Rush to the Rockies Auction (August 2022)

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)





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Collection of Colorful Drills (OK) [153087]3067Collection of Colorful Drills (OK) [153087]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This collection of drills and a few points mixed in. A total of over 100 pieces in three Riker boxes. Thought to be from the Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansa
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to H*******0 for (1,000.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,250.00
Point Collection: poss. Clovis, Plainview, Scott's Bluff, Midland, Folsom [153089]3068Point Collection: poss. Clovis, Plainview, Scott's Bluff, Midland, Folsom [153089]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This collection contains point types including Clovis, Plainview, Scottsbluff, and possibly Folsom and Midland. Including pottery shards, six beads, a
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to G*********n for (2,100.00 + 525.00BP) = 2,625.00
Alibates Flint Knife from Kay County, Oklahoma [155872]3069Alibates Flint Knife from Kay County, Oklahoma [155872]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This beautiful rainbow hue Alibates flint knife was found on the Arkansas River in Kay County, Oklahoma. Alibate flint has been quarried in the Texas
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i********s.. for (1,500.00 + 330.00BP) = 1,830.00
Corner Tang Knife (Kay County, OK) [155868]3070Corner Tang Knife (Kay County, OK) [155868]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a corner tang knife that shows halting on one side only. It measures 4 in./ 102 mm X 2.25 in./ 57 mm. Found in Kay County, Oklahoma. Shaped by
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i********s.. for (500.00 + 110.00BP) = 610.00
Red Alibates, Clovis, incl. Scott's Bluff, Folsom, Midland(?) [155871]3071Red Alibates, Clovis, incl. Scott's Bluff, Folsom, Midland(?) [155871]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fantastic Red Alibates Clovis Including Scottsbluff, Folsom, and Possible Midland. This lot has about 49 points including drills and one corner tang k
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to i********s.. for (3,700.00 + 814.00BP) = 4,514.00
Corner Tang Knife found in Oklahoma [155858]3072Corner Tang Knife found in Oklahoma [155858]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This corner tang knife was found on the Arkansas River in Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It is 2.25 in./ 57 mm. A brief explanation accompanies the knife in
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to R*******e for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
Huge Corner Tang Knives (KS & OK) [153080]3073Huge Corner Tang Knives (KS & OK) [153080]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hafting stone tools or corner tang stone tools were a technological advancement for mankind. This tool was designed to be strapped to a handle or arro
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to p********2 for (1,000.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,250.00
Large Harahey Blades (OK & KS) [155870]3074Large Harahey Blades (OK & KS) [155870]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot has five knife blades from Oklahoma and Kansas. There are three blades from Kay County, Ok. A gray double beveled knife from the Arkansas Riv
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to d*******f for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
Macrolith Stone Tools [153102]3075Macrolith Stone Tools [153102]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
There are about fifteen pieces total. That includes the one central piece that is now in three sections. By true definition the term macrolith may not
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
Prehistoric Stone Tablets and Implements  [153096]3076Prehistoric Stone Tablets and Implements [153096]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot is unique with two rare find tablets and six implements. The larger of the two tablets has two drilled holes, single concave perforations, wi
Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,450.00 + 362.50BP) = 1,812.50
Prehistoric Stone Tool Implements (8) [153097]3077Prehistoric Stone Tool Implements (8) [153097]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains eight tools or implements. There is a red slate slab with one bi-concave perforation at 4 in./ 103 mm found near Hiawatha, Kansas. T
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i********s.. for (1,500.00 + 330.00BP) = 1,830.00
Stone Tools from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois  [155873]3078Stone Tools from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois [155873]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot has eight stone tools. The largest is a polished hematite stone 2.75 in./ 70 mm X 4.5 in./ 114 mm found in Burns Township, Shiawassee County,
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,100.00 + 275.00BP) = 1,375.00
Mississippi Valley Stone Tools [153113]3079Mississippi Valley Stone Tools [153113]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This collection of Mississippi Valley stone tools show working by human hands. There are 32 stone tools in all. The sizes measure from 1.625 in. 42 mm
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
Trading Fort Artifacts [153112]3080Trading Fort Artifacts [153112]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This display features a number of artifacts from an unknown frontier fort. There are four large flints for flintlock era rifles. There are about four
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to p********2 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
Faux Effigy Collection (38) [154990]3081Faux Effigy Collection (38) [154990]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of 38 items purchased from the Lighthouse Antique Store in Gordon, Nebraska 1976-1977. There are several categories represented, each with
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to p********n for (600.00 + 150.00BP) = 750.00
Faux (?) Knife and Spear Points (24) [154989]3082Faux (?) Knife and Spear Points (24) [154989]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty Four (24) faux(?) knife and spear points, 4-17". All appear to be from the same chert (flint) quarry except two, all purchased by a coll...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to d*******f for (700.00 + 175.00BP) = 875.00
Faux? Corner Hafting Spear and Knife Knapped Flint Blades [154988]3083Faux? Corner Hafting Spear and Knife Knapped Flint Blades [154988]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thirty Seven (37) Faux? Corner Hafting Spear and Knife Knapped Flint Blades, six to eleven inches long, all made of the same flint (chert), purchased
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (600.00 + 150.00BP) = 750.00
Faux North American Ancient Stone Artifacts [154987]3084Faux North American Ancient Stone Artifacts [154987]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large collection of faux stone artifacts acquired by an unknowing collector in the 1970s. Seventeen stone canoes or canoe-like objects, eight axe head
Estimate : 700.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (600.00 + 150.00BP) = 750.00
Pottery Shards from Kansas  [155852]3085Pottery Shards from Kansas [155852]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains four Riker boxes of pottery shards made and found in Kansas; a total of over 100 pieces. No known dates applied to this group. Pleas
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Large Acoma Pot [154562]3086Large Acoma Pot [154562]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brown, black and white Acoma pot. c. 1920-1930. 7.5x9.5". Several small chips and signs of use. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00