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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Fossil Books, 3 [150586]1460 - Fossil Books, 3 [150586]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Digging Dinosaurs by Horner. Guide to Alberta Vertebrate Fossils. Discovering Fossil Fish by Maisey-the half billion year history of fish. Date: Co
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Sold to B********R for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Fur Trade Books, 3 [150593]1461 - Fur Trade Books, 3 [150593]
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The First in the Wilderness by Lavender. Give Your Heart to the Hawks by Blevins. 4th North American Fur Trade Conference 1981. Date: Country (if n
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General Western History Books, 16 [152681]1462 - General Western History Books, 16 [152681]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16 + general Western History books. The Milwaukee Road by Derleth. The Four Corners Anasazi by Houk. Bear Chief's War Chief by Betts. Flying Ove...
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Gods and Other Lectures by Ingersoll [150420]1463 - Gods and Other Lectures by Ingersoll [150420]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover with attractive binding 1878. Culturally important and part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. 253pp. Date: Country (if
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Gouverneur Kemble Warren by Taylor [150291]1464 - Gouverneur Kemble Warren by Taylor [150291]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover, 1932. The life and letters of an American soldier, 1830-1882. 256pp with index. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenanc
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Harpers New Monthly Magazine. 1868-1869 [150570]1465 - Harpers New Monthly Magazine. 1868-1869 [150570]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes an article by J. Ross Brown on Exploration in Lower California. 864pp with illustrations. Spine missing/ Date: Country (if not USA): Sta
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Heyl's US Import Duties, 1874 [150270]1466 - Heyl's US Import Duties, 1874 [150270]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover, 1874. Details of US import duties from 1789 forward with duty fees. TOC, front board detached. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ci
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Hints on Dairying Book; 1885 [146227]1467 - Hints on Dairying Book; 1885 [146227]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare book called "Hints on Dairying" by T.D. Cutis, published from the Office of the Farmer and Dairyman in 1885. This book is a guide to ...
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History of Political Parties and the Tippecanoe Movement by Fox. [150571]1468 - History of Political Parties and the Tippecanoe Movement by Fox. [150571]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover 1895. Elaborate accounts of the Federal and Republican parties of the olden time. 541pp with index. Date: Country (if not USA): State:
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Huguenots by Smile [150262]1469 - Huguenots by Smile [150262]
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1867 hardcover. The Huguenots: Their Settlement, Churches, and Industries in England and Ireland. French war against the Huguenots, refugees, Queen o
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John James Ingalls, Essays, Addresses and Orations [150192]1470 - John James Ingalls, Essays, Addresses and Orations [150192]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover, 1902, 536pp with index. Works of the Kansas senator. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Stuart Mackenzie Montan
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Last of the 3 foot Loggers by Krieg [150572]1471 - Last of the 3 foot Loggers by Krieg [150572]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1962, 96pp. Logging trains not seen today, lots of photos. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Stuart Mackenzie Montana Eph
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Sold to d*****n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Laws Applicable to the USDA, 1935, 2 Vols. [150381]1472 - Laws Applicable to the USDA, 1935, 2 Vols. [150381]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 hardcovers with 1941 supplement to this 1935 edition. Includes agreements and contracts with Indians. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City
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Life of Francis Parkman by Farnham [150191]1473 - Life of Francis Parkman by Farnham [150191]
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Hardcover, 1901, 394pp with index. American historian, best known as author of The Oregon Trail. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Pro
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Memorial Addresses of Sydney P. Epes [150202]1474 - Memorial Addresses of Sydney P. Epes [150202]
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Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Sydney P .Epes, March 24-June 4, 1900. 72 pp, p15 detached, pencil writing on back blank page, spine d
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Memorials of Peter A. Jay by John Jay [150292]1475 - Memorials of Peter A. Jay by John Jay [150292]
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Hardcover, 1929, printed for private circulation. His life from 1776-1843. 224pp with illustrations. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City:
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Metals Handbook (2 volumes); 1961 [146229]1476 - Metals Handbook (2 volumes); 1961 [146229]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Metals Handbooks, 8th Edition, Volume 1: Properties and Selections of Metals and Volume 2: Heat Treating, Cleaning, and Finishing. These books were pu
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Moccasin Trails by E.F. Howard a Book of Poetry 1926 [148979]1477 - Moccasin Trails by E.F. Howard a Book of Poetry 1926 [148979]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The book "Moccasin Trails" by E.F. Howard is a collection of his poetry; 176 pages, indexed alphabetically. Autographed by the author, 192...
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Mostly American Literature Books, 7 [152697]1478 - Mostly American Literature Books, 7 [152697]
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7 mostly American literature hardcovers. Mayday by Faulkner. Good as Gold by Heller. Tales of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle. Cavalcade by Noel Coward. Clos
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Nancy Drew Novel Quintet [150575]1479 - Nancy Drew Novel Quintet [150575]
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5 Nancy Drew novels, every girl's favorite. The Clue of the Black Keys-1951. The Clue in the Crumbling Wall-partial jacket. The Ghost of Blackwo...
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