Pike's Peak or Bust! Auction: Western Americana, Bottles, Numismatics, & More (January 2023)

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Welcome to the Pike’s Peak or Bust! Auction, our first live auction of 2023 and coming off the world-record-breaking SS Central America Part I auction in December 2022.

This four-day auction has collectibles in over a dozen categories including Bottles, Railroadiana, Native Americana, Mining, Numismatics, Art, Stocks, Militaria, and General Americana. With a healthy dose of exciting Colorado and Western States material, we decided to name this auction in honor of the great Colorado Gold Rush of 1859!

Featured Collections & Highlights

*The Gary Bracken Collection, Part IV*
We continue to offer great rarities from the collection of Ponca City lawyer Gary Bracken. This sale includes Native Americana (arrowheads); tokens (Colorado, Missouri, and Oklahoma); Colorado medicine bottles, whiskey jugs, and stoneware; Colorado, Indian Territory, and Oklahoma billhead collections, and more.

*Numismatics feat. Nevada Banknotes*
Our Day 4 is all numismatics, starting with thirteen different Nevada banknotes, including the $20 Nixon National Bank signed by George Nixon. The section also has US coins (incl. Carson City Morgans); medals incl. a U.S. Grant Silver Peace Medal; and a large offering of tokens (Colorado, Missouri, and Oklahoma).

*Early American Political Collection*
We’re very excited to offer important documents from the 1700s and 1800s from the estate of John Hyatt. This group includes autographed pieces from Benjamin Franklin, Grover Cleveland, and James Buchanan.

*Art*
A group of signed prints and books from Ansel Adams; signed prints from famous photographer Paul Strand; signed Salvador Dali pieces; beautiful wood and stone sculptures; and more.

*Railroadiana*
A new big group of railroad and steamer passes, always a big hit with our collectors! Also railroad artifacts including keys, locks, and lanterns. If you have a pass collection you’re ready to sell, please let us know!


*Stocks & Bonds*
We are thrilled to offer more rare Colorado mining stocks from a private collection, as well as Colorado railroad stocks and autograph pieces incl. Wells & Fargo and Jay Gould. Some of the mining stocks in this sale are pieces we have not offered before.

*Native Americana*
In addition to Oklahoma points from the Bracken Collection, our Native Americana section also has kachinas, pine crafts/basketry, and ephemera including art and photographs.


*Militaria & Antique Firearms*
In addition to pieces from the Sherman Collection, we’re also offering rare military collectibles from a few other private collections. This sale has items from the Civil War, Indian Wars, and both World Wars including photographs, autographed documents, and artifacts. The Firearms Section has early shotguns, muskets, and ammunition collectibles.

*General Americana*
Photographs, rare documents, books, and artifacts from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma/Indian Territory, and more. Includes a rare Virgil Earp Tombstone autograph from the Jim & Barbara Sherman Private Western Mining Museum! Smaller categories include: Cowboy, Sports, Books, Jewelry, Toys/Model Railroad, and hard goods.

*Mining*
Minerals and fossil plates; rare Western mining ephemera from Colorado and Nevada; and some mining artifacts incl. spoons, tags, and mercury jugs.


Please be sure to use the Keyword Search Tool on our website to search for items in your collecting categories.

Stay tuned for the exciting second part of our SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auctions, coming March 2023. Details available on holabirdamericana.com

We’re always looking for consignments in many categories, including Art, Mining, Railroadiana, Native Americana, Numismatics, Bottles, and more.

If you would like to know more about consigning, or if you have any questions or comments about this sale, please give our office a call at 775-851-1859.

Our friendly staff is ready to help you continue to build your collection. We’ve created an astonishing community of customers around the world, including private collectors, institutions, and dealers. Remember, your collection could set the next world-record!

Thanks again for your continued interest in our auctions. And as we like to say, bid early and bid often!

--The Holabird Team--

Day 1, Lots 1000-1514
General Americana (1000-1514)
Geo. Sort
Misc. Categories incl. Cowboy, Sports, Books, Toys, Hard Goods

Day 2, Lots 2000-2546
Transportation (2000-2159)
Railroad & Steamer Passes
Transportation Ephemera
Bottles & Saloon feat. Colorado Whiskey & Medicines (2160-2546)

Day 3, Lots 3000-3533
Art feat. Ansel Adams, Salvador Dali, & Paul Strand (3000-3106)
Native Americana (3107-3182)
Political Collectibles incl. Early American Autographs (3183-3209)
Militaria (3210-3261)
Firearms & Weaponry (3262-3304)
Minerals & Mining (3305-3361)
Stocks & Bonds (3362-3533)

Day 4, Lots 4000-4484
Numismatics (4000-4484)
Currency feat. Nevada Banknotes (4000-4035)
Coins (4036-4094)
Medals (4095-4112)
Tokens feat. Colorado, Missouri, & amp; Oklahoma (4113-4484)


SHIPPING & HANDLING: The customer is responsible for all shipping and packaging charges. We offer shipping service as a convenience to our buyers. Items are not shipped until the invoice and shipping charges are completely paid. Shipping costs will be calculated and billed separately after your items have been paid for. Purchases will be shipped via our approved, insured carriers: FedEx, UPS, USPS or DHL. Pick up is available from our Reno office, once you have received your invoice post auction
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Cripple Creek Railroad Ephemera [158874]2100 - Cripple Creek Railroad Ephemera [158874]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
DJ Saulter Railroad Ticket Broker 1901 receipt. Cripple Creek Short Line Trip folding 6 panel brochure with outdoor scenes-4 inch seam tear. Colorado
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to d****z for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Denver & Rio Grande RR Lamps, 2 [159873]2101 - Denver & Rio Grande RR Lamps, 2 [159873]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Denver and Rio Grande Railroad wick lamps. White metal base 6.5x4", globe 8x3.5". No cracks or chips. Date: Country: State: Color...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to r**4 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Denver & Rio Grande RR Platters, 2 [158132]2102 - Denver & Rio Grande RR Platters, 2 [158132]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 logoed Denver & Rio Grande RR platters. Marked O.P. Co., Syracuse, China. 8x11.75" and 10.25x15". No apparent chips or cracks. Date...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to d*******f for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Denver and Rio Grande RR Advertising Calendar [158257]2103 - Denver and Rio Grande RR Advertising Calendar [158257]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Advertising calendar for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad from December 1948. Has an image of the California Zephyr train going through the
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to r**4 for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Colorado Railroad Harper's Weekly Illustrations [151142]2104 - Colorado Railroad Harper's Weekly Illustrations [151142]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 nicely framed items pertaining to Colorado Railroads & landscape illustrations. Contains: 1. Harper's Weekly illustrations of a snow slide...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to P*****8 for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Railroad Summit Illustrations [151152]2105 - Railroad Summit Illustrations [151152]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From Nelson A. "Buz" Rieger's exhibition "Rush to the Rockies," this nicely framed grouping of illustrations sketched by J...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to P*****8 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Colorado Railroad Button Collection [156807]2106 - Colorado Railroad Button Collection [156807]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine buttons from Colorado railroads. Colorado Southern (3); Rio Grande Southern; Denver Rio Grande (3); Midland Route (2). Rare. Date: Co
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Timetable, 1885 [159588]2107 - Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Timetable, 1885 [159588]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway map and timetables. Printed by the Herald Printing & Publishing Co. in May 1885. Map extends from the e...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Timetable, 1887 [159579]2108 - Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Timetable, 1887 [159579]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway map and timetables. Printed by the Herald Printing & Publishing Co. in June 1887. Map extends from the ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Montana Railroad Books (6) [159570]2109 - Montana Railroad Books (6) [159570]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of six different Montana railroad books. Titles include Great Northern Pictorial Volumes 3, 4 and 5 by John F. Strauss Jr., Milwaukee Road West
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee RR Books - 3 [147794]2110 - Virginia & Truckee RR Books - 3 [147794]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Virginia & Truckee Railroad Publications: 1) Virginia & Truckee, a Story of Virginia City & Comstock Times by Lucius Beebe & Charles...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r**4 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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West Shore Railroad Timetable and Map, 1897 [159580]2111 - West Shore Railroad Timetable and Map, 1897 [159580]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
West Shore Railroad timetable and map printed by Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford & Co. in June 1897. Map shows the Niagara Falls Route to New, York,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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New York Railroad Company Annual Reports (2) [158039]2112 - New York Railroad Company Annual Reports (2) [158039]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Annual Reports of the Warwick Valley Railroad Company and the Staten Island Shore Railroad Company. Both reports are for the year ending September 30,
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Eastern Revenue Stamped Railroad Documents incl. Rare Checks [155844]2113 - Eastern Revenue Stamped Railroad Documents incl. Rare Checks [155844]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Check. New York & New Haven Railroad Company. 1867. Second National Bank of New Haven. Two cent adhesive revenue stamp with tied ca...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Oklahoma and Indian Territory Railroad Ephemera [158051]2114 - Oklahoma and Indian Territory Railroad Ephemera [158051]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12. Includes: Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf RR Co. (shipping receipt, El Reno, 1898, 1904 receipt, 1902 letterhead to Okmulgee, and letterhead...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Munly Creek Railway Company Letterhead Group, 1881  [148415]2115 - Munly Creek Railway Company Letterhead Group, 1881 [148415]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 29 Bill heads from the Muncy Creek Railway in Hughsville, Lycoming County PA. The railroad was originally chartered as the Muncy Creek Railwa
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Munly Creek Railway Company Letterhead Group, 1881  [148414]2116 - Munly Creek Railway Company Letterhead Group, 1881 [148414]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 29 Bill heads from the Muncy Creek Railway in Hughsville, Lycoming County PA. The railroad was originally chartered as the Muncy Creek Railwa
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Steel Companies Railroad Lock Keys (4) [138265]2117 - Steel Companies Railroad Lock Keys (4) [138265]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four railroad lock keys from steel-producing companies. These companies include the United States Steel Company, Republic Steel Works, Donora Southern
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Buffalo Rails Railroad Lock Keys (7) [138605]2118 - Buffalo Rails Railroad Lock Keys (7) [138605]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven railroad lock keys from the following railroad companies: the Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad Corp., the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg...
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Estimate : 180.00 - 280.00
Sold to d*******f for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Railroad Keys (3) [158320]2119 - Railroad Keys (3) [158320]
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Lot of three brass railroad keys. Two from the Colorado & Southern Railway and one from the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. All three were manu...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*****T for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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