Rush to the Rockies Auction (August 2022)

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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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Molly Brown Pictorial Check [152873]1100 - Molly Brown Pictorial Check [152873]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1880's check, unused, Merchants and Mechanics Bank, Denver, Colorado. Vignette of Molly Brown. "Molly Brown was an American philanthropi...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Denver, Colorado Die Cut for E V. Riley [151813]1101 - Denver, Colorado Die Cut for E V. Riley [151813]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wholesale confections. Baby in crib. Slight tears bottom left edge and bottom right. Hole upper center for hanging. Date: Country (if not USA): S
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Colorado Gloves Advertising Piece [152875]1102 - Colorado Gloves Advertising Piece [152875]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oval 1883, A. Avery, Gloves and Buck Goods, paper advertising piece. 8.5x8". Small piece missing on left. Date: Country (if not USA): Stat...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Denver Trade Card Collection (~68) [154597]1103 - Denver Trade Card Collection (~68) [154597]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of about 68 trade cards from businesses in Denver, Colorado. Examples include general stores, ice cream parlors, piano/sheet music dealers,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Rare Chinese Trade Card from Colorado [154492]1104 - Rare Chinese Trade Card from Colorado [154492]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare trade card from Quong Lung Sing & Co., Importer, Wholesale & Retail Dealer in Chines & Japanese Teas, Rice, Opium & all kinds o...
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W.H. Jackson Trade Card; c. 1880 [154493]1105 - W.H. Jackson Trade Card; c. 1880 [154493]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Trade card of W.H. Jackson & Co., Landscape Photographer, Denver, Colorado. W.H. Jackson was one of the famous western photographers in the Unit...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 3****m for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Rare North Denver Trade Cards (2) [154488]1106 - Rare North Denver Trade Cards (2) [154488]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two rare trade cards from businesses in North Denver, Colorado, c. 1880s. The businesses are W.H. Wightman & Co, Dealers in Dry Goods and...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Colorado Hotel Desk Pad [154553]1107 - Colorado Hotel Desk Pad [154553]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Estes Park, CO hotel desk pad with side advertising. Embossed W.H. Note: this is the pad for the hotel guest book. It is not the guest book. Date:
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Estes Park, Colorado Ephemera; c. 1910s-20s [153140]1108 - Estes Park, Colorado Ephemera; c. 1910s-20s [153140]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of three rare pieces of Estes Park, Colorado ephemera. These pieces include an informational booklet from the Hotel Stanley, a postcard showing
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Evergreen Lake View by W.H. Jackson [154423]1109 - Evergreen Lake View by W.H. Jackson [154423]
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Extremely rare view of Evergreen Lake and Mt. Massive in Colorado. Photo taken by W.H. Jackson & Co. Photographers of Rocky Mountain Scenery, De...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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