 965, Shar
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to l*******c for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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Globe Iron Works Gold Bond5076 - Globe Iron Works Gold Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 gold bond for amount of $1,000. First Mortgage at 7%. No. 37, with 10 coupons attached. Signed by President Edward F. Cadle. 9.5" x 14.5&quo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Odd Fellows Hall Association of Sacramento Stock Certificates (8)5077 - Odd Fellows Hall Association of Sacramento Stock Certificates (8)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 certs. ranging from No.'s 20-120. Issued, not canceled. Shares issued from 4 to 111. Signed by President Cross(?) and McCleary(?). 4.75" ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 320.00 - 640.00
Sold to a****y for (80.00 + 19.20BP) = 99.20
 
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Phipps Quicksilver Mining Company Stock Certificates (80)5078 - Phipps Quicksilver Mining Company Stock Certificates (80)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mine in San Benito County, CA. Mining camp, burro and miner vignettes. Mostly gold certificates, some brown. 80 Unissued, 8.25" x 11". ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 320.00
Sold to b******a for (160.00 + 33.60BP) = 193.60
 
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Two Mojave Tungsten Company Stock Certificates5079 - Two Mojave Tungsten Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Issued in 1916, #B839 to Frank Souther and Co., 100 shares. Mary Sears #FB508 50 shares. Nice miner vignette. Mines located in San Bernardino, CA.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to m*****a for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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