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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Gould & Curry early 1869 Stock, signed by Alpheus Bull [144408]2340 - Gould & Curry early 1869 Stock, signed by Alpheus Bull [144408]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is a special Comstock stock certificate. Number 6414 for 8 shares on December 28, 1869. Issued to Chaumond (?) trustee and signed by president Al
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Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to d*******f for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Indiana G&S MC Stock signed by BJ Shaw - a really bad man [144378]2341 - Indiana G&S MC Stock signed by BJ Shaw - a really bad man [144378]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
# 169 for 10 shares to William Cruise. Signed by secretary B. J. Shay and president K. G. Millne(?). Dateline Virginia 1863. Incorporated May (handwri
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Lincoln G&S MC Stock issued to Geiger (as in Geiger Grade) and with Claggett (as in Mark Twain's com2342 - Lincoln G&S MC Stock issued to Geiger (as in Geiger Grade) and with Claggett (as in Mark Twain's com
Holabird Western Americana Collections
# 84 for 70 shares issued to D. M. Geiger (as in Geiger Grade) on May 25, 1865. Signed by A. B. Elliott and William W. Claggett (Mark Twain's cl...
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 720.00
 
 
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Ogden Mill Company Stock - # 1 with William Ralston Signature  [130999]2343 - Ogden Mill Company Stock - # 1 with William Ralston Signature [130999]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
# 1 for 149 shares to W. C. Ralston. William Ralston endorses the certificate on the reverse. Dateline Virginia, March 16, 1865. Incorporated January
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to k*****o for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Queen Mining Company Stock - G. T. Brown Lithographer [144213]2344 - Queen Mining Company Stock - G. T. Brown Lithographer [144213]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Printed by G. T. Brown lithographer (written in fancy script). Brown was an African American lithographer and painter out of San Francisco. He was not
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******n for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Senator Mining Company Stock --Rare [144214]2345 - Senator Mining Company Stock --Rare [144214]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare certificate #25 from Storey County in the Comstock Lode. Senator Mining Company, issued for 500 shares in 1878 to Geo. E. Reynolds, trustee and s
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p****n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Virginia G&S MC Certificate--Number 1 with two characters from Virginia City [144370]2346 - Virginia G&S MC Certificate--Number 1 with two characters from Virginia City [144370]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Certificate Number One! Location: Desert District, Churchill County, N.T. (printed under logo). Incorporated January 12th, 1864. Dateline Virginia, N.
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Estimate : 450.00 - 800.00
Sold to 2*****l for (250.00 + 55.00BP) = 305.00
 
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Randall SMC Stock, Nevada (incorporated two days after statehood) [144406]2347 - Randall SMC Stock, Nevada (incorporated two days after statehood) [144406]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Located in Nevada (printed under company name). # 194 for 500 shares to C. H. Wisswell on September 30, 1865 in New York. Signed by Samuel J. Burrell
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to b**********7 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Three c1907 Nevada Mining Scam Stock Certificates [144401]2348 - Three c1907 Nevada Mining Scam Stock Certificates [144401]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) National Defiance. 1907. # 330, Membership #3. Signed by secretary van Duzer. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives at this
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to C*****t for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Old Dominion Oil Stocks, 2, and Dividend Letter [155129]2349 - Old Dominion Oil Stocks, 2, and Dividend Letter [155129]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 1921 Old Dominion Oil stocks with gushing derrick vignettes. 1 has condition issues. 1922 letterhead dividend letter. Date: Country (if not USA):
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Oil and Coal Stocks, 13 [155054]2350 - Oil and Coal Stocks, 13 [155054]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 oil and coal stocks. Lehigh Coal, Radford Oil, Alexander Baker-Pool Oil, Ute Coal, Twin-Six Oil and Refining, West Belt Oil and Gas, Ellis-Mexia Oi
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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San Bernardo Mining Bond [154532]2351 - San Bernardo Mining Bond [154532]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare bond. Sonora Mexico silver mine, issued in England, 1895. Date: Country (if not USA): Mexico State: Sonora City: Provenance:
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Mining Stock Group; 1900s-30s [152826]2352 - Mining Stock Group; 1900s-30s [152826]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of about 21 stock certificates, mostly from mining companies. Examples include the North Butte Mining Co., Channel Gold Mines, Ltd., and Dolores
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Western Mining Stock Group, 30 [155044]2353 - Western Mining Stock Group, 30 [155044]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 30 Western mining stocks, 2 bonds. Alhambra Flume, Moulton Mining, Montana Fire Clay, Silver Bell, Brookhill United Gold, Interstate Cons. Mines
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Green River Fish Fossils, 3 [152742]2354 - Green River Fish Fossils, 3 [152742]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Green River conserved fish fossils from lower 18" to several feet. Split fish, light brown, 6x8". 2 dark brown fish, 4x5.75" and 5x...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Fossil Shark Teeth, 8 [152784]2355 - Fossil Shark Teeth, 8 [152784]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 fossil shark teeth, found in 1995, Lee Creek Mine near Aurora, NV. Hemipristis snaggletooth. Varcharias tarus sand shark. Carchinus gray sand shark.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to s*********c for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Fossils found in Pennsylvanian Limestone [155854]2356 - Fossils found in Pennsylvanian Limestone [155854]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 30 pieces of fossils in one box. There are listed and identified as from the Pennsylvanian Limestone in which they were found. Most have been ide
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Ammonite and Fossil Plates, 4 [152748]2357 - Ammonite and Fossil Plates, 4 [152748]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 fossil and ammonite plates. 3 grayish round 4.5". Oval 7.5x11.25". Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to r*****G for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Azurite, Quartz Crystals, Fossils and More [152749]2358 - Azurite, Quartz Crystals, Fossils and More [152749]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice azurite and malachite specimen, 3.25x2". Walrus tusk 6.25x2". Clear quartz crystal 2.75x3.5". Cobalt faceted glass 3". Bon...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r*****G for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Fire Opals, 3 [152861]2359 - Fire Opals, 3 [152861]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 fire opals. Loose 1.25x.75". Mounted 3/8" and 5/8" Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to B********R for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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