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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Rockwell Watchmaker Print and Watch Parts [152671]1380 - Rockwell Watchmaker Print and Watch Parts [152671]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Print of The Watchmaker by Norman Rockwell, as a boy watches the old watchmaker at work. 15.5x15.5". Right lower stain. Small plastic box with...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B********R for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Sloan Lumber "Monkey Business" Calendars, 1941, 10 [155086]1381 - Sloan Lumber "Monkey Business" Calendars, 1941, 10 [155086]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 1941 Sloan Lumber, Monkey Business, advertising calendars with 12 envelopes. Monkeys in all scenes. 10x4.75". Date: Country (if not USA):...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Tourist Pamphlets and Map Group [154561]1382 - Tourist Pamphlets and Map Group [154561]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 35 tourist related ephemera items. Maps, tourist pamphlets-Vancouver Island, Seattle, Monticello, Portland, Stockholm. Death Valley, New Mexico,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Trans-Continental Telegraph Hardware c.1861 [152619]1383 - Trans-Continental Telegraph Hardware c.1861 [152619]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a cable or wire mount from the trans-continental telegraph system post 1861. No written provenance but comes from the highly respected Sherman
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a******a for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Twenty Grand Razor Blade Horseshoe Shaped Display [154558]1384 - Twenty Grand Razor Blade Horseshoe Shaped Display [154558]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unusual horseshoe shaped display of Twenty Grand razor blades, with #20 horse and jockey in center. One pack of blades unglued, easily reattached. 12.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*****2 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Various Expo Ephemera, 10 [155060]1385 - Various Expo Ephemera, 10 [155060]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assorted Expo ephemera. Souvenir photo 1926 in paper frame. 1901 admission ticket. 1933 First Day Cover. 1933 Chicago ticket book, 1934 press pass. 19
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Vintage Boy Scout Ephemera, 4  [156018]1386 - Vintage Boy Scout Ephemera, 4 [156018]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 vintage Boy Scout membership certificates, 1 is missing left panel. Date: c.1920s-40s Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Vintage Magazines [154653]1387 - Vintage Magazines [154653]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of vintage magazines. 3 Leslie's 1911-12. The Ballet Theater 1941-42, 1943-44.Indian & Scenes of the Southwest. Minerva, Juvenile and ...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Vintage Stanley Thermos', 2 [152692]1388 - Vintage Stanley Thermos', 2 [152692]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early dark green Stanley Super-Vac thermos with cup and mostly intact decal. 13.25" tall. Lime green Stanley Aladdin with cup, 14" tall. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Western Historic Maps (5) [153132]1389 - Western Historic Maps (5) [153132]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five vintage travel maps of Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Compliments of Continental Oil. Co., Denver, Colorado. Each map is approx.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*****2 for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Western Photo Album, Vintage [155122]1390 - Western Photo Album, Vintage [155122]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice group of about 110 Western photos. Rainier, geysers, hot springs, cars, Watsonville, axmen, desert, coast, soldiers and more. Date: Country (i
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Arm & Hammer Metal Sign [154461]1391 - Arm & Hammer Metal Sign [154461]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Orange and black Arm & Hammer metal sign by Kellogg & Bulkeley Co. 13.5x6.5". Moderate wear to front. Date: Country (if not USA): ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*****2 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Golden Wedding Coffee Framed Advertising Poster [153740]1392 - Golden Wedding Coffee Framed Advertising Poster [153740]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wood framed advertising poster for Golden Wedding Coffee with an elderly couple sipping on some brew. Poster 27x20", frame 35.5x27.5". Pos...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Gulf No-nox Metal Sign [152741]1393 - Gulf No-nox Metal Sign [152741]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gulf No-nox metal sign. Gulf emblem on white background. 8.5x11". Chip on left front hole. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Pr...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to S*****8 for (85.00 + 18.70BP) = 103.70
 
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Metal Grape Nuts Advertising Sign [153739]1394 - Metal Grape Nuts Advertising Sign [153739]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Single piece metal advertising sign for Grape Nuts. Embossed frame section. Young girl with a large dog on the way to school under the watchful eye of
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to d*******f for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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Metal Pot Stand [152882]1395 - Metal Pot Stand [152882]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rusty 3 leg metal stand for a pot. 8x12.25". Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Jim & Barbara Sherman Private W...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b**********n for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Old Small Wood Boxes, 3 [152870]1396 - Old Small Wood Boxes, 3 [152870]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brown wood 5.25x2.25 box, release is stuck. Odd late 19th Century 4 section box with unknown instruments inside, 3.25x6.5x3.25". Mengs Pastell-...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Historic General Goods Box Collection, 60 [155010]1397 - Historic General Goods Box Collection, 60 [155010]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
60 or more historic general paper product boxes with contents. c. 1920's to 1950's. Scottie's, Brillo Cleanser, Bon Ami, All, Dreft, Oc...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Hotpoint Cloths Iron In Original Box [152690]1398 - Hotpoint Cloths Iron In Original Box [152690]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hotpoint electric cloths iron in original cardboard box. Box 5.75x4.5", No box top. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Industrial Can Group, 24 [155013]1399 - Industrial Can Group, 24 [155013]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 24 industrial cans in various sizes, some with contents. Simoniz, several Pennzoil, Gold Dust Twins-dented, Old Dutch Cleanser, Shell Outboard M
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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