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Rush to the Rockies Auction (August 2022)

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

Auction Details

Welcome to the “Rush to the Rockies” Auction, our second exciting summer sale of 2022!

This 4-day event has a little over 2,000 lots in numerous categories, including Bottles, Native Americana, Numismatics, Mining, Philatelic, Stocks, and General Americana.

Featured Collections

*Gary Bracken Collection, Part II*
Our July 2022 sale was our introduction to the marvelous and expansive collection of Ponca City, Oklahoma collector Gary Bracken. That sale featured our first round of Colorado and Oklahoma bottles, as well as rare ancient coins and Western tokens. And we set records in those categories!
This exciting second round features: Colorado bottles (incl. whiskey flasks, sodas, jugs, and beer); Colorado & Kansas postal history and rare Colorado revenue checks; Colorado, Nevada, & Texas tokens and key tags; Colorado photographs, advertising, & ephemera; a spectacular collection of Native American points (arrowheads) and stone tools; and another round of rare ancient coins.

And we’ll continue to feature the Bracken Collection in future sales. Stay tuned!

*Joe Elcano Nevada Mining Stock Collection*
We’ve been lucky enough to sell Joe’s world-class Nevada collection over the past couple of years, including his fabulous Nevada postal history and mining stock certificates.
This sale features a new group of Nevada mining stocks, including over 60 different Nevada territorial mining stock certificates! This group has great rarities and autograph pieces. Nevada collectors, you don’t want to miss this!

*Jim & Barbara Sherman Private Western Mining Museum Collection, Part II*
We were thrilled to sell rare Western firearms, Wild West autographs & artifacts, and mining collectibles from this collection in our July sale.
This round features more rare militaria (including sabers and bayonets), a cannon from the 1600s, shipwreck artifacts, rare mining artifacts, and more.

*Colorado Mining Collection, Part I*
This auction features an introduction to an unnamed Colorado mining collection which we will be selling over numerous sales. This collection includes some of the best Colorado mining stocks we’ve ever offered. Stay tuned!

*Stuart MacKenzie Montana Collection*
This round includes more Montana ephemera including important mining archives, as well as advertising, and history libraries.

*And Much More from Private Collections*
Including: a gorgeous original Thomas Moran lithograph of the Grand Canyon; an original saloon back bar mirror from the Yukon Territory, c.1890s; a Peace Medal Collection; rare Western photographs and ephemera; a Coca Cola collection of bottles and advertising souvenirs; rare space-related autographs and collectibles; American Express and early American History stocks from the Prag Collection, and much more!

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

We have a wonderful set of auctions planned for the rest of 2022 including our SS Central America Auctions this fall. We are specifically looking for treasure-related items, ingots, gold nuggets, and Gold Rush collectibles to add to these sales that will feature “Treasures from the Land & Sea.”

And we’re always looking for consignments in other categories, including 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, or to bring it to excited bidders at auction. We’ve built 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--

AUCTION SCHEDULE

Thursday, August 25th, 2022 (Lots 1000-1504)
Art (1000-1036)
General Americana (1037-1504)
Geo. Sort (1037-1274)
Misc. Categories incl. Cowboy, Jewelry, Books, & More (1275-1504)

Friday, August 26th, 2022 (Lots 2000-2507)
Philatelic (2000-2118)
Covers feat. Bracken Colorado Collection (2000-2097)
Stamps, RN Checks, & Ephemera (2098-2118)
Stocks & Bonds (2119-2353)
Misc. incl. Express & Early American (2119-2153)
Railroad (2154-2199)
Mining feat. Colorado & Nevada Territorials (2200-2353)
Minerals, Mining Artifacts & Mining Ephemera (2354-2456)
Transportation (2457-2507)
Air & Space (2457-2468)
Auto (2469-2474)
Railroadiana & Steamer (2475-2507)

Saturday, August 27th, 2022 (Lots 3000-3518)
Native Americana (3000-3139)
Arrowheads (3000-3060)
Artifacts/Stone Tools (3061-3088)
Beadwork (3089-3096)
Art & Ephemera (3097-3139)
Bottles, Brewing, & Saloon (3140-3518)
Saloon & Brewing Ephemera (3140-3160)
General Bottles feat. Bracken Colorado Pt. II (3161-3487)
Coca Cola Collectibles (3488-3518)

Sunday, August 28th, 2022 (Lots 4000-4482)
Firearms, Cutlery, & Militaria (4000-4089)
Numismatics (4090-4482)
Currency, Scrip & Ephemera (4090-4118)
US, Ancient, & Foreign Coins (4119-4207)
Medals & Exonumia (4208-4224)
Tokens (4225-4482)





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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Nevada Territorial Auditor's Office Cover; 1862 [152833]2095 - Nevada Territorial Auditor's Office Cover; 1862 [152833]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Postal cover from the Nevada Territorial Auditor's Office, Carson City, N.T. The Nevada Territorial Auditor was Perry B. Childs, appointed by Go...
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Nevada Cover Trio, Includes Virginia City & Candelaria [153188]2096 - Nevada Cover Trio, Includes Virginia City & Candelaria [153188]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three very nice Nevada covers: Bank of California, Virginia City corner ad; Zabriskie & Shockley, Candelaria corner ad.; and faint Wells Fargo c...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i********s.. for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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US First Day Cover and Proofcard Collection, 1000 Pieces [154974]2097 - US First Day Cover and Proofcard Collection, 1000 Pieces [154974]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large mostly US First Day Cover Collection c. 1976-86 with some Canada c. 1983-84, about 1000 pieces total. Includes presidential, some US First Day p
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Only Western RN-L Revenue Imprinted Check, Canon City [151824]2098 - Only Western RN-L Revenue Imprinted Check, Canon City [151824]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Not listed in Castenholz. Fremont County Bank. Canon City. 1877. Overall nice condition with folds and rough left edge. Issued to Vick McGraw. Date:
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Four Central City Revenue Imprinted Checks [151819]2099 - Four Central City Revenue Imprinted Checks [151819]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Central City, 1872, RN-E4. Thatcher & Standley bankers. 2) Central City, Colorado Territory, RN-C1. Light color. Rocky Mountain National Bank...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****y for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Denver RN-Q Revenue Imprinted Check -- One of Two Known [151823]2100 - Denver RN-Q Revenue Imprinted Check -- One of Two Known [151823]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Castenholz lists only two RNQ checks in the west. Issued to JT Taber and signed by Berger. Taber ran the Black Hawk House! A Colorado National Bank ch
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Colorado RN-B Revenue Imprinted Check Collection [151822]2101 - Colorado RN-B Revenue Imprinted Check Collection [151822]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Castenholz lists two. Four Rocky National Bank -three different. Central City. One Geo. T. Clark of Georgetown. 1868. Date: Country (if not USA):
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to a****y for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Colorado RN-D Check Collection with Rare Amber Usage [151826]2102 - Colorado RN-D Check Collection with Rare Amber Usage [151826]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
14 different checks. Castenholz lists only 6. EXTRA RARE Mountain City amber RND for Bela S. Buell. Other locations are Granite, Georgetown, Granada,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to a****y for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Two Colorado RN-F Imprinted Checks -not in Castenholz [151820]2103 - Two Colorado RN-F Imprinted Checks -not in Castenholz [151820]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) El Paso County Bank. 1876 Colorado Springs. Extremely fine condition. 2) Rocky Mountain National Bank. Central City. Condition issues upper left. N
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****y for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Large RN-G Revenue Imprinted Colorado Check Collection [151825]2104 - Large RN-G Revenue Imprinted Colorado Check Collection [151825]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Forty-seven different revenue imprinted checks. Castenholz lists 25 different. Includes nice color variations. All RNG. Rare amber Central City RNG. O
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to e******n for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
 
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RN-X Collection of Colorado Checks [151821]2105 - RN-X Collection of Colorado Checks [151821]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of thirty-five. Great collection! All together about three times those listed in Castenholz. Color variants yellow, orange-yellow, bright orange,
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Estimate : 340.00 - 500.00
Sold to e******n for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Nevada (Comstock) and Bodie RN Checks! [151811]2106 - Nevada (Comstock) and Bodie RN Checks! [151811]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eight. 1) 1870 Virginia. Imprinted green Nevada 2c revenue stamp and imprinted 2c US revenue stamp. Gould & Curry SMC. Singed by superint...
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Early Western Wells Fargo RN Check Group [151809]2107 - Early Western Wells Fargo RN Check Group [151809]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six. 1) EXTRA RARE 1861 blue Wells Fargo check. Signed by W. H. Graves in important territorial mining man. 2) 1880 imprinted revenue Virginia,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to P******e for (275.00 + 60.50BP) = 335.50
 
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Arizona and New Mexico Revenue Imprinted Checks (rare RN-G brown) [151815]2108 - Arizona and New Mexico Revenue Imprinted Checks (rare RN-G brown) [151815]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five. 1) 1880 brown two cent Scott RN-G1 imprint. Dateline Cimarron, New Mexico. Imprinted H. M. Porter. 2) Oracle, Arizona. Bayless & Be...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Oklahoma & Indian Territory RN Checks, 5 [153725]2109 - Oklahoma & Indian Territory RN Checks, 5 [153725]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Imprinted revenue checks from Oklahoma, c. 1901-11. 1 unissued. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Oklahoma City: Provenance: Gary Br
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to r*****n for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Midwest Railroad RN Checks with 2 Rare RN Color Variations [151816]2110 - Midwest Railroad RN Checks with 2 Rare RN Color Variations [151816]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of Seventeen. Includes Hannibal & St. Joseph with RN-B. Steam train vignette. Missouri River, Fort Scott & Gulf. RN-D. Leavenworth, Lawr...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d****p for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Gold Replica Stamp Collection [154978]2111 - Gold Replica Stamp Collection [154978]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 1100 US gold replica stamps. In Postal Commemorative Society Binders-1971-78, 1984-86, 1987-91, 1993--95, 1999-2002. The Great Americans Histori
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Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Postage Stamps Display Boxes With US Stamps [152775]2112 - Postage Stamps Display Boxes With US Stamps [152775]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 cherry wood finished boxes for displaying stamps and post cards. Includes mostly mint US stamps c. 1892-1990's.Cases about 4x11x12". Dat...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Christmas Seal and Related Adhesives Hoard [155021]2113 - Christmas Seal and Related Adhesives Hoard [155021]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1924-72 large group of hundreds of sheets of Christmas Seals . Also Easter Seals, Boy's Town, Cal Farley's Boy's Ranch and sheets of...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Stamp Album with Stamps [152789]2114 - Stamp Album with Stamps [152789]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The New World-wide Postage Stamp album. Mostly canceled US and Foreign stamps. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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