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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California Advertising Calendars, 3 [154543]1080 - California Advertising Calendars, 3 [154543]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
H Bensen & Sons, San Francisco with WW1 soldier holding baby, 17.25"x10". Hotel Willett, Willett, California, January 1913, First Aid ...
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Bret Harte M'Liss Play Advertising [155056]1081 - Bret Harte M'Liss Play Advertising [155056]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare 7 panel folding advertising piece for M'Liss, a play by Bret Harte. "Child of the Sierra's." Date: Country (if not USA): ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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California Expo Ephemera, 10 [155062]1082 - California Expo Ephemera, 10 [155062]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 Pan Pacific award ribbons 1915. 1949 membership card. 2x 1939 admission ticket books, 2x 1935 Palace of Electricity tickets, 1935 admission ticket w
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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California Reports 1850-51 & 1858 and 5 Old Law Books [154563]1083 - California Reports 1850-51 & 1858 and 5 Old Law Books [154563]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 volumes of California Report 1850-51 and 1858, written during the high of the Gold Rush. Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of Chancery of New Y
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Alma Bank Gold Leaf on Glass, Framed Sign [153743]1084 - Alma Bank Gold Leaf on Glass, Framed Sign [153743]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold leaf on glass, Alma Bank, made by Rawson & Evans, Chicago. We are unsure of the location of the bank, Bracken did have a large amount of it...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to x*****m for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Knights of Pythias Ribbon from Alma, Colorado [153056]1085 - Knights of Pythias Ribbon from Alma, Colorado [153056]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare ribbon from the Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 75 in Alma, Colorado. Red, white, and blue strips with the American flag on the front. Black "...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to p*******h for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Aspen, Colorado Trade Cards (3) [154486]1086 - Aspen, Colorado Trade Cards (3) [154486]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three extremely rare trade cards from businesses in Aspen, Colorado. Two are from C.F. Youberg, Dealers in Fine Shoes and Slippers and the othe
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Framed Lily White Flour Sack, Boulder [153745]1087 - Framed Lily White Flour Sack, Boulder [153745]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed cloth flour sack, Lily White Flour. Boulder, Colorado. Image of the flour mill? Frame 27.5x14.5". Date: Country (if not USA): State...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Central City, Colorado Views; 1868-1885 [154421]1088 - Central City, Colorado Views; 1868-1885 [154421]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different views of Central City, Colorado. A) Rare view of Central City, Colorado produced by Reed & McKenney, Photographers in 1868. This ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 8***0 for (475.00 + 118.75BP) = 593.75
 
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Colorado Springs Municipal Band Programs [156033]1089 - Colorado Springs Municipal Band Programs [156033]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Colorado Springs Municipal Band programs, 2x Kodaks, 2x Rodeo Pictures, Hiawatha. 1928 band photo. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado
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A Picture Story of the Cripple Creek Trip [153149]1090 - A Picture Story of the Cripple Creek Trip [153149]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Book titled, "A Picture Story of the Cripple Creek Trip." Probably from the late 1800s or early 1900s. This is a book of photographs taken...
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Cripple Creek Ephemera Group; c. 1900s-1930s [153129]1091 - Cripple Creek Ephemera Group; c. 1900s-1930s [153129]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 8 pieces of ephemera from Cripple Creek, Colorado. These pieces include a payroll sheet from the City of Cripple Creek Fire Department, an il
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Cripple Creek Panorama [154435]1092 - Cripple Creek Panorama [154435]
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Panorama of Cripple Creek, Colorado. This panorama shows the whole town with Mt. Pisgah in the background. Taken from the hillside to capture a nice b
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Cripple Creek Special Map [155112]1093 - Cripple Creek Special Map [155112]
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1904 edition, revised Cripple Creek special map. 20x16". Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Cripple Creek Provenance: Ga...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Rare Cripple Creek Periodical; 1905 [154429]1094 - Rare Cripple Creek Periodical; 1905 [154429]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Cripple Creek periodical called "Seeing Cripple Creek." This Vol. V, No. 4 of this monthly periodical, published in September 1905. T...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Bank and Notebooks from Cripple Creek and Victor, Colorado (6) [153139]1095 - Bank and Notebooks from Cripple Creek and Victor, Colorado (6) [153139]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six bank books and notebooks from banks and other businesses in Cripple Creek and Victor, Colorado, 1900s-1920s. There are 4 bank books, 2 from
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Victor and Cripple Creek Sterling Spoons, 5 [152904]1096 - Victor and Cripple Creek Sterling Spoons, 5 [152904]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Sterling Silver spoons. 2x Independence Gold Mine, 2x Cripple Creek, Portland Mine. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Victor
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to S*****3 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Broadwell House Framed Photo and Baggage Tag [154440]1097 - Broadwell House Framed Photo and Baggage Tag [154440]
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Framed photo of Denver's first hotel, Broadwell House and brass baggage check, Broadwell, 10, House-repaired crack. Photo 6x9.25", frame 9....
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Denver Ephemera  [153123]1098 - Denver Ephemera [153123]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of about 20 pieces of ephemera from Denver, Colorado. This lot includes drug store labels, an advertising pocket notebook, a druggist billhead, a
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Denver, CO Treasury Check, 1864 [155031]1099 - Denver, CO Treasury Check, 1864 [155031]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1864 US Treasury check, Denver, CO. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Denver Provenance:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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