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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National Geographic Atlases (3) [146219]1480 - National Geographic Atlases (3) [146219]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three volumes of the National Geographic Atlas of the World. These volumes include the revised third edition published in published in 1970, the fourt
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Sold to B********R for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Noah Webster, Vols I & II by Ford [150480]1481 - Noah Webster, Vols I & II by Ford [150480]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 hardcovers, 1912. Notes on the life of Noah Webster, "an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English language spelling reformer, politi...
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Novels, Assorted 7 [150584]1482 - Novels, Assorted 7 [150584]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Jackdaws by Follett. Napoleon by Ludwig. Romance of Two Worlds by Corelli. Lucile by Meridith with bird embossed cover. The Sheik by Hull. The Murder
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Obsolete Securities Books, 2 [154519]1483 - Obsolete Securities Books, 2 [154519]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obsolete American Securities and Corporations by Smythe 1904, light stain on fly page, front spine detaching. Valuable Extinct Securities by Smythe, 1
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Phoenixina by Farquhur [155241]1484 - Phoenixina by Farquhur [155241]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1937 edition of 550 copies. A collection of the Burlesques & Sketches of John Phoenix, alias John P Squibob, who was, in fact, Lt. George H Derb...
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Sold to B********R for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Pinocchio by Disney, 1940 [152674]1485 - Pinocchio by Disney, 1940 [152674]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1940, possibly second edition of this classic. 90 pages, nice illustrations. Attractive cover. Wear on top and bottom of spine. Date: Country (if n
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Sold to d*******f for (475.00 + 118.75BP) = 593.75
 
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Poems and Plays by W.B. Yeats [150272]1486 - Poems and Plays by W.B. Yeats [150272]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 hardcovers, 1916. Lyrical poems, plays and dramatic poems. 338pp and 533pp. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Stuart Ma
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Sold to d*******f for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Religious Figures Books, 3 [150491]1487 - Religious Figures Books, 3 [150491]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Memoir of Susan J Broadbent, 1925 first edition,. the Case of Cornelia Connelly by Wadham, 1957 276pp with index. Reminiscences of A Missionary Bish
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Shotwell Papers, Vols II & III [150481]1488 - Shotwell Papers, Vols II & III [150481]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 hardcovers, 1936. The Papers of Randolph Abbott Shotwell. Three Years in Battles and Three Years in Federal Prisons. Date: Country (if not USA):
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Sold to d*******f for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Snow-Water by Gardiner [150447]1489 - Snow-Water by Gardiner [150447]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover, 1939, signed by author. First novel to discuss American pioneer irrigation. 360pp. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Prove
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Sold to n*******4 for (45.00 + 9.90BP) = 54.90
 
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Steam, Its Generation and Use by Babcock & Wilcox [150247]1490 - Steam, Its Generation and Use by Babcock & Wilcox [150247]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover with gold highlighted binding. 36th edition, illustrated with steam devices, 383pp with index. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Cit
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Story of the Declaration of Independence by Malone [150388]1491 - Story of the Declaration of Independence by Malone [150388]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover 1954. Loaded with illustrations of early American historical figures. 282pp. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
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Talmage on Rum, temperance sermons; 1886 [153290]1492 - Talmage on Rum, temperance sermons; 1886 [153290]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Talmage on Rum by T. DeWitt Talmage, D.D., Consisting of Sermons and Addresses. Published by the National Temperance Society and Publication House, 18
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The Crest of the Continent (2 copies); 1885 [151383]1493 - The Crest of the Continent (2 copies); 1885 [151383]
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Two copies of The Crest of the Continent: A Summer's Ramble in the Rocky Mountains and Beyond by Ernest Ingersoll. Published by R.R. Donnelley &...
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The Heart of the Continent; 1871 [151389]1494 - The Heart of the Continent; 1871 [151389]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Heart of the Continent: A Record of Travel Across the Plains and in Oregon, with an Examination of the Mormon Principle by Fitz Hugh Ludlow, with
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The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle by Potter, 1st Edition [152698]1495 - The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle by Potter, 1st Edition [152698]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle by Beatrix Potter, 1st Edition 1905. 3 circular punches in upper right corner on 3 early pages. No apparent ink or penci
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This Way to the Big Show by Fellows [150617]1496 - This Way to the Big Show by Fellows [150617]
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1938 Circus book with clown and acrobat photos. 362pp with index. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Stuart Mackenzie Mont
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Sold to p********n for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Trio of Century(100 Themed) Books [152695]1497 - Trio of Century(100 Themed) Books [152695]
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3 small hardcovers. The Story of One Hundred Great Composers by Kaufmann. The Story of a Hundred Operas. One Hundred and One Famous Poems by Cook. Da
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US History Books, 7 [152677]1498 - US History Books, 7 [152677]
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7 misc. US history books. Warren Buffett Speaks. The Millionaire Next Door by Stanley. Buffett by Lowenstein. The Wesley Richards Firm 1812-1913. Mart
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We Were There With The Pony Express by Steele [150676]1499 - We Were There With The Pony Express by Steele [150676]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover 1956, 182pp with TOC. Illustrated history of the Pony Express. Cover is damaged. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenanc
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to d*******f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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