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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Green Fire Opal, Mounted [152856]2360 - Green Fire Opal, Mounted [152856]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Green fire opal(.5") in dark metal mount. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to S*****3 for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Gem Fine Opals, 3 [152755]2361 - Gem Fine Opals, 3 [152755]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 fine Opals: Mexican fire 1.91 and 2.87. Oval, weight unknown. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to t********f for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Fire Opal Group, 15 [154979]2362 - Fire Opal Group, 15 [154979]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 fire opals of high quality with great orange, red and yellow fire colors, total weight 13.3g. 2 oval higher quality fire opals, 12mm and 13mm. Dat
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Lapis Lazuli Cabochons Etc. [152757]2363 - Lapis Lazuli Cabochons Etc. [152757]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 30 cut pieces of lapis lazuli. Mostly oval. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to t********f for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Nice Faceted Montana Gem Stone Collection, 10 [152853]2364 - Nice Faceted Montana Gem Stone Collection, 10 [152853]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 fantastic Montana gem stones. Light amethyst sapphire, red sapphire, blue star sapphire. 7 round light to dark sapphires, all about .4-.7 ct. Dat
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to d*******f for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Faceted Gem Stones Group, 10 [152756]2365 - Faceted Gem Stones Group, 10 [152756]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 faceted gem stones. Brazilian Citrine 3.46 and 3.94. Hessonite pear garnet 3.93. Garnet .55 and rectangular weight unknown. Rectangular quartz ? Za
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 340.00 - 600.00
Sold to t********f for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Faceted Tanzanite, 3 [152754]2366 - Faceted Tanzanite, 3 [152754]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 faceted Tanzanites: .41, .97, .70. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Sleeper Mine High Grade Gold Specimen, Large (240g) [154995]2367 - Sleeper Mine High Grade Gold Specimen, Large (240g) [154995]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sleeper Mine High Grade Gold Specimen, a very large cut specimen. This rock has been cut on three sides perfectly exposing the banded nature of the Sl
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to i********s.. for (2,000.00 + 440.00BP) = 2,440.00
 
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Sleeper Mine High Grade Gold Specimen [154997]2368 - Sleeper Mine High Grade Gold Specimen [154997]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sleeper Mine high grade gold (electrum) specimen, 202 grams, 5 x 8 x 4cm. Bands of electrum and quartz (and former silica gel) in a sample with platy
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to i********s.. for (650.00 + 143.00BP) = 793.00
 
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Sleeper Mine High Grade Gold Ore Specimen [154994]2369 - Sleeper Mine High Grade Gold Ore Specimen [154994]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Exceptional high grade native gold (electrum) in banded quartz from the Sleeper Mine in Humboldt County. This mine has produced some whopper native go
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to i********s.. for (600.00 + 132.00BP) = 732.00
 
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Fire Creek High Grade Gold Specimen [154996]2370 - Fire Creek High Grade Gold Specimen [154996]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Exceptional specimen of very high grade gold from the Fire Creek ore deposit near Crescent Valley and Hilltop. The specimen is 5 x 7 x 2cm, 97 grams,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to i********s.. for (750.00 + 165.00BP) = 915.00
 
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National Mine Native Gold Specimen [154993]2371 - National Mine Native Gold Specimen [154993]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
National Mine Native Gold Specimen. 3 x 6 cm, 23g polished cut surface of a single dendrite of electrum (native gold) in quartz. The Stall shaft sampl
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to i********s.. for (550.00 + 121.00BP) = 671.00
 
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Lot Withdrawn2372 - Lot Withdrawn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot Withdrawn
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Alaska Klondike Co-op Mining Expedition Promotional Ad from JW Uppercu [154962]2373 - Alaska Klondike Co-op Mining Expedition Promotional Ad from JW Uppercu [154962]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Alaska Klondike Co-op Mining Expedition, 1897, invitation to next general meeting in Philadelphia. Uppercu was accused of embezzling $1800 from First
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Bodie and Esmeralda by Wasson, Reprint [154528]2374 - Bodie and Esmeralda by Wasson, Reprint [154528]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1963 reprint of 1878 original. Historical content of these 2 mining areas with 2 foldout claim maps. 60pp. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ca
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***1 for (225.00 + 49.50BP) = 274.50
 
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California Mines and Minerals, 1899 [154525]2375 - California Mines and Minerals, 1899 [154525]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California Mines and Minerals, 1899. Souvenir Edition. Calaveras County and Motherlode foldout map. 450pp with index plus ads. Date: Country (if no
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Summit Company Mining Letter, 1905, Donner [153717]2376 - Summit Company Mining Letter, 1905, Donner [153717]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two page letter signed by James W. McCullough, who wants to talk to a Pittsburgh banker about a gold mine 16 miles from Summit Station. We think this
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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The Pelton Water Wheel First Edition Book 1914 [151189]2377 - The Pelton Water Wheel First Edition Book 1914 [151189]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Pelton Water Wheel Embracing in its variations of construction and application The Pelton System of Power, Patented in the U.S. & Foreign C...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8*****W for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Bureau of Mines Contest Medal, 1926, San Francisco [152987]2378 - Bureau of Mines Contest Medal, 1926, San Francisco [152987]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare 24mm bronze medal. US Department of Commerce/ Bureau of Mines/ (pic safety lamp)/ San Francisco/California /1926/ International Contest//high rel
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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San Francisco Assay Receipt (Plus Bonus Stock) [153233]2379 - San Francisco Assay Receipt (Plus Bonus Stock) [153233]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued Lewiston Turnpike stock, memorandum of gold bullion deposited at San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works 1870 by K&E Shasta Date: c...
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Start Price : 55.00 | Estimate : 110.00 - 140.00
 
 
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