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 Gold Rush Ephemera incl. Mining Stereoview [153714]2380 - California Gold Rush Ephemera incl. Mining Stereoview [153714]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold Run, CA hydraulic mining stereoview, Souvenir Program Sutter's Gold Rush and Round up 1938, 3 different Ghost Town News 1942-1945-1 with mi...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to b*******n for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Geology of the Aspen Mining District, Colorado; 1898 [152848]2381 - Geology of the Aspen Mining District, Colorado; 1898 [152848]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Department of the Interior Monographs of the United States Geological Survey Volume XXXI. Printed by the Washington Government Printing Office in 1898
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Colorado Paper Assayer Envelopes, 3 [154457]2382 - Colorado Paper Assayer Envelopes, 3 [154457]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Colorado paper assayer small envelopes. Buena Vista Assaying and blank result card. 2x Kuenzel Process Smelter, Buena Vista. Ed E Koleberg result sh
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Joe Williams Assayer Ore Bag [153734]2383 - Joe Williams Assayer Ore Bag [153734]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cloth Joe Williams Assayer ore bag. 13.5x8". Nice condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Central City Provenance: ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to D********s.. for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Colorado Springs, Stratton CCM&D Company [151791]2384 - Colorado Springs, Stratton CCM&D Company [151791]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10" x 7". Stratton C. C. M. & D, Co. Mining Exchange Bldg. Colo. Springs, Colo. Stratton owned the Globe Hill Mine in Cripple Creek a...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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EG Stiles Colorado Mining Archive [154522]2385 - EG Stiles Colorado Mining Archive [154522]
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Archive of EG Stiles. Includes mines of Cripple Creek and elsewhere, 3 mineral patents and various property reports. About 60 items, c. 1893-1905. Da
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Elkton Mine Ore Bag [153719]2386 - Elkton Mine Ore Bag [153719]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare cloth ore bag with wood top handles. One of the largest gold mines in Colorado and operated from 1891-1958. A town sprung up around the mine to s
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Isabella Mine Ore Bag [153718]2387 - Isabella Mine Ore Bag [153718]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Probably a tourist related ore bag. " about sixteen claims forming an irregular area of 160 acres on the northern slope between Bull Cliff and ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*********e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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WS Moore Cloth Assayer Bag [154458]2388 - WS Moore Cloth Assayer Bag [154458]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
WS Moore Assayer, cloth assay bag. 14x6.25". Staining. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Cripple Creek Provenance: Gary...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*********e for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Rare JI Brown Assayer Check [154976]2389 - Rare JI Brown Assayer Check [154976]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare choice JI Brown assayer check, 1903. Nice Cripple Creek birds eye vignette. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Cripple Cree
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to C******n for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Official Manual of the Cripple Creek District with Map; 1900 [153031]2390 - Official Manual of the Cripple Creek District with Map; 1900 [153031]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Official Manual of the Cripple Creek District, Colorado, USA. Published by Fred Hills, E.M. Colorado Springs, Colo., 1900. Illustrated. Includes a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Colorado British Columbia Mining Co. Prospectus, Klondike [154965]2391 - Colorado British Columbia Mining Co. Prospectus, Klondike [154965]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Colorado British Columbia Mining Co. prospectus. 7 pp with 2 claim maps. Mines near Aldermere, British Columbia. 11x8.25". Water stains an...
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Mine and Smelter Supply Co. Ore Bag [154463]2392 - Mine and Smelter Supply Co. Ore Bag [154463]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Burlap ore bag from Mine and Smelter Supply Company, Denver, Colo. c. 1910. 19.5x14.5". Light staining. Date: Country (if not USA): State:...
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Economic Geology of the Georgetown Quadrangle, Colorado; 1908 [153030]2393 - Economic Geology of the Georgetown Quadrangle, Colorado; 1908 [153030]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Department of the Interior United State Geological Survey Professional Paper 63. Economic Geology of the Georgetown Quadrangle (together with the Empi
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Sold to S*****3 for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Lamartine Mine Ore Bag [153732]2394 - Lamartine Mine Ore Bag [153732]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cloth ore bag, Lamartine Mines. "The Lamartine Mine is a zinc, lead, silver, and gold mine located in Clear Creek county, Colorado at an elevat...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b******a for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Zell & Boach Assayers Ore Bag and Receipts, 2 [153733]2395 - Zell & Boach Assayers Ore Bag and Receipts, 2 [153733]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Small cloth ore bag, 6.5x8.5', labeled Zell & Boach Assayers with 2 assay sample receipts, 1906 and 1915. Light stains. Date: Country (i...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to l*********e for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Prospectus of Fairmont Gold Mining Co. [154523]2396 - Prospectus of Fairmont Gold Mining Co. [154523]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 page 1895 prospectus of The Fairmont Gold Mining Company. Nice mine map on front page. Red editing on pages 1-3. Mine property at Independence (near
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to S****2 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Howard E Burton Assayer Ore Bag [153736]2397 - Howard E Burton Assayer Ore Bag [153736]
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Howard E Burton Assayer cloth ore bag. 12.5x5.5". Heavy staining. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Leadville Provenance...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to h**i for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Rare Colorado Assayer Business Card; 1892 [154490]2398 - Rare Colorado Assayer Business Card; 1892 [154490]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare business card for Clarence Hersey, Assayer and Chemist, Leadville, Colorado. Price list for different specimens and services on the back. 4.5 x 2
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h**i for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Map of the Leadville Mining District; 1901 [152843]2399 - Map of the Leadville Mining District; 1901 [152843]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Map of the Leadville Mining District Compiled from Official Records and Other Reliable Sources by Chas. F. Saunders. January 1901. Scale 1200 Ft. to t
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to d*****p for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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